Canadian Jr Ch 2012 Rd9 Standings

Final Standings
IM Richard Wang is the new Canadian Junior Champion winning with 6.5/9. The tournament was fabulously organized by the Chess and Math Association.

IM Richard Wang

Larry Bevand(r) Executive Director of Chess and Math

Photos CJCC 2012-Google Album

(Many great pics)

Rk.		Name	Rtg	FED	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts.
1	IM	Wang Richard	2454	CAN	*	½	1	0	½	½	1	1	1	1	6.5
2		Qin Zi Yi (joey)	2449	CAN	½	*	½	1	½	1	0	½	1	1	6
3	FM	Kleinman Michael	2368	CAN	0	½	*	½	½	1	½	1	½	1	5.5
4		Preotu Razvan	2300	CAN	1	0	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	1	5
	FM	Jiang Louie	2406	CAN	½	½	½	½	*	0	1	½	1	½	5
6	FM	Sapozhnikov Roman	2440	CAN	½	0	0	½	1	*	½	½	0	1	4
7		Kraiouchkine Nikita	2351	CAN	0	1	½	½	0	½	*	0	½	½	3.5
8		Song Michael	2322	CAN	0	½	0	½	½	½	1	*	½	0	3.5
9		Szalay Karoly	2392	CAN	0	0	½	½	0	1	½	½	*	½	3.5
10		Chiku-Ratte Olivier Kenta	2187	CAN	0	0	0	0	½	0	½	1	½	*	2.5

Here is his rd8 game against FM Kleinman,M.

Wang,Richard(2454)-Kleinman,Michael(2368)
Classical Pirc[B08]
2012–13 Canadian Junior Chess Champions Toronto(8),26.12.2012

Position 1
Black is in a bad way.Bh8 is locked out by white's pawn chain and Bd7 is restricted by black's own pawn chain. How should white continue?

White to Play

39...Qa4

Canadian Jr Ch 2012 Rd8 Standings and Results

Standings
Richard Wang has the sole lead with 6/8.

Rk.		Name	Rtg	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts.
1	IM	Wang Richard	2454	*	½	1	0		½	1	1	1	1	6
2		Qin Zi Yi (joey)	2449	½	*		1	½	1	0	½	1	1	5.5
3	FM	Kleinman Michael	2368	0		*	½	½	1	½	1	½	1	5
4		Preotu Razvan	2300	1	0	½	*	½	½		½	½	1	4.5
5	FM	Jiang Louie	2406		½	½	½	*	0	1	½	1	½	4.5
6	FM	Sapozhnikov Roman	2440	½	0	0	½	1	*	½	½	0		3
7		Kraiouchkine Nikita	2351	0	1	½		0	½	*	0	½	½	3
8		Song Michael	2322	0	½	0	½	½	½	1	*		0	3
9		Szalay Karoly	2392	0	0	½	½	0	1	½		*	½	3
10		Chiku-Ratte Olivier Kenta	2187	0	0	0	0	½		½	1	½	*	2.5

Results Rd8
In a rather odd round, all games were decisive.

Michael Song

Photo Cjcc

Rtg	Name	Result	Name	Rtg
2454	Richard Wang	1-0	Michael Kleinman	2368
2449	Joey Qin	1-0	Karoly Szalay	2392
2322	Michael Song	1-0	Nikita Kraiouchkine	2351
2300	Razvan Preotu	1-0	Olivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratté	2187
2440	Roman Sapozhnikov	1-0	Louie Jiang	2406

Canadian Jr Ch 2012 Rd6 Game

Here is an attacking game by IM Richard Wang from Rd6 of the Canadian Jr Ch.

Zukertort(l) playing Steinitz(r) in the World Ch 1886

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Wang,Richard (2454)- Szalay,Karoly(2392)
Zukertort[D05]
2012–13 Canadian Junior Chess Championship Toronto (6), 26.12.2012
The Zukertort System claims another victim.


Position 1
The roles are clear in the middlegame reached. White is attacking and black is defending. How should white continue?

White to Play

30...a6

Position 2
White has broken through on the kingside. How should white continue the attack?

White to Play

34...Kf7

Canadian Jr Ch 2012 Rd7 Standings

Standings Rd7
IM Wang and FM Kleinman share the lead with 5/7.

