{"id":3506,"date":"2022-08-26T09:41:44","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T09:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.albertachess.org\/home\/?page_id=3506"},"modified":"2022-09-16T03:43:36","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T03:43:36","slug":"25th-annual-medicine-hat-open","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.albertachess.org\/home\/25th-annual-medicine-hat-open\/","title":{"rendered":"25th Annual Medicine Hat Open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Dates:&nbsp;<\/strong>September 17-18, 2022<br><strong>Venue:&nbsp;<\/strong>Gas City Kiwanis Centre<br>(an old red brick 2 storey school),&nbsp;Room 5 (upstairs)<br><strong>Address in Medicine Hat:&nbsp;<\/strong>826 \u2013 11<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Street SE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Organizer:&nbsp;<\/strong>Medicine Hat Chess Club<br><strong>Tournament Director:&nbsp;<\/strong>Dr. Bill Taylor, (403) 526-5484 (H); (403) 529-0221 (W);(403)-458-0418 (Cell &#8211; text only)  taylormw@shaw.ca<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Format:&nbsp;<\/strong>5 round Swiss, CFC and FIDE rated<br><strong>Time Control:&nbsp;<\/strong>Game in 90 minutes + 30 seconds\/move. Default late time: 60 minutes<br><strong>Round times:&nbsp;<\/strong>Saturday \u2013 10:15 am, 2:30 pm, 6:30 pm; Sunday \u2013 9 am, 1 pm<br><strong>Entry Fee:&nbsp;<\/strong>$30 adult, $25 junior (18 and under) if registered online by noon, Friday, September 16. 14+Under (No prize option): $15. Free entry for players over 2300. Late payment (on site) fee is $5.CFC Membership is required and may be purchased online at chess.ca<br><strong>Prizes:<\/strong>&nbsp;BEN &gt; 100%! (cash as per ACA policy for official tournaments; merchandise included).Prize sections to be determined by rating distribution.1st and 2nd place plaques; permanent trophy nameplate on the \u201cTaylor Cup\u201d. The ACA is contributing $500 to enhance the prize fund in cash prize(s).<br><strong>Registration:&nbsp;<\/strong>Fill out the form below to pre-register. Space is limited to 40 players so pre-event registration is strongly encouraged. On-site registration (space permitting): Saturday, September 17, 9:00 \u2013 9:45 am.<br><strong>Miscellaneous:<\/strong>&nbsp;Free snacks, \u201cDrinks and Dessert\u201d (Saturday night), \u201cLunch for a Buck\u201d (Sunday), Jokes,Extensive chess library with some antique chess books (&gt;100 years old!).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-contact-form\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertachess.org\/home\/25th-annual-medicine-hat-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Submit a form.<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Advanced entries as of September 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Mateo Jackson<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Avelino Angelo Tolentino<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Garth Dunn<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Patrick Angelo Tolentino<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Mike, Scholz<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Isaiah Sehn<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Ford Wong<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>John Quiring<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Steven Panteluk<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Paul Viminitz<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Roland Schech<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Yash Darvekar<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Rafael Arruebarrena<\/strong><\/li><li>FM <strong>Dale Haessel<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Roy Yearwood<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Siva Chowdeswar Nandipati<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Paris Dorn<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Aidan Anderako<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dates:&nbsp;September 17-18, 2022Venue:&nbsp;Gas City Kiwanis Centre(an old red brick 2 storey school),&nbsp;Room 5 (upstairs)Address in Medicine Hat:&nbsp;826 \u2013 11th&nbsp;Street SE Organizer:&nbsp;Medicine Hat Chess ClubTournament Director:&nbsp;Dr. Bill Taylor, (403) 526-5484 (H); (403) 529-0221 (W);(403)-458-0418 (Cell &#8211; text only) taylormw@shaw.ca Format:&nbsp;5 round Swiss, CFC and FIDE ratedTime Control:&nbsp;Game in 90 minutes + 30 seconds\/move. 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