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The 10th Anniversary of the Niagara Falls Open is fast approaching. It is a SWOCL Grand Prix Event.
Niagara Shrine Club
5621 North Street
Niagara Falls, Ontario
(next to Greater Niagara General Hospital)
5 Round Swiss
Rounds: 9 am, 1 pm, 5 pm, Sun 10 am, ASAP
Time Control: Rounds 1-3 G/90, Rounds 4 & 5 30/90, SD/60
Entry Fee: Seniors (65+), Juniors (<18) $40, everyone else $45
Prizes: $$BEN, Unrated participants, only eligible for unrated prize, if applicable.
Registration by email to jeswifty@hotmail.com up to April 8th, 2011
Registration by regular mail to John Erickson, 4-6453 Colborne Street, Niagara Falls, Ontario, L2J 1E7, entries to be received by April 8th, 2011
On site registration between 8-8:45 am on day of tournament. Late fee $5.
Cash only at site.
CFC membership required.
Bring chess sets and clocks.
Memberships can be purchased on site.
For junior memberships, bring proof of age.
2 Half point byes available for rounds 1-3 only.
A pre-registration list will be posted sometime on Monday night.
Re: Niagara Falls Open 2011 -- April 9th & 10th!!
Here is the Pre Registered List for this weekend's Niagara Falls Open!!
Chedomir Micic 2362
Hans Jung 2285
Karl Sellars 2235
Erwin Casareno 2165
Father Marijan Procyk 2141
Mikhail Egorov 2103
Alex Friedman 2100
Aquino Inigo 2065
Inigo Francis Assaripallam 2036
Omaray Shah 2004
Stuart Brammell 1970
Keith Wight 1969
Jackie Peng 1956 Junior
Juliaan Posaratnanathan 1921
Ralph Deline 1888 Senior
Razvan Preotu 1830 Junior
Walter De Jong 1810
Bob Gillanders 1789
Leslie Tang 1771 Junior
Jaime Solis 1767
Mario Moran Venegas 1763
Mike Beatty 1755
Imre Ungor 1735
Chris Vanderlee 1723
John Erickson 1721
Matt Cooke 1712
Mario Piccininn 1685
John Marsh 1668
Zach Dukic 1641 Junior
Mate Milinkovic 1604
Ivan Kudelka 1601
Neil MacLeod 1589
John R. Brown 1563
Yue Tong (Davy) Zhao 1521 Junior
Keith Cober 1514
Billy Mollison 1442
Joey Befurt 1397
Giuseppe Del Duca 1366
Troy Hansen 1348
Dr. Mark Mieth 1217
That would be 40 pre registered players so far.
See everyone on Saturday April 9th between 8am and 8:45 am to register and hope to start the round as close to 9 am as possible.
John Erickson
TD
Last edited by John Erickson; Saturday, 9th April, 2011, 07:16 AM.
Re: Niagara Falls Open 2011 -- April 9th & 10th!!
Great Job John
I see you have Eastern players from Peterborough and Northerners from Parry Sound.
Pre Registered updates are on post #4 of these threads.
Re: Niagara Falls Open 2011 -- April 9th & 10th!!
This is always a nice tournament with a great atmosphere. And reasonably priced to boot.
People in the Hamilton Area who need a ride to the Niagara Falls open should come to Hamilton's club Friday night to see if they can join a car pool. Also let us know if you are driving there.
Some stay in Niagara Falls over night, so you can also see who is available to share a room with to save costs.
Re: Niagara Falls Open 2011 -- April 9th & 10th!!
Any updated list of players?
This weekend will be a chess and poker weekend.
After round 3, will have dinner with my wife, then spend an hour in the casino...no, not the Fallsview, but the old one. Try my luck on the poker table.
Will stay overnight in Niagara Falls and travel back to Toronto on Sunday night.
Re: Niagara Falls Open 2011 -- April 9th & 10th!!
Hi Erwin:
There are now 36 players registered for the Niagara Falls Open this weekend. I have been updating the players, but forgetting to change the number at the bottom. Look at the 4th post for the list so far.
Re: Niagara Falls Open 2011 -- April 9th & 10th!! UPDATE!!
Hi everyone:
The 10th Annual Niagara Falls Open has 37 players to do battle. After three rounds, there is a two way tie for 1st place between Aquino Inigo and Mikhail Egorov with 3 points. There is a 3 way tie with 2 and a half points. There is a large group hot on their heels with 2 points. Just like every other NF Open, a very competitive tournament. With 5 upset prizes and 4 junior prizes donated from John R Brown and Walter De Jong, there is a possibility of about 1/3 of the participants walking with a prize.
Re: Niagara Falls Open 2011 -- April 9th & 10th!!
Hi John,
First of all, i wish to express my appreciation for a well organized tournament last weekend. That was my first time to join your tournament. Thanks to you and John Brown.
Secondly, i would like to request for a copy of the wall chart, that is if you have them electronically.
Third, i like the way you enforced the direction on which the clocks are facing.
Fourth, it was my first time to play in a slow tournament with 2 different time controls. My hard drive is programmed to play sudden deaths.
Overall, i enjoyed my weekend in Niagara Falls. After round 3, my wife and i went to Swiss Chalette after driving around the falls for sometime. The planned poker session in the casino was cancelled, as i was exhausted defending in round 3 game against Inigo Francis. I convinced Francis to come and play at the Scarborough Chess Club. I was also happy to see Karl Sellars - a tough opponent in the SCC club championships.
Once again, thank you for holding the tournament. And more power to the organizers.....
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