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Format: 5 Round Swiss System

Time Control: Game/90 Rd 1; Game/120 Rds 2-5

2 Sections: OPEN and U1400 Reserve

Site: Boise State University, Student Union Building, Hatch Ballroom, 1910 University Drive, Boise, Idaho 83706.

Entry Fee: $30 ($25 if Under 18 or 60+ years old, BSU Chess Club members entry $10) if registered by December 5, 2011. $5 more for all if received after December 5, 2011. E-mail entry will lock in advance entry rate.

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

Make all checks payable to Idaho Chess Association.

Register & check in: 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Saturday, December 10, 2011

Round Times:
Round 1: 9:00 a.m., Saturday, December 10, 2011
Round 2: 1:00 p.m., Saturday, December 10, 2011
Round 3: 6:00 p.m., Saturday, December 10, 2011
Round 4: 9:00 a.m., Sunday, December 11, 2011
Round 5: 2:00 p.m., Sunday, December 11, 2011

1/2 point bye (Maximum 1), Rounds 1-4 only. 1st round, must notify TD before round is paired; all others, before round 2 is paired.

Prizes (Based on 30 non-BSU entries): Open: $200, $100, $75. Reserve: $100, $75, $50.

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

No Computers, No Smoking, Wheelchair access

The late Glen Buckendorf, Jr. has donated four (4) books to be given out as prizes for this event. These will go to the two highest placing players in each section that do not otherwise win a prize. These books are:

The Petroff Defense, by Gyozo Forintos and Ervin Haag,
Positional Play, by Mark Dvoretsky and Artur Yusupov,
Smith-Morra Gambit - Finegold Defense, by Bob Ciaffone and Ben Finegold, and
Pirc Alert! A Complete Defense Against 1. e4, by GM Lev Alburt and GM Alex Chernin.