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.

Tournaments

Tournament Schedule 2023/2024

Weekend (Saturday &/or Sunday) Tournaments open to any player with a Chess Federation of Canada membership (Renew Here):

Tournament	Description
2023 KWCC Spring Quick	Apr 22nd, 1 day – Active, 5 rounds
Geza Fuster Memorial 2023	May 20th – Active, 5 rounds

** For more info on Schedule, Please directly reach out to: kwchessinfo@gmail.com

CFC Response to the FIDE Ban on Transgender Women Competing in Women's Events August 20, 2023
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 women and subsequently studying the issue to arrive at a final decision. This decision came as a surprise, […]
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, […]