IACA & Mohar National Chess week Celebration

Tournament Name:  IACA & Mohar National Chess week Celebration

Sunday October 6th

ADDRESS: IACA, 1281 Cooper Lake road SE, Smyrna(Atlanta), GA 30082

4SS, G/25,d5 

5 sections – An Open section for adults and advanced scholastic players, 3 Rated Scholastic-only sections for K-12 players and a Nonrated Scholastic practice section for new and young players.

ROUND TIMES:  First round is at 10:00AM, rounds 2-4 will start ASAP after the preceding rounds finish with a slightly longer break for lunch between rounds 2 and 3.

Nonrated Section: The Nonrated section is for new/unrated players and players rated below 300 who need practice. While all the rules of chess still apply, this is a more relaxed game designed to let new and young players experience chess without worrying about ratings. Unrated/new players may also play in the Under 400 section if they want to become rated.

3 Scholastic-Only Rated Sections - Under 400, Under 800 and Under 1200: These sections require an active US Chess Federation membership (https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess). Players with a USCF membership but without a rating, can play in the Under 400.  Players will be in the section that matches their rating unless granted an exemption by the Tournament Director.

Open Section: This Section is available to both adults and scholastic players. Scholastic players rated over 1199 must play in this section; however, any scholastic player rated 1000+ may choose to play in either the Open or kids-only Under 1200 section.

Rated sections may be combined at TD discretion.

ENTRY FEE: Early entry received through DATE is $30. Registration $40 from 2 October through 4th October.

Late registration after 5th is $45

Same day registration is $50 and must be completed by 9:00AM to be paired for Round 1. Later sign ups may receive a ½ round one bye.

BYES: If you have a scheduling conflict and plan to skip one or two rounds, 1/2 Point Byes are available and should be requested at the time of registration. 

PRIZES: Trophies for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place in each section.

FOOD: – We plan to have food vendors to supply snacks and lunch.

Sets, boards, and notation sheets supplied. Please bring chess clocks if possible.

CONTACT mohar.chess@gmail.com FOR QUESTIONS