Upcoming Events
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| Dates | Event | Type | Location | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1-Dec 28 | Blitz Bishops - Bliss Series | OTB | Montréal, QC | website |
| Sept 16-Dec 16 | Checkmate at Thrive Hive! | Junior-OTB | York, ON | website |
| Nov 16-Dec 14 | Silent Storm Chess Academy Chess Meetup Brampton | OTB | Brampton, ON | website |
| Nov 17-Jan 5 | ACC Looking Ahead | OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Nov 18-Dec 16 | Burlington Chess Club – Club Championship | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Dec 11-14 | 2025 Halifax Christmas Chess Festival | OTB | Halifax, NS | website |
| Dec 13-14 | 2025 Halifax Christmas Chess Festival - Open Championship | OTB | Halifax, NS | cover, details |
| Dec 13-Jan 24 | Maverick SNCF - Cross Year Celebration | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| Dec 14 | 2025 Chess4win December Open Rapid (CFC & FIDE Rated) | OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| Dec 14 | 2025 December Champion Week 2 | Junior-OTB | Brantford, ON | website |
| Dec 14 | Canadian Junior Scholarship with OCC & CYCC Triple Qualifier Series Ⅳ | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| Dec 14 | Chess With Mr S - Winter Checkmate Festival | Junior-OTB | Richmond Hill/Toronto, ON | website |
| Dec 14 | RCC 2026 CYCC Qualifier #1 | Junior-OTB | Richmond, BC | website |
| Dec 14 | RCC Elite Championship | OTB | Richmond, BC | website |
| Dec 14 | The Knights of Chess Sundays | Junior-OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Dec 14 | Windsor Winter Open & CYCC Qualifier Tournament | OTB | Windsor, ON | website |
| Dec 19-21 | 2025 Hart House Holidays Open | OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Dec 20 | Hart House Holidays Open - Juniors | OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Dec 20 | KBCC Rapid (10+5) | Online | lichess.org | web, lichess |
| Dec 20 | Ottawa Youth Rapid and Blitz Championship - CYCC Qualifier | OTB | Ottawa, ON | website |
| Dec 21 | 2025 December Champion Week 3 | Junior-OTB | Brantford, ON | website |
| Dec 21 | Fraser Valley Rapid 19 | OTB | Langley, BC | website |
| Dec 21 | The Knights of Chess Sundays | Junior-OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Dec 21 | Thornhill Christmas Blitz 2025 | Online | lichess.org | website |
| Dec 26-27 | Silent Storm and Spirit of Waterdown Junior Open-CYCC and CMA Qualifiers | Junior-OTB | Waterdown, ON | website |
| Dec 26-27 | Steinitz World High School Chess League | Online | lichess.org | website |
| Dec 26-28 | 2026 New Year Celebration Open - Markham Chess Club | OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| Dec 26-28 | Horse and Buggy Open | OTB | Floradale, ON | flyer, map |
| Dec 26-28 | Silent Storm and Spirit of Waterdown Boxing Week Chess Open | OTB | Waterdown, ON | website |
| Dec 26-30 | Goodbye 2025 FIDE OPEN | OTB | Langley, BC | website |
| Dec 27 | AFM1st Peel Region - Winter Open Chess Championship | OTB | Mississauga, ON | website |
| Dec 27 | Silent Storm and Spirit of Waterdown Rapid and Blitz Open | OTB | Waterdown, ON | website |
| Dec 27-28 | Victory Chess Club - Victory Lights Chess Tournament (60+30) - U1200 & U1700 | Junior-OTB | Etobicoke, ON | website |
| Dec 28 | 2025 Canadian Junior Scholarship Holiday North York Qualifier | Junior-OTB | North York, ON | website |
| Dec 28 | 2025 Chess4win Holiday North York Open Rapid | OTB | North York, ON | website |
| Dec 28 | 2025 December Champion Week 4 | Junior-OTB | Brantford, ON | website |
| Dec 28 | The Knights of Chess Sundays | Junior-OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Dec 28 | Weiss Open | Online | Lichess | website |
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| Jan 2-4 | 2026 New Year Open | OTB | New Westminster, BC | website |
| Jan 2-4 | 2026 SCC & Chess4win Happy New Year Open | OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| Jan 6-Feb 3 | Burlington Chess Club - 2026 Winter Tournament | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Jan 9-11 | Victoria Championship | OTB | Victoria, BC | website |
| Jan 9-30 | RCC Friday Chess Storm | OTB | Richmond, BC | website |
| Jan 10 | Barrie Chess Club 2026 Winter Rapid | OTB | Barrie, ON | website |
| Jan 11 | Maverick Rising Star Odyssey 5 – OCC & CYCC Double Qualifier | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| Jan 11 | TCC January CYCC & OCC Qualifier | Junior-OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Jan 11 | TCC Youth Grand Prix III | Junior-OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Jan 11-18 | Online National Arbiters' Seminar (two Sunday sessions) | OTB | Zoom | website |
