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2024 Caveman Beginner Open #2

Event

When:
Sunday, July 14, 2024
Where:
Northbrook, IL
Category:
Open Tournaments

Description

Please see all the necessary information below, including the "Terms and Conditions," which explain:

  • How to withdraw and receive refunds
  • How to update and change your registration information. 
  • Do not email us to provide this information. Use the methods described below

When registering, please include your full address. Prizes may be delayed because the address does not include the apartment or unit number. Without this, mailed prizes are typically returned to us.

2024 Caveman Beginner Open #2

July 14

Playing Site and Hotel Room Bookings

Northbrook Hilton, 2855 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Northbrook, Illinois 60062

Sections

The tournament has three sections:

  1. The U700 (under 700 US Chess rating) section is for players with a US Chess rating of less than 700
  2. The U1200 section (under 1200 US Chess rating) is for players with a US Chess rating of less than 1200
  3. The U1400 section is for players under 1400 OR age 14 or older. The section is for players with a slightly greater rating or who are unrated and looking for tougher or more adult competition.

The tournament is not open to players rated 1400 or above.  Unrated players may enter any section. A rated player can enter any section for which they qualify. 

Tournament Style and Rounds

This information tells you how many games you will play and how your opponents are chosen.

Swiss System

The tournament uses the Swiss System. This system is similar to a bracket system, but a player is never eliminated - they keep moving on to new brackets. Someone who wins and then loses is in the same bracket as someone who loses and then wiins. So like a standard bracket, divide the "point group" into two, and the upper half plays the lower half.

One difference between the Swiss System and brackets that many people are used to, is that the lower half of a group is not inverted.

For example, in the first round of a ten-player Swiss System, player #1 plays player #6, not player #10 

Players are seeded based on their US Chess ratings. Unrated players are typically placed in alphabetical order following the rated players.

Number of Rounds

The number of rounds varies with the section. The U700 and U1200 sections have faster games, and more rouns

U700 & U1200: 5 rounds

U1400: 4 rounds

Time Controls & Round Schedule

Time Control

U700 & U1200: G/30 d5

U1400: G/50 d5

U700 & U1200: Round 1 at 9:00 Rounds played as soon as possible. No rounds start between 11:30 and 12:30 to allow for lunch. Watch postings at site for round times.

 

Round Schedule

U1400: Round Times: Sat 9:00 am, 11:00 am, 1:30 pm, & 3:45 pm Done by 6:00 pm. Afternoon round times advanced if possible. Watch signage at the site. 

Byes

It is possible to skip some of the games if you have a conflict during the day. However, there are some rules around this procedure. Remember for the following context, that wins equal 1-point, draws (ties) equal ½-point, and a loss is 0-points.

A bye is a scheduled, unplayed game.  If a player receives a bye due to an odd number of players, they will get a free point. However, in many events, including this one, a player can schedule an unplayed game and receive a ½-point bye.

In this tournament, a player may schedule up to two ½-point byes. Although byes may be scheduled for any round, for fairness, the timing of this schedule must happen while the tournament outcome is still unpredictable. So they must schedule the bye before the end of round 2. Once round 2 is completed, no byes may be added or rescinded.

Byes for the U700 and U1200 tournaments are more difficult to schedule because the rounds are scheduled "as soon as possible." So to schedule byes for these sections, you'll just have to make your best guess. If you guess wrong, you may still have a 0-point bye for any missed rounds.

Byes may be scheduled online during registration or at the tournament site before the end of round 2 by going to Chess Central.

Tournament Check-in

No tournament check-in at the site is needed. Just verify your registration online before the tournament. If there are issues with a chess membership, please use the change/correction procedure (below) to make changes.

Prizes

Plaques and medals will be awarded to the top ten finishers in each section and to all others. They will be distributed at the site. If you need a plaque or medal mailed after the tournament, you can check our store at https://cavemanchess.myshopify.com/ to order prize shipping.

  • Trophies to the Top 10 in each section
  • Medals to all others

US Chess Memberships

US Chess, the governing body of chess in the United States, rates these tournaments. To participate, you must be a member of US Chess.

If, at the time of the tournament, you have completed your junior year of high school or you are younger, you can take advantage of a voucher program that provides membership at approximately half price. To purchase a voucher for $10, go to www.cavechess.cc/voucher. When you purchase a voucher, an email will be sent to you within minutes with the voucher code, and instructions about how to go to the US Chess website to purchase a voucher.

If you are older, or want a different type of membership, go to https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess. 

Equipment and Tournament Directors

Equipment

Caveman Chess provides sets, boards, and clocks. Equipment will likely be available for purchase at the site.

Tournament Directors

  • Caveman Chess Festival Chief TD: Glenn Panner
  • Tournament TD, TBD

Rules and Scorekeeping

US Chess rules apply to these tournaments. If you participate in the U1400 or U1200 sections, you will be expected to keep score (write down your moves). We will offer some flexibility in the U700 section. However, to improve at chess, it is important to write down the moves so the game may be reviewed afterward.

You can get the US Chess Rulebook at US Chess Federation's Official Rules of Chess: Just, Tim, Just, Tim: 9781797716909: Amazon.com: Books. We recommend an electronic version because you can download updates.

You may find this information helpful if this is your first event: 

Tournament Registration

You may register for this event at https://cavechess.cc/Beg_2.  If you don't have a US Chess ID when registering, put eight zeros, "00000000" in the form for US Chess ID

Entry Fee

$20 through April 28

$25 through June 2

$30 through July 1

$40 through July 12

$20 fee to play up

Food, Parking, Questions

  • The hotel has Allgauer's Restaurant onsite. 
  • Extra-affordable "Grab and Go" items will be available.
  • Free parking onsite
  • For questions, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Summary of Key Terms and Conditions

This is a summary of essential Terms and Conditions. To see all Terms and Conditions, including our rules on distributing cash prizes electronically, go to https://www.cavemanchess.com/terms-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. 

Photographs/Video: By registering, you agree to allow photographs and video of your image to be posted on our websites or related social media.Titled players and players at least age 13 agree to the use of their full name on our websites or social media along with images. Players under the age of 13 must be registered by their parents or guardians who agree that their names can be used in tournament standings or other listings, their first names may be used in general photos or videos, and their full names may be used in prize photos or videos.

Participants or their legal representatives agree to these terms by registering the player.

Venue

Location:
Northbrook Hilton
City:
Northbrook
State:
IL
Country:
United States
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