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The Hart House Holidays Open kicks off tomorrow night with Round 1 at 6:30 pm at the Great Hall of Hart House at the University of Toronto. For tournament details, see the original post.

Those participating are asked to bring chess sets and clocks (if possible), as HHCC will only have a limited supply of boards and clocks.

As of 7PM, December 8th, the pre-registration is as follows:

Pre-Registered
Crown	15
U2200	24
U1900	37
U1600	57
U1300	38
U1000	42
Grand Total	213

With a capacity for a maximum of 200 players, the Great Hall will be used for the majority of sections. The Reading Room on Friday, and the East Common Room on Sat/Sun may be used for the overflow boards.

Onsite registration will be available from 4 PM to 5:30 PM tomorrow. The fee will be $100, with discounts applicable to UofT students and unrated players. Our registration booth will be set up outside of the Great Hall.

Playing up: the current registration pages reflect all players and their appropriate sections prior to playing up. To play up, plan to show up at 5:30 PM to pay the $20 play up fee. Else, you will be paired into a section based on your rating for the tournament.

Arbiters: NA Alex Ferreira

Spectators: Spectators and students are encouraged to come watch the tournament!

Tournament Website: detailed standings, pairings, photos, and more will be posted on our official tournament website.

Merchandise: HHCC merchandise will be available to purchase via our booth outside of the Great Hall. More information can be found here.

See you tomorrow!

HHCC Executive Team

The Greater Toronto Chess League (GTCL) team competition between clubs within the GTCL consists of two championship tournaments: League (regular chess) and Cup (rapid chess).  These rules are for the League championship.

Teams

1. A person can be associated with at most one (1) team (as player or Team Captain).
2. Each team should have a minimum of four (4) team players
   1. May have any number of additional players as substitutes.
   2. Players may be a member of at most one team.
   3. Players must be members of the same chess club.
   4. Players must be members of the CFC for the duration of the tournament.
3. Each chess club may have more than one team (but cannot share players or captains).
4. Each team must designate one of its players as the Team Captain.
   1. Team Captains are responsible for assembling players for each match.
   2. Team Captains are responsible for reporting game results to the tournament coordinators.  
   3. Team Captains are on the Appeal Committee (see below).
   4. Team Captains may delegate his/her responsibilities to another team player for a match if he/she cannot attend.
5. Each Team Captain must provide the team roster to the tournament coordinators.
   1. The roster is an ordered list of team players.
   2. The roster determines which player plays on which board in a match.
   3. The roster should order players as follows:
      1. According to the CFC rating list available on chess.ca on Dec 31.
      2. Ideally, the order should be highest rated to lowest rated to unrated.
      3. The order may be rearranged as long as no player comes after another player that is rated more than 200 points lower.
      4. Unrated players may be inserted in any order.
      5. The tournament coordinator may disallow any re-ordering if he/she believes it is being done to gain an unfair advantage.
   4. The roster must be provided as soon as possible but changes (add, remove, re-order) will be accepted up to 24 hours before the start of round 1.
   5. If a roster is not provided, the tournament coordinators will set a roster based on CFC rating and names (alphabetically).
   6. The roster may not be changed after 24 hours before the start of round 1
   7. The roster should remain fixed throughout the tournament.
      1. Only under very exceptional circumstances will changes be accepted by the tournament coordinator at his/her sole discretion.

Registration

• By December 31, 2022, at 11:59 pm ET, all teams must pre-register.
  • Registration website: (click REGISTER)
  • A maximum of 20 teams may pre-register for the tournament.
  • Teams should pre-register early to reserve one of the 20 places.
  • Teams should provide their initial roster (ordered list of names).
• By January 9th, 2023, at 7:00 pm (24 hours before Round 1):
  • All changes to rosters (add, remove, reorder players) must be received by the tournament coordinator via email at hhchess@utoronto.ca 

