Victory Spark - 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 Quick Rating              Registered players

U1700 - based on CFC Quick 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

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

SCHEDULE

Saturday, May 2, 2026

Round 1: 11:00 am

Round 2: 12:10 pm

Round 3: 1:20 pm

Free pizza lunch for players: 2:20 pm - 2:50 pm

Round 4: 2:50 pm

Round 5: 4:00 pm

Awards ceremony immediately after the final round, at approximately 5:00 pm.

ENTRY FEES

Registration is now FREE thanks to the generous support of Scholars of Etobicoke Rexdale and Real Estate Broker Serge Rybitsky

No on-site registration will be accepted.

CAPACITY

46 players

PRIZES

U1300:

1st place - trophy 

2nd place - trophy

3rd place - trophy 

U1700:

1st place - $75 + ticket for 1 person to Twisted Escape Room

2nd place - $50

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

if your child can no longer attend, please cancel as early as possible so the spot can be offered to another player.