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  • Toronto Rapid Chess Championships, Sat. Dec 5th 2015 - $1500 guaranteed!

    We are happy to announce that Pub Chess Toronto will be hosting the Toronto Rapid Championships at the Madison Ave Pub on December 5th, 2015! Details and pre-registered list are as follows:

    When: Saturday, December 5, 2015, on-site registration 11-11:45 am, round 1- 12pm, finished around 6pm
    Where: The Madison Pub. 14 Madison Ave, Toronto, Canada (One block east from Spadina Station)
    Rounds: 5 rounds. There will be a break between the 3rd and 4th round so players can order food
    Time Control: 20 minutes + 5 sec inc.
    Rating: CFC & Pub Chess Toronto rated.
    Prizes: To be determined. $1,500 guaranteed for prizes, class & sectional prizes awarded. Top senior (50+) - $100
    Sections: Open, U2000, U1600, U1200/unrated
    Entry Fees: Before November 15 - $35; November 15 to 29 - $40; After November 29 - $50; titled players: contact us
    U1200/unrated: Before November 15 - $20; After November 15 - $25
    Contact: Geordie Derraugh at pubchesstoronto@hotmail.com

    Online Payment: https://pubchesstoronto.yapsody.com/...-championships

    Discount Codes ($40 before discount):
    Fmdiscount - $10 off for FIDE masters
    U1200 - rate for u1200 section ($25)

    Perfect score/ Clear first bonuses
    OPEN
    Perfect 5/5 - $250 bonus
    Clear first - $250 bonus

    U2000
    Perfect 5/5 - $50 bonus
    Clear first - $50 bonus

    U1600
    Perfect 5/5 - $50 bonus
    Clear first - $50 bonus

    The prizes are "stackable" so a senior scoring a perfect 5/5 in the open (will also get clear first) wins $250 + $250 + $100 + $400 first prize = $1000

    Pre-Registered:
    Title - Name - CFC rating

    GM Bator Sambuev 2623
    IM Razvan Preotu 2607
    IM Nikolay Noritsyn 2578
    IM Tomas Krnan 2562 (Canadian Champion)
    IM Artiom Samsonkin 2546
    IM Peter Vavrak 2520
    GM Thomas Roussel-Roozman 2465
    FM Victor Plotkin 2427
    IM Kaiqi Yang 2380
    IM Michael Barron 2340
    NM Peter Murray 2289
    NM Richard Chen 2287
    FM Michael Dougherty 2275
    NM Mark Plotkin 2268
    NM Nicholas Vettese 2263
    FM Hans Jung 2225
    NM Ilia Bluvshtein 2221
    NM Sergey Noritsyn 2216
    NM David Lavin 2212
    Wenlu Yu 2205
    Jason Cai 2200
    IM Lawrence Day 2198
    Stephan Tonakanian 2198
    NM Egidijus Zeromskis 2163
    David MacLeod 2147
    Gordon Gooding 2130
    Sasha Starr 2130
    Dmitry Chernik 2117
    Ranel Lauron (2124 FIDE)
    Zehn Nasir 2090
    Daniel Zotkin 2086
    NM Hugh Siddeley 2085
    Federico Austria 2052
    Sergiy Orlov 2036
    Ruoying Xu (2031 FIDE)
    Justin McDonald 2014
    NM Erwin Casareno 1982
    Peter Bokhout 1918
    Yury Cheryachukin 1908
    Jacob Stein 1894
    Armand Mendoza 1872
    Ferdinand Supsup 1856
    Greg Stavropoulos 1766
    Mihao Ganea 1747
    Hooshang Abbarin 1640
    Phil Ter-Mikaelian 1604
    Max Rusonik 1586
    Michael Sharpe 1577
    Bob Armstrong 1570
    Shafkat Ali 1490
    Shabnam Abbarin 1445
    Nicholas Catania 1297
    Peter De Verteuil 1252
    Tony Le 1143
    Angela Ruiz 951
    Ivan Noritsyn 901
    Gannon Lawlor unr
    Jesus Quiroz Urbina unr
    Qi Shi unr
    Alasdair Urquhart unr

    Total: 60

    Website: https://pubchesstoronto.wordpress.com/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PubChessToronto
    Chess.com: http://www.chess.com/groups/home/pub-chess-toronto
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/pubchesstoronto
    Instagram: https://instagram.com/pubchesstoronto/
    Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/Pub-Chess-Toronto/
    Last edited by Geordie Derraugh; Friday, 4th December, 2015, 01:43 PM.

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    Re: Toronto Rapid Chess Championships, Sat. Dec 5th 2015 - $1500 guaranteed!

    You got Lawrence to come. What an accomplishment! Congratulations.

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    • #3
      Re: Toronto Rapid Chess Championships, Sat. Dec 5th 2015 - $1500 guaranteed!

