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Canadian Transnational
The Canadian Transnational Chess Championship (CTN), June 3-11, is being co-organized by Annex Chess Club of Toronto and Maplewood Chess Club of Montreal. It will have one of the strongest fields in the history of Canadian chess. CTN offers three tournaments: - BLITZ in Toronto (Sat June 3): 7 double-round Swiss, 3|2, 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM - RAPID in Toronto (Sat June 3 & Sun June 4): 11 rounds Swiss, 15|5, Sat 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM and Sun 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM - CLASSIC in Montreal (June 6-11 for Crown, June 9-11 for General Sections) – 9 rounds for Crown, 5 round for General, 90|30, morning rounds at 11am and evening rounds at 6pm, 90|30 Players can register for 1, 2 or all 3 events. Discounts are offered for ACC Club members. See the chart below for pricing options. Bye requests for the General Sections in all three events may be sent to info@annexchessclub.com. See the General Section Players' List re byes. LATEST NEWS: Online registration is now Closed for the CTN Blitz and Rapid. We may be able to take several onsite registrations Saturday morning, however, play will only start from Rd #2 for these late comers. Registrations for the Classic General Sections will resume on Monday, June 5. Players who want to register in French for the Montreal Classic (General Section) only, can alternatively do so on the FQE website here. Players who want to register for the Crown Section should contact us via email at info@annexchessclub.com. | The June 3-4 venue is St. Casimir's Parish Hall (next to the StC Church), 156 Roncesvalles Ave., Toronto ON M6R 2L4. (St. Casimir's local parking - Map #1 & Map #2) (TTC Map - Bus/StrCar 504A South from Dundas West Bloor Sub Stn) (Nearby GO Stn Map) |
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Test Yourself | Women's Chess An ongoing initiative is the operation of Toronto Women's Chess Club (TWCC). This is a chess-related women's group (including girls) that meets for free at Annex Chess Club on the second Monday of every month. Each meeting, ACC's Resident WGM Anna Burtasova chooses a new chess-related theme. Women from all GTA chess clubs are welcome. <<Click on the Lichess Puzzle of the Day and solve it, plus others. Login to Lichess not req'd. | Our Home Above: "The Great Hall" at 918 Bathurst Centre |
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VOLUNTEERS WANTED On a typical Monday evening, we have 100+ people attending the Club. It takes us a couple of hours to setup the Club on those evenings and maybe half that time to do the tear-down. Those times can be reduced dramatically if we have volunteers helping. Therefore, we ask our members and visitors to the Club to please help us with setup and tear-down. If everyone takes a turn at helping, we all benefit! High school students can help our local chess community and satisfy their volunteer hours requirement, by participating in setup and tear-down of the Club on Monday nights. Read more (Our Contact Us page) Read more (Volunteer Toronto) | ACC SPECIAL EVENTS FOR 2023 Annex Chess Club is hosting 9 important chess tournaments in 2023. Mark your calendar! See our SPECIAL EVENTS page for more info including individual event flyers. ACC members receive discounts for most events. E1. TORONTO CLOSED (Mon. Apr 17 - Jun 26, ACC) * - 9-round, ROUND-ROBIN classical (90|30); 30 players E2-4. CANADIAN TRANSNATIONAL (Jun 3 - Jun 11) - see above, Toronto (St.C) + Montreal; 250+ players E5. TORONTO BLITZ (Mon. Aug 14, ACC) * - 7-double round BLITZ (3|2); 100 players E6. TORONTO OPEN (Labour Day w/e; Sep 2 - 4, St.C) * - 6-round SWISS in 4-5 sections (90|30); 200+ players E7. TORONTO WOMEN'S CLOSED (Sep 18 - Nov 13, ACC) * - 7-round SWISS (90|30); 20+ players E8. ACC HALLOWEEN RAPID (Mon. Oct 30, ACC) - 5-round RAPID (15|5); 80 players E9. GTCL CUP TEAM RAPID (Mon. Nov 27, ACC) * - 5-round TEAM RAPID (15|5); 125+ players * = Greater Toronto Chess League (GTCL) awarded bids. St.C = St. Casimir's Parish Hall | ABOUT OUR NEW SYSTEM In 2023, we installed a new online system with the following key features:
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TORONTO HOSTS 2024 CANDIDATES Toronto will host the 2024 FIDE Candidates and Women's Candidates Matches, scheduled for April 3-25, 2024, with a prize fund of EUR 750,000 (approx. $1.1 Million CDN). It will be the first time in chess history that both events will be held at the same time and venue, and also the first time that the Candidates Tournament will be held in North America.
| ACC IN THE NEWS View two articles about ACC's memorable 2022 Ontario Open, the first post-Covid-19 chess tournament in Ontario. An interesting story with some fascinating players and some great chess analysis. • ACM_027 (A Very Special CDN Chess Event) ARTICLES/RADIO: • Sunday, Jan 22, 2023 - Toronto Star • Sunday, Feb 4, 2023 - CTV News • Sunday, Mar 19, 2023 - Globe and Mail • Radio Report - Toronto Metro U • Carina D'Souza - TedX Talks |
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