Chess Tournaments
Chess Tournaments - Canadian Youth Chess Championship Qualifiers
Gems 2025-2026 Chess Tournaments Season
Gems is organizing 3 Chess Tournaments for 2025-2026 season for individual players and 1 School Chess Team Tournament. These tournaments are for kids aged between 4 to 18 or JK to Grade 12. All skill level kids are welcome to play. Even if it’s their first professional tournament. Join NOW!
Registrations are NOW OPEN!
We also organize chess tournaments through out the year for the kids who are enrolled in our chess program and chess club.
2nd GTA Youth Chess Championship - GYCC 2026
Canadian Youth Chess Championship - CYCC Qualifiers Feb-14-2026
We organize a variety of chess tournaments but one of our biggest is the Canadian youth Chess Championship qualifiers. All the chess tournaments get organized professionally through GEMS Learning Institute. Players achieving a score of 2.5 or better in the tournament will qualify to participate in the CYCC – Canadian Youth Chess Championship 2026. Proper pairing software’s gets used and presence of arbiter is considered must. Children from all over Ontario including Toronto, Mississaug, Brampton and Oakville areas kids come to play these chess tournaments between the age of 4 and 16. All games are CFC rated. All Skills are welcome.
All Chess Games are CFC rated.
Any kids can play regardless of their chess level skills. It’s good for fun as well as practice for the game.
Sections: Under 8, U10, U12, U14, U16, U18 Open and Girls
Sections with fewer than 12 players may be combined. Girls can choose to play in open or girl section if any.
Age: as of January 1, 2026.
Format and schedule:
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- 5 round Swiss pairings.
- Time control: 30 minutes per player.
- Reporting Time: 10:00 am – 10:30 am
- Round start time: 11:00am, 12:00 am, 1:00 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm. Once your game finishes, take a break . Break time is 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm.
- Tournament final results will be post after 5th round.
- Award Ceremony: 4:30 to 5:00 pm (Appoximately).
- FREE Parking
Venue: Clarke Memorial Hall 161 Lakeshore Rd W, Mississauga ON L5H 1G3
Prizes:
We are very passionate about teaching chess to our youth and have several prizes to be awarded to encourage junior chess players.
- All chess participants will receive a participation medal.
- Trophies for each Section for top 3 players, after tie – breaks!
- All players with 2.5 wins minimum will receive a Medal. Not to be combined with top 3 positions
2nd GEMS Junior Chess Championship
GJCC 2026 - Canadian Youth Championship Qualifier - CYCC Qualifier - Coming Soon
This is a GRAND and Elite Chess Tournament for our Junior chess players played in Grade wise sections. There will be 5 rounds. Winners will be announced on the same day. Kids with 2.5 wins or more will be qualified to play in CYCC- Canadian Youth Chess Championship. Players achieving a score of 2.5 or more in the tournament will qualify to participate in the Canadian Youth Chess Championship 2026 organized by Canadian Chess Federation of Canada. The top players from CYCC will further represent Canada to the 2026 World Youth Chess Championships. Any kid and every kid who knows how to play a basic game is welcome to participate. It is open for all Ontario kids including Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton and Oakville area kids.
- All games are CFC rated.
- Any kids can play regardless of their chess level skills. It’s good for fun as well as practice for the game.
Sections: Grade wise
Grade JK to 2, Grade 3&4, Grade 5&6, Grade 7&8, Grade 9&10, Grade 11&12. Sections with fewer than 12 players may be combined. Girls can choose to play in open or girl section if any.
Format and schedule:
- 5 round Swiss pairings.
- Time control: 30 minutes per player.
- Reporting Time: 10:00am
- Round start time: 10:30am, 11:30 pm, 12:30 pm, 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm. Once your game finishes, take a break 1:30 pm, 2:00 pm
- Tournament final results will be post after 5th round.
- Tournament results will also be posted on the website later on.
- Award Ceremony: 4:15pm
FREE Parking
Venue: Clarke Memorial Hall 161 Lakeshore Rd W, Mississauga ON L5H 1G3
Prizes:
We are very passionate about teaching chess to our youth and have several prizes to be awarded to encourage junior chess players.
- All participants will receive a participation certificate.
- Early bird registration discount.
