Saskatoon Midwinter Tournament Jan. 9, 2016

Bishop James Mahoney 
High School

231 Primrose Dr., Saskatoon

• open to all players from grade 1 through grade 12

Tournament - University or Regina - Nov 29, 2015

University of Regina

Riddell Centre

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 4 - 6 games
• chess tournament rules apply
• 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 10:00 a.m.
• tournament starts at 10:30 (ends around 3:00 p.m.)
• lunch break around 12:30 - lunch is not provided
• $10 (plus a $5 SSCA yearly membership)
• ribbons will be awarded 
• students will be grouped according to skill level

Are you ready to play tournament chess? If you know how to move the pieces and how to do a basic checkmate, then you are ready! See our page About Tournaments for more info.

Please pre-registration by 9:00 p.m. Nov 27th

Regina Pre-registration

For more info please email Saskatchewan Scholastic Chess Association.

Saskatoon Scholastic Chess Club

The Saskatoon Scholastic Chess Club meets every second Saturday at 10:00 - noon in Lower Place Riel at the University of Saskatchewan. 

Dates for fall 2015
Oct. 31
Nov. 14
Nov. 28

For now - please bring your own boards - we hope to supply boards in the near future.

Any changes to the dates or venue will be announced here. 
We currently offer lessons for novice players and free play for all.For more information, send a message to michelgravel@hotmail.com.

Regina Scholastic Chess Club - Update

Due to room availability, the SSCA kids chess club at Connaught Library has changed some of the dates they are meeting.

The club still meets at Connaught Library Branch from 7-8:30 PM but they will usually meet downstairs in the program room instead of the main library.

The dates below are the new correct dates
Oct 27 - downstairs
Nov 10 - upstairs
Nov 24 - downstairs
Dec 15 - downstairs

This is a free program.
We will supply chess boards.
For now coaching will occasionally be available but we are working hard to get a permanent coach for after Christmas.

Make sure to pass on the new club information to  all your friends who like to play chess!
For more information contact sschessa@gmail.com

Saskatoon Chess Tournament - Nov 7th 2015

Bishop James Mahoney 
High School

231 Primrose Dr., Saskatoon

• open to all players from grade 1 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)
• number of sections will depend on number of participants

Please pre-registration by 6:00 p.m. Nov 6th
Saskatoon Pre-registration

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

Regina Tournament Oct 11, 2015

University of Regina

Riddell Centre

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
• 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 (ends around 4:30 p.m.)
• $10 (plus a $5 SSCA membership)
• ribbons will be awarded 
• students will be grouped according to skill level

Are you ready to play tournament chess? If you know how to move the pieces and how to do a basic checkmate, then you are ready! See our page About Tournaments for more info.

Please pre-registration by 9:00 p.m. Oct. 9th

Regina Pre-registration

For more info please email Saskatchewan Scholastic Chess Association.

New Regina SSCA Chess Club

Did you know that Regina is hosting the 2016 National Chess Challenge in May? 

Do you want to brush up on your chess skills, meet some new players and have fun?

There is a new chess club in Regina for students ages 8+ with some chess experience.
Come out every second Tuesday night at Connaught Library Branch from 7-8:30 PM starting on Sept 22, 2015.

Please note - we have had to change the dates - the dates below are the new correct dates
Oct 27 - downstairs
Nov 10 - upstairs
Nov 24 - downstairs
Dec 15 - downstairs

This is a free program.
We will supply chess boards.
For now coaching will occasionally be available but we are working hard to get a permanent coach for after Christmas.

Make sure to pass on the new club information to  all your friends who like to play chess!
For more information contact sschessa@gmail.com

Survey for chess club interest

Several parents have expressed interest in their kids attending a city wide chess club.
If your kids are interested in attending and/or you are interested in helping organize and supervise please let us know via this form.

Keep in mind that such a club will only go ahead if they are enough kids interested and at least 2 or 3 adults who can organize and supervise.

Bughouse at Science Rendezvous 2015

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 9^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

·      there are a few special bughouse rules you need to know

·      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 noon Friday, May 8.

Sponsored by

Saskatchewan Scholastic Chess Association

and

 Faculty of Science  - University of Regina

For more information contact sschessa@gmail.com.

Yorkton Regional Chess Tournament - March 15, 2015

Yorkton Regional 
Chess Tournament
March 15 - 2015
MC Knoll School
387 Darlington St. E. Yorkton

• open to all players from grade 1 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 $20 plus a yearly $5 SSCA membership (payable at the door)
• number of sections will depend on number of participants

Please pre-register by 6:00 p.m. Saturday, March 14
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)

Saskatoon Regional - March 14th, 2015

Bishop James Mahoney 
High School

231 Primrose Dr., Saskatoon

• open to all players from grade 1 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 10:15 a.m. (ends around 3:30 p.m.)
• cost is $20 plus a $5 SSCA membership (payable at the door)
• number of sections will depend on number of participants
• ribbons will be awarded to 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place in each grade

Please pre-registration by 6:00 p.m. March 13th
Saskatoon Pre-registration

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

Regina Regional Chess Tournament - March 8, 2015

University of Regina

Dr. William Riddell Center

Room 286

Free parking is available in Lot 9. Campus map.

• open to all players from grade 1 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 10:00 a.m.
• tournament starts at 10:30  (ends around 3:00 p.m.)
• $20 (plus a yearly $5 SSCA membership)
• ribbons will be awarded to 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place in each grade

Please pre-registration by 6:00 p.m. March 7th

Regina Pre-registration

For more info please email Saskatchewan Scholastic Chess Association.

Yorkton Tournament February 22, 2015

Yorkton 
Chess Tournament

Sunday, February 22, 2015
MC Knoll School
387 Darlington St. E. Yorkton

9:30 - 3:00

• 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-register by 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21
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 Tournament January 11, 2015

Yorkton 
Chess Tournament

Sunday, January 11, 2015
MC Knoll School
387 Darlington St. E. Yorkton

9:30 - 3:00

• 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-register by 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Jan.10
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)