Recent News, Updates & Announcements

04 April 2025

Dan Friedman earns ICCF CCM and CCE norms for his performance in Rudolf Kolesnikov Team Tournament SF1 Board 3
Congratulations Dan!

29 March 2025

Membership Extension Title (ICCF) Awards!

The CCCA Executive has decided to extend memberships based on the earning of ICCF titles, according to the following:

Members earning the ICCF GM title will now receive a LifeTime membership
Members earning the ICCF SIM title will now receive a 5-year membership extension
Members earning the ICCF IM title will now receive a 2-year membership extension 

28 March 2025

The following are ICCF events that CCCA members have recently completed:

WCCC48PR 6 (CCM Marius Zubac) (completed play with 7½-6½)
WS/O/1629 Gordon McPherson (completed play with 5-1)
WS/O/1655 Franco Manarin (completed play with 4½-1½)
WS/CCM/B/31 Ryan Lackey (completed play with 9-6)
WS/MN/A/58 Martin Lemaire (completed play with 6-6)
WSTT/KID - King's Indian Defence, E97 Group 65 Peter Green (completed play with 6-4)

9th Web Chess Open Prelims:
Group 47 Claude Bourgoin (completed play with ½-5½)

35th Anniversary FECAP
Section A 2 Marius Zubac (completed play with 6½-5½)
Section A 13 Alex Barclay (completed play with 5 ½-6½)

Dobri Semov Memorial Elo
Elo 2400-2499 Group Alex Barclay (completed play with 4½-5½)

27 March 2025

The following are ICCF events that CCCA members have recently started:

WS/H/1035 Vas Sladek

Carribbean Tropical Sun 2025 - A
Group 3 Marius Zubac
Group 10 Alex Barclay

Carribbean Tropical Sun 2025 - B
Group 11 Peter Green

12 March 2025

The following are ICCF events that CCCA members have recently started:

14th Chess 960 World Cup prel. 1 Dan Friedman

Carribbean Tropical Sun 2025 - C
Group 2 John Boyd
Group 9 Arthur Prystenski

Carribbean Tropical Sun 2025 - D
Group 3 Vas Sladek
Group 8 Claude Bourgoin

10 March 2025

Rating List posted (From ICCF Rating list 2025/2)

3 March 2025

The following are ICCF events that CCCA members have recently started:

WCCC49PR 4 (IM Marius Zubac)
WCCC49PR 6 (Sylvanous Mcleod)
WCCC49PR 8 (IM Sam Sharpe)
WCCC49PR 1 (Dan Friedman)
WCCC49PR 12 (CCE Marc Giroux)
WSTT/2/25 - Volga Gambit, A57 Group 2 Peter Green

Super Regional (RoW Championship 2025, Candidates' Tournament
Group 1 Marius Zubac
Group 2 IM Alex Barclay

19 February 2025

The following page has been updated:
Team Friendlies Index Page

10 February 2025

Marius Zubac earns ICCF GM and SIM norms for his performance in the 35 Aniversario FECAP A - 2 Congratulations Marius!

4 February 2025

Marius Zubac earns ICCF IM title for his performances in the CAPEA 50th Annyversary - Open - Final and in 35 Aniversario FECAP A-2
Congratulations Marius!

Updated the CCCA Titles Page

24 January 2025

The following are ICCF events that CCCA members have recently completed:

WS/M/907 Julien Bourgalt (completed play with 5-5)
WS/O/1600 Gordon McPherson (completed play with 5-1)
WS/O/1676 Vas Sladek (completed play with 5-1)
WS/MN/B/80 Martin Lemaire (completed play 6-6
WSTT/3/24 - Ruy Lopez, Exchange Var., C68 Group 3 Peter Green (completed play with 5-5)

35th Anniversary FECAP
Section B 5 John Boyd (completed play with 6-6)

Dobri Semov Memorial Elo
Elo 1900-2299 Group Vas Sladek (completed play with 1½-8½)

5th Marian Vinchev Memorial
D - Elo 2300-2399 Alex Barclay (completed play with 5½-4½)

Super Regionals (RoW Ch 2023 Prelims)
Preliminary 4 Parker Wieck (completed play with 5½-4½)

Super Regionals (RoW ch 2023 Semi-finals)
Semi-final 4 Marius Zubac (completed play 7-7)

