Alliston Chess Open 2011 - October 14th to 16th

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  • Alliston Chess Open 2011 - October 14th to 16th

    Due to the success of the New-Tecumseth Chess Open in June of last year, I will be running another tournament at the Gibson Centre in October!

    Here are the details:

    Date: October 14th-16th, 2011 (Fri, Sat, Sun)

    Location: Gibson Centre, 63 Tupper Street West, Alliston, On.

    Style: 5 round Swiss

    Rounds: Friday - 6 pm
    Saturday, Sunday - 11 am, 4 pm

    Sections: Open, U2000, U1600

    Time control: 90 30 (90 min + 30 sec/move)

    Registrations: In advance (before October 14th) by e-mail, geordie.derraugh@utoronto.ca
    On site Friday, 5pm - 5:40pm (late registrants may not be paired for round 1)

    Entry fee: $60 for pre-registered, $10 late fee (on Oct 14th)
    Less $20 for juniors (<20), seniors (>50), women, FM’s - (max 1 discount/player)
    Free for IM’s, GM’s
    $10 to play “up” (one section maximum)

    Sections: Open, U2000, U1600/juniors

    CFC Membership: Players must be current CFC members at the time of registration or bring payment to registration desk before the first round they play.
    Note: First time members of CFC will have their entry fee waived and pay only their CFC membership fee! The catch: $40 will be deducted from their prize should they win one.

    Prizes: Based on entries, Top 3 in each section, unrated prize in U1600.

    Equipment: Please bring clocks (esp. digital) and/or sets

    Byes: Byes allowed in rounds 1-4. Please give notice at least one round in advance.

    Accommodations: Red Pine Inn - www.redpineinn.com (5 min. drive, 30 min. walk)
    Nottawasaga Inn - www.nottawasagaresort.com (8 min. drive)
    Motel 400 – www.motel400.com (15 min. drive)

    Public transit: None available. Closest GO/Greyhound bus stations & stops are in Barrie, Orangeville, and Bolton. Contact Geordie for help setting up carpools, and possible pick-ups and drop-offs.

    Other Info: No smoking, pizza lunch provided on Saturday, café on main floor, 5 minute walk to restaurants
    Last edited by Geordie Derraugh; Thursday, 21st July, 2011, 12:12 AM.

  • #2
    Updates

    Registrations are starting to trickle in for the Alliston Open.

    I am pleased to announce the participation of Canada's newest International Master, Bindi Cheng.

    I am also pleased to announce our first sponsors for the event, all from Alliston:

    Mac's
    East Side Mario's
    Harveys
    Michelle's Hair Flaire
    Crabby Joe's

    Also, the Gibson Centre has allowed us to make use of their beautiful building, once again rent free!

    More updates to come.

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    • #3
      Re: Alliston Chess Open 2011 - October 14th to 16th

      :p

      Put me in.

      Alex F.

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      • #4
        Youth Tournament Flyer

        Less than a month left before the tournament. I'll post a pre-reg list within the next couple of weeks.

        I've attached the poster for the kids tournament which will be taking place on the Saturday across the building.
        Attached Files

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        • #5
          Re: Alliston Chess Open 2011 - October 14th to 16th

          'Less $20 for juniors', I encourage kids go for this event.

          Please add Michael Song to the pre-registered list. I will send email seperatedly.

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          • #6
            Re: Updates

            Originally posted by Geordie Derraugh View Post
            Registrations are starting to trickle in for the Alliston Open.

            I am pleased to announce the participation of Canada's newest International Master, Bindi Cheng.

            I am also pleased to announce our first sponsors for the event, all from Alliston:

            Mac's
            East Side Mario's
            Harveys
            Michelle's Hair Flaire
            Crabby Joe's

            Also, the Gibson Centre has allowed us to make use of their beautiful building, once again rent free!

            More updates to come.
            Now that is dynamic tournament organizing! Way to go Mr Derraugh!

