How to reach the Tournament Directors:

How to reach the Tournament Directors
Chris Wainscott chris.wainscott13@outlook.com 414-839-5232
Robin Grochowski rgrochowski@wi.rr.com 414-861-2745
Allen Becker allenbecker@wi.rr.com 414-807-0269

Thursday, April 11, 2024

Hales Corners Challenge XXXIV - May 4, 2024 (Saturday)



A Wisconsin Tour Event

Saturday, May 4, 2024
Two Sections – Open & Reserve (Under 1601)
FORMAT:  Four Round Swiss System - Four Games in One Day - USCF Rated
ROUNDS:  10 am -- 1 pm -- 3:30 pm -- 6 pm

 TIME CONTROL:  Game in 60 Minutes; 5 second delay

 ENTRY FEE:  $50 – Open;  $40 – Reserve
 (both sections $10 more after May 1, 2024)
Total entries capped at 104, so register early!

Comp Entry* for USCF 2200+: Entry fee subtracted from any prizes won (*must contact TDs in advance)


 ONLINE REGISTRATION
at: https://www.kingregistration.com/event/HCC34                                        
 MAILED ENTRIES TO:   Robin Grochowski  – 3835 E Morris Avenue—Cudahy, WI  53110 --- rgrochowski@wi.rr.com (mailed entries must be sent by April 27, 2024)                                                       FLYER                                                                                                                                                                                
  SITE REGISTRATION: 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.                                                                                                
 Pairings by WinTD---No Computer Entries---No Smoking

                                      PRIZES
                          OPEN            RESERVE
                         1st—$325        1st—$100
                         2nd—$175        2nd—$75
                         A—$100            D—$60
                         B & Below—$75        E & Below—$50


Goddesschess Prizes (for females) in Addition to Above Prizes
Open: $50 per win/$25 per draw; Reserve: $20 per win/$10 per draw; Perfect Score Prizes for Females: $80 in Open/$40 in Reserve. Top female finisher in each section will received a free entry into HCC XXXV.


Tournament Director:  Ryan Murphy     Assistant Tourn. Directors:  Robin J. Grochowski, Chris Wainscott

     SITE:  Country Inn & Suites, 1250 S. Moorland Rd, Brookfield, WI 53005       262-782-1400

QUESTIONS TO:   TD: Chris Wainscott –chris.wainscott13@outlook.com - 414-839-5232 (after 5:30 pm)

USCF I.D. Required -- Bring your own clocks – Sets and Boards Provided

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Lamborghini Lightning Action Swiss: April 11 (one night only)

USCF Rating results

3-Round Swiss in Two Sections (G25/d5  or  G24/d5).    {3 games in one evening}

The G/25/d5 is USCF 'Dual-Rated' (Regular-rated and Quick-rated);

the G24/d5 is 'Quick-rated' only (does not affect your regular rating). 

TD is Allen Becker; ATDs Robin Grochowski & Chris Wainscott

EF: $5.00.

 

Three rounds in one evening (7-10 pm, approximately). 

We'll start promptly at 7:00 pm.  If you're late, you can get a Round 1 Bye and join in Round 2.

 

Southwest Chess Club SCHEDULE

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SWCC Website


Sunday, April 07, 2024

2024 Wisconsin Rapid and Blitz State Championships - April 6, 2024 - (WCA event)

Direct link to Wisconsin Chess Association: 

https://www.wischess.org/index.php/event-calendar/eventdetail/293/-/rapid-and-blitz-state-championships

2024 Wisconsin Rapid and Blitz   State Championships

­April 6, 2024

 ELIGIBILITY          The 2024 Wisconsin Rapid and Blitz State Championships are open to all players.  All entrants must be members of the US Chess Federation.  US Chess membership may be purchased at the site.  Wisconsin Chess Association membership is included in the entry.  Our website address is www.wischess.org.

PLAYING SITE         Playing site is the Courtyard by Marriott Madison West, 2266 Deming Way, Middleton, WI  53562.  Hotel rates are $105.  Rooms may be reserved by calling 608-203-0100. 

REGISTRATION      Players may register by mail using the form below.  Online registration is available at 2024 Wisconsin Rapid State Championship (kingregistration.com) and 2024 Wisconsin Blitz State Championship (kingregistration.com).  Registration will be accepted at the site from 9:00-9:30 AM on Saturday, April 6.  Please bring your chess clock.  Phone inquiries may be directed to Mike Nietman at (608) 467-8510 before April 6 or e-mail mike.nietman@charter.net.  

SCHEDULE-RAPID The Wisconsin Rapid Championship is a four-round Swiss-System event.  Rounds are at 10 AM, 11:15 AM, 1 PM and 2:15 PM.  The time control is Game in 25 minutes plus a 3 second increment per move.  One ½-point bye is available for any round if requested in advance.  Accelerated pairings may be used.  The event will be quick rated but use regular ratings for pairings and prizes

 SCHEDULE-BLITZ                The Wisconsin Blitz Championship is a five-round Double Swiss-System event.  You play two games against each opponent.  Rounds begin at 4 PM with subsequent rounds ASAP.  The time control is Game in 3 minutes plus a 2 second increment per move.  A one-point bye is available for any round if requested in advance.  The event will be blitz rated but use regular ratings for pairings and prizes.