 

21 January 2025

The following are ICCF events that CCCA members have recently started:

WS/M/69 Julien Bourgalt
WS/O/1693 Keenan O'Krane
WS/SIM/B/64 Sylvanus Mcleod
WS/CCM/B/36 Gordon Mcpherson
WS/MN/A/58 Martin Lemaire
WSTT/RD - Russian Defence, C42 Group 67 Keenan O'Krane

2nd Dimitar Karapchanski Memorial Elo 0-2750

Group 6 Sylvanus Mcleod
Group 4 Alex Barclay
Group 12 Vas Sladek
Group 13 Vas Sladek
Group 6 Peter Green

Swiss system - KO Tournament 2022 Round 3
Group 3 Eugen Demian
Group 10 Alex Barclay

Super Regionasl (RoW Championship Open Round)
Group 56 Claude Bourgoin

13 January 2025

The 2025 Canadian CC Championship (K81) officially gets underway on 15 January.

The participants are:

CCM Zubac, Marius (2442)
CCM Owens, Johnny (2360)
CCM Brault, Stephan (2331)
IM Barclay, Alex (2405)
CCM McLeod, Sylvanus (2385)
CCM Green, Peter (2317)
IM Sharpe, Sam (2399)
Carter, Maurice H. (2324)
IM Dubuc, Serge (2030)
McPherson, Gordon (2207)
CCE Boyd, John (2259)
CCE Giroux, Marc (2262)

K81 has an average rating of 2310.

Prizes ($270 pool): 1st-$135, 2nd-$80, 3rd-$55
Full Tie-Breaks to be applied for both cash prizes and title.
A positive score (> 50% of the possible points) is required for cash prizes.

cross-table

Good luck and enjoyable games!

10 Janaury 2025

Sylvanus Mcleod earns ICCF IM norm for his performance in 5th Marian Vinchev Memorial D1 Elo 2300-2399 Congratulations Sylvanus!

9 January 2025

Rating List posted (From ICCF Rating list 2025/1)

The following page has been updated:
Team Friendlies Index Page

8 January 2025

The 2023 Canadian CC Championship Final (KE-79) finally got underway on 24 December 2024.

This is the final stage of the 2023 Canadian Championship and the field is comprised of the top-3 finishers from each of the two (2) Semi-Final groups: KE-79-1 and KE-79-2

The participants are:
IM Alex Barclay (2392)
CCM Sylvanus Mcleod (2387)
CCM Marius Zubac (2475)
IM Sam Sharpe (2412)
Maurice Carter (2325)
Michael Hryniw (2046)

The average rating is 2340.
PRIZE POOL: 1st-$160, 2nd-$100, 3rd-$50

cross table

Good luck and enjoyable games!

Friday, 20 December 2024

Updated the CCCA Dues page with additional information. And post card supplies will no longer be available.

Thursday, 19 December 2024

Ryan Lackey earns ICCF CCM title for his perfomances in WZ - Correspondence Chess Expert/4 and WS/CCM/B/31. Congratulations Ryan!

Updated CCCA Titles & Candidate Master Points page

The following are ICCF events that CCCA members have recently started:

SIGC 55th Anniversary
Group 2 Sam Sharpe
Group 5 Vas Sladek
Group 4 Franco Manarin

Wednesday, 4 December 2024

The following are ICCF events that CCCA members have recently completed:

WCCC48PR 9 (IM Sam Sharpe) (completed play with 7-7)
WS/M/908 Julien Bourgalt (completed pay with 4½-5½)
WS/M/916 Ryan Lackey (completed play with 5-5)
WS/M/928 Julien Bourgalt (completed play with 4½-5½)
WS/M/929 Julien Bourgalt (completed play with 5-5)
WS/M/940 Julien Bourgalt (cimpleted play with 5-5)
WS/M/941 Julien Bourgalt (completed play with 5-5)
WS/M/946 Dan Friedman (completed play with 5-5)
WS/H/1000 Franco Manarin (completed play with 1½-4½)
WS/O/1598 Franco Manarin (completed play with 5½-½, 1st)
WS/O/1634 Franco Manarin (completed play with 4½-1½)
WS/O/1637 Franco Manarin (completed play with 3½-2½)
WS/SIM/B/40 Marius Zubac (completed play with 6-6)
WS/CCM/B/29 Parker Wieck (completed play with 7½-8½)
WS/SIM/B/42 Marius Zubac (completed play with 6-6)
WS/CCM/A/39 Peter Green (completed play with 6½-7½)
WS/MN/B/74 Martin Lemaire (completed play with 6-6)
WSTT/7/23 - Sicilian, Moscow Variation, B51 Group 3 Peter Green (completed play with 10½-3½)
WS/A/392 Franco Manarin (completed play with 5½-½

