Upcoming Events: 2017.07 (Updated)
12 events across Canada this July, including your best chances to play against GMs this summer in Sault Ste Marie...
June 27 - July 1, 2017
Canadian Closed
Olympic Stadium, Montréal, QC
Schedule: Tuesday - Friday: 10 am & 4 pm; Saturday: 10 am. TieBreak at 6 pm.
TC: 40/90 + G/30 + 30 sec
1st prize: Qualification to the 2017 World Cup and air fare; $1,500; and $1,000 CFC subsidy for 2018 Continental; IM Title
Top Players: GM Bator Sambuev, GM Alexandre LeSiege, IM Nikolay Noritsyn, IM Aman Hambleton
July 1-23, 2017
Wood Buffalo Chess Festival
Fort McMurray, AB
Many events, including the 2017 Fort McMurray Open and 2017 Alberta Women’s Chess Championship listed below
July 1-2, 2017
2017 Fort McMurray Open
Nistawoyou Friendship, Fort McMurray
5 Rounds Swiss
$2,750 guaranteed
2017 Alberta Women’s Chess Championship
Nistawoyou Friendship, Fort McMurray
5 Rounds Swiss
July 6-16, 2017
2017 CYCC & Canadian Open
Sault College, Sault Ste Marie, ON
CYCC:
July 6-10.
7 round Swiss in Open and Girls sections for U8, U10, U12, U14, U16 and U18 Canadian Championships
Canadian Open:
Format: 9 round Swiss
Sections: Master, U2200, U1800, U1400
TC: 40/90 + SD/30 + 30s
Two Schedules Available: 9-day (July 8-16) or 6-day (July 11-16; with 2 rds/day on first 3 days)
Top Players:
- GM Andriy Vovk, UKR 2632
- GM Alex Lenderman, USA 2578
- GM Razvan Preotu, Canada 2496
- GM Aryan Chopra, India 2491
- IM Aman Hambleton, Canada 2441
- GM Alex Cherniaev, GM Russia 2425
- IM Kaiqi Yang, China 2415
- GM James Tarjan, USA 2414
- IM Michael Mulyar, USA
homepage
http://www.ssmchess.ca/en/index.html
https://www.facebook.com/ssmchess/
July 7-8, 2017
Nova Scotia Closed
Invitation Only
http://www.nschess.ca/?page_id=52
July 8, 2017
Regina Active
2404 Elphinstone, Regina, SK
5 Round Swiss
TC: 30 + 5
Rd.1: 10am
http://www.queencitychess.club/tournaments
July 21-23, 2017
2017 PEI Open
Charlottetown, UPEI
5 Round Swiss
Hybrid Schedules are available, see website
http://mcc.cdevastation.com/peiop17.html
July 22, 2017
10th Annual Brantford Food Bank Chess Tournament
Brantford Harmony Square (Bell Stage - Outside, but covered if it rains)
89 Dalhousie St, Brantford
$15 of each entry to the Brantford Food Bank
5 Rounds, 2 Sections
TC: 25 + 5sec bonus
Registration: 10am - 10:45am
Rd 1: Starts at 11 am
CFC Active Rated Section
CFC membership required (can be purchased onsite or at chess.ca)
$30 plus canned goods
Cash prizes
Unrated Section
$15 plus canned goods
Non-Cash prizes only
Contact: brantchess@primus.ca
July 22 - 30, 2017
2017 International Chess Festival St-Denis
Montréal , QC
9 rounds - One game per day.
Top Players:
- GM Victor Mikhalevski (Israel)
- GM Bator Sambuev (Canada)
- GM Tejas Bakre (India)
https://chess-math.org/event/2017-international-chess-festival-st-denis?field_succursale=48
July 29-30, 2017
2017 Aurora Summer Open
The Royal Canadian Legion, Aurora, Ontario
Five rounds swiss in five sections: Open, U2000, U1600, U1300, and U900.
TC: 90 + 30
1st prize in the Open Section: minimum $500
http://www.aucc.club/aurora-weekend-tournaments/2017_aurora_summer/