KitsFest Blitz Championship 2025
Join us at the beautiful Kitsilano Beach all day on August 10 for our third outdoor blitz championship!
Details
Dates: August 10, 2024 starting at 10:00 a.m. PDT
Venue: Kitsilano Beach
All-day paid parking available onsite.
Rounds: 6 rounds Swiss format followed by a single elimination bracket of the top 8 players
Championship Bracket: Each match, players will play two 3+2 games - one with each colour. The player who gets the black pieces first will be determined by coin toss. Ties are broken by a single game of 5|4 Armageddon Blitz
- Round 1 at 10:00 a.m.
- Round 2 at 10:20 a.m.
- Round 3 at 10:40 a.m.
- Round 4 at 11:00 a.m.
- Round 5 at 11:20 a.m.
- Round 6 at 11:40 a.m.
- Championship Bracket (single elimination) at 12 noon
Time format: 3 min + 2 sec/move increment
Rated: Unrated
Sections:
- Open
Prizes:
1st - Free entry to any Vancity Chess tournament
2nd - Free entry to any Vancity Chess tournament
3rd - Free entry to any Vancity chess tournament
Standings
Open
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Registered Players
Policies
Byes
- You may request a maximum of two ½ point byes for any tournament
- No byes on the last round of a tournament (requests for a bye on the last round will be ignored, or you will receive a 0 point bye)
Playing Area
- No food in the playing area
- All electronics capable of making noise, communicating, or playing chess must be powered fully off while playing
Photo & Video
- Vancity Chess may film certain games throughout the event. We always ask players involved for their permission.
- Photos by spectators are allowed for the first 5 minutes of each round, but please be discrete and respectful to not disturb players
Tiebreaks
- Prize money split evenly among everyone tied
- Tiebreak for non-cash prizes decided by:
- Head-to-head score of tied players
- Cumulative score of opponents (opens new window)
- Armageddon Blitz (opens new window) 5|4