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Hi billy, i'd be willing to share accomodation expenses especially if you are willing to drive there. Where are you planning to stay?
I WILL be attending the Ontario Open and will have all definite plans finalized by Monday evening.
I am planning on staying in a Motel/Hotel for Friday and Saturday nights.
Also, I may be bringing a surprise Chess guest (or two) with me from Ottawa.
Still, there will be room for 3 more in my car. Hopefully, I can get away from work earlier, around 3PM - will have to talk to my bosses.
Anyone sincerely interested in getting a ride to/from Hamilton and/or interested in sharing accomodations, please let me know ...
Hi Zachary, both tournaments are probably gonna be good but Ontario Open is a bit more high level especially if you're playing in open. I was considering going to the youth one myself but decided it probably isn't worth it. But that's your decision
Hi Mike,
I was thinking the same thing, that the Ontario Open would be more worth while. I would be playing in the U2000 section, and at the OYCC there are a lot of kids who are underrated, and won't increase my rating that much. I think the Ontario Open will let me play against more 1900's, and hopefully get some more experience, and boost my rating a little bit too. :)
I was thinking the same thing, that the Ontario Open would be more worth while. I would be playing in the U2000 section, and at the OYCC there are a lot of kids who are underrated, and won't increase my rating that much. I think the Ontario Open will let me play against more 1900's, and hopefully get some more experience, and boost my rating a little bit too. :)
Not for much longer. Soon our money will come from oil instead.
In more ways than one. While we're having this discussion, let's not forget that you can make a pretty resilient money from hemp fibre, and the profits support Canadian farmers. Not to mention the economy of that other form of hemp, though the federal government wants to subsume that in the "urban blight" portfolio, rather than "agriculture".
This is a new location for Hamilton tournaments.
Yes, it is a high school, but not the same one as the Winter Open. Be warned.
Google map and driving direction on post #1 of this thread.
Also on post #1, pre registered list of players. :)
Oops, thanks Vlad. :o
I will update page 1 ASAP. :D
Here is a sorted list based on the ratings posted on the page 5 preregistered list:
Bator Sambuev 2753 (Current Canadian Champion)
Nikolay Noritsyn 2584
Roman Sapzhnikov 2451 (Current Canadian Junior Champion)
Ken Regan * 2405
Doug Bailey 2318
Michael Dougherty 2312
Michael Kleinman 2284
Hans Jung 2289
Josh Guo 2272
Ray Kaufman 2261
Kevin Gibson 2220
Vlad Drkulec 2170
Brian Fiedler 2129
Steve Demmery 2124
Zhiyuan Zhang 2101
Laurentiu Grigorescu, 2091
Matt Thomson 2063
Adam Cormier 2033
Peter Arseneau 2022
Jackie Peng 1988
Raymond Singh 1985
Joseph Bellissimo 1984
Ross Richardson 1972
Stuart Brammall 1970
Rob Gashgarian 1955
Yuan Chen Zhang 1925
Ian Finlay 1905
Walter De Jong 1808
Mathew Cooke 1792
Daniel Coren 1784
John Erickson 1761
Jamie Solis 1750
Kevin Wan 1731
Patrick Yu 1721
Lee Hendon 1698
Qiyu Zhou 1673
Ralf Meyer 1630
Bryant Yang 1613
Ivan Kudelka 1595
John Brown 1591
Rebecca Giblon* 1580
Sergey Noritsyn 1574
Owen Qian 1549
Henry Grayson 1545
Yue Tong Zhao 1521
William Mollison 1482
Richard Chen 1465
Andrew Giblon * 1422
Melissa Giblon* 1348
Chris Osborne 1201
Eric Wang 1198
Monica Wood 1171
Janet Peng 1162
Oops! You already fixed the list in the first post. I should have refreshed my browser page.
Last edited by Vlad Drkulec; Sunday, 15th May, 2011, 04:41 PM.
I'm afraid to say, as I wrote Gordon Gooding yesterday, that I am unable to play: my father passed away unexpectedly earlier this month, after a fall last month at my parents' home in Paramus, New Jersey.
I intend to keep my commitment to play in Buffalo's own
5th Annual Mayor's Cup Class Championships, a 7-round FIDE-rated Swiss June 3--5, and I was supposed to post an invitation here to FM's and IM's in particular (OK, Bator too:-). EF is a bit steep at $150 with the tourney returning 70% in prizes, with $1,000-$500-$350 at the top and $300-$150 for U1800 being guaranteed. Rounds are Fri. 1 & 6pm, Sat. 9am, 1:30pm, and 6pm, Sun. 9:30am and 2:30pm, G/120 (no increment), venue Buffalo State College, Campbell Student Union, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, NY 14222. TD & contact Michael McDuffie, arcangel8chess@yahoo.com; I am the defending champion. I hope to stop by next Monday to make it generally known that we are trying to expand the kind of tournaments we have in Buffalo and to get advice on what would make them most attractive. (I may be called down to New Jersey again, however.)
Just wondering is there any place close by site for early morning Breakfast besides Tim Hortons?
Also how far are any eating restaurants etc from site?
Thanks
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