Spring Festival

Date

Friday, April 19 - Sunday, April 21

Event Format

5SS

Time Control

G/90 + 30

Sections

Open & U1800

Entry Fee

$100, $130 for non-members; $50 discount for players U1500. Free for GM's and IM's.

Prizes

$$4000 fully guaranteed

Registration

Friday, 6:30pm-6:45pm and Saturday, 9:30am-9:45am

Round Times

Friday 7pm, Sat & Sun 10:00am and 3:30pm

Description

Tentative pairings for Sunday morning
Current standings

Prizes:
Open: $1000-$500-$200, Top U2300 $300
U1800: $250-$100, Top U1500 $150

Discounted entry for U1500

Players rated at least 1600 on the April supplement, or live MSA rating may play in the Open section.

Side Events: (no additional entry fee if playing in the main event, otherwise $10, $15 for non-members)

Bughouse - Saturday 8:00pm
Bughouse results
$400 first, $200 second
4SS, G/3 d0. Each round is a 4 game match.
At the end of the swiss, the top two teams play a match for 1st/2nd
If you do not have a partner we will match you with another unpaired player.

Time Odds Blitz - Sunday 8:00pm
$400 first, $200 second, Top U2300 $150, Top U1800 $150
5SS - Double rounds start at a time control of G/5 for each player. Starting clock times will be adjusted up to 9min vs 1min based on player ratings (30 seconds for each 100 points of rating difference).

For example, a 2000-rated player vs. a 2100-rated player will start with 5:30 vs. 4:30 on the clock. Similarly, 1900 vs. 2100 will be 6:00 vs. 4:00, etc. Players will never start with more than 9 minutes or less than 1 minute.

Event Dates

Friday, April 19 Saturday, April 20 Sunday, April 21

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