Wisconsin International Chess Festival

I posted about my adopted chess club's Milwaukee Summer Challenge (June 10 - 11, 2017, Olympia Resort Hotel, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin) in the post just below.

Here is another Wisconsin tournament - an international gathering, a FIDE-rated event with norms available!!!  LOVE seeing this kind of event taking place in Wisconsin!!!

Wisconsin International Chess Festival

JUNE 13-18, 2017

Madison, Wisconsin  USA

SUMMARY The Wisconsin International Chess Festival is a 9 round Swiss event with GM  and IM norm possibilities. It is hosted in the heart of Wisconsin’s Howard  Johnson Plaza Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin (3841 East Washington Avenue,  608-244-2481) FREE breakfast, FREE internet, FREE parking, $79 single or  double, reserve by June 1st and mention CHESS. Wisconsin state capital with multiple attractions within walking or short driving distance. Click Here to Register TRANSPORTATION FREE shuttle from Madison Airport. From Chicago (O’Hare or Midway) take  Van Galder Bus:  http://www.coachusa.com/vangalder/ss.tickets.asp. From  Milwaukee Airport (General Mitchell) take Badger Bus:  https://www.badgerbus.com/ PRIZES Guaranteed: $3,000-$2,000-$1,000-$500-$500, top u2450 $500, top u2250   $500  Minimum Prizes (must complete all 9 rounds): $500 for foreign GMs  (first 5), $100 for all foreign FIDE rated players. Entry Fee GMs free, no deduction from prizes; IMs $159, FIDE 2200+ $249, FIDE u2200  $299, FIDE unrated $349. $50 more after 5/15, $100 more after 6/5. All players  must confirm their arrival by 4pm on 6/13 in order to be paired for round one.   $20 service charge for refunds. HOTEL: Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel 608-244-2481, $79 single or double,  reserve by June 1st and mention CHESS. TIME CONTROL: 40/90, SD/30, 30 sec/move increment. PLAYING SCHEDULE: Round 1: 6pm Tuesday, June 13th Round 2: 11am Wed, June 14th Round 3: 6pm Wed, June 14th Round 4: 11am Thu, June 15th Round 5: 6pm Thu, June 15th Round 6: 11am Fri, June 16th Round 7: 6pm Fri, June 16th Round 8: 11am Sat, June 17th Round 9: 11am Sun, June 18th BLITZ Saturday, June 17th at 7 pm. A five (5) round double Swiss, $500 minimum prize  fund.  Registration for Blitz Tournament is $50, on site only. Click Here to Register

Eight GMs are already registered along with four IMs.

Excellent Wisconsin chess femmes WFM Rachel Ulrich (USA 2073) and her sister Susanna Ulrich (USA1799) are registered to play, as are Megan Chen (USA 1391) (Megan is also registered to play in the Milwaukee Summer Challenge June 10 - 11), Merissa Wongso (USA 1106), from Arizona, Nevada, #27 on the Top Girls Age 9 USCF List (as of September 2016), and Harshita Guddanti (IND 2023).