Address: #204, 10840 124 St, Edmonton, AB. (View map)

Phone contact: (780) 424-0283

Hours of operation:

  • Mondays: 6:30 pm-11:00 pm
  • Thursdays: 6:30 -12:00 pm
  • Saturdays: 12:30 pm-5:00 pm (unless a special event takes place)

Club dues: Nightly dues are $3 per person. A yearly membership costs $30.

First visit is free, children under 18 and masters (players rated 2200+) are exempt from membership dues unless they wish to use the ECC library.

Benefits of being a club member:

  1. As an ECC club member, you can play at the club on Mondays and Saturdays for free and get a discount for Thursdays.
  2. Make use of the extensive ECC library.
  3. Support the chess community of Edmonton.

Information on regular club events:

The club is usually open three days a week. (Except when special events occur.) Mondays and Saturdays feature casual chess which is best suited for those that are interested in coming to the club but don’t wish to play in serious events just yet. Still, players of all levels have been known to stop by for those events.

Mondays and Saturdays have four games each with a time control of game in 30 minutes a side for every game.

On Mondays the doors open at 6:30 and the games start at 7:00 pm. The last round usually ends at 11:00 pm, however people are welcome to play as many rounds as they wish.

On Saturdays the doors open at 12:30 pm and the games start at 1:00 pm. The end time is approximately 5:00 pm.

Thursdays are different, the play is more serious and to join players must buy a membership of the Canadian Chess Federation.

Each First Thursday of a month a new tournament begins. It then goes on for as many Thursdays as a given month has.

On Thursdays, just like Mondays the doors open at 6:30 and games start at 7:00 pm.

Special events:

The club often holds other tournaments which are typically occurring on the weekends. When those events happen, regular Saturday events are usually canceled.

Junior events:

The Edmonton Chess Club often holds junior tournaments. Those typically take place on Sundays.