2021 Illinois Open State Championship

September 03 - 06, 2021

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2021 Illinois Open State Championship
US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 80
US Chess Enhanced Grand Prix
US Chess Junior Grand Prix!
An Illinois Chess Tour Event.

$10,500 Guaranteed! $10,000 tournament prize fund plus $500 of door prizes for ICA members!

Pairings and Results will be available online at www.cavemanchess.com

Playing Site and Room Bookings

Chicago2875 Hotel, Northbrook. Formerly Crowne Plaza Chicago-Northbrook, in process of changing to Marriott Delta. 2875 North Milwaukee Avenue, Northbrook, Illinois 60062. Newly renovated. Hotel phone for accommodation bookings  847-298-2525. Mention Labor Day CHESS. $99 single rate. Includes outdoor pool and exercise center. During the transition, this is the only way to book a room with the hotel.  They will not write down credit card numbers in advance, and so request that if you cancel, you be kind to them and your fellow chess players by calling at least 24 hours in advance and letting them know you are canceling.

Sections 

Open (open to all) and Reserve (Under 1800 or unrated by US Chess over-the-board Standard rating).
US Chess ratings used to determine sections, pairings, and prize groups for awards.
Both sections FIDE Rated - FIDE Laws of Chess will be followed. Only FIDE games allowable time controls will rated by FIDE September 2021 rating supplement will be used.

Round Schedule and Time Limits

  • 4-day option — 9/3-6, Rounds 1-7, G/90+30, Fri: 7:00 p.m.; Sat 10:00 a.m., 3:30 p.m.; Sun 9:00 a.m.; 2:30 p.m. Mon 9:00 a.m.; 2:30 p.m.
  • 3-day option — 9/4-6, Rounds 1-2, G/60,d5, then merge with 4-day at round 3: RNDS: Sat 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m.; MERGE: Rounds 3-7 G/90+30, Sat: 3:30;Sun 9:00, 2:30; Mon 9:00 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.
  • 2-day option — 9/5-6, Rounds 1-4, G/30 d5, then merge with 3-day at rd 5. Sun. 9:00, 10:15, 11:30, 1:00 and MERGE 2:30., Mon. 9:00 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.

Byes: Up to two 1/2-point byes available to be used in any round, must commit by end of round 2. No byes may be rescinded after round 2.

Note that it's possible to play 1 day only by playing the two-day schedule and taking byes on Monday.

Prizes: $10,500 unconditionally guaranteed!

  • Open Section: Overall: $1,500-1,000-500-300-200; Under 2400: $500-250-150; Under 2200: $500-250-150; Under 2000: $400-200-150
  • Reserve (Under 1800) Section: Overall:$1,000-500-250-150-100; Under 1600 $350- 200-100; Under 1400 $350-200-100; Under 1200 $350-200-100.
  • Unrated players qualify for top prizes only, not for class prizes.
  • Cash Prize Distribution: All cash prizes - be they overall prizes, place prizes, section prizes or any other type of cash prize, are processed and paid digitally within 8 business days of the tournament end. Refunds for withdrawals are processed within 10 business days of the tournament's end.

$500 in door prizes! Amazon gift cards are given to ICA members.

Entry Fee

  • Free entry to Illinois GMs, WGMs, IMs, WIMs, FMs, WFMs 
  • $99 online by 9:00 p.m. on 8/14
  • $125 online after 9:00 p.m. 8/14 and before 9:00 p.m 8/27
  • $150 online after 9:00 p.m 8/27 until 9/3 5:30 p.m.
  • $160 thereafter online or at the site
  • Registration and check-in 4Day: Fri 9/3: 5:30-6:30; 3Day: Sat 9/4: 8:30-9:30 a.m.; 2Day: Sun 9/5: 7:30-8:30 a.m.
  • Entries after cutoff receive ½-point byes for round 1 and if needed for round 2.
  • Reentries for $60 to appropriate section with appropriate byes if needed.
  • $40 extra to play in Open Section with a rating of 1799 and below.
  • $5 discount for ICA members who join ICA by 8/31/2021 (annual dues $15 regular, $10 scholastic— join at www.il-chess.org). Enter normally, receive a $5 during registration if your membership is up-to-date. Otherwise, if you renew by 8/31 we will process your rebate at the tournament.
  • Register online at King Registration: https://www.kingregistration.com/event/2021ILOpen No mail entries. No phone entries. Email entries for designated FIDE titled players only
  • Active US Chess membership is required, discounted memberships for scholastic (K-12) available at U.S. Chess Vouchers — Caveman Chess. No additional FIDE membership is required.

Chess Equipment

Boards, sets, provided by Caveman Chess, LLC
Bring your own chess clock.
Players who do not know how to properly set or add time to their chess clock may be subject to penalties at director discretion. (Examples: Not being able to use the clock, not receiving time bonuses when the opponent is penalized, etc.) See Setting-the-popular-digital-clocks-for-G90inc30.pdf (pdxchess.org)
Be sure to know if your clock adds, or does not add, 30 seconds before the first move.  If it does not, set your base time for 90 minutes, 30 seconds.

COVID and Other Special Rules

Due to the recent CDC and Governor orders, all players should expect to wear masks during the event.  If positivity rates get higher, we may add clear dividers to the boards and use HOCL foggers between rounds. If things improve we will be as vaccine-friendly as the state allows, for example, earlier this year we were mask optional for vaccinated participants. Watch here for COVID updates Coronavirus Policies & Impact — Caveman Chess

All special rules, details, and tournament conditions are subject to change without notice; changes will be posted ASAP at the site & online.

All entries are subject to our Terms and Conditions: Terms & Conditions — Caveman Chess

Questions

Email: Contact@cavemanchess.com with the below subject line, and your tournament and name in the first line of the email body.

  • Subject Lines
    • Withdraw to withdraw
    • ILOPENTITLE if you wish to enter and are a GM, WGM, IM, WIM, FM, WFM
    • Question to ask a question.

Side Events

Illinois Chess Association

The Illinois Chess Association has a 58-year history as a federally recognized 501 c3 non-profit and is the Illinois affiliate of US Chess (the USCF).  Want to get involved in Illinois chess?  Contact president@il-chess.org

To get our $5 rebate, you must join ICA on or before 8/31/2021.

FIDE RULES
Summary of differences between FIDE Laws of Chess and US Chess Federation rules: http://www.uschess.org/content/view/12723/668
FIDE Laws of Chess: FIDE Laws of Chess