1st Penguin Festival

1st Penguin Festival

 

April 6th-7th, 2024

 

Location: Westford Regency Inn & Conference Center, 219 Littleton Road, Westford, MA 01886

 

$4100+ projected prizes! $2800+ (Top 2 in Premier and 50% of other prizes) Guaranteed! Limited to the first 72 players, so register today!

 

GMs Jianchao Zhou and Alexander Ivanov are playing!

 

5 rounds Swiss System, G/60+30 Saturday, G/90+30 Sunday

Rounds: Saturday: 10am-2pm-6pm Sunday: 10am-3pm 

 

Prizes:

 

Emperor (Open to 1600+ USCF): $2100 based on 20 entries, Top 2 prizes Guaranteed!: $1000-500, U2325 $325, U2125 $275

 

Magellanic (U1925): $1210 based on 20 entries: $500-250, U1725 $240, U1525 $220

 

Little Blue (U1325): $800 based on 20 entries: $350-175, U1125 $150, U925/Unrated $125

 

Entry Fee: $120 for Emperor, $80 for Magellanic, $60 for Little Blue. EF $10 more after March 15th and $20 more after April 4th and onsite. $20 more for players Under 1900 to play up to the Emperor Section. 

Free entry to GMs, no entry fee deducted from prize. Free entry to non-GMs rated 2400+ USCF, EF deducted from prize. Free entries count as full entries for prize purposes. 

Unrateds may only win the unrated prize in the Little Blue section and up to $200 in Magellanic. 

Prizes will be raised/decreased in proportion to the amount of entries, except 50% of each prize guaranteed.

Onsite registration: Saturday: 9am-9:45am

Byes: 2 half-point byes allowed, must request before Round 2

 

Hotel Reservations: You can book hotel reservations (single/double) for Friday and Saturday night with the chess rate of $139 at this link: https://us01.iqwebbook.com/WRICCMA543/~/?coupon=NNEC 

 

Grand Prix: This event is a 4x multiplier in the New England Grand Prix. Learn more about the Grand Prix and view the current standings here: https://newenglandchess.org/ 

 

Registration: Online advance entry available at onlineregistration.cc. Scroll down the webpage until you see the event, which is being held by the Northern New England Chess Association.