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CREATED:20250109T114415
SUMMARY:Great Lakes Festival - FIDE Rated
LOCATION:Embassy Suites - Brookfield\, WI
DESCRIPTION:2025 Great Lakes Festival\n*FIDE rated event*\nREGISTER: 2025 Great Lakes F
 estival (https://www.kingregistration.com/event/MidwestMasters)\nApril 18-2
 0 (or 19-20 for 2-day schedule)\nif you are looking to register for the U.S
 . Amateur North Championship, use this link: <a href="https://www.kingregis
 tration.com/event/USamateur">U.S. Amateur</a>  (https://www.kingregistratio
 n.com/event/USamateur)\nEmbassy Suites by Hilton Milwaukee Brookfield\n1200
  S Moorland Rd, Brookfield, WI 53005 (262) 782-2900\nChess Rate is $119 (Ki
 ng bed or two Queen beds; please reserve by April 12th): <a href="https://w
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 454fff/">Book your room with here</a>. If the link doesn't work, please con
 tact the organizers and we will make sure you get the chess rate! Free park
 ing. Free Breakfast. Free Internet. \nEQUIPMENT: uniform equipment (boards,
  sets, clocks) is provided and should be used\nQUESTIONS: Alex Betaneli Thi
 s email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabl
 ed to view it.
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 u2201: $200\nTop u2001: $200\nFIDE rated (except for Round 1 of the 2-day s
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 elcome to participate. Please note that the U.S. Amateur Championship (http
 s://www.kingregistration.com/event/USamateur) is held simultaneously, offer
 s a smaller EF and has three sections (u2200, u1600, and u12000 Scholastic)
 .\nNotation is mandatory for the entire game (except for Round 1 of the 2-d
 ay schedule).\nAccelerated pairings might be used.\nOrganizers reserve the 
 right to choose the highest of the published ratings (Regular, Rapid, Onlin
 e Regular, Online Rapid, FIDE) for the purpose of section selection, pairin
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 layers may not participate, but can register for the <a href="https://www.k
 ingregistration.com/event/USamateur">US Amateur North</a>  (https://www.kin
 gregistration.com/event/USamateur)\n \n \nENTRY FEESTIME CONTROLS AND PLAYI
 NG SCHEDULE\n - $89 online by April 3rd\n - $99 online by April 15th\n - $1
 19 after that or onsite \n - 3-day entries after 6:30pm Friday receive ½-po
 int bye for round 1\n - 2-day entries after 8:30am Saturday receive ½-point
  bye for round 1\n - players rated under 2000: $50 "play up" fee\n - 1/2 po
 int byes OK all rounds, must commit before round 1 (maximum 2); please emai
 l organizers3-day\nG/90+30 second increment\n\n - Friday 7:00pm\n - Saturda
 y 11:00am, 4:00pm\n - Sunday 10:00am, 3:00pm2-day\nRound 1: g/30+5 second i
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 rday: 11:00am, 4:00pm\n - Sunday: 10:00am, 3:00pm
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>2025 Great Lakes Festival</strong></p><p><strong>*FIDE rated eve
 nt*</strong></p><p><strong>REGISTER: <a href="https://www.kingregistration.
 com/event/MidwestMasters">2025 Great Lakes Festival</a></strong></p><p><str
 ong>April 18-20 (or 19-20 for 2-day schedule)</strong></p><p><strong>if you
  are looking to register for the U.S. Amateur North Championship, use this 
 link: <a href="https://www.kingregistration.com/event/USamateur">U.S. Amate
 ur</a><a href="https://www.kingregistration.com/event/USamateur"> </a></str
 ong></p><p><strong>Embassy Suites by Hilton Milwaukee Brookfield</strong></
 p><p><strong>1200 S Moorland Rd, Brookfield, WI 53005 (262) 782-2900</stron
 g></p><p>Chess Rate is <strong>$119</strong> (King bed or two Queen beds; p
 lease reserve by April 12th): <a href="https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-
 event/mkembes-92s-9079fcbf-2b1a-4579-ab2f-98842c454fff/">Book your room wit
 h here</a>. If the link doesn't work, please contact the organizers and we 
 will make sure you get the chess rate! <strong>Free parking. Free Breakfast
 . Free Internet. </strong></p><p><strong>EQUIPMENT: </strong>uniform equipm
 ent (boards, sets, clocks) is provided and should be used</p><p><strong>QUE
 STIONS</strong>: Alex Betaneli <span id="cloak4ca10e07366f8379f29a3a6b37b7d
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 $200</strong></p><p><strong>Top u2001: $200</strong></p><table width="637" 
 cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td><p>FIDE rated (except for Ro
 und 1 of the 2-day schedule). Although the event is aimed at the players ra
 ted 2000+, all are welcome to participate. Please note that the <a href="ht
 tps://www.kingregistration.com/event/USamateur">U.S. Amateur Championship</
 a> is held simultaneously, offers a smaller EF and has three sections (u220
 0, u1600, and u12000 Scholastic).</p></td><td><p>Notation is mandatory for 
 the entire game (except for Round 1 of the 2-day schedule).</p></td></tr><t
 r><td><p>Accelerated pairings might be used.</p></td><td><p>Organizers rese
 rve the right to choose the highest of the published ratings (Regular, Rapi
 d, Online Regular, Online Rapid, FIDE) for the purpose of section selection
 , pairings, and prizes. Only regular ratings are affected by this event.</p
 ></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Unrated players may not participate, but 
 can register for the <a href="https://www.kingregistration.com/event/USamat
 eur">US Amateur North</a><a href="https://www.kingregistration.com/event/US
 amateur"> </a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table width="8
 07" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><thead><tr><th><strong>ENTRY FEES</stro
 ng></th><th><strong>TIME CONTROLS AND PLAYING SCHEDULE</strong></th></tr></
 thead><tbody><tr><td><ul><li>$89 online by April 3rd</li><li>$99 online by 
 April 15th</li><li>$119 after that or onsite </li><li>3-day entries after 6
 :30pm Friday receive ½-point bye for round 1</li><li>2-day entries after 8:
 30am Saturday receive ½-point bye for round 1</li><li><strong>players rated
  under 2000: $50 "play up" fee</strong></li><li>1/2 point byes OK all round
 s, 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 7:00pm</li><li>Saturday 11:00am, 4:00pm</li><li>S
 unday 10:00am, 3:00pm</li></ul><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>Sund
 ay: 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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