14th annual

CHICAGO OPEN

May 27-30, 28-30 or 29-30, 2005 at Doubletree Chicago/Oak Brook

$100,000 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND!

NOTE: The Hyatt Regency Oak Brook is now the Doubletree Chicago/Oak Brook.  The toll free reservations number is 1-800-528-0444.  Rates and other info remain as previously announced.

An American Classic
A US Championship Qualifier
An ACP Tour Qualifier

May 27-30, 28-30 or 29-30                                                                                                                 Illinois

                                                            ChessCafe.com Grand Prix Points: 150

14th annual Chicago Open. 7SS, 40/2, SD/1 (3-day option, rds 1-2 G/75; 2-day option, rds. 1-4 G/45), Doubletree Chicago/Oak Brook, 1909 Spring Rd (near I-88 Cermak Rd exit), Oak Brook 60521. Free parking.  Sponsored by Internet Chess Club.

$100,000 PRIZE FUND UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED.  Free analysis of your games by IM John Donaldson. Unr must enter Open or Unr Sections. In 8 sections:

Open Section: $10000-5000-2500-1200-800-600-500-400-300-300, clear winner bonus $300, 2300-2449/Unr $2000-1000, Under 2300 $2000-1000. If tie for first, top 2 on tiebreak play speed game (white 7 minutes, black 5 minutes &gets draw odds) for title &bonus prize. Qualifier for US Championship; top 4 overall and first woman qualify.  Optional qualifier fee $75, US players only.  FIDE rated.

Under 2200, Under 2000, Under 1800 Sections: each $6000-3000-1500-800-500-400-400-300-300-300.

Under 1600 Section: $5000-2500-1200-800-500-400-400-300-300-300.

Under 1400 Section:  $4000-2000-1000-700-500-400-400-300-300-300.

Under 1200 Section: $2000-1000-700-500-400-400-400-300-300-300, top Under 1000 $800-400. Under 1000s play for both U1000 &U1200 prizes; receive larger if winning both. If 1400/over after 12/00, prize limit $500 in U1200 Section.

Unrated Section: $1000-600-400-300-200; players without US Social Security ID may not win over $400.

Prize limits: Players who have won $2000 or over in U2200 or below in any 2005 tournament may not win over $1000 in same class. Limits for players with under 10 games played as of 4/05 list: U1200 $1000, U1400 through U2200 $2000. Games rated too late for 4/05 list not counted. Balance of prize goes to next player(s) in line. Trophy to top college team &top scholastic team, all sections count equally, top 4 scores same school added to give team score.

Internet Chess Club membership prizes:
1 year ICC membership to top each section (winners of $50 or up ineligible).
1 year ICC membership to top two seniors over 65 overall (any section, winners of $50/up ineligible).

Mailed entry fee: 4-day $189, 3-day $188, 2-day $187 mailed by 3/16; 4-day $219, 3-day $218, 2-day $217 mailed by 5/18; all $250 at site. No checks at site, credit cards OK.

ONLINE entry fee at chesstour.com: $185 by 3/16, $215 by 5/24, $250 after 5/24 until 2 hours before round one.

Phoned entry fee at 406-896-2038: $195 by 3/16, $225 by 5/24 (entry only, no questions). No phone entry after 5/24.

ICA membership ($18, under 18 $14) req. for Illinois residents. 

No free entries: GMs $150, WGMs after 3/16 $200.
 
Special entry fee: $30 less to rated juniors under 18 or rated seniors over 65. Re-entry $100; not available in Open Section.

Unrated Section entry fee: 4-day $49, 3-day $48, 2-day $47 mailed by 5/19; all $45 online at chesstour.com by 5/24, $50 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 5/24 (entry only, no questions), $60 at site.

Advance entry fee $10 less if paid with $49 USCF dues.

Advance EF minus $5 service charge refunded for withdrawals who give notice at least 1 hour before first round (no service charge if fee applied to future CCA tmts).

$20 fee for switching section or schedule after 5/24.

4-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6:30 pm, Rds. Fri 7:30 pm, Sat 12 &7, Sun 12 &7, Mon 10 &4:30.
3-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 11 am, Rds. Sat 12, 3, &7, Sun 12 &7, Mon 10 &4:30.
2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sun 9 am, Rds. Sun 10-12-2-4-7, Mon 10 &4:30. All schedules merge &compete for same prizes. Half point byes OK: all, limit 2; rds 5-7 byes must commit before rd 4.

Hotel rates: $85-85-85-85, 800-528-0444, 630-573-1234. Reserve by 5/8 or rate may increase.

Car rentals: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD #D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com.

Foreign player ratings:  100 points added to FIDE, 100 to FQE, 200/more to most other foreign, no pts added to CFC. Highest of multiple ratings used. 

US player ratings: April list used. If otherwise unrated, June list used. 

Entries: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. Questions: 845-496-9658, www.chesstour. com. Invitation requests: go@chess.us. You may request "lowest possible section" if April rating unknown. Advance entries will be posted at chesstour.com 5/26.

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Ballots will be in the June issue of Chess Life.  The May issue contains an outrageous attempt by the current administration to influence the election, a financial "report" by Booz and Dubeck whose main purpose appears to be to attack Executive Board candidate Bill Goichberg. 

For more information on this critical election, see www.checkmate.us.  Please vote for Bill Goichberg, Joel Channing, Robert Tanner, and IM Greg Shahade.

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