9th Web Chess Open Prelims:
Group 100 Alex Barclay (completed play with 4-2)
Group 39 Dan Friedman (completed play with 4-2)

Germany Candidate Masters 09 -A
Sam Sharpe (completed play with 7-7)

Dobri Semov Memorial Elo
Elo 2400-2499 Group Michel Boulanger completed play with 5-5)

5th Marian Vinchev Memorial
D - Elo 2300-2399 Sylvanus McLeod (completed play with 5-5)

I Friends of Caissa International Open Tournament
Section 37 Arthur Prystenski (completed play with 5-7)
Section 40 Vas Sladek (completed play with 5-7)

Super Regionals (RoW Ch 2023 Prelims)
Preliminary 8 Peter Green (completed play with 6-4)
Preliminary 7 Vas Sladek (completed play with 2½ 7½)
Preliminary 6 Ryan Lackey (completed play with 5-5)

Super Regionals (RoW ch 2023 Semi-finals)
Semi-final 1 Marius Zubac (completed play with 8-6, 1st)

Thursday, 21 November 2024

The following are ICCF events that CCCA members have recently started:

8th NATT (North Atlantic Team Tournament):
Board 1 CCM Marius Zubac
Board 2 IM Richard Labonté
Board 3 IM Sam Sharpe
Board 4 CCM Andrew Atkins
Board 5 IM Alex Barclay
Board 6 IM Valer-Eugen Demian
Board 7 CCM Stephan Brault
Board 8 CCM Peter Green

Team Captain: Ralph Marconi

24th ICCF World Cup Prelims
Group 15 Marius Zubac
Group 16 Marius Zubac
Group 17 Marius Zubac
Group 18 Marius Zubac
Group 67 Peter Green
Group 83 Marc Cazelais
Group 85 Alex Barclay
Group 93 Vas Sladek
Group 100 Vas Sladek
Group 89 Ralph Marconi

1. German Open
F - elo 1900-2149 Franco Manarin
G1 - elo 1000-1899 Marc Cazelais
G elo 1000-1899 Marc Cazelais
D - elo 2300-2399 Alex Barclay
D1 - elo 2300-2399 Alex Barclay

5th Interzonal Individual Tournament Semi-finals:
Group A Alex Barclay
Group B Alex Barclay

WS/GMN/B/13 Marius Zubac
WS/CCM/A/46 John Boyd
WS/MN/B/83 Martin Lemaire
WS/SIM/A/28 Andrew Atkins
WS/H/1020 Franco Manarin
WS/H/1021 Franco Manarin
WS/H/1022 Franco Manarin
WS/O/1676 Vas Sladek
WS/O/1677 Vas Sladek
WS/O/1678 Vas Sladek

Wednesday, 20, Novemb 2024

Michael Hyrniw earns ICCF CCE norm for his performance in Rudolf Kolesnikov Team Tournament SF1 - Board 4 Congratulations Michael!

Wednesday, 13 November 2024

Marius Zubuc earns ICCF IM norm for his performance in CAPEA 50th Annyversary - Open - Final Congratulations Marius!

Thursday, 24 October 2024

Rating List posted (From ICCF Rating list 2024/4)

Saturday, 12 October 2024

Canada vs. Cuba (start date 15/10/24)

The following page has been updated:
Team Friendlies Index Page

Friday, 4 October 2024

The following are ICCF events that CCCA members have recently completed:

