On Tuesday night, July 29th, GM Ganguly will give a simul at 7:00 PM. GM Ganguly is the current Champion of India. Entry to the simul is $10 (only $5 for those players participating in the Sectional).
The Edmonton Chess Festival, which includes the International Master and Sectional tournaments, will get under way on Wednesday, July 30, with a lecture and a simultaneous exhibition given by two of the Grandmasters participating in the Tournament.
The ECC July Open begins Thursday, July 3rd, night at 7:00 PM.
Registration from 6:30-6:50 PM, or phone the ECC if you want to play but might be late. Phone 424-0283 and leave a message.
The July Open will be a 5-round Accelerated Swiss, running from July 3 to July 31.
DURING THE FINAL ROUND, WE WILL BE JOINED BY THE GRANDMASTERS FROM THE
EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL, playing their first round game.
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Everyone is invited to come and play in the simul which
will be given by the Edmonton Champion Blagoj Gicev at the ECC on
Saturday, May 24th.
The doors will open at 12:30 and the simul starts at 1:00 pm.
Entry fee is $10 for adults and $5 for juniors with net proceeds going
to support the Edmonton International. Some small prizes will be
available.
Hope to see many of you there.
Vlad Rekhson
3rd Edmonton Chess Festival
Head Organizer
You are invited to participate in the Alberta Active Chess
Championship which will take place on Sunday, May 11th at the
Edmonton Chess Club. New players welcome!