Five-Round, Swiss-System Chess Tournament(5 games, no elimination), 90 minutes per player, open to all born after 6/1/85, 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.
$$ 2,200 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 - $100,
Top-scoring player rated 1800-1999: $100,
Top-scoring player rated Under 1800: $1002. Under 1600 Section (open to players rated Under 1600, or Unrateds).
1st - $300, 2nd - $150, 3rd - $100,
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 - $100,
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 thru4!
All: trophies awarded to the five top scorers in each section, free entry to all Chess Center tournaments thru 9/1/05 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.
The advance entry deadline for mail, phone and online
registration has passed.
Registration now is only on site,
at the New Yorker Hotel, at
least 30 minutes before your game.
THE ENTRY FEE IS $60 PER PLAYER AT
THE TOURNAMENT.
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.
There is a $3 charge for each refund requested after
8 pm June 16, at least 30 minutes before game time.
To withdraw from the tournament thru June 16,
call 845-569-9969, or email us at chesscentr@aol.com.
After June 16, call 845-569-9969,
or 212-971-0101 and speak to the Tournament
Director). 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