Matches & Games

1. This is a CFC-rated single round-robin tournament of team matches.
2. Team pairings for all rounds will be announced before the first round.
   1. Only the team pairings, not the players, will be announced.
3. Chess sets and clocks will be provided.
4. Each match consists of four (4) games on four (4) boards.
   1. Team Captains must assign players to boards no later than 5 minutes before the start of each match (7:05 pm). Doors to the tournament hall open at 6:00 pm.
      • If an assigned player does not appear, the game is forfeited.  Teams need to be disciplined enough to handle their no-shows by 7:05 pm.
   2. Players are assigned to boards in the order of their team’s roster.
      • A team member who appears after another team member on the roster cannot play on a board before that other team member.  Teams must ensure the correct assignment of players to boards (arbiter can award forfeits or reasonable penalties).
   3. If fewer than four players are available, the first boards must be assigned players and the latter boards left empty (and forfeited).  If both teams leave a board empty, both teams will forfeit (score zero).
   4. Team Captains (or delegates) are responsible for recording which player plays on which board.  This is important for correctly rating the games.
      • May be reported on the forms provided at the match.
      • Otherwise, it must be emailed to hhchess@utoronto.ca.
   5. Team Captains (or delegates) are responsible for reporting the results of each game to the tournament coordinator(s).
      • May be reported on the forms provided at the match.
      • Otherwise, it must be emailed to hhchess@utoronto.ca 
5. Each game:
   1. Is played according to the rules of CFC.
   2. Is played at a time control of game in 90 minutes + 30 seconds per move with chess notation required for every move.
   3. The pairings assign a colour to each team.  Team players will play that colour on boards 1 and 3 and the opposite colour on boards 2 and 4.
   4. The game is forfeited after 60 minutes or 8:10 pm.  This extra time is allowed for Toronto’s unpredictable rush hour traffic.  Both forfeit if both do not appear. 
6. Scoring:
   1. Each game is awarded one game point for a win, ½ game point for a draw, and zero game points for a loss or forfeit.
   2. The winner of a match is the team with the most game points.
   3. Each match is awarded 2 match points for a win, 1 match point for a tie, and zero match points for a loss.
7. Cheating:  All participants must act in ways to prevent the possibility of cheating and, equally important, the suspicion of cheating.
   1. Cheating is VERY serious and will be handled as such.
   2. Electronic devices (phones, tablets, computers, etc):
      • It is highly recommended that you do NOT bring your electronic devices into the playing venue.  Leave them in your car or at home.
      • If you do bring an electronic device into the playing venue, turn the power off.  Your game will be forfeited if your phone rings near ANY chessboard.
      • If you must use your electronic device for an unavoidable non-chess purpose, notify the arbiter.  The arbiter must be present at any time the electronic device is powered on and/or away from the game table (especially outside the playing, hallways, washrooms, etc.).
        • If the arbiter is not available, find another impartial witness.

Tournament Tiebreaks

• During the Qualification Stage (applied in the following order, eliminating as you go):
  1. Team with the most match points.
  2. Team with the most game points in all matches.
  3. Team with the most match points with all other tied teams.
  4. Team with the most game points with all other tied teams.
  5. Team with the most game points on boards 1, 2, and 3 with all other tied teams.
  6. Team with the most game points on boards 1 and 2 with all other tied teams.
  7. Team with the most game points on board 1 with all other tied teams.
  8. Highest rated team.  If still tied (extremely unlikely), flip a coin.

• For the Finals Stage (applied in the following order, eliminating as you go):
  1. Team with the most match points.
  2. Team with the most game points in all matches.
  3. Team with the most match points with all other tied teams.
  4. Team with the most game points with all other tied teams.
  5. Team with the higher place in qualification stage.
  6. Team with the most match points in qualification stage.
  7. Team with the most game points in qualification stage.
  8. Highest rated team.  
• The trophy is awarded to one team, the winner, after tiebreaks (if necessary).

Appeals Committee

1. The Appeals Committee will consist of all the Team Captains.
2. For each appeal, any Team Captain(s) who have a direct interest in the outcome of the appeal will be excluded from voting.
3. The committee will be responsible for decisions on appeals to the arbiter’s decisions, complaints, exceptions to posted rules, and any other appropriate rulings.
4. For any tied votes, the arbiter will cast the deciding vote.

Playing in your first chess tournament, or need a refresher before you play? This is the comprehensive guide to playing in your first chess tournament at the Hart House Chess Club (HHCC) and in Canada in general. Most tournaments in Canada will follow these guidelines but check the tournament page for tournament-specific rules. Generally, tournaments will follow the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Laws of Chess. Most tournaments hosted by HHCC will be Chess Federation of Canada (CFC) rated and follow their Handbook.

Please remember that these guidelines are to prepare unrated and players requiring a refresher before tournaments. It should not be taken as the tournament’s official rules, simply as guidelines. Please reach out to the organizers before the tournament to confirm the rules of the respective tournament.

