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CATEGORIES:Tournaments
CREATED:20250109T114228
SUMMARY:US Amateur North
LOCATION:Embassy Suites - Brookfield\, WI
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>2025 U.S. Amateur North Championship</strong></p><p><strong>(Ple
 ase note that this is the individual championship, not the team event.)</st
 rong></p><p><strong>REGISTER: <a href="https://www.kingregistration.com/eve
 nt/USamateur">2025 U.S. Amateur North Individual Championship</a></strong><
 /p><p><strong>April 18-20 (or 19-20 for 2-day schedule)</strong></p><p><str
 ong>if you are looking to register for the Great Lakes Festival, use this l
 ink: <a href="https://www.kingregistration.com/event/MidwestMasters">Great 
 Lakes Festival</a><a href="https://www.kingregistration.com/event/MidwestMa
 sters"> </a></strong></p><p><strong>Embassy Suites by Hilton Milwaukee Broo
 kfield</strong></p><p><strong>1200 S Moorland Rd, Brookfield, WI 53005 (262
 ) 782-2900</strong></p><p>Chess Rate is <strong>$119</strong> (King bed or 
 two Queen beds; please reserve by April 12th): <a href="https://www.hilton.
 com/en/attend-my-event/mkembes-92s-9079fcbf-2b1a-4579-ab2f-98842c454fff/">B
 ook your room with here</a>. If the link doesn't work, please contact the o
 rganizers and we will make sure you get the chess rate! <strong>Free parkin
 g. Free Breakfast. Free Internet. </strong></p><p><strong>EQUIPMENT: </stro
 ng>uniform equipment (boards, sets, clocks) is provided and should be used<
 /p><p><strong>QUESTIONS</strong>: Alex Betaneli <span id="cloak377956c90f31
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		</script> </p><p><strong>PRIZES</strong></p><ul><li><strong>National 
 Champion Title</strong></li><li><strong>30 valuable trophies</strong></li><
 /ul><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><thead><tr><th><strong>SECTIONS<
 /strong></th><th><strong>PRIZES</strong></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>u2
 200</td><td>Trophies to top ten places; National Title to the overall winne
 r</td></tr><tr><td>u1600</td><td><p>Trophies to top ten places</p></td></tr
 ><tr><td>u1200 Scholastic</td><td>Trophies to top ten places</td></tr><tr><
 td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </t
 d></tr><tr><td colspan="2">First time players are welcome. Good preparation
  can consist of games, tutorials and tactics on lichess.org</td></tr></tbod
 y></table><table width="637" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td
 ><p> This is a National Event limited to players who are rated below 2200. 
 If you would like to face stronger opponents, the <a href="https://www.king
 registration.com/event/MidwestMasters">Great Lakes Festival</a> is held sim
 ultaneously: it offers cash prizes and is FIDE rated.</p></td><td><p>Notati
 on is mandatory for the entire game (except for Round 1 of the 2-day schedu
 le).</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Accelerated pairings might be used.</p></td><t
 d><p>Organizers reserve the right to choose the highest of the published ra
 tings (Regular, Rapid, Online Regular, Online Rapid, FIDE) for the purpose 
 of section selection, pairings, and prizes. Only regular ratings are affect
 ed by this event.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr></tbod
 y></table><p> </p><p> </p><table width="807" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0
 "><thead><tr><th><strong>ENTRY FEES</strong></th><th><strong>TIME CONTROLS 
 AND PLAYING SCHEDULE</strong></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><ul><li>$69 o
 nline by April 3rd</li><li>$79 online by April 15th</li><li>$99 after that 
 or onsite </li><li>3-day entries after 6:30pm Friday receive ½-point bye fo
 r round 1</li><li>2-day entries after 8:30am Saturday receive ½-point bye f
 or round 1</li><li>1/2 point byes OK all rounds, must commit before round 1
  (maximum 2); please email organizers</li></ul></td><td><p><strong>3-day<br
  /></strong><strong>G/90+30 second increment</strong></p><ul><li>Friday 7:0
 0pm</li><li>Saturday 11:00am, 4:00pm</li><li>Sunday 10:00am, 3:00pm</li></u
 l><p><strong>2-day<br /></strong><strong>Round 1: g/30+5 second increment, 
 then merges with 3-day schedule<br /></strong></p><ul><li>Saturday: 9:00am<
 /li><li>Saturday: 11:00am, 4:00pm</li><li>Sunday: 10:00am, 3:00pm</li></ul>
 </td></tr></tbody></table>
CONTACT:Alex Betaneli - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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