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City: Kitchener, Ontario Dates: March 11-12 Place: Kitchener City Hall, 200 King Street West Sections: Open, U2000, U1600. To play up, rating must be within 100 points of section floor and a $20 donation to Olympiad Fund. Rounds (5): Saturday: registrations 9:00am - 9:30am; games at 9:40am, 1:00pm, 6:00pm; Sunday: 10:00am, 3:00pm. Byes: Single (1) Half Point Bye in rounds 1-4 may be requested in advance Time Control: Round 1: SD/60+30sec/move; Rounds 2-5: SD/90+30sec/move Entry Fee: $60. If pre-registered by Wed Mar 8: $10 discount for everyone with an additional $10 discount for Seniors, Juniors and FMs. Prizes: Prize fund based on entry fees (less rating fees and minimal expenses).
Pre-Registering: Email entries to Brian Clarke bclarke1661@rogers.com TD: Brian Clarke Organizer: Tom McClelland
Misc: Chess pieces, boards, and clocks will be provided by the KW Chess Club. Free parking is available a block away at the corner of Water St. and Charles St. CFC Membership required. (Adult $48 Junior $32) Juniors are under 18 years of age at December 31st, 2016. Seniors are 65 years of age at December 31, 2016.
Note that the Open and U2000 sections will be FIDE and CFC rated. The U1600 section will be CFC rated.
Good to see that the first two sections are FIDE rated. Kitchener tournaments have been well organized and great rooms for chess playing. For those kids who doesn't have any activities going into March break, this is a good tournament so don't miss this one. All sections have prize money as well. If you are good and lucky, maybe you will win something too. Brian Clarke is a great TD too.
I don't see any reason not to go to this tournament unless you are already pre-occupied on that weekend. For $ 40 entry fee for juniors and seniors and $ 50 for the rest, it certainly is worthwhile to play
Note that the Open and U2000 sections will be FIDE and CFC rated. The U1600 section will be CFC rated.
A reminder to all organizers that FIDE insists that all tournaments to be FIDE rated are registered in advance (at least 1 week).
Brian, please send me the info.
Re: 6th Annual KW Richard Reidstra Memorial Mar 11-12
"To play up, rating must be within 100 points of section floor and a $20 donation to Olympiad Fund."
So there's no open section...you're wrong...try to understand what an "open section" is...
Last edited by Denis Gauthier; Monday, 27th February, 2017, 09:09 PM.
"To play up, rating must be within 100 points of section floor and a $20 donation to Olympiad Fund."
So there's no open section...you're wrong...try to understand what an "open section" is...
LOL
Maybe you can use your imagination and think about Open section as an open bucket - there is a bottom (~2000) and no cover (ok, Magnus is the top limit)- it's Open. All other section are sealed buckets LOL
Maybe you can use your imagination and think about Open section as an open bucket - there is a bottom (~2000) and no cover (ok, Magnus is the top limit)- it's Open. All other section are sealed buckets LOL
"Open section" means "Open to all". It's not the case in your tournament.
GM Larry Evans explained that many years ago in his chess column. Simple enough to understand.
Suggestion: just rename sections : Advanced, Intermediate, Novice, Beginners, etc.
Last edited by Denis Gauthier; Tuesday, 28th February, 2017, 06:28 AM.
"Open section" means "Open to all". It's not the case in your tournament.
GM Larry Evans explained that many years ago in his chess column. Simple enough to understand.
Suggestion: just rename sections : Advanced, Intermediate, Novice, Beginners, etc.
Or you could do poor good better best sections. If you really want to nitpick.
Last edited by John Brown; Tuesday, 28th February, 2017, 08:12 AM.
Reason: spelling
"To play up, rating must be within 100 points of section floor and a $20 donation to Olympiad Fund."
So there's no open section...you're wrong...try to understand what an "open section" is...
My guess was that, Brian is referring to the play up section from Under 1600 to Under 2000 ONLY. We have learned our lessons and we are starting to use PREMIER, PRO, ELITE and CLOSED Sections (to limit players who meets the minimum rating requirement to play in these Sections) instead of using the "OPEN" Section.
What I understood about an OPEN Section is defined from the link below from the Continental Chess Association of USA: http://www.chesstour.com/getmost.html
"Open section" means "Open to all". It's not the case in your tournament.
GM Larry Evans explained that many years ago in his chess column. Simple enough to understand.
Suggestion: just rename sections : Advanced, Intermediate, Novice, Beginners, etc.
You can call your tournament sections whatever you want.
It's Open section, not an open section ;)
You can call your tournament sections whatever you want.
It's Open section, not an open section ;)
This is a true "OPEN" Chess Tournament: http://www.miltonchess.ca/images/cfc/nfo2017.pdf. You swim at your own RISK without a life-saver in an OPEN ocean with the SHARKS, with the utmost danger of eaten up ALIVE and the hope to survive!
This is a true "OPEN" Chess Tournament: http://www.miltonchess.ca/images/cfc/nfo2017.pdf. You swim at your own RISK without a life-saver in an OPEN ocean with the SHARKS, with the utmost danger of eaten up ALIVE and the hope to survive!
I agree. Open tournament but without an open section.
American way to play in the Open section "Open: Open to players who are/were 1800/up or pay $100 extra."
Canadian way - get strong enough to play in it LOL
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