Scholastic chess tournament at the Midwest Academy for Gifted Education
Sponsored by Nexplore, MMChess and the Chicago Chess Center
166 W Washington St #600, Chicago, IL 60602
Conveniently located within 10 minutes of multiple L stations (Washington and Wells, Clark and Lake, Washington, and Lake), Ogilvie, Union Station, and the Kennedy.
There is street parking, lots, and garages nearby.
Use the ButterflyMX to enter our unit number: 600. Then enter 1160 for the Access Code. Head to the 6th floor, and the center will be on your right.
If you need addition street navigation for finding the entrance, please click here.
Open (USCF ID required) and Unrated (No USCF ID required) section.
4 rounds of 25+5.
Limited to 50 players.
Chess sets and clocks are provided by the CCC.
$24.99.
Trophies for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in each section.
Team Prizes (top four players from each school's points will be tallied); trophies for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams.
Medals for anyone with a plus score (3 points or more).
Room opens at 11:30 AM.
Round 1 at 12:00 PM, with subsequent rounds immediately following. Awards will be handed out after all rounds are complete. Event will end roughly around 5:00 PM.
Please try and notate as much as you can.
This tournament is dual (classical and quick) rated.
Open section requires a USCF membership. Unrated section does not. If you are registering in unrated section, simply leave the ID area blank at registration.
Chess sets and clocks are provided by the CCC.
You can contact us at td@chichess.org.