Another exciting round of CFC chess has begun at the Hamilton City Chess Club.

To see the standings and pairings please click on the following link:

Holiday Series 2013

Just a reminder that there is no chess Friday November 22 since the church needs the building for their annual Bazaar.

We will see you all November 29 for round 3 of our Holiday Series!

Hello everyone,

Our next CFC event begins tonight, Friday Nov 8. If you want to play in this tournament please come to the club 7pm to register. Those who need to start round 2 may register next week.

Please keep in mind that Friday November 22 the club will be closed. The church needs the entire building that Friday. So round 3 of this event will take place on November 29.

If there are any questions about this event or the Hamilton City Chess Club please email us at chesshamilton@gmail.com

After 8 exciting games the circle of winners has been determined!

The Club Champions for 2013 are: Doug Bailey and Adam Cormier with 7 points.

The Best U1750 prize goes to Robert Gillanders and Damir Baizhiyenov with 4.5.

The top junior prize goes to Eugene Hua with 4.0.

See the standings at the following link:
Hamilton City Club Championship 2013

Annual Meeting - Friday Sep 6

Meeting Begins 8:00pm

On Friday September 6th we will have our annual meeting. You can bring up any issues you like and vote for the club executive. Please email us at chesshamilton@gmail.com if you want to insure a particular issue gets put on the agenda.

Hamilton Club Championship - Friday Sep 13

Registration 7:00pm
Tournament begins 7:30pm or asap.

On Friday September 13th we begin our Club Championship. This is an 8 round series (1 game per week) with an entry fee of 15 dollars + membership. Just be aware of one thing: Since this event begins on Friday the 13th it will be a very scary tournament!

Tournament Details:
The Event will take place at:
Emmanuel United Church
871 Upper Ottawa
Please park on the gravel parking lot

Google map link of our chess club's location:
http://goo.gl/maps/UI96Y

Schedule:
Registration at 7:00 pm
Games begin at 7:30 pm

This tournament will have 8 games. One game per week
Round 1 – Friday September 13
Round 2 – Friday September 20
Round 3 – Friday September 27
Round 4 – Friday October 4
Round 5 – Friday October 11
Round 6 – Friday October 18
Round 7 – Friday October 25
Round 8 – Friday November 1

Registration:
Please come to our club at 7:00 pm any of the weeks to register

Fees and Memberships:
Tournament Entry Fee $15.00
Club Membership Weekly $3.00
Club Membership Yearly $50.00
Juniors and ladies $30.00
Family $60.00
CFC memberships $48.00

Contact:
For all questions and concerns please don't hesitate to email us at
chesshamilton@gmail.com

The Hamilton area masters and experts were running for the hills when they heard Razvan was playing...and with good reason. That didn't stop upstart Bob Gillanders from putting up a tremendous fight for an amazing 7 out of 9 possible points.

But when the dust settled it was Razvan with a perfect 9 out of 9 standing on the podium. Congratulations, Mr. Preotu, you are the new Hamilton Blitz Champion!

Congratulations Bob Gillanders and Raymond Singh! You have won the Emmanuel Series 2013. It was a very dramatic tournament with many upsets. But at the end of the roller coaster ride: You were the victors!

Click on the link below to see the details:

Hamilton Emmanuel Series 2013

Several people have contacted me about rides to the Mississauga Open on the weekend of Aug 25-25.

If you are able to offer a ride please contact me at chesshamilton@gmail.com. I will organize some point (probably a Tim Hortons) for pick up.

Thanks!

Damir Baizhiyenov has won the Hamilton Summer Series 2013! His score was 4 out of 5.

Congratulations also goes to Alex Friedman who came second place with 3.5.

To see the results please go to the following link:

Hamilton Summer Series 2013


Our next CFC event begins Friday July 26! See you there.

Normally I try to run a tournament in August in Hamilton but we are no longer able to get a summer rental from the Hamilton school board.

So this summer I've agreed to help run the Mississauga Open, which will run about the same time we normally would have done an event here in Hamilton.

Im happy to announce the event has a 2000 dollar guaranteed prize fund and a good team ready to work hard.

Here are the essential details of the event:

It will take place at the University of Toronto Mississauga campus on August 24 and 25. The entry fees will be $55 dollars for the Top Guns and U2000 sections. Entry into the U1600 section will be $25.

Everyone who emails chesshamilton@gmail.com to pre register by August 23 will get a five dollar discount.

You need to confirm your registration 9:00am Aug 24 at the site.

Titled players who commit to playing by August 11 will receive a major discount.

The Top Guns and the U2000 players will be playing for cash prizes. The U1600 players will be competing for trophies.

The time controls will be 90 minutes plus a 30 second increment. There will be five rounds at the following times:

Saturday: 9:30am, 2:00pm, 6:30pm
Sunday: 11:00am, 4:00pm

To see further details and discussion about this event please visit the official chess talk link at:

Mississauga Open 2013

Please feel free to send your questions, concerns or pre registrations to chesshamilton@gmail.com