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Pinnacle 48th Canadian Open Chess Championship

Souvenir Program Book

July 9-17, 2011 Toronto, Ontario

Chess Institute of Canada

www.ChessInstitute.ca

“Chess and life… your words and

actions have consequences”

Schedule Date Time Event Location

Friday, July 8 19:00 Check-in Wellington

Chess, Canadian Chess Art Exhibits

19:00 Artist Jane Hoople will display her chess art and invites you to try her chess boards and pieces

Outside Frontenac

20:00 GM Mark Bluvshtein Simultaneous Exhibition Yonge

Saturday, July 9 9:00-19:30 Check-in Wellington


Outside Frontenac

11:00 Canadian Chess Hall of Fame 2011 induction, Povilas Vaitonis, with presentation by Lithuania’s Ambassador to Canada, Her Excellency Ms. Ginte Damusis.

Yonge

11:00 GM Eduardas Rozentalis lecture (free and open to the public) Yonge

13:00 Chess 960 Championship Tournament Yonge

18:00 Opening Ceremony and Round 1 Frontenac

18:00 Analysis rooms Wellington, Yonge

18:00 Vendor and sponsor tables Outside Frontenac

Sunday, July 10 10:00 GM Ben Finegold Blindfold Simultaneous Exhibition Yonge


Frontenac

12:00 Blitz Chess Championship Tournament Frontenac

18:00 Round 2 Frontenac



Monday, July 11 9:00-17:00 Children’s Day Camp Frontenac

9:00-17:00 Chess Federation of Canada Annual Meeting, Day 1 Dockside 7

10:00 GM Dejan Bojkov lecture on former Women’s World champion GM Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria (free and open to the public)

Yonge

10:30 Children’s Day Camp Simultaneous Exhibition with GM Eduardas Rozentalis

Frontenac

11:00 GM Eugene Perelshteyn lecture on his books Chess Openings for White/Black Explained (free and open to the public)

Yonge

12:00 GM Alexander Shabalov/WIM Iryna Zenyuk Tandem Simultaneous Exhibition

Yonge




Tuesday, July 12 9:00-17:00 Children’s Day Camp Frontenac

9:00-17:00 Chess Federation of Canada Annual Meeting, Day 2 Dockside 7

10:30 Children’s Day Camp Simultaneous Exhibition with IM Jean Hébert

Frontenac

11:00 IM Daniel Fernandez lecture (free and open to the public) on Bobby Fischer’s Attacking Masterpieces

Yonge

12:00 GM Bator Sambuev Simultaneous Exhibition Yonge

Continued on inside back cover

I am pleased to extend my warmest greetings to everyone taking part in the Pinnacle 48th Canadian Open Chess Championship 2011, organized by the Chess Institute of Canada. This annual event gathers players from across the country to compete for national honours. Chess is a serious game with universal appeal. It has been played for centuries by great thinkers, who find endless fascination in the game’s complexity and beauty. Although Canadians of all ages enjoy playing chess recreationally, few are able to attain the level of mastery that you have. I trust that you will meet your fellow competitors as friends, in a spirit of fair play, and with respect for the gameʹs traditions. Please accept my best wishes for a successful tournament.

The Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P.

OTTAWA 2011

Premier of Ontario - Premier ministre de l’Ontario

July 9, 2011

A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM THE PREMIER On behalf of the Government of Ontario, I am delighted to extend warm greetings to everyone attending and participating in the Pinnacle 48th Canadian Open Chess Championship 2011, hosted by the Chess Institute of Canada. Chess is a challenging game, one that requires great skill, concentration and patience. The 2011 Canadian Open is sure to attract enthusiastic fans and supporters as competitors of all ages and from around the world vie for this prestigious title. To all competitors: Best of luck! I am confident that this championship will be a memorable experience. I would like to thank the hard-working organizers and volunteers for devoting time and effort to making this competition possible, as well as generous sponsors for your support. Please accept my sincere best wishes for a memorable and exciting championship.

Dalton McGuinty Premier

Councillor Joe Mihevc Toronto City Hall St. Paul's West Ward 21

Email: [email protected] Website: www.joemihevc.com

Community Office 747 St. Clair Ave. W.

