All Manitoba students in grades 7 to 12 are invited to participate in the Manitoba High School Chess Championship, in support of Peace in Ukraine, that will be held on Tuesday, March 28 at Sisler High School, 1360 Redwood Ave. in Winnipeg. Six round Swiss style tournament. Time control of 12 minutes plus 3 second… Read More »
The Manitoba Chess Association will be holding a FIDE and CFC rated rapid tournament on Saturday, April 1st at St. Mary’s Road United Church, 613 St. Mary’s Road. Please pre-register by texting or phoning Al MacPherson at 204-898-8485. 5 round Swiss system Time control of 20 minutes with 10 second delay per move Recording of… Read More »
Thirty-two players contested the 2023 MCA March FIDE Rapid held at St. Mary’s United Church on March 4, 2023. Marlon Jodar and Gustav Baron emerged at co-victors with 4.5 points. Top U1800 was Joshua Huston-Earle with 4 points 2nd U1800 was a tie amongst Keith Gannon, John Klokow (ineligible for prize), Larry Samson, and Zac… Read More »
Mark Jenkins writes: We’re (Rocker Chess Club) hosting our first online swiss at a long time control, 40+40. This will be a multi-day tournament held on: Saturday January 14th, 1pm Saturday January 21st, 1pm Sunday January 22nd, 1pm Saturday January 28, 1pm More information at https://rockerchess.ca/rudolf-rocker-january-online-swiss-starts-saturday-january-14th/#respond
Thirty-six players contested the 2022 MCA St. Mary’s December CFC and FIDE rated Rapid tournament on Friday, December 30, directed by Al MacPherson. Marlon Jodar emerged the winner with 4.5 points. Tied for next prize places with 4 points were Mahmud Hassain, Bohdan Chychkevych, and Mike Skop. U1100/unrated prizes were won by Aiden Ling and… Read More »
Gilbert (Bong) Perez: The tournament spanned November 11 to 13, 2022 at the Banff Centre (Alberta). 130 chess players from BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Quebec, USA, and a Manitoba contingent of Theo Wolchock, Marcos Valentino, Luis Exconde, Joshua Gerona, and Bong Perez participated. Jojo Nones, now residing in BC, was number 3 seed in the Open… Read More »
Twenty-five players participated in the The Manitoba Chess Association (MCA) Sectionals CFC Rating tournament at St. Mary’s Road United Church, 613 St. Mary’s Road. on Friday, November 11. Players were assigned to 4-player sections (quads) – with the objective of having closely matched contestants for each of their 3 (60 minutes + 15 second delay)… Read More »
Twenty-nine players have started the CFC and FIDE rated 2022 Jay Khedkar Memorial. There are still a few spots available if you wish the join next Tuesday with a zero or half-point bye for Round 1. Cross-table with FIDE ratings/IDs in brackets at: http://www.chessmanitoba.org/tournaments/2022/2022_Khedkar_Memorial.htm
Aleksandar Zashev won the 2022 October St. Mary’s Rd United Church Rapid tournament with 4.5 points, conceding a draw in the last round. 2nd and 3rd place prizes were shared among Gustav Baron, Blair Rutter, and Tony Boron all with 4 points. Zashev handed Baron and Boron their only losses; Rutter lost to Boron. Top… Read More »
2022 MCA Online Fall Flurries Tournament starts Thursday, October 6 on the Tornelo platform 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… Read More »