| Jan 12-Feb 9 | Langley CC Winter Classic | OTB | Langley, BC | website |
| Jan 13-Mar 24 | GTCL League (Team) CC | OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Jan 14-Feb 25 | MCC New Year Classic | OTB | Mississauga, ON | website |
| Jan 16 | CIC January PA Day Chess Camp | Junior-OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Jan 16-18 | Canadian University Chess Championship | OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Jan 16-18 | Ottawa Winter Open (RA Centre) | OTB | Ottawa, ON | website |
| Jan 17 | Chess123 - Youth Chess Festival - 2026 CYCC Qualifier | Junior-OTB | Richmond Hill, ON | website |
| Jan 18 | 2026 Chess4win January Open Rapid (CFC & FIDE Rated) | OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| Jan 18 | Canadian Junior Scholarship Final | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| Jan 24 | Seneca Hill Grand Prix and Qualifiers | Junior-OTB | North York/Toronto, ON | website |
| Jan 25 | Qualification Hiver l'Ouest-de-l'Île (CYCC qualifier) | Junior-OTB | Dorval, QC | website |
| Jan 25 | RCC 2026 CYCC Qualifier #2 | Junior-OTB | Richmond, BC | website |
| Jan 31 | 2026 AFM1st Peel Region - Under 1800 Chess Championship | Junior-OTB | Mississauga, ON | website |
| Jan 31 | 2026 PEI Reserves Open | OTB | Charlottetown, PE | website |
| Jan 31 | Maverick SNCF - Cross Year Celebration Blitz | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| Feb 1 | 2026 UPEI Winter Quick Chess Open | OTB | Charlottetown, PE | website |
| Feb 1 | 2nd Groundhog Day Gambit | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Feb 1 | BC Rapid Championship 2026 | OTB | Burnaby, BC | website |
| Feb 1 | Ottawa Winter Junior Chess Challenge - CYCC & OCC qualifier | OTB | Nepean, ON | website |
| Feb 7 | Kelowna Winter Rapid Championship | OTB | Kelowna, BC | website |
| Feb 7 | TCC February CYCC & OCC Qualifier | Junior-OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Feb 7 | TCC Youth Grand Prix IV | Junior-OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Feb 7-Mar 14 | Maverick SNCF - Winter White | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| Feb 9 | 2026 Maritime CC Online Rapid #1 | Online | lichess.org | website |
| Feb 13 | CIC February PA Day Chess Camp | Junior-OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Feb 13-Mar 13 | RCC Friday Chess Storm | OTB | Richmond, BC | website |
| Feb 14-16 | 2026 BC Open | OTB | Richmond, BC | website |
| Feb 15 | Toronto North on the Winter Lake Double Qualifier | Junior-OTB | Richmond Hill (Toronto), ON | (tba) |
| Feb 20-22 | Tournoi d'échecs du Carnaval 2026 (FIDE Rated) | OTB | Quebec city, QC | website |
| Feb 23-Mar 30 | Langley CC Winter Quads | OTB | Langley, BC | website |
| Feb 27-Mar 1 | Ottawa March Open (RA Centre) | OTB | Ottawa, ON | (tba) |
| Feb 28 | 2026 AFM1st Peel Region - Under 1800 JUNIOR Chess Championship | Junior-OTB | Mississauga, ON | website |
| Mar 1 | Fraser Valley Rapid 20 | Junior-OTB | Port Coquitlam, BC | website |
| Mar 1 | TCC March CYCC & OCC Qualifier | Junior-OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Mar 1 | TCC Youth Grand Prix V | Junior-OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Mar 7 | Seneca Hill Grand Prix and Qualifiers | Junior-OTB | North York/Toronto, ON | website |
| Mar 20-22 | SCC & Chess4win March Break Open | OTB | Markham, ON | (tba) |
| Mar 21 | Maverick SNCF - Winter White Blitz | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| Mar 21-22 | BC Youth Chess Championship 2026 | Junior-OTB | Burnaby, BC | website |
| Mar 22 | Championnat junior féminin du Québec (CYCC qualifier) | Junior-OTB | Montreal, QC | website |
| Mar 25-31 | Reykjavík Open | OTB | Reykjavik, Iceland | website |
| Mar 28-29 | 2026 AFM1st Peel Region - Spring Open | OTB | Mississauga, ON | website |
| Mar 28-May 2 | Maverick SNCF - Hello Spring! | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| Apr 3-6 | 19th Annual Grand Pacific Open | OTB | Victoria, BC | website |
| Apr 4 | Qualification Printemps l'Ouest-de-l'Île (CYCC qualifier) | Junior-OTB | Dorval, QC | website |
| Apr 10-12 | FIDE Arbiter Seminar in Mississauga | OTB | Mississauga, ON | Flyer, Registration |
| Apr 11 | Seneca Hill Grand Prix and Qualifiers | Junior-OTB | North York/Toronto, ON | website |
