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Phillip Taylor 2015
Georgia State Championship
APR. 24-26 OR 25-26
Pre-registration list as of 4/24/2015
Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix!
A State Championship Event!
$6,600 guaranteed.
TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 50
Format: 5SS, G/90 + 30s.
Location: Hotel Wyndham Atlanta Galleria, 6345 Powers Ferry Rd. NW, Atlanta, GA 30339.
3 sections:
Championship (2000 and above - FIDE rated/FIDE rules): $1500-750-350-200, U2200: $450-200. Trophy to top GA resident.
Amateur (1999 and below/Unrated): $450-$300-$200; U1800: $400-$200-$100; U1600: $350-$200-$100; U1400: $350-$200-$100. Trophy to top GA resident.
Scholastic/Unrated: Open to players in grades K-12 rated under 1200. Trophies top U1200, U1000, U800, U600.
Upset prize: $200. Eligible to player in any section.
Registration: $95 for Championship and Amateur sections if received by April 23rd. $30 for Scholastic section. $10 more on-site for all sections. Unrated pay entry fee for section they play in. GM/IM/WIM/WGM Free. No re-entry in any section. Ratings based on April supplement. On-site reg. Fri 6-7pm, Sat 8:30-9:30am.
Rounds: 3-day: Fri 7:30pm, Sat 3-8, Sun 10-4. 2-day: rd. 1 Sat 10am, then merge.
Byes: One 1/2 point bye available in rounds 1-4, zero point bye available round 5, must commit when entering, no changes after close of registration.
USCF membership required for all players, GCA membership required for GA residents.
Call 678-400-9016 for game-day changes.
Meeting: GCA general membership meeting at 2:30pm on Sunday, April 26th. Election for President, Secretary, and 2nd Member-at-Large.
Information: statechamp@georgiachess.org.