Szalay Karoly

Photo Cjcc 2012

Rk.		Name	Rtg	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts.
1	IM	Wang Richard	2454	*			½	0	1	1	1	1	½	5
2	FM	Kleinman Michael	2368		*	½		½	½	½	1	1	1	5
3	FM	Jiang Louie	2406		½	*	½	½	1	1	½	½		4.5
4		Qin Zi Yi (joey)	2449	½		½	*	1	0		1	½	1	4.5
5		Preotu Razvan	2300	1	½	½	0	*		½		½	½	3.5
6		Kraiouchkine Nikita	2351	0	½	0	1		*	½	½		½	3
7		Szalay Karoly	2392	0	½	0		½	½	*	½		1	3
8		Chiku-Ratte Olivier Kenta	2187	0	0	½	0		½	½	*	1		2.5
9		Song Michael	2322	0	0	½	½	½			0	*	½	2
10	FM	Sapozhnikov Roman	2440	½	0		0	½	½	0		½	*	2

Canadian Jr Ch 2012 Rd5

Rd 5 Standings Cjcc
Kleinman is in the sole lead with 4/5.

Kleinman,M

Name	Title	FIDE	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Points
Joey Qin		2263		½	1	1	½	-	-	-	-	½	3 ½
Michael Song		2177	½		½	½	-	-	-	-	0	0	1 ½
Razvan Preotu		2109	0	½		-	-	-	-	½	½	1	2 ½
Roman Sapozhnikov	FM	2334	0	½	-		-	-	½	0	0	-	1
Louie Jiang	FM	2328	½	-	-	-		½	1	1	½	-	3 ½
Olivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratté		2064	-	-	-	-	½		½	½	0	0	1 ½
Nikita Kraiouchkine		2245	-	-	-	½	0	½		½	-	0	1 ½
Karoly Szalay		2159	-	-	½	1	0	½	½		-	-	2 ½
Michael Kleinman	FM	2307	-	1	½	1	½	1	-	-		-	4
Richard Wang	IM	2370	½	1	0	-	-	1	1	-	-		3 ½

Canadian Jr Ch 2012 Rd4 Results

Rd4
Wang and Qin won.

Joey Qin

Photo -Cjcc 2012

Rtg		Name	Result		Name	Rtg
2454	IM	Wang Richard	1-0		Kraiouchkine Nikita	2351
2392		Szalay Karoly	½ - ½		Chiku-Ratte Olivier Kenta	2187
2368	FM	Kleinman Michael	½ - ½	FM	Jiang Louie	2406
2449		Qin Zi Yi (joey)	1-0	FM	Sapozhnikov Roman	2440
2322		Song Michael	½ - ½		Preotu Razvan	2300

Crosstable after Rd4
Richard Wang takes the sole lead with 3.5/4.

Name	Title	FIDE	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts
Joey Qin		2263		½	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	½	3
Michael Song		2177	½		½	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	1
Razvan Preotu		2109	0	½		-	-	-	-	½	½	-	1 ½
Roman Sapozhnikov	FM	2334	0	-	-		-	-	½	0	0	-	½
Louie Jiang	FM	2328	-	-	-	-		½	1	1	½	-	3
Olivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratté		2064	-	-	-	-	½		½	½	-	0	1 ½
Nikita Kraiouchkine		2245	-	-	-	½	0	½		-	-	0	1
Karoly Szalay		2159	-	-	½	1	0	½	-		-	-	2
Michael Kleinman	FM	2307	-	1	½	1	½	-	-	-		-	3
Richard Wang	IM	2370	½	1	-	-	-	1	1	-	-		3 ½

Canadian Jr Ch 2012 Results

Rd3
Wang, Jiang,Qin and Kleinman win.

FM Jiang,Louie

Photo Cjcc 2012

Rtg		Name	Result		Name	Rtg
2322		Song Michael	0 - 1	IM	Wang Richard	2454
2300		Preotu Razvan	0 - 1		Qin Zi Yi (joey)	2449
2440	FM	Sapozhnikov Roman	0 - 1	FM	Kleinman Michael	2368
2406	FM	Jiang Louie	1-0		Szalay Karoly	2392
2187		Chiku-Ratte Olivier Kenta	½ - ½		Kraiouchkine Nikita	2351

Canadian Jr Ch 2012 Rd2

Results
There were 3 decisive games in rd 2.

Rtg		Name	Result		Name	Rtg
2454	IM	Wang Richard	1-0		Chiku-Ratte Olivier Kenta	2187
2351		Kraiouchkine Nikita	0 - 1	FM	Jiang Louie	2406
2392		Szalay Karoly	1-0	FM	Sapozhnikov Roman	2440
2368	FM	Kleinman Michael	½ - ½		Preotu Razvan	2300
2449		Qin Zi Yi (joey)	½ - ½		Song Michael	2322

Here is a powerful game by IM Richard Wang

IM Richard Wang at the WYCC 2012

Photo-FB WYCC 2012

Richard Wang(2454)-Olivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratté(2187)
Benoni 7.Bf4[A61]
CJCC Toronto, ON The Briton House, Toronto, ON (2), 26.12.2012

Position 1
White has pressure on the queenside but black has the bishop pair. How should white proceed?

