Just days after this year’s Calgary Stampede ends in July, the city will play host to the Canadian Open and Canadian Youth chess championships
Calgary’s tourism office is one of the chess event’s main sponsors, and organizers are hoping the recent explosion of interest in the game will draw big crowds. The tournaments have been in the planning stages for two years.“We are hitting record numbers now in chess interest,” says Zeeshan Munir, president of Calgary’s chess club. He is especially pleased that more young people are being attracted to the game.
In an era where tournament time controls are getting shorter and shorter, the Canadian Open sticks to a one-game-a-day leisurely schedule. That encourages players to bring their families and turn their passion for the game into a vacation. Munir says a number of high-profile grandmasters have signed up for the event, and there will be a variety of ways people can connect with them through lectures and simultaneous exhibitions. First prize in the tournament is $6,500.
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