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Is playing up a section allowed in this tournament?
Hi Ken,
Thanks for pointing this out. Players can play up a section for a fee of $20 if they are within 100 points of the section cutoff. Example: A player rated 1801 can pay an extra $20 to play in the U2200 section.
I'll make sure this is made clear on the website/flyer.
Thanks for pointing this out. Players can play up a section for a fee of $20 if they are within 100 points of the section cutoff. Example: A player rated 1801 can pay an extra $20 to play in the U2200 section.
I'll make sure this is made clear on the website/flyer.
Tyler
Hi Tyler,
Could you also please provide details on the bye situation.
Could you also please provide details on the bye situation.
Thanks,
Hugh
Hi Hugh,
Sure: Up to two half-point byes can be requested in rounds 1-4, as long as they are requested before the beginning of the tournament. Any other bye requests, or requests after the beginning of the tournament, will be 0-point byes. Withdrawing bye requests during the event will be handled at the discretion of the arbiter.
IM Nikolay Noritsyn 2613
IM Artiom Samsonkin 2550
FM Victor Plotkin 2415
IM Kaiqi Yang 2380
FM Michael Humphreys 2361
Mike Ivanov 2341
Rohan Talukdar 2246
Dave Southam 2226
Sergey Malakhovets 2143
Ruoying Xu 2137
Yongjoo Kim 2130
Wenlu Yu 2127
William Li 2122
Jason Cai 2121
Daniel Wiebe 2096
Younan Ishow 2072 FIDE
Anthony Maulucci 1983
Constance Wang 1971
Zhanhe (Lambert) Liu 1955
Arsen Dervishyan 1866
Anubhav Maulik 1852
Cindy Qiao 1827
Rowan James 1781
Jiarong Zhu 1719
Zhong Zhao 1632
Ronan Uthayakumar 1620
Michael Sharpe 1576
Doug Gillis 1507
Harry (Siqi) Chen 1460
Bogdan Pauna 1445
William Shi 1430
Colin B. Archibald 1372
Joey Qiao 1327
Hazel Guo 1304
Bhavatharshan Jeyakumar 1271
David Shi 1231
Yathushan Jeyakumar 1166
Hassan Pishdad 1153
Larissa Souchko 1146
Rahul Gangolli 1029
Roger Guo 977
Salim Belcadi 701
Kevin Zheng 556
"Where I should call in regards to the upcoming May 21, 2016 Chess Tournament "
Thanks for pointing this out Egis. It seems the flyer listed on the site you linked is outdated. If you are an admin on the site, could you update when you have a moment? http://annexchessclub.com/wp-content...lyer-Draft.pdf
To answer their question, no, we don't accept registration by email without payment. You can register and pay online at our website: http://annexchessclub.com/2016-ontario-open/
Victoria Day weekend is approaching quickly! Next Monday (May 16) is the last day you can register before the entry fee goes up $10. Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
Pre-registered list attached:
IM Nikolay Noritsyn 2613
IM Artiom Samsonkin 2550
FM Victor Plotkin 2415
IM Kaiqi Yang 2380
FM Michael Humphreys 2361
Mike Ivanov 2341
Rohan Talukdar 2246
Jim Zhao 2234
Sean Lei 2231
Dave Southam 2226
Jonathan Yu 2226
Hairan Liang 2188* (byes 3,4)
Lali Agbabishvili 2154
Gordon Gooding 2147
Sergey Malakhovets 2143
Ruoying Xu 2137
Yongjoo Kim 2130
Wenlu Yu 2127
William Li 2122
Jason Cai 2121
Daniel Wiebe 2096
Younan Ishow 2072 FIDE
Anthony Maulucci 1983
Constance Wang 1971
Zhanhe (Lambert) Liu 1955
Ralph Deline 1891
Arsen Dervishyan 1866
Anubhav Maulik 1852
Rowan James 1781
Glenn Giffen 1725
Jiarong Zhu 1719
Shafkat Ali 1660
Richard Wing 1644
Dorian Kang 1638
Zhong Zhao 1632
Ronan Uthayakumar 1620
Jonathan Hay 1619
Michael Sharpe 1576
Robert James Beaubien 1574
Lorne Gula 1553
Doug Gillis 1507
Harry (Siqi) Chen 1460
Bogdan Pauna 1445
William Shi 1430
Brian Hanratty 1415
Austin Xie 1406
Harry Liu 1400
Colin B. Archibald 1372
Hazel Guo 1304
Russell Super 1303
Mark Bercovici 1300
Bhavatharshan Jeyakumar 1271
David Shi 1231
Yathushan Jeyakumar 1166
Hassan Pishdad 1153
Larissa Souchko 1146
Christopher Xiang 1058
Rahul Gangolli 1029 (bye 2)
Roger Guo 977
Eric Pei 890
Brenden Elton Campbell 841
Salim Belcadi 701
Kevin Zheng 556
Reza Anghaie UNR
Jared Gula UNR
Adam Siegel UNR
Bump. Added a few more names, and should have a few more to add later today.
