New Toronto RR Tournament Starts in October

[Bob Armstrong]

XS Mythic Thanksgiving Round Robin

9 Round ( 10-player ) Round Robin Style (CFC & FIDE ratings accepted)
Time Controls: standard time controls (Game/90 min. )
Awards to: 1st and 2nd and 3rd place All ages and experience levels welcome FREE refreshments and snacks
100% Returned

Tournament Details:

Location: The main intersection is Bayview and Eglinton, at 1650 Bayview Ave, beside Original’s Bar
Registration: Pre-registration $70.00 per person, after September 30 $80.00 . Pre-registration is required to secure your spot and to supply sufficient funds for the tournament . Pre-register by sending your information (name, rating) to oscarvc5@live.com
Entry Fees: Entry fee for Round Robin tournament non-refundable
Forfeit: Games commence on time unless otherwise stated. If you are unable to attend your match call ahead to notify your opponent (games must be arranged between the players and the TD). If you fail to comply within 1:00 hour of your clock running, we have no choice but to award a point to your opponent.
Recording moves: Recording your games are required up until the last 5 minutes.
Refreshments: Refreshments will be available FREE during the tournament for players (snacks for rounds 1-3-5-7-9) (drinks for every round) .
Information: Tournament Director Oscar A. Villalobos 647-520-9147 oscarvc5@live.com
Schedule: Tuesdays at 8:00pm, starting October 7th 2008

Prizes:
1st $ 150.00
2nd $ 90.00
3rd $ 60.00

Pre-registrations ( at Sept. 23 ):

Josh Sherman 1905
Sam Arfin 1867
Bob Armstrong 1834
Michael Perez 1758
Petar Zlatanov 1567

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

Just to clarify:

Is there only one section?
Is the tournament CFC and FIDE rated? (I do not understand "CFC & FIDE ratings accepted" vs "All ages and experience levels welcome" - if all all levels, who cares about rating?)


"standard time controls (Game/90 min.)"
Next time skip "standard time controls", as I remember at Bayview the standard time was 2h/40+1h :)

Good luck with/in the tournament.

[Bob Armstrong]

Hi Egis:

1. Only one section - so apply right away; spaces are disappearing.
2. If someone has only a FIDE rating, it will be accepted on par with CFC ratings.
3. It will only be CFC Rated.
4. All experience levels was meant to say that " unrateds " were welcome.
5. Most players like to have a tournament CFC-rated.
6. Standard time controls was meant to mean that the time control is " regular " ( eg. not "active " ), approximates the new FIDE time control, and will be rated as a standard tournament by the CFC.
7. The " Bayview " tournament you refer to was one run by Vlad Dobrich or Liam Henry. This is a new organizer, Toronto expert Oscar Villalobos.
8. I'll pass on your encouragement for the tournament to Oscar - thanks. And thanks for the good luck to me in the tournament.

Bob

[Bob Gillanders]

Bob,

You should post tournament announcements in the Tournaments Forum !!

[Bob Armstrong]

Hi Bob:

I will try - didn't know it existed.

Bob

[Bob Armstrong]

Hi Bob:

Done ! It was simple.

Bob

[Bob Armstrong]

This new Toronto RR is a 10-player event. There are now only 4 places left. It starts Tuesday, October 7 ( only 1 week to go ). Contact Organizer Toronto expert Oscar Villalobos ( 647-520-9147 oscarvc5@live.com ) to enter - first come, first served. Note that entry fee goes up $ 10 tomorrow, Oct. 1.

For tournament details, see original post here.

Here is the updated Pre-registration list ( as of September 30 ):

Josh Sherman 1905
Sam Haziprodromu 1884
Sam Arfin 1867
Bob Armstrong 1834
Michael Perez 1758
Petar Zlatanov 1567


Bob

[Bob Armstrong]

One correction to the original information on location : the address of the CMA office where the tournament will be held is 1650 Bayview Ave. ( not 1685 as stated originally - the original post has now been edited to correct it ). Sorry for the error.:(

Bob

[Bob Armstrong]

This tournament has been changed from a 10-player RR to an 8-player RR. It is still going ahead this Tuesday, October 7 at the CMA offices at 1650 Bayview Ave. ( west side, south of Eglinton, near Originals Bar ).

There are only 3 spaces left. To register, contact Oscar Villalobos (647-520-9147 / oscarvc5@live.com )

Here is the Pre-registration List as of Oct. 5:

Mihir Naniwadekar 2043

Sam Haziprodromu 1884

Michael Perez 1758

Ken Le 1714

Mei Chen Lee 1533


If you wish to play , but can't make Rd. 1 this Tuesday, games can be rescheduled with consent of opponent and TD.

Bob