      Yes, Hans, very excited that Lawrence has agreed to play!
      A few updates:

      1) We now have an online payment option available. Important: To receive the discount rate you must use a discount code. If you use a code that does not apply to you, you'll be required to pay the difference on site: https://pubchesstoronto.yapsody.com/...-championships

      Discount Codes:
      Fmdiscount - $10 off for FIDE masters by Nov 29
      U1200 - Rate for u1200 section ($25) by Nov 29

      We ask that you pay online if possible to help ease the onsite registration process. There will be a $10 late fee applied after Nov 29th.

      2) Liza has made chess key chains which we'll be selling for the next few weeks at Pub Chess to raise money for the rapid. One for $3 or two for $5. We'll also be selling some used chess books and magazines

      3) More updates to come shortly, stay tuned!
      Last edited by Geordie Derraugh; Thursday, 19th November, 2015, 10:33 PM.

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      • #4
        Perfect Score / Clear First bonuses

        Great news! Thanks to a generous donation, there will be a perfect score bonus and a clear first bonus in the top 3 sections! There will also be a $100 top senior (over 50 yrs) prize in the Open. Distribution is as follows.

        OPEN
        Perfect 5/5 - $250 bonus
        Clear first - $250 bonus
        Top senior (50+) - $100

        U2000
        Perfect 5/5 - $50 bonus
        Clear first - $50 bonus

        U1600
        Perfect 5/5 - $50 bonus
        Clear first - $50 bonus

        The prizes are "stackable" so a senior scoring a perfect 5/5 in the open (will also get clear first) wins $250 + $250 + $100 + $400 first prize = $1000

        The early bird rate ends on Sunday so register quickly! Online payment link posted above, updated pre-registered list in original post.

        Ladies Play Free at Pub Chess tonight, you can also register & pay for the Toronto rapid tonight. See you there!

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        • #5
          Re: Perfect Score / Clear First bonuses

          Just to clarify: you'll use standard CFC ratings for splitting into sections and for pairings; but events will be rated in the CFC Quick rating system.

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          • #6
            Re: Perfect Score / Clear First bonuses

            Originally posted by Egidijus Zeromskis View Post
            Just to clarify: you'll use standard CFC ratings for splitting into sections and for pairings; but events will be rated in the CFC Quick rating system.
            Hi Egis:

            Not sure you are right.....the flyer asked for registrants to give either a FIDE or CFC rating. I had thought they were going to use the rating type submitted. But I guess, they could ignore that and just use CFC ratings. But people, like me, may have used their FIDE rating to get into a preferred section :)!

            Bob A

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            • #7
              Re: Perfect Score / Clear First bonuses

              Hi Egis, we'll be using the cfc quick rating or pub chess rating for pairings if it's established, the higher of the two if they're both established, or cfc regular or fide+100 as back up and yes we will rate the event with cfc quick ratings. The regular ratings I posted for now since it's most convenient to do on the fly (I'm using Leon Perelman's app, CFC rating tool, highly recommend it)

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              • #8
                Re: Toronto Rapid Chess Championships, Sat. Dec 5th 2015 - $1500 guaranteed!

                Hi all, this is just a reminder that the $5 early bird discount ends today. The pre-reg is looking quite strong. We could use some more U2000 players though! Don't be shy, plenty of section prizes to be won.

                NM Liam Henry will be doing our advanced lecture this week. You can pay for the rapid this Wednesday as well and we have books, magazines and key chains for sale

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                • #9
                  Re: Toronto Rapid Chess Championships, Sat. Dec 5th 2015 - $1500 guaranteed!

                  Geordie, please count me in!

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                  • #10
                    Re: Toronto Rapid Chess Championships, Sat. Dec 5th 2015 - $1500 guaranteed!

                    Originally posted by Geordie Derraugh View Post
                    We are happy to announce that Pub Chess Toronto will be hosting the Toronto Rapid Championships at the Madison Ave Pub on December 5th, 2015! Details and pre-registered list are as follows:

                    When: Saturday, December 5, 2015, on-site registration 11-11:45 am, round 1- 12pm, finished around 6pm
                    Where: The Madison Pub. 14 Madison Ave, Toronto, Canada (One block east from Spadina Station)
                    Rounds: 5 rounds. There will be a break between the 3rd and 4th round so players can order food
                    Time Control: 20 minutes + 5 sec inc.
                    Rating: CFC & Pub Chess Toronto rated.
                    Prizes: To be determined. $1,500 guaranteed for prizes, class & sectional prizes awarded. Top senior (50+) - $100
                    Sections: Open, U2000, U1600, U1200/unrated
                    Entry Fees: Before November 15 - $35; November 15 to 29 - $40; After November 29 - $50; titled players: contact us
                    U1200/unrated: Before November 15 - $20; After November 15 - $25
                    Contact: Geordie Derraugh at pubchesstoronto@hotmail.com

                    Online Payment: https://pubchesstoronto.yapsody.com/...-championships

                    Discount Codes ($40 before discount):
                    Fmdiscount - $10 off for FIDE masters
                    U1200 - rate for u1200 section ($25)

