2024 North Carolina Senior State Chess Championship (OTB)

Sat. Dec 14th & Sun. Dec. 15th 2024
Open to all players ages 50 and over by Dec 31 2024 from any U.S.A state.
Saturday night side event: free NC Senior's Blitz Chess Championship
This is an OTB event.

Reserve room by Dec 6 2024: Rate - $112 King Suite; $122 Double Queen Suite. Country Inn & Suites Burlington NC
Call 336-329-6635, press choice 2 for front desk and mention block name "NC Seniors Chess".

$1,200 Prize Fund b/30 paid full entries, extra entries increases prize fund
1st Place Open $350. Top NC resident earns $300 travel expenses for traveling to and attending 2025 National Senior Tournament of Champions at US Open!

Register by Nov. 21 pay $60 entry fee. Register Nov 22 - Dec. 8 pay $65 entry fee. After Dec. 8 pay $70 entry fee.
Last minute to register - Saturday Dec. 14 at noon eastern
Limit 64 entries

USCF membership required. ( Join/Renew)
NC Residents must be an NCCA member - $10/yr. (pay online: Renew or Join )

Organizer North Carolina Chess Association
TD Charles Roberson: phone, text (336) 260-1476 or email croberson2@triad.rr.com
Site Country Inn & Suites Burlington NC
Accounts USCF membership required
Suggested interface OTB
Time Control Classical: G/115 d/5
Rounds 4 round Swiss
Round Times (Eastern USA - NC)
Saturday December 14 2024Rd 1 at 9:30 AM Rd 2 - 2:30 PM NC Seniors Blitz - 7:30 PM
Sunday December 15 2024Rd 3 at 9:30 AM Rd 4 - 2:30 PM
Note: Up to 1 bye allowed for any round declared before round 2.
Prize Fund 2 Sections: Senior Open: $350 – $150 - $75; U1800: $75; Section best age 70+: $50
Senior Under 1600: $200 – $100 - $50; U1400 $50; U1200 $50; Section best age 70+: $50
Plaque to top NC resident Open, U1600
Tie Breaks Overall Champion and NC representative decided via play off if needed. U1600 plaque decided via tie-break points.

RULES:

  1. USCF Regular rating used for section eligibility, pairings, and prizes (December rating list).
  2. Hardware:Bring your own chess sets, boards and chess clocks.

Hotel Rules

  1. Check In: 3 PM; Check Out: Noon
  2. Breakfast is for the guests of the hotel only. If you have any family or friends that want to eat at hotel that are local, the cost is $10 per person and can be paid at the front desk or hotel can add to your Master Bill.

Covid Rules (may change due to government requirements)

  1. Hotel rules:
    1. Duty to inform: Please notify the hotel if any member of your traveling party has evaluated positive for COVID-19.

Technical Rules/Specifications

  1. You need to know how to set your own chess clock for the tournament time controls.
  2. Setting popular chess clocks VTEK, ZMF, Xflyee, Leap, Chess Evolution, Omcor, DGT, YS, Excalibur, Chronos, Saitek

Thanks and Credits

Sponsors: North Carolina Chess Association (travel expenses to NC rep & plaques) & Dana Metzger (NC Seinor Blitz prize fund)