Date: March 23-24, 2019
Venue: Calgary Chess Club
Address: 3359 27 Street NE #274, Calgary, AB T1Y 5E4
Phone: 403-703-3864
Organizer: Stefan Sklenka
Tournament Director: TBD
Eligibility: Must have reached age 50 by December 31, 2019; Alberta residents only please.
Format: 5-round Swiss, CFC & FIDE rated.
Time control: Game in 90 minutes with a 30-second increment from move 1
Round times: Saturday – 10 am, 2 pm, 6 pm; Sunday – 10 am, 2 pm or ASAP. A 30-minute break between games is guaranteed. Default late time is 60 minutes.
Entry fee: $30 if pre-registered online before noon, Friday, March 22. $35 on-site. GM/WGM/IM/WIM/FM title holdersreceive free entry. CFC membership is required and may be purchased on-site. Annual membership is $43 for adults, $28for juniors. A single CFC tournament membership is $21 for adults, $11 for juniors.
Registration process: Fill out the registration form above. Payment will be made on-site by cash. On-site Registration:9:15-9:45 am on Saturday, March 23. Pre-registered players must come by 9:45 am on Saturday, or they won’t be paired.
Prizes: All entry fees go to the prize fund except for ACA dues of $5 per paid participant. The winner receives a $300 travelgrant to attend the Alberta Seniors Championship in Edmonton on May 11-12. The ACA travel reimbursement policy applies.
Byes: A maximum of two ½-point byes available in rounds 1-4 if requested before the start of round 1.
Tie Break for receiving the travel award: (cash prizes split equally)
1) Head to Head Result (if two players are tied)
2) Cumulative Scores
3) Bucholz
4) Sonnenborn Berger
5) Total Wins
6) Total Games with the Black pieces