38th Annual Paul Keres Memorial Chess Tournament
A 6 round FIDE and CFC rated Swiss
May 18-20, 2013
$4000 in prizes guaranteed
Online Registration:
Pre-registered list:
When: May 18-20, 2013
Where: Executive Airport Plaza Hotel, 7311 Westminster Hwy. Richmond, BC V6X 1A3
Sections: Open (FIDE and CFC rated), U2000 (CFC rated), U1600 (CFC rated)
Time Control: Game/80 minutes + 60 sec. increment
Rounds: Sat. May 18 12:00 noon, 5:00pm, Sun. May 19 10:00am, 5:00pm, Mon. May 20: 10:00am, 3:00pm
Prizes: $4000 Guaranteed.
Open Section: $1000, $600, $400; Top U2200 $300 Top BC player qualifies for the BC Closed
U2000 Section: $600, $400; Top U1800 $200
U1600 Section: $200, $100, Top U1400 $100
Top Scoring Unrated (any section) $100
Entry Fees:
GMs, IMs, WGMs free if preregistered on or before May 13, otherwise EF deducted from prize, if any. Some conditions apply (see below under Misc.)
Family Discount: $30 for 2nd or higher member of family.
Playing up a Section: Add $20 for each section played up over your rating. (e.g if rated U2000 and playing in the Open etc.)
Note that first time players may have a free CFC membership included in the entry fee. See below under Misc: for details.
| Open | U2000 | U1600 | |
| Early Bird (paid on or before Monday April 8) | $95 | $95 |
$55 |
| Registered on or before Mon., May 13 | $110 |
$110 | $70 |
| On Site | $120 |
$120 | $80 |
Accommodation: Executive Airport Plaza Hotel, 1-800-663-2878 $119/night single/double Free parking for hotel guests Quote "Keres Memorial Chess Tournament". Please book by April 19 to guarantee this rate.
Transportation:
- By Skytrain to Brighouse station then 10-15 minute walk.
Registration: by online registration. Or by mail to Victoria Chess, 1012 Spiritwood Place Victoria BC V8Y 1C6. Make cheques payable to Victoria Chess. Or contact victoriachessclub@gmail.com . Or on site 10:30-11:30 Sat. May 18
Policies: For our general policies on membership, ratings, byes, forfeits, and other items see Policies:
Misc:
- Parking: $5/day (get ticket from organizer).
- For first time players who a) have no official rating (CFC, USCF, FIDE, FQE, etc.), b) are resident in Canada c) play in the U1600 section, entry fee includes a one year CFC membership.
- Players receiving free entry are expected to finish the tournament. Those who withdraw without satisfactory reasons will not be offered free entry again.
- All equipment provided
- For non cash prizes, 1st tiebreak is individual cumulative score. 2nd tiebreak is cumulative score of opponents.
- We may use floater players in the event of an odd number of players for any given round - games against floater players might not be CFC or FIDE rated.
- BCCF AGM held between rounds at 3:00pm on Sunday
Contact us at victoriachessclub@gmail.com
Organizing Committee: Roger Patterson, Paul Leblanc
TD: Stephen Wright, FA
Previous Keres Memorial Tournaments: