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Magnus Carlsen of Norway successfully defended his world chess championship title on Friday, extending an unbroken reign atop the game that began in 2013. He defeated his challenger, Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia, in the most lopsided championship in recent memory, over a series of 11 games in Dubai that began two weeks ago. Following the inexplicable blunders in games 8 and 9, Ian blundered again in game 11 to give Carlsen the edge he needed to end the championship match. This was the position on the board after Ian pushed g3 on his 23rd move. Instantly, the computer’s evaluation plummeted fro ..read more

I don’t recall exactly when and how I picked up the game of chess. But I know it was between the completion of high school and before I went to university. I recall frequently visiting a family friend almost every week. And one of the favorite things I did was to play chess with the kids. At the time, I did not have a chess set of my own so it was always exciting to visit this family as it gave me the opportunity to teach the kids and play with them. When I started University, I did not realize they had a chess club. One evening, as I was heading to the cafe for dinner, I saw a group of studen ..read more

You’re invited to join our monthly online CFC Rated Rapid tournaments. These online CFC Rapid rated tournaments are played on chess.com in two sections. Pairings are done using CFC Active Ratings. To be eligible for cash prizes, you must sign on to zoom during your games. When: Typically on Saturdays Where: Online on chess.com/live Format: 5 Round Swiss, CFC Active Rated. CFC or FQE membership is required for Canadian players and FIDE or USCF ID required for others. Round Times: Vary Sections: OPEN and U1300 (Note: We may only have a section if we don’t have enough registered participants for ..read more

Please note that we have now suspended or cancelled all our LIVE events until further notice. At the moment, we only have Online LIVE events and online chess lessons. If you have any questions, kindly send an email to info@elevatemychess.com   ..read more

Elevate My Chess is excited to introduce Online Group Lessons for all levels – Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced level players. Our group lessons are like no other as our class sizes are intentionally designed to be small (groups of 6 to 12 students) for better learning through more one-on-one online interaction between students and our instructors. Our group lessons are offered for 6 different levels of players: Level 1 Beginner (CFC Rating <600) Level 2 Beginner (CFC Rating 601 – 900) – Registration Now Open Level 3 Intermediate (CFC Rating 901 – 1200) – Registration Now Open ..read more

As the COVID-19 situation evolves, we are keeping a close watch on the trend and we continue to take proactive steps to ensure the safety and well-being of our chess community in partnership with the hotels and community centres where we host our chess events. For now, I want to share some related updates that have recently come forward. Yesterday, The World Health Organization (WHO) has made the assessment that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic.  WHO Director, General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus notes that “Describing the situation as a pandemic does not change WHO’s assessment of th ..read more

We are happy to announce that registration is now open for our Summer Chess camps: MASTER Chess Training Camp This year, we are happy to host a special MASTER Chess Training Camp in preparation for the 2020 Canadian Youth Chess Championship (CYCC) and the 2020 Canadian Open. Instruction for this camp will be led by International Master Advait Patel (current FIDE Rating of 2451) with the support of other experienced chess coaches. This is a full day training camp that will run from Monday, June 29 to Friday, July 3, 2020 in Oakville. To learn more and to register, Click here. Chess and Fun Summ ..read more

Having already won the Tata Steel Chess masters, Fabiano Caruana emphasized his dominance as the only winner in the final round. He finished on 10/13 or plus seven, only equaled by Magnus Carlsen (2013) and Garry Kasparov (1999) in recent times. Read more ..read more

Wesley So has won the first FIDE-sanctioned Fischer Random World Chess Championship, sweeping aside Magnus Carlsen in the final. So needed just two fast-rapid games to dispatch Carlsen and become the first official Fischer Random chess world champion. Read more here ..read more