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Written by Zeljka Malobabic on
Thu, Dec 03 2009 (05:13)
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One great thing about Montreal is that there is a huge variety of people and groups that offer various events for socializing, networking or good ol’ fashioned learning. One regular event that I’ve attended a couple times now is the Montreal Girl Geek Dinner. On about a monthly basis the GGD organizers offer a chance for women and men to learn about a local business, organization or startup that is supported by female entrepreneurs. As they write on their blog:
October’s Girl Geek Dinner was at Capriccio Restaurant and the guest speaker was Brana Malobabic-Giancristofaro from MonRoi.com. Brana is the founder of MonRoi which provides a device, called a Personal Chess Manager, which helps chess players keep track of their games. I know – pretty niche, eh? But that’s exactly why it’s a success. Before Brana, everyone still had to use pencil and paper to track games at tournaments and that could lead to errors, not to mention the impracticality of reviewing your game. Since these are used during tournaments, no general device like a PDA or laptop, could be used; after all they’d have to be careful no one cheats. Click here to read more about Geekin' Out with the Ladies by Jennifer Cyr |
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Written by Zeljka Malobabic on
Wed, Dec 02 2009 (04:25)
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Our October Montreal Girl Geek Dinner was held at Capriccio Restaurant in Old Montreal where we were graciously hosted by Stephen Walsh and Chef Rich Tajiouti.
This evening featured an in-depth presentation by Brana Malobabic-Giancristofaro who covered all the bases of how to create a start up and in particular, how her company, Mon Roi came to be. It was a passionate, organized and very well-organized presentation which referenced many top business thinkers, philosophers and psychologists. Click Here to read More |
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, MonRoi Inc Founder is coming to the Montreal Girl Geek Dinners Event to present a case study of MonRoi Inc launch and operations. She will touch on how to develop ideas into a business, some of the most common start-up mistakes, and some unique ways to grown your business.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 6pm to 7:30pm
Capriccio Restaurant, 17 rue Notre-Dame West, Montreal
Free, open to public, men and women interested in technology
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Written by MonRoi Support on
Thu, Sep 18 2008 (23:24)
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GM Alexandra Kosteniuk drew in the fourth game of the 2008 World Chess Championship finals with WGM Yifan Hao of China to win the coveted diamond studded crown and a prize money of $60,000. Number one world ranked women’s chess player GM Judith Polgar of Hungary, number three GM Jun Xie of China, and number seven IM Marie Sebag of France did not participate, while number two world ranked women’s chess player GM Koneru Humpy of India and number six GM Pia Cramling of Sweden lost in semi-finals.
Kosteniuk became the first Russian to win the title in almost 45 years after Elisabeth Bykova held it from 1958 to 1962. Alexandra is a chess Grandmaster with a FIDE rating of 2510, presently ranked tenth in the women chess world, according to FIDE’s July rating list. 
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Written by Stewart Reuben on
Sun, Jan 20 2008 (15:37)
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Female chess used to be regarded as something of a curiosity. A good Trivial Pursuits quiz is, ‘We know the first World Junior Chess Championship was held in Birmingham in 1951. When was the first World Girls Championship held?’ The answer is in 1927 and, of course, in England . Vera Menchik won it the same year as she went on to win the First Women’s World Championship. Presumably there was considerable interest in female chess in this era because Vera came to live in England . In truth, nearly all the entrants were British. The event died with the advent of the Second World War and was only revived in the 1970s. We had to wait for Harriet Hunt to win the World Girls Under 20 Championship 50 year after Rowena Drew (later Bruce). Elaine Saunders (now Pritchard) is one of the girls who gained the title before the Second World War and she is still very much alive, though not now playing chess competitively. |
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