$5,600 UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED!
OCT. 28-29, 2017
4SS, 40/100, SD/30; +30 increment from move 1.
FIVE SECTIONS:
FIDE Rated. EF: Advance $69 if rated above 2099, $89 if rated below 2100. $20 more onsite. GMs & IMs: free w/ advance registration. $1000-500-300-200. U2300 $400-250. Accelerated possible.
EF: Advance $68 if above 1899, $88 if rated below 1900. $20 more onsite. $500-250-100.
EF: Advance $67 if above 1699, $87 if below 1700. $20 more onsite. $450-225-100.
EF: $66 if above 1499, $76 if under 1500; $20 more onsite. $400-200-100.
EF: Advance $62; $20 more onsite. $350-150-100.
ALL SECTIONS: Rounds Sat. 10 & 4, Sun. 10 & 4. Oct. ratings used. Re-entry: $50. Byes: limit 2, must commit before rd. two; 2nd voluntary bye in rd. 3 or 4 counts as 0.4 towards prizes.
REGISTRATION: Onine or by mail to Chicago Chess Center NFP Inc. PO Box 180095, Chicago IL 60618 postmarked by Oct. 20. No phone entries. Onsite 8:30-9:30 Sat. and 8:30-9:30 Sun.
INFO: Bill Brock (773) 294-1709, info@chichess.org. Sets & clocks supplied. W.
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.
Blue Line to UIC–Halsted; 8 (Halsted) to Polk; 12 (Roosevelt), 18 (18th) to Halsted
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.
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