{"id":9354,"date":"2026-08-12T17:07:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T23:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.albertachess.org\/home\/?page_id=9354"},"modified":"2026-08-18T18:29:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T00:29:53","slug":"2026-edmonton-junior-regional","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.albertachess.org\/home\/2026-edmonton-junior-regional\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Edmonton Junior Regional"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Date:<\/strong> September 12-13, 2026
Venue:<\/strong> Edmonton Chess Club 
#204 10840 124 Street
Edmonton, AB T5M 0H3
(780) 424-0283<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organizer:\u00a0<\/strong>Selena Yang
Directors:<\/strong> Sam Hoekman & Amir Bahmani
Email:<\/strong> samuelthoekman@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eligibility: <\/strong>Anyone born on or after January 1, 2006
Sections:<\/strong> Open & Under 1300<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open format: <\/strong>5-round Swiss, CFC rated
Time control:<\/strong> Game in 90 minutes + 30 seconds\/move<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U1300 format:<\/strong> 7-round Swiss, CFC rated
Time control:<\/strong> Game in 45 minutes + 30 seconds\/move

Entry fee: <\/strong>$30 if pre-registered online by 11:00 p.m. Thursday, September 10. $40 otherwise.

Registration: <\/strong>
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.

Approximate Schedule of the Open section
<\/strong>Saturday:
On-site registration: 9:00 a.m. \u2013 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
<\/strong>Saturday:
On-site registration: 9:00 a.m. \u2013 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prizes in the Open section: 
1st place: <\/strong>Guaranteed spot in the AB Junior Championship (for Northern players) + Trophy
2nd place: <\/strong>Free entry to the AB Junior Open Tournament + Trophy 
3rd place: <\/strong>Trophy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prizes in the U1300 section: <\/strong>
1st place: <\/strong>Free entry to the AB Junior Championship corresponding section + Trophy
2nd and 3rd place: <\/strong>Trophies.<\/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

OPEN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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U1300<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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