34 Participants in this Saturday, October 27, 2001-
"Saturday ACTIVE Series #18 - Hallowe'en Active Open" + much, much more!
ACTIVE 
2001 Saturday ACTIVE Series
at the DUTTON CHESS CLUB ON
BAYVIEW
1681 Bayview Ave – 2nd floor
(2 blocks south of Eglinton – above Chess’n Math
store)
October 27 - "Saturday ACTIVE Series
#18
- Hallowe'en
Active Open"
November 24 - "Saturday ACTIVE Series #19 -
November Active
Open"
December 22 - "Saturday ACTIVE Series #20 -
Christmas Active
Open"
January 5 - "Saturday ACTIVE Series #21 - New Year's Active
Open"
February 2 - "Saturday ACTIVE Series #22 - February Active
Open"
March 2 - "Saturday ACTIVE Series #23 - March Active
Open"
April 6 - "Saturday ACTIVE Series #24 - April Active
Open"
2001 Brantford Fall Classic
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DECEMBER: | ||
World's Best 32 Internet
Chess Players will play 32 World Top Grandmasters,
including Anand, Karpov, Kasparov, Kramnik, Polgar
Amsterdam, October 24th, 2001 - Today Online World Chess announces the start of the biggest combined online and off-line chess event ever: the Online World Chess Event 2002. During the presentation today, Grandmasters such as Judit Polgar, Loek van Wely, Genna Sosonko and Yasser Seirawan were present to give their support to this event, with Garry Kasparov calling in as well.
Thousands of players from all over the world are
expected to participate in the event, that starts on January 15th
2002.
The 32 winners of the Online Event qualify for the Live Finals
that start on April 20th 2002. These finalists will be invited to the
Netherlands, all expenses paid, to play 32 of the world's leading grandmasters
for the grand prize of $500,000. The participating grandmasters include
Viswanathan Anand, Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, Judit
Polgar and many others. The total prize fund exceeds US$ 1.4 million.
Registration starts today at www.OnlineWorldChess.com.
The Grandmasters confirmed their participation in the Live event. It's the first time in over fifteen years that the Top 10 Grandmasters of all major international rankings play in one and the same event together. Additionally, the Online World Chess Event will be the only chess event in 2002 where the Top 3 players of the world compete.
Floris Italianer, CEO of Online World Chess B.V.:
"This is huge! It took many months of preparations and now it's really
happening. We set up the technology with our partner KPN, got the international
grandmasters involved with the help of international law firm Allen & Overy,
and prepared the launch of our website with promotional partner IMG.
This is the first time ever that the international chess community
en masse grants its
support to an Internet chess Event."
Judit Polgar, Grandmaster, said: "Unlike most other sports, chess can be played on the Internet, and I believe the Online World Chess Event can play an important role in the promotion of chess in general."
People who register (via the site, for US$ 32.95) are enrolled in the Online World Chess Event and also get premium content on the site as well as special online features. All participants will receive a special Certificate of Participation. In addition to the Grand Prize of $500,000, more than half of the participants will receive prizes, ranging from signed chess boards to cash prizes.
Chess and the Internet
It is estimated that 600 million people worldwide
know how to play chess. Of these 600 million approximately 7 million are
registered chess players, covering 159 countries worldwide, making chess one of
the most popular sports around the world. Being this widespread, chess players
were among the first to discover the boundless possibilities of computers and
the Internet. Today, more than 283 million people play chess with others from
all over the globe via the Internet. The Online World Chess Foundation has the
objective of bringing this truly international community of chess players
together in the biggest online chess event ever: the Online World Chess Event
2002.
Online World Chess Press Office
Jeroen Hellenberg, Jeroen van Seeters
Tel: +31-20-646 63 84
Fax: +31-20-644 97 36
E-mail: press@onlineworldchess.com
JANUARY
January 9 to February 6 (Mondays, Wednesdays &
Saturdays)
TORONTO CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIP
11 ROUNDS - ROUND-ROBIN CLOSED SYSTEM IN TWO
SECTIONS;
C.F.C. & FIDE Rated - CHAMPIONSHIP SECTION AND RESERVES SECTION
FEBRUARY
February 15, 16 & 17 - St. Valentine's Day Open
- 5-Rounds *
Regular Swiss in 3 Sections
MARCH
March 8, 9 & 10 - Toronto “Class”Championships
- 5-Rounds * Regular Swiss
in 5 Sections
March 29, 30 & 31 - The
"
6 Rounds *
Regular Swiss in 5 Sections
MAY
May 18, 19 & 20 - The Toronto "Victoria Day"
Open
- 6-Rounds *
Regular Swiss in 4 Sections
JUNE
June 14, 15,
& 16 -
The "4th Annual
Father's Day" Open
- 5-Rounds * Regular Swiss in 3
Sections
For further information, contact: Mark S. Dutton (416)
467-9715
Dutton Chess - DutChess@idirect.ca
http://www.play.at/duttonchess
AT THE DUTTON CHESS CLUB ON BAYVIEW
1681 Bayview
Ave – 2nd floor
(2 blocks south of Eglinton – above
Chess’n Math store)
More details of EACH EVENT are listed on the
official website of the
CHESS FEDERATION OF CANADA
http://www.chess.ca/
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2002 TORONTO CLOSED
CHAMPIONSHIP
AT THE DUTTON CHESS CLUB ON
BAYVIEW
1681 Bayview Ave – 2nd
floor (2
blocks south of Eglinton – above Chess’n Math
store)
JANUARY 9 - FEBRUARY 6,
2002
(Mondays,
Wednesdays & Saturdays)
11 ROUNDS - ROUND-ROBIN
CLOSED SYSTEM IN TWO SECTIONS; C.F.C. &
FIDE Rated
CHAMPIONSHIP
SECTION AND RESERVES SECTION – TWO 12-PLAYER ROUND ROBINS
SCHEDULE:
TIME CONTROL: 40 Moves
in 2 hours; then 1 hour S/D --
TIME OF
ROUNDS: 6:00 p.m. to 12 Midnight weeknights & 12 Noon to 6:00 p.m. on
Saturdays
Round 1
– Wednesday, January 9
Round 2 – Monday, January 14
Round 3 – Wednesday,
January 16
Round 4 – Saturday, January 19
Round 5 – Monday, January
21
Round 6 – Wednesday, January 23
BREAK –
TORONTO
BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIP –
"FINALS"
–
CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIP - FRIDAY, JANUARY 25th, 2002
Round 7
– Monday, January 28
Round 8 – Wednesday, January 30
Round 9 – Saturday,
February 2
Round 10 – Monday, February 4
Round 11 – Wednesday, February
6
ALL
SCHEDULED GAMES TO BE PLAYED AT THE DUTTON CHESS CLUB. WITH AGREEMENT FROM THE
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR, MAKE-UP OR RE-SCHEDULED GAMES WILL BE PLAYED AT EITHER THE
SCARBOROUGH CHESS CLUB OR THE DUTTON CHESS CLUB BY THE WEEKEND OF EACH WEEK THAT
THE ROUND IS SCHEDULED (THE IMMEDIATE WEEKEND FOLLOWING ROUNDS 1, 4, 6 and 9)
THE DATE MUST BE AGREED BY THE PLAYERS
NOTE: THE
FIRST 10 ROUNDS OF TOURNAMENT MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE FINAL
ROUND!
