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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

June CFC Newsletter 2013-06 Now Ready

June Issue Now Ready
The editor is looking for feedback.

Message from Editor John Upper-Chesstalk Message Board

'I've just emailed the June CFC newsletter to Michael von Keitz, and CFC members should get it soon. Ditto FQE members who signed up for it, if I understand the CFC-FQE accord.

The first couple of issues will be experiments, and I'll want some feedback about it, but I don't want my editor's inbox melting.

This thread is to collect compliments (if any) and mild-mannered suggestions about anything you like about it which you'd be OK with seeing more of.'

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Canadian Chess News-CFC Magazine March Issue

CFC Magazine CFC newsletter
March issue is available for everyone to download(pdf 44 pages)

Contents-March 2013

Battle of Hastings (Deen Hergott)
Canadians Abroad (Vladimir Pechenkin)
A Piece of the Rock (Steve Fairbairn)
The World Champions in Canada: Karpov (Stephen Wright)
Coach's Corner (Edward Porper)

Fairburn's article was the highlight. He played in the fabulous Gibraltar Tradewise Open and recounted his experiences.

More from the tournament site Gibraltarchesscongress

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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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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

June CFC Newsletter 2013-06 Now Ready

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Canadian Chess News-CFC Magazine March Issue

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