To Sunday 04 March 2018 - 05:00pm
The UMBC Chess Program presents
ONLINE REGISTRATION ENDS ON FRIDAY, 3/2/18 @ 7:30pm
2018 UMBC Open—Alvin S. Mintzes Chess Tournament
March 3 & 4, 2018
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
(in Commons Building, 3rd Floor)
5-Round Swiss system in two separate sections (everyone plays 5 games)
Open to all. Spectators are free and welcome!
Held concurrently with separate Sweet 16 Invitational, which determines the Maryland Scholastic Champion, who wins a four-year in-state fixed-dollar tuition scholarship to UMBC (worth over $41,000).
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Open |
Under 1800 |
Eligibility |
Open to all * |
Rated under 1800 or unrated * |
Place Prizes |
$400-300-200 Unconditionally guaranteed |
$350-250-150** based on 40 paid entries |
Class Prizes
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$120 each to top U2300, U2100, U1900 |
$110 each to top U1600, U1400, U1200 (based on 4) |
Certificate of Achievement |
Available upon request to anyone successfully completing tournament. |
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Rounds |
10am-3pm-7:30pm Sat; 10:30am-3:30pm Sun |
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Time Controls |
Game in 90 mins, +30 sec. increment (USCF rules) |
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Entrance Fees |
$50 if postmarked by 2/16; $60 late; free to GMs ($50 deducted from prizes); |
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Registration |
Register online at http://mdchess.com or from 8:30–9:30 am on site |
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½-Point Byes Available |
Up to 3 in Rounds 1–5 if requested at least 1 hour before round (before Rd. 2 for any Rd. 4–5 bye), but at most one ½-point bye in Rds. 4–5. |
* USCF membership required. May purchase at site at current rates, which are approximately $46 adult, $24 scholastic.
** Unrated players may not win more than $250 in U1800 section
Directions to UMBC: Take Exit 47B off I95 and follow signs to UMBC. Park in Lot 9 or 16. See maps at www.umbc.edu
Entries: Register online at http://mdchess.com (email questions to dewyerj@umbc.edu). Make checks payable to “Maryland Chess Association.” Cash prize winners must provide address and social security number; players may do so on their entry fee checks.
Hotel: La Quinta Inn and Suites, 1734 West Nursery Road, Linthicum, MD 21090, Tel: 410-859-2333
http://www.lq.com
Directions to Hotel: From I-95, take Exit 47A onto I-195 towards BWI Airport. Take Exit 2A onto 295 north towards Baltimore; take first exit, bearing right onto West Nursery Road.