What area of organized chess will be most noticed nationally in 2023?

[Kevin Pacey]

This is a poll to see what area of organized chess respondents think will be most noticed in Canada in 2023.

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[Alex Ferreira]

Hi Kevin,

I didn't vote and I don't know. Juniors are always the favourite / most likely initiative for obvious reasons.

However, there's some elements that suggest that women's chess can have a boost:
- newly started women's chess club in Greater Toronto
- post-pandemic Queen's Gambit effect (?)
- post-pandemic online streaming having an effect across the world chess - especially in Canada, when some of Canada's top women players have created a sensation in the world of twitch and youtube

All in all, I have seen more women at local clubs and chess activities, than prior to the pandemic. At least in the Greater Toronto Area. And not just juniors, adult women as well.

Alex F.

[Kevin Pacey]

I hope junior, female and adult CFC membership levels all go up. Don't know if adult membership has been considerably less percentage-wise for years now, but the poll allows for even something sharply negative happening this year to possibly be counted as quite noticeable (poll answers being restricted to a maximum number of 10 choices). I didn't bother to include controversies in Canadian chess message boards/meetings/(tournament incidents) as an option(s) explicitly, but such could fall under 'some other area' of organized Canadian chess.

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[Kevin Pacey]

It would seem to me that in 2023, CFC membership levels (4000+ - Juniors in particular!?) was the thing most noticed in national organized chess.

[Olga Mushtaler]

Organized outdoor chess will continue to be extremely popular. It is free, accessible and fun. I have great numbers of people coming out for my free outdoor/cafe events.