2024 Colorado Open

2024 Colorado Open

Direct Link: http://www.coloradochess.com/newtourn.shtml?id=1515#tournamentContent

5 Round Swiss Tournament

Date: August 31 - September 1, 2024;  2024 Colorado Blitz Championship; August 30, 2024;

Time Control: All Rounds G/90, +30 seconds increment

Site: Sheraton Denver Tech Center Hotel 7007 S Clinton St, Greenwood Village, CO 80112 Phone: 303-799-6200 Hotel Booking Link:

Directions:  The Hotel is off I-25, exit 197, go east on East Arapahoe Rd., Turn right on S Clinton St. Hotel Address: 7007 S Clinton St., a light rail links from downtown Denver to Arapahoe at Village Center Station, Cross walk to east side of I-25, then bus to 7007 S Clinton St.

Sections:

Championship (open) U1900 U1600 U1300

Unrated players allowed in any section and eligible for place prizes in Championship section and maximum of $300 in any under section.

Entry Fee: Early Entry by 08/24/2024 - $65 Entry After 08/24/2024 and by 9am 08/31/2024 - $70; Entry After 9am 08/31/2024 - $75 with Rd1 1/2 bye

Prizes: Based on 140 paid entries Championship [1st, 2nd,3rd]: $750, $500, $300; U2100: $200, $100  U1900: $500, $400, $300 U1600: $450, $350, $250  U1300: $400, $300, $200  Special Prize: $100 Upset prize in each section.

Registration: Online registration until 9 a.m. 8/31/2024. Players registering after 9 a.m. will receive a 1/2 point bye for the first round.

Round Times: Saturday 9:30 AM, 2:00 PM, 6:30 PM; Rd 4 Sunday 9:30 AM (CSCA Membership Meeting 2:00 PM), Rd 5 3:30 PM unless delayed.

Information: Earle Wikle

Phone: 7192080909

Email:Click here to show mail address

Bye Policy Second day Byes must be requested before Round 3 One 1/2 point bye may be requested. All other byes will be 0 point byes Round 5 byes will be 0 point byes

REGISTER ONLINE HERE:  https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/4538

CSCA Membership: https://caissachess.net/csca/p/create

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2024 Colorado Blitz Championship; August 30, 2024;

Blitz Information and Registration: http://www.coloradochess.com/newtourn.shtml?id=1514#tournamentContent

All players must have current USCF https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess and CSCA Membership: https://caissachess.net/csca/p/create. CSCA membership required of all Colorado players. If living out of the State of Colorado, other States accepted. Players without current USCF or CSCA memberships will be given 0 point byes until their membership has been renewed.