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            • #7
              Re: Alliston Chess Open 2011 - October 14th to 16th

              Originally posted by Geordie Derraugh View Post
              Note: First time members of CFC will have their entry fee waived and pay only their CFC membership fee! The catch: $40 will be deducted from their prize should they win one.
              A very nice incentive to attract new players. :)

              Also, great work going the extra mile in securing some local sponsors. Best of luck. :D

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              • #8
                Re: Alliston Chess Open 2011 - October 14th to 16th

                Wow, positive feedback before the tournament has even started! Thanks for the comments and well wishes, gentlemen.

                Updates:

                Beeton Foodland has joined the list of sponsors.

                Also, a couple of players have inquired about rides from Toronto to Alliston (before and after the tournament, not in between rounds). If you are coming from Toronto, and you can take an extra person or two, please let me know ASAP.

                Here is the preregistered list. Make sure to email me on or by October 13th to avoid the $10 late fee.

                IM Bindi Cheng 2531
                Haizhou Xu 2230
                Michael Song 2120
                Alex Ferreira 2113
                Mario Moran-Venega 1809
                Bernie Prost 1674
                David Ridge 1524
                Brian Warburton 1217
                Robert Girard 894
                Adam Palmer unr.
                Graeme Knight unr.

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                • #9
                  Re: Alliston Chess Open 2011 - October 14th to 16th

                  I would volunteer to take couple of persons there on Saturday and Sunday(I may not available to pickup/drop off at your place, so you still need to deal with the transit between your and my place). I am from North York.
                  Last edited by Robert Song; Sunday, 2nd October, 2011, 03:32 PM.

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                  • #10
                    Pre-registered list now at 14

                    IM Bindi Cheng 2531
                    Haizhou Xu 2230
                    Michael Song 2120
                    Alex Ferreira 2113
                    Mario Moran-Venega 1809
                    Bernie Prost 1674
                    Yue Tong (Davy) Zhao 1537
                    David Ridge 1524
                    Jiaxin Liu 1502
                    James Williamson 1224
                    Brian Warburton 1217
                    Robert Girard 894
                    Adam Palmer unr.
                    Graeme Knight unr.

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                    • #11
                      Now at 19

                      Tomorrow is the last day to avoid the late fee. Registrations will be taken at the door before 5:30pm. Remember to bring money for cfc membership if yours has expired.

                      Pre-registered List

                      1. IM Bindi Cheng 2531
                      2. Haizhou Xu 2224
                      3. Michael Song 2120
                      4. Alex Ferreira 2113
                      5. Mario Moran-Venega 1809
                      6. Bernie Prost 1674
                      7. Doug Gillis 1594
                      8. Yue Tong (Davy) Zhao 1537
                      9. David Ridge 1524
                      10. Jiaxin Liu 1502
                      11. James Williamson 1224
                      12. Brian Warburton 1217
                      13. Benjamin Lin 1166
                      14. Robert Girard 894
                      15. Adam Palmer unr.
                      16. Graeme Knight unr.
                      17. Rick Strongitharm unr.
                      18. Will Gao unr.
                      19. David Ang unr.

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                      • #12
                        Sections

                        Now at 21 players and climbing.

                        Here's the pre-reg broken up by section. For those who didn't specify, I've put you in your own rating bracket. Let me know by email today or on site by 5:30pm if you'd prefer to play up.

                        Open

                        1. IM Bindi Cheng 2516
                        2. Haizhou Xu 2224
                        3. Michael Song 2119
                        4. Razvan Preotu 2105
                        5. Alex Ferreira 2068

                        U2000

                        6. Mario Moran-Venega 1809
                        7. Tom Bozinoski 1720
                        8. Bernie Prost 1674
                        9. Doug Gillis 1594
                        10. Jiaxin Liu 1538
                        11. Yue Tong (Davy) Zhao 1537

                        U1600

                        12. David Ridge 1524
                        13. James Williamson 1224
                        14. Brian Warburton 1217
                        15. Benjamin Lin 1166
                        16. Robert Girard 894
                        17. Adam Palmer unr.
                        18. Graeme Knight unr.
                        19. Rick Strongitharm unr.
                        20. Will Gao unr.
                        21. David Ang unr.

