Date: October 24-26, 2025
Venue: Edmonton Chess Club — (780) 424-0283
Address: #204 10840 124 Street, Edmonton, AB T5M 0H3
Organizer & Director: Mike Zeggelaar
Email: zerg_gosu@hotmail.com
Format: 6-player round robins. No byes allowed. CFC rated; the top three sections will also be FIDE rated. The organizer may choose to register other sections to be FIDE rated.
Time control: 40 moves in 90 minutes, then game in 30 minutes, with a 30 second increment from move 1.
Schedule
Round 1: Friday, October 24: 7:00 p.m.
Round 2: Saturday, October 25: 10:00 a.m.
Round 3: Saturday, October 25: 4:00 p.m.
Round 4: Sunday, October 26: 10:00 a.m.
Round 5: Sunday, October 26: 4:00 p.m.
Entry fee: $50.
$10 discount for juniors (2005 birth year or later), seniors (age 65 and over), and female players.
$20 discount for NMs, CMs, FMs, and 2300-rated CFC players (supercedes any junior/senior/female discount).
GM/IM title holders receive free entry.
CFC membership is required and may be purchased on-site. Annual membership is $43 for adults, $28 for juniors. CFC tournament membership is $20 for adults, $10 for juniors.
Registration: Contact the organizer or fill out the form below. Payment must be made to the organizer in cash or by e-transfer to zerg_gosu@hotmail.com by 8:00 p.m. on Monday, October 20th, when official registration closes. After that, entries will only be taken to make all sections consist of six players, or for replacements. A refund is available for withdrawals prior to the deadline.
Prizes: Entry fees less ACA dues of $10 per paid participant.
Section formation: Players will be slotted into sections according to their rating. For Section A, CFC ratings on October 20th and FIDE ratings published on October 1st will be used. For all other sections, only CFC ratings published on October 20th will be used. Unrated players will be assigned a rating of 1500 for sectioning purposes, unless the organizer decides otherwise.
All sections will have 6 players, except possibly the lowest-rated section. If there are 4 players in the bottom section, then it will be a double-round-robin. If there are 5 players, it will be a round-robin with one bye. If there are 7, 8, or 9 in the bottom Section, then there will be Swiss pairings.
If sections are full, pairings will come out on the evening of Monday, October 20. Otherwise, pairings will be done on Thursday, October 23.
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PAIRINGS
Player Assignments (A):
1. Rafael Arruebarrena 2220
2. Amir Bahmani 2383
3. Yanchen Zheng 2071
4. Lester Soco 1905
5. Tymur Keleberda 2491
6. Yash Darvekar 2092
Round 1 (1-6, 2-5, 3-4)
● Rafael Arruebarrena 2220 vs. Yash Darvekar 2092
● Amir Bahmani 2383 vs. Tymur Keleberda 2491
● Yanchen Zheng 2071 vs. Lester Soco 1905
Round 2 (6-4, 5-3, 1-2)
● Yash Darvekar 2092 vs. Lester Soco 1905
● Tymur Keleberda 2491 vs. Yanchen Zheng 2071
● Rafael Arruebarrena 2220 vs. Amir Bahmani 2383
Round 3 (2-6, 3-1, 4-5)
● Amir Bahmani 2383 vs. Yash Darvekar 2092
● Yanchen Zheng 2071 vs. Rafael Arruebarrena 2220
● Lester Soco 1905 vs. Tymur Keleberda 2491
Round 4 (6-5, 1-4, 2-3)
● Yash Darvekar 2092 vs. Tymur Keleberda 2491
● Rafael Arruebarrena 2220 vs. Lester Soco 1905
