NOTE: WE HAVE A CAPACITY LIMIT OF APPROXIMATELY 44 PARTICIPANTS. SO REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE AS SOON AS WE REACH CAPACITY.
When: Saturday, January 14 - Sunday, January 15, 2023
Where: 5484 Tomken Road, Unit 34 (GMS Professional Corporation), Mississauga, Ontario L4W 2Z6
Type: 5 Round Swiss. CFC rated & FIDE rated for Over 2000; U2000 & U1500. CFC membership is required. No Play ups allowed.
Sections: O-2000, U-2000, and U-1500 (Note: If we don’t have sufficient players in the top sections, we will have a round-robin with the top 6 players in the top sections and make changes as required in the other sections. With the round-robin, players agree to play all 5 rounds or forfeit their games).
Rounds on Saturday 9:30 AM, 2 PM & 6 PM; Sunday 10am & 2:3 PM
1.5 hrs + 30 secs increment - All Sections
Byes
1/2 points for rounds 1 to 4 (All sections)
The byes MUST be requested in advance during registration.
Only 2 byes allowed
Elevate My Chess Canada Inc. in partnership with Chess For Community
Ken Green, National Arbiter
SPECIAL ENTRY FEE FOR 2022 EMC Nov 19-20 Participants (Sunday, Nov 27, 2022 deadline): O-2000 $80 | U-2000 $80 | U-1500 & FM $70 | GM & IM FREE
REGULAR Entry fees (December 31, 2022 deadline): O-2000 $90 | U-2000 $90 | U-1500 & FM $80 | GM & IM FREE
LATE Entry fees (January 8, 2023 deadline): $100 All Sections including GM & IM
GM/IM: Send email to info@elevatemychess.com to register with your name and FIDE/CFC ID.
Registration can also be done via email by sending an email with first and last name of player, CFC ID, and section to info@elevatemychess.com. Payment should be sent by email money transfer to: info@elevatemychess.com.
O-2000: 1st - $300; 2nd - $200; 3rd - $100
U-2000: 1st - $200; 2nd - $100; 3rd - $80
U-1500: 1st - $100; 2nd - $70; 3rd - $50
Rating: The latest highest of CFC / USCF / FQE / (FIDE + 100 pts) to be used.
You may have questions about the tournament format, our membership or other things we offer. Please go to https://elevatemychess.com/faq/ for answers to these common questions.
Water provided.
Chess boards and clocks provided.
No cash refunds on withdrawal. Credit for an equal amount will be given if you notify us of withdrawal on or before December 31, 2022. Credits can be used to register for tournaments and other programs offered by Elevate My Chess. The registration fee will be forfeited if you don't notify us of withdrawals before December 31, 2022. However, consideration for credit will be considered in special circumstances on a case-by-case basis.
