Thursday, November 30, 2017

2017 Manitoba Junior Championship has been rated by the CFC

2017 Manitoba Junior Championship has been rated by the CFC

Please see the crosstable here:

http://chess.ca/crosstable?tournament_check_number=201711100

Yanyu achieved a new peak high established rating: 1341

Monday, November 6, 2017

2017 Earl Rosenbloom Memorial Chess Tournament starts Tuesday, November 7


2017 Earl Rosenbloom Memorial Chess Tournament
University of Winnipeg -
Room 4CM42
One Section - FIDE and CFC Rated
Swiss - 7 rounds
Prizes based on entries - class prizes also
Dates: November 7 - December 19, 2017
Arbiter: Anthony Boron
Org CFC / Manitoba Chess Association
Time Controls - G /110(+Guideline III.4 for situations with players having under 2 minutes remaining.)
Start time is 7:00 pm
(Players may take up to 2 half-point and any number of zero-point byes. Half-point byes for rounds 6 and 7 must be requested before Round 4.) .
Registration - November 7 - approximately 6:30 pm to 6:50 pm.
Late Registration for tournament - November 14 or 21 - approximately 6:30 pm to 6:45 pm - you will receive a 1/2 point bye for each of the first two rounds missed.
All players must be CFC (Chess Federation of Canada) members (can be obtained during registration on-site) $20 for a one-tournament adult membership or $ 49 for 12 months- new adult members pay only $ 36 for a twelve-month CFC membership; Junior (under 20) members pay $ 10 for a one-tournament membership, $ 34 for a twelve-month CFC membership, new junior members pay only $ 24 for a twelve month CFC membership).
Top 2 Manitoba Finishers in the 2017 Earl Rosenbloom Memorial qualify to the 2018 Manitoba Championship
Entry Fees: 2017 Earl Rosenbloom Memorial $ 25
Great opportunity to Start, add to, or complete your FIDE Rating requirements.
Tentative Pairings to be Published prior to Rounds 3-7
Location: University of Winnipeg - Rm 4CM42
(This is not a knockout tournaments, players will play all 7 rounds)(If you can not play on one or more weeks, please contact the TD BEFORE the round.)
facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/178247284305/