Chess in Toronto
Play online
I play online at FICS: Free Internet Chess Server.
Chess in the library
Chess in the library is a program for kids started in Toronto in 2009. It has spread across Canada, from British Columbia to New Brunswick, and into the USA. Their blog is at chessinthelibrary.blogspot.ca.
Greater Toronto Chess League
The Greater Toronto Chess League co-ordinates chess activities thoughout the GTA (Toronto, Halton, Peel, York & Durham). See their website for information on clubs and events in Toronto.
Toronto Chess News
Toronto Chess News is a PDF newsletter published twice monthly, on the 1st and 15th of each month. You can subscribe or download the issues at www.torontochessnews.com.
Chess clubs in Toronto
From the Scarborough Chess Club in the east to the Kinsgview Chess Club in the west, there are chess clubs all over Toronto.
The Chess Federation of Canada has a list of clubs in the GTA.
2013 Hart House Open
The 2013 Hart House Open tournament took place from Jan. 4 to Jan. 6. at Hart House on the University of Toronto campus. The Open section was won by Artiom Samsonkin.