Vancouver West Open 温西国际象棋公开赛 #6

General Information
Start Date Saturday, August 1, 2015, 10:00 AM
End Date Sunday, August 2, 2015, 05:30 PM
Location Vancouver Chess School
Format Open to all adults and juniors
Сancellation time 24 hours
Organizer Maxim Doroshenko
Details

   

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Vancouver West Open 温西国际象棋公开赛 # 6

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 

 

Date: Aug 1-2 (Saturday & Sunday) 

 

Please show up at least 5 minutes before round starts. We will start the clock according to the schedule below.  

Round time

回合时间

Saturday, Aug 1

Round 1 – 10:00am

 

Round 2 – 12:45pm

 

Round 3 – 3:00pm

Sunday, Aug 2

Round 4 – 10:00am

 

Round 5 – 12:45pm

 

Round 6 – 3:00pm

Awards – estimated at 5:15pm

 

Prizes:  Guaranteed first prize of $600. Other prizes based on entries. $2500 prize fund if 50 players. Classes to be determined by entries  

 

Eligibility: All adults are welcome, including unrated players. No rating restriction.

For Juniors grade P-12: Please note that a minimum rating of CFC 1100 is required. No exception.

If you have a CFC rating of less than 1100, you are most welcome to participate in the 2-day Vancouver Junior Open which is also CFC rated and runs the same time control, G/60 (or equivalent). The Junior Open is the stepping stone to gain experience and rating increment to qualify for our future Vancouver West Open events

 

 

Ratings:  CFC & CMA rated. Valid CFC membership is required.  

Annual membership of $38 adult or $25 junior, tournament membership of $16 adult or $8 junior. You can register or renew online before the tournament or pay cash onsite. 

CFC membership: http://chess.ca/products/membership-fees 

 

 

*To check your ratings: 

CFC (Chess Federation of Canada): http://chess.ca/players 

CMA (Chess ‘n Math): http://www.chesstalk.com/elo/pub/

 

Chess notation is required. Please bring your own scorebook. 必需作象棋记录。请自备象棋记录本  

 

Time Control:  G/60 (or equivalent)

Format:  6-round Swiss format  

Bye Request  轮空要求:  If you cannot attend all 6 rounds, maximum of 2 half point byes (except last round) is allowed. Request must be made at least ½ hour before the round starts. 如果你不能参加所有6个回合,你必须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:     

$50 by Jul 31 (early bird discount); $60 regular.  

Sibling discount: $10 off for 2nd member or higher in the family 

No onsite registration is allowed. Cut off time: 8pm / Jul 31

NMs & FMs $10 off.  Free for IMs/GMs and player rated above 2300 CFC. Please email us at info@vanchess.ca to register.

 

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     

For immediate assistance, please contact us by email: info@vanchess.ca . We read both English & Chinese. Or leave messages only at voicemail: (604)568-3283

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  • Open section
# Player Grade School Section Rating CFC CFC Expiry
1 Tanraj Sohal Adult Open section 2342 Jul 14, 2024
2 Andrew Hemstapat Grade 5 General Currie E.S. Open section 2252 Aug 9, 2022
3 Jack Cheng Adult Open section 2248 Sep 1, 2016
4 NM Alfred Pechisker Adult Open section 2213 Sep 24, 2025
5 Jerry Kobalenko Adult Open section 2173 Jul 31, 2022
6 Brandon Zhu Grade 10 Moscrop S.S. Open section 2058 Aug 19, 2024
7 Peter Kalisvaart Adult Open section 2011 May 12, 2025
8 Luke Pulfer Grade 6 South Meridian E.S. Open section 2009 May 5, 2025
9 Kevin Li Grade 8 Prince of Wales S.S. Open section 1980 Jun 1, 2019
10 Joe Roback Adult Open section 1978 Sep 1, 2025
11 Kai Wang Adult Open section 1971 May 10, 2026
12 James Li Grade 9 Port Moody S.S. 4.2.0 Open section 1966 Apr 1, 2019
13 Chuyang Gu Grade 3 Herbert Spencer E.S. Open section 1823 Apr 4, 2024
14 Daniel Chen Grade 9 Point Grey S.S. Open section 1821 Feb 1, 2018
15 Richard Ingram Adult Open section 1821 Feb 28, 2026
16 Jofrel Landingin Adult Open section 1808 Apr 28, 2026
17 Dylan Fox Grade 7 Mulgrave Open section 1662 Jan 1, 2021
18 Nathaniel Knox Grade 10 Inquiry HUB Open section 1661 Sep 1, 2016
19 Jordan Kopal Adult - Open section 828 Sep 3, 2024
20 Madiyar Amerkeshev Adult Open section 400
21 Jerry Yang Adult Sperling E.S. Open section 0