WCA VETERANS’ TOURNAMENT
November 5-6, 2022
ELIGIBILITY
The WCA Veterans’ Tournament is open to all players ages 18 and over. The highest-finishing entrant age 50 or over will receive a trophy and the title of 2022 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. Our website address is www.wischess.org.
PLAYING SITE
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). There is a 10% city tax assessed on the rooms. Parking is $5 for overnight parking. Non printed permits need to be purchased ahead of time at Parking Services (aimsparking.com). Select ‘Purchase a Permit’ then ‘Weekend Visitor Permit’.
REGISTRATION
In addition to online registration, late registration will be accepted at the site from 8:45-9:30 AM on Saturday, November 5. Please bring your chess clock. Chess sets and boards are provided in playing room only! Make phone inquiries to Mike Nietman (Event Organizer) at (608) 467-8510 before Friday, November 4. Or e-mail to: mike.nietman@charter.net.
SCHEDULE
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.
ENTRY FEES
If received by November 1st, the entry fee is $35. At site entries are $10 more. If you pre-register but then cannot play, your entry, less any fees paid by the organizer for online registration, will be refunded to you only if you notify the tournament director by 9:30 AM on November 5th.
PRIZES
The $875 prize fund for the Veteran’s Tournament is guaranteed:
1st $300
2nd $175
1stA $100
1st B $90
1stC $80
1st D $70
1st E/UNR $60
Prizes will be awarded at the site after the final round. In case of ties, the trophy will be awarded based on Solkoff, Cumulative, Sum of Opponent’s Cumulative and Sonneborn-Berger tie-break systems.
SPECIAL NOTES
The WCA Veterans’ is held in conjunction with the Wisconsin Junior Open, but played in a separate room. For more information, contact Mike Nietman. The Senior Champion will be eligible to participate in the 2023 John T. Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions in Grand Rapids, MI, August 2023. 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.