Regular Tournament Information:

Dates:    Friday - Sunday, Apr 20 - Apr 22, 2007
                (2-day Sat-Sun schedule for Apr 21-22 available)

Registration:  5:30-6:30 PM, Friday Apr 20
                                (2-day: 8:30-9:30 AM Sat)

Round Times: Fri: 7 PM; Sat: 10 AM and 4 PM; Sun: 10 AM and 3:30 PM
                               (2-day: 10 AM and 1 PM on Sat. and then merge with 3-day schedule)

Place:  

• Building: Dining Center (#16 on Campus Map; parking is #53) - NOTE BUILDING CHANGE! Rooms 1,3,6 downstairs
• Address: Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Avenue - Haverford, PA 19041-1392 - 610-896-1000, Between Haverford Road and Route 30

Type:

5 Round Swiss (all sections and schedules)

Time Limit:  30/90; SD/1 TD/5; (G/75 for 2-day 1st 2 rounds). 5 sec time delay - remove 5 min is standard

Byes: one ½-pt. bye available if requested before round 2

Entry Fee:  

Open:   $70 if postmarked by 4/12/07; $90 after or at door

       U1800: $50 if postmarked by 4/12/07; $65 after or at door

         U1400: $35 if postmarked by 4/12/07; $45 at the door (lower than in 2005!!)

Directions:  

Terrific Directions from Haverford College's website!

Parking and Transportation:  

FREE PARKING! On the south side of campus. (#53 on Campus Map)

Hotels: 

Radnor Hotel (THIS IS NOT the playing site - it is about 3 miles away)
    591 East Lancaster Avenue, St. Davids, PA 19087
    Phone: (610) 688-5800
    From out of town: (800) 537-3000

About 1/2 mile west (opposite side) of the Route 30 Exit of I-476 (Blue Route) - on the North side of Rt. 30. This is about a 10 minute ride from the playing site. OTHER HOTELs LINK!

Info: Dan Heisman (610) 649-0750 or danheisman@comcast.net

Adv. Entries (must be postmarked by Apr 12, 2007): 

• Make checks payable to “Main Line CC” 
• Send to: Craig Klein, 2610 Skippack Pike, Main House, Norristown , PA 19403
• Please include: USCF Name and ID, Name of tournament and section, schedule, club, any byes, entry fee, and contact (phone or e-mail) info (also USCF dues and address if new or renew)

Prizes: ~$5,000 based on 100 entries - 1st place in Open $1000 guaranteed

• Open Section: 

  • $1000 1st Guaranteed!

  • $500 2nd

  • $300 3rd

  • $150 4th

  Class Prizes in the Open Section:

  • 2200-2399 $200-100

  • 2000-2199 $200-100-70

  • Under 2000 $200-100-70-50

  • Philadelphia Jr (U19) Champion (top local junior) seeded into 2007 Gr Phila Junior Invitational Championship June 2007.

  • Wood Chess Set: Top Club (All sections combined); Thanks to "Jenkintown Building Services, Inc." for donating the 2007 Top Club Chess Set! This set is provided and co-sponsored by House of Staunton. All players (in any section) may represent one club. (See "Club team scoring" below) - don't forget to specify your club during registration! THE MORE PLAYERS YOU ENTER THE BETTER CHANCE YOUR CLUB HAS TO WIN. Eligibility: Any USCF-affiliated club OR "physical school" club may enter. Players must be current paid members of the club. "All-Star" Clubs formed for just entering events are NOT eligible.

• Under 1800 Section: 

  • 1st Prize $300, 2nd $175, 3rd $100, 4th $50; 

     Class Prizes in U1800 Section:

  • Under 1600/Unr:    $160-$100-$60-40

• Under 1400 Section

  • 1st Prize $200, 2nd $120, 3rd $75, 4th $35

     Class Prizes in U1400 Section:

  • Under 1200: $125-$75-$50-$30

  • Under 1000: Trophy 1st-2nd

  • Under 800: Trophy 1st-2nd

  • Unrated: Trophy 1st

Notes: 

1) A brief ceremony honoring the Philadelphia Modern Chess Hall of Fame attendees will be held just before the 3rd round. 2006 Inductee: Dave Gertler

2) Past Philadelphia Open Championship winners:

• 2001: NM Elvin Wilson
• 2002: IM Luis Chiong
• 2003: GM Gennadiy Zaitchik
• 2004: GM Aleks Wojtkiewicz
• 2005: GM Aleks Wojkiewicz
• 2006: GM Aleks Wojkiewicz and GM Jaan Ehlvest

3) Club Team Scoring (2007 rules):

A) One point for each player from a club in the event - no limit to the number of players!

B) One bonus point for each player in the U1800 Section; Two bonus points for each player in the Open section

C) One point for each point scored in the tournament (by any player)

D) Sponsor Main Line Chess Club is ineligible for the prize

E) A club must meet regularly and have dues. Players must be a current year paid member of the club; honorary members are not allowed. It does not have to be a USCF affiliate, but must be a real club.

