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BC High School Blitz 2025

Details

Teams can register in groups of three for a 6 double round blitz tournament. Players will be paired using the regular Swiss format, ensuring they do not compete against members of their own team. Additionally, in the double round each player will face their opponent twice, playing one game as White and one game as Black. At the end of the tournament, the points earned by all three players on each team will be combined to determine the team’s total score. The team with the highest total score will be declared the winner. 

 

In addition to team awards, there will also be prizes for outstanding individual performances. Schools are welcome to register multiple teams for the tournament.

Location: 7311 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC V5E 1G8 (Tommy Douglas Library) Community Room #2

Date: March 16th from 2:00pm to 5:45pm

Schedule:

Please aim to arrive 10 minutes prior to round one

Round 1: 2:00 pm

Round 2: 2:30 pm

Round 3: 3:00 pm 

Round 4: 3:30 pm  

Round 5: 4:00 pm 

Round 6: 4:30 pm 

Award Ceremony: ASAP

Tournament Format

Each team must consist of three players. Schools are welcome to register more than one team for the tournament. Teams will not compete against their own members.


All CFC rapid rules will apply (https://www.chess.ca/en/cfc/rules/cfc-handbook-2014/)

Time Control: 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move (3+2).

Scoring:

Winning team will be decided based on the total number of points accumulated by a team’s players. 

 

Individual points will also be tracked based on the performance of each player across all rounds.

Prizes:

At the end of the tournament, the team with the most points will be awarded the team prize. 

Individual prizes will also be awarded based on the highest individual scores across all players.

 

TEAM PRIZES:

1st Place - One trophy, 3 medals

2nd Place - One trophy, 3 medals

3rd Place - One trophy, 3 medals

 

INDIVIDUAL PRIZES:

MVP (most percentage of team points) - One Trophy

Most overall points (of a non-winning team) - One Trophy

How to Sign Up

  1. Sign up using this google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5Gpjn7w8-_eJ0IBGYQ3thxWQVkhcFlSrObNqWKOp8AD4Irw/viewform (deadline: March 13th )

  2. Your team must have submitted the payment by March 15th

    1. ADMINISTRATIVE FEE: $9.00 per team or $3.00 per person

    2. Any registrations after March 13th must be approved via email (bcjrchess@gmail.com). An additional fee may be charged for late registrations. 

  3. Your team’s roster must be finalized the day of the tournament.

Refund Policy

We understand that due to extenuating circumstances teams or players may need to withdraw from the tournament. However, due to the time and associated costs that come with running our qualifiers, we will only be providing refunds for a team or player if notified a week in advance. 


If you have any questions, you can contact us through either sending a message to snow8398 on discord or sending an email to bcjrchess@gmail.com.

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