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    Default New Brunswick Day Tornado- Fredericton, NB, August 4th

    There is a one day CFC-rated tournament coming up on Saturday, August 4th (the New Brunswick Day weekend), so if you're around the provincial capital, try to stop on by for a fun day of chess! Details are as follows:

    2018 New Brunswick Day Tornado
    CFC-Rated Chess Tournament
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    August 4
    UNB - (Marshall d’Avray Hall, Classroom 120)
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    Registration
    Pre-Register via e-mail: Jason Manley (jrmanley0@gmail.com)
    Pre-Register via phone: 506-869-1866

    Pre-Registration ends pre-tournament Thursday at 6pm
    Regular and late entry fees are all collected on-site day of the event

    Check-In/Registration: Sat 8:45am - 9:15am
    Entry Fee for pre-registered players: $20
    Late Entry (no pre-registration): $5 extra

    Chess Federation of Canada (CFC):
    All players must be (or become) a member of the CFC or pay a CFC Tournament Fee
    1) CFC Annual Membership (NB) - includes a subscription to the monthly Canadian Chess News magazine (PDF Format) and eligibility for any CFC rated events for one year: Adult - $46, Junior (U20) - $30
    2) CFC Tournament Fee (NB) - allows entry to this one CFC tournament: Adult - $20, Junior (U20) - $10
    3) CFC Membership Rates and Tournament Fees for other provinces
    Format: 4 Round Swiss (Pairings will be accelerated if 28 or more players)
    Schedule (approx.): 9:30am, 11:30am, 2:30pm; 4:30pm

    Time Control: Sudden death in 60 min

    Prize Fund: Based on entries

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    We had 26 players come out to our last event in June, and are hoping for a similar attendance rate. The current pre-registration list can be found at:
    http://mcc.cdevastation.com/nbdayftontor18.html

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    For a little taste of the action, here's the board one game from the last round of our last event. White had a half point lead heading into this round over three players, including his opponent in this game.

    [Event "Fredericton Tornado"]
    [Site "Fredericton"]
    [Date "2018.06.23"]
    [Round "4"]
    [White "Breitkreuz, Sean"]
    [Black "Manley, Jason"]
    [Result "0-1"]
    [ECO "A80"]
    [Annotator "Manley,Jason"]
    [PlyCount "56"]
    [TimeControl "240+2"]

    1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6.
    e4 fxe4 7. Nxe4 b6 8. Nxf6+ Qxf6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. Qd3 Nc6 11. c3 Ne7 12. O-O-O
    Ng6 13. Rhg1 O-O 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qxe5 16. f3 d6 17. h4 a5 18. g4 Ba6 19.
    Qxa6 Rxa6 20. Bxa6 Rxf3 21. Bc8 Rf2 22. Rge1 Qf4+ 23. Kb1 e5 24. Be6+ Kf8 25.
    h5 Ke7 26. Bb3 Qxg4 27. Bd5 Qxh5 28. Rh1 Qe2 0-1

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    I am pleased to announce that FM Robert Hamilton will be playing in this weekend`s event. Pre-registration by Thursday evening will save you $5 on your entry!

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