2015 Aurora Spring Open

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  • 2015 Aurora Spring Open

    The tournament is on March 14 - 15, 2015.

    The Aurora Chess Club website changed its domain to www.aucc.club, and the tournament website became springopen-2015.aucc.club/ (the old link (aurorachessclub.ca/) still works but redirects to a new one)

    The same format as before:

    Type
    5 Round Swiss. FIDE/CFC rated. CFC membership is required.
    Sections
    Open (FIDE rated), U2000*, U1600, U1300.
    Round Times
    Saturday 9:30am, 2pm, 6:30pm, Sunday 10am, 2:30pm.
    Time Control
    G/90 min + 30 sec/move.
    Half Point Byes
    Two byes may be requested in advance for Rounds 1-4.
    Chief Arbiter
    Graeme Knight.

    Entry fee
    $65 ($55 for Aurora Chess Club Members). IM/GM Free entry
    Late fee
    $10 on site. Walk-in registrations will be paired from Round 2 onward.
    Avoid late fee
    Pre-register before end of day, Thursday 12th March.
    To play up
    $15 play-up fee if current rating is within 100 points of rating floor.
    Prizes
    $2000+ (based on entries).

    Pre-Registration:
    Drop us a line at our Registration Page or email: info@aucc.club
    Registration cut-off:
    Please make sure you have checked yourself in ONSITE and paid entry fees before 9:00am on Saturday to guarantee a pairing for Round 1.

    Coffee and water provided. Chess sets and clocks are provided for play. Bring a set for analysis/blitz/bughouse, etc.
    Free parking provided (at own risk). Great facilities and restaurants within walking distance.

    * U2000 will be FIDE rated if 6 or more FIDE rated players participate in the section.


    The last year Spring Open had a great turnout ( http://www.aucc.club/?page_id=3243 ). We hope to see you again. Bring friends too :)
    Last edited by Egidijus Zeromskis; Wednesday, 4th February, 2015, 10:33 AM.

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    Re: 2015 Aurora Spring Open

    The pre-reg list started to fill
    http://springopen-2015.aucc.club/pre...ered-players-2

    In no particular order:

    Egidijus Zeromskis
    Sergey Noritsyn
    Anthony Maulucci
    Bernie Prost
    Joe Bellomo
    John I.F. Lukezich
    Brian Warburton
    Rahul Gangolli
    Michael Pongan
    Ivan Noritsyn

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    • #3
      Re: 2015 Aurora Spring Open

      New players on the list:

      GM Bator Sambuev
      Adam Cormier
      Lee Hendon
      Rob Gashgarian

      The upstairs room will be available again for analyzes, blitz, parents, etc.

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      • #4
        Re: 2015 Aurora Spring Open

        ~2 weeks till a tournament start.

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        • #5
          Re: 2015 Aurora Spring Open

          At this moment there are ~25 players. The list at http://springopen-2015.aucc.club/pre...ered-players-2

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          • #6
            Re: 2015 Aurora Spring Open

            Reminder:
            Avoid late fee ($10): Pre-register before end of day, Thursday 12th March.

            ~37 on the list.

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            • #7
              Re: 2015 Aurora Spring Open

              ~47 players sorted by rating in the pre-reg list. Includes FIDE ratings too.

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              • #8
                Re: 2015 Aurora Spring Open

                10 more players (total 57)
                http://springopen-2015.aucc.club/pre...red-players-2/

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