8th Annual Millennium Chess Festival Schedule

    Friday,  February 28, 2008

              Registration:                          5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
              MCF Round 1:                     8:00 pm

    Saturday, March 1, 2008

              MCF Round 2:                       9:30 am   
              MCF Round 3:                       2:30 pm 
              Dinner & GM Exhibition         7:00 pm
              Blitz Tournament                   10:00 pm   See Below

    Sunday, March 2, 2008

              MCF Round 4:                      9:30 am   
              MCF Round 5:                      2:30 pm    

Time control for all rounds is Game/2 hours. We will be subtracting 5 minutes for digital clocks using Time Delay
Please set those clocks at G/1:55

Mar. 1 MCF Blitz Championship (QC) GPP: 15 Virginia
Wyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront, 5700 Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23451. (757) 428-7025 5 Rd Double Swiss, TC: G/5 in two sections, Open and U1800 $$1700 B/60 (Top 3 in Open Guaranteed) $$: Open Section: $400-$225-$150 (G); U2200-$125, U2000-$100 Amateur Section (U1800): $230-$150, Top U1600 - $120, U1300 - $100 U1000 - $90. EF: $35 if Rec'd by 2/24, $45 at site, only cash entries. Reg: Any time on Saturday up til 10 pm. Rds will start 10:15 pm promptly and successive rounds posted as soon as they are ready. One bye allowed for two-1/2 points, only for late entry. Regular USCF ratings used for pairings and prizes. WBCA rules used (posted at site). Enter: Checks payable to Virginia Chess. Printable Entry form on website. Mail to Ernest Schlich, 1370 South Braden Cres., Norfolk,VA 23502 Info: (no phone or e-mail entries) 757-853-5296 or eschlich@verizon.net Website: http://vachess.org/mcf NC, NS, W.