St. John's Weekly Classical League

July 12th, 2026 - August 23rd, 2026

Engineering Building Cafeteria, MUN. St. John's
40 Arctic Avenue

♟️ Summer Weekly Classical Chess League

The weekly CFC rated classical league will run on Sunday evenings throughout July and August. You don't have to commit to the full summer to play—you can join us for a single game, a few weeks, or the entire series!

Here are all the details:

📍 Location & Format

  • Venue: Engineering Cafeteria, MUN, St. John's

  • Format: CFC-rated Classical (Swiss pairings)

  • Time Control: 60 minutes + 5-second increment per game

  • Equipment: Boards and sets are fully provided.

📅 Schedule & Timing

  • Dates: Weekly on Sundays, beginning July 12 through to August 22.

  • Exceptions: We will play every Sunday except on weeks where Ryan runs the Bannerman Rapid (expect roughly 5 to 7 games total for the league).

  • Check-in: 6:00 PM

  • Round Start: 6:30 PM

  • Attendance Flexibility: Show up to as many or as few Sundays as you would like. To make sure nobody gets stuck with a bye, I will be organizing and playing as the float player when needed.

💰 Entry Fees & CFC Membership

  • League Entry Fee: A one-time fee of $4 covers your rating fees for the entire duration of the league.

  • CFC Membership: A valid, unexpired Chess Federation of Canada (CFC) membership is required to play.

    • Annual Membership: $44/year for adults | $29/year for juniors

    • Single Tournament Fee: $20 for adults | $10 for juniors

    • If you need to register or renew your membership, you can do it online here: Join/Renew CFC Membership

SwissSys 11.80.2 - Standings. StJ-Weekly: StJ-ClassicalLeague-Weekly (Rounds 6 of 7 complete)

#

Place

Name

ID

Rating

Rd 1

Rd 2

Rd 3

Rd 4

Rd 5

Rd 6

Total

1

1-2

Bao [moon] Nguyen

188806

1987

W10

W2

U---

W3

W7

W4

5.0

2

 

Nicholas Miroshnik

203407

unr.

W6

L1

W9

W4

W3

W7

5.0

3

3

John David Farrell

184031

1797

W11

W13

L4

L1

L2

W9

3.0

4

4-9

Steve Martin

125730

1988

W9

L7

W3

L2

U---

L1

2.0

5

 

Chris White

125727

1775

U---

U---

U---

W15

W6

U---

2.0

6

 

Rensel Matthew Bacuyag

191120

1769

L2

W10

U---

U---

L5

W11

2.0

7

 

Timothy Kyle Calacala

201785

1605

U---

W4

U---

W11

L1

L2

2.0

8

 

Owen Williams

194583

1552

L13

U---

U---

U---

W11

W12

2.0

9

 

Poxuan[Aimee] Wang

191577

1440

L4

W11

L2

W12

U---

L3

2.0

10

10-13

Shiven Chauhan

200758

1388

L1

L6

L12

U---

W14

U---

1.0

11

 

Danny Wong

169355

1329

L3

L9

W15

L7

L8

L6

1.0

12

 

Seamus Blackmore

203615

unr.

U---

U---

W10

L9

U---

L8

1.0

13

 

Antoine Gingras

200983

unr.

W8

L3

U---

U---

U---

U---

1.0

14

14-15

Gerry Chen

203817

unr.

U---

U---

U---

U---

L10

U---

0.0

15

 

Tim Warren

194610

unr.

U---

U---

L11

L5

U---

U---

0.0




📱 Staying Updated

I will post regular updates ahead of time here and on Facebook to confirm which Sundays we are playing. If you aren't on Facebook, just send me your email address and I will gladly keep you in the loop directly. stevew83@gmail.com

Hope to see you there!