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The Hart House Chess Club is proud to be hosting the Holidays Open from December 16th-18th.
Save the date and spread the word :)
When: December 16, 17, 18 (Fri, Sat, Sun) Where: Hart House, University of Toronto, 2nd Floor Style: 5 round Swiss in 4 sections: Open (FIDE Rated), U2200, U1900 & U1600 Rounds: 6pm Friday, 10am & 4pm Saturday & Sunday Time Control: 120 mins + 30 sec inc for Open Section, 30/90, SD/60 for other sections Byes: Maximum of 2 in rounds 1-4 if requested in advance.
Entry Fee: $70 in advance, $90 cash only on site. Extra $20 to play up each section. No cheques on-site. Discounts: $10 less for Juniors (born after December 17th, 1993), Seniors (60+), Women,
FIDE Masters, and University of Toronto students (show ID card). Only one discount per player.
Free for IMs before December 9th, $60 afterwards, $70 on-site.
Other Info: No Smoking. Please bring sets and clocks. Arbiter: Stuart Brammall Organizer: Hart House Chess Club - hhchess@utoronto.ca to register by e-mail.
As an incentive for players new to tournament chess, we are waiving the entry fee for non-CFC members. To qualify for the free entry, you must never have played in a CFC rated tournament, and you must show ID on site.
You will be required to pay for a minimum 1 year CFC membership (on site, or in advance), and you will not be eligible for prizes.
1 year CFC membership in Ontario:
Adult - $48
Junior- $30
Don't miss out on this great opportunity!
Last edited by Geordie Derraugh; Thursday, 10 November, 2011, 01:08 PM.
As an incentive for players new to tournament chess, we are waiving the entry fee for non-CFC members. To qualify for the free entry, you must also not have a FIDE rating, and must show ID on site.
You will be required to pay for a minimum 1 year CFC membership (on site, or in advance), and you will not be eligible for prizes.
1 year CFC membership in Ontario:
Adult - $48
Junior- $30
Don't miss out on this great opportunity!
Great initiative to encourage new players. Thanks. :):)
Re: Hart House Holidays Open 2011 - December 16-18
From the hart house website:
Entry Fee: $70 in advance, $90 cash only on site. Extra $20 to play up each section. No cheques on-site.
Discounts: $10 less for Juniors (born after December 17th, 1993), Seniors (60+), Women,
FIDE Masters, and University of Toronto students (show ID card). Only one discount per player.
Free for IMs before December 9th, $60 afterwards, $70 on-site.
And I'm excited about this tournament. Hart House is such a great venue for chess!
There's no early entry discount (just +$20 to register on site) but let's all do the organizers a favour and pre-register for this great event. If you know you're playing, why not let them know a few weeks in advance?!
Re: Hart House Holidays Open 2011 - December 16-18
Just over 2 weeks to go now. The pre-registered list is now at 39. Register by email to: hhchess@utoronto.ca
CFC FIDE Name Discount CFC #
2506 2426 Cheng, Bindi IM 141968
2486 2492 Castellanos, Renier IM 142306
2299 2161 Humphreys, Michael 131628
2248 1914 Xu, Haizhou ut 138986
2200 2124 Filipovich, David 103521
2154 Southam, David 102535
UNR 2148-USCF Furman, Eugene 152981
2142 Abrahams, Daniel 134333
2108 Twesigye, Derick 150779
2041 Agbabishvili, Lali w 150778
2032 Perelman, Leon ut 146258
2025 Ferreira, Alex T. ut 127516
1987 Zhang, Yuanchen j 148449
1951 Roller, Robert ut 111209
1933 Bellissimo, Joseph j 147544
1931 Wiebe, Daniel 132137
1781 O'Bumsawin, Nicholas 151261
1724 Armstrong, Robert J. 100034
1689 Spiliotopoulos, Yakos 151471
1689 Coren, Daniel 150504
1679 Wilker, Marcus 102713
1653 Qian, Owen 148880
1638 Ye, Hanyuan j 144844
1593 Lalonde, Drake 146414
1470 Abbarin, Hooshang 152910
1399 Wehrfritz, Christopher 151679
1397 Knight, Graeme 153005
1360 Wang, Constance j 149748
1325 Pishdad, M. Hassan s 146931
1255 Abbarin, Shabnam w 151181
1173 Warburton, Brian s 152485
1157 Souchko, Larissa w 145490
1087 Warner, John 152782
1060 Palmer, Adam 153127
UNR Chen, Yilin 153165
UNR Gozli, Davood New
UNR Ang, David New
UNR Jama, Mohamed New
UNR Faust, Myran New
Re: Hart House Holidays Open 2011 - December 16-18
Less than two weeks away now. The open section is looking quite strong this year!
