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Event Series: Canadian Championship

(K) Canadian Championship Registration

November 1 - December 15

Description:
The Canadian Championship begins our annual calendar and  is the premier event of the CCCA.

Entry Deadline: December 15
Start Date: January 1
Qualification: all CCCA members can apply to play, with 13 players being the maximum accepted. Up to 3 qualifiers will come from the linked D-series event and the remainder of the field will be determined based on the highest rated applicants using the final ICCF rating list of the year (YYYY/4).
Entry fee: $25

Format: Up to 12 games, based upon the number of entries
2-7 => Double round-robin
8-13 => Single round-robin

Time Control: Triple-Block to complete within 2 years (50 days + 5 Increment, Initial Bank 50 days). No leave.

Cash Prizes: (pool is 90% of entry fees)
1st = ~50%; Canadian Correspondence Chess Champion title
2nd = ~30%
3rd = ~20%
Tie-Breaks: full TBs to be applied to both cash prizes and title.
Notes: A positive score (> 50% of the possible points) is required for cash prizes. The free D-qualifiers count as paid entries towards the prize pool.

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