- All players with 3 wins minimum will receive a Medal. Not to be combined with top 3 positions.
- Trophies for each section for top 3 players, after tie-breaks
Open and Girls Sections with fewer than 12 players may be combined.
Children Holiday Chess Championship - CHCC 2025 Canadian Youth Chess Championship - CYCC Qualifiers - Nov-15-2025
This Holiday season, Gems is bringing the festivities of Chess tournament And CYCC Qualifier for all of you! Any kid and every kid who knows how to play a basic game is welcome to participat. Players achieving a score of 2.5 or better in the tournament will qualify to participate in the CYCC – Canadian Youth Chess Championship 2026.
We organize a variety of chess tournaments but one of our biggest winter tournament is the children Holiday Chess Championship And CYCC Qualifier. All the chess tournaments get organized professionally through GEMS Learning Institute. Proper chess pairing software’s gets used and presence of arbiter is considered must. Children from all over Ontario including Toronto, Mississaug, Brampton and Oakville area kids come to play these chess tournaments between the age of 4 and 16. All games are CFC rated. All Skills are welcome.
All Chess Games Are CFC Rated
Any kids can play regardless of their chess level skills. It’s good for fun as well as practice for the game.
Sections- U8, U10, U12, U14 And U18
Sections with fewer than 12 players may be combined.
Age: as of January 1, 2026.
Format And Schedule:
- 5 round Swiss pairings.
- Time control: 30 minutes per player.
- Reporting Time: 9:30am
- Round start time: 10:00am, 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:00 pm. Once your game finishes, take a break . Break time is 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm.
- Tournament final results will be post after 5th round.
- Award Ceremony: 4:00 pm (Appoximately).
FREE Parking on Side Streets. Do not park on Lake Shore.
Venue: Clarke Memorial Hall 161 Lakeshore Rd W, Mississauga ON L5H 1G3
Chess Tournament Prizes:
We are very passionate about teaching chess to our youth and have several prizes to be awarded to encourage junior chess players.
- All chess participants will receive a participation certificate.
- Early bird registration discount, when register by Sept-15-2025.
- Trophies for each Section for top 3 players, after tie – breaks!
- Special prizes for girl players in every section.
- Medals for every player who scores 2.5 points
Chess Tournaments Fees
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Event |
Regular fee |
Early Bird discount |
Gems students |
On site |
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2nd GTA Youth Chess Championship – GYCC 2026 <br>Canadian Youth Chess Championship – CYCC Qualifiers Feb-14-2026 |
$65 |
$ |
$ |
$75 |
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2nd GEMS Junior Chess Championship <br>GJCC 2026 – Canadian Youth Championship Qualifier – CYCC Qualifier – Coming Soon |
$ |
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$ |
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Children Holiday Chess Championship – CHCC 2025 Canadian Youth Chess Championship – CYCC Qualifiers – Nov-15-2025 |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Chess is an ancient game that offers many benefits, including improved problem-solving and critical thinking skills, focus, and enhanced concentration.
Gems Learning Institute also offers a structured chess program for kids. We have in-person classes in Oakville and also provides online chess classes. Our curriculum is designed to develop students’ chess skills systematically and logically. Our chess lessons and chess classes are divided into two halves. 1st half, the kids get a chess lesson from the teacher, and then in the second half, they play with each other under the teacher’s supervision in the chess club. The first game they use clocks and play under time control environemnt in the chess club. The do casual play for other games.
We offer chess classes and chess lessons to all ages and skill levels. Through the assessment, we determine the child’s skill level and then register them as per their skill level class. The kids who have zero knowledge of chess go to our beginner-level class. Our program has 14 levels, and we teach chess in a structured class-based environment with clear goals. Our chess lessons, curriculum and chess club allow us to teach kids from beginner to advanced level chess.
Before going to the next level, each child must write and pass a test to be promoted to the next level. After their chess level, students get awarded a certificate and move on to the next level with the next set of goals.
We also work with different schools and offer chess lessons, chess classes, and chess clubs in their after-school program or during the lunch hour. Our teachers visit the schools and conduct these classes. Check our Chess Canada blog.
Gems Learning Institute also offers other programs – Squared Math program, Coding Program for Kids and also Robotics Program for kids. We offer in-person and online classess for each program.
