6-Round Team Swiss, 40/2, SD/1. Renaissance Washington DC Hotel,
999 9th St., NW, Washington, DC 20001 (at intersection of Massachusetts
Ave. and K Street). Spectators welcome. Live commentary at each
rd. Easy walking distance to restaurants, museums, and National
Mall.
Eligibility: Open to any college or university team from
North, South, or Central America. Each team four players and up
to two alternates from same campus of same school. All must be
degree-seeking students making progress toward degree, GPA 2.0
or higher (on 4-point scale), and registered for at least two
regular courses in fall 2006. GMs and IMs only must be under 26
years old as of 9-1-06. No one may enter Pan-Am more than six
times. Each delegation must send letter from university official
certifying eligibility.
Prizes ($$Gtd 6,300): top teams $2000-1000-500-250 and
10 trophies. $200 and trophy each to top amateur team, U2000,
U1800, U1600, U1400, small school, community college, all-woman
team, mixed team (two women, two men). $150 and plaque each to
top boards 1-4, and top woman (by performance rating). Chronos
clock each for greatest upset, best combination, best ending (all
Pan-Am events).
EF: Players and alternates $120/person if rec’d
by 11-17 ($150 late). Non-player social fee $60/person ($80 late).
Includes snack food at each round and EF for alternates in Closed.
Schedule: Reception 12-27 3-4pm, Opening Ceremony 12-27
4-5pm, Meeting of College Chess Committee 12-29 4-5pm, Closing
Ceremony 12-30 4-5pm.
Rds: 12-27 6pm, 12-28 10am and 5pm, 12-29 10am and 5pm,
12-30 9am.
Bye: ½-point bye available in Rds 1-2 only, if
requested before Rd 1.
Rules: FIDE rules, USCF and FIDE rated. Pairings by FIDE
ratings (or equivalent).
Side Events: Exhibition Match 12-27 1-3pm (G/10mins, single elimination,
top three FIDE-rated players from different schools, plus top
wild-card player who enters, $$1000-500-250-250). Pan-Am Blitz
12-28 after Rd 3 (6-SS, G/5mins, $20/person, 90% of EF returned
in prizes). See also Pan-Am Closed, Pan-Am Scholastic.
Ent: Dr. Alan T. Sherman, Dept. of CSEE, UMBC, 1000 Hilltop
Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250 USA Attention Pan-Am Intercollegiate.
Make out checks to UMBC. Register on-line.
Travel: Fly to Reagan National (DCA)-closest, Dulles
(IAD), or Baltimore-Washington (BWI), or take Amtrak to Union
Station. Hotel is near the Chinatown Metro stop (Red/Green/Yellow
lines). Check web site for discount travel groups.
Hotel: Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, 800-hotels-1,
202-898-9000. Guaranteed rates $138/night single or double, $160
triple or quad. Includes breakfast.
Contact:www.umbc.edu/chess/Pan-Am2006,
dralansherman@starpower.net,
tele 410 455 2666.
Misc: Host-University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC),
Organizer-Dr. Alan T. Sherman, Chief Arbiter-Steve Doyle. NS,
W.
University of Maryland, Baltimore
County • 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250
