Crowne Plaza Hotel
1500 N. Opdyke Rd
Auburn Hills, MI, 48326, United States

 

Directions:

Exit 79 off the I75. Hotel is clearly seen on the West side of I75 when exiting from either direction.

Format:

4 Sections: OPEN, U1800, U1400, U900.
U900(Novice Section) is 1 day on Sunday(4SS). All others are 6SS with 2 or 3 day schedules. Trmt is USCF rated. Open Section is also FIDE rated. USCF rating used for pairing and prize eligibility. If only Fide rating, add 100 pts. If only Canadian rating, add 50 pts.only Open 3-day and Open 2-day (after the merge) are FIDE rated. FIDE games have a 30 minute "no show" forfeit time.
Chief TD: Bradley Rogers, Fide Arbiter, USCF Senior TD

Time Control:

Novice: G25; d5
3 day Open, U1800, and U1400: G115; d5.
2 day Open, U1800, and U1400: Rds 1-3 G40;d5, then merge Sat night for Rds 4-6.

Rounds:

See details at http://www.onlineregistration.cc

Entry Fee:

Novice: $40 til1/22, then add $10
Open 3-day: $138 till 11/16; then
$148 till 11/22; then $158
Open 2-day: $137 till 11/16; then
$147 till 11/22; then $157
U1800 3-day: $116 till 11/16; then $126
till 11/22; then $136
U1800 2- day: $115 till 11/16; then $125
till 11/22; then $135
U1400 3-day: $68 till 11/16; then $78
till 11/22; then $88
U1400 2-day: $67 till 11/16, then $77
till 11/22; then $87
Re-entries allowed ONLY in U1800 & U1400 sections for $90 and $55, respectively.

Registration:

On line : http://www.onlineregistration.cc

On site registration:
3-day: Fri, 11/24, 9 - 11:30am
2 -day: Sat, 11/25, 9 - 10:30am
1-day: Sun, 11/26 9:30 - 11am

Prizes:

Prize Fund $8000; 65% Guaranteed.40 Grand Prix Points
Open: $3800(65% Guar) b/44, min 6 per prize section.
1st, 2nd, 3rd $1000, $650, $350
1st, 2nd 2200-2399,2000-2199, U1800/ Unr each $300, $150
U1800: $2700(65%Guar) b/44, min 6 per prize section.
1st, 2nd, 3rd $950, $550, $350
1st, 2nd 1400-1599, U1400/Unr each $275, $150.
U1400: $1600(65% Guar) b/44, min 6 per prize section.
1st, 2nd, 3rd $400, $300, $200
1st, 2nd 1000-1199, U1000/Unr each $175, $1.25
Novice: Large trophies for 1st - 3rd. Also trophies for different rating levels.

Contact:

Ed Mandell
248-635-2375
Eman.1943@aol.com

Notes:

- A full breakfast will be included with each guest room
- A buffet dinner will be provided Free to all players and for a $7 charge to coaches, family, friends, spectators, etc.