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Diagonal Dance

A 5-round CFC-Rated Swiss System Chess Tournament
(Actual dance skills not required)

📍 Tentative Venue: MUN University Centre, St. John’s
📅 Dates: Friday, May 30 – Sunday, June 1, 2025
⌛ Time Control: 75 minutes + 30-second increment per player per game
💲 Entry Fee: $20
💵 Payment: Pay onsite or pre-register via EMT (email transfer) nlchessca@gmail.com

🪪 CFC Membership Required
Buy online at chess.ca
Or pay a one-time event fee (in addition to entry fee):

• Adults: $20

• Juniors: $10

Schedule

• Registration: Friday @ 6:00 PM

• Round 1: Friday @ 6:30 PM

• Round 2: Saturday @ 10:00 AM

• Round 3: Saturday @ 2:30 PM

• Round 4: Sunday @ 10:00 AM

• Round 5: Sunday @ 2:30 PM

Prizes

• 🥇 1st Place: 40%

• 🥈 2nd Place: 15%

• 👶 Top Junior: 15%

• 🛠️ 30% goes to CFC for rating fees and to NLCA for chess equipment, supplies, and other fees

  
  Prizes split in the event of a tie

Other Info

• Format: Swiss System, 5 rounds

• CFC-rated (regular ratings used)

• Boards & clocks provided

• ½-point byes available (last-round byes = 0 points)

• No tie-breaks; prizes are split

• Tournament Director: Steve Martin
  📧 stevew83@gmail.com
  → Please notify the TD if you’ll miss or be late for a round — don’t leave your opponent waiting! If you have questions or concerns, please email to above