{"id":245,"date":"2019-05-21T22:31:18","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T22:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albertachess.wordpress.com\/?page_id=245"},"modified":"2019-05-21T22:31:18","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T22:31:18","slug":"2018-canadian-seniors-championship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.albertachess.org\/home\/2022-schedule-2\/2018-tournament-schedule\/2018-canadian-seniors-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Canadian Seniors Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Date:<\/strong>\u00a0August 3-6, 2018
Venue:<\/strong>\u00a0Calgary Chess Club
Address:<\/strong>\u00a03359 27 Street NE #274, Calgary, AB T1Y 5E4
Club Phone:<\/strong>\u00a0(403) 264-9498<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Head Organizer:<\/strong> IA Vlad Rekhson
Email:<\/strong> vrekhson@yahoo.ca
Tournament Director: <\/strong>TBD
Tournament Flyer<\/a>

Eligibility:<\/strong> Must have reached 50 (or 65) by December 31, 2018; Canadian citizens or residents only please.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Space is limited to 40 players!
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Schedule:

<\/strong>Friday, August 3: on-site registration: 5:30-5:50 pm.
Opening Ceremony & announcements: 6:00-6:20 pm
Round 1 at 6:30 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, August 4: Round 2 at 10 am; Round 3 at 3 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday, August 5: Round 4 at 10 am; Round 5 at 3 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday, August 6:\u00a0Round 6 at 10 am; Round 7 at 2:30 pm
Closing Ceremony immediately after Round 7 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Format:<\/strong>\u00a07-round open Swiss, CFC & FIDE rated; Two sections: (50+) & (65+)
Time control:\u00a0<\/strong>Game in 90 minutes with a 30-second increment from move 1
A 30-minute break between games is guaranteed. Default late time is 60 minutes.
Entry fee:\u00a0<\/strong>$70 if paid by July 1, 2018; $80 if paid by August 1, 2018; $100 after that and on-site (space permitting).CFC membership is required and may be purchased on-site. Annual CFC membership is $43, while a single CFC tournament membership is $21.
Prizes:<\/strong>\u00a080% of entry fees are returned as prizes. The first place finisher in each section will receive an ACA travel grant worth up to $1,000 to attend the 2018 World Seniors Championship or the 2018 Pan-American Seniors Championship. ACA travel reimbursement policies\u00a0are in effect:
Byes:\u00a0<\/strong>A maximum of two\u00a0\u00bd-point byes available in rounds 1-6 if requested before the start of round 1.
Accommodations:<\/strong>\u00a0There are 5 hotels of different comfort\/price levels within a 10 minute walking distance from the tournament venue. There are over 10 within a 10 minute drive. We will likely establish a special offer with one of the hotels.
Tie Break for receiving the travel award: (cash prizes split equally)<\/strong>
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
Registration process:<\/strong>\u00a0Fill out the Registration Form above. Space is limited to 40 players. Spot is guaranteed once payment is received. Payment options: Online payment via Paypal (payment button is below). Payment by cheque should be made out to the “Calgary Chess Club” and mailed to the above address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lecture and Simul:<\/strong>\u00a0International Master Leon Piasetski will conduct a lecture and simul open to all, on Thursday night,August 2nd at the Calgary Chess Club located at: 3359 27 St NE, Calgary, AB.\u00a0 Lecture is on: “How to beat GMs” at 6:30pm.\u00a0 Simul at 7:30 pm.

$10 per event with payment to be done on-site either by cash, or cheque made out to the Calgary Chess Club.

IM Leon Piasetski is a 5 time member of the Canadian Chess Olympiad team and a known chess coach.\u00a0 IM Piasetski is a 2016 Canadian Senior Champion –\u00a0 a title which he will attempt to repeat at this year’s event. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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