                    Perfect score/ Clear first bonuses
                    OPEN
                    Perfect 5/5 - $250 bonus
                    Clear first - $250 bonus

                    U2000
                    Perfect 5/5 - $50 bonus
                    Clear first - $50 bonus

                    U1600
                    Perfect 5/5 - $50 bonus
                    Clear first - $50 bonus

                    The prizes are "stackable" so a senior scoring a perfect 5/5 in the open (will also get clear first) wins $250 + $250 + $100 + $400 first prize = $1000

                    Pre-Registered:
                    Title - Name - CFC rating

                    GM Bator Sambuev 2623
                    IM Nikolay Noritsyn 2578
                    IM Tomas Krnan 2562 (Canadian Champion)
                    IM Peter Vavrak 2520
                    FM Victor Plotkin 2427
                    IM David Cummings 2412
                    IM Kaiqi Yang 2380
                    IM Michael Barron 2340
                    NM Eddie Urquhart 2282
                    FM Michael Dougherty 2275
                    NM Mark Plotkin 2268
                    NM Nicholas Vettese 2263
                    FM Hans Jung 2225
                    NM Ilia Bluvshtein 2221
                    NM Sergey Noritsyn 2216
                    NM David Lavin 2212
                    Wenlu Yu 2205
                    Jason Cai 2200
                    IM Lawrence Day 2198
                    Stephan Tonakanian 2198
                    NM Egidijus Zeromskis 2163
                    Gordon Gooding 2130
                    Sasha Starr 2130
                    Dmitry Chernik 2117
                    Zehn Nasir 2090
                    NM Hugh Siddeley 2085
                    Sergiy Orlov 2036
                    Ruoying Xu (2031 FIDE)
                    Justin McDonald 2014
                    NM Erwin Casareno 1982
                    Peter Bokhout 1918
                    Yury Cheryachukin 1908
                    Greg Stavropoulos 1766
                    Mihao Ganea 1747
                    Hooshang Abbarin 1640
                    Bob Armstrong 1570
                    Shafkat Ali 1490
                    Shabnam Abbarin 1445
                    Peter De Verteuil 1252
                    Ivan Noritsyn 901
                    Gannon Lawlor unr
                    Qi Shi unr

                    Total: 41

                    Website: https://pubchesstoronto.wordpress.com/
                    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PubChessToronto
                    Chess.com: http://www.chess.com/groups/home/pub-chess-toronto
                    Twitter: https://twitter.com/pubchesstoronto
                    Instagram: https://instagram.com/pubchesstoronto/
                    Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/Pub-Chess-Toronto/
                    Excited about the tournament! 2 weeks away!

                    We sold over 70$ worth of key chains & over 5 books!

                    Thank you to those who are coming and supporting us!

                    All the best,
                    Liza
                    Sincerely,
                    WCM/WNM Yelizaveta Orlova

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                    • #11
                      Re: Toronto Rapid Chess Championships, Sat. Dec 5th 2015 - $1500 guaranteed!

                      Great news! Grandmaster Thomas Roussel-Rouzman has just joined! Check the first post for pre-registered list.

                      Further updates/reminders:
                      - the entry fee goes up next Monday (nov 30th). Register before then to get the $40 rate!
                      - we have the 3rd floor booked and will likely have a room downstairs as well. We'll have our own bartenders/servers and the areas will be away from the noise and music of the other floors
                      - every player will receive a $5 food or drink voucher included in their registration
                      - we will be adjusting the top section cutoff to 2100. Players may still play up at no extra cost
                      - sets & clocks provided

                      RSVP!

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                      • #12
                        Re: Toronto Rapid Chess Championships, Sat. Dec 5th 2015 - $1500 guaranteed!

                        IM Razvan Preotu has thrown his hat in the ring.

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                        • #13
                          Re: Toronto Rapid Chess Championships, Sat. Dec 5th 2015 - $1500 guaranteed!

                          Originally posted by Geordie Derraugh View Post
                          IM Razvan Preotu has thrown his hat in the ring.
                          IM Artiom Samsonkin has also confirmed he will participate in the tournament!
                          Sincerely,
                          WCM/WNM Yelizaveta Orlova

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                          • #14
                            Re: Toronto Rapid Chess Championships, Sat. Dec 5th 2015 - $1500 guaranteed!

                            Only one week to go! Remember to pre-register today or tomorrow to get the $40 rate (pubchesstoronto@hotmail dot com) I'll be updating the list with rapid ratings and divided into sections some time next week.

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                            • #15
                              Re: Toronto Rapid Chess Championships, Sat. Dec 5th 2015 - $1500 guaranteed!

                              Extremely excited about this event!

                              Gofundme project: gofundme.com/torontorapidchess
                              If you'd like to help us raise/add prizes to this event :)
                              Sincerely,
                              WCM/WNM Yelizaveta Orlova

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