Name: 16th Calgary International Under 2000 FIDE & Under 1600 CFC/FIDE
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
Format: Swiss, 7-rounds, Classic 90/30 (game in 90 minutes plus 30 seconds/move),
CFC and FIDE rated, Single Section Open.
Entry Fees:
Prizes:
Eligibility: Current CFC (Canadian Chess Federation) is required. Only players rated under 2000 and
according to FIDE rating will be allowed into the Under 2000 section. Only players rated under 1600
according to both FIDE and CFC will be allowed in the under 1600 section. Players whose rating
surpasses 1600 after registration will be moved into the under 2000 section. Players whose FIDE rating
surpasses 2000 after registration will be allowed to join the over 2000 section as long as they pay the fee
difference (see 2000 section) or stay in the under 2000 section if they prefer.
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
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
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.