CHESS TERMS

Time Controls: Most CFC-rated classical tournaments will follow a time control of 90 minutes plus 30 seconds increment – any game played with 60 minutes per side (including increment based on 60 moves) is considered classical. Players have 90 minutes at the start of the game, with 30 seconds added following each move. There may be slight adjustments to this time control based on tournaments. CFC active-rated tournaments will also follow different time controls. 

Touch Move: Most tournaments will have touch moves in force. Any touch of a piece requires you to move that piece unless you cannot move that piece (for instance, in check). You must say “I adjust” or “J’adoubé” (in French) to adjust your pieces during your turn. Players are not allowed to adjust during their opponent’s time.

Notation: Chess notation is required for all moves, even if low on time, when there is a 30-second increment per move. All HHCC classical rated tournaments will required notation of all moves. Paper scoresheets (to record moves) will be provided by organizers. Carbon-copy papers may be used to allow organizers/arbiters the ability to keep a record of games. Tournaments will indicate if this rule is not in effect. Generally, CFC-Active rated events do not require notation.

Ratings: Tournaments will either be rated or unrated. Rated tournaments will result in an “Elo rating.” Unrated tournaments do not require a CFC membership, while CFC-rated tournaments do. Some tournaments will also be FIDE rated. FIDE-rated events do not require membership for participants. CFC-Active ratings are often used for quicker-timed tournaments. 

Tournament Format: Most new-to-chess participants will play in a Swiss format in individual chess tournaments. A swiss format means that you are not eliminated after your first match. If you lose your first match, you will most likely be paired with someone else who also loses their first match. You will be paired based on your cumulative score after each round. There are very few chess tournaments worldwide that use a knockout format. The other format commonly seen in smaller, restricted, or team-based tournaments is the Round Robin format. This format means that everyone plays each other once, and most likely, your pairings will be known beforehand. 

Chess Variants: Most tournaments will be played in the standard chess set-up. Tournaments will state if it uses a variant, such as Fischer Random (Chess 960), Bughouse, or Duck Chess. 

Byes: Sometimes a conflicting event happens during a tournament. Instead of not playing entirely, you can request a “bye”. Byes should be requested before the tournament. This allows you to still compete in the tournament and still get points. You won’t be paired for that round but will be paired in subsequent rounds. At HHCC, 1/2 point byes are only given in Rounds 1-3 if requested by Round 1. If requested mid-tournament, they will be 0-point.

GENERAL CHESS ETIQUETTE

Eating: Food is not allowed in the playing hall of HHCC tournaments. Water stations/water bottles will usually be provided by organizers. 

Washrooms: When it is your opponent’s turn, you should not tell your opponent that you are leaving to use the washroom or fill your water bottle. This is considered a distraction and is not needed. You also do not need to tell the arbiter that you are leaving to use the washroom. It is expected that participants stay within the tournament halls, which will be defined by the tournament organizers before the tournament.

Phone use: Any electronic device that could be used to transmit or receive information related to chess or to calculate potential moves, such as smartphones, tablets, computers and Apple or Android watches, is not allowed in the tournament playing area (the tournament director and TD’s support staff are excluded). Further, no such devices can be in the immediate possession of a player, regardless of the player’s location, during a game in progress. Violating this rule by a player will result in the player’s immediate forfeit of a game in progress. 

Disputes: When there are disputes about a game, pause the clock and get the arbiter’s attention. There is not much that can be done when the match is over.

Illegal Moves: When a player makes an illegal move, it will be penalized with a 2 minute addition to the opponent’s clock. The second illegal move is a forfeit (loss).

Withdrawals: When unable to finish a tournament, you must tell the arbiter or organizers. A “forfeit” is awarded for no-shows, and may prevent you from playing in future tournaments. Participants should also consider “byes”, which allow players to skip rounds and return.

Communicating with others: During the game, participants are not allowed to communicate with others regarding their game, regardless of whether in-person or online. This is considered cheating.

Leaving the board: Players can only leave their board during their opponent’s turn. Players should not tell their opponent or the arbiter before doing so.

Dress: The North American amateur chess community has no dress code to follow. Higher levels of chess will require stricter dress requirements. 

Spectators: Generally, spectators are allowed at chess tournaments. Major chess events will provide seating and screens/demonstration boards to allow spectators to follow the top boards. Players playing a concurrent game are generally also allowed to spectate other ongoing matches. 

The Hart House Chess Club is proud to have high quality, club branded merchandise available for purchase. 100% of proceeds supports the activities and members of the Hart House Chess Club.

