Sat,
Aug 29
PARKVIEW RATED ACTION! QUADS.
USCF and MCA
MEMBERSHIPS REQUIRED!
Sections of 4 by rating.
EF:
$25 by Tues, August 25th (Add $5
After).
TL:
30 minutes per player.
RDS:
1-4 PM.
REG:
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM.
PRIZE FUND:
$75 per Section Winner!
Fri - Mon,
WE'RE GOING TO THE
2009 MICHIGAN OPEN, held this year at the BEST
Sept. 4-7
WESTERN
INN (Days Inn) at 7711 West Saginaw
Highway, Lansing, MI 48824. HOPE TO SEE
YOU THERE!
Sat, Sept. 12
UNIVERSAL
K-8
RATED GRADE CHAMPIONSHIP. 4-SS.
8 Sections
(K & Grade 1 grouped together).
EF:
$25 by Tues., Sept. 8th; Add $5 after.
TL: G-30.
REG:
10:00–11:30 AM.
rds: 12 Noon, 1:40, 2:50,
4:00 P.M.
USCF and MCA memberships are required and
can be purchased on site. Up to TWO 1/2-point byes
available-must be requested prior to start of RD 2.
(Minimum 8 per grade, or grades may be
combined for pairing purposes, and Grade Prizes will be combined
if there are less than 4 participants in a grade.)
PRIZES:
LARGE Trophies for TOP 5 per section.
K-8
SECTION: Large
Trophies for TOP Grade 6-8, TOP Grade 3-5, TOP Under grade 3.
K-3
SECTION: Large
Trophies for TOP Grade 2-3, TOP Grade K-1. Participation prizes
for all players!!
Mon,
Sept. 14-28
SEPTEMBER
MONDAY NIGHT MONTH-LONG
SWISS.
3-SS.
Due to the
LABOR DAY HOLIDAY, there will be 1 game each Monday night for 3
Mondays. EF:
$20.
TL:
G-90.
Reg:
5:30–6:15 PM.
RDS:
6:30
pm each Monday.
PRIZES:
70%
EF’s paid out.
Fri-Sun,
Sept. 18-20
2009
UNIVERSAL ANNUAL
Swiss.
OPEN TO EVERYONE!
PRIZE FUND $2,300. 10 GRAND PRIX POINTS! See LINK at left above for
details.
Fri, Sept 25-
NEW GAME SERIES STARTS! 
April 30 FIRST
GAME of
the DETROIT
METRO CHESS LEAGUE,
a non-USCF, unrated, team competition chess league that meets
once per month on the last Friday of the month for 7 months.
Subject to an in-house rating system, it consists of 3
divisions: X-B, C, D/E.
A team is made up of 4 players, and each team has an
optional alternate of comparable rating.
Divisions are determined by average team rating.
Alternate/Substitute house players are welcome and
included when possible.
All Ages Welcome!
EF:
$120 per team (no charge for
alternates);
$30 per individual (individuals combine to form teams).
TL:
G-75.
RD Starting Time:
6:30 P.M.
deadline
to register is Wed, Sept. 24th. PRIZES
(per division, b/6-8 teams in division):
1st:
Free Entry for
Team next year, Four Clocks (choice
of digital w/5
sec
delay, Quartz, or
Mechanical) and Four $25 Gift Certificates (from All The King's
Men).
2nd:
Four Clocks (choice same as above.
3RD:
Four $25 Gift Certificates (from All The King's Men).
Individual Performance:
$25 Gift Certificate for Individual Score of 6 or more out of 7.
Bring sets and clocks;
none available on loan but will be reasonably sold.
(Make-up date is Friday, April 30, 2010.) See flyer at
link on upper left.
Fri-Sun,
2009 MOTOR CITY OPEN.
Thanksgiving Day Weekend
at the
Nov. 27-29
Fabulous
MOTOR CITY CASINO HOTEL
in Downtown Detroit!
