$ 15 Entry Fee  – CFC (Chess Federation of Canada) rated

Prizes will be based on entries.

Location: University of Winnipeg – Rm 4CM42

4 rounds – 1 game on each of September 3, 10,17,24 – (This is not a knockout tournament, players will play all 4 rounds) (Players may take up to 1 half-point and any number of zero-point byes.Half–point byes for round 4 must be requested before Round 2. Please note that we intend to start the first round at 7:00 p.m. sharp.

There is one game per week. All of the TNTs are Swiss (pairing) style tournaments with a time control of G /105 minutes plus a five-second increment from move 1. [Each player has 1 hour 45 minutes to complete their moves, the game will be be approx. 3 hours and 40 minutes maximum].

Start time is 7:00 pm -$ 15 entry fee and CFC membership required.

All players must be CFC members (can be obtained during registration on-site)[$ 20 for a one-tournament adult membership or $ 25 for 12 months- new adult members pay $ 25 for a twelve-month CFC membership, or $ 16 for a one-tournament membership]Junior (under 20) members pay $ 10 for a one-tournament membership, $ 17 for a twelve-month CFC membership, new junior members pay only $ 17 for a twelve month CFC membership, or $ 8 for a one-tournament membership]

Registration for tournament -Tuesday, September 3 – approximately 6:35 pm to 6:50 pm

Registration will be cut off at 6:50 pm. Tournament Director will be Blair Rutter. Contact at 204-298-6961 or email chessmanitoba at gmail.com

Players can join in Round 2, they will receive a half-point bye for Round 1. Location: University of Winnipeg – Rm 4CM42

Getting to 4CM42:  (written by Mark Jenkins) Location is room 4CM42 in Centennial Hall at the University of Winnipeg. This room is a bit tricky to get to because the escalators only go to the 4th floor and do not go to the 4CM mezzanine level. Give yourself time to find the room. Either  take the Centennial Hall elevator direct to the 4CM level, or take the Lockhart Hall (Ellice entrance) elevator to level 5 and cross over from the Lockhart level 5 to Centennial Hall 4CM (note, this elevator isn’t always available) or take the escalators to the 4th floor and then use the stairs between the escalator and library to reach the 4CM level.

Our goal is to start the first round at 7:00 p.m. sharp.

Derek Ma and Theo Wolchock lead with 2.5 points after 3 rounds.

Larry Samson and Ethan Eckert lead with 3.0 points after 3 rounds.

Fourteen players have started in the open section of the 2019 Abe Yanofsky Memorial.  You can still join the tournament with a half point bye for round one.

Twenty-one players have started in the under 1800 section of the 2019 Abe Yanofsky Memorial.  You can still join the tournament with a half-point by for round one.