2022 Banff Open

November 11-13, 2022
Kinnear Centre for Creativity and Innovation
Room KC 201/203/205 at Banff Centre (playing hall) Room KC 206 (Skittles)
107 Tunnel Mountain Drive, Banff, Alberta

Tournament Organizer: FM Ian Findlay
Email: ianfindlay2314@gmail.com
Tournament Director: Steve Sklenka and Sean Wu

Tournament format: 6-round Open Swiss, CFC rated all sections and FIDE rated in over 1600 section and over 2000 section.   1. 2000 and over  2. Under 2000 3. Under 1600

*** All sets, boards and clocks will be provided ***

CFC membership is required and may be purchased on site. Annual membership is $43 for adults, $28 for juniors. CFC tournament membership is $21 for adults, $11 for juniors.

Time Control: Game in 90 minutes + 30 seconds/move

Round Times
Friday, November  11: 12 noon and 5 pm
Saturday, November 12: 10 am  and 3 pm
Sunday, November 13: 10 am and 3 pm
(everyone is guaranteed a minimum of 30 minutes break between games)

Pre-registered players (which means you have paid already) do not have to check in before round one. Please show up at 11:45 for pre-tournament announcements.

Entry Fee: 
2000 and Over Section 
Free for GM/IM/WIM  
$100 before Oct 1, less any discounts listed below. $120 Oct 1 and later.

Over 1600 – 2000 Section
$80 before Oct 1, less any discounts listed below. $100 Oct 1 and later.

Under 1600 section

$60 before Oct 1, less any discounts listed below. $80 Oct 1 and later.

Discounts: (deduct from regular price)
$20 Juniors (under 20 years old),  senior players (over 65), FMs, females, first time CFC players ** Only 1 discount per player.

** for foreign players, USCF rating, (FIDE rating + 100 points) or CFC rating will be used, whichever is higher **

Playing up a Section: Players who were not rated high enough when they registered or on Nov 9, can play up one section for an additional $20.

Registration: *** Registration is full and Waiting list is full. If the waiting list goes under 10 people, I will open it again. ***
Pay via a e-transfer to ianfindlay2314@gmail.com If this is impossible, email Ian Findlay for alternative arrangements.

** Maximum space 130 players **

Byes: A maximum of two half-point byes available in rounds 1-5 if requested before the start of round 1. A round 6 bye is a 0 point bye.

Withdrawal: Please inform the director if you plan to withdraw from the tournament.

Prizes: ((100 % of the Sum of entry fees, minus the ACA dues of $10 per paid entry and minus other expenses not covered by ACA))  $500 added to 1st prize. If a tie, then an Armageddon playoff for the $500 anonymous donation. Armageddon rules will be posted at site.

BANFF OPEN 2022 CHESS COVID POLICY

Currently, there is not much in terms of COVID protocol for the province of Alberta or the Banff Centre campus. Masks are no longer required on campus (can still be worn if preferred) and mandatory social distancing is not in effect. If a participant is showing symptoms and/or has tested positive, they should isolate at home for 5 days from the start of symptoms and wear a mask for the next 5 days while in indoor spaces with other people. We then would let other participants know they could be a close contact.

No eating is allowed in tournament rooms. Drinks are permitted.

Accommodation: Special chess rates at Banff Centre. $155 for double
occupancy, add $20 for a additional person, up to max of quad plus
applicable taxes. Guestroom rates are subject to a facility fee of $15.00 plus
GST per person, per day. This fee includes: campus-wide Wi-Fi, phone calls
across North America, access to Sally Borden Fitness and Recreation
facilities, parking, access and borrowing privileges at The Banff Centre
library and archives, and access to complimentary arts and programmed
events when available. Call a toll free number 1-800- 884-7574 and mention
the 2022 Banff Open Chess tournament to book. The booking ID is BOC2211.
The number of rooms is limited so please book early. Hotel can also be booked online via link https://book.b4checkin.com/chameleon/banffcentre/rlp/BOC2211

The 2022 Banff Open is Sponsored by the Alberta Chess Association and we would also like to acknowledge the great support of the Banff Centre.

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Advanced Entries as of November 8, 2022 followed by waiting list – blank names will appear after payment received.