As of January, 2023, the Club maintains a stock of:

• t-shirts available at $25 per shirt. Sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL.
• writing pens available at $2
• toques available at $20
• hoodies available at $45

To purchase merchandise online, visit this link. Alternatively, you may pay in-person at the Hart House HUB, during Casual Chess Fridays or during tournaments.

Call for Support

During its history, Hart House Chess Club has benefited crucially from the number of its members who have chosen to maintain their association and support of the Club beyond their time as students. This has helped the Club to maintain continuity not only of its existence but also of its character. Anyone who has played at the Club will attest to the liveliness of its atmosphere and the enthusiasm of its members. The stream of students who have come through its doors over the years consists of the whole range of players, from complete beginners to ones with international titles.

As the Club moves into its 127th year of existence as U of T’s official Chess Club, its initiatives keep increasing, hitting record numbers of club members as well as internal and external events. More and more students get to enjoy the invaluable benefits of the game in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. However, these rich activities have also resulted in increased costs, costs that we need your support to sustain.

If you would like to make a donation instead, please visit Donation

Top 30 HHCC Student Members of the Last 5 Years Based on CFC Rating

1. IM Mark Plotkin (2520)
2. IM Advait Patel (2442)
3. IM Nicholas Vettese (2418)
4. WIM Yunshan Li (2401)
5. Trevor Vincent (2377)
6. FM Nikita Gusev (2372)
7. FM Mike Ivanov (2357)
8. Geordie Derraugh (2354)
9. Lloyd Mai (2353)
10. CM Koosha Jaferian (2349)
11. FM Tanraj Sohal (2342)
12. Christopher Knox (2340)
13. Sergey Noritsyn (2332)
14. Jim Zhao (2330)
15. Haizhou Xu (2324)
16. FM Nemo Zhou (2313)
17. Joseph Bellissimo (2276)
18. Zehn Nasir (2277)
19. FM Eilia Zomorrodian (2259)
20. Paul Gelis (2251)
21. James Fu (2230)
22. Derek Ma (2207)
23. Matthew Shih (2165)
24. Jonathan Hay (2161)
25. Sean Lei (2159)
26. Wenzhi Dai (2156)
27. Victor Zheng (2139)
28. Walter Chan (2138)
29. Wenlu Yu (2121)
30. Tanner McNamara (2099)
31. WFM Cindy Qiao (2080)
32. Aidan Sowa (2077)

The Chess Club would like to thank its many supporters over the years who have continued to contribute to the Club following graduation. Many students and alumni above will frequently play casual chess and represent Hart House at chess events throughout the year. This list was started in 2017 and was updated in Fall 2022.

On Friday, November 4th, the Hart House Chess Club welcomed GM Daniel Naroditsky, IM Eric Rosen, and WGM Nemo Zhou to a quick meet-and-greet with HHCC members and the Toronto community.

Participants were able to play blitz games, sign autographs, and take selfies with the chess celebrities. Today’s visit marked another successful event the HHCC participated in with esteemed guests this year: lending GM Garry Kasparov chess boards during Collision 2022, hosting a simul with GM Evgeny Bareev, hosting a simul with IM Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux, hosting FM James Canty III, and lending chess sets/clocks used by Gothamchess (IM Levy Rozman), GM Fabiano Caruana for the CGC.

Come check out our signed boards that will be displayed and raffled during the Hart House Rapid Championship next Saturday.

Join the Hart House Chess Club on Friday, November 25th from 7:20 pm – 9:30 pm as it hosts the first in-person duck chess tournament in Canada! Official flyer

• WHEN: Friday, November 25th, 7:20 pm – 9:30 pm. Rule explanations at 7:10 pm, Rd #1 starts at 7:20 P.M.
• WHERE: Hart House (7 Hart House Cir, Toronto) – Reading Room.
• WHAT: 6-round Blitz Event (Swiss), using a 5 + 3 time control.
• RATED: Unrated
• ENTRY FEE: Free for members, $5 for non-members. You must register online or onsite (if space permits) before 7. Free entry for IMs/WIMs/GMs/WGMs
• PRIZE FUND: $25 gift card for 1st place
• MAXIMUM CAPACITY: 60 players
• NOTE: chess sets, boards, and ducks provided

Registration:

• Register online or onsite (if space permits).

Duck Chess Rules

In addition to the standard rules of chess, the following rules apply.

