UPCOMING

Women’s Open Championship Lakeshore Chess 👑 Queen 2027

🗓 August 14-15 Second addition

The  Championship is designed to increase opportunities, visibility, and recognition for women and junior girls in competitive chess across Québec and Canada , it provides a rare, elite opportunity for female players to compete in an internationally rated, women-only environment.

Prize Pool : Over $3,500 Guaranteed, this championship offers the largest prizes ever awarded at a women’s chess tournament in Canada.

🏆 Women’s Chess Championship 2026

First addition Tournament 🌐Results

TOP PLAYERS

  • Title: Woman Grandmaster (WGM)
  • Key achievements:
  • Canadian Women’s Champion in 2017, 2022, 2024, and 2026
  • Member of Canada’s Women’s Olympiad team (20216, 2018, 2022, 2024, 2026)

Key achievements:

  • 2023 Canadian Women’s Closed Champion
  • Five-time Canadian Girls Champion and two-time North American Girls Champion in various age groups
  • Member of Canada’s Women’s Olympiad team (2018, 2022, 2024, 2026)

OPENING CEREMONY

 A Message from tournament organizer WFM Penka Apostolova

I am deeply grateful to the top titled players who will be making this vision a reality by participating in our first 🏆Lakeshore Chess Club Women’s Championship!   We welcome everyone from six-year-old beginners (our youngest registered) to titled competitors, including two current members of the Canadian Women’s Olympic team!

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