If this is your first visit, be sure to
check out the FAQ by clicking the
link above. You may have to register
before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages,
select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
Policy / Politique
The fee for tournament organizers advertising on ChessTalk is $20/event or $100/yearly unlimited for the year.
Les frais d'inscription des organisateurs de tournoi sur ChessTalk sont de 20 $/événement ou de 100 $/année illimitée.
You can etransfer to Henry Lam at chesstalkforum at gmail dot com
Transfér à Henry Lam à chesstalkforum@gmail.com
Dark Knight / Le Chevalier Noir
General Guidelines
---- Nous avons besoin d'un traduction français!
Some Basics
1. Under Board "Frequently Asked Questions" (FAQs) there are 3 sections dealing with General Forum Usage, User Profile Features, and Reading and Posting Messages. These deal with everything from Avatars to Your Notifications. Most general technical questions are covered there. Here is a link to the FAQs. https://forum.chesstalk.com/help
2. Consider using the SEARCH button if you are looking for information. You may find your question has already been answered in a previous thread.
3. If you've looked for an answer to a question, and not found one, then you should consider asking your question in a new thread. For example, there have already been questions and discussion regarding: how to do chess diagrams (FENs); crosstables that line up properly; and the numerous little “glitches” that every new site will have.
4. Read pinned or sticky threads, like this one, if they look important. This applies especially to newcomers.
5. Read the thread you're posting in before you post. There are a variety of ways to look at a thread. These are covered under “Display Modes”.
6. Thread titles: please provide some details in your thread title. This is useful for a number of reasons. It helps ChessTalk members to quickly skim the threads. It prevents duplication of threads. And so on.
7. Unnecessary thread proliferation (e.g., deliberately creating a new thread that duplicates existing discussion) is discouraged. Look to see if a thread on your topic may have already been started and, if so, consider adding your contribution to the pre-existing thread. However, starting new threads to explore side-issues that are not relevant to the original subject is strongly encouraged. A single thread on the Canadian Open, with hundreds of posts on multiple sub-topics, is no better than a dozen threads on the Open covering only a few topics. Use your good judgment when starting a new thread.
8. If and/or when sub-forums are created, please make sure to create threads in the proper place.
Debate
9. Give an opinion and back it up with a reason. Throwaway comments such as "Game X pwnz because my friend and I think so!" could be considered pointless at best, and inflammatory at worst.
10. Try to give your own opinions, not simply those copied and pasted from reviews or opinions of your friends.
Unacceptable behavior and warnings
11. In registering here at ChessTalk please note that the same or similar rules apply here as applied at the previous Boardhost message board. In particular, the following content is not permitted to appear in any messages:
* Racism
* Hatred
* Harassment
* Adult content
* Obscene material
* Nudity or pornography
* Material that infringes intellectual property or other proprietary rights of any party
* Material the posting of which is tortious or violates a contractual or fiduciary obligation you or we owe to another party
* Piracy, hacking, viruses, worms, or warez
* Spam
* Any illegal content
* unapproved Commercial banner advertisements or revenue-generating links
* Any link to or any images from a site containing any material outlined in these restrictions
* Any material deemed offensive or inappropriate by the Board staff
12. Users are welcome to challenge other points of view and opinions, but should do so respectfully. Personal attacks on others will not be tolerated. Posts and threads with unacceptable content can be closed or deleted altogether. Furthermore, a range of sanctions are possible - from a simple warning to a temporary or even a permanent banning from ChessTalk.
Helping to Moderate
13. 'Report' links (an exclamation mark inside a triangle) can be found in many places throughout the board. These links allow users to alert the board staff to anything which is offensive, objectionable or illegal. Please consider using this feature if the need arises.
Advice for free
14. You should exercise the same caution with Private Messages as you would with any public posting.
We are bringing tournament chess to the small town of Campbellville located off the 401 just west of Milton, Ontario. Spacious tournament hall at the Mohawk Inn & Conference Centre.
Entry fee: $25 if you preregister. ($30 at the door)
5 round active Swiss in 3 sections:
Elite & U1800
Cash prizes and/or trophies based on entries.
CFC membership required.
Recreational section - trophies
Ideal for those beginners who want to get their feet wet.
CFC membership not required.
Is there no cash prize for 1800 section ? Can the players opt for Open section then ?
Gary
Gary, first post has been amended.
CFC rated sections are now: "Cash prizes and/or trophies based on entries".
Once we get the preregistered populated, we can be more definitive about the prizes.
No moving up a section, same as Milton Active 2012.
Gary, first post has been amended.
CFC rated sections are now: "Cash prizes and/or trophies based on entries".
Once we get the preregistered populated, we can be more definitive about the prizes.
No moving up a section, same as Milton Active 2012.
Hi all,
Just a little reminder of two weeks to go for the Campbellville Fall Open Active. We hope to make this an annual event. Great tourney to practice openings for big tourneys and to shake the dust off. If you have never played in a chess tournament, this is the tournament to get you started in the world of competitive chess. Hope to see all of you there. You can register by emailing to me at miltonchess@hotmail.com or going to miltonchess.ca and look under the Campbellville 2013 Active link.
Could you have another lower rated section, say U1200?
Well, effectively we do. The Recreational section was created specifically for those lower rated players, say 600-1200 rated. We made it an unrated section since many of these players have played kids only tournaments (CFC or CMA) and don't have a CFC membership yet. The motive is to make it easier for them to participate in their first adult tournament. We tried this out at the Milton Active last year, we got 15 kids, and a year later, most are competing with the adults at tournaments and clubs.
The Recreational section is not a kids only section. Adults are most welcome. There are a lot of adults out there who have discovered chess late in life via the internet. They don't have any tournament experience, and maybe have visited a chess club and got beat up by the regulars. If this describes you or somebody you know, this is the perfect opportunity to give tournament chess a try. Don't be shy. We expect the section will have a few underrated juniors, some struggling beginners, and hopefully a few adults.
I'd like to go to this but currently I do not have a ride, is anyone going to this tournament in the Brantford or Hamilton area that i could catch a ride with?
I'd like to go to this but currently I do not have a ride, is anyone going to this tournament in the Brantford or Hamilton area that i could catch a ride with?
I'd like to go to this but currently I do not have a ride, is anyone going to this tournament in the Brantford or Hamilton area that i could catch a ride with?
Adam, are you living in West Hamilton currently? If you are, I can tell you who lives near you at the Hamilton Chess Club tonight.
Tweet
Comment