Melissa Giblon
| Melissa Giblon | |
|---|---|
 Giblon at the World Youth Chess Championships in Brazil, 2012 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Born | August 13, 1999 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| FIDE rating | 1555 (December 2012) |
| Peak rating | 1586 (January 2012) |
Melissa Giblon is a Canadian chess player who holds the position of two-time national champion in the Canadian Youth Chess Championships.[1] She represented Canada five times within six years at the WYCC (World Youth Chess Championships). In addition, Giblon is a successful debater, and was crowned top speaker of the McGill Central Novice Championships.[2] She is also known for sponsoring Syrian refugees within the York region.[3]
Canadian Youth Chess Championship
[edit]Giblon has ranked two years as first place in the CYCC, first in 2009 in the U10 category, in 2011 in the U12 category, and then as a top-3 finisher four years in a row from 2009 to 2012.
World Youth Chess Championships
[edit]Giblon has represented Canada for five years at the WYCC, during 2007, 2009,[4] 2010, 2011, and 2012 respectively.
Ontario Youth Chess Championship
[edit]She placed first three separate years at the OYCC (Ontario Youth Chess Championships), in 2007 in the U8 category, in 2009 competing in U10, and 2012 in U15, along with 7 consecutive years top 3 (2007–13).
Ontario Chess Challenge Finals
[edit]For four years Giblon was a top 10 finisher for her grade (2007-9, 13: grades 2-4, 8)
Canadian Women's Chess Championship
[edit]Giblon finished in 11th place in the national Canadian Women's Chess Championship in 2011.
Debating career
[edit]Giblon was crowned top speaker of the 2017 Canadian Central Novice Championships. She was also on the second-place breaking team, making it to the semi-finals. She was second in the 2017 Peel Debates, only following Ethan Jacob Curry.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Giblon Melissa - The Chess Federation of Canada - La Fédération Canadienne des Échecs". chess.ca. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "2017 Central Novice Tab". Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Local group offers refugees New Beginning". yorkregion.com. 2015-12-10. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "Sisters not board with ultimate strategy game". The Canadian Jewish News. 2009-10-29.
- ^ "2017 Central Novice Tab". Retrieved 24 September 2017.
External links
[edit]- Melissa Giblon rating card at FIDE
