2016 Regional Girls and Women's Cupcake and Chess Championship
October 22nd 2016
Registration Cap: 50
Please arrive early for on site registration!
The Iron Yard is located on the 4th floor.
2016 Women's Open Advance Entries as of 10/21
We will have exciting door prizes, crafts and cupcakes!
Location: Iron Yard,115 Martin Luther King Jr Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30303, (Closest parking-Corner of Pryor and MLK, Accessible by MARTA)
Who: Open to all females
The top female will receive a $200 stipend to the National Women’s Open and a Championship trophy.
The top scholastic finisher in the open section will receive the nomination to attend the Susan Polgar Girls Invitational Tournament for 2016 for the state of Georgia (must be a Georgia resident).
Open Section
Format: 3-SS, G/90; d5
Entry Fee: $45
Prizes: $125 for 2nd, $75 for 3rd place, or 65% of registered players, whichever is higher. More entries, higher prize fund
Rounds: Saturday 10 a.m.; 2:00 p.m.; 6:00 p.m.
Girls Rated Beginners' Open
Come hangout with girls, and enjoy crafts, cupcakes and chess! Win some door prizes too!
Under 1200 and unrated
Format: 4-SS, G/60;d5
Prizes: $100 for 1st place; 1st, 2nd, 3rd place trophies. More entries, higher prize fund.
Entry Fee: $30
On-line registration deadline: Wednesday, October 19th
On-site registration: Saturday, October 22nd 9-9:30am
Venue: Iron Yard,115 Martin Luther King Jr Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30303, (Closest parking-Corner of Pryor and MLK, Accessible by MARTA)
Rounds: Saturday 10:00 a.m.; 1:00 p.m.; 3:30 p.m.; 6:00 p.m.
Byes: 1⁄2 point bye available round 1-3, Limit 1. Zero bye for last round.
Please note: USCF membership required for all players. GCA membership required for GA residents. Sets and boards supplied. Please bring clocks.
Questions: womensopen@georgiachess.org; Note: photos may be taken of you or your child and published on our news site (esp winners with trophies). Please contact us if you do not want your/your child's photo published.