Lots of ACC players were among the 122 participants in the Hart House Holidays Open this weekend. (Check final results.) Here are some pictures (courtesy Egis Zeromskis): Zehn Nasir, U2200 section Chris Wehrfritz, =2nd U1600 Shabnam Abbarin, U1900 section Alex Ferreira, U2200 section Dave Southam, Open section Liza Orlova, =2nd U2200, running post-game analysis
(with Arthur Calugar, Nick O'Bumsawin, and Matthew Nicholson)
From the neo-Gothic architecture of the building to the huge ceilings of the Great Hall, chess tournaments don’t get any more beautiful than this. It’s chess as you see it in the movies!
Organized by U of T’s Hart House Chess Club, this top-notch event has 128 players pre-registered – among them, some of the best players in the nation. In the Open Section, Slovakia’s IM Peter Vavrak and Spain’s IM Renier Castellanos join Canada’s elite: GM Bator Sambuev, IM Nikolai Noritsyn, IM Lawrence Day, and six other players with international titles. In the class sections, club players young and old – including five brand new, unrated players – are battling it out for rating points and prizes.
If you’ve never played in a real, CFC-rated tournament before, don’t miss this opportunity: Hart House is offering free tournament entry if you join CFC for the first time!
Format: 5-Round Swiss in 4 sections: Open, U2200, U1900, U1600
Rounds: 6 pm on Friday; 10 am and 4 pm on Saturday and Sunday
Location: Hart House, U of T
Take TTC: 10-min walk SE from St. George or 5-min walk SW from Museum
Entry Fee: $70 if you’ve registered in advance; $90 cash only on site. Extra $20 to play up each section. No cheques on-site.
Discounts: $10 less for Juniors (born after December 17th, 1993), Seniors (60+), Women, FIDE Masters, and University of Toronto students (show ID card). Only one discount per player. Free for IMs before December 9th, $60 afterwards, $70 on-site.
Note: If you plan to play Round One, make sure you get to the site for 5:30 pm at the latest. And don’t forget to bring your own chess clocks and chess pieces. Only boards are provided.
The holidays are coming… and Toronto chess players are looking forward to the annual Holidays Open.
The Gothic architecture of U of T’s Hart House makes a beautiful setting for chess tournaments, and our friends at the Hart House Chess Club always run top-notch Toronto chess events.
Friday December 16 to Sunday December 18, they’re hosting the: 2011 Hart House Holidays Open. Please do the organizers a favour by pre-registering as soon as possible!
The event is also posted on facebook – RSVP if you plan to attend, and share the word with all your facebook friends!
If you’ve never played in a real, CFC-rated tournament before, don’t miss this opportunity: Hart House is offering free tournament entry if you join CFC for the first time!
Format: 5-Round Swiss in 4 sections: Open, U2200, U1900, U1600
Rounds: 6 pm on Friday; 10 am and 4 pm on Saturday and Sunday
Location: Hart House, U of T
Take TTC: 10-min walk SE from St. George or 5-min walk SW from Museum
Entry Fee: $70 in advance (cheques to: Hart House Chess Club, 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 3H3); $90 cash only on site. Extra $20 to play up each section. No cheques on-site.
Discounts: $10 less for Juniors (born after December 17th, 1993), Seniors (60+), Women, FIDE Masters, and University of Toronto students (show ID card). Only one discount per player. Free for IMs before December 9th, $60 afterwards, $70 on-site.