Victory Steps CFC-Rated Chess Tournament - Under 18

ARBITER

FM Alexandr Delgashev

SECTIONS

U1200

U1500

FORMAT

Regular Swiss or Round Robin (depending on section size)

TIME CONTROL

25 minutes per player with a 5-second increment per move.

SCHEDULE

Saturday, August 16, 2025

Round 1: 11:00 a.m.

Round 2: 12:10 a.m.

Round 3: 1:20 p.m.

Round 4: 2:30 p.m.

Round 5: 3:40 p.m.

Awards ASAP

ENTRY FEES

• Early Bird Rate: $40 – Available until Sunday, July 27

• Regular Rate: $50 – Applies from July 28 until registration closes on August 15 at 8:00 p.m.

No on-site registration will be accepted.

CAPACITY

54 players

PRIZES

U1200:

1st place - trophy

2nd place - award

3rd place - award

U1500:

1st place - $75

2nd place - $50

3rd place - $25

TIEBREAK RULES

1) Direct encounter

2) Buchholz ((Sum of all opponents’ scores)

3) Number of Wins with Black Pieces

4) Sonneborn-Berger 

CANCELLATION POLICY

A $10 processing fee will be applied to any cancellations made on or before July 13.
No refunds will be issued for cancellations made after July 13.