Tournament Announcement: Riedstra Memorial in Kitchener March 10 & 11

[Brian Clarke]

2018 Riedstra Memorial

Dates: Saturday March 10 and Sunday March 11, 2018

Place: Kitchener City Hall, 200 King St. W., Kitchener ON

Type: Regular Swiss

Rounds: Five (5)

Time Control: Game in 90 minutes plus 30 seconds added per move (Fischer)

Sections:
2000+ (CFC & FIDE rated)
Under 2000 (CFC & FIDE rated)
Under 1600 (CFC rated)
Under 1000 including unrated players (CFC rated) Note: This section may be combined with Under 1600 section if there is an insufficient number of Under 1000 players.

Players may play up one section if rating at start of tournament is within 100 points of the rating floor. A $10 play-up fee will be charged. Unrated players may not play up.

Prizes: Based on entries

Rounds:
Saturday 10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.
Sunday 10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m.

Posting of pairings: First round pairings will be posted on ChessTalk on Friday evening March 9.

Entry Fee: $50 all players with $10 discount for juniors (under 17 years) and seniors (65 years or older)

Registration:
All players must preregister online by clicking on the following link: Riedstra Memorial Registration.

The deadline for registration is March 7, 2018. Registrations received after this date will be subject to a $10 additional fee and may not receive Swiss pairings for the first round.

CFC Membership Required:
Full one-year adult membership $48.00 (adult) or $32 (junior)
One-time tournament membership $20 (adult) or $10 (junior)
Memberships can be purchased at the tournament site.
See CFC Memberships for further membership details.

Organizer: KW Chess Club

Directors:
Head: Brian Clarke, bclarke1661@rogers.com or (519) 594-2430
Assistant: Tom McClelland

Byes: 0.5 points awarded for first requested bye, 0 points for each additional bye

Equipment: Clocks and sets will be provided.

[Brian Clarke]

Re: Tournament Announcement: Riedstra Memorial in Kitchener March 10 & 11

Registration for the tournament is now open. Please click on the following link to register: Riedstra Memorial Registration.

[Gary Hua]

Re: Tournament Announcement: Riedstra Memorial in Kitchener March 10 & 11

Any pre-registration list ?

One week away

Gary

[Brian Clarke]

Re: Tournament Announcement: Riedstra Memorial in Kitchener March 10 & 11

Registration is now closed. However, you may still register online at our website for the Under 2000 and Under 1600 sections. A $10 late fee applies.

There are 6 persons each registered in the 2000+ and Under 1000 sections. These sections will be run as round robins. Therefore no other persons may register for these sections unless a currently registered player drops out.

Below is the current list.

Updated March 9 at 1:46 p.m.

1	2107	2000+
2	2102	2000+
3	2003	2000+
4	1949	2000+
5	1934	2000+
6	1890	2000+
7	1868	Under 2000
8	1850	Under 2000
9	1822	Under 2000
10	1817	Under 2000
11	1781	Under 2000
12	1775	Under 2000
13	1768	Under 2000
14	1732	Under 2000
15	1728	Under 2000
16	1713	Under 2000
17	1712	Under 2000
18	1700	Under 2000
19	1677	Under 2000
20	1666	Under 2000
21	1664	Under 2000
22	1564	Under 2000
23	1558	Under 2000
24	1553	Under 2000
25	1533	Under 2000
26	1506	Under 2000
27	1505	Under 2000
28	1581	Under 1600
29	1567	Under 1600
30	1515	Under 1600
31	1484	Under 1600
32	1458	Under 1600
33	1417	Under 1600
34	1400	Under 1600
35	1362	Under 1600
36	1356	Under 1600
37	1326	Under 1600
38	1302	Under 1600
39	1268	Under 1600
40	1267	Under 1600
41	1168	Under 1600
42	1146	Under 1600
43	1144	Under 1600
44	1135	Under 1600
45	1131	Under 1600
46	1114	Under 1600
47	1069	Under 1600
48	960	Under 1600
49	unrated	Under 1000
50	unrated	Under 1000
51	929	Under 1000
52	898	Under 1000
53	589	Under 1000
54	576	Under 1000

[Denis Gauthier]

Re: Tournament Announcement: Riedstra Memorial in Kitchener March 10 & 11

No open section. Clarke correctly labelled the sections. Zeromskis is not enough ***** to understand that.

[Brian Clarke]

Re: Tournament Announcement: Riedstra Memorial in Kitchener March 10 & 11

Today is the last day to preregister for the tournament. Registration closes at midnight. Note that if you are unsure that you will be able to play, I suggest that you register anyway. You can cancel anytime up to 8:00 p.m. Friday March 9 with a full refund. Pairings will be posted shortly after 8:00 p.m. on Friday.

[Brian Clarke]

Re: Tournament Announcement: Riedstra Memorial in Kitchener March 10 & 11

Registration is closed but some late registrations are still possible. Note that registrations for the 2000+ and Under 1000 sections are completely closed.

See posting #4 in this thread for the current preregistered list.

Pairings for the two FIDE rated sections, i.e. 2000+ and Under 2000, will be posted on a new thread on ChessTalk on Friday evening after 8 p.m. These pairings are final, according to FIDE rules, barring exceptional circumstances.

Pairings for the two sections that will not be FIDE rated, i.e. Under 1600 and Under 1000, will not be posted in advance. Edit: I decided to post them although the Under 1600 Section is not final and may change before Round 1 starts.

All late registrations must be made in person before 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Late registrations will be charged a $10 late fee.

Any outstanding payments including late fees and CFC memberships must be paid before the start of Round 1.

Registrations after 9:30 a.m. on Saturday will not receive Swiss pairings, but you may be paired up with someone else if available. Registrations for later rounds will be accepted anytime before pairings for the rounds are posted.