2023 Ottawa Winter Open
An EOCA Grand Prix Event [www.eoca.ca]

Date: January 20, 21, 22, 2023
Place: RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, Ontario

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.

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.


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.

Free entry for GM/WGM & IM/WIM. CFC National Master entry fee is $80 if entered by e-mail by January 12th. GM Bator Sambuev and U18 world champ IM Shawn R-L are playing.


C.F.C. membership is required. FQE=CFC membership.

Requesting byes: max of three ½ point byes in the first four rounds.

Prizes: $$BEN

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

Registration: to: Halldor P. Palsson by e-mail to fs889@ncf.ca. Please Interac etransfer entry fees to fs889@ncf.ca

Use the RA Chess Club pieces & clocks or if you prefer bring your own.