
Windsor has been awarded the three tournaments at the latest assembly. Here are the details of the bids :
North American Youth Chess Championship
Sunday, August 7 through Thursday, August 11, 2016
Caesars Windsor
9 round youth chess tournament with IM title, IM norms, FM titles and other FIDE titles available. FIDE and CFC rated. To determine North American youth champions in age and gender groups
U18, U16, U14, U12, U10, U08,
U18F, U16F, U14F, U12F, U10F, U08F
FIDE trainers course to run at the same time as the tournament
Time Control: Game in 90 minutes plus 30 second increment per move.
Entry fee $100 U.S. or $138 Canadian funds.
Canadian Youth Chess Championship
Tuesday, July 5 through Friday July 8, 2016.
Caesars Windsor
7 round youth chess tournament to determine Canadian champions in age and gender groups
U18, U16, U14, U12, U10, U08,
U18F, U16F, U14F, U12F, U10F, U08F
$225 Entry fee, with $150 of entry fee going to youth fund to fund travel to World Youth and World Cadet for champions of each age /gender group.
Canadian Open Chess Championship
Sunday, July 10 2016 through Sunday July 17, 2016
Caesars Windsor
9 round chess tournament to determine the Canadian Open champion.
CFC and FIDE rated, One round per day with one double round day.
Time Control: 40 moves in 90 minutes, remainder of game in 1 hour, plus 30 second increment per move throughout.
$150 Entry Fee, Free entry for GMs and IMs.
Organizing Team:
Organizing Committee (Partial list):
Chau Diep, Isabella Hui, Christina Tao, Latha Philip, Zoltan Kiraly, Herb Alice, Lisa Lee, George Zhu, George Zhou, Mark Boscariol, Lou-Ann Hunt, Kevin Fite (Detroit Chess Club). Li Lin, Suganthin Baskaran, Alan Kaufman (Michigan Chess Festival), Dr. Ed Mandell (All the King’s Men), Sal Chehayeb (Michigan Chess President), Kevin Fite (Detroit City Chess Club and Nakamura Simul organizer), Andrew Peredun
Special Advisor: John Coleman
For more information, please visit the CFC's discussion board