Monthly Archives: April 2021

History of chess in Manitoba

Below is a link to a wonderful presentation given by Cecil Rosner (with added commentary from Irwin Lipnowski) to the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada on April 29, 2021.  The presentation highlights the history of chess in Manitoba and in particular, the remarkable achievements and contributions by members of the Jewish community and the… Read More »

MB Scholastic Chess — Manitoba Qualification for Canadian Chess Challenge

http://www.scholasticchess.mb.ca/ MB Scholastic Chess — Manitoba Qualification for Canadian Chess Challenge Qualification for the national chess tournament happens at the Manitoba Provincial Chess Championships. This year, the Provincial tournament for grades 1 to 12 is being held online on May 1, 2021. At these Provincial championships, students will play to determine who will represent Manitoba at… Read More »

MCA online blitz results – April 8, 2021

Chandrashekhar Iyer won tonight’s six-round blitz tournament with a score of 6.0 points.  Gilbert Perez was second with 5.0 and Marcos Valentino was third with 4.0 points.   Top U1800 was zxcfds with 3.0 points. Full results here.