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Date: October 16-17, 2010
Place: McIntosh Country Inn , 12495 County Road 2 Morrisburg, ON (please note that
the rooms are $70 + taxes, however, you pay $70 and Au Diapason inc. covers the taxes). www.audiapason.ca
Rounds: 5
Type: Regular Swiss, One section tournament with prizes by rating group – rating groups
determined by player distribution.
Round Times: Saturday 9am/2pm/7pm, Sunday 9:30am/2:30 pm
Entry Fee: $50 at site, $40 if paid before October 22. $20 Amateur option (not eligible
for prizes) available to all players.
Prizes: $$BEN$$
Time Control: G/90 +30 seconds, G/120 for those with analog clocks
How to Register: 8:00-8:45 am on site, register in person at the RA Chess Club (CASH
ONLY) October 7 and October 14 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm, or by cheque: Make out
cheques to Au Diapason Inc, c/o Raymond Lacroix 41 Kingslea Crescent, Cornwall ON
K6H2J2.
Organizers: Raymond Lacroix/Stijn De Kerpel
TD: Stijn De Kerpel
Miscellaneous: Bring your clocks, no computers, no smoking, byes available rounds 1-4
(maximum of two .5 point byes) if requested in advance. An EOCA Grand Prix Event.
Registration for the tournament ends at 8:45 SHARP. Players arriving after 8:45 am
on October 16th may register late and receive a half-point bye in Round 1.
Reserve your room at the Inn and mention you are with the chess tournament to receive
the special rate!
Directions to the Inn (1-888-229-2850 email: info@macintoshcountryinn.com)
The MacIntosh Country Inn (http://www.mcintoshcountryinn.com/) is conveniently
located at the junction of Highway 401 and Junction 31 in the town of Morrisburg,
Ontario. The Inn is only a half an hour drive from Cornwall and Brockville, one hour
from Ottawa, three and a half hours from Toronto, one and a half hours from Montreal
and twenty-five minutes from the U.S. border crossings.
From Toronto or Montreal: Take Highway 401 to exit 750 and proceed south to County
Road 2. Turn left and travel one kilometre where you will find the Inn on the north side
of the road.
From Ottawa: Take Bank Street (Highway 31) south to County Road 2. Turn left and
travel one kilometre where you will find the Inn on the north side of the road.
Last edited by Sanjiv Kalra; Thursday, 14th October, 2010, 10:39 AM.
Reason: Added the date to Title
It's funny that event announcements still include the conditions no smoking and no computers. For fun, maybe I'll hold an event where computers can enter and smoking is allowed in the playing hall.
It's funny that event announcements still include the conditions no smoking and no computers. For fun, maybe I'll hold an event where computers can enter and smoking is allowed in the playing hall.
Nothing says solid tournament like a cheating filled smoke fest, put me down as an early entry.
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