Some of our students participated in the CMA Grand Prix on November 25. Ezekiel Paule came tied first in U8! Bradley Tseng and Albert Luo tied in a 5-way first with 4.5 out of 5 in Under 10. Jeffrey Zhao came second in U12. Angus Zhang and Andrew Gulec scored 4 out of 5. All our students score 3.5 or more… Adrian D’Souza, Brendan Chan, Sean Gao, Wilfred Chan and Octavius Zhang.
Arnav is another Seneca Hill Chess Scholarship recipient that represents Canada to World Cadets Chess Championship. Wish you a wonderful tournament and fruitful trip!
Seneca Hill Chess is happy to present Jeffrey $100 scholarship for now. We will do a fundraising event for Jeffrey when he comes back and we are looking forward to hearing his World Cadets Chess Championship experience!
Hi My name is Jeffrey. I started learning chess at the Seneca Hill Chess Club when I was six years old and learned there ever since. In the Seneca Hill Chess Club, I got an opportunity to improve my chess skill through chess lessons, games, and tournaments. During these years, I have learned a lot and improved a lot. I would like to thank Corinna and coaches at Seneca Hill Chess Club for helping me get to where I am today.
I love chess. Chess has become an important part of my life and also positively benefited my life. Chess has trained my mind and increased my concentration level. I have also made a lot of new friends through chess.
As a chess player, I am very excited to get the opportunity to represent Canada at the World Cadets Chess Championships (WCCC). To prepare for this event, I spend lots of time on chess everyday, analysing games, solving puzzles and practicing openings. In the WCCC, I will get a chance to play against some of the world’s strongest U12 chess players and learn something from them. The competitions in WCCC will be tough, but I will keep a smile on my face even I lose because I know that I will learn from my game. I will do my best to get a good result.
This year’s WCCC is my first international chess event, I certainly hope it won’t be my last one!
In supporting to CMA Excellence in Chess Program, Seneca Hill Chess is giving $1500~ in bursaries to Seneca Hill Chess Program students.
| Grades | Player of the Year nominated by SHC* | 3 Highest CMA rating in SHC program** | Female Player of the Year nominated by SHC* |
| K-3 | $50 each | $50 each | $50 |
| 4-6 | $80 each | $80 each | $80 |
| 7-12 | $120 each | $120 each | $120 |
*We will nominate 2 of our students for “Player of the Year” and 1 of our female students for “Female Player of the Year” in each age group. You will either get the bursaries from CMA or from Seneca Hill Chess.
**Highest rated player of each age group get either CMA or SHC bursaries.
**Highest rated as of June 30, 2019
~estimated total
We will use CMA’s rules and regulations.
Exceptions or additions:
Seneca Hill Chess reserves all the rights for final explanation.
Ryan Zhong in Seneca Hill Public School
Ryan joined the Seneca Hill Chess program in February 2018. His rating has been skyrocketed right from the beginning in the past 9 months. He is presently nationally rated number one in Grade 2 by CMA. Congrats to Ryan and all the teachers who have taught this talented student!
CM Max Chen is in grade 6, the youngest grade in Zion Heights Middle School. Although the youngest, he is the role model of the others in the school chess program run by Seneca Hill Chess. Seneca Hill Chess is happy to present Max $100 scholarship for now. We will do a fundraising event for Max when he comes back and we are looking forward to hearing his World Cadets Chess Championship experience.
Max is playing JZ in the school chess program.
Greater Toronto Junior Chess Championship 2019 – GP3
for juniors born after January 1, 1999, with current CFC membership
Where: St. Timothy Catholic School, 25 Rochelle Crescent, North York, ON M2J 1Y3
Date: Saturday March 16 to Sunday March 17 Read the rest of this entry »
Canadian Youth Chess Championship qualifier
2019 NYYCC – CYCC qualifier 2 – GP5
Location: St. Timothy Catholic School, 25 Rochelle Crescent, North York, ON M2J 1Y3 Map
Dates:
For #1 Saturday, April 13, 2019 <<Please click
#2 Saturday, May 18, 2019
Register for both tournaments together, get a free T-shirt.
These two NYYCC are Seneca Hill Grand Prix events. Grand Prix details here.
Sections:
Under 8, U10, U12, U14, U16, U18 Open and Girls
Sections with fewer than 12 players may be combined at the TD’s discretion.
Play up is allowed. Girls can choose to play in open or girl section if any.
Age: as of January 1, 2019. Read the rest of this entry »