1. After making a regular move, a player must move the duck to any empty square on the board. This square must be different than the original square.
2. The duck acts as a blocker by preventing any move through or onto the square occupied by the duck (though knights may jump over it). The duck cannot be captured.
3. The game is won by capturing the opponent’s king.

Contact:

Any questions can be sent to: hhchess@studentorg.utoronto.ca

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Event Report: On Friday, November 26th, the Hart House Chess Club hosted the first ever Duck Chess Tournament in Canada, and possibly the world! 27 registrants played in this chess variant involving small, yellow ducks. Duck Chess is a relatively new variant of chess that requires a duck to be moved after playing a move. This duck acts as a barrier, preventing players from playing moves through the duck. Although there were some questions early on, along with some surprise wins, players seemed to embrace the challenge. Kole Robertson came out on top, with a perfect 6/6 score. Some players told us that they had prepped for days and had looked into how to best play this interesting variant. The biggest upset was Nathaniel Yong, a second-year CS student, soundly beating IM Advait Patel, a rating difference of over 1000! The highest rated duck chess match of the night was played between IM Patel, FIDE 2451 and IM Nicholas Vettese, FIDE 2310, with Patel coming out on top.

This event finished off the HHCC’s Fall 2022 programming of in-house tournaments during Casual Chess Fridays. The last event of the HHCC’s calendar is the 2022 Hart House Holidays Open, scheduled for December 9th – 11th.

HHCC Executive Victor Zheng, alongside the HHCC Board, directed and arbitered the tournament.

Final Standings

Rank	Name	Rtg	Pts
1	Robertson Kole	1926	6
2	Yong Nathaniel	1200	5
3	Zhao Jim	2300	5
4	Melnychuk Denys	566	4
5	McDowel Curtis	1800	4
6	Patel Advait	2450	4
7	Eryilmaz Emre	1546	4
8	Kim Sunny	0	4
9	Li Ande	1780	4
10	Vettese Nicholas	2400	3½
11	Zheng Victor	2139	3
12	S Vedant	2186	3
13	Chung Yein	0	3
14	McGowan Joseph	933	3
15	A Yahya	0	3
16	Shahsavan Faraz	2200	2
17	Kris Jiang	566	2
18	H Nathan	0	2
19	B Joshua	2104	2
20	Murray Sarah	0	2
21	Yu Jonathan	2222	1
22	Shi Olivia	1600	1
23	Khari Abdullah	0	1
24	G Mike	0	1
25	A Dev	1000	1
26	Aguer Peter	0	0
27	J Lucas	0	0

Event Recap

On October 28th, 2022, the Hart House Chess Club at the University of Toronto hosted its first blitz tournament of the Fall semester. The Fall Blitz Tournament attracted a sold-out crowd of 60 players (mostly students), with over 10 titled players. Notable student chess players included IM Advait Patel, IM Nicholas Vettese, CM Koosha Jaferian, FM Eilia Zomorrodian, FM Tanraj Sohal, NM Chris Knox, NM Jim Zhao, WFM Cindy Qiao, and the entire PanAms Team. NM Daniel Abrahams and NM Paul Gelis rounded out an elite field. In addition, 16 unrated players competed, showcasing the vast appeal of chess to all levels. The event encapsulated the current demand and interest in both the Chess Club and chess in general in 2022. It is hard to believe that just over 10 years ago, this Club was going through one of its darkest ages with low turnout and without a proper meeting room or time. So far this semester, the Club has hosted GM Evgeny Bareev, selected varsity chess players in the PanAm Qualifiers, hosted the HHCC Bughouse Championship, welcomed IM Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux and FM James Canty III, and is currently preparing for the HHCC Rapid Championship and 2022 Holidays Open. Congrats to all the winners! We hope to see everyone back at the Club in the near future!