White to Play

33...Bc8

Canadian Jr Ch 2012 Rd1

Here is the only decisive game from Rd1 won by Michael Kleinman.

FM Kleinman,Michael

Background

'Michael is the most talented and hard-working of the three chess-playing Kleinman brothers who make up the "Norsemen". Kleinman is third on the Ontario under-18 list and eighth on the national Junior list.

He earned the FM title in 2011, and has been improving rapidly, gaining some 150 rating points in the last year, when he tied for 3rd-5th in the Canadian Youth U-18 chess championship with 4.5/7, won the 2011 Ontario Junior, and tied for 1st-3rd with Roman Sapozhnikov and Nikolay Noritsyn at the Guelph Fall ProAm.

In 2010, he was the Ontario 2010 Closed champion.(more)' See Cjcc 2012

Song,Michael(2322)-Kleinman,Michael(2368)
Grunfeld g3 7.Qb3 Qb6[D78]
2012–13 Canadian Junior Chess Championship Toronto(1),26.12.2012

Position 1
The Rb7 can be considered active or out of play. Black will soon play ...e5 to undermine the c-pawn and the central pawn chain will collapse. What do you suggest for white?

White to Play

17...Na6

Position 2

The ending is very complicated. Ne7 is trapped and Rb7 is out of play. The central pawn chain is also being undermined in light of the coming ...ed. What should white do?

White to Play

21...Kf8

Canadian Jr Ch 2012 Rd1 Results

Results Rd1
Kleinman won and the rest were drawn.

FM Kleinman Michael

Photo Cjcc 2012

Rtg		Name	Result		Name	Rtg
2449		Qin Zi Yi (joey)	½ - ½	IM	Wang Richard	2454
2322		Song Michael	0 - 1	FM	Kleinman Michael	2368
2300		Preotu Razvan	½ - ½		Szalay Karoly	2392
2440	FM	Sapozhnikov Roman	½ - ½		Kraiouchkine Nikita	2351
2406	FM	Jiang Louie	½ - ½		Chiku-Ratte Olivier Kenta	2187

Canadian Junior Ch 2012-13

From Chesstalk
The 2012-13 Canadian Junior is is organized and sponsored by the Chess'n Math Association, Canada's National Scholastic Chess Organization.

 

Here is the final line-up for the event (Ratings published Nov 27 2012):

1. IM Richard Wang, Edmonton, Alberta. Rating: 2454 CFC (FIDE - 2356)
2. Joey Qin, Nepean, Ontario. Rating: 2449 (FIDE - 2263)
3. FM Roman Sapozhnikov, Richmond Hill, Ontario. Rating: 2440 (FIDE 2334)
4. FM Louie Jiang, Verdun, Quebec. Rating: CFC 2406, FQE 2264 (FIDE 2328)
5. Karoly Szalay, Ottawa, Ontario. Rating: 2392 (FIDE 2159)
6. FM Michael Kleinman, Toronto, Ontario. Rating: 2368 (FIDE 2307)
7. Nikita Kraiouchkine, Granby, Quebec. CFC Rating: 2351, FQE 2325 (FIDE 2245)
8. Michael Song, Thornhill, Ontario Rating: 2322 (FIDE 2177)
9. Razvan Preotu, Burlington, Ontario. Rating: 2300 (FIDE 2086)
10. Olivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratté, Montreal, Quebec. CFC Rating: 2187, FQE - 2216 (FIDE 2064) 

Average CFC Rating: 2367
Average FIDE Rating: 2232

IM Richard Wang and Razvan Preotu have just returned from the WYCC in Maribor where Wang got the bronze medal in the Under 14 Open.

Razvan Preotu at WYCC 2012

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IM Richard Wang at the WYCC 2012

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The drawing of lots in Toronto is on Saturday Dec 1, 2012 at Chess'n Math - 701 Mt Pleasant Rd) at noon. Anyone can attend.

 

Dates: December 26 - December 31 2012 
Location:  Briton House, 720 Mt Pleasant Rd, Toronto Ontario
Format: 10-player RR
Time control: 120 minutes + 30 sec increment

9 Rounds are schedule:
Dec 26 at 10 am and 4 pm
Dec 27 at 10 am
Dec 28 at 10 am and 4 pm
Dec 29 at 10 am
Dec 30 at 10 am and 4 pm
Dec 31 at 10 am

 

Playoffs: Playoffs if necessary after the last round with accelerated time control. 

Prize fund: Trophies to the top 3.

The winner is provided with airfare to the 2013 World Junior and airfare for his coach....plus $1,000 for training between the time the youngster wins the Canadian Junior and the start of the World Junior.