In one week, it's the Ontario Girls Chess Championship. I'd like to see any young girls who are interested in chess to be there! I, personally, will be playing!!!

For more information, please see this link - http://www.ogcc2003.ca/

I've made the Canadian Womens Olympiad Team! Ill be representing Canada at the 40th Olympiad in Turkey, Istanbul this August 27- September 10!

For more information:  http://chess.ca/2012_Chess_Olympiad

This year for World Youth Chess Championship, it was held in Caldas Novas, Brazil.

I played at this tournament. Was a Success! 

I was the only girl in Gr.11 so, grades 10,11,12 were combined. I played 5 rounds...which included one full point bye. Result: 5/5 :)

http://www.freewebs.com/ogcc/

The video says it all:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDzJBAfHtBM

I'd like to say that Renaissance Academy will be starting Sunday tournaments starting as from September 2011. I've been working here for over 6 months now, and finally we are thinking of starting some interesting chess tournaments. This will help our students improve in their game knowledge which includes using the clock and writing notation. Anybody is welcome!

If you'd like any further information, feel free to email me at liza.orlova@live.com.

I also teach lessons there with a group of kids, if you'd like to register please contact Ludmila on www.renacademy.ca.

Hart House Reading Week Open

http://hhchess.sa.utoronto.ca/hhopen

I am very pleased to say that in the tournament I played last weekend (Feb 19-21) I got over 50 rating points! (before: 2020 after:2073)

1st round: Stanley Su (won), 2nd round: Haizhou Xu (won), 3rd round: Kit-Sun Ng (lost), 4th round: Robert Bzikot (draw), 5th round: Steve Laughlin (won), 6th round: Mark Plotkin (won)

U2200

1st: Mike Ivanov (5/6)

2nd: Yelizaveta Orlova, Tyler Longo, David Southam (4.5/6)

Have a Happy New Year everyone!

2011 will be a great year :)

Children’s Fall Open started November 22

A growing group of young chess players has been meeting at the Annex Chess Club on Monday nights to work with Ian Mahoney and Canadian chess Olympian, Liza Orlova.