2024 Toronto Seniors Championship

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GTCL & Willowdale Chess Club

2024 Toronto Senior
Chess Championship

Who: GTA resident players (men and women of 50+ ages); CFC membership required

Players are grouped into sections of 10 players by CFC rating (as of Sept 14).
- Sections: Championship and Reserve (maximum capacity: 20 players).
- To be placed in a section, the player’s entry fee must be paid and CFC membership expiry date must be Nov 23, 2024 or later.
- The winner of 2023 Reserve section (Richard Garel) is entitled to a place
  in the 2024 Championship section.
PAIRINGS and RESULTS: Championship-Section (Rescheduled Games)

Where: Edithvale Community Centre.

When:

Registration: Ends Sept 14, 11:59pm.
Game dates: Saturdays: Sept 21, 28; Oct 5, 19, 26; Nov 2, 9, 16, 23.
- Available for rescheduled games: Oct 12.
Game times: Start: 3:00pm. Default: 3:30pm. Hard-stop: 7:45pm.
- The building closes at 8pm. Everyone must be out of the building before 8pm.
- Games in progress at 7:45pm must be adjourned.

What:

9 round Round-Robin event.
CFC and FIDE rated.
Time control: 90’ + 30” / game.
Equipment: Bring a chess clock. Boards and pieces will be available.
Prizes:
- Championship: $150 – $100 – $50 + Trophy for 1st place
- Reserve: $150 – $100 – $50
- (based on 20 paid entries:)

Registration:

Players:

Be prepared to play all your games. Games may be rescheduled to another day, time, or place if needed. But you must make every effort to play all your games.
Why? Unlike a Swiss-Sys tournament, dropping out of a Round-Robin can sometimes unfairly affect the final standings (for example: if you win your game with one contender for 1st place but lose by default to another contender).

Organization: