Tomorrow the Hales Corners Chess Challenge XVI will take place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
I wish - well, we have a record-number of chess femmes playing in this event -- 13! Four in the Open and nine in the Reserve. I was scheduled to play in the Reserve, but right now my heart just is not in anything, so I withdrew early last week. So, I'm not counted in that big 13. Before this Challenge, the highest-ever number of femmes that participated in a Challenge was 11. So a new record has been set, thanks to you all.
I must give kudos to my friends at Southwest Chess Club. They have been very supportive and understanding during this time. Tonight one of their members stopped by the house and picked up the gift bags to be presented to the top female finisher in each of the Open and Reserve sections. Thanks so much for your support.
And - there is STILL TIME TO REGISTER TO PLAY, because there is open registration tomorrow morning before play starts (SEE details below)!!!!!
GM
Josh Friedel will be playing, and we're expecting another great
turnout.
Goddesschess Prizes for Females in Addition to Above Prizes, Open:
$40 per win/$20 per draw; Reserve: $20 per win/$10 per draw (and highest-scoring
female in each section wins free entry into HCC XVII).
� Life Master Sheldon Gelbart will be
on hand throughout the tournament to analyze games for tournament participants
ENTRY FEE
: $35 – Open; $25 – Reserve
(both sections $5 more after October 17, 2012)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—$75A—$100 D—$50
B & Below—$75 E & Below—$40
Goddesschess Prizes for Females in Addition to Above Prizes
Open: $40 per win/$20 per draw; Reserve: $20 per win/$10 per draw
Goddess willing, I will be playing in Challenge XVII, in April, 2013.
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