October 22-24, 2010
4th Annual ChessNuts Challenge Open, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN.
Located in the Oak Room of the Grant Center. Total prize fund of $4,000 is guaranteed! This tournament is funded primarily by chess equipment sales on our eBay Store, and we've had a very good year!

Organized by The ChessNuts Chess Club, directed by Lon Larson.

Entry Fee: $50.00 US if paid by 10/15/2010, $60.00 US on site. Pay your entry fees on-line using our secure payment screen.

Pre-registration: Register on-line until Wednesday, 10/20/2010.

Registration: on-site 6:00pm-6:45pm Friday night, October 22nd or 9:30am-10:00am the day of the tournament (Saturday, October 23rd). See the complete pre-registration list!

Late Registration, Re-entry: on-site 2:00pm-2:30pm Saturday, 10/23/2010 (before round 2). Round 1 ½ point bye.
Challenges: This is a combination team/individual event, where teams are formed by the players' state or province. Travelling trophies are awarded to the teams winning the MN-MB, MB-ND, and ND-MN Challenge Matches. In rounds 3-5, all game results between players in both sections will be tallied for the Challenges. One of the nice features of team biased pairings is that it is less likely for players from the same team to play each other. So, if you are travelling a couple of hours to compete, your preferred opponents will not be the players you rode with.

USCF Rated: Current USCF membership is required. Renewals and new memberships will be available at the tournament.

Rounds: 5, paired Swiss System by computer. USCF rules for combined individual-team pairings used, with team biased pairings in effect all five rounds within each score group.

Byes: ½ point byes are available in rounds 1-4 if requested before pairings are made for that round. Limit of one ½ point bye per player.

Equipment: Boards, sets and clocks are provided.

PREMIER section Prizes: All players welcome.

    * 1st Place: $1200 / 2nd : $600 / 3rd : $300
    * U2100: $200 / 100
    * U1900: $200 / 100
    * Upset: $100


RESERVE section Prizes: For players rated under 1900 USCF.

    * 1st Place: $400 / 2nd : $200 / 3rd : $100
    * U1700: $100 / 50
    * U1500: $100 / 50
    * U1300/unr: $100 / 50
    * Upset: $50

Tournament Schedule & Time Controls: both sections (at Concordia College: Grant Center)

    * Friday, Oct. 22:
          o 5:00pm-6:00pm : Meet & Greet (sponsored by Subway)
          o 6:00pm-6:30pm : Register / Check-in
          o 7:00pm : Chess function (TBA)
    * Saturday, Oct. 23:
          o 9:30am-10:00am : Registration
          o 10:15am : Announcements / Pairings Posted
          o 10:30am : R1 Game/90;td5
          o 2:00pm-2:30pm : Late Registration / Re-entry
          o 2:45pm : Announcements / Pairings Posted
          o 3:00pm : R2 Game/90;td5
          o 7:15pm : Announcements / Pairings Posted
          o 7:30pm : R3 Game/90;td5
    * Sunday, Oct. 24:
          o 12:15pm : Announcements / Pairings Posted
          o 12:30pm : R4 Game/90;td5
          o 4:15pm : Announcements / Pairings Posted
          o 4:30pm : R5 Game/90;td5