Format: 

Championship Section: FIDE and CFC rated.

This is a closed 6-player round robin. No byes available. Game in 90 minutes 30 seconds/move. No entry fee. Alberta residents only. The winners of the 2025 Edmonton Junior Regional and Calgary Junior Regional will automatically qualify. The other four spots will be filled by players with the highest CFC rating between July 15 and Oct 15, 2025.  

Prize: 1st, 2nd and 3rd: Trophy - The winner of the Championship section is eligible for a travel grant provided by the ACA

Players:

1. Rostyslav Spiian  (Calgary Regional Winner)

2. Yash Darvekar (Edmonton Junior Regional)

Schedule:

Saturday - Rounds 1-3: 10 am, 2 pm, 5 pm or ASAP

Sunday - Rounds 4-5: 10 am, 2 pm (or ASAP)

Open Section: FIDE and CFC rated.

5 round Swiss, Game in 90 minutes 30 seconds/move.

Registration Fee- $50

For winners of ECC and Calgary Junior please send an email to chesscjcc@gmail.com to manually register. Please provide section to register as well as CFC ID

Refunds will not be issued for no shows.

Restrictions:

- Only players who have solid knowledge of the chess rules should register. Note: two illegal moves will lead to loss of a game. The FIDE Laws of Chess can be found here: https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/E012023

- CFC ID is required when you register for this event. Please check out the CFC membership link to get an ID: https://www.chess.ca/en/players/membership-join/.

- Only Juniors born after January 1, 2006 are eligible.

- Notation is required

- No agreed upon draws until move 30

Start Time: 9:15 AM Saturday and Sunday, Nov 1-2, 2025

Venue: Hyatt Place Calgary Airport

Address: 10 Aero Crescent NE, Calgary, Alberta, T2E 7Y5

Schedule: 9:15am – 9:45am Registration/Check-in.

                  10:00am Tournament begins and the finishing time depends on the number of participants. 

Head Tournament Director:  Summa 

1. Byes:
• Up to 2 half-point byes are allowed for the first 3 rounds (requested in advance).
• All other byes are scored as zero points.
• A last-round bye counts as withdrawing from the event.
• The byes policy can be at the discretion of the organizer, who has the right to decide and enforce their own rules regarding byes.\


2. Bye Limit: The total number of byes cannot exceed 50% of the event's rounds.

Award ceremony: immediately after the completion of each section

Tie-breaks Rules: http://www.albertachess.org/home/about-us/aca-tiebreak-procedure/

Hotel Registration instructions

CJCC has negotiated a special rate for the tournament. Our rate is $139/night

Booking Link - TBD

Corporate/Group Code : TBD

NOTE:

We have limited volunteers onsite. Parents are solely responsible for the safety and security of the players in between rounds and after the tournament has completed. Also, we ask you please kindly notify the volunteers at the front desk if you decide to pick up your kids before all rounds are completed.