2nd Annual Scott Silverman Memorial April 14-15

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The 2nd Annual Scott Silverman Memorial will be held on Saturday April 14 and Sunday April 15. The event is in memory of one of our dearly beloved fellow chess players that passed away in 2005. 

The event is a 4R-SS Game-90 + 30/sec increment tournament. There will be 2 rounds played per day. The EF is $30 for members of the North Shore Chess Center and $40 for non-members. 

This is a Plus Score tournament with the following prize structure: 4.0=$150, 3.5=$100, 3.0=$75, and 2.5=$50. There will be 6 masters invited to the event and the remaining 34 spots for non-master players. The event is both USCF and FIDE rated.

If you are going to play - please register immediately for this in order to secure your space. Once the limit is reached we are done. Register and pay online at 

http://www.nachess.org/tournaments/tournaments/eventattendees/186-9th-na-amateur-open-the-2nd-annual-scott-silverman-memorial 

 If you have any questions please email Sevan Muradian.

Nice field for this weekend's Scott Silverman Memorial

IM Felecan, FM Chow, and NMs Jayakumar, Weber, and Burgess are among the preregistrants, not to mention the legendary Les Bale.  Register now: the field will be capped at 40.

Scott Silverman Memorial next Saturday

I made travel plans before I knew about this event.to honor the memory of our friend Scott....

Scott Silverman Memorial Tournament

Saturday April 23, 2011. The Scott Silverman Memorial. $750 guaranteed prize fund. 4R-SS G/60 + 5/sec delay. 

Prizes: 1st place - $250, 2nd place - $150, Top U2200, U2000, 1800, 1600, 1400 - $70 each, Biggest upset per round - chess prize (minimum 150 point rating difference).  The field will be limited to 6 players rated over 2200 by invitation only with the remainder to be U2200 by open registration. 

Rd Times: Rd 1 @ 10am; next rounds 15 minutes after final games complete from previous round. 

EF: $20 online (http://www.nachess.org/events) or onsite.  No postal entries. Hard limit of 40 participants. 

Other info: April supplement used. USCF rated. USCF Membership Required. All equipment provided. 

Location: North Shore Chess Center 5500 W Touhy Ave Suite A Skokie, IL 60077. Questions - sevan@nachess.org.