The Scarborough Chess Club is located at:
Birkdale Community Centre,
1299 Ellesmere Road ( between Midland Ave. & Brimley Rd. )
- easy TTC access : 15 min. walk from Ellesmere or Midland Light Rapid Transit station
The club meets on Thursdays from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m ( Closed in July and August, and between Christmas and New Years and in 2011-2 - some other closing dates are noted on the club website - www.scarboroughchessclub.ca ).
The Scarborough Community of Toronto Chess News & Views is the official newsletter of the Scarborough Chess Club. It is published twice monthly. The newsletter is edited by Bob Armstrong. For a free subscription to this newsletter, e-mail the editor.
You can find the most recent newsletter and archived Issues here on the website, but you will need the Adobe Reader, which you can download for free from the Adobe website.
Here is the latest newsletter:
Issue # 13-11, February 1, 2012 - URGENT - The SCC executive have contributed 2 articles that are very important to SCC Members. One is a change in the SCC Tournament Schedule; the other a notice on the qualification rules for the upcoming 2011-2 SCC Club Championship, for the Championship top section. Please make sure you read them!
Issue # 13-11 has, as was said, some important articles: SCC Tournament Schedule
Change, by SCC Executive; SCC Club Championship Qualification Rules - Notice,
by the SCC Executive; Rick's Chess Trivia, by columnist Rick Garel; 2011 Pinnacle
Canadian Open Trivia Contest; and Express Your Inner Self! We also report on
the first major tournament of the New Year, Tata Steel GM A, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands,
with lots of key games from most rounds; SCC Falling Leaves Swiss; and SCC Jack
Frost Swiss. There are tournament notices, including two upcoming tournaments
this month: Guelph Winter Pro-Am; and Hart House Reading Week Open.
Here are recent Issues
Issue # 13-10, January 15, 2012 - Issue # 13-10 reports on some important tournaments: 41st Canadian Junior/Girls Championship, Calgary, Alberta; Reggio Emelia GM Tournament, Italy; Hastings Congress, England; Donastia Chess Festival, San Sebastian, Spain; SCC Falling Leaves Swiss, Rds. 3 & 4; SCC Jack Frost Swiss, Rd. 2. There are also some interesting articles: The Evaluation of White's First Move; Rick's Chess Trivia, by columnist, Rick Garel; 2011 Pinnacle Canadian Open Trivia Contest; Top Chess Websites - Updated, by freelancer, Erik Malmsten; and Express Your Inner Self!
Issue # 13-9, January 1, 2012 - A very Happy New Year to all from the Scarborough Chess Club!! This New Year's Issue # 13-9 is just chock full of challenging articles: Looking Bank and Forward - SCC in 2011 & 2012; SCTCN&V Upgrades; Ratings: Beneficial or Detrimental to Your Psychological Health?; The Cooperative Chess Coalition - Coming Up to One Year!; January 1, 2012 FIDE Rating List; The 2012 World Championship Candidates' Tournament; Canadian Olympiad Team Selection Rating List - National; Canadian Olympiad Team Selection Rating List - Women; Rick's Chess Trivia, by Columnist Rick Garel; 2011 Pinnacle Canadian Open Trivia Contest; and Express Your Inner Self! We also report on a few tournaments: The SportAccord World Mind Games, China; Hart House Holidays Open, Toronto; SCC Falling Leaves Swiss; and SCC Jack Frost Swiss.
Issue # 13-8, December 15, 2011 - Issue # 13-8 has numerous articles: SCC Closes for Holidays; 2011 Canadian Chess Player of the Year; Canadian Olympiad Team Selection Ratings - National; Canadian Olympiad Team Selection Ratings - Women; Rick's Chess Trivia, by columnist Rick Garel; & 2011 Pinnacle Canadian Open Trivia Contest. There are also many tournaments to report on: London Chess Classic, with key games; Toronto Seniors' Championship; Toronto Women's Championship; Toronto Junior Championship; SCC Howard Ridout Memorial Swiss; & SCC Falling Leaves Swiss. Also please note the tournament notice for a tournament this weekend, the Hart House Holidays Open.
Issue # 13-7, December 1, 2011 - Issue # 13-7 reports on a couple of major tournaments: WYCC, Brazil; 2011 Women's World Chess Championship, Albania; Tal Memorial, Russia; SCC Howard Ridout Memorial Swiss; and SCC Falling Leaves Swiss. There are numerous articles: SCTCN&V Archiving Project; Rick's Chess Trivia, by columnist Rick Garel; 2011 Pinnacle Canadian Open Trivia Contest; and Express Your Inner Self. There is also a tournament notice for the pre-Christmas Hart House Open Chess Tournament.
Issue # 13-6, November 15, 2011 - Issue # 13-6 contains a number of articles: November 1, 2011 FIDE Rating List; Chess in the Library Goes International! Update; Rick's Chess Trivia, by columnist Rick Garel; 2011 Pinnacle Canadian Open Chess Trivia Contest; and Express Your Inner Self. It also reports on some tournaments: European Team Chess Championship, Greece; European Women's Team Chess Championship, Greece; Guelph Fall Pro-Am; SCC Howard Ridout Memorial Swiss; and SCC Falling Leaves Swiss. There is also a tournament notice for the December Hart House Open.
Issue # 13-5, November 1, 2011 - Issue # 13-5 reports on a number of tournaments: 12th Karpov International, Russia; FIDE 2011-2 Women’s Grand Prix # 3 ( Nalchik ), Russia; 15th Unive Tournament, Netherlands; Barcelona Invitational, Spain; SCC Howard Ridout Memorial Swiss; and SCC Falling Leaves Swiss. There are also some articles: SCC Introduces New SCC Junior Development Program; A New International Chess Organization?; Rick’s Chess Trivia, by columnist Rick Garel; 2011 Pinnacle Canadian Open Trivia Contest; and Express Your Inner Self. There is also notice of the Guelph Fall Pro-Am Swiss.
Magnus Carlsen ( Norway ), rated # 1 player in the world.
Levon Aronian ( Armenia ), rated # 2
Vladimir Kramnik ( Russia ) - 14th World Chess Champion ; rated # 3
Viswanathan Anand ( India ) - 15th and current World Chess Champion & rated # 4
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