Greater Toronto Chess League

Tournament Announcement  - BY INVITATION ONLY

BILL DARCH MEMORIAL II INVITATIONAL

                         DEC. 2,3,4. 2005

                              GUARANTEED $100 FIRST PRIZE

                                                  6 ROUND SWISS

 

                           MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PLAYERS 16 

 

Location:  John Brown’s Apartment  Entry Code:  504

                   1005- 11 Knightsbridge Road, Brampton, Ontario. L6T 3X4 ( 905-458-6791 )

 

By Invitation Only contact John R. Brown  905-458-6791 or peelchessclub@canada.com for further details. 

BYES AVAILABLE:
  ½ pt. Byes in Rounds 1-4 ONLY.  0 pt. Byes in any other Round.

                                  Forced T.D. Byes 1pt.

 

Rounds:   Option 1:     Rd. #1      Friday Dec. 2, 2005.    7:00 p.m.  Rds. 2-3 Sat. Rds. 4-6 Sun.

                  Option 2:     Rds. #1-3  Sat. Dec. 3, 2005.       9:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m. 

                                       Rds. #4-6  Sun. Dec. 4, 2005.    10:00 a.m.,  2:30 p.m.,  7:00 p.m.

 

Time Controls: Option #1 2Hrs. S/D  non-digital clocks, 90minsS/D with 30 sec./move Digital

                           Option #2  ( Rd. #1 90mins S/D  both clock types )  Rds. 2-6  Same as Option 1 

 

Entry Fees:    $30.00   NO LATE ENTRIES. Mail entry no later than Nov. 25,2005.

                        Last date to confirm entry: Thurs. Dec. 1, 2005 by phone or e-mail.

                        Note: You will be paired & lose rating points if you do not show up

                                   for a round.

 

Prizes:        After rating fees are deducted:  $432, based on 16 players.

 

                    First:       $100 Guaranteed !!!

                    Second:  $75,   Third:  $65,  Fourth: $55,  Fifth: $45, Sixth: $35 ,

                    Seventh: $25,   Eighth: $17, Ninth:   $15,  10th – 16th get  Book Prizes.

                    Note: If less than 16 players.  Prizes after $100 First  would be by a percentage

                              depending on number of entries, less rating fees.

 

Out Of Town Players:   Please contact John Brown peelchessclub@canada.com for Hotel/ Motel information.

                                        Directions to John’s Apartment are on page 2

NORTH:   is at the  top of this page

 

Address:  11 Knightsbridge Rd.  Apt 1005  Bramalea/Brampton   BUZZER CODE  504  J. Brown

Phone:    905- 458- 6791

 

Get to Brampton any way you want.  Bramalea is where I live & starts at Dixie Rd. 

 

 

________________Hwy #7 or Queen Street___________________________________________

                                                         

                                                 ____________________Kennsington_______________________  

 
 

            Bramalea City Centre                           

 
 

                                     ______________________________Knightsbridge Rd._______________                          

.  D                                                                              . C                                               . K              . B

.  I                                                                    . E                                               .  I               . R

. X                                                                    . N                                               . N              . A                

.  I                                                                    . T                                                . G             . M

.  E                                                                   . R                                                . S              . A

.  R. D                                                              . A                                               . Cross        . L  

                                                                               . L                                               . Road         . E

                                                                               . PARK                                                          . A

                                                                               . Drive                                                           .Rd

___________________CLARK BLVD.__________________________________________                 

 

 

 

Instructions to read this map.

1.       Print out this page.

2.       Connect dots (North-South) Dixie Rd. , Central Park Drive and Bramalea Rd. to Queen Street

      & Clark Blvd.

3.       Connect dots ( North-South)  Kings Cross Rd. to Knightsbridge Rd. & Clark Blvd.

4.       Where Apartment Buildings are is where I live. I live at  11 KNIGHTSBRIDGE RD.it is off the road near a small street called KINGS CROSS RD.  Whether you come from Central Park Drive or Bramalea Rd. on Knightsbridge  intersection at stop sign  my building is south west of that intersection (Smallest building off  road beside 5 Kings Cross.  See symbols at bottom #3 Knightsbridge is on left & is very tall 

      # 11 Knightsbridge is ME with bar in middle and  #5 Kingscross is beside ME on King’s Cross Rd.

      If you stay overnight or only until 9p.m., look for visitors parking at any one of these buildings.

