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CATEGORIES:Tour Events
CREATED:20260818T222810
SUMMARY:2026 North Central Open
LOCATION:Madison Marriott West
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>2026 North Central Open</strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://
 www.kingregistration.com/event/2026NCO">https://www.kingregistration.com/ev
 ent/2026NCO</a></strong></p><p><strong>*FIDE rated*</strong><strong>three s
 ections*</strong></p><p><strong>$3,500 in prizes*WCA tour event*</strong></
 p><p><strong>December 26th weekend</strong></p><p><strong>Escape the Holida
 y Frenzy</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Choice of schedules. Conver
 ge in Round 2:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>3-day: play one game on Fri even
 ing, two games on Sat, two games on Sun</strong></li><li><strong>2-day: pla
 y three games on Sat, two games on Sun</strong></li><li><strong>1-day: play
  three games on Sat, take two byes on Sun</strong></li><li><strong>need to 
 skip a round or two? two half-point byes available</strong> </li><li><stron
 g>Join the <a href="https://www.kingregistration.com/event/G10National2026"
 >2026 U.S. G/10 Championship</a> on Saturday night</strong></li></ul><p> </
 p><p><strong>PLAYING SITE: </strong>Madison Marriott West Hotel (1313 John 
 Q Hammons Dr., Middleton, WI 53562; 608-831-2000)</p><p><strong>Special Che
 ss Rate is $99.</strong> This rate includes free parking, free internet, an
 d a heavily discounted breakfast buffet.  <strong>Booking link:</strong> <s
 trong><a href="https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link
 .mi?id=1757526277396&amp;key=GRP&amp;app=resvlink">reserve your room for NC
 O 2026</a></strong></p><p>Please request specific room type and breakfast v
 ouchers when you check in. If you need help reserving a room, please contac
 t the organizers and we will make sure you get the chess rate. </p><p> </p>
 <p><strong>EQUIPMENT: </strong>uniform equipment (boards, sets, clocks) is 
 provided and should be used</p><p> </p><p><strong>QUESTIONS</strong>: email
  is by far the best way to contact the organizers until 2:00pm on Friday, D
 ecember 25th. Texting is preferred after that and works much better than ca
 lling. Alex Betaneli <span id="cloak7f3b2095dbfbad2eda0d7e7c22e183f1">This 
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 ons: Premier (FIDE rated), Reserve (Under 1901), and Booster (Under 1301)</
 strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><table width="793" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="
 0"><thead><tr><th><p> </p><p><strong>SECTIONS                              
       </strong></p></th><th><p><strong>PRIZES: $3,500 (based on 100 entries
 )</strong></p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Premier</strong> 
 </p></td><td><p> </p><p>1st Place:        <strong>$500 + traveling trophy</
 strong></p><p>2nd Place:<strong>       $300</strong></p><p>3rd Place:<stron
 g>        $200</strong></p><p>Under 2201:    <strong>$200</strong></p><p>Un
 der 2001:    <strong>$200</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Reserve<
 /strong></p><p><strong>Under 1901</strong></p></td><td><p> </p><p>1st Place
 :         <strong>$400</strong></p><p>2nd Place:        <strong>$300</stron
 g></p><p>Under 1701:     <strong>$200</strong></p><p>Under 1501:     <stron
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 ong>Under 1301</strong></p></td><td><p> </p><p>1st Place:         <strong>$
 400</strong></p><p>2nd Place:        <strong>$300</strong></p><p>Under 1101
 :     <strong>$200</strong></p><p> </p><p>Top Unrated:<strong>     $100</st
 rong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>A player can only wi
 n one cash prize, the largest one they qualify for. For tied players in a s
 pecific prize category, the prize money is divided equally (e.g., two playe
 rs tied for 1st split the 1st and 2nd place money). Blitz play-off for the 
 traveling trophy if there is a tie for 1st place in the Premier section. </
 p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Notation is mandatory for the entir
 e game except for Round 1 of the 2-day schedule. Premier section is FIDE ra
 ted except for Round 1 of the 2-day schedule.</p></td></tr><tr><td> </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><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Unrated playe
 rs may not play in Premier and may not win over $200 in Booster. </p></td><
 /tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table width="807" cellspacing="0" cell
 padding="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>$99 online by 12/8</li><li>$109 online by 12/22</li><li>$119 after 12/
 22 </li><li>3-day entries after 5:00pm Fri may be assigned a ½-point bye fo
 r round 1</li><li>2-day entries after 7:00am Sat may be assigned a ½-point 
 bye for round 1</li><li>You may play up one section for $50 extra </li><li>
 1/2 point byes OK all rounds, must commit before round 1 (maximum two byes)
 </li><li>Reentry available for $70 </li></ul></td><td><p><strong>3-day<br /
 ></strong><strong>G/90+30 second increment</strong></p><ul><li>Friday 7:00p
 m</li><li>Saturday 11:00am, 4:00pm</li><li>Sunday 10:00am, 3:00pm</li></ul>
 <p><strong>2-day<br /></strong><strong>Round 1: g/30+5 second increment, th
 en merges with 3-day schedule<br /></strong></p><ul><li>Saturday: 9:00am</l
 i><li>Saturday: 11:00am, 4:00pm</li><li>Sunday: 10:00am, 3:00pm</li></ul><p
 > Accelerated pairings might be used.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><stro
 ng>Refund Policy: If you register for the tournament and are unable to make
  it, please notify us at least two hours in advance of the start of round o
 ne. If this is done, then the IAC will refund your entry fee less the cost 
 of online registration ($1) and payment processing ($0.30 + 2.9% of the ent
 ry fee.)</strong></p>
CONTACT:Chris Wainscott - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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