1GM Nick de Firmian25501) Over 2000
2FM Gary Ng23781) Over 2000
3Teodulfo II, Nones 23471) Over 2000
4IM Raymond Kaufman23401) Over 2000
5NM Neil Doknjas23101) Over 2000
6FM Ian Findlay23041) Over 2000
7Sherzod Khodjimatov22531) Over 2000
8Patrick Angelo Tolentino22531) Over 2000
9Rafael Arruebarrena22461) Over 2000
10Maxim Vasic22381) Over 2000
11David Miller22371) Over 2000
12Theodore Wolchock22121) Over 2000
13Omid Malek21901) Over 2000
14Georgi Kostadinov21851) Over 2000
15Ethan Song21521) Over 2000
16Leo Lin21471) Over 2000
17Paul Wang21311) Over 2000
18Paris Dorn21241) Over 2000
19Vlad Rekhson21221) Over 2000
20Yang, Jingyun (Ryan)21041) Over 2000
21James Windram20911) Over 2000
22Ico van den Born20741) Over 2000
23Noah Kim20691) Over 2000
24Brandon Zhu206611) Over 2000
25Hemant Srinivasan20651) Over 2000
26David Suominen20541) Over 2000
27Marcos Valentino20411) Over 2000
28Anand Rishi Chandra20371) Over 2000
29Roy Yearwood20321) Over 2000
30Jinghui Bai20301) Over 2000
31Tristan Taylor20201) Over 2000
32Brian Timmerman20091) Over 2000
33Ashton Taylor20061) Over 2000
34Louis Cheng20021) Over 2000
35Andrew Xu19761) Over 2000
36Jonathan Wu19561) Over 2000
37Kate Jiang19521) Over 2000
38Zachary Liu19341) Over 2000
39 Yash Darvekar19251) Over 2000
40Douglas Nechio19181) Over 2000
41Richard Hobbs18761) Over 2000
42Jeffrey Chen18711) Over 2000
43Dustin Koperski18701) Over 2000
44Jim Daniluk18661) Over 2000
45Geraldo Barbosa Landre18521) Over 2000
46Nathan Ping-Ying Wu18481) Over 2000
47Nicholas Zacharias18391) Over 2000
48Samuel Hoekman18391) Over 2000
49Tao Xie18381) Over 2000
50Charles Wu18291) Over 2000
51 Ron Offengenden18211) Over 2000
52Carina D’Souza17941) Over 2000
53Pat Moore17771) Over 2000
54Aiden Leong17691) Over 2000
55Wesley Russel17491) Over 2000
56Ricky Chen17391) Over 2000
57Jerry Ming17311) Over 2000
58Kevin Moore16551) Over 2000
59Joshua Bresler16091) Over 2000
60Mark Ivanescu1945Over 1600
61Juraj Pivovarov1939Over 1600
62Matthew Ivanescu1937Over 1600
63Joshua Allen Gerona1894over 1600
64Cameron Ratte1882Over 1600
65Gibert Perez1870Over 1600
66Avelino Angelo Tolentino1864Over 1600
67Bhavik Dave1837Over 1600
68Alexander Neame1784Over 1600
69Ryan Chen1770Over 1600
70Shreyas Prasanna1766Over 1600
71David Ramalho1748Over 1600
72Joshua Noeh Sembrano1746Over 1600
73Callum Yoker1666Over 1600
74Mateo Jackson1652Over 1600
75Joey Xu1630Over 1600
76Eric Jin1623Over 1600
77Eoin Dunne1609Over 1600
78Zihao William Jiang1607Over 1600
79Bernie Nalual1600Over 1600
80Michael Sharpe1572Over 1600
81Ruihan Hannah Xu1475Over 1600
82Nicholas Pei-Chang Wu1357Over 1600
83Matthew Atwood1303Over 1600
84Lucas Yuebo Wang1229Over 1600
85Scott Morrison1227Over 1600
86April Wang1224Over 1600
87Huy Minh Vu0Over 1600
88Pierre Maheux1582Under 1600
89 Ricky McCoshen1527Under 1600
90Kevin Lu1514Under 1600
91Jerry Mikusek1500Under 1600
92James Zhang1474Under 1600
93Daniel Ratte1436Under 1600
94Aaqil Alpuri1412Under 1600
95Gilles Bruneau1392Under 1600
96Zayd Ghoggali1316 Under 1600
97Gordon McCall1306Under 1600
98Branko Bajcetic1305Under 1600
99Brennen Cowan1247Under 1600
100 Ilya Ovechkin1225Under 1600
101Jake Slone 1216Under 1600
102Fabio Bollinger1205Under 1600
103Zackary Shepherd1185Under 1600
104Patrick Gougeon1147Under 1600
105 Eros Villamar1144Under 1600
106Nicolas Vaagen1138Under 1600
107Danylo Kovalivskyi1135Under 1600
108James Ratte1117Under 1600
109Marvin Yu1115Under 1600
110Ryan Li1095Under 1600
111Finley Zhang1093Under 1600
112Felix Zhang1044Under 1600
113Chelsea Fang1043Under 1600
114Dennis Nguyen1028 Under 1600
115Katherine Nguyen 899 Under 1600
116Linus Jin853Under 1600
117Jack Christopher768Under 1600
118Bob Conlon734Under 1600
119Maksym Tarasenko717Under 1600
120Nikol Tarasenko707Under 1600
121Zhihan Samuel xu627Under 1600
122 Christopher Law0Under 1600
123Anis Kothia0Under 1600
124Flyn Villamar0Under 1600
125Marek Cerny0Under 1600
126Thiago Monteiro0Under 1600
127Luis Exconde0Under 1600
128
129
Waiting List
 
1Adrien ChengUnder 1600
2Bek Khamidovunder 1600
3Mark TuveraOver 1600
4Micah Chow654Under 1600
5Muhammad EssaUnder 1600
6Jaydon CunninghamOver 1600

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