 ENTRY FEES              If received by April 2, the entry fee is $25 for the Rapid and $15 for the Blitz.  All entries paid later are $5 more for each event.  If you pre-register but then cannot play, your entry will be refunded to you only if you notify the tournament director by 9:30 AM on April 6.  Credit card and online registration fees incurred by WCA will not be returned.

 PRIZES                             The following $650 prize fund for each event is based on 60 players in the Rapid and 40 players in the blitz:

 

                       1st = $150     ‘A’ = 90     ‘C’ = 70     ‘E’     = 50

                       2nd =  100     ‘B’ = 80     ‘D’ = 60     Unrated = 50

 

SPECIAL NOTES     This is a no smoking, no computers event.


Please mail advance registrations to:                                                                                   2024 Wisconsin Rapid and Blitz State Championship

Mike Nietman, Tournament Organizer

2 Boca Grande Way, Madison, WI 53719

 

Name: _____________________________________________________   US Chess ID: _____________________  Rapid EF: $ __________

 Address: ________________________________________________   US Chess Expir. Date: _________________   Blitz EF: $ __________

 City, State, ZIP: _____________________   US Chess Rating: ______________   Total: $ __________

 E-Mail Address: __________________________________________   I request a bye in round 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 (Rapid) / 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 - 5 (Blitz)

 Please make your checks payable to the WISCONSIN CHESS ASSOCIATION    No credit cards accepted onsite.

 

Pre-registration, as of April 5, 2024:

# Section Name Rating

BLITZ:

1 B Rivedal, Andrew 2124

2 B Rajendra, Anupama 2089

3 B Jing, Aaron 2049

4 B Solvik, Marek 1902

5 B Glusker, Roman 1781

6 B Kueker, Josh 1776

7 B Engel, William 1701

8 B Johnson, Charles Quin 1683

9 B Hayer, Gopal Singh 1568

10 B Gillom, Donte Anton 1554

11 B Arora, Mihir Roshan 1549

12 B Sahoo, Ojas 1544

13 B Kailash, Vaibhav 1523

14 B Kingstad, Zack J 1478

15 B Fite, Hunter 1424

16 B Aviles, Emanuel Noah 1420

17 B Dong, Mason 1404

18 B Wilson, Mitchell Ryan 1364

19 B Achen, Jackson 1206

20 B Dong, Qiping 1172

21 B Sey, Josiah Ryan 1172

22 B Coplan, Kyle 1171

23 B Zhou, Shirui 1150

24 B Sandru, Albert Darius 1127

25 B Staudt, Brock 1066

26 B Kocum, Brady 1031

27 B Nosanov, Nathan 1008

28 B Elvin, Joseph 1001

29 B Chanson, Joel 931

30 B Sabarish, Shravan 924

31 B Millar, Chad 730

32 B Loeza, Richard 553

33 B Sabarish, Shashwath 492

34 B Parnell, Benny 453

35 B Leeper, Yoshio

36 B Vander Galien, Cooper

37 B Voss, Antonius

38 B Zhou, Libo


RAPID:

1 R Magness, Trevor S 2285

2 R Rivedal, Andrew 2124

3 R Jing, Aaron 2049

4 R Cross, Ted A 1993

5 R Higuchi, Hiro 1975

6 R Jain, Kyle 1909

7 R Solvik, Marek 1902

8 R Hoffman, Guy 1900

9 R Glusker, Roman 1781

10 R Kueker, Josh 1776

11 R Lencho, Mark W 1755

12 R Engel, William 1701

13 R Wei, Neo 1686

14 R Johnson, Charles Quin 1683

15 R Phillips, Rebecca 1643

16 R Hayer, Gopal Singh 1568

17 R Arora, Mihir Roshan 1549

18 R Sahoo, Ojas 1544

19 R Kailash, Vaibhav 1523

20 R Kingstad, Zack J 1478

21 R Corrigan, Matthew 1441

22 R Yeh, Yang 1434

23 R Aviles, Emanuel Noah 1420

24 R Dong, Mason 1404

25 R Wilson, Mitchell Ryan 1364

26 R Duncan, Jim 1302

27 R Hoffman, Sandy 1300

28 R Achen, Jackson 1206

29 R Dong, Qiping 1172

30 R Sey, Josiah Ryan 1172

31 R Anderson, Tyler 1140

32 R Sandru, Albert Darius 1127

33 R Rowley, Gill 1121

34 R Prabhakaran, Arunava Saha 1107

35 R Jiang, Drake 1102

36 R Sadnoor, Aarav 1084

37 R Staudt, Brock 1066

38 R Kocum, Brady 1031

39 R Wei, Max 1011

40 R Elvin, Joseph 1001

41 R Prabhakaran, Anirban Saha 984

42 R Peikin, Justin Max 980

43 R Chanson, Joel 931

44 R Condren, Stephen F 930

45 R Sabarish, Shravan 924

46 R Ahmed, Aariz 888

47 R Chugh, Kartik 788

48 R Newman, Clinton Mark 746

49 R Millar, Chad 730

50 R Ding, Anson 641

51 R Loeza, Richard 553

52 R Sabarish, Shashwath 492

53 R Parnell, Benny 453

54 R Anto Pravin, Kevin

55 R Franseen, Alex

56 R Hamlin, Alexander

57 R Lin, Arthur

58 R Meyers, Bradley

59 R Nai Nehta, Nicco

60 R Stoffel, Patrick Richard

61 R Vander Galien, Cooper

62 R Zhou, Libo