Event Overview
A Priori/Chess Max Academy $12,500 Guaranteed Prizes Bughouse Championship
Date and Time:
Saturday, November 2, Round 1 at 12pm, then ASAP. Playoff rounds by 4pm. Prize ceremony immediately after
Location:
Christ Church Greenwich, Parish Hall
254 East Putnam Avenue, Greenwich CT, 06830
Rounds/TC/
6 Double Rounds Swiss System, G/5+0
Format:
Top 4 teams enter two-round playoff, seeded via USCF tie-breaks, to determine top four placements (first 1 v. 4, 2 v. 3) and then winners v. winners and loser v. losers).
Prizes:
1st place: $5000 and plaque, 2nd place: $2500, 3rd place: $1200
Top U 2200, U2000, U1800, U1600 USCF rating average: $300-$200,
Top Mixed, Female, U15, U13, U11, and U9 based on average age of team: $200-$100,
Plaques to Connecticut State, Corporate, and Family Team Champions
Team Entry Fee:
Entry fee: $80/team by Oct 18: $100 by Oct 29: $120 thereafter (per team). Register online by 12PM Nov 1. Limit 160 players (80 teams).
Bughouse Rules: Players can place pieces with checkmate and pawns on the 7th rank. Partners can help by suggesting actual moves, talking about the pieces they need and those their opponents should not be given. BUT they may NOT point to squares, touch any pieces on their partners board or touch their partners' board. Violations will in immediate forfeit. The Tournament Director’s decision is final. In rare cases, if it is impossible to determine which side won first, the TD may decide the game drawn. Unless made inapplicable here, standard USCF Blitz rules apply.
Notes: Parking is available at this location for approximately 100 vehicles. It is requested that participants travel to the event in teams whenever possible. Please bring your clocks only as boards and sets will be provided.
254 East Putnam Avenue
Greenwich , CT 06830
United States