Juniors to Masters May Open - Juniors to Masters Chess Academy Inc.

Results:
Juniors to Masters May Open Section
Juniors to Masters May Open - U1400 Section

Date/Time: Saturday, May 8, 2021

Featuring GM Gergely Szabo (FIDE 2531) and IM Alexandru-Vasile David (FIDE 2428)

Grandmaster Gergely Szabo is a FIDE Trainer from Romania and has coached Canadian teams at the World stage, including the 2018 Canadian Women’s Olympiad Team, as the Head Coach of the Canadian delegation at the 2015 World Youth Chess Championship in Greece, and as the Trainer and Captain of Team Canada at the 2014 U16 Olympiad, which won 5th place. As a player, GM Szabo has won several strong tournaments, including the Memorial "Victor Ciocâltea” GM group, București in 2009 and again in 2011.

International Master Alexandru-Vasile David is a Romanian Player who has a number of results at the National Level. IM David won the U18 Section in 2015, finished 5th at the National Championship in 2017, and is currently the Silver Medalist at Rapid and the Blitz Champion at the latest Romanian Championship (2019).

Round Times:
Round 1 starts at 10am PST / 1pm EST / 8pm EET (Romanian Time).
- Subsequent rounds start 5 mins after the end of last game in the previous round.

Time Control: 15 mins + 10 sec incr.

# of Rounds: 5

Sections: Open and U1400

Tournament Fee:
Regular Rate (after Fri, April 30, 2021) is $35 (GST included).
- Players with CFC Regular or CFC Active ratings lower than 1400 may play up in the Open Section for an extra $20 fee.
- Follow instructions for payment via e-transfer.
- Payment must be received with registration, or face removal from Players' List.

Rated:
CFC Active Rated, lichess.org rated.
- Meets tournament qualifications under Covid-19 Rating Incentive.
- Valid CFC Membership required, please contact CFC for membership purchase.

Pairings:
- Pairings will be done via lichess.org pairing system.
- Featured Players, GM Szabo and IM David, will not be paired together to allow more Players in the Open Section to play them.

Platform: lichess.org

No byes are allowed.

Organizer: Juniors to Masters Chess Academy Inc.

We reserve the right to refuse entry.