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The Chess Federation of Canada or C.F.C. (French name: Fédération canadienne des échecs) is Canada's national chess organization. Formerly they were called the CCF but this was changed to avoid confusion with the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. The C.F.C. organizes tournaments and rates the players so all members can see how they compare in playing strength to the rest of Canada. The highest rated player in the country is currently Kevin Spraggett. A chess table is a table with a chessboard painted or engraved on it. ...
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups as well as the League for Social Reconstruction. ...
The C.F.C. publishes a bi-monthly magazine called Chess Canada Échecs. Its former title was En Passant. The magazine reports on the latest important tournaments in Canada, especially those with Grandmaster-strength players, including many game scores. The magazine also prints the top ratings of several age groups and top overall in Canada. Chess Canada Echecs also posts notices of upcoming tournaments across Canada. The five original grandmasters of chess, from left to right: Lasker (seated), Alekhine, Capablanca, Marshall, Tarrasch (seated) The title International Grandmaster is awarded to world-class chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. ...
The C.F.C. oversees numerous national events including the world-class Canadian Open, as well as events to determin individual champions. It also organizes and sends teams to the World Chess Olympiad every other year. The Chess Olympiad is a chess event which has been officially organised by FIDE since 1927 and takes place every second year. ...
Current Champions Canadian Champion: Pascal Charbonneau
Women's Champion: Dinara Khazieyva
Junior Champion: Shiyam Thavandiran
Junior Girl's Champion: Angel Xia
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