Caesars Windsor Summer of Chess Prereg as Hotel deadlines loom
The deadline for Caesars Windsor for CYCC hotel registration is this Friday at 11:59. We are trying to get it extended for a few days but it is quite possible that you will have to pay significantly more if you register on Saturday. We will probably have to add a hotel for NAYCC as the hotel is running out of the double bed rooms.
North American Youth Chess Championship
North American Youth Chess Championship Sunday, August 7 through Thursday, August 11, 2016 Caesars Windsor 377 Riverside Dr E, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9A 7H7 9 round youth chess tournament with IM title, IM norms, FM titles and other FIDE titles available. FIDE and CFC rated. To determine North American youth champions in age and gender groups U18 (under 18 on January 1st, 2016), U16, U14, U12, U10, U08, U18F, U16F, U14F, U12F, U10F, U08F FIDE trainers course to run at the same time as the tournament. Time Control: Game in 90 minutes plus 30 second increment per move. Canadian players living in Canada must have a valid CFC junior membership.
Check-in Time The check-in time is 9:00am to 12:30pm. If you cannot make the 12:30PM deadline due to unforeseen reason, please email info@windsorchess.org
Schedule: Round 1 Sunday, August 7, 3:00 pm Monday, August 8, Round 2: 10:00 am Round 3: 3:00 pm Tuesday, August 9, Round 4, 10:00 am Round 5: 3:00 pm Wednesday, August 10, Round 6, 10:00 am Round 7: 3:00 pm Thursday, August 11, Round 8, 10:00 am, Round 9: 3:00 pm Chief Arbiter: IA Aris Marghetis TITLES: U18: Gold (1st, on Tie-Breaks, if Necessary) – IM/WIM Title 1st Equal (down to 3rd place on tie-breaks) – IM/WIM Norm Silver & Bronze (2nd and 3rd on Tie-Breaks, if Necessary) – FM Title U16: Gold – IM/WIM Norm 1st Equal (down to 3rd place on tie-breaks)– FM Title Silver & Bronze CM Title U14 & U12: Gold – FM Title Silver & Bronze – CM Title U10 & U8: First Equal (down to 3rd place on tie-breaks), Silver & Bronze – CM Title $65 U.S. facility fee for those not staying in the official hotel. Waived for local players (defined as metropolitan Windsor, Detroit area and nearby Michigan players). Why the extra fee? Caesars Windsor is providing us with $100,000 in meeting space. It is doing so on the understanding that we will be encouraging people to stay in their hotel which is a very nice hotel. IF these tournaments are successful from the point of view of all stakeholders this will likely lead to many more tournaments at this same site under similar conditions which are very favourable to the players and the organizers. Why is this fee waived for local players? Mainly because the parents, older brothers and sisters and coaches of the local players are the ones who are taking the risk on this tournament and are the army of volunteers you will be seeing every day making sure that this is a wonderful experience for everyone involved. No one involved in the organization of this tournament is making a profit and are taking some significant financial risks. Why are the tournament entry fees denominated in U.S. dollars? Mainly to reduce our currency risk. There are significant fees and costs associated with this tournament which are denominated in U.S. dollars. We are mitigating the risk factors. Canadians please register early as the situation with the currency only appears to be getting worse from the point of view of Canadians. Of course, for our U.S. players this means that your costs to attend these tournaments are going down from your point of view and you should be able to get some good bargains when you go shopping in Windsor between and after the rounds. Entry fee $150 U.S. until June 30: $150 USD July 1 - July 31st: $170 USD August 1 - August 6th: $190 USD After August 6: $200 USD Rosters for official players need to be provided to the organizers by June 1st, 2016. Roster changes after June 2nd will be charged $20 USD for each change. IF YOU EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY REGISTERING ON THE ONLINE REGISTRATION SYSTEM SEND US AN EMAIL AT info@windsorchess.com AND WE WILL REGISTER YOU MANUALLY. IF YOU MISS A REGISTRATION DEADLINE DUE TO ISSUES WITH THE REGISTRATION SYSTEM, LET US KNOW AND WE WILL HONOR THE EARLIER PRICE. Reserve your room now: You can click on the following link to reserve a room at Caesars Windsor. We encourage you to do so early so that we have an idea of how many people are coming to the party. If we find out early that more people are coming we will probably increase our room block size. If we find out that the tournament will be smaller than we expected rooms will released back to the hotel for sale. If you decide to register later, this is a busy time of the year for all hotels. They will sell out. Rooms at Caesars routinely go for $279 per night or at least they do when the hotel gets busy. We know because we looked at organizing a February tournament and that's how much people would need to pay to stay in the hotel. http://www.totalrewards.com/hotel-re...upCode=ANY0807
Caesars Group Code for NAYCC is ANY08071-800-991-7777
Special Room Rate for Canadian Youth Chess Championship, Canadian Open and North American Youth Chess Championship: $129.00 Canadian ($88.79 US at current exchange rate Jan 15th) week night double occupancy room Sun through Thursday $149.00 Canadian ($102.56 US at today’s exchange rate) weekend double occupancy room Fri, Sat All Hotel prices do not include applicable taxes. These are reduced rates as they have waived the $10 per night resort fee and the $5 reservation fee. For each of these tournaments we expect to be holding many side events including bughouse, blitz and lectures by noted chess personalities GMs, IMs, FMs, NMs. There will be $10 to $20 fees for side events all of which will be free to players staying in the official hotel Caesars Windsor a four diamond luxury destination. ENTRIES: Full details will be available shortly on http://WindsorChess.org. Paypal account to accept entries is set up in name of Windsor Chess email info@windsorchess.org. Checks for the appropriate amounts in U.S. or Canadian funds can be sent to: Windsor Chess c/o Vlad Drkulec 1725 Calvary Crt, Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada info@windsorchess.org Please include Name, CFC ID, FIDE ID and USCF ID and Ratings if applicable and section that you wish to play in. Hide all advance entries received through May 31, 2016 Total number of entries: 230
9 round chess tournament to determine the Canadian Open champion. CFC and FIDE rated, One round per day with one double round day likely the first Sunday. Weekday rounds at 6 pm.
