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CATEGORIES:Tournaments
CREATED:20250421T190326
SUMMARY:WCA Veterans Tournament
LOCATION:Manitowoc\, WI
DESCRIPTION:<table><tbody><tr><td style="width: 25%; text-align: center;"><img src="htt
 ps://westillread.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Wisconsin-Chess-Association
 -Vignette.png" alt="Wisconsin Chess Association logo" width="70%" /></td><t
 d style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-family: Georgia; backgro
 und-color: #990000; font-size: 36px; color: white; font-weight: bold; line-
 height: 36px;"> WCA Veterans Tournament </span></p><p><span style="font-fam
 ily: Georgia; font-weight: bold; font-size: 20px;">November 8-9, 2025, Mani
 towoc, WI</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-weight: bold
 ;">2026 US Open Senior Invitational Tournament Qualifier (in Grand Rapids, 
 MI)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: 1px Black solid;"><sp
 an style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px;">SPECIAL NOTES</span></td><td
  style="border-bottom: 1px Black solid;"><p><span style="font-family: Georg
 ia;">The WCA Veterans is held in conjunction with the Wisconsin Junior Open
 , but played in a separate room. The Wisconsin Senior Champion (Wisconsin r
 esident only) will be eligible to participate in the <span style="color: #9
 90000; font-weight: bold;">2026 John T. Irwin National Tournament of Senior
  State Champions</span> at the US Open in Grand Rapids, MI, July 2026. If a
  tie exists among those desiring to participate in the event, a series of p
 layoff 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 t
 ied two G/15, then G/10, then G/5.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="borde
 r-bottom: 1px Black solid;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px
 ;">FORMAT</span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px Black solid;"><span styl
 e="font-family: Georgia;">The <strong>WCA Veterans Tournament</strong> is o
 pen to <strong><em>all</em></strong> players age 18 and over. The highest-f
 inishing Wisconsin entrant age 50 and over will receive a trophy and the ti
 tle of 2025 Wisconsin Senior Champion. Players must be US Chess Federation 
 members. USCF membership may be purchased at site. Wisconsin Chess Associat
 ion (WCA) membership is included in your entry. Our website address is <str
 ong><a href="https://wischess.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferre
 r">www.wischess.org</a></strong></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bott
 om: 1px Black solid;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px;">PLA
 YING SITE</span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px Black solid;"><table><tb
 ody><tr><td><img src="https://westillread.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Ho
 lidayInnReservations.png" alt="Holiday Inn Reservation Site" width="100%" /
 ></td><td style="width: 80%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The Manit
 owoc 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 ni
 ghts. (The usual hotel tax is extra.) <span style="background-color: #ffff0
 0;"><em><strong>This special rate is available only until Sunday, Nov. 2nd<
 /strong></em></span>. These room rates include a <strong><em>full breakfast
  buffet</em></strong>. For reservations you may call (920) 682-6000, or you
  may use this link: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/jrvets25" target="_blank" 
 rel="noopener noreferrer">https://tinyurl.com/jrvets25</a>. You must mentio
 n CHESS by phone; the web site already shows the special rates for our play
 ers. <em>(Scan the QR code to the left.)</em></span></td></tr></tbody></tab
 le></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: 1px Black solid;"><span style="f
 ont-weight: bold; font-size: 18px;">REGISTRATION</span></td><td style="bord
 er-bottom: 1px Black solid;"><table><tbody><tr><td style="width: 80%;"><spa
 n style="font-family: Georgia;">Players may register in advance online at <
 a href="https://www.kingregistration.com/register/Vets2025">https://www.kin
 gregistration.com/register/Vets2025</a> <em>(Scan the QR Code to the right)
 </em>. Late registrations accepted at the site from 8:45-9:30 AM on Saturda
 y, November 8. US Chess memberships are available. A printed copy of the mo
 nthly <em>Chess Life</em> is an additional $12. <strong>Please bring your c
 hess clock. </strong>Chess sets and boards are provided<strong> for the pla
 ying room only! </strong>Phone inquiries: Steve Erbach at (920) 279-5688 <u
 >before</u> Friday, November 7 or e-mail: <span id="cloakb2f85cad8f02c4d265
 942d9999592868">This email address is being protected from spambots. You ne
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 pan style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px;">SCHEDULE</span></td><td sty
 le="border-bottom: 1px Black solid;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Th
 e Veterans is a <strong><u>five-round</u></strong> Swiss-System event. Roun
 ds 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 increme
 nt. One half-point bye is available for round 1, 2, 3 or 4 if requested wit
 h your advance entry, or at Late Registration.</span></td></tr><tr><td styl
 e="border-bottom: 1px Black solid;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-si
 ze: 18px;">ENTRY FEES</span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px Black solid;
 "><p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">If received by Tuesday, November 4
 th, the early entry fee is $40. After November 4th, entries are $10 more. I
 f you enter on <a href="https://www.kingregistration.com/register/Vets2025"
 >https://www.kingregistration.com/register/Vets2025</a>, the entry fee is $
 2.75 more to cover processing costs.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:
  Georgia;">If you pre-register but then cannot play, your entry (less King 
 Registration and credit card fees) will be refunded to you <u>only</u> if y
 ou notify the tournament director by 9:30 AM on November 8th. Please make c
 hecks payable to the <strong>Wisconsin Chess Association</strong>. No credi
 t cards please.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-weight: bold;
  font-size: 18px;">PRIZES</span></td><td><p><span style="font-family: Georg
 ia;">The <strong>$1,350</strong> prize fund for the Veterans Tournament is 
 <strong><em>guaranteed:</em></strong></span></p><table style="text-align: c
 enter; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; width: 90%;"><tbody><tr><td>1st
  Place <strong>$400</strong></td><td>2nd <strong>$275</strong></td><td>3rd 
 <strong>$150</strong></td></tr><tr><td>1st A <strong>$125</strong></td><td>
 1st B <strong>$115</strong></td><td>1st C <strong>$105</strong></td></tr><t
 r><td>1st D <strong>$95</strong></td><td>1st E/Unr <strong>$85</strong></td
 ><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">Trophy to the top Wisconsin Senior (50+
 )</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">All prize
 s will be awarded <strong><em>at the site</em></strong> after the final rou
 nd. In case of a tie, the Wisconsin Senior trophy will be awarded based on 
 Solkoff, Cumulative, Sum of Opponents’ Cumulative, and Sonneborn-Berger tie
 -break systems.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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