This year, we started Elevate My Chess Canada with one goal in mind – to elevate your chess experience! With four scheduled tournaments coming up in early 2018 and great support from all of you we want to say a special thank you. We truly appreciate your support and we look forward to hosting you…
Top female grandmaster takes on man’s world of chess
As a young girl, Yifan Hou was enchanted by the shapes of chess pieces. This initial intrigue coupled with a natural flair for the game set her on track to become the youngest woman to earn the coveted Grandmaster title at just 14 years of age. Today Hou, 23, is the top-ranking female chess player…
Caruana Tops London; Carlsen Wins Grand Chess Tour
The London Chess Classic that started with a series of draws in the first couple of rounds finished with three decisive games in the ninth and final round. Fabiano Caruana won first prize after winning a tie-break and Magnus Carlsen clinched the first prize in the overall Grand Chess Tour. For more details on the…
Sponsorship Opportunities Now Available
We are excited to now offer sponsorship opportunities for businesses and professionals who have a service or product to offer to our chess playing community. This is a rare and great opportunity to showcase your products and services to chess enthusiasts for as low as $250. As some of your may know, chess is regularly…
How Many Moves Can You See Ahead?
You hear it all the time: the mark of a chess player is that he/she can see a number of moves ahead. While this is true to some degree, there is a dynamic between intuition and calculation that makes chess very fascinating. Great players have mastered this dynamic and employ it all the time in…
Vishy Anand on the psychology of chess
In this article published on chess24.com, multiple World Champion, Vishy Anand went into real depth as he talked about how top chess players have had to adapt to the advance of computers and find new ways to differentiate themselves against players with the same knowledge. He comments “your brain is a wild horse” as he…
Truth or Myth? Music and Chess do not enhance cognitive ability
In recent years, a number of researchers have offered evidence suggesting that two activities in particular are especially effective at improving children’s cognitive abilities. These are playing chess and learning a musical instrument. However, in this article by David Ludden, Ph.D, he contends that based on recent meta-analysis performed by two British psychologists, neither chess…
Did Ding Liren Play The Game Of The Year?
In this article posted on chess.com, World Cup runner-up Ding Liren played a mesmerizing game of the kind that you see only once a year in one of the games played during the Chinese League. Apparently, the Chinese League is a huge event with with 12 teams playing a double round robin between April and December. Click here…
The 12 Spookiest Chess Faces as you celebrate Halloween!
Very few things in life are scarier than being stared down by a chess player moments before they beat you. A spooky glance from your opponent can inspire fear, intimidation, and sometimes, pure horror! But some looks are more fierce than others, so in honor of Halloween, our team compiled a gallery of their favorite…
Ontario Qualifier for the Susan Polgar Foundation Girls Invitational is coming to Ontario
We are excited to announce a new partnership to host the Ontario qualifier for the Susan Polgar Foundation Girls Invitational (SPFGI) in February 2018. This is an all girls event aimed at encouraging more girls to play chess. The winner will qualify as the Ontario delegate and will be invited to participate in the SPFGI…