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THIS FABLED EVENT has won FIDE’s “world’s Best tournament” award.
FEB 11th through FEB 13th at the FAIRMONT SOUTHAMPTON RESORT & COUNTRY CLUB on the South Shore with private tennis courts, golf course, beach, walking trails, ferry into Hamilton or the Royal Dockyards for duty-free shopping, sightseeing
Thurs. Feb. 10th: 6 pm Cocktail Party/Welcome reception followed by the Traditional Bermuda Blitz at 8 pm
The Sponsors actually ADD $$ to the Prize Fund—returns double the total entry fees
5 rd. Swiss: Friday, Feb 11th: Rd. 1 at 8 pm; Sat. & Sun. 9 & 3,
Sun. evening, Rd. 5 is followed by a full buffet dinner and open bar in Somerset & exciting Blitz playoff if necessary to break ties.
FIDE ratings available, most Bermuda players are rated.
Entry fee $120; Prize fund: 60 GPP; $5,000: Open $1000 (plus airfare from East coast and hotel for 2012), $800, $600,$400, $200. U2200, U2000, U1800, U1600 all $250, $150, $100. Trophies too! Top non-titled also wins RT from NE and hotel for ‘12
I have a personal connection to the island; I have played in the Bermuda Open quite a few times, although not in the last 4-5 years. My sister in law and her family lives there in the capital (Hamilton).
Nigel Freeman (FIDE treasurer) lives in Bermuda but is at the Olympiad in Siberia and gets to miss the Bermuda storm.
A direct hit from Hurricane Igor is forecast; the eye is expected to pass within 10 miles to the south of the island late Sunday/early Monday. Luckily the cliffs and steepness of the terrain on the south side of the island should provide some buffer against the storm surge; however the water just south of the island is very deep and the surge will likely be significant (the fringing coral atoll is vary narrow on the south side, as opposed to the north side where it extends out many miles).
THIS FABLED EVENT has won FIDE’s “world’s Best tournament” award.
FEB 11th through FEB 13th at the FAIRMONT SOUTHAMPTON RESORT & COUNTRY CLUB on the South Shore with private tennis courts, golf course, beach, walking trails, ferry into Hamilton or the Royal Dockyards for duty-free shopping, sightseeing
Thurs. Feb. 10th: 6 pm Cocktail Party/Welcome reception followed by the Traditional Bermuda Blitz at 8 pm
The Sponsors actually ADD $$ to the Prize Fund—returns double the total entry fees
5 rd. Swiss: Friday, Feb 11th: Rd. 1 at 8 pm; Sat. & Sun. 9 & 3,
Sun. evening, Rd. 5 is followed by a full buffet dinner and open bar in Somerset & exciting Blitz playoff if necessary to break ties.
FIDE ratings available, most Bermuda players are rated.
Entry fee $120; Prize fund: 60 GPP; $5,000: Open $1000 (plus airfare from East coast and hotel for 2012), $800, $600,$400, $200. U2200, U2000, U1800, U1600 all $250, $150, $100. Trophies too! Top non-titled also wins RT from NE and hotel for ‘12
I would like to make my (ummm) comeback to tournament chess at this event (Jason Cao has nothing to fear ...even if you add together the two numbers in my age I am still older than him LOL....and he could probably beat me blindfolded anyway :)
Larry
A number of us from Ottawa are considering attending. In my case it is firm: my wife loves Bermuda and Nigel Freeman is a good friend.
For more info, drop me a line.
BTW, if you register ($0) as a Fairmont President's club member, the high speed internet is free. There is also a chess tournament rate for rooms.
Larry
A number of us from Ottawa are considering attending. In my case it is firm: my wife loves Bermuda and Nigel Freeman is a good friend.
For more info, drop me a line.
BTW, if you register ($0) as a Fairmont President's club member, the high speed internet is free. There is also a chess tournament rate for rooms.
My daughter Liu, Jiaxin and me will come to this beautiful island, I check the Wetjet there is one way 159$ on 09.Feb. and return on 14.Feb.179$ for airfair+ Tax. 450$/person. Hotel every third night is free. So far in their web-site I found 299$/night , four night is 980$USD. Who has better price with hotel and airfare, pls share.
P.S. She only has CFC rating U1600, can she play that section?
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