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MN. STATE SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 2008
23-24 August 2008 (Sat-Sun)
The Heathers Manor
3000 North Douglas Drive
Crystal MN 55422
You must be born on or before 8/24/1958 to be eligible for this event.
4SS. Registration 9-9:30 Saturday. No late registration: the space is needed
from 1:30 - 3
(you may take a 1/2 point bye instead).
Round 1 at 9:45 am, G/90, td10.
Round 2-4, 3:30-11-3:30; G/120, td10.
USCF, MSCA req'd (home state OK).
EF: $30 by 18 Aug, $35 on site; Prizes (b/12): 1st $150 and trophy, 2nd $100;
trophies to top 60+ and 70+.
Advance entries to MSCA, PO Box 582754, Mpls. MN 55458; checks payable to MSCA.
NS, NC.
AUGUST 30 WHIZ BLITZ
6-SS TL: G/30 (27 min + 5 sec delay). EF: $20 at site,
$4 less for under 18. Prize fund is 80% of (entries
minus $80), with at least one class prize. REG:
9:00-9:45.
RDS: 10-11:15-12:30-2:15-3:30-4:45 NS USCF/ MSCA
AUGUST 31 QUICK CHESS
10SS. Time control is game in ten minutes. Entry fee
is $20, $15 for women. Prize fund is 80% of (entries
minus $40), with at least one class prize.
Registration is 12:30-12:50 am. Round times are starts
at one, then ASAP. With a smaller field, you’ll play
two games against each opponent instead of one.
NS USCF/ MSCA
SEPT. 6-7 THINK
SEPT. 14 X-QUADS
NORTHERN OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT
SEPTEMBER 20-21, 2008
Organized by Bill Murray, Directed by Dan Voje
FIRST PRIZE OF $300 GUARANTEED.
Six games, swiss pairings.
Time control is game in 90 minutes with 10 sec. delay. Round
times are Saturday at 10-2-6(asap),
and Sunday at 9-1-5(asap).
USCF Rated, so national membership required.
Entry
fee $30 by Sept. 17th., $40 at the door. Register
from 9:00-9:45am. Early entries should go to Bill Murray, 8348 Riverview Lane,
Brooklyn Park, MN. 55444. Site: Kelly Inn at Marion and I-94 in St. Paul
(easy to spot on the north side of the freeway, directly across from the St.
Paul Cathedral.) 161 St. Anthony Ave., St. Paul, MN. 55103
Hotel phone: (651) 227-8711.
PRIZES: (based on 50 players) 1st.-5th.: $300-200-100-75-25
One upset prize rounds 1-5: $50, limit of one per
player. Win your game in round 6 and not place
- $5. For information, call Dan at 612.706.2865. Bring sets,
boards & clocks. Wheelchair
accessible.
IMPORTANT STUFF:
Please pre-enter early and if you can not make it, E-mail Bill by
Friday
and he will tear up your check.
Up to two byes available for any
round, but must be requested before start of tournament.
We need to close registration by 9:45 to make last minute room
adjustments and make pairings by 10:00.
I do not know how to set your clock.
There is a restaurant on site with reasonable prices. Get a receipt and
drop
it in the container at the TD's table. This is important!
Free parking. Bus routes nearby.
Room rates about $119.
Not an MSCA tournament but membership encouraged.
Bill's E-mail:
feellikeapawn@comcast.net
feel_like_a_pawn@yahoo.com
If you want to underwrite or sponsor a tournament talk or E-mail Bill.
SEPT. 27 SPEED DEMONS
SEPT. 28 TORNADO
PLEASE NOTE: Aside from the weekend
events listing below, at the bottom of this column you'll find details for our
two weekday night tournaments, on Mondays and Thursdays.
WEEKDAY EVENINGS AT THE BRIDGE CENTER:
MONDAY ACTION
QUADS RESTARTED
(9/13)
Register at the Bridge
Center from 6:30 to 7:00. Games start at 7:15. Entry fee is $12
Thursday Knighters
Four or five round swiss tournament, with a game played each Thursday of the month,
starting at 7:30 PM. Castle opens at 6:45
Time Limit: Game/2 hrs. Register:
First Thursday, before the start of the first round.
Entry Fee: $15. Prizes: Winners get free or reduced
entry next month, with participation counting towards an
invitation to Club Championship.
Most games done by 11:00.
Houseman welcome!
Any day that we are open, any event that we run, if we have an odd number of
players, we are more than happy to let any visitor play as a houseman. This means you play
for free, but are ineligible for prizes. The only requirement is that you be a member of
the United States Chess Federation. You can join at our club for $49
(USCF is running some specials at this time.)
a year's membership,
less for juniors. You must be a current member, as all of our events are rated, and these
are the people who keep track of the ratings.
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