Congratulations to Bitan Banerjee for winning the AB Closed for the 5th time. Also congrats to Bhavik Dave for winning the Reserves section.
AB Closed and Reserves March 18-20
The Edmonton Chess Club will host the 2022 AB Closed and Reserves. For the Closed, it was by qualifying or invitation only. For the Reserves, the details will be posted on the ECC Facebook page. Organized by Rafael Arruebarrena and the TD is Mike Zeggelaar.
2022 Alberta Closed
Dates: March 18 – 20, 2022
Venue: Edmonton Chess Club
Address: 10840 – 124 Street, Edmonton, AB, T5M 0H3
Tournament Organizer: Rafael Arruebarrena
Phone: 780-424-0283
Email: rafael.arruebarrena@gmail.com ; zerg_gosu@hotmail.com
Tournament Director: Mike Zeggelaar
Tournament format: 6 player Round Robin, CFC & FIDE rated.
Time Control: 90 minutes / 40 moves + Game in 30 minutes + 30 seconds/move starting on move 1. A 30-minute break between games is guaranteed. Default late time is 60 minutes.
Round Times
Friday: 7pm Saturday: 10 am, 4 pm
Sunday: 10 am, 4 pm
Prizes: $300 – $200 – $100 + Travel grant to the Canadian Championship for the winner.
Pairings
Round 1 Friday March 18 7pm
1. Dale Haessel vs. Butch Villavieja
2. Bitan Banerjee vs. Rafael Arruebarrena
3. Gary Ng vs. Omid Malek
Round 2 Saturday March 19 10am
1. Butch Villavieja vs. Omid Malek
2. Rafael Arruebarrena vs. Gary Ng
3. Dale Haessel vs Bitan Banerjee
Round 3 Saturday March 19 4pm
1. Bitan Banerjee vs Butch Villavieja
2. Gary Ng vs Dale Haessel
3. Omid Malek vs Rafael Arruebarrena
Round 4 Sunday March 20 10am
1. Butch Villavieja vs Rafael Arruebarrena
2. Dale Haessel vs Omid Malek
3. Bitan Banerjee vs Gary Ng
Round 5 Sunday March 20 4pm
1. Gary Ng vs Butch Villavieja
2. Omid Malek vs Bitan Banerjee
3. Rafael Arruebarrena vs Dale Haessel
2022 Alberta Reserves
Dates: March 19 + 20, 2022
Venue: Edmonton Chess Club
Address: 10840 – 124 Street, Edmonton, AB, T5M 0H3
Tournament Organizer: Rafael Arruebarrena
Phone: 780-424-0283
Email: rafael.arruebarrena@gmail.com ; zerg_gosu@hotmail.com
Tournament Director: Mike Zeggelaar
Tournament format: 5-round Open Swiss, CFC & FIDE rated.
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.
Time Control: Game in 90 minutes + 30 seconds/move. A 30-minute break between games is guaranteed. Default late time is 60 minutes.
Round Times
Saturday: 10 am, 2 pm, 6 pm
Sunday: 10 am, 2 pm
Registration: Please pre-register below. Due to seating capacity with maximum of 2 boards per table, entries will be limited to the first 36 people to register. Any entries beyond 36 will be on a waiting list.
Payment will be made on site by cash.
Pre-registered players must pay the entry fee by 9:45 am on Saturday, March 19, or they won’t be paired.
Entry Fee: $40 . Free entry for GM/IM/FM title holders.
Prizes: Sum of entry fees minus ACA dues of $10 per player
Byes: A maximum of two half-point byes available in rounds 1-4 if requested before the start of round 1.
Edmonton Regional Chess Challenge – Mar 12
Entries are open for the Edmonton Regional Chess Challenge Mar 12. Please go to 2022 Schedule to Edmonton Chess Challenge Mar 12 to find the link for more information and how to enter. This will be organized by Derek Thomas.
Canmore Chess Club
The following was posted on Facebook for the Canmore Chess Club.
Our chess meetup tonight was successful, we had players ages 7 to 39 showed up at the community area at Elevation Place. We also had a surprise beverages from Starbucks Canmore. We did couple of informal round-robins and it was fun. Thanks to all the chess players who showed up tonight. We are looking to run another chess meetup on Tuesday (March 1) 6 PM til 7.30 PM at Elevation Place. It’s a free event and this is just for fun. Its all inclusive for any age and any levels. Learners are welcome. For more information, please send me a message:Canmore Chess Club
AB Speed and Active Championships – Mar 5/6
Entries are open for the 2022 Alberta Speed and Active Championships to be held at the Calgary Chess Club. Go to the 2022 Schedule for Link.
Northern Alberta Open – Feb 19-20 – Update
Congrats to IM Bitan Banerjee and NM Omid Malek who tied for 1st place with 4.5/5. Bitan with his better tie break qualified for the 2022 AB Closed. Thank you also to Rafael Arruebarrena for directing and the ECC for hosting this event. Results can be found here. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10228419508012942&set=pcb.10228419509652983
Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo Youth Regional 2022 – Feb 13
This tournament will be online. You may enter by going to the 2022 Schedule and clicking on the link.
ACA Tiebreak Procedure
For tournaments that require a tiebreak, they may use the one suggested by the ACA technical committee and passed by the ACA Board. It is the can be found on the Home Page – About Us – 2nd link on the right. A tournament may post beforehand their own tiebreak procedures such as an Armageddon finish which would take precedence over the suggested ACA tiebreak.
Edmonton Youth Regional – Feb 12
Entries are now open. Go to 2022 Schedule/Edmonton Youth Regional for link. Entries will be limited to first 60 due to Covid and also no pizza provided due to Covid.
Wood Buffalo Youth Chess Challenge Jan 23 – Postponed
Due to COVID spreading fast through the school system.
This will be rescheduled when normality returns.