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I regret to inform you that I will no longer be running the Ontario Girls' Chess Championship. The OGCC has been a great success for the past 10 years and has received a tremendous amount of support. We have had an amazing turn out of girls participating each year with a record number of 146 participants in 2012. I sincerely hope that girls’ involvement in chess will continue to climb. I will be posting information regarding the possibility of someone else running OGCC 2013 and I encourage you all to continue to participate in this great event among others.
You have done splendid job with this tournament over the past 10 years. I am happy to report that the Mississauga Chess Club will be hosting this event this year on Sunday, May 12th at our clubhouse at the U of T Mississauga campus. We are just finalizing some details now. The tournament flyer and announcement will be out shortly.
Girls, please come celebrate the 11th year of the
OGCC on Sunday, May 12th, 2013
New location
University of Toronto (Mississauga Campus)
3359 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, Faculty Lounge, 3rd floor
Visit website for directions: www.mississaugachessclub.ca
Entry fee: $25 per player.
5 round Swiss pairings, Time control: 25 minutes each.
Sections: U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, U18
(Sections will be combined where numbers warrant)
Trophies will be awarded to top 3 girls in each section.
As a bonus feature this year, this is a qualifying tournament for the Canadian Youth Chess Championship. Players achieving a score of 2.5 or better will qualify (subject to approval of the CFC Youth Coordinator) to participate in the CYCC in Ottawa in July 2013.
To register, please email rgillanders@cogeco.ca by midnight on May 9th. Space is limited, so please register early. Late fee is $5.
Players please check in between 12-12:30pm to confirm registration and to pay entry fees. Rounds starting at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm.
Presentation of trophies: 6:15-6:30pm.
Tournament Director: Bob Gillanders
CFC and CMA rated.
Parking: $6 all day Sunday flat rate.
Side events for siblings and parents
Light refreshments provided.
Some interesting debates are in progress as to how do we promote chess to women. I am sure we all agree that women are severely underrepresented in the chess community. Girls, not quite as bad. But how do we keep the girls interested so that they don't quit?
Please consider becoming a sponsor for the Ontario Girls' Chess Championship. Entry fees are expected to cover all the tournament expenses, plus trophies for the winners. But can we do more to encourage the girls to continue playing? Yes, we can.
This year we are introducing a sponsored bursary program. 100% of funds raised through sponsors will be returned to the girls via bursary awards towards entry fees in future tournaments. Sponsors can be corporations, small businesses, chess clubs, or individuals. Please considering being a sponsor yourself and support womens' chess in Canada. Thanks.
As I understand it, last year the winners represented Ontario in a match against Quebec (CMA event) held in Kingston. The match is scheduled for June 8th this year. I am awaiting further details from CMA and confirmation that our winners will again represent Ontario. :)
I am offering a year CFC membership to the first placed winner of each section or combined section.
I mentioned the two girls because they have won one in our CYCC qualifier. If they win again, they will win a total of two years' membership. You may want to give this prize to the next girl instead. Your decision.
For the other girls, if they have already had the membership, I will just extend it for one more year.
Still , please email me.
Three weeks till the tournament.
The preregistered list is now up, just 12 registered to date.
We expect between 50 and 100 players.
There will be door prizes for those first 50 registered only, so why wait.
There is also a new jazzed up poster on the website. Thanks Garvin.
Yes unfortunately, the tournament is on Mothers Day. :(
Sorry, but it was the only date we could get at this site.
To make it up to all the Mothers in attendance, we'll have a Mothers Day cake.
I am happy to report that Liza Orlova has joined our team of volunteers. Liza has represented Canada at the World Youth Championships and the Chess Olympiad on numerous occasions. I just learned she has her own You Tube channel. Check it out!
I think if we ask her real nice, she would do a simul at the tournament. :D
Some of you have been asking about side events for the siblings. I have been slow at posting details, but yes we intend on having events for everyone. So girls, your little brothers are welcome.
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