Crown
IM Nikolay Noritsyn 2613
IM Artiom Samsonkin 2550
FM Shiyam Thavandiran 2459
FM Victor Plotkin 2415
IM Kaiqi Yang 2380
FM Michael Humphreys 2361
Mike Ivanov 2341
Mark Plotkin 2286
Rohan Talukdar 2246
Jim Zhao 2234
Sean Lei 2231
Dave Southam 2226
Jonathan Yu 2226
Hairan Liang 2188* (byes 3,4)
U2200
Lali Agbabishvili 2154
Gordon Gooding 2147
Sergey Malakhovets 2143
Ruoying Xu 2137
Yongjoo Kim 2130
Wenlu Yu 2127
William Li 2122
Jason Cai 2121
Daniel Wiebe 2096
Corin Schneider 2085
Younan Ishow 2072 FIDE
Anthony Maulucci 1983
Constance Wang 1971
Zhanhe (Lambert) Liu 1955
U1900
Ralph Deline 1891
Arsen Dervishyan 1866
Anubhav Maulik 1852
Rowan James 1781
Glenn Giffen 1725
Jiarong Zhu 1719
Emanuel Pantazi 1701
Shafkat Ali 1660
Richard Wing 1644
Dorian Kang 1638
Zhong Zhao 1632
Ronan Uthayakumar 1620
Jonathan Hay 1619
Adam Siegel UNR
U1600
Michael Sharpe 1576
Robert James Beaubien 1574
Lorne Gula 1553
Doug Gillis 1507
Harry (Siqi) Chen 1460
Bogdan Pauna 1445
William Shi 1430
Brian Hanratty 1415
Austin Xie 1406
Billy Carroll 1404
Harry Liu 1400
Colin B. Archibald 1372
Hazel Guo 1304
Russell Super 1303
Mark Bercovici 1300
Bhavatharshan Jeyakumar 1271
David Shi 1231
Yathushan Jeyakumar 1166
Hassan Pishdad 1153
Larissa Souchko 1146
Christopher Xiang 1058
Rahul Gangolli 1029 (byes 2.3)
Roger Guo 977
Eric Pei 890
Brenden Elton Campbell 841
Salim Belcadi 701
Kevin Zheng 556
Reza Anghaie UNR
Jared Gula UNR
We're pleased to announce that GM Sambuev will be attending. Some other names added as well:
Crown
GM Bator Sambuev 2645
IM Nikolay Noritsyn 2613
IM Artiom Samsonkin 2550
FM Shiyam Thavandiran 2459
FM Victor Plotkin 2415
IM Kaiqi Yang 2380
FM Michael Humphreys 2361
Mike Ivanov 2341
Matthew Nicholson 2329 (bye 3)
Mark Plotkin 2286
Rohan Talukdar 2246
Jim Zhao 2234
Sean Lei 2231
Dave Southam 2226
Jonathan Yu 2226
Hairan Liang 2188* (byes 3,4)
Jason Cai 2121*
U2200
Pi Nasir 2164
Lali Agbabishvili 2154
Gordon Gooding 2147
Sergey Malakhovets 2143
Dmitry Chernik 2142 (bye 3)
Ruoying Xu 2137
Yongjoo Kim 2130
Wenlu Yu 2127
William Li 2122
Daniel Wiebe 2096
Corin Schneider 2085
Younan Ishow 2072 FIDE
Anthony Maulucci 1983
Constance Wang 1971
Zhanhe (Lambert) Liu 1955
U1900
Ralph Deline 1891
Arsen Dervishyan 1866
Anubhav Maulik 1852
Tigran Ghazarian 1783
Rowan James 1781
Glenn Giffen 1725
Alan Safar Ramoutar 1719 FIDE
Jiarong Zhu 1719
Emanuel Pantazi 1701
Shafkat Ali 1660
Kylie Tan 1646 (bye 3)
Richard Wing 1644
Dorian Kang 1638
Zhong Zhao 1632
Ronan Uthayakumar 1620
Jonathan Hay 1619
Adam Siegel UNR
U1600
Michael Sharpe 1576
Robert James Beaubien 1574
Lorne Gula 1553
Doug Gillis 1507
Harry (Siqi) Chen 1460
Bogdan Pauna 1445
William Shi 1430
Brian Hanratty 1415
Austin Xie 1406
Billy Carroll 1404
Harry Liu 1400
Colin B. Archibald 1372
Emma He 1372
Hazel Guo 1304
Russell Super 1303
Mark Bercovici 1300
Bhavatharshan Jeyakumar 1271
David Shi 1231
Yathushan Jeyakumar 1166
Hassan Pishdad 1153
Larissa Souchko 1146
Christopher Xiang 1058
Rahul Gangolli 1029 (byes 2,3)
Roger Guo 977
Eric Pei 890
Brenden Elton Campbell 841
Salim Belcadi 701
Kevin Zheng 556
Reza Anghaie UNR
Jared Gula UNR
Bharath Ramesh UNR
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