June 12-14, 2015 ILLINOIS. U.S. Junior Open: 6SS, G/90+30/increment. Hyatt Regency Schaumburg, 1800 E. Golf Rd.,Schaumburg, IL 60173. 847-605-1234847-605-1234 $99.00 chess rate single-double-triple-quad until 5/15/15, Free WiFi included with Room! Please reserve early.
4 Sections based on age as of 1/1/2015: Under 21, U15, Under 11 and Under 8. June Rating Supplement used. U21: $500+entry to 2016 US Junior Closed - $250-125-75-50. Individual plaques to top five overall, plaques for best player age 18, 17, 16, 15, Under 15, and for ratings U1600, U1400, U1200. U15: Individual trophies to top 15 overall, trophies for best player age 14,13, 12, 11, Under 11 and for ratings U1400, U1200, U1000. U11: Individual trophies to top 15 overall, trophies to best player age 10, 9, 8, 7, Under 7, and for ratings U1200, U1000, U800. U8: Individual trophies to top 15 overall, best player age 7, 6 & under, and for ratings U1000, U800, U600; Commemorative medals for all participants. Teams: Trophies to top three school teams and top club team in each of the four sections. Top four scores, minimum of three, count towards team score in each section. Byes: One half-point bye, any round except Rd 6, if requested before Rd. 1. EF: $50 postmarked or online by 5/23, $70 thereafter – credit cards ok onsite. Schedule: Onsite registration: Thurs 7-9pm or Fri 8-9am. Rds: Fri, Sat 10am & 4pm, Sun 9am & 3pm. Side Events: Friday Night Blitz (8:30pm) and Saturday Night Puzzle Solving (8:30pm) - $15 each by 5/23, $20 each onsite. Entries: Mail to ChessIQ (checks payable to) 4957 Oakton Street Suite 113 Skokie, IL 60077 or online at http://www.chessiq.com/junior2015. Info: sevan@chessiq.com. On tournament day only: 847.274.1352847.274.1352. Sets, Boards and Clocks provided. Must use organizer provided equipment. USCF and FIDE rated. FIDE Laws of Chess to be used.