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49th Canadian Open Chess Championship |
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Thursday, 24 November 2011 03:00 |
The 49th Annual Canadian Open will be held in Victoria, BC at the Hotel Grand Pacific located in Victoria's Inner Harbour steps away from tourist attractions, ferry connections, and the BC legislature. $15,000 in prizes is guaranteed for this nine round Swiss held over 6 days.
The 9-round Swiss will take place Sunday July 8 - Friday July 13, 2012.
Come enjoy Victoria for your 2012 summer chess vacation. The six day schedule makes it easy to travel with perhaps an extra day or two to be a tourist. And if you've always wanted to play a GM one on one, this year's event offers you the opportunity to bid on a first round GM, IM, or WGM pairing.
GM Ernst Sipke 2593 Netherlands, GM Perelshteyn Eugene 2542 USA, GM Mikhalevski Victor 2542 Israel, IM Porper Edward 2448 Canada and IM Hansen Eric 2447 Canada, are already confirmed.
For more information on side events including the BBQ, simuls, blitz, and more, see the Schedule page.
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Venue: The 4 star Hotel Grand Pacific, 463 Bellevile St. Victoria, BC Canada located in Victoria's Inner Harbour.
Sections: Premier (FIDE and CFC rated), U2000 (CFC rated), and U1600 (CFC rated)
Round Times: Sunday July 8 at 11:00am and 6:00pm, Monday July 9 at 11:00am and 6:00pm, Tuesday July 10 at 11:00am and 6:00pm, Wednesday July 11 at 6:00pm, Thursday July 12 at 6:00pm, Friday July 13 at 10:00am
Time Control: Game / 120 plus 30 second increment each move.
Prize Fund: $15,000 Guaranteed:
Premier Section: $2000 / $1600 / $1300 / $1100 / $1000 U2400: $750 / $600 U2200: $750 / $600
U2000 Section: $750 / $600 U1800: $750 / $600
U1600 Section: $650 / $550 U1400: $650 / $550
Unrated Prize: (best score any section): $200
Entry Fee: $175 on or before June 1, 2012, $195 on or before June 29, $215 on site. Registration is by rating section - add $20 for each section you play up. Unrated first time players who are Canadian residents playing in the U1600 section have a one year CFC membership included in entry fee. A Family Discount of 50% of the entry fee is given to the 3rd and higher registered players from one family.
IM & GMs rated over 2400 FIDE, WGM rated over 2300 FIDE: Free entry if registered on or before June1 and you agree to our non standard 1st round pairing, $100 otherwise [receives a normal Swiss pairing].
Accommodation: At the Hotel Grand Pacific. $139 room rate. single/double Quote Canadian Open Chess or JUL12Chess. www.hotelgrandpacific.com
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