Dates: Mar 30-Apr 1, 2018
Venue: Edmonton Chess Club
Address: #204 10840 124 Street, Edmonton
Club Phone: (780) 424-0283
Tournament Organizer: Micah Hughey
Tournament Director: Rob Gardner
Tournament Format: 6-player round-robin, CFC & FIDE rated
Round Times: Friday, Mar 30: 7 pm Saturday, Mar 31: 10 am, 4 pm Sunday, Apr 1: 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 2018 Canadian Closed Championship. If the 2018 Canadian Closed Championship does not take place, or if the Champion is ineligible, then the Champion may use the travel grant for the 2018 Canadian Open.
Participants:
1. Bitan Banerjee (2017 Alberta Closed Champion)
2. Rafael Arruebarrena (Ratings List)
3. Gary Ng (2017 Alberta Open winner – on tiebreak)
4. Belsar Valencia (Ratings List)
5. Dale Haessel (Ratings List)
6. Omid Malek (2017 Southern Alberta Open winner)
The Ratings List is determined by the highest CFC rating between January 1, and March 2, 2018. Players must qualify per the Alberta Closed Regulations.
Drawing of lots will be done on Monday, March 26. 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.
Official Pairings
Round 1: Friday, March 30th, 7:00 PM
Haessel — Arruebarrena
Ng — Valencia
Banerjee — Malek
Round 2: Saturday, March 31st 10:00 AM
Arruebarrena — Malek
Valencia — Banerjee
Haessel — Ng
Round 3: Saturday, March 31st, 4:00 PM
Ng — Arruebarrena
Banerjee — Haessel
Malek — Valencia
Round 4: Sunday, April 1st, 10:00 AM
Arruebarrena — Valencia
Haessel — Malek
Ng — Banerjee
Round 5: Sunday, April 1st, 4:00 PM
Banerjee — Arruebarrena
Malek — Ng
Valencia — Haessel
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