Restriction: only Juniors born after Jan 1, 2002 are eligible; Players need reside in Calgary area or Southern Alberta

CFC Acitive Rated. CJCC Membership required. Register CJCC membership at https://www.calgaryjuniorchess.com/CJCC/WebPage/WebPage/22937/MembershipRegistration.

Schedule:  Saturday Oct 9th, 2021, 1:30 pm

Format:   5-round Swiss on lichess.org/team/calgary-junior-chess-centre-cjcc. 15min/10second incremental, 2 minumtes break between rounds. 

Zoom Video Monitoring: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2637817252?pwd=U0RMeUZ1eVJiWnF6cXd0MWhDNmZZZz09 Meeting ID: 263 781 7252 Passcode: chesscjcc

Registration: Register the tournament on this page. Registration will close past 10pm on Oct 8th!! Lastest CFC Active Rating must be provided at registration. Rating over 1300 must register the OPEN section. Check your rating: https://www.chess.ca/en/ratings/

Entry Fee: First child $20, Sibling $17 (Early Bird $15, Early Bird Sibling 12, ends on Oct 7)

Sections:

OPEN: (higher level)

• Top 3 players and Best girl get trophies
• 1st place: Guaranteed spot at Alberta Junior Championship Section
  
• 2nd place: Free entry to AB Junior Open Section
  
• Best Girl (if any): Free entry to AB Junior Open Section
  

U1300 (one section combines U1300 and U800):

• Top 3 players and Best girl get trophies
• Top 3 players and Best girl in U800 get trophies
• Top 1's and Top Girls in U1300 and U800 will get a free entry to AB Junior Open Section

1. All players must have a valid 2021-2022 CJCC membership. Renew/register your membership HERE.

2. Championship registration will close on 10pm of Oct 8th. Late sign up will not be permitted. 

3. Join CJCC online Team after you have activated your membership. https://lichess.org/team/calgary-junior-chess-centre-cjcc.  Non-member will not be accepted to the Team.  The secitons of the tournaments have been created in the Team page. Password will be sent to the email used for the tournament sign up.

4. All players must log in the Zoom room at least 15 mins prior to the tournament start, and keep their LIVE VIDEO on througout the tournament. The Zoom displayed name must be changed to the "Player's name_lichess ID". Players who are in the tournament but don't show up on the Zoom room will get their score FORFEIT! The tournament directors will be monitoring and will ask the players to display if their video is off. Players are not allowed to record the meeting at any time during the tournament. It's recommeded to use a PC or laptop and SHALL NOT use a cell phone to play. 

5. If using an iPad to play, it's recommended to use a separate device to log in the Zoom. The preferred angle is to show the player from side and show the lichess screen. They will be muted unless requested by the TDs. They are allowed to move around when they finish their own games or during round breaks. Bathroom and chat is only allowed during the round breaks. 

6. Read FAIR PLAY AGREEMENT. Parents, please talk to your children about ethical play online. Signing up the event means the players have read and accepted the clauses in the AGREEMENT including the consequence of cheating.

7. All results are considered unofficial until the post-game review is done, which will take 3-7 days. All games may be reviewed by the TD's. Suspicous games will be reviewed by the Tournament Commitee designated by the Board. If cheating is discovered and confirmed, the player's ID will be reported to lichess. The offending player's score in the tournament will be forfeit and will be banned from future CJCC online and offline tournaments for:

a) two months following the first offence.

b) 12 months following a second offence.

c) Lifetime ban following a third offence.

   Paid membership fee will not be refunded for the banned period.

8. Get familiar with Swiss Tournament rules at lichess.org/swiss. CJCC is not responsible for any loss due to the chess platform system issues or loss of internet connection.