Tournament update!

I always have trouble sorting through all the tournament information...so to save you all some time, here is what I have found:

HIGHLIGHT THIS WEEKEND

- KW Oktoberfest Open 2009 http://www.kwchessclub.com/

JUNIORS

Oriole Junior Tournament
- October 18, 2009
- Oriole Community Centre, Toronto
- 1 to 4 pm
- $12 ($8 for Oriole Chess Club members)
- register by email: annmail2008-oriole@yahoo.ca

Chess 'n Math Halloween Tournament & Dress Up
- October 25, 2009
- Marshall McLuhan Catholic S. S., Toronto
- 11:30 am, tournament starts at noon
- $16
- New this year: lessons before the tournament (10:30 - 11:30) for an additional $9 per lesson
- http://chess-math.org/pdf/tor_oct_25.pdf
- prize for best costume!!!

Grand Prix Event #1 *one of my old favourites!*
- November 15, 2009
- Marshall McLuhan Catholic S. S., Toronto
- 10 am, tournament starts at 11:15 am
- $25 per tournament
- if you register for ALL THREE grand prix events by November 4, save $15
- http://chess-math.org/pdf/tor_nov_15.pdf
- For best prize eligibility, attend all three grand prix events: November 15, 2009, January 31, 2010, and May 2, 2010

Swansea Chess Club Saturday Rated Tournaments
- Every Saturday
- Swansea Town Hall Community Centre
- 12:30 pm, tournament 1 - 4 pm
- $15, second child in the same family $10
- http://www.chess-math.org/chess/ontario.php?fonction=begin-ON-Toronto-SwanSea

Knights of Chess Sunday Rated Tournaments
- Every Sunday
- 5635 Yonge Street, Toronto
- 4 pm, tournament starts at 4:30 pm
- $15
- http://chess-math.org/pdf/knights.pdf

ALL AGES

Saturday Blitz
- October 17, 2009 (a new tournament every Saturday)
- 1098 Danforth Ave, Toronto
- 2 pm
- Vlad (647) 207-9342

Toronto Women's Chess Championship
- October 27 - December 8, 2009
- Earl Bales Park, Toronto
- 7 pm each week
- $60
- register by October 20, 2009
- http://www.torontochess.org/drupal/node/176

October Blitz
- October 31, 2009
- Simcoe County Chess Club, Barrie
- $25
- register by October 28, 2009
- http://www.simcoecountychessclub.com/october_blitz

2009 CHESSCA OPEN *pre-registered list just updated*
- October 31 - November 1, 2009
- Elora Mill Inn, Elora
- see link for schedule
- $65 BY TODAY, $80 AFTER TODAY, $100 at the door
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=1920
- new this year: more prizes and offerings from sponsors!

2009 Guelph Fall Pro-Am
- November 7 - 8, 2009
- University of Guelph
- Saturday 10:am, 1:30pm, 6:00pm, Sunday 10:00am, 2:00pm
- Pro Section $55, others $35. Late Fee: $10.00 on site
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2074

Canadian Post-Secondary Chess Championship
- January 15 - 17, 2010
- Hart House, University of Toronto
- 6:30pm Friday, 10am & 3pm Saturday & Sunday
- $120 per team - $20 discount if registered in advance by cheque by December 15th. Free for schools outside of Ontario (register by e-mail by Dec. 15).
- http://hhchess.sa.utoronto.ca/cpscc

Chess in the Library
- Every Saturday
- Brookbanks Library, Toronto
--> RUNNING 10 am - noon casual simuls
- Pleasant View Library, Toronto
--> RUNNING 10 am - noon casual chess
- Maria A. Shchuka Library, Toronto
--> NOVEMBER 7, 2009 noon - 2 pm new
- free!
- http://www.chessinthelibrary.com/about_us.html

RESULTS

Congrats to all participants and prizewinners at the Toronto Thanksgiving Open the past weekend. http://gtachessevents.memberlodge.com/Default.aspx?pageId=458543

OPEN
1st and 2nd GM Bator Sambuev, IM Nikolay Noritsyn 5/6
3rd IM Leonid Gerzhoy 4.5/6
4th IM Artiom Samsonkin, Alexander Martchenko, David Cummings 4/6

U2300
1st Yuriy Kryvoshlyk 3.5/6
2nd & 3rd Karl Sellars, Pavel Rakov, Nikita Gusev 3/6

U2200
1st & 2nd Ruperto Frilles, Ilia Bluvshtein 5/6
3rd Mavros Whissell 4.5/6

U2000
1st Konstantin Semianiuk 5.5/6
2nd & 3rd Dennis Khaiter, Uwe Hahnewald 4.5/6

U1800
1st & 2nd Ferdinand Supsup, Michael Song 5.5/6
3rd Nathan Farrant-diaz, Chris Takov, Mike Ivanov, Richard Wing 4.5/6

U1600
1st Magas Yusuf 5.5/6
2nd Michael Rogers 5/6
3rd Steve Karpik, Yinshi Li 4.5/6

U1400
1st Qiang Li 5/6
2nd Wayne Siu 4.5/6
3rd Zhanna Sametova, Derek Green 4/6

UNR
1st Eric Song 3.5/6

DON'T FORGET TO ORDER...
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