DETAILS
2025 Tournament Regulations
Projected Prize Fund $5,000
5 Round Swiss System Tournament
FIDE and CFC Rated in 3 Sections: Crown, U1900, U1500
Schedule of Rounds
Round 1: Friday, May 9: 7:00pm
Round 2, 3: Saturday, May 10: 10am, 3pm
Round 4, 5: Sunday May 11: 10am, 3pm
Ratings Used: Most recent published CFC ratings used for pairing and prizes.
Time Control: Game in 90 plus 30 second increment from move one.
Section Eligibility: Players may play up if their CFC or FIDE rating is within 100 points of the section rating floor. $20 surcharge applies. Unrated players eligible for Unrated prize only.
Half Point Byes: A maximum of two half point byes in the first 4 rounds if requested with entry.
Appeals: Players are allowed to appeal the decision of the Arbiter, even after signing their scoresheet. Any appeal must be submitted in writing, along with a $100 deposit, within one hour after the conclusion of the round in question. The deposit may be refunded based on merit.
Tournament Director: Hal Bond, IA, IO
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Click for Current Players
Crown Section
- 1. Raymond Gao - 2178
- 2. Iassen Pelev - 2077
- 3. Sasha Starr - 2071
- 4. Isai Berengolts - 2045
- 5. WIM Nava Starr - 2036
- 6. Andrew Colvin - 2010
- 7. Valerie Ruchinskaya - 1997
- 8. Nicolae Oancea - 1995
- 9. Sarthak Deshpande - 1951
- 10. Anni Guo - 1951
- 11. Levi Lim - 1942
- 12. Benjamin Fradkin - 1939
- 13. Dhruv Murali - 1936
- 14. Andrew Leliveld - 1907
- 15. Will Beattie - 1899
- 16. Riley Khan - 1898
Under 1900
- 1. Dominic Coulon - 1878
- 2. William Martinez - 1875
- 3. Omaray M Shah - 1813
- 4. Jacob Fischer - 1793
- 5. Jose Jimwil Avila - 1759
- 6. Alex Szatmary - 1749
- 7. Leroy Gibson - 1730
- 8. Dale W Proctor - 1713
- 9. Mario Moran-Venegas - 1702
- 10. Evan Andersen - 1688
- 11. Robert Gillanders - 1680
- 12. Don Parakin - 1667
- 13. Michael Van Harten - 1656
- 14. Slobodan Markovic - 1649
- 15. Gordon Howe - 1621
- 16. Calvin Van Harten - 1617
- 17. Daniel Mullin - 1613
- 18. Hanzel Pinto - 1595
- 19. Jeffrey Gibbens - 1572
- 20. Alfredo Ilustrisimo - 1571
- 21. Michael Ivkin - 1571
- 22. Doug Gillis - 1563
- 23. Chris Vanderlee - 1559
- 24. Apramey Mathur - 1551
- 25. Robert J Armstrong - 1546
- 26. Justin Sheppard - 1530
- 27. Caleb Hart - 1509
- 28. Mary Vaudry - 1501
Under 1500
- 1. Brendan Munro - 1489
- 2. Solomiia Rybak - 1483
- 3. Nikita Kamath - 1476
- 4. Oscar Kerrebyn - 1465
- 5. Jaxon Ceretti - 1458
- 6. Greg Wilson - 1453
- 7. Charles Gabriel Avila - 1429
- 8. Kevin Germann - 1420
- 9. Scott McManus - 1414
- 10. Richard Temple - 1408
- 11. James Kutuzyan - 1405
- 12. Michael Ostroff - 1391
- 13. Devin Arnold - 1307
- 14. Milan Somborac - 1296
- 15. Nathan Leliveld - 1266
- 16. Navika Renganathan - 1265
- 17. Atharv Aswathi - unr.
- 18. Aler Bruxer - unr.
- 19. Philip Graham - unr.
- 20. Taylor House - unr.
- 21. Roger Lafontaine - unr.
- 22. Arthur Linturn - unr.
- 23. Liam Linturn - unr.
- 24. Jacob Nunes - unr.
- 25. Davinder Rathore - unr.
- 26. Alister Reni - unr.
LOCATION

THINGS TO DO
Any cuisine that interests you –there are about 100 places to eat in Collingwood.
Additionally, if you come a day earlier or stay a day later you could enjoy golfing, activities at Blue Mountain Resort, hiking, biking, fishing – it is a long list.
This event has the full support of the International Chess Federation and Chess Federation of Canada.
PARTNERS
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Collingwood Public Library |
Sasha and Nava Starr, 8 time Canadian women’s chess champion |
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