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2024-2025 WCA Veterans Tournament
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2024-2025 WCA Veterans Tournament

November 9-10, 2024

2025 US Open State Senior Champion Invitational Tournament Qualifier (in Madison, WI!!)

SPECIAL NOTE

 The WCA Veterans is held in conjunction with the Wisconsin Junior Open, but played in a separate room. For more information, contact Steve Erbach. The Wisconsin Senior Champion will be eligible to participate in the 2025 John T. Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions at the US Open in Madison, WI, July 2025. 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 qualifiers is concluded. Format is two G/30, if still tied two G/15, then G/10, then G/5.

ELIGIBILITY

 The WCA Veterans Tournament is open to all players age 18 and over. The highest-finishing Wisconsin entrant age 50 and over will receive a trophy and the title of 2024 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

 The Manitowoc Holiday Inn, 4601 Calumet Ave., Manitowoc, WI, at the intersection of I-43 and US-151. Guest rooms are $99 for a single night, or $139 for two nights. (The usual hotel tax is extra.) This special rate is available only until Monday, October 28th. These room rates include a full breakfast buffet. Reservations: (920) 682-6000. You must mention CHESS.

REGISTRATION

 Players may register in advance online at kingregistration.com. Late registrations accepted at the site from 8:45-9:30 AM on Saturday, November 9. US Chess memberships are available. Please bring your chess clock. Chess sets and boards are provided in playing room only! Make phone inquiries to Steve Erbach (event organizer) at (920) 279-5688 before Friday, November 8th. Or e-mail to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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 registered on King Registration by Tuesday, November 5th, the early entry fee is $42.75. After November 5th, entries are $10 more.

If you pre-register but then cannot play, your entry (minus the $2.75 King Registration processing fee) will be refunded only if you notify the tournament director by 9:30 AM on November 9th.

You may avoid the $2.75 King processing fee by mailing advance entries (so that they're received by Tuesday, November 5th) to:

  • 2024-2025 WCA Veterans Tournament
    c/o Steve Erbach, Tournament Organizer
    939 Lincoln Blvd.
    Manitowoc, WI 54220
  • Be sure to include:
    • your entry fee!
      • Make check payable to: Wisconsin Chess Association
    • Name
    • Address
    • City, State, Zip
    • Email address
    • Phone number
    • US Chess ID number
    • US Chess expiration date
    • US Chess rating
      • If you don't have a US Chess membership, include the US Chess dues (see "Registration" above)
    • Whether you want a half-point bye and in which round (one only) 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
  • Entry fees are $10 more if received after November 5th or paid at the tournament

PRIZES

The $1,350 prize fund for the Veterans Tournament is guaranteed:

1st Place $400, 2nd $275, 3rd $150, 1st A $125, 1st B $115, 1st C $105, 1st D $95, 1st E/Unrated $85

Trophy to top Wisconsin Senior (50+)

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.

 

Location Manitowoc Holiday Inn, 4601 Calumet Ave., Manitowoc, WI 54220