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Last night was a great success with 36 players in total: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/show...lts-36-players!
Thanks again to the generous donor who added $100 to the perfect score bonus. A big thank you also to the Annex Chess Club who's been lending us our chess equipment. Check out their site if you prefer longer, CFC rated games: www.annexchessclub.com. No one achieved the elusive 10/10 this week so the perfect score jackpot will be $170 for August 26th!
Also next Wednesday, alongside our regular blitz/rapid events and casual play, we'll be holding an Omega Chess Championships with $100 guaranteed 1st! The more perceptive among our players may have noticed the several over-sized chess boards in the corner of the room with a few unorthodox chess pieces. But what you may not know is that Omega Chess is a popular chess variant, it uses 80% normal chess rules, and it's been endorsed by several GMs, including some guy named Garry Kasparov. Its inventor, Dan MacDonald has been coming each week to teach the rules and play casual games. The rules of Omega Chess can be found here- http://omegachess.com/rules.htm
What you should know about the Omega Chess event:
- reduced entry fee ($10 including food/drink voucher)
- $100 guaranteed 1st, generously donated by Omega Chess inventor Dan MacDonald
- 5 round rapid event @ 10 min + 5 second increment
- First 20 minutes after NM Ivanov lecture, players will have time to learn Omega rules & have casual games. Justin McDonald and Dan will be on hand to help teach the rules/strategies and show some puzzles. All tournaments will start at 7:20pm
Again, the blitz/rapid/Omega tournaments will all be held simultaneously. For those on the fence about whether to play Omega or our regular event, you're welcome to decide on site. You're also welcome to try your luck in one tournament and switch to the other after 1 or 2 rounds, getting half point byes for the missed games.
There will also be lectures by NM Mike Ivanov for players rated 1300+ and by WNM Liza Orlova for U1300 players starting at 6:15pm. We'll also have 2 puzzles set up with prizes sponsored by Strategy Games: http://www.strategygames.ca/
RSVP!
More details:
Price: $20 for tournament, $10 for casual play, $10 for Omega Chess (all include free drink ticket)
Time: Lecture at 6:15pm, casual games/tournament 7:20-10pm
Registration: Pre-register to pubchesstoronto@hotmail (.com)
Location: Madison Ave Pub, 14 Madison Ave, Toronto
2 min NE of Spadina station
Time control (Open): 5 min 2 sec inc, 5 double rounds (Play opponent white & black)
(2nd section): 10 min 5 sec inc, 5 rounds
Sections: Players divided into 2 sections depending on turnout, may "play up"
Prizes: Based on entries, overall prizes & class prizes awarded
Perfect Score Bonus: $160 in top section
Wednesday Food/Drink Specials at the Madison:
- 50% off appetizers from 5-8PM
- Wings $5 per 1lb
- $4 2 oz mixed drinks
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PubChessToronto
Chess.com: http://www.chess.com/groups/home/pub-chess-toronto
Twitter: https://twitter.com/pubchesstoronto
Instagram: https://instagram.com/pubchesstoronto/
Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/Pub-Chess-Toronto/
Thanks again to the generous donor who added $100 to the perfect score bonus. A big thank you also to the Annex Chess Club who's been lending us our chess equipment. Check out their site if you prefer longer, CFC rated games: www.annexchessclub.com. No one achieved the elusive 10/10 this week so the perfect score jackpot will be $170 for August 26th!
Also next Wednesday, alongside our regular blitz/rapid events and casual play, we'll be holding an Omega Chess Championships with $100 guaranteed 1st! The more perceptive among our players may have noticed the several over-sized chess boards in the corner of the room with a few unorthodox chess pieces. But what you may not know is that Omega Chess is a popular chess variant, it uses 80% normal chess rules, and it's been endorsed by several GMs, including some guy named Garry Kasparov. Its inventor, Dan MacDonald has been coming each week to teach the rules and play casual games. The rules of Omega Chess can be found here- http://omegachess.com/rules.htm
What you should know about the Omega Chess event:
- reduced entry fee ($10 including food/drink voucher)
- $100 guaranteed 1st, generously donated by Omega Chess inventor Dan MacDonald
- 5 round rapid event @ 10 min + 5 second increment
- First 20 minutes after NM Ivanov lecture, players will have time to learn Omega rules & have casual games. Justin McDonald and Dan will be on hand to help teach the rules/strategies and show some puzzles. All tournaments will start at 7:20pm
Again, the blitz/rapid/Omega tournaments will all be held simultaneously. For those on the fence about whether to play Omega or our regular event, you're welcome to decide on site. You're also welcome to try your luck in one tournament and switch to the other after 1 or 2 rounds, getting half point byes for the missed games.
There will also be lectures by NM Mike Ivanov for players rated 1300+ and by WNM Liza Orlova for U1300 players starting at 6:15pm. We'll also have 2 puzzles set up with prizes sponsored by Strategy Games: http://www.strategygames.ca/
RSVP!
More details:
Price: $20 for tournament, $10 for casual play, $10 for Omega Chess (all include free drink ticket)
Time: Lecture at 6:15pm, casual games/tournament 7:20-10pm
Registration: Pre-register to pubchesstoronto@hotmail (.com)
Location: Madison Ave Pub, 14 Madison Ave, Toronto
2 min NE of Spadina station
Time control (Open): 5 min 2 sec inc, 5 double rounds (Play opponent white & black)
(2nd section): 10 min 5 sec inc, 5 rounds
Sections: Players divided into 2 sections depending on turnout, may "play up"
Prizes: Based on entries, overall prizes & class prizes awarded
Perfect Score Bonus: $160 in top section
Wednesday Food/Drink Specials at the Madison:
- 50% off appetizers from 5-8PM
- Wings $5 per 1lb
- $4 2 oz mixed drinks
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PubChessToronto
Chess.com: http://www.chess.com/groups/home/pub-chess-toronto
Twitter: https://twitter.com/pubchesstoronto
Instagram: https://instagram.com/pubchesstoronto/
Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/Pub-Chess-Toronto/
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