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Groundhog Gambit 2026 3min+2sec increment blitz tourney, Sun Feb 01 2026
Remember, this tourney doesnt start till after lunch. You can sleep in and still probably make it. 12 games of fast and furious chess. What's not to like?
Just a reminder to please send me a separate email when you register. the etransfer of entry fee statement doesnt show me your email. Prize money is paid by etransfer, I need your email.
I have the info of those who registered for the Hamilton Open 2025 by Oct 20th. Please verify that if use the discount, you did actually register by oct 20th.I might charge you an extra $5 if you are trying to get one past me. Happy new year everybody!
Last edited by Gordon Gooding; Wednesday, 31st December, 2025, 08:13 PM.
1. E-transfer entry fee
2. Competitor’s name (as found on Chess Federation of Canada website)
3. CFC membership number (in good standing on Feb 01 2026)
Registration List:
Hood, Jacob
Stajov, George
Rob Gashgarian
IM Atanasov, Anthony
Emmanuel Gonnet
Ari McDonald Johnston
Shuang Chen,
Patrick Buthmann
Yusuf Sohaib
Chetan Reddy Sama
Alphan donmez
Ruslan Kotapuri
GM Razvan Preotu
FM Michael Dougherty
Mario Fiorucci
Marcus Fiorucci
IM Mark Plotkin
John Koopman
Shabd Dembla
Filip Wierzbicki
Bingfei Wang
Abdalrahman Eltohami
William Johnson
Cindy Qiao
Mayank Narang
Kevin Yang
Mark Sandor
Vukan Niketic
Oscar Cheung
Dylan Randall
Joshua Sherman
Florencio Catubig
Madison Seyffert
IM David Cummings
John Upper
Malhar Singh
David Hemphrey
William Martinez
Manan Adhvaryu
Last edited by Gordon Gooding; Sunday, 1st February, 2026, 12:23 AM.
Groundhog Gambit 2026 3min+2sec increment blitz tourney, Sun Feb 01 2026
Hi everyone,
I hope you all had a Merry Christmas! I thought I had better get started with the promotion of the next installment of The Groundhog Gambit blitz tourney. I will have more detalis up soon. I remember telling people who had registered early for the Hamilton Halloween open tourney got a $5 discount on the 2026 Groundhog Gmabit entry fee. Just have to find what date it was. Last years champion did say he will be back. Anyone brave enough to try and take him on? Stay tuned for updates. Happy New Year, may you all be blessed in 2026.
Registration list on post #3.
Last edited by Gordon Gooding; Wednesday, 31st December, 2025, 07:59 PM.
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