2022 Back-to-School Open
With a $1600.00 dollar prize fund!
Tournament Website: http://www.acerook.com/bts2022
Date: Two Day – Saturday-Sunday, September 17-18, 2022
Where: Hilton Garden Inn Olathe – 12080 South Strang Line Road, Olathe, Kansas, 66062
HR: $109, includes free hot breakfast, Wi-Fi, indoor pool and gym access. Reserve by October 19, 2022 or rates may increase and rooms may be sold out. Click here to book
Eligibility: This tournament is open to all --- the tournament’s name only represents the timing of the tournament, where students are going back to school, not the enrollment in a K-12 school or college or university.
Registration:
$58 by September 15 via online entry at https://www.kingregistration.com/register/bts2022
$75 late/on-site entry
Schedule:
No need to check-in if you have already registered online.
Saturday: On-site Reg: 8:30-9:15AM; Rd 1 – 10AM; Rd 2 – 2:30PM; Rd 3 – 7PM;
Sunday: Rd 4 – 10AM; Rd 5 – 2:30PM
Format: 5 rounds Swiss – Game/100 with 10 second delay; Two Sections: Open and Reserve-U1600 (Based on September 2022 Rating Supplement and CCA Minimum Rating List)
Bye: 1 Half-point bye is offered for any round, if requested before the start of round 2.
Prizes ($1600 based on 60 entries):
Open: $300 -$200 - $100 - $50; U2000 - $100
Reserve (U1700): $300 -$200 - $100 - $50; U1400 - $100, U1000 - $100
Tournament Directors: NTD CJ Armenta (Assistant TD)
Equipment: Please bring boards, sets and clocks to the event. Limited Acerook Chess Enterprises’ equipment will be available to loan per round basis.
COVID Protocols: ACE Tournaments will follow any business, county, state or federal health mandates in effect during the tournament period. All players and staff will be required to follow these mandates, if any. Up-to-date information will be posted on the tournament website, including any health mandates or cancellation of the tournament.
Questions? Contact Brian Yang at AcerookChess@gmail.com