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SUMMARY:Wisconsin Closed State Championship
DESCRIPTION:98th Wisconsin Closed Championship / Marshall Rohland Memorial\nA Wisconsin
  Chess Tour Event\nAugust 14th-16th, 2026\nComfort Suites Johnson Creek Con
 ference Center, 725 Paradise Ln, Johnson Creek, WI 53038.\nHotel Lodging Ra
 tes: $140! 2 Night Minimum required for lower rate. Mention Chess or click 
 here.  (https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/rg57y0?checkInDate
 =2026-08-14&checkOutDate=2026-08-16&ratePlanCode=BUBJOB)\n$3000 cas
 h prize fund based on 100 players total\nThree sections: Premier (1800+), R
 eserve (under 1801), and Novice (under 1201)\nRegister for the Madtown Blit
 z August 15th!\nPrizesPremier: $1660 based on 40 players\n\n - 1st $600 + T
 rophy\n - 2nd $400\n - 3rd $300\n - Expert $200\n - Class A $160\n - The Ro
 bert Reel Memorial travelling trophy to the Premier winnerReserve: $890 bas
 ed on 40 players\n\n - 1st $300\n - 2nd $200\n - 3rd $150\n - Class C $100\
 n - Class D $80\n - Class E & below $60\n - trophies for all place and 
 Class prizes\n - plus the Marshall Rohland Memorial travelling trophy to th
 e Reserve winnerNovice: $450 based on 20 players\n\n - 1st $200\n - 2nd $15
 0\n - 3rd $100\n - Class F trophy\n - Class G trophy\n - Class H trophy\n -
  Unrated trophy\n - trophies to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd as wellScott Kittsley Mem
 orial Upset Prize: $50 (Biggest among all sections)\nEligibilityThis event 
 is open to all Wisconsin residents, former champions and students in WI sch
 ools. All entrants must be members of the US Chess Federation. US Chess mem
 bership may be purchased at the site. Wisconsin Chess Association membershi
 p is included in the entry. Our website address is <a href="https://new.usc
 hess.org/www.wischess.org">www.wischess.org</a>.\nSchedule &amp; Time Contr
 ol3-day Schedule for Premier and Reserve:\n\n - Friday, Aug. 14th, 6:00 PM\
 n - Saturday, Aug. 15th, 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM\n - Sunday, Aug. 16th, 10:00 
 AM and 3:30 PM\n - Time control all rounds G/90+30inc, increment beginning 
 with move 1.\n - One 1/2-point bye is available in the Premier or Reserve s
 ections in rounds 1, 2, 3, or 4 if requested in advance of the tournament.2
 -day Schedule for Premier and Reserve:\n\n - Saturday, Aug. 15th, 10:00 AM 
 and 1:00 PM\n - Time control for rounds 1 &amp; 2: G/60 with 5 second delay
 \n - Time control for rounds 3-5: G/90+30inc, increment beginning with move
  1.\n - Third round at 4:00 PM Saturday Aug. 23rd\n - Sunday, Aug. 24th, 10
 :00 AM and 3:30 PM\n - One 1/2-point bye is available in the Premier or Res
 erve sections in rounds 1, 2, 3, or 4 if requested in advance of the tourna
 ment.1-day Schedule for Novice: 4-rounds on Saturday, Aug. 15th: 10:00, 1:0
 0, 3:30, and 6:00. Time control all rounds: G/60 with 5 second delay.\nEntr
 y Fees\n\n - Premier (1800+)\n - Register by Aug.2, 2026:\n - $70, $80 by 8
 /9, $100 after 8/9\n - Class B players wishing to "play up" to the Premier:
  +$20\n - Players Under 1600 cannot play up\n - Free Entry to Players Rated
  2200+ if committed before August 2nd\n - $50 deducted from any prize.\n - 
 Reserve (Under 1801)\n - Register by Aug.2, 2026:\n - $70, $80 by 8/9, $100
  after 8/9\n - Novice (Under 1200)\n - Register by Aug.2, 2026:\n - $40, $4
 5 by 8/9, $50 after 8/9 Register at https://www.kingregistration.com/regist
 er/98WCSC\nQuestions? Email us at This email address is being protected fro
 m spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>98<sup>th</sup> Wisconsin Closed Championship / Marshall Rohland Memoria
 l</p><p>A Wisconsin Chess Tour Event</p><p><strong>August 14th-16th, 2026</
 strong><span data-sheets-root="1"><br />Comfort Suites Johnson Creek Confer
 ence Center</span>, 725 Paradise Ln, Johnson Creek, WI 53038.</p><p><a href
 ="https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/rg57y0?checkInDate=2026-
 08-14&amp;checkOutDate=2026-08-16&amp;ratePlanCode=BUBJOB">Hotel Lodging Ra
 tes: $140! 2 Night Minimum required for lower rate. Mention Chess or click 