See
Lodging info below.
6-SS.
3 Sections.
20 Grand Prix Points!
Prize Fund:
$8,500.
Format:
3 Sections:
Open, U1800, U1400.
Ok to play up.
All Sections have 2-Day & 3-Day
Schedules. Up to three 1/2-point byes available–must be
requested prior to start of Rd 3.
Re-Entries:
Up to two 1/2-point byes
for previous rds.
No re-entries in
open
section.
All sections merge after Rd 3.
Unr eligible only for UNR
and Overall prizes in all sections; can play in any section.
USCF and a STATE Membership
Required–can be purchased on-site.
Cell phones
must be turned off or in silent mode
while in the tournament room.
Strict
rule
enforcement
with 1/2 remaining time deducted for 1st
infraction or game forfeiture if less than 10 minutes remaining
on clock; automatic forfeiture for 2nd infraction.
EF
by Mon., Nov. 23rd (Add $10 After):
OPEN
Section:
IM’s and GM’s
FREE
(Entry Fee of $100 deducted from
prize).
3-Day:
$103
($93
for Oage 64, Uage 16 or UNR).
2-Day:
$102
($92
for Oage 64, Uage 16 or UNR).
No
re-entries allowed.
U1800
Section:
3-Day:
$83
($73
for Oage 64, Uage 16 or UNR).
2-Day:
$82
($72
for Oage 64, Uage 16 or UNR).
Re-Entries:
$40.
U1400
Section:
3-Day:
$63
($53
for Oage 64, Uage 16 or UNR).
2-Day:
$62
($52
for Oage 64, Uage 16 or UNR).
Re-Entries:
$30.
TL:
3-Day Schedule:
G-120.
2-Day Schedule:
Rds 1-3, G-50; Rds 4-6,
G-120.
REG:
3-Day Schedule:
Fri, 9:00–11:00 AM.
2-Day Schedule:
Sat, 8:30–9:45 AM.
RDS:
3-Day Schedule:
Fri, 12, 6; Sat, 12:30, 6;
Sun, 10, 2:30.
2-Day Schedule:
Sat, 10:30, 12:45, 3, 6;
Sun, 10, 2:30.
PRIZE
FUND:
OVERALL $8,500.
70%
Guaranteed.
20 Grand Prix Points.
OPEN:
$3,600
(b/48):
1st,
2nd, 3rd:
$1200,
$600, $400.
1st
U2400, $350.
1st
U2200, $350.
1st
U2000:
$350.
1st U1800/UNR:
$350.
U1800:
$2,550
(b/42):
1st,
2nd, 3rd:
$800, $400, $350.
1st,
2nd U1600:
$300, $200.
1st, 2nd U1400/UNR:
$300, $200.
U1400:
$2,350
(b/50):
1st,
2nd,
3rd:
$500, $350, $300.
1st,
2nd U1300:
$250, $150.
1st, 2nd U1100:
$250, $150.
1st,
2nd U900/UNR:
$250, $150.
choice
of
mechanical
or
quartz
clock for Biggest
upset
in each section!
Bring boards, pieces, clocks!
Chief Td:
Senior
TD IM Ben Finegold;
Asst. Td:
Senior
TD Ed Mandell.
Directions,
LODGING:
MOTOR CITY CASINO HOTEL,
2901 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, MI
48201
(313) 237-1589.
Easy access to Grand River Exit
from I-94, I-96, I-75 and M-10 (Lodge Freeway).
See
http://www.mapquest.com for
directions.
Reservations:
MCO
Chess Rate
$99 (Reg. $249!)
by Nov.
7th for this great rate!
Reserve
online at
http://www.motorcitycasino.com
Or
Call Toll-Free,
1-866-STAY-MCC (866-782-9622).
HURRY!!
END OF SUMMER SALE
ENDS SEPTEMBER 30TH:
ðAn
INVESTMENT in your FUTURE!
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