Five-Round, Swiss-System Chess Tournament (5 games, no elimination), 50 minutes per player, (GAME/50), 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.
1. Open Section
(open to all).
30 Grand Prix Points!
1st - $500, 2nd - $250, 3rd - $100,
Top-scoring player rated Under 2400 (or
Unrated): $160,
Top-scoring player rated Under 2200: $150,
Top-scoring player rated Under 2000:
$140
2. Under 1800 Section (open to players rated
Under 1800, or Unrated players).
1st - $400, 2nd - $200,
3rd - $100 ($100 prize limit to Unrated
players).
Top-scoring player rated Under 1600: $105,
Top-scoring player rated Under
1400: $95
On-site registration ends 10:30 am Saturday.
Round times: 11:00 am, 1:30 pm, 3:30 pm, 5:30 pm, 7:30 pm.
THE ON-SITE ENTRY FEE IS $65 PER PLAYER.
Entry fee discounts: $20 less to Unrated players (only players with 3 games or less are unrated), $20 less to rated players who also enter the NY Junior Championship (1-Day Schedule) on Sunday, June 15th; GMs free ($30 from prize).
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!
Limit of 2
byes, must commit before 1:30 pm. Re-entry: $30.
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 $10 charge for each player entry fee refund 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 12,
email us at chesscentr@aol.com, or call us at 845-569-9969.
After June 12, 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