2022 Eastern Ontario Open Chess Championship

[Halldor P. Palsson]

2022 Eastern Ontario Open Chess Championship
An EOCA Grand Prix Event, www.eoca.ca
Date: June 10-11-12, 2022
Place: RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa – Courtside A & B
Rounds: 5, Friday 7:00 PM Saturday & Sunday @ 10 AM & 3 PM.

Type: Regular Swiss

Prizes are based on projected entries and may change.

June 8-12, 9-round robin GM norm section by invitation - (rated FIDE & CFC); 1st $1000, 2nd $600, 3rd $400 and 4th 200; GM Vera, GM Pérez and GM Sambuev; IM Jason Liang and IM Ameet Ghasi [10 players]. The schedule is June 8, round 1 at 6 PM, June 9, round 2 at noon and round 3 at 6 PM, June 10, round 4 at noon, round 5 at 6 PM. June 11 &12 rounds 6-9 are at 10 AM and 3 PM.

Open- (rated FIDE & CFC): 1st $600, 2nd $400, 3rd $200 U2200 $200 & U2050 $200;
U 1900 – (rated CFC); 1st $600, 2nd $400 3rd $200; U1750 $200;
U1600 – (rated CFC) 1st $400, 2nd $200 3rd 100; U1300 $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 $80 if entered by e-mail by June 2nd.

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.

Prizes: $$BEN

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

Registration: To: Halldor P. Palsson, by e-mail and interac etransfer to fs889@ncf.ca

Or register in person at the RA Chess Club, June 2 &9, 6:00-7:00 PM

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