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CATEGORIES:Tournaments
CREATED:20260205T085606
SUMMARY:2026 US Amateur Team North
LOCATION:Hyatt Regency Schaumburg
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>2026 U.S. Amateur Team North</strong></p><p><strong>February 20 
 - 22, 2026</strong></p><p>Chess Weekend and US Chess present</p><p><strong>
 2026 U.S. Amateur Team North</strong></p><p><strong>PRIZES • FUN • FRIENDS 
 • US CHESS RATED NATIONAL EVENT</strong></p><p><strong>February 20 - 22, 20
 26 • Schaumburg, Illinois</strong><br /> Early entry ends February 7</p><p>
 <strong>Hyatt Regency Schaumburg</strong><br /> 1800 E. Golf Rd., Schaumbur
 g, Illinois 60173<br /> <strong>$119 single-quad</strong>, free wifi includ
 ed with room<br /> Please reserve early <a href="https://www.hyatt.com/en-U
 S/group-booking/CHIRW/G-CHE5"><strong>at this link</strong></a> or call 847
 -605-1234 and use code GCHE5</p><p><strong>OPEN and RESERVE SECTIONS (see b
 ox below for one-day U1000 Section)<br /> </strong>5 round Swiss, open to 4
  player teams with one optional alternate.<br /> Choice of 2-day or 3-day s
 chedules.</p><p><strong>Team average </strong>(4 highest ratings – January 
 2026 Rating List) must be</p><ul><li>under 2200 for Open (Maximum rating di
 fference between board 3 and board 4 is 1000; rating of board 4 will be adj
 usted accordingly)</li><li>under 1600 for Reserve</li></ul><p>An entire tea
 m may take up to two byes in any rounds; byes must be requested by end of r
 ound 2 and are irrevocable after the end of round 2.</p><p><strong>Time Con
 trols<br /> </strong>Game/90 +30 sec increment from move 1. Rounds 1 and 2 
 in the 2-day schedule play Game/60, d5.</p><p><strong>Entry Fees</strong></
 p><ul><li>$200 per team if received USPS or online by 6pm on Feb. 7</li><li
 >$220 per team if received USPS or online by 6pm on Feb. 14</li><li>$240 pe
 r team online until 9:30am Feb. 20 and onsite.</li></ul><p>Team changes ons
 ite or after 6pm on Feb. 20, $20.</p><p><strong>Individuals<br /> </strong>
 …wishing to play, send $60 by USPS or online by 6pm on Feb. 14 or $70 there
 after, and request to be put on a team. Note: we guarantee you will play, b
 ut can’t guarantee which schedule, which section, which board you will play
 , or the ratings of your teammates. Teams are formed the day of the event.<
 /p><p><strong>Schedule</strong></p><ul><li><strong>3-DAY: </strong>onsite r
 egistration/check-in <strong>Friday,</strong> 5:30pm-6:30pm; Round 1, 7pm. 
 <strong>Saturday</strong>, Round 2 10am; Round 3, 4pm. <strong>Sunday</stro
 ng>, Round 4, 10am; Round 5, 3:30pm.</li><li><strong>2-DAY: </strong>onsite
  registration/check-in <strong>Saturday</strong>, 8am-9:30am; Round 1, 10am
 ; Round 2, 1pm then merge with 3-day schedule for Round 3.</li></ul><p><str
 ong>Prizes<br /> </strong>Winning Open Section team qualifies for national 
 playoffs.</p><p><strong>Open Section Prizes</strong></p><ul><li>Top three t
 eams</li><li>Top teams with average rating Under 2000, Under 1800</li><li>T
 op college team (all players in college)</li><li>Top high school team (all 
 players in high school)</li><li>Top team composed of juniors (high school a
 nd younger)</li><li>Top mixed doubles team (two women and two men)</li><li>
 Top senior team (all players 50 and over)</li><li>Top individual score on e
 ach board</li></ul><p><strong>Reserve Section Prizes</strong></p><ul><li>To
 p three teams</li><li>Top teams Under 1400 and Under 1200</li><li>Top K-8 t
 eam</li><li>Top high school team</li><li>Top female team</li><li>Top indivi
 dual score each board</li></ul><p><strong>Special Prizes</strong></p><ul><l
 i>Best team name</li><li>Best costume or theme (This will be held on Saturd
 ay.)</li></ul><p>Prizes are clocks or bookstore credit. Books and equipment
  by Rochester Chess.</p><p> </p><p><strong>One-Day Booster Section</strong>
 </p><p><strong>Saturday, February 21</strong>, one day only<strong><br /> T
 ime control: </strong>4/SS G/60, d5<strong><br /> Four-player teams</strong
 > with one optional alternate<br /> <strong>Team average </strong>(4 highes
 t ratings – January 2025 Rating List) must be U1000<br /> <strong>Round Tim
 es: </strong>10:00am, 1:00pm, 3:30pm, 6:00pm<br /> A team may take a bye in
  any round, byes must be requested by end of round 2 and cannot be changed 
 after the end of round 2.<br /> <strong>Entry Fee:</strong></p><ul><li>$120
  per team if received USPS or online by 6pm on Feb. 7</li><li>$140 per team
  if received USPS or online by 6pm on Feb. 14</li><li>$160 per team online 
 until 9:30am Feb. 21 and onsite.</li></ul><p><strong>Prizes<br /> </strong>
 Top three teams<strong><br /> </strong>Top individual each board<strong><br
  /> </strong><em>Prizes are clocks or bookstore credit. </em></p><p> </p><p
 ><a href="https://www.kingregistration.com/event/usatn2026"><strong>Registe
 r online here for all sections:</strong></a></p><p><strong>… or by mail: </
 strong>Make checks payable to and send to: Chess Weekend, 21694 Doud Ct., F
 rankfort, IL 60423. Please include Team’s name and roster (plus ID#), capta
 in’s email and phone number, and desired schedule.</p><p><em>A town hall fo
 r USAT-N Team captains will be held on Zoom the evening of Wednesday 2/18, 
 and team captains will receive an email invitation.</em></p><p><strong>Info
 rmation</strong></p><p>Email: <span id="cloak9c299feb079111840821a065b1250f
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 hessweekend.com/us-amateur-team-north-rules"><strong>Other team tournament 
 rules are here</strong></a></p><p><strong>Boards and sets provided. PLEASE 
 BRING CLOCKS!<br /> <br /> </strong></p><p><strong>Northern Blitz Champions
 hip</strong></p><p><strong>$1000 Guaranteed! </strong>5-round double Swiss 
 (two games with each opponent) Game/3, 2-second increment. US Chess rated. 
 Will be held Saturday night at 8 p.m. or after USAT Round 3 (which begins a
 t 4pm). <a href="https://www.kingregistration.com/event/USAT26Blitz">More i
 nformation and registration here</a><strong>.</strong></p><p><br /> All spe
 cial rules, details, and tournament conditions are subject to change withou
 t notice; changes will be posted ASAP at the tournament site, at chessweeke
 nd.com, at il-chess.org, and at kingregistration.com.</p><p> </p>
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