Chess News - December

2024-11-30 by Alex Nguyen

Hello everyone,

I hope everyone has been enjoying the chess tournaments and chess in the library offerings!

• Registration ends tonight on our Christmas Rapid Tournament for tomorrow

With the snow falling and the mess it brings, we ask that players and parents bring in indoor footwear for the upcoming tournaments at the Brightminds portable starting with the Christmas Rapid Tournament tomorrow and the December Quad Regular rated tournament on the 15th. There will be shelving to store outdoor footwear.

Kalev Pugi Fund Application

For those who have participated in a major tournament in the last chess cycle (July 1, 2023-Jun 30, 2024), the Chess Federation of Canada has a bursary set up to offset travel costs. Deadline is December 15, 2024, For more info, see the link below:

https://www.chesscanada.info/forum/showthread.php?6571-Kalev-Pugi-Fund-application-officially-open-for-apply-Deadline-is-December-15-2024

2025 Canadian Youth Chess Championship

The Canadian Youth Chess Championship will be held in Surrey, BC from July 8 to July 11, 2025. Participants will need to qualify to join. CJCC will hold our qualifier tournament, the Calgary Youth Chess Championship, early in the new year. Players can also qualify through the Alberta Youth Chess Championship as well. Once the dates are set, for players that can’t attend the qualifying tournaments, please let CJCC know, and we can plan for more. More info on CYCC can be found here:

https://juniorstomasters.site123.me/2025-canadian-youth-chess-championship

The Youth Chess Championship is based on age groups U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, U18

 CJCC 2025 Tournament Schedule

CJCC is working on finalizing our 2025 schedule, there are currently dates on our website. Those are tentative. Once CJCC finalizes rental and venues for events, registration will open. Hence why you can see the events but not register for them.

For any questions or inquiries, please reach out to us at the CJCC.