The Calgary International and Reserves wrapped up on Saturday. Finishing on top were the favourites, GM Gomez Garrido in first place with 7.5/9 and GM Dimitri Komarov in second with 6.5/9. Congratulations to both.

In the Reserves section, James Botoy was victorious with a 4.5/5 score. Congratulations as well.

The International standings are available here, and further wrap-up and pictures can be viewed on the Calgary Chess Club facebook page.

Follow along with the Calgary International on Lichess.

Congratulations to the winning team: Ron Offengenden, Eric Jin, and Tri Tran!

Congrats also to the board winners:
Board 1 – Tymur Keleberda
Board 2 – David Suominen
Board 3 – Tri Tran

Thanks to Terry Seehagen for organizing and Adam Campbell for directing.

The Calgary International takes place December 26-30. Currently, GMs Camilo Ernesto Gomez Garrido and Dimitri Komarov are the top seeds. Details on the main event can be viewed here.

The Reserves section, up to 20 players, will also be happening December 28-30. Details on the Reserves can be found here.

The ACA’s 2024 tournament calendar has been posted.

As a reminder, the first event of 2024 is the Schleinich Memorial Sectional, January 5-7 in Calgary.

The 2024 Schleinich Memorial Sectional is the first event of 2024. It will take place at the Calgary Chess Club, January 5-7.

Registration is open, and full information is available on the Calgary Chess Club website.

The WBX Team Tournament is December 16-17 in Edmonton. Teams are composed of three players whose average rating is no more than 2000. The deadline for registering a team is Monday, December 11, after which teams will only be added to make an even number.

Full info here.

Reminder that the Southern Alberta Open will be played next weekend, November 25-26, in Calgary. Event details are available here.

This tournament is a qualifier for the 2024 Alberta Closed.

Follow along with the second half of the Banff Open on Lichess here.

Results are posted round by round on Chess-Results, along with updates on the tournament facebook page.

Congratulations to Tymur Keleberda on an Alberta Junior Championship victory! Keleberda scored 3.5/5, just enough to beat out Hemant Srinivasan and Emil Soberov at 3/5.

Crosstable is available on the CFC website.