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NORTH AMERICAN
YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 THROUGH THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2016
Caesars Windsor
377 Riverside Dr E, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9A 7H7
9 round youth chess tournament with IM title, IM norms, FM titles and other FIDE titles available. FIDE and CFC rated. To determine North American youth champions in age and gender groups U18 (under 18 on January 1st, 2016), U16, U14, U12, U10, U08, U18F, U16F, U14F, U12F, U10F, U08F FIDE trainers course to run at the same time as the tournament.
Time Control: Game in 90 minutes plus 30 second increment per move. Canadian players living in Canada must have a valid CFC junior membership.
SCHEDULE:
Schedule: Round 1 Sunday, August 7, 3:00 pm
Monday, August 8, Round 2: 10:00 am Round 3: 3:00 pm
Tuesday, August 9, Round 4, 10:00 am Round 5: 3:00 pm
Wednesday, August 10, Round 6, 10:00 am Round 7: 3:00 pm
Thursday, August 11, Round 8, 10:00 am, Round 9: 3:00 pm
While it is possible to take up to three half point byes and they will counted as half point byes in the CFC rating system they will be counted as zero point byes in the FIDE system and taking a bye will likely negate any opportunity for a FIDE title.
Chief Arbiter: IA Aris Marghetis
TITLES:
U18: Gold (1st, on Tie-Breaks, if Necessary) – IM/WIM Title
1st Equal (down to 3rd place on tie-breaks) – IM/WIM Norm Silver & Bronze (2nd and 3rd on Tie-Breaks, if Necessary) – FM Title
U16: Gold – IM/WIM Norm 1st Equal (down to 3rd place on tie-breaks)– FM Title Silver & Bronze CM Title
U14 & U12: Gold – FM Title Silver & Bronze – CM Title
U10 & U8: First Equal (down to 3rd place on tie-breaks), Silver & Bronze – CM Title
HST. Apparently for youth events run by non-profit organizations where the bulk (defined as over 50%) of the participants are under 14 years of age the revenues and activities are exempt from HST. We will be looking for a written ruling from the Canada Revenue Agency but until then we will be working on the assumption that we are exempt.
$65 U.S. facility fee for those not staying in the official hotel. Waived for local players (defined as metropolitan Windsor, Detroit area and nearby Michigan players). Why the extra fee? Caesars Windsor is providing us with $100,000 in meeting space. It is doing so on the understanding that we will be encouraging people to stay in their hotel which is a very nice hotel. IF these tournaments are successful from the point of view of all stakeholders this will likely lead to many more tournaments at this same site under similar conditions which are very favourable to the players and the organizers.
Why is this fee waived for local players? Mainly because the the parents, older brothers and sisters and coaches of the local players are the ones who are taking the risk on this tournament and are the army of volunteers you will be seeing every day making sure that this is a wonderful experience for everyone involved. No one involved in the organization of this tournament is making a profit and are taking some significant financial risks.
Why are the tournament entry fees denominated in U.S. dollars? Mainly to reduce our currency risk. There are significant fees and costs associated with this tournament which are denominated in U.S. dollars. We are mitigating the risk factors. Canadians please register early as the situation with the currency only appears to be getting worse from the point of view of Canadians. Of course, for our U.S. players this means that your costs to attend these tournaments are going down from your point of view and you should be able to get some good bargains when you go shopping in Windsor between and after the rounds.
Early Entry fee: $100 U.S.(or $140 Canadian funds) until March 31st, 2016.
April 1st to April 30th, 2016 = $130 USD
May 1 - June 30: $150 USD
July 1 - July 31st: $170 USD
August 1 - August 6th: $190 USD
After August 6: $200 USD
Rosters for official players need to be provided to the organizers by June 1st, 2016.
Roster changes after June 2nd will be charged $20 USD for each change.
TOURNAMENT ONLINE REGISTRATION:
https://onlineregistration.cc/tournaments/index.php
If you don't have a CFC rating make sure that you specify "new" in the CFC ID field. This will allow you to register. The registration system seems to work best on a new computer. If you are using Windows XP or Vista you may experience some problems. You can also register by email or regular mail.
TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION BY EMAIL OR BY POST:
Full details are available on WindsorChess.org. Paypal account to accept entries is set up in name of Windsor Chess with info@windsorchess.org as email. Checks for the appropriate amounts in U.S. or Canadian funds can be sent to:
Windsor Chess
c/o Vlad Drkulec
1725 Calvary Crt,
Tecumseh, Ontario,
Canada N8N 4X1
Send PayPal payments to: info@windsorchess.org
Please include Name, CFC ID, FIDE ID and USCF ID and Ratings if applicable and section that you wish to play in
HOTEL ONLINE AND TELEPHONE REGISTRATION:
You can click on the following link to reserve a room at Caesars Windsor. We encourage you to do so early so that we have an idea of how many people are coming to the party. If we find out early that more people are coming we will probably increase our room block size. If we find out that the tournament will be smaller than we expected rooms will released back to the hotel for sale. If you decide to register later, this is a busy time of the year for all hotels. They will sell out. Rooms at Caesars routinely go for $279 per night or at least they do when the hotel gets busy. We know because we looked at organizing a February tournament and that's how much people would need to pay to stay in the hotel.
http://www.totalrewards.com/hotel-re...upCode=ANY0807
Caesars Group Code for NAYCC is ANY0807
1-800-991-7777
Special Room Rate for Canadian Youth Chess Championship, Canadian Open and North American Youth Chess Championship:
$129.00 Canadian ($88.79 US at current exchange rate Jan 15th) week night double occupancy room Sun through Thursday
$149.00 Canadian ($102.56 US at today’s exchange rate) weekend double occupancy room Fri, Sat All Hotel prices do not include applicable taxes. These are reduced rates as they have waived the $10 per night resort fee and the $5 reservation fee.
For each of these tournaments we expect to be holding many side events including bughouse, blitz and lectures by noted chess personalities GMs, IMs, FMs, NMs. There will be $10 to $20 fees for side events all of which will be free to players staying in the official hotel Caesars Windsor a four diamond luxury destination.
YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 THROUGH THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2016
Caesars Windsor
377 Riverside Dr E, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9A 7H7
9 round youth chess tournament with IM title, IM norms, FM titles and other FIDE titles available. FIDE and CFC rated. To determine North American youth champions in age and gender groups U18 (under 18 on January 1st, 2016), U16, U14, U12, U10, U08, U18F, U16F, U14F, U12F, U10F, U08F FIDE trainers course to run at the same time as the tournament.
Time Control: Game in 90 minutes plus 30 second increment per move. Canadian players living in Canada must have a valid CFC junior membership.
SCHEDULE:
Schedule: Round 1 Sunday, August 7, 3:00 pm
Monday, August 8, Round 2: 10:00 am Round 3: 3:00 pm
Tuesday, August 9, Round 4, 10:00 am Round 5: 3:00 pm
Wednesday, August 10, Round 6, 10:00 am Round 7: 3:00 pm
Thursday, August 11, Round 8, 10:00 am, Round 9: 3:00 pm
While it is possible to take up to three half point byes and they will counted as half point byes in the CFC rating system they will be counted as zero point byes in the FIDE system and taking a bye will likely negate any opportunity for a FIDE title.
Chief Arbiter: IA Aris Marghetis
TITLES:
U18: Gold (1st, on Tie-Breaks, if Necessary) – IM/WIM Title
1st Equal (down to 3rd place on tie-breaks) – IM/WIM Norm Silver & Bronze (2nd and 3rd on Tie-Breaks, if Necessary) – FM Title
U16: Gold – IM/WIM Norm 1st Equal (down to 3rd place on tie-breaks)– FM Title Silver & Bronze CM Title
U14 & U12: Gold – FM Title Silver & Bronze – CM Title
U10 & U8: First Equal (down to 3rd place on tie-breaks), Silver & Bronze – CM Title
HST. Apparently for youth events run by non-profit organizations where the bulk (defined as over 50%) of the participants are under 14 years of age the revenues and activities are exempt from HST. We will be looking for a written ruling from the Canada Revenue Agency but until then we will be working on the assumption that we are exempt.
