NOTE: Only the top 4 player(s) from each team are being used for the standings/prizes
DATE & TIME:
Sunday afternoons: Jan 15, 2023 to Feb 5, 2023 (four weeks, one game per week)
Each round starts at 1:00PM
LOCATION:
Play More Chess Academy
Home of the Hamden Chess Club
1227 Whitney Ave., Hamden, CT 06517
SECTIONS:
2 Sections: Open (min 1500); and U1600
Adults (ages 13+) of all rating levels are eligible to participate. (Under 13 eligible if rating 1000+).
ROUNDS/TIME CONTROL:
4 Rounds SS, G/75,+30 (USCF Regular Rated)
PRIZES:
$625 based on 24 paid entries
Open: 1st $200, 2nd $100, Top U2000 not otherwise placing, $50
U1600 1st $150, 2nd $75, Top U1400, not otherwise placing $50
Players tied within a section share prizes equally.
ENTRY FEE:
Early EF: $50 by 11:59PM Thursday prior; $40 Early EF for HCC club members; Free Early EF for HCC mbr rated 2000+ (entry fee of 40 will be deducted from prize)
Regular EF: $60 by 11:00am Jan 15 day tournament begins; $50 Regular EF for HCC club members
Register online at: https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/2176 NO on-site registration.
ENTRY DEADLINE:
11:00AM January 15 (day tournament begins)
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BYES:
Up to two 1/2 point byes are available for (for particular Sundays) and must be requested prior to start of Round 1. If schedule shifts because of a snow/weather postponement, requested byes will be for the particular date (not the round).
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PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION:
Free parking is available on behind the Academy, including free street parking on Putnam/Lake Drive that goes behind the Academy and adjacent Books and Co. CT Transit Bus stop is adjacent to Academy at intersection of Putnam/Whitney Ave.