52 signed up so far:
CFC FIDE Name Byes CFC #
2693 2522 Sambuev, Bator GM 146462
2654 2466 Noritsyn, Nikolay IM 132534
2543 2471 Vavrak, Peter IM 143973
2506 2426 Cheng, Bindi IM 141968
2486 2492 Castellanos, Renier IM 142306
2299 2161 Humphreys, Michael 131628
2248 1914 Xu, Haizhou ut 138986
2200 2124 Filipovich, David 103521
2154 Southam, David 102535
2153 Lamb, Bryan 2 & 3 106974
UNR 2148-USCF Furman, Eugene 152981
2142 Abrahams, Daniel 134333
2108 Twesigye, Derick 150779
2048 Tonakanian, Stephan 150629
2041 Agbabishvili, Lali w 150778
2032 Perelman, Leon ut 146258
2025 Ferreira, Alex T. ut 127516
2022 Lacau-Rodean, Iulia w 144348
1987 Zhang, Yuanchen j 148449
1951 Roller, Robert ut 111209
1933 Bellissimo, Joseph j 147544
1931 Wiebe, Daniel 132137
1781 O'Bumsawin, Nicholas 151261
1749 Prost, Bernie 105432
1724 Armstrong, Robert J. 100034
1694 Noritsyn, Sergey j 146893
1689 Spiliotopoulos, Yakos 151471
1689 Coren, Daniel 150504
1679 Wilker, Marcus 102713
1653 Qian, Owen 148880
1638 Ye, Hanyuan j 144844
1597 Zhao, Yue Tong (Davy) j 148512
1594 Thanabalachandran, Kajan j 150303
1593 Lalonde, Drake 146414
1470 Abbarin, Hooshang 152910
1399 Wehrfritz, Christopher 151679
1397 Knight, Graeme 153005
1392 Noritsyn, Elizabeth ut 1 132535
1360 Wang, Constance j 149748
1325 Pishdad, M. Hassan s 146931
1255 Abbarin, Shabnam w 151181
1173 Warburton, Brian s 152485
1157 Souchko, Larissa w 145490
1087 Warner, John 152782
1060 Palmer, Adam 153127
938 Waugh, Jason ut 152118
UNR Chen, Yilin 153165
UNR Gozli, Davood New
UNR Ang, David New
UNR Jama, Mohamed New
UNR Faust, Myran New
UNR Barankin, Daniel New
Now at 64! Be sure to register on or before Dec 14 to avoid the late fee.
Tomorrow is the last day for IM's to register and still qualify for free entry. $60 after tomorrow.
Note: To any high school students looking for community service hours, we are looking for volunteers to help set up boards, hand out scoresheets, etc. Please send an email to hhchess@utoronto.ca stating what day(s) you're available.
Pre-registered:
CFC FIDE Name Byes CFC #
2693 2522 Sambuev, Bator GM 146462
2654 2466 Noritsyn, Nikolay IM 132534
2543 2471 Vavrak, Peter IM 143973
2535 2417 Krnan, Tomas IM 132215
2506 2426 Cheng, Bindi IM 141968
2486 2492 Castellanos, Renier IM 142306
2299 2161 Humphreys, Michael 131628
2282 2152 Henry, Liam 127769
2248 1914 Xu, Haizhou ut 138986
2200 2124 Filipovich, David 103521
2154 Southam, David 102535
2153 Lamb, Bryan 2 & 3 106974
2148 Loadman, Ian 101686
UNR 2148-USCF Furman, Eugene 152981
2142 Abrahams, Daniel 134333
2108 Twesigye, Derick 150779
2107 Olheiser, Gordon 101400
2081 Egorov, Mikhail 110299
2048 Tonakanian, Stephan 150629
2041 Agbabishvili, Lali w 150778
2032 Perelman, Leon ut 146258
2025 Ferreira, Alex T. ut 127516
2022 Lacau-Rodean, Iulia w 144348
1987 Zhang, Yuanchen j 148449
1951 Roller, Robert ut 111209
1951 Runstedler, Albert 100198
1933 Bellissimo, Joseph j 147544
1931 Wiebe, Daniel 132137
1781 O'Bumsawin, Nicholas 151261
1749 Prost, Bernie 105432
1724 Armstrong, Robert J. 100034
1694 Noritsyn, Sergey j 146893
1689 Spiliotopoulos, Yakos 151471
1689 Coren, Daniel 150504
1679 Wilker, Marcus 102713
1653 Qian, Owen 148880
1651 Zhang, John j 150339
1638 Ye, Hanyuan j 144844
1597 Zhao, Yue Tong (Davy) j 148512
1594 Thanabalachandran, Kajan j 150303
1593 Lalonde, Drake 146414
1558 Brown, John R. 102882
1470 Abbarin, Hooshang 152910
1441 Tismenko, Tetyana 152743
1433 Tismenko, Dennis 148985
1415 Lee, Jeffrey j 146793
1399 Wehrfritz, Christopher 151679
1397 Knight, Graeme 153005
1392 Noritsyn, Elizabeth ut 1 132535
1360 Wang, Constance j 149748
1325 Pishdad, M. Hassan s 146931
1311 Zverev, Anton 150115
1255 Abbarin, Shabnam w 151181
1173 Warburton, Brian s 152485
1157 Souchko, Larissa w 145490
1087 Warner, John 152782
1060 Palmer, Adam 153127
938 Waugh, Jason ut 152118
UNR Chen, Yilin 153165
UNR Gozli, Davood New
UNR Ang, David New
UNR Jama, Mohamed New
UNR Faust, Myran New
UNR Barankin, Daniel New
64 is a nice number for a chess event... Still, should be a lot more coming.
Weird how there aren't any 1800s registered
That is kind of strange... wonder what the odds are of that happening. I would think 1800s are right around the peak of the tournament going bell curve.
Then again... most of the entries come in the last week anyway, hopefully some 1800s are reading this now and step in to close the gap :D
Perhaps we should aim to fill two chess boards? 128 players?
The Hart House Holidays Open has now crossed 100 early entries, with still a few days to go
Definitely the best turn-out for us at this time of the year in comparison to previous editions, we're well on track to passing the target we set of 120 players :D
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