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 	A friend of mine who is vice-president of FQE (Quebec Province
Chess Federation) told me about chess activity in the great area of the
Big Apple. Every year, a bunch of chess players for Quebec cross the
american border to participate in some of the famous events held there.
They usually share the view that playing on a foreign land is quite an
experience: it is a nice occasion for confronting your chess abilities but
it also provides a lot of fun in discovering a slightly different culture. 
 
         As you might know, the city of Montreal is the second largest in
Canada. What makes it different from other american cities is that more
than half of its population speak french. It is also a neat and safe city
with many major cultural events during the summer. 
 
         So I thought it might be a good idea for some members of fereign
chessclub or any group of amateurs in your area to join in!

to join in for a ride North this summer and explore our region a bit while
participating in a nice chess event: "Le Championnat Ouvert du Quebec
1997" ( 97 Quebec Province Open ). This is not a formal invitation, but it
is worth some considaration in my opinion. :^) Following is the
information you need about the tournament. If you want to inquire about
further details, you can write back to me or to my colleagues mentioned at
the end. 

PS: 3 GMs confirmed their presence, and a few others (I was told up to 5
more) already expressed their interest. Other titled players might get
accomodations. 

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CHAMPIONNAT OUVERT DU QUEBEC 1997
10,000$ in prize
Cegep du vieux-Montreal
255 Ontario est Montreal
Quebec, Canada
july 26 to august 3 1997
Inscriptions at 10h AM 26 july at cegep du vieux-montreal
 
5 sections
 
Championship (2000 and over) close

	"Prizes in canadian $"

1700,800,500,300,200,100
Best -2200 - 200$, 100$
Best -2100 - 200$, 100$
 
Advanced -2000
650,425,300,200,100
-1900 125$
-1800 125$
Best junior 100$
 
Intermediairy -1700
650,425,300,200,100
-1600 100$
-1500 100$

Amateur -1400
400,300,200,100,75
-1300 100
Cadet 50

Beginner (-1200 and without rating)
200,115,75,60,50
Best with no rating 75
Best junior 50
Best cadet 50

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Speed : 40 moves / 2 hours + 1 hour mate.
Subscriptions july 26th 10h am to 12h am

First round 1 pm
second sunday july 27th at 10am
third at 5pm
rounds 4 to 8 : londay to friday july 28th to august 1th at 6pm

9th round : saturday august 2nd at 11am

Closing ceremony and prizes: august 3rd at 10pm

Subscriptions (adults/juniors/cadets) (in canadian $)

Open section  65,55,45
Advanced 55,45,35  
Intermediairy 55,45,35
Amateur 45,34,20
Beginners 40,30,20
 
after july 1st 5$ over

on place : add 10$ 
cadets don't need to pay those extra fees
players in beginner section that play for the first time in a tourney pay
only 25$ and become member of the federation for one year.  No checks

accepted the day of tourney

You can pay in advance at Specialiste Des Echecs, 1365 St-Catherine est,
Montreal, until july 24th at 6pm
 
The 5 section are rated FQE, the open section is FQE,FCE and FIDE, and
extra fees of 10$ are required for non-members of FCE
 
Rating of july 25th will be used
 
Bring your clock, pieces and a pen.

Other activities : 30 min/mate tourney sunday august 3 from 10:30am to
7:30 pm.
 
Blitz tourney (5 minutes /mate) saturday august 2 from 7pm to midnight
 
Grand Master simultaneous.
 
 Info : (514)252-3034
 (Canada)
 
 For more informations, please contact (514)252-3034, rberube@cam.org