Date: February 18, 2020
Place: Cafeteria at Aurora High School ( 155 Wellington Street West, Aurora, Ontario, L4G 2P4 )
Sections: by grades – SK, Grade 1 to 12. Small-number-of-players grades might be combined in to one.
Winners in each grade will qualify for the Ontario Chess Challenge final tournament (April 25, 2020, at Thornhill Community Center). For a large-number-of-players grade more qualifying spots are available (11-20 players – 2 spots; 21-30 – 3 spots)
Format: max 5 rounds. Round-robin or Swiss depending on a number of players. Rated by the Chess’n-Math Association ( www.chess-math.org/ratings ).
Time control: 10 min each player.
Schedule:
18:00-18:20 Registration
18:30 Round 1
19:00 Round 2
19:30 Round 3
20:00 Round 4
20:30 Round 5
Rounds 2-5 might start early or ASAP.
Tie-breaks: in case players would tie for the qualifying place – an Armageddon blitz match will take place.
Registration: pre-registration is mandatory (by email to info@aucc.club , at the Aurora Chess Club, or using a form). Fee $10 for Aurora Chess Club members, $15 non-AuCC members. Fees are paid on the tournament night or at the club. There are limited number of spots.