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2010 Canadian Open Chess Championship
Submitted by ZaidejasChEgis
on
3/11/10 6:58 PM.
with many grandmasters and masters
Start Date/Time:
End Date/Time: Jul 18, 2010
Location:
Westin Harbour Castle
1 Harbour Square
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
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LOCATION: Westin Harbour Castle, Downtown Toronto.
STYLE: 9 Round Swiss System, Single Section, CFC and FIDE rated. Accelerated pairings will be used in early rounds.
TIME CONTROL: 40 moves in 90 minutes, 30 minutes for remainder (with 30 second increments from move 1).
SCHEDULE:
Saturday July 10th Opening Ceremony & Round 1 6:00pm Sharp
July 11th- July 16th Rounds 2-7 6:00pm Daily
Saturday July 17th Round 8 2:00pm
Sunday July 18th Round 9 10:00am
Sunday July 18th Awards Banquet / Presentation 6:00pm
For other side events, including Canadian Speed Chess Championship, GM simuls and lectures, see website
PRIZE FUND:
$ 30,000+ Guaranteed! (see following page for details).
ENTRY FEE:
$175 per person (Early bird Special to April 30), thereafter $195. Deadline July 6th. To enter see details / entry form on following page.
ACCOMMODATION:
Special Chess Rate of only $99.00 is being offered by the luxurious Westin Harbour Castle. Book early; a limited number of rooms are available at this rate.
BYES:
Maximum of 3 ½-point byes available in rounds 1-8
EQUIPMENT:
Please bring chess sets and digital clocks, if you have them.
CHIEF ARBITER:
Hal Bond, I.A. halbond@sympatico.ca
ORGANIZERS:
Greater Toronto Chess League
Michael Barron 416 739-6257 barron045@yahoo.com
Brian Fiedler 416 733-3199 fiedlerbrian@yahoo.com.au
Tournament Placement Prizes
1st $ 6,500
2nd $ 3,500
3rd $ 2,500
4th $ 1,500
5th $ 1,500
6th $ 500
7th $ 500
8th $ 500
9th $ 500
10th $ 500
Class and Category Prizes
<2400 $ 1,000 & $ 500
<2200 $ 1,000 & $ 500
<2000 $ 1,000 & $ 500
<1800 $ 1,000 & $ 500
<1600 $ 1,000 & $ 500
<1400 & Unrated $ 1,000 & $ 500
Top Bantam (<14 years)
$ 500 & $ 250
Top Junior (<18 years)
$ 500 & $ 250
Top Senior (50+ years)
$ 500 & $ 250
Top Female
$ 500 & $ 250
WEBSITES:
http://www.chess.ca
http://www.monroi.com
http://www.torontochess.org