39th Annual Paul Keres Memorial Chess Tournament
A 6 round FIDE and CFC rated Swiss
May 17-19, 2014
$4000 in prizes guaranteed
When: May 17-19, 2014
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 17 12:00 noon, 5:15pm, Sun. May 18 10:00am, 5:00pm, Mon. May 19: 10:00am, 3:15pm
Prizes: $4000 Guaranteed.
Premier 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 if playing up a section. NEW: You may only play up a maximum of 200 points. (e.g if rated 1800-1999 and playing in the Premier Section etc.)
Note that first time players may have a free CFC membership included in the entry fee. See below under Misc: for details.
| Premier |
U2000 | U1600 | |
| Early Bird (paid on or before Monday April 7) | $90 | $90 |
$55 |
| Registered on or before Mon., May 12 | $100 |
$100 | $65 |
| On Site | $115 |
$115 |
$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: Online registration to be set up by mid November. 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
- Unrated players may play in any section but unless you have had previous tournament experience, we strongly recommend the U1600 section. See also our Policies page for prizes for unrated players.
Contact us at victoriachessclub@gmail.com
Organizing Committee: Roger Patterson, Paul Leblanc
TD: Stephen Wright, FA
Previous Keres Memorial Tournaments: