Sponsored by the Alberta Chess Association and the Edmonton Chess Club
October 26-28, 2018
Edmonton Chess Club
#204 10840 124 Street, Edmonton, AB T5M 0H3
780-424-0283
Organizer: Micah Hughey
mhughe@rocketmail.com
(780) 807-6365
Tournament Director: Dustin Koperski
Tournament Flyer
Format: Six player round robins. No byes allowed. CFC rated; the top section will also be FIDE rated.
Time Control: 40 moves in 90 minutes, then game in 30 minutes with a 30 second increment from move 1
Entry Fee: $30 before October 19; otherwise $35. Free entry for GM/IM/WGM/WIM title holders.
Full refund is available if requested before October 22.
CFC membership is required and can be purchased on site. Annual membership is $43 for adults, $28 for juniors. CFC tournament membership $21 for adults, $11 for juniors.
Registration and process of payment:
Pay by E-transfer to Micah Hughey at mhughe@rocketmail.com. In Edmonton you can also pay Micah Hughey or Terry Seehagen by cash or by cheque made out to the Edmonton Chess Club. Otherwise, send a cheque to the Edmonton Chess Club at the address above.
No on site registration. You must pay to register. Payment must be received by 8 PM, Monday, October 22, when the official registration closes. After that entries will only be allowed to make all sections consisting of six players or for replacements.
If all the sections are full, pairings will come out on the evening of Monday, October 22. Otherwise, pairings will be done on Thursday, October 25.
Schedule
Round 1: Friday, October 26: 7 PM
Round 2: Saturday, October 27: 10 AM
Round 3: Saturday, October 27: 3 PM
Round 4: Sunday, October 28: 10 AM
Round 5: Sunday, October 28: 3 PM
Prizes: 100% of entries minus ACA dues of $5 per paid participant. For the top section, the Edmonton Chess Club guarantees a $300 first prize. (Second prize is $50).
Section formation: Players will be slotted into sections according to their rating. For Section A, CFC ratings published on October 18 and FIDE ratings published on October 1st will be used; the higher of the two will be assigned to each player to form the section. For all other sections, only CFC ratings published on October 18th will be used. Unrated players will be assigned a rating of 1500 for sectioning purposes, unless the organizer decides otherwise.
Pairings:
Section A :
1. FM Blagoj Gicev 2361
2. FM Ian Findlay 2348
3. Robert Gardner 2251
4. Peter Kalisvaart 2149
5. Butch Villavieja 2104
6. Anand Chandra 2093
Round 1: Friday, October 26th: 7:00 PM
A1: Chandra __ Findlay
A2: Kalisvaart __ Gardner
A3: Villavieja __ Gicev
Round 2: Saturday, October 27th, 10:00 AM
A1: Findlay __ Gicev
A2: Gardner __ Villavieja
A3: Chandra __ Kalisvaart
Round 3: Saturday, October 27th: 3:00 PM
A1: Kalisvaart __ Findlay
A2: Villavieja __ Chandra
A3: Gicev __ Gardner
Round 4: Sunday, October 28th: 10:00 AM
A1: Findlay __Gardner
A2: Chandra __ Gicev
A3: Kalisvaart __ Villavieja
Round 5: Sunday, October 28th: 3:00 PM
A1: Villavieja __ Findlay
A2: Gicev __ Kalisvaart
A3: Gardner __ Chandra
Section B:
1. Sammy Yao 2091
2. Dante Briones 1922
3. Jim Daniluk 1922
4. Aditya Raninga 1908
5. Bhavik Dave 1883
6. Dustin Koperski 1868
Round 1: Friday, October 26th: 7:00 PM
B1: Koperski __ Briones
B2: Raninga __ Daniluk
B3: Dave __ Yao
Round 2: Saturday, October 27th, 10:00 AM
B1: Briones __ Yao
B2: Daniluk __ Dave
B3: Koperski __ Raninga
Round 3: Saturday, October 27th: 3:00 PM
B1: Raninga __ Briones
B2: Dave __ Koperski
B3: Yao __ Daniluk
Round 4: Sunday, October 28th: 10:00 AM
B1: Briones __ Daniluk
B2: Koperski __ Yao
B3: Raninga __ Dave
Round 5: Sunday, October 28th: 3:00 PM
B1: Dave __ Briones
B2: Yao __ Raninga
B3: Daniluk __ Koperski
Section C:
1. Lucy Cao 1824
2. Arnold McKay 1811
3. Milan Dakic 1807
4. Andrew Chen 1805
5. Ali Razzaq 1790
6. Andi Superceanu 1778
Round 1: Friday, October 26th: 7:00 PM
C1: Superceanu __ McKay
C2: A. Chen __ Dakic
C3: Razzaq __ Cao
Round 2: Saturday, October 27th, 10:00 AM
C1: McKay __ Cao
C2: Dakic __ Razzaq
C3: Superceanu __ A.Chen
Round 3: Saturday, October 27th: 3:00 PM
C1: A.Chen __ McKay
C2: Razzaq __ Superceanu
C3: Cao __ Dakic
Round 4: Sunday, October 28th: 10:00 AM
C1: McKay __ Dakic
C2: Superceanu __ Cao
C3: A.Chen __ Razzaq
Round 5: Sunday, October 28th: 3:00 PM
C1: Razzaq __ McKay
C2: Cao __ A.Chen
C3: Dakic __ Superceanu
Section D:
1. Damon MacLeod 1771
2. Jonathan Maxwell 1544
3. Carlito Somera 1507
4. Gholamreza Afraz (Unrated)
5. Austin Howard (Unrated)
6. Randy Serdan (Unrated)
Round 1: Friday, October 26th: 7:00 PM
D1: Serdan __ Maxwell
D2: Afraz __ Somera
D3: Howard __ MacLeod
Round 2: Saturday, October 27th, 10:00 AM
D1: Maxwell __ MacLeod
D2: Somera __ Howard
D3: Serdan __ Afraz
Round 3: Saturday, October 27th: 3:00 PM
D1: Afraz __ Maxwell
D2: Howard __ Serdan
D3: MacLeod __ Somera
Round 4: Sunday, October 28th: 10:00 AM
D1: Maxwell __ Somera
D2: Serdan __ MacLeod
D3: Afraz __ Howard
Round 5: Sunday, October 28th: 3:00 PM
D1: Howard __ Maxwell
D2: MacLeod __ Afraz
D3: Somera __ Serdan
Section E:
1. Yash Darvekar 1495
2. Dean MacDonald 1455
3. Ricky Chen 1455
4. Alex Han 1411
5. Shreyas Prasanna 1159
6. Helen Chen 1070
Round 1: Friday, October 26th: 7:00 PM
E1: H. Chen __ MacDonald
E2: Han __ R. Chen
E3: Prasanna __ Darvekar
Round 2: Saturday, October 27th, 10:00 AM
E1: MacDonald __Darvekar
E2: R. Chen __ Prasanna
E3: H. Chen __ Han
Round 3: Saturday, October 27th: 3:00 PM
E1: Han __ MacDonald
E2: Prasanna __ H. Chen
E3: Darvekar __ R. Chen
Round 4: Sunday, October 28th: 10:00 AM
E1: MacDonald __ R. Chen
E2: H. Chen __ Darvekar
E3: Han __ Prasanna
Round 5: Sunday, October 28th: 3:00 PM
E1: Prasanna __ MacDonald
E2: Darvekar __ Han
E3: R. Chen __ H. Chen