The Edmonton Youth Regional is February 10th and the Calgary Youth Regional is February 11th. Registration is open for both events, which lead into the Alberta Youth Championship April 27-28 in Edmonton.

The Calgary International and Reserves wrapped up on Saturday. Finishing on top were the favourites, GM Gomez Garrido in first place with 7.5/9 and GM Dimitri Komarov in second with 6.5/9. Congratulations to both.

In the Reserves section, James Botoy was victorious with a 4.5/5 score. Congratulations as well.

The International standings are available here, and further wrap-up and pictures can be viewed on the Calgary Chess Club facebook page.

Follow along with the Calgary International on Lichess.

Congratulations to the winning team: Ron Offengenden, Eric Jin, and Tri Tran!

Congrats also to the board winners:
Board 1 – Tymur Keleberda
Board 2 – David Suominen
Board 3 – Tri Tran

Thanks to Terry Seehagen for organizing and Adam Campbell for directing.

The Calgary International takes place December 26-30. Currently, GMs Camilo Ernesto Gomez Garrido and Dimitri Komarov are the top seeds. Details on the main event can be viewed here.

The Reserves section, up to 20 players, will also be happening December 28-30. Details on the Reserves can be found here.

The ACA’s 2024 tournament calendar has been posted.

As a reminder, the first event of 2024 is the Schleinich Memorial Sectional, January 5-7 in Calgary.

The 2024 Schleinich Memorial Sectional is the first event of 2024. It will take place at the Calgary Chess Club, January 5-7.

Registration is open, and full information is available on the Calgary Chess Club website.

The WBX Team Tournament is December 16-17 in Edmonton. Teams are composed of three players whose average rating is no more than 2000. The deadline for registering a team is Monday, December 11, after which teams will only be added to make an even number.

Full info here.

Reminder that the Southern Alberta Open will be played next weekend, November 25-26, in Calgary. Event details are available here.

This tournament is a qualifier for the 2024 Alberta Closed.

Congratulations to NM Anand Chandra from Calgary who won the 2023 Banff Open in an Armageddon playoff beating IM Raymond Kaufman from Vancouver scoring 5/6. This year saw a record turnout of 132 players. Sherzod Khodjimatov from Calgary let Raymond Kaufman escape with a perpetual check in the last round to tie for 3rd with IM Leon Piasetski from Vancouver.

The exciting finish can be seen here.

https://www.facebook.com/61553555332010/videos/367590772292149

The results can be found here

https://chess-results.com/tnr838720.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=6&flag=30

https://chess-results.com/tnr842224.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=6

https://chess-results.com/tnr838718.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=6

I am happy to announce a change of heart by the organizer Ian Findlay. This will not be the last Banff Open!! Thanks to the encouragement of the new Banff Centre President, we will be back November 9-11. Mark your calendar for Banff Open 2024!