The Alberta Rapid and Blitz Championships will be held at the Calgary Chess Club on March 2nd and 3rd. Find more details on the CCC events page or through the ACA Schedule.

The site should be fully operational. Please let us know at albertachess@gmail.com if you find anything amiss.

The Northern Alberta Open takes place February 17-18 at the Edmonton Chess Club. Registration is open, and info can be found here.

The Calgary Chess Club has posted information on the ACA’s 50th Anniversary Tournament, which will be a rapid event on Saturday, January 20th and a blitz event on Sunday, January 21st, at the Calgary Chess Club. More details can be found here for rapid and here for blitz.

The Edmonton Youth Regional is February 10th and the Calgary Youth Regional is February 11th. Registration is open for both events, which lead into the Alberta Youth Championship April 27-28 in Edmonton.

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.