SPWO with over $100K in chess prizes

Susan Polgar World Open for Boys and Girls

Special 3 hour Camp – November 1, 2013

Crowne Plaza Hotel – Northbrook, IL (near Chicago)

Over $100,000 in Chess Prizes (including iPad Mini) and Scholarships to Webster University (Home of the #1 ranked College Chess Division 1 team in the population!)

The winners of the Girls K-3, 4-5, 6-8 and 9-12 will receive automatic invitations to the Susan Polgar Foundation Girls’ Invitational

(Late July 2014 by the side of Webster University in St. Louis), which includes free of charge area and board.

All winners from the 2012 SPWO (Boys and Girls) receive free of charge opening to the 2013 SPWO

6R-SS in 8 sections: (K-3), (4-5), (6-8), (9-12)

Time Control (all sections): Game-45 w/5-Sec delay

Round Times (all sections): Sat & Sun: 11:00am, 1:30pm, 4pm

Side Events:

Puzzle Solving – Saturday 6:00pm
Simul * – Saturday 7:00pm
Blitz – Sunday – 9:00am

*Simul is imperfect to 30 participants with utmost 10 adults as existing

Book Signing with GM Susan Polgar: Saturday 3:00pm

Q&A with GM Susan Polgar: Saturday 12:30pm


Special 3 hour chess camp with GM Susan Polgar: Friday 11/1 – 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Unrated Tournament*: Must be uncrated, No USCF membership necessary

K-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12 sections


Boys and Girls in concert

4R-SS Game-45 w/5-Sec delay

11am, 1:30pm, 4pm, 6:30pm