Chess at Sunrise Library

January 10th there will be a learn to play chess workshop for kids from 2 - 4 pm.

We will also be hosting 4 fun tournaments for grades 1 through 12 at the Sunrise branch.

Tournaments will be from 1:30 - 4:30 pm on January 17, February 21, March 21 and April 18.

For more information or to pre-register please contact Al Taylor at alandlori.taylor@accesscomm.ca.

The Sunrise Library Branch is located at 3130 Woodhams Drive.

Scholar's Mate Magazine - free & online

Check out this excellent chess magazine for kids. Up until Oct. of this year this magazine was only available by a yearly paid subscription - now it is free.
http://www.chess-math.org/scholarsmate/

Pre-Christmas Tournament in Saskatoon

Mark your calendars now for Saturday, December 5th, as our annual Pre-Christmas tournament has now been finalized.
Time and place are the same as our back to school fall classic. Registration begins at 9:45 a.m. with start time scheduled for 10:30 a.m.
The location is St. George School, 748 Redberry Rd., (just south of Lenore Drive), in Saskatoon's north end.

Back to School chess tournament in Saskatoon

Our annual fall, "back to school" chess tournament is now confirmed for Saturday, October 17th, at St. George School, 748 Redberry Rd., Saskatoon.

Please arrive by 10:00 so that we can start play at 10:30.

National Master Keith MacKinnon, will play a simultaneous exhibition over the lunch hour against all tournament players who wish to play against him. There is no added cost to play Keith if you are registered to play in the tournament.

• The cost of playing in the tournament is $15.00, plus the annual SSCA membership fee once again being $5.00 for the year.
• Please pre-register by contacting the Tournament Director, Don MacKinnon, at donmac451@sasktel.net, or at 306 445-8369.
• Players will be divided into sections by playing strength, and all players should play 5 games. (Some sections might play 6).
• The tournament will be Chess'n Math rated.
• The time control will be 30 minutes per player, however, not all players will need to use a clock.
• Please bring an extra pair of shoes so that we keep the gym floor clean!

This tournament will be a great tune up for those of you who have gotten a bit rusty over the summer, and an even better tune up for those of you who have been working at your chess. Come out and play and see how much you have improved.

First Annual Girls Only Tournament

Calling all girls who play chess - come out - bring some friends - and meet some new friends. This is a fun tournament for girls only (sorry guys).

Where: Cafeteria in Riddell Center at the U of R

When: Sunday April 26 from 1:30 to 4:00

Who: All Girls up to Grade 12

Format: Minimum 3 games.

Cost: SSCA membership ($5 per year)

Registration: From 1:00 to 1:30

For more information or to pre-register please call Lauri at 924-5881 or Al at 352-0066

Saskatchewan Chess Challenge 2009

In order to qualify to play in the provincial tournament on April 4th you first need to play in one of the two regional tournaments in Regina (March 15) or Saskatoon (March 7). If you want some extra tournament practice feel free to go to both!

Please see early posts for more details on the regional tournaments or check out SSCA.

Saskatoon Regional Tournament

Date: Saturday, March 7, 2009

Location: Ecole Canadienne Francaise, 1407 Albert Ave., Saskatoon. (Just two blocks south of 8th Street on the East side of the city).

Tournament Director: Don MacKinnon

Start time: 10:15 a.m.
Canteen on site.
PLEASE PRE-REGISTER by contacting Don at: donmac451@sasktel.net, or at 306 445 8369
Time control: 30 minutes per player
Players will be divided by grade into sections made up of other players from their own grade. (In upper years there may be some cross over between grades due to a lack of players).

Regina Regional March 15

Please pre-register by contacting Al Taylor at 352-0066 or at alandloritaylor@accesscomm.ca. Include name, grade, school, address, phone number.

Regina Chess Club Chess Tournament March 1st

Please pre-register by contacting Al Taylor at 352-0066 or at alandloritaylor@accesscomm.ca. Include name, grade, school, address, phone number.

Regina Youth Chess Club

We have started a Sunday drop in chess club in Regina. As many schools do not have chess clubs several parents in Regina see a need to host a city wide chess club for kids and teens - to give Regina's youth a chance to play chess with their peers once a week. The format will be mostly informal - bring a chess board (if you can) and come play some chess. We hope to have occasional guest instructors and to eventually set up some scholastic rated games for those who are interested. For more info see the previous post. If you would like a printable copy of the poster please contact Lauri.

Regina Youth Chess Club

McVeety Chess Tournament - Jan 11