Sponsored by the Alberta Chess Association and the Edmonton Chess Club
Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023
Venue: Edmonton Chess Club
Address: #204 10840 124 Street, Edmonton — (780) 424-0283
Organizer: Cristian Ivanescu
Email: cristianivanescu59@gmail.com
Tournament Director: Dustin Koperski
Sections
U-8 (Born after Jan 1, 2015) U-10 (Born after Jan 1, 2013) U-12 (Born after Jan 1, 2011)
U-14 (Born after Jan 1, 2009) U-16 (Born after Jan 1, 2007) U-18 (Born after Jan 1, 2005)
Format: The exact format of each section will depend on the number of participants but players should expect to play 4 games.
Time control: Game in 25 minutes with a 5-second increment.
Entry fee: $15 if pre-registered online by 10 P.M. Friday, February 10, $20 afterwards and on site. CFC rated. ACA junior membership required.
Byes: Up to two 1/2-point byes are allowed in rounds 1-3 if requested before the start of the tournament.
Approximate Schedule
On-Site Registration: 10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Rounds 1 and 2: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch break: 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Rounds 3 and 4: 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Tie-breaks (if necessary) and awards: immediately after the completion of the last round
Prizes in each section
1st place: Free entry to the 2023 Alberta Youth Championship (held on April 22-23 in Calgary)
2nd place: Free entry to the 2023 Alberta Youth Championship
Tie-Break Procedures
In case two or more players are tied for first place, the following tie-break procedure will apply:
1) Head to head result. This will only apply if all the players in a tied group played each other.
2) Tie-break match. If two players are tied, they will play a two-game match with the time control of game in 10 minutes + 5 seconds per move.
If more than two players are tied, they will play a round-robin tournament with the same time controls.
If the tie is still not broken, the procedure will be repeated; however, the time control will be game in 3 minutes + 2 seconds per move.
Tie-breaks for all other places will be determined by the following criteria:
If Swiss system pairing system is used:
a) Buchholz (total scores of opponents)
b) Sonnenborn-Berger (total scores of opponents beaten plus half the scores of opponents drawn)
c) Most wins.
d) Most games with the black pieces.
If the tournament is played in a Round-Robin format:
a) Sonnenborn-Berger (total scores of opponents beaten plus half the scores of opponents drawn).
b) Koya System (Only counting the scores of opponents who scored 50% or more).
c) Most wins.
d) Most games with the black pieces.
Registration
Fill out the registration form below. Payment will be made on site by cash. Pre-registered players must show up by 10:45 a.m. or they won’t be paired.
Maximum capacity is 60 total participants. Players registering beyond that will be wait-listed and only able to play in the event of no-shows.
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Pre-registered players
U8
Vienna Hughey
Oliver Li
Maikl Prianichnikov
U10
Meijia Li
Ariel Ma
Zongyan Yu
Austin Lu
U12
Matthew Ivanescu
Sydney Shi
Joshua Johnson
Brielle Chouinard
Payton Bain
Antonio Robins
Ethan Johannessen
U14
Anu Purevjamts
Milana Inozemtseva
Yash Darvekar
Tri Tran
Weston Young
U16
Jack Foster
Ryan Chen
Kevin Lu
Ron Offengenden
Bocan Richard
U18
Samuel Hoekman
Mark Ivanescu
Tymur Keleberda
Bhavi Singh
Eric James
Last updated February 10, 7:00 p.m.