Welcome to the 4th Annual Battle at the Border

Updated 29-Jul: Three more players have signed up for the Battle, and many more have contacted me via email. The deadline for your $20 discount is coming soon. If you want to take advantage of this, send me an email ASAP and let me know if you'd rather mail me a cheque or pay via Paypal.

Updated 19-Jul: Huge news to annouce for the BATB! Pascal Charbonneau and Yan Teplitsky have both booked their plane tickets and are scheduled to arrive in Lloydminster on September 2. Moreover, six more players have registered for the tournament, bringing our total count to 29. In the next week Jamin will be emailing many more potential players to help them register before the $40 deadline of July 31 passes.

Updated 21-Jun: Jon Drury has registered for the Battle, which brings the number of players to 22.

Updated 10-Jun: Jack Yoos has booked his airfare for the Battle! Along with Hikaru that makes two featured players down, two to go.

Updated 8-Jun: Three more players have signed up for this year's Battle, and all of them are from Saskatchewan. This now makes the ratio of AB/SK players 8/9 and brings the total number of participants to 21.

Updated 31-May: Another sponsor has been secured for the Battle: Signs 'N More has donated two large promotional signs for display at the tournament site. These will be used to decorate the conference room and frankly, they look great!

Updated 3-May: Five more players have registered for the Battle, which brings the number of advanced entries to 18. Visit the Players page to see who's coming.

Updated 24-Apr: GM Hikaru Nakamura has booked his plane ticket for the 2010 Battle at the Border! Also, we have secured another corporate sponsor for the tournament: Enhanced Engineering. Please check out the Sponsors page to learn more.

Updated 18-Apr: Another sponsor has been added for this tournament: BAR Engineering has generously offered financial support to cover traveling expenses for our featured players. Please visit the Sponsors page to learn more about this company. Also, we can now accept entry fees via Paypal. If you'd like to use this method to register for the Battle, simply send Jamin an email and you will receive an invoice that you can pay using your Paypal account. Thanks to Tim Kowalyk for this suggestion.

Updated 11-Mar: Former Edmonton Chess Club champion Brad Willis has joined the 2010 Battle at the Border. Visit the Players page for more details. As well, two corporations in Lloydminster have agreed to sponsor the Battle: Nexen Inc. and Techmation Electric and Controls. Please stop by the Sponsors page to learn more.

Updated 18-Feb: 13 players have registered for the 2010 Battle at the Border. Visit the Players page for more details.

The Battle at the Border is a tournament held annually in Lloydminster, Alberta designed to provide a unique chess experience. In addition to uniting players from across Western Canada in chess competition, the Battle is an event where the social aspects of our game are brought to the fore, resulting in a tournament that benefits not only the players, but chess in the Prairies as a whole.
Although the 2010 Battle shares many similarities with its predecessors, this year organizers have more ambitious goals for attendance, amenities and tournament attractions. To start with the tournament is taking place on a long weekend, which allows an increase in the number of rounds from four to six without exceeding two rounds per day. The familiar Lakeland College classroom is being replaced by one of the largest conference rooms in the city, and most importantly, several notable players including GM Nakamura, GM Charbonneau, IM Teplitsky and FM Yoos have been invited to play.