2025 ONTARIO CHESS CHALLENGE
Date: Sunday, May 4th, 2025
Location: Mississauga Convention Centre
75 Derry Rd W, Mississauga, ON L5W 1G3
List of Top 10 Players for OCC 2024 + KG
OCC Qualifying Tournaments 2024-2025 (to be updated as tournaments run):
*Click on each event to see the players qualified*
- CMA September 29th, 2024
- Ottawa Fall Youth Chess Challenge (Oct 5th, 2024)
- Canadian Junior Scholarship S2 (Oct 6th, 2024)
- 2025 Grand Prix I (October 26th,2024)
- CMA October 27th, 2024
- November OCC & CYCC Qualifier (Nov 3rd, 2024)
- Chess4win CYCC & OCC Qualifier (Nov 10th, 2024)
- Ottawa CYCC & OCC Qualifier (Nov 17th, 2024)
- CMA November 24th, 2024
- Canadian Junior Scholarship S3 (Dec 1st, 2024)
- December OCC & CYCC Qualifier (Dec 8th, 2024)
- CMA December 15th
- Aurora Chess Club Party (Dec 16th, 2024)
- January OCC & CYCC Qualifier (Jan 12th, 2025)
- Seneca Hill January 25th, 2025
- February OCC & CYCC Qualifier (Feb 2nd, 2025)
- Maverick Learning (Feb 9th, 2025)
- March OCC & CYCC Qualifier (Mar 2nd, 2025)
- Seneca Hill March 8th, 2025
- Maverick Learning (Mar 9th, 2025)
- Maverick Learning (Apr 6th, 2025)
- April OCC & CYCC Qualifier (Apr 13th, 2025)
All those qualified will receive an invitation email in February 2025!
Check-in/Late registrations:
Grades 7-12: 9:00 to 9:30 am check-in
Grades 4-6: 9:30 to 10:00 am check-in
Grades 1-3 & Kindergarten: 10:00 to 10:30 am check-in
Schedule:
- Opening of the playing area 9:00 am
- Opening Ceremony 9:45 am
Grades 7-12
- 1st round 10:00 am
- 2nd round 11:05 am
- 3rd round 12:10 pm
- 4th round 1:30 pm
- 5th round 2:35 pm
Grades 4 - 6
- 1st round 10:30 am
- 2nd round 11:35 am
- 3rd round 12:40 pm
- 4th round 1:45 pm
- 5th round 2:50 pm
Grades 1 - 3 & Kindergarten
- 1st round 11:00 am
- 2nd round 12:00 am
- 3rd round 1:00 pm
- 4th round 2:00 pm
- 5th round As soon as possible
- Awards Ceremony ± 5:30 pm
Entry Fee: $95 Online Registration Only. NO ONSITE REGISTRATION
To register online
Deadline: Friday May 2nd, 2025 Strictly at 2:00 PM ALL Entries Close!
BOOKLET OF THE 2025 ONTARIO CHESS CHALLENGE (PDF)
ONTARIO CHESS CHALLENGE RULES (PDF)
DIRECTIONS & HOTELS IN THE AREA
FOR REGIONAL COORDINATORS
Documents to have on hand during your qualifier:
Regional official document
Rules and informations about the Ontario Chess Challenge.
Upcoming Qualifier Tournaments
More chances to qualify for your kids!! Give them this sheet.
Qualification Forms (click on your region): A Huge Thank You!!
To give to your qualified. They will need it to register for the Ontario Chess Challenge.
More to come