Thirteen players have started the tournament.  You can join the action next Tuesday with a half-point bye for Round 1.

CFC (Chess Federation of Canada) Quick rated. All players must be members of the CFC.

As it is CFC rated, all players must have a current, unexpired CFC membership. Can be purchased directly from CFC or through Manitoba Chess Association. (see end of this post)

4 round Swiss System tournament

Time control of G 25 10 (25 minutes per player plus 10 second per move increment)

1 round (game) on each of Tuesdays:

October 12, October 19, October 26, November 2 at 8:00 p.m.

Players must be visible on Zoom.  (The Zoom link will be available in the tournament lobby)

There will be no entry fee, and no prize fund.

Any number of half-point byes will be allowed.

New players to the Tornelo platform will have to sign up at Tornelo – Tornelo requires the use of real names – which is part of their Fair Play philosophy. You will receive a confirmation email from Tornelo that you will have to respond to. (Please check your spam folder in case it ended up there).

Sign in | Tornelo

After you have signed up with an ‘account’, you should be able to see a ‘join as a player’ button in the Lobby at the following link:

Event summary | Tornelo

So, that is like pre-registering for a tournament. On the night of the tournament, you have to check-in. Then the arbiter can make pairings being assured that everyone is there and/or give byes as needed. So it is no problem to register for the tournament and not show up (but as a courtesy please advise to chessmanitoba@gmail.com). You will only be paired if you are checked-in on Tuesday night by 8 p.m.

Please register for the first round any time (any day) prior to 6 p.m. on Tuesday October 12 (the earlier the better). This will allow time for the arbiter to ensure that all players are current CFC members and to use the appropriate CFC rating for pairings.

Let me know if you have any problems signing up/in.

Thanks,
Tony Boron

MCA Tournament Coordinator

(chessmanitoba@gmail.com)

CFC annual membership renewals are $25 (contact chessmanitoba@gmail.com) Juniors $ 17. For new CFC members, the fee is also $ 25 ($ 17 for Juniors), however the MCA will refund the $ 25 (or $ 17) upon participation and completion of all rounds in a future CFC rated live over-the-board event (which are currently suspended during the COVID situation).

Steve Demmery completed another clean sweep with a perfect 4 points to win the MCA Online 2021 September TNT CFC Quick Rated tournament.

Tied for 2nd/3rd were Ibukun Orogun and Saul Magnusson with 3 points.

The CFC has rated the tournament  –  CFC – Tournament (chess.ca)

Steve Demmery leads with 3 points, followed by Peter Baxted, Ibukun Orogun, and Saul Magnusson, all with 2 points.

Steve Demmery and Ibukun Orogun lead with 2 points.

Ten players have started the MCA September online CFC rated tournament.  You can join the tournament next Tuesday, with a half-point bye for the missed Round 1.