Willow Springs Winery
Our third Speed Xiangqi tournament of 2014 will take place at our most beautiful location yet: Willow Springs Winery near Stouffville.
The tournament will use the Swiss System. Each player will seven games, and will have ten minutes plus ten seconds per move for each game.
The top four finishers will receive prizes, and the top two will be eligible for the championship final in December.
TXA members can play for free. For non-members, the entry fee is $10. All players must pay a $10 deposit, which will be returned when the tournament is over.
All are welcome to play in this tournament. Play will begin at 1 p.m. Please arrive early.
Willow Springs is an award winning winery located on the Oak Ridges Moraine. Its address is 5572 Bethesda Road, Stouffville, ON L4A 7X3. Directions can be found on its website.
Four Speed Xiangqi tournaments are organized each year by the Toronto Xiangqi Association and the Scarborough Seniors Chess Club. The first two tournaments of this year were won by Jimmy Yao 姚建華 and Mark Wang WeiQiang 王偉強. The fourth tournament will take place in November, and a final for eight top finishers in December.
For more information call 1 (647) 998-1718, email txa1988@yahoo.com, or watch our Facebook Group. If you’ve joined our Facebook group, let us know whether you’re coming.
