Groundhog Gambit Blitz tourney, Feb 02 2025, Burlington

[Gordon Gooding]

Hi All,

Happy New Year.

Bob and Gord are trying a blitz tourney as our first tourney for the new year. Hope to see you there. See details below.

GROUNDHOG DAY GAMBIT
BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT

WHEN: Sunday Feb 02 2025

WHERE: Wellington Square United Church, 2121 Caroline Street, Burlington, ON

START TIME: 1:30pm sharp! 7 double rounds

PRIZES: TROPHIES AND CASH (BASED ON ENTRY NUMBERS)

ENTRY FEE RECEIVED BY JAN 31 IS $40. AFTER JAN 31, THE ENTRY FEE IS $60.

Registration on Feb 02 may result in a first-round bye.
Check in between 1 – 1:15pm
Last round zero-point bye only
This is a Chess Federation of Canada (CFC) rated event
CFC annual memberships / single quick (active) tournament membership fee
can be purchased online at www.chess.ca
Cash prizes based on entries, paid by e-transfer
Tournament capacity: 60 players

TIME CONTROL: 3 minutes + 2 second increment after each move

ORGANIZER: Gordon Gooding
ARBITERS: Bob Gillanders, Gordon Gooding

REGISTRATION: Email the following to Gordon Gooding at miltonchess@hotmail.com :
1. E-transfer entry fee, see above for details
2. Competitor’s name (as found on Chess Federation of Canada website)
3. CFC membership number (in good standing on Feb 02 2025)


Registration list on post#3

[Gordon Gooding]

Hi all, we have decided to FIDE rate this blitz tourney. Hope that helps to make your decision easier to join this tourney.

[Gordon Gooding]

Hi all, now that I finished playing in Brantford (great job Lee and Rob!), time to get back to the Groundhog Gambit blitz tourney. I will use this post for registered players. Maybe I will put pics of the trophies. Remember this is FIDE rated. I will update periodically

Standings. Groundhog Gambit Blitz 2025: Open
# Place Name ID Rating Total

IM Anthony Atanasov
FM Michael Dougherty
Jonath Joseph
Vaibhav Bhat
John Upper
William Martinez
Rob Gashgarian
Anton Gribanov
Mario Moran-Venegas
Jovan Momic
Dylan Wolfe
Samarth Seth
Chetan Reddy Sama
Khoi Nguyen
Srijeet Ghosh
George Stajov
Jiazhou Li
Jacob Hood
Patrick Buthmann
William Johnson
Shafiq Williams
Samanyu Mohanty
Stuart Blunt
Samayra Gupta
Jake Webster
Agueda Gallego Gonzalez
Alphan Donmez
Dylan Randall
Brandyn Daryn
Ayansh Gupta
Ethan Armstrong
Daniel Giannotti
Yusuf Soahib

[Gordon Gooding]

Just another update in registered players. Price goes up from $40 to $60 in a bit,You snooze, you looze!

[Gordon Gooding]

Added some more to the registration list. Only $40 entry fee until next Friday. This a 3min+2sec increment blitz tourney. Not for the faint of heart. If you dare!

[Gordon Gooding]

Another update to the registration list. I see the winner of the last Bob and Gord has signed up. Entry is only $40 if received by Friday, Jan 31. It goes up to $60 after that.

[Gordon Gooding]

Just another update on the registration list.. here is a picture of runner up (aka second place).

[Gordon Gooding]

Here is a picture of third place, a 16oz whiskey/scotch/(kool-aid?) glass engraved as shown. Entry fee is only $40 if received by Friday Jan 31. It goes up to $60 after that.

[Gordon Gooding]

And here is first place trophy.

Time is ticking your move.

Benefits of this blitz tourney.

1. It starts early afternoon, you get to sleep in. No mad rush in the morning!
2. you dont have to record moves
3. It's blitz! Need I say more?

[Gordon Gooding]

Another update to registration list coming up later tonight.

If you have purchased your cfc membership as a first time cfc member, can you send me a snapshot of that purchase showing your cfc id please along with your registration fee.

Some emails are coming in my junk mail and have not been noticed right away. My bad. Working on that.

[Gordon Gooding]

New update up now One or two more names to add once issues resolved. Two days left before entry fee goes up to $60 on Saturday.

[Gordon Gooding]

Just another update. We are getting close to 30 players, :Another regular Bob and Gord victor has signed up. Hope to see more of you there. The site can hold 60 players (maybe a tiny bit more)

there is room for more!

[Gordon Gooding]

Hi all

Just another update on the registration list. Just a few hours till the entry fee changes from $40 to $60. We are in the 30's for number of players. Can we get to 40 before midnight tonight? If you are registering on Sunday at the site, remember, there may be a chance you might get a bye in round one.

[Gordon Gooding]

just adding another registrant. You can sleep in for tomorrow since we dont start early in the morning but dont be late! You will need your energy and strong nerves for this tournament! Can you go the distance? NO PRESSURE.