April Active + Team BC Training + Potluck 四月月赛+BC省队训练赛+自带餐聚餐

 April Active + Team B.C. Training + Potluck  四月月赛+BC省队训练赛+自带餐聚餐

The top adult and junior finishers of our monthly Active Tournaments will receive free entry to our Active Grand Prix Tournament 2015; Adult section competes for the cash prize of $500. Perpetual trophy to both winners of the adult and junior sections. Please check our VCS event calendar for upcoming details. If the winners have already been on the invitation list, we will extend the invitation to the next winner.

 

Location：Vancouver Chess School  

Arbutus Shopping Centre #252-4255 Arbutus Street, Vancouver, BC (Ample free parking) 

(Use the entrance next to A & W Restaurant; take the escalator up to 2nd floor - Unit 252) 

 

Event	Open	Junior
Qualification 资格	All adults are welcome. No rating restriction. All Grades P-12 with minimum ratings of CFC 1100 /CMA 1200	All grades P-12 from unrated to CFC 1099/CMA1199
Time Control 时间限制	Game in 30 minutes	Game in 30 minutes
Format 赛制	6-round Swiss format	5-round Swiss format
Ratings  计分系统	CMA rated	CMA rated
Round time 回合时间	1st round – 10:00am (time changed for Apr 26 only)	1st round – 10:30am
	2nd round – 11:00am	2nd round – 11:30am
	3rd round – 12:00pm	Potluck / Lunch after round 2
	Potluck / Lunch after round 3	3rd round – 1:00pm
	4th round – 2:30pm	4th round – 2:00pm
	5th round – 3:30pm	5th round – 3:00pm
	6th round – 4:30pm	Awards – estimated at 4:00pm
	Awards – estimated at 6:00pm
Prizes  奖品	$600 based on 35 entries Guaranteed first prize of $250 3 overall prizes and 2 prizes per class Classes to be determined by entries	Trophies to top 3 and medals to players who scored 2 points or more

 

 Date:  Once per month, all year long    

Date	Day of the week
Jan 4, 2015	Saturday
Feb  22, 2015	Sunday
Mar 22, 2015	Sunday
Apr 26, 2015	Sunday
May 10, 2015	Sunday
Jun 7, 2015	Sunday
Jul 5, 2015	Sunday
Aug 16, 2015	Sunday
Sep 20, 2015	Sunday

Eligibility:   Open to all players. See chart above 

Time control: Game/25 Minutes with 5 seconds increment. Chess sets and clocks are provided

 

For Pairing purpose only:  Open section

All adults - CFC ratings will be used for pairing and prize eligibility; or FIDE/USCF/CMA if a player does not have a CFC rating.

All juniors who have both CFC & CMA ratings, your highest rating will be used.

For Pairing purpose only:  Junior Section

CMA ratings will be used.

 

Bye Request  轮空要求 :    

If you cannot attend all rounds, maximum of 2 half point byes (except last round) is allowed. Please email us with your request or inform TD at least ½ hour before round starts 如果你不能参加所有回合，请电邮轮空要求或在赛前半小时请求不超过2次半分轮空（除最后一轮)

 

Chess sets and clocks are provided. 提供象棋和棋钟。 

 

Individual Tie Breaker 个人决胜局(Applies to Junior Section only): 

1. Direct Encounter (Head to Head) 

2. Cumulative score 

3. Opposition cumulative score

 

Registration Fees & payment  网上注册及付费:     

$25 (we do not apply late fees for this particular event)    

No onsite registration is allowed. Cut-off time: 8:00pm/Apr 25  

Sibling discount: $5 off for 2^nd member or higher in the family. NMs & FMs $5 off.  

Team B.C members: Free, not eligible for any prizes. $20 if you are competing for prizes. No sibling discount applied.

 

All participants must register and pay online in advance for pairing purposes. 为作好赛前配对,所有参赛选手需在网上提前注册及付费。 

 

Organizer: Maxim Doroshenko, BCCF Junior Coordinator     

For immediate assistance, please contact us by email: info@vanchess.ca 

We read both English & Chinese. Or leave message only at voicemail (604)568-3283.