The current districts involved are:

• Van West
• Richmond
• Van East
• Burnaby
• North Shore
• Surrey
• Tri-Cities

Tournament Format

We will be using the FIDE Olympiad system for pairings. Each team's average rating will be taken and used to pair with the Swiss System. If a player has no CFC rating, use the following conversions to assign a rating to the roster member. Prioritize in this order:

• 1. Check for FIDE, USCF, or other national chess ratings (adjust to CFC equivalent)
• 2. Check for CFC Quick rating
• 3. Check for Chess.com rapid rating (account must have over 10 games played on it), then convert
• 4. Check for lichess.org rapid rating (account must have over 10 games played on it), then convert

If none of the conditions are met, the player will be listed as unrated and their rating will be taken as 0. The team members will be ordered by strength, from 1st to 5th. The highest-rated player on one team will be paired with the highest-rated player from another team in their match, the second highest with the second highest, etc.

All CFC Rapid rules apply!

Qualifier Format:

Time control: 15+5 Rounds: 6 (if fewer than 7 teams, a round-robin format will be used) At the end of the qualifier, overall game points will be tallied to decide the winner. Match points will be used for tiebreak, then head-to-head score. Qualifiers will be held sometime between mid-February and early April. The organizer for each district will contact the club leaders in order to find a suitable time and venue.

How to Sign Up:

• 1. Receive permission from your sponsor teacher or teacher in charge of your school's chess club
• 2. Sign up using this google form: Form
• 3. If your school cannot be found within one of the districts, or you're unsure about your district, please message us in our Discord server. Message either Gillian (@Xlian) or Bella (@bw7898) on discord to get access to district-specific information*.
• 4. Submit the interest form before January 22nd
• 5. Your team must have submitted the payment by January 22nd
• 6. Your team's roster must be finalized AT LEAST 2 WEEKS before the day of the qualifiers (we suggest having a substitute in case a person falls ill)