Hello everyone!
I hope everyone has had a great summer break and ready for the upcoming Chess season! We are working on some new and exciting projects this year and are pleased to offer:
• Monthly Rapid tournaments (25min 5s) in sections for beginners, novices, intermediate and open
• Monthly Regular rated tournaments (60min 30s) in sections for novices, intermediate and open
• CJCC’s regular rated and championship tournaments will now qualify for FIDE rating (where applicable)
• Chess in the Library monthly for kids who want to learn more about chess and meet with instructors
CJCC is working on revamping the chess school for beginners. For those looking for a great chess education experience, the following are offered by 3rd parties.
• The Calgary Chess Club has 6 week chess bootcamps run by Bearspaw Junior Chess (more for beginners)
• Bearspaw Junior Chess (hosted by Paul Gagne who has been a mainstay as a Tournament Director for our beginners) has in person classes on Fridays and online classes throughout the week: https://bearspawjuniorchessclub.com/membership
• Chess Minds (hosted by National Master Patrick Tolentino and Angelo Tolentino who has put in many hours of volunteer work) has Friday courses as well as rated tournaments (registration ends August 31st ) : https://www.chessmindscalgary.ca/course-info
• Brightminds chess program (hosted by NM Vlad Rekhson) for those signed up to the Brightminds tutoring program: https://calgarybrightminds.com
CJCC’s events will be updated on the website shortly. For September the following tournaments are:
• Back to School Tournament – Rapid/Quick rated- September 8
• Sept Quad Tournament – Regular/FIDE rated – September 15
• Calgary Junior Regional – Regular/FIDE rated – September 21 &22
To bring offer even more chess products to Calgary, CJCC is working at bringing in additional funding that would require changes to our bylaws to receive AGLC funds. We will be collecting signatures at our first tournament to hold a special meeting October 6th to discuss. More info to follow later.
For any questions or inquiries, please reach out to us at the CJCC.
Alex Nguyen
CJCC President
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