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Bob and Gord Blitz tournament and IM Mark Plotkin lecture, Sept 26, Burlington
Bob and Gord Blitz tournament and IM Mark Plotkin lecture, Sept 26, Burlington
Hi all,
I do hope everyone enjoys their summer.
I am running a lecture on Sat, Sep 2026 at the Wellington Square United Church, 2121 Caroline St, Burlington.
The lecturer is IM Mark Plotkin. The lecture is for about an hour and starts at 11am (you get to sleep in later on Saturday!).
Bob and I are also running a 3min + 2sec blitz tourney at 1:30pm same day, same venue as lecture.
Please see the attached flyers for details on the lecture and blitz tourney. Please pay attention to discounts mentioned on flyer. Hope to see you there.
Just a reminder of the Summer send off blitz tourney and lecture by IM Mark Plotkin happening on Saturday Sept 26th. Post one has the attached flyer with details for both events. There are discounts if you do both events. If you have any further questions, please dont hesitate to ask.
Tourney registration:
Matt Brodie
IM Mark Plotkin
Patrick Buthmann
Rob Gashgarian
Alphan Donez
John Koopman
Yuan Feng
Vukan Niketic
Dylan Randall
Kosuke Nguyen-Kawamura
Erik Malmsten
Aaron Alva
Quang Khai Nguyen
Last edited by Gordon Gooding; Friday, 25 September, 2026, 08:22 PM.
I hope everyone had a great summer as we settle into the start of another school year. Just a reminder of the Summer send off blitz tourney and IM lecture on Sep 26. See post #1,2 and 3 for details and registration list. I have one or two used books that are in excellent condition that I will bring to sell. Hope to see you there. Entry fee for tourney is only $40 until Sep 25th.
just a reminder all for the lecture on Saturday 26th of Sept by IM Mark Plotkin and a blitz tourney in the afternoon. Plus an update on the registration list for tourney
Just another update to registration list for the lecture. Why not enjoy yourself playing in a blitz tournament that is on a Saturday afternoon, after lunch? You dont have to get up early, no early travelling , no late hours into the night, bonus! Entry fee is only $40. It is $35 if you also sign up for the Plotkin lecture (which is only $30 if received by Sep 25).
Just another update to tourney registration list. Please remember the blitz tourney starts at 1:30 (you get to sleep in!). We like to start at 1:30pm sharp!
hi all just another update on the blitz tourney registration list. Only $40 if money received by Friday, Sept 25th. It starts in the afternoon. Leisurely morning before the action starts. I may have some used books for sale in case you are interested
Hi all, some more updates on the blitz tourney registration list. The. It's entry fee goes up to $60 if received after 11:59pm tonight, roughly 3.33hrs from now. It is only $40 if you sighn up before then. Dont forget the lecture with IM Plotkin for those interested in improving their chess, which starts at 11am. It's only $30 if you sign up before 11:59pm tonight.
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