To Enter: Email TD Joshua Anderson with section (Open, U1500, K-8 U900) and any byes requested
Advance Entry: FREE!
Donation to the Holly Heisman Memorial Fund – $25+ per entry strongly suggested, but any amount is appreciated. Strongly suggested all advance enter; online entry will be cut off at noon Saturday Aug 6 - after that you must register Sunday morning on site. Please let TD know if it turns out you can't make it so I don't pair you and then someone can't play a game! So far $15,000+ has been raised for charity! Thanks to all donors and sponsors!!

email the TD to donate a prize - est. prize worth for 2016, ~$2,000!
Organizer: Chirag Ram -------- Chief TD: Joshua Anderson

Site: Kaiserman Jewish Community Center (JCC)
City Ave (Rt. 1) and Haverford Rd. Wynnewood, PA 19096
 “Family Hall” in Conston Fitness Center at Robert Saligman Campus (Park in back)  

This event is open to all ages but for youngsters is NOT loco-parentis - young children must be watched by parents. 
Lunch: We will not be selling pizza this year. Non-Kosher food not allowed in bldg, so you can pack a kosher (e.g. dairy, fruit, vegetable-based) lunch. For youngsters it is suggested to bring a kosher lunch or pizza to avoid going outside the safe JCC area; restaurants are nearby for "older" players to walk or drive. The tournament organizers are not responsible for anyone leaving the campus at any time during the event; please either bring a kosher lunch or eat at the JCC food stand.

Directions: Schuylkill Expressway (I-76): Exit at City Line Av. Take US 1 South ~3+ miles to Haverford Rd. (McDonald’s on left; 7-11 upper right); make right onto Haverford; first right is JCC driveway; park in back.
Blue Route (I-476): Exit 11 (Villanova) Go East on Rt. 30 1+ miles to County Line Rd (across from McDonalds) Go Right. Go ~4+ miles, thru Manoa Rd light; next light is JCC; make left at next driveway; park in back.

3 Sections: Open to all ages except the U900 is K-8 only

• Open: Open to all any rating (or unrated), any age from anywhere.
• Under 1500: For those rated below 1500 or unrated, any age
• Under 900 K-8: - Meant for the younger set - Unrated Beginners Welcome! (must join USCF before or at registration)

Time Control: Game in 30 minutes set clocks to 25 minutes with a 5 second delay - 5  rounds (4 in K-8 U1000) -  no one is eliminated - Open to anyone of any ageLate Registration 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM - Important announcements ~10AM - First round games begin about 10:30Rounds 10:30-11:45-1:30-2:45-4  or sooner
Lunch: We will be selling Kosher Pizza. Or you can bag a kosher lunch or go McDonald’s, Wendy’s, etc. 1-3 blocks
Except for the 1:30 lunch round (round 3), rounds may start earlier. K-8 U900 final round is at 2:45
We reserve the right to re-pair anyone whose 1st round opponent does not show up by 10:45 - Players showing up after 10:45 may be paired again or given a bye.
The past few years every player in the K-8 U900 has won a prize although some leave early before we can give it to them!
US Chess Federation rated: membership required (available at registration) - Latest USCF Ratings will be used
 
FREE advance entry strongly suggested...email to TD Joshua Anderson via the link or
At site: Make donation checks payable to "The Philadelphia Foundation" with "Holly Heisman Memorial Fund" in the memo field. Advance entrants who wish to make a donation may do so by mail, on the web, or wait until the event.
Please bring a Set, Board, pencil, and if you have it, a Clock -we do not supply equipment
MORE INFO: Dan Heisman 610-649-0750; danheisman@comcast.net

The Holly Heisman Memorial Fund provides funds to benefit women in need, especially battered women, women with breast cancer, or runaway teenagers. It has awarded grants to: The Child Abuse Prevention Effort, Del. Co. Women Against Rape, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, & The Domestic Violence Center of Chester Co., Victim Services Center of Montgomery County. Donate On-line or at the door
The Philadelphia Foundation, 1234 Market Street, Suite 1800, Philadelphia, PA  19107
For instructions on how to donate by mail, click here
The official registration and financial information of The Philadelphia Foundation may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999.  Registration does not imply endorsement.

2016 Prizes (will be updated for ~final prizes ~ Aug 5, 2016) - should be worth ~$2,000+!
(If you would like to donate a prize email TD Joshua Anderson)
Non-Prize Sponsors: US Chess Federation (TLA), Kaiserman JCC (room), Main Line Speech Ltd
Some prizes may be switched if higher prize player already has that prize

Hotel Information: 
Closest: Summit Inn Hotel, 351 E. Township Line Rd. (US 1) - Upper Darby PA 19082; 610-449-6000
This hotel is very close - about 1 mile south on US 1 from the JCC playing site - but is not the greatest.
Further away but much nicer: 

• Hilton Hotel (City Line about half mile South on US 1 from I-76)
• Radnor Hotel - Lancaster Ave (Rt 30). and Radnor-Chester Rd, St. Davids

                ...about 1/2 mile west of the Route 30 Exit of I-476 (Blue Route) - on the North side of Rt. 30; 610-688-5800