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 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 »
Theo Wolchock won the 2019 Abe Yanofsky Memorial Open with 4.5 points, ceding only a draw to fellow junior Derek Ma in Round 2. Ma finished 2nd with 4 points;, his other draw was with current Manitoba Champion Isaac Wiebe in Round 4. Yemi Abioye finished 3rd with 3.5, upsetting Wiebe in the final round.… Read More »
Twenty-four players contested the second of three Abe Yanofsky Rapid Satellite tournaments, in which the prizes are full or partial entries to the 2019 Abe Yanofsky Memorial tournament . Two entries in each of the two sections, Open, and U1800 were the prizes on August 20. There was a four-way tie for the two Open… Read More »
Twenty-four players contested the first of three Abe Yanofsky Active Satellite tournaments, in which the prizes are full or partial entries to the 2019 Abe Yanofsky Memorial tournament . Five entries were the prizes on August 13. Isaac Wiebe with a perfect 4 points, and Gustav Baron with 3.5 points won the two entries as… Read More »
2019 (17th Annual) Abe Yanofsky Memorial Tournament – $ 2,500 Guaranteed Prize Fund – August 30 – September 1 Full information at: https://aymemorialchess.blogspot.com/ Entry fees: $50 regular, $40 junior if registered on or before Aug 6. After August 6 – $60. $50 for junior (under 20 years of age) CFC Membership also required. All players… Read More »
2019 Winnipeg Open – (Joe Dreman Memorial) (a special Tuesday Night Tournament) CFC and FIDE rated. $ 20 entry fee – Prizes will be based on entries. Approximately $ 200 will be added to the prize fund through the Joe Dreman legacy Location: University of Winnipeg – Room 4CM42 8 rounds – June 4, 11,… Read More »