Upcoming Events
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| Dates | Event | Type | Location | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1-Dec 28 | Blitz Bishops - Bliss Series | OTB | Montréal, QC | website |
| Mar 2-Apr 27 | Brampton Warriors Chess Club - Training | Junior-OTB | Brampton, ON | website |
| Mar 2-Apr 27 | CFC Girls Training Program with JtM (Subsidized Program) | Junior-Online | Skype | website |
| Mar 10-Apr 14 | March Classic Tournament | OTB | Langley, BC | website |
| Mar 18-Apr 15 | Burlington Chess Club - Early Spring Tournament | OTB | Burlington, ON | post |
| Mar 22-Apr 26 | Maverick SNCF - Hello Spring! | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| Apr 5-20 | Atlantic Spring Chess Tour | OTB | Atlantic Provinces, NB | website |
| Apr 9-15 | Reykjavík Open | OTB | Reykjavik, Iceland | website |
| Apr 11 | Halifax Spring Chess Festival - Bughouse Championship | OTB | Halifax, NS | flyer |
| Apr 11-13 | Gatineau Open (registration now open) | OTB | Gatineau, QC | website |
| Apr 11-13 | Halifax Spring Chess Festival - Open Championship | OTB | Halifax, NS | flyer |
| Apr 12 | 1st Steinitz Memorial Online Tournament | Online | lichess.org | website |
| Apr 12 | CYCC qualifier - NYYCC2 | OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Apr 12 | Halifax Spring Chess Festival - Rapid Championship | OTB | Halifax, NS | flyer |
| Apr 12 | Surrey Junior Rapid 2 (CYCC Qualifier) | Junior-OTB | Surrey, BC | website |
| Apr 12-13 | Vancouver Chess Festival #11 | OTB | Vancouver, BC | website |
| Apr 12-18 | FIDE: World Cadet & Youth Rapid & Blitz | Junior-OTB | Rhodes, Greece | fide, website |
| Apr 13 | Fractal Blitz I | Online | lichess.org | website |
| Apr 13 | Halifax Spring Chess Festival - Blitz Championship | OTB | Halifax, NS | flyer |
| Apr 13 | TCC April CYCC Qualifier | Junior-OTB | Richmond Hill, Toronto, ON | website |
| Apr 13 | The Knights of Chess Sundays | Junior-OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Apr 13-26 | Chess Cruise, Puerto Rico to Portugal | OTB | Atlantic Ocean | website |
| Apr 14-June 23 | GTCL: Toronto Closed Chess Championship | OTB | Toronto, ON | post |
| Apr 14-June 30 | Eagle Minds CYCC Qualifiers (23 events, Mon/Thu) | Junior-OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Apr 17-22 | CFC: Canadian Closed | OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Apr 17-22 | CFC: Canadian Women's Closed | OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Apr 18 | Chess4win Easter Unrated Carnival | OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| Apr 18 | St. John's Spring Chess Festival- Rapid Championship | OTB | St. John's, NL | website |
| Apr 18-20 | St. John's Spring Chess Festival- Open Championship | OTB | St. John's, NL | website |
| Apr 18-21 | 18th Annual Grand Pacific Open | OTB | Victoria, BC | website |
| Apr 18-21 | Canadian Chess Festival | OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Apr 19 | AFM1st Peel Region - Amateur Chess Championship | OTB | Mississauga, ON | website |
| Apr 19 | Chess4win First North York CYCC & OCC Double Qualifier | Junior-OTB | North York, ON | website |
| Apr 19 | Chess4win First North York Open Rapid Championship | OTB | North York, ON | register, post |
| Apr 19 | St. John's Spring Chess Festival- Blitz Championship | OTB | St. John's, NL | website |
| Apr 20 | Easter Blitz (Canadian Closed side event) | OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Apr 20 | The Knights of Chess Sundays | Junior-OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Apr 22-May 20 | Burlington Chess Club Spring Tournament | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Apr 25 | RCC CYCC Qualifier #2 | Junior-OTB | Richmond, BC | website |
| Apr 25-27 | Niagara Falls Open | OTB | Niagara Falls, ON | flyer, post |
| Apr 26 | 4th Windsor Open Chess Tournament | OTB | Windsor, ON | website, register |
| Apr 26 | AFM1st Peel Region - Spring 2 Open | OTB | Mississauga, ON | website |
| Apr 26 | Eagle Minds Grandpri - 1 | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Apr 27 | GTCL: Toronto Rapid CC | OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Apr 27 | The Knights of Chess Sundays | Junior-OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Apr 28-June 16 | Langley Chess Club Spring Classic | OTB | Langley, BC | website |
| Apr 30-May 7 | FIDE Americas Women's Continental Championship | OTB | Mexico | website, post |
| May 2-4 | 41st Arnprior Open | OTB | Arnprior, ON | post |
| May 2-4 | BC vs Alberta Match | OTB | Salmon Arm, BC | website |
| May 2-4 | Okanagan Open | OTB | Salmon Arm, BC | website |
| May 2-4 | York University Classical Chess Championship | OTB | Toronto, ON | flyer |
