Rockway Centre: 1405 King St E , Kitchener, ON, Canada, N2G 2N9 Email: kwchessinfo@gmail.com

Kitchener Waterloo Chess Club

We are a not-for-profit, member-based organization promoting the game of Chess in the KW area for all ages.

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TEDx Talk on Checkmating Bias: Increasing Women's Participation in Chess April 17, 2023
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 Success December 19, 2022
(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 Youth Chess Championship in Romania. In this question-and-answer session, the International Master shares his thoughts on his career, his ambition […]
COVID-19 Rating Incentive Extended To July 1 April 2, 2022
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 events for Quick (Active). The COVID-19 rating incentive will also be extended until July 1, […]
Canadian Closed, Zonals, Easter Sectionals (Kingston) Announced March 7, 2022
(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 sections - all sections rated both FIDE & CFC (and FQE for FQE#s): Zonals/Closed championships: – Canada Zonal, – […]