Tuesday, June 30, 2020 to Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 to Tuesday, August 11, 2020
- 7 rounds, one game every Tuesday.
- Round 1: 6:30 p.m. Apr 28
Round 2: . - Time Control: Game in 2 hours with a 5-second delay (G/120, d5). There will be no adjournments.
- All time delay must be from the beginning.
- Entry Fee: $50.00 (MI members), $60.00 for non-members, $10 additional late for all registrations after 6 pm on 5/3. Play up fee is $10, players must be within 200 rating points of the next section.
- Sections: one Open section
- Cash prizes: TBA
- No restriction on MI membership, all cash prizes fully paid, and based on 100 entries.
- The tournament will follow USCF rules and all players must be current members of the USCF through the end of June 2020.
- The tournament will be FIDE-rated.
- A request for up to three 1/2 point byes will be accepted under the following conditions:
- All byes are irrevocable.
- Byes for rounds six and seven must be requested before the start of round 3.
- Bye requests must be made by noon on Monday for the following Tuesday night round. All bye requests after will be considered 0 point byes.
- Normally, pairings will be made Monday noon and will be posted online and in the Chess Room.
- All pairings are tentative. Final pairings will be posted 6:15 pm on Tuesday.
- In the case of players not showing up, extra rated games will be made wherever possible so that those wanting to play a competitive game may do so. These games are USCF rated, but do not affect scoring for the TNM.
- The Tournament Director for this event is STD, FA Abel Talamantez and STD, FA Judit Sztaray.
- All questions and bye requests should be sent to: chessroom@milibrary.org, or call 415-393-0110.
Location:
Mechanics' Institute