2014 Canadian Open : Pre-registered players and additionnal information

Pre-registered players
GM ARENCIBIA, Walter A - 2400 
GM DE FIRMIAN, Nick A – 2400 
GM FEDOROWICZ, John A – 2400 
WIM FLEITES MARTI, Yuleikys A - 2400 
GM MORADIABADI, Elshan A – 2400 
GM KOVALYOV, Anton A – 2400 
IM LAWSON, Eric A – 2400 
WGM MARRERO, Yaniet A - 2400 
IM PEREZ, Rodney A - 2400
GM PEREZ RODRIGUEZ, Luis Manuel A - 2400
WGM PINA VEGA, Sulennis A – 2400 
GM ROUSSEL-ROOZMON, Thomas A – 2400 
IM RUIZ SANCHEZ, Orlen A – 2400 
GM SAMBUEV, Bator A – 2400 
GM TIVIAKOV, Sergei A – 2400 
VAN HOOLANDT, Patrick A -2400 
GM VAN WELY, Loek A – 2400 
HADDADI, Farshad B - U2400
DEHMEL, Jens B - U2400 
DERRAUGH, Geordie B - U2400 
WEBER, Meikel B -U2400
LEE, Brendon C - U2000 
ARMSTRONG, Robert D - U1700
LEE, Frank D - U1700 
LEE, Melissa D - U1700
DEMOCRI, Fardin E – U1300 and unrated
DEMOCRI, Firooz E – U1300 and unrated 
DEMOCRI, Radin E – U1300 and unrated

Here are some attempts to answer frequent questions :

Top section

In order to have a first section as strong as possible, the entry fee is based on FIDE rating. There are discounts for foreign players, as we intend to have at least 20 foreign players, so the tournament can be a “Super-Swiss” (i.e. the federation of the opponents would not matter). 
We only consider the FIDE rating as of January 1st. We might have to limit the registration of lower rated players if too many decide to play in this section, so register early!

CYCC participants get free entry for the Canadian Open if they contact us soon enough (not valid for section A).

Parking:

Information on the hotel parking is available here : http://www.fairmont.com/queen-elizab...st-services/#9

The Place Ville-Marie (right in front) seems to be cheaper (especially for the weekends) and there are discounts if you buy something from their mall (which is quite likely as there is a food court in this building, which is linked to the hotel). 

http://www.placevillemarie.com/en/access/parking.php

There seems to be other options on this website : http://montreal.bestparking.com/

However, the best option would probably to take the train. Tickets (round trip from Toronto or Ottawa) can often cost less than $50 if bought in advance, and Montreal's train station is directly under the hotel.

Hotel:
We obtained a huge discount for the hotel rooms and they might all be gone very quickly! We recommend to book your rooms as soon as possible. In any case, the discount is only valid until June 13. After this date, the rooms will cost the regular price (about twice as much).

Membership and rating :
If you live outside of Quebec, you need to be a CFC member, but do not need to pay for the FQE membership. We will use your CFC or FIDE rating to determine in which section you belong. Because of the different ratings systems, no sandbagging rule will be used (except possibly for the judgment of the chief arbiter, for special cases).

Tournament website:
www.echecsmontreal.ca