2020 WCCC/WYCC/Panamerican/North American/U16 Chess Olympiad announcement

Dear chess communities across Canada:


It is time to make plans for 2020 Chess tournaments. If anyone is interested in any of these tournaments, please contact Youth Coordinator ASAP. Once you expressed your interested, I will put down your information into my folder for future communication. Don't wait until the Canadian deadline date. Once the deadline is passed, you will not be considered as official even you are the rightful person.

Travel Advisory : Before you make a travel plan, it is always a good exercise to check the travel advisory from government website.



2020 Canadian Youth Chess Championship,
Mississauga, ON, July 11 – 14, 2020
Register directly with CYCC/CO organizer.
Before March 2nd, $225
Before April 6th, $250
Before June 1, $275
After June 1, $300
Registration is open already.

2020 Canadian Open
Mississauga, ON, July 15 – 22, 2020
Register directly with CYCC/CO organizer
Registration is open already.


The detail information on each tournament will be updated when it becomes available.

2020 World Cadet U8, 10, 12 Chess Championship
Batumi, Georgia. Oct 18-31, 2020
WCCC official deadline date : July 15, 2020
WCCC Invitiation file : Detail information is not available yet.

Canadian Team deadline: June 15, 2020
Official players for WCCC will be selected from 2020 CYCC.
** Due to the timing of WCCC, anyone interested to go to WCCC should plan ahead and do all registration in advance. I will have another post about the advance WCCC registration process once the detail information become available.
Visas: Canadian citizens holding Canadian passports DO NOT need a visa to enter this country for limited tourist and business stays.


2020 World Youth U14, U16, U18 Chess Championship
Mamaia, Romania. Sept 7-20, 2020
WYCC deadline date : Jun 7th, 2020
WYCC web link: https://worldyouth2020.ro/
WYCC Invitation file :

Canadian Team deadline: May 1, 2020
Official players for WYCC will be selected from 2020 CYCC.
** Due to the timing of WYCC, anyone interested to go to WYCC should plan ahead and do all registration in advance. I will have another post about the advance WYCC registration process.
Visas: Canadian citizens DO NOT require a visa for stays up to 90 days per six-month period. Canadians must present a passport which must be valid for at least three months beyond the date of expected departure from that country.


2020 World School Individual Championships
May 28 - Jun 7, 2020
CFC deadline date: March 15, 2020
Tournament deadline date : April 14, 2020
6 age category : Under 07, Under 09, Under 11, Under 13, Under 15 and Under 17 for Boys/Open and Girls.
This tournament is in the same level as World Cadet and World Youth but in off year age category.
Invitation file : https://doc.fide.com/docs/CALENDAR/W...ations.pdf.pdf


2020 World Junior and Girls U20 Championship
India, Official information is not available yet.


2020 U16 Olympiad
Official information is not available yet.



2020 Panamerican Junior U20 Chess Championship
San Salvador, El Salvador: September, 2020
Official player selection deadline date : Feb 15, 2020 (CLOSED)
A completely open tournament for juniors 19 and younger as of 1/1/20
Detail information is not available yet.
Official player for Open Representative : Eugene Hua
Official player for Girl Representative : Michelle Hua


2020 North American Junior U20 Championships
Charlotte, North Carloina, USA
July 15-19, 2020
Official player selection deadline date : Feb 15, 2020 (CLOSED)
A completely open tournament for juniors 19 and younger as of 1/1/20
All registration will be done online by the player directly with the organizer.
website : https://www.charlottechesscenter.org/najunior


2020 Panamerican Youth Chess Championship
Florianopolos, Brazil: July 25 – August 2, 2020
Official player selection deadline date : March 01, 2020 (from the official standing of 2019 CYCC)
Age category : Under 08, Under 10, Under 12, Under 14, Under 16 and Under 18 for Boys/Open and Girls.
All registration will be done thru CFC.


2020 North American Youth Chess Championship
Chicago, USA. Aug 25 – 30, 2020
Official player selection deadline date : March 01, 2020 (from the official standing of 2019 CYCC)
Age category : Under 08, Under 10, Under 12, Under 14, Under 16 and Under 18 for Boys/Open and Girls.
All registration will be done online by the player directly to the NAYCC organizer/website.
Website link : http://naycc2020.com/



2020 Canadian Junior Chess Championship
Information is not available yet.
The champion of Open and Girl sections will represent Canada to play in World Junior in India



If you are interested in 2020 WCCC/WYCC/Panamerican/North American/U16 Chess Olympiad, please contact Youth Coordinator at cfcyouthchess@gmail.com ASAP to express your interested.

Email with following information:
1. Player Name, CFC ID, FIDE ID, Birthday
2. rank your preference on which tournament(s) you are interested, you will only be considered as official player once
3. Parent(s) name and contact info.


I will have another post for the 2020 WCCC and WYCC advance registration procedures once the official invitation become available. All registrations will be done thru Federation.


Cheers,
Christina Tao
CFC Youth Coordinator
cfcyouthchess@gmail.com