🏆Win Cash/Gift Card Prizes & Boost Your Chess Rating!
♟️Join the Chess Tournament for a chance to win cash/gift card prizes and level up your CFC/FIDE Rating!
📅Mark your calendar and make your move!
📌If you have any questions regarding the tournament, please email me at (nkkousukw@gmail.com)!
This event is NOT hosted by or sponsored by the Toronto Public Library!
Date: Every Fridays (October 9, 14, 30)
Location: Toronto Public Library - Richview Branch (Richview Meeting B), 1806 Islington Ave., Etobicoke, ON M9P 3N3
Check-in Time: 5:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Round 1 - 6:00 P.M.
Round 2 - 6:15 P.M.
Round 3 - 6:30 P.M.
Round 4 - 6:45 P.M.
Round 5 - 7:00 P.M.
Round 6 - 7:15 P.M.
Round 7 - 7:30 P.M.
Final Results will be displayed and Prizes will be e-transferred to your email! Make sure your email is correct!
Organizer/Arbiter: NA Kousuke Nguyen-Kawamura
Format: 7 Rounds Single-Swiss Style (CFC Quick Rated)
Time Control: 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment
Pairings: It is based on CFC Quick/FIDE Rating. If a player does not have a CFC Quick/FIDE rating, the CFC Regular or FIDE ratting will be used. If still none, then chess.com or lichess rating will be used depending on the organizer!
Section: Open
Capacity: 32 people
Requested Byes: ½ Point for Round 1-3, BUT 0 Point for Round 4-7. 3 MAXIMUM BYES!
Equipment: Board #1 will be played with the DGT pieces and Board #2 will be played with the Silicone pieces! A&A clocks will be used for the event. PLEASE handle all equipment carefully, as it is expensive and used for future events.
Tiebreaks: It will determined by Points, Direct Encounter, Number of Wins, and TPR (Tournament Performance Rating)!
Prizes: The winner will receive a complimentary gift card!
Payment:
Entry Fee: Minimum $10 donation per player! Additional donations are welcome and will help support future chess tournaments and events!
Titled players: FREE ENTRY - Email me for details!
When you e-transfer the payment, make sure you provide in this order: the date of the tournament, your full name, email, phone number, CFC/FIDE ID, and any requested byes!
There will also be on-site registration if the capacity has not reached the limit!
IMPORTANT NOTES:
✅View the rules and regulations for the tournament below: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1icpEYEgRuk8gMK6IhhqTnMPe-M_HRBapm8cOr8rR5qA/edit?usp=sharing
✅No Show: Players who do not show up for Round 1 will be withdrawn and will not receive pairings in later rounds. If you arrive late (for example, Round 3 or 4), please contact the organizer. You may still be allowed to join the tournament and will be paired starting from the next available round. You will not receive pairings for rounds you missed!
✅Make sure that you have a CFC ID. If you don't, please visit the section "Membership and CFC" for more information!
✅If there are less than 8 players, then the format will be changed to either Round Robin or Double Round Robin depending on the organizer's decision!
✅Withdrawal: If you cannot be able to make it for the tournament, please email me before the day of the tournament before 11:59 P.M. You will be refunded BUT it will come with a $10 deduction fee! After the day of the tournament, NO REFUNDS will be issued!
List of Players:
Google Sheets for all dates: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PBhxIcjEPRK_-ACv9oZIISYMSCvqK2Cfw1453F-g2BU/edit?usp=sharing
Current Chess-Results: https://s2.chess-results.com/tnr1513576.aspx?lan=1&SNode=S0
Date: Friday, November 20, 2026
Location: Toronto Public Library - North York Central Library (North York Central Meeting Room 1), 5120 Yonge St., North York, ON M2N 5N9 (It is 3 minutes walk from North York Centre Station!)
Check-in Time: 5:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Round 1 - 6:00 P.M.
Round 2 - 6:15 P.M.
Round 3 - 6:30 P.M.
Short Break (15 Minutes) - 6:45 P.M.
Round 4 - 7:00 P.M.
Round 5 - 7:15 P.M.
Round 6 - 7:30 P.M.
Short Break (15 minutes) - 7:45 P.M.
Round 7 - 8:00 P.M.
Round 8 - 8:15 P.M.
Round 9 - 8:30 P.M.
Final Results will be displayed and Prizes will be e-transferred to your email! Make sure your email is correct!
Chief Arbiter: FA Hasnath Alahi Chowdhury
Organizer/Arbiter: NA Kousuke Nguyen-Kawamura
Format: 9 Rounds Swiss Style (CFC Quick & FIDE Blitz Rated)
Time Control: 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment
Pairings: It is based on CFC Quick/FIDE Rating. If a player does not have a CFC Quick/FIDE rating, the CFC Regular Rating will be used.
Section: Open
Capacity: 40 people
Requested Byes: ½ Point for Round 1-4, BUT 0 Point for Round 5-9. 4 MAXIMUM BYES!
Equipment: Board #1 will be played with the DGT pieces and Board #2 will be played with the Silicone pieces! A&A clocks will be used for the event. PLEASE handle all equipment carefully, as it is expensive and used for future events.
Tiebreaks: It will determined by Points, Buchholz, Sonneborn-Berger, and Number of Wins!
💵Prize is Cash Fund: The prize fund is based on the number of participants! In case if some people are tied, then the prize fund will be split!
⚠️If there are less than 10 players, then the prize fund will be adjusted and there will be possibly no side prizes (JUST TOP 3)!
⚠️For the Top Prizes (Example: Top Junior), the prize fund will NOT be split!
Prize Fund Structure (GUARANTEED: $600 when reaching 40 people!):
🥇$200
🥈$125
🥉$75
4th - $50
Top Senior (Age 60+): $50
Top Junior (Age U20): $50
Top Woman: $50
Payment:
Entry Fee: $35
Student/Junior(U18): $25
Titled players: FREE ENTRY - Email me for details!
When you e-transfer the payment, make sure you provide in this order: full name of the player, email, phone number, CFC ID, FIDE ID, and any requested byes!
IMPORTANT NOTES:
✅View the rules and regulations for the tournament below: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1icpEYEgRuk8gMK6IhhqTnMPe-M_HRBapm8cOr8rR5qA/edit?usp=sharing
✅No Show: Players who do not show up for Round 1 will be withdrawn and will not receive pairings in later rounds. If you arrive late (for example, Round 3 or 4), please contact the organizer. You may still be allowed to join the tournament and will be paired starting from the next available round. You will not receive pairings for rounds you missed!
✅Make sure that you have a CFC ID. If you don't, please visit the section "Membership and CFC" for more information!
✅Withdrawal: If you cannot be able to make it for the tournament, please email me before Friday, November 13, 2026 before 11:59 P.M. You will be refunded BUT it will come with a $5 deduction fee! After Friday, November 13, 2026, NO REFUNDS will be issued!
Current Chess-Results: https://s3.chess-results.com/tnr1513590.aspx?lan=1&SNode=S0