Six-round Swiss festival with rating-band sections plus a Rookie section. The top two sections are FIDE rated; the event also offers team and family prizes.
September 19–20, 2026
G/60+30
CFC rated; top two sections also FIDE ratedKitchener Memorial Auditorium
400 East Avenue, Kitchener, ON N2H 0B8
$125 + HST after August 1 and before September 7; $150 + HST after September 7 or onsite
Kitchener Chess Festival