The Club will be holding a qualifying tournament from September 13th-14th to select players to represent the University of Toronto at the Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Championships to be held next year in Chicago, Illinois Jan 2nd – 5th, 2026. Travel and accommodation will be covered partially by HHCC.
PANAM INFO:
The annual Pan American Intercollegiate Chess Championship is the pinnacle of international collegiate chess. Dubbed the “World Series of College Chess”, the Club had fundraised and fielded teams to the tournament every year since 1965 (less COVID restricted years). The storied championship pits the best collegiate chess teams against one another from the North and South Americas. The Hart House Chess Club, representing the University of Toronto, has won the championship 6 times, the most from any non-American school.
Pan-Am-Qualifiers SCHEDULE:
Time Control: 60 minutes + 30 seconds increment
Check-in: 9:00 am – 9:30 am September 13th
Round 1: 9:30 am September 13th
Round 2: 12:45 pm September 13th
Round 3: 4:00 pm September 13th
Round 4: 9:30 am September 14th
Round 5: 12:45 pm September 14th
Tiebreaks (if needed) 4:00 pm September 14th
0-point-byes are in effect. Players are expected to play all rounds.
Forced byes will be awarded 1 point.
No draw offers allowed before move 40.
Players are required to check-in by 9:30 am to be paired for Round 1.
Ratings will be used for seeding/pairing purposes but the tournament itself will not be rated with the Chess Federation of Canada.
REGISTRATION: available online here before 10th September, 11:59 PM , or in-person at the Hart House Info Desk. Registration is also available in-person before 9:20 am day of the event with valid proof of student enrollment.
WHAT: Unrated 5 Round Swiss Tournament with a 60 min + 30 sec increment time control.
COST: Free
WHERE: Hart House Reading Room
ELIGIBILITY: Current U of T students.
For more info, see the event report from last year’s PanAms in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The tournament will select 8 players based on final standings to represent the Hart House Chess Club and the University of Toronto at this year’s Pan-Ams. A mandatory fee of $250 for all participants is required and paid before end-of-September, however, the Club will cover the rest of fundraising costs. We ask that you only play in the qualifier tournament if you want to play in the Pan-Ams.
Pre-Registered Players
| Name | CFC ID | FIDE ID |
| Cindy Qiao | 155864 | 2620243 |
| Nicolai Woltery | 190797 | 436887 |
| Ethan Moon | 150154 | 2637022 |
| Bingfei Wang | 172444 | 8618585 |
| Jayden Tan | 179333 | 2663660 |
| Samuel Zheng | 169160 | N/A |
| Samuel Zhang | 171147 | 30942993 |
| Yukuan Zou | 178153 | 2658615 |
| Tom Gribilas | 185978 | 2659760 |
| Andria Wong | N/A | 6003982 |
| Roman Krukowski | 196248 | 2678446 |
| Brook Mao | 166033 | 2632586 |
| Levon Ettibaryan | N/A | 2619091 |
| Parth Bhasin | 190553 | N/A |
| Sergey Noritsyn | 146893 | 2616408 |
| Chol Elijah Akol | 179537 | N/A |
| Denver Martin | 191178 | 2672634 |
| Irmuunkhuslen Badrakhbayar | N/A | N/A |
| Jack Klein | 192526 | 30978467 |
| Joshua Bakradze | 177444 | 2648415 |
Pairings & Standings
https://www.chessmanager.com/tournaments/6480616986771456
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