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One day left for registration.
A disappointing 37 girls registered so far. :(
But enough for 4 sections and lots of fun. :D
Almost 1 in 3 will get a trophy!
See new information re. siblings and side events on our website at
under 8
Constatia Pilnitz
Rada Atanasova
Hazel Guo
Helena Zhang
Irene Xu
Anna Minzak
Maya Kamath
Isamel Shen
under 10
Kylie Tan
Hao Yang (Liana) Liu
Cindy Qiao
Melinda DaSilva
Zaynah Bhanji
Sasha Chertkow
Alice Zhuang
Csenge Magyar
Tiffany Yan
Emma He
Taylor Zhang
Rosaleen Ryel
under 12
Jiaxin Liu
Sophie Ellwood
Allyson Xu
Catherine Li
Yamini Belmonn
Celina Shen
Pungavi Linghan
under 18
Vaishavi Sathyanoorthi
Rebecca Giblon
Melissa Giblon
Kelly Reid
Tian Tian Hou
Agniya Pobereshnikova
Sarah Joanne F. Padillo
Jerilee Pangilinan
Jerilou Pangilinan
Kristen Li
We anticipate between 40 and 60 girls.
Last edited by Bob Gillanders; Wednesday, 8th May, 2013, 02:09 PM.
Yes unfortunately, the tournament is on Mothers Day. :(
Sorry, but it was the only date we could get at this site.
To make it up to all the Mothers in attendance, we'll have a Mothers Day cake.
I am happy to report that Liza Orlova has joined our team of volunteers. Liza has represented Canada at the World Youth Championships and the Chess Olympiad on numerous occasions. I just learned she has her own You Tube channel. Check it out!
I think if we ask her real nice, she would do a simul at the tournament. :D
Some of you have been asking about side events for the siblings. I have been slow at posting details, but yes we intend on having events for everyone. So girls, your little brothers are welcome.
You have done splendid job with this tournament over the past 10 years. I am happy to report that the Mississauga Chess Club will be hosting this event this year on Sunday, May 12th at our clubhouse at the U of T Mississauga campus. We are just finalizing some details now. The tournament flyer and announcement will be out shortly.
Impressive! we received the Trophy Tag in mail today. I thought it was a joke when it was announced to send by mail.
Very nice metal tag with player's name on it. Thank you Bob and whoever worked on this.
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