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SUMMARY:Rising Star Grand Prix 
DESCRIPTION:Date:May 2\, 2026 @ 9:00 AM \nRising Star Chess\nThis will take place on Saturday\, May 2nd at the Mesa DoubleTree Hotel. Here is the street address for this nice venue: \nHOTEL:\nMesa DoubleTree by Hilton\n1011 W Holmes Ave\nMesa\, AZ 85210 \nPhone Reservations: (480) 833-5555\nThe first round will start at 9:00 am on Saturday morning\, May 2nd. \nREGISTRATION: \nTo register for the tournament\, please follow this link to the King Registration website:\nClick to Register\nRising Star May Grand Prix \nUSCF MEMBERSHIP:\nAn active USCF membership is required to play in any of the sections. You may join or renew here:\nJoin or Renew with USCF  \nENTRY FEE: \n$30 on or before Fri\, Apr 24th; $35 on or before Wed\, Apr 29th;\n$40 on or before Fri\, May 1st; $45 on-site Sat\, May 2nd\nFree entry for any GM/WGM/IM/WIM/FM/WFM:\n$30 deducted from FIDE-titled players’ prize winnings if registering after April 24th\, 2026 \nBYES: \nA maximum of two half-point byes is available. Half-point byes must be requested no later than 30 minutes before the round starts. Any half-point byes for rounds 3 or 4 must be requested before the start of round 2and may not be cancelled after round 2 starts. \nUSCF Dual-Rated: \nAffects both your Regular and Quick USCF ratings. \nROUND TIMES: \nRd 1: 9:00 am\, Rd 2: 11:10 am\, Rd 3: 1:35 pm\, Rd 4: 3:45 pm \nTIME CONTROL: \nGame in 45 minutes with a 10 second increment (G/45;+10) \nSECTIONS AND PRIZES: \nThe Total Prize Fund of $1000 is based on 80 paid entries!\nOpen (2000 and up): $120/$90/$60\, and 1st U2200: $30\nClass A (1800-1999: $90/$60/$40\nClass B(1600-1799): $60/$45/$30\nClass C(1400-1599): $60/$45/$30\nClass D (1200-1399): $60/$45/$30\nUnder 1200 (100-1199): $40/$30/$20\, and 1st U800: $15 \nI look forward to seeing you on Saturday\, May 2nd!\nSincerely and cordially yours\,\nRichard Smouse\nRising Star Chess\, LLC\n(480) 390-9528\nrick_smouse@yahoo.com
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