Time Control: 40 moves in 90 minutes, remainder of game in 1 hour, plus 30 second increment per move throughout. Rounds: Sunday July 10th Round 1 - 2:00 pm Monday July 11th through Friday July 15th, Round 2 through 6 at 6:00 pm Saturday July 16th Round 7 at 10:00 am Round 8 at 6:00 pm Sunday July 17th Round 9 at 10:00 am
Entry Fee until May 31st:
All sections except U1200: $175 CAD. We will accept the US equivalent based on the daily exchange rate between the Canadian and U.S. dollar.
U1200 section: $60 CAD
Free entry for GMs and IMs. After May 31st $195 CAD. Under 1200 section $65. After July 1st $225 and under 1200 section $70.
CFC membership required ($36 in Canadian funds for U.S. Adult or approximately $27 U.S. funds, $48 Ontario Adult, $24 Cdn or $18 USD for U.S. junior or $36 for Ontario Junior).
Prize Fund: $15,000 Canadian Guaranteed:Open Section (CFC or USCF over 2000 or FIDE over 1900) : $2000 / $1600 / $1300 / $1100 / $1000 U2400: $750 / $500 U2200: $750 / $500
Booster U1200 Section : Trophies Only Trophies for Top 3 plus Top 3 Under 1000, Top 3 Under 800 rating
Unrated Prize: $200
Prize fund is guaranteed
Highest rating of CFC, USCF or FIDE used in determining prize eligibility except in open section where prizes and pairings based on FIDE ratings. Players must disclose ratings. 2500 CFC or USCF not eligible for U2400 prize.
Prizes are guaranteed but based on paid entries. Prize structure is based on 160 fully paid entries. If there are 220 entries prize fund will improve to $20,000. Booster section players count as 0.4 of an entry for purposes of this calculation. The last time this tournament was held in Montreal in 2014 there were over 400 participants. Note: Unrated players are not eligible for class prizes.
You can reserve a room at Caesars Windsor by clicking on the following link or by calling the toll free number below and using the group code below:
Canadian Youth Chess ChampionshipTues, July 5 through Fri July 8, 2016.Caesars Windsor7 round youth chess tournament to determine Canadian champions in age and gender groups U18, U16, U14, U12, U10, U08, U18F, U16F, U14F, U12F, U10F, U08FPlayers must be Canadian citizens or legal residents of Canada in order to play. Qualification by scoring 50% in a Youth Chess Championship (YCC) qualifying tournament is required except for players who meet rating requirements for direct seeding into the tournament. Chess Federation of Canada membership is mandatory.$225 Entry fee, with $150 of entry fee going to CFC youth fund to fund travel to World Youth and World Cadet for champions of each age /gender group.Additional $25 late fee after May 8th. $50 late fee after June 1st. If for any reason you cannot attend after paying and registering we will refund your money less any PayPal fees (usually about 4%).
IF YOU HAVE ISSUES REGISTERING ON THE REGISTRATION WEBSITE YOU CAN REGISTER BY EMAIL AT info@windsorchess.org. Chief Arbiter: Aris MarghetisTime Control: Game in 90 minutes plus 30 second increment per move starting from the first move.Check-in Time The check-in time is 9:00am to 12:30pm. If you cannot make the 12:30PM deadline due to unforeseen reason, please email info@windsorchess.org.All sets and clocks will be provided.Format Tie breaks will be used to break all ties.The format will be a 7-round Swiss System.Schedule: July 5: Round 1- 3:00 pmJuly 6: Round 2- 10:00 am, Round 3- 3:00 pmJuly 7: Round 4- 10:00 am, Round 5- 3:00 pmJuly 8: Round 6- 10:00 am, Round 7- 3:00 pmRegister for hotel with Caesars Windsor at the link below or by toll free telephone:http://www.totalrewards.com/hotel-reservations?propCode=WCL&groupCode=ACY0705Caesars Windsor Group Code for CYCC is ACY0705 Call now to reserve your room: 1-800-991-7777
Canadian Youth Chess Championship 2016 Hide all advance entries received through June 01, 2016 Total number of entries: 206
Caesars Windsor Summer of Chess Prereg as Hotel deadlines loom
Hide all advance entries received through May 31, 2016
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