Caveman Birthday Bash

$5,000 in prizes

Regus 222 South Prospect, Park Ridge, IL 60068

Sections: 2: Open, 1800 and up; Reserve, below 1800. Play-up fee: $25, must be within 200 points of section minimum.

Rounds/Style: 5 rounds Swiss System

Style: Swiss System

Time Control: G/75+30 

Schedule: Sat 9:00, 1:30, 6:00; Sun 9:00, 1:30

Entry Fee: 

• $75 thru 03/30/24
• $85 thru 04/06/24
• $95 thru 04/13/24
• $105 thereafter - credit card only
• $50 re-enter in round 2 with a round one ½-point bye
• No entries onsite; online entries only.

Round Style, Time Control and Schedule

Byes: One ½-point bye available for any round, committed by the end of round 2. No byes may be added or rescinded after round 2.

ENT: Register online at King Registration https://kingregistration.com/event/04-20-24BirthdayBash

Mem Required: US Chess membership is required, please obtain before the event. Discounted scholastic (K-12) memberships are available at cavechess.cc/voucher. Free US Chess membership to Park Ridge K-12 students.

Sections, Place and Rating Group Prizes 

     Open Section: $1000, $500, $250, $150     U2200: $300, $150     U2000: $300, $125

     Reserve (U1800): $600, $300, $200, $150     U1600: $300, $150     U1400: $200, $100     U1200: $150, $75

Chess Equipment: Boards, sets, and clocks provided by Caveman Chess, LLC

Parking: Free parking. Visitors' parking behind the building and the SW corner lot @ Garden & S. Fairview Streets, also street parking.

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Ratings: March supplement. All sections are US Chess-rated. 

Watch for additional information on upcoming events at

1. https://www.cavemanchess.com/new-events

2. https://www.kingregistration.com/tournaments#caveman

Summary of Key Terms and Conditions

This is a summary of essential Terms and Conditions. To see all Terms and Conditions, go to https://www.cavemanchess.com/terms-conditions

Withdrawals: To withdraw from an event, go to https://cavechess.cc/withdraw and fill out the form. Emails will be ignored.

Refunds: Go to the Terms and Conditions link above for the entire policy. Here are important points:

• Processing refunds is secondary to running the event without a hitch
• While we attempt to pay refunds sooner, our policy is to pay within ten business days following the event.
• In our standard refund policy, refunds incur a fee as follows:
  • For registrations $20 and below, a $5 fee
  • For registrations from $20.01 to $60, a $10 fee
  • For registrations above $60, a $15 fee

Registration Corrections and Changes: Please verify the information before submitting the registration. For example, some browsers with persistent "autofill" tools often overwrite a participant's name with the name of the person completing the registration.

1. To make a change/correction, do not email. Go to https://cavechess.cc/change, to process changes.
2. There is a $5 fee for each (set of) changes.