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Waltham Chess Club Championship & Summer Open 2015

Tournament Details Revised: 4/24/2015 6:24:01 PM
General Information
Event Organizer: The Waltham Chess Club  Visit Organizer Website
Event Location: Waltham Chess Club, On chess.com: Join our online Clubs!, Waltham, MA   [ Directions ]
Event Date: Friday, May 29, 2015
Friday, June 05, 2015
Friday, June 12, 2015
Friday, June 19, 2015
Friday, June 26, 2015
Time Control: Championship: 5RR, 40/90 SD/30 d5; Summer Open: 3-Round Section: 15SS, G/25 d5; 2-Round Section: 10SS, G/45 d5; 1-Round Section: 5SS, 40/90 SD/30 d5
Rounds Time: Round 1 7:30 PM
Byes: Three-Round Section: Maximum of three half-point byes EXCEPT for Round 15 after 6/19 (and not for Rounds 13 or 14 unless player shows up for Round 15); Two-Round Section: Maximum of two half-point byes EXCEPT for Round 10 after 6/19 (and not for Round 9 u
Prize Info: Championship: 1st Prize and title of WALTHAM CHESS CLUB CHAMPION; Summer Open, each Section: Grand First, Second, Third Prizes; Under 1800; Under 1400, with class prizes awarded ONLY with at least five players in competition in the class, One Daily Prize each night, Three-Round & Two-Round Sections ONLY
Inquiry: info@WalthamChessClub.org    Todd Chase (781) 790-1033
Event Webpage: walthamchessclub.org/Schedule.html
Registration Information
Entry Fee: $15/night or $40 for all five nights; Masters: $10/night or $25 for all five nights
Registration - Onsite: 6:30-7:25 PM
Membership Requirement: Current USCF Membership in good standing
Sections Information
Tournament Sections: Championship 1st Prize; Waltham Chess Club CHAMPION
Summer Open: 3-Round 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U1800, U1400, Daily Prizes
Summer Open: 2-Round 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U1800, U1400, Daily Prizes
Summer Open: 1-Round 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U1800, U1400
Tournament Rules and Other Information
  • Section A: five-round round robin, by invitation.
  • Section B: fifteen-round Swiss, three rounds per night
  • Section C: ten-round Swiss, two rounds per night
  • Section D: five-round Swiss, one round per night
  • $15/night or $40 for all five nights; Masters $10/night or $25 for all five nights
  • Wheelchair accessible

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  • MACA does not recommend but allows US Chess approved electronic scorekeeping devices. Please note that some national tournaments held by US Chess ban electronic scorekeeping, so be sure to know how to keep score without aid of electronics.
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