Toronto, Ontario M6C 4C4 Telephone: 416-392-7460

Fax: 416-392-7459

Toronto City Hall 100 Queen St. W., Suite B35 Toronto, Ontario M5H 2N2 Telephone: 416-392-0208

Fax: 416-392-7466

Mr. Ted Winick President Chess Institute of Canada Participants of the 2011 Canadian Open: As chess advocate of Toronto City Council, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to Toronto for the 48th Canadian Open Chess Championship. Thank you to the members of the Greater Toronto Chess League, the Chess Institute of Canada, the Chess Federation of Canada, and the Ontario Chess Association for organizing this event in Toronto. Toronto is one of the most multi-cultural cities in the world and is therefore one of the best cities in the world for chess. People from 170 different countries make their home here and speak over 140 languages. To fully understand how cosmopolitan our city is, one only needs to watch the parade of flags displayed on thousands of cars throughout a world cup week. Admired for its ethnic and cultural diversity, you are promised a warm and welcoming reception. I am proud to be the chess advocate for Toronto City Council. As an advocate, I understand that Children are the future of chess. To foster our players, Toronto has a large and growing free chess program in our libraries thanks to Yuang Ling Yuan and in our community centres thanks to Ted Winick and the Chess Institute of Canada. Our school programs are growing exponentially due to the hard work of organizations such as the Chess Institute. We are truly excited about the future of chess in Toronto. I would like to express my appreciation for the incredible volunteer effort put on by the organizing committee of this tournament and in closing I wish each and every one of you good luck in the coming week. As they say at every prestigious competition, "let the games begin!" Sincerely,

Councillor Joe Mihevc Ward 21, St. Paul’s West

Dear chess players, As Chair of the Organizing Committee, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the Pinnacle 48th Canadian Open Chess Championship 2011. Much hard work has gone into making this year’s event a great experience for you. At the writing of this letter, we have 12 International Grandmasters who, besides playing in the tournament, are offering many side events including Lectures and Simultaneous Exhibitions for your additional chess pleasure. I accepted the challenge of making this tournament happen for the second year in a row at Toronto’s Westin Harbour Castle Hotel. My reason for this is no secret to people who know me. I am first and foremost an advocate of children’s chess and the many benefits chess offers those who learn the game and develop the required skills.

To many of us chess is not just a game; it is an attitude towards life. CIC’s instructors use chess as a metaphor for life, teaching life skills to thousands of children. It has been said that chess is the best game to teach sequential thinking. The motto of Chess Institute of Canada is: “Chess and life … your words and actions have consequences!” Teaching chess is our way of making a positive difference in the world. We enable children to see they have the power to make good choices to change and improve the world. One question I hear constantly from chess clubs is how to increase membership, particularly among youth. The future of chess depends on children learning the game, then staying with it as they become adults. I challenge each of you to find a little time in your lives to volunteer at a local community centre or school, perhaps one that cannot afford a chess program, and give back a little of what this magnificent game gave to you. I will finish by wishing everyone good luck over the next week. Renew friendships and make new ones. We share the love of one of the oldest and most intriguing games in the world, one that fascinates our minds as it captivates our hearts. Yes, the game is about winning and losing. However, as I stress to all my students, chess is mostly about learning. Either you win or you learn; those are the only possible outcomes in a chess game. After their games, they either tell me they won or they tell me what they learned. I hope all of you will do the same. Sincerely, Ted Ted Winick President Chess Institute of Canada

Canadian Open Staff

David Cohen, IA Chief Organizer

Mark S. Dutton, IA Chief Arbiter

& Tournament Director Blitz Championship

Aris Marghetis, FA Deputy Arbiter

& Tournament Director Blitz Championship

Natalia Khoudgarian, WIM Assistant Tournament

Director

Pinnacle 48th Canadian Open Chess Championship Souvenir Program Book

This program book is dedicated to the loving memory of Leslie and Ethel Gross

Written and copyright 2011 by David Cohen and Tony Ficzere. Designer: Tony Ficzere

Povilas Vaitonis profile written by the Vaitonis family

"Chess War", "Canadian Open", "Success" copyright 2011 by Michel Magnan

Jane Hoople art copyright 2009 by Jane Hoople

"Checkmate", "Stalemate", "Check" and "The Draw" copyright 1984, 1987 by Denis Beauvais

Thank you to Edward and Irma Cohen

Thank you to Olivia Chow, MP for Canadian flags

Best wishes from our volunteer Organizing Committee of Ted Winick (Chair), Michael von Keitz, Michael Barron, Yakos Spiliotopoulos, Maurice Smith and Michael Sutton

Thank you to Rick Garel (Trivia Contest), Vladimir Dobrich (Judge, Best Game and Brilliancy Prizes) and

all of our staff and volunteers

Chess Art of Michel Magnan

Chess War Canadian Open Success

Fee Schedule Half Day $250 Full Day $350 Pick up & drop off $50

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Greetings and best wishes to all for a great Canadian Open Chess Championship!

