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CREATED:20260916T171301
SUMMARY:Arpad Elo Open
LOCATION:Courtyard by Marriott\, 2266 Deming Way\, Middleton\, WI
DESCRIPTION:THE ARPAD ELO OPEN\n Celebrating the founder of our rating system!\n March 
 13-14, 2027\n ELIGIBILITY           The Arpad Elo Open is open to all playe
 rs.  All entrants must be members of the US Chess Federation.  US Chess mem
 bership may be purchased at the site.  Wisconsin Chess Association membersh
 ip is included in the entry.  Our website address is www.wischess.org (http
 ://www.wischess.org).\n PLAYING SITE            Playing site is the Courtya
 rd by Marriott Madison West, 2266 Deming Way, Middleton, WI  53562.  Hotel 
 rates are $99 single or $105 double.  Rooms may be reserved by calling 608-
 203-0100 or at a link that will be added here once received.  Room rate cut
 off date is February 12.\n REGISTRATION        Players may register by mail
  using the form below.  Online registration is available at <a href="http:/
 /www.kingregistration.com/event/2027Elo">www.kingregistration.com/event/202
 7Elo</a> with online fees applied.  Registration will be accepted at the si
 te from 9:00-9:30 AM on Saturday, March 13.  Please bring your chess clock.
   Phone inquiries may be directed to Mike Nietman at (608) 467-8510 (prior 
 to March 13) or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots.
  You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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 nd Reserve (U1800).  Rounds are at 10:00 AM, 2:30 PM and 7:00 PM on Saturda
 y.  Sunday’s rounds are at 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM.  The time control is Game 
 in 90 minutes plus a 30 second increment per move.  One ½-point bye is avai
 lable for any round if requested in advance.\n ENTRY FEES                  
 If received by March 9, the entry fee is $45 Open and $35 Reserve.  All ent
 ries paid later are $5 more.  If you pre-register but then cannot play, you
 r entry will be refunded to you only if you notify the tournament director 
 by 9:30 AM on March 13.  Credit card and online registration fees incurred 
 by the WCA will not be returned.\n PRIZES                                  
  The following $1200 prize fund is based on 45 players in the Open and 30 i
 n the Reserve:\n                                                 Open:     
                                                       Reserve:             
                                               \n                           
                       1st = $350                      ‘A’       = 125      
  1st = $125      ‘C’              = 80\n                                   
                  2nd =  200             U1800/Unr = 100       2nd =   90   
     ‘D’              = 70\n                                                
                                                                            
                      U1200/Unr = 60\n                                      
            The Open winner also receives the Arpad Elo Open travelling trop
 hy.\n SPECIAL NOTES       This tournament is a 2027 Wisconsin Chess Tour ev
 ent!  This is a wheelchair accessible event.\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>THE ARPAD ELO OPEN</p><p> <em>Celebrating the founder of our rating syst
 em!</em></p><p> March 13-14, 2027</p><p> <strong>ELIGIBILITY</strong>      
      The Arpad Elo Open is open to all players.  All entrants must be membe
 rs of the US Chess Federation.  US Chess membership may be purchased at the
  site.  Wisconsin Chess Association membership is included in the entry.  O
 ur website address is <a href="http://www.wischess.org">www.wischess.org</a
 >.</p><p> <strong>PLAYING SITE</strong>            Playing site is the Cour
 tyard by Marriott Madison West, 2266 Deming Way, Middleton, WI  53562.  Hot
 el rates are $99 single or $105 double.  Rooms may be reserved by calling 6
 08-203-0100 or at a link that will be added here once received.  Room rate 
 cutoff date is February 12.</p><p> <strong>REGISTRATION</strong>        Pla
 yers may register by mail using the form below.  Online registration is ava
 ilable at <a href="http://www.kingregistration.com/event/2027Elo">www.kingr
 egistration.com/event/2027Elo</a> with online fees applied.  Registration w
 ill be accepted at the site from 9:00-9:30 AM on Saturday, March 13.  Pleas
 e bring your chess clock.  Phone inquiries may be directed to Mike Nietman 
 at (608) 467-8510 (prior to March 13) or e-mail <span id="cloakfbabba06c21a
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  Arpad Elo Open is a five-round Swiss-System event in two sections Open and
  Reserve (U1800).  Rounds are at 10:00 AM, 2:30 PM and 7:00 PM on Saturday.
   Sunday’s rounds are at 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM.  The time control is Game in
  90 minutes plus a 30 second increment per move.  One ½-point bye is availa
 ble for any round if requested in advance.</p><p> <strong>ENTRY FEES</stron
 g>                  If received by March 9, the entry fee is $45 Open and $
 35 Reserve.  All entries paid later are $5 more.  If you pre-register but t
 hen cannot play, your entry will be refunded to you only if you notify the 
 tournament director by 9:30 AM on March 13.  Credit card and online registr
 ation fees incurred by the WCA will not be returned.</p><p><strong> </stron
 g><strong>PRIZES</strong>                                   The following $
 1200 prize fund is based on 45 players in the Open and 30 in the Reserve:</
 p><p>                                                 <strong><u>Open:     
                                                </u>       <u>Reserve:      
                                                      </u></strong></p><p>  
                                                <strong>1st = $350          
             ‘A’       = 125       1st = $125      ‘C’              = 80</st
 rong></p><p><strong>                                                    2nd
  =  200             U1800/Unr = 100       2nd =   90       ‘D’             
  = 70</strong></p><p><strong>                                              
                                                                            
                        U1200/Unr = 60</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><str
 ong>                                                </strong>The Open winne
 r also receives the Arpad Elo Open travelling trophy.</p><p> <strong>SPECIA
 L NOTES</strong>       This tournament is a 2027 Wisconsin Chess Tour event
 !  This is a wheelchair accessible event.</p>
CONTACT:Mike Nietman, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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