This tournament was rescheduled from May 28, 2023.
Benzo Chess Presents
1st BC Rapid
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 8:30 am – 9:30 am. The Rapid is limited to 106 players!
Entry Fees: Open (Rated), K-8 (Rated), and Unrated K-8 is $25 by August 10th, $35 by August 17th,
after August 17th is $40; the Rated sections will be rapid rated and USCF Membership Required—no Membership needed for the K-8 section. Regular ratings will be used for pairing and prize purposes.
Time Control: Game in 24 minutes. If using a digital clock, Game in 24 minutes with 5-second delay.
Rounds: 1st round at 10:00 am, 2nd round at 11:15 am
3rd round is at 1:00 pm. Rounds 4 and 5 will be paired asap after all games are done.
Two half-point byes are available in the first four rounds. Accelerated pairings may be used.
Prizes Based on 80 total players : Open section; 1st $175, 2nd $100, U1800 $70, U1500 $60
U1200/unrated $50
Rated K-8 and Non-Rated K-8; Trophies to top 3 teams, Trophies to 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