“Chess for everyone!” Monday nights, 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Downtown Toronto Beginners to experts, masters and titled players Chess training for children (6:30 - 8:30) Adult beginners’ class (6:30 - 7:00) Chess lecture (7:00 - 7:30) CFC-rated tournament (7:30 - 10:30) Blitz, active and chess-960 tournaments Beautiful playing hall Operated by Chess Institute of Canada all year round (including summer)

Chess Institute of Canada presents Children’s Day Camp Monday, July 11 through Friday, July 15 9 am until 5 pm each day Frontenac room S Instruction S Simultaneous Exhibitions

S Chess Activities

Special Event Schedule Monday, July 11, 10:30 am: Chess Simultaneous Exhibition by GM Eduardas Rozentalis Tuesday, July 12, 10:30 am: Chess Simultaneous Exhibition by IM Jean Hébert Wednesday, July 13, 10:30 am: Chess Simultaneous Exhibitions with IM Nikolay Noritsyn, WCM Liza Orlova

Canadian Chess Hall of Fame POVILAS JONAS VAITONIS

1911-1983

Povilas (Paul) Vaitonis was born on August 15, 1911 in Lithuania, in the small village of Uzpaliai to Jonas and Ona Vaitonis. His father, a well educated farmer, taught Povilas to play chess at the age of 5. In his early school years, Povilas often participated in weekend chess tournaments, where he not only developed his chess skills and knowledge, but also his intense competitive drive and his instincts for the game. He began to distinguish himself in chess on a national level when he entered the University of Kaunas in 1930 to pursue a Bachelor's Degree in Humanities and Classical Literature. In 1931, at 19 years of age, he won the University Chess Championship, and in the following year he took the City of Kaunas title. After completing his undergraduate degree, Povilas immediately began law studies at the University of Vilnius in 1934, which he completed in 1940, with a 2 years interruption for compulsory military service. While a law student, he won his first Lithuanian Chess Championship in 1934 at the young age of 23. He held the Lithuanian Chess title again in 1937 and 1938, while he shared the National Title in 1942 and 1944. Povilas also competed as a member of the Lithuanian team at the Olympiads in Folkestone in 1933, Warsaw in 1935, Munich (unofficial) in 1936, Stockholm in 1937 and Buenos Aires in 1939. While chess was his primary and life-long passion, Povilas was also active in a wide range of sports and excelled in several, including basketball, soccer, tennis, badminton and pole vaulting. He played goalie for Lithuania’s national soccer team and was Lithuania’s pole vaulting champion three times. Povilas represented Lithuania in the Baltic Olympic Games several times in both of these sports. From 1940 to 1944, Povilas worked in the capital city of Vilnius as a Manager at the City’s Electric Power Station. In September, 1944, he fled the country as the Russian army began its attack on the occupying German armed forces. In the chaos, Povilas made his way to the Baltic coast by horse-drawn cart and then by bicycle, hoping to find passage across the Baltic Sea to Sweden. Arriving at the shore after a harrowing journey of several days, Povilas luckily sighted a small fishing vessel carrying refugees that had already set out to sea. Determined to reach that boat, he appropriated an abandoned, but leaky, row boat which he used to chase down the departing vessel. When his row boat sank, he swam the rest of the way, literally, amid a hail of Russian bullets. The crew pulled him onto the boat, soaked to the skin and without any material possessions. He left behind his parents who refused to leave the country. His only sister had already left and eventually settled in Argentina. He never saw his parents or his homeland again. He said that if he returned, he was sure to be arrested by the Soviet authorities because of a very heated public argument he had with a Russian officer during the earlier Russian occupation, in 1939. It was on this fishing boat that he first met his future wife, Magdalena Martinkus, who was also escaping with her parents. They began their courtship on that boat and were married in Sweden. His Swedish chess contacts helped him and Magdalena find jobs and an apartment. Initially, they had intended to make Sweden their home until they could return to a liberated Lithuania after the war, but when that hope faded, Povilas and Magdalena decided to immigrate to Canada with their young daughter and Magdalena’s parents in search of a better life. After the family’s arrival in Canada in January of 1949, Povilas worked for a year as a farm labourer before settling in Hamilton, Ontario where he found a survival factory job. After a short time, he was transferred to an office job when management learned that he spoke excellent English as well as 4 other languages. He studied to become a Cost Accountant and held this position for 21 years at the

