2009 Stephen Leacock Grades 1 – 12 Challenge

2009 Stephen Leacock Grades 1 – 12  Challenge

Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute
2450 Birchmount Rd Toronto, Ontario M1T 2M5

Advance Registration Only: $18 per player. Pay at site.

Section:

Beginner:Players rated: 1100 CFC or unrated,with less than 2 years of tournament experience;
Intermediate: Players rated: 1500 or unrated, who have played on school teams or tournaments for 2+ years;
Championship: Players rated 1500+ or unrated, who have tournament experience and compete with stronger players;

Prizes:

For every 6 participants, 1 player will receive a fully paid entry to the Ontario High School Chess Championship, a forty dollar value.
Automatic participation certificate for all participants.

Schedule:

Check In 9:00 am - 9:30 am
Round 1 9:30am - 11:00am
Round 2 11:05am - 12:35pm
Lunch 12:35pm - 1:35pm
Round 3 1:35pm - 3:05pm
Round 4 3:10pm - 4:40pm
Round 5 4:45pm - 6:15pm
Closing 6:15pm - 6:30pm

Equipment:

SETS, BOARDS, AND CLOCKS ARE PROVIDED! Many thanks to the Ontario Chess Association!
We'll be selling chess sets and clocks,and other merchandise at location. There will also be pizza and pop on sale for lunch at 12:15 PM

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Chris Field, Organiser (chris.field@tel.tdsb.on.ca)

The Ontario High School Chess Championship 2009 (Fri May 8 – Sun May 10); will be held at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo.A highway coach service will be available from Toronto.
Students in Grades 7 and 8 (“Junior High School”) are most welcome.
Students in Grades 1 through 6, who can compete with older players, are also welcome.
Students may stay in the university residence; some students and parents stay in nearby hotels.
In addition to Individual Prizes, the tournament offers Team Prizes and Combined Team Prizes:
A team consists of the top 3 players from a school in one section;
A combined team consists of 3 players: the top player in each section from the same school.

For more information, please visit http://ohsca.on.ca  or contact Wilson Chan, President: wilachan@hotmail.com