2022 RA Fall Open September 23, 24, 25

2022 RA Fall Open
An EOCA Grand Prix Event [www.eoca.ca]

Date: September 23, 24, 25, 2022
Place: RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa – Room: Court Side B.
Rounds: 5, Friday 7:00 PM Saturday & Sunday @ 10 AM & 3 PM.

Type: Regular Swiss

Sections and prizes are based on projected entries and may change.

Open - (rated FIDE & CFC); 1st $600, 2nd $400 3d $250 U2200 $200, U2050 $200
U 1900 – ( rated CFC); 1st $400, 2nd $250 3rd $160; U1750 $200;
U1600 – (rated CFC) 1st $400, 2nd $250 3rd 160; U1300 $200.

Time Control: Game-in-90-plus-30-seconds-a-move

Entry Fee: Open; $100 if pre-registered, $120 at site;
U1900 $80 if pre-registered, $100 at site;
U1600 $60 if pre-registered, $80 at site

Free entry for GM/WGM & IM/WIM. National Master entry fee is $80 if registered by
September 16 – (one week before the event), $100 after that. GM Sambuev is playing.

Add $20 if playing up a section. A player must be 100 points or less from the rating floor for the section he wants to play up in.

CFC or FQE membership is required.

Requesting byes: max of three ½ point byes in the first four rounds.

Organizers: Halldor P. Palsson, RA Chess Club & EOCA
TD: Halldor P. Palsson

Registration: to Halldor P. Palsson by e-mail & Interac e-transfers to fs889@ncf.ca

In person at the RA Centre Chess Club September 15 & 22

Please bring your own equipment if you prefer it – RA Club sets and clocks are provided.