2021 CYCC Online, Jul 3rd

[Christina Tao]

2021 CYCC Online , Jul 3rd, 2021

2021 CYCC Online is the qualifier to the selection stage of FIDE Online World Cadets & Youth Rapid World Cup

(Aug 1- 20, 2021). Players who finished in top 3 after tie break are invited to FIDE Online World Cup.

Proceeds from this CYCC online will all go to CFC Youth Fund

Besides the running cost of the tournament, all proceeds will go to the CFC Youth Fund to plan for 2022 Youth training and international tournaments expense.

Organizer

Chief Organizer: Christina Tao, CFC Youth Coordinator

Email: cfcyouthchess@gmail.com

(519) 562-2492

Chief Arbiter

IA/IO Aris Marghetis

Registration Fees

Early Bird fee: $100, register and paid before Jun 21st, 2021

Regular fee: $150

Registration thru Chess Stream platform

Player will need CFC ID, lichess ID and valid CFC membership (see eligibility) to register

Registration link : click here.

After registration, you will receive a confirmation email from Chacha Chess Stream.

Follow "How to pay your registration" for payment instruction.

Payment Method:

- For Paypal or bank etransfers :

Please direct payment to info@chess.ca

- For Visa or Mastercard method:

Please send card number & expiry date to admin@chess.ca

or phone CFC office at 289-337-0561.

Note: include player name, CFC#, section, ChessStream Registration Number

Tournament platform:

Played on lichess platform. Lichess ID is required for registration

If you don’t have a lichess account, you can setup one on lichess website : https://lichess.org/

Time Control:

15 mins + 10 Sec

Rating:

CFC active rated and Lichess rated

Qualified for Covid-19 Rating Incentive

BYE:

If BYE is required, it is only zero-point bye.

Rounds

• Technical Meeting Jul 2nd, 19:00 Eastern time

• Round 1 : Jul 3rd, 12:00 Eastern time

• Round 2 : Jul 3rd, 13:00 Eastern time

• Round 3 : Jul 3rd, 14:00 Eastern time

• Round 4 : Jul 3rd, 15:00 Eastern time

• Break

• Round 5 : Jul 3rd, 17:00 Eastern time

• Round 6 : Jul 3rd, 18:00 Eastern time

• Round 7 : Jul 3rd, 19:00 Eastern time

Sections:

• U10 Open / U10 Girls (born 2011/ and later)

• U12 Open / U12 Girls (born 2009/2010)

• U14 Open / U14 Girls (born 2007/2008)

• U16 Open / U16 Girls (born 2005/2006)

• U18 Open / U18 Girls (born 2003/2004)

• *Sections may be combined if less than 8 Players. Players are not allowed to play up.

Eligibility:

Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada.

- Proof of Canadian Citizenship or Canadian Residency.

Hold valid CFC Annual Membership or valid FQE Membership.

- BEFORE registering, call CFC at 1-289-337-0561 to buy CFC Annual Membership.

- FQE members who do not have a CFC ID, will ask the CFC Office for a free CFC-ID. Such a CFC-ID will be free only if the FQE member has a non-expired FQE membership.

As of January 1, 2021, under the age of 18 years old.

- Proof of age.

Fair Play Panel

In-tournament Fair Play Panel led by FIDE Instructor Vlad Drkulec.

Post-tournament analysis to be offered from Dr. Ken Regan

Final Results:

Final results will be confirmed after Fair Play Analysis.

Awards:
Finishing places subject to ordering via tiebreaks:

1st place: the Champion of each of the 10 sections will be invited into

the JtM (Juniors to Masters) Chess Academy training program
(these prizes will be awarded only if we have over 100 participants)

1st-3rd places: invitation to the FIDE Online Cadets & Youth World Cup

(these players’ FIDE Federation flags must be Canada)

4th-5th places: invitation to Canada-Romania or Canada-USA match

Medals: for the top 3 in each section

Certificates: for the top 5 in each section

Appeals Procedure

The Appeals Committee is IA/IO Hal Bond (Chair), IA Pierre Denommee, Fred McKim

Appeals must be submitted in writing to the CFC Office (Bob Gillanders) within 1 hour after the end of the last game, accompanied by a deposit of $100 (one hundred Canadian dollars). This deposit fee will be refunded if the Appeals Complaint is upheld, or if the Appeals Committee judges that the Appeals Complaint was nevertheless a reasonable one. In the case of a fair play appeal, the appeal must be submitted in one hour after the fair play ruling.

No appeals are accepted against pairings generated by Chess Stream pairing software.

Video Monitoring

Players not following video monitoring regulations cannot win any prizes nor advance to the FIDE Online Cadets & Youth World Cup.

Players are expected to remain on screen continuously throughout their game. Bathroom breaks are to be taken between games.

