Chicago Chess Center Rated Beginners' Open #39
Saturday 04/9/2022
5-round Swiss System. Each player has 30 minutes for each game, plus an additional five-second delay per move.
UIC Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St. Chicago IL 60607, sixth floor.
TWO SECTIONS: U1200 & Unrated, U800 & Unrated. Same entry fees, round times, and prizes.
Entry fee: $22 by Apr 3, $27 by Apr 9, $35 onsite.
You do NOT need a US Chess rating to play in this event! You DO need to join US Chess (and you can join onsite). Free entry and & US Chess membership available to a limited number of City of Chicago scholastic players with financial need (honor system). Email for details.
Registration: Online or onsite 8 to 8:30 AM.
INFO: info@chichess.org (inquire by email for mail-in entry information)
Round times: 9, 10:15, *lunch break*, 12:15, 1:30, 2:45.
Prizes: First place (or all scoring at or above 4½ points): chess clock + book, 4 points: two books. All players who compete the event will receive a book!
All-day parking is available for $7 in the UIC Halsted/Taylor Parking Structure at 760 W. Taylor St. with onsite purchase of parking stub (normal all-day rate is $9).
Take Blue Line CTA train to UIC Halsted or 8 bus (Halsted) to Polk or 12 bus (Roosevelt) to Halsted.
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.
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)
Portillo's Restaurant, 520 W. Taylor
Demitasse Cafe, 1066 W. Taylor
Artopolis Bakery, Cafe & Agora, 306 S. Halsted