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  • Aaron Reeve Mendes: 1st in Blitz at Menorca, Spain
    on 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 Events
    on 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 Chess
    on 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 Success
    on 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 1
    on 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) Announced
    on 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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  • Lee Edges Kosteniuk In Overtime, Lagno Eliminates Ambartsumova
    on July 8, 2026 at 6:31 pm

    GM Kateryna Lagno and IM Alice Lee advance to the Quarterfinals of the 2026 Women's Speed Chess Championship after winning their Round of 16 matches on Wednesday. Lagno's victory was never in doubt as she scored 10.5-3.5 on the […]

  • Santos Beats Oro, Le To Win 2nd Leon Masters
    on July 7, 2026 at 4:50 pm

    Local hero GM Jaime Santos has won the 2026 Leon Masters after celebrating his 30th birthday by beating 12-year-old Argentinian GM-elect Faustino Oro 3-1 in the Semifinals, before overcoming Vietnamese defending champion GM Liem […]

  • Arjun "Arjuly" Erigaisi Is Month's First Titled Tuesday Victor
    on July 7, 2026 at 2:39 pm

    By taking the July 7 tournament outright on 9.5/11, GM Arjun Erigaisi has broken into the Titled Tuesday winners column in 2026, ahead of seven players who tied on nine points. GM Hikaru Nakamura took second place among that group just […]

  • Bok Beats Vidit In Armageddon To Clinch EWC Spot
    on July 7, 2026 at 2:31 pm

    GM Benjamin Bok has qualified for the 2026 Esports World Cup after defeating GM Vidit Gujrathi in the 2026 India Rising Finals in Mumbai on July 4. The match reached the maximum number of possible games, with all three sets going […]

  • Sindarov Sweeps Tournaments As Chess World Honors Daniel Naroditsky
    on July 6, 2026 at 6:08 pm

    Top grandmasters, content creators, and fans from around the world came to Charlotte from July 3-5 to honor the legacy of the late GM Daniel Naroditsky. The next world championship challenger, GM Javokhir Sindarov, won both the rapid and […]

  • Ju Wenjun, Anna Muzychuk Advance To Quarterfinals
    on July 6, 2026 at 3:55 pm

    Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun and two-time Women's Blitz World Champion Anna Muzychuk advanced to the Quarterfinals of the 2026 Women's Speed Chess Championship on Monday. Ju handily defeated IM Le Thao Nguyen Pham 9.5-4.5, while […]

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