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15th Canadian Women’s Chess Championship 2011: October 8-10

(voir la page Championnat féminin d’échecs du Canada 2011 en français)

Annex Chess Club is pleased to host the 2011 Canadian Women’s Chess Championship.

WIM Natalia Khoudgarian is the new Canadian Women’s Champion – see the results page.

This event is sanctioned by the Chess Federation of Canada (CFC). The winner will become the Canadian Women’s Champion, and will earn a place on the 2012 Olympiad Women’s Team. The event will also raise funds for the 2012 Olympiad Women’s Team.

15th Canadian Women’s Chess Championship 2011

Saturday October 8 to Monday October 10

Organized by:

• Chess Institute of Canada (CIC)
  c/o Ted Winick, 41 Nina Street, Toronto, ON M5R 1Z5

Tournament Director:

• Bryan Lamb

Location:

• Annex Chess Club, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON

Format:

• 6-round Swiss

Schedule:

• registration – Saturday @ 9 am
  Round 1 – Saturday @ 10 am
  Round 2 – Saturday @ 4 pm
  Round 3 – Sunday @ 10 am
  Round 4 – Sunday @ 4 pm
  Round 5 – Monday @ 10 am
  Round 6 – Monday @ 4 pm
  Playoffs – immediately following, or at a mutually convenient time
• Those who cannot play Saturday because of Yom Kippur can play the first two rounds in advance

Time Control:

• 40 moves/90 minutes; remaining moves/30 minutes; 30-s increment from move 1

CFC/FIDE:

• All players must be up-to-date CFC members. The tournament will also be FIDE rated.

Equipment:

• Chess sets, chess boards, and digital chess clocks will be provided

Prizes:

• Projected Prize Fund: $1000
• We are pleased to announce an additional prize, as follows: $250 to be shared among all players with a perfect score of 6/6. There has never been a perfect score in the Canadian Women’s Championship!
• The 2011 champion will also receive free accommodation in Montreal for the 2012 Canadian Women’s Championship (courtesy of the 2012 organizers)

Entry Fee:

• $150

Advance Registration:

• pay by credit card to CFC,
  mail cheque to CIC (see address above),
  or pay by credit card to CIC (see PayPal registration below)

On-site Registration:

• cash only

Filming Notice:

• A Chess Institute of Canada camera crew will be on site, Monday October 10, filming for a video on chess in Toronto. By registering for the tournament, you are giving permission to appear in this film unless you indicate otherwise on your registration. If you do not wish to take part in the film, please inform the organizers on your registration form, and you will be seated so your game is not on camera.

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Players

#	Name	CFC/	Expiry	CFC Rating	FIDE/	FIDE Rating	FIDE Title	Notes	Rds 1 and 2 in advance
9	Daniela Belc	121686	CFC expired	2052	2603861	2053	WFM	women’s Olympiad team 2000	no
10	Myriam Roy	139360	OK	2001	2032589	1957		top female player in Quebec, rated 2088 FQE	no
4	Iulia Lacau-Rodean	144348	OK	1994	1211285	2008		women’s Olympiad team 2010	poss.
5	Liza Orlova	138247	OK	1994	2601826	1931	WCM	women’s Olympiad team 2010	poss.
1	Olya Chichkina	120564	CFC expired	1885	—	0			no
3	Natasa Serbanescu	111320	OK	1869	2605724	1824			no
12	Qiyu Zhou	151707	OK	1811	505161	1660			no
8	Rebecca Giblon	141076	OK	1564	2608324	1732			yes
11	Melissa Lee	139352	CFC expired	1563	2614448	0			no
2	Jiaxin Liu	149747	OK	1502	2611872	0	WCM		no
7	Melissa Giblon	142624	OK	1474	2608286	1580			yes
6	Jessica Danti	151192	OK	1367	2613573	0			no
#	Name	CFC#	Expiry	Rating	FIDE#	Rating	Title	Notes	1 & 2 in advance

Also, the following players have indicated that they will play:

#	Name	CFC#	Expiry	CFC Rating	FIDE#	FIDE Rating	FIDE Title	Notes	Rds 1 and 2 in advance
#	Taylor Zhang	150152	OK	1215	2615665	0			no
#	Rachel Tao	146055	OK	1155	2616300	0			no
#	Name	CFC#	Expiry	Rating	FIDE#	Rating	Title	Notes	1 & 2 in advance

15th Canadian Women’s Ch. – Advance Group

Rounds 1 and 2, results from games played in advance

#	Round 1	Result
1	Melissa Giblon – Iulia Lacau-Rodean	0-1
2	Rebecca Giblon – Liza Orlova	0-1

#	Round 2	Result
1	Iulia Lacau-Rodean – Rebecca Giblon	1-0
2	Liza Orlova – Melissa Giblon	1-0