2005 TORONTO CANADA DAY OPEN

    JULY 2-3, 2005 

 (Saturday and Sunday)

Tartu College, University of Toronto, 310 Bloor St. West

(between St. George / Spadina stations)  

July 2-3, 2005

Canada Day Open
No. 2 - GTCL Grand Prix   
5 round Swiss
Saturday, July 2:  3 Rounds at 10:30, 3, 7
Sunday July 3:  Last 2 Rounds at  11, 3
Time Control:   Game in 90 Minutes Sudden Death
5 sections- Open, U2200, U2000, U1800, U1600  RESULTS:

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Prize winners:

Open (total 720.00)
Nikolay Noritsyn $360.00
Jura Ochkoos and Victor Plotkin $180 each

U2200 (total 270.00)
Donal Deiseach and Inigo Assaripallam $135 each

U2000 (total 320.00)
Sheldon Pimentel and Sam Haziprodromu $130 each
Curmyth Thomas and Victor Leung $30 each

U1800 (total 260.00)
Ray Sharma, Simon Gladstone and Jeffrey Yu $87 each

U1600 (total 320.00)
Calvin Wu $160
Yelizaveta Orlova, Andrey Irimia, Adrian Kwok, Edward Phung, Christopher Knox $32 each

UNR (total 40.00)
Haonan Zhou and Cameron Allport $20 each

Tournament Director:  Bryan Lamb
blamb@idirect.com 
(416) 446-5938 OR (416) 904-5938 Cellular

July 2-3 - Bryan Lamb - Organizer and Tournament Director

STYLE:                       5 round Swiss, 5 sections (Open, U2200, U2000, U1800, U1600 (w/UNR))

ROUNDS:                 10:30 am, 3:00 pm & 7:00 pm Saturday, 11:00 am & 3:00 pm Sunday

TIME CONTROL:    Game in 90 minutes (Sudden Death)

REGISTRATION:    9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Saturday before the Tournament.

                                    Advance:        Make cheque payable to Bryan Lamb & send to:

                                                           1360 York Mills Rd #1903, North York ON   M3A 2A3

Email:              send to blamb@idirect.com   

ENTRY FEE:                          $50 in advance, $60 CASH ONLY on Saturday at the site.

DISCOUNTS:           $10 less for titled players

$20 less for Jr. (Born after July 1 1985), Sr. (65 and older), & Women.

Only one discount per player.

BYES:                          Maximum 2 - ½ point byes available in rounds 1-4 if requested in advance

PRIZES

*** $2,500 ***

** PLUS $1,000 in bonus prizes still available **

(based on 75 players  or 75% of all fees collected)

            

NOTE:             GTCL bonus prizes have been discontinued. Bonuses, once won, will not accumulate again.

Unrated players eligible only for Unrated prizes in U1600 section or open prizes in Open section.

Other Information:  No Smoking in the Building.  Bring Chess Sets and Clocks.

Website:                     http://webhome.idirect.com/~blamb/CanDay.htm

Organizer & TD:                  Bryan Lamb on behalf of Scarborough Chess Club

Contact:                     416 446 5938 or blamb@idirect.com  


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            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
  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

CLICK HERE FOR:   2005 FIDE RATINGS

 

NEW FOR 2005 - A GRAND PRIX BONUS PRIZE SYSTEM
The tournament scores in all four events will be added up, 1 tournament point = 1 Grand Prix point (except for requested byes). The Grand Prix winner for each five rating sections will be the player with the most points after the Thanksgiving Open. Five percent of the entry fee goes to this prize.  Standings of 1st Event March 12-13

1.  March 12-13 - Brampton Chess Club - Organizer  and TD Barry Thorvardson  No. 1 - GTCL Grand Prix
2.  July 2-3 - Bryan Lamb - Organizer and Tournament Director No. 2 - GTCL Grand Prix PRIZE WINNERS
3.  September 3, 4 & 5 - Randy Moysoski Organizer and TD Bryan Lamb
4.  October 8, 9 & 10 - Chess'n Math Association - Larry Bevand, Tournament Director and Organizer


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

 Fall  & Winter 2005

September 3-5 Macedonian Labour Day Open
No. 3 - GTCL Grand Prix
Macedonian Chess Club
Community Centre
Toronto
September 10 10th Annual K-W Fall Active Kitchener City Hall Kitchener
September 10 Toronto-Montreal-Ottawa-Quebec City Match Kingston Kingston
September 18 to November 6 2005 Toronto Women's Championship
(no games on Thanksgiving weekend)
Bayview Games Club Toronto
       
