Dear friends,
It’s my pleasure to provide you the final details of the logistics of the upcoming tournament.
2006 New York City Mayor’s Cup Invitational
Date: June 25-26
Location: New York Athletic Club, 180 Central Park South, New York, NY (You can find directions on how to get there at http://www.nyac.org)
The participants are:
* GM Gata Kamsky
* GM Alex Onischuk
* GM Ildar Ibragimov
* GM Boris Gulko
* GM Alex Stripunsky
* GM Susan Polgar
The time limit will be G/25 5 delay
The Susan Polgar Foundation guarantees all the prizes.
Schedule:
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Arrival of players 10:00-10:15am
Opening ceremony/Press Conference/Photos 10:30-11:00am
Round 1 11:30am
Round 2 12:50pm
Lunch break
Round 3 3:00pm
Round 4 4:20pm
Round 5 5:40pm
Monday, June 26, 2006
Round 6 10am
Round 7 11:20am
Round 8 12:40pm
Lunch break
Round 9 2:45pm
Round 10 4:00pm
Closing ceremony/Press conference/photos 5:15pm
Dress code:
Jacket is required by the NY Athletic Club.
No jeans or sneakers allowed.
Tie recommended at least for the Opening and Closing ceremonies.
Spectators who do not meet the dress code will not be admitted.
If you have sent an e-mail to reserve your seat at either or both days, you are confirmed. Please make sure to bring an ID as the NYACF may ask you to show it. Please send an e-mail to PolgarFoundation@aol.com if you have any question.
Gata Kamsky will win!!!!!!!!!
Onsichuk will win!
Susan Polgar will do well!
Susan:
Prepare for the event. Don’t waste your time blogging.
Well, if Susan isn’t prepared now, I doubt that anything she could do in the next 36 hours would change that. But I would guess that she is prepared.
That is one weird shaped knight.
Is it USCF rated?
dress codes, “no smokin” – not even if leaving tournament area and other silly restrictions – made me quit my tournamant chess “career” – 20 years ago.
obviously nothing ever changes …
i’ll put on my sneakers, burn my cigarette, turn on my internet and watch the “well dressed, tied gentle giants” breaking the holy glass but never the directives – ridiculous!
in ancient times, chess was the game of the kings (and not long ago it was forbidden to play chess in iran!)
– i’m not a king – i’m simply a chess amateur – but imagine: e.g a Magnus Carlson, with a jacket and a tie in front of a chess board – or an Alekhine without his cat … or a Tal without his cigarette…
way to go old scum – Vohaul – time passes – and somwhere down the road chess players will be forced to wear football shirts and will play inspiring chess-games, anyhow!
that’s what i call: professionalism!
Vohaul