Love the player? Pity the man?
Either way, come play, and come say:
Farewell Bobby Fischer
3rd Annual 6 round "Swiss" Chess Tournament
Held in Honor of the 11th World Champion
This popular tournament is the longest running Bobby Fischer Memorial Chess Tournament in the United States, and is a World Chess Live Grand Prix Event, with 15 Grand Prix Points!
Friday and Saturday Apr 30 - May 1, 2010
Westminster College - 1840 S. 1300 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
Eccles Health Wellness & Athletic Center
Rooms 353 and 354
NOT at the U. of U. and NOT at S.L.C.C.
Two Sections ! Free Entry to GM’s and IM’s.
U.S.C.F. Membership Required (Can be purchased on-site)
OPEN Section: Fri and Sat
Note: There will be 3 different time controls. All games with 5 second time delay.
Round Time Control Start Time
1 G/64 7 PM Fri
2 G/64 9:20
3 G/68 9 AM Sat
4 G/68 11:30
5 G/72 3:30
6 G/72 6:10
Each time control has a connection to a particular aspect of Bobby Fischer’s life or career.
Under 1200 Section: Saturday Only
Note: There will be 3 different time controls. All games with 5 second time delay.
Round Time Control Start Time
1 G/30 9:00 AM
2 G/30 10:15
3 G/33 11:30
4 G/33 12:50
5 G/45 3:30
6 G/45 5:15
Prizes: (Open Section Based on 50 players)
1st. $300 --- (Plus a NICE trophy !)
2nd. $200
(These top two prizes are 100% Guaranteed)
1900-1999 90, 1800-1899 80, 1700-1799 70, 1600-1699 60, 1500-1599 50, 1400-1499 45, 1300-1399 40, 1299&below/UNR 35,
Top Female $30, Best Upset $20
There will be a Bonus of $203 paid to any player who scores a perfect 6-0.
There will be a Bonus of $103 paid to any player who begins Rd. 6 with less than 5 points,
(4.5 points or fewer) who prevents another player with 5 pts. from scoring a perfect 6-0.
Entry Fees: $30 on or before Apr 28th. $40 on site. (Open Section)
Prizes: (U-1200 Section Based on 50 players)
1st. $80 --- (Plus a trophy !)
2nd. $60
900-999 50, 800-899 45, 700-799 40, 600-699 35, 500-599 30, 400-499 25, 300-399 22, 200-299 20, 199&below/UNR 18, Top Female $15, Best Upset $10
There will be a Bonus of $50 paid to any player who scores a perfect 6-0.
There will be a Bonus of $25 paid to any player who begins Rd. 6 with less than 5 points,
(4.5 points or fewer) who prevents another player with 5 pts. from scoring a perfect 6-0.
Entry Fees: $15 on or before Apr 28th. $25 on site. (U-1200 Section)
Tie-Break Criteria for the Trophies:
1. Results between tied players - (“Head to Head” results)
2. A speed playoff game. - The top two players, based on “standard” * (a,b,c, below)
tie-breaks, will play a G/5 speed game with NO time delay. If the playoff
game is a draw, THEN the following tie-break criteria will apply:
3.* a). Modified Median, *b). Solkoff, *c). Cumulative,
d). Kashdan, (basically, the most “wins”) e). Coin flip
All players, whose info is received on or before Apr 28th , may pay on Saturday.
Please send entry info to: Mochess@comcast.net
Or mail to: Morry Holland 1470 E. Valley Ridge Dr. Sandy, UT 84093
(Please make checks payable to Morry Holland)
Or call: (801) 864 – 9023
Entry info = Name, USCF ID#, Section, bye requests, and any family/travel "do not play" requests.
On-Site Registration:
(Open Section) Fri Apr 30th, 6 PM – 6:40. Players who have not paid, and arrive after 6:45 PM,
may be given a ½ point bye, and paired for Round 2. (Registration also available Sat prior to 8:45 AM)
(U-1200 section) Sat. May 1st 8:00 - 8:40 AM. Players who have not paid, and arrive after 8:45 AM
may be given a ½ point bye, and paired for Round 2.
Two ½ point byes are allowed. Byes must be requested prior to pairings for round 3.
Last round bye requests, once made, will not be changed.
Open Section: This tournament will affect your regular rating only.
U-1200 Section: This tournament will affect both your quick and regular ratings.
“Regular” Sudden Death Time Control Rules apply, such as recording moves until either player has less than 5 minutes on their clock.
The world famous Bobby Fischer/Chess Trivia Contest will take place Saturday around 2:45 to 3:00 (or so) !
This tournament will be a little different,,,
a bit unique,,,
and definitely “outside the box”,,,
just like Bobby Fischer !!!