● Amir Bahmani 2383 vs. Yanchen Zheng 2071
Round 5 (3-6, 4-2, 5-1)
● Yanchen Zheng 2071 vs. Yash Darvekar 2092
● Lester Soco 1905 vs. Amir Bahmani 2383
● Tymur Keleberda 2491 vs. Rafael Arruebarrena 2220
Player Assignments (B):
1. Zlata Butenko 1977
2. Erin Zhao 1906
3. Zongyang Yu 1942
4. Tyson Menard 2021
5. Jason Green 1931
6. Michael Prianichnikov 1959
Round 1 (1-6, 2-5, 3-4)
● Zlata Butenko 1977 vs. Michael Prianichnikov 1959
● Erin Zhao 1906 vs. Jason Green 1931
● Zongyang Yu 1942 vs. Tyson Menard 2021
Round 2 (6-4, 5-3, 1-2)
● Michael Prianichnikov 1959 vs. Tyson Menard 2021
● Jason Green 1931 vs. Zongyang Yu 1942
● Zlata Butenko 1977 vs. Erin Zhao 1906
Round 3 (2-6, 3-1, 4-5)
● Erin Zhao 1906 vs. Michael Prianichnikov 1959
● Zongyang Yu 1942 vs. Zlata Butenko 1977
● Tyson Menard 2021 vs. Jason Green 1931
Round 4 (6-5, 1-4, 2-3)
● Michael Prianichnikov 1959 vs. Jason Green 1931
● Zlata Butenko 1977 vs. Tyson Menard 2021
● Erin Zhao 1906 vs. Zongyang Yu 1942
Round 5 (3-6, 4-2, 5-1)
● Zongyang Yu 1942 vs. Michael Prianichnikov 1959
● Tyson Menard 2021 vs. Erin Zhao 1906
● Jason Green 1931 vs. Zlata Butenko 1977
Player Assignments (C):
1. Mike Zeggelaar 1881
2. Steven Gan 1851
3. Terance Mudiyanselage 1810 (FIDE)
4. Michael Decaire 1887
5. Mike McKenzie 1739
6. Isaiah Sehn 1870
Round 1 (1-6, 2-5, 3-4)
● Mike Zeggelaar 1881 vs. Isaiah Sehn 1870
● Steven Gan 1851 vs. Mike McKenzie 1739
● Terance Mudiyanselage 1810 vs. Michael Decaire 1887
Round 2 (6-4, 5-3, 1-2)
● Isaiah Sehn 1870 vs. Michael Decaire 1887
● Mike McKenzie 1739 vs. Terance Mudiyanselage 1810
● Mike Zeggelaar 1881 vs. Steven Gan 1851
Round 3 (2-6, 3-1, 4-5)
● Steven Gan 1851 vs. Isaiah Sehn 1870
● Terance Mudiyanselage 1810 vs. Mike Zeggelaar 1881
● Michael Decaire 1887 vs. Mike McKenzie 1739
Round 4 (6-5, 1-4, 2-3)
● Isaiah Sehn 1870 vs. Mike McKenzie 1739
● Mike Zeggelaar 1881 vs. Michael Decaire 1887
● Steven Gan 1851 vs. Terance Mudiyanselage 1810
Round 5 (3-6, 4-2, 5-1)
● Terance Mudiyanselage 1810 vs. Isaiah Sehn 1870
● Michael Decaire 1887 vs. Steven Gan 1851
● Mike McKenzie 1739 vs. Mike Zeggelaar 1881
Player Assignments (D):
1. Tynan Boyd 1705
2. Matthew Atwood 1578 (1621 FIDE)
3. Andrew Burgess 1842
4. Mark Shopland 1538
5. Donovan Krahn 1568
6. Josiah Trentalance 1661 (1675 FIDE)
Round 1 (1-6, 2-5, 3-4)
● Tynan Boyd 1705 vs. Josiah Trentalance 1661
● Matthew Atwood 1578 vs. Donovan Krahn 1568
● Andrew Burgess 1842 vs. Mark Shopland 1538
Round 2 (6-4, 5-3, 1-2)
● Josiah Trentalance 1661 vs. Mark Shopland 1538
● Donovan Krahn 1568 vs. Andrew Burgess 1842
● Tynan Boyd 1705 vs. Matthew Atwood 1578
Round 3 (2-6, 3-1, 4-5)
● Matthew Atwood 1578 vs. Josiah Trentalance 1661
● Andrew Burgess 1842 vs. Tynan Boyd 1705
● Mark Shopland 1538 vs. Donovan Krahn 1568
Round 4 (6-5, 1-4, 2-3)
● Josiah Trentalance 1661 vs. Donovan Krahn 1568
● Tynan Boyd 1705 vs. Mark Shopland 1538
● Matthew Atwood 1578 vs. Andrew Burgess 1842
Round 5 (3-6, 4-2, 5-1)
● Andrew Burgess 1842 vs. Josiah Trentalance 1661
● Mark Shopland 1538 vs. Matthew Atwood 1578
● Donovan Krahn 1568 vs. Tynan Boyd 1705
Swiss/Round Robin (TBD)
1. Ilario Cuteri 1533
2. Daton Best 1456
3. Zenan Gluckie 1361
4. Jashandeep Singh 1354
5. Oliver Edden 1189