Bell Thread Company in Hamilton. In 1973, after 8 years of part-time evening studies, he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Political Science from McMaster University. The last position he held before his retirement at the age of 70 was as the Manager of Talka, the Lithuanian Credit Union for Hamilton and the surrounding area. He and Magdalena had 6 children in all, 5 girls and 1 boy. Povilas placed a high value on education, and was proud of the fact that all 6 of his children achieved university degrees, with some having completed masters degrees as well. He taught the game of chess to all his children and extolled that “…one of the educational values of chess is the acquired habit of thought, valuable for all aspects of life, to be aware of all possible eventualities.” He wasted no time in resuming his chess career in Canada and rapidly rose to join the top rank of players. In 1950, Povilas won the Ontario Speed Championship and the Ontario Open Championship. Over the next decade, he went on to win the Ontario Open 4 more times. In 1951, in Vancouver, he won his first Canadian Chess Championship. He captured the title a second time in 1957, again in Vancouver. He twice participated as a Canadian team member at the Olympiads, in Amsterdam in 1954 and Munich in 1958. In all of his Olympiads he distinguished himself and the teams he represented as a world class chess player and competitor. Povilas devoted considerable energy to the promotion of chess. He gave many simultaneous exhibitions in Canada and the United States, including an exhibition at Harvard University in 1958. One of the earliest exhibitions he gave was at the University of Toronto in 1950. He wrote a chess column for the Hamilton Spectator newspaper for almost 4 years until 1955, where he covered local, national and international chess news with insightful analysis and thoughtful commentary, and at the same time, expressed his delight in and passion for the game. He was an active member of the Hamilton Chess Club and gave generously of his expertise to support and encourage the growth of chess. Povilas always remained modest about his abilities and achievements. After his second Canadian Championship victory, he attributed his win to “Lady Luck” and was quoted as saying, “I don’t really play chess – that’s why I make so many mistakes.” He always maintained that his major drawback to a higher level of success was his lack of knowledge of chess theory, but felt that having played the game for so many hours in his childhood, he had acquired a natural sense for this complicated game. He had no real love of tournament play, but said that he much preferred to have a good game with a friend. In his tournament play, he gained a reputation as a gentleman for his friendly manners and sportsmanship. He had a deeply ironic and subtle sense of humour, but complained that people rarely laughed at his jokes because he had such a serious demeanor that they couldn’t be certain he was joking. Outside of chess, which was the consuming passion of his life, his only hobby was fishing which he enjoyed immensely, especially when he was accompanied by his young son. Povilas played a major role in helping his fellow Lithuanian refugees establish themselves in their new homeland. He helped to raise funds to build the first Hamilton Lithuanian Church and Community Centre and was instrumental in establishing several Lithuanian organizations, including the Sports Club and the Credit Union. He took every opportunity of the Canadian political freedom he cherished so deeply to speak publicly against the illegal Soviet annexation of the Baltic nations. Povilas was a philosophical man and a life-long student of chess. Appropriately, his grave stone bears a carving of the Queen chess piece, the game’s most powerful player, and an inscription of Descartes' famous assertion, “Cogito, ergo sum”, which translated reads, “I think, therefore, I am.”

Chess 960 Championship Tournament

Saturday, July 9, 1 pm Yonge room

$10 entry for Canadian Open registered players $20 entry for the public

Artist Jane Hoople On Display You are invited to try her boards and pieces Friday, July 8, 7 pm Saturday, July 9, 9 am Sunday, July 10, 12 noon Outside the Frontenac room

Canadian Chess Hall of Fame Induction of Povilas Vaitonis

with presentation by Lithuania’s Ambassador to Canada, Her Excellency Ms. Ginte Damusis

Saturday, July 9, 11 am

Yonge room

Chess Simultaneous Exhibition with

GM Mark Bluvshtein Friday, July 8, 8 pm

Yonge room $10 for Canadian Open registered players

$20 entry for the public Registration limited to 20 players

Mark Bluvshtein holds the distinction of becoming both the youngest Canadian IM and the youngest Canadian GM in history. Mark tied for first in the 2011 Pan-American Championship, and will represent Canada at the 2011 World Cup.

