May 27-29, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hosted by the Calgary Chess Club<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Venue: Royal Hotel Calgary, Trademark Collection by Wyndham<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tournament Organizer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Matthew Atwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n mattaatwood@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 587-216-8314<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tournament format<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 6-round Swiss, 2 sections: <\/p>\n\n\n\n A. Over 1600 CFC<\/p>\n\n\n\n B. Under 1599 CFC<\/p>\n\n\n\n CFC membership <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CFC membership is required and should be purchased on CFC website at<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.chess.ca\/en\/players\/membership-join\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Titled Players<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Calgary Chess Club endeavours to have at least 3 players with the IM or GM title participate in the tournament<\/p>\n\n\n\n Time Control<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 90 minutes + 30 second increment<\/p>\n\n\n\n Round Times<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Friday, May 27th<\/sup>: 7:00 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n Saturday, May 28th<\/sup>: 10:00 am, 3:00 pm, 7:00 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sunday, May 29th<\/sup>: 10:00 am and 3:00 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n Guaranteed minimum 30 minute break between games<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pre-tournament announcements begin at 6:45pm on Friday<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pairings will be done immediately prior to beginning of each round and not posted in advance<\/p>\n\n\n\n Registration <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline for registration is Wednesday, May 25th<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n Participants will be capped at 100 and fills up well in advance of the tournament so secure your spot early<\/p>\n\n\n\n Send the information below to mattaatwood@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Full name<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Email and phone number<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. CFC number \u2013 if none or expired, please purchase one at https:\/\/www.chess.ca\/en\/players\/membership-join\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Byes \u2013 maximum 2 half-point byes for rounds 1 \u2013 5; 0 point bye only for round 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n Registration only confirmed once payment is received <\/p>\n\n\n\n No on-site registration<\/p>\n\n\n\n Payment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Please use e-transfer to make a payment to: <\/p>\n\n\n\n payments@calgarychess.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n password: 2022ccc<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the remarks please include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Name<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Phone number <\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Steinitz-Menchik Tournament<\/p>\n\n\n\n Entry Fee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n GM\/IM\/WIM free<\/p>\n\n\n\n Over 1600 Section: $100 up to April 30th<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n Over 1600 Section: $110 after May 1st<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n Under 1599 Section: $80 up to April 30th<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n Under 1599 Section: $90 after May 1st<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n $20 discount for juniors (under 20)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Playing up a Section <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Players who were not rated 1600 when they registered or on Nov 16th, can play up a section by paying the higher entry fee<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prizes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n At least 50% of total entry fees<\/p>\n\n\n\n The prizes will be posted before 4th round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 1st<\/sup> Open prize guaranteed $1,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n Top and 2nd for U2000<\/p>\n\n\n\n Top and 2nd U1800<\/p>\n\n\n\n Top and 2nd U1300<\/p>\n\n\n\n Top and 2nd U1000<\/p>\n\n\n\n Top female players in each section <\/p>\n\n\n\n Players can only win one cash prize and will be the given the prize of highest value<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" May 27-29, 2022 Hosted by the Calgary Chess Club Venue: Royal Hotel Calgary, Trademark Collection by Wyndham Tournament Organizer Matthew Atwood mattaatwood@gmail.com 587-216-8314 Tournament format 6-round Swiss, 2 sections: A. Over 1600 CFC B. Under 1599 CFC CFC membership CFC membership is required and should be purchased on CFC website at https:\/\/www.chess.ca\/en\/players\/membership-join\/ Titled Players The Calgary Chess Club… Continue Reading →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3024","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","clear"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.albertachess.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.albertachess.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.albertachess.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.albertachess.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.albertachess.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3024"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.albertachess.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3024\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3110,"href":"http:\/\/www.albertachess.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3024\/revisions\/3110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.albertachess.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}