Notice of ACA AGM – October 10, 2022 at 2pm

The Annual General Meeting of the Alberta Chess Association (ACA), will take place on Monday, October 10th in Calgary at the Alberta Open in the Calgary Chess Club. It will occur approximately after the morning round. The positions of Secretary, Vice President, Treasurer and 4 directors will be elected.

You must be a ACA member in good standing to attend.

Topic: ACA AGM
Time: Oct 10, 2022 02:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

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Annual General Meeting Agenda

October  10, 2022 @ online Zoom meeting 2:00 pm or CCC in skittles room.

(1) Call to Order and introduction of Officers – Discussion of Meeting Procedures – President

(2) Passing of the Minutes of the last AGM – President

(3) President’s Address – President

(4) Financial Report and Statement – Treasurer

(5) Positions up for election

      Vice President

      Treasurer

      Secretary

      4 Directors – 2-year term – replacing or rerunning are the following directors.

Vlad Rekhson, Calgary
Ico van den Born, Fort McMurray
Richard Pua, Edmonton

 Leah Hughey, Edmonton

(6) Other Business

(7) Adjournment of AGM

13th Calgary International

Congratulations to IM Bitan Banerjee for winning the 13th Calgary International with a score of 6.5 / 9. Many thanks to Vlad Rekhson and Bhavik Dave for directing and organizing and the Calgary Chess Club for hosting.

Leaderboard

Score IM Bitan Banerjee 6.5

FM Zachary Dukic 6

GM Magesh Panchanathan 6

GM Enrico Sevillano 4

FM Gary Ng 4.5

FM Dale R. Haessel 4

CM Koosha Jaferian 4

Patrick Angelo Tolentino3.5

FM Grigoriy Morozov3.59

Omid Malek2.59

Alberta Open and Southern Alberta Open

Entries are now open for the Alberta Open (Oct 8-10) and the Southern Alberta Open (Nov 26-27). Both are being held at the Calgary Chess Club. Please use the link in the 2022 Schedule to register. Also, the ACA AGM will be held at the Calgary Chess Club after the morning round on October 10.

25th MHO Results

Congratulations to Patrick Angelo Tolentino for winning the 25th MHO on tiebreak over FM Dale Haessel and Isiah Sehn with 4/5. Twenty-two players took part over the September 17th weekend. Thank you to Angelo Avelino Tolentino for providing the photos.

Dr. Taylor presents MHO trophy to Patrick Tolentino
The 3 winners. L-R Dr. Bill Taylor, FM Dale Haessel, Patrick Tolentino, Isiah Sehn.

ACA Honors Dr. Bill Taylor at 25th MHO

It has been 3 years in the making thanks to COVID, but Dr. Bill Taylor finally ran his last MHO Open. The ACA had recently passed a motion honoring and thanking Dr. Taylor for his organizing, teaching and other chess contributions for the last few decades. The ACA was finally able to present him with a plaque to recognize his achievements at his last MHO. Many thanks for Ford Wong, who was instrumental in bringing this about and did the presentation. Thank you Dr. Taylor!

Dr. Bill Taylor accepts plaque from Ford Wong.
Ford also presents flowers to Dr. Taylor.
Ford Wong delivers speech honoring Dr. Taylor’s contribution to chess over the decades.
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25th MHO update and pictures

After 3 rounds, FM Dale Haessel has 3/3 and will be black against Patrick Avelino Tolentino.

MHO 25 Standings after round 3
Rafael Arruebarrena in red.
Ford Wong about to make a devastating move.
Yash in red.

Grand Prairie Chess Club

The Grand Prairie Chess Club is looking for new players of all ranges and all ages. It is located at the Grand Prairie Public Library and is open on Tuesdays from 6 pm to 8 pm. Contact Courtney Nisbet courtnisberg@gmail.com

Chess4life Edmonton

The Edmonton Young Offender Centre (EYOC) Is looking for a volunteer to assist with the Chess4Life program. They are located at 18621 127 Street NW. Peter Stiles who is heading up the project is hoping to run the program for 2 hours a week for about 8-10 session. Please contact him at

Peter Stiles CSW II

Edmonton Young Offenders Centre

Community Transition Coordinator

780-408-8250

Peter.stiles@gov.ab.ca

2022 Battle of Alberta Sept 3 – results

Congratulations to Team South for winning the BOA for the 2nd year in a row by a score of 15-9. Team South was led by FM Gary Ng on Board 1 and FM Dale Haessel on Board 2. More results will be posted when available. Thank you to Lars Lowther for organizing the South and Rafael Arruebarrena for organizing the North and  Zeeshan C Munir for directing.

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