Dates: Apr 19-21, 2019
Venue: Calgary Chess Club
Address: #274, 3359 27 Street NE Calgary, AB T1Y 5E4
Phone:
Tournament Organizer: Stefan Sklenka
Tournament Director: TBD
Tournament Format: 6-player round-robin, CFC & FIDE rated
Round Times
Friday, Apr 19: 7 pm
Saturday, Apr 20: 10 am, 4 pm
Sunday, Apr 21: 10 am, 4 pm
Default late time is 60 minutes
Time Control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one.
Prizes: $300 for first place, $200 for second, and $100 for third. The Champion will receive a travel grant of up to $2,000 to represent Alberta at the 2019 Canadian Closed Championship. If the 2019 Canadian Closed Championship does not take place, or if the Champion is ineligible, then the Champion may use the travel grant for the 2019 Canadian Open.
Participants:
1. FM Gary Ng – 2388 (Ratings List) – Pairing number 4
2. CM Rafael Arruebarrena – 2350 (Ratings List) – Pairing number 5
3. Ian Zhao – 2281 (2018 Alberta Open Champion) – Pairing number 3
4. Omid Malek – 2276 (Ratings List) – Pairing number 2
5. FM Dale Haessel – 2261 (2019 Northern Alberta Open Champion) – Pairing number 6
6. NM David Miller – 2167 (2018 Southern Alberta Open Champion) – Pairing number 1
Pairings:
Round 1 – Friday, 7 PM
Miller – Haessel
Malek – Arruebarrena
Zhao – Ng
Round 2 – Saturday, 10 AM
Miller – Malek
Arruebarrena – Zhao
Haessel – Ng
Round 3 – Saturday, 4 PM
Zhao – Miller
Malek – Haessel
Ng – Arruebarrena
Round 4 – Sunday, 10 AM
Miller – Ng
Malek – Zhao
Haessel – Arruebarrena
Round 5 – Sunday, 4 PM
Arruebarrena – Miller
Ng – Malek
Zhao – Haessel
Players must qualify per the Alberta Closed Regulations.
The Ratings List is determined by the highest CFC rating between January 1, and April 4, 2019.
Drawing of lots will be done on Tuesday, April 16. If any player drops out for any reason before the Championship starts, he or she will be replaced in the pairings with the next player on the rating list.
Tie Break:
Official ACA tie-breaking rules are in effect. Cash prizes are split equally.
This is a Road Warrior event! Sponsored by the Alberta Chess Association