F) If a player is a member of more than one club, players cannot change their representation once the event has started, but players who forget to register any club affiliation or have the wrong affiliation may notify the TD of their legal affiliation until the beginning of the 3rd round. No changes to the roster will be made for any reason (even TD error) once the third round has started.

Past Winners: 

• 2004: Franklin Mercantile
• 2005: Paigemasters
• 2006: Swarthmore CC

Advance Entries - If you are not listed as representing a club, don't forget the beautiful wood set for Top Club!!

Advance Registrations. All sections (53 players) - 4/17/2007 7:45 PM

2006 Standings

SwissSys Standings. Gr Philadelphia Championship: Open (Pair number)

SwissSys Standings. Gr Philadelphia Championship: U1800 (Pair number)

SwissSys Wall Chart. 2006 Greater Philadelphia Championships: U1800 Merge

	Name/Rtng/ID	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5
1	Lamont Rogers	W 19	B 13	W 23	B 14	B 22
	1789 12874258	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	3.0
2	Broxie Pace	B 22	W 25	B 17	W 13	B 4
	1724 12544702	1.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	4.0
3	EDWARD D PISKORSKI	W 24	B 14	W 19	W 22	B 28
	1678 10157056	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
4	BENJAMIN E FISHER	B 25	W 20	B 21	W 19	W 2
	1678 12794150	0.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	3.0
5	James Shao	W 11	B 10	W 22	B 16	- 25
	1646 12874320	0.0	1.0	1.5	2.5	F2.5
6	Vladyslav Anderson	W 26	B 28	W 13	B 9	W 14
	1632 13166545	1.0	2.0	3.0	4.0	4.5
7	Michael T Abron Sr	B 21	W 27	B 26	W 11	B 23
	1600 11326846	0.0	0.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
8	Joseph Freiberg	W 23	B 16	B 15	W 20	B 19
	1589 12507492	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	3.0
9	Zach Dimmerman	W 16	B 11	W 14	W 6	B 12
	1563 12909096	1.0	2.0	2.5	2.5	3.5
10	Douglas L Schwetke	B 15	W 5	B 27	W 28	B 11
	1546 12472962	0.5	0.5	1.5	2.5	3.5
11	Mark C Furey	B 5	W 9	bye	B 7	W 10
	1535 12842367	1.0	1.0	1.5	2.5	2.5
12	Garnel Wilkins Jr	B 27	W 21	B 25	W 23	W 9
	1530 12545397	1.0	2.0	2.0	3.0	3.0
13	Steven J Mc Laughlin Jr	B 29	W 1	B 6	B 2	W 18
	1509 12746148	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	3.0
14	Erica Mc Laughlin	B 18	W 3	B 9	W 1	B 6
	1490 12746144	1.0	2.0	2.5	3.5	4.0
15	Robert G Colanzi	W 10	B 23	W 8	- 24	B 20
	1486 12253070	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	2.0
16	SHINAN JIN	B 9	W 8	B 28	W 5	B 27
	1483 12888704	0.0	1.0	1.5	1.5	2.5
17	ALEXANDER R LUEDTKE	W 28	B 24	W 2	B 21	bye
	1477 12784989	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.5
18	Steven Fox	W 14	B 22	W 24	B 26	B 13
	1468 12888235	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	2.0
19	Brian P Bucher	B 1	W 29	B 3	B 4	W 8
	1445 12926435	0.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
20	DOUGLAS EDWARD BEAM	----	B 4	W 29	B 8	W 15
	1433 13249686	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
21	Edward A Trice	W 7	B 12	W 4	W 17	W 26
	1425 12495284	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0
22	David A Hua	W 2	W 18	B 5	B 3	W 1
	1407 12985793	0.0	1.0	1.5	2.5	2.5
23	Patrick T Flynn	B 8	W 15	B 1	B 12	W 7
	1400 12472883	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	3.0
24	FREDERICK AUSTIN	B 3	W 17	B 18	- 15	W 29
	1400 12533371	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.5
25	JEREMIAH WILLIAMS	W 4	B 2	W 12	bye	- 5
	1398 13008785	1.0	2.0	3.0	3.5	X4.5
26	Andrew Ding	B 6	bye	W 7	W 18	B 21
	1233 12996415	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
27	CHARLES A PEARSON	W 12	B 7	W 10	B 29	W 16
	1097 12830050	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.5	1.5
28	CHRISTOPHER FREDERIC COON	B 17	W 6	W 16	B 10	W 3
	unr. 13412301	1.0	1.0	1.5	1.5	2.5
29	John Farrell	W 13	B 19	B 20	W 27	B 24
	unr. 13405860	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

SwissSys Standings. Gr Philadelphia Championship: Under 1400 (Pair number)

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