I am pleased to announce that Goddesschess is once again sponsoring a $350 “Fighting Chess” prize for the upcoming 2008 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship! I have agreed to be the judge for the “Fighting Chess” prize.
The 2008 Frank K. Berry U.S. Chess Championship is now slated for May 13-21 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is sanctioned by the USCF and will be a 9-round Swiss System event with 24 contenders. The 2008 Frank K. Berry U.S. Women’s Chess Championship will be held at the same time and location, as a 10-player round robin. International Arbiter Frank K. Berry is again sponsoring this year’s events as he did last year in nearby Stillwater. The move to Tulsa is intended to simplify travel for the players.
The Frank K. Berry U.S. Women’s Chess Championship
Prizes -$25,000
Seeding – The 10 contenders for the title will be determined as follows:
U.S. Women’s Champion (Irina Krush)·
6 Top-Rated Women players on the March Rating List·
3 Wild Cards selected by Frank K. Berry (One of these wild cards will be top female finisher at the Qualifier Open).
MonRoi will again be a sponsor, and will carry the official website and host LIVE games from both events for viewing online. In the event of a tie for first place at the championship, in both the events, there will be a playoff for the title similar to previous years. The final announcement of the players will be made in April on Chess Life Online.
This is an excellent idea. Good job Goddesschess.