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But how easy is it to get there from the new subway station in Vaughan?
The trip can be planned at https://tripplanner.yrt.ca/hiwire
The starting point: 7202 - VAUGHAN METROPOLITAN CENTRE, MILLWAY AVE, VAUGHAN
End: 89 INDUSTRIAL PKWAY N, AURORA (tournament location)
It might take more than 1 hour on buses from the subway station. The trip would be across Highway 7 to Yonge (Viva Orange bus), then north to Aurora (Viva Blue), and a final 33A or 54 YRT bus. Then 0.5 km walk. The cost is $4 or less with Presto card.
But how easy is it to get there from the new subway station in Vaughan?
One more possibility to use subway - the new TTC subway Downsview Park station is closely connected to the GO train Downsview Park station. However, it might work only going home to Toronto as there are no early Northbound trains.
Play-up fee – 30 CAD – a player can enter the higher Section if his/her rating is less than 100 points lower than the Section floor limit.
To me, this seems NOT normal.
The condition usually is that one can play up if "within 100 points of the section above floor limit". Can other organizers confirm whether I am right, that this is the normal template?
Under Aurora' term of "less than 100 points lower", it means, as far as I can see:
Two players in the 1500's want to play up at Aurora in the U 1600 section.
Player X is rated 1501 - he is allowed to play up (Less than 100 points below 1600).
Player Y is rated 1500 - he is NOT allowed to play up (NOT LESS THAN 100 points below 1600 - he is dead on 100 points lower, and so does not qualify).
Am I right on this Egis?? Is this what was intended?
What do others think? Is my interpretation correct?
Bob A
Organizer doesn't understand what "open section" means. Open section must be open to all. Probably he is not clever enough.
Organizer doesn't understand what "open section" means. Open section must be open to all.
Seems that you want to play too much in our Open section. Your post is dated: "Today, 04:55" Does it really bother so much that you even can not sleep? LOL
Re: 2018 Aurora Spring Open - details - March 24-25
There were several more entries and some cancellations. Refunds for cancellations are issued by Bernie immediately. Those who entered will receive confirmation from Chris after he'll come back from the trip. Then I'll update the website. 1.5 month till tournament.
Maybe you've noticed - we don't plan to have Summer Open this year (unless you'll try to convince us to do it :) However, I might organize a small-scale one-day event in June. Details probably will be posted elsewhere.
Re: 2018 Aurora Spring Open - details - March 24-25
Egis, can you define OPEN Section in your our understanding. You are a National Master and maybe you don't also understand your title? If you don't know then we can conclude that "You cannot teach an old dog new tricks".
Egis, can you define OPEN Section in your our understanding. You are a National Master and maybe you don't also understand your title? If you don't know then we can conclude that "You cannot teach an old dog new tricks".
Image an open box something like this |_| . Now you shall have no problems with the section of the chess tournament with the bottom limit (2000) and without the ceiling limit - the OPEN section.
We might switch the section name and composition to MASTER(s) section with players having "master" titles in future. Valid titles would be like grandMASTER, FIDE (national) (candidate) MASTER. What are old dogs' thoughts? :)
Image an open box something like this |_| . Now you shall have no problems with the section of the chess tournament with the bottom limit (2000) and without the ceiling limit - the OPEN section.
We might switch the section name and composition to MASTER(s) section with players having "master" titles in future. Valid titles would be like grandMASTER, FIDE (national) (candidate) MASTER. What are old dogs' thoughts? :)
Image the box you were thinking and cut and lay flat in the floor. No lower limit (2000) and no upper limit. That is the meaning of "OPEN". You're really an old dog, Egis! Do you have to wait when one day someone (maybe one of your students) will ask you to define what is the meaning of "OPEN"?
What are old dogs' thoughts?
Old dogs thoughts will FINALLY say "Egis LEARNED a NEW TRICK"!
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