RESULTS CAN BE FOUND HERE: Alberta Youth Chess Championship

This is a Canadian Youth Chess Championship Qualifier (July 6-10, 2025 in Ottawa, ON ). Players who earn half of their total points (e.g. 2.5 in 5 rounds) will qualify for the event. More info can be found at the link below:

2026 Canadian Youth Chess Championship July 6-10 - Chess Federation of Canada - Forums

Registration Cost

Early Bird Registration until April 23 - $50

Registration from April 24 - $60 - No on-site registration day of

For winners of Edmonton Youth and Calgary Youth (1st, 2nd and Top Girl), please send an email to chesscjcc@gmail.com to manually register for the corresponding section you played in. Please provide section to register as well as CFC ID and Date of Birth for section verification. 

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/.

Start Time: 9:15 AM Saturday and Sunday, April 25-26, 2026

Venue: Quality Inn West Edmonton

Address: 17803 Stony Plain Road, Edmonton, AB, T5S 1B4

Schedule:

Saturday, April 25

On-site checkin: 9:15 am – 9:45 am

Opening ceremony: 9:50 am – 10:00 am

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

Sunday, April 26

Round 4-5: 10 am; ~1 pm or ASAP

Tie-Breaks: immediately after round 5

Award ceremony: immediately after the completion of each section

U-8 and U-10 groups may follow their own schedule.

Head Tournament Director:  Christian Ivanescu

Sections

U-8   (Born after Jan 1, 2018)

U-10 (Born after Jan 1, 2016)

U-12 (Born after Jan 1, 2014)

U-14 (Born after Jan 1, 2012)

U-16 (Born after Jan 1, 2010)

U-18 (Born after Jan 1, 2008) (Will be combined with U16 if not enough participants for a sectional)

*Birthdate is required for registration to verify group but will not be shown on the website

Format: 

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

- CFC membership is required when register for this event. Please check out the CFC membership link to get an CFC membership: 

https://www.chess.ca/en/players/membership-join/

- Players must record all their moves. Assistance sheets will be provided upon request. 

-No agreed upon draws until move 30
-30 minute forefeit time

1. Byes:
   • Up to 2 half-point byes are allowed for the first 3 rounds (requested in advance before the next round is paired).
   • 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.

Prizes in each section

1st place:  1st place trophy - ACA travel grant of $500 to CYCC

2nd place: 2nd place trophy.

3rd place: 3rd place trophy.

Top girl in each section:  trophy.

Hotel Registration instructions

“Guests can call the hotel at 780-484-8000 and ask for the Group Account no. 5294788 OR group name Alberta Chess Association. They can also go online and book it for themselves with the URL link for booking rooms: https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/AF31H3

Room rate is $109 taxes for 02 adult 02 kids / room / night. Additional Adult guest will be charged 10 taxes extra. Rates do not include taxes/fees which are 6% Alberta Room Tax, and 5% GST. Rooms will be released to the general public on April 19th.”

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.