2026 Toronto Senior Chess Championship Details

The GTCL is pleased to announce below the details of the 2026 Toronto Senior Chess Championship to be hosted by the Willowdale Chess Club. The official tournament flyer is attached as well.

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 12).

Sections: Championship and Reserve (maximum capacity: 20 players). Note: The two Sections will be Championship – Top 9 players registerd + the winner of the last year’s Reserve Section and Reserve – Everyone else
To be placed in a section, the player’s entry fee must be paid by Sept 12 and CFC membership expiry date must be Nov 28, 2026 or later.

Where: Edithvale Community Centre.

131 Finch Ave West, Room 207. 15 min walk to Finch subway station. Free onsite parking.

When:

Registration: Ends Sept 12, 11:59pm.
Game dates: Saturdays: Sept 19, 26; Oct 3, 17, 24, 31; Nov 7, 14, 28. Available dates for rescheduled games: Oct 10, Nov 21.
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 that are not finished at 7:45pm will be adjudicated by the organizer and/or arbiter.

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:

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