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Date: Sunday, June 20th, 2010 Place: RA Center, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa Rds: 4 Times: 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm Type: Swiss, one section. CFC Active rated, no CFC membership required. TC: G/25 + 5 sec per move EF: $20 Prizes: None, all the $$ goes to the CFC Olympic fund. TD: John Upper Contact:jkupper@bell.net Misc:
register by email until Saturday June 19th, pay on site between 12:30-12:50pm.
CFC Active ratings, if applicable, will be used for pairings.
CFC membership is not required, so invite friends who play but aren't part of the usual tournament crowd.
TD may play, but only to guarantee no one gets any unforced byes.
The RA Club's restaurant, "The Fieldhouse", will be having its Sunday Brunch Buffet, so come out before the tournament and dig in!
Last edited by John Upper; Friday, 4 June, 2010, 02:06 PM.
Reason: CFC did not approve reduced EF for Juniors.
Date: Sunday, June 20th, 2010 Place: RA Center, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa Rds: 4 Times: 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm Type: Swiss, one section. CFC Active rated, no CFC membership required. TC: G/25 + 5 sec per move EF: $20 adults, $10 Juniors (U18) Prizes: None, all the $$ goes to the CFC Olympic fund. TD: John Upper Contact:jkupper@bell.net Misc:
register by email until Saturday June 19th, pay on site between 12:30-12:50pm.
CFC Active ratings, if applicable, will be used for pairings.
CFC membership is not required, so invite friends who play but aren't part of the usual tournament crowd.
TD may play, but only to guarantee no one gets any unforced byes.
The RA Club's restaurant, "The Fieldhouse", will be having its Sunday Brunch Buffet, so come out before the tournament and dig in!
Hey John, I think I can actually make it that day, but I won't know for sure until about noon that day. So would it be OK to just show up, or do you need an email commitment?
Hey John, I think I can actually make it that day, but I won't know for sure until about noon that day. So would it be OK to just show up, or do you need an email commitment?
Thanks and regards, Aris.
You don't have to email. Just show up.
email just lets me tell people on this board how many players we're expecting, and means I'm less rushed for pairing Rd.1
John:
Great initiative. It should be a fine event.
At this point, I am scheduled to be out of town at a family event but if there is any change in plans I would love to play. I will send along a contribution in any case.
Gordon Ritchie
Please Note change to Entry Fee:
I've just been informed that the CFC will not allow a discount entry fee for Juniors in their Waive events, so it's $20 per player.
Date: Sunday, June 20th, 2010 Place: RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa Rds: 4 Times: 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm Type: Swiss, one section. CFC Active rated, no CFC membership required. TC: G/25 + 5 sec per move EF: $20 Prizes: None, all the $$ goes to the CFC Olympic fund. TD: John Upper Contact:jkupper@bell.net Misc:
register by email until Saturday June 19th, pay on site between 12:30-12:50pm.
CFC Active ratings, if applicable, will be used for pairings.
CFC membership is not required, so invite friends who play but aren't part of the usual tournament crowd.
TD may play, but only to guarantee no one gets any unforced byes.
The RA Club's restaurant, "The Fieldhouse", will be having its Sunday Brunch Buffet, so come out before the tournament and dig in!
Thanks to John Upper for running this tournament. Kevin Pacey won with 4/4 and I believe that I was the only one in second with 3/4. Around $120 was raised for the CFC Olympic Team, I think that the numbers were lower than they may otherwise would have been due to a lot of people playing in the Aris tournament the previous weekend.
Ottawa Olympic Waive (June 20)
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