Hamilton Winter Open 2011

[Bob Gillanders]

IM Artiom Samsonkin

We welcome IM Artiom Samsonkin back to Hamilton.

Artiom is a regular at our Summer Open, winning in both 2008 and 2009,
but this will be his first Hamilton Winter Open. :D

[Garvin Nunes]

Michel Vasquez offers book prize to winning junior:

Michel Vasquez,

I would like to thank you for your donation of the book "Lasker's Greatest Chess Games" to the club. It will be awarded to the winner of the Junior section of this weekends event Hamilton Winter Open 2011.

This was a special section I created for kids so they could get experience playing in a chess tournament for cheap. (When they register the entry fee is 10 dollars)

Your donation will help me promote the game to new players.


Once again thanks!

[Bob Gillanders]

Re: Hamilton Winter Open 2011

Can players play up above their current CFC rating? What's the limit: 100 points, 200 points or no limit? Do they have to pay extra?

No limit, no extra fee, but we reserve the right to refuse entry for obviously uncompetitive players.

Registrations now at 50 players! :)

[Rene Preotu]

Re: Hamilton Winter Open 2011

Can players play up above their current CFC rating? What's the limit: 100 points, 200 points or no limit? Do they have to pay extra?

[Bob Gillanders]

Re: Hamilton Winter Open 2011

Thank you Garvin for updating the pre registered list. (see the second post on this thread). We now have 41 preregistered, with a week to go. I believe that is ahead of last year. :)

To register, please send email to chesshamilton@gmail.com :)

[Gordon Gooding]

Re: Hamilton Winter Open 2011

Bravo!,

I like a full bloodbath on the board! No wimpy draw offers to share first prize! Hopefully that will whet the GM's appetite.

[Bob Gillanders]

Re: Hamilton Winter Open 2011

Okay, bumping this to the top again!

Our apologies for all the spelling mistakes on the pre registration list. :o
That is one reason Garvin insists on a confirming email to register, not just word of mouth.

Stuart Brammall - is that you on the pre reg list, not "Steve Brammal" :o

Bindi - how about it, are you playing? :)

Please send an email to chesshamilton@gmail.com to register. :D

[Bob Gillanders]

Re: Hamilton Winter Open 2011

More good news! :)

An anonymous donor has stepped forward with a special prize. $100 to anyone with a perfect 5.0 score in the Open section. The prize is subject to 2 GM's playing in the event, but anyone is eligible to win it.

Our generous donor is looking forward to a fighting game between GM Sambuev and GM So. :D

[John Brown]

Re: Hamilton Winter Open 2011

Now that you have two GM's coming will John Hebert show as well?

Kerry are you on the Pre-registered list as well. I joined last week.

Hope this new news of GM's will bring in some old friends as wells.

[Stuart Brammall]

Re: Hamilton Winter Open 2011

It's clear the kid should be seeded #1, but other then that we do not need a specific rating for him.

The rating conversion formula is extremely crude, and should not really be considered accurate.

I think it would be more appropriate to arbitrarily seed him 1st, then only after the event publish a rating (equal to his performance).
Presuming all estimated cfc rating for So are higher then Sambuev's, there will be no difference in the resultant pairings, regardless of whether the estimate is 2719 or 2900.

Further more, using this method will result in more rational changes in the ratings of his opponents.

[Adam Cormier]

Re: Hamilton Winter Open 2011

CFC Ratings vs FIDE Ratings

FIDE Rating list of March 1st, 2011 (Players Active since 2007)
For Players CFC 2200+ (169 players): FIDE = CFC - 91.9

So add 92 to 2667 (FIDE rating) to get the CFC rating of 2759

I think this is what we should do as well.

[Rene Preotu]

Re: Hamilton Winter Open 2011

CFC Ratings vs FIDE Ratings

FIDE Rating list of March 1st, 2011 (Players Active since 2007)
For Players CFC 2200+ (169 players): FIDE = CFC - 91.9

So add 92 to 2667 (FIDE rating) to get the CFC rating of 2759

[Stuart Brammall]

Re: Hamilton Winter Open 2011

Great job guys,

I must admit that when it was initially suggested suggested that you try and get him to play, I thought it was something daydream-- even with the free soup.

In retrospect, GM So's willingness to play is likely due in no small part to this event not being Fide rated-- something to consider.

[Joshua Guo]

Re: Hamilton Winter Open 2011

If Bators CFC rating is 2718, then Wesley should be assigned at least 2850 CFC for this tournament, its only fair :-)

(I'm serious)

We won't make Wesley So sit at board 2 for round 1 of Hamilton Open right?

[Adam Cormier]

Re: Hamilton Winter Open 2011

Great news. I am very pleased to announce GM Wesley So (fide 2667) will be playing at the Hamilton Winter Open.

That's two GM's folks - it should be quite a show! :D

That's fantastic, I can't wait to see Bator vs So just so I can see the difference between a super-gm and a regular one.