Alberta Chess Association
Welcome to the Alberta Chess Association!
The Alberta Chess Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of chess in Alberta. We are affiliated with the Chess Federation of Canada, and provide support to players and organizers province wide.
We gratefully acknowledge the support we receive from the Alberta Sport, Recreation Parks & Wildlife Foundation!
ACA Contact Info
Executive Director: Vlad Rekhson
Phone: 403-970-8032
email: vrekhson@yahoo.ca
ACA News
May 16: Rounds 2 of the Calgary International saw more upsets taking place. The newly crowned FM Richard Wang drew against GM Victor Mikhalevski. IM Raymond Kaufman defeated IM Eric Hansen causing the latter to withdraw and FM Vladimir Pechenkin drew against GM Dmitry Gurevich. On board one GM Kovalyov once again managed to turn the tables around half way through the game as he defeated IM Edward Porper. In round 3 there was much less in way of upsets. The top two rated players, GMs Anton Kovalyov and Alex Shabalov met on board one. After a pretty interesting game the game ended in a draw. On board two GM Mikhalevski was able to win his first game of the event as he defeated GM Dmitry Gurevich. On board three FM Vladimir Pechenkin from Edmonton beat IM Raymond Kaufman. You can view the games of the event on the official website.
Round 4 pairings are below.
Pairings for Round 4. 2012 Calgary International
Bd White Black
1 FM Vladimir Pechenkin (2312) GM Anton Kovalyov (2619)
2 GM Alexander Shabalov (2534) GM Victor Mikhalevski (2519)
3 IM Raymond Kaufman (2336) GM Larry Kaufman (2380)
4 GM Dmitry Gurevich (2471) Alex Yam (2258)
5 IM Edward Porper (2414) FM Dale Haessel (2161)
6 FM Richard Wang (2307) Sean Perron (2059)
7 Robert J Gardner (2202) David Miller (2049)
8 Behrooz Ebrahim-Shirazi(2070) Kim Nguyen (2110)
May 12: The 5th Calgary International Chess Classic is only a few days away. It will all start on Monday, May 14th. 2008 World Seniors Champion GM Larry Kaufman will give a lecture on Rybka and Komodo. Chess computer programs which he helped create. It will start at 9 pm and it will be the only event which will take place at the Calgary Chess Club. 7 pm on Tuesday will see the first round of the Calgary International. That event will take place in Ramada hotel downtown. For those participating in the Calgary Open, weekly event, this Tuesday the tournament will be moved to Ramada as well to coincide with International first round.
The Calgary International Blitz tournament will take place at 8:30 pm or as soon as the games of the International are done on Friday, May 18th.
The Calgary International Reserves will go under way on Saturday, May 19th and last until May 21st. The Reserves under 1200 section will play under a different schedule and it will be played over Saturday and Sunday only. Please visit the official website to see this and many more tournament details.
May 12: It's official, at the age of 13, Edmontonian Richard Wang became Alberta's youngest ever FM: http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=2608243
April 30: Alberta will be home of some very exciting events in the next couple of months. It will all start with the Calgary International on May 15-21 and Reserves on May 19-21. If you are an out-of-towner make sure to book your hotel on-site at Ramada Inn ASAP as the special rate will expire on May 2nd.
AB Women's is next on the list on May 26-27 in Edmonton.
Tim Pradzinski is planning a fun and exciting Trumpeter Classic in Grande-Prairie, on June 2-3 with participation of AB champ-FM Richard Wang. AB Active is next on the list and it will take place on June 10 in Calgary.
Last but not least is the Edmonton International Chess Festival. We will be honoured to host world championship finalist-GM Nigel Short among other very strong players. The main event will take place on June 27-July 2nd. Reserves will be played on June 30-July 2nd.
April 29: National Masters Rob Gardner and Alex Yam finished the 7th Edmonton International Qualifier with 4/5 but since Rob beat Alex in their head to head encounter, he receives the spot in the main event scheduled for the end of June. Ali Razzaq won the best u-2000 prize with 3.5/5 and Jeff Anthony De Guzman was best under 1800 with 3/5. Full standings are available on the event website.
April 27: The 2012 Edmonton International Qualifier/Fundraiser is now under way. A total of 15 players are taking part in this event. Live games and standings are available on the official website.
April 23: The April Alberta Chess Report is now available online. Printed version will be available across the province soon.
April 16: The 2012 Lethbridge Open has been a great event. The organizers Paul Viminitz, Peter Davis-Imhof and the rest of the Lethbridge team did a great job of making this a great and a very friendly event.. Special thanks goes to Paul Viminitz for hosting out of towners, providing a great wine/beer and cheese party and donating money to cover the ACA dues. Frank Kluytmans deserves a special recognition for doing a great job of running this conflict free tournament.
You can now view the final standings, games and a pre-tournament Global TV report. (report starts at 6:10).
Archived News
The Alberta Chess Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of chess in Alberta. We are affiliated with the Chess Federation of Canada, and provide support to players and organizers province wide.
We gratefully acknowledge the support we receive from the Alberta Sport, Recreation Parks & Wildlife Foundation!
