CHICAGO CHESS CENTER 5th BOBBY FISCHER MEMORIAL

Sunday 3/12/2023

  March 12th is the first day of Daylight Savings Time in Illinois: don't be late!

4SS, G/60 +5 seconds increment, Room 605 UIC Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St. Chicago IL 60607.

Please note that round 1 registration now CLOSES at 9 a.m. and round 1 is now at 9:30! (Round 1 byes available for sleepyheads.)

In 3 Sections

OPEN 

Each player with 4 points wins $320, 3½ $160, 3 $80, 2½ $40

UNDER 1800  

Open to 1799 & under. $$ Each player with 4 points wins $240, 3½ $120, 3 $60, 2½ $30.

UNDER 1300  

Open to 1299 & under. $$ Each player with 4 points wins $200, 3½ $100, 3 $50, 2½ $25

ALL: Entry fee: $40 by March 8, $46 by March 11, $50 onsite. 20% discount for CCC members. $30 playup fee for players under 1700 in Open Section. $15 playup fee for players under 1200 in Under 1800 section. Free entry for GM-WGM-IM-WIM-FM-WFM.

Rounds: 9:30-12:30-3:00-5:30. Accelerated possible. ENT: online or mail to Chicago Chess Center NFP Inc. P.O. Box 180095, Chicago, IL 60618. Onsite 8:30  to 9:00 a.m. No phone entries. ½-point bye any round: request before rd. 2.  INFO:info@chichess.org. Sets & clocks provided.

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

Curry on File Indian Cuisine, 1030 W. Taylor

Demitasse Cafe, 1066 W. Taylor

Artopolis Bakery, Cafe & Agora, 306 S. Halsted