Feb 3rd – Feb 5th, 2023
Hilton Garden Inn Akron
1307 E Market St, Akron, OH 44305
Hotel Rate: $119.00. Call (330)733-2900 and ask for the “Cardinal Open Chess Tournament” Block Rate or copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://group.hiltongardeninn.com/jsvn0k
Must reserve by 1/16 for guaranteed rate. Onsite restaurants and many restaurants are within a 5-mile radius of the hotel.
5 Round Swiss. Time Control: 40/120, SD/30; inc 10. 2 Day Option: Rds. 1&2 G/60; inc 10.
Bring clocks, none provided.
$10,000 based 140 paid entries in 5 sections
Entry Fee: $120 by 1/23 $130 at site or online until two hours before round one. GM, IM, WGM, WIM free. No prize deductions.
5 Round Swiss
2- or 3-Day Options: Open (FIDE Rated), U2100, U1800, U1500, U1200
Open Section (FIDE Rated): $1500-800-500 (top 3 guaranteed), top Under 2300: $400-200
Under 2100, U1800, U1500: $1000-500-300-150
Under 1200: $500-300-200, top Under 1000: $150-100
3-Day Schedule: Registration ends 6:30 PM Friday February 3rd, 2023
Time Control for all Rounds: 40/120, SD/30; inc 10
Friday 7 PM
Saturday 10 AM 5 PM
Sunday 10 AM 3:30 PM
2-Day Schedule: Registration ends 9:30 AM Saturday, February 4th, 2023
Time Control for Rounds 1-2: G/60; inc 10; Rounds 3-5: 40/120, SD/30; inc 10
Saturday 10 AM 1:30 PM 5 PM
Sunday 10 AM 3:30 PM
Unrated players may win no more than 50% of any prize
Doubles Bonus Prize: $200-100. Best male/female or female/female 2-player “team” combined score among all sections. Must average under 2200; may play in different sections. Register by 1:30 PM February 4th. Prize limits do not apply to Doubles Bonus Prize. No additional fee to register.
February official USCF ratings used. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Players must reveal foreign, FIDE and other over the board ratings, and these ratings, adjusted, if necessary, may be used, if higher than USCF.
Blitz Tournament: Saturday, February 4th at 9:30 PM, registration from 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm.
More details on-site.
No outside spectators allowed in the playing hall.
Register at: www.columbuschessacademy.org
Contact: Kala Bagley 330 475-2964, Discovery Chess Academy
Past Events
Ohio Chess Congress Tournament 2021
Our Events
Discovery Chess Learning Center Chess championship
When?
Every Saturday : september 2020
Sections?
Open with Class Prizes for U 2200, U 1800, U 1500 and U 1000
Where?
online at www.chess.com
Time Control
10 mins
Round Timings
5 rounds – 1st Round @ 1:00 pm, following rounds ASAP. Tournament will last around 1 hour. All players will play all rounds, once a game is done please stay in the same page, when other games in your section end, your next round will automatically pop up in your screen
Entry Fee
$10
Payment
Payment can be sent via Zelle to Kala Bagley @330 475 2964 or via paypal button below
Tournament Payment
Prizes
Open section
1st - $50
2nd - $30
3rd - $20
Under 2200
1st - $20
2nd - $10
Under 1800
1st - $20
2nd - $10
Under 1500
1st - $20
2nd - $10
Under 1000
1st - $20
2nd - $10
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