The Canadian Open 2013 is taking place on 13-20th July at the National Hotel and Suites Ottawa in Ottawa, ON. The tournament format is 9 Rounds Swiss, one section.
Rounds:
Rd.1 – Saturday, July 13; 4:30 p.m..
Rd.2 – Sunday, July 14; 10:30 a.m.
Rd.3 – Sunday, July 14; 6:30 p.m.
Rd.4-8 – Monday-Friday, July 15-19; 6:30 p.m.
Rd.9 – Saturday, July 20; 10:30 a.m.
Prize Fund (expected): $25,000
After four rounds of play GM Nigel Short, GM Ivan Sokolov, GM Eric Hansen and IM Leonid Gerzhoy are joint leaders with perfect scores. 181 players compete.
Leaders after 4 rounds:
1 GM Nigel Short 2697 4
2 GM Ivan Sokolov 2642 4
3 GM Eric Hansen 2587 4
4 IM Leonid Gerzhoy 2571 4
5 GM Walter Arencibia 2610 3.5
6 IM Aman Hambleton 2580 3.5
7 IM Raja Panjwani 2517 3.5
8 IM Richard Wang 2484 3.5
9 GM Lazaro Bruzon Batista 2758 3.5
10 GM Bator Sambuev 2688 3.5
Nice chunk of change.