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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 Open and junior section. 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温哥华国际象棋学校

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-7 with minimum ratings of CFC 1100 /CMA 1200 If you are Grade 8 and older, please read info below	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 – 10:30am	1st round – 10:30am
	2nd round – 11:30am	2nd round – 11:30am
	3rd round – 12:30pm	Lunch after round 2
	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	Guaranteed first prize of $250 Other prizes based on entries. $600 prize fund if 35 players. 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 9, 2015	Saturday
Jun 21, 2015	Sunday
Jul 19, 2015	Sunday
Aug 16, 2015	Sunday
Sep 13, 2015	Sunday
Oct 3, 2015	Saturday
Nov 22, 2015	Sunday
Dec 2015	Active Grand Prix

Eligibility:   Open to all players.  See chart below.

Time control:  Game/25 Minutes with 5 seconds increment.

 

For pairing purposes onlyà 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.

New! We now welcome any juniors from Grade 8 and older to join the Open Section without rating restriction. Junior section remains available to all juniors. Please decide which section will be better suited to your ability at your own discretion.

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

For pairing purposes onlyà Junior section

CMA ratings will be used.

 

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

 

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。

 

Registration Fees & payment  网上注册及付费:    $25

No onsite registration is allowed. Cut-off time: 8:00pm/night before tournament

Sibling discount: $5 off for 2nd member or higher in the family

NMs & FMs $5 off.  Free for IMs/GMs and player rated above 2300 CFC.

 

Organizer: Maxim Doroshenko

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.