Name: 16th Calgary International Blitz 2025
This Tournament will be held at the Sheraton Hotel as part of the 16th Calgary International Chess Tournament.
Dates: August 4th, 2025 Opening announcements and check-in: 4:45 pm
Start: 5 pm (Expected to take 2-3 hours).
Sponsor: Calgary Chess Club (CCC)
Host: CCC at Calgary Sheraton Cavalier Hotel
TD: Vlad Rekhson, vrekhson@yahoo.ca
Format: 3 2 , 9 rounds Swiss, one section.
Entry Fees:
| Tournament Entry Fee | |
| By August 3rd 2025 10 PM MT | $20 |
| Afterwards | $25 |
Prizes:
Eighty percent of entries were returned as prizes.
Eligibility: Current CFC (Canadian Chess Federation) membership is required.
DETAILS
Address: Sheraton Cavalier Calgary Hotel 2620 32 Ave NE Calgary Alberta, Canada T1Y 6B8.
Tournament Director: IA Vlad Rekhson , vrekhson@yahoo.ca.
Deputy Arbiters: FA Sean Wu, NA Michael Anderson
Contact Vlad with all questions related to this tournament, e.g., Section and bye requests.
Treasurer: Gordon Campbell, Treasurer@CalgaryChess.com.
Contact Gordon with all questions related to payment and other money matters.
Purchase of Entry Fees may be made:
via the website https://CalgaryChess.com/CCC/Events, or
Registering with the TDs directly during the tournament with
CFC Membership: Required, but CCC does not accept payments for CFC. If necessary, join/renew CFC membership online at https://www.chess.ca/en/players/membership-join/. The annual fee is Adult $43, Junior $28. Alternatively, a CFC single-tournament membership is Adult $20, Junior $10.
If a Player joined or renewed at CFC in the previous 10 days, TD may require proof (e.g., screenprint).
Byes: Up to three half point byes are allowed for rounds 1-6. Byes must be requested before the start of
the event or at least two rounds ahead. For example, a round 5 bye request must be made before
round 4 pairings are made.
Fair-play rules: Players may not have any electronic devices on them during play. Electronic devices
include but are not limited to: mobile phones, watches, airpods, etc… Medical devices are allowed with
approval of the TD. If such a device is found on a player the minimum penalty will be loss of a game.
Electronic devices may be stored in a bag which the player will not touch during the game.
The above Terms and Conditions are for this tournament only, but may overide any other general T&C's that may be on our website.
