Victory August Rapid Open - CFC-Rated Chess Tournament - Under 18

ARBITERS

FM Alexandr Delgashev, Anna Delgasheva

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              

U1700 - based on CFC Quick Rating            

FORMAT

Regular Swiss or Round Robin (depending on section size)

In Round 1 and 2, 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, August 1, 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.

BYE POLICY

All requested byes are 0-point byes. A player may be marked as “not paired” for a requested round, but no half-point byes will be awarded.

ENTRY FEES

• Early Bird Rate: $30 – Available until Sunday, July 26

• Regular Rate: $40 – Applies from  Monday, July 27  until registration closes on Friday, July 31 at 8:00 pm.

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 cash prize

2nd place - $50 cash prize

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 July 26.
No refunds will be issued for cancellations made after July 26.