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Alliston Chess Open 2011 - Oct 14th-16th
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Sep 27, 2011
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Oct 1, 2011
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Pre-registered list:
IM Bindi Cheng 2531
Haizhou Xu 2230
Michael Song 2120
Alex Ferreira 2113
Mario Moran-Venega 1809
Bernie Prost 1674
David Ridge 1524
Brian Warburton 1217
Robert Girard 894
Adam Palmer unr.
Graeme Knight unr.
Oct 5, 2011
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Make sure to get your registrations in or before October 13th to avoid the late fee.
Oct 13, 2011
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Updated Preregistered list:
Open
1. IM Bindi Cheng 2516
2. Haizhou Xu 2224
3. Michael Song 2119
4. Razvan Preotu 2105
5. Alex Ferreira 2068
U2000
6. Mario Moran-Venega 1809
7. Tom Bozinoski 1720
8. Bernie Prost 1674
9. Doug Gillis 1594
10. Jiaxin Liu 1538
11. Yue Tong (Davy) Zhao 1537
U1600
12. David Ridge 1524
13. James Williamson 1224
14. Brian Warburton 1217
15. Benjamin Lin 1166
16. Robert Girard 894
17. Adam Palmer unr.
18. Graeme Knight unr.
19. Rick Strongitharm unr.
20. Will Gao unr.
21. David Ang unr.
Attention all Southern Ontario players:
There is a great opportunity for players new to rated OTB tournament chess, coming up in only a few weeks. It is open to all players, but there is an added incentive for players new to tournament chess: for non CFC members, the entry fee will be waived and you will pay only the CFC membership fee.
CFC members of course are also welcome to join. Details and updates can be found at the following thread, from the Canadian forum chesstalk: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=4987
I'll repost the details here:
Date: October 14th-16th, 2011 (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Location: Gibson Centre, 63 Tupper Street West, Alliston, On.
Style: 5 round Swiss
Rounds: Friday - 6 pm
Saturday, Sunday - 11 am, 4 pm
Sections: Open, U2000, U1600
Time control: 90 30 (90 min + 30 sec/move)
Registrations: In advance (before October 14th) by e-mail, geordie.derraugh@utoronto.ca
On site Friday, 5pm - 5:40pm (late registrants may not be paired for round 1)
Entry fee: $60 for pre-registered, $10 late fee (on Oct 14th)
Less $20 for juniors (<20), seniors (>50), women, FM’s - (max 1 discount/player)
Free for IM’s, GM’s
$10 to play “up” (one section maximum)
Sections: Open, U2000, U1600/juniors
CFC Membership: Players must be current CFC members at the time of registration or bring payment to registration desk before the first round they play.
Note: First time members of CFC will have their entry fee waived and pay only their CFC membership fee! The catch: $40 will be deducted from their prize should they win one.
Prizes: Based on entries, Top 3 in each section, unrated prize in U1600.
Equipment: Please bring clocks (esp. digital) and/or sets
Byes: Byes allowed in rounds 1-4. Please give notice at least one round in advance.
Accommodations: Red Pine Inn - www.redpineinn.com (5 min. drive, 30 min. walk)
Nottawasaga Inn - www.nottawasagaresort.com (8 min. drive)
Motel 400 – www.motel400.com (15 min. drive)
Public transit: None available. Closest GO/Greyhound bus stations & stops are in Barrie, Orangeville, and Bolton. Contact Geordie for help setting up carpools, and possible pick-ups and drop-offs.
Other Info: No smoking, pizza lunch provided on Saturday, café on main floor, 5 minute walk to restaurants