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Our Gracious Sponsors           Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.   Gary Kasparov   DOTMLPFI, Inc.   Wholesale Chess, Inc.   Sig's Chess   Crown Trophy   New Jersey State Chess Federation   Mega Chess   GM Susan Polgar   Virginia Chess Federation   Maryland Bible Society   US Chess Center   Pepsi	Title 49th Annual Armed Forces Open Location National Naval Medical Center 8901 Wisconsin Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 Dates 11-13 October 2008 Entry Fee Free. On-site registration required. See Registration section below. Registration Registrations is from 0800 to 0845. Because there is no entry fee, you will not be paired for the 1st round unless you check in with tournament officials. If you will be late and want to be paired for the first round, contact the tournament director prior to 0845. To register, simply fill out the form and hit the "Email" button on the top of the form. Or you can fill out the form, save it and email it back to rook@usmilitarychess.org as attachment. You can also print out the filled out form and send it to this address: ATTN: 2008 USAFO Registration 4043 Sawgrass Drive Memphis, TN 38125 Click here to download Registration Form. Click here to see advance entries. Lodging NNMC Navy Lodge, Bethesda, MD. The telephone number for reservations is (301) 654-1795. The rate is $77 per night, no tax. All rooms are non-smoking. The block of rooms allocated for chess players is only good until 26 September so reserve your room ASAP. If you reserve after the deadline, availability is not guaranteed. Prizes Trophies/Plaques to Top 3 overall players, Top player of each DoD service on Active Duty, Top Reservist, Top Retiree, Top three Cadets/Midshipmen/ROTC, Top two each class A-D and below, & Highest Upset. Other Trophies/Plaques and special prizes will be awarded as funding permits. Byes Only 2 half point byes are available. The byes must be requested before the first round. Rounds Date Round Start Time Time Control Saturday (11 Oct) 1 0900 G/90 2 1230 G/90 3 1600 G/120 Sunday (12 Oct) 4 0900 G/120 5 1400 30/90, SD/60 Monday (13 Oct) 6 0900 30/60, SD/60 Time Control See above. Clocks using 5” delay will be reduced by 5 minutes from advertised control. Team Scoring Click here to read the Team Scoring System. Details This is a US Chess Federation National Championship open to all active duty, reserve, & retired members of the US military and Coast Guard. ROTC and military academy personnel are also eligible. The format is 6-round Swiss. Time controls from G/90 to 30/90, SD/60. See the round schedule for specifics. Special Events Date Event Time Details Friday USAFO Warmup 1700 Game 25 Saturday AFO Blitz Championship 2000 You do not have to play in the main event to play in the Blitz. Sunday Special Meetings 2000 The Annual Armed Forces Chess committee meeting and Welcome Aboard Military Chess players meeting.  One of the purposes of the meeting is to give you a forum to voice your opinion on the future development of U.S. Armed Forces Chess. Please, be there!
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