Theo Wolchock announces: July 2 Active Tournament When: Thursday July 2nd at 7:00 PM What: 5 round active swiss tournament (FAQ: https://lichess.org/swiss) Time Control: 10 minutes with a 5 second increment (10+5) How to enter: Join the MCA lichess team: https://lichess.org/team/manitoba-chess-association Join the July 2nd active tournament: https://lichess.org/swiss/7qfemM
Theo Wolchock reports: When: June 30th at 7:00 PM What: One hour lichess blitz arena (Arena FAQ: lichess.org/tournament/help?system=arena) Time Control: 3 minutes with a 2 second increment (3+2) How to enter: Join the MCA lichess team: https://lichess.org/team/manitoba-chess-association Join the June 30th Blitz Arena: https://lichess.org/tournament/0xAhdInp
Theo Wolchock reports: Starting this week and continuing throughout the summer we will be hosting two tournaments per week! Tuesday evenings will be blitz and Thursday evenings will be active.June 23rd Blitz TournamentWhen: June 23rd at 7:00 PMWhat: 7 round blitz swiss tournament (FAQ: https://lichess.org/swiss)Time Control: 3 minutes with a 2 second increment (3+2)How to… Read More »
Hello All, Hamissauga (online) Chess Club has another event scheduled for tomorrow evening. Hamissauga Rapid 1 – Wednesday, June 10 at 7pm (central), 5 round Swiss.Links below. This email is going out blind copied to many contacts across Canada to expand our membership.So, if you are getting this out of the blue, welcome, and please… Read More »
Theo Wolchock announces: Join us June 9th for a one hour lichess blitz arena! The tournament will start at 7 PM and last one hour. Whoever finishes the tournament with the most points wins! Additional information on lichess arenas can be found at the bottom of the tournament page.How to enter: Join MCA lichess.org team: https://lichess.org/team/manitoba-chess-association… Read More »
Theo Wolchock is excited to announce that we will be bringing back the Manitoba vs Minnesota matches which will be taking place this Sunday May 24th at 1:00 PM. Each team consists of an A-Squad (Above 2000) and a B-Squad (Below 2000) with four players in each section. Each quad will be a 4… Read More »
We have received an invitation from Matthew Atwood of the Calgary Chess Club: Hello chess players: The Paul Morphy Memorial Friday Blitz Series continues this Friday with the Calgary Chess Club! When: Friday, April 24th at 7:15pm (8:15 Central) What: 7 rounds of 3/2 time control Where: Updated link: https://www.chess.com/live#t=1203639 Registration opens one hour before the event so make sure to join early to guarantee your spot… Read More »
Theo Wolchock added to his list of outright tournament wins by topping the 38-player 2020 Kent Oliver Memorial with 4.5 points. In 2nd, with 4 points, were Gustav Baron,Marcos Valentino, Anthony Boron, Colin Prince, and Gilbert Perez. Perez took the top U2000 prize. Fernando Orcullo was 2nd U2000 with 3.5 points. The top U1700 prizes… Read More »
Kent Oliver Memorial Chess Tournament and MCA Annual Meeting Sunday, February 16, 2020 – University of Winnipeg Room 3L08 One day Rapid event ! 5 rounds of Game / 20 minutes + 10 seconds free (Bronstein) Registration starts at 9:30AM – First Round 10 a.m (We should be finished around 5 p.m.) Pizza Lunch (provided)… Read More »