Date: September 12-13, 2026
Venue: Edmonton Chess Club
#204 10840 124 Street
Edmonton, AB T5M 0H3
(780) 424-0283
Organizer: Selena Yang
Directors: Sam Hoekman & Amir Bahmani
Email: samuelthoekman@gmail.com
Eligibility: Anyone born on or after January 1, 2006
Sections: Open & Under 1300
Open format: 5-round Swiss, CFC rated
Time control: Game in 90 minutes + 30 seconds/move
U1300 format: 7-round Swiss, CFC rated
Time control: Game in 45 minutes + 30 seconds/move
Entry fee: $30 if pre-registered online by 11:00 p.m. Thursday, September 10. $40 otherwise.
Registration:
Fill out the form below. Payment will be made on site by cash. Pre-registered players must arrive by 9:45 a.m. on the morning of round 1, or they will not be paired.
(You may also be interested in the Junior Battle of Alberta, on September 26th. Full information here. If you would like to play for Team North, please fill out this form to inform the Captain of your interest.)
Approximate Schedule of the Open section
Saturday:
On-site registration: 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Opening ceremony: 9:55 a.m.
Rounds 1-3: 10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.
Sunday:
Rounds 4 and 5: 10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m.
Approximate Schedule of the U1300 section
Saturday:
On-site registration: 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Opening ceremony: 9:55 a.m.
Rounds 1-4: 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 3:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m.
Sunday:
Rounds 5-7: 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m.
Prizes in the Open section:
1st place: Guaranteed spot in the AB Junior Championship (for Northern players) + Trophy
2nd place: Free entry to the AB Junior Open Tournament + Trophy
3rd place: Trophy
Prizes in the U1300 section:
1st place: Free entry to the AB Junior Championship corresponding section + Trophy
2nd and 3rd place: Trophies.
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Pre-Registered List
OPEN
Rhys Andrew
Platon Bilyk
Oliver Edden
Matthew Ivanescu
Christopher Kirk
Aadit Kulkarni
Aryan Ranjan Kumar
Meijia Li
Austin Lu
Isaac sajosh
Aadhavan suresh
David Wait
Ethan Wang
Euclid Wang
U1300
Inhvar Andriichuk
Mitchell Bean
Leonardo De Crisci
Roel Luig-Tran
Kacper Pietrzak
Daria Spribille-Wagner
Last updated: September 8, 10:00 p.m.