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CATEGORIES:Tournaments
CREATED:20260614T162504
SUMMARY:2026 South Dakota Governor's Cup
LOCATION:Denny Sanford Premier Center  (Sioux Falls Convention Center)
DESCRIPTION:<h2><strong>2026 South Dakota Governor’s Cup</strong></h2><p>Presented by C
 hess Weekend, Inc. and the South Dakota Chess Association<br /> US Chess Gr
 and Prix Points: 80</p><p><strong>$12,000 prize fund unconditionally guaran
 teed</strong></p><p><strong>October 16-18 or 17-18, 2026</strong></p><p><st
 rong>Denny Sanford Premier Center  (Sioux Falls Convention Center)<br /> 12
 01 N West Avenue, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57107</strong></p><p>Tournament
  hotel rate: details to come</p><p>5 rounds, Swiss System, choice of two-da
 y or three-day playing schedule</p><p><strong>Sections and Prizes</strong><
 /p><ul><li><strong>Premier<em>(FIDE Rated)</em></strong>: $1500-900-400-250
 , U2300 $650-400-200, U2100-$650, 400, 200, U1900 $600-375-175</li><li><str
 ong>Reserve Under 1800: </strong>$1100-500-250, U1600 $600-350-175, U1400 $
 600-350-175</li><li><strong>Booster Under 1200:</strong> $400-250-150, U100
 0 $250-150 </li></ul><p>October 2026 Official Regular US Chess rating will 
 be used. Unrated players may play in any section, but qualify for top prize
 s in each section only.</p><p><strong>Entry Fee</strong></p><ul><li>Premier
  and Reserve: $89; Booster $59 early mail-in or <a href="https://www.kingre
 gistration.com/event/GovCup26"><strong>online</strong></a> by 9/1/2026</li>
 <li>Premier and Reserve: $109; Booster $69 early mail-in or <a href="https:
 //www.kingregistration.com/event/GovCup26"><strong>online</strong></a> by 1
 0/1/2026</li><li>Premier and Reserve: $129; Booster $89 <a href="https://ww
 w.kingregistration.com/event/GovCup26"><strong>online</strong></a> after 10
 /1/2026 and on site</li><li>Booster players rated 900 or higher may play up
  to Reserve section at Reserve section entry fee.</li><li>Reserve players m
 ay play up to Premier section for $20 additional.</li><li>Re-entries for $5
 0 with appropriate byes</li><li>GMs and IMs free entry if registered by 10/
 1/2026</li><li>$10 Discount for SDCA members</li></ul><p><strong>Registrati
 on<br /> </strong><a href="https://www.kingregistration.com/event/GovCup26"
 ><strong>Register online here.</strong><br /> </a>Mailed entries must be re
 ceived three weeks before the tournament starts and should include player n
 ame and US Chess ID, section you’re registering for, full address, phone an
 d email. Checks payable to and mailed to Chess Weekend, 21694 Doud Ct., Fra
 nkfort, IL 60423. We do not accept checks on-site. </p><p><strong>Time Cont
 rols and Playing Schedules<br /> </strong>1/2 point byes OK all rounds, mus
 t commit by end of round 2</p><p><strong>3-day Schedule; G/90;+30 second in
 crement</strong></p><ul><li>On-site registration 6:00-6:30 pm</li><li>Frida
 y 7:00 pm</li><li>Saturday 10:00 am, 4:00 pm</li><li>Sunday 10:00 am, 3:30 
 pm</li></ul><p><strong>2-day Schedule</strong></p><ul><li>On-site registrat
 ion 8:45-9:30 am</li><li>Saturday (G/60;d5) 10:00 am, 1:00 pm</li><li>Satur
 day (merged - G/90;+30 increment) 4:00 pm</li><li>Sunday (merged - G/90;+30
  increment) 10:00 am, 3:30 pm</li></ul><p><strong>Side Event</strong></p><p
 >Saturday night blitz, $500 prize fund based on 30 entries. <a href="https:
 //www.kingregistration.com/event/BigSiouxBlitz26"><strong>More info here</s
 trong></a>.</p><p><strong>Other information<br /> </strong>Please bring set
 s and clocks.<br /> For more information:<a href="https://www.chessweekend.
 com/"> chessweekend.com</a> or <span id="cloake83862a0a0d19165b7a834d20421d
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