FREEPORT - The Route 20 Chess Club will host the Northwest Illinois $5 Open Chess Tournament at Highland Community College on Saturday, Feb. 27.
The tournament is open to all participants, regardless of age or skill level. It will be a four-round Swiss system (non-elimination) tournament, with rounds starting at 10 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3:45 p.m.
Advance registration is recommended; the entry fee will increase to $7 after Feb. 25. Entrants may register from 9 to 9:45 a.m. on the day of the event. The top three players will receive trophies, plus free club membership for one year; there will also be a prize for the top junior player (under 18).
The event will be in the Newell Room (H201D) on the second floor of the Student/Conference Center at HCC, which can be accessed from parking lot A on the north side of campus. There will be a lunch break between the first and second rounds.
The venue is nonsmoking and wheelchair-accessible. Participants who have their own tournament-legal chess sets and clocks are urged to bring them. Computer assistance is not permitted. U.S. Chess Federation rules will be used.
Players who wish to register in advance should send checks payable to the Route 20 Chess Club, c/o William Koester, 529 Avon St., Freeport, IL 61032.
For more information, e-mail route20cc@gmail.com.
The tournament is open to all participants, regardless of age or skill level. It will be a four-round Swiss system (non-elimination) tournament, with rounds starting at 10 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3:45 p.m.
Advance registration is recommended; the entry fee will increase to $7 after Feb. 25. Entrants may register from 9 to 9:45 a.m. on the day of the event. The top three players will receive trophies, plus free club membership for one year; there will also be a prize for the top junior player (under 18).
The event will be in the Newell Room (H201D) on the second floor of the Student/Conference Center at HCC, which can be accessed from parking lot A on the north side of campus. There will be a lunch break between the first and second rounds.
The venue is nonsmoking and wheelchair-accessible. Participants who have their own tournament-legal chess sets and clocks are urged to bring them. Computer assistance is not permitted. U.S. Chess Federation rules will be used.
Players who wish to register in advance should send checks payable to the Route 20 Chess Club, c/o William Koester, 529 Avon St., Freeport, IL 61032.
For more information, e-mail route20cc@gmail.com.
