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August 2010
Join Us at Mama's Jamaican Kitchen for a Chess ShowAn evening to remember!
Little Chess Mates, once again, moving in the right direction to promote chess for adults and children with International chess sensation Artiom Samksonkin.
Canada's nice guy, Artiom is now Little Chess Mates' in-house chess master. His ability to play blindfold chess, 75-board simuls, and great personality is the greatest inspiration to everyone across our nation. Come meet Artiom on Thursday September 9, 2010 at 7:00pm at Mama's Jamaican Kitchen in Brampton, Ont Canada as he marvels you in some of the best chess you will ever see. Tickets to this chess show are as low as $5 as he demonstrates this God-given memory ability. Don't delay to see such a show since very few have the talent to do so - a true spectacular chess event. It will be an evening to remember!
Chess Simul
An amazing demonstration where Artiom will play everyone in the Kitchen at once including Brampton's Chess Champion Devon Thomas. *Blindfolded.*
Devon Thomas is not only a champion chess player in Brampton but has beaten masters in chess with elo ratings of 2300. An event you don't want to miss.
Blindfold Chess Show
An amazing demonstration where Artiom will challenge multiple players without looking at the chess boards! Very few chess players in Canada are able to do this. Players could record their games using notation and can keep the signed score sheet at the end of the show. A collectable souvenir for any chess fan.
Parents children and chess fans, come challenge him on the chess board for as low as $10 and $20 for a Blindfold show and a chance to win some great prizes as he trains to represent Canada this September. As he plays he will be giving out chess prizes for the best played lines in his simul, the best opening repertoire, the best end game he has endured, and the most tactful player he has played. Children - can you imagine if you win a free 1-year membership to Little Chess Mates with lessons from Artiom himself given to the winner of his simul (valued at over $500).
Proceeds from this event will also help Artiom to further train and stay on Canada's elite team of chess players and put Canada on the chess map as a leader in children's chess education.
Artiom has witnessed and claims that Mario Adragna is one the best beginner's children's chess instructors. Mario will be facilitating a chess tournament exclusively for the Active chess player, CXR rated. All CFC members are welcome to be rated for a free one year subscribtion to CXR. See Tournament link for details. Players- don't miss this one-day event as you will witness masters play and conquer the chess board.
The SPIRIT of chess is now alive and in motion at Little Chess Mates. Come support, witness, and have fun with International Master Artiom at one of our chess club exclusively for children.
Wait.... there is more... our Woodbridge club is call for chess players. Artiom will be playing at this adult, juniors and children chess club regularly for all that want to play with him. Regular Swiss Tournaments starting every last Friday of the month, 7:30 p.m. This club will be Toronto's masters chess club with checkmate style. A true test of a chess playing will be shown.
Chess is FUN!
"Chess like a book, used as an educational tool has the power to make a child smarter"©
August 2010
Welcome to our newest location in Woodbridge!
Where: Woodbridge United Church
8090 Kipling Ave
Kipling and Hwy7When: Every last Friday of the month, 7:30 p.m.- 10:00 pm
Fridays August 27
then per the schedule is below:
September 10
October 8
November 12
December 10 and 24
January 7
February 4 and 18
March 11
April 8
May 13
June 10
July 8
Aug 12
Who: Adults and children **no prior chess knowledge required**Note: Ongoing registration. Register by email to secure a spot. Annual Membership required.
Brush up on your chess knowledge and get into the chess mindset.
July 2010
Here we grow again....Welcome Artiom Samsonkin!
Little Chess Mates, once again, moving in the right direction to promote chess for children with International chess sensation Artiom Samksonkin.
Canada's nice guy, Artiom is now Little Chess Mates' in-house chess master. His ability to play blindfold chess, 100-board simuls, and great personality is the greatest inspiration to children across our nation. Come meet Artiom on Saturdays as he marvels you in some of the best chess you will ever see. Tickets to this chess show are as low as $10 as he demonstrates this God-given memory ability. Don't delay to see such a show since very few have the talent to do so - a true spectacular chess event.
Parents and children, come challenge him on the chess board for $25 and a chance to win some great prizes as he trains to represent Canada this September. As he plays he will be giving out chess prizes for the best played lines in his simul, the best opening repertoire, the best end game he has endured, and the most tactful player he has played. Children - can you imagine if you win a free 1-year membership to Little Chess Mates with lessons from Artiom himself given to the winner of his simul (valued at over $500).
Proceeds from this event will also help Artiom to further train and stay on Canada's elite team of chess players and put Canada on the chess map as a leader in children's chess education.
Artiom has witnessed and claims that Mario Adragna is one the best beginner's children's chess instructors. Mario will be facilitating a chess tournament exclusively for children, CXR rated. All CFC members are welcome. See Tournament link for details. Parents - don't miss this one-day event as you witness your children play and conquer the chess board.
The SPIRIT of chess is now alive and in motion at Little Chess Mates. Come support, witness, and have fun with International Master Artiom at our chess club exclusively for children.
Wait.... there is more.. we have disc jockey Chess John providing some interesting chess beats as the children play chess piece potato, an amazing chess game to liven up any party. Rules are simple - but can the children control their excitement as they play. A true test of a chess player will be shown.
Chess is FUN!
"Chess like a book, used as an educational tool has the power to make a child smarter"©
June 2010 (Testimonial) David Ho -President of Ajax Chess Club
We had a guest chess expert (Mario Adragna) come into our Ajax Chess
Club tonight from "Little Chess Mates". He was gracious enough to
perform a chess Simul for us. A chess simul is where one person takes
on the whole floor playing each seperate player on their board one
after another. Mario was able to win all his matches rather easily
and then gave us pointers as to where we could improve.Mario is also the supplier that our club has purchased our chess
boards. Not only did he deliver our 6 new tournament weighted chess
sets but he cleaned us all off of them. Oouch!Thank you Mario for your interest and taking the time out of your busy
schedule to see the development of our community chess club. I'm sure
there will be future opportunities to invite Mario back for more
pointers.--
"There have been many Chessmasters but none
have become the Master of Chess" - Seigbert Tarraschofficial website www.ajaxchessclub.com
Chess makes kids smarter. It is a proven fact.
Giant Chess Piece - Black King Stolen! This piece was displayed as a prop at the Maplecrest Private School at 24 Roytec Road in Woodbridge. If you have any information that will lead to the recovery of this item, please email me as soon as possible. It is really unfortunate that children of the Woodbridge community can't enjoy playing with the entire large chess set because this piece is missing. To the person that took it, you have taken from the children's enjoyment of chess! Return it to the school and it will be picked up from there. You can remain annonymous.
"Chess like a book, used as an educational tool has the power to make a child smarter" Mario Adragna.
"Chess like love, like music has the power to make people happy"
Dr. Seigbert Tarrasch"Nowadays, when you 're not a grandmaster at 14, you can forget about it"
Anand Viswanathan"Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is capable of having an evil though during a game"
Wilhelm Steinitz"All I want to do, ever is to play chess"
Bobby Fischer, Harper's Magazine, 1962
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