Format: 5 Round Swiss System

Time Controls: Game/120

Site: Purple Sage Golf Course, 15192 Purple Sage Road, Caldwell, Idaho 83607

Directions: Take Exit 25 off Interstate 84 and go North of the freeway to the stop sign. Make a right, go about 100 yards, then turn left onto the old Highway 30. Go about 2 miles and you'll see Purple Sage Road. Turn right (it's the only way you can turn) and just a little ways down the road on the left hand side of the road is the Purple Sage Golf Course.

Entry Fee: $30 ($25 if Under 18 or 60+ years old) if received by May 17, 2008, $40.00 for everyone if received after May 17, 2008. E-mail entries received by May 17, 2008 will lock in advance entry fee rate.

Current USCF Membership is required, available at site or online at www.uschess.org

Two (2) Sections: OPEN and RESERVE (U1400)

Registration and Check In: 7:30-8:30am Saturday, May 24, 2008

Round Times:
Round 1: 9:00 a.m., Saturday, May 24, 2008
Round 2: 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 24, 2008
Round 3: 7:00 p.m., Saturday, May 24, 2008
Round 4: 9:00 a.m., Sunday, May 25, 2008
Round 5: 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 25, 2008

1/2 point bye (Maximum 1), Rounds 1-4 only. Must commit by end of Round 2

Prizes: (Based on 30) Open: $200, $100, $75; Reserve: $100, $75, $50

Entries: Jeff Roland, 1511 S. Leadville Ave., Boise, ID 83706, 208-424-9847. E-mail: jroland@cableone.net

Make all checks payable to Idaho Chess Association.

More info: www.idahochessassociation.org

No Computers, No Smoking