2015 Illinois Class State Chess Championships—ILLINOIS CHESS TOUR

An Illinois Chess Tour Event!

4SS: G/60, d5. Location: Hilton Lisle/Naperville, 3003 Corporate West Drive, Lisle, IL 60532, (630) 505-0900, $89 + tax room rate if reserved by 11/13/15, mention Illinois Chess Assn when registering. Six Sections: M/X, A, B, C, D, U1200. For $20 play-up fee, players may play up one class. Only Class E players may play up to Section D. November rating supplement determines section eligibility. Prizes: M/X: $500-$200-$50 A through D $150-$75-$40 each section U1200 Trophy-Medal-Medal for top finishers in each Classes E, F, and U800 (no cash prizes, tiebreaks apply). Cash prizes based on 90 paid entries in sections M/X through D. EF: M/X through D $45, U1200 $25, plus $10 after Nov. 15th, $5 discount for ICA members (ICA membership $15 Regular, $10 Scholastic at http://il-chess.org/index.php/membership-x-42.)  Play-up fee of $20 payable on site. Free entry to GMs, WGMs, IMs, WIMs, FMs, WFMs listing Illinois as their state of residence with the USCF. Contact Carl Dolson (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) to register. Registration: On-site 8:30 – 9:30 am; Online registration at http://shop.il-chess.org (ends 9:00 pm, Nov 21st); Or mail check, name, USCF #, e-mail address, and phone # to: Class Championship, Illinois Chess Association, P.O. Box 180177, Chicago, IL 60618 (must arrive by Nov 15th). Round Times: 10:00 am, 12:30 pm, 3:00 pm, 5:30 pm. One half-point bye ok any round, must commit by end of round 2. Other: Boards, sets and clocks provided by ChessIQ. All special rules, details, and tournament conditions are subject to change without notice and will be posted ASAP at the site or on-line.