Gallery

Final Results

Rank	Name	Rating	Points	Median-Buchholz	Better Buchholz	Prize
1	Patel Advait	2442	11	31	41	1st
2	Vettese Nicholas	2418	10	34.5	45.5	2nd – 3rd
3	Zhao Jim	2330	10	29	39	2nd – 3rd
4	Qiao Cindy	2080	9.5	27.5	36.5	Top Woman
5	Zomorrodian Eilia	2259	9.5	26.5	36.5
6	Abrahams Daniel	2215	9.5	25.5	34
7	Moon Ethan	1905	8.5	34.5	44.5
8	Gelis Paul	2251	8.5	27	38
9	Jaferian Koosha	2351	8	31.5	42.5
10	Sohal Tanraj	2342	7.5	30.5	41.5
11	Shih Matthew	2165	7.5	29.5	39.5
12	Knox Christopher	2333	7	32	42
13	Chan Edward	1761	7	28.5	38
14	Lam Eric	1186	7	28	38	Top U1400 – tie
15	Chen Aaron	1069	7	27.5	35	Top U1400 – tie
16	Mahtani Nitin	1986	7	27	37
17	Yong Nathaniel	0	7	26.5	36.5	Top Unrated – tie
18	Melnychuk Denis	0	7	26	33.5	Top Unrated – tie
19	Yu Mingzhou	0	7	24.5	33	Top Unrated – tie
20	Robertson Kole	1926	7	22.5	30.5
21	Vu Henry	1376	7	22	29.5	Top U1400 – tie
22	Malmstein Erik	1982	7	21.5	32.5
23	Li Andrew	1786	7	21	30
24	Nguyen Quang	1702	6.5	22.5	31.5
25	Prieto Julian	0	6.5	17	23
26	Jindal Keshav	1543	6	28	37.5
27	Shafkat Ali	1531	6	26.5	33.5
28	Sunardi Jason	1505	6	25	35
29	Jafarli Atilay	1239	6	25	32.5
30	Ossine Nicholas	1607	6	24	33.5
31	Guo Anni	1959	6	22.5	32
32	Eilender George	0	6	20.5	28
33	Arzoumanian Andreas	0	5.5	27.5	37.5
34	Charles Christopher	1266	5.5	25.5	34
35	Ma Derek	2207	5	28	36
36	Faria-Lopes Rafael	0	5	24	33.5
37	Chol Akol	0	5	23.5	30.5
38	Bakradze Joshua	0	5	23	32.5
39	Wang Daniel	0	5	16.5	23.5
40	Miao David	0	4.5	24.5	31.5
41	Gulec Andrew	0	4.5	22.5	29.5
42	Cheung Joshua	0	4.5	18.5	28
43	Lu Rick	0	4.5	16	24.5
44	Lim Justin	1127	4	24	32
45	Doumet Mario	1031	4	23	32
46	Hamade Karim	0	4	22.5	29.5
47	Basile Alex	0	4	19	27.5
48	Zhang George	0	4	17	23
49	Unrau Ryan	0	3.5	20	26
50	Nishikawa Boomba	0	3	22.5	29.5
51	Fitzgerald Benjamin	0	3	20	29.5
52	Wu Kevin	0	2	20	26.5
53	McNally Liam	0	2	19	26
54	Lee Junsyoung Edward	0	2	18.5	25.5
55	Chan Edmund	1200	1	18	29
56	Feghali Cedric	0	1	17	23
57	Dai Wenzhi	2156	0	17	23
58	Mendes Aaron	2145	0	17	23
59	Escobar Jillian	0	0	17	23
60	Saqur Raeid	1460	0	14	20

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ORIGINAL POST

Join us for HHCC’s Fall Blitz Tournament. Open to all, this 6 round, double-round swiss event encourages students and community members of all levels to get back to in-person chess. Students and community members are welcome and encouraged to come!

Official flyer can be found here.

• WHEN: Friday, October 28th, 7pm – 9:30 pm. Rd #1 starts at 7:00 P.M.
• WHERE: Hart House (7 Hart House Cir, Toronto) – Reading Room.
• WHAT: 6-round double-round Blitz Event (Swiss), using a 5 minute time control.
• RATED: Unrated
• ENTRY FEE: $10 for members, $20 for non-members, free for titled players until Oct 17. Pay online via registration page or onsite before 7.
• PRIZE FUND (est. based on 35 entries): $200 as follows: 1st place – $75; 2nd place – $50; 3rd place – $25; Top Woman – $25; Top U1400 – $25.
• SPECIAL PRIZES: All participants will be entered into a door prize for 3 HHCC t-shirts.
• MAXIMUM CAPACITY: 60 players
• NOTE: chess sets and boards provided, proceeds will help with the Club’s fundraising efforts, including the HHCC’s PanAm Team’s trip to Seattle, Washington in Janruary.

Registration:

• Register online via this link or onsite (if space permits).
• Email us at hhchess@studentorg.utoronto.ca if you are a titled player

Contact:

Any questions can be sent to: hhchess@studentorg.utoronto.ca