RATED AND CASUAL PLAY
Chess tournaments across Toronto, Markham and Oakville.
From CFC-rated junior competition to casual weeknight chess, Toronto Chess Club creates thoughtfully run events where players can test their ideas, meet their community and keep improving.
- CFC-rated youth
- Casual weekly chess
- GTA venues
Choose the kind of competition you want.
Build a junior season, make Tuesday your chess night, or ask what competitive events are coming next.
CFC QUICK-RATED · UNDER 18
MARKHAM + OAKVILLE
Toronto Chess Club Youth Circuit
Eight Fall 2026 tournaments across two locations. Play one or build a season; every regular event is also a qualifier for CYCC 2027.
- Five rounds
- 15+10
- Three sections
EVERY TUESDAY · LIBERTY VILLAGE
CASUAL + COMPETITIVE
Pub Chess Liberty
Five quick rounds of 5+3 at Left Field Brewery, with casual games before and after. No advance registration is required.
- Boards from 8 PM
- Round 1 at 8:30
- $10 entry
You can learn much more from a game you lose than from a game you win. You will have to lose hundreds of games before becoming a good player.