CanadaChessNews: Seneca Hill CC-IM Hambleton(CAN) Simul 2013-04

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Seneca Hill CC-IM Hambleton(CAN) Simul 2013-04

IM Hambleton has been very busy. See his site for a Reykjavik Open 2013 report. He just gave a simul at the Seneca Hill CC.

Report-Seneca Hill Chess Club
'The main reason to host this simul at Oriole again because both the participants and Aman enjoyed the last one very much. Aman is selected by Chess Federation of Canada as the official representative to the Continental tournament in Bolivia in May (6th-15th) where he can win a spot to the World Cup knockout tournament in Norway August 2013. We are proud and happy to sponsor one of the strongest Canadian players.

IM Aman Hambleton came to Oriole today! He gave a 30 board Simultaneous Exhibition. Aman won all 30 boards in 2 hours 15 minutes.

Hambleton at work

Photo Seneca Hill CC

Everyone went home with this.

We were happy to present a cheque of $800 to Aman at the end of the Simul. We wish him all the best at Bolivia. Looking forward for his third Simul at Oriole when he becomes a GM. (He was an FM when he came last June.) [More]

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Budapest Entry Fee Summary 1 Game/Day RRs

Entry Fees for FIDE 2000

There are some reasonably priced tournaments in Budapest in the ideal format of 1 game/day. The Amator Cup was added in 2012 and was held in the Hungarian Federation(downtown).

Foreign players should note the two-tier pricing system that First Saturday uses. Local players pay a fraction of the advertised prices at the unadvertised local rates.

Also, be aware that all prices are negotiable. You just need to know that they are. Even at the local rates, FS-FMA fees are approximately double the other local tournaments. First Saturday are the only Budapest tournaments returning no prizes.

The Amator Cup is held downtown while the Frech Karolyi and Torokves tournaments need some travel time on subway or tram. However, they are easy to find and need only some patient navigation. The Amator Cup 2012 consisted of four RR groups while the Frech Karolyi was a RR for the top 10 players and an open for the remaining players.

Torokves is run as two(or threee) RRs and an open for the remaining players. The site is the Torokves community center and has a Macdonalds across the street.

Usually, I'm the only foreign player but the odd time there has been another. There are some players who speak a bit English while Russian and German are common second languages.

Everyone is used to seeing me as I am quite active in the local tournaments so now I get to analyze in some broken Hungarian with some English thrown in.

The atmosphere is usually very casual and friendly with the players ranging from youngsters taking getting their experience to retirees devoting their spare time to chess.

Round Robin	Rds	Prizes	HUF	EUR	USD	CAN	2012
Amator Cup	9	Yes	5,000	17.8	23	23	November
Torokves A RR	9	Yes	5,500	19.4	25	25	April
Frech Karolyi	9	Yes	4,000	14	18	18	June
Torokves A RR	9	Yes	5,500	19.4	25	25	Sept
First Saturday(FS-FMA)	9-11	No	40,800	140	180.35	181	Monthly
FS Price for Hungarians		No	12,000	41	53	53	Monthly

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Seneca Hill CC-IM Hambleton(CAN) Simul 2013-04

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