Posted by Ilia Bluvshtein on August 30, 2008, 9:38:28
Toronto ON

Dear chess friends, There will be a fundraising event in October in Toronto with the members of the Canadian Olympiad teams. The event will probably include lectures, simul, blitz tournament and a small banquet. The members of the Olympiad teams are enthusiastically behind the event. Natalia Khoudgarian, Yuanling Yuan, Hazel Smith, Irina Barron, Nikolay Noritsyn, Mark Bluvshtein, Igor Zugic, and Ron Livshits confirmed their participation. Pascal Charbonneau and Thomas Roussel-Roozmon support the vent morally but the cost of taking them to Toronto would be greater then benefit. (Pascal lives in New-York and Thomas lives in Montreal.) Gary Gladstone will be assisting with the event. More details to follow... Taking this opportunity, I would like to mention that all tournament organizers are encouraged to help raise funds for the Olympiad by having a blitz tournament, bug house tournament, auction or just a cup for donations. Ilia Bluvshtein, Olympiad co-coordinator. P.S. Please post this on New Chesstalk as currently I do not have access rights to post there.