Name: 16th Calgary International
This Tournament will be held at the Sheraton Hotel as part of the 16th Calgary International Chess Tournament.
Dates: July 31st to August 4th, 2025.
Sponsor: Calgary Chess Club (CCC)
Host: CCC at Calgary Sheraton Cavalier Hotel
Booking Hotel information: Regular rooms which include breakfast are at a special chess rate of $149
plus tax per night. A limited amount of suites is available also. To book a special rate visit: Book your
group rate for 2025 Calgary International Chess Festival July2025.
The special rate will expire at: July 4, 2025
TD: Vlad Rekhson, vrekhson@yahoo.ca
Deputy Arbiters: FA Sean Wu, NA Michael Anderson
Format: Swiss, 9-rounds, Classic 90/30 (game in 90 minutes plus 30 seconds/move), IM norm opportunities may be possible!
Entry Fees:
Prizes:
Eligibility: Current CFC (Canadian Chess Federation) is required. Only players rated 2000 FIDE or
Over rating at the time of registration and registration will not be cancelled
even if the rating goes down afterwards.
DETAILS
Address: Sheraton Cavalier Calgary Hotel 2620 32 Ave Ne Calgary Alberta Canada T1Y6B8
Rounds: Round 1: Thursday 11:00 am, July 31st 2025
Round 2: Thursday 05:00 pm, July 31st 2025
Round 3: Friday 11:00 am, August 01 2025
Round 4: Friday 05:00 pm, August 01 2025
Round 5: Saturday11:00 am, August 02 2025
Round 6: Saturday 05:00 pm, August 02 2025
Round 7: Sunday 11:00 am, August 03 2025
Round 8: Sunday 11:00 am, August 03 2025
Round 9: Monday 11:00 am, August 04 2025
Tournament Director: IA Vlad Rekhson , vrekhson@yahoo.ca.
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
via Etransfer to Payments@CalgaryChess.com, password = Excellence,
No entries after 8 pm, July 30 th will be accepted.
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.
Draw rules: No draw offers are allowed until at least 30 moves have been played by both players. An
agreement to a draw earlier than that will result in double forfeit.
Default time: No-show default time is 30-minutes, but if a player contacts the TD, an extra 15 minutes
may be allowed at TD discretion.
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.
