2009-2010 Club Schedule
(Subject to minor changes)
The RA Chess Club holds regular events on Thursday evenings and Sunday Afternoons (except in Summer) at the RA Centre in Ottawa.
ABBREVIATIONS | OPEN | Guests pay $3 fee for each playing session. |
| TMBR | Tournament Member: Guests may play the entire tournament for $10, which will be refunded if they join the club before the tournament ends |
| MBR | All players must have a club membership |
TIME CONTROLS: |
| Unless otherwise noted, the club's standard time controls apply: Regular chess: game in 90 minutes plus 30seconds per move Fischer increment (G/90+30 sec) Active chess: game in 25 minutes plus 5-seconds per move Fisher increment (G/25+5 sec) |
Thursday Evenings
(Club opens at 7:00PM, games start at 7:30PM)
Thursday evenings are geared towards the more serious club player wishing to compete in rated tournaments. To participate in rated tournaments you must be a current member of the Chess Federation of Canada (CFC)
Date | Tournament Event | Tournament | Director |
Sept. 10-17, | OPEN | INTRODUCTORY ACTIVE (2 WEEKS) Active Rated. Three rounds per evening. G/25 min + 5 | Garland Best (H) 256-8057 |
Sept. 24 – Oct. 29, 2009 | TMBR | RON RODGERS MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT (6 WEEKS) Regular Rated. Two Sections: Open and U1600 | Halldor Palsson (H) 728-0577 |
Nov 5 – Dec 3, 2009 | MBR | AUTUMN FROST TOURNAMENT (5 WEEKS) Round robin 6 player tournament by rating group | Eric Van Dusen (H) 274-7415 |
Dec 10 - 17, 2009 | MBR | CLUB ACTIVE CHAMPIONSHIP (2 WEEKS) Active Rated. Three rounds per evening. G/25 min + 5 | Les Bunning |
Dec 24, 2009, Dec 31, 2009 | N/A | Closed for Christmas and New Years Holidays | N/A |
Jan 7, 2010 | OPEN | SCARABELLI SPEED CHAMPIONSHIP G/5 Minutes. Preliminaries + Final | Garland Best (H) 256-8057 |
Jan 14 – Feb 25, 2010 | TMBR | RA CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP (7 WEEKS) Regular Rated, for the Ken Winterton Cup | Stijn De Kerpel (H) 722-3048 |
Mar 4 - 11, 2010 | MBR | ACTIVE TOURNAMENT Active Rated. 3 rounds/evening G/25 min +5 | TBA |
Mar 18, 2010 | OPEN | Lecture (TBD) | N/A |
Mar 25 – April 29, 2010 | MBR | JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP (6 WEEKS SWISS FOR UNDER 18) SPRING THAW ROUND ROBIN (6 WEEKS) Regular Rated. 4 player tournaments by rating group. | Junior (TBA) RR: Eric Van Dusen |
May 6, 2010 | MBR | CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND ELECTIONS | N/A |
May 13 to June 10, 2010 | OPEN | PICK-UP #1 (5 WEEKS) Regular Rated | TBA |
June 17, 2010 | OPEN | THEME TOURNAMENT: Budapest Gambit. 1d4 Nf6 2c4 e5 3 dxe5 Active, Unrated. 4 rounds/evening G/20 min +5 | TBA |
June 24 to July 22, 2010 | OPEN | PICK-UP #2 (5 WEEKS) Regular Rated | TBA |
July 29 – Sept 2, 2010 | OPEN | PICK-UP #3 (6 WEEKS) Regular Rated | TBA |
Sunday Afternoons
(Club opens at 12:30PM, games start at 1:00PM)
Sunday afternoon is for the casual player and those wishing to learn the game. Play is at active or faster time controls and play is unrated. CFC membership is not required.
Date | Activity | Event Contact |
Sept. 13-20, 2009 | Casual Chess | TBA |
Sept. 27, 2009 | Closed – The RA Fall Open, an EOCA event, is running this weekend | N/A |
Oct 4, 2009 | Casual Chess | TBA |
Oct 11, 2009 | Closed for Thanksgiving Weekend Holiday | N/A |
Oct 18, 2009 | Casual Chess | TBA |
Oct 25, 2009 | Casual Chess - The Seaway Valley Open, an EOCA event, is running this weekend | TBA |
Nov 1-8, 2009 | Casual Chess | TBA |
Nov 15, 2009 | Casual Chess - The Kingston Open, an EOCA event, is running this weekend | N/A |
Nov 22-29, 2009 | Casual Chess | TBA |
Dec 6, 2008 | Closed - The National Capital Open, an EOCA event, is running this weekend | N/A |
Dec 13 - 20, 2008 | Casual Chess | TBA |
Dec 28, 2008 | Closed during the Christmas Week | N/A |
Jan 4, 2009 - May 2009 | To be determined - See you in 2009! | TBA |
Weekend Tournaments
The club also hosts several Eastern Ontario Chess Association (EOCA) Grand Prix Tournaments. The EOCA Grand Prix is summarized below, and full details can be found at the EOCA Tournaments Page.
(www.eoca.org)
Date | EOCA Grand Prix Event | City | TD |
September 25-27, 2009 | RA Fall Open (CFC & FIDE) | Ottawa | Aris Marghetis |
October 24-25, 2009 | Seaway Valley Open | Morrisburg | Stijn De Kerpel |
November 14-15, 2009 | Kingston Open | Kingston | Frank Dixon |
| December 4-6, 2009 | National Capital Open | Ottawa | Aris Marghetis |
February 5-7, 2010 | RA Winter Open | Ottawa | Aris Marghetis |
Mar TBD, 2010 | RA Spring Open | Ottawa | Aris Marghetis |
April 10-11, 2010 | McIntosh Open | Morrisburg | Stijn De Kerpel |
May 1-2, 2010 | Arnprior Open | Arnprior | Herb Langer |
June 11-13, 2010 | Eastern Ontario Open | Ottawa | Aris Marghetis |
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