To Sunday 03 March 2019 - 07:30pm
The UMBC Chess Club presents
2019 UMBC Open—Alvin S. Mintzes Chess Tournament
March 2–3, 2019 ADVANCED REGISTRATION
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 $45,000).
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Open |
Under 1800 |
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Eligibility |
Open to all * |
Rated under 1800 or unrated * |
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Place Prizes |
$400-300-200 Unconditionally guaranteed |
$350-250-150** based on 40 paid entries |
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Class Prizes
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$120 each to top U2300, U2100, U1900 |
$110 each to top U1600, U1400, U1200 (based on 4) |
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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 2/15; $60 late; free to GMs ($50 deducted from prizes); $10 less if under 20 years old |
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Registration |
Register online at http://mdchess.com, by mail, 8:30–9:30am 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. |
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* USCF membership required. May purchase at site at current rates, which are approximately $49 adult, $25 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), or mail to Joel DeWyer, UMBC, 1000 Hilltop Circle, The Commons, Rm. 335, Baltimore, MD 21250 ATTN Open. 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.
For more information: See www.umbc.edu/chess .
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.
UMBC Chess Club Events (open to everyone):
The UMBC Chess Club meets Fri, 11am–2pm, in the Commons, student activities area (Wed, 11-12, Eng 022)
The UMBC Championship (5-SS) is held in September, beginning the second Saturday after Labor Day.
The UMBC Open—Alvin S. Mintzes Chess Tournament (5-SS) is held beginning the first Sat. in March.