2022 RA March Open

An EOCA Grand Prix Event [www.eoca.ca]

Date: March 4, 5 & 6, 2022

Place: RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa –

Room(s): Courtside A & B - We are limited to 80 participants if the same public health capacity regulations are in place at the RA Centre as for 2021 National Capital Open and 2021 RA December Open.

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 $300 3d $150 U2200 $100, U2050 $100
U 1900 – ( rated CFC); 1st $250, 2nd $150 3rd $100; U1750 $100;
U1600 – (rated CFC) 1st $125, 2nd $75 3rd 50.

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 24 – (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 24, March 3, 6:30-7 PM

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