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The 2013 Canadian University Chess Championships will be held at McGill University on the weekend of January 12-13th.
It will be a 5 round team event with a Championship and a Reserve section. Each team will be comprised of 4 players.
The Championship section is reserved to teams whose average rating is greater than 1800, (subject to slight change), at the time of registration.
Exact entry fees will be determined within two weeks. There will be a discount to teams that pre-register by December 1st. As an incentive to attract teams from all across the country, any team from outside of Quebec or Ontario will receive free entry.
More information about the tournament will be released in the coming weeks including information regarding accommodation. We are in the process of contacting downtown hotels near McGill to negotiate rates for chess teams.
Hope to see you at the event!
Keith MacKinnon
VP Events
McGill Chess Club
Last edited by Keith MacKinnon; Tuesday, 2nd October, 2012, 07:49 PM.
Reason: clarity
The 2013 Canadian University Chess Championships will be held at McGill University on the weekend of January 12-13th.
It will be a 5 round team event with a Championship and a Reserve section. Each team will be comprised of 4 players.
The Championship section is reserved to teams whose average rating is greater than 1800, (subject to slight change), at the time of registration.
Exact entry fees will be determined within two weeks. There will be a discount to teams that pre-register by December 1st. As an incentive to attract teams from all across the country, any team from outside of Quebec or Ontario will receive free entry.
More information about the tournament will be released in the coming weeks including information regarding accommodation. We are in the process of contacting downtown hotels near McGill to negotiate rates for chess teams.
Hope to see you at the event!
Keith MacKinnon
VP Events
McGill Chess Club
Hey Keith , we won it back in 2006 . I was part of the team back then. Are alumni eligible to play for McGill ?
Hey Keith , we won it back in 2006 . I was part of the team back then. Are alumni eligible to play for McGill ?
Unfortunately, alumni are ineligible as the tournament is only open to current students as well as professors or others who work at post-secondary institutions.
Are the entry fee details set?
How much will early (by Dec 1st) entry fee be?
Where can we send cheques to?
Do you have an agreement with, or can you recommend a hotel?
UT guys & gals are very much looking forward to next year's CUCC :)
UT guys & gals are very much looking forward to next year's CUCC :)
Alex Ferreira
Thanks for asking those questions, Alex! UofC players are wondering the same thing :)
UofC is hoping to send their first chess team to the CUCC. Hopefully, we will be there! We are at the process of selecting players through qualifying tournament (http://calgarychess.com/WORDPRESS/?page_id=1083).
Are the entry fee details set?
How much will early (by Dec 1st) entry fee be?
Where can we send cheques to?
Do you have an agreement with, or can you recommend a hotel?
UT guys & gals are very much looking forward to next year's CUCC :)
Alex Ferreira
Hello Alex,
We are finalizing the entry fee by tomorrow. The early bird would likely be 130$ for the 1st team and 80$ for additional teams. You do not need to send cheque because we will offer online registration via Paypal. However, if you want absolutely send cheques, we will ask FQE to take cheque for us, but please let us now if paypal is ok. We will have the update on the hotels shortly.
Thanks for asking those questions, Alex! UofC players are wondering the same thing :)
UofC is hoping to send their first chess team to the CUCC. Hopefully, we will be there! We are at the process of selecting players through qualifying tournament (http://calgarychess.com/WORDPRESS/?page_id=1083).
Hello Simon,
Glad that UofC can join this year! As we are following the CUCC tradition, teams outside of Quebec and Ontario do not need to pay to play. ;)
In case you missed Shao's post, you can get more information about the event and register at the McGill Chess Club website.
We're currently negotiating a deal with the Holiday Inn (a 10-minute walk from the tournament site). I'll update everyone as soon as the deal gets finalized. In the meantime, could all teams with a strong possibility of attending please contact me via private message or by email (nexulo AT gmail.com) so that we have more ammunition in bargaining with the hotel?
UofT wants to register 3 teams for the eaery bird discount but players and board order has not been finalized. Can we pay you guys now and finalize later? If it helps, Alex Ferreira, Haizhou Xu, Geordie Derraugh and Jack Ding should be playing.
Montreal-Toronto can be as cheap as $39 each way by Via Rail, and as little as $1 each way by Megabus (if you're willing to travel at unpopular hours).
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