Team Profile

Canada has a mixture of experienced veterans and energetic youth. The charge will be led by Grandmasters Alexandre Lesiege and Kevin Spraggett and will also showcase their youthful talent of rising star and current National Champion IM Pascal Charbonneau and 14-year old IM Mark Bluvshtein.

Photo taken by Jerry Bibuld.


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Canadian Players (front row, left to right) GM Kevin Spraggett (Bd. 2), IM Pascal Charbonneau (Bd. 3), IM Mark Bluvshtein (Bd. 5), GM Alexander Lesiege (Bd. 1); (back row, left to right) IM Yan Teplitsky (Bd. 4), Sid Belzberg (captain), IM Jean Hebert (Bd. 6). Copyright © Jerry Bibuld, 2002.

2002 Men's Team: (front, left to right) GM Kevin Spraggett (Bd. 2), IM Pascal Charbonneau (Bd. 3), IM Mark Bluvshtein (Bd. 5), GM Alexander Lesiege (Bd. 1); (back row, left to right) IM Yan Teplitsky (Bd. 4), Sid Belzberg (captain), IM Jean Hebert (Bd. 6). Photo by Jerry Bibuld.