CSUMB Otter Spring Open

CSUMB Spring Otter Open

A tournament open to all chessplayers, beginner to master!

Free entry for CSUMB students and K-12 students, $10 for all others.

Sponsored and hosted by CSUMB Chess Club – Organized by Days & Knights of Monterey County.

Your donations toward Days & Knights of Monterey County chess outreach are gratefully appreciated.

Saturday, May 10

Otter Student Union, Rm 210, 3118 Inter-Garrison Rd, CSUMB campus, Seaside 93955

$5 parking fee (waived for players, Lot 71 parking pass provided at tournament registration upon request)

Player registration 9:15-10am

3 rounds: 10:30, 1:00, 3:30

No eliminations -- everyone plays all 3 rounds.

Half-point bye(s) may be arranged at registration or requested at least 20 minutes before scheduled round.

3 sections: USCF-rated Championship and Challengers, and non-rated Candidates

Entrants to rated sections must be current members of USCF -- join or renew at uschess.org

Swiss-system pairings. Accelerated Swiss-system pairings if more than 8 players in section.

Championship section is limited to the top entrants (including qualifiers from April 12 Challengers section).

Games timed with 30 minutes per player, plus 30s increment added with each move. (G/30;+30)

Chess sets and clocks are provided.

Players must record all moves of their games on provided scoresheets or in their own scorebook.

Trophy to 1st place winners of Championship and Challengers sections. Playoff blitz match in the event of ties.

Winners of Challengers section eligible to compete in May Championship section. Winners of Candidates

section must play in rated section in subsequent tournaments. Gold medal to 1st place winners of Candidates

section. Silver and Bronze medals to runners-up in each section and to all K thru 8 students.

For more information, or to subscribe to Play Chess Monterey! weekly email newsletter, contact:

Joseph Rice, USCF Tournament Director, Click here to show mail address  831 524-4488

Future Monterey County tournaments 6/7, 7/12, 8/9, 9/13, 10/11, 11/8, 12/13, 1/3

CSUMB Chess Club meets Mondays and Thursdays 4:30-6:30pm at Otter Student Union, contact Click here to show mail address