2011 July TNT has been rated by the CFC

See the crosstable  here

Congratulation to the following who achieved new peak ratings:

Christopher Delos Santos 1823 (provisional based on 4 games)
Theo Wolchock 1683
Alex Iomdina 1410
Bruce Leaden 1502 (provisional based on 15 games)
Cody Baron 1327 (provisional based on 23 games)
Leah Schwartz 1343 (provisional based on 7 games)

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - Saturday, July 16, 20111

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to Mate in 2 moves (Banny)

Manitobans at the Canadian Open

Round 1 report: NIL
Round 2 report: NIL
Rounds 3-9:  Rinse and repeat

Did I miss anyone ?  Is this the first Canadian Open in history without a Manitoban playing ?

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - July 2, 2011

from the Winnipeg Free Press

 White to mate in 2 (Paros)

This is a relatively easy one. Young master Kevin Li had it all figured out after glancing at it for 10 seconds.