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FORT MCMURRAY CHESS CLUB
Jina Burn Fort McMurray Open July 2-3 2022
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The Jina Burn Fort McMurray Open is a chess tournament that spans 2 days.
All ages and levels from beginner to master are invited to compete for prizes.
Tournament Organizer : Jaiveek Dave
Tournament Director : Michael Jenkins Grunsky
Date : Jina Burn Fort McMurray Open July 2 and July 3
Place : Doug Barnes Cabin (Ptarmigan Nordic Ski Club), Fort McMurray
Time Control: Game in 90 minutes + 30 seconds / move
Tournament is CFC and FIDE rated.
Pre-tournament Blitz: July 1 @ 6 pm
Time control: Game in 5 minutes + 3 seconds / move
Schedule:
Day 1 (July 2, 2022)
Round 1: 10AM
Round 2: 2PM
Round 3: 6PM
Day 2 (July 3, 2022)
Round 4: 10AM
Round 5: 2PM
(everyone is guaranteed a minimum of 30 minutes break between games)
Arriving Late:
Any player who arrives at the chessboard 30 minutes after the start of the session loses the game.
Prizes:
First $ 1500
Second $ 900
Third $ 600
Under 2200: $500; Under 2000: $400; Under 1800: $300; Under 1500: $250; Under 1200: $200; Best Girl: $350
Tiebreak:
Prizes are shared between persons with equal points. You can win in more than one category. Still, the maximum is capped by the highest undivided award you won; the remainder goes to the lowest category, e.g., if the best girl shares the under 2200 prize with another person, she will get $400, the other person $200 and the second girl $150.
Byes:
A maximum of two half-point byes are available in rounds 1-4 if requested before the start of round 1.
Registration Fees :
Adults $60 / Youth (18-) & Senior (55+) $40 / GM, IM, FM Free
CFC membership required
COVID regulations:
The tournament will follow the official guidelines.
At the time of writing, proof of vaccination and wearing a mask are not required.
The tournament is part of the RMWB Chess Festival, a community event.
Participants must adhere to the following guidelines to protect our community. Do not participate if you are symptomatic. If you develop symptoms during the tournament, you can not play, and you will receive 0.5 points for your remaining games. If you develop symptoms during a game, you have to wear a mask; otherwise, you lose.
Updates:
The organization may update these regulations without notice, see this website for the latest version.
Registered Players:
(As of: July 1, 2022)
CFC Name
2320 FM Ian Findlay
2280 Rafael Arruebarrena
2225 Omid Malik
2221 FM Dale Haessel
2216 Butch Villavieja
2139 Ico van den Born
2124 James Windram
1994 David Suominen
1972 Douglas Nechio
1925 Alberto Cunan
1921 Dustin Koperski
1904 Bhavik Dave
1860 Mike Zeggelaar
1811 Arden Abad
1573 Bernie Francis Nalual
1572 Mark Bryan Sumayan
1543 Gagan Sharma
1478 Jason Pan
1456 Bill Lu
1406 Roland Schech
1384 Ryan Weidlich
1376 Shawn Jiang
1286 Erin Zhao
983 Ali Usman
935 Ray Jiang
896 Sophia Aldaco Murayama
617 Colin Liu
Joshua Aldaco Murayama
James Aina
Mahathi Anupoju
Rohan Bijade
Caelyn He
Hugh He
Kudzai Tsondai
Elijah Nalual
Aahna Patel
Dhyan Patel
Kanishk Patel
Rivaan Patel
Jameel Planco
Jack Poncelet
Blake Seaward
Casper Trinh