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When: December 20th, 21st, 22nd Where: Great Hall, Hart House, University of Toronto Style: Five rounds in 4 sections – Open and Under 2200 sections: 120 minutes total per player plus 30 second increment from the start. Under 1900 & Under 1600 Sections: 90 minutes for the first 30 moves, then 60 minutes sudden death.
Arbiter: Bryan Lamb Organizer: Adrienne Todd and Hart House Chess Club. Email: hhchess(at)utoronto(dot)ca
Please bring sets and clocks.
Check out all the info, how to register, fees, pre-registered list at our website:
Hi Alex;
Can a first time tournament player pay the $20.00 CFC participation fee and still get free entry? Or do they have to join CFC to get the free entry?
If they pay an entry and the participating CFC fee, will they be eligible for an Unrated Prize?
I have a friend who wants to play in their first CFC event.
Hi Alex;
Can a first time tournament player pay the $20.00 CFC participation fee and still get free entry? Or do they have to join CFC to get the free entry?
If they pay an entry and the participating CFC fee, will they be eligible for an Unrated Prize?
I have a friend who wants to play in their first CFC event.
Hi John,
The idea is, to have people join the CFC as a member. We waive the entry fee to make people's debut on the tournament scene more bearable. The average unrated player would normally pay $48 membership + $70 entry fee and quite possibly lose all the games. We waive the entry fee for first-timers, and they are not eligible for prizes. The unrated prize was a bit of a joke. It would normally be around $100 and contested between 3-4 people. One time when we still did this, a person won it by default by being the only unrated player in the tournament. At the same time, an unrated player cannot compete for prizes in any section, other than the Open Section, because we don't know the strength of the unrated player.
My first Toronto weekend swiss in 4 years (because I usually work on weekends). Good turnout. Lovely playing hall. Great to see an organizing team, instead of being all on the shoulders of one person; The TD stays in the playing hall rather than taken out with registration and organizing concerns. Nice signage and keeping the drinking water coollers filled. Too bad food places closed.
I didn't want to be top rated in the under 1900 section, does the top-rated ever win?
So I played up as I want to get a FIDE rating (after failing to get one after a year of playing at the Annex CC). Misplayed the draw with a 10-year-old in the first round, but managed to defeat a 10 year old in the second.
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