2012 Goddesschess Canadian Women's Chess Championship

The 2012 Goddessschess Canadian Women's Chess Championship starts August 4th! 

The playing venue is the Olympic Stadium Regroupment Loisir Quebec,4, 545 Pierre-de-Coubertin, Montréal. 

Schedule :
Saturday, 3:30 pm, opening ceremony
Rd 1: Saturday, 4pm
Rd 2: Sunday, 10 am
Rd 3: Sunday, 4 pm
Rd 4: Monday, 4 pm
Rd 5: Tuesday, 4 pm
Rd 6: Wednesday, 4 pm
Rd 7: Thursday, 4 pm
Rd 8: Friday, 4 pm
Rd 9: Saturday, 1 pm
Playoffs and closing ceremony: as soon as possible after round 9.

Guaranteed prize fund:1- Travel to the Women’s world championship in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia (1000$) + 200$
2- 150$
3- 100$
100$ added to the prize fund for each player over 12 (66% 2nd prize, 33% 3rd prize). Free accommodation for 2011 Women’s champion.

Time Control: 40/90, G/30 + 30 seconds from move one.

Here are the final standings of the 2011 Canadian Women's Chess Championship (from Wikipedia):

CAN-ch (Women) Toronto 2011

	Player	Rating	Points
1	Natalia Khoudgarian (CAN)	2468	5½
2	Iulia Lacau-Rodean (CAN)	2426	4½
3	Yelizaveta Orlova (CAN)	2321	4
4	Jackie Peng (CAN)	2353	3½
5	Chang Yun (CAN)	2288	3½
6	Jiaxin Liu (CAN)	2211	3½
7	Daniela Belc (CAN)	2218	3
8	Qiyu Zhou (CAN)	2322	3
9	Rebecca Giblon (CAN)	2145	3
10	Melissa Lee (CAN)	2309	3
11	Myriam Roy (CAN)	2217	2½
12	Olya Chichkina (CAN)	2231	2½
13	Melissa Giblon (CAN)	2249	2½
14	Jessica Danti (CAN)	2139	2
15	Rachel Tao (CAN)	2127	1
16	Taylor Zhang (CAN)	2160	0

You will recognize many of these names among the players registered for the 2012 Goddesschess Champiuonship. 

Here are bios of the players -- on some players there is not much information available on the internet (at least, I could not easily locate it!)

This promises to be a very exciting Championship, and I can't wait for play to start!  I love the mix of experience and youth, although even the youngest players have been tested in various championship settings!  I am impressed.  This is NOT a Swiss tournament, it's a round-robin -- all play all. 

WIM Natalia Khoudgarian (2278 CFC)(2158 FIDE)
Current Canadian Women's Champion, born 1975 in Moscow, Russia.  Married and has two daughters. 
Bio information at Wikipedia 
Some of her games (at Chess Games.com)
FIDE Chess Profile
Profile at Chess Federation of Canada
More biographical information (source of photo, below)
Natalia won the 2007 Canadian Women's Chess Championship

WIM Natalia Khoudgarian

Jackie Peng (2121 CFC)(1998 FIDE)
In 8th grade and 14 (at the time of the article from which the photo, below, was taken)
Some of her games (at Chess Games.com)
FIDE Chess Profile
Profile at Chess Federation of Canada
Jackie Peng, 14, becomes second youngest player ever on Canada’s national chess team
July 12, 2012
Jackie Peng Will Represent Canada Proudly, May 29, 2012

Jackie Peng

Myriam Roy (2093 FQE)(1979 CFC)(1951 FIDE)
Born 1995 (Age 17)
Bio
Some of her games (at Chess Games.com); also at 365 Chess.com
FIDE Chess Profile
Recent Tournaments at Chess Federation of Canada
Some information available at David Cohen's Canadian Chess Biographies 

Myriam Roy (2093 FQE)(right), with WGM Alina L'Ami at the 2011
City of Montreal Open Chess Championships, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Lali Agbabshvili (2018 CFC)(1952 FIDE)
FIDE Chess Profile
Recent Tournaments at Chess Federation of Canada


Chang Yun (1988 FQE)(1873 CFC)(1886 FIDE)
Born 1996 (Age 16)
Some of her Games (at Chess Tempo.com)
FIDE Chess Profile
Recent Tournaments at Chess Federation of Canada

Chang Yun, Canadian player at
 2011 FIDE World Youth Chess Championships
(Girls U-16)

Qiyu Zhou (1953 CFC)(1813 FIDE)
Born 2000 (Age 12)
Some of her Games (at Chess Games.com); also at 365 Chess.com
FIDE Chess Profile
Recent Tournaments at Chess Federation of Canada

Zhou Qiyu 2011 World Youth Chess Championship, U-12

Natasa Serbanescu (1869 CFC)(1824 FIDE)
Some of her Games (at Chess Games.com); also at Chess 365.com
FIDE Chess Profile
Recent tournaments at Chess Federation of Canada
Natasa played in the 2007 Canadian Women's Chess Championship

WCM Jiaxin (Dora) Liu (1722 CFC)(1669 FIDE)
born 2001 (Age 11)
Bio
Some of her Games (at Chess Tempo.com)
A few games at Chess Games.com
FIDE Chess Profile
Recent tournaments at Chess Federation of Canada
Liu Jiaxin (Dora) finished first in her group (G 5) at the 2012 Ontario Girls' Chess Championship

Photo from FIDE profile

From the 2010 Canadian Open, courtesy of  GM Kevin Spraggett's blog

Indy Ma (1698 FQE) (1490 CFC)
Born 1996 (Age 16)
Recent tournaments at Chess Federation of Canada

Ling Yun Shi (1633 FQE)
Ling Yun Shi is in 6th grade (per the 2012 Canadian Chess Challenge) and so I estimate she is 11 or Born 1999 (Age 12)
Recent tournaments at Chess Federation of Canada
Recent tournaments at Quebec Chess Federation (Federation Quebecoise des echecs)