WCA VETERANS’ TOURNAMENT
Masks required per UW-Oshkosh policy in all university buildings
ELIGIBILITY
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. 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).
REGISTRATION
Players may register in advance by mail using the form below or online at https://KingRegistration.com/. 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. 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 evenings before Friday, November 5. 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 2, the entry fee is $30. At site entries are $10 more. If you pre-register but then cannot play, your entry will be refunded to you only if you notify the tournament director by 9:30 AM on November 6. Please make checks payable to the Wisconsin Chess Association. No credit cards please.
PRIZES
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. 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 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.