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4th Annual MAGE Classic

  • Chicago Chess Center 166 West Washington Street Chicago, IL, 60602 United States (map)

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3rd MAGE Classic

Sponsors

Scholastic chess tournament at the Midwest Academy for Gifted Eduction

Sponsored by Nexplore, MMChess and the Chicago Chess Center

Location

900 North Franklin, Chicago, IL

Near the Chicago Brown Line stop.

There is nearby street parking.

Format

Open and Unrated Section, 5 rounds of 25+5. Unrated section is for scholastic players only.

Quads (3 rounds of 25+5) are available for players over 600 USCF.

Limited to 80 players

Awards

Trophies for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in each section.

Team Prizes (top four players from each school's points will be tallied); trophies for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams.

Trophies to the top player in each Quad.

Medals for anyone with a plus score (2.5 points or more).

Schedule

Room opens at 11:30 AM.

Round 1 at 12:00 PM, with subsequent rounds immediately following. Awards will be handed out after all rounds are complete. Tournament will roughly end around 5:00 PM.

Reminders!!

Please try and notate as much as you can.

This tournament is dual (classical and quick) rated.

Open and Quad sections require a USCF membership. Unrated sections do not.

Feel free to reach out to me at td@chichess.org with any questions.

Earlier Event: December 31
Wednesday Quads