ChessMates Thursday night Chess Youth Tournament Nov 2023
CFC active rated, CMA rated
Date: Thursday Nov 16th and 23rd 2023. From 6:40pm to 9:30 pm
Place: 3300 Ridgeway Dr #11, Mississauga, Ontario
Rounds: 5 Rounds. Nov 16th, Round 1, 2 and 3. Nov 23th, Round 4 and 5.
Sections: Open and Female section. We may combine sections if not enough registrations.
Time Control: Games are 20 minutes plus 5 seconds increment.
Entry Fee: $40. Current ChessMates students $10 discount
Prizes: Trophies or medals will be given to the top 3 winners of each section.
Registration:
Please include your name, CFC ID, section, email, and phone number.
Pre-registration is required at （报名链接） (Link)
Please submit payment to shawnliu72@gmail.com by e-transfer before Nov 15th, 2023
The tournament will be rated by CFC for Active and CMA rated.
Clocks and sets will be supplied. Free Parking onsite.
CFC ID is required! You need to have a valid CFC ID to join the tournament. If you don’t have, please go to
https://www.chess.ca/en/players/membership-join/
Tournament is sponsored by LinkedKey
Organizer/TD
Shawn Liu
In Person Lessons
- Level 1 Introduction, For players with a CFC rating below 300 or Chess.com rating below 400
This level focuses on the basics of chess, including understanding notation, the board and pieces, and how to attack and capture pieces. - Level 2 Intermediate 1, For players with a CFC rating between 301 and 600 or Chess.com rating between 400 and 700
This level builds on the basics and covers more advanced topics, such as activity, double attack (1 and 2), the pin, eliminating defense, and the three golden rules. Students will also learn about mate in two, fork with the knight, mating with the rook, double attack with other pieces, discovered attack, defending against mate, and endgames with the king pawn and promotion. - Level 3 Intermediate 2, For players with a CFC rating between 601 and 900 or Chess.com rating between 700 and 1000
This level focuses on completing the opening, as well as advanced tactics and strategy. Students will learn about discovered and double checks, attacking a pinned piece, mate through access, the square of the pawn, eliminating defense, defending against a double attack, mini plans, x-ray, defending against a pin, mobility, key squares (1), pinned pieces, and threats. Endgames with rook pawns and minor pieces are covered.
- Level 4 Competition 1, For players with a CFC rating between 901 and 1100 or Chess.com rating between 1000 and 1200.
This level focuses on opening advantage, interfering, luring, blocking, thinking ahead, placing the front and back pieces, the passed pawn, eliminating defense, the magnet, weak pawns, material advantage, chasing and aiming, attack on the king, seventh rank, endgame strategy, clearing, and queen against pawn. - Level 5 Competition 2, For players with a CFC rating between 1101 and 1300 or Chess.com rating between 1200 and 1400This level focuses on material and time management, breakthrough, using pawns effectively, pawn races, seventh rank, discovered attack, pin, rook against pawn, strong square, defending, and rook endings. Students will continue to learn about the main openings from previous levels, and will also continue to develop their endgame skills.
- Level 6 Competition 3 For players with a CFC rating above 1300 or Chess.com rating above 1400
This level covers advanced topics such as king in the middle, the passed pawn, strategy, mobility, draws, tactics, pawn endings, bishop or knight, attacking the king, endgame advantage, bishops, defending, and rook endings.
Chess Lesson
Why Chess-Mates?
Our online/in-person lessons are taught by masters with lots of experience. They are either well-known chess coaches in the GTA with decades of experience and proven records, or rising Canadian young masters who grew up right here in our communities. They are all very successful in their chess careers and are passionate and eager to share their knowledge and experience.
At Chess-Mates, we focus on fundamental learning as well as practice. We limit the class size to 12! Our coach will work with your children step by step to make sure they fully understand what is taught and will also encourage them to practise frequently on popular chess websites. Remember, practice is always the key!
Chess-Mates Summer Camp 2023
Date and Time: July and August 8 weeks, 9:00 am-16:000pm
Price: 450 CAD/week(5 days), accept weekly register
Camp Description
Are you looking for a fun and challenging summer camp for your child who is passionate about chess? Look no further than the Chess-Mates Summer Camp!
