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Please find the full list in the 3rd thread. There are 14 players in the open, 17 in the U2000 and 20 in the U1700.
I remember the golden days of the KW Open when a 4 foot tall Arthur Calugar was giving Robert Hamilton a tough time. Is there another future IM in the works?
Players commuting might wish to know that GO transit now has a GO train to the site (within a few blocks distance of city hall) a couple of times on weekdays, as well as those new buses introduced last year. Don't forget about a Sunday morning change in the daylight savings time that weekend.
Name: 2012 Richard Riedstra Memorial Winter Regular
Date: 10 & 11 March 2012
Location: Kitchener City Hall - 200 King St W
City: Kitchener
Province: Ontario
Number of Rounds: 5
Type: Swiss
Round Times: Sat 10, 1:30, 6 Sun 10, 3
Time Control: Rd 1 G/60 Rd 2-5 G/90 +30
Entry Fee: $50
Entry Fee (Junior and titled players): $40
Prizes: Projected prizes (based on min 40 entries)
Open - $500-$300-$100
U2000 - $400-$200-$100
U1700 - $300-$200-$100
Commemorative trophy for Open winner
All registration fees returned as prizes
Registration Instructions:The tournament is held in memory of the late Richard Riedstra, aco-founder of the Kitchener-Waterloo Chess Club, a pillar of the community and a great ambassador for the game.
Three sections: Open, U2000 U1700
Byes permitted - round 1-4
Advance entry $10 discount if reg'd by Mar 3rd
Registration: by mail
Mario Piccinin 301-485 Pinebush Rd, Cambridge, On, N1T 0A6 or by email mvp@embreellp.ca or registration at the door at 9:00-9:30 on Saturday (cash only)
CFC Membership req'd.
We are currently at 58 players! Please find the pre-registered list on the 3rd thread.
Storylines
The 15-player Open Section is headed by rising star Michael Kleinman and veteran blindfold expert Hans Jung. Can they fend off the challenge of the likes of WYCC U12 medalist Michael Song and former Botswana wonderkid Oanthata Pelekekae? Who will have his name engraved on the KW Commemorative Trophy?
The U2000 Section, with 20 players, is headed by an amazing 3 players rated 1961! Stuart Brammall, Rob Gashgarian and Mahmud Hassain will all be looking to prove who truly is the 1961-rated player. Also, will there be a much-anticipated clash between Bob Gillanders and the Amazing Tim?
The U1700 Section is the largest, with 23 players. It is headed by Class B player Jeffrey Xu, and includes familiar names such as Kai Gauer and James Williamson.
Name: 2012 Richard Riedstra Memorial Winter Regular
Date: 10 & 11 March 2012
Location: Kitchener City Hall - 200 King St W
City: Kitchener
Province: Ontario
Number of Rounds: 5
Type: Swiss
Round Times: Sat 10, 1:30, 6 Sun 10, 3
Time Control: Rd 1 G/60 Rd 2-5 G/90 +30
Entry Fee: $50
Entry Fee (Junior and titled players): $40
Prizes: Projected prizes (based on min 40 entries)
Open - $500-$300-$100
U2000 - $400-$200-$100
U1700 - $300-$200-$100
Commemorative trophy for Open winner
All registration fees returned as prizes
Registration Instructions:The tournament is held in memory of the late Richard Riedstra, aco-founder of the Kitchener-Waterloo Chess Club, a pillar of the community and a great ambassador for the game.
Three sections: Open, U2000 U1700
Byes permitted - round 1-4
Advance entry $10 discount if reg'd by Mar 3rd
Registration: by mail
Mario Piccinin 301-485 Pinebush Rd, Cambridge, On, N1T 0A6 or by email mvp@embreellp.ca or registration at the door at 9:00-9:30 on Saturday (cash only)
CFC Membership req'd.
We are still waiting for truckloads of chess players to flood in from Brantford, London and Hamilton.
Let's make it 70!
Chess players are flooding up your tourney. Great job of promoting! You already surpassed your forecasted numbers of 40 players by 150% to 60 players. How will the prize funds distributed based on the current pre-registered list of 60 players? Will the prizes increase or remain as advertised?
We are still waiting for truckloads of chess players to flood in from Brantford, London and Hamilton.
Let's make it 70!