WT/O/196 Marc Moisan (completed play with 2-4, 2nd)
WS/M/885 Julien Bourgalt (comnpleted play with 5-5)
WS/M/914 Martin Lemaire (competed play with 5½-4½)
WS/H/977 Ralph Marconi (completed play with 3½-2½)
WS/H/989 Franco Manarin (completed play with 3-3)
WS/H/994 Franco Manarin (completed play with 2-4)
WS/O/1603 Brandon Laughlin (completed play with 5½-½, 1st)
WS/O/1620 Franco Manarin (completed play with 3-3)
WS/SIM/B/40 Pierre Jean (completed play with 6-6)
WS/CCE/B/31 Martin Lemaire (completed play with 8-6)
WS/CCM/A/38 Martin Lemaire (completed play with 7-7)
WS/SIM/B/43 Alex Barclay (completed play with 5½-6½ )
WS/MN/B/78 Martin Lemaire (completed play with 6-6)
WS/A/401 Franco Manarin (completed play with 5½-½)
WS/A/406 Guillaume Durou (completed play with 5½-½)
WZ - Grand Master Norm/29 Marius Zubac (completed play with 6½-5½)

I Friends of Caissa International Open Tournament
Section 9 Alex Barclay (completed play with 5½-6½)
Section 3 Marius Zubac (completed play with 6-6)
Section 22 Peter Green (completed play with 6½-5½)
Section 3 Michel Boulanger (completed play with 6-6)

I CXEB International Open
Group 8 Marius Zubuc (completed play with 6-6)
Group 9 Marius Zubuc (completed play with 6-6)
Group 48 Claude Bourgoin (completed play with 1½-10½ )

Francois Riva Memorial Team Tournament - SF 1
Team Cross-table
Canada's Team:
Bd1 Peter Green (completed play with 6-6)
Bd2 Stephan Brault (completed play with 7-5)
Bd3 John Boyd (completed play with 6½-5½)
Bd4 Serge Dubuc (completed play with 4½-7½)
Bd5 Ed Thompson (completed play with 2-10)
Bd6 Ed Allenby (completed play with 2-10)

Team total: 28-44 (currently in 11th place)
Team Captain; IM Sam Sharpe

14th ICCF Veterans World Cup Prelims:
Group 40 Arthur Prystenski (completed play with 6-4. 4th)

Super Regional (RoW Championship 2023, Candidates' Tournament ct 1)
RoW/CA 1 Marius Zubacc (completed play with 9-9)

Super Regional (RoW Championship Open Round)
Group 38 Gordon McPherson (completed play with 4½-1½)

Super Regionals (RoW ch 2023 Semi-finals)
Semi-final 3 Sam Sharpe (completed play with 7-7)

IV Argentine Cup - 75° Anniversary - Semifinals
Group 6 Marius Zubac (completed play with 8½-7½)
Group 13 Marius Zubac (cmpleted play with 8½-7½)
Group 14 Marius Zubac (completed play with 8½-7½)
Group 15 Marius Zubac (completed play with 8½-7½)
Group 7 Vas Sladek (completed play with 5-11)

 

Thursday, 3 October 2024

The following Team Friendly cross-tables updated:
Canada vs. Latvia (completed: Canada: 13½ Latvia: 18½)
Canada vs. Sweden (completed: Canada: 18 Sweden: 22)

Canada vs. USA (start date 07/10/24)

The following page has been updated:
Team Friendlies Index Page

Sunday, 29 September 2024

The following are ICCF events that CCCA members have recently started:
WS/H/1018 Franco Manarin
WS/H/1019 Franco Manarin
WS/O/1667 Marc Cazelais
WS/CCE/A/44 Dan Friedman
WS/GMN/B/11 Marius Zubc
WSTT/GD - Grünfeld Defence, D80 Group 66 Peter Green

35th Anniversary FECAP
Section C 10 Claude Bourgoin
Section C 4 Franco Manarin
Section B 5 John Boyd
Section A 2 Marius Zubac
Section A 13 Alex Barclay
Section A 2 Michel Boulanger
Section A 1 Marius Zubac

Super Regionals (RoW ch. 2024 Semi-finals)
Semi-Final 1 Andrew Atkins
Semi-Final 8 Martin Lemaire
Semi-Final 7 Eugen Demian
Semi-Final 6 Andrew Atkins
Semi-Final 2 Alex Barclay

Monday, 9 September 2024

Ryan Lackey earns ICCF CCE title for his perfomances in WZ - Correspondence Chess Expert/4 and WS/CCM/B/31. Congratulations Ryan!

