November 22 - Special Rapid

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  • November 22 - Special Rapid

    Coming up in less than two weeks - in celebration of the International Master title awarded to 15 year-old Razvan Preotu of Burlington who, with one more grandmaster norm, will become Canada's youngest grandmaster!
    This will be the fifth special Rapid tournament in the past two years. And the attendance has grown in each succeeding event as follows >>>>
    Nikolai Noritsyn GM norm celebration .............18 entries
    50th Anniversary tournament - Nov 2013 .......28 entries
    John Chidley-Hill Memorial - March 2014 ........34 entries
    Olympiad Fundraiser - June 2014 ..................38 entries
    Dare we hope to reach 40 entries on Nov 22?
    As always, the entry fee remains at $25 and includes a $5 food and drink voucher but the food (a heavily-laden table of the Unicorn's tasty appetizers) will be provided by a sponsor.
    Also sponsored will be a money-added prize pool.
    For now, the First Prize is guaranteed at $300 but this will likely be increased as the tournament date approaches.
    It is not too early to indicate your intent to play and we will update the pre-registered list regularly on ChessTalk.

  • #2
    Re : November 22 - Special Rapid

    If past turnout is an indicator and we achieve 40 entries then half the players will be masters (2200+ rating).
    Also - Razvan will be showing one of his recent wins against a grandmaster on a demo board = don't miss it!
    Last edited by Vlad Dobrich; Tuesday, 11th November, 2014, 12:29 PM.

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    • #3
      Re : November 22 - Special Rapid

      7 Pre-registered

      Razvan Preotu 2470
      Michael Barron 2308
      Hans Jung 2203
      Brian Fiedler 2199
      Peter Bokhout 1968
      Peter McSherry 1836
      Francisco Torres 1835
      Last edited by Vlad Dobrich; Wednesday, 12th November, 2014, 08:05 PM.

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      • #4
        Re : November 22 - Special Rapid

        10 Pre-registered

        Tomas Krnan 2559
        Peter Vavrak 2484
        Razvan Preotu 2470
        Michael Barron 2308
        Mike Dougherty 2268
        Hans Jung 2203
        Brian Fiedler 2199
        Peter Bokhout 1968
        Peter McSherry 1836
        Francisco Torres 1835
        Last edited by Vlad Dobrich; Wednesday, 12th November, 2014, 08:04 PM.

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        • #5
          Re: Re : November 22 - Special Rapid

          Hi Vlad,

          How many rounds are there for 40 players?

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          • #6
            Re : Re: Re : November 22 - Special Rapid

            Originally posted by Tony Li View Post
            Hi Vlad,

            How many rounds are there for 40 players?
            It's still five rounds, but I will probably use accelerated pairings. David of Strategy Games has offered to do computer pairings.

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            • #7
              Re : November 22 - Special Rapid

              12 Pre-registered


              Tomas Krnan 2559
              Peter Vavrak 2484
              Razvan Preotu 2470
              Victor Plotkin 2427
              Mark Plotkin 2367
              Michael Barron 2308
              Mike Dougherty 2268
              Hans Jung 2203
              Brian Fiedler 2199
              Peter Bokhout 1968
              Peter McSherry 1836
              Francisco Torres 1835

              Last edited by Vlad Dobrich; Wednesday, 12th November, 2014, 08:04 PM.

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              • #8
                Re : November 22 - Special Rapid

                13 Pre-registered

                Tomas Krnan 2559
                Peter Vavrak 2484
                Razvan Preotu 2470
                Victor Plotkin 2427
                Mark Plotkin 2367
                Michael Barron 2308
                Mike Dougherty 2268
                Hans Jung 2203
                Brian Fiedler 2199
                Selva Palanisamy 2055
                Peter Bokhout 1968
                Peter McSherry 1836
                Francisco Torres 1835
                Last edited by Vlad Dobrich; Wednesday, 12th November, 2014, 08:04 PM.

