The Victoria Chess Club:
1724 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC (at Silver Threads)
Web: www.victoriachessclub.pbworks.com
The Victoria Chess Club meets every Monday (except statutory holidays) from 6:30 to 10:30.
Current & Upcoming Events:
Summer Chess Fest July 20
Join us downtown outdoors for a variety of chess events hosted by the Victoria Junior Chess Association. Apart from the Live Chess Game, all events are at Confederation Square between the legislature and the Grand Pacific Hotel. All events are free. See Chess Fest Schedule
Events are (subject to change):
- 1:30- 3:00 Live Chess Game outside the Royal BC Museum
- 3:30-8:00 Casual Chess.
- 3:30-5:30 Simul with GM Hikaru Nakamura, the 2009 US Champion (Sold Out)
- 4:00-5:30 Simul with GM Mark Bluvshtein. (register at www.bluvshteinsimul.eventbrite.com)
- 5:00-7:00 "Learn to Play"
- 5:00-7:00 Chinese Chess
- 5:00-7:00 Seirawan Chess (To be confirmed)
- 5:45-6:00 Blindfold Chess
- 5:30-7:00 Dinner in the Park - Pizza and snacks
- 7:00-7:30 History of Chess
- 7:45-9:15 Twilight Blitz - A blitz tournament. Register on site (come early) or online at www.twilightblitz.eventbrite.com
The club will be closed on this Monday, July 20.
The 2009 CYCC (Canadian Youth Chess Championship) and BC Open download poster
Victoria will be hosting the 2009 Canadian Youth Championship July 21-24, 2009. See the CYCC offical website:
Immediately after, we will hold the BC Open July 24-26, a five round Swiss with $1000 in guaranteed prizes. See Full BC Open Details here:
Other events will be planned. You may also want to vist the Royal BC museum which will be exhibiting some of the Lewis chess pieces as part of an exhibit of British Museum antiquities.
Summer Active for the E. Cox Trophy
Played at the club, on regular club nights, Aug. 17, 24, 31
Time control game/25 +5 sec. increment, 2 games per night starting at 7:15
Active Fundraiser Sunday, Sept. 27
A 5 round active fundraiser. Details to be announced.
2009 Jack Taylor Memorial Nov. 21-22
A 5 round regular time control tournament. Details to be announced.
Previous Jack Taylor Memorials can be seen in the Archives.
Active Fundraiser Saturday Feb. 20
A 5 round active fundraiser. Details to be announced.
4th Annual Victoria Chess Festival Easter, April 2-5, 2010
Blitz Tournaments: First (non holiday) Monday of each month
Club Rating List & June Blitz crosstable updates as of June 4, 2009
Club membership: Your choice of:
* $4 per night table fee or
* $30 yearly club membership ($20 for juniors) plus $2 per night table fee
Your first night at the club is on the house.
You might also be interested in junior chess activities around Victoria here
Results of previously held events are in the Archives.
Main Club Pages:
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