Black Knight's Surprise Nos. 2 & 3

 5-Round Action Chess Tournaments

 (USCF-Rated and Club-Rated Divisions)

No. 2 - Saturday, February 06, 2010 - CANCELLED due to SNOW
Will be rescheduled, probably February 20 

and No. 3 - Saturday, May 01, 2010

Both at Mary of Nazareth School

14131 Seneca Road, Darnestown, MD 20874-0208

USCF Rated: 5RR or 5SS (G/30) Open & Combined-Reserve* sections. All players must be active USCF members, with USCF ID or other proof, and have USCF or Club ratings. Most current established on-line rating (or highest recent established rating) will be used for pairings and class determination. NO MEMBERSHIPS AVAILABLE AT SITE! USCF Membership available on-line at www.uschess.org (bring printed receipt). 

Club Rated (open to scholastic club members K-5 rated under 600): 5RR (G/30) Sections based on club ratings. Lowest section may be 3 to 5 round Swiss System.

ENTRY FEES (cash or check, made payable to C&O Family Chess Center).  Sorry, NO credit cards!: 

USCF Rated Sections: $25 in advance (payment received by Jan. 30/Apr. 24), $30 at the site.

Club Rated Sections:  $20 in advance (payment received by Jan. 30/Apr. 24), $25 at the site.

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ON-SITE REGISTRATION: 8:45 - 9:30 AM.  Pre-registration is encouraged.  Phone and E-mail pre-registrations must send their entry fees on time.  ALL PRE-REGISTERED PLAYERS MUST CHECK IN BY 9:45 TO BE PAIRED.  Round-Robin pairings cannot be changed during the tournament.  Late entries and late check-ins will not receive the pre-registration discount, and may not be paired if tournament is full. 

ROUNDS: USCF Rounds: 10:30, 11:45, (Lunch) 1:15, 2:30, 3:45.   Club: First Round 10:40 AM (lunch after round 2). Other rounds as sections finish.  All players play every round.  No one is eliminated.  Awards as sections finish. USCF at 5:00.

TIME CONTROLS: Game/30 (each player has 30 minutes on their clock).

PRIZES:

USCF OPEN 5RR (top six players): $100 winner take all!

USCF Combined-Reserve (5SS): $80, 60, 50, + three "class" $40, 40, 40 based on 32 entries (more if entries warrant).

CLUB (5RR):  Individual Trophies - 1^st & 2^nd in each section.  Chess Pins to all who complete all rounds.

*USCF Open: Six highest rated players (Surprise!) will play a Round Robin Tournament.

USCF Combined-Reserve:  All remaining players play in one section (possibly using accelerated pairing to avoid the most extreme pairings in the early rounds). 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and three additional "class" prizes will be awarded with final classes determined by the ratings distribution when registration is complete (Surprise!).  Possible prize classes are Under-1200,  U-900 & U-600, or some similar distribution.  In case of ties prizes will be divided.

Advanced entries should be mailed to C&O Family Chess Center, 217 West Diamond Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20877-2106.  Include name, age, (school & grade, if applicable) e-mail, phone, address, USCF ID # and USCF- or club-rating (if available).  E-mail registrations to Programs@chesscenter.net.  Questions to E-mail or 301-963-9122.  Note: Payment MUST be received by deadline for advance registration discount.

SETS AND CLOCKS NOT PROVIDED!   PLAYERS SHOULD BRING SETS AND CLOCKS IF THEY HAVE THEM.   NEW EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT TOURNAMENT!

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Previous Tournaments:

Black Knight's Surprise No. 1 
Saturday, November 21, 2009
at Mary of Nazareth School

Open Section Winner -- Patrick Miguel Aquino
Combined-Reserve Winners: 
1st - Jake Koenig
2nd - Matthew Mathai
3rd - Benjamin Hung & Justin Hung
Top Unrated - Amy E. Duncan
Top Under-900 - Jake Dunn
Top Under-700 - Evan Z. Hu
Top Under-500 - Nicholas Ratliff