Illinois Class Championship 2010

Saturday December 4, 2010
Holiday Inn Chicago North Shore — 5300 West Touhy Ave — Skokie, IL 60077
847-679-8900 — Google Map

ICA will pay the entry fee for FIDE titled players (FM IM GM WFM WIM WGM) who list Illinois as their residence on their USCF registration.

Free 90 days added to all players’ ICA memberships. All they need to do is send their name, section, USCF number and contact details to freemembership@il-chess.org by Feb 28, 2011.

Time control will be Game-60 with a 5-sec delay. All equipment provided. All you have to do is show up, register (or pre-register), and play! — Register On-line

Round Times: 10:00am, 12:30pm, 3:30pm, 6:00pm (extra 30 minutes provided between Round 2 and 3 for lunch)

$2,000 Prize Fund Guaranteed as follows:

Master/Expert – $240-160-100; Top Expert – $160-80
U2000 – $200-100-50
U1800 – $200-100-50
U1600 – $160-80-40
U1400 – $160-80-40
U1200 – book prizes

Unrated must place in the Master / Expert section or U1200 section; Unrated players can only win book prizes in either section.

$30 early entry received online by 12/3 @ 6pm or post marked by 11/27; $40 onsite; $10 to play up 1 class; Organizer reserves the right that if an odd number in a section is caused by a player playing up, to move that player into their appropriate section and refund their $10 fee. NO HALF POINT BYES ALLOWED. ZERO POINT BYES ONLY.

Questions via email only: sevan@nachess.org. No smoking. Boards, sets, clocks provided. Tournament provided equipment must be used. No exceptions. December Supplement. USCF Membership Required. ICA Membership Required. Bookseller onsite.