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See our 2016 Summer Chess Camp Advertising Section in the center of this issue!
The Struggle
The struggle of chess is quite simple:
you can
work tirelessly
for
extensive
periods
of time,
give all
you have to give,
and make only
incremental progress.
March 2016
|
USChess.org
25th annual
CHICAGO OPEN
May 26-30, 27-30, 28-30 or 29-30, 2016
Open 9 rounds, others 7 rounds, Memorial Day weekend at luxurious Westin North Shore Hotel
GM and IM norms possible! Free lectures & analysis of your games by GM John Fedorowicz!
$100,000 PRIZE FUND UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED!
Open Section:
9 rounds, 5/26-30, 40/2,
SD/30
d10,
open to
all, FIDE
norms possible.
U2300 to U1300 Sections:
7 rounds,
choice of
5/27-30, 5/28-30
or
5/29-30.
40/2,
SD/30,
d10
except
rounds 1-2
of
3 day
are G/60, d10, and rounds 1-4
of
2 day are
G/30, d10. No unrateds
in U1300 to U1900.
U1000 Section:
7 rounds,
choice of
5/28-
30
or
5/29-30. G/90, d10
except
rounds 1-4
of
2 day are G/30, d10.
4-day, 3-day
&
2-day schedules
merge
&
compete
for same
prizes.
Westin Chicago
North
Shore Hotel,
601
N Milwaukee Ave,
Wheeling
IL 60090. Free
parking.
In 8 sections:
Open Section:
$10000-5000-2500-1300-
1000-800-600-500-400-400,
clear/tiebreak
winner bonus $300,
top
FIDE
U2400/Unr
$2000-1000. FIDE rated, GM and IM
norms
possible,
200 Grand Prix Points.
U2300:
$5000-2500-1200-800-600-500-
400-300-300-300.
U2100:
$5000-2500-1200-800-600-500-
400-300-300-300.
Unrated
limit $1000.
U1900:
$5000-2500-1200-800-600-500-
400-300-300-300.
U1700:
$5000-2500-1200-800-600-500-
400-300-300-300.
U1500:
$4000-2000-1000-700-500-400-
300-300-300-300.
U1300:
$4000-2000-1000-700-500-400-
300-300-300-300.
U1000:
$1000-500-300-200-200-150-150-
100-100-100, unr limit $200,
trophies to top
10, 1st
U800, U600, U400, Unrated.
Prize limits:
if
under 26 lifetime games:
U1300
$1000,
U1500
$1500,
U1700
$2000,
U1900
$2500.
If any
post-event
rating
posted
5/25/15
to
5/25/16 was more
than
30
pts over
section maximum, limit $1500.
Mixed Doubles:
best male/female
combined
2-player “team” score: $2000-
1000-500-400-300. Must average
uder
n
2200, same section
not
required.
Only
rds 1-
7
count
for
Open. See
TLA for details.
Ratings:
May
official USCF
ratings used
for
U2300 &
below, FIDE for
Open. Unofficial
web ratings usually used
if otherwise
unrated. Foreign ratings see
chesstour.com.
Top 7 sections
entry
fee:
$207
online
at
chessaction.com
by 3/21, $227
online
by
5/25, $250
online
until 2 hrs before rd 1
or
at site until 1 hr before rd 1.
Open
$100
more for
US players not
FIDE
or USCF
2200/over. No
check
at site,
credit card OK.
Special entry
fees:
GMs
in Open,
$200
from
prize.
IMs
& WGMs in Open
$100,
another $100 deducted from
prize.
$100 less
to
seniors 65/over,
except U1000 Section.
U1000 Section entry
fees:
$57
online
at
chessaction.com
by 5/25, $80
online
until 2
hrs before rd 1
or
at site until 1 hr before.
Mailed
or phoned entries:
See
Tournament Life
or chesstour.com.
Online or
mailed EF $5 less
to
ICA
members; join at
il-chess.org.
ICA
tour event.
USCF
membership required.
Special
dues, see TLA
or chesstour.com.
5-day schedule
(Open
only):
Late
entry to
Thu 6
pm,
rds Thu 7
pm,
Fri 12
noon &
7
pm, Sat
11
&
6,
Sun
11
&
6, Mon 10
&
4.
4-day schedule
(U2300
to U1300):
Late
entry to
Fri 6
pm,
rds. Fri 7
pm, Sat
11 am
&
6
pm, Sun
11 am
&
6
pm,
Mon 10
&
4.
3-day schedule
(U2300
to U1300):
Late
entry to Sat
10 am, rds.
Sat
11 am, 2:30
pm
&
6
pm, Sun
11 am
&
6
pm,
Mon 10
&
4.
3-day schedule
(U1000): Late
entry to
Sun
1
pm,
rds.
Sat
2
pm &
6
pm, Sun
10 am,
2
pm &
6
pm,
Mon 10 am
&
2
pm.
2-day schedule
(U2300
to U1300):
Late
entry to Sun
9 am; rds.
Sun
10 am, 12
noon,
2
pm,
3:45
pm &
6
pm,
Mon 10 am
&
4
pm.
2-day schedule
(U1000): Late
entry to
Sun
9 am; rds.
Sun
10 am, 12
noon,
2
pm,
3:45
pm &
6
pm,
Mon 10 am
&
2
pm.
Half point
byes
OK
all rounds, limit 4 (2
in
last 4 rds).
Open
must
commit
before
round 2,
others
before round 4.
Hotel
rates:
$107 for 1-4/room, 800-937-
8461, 847-777-6500.
Reserve
by 5/12; rate
may
increase or
hotel sell
out.
All:
Bring sets, boards,
clocks- none
supplied. $15
charge
for refunds. Entries
posted
at
chessaction.com
(online
entries
posted instantly).
Questions:
chesstour.com,
chesstour.info,
Director@Chess.US, 347-201-
2269. Junior GP
points
available.
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