Regina Chess Club - Christmas Tournament

Regina Chess Club 

Open Chess Tournament

When:  Saturday, December 14^th  2013.

Where:  Cathedral Neighborhood Centre, 13^th Ave &Retallack St.

Open to all ages (there will be a Junior's section).

More Information including how to pre-register see RCC tournaments.

Saskatoon Pre-christmas Tournament

Saturday, December 21

University of Saskatchewan

Arts Building

Rooms 105 & 108

  Featuring a Lunch Time Simultaneous Exhibition

 with National Master Keith MacKinnon, playing up to 25 opponents at once

• open to all players from Kindergarten through grade 12
• new players welcome
• 5 rounds minimum 
• chess tournament rules apply (touch move)
• chess clocks used in upper grades (generally grade 5/6 and up)
• game time is 30 minutes per player
• tournament check-in and fee payment starts at 9:45 a.m.
• tournament starts between 10:15 & 10:30 a.m. (ends around 4:00 p.m.)
• cost is $15 plus a $5 SSCA membership (payable at the door)
• sectional format (number of sections will depend on number of participants)

Parents - you can drop your kids off and get some last minute shopping done!

You must pre-registration by 8:00 p.m. Dec 20th

Saskatoon pre-registration link

For more info please call the tournament director Don MacKinnon at donmac451@sasktel.net or 306-445-8369.

Chess Tournament - Dec 8 2013 - Regina

University of Regina

Riddell Center

Room 286

Free parking is available in Lot 9. Campus map.

• open to all players from Kindergarten through grade 12
• new players welcome
• you will play 5 - 6 games
• chess tournament rules apply (touch move)
• chess clocks used in upper grades (generally grade 5/6 and up)
• game time is 30 minutes per player
• tournament check-in and fee payment starts at 9:45 a.m.
• tournament starts at 10:15 a.m. sharp (ends around 3:30 p.m.)
• $10 if preregistered (plus a $5 SSCA membership) - $15 if not preregistered
• ribbons will be awarded to 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place in each group (number of groups will depend on number of participants

Please pre-registration by 8:00 p.m. Dec. 7th

Regina Pre-registration

For more info please call Lauri at 306-924-5881

Yorkton 
Chess Tournament

Sunday, November 17, 2013
MC Knoll School
387 Darlington St. E. Yorkton

• open to all players from Kindergarten through grade 12
• new players welcome (any level)
• 5 rounds minimum 
• chess tournament rules apply (touch move)
• chess clocks used in upper grades (generally grade 5/6 and up)
• game time is 30 minutes per player
• tournament check-in and fee payment starts at 9:30 a.m.
• tournament starts at 10:00 a.m. (ends around 3:00 p.m.)
• please bring a lunch
• cost is $10 plus a $5 SSCA membership (payable at the door)
• sectional format (number of sections will depend on number of participants)

Please pre-registration by 8:00 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16
Pre-registration-link - Yorkton

For more info please contact the tournament director Narom Sing at naromlortie@hotmail.com or 306-620-7634 (day) or 306-782-4338 (evening)

Yorkton Youth Tournament Oct 27

Yorkton 
Chess Tournament

Sunday, October 27, 2013
MC Knoll School
387 Darlington St. E. Yorkton

• open to all players from Kindergarten through grade 12
• new players welcome (any level)
• 5 rounds minimum 
• chess tournament rules apply (touch move)
• chess clocks used in upper grades (generally grade 5/6 and up)
• game time is 30 minutes per player
• tournament check-in and fee payment starts at 9:45 a.m.
• tournament starts at 10:30 a.m. (ends around 3:30 p.m.)
• cost is $10 plus a $5 SSCA membership (payable at the door)
• sectional format (number of sections will depend on number of participants)

Please pre-registration by 8:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19
Yorkton Pre-registration Link

For more info please contact the tournament director Narom Sing at naromlortie@hotmail.com or 306-620-7634 (day) or 306-782-4338 (evening)

Tournament - Regina - Nov. 2

Saturday, November 2^nd

University of Regina

Riddell Center

Room 286

Free parking is available in Lot 9. Campus map.

• open to all players from Kindergarten through grade 12
• new players welcome
• you will play 5 - 6 games
• chess tournament rules apply (touch move)
• chess clocks used in upper grades (generally grade 5/6 and up)
• game time is 30 minutes per player
• tournament check-in and fee payment starts at 9:45 a.m.
• tournament starts at 10:15 a.m. sharp (ends around 3:30 p.m.)
• cost is $10 plus a $5 SSCA membership (payable at the door)
• ribbons will be awarded to 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place in each group (number of groups will depend on number of participants

Please pre-registration by 8:00 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1st

Regina Pre-registration

For more info please call Lauri at 306-924-5881

SSCA Chess Tournament - Saskatoon - Oct. 19

Saturday, October 19
Bishop James Mahoney 
High School

231 Primrose Dr., Saskatoon

• open to all players from Kindergarten through grade 12
• new players welcome
• 5 rounds minimum 
• chess tournament rules apply (touch move)
• chess clocks used in upper grades (generally grade 5/6 and up)
• game time is 30 minutes per player
• tournament check-in and fee payment starts at 9:45 a.m.
• tournament starts at 10:30 a.m. (ends around 3:30 p.m.)
• cost is $15 plus a $5 SSCA membership (payable at the door)
• sectional format (number of sections will depend on number of participants)

Please pre-registration by 8:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19

Pre-registration link

For more info please call the tournament director Don MacKinnon at donmac451@sasktel.net or 306-445-8369.

