Ontario Chess Association

Dates: June 1-2, 2024

Registration: All players must submit this online form by no later than May 30, 2024

Location: St. Robert Catholic High School 8101 Leslie St, Thornhill, ON L3T 7P4

Parking:Free

Rounds: 5; Saturday (11am, 2pm, 5pm) and Sunday (11am, 2pm).

Format: Regular Swiss

Sections: U8 Open, U8 Girls, U10 Open, U10 Girls, U12 Open, U12 Girls, U14 Open, U14 Girls, U16 Open, U16 Girls, U18 Open, U18 Girls – Sections may be combined, if required.

Qualification: Players with a score of at least 50% will be qualified to compete in the Canadian Youth Chess Championships. 

Prizes: The top three (3) finishers in each section shall be awarded medals

Bursaries: Section winners receive a $300 bursary. If they don’t play in the CYCC the bursary is offered to the next person in the final standings.

Time Control: G/45 min + 30 sec increment

Entry Fee:

Early Bird (prior to May 25): $120

Late (after May 25): $130

Payment Method: By eTransfer to torontochesscentre@gmail.com with the player’s full name mentioned as a note. Deadline: May 30, 2024, 11:59 p.m. No cash on-site.

Refunds: $120 back if you notify us by May 20, 11:59 p.m., $60 if you notify us by May 25, 11:59 p.m. No refund after.

CFC Membership: Players must obtain a valid CFC ID by no later than May 30, 2024

Organizers: Toronto Chess Centre – Alex Ferreira, Mark Plotkin, Panagiotis Tsialas

Equipment: Sets and clocks are provided

Capacity: 250 players

Registration page: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14yRjW7SmAaGnMxu6LDBzM0Kk3HuYVehA7mZzMT-Rq_k/viewform?edit_requested=true

An official event of the Ontario Chess Association and an official qualifier event for the Canadian Youth Chess Championships

Dates: April 15-16, 2023



Location: St. Robert Catholic High School, 8101 Leslie St, Thornhill, ON L3T 7P4


Rounds: 5; Saturday (10am, 2pm, 6pm) and Sunday (10am, 2pm, playoff tiebreaks, if any, at 6pm)


Type: Regular Swiss or Round Robin, depending on section size. Sections may be combined, if required.


Sections: U8 Open, U8 Girls, U10 Open, U10 Girls, U12 Open, U12 Girls, U14 Open, U14 Girls, U16 Open, U16 Girls, U18 Open, U18 Girls


Prizes: A bursary to the winner of each section for attendance at the Canadian Youth Chess Championships. Entry fee to the CYCC guaranteed upon registration (paid directly to the CYCC organizers) and, depending on OCYCC entries, accommodations at the CYCC partially or fully paid. If the winner of any given section fails to attend the CYCC, his or her bursary shall be offered to the highest-placed finisher in such section who does attend the CYCC.



Players with a score of at least 50% will be qualified to compete in the Canadian Youth Chess Championships.

The top three (3) finishers in each section shall be awarded medals.

Time Control: G/80 + 30 sec inc

Entry fee: $115/player, paid no later than April 7, 2023; a current membership with the Chess Federation of Canada must also be purchased no later than April 7, 2023; no entries will be accepted after April 7, 2023

Free entry for NMs, FMs, IMs, or GMs. Must be Ontario residents and meet age eligibility requirements.

Requesting byes: all requested byes will be awarded “0” points.

Organizers: Canadian Chess Youth Club and Michael von Keitz, IA, FI

TD: Hal Bond, IA, IO, FI

Registration to: e-Transfer to 2023OCYCC@gmail.com. Please specify name, CFC ID #, age group, and date of birth in a note to the e-Transfer.

CCYC sets and clocks are provided.

Snacks and water to be provided.

A simultaneous exhibition is expected to be offered on the Saturday with separate, on-site entry required.