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Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 12:30 PM - Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 10:30 PM (ET)
** Ten Grand Prix Points! **
Saturday - Sunday, November 21-22,
(or Sunday, November 22), 2009:
New York November
"What-A-Turkey!"
Open and Under 2000
Chess Tournament!
4-Rounds, Swiss-System Chess Tournament, 30 Moves/90 Minutes, Then Sudden Death/1 Hour (30/90, SD/60). Two separate sections.
1. Open Section, open to all. FIDE-Rated.
Prizes: 1st - $400, 2nd - $200, 3rd - $100,
Top-Scoring Player Rated Under 2200 (or Unrated) - $100
2. Under 2000 Section, open to players rated Under 2000, or Unrated players.
Prizes: 1st - $200, 2nd - $100,
($100 prize limit to Unrated players)
Top-Scoring Player Rated Under 1800 - $100
All prizes proportioned on 60 total paid entries, except a minimum of half each prize is GUARANTEED! Unrateds may enter either section, EXCEPT non-U.S. unrateds must enter Open Section.
Current USCF membership is required of ALL PLAYERS. The November 2009 Official USCF Rating List will be used for this event. CCA minimum ratings may also be used at the Director's discretion.
Entry Fee: $45, Marshall Club Members $30-- ENTRY FEES $2 LESS for players registering online no later than the Thursday before the tournament! $2 ADVANCE ENTRY FEE DISCOUNT APPLIES ONLY FOR PLAYERS REGISTERING ONLINE! NO OTHER ADVANCE ENTRY DISCOUNTS ARE AVAILABLE!
*** $10 EXTRA to “enter” by phone! ***
May be limited to the 1st 62 players to pay the entry fee!
Your choice of two separate playing options:
1. Two-Day Schedule,
Round times:
12:30 and 5:30 pm both days;
2. One-Day Schedule,
Round times:
Sunday at 10 am, 11:15 am, 12:30 pm and 5:30 pm (rounds 1-2 of the 1-Day Schedule only are Game/30; both schedules merge for Round 3 at 12:30 pm on Sunday).
Players who register in advance should be at the Marshall Chess Club when their first game begins. Players who do not register in advance must register at site, at least 15 minutes before their first game. On-site registration IS ONLY ON THE DAY OF THE TOURNAMENT, AFTER 11:30 AM. Limit of two half-point byes available if committed to before Round 2. Re-entry: $20.
Current membership in the U.S. Chess Federation is required of all participants (in any USCF-rated tournament). USCF membership dues may be paid when registering for the tournament, by adding the cost of a USCF membership to your entry order, on the first page. USCF Membership dues are not refundable.
Entry fees less $3 service charge refunded to players who notify the Tournament Director that they will withdraw from the tournament NO LATER THAN THE THURSDAY BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT. $5 service charge for each player refund requested on the Friday before the tournament-- BEFORE 8 pm. NO EMAIL RECEIVED AFTER 8 PM ON THE FRIDAY BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT.
$5 service charge for each player refund requested by phone on the day of the tournament-- AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BEFORE GAME BEGINS. ** NO REFUNDS ALLOWED AFTER 15 MINUTES BEFORE GAME BEGINS. NO REFUNDS TO PLAYERS WHO FORFEIT WITHOUT PROPER ADVANCE NOTICE (NO-SHOWS)! **
NO MAIL ENTRIES! Questions, email: chesscentr@aol.com (no email received after 8 pm the Friday before the tournament), or call: 845-569-9969 or 212-477-3716.
*** NO ONLINE ENTRIES AFTER THE THURSDAY BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT! *** Players who register online no later than the Thursday before the tournament should print out their registration confirmation AND BRING IT WITH THEM TO THE TOURNAMENT. THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY ENTRY CONFIRMATION!
WE DO NOT "CONFIRM" ENTRY CONFIRMATIONS-- by phone, mail or email! If you did NOT receive a confirmation of your online registration, that means your online payment was not sucessfully received, and you are NOT registered for the tournament.
Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 12:30 PM
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Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 10:30 PM (ET)
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