Spring Festival

Date

Saturday 3/15 & Sunday 3/16

Event Format

5SS

Time Control

G/90 d5

Sections

Open & U1850

Entry Fee

$100, $130 for non-members; $50 discount for players U1500; $10 more after 3/13

Prizes

$$4000 fully guaranteed

Round Times

Saturday 10:00am, 2:00pm, 6:00pm; Sunday 10:00am, 2:30pm

Description

Prizes:
Open: $1000-$500-$200, Top U2200 $300
U1850: $250-$100, Top U1500 $150

Players rated at least 1650 on the March supplement, or live MSA rating may play in the Open section.

Free entry for GMs and IMs
Free entry for club members rated at least 2300, but entry fee will be deducted from any prize won.

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

Bughouse - Saturday 8:00pm
$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

Saturday, March 15 Sunday, March 16

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