2025 Hart House Chess Club Championship

• When: Saturday, October 25th – Sunday, October 26th
• Schedule:

Check-in: 9:00 am – 9:30 am October 25th
Round 1: 9:30 am October 25th
Round 2: 12:45 pm October 25th
Round 3: 4:00 pm October 25th
Round 4: 9:30 am October 26th
Round 5: 12:45 pm October 26th

• Format: 5-round CFC-rated, FIDE-rated, Swiss Tournament
• Location: 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 3H3 – Burwash Room
• Time Control: 60 mins + 30 secs/move increment
• Capacity: 30 players
• Equipment: HHCC will supply all chess equipment
• Prizes: Trophy for the Hart House Club Champion
• Entry Fees: Free entry.
• Registration: online registration or in-person at the Hart House Information Hub by Wednesday, October 22nd at 11:59 pm. No onsite registration. If you are alumni, please email hhchess@studentorg.utoronto.ca to register to avoid paying any fees.
• Arbiters: Victor Zheng, Deepanshi Matai, Alex Ferreira
• Organizers: Hart House Chess Club
• Byes: Upto one 1/2 point bye if requested by 11:59 pm on October 24 for rounds 1-3. Only 0 point byes for rounds 4 and 5.

Tiebreaks:
- Direct Encounter
- Buchholz Cut 1
- Sonneborn–Berger
- Most blacks