Hamilton Summer Open 2018

[Garvin Nunes]

Hamilton City Chess Club Presents:
A 5 Round Swiss August 25-26 At
Emmanuel United Church
871 upper Ottawa Street, Hamilton Ontario

• Schedule
Please Confirm your registration Saturday August 25 at 9:00am
Those arriving after 9:20am may not be paired

• Game Times
Saturday - 9:30am, 2:00pm and 6:30pm
Sunday - 11:00am, 4:00pm

• Sections and Prizes
Top Guns - U2000 - U1600 - U1200
Top Guns and U2000 will play for cash prizes. U1600 and U1200 will play for trophies.
To play in the Top Guns Section You must be 1900 or higher
To play in the U2000 section you must be 1500 or higher
To play in the U1600 section you must be 1200 or higher
Please note: Unrated players are not eligible for the U2000 prize.

• Fees
Email us your commitment to play by by Thursday Aug 23 to avoid late fee!
Top Guns and U2000 $60.00 - U1600 and U1200 $40.00 Cash Only
(Cost at the door is $70 and $50 respectively)
Titled players who commit to playing by Wednesday August 22nd will receive BIG discount
CFC Membership required

• Time Control
All games 90 minutes with a 30 second increment

• Rules and Equipment
Please Bring Chess sets, Boards and Digital Clocks
Players are responsible for providing their chess equipment
Please Turn off your cell phones
TD Rulings based on CFC/FIDE handbooks are final

Organizers: Robert Gillanders and Garvin Nunes

Questions, Concerns and Pre-Registration
Email us at: chesshamilton@gmail.com
Also visit our website: chesshamilton.mygamesonline.org "http://www.chesshamilton.mygamesonline.org/"

Discuss our tournament on Chess Canada: https://tinyurl.com/y9rc5jwb
Discuss our tournament on Chess Talk: https://tinyurl.com/ybkzqma8

[William Yuan]

Do you have the pre-register list?

[William Yuan]

Hi Garvin,

I heard a rumor said this event was cancelled, is that true?

It seems Garvin doesn't reply either my email or the post, anybody could help me? Thanks.

[Gordon Gooding]

who said it was cancelled? Who told you that?

[Garvin Nunes]

Hi Garvin,

I heard a rumor said this event was cancelled, is that true?

It seems Garvin doesn't reply either my email or the post, anybody could help me? Thanks.

Sorry for my delayed response..my cell phone wasn't working, which is also my internet source.

The tournament is not cancelled!

Going through all the emails to chesshamilton@gmail.com as we speak.

[William Li]

Is there a pre-registered list ready?

[Garvin Nunes]

Pre Registration List - Hamilton Summer Open 2018

Top Guns
(FM) Doug Bailey
Isai Berengolts
(NM) William Li
(FM) Guannan Terry Song
Gordon Gooding
(FM) Mark Plotkin
Lambert Liu
(NM) Zach Dukic
Cindy Qiao
Tom Schmidt
Malhar Singh
Keith Wight
Jefferey Renfei Zhao
Yuetong [Davy] Zhao
Garvin Nunes

U2000
Bhargava Guntoori
Nicholas Catania
Robert Toth
Noah Nathaniel Yuen
Mario Umana
Greta Qu
Ronnie Nino Caloyloy
Pierre Maheux
Bob Gillanders
Austin Xie
Michelle Hua
Justin Hack
Thomas Kurian
Ronan Uthayakumar
Shawn Talsma
Amir Mohammad Docheshmeh


U1600
Louis Montinaro
Kevin Shi
Atharva Srinivas
Alina Chen
Adam Li
Louis Hu
Kenneth Joseph Callaghan
Cheney Chen
Michel Vasquez
Marco Greco
Frank Wu
Rishi Sarkar
Yiwei Dong
George Stajov
Michael Yu
Sean Ran
Marco D'Orante
Ricky Zhu

U1200
Zi Liu
Rae Chen
Cameron Herbert
Zachary Ali
Jody Liao
Jocelyn Liao
Jerry McKitrick
Vincent Chen
Danylo Glinnyi
Yunhui Yan
Jane Hannah Xu
Thomas Xiong
Wah Singh (Joseph) Leung
Yingyue (Gavin) Zhang
Ivan Huang
Justin Huang
Larry Yang
Truong Cat Tuong
William Johnson
Katelyn Johnson
Steven Roach
Isabella Yang
Justin Greco
Lucy Yang
Ryan Cowan
Michael Sun
Alice Ran
Harpreet Singh
Luka Granic
Anni Guo
John Hay
Mattis Santos
Jeremy Zhu



If you don't see your name here or if you see a mistake, please email chesshamilton@gmail.com

[Garvin Nunes]

Some Hamilton Area Hotels:

Residence and Conference Centre Hamilton
245 Fennel Ave West
905 385 3200
About $95

Staybridge Suites, Downtown Hamilton
905 527 1001
Includes Kitchen
About $200

Comfort Inn
183 Centennial Parkway North
1 905 560 4500
About $139

Esquire Motel
1110 Plains Road West, Burlington
1 905 529 3915
Cheap but..you get what you pay for ;-)

Budget Inn 2000
737 King Street East, Hamilton
905 527 2708
About $80

Please note hotel prices changing on a daily basis

[Garvin Nunes]

Due to a confusing printing error we are extending the deadlines by 1 day. The preregistration deadline is now Thursday Aug 23 and Titled player discount deadline is Wednesday Aug 22.

Basically the days of the week did not match the dates. Oops ;-)

[Garvin Nunes]

Hi, I'd just like to remind everyone to park on the gravel parking lot. The small part that's paved is supposed to be for emergency vehicles. Thanks!

[Garvin Nunes]

I'd like to remind everyone that our playing hall is air conditioned and fans are blowing from above. Last year, I definitely got a few comments about how cool it was. So bring a jacket or a sweater just in case.

[Garvin Nunes]

We are currently at 78 players and counting. Will be updating the pre reg list about midnight tonight, then again for those I might have missed tomorrow. Tell your friends about this event asap, as the prize fund is now getting bigger ;-)

[Grey Guo]

Thanks for all the good suggestions, Garvin,

Just want to confirm the requirement of "Please Confirm your registration Saturday August 25 at 9:00am, Those arriving after 9:20am may not be paired", does it mean players need arrive and pay the fee by 9am, or just need reply the email to confirm by 9am and pay the fee before 9:20?

[Garvin Nunes]

Thanks for all the good suggestions, Garvin,

Just want to confirm the requirement of "Please Confirm your registration Saturday August 25 at 9:00am, Those arriving after 9:20am may not be paired", does it mean players need arrive and pay the fee by 9am, or just need reply the email to confirm by 9am and pay the fee before 9:20?

We will start taking payments a little before 9 and try to start doing the pairings at 9:20.

[Garvin Nunes]

When youre coming to Hamilton check the traffic conditions of the Brantford 403 vs the Red Hill Expressway. Usually one of them is better than the other. And yes, Saturdays can be busy.