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$120 for the first team, $100 for each additional team (if registered by December 15th, 2017)
$130 for the first team, $110 for each additional team (if registered by January 5th, 2018)
$150 for the first team, $120 for each additional team (if registered after January 5th, 2018)
Tournament:
5-round team Swiss (4 players per team)
Each team may have a reserve fifth player, who may be substituted at will
The board order must be determined before the first round
The board order must generally follow ratings
Eligibility:
All players must be university students or staff members
All players must be CFC or FQE members
Schedule:
Saturday, January 13th
Registration: 9 am – 10 am
Round 1: 10 am
Round 2: 2 pm
Round 3: 6 pm
Less than 2 months to go. Registration goes up 10 dollars in less than a month. I hope you all are getting your teams ready for CUCC 2018.
For those who wish to participate in the blitz tournament, please indicate the number of participants from your school in the comments section on the registration form. This is so we know how many people to accommodate for on Friday night.
With 2 weeks left before CUCC 2018, we have reached 98 preregistered players. We will certainly topple 100, making this the biggest turnout in recent CUCC history. Please see the updated preregistered list above.
107 players!!! Special mention to University of Waterloo, who are now the top seeds of the entire tournament with an average rating of 2364!! Also a special mention to Ryerson University, who are participating for the first time in years!
A reminder to participants to RSVP for the blitz tournament on Friday, January 12th. You may do so by sending an email to uochess@gmail.com, stating the number of participants. Here are the details:
10 rounds
5 minute 0 second increment blitz
Swiss system
Tournament starts at 7 pm.
The winner of the tournament will receive $100. The runner up will receive $50. This prize money is available due to the contribution of an anonymous chesstalk donor!
In order to participate in the blitz, we simply ask that all participants' pending CFC dues be taken care of prior to the event. This will help us stick to the schedule on Saturday by making sure round 1 starts on time.
Best wishes to players and organizers for the 2018 CUCC event in Ottawa! :)
With over 100 players, I believe this will be the largest field ever seen for a post-secondary event in Canada including only Canadian teams. The Pan-Ams held in Montreal, 1969, and Kitchener, 1984, were larger.
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