Date & Location
September 2, 2023 (Saturday)
Baymont by Wyndham Red Deer — Pine Lake Room
4311 49 Ave, Red Deer, AB T4N 5Y7
Battle Regulations
North vs. South. Dividing line: Red Deer river or 52°16’05” elsewhere in the province. 12 players per team are ordered according to rating from highest to lowest. Two rounds against the same opponent, one game each with white and black. Drawing of lots for colours will be done immediately before round 1.
Tournament Arbiter: Zeeshan Munir
Captain of Team North is Rafael Arruebarrena: rafael.arruebarrena@gmail.com.
Captain of Team South is Zeeshan Munir: zeeshanchristy@gmail.com.
Please contact your team captain as soon as possible if you wish to join the team as a player or a substitute.
The winning team receives the Battle of AB trophy. If the match ends up in a 12-12 tie, the defending champion keeps the trophy.
Time control: Game in 90 minutes with a 30-second increment.
Round times: 11:30 am and 3:30 pm. The Arbiter at their discretion may postpone the start by up to half an hour if many of the players from one team are not available at the start for a good reason.
Default late time: 60 minutes unless the Arbiter decides otherwise.
Final roster/board order announcements must be made by noon, Wednesday, August 30.
CFC & FIDE rated. CFC membership is required and may be purchased on site. Expired CFC memberships must be renewed prior to round 1. Players’ ratings will be determined by the most recent CFC/FIDE rating lists as of August 25.
The captains must ensure that all their players are current CFC members or have purchased a tournament membership ($20 for adults and $10 for juniors). The ACA will cover the venue rental costs, CFC/FIDE rating fees, and the TD fee.
After the official roster announcement, replacements must be lower rated than the players they are replacing, and replace them on the same board. Replacements after the first game will only be allowed in case of an emergency. The final decision on whether to allow a replacement will be made by the Arbiter.
PAIRINGS
| TEAM NORTH | TEAM SOUTH |
| 1. Vitaly Andreev (2419) | 1. Emil Soberov (2334) |
| 2. Tymur Keleberda (2366) | 2. Alex Yam (2330) |
| 3. Paris Dorn (2161) | 3. Daniel Kazmaier (2274) |
| 4. Amir Mohammad Bahmani (2159 FIDE) | 4. Dale Haessel (2214) |
| 5. Henadzi Arakelian (2106) | 5. Anand Chandra (2213) |
| 6. Andi Superceanu (2104) | 6. Maxim Vasic (2201) |
| 7. Sam Hoekman (2063) | 7. Kris Boehmer (2117 FIDE) |
| 8. David Suominen (2025) | 8. Hemant Srinivasan (2088) |
| 9. Mark Ivanescu (2023) | 9. Jinghui Bai (2051) |
| 10. Yash Darvekar (1953) | 10. Jonathan Wu (2029) |
| 11. Ron Offengenden (1952) | 11. Rex Yumen (2005) |
| 12. Eric Jin (1923) | 12. Nick Zacharias (1938) |
| avg: 2105 | avg: 2150 |