Title First Name Surname Rating Province Category

1 GM Evgeny Bareev 2667 FO
2 GM Eduardas Rozentalis 2628 FO
3 GM Alexander Shabalov 2587 US
4 GM Joshua Friedel 2543 US
5 GM Walter Arencibia 2500 FO
6 IM Luis Lazaro Aguero Jimenez 2398 FO
7 Liam Henry 2280 ON
8 FM Brett Campbell 2177 ON
9 FM Michael Dougherty 2160 ON
10 Alan Gregg 2128 US s
11 Ilia Bluvshtein 2099 ON
12 Daniel Abrahams 2084 ON
13 Ismail Ibrahim 2053 ON
14 Rod Hill 1982 NB s
15 David Poirier 1855 NS
16 Ferdinand Supsup 1834 ON
17 Bruce Dowling 1786 ON s
18 John R. Brown 1714 ON s
19 Caesar Posylek 1708 ON
20 Richard Keep 1690 QC
21 Doug Sly 1628 BC s
22 James Mourgelas 1596 ON
23 Henry Grayson 1580 ON
24 Peter W. Hazen 1565 ON
25 Andre Siegel 1514 ON
26 Eric Song 1268 ON b
27 "Victor " Okon UNR. ON

2010 CANADIAN OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

JULY 10TH to JULY 18TH
LOCATION: Westin Harbour Castle
Downtown Toronto. See following page for map ( website given at end ).
STYLE: 9 Round Swiss System, Single Section, CFC and FIDE rated.
Accelerated pairings will be used in early rounds.
TIME CONTROL: 40 moves in 90 minutes, 30 minutes for remainder (with 30 second increments from move 1).
SCHEDULE: Saturday July 10th Opening Ceremony & Round 1 6:00pm Sharp
July 11th- July 16th Rounds 2-7 6:00pm Daily
Saturday July 17th Round 8 2:00pm
Sunday July 18th Round 9 10:00am
Sunday July 18th Awards Banquet / Presentation 6:00pm
For other side events, including Canadian Speed Chess Championship, GM simuls and lectures, see website
PRIZE FUND: $ 30,000+ Guaranteed! (see following page for details).
ENTRY FEE: $175 per person (Early bird Special to April 30), thereafter $195. Deadline July 6th. To enter see details / entry form on following page.
ACCOMMODATION: Special Chess Rate of only $99.00 is being offered by the luxurious Westin Harbour Castle. Book early; a limited number of rooms are available at this rate.
BYES: Maximum of 3 ½-point byes available in rounds 1-8
EQUIPMENT: Please bring chess sets and digital clocks, if you have them.
CHIEF ARBITER: Hal Bond, I.A. halbond@sympatico.ca
ORGANIZERS: Greater Toronto Chess League
Michael Barron 416 739-6257 barron045@yahoo.com
Brian Fiedler 416 733-3199 fiedlerbrian@yahoo.com.au
WEBSITES: www.chess.ca www.monroi.com
PRIZE FUND DETAILS: Tournament Placement Prizes Overall
1st $ 6,500
2nd $ 3,500
3rd $ 2,500
4th $ 1,500
5th $ 1,500
6th $ 500
7th $ 500
8th $ 500
9th $ 500
10th $ 500

( You can go to http://www.chess.ca/misc2009/2010CANOP.pdf )

Bob ( for Brian Fiedler )