2023 RA March Open March 3,4, 5

2023 RA March Open
An EOCA Grand Prix Event [www.eoca.ca]

Date: March 3,4, 5, 2023

Place: RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 7X7

Room(s): Courtside A & B. We had 103 players at the 2022 National Capital Open November 4-6. Open 1st paid; $1200, U1900; $600 and U1600; $500. 2022 RA December Open December 9-11, had 80 players and Open 1st paid; $1000, U1900; $400 and U1600; $500. 2023 Ottawa Winter Open 102 players; Open 1st paid; $1000, U1900; $500 and U1600; $600.

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 $200; U2200 $200, U2050 $200;
U 1900 – (rated CFC); 1st $400, 2nd $200 3rd $100; U1750 $200;
U1600 – (rated CFC) 1st $400, 2nd $200 3rd 100.

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 is $80 if registered by February 23 – (one week before 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-transfer to fs889@ncf.ca

Or register in person at the RA Chess Club, February 23, March 2.

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