I would like to thank the sponsors for coming forward to support on this just cause. More details at the sponsorship section below
Gold Sponsored by realtor Manoj Karatha - http://www.manojkaratha.com/
Bronze sponsored by Mortgage Broker Krishna Menon - http://www.menonfinancial.com/
Gold Sponsored by realtor Manoj Karatha - http://www.manojkaratha.com/
Bronze sponsored by Mortgage Broker Krishna Menon - http://www.menonfinancial.com/
Final standings can be checked using the below Button
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Jan Participants List here Feb Participants List here Mar Participants List here Apr Participants List here May Participants List here June Participants List here July Participants List here
Aug Particiants List here Sept Pre-Registered List here Oct Pre-Registered List here Nov Finalists after 10 months here
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Dear All,
The 10 month Grandeur online lichess CFC rated Chess Tournament completed selecting the Top-6 Finalists. The invites will be sent across to the Finalists and will be played this month on last Sunday, Nov 28th from 11AM- 3:30PM EST.
All Sections (Round Robin) - 5 Rounds -15min with 10 sec Increment. 45 min each round with random B/W as per the Tool
Congrats to the Final 6 . Prizes for the Oct winners is at the bottom of the page
The 10 month Grandeur online lichess CFC rated Chess Tournament completed selecting the Top-6 Finalists. The invites will be sent across to the Finalists and will be played this month on last Sunday, Nov 28th from 11AM- 3:30PM EST.
All Sections (Round Robin) - 5 Rounds -15min with 10 sec Increment. 45 min each round with random B/W as per the Tool
Congrats to the Final 6 . Prizes for the Oct winners is at the bottom of the page
1.The last of the 10 month completed on Oct 31st and the 6 Finalists are selected
2.There are 5 categories and 7 of the 10 Tournament Top performances are considered to pick the Finalists
3.The 6 Finalists in each category will be fighting out a swiss battle on Nov 28th
4.There are Top 3 prizes every month and in the Finals.
5.For Non-CFC members and Foreigners, details provided in the Registration Form to take annual CFC membership
Prize Money from Monthly entry fees: 40% retained for Nov 2021 from every month. 40% will be paid to the prize winners every month. 5% for beneficiary MY Raju and 5% for PK Rajesh. 10% for Admin costs. For Apr 2021, overall CAD 1000 is expected to be paid. For the Finals in Nov, from the retained amount, the prizes from Open to U1000 will be distributed in the ratio of 30:25:20:15:10. The Top 3 will be paid in the ratio of 50:35:15 for monthly and Finale .
Eagleminds wants to provide hope and platform to shape life of 2 of the Chess players challenged by circumstances beyond their control.
Beneficiary1 - MY Raju
The effort is to introduce MY Raju, a Chess player with 2000+ rating (CFC#173088) and bring him back to the mainstream of life. After 10 years of suffering on the streets and 3 years of rehab due to schizophrenia and with a continuous ongoing medication, he is currently under a Social Worker care in Hyd, India due to Hospital shutdown due to Covid. Raju's monthly entry fees for Grand-Pri, CFC annual subscription for 2021 will be taken care by EagleMinds. Raju will be paid CAD 10(Rs.500/-) for every game he wins in the monthly Tournament to take care of his entry and earn additional
Beneficiary2 - PK Rajesh
Rajesh P K (40) hails from a village named Pulluvazhy in Kerala. He is married and has a 12 year old son Sreyas.
As a kidney patient, Rajesh has been undergoing dialysis every alternate day in the last 12 years. The nature of his illness makes it impossible for him to engage in any active profession to make a living of his own despite having a Bcom degree. His wife who had been earning a meagre income as a saleswoman in a small shop has lost her job with the shop closing down in the Covid times. He has won quite a few prizes and has FIDE 1130 rating.
Based on my personal talk with him on Jan 3rd 2021, he will not be able to play the Tournament. Based on contribution received from Shiva Sistla from Atlanta, USA of $200, the amount was transferred into Rajesh's account. Image under PK Rajesh story below.
Donations:
1. PK. Rajesh - Those who wish to contribute can directly transfer into his account Bank A/C : Rajesh PK - A/C: 2022 1091 465 - IFSC: SBIN0008661
2. FIDE Social Projects - To support FIDE social projects Chess in Education, Chess for people with Disabilities and Chess for Veterans Support Program. You can make a donation using the following link https://give.softgiving.com/FIDE
Sponsors Opportunity
This is a great opportunity to advertise during the social cause. Please email to [email protected] if interested
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Tournament Details
The 5 Category Tournament for CFC Rated is Open, U1800, U1600, U1200 and U1000 . The entry is free for GMs and IMs but please ensure CFC membership is current.
- The preliminary rounds for 10 months is a Lichess Swiss Tournament for Open/U1800 is 6 rounds with 10min +3 Sec inc. For U1600 and lower it is 5 rounds with 15 min + 10sec inc on last Sunday of every month starting at 11AM ESTand you need to be a member of the EagleMinds Chess Club. Please send a request here to join the club
- The Grand-Pri Finale with 6 Finalists in each category will be a Swiss system of 15 min each (No increment) of 5 Rounds starting at 11AM EST on Nov 28th 2021
- Of the 10 Tournaments, the top 7 Tournament performances are considered for the 6 Finalists in each category for the Nov Swiss Lichess Tournament on Nov 28th
- The prize fund for every month is based on minimum of 10 entries and for the Grand-Pri prizes in Nov 2021 requires a minimum of 25 players in each category to be enrolled every month. If any category has very low no's, they will be clubbed with the next higher level.
1. The Prize Money is as shown above with 40% for monthly prizes, 40% retained for Nov 28th Finale, 5% each for both the beneficiaries and 10% for Admin costs.
2. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each group are given certificates every month based on their performance. Also, there are 3 prizes every month and the Top 6 players for a particular month will get 50% discount for subsequent month.
Rules
1. The Tournament will be Zoom Monitored
2. All participants are requested to avoid toggling between browsers. Request to have only 1 browser opened. A separate browser for zoom invite, preferable through a separate device
3. internet will be the player responsibility and little we can do if a game is lost due to internet.
4. The player who are in Top 6 and wants to move to a Higher section, he/she will be only placed with the Ranking and performance of the last player in the higher section, even though he/she has more points in the lower section.
Fees
1. Registration Fee for CFC rated Open/U1800/U1600 is 20 CAD per month, U1200 and lower is CAD 10
2. Late registrations beyond monthly 15th 2021 will be a CAD5 increase and beyond monthly 20th will be additional 5CAD increase for each category.
3. Free entry for all GMs and IMs with CFC current membership
4. Non-CFC members have option in the above Registration form to avail free Annual CFC membership. To understand CFC membership, more details here
Story of MY Raju
Story of PK Rajesh