Victory Pumpkin - CFC-Rated Chess Tournament - Under 18

ARBITER

FM Alexandr Delgashev

SECTIONS

U1200 - based on CFC Regular Rating

U1500 - based on CFC Regular Rating

FORMAT

Regular Swiss or Round Robin (depending on section size)

In Round 1, family members will not be paired against each other whenever possible.

TIME CONTROL

60 minutes per player with a 30-second increment per move.

SCHEDULE

Saturday, October 11, 2025

Round 1: 10:00 a.m.

Round 2: 1:00 p.m.

Round 3: 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 12, 2025

Round 4: 11:00 a.m.

Round 5: 2:00 p.m.

Awards ASAP

ENTRY FEES

• Early Bird Rate: $80 – Available until Sunday, October 5

• Regular Rate: $90 – Applies from October 6 until registration closes on October 10 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 - $100

2nd place - $75

3rd place - $50

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 October 5.
No refunds will be issued for cancellations made after October 5.