Eighteen players turned out for an over-the-board Swiss tournament held today at the Little Brown Jug brewery in Winnipeg. Mutiu Salawu placed first with 4.5 points. Second was Gilbert Perez with 4.0 points. In the U1900 section, Jackson Stordeur placed first with 3.5 points followed by Al McPherson, Allen George, Julian Kelly and Nathan Kirshner… Read More »
Mark Jenkins of Rocker Chess Club is hosting a casual meetup Dec 18, 2021, noon-3pm, 2nd floor 374 Donald (Skullspace) https://rockerchess.ca/casual-meetup-dec-18-374-donald-st-noon-3pm/
The Manitoba Chess Association will be again hosting a Brandon versus Winnipeg online match tournament starting at 3:30 pm on Sunday, November 21 on the Tornelo platform. Players from Brandon and Winnipeg (and surrounding areas) who have a rating between 0 and 1800 are invited to participate. (The ratings used for eligibility and pairings will… Read More »
World Championship for People with Disabilities: Last call to register (fide.com) Saturday, 30 Oct 2021 04:44 Word Championship for People with Disabilities The 4th FIDE World Chess Championship for People with Disabilities will take place online from November 4-14, 2021. Organized by Dresdner Schachfestival E.V. under the auspices of FIDE, it is an individual 9-round Swiss… Read More »
Tournament link :September 30th Crazyhouse Arena #2RqH6e85 • lichess.org starting at 7 PM Please see the link below for the rules of crazyhouse Crazyhouse • Captured pieces can be dropped back on the board instead of moving a piece. • lichess.org
Nine players competed in today’s five-round rapid Swiss tournament at the Bijou Patio. Theo Wolchock placed first with 4.5 points followed by Jackson Stordeur with 4.0 points and Ryne Swift with 3.5 points.
The Manitoba Chess Association (MCA) will be hosting an outdoor rapid chess tournament from 1:00 to 3:00 on Wednesday, September 1 at the Bijou Patio park (492 Main Street, or just east of The Cube in Old Market Square) in Winnipeg. Details as follows: 5 round Swiss. Time control of 10 minutes plus 3 second… Read More »
Peter Baxted, Yemi Abioye, and John Klokow lead with 2.5 points.
The Brandon team won today’s two-round U2000 match against the Winnipeg team by a score of 14 to 8. There were 11 players on each team, with each player playing once with white and once with black against their opponent. Here are the board results. To view the games, go to the link here.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR APRIL 29 PROGRAM Thursday April 29, 2021 at 7 pm “The Jewish Gambit: Celebrating the Legacy of Jews and Chess in Winnipeg” With Cecil Rosner and Prof. Irwin Lipnowski