This tournament has been rescheduled from May 28, 2023.

 

Benzo Chess Presents

1st BC Blitz!

Site: Country Inn & Suites Brookfield 

1250 South Moorland Rd. 

Brookfield, WI 53005 

(262) 782-1400

Booking online - https://www.radissonhotelsamericas.com/en-us/hotels/country-inn-brookfield-wi , plug in the dates, under “Special Rates” select “Promotional Code” and enter “BENZO1”.

 

When: Saturday, August 19th, 2023

On-site Registration from 5 pm – 5:45 pm. The Blitz is limited to 114 players!

 

Rating: US Chess regular ratings will be used for pairing and prize purposes, but the event is not rated, so no US Chess membership is required.

 

Entry Fees: Open and K-8 is $20 by August 10th, $30 by August 17th, and after August 17th, is $35.

Time Control: 3+2 (game in 3 minutes with a two-second increment). Playing both colors each round.

Rounds: 1st round at 6 pm, and pairings are asap after all games are done. We will play five double rounds (ten games of blitz. two against each opponent), and then after the prizes are awarded, players who wish can continue playing casual blitz until 10 pm.

 

Prizes Based on 30 total players combined : Open section; 1st $150, 2nd $100, U1800 $70, U1500 $60
U1200/unrated $50

The Scholastic K-8 Prizes; Trophies to the top team, Trophies to the top 3 players, and medals to 4th through 6th place. 

 

Tournament Directors: Ryan Murphy & Chris Wainscott

 

Have questions? Ask Ben at (262) 506-4203 or send an E-mail to benzochess@gmail.com. For other information, check out www.benzochess.com