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I am super excited and thrilled to be starting the Western Summer Chess Tour soon! Several events have already been confirmed with more to come. One of the things I am looking forward to most is seeing more of how chess brings people together across a diverse range of communities and meeting those who help support and promote chess and help the game grow through their efforts
I was involved with Daniel's Atlantic Tour this spring, where he brought two weekend events and three one day events to five different cities in Atlantic Canada. He brought professional events along to places where their were gaps in existing schedules allowing players a chance to get more playing time in.
This Western tour he's doing now presents a new set of challenges as he's making initial contacts, making partnerships, etc. I'm interested to see how he fares and what other events materialize while he's out west.
Exciting news with the Western Summer Chess Tour set to kick off in 12 days' time- National Master Amir Bahmani has joined both the Red Deer Summer Rapid and Blitz Championships on June 28 in Red Deer! Don't forget to sign up and don't miss out on these exciting events!
For more details on both tournaments and registration, check out these links:
I was involved with Daniel's Atlantic Tour this spring, where he brought two weekend events and three one day events to five different cities in Atlantic Canada. He brought professional events along to places where their were gaps in existing schedules allowing players a chance to get more playing time in.
This Western tour he's doing now presents a new set of challenges as he's making initial contacts, making partnerships, etc. I'm interested to see how he fares and what other events materialize while he's out west.
What Daniel is doing is great. I always thought that the CFC needed an experienced chess club organizer/arbiter to travel to smaller chess centres across the country. I also thought, if I won the lottery, to sponsor a cross-country tour by some members of the Olympiad team..
Didn't the CFC used to have a downloadable book on running a chess club?
What Daniel is doing is great. I always thought that the CFC needed an experienced chess club organizer/arbiter to travel to smaller chess centres across the country. I also thought, if I won the lottery, to sponsor a cross-country tour by some members of the Olympiad team..
Didn't the CFC used to have a downloadable book on running a chess club?
Erik Malmsten Thank you for the kind words. It's been a while since we've seen each other- not since the Candidates or a CITP meet-up. I hope everything is going great for you. It is an absolute pleasure and privilege to have the opportunity to organize chess events far and wide and to see how chess brings people and communities together for something we all love. One of the nicest things about organizing events is seeing new players signing up for their first tournaments. It is great to have the chance to promote the game and watch it grow with every new player joining in
I have some exciting news to share about the Western Summer Chess Tour. I will be joined by International Arbiter Stephen Wright at the BC Summer Chess Festival in Vancouver who will be the Chief Arbiter of several events, including the Open Championship, Rapid Championship, and Blitz Championship
Registrations have already started coming in. For those of you thinking of attending, register by July 1 and don't miss out on the early bird special!
More information about all of the events, as well as how to register, can be seen in the following links:
An important update for the Red Deer Summer Rapid and Blitz Championships: due to the double-booking of the venue for the event, the tournaments have been pushed back to Saturday, July 5, 2025- same round times and location
Another exciting announcement to share about the Western Summer Chess Tour- a new event has now been added- the Edmonton Summer Blitz Championship! This will be a 5 double-round Swiss, CFC-Quick- and FIDE-Blitz-Rated, held at the Edmonton Chess Club on Saturday, June 28, 2025
For full details on the event and registration, check out the following link:
Thank you kindly to the Edmonton Chess Club for supporting this event by providing the venue and equipment to host it, as well as sponsoring the prizes for the Top Female and Top Unrated player of the tournament!
This is wonderful news Daniel! I lived in Alberta for 15 years and I can say they have a great chess community there - you will love it. Best of luck and I'm excited to see how it turns out!
Thanks Chris White! It has been nice seeing all of the different chess communities as an organizer and I look forward to seeing even more soon! The Edmonton Chess Club is a great organization that is welcoming and has a long running history- dating all the way back to its start in 1908!
Huge news for the Edmonton Summer Blitz Championship- an anonymous donor has just generously contributed $500 to sponsor the doubling of all prizes for the event!!!
If you haven't done so already, sign up and don't miss out on the fun and excitement! For full tournament details, including the updated prize totals and registration, check out the link below:
Another stop to announce on the Western Summer Chess Tour. This one will be in Winnipeg, Manitoba with 2 tournaments held back-to-back on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at Naomi House
For more details on the exciting events and how to register, check out the links to the tournament flyers below:
I am thrilled and excited to be starting the Western Summer Chess Tour later today with the Edmonton Summer Blitz Championship. It is sure to be an exciting event with several FIDE-titled players signed up and great prizes. For those interested, there is still time to sign up- hurry and don't miss out
For a full listing of events to come for the Western Summer Chess Tour, check out this link
The Western Summer Chess Tour is now under way! The first event- the Edmonton Summer Blitz Championship took place this past Saturday evening at the Edmonton Chess Club. It was an intense and competitive affair that went down to the wire. When the dust settled, the top finishers were: 1st place- FM Tymur Keleberda; 2nd place- GM Dimitri Komarov; and 3rd place- Mark Tuvera. The winner of the Top Female prize was Zlata Butenko; and the winner of the Top Unrated prize was Ivan Korolov
I am excited and really looking forward to moving on to the other stops on the Tour, starting with the Red Deer Summer Rapid and Blitz Championships this weekend! If you haven't done so already and were considering it, sign up now and don't miss out!
Last edited by Daniel R; Tuesday, 1st July, 2025, 06:58 AM.
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