Chicago Chess Center Oktoberfest Plus-Score #87
October 02, 2022
CHICAGO CHESS CENTER OKTOBERFEST PLUS-SCORE #87
Sunday, October 2, 2022
New Location!
47 W. Polk, Chicago, IL 60605, Lower Level
New starting time! New time controls! New format! Top half of the field gets an extra point FOR PAIRING PURPOSES ONLY for the entire event! One section, with competitive games.
4SS, G/60 +5 seconds increment
Please note that round 1 registration now CLOSES at 9 a.m. and round 1 is now at 9:30! (Round 1 byes available for sleepyheads.)
NEED TO CONTACT TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR? Email td@chichess.org
In one section:
OPEN PRIZES
Each player rated over 1800 or unrated with 4 points wins $240, 3½ $120, 3 $60, 2½ $30.
UNDER 1800 PRIZES
Each player with 4 points wins $160, 3½ $80, 3 $40, 2½ $20.
Exception: a player who beats a player rated over 1800 in ANY ROUND wins the Open prize instead!
ALL: Entry fee: $39 by September 28, $45 by October 1, $55 onsite. 20% discount for CCC members. Free entry for GM-WGM-IM-WIM.
Rounds: 9:30-12:30-3:00-5:30. All rounds accelerated!.
Registration: online here. Onsite 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. No phone entries. ½-point bye any round: request before rd. 2. INFO:info@chichess.org. Sets & clocks provided.
PARKING
Parking behind Dearborn Station. When there is no parking attendant, parking is free! Evening/weekend rates are available at many nearby South Loop lots and garages.
Take Red Line to Harrison 0.2 mile walk. Take Blue line to LaSalle 0.3 mile walk. Purple, Brown, Orange, Pink to Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren 0.4 mile walk. Bus stop #24, #29, #62
METRA
Union Station is a 1.0 mile walk , Ogilvie Transportation Center is a 1.3 mile walk . Short taxi ride from all Loop METRA stations.
DINING