PwC Toronto Open 2009

[Bob Gillanders]

2009 PWC TORONTO OPEN
CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
APRIL 17TH to 19TH, 2009

PRESENTED BY: PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
IN ASSOCIATION WITH: THE GREATER TORONTO CHESS LEAGUE

LOCATION: The Suites at 1 King West, Grand Banking Hall.
Financial District, Downtown Toronto. See overleaf for map.

STYLE: 5 Round Swiss System, 3 Sections (Open, < 2000, <1600), CFC rated.
TIME CONTROL: Round 1 30 moves in 90 minutes, 1 hour for remainder (SD)
Rounds 2 to 5 40 moves in 2 hours, 1 hour for remainder (SD)

SCHEDULE: Friday April 17th 7pm Sharp!
Saturday April 18th 11am and 5pm
Sunday April 19th 10am and 4pm
Sunday April 19th Awards Presentation 10:45pm

PRIZE FUND: $16,000+ Guaranteed! Including $3,000 1st prize, prizes for top 5 in each section, class prizes within each section, top senior, junior and
female in each section, plus individual game prizes for biggest upset,
brilliancy prize and best defensive effort, as well as special prizes for
winner of chess trivia contest, best dressed and more! See
tournament rules for full details.

ENTRY FEE: $90 per person.
All participants must be, or become, CFC members.
To enter see details overleaf.

ACCOMMODATION: Special Chess Rate of $169.00 is being offered by The Suites at 1 King West. Book early; a limited number of rooms are available at
this rate.

BYES: Maximum of 2 available through rounds 1-4
EQUIPMENT: Bring your own chess sets and clocks. None will be provided.

TD: Bryan Lamb 905 554-4548, 416 904-5938 bryan.lamb@rogers.com

ORGANIZER: Brian Fiedler 416 733-3199, 416 480-8801 fiedlerbrian@yahoo.com.au

HOW TO ENTER:

By Mail to:
Brian Fiedler
P.O. Box 67083, Yonge & Eglinton P.S.,
2300 Yonge St.,
Toronto, Ontario
M4P 3C8

Make cheques payable to: “2009 Toronto Open Chess”

Enter Early! Limited spaces are available and your entry fee will be fully refunded if your plans change before April 13th. All entries must be received by Monday April 13th, 2009.

NO entries will be accepted at the site on the day of the tournament!

LOCATION:

THE SUITES AT 1 KING WEST
1 King Street West,
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 1A1
Telephone: 416 548-8100 or 1 866 470-5464
www.onekingwest.com
reservations@onekingwest.com (Chess Rate:10B3TP)
Just steps away from King St. TTC subway station.



2009 PwC Toronto Open Chess Championship Entry Form


NAME______________________________CFC#____________ _EXPIRY_______CFC RATING(est)_________

ADDRESS___________________________________________ ______________



PHONE #S_____________________ ________________________ EMAIL_______________________________

Please Check the Applicable Box: Junior (16 and Under) . Senior (50 and Over) .

Male . Female .

SECTION______________ ENTRY FEE ENCLOSED $__________ CFC DUES ENCLOSED* $__________

BYES REQUESTED (IF APPLICABLE)__________________________

* Currently, $43 for Ontario resident adults. Go to www.chess.ca for other resident and non-resident rates

Make cheques payable to: “2009 Toronto Open Chess”

Mail completed form along with entry fee (and CFC dues if applicable) to:

Brian Fiedler: PO Box 67083, Yonge & Eglinton P.S., 2300 Yonge St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4P 3C8

All entries must be received no later than April 13, 2009

Check here if you do NOT wish to receive information from sponsoring organizations .

or register In Person at Strategy Games Stores:

Toronto – 701 Mt. Pleasant Road (416) 486-3395
Ottawa – 250 Bank St. (613) 565-3662
Montreal – 3423 St. Denis Street (514) 845-8352

[Bob Gillanders]

This tournament is shaping up to be a beauty folks. Brian has sent me a new and improved flyer, and I'll get it posted here as soon as I resolve some computer difficulties.

Guaranteed prize fund is now $ 17,000 + wow!!

[Bob Gillanders]

Well I am still having some computer problems. Brian has sent me a great flyer with advertising, maps, just a quality effort. But I can't get it uploaded to this site.,,uggrrrr.....

I understand advertising packages will be arriving at selected chess clubs shortly, so watch for them. Ask your local chess club organizer for details. With this effort, I predict this tournament will be the largest in recent TO history. Don't miss it!!