CHICAGO CHESS CENTER CLOUD GATE CLASS

August 11-12, 2018

$7,500 UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED!

Open to all players, beginner to grandmaster

Grandmaster Vladimir Georgiev

Grandmaster Dmitry Gurevich

Student Center East, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, 750 S. Halsted, Chicago IL 60607. 

60 US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS

Five sections, two schedules:

FOUR-ROUND SCHEDULES

Cloud Gate (Open to above 1899 & unrated), Omphalos (Open to Under 2200 & unrated), and Bean (Open to 1899 to 1600 & unrated):

4SS, 40/100, SD/30, plus 30 second increment from move one. Rounds: Saturday 10-4, Sunday 10-4

SIX-ROUND SCHEDULES

Pritzker Pavilion (Open to 1599-1300 & unrated) and Lurie Garden (Open to under 1300 & unrated): 

6SS, G/65 d/5.  Rounds: Saturday 10:15-2-5, Sunday 10:15-2-5

CLOUD GATE SECTION: Open to above 1899 & unrated

FIDE Rated. EF: $89 by Jul. 29; $99 by Aug. 10; $109 onsite. 1900-2099 $50 more. GMs, IMs, WGMs, WIMs: free w/ advance registration. $1100-600-300-200. U2300 $300. (Note: playup fee is based on US Chess rating; pairings and prizes will be based on FIDE rating.) Accelerated possible.

OMPHALOS SECTION: Open to Under 2200 & unrated

EF: $89 by Jul. 29; $99 by Aug. 10; $109 onsite. $600-300-200-150. 

BEAN SECTION: Open to 1899-1600 & unrated

EF: $89 by Jul. 29; $99 by Aug. 10; $109 onsite. $600-300-200-150. 

 

PRITZKER PAVILION SECTION: Open to 1599-1300 & unrated

EF: $89 by Jul. 29; $99 by Aug. 10; $109 onsite. U1200 $10 more. $600-300-200-150. 

LURIE GARDEN SECTION: Open to Under 1300 & Unrated.

EF: $89 by Jul. 29; $99 by Aug. 10; $109 onsite. $600-300-200-150. 

 

ALL SECTIONS: Byes: limit 2 (limit 3 in U1500 & U1300 sections), must commit before rd. two; 2nd voluntary bye in a Sunday round counts as 0.4 towards prizes. Players with FIDE or foreign national ratings will be placed in appropriate section by TD. In sections other than Open, players without a US Chess rating cannot win more than 50% of first prize.

REGISTRATION: Online or by mail to Chicago Chess Center NFP Inc. PO Box 180095, Chicago IL 60618 postmarked by Jan. 14. No phone entries. Onsite 8:00-9:15 Sat. and 8:30-9:30 Sun. 

INFO: Bill Brock (773) 294-1709, info@chichess.org. Sets & clocks supplied. W.

PARKING

All-day parking is available for $7 in the UIC Halsted/Taylor Parking Structure at 760 W. Taylor St. with purchase of parking sticker (normal all-day rate is $8.50). We encourage carpooling.

CTA

Blue Line to UIC–Halsted; 8 (Halsted) to Polk; 12 (Roosevelt), 18 (18th) to Halsted

METRA

Union Station is a 0.8 mile walk, Ogilvie Transportation Center is a 1.1 mile walk. Walk west to Halsted, then walk south. Short taxi ride from all Loop METRA stations.

DINING

Argo Tea may be open on the second floor of Student Center East. Options within a half-mile walk include:

Fontano Foods 1058 W. Polk St.
RoSal’s 1154 W. Taylor St.
Khaosan & Taylor 1104 W. Taylor St.
Tufano’s 1073 W. Vernon Park Place