Looking for FMs for the Calgary Invitational (October 29-November 4, IM norms possible)

The organizers of the Calgary Invitational (Oct. 9 - November 4) are looking for two more FMs. Interested players could compete for IM norms.

Interested players should contact Vlad Rekhson at vrekhson@yahoo.ca

8th Varennes Chess Championships, $10 000 guaranteed (next to Montreal,QC)

Hi, 

I would like to invite all chess players to the 8th Varennes Chess Championship, on November 6-8th 2015. All prizes are guaranteed, for a total of $10 000!

GM Alexandre Lesiege and GM Bator Sambuev will be there!

Millionaire Chess Starts Today!

The Millionaire Chess started today. The tournament, famous for guaranteeing a total of $1 million in prizes, will be held from October 8 to October 12 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A few Canadian players are participating, despite the high entry fees (starting at $880 USD).

BOTW 2015.10.07

Attention Canadian chess and sports fans...
this Best of the Web starts with Elo ratings used to calculate the Blue Jay's World Series hopes.

Toronto Women's Chess Championship 2015

Presented by the WILLOWDALE CHESS CLUB (a GTCL event)

November 3 - December 15

The 2nd Annual LakeCity Chess Open 2015 (Williams Lake, B.C.)

An Open, Swiss format. 6 Rounds. Time control of 30 minutes each.

1st round starts at 10:00 am. Last round will play around 4:30 - 5 pm.

 

2016 Ontario Open : Bidding Process

The OCA announces an open bid for 2016 Ontario Open.

Chess to Remember : Tournament report

GM Evgeny Bareev won the Chess to Remember tournament, which aimed at commemorating the 1915 Armenian Genocide.

Southwestern Ontario Fall Open (Windsor, Ontario)

Date: October 10 & 11, 2015 (Saturday & Sunday)

Location: Caboto Club, 2175 Parent Avenue, Windsor, ON N8X 4K2

Game of the Week: Anton Kovalyov vs Sandro Mareco (World Cup)

This week, I chose to annotate a beautiful game played by Anton Kovalyov in the second round of the world cup. Throughout the game, he showed a superior understanding of the position than his opponent and employed phophylaxis quite nicely at the end of the game. I hope you enjoy it!

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