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The University Chess Championship for the 2011/2012 year will be held at The University of Western Ontario on the January 14-15th weekend.
It will be a 5 round team tournament with a Championship section and a Reserve section.
Entry fees for the event will be $150 for a school to register a team and $100 for each additional team sent by the school.
A full set of tournament rules including section eligibility will be posted in the future, along with all additional information when it is finalized.
Information regarding accommodation will also be posted in the future. We are currently in the process of discussing discount rates for chess teams at various hotels.
The purpose of this post is to notify school chess teams about the event, so they can seek funding for the event, and to let everyone know when and where the tournament will occur.
Patrick O'Sullivan
VP Communications
Western Chess Club
Thanks for posting this Patrick, I assume Queen's will be attending. However, please do what you can to have the full information available as soon as possible (in the next couple weeks preferably).
So... does the full details available now? The McGill team will have a decisive meeting next week for the team formation. Therefore, we expect the full information gonna be out soon.
Last edited by Shao Hang He; Saturday, 26th November, 2011, 06:57 PM.
Details for the University Championship have nearly all been finalized. The only remaining information to be conifrmed is which hotel we will book rooms through, and that depends on Western University's pending approval of the hotel we have submitted for consideration. Although this important information is not established yet, it seems necessary to publish the information that we currently have, given that the tournament date is drawing ever closer.
The details of the tournament that have been finalized are as follows:
Location: Mustang Lounge- University Community Centre- University of Western Ontario
A link to various helpful maps can be found here: http://www.geography.uwo.ca/campusmaps/ Please note that the University Community Centre is located on Oxford Road, not Oxford Street
Dates:January 14-15, 2012
Format: 5 round team swiss
Round Times: Saturday January 14: 10am, 1:30pm, 6pm; Sunday January 15: 10am, 2pm
Time Control: Round 1: Game in 60+30 second increment starting from move 1; Rounds 2-5: Game in 90+30 second increment starting from move 1
Sections: Championship (Open) and Reserve (U1750 average rating based on the top 4 players on the team)
Eligibility: Full or Part time students registered for Winter 2011 or spring 2012; Faculty and staff may compete
Entry Fee: $150 for the first registered team from each university, $100 for each additional team sent by the university; FREE for teams coming from outside of Ontario and Quebec
Register by email to Tournament Organizer Aman Hambleton: ahamble@uwo.ca or Patrick O'Sullivan: posulli2@uwo.ca; Pay cash on site.
Registration will take place between 9am and 9:30am on Saturday January 14th
If you have any questions contact Aman Hambleton or Patrick O'Sullivan (emails listed above) or Tournament Director Hal Bond at halbond@sympatico.ca
Patrick O'Sullivan
VP Communications
Western Chess Club
BTW the reserve section is U1750, but why last year there is a team with an average rating of 1806 in that section? Meaning it can be a bit more than 1750?
BTW the reserve section is U1750, but why last year there is a team with an average rating of 1806 in that section? Meaning it can be a bit more than 1750?
THIS YEAR it is U1750, I don't know the circumstances last year, or if they had the same rules...
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