North American Amateur Closed and Illinois Class Championships

North American Amateur Closed and Illinois Class Championships

1st North American Amateur Closed

The 1st North American Amateur Closed is currently underway at the North Shore Chess Center.

This event is providing opportunities for players to earn an international rating as recognized by FIDE, the World Chess Federation.

Spectators are welcome! You can follow updates of this event by visiting the news section of our website at http://www.nachess.org/naca-news or on our Facebook Fan Page at http://www.facebook.com/chesscenter.

The North Shore Chess Center is located at 5500 West Touhy Ave Suite A, Skokie, IL 60077. You can visit our website at http://www.nachess.org/nscc or our Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/ChessCenter for more details on memberships, events, etc.

Illinois Class Championships

Once again the Illinois Class Championships is upon us on Saturday December 4, 2010. The event will once again be held at the Holiday Inn North Shore in Skokie, IL. Time control will be Game-60 with a 5-sec delay. All equipment will once again be provided so all you have to do is show up, register (or pre-register), and play!

The prize fund will be a guaranteed $2,000 as follows:

Master/Expert – $240-160-100; Top Expert – $160-80
U2000 – $200-100-50
U1800 – $200-100-50
U1600 – $160-80-40
U1400 – $160-80-40
U1200 – book prizes

Unrated must place in the Master / Expert section or U1200 section; Unrated players can only win book prizes in either section.

ICA will pay the entry fee for FIDE titled players (FM IM GM WFM WIM WGM) who list Illinois as their residence on their USCF registration.

Free 90 days added to all players’ ICA memberships. All they need to do is send their name, section, USCF number and contact details to freemembership@il-chess.org.

$30 if you register online at http://www.nachess.org/ilclass by 12/3 @ 6pm or post marked by 11/27; $40 onsite; $10 to play up 1 class; Organizer reserves the right that if an odd number in a section is caused by a player playing up, to move that player into their appropriate section and refund their $10 fee. NO HALF POINT BYES ALLOWED. ZERO POINT BYES ONLY.

Registration: 8:30-9:30am (cash, checks, credit cards accepted on-site)

Round Times: 10:00am, 12:30pm, 3:30pm, 6:00pm (extra 30 minutes provided between Round 2 and 3 for lunch)

Questions via email only: sevan@nachess.org. No smoking. Boards, sets, clocks provided. Tournament provided equipment must be used. No exceptions. December Supplement. USCF Membership Required. ICA Membership Required.

Register online at http://www.nachess.org/ilclass