The Alberta Chess Challenge will be held in Red Deer. It will be organized by the Edmonton Chess Club. More info will be available on Alberta Chess' website at https://www.albertachess.org/home/2025-alberta-chess-challenge/

From their website:

Date: Saturday April 12, 2025
Venue: Holiday Inn & Suites on Gasoline Alley (Promenade C)
Address: 33 Petrolia Drive, Red Deer, AB, T4E 1B3

Organizer: Cristian Ivanescu
E-mail: cristianivanescu59@gmail.com

Format: 12 Sections (Grades 1-12). The exact format of each section will depend on the number of participants but players should expect to play 3-5 games.
Chess’N Math (CMA) rated. Open to Alberta residents only.
Time control: Game in 25 minutes with a 5-second delay.

Entry fee
$50 if pre-registered online by 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 10.
$60 afterwards and on-site (may not be available depending on the number of registrants).

Registration
Fill out the form below. The deadline for online registration is Thursday, April 10, 2025 @ 10:00 p.m. Capacity is 90 players.

Approximate Schedule on April 12
Registration: 9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Rounds 1 and 2: 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch: 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Rounds 3 to 5: 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Tie-breaks (if necessary) and awards: immediately after the completion of the last round.

Prizes in each section
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers will receive trophies.
Grade winners will represent Team Alberta at the 2025 Canadian Chess Challenge. The ACA will provide a $400 travel grant to help offset expenses for travel to Ottawa for the May 18-19 tournament. Travel reimbursement policies apply.

JUNIOR DRAW RULE
In junior only events, the draw offer and acceptance are only allowed once both players have played 30 moves. For games without scoresheets, allowing the draw will be at the TD’s discretion.

Tie-break procedure
a. There will be playoff games for 1st place ties: 10 5, then 5 3, then 3 2 as needed.
b. No playoff games for 2nd or 3rd place.