           
     
 

5.    If you are staying past 9p.m., then park on King’s Cross Road on both sides of the road.

  peelchessclub@canada.com

ENTRY FORM

 

 

Name:      ____________________________

 

Address: ____________________________

                 ____________________________

 

Phone:     ____________________________

 

C.F.C. No. _______   & Expiry Date:  ______

 

BYES REQUESTED: Circle Rounds Bye Needed 1  2  3  4  

Playing Options:  Circle  for Rd. 1  Option 1(Fri.)     Option 2 (Sat.)

Entry Fee:                 $30.00

 

C.F.C. Fee:          ___________________

                             ( See rates in Chess Canada Magazine )

Note: You can pay a one time $10.00 participant fee if you do not want to join C.F.C.

 

 

Total Fees Paid:    _________________

 

MAKE CHEQUES PAYABLE TO JOHN R. BROWN peelchessclub@canada.com

 

 



ATTENTION ORGANIZERS:

 
GTCL is seeking bids for the following tournaments:


1) Toronto Closed Championship 2006 - January-March 2006;

2) Open tournaments at Tartu College during 2006 year;

3) Ontario Open Championship 2006 - Victoria Day Weekend

THE GTCL is seeking BIDS from Organizers for these prestigeous events!
This is an official request for bids from Organizers for any of the above tournaments.
Please submit your bids before October 31, 2005.  Please submit ALL BIDS to:  

GTCL President -  Michael Barron  E-mail: barron045@yahoo.com


GTCL 2005/06 Club Competition Information

Competition Rules please click here for new information for upcoming season

AN INVITATION TO ALL CHESS CLUBS AND CHESS GROUPS IN GREATER TORONTO:

The Greater Toronto Chess League invites all interested chess clubs to participate in the upcoming 2005/2006 season of The Greater Toronto Chess League and The GTCL Cup events.  The deadline for chess clubs’ submissions is Sept. 25, 2005.  To all enrolments, please attach club’s roster with at least 6 players (4 players + 2 reserves).  There is no cost of participation in those two events in this season. Moreover, there is a possibility of FIDE rated games, which has to be decided and approved by GTCL executive board (to pay the cost of ratings, etc.) Please find all the rules attached to this message.

All enquires and enrolments, please send to: Caesar Posylek, who will coordinate those matches.


GTCL League/Club Coordinator - Caesar Posylek (905) 686-7942,  

Email ckr@rogers.com or cesarposylek@rogers.com


 

GTCL 2005-2006 CHESS EVENTS
COMBINED CALENDAR OF
Upcoming Events - COMPLETE CALENDAR
 

 Fall  & Winter 2005

November 5 & 6 Guelph Fall Pro-Am Guelph University Centre Guelph
November 6 to December 18  Toronto Junior Championship 2005 Bayview Games Club Toronto
November 11 to 13 The 2005 Autumn Open Bayview Games Club Toronto
November 12 & 13 Seaway Valley Open 2005 McIntosh Country Inn and Conference Centre Morrisburg
November 26 London Riverside Special Kiwanis Senior Centre London
November 27 Owen Sound Active Owen Sound Farmer's Market 110 8th St. E. (beside City Hall) Owen Sound
December 2, 3 & 4 Bill Darch Memorial II Invitational  Peel Chess Club Brampton
December 10 & 11 Blackburn Open  - An EOCA Grand Prix Event - An EOCA Grand Prix Event EOCA
December 26 to 30 2005 Holidays Open Bayview Games Club Toronto
  Toronto Team Championship 2005 Greater Toronto Chess Clubs Toronto

