PACL 301 – All Belts and All Classes

With Experts Section

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Location:   Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library

Marvin Auditorium 101C

1515 SW 10th Ave.

Topeka, Kansas

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Entry Fee - Cash Prize Sections:  $45 – (Late or on-site registration $55)

Entry Fee - UnRated Section: FREE - note there are no cash prizes for UnRated.

Entry Fee - Scholastic Sections:  $15 – (Late or on-site registration $20)

USCF Membership Required - USCF membership Available online at uschess.org.

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Tournament Day Schedule Saturday March 25th

9am Doors Open, 9:30 am Late Registration Ends

Round 1 - 10 am          Round 2 - 11:30 am

30 Minute break for lunch     

Round 3 - 1:30 pm       Round 4 - 3 pm   

Round 5 - 4:30 pm (if needed)  

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Prizes for Cash Prize Sections:          

4 Points $200, 3.5 Points $100, 3 Points $50, 2.5 Points $25

Prizes UnRated Section or Scholastic Sections:         

4 Points = First Place Medal, 3.5 Points = Second Place Medal 

3 Points = Second Place Medal, 2.5 Points = Third Place Medal

 

Cash Prize Sections: ​

 

Experts and 2nd Degree Black: 2200 to 1800                   Affects both Regular and Quick

4SS G30/d10 - 4 Round Swiss, Game in 30 Minutes, 10 second delay

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Black and Brown Belts; 1800 to 1400.                               Affects both Regular and Quick

4SS G30/d10 – 4 Round Swiss; Game in 30 minutes, 10 second delay

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Purple and Green Belts; 1400 to 1000:                              Affects both Regular and Quick

4SS G30/d10 – 4 Round Swiss; Game in 30 minutes, 10 second delay

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Blue and Orange Belts; 1200 to 0800:                                Affects both Regular and Quick

4SS G30/d10 – 4 Round Swiss; Game in 30 minutes, 10 second delay 

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Yellow and White Belts; Basic 1&2; 0600 to 0100:          Affects both Regular and Quick

4SS G30/d10 – 4 Round Swiss; Game in 30 minutes, 10 second delay

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UnRated Section:

 UnRated -   4 Round Swiss; Game in 30 minutes, 10 second delay

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Scholastic Sections:

K-5;       4SS G/30;d10,   Affects both Regular and Quick

K-8        4SS G/30;d10,   Affects both Regular and Quick

K-12;     4SS G/30;d10,   Affects both Regular and Quick

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Zero Point Byes, Possible 5th Round and too few players

All Players in Cash Prize sections will be able to play four games, unless section has too few players.

In the event of a Cash Prize section having an odd number of players an additional fifth round will be played for those with earlier byes.

Full point byes still possible in Scholastic and UnRated sections.

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Too Few Players Rules: 

 1 player -> Automatic award of 4 Point Prize. (You must show up to win money via too few players points)

2 Players -> Two games will be played, each player plays white once and black once. 

Both players are awarded two additional points for the two unplayable games.

3 Players -> All players play 2 games against the 2 other players, once as white and once as black