Seneca Hill Chess Club is running a Canadian Youth Chess Championship qualifier on two days:
March 31 (U18, U16, U14 . U12, U10, U8- Boys and Girls combined)
April 7 (U12, U10, U8 – Boys and girls combined).
Please click here for details.
There is a further $5 discount for current Seneca Hill Chess Club students. This discount applies to pre-pay option only.
That means SH students (Monday at TM, Thursday at SH and all the students at Hillcrest) pay $20 if the fee is paid before March 24.
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Canadian Youth Chess Championships – North York Qualifier (NYYCC 2014)
This is a qualifying tournament for the Canadian Youth Chess Championships 2014.
Players achieving a score 2.5 or better will qualify to participate in the 2014 CYCC in Montreal, sponsored by Chess Federation of Canada (Subject to approval by the junior coordinator). The 12 CYCC Champions will be on Team Canada as the official Canadian representatives to the 2014 World Youth Chess Championships in Durban, South Africa.
Sunday, March 30, 2014 Sections: U12, U14, U16 and U18 (Boys and Girls combined)
Sunday, April 6 , 2014 Sections: U8, U10 (Boys and Girls combined)
Age as of January 1, 2014
Sections with fewer than 6 players may be combined at the TD’s discretion.
Info of OHSCC here.
You could win free entry to OHSCC through the following tournaments.
Click on the link, a document will be opened.
Stephen Leacock Challenge March 2
Seneca Hill Chess Club offers a buy one get one free for Oriole members and Seneca Hill Chess students: After you played in the Stephen Leacock Challenge, you are eligible for one free Sunday tournament at Oriole in May or June.
TSSCL Individual Championship April 12
TSSCL Team Championship April 19
Ontario Chess Challenge – North York Regional Qualifiers 2013 (Formerly called Seneca Hill Regional)
Open to any K to G.12 students in Ontario
- March 3 – grades 6 to 12
- March 10 – grades 4 to 5
- March 17 – grades 1 to 3
Sections are divided by grades. Sections may be combined, but prizes are given per grade.
Place: Oriole Community Centre, Map
Ratings: Games are rated by the Chess’N Math Association.
Entry fee: $15. (or one Sunday tournament ticket for Oriole players.)
Prizes: Medals for the top 1 to 3 player(s) in each grade (1 medal out of 4 players), ribbons for all participants.
Top player of each grade will get partial sponsorship to the Ontario Chess Challenge 2013. (Amount determined by the number of participants in the grade. Details will be posted)
Players qualified by rating or other qualifiers can still play in this tournament. These players will not occupy any qualified spots, but are eligible to win the sponsorship.
Registration: Pre-registration only. Spaces are limited, first come first served.
Please use the webform below. A confirmation will be sent through email.
Schedule: Players must check in and pay the entry fee between 12:45 and 1:00 on the tournament day.
Tournament starts at 1:15. Time control: 25 minutes per player.
Rounds: 5, Next rounds start 5 minutes after the end of the previous round.
Double chess winners and some other players.
Wish you all happy holidays!
Lessons and tournaments resume on
Oriole – December 30 (January 6 – double Chess and pizza)
Hillcrest Saturday – January 5
Trinity Montessori – January 14
Hillcrest Tuesday – January 15
Seneca Hill Thursday – January 17
There are two separate qualifiers for U8, U10, and U12 at Oriole
March 31 -added due to the overwhelming registrations on April 7
April 7
Any already qualified players are allowed to play in these qualifiers. Players participating in both March 31 and April 7 qualifiers are required to submit two separate entry forms.
Attention, players who have submitted the entry for April 7, you should have received an email.
If you decide to stick with April 7, you don’t have to do anything.
If you would like to add March 31 or change the day, please fill this out.
Tournament info and webform here.
Thank you for your support!
Congratulations to Jonathan winning the First Grand Prix on November 11. There were 44 players in U8 group. He won all five games.
Many of our club members also had good results. Please see link. U8 section is at the bottom of the list.
Many of our friends, OGCC guests and players are playing in the international tournaments in November.
We wish them all the best.
Here are the links to the websites. Read the rest of this entry »
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