Canadian University Chess Championships, Jan 14-15, 2017

[Matthew Blake]

Canadian University Chess Championships

January 14-15, 2017
IGAB Atrium, University of Western Ontario (London)
5 Round Swiss

http://westernchessclub.com/cucc

2 SECTIONS: Open, Reserves (Average Team Rating Below 1800 CFC)

Eligibility: All players must be university students or staff members.

All players must be CFC members (Non current members may register at the event)

Tournament Format:
• 5 rounds of Team Swiss (Teams of 4 players)
• Teams are allowed but not required to have a substitute fifth player on their team
• Teams may substitute the fifth player as they please
• The board order must be locked before round 1
Team formation should respect the order of strength

Registration: 9:00-9:30am

Round Times: Saturday 9:30am, 1:30pm, 5:30pm, Sunday 10:00am, 2:30pm

Time Control: All rounds G/75 + 30 sec

Tournament Arbiter: Head TD Brian Clarke, Co- Arbiter Frank Dixon

Entry Fees: On or before December 11, 2016:
$120 for the first team, $100 for additional teams

On or before January 6, 2017:
$130 for the first team, $110 for additional teams

On or before January 12, 2017:
$150 for the first team, $120 for additional teams

Prizes:
Signed chess sets by World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen
The University Cup

Hotel options and all other information is posted on our website.


Register Now at: http://westernchessclub.com/cucc

[Fred McKim]

Re: Canadian University Chess Championships, Jan 14-15, 2017

Out of curiousity : Are P/T students, faculty, staff allowed

[Matthew Blake]

Re: Canadian University Chess Championships, Jan 14-15, 2017

Out of curiousity : Are P/T students, faculty, staff allowed

Yes, they most certainly are. :D

[Matthew Blake]

Re: Canadian University Chess Championships, Jan 14-15, 2017

Just a friendly reminder, the early bird entry fee of $120 for the first team and $100 for subsequent teams is lapsing on Monday. If you want to save some money, take advantage and register your teams this weekend!

[Matthew Blake]

Re: Canadian University Chess Championships, Jan 14-15, 2017

The Western Chess & Go Club is set to host the Canadian University Chess Championship (CUCC), 2017. Players of all skill levels will gather in London Ontario on January 14th and 15th to compete for the prestigious Queen's Cup. Last year, the A Section title was won by the University of Toronto.We anticipate fierce competition for the 2017 title. The B section is full of enthusiasts, up-and-comers and total newcomers to competitive chess. We are incredibly honoured to announce that, so far, 24 teams have registered! On behalf of the Western Chess & Go Club, we would like to wish all participants all the best in representing your respective universities during this competitive, fun and rewarding experience. Safe travels and we look forward to seeing you all on the 14th and 15th of January in London, Ontario for the 2017 CUCC!

Check out our webpages at:
http://westernchessclub.com/cucc
https://www.facebook.com/WesternChessClub/

Here is this weekend's Canadian University Chess Championships player list so far.



University of Western Ontario

Championship:

1. David Itkin - 2276
2. Kevin Gibson - 2189
3. Richard Leu - 2083
4. Ross Cunningham - 1911

Reserves:

1. Matthew Blake - 1754
2. Jill Ding - 1801
3. Tony Huang - 1747
4. Enoch Lam – 1305

1. Berkin Cetin - 771
2. Yunpeng Liang - unrated
3. Ryan Ting - 1513
4. Bowen Zhang - 1300

1. Rong Xuan Zang - unrated
2. Elias Bacarro - unrated
3. Jonathan Zhao - unrated
4. Gautam Gupta - unrated

1. Rami Abou-Shamallah - 1388
2. Luqman Azhar - unrated
3. Mathew Grenier - unrated
4. Ali Balbaa - unrated
Sub: Zexi Wu- 1164


University of Ottawa

Championship:

1. Zachary Dukic - 2078
2. Francesco Dunne - 2118
3. Richard Moulton – 1742
4. Sebastian Tansil – 1401


Reserves:

1. Maged Kadri – 1447
2. Michael Tan - unrated
3. Troy Dana - unrated
4. Jonah Poplove - unrated



University of Waterloo

Championship:

1. Joey Qin – 2481
2. Tony Lin – 2255
3. Owen Qian – 2177
4. Justin D'Souza - 1864


Reserves:

1. Alfred Dagan – 1741
2. James Nah – 1556
3. Brandon Fong - 1504
4. Yinshu Chen – unrated

1. Yishu Meng – 1660
2. Damen Nyland - unrated
3. Akshay Budhkar - unrated
4. Daniel Zhang - unrated



McMaster University

Championship:

1. Adam Adriaanse - 2078
2. Sasha Kheyson - 1548
3. Harold Hunter - 1615
4. Vincent Hou - unrated


Reserves:

1. Daniel Shi – 1469
2. Nikesh Patel – 1552
3. Alvin Leenus – 1238
4. Nikhil Patel - 1071

1. Andrew Leber – 1275
2. Alex Hung - unrated
3. Ethan MacDonald - unrated
4. Shea Cardozo - unrated


Carleton University

Championship:

1. Mate Marinkovic – 2261
2. Sam Marin – 2141
3. Stefan Lanceman - 1881
4. Lazar Llic – 1509


Brock University

Reserves:

1. Matt Cornett - 1292
2. Josh Martin - unrated
3. David Lam - unrated
4. Javon Luke - unrated


University of Toronto

4 Teams
(Player info unavailable)


McGill University

3 Teams
(Player info unavailable)


Queens University

3 Teams
(Player info unavailable)

[Alex Ferreira]

Re: Canadian University Chess Championships, Jan 14-15, 2017

University of Toronto

4 Teams
(Player info unavailable)

Hi Matt,

Our teams are not fully finalized yet, but to facilitate the organizer's and arbiter's work, here are our players:

Mike Ivanov 2361
Llyod Mai 2353
Christopher Knox 2312
Mark Plotkin 2282
James Fu 2228
Zehn Nasir 2202
Stephen Ye 2100
Karl Lizhe Cui 1775
Emerich (Jimmy) Bartha 1573
Sowjanya Sowrirajan 1561
Peter Vuong 1542
John Venner 1526
Deparse Cottrell 1522
Jonathan Moore 1361
Jeffrey Qiu 1291
Haoyu Huang NA
Jonathan Wang NA
Shekhar Sharma NA


There may be one or two more players.
Note that they are NOT in teams / board order. I deliberately placed them in rating order. The final details will be sent to you soon I am hoping.


Alex Ferreira