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DescriptionBlack Hills Chess Festival Deadwood, SD - November 7-8, 2009 Bughouse, Blitz chess, Grandmaster Simul, Plus Score TournamentSITE: Historic Franklin Hotel, 700 Upper Main St.: Gold Room 1 -Lecture and Simul with GM Alex Yermolinsky, Gold Room 2 – Bughouse and Blitz chess, Gold Room 3 – Plus Score Tournament, registration downstairs.Full Festival Registration: Saturday 9:00 am – 10:00 am (events a al carte = up to ½ hour before event starts)Saturday 10:00 am Bughouse Tournament (chess variation played with a partner) - Gold room 2Saturday 1 pm Blitz Speed Chess Tournament (5 minutes with 2 second delay) – Gold room 2Saturday 4:00 pm Lecture and simultaneous exhibition with GM Yermolinsky. Gold room 1Saturday 7:00 pm Round 1 of the Plus Score Tournament Gold room 3Sunday 10:00 am Round 2 of the Plus Score Tournament in Gold room 3Sunday 1:00 pm Round 3 of the Plus Score Tournament in Gold room 3Sunday 4:00 pm Round 4 (Final) of the Plus Score Tournament in Gold room 3PLUS SCORE Tournament! Cash prizes unrated tournament open to all ages. Prizes distributed based on final score regardless of final place in standings.No split prizes!!! If two people finish with the same plus score, both players are paid the full amount.All events are unrated and no USCF membership required.EQUIPMENT: Sets and Boards provided; Limited clocks available on site.
(Festival package includes Simul with GM Alex Yermolinsky on Saturday 4 pm! (All events are in the gold rooms of the Franklin Hotel. See the website for details: sdchess.org)
ENTRIES To: Deliver with payment to the Franklin Hotel, 700 Upper Main St., Deadwood, SD 57732-1098 or register on-line and pay via credit card or PayPal at www.sdchess.org (Free Franklin Hotel fanny pack provided to all who register and pay on-line by Nov. 5th!!!!!)
Questions: mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 605.202.1575
Black Hills Chess Festival registration form
__ Full Festival Adult ($70) saving $15
Festival partial: ___ Registration $10 (to participate in any event) ___ Plus Score Tournament $55 ___ Simultaneous exhibition $10 ___ Bughouse $5 per person ($10 per team) ___ Blitz Tournament $5
Youth Option: __ Full Festival Scholastic (<19 only) age x $2 + $25) 50% off plus score prizes (example 12 years old x 2 +$18 = $42) __ Saturday only events (High school or under) $23
Bughouse Partner:_________ if you don't have one we will match up teams before round one.
If scholastic option: Date of Birth_____________ School__________________________________
Please mail the registration information to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it For hotel reservations at the Franklin (click here)
Standard USCF rules apply to the plus score tournament including writing down moves! All event rules and regulations will be interpreted and enforced by GM Yermolinsky who will serve as the tournament director.
For details on Bughouse rules see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bughouse_chess
Touch move isn't strictly enforced. Hourglass or game in 7 minutes?
Blitz will be speed chess played with game in 5 minutes and 2 second delay if available.
Boards, pieces and score sheets will be provided. If you don't know chess notation there will be instruction before hand, it's simple to learn it's just that most casual players never have tried it. Venue![]()
DescriptionThe Franklin Hotel has been greeting guests of distinction for well over a century. When former President Theodore Roosevelt returned to Deadwood to visit his old friend Seth Bullock, he chose the Franklin Hotel for his stay. Why? Because T.R. had character and so does this exceptional place. Today’s guests of the Historic Franklin Hotel immerse themselves in a worldly charm that astounded visitors when the hotel first opened in 1903. Now it’s your turn. EventList powered by schlu.net |