ACA Contact Info
Executive Director: Vlad Rekhson
Phone: 403-970-8032
email: vrekhson@yahoo.ca
ACA News
May 16: Rounds 2 of the Calgary International saw more upsets taking place. The newly crowned FM Richard Wang drew against GM Victor Mikhalevski. IM Raymond Kaufman defeated IM Eric Hansen causing the latter to withdraw and FM Vladimir Pechenkin drew against GM Dmitry Gurevich. On board one GM Kovalyov once again managed to turn the tables around half way through the game as he defeated IM Edward Porper. In round 3 there was much less in way of upsets. The top two rated players, GMs Anton Kovalyov and Alex Shabalov met on board one. After a pretty interesting game the game ended in a draw. On board two GM Mikhalevski was able to win his first game of the event as he defeated GM Dmitry Gurevich. On board three FM Vladimir Pechenkin from Edmonton beat IM Raymond Kaufman. You can view the games of the event on the official website.
Round 4 pairings are below.
Pairings for Round 4. 2012 Calgary International
Bd White Black
1 FM Vladimir Pechenkin (2312) GM Anton Kovalyov (2619)
2 GM Alexander Shabalov (2534) GM Victor Mikhalevski (2519)
3 IM Raymond Kaufman (2336) GM Larry Kaufman (2380)
4 GM Dmitry Gurevich (2471) Alex Yam (2258)
5 IM Edward Porper (2414) FM Dale Haessel (2161)
6 FM Richard Wang (2307) Sean Perron (2059)
7 Robert J Gardner (2202) David Miller (2049)
8 Behrooz Ebrahim-Shirazi(2070) Kim Nguyen (2110)
May 12: The 5th Calgary International Chess Classic is only a few days away. It will all start on Monday, May 14th. 2008 World Seniors Champion GM Larry Kaufman will give a lecture on Rybka and Komodo. Chess computer programs which he helped create. It will start at 9 pm and it will be the only event which will take place at the Calgary Chess Club. 7 pm on Tuesday will see the first round of the Calgary International. That event will take place in Ramada hotel downtown. For those participating in the Calgary Open, weekly event, this Tuesday the tournament will be moved to Ramada as well to coincide with International first round.
The Calgary International Blitz tournament will take place at 8:30 pm or as soon as the games of the International are done on Friday, May 18th.
The Calgary International Reserves will go under way on Saturday, May 19th and last until May 21st. The Reserves under 1200 section will play under a different schedule and it will be played over Saturday and Sunday only. Please visit the official website to see this and many more tournament details.
May 12: It's official, at the age of 13, Edmontonian Richard Wang became Alberta's youngest ever FM: http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=2608243
April 30: Alberta will be home of some very exciting events in the next couple of months. It will all start with the Calgary International on May 15-21 and Reserves on May 19-21. If you are an out-of-towner make sure to book your hotel on-site at Ramada Inn ASAP as the special rate will expire on May 2nd.
AB Women's is next on the list on May 26-27 in Edmonton.
Tim Pradzinski is planning a fun and exciting Trumpeter Classic in Grande-Prairie, on June 2-3 with participation of AB champ-FM Richard Wang. AB Active is next on the list and it will take place on June 10 in Calgary.
Last but not least is the Edmonton International Chess Festival. We will be honoured to host world championship finalist-GM Nigel Short among other very strong players. The main event will take place on June 27-July 2nd. Reserves will be played on June 30-July 2nd.
April 29: National Masters Rob Gardner and Alex Yam finished the 7th Edmonton International Qualifier with 4/5 but since Rob beat Alex in their head to head encounter, he receives the spot in the main event scheduled for the end of June. Ali Razzaq won the best u-2000 prize with 3.5/5 and Jeff Anthony De Guzman was best under 1800 with 3/5. Full standings are available on the event website.
April 27: The 2012 Edmonton International Qualifier/Fundraiser is now under way. A total of 15 players are taking part in this event. Live games and standings are available on the official website.
April 23: The April Alberta Chess Report is now available online. Printed version will be available across the province soon.
April 16: The 2012 Lethbridge Open has been a great event. The organizers Paul Viminitz, Peter Davis-Imhof and the rest of the Lethbridge team did a great job of making this a great and a very friendly event.. Special thanks goes to Paul Viminitz for hosting out of towners, providing a great wine/beer and cheese party and donating money to cover the ACA dues. Frank Kluytmans deserves a special recognition for doing a great job of running this conflict free tournament.
You can now view the final standings, games and a pre-tournament Global TV report. (report starts at 6:10).
Archived News
Upcoming events
Calgary International Chess Classic
May 15-21, Calgary, Organizer: Tony Ficzere
Calgary International Reserves
May 19-21, Calgary, Organizer: Frank Kluytmans
Alberta Women's Championship
May 26-27, Edmonton
Organizer: Rick Pedersen
Trumpeter Classic
June 2-3, Grande-Prairie, Organizer: Tim Pradzinski
Alberta Active
June 10, Calgary, Organizer: Frank Kluytmans
7th Edmonton International
June 27-July 2, Edmonton, Organizer: Micah Hughey
7th Edmonton International Reserves
June 30-July 2, Edmonton, Organizer: Micah Hughey
Calgarians NM David Zhang and Nicka Kalaydina, 2012 Canadian Jr. champions
Calgary Chess Club
2012 John Schleinich Memorial
2012 John Schleinich Memorial
2011 AB Junior, Girls section
2011 WBX Team Tournament winners: "The Road Warriors" from right to left: Phil Holmstrom, Aaron Sequillion, Mike Zeggelaar with co-organizer Terry Seehagen