Chess Lecture with GM Eduardas Rozentalis

Saturday, July 9, 11 am Yonge room

Free and open to the public

Lithuanian GM Eduardas Rozentalis has played many times in Canada, finishing tied for first at the 1995 Canadian Open in Toronto. He represented Lithuania at the Olympiad 7 times on first board between 1992 and 2006.

Pinnacle 48th Canadian Open

DATE: Saturday, July 9, 2011, 6 pm SECTION:

TIME CONTROL: 40/90, Game in 30, + 30 second increment from move 1 ROUND: 1 BOARD:

WHITE: RTG: BLACK: RTG:

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Chess Championship 2011

Blindfold Chess Simultaneous Exhibition with

GM Ben Finegold Sunday, July 10, 10 am



A veteran on the US chess scene, Ben has played in 8 US championships. While Ben earned the IM title at the age of 20, he did not earn the GM title until 2009 at the age of 40. His best tournament performances were at the World Open in 2002, where he tied for first and the National Open in Las Vegas, 2005 and 2008, where he also tied for first.

Canadian Open Blitz Chess Championship

Tournament Sunday, July 10, 12 noon

Frontenac room

$20 entry for Canadian Open registered players

$30 entry for the public Play in the Canadian Open Blitz Classic! Tournament Director: Mark S. Dutton, IA

Assistant Tournament Director: Aris Marghetis, FA

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DATE: Sunday, July 10, 2011, 6 pm SECTION:




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Chess Federation of Canada Annual General Meeting

Monday, July 11, 9 am to 5 pm Tuesday, July 12, 9 am to 5 pm

Dockside 7 room All CFC governor’s are urged to attend

CFC members may also attend

GM Dejan Bojkov Lecture GM Bojkov will give a lecture on former Women’s World champion, GM Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria.

Free and open to the public Monday, July 11, 10 am

Yonge room GM Bojkov has twice won the Bulgarian Championship (2001 and 2008) and has finished at the top of many strong events throughout the world. Aside from being a GM, Dejan is an author (co-author of A Course in Chess Tactics, 2009) and an accomplished chess trainer. His most famous student is former Women’s World champion, GM Antoaneta Stefanova.

GM Eugene Perelshteyn Lecture GM Perelshteyn will give a lecture on two books which he has co-authored with GMs Lev Alburt and Roman Dzindzichashvili: Chess Openings for White/Black Explained.

Free and open to the public

Monday, July 11, 11 am Yonge room

Eugene is also a star on chesslecture.com where he is a regular contributor. Perelshteyn became a GM in 2006 at Foxwoods Open where he earned his 3rd GM norm.

Tandem Chess Simultaneous Exhibition

with GM Alexander Shabalov and WIM Iryna Zenyuk

Monday, July 11, 12 noon Yonge room

$10 for Canadian Open registered players $20 entry for the public

Registration limited to 12 players Two chess stars for the price of

one!

GM Shabalov is one of the strongest players in North America. He has won the US Championship 4 times, most recently in 2007. Shabalov thrives on complications over-the-board and isn’t happy unless his last move makes you uncomfortable! A true crowd pleaser wherever he plays, he is open to play and conversation with anyone. WIM Iryna Zenyuk moved to the United States when she was 14 and has steadily climbed the rating list ever since she arrived. She is currently among the top 10 female players in the USA and has both a WGM and IM norm to her credit. She has a very dynamic style of play and loves a good positional sacrifice.


DATE: Monday, July 11, 2011, 6 pm SECTION:




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IM Daniel Fernandez Lecture

Daniel will speak about Bobby Fischer’s Attacking Masterpieces

Free and open to the public Tuesday, July 12, 11 am

Yonge room

In 1996, at the age of 11, Daniel became the youngest master in the USA. Three years later, he won the Florida State Championship, the youngest in that state’s history. By 2005, he earned the IM title.

GM Bator Sambuev Simultaneous Exhibition

Tuesday, July 12, 12 noon Yonge room


Registration limited to 6 players

Bator is the current Canadian Champion. Originally from Russia, where he claimed the GM title in 2006, Bator moved to Canada in 2007. In his first Canadian Open in 2007, Ottawa, he finished 2nd. In the very strong 2010 Québec Open (Invitational section), he finished equal first. He is currently at the top of the Canadian rating list at 2750, the highest CFC rating ever achieved.


