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- Aaron Reeve Mendes: 1st in Blitz at Menorca, Spainon April 3, 2024 at 8:00 pm
11-Year-Old Prodigy Aaron Mendes of Canada, Claims Victory in III Open International Chess Menorca BLITZ In an astonishing turn of events at the III Open International Chess Menorca BLITZ held on April 4th in Menorca, Spain, 11-year-old […]
- CFC Response to the FIDE Ban on Transgender Women Competing in Women's Eventson August 19, 2023 at 8:00 pm
The Chess Federation of Canada disagrees with and is disappointed by the FIDE decision to ban transgender women from competing in women’s chess events. We disagree with the way it was implemented, involving the banning of transgender […]
- TEDx Talk on Checkmating Bias: Increasing Women's Participation in Chesson April 16, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Carina D’Souza gave a TEDx talk at Havergal College on “Checkmating Bias: Increasing Women’s Particiation in Chess”. Watch the talk on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-WQQm69-jU
- IM Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux On His Prep, His Talismans, and Keys to Successon December 18, 2022 at 8:00 pm
(Original was posted on chess.com) It has been a spectacular year for Montreal’s Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux. He steamrolled his competition in an international tournament with a 3037 performance rating, then in September he won the World […]
- COVID-19 Rating Incentive Extended To July 1on April 1, 2022 at 8:00 pm
The ratings incentives have been extended (again) to July 1, 2022. The updated policy is as follows: Extension - Internet Rated Games and COVID-19 Rating Incentive The CFC is extending to July 1, 2022 the interim policy to accept internet […]
- Canadian Closed, Zonals, Easter Sectionals (Kingston) Announcedon March 6, 2022 at 8:00 pm
(Original was posted HERE) KEC 2022 Announcement (Kingston Easter Chess) This is the KEC 2022 ANNOUNCEMENT, now updated as of Tuesday, April 12th. Especially given changing pandemic conditions, this will be updated as applicable. KEC 2022 […]
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- Niemann Leads By Half A Point; So, Caruana, Fedoseev Catch Upon May 8, 2026 at 5:50 pm
Even after ending the day with three losses, GM Hans Niemann leads the 2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Poland after the first nine rounds of blitz. GM Wesley So wasn't able to catch up as he lost two out of the last four games himself, […]
- Keymer Wins On First Official Freestyle Friday Broadcaston May 8, 2026 at 3:35 pm
GM Vincent Keymer won Freestyle Friday on May 8 by a full point, scoring 9.5/11 ahead of IM Marco Materia and GM Pranav Venkatesh. Keymer only scored 0.5/2 against Materia and Pranav individually, but won every other game to become the […]
- Martinez, Sarana Dominate 3 0 Thursday Tournamentson May 8, 2026 at 1:41 pm
GMs Jose Martinez and Alexey Sarana have been scoring victories in 3 0 Thursday tournaments since the very first day of the event, and both players added to their trophy cases on May 7. Sarana won the first tournament of the day before […]
- Access The World's Largest Chess Database With Over 30 Billion Games On Chess.comon May 8, 2026 at 10:00 am
Have you ever studied a bunch of lines in an opening, just to see your opponent playing something completely different? Your struggle is finally over, as you can now access Chess.com's game database. Check what other people are playing and […]
- Niemann Leads After Rapid Segment, 18 Blitz Games To Goon May 7, 2026 at 12:40 pm
GM Hans Niemann leads the 2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Poland after nine rounds of rapid chess, with 18 rounds of blitz to come in the next two days. A win against GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda in round eight, accompanied by two draws, was […]
- Carlsen Beats Erdogmus, Arjun To Win TePe Sigeman Chesson May 7, 2026 at 12:34 pm
GM Magnus Carlsen has won the 2026 TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament after grinding out a trademark classical win over GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus and then beating GM Arjun Erigaisi 2-1 in blitz tiebreaks. Arjun began the day as sole leader but […]
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- Lichess Game of the Month: March '26on May 2, 2026 at 9:08 am
A rapid counterattack and sacrifice
- Titled Arenas Announcement — April to June 2026on April 16, 2026 at 12:00 am
Announcing our schedule for upcoming Titled Arenas!
- Candidates Round 14: Sindarov and Vaishali Are Officially the WCC Challengerson April 15, 2026 at 3:17 pm
GM Javokhir Sindarov, who finished the Open Candidates on 10/14, will face reignnig world champion GM Gukesh D in a match later this year, while GM Vaishali Rameshbabu, who finished the Women's Candidates on 8.5/14, will similary face […]
- Candidates Round 13: Sindarov is the 2026 World Championship Challengeron April 14, 2026 at 12:34 pm
GM Javokhir Sindarov is the 2026 World Championship Challenger after drawing GM Anish Giri, while the Women's remains wide open, with GM Bibisara Assaubayeva and GM Vaishali Rameshbabu in the joint lead and GM Zhu Jiner half a point behind.
- Candidates Round 12: Sindarov One Draw Away, Vaishali and Zhu in Joint Firston April 12, 2026 at 10:41 pm
GM Javokhir Sindarov needs just one draw in the next two games to win the 2026 FIDE Candidates, while the Women's Candidates remains wide open as GM Vaishali Rameshbabu is now in shared first with GM Zhu Jiner following Zhu's win against […]
- Candidates Round 11: Quadruple Draws in Open, Vaishali Extends Lead in Women’son April 11, 2026 at 3:48 pm
GM Javokhir Sindarov remains two points ahead of GM Anish Giri after he held a tough game against GM Fabiano Caruana, while GM Vaishali Rameshbabu is now one point ahead of GM Anna Muzychuk and GM Zhu Jiner following her win against GM […]