October 8 to 10 Thanksgiving Open  Final 2005 GTCL Grand Prix Tartu College Toronto
October 14 to 16 4th Annual Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest Open Kitchener City Hall Kitchener
       
October 18 to November 29 Toronto Senior Championship 2005 Willowdale Chess Club Toronto
Sunday October 30 THE KNIGHT GAME ALLISTON WEST 89 BAR GRILL ACROSS FROM  SOBEYS Alliston
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 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 26 to 30 2005 Holidays Open Bayview Games Club Toronto
  Toronto Team Championship 2005 Greater Toronto Chess Clubs Toronto

2006

 
January 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 17-19 Toronto Class Championship, 5 rounds TO BE AWARDED  Toronto
April 15-17 Toronto Open - April 15-17, 6 rounds TO BE AWARDED Toronto
May 20-22  2006 Ontario Open Chess Championship, 6 rounds TO BE AWARDED Toronto
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
       
       

GTCL 2005/06 Club Competition Information

Competition Rules please click here for new information for upcoming season 


Toronto-Montreal-Ottawa-Quebec City Match
Date: Saturday, September 10, 2005


We want you to help us field our strongest possible team!.
Here are some details:
Site: Kingston
Date Saturday, September 10, 2005
Schedule:
1st Round - 11:00 a.m.
2nd Round - 1:30 p.m.
3rd Round - 4:00 p.m.
Closing Banquet - 6:30 p.m.
Time Control: 60 minutes plus 5 second incrementation for each player.
Scoring: Match points first (In other words, winning a match against the other city is most important). In the case of a tie at the end of the event, we then use total game points scored to break the tie.
The event is sponsored by the Chess'n Math Association as part of our 20th anniversary celebrations.
Appearance Fee money will be provided as follows:
Grandmasters - $150
International Masters - $100
Certified Canadian or Quebec Masters - $25
Prizes:
Top team - $800
2nd Place - $400
3rd Place - $200
4th Place - $100
Larry Bevand


10th Annual K-W Fall Active

Date: September 10, 2005
Place: Kitchener City Hall, King St, Kitchener, ON
Rounds: 5
Type: Active Swiss
Time Control: SD/ 30 min
Entry Fee: $30 all players, $5 discount for juniors (under 18) and seniors ( 65 or older)
Cash only at site (ATM available).
Half Price entry fee for new full CFC members (membership bought on-site)
Sections: Open and under 1600
Prizes: $$BEN and trophies or book prizes for under 1600 section.
Registration: 8:30 am – 9:00 am;
Round Times: 9:15 am , 10:30, lunch, 1:00 pm, 2:15 pm, 3:30 pm
Organizer: Ed Thompson, 68 Evelyn Cres, Kitchener, ON N2A 1G9
For Information: Call 519-893-1920
E-mail: ethompson@apexmail.com
Donation: Autism Society of Ontario will receive $1.00 per participant as a donation.
Miscellaneous: Byes 1-4 as requested in advance. Bring your own clocks and sets No smoking. Restaurants near site. Parking under ground at City Hall. See also www.kwchessclub.com


4th Annual Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest Open

Date: October 14-16, 2005
Place: Kitchener City Hall, 200 King St. W., Kitchener, ON
Rds: Five (5)
Type: Regular Swiss by sections
Times: Friday; at 7:00 pm, Saturday/Sunday at 9:30 am and 3:30 pm
TC: Friday Sudden death/120 min:
Sat. and Sun, moves/90 min + sudden death/60 min.
Fees: $40 per player, less $10 for juniors and seniors (over 65 a)
$10 late fee after October 12.
Sect: Open ( over 2000), U2000, U1600. You must be within 200 points to play up a section
Prizes: $$BEN  and trophies and prizes for U1600 section
Advance Registration: Makes cheques payable and mail to Ed Thompson
68 Evelyn Cres., Kitchener, ON, N2A 1G9
On Site Registration: Cash only at the site. Register Friday from 5:40 pm to 6:40 pm. Players who register after 6:40 pm would receive a bye round one.
Info: Call (519) 893-1920
E-mail ethompson@apexmail.com or visit website www.kwchessclub.com
Misc: Byes available in rounds 1-4 with notice prior to pairings. No smoking at site. Bring chess sets and clocks. Parking available underground and street side.

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
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