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Remembering Ted Winick
Today many at Chess Institute of Canada are in a reflective mood, thinking about the organization’s founder Ted Winick on what would have been his seventy-eighth birthday. In 1998, Ted started a chess club
Fall Online Chess Clubs – Registration is now available!
We are very happy to announce that we have our full online schedule up for the Fall. Live Online Weekly Chess Classes are available at Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Elite+ Levels, starting September 12.
Magnus Carlsen Bows Out of World Championship
Today is World Chess Day, and today Magnus Carlsen at once stunned the chess world and confirmed earlier suspicions by announcing today that he would not defend his title of World Chess Champion in
CIC Students Impress At Canadian Chess Open
The Canadian Youth Chess Championship just wrapped up in Hamilton, Ontario, immediately followed by the Canadian Open Chess Championship, which is continuing until July 17. Over two dozen of our students and tournament attendees
Try, Try Again: Nepo Wins The 2022 Candidates Tournament
Ian Nepomniachtchi has done it again, winning the Candidates Tournament for a second time in a row. The double round robin tournament featured eight of the top players in the world, all vying for
CIC’s In-Person Tournaments Return!
After more than two years, we were delighted to bring chess to real life! In March 2020, we moved our operations online (as did much of the world.) On June 25 we hosted a
