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Avoid the rush! No need to line up. If you'd like to play in the Howard Ridout Memorial Swiss at the Scarborough Chess Club, simply drop me an email saying what section you'd like to play in. My email address is skarpik@sympatico.ca. The first round is Thursday, September 9, 2010. Onsite registration is between 7:00 and 7:15 p.m. Play starts sharp at 7:30 p.m. Byes are available for any round.
In case you don't know where our club is, here is a link to a map:
http://www.scarboroughchessclub.ca/Location.aspx
Finally, here's some information from an earlier post about our new Swiss sections:
New Structure for Swiss Tournaments
Other big news coming from the AGM is a new structure for our Thursday night Swiss tournaments. The club continues to grow and we were outgrowing the two-tiered Swiss format we used in 2009-2010 (Open and U1700 sections). Starting on September 9, 2010, our Swiss tournaments will be in three sections: 2000+, U2000 and U1700 plus unrated. Players within 100 points of the rating floor of a higher section may elect to play up a section (so players rated 1900 to 1999 can elect to play in the 2000+ section and players rated 1600 to 1699 can similarly elect to play in the U2000 section). These sections will ensure that club members are paired in games that are competitive and exciting. There’s also the incentive to improve your play in order to qualify to play in higher sections.
For more information about the Scarborough Chess Club, visit our website:
http://www.scarboroughchessclub.ca
In case you don't know where our club is, here is a link to a map:
http://www.scarboroughchessclub.ca/Location.aspx
Finally, here's some information from an earlier post about our new Swiss sections:
New Structure for Swiss Tournaments
Other big news coming from the AGM is a new structure for our Thursday night Swiss tournaments. The club continues to grow and we were outgrowing the two-tiered Swiss format we used in 2009-2010 (Open and U1700 sections). Starting on September 9, 2010, our Swiss tournaments will be in three sections: 2000+, U2000 and U1700 plus unrated. Players within 100 points of the rating floor of a higher section may elect to play up a section (so players rated 1900 to 1999 can elect to play in the 2000+ section and players rated 1600 to 1699 can similarly elect to play in the U2000 section). These sections will ensure that club members are paired in games that are competitive and exciting. There’s also the incentive to improve your play in order to qualify to play in higher sections.
For more information about the Scarborough Chess Club, visit our website:
http://www.scarboroughchessclub.ca
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