DATE: Tuesday, July 12, 2011, 6 pm SECTION:




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FIDE Arbiter Seminar Wednesday, July 15 Thursday, July 16

Friday, July 17 9 am to 5 pm each day

Dockside 7 room Fee: $100

Registration limited to 20 participants

Lecturer Dirk De Ridder, IA, IO (BEL)

Assistant Lecturer Hal Bond, IA, IO (CAN)

The FIDE Arbiter Seminar is approved by FIDE as a Norm for their FIDE Arbiter title

There are 15 hours of instruction, plus the exam.

Mr. De Ridder has also offered to discuss the Exam briefly afterwards.

Please let us know if you would like to play in the

Simultaneous Exhibitions during your lunch break. This will help us to arrange the exact hours of

instruction with Mr. De Ridder.

MonRoi will give a brief demonstration of their move recording device, as it relates to Arbiters.

GM Joel Benjamin Lecture

Free and open to the public Wednesday, July 15, 11 am

Yonge room GM Benjamin will give a lecture on his book American Grandmaster: Four Decades of Chess Adventures Joel Benjamin is one of the most prominent faces in the history of US chess. When he was 13, he broke Bobby Fischer’s record for becoming the youngest national master in US history. His book links together 30 years of his chess adventures.

GM John Fedorowicz Simultaneous Exhibition Wednesday, July 15, 12 noon



GM Fedorowicz is an American chess legend. Born in the Bronx, New York, he was a product of the Fischer era, winning the US Junior championship in both 1977 and 1978, and earning the GM title in 1986. Aside from his numerous tournament victories, he twice captained the US Olympiad team.

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DATE: Wednesday, July 13, 2011, 6 pm SECTION:




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GM Giorgi Kacheishvili Lecture

Free and open to the public Thursday, July 14, 10 am

Yonge room

GM Kacheishvili of Georgia has won the Georgian championship twice (1997 and 2006). He was a bronze medalist at the 1994 World U18 championship and has played in the World Chess Championship in 2004 as well as the 2000 and 2004 Olympiads. Giorgi is also a very good coach.

Tandem Chess Simultaneous Exhibition with IM Michael Meszaros & IM Stefan Macak of Slovakia Thursday, July 14, 12 noon Yonge room $10 for Canadian Open registered players $20 entry for the public Registration limited to 12 players

IM/WGM Irina Krush Lecture Free and open to the public Thursday, July 14, 11 am

Yonge room

Irina won her first US Women’s championship in 1998, while she was only 14 years old, making her the youngest women to win the title in US chess history. She won again in 2007 and most recently in 2010.

IM Michael Meszaros IM Stefan Macak


DATE: Thursday, July 14, 2011, 6 pm SECTION:




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Chess Simultaneous Exhibition GM Walter Arencibia

Friday, July 15, 12 noon Yonge room


Registration limited to 6 players

Cuban GM Walter Arencibia burst onto the international scene in 1986 by winning the World Junior Championship. Walter has played in Canada many times and tied for first in the 2006 Canadian Open. He has represented Cuba in 9 Chess Olympiads since 1986. He is also an accomplished FIDE chess trainer.

Trivia Contest

Friday, July 15 5:30 pm to 6 pm Frontenac room

Written By Rick Garel

& David Cohen


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Double Chess Championship Tournament

Saturday, July 16, 8 pm Wellington room

$20 per team for Canadian Open registered players

$40 per team entry for the public


DATE: Saturday, July 16, 2011, 2 pm SECTION:




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Closing Dinner and Awards Ceremony

Sunday, July 17 4 pm to 8 pm

Pier 2&3

Players & your guests $35 per person

Public $75 per person

Registration limited to 140 participants

Canadian Chess Player of the Year

2010

Jason Cao

Under 10 World Champion


DATE: Saturday, July 9, 2011, 10 am SECTION:




