1st Penguin Festival
- Date
- Saturday, April 6 - Sunday, April 7
- Site
$139 Single/Double, book hotel here: https://us01.iqwebbook.com/WRICCMA543/~/?coupon=NNEC
- Time Control
- 5SS, G/60+30 Saturday, G/90+30 Sunday
- Entry Fee
- Entry Fee: $120 for Emperor, $80 for Megallanic, $60 for Little Blue. EF $10 more after March 15th and $20 more after April 4th and onsite. $20 more for players Under 1900 to play up to the Emperor Section. Free entry to GMs, no entry fee deducted from prize. Free entry to non-GMs rated 2400+ USCF, EF deducted from prize. Free entries count as full entries for prize purposes.
- Prizes
- $4100+ projected prizes! $2800+ (Top 2 in Premier and 50% of other prizes) Guaranteed!
- Registration
- Saturday: 9-9:45 am
- Round Times
- Saturday 10am-2pm-6pm Sunday: 10am-3pm
Grandmasters Jianchao Zhou and Alexander Ivanov are playing! Bring sets and clocks, limited amount provided Online registration: https://onlineregistration.cc/tournaments/index.php?view=zNTizdLa&tid=m6Gfow== More details also available here: https://onlineregistration.cc/tournaments/index.php?view=zNTizdLa&tid=m6Gfow== Book hotel here: https://us01.iqwebbook.com/WRICCMA543/~/?coupon=NNEC This event is a 4x multiplier for the New England Grand Prix! Learn more about that here: https://newenglandchess.org/grandprix Unrateds may only win the unrated prize in the Little Blue section and up to $200 in Magellanic. Prizes will be raised/decreased in proportion to the amount of entries, except 50% of each prize guaranteed.
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