Saturday, October 19, 2024:
9th
Annual
HARTFORD OPEN BLITZ!
4-DOUBLE-ROUND, Swiss-System, Blitz Chess Tournament
(each round is two games, one White and one Black),
in one section,
Game/3, d2, Sheraton Harford
Hotel at Bradley Airport
Entry Fee: $20. No checks! USCF membership is required to
participate.
$10 service charge for refunds (no refunds after 1st
Round is paired).
PRIZES!
1st - $100 2nd - $50
1st, Rated Under 2100 - $60
1st, Rated Under 1800 - $50
1st, Rated Under 1500 (or Unrated) - $40
Prize amounts are
proportioned on 20 entries, otherwise raised or lowered in proportion.
One pair of half-point byes OK in any Round (must commit
before Round 2).
Enter AT
SITE ONLY, in the TD Room, between 7:30 pm and 9:10 pm on Saturday
night.
Round 1: 9:30 pm,
then ASAP, should finish by 11:30 pm.
USCF Blitz-rated (will not affect your Regular rating), but
prizes and pairings are based
on the higher of your Blitz or Regular rating. CCA Minimum
Ratings may be also used at Director's discretion.
PLEASE BRING SET, BOARD AND CLOCK— NO EQUIPMENT IS SUPPLIED.
SATURDAY NIGHT
BLITZ!