2006 York Region

 August Active Chess Championships

      August 12  (Sat)  

      Richmond Hill Curling Club - 121 Elgin Mills Rd., Richmond Hill, ON L4C 3A8 

SwissSys FINAL Standings. augactive: Aug Active Open
 

# Name Rtng Post Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot
1 Eddie Urquhart 2207 2225 W3 W4 W9 W11 W5 5.0
2 Robin Ugge 1794 1846 W7 D8 L11 W13 W4 3.5
3 Mark S. Dutton 1874 1899 L1 D6 W14 D7 W11 3.0
4 Arthur Calugar 1848 1885 W5 L1 W12 W8 L2 3.0
5 John Upper 2042 2012 L4 W10 D8 W9 L1 2.5
6 Barry Thorvardson 2018 1973 L9 D3 L13 W12 W14 2.5
7 Alex Martchenko 1996 1956 L2 D13 W10 D3 D8 2.5
8 Sergiy Orlov 1880 1871 W14 D2 D5 L4 D7 2.5
9 Ross Richardson 1830 1853 W6 W11 L1 L5 D10 2.5
10 Nikita Gusev 1599 1630 W12 L5 L7 W14 D9 2.5
11 John Chidley-Hill 1901 1882 W13 L9 W2 L1 L3 2.0
12 Steve Laughlin 1891 1847 L10 W14 L4 L6 W13 2.0
13 Bob Gillanders 1794 1789 L11 D7 W6 L2 L12 1.5
14 Andrey Irimia 856 855 L8 L12 L3 L10 L6 0.0


SwissSys FINAL Standings. augactive: AugU1800

 

# Name Rtng Post Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot
1 Joshua Sherman 1590 1617 W4 W5 W6 L2 W3 4.0
2 Emeka Onwuka unr. 1670 W5 W6 L3 W1 W4 4.0
3 Matthew Ramenaden 1591 1586 W6 L4 W2 W5 L1 3.0
4 Alice Laimer 1589 1584 L1 W3 W5 W6 L2 3.0
5 Mehran Kaypour unr. 1296 L2 L1 L4 L3 W6 1.0
6 Dani Maarouf unr. 1136 L3 L2 L1 L4 L5 0.0




Style:
                           5 round Swiss,2 sections CFC ACTIVE RATED

1.  Open and U2200 with U2000 and U1800

2.  U1600 and UNRATED

 

Rounds:                      10:30 am, 11:45am, & 3:00 pm 4:15pm 5:30pm

Time Control:             Game/30

Registration:              9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (sharp) Saturday before the Tournament [only players registering before 10:00 a.m.
are guaranteed to be paired for 10:30 a.m.], or in advance by mail.

 

 Make Cheques payable to “Barry Thorvardson” and  send to

 Barry Thorvardson, 3 Peel Avenue, Brampton, Ontario L6W1X1

 

                        EMAIL REGISTRATIONS ACCEPTED until 11pm Thursday, August 10. 

 

Entry Fee:                  $30 in advance, $40 cash only on Saturday at the site

($10 less for Jr (born after Sept 10, 1985),  Seniors (55 and older), Unrated and for Women )

 

Other Information:    CFC ACTIVE RATED.   CFC Membership is required. 
                                   Chess Sets and Clocks will be provided.

 

Organizer:                  OCA, Barry Thorvardson 905-846-8467

 

TD:                             Barry Thorvardson  905-846-8467

                                       Email: barry@cybersolutions.net

 

 

Byes:                           Maximum 1 – ˝ point byes available in rounds 1-2

 if requested in advance

 

Prizes:   *** $1,600 *** 

(based on 80 players )

          

                              Open      U2200   U2000   U1800   U1600   UNR

                   1st         $200      $160      $160      $160    $160    $120

                   2nd        $100      $ 60       $  60      $ 60     $  60   $  50

                   3rd        $  60      $ 40       $  40      $ 40     $ 40     $ 30

Totals                         $360     $260       $260     $260     $260    $200 

 

Based on 40 Adults at $30, 40 players at $20 for revenues of $2,000, with $400 towards space rentals and expenses

          

 

      Richmond Hill Curling Club - 121 Elgin Mills Rd., Richmond Hill, ON L4C 3A8 

 


