2008 Eastern Ontario Open

Organizer/TD: Aris Marghetis arismarghetis@rogers.com
Where: RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, Ontario free parking, or Billings Bridge transit station: http://www.octranspo.com/Main_MenuE.asp
lodging with breakfast, at nearby Carleton University: http://www.carleton.ca/housing/tourandconf/guests/documents/ReservationForm.doc
When: Friday, May 30 th to Sunday, June 1 s t
Round 1: Friday May 30th @ 7pm
Round 2: Saturday May 31st @ 1pm
Round 3: Saturday May 31st @ 6pm
Round 4: Sunday June 1st @ 9am
Round 5: Sunday June 1st @ 2pm
the TD guarantees no “forced byes”
Time Control: 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move
(if no digital clock, then analog equivalent is 2 hours)
Sections by CFC Regular rating (based on expected registrations)
Section A: >= 2000 first place >= $500
Section B: 1999 to 1600 first place >= $300
Section C: 1599 to UNR first place >= $200
Requested Byes: up to 2 half-point byes within the first 3 rounds
– such byes must be requested before previous round
– byes for Round 1 must be requested when registering
– all other requested byes will be counted as zero-point
Registration:
email: registration completed when payment received (unpaid registrations not paired, no onsite email)
mail: cheque to NNOCC, Box-11021, Station-H, Ottawa, K2H-7T8 (please include email address for registration confirmation)
RA club: Thursday evenings after 7pm, cash to Aris Marghetis
onsite: at least 1 hour before next round, cash to Aris Marghetis
Entry Fees: free entry for IMs & GMs (contact Organizer/TD re local transportation)
– the minimum entry fee is $25 for Amateur (ineligible for cash prizes)
– add $25 to be eligible for cash prizes (deduct $5 if RA club member)
– add $10 to play higher section than rating (>=1400 & >=14 years old)
Other Info: paper boards provided: please bring sets & clocks (some for rent)

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