Mon, Dec 2, 2024 -- Jul 28, 2025
Monday Evenings for Adults
Calgary Chess Club
Free for first time Visitor.
Wed, Dec 4, 2024 -- Jul 30, 2025
Wednesday Blitz
Calgary Chess Club
Wednesday Evenings. $5 fee at door. Cash only.
Thu, Dec 5, 2024 -- Jul 3, 2025
Thursday Classes
Calgary Chess Club
$90 for a 6-week course. Must pre-book.
Frequently Asked Questions
Most events hosted at the Calgary Chess Club and elsewhere follow a more or less standard template familiar to all competitive players. Please review the following sections if anything in our event listings seems unclear. Still confused? Contact the event organizer!
Registration
You should always pre-register for events. Physical space at our club naturally limits the maximum number of player entries that can be accommodated, or else the organizer simply cannot allow on-site registrations because of the way the event is structured. For example, all Closed or Round Robin events require payment of all fees in advance.
Your pre-registration is not complete until the organizer has received your entry fee a minimum of 24 hours prior to the start of the event. Detailed payment instructions are included in the confirmation eMail sent to you after registering online. Payments made on-site, even if you have pre-registered online, incur the standard late fee. Due to demand we cannot "reserve" your unpaid registration unless you have contacted the organizer and made specific alternate arrangements.
Other outstanding fees, such as expired CFC and/or CCC memberships are also required to be renewed at all events. Players in default before the start of the first round of the event cannot be allowed to participate.
Event Formats
The most common event formats are "Open" and "Round Robin".
The latter type of event in particular restricts the organizer's flexibility in regards to handling player entries. Sections are composed of a set number of players and are usually determined by player rankings. Therefore late entries usually aren't allowed because they very often upset the composition of multiple sections.
Open events generally do allow for late entries since Swiss pairings are used to match players on a round by round basis. Still, it is considered best practice to always pre-register!
FIDE Laws
Play in all events is subject to the Laws Of The Game as published by FIDE. Any amendments will be noted by the organizer prior to the start of the first round.
In accordance with FIDE Laws, we have a zero tolerance policy concerning the use of cell phones and other electronic devices, active or passive, during competitive events. You should leave your device at home or in your car. At no time are players allowed to carry an electronic device on their person during a competitive game. You should ask the organizer how to securily store your device if necessary. Failure to comply is an automatic game forfeit.
In accordance with FIDE Laws, late arrival by 60 minutes or more to any competitive game is an automatic forfeit. Please familiarize yourself with these and other important laws of the game.
Time Controls
Event details give the time control to be used in an abbreviated but always standardized format, such as "30/90 30, G/30 30". This example reads as "30 moves in 90 minutes, followed by game in 30 minutes, with an increment of 30 seconds for all moves".
The standard classical time control is "G/90 30", the standard rapid time control is "G/15 10", and the standard blitz time control is "G/3 2".
Byes
Requested byes are available in most tournaments, but never in Round Robin events, provided the tournament director is informed in writing prior to the start of the first round.
Up to two requested byes per player are allowed, except in the last round where byes are never allowed. Requesting a bye in the last round of an event is equivalent to withdrawing from the event. Requested byes are worth 1/2 point in the tournament standings.
Players should not receive more than one forced bye in any event they participate in, unless the tournament director sees no other way to make the pairings work in a reasonable way. Forced byes are worth 1 point in the tournament standings. The needs of all players supercede the needs of any individual player.
