2020 GCA PROPOSED CALENDAR OF THE YEAR

DATES ACTIVITY VENUE INVITATION ORGANIZER

4-6 Jan Tema Int Classics Joe Carl Hotel, Tema Open KNIGHTMARES

17-19 Jan HB Y20 International Open Dreamfort Chess Hall Open Dreamfort

27 Jan- 2 Feb Togo Chess Festival Agla Hotel, Lome Open FTDE (Rapid, Blitz, Trainers’ seminars) 15 Feb GCA Annual General Meeting Sports Stadium Open GCA 20-23 Feb NATIONALS (Final Phase) Accra Sports Stadium Invitational GCA

22-23 Feb National Opens Accra Sports Stadium Open GCA (FIDE Rated) 7-8 Mar Osu Open Chess Tournament Accra Sports Stadium Open GCA rd 14 Mar 3 National Youth Chess Cham- International School U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, U- GCA pionships 18 Boys and Girls

15-22 Mar Zone 4.2 Individual Chess Cham- Freetown, Sierra Leone FIDE ZONE 4.2 ZONE 4.2 pionships 28-29 Mar GHANA CHESS LEAGUE Accra Sports Stadium Chess Clubs GCA Match Day 6-10 (FIDE Rated) th 29 Mar National Tourney for the Physi- Accra Sports Stadium The Physically Challenged GCA cally Challenged th 9-13 April WACA Chess Classics MACE, Nungua Open FIDE Rated WACA

11-12 Apr GHANA CHESS LEAGUE Accra Sports Stadium Chess Clubs GCA Match Day 6-10 (FIDE Rated) nd 2 May WACA Youth Tourney GNAT Hall, Teshie U-10, U-14, U-18 GCA

20-30 May African Individual Men and , Invitational ACC Women Chess Championships th 5-7 June 5 Strongbow Tourney Dreamfort Chess Hall Open Dreamfort

20-29 Jun African Junior Chess Champion- Monrovia, Liberia Invitational ACC ships th 3-5 July 10 President’s Cup Chess T.O Hockey Stadium Open GCA Championships 25-26 July International Chess Festival Cape Coast, Ghana U-12, U-14, U-18 MGA &Elichess

1-2 Aug GHANA CHESS LEAGUE Accra Sports Stadium GCA Clubs GCA Match Day 11-16 th 05-18 Aug 44 World Chess Olympiad Moscow, Russia Golden Knights FIDE

20 Aug Street Chess Championships Jamestown, Accra Open Street Chess

th 26 Sept Mentors Junior Open Tema Int School U-18 Mentors

th 26 Sept- African Clubs Championships Accra, Ghana Top 4 Clubs ACC th 6 Oct

th 24 Oct Mentors Inter-Schools Tourney The Roman Ridge School School Teams Mentors

14-15 Nov GHANA CHESS LEAGUE Accra Sports Stadium GCA Clubs GCA Match Day 17-20 21 Nov Mentors Junior Rapid Merton Int. School U-18 Mentors

1-9 Dec Nationals (Open, Women) Accra Sports Stadium Invitational GCA