Updated CCCA Titles & Candidate Master Points page

Sunday, 18 August 2024

Pierre Jean earns ICCF IM title for his performances in ICCF Olympiad 22 Preliminaries - Section 3 Board 5 , WZ - Grand Master Norm/4 and ICCF Olympiad 23 Preliminaries - Section 5 Board 6 Congratulations Pierre!

Updated CCCA Titles & Candidate Master Points page

Saturday, 17 August 2024

D-82 (Challengers) 2024 event has been posted on the ICCF webserver.
For details go to the cross table page.

Monday, 29 July 2024

Rating List posted (From ICCF Rating list 2024-3)

Friday, 26 July 2024

The following are ICCF events that CCCA members have recently started:

Rudolf Kolesnikov Memorial Team Tournament - SF - 1
Team cross table
Canada's Team:
Bd1 Peter Green
Bd2 Michael Dufour
Bd3 Dan Friedman
Bd4 Micahel Hryniw
Bd5 Gordon McPherson
Bd6 Ed Allenby

Team Captain: IM Valer Eugen Demian

5th Marian Vinchev Memorial
G - Elo 1000-1899 Franco Manarin, Claude Bourgoin
D - Elo 2300-2399 Alex Barclay, Sylvanus McLeod
D1 - Elo 2300-2399 Alex Barclay, Sylvanus McLeod
B - Elo 2450-2499 Marius Zubac
B1 - Elo 2450-2499 Marius Zubac
E - Elo 2150-2299 Peter Green
C - Elo 2400-2449 Pierre Jean

9th Web Chess Open Prelims
Group 100 Alex Barclay
Group 39 Dan Friedman
Group 47 Claude Bourgoin

Super Regionasl (RoW Championship Open Round)
Group 44 Franco Manarin

WCCC48SF 1 (IM Pino Verde)
WS/O/1650 Franco Manarin
WS/O/1651 Franco Manarin
WS/O/1654 Franco Manarin
WS/O/1655 Franco Manarin
WS/GMN/B/10 Michel Boulanger
WS/MN/B/80 Martin Lemaire
WSTT/KID - King's Indian Defence, E97 Group 65 Peter Green
WSTT/RD - Russian Defence, C42 Group 64 Peter Green

Saturday, 20 July 2024

Martin Lemaire earns ICCF CCM Ttile for his performances in WS/CCM/A/38, WS/MN/B/74 and WS/CCE/B/31 Congratulations Martin!

Updated CCCA Titles & Candidate Master Points page

Saturday, 13 July 2024

The Challengers Tournament Announcement

The CHALLENGERS tournament makes its return and is the CCCA's third event on our 2024 calendar. D82-CHALLENGERS is open to all CCCA members, with the top three(3) finishers gaining free entry to the 2026 CCCA Championship K82. There is also a winner-take-all cash prize as an added bonus.  The CHALLENGERS will use the ICCF's triple-block time control to ensure that it will finish within a year in order to determine qualifiers to the associated K-event.

Start: September
Entry Deadline:  August 15
Entry fee: $15

Qualification: Open to all CCCA members.

Format: Up to 10 games, based upon the number of entries
2-6   - Double round-robin
7-11 - Single round-robin
12+ - Silli pairing system (10 games)

Time Control: Triple-Block to complete within a year (50 days + 1 Increment, Initial Bank 75 days)
Leave: None (standard for triple block time controls)

Prizes: (pool is 50% of entry fees)
1st = 100%, qualifies to K82 (Jan.2026)
2nd = qualifies to  K82 (Jan.2026)
3rd = qualifies to  K82 (Jan.2026)

Tie-Breaks: Full TBs to be applied to both cash prize and advancement.

* NOTES: A positive score (> 50% of the possible points) is required for both cash prize and qualification to the K-series.  As there can be up to three(3) free qualifications to the K-series (valued at $25 each), only a single cash prize will be awarded.

Go to: CCCA Tournament Calendar & Fees to view methods of entry fee payments.

