This is a difficult year to choose a top Canadian player, because it comes down to whether you prefer quality or quantity.
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Michael
Last Activity: Thursday, 6th November, 2025, 06:07 PM
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It was a good fight by Shiyam today in the tie-breakers for round 1. After 2 draws in the classical games the previous two days, the first 4 rapid games...Leave a comment:
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Shiyam had another draw against 2621 rated GM Daniil Yuffa, so his classical match ends at 1-1 and goes to tie-breakers tomorrow, Shawn also drew today,...Leave a comment:
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The 3 Canadians from the 50+ section who completed the tournament all finished with 6.5 points and all 4 players will be bring home some rating points,...Leave a comment:
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The last round of the tournament often leads to a lot of draws with the players ready to go home. Today is no exception with Michael and Duong settling...Leave a comment:
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Shiyam drew with the white pieces and Shawn lost with black.
Tomorrow will be an interesting day with some players possibly going home....Leave a comment:
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Two wins and a draw in todays games for the Canadians in the 50+ section. It was almost all 4 games without a loss, but one of our players missed a tactic...Leave a comment:
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It was a mixed bag in the 50+ section today for the Canadians with 1 win, 1 loss and 2 draws. Unfortunately, Victor lost a game that was back and forth...Leave a comment:
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Just eyeballing his opponent's ratings, I believe that a draw is good enough for a norm, but I haven't done a detailed calculation and I haven't looked...Leave a comment:
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It was another average day for Canadians in the 50+ section, but an average day is okay in this tournament. The Canadians had 1 win, 2 draws and a loss...Leave a comment:
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The tournament is open to all players age 50 or older in 2025....Leave a comment:
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In the 50+ section, the Canadians had a decent round 7 after the rest day with two wins and a draw. Victor Plotkin bounced back from a loss in the previous...Leave a comment:
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Today was a rest day for the 2025 Individual Seniors Championship.
Yesterday was a mixed bag for the Canadians in the 50+ section, with 2...Leave a comment:
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Today was another good day for the Canadians in the 50+ tournament. Marcel Milat won his game and the other three Canadian players drew against higher...Leave a comment:
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As expected, today was a better day for the Canadian players in the 50+ field, with all player getting at least 1/2 a point. Victor Plotkin and Thanh...Leave a comment:
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This was expected to be a tough day with the top Canadian players all being paired up against strong opponents, so the results aren't great, but aren't...Leave a comment:
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2025 World Senior
The 33rd FIDE World Senior Individual Chess Championships started yesterday. There are a total of 10 Canadians playing in the 50+ and 65+ age groups....Last edited by Michael; Wednesday, 22nd October, 2025, 07:56 PM. -
Is this event going to be FIDE rated? The announcement says it is, but I don't see the tournament listed as a FIDE Rated Tournament on the FIDE web-...Leave a comment:
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Aaron Reeve Mendes finished his tournament with 1 win, 1 loss and 2 draws in his final 4 games, which was good considering the average rating of his opponents...Leave a comment:
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