2026 Toronto Senior

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 registered + 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 should follow the detailed instructions here: https://sites.google.com/view/2026-toronto-senior/register.
• Entry Fee:  $50. 

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:

• Organizer:  Fred Buzhaker, Willowdale Chess Club
• Arbiters:  NA Don Parakin.  NA Michael Barron.