Knightfall Chess Association??

[Mathieu Cloutier]

Re: Knightfall Chess Association??

Bunch of nerds hunting down another bunch of nerds!

What could possibly go wrong? :p

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

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Suspicious? Maybe the guys just want to play some chess?

Look at this: http://www.kijiji.ca/v-events/city-o...pen/1233132035

With that price fund people should be not the first time organizers, and more or less known at the Toronto chess scene, and they would announce it here not at kijiji LOL

[John Coleman]

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From the tournament FAQ "The tournament director in charge of the Bobby Fischer Memorial Open is Abdi Hassan".

Not that that helps much... who is Abdi Hassan? Is the same guy who is president of the Somali Chess Federation?

[Rahul Gangolli]

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So I actually went up to Suite 5700 and there is no signage on the door. It just says Suite 5700 and it appears the suite is occupied by several groups of people (there is no distinct tenant it appears). There were people sitting in cubicles and other people who looked like they were waiting for a job interview. I asked the receptionist if there was a Knightfall Chess Association at the location. She said yes but there was no one around for me to speak to. She asked me for my contact information and I gave her my name and phone number. That was it. So we will see what happens.....

The other curious point is the location of this tournament: St. George Campus (UofT). That campus has several different buildings....so its not the most exact location....unless I am missing something...

[Mathieu Cloutier]

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So it's an elaborated version of the Nigera 419 scam? I'd give them credit for originality.

[Rahul Gangolli]

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Perhaps this is just someone organizing a tournament for the first time (hence the opaque information) but I've never come across this before where a tournament venue is chosen thats as vague as this (St. George Campus...ok but where exactly on the 'campus'?) and where the contact details appear inconveniently offered....you would think with less than a month before this tournament stuff like this would get ironed out...

Anyways...good luck to the organizer and those who end up going ....at least there's free pizza.

[Ken MacDonald]

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Perhaps this is just someone organizing a tournament for the first time (hence the opaque information) but I've never come across this before where a tournament venue is chosen thats as vague as this (St. George Campus...ok but where exactly on the 'campus'?) and where the contact details appear inconveniently offered....you would think with less than a month before this tournament stuff like this would get ironed out...

Anyways...good luck to the organizer and those who end up going ....at least there's free pizza.

Or, perhaps it is a scam??? Or a joke on the readers and the CFC???

Ask yourself, "Would you be sending cash to this event at this point?"

[Tom O'Donnell]

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So I actually went up to Suite 5700 and there is no signage on the door. It just says Suite 5700 and it appears the suite is occupied by several groups of people (there is no distinct tenant it appears). There were people sitting in cubicles and other people who looked like they were waiting for a job interview. I asked the receptionist if there was a Knightfall Chess Association at the location. She said yes but there was no one around for me to speak to. She asked me for my contact information and I gave her my name and phone number. That was it. So we will see what happens.....

The other curious point is the location of this tournament: St. George Campus (UofT). That campus has several different buildings....so its not the most exact location....unless I am missing something...

Thanks for taking the initiative and doing this.

[John Coleman]

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I see on their ad that the discounted entry fee is for entries before February 8th - today. I wonder how many entries they have.

[Bob Gillanders]

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I have deleted their listing until we have greater transparency.

[Bob Gillanders]

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I have deleted their listing until we have greater transparency.

I received a call from Knightfall Chess Association this afternoon. All is good.
We will be reposting their tournament shortly. :)

[John Upper]

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I received a call from Knightfall Chess Association this afternoon. All is good.
We will be reposting their tournament shortly. :)

I'm suspicious.

Their site says, "This event will be held at the University of Toronto St. George campus (The Great hall). "

At the UofT The Great Hall means the one at Hart House (where Alex F. runs his events).

I just phoned Hart House, and they have no booking for the hall on March 5.

In addition, their site says "Our organizers and directors listed above are CFC members", but none of the four people listed are current CFC members, and two of them do not seem to ever have been CFC members.

If I was in Toronto and considering playing, I might show up -- but where? -- and would definitely NOT send $ to enter this event.

[Hugh Brodie]

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Their FAQ also states:

"Question: What happens if there is a venue change?

A change in the venue of an event is unlikely, but if such event does occur, the tournament will take place at 918 bathurst (8 mins away from U of T). We aim to not have this happen, but for any situations out of our control, we will contact all players about such change ahead of time. "

That's the Annex CC, isn't it? Are they aware of anything?

[Bob Gillanders]

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I'm suspicious.

Their site says, "This event will be held at the University of Toronto St. George campus (The Great hall). "

At the UofT The Great Hall means the one at Hart House (where Alex F. runs his events).

I just phoned Hart House, and they have no booking for the hall on March 5.

In addition, their site says "Our organizers and directors listed above are CFC members", but none of the four people listed are current CFC members, and two of them do not seem to ever have been CFC members.

If I was in Toronto and considering playing, I might show up -- but where? -- and would definitely NOT send $ to enter this event.

Thanks John. Now I am totally pissed.
They phoned me, they told me they would add names on their website and posters, that most of them were or former CFC members, yadda yadda yadda, now I am not so sure. Would somebody please vouch for these guys. If not, their posting is going to be pulled again.

Their names are:

Abdi Hassan
Ronnie Ho
Daniel Akif
Shahbaz Balouchi

An interesting note:
They mention that in case of a venue change, it would be at 918 Bathurst St.
Is that not the site for Annex Chess Club?

[Ken MacDonald]

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Thanks John. Now I am totally pissed.
They phoned me, they told me they would add names on their website and posters, that most of them were or former CFC members, yadda yadda yadda, now I am not so sure. Would somebody please vouch for these guys. If not, their posting is going to be pulled again.

Their names are:

Abdi Hassan
Ronnie Ho
Daniel Akif
Shahbaz Balouchi

An interesting note:
They mention that in case of a venue change, it would be at 918 Bathurst St.
Is that not the site for Annex Chess Club?

My goodness, you are patient! As I said above...

Or, perhaps it is a scam??? Or a joke on the readers and the CFC???

Ask yourself, "Would you be sending cash to this event at this point?"

Pull it and see what happens. Ask for a good faith deposit before listing again. You won't hear from them.