Hey everyone, Just a reminder not to let time run out on the early bird entry for our rated rapid chess tournament, to be held May 16. The deadline to pay just $25 for your entry fee is 11:59 this Saturday, May 9. Afterward the fee will go up to...
Hi everyone, There has been a change in our regular meetup venue for Saturday chess. Apologies for the inconvenience. The good news is that we can meet every Saturday at 3pm. Everything else is the same. Games are casual. Please do bring a set a...
Hello everyone. Please join us for chess over-the-board this Saturday, 25 April starting around 3pm at the Senior Citizens Downtown House (5414 43 St.). This is just a casual meetup. Meet some new chess friends. Play with or without a clock. Sta...
Do join us for some casual chess over-the-board this coming Saturday, 11 March at 3pm at the Senior Citizens Downtown House (5414 43 St.). I fully expect the smoke detector will have been fixed. Bring your set and clock and pals if you have them...
Exciting news for all of you tournament players! We are going to host a CFC-rated rapid chess tournament right here in Red Deer for the first time in almost a year. This will be a great opportunity for local players to get some experience playing ...
Hello everyone! Please join @Gwaii_Supremo and me for some casual chess over-the-board next Saturday, March 28. There were delays getting our second meetup scheduled due to some conflicting dates with other events, but we're back at last and hop...
Hi everyone. Just passing along some info about an upcoming unrated rapid tournament to take place at the Tasty Bite restaurant in Lacombe on Saturday, Februrary 28. Unfortunately this will conflict with the scheduled meetup at the Downtow...
Hello everyone! Starting Saturday, February 14 we will launch a new meetup for over-the-board chess in Red Deer, thanks to the hard work of our good friend, Litto @Gwaii_Supremo . Litto has secured an arrangement to use the Senior Citizens' Down...
Hello chess friends! Following the success of last weekend's tournament in Lacombe, the Sports Organizers Group and Lacombe Chess Club will be hosting another unrated, rapid tournament next Friday. WHEN: Friday, 12 December @3:00 p.m. ...
Hello everyone! There will be a free, unrated rapid chess tournament to be held in Lacombe on November 29, 2025 organized by Cesar Calopez of the Lacombe Chess Club and the Sports Organizer Group. No CFC membership is required. A good opportunit...
Dear Members and Friends, I'm posting this announcement to let everyone know that I will no longer be hosting Saturday chess at the mall or anywhere else for the rest of the summer. Attendence at our Saturday meetups has been steadily de...
Hello chess players! For anyone who enjoyed the Red Deer Summer Rapid/Blitz tournament, or for those who wanted to attend but couldn't, Daniel Rokhvarger is going to be hosting a similar event at the University of Calgary on Sunday, 24 Aug...
The tournament is a wrap and the results are in! You can check the final standings with crosstable for the Rapid here: https://chess-results.com/tnr1191089.aspx?lan=1&art=4&flag=30 And the Blitz here: https://chess-results.com/tnr1191636...
Hello Red Deer County chess players! An important update for anyone who may be considering playing in the upcoming Red Deer Rapid and Blitz events: date has been changed to July 5, 2025. The venue double-booked us on the original date of June 28...
I have some exciting news for the chess players of Red Deer and environs: for the first time in a long time there will be rated rapid and blitz tournaments here in our city! Red Deer will host as part of the 2025 Western Chess Tour. A space has be...
Congratulations @Junchoi09 - you are the champ of daily chess in Red Deer for 2024. Jun crushed the competition with 10 wins. 3 draws, and only 1 defeat including a smashing victory over yours truly. Honourable mention to @bullfloater (2n...
Hello Red Deer chess players! Did you know Alberta has an official team on chess.com? https://www.chess.com/club/team-alberta-ii Great club for those who like to play Daily Chess (3 days/move). Represent your home province in matches against U...
The ACA has published the tournament schedule for Alberta in 2025: https://www.albertachess.org/home/2025-schedule/ A green link will appear will details on how to register close to the start date of each event (e.g. link for Schleinlich Memoria...
Fall greetings to the chess faithful of Red Deer County! The bathroom facilities at Rotary have closed for the season, so that's my cue to move our little meetup back to Parkland Mall. We may still get some nice weather, but nevertheless chess w...
Hello Red Deer area chess players! It's time for our second annual club daily chess championship. Thanks @Bullfloater for putting it together. Don't miss the chance to meet and compete against other local chess players! Please note, this is a Da...
Hello chess friends! The forecast is looking wet for tomorrow afternoon (August 17), so temporarily we'll move our chess meetup back to Parkland Mall. Please look for chess board(s) set up near the fireplace area/Ardene store around 2pm. It's ...
...chess is still happening every Saturday at Rotary Picnic Park, 2-5:00 pm. Come on down to chess park and meet some friends of mine.
The forecast is rather wet and cold for tomorrow, Saturday 8 June. I reckon playing in the park will not be a fun time, so for tomorrow only we will be playing back at Parkland Mall food court. Please look for chess set up near the fireplace/Ard...
Hey everyone. The weather looks decent this May long weekend, so it seems like a good time to move our casual chess meetup back to Rotary Picnic Park. (Head east on 43 Street from Gaetz Ave. and take the first right.) Look for chess boards set up...
A hearty thank you to all club members who participated in our daily chess tournament over the past several months. It looks like we had good games with fair play all around. Thanks for playing fair and finishing your games in a reasonable time fr...