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                        • #13
                          Rd 1 Pairings

                          We're under way!

                          The U2000 and U1600 were combined into one section. A big thank you to Bernie Prost who volunteered to play in the open section to make the pairings simpler.

                          1st Round Pairings:

                          Pairings for Round 1. Alliston Open 2011: Open
                          Bd # Res White # Res Black
                          1 1 Bindi Cheng 5 Alex T Ferreira
                          2 7 Bernie Prost 2 Haizhou Xu
                          3 ½ Michael Song BYE
                          4 ½ Razvan Preotu BYE
                          6 ½ Yuanchen Zhang BYE


                          Pairings for Round 1. Alliston Open 2011: U2000
                          Bd # Res White # Res Black
                          1 12 Adam Palmer 1 Tom Bozinoski
                          2 3 Doug Gillis 13 Rick Strongitharm
                          3 14 Graeme Knight 8 James Williamson
                          4 9 Brian Warburton 15 Wesley Rose
                          11 1 Robert Girard BYE
                          5 ½ Yue Tong [davy] Zhao BYE
                          4 ½ Jiaxin Liu BYE
                          10 ½ Benjamin Lin BYE
                          6 ½ David Ridge BYE

                          Standings. Alliston Open 2011: Open
                          # Name ID Rtng Tot Prize
                          1 Bindi Cheng 141968 2516 0.0
                          2 Haizhou Xu 138986 2224 0.0
                          3 Michael Song 144236 2119 0.0
                          4 Razvan Preotu 146124 2105 0.0
                          5 Alex T Ferreira 127516 2068 0.0
                          6 Yuanchen Zhang 148449 1978 0.0
                          7 Bernie Prost 105432 1674 0.0


                          Standings. Alliston Open 2011: U2000
                          # Name ID Rtng Tot Prize
                          1 Tom Bozinoski 107747 1720 0.0
                          2 Doug Gillis 111022 1594 0.0
                          3 Jiaxin Liu 149747 1538 0.0
                          4 Yue Tong [davy] Zhao 148512 1537 0.0
                          5 David Ridge 122923 1524 0.0
                          6 Eric Wang 149398 1431 0.0
                          7 James Williamson 105942 1224 0.0
                          8 Brian Warburton 152485 1217 0.0
                          9 Benjamin Lin 151128 1166 0.0
                          10 Robert Girard 152115 894 0.0
                          11 Adam Palmer unr. 0.0
                          12 Rick Strongitharm unr. 0.0
                          13 Graeme Knight unr. 0.0
                          14 Wesley Rose unr. 0.0
                          Last edited by Geordie Derraugh; Friday, 14th October, 2011, 07:36 PM. Reason: Added list of players

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                          • #14
                            Standings/Pairings

                            Standings. Alliston Open 2011: Open
                            # Name ID Rtng Rd 1 Tot Prize
                            1 Bindi Cheng 141968 2516 W7 1.0
                            2 Haizhou Xu 138986 2224 W8 1.0
                            3 Geordie Derraugh 132393 2147 H--- 0.5
                            4 Michael Song 144236 2119 H--- 0.5
                            5 Razvan Preotu 146124 2105 H--- 0.5
                            6 Yuanchen Zhang 148449 1978 H--- 0.5
                            7 Alex T Ferreira 127516 2068 L1 0.0
                            8 Bernie Prost 105432 1674 L2 0.0

                            Pairings for Round 2. Alliston Open 2011: Open
                            Bd # Res White # Res Black
                            1 2 Haizhou Xu 1 Bindi Cheng
                            2 3 0 Geordie Derraugh 5 1 Razvan Preotu
                            3 7 ½ Yuanchen Zhang 4 ½ Michael Song
                            4 6 0 Alex T Ferreira 8 1 Bernie Prost



