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Date: <\/strong>October 11-13, 2025
Venue: <\/strong>Edmonton Chess Club — (780) 424-0283
Address:<\/strong> #204 10840 124 Street, Edmonton, AB T5M 0H3
Organizer & Director:<\/strong> Mike Zeggelaar
Email:<\/strong> zerg_gosu@hotmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qualifier for the 2026 Alberta Closed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Format:<\/strong> 6-round Swiss, CFC & FIDE rated. Two sections: Premier, and Under 1700 (CFC).
Time control:<\/strong> 40 moves in 90 minutes then game in 30 minutes, 30 second increment from move 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Round Times<\/strong>
Saturday \u2013 10:00 a.m. & 4:00 p.m.
Sunday \u2013 10:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m.
Monday \u2013 10:00 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. or ASAP after round 5
A 45-minute break between games is guaranteed. Default late time is 60 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entry Fee<\/strong>
$50 if pre-registered by 11:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 9. $60 after. For an additional $20, U1700 players may ‘play up’ in the Premier section.
$15 discount for juniors (2005 birth year or later), seniors (age 65 and over), and female players.
$20 discount for NMs, CMs, and 2300-rated CFC players (at the time of registration; supercedes any junior\/senior\/female discount).
GM\/IM\/FM 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.

Prizes<\/strong>
The ACA is contributing $500 to the prize fund, plus entry fees less $10 ACA dues per paid participant. Unrated players are ineligible for prizes in U1700.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The winner of the Premier section (if an Albertan) qualifies for the 2026 Alberta Closed.

Registration<\/strong>
Fill out the registration form below. Payment will be made on-site by cash or by e-transfer to zerg_gosu@hotmail.com. On-site Registration runs 9:15 \u2013 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, October 11. Players must arrive by 9:45 a.m. or they won\u2019t be paired.
Byes:<\/strong> A maximum of two half-point byes are available in rounds 1-5 if requested before the start of round 1.

Miscellaneous<\/strong>
The ACA Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on Sunday, October 12th at 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n

Submit a form.<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n

*<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pre-Registered List<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rafael Arruebarrena
Matthew Atwood
Daton Best
Zlata Butenko
Alberto Cunan
Garth Dunn
Chelsea Fang
Steven Gan
Arnold Garcia
JasonJosh GregoryLouisGenova
Samuel Hoekman
Abhinav Iyer
Eric Jin
Tymur Keleberda
Ivan Korolov
Donovan Krahn (rd. 4 bye)
Loki Lai
Raphael Lee
Meijia Li
Shtepa Liubov
Omid Malek
Nathan Marsh
David McCullough
Avery Michalchuk
Arthithan Murallidaran
Ihor Netesin
Nikolai Nikolov
Michael Prianichnikov
Gerhard Reuter (rd. 4 bye)
Isaac Sajosh
Jashan Singh
Mark Bryan Sumayan
Tri Tran
Yuri Troitsky
Javier Valdes
Paul Viminitz
Maxwell Wang
Marek Wozniak
Michael Xu
Anne Yang
Roy Yearwood
Zongyan Yu
Mike Zeggelaar
Felix Zhang
Finley Zhang
Erin Zhao
Yanchen Zheng<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last updated: October 10, 3:00 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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