Wednesday, 29 May 2024

The following are ICCF events that CCCA members have recently started:

WS/M/940 Julien Bourgalt
WS/M/941 Julien Bourgalt
WS/M/946 Dan Friedman
WS/M/950 Braden Laughlin
WS/H/1000 Franco Manarin
WS/O/1629 Gordon McPherson
WS/O/1634 Franco Manarin
WS/O/1637 Franco Manarin
WS/SIM/B/51 Alex Barclay
WS/MN/B/78 Martin Lemaire
WSTT/3/24 - Ruy Lopez, Exchange Var., C68 Group 3 Peter Green

Super Regionals (RoW Championship Open Round)
Group 38 Gordon McPherson

Tuesday, 28 May 2024

The following are ICCF events that CCCA members have recently completed

12th ICCF Veterans World Cup Finals:
Cross-table Michel Boulanger (completed play with 8-6)

14th ICCF Veterans World Cup Prelims:
Group 27 Ed Allenby (completed play wirh 1½-8½)

I Friends of Caissa International Open Tournament
Section 48 Claude Bourgoin (compeled play with 7-7)

Super Regionals (RoW ch 2023 Semi-finals)
Semi-final 5 Alex Barclay (completed play with 7-7)

IV Argentine Cup - 75° Anniversary - Semifinals
Group 3 Alex Barclay (completed play with 9-7)
Group 12 V. Eugen Demian (completed play with 8-8)

WCCC47SF 4 (IM Pino Verde) (completed play with 6-6)
WCCC47PR 9 (Jean-Pierre Fundaro) (cmpleted play with 6½-5½)
WCCC47PR 12 (Andrew Atkins) (completed play with 6½-5½)
WS/M/870 Julien Bourgalt (completed play with 5½-4½)
WS/M/894 Julien Bourgalt (completed play with 5-5)
WS/O/1583 Braden Laughlin (completed play with 5-1,1st)
WS/O/1607 Franco Manarin (completed play with 4-2)
WS/O/1609 Franco Manarin (completed play with 4-2)
WS/O/1619 Franco Manarin (completed play with 5-1)
WS/CCE/A/30 Parker Wieck (completed play with 7½-6½)
WS/MN/B/57 Marius Zubac (completed play with 6½-5½)
WS/CCM/B/24 Vas Sladek (completed play with 4-12.16th)
WS/SIM/B/39 Sam Sharpe (completed play wirh 6-6)
WS/CCM/A/35 Peter Green (completed play with 7-7)
WS/A/395 Franco Manarin (completed play with 5-1)
WS/A/400 Franco Manarin (completed play with 5½-½)
WS/A/402 Franco Manarin (completed play with 6-0)
WS/A/403 Franco Manarin (completed play with 6-0)

 

Wednesday, 24 April 2024

The 2024 Natiowide Open will officially start on 1 May 2024 with the following players.

1. IM Sharpe, Sam (2387)
2. IM Barclay, Alex (2381)
3. CCM Atkins, Andrew (2367)
4. CCM Owens, Johnny (2340)
5. CCE Boyd, John (2228)
6. Friedman, Dan (2123)
7. IM Dubuc, Serge (2042)
8. Brun, Jacques L. (1813)
9. Durou, Guillaume (1800)
10. Maley, Desmond (1680)
11. Allenby, Ed (1499)

The average rating is 2060.

Prizes ($150 pool):
1st : $75
2nd : $45
Top finisher from bottom half of start ratings : $30
*** Players 7-11 in crosstable (by rating) are eligible for this prize

Full Tiebreaks to be applied to both cash prizes and title.
Prizes will be paid out via PayPal or Interac eTransfer.
NOTE: A positive score is required for all prizes, except "Top finisher from bottom half of start ratings." Only one(1) cash prize per player.

Cross table at: O2024 CCCA Nationwide Open

Martin Lemaire earns ICCF CCE norm for his performance in WS/CCM/A/38 Congratulations Martin!

The following page updated: CCCA TOURNAMENT PAGE

Thursady, 28 March 2024

Parker Wieck earns ICCF CCE title for his perfomamces in WS/CCE/A/30 , WS/CCM/B/29 and WS/CCE/A/23 Congratulations Parker!

CCCA Titles & Candidate Master Points page updated.

Wednesday, 20 March 2024

The following Team Friendly cross-tables updated:
Canada vs. Crotia (completed: Canada 9½-10½ Croatia)
Canada vs. Latvia (ICCF on-line crosstable)
Canada vs. Sweden (ICCF on-line crosstable)

The following page has been updated:
Team Friendlies Index Page