2005 Toronto Labour Day

Macedonian Open Chess Tournament

Sept.3,4,5 2005 (Sat,Sun, Mon)

Macedonian Community Hall, 76 Overlea Blvd (near Don Mills Rd) Toronto

Style: 6 rd swiss in 5 sects (Open/FIDE rated), U2200, U2000, U1800, U1600/UNR

Rounds: 11 AM & 5:30 PM Saturday & Sunday, 10 AM and 4 PM Monday

Time Control: 40/2, SD/1

Registration: 9AM – 10:30 AM on Saturday. [registrants after 10:30 are not guaranteed to be paired by

11:00 AM]. In advance by mail to: Randy Moysoski, 1580 Warden Ave, Scarborough,

Ontario M1R 2T2. Make cheque payable to “Macedonian Chess Club”.

No Postdated Cheques and no Phone Registration.

Entry Fee: $60 advance, $70 cash only on site. AMATEUR: $20 (Under 1800 and Under 1600 sections – not eligible for cash prizes.)

Discounts: $20 less for Junior (born after Sept 10 1985), Senior, (60 and older), Women, and IM’s. No discount for Amateur players. Only one discount per player.

Byes: Maximum of 2 in rounds 1-5.

PRIZES: $5,000

(based on 140 non-amateur players or 70%*)

1^st place in Open Section of $1,000 Guaranteed!

$500 GTCL Bonus prizes still available in U2200 and U2000 sections!

	Open	U2350	U2200	U2000	U1800	U1600	UNR
1^st(w/bonus)	-------		$800	$800
1^st	$1,000	$300	$300	$300	$300	$300	$50
2^nd	$500	$200	$200	$200	$200	$200
3^rd	$300	$100	$100	$100	$100	$100
4^th	$150

* 5% of entry fees goes to GTCL grand prix fund.

* bonus prizes are awarded to players who score 6/6.

Open section prizes based on entire tournament. Unrated players may only play for Open prizes or Unrated prize in U1600 section.

Other Info: No Smoking. Bring Chess Sets and Clocks.

Website: http://webhome.idirect.com/~blamb/MLD.htm

Organizer: Macedonian Chess Club, Randy Moysoski [416-449-1447 after 5 PM]

TD: Bryan Lamb [416-446-5938, 416-904-5938] blamb@idirect.com

NOTE: Bryan will be away from Aug 14 to Aug 31 inclusive. He will try to respond to email periodically and check messages but will not be directly available at his usual phone numbers.