$2,000 in Prizes Guaranteed
Dates: October 12-14, 2019
Venue: Edmonton Chess Club
#204 10840 124 Street
Edmonton, AB T5M 0H3
1 (780) 424-0283
Organizer: Ali Razzaq
Tournament Director: Aaron Sequillion
Format
6-round open Swiss, CFC & FIDE rated. 40 moves in 90 minutes, then game in 30 minutes, 30 second increment from move 1.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.
Prizes
The ACA guarantees a prize fund of $2,000 based on a minimum of only 30 participants. If fewer than 30 players participate in the tournament, the prizes will be reduced proportionally. Unrated players may only win the open prize, unless they receive a special permission from the organizer to be assigned a rating before the event if a proof of their strength can be provided.
The winner (if an Albertan) qualifies for the 2020 Alberta Closed.
Entry Fee
Open – Free for GMs and IMs. $40 for all others if pre-registered online by noon, Friday, October 11. Registration after that and at the door is $45. Juniors (18 and under) and Seniors (65 and over) receive a $10 discount.
Round Times
Saturday – 10 AM & 4 PM
Sunday – 10 AM & 5 PM
Monday – 10 AM & 2:30 PM or ASAP after round 5
A 45-minutes break between games is guaranteed. A maximum of two half-point byes are available in rounds 1-5 if requested before the start of round 1.
Registration
Fill out the form below to pre-register. Payment will be made on site by cash only. On-site registration: Saturday, October 12, 9:15 am – 9:45 am. Players who show up after 9:45 am may not be paired for the first round even if pre-registered.
Miscellaneous:
The ACA Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on Sunday, October 13, at 3:30 pm.
Pre Registration List:
Rafael Arruebarrena 2341
Omid Malek 2258
Dale Haessel 2234
David Miller 2213
Butch Villavieja 2172
David Zhou 2171
Anand Chandra 2081
Peter Kalisvaart 2037
Bhavik Dave 2026
Dante Briones 1972
Mike Zeggelaar 1961
Milan Dakic 1950
Daniel Wei 1932
Andi Superceanu 1886 Byes in round 1,2
Michael Decaire 1884
Andrew Chen 1877
Mark Ivanescu 1868
Joseph Young 1859 Bye in round 1
Jim Daniluk 1850
Dustin Koperski 1848
Victor Han 1825
David Suominen 1824
Cristian Ivanescu 1815
Elon Wang 1794 Bye round 2
Paul Usselman 1781
Jason Green 1777
Mark Tuvera 1735
Paul McGinnis 1733
Ricky Chen 1664
Alex Wang 1623
Ron Offengenden 1606
Jeffrey chen 1603
Trevor Robertson 1601
Yash Darvekar 1565
James Argue 1540
Suresh Kadavil 1530
Avery Li 1482
Dean Macdonald 1481
Andrew Xiao 1458
Paul Viminitz 1454
Matthew Ivanescu 1428
Alex Han 1391
Jerry Ming 1273 Bye round 1
Michelle Enkhtaivan 1258
Colton Walker 1254
Tri Tran 1153
Alberta Open Registration Form