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No. Year Location Winner

1 1956 Montréal, QC Larry M. Evans, William Lombardy

2 1958 Winnipeg, MB Elod Macskasy

3 1960 Kitchener, ON Anthony Saidy

4 1962 Ottawa, ON Laszlo Witt

5 1964 Scarborough, ON Pal Benko

6 1966 Kingston, ON Larry M. Evans

7 1968 Toronto, ON Bent Larsen

8 1970 St. John's, NL Bent Larsen

9 1971 Vancouver, BC Hans Ree, Boris Spassky

10 1973 Ottawa, ON Duncan Suttles

11 1974 Montréal, QC Ljubomir Ljubojevic

12 1975 Calgary, AB Leonid Shamkovich

13 1976 Toronto, ON Lawrence Day, Nick DeFirmian

14 1977 Fredericton, NB Jan Green-Krotki

15 1978 Hamilton, ON Gyula Sax

16 1979 Edmonton, AB D. Abraham Yanofsky

17 1980 Ottawa, ON Lawrence Day

18 1981 Québec City, QC Igor Ivanov

19 1982 Vancouver, BC Gordon Taylor

20 1983 Toronto, ON Bozidar Ivanovic, Kevin Spraggett

21 1984 Ottawa, ON Denis Allan, Brett Campbell, Igor Ivanov, Dave Ross

22 1985 Edmonton, AB Brian Hartman, Igor Ivanov

23 1986 Winnipeg, MB Viktor Kupreichik, Artur Yusupov

24 1987 Toronto, ON Kevin Spraggett

25 1988 Scarborough, ON Lawrence Day

26 1989 Edmonton, AB Vladimir Tukmakov

27 1990 Edmundston, NB Georgi Timoshenko

28 1991 Windsor, ON Walter Browne

29 1992 Scarborough, ON Alexei Barsov, Bryon Nickoloff

30 1993 London, ON Kevin Spraggett

31 1994 Winnipeg, MB Vladimir Tukmakov

32 1995 Toronto, ON Deen Hergott, Ron Livshits, Bryon Nickoloff, Eduardas Rozentalis, Kevin Spraggett

33 1996 Calgary, AB Kevin Spraggett

34 1997 Winnipeg, MB Julian Hodgson

35 1998 Ottawa, ON Michael Oratovsky, Evgeny Prokopchuk, Kevin Spraggett, Dimitri Tyomkin

36 1999 Richmond, BC Georgi Orlov, Kevin Spraggett

37 2000 Edmonton, AB Joel Benjamin, Jonathan Rowson, Kevin Spraggett

38 2001 Sackville, NB Larry Christiansen, Anthony Miles

39 2002 Montréal, QC Pascal Charbonneau, Jean-Marc Degraeve, Jean Hébert

40 2003 Kapuskasing, ON Alexander Moiseenko

41 2004 Kapuskasing, ON Alexander Moiseenko, Dimitri Tyomkin

42 2005 Edmonton, AB Mark Bluvshtein, Viktor Bologan, Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury, Vassily Ivanchuk, Alexei Shirov

43 2006 Kitchener, ON Walter Arencibia, Abhijit Kunte

44 2007 Ottawa, ON Xiangzhi Bu

45 2008 Montréal, QC Matthieu Cornette, Victor Mikhalevski, Alexander Moiseenko, Eduardas Rozentalis

46 2009 Edmonton, AB Mark Bluvshtein, Edward Porper

47 2010 Toronto, ON Luke McShane

48 2011 Toronto, ON

Canadian Open Chess Championship Winners

Schedule Date Time Event Location

Tuesday, July 12 18:00 Round 4 Frontenac



Wednesday, July 13 9:00-17:00 FIDE Arbiter Seminar, Day 1 Dockside 7

9:00-17:00 Children’s Day Camp Frontenac

10:30 Children’s Day Camp Simultaneous Exhibitions with IM Nikolay Noritsyn, WCM Liza Orlova

Frontenac

11:00 GM Joel Benjamin lecture on his book American Grandmaster: Four Decades of Chess Adventures (free and open to the public)

Yonge

12:00 GM John Fedorowicz Simultaneous Exhibition Yonge




Thursday, July 14 9:00-17:00 FIDE Arbiter Seminar, Day 2 Dockside 7


10:00 GM Giorgi Kacheishvili lecture (free and open to the public) Yonge

11:00 IM/WGM Irina Krush lecture (free and open to the public) Yonge

12:00 IM Michael Meszaros/IM Stefan Macak Tandem Simultaneous Exhibition

Yonge




Friday, July 15 9:00-17:00 FIDE Arbiter Seminar, Day 3 Dockside 7


12:00 GM Walter Arencibia Simultaneous Exhibition Yonge

17:30-18:00 Trivia Contest Frontenac




Saturday, July 16 14:00 Round 8 Frontenac



20:00 Double Chess Championship Tournament Wellington

Sunday, July 17 10:00 Round 9 Frontenac



16:00-20:00 Closing Dinner and Awards Ceremony Pier 2&3

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