OYCC 2005

This year the Ontario Youth Chess Championship will be held in the beautiful Kitchener City Hall in downtown Kitchener Ontario.

Date	Saturday, January 15th and Sunday January 16th
Place	Kitchener City Hall, Kitchener, Ontario (parking available underground - or close-by in municipal lots)
Rounds	5
Type	Regular Swiss
Times	Saturday 9:00, 1:00, 5:00, Sunday 10:00, 2:00 (Poss. playoffs after rnd. 5)
Time Control	80 min. + 30 sec. w/Digital Clock or 100 min. SD w/analog clock.
Entry Fee	$52 in advance, Cheques payable to Patrick McDonald, $62 – On Site – Cash only
Sections	Based on age and gender: U10, U12, U14, U16, U18 - Boys and Girls. More here
Prizes	First place in each section has entry fee to the CYCC guaranteed, plus $$BEN OCA is contributing $600 to the prize fund! (we hope to qualify several youth from each section)
Organizer	Patrick McDonald - (519) 648-3253 patrick@psmcd.net
Miscellaneous	Bring Equipment – a limited quantity of sets and clocks will be available on-site for those that may not have their own.
Accommodations	The organizing committee has arranged for a special rate at the Walper Terrace Hotel, and has set aside a limited number of rooms for our youth chess players and their families. Click HERE for more info.

We also are planning much more for the families and players that attend ... (more to come)

Online Registration is now available!

Please come back often to see what we have added to this site as we get more information!

Special Thanks goes to the Ontario Chess Association as they are contributing to the prize fund to ensure that some of Ontario's top youth chess players are able to attend this years Canadian Youth Chess Championships (CYCC) in Victoria, BC in March!

Also thanks go to the KW Chess Club, member of SWOCL, for their support in running this event.

You have Found IT!

The official site of the 2005 Ontario Youth Chess Championship!

Online Registration is now available!