| Apr 12 | RCC 2026 CYCC Qualifier #3 | Junior-OTB | Richmond, BC | website |
| Apr 12 | TCC April CYCC & OCC Qualifier | Junior-OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Apr 12 | TCC Youth Grand Prix VI | Junior-OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Apr 13-May 11 | Langley CC Spring Classic | OTB | Langley, BC | website |
| Apr 13-June 22 | 2026 Toronto Closed | OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| Apr 18-19 | EM-LCS-CYCC-QR1 | Junior-OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Apr 18-19 | EM-LCS-GrandPrix-R1 | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Apr 18-19 | Vancouver Chess Festival #14 | OTB | Burnaby, BC | website |
| Apr 19 | 2026 Toronto Rapid Chess Championship | OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| Apr 19 | EM-LCS-CYCC-QA1 | Junior-OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Apr 19 | EM-LCS-GrandPrix-A1 | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Apr 24-26 | Niagara Falls Open 2026 | OTB | Niagara Falls, ON | website |
| Apr 25-26 | AFM1st Peel Region - Spring 2 Open | OTB | Mississauga, ON | website |
| May 2-4 | Collingwood-Somborac Chess Festival | OTB | Collingwood, ON | website |
| May 6-15 | ACO World Amateur CC | OTB | Greece | website |
| May 9 | Maverick SNCF - Hello Spring Blitz | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| May 9-10 | Ontario Youth Chess Championship (OYCC) | Junior-OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| May 15-18 | 2026 Ontario Open (7 Rounds) | OTB | Toronto, ON | (tba) |
| May 15-24 | ACO World Super Senior (65+) CC | OTB | Greece | website |
| May 16-18 | Keres Memorial 2026 | OTB | Richmond, BC | website |
| May 23-June 20 | Maverick SNCF - To the Victories | Junior-OTB | Markham, ON | website |
| May 30-31 | AFM1st Peel Region - Spring 3 Open | OTB | Mississauga, ON | website |
| May 30-31 | BC Inter-School Chess Championship 2026 | Junior-OTB | Surrey, BC | website |
| June 1-15 | Langley CC Summer Short Quads | OTB | Langley, BC | website |
| June 5 | CIC June PA Day Chess Camp | Junior-OTB | Toronto, ON | website |
| June 5-7 | Mississauga Open | OTB | Mississauga, ON | website |
| June 12-14 | Eastern Ontario Open (RA Centre) | OTB | Ottawa, ON | (tba) |
| June 13-14 | EM-LCS-CYCC-QR2 | Junior-OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| June 13-14 | EM-LCS-GrandPrix-R2 | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| June 14 | EM-LCS-CYCC-QA2 | Junior-OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| June 14 | EM-LCS-GrandPrix-A2 | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| June 22-July 20 | Langley CC Summer Classic | OTB | Langley, BC | website |
| June 27-28 | AFM1st Peel Region - Summer 1 Open | OTB | Mississauga, ON | website |
| July 6-10 | CFC: Canadian Youth Chess Championship (CYCC) | Junior-OTB | Ottawa, ON | (tba) |
| July 11-17 | CFC: Canadian Open Chess Championship | OTB | Ottawa, ON | (tba) |
| July 24-26 | 2026 PEI Chess Festival | OTB | Charlottetown, PE | website |
| July 25-26 | AFM1st Peel Region - Summer 2 Open | OTB | Mississauga, ON | website |
| Aug 8-9 | EM-LCS-CYCC-QR3 | Junior-OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Aug 8-9 | EM-LCS-GrandPrix-R3 | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Aug 9 | EM-LCS-CYCC-QA3 | Junior-OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Aug 9 | EM-LCS-GrandPrix-A3 | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Aug 22-23 | AFM1st Peel Region - Summer 3 Open | OTB | Mississauga, ON | website |
| Sept 4-17 | FIDE: World Chess Olympiad | OTB | Uzbekistan | fide |
| Oct 3-4 | EM-LCS-CYCC-QR4 | Junior-OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Oct 3-4 | EM-LCS-GrandPrix-R4 | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Oct 4 | EM-LCS-CYCC-QA4 | Junior-OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Oct 4 | EM-LCS-GrandPrix-A4 | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Oct 9-12 | 2026 Maritime Chess Festival | OTB | Summerside, PE | (TBA) |
| Oct 13-Nov 1 | GM Hickl's Chess Cruise: LA to NYC | OTB | LA-Panama-NYC | website |
| Nov 7-8 | EM-LCS-CYCC-QR5 | Junior-OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Nov 7-8 | EM-LCS-GrandPrix-R5 | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Nov 8 | EM-LCS-CYCC-QA5 | Junior-OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Nov 8 | EM-LCS-GrandPrix-A5 | OTB | Burlington, ON | website |
| Dec 5 | MCC Battle Against Hunger | Junior-OTB | Mississauga, ON | website |