 here. </a></p><p><strong>$3000</strong> cash prize fund <strong><em>based o
 n 100 players total</em></strong></p><p>Three sections: <strong>Premier</st
 rong> (1800+), <strong>Reserve</strong> (under 1801), and <strong>Novice</s
 trong> (under 1201)</p><p>Register for the Madtown Blitz August 15th!</p><h
 3><strong>Prizes</strong></h3><p><strong>Premier: $1660 based on 40 players
 </strong></p><ul><li><strong>1st $600 + Trophy</strong></li><li>2nd $400</l
 i><li>3rd $300</li><li>Expert $200</li><li>Class A $160</li><li>The Robert 
 Reel Memorial travelling trophy to the Premier winner</li></ul><p><strong>R
 eserve: $890 based on 40 players</strong></p><ul><li><strong>1st $300</stro
 ng></li><li>2nd $200</li><li>3rd $150</li><li>Class C $100</li><li>Class D 
 $80</li><li>Class E &amp; below $60</li><li>trophies for all place and Clas
 s prizes</li><li>plus the Marshall Rohland Memorial travelling trophy to th
 e Reserve winner</li></ul><p><strong>Novice: $450 based on 20 players</stro
 ng></p><ul><li><strong>1st $200</strong></li><li>2nd $150</li><li>3rd $100<
 /li><li>Class F trophy</li><li>Class G trophy</li><li>Class H trophy</li><l
 i>Unrated trophy</li><li>trophies to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd as well</li></ul><p>
 <strong>Scott Kittsley Memorial Upset Prize: $50 (Biggest among all section
 s)</strong></p><h3><strong>Eligibility</strong></h3><p>This event is open t
 o all Wisconsin residents, former champions and students in WI schools. All
  entrants must be members of the US Chess Federation. US Chess membership m
 ay be purchased at the site. Wisconsin Chess Association membership is incl
 uded in the entry. Our website address is <strong><a href="https://new.usch
 ess.org/www.wischess.org">www.wischess.org</a>.</strong></p><h3><strong>Sch
 edule &amp; Time Control</strong></h3><p>3-day Schedule for <strong>Premier
  and Reserve</strong>:</p><ul><li>Friday, Aug. 14th, 6:00 PM</li><li>Saturd
 ay, Aug. 15th, 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM</li><li>Sunday, Aug. 16th, 10:00 AM and
  3:30 PM</li><li>Time control all rounds G/90+30inc, increment beginning wi
 th move 1.</li><li><em><strong>One</strong></em> 1/2-point bye is available
  in the Premier or Reserve sections in rounds 1, 2, 3, or 4 if requested in
  advance of the tournament.</li></ul><p>2-day Schedule for <strong>Premier 
 and Reserve</strong>:</p><ul><li>Saturday, Aug. 15th, 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM<
 ul><li>Time control <strong><em>for rounds 1 &amp; 2:</em></strong> G/60 wi
 th 5 second delay</li></ul></li><li>Time control <strong><em>for rounds 3-5
 :</em></strong> G/90+30inc, increment beginning with move 1.</li><li>Third 
 round at 4:00 PM Saturday Aug. 23rd</li><li>Sunday, Aug. 24th, 10:00 AM and
  3:30 PM</li><li><em><strong>One</strong></em> 1/2-point bye is available i
 n the Premier or Reserve sections in rounds 1, 2, 3, or 4 if requested in a
 dvance of the tournament.</li></ul><p>1-day Schedule for <strong>Novice</st
 rong>: 4-rounds on Saturday, Aug. 15th: 10:00, 1:00, 3:30, and 6:00. Time c
 ontrol all rounds: G/60 with 5 second <em><strong>delay</strong></em>.</p><
 p><strong>Entry Fees</strong></p><ul><li>Premier (1800+)<ul><li>Register by
  Aug.2, 2026:<ul><li>$70, $80 by 8/9, $100 after 8/9</li><li>Class B player
 s wishing to "play up" to the Premier: +$20</li><li>Players Under 1600 cann
 ot play up</li></ul></li><li>Free Entry to Players Rated 2200+ if committed
  before August 2nd<ul><li>$50 deducted from any prize.</li></ul></li></ul><
 /li><li>Reserve (Under 1801)<ul><li>Register by Aug.2, 2026:<ul><li>$70, $8
 0 by 8/9, $100 after 8/9</li></ul></li></ul></li><li>Novice (Under 1200)<ul
 ><li>Register by Aug.2, 2026:<ul><li>$40, $45 by 8/9, $50 after 8/9 </li></
 ul></li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Register at <a href="https://www.kingregi
 stration.com/register/98WCSC">https://www.kingregistration.com/register/98W
 CSC</a></strong></p><p><strong>Questions?</strong> Email us at <span id="cl
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