2019 ONTARIO JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
Location & Dates
When: Saturday, January 12th – Sunday, January 13th, 2019
Where: Sandman Signature Hotel, 5400 Dixie Road, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 1E6
Format
Type: 5 Round Swiss. CFC rated & FIDE rated for Open and U-1800. CFC membership is required.
Type: 5 Round Swiss. CFC rated for U-1400 and U-1000. CFC membership is required.
Type: 5 Round Swiss. CFC rated & CMA rated for U-700. CFC membership is required.
Sections: OPEN, U-1800, U-1400, U-1000 and U-700
Rd 1: Jan 12 – 9:30am; Rd 2: Jan 12 – 2:00pm; Rd 3: Jan 12 – 6:30pm; Rd 4: Jan 13 – 10:00am; Rd 5: Jan 13 – 3:00pm
Play Offs: If needed, will start ASAP after obtaining clear results
Time Controls
1.5 hrs + 30 secs increment – All Sections
Byes
1/2 points for rounds 1 to 4. Zero point for Round 5 Bye (All sections).
The byes MUST be requested in advance, at the latest prior to the end of the previous round.
Only 2 byes allowed
Tournament Organizer
Elevate My Chess Canada Inc.
Arbiter: IA Danny Goldenberg
Registration Fees
EARLY Entry fees (Dec 15, 2018 deadline): OPEN $70 | U-1800 $50 | U-1400 $40 | U-1000 $40 | U-700 $30
REGULAR Entry fees (Jan 11, 2019 deadline): OPEN $80 | U-1800 $60 | U-1400 $50 | U-1000 $50 | U-700 $40
At the Door/Onsite: OPEN $100 | U-1800 $80 | U-1400 $70 | U-1000 $70 | U-700 $60
TOURNAMENT PRIZES – Trophies and Cash Prizes
Open: Trophies + 1 entry boys (if CFC 2100+ by Jan 1, 2019 – then a place in the Open section of 2019 Canadian Junior CC)
Open: Trophies + 1 entry girls (if CFC 2000+ by Jan 1, 2019 – then a place in the Open section of 2019 Canadian Junior CC)
U-1800: Trophies + 1 entry boys (Open Section* of Canadian Junior CC) + 1 entry girls (Open Section* of Canadian Junior CC)
*The player must reach at least 1801 to play in the Open Section
U-1400: Trophies + 1 entry boys (U-1800 Section** of Canadian Junior CC) + 1 entry girls (U-1800 Section** of Canadian Junior CC)
**The player must reach at least 1401 to play in the U-1800 Section
U-1000: Trophies + 1 entry boys (U-1400 Section*** of Canadian Junior CC) + 1 entry girls (U-1400 Section*** of Canadian Junior CC)
***The player must reach at least 1001 to play in the U-1400 Section
U-700: Trophies for top boy and top girl. Medals for top 10
Water provided.
Chess equipments and clocks provided.
Hotel Rates
Special rate of $125 per standard guest room per night. Reservations must be made prior to Dec 12, 2018. For reservation, call (905) 238-0159 or toll free at 1-800-SANDMAN. For all reservations, use Group Code 212248.
MESSAGE FROM THE ORGANIZERS
Thank you for entering our tournament. I look forward to seeing you and wish you all the best as you compete and have fun! Gary Hua, Co-Founder, Elevate My Chess Canada Inc.
Thank you for your registration. I trust you'll have fun as you compete. I wish you all the best. Looking forward to seeing you on Jan 12th! Ken Green, Co-Founder, Elevate My Chess Canada Inc.