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                • #9
                  Re : November 22 - Special Rapid

                  14 Pre-registered

                  Tomas Krnan 2559
                  Peter Vavrak 2484
                  Razvan Preotu 2470
                  Victor Plotkin 2427
                  Mark Plotkin 2367
                  Michael Barron 2308
                  Mike Dougherty 2268
                  Hans Jung 2203
                  Brian Fiedler 2199
                  Nicholas Vettese 2146
                  Selva Palanisamy 2055
                  Peter Bokhout 1968
                  Peter McSherry 1836
                  Francisco Torres 1835
                  Last edited by Vlad Dobrich; Wednesday, 12th November, 2014, 08:03 PM.

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                  • #10
                    Re : November 22 - Special Rapid

                    15 Pre-registered

                    Tomas Krnan 2559
                    Peter Vavrak 2484
                    Razvan Preotu 2470
                    Victor Plotkin 2427
                    David Cummings 2421
                    Mark Plotkin 2367
                    Michael Barron 2308
                    Mike Dougherty 2268
                    Hans Jung 2203
                    Brian Fiedler 2199
                    Nicholas Vettese 2146
                    Selva Palanisamy 2055
                    Peter Bokhout 1968
                    Peter McSherry 1836
                    Francisco Torres 1835
                    Last edited by Vlad Dobrich; Wednesday, 12th November, 2014, 08:02 PM.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Re : November 22 - Special Rapid

                      This is a bit confusing as we have to play the 15th first, how many are coming then? [I'm not because of work.]

                      Vlad, could you please give the address and start time in your emails for the big event as some irregulars may have not come to your latest location. Thanks.

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                      • #12
                        Re : Re: Re : November 22 - Special Rapid

                        18 Pre-registered

                        Tomas Krnan 2559
                        Peter Vavrak 2484
                        Razvan Preotu 2470
                        Victor Plotkin 2427
                        David Cummings 2421
                        Mark Plotkin 2367
                        Michael Barron 2308
                        Mike Dougherty 2268
                        Hans Jung 2203


                        Brian Fiedler 2199
                        Adam Cormier 2179
                        Nicholas Vettese 2146
                        Selva Palanisamy 2055
                        Peter Bokhout 1968
                        Peter McSherry 1836
                        Francisco Torres 1835
                        Rob Gashgarian 1821
                        Lee Hendon 1753

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                        • #13
                          Re : Re: Re : November 22 - Special Rapid

                          19 Pre-registered

                          Nikolay Noritsyn 2605
                          Tomas Krnan 2559
                          Peter Vavrak 2484
                          Razvan Preotu 2470
                          Victor Plotkin 2427
                          David Cummings 2421
                          Mark Plotkin 2367
                          Michael Barron 2308
                          Mike Dougherty 2268
                          Hans Jung 2203


                          Brian Fiedler 2199
                          Adam Cormier 2179
                          Nicholas Vettese 2146
                          Selva Palanisamy 2055
                          Peter Bokhout 1968
                          Peter McSherry 1836
                          Francisco Torres 1835
                          Rob Gashgarian 1821
                          Lee Hendon 1753

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                          • #14
                            Re: Re : Re: Re : November 22 - Special Rapid

                            Hi Vlad,

                            Is there parking nearby?

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                            • #15
                              Re : Re: Re : Re: Re : November 22 - Special Rapid

                              23 Pre-registered

                              Nikolay Noritsyn 2605
                              Tomas Krnan 2559
                              Peter Vavrak 2484
                              Razvan Preotu 2470
                              Victor Plotkin 2427
                              David Cummings 2421
                              Mark Plotkin 2367
                              Michael Barron 2308
                              Mike Dougherty 2268
                              David Filipovich 2230
                              Yuri Aronov 2214
                              Hans Jung 2203


                              Brian Fiedler 2199
                              Pavel Peev 2180
                              Adam Cormier 2179
                              Nicholas Vettese 2146
                              Selva Palanisamy 2055
                              Bill Evans 1991
                              Peter Bokhout 1968
                              Peter McSherry 1836
                              Francisco Torres 1835
                              Rob Gashgarian 1821
                              Lee Hendon 1753

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