$65 U.S. facility fee for those not staying in the official hotel. Waived for local players (defined as metropolitan Windsor, Detroit area and nearby Michigan players). Why the extra fee? Caesars Windsor is providing us with $100,000 in meeting space. It is doing so on the understanding that we will be encouraging people to stay in their hotel which is a very nice hotel. IF these tournaments are successful from the point of view of all stakeholders this will likely lead to many more tournaments at this same site under similar conditions which are very favourable to the players and the organizers.
Why is this fee waived for local players? Mainly because the the parents, older brothers and sisters and coaches of the local players are the ones who are taking the risk on this tournament and are the army of volunteers you will be seeing every day making sure that this is a wonderful experience for everyone involved. No one involved in the organization of this tournament is making a profit and are taking some significant financial risks.
Why are the tournament entry fees denominated in U.S. dollars? Mainly to reduce our currency risk. There are significant fees and costs associated with this tournament which are denominated in U.S. dollars. We are mitigating the risk factors. Canadians please register early as the situation with the currency only appears to be getting worse from the point of view of Canadians. Of course, for our U.S. players this means that your costs to attend these tournaments are going down from your point of view and you should be able to get some good bargains when you go shopping in Windsor between and after the rounds.
Early Entry fee: $100 U.S.(or $140 Canadian funds) until March 31st, 2016.
April 1st to April 30th, 2016 = $130 USD
May 1 - June 30: $150 USD
July 1 - July 31st: $170 USD
August 1 - August 6th: $190 USD
After August 6: $200 USD
Rosters for official players need to be provided to the organizers by June 1st, 2016.
Roster changes after June 2nd will be charged $20 USD for each change.
TOURNAMENT ONLINE REGISTRATION:
https://onlineregistration.cc/tournaments/index.php
If you don't have a CFC rating make sure that you specify "new" in the CFC ID field. This will allow you to register. The registration system seems to work best on a new computer. If you are using Windows XP or Vista you may experience some problems. You can also register by email or regular mail.
TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION BY EMAIL OR BY POST:
Full details are available on WindsorChess.org. Paypal account to accept entries is set up in name of Windsor Chess with info@windsorchess.org as email. Checks for the appropriate amounts in U.S. or Canadian funds can be sent to:
Windsor Chess
c/o Vlad Drkulec
1725 Calvary Crt,
Tecumseh, Ontario,
Canada N8N 4X1
Send PayPal payments to: info@windsorchess.org
Please include Name, CFC ID, FIDE ID and USCF ID and Ratings if applicable and section that you wish to play in
HOTEL ONLINE AND TELEPHONE REGISTRATION:
You can click on the following link to reserve a room at Caesars Windsor. We encourage you to do so early so that we have an idea of how many people are coming to the party. If we find out early that more people are coming we will probably increase our room block size. If we find out that the tournament will be smaller than we expected rooms will released back to the hotel for sale. If you decide to register later, this is a busy time of the year for all hotels. They will sell out. Rooms at Caesars routinely go for $279 per night or at least they do when the hotel gets busy. We know because we looked at organizing a February tournament and that's how much people would need to pay to stay in the hotel.
http://www.totalrewards.com/hotel-re...upCode=ANY0807
Caesars Group Code for NAYCC is ANY0807
1-800-991-7777
Special Room Rate for Canadian Youth Chess Championship, Canadian Open and North American Youth Chess Championship:
$129.00 Canadian ($88.79 US at current exchange rate Jan 15th) week night double occupancy room Sun through Thursday
$149.00 Canadian ($102.56 US at today’s exchange rate) weekend double occupancy room Fri, Sat All Hotel prices do not include applicable taxes. These are reduced rates as they have waived the $10 per night resort fee and the $5 reservation fee.
For each of these tournaments we expect to be holding many side events including bughouse, blitz and lectures by noted chess personalities GMs, IMs, FMs, NMs. There will be $10 to $20 fees for side events all of which will be free to players staying in the official hotel Caesars Windsor a four diamond luxury destination.
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