ENTRY
FEE: $60. in advance FOR ALL PLAYERS.
REGISTRATION: Enter
in ADVANCE by MAIL or in person at either the Dutton Chess Club On Bayview or
the Scarborough Chess Club With Mark S. Dutton. Make cheque payable to "MARK S.
DUTTON" and send to Suite 3301, Leaside Towers, 95 Thorncliffe Park Drive,
Toronto, Ontario M4H 1L7.
All
entries must be postmarked no later than January 4th, 2002.
PRIZES: *** $ 1,440.
00***
100% of all ENTRY FEES
paid ARE RETURNED TO prize fund
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY SANCTIONED BY THE G.T.C.L.
IN ADDITION, A $500 GRANT HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO BE GIVEN TO THE
ORGANIZER
TO COVER C.F.C. AND FIDE RATING FEES AND OTHER EXPENSES.
No
Smoking, No Computers. CHESS SETS, BOARDS AND CLOCKS WILL ALL BE
PROVIDED!
ORGANIZER:
DUTTON CHESS – E-mail: DutChess@idirect.ca
Website: http://www.play.at/duttonchess
AND TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: MARK S. DUTTON (416)
467-9715
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TORONTO BLITZ
CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
2002
The Officially Sanctioned
G.T.C.L. 2002 BLITZ
Series
at the
DUTTON CHESS CLUB ON BAYVIEW
1681 Bayview
Ave – 2nd floor
(2 blocks south
of Eglinton – above Chess’n Math
store)
and at
the
SCARBOROUGH CHESS CLUB
1860 Lawrence Ave. East -
Basement
– Scarborough, Ont.
(Wexford Seniors Residence)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 12th, 2002 AT
DCC
SUNDAY, JANUARY 20th, 2002 AT
SCC
10
DOUBLE-ROUND BLITZ TOURNAMENTS
- Swiss System
ENTRY FEE: $30.
Adults; $25. For Juniors/Seniors and Ladies
PRIZE FUND: 70% of ALL ENTRIES will
be returned!
THE TOP 6 FINISHERS IN EACH
TOURNAMENT ADVANCE TO THE ‘BLITZ’ FINALS
(SEE BELOW) CUMULATIVE TIE-BREAK
WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE 6 WINNERS
START TIME: 1:00 p.m.
sharp!
REGISTRATION: 11:00 a.m. to 12:30
p.m.
TELEPHONE: (416) 467-9715 Mark S.
Dutton OR (416) 391-4777 Bryan Lamb
e-mail: DutChess@idirect.ca or
blamb@idirect.com
Website
Info:
http://www.play.at/duttonchess
http://webhome.idirect.com/~blamb/
NOTE: PLAYERS MAY PLAY IN BOTH
TOURNAMENTS BUT MAY ONLY QUALIFY ONCE FOR THE FINALS. TOP 6 QUALIFIERS FROM EACH
TOURNAMENT WILL EARN A PLACE IN THE 12-PLAYER TORONTO BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIP
11-DOUBLE ROUND – ROUND-ROBIN "CLOSED" CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE PLAYED AT THE DUTTON
CHESS CLUB ON BAYVIEW, FROM 7
P.M. ON THE EVENING
OF….
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25th, 2002
WHERE
AN ADDITIONAL $360 IN PRIZES DONATED EQUALLY FROM THE DUTTON CHESS CLUB,
THE
SCARBOROUGH CHESS CLUB AND THE G.T.C.L. WILL BE WON BY THE TOP 3
FINISHERS:
· · · · · · $180. First Place
$120. Second Place
$ 60. Third Place
WITH NO ENTRY FEE – ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE BLITZ
"CLOSED"
MUST QUALIFY IN ONE OF THE 2 QUALIFYING EVENTS AT DCC OR
SCC
For Further Information Contact: Mark S. Dutton (416) 467-9715
Dutton Chess -
DutChess@idirect.ca
http://www.play.at/duttonchess
More details of EACH EVENT are listed on the official
website of the
CHESS FEDERATION OF CANADA
http://www.chess.ca/