BELMONT ROUND-ROBIN
CHESS TOURNAMENT

(For all ages and all Rating levels. Both USCF members and non-members sections.)

Saturday, April 1, 2006

at the Belmont Baptist Church, 3424 N. 14th St. in Lincoln

Directions:  Take I-80 to 27th St Exit. Go South to Wal-Mart at Superior St. Turn right (west) at Superior to light at 14th St. Turn left (south) and go about half a mile or so. Church is on the left.

Belmont Round-Robin Tournament: Both a USCF RATED SECTION and a Non- USCF SECTION for Non-USCF members. This Tournament is open to anyone.  Trophy for top winner in each Quad and Prizes for all players.

Round-Robin Rounds: 3 rounds, Round-Robin. We will try to put players in Quad groups of 4 players of relatively equal ratings. Unrated players will also be put in a group. USCF Members will not be in groups with non-members. We will then play a Round-Robin within each group. A Trophy will be given to the player with the best score is each group of 4 players. All players receive a prize. (Tie Break System To Be Announced.)

Time Control:   Time control will be Game/60. Quads made up of players rated under 1000 may have time control shortened. Games will not be shorter than Game/30. First round starts at 9:30am. Subsequent rounds will be paired as quickly as possible. 3 rounds at Game/30 should finish around 4:00pm including a half hour lunch. Players rated under 1000 could easily be done by 1:00pm.

Food: Concessions will be on sale for lunch. 

Adjusting Quads: If there are not an even number of people to make all groups Quads of 4 players each, it may be necessary to put 5 or 6 persons in some groups. We may have to go to a Swiss System if necessary in some groups, but our goal is to have everyone in a Round-Robin group. If more than 3 rounds are needed for a larger group, the time control will be shortened. (Some chess sets will be provided on site. Bringing your own set is recommended. Bring your own chess clock if you have one.)

Registration: Advanced entry postmarked by Monday, March. 27 is $7.00 for all USCF RATED PLAYERS and $10.00 at the door. Advanced entry is $4.00 for players that are not USCF members and $6.00 at the door. Doors open at 8:00 a.m.   You must be on site to be paired.

Players, please be on site by 9:00am. You must be on site to be paired!

Send: Name, Address, Phone & USCF Rating with entry fee to:
Dale Robbins, 3424 N. 14th St., Lincoln, NE 68521 Ph: 402-742-7986
Make checks payable to: Dale Robbins