Welcome!

WELCOME to the official website of the 2012 Canadian Junior Chess Championship!

The Calgary Junior Chess Club, Calgary Chess Club, and Alberta Chess Association would like to extend an invitation to you to attend this year’s prestigious event, held at Calgary, AB, between January 5 – 8 , 2012 at the Calgary Chess Club.

Introduction by Michael von Keitz, President of the CFC:

Since 1970, the Canadian Junior Championship has been a flagship event on the Chess Federation of Canada’s calendar. Attracting the best junior talent in the country, it not only serves to determine our undisputed junior champion, but also to qualify that champion to the World Junior Championship. A number of former participants have even gone on to later win the Canadian Closed and Zonal Championship, a tradition one can only hope is continued by this year’s crop. More importantly, remember that some of the best players ever, not the least of which being Bobby Fischer, used their national junior championship as a stepping stone in their rise to prominence. Best of luck to all participants this year!