Hamilton Winter Open 2011

[Graham Price]

Re: Hamilton Winter Open 2011

I can never rationalize why, with 3 players tied, #1 is playing #2 while
#3 is playing #4. #3 has already had an easier run of opponents and
it continues giving him a good shot at going 4/4 .
I would think fairer pairings would be 1:4 and 2:3 or even 1:3 2:4.
They are playing for money (I know not much) but contenders need to play
contenders.

[Garvin Nunes]

Re: Hamilton Winter Open 2011

To see the tentative pairings for round 4 of our weekend swiss please visit the following link:

http://chess.servegame.com/hamilton/...011Results.jpg

These pairings are tentative and may change.

The above page is in a JPEG format so you may need to click on it to magnify it.

[Neil Sullivan]

Re: Hamilton Winter Open 2011

Can someone post the round 4 pairings?

The pairing page only shows rd. 5. You would have to take them from the crosstable.

[Adam Cormier]

Re: Hamilton Winter Open 2011

Can someone post the round 4 pairings?

[Neil Sullivan]

Re: Hamilton Winter Open 2011

None of them play as much as Bator, he's pretty much the only GM who actually plays in weekenders. When's the last time either of them played anything other than a Canadian Open or something like that?

They both played last weekend in Trois-Rivieres

http://pages.globetrotter.net/jrboutin/Standings.html

The results were reported here by Hugh Brodie.

[Bindi Cheng]

Re: Hamilton Winter Open 2011

None of them play as much as Bator, he's pretty much the only GM who actually plays in weekenders. When's the last time either of them played anything other than a Canadian Open or something like that?

[Jean Hébert]

Re: Hamilton Winter Open 2011

Your input means a lot to us(organizers), since you are the only active playing GM in Canada.

Kovalyov and Roussel-Roozmon are both active in Canada, unless Canada = Ontario for you ?

[Zeljko Kitich]

Re: Hamilton Winter Open 2011

Garvin, can you put me in, I'll be there by 930am, leaving home now, under 1900.

[Garvin Nunes]

Traffic Accident: 403

Due to the traffic accident on the 403 all my helpers are late getting into Hamilton, therefore the first round start time will likely be slightly delayed

[Garvin Nunes]

Re: Hamilton Winter Open 2011

Thanks Stuart.
Please arrive by 1:30 for round 2 pairings. :)

Final reminder everyone: NEW LOCATION
Check the flyer.

People registering for round 2 need to arrive at 1:30pm...the second round starts at 2pm,

Thanks!

[Bob Gillanders]

Re: Hamilton Winter Open 2011

Thanks Stuart.
Please arrive by 1:30 for round 2 pairings. :)

Final reminder everyone: NEW LOCATION
Check the flyer.

[Stuart Brammall]

Re: Hamilton Winter Open 2011

Hi guys,
Give me a round 1 bye.
See you this afternoon.

[Vlad Dobrich]

Re: Rating Wesley

Thank you for clarifying! I think if I would have 100 points less nobody would even think about So's CFC rating. What's wrong with you, guys?

Good luck in this tournament. But if you win clear first and win against Wesley So in the process, your new rating will be 30 points higher while GM So's will be 30 points lower! This will call for an emergency meeting of the Governors to decide what is wrong with the rating system. :D

[Garvin Nunes]

Re: Hamilton Winter Open 2011

Please note some players are using a social network of some kind to filter or send their emails to us. I will not be replying to players who force us to join Boxbe or another social network to reply to their emails..

Please send us your messages using a regular email,

Thanks!

[Mikhail Egorov]

Re: Hamilton Winter Open 2011

Hi Hal,

Thank you for clarification Hal! I hope to see you this weekend, but too bad you can't play. :) Good point Bator! Your input means a lot to us(organizers), since you are the only active playing GM in Canada.

I still find suggestion of 2850 rating very funny . :D

Mikhail