The La Palma Chess Club schedule
Summer 2006 (July 7 through September 1)

Entry Fee

One $45 entry fee entitles you to play in a 9-week tournament session.  $40 early EF and La Palma residents. $5 discount for La Palma residents.

Schedule

Tournament Details

Mid Summer Knight's Dream
Sponsored by Harold Cardinal Valery, M.D., INC.

A 7-round Swiss. A Grand Prix Event (20 GP Points)

Prizes: 1st Place $750 Winner take all (If there is a tie score for 1st place, then one player will win the entire $750 prize based on tiebreak), 2nd Place $300 (If there is a tie for first place, the player(s) that doesn't get any of 1st place prize will split the 2nd place prize equally. If there is no tie for 1st place, as described above, the 2nd place prize will be split equally with those that have the next best score.) Other prizes:1st U2000: $200 (split equally if tie), 1st U1800: $100 (split equally if there is a tie) Trophies: Best "C", "D", and "E"/Unrated, Best Game (as judged by IM Jack Peters) $50. Highest Rating Gain (as judged by Swiss Sys Computer) Prize $50 + trophy. $250 prize will be awarded to every player that achieves a perfect score!

Time controls: Game/120.

Byes: One half-point bye may be taken.  A irrevocable last round half-point bye is allowed only if declared before the first round starts.