Ontario Youth Chess Championships (May 23-24, 2015)
The OYCC is the annual youth championship that crowns the Ontario Champions in each of 12 categories:
- Under 8 both Girls and Open
- Under 10 both Girls and Open
- Under 12 both Girls and Open
- Under 14 both Girls and Open
- Under 16 both Girls and Open
- Under 18 both Girls and Open
As such, the OYCC is the Official Youth Championship of the Ontario Chess Association (OCA).
Youth Qualifier for the CYCC
The OYCC also is an official qualifier event that will qualify the top players from each section to go on to the Canadian Youth Chess Championships (CYCC). This year the CYCC is being held in Windsor, ON in July
The CYCC in turn determines Canada's team that will compete in the World Youth & Cadets Chess Championships (WYCC & WCCC), this year being held in Halkidiki, Greece
Bursary event for the CYCC
The OYCC will also be able to support the top players from each section to go on to the CYCC with bursaries that may cover anywhere from part of the entry fee to the CYCC to full entry plus some more to help with travel/hotel expenses!
In order to qualify for bursaries, players must finish at or near the top of their section at the OYCC and use the funds for the 2015 CYCC.
Bursaries may be limited to sections with a minimum of 5 players