Victory Breakthrough - CFC-Rated Chess Tournament - Under 18

ARBITER

FM Alexandr Delgashev

ELIGIBILITY

This tournament is open to all players who will be 18 years old or younger as of January 1, 2027.

SECTIONS

U1300 - based on CFC Regular Rating Registered Players

U1700 - based on CFC Regular Rating Registered Players

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

45 minutes per player with a 20-second increment per move.

SCHEDULE

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Round 1: 10:30 am

Round 2: 12:55 pm

Free pizza lunch for players: 3:05 pm - 3:35 pm

Round 3: 3:35 pm

Sunday, March 22, 2026

Round 4: 11:00 am

Round 5: 1:25 pm

Round 6: 3:50 pm

Awards ceremony immediately after the final round (~6:00 pm)

ENTRY FEES

• Early Bird Rate: $80 – Available until Sunday, March 15

• Regular Rate: $90 – Applies from March 16 until registration closes on March 20 at 8:00 p.m.

No on-site registration will be accepted.

CAPACITY

46 players

PRIZES

U1300:

1st place - trophy +  monthly pass (6 visits for 1 child + 1 adult - $90 value) from Kidzatplay 

2nd place - trophy + day pass from Happy Kingdom  (Valid within one year)

3rd place - trophy + 60-credit game card  from Happy Kingdom

Best Girl U1300 - trophy

U1700:

1st place - $100 + ticket to Twisted Escape Room

2nd place - $75 + day pass from Happy Kingdom  (Valid within one year)

TIEBREAK RULES

1) Direct encounter

2) Buchholz - 1 (The same as Buchholz (sum of opponents’ scores), but the lowest opponent’s score is left out)

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

4) Sonneborn-Berger (Opponents’ scores: full points for wins, half points for draws.)

5) Number of  Games Won

CANCELLATION POLICY

$10 processing fee will be applied to any cancellations made on or before March 15.
No refunds will be issued for cancellations made after March 15.