I remember an Ontario Open in Ottawa many moons ago. There were 60 advance entries, but much against expectation, a further 100 (or was it 120?) registered at the door. Good luck!
Chess players are flooding up your tourney. Great job of promoting! You already surpassed your forecasted numbers of 40 players by 150% to 60 players. How will the prize funds distributed based on the current pre-registered list of 60 players? Will the prizes increase or remain as advertised?
Hi Mark,
As you can see, we have 61 players at present. With the number of juniors and pre-registration discounts, prizes are amazingly still at over 100% of entries!
From my understanding, there is the potential for a top-up above the guarantees. However, the actual finances will be completed by the committee after the first few rounds.
I remember an Ontario Open in Ottawa many moons ago. There were 60 advance entries, but much against expectation, a further 100 (or was it 120?) registered at the door. Good luck!
I remember an Ontario Open in Ottawa many moons ago. There were 60 advance entries, but much against expectation, a further 100 (or was it 120?) registered at the door. Good luck!
The 2004 Ontario Open in Brantford had 80 pre-registered, and 54 more showed up at the door, despite a steep discount for early registration ($60 vs $100). First round was over an hour late, partly to clear the registration backlog and put out more sets, and partly because the pairing software at the time was not very stable and we had to re-pair the round a couple of times.
As you can see, we have 61 players at present. With the number of juniors and pre-registration discounts, prizes are amazingly still at over 100% of entries!
From my understanding, there is the potential for a top-up above the guarantees. However, the actual finances will be completed by the committee after the first few rounds.
Would you like to pre-register?
Looking at your advertised prize funds, let's say, the actual number of players*
showed up is 41 which is above the minimum of 40, my understanding is that your advertised prize funds should already be unconditionally guaranteed since it already met your minimum of 40 players. But, if you compute your total prize fund for all the sections, that's already $2,200. Without discounts for 41 regular players of your entry of $50, that totals only $2050. You already have a $150 deficit or even more if you apply discounts. Who are going to cover up for your deficits, rentals and other fees? I guess, you must have some typo in your prize funds advertisement based on minimum of 40 players unless you have sponsors to cover these expenses for you. I highly recommend to factor all your tournament expenses before coming up with the minimum poll of players requirements and advertising very attractive prize funds to avoid risk of losing your money. With a pre-registered player of over 60. You should be safe though i guess if everyone shows up.
The 2004 Ontario Open in Brantford had 80 pre-registered, and 54 more showed up at the door, despite a steep discount for early registration ($60 vs $100). First round was over an hour late, partly to clear the registration backlog and put out more sets, and partly because the pairing software at the time was not very stable and we had to re-pair the round a couple of times.
Hi Christopher,
It says under the CFC database that you are from Kitchener, Ontario. Surely, you wouldn't miss out on the KW Winter Open's return to its golden days?
It was circa 1980, when the effects of the Fischer boom worked their final magic in Canada and CFC membership reached a peak. Canada, not always in tune with the USA. With the 100 (or was it 120?) entries at the door, the (manual) pairings for round 1 were an hour late.
Name: 2012 Richard Riedstra Memorial Winter Regular
Date: 10 & 11 March 2012
Location: Kitchener City Hall - 200 King St W
City: Kitchener
Province: Ontario
Number of Rounds: 5
Type: Swiss
Round Times: Sat 10, 1:30, 6 Sun 10, 3
Time Control: Rd 1 G/60 Rd 2-5 G/90 +30
Entry Fee: $50
Entry Fee (Junior and titled players): $40
Prizes: Projected prizes (based on min 40 entries)
Open - $500-$300-$100
U2000 - $400-$200-$100
U1700 - $300-$200-$100
Commemorative trophy for Open winner
All registration fees returned as prizes
Registration Instructions:The tournament is held in memory of the late Richard Riedstra, aco-founder of the Kitchener-Waterloo Chess Club, a pillar of the community and a great ambassador for the game.
Three sections: Open, U2000 U1700
Byes permitted - round 1-4
Advance entry $10 discount if reg'd by Mar 3rd
Registration: by mail
Mario Piccinin 301-485 Pinebush Rd, Cambridge, On, N1T 0A6 or by email mvp@embreellp.ca or registration at the door at 9:00-9:30 on Saturday (cash only)
CFC Membership req'd.
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. In this case everyone on the pre-register list is entitled to be an FM!
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