Led by experienced coaches and masters, each day, our summer camp offers 1.5-hour morning lessons covering various aspects of chess, including different openings, tactics, and endgame strategies. In the afternoons, campers will participate in group training to apply what they have learned in a fun and engaging way.
But that’s not all! We also offer a one-hour debate lesson daily to help campers sharpen their critical thinking and public speaking skills. Our debate lessons are taught by experienced instructors in a supportive and encouraging environment.
Of course, we can’t forget about the tournaments!
Campers will have the opportunity to compete in a range of tournaments throughout the week, with an official CFC rated tournament taking place on Friday.
At Chess-Mates, we are passionate about creating an environment where young chess players can thrive and develop both on and off the chessboard. So, if you’re looking for a summer camp that is both fun and challenging, sign up for Chess-Mates Summer Camp today!
We offer 4 weeks of summer chess camps for your convenience. For more information and to register and camp schedule, click the button and visit our website.
We look forward to seeing your child Summer Camp!
Why Chess?
There are a lot of articles that talk about the benefits of playing chess. To name a few, chess brings people together and builds friendship, exercises your brain and develops problem-solving skills, and also helps children to focus and remain calm under pressure.
With all being said, chess is a very fun game! It’s loved by people around the world for more than 1000 years!
Our Coaches
Shawn L.
Director of Chess-Mates, National Arbiter
Shawn is a very experienced Chess National Arbiter and Tournament Director who has volunteered his time to the Mississauga Chess Club for many years. He is renowned for his skill in inspiring and mentoring young players, especially those who are new to the game, and for his ability to help them overcome challenges and grow in their abilities. As the manager of the Chess-Mates program at LinkedKey, Shawn has developed a comprehensive approach to teaching chess that focuses on the importance of practice. The program includes in-class instruction, online practice, and weekend tournaments, providing students with a well-rounded learning experience that helps them to build their skills and confidence. He is passionate about sharing his love of the game with others and finds great satisfaction in seeing his students succeed and develop their skills.
Spas Kozhuharov
International Master, Official FIDE Trainer
Spas has been teaching for more than 15 years.
He has worked together with many national champions and prodigies all over Bulgaria and abroad including 2-time Bulgarian Champion for women Viktoria Radeva (2018, 2019), the National Champion for Boys U18 (2019) Viktor Boev, the 2nd-place holder in the Bulgarian National Championship (2019) Jaroslav Dokuzov. And many others …
He has also been coaching Canadian students online for several years.
Best Skills:
Positional Understanding , Opening Theory, Typical Middlegame Structures, Endgames, Tactics.
Mikhail Egorov
National Master
Mikhail is a very experienced chess coach for 10+ years now. He has worked with many students who ended up winning National and International awards and many Canadian Chess Challenge titles and earning FIDE official titles. He was also one of the official coaches for Canadian Chess Team at World Chess Championship events such as: 2011 World Youth Chess Championship Brazil, 2015 World Youth Chess Championship Greece, 2016 World Cadet Chess Championship Georgia, 2017 World Cadet Chess Championship Brazil and 2019 World Cadet Chess Championship China in Weifang, and 2011 Columbia was delegate for Pan-American Youth Chess Championship.
Mikhail Egorov is a National Master.
William Li
National Master
William Li is currently a student at the University of Waterloo, majoring in Computer Science. As a chess coach, William holds years of valuable experience teaching and inspiring children on the fine details of the game of chess through group lessons, chess camps, and more. Throughout his competitive career, he has officially represented Canada in numerous international championships, including the 2018 World U16 Chess Olympiad and the 2019 World Junior Chess Championship.
Henry Liu
National Master
Henry is an accomplished chess player with over eight years of experience competing in chess tournaments. In 2022, he earned the title of National Master (NM), and he has reached peak CFC ratings of over 2200. Henry's passion for coaching started at a young age when he began volunteering as a youth coach at a local chess club at just 12 years old, after achieving his National Candidate Master title.
Since the inception of the Chess-Mates program, Henry has been actively involved in coaching L1-L3 online classes during the Spring term of 2021-2022, and he continues to serve as an in-class coach for the Intermediate class since the Fall term of 2022-2023. His approachable and friendly personality, combined with his vast knowledge and experience, make him an excellent coach for aspiring chess players. He understands the difficulties that juniors face when starting out in chess, and he is always willing to share his own experiences and insights to help them improve.
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