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

2006 - 2007
 
August 12 York Region Aug ACTIVE Championships CFC ACTIVE RATED Richmond Hill Curling Club  Richmond Hill
August 13 Mid-Summer BGC ACTIVE Tournament - not CFC rated Bayview Games Club Toronto
August 18-27 Belzberg Invitational Canadian CLOSED & Zonal Tartu College Toronto
August 20 2006 Canadian BLITZ Championships at the Canadian Closed Tartu College  Toronto
August 26 & 27  Belleville Open  Belleville Ontario  Belleville
September 2, 3, 4 2006 Toronto Labour Day Open           GTCL Grand Prix event Macedonian Community Hall Toronto
September 9 & 10 RA Fall  Open    - An EOCA Grand Prix Event   RA Centre Chess Club  Ottawa
Sept. 17 to Nov. 5 2006 Toronto Women's Championship Round Robin Bayview Games Club   Toronto
Sept. 17 to Nov. 5 2006 Toronto Junior and Bantam Championships  Bayview Games Club   Toronto
September 23 & 24  2006 Ontario Seniors Chess Championships  Richmond Hill Curling Club  Richmond Hill
October 7, 8, 9 Thanksgiving Open                              GTCL Grand Prix event Chess'n Math Association - Larry Bevand Toronto
October 14 & 15 National Capital Open   - An EOCA Grand Prix Event C.D. Howe Building Ottawa
October 17 to Nov. 28 2006 Toronto Senior Open Chess Championship @ Willowdale  Willowdale Chess Club Willowdale
November 18 & 19 Seaway Valley Open     - An EOCA Grand Prix Event McIntosh Country Inn and Conference Centre Morrisburg
November 25 &26 2006 Ontario Closed Chess Championships Richmond Hill Knights Inn Richmond Hill
December 26-30 Holidays Open                                      GTCL Grand Prix event Bayview Games Club Toronto
January 20-21, 2007 RA Winter Open  - An EOCA Grand Prix Event  RA Centre Chess Club Ottawa
February 10 & 11 Kingston Open    - An EOCA Grand Prix Event  Kingston, Ontario  Kingston
March 3 & 4 RA Spring Open  - An EOCA Grand Prix Event   RA Centre Chess Club  Ottawa
April 14 & 15 McIntosh Open  - An EOCA Grand Prix Event  McIntosh Country Inn & Conference Centre  Morrisburg
May 5 & 6  R. N. Webb Memorial  - An EOCA Grand Prix Event  Arnprior Arnprior
June 9 & 10 Eastern Ontario Open  - An EOCA Grand Prix Event  Carleton University, Residence Commons  Ottawa
       

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


 

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)


The TORONTO CLOSED CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2006
January 15 to February 26 
Updated Crosstables Here


Belzberg Invitational

Canadian Closed & Zonal
Chess Championships

19-28 August 2006 --- Toronto, Ontario   -  $20,000 Prize Fund

 

 




 

 
 
  1st - $5,000
plus $2,500 fare to FIDE World Championship

  2nd - $2,000 plus $2,000 fare to FIDE Americas Championship

  3rd - $1,500 plus $2,000 fare to FIDE Americas Championship

  4th - $1,000       5th - $800       6th - $   700   

  7th - $   600       8th - $  500     9th - $   500   10th – $   500    Brilliancy $200         Top Youth $200
(All travel fees are paid to CFC for their re-imbursement to the Canadian Champions above or their respective substitutes if they do not attend.. Prizes based on minimum 60 entrees) 

Tournament Organizer: The Ontario Chess Association, Inc. (OCA)

Tournament Director:  Mark S. Dutton, International Arbiter 

Qualification:  Canadian CFC or FIDE players rated 2200+ at time of entry, 3 Champions  (U2200) designated by each Province, and up to 6 OCA designated players. We reserve the right to limit participation. Enter Early! 

Format: 9 Round Swiss. 1 Game per day, starting Friday, August 19th, with rest day,  Friday, 26 August.
                Playoffs on Monday August 29th  if required. 
 

Times:  6PM weekdays and 1PM weekends  

Time Control: Fide Time Controls: G/120 with 30 a second Fischer increment. 

Rated: Both CFC and FIDE     Equipment: Provided by OCA   

Location: GTA, Ontario. at Tartu College, 310 Bloor Street West

(Enjoy downtown Toronto with over 50 restaurants within a five minute walk) 

Complimentary Awards Banquet at 7:30 PM Sunday, August 28th. 

SPECIAL TARTU COLLEGE RESIDENCE PACKAGE ---  includes entry fee,
11 nights accommodation with linens at
Tartu College plus finale banquet and special Event Booklet for Only $700.00
(provides residence in same building from August 18th to August 29th) Limited space so book early to obtain this fantastic rate.

Entry fee, Event Booklet and Banquet only $400 (including late fee)
$100 ADDITIONAL LATE FEE FOR REGISTRATIONS AFTER 1 JULY 2006.



 

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        HAPPY CANADA DAY 

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coming events      


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For previous GTCL Index page from 2003 and 2004 click here

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CHESS LEAGUE COMPETITION FINAL RESULTS
Premier and Under 2000 Results Page

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