| May 3 | Chess4win May CYCC Qualifier | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | (tba) |
| May 3 | London Spring Rapid | OTB | London, ON | website |
| May 3 | Maverick SNFC - Blitz 5 | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| May 4-June 29 | CFC National Talent Development Program with JtM (Subsidized Program) | Online | lichess.org | website |
| May 9-11 | Collingwood-Somborac Chess Festival | OTB | Collingwood, ON | website |
| May 9-11 | Manitoba Open | OTB | Winnipeg, MB | website |
| May 10 | Checkmate Championship (High Schools) | Junior-OTB | London, ON | register |
| May 10 | Lulu Island Chess Annual Rapid | OTB | Richmond, BC | website |
| May 10 | Southwestern Youth Chess Championship | Junior-OTB | Windsor, ON | poster, registration |
| May 10 | TCC Chess960 (Fischer Random) Tournament | OTB | Thornhill, GTA, ON | website |
| May 10-11 | OCA: Ontario Youth Chess Championship | Junior-OTB | Thornhill, ON | website |
| May 10-June 7 | Maverick SNCF - To the Victories | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| May 11 | Maverick Summer Breeze - May - CYCC Qualifiers | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| May 11 | RCC Elite Chess Championship #3 | OTB | Vancouver, BC | website |
| May 16 | RCC CYCC Qualifier #3 | Junior-OTB | Richmond, BC | website |
| May 17 | Eagle Minds Grandpri - 2 | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| May 17 | National Arbiter Seminar with Hal Bond | OTB | Brantford, ON | post |
| May 17-19 | Keres Memorial | OTB | Langley, BC | website |
| May 17-19 | Ontario Open | OTB | Brantford, ON | website, flyer, post |
| May 23-24 | Ontario High School Chess Championship | Junior-OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| May 23-31 | FIDE Americas Continental Championship | OTB | Brazil | website, post |
| May 24 | AFM1st Peel Region - Spring 3 Open | OTB | Mississauga, ON | website |
| May 24 | Okanagan Valley Rapid 4 | OTB | West Kelowna, BC | website |
| May 25 | Leopard Chess School Silent Storm Chess Brampton Open | OTB | Brampton, ON | website |
| May 31 | AFM1st Peel Region - Amateur Chess Championship | OTB | Mississauga, ON | website |
| May 31 | Charlottetown Open Amateur | OTB | Charlottetown, PE | website |
| May 31 | Charlottetown Open Junior | Junior-OTB | Charlottetown, PE | website |
| May 31 | Eagle Minds Grandpri - 3 | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| May 31-June 1 | 3rd Annual BC Inter-School Chess Championship | Junior-OTB | Langley, BC | website |
| May 31-June 1 | Charlottetown Open | OTB | Charlottetown, PE | website |
| May 31-June 1 | Chess4win May Markham Open | OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| June 6 | Chess Institute of Canada PA Day Camp + Rapid | Junior-OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| June 7 | Eagle Minds Grandpri - 4 | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| June 7-8 | Mississauga Open | OTB | Mississauga, ON | website |
| June 7-8 | TCC Summer Open | OTB | Thornhill, GTA, ON | website |
| June 9 | Maritime CC Online Rapid #3 | Online | lichess.org | website |
| June 13-15 | Eastern Ontario Open | OTB | Ottawa, ON | (tba) |
| June 14 | Fraser Valley Rapid 16 | OTB | Abbotsford, BC | website |
| June 14-22 | 18th Teplice Open | OTB | Teplice, Czech Republic | flyer, website, fb |
| June 15 | GTCL: Toronto Blitz CC | OTB | Toronto, ON | (tba) |
| June 15 | Maverick Summer Breeze - June - CYCC Qualifiers | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| June 20-22 | BC Senior Championship | OTB | Surrey, BC | website |
| June 21-22 | AFM1st Peel Region - Summer 1 Open | OTB | Mississauga, ON | website |
| June 21-22 | Fraser Valley Classical 3 | OTB | Langley, BC | website |
| June 28 | AFM1st Peel Region - Amateur Chess Championship | OTB | Mississauga, ON | website |
| June 28 | Barrie Chess Club Summer Rapid | OTB | Barrie, ON | website |
| June 28 | Eagle Minds Grandpri - 5 | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| June 28-29 | Chess4win June Markham Open | OTB | Markham, ON | (tba) |
| June 28-29 | Lulu Island Chess Classical 3 | OTB | New Westminster, BC | website |
| June 30-July 4 | Chess4Win Summer Chess Camp Week 1 | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| July 7-11 | Chess4Win Summer Chess Camp Week 2 | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| July 7-Nov 13 | Eagle Minds Schools Rapid GP (Alternate Mon,Thu) | Junior-OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| July 8-11 | Canadian Youth Chess Championship (CYCC) | Junior-OTB | Surrey, BC | website, qualified |
| July 12 | Eagle Minds Grandpri - 6 | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| July 12-18 | Canadian Open | OTB | Surrey, BC | website |
