Five-Round, Swiss-System Chess Tournament(5 games, no elimination), 90 minutes per player, open to all born after 6/1/86, in the beautifully remodeled and well-lighted 3rd Floor Conference Center, New Yorker Hotel, 481 Eighth Avenue at 34th Street, across from Penn Station (near 33rd Street PATH trains), New York City: 212-971-0101.
$$ 2,250 prize fund, based on 150 total paid entries: a minimum of half of each prize is Guaranteed!
Three separate sections.
1. Open Section (open to all).
1st - $400, 2nd - $200, 3rd - $120,
Top-scoring player rated Under 2000: $110,
Top-scoring player rated Under 1800: $1002. Under 1600 Section (open to players rated Under 1600, or Unrateds).
1st - $300, 2nd - $150, 3rd - $110,
Top-scoring player rated Under 1400: $100
($100 prize limit to Unrateds).3. Under 1200 Section (open to players rated Under 1200, or Unrateds).
1st - $300, 2nd - $150, 3rd - $110,
Top-scoring player rated Under 1000: $100
($50 prize limit to Unrateds).
Special plaques also awarded to the top two Under 1200 scorers in each grade: K thru 4!
All: trophies awarded to the five top scorers in each section, free entry to all Chess Center tournaments thru 9/1/06 to the top 3 scorers in each section-- a savings of hundreds of dollars in future entry fees!!
Two separate playing options.
Two-Day Schedule,
on-site registration ends Saturday 9:30 am.
-Round times:
Saturday 10:00 am, 1:30 pm, 4:30 pm; Sunday
1:30 pm, 4:30 pm.
One-Day Schedule, on-site
registration ends Sunday 8:30 am.
-Round times:
Sunday 9:00 am, 10:30 am, 12 Noon, 1:30 pm, 4:30 pm
(Rounds 1-3 of the One-Day Schedule only are Game/30);
both schedules merge for Round 4.
On-site registration is only for
players who have not registered in advance! Players who have
already registered in advance DO NOT also register on site-- just
be at the tournament in time for your first game! Limit of 2
byes, must commit before round 3. Re-entry: $30, counts half. Official June USCF
ratings (and CCA
minimum ratings, if any) used.
THE ON-SITE ENTRY FEE IS $65 PER PLAYER.
The advance
entries received thru June 14 are now posted here.
There is a $5 charge for each refund requested after 8
pm June 14, at least 30 minutes before game time.
To withdraw from the tournament thru June 15,
call 845-569-9969, or email us at chesscentr@aol.com.
After June 15, call 845-569-9969,
or 212-971-0101 and speak to the
Tournament Director-- DO
NOT LEAVE ANY MESSAGES WITH THE
HOTEL SWITCHBOARD, as these are
unlikely to be received in time to prevent you from losing on
forfeit!). No refunds for players who do not show
up for their tournament game and do not provide the Tournament
Director with at least 30 minutes notice that they will not be
coming (resulting in a "no show" forfeit loss).
Bring sets,
clocks, boards-- none are supplied!
(A Large Selection of Chess Sets, Books and Equipment will be on
sale at the tournament!)
AND DON'T MISS