11th North American FIDE Invitational - May 17 - 23, 2008

The 11th North American FIDE Invitational is offering the opportunity for players to achieve their required 'norms' for the FIDE bestowed titles of International Master (IM).

The design of this event is a 9R-RR (Round Robin) where all players will play each other once in accordance to the pairings listed here.

The time control for the event is G/90 + 30/sec increment (added after the move is completed). Score keeping cannot be waived upon reaching 5 minutes due to the 30/sec increment.

The event features a No-Draw Rule prior to 30 moves without arbiter approval. After the April 2005 event and the number of quick draws which displeased both the organizers and sponsors, this rule was put into effect in an attempt to reduce quick draws. While we understand that if 2 players are intent on drawing they will find a way to manipulate the system, we have seen examples where a miscalculation has occurred during the 30 move period and one player decides to become an opportunist and take advantage of the situation.

Our hand crafted, luxurious boards and sets were donated to us by TheChessPiece.com and our clocks were donated to us by Cajun Chess. The games are being transmitted on the World Databank of Chess by Monroi. Please patron our sponsors to show them your appreciation of their sponsorship.

The event will be held at the Touch Move Chess Center (TMCC) located at 5639 North Ashland Avenue Chicago, IL 60660. IM Angelo Young is the owner / operator of TMCC.

Interested in playing in a title norm event? Send us an email to: info@nachess.org. We cannot guarantee that you will be invited as the list is long however we do our best to inform you if we have an opening. Click here for the 2008 SCHEDULE of NA FIDE Invitational events.

Interested in sponsoring our events? Click the button below to pledge your sponsorship securely through PayPal (no acct required).