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2019 Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest Quick Saturday Oct 12
Location Kitchener City Hall, 200 King St W, Kitchener Date Saturday, October 12, 2019 Sections Elite (CFC Quick 1600+), Challengers (CFC Quick up to 1800); no exceptions Time Control 25 minutes + 10 seconds delay Round Start Times 10am, 11:15am, 1:30pm, 2:45pm, 4pm.
Entry Fee $25 pre-registered by October 8; $30 on-site 9am to 9:30am. Tournament Directors Ed Thompson, Chris Kohar Pre-Register Contactkwchessclub@gmail.com
Anthony Atanasov 2288
Adam Cormier 2247
Owen Qian 2071 (tentative)
Mike McDonald 1724
Rob Gashgarian 1712
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Randy Fintas 1579
Robin Johnston 1546
Aiden Li 897
Anthony Atanasov 2288
Adam Cormier 2247
Owen Qian 2071 (tentative)
Mike McDonald 1724
Rob Gashgarian 1712
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Randy Fintas 1579
Robin Johnston 1546
Brian Cameron 1037
Aiden Li 897
A couple of additions at the top! Note that the list does not include local club players.
Preregistered (10)
FM Roman Sapozhnikov 2415
IM Arthur Calugar 2386
Anthony Atanasov 2288
Adam Cormier 2247
Owen Qian 2071 (tentative)
Mike McDonald 1724
Rob Gashgarian 1712
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Randy Fintas 1579
Robin Johnston 1546
Aiden Li 897
FM Roman Sapozhnikov 2415
IM Arthur Calugar 2386
Anthony Atanasov 2288
Adam Cormier 2247
Owen Qian 2071 (tentative)
Mike McDonald 1724
Rob Gashgarian 1712
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Shreyas Krishna Prasad 1593
Randy Fintas 1579
Robin Johnston 1546
Aiden Li 897
Karma Pillai 838
Varun Pillai 768
An extremely strong elite section... However we will need to merge the sections if the bottom section doesn't have 10 players by Thursday.
Preregistered (15)
FM Roman Sapozhnikov 2415
FM Mike Ivanov 2406
IM Arthur Calugar 2386
Anthony Atanasov 2288
Adam Cormier 2247
Owen Qian 2071 (tentative)
Mike McDonald 1724
Rob Gashgarian 1712
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Shreyas Krishna Prasad 1593
Randy Fintas 1579
Anirud Chakkoli 1578
Robin Johnston 1546
Aiden Li 897
Karma Pillai 838
Varun Pillai 768
FM Roman Sapozhnikov 2415
FM Mike Ivanov 2406
IM Arthur Calugar 2386
Anthony Atanasov 2288
Adam Cormier 2247
Owen Qian 2071 (tentative)
Mike McDonald 1724
Rob Gashgarian 1712
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Shreyas Krishna Prasad 1593
Randy Fintas 1579
Anirud Chakkoli 1578
Lee Hendon 1572
Robin Johnston 1546
Aiden Li 897
Karma Pillai 838
Varun Pillai 768
FM Roman Sapozhnikov 2415
FM Mike Ivanov 2406
IM Arthur Calugar 2386
Anthony Atanasov 2288
Adam Cormier 2247
Owen Qian 2071 (tentative)
Mike McDonald 1724
Rob Gashgarian 1712
Istvan Kiss 1693
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Shreyas Krishna Prasad 1593
Randy Fintas 1579
Anirud Chakkoli 1578
Lee Hendon 1572
Robin Johnston 1546
Sam Sinclair 1504
Dallas Hart 1489
Aiden Li 897
Karma Pillai 838
Varun Pillai 768
FM Roman Sapozhnikov 2415
FM Mike Ivanov 2406
IM Arthur Calugar 2386
Anthony Atanasov 2288
Adam Cormier 2247
Owen Qian 2071 (tentative)
Mike McDonald 1724
Rob Gashgarian 1712
Istvan Kiss 1693
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Shreyas Krishna Prasad 1593
Randy Fintas 1579
Anirud Chakkoli 1578
Lee Hendon 1572
Robin Johnston 1546
Sam Sinclair 1504
Dallas Hart 1489
Aiden Li 897
Karma Pillai 838
Varun Pillai 768
Rafael Martinez unrated
It's getting crowded at the top with another IM joining!
Preregistered (21)
FM Roman Sapozhnikov 2415
FM Mike Ivanov 2406
IM David Cummings 2386
IM Arthur Calugar 2386
Anthony Atanasov 2288
Adam Cormier 2247
Owen Qian 2071 (tentative)
Mike McDonald 1724
Rob Gashgarian 1712
Istvan Kiss 1693
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Shreyas Krishna Prasad 1593
Randy Fintas 1579
Anirud Chakkoli 1578
Lee Hendon 1572
Robin Johnston 1546
Sam Sinclair 1504
Dallas Hart 1489
Aiden Li 897
Karma Pillai 838
Varun Pillai 768
Rafael Martinez unrated
FM Roman Sapozhnikov 2415
FM Mike Ivanov 2406
IM David Cummings 2386
IM Arthur Calugar 2386
Anthony Atanasov 2288
Adam Cormier 2247
Owen Qian 2071
FM David Filipovich 2018
Tony Li 1917
Mike McDonald 1724
Rob Gashgarian 1712
Istvan Kiss 1693
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Shreyas Krishna Prasad 1593
Randy Fintas 1579
Anirud Chakkoli 1578
Lee Hendon 1572
Robin Johnston 1546
Sam Sinclair 1504
Dallas Hart 1489
Aiden Li 897
Karma Pillai 838
Varun Pillai 768
Rafael Martinez unrated
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