Event Overview
RAPID SCHEDULE
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Rapid Registration closes 2:15pm.
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Rounds: 2:30pm, 3:10pm, 3:50pm, 4:30pm, 5:10pm
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Break between Rapid and Blitz: 5:40-6:00pm
RAPID FORMAT
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$600 Guaranteed Prize Fund
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Time Control: G/10; inc/5 - 10 mins per player with a 5 second increment
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5 Rounds
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1 open section with class prizes
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Live US Chess Regular Ratings used for pairings and prizes
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US Chess Quick Rated and FIDE Rapid Rated
RAPID PRIZES
$200 - $100 - $60 - $40
Top Under 2000: $40
Top Under 1800: $40
Top Under 1600: $40
Top Under 1400: $40
Top Under 1200 or Unrated: $40
BLITZ SCHEDULE
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Blitz Registration closes 5:45pm.
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Blitz Rounds: 6:00pm then ASAP, Tournament should end ~8:00pm.
BLITZ FORMAT
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$600 Guaranteed Prize Fund
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Time Control: G/3; inc/2 - 3 mins per player with a 2 second increment
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9 Rounds (Swiss, single rounds)
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1 open section with class prizes
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Live US Chess Regular Ratings used for pairings and prizes
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US Chess Blitz and FIDE Blitz rated
BLITZ PRIZES
$200 - $100 - $60 - $40
Top Under 2100: $40
Top Under 1900: $40
Top Under 1700: $40
Top Under 1500: $40
Top Under 1300 or Unrated: $40
ENTRY FEES
Players rated 2200+: Free entry ($20 deduction from prize per event - no deduction for GMs, IMs, USCF 2400+)
CCC Members: $20.00 per event
Non-Members: $30.00 per event
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IMPORTANT NOTES
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Each event limited to the first 64 entries
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Byes: Players may take up to 2 optional half-point byes in either tournament, must request before round 1. Byes allow a player to skip a round they cannot otherwise attend. All byes requested during the tournament are zero points.
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Refunds: $5 fee for refunds before the event; $10 fee for same-day; no refund after event begins
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Boards, weighted sets, digital clocks provided (must use our equipment).
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Event is US Chess Quick and Blitz rated – US Chess membership required
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Event is also FIDE Rapid and Blitz rated – FIDE membership (no cost) will be created for new members.
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Live US Chess regular OTB ratings used for pairings and prizes.
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Accelerated pairings are possible.
10700 Kettering Drive
Unit E
Charlotte, NC 28226
United States