The Manitoba Chess Association is pleased to be holding another rapid tournament at the Little Brown Jug brewery, 336 William Ave. in Winnipeg from 2:00 to 5:00 on Saturday, July 9. Details as follows: 5 round Swiss tournament, time control of 10 minutes plus 3 second increment. $15 entry fee, unless participant has never played… Read More »
CFC (Chess Federation of Canada) Quick rated. All players must be members of the CFC. As it is CFC rated, all players must have a current, unexpired CFC membership. Can be purchased directly from CFC or through Manitoba Chess Association. (see end of this post) 4 round Swiss System tournament Time control of G 25… Read More »
Our colleagues in Nova Scotia have asked that we post notice of the Pawn Wise: The Atlantic All-Ages Chess Festival 2022, in Halifax, July 29 – August 2. “Halifax is a pleasant destination for players contemplating travel this summer. An added incentive is that all tournament at Pawn Wise are FIDE-rated. See the link below… Read More »
Seventeen players competed in a Chess 960 tournament held by the Manitoba Chess Association at the Forks Market in Winnipeg on May 14, 2022. Saul Magnusson placed first with a score of 4.0 in the four round Swiss tournament. Marlon Jodar was second with 3.5 points and Gustav Baron, Colin Prince and James Paeldin were… Read More »
The Manitoba Chess Association will hold a Chess 960 Tournament at the Forks Market building, main floor, on Saturday May 14th. Tournament begins at 9am sharp 4 round Swiss 15/10 time controls Starting positions randomly generated at the start of each round. $10 entry fee Cash prizes, based on entries. Tournament is unrated but we… Read More »
Mark Jenkins of Rocker Chess Club is hosting the first casual chess meetup at the Millenium Library in over two years – Saturday, April 30, 1pm-4pm, round tables on the 2nd floor. . https://rockerchess.ca/next-casual-meetup-sat-april-30th…/
All Manitoba students in grades 7 to 12 are invited to a Peace in Ukraine Chess Tournament to be held from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm on Tuesday, March 29 at École Secondaire Sisler High School, 1360 Redwood Ave. in Winnipeg. Six round Swiss style tournament. Time control of 12 minutes plus 3 second increment… Read More »
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 »