Location:

Schaumburg Township District Library

130 S. Roselle Rd.

Schaumburg, IL 60193

We will be on the second floor, room name is “Rasmussen South"

     Skittles room will be anywhere on the first floor; second floor will be off-limits for chess analysis.

Time control is G/50; d5 [50 minutes with a 5 second delay]

 

Sections:  [LIVE USCF Regular Rating determines eligibility]

Gold (section): 1700 and over; 1601-1699 may play up.

Silver (section): 1200 – 1699; 1101 – 1199 may play up.

Bronze (section): U1200 and Unrated

     Sorry, but we will not be accepting any scholastic players rated 1000

ADULTS PLAYERS RATED below 1000, please contact me and I'll register you in the tournament.

 

Entry fee and registration:

Free until 11:59 PM Wednesday night before the tournament date.

Players may register for $7 after Thursday.  Donation are appreciative [on-site or online] to help offset my expenses for running these tournaments.

On-site registration is $10 - price is increased to discourage on-site registration.

Players who register but doesn’t show up, without notice, will not be eligible to enter future Schaumburg Library tournaments.  A quick note before round 1 on why you can't come is sufficient enough for me.

 

Check-in and Schedule:

Check-in from 10:00 - 10:55

     Those who don't check in before 10:55 will get a first-round bye and may or may not be paired.

Round 1 11:00 - 12:50

Lunch

Round 2 1:20 - 3:10 

Round 3 3:20 - 5:10

Expect the tournament to be done by 5:00 PM.

 

Other information:

This is a public library, meaning there SHOULDN'T be any reason for a chess player to be disruptive to the public.  Due to this reasoning, we will NOT accept scholastic students rated 1000 or below.

Please bring sets + digital clocks; limited supplied.

Public Wi-Fi available.

Coffee shop on the first floor; open all day.

No refunds.

Questions? Concerns? Suggestions?

Please e-mail me at HiroHiguchi@Rocketmail.com!