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2012 U.S. SENIOR OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

Marriott Houston South at Hobby Airport

Monday, July 9, 2012 - Saturday, July 14, 2012

 

Date

Start: Monday, July 9, 2012 @ 7:00 PM
End: Saturday, July 14, 2012 @ 7:00 PM

Address

Marriott Houston South at Hobby Airport
9100 Gulf Freeway Houston, TX

Fees

$95 until 7/12(Extended!).

Registration Closing Date

Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 11:59 PM PST

Brief Description

6SS, 40/2, SD/1. Free Parking! $79 HR valid until 6/25. Reserve early! Open to USCF members born before 7/12/62. 6-Day & 3-Day Schedules Avail. Two 1/2-point byes allowed if req before end of Rd 2. Top finisher born on or before 1/1/52 qualifies for the World Senior Champ. Awards Banquet 7pm Saturday 7/14, $35, open to all.

SCHEDULE

Traditional (6-Day) Schedule: Rounds 1-5 Monday through Friday at 6:30pm, Saturday 11am. 3-Day Schedule: Rounds 1-3 (G/55 d/5) Thursday 10am, 12:30pm, and 3pm. Merges with 6-day Schedule on Round 4 at 6:30pm.

WORLD SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP!

The top finisher, on tie-breaks, born on or before 1/1/1952 is the official USCF entrant in the World Senior Championship. That player gets a $500 USCF stipend and the $250 Larry Englebretson Memorial stipend towards expenses at the WSC (payable after WSC participation).

AWARDS BANQUET (Optional)

$35. Saturday 7m.

HOTEL INFORMATION

Marriott Houston South at Hobby Airport, 9100 Gulf Freeway, Houston, TX 77017. http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/houhh-houston-hobby-airport-marriott/ Free parking! $79 HR valid until 6/29 (includes free breakfast buffet!), Reserve early! 713-943-7979, Group Code: CHECHEA.

TO REGISTER

Active.com charges a small fee for on-line registrations. You may also mail your registration, check payable to Francisco Guadalupe and mail to: 305 Willow Pointe Dr., League City, TX 77573. Credit Card phoned entries $5 extra. Call 713-530-7820.

ADVANCE ENTRIES 6-DAY SCHEDULE (37)

GM Sergey Kudrin 2629, IM Joe Bradford 2416, NM Henry L Terrie 2200, NM Tom Braunlich 2199, Alan Laverty 2085, Richard Gonzales 2072, Mark Mayzenberg 2025, Lorenzo Gaskill 2019, Cesar Parreiras-Horta 2000, WIM Ruth Inez Haring 1947, Alan C Rodenstein 1930, Rafael Zafora 1918, Stephen M Wharry 1905