Section A: Grades 1 to 5. May 27th, 2023 (Saturday) – Arrive by 9:45AM.
Format: Swiss Rapid: 15 min + 10 sec per move increment.
Event type: CFC Quick Rated.
Schedule: 6 rounds.
Round I: 10AM Round II: 11AM Round III: 12PM
**Lunch Break from 12:45pm to 1:45pm**
Round IV: 2PM | Round V: 3PM | Round VI: 4PM
Section B: Grades 6 to 9. May 27th, 2023 (Saturday) – Arrive by 9:15AM.
Format: Swiss Classical: 55 min + 5 sec per move increment.
Event type: CFC Regular Rated.
Schedule: 6 rounds.
**NOTATING THE GAME IS MANDATORY FOR THIS SECTION**
Round I: 9:30AM to 11:30AM | Round II: 12:15PM to 2:15PM | Round III: 3:00PM to 5:00PM
**45 min BREAK between each round**
May 28th, 2023 (Sunday) – Arrive by 9:15AM.
Round I: 9:30AM to 11:30AM | Round II: 12:15PM to 2:15PM | Round III: 3:00PM to 5:00PM
Section C: Grades 10 to 12. May 28th, 2023 (Saturday) – Arrive by 9:45AM.
Format: Swiss Blitz: 3 min + 2 sec per move increment.
Event type: CFC Quick Rated.
Schedule: 12 rounds.
Round I: 10AM | Round II: 10:30AM | Round III: 11AM | Round IV: 11:30AM | Round V: 12PM | Round VI: 12:30PM
**Lunch Break from 12:45pm to 1:45pm**
Round VII: 2PM Round VIII: 2:30PM Round IX: 3PM Round X: 3:30PM Round XI: 4PM Round XII: 4:30PM
Prize Ceremony 5:30PM on May 28th, 2023 (Sunday)
** About CFC Membership and Quick/ Regular Ratings
The CFC (Canadian Chess Federation) represents Canada to the world as a member of FIDE, the international chess body. As a CFC member, you have access to all CFC rated events across Canada, and will obtain national CFC chess ratings.
There are two types of CFC ratings: Regular, and Quick. Tournaments/ section with long games (60 min or more per player) use your CFC regular rating. Tournaments/ section with shorter games (less than 60 min per player) use your CFC quick rating. They are different ratings and do NOT overlap.
Policies and Guidelines:
- Active CFC membership is required to play. We assist with CFC membership registration along with tournament entry. This tournament uses both CFC Quick & Regular ratings depending on the section.
- You may request a full refund before registration closes. No refunds after that.
- We reserve the right to move players to the appropriate section based on their grade/ age group.
- You may request a maximum of two ½ point byes.
- No byes on Round 6 (requests for a bye on Round 6 will be ignored, or you will receive a 0-point bye).
- No food or beverages allowed during a live match.
- Photos are allowed for the first 5 minutes of each round, but please be discrete and respectful to not disturb players.
- Silence is required in the playing area while games are in progress. Parents assisting their kids/ suggesting moves will lead to IMMEDIATE DISQUALIFICATION OF THE PLAYER.
- Any player/ parent/ guardian with frequent coughing, sneezing, other visible symptoms of illness may be asked to withdraw from the tournament/ leave the premises.
- If you have experienced COVID-19 or its symptoms in past 14 days, we request you to voluntarily withdraw from the tournament for health and safety of all our patrons. Face masks are recommended for all.
- All electronics capable of making noise, communicating, or playing chess must be switched off while playing and should not be placed on the table during the live rounds.
- Anyone entering the venue premises consents to being photographed/ videos recorded. This footage may be used for internal references, social media marketing or promotional purposes. If you do not wish to be clicked/ recorded/ promoted – you may contact us via email and we will take care of your request.
- In the event of a tie, prize money split evenly among everyone tied for that position. Tiebreak for non-cash prizes decided by:
- Head-to-head score of tied players
- Cumulative score of opponents
- Armageddon Blitz 5|4
- Decision of the Tournament Director will be final in the event of a conflict. The final standings declared after tournament completion cannot be altered or changed.
- The CFC website does not factor custom tie-breaks used at individual tournaments while updating ratings. The sequence of players displayed on CFC website may be based on player’s overall “performance” rating or random (NOT as per tournament final standings issued by organizers/ TD)..
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