Hales Corners Challenge XI!

It's coming soon! I can't believe how quickly the time has gone by, darlings!  I encourage everyone within reasonable traveling distance of Milwaukee, Wisconsin to come to the Hales Corners Challenge XI - it's a great event and very player-friendly. It's a tough schedule but it's all in one day too - you can travel in for the Saturday event, stay over and trek back home on Sunday. TEN Grand Prix points.

There is a new location this year - players, please take note and don't show up at the wrong hotel!

Goddesschess is once again sponsoring special prizes for the chess femmes but we're introducing a new prize structure - we're trying to encourage more chess femmes to play in the Open event.  The more chess femmes who play in the Open, the higher the prize amounts and the greater the number of prizes and their tamounts will be.  So ladies, it's up to you.  For Challenge XII, the number of prizes and their amounts for chess femmes will be increased too -  or decreased - depending on the number of you who come out and play in the Open in Challenge XI. Come on chess femmes, get your feet wet - the water is just fine.

Particulars:

Online version

Hales Corners Challenge XI

Sponsored by The Southwest Chess Club

http://home.roadrunner.com/~swcc/

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Two Sections – Open & Reserve (Under 1600)
FORMAT: Four Round Swiss System - Four Games in One Day
USCF Rated
TIME LIMIT: Game in One Hour (60 minutes per player)
ENTRY FEE: $35 – Open; $25 – Reserve
(both sections $5 more after April 14, 2010)
Comp Entry Fee for USCF 2200+: Entry fee subtracted from any prizes won
SITE REGISTRATION: 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
ROUNDS: 10 am -- 1 pm -- 3:30 pm -- 6 pm
Pairings by WinTD---No Computer Entries---No Smoking

PRIZES
OPEN & RESERVE
1st—$325* 1st—$100
2nd—$175* 2nd—$75
A—$100 D—$50
B & Below—$75 E & Below—$40
* guaranteed
Goddesschess Prizes for Females: Up to $245 for Best Results by female chess players
For Female Players in the Open Section:
1 woman - no cash prize
2 women - one prize of $45
3 women - two prizes of $45 and $40
4 women - three prizes of $50, $45, $40
5 or more women - four prizes of $55, $50, $45, $40
Top finishing female - paid entry for Challenge XII when registration confirmed

For Female Players in the Reserve Section:
1st --$30
2nd --$25
Top finishing female - paid entry for Challenge XII when registration confirmed
Best Game Prize—Starting Out: Chess Tactics & Checkmates (DVD) by Chris Ward

Tournament Director: Robin Grochowski
Assistant Tournament Directors: Tom Fogec & Allen Becker

NEW SITE: Crowne Plaza Milwaukee Airport Hotel—6401 S. 13th Street—414-764-5300
I94 to College Avenue East exit, College to 13th (one block), turn right on 13th to hotel (two blocks on right)

ENTRIES TO: Allen Becker—6105 Thorncrest Drive—Greendale, WI 53129 allenbecker@wi.rr.com

QUESTIONS TO: Robin Grochowski—414-744-4872 (home) or 414-861-2745 (cell)

USCF I.D. Required -- Bring your own clocks – Sets and Boards Provided
Half point bye available in Round 1, 2 or 3 if requested prior to round 1; not available in Round 4.