 OYCC
2012
The Ontario Youth Chess Championships (OYCC) are coming on April 28/29.
This year, again, the event will be hosted at
Kitchener City Hall. This beautiful facility has lots of room for friends and
family to socialize as they await the results of their young hopefuls.
Youth Championships for the OCA
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 Vancouver B.C. on July 3 - 6. More Info on the
CYCC can
be found
HERE.
The CYCC in turn determines Canada's team that will compete in the World
Youth Chess Championships (WYCC), this year being held in Maribor, Slovenia,
November 7 - 19, 2012
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 2012 CYCC.
Bursaries may be limited to sections with a minimum of 4 players
Registration is now active online at
ChessReg
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OYCC 2012