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Pub Chess this Wednesday, July 29th at the Madison
The perfect score bonus is now at $30! Please pre-register by email to pubchesstoronto@hotmail (.com) See pre-registered/RSVP list in the next post.
Price: $20 for tournament, $10 for casual play (includes free drink ticket) Time: Lecture at 6:15pm, casual games/blitz tournament 7-10pm Registration: Pre-register to pubchesstoronto@hotmail (.com) Location: Madison Ave Pub, 14 Madison Ave, Toronto
2 min NE of Spadina station Time control: 5 min 2 sec inc, 5 double rounds (Play opponent white & black) Sections: Players divided into 2 to 4 sections depending on turnout, may "play up" Prizes: Based on entries, overall prizes & class prizes awarded Perfect Score Bonus: $30 in top section
Wednesday Food/Drink Specials at the Madison:
- 50% off appetizers from 5-8PM
- Wings 5$ per 1lb
- 4$ 2 oz mixed drinks
Re: Pub Chess this Wednesday, July 29th at the Madison
Pre-registered/Rsvp list
IM Peter Vavrak 2520
Mark Plotkin 2248
John Upper 2050
Justin McDonald 2014
Josh Sherman 1917
Will Rutherdale 1588
Peter De Verteuil 1252
Cory Amon 1100
Gannon Lawlor
Brad Arsenault
Ilkin Gambar
Ayoub Hcm
James Suave
+ 4 maybes
Last edited by Geordie Derraugh; Wednesday, 29th July, 2015, 03:09 PM.
Great news, IM Peter Vavrak will be our guest speaker on Wednesday! Lecture begins at 6:15pm and cost is included in the usual pub chess fees ($20 for blitz, $10 for casual). The lecture will be on "Learning Ideas from Classical Games"
WNM Liza Orlova will be giving a lecture for beginners also at 6:15pm.
Peter is an International Master from Slovakia now living in Toronto. He won the 2006 Edmonton International and the 2008 Sloviakian Championships! He has 2 GM norms and achieved a peak FIDE rating of 2489.
@Vlad - got your email, just sent you a reply
Last edited by Geordie Derraugh; Monday, 27th July, 2015, 11:31 PM.
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