June 8-9, 2019
Venue: Calgary Chess Club
Address: 3359 27 Street NE #274, Calgary, AB T1Y 5E4
Organizer/Director: Dale Haessel; dhaessel@hotmail.com
Time Control: Game in 90 minutes + 30 seconds/move
Schedule
Saturday
On-site registration: 9:15 am – 9:45 am
Rounds 1-3: 10 am, 2 pm, 6 pm
Sunday
Rounds 4-5: 10 am, 2 pm or ASAP
Registration: Fill out the form below. Payment will be made on site by either cash or cheque made out to the Alberta Chess Association. Pre-registered players must come by 9:45 am on Saturday, or they won’t be paired.
Format: 5 round open Swiss. CFC & FIDE rated. Default late time is 60 minutes. A 30-minute break between games is guaranteed. Players may request up to two half point byes for rounds 1-4 prior to the start of the tournament.
Entry fee: $35 if pre-registered online by noon, Friday, June 7. $40 after. CFC membership is required and may be purchased on-site. Annual membership is $43 for adults, $28 for juniors. A single CFC tournament membership is $21 for adults, $11 for juniors.
Prizes: 50% of the entries (minus ACA dues of $5/player) will go to prizes which may include class prizes. The other 50% will be used to support the 12th Calgary International Chess Classic. The winner is guaranteed entry at the 12th Calgary International, at a reduced cost of $100 (regular entry is $500), provided that the winner has a FIDE rating. The winner must commit to playing by Saturday, June 15.
In case of a tie for first the qualification spot will be determined by the following tie break rules:
1. Head to head result (does not apply if more than two players are tied for first)
2. Cumulative
3. Buchholz
4. Sonnenborn-Berger
5. Won Games
6. Games Played with Black
5. Coin Toss
Cash prizes will be divided equally.
Registration List – Updated June 7; Noon
FM Ian Findlay (2353)
Ian Zhao (2310)
FM Dale Haessel (2286)
Georgi Kostadinov (2212)
Brian McLaren (2201) – Byes: 3
CM Felix Rose (2127)
Maxim Vasic (2099)
Paul Wang (2091)
James Windram (2064)
Bhavik Dave (2053)
Anand Rishi Chandra (2011)
Patrick Tolentino (1994)
Andrew Chen (1969)
Hemant Srinivasan (1870)
David Suominen (1828)
Paul Usselman (1781) – Byes: 3
Cally Ntete (1691) – Byes: 4
Jacob Collins (1656)
Pranav Pathak (1572F) – Byes: 4
Avery Li (1548F)
Jerry Ming (1509F)
Lance Grigg (1508) – Byes: 3
Helen Chen (1477F)
Alex Wang (1398)
Josh Culp (1340)
Cathy Xie (1324F)|
Jonathan Wu (1321F) – Byes: 2
Neil Burroughs (1272)
Allan Cao (1230) – Byes: 4
Matt Fu (939) – Byes: 4