Have the latest Zoom version on your computer: Update Link

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/art...st-Zoom-update

The tiebreaks:

1) Buchholz Modified Median

2) Solkoff (Median-Buchholz Cut 0)

3) Cumulative

4) Cumulative Opponent's Score

5) drawing of lots

Regard

Christina

CFC Youth Coordinator

cfcyouthchess@gmail.com
2021 CYCC Online Chief Organizer

[Aris Marghetis]

and already 44 entries!!

[Amit R]

and already 44 entries!!

Hi Christina/Aris,

Seems the U-8 competitions being dropped aligns to FIDE. Any insight into why FIDE discontinued U-8 at World level ?

[Aris Marghetis]

Hi Christina/Aris,

Seems the U-8 competitions being dropped aligns to FIDE. Any insight into why FIDE discontinued U-8 at World level ?

I don't definitively know.

[Aris Marghetis]

If you accidentally specify the incorrect section upon registration, no problem, just email
cfcyouthchess at gmail dot com
and
arismarghetis at rogers dot com

We can easily fix that, please do not re-register, thanks.

P.S. 54 players and counting!

[Aris Marghetis]

The registration system requires a CFC#, so families with new CFC memberships in the last few days, are awaiting a database refresh. When that happens, I'll post here to try registering again.

[Aris Marghetis]

The registration system requires a CFC#, so families with new CFC memberships in the last few days, are awaiting a database refresh. When that happens, I'll post here to try registering again.

UPDATE as of 10am:

1) if you became a NEW CFC member by Wednesday evening, you should be able to register now (if you can't, please ASAP advise Christina and I)

2) if you renewed an expired CFC membership by Wednesday evening, that should be corrected in the CYCC registrations database by this evening
(N.B. players with expired CFC memberships can register for the CYCC, and then separately renew their CFC membership with the CFC Office)

Kind regards, Aris (arismarghetis at rogers dot com)

[Aris Marghetis]

... been working with Bob and Don this morning, new members (almost 3 dozen!) should be able register by later this morning ... I'll announce here as soon as it's all confirmed completed ...

[Aris Marghetis]

... been working with Bob and Don this morning, new members (almost 3 dozen!) should be able register by later this morning ... I'll announce here as soon as it's all confirmed completed ...

EVERYONE should be able to register now!!!

(over 70 so far!!)

[Aris Marghetis]

WOW, Christina posted this just 3 days ago ... the next person to register will be the 100th!!

[Aris Marghetis]

IMPORTANT UPDATE RE PAYMENTS:

So over an hour ago (838am Eastern), the CFC Office sent me the latest payment records for this event.
I have entered all of those listed payments into the ChessStream software. The plan is for daily updates.

Please go to the ChessStream ENTRIES page, and check out the last column, which is entitled "Payment":
if Payment = Completed, then you are good to go, you will be paired!!

NO ONE DESCRIBED IN THE NEXT 2 LINES WILL BE PAIRED (automated within the ChessStream software system):
if Payment = Payment Info, then click on that link, which will return you to your custom payment info page, due by July 1st
if Payment = EXPIRED or EXPIRING, then you need to renew your CFC membership with the CFC Office, due by July 1st

NOTE: Quebec players should soon be receiving a temporary CFC membership extension past July 1st
that "trick" is necessary because ChessStream feeds off of the CFC database, not off the FQE database

Thank you!!

[Aris Marghetis]

IMPORTANT UPDATE RE PAYMENTS:

So over an hour ago (838am Eastern), the CFC Office sent me the latest payment records for this event.
I have entered all of those listed payments into the ChessStream software. The plan is for daily updates.

Please go to the ChessStream ENTRIES page, and check out the last column, which is entitled "Payment":
if Payment = Completed, then you are good to go, you will be paired!!

NO ONE DESCRIBED IN THE NEXT 2 LINES WILL BE PAIRED (automated within the ChessStream software system):
if Payment = Payment Info, then click on that link, which will return you to your custom payment info page, due by July 1st
if Payment = EXPIRED or EXPIRING, then you need to renew your CFC membership with the CFC Office, due by July 1st

NOTE: Quebec players should soon be receiving a temporary CFC membership extension past July 1st
that "trick" is necessary because ChessStream feeds off of the CFC database, not off the FQE database

Thank you!!

And please note that only registrants who also PAY by June 21st are eligible for the early-bird discount.

[Amit R]

And please note that only registrants who also PAY by June 21st are eligible for the early-bird discount.

Not sure how many parents check chesstalk, so it may be worthwhile to request CMA to email parents with the details of this CYCC to boost participation.

[Aris Marghetis]

Not sure how many parents check chesstalk, so it may be worthwhile to request CMA to email parents with the details of this CYCC to boost participation.

Thanks ... I believe the Organizers have emailed over 2000 potential players ... now up to 157 players.

[Aris Marghetis]

EARLY-BIRD DEADLINE ENDS THIS MONDAY!!

As per the event details, if you register AND pay by this Monday, it's only $100. After that it'll be $150.