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I hope everyone's summer is going well. Due to popular demand, we are bringing back the Chessca Open. This year, the tournament will be held in the beautiful and historic Elora Mill Inn, Elora. Check out the poster below, and feel free to email me at meichenlee@gmail.com for further inquiries.
Cheers,
Mei.
Ps: Shall you need a ride, do email me as I am compiling a list of car-pooling options.
Hello Mei,
Excellent!
You can add my car to your list . I can take four players (besides me) and will be driving everyday to the tournament. I can pick-up fellow players from Toronto and Mississauga area.
Regards.
Mario
Below's the list of pre-registered players (as of August 29, 2008). The early-bird discount is still applicable. Sign-up before $5 and save up to $5!
2008 Chessca Open Pre-Registered List
FM Hans Jung, 2170
WFM Hazel Smith, 2105
Nikita Gusev, 2095
Rob Gashgarian, 1921
Robert Bzikot, 1915
Mann-Kee Li, 1901
Robert Gillanders, 1809
Tim Knechtel, 1798
Joe Bellamo, 1734
Mario Moran-Vanegas, 1694
Reuben McCleary, 1292
Rick McCleary, 1246
Benjamin Papernick, 1140
Michael Li, 0
2008 Chessca Open is now a SWOCL grand-prix event!!
Hello everyone,
Here are some updates to the tournament.
1. 2008 Chessca Open is now a SWOCL grand-prix event!
2. Sign up by October 1st, and pay the early-bird entry fee (discounted rate)
3. The pre-registered list is as below:
Name Rating
Sapozhnikov, Roman 2232
FM Jung, Hans 2170
WFM Kagramanov, Dina 2160
WFM Smith, Hazel 2094
Gusev, Nikita 2070
Drkulec, Vlado 2028
Bzikot, Robert 1981
Gashgarian, Rob 1921
Li, Mann-Kee 1901
Gillanders, Robert 1809
Knechtel, Tim 1798
Liu, Steven H. 1779
Moran-Vanegas, Mario 1696
Bellomo, Joe 1686
Khaiter, Dennis 1668
Karpik, Steve 1542
Giblon, Rebecca 1542
Ridge, David 1524
Supsup, Ferdinand 1482
Zhou, Kevin 1468
McCleary, Reuben 1302
Ravi, Anand 1297
Giblon, Andrew 1280
McCleary, Rick 1220
Giblon, Melissa 1198
Papernick, Benjamin 1140
Li, Michael 0
The preparation for the tournament is coming along very nicely. Elora is especially beautiful in the fall. Come join us for a good time in this beautiful town.
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