Event Overview
$300 GUARANTEED PRIZES:
Open Section: $80-$50-$30 (1st, 2nd, 3rd respectively)
U1200 Section: $50-$35-$25 (1st, 2nd, 3rd respectively)
Special Prizes:
- Top Unrated (in either section): $30
- Top College Team (Top 3 scorers in either section): Plaque
- Top Upset (per round, per section): 1-month Diamond membership for Chess.com
G/35;+5, 4SS (Game in 35 with 5 second increment. 4-round Swiss)
Please bring your own set and clock if able
Schedule:
- On-Site Registration: 10am-10:30am (online registration highly encouraged)
- Round 1: 11:00am (starts promptly)
- Round 2: 12:45pm
- Lunch Break: 2:30pm
- Round 3: 3:30pm
- Round 4: 5:15pm
- Awards: 7:00pm (ASAP)
Entry Fee:
- $10 for college students if registered by Oct. 24th
- $15 for general public if registered by Oct. 24th
- $20 for everybody registering after Oct. 24th
You can register online here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/shippensburguniversitychessclub/1275819
Location Info:
- Building: Waring Commons:
- PSU Map: https://map.psu.edu/?id=1134#!ct/59509,33177,25403,26748,26749,26750,27255?s/waring%20commons
Google Maps:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Waring+Commons/@40.7959287,-77.8681809,17z/data=!3m1!5s0x89cea89e743a679d:0xcabf214adfc055c5!4m6!3m5!1s0x89cea89c6fecc40b:0x51d8bb08d26c0e7f!8m2!3d40.7957577!4d-77.8673964!16s%2Fg%2F11c5v7bsvj?entry=ttu
- PSU Map: https://map.psu.edu/?id=1134#!ct/59509,33177,25403,26748,26749,26750,27255?s/waring%20commons
- Playing Hall: Waring Commons Study Lounge
- A day before the event, all registered players will receive detailed instructions on how to get from the parking deck to the playing hall
- Parking: Nittany Parking Deck
- $1 per hour. Potential Chess Discount TBA (check this webpage at future date)
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Nittany+Parking+Deck/@40.7979285,-77.8706004,18z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89cea89d1f9fa70f:0x2f2c442224521d10!8m2!3d40.7979268!4d-77.8695178!16s%2Fg%2F11c4bc73v1?entry=ttu
- Other parking decks / more parking info: https://transportation.psu.edu/daily-visitor-parking
- $1 per hour. Potential Chess Discount TBA (check this webpage at future date)
(One 1/2-point bye available per player. Please note in the registration page in the question/comment section which round you would like the 1/2-point bye if you would like one.)
PA College Chess X PSU Event (Follow us on Instagram @pa_college_chess)
Address:
Waring Commons
State College, PA 16801
United States
Sections: 2
Grand Prix Points:
Prize Fund: 300
FIDE Rated: No
Handicap Accessible: No
Residency Restriction: No
Online Event: No
Organizer Overview
Nathan Zeigler
Email: nathzeig@gmail.com
Phone: 6197481751
Website:
Submission ID
403391