Young players competing with tournament boards and clocks at a Toronto Chess Club CYCC qualifier

Toronto Chess Club Youth Circuit

Eight tournaments.
Two locations.
One shared circuit.

Play one or play them all. Your best four results count toward leaderboard prizes, and every regular-season event is a qualifier for CYCC 2027 and the Winter Cup.

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Markham Oakville

Fall 2026 circuit guide

The circuit, explained.

Schedule, format, qualification and tournament-day details—organized into six visual guides.

01 Schedule Fall 2026 Youth Circuit schedule. Markham: September 20, October 18, November 22 and December 20. Oakville: September 27, October 25, November 29 and December 27. Open the full-size schedule guide 02 Format Regular-season format: five rounds at 15+10, CFC Quick-rated, with Open under 18, U1100 and U800 sections. Entry is $55 plus HST per event. Open the full-size format guide 03 Qualification Every regular-season event is a qualifier. Score 2.5 out of 5 or better to qualify for CYCC 2027. Qualify for the Winter Cup by finishing Top 3 in your section or earning four Circuit Points across your best four events. Open the full-size qualification guide 04 Winter Cup Winter Cup: Sunday, January 31, 2027 in Markham. Seven-round championship beginning at 10:00 AM. Entry for qualified players is $80 plus HST. Over $1,000 in prizes, with top female awards in every section. Open the full-size Winter Cup guide 05 Tournament day Regular-season tournament day: arrive by 9:40 AM; no check-in is required. Round 1 starts at 10:00 AM, with Rounds 2 through 5 beginning as soon as possible. Typical finish is between 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM, followed by the closing ceremony. Open the full-size tournament-day guide 06 Before registration Before registering: every player needs a CFC ID. Junior IDs are free and paid CFC membership is not required. Register online by 11:59 PM the night before. A full refund or transfer is available until 10:00 AM the day before the event. Capacity is 150. Open the full-size registration guide

Two Lorvale Academy campuses

Play in Markham or Oakville.

Choose the dates and location that work for you. Results from both campuses contribute to the same Youth Circuit leaderboard.

Lorvale Academy Markham East Campus: Unit 2, 9833 Markham Road, Markham, Ontario L6E 0E5. Free parking and wheelchair accessible. Open Markham map Lorvale Academy Oakville Campus: 373 Wyecroft Road, Oakville, Ontario L6K 2H2. Free parking and wheelchair accessible. Open Oakville map

Fall 2026 registration

Choose your tournament entry.

Pick a single event or compare the four-entry Season Pass. Every Markham and Oakville date is together on one registration page.

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Markham Oakville Fall 2026

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