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Format: 5 – SS; G/120, d/10; (2 day schedule, round 1 G/90, d/10); $13,500 in prizes 100% Guaranteed!
Sections Master (2200 and up): $2100 – $1250 – $750 – $450; U2400: $1050 – $650.
& Prizes: Expert (2000 – 2199): $900 – $650 – $400.
Class A (1800 – 1999): $800 – $500 – $300.
Class B (1600 – 1799): $600 – $400 – $250.
Class C (1400 – 1599): $500 – $300 – $200.
Class D (1200 – 1399): $400 – $250 – $150.
Under 1200 (100 – 1199): $350 – $200 – $100.
Official June ratings used. Players may request to use latest unofficial US Chess rating if higher. This will be used if player would otherwise be unrated. Players rated within 100 points of next higher section may play one section up, except must be 2150 to play Master section. Unrated may play any section except Master. Prize limit of $150 in U1200, $200 in D, $250 in C, $300 in B, $350 in A, and $400 in Expert to all unrated players and to rated players with fewer than 10 lifetime rated games who are not playing up. Balance of any limited prize goes to next player(s) in line.
Entry Fee: Rated players: $79 if received by June 15. $100 later or at site. Unrated players: $50. Re-entry: $50.
Free entry to GM, IM, WGM, WIM, or USCF 2400! Cash or check only at site!
Register: On – line: www.castlechess.org; On – site: 5:30 – 6:30 pm on June16; 8:30 am – 9:30 am on June 17.
Mailed: Castle Chess Inc. c/o Scott Parker 5025 Antebellum Drive, Stone Mtn., GA 30087 – 1104.
Rounds: 3 day schedule: 7:00 pm on June 16; 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm on June 17; 9:30 am – 2:30 pm on June 18.
2 day schedule: 10:00 am on June 17, then merges with 3 day schedule.
One 1/2 point bye available any round. Must commit before beginning first game. No changes.
Info: tournament@castlechess.org; Before June 16: Scott Parker, 770-939-5030; June 16-18 only: Fun Fong, 770-316-8483.
Note: Please bring sets, boards, and clocks. None supplied. NS, NC, W. Chess Magnet School JGP.
All parking at Emory is either in Fishburne or Peavine parking decks. No parking next to Cox Hall. Please allow time to walk from the deck to Cox Hall (the building with the clock tower.)
Note: campers have the opportunity to register as part of the camp registration process and continue their room and board plan through the weekend, OR if they prefer to stay elsewhere and eat on their own over the weekend, they can select the “camp only” option and then register for the tournament separately.
Click here to Register for the 2017 Grand Prix in Memory of Art Bisguier.