CANCELLED :-( 4th Haymarket Memorial
May 02 - 03, 2020
CANCELLED
May 2-3, 2020
Chicago Chess Center 4th Haymarket Memorial
Student Center East, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago
750 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60607.
"The history of all hitherto existing human society is the history of chess struggles."
—Emanuel Lasker, The Steinitzian Manifesto
$7,000 in prizes based on 125 players! 5-round Swiss System, Game/90 minutes +30 second increment per move. ½-point byes available all rounds; must commit before rd. 2.
Rounds: 9-2-7 Saturday, 10-3 Sunday.
Nonviolent class struggle in four sections
OPEN
FIDE Rated!
Entry Fee: $90 by 4/15; $100 by 5/1, $110 onsite. Under 2000 may play up for extra $30. GMs and IMs play for free; no prize reduction!
Prizes: $1500-750-350; Under 2300 $400.
UNDER 2000
Entry Fee: $80 by 4/15; $90 by 5/1, $100 onsite. Under 1600 may play up for extra $30. 20% discount for Chicago Chess Center members.
Prizes: $550-275-155; Under 1800 $450-225-120. Unrated may not win more than $300.
UNDER 1600
Entry Fee: $70 by 4/15; $80 by 5/1, $90 onsite. Under 1200 may play up for extra $20. 20% discount for Chicago Chess Center members.
Prizes: $500-250-120; Under 1400: $250-130-100 Unrated may not win more than $300.
UNDER 1200:
Entry Fee: $60 by 4/15; $70 by 5/1, $80 onsite. 20% discount for Chicago Chess Center members.
Prizes: $450-225-100; Under 1000: $100. Unrated may not win more than $250.
ALL: Enter at www.chichess.org/events/ or mail to Chicago Chess Center NFP Inc., P.O. Box 180095, Chicago, IL 60618.
Free/reduced price entries for Chicago K-12 students with financial need. Contact info@chichess.org.
ONSITE REGISTRATION: 7:30-8:30 a.m. No phone entries.
INFO: 773-294-1709, info@chichess.org.
Sets & clocks provided. Wheelchair-accessible.
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).
CTA
Take Blue Line CTA train to UIC Halsted or 8 bus (Halsted) to Polk or 12 bus (Roosevelt) to Halsted.
METRA
Union Station is a 0.8 mile walk, Ogilvie Transportation Center is a 1.1 mile walk . Short taxi ride from all Loop METRA stations.
DINING
Argo Tea may be open on the second floor of Student Center East; Chick-fil-A is open most Saturdays. There are several great restaurants in Little Italy and Greektown within walking distance, but we'd suggest waiting until dinner to visit them. Quick dining options within a half-mile walk include:
Fontano Foods 1058 W. Polk (Closed Sundays)
Curry on File Indian Cuisine, 1030 W. Taylor
Al's #1 Italian Beef, 1079 W. Taylor (Closed Sundays)
Demitasse Cafe, 1066 W. Taylor
Artopolis Bakery, Cafe & Agora, 306 S. Halsted
“Philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the board in various ways;
the point however is to give checkmate.”
—Aron Nimzowitsch, Final Thesis on Tarrasch [source]