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The 2011 Guelph Spring Pro-Am will take place during the first 5 rounds of the Canadian Closed, from May 6-8. You can register by emailing me, halbond@sympatico.ca, and paying on site.
Here are the details from the CFC posting:
City: Guelph, Ontario
Contact: halbond@sympatico.ca
Dates: May 6-8, 2011
Place: Peter Clark Hall, Guelph University Centre
Sections: 3 FIDE Sections; Pro, U1900, U1500
Rds: 5
Times: Friday 6pm, Saturday 10am, 4pm. Sunday 10am, 4pm
Type: Swiss
TC: 40/90, G30 + 30 sec inc.
Byes: Half point byes in rounds 1-4 may be requested in advance.
EF: Pro Section $60, other $40. Late fee $10 on site.
Prizes: $55 per Pro player returned as prizes. Trophies awarded in other sections.
Reg: Send entries to Hal Bond, #205-105 Conroy Crescent, Guelph, ON N1G 2V5, or email halbond@sympatico.ca, or cash on site 4pm - 5:30pm. Players registering after 5:30pm Friday may not receive a swiss pairing in 1st round.
Misc: Players wishing to play up must pay $20 per 100 points (or part thereof) below the section floor. Proceeds to the 2011 Canadian Closed. Equipment, snacks and refreshments provided by organizer. A SWOCL Grand Prix Event.
Why are the time controls so low? Aren't they usually 60 mins plus 30 sec increment for the first round, and then 90 plus 30?
Presumably to match the closed, so the rounds start at the same time---
But it would be more correct to ask what prompted the switch to a reasonable time control ;)
Last edited by Stuart Brammall; Thursday, 28th April, 2011, 01:57 AM.
Why are the time controls so low? Aren't they usually 60 mins plus 30 sec increment for the first round, and then 90 plus 30?
The stated time control is longer than that. The way I read it is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves and 30 minutes for the rest of the game with a 30 second increment per move for the whole game.
Entries are starting to trickle in. I will inject ratings after the Wednesday update. You can register by email until Thursday evening and pay onsite without the late fee.
Pro Section
Alex Ferrera
Stuart Brammal
Richard Moran
U1900
Mark Brauer
Doug Gillis
Mario Moran Venegas
Patrick Yu
Yuan Chen Zhang
Dan Moorehouse
Yue Tong Zhao
The stated time control is longer than that. The way I read it is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves and 30 minutes for the rest of the game with a 30 second increment per move for the whole game.
Come on out and play alongside the 2011 Closed for the first 5 rounds! Here is the current list. I will update the ratings tomorrow. Email me to avoid the late fee, halbond@sympatico.ca
Pro Section
Steve Demmery
Alex Ferrera
Stuart Brammal
Richard Moran
Matt Thomson U1900
Mark Brauer
Doug Gillis
Mario Moran Venegas
Patrick Yu
Yuan Chen Zhang
Dan Moorehouse
Yue Tong Zhao
Nicholas O'Bumsawin
Diego Morales
Tim Knechtel
Ralph Deline
Richard Glew
John Zoccano
Eric Wang U1500
James Williamson
Bruce Hurst
Joey Befurt
Jake Van Rooy
Here is the pre-reg list as of noon today. The U1500 section had too few players and is now merged with the U1900. I will be on site setting up for the rest of the day, I may be receiving emails by 4pm:
Standings. Spring Pro-Am: Pro Section-2 (Pair number)
# Name Rtng Tot TBrk[P] TBrk[C]
1 Alex T. Ferreira 2093
2 Matt Thomson 2063
3 Robert Bzikot 1975
4 Stuart Brammall 1970
5 Daniel Wiebe 1946
6 Richard C. Moran 1933
7 Guannan Terry Song 1930
Standings. Spring Pro-Am: U1900-2 (Pair number)
# Name Rtng Tot TBrk[P] TBrk[C]
1 Yuanchen Zhang 1925
2 Ralph Deline 1872
3 Mario Moran-Venegas 1835
4 Richard Glew 1801
5 Mathew G Cooke 1792
6 Tim Knechtel 1745
7 Masoud Jizan 1734
8 Hongyi Li 1728
9 Patrick Yu 1721
10 Nicholas O'Bumsawin 1714
11 Doug Gillis 1668
12 Mark Brauer 1646
13 Daniel Moorehouse 1634
14 Zhanna Sametova 1561
15 Yue Tong [Davy] Zhao 1508
16 Richard Chen 1443
17 Joey Befurt 1415
18 Giuseppe Del Duca 1372
19 James Williamson 1360
20 Eric Wang 1199
21 Brian Zhang 989
22 Jake Van Rooy unr.
23 Diego Morales unr.
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