2026 ONTARIO CHESS CHALLENGE
Date: Sunday, May 3rd, 2026
Location: Metro Convention Centre,
255 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5V2W6
List of Top 10 Players qualified for OCC 2026
OCC Qualifying Tournaments 2025-2026
(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, 2024
- 2025 Grand Prix II (Dec 15th, 2024)
- Aurora Chess Club Party (Dec 16th, 2024)
- Chess4win January CYCC & OCC Qualifier (Jan 19th, 2025)
- Seneca Hill January 25th, 2025
- CMA January 26th, 2025
- February CYCC, OCC & Master Camp Qualifier (Feb 2rd, 2025)
- Maverick Learning (Feb 9th, 2025)
- CMA February 23rd, 2025
- Chess4win February CYCC & OCC Double Qualifier (Feb 23rd, 2025)
- March CYCC & Master Camp Qualifier (Mar 2nd, 2025)
- Seneca Hill March 8th, 2025
- Chess4win March Break CYCC & OCC Double Qualifier (Mar 9th, 2025)
- Maverick Learning (Mar 9th, 2025)
- Leopard Chess School-Silent Storm Brampton Chess Challenge (Mar 9th, 2025)
- Latitude Chess Windsor OCC Qualifier (Mar 9th, 2025)
- CMA March 30th, 2025
- Eastern Ontario Chess Challenge (Apr, 5th, 2025)
- Maverick Learning (Apr 6th, 2025)
- April CYCC & Master Camp Qualifier (Apr 13th, 2025)
- Chess4win First North York CYCC & OCC Double Qualifier (Apr 19th, 2025)
- CMA April 27th, 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: $105 Online Registration Only. NO ONSITE REGISTRATION
To register online
Deadline: SATURDAY May 2nd, 2026 Strictly at 6:00 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