2014 Aurora Spring Open

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

Location & Dates

Where: The Royal Canadian Legion, 89 Industrial Parkway North, Aurora, Ontario L4G 4C4.

When: March 8 - 9, 2014.

Format

Type: 5 Round Swiss. FIDE/CFC rated. CFC membership is required.

Sections: Open (FIDE rated), U2000 (FIDE rated), 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.

Fees & Prizes

Entry fee: $65 ($55 for Aurora Chess Club Members).

Late fee: $10 on site. Walk-in registrations will be paired from Round 2 onward.

IM/GM: Free entry.

Avoid late fee: Pre-register before end of day, Thursday 6th March.

To play up: $15 play-up fee if current rating is within 100 points of rating floor.

Prizes: $2000 (based on entries).

Registration

Pre-Registration: Drop us a line at our Contact Us Page. Email: info@aurorachessclub.ca

Registration: Cheques payable to Aurora Chess Club and mailed to: 53 Twelve Oaks Drive, Aurora, Ontario, L4G 6J4, or cash on site from 8:00 - 9:00am Saturday (help speed things up - please be onsite before 8:30am!)

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.

Other Things

Coffee and water provided. Chess sets provided for play. Bring a set for analysis/blitz/bughouse, etc.

Free parking provided. Great facilities and restaurants within walking distance.

PLEASE BRING A CLOCK.

Website

http://www.aurorachessclub.ca/?page_id=3138

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

Re: 2014 Aurora Spring Open

The pre-registered players list was started at http://www.aurorachessclub.ca/?page_id=3160

Not-sorted list:

Yaroslav Pustovyi
Alex Kitaygorodsky
Aidan Mo
Leon Perelman
Egis Zeromskis
Radu Lupan
Matthew Chertkow
Sasha Chertkow
Sergey Noritsyn
Ivan Noritsyn*
Matthew Nicholson
Anojan Suthaharan
William Hall
Brian Warburton
Joe Bellomo*
Michael Pongan

* - floaters

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

GM in town

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We glad that the precious GM time was secured for the Aurora Spring Open - GM Bator Sambuev is comin' to town :)
The pre-reg list is ~20 at this moment. Those who are planning to play we ask to register in advance. The TD will be away and with a sparse access to internet at the end of February.

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

Re: GM in town

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The pre-reg list (with 28 players) sorted by ratings. http://www.aurorachessclub.ca/?page_id=3160
We added a list of nearby hotels for those who are willing to come and stay for a night or two: http://www.aurorachessclub.ca/?page_id=3201

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

Re: GM in town

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with 37 players in the pre-reg list (http://www.aurorachessclub.ca/?page_id=3160 )

Top-10 at this moment

1	GM Bator Sambuev	2709
2	NM Yuri Aronov		2309
3	NM Matthew Nicholson	2298
4	NM Adam Cormier		2262
5	NM Egidijus Zeromskis	2216
6	   Sergey Noritsyn	2137
7	   Leon Perelman	2100
8	   Ferdinand Supsup	1957
9	   Eugene Hua		1953
10	   Alex Kitaygorodsky	1902

Reminder: both Open and U2000 will be FIDE rated events.

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

Re: GM in town

41 player in the pre-reg list.

Top-5

1 GM Bator Sambuev 	2709
2 FM Razvan Preotu 	2504
3 NM Yuri Aronov 	2309
4 NM Matthew Nicholson 	2298
5 NM 	Adam Cormier 	2262

The tournament details in the first post or http://www.aurorachessclub.ca/?page_id=3138

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

Re: GM in town

up on the HWY 404.

Their several ways to get to the tournament (from Toronto):
- by car. The parking lot is big and free. The pre-reg list might give an idea who is coming and with whom you might arrange carpooling.
- by buses:

* GO buses go frequently from/to Union station. Look for a 65 bus to Barrie/Newmarket. ~8:10 towards Aurora. XX:20 going to Union. The Aurora train/bus station is close by to the playing hall.
* Taking VIVA BLUE or York Region Transit will require a hike

Directions at http://www.aurorachessclub.ca/?page_id=2310

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

Re: GM in town

Final week for preparations :)

I know that Pump Up Your Rating by Smith did not work well. Only 2 points in the last tournament. (Though there a lot of chapters to finish.) Maybe "Your best move: a structured approach to move selection in chess" by Per Ostman will make a magic :) Almost finished. An interesting book. Probably one of those books that even beginners (and commuters) can read without a board. imho, the book is not for young kids - the language is more for >15y.