Joueur d'échecs canadien de l'année 2018

[Fred McKim]

Voici 10 joueurs à l'étude pour le joueur d'échecs canadien de l'année 2018. Les commentaires sont les bienvenus.

O-K Chiku-Ratte
=2nd Montreal Summer IM Norm RR (2320)
=5th Quebec Open
1st Laval Open (QC)
1st RA December Open
1st Contrcoeur Open (QC)
=4th Montreal Winter Classic RR (2250)
=3rd Montreal Open

Ian Findlay
1st Canadian Seniors 50+ Champ.
=1st Banff Open
=2nd Grand Pacific Open

Aman Hambleton
Awarded GM Title
=5th Americas Continental (2410)
Olympiad Res. - 4.5/7
4th Calgary Int.
Reykjavik Open (2490) - 6/9
=1st Aurora Spring Open

Raymond Kaufman
=1st Canadian Open
=1st BC Open
=1st Langley Labour Day Open
=9th Quebec Open

Anton Kovalyov
1st Edmonton Int.
=4th UT Dallas Fall Open (2450)
=1st Southwest Class Ch (2350)
=3rd Philadelphia Int (2380)
=4th Chicago Open (2390)
Southwest Open (2430) - 5/9
World Open (2450) - 6/9
=1st Varennes (QC)

Nikolay Noritsyn
Olympiad Bd3 - 5.5/8
=2nd Ontario Open
1st Hart House holidays Open
=1st Hart House Reading Week Open
=1st Aurora Fall Open
3rd Toronto Open

MJO
Lost 1st Rd Womens World Champ
Canadian Open "A" 5/9 - Top Wom.
Wom. Olympiad Bd3 - 6/10
=2nd Sherbrooke Open
=3rd Trois Rivieres Open

Razvan Preotu
1st Quebec Open
Olympiad Bd2 - 4/8
=4th UT Dallas Fall Open (2450)
=4th Southwest Open (2430)
World Open (2450) - 6/9
Chicago Open (2390) - 5.5/9
Southwest Class Ch (2350) - 5.5/9
=2nd Golden Horseshoe (ON)

Bator Sambuev
=1st Capablanca Memorial Open (CUB) (2400)
=3rd Canadian Open
=3rd Quebec Open
1st Golden Horseshoe (ON)
1st Quebec Carnaval
=1st Varennes (QC)
1st National Capital Open
1st RA Fall Open
1st RA March Open
1st Clash of Generations (QC)
2nd Montreal Open

Kaiqi Yang
1st 3rd Saturday RR 75 (SRB) (2400)
1st 3rd Saturday RR 66 (SRB) (2380)
=3rd Canadian Open
1st 3rd Saturday 64 (SRB) (2290)
=2nd 3rd Saturday RR 58 (SRB) (2360)
=2nd 3rd Saturday RR 74 (SRB) (2320)
=3rd 3rd Saturday RR 62 (SRB) (2390)
=4th 3rd Saturday RR 60 (SRB) (2390)

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Gagnants à ce jour

2013 Eric Hansen
2014 Anton Kovalyov
2015 Eric Hansen
2016 Razvan Preotu
2017 Bator Sambuev

[Fred McKim]

Les trois finalistes pour 2018 sont Aman Hambleton, Anton Kovalyov et Bator Sambuev.

[Fred McKim]

Le vote est lancé et GM Bator Sambuev a été nommé joueur d'échecs canadien de l'année pour 2018 (et la deuxième année consécutive).

Votes finaux.

GM Bator Sambuev - 40
GM Anton Kovalyov - 29
GM Aman Hambleton - 24
GM Razvan Preotu - 16
IM Nikolay Noritsyn - 13
FM Olivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratte - 7
IM Raymond Kaufman - 1