2018 Costales Memorial has been rated by the CFC

 The CFC has rated the 2018 March TNT (Costales Memorial)

http://chess.ca/crosstable?tournament_check_number=201803097

Congratulations to the following who achieved peak new established ratings:

Harshani Konara  1948
Darren Flynn  1368
Aibike Myrzaibraimova 1470

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - March 24, 2018

from the Winnipeg Free Press

Mate in 2 (Loyd)
1.Qa1

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - March 10, 2018

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to move and mate in 2 (Loyd)
1. Bf3

Aron Kaptsan 1929- 2018

Aron Kaptsan, many time Manitoba Champion, passed away February 17 after a brief illness. His family has indicated that there will be no service. The Manitoba Chess Association will be preparing an appropriate tribute.

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - February 24, 2018

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2 (Loyd)

2018 February TNT has been rated by the CFC

See the crosstable here:

http://chess.ca/crosstable?tournament_check_number=201802108&key=180228

Aelekh Patel now has an established rating:  1628

2018 South Saskatchewan tournament sections have been rated by the CFC

Congratulations to the following who achieved new peak established ratings:

Gustav Baron  2216
Isaac Wiebe 2280
Ethan Eckert 1607

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - February 10, 2018

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2 (Loyd)
1.Kg8

The Uniter profiles James Currie

http://uniter.ca/view/profile-james-currie