Find the event report here. See below for event details.
The 2024 Canadian University Chess Championship is coming-up soon and we want to inform everyone of the logistics for this year. This year’s tournament is from Jan 26th to Jan 28th in Kingston Ontario, hosted by Queen’s University Chess Club. There is no qualifying procedure and everyone is welcome to play. Registration and accommodation fees will be covered by the Hart House Chess Club with a $30 nonrefundable deposit.
CUCC 2023 Information
When: January 26th – 28th, 2023
Where: Grant Hall, Queens’ University, Kingston, ON
Organizers: Queen’s University Chess Club, https://www.queensuchess.ca/home
Tournament: 5-round team Swiss (4 players per team) Each team may have a reserve fifth player, who may be substituted at will. The board order must be determined before the first round. The board order must generally follow ratings.
Eligibility: All players must be University of Toronto students, faculty, or staff members. All participants must also be members of the Chess Federation of Canada (CFC) or the Fédération Québécoise des Echecs (FQE).
U of T team coach: CM Koosha Jaferian
Schedule:
Friday, January 26th
Bughouse: 7PM (to be confirmed)
Saturday, January 27th
Round 1: 9:00 AM
Round 2: 1:30PM
Round 3: 6PM
Sunday, January 28th
Round 4: 9:00AM
Round 5: 2PM
Closing Ceremony: ASAP after round 5
Time control: 90 mins + 30 sec/per move increment
Hotel: Econolodge, 840 Princess St, Kingston, ON K7L 1G3
Contact: hhchess@studentorg.utoronto.ca if you have any questions
List of things you are responsible for:
1. Be a member of the Hart House Chess Club [mandatory]
You can do this at Hart House main desk or online for free.
2. Chess Federation of Canada membership
The CUCC will be rated with the Chess Federation of Canada (CFC). Some of you are already active members of the chess tournament scene, others are not. If not, you will have a published rating based on your results, after this tournament. You can get an annual CFC membership on-line for $48.
3. Sign up on Hart House Registration
Hotel fees and registration fees are all accommodated by Hart House Chess Club. Participants will be asked to cover their travel fees. Link to the sign-up page is now online here. Spots are given out in order of registration, except 4 spots reserved for the highest rated players. Highest rated players must inform the Club by January 12th to guarantee their spot on the team. Please join the waitlist so that you know when we open more spots!
4. Sign Waiver from Hart House
Because Hart House financially sponsors this event for students, a waiver form must be filled following registration. We will send you this waiver via email with a deadline for completion in early January. Following waiver completion, your spot will be secured.
The CUCC is a team event that will provide for an excellent tournament experience and a wonderful team-bonding event, so come prepared to play some chess and enjoy yourself! One of the goals of the Club is to encourage beginners and new-to-chess members to participate! We highly encourage beginners and those without tournament experience to play at this event!
In 2023 UOttawa hosted the event. See last year’s event report from Derek Ma, https://harthousechess.com/2023/03/05/uoft-at-the-2023-canadian-university-chess-championship/.
Pre-Registered
| Player Name | CFC ID | CFC Regular Rating | CFC Quick | CFC Membership | Team Number |
| Nicholas Vettese | 154199 | 2445 | 2493 | Valid | A |
| Yunshan Li | 175249 | 2392 | 2352 | Expired | A |
| Fengxi Mao | 166033 | 2302 | 2248 | Expired | A |
| Henry Zhang | 153836 | 2239 | 2158 | Expired | A |
| Eilia Zomorrodian | 169238 | 2236 | 2335 | Valid | B |
| Ethan Moon | 150154 | 2206 | 2023 | Expired | B |
| Matthew Shih | 175673 | 2194 | 2135 | Valid | B |
| Cindy Qiao | 155864 | 2062 | 2022 | Expired | B |
| Victor Zheng | 150532 | 2007 | 2092 | Valid | C |
| Riyaan Lakhani | 177989 | 1997 | 1811 | Valid | C |
| Kole Robertson | 162000 | 1926 | 1826 | Expired | C |
| Yixiao Wang | 178954 | 1925 | 2085 | Expired | C |
| Bingfei Wang | 172444 | 1923 | 1930 | Valid | D |
| Eric Wan | 175276 | 1669 | 1436 | Expired | D |
| Nick Pestov | 175177 | 1635 | 1630 | Valid | D |
| Kirill Logoveev | 176242 | 0 | 0 | Valid | D |
| Jason Sunardi | 163636 | 1578 | 1128 | Valid | E |
| Joshua Bakradze | 177444 | 1301 | 1595 | Expired | E |
| Lyam Katz | 179302 | 1109 | 1141 | Valid | E |
| Jimmy Xu | 184943 | 1086 | 1200 | Valid | E |
| Grace Miao | 177399 | 1255 | 897 | Expired | F |
| Boomba Nishikawa | 178151 | 1162 | 1248 | Valid | F |
| Liam McNally | 178152 | 1125 | 1138 | Valid | F |
| Ahmed Khalf | 185035 | 0 | 1164 | Valid | F |
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