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Top 10 Chess Players in Canada 2022 (CFC Ranked)

Chess is a game filled with many talented players. In this post, we wanted to highlight the top chess players in Canada. We hope that...

8 Concepts about pawns

Although pawns are the weakest piece, a large part of the nature of any chess position lies in how the pawns are placed. Sometimes, good...

August 20 Central Library Workshop

The event was a huge success! We had around 15 people join us for our first lesson based workshop at Central Library between 12:30 - 4:30...

Panorama Hills In-Person Drop In Workshops

First Workshop: Everyone is settling in to play some fun games of chess! The "Panorama Hills In-Person Drop In Workshop" was Wednesday at...

Closer to Home Online Chess Project

The "Closer to Home Chess Project" was our first lessons. These lessons ran on Friday/Saturday between 7:00 - 8:30 PM. In total, we...

July 26, 2022 - Charity Donation Day

On July 26, 2022 we donated $460 from a charity tournament with the Maritime Chess Club to the Mustard Seed in Calgary. In partnership...

4 Steps to Blunder Less

Imagine you’re playing a game of chess. You’ve developed you pieces well, and have a positional advantage. It seems as if victory is...

5 Well-Known Chess Bots

Ever since Deep Blue won against the World Chess Champion, (Garry Kasparov at the time) computers have gained the upper hand when it...

5 chess tactics all players should know

One of the most exciting parts about chess is the tactical maneuvers your pieces can conduct. Oftentimes, these techniques are the...

Top 9 (11) Chess Players 2022

As a game with an unlimited number of playstyles, it can be difficult to accurately rank player capability in chess. To solve this...

Top 10 Reasons To Play Chess

At first glance, chess may seem to be difficult to learn and only for the super-intelligent to play. However, regardless of personal...

Top 10 Websites to Learn and Play Chess Online

According to FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs), about 600 million people play chess worldwide. Obviously, this means there are...

Top Inspiring and Creative Chess Quotes

Chess has been played since the 10th century till present day. As an evolving game, chess has generated many ideas about the game and...