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...
For anyone who is interested in playing in some rated, over the board tournaments, here is a list of events happening around the province in 2024 (including classical, rapid, blitz): https://www.albertachess.org/home/2024-schedule/ Typically, th...
Hello all! With the season of festivals nearly upon us, some may be wondering about the state of chess in our little group. (Alright, probably not, but I'll provide an update anyway.) Since the mall will be open, and since Saturday doesn't actua...
Good morning, chess players! It's pretty cold and damp out there, so I've decided to move our chess meetup back to Parkland Mall food court for the fall and winter months. We meet near the fireplace/Ardene store (see photo), starting around 2:00 ...
Hello blitz chess specialists of Red Deer and thereabouts! I'm taking the plunge and entering our club in Judit Polgar's Global Chess Festival. Complete event information can be found here: https://www.chess.com/news/view/judit-polgar-chessconnec...
Hello everyone! My apologies if you've already received this announcement, but I fear chess.com may not have sent it out (and it certainly has not updated the club events section). If you haven't received anything, please let me extend an invita...
Hello chess players of Red Deer and hinterland! So I got a message from chess.com about a week ago about the Judit Polgar Global Chess Festival. Apparently this will be a first-of-its-kind event in which clubs on chess.com can hold internal quali...
Hi everyone, The forecast is calling for showers in Red Deer starting this afternoon, so I think it's best to rendezvous back at the food court at Parkland Mall. Please look for us set up near the fireplace area, starting around 2pm. This is fo...
Hello all, It's that time of the year again: plants bursting into bloom, sun shining, birds singing, and Saturday chess in the park! Until further notice, our regular Saturday chess meetup (hitherto meeting at Parkland Mall) will move to the pic...
Hey chess players of Red Deer! Are you feeling like you're stalled out on the road to chess mastery? Learned a few openings and tactics, but can't seem to break that 1000 rating barrier? Find yourself losing games you should have won without real...
Hello chess players of Red Deer and environs! As the new year gets underway, I wanted to let you know about an upcoming event of interest to those of us wanting to get into competitive tournament play: the Northern Alberta Open. This is a rated, ...
Hello all! With the cold fall weather finally moving in, we will be moving our Saturday chess meetup to Parkland Mall for the foreseeable future. Look for chess boards set up in the food court, usually near the fireplace area. The fun starts at...
Hi everyone! We will be moving the chess meetup back to Parkland Mall for TODAY ONLY (June 18)Â due to rain. Please look for chess boards set up near the fireplace in the food court area We will most likely return to Rotary Park next week or as...
Hello everyone! With the advent of some long-awaited spring weather, we're going to move our weekly chess meetup down to Rotary Picnic Park, located in downtown Red Deer about one block east of Tim Hortons. All are welcome! Where: Rotary Picni...
[Please not this news has been posted on behalf of a third party, chesseducation.net. Please direct any questions to Adam Siegel: contact@chesseducation.net ] Chesseducation.net is starting the Canadian Club Chess League. This will be an online ...
Hello chess players of Red Deer and environs! Today - Sunday (November 21) - our club will kick off a new series of online tournaments. The idea would be to make it a weekly or biweekly event, depending on interest level. The tourney will run fr...
Hello chess players of Red Deer and environs! I would like to invite you to join in our weekly chess meetup. It's 100% free and casual. Whether you're an expert or just starting out with chess, it would be great to have you on board. Everyone is ...
