Help! Vancouver VS Vermont
Friday at 7:30 Vancouver time! Live Chess! Vancouver Vs Vermont! Please help and join! Go Vancouver!
Upcoming Spring Tournaments in BC
For all those looking for their next chess fix after the triumph and heartbreak of the BC Open, here's a few more upcoming tournaments to consider. All of these will take place outside the greater Vancouver area. I'll be making a separate post abo...
BC Open 2018 - $3250 guaranteed minimum prize fund!
Hey, happy New Year everyone! With a new year comes a new season of chess competition in greater Vancouver. As per recent tradition, the BC Open will be held on BC Family Day long weekend (Feb. 10-12) in Richmond. This year will see a massive 60% ...
Victoria Open 2018
Hey everyone, the next major tournament in BC will take place this 12-14 January in beautiful Victoria! For those Vancouverites willing to make the trip, the Victoria chess club always puts on first class events. The early bird registration deadli...
Puzzler's Paradise: A pair of pretty mates in two...
A pair of mates in two with cute solutions. Thanks to Alfred Pechisker for these. Enjoy! Knight Quandary Three's Company
Super hard mate in three!
Can you get it?
Thirty-Second Annual Jack Taylor Memorial Tournament (Victoria, BC)
Hey all. For those of you willing to travel to Victoria for the love of chess, there will be another CFC-rated tournament taking place November 17-19. The Jack Taylor Memorial is a great tournament, as the prize fund is subsidized by the Taylor fa...
Puzzler's Paradise Sept. 14
Hey everyone! Here are a few more puzzles to delight and/or infuriate you! These positions should work like tactics puzzles - the computer will automatically respond once you find the right continuation. Alternate lines will be shown in the notes ...
Tournament Tuesday Continues
**UPDATE - The rapid tourney will now occur on the third Tuesday of the month rather than the fourth. ** Hey all. Tournament Tuesdays will continue in the coming months, as we try to make in-club live tournaments a regular thing! Starting this w...
New Tradition
From now on i decide we could have daily puzzles! Me, Matt and Stephen can post them 2 per day(maybe 3)! Steve? you agree? Here's today's White to move, mate in 2 Easy ones today how bout a hard one? Mate in 3 white to move(not that...
Vote And Beat!
New Vote Chess against FDE Official https://www.chess.com/votechess/game/111970 beat em we weep em Go Vancouver!!
Reminder: TONIGHT (August 22) is Tournament Tuesday!
Just a reminder that we'll be playing our August rapid tournament tonight, August 22 @8:00pm sharp. The tourney is scheduled for 4 rounds (but may be fewer, depending on the number registered) at a 15/2 time control, so it should take less than ...
New West Open Chess Tournament
Hi everyone! Tournament players should consider attending the first ever New West Open, to be held this Thanksgiving long weekend (Oct. 7-9) at Douglas College. Let's come out and support the first-time organizers, so we can continue to have more ...
Langley Open 2017
Hey everyone, the next big chess tournament is right around the corner. The Langley Chess Club will be hosting its annual open tournament this Labour Day weekend, Sept. 2-4. Details courtesy of tournament website. Location: Brookswood Senior Cen...
Reminder: TODAY (August 8) is Tournament Tuesday!
Just a reminder that we'll be playing our August blitz tournament tonight, August 8 @9:00pm sharp. The tourney is scheduled for 6 rounds (but may be fewer, depending on the number registered) at a 3/2 time control, so it should take an hour at mos...
Wednesday Night Chess at Tim Hortons
Hey everybody. Those looking for a new place to play over-the-board chess should consider coming to the Richmond Chess Meetup, Wednesday evenings at the Aberdeen Tim Horton's. Location: Tim Horton's at No.3 Road and Cambie (directly across...
Reminder: Tomorrow (July 18) is Tournament Tuesday!
Just a reminder that we'll be playing our July rapid tournament tomorrow evening, July 18 @8:00pm sharp. The tourney is scheduled for 4 (or fewer) rounds at a 15/2 time control, so it should take two hours at the most. Please remember to regis...
Reminder: Tomorrow (July 4) is Tournament Tuesday!
Happy Canada Day and American Independence Day folks! Just a reminder that we'll be playing our July blitz tournament tomorrow evening, July 4 @9:00pm sharp. The tourney is scheduled for 6 rounds at a 3/2 time control, so it should take an hou...
Reminder: Tomorrow (June 20) is Tournament Tuesday!
Just a reminder that we'll be playing our June rapid tournament tomorrow evening, June 20 @8:00pm sharp. The tourney is scheduled for 4 rounds at a 15/2 time control, so it should take at most two hours. Please remember to register between 7:00-...
Chess Books and E-Books from local NM Roman Jiganchine
Hey everyone. Vancouver-based National Master, Roman Jiganchine (rated 2205 FIDE) has a number of new chess books and e-books available for those looking to improve their game. Titles include Spanish Opening: Strategy and Tactics, Exchang Slav: St...
Reminder: Tomorrow (June 6) is Tournament Tuesday!
Just a reminder that we'll be playing our June blitz tournament tomorrow evening, June 6 @9:00pm sharp. The tourney is scheduled for 6 rounds at a 3/2 time control, so it should take an hour at most. Please remember to register between 8:00-8:59pm...
Introducing Tournament Tuesdays!
Hey Vancouverites! Starting next Tuesday, 6 June we'll be fixing our online blitz and rapid tournament schedule. The ultimate goal is to have enough players competing in these events to form our own local chess league, with different teams playing...
Semiahmoo Open Chess Tournament (Aug. 5-7, 2017)
Wondering when the next big local chess tournament will be? Consider participating in this year's inaugural Semiahmoo Open, to be held in beautiful White Rock, BC this August long weekend! In addition to the familiar rated six-round Swiss classica...
Second Annual Fischer-Taimanov Thematic Match
Hey Vancouverites. Come help to celebrate an important part of BC chess history this Sunday, May 28. As you may already know, in 1971 the historic world championship candidates' match between American sensation Bobby Fischer and Soviet GM Mark Tai...