| July 13 | Chess4win July Open Rapid (CFC & FIDE Rated) | OTB | Markham, ON | (tba) |
| July 13 | Maverick Summer Breeze - July | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| July 14-18 | Chess4Win Summer Chess Camp Week 3 | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| July 14-Nov 17 | Eagle Minds Schools Blitz GP (Alternate Mon,Thu) | Junior-OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| July 19 | AFM1st Peel Region - Amateur Chess Championship | OTB | Mississauga, ON | website |
| July 19-20 | Chess4win July Markham Open | OTB | Markham, ON | (tba) |
| July 19-20 | Fraser Valley Chess' World Chess Day CC | OTB | Langley, BC | website |
| July 21-25 | Chess4Win Summer Chess Camp Week 4 | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| July 21-Aug 8 | Vegereness Summer Chess Academy | Junior-OTB | Etobicoke, ON | website |
| July 25 | PEI Open Blitz Championship | OTB | Charlottetown, PE | website |
| July 25-27 | ANVO PEI Open Championship | OTB | Charlottetown, PE | website |
| July 26 | Eagle Minds Grandpri - 7 | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| July 26 | PEI Open Amateur Championship | OTB | Charlottetown, PE | website |
| July 26-27 | AFM1st Peel Region - Summer 2 Open | OTB | Mississauga, ON | website |
| July 27 | PEI Open Junior Championship | OTB | Charlottetown, PE | website |
| July 28-Aug 1 | Chess4Win Summer Chess Camp Week 5 | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| Aug 1-6 | Royal City Masters | OTB | Guelph, ON | website |
| Aug 2-4 | Chess4win August Markham Open | OTB | Markham, ON | (tba) |
| Aug 5-8 | Chess4Win Summer Chess Camp Week 6 | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| Aug 9 | AFM1st Peel Region - Amateur (U1800) Championship | OTB | Mississauga, ON | website |
| Aug 9 | Eagle Minds Schools Challenge | Junior-OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Aug 9-10 | 4th Annual Vankleek Hill Open | OTB | Vankleek Hill, ON | post |
| Aug 10 | Canadian Junior Scholarship Championship Series I | Junior-OTB | GTA, ON | (tba) |
| Aug 10 | Maverick Summer Breeze - August | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| Aug 11-15 | Chess4Win Summer Chess Camp Week 7 | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| Aug 16 | Eagle Minds University Challenge | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Aug 17-23 | North American Youth Chess Championships | Junior-OTB | Kingston, ON | website, cfc-apply |
| Aug 18-22 | Chess4Win Summer Chess Camp Week 8 | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| Aug 23 | Eagle Minds Grandpri - 8 | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Aug 23-24 | AFM1st Peel Region - Summer 3 Open | OTB | Mississauga, ON | website |
| Aug 25-29 | Chess4Win Summer Chess Camp Week 9 | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| Aug 30-Sept 1 | GTCL: Toronto Open | OTB | Toronto, ON | (tba) |
| Sept 2-7 | Montréal Open | OTB | Montreal, QC | website |
| Sept 13 | Eagle Minds Corporate Challenge | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Sept 20-Nov 29 | GTCL: Toronto Senior CC | OTB | Toronto, ON | (tba by WCC) |
| Sept 22-Nov 17 | GTCL: Toronto Women's Closed CC | OTB | Toronto, ON | (tba) |
| Sept 27 | Eagle Minds Grandpri - 9 | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Sept 30-Oct 13 | FIDE: World Youth CC (U14, U16, U18) | Junior-OTB | Durres, Albania | website |
| Oct 4-5 | GTCL: Toronto Junior Chess Championship | Junior-OTB | Mississauga, ON | flyer |
| Oct 10 | Maritime Rapid Championship | OTB | Summerside, PE | website |
| Oct 10-13 | Maritime Chess Festival | OTB | Summerside, PE | website |
| Oct 11 | Eagle Minds Grandpri - 10 | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Oct 11 | Maritime Amateur Championship | OTB | Summerside, PE | website |
| Oct 11-13 | Maritime Open Championship | OTB | Summerside, PE | website |
| Oct 12 | Maritime Blitz Championship | OTB | Summerside, PE | website |
| Oct 12 | Maritime Junior Championship | Junior-OTB | Summerside, PE | website |
| Oct 20-Nov 2 | FIDE: World Senior CC | OTB | Galipoli, Italy | website |
| Oct 25 | Eagle Minds Grandpri - 11 | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Nov 4-14 | FIDE: World Amateur CC | OTB | Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia | website |
| Nov 8 | Eagle Minds Grandpri - 12 | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Nov 22 | Eagle Minds Grandpri - Super Finals | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Dec 1 | GTCL Cup (Team Rapid) | OTB | Toronto, ON | (tba) |
| Dec 6 | MCC Battle Against Hunger | Junior-OTB | Mississauga, ON | flyer |
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| Jan 16-18 | Canadian University Chess Championship | OTB | Toronto, ON | website |