                            Standings. Alliston Open 2011: U2000
                            # Name ID Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Tot Prize
                            1 Tom Bozinoski 107747 1720 W11 W7 2.0
                            2 Doug Gillis 111022 1594 W9 W8 2.0
                            3 Benjamin Lin 151128 1166 H--- W11 1.5
                            4 Jiaxin Liu 149747 1538 H--- D6 1.0
                            5 Eric Wang 149398 1431 H--- D10 1.0
                            6 James Williamson 105942 1224 D10 D4 1.0
                            7 Brian Warburton 152485 1217 W12 L1 1.0
                            8 Robert Girard 152115 894 B--- L2 1.0
                            9 Rick Strongitharm unr. L2 W12 1.0
                            10 Graeme Knight unr. D6 D5 1.0
                            11 Adam Palmer unr. L1 L3 0.0
                            12 Wesley Rose unr. L7 L9 0.0


                            Pairings for Round 3. Alliston Open 2011: U2000
                            Bd # Res White # Res Black
                            1 2 Doug Gillis 1 Tom Bozinoski
                            2 3 Jiaxin Liu 7 Benjamin Lin
                            3 8 Robert Girard 4 Eric Wang
                            4 10 Rick Strongitharm 5 James Williamson
                            5 6 Brian Warburton 11 Graeme Knight
                            6 12 Wesley Rose 9 Adam Palmer

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                              Re: Alliston Chess Open 2011 - October 14th to 16th

                              Pairings for Round 4. Alliston Open 2011: U2000
                              Bd # Res White # Res Black
                              1 1 Tom Bozinoski 3 Jiaxin Liu
                              2 11 Graeme Knight 2 Doug Gillis
                              3 5 James Williamson 4 Eric Wang
                              4 7 Benjamin Lin 6 Brian Warburton
                              5 9 Adam Palmer 10 Rick Strongitharm
                              6 12 Wesley Rose 8 Robert Girard


                              Standings. Alliston Open 2011: U2000
                              # Name ID Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot Prize
                              1 Tom Bozinoski 107747 1720 W10 W8 D2 2.5
                              2 Doug Gillis 111022 1594 W11 W9 D1 2.5
                              3 Jiaxin Liu 149747 1538 H--- D5 W7 2.0
                              4 Eric Wang 149398 1431 H--- D6 W9 2.0
                              5 James Williamson 105942 1224 D6 D3 W11 2.0
                              6 Graeme Knight unr. D5 D4 W8 2.0
                              7 Benjamin Lin 151128 1166 H--- W10 L3 1.5
                              8 Brian Warburton 152485 1217 W12 L1 L6 1.0
                              9 Robert Girard 152115 894 B--- L2 L4 1.0
                              10 Adam Palmer unr. L1 L7 W12 1.0
                              11 Rick Strongitharm unr. L2 W12 L5 1.0
                              12 Wesley Rose unr. L8 L11 L10 0.0


                              Pairings for Round 4. Alliston Open 2011: Open
                              Bd # Res White # Res Black
                              1 5 Razvan Preotu 1 Bindi Cheng
                              2 2 Haizhou Xu 4 Michael Song
                              3 9 Bernie Prost 6 Mikhail Egorov
                              4 8 Yuanchen Zhang 7 Alex T Ferreira


                              Standings. Alliston Open 2011: Open
                              # Name ID Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot Prize
                              1 Razvan Preotu 146124 2105 H--- W5 W3 2.5
                              2 Bindi Cheng 141968 2516 W7 L3 W8 2.0
                              3 Haizhou Xu 138986 2224 W9 W2 L1 2.0
                              4 Michael Song 144236 2119 H--- D8 W9 2.0
                              5 Geordie Derraugh 132393 2147 H--- L1 H--- 1.0
                              6 Mikhail Egorov 110299 2097 H--- H--- U--- 1.0
                              7 Alex T Ferreira 127516 2068 L2 L9 B--- 1.0
                              8 Yuanchen Zhang 148449 1978 H--- D4 L2 1.0
                              9 Bernie Prost 105432 1674 L3 W7 L4 1.0

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