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Posted by Larry Bevand on May 18, 2009, 9:12 pm
Message modified by board administrator May 18, 2009, 9:29 pm
Round 3 was the first turning point of the event when B.C. upset Ontario. All of a sudden, this event which Ontario has dominated for the last 15 years, was open to B.C. and Quebec.
Round 5 saw Quebec play B.C. That resulted in a clear win for Quebec and they then went on to the 6th round as the only undefeated team...but they still had Ontario to face in the last round.
Going into the last round, Quebec was up 5 game points so they only needed 3.5 out of 12 to tie with Ontario and 4 points would win the championship. In otherwords, they could lose to Ontario and still win the tournament. The match between the two was intense. Ontario scored the first point in grade 2...then they chalked up a 2nd point and then...a third...yikes...Ontario 3 Quebec 0...would Ontario pull this off for the 12th consecutive year?
Quebec came back....and when I looked up at the scoreboard...they had won the event...as the score against Ontario was now 5.5 - 5.5...with 1 game to go. It was grade 12. Ling Feng Ye would have to win his game in order for Quebec to beat Ontario...something this young man been dreaming about for years.....he came through in the crunch and Quebec defeated Ontario by the closest of scores...6.5 - 5.5.
B.C. lost to Alberta in the last round by the score of 6.5 - 5.5 which forced them to settle for third place.
IT WAS A TOTALLY EXCITING EVENT!
Quebec has been working hard to recapture the crown. Cudos to the team Captain FIDE Master Lefong Hua. He was Canadian Champion in Grade 1. Today as the Quebec Team Captain he spends many hours with promising young players to improve the results of the the Quebec team. Today was a glorious day for him and his team.
A special thanks to former Chess Challenge participant and champion, Grandmaster Mark Bluvshtein who showed up for the last round. He gave out the trophies and made a very nice speech.
Thanks Mark for being such a class act. If all Chess Challenge participants turn out like you and Lefong, Canada will have much to be proud of!
Larry Bevand
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