2024 Cedar Rapids Leather Jackets

MARCH 1 - 3, 2024

THREE DAY & TWO DAY SCHEDULES

Both Open & Reserve (U1600) Sections

TOURNAMENT DETAILS

2024 CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA

LEATHER JACKETS

MARCH 1-3, 2024

Both Open & Reserve (U1600) Sections

$2,000 in Cash Prizes

Saturday Night Blitz

USCF Rated; FIDE Rated in Open & Blitz

3-Day: 5 Round Swiss, Game 90 minutes + 30 second increment.

2-Day: Rounds 1 & 2 Game 60 min delay 5 sec, then merge round 3 with Game 90 +30.

Saturday Night Blitz: 5 round Swiss, two games per round, Game 3 minutes delay 2 seconds.

3-Day: Friday 7 pm; Saturday 10 am and 3:30 pm; Sunday, 9:30 am and 3:00 pm.

2-Day: Saturday 10 AM and 12:30 PM (not FIDE rated) then merge with the 3-day schedule.

Blitz: Saturday 8 pm.

Open: $75 if received before 2/25/24, $85 afterward, and $95 on-site. Players>1400 may play up for an additional $20 fee.

Reserve: $60 if received before 2/25/24, $65 afterward, and $75 on-site.

Play-up Option: $20 extra to play up from Reserve (U1600) into the Open section (Rating must be > 1400).

On-Site Registration: Fri: 5 pm - 6:30 pm, Sat: 8:0 am - 9:30 am

Blitz: $25 prior or onsite.

Open ($1,170 b/29): 1st $500, 2nd $250 3rd $160. Class Prizes: U2000 and U1800, $130 each; Unrated players are not eligible for class prizes.

Reserve ($640 b/29): U1600: 1st-3rd $200-$160-$120. Class Prizes: U1400, U1200 $80 each.

Blitz: 75% of entry fees returned as prizes.

Online: www.kingregistration.com under “Chess in Iowa”

Mail: Chess in Iowa, c/o Shawn Kmetz, 351 Windsor Dr NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402.

IASCA Membership: Required for Open Section in-state participants.

Cedar Rapids Radisson, 1200 Collins Rd NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402. PH: 319.393.6600

www.chessiniowa.org,Shawn.Kmetz@chessiniowa.org, 319-210-4820 (cell)