2024 AB Chess Challenge Paring and Results

G2-G7 G9 G12

https://www.swisssys.com/my_sections.php?t_id=2885&tournament=2024%20AB%20Chess%20Challenge%20G2-G7%20G9%20G10

G1 and G8

https://www.swisssys.com/my_sections.php?t_id=2886&tournament=2024%20AB%20Chess%20Challenge%20G1%20G8

DUE TO OUTSTANDING TURNOUT AND SPACE LIMITATIONS, ON-SITE REGISTRATIONS MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Date: Saturday April 6, 2024
Venue: Radisson Hotel Red Deer (David Thompson West)
Address: 6500 – 67 Street, Red Deer, AB, T4P 1A2

Organizer: Lili Ou
Tournament Director: Lili Ou

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 5 games.
CFC and Chess’N Math (CMA) rated. Open to Alberta residents only.
Time control: Game in 25 minutes with a 5-second delay.

Entry fee:
Regional Chess Challenge participants: $35 if pre-registered online by 10 p.m. on Thursday, April 5.
Non-Regional Chess Challenge participants: $40 if pre-registered online by 10 p.m. on Thursday, April 5.

Approximate Schedule on April 6
Check-in: 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.
Section winners will represent Team Alberta at the 2024 Canadian Chess Challenge. The ACA will provide a $250 travel grant to help offset expenses for travel to Moncton , NB for the May 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.
b. No playoff games for 2nd or 3rd place.

See playoff and tiebreak procedure.