CIC Turns Challenge to Opportunity in BC
In a classic case of turning lemons to lemonade, CIC has taken the opportunity afforded by the current need to use a virtual teaching approach, to extend its geographic reach. CIC is building its...
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Change of Address
After a nice long stay sharing space with our friends at Spirit of Math at 459A Bloor West, our CIC office is now moving back to 918 Bathurst. The centre has supported chess in...
GM Mark Bluvshtein Joins CIC
Chess Institute is more than pleased to announce the appointment of Grandmaster Mark Bluvshtein to our Board of Directors. Mark is a professional chess player turned business leader. Mark is Canada’s youngest ever International...
Wesley So Wins the Opera Euro Rapid!
Filipino-American Grandmaster Wesley So coolly sailed to victory in the recently completed Opera Euro Rapid, the latest tournament in the online Champions Chess Tour. The event ran from February 6 to 14 online, and...
A Thrilling Conclusion To The 2021 Tata Steel Chess Tournament
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament, held annually in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands since 1938, has grown to become one of the largest and most prestigious chess tournaments in the world. The fourteen-player Master section...
Teimour Radjabov Wins the Airthings Masters Tournament
Today was the final round of the tumultuous and exciting Airthings Masters online chess tournament, and in so doing became the first player guaranteed a place in the four-player Chess Champion Tour that will...
Celebrating International Women’s Day
At CIC we’re always happy when girls join our clubs! While the professional chess world is still dominated by men, women have made fantastic strides in the game over the last century. Most notably,...
16-year-old Alireza Firouzja Wins Prague Masters Tournament
Today, the young Iranian Grandmaster, Alireza Firouzja, won his first major international tournament. Firouzja is sixteen. After regular play there were five players with a score of 5/9. Firouzja and Vidit Gujrathi topped the...
P.A. Day Chess Day February 14 2020
A terrific day filled with chess and other activities for young chess players from SK to Grade 8. We offer three programs: a day specially tailored for the youngest set; a casual section...
PA Day Chess! January 17 2020 Results
Our first P.A. Day chess event of 2020 was a great success, with 55 kids from beginners to experienced chess players participating in a wide variety of activities, including (of course) lots of chess...
