4TH SUMMER SOLSTICE OPEN
JULY 8, 9 & 10, 2011
EL PALACIO HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
$5,400.00, BASED ON 170 PAID ENTRIES IN CASH PRIZE SECTIONS, 50% MIN. GUARANTEED
30 GRAND PRIX POINTS
OPEN: 1ST PLACE – $800 & TROPHY, 2ND PLACE – $500, 3RD PLACE – $300,
4TH PLACE – $250, 1ST PLACE UNDER 2300 – $150
UNDER 2100: 1ST PLACE – $500 & TROPHY, 2ND PLACE – $250, 3RD PLACE – $100
UNDER 1800: 1ST PLACE – $500 & TROPHY, 2ND PLACE – $250, 3RD PLACE – $100
UNDER 1500: 1ST PLACE – $500 & TROPHY, 2ND PLACE – $250, 3RD PLACE – $100
UNDER 1200: 1ST PLACE – $500 & TROPHY, 2ND PLACE – $250, 3RD PLACE – $100
UNDER 1000: TROPHIES FOR 1ST TO 5TH PLACES, MEDALS TO ALL OTHERS
FORMAT: THREE OR TWO DAYS, 5 ROUND SWISS, GAME 120 (TWO DAY OPTION, ROUND 1, GAME 60)
OPEN SECTION WILL BE FIDE RATED
ON-SITE REGISTRATION: FRIDAY 5:45 PM – 7:00 PM, SATURDAY 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
ROUNDS: ROUND 1: THREE DAY OPTION – FRIDAY AT 7:30 PM, TWO DAY OPTION – SATURDAY AT 10:00 AM
ROUNDS 2-5: SATURDAY 1:15 PM, 6:30 PM; SUNDAY 9:30 AM, 2:30 PM
ENTRY FEES: $64 IF RECEIVED BY 7/5, $15 MORE LATER AND ON-SITE; FREE ENTRY FOR GMs & IMs ($64 DEDUCTED FROM
PRIZE); UNDER 1000 SECTION $30 BY 7/5, $10 MORE LATER AND ON-SITE; USCF MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED;
UNRATED PLAYERS MAY PLAY IN OPEN, U1200 OR U1000 SECTIONS ONLY; RE-ENTRY CASH PRIZE SECTIONS $35
LOCATION: EL PALACIO HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER, 4900 POWERLINE ROAD, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (ON THE SOUTHEAST
CORNER OF POWERLINE & COMMERCIAL BLVD., ONE BLOCK WEST OF I-95. THE TURNPIKE ALSO HAS AN EXIT AT COMMERCIAL BLVD.) FREE
PARKING
HOTEL: SPECIAL RATE OF $69 PER NIGHT, SUITES ALSO AVAILABLE FOR $89 PER NIGHT. FREE INTERNET. THE RATE IS
GUARANTEED THRU THE CUT-OFF DATE; CALL 954-776-4880 AND ASK FOR GROUP CODE “CHESS7”
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO THE BOCA RATON CHESS CLUB AND MAIL WITH THE REGISTRATION FORM TO:
BOCA RATON CHESS CLUB, 2385 EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE, #100, BOCA RATON, FL 33431
PH.# 561-479-0351 WEBSITE: www.bocachess.com (ONLINE ENTRY AVAILABLE) E-MAIL: jon@bocachess.com
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR – JON HASKEL, NATIONAL TD, INTERNATIONAL ARBITER & INT’L ORGANIZER
Will Nakamura play?