New to chess, or curious about how it all works?
How to play
There are plenty of freely available resources online, including an interactive how-to-play section on Lichess: lichess.org/learn
Community
Want to meet other people interested in the game? Check out our list of chess clubs to find one near you.
Worldwide
The strongest chess players are called Masters, and the best of them earn the title of Grandmaster. Chess also has a regular World Championship match, the history of which you can read about here.
For a list of the best players in the world, see the following: FIDE Top Players
For a list of the best players in Alberta or across Canada, use the following tool from the Chess Federation of Canada: CFC Top Players
And to learn about the chess ‘rating’, see here.