Invitational IM Norm Event

Mission 360 Bay Area

IM Invitational Norm Tournament

9 Rounds; Round Robin Format

Where: 2050 Concourse Dr #42, San Jose, CA 95131

When: Saturday – Friday, May 14 – May 20, 2022

Registration: Invitational Only

Time Control: G90, Increment 30 sec

Opening ceremony: Saturday, May 14, 11:20 AM

Round Time (tentative) for 7-day 

Round 1: Saturday, May 14, 11:30 AM

Round 2: Saturday, May 14, 5:30 PM

Round 3: Sunday, May 15, 11:30 AM

Round 4: Sunday, May 15, 5:30 PM

Round 5: Monday, May 16, 6:00 PM

Round 6: Tuesday, May 17, 6:00 PM

Round 7: Wednesday, May 18, 6:00 PM

Round 8: Thursday, May 19, 10:30AM

Round 9: Friday, May 20, 6:00 PM

Entry Fee: 

$1000 for CA norm seekers

$850 for non-CA norm seekers

$650 for foreign norm seekers

     Payment: 

            PayPal friends and family or Zelle: whui_99@yahoo.com

Contact: 

Eric Li eric@mission360foru.org

Kevin Pan kevin@mission360foru.org

Lin Wang wanglinfirst@gmail.com

Hui Wang whui_99@yahoo.com

Sponsor: Mission 360; Bay Area Chess

• Hotels:  Sonesta San Jose  Walking distance to Milpitas Square with many restaurants and grocery store (Ranch 99). Chess Rate $89+tax/night. Booking link will be provided soon.

• Transportation 

  • Nearest airport: SJC

  • Other airports in the area: SFO; OAK.

  • A free vanpool shuttle between Sonesta and chess club will be arranged 30 minutes prior to the round (or start of the opening ceremony for 1st round) and 4 hours after each round.

  • Public transportation:

    • AC Transit: bus system serving many bay area cities

    • BART: bay area rapid transit system

    • Caltrain: train serving west bay from San Fransisco to Gilroy

    • Uber and Lyft are easily accessible around the area

• Nearby restaurants

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