Masks required per UW-Oshkosh policy in all university buildings!!
The WCA Veterans’ Tournament is open to all
players age 18
and over. The
highest-finishing entrant age 50 and
over will
receive a trophy
and the title of 2021 Wisconsin
Senior Champion. Players must be members of the
US Chess Federation. US Chess
membership
may be purchased at site. Wisconsin Chess Association (WCA) membership is included in
your entry. WCA website address is www.wischess.org.
Playing site is the Titan Lounge
of the Gruenhagen Conference Center, UW-Oshkosh,
at the corner of High and Osceola
Sts., Oshkosh, WI 54901. Full-service dorm rooms are $40
for one or two per room. To make dorm reservations,
contact the conference center at (920) 424-1106 (mention chess).
Players may register in advance by mail or online at https://www.kingregistration.com/event/WIVets2021.
Late registration will be
accepted at the site from 8:45-9:30 AM on Saturday, November 6. Please bring your US Chess ID
card or be prepared to purchase or renew your membership during late
registration. Chess sets and boards are
provided in playing room only! Make phone
inquiries to Mike
Nietman (Event Organizer) at (608) 467-8510
evenings before Friday,
November 5.
Or e-mail
to: mike.nietman@charter.net.
The Veterans’ is
a five-round
Swiss-System
event. Rounds are at 10:15 AM, 2:30 PM and 7:15 PM on Saturday. Sunday’s
rounds are at 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM. The time control is Game/90
with a 30-second increment. One half-point bye is available
for round 1, 2, 3 or 4 if requested in advance.
If received by November
2, the entry fee is $30.
At site entries are $10
more. Please
make checks payable to the Wisconsin Chess Association. No credit cards please.
The $700
prize fund
for the Veteran’s Tournament is based on 40 players and three per
class: 1st Place
$200,
2nd $130, 1st A
$95, 1st B
$85, 1st C
$70,
1st D
$60, 1st E/UNR
$60 Prizes
will be awarded at the site after the final round.
SPECIAL NOTES The WCA
Veterans’ is held in conjunction
with the Wisconsin Junior Open,
but played
in a
separate room. The
Senior
Champion will
be eligible to participate
in the 2022 John
T. Irwin National
Tournament of Senior
State Champions
in Rancho Mirage,
CA, August
2022.
If a tie exists among those desiring to participate in the event, a
series of playoff matches will be held on Sunday night beginning 30 minutes
after the
last game among the participants is concluded. Format is two G/30, if still
tied two G/15, then G/10, then G/5.
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