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2015 Hart House Reading Week Open
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Don’t read during Reading Week. Come play chess with us in the Hart House Reading Week Open!
When:
During Family Day Weekend – Rounds on Saturday February 14th at 10am & 4pm, Sunday February 15th at 10am & 4pm and Monday February 16th at 10am & 4pm
Where:
The Great Hall, Main Floor, Hart House, University of Toronto, 7 Hart House Circle
Prize fund:
$5000 based on 120 entries!
Rating:
All sections will be CFC rated. Crown (2200+) & Under 2200 sections will also be FIDE rated.
Style:
Six rounds in 4 sections – Crown (2200+) and Under 2200 sections: 120 minutes total per player plus 30 second increment from the start. Under 1900 & Under 1600 Sections: 120 minutes total per player plus 30 second increment from the start.
Byes:
Maximum 2 half-point byes in rounds 1-5 if requested in advance before the start of Round 1.
Arbiter:
TBD
Organizer:
Hyeokjun Kwon and The Hart House Chess Club. Email: hhchess@utoronto.ca
Registration:
NEW: Registrations will be accepted until February 12th, 2015 with our online form: http://goo.gl/GsIwrj
After pre-registering with the form, you must bring cash payment to the playing site before 9:30am on February 14th, 2015 or mail a cheque which arrives by February 12th, 2015.
Online registrations with the form must be completed by February 12th, 2015, or else considered late.
Online registrants must arrive onsite by 9:30am on Saturday, February 14th, 2015 to pay in cash or will not be guaranteed a pairing in Round 1. No cheques on site.
You can also register in advance by mailing a cheque (arrival by February 12th, 2015). Make cheque payable to Hart House Chess Club. No postdated cheques please. Mail to: Hart House Chess Club, 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto ON, M5S 3H3.
Registrants after February 12th, 2015 are not guaranteed to be paired in Round 1, and must pay on-site entry fee ($90).
Players taking a bye in Round 1 can pay the entry fee twenty minutes before the start of Round 2.
Entry Fee:
$70 in advance, $90 cash only on site; Extra $20 to play up in each section. Playing up is allowed only for players within 100 rating points of the section’s minimum rating. For example: a player in the Under 1600 section who wants to play up in the Under 1900 section must have a rating no lower than 1500.
Discounts:
$20 less for juniors (born after Feb. 16th, 1997), seniors (born before Feb. 16th, 1955), women, and University of Toronto students. Only one discount per player. Free entry for IMs and WIMs if registered by February 7th.
Special Discount: Free entry for players who have never played in any CFC or FIDE rated tournament. Chess Federation of Canada (CFC) membership purchase still required for $48, and entrants will not be eligible for prize money.
Other Info:
Registrants must be current CFC members or bring payment prior to playing - http://chess.ca/membership-rates
Accessibility information: http://harthouse.ca/accessibility/
Please bring chess sets and clocks.
Date:
2015/02/14 to 2015/02/16
Tournaments:
Chess Club:
Organizer :
Email for Organizer:
TD Name:
Email for TD:
http://vur.ca/harthousechess/portfolio/hart-house-reading-week-open-2015/
Location
Toronto , ON