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WHEN: Saturday, Nov 19th 2016
Check-in and payment on Sat 9:00-9:45 am
Registration on site after 9:45am may not be guaranteed first round pairing
Rounds approx. start times: 10:00am, 11:15pm, Lunch, 1:30pm, 2:45pm, 4pm or ASAP
WHERE: Hilton Garden Inn Burlington
985 Syscon Road, Burlington, ON, L7L 5S3
SECTIONS ELITE UNDER 2000 UNDER 1600 & UNRATED
PRIZES CASH CASH & TROPHIES TROPHIES
ENTRY FEE
by NOV12th $50 $50 $50
CFC RATED YES YES YES
Note: Can play up next section for $10 extra if within 100 rating points
TIME CONTROL: 30min SD
ORGANIZERS: Bob Gillanders (TD) and Gordon Gooding
BONUS: PREREGISTER BY NOV 12TH AND GET A FREE SOUP AND SANDWICH LUNCH ON SITE!
Registration fee after Nov 12th is $60 and does not include free lunch
Additional lunches for non-participants can be purchased in advance for $20 by Nov 12th
Who doesnt like free food? I realize there are lots of other tourneys between now and Nov 19th but please dont forget about this one day active in Burlington.
Just a few more weeks to the Burlington Active tourney, Nov 19th. Please remember the early bird registration lunch offer as stated above. Have a good one and play well. Active ratings will be used.
Why put anyone through that when you can just choose option 18 on the DGT North American clock (the blue one) and get 25min + 5 sec delay?
Yes it is a little old school and it may make messy ends of games. Notice though the arbiter has the right to not use quickplay finishes rules by announcing at the start of the tourney. I wanted to keep a tighter schedule in the hopes of freeing up time for either, another chess tournament ! (BLitz) or having a lecture after the tourney. By the way, do you know anyone who is interested in doing a lecture at my tournament in the evening?
There is also the option of not getting into a whack a mole situation in the first place. Could it not be considered a little bit of a finesse in active play to be practical with your time and chess abilities. The cream rises to the top, most of the time :).
Hi there, 8 days for the free lunch offer included in the entry fee to the Burlington Active Chess Tournament on November 19th. I might be selling off more of my chess books. Some players got a sweet deal at the hamilton tourney in August for some of my books. Who knows, you may get one too. Hope to see you then.
The entries are coming in but still just a reminder to register by this Saturday, Nov12th, for the Burlington Active chess tournament, Nov 19th, if you want to get a free lunch on game day at no extra charge. Notice how I was being redundant with 'free' and 'at no extra charge'. Pretty spiffy marketing right?! Okay maybe ?? in chess notation but I did get your attention! After Nov 12th, the entry is $60 and no lunch included, period. Time is ticking. I would like a shot at revenge for my stumblings at Guelph. Hope to hear from you soon.
Hi all. Three/ or is it four? Fide Masters and one Grandmaster have signed on to the Burlington Active Tournament. The free lunch offer expires tomorrow and I am working on another special offer for those who register before 12:00am Nov 13th. Want to know what it is? You will have to wait till about 8:30 tomorrow night to find out. But remember, this offer will also be gone Nov 13th onwards. Decisions, decisions.
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