Joueur d'échecs canadien de l'année 2025

[Fred McKim]

Un peu tard pour lancer ce concours cette année, mais voici les nominés (par ordre alphabétique) pour le titre de Joueur d'échecs canadien de l'année 2024. Le comité de vote (Bevand, Findlay, Jung, McKim, Upper) attendra au moins une semaine avant de voter ; votre avis, ici, pourrait donc influencer les votants.

IM Atanasov
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=2nd Canadian Championship
=2nd 1000GM Presidents Day GM Norm
1st Maplewood Open
=1st Toronto Open
2nd AFM 1st Fall Open
=6th US Masters
=9th Spice Cup Open
=10th Philadelphia International

IM Chiku-Ratte
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=1st Banff Open
2nd Edmonton Int
1st National Capital Open
1st Laval Open
=1st Eastern Ontario Open
=1st Ottawa Fall Open
=1st Maritime Open
=1st Laurentides Championship
=1st Mauricie Open
2nd BC Day Open
=2nd Ottawa Winter Open
=2nd Quebec Carnaval
=6th Canadian Open
=4th Eastern Open (USA)

IM Han
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=2nd Canadian Open
1st CYCC U18
1st Gatineau Open
=1st Eastern Ontario Open
=3rd Foxwoods Open
=3rd NA Junior
=5th Ottawa Fall Open
8th Charlotte CC Fall GM Norm
=10th Maplewood Open

FM Keleberda
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=1st Canadian Junior
=1st Banff Open
=3rd Edmonton International
=2nd Calgary International
1st Northern Alberta Open
=1st Edmonton Championship
=3rd Pan-Am Youth U18
=3rd Excelsior March Open
2nd Alberta Closed
=2nd Alberta Open

WGM Ouellet
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=1st Canadian Zonal - Women
Olympiad Bd 1 8.5/11
=3rd Ontario Open
Pan-Am Team Championship 5/5

GM Preotu
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=2nd Canadian Championship
1st Calgary International
Olympiad Board 4 7/9
1st Hart House Holidays Open
1st Excelsior 1st Anniversary Open
1st Excelsior Feb. Open
4th Maplewood Open
=7th Ontario Open
2nd Excelsior March Open

GM Rodrigue-Lemieux
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=2nd Canadian Championship
=2nd Canadian Open
=3rd RIDEF (Francophonie Championship)
=6th World Junior
1st BC Day Open
1st Excelsior March Open
=1st Mauricie Open
=1st Pere-Noel
=2nd Southwest Class Championship
Olympiad Board 1 4.5/10

GM Sambuev
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1st Ottawa Winter Open
1st Ottawa March Open
=1st Ottawa Fall Open
=3rd Ontario Open
=4th Capablanca Memorial Open
=5th Maplewood Inv.
2nd Gatinaeu Open
2nd Excelsior 1st Anniversary Open
=5th Eastern Ontario Open
=10th Canadian Championship

IM Thavandiran
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1st Canadian Championship
Olympiad Bd 3 6.5/9
World Rapid 6/13
World Blitz 5.5/13

IM Vettese
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=1st Ontario Open
1st Hart House Championship
=1st Aurora Fall Open
=4th Independence Day GM Norm
=3rd Toronto Open
=5th Maplewood Open
=10th NA Junior

[Fred McKim]

J'ai le plaisir d'annoncer que les trois finalistes pour le titre de Joueur de l'année 2024 sont le GM Razvan Preotu, le GM Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux et le IM Shiyam Thavandiran. Le nom du vainqueur sera dévoilé d'ici une semaine environ.