The April Sectional Tournament is fast approaching. The current deadline for registration is Tuesday, April the 15^th but it's not too late to call Lorne and register!

NEWS FLASH: TD Lorne Gibbons is seriously considering changing the event to an Active tournament. He suggested 2 rounds on Friday and 3 on Saturday. If you are interested in such a tournament, then show up this evening and register. Prospective players can contact Lorne Gibbons during the TNT evenings at the University of Winnipeg or at 222-0855. They can also e mail me at the following address: niginator AT shaw DOT ca  (Replace AT with @ and DOT with .  ) or post a comment on the Exclam! online blog .  I will be posting the updated list of players on this website as they are added. The pairings will be posted on this website as well, and that will probably be done by Alex Nikouline once registration is over.  

 The event is a 5 round Round Robin tournament broken into sections of 6 players. Typically, there is also a final "open" section of the players with the lowest ratings who cannot be fit into a section of 6 players. The tournament will be played in room 5L24 at the Univ. of Winnipeg.

 Time controls for the event are as follows: Fri all moves/120 minutes; Sat & Sun 30/90, then all/60.

Please note that there will be no discounted rating fees. All entries will be $25.  

 A sectional tournament is an opportunity for players to have a series of games against players with ratings similar to their own. The opponents, and colours, are known in advance. The only caution is that there are no half point byes, so players should expect to play all 5 rounds.

Let us know of your intention to play. I will add the names as they come in.