The 2021 AB Junior Championships had two parts. The first was the Closed Championship and it took place on the weekend of November 6-7. It consisted of a 6 player Round-Robin featuring some of the strongest juniors in Alberta. Those included: Paris Dorn, Mark Ivanescu, Anand Rishi Chandra, Hemant Srinivasan, Maxim Vasic and Jinghui Bai. Paris Dorn from Edmonton emerged as the winner with 4\/5 and earned ACA sponsored funding for a trip to Canadian Junior in 2022. See full standings at: https:\/\/www.chess.ca\/en\/ratings\/t\/?id=202111007&p=172448<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second portion was Open and under 1300 sections which this year took place online on December 19th. The following players won prizes: Open section: Matthew Ivanescu (1st, Edmonton), Mark Ivanescu(2nd, Edmonton), Jonathan Wu (3rd, Calgary). Top girl: Erin Zhao (Fort McMurray), Top under 1600: Jason Pan (1st, Edmonton) Eric Jin (2nd, Calgary). Crosstable: https:\/\/www.chess.ca\/en\/ratings\/t\/?id=202112039&p=172448 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the under 1300 section: Hasya Patel (1st, Fort McMurray), Matthew Sylvestre (2nd, Fort Chipewyan) Matt Fu (3rd, Calgary). Top girl: Allison Chan (Calgary). Top under 1000: Linus Jin (1st, Calgary), William Waller (2nd, Calgary). Crosstable: https:\/\/www.chess.ca\/en\/ratings\/t\/?id=202112040&p=167994<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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