Canadian Closed May 6-11 updates

[Hal Bond]

Advance registration for the Canadian Closed now stands at 14 players with several maybe’s in the pipeline.

Masters and past masters please contact me halbond@sympatico.ca no later than May 5 if you intend to play. The tournament runs from May 6-11 and is a 9 round swiss. The entry fee is $250, payable to me. Hal Bond, #205-105 Conroy Crescent, Guelph ON N1G 2V5.

The winner advances to the World Cup in Khanty Mansiysk and earns a spot on the 2012 Olympic team which will compete in Istanbul.

A special chess rate of $93.99 per night (including hot breakfast) is valid for single or double occupancy at the Best Western Royal Brock, across the road from the University. Their contact info: 716 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario N1G 1Y6 Phone: 519/836-1240 | Fax: 519/763-5225 and don’t forget to mention the chess tournament!

2011 Canadian Closed:
1 GM Bator Sambuev
2 IM Nikolay Noritsyn
3 IM Artiom Samsonkin
4 Roman Sapozhnikov
5 Arthur Calugar
6 Miladin Djerkovic
7 Dale Haessel
8 FM Hans Jung
9 Réjean Tremblay
10 Josh Guo
11 Vladimir Drkulec
12 David Filipovich
13 John Upper
14 Morgon Mills

[Bob Armstrong]

Hi Hal:

You didn't yet update your template. David Cohen, I think it was, pointed out that Dale is an FM.

Bob