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| DATE |
EVENT |
| Jun 26, 2010 |
8th Annual
Beach Party and Awards
Willows Beach Oak Bay (Victoria) BC
Details
(http://victoriajuniorchess.pbworks.com/Beach-Party-and-Awards)
Online Registration |
| Jul 6-9, 2010 |
Canadian Youth Chess Championships
Windsor, Ontario
Details
(http://www.cycc.ca)
Online Registration |
| Jul 10-18, 2010 |
Canadian Open
Toronto, Ontario
LOCATION: Westin Harbour Castle Downtown
Toronto.
STYLE: 9 Round Swiss System, Single
Section, CFC and FIDE rated. Accelerated pairings will
be used in early rounds.
TIME CONTROL: 40 moves in 90 minutes,
30 minutes for remainder (with 30 second increments
from move 1).
SCHEDULE:
Saturday July 10th Opening Ceremony & Round 1 6:00pm
Sharp
July 11th- July 16th Rounds 2-7 6:00pm Daily
Saturday July 17th Round 8 2:00pm
Saturday July 17th Speed Chess Championship 8:00pm
Sunday July 18th Round 9 10:00am
Sunday July 18th Awards Dinner / Presentation 6:00pm
For other side events, including Trivia Contest, GM
simuls and lectures — see website.
PRIZE FUND: $ 32,000+ Guaranteed! (see following page
for details).
ENTRY FEE: $195 per person. Deadline July 6th. To enter
see details / entry form on following page.
ACCOMMODATION: Special Chess Rate of only $99.00 is
being offered by the luxurious Westin Harbour Castle.
Book early; a limited number of rooms are available
at this rate. BYES: Maximum of 3 ˝-point byes available
in rounds 1-8
Details (Tournament Flyer) |
Sept 4-6, 2010
(Sat.-Mon.) |
Langley Open
(Details).
Labour Day Weekend
Location: Langley
Chess Club
Brookswood Senior Centre, 19899 - 36 Ave,
Langley, BC |
| Nov 2010 |
World Youth
Chess Championship (Greece). |
You may find that playing real human
with various strength over the Internet is another way to improve
your chess skills. Below are some of the choices
Internet Chess Servers
| Server Name |
Starting Year |
Number of Players (as of June, 2007) |
Cost (annual) |
Connecting Software |
| Free Internet Chess Server (FICS) |
1980's |
274,500 (67,380 active) |
free |
Windows, Mac and Linux (java interface) |
| Playchess.com |
Sept., 2001 |
205,000 |
$49.95 USD |
Windows |
| Internet Chess Club |
March, 1995 |
35,000 |
$49,95 USD /$24.95 for students |
Windows, Mac and Linux (java interface) |
| WorldChessLive (formerly WCN/ChessLive) |
June, 2007 |
5,000 |
$49.95 USD /$24.95 for students/$9.99 for family
members |
Windows, Mac and UNIX (java
client) |
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