2010 Canadian Recreational Chess Championship

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Date: 
2010/03/27

Location

Holiday Inn
6100 Highway 7 NW corner of Hwy 7 (Queen St) & Hwy 27
Vaughan, ON, L4H 0R2
Canada

 

2010 CANADIAN RECREATONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

 When: Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 10:00 AM

            (Registration from 10:00 to 10:30 AM)

 Where: Holiday Inn

NW corner of Hwy 7 (Queen St) & Hwy 27.

6100 Highway 7

Vaughan, ON L4H 0R2

Reservation: 905-851-1510

 

Cost: Only $20 per player

Prizes: Lots of trophies & prizes. Plus the title of 2010 Canadian Recreational Chess Champion.

Sections:  24 sections to choose from.  Players can compete at their own skill level.  There are 24 important TITLES to be won, with lots of trophies (& prizes) at each level:

 

Type of tournament:  Swiss 4 rounds, with a 5th round finals.  30 minute game

Round times: 11:30 am, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:00 pm and 4:30 pm

Presentation: 5:15 to 5:30 pm

 

What to bring:  Chess pieces & chess clocks (Boards will be provided)

Preregistration:   Seating is limited.  Pre-registration: is required to reserve a spot.  To pre-register, simply provide the following information:

  • Name of player
  • Approximate ratings or preferred section (see below) 
  • Phone number

More information:

Please visit www.horizoncricketclub.com

Or contact Fred Lall 905-794-5423

We have negotiated great rates for players coming from out of town or for players in town who wishes a mini chess vacation.

$129.95  (1 king bed or 2 double beds) – before March 12, 2010

Quote:  Horizon Cricket Club Group Rate

Full hot breakfast included

Brand new hotel

Amenities: Pool, exercise room, internet

TD Name: 
Fred Lall
Email for TD: 
lall4@rogers.com
Phone for TD: 
(905) 794-5423

Comments

This was the worst chess

This was the worst chess tournament I have ever attended. The TD didn't even know what touch rules was and asked the players what they wanted to do with regards to some of the rules of chess. My browser stated that the web page at www.horizoncricketclub.com has been reported as an attack page and has been blocked based on your security preferences. Certain people should not run chess tournaments and this TD is one of them.

Reponse to above message

Hello to all: My name is Fred Lall Email: lall4@rogers.com Ph#: 905-794-5423 I don’t write anonymous messages. I was the TD for the above tournament. Our tournaments are professionally organized and executed & I don’t have time for immature behaviour (especially from people who call themselves chess instructors). The person who wrote the above anonymous messages is a Chess Instructor for children in Brampton/Woodbridge. He owns a website little chess….. something.. He was impressed with our tournament & after the tournament he sent me an email below. We spoke afterwards and he wanted us to come together to organize large chess tournaments in Brampton. We did not agree because we have different objectives. His is a business to make a profit while we are non-profit just for the fun. Our objective is to provide “Organized, low-cost recreational activities for the community”. Thanks for your time & best regards. Fred Lall Below is part of his email dated March 28, 2010. “Hi Fred, Thanks for your time at the tournament. I see you had another successful one. I'm glad I could help with my speech for children chess in Brampton. Who were the winners. I wish I could of been part of this tournament but unfortunately I teach Chess on Saturdays starting at 2pm. Perhaps next tournament you can make it on a Sunday to accommodate. I will try to call you today and make arrangements to meet so we can discuss how I can sponsor your other events….”

To Clarify...

I am from Little Chess Mates and I don't write anoynmous messages.  I do not know who the anonymous poster is.    I am disappointed and appalled that you would take such immature action to discredit me on this forum. What is your motive? If you recall correctly, there were numerous individuals (including chess master Erwin) who shook their heads in disbelief at your lack of knowledge of your announcement of touch rule.   I have been nothing but professional towards you even offering to sponsor your events and supplying all  chess sets and clocks and other equipment necessary to run a proper recreational tournament with rules you should know.      Your above message is a blatant defammation of character and an attack on my livelihood.   There is one thing I am in agreement on from your post:  I am an organization for profit, and should a loss of my income result from your negative comments, I will be happy to mitigate my damages and recover them in court.   Legal consultation has already been obtained on this matter.   Refrain from posting such comments at once.    Furthermore, I did not agree to your making public excerpts of written correspondence from myself, positive or negative.  Do not post on any forum without my implied consent.  Emails are considered confidential in nature and intended for the recipient only.   Little Chess Mates company is only interested in organizing large tournaments with competent tournament directors of great integrity.  After seeing your unprofessional behaviour, clearly, this is not you.   By the way, even non-profit organizations who run private recreational events are subject to Revenue Canada rules.  I hope you are playing by these rules. 

Full email

Now you have made certain parts of my email public.  The public should get the full email and not excerpts showing my true appreciation to Recreational Chess and not the tainted intentions you might have.  Once again I will repeat. Business emails from little chess mates are for the intended recipient only.  Refrain posting my emials withour consent.

Hi Fred,
>
> Thanks for your time at the tournament. I see you had another successful
> one. I'm glad I could help with my speech for children chess in Brampton.
> Who were the winners. I wish I could of been part of this tournament but
> unfortunately I teach Chess on Saturdays starting at 2pm. Perhaps next
> tournament you can make it on a Sunday to accommodate.
>
> I will try to call you today and make arrangements to meet so we can
> discuss how I can sponsor your other events by allowing you to use chess
> sets and clocks. Also giving you access to all the equipment I have to
> run tournaments. I support Recreational chess as it is the fundamental
> reasons behind chess. FUN! FUN! Fun!
> The children I teach have fun with Chess.
>
> Well.
>
> Many Thanks
>
> Little Chess Mates

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