RA Chess Club Schedule: 2019-2020

Dates	Format	Event	Director
September 5 & 12, 2019	OPEN	INTRODUCTORY ACTIVE (2 WEEKS) Five rounds per evening. G/10 min + 5 sec increment, unrated	John Upper
Sept. 19 - Oct. 3, 2019	TMBR	RON RODGERS MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT (Rounds 1 - 3; 7 WEEKS TOTAL) Sections: Open & U1600	Amos Kuttner
October 10, 2019	OPEN	GM SIMUL: Details TBA (probably a GM tandem clock simul)	Halldor Palsson (C) 613-600-0245
Oct. 17 – Nov. 7, 2019	MBR	RON RODGERS MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT (continued: Rounds 4-7) Two Sections: Open & U1600	Amos Kuttner
Nov. 14, 2019	OPEN	FISCHER RANDOM TOURNAMENT 5 rounds, G/10 + 5 sec, unrated	John Upper
Nov. 21 - Dec. 19, 2019	MBR	WINTER FROST (5 weeks) - 6 player RRs; sections by rating. Make up games Sundays.	Halldor Palsson (C) 613-600-0245
Dec. 26 ’19- Jan. 2 ’20		CLOSED
January 9 – 16, 2020	CFC	2 x ACTIVE TOURNAMENT (2 WEEKS) 3 rounds (6 games)/evening; G/10 min + 5 sec	John Upper
Jan. 23 - March 5, 2020	MBR	2020 RA CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP for the Ken Winterton Cup (7 WEEKS)	Halldor Palsson (C) 613-600-0245
March 12, 2020	MBR	2020 RACC SPEED CHAMPIONSHIP for the Jerome Chyurlia Trophy 6 double RR; 3min + 2sec	Gordon Ritchie
March 19 - April 23, 2020	MBR	SPRING THAW ROUND ROBIN (6 WEEKS) 4 player double RR tournaments by rating group.	Amos Kuttner +
April 30, 2020	OPEN	BUGHOUSE/DOUBLES 6 double-round Swiss; TC: G/5 Teams paired by inverse rating.	David Gordon
May 7-14, 2020	MBR	RACC ACTIVE CHAMPIONSHIP for the George Raletich Prize (2 WEEKS) Five rounds per evening. G/10 min + 5 sec delay	Gordon Ritchie
May 21, 2020	MBR	Club AGM & Elections and SIMUL by 2020 RACC Champ	RACC Exec.
May 28 – July 9, 2020	CFC	PICKUP #1 (7 WEEKS) Regular Rated	TBD
July 16 – Aug 27, 2020	CFC	PICK-UP #2 (7 WEEKS) Regular Rated	TBD
Sundays	OPEN	RA SUNDAY RAPID 5 round Swiss @10m + 5s Unrated; NO Sunday Rapid on EOCA tourney days*	John Upper +

OPEN = anyone may play; unrated; non-RACC members pay $4 fee per day.

CFC = CFC rated, CFC membership required; non-RACC members may play @ $4 fee per day.

MBR = only RACC members.

TMBR = tournament memberships, $10 for non-RACC members +$4 fee per day.

For updates or changes, visit the RACC website: http://ottawarachessclub.pbworks.com/