CHICAGO OPEN 21st annual
May 24-28, 25-28, 26-28, 27-28 or 25-26 Open 9 rounds, others 7 rounds, Memorial Day weekend. At the luxurious WESTIN NORTH SHORE HOTEL
Free lectures & analysis of your games by GM John Fedorowicz! $100,000 PRIZE FUND UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED!
Open Section: 9 rounds, 40/90, SD/30, Inc/30, 5/24-28. U1300 to U2300 Sections: 7 rounds, choice of 5/25-28,
5/26-28 or 5/27-28. 40/2, SD/1, d/5 except first 2 rounds of 3 day are G/75, d/5, first 4 rounds of 2 day are G/40, d/5 U1100 Section: 7 rounds, G/40, d/5, 5/25-26. Enter
U1100 and a 5/27-28 section and you can play 14 games! U900 Section: 7 rounds, G/40, d/5, 5/27-28. At Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel, 601 N
Milwaukee Ave, Wheeling IL 60090. Free parking. Open Section: $10000-5000-2500-1200-900-700-600-
500-400-300, clear/tiebreak bonus $200, top FIDE U2500/ Unr $2000-1000. FIDE, GM/IM norms possible, 300 GPP. EF$100more forUSplayers never rated 2200/over by FIDE. Under 2300 Section: $5000-2500-1200-900-700-600-
500-400-300-300. FIDE rated. Under 2100 Section: $5000-2500-1200-900-700-600-
500-400-300-300. Unrated limit $2500. Under 1900 Section: $5000-2500-1200-900-700-600-
500-400-300-300. Unrated limit $2000. Under 1700 Section: $5000-2500-1200-900-700-600-
500-400-300-300. Unrated limit $1500. Under 1500 Section: $4000-2000-1000-800-600-500-
400-400-300-300. Unrated limit $1000. Under 1300 Section: $4000-2000-1000-800-600-500-
400-400-300-300. Unrated limit $700. Under1100 Section: $1500-700-400-300-200-200-100-
100. Unrated limit $400. Under 900 Section: $500-300-200, trophies to first 5, top
U700, U500, U300, Unrated. Unrated limit $200. Ratings: May official USCF ratings used for U2300 &
below, FIDE for Open. Unofficial web ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. For foreign ratings see chesstour. com. Prize limits: 1) Players with under 26 lifetime games
rated through 5/12 official USCF listmay not win over $800 inU1100, $1500 U1300 or $2500 U1500. 2) If official rating 5/11-4/12 or unofficial post-event rating posted 5/24/11- 5/24/12more than 30 pts over sectionmax, prize limit $1500.
Top 7 sections entry fee: 5-day $205, 4-day $204, 3-day
$202 mailed by 3/29, all $20 more mailed by 5/16, $207 online at
chesstour.com by 3/29, $227 online by 5/21, $250 online until 2 hrs before rd 1 or at site. No checks at site, credit
cardsOK.Phoned entry (406-896-2038) $230 by5/21. Special entry fee: GMs, IMs, WGMs, foreign FMs free
in Open; $200 deducted from prize. $100 less to seniors 65 or over in U1300/above. Online ormailed EF $5 less to ICA members; join at
il-chess.org. Re-entry (except Open) $100. Under 1100 entry fee: $85mailed by 5/16, $87 online at
chesstour.com by 5/21, $100 at site. Under 900 entry fee: $35mailed by 5/16, $37 online at
chesstour.com by 5/21, $50 at site. USCFmem. required. Special dues, see
chesstour.com.
. 5-day schedule (Open): Late entry to Thu 6 pm, rds Thu
7 pm, Fri 12 & 7, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 11 & 6, Mon 10 & 4:30. 4-day schedule (U1300-U2300): Late entry to Fri 6 pm,
rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 11 & 6, Mon 10 & 4:30. 3-day schedule (U1300-U2300): Late entry to Sat 10
am, rds. Sat 11, 2:30 & 6, Sun 11 & 6, Mon 10 & 4:30. 2-dayschedule(U1300-U2300): Late entry to Sun9am;
rds. Sun 10, 12, 2, 3:45 & 6, Mon 10 & 4:30. U1100 schedule: Late entry to Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm&
9 pm, Sat 10, 12, 2, 3:45 & 6. U900 schedule: Late entry to Sun 9 am, rds Sun 10, 12,
2 & 3:45, Mon 10, 12, 2. Half point byes OK all rounds, limit 4 (2 in last 4 rds).
Open must commit before round 2, others before rd 4. 4-day, 3-day&2-daymerge&compete for same prizes.
Hotelrates:$103 for 1-4/room,800-937-8461,847-777-
6500. Reserve by 5/11; rate may increase or hotel sell out. Car rental:Avis (800-331-1600), useAWD#D657633. All:Bring sets,boards, clocks- nonesupplied. $15 charge
for refunds. Advance entries posted at
chesstour.com. Questions:
chesstour.com,
Director@Chess.US, 845-496- 9658. JGP. Quick/blitz side events to be announced.
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