U16 Olympiad Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia August 19 to 29

[Vladimir Drkulec]

http://wyco2015.mongolchess.mn/

Details of the 2015 Under 16 Olympiad are now available. Last year in Hungary Canada fielded three teams. We already have several expressions of interest. Teams consist of five players one of which must be a girl or young woman.

http://wyco2015.mongolchess.mn/entrants.php

[Vladimir Drkulec]

The Canadian team has arrived. Play starts tomorrow. The time zone difference is 11 hours I believe. The Canadian roster hasn't made it to the website yet.

http://wyco2015.mongolchess.mn/entrants.php

The Canadian Team is:


Zongyang Yu 2323 Montreal
Diwen Shi 2241 Calgary
Yinshi Li 2213 North York
Joey Zhong 2212 Toronto
Rachel Tao 1788 Windsor

[Vladimir Drkulec]

Canada defeated the U.S. by a score of 4-0 in the first round of the U16 Olympiad. In the second round we get the much tougher Belarus ranked 5th overall. Canada is ranked number 12 on the wall chart.

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr184452.aspx?lan=1&art=20&wi=821&snr=12