Category Archives: North American Cup

Toronto wins 2012 North American Team Championship

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Toronto has won the North American and Canadian Team Championships – our first victory in this tournament since 2006. The tournament took place over Easter weekend in Richmond, BC. Zheng Ximing 郑熙明, a three time Toronto champion, won the 1st … Continue reading

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Chinese grandmasters to return to Canada

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Terrific news for Canadian Xiangqi! Prime Minister Harper’s exposure to Chinese chess in Beijing will lead to the logical follow-up: The great Chinese grandmasters are returning to Canada. Two teams of Chinese Xiangqi grandmasters will be visiting Canada in April … Continue reading

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XiMing Zheng takes second place for Toronto in North American championships

Toronto could do no better than seventh in the team results of the Fourth North American XiangQi Championships, but four-time Toronto champion Zheng XiMing salvaged our pride by finishing second in the individual standings. Continue reading

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Vancouver wins North American championship, Toronto ninth

Congratulations to Vancouver, winner of the 2010 North American championships held this weekend in Chicago. Second place went to Houston and third to New York. Toronto finished ninth. The individual champion is Hu YuShan of Houston, who edged out Yue YouKe … Continue reading

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