The Greater Toronto Chess League
Website Last updated: 2006.03.04

            THE BAYVIEW GAMES CLUB PRESENTS:

THE MARCH OPEN
This is a GTC L Grand Prix 2006 event


March 17, 18, 19, 2006

*****A FIVE ROUND SWISS TOURNAMENT *****

TIME CONTROL: Game/150

ROUNDS: Fri 6:30 PM, Sat/Sun 11AM & 5:30 PM

ENTRY FEE: $55. Non-members of BGC pay $15 extra.
Late fee on day of tournament $10 extra.

Entry payments can be made by phone using VISA or MASTERCARD

CFC and FIDE RATED: CFC membership or $10 tournament fee required.

PRIZES: 100% of entry fees (5% to go to GTCL Grand Prix fund),
class prizes awarded according to turnout in rating groups.

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Early Bird Door Prizes.
 Enter by March 10 and your name will be entered into a draw
for a full entry fee rebate ($55).
This will be awarded in cash at the end of the tournament.
One or more of these prizes will be awarded and may be won
in addition to any other prizes you may have won.

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LOCATION: Bayview Games Club, 1681 Bayview Ave., Suite 202

MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION: 60 Players ( register early ).

All equipment provided.

Entries & Info: Vlad Dobrich (416) 722-9709 

Keep informed : www.bayviewgamesclub.com
 


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GTCL Grand Prix 2006
series will include the following tournaments:

1) March Open - March 17-19, 5 rounds
2) Toronto Open - April 15-17, 6 rounds
3) Ontario Open - May 20-22, 6 rounds
4) York Region Open - June 24-25, 5 rounds
5) Labour Day Open - September 2-4, 6 rounds
6) Thanksgiving Open - October 7-9, 6 rounds
7) Holidays Open - December 26-30, 6 rounds


Erik Malmsten - GTCL Grand Prix Coordinator


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

2006
March 4 Ontario High School Qualifier  Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute Scarborough
March 4 & 5 RA Spring Open  - An EOCA Grand Prix Event RA Centre Ottawa
March 4 & 5 Niagara Falls Open  Niagara Shrine Club Niagara Falls
March 17, 18, 19

March Open -  5 rounds                 GTCL Grand Prix event

Bayview Games Club Toronto
March 19 Owen Sound Game in 60 Sunday Afternoon Event Farmer's Market Owen Sound
March 25  London Ontario March Break Tournament London  London
April 2 Hamilton Sunday Active 2 Hamilton Wentworth School Board Building Hamilton
April 8 & 9 Guelph Spring Pro Am Guelph University Centre Guelph
April 8 & 9 McIntosh Open  - An EOCA Grand Prix Event McIntosh Country Inn & Conference Centre Morrisburg
April 14 & 15 Ontario Youth Chess Championships 2006 (OYCC)  Kitchener City Hall  Kitchener
April 15, 16, 17 Toronto Open -  6 rounds              GTCL Grand Prix event Bayview Games Club Toronto
April 21 TSSCL Team Championships  Brebeuf College School North York
April 29  London Ontario Springtime Chess Tournament Kiwanis Senior Community Centre London London
April 29 & 30  Joe Pochmursky Memorial III  St. Catharines St. Catharines
May 6 & 7 Arnprior Open  - An EOCA Grand Prix Event Arnprior Arnprior
May 12, 13, 14 Ontario High School Chess Championship University of Toronto Toronto
May 20, 21, 22  Ontario Open Championship        GTCL Grand Prix event Richmond Hill Curling Club Richmond Hill
May 27  London Ontario -         SWOCL GRAND PRIX Tournament  London  London
June 10 & 11 Eastern Ontario Open           - An EOCA Grand Prix Event - An EOCA Grand Prix Event EOCA
June 24 & 25 York Region Championships        GTCL Grand Prix event Richmond Hill Curling Club Richmond Hill
July 10-13  CYCC - Canadian Youth Chess Championships  Walper Terrace Hotel Kitchener
July 15-23 The Canadian OPEN Chess Championship  Walper Terrace Hotel Kitchener
August 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 Simcoe Day - Pro-AM - 5th Annual International Richmond Hill Curling Club Richmond Hill
August 18-28 Belzberg Invitational Canadian CLOSED & Zonal Tartu College Toronto
September 2, 3, 4 Macedonian Labour Day              GTCL Grand Prix event Macedonian Chess Club Community Centre Toronto
October 7, 8, 9 Thanksgiving Open                      GTCL Grand Prix event Chess'n Math Association - Larry Bevand Toronto
December 26-30 Holidays Open                              GTCL Grand Prix event Bayview Games Club Toronto
       

GTCL Announcement of the Greater Toronto Chess League
2006 Annual General Meeting
on Friday, April 14th, 2006 at 6:30 p.m.
Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (GOMT),
86 Overlea Blvd.  - 2nd Building East of Macedonian Church


GTCL Grand Prix 2006
series will include the following tournaments:

1) March Open - March 17-19, 5 rounds
2) Toronto Open - April 15-17, 6 rounds
3) Ontario Open - May 20-22, 6 rounds
4) York Region Open - June 24-25, 5 rounds
5) Labour Day Open - September 2-4, 6 rounds
6) Thanksgiving Open - October 7-9, 6 rounds
7) Holidays Open - December 26-30, 6 rounds


Erik Malmsten - GTCL Grand Prix Coordinator


The Kitchener Chess Festival The first Annual! - July 10 - 23


MADAWASKA SUNSHINE CAMP

CHESS PROGRAM BY CHESS ACADEMY OF CANADA with ROMAN PELTS

PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTION & SUPERVISION IN A SCENIC AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT

CHESS TRAINERS:

Roman Pelts F.I.D.E. Master, Honoured Chess Coach, Founder and Director of Chess Academy of Canada.
(Seven of his students have become grandmasters.)

Mark Bluvshtein Grandmaster, 2005 Canadian Player Of The Year, FIDE 2537

Alexander Huzman Grandmaster, Leading Israeli Chess Trainer, FIDE 2573

Nikolay Noritsyn F.I.D.E. Master, 2005 Toronto & 2003 Canada under 12 Champion

Special Guest: IM Alexander Roshal, editor of Russian chess magazine “64”


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CHESS ACADEMY OF CANADA

CHILDREN’S SUNDAY CHESS COURSES AND TOURNAMENTS

INTENSIVE 8 WEEK SPRING PROGRAM - MARCH 26 - MAY 28

WITH ROMAN PELTS- International Titles: FIDE MASTER & FIDE TRAINER Canadian Rating : 2433

AND OTHER MASTER LEVEL PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTORS

THORNHILL COMMUNITY CENTRE - 7755 Bayview Avenue Thornhill, Ontario North of Steeles Ave. (at John Street)


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