Vancity Multi-Week Classical

Play a full slow chess tournament over two Sundays. Join us for our first ever classical tournament on December 4 and 11!

200 player limit

As a separate event, you can also get a game of yours analyzed by a chess master, or try to beat one of them yourself. Vancity Chess and Juniors to Masters Chess Academy are teaming up to hold a Christmas Fundraiser. All donations will go to the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau, whose mission is to empower families in need to create great Christmas experiences for their kids.

National Master Neil Doknjas, FIDE Master Joshua Doknjas, and FIDE Master John Doknjas will be available to analyze your chess game or to play "Try to Beat a Chess Master" (3+2 Blitz game).

Details

Dates: December 4 AND 11, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. - 05:30 p.m. PDT

Venue: Executive Airport Plaza Hotel

7311 Westminster Hwy, Richmond, BC

All-day paid parking available onsite for $8/day.

Rounds: 6 rounds Swiss format

• Round 1 at 10:00 a.m. on December 4
• Round 2 at 12:30 p.m. on December 4
• Round 3 at 03:00 p.m. on December 4
• Week rest
• Round 4 at 10:00 a.m. on December 11
• Round 5 at 12:30 p.m. on December 11
• Round 6 at 03:00 p.m. on December 11

Time format: 50 min + 10 sec/move increment

Rated: CFC Regular Rated

Sections:

• Open
• U1600
• U1000

Prizes: $2000+ guaranteed

Open:

1st - $600

2nd - $400

3rd - $300

U1600:

1st - $200

2nd - $175

3rd - $125

U1000:

1st - $125

2nd - $100

3rd - $75

About CFC Membership and Ratings

The CFC (Canadian Chess Federation) represents Canada to the world as a member of FIDE, the international chess body. As a CFC member, you have access to all CFC rated events across Canada, and will obtain national CFC chess ratings.

There are two types of CFC ratings: Regular, and Quick. Long story short, all tournaments with long games (60+ min per player) use your CFC regular rating. Tournaments with shorter games (< 60 min per player) use your CFC quick rating. They are different ratings and do NOT overlap.

This tournament uses CFC Regular ratings

Pairings

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Standings

Open

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U1600

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U1000

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Open

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U1600

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U1000

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Policies

Refunds

• You may request a full refund before registration closes

Registration

• We reserve the right to move players to the appropriate section based on their CFC rating

Byes

• You may request a maximum of two ½ point byes
• No byes on Round 6 (requests for a bye on Round 6 will be ignored, or you will receive a 0 point bye)

Playing Area

• No food in the playing area
• Photos are allowed for the first 5 minutes of each round, but please be discrete and respectful to not disturb players
• Silence is required in the playing area while games are in progress
• All electronics capable of making noise, communicating, or playing chess must be powered fully off while playing

Tiebreaks

• Prize money split evenly among everyone tied
• Tiebreak for non-cash prizes decided by:
  1. Head-to-head score of tied players
  2. Cumulative score of opponents (opens new window)
  3. Armageddon Blitz (opens new window) 5|4