2009 Victorian Championship and Reserves.

[Publicist]

Lexus of Blackburn Victorian Championship and Reserves 2009


The details here list

• prizes
• eligibility
• and entry by 2 October 2009.

Further tabs give
playing venues and dates
entry form
availability schedule form
and, entry information.

[Igor_Goldenberg]

I would like to participate, but cannot play on 10 October, 22 October, 12 November and 14 November.
If organisers are happy for me to play those sessions at a different time I will gladly enter the Championship.

[HeartBreak Kid]

What time controls is it?

[justaknight]

Originally Posted by HeartBreak Kid

What time controls is it?

90 minutes for all moves plus 30 seconds per move from move one
also check link provided here and on top of page
http://chessvictoria.netfirms.com/09...amlionship.htm

[Publicist]

* Today, Friday 2 October 8pm, is the closing date for entries into the Lexus-sponsored Victorian Championship and Reserves.



* Arbiters are invited to give 'expressions of availability' by PM to me on here. Three venues are involved; Melbourne CC, Elwood CC, Box Hill CC). Arbiters can express preferences to be involved in a subset of venues and/or dates.

[gbekker]

Chess Victoria President Katrin Wills, and Croydon Chess Club President Richard Goldsmith, drew lots for the round robin pairing numbers in the Lexus of Blackburn Victorian Championship 2009 as follows:

1.L.Sandler(ACF rating 2240)
2.Wang Sheng Lee(2245)
3.D.Lindberg(1956)
4.D.Hamilton(2065)
5.M.Rujevic(2245)
6.D.Dragicevic(2118)
7.V.Kildisas (ACF rating 1904)
8.D.Johansen(2440)
9.M.Pyke(2065)
10.D.Hacche(2061)
11.E.Levi(2205)
12.C.Gorka(2055)

Below are the first round pairings. Games will be played at Elwood Chess Club (87 Tennyson Street,Elwood) on Saturday October 10th, starting time 1:15 pm:

Sandler-Gorka
Wang-Levi
Lindberg-Hacche
Hamilton-Pyke
Rujevic-Johansen
Dragicevic-Kildisas

Please note that V.Kildisas is replacing Omar Khaled Bashar who had to withdraw due to illness.

Warm regards,

IA Gary Bekker
Chief Arbiter
2009 Vic Championships

[Igor_Goldenberg]

Quite a few people asked me why I am not playing in VIC championship this year. I actually sent an entry form and asked to be able to rearrange few rounds (as I cannot play on those dates).
Below is my correspondence with Chess Victoria:

Hi Trevor,

It is the first Victorian championship on my memory that does not allow rearranging of the games. It is actually first non-weekend/continuous tournament that does not have any flexibility.
I find it very hard to believe that Victorian Championship will actually run without single game being rearranged/postponed.

Throughout my chess career I always strived to comply with tournament regulation and never caused problems to tournament organisers. I would not request rearrangement without compelling reason, i.e. physically being unable to play on the dates I mentioned in my entry.
Given that there are plenty of time between rounds to play the games and pairing in round robin is not affected by the result of games postponed (or played in advance), I find the position of organisers too rigid. I also doubt this regulation will be very popular in Victorian chess community.

Best regards,

Igor Goldenberg


The original email from Trevor Stunning (removed after request of site moderators) stated that:


- The organising committee intended a policy of zero postponements"
- There is one other player who is requesting a round 1 postponement"
- I am allowed to reschedule round 1, and that's the only change to tournament condition that Chess Victoria will approve.

[fireeater]

Originally Posted by Igor_Goldenberg

Quite a few people asked me why I am not playing in VIC championship this year. I actually sent an entry form and asked to be able to rearrange few rounds (as I cannot play on those dates).
Below is my correspondence with Chess Victoria:

This is a shame Igor. The tournament would be better for you playing in it. If CV were willing to change their stance on this issue, I would more than happily step aside to let you play in my place. I'd be willing to either not play or drop to the challengers event, if you could be given dispensation to play with postponements.

FWIW, I in some respects admire CV for trying for a no postponement policy, but it does appear too rigid for a RR tournament this long.

Anyway, my offer stands if it can be arranged

[Captain Underpants]

Dear CV

Re: Relaxation

Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrnnnnnnnn n!

HD

[justaknight]

lol I can see Igor getting banned!

[Solo]

Why aren't any youngsters playing, such as Cheng, Schon, Antolis, Matheson, Morris, and ... West ?

[Gattaca]

Thanks Mister Solemin. My Dad says I can't play coz I've spent too much time playing on my Wii.

[klyall]

Originally Posted by Solo

Why aren't any youngsters playing, such as Cheng, Schon, Antolis, Matheson, Morris, and ... West ?

Eugene has the same problem as Igor - he can't play all the games on the specified days - and without the possibility of delayed games or alternative times he could not enter.

Kerry Lyall

[fireeater]

Originally Posted by klyall

Eugene has the same problem as Igor - he can't play all the games on the specified days - and without the possibility of delayed games or alternative times he could not enter.

Kerry Lyall

I have had to rearrange my life a bit, and even then Ionly just made it.

Do you think the timing of the Championship late in the year may prevent some juniors from participating because of exam responsibilities?

Would a July/August timetable be better for future years?

[gbekker]

Please find the final list for the Reserves tournament

The drawing of the lots has been done.

1.Joshua Ng(ACF 1268)
2.Tumula Gamage (unr)
3.N.Ivanov(1428)
4.Issac Ng (1659)
5.J.WAllmuller(1702)
6.Wijesuriya Vineetha(FIDE 1897)
7.D.Toper(1225)
8.D.Beaumont(1828)
9.M.Dizdarevic(1898)
10.R.Beattie(1696)

The first round pairings are as follows:
J.Ng-R.Beattie
Tumula Gamage-M.Dizdarevic
N.Ivanov-D.Beaumont
I.Ng-D.Toper
J.Wallmuller-Wijesuriya Vineetha

First round will be played Saturday October 10th at Elwood Chess Club (87 Tennyson Street,Elwood). Starting time 1-15 pm