Dates: September 17-18, 2022
Venue: Gas City Kiwanis Centre
(an old red brick 2 storey school), Room 5 (upstairs)
Address in Medicine Hat: 826 – 11th Street SE
Organizer: Medicine Hat Chess Club
Tournament Director: Dr. Bill Taylor, (403) 526-5484 (H); (403) 529-0221 (W);(403)-458-0418 (Cell – text only) taylormw@shaw.ca
Format: 5 round Swiss, CFC and FIDE rated
Time Control: Game in 90 minutes + 30 seconds/move. Default late time: 60 minutes
Round times: Saturday – 10:15 am, 2:30 pm, 6:30 pm; Sunday – 9 am, 1 pm
Entry Fee: $30 adult, $25 junior (18 and under) if registered online by noon, Friday, September 16. 14+Under (No prize option): $15. Free entry for players over 2300. Late payment (on site) fee is $5.CFC Membership is required and may be purchased online at chess.ca
Prizes: BEN > 100%! (cash as per ACA policy for official tournaments; merchandise included).Prize sections to be determined by rating distribution.1st and 2nd place plaques; permanent trophy nameplate on the “Taylor Cup”. The ACA is contributing $500 to enhance the prize fund in cash prize(s).
Registration: Fill out the form below to pre-register. Space is limited to 40 players so pre-event registration is strongly encouraged. On-site registration (space permitting): Saturday, September 17, 9:00 – 9:45 am.
Miscellaneous: Free snacks, “Drinks and Dessert” (Saturday night), “Lunch for a Buck” (Sunday), Jokes,Extensive chess library with some antique chess books (>100 years old!).
Advanced entries as of September 15.
- Mateo Jackson
- Avelino Angelo Tolentino
- Garth Dunn
- Patrick Angelo Tolentino
- Mike, Scholz
- Isaiah Sehn
- Ford Wong
- John Quiring
- Steven Panteluk
- Paul Viminitz
- Roland Schech
- Yash Darvekar
- Rafael Arruebarrena
- FM Dale Haessel
- Roy Yearwood
- Siva Chowdeswar Nandipati
- Paris Dorn
- Aidan Anderako