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Annex Chess Club (ACC) is proud to host the annual 2022 Toronto Closed Chess Championship over successive Monday evenings at the 918 Bathurst Centre, from September 12th to November 21st, 2022.
Registration link: Annex Chess Club | Toronto | Chess for everyone
The Championship will have two 10-player sections (Championship and Reserve) organized in a Round Robin format (9 games), using a classical time control of 90 minutes plus 30-second increment. The sections are planned to be both CFC- and FIDE-rated.
It will be a great opportunity for strong players to improve their FIDE rating or get one if they are not yet rated by the International Federation.
The Toronto Closed Chess Championship is overseen by the Greater Toronto Chess League (GTCL) and the event has a long and storied past. It was first held in the 1850s.
Schedule
All rounds begin at 7:30 p.m. and are scheduled as follows: Round #1 – September 12; Round #2 – September 19; Round #3 – September 26; Round #4 – October 3; Round #5 – October 17; Round #6 – October 24; Round #7 – October 31; Round #8 – November 7; Round #9 – November 21.
No round is scheduled for October 10 due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Players will use November 14 for make-up games.
Pre-Registration
Interested players are required to PRE-REGISTER on ACC’s 2022 Toronto Closed Registration website before Wednesday August 24th at noon, and must have a valid CFC rating supported by an active CFC membership. A FIDE rating is not required to join the event.
Final Registration and Payment
As of noon on Wednesday, August 24, the list of pre-registered players will be frozen.
The top ten CFC-rated pre-registered players will be assigned spots in the Championship Section. The next top 10 CFC-rated pre-registered players will be assigned spots in the Reserve Section.
Pre-registered players will have until noon on Wednesday, August 31 to pay their final registration fees online and avoid losing their assigned spots. The final registration fee is one of the following: $110 for ACC members; $110 for FIDE-titled players; or $140 for anyone else.
ACC also reserves the right to assign up to 2 (of the 20 spots) as “wild-cards” and adjust the final list of players if needed to comply with FIDE requirements.
Arbiter, Prize Fund and Brilliancy Prize
The Arbiter for this event will be Mr. Alex Ferreira.
The estimated prize fund is $1,200, including $500 plus a trophy for 1st place in the Championship Section. Each section will have cash prizes for 1st and 2nd place.
American Chess Magazine (ACM) will be providing a player’s brilliancy prize for each section. This is in the form of a free annual subscription to ACM. ACC plans to submit an article about the event including some player-annotated games for ACM’s year-end issue.
Registration link: Annex Chess Club | Toronto | Chess for everyone
The Championship will have two 10-player sections (Championship and Reserve) organized in a Round Robin format (9 games), using a classical time control of 90 minutes plus 30-second increment. The sections are planned to be both CFC- and FIDE-rated.
It will be a great opportunity for strong players to improve their FIDE rating or get one if they are not yet rated by the International Federation.
The Toronto Closed Chess Championship is overseen by the Greater Toronto Chess League (GTCL) and the event has a long and storied past. It was first held in the 1850s.
Schedule
All rounds begin at 7:30 p.m. and are scheduled as follows: Round #1 – September 12; Round #2 – September 19; Round #3 – September 26; Round #4 – October 3; Round #5 – October 17; Round #6 – October 24; Round #7 – October 31; Round #8 – November 7; Round #9 – November 21.
No round is scheduled for October 10 due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Players will use November 14 for make-up games.
Pre-Registration
Interested players are required to PRE-REGISTER on ACC’s 2022 Toronto Closed Registration website before Wednesday August 24th at noon, and must have a valid CFC rating supported by an active CFC membership. A FIDE rating is not required to join the event.
Final Registration and Payment
As of noon on Wednesday, August 24, the list of pre-registered players will be frozen.
The top ten CFC-rated pre-registered players will be assigned spots in the Championship Section. The next top 10 CFC-rated pre-registered players will be assigned spots in the Reserve Section.
Pre-registered players will have until noon on Wednesday, August 31 to pay their final registration fees online and avoid losing their assigned spots. The final registration fee is one of the following: $110 for ACC members; $110 for FIDE-titled players; or $140 for anyone else.
ACC also reserves the right to assign up to 2 (of the 20 spots) as “wild-cards” and adjust the final list of players if needed to comply with FIDE requirements.
Arbiter, Prize Fund and Brilliancy Prize
The Arbiter for this event will be Mr. Alex Ferreira.
The estimated prize fund is $1,200, including $500 plus a trophy for 1st place in the Championship Section. Each section will have cash prizes for 1st and 2nd place.
American Chess Magazine (ACM) will be providing a player’s brilliancy prize for each section. This is in the form of a free annual subscription to ACM. ACC plans to submit an article about the event including some player-annotated games for ACM’s year-end issue.
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