SSCA Tournament Sept 22, 2013

Sunday, September 22^nd

University of Regina

Riddell Center

Room 286

Free parking is available in Lot 9. Campus map.

• open to all players from Kindergarten through grade 12
• new players welcome
• you will play 5 - 6 games
• chess tournament rules apply (touch move)
• chess clocks used in upper grades (generally grade 5/6 and up)
• game time is 30 minutes per player
• tournament check-in and fee payment starts at 9:45 a.m.
• tournament starts at 10:15 a.m. sharp (ends around 3:30 p.m.)
• cost is $10 plus a $5 SSCA membership (payable at the door)
• ribbons will be awarded to 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place in each group (number of groups will depend on number of participants)

Please pre-registration by 8:00 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21^st

Pre-registration link

For more info please call Lauri at 924-5881

Chess in the Park

Chess in the Park

Victoria Square Park (downtown Regina)

Tuesdays from 11 am - 1 pm

Starting June 4th and running until the end of August

Regina Central Library and Downtown Regina are hosting Chess in the Park on Tuesdays from 11am – 1pm (or so) in the beautiful Victoria Park. Tuesday June 4th was the kick off. About 40 people were there and 20 or so played at least one game!
Once the kids are done school this would be a great chance for them to get outside and play chess so please bring/send them down if you have the time!

Chess Nuts Chess Camp 2013 - August 12-16

CHESS NUTS Chess Camp 

Featuring

T-shirts and other prizes

Pizza & Pop Party 

Chess Camp Tournament

Personal instruction and tutoring from a Canadian Chess Federation Expert and Assistant Chess Instructors

Details

At the Cathedral Neighborhood Centre, 13th Ave & Retallack St., Regina.

Daily Monday to Friday 930am - 12noon.

Friday is a WIND UP Sponsored Tournament With Prizes & Pizza Party.

All levels and strengths welcome and will be accommodated from Beginner (Raw Rookies to Novices) to Advanced (Tournament Players to Provincial Champs).

We will cover everything from How do the pieces move? to The nuts & bolts of the King’s Gambit! 

Daily Itinerary

1. Instruction on The Rules of Chess, Strategy, Tactics, Opening, Middle, & Endgame Theory.
2. Head to Head Game Play - Test out what you have learned.
3. The Lighter Side of Chess - IE: Tag Team Chess, Musical Chair Chess, Anti-Chess, Chess Relay Races, Atomic Chess, Siamese Chess, Replacement Chess, Rifle Chess, Centaur Chess, and more.

THE GOAL is to have FUN in a Chess Nuts Environment, AND, to get a better understanding & ability to play.

Registration Information

Early Bird $149 Before August 5th, or $179 after. -- SPACE IS LIMITED !!!

For More Information contact: John McIntyre - 949-2249 checkmate@accesscomm.ca

To register send a Check Payable to: REGINA CHESS 3419 Avonhurst Dr Regina
Enclose child’s NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE, AGE, EMAIL, T-SHIRT SIZE

Bughouse Tournament - May 11th 2012

Bughouse is fast, furious and a whole lot of fun.

If you play chess and would like to add a little excitement to your game – grab yourself a partner and come to Science Rendezvous to play some bughouse with us!

No cost and there will be Prizes.

Tournament will be run during Science Rendezvous on May 11^th.

That’s right – we will have an audience!
We will be located in the hallway of the classroom building.

·      open tournament – no registration fee

·      kids from 4 – 90 are welcome

·      register as a team or a single player (we will find you a partner)

·      your team will play 4  - 8 games

·      besides regular chess rules, there are a few special rules – check out our website for more info (chesssask.blogspot.ca)

·      please bring a chess clock if you can – we have a few but not enough for all

·      game time is 5 minutes per player

·      tournament check-in and warm up starts at 11 am

·      tournament starts at 12 pm

·      If possible please pre-register using this form by 8:00 p.m. Friday, May 10^th .

Sponsored by

Saskatchewan Scholastic Chess Association

Regina Chess Club

 Faculty of Science  - University of Regina

Provincial Tournament Postponed

If you were coming to the Provincial Tournament tomorrow (April 6th) we have rescheduled due to road conditions. The tournament will be held in the same place and time, but on April 13th.

Saskatchewan Regional Tournaments - March 2013

Regina Regional – Saturday March 9

9:45 - 3:30 pm

Riddell Centre room 286 - University of Regina
To preregister contact Lauri Lintott at sschessa@gmail.com or 306-924-5881

North Battleford – Sunday March 10 

To preregister contact Don MacKinnon donmac451@sasktel.net or 306-445-8369

Saskatoon Regional – Saturday March 16

9:45 - 3:30 pm

Bishop James Mahoney High School, 231 Primrose Drive, Saskatoon
To preregister contact Don MacKinnon donmac451@sasktel.net or 306-445-8369

Format for all Regionals

• open to all players in grades 1 through 12 
• chess tournament rules apply (touch move) 
• chess clocks used in upper grades (generally grade 5/6 and up) 
• game time is 30 minutes per player
• please preregister by 8 pm the day prior to the tournament you wish to attend

Yorkton Chess Tournament February 24th

Free Online Kids Chess

Chess.com has a new kids only online chess site. It is designed as a safe place for kids to play chess online with other kids. Kids accounts are supervised by their parents.

http://www.chesskid.com/