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Your LAST Blunder In 2007!

Monday, December 31, 2007 from 11:00 AM to 4:30 PM (ET)

Saratoga Springs, NY

Ticket Information

Ticket Type Sales End Price Fee Quantity
General Online Entry Fee Ended $38.00 $0.00
Empire State Open/NY State K-8 players, parents, coaches discount entry fee Ended $28.00 $0.00
USCF Adult Membership Dues ** DOES NOT INCLUDE ENTRY FEE TO TOURNAMENT! **   more info Ended $49.00 $0.00
USCF Young Adult Membership (age 24/below): includes 12 monthly issues of "Chess Life" magazine ** DOES NOT INCLUDE ENTRY FEE TO TOURNAMENT! **   more info Ended $25.00 $0.00
USCF Youth Membership (age 15/below): includes 6 bimonthly issues of "Chess Life" magazine ** DOES NOT INCLUDE ENTRY FEE TO TOURNAMENT! **   more info Ended $19.00 $0.00
USCF Scholastic Membership (age 12/below): includes 6 bimonthly issues of "Chess Life For Kids" magazine ** DOES NOT INCLUDE ENTRY FEE TO TOURNAMENT! **   more info Ended $17.00 $0.00
USCF Senior Membership (age 65 and above), includes 12 monthly issues of "Chess Life" magazine ** DOES NOT INCLUDE ENTRY FEE TO TOURNAMENT!! **   more info Ended $36.00 $0.00
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Event Details

** Ten Grand Prix Points! **

This Monday,  December 31st, 2007:

21st Annual(!)

"Your LAST Blunder In 2007

In The Adirondacks!!" 

Action Grand Prix Chess Tournament!

      4-Rounds, Swiss-System Tournament, 30 Minutes Per Player (Game/30), the historic Saratoga Hotel, 534 Broadway in Saratoga Springs, NY (I-87 13-N, then 4 miles north on U.S. Highway 9-- 30 miles north of Albany). 

    Entry Fee: $40, players, parents and/or coaches in Empire State Open (Dec. 28-30) or NY State K-8 Grade Championships (Dec. 29-30) $30-- ENTRY FEES $2 LESS for players registering online by 8 pm December 30th!  $2 ADVANCE ENTRY FEE DISCOUNT APPLIES ONLY FOR PLAYERS REGISTERING ONLINE! NO OTHER ADVANCE ENTRY DISCOUNTS ARE AVAILABLE!

    Prizes!

 1st - $300, 2nd - $200, 3rd - $115,

Top-Scoring Player Rated Under 2200 or Unrated - $110

Top-Scoring Player Rated Under 2000 - $100

Top-Scoring Player Rated Under 1800 - $95

$$920 PRIZE FUND, proportioned on 40 paid entries--

A MINIMUM OF HALF OF EACH PRIZE IS GUARANTEED!!

 Game Times:

11 am,  12:30 pm,  1:45 pm,  3 pm.

      Players who register in advance should be at the Saratoga Hotel when their first game begins. Players who do not register in advance must register at site, at least 15 minutes before their first game.

     Limit of two half-point bye available if committed to before 1:30 pm. Official USCF December 2007 Rating List  will be used. CCA
Minimum Ratings
 
may also be used at Director's discretion.

     Current USCF Membership is required of ALL PLAYERS and may also be purchased with your tournament entry registration. USCF membership dues are not refundable.

     Entry fees less $3 service charge refunded to players who notify the Tournament Director that they will withdraw from the tournament NO LATER THAN 9 PM DECEMBER 30th.

     $5 service charge for each player refund requested by phone on the day of the tournament-- AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BEFORE GAME BEGINS. ** NO REFUNDS ALLOWED AFTER 15 MINUTES BEFORE GAME BEGINS. NO REFUNDS TO PLAYERS WHO FORFEIT WITHOUT PROPER ADVANCE NOTICE (NO-SHOWS)! **

     NO PHONE ENTRIES! NO MAIL ENTRIES! Questions,  email: chesscentr@aol.com (no email received after 8 pm the Friday before the tournament), or call: 845-569-9969 or 584-4000 (ask for "the chess tournament").

   *** NO ONLINE ENTRIES AFTER DECEMBER 30th!*** Players who register online should print out their registration confirmation AND BRING IT WITH THEM TO THE TOURNAMENT. THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY ENTRY CONFIRMATION-- WE DO NOT "CONFIRM" ENTRY CONFIRMATIONS-- by phone, mail or email! If you did NOT receive a confirmation of your registration, that means your online payment was not sucessfully received, and you are  NOT registered for the tournament.

When & Where



The Saratoga Hotel (formerly Prime Host Hotel)
534 Broadway
I-87 (Adirondack Northway) Exit 13-N, then 4 miles North on U.S. 9
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Monday, December 31, 2007 from 11:00 AM to 4:30 PM (ET)


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