Women’s Simultaneous Exhibition

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On March 10th, 2023, the Hart House Chess Club will host a simultaneous exhibition featuring the 3 strongest female chess players at U of T. The tournament occurs 2 days after International Women’s Day on March 8th 2023 and aims to highlight the incredible strength of women’s chess at U of T. The simul is open to all, with female chess players and young girls are highly encouraged to play! Beginners and unrated players are also encouraged to participate!

FORMAT AND EVENT DETAILS

  • WHEN: Friday, March 10th, 7pm.
  • WHERE: Hart House (7 Hart House Cir, Toronto) – East Common Room
  • WHAT: Simultaneous exhibition featuring the 3 strongest women’s chess players at U of T.
  • WHO: WIM Yunshan Li, WFM Cindy Qiao, Isabelle Wang
  • FORMAT: The simul will be a 3-person simul, with simul players alternating moves between all boards. The exhibitors will play with white pieces from move one. No clocks will be used. Two “passes” allowed.
  • ENTRY FEE: FREE for members, by donation for all public/non-members.
  • REGISTRATION: In-person starting at 4:00 pm in the Reading Room during Casual Play. Women can email us at hhchess@studentorg.utoronto.ca to reserve their spot.
  • SPECIAL PRIZES: HHCC t-shirt for last board and any wins.
  • RATING CAP: 2000 CFC
  • MAXIMUM CAPACITY: 20 players
  • ORGANIZER: Hart House Chess Club
  • NOTE: chess sets and boards provided

Player bios

WIM Yunshan li

Women’s International Master Yunshan Li is a 2nd year Psychology & Anthropology student. She plays for the U of T’s Varsity Chess Team and most recently competed for the Hart House Chess Club at the 2023 PanAms in Seattle, 2023 Kasparov Chess Foundation Cup Team, 2023 Canadian University Chess Championships in Ottawa, and the 2023 Greater Toronto Chess League hosted at Hart House. She also recently competed at the 2023 Hart House Reading Week Open, finished tied 3rd in the Crown section.

Yunshan’s current CFC rating is 2407.

WFM Cindy Qiao

Women’s FIDE Master Cindy Qiao is a 2nd year Computer Science student. She plays on U of T’s Varsity Chess Team and obtained her WFM title. She has competed in the World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad in India. This year, Cindy has competed for the Hart House Chess Club at the 2023 PanAms in Seattle, 2023 Canadian University Chess Championships in Ottawa, and the 2023 Kasparov Chess Foundation Cup Team. Cindy also recently finished tied 5th at the 2023 Hart House Reading Week U2200.

Cindy’s current CFC rating is 2073.

Isabelle Wang

Isabelle Wang is a 2nd year Life Science student. Isabelle most recently competed in the 2023 Canadian University Chess Championships scoring a perfect 5/5. She also played at the 2023 Reading Week Open and went 5/6 for second place in U1900. In Canada, she has played a total of 11 rated CFC games and recorded wins in 10/11 of the games. Isabelle has played competitive chess in China, most notably finishing 10th at the 2019 National Junior Chess Championship Female First Division.

Isabelle’s current CFC rating is 1925.

Photo credits: Alayna Jang, Michael Hsu