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2004 ROBERT WHEELER OPEN

REPORT 1

2004 Robert Wheeler Open

SPONSORED BY:
ALL ISLAND GYPSUM DISTRIBUTORS LTD.

Venue: Four Seasons Hotel, on Ruthven road

Registration; 8:30am - 9:05am

The 2004 Robert Wheeler Chess Open which is being sponsored by All Island Gypsum Distributors Limited, will be held on May 15-16 2004, at the Four Season's Hotel, in the format of an open 6 round Swiss.

This is the second staging of this Tournament, which is held in Honor of arguably Jamaica’s longest serving chess administrator/player, NM ROBERT WHEELER.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

Registration takes place between 8:30 am and 9:00 am on
Saturday morning. The Tournament which will see 3 rounds played each day, will end on Sunday. Half Point Byes are Available for the First Round ONLY and players must either pre-register and claim the Half point Bye or register for FIRST round and claim the Half Point Bye.

PRE: REGISTRATION

For players who want to register early, pre-registration will be allowed this Sat. and Sun at the Kaspablanca chess club form 1pm to 6pm.

Kaspablanca Chess club is located on 4 Springvale avenue, Kingston 10 (off constant sping road--in front of Shocking Vibes Studio) - first road on the right after passing CVM and coming through lights. Players who want to pre-register at the Kaspablanca Chess club, may go to the club or contact Markland Douglas at: 829-4707 or 363-3888

PRIZES

Three categories, a)Open b) U1800 and c) Cadets

a) Open..Guaranteed prizes...1st place $6,000 2nd place $3,000 and third place $2,000

b) U-1800 1st place $1,000 plus gold medal

c) Cadets (13 and under 14 year-old) 1st place $1,000 plus gold medal.

Also Prizes for a) Best New player b) Best rural player
c) Best junior and d) best female

Second and Third in all categories will get silver and bronze medals

FORMAT: Open 6) round Swiss Tournament
One Section: a)Open and b) U1800 section

TIME CONTROL
ROUNDS 1 – 6 = 30 moves in 1hr /30 min to complete,

SCHEDULE

Registration; 8:30am - 9:00am

SATURDAY , MAY 15, 2004
ROUND 1 - Saturday - 9:30am TO 12:30pm
ROUND 2 - Saturday - 1:00pm to 4:00pm
ROUND 3 - Saturday - 4:05pm to 7:05pm

SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004
ROUND 4 - Sunday - 8:45am - 11:45Pm
ROUND 5 - Sunday - 12:35pm - 3:35pm
ROUND 6-Sunday - 3:40pm-6:40pm
Awards Ceremony- 6:50 pm.

ENTRY FEE:
ADULT members $600
ADULT non members $1000]
JUNIOR (U-20) members $400,
JUNIOR (U-20) non member $800]

For more info: Contact: Ian Wilkinson @405-6278, Mark Henry @796-5036, Sidley Matthews@8290472 Mark Holness@375-7733 OR Peter Myers @425-5939

The Tournament was originally called the Easter Open, but it was decided, to re-name the Easter Open tournament the “Robert Wheeler Chess Open” in honour of this legendary National Master

German-born, English-bred Robert Wheeler has lived in Jamaica for thirty years, serving chess in the Caribbean tremendously. Currently the Secretary of the Jamaica Chess Federation, he has been Jamaican national champion on many occasions and has represented the “land of wood and water” at numerous chess Olympiads, including the most recent in Bled, Slovenia. He has also been Jamaica’s delegate to a number of Fide congresses.
Local legends Dr. Harold Chan, Thomas Figueroa (of blessed memory) and Wheeler hold the distinction of being the first players to be awarded the Jamaican title of National Master in 1975.

For thirty years Wheeler has remained very competitive on the chess circuit, putting up strong performances against Jamaica’s younger generation of leading players (including NM Shane Matthews and FM Warren Elliott) and recently placed 5th in the 2004 Jamaica national Champs and qualified for the Jamaican Chess Olympiad team.

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