Name: Colosseum Games U1550 Challenge #1    
Desc: ---------------------------------------------------------------- Time Control: 4 Rds: G/40 min+5 second delay. USCF rules. Notation required. ----------------------------------------------------------- Sections: U1550. ----------------------------------------------------------- Registration: $45 before 8/6/2025. $50 after. No onsite reg. Reg ends 8/8/2025 11pm. A limit of 10 participants. $5 refund fee. 1 half point bye allowed. You must let me know before Rd 2 begins. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday Classical 8/9/2025. Please arrive by 10:15am. --------------------------------------------------------- Prizes: Based on 10 participants. 1st place: $150+Hall of Fame, Best U1250 $50. 1st Place Tiebreak decided by 1 rapid match G/12 minutes. Winner takes all!------------------------------------------------------------ Schedule: 1st Rd: 10:30am | Lunch 30 Min | 2nd Rd: 12:45pm | 3rd Rd: 2:10pm | 4th Rd: 3:30pm. ------------------------------------------------------Challenge#1: Every game you win from Aug-Oct will be added up by the end of the Colosseum Games. Each month will have a different classical time control as well as a peculiar way to earn more points. In this challenge its the Rapid Match Playoff. The person with the most points by the end of October will receive a bonus $125 prize, The Colosseum's 1st Place Statuette and will be inducted into the ChessMinds Hall of Fame! Point system: Wins=1pt Draws=.5 Byes=.25 for those that ask for one. For the person that is forced to have a bye 1pt. Rapid Match Playoff=2pts for winner. ----------------------------------------------------------- Things to bring: Chess set/Clock/Notation Sheets/Pen or Pencil ------------------------------------------------------------- May the strongest chess gladiator win!
Location: 7300 Pines Blvd Pembroke Pines, 33024
Starts: Saturday 09 Aug 2025
Ends: Saturday 09 Aug 2025
Reg Ends: Friday 08 Aug 2025 11:00PM
Rounds: 4
Organizer Name: ChessMinds Chess Club (South Florida)
Organizer eMail: stephenherreroschessminds@gmail.com