Hart House - Holidays & Reading Week Tournament Dates

[Alex Ferreira]

Hello chess lovers,

Hart House Chess Club, at the University of Toronto, will put on two classical, open-to-the-community tournaments this season.
For now, please just mark the dates on your calendar:

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Hart House Holidays Open:
- December 9th, 10th, 11th of 2022. Friday Saturday Sunday
- 5 Round Swiss split in sections. R1 Friday Evening, R2 and R3 Saturday, R4 and R5 Sunday

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Hart House Reading Week Open:
- February 18th, 19th, 20th of 2023. Saturday Sunday Monday
- 6 Round Swiss, two rounds per day.

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Expect some minor changes in our format:
- there will be a modest increase in entry fee
- we hope to have "early bird" entry tiers, much like other organizers have been administering, although the timeline may be a bit condensed for the first tournament.
- we are looking at increasing capacity if interest surpasses the capacity of the Great Hall (200)

Our website is https://harthousechess.com/

We are testing the online payment / registration option at the moment, and further details will be made available, hopefully within the next two weeks.
Please do not send us registration e-mails just yet, or specific inquiries that we may not yet have worked out ourselves. We plan to have the full announcement with details in the coming weeks.
I will update this post / announcement in due time, as needed.

Thank you,

Alex Ferreira

[Alex Ferreira]

Hello all,

Online registrations are open. The early bird entry date is November 16th. Registrations have started to come in.
https://harthousechess.com/2022/10/1...ays-open-2022/

We will try to publish list of players weekly.

Some minor changes from pre-pandemic editions:
- base entry fee raised to $70
- University of Toronto students and unrated players pay $35
- GM / WGM / IM / WIM need to let us know two weeks in advance (Nov. 25th) to get free entry.
- some features from the online registrations were not so easy to implement, so post Dec 7th (on-site) registrations only will be done by cash. We want to encourage everyone to register online in advance / prior to Dec 7.
- play-up fee (within 100 points) remains $20 but this has to be sorted with cash on-site. E-mail us this request so we place you in the right section well in advance.
- prizes will likely be distributed via mail by cheque (we're still looking for on-site alternatives)
- parking around Hart House has, if anything, become more limited. University of Toronto campus is undergoing a landmark project which will restrict some roads to promote pedestrian zones.

Alex Ferreira