After 3 rounds, FM Dale Haessel has 3/3 and will be black against Patrick Avelino Tolentino.
25th MHO update and pictures
Grand Prairie Chess Club
The Grand Prairie Chess Club is looking for new players of all ranges and all ages. It is located at the Grand Prairie Public Library and is open on Tuesdays from 6 pm to 8 pm. Contact Courtney Nisbet courtnisberg@gmail.com
2022 Alberta Open Oct 8-10
The Alberta Open will be held at the Calgary Chess Club, Oct 8-10. A link will soon be available. This is typically the 2nd biggest tournament in Alberta after the Banff Open.
Chess4life Edmonton
The Edmonton Young Offender Centre (EYOC) Is looking for a volunteer to assist with the Chess4Life program. They are located at 18621 127 Street NW. Peter Stiles who is heading up the project is hoping to run the program for 2 hours a week for about 8-10 session. Please contact him at
Peter Stiles CSW II
Edmonton Young Offenders Centre
Community Transition Coordinator
780-408-8250
Peter.stiles@gov.ab.ca
2022 Battle of Alberta Sept 3 – results
Congratulations to Team South for winning the BOA for the 2nd year in a row by a score of 15-9. Team South was led by FM Gary Ng on Board 1 and FM Dale Haessel on Board 2. More results will be posted when available. Thank you to Lars Lowther for organizing the South and Rafael Arruebarrena for organizing the North and Zeeshan C Munir for directing.
Calgary International and Reserves – Sept 20-25, 23-25
The entries are open for the Calgary International Reserves on the 2022 tournament schedule. This is a five round Swiss to be held at the Calgary Chess Club. There is a 30 player limit, so enter quickly. Also the information for the Calgary International is linked there.
MHO Returns! Sept 17-18
The Medicine Hat Open will return after 2 years absence due to Covid. Mark your calendars. The ACA is contributing $500 to enhance the prize fund in cash prize(s). Entries are now open on the link on the 2022 Schedule.
*** As of September 6 there are 10 pre-registered players including National Master Patrick Angelo Tolentino ***
2022 NAYCC Report – Aug 10-14
The NAYCC concluded August 14. Vlad Rekhson, the CJCC and all the volunteers should be congratulated for an outstanding tournament. The results can be found here. https://naycc2022.com/NAYCC/WebPage/WebPage/3292/Standings
2022 Over/Under 1800 – Aug 20-21 at CCC
Entries are open for the 2022 Over/Under 1800 to be held in Calgary at the CCC, Aug 20-21 organized by Lars Lowther. Go to the 2022 schedule and follow the link.
Calgary International Qualifier July 30-31 Results
Congratulations to Patrick Angelo Tolentino who won the Calgary International Qualifier with a score of 4.5/5 points. He secured a place in the Calgary International Classic (IM norm tournament) later this year. Thank you also to Vlad Rekhson and Bhavik Dave for organizing and directing this event. Bhavik also did a suberb job of reporting this event on FB and using digital boards.
1st: Patrick Angelo Tolentino (4.5/5)
2nd: Mike Zeggelaar (4/5)
3rd: Maxim Vasic (3.5/5)
Emil Soberov (3.5/5)
Sherzod Khodjimatov (3.5/5)
Dale Haessel (3.5/5)
Roy Yearwood (3.5/5)
U2000:Jonathan Wu (3/5)
David Yao (3/5)
Nicholas Zacharias (3/5)
Hafiz Karamali (3/5)
U1600:Liangyou Jiao (2.5/5)
Aaqil Alpuri (2.5/5)