Five-Round, Swiss-System Chess Tournament (5 games, no elimination), 90 minutes per player, (GAME/90), open to all born after 6/1/87, 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, and free entry to all Chess Center tournaments thru 9/1/07 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 at 1:30 pm Sunday.
THE ON-SITE ENTRY FEE IS $65 PER PLAYER.
On-site registration is
only for
players who have not registered in advance! Players who have
already registered in advance DO NOT also need to register on site-- just
be at the tournament in time for your first game!
ENTRY FEE IS $20 LESS TO PLAYERS WHO ENTER BOTH the 1-Day Schedule of the Greater New York Junior Championship on Sunday, June 17th AND the New Yorker June Game/50 Open, Saturday June 16th at 11 am, with $2,200 GUARANTEED PRIZES in 2 sections: 1. Open Section and 2. Under 1800 Section!
Limit of 2
byes, must commit before round 2. Re-entry: $30, counts half.
Official June USCF
ratings (and CCA
minimum ratings, if any) used. Current U.S. Chess Federation
membership is required to participate (in any USCF-rated
tournament), and membership dues may be paid when registering for tournament.
There is a $5 charge for each player entry fee refund requested through June 13;
$10 charge per player beginning June 14 until at least 30 minutes before game time.
USCF Membership dues are forwarded to the USCF-- membership
dues are not refundable.
To withdraw from the tournament thru June 14,
call 845-569-9969, or email us at chesscentr@aol.com.
After June 14, 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