Oriole Chess Club is back!

With the city strike finally over, Oriole Chess Club has been confirmed to start running again. *Cheers!*

Pleasant View Week 1

This past Saturday, I went to Pleasant View Library expecting to do nothing more than watching a few games, doing a little scorekeeping, and maybe saying a few hellos. However, as soon as I walked in, I found out that the program was more than just your average tournament -- it was a community! The children were rushing in to sign up, and people from all ages and skill levels came to play. It was a pleasure, and the organizers + players made me feel very welcome. I hope I'll be able to join them again.

University????

;) I will be at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario ;)

Chess in the Library

Chess in the Library is a new program hosted by Yuanling Yuan within the GTA. It is currently running every Saturday morning (1o to noon) at Brookbanks Library, and is set to begin tomorrow at Pleasant View. Though the program is free of charge, donations are kindly accepted. See http://yuanlingyuan.blogspot.com/ for more details. I will be helping out during August (at PV) before heading off to university.

SUMMMMMMER!

happy summer ;)

Links

Kevin Spraggett's blog:
http://kevinspraggett.blogspot.com/

Susan Polgar's blog:
http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/
http://polgargirls.blogspot.com/
http://www.susanpolgar.com/

Mark Bluvshtein's blog:
http://markbluvshtein.wordpress.com/

Chess 'n math:
http://www.chess-math.org/

Chess Federation of Canada:
http://www.chess.ca/index_e.shtml
http://members.chess.ca/ (webzine) [edit: no longer available]

United States Chess Federation:
http://www.uschess.org/

FIDE:
http://www.fide.com/

Chesstalk (English version):
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=2

Online Chess:
http://www.chessclub.com/
http://www.worldchesslive.com/
http://www.chess.com/
http://www.chesscube.com/

Variety
http://www.chesscafe.com/
http://www.chessbase.com/

Books and Equipment:
http://www.chesstalk.com/boutique/store/
http://astore.amazon.ca/chesfedeofcan-20 (bookstore)
http://www.amazon.ca/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=chess
http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/search?keywords=chess&pageSize=10
http://www.cajunchess.com/

Chess clubs in Toronto
http://www.chess.ca/chess_clubs.htm#ontoronto [edit: no longer available]
http://www.scarboroughchessclub.ca/
http://www.angelfire.com/alt/ochess/
http://torontochess.org/drupal/
http://hhchess.sa.utoronto.ca/

Chess in the Library
http://www.chessinthelibrary.com/

Private lessons & clubs
http://chess-math.org/chess/private.htm
http://www.chessteacher.ca/lessons.php
http://www.torontosuperads.com/misc_services_Classifieds/C602A383084P1/Chess_Lessons_Toronto_Predrag_Putic.aspx
http://www.chessinstitute.ca/
http://www.nationalchesscamp.com/
http://www.madawaskacamp.com/chess.html
http://schools.tdsb.on.ca/senecahill/chess_team.html
http://cfaj.freeshell.org/chess/

Other
http://web.ncf.ca/bw998/canchess.html
http://www.geocities.com/rookknightrook/ChessArticlesDavidCohen.htm [edit: no longer available]
http://www.freewebs.com/canadagirlchess/
http://www.chessdom.com/
http://www.squidoo.com/torontochess

2009 Ontario Girls Chess Championship

It will be my second year helping out at the OGCC, which promises to be another great event. Open to all females from kindergarten to grade 12, the event features special games, puzzle contests, simuls, t-shirts, pizza, and more! Sign up to play or volunteer...

More information:
http://www.freewebs.com/ogcc/

See you May 16!