2006

January 14 & 15 RA Winter Open  - An EOCA Grand Prix Event RA Centre Ottawa
January - February Toronto Closed TO BE AWARDED Toronto
February 4 & 5 Kingston Open - An EOCA Grand Prix Event John Deutsch University Centre, Queen's University Kingston
February 17, 18, 19 Kitchener Winter Open Kitchener City Hall Kitchener
March 4 & 5 RA Spring Open  - An EOCA Grand Prix Event RA Centre Ottawa
March 17-19 Toronto Class Championship, 5 rounds TO BE AWARDED  Toronto
April 8 & 9 McIntosh Open  - An EOCA Grand Prix Event McIntosh Country Inn and Conference Centre Morrisburg
April 15-17 Toronto Open - April 15-17, 6 rounds TO BE AWARDED Toronto
May 6 & 7 Arnprior Open  - An EOCA Grand Prix Event Arnprior Arnprior
May 20-22  Ontario Open Chess Championship, 6 rounds GTCL EVENT TO BE AWARDED Toronto
June 10 & 11 Eastern Ontario Open - An EOCA Grand Prix Event - An EOCA Grand Prix Event EOCA
June 30-July 2 Canada Day Open - June 30-July 2, 5 rounds TO BE AWARDED Toronto
September 2-4 Macedonian Labour Day Open, 6 rounds Macedonian Chess Club
Community Centre
Toronto
October 7-9 Thanksgiving Open - October 7-9, 6 rounds TO BE AWARDED Toronto
December 26-30 Holidays Open - December 26-30, 6 rounds TO BE AWARDED Toronto
       
       

 

 

Board

The Board consists of a representative from each chess club or association; Toronto members of the Executives of the Chess Federation of Canada and Ontario Chess Association; and 3 Directors-at-Large.  
For a copy of the GTCL Constitution, please click here.  For Minutes of AGM and other meetings click here.



Barry Thorvardson congratulates OCA Award Winner Erik Malmsten (GTCL Secretary) for outstanding service.

The election results for the new Executive of GTCL for 2005-2006:

President -  Michael Barron
E-mail: barron045@yahoo.com

Vice-President - Bryan Lamb
E-mail: blamb@idirect.com

Secretary - Erik Malmsten
E-mail: jerik@idirect.com

Treasurer - Nicholas J. Varmazis, P Eng
E-mail: varmazisn@hotmail.com

League and Club Coordinator  -  Caesar Posylek     
E-mail:  cesarposylek@rogers.com

Director of Communications - Mark S. Dutton
E-mail: mdutton@idirect.com

Officer at Large:  Fred Henderson
E-mail:  fredh@sympatico.ca


GTCL *LOTTO BONUS* WINNERS 2004 - 2005 *
Name          Amount    Score Section   Tournament  *LOTTO BONUS*

Alfonso Cheng $150 <1600 5/5 2004 March - Tartu
Sasha Starr   $400 <2200 6/6 2004 April - Tartu
Bryan Lamb    $200 <2200 5/5 2004 May - Tartu
Francis Assaripallan Inigo $500 <2000 5/5 2004 May - Tartu
Craig Thorvardson $350 <1800 5/5 2004 May - Tartu
Aquino Inigo  $200 <1600 5/5 2004 May - Tartu
Wojtek Fulmyk $150 <1800 6/6 2004 September - Macedonian
Michal Fulmyk $150 <1600 6/6 2004 September - Macedonian
Poya Oftadeh  $300 <1800 5/5 2004 November - Tartu
Robert Hamilton $1500 - OPEN 5/5 2005 March - Tartu
Joe Leung     $260 <1600 5/5 2005 March - Tartu

Minutes - Saturday, January 29, 2005
Location: in the Library of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto, GOMT, 86 Overlea Blvd.
Financial Statement as of January 31, 2005 click here.

2005 AGM will be held on a non-tournament weekend.  Saturday, April 16, 1 pm, GOMT, 86 Overlea Blvd.


Caesar Posylek, Erik Malmsten, Michael Barron, Mark S. Dutton, Nicholas J. Varmazis, Fred Henderson
 - 2005-2006 Executive Board Members 




Outgoing President Barry Thorvardson and members of his Executive of GTCL for 2004-2005

2004 Annual General Meeting – Minutes click here.

Annual General Meeting - Minutes for the year 2003

Minutes - Annual General Meeting for the year April 2002.

Visit David Cohen's Canadian Chess web page
 

 

 
Website Last updated: 2005.11.01       

For previous
GTCL Index page from 2003 and 2004 click here

CLICK HERE FOR:   2005 FIDE RATINGS

For further information, contact:   gtcl@look.ca
Mark S. Dutton (416) 467-9715 or (416) 219-7933

 

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Webmaster & GTCL Communications Director
 Mark S. Dutton 
(416) 467-9715 or (416) 219-7933

 


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