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Mar ICCF events completed by our members
2026-03-15
Recently completed ICCF events and our CCCA members’ results:
WCCC49PR 6 CCM Sylvanus Mcleod (completed play with 7-7, 14 draws)
WCCC49PR 8 IM Sam Sharpe (completed play with 7.5-6.5, 1 win, 13 draws)
WS/CCM/A/52 CCE John Boyd (completed play with 7-7, 12 draws)
WS/MN/A/63 CCM Martin Lemaire (completed play with 6.5-5.5, 1 win, 11 draws)
WS/H/1035 CCE Vas Sladek (completed play with 4-2, 2 wins, 4 draws)
WS/O/1721 Franco Manarin (completed play with 5.5-0.5, 5 wins, 1 draw)
WS/O/1746 Franco Manarin (completed play with 5-1, 4 wins 2 draws)
10th Web Chess Open Prelims:
Group 67 SIM Alex Barclay (completed play with 3.5-2.5, 1 win, 5 draws)
Oleksandr Vaisman Memorial
Group C CCM Sylvanus McLeod (completed play with 5-5, 10 draws)
First England International Triple Block Open
Group 1 IM Marius Zubac (completed play with 6-6, 12 draws)
II CXEB International Open
Group 8 CCE John Boyd (completed play with 6-6, 12 draws)
2nd Dobri Semov Memorial Open 0-2750
Group F CCM Martin Lemaire (completed play with 5-5, 10 draws)
2nd German Open elo 0-2750
Group 4 IM Marius Zubac (completed play with 5-5, 10 draws)
Group 7 CCM Martin Lemaire (completed play with 5-5, 10 draws)
Carribbean Tropical Sun 2025 – D
Group 3 CCE Vas Sladek (completed play with 8.5-3.5, 5 wins, 7 draws)
2nd Dimitar Karapchanski Memorial Elo 0-2750
Group 12 CCE Vas Sladek (completed play with 8-2, 7 wins, 2 draws)
5th Marian Vinchev Memorial
B1 – Elo 2450-2499 IM Marius Zubac (completed play with 5-5, 10 draws)
2026 CCCA AGM
2026-02-22
Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place online today. The minutes of it will be published in the next issue of CHECK!
Highlights:
- Your new Executive consists of the following members:
President: Valer Eugen Demian
Vice-President: Ralph Marconi
Treasurer: Sam Sharpe
Secretary: Valer Eugen Demian
Tournaments Coordinator: Sam Sharpe
Executive at large: Dan Friedman - Last year saw our operating revenue in the black for the first time in several years. A large Thank You to all who have made donations supporting the CCCA.
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The website will be updated shortly to reflect the changes. If you want to find out more about our organization or if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Feb ICCF events completed by our members
2026-02-15
Recently completed ICCF events and our CCCA members’ results:
WS/GMN/B/11 IM Marius Zubac (completed play with 6-6: 12 draws)
WS/O/1744 Franco Manarin (completed play with 3-3: 2 wins, 2 draws, 2 loses)
WS/O/1744 Martin Longre (completed play with 1½-4½: 1 win, 1 draw, 4 loses)
II CXEB International Open – Group 6 SIM Alex Barclay (completed play with 6-6: 12 draws)
2nd German Open elo 0-2750 – Group 5 IM Sam Sharpe (completed play with 5-5: 10 draws)
2nd German Open elo 0-2750 – Group 7 CCM Peter Green (completed with 5-5: 10 draws)
SIGC 55th Anniversary – Group 5 CCE Vas Sladek (completed play with 8-2: 7 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss)
Rudolf Kolesnikov Memorial Team Tournament (Semi-finals)
This is the 7th ICCF team event for players rated under 2300. It’s being played in memory of IM, IA (FIDE; ICCF) Rudolf Kolesnikov (1938-2023) from Ukraine.
The semi-finals officially got underway on July 1st, 2024. In order to view all the sections on-line go to https://www.iccf.com/tables, click on Memorial Team Semi-finals, and then click on the appropriate links.
Canada finished in 5th place in section 1, with a team score of 33.5/72. Final cross-table standings. Our players’ results:
Board 1: CCM Peter Green – score: 6/12 (12 draws)
Board 2: CCM Michael Dufour – score: 6/12 (12 draws)
Board 3: CCM Dan Friedman – score: 6.5/12 (1 win; 11 draws), CCE + CCM norms
Board 4: Michael Hyrniw – score: 6/12 (12 draws), CCE norm
Board 5: CCM Gordon McPherson: 7/12 (2 win; 10 draws), CCE + CCM norms
Board 6: Ed Allenby – score: 2/12 (2 wins, 10 losses)
Team captain: IM Valer-Eugen Demian
KE79 (2023) New Canadian Champions
2026-01-21
KE79 Canadian Championships (CCCA) Final 2023 has ended today.
Congratulations to the new Co-Champions IM Marius Zubac and CCM Sylvanus McLeod! They shared the amount of $260 that represents the portion of the prize fund allocated for the top 2 places.
We also have a tie for the 3rd place between IM Sam Sharpe, IM Alex Barclay, and Michael Hryniw. They shared the remaining $50 allocated for the 3rd place.
Dan Friedman earns ICCF CCM title
2026-01-17
The ICCF Qualifications Commissioner has confirmed the award of the ICCF Correspondence Chess Master (CCM) title to Dan Friedman. Congratulations!