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Nebraska Summer Classic 2022
June 25, 2022 - June 26, 2022
Entry Fee: $30 payable onsite from 8 am to 8:45. $10 entry fee for the U800
and U400 sections. The entry fee is waived if student or faculty at UNO.
Pre-Registration: Please use the sign-up spreadsheet link above.
Questions may be e-mailed to scusumano90@gmail.com
Sections/Round Times/Time Control:
5 distinct sections: Open, U1600, U1200, U800, U400.
• Open – 60 minutes delay 5 seconds
o Day 1
▪ R1: 9am or shortly after registration
▪ Lunch Break
▪ R2: 12:30
▪ R3: 2:45
o Day 2
▪ R4: 9am
▪ Lunch Break
▪ R5: 12:30
• U1600 – 40 minutes delay 5 seconds
o R1: 9am or shortly after registration
o R2: 10:45
o Lunch Break
o R3: 1:30
o R4: 3:15
• U1200 — 30 minutes delay 5 seconds
o R1: 9am or shortly after registration
o R2: 10:15
o Lunch Break
o R3: 12:45
o R4: 2:00
• U800/U400
o 5 rounds
o Round times and lunch break announced at the tournament.
o Clocks are not necessary, but please bring boards
Additional Information:
Boards and clocks must be provided by the players themselves. Scoresheets will
be provided to the Open and U1600 sections. These sections must turn in a copy
of their scoresheets.
The Open section of the Nebraska Summer Classic is a POY event. This means
that the scores of the Open section participants will be counted toward
qualifying for the Closed State Championship.
Prizes:
Prizes increase as the number of participants increase. The guaranteed prizes
will be paid out even if the number of participants is low.
Section(s) Guaranteed Prizes
Open
1st $150
2nd $100
3rd $60
U1600/U1200
1st $50
2nd $40
3rd $30
Total $550
The U800 and U400 sections will be awarded medals for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. The
following tiebreakers will be used in the order listed below.
1. Common Game
2. Solkoff
3. Modified Median
4. Cumulative
Social Media:
Please consider joining the following Nebraska Chess groups. Those who join
the Lichess group will have access to the Open and U1600 games which will be
recorded from the scoresheets that are turned in at the tournament. The games
will be under Lichess studies. https://lichess.org/study
• Nebraska Chess Community on Facebook
o https://www.facebook.com/groups/1154213844943829
• Nebraska Players club on chess.com
o https://www.chess.com/club/nebraska-players
• Nebraska Players club on lichess.org
o https://lichess.org/team/nebraska-players
Also, be sure to visit the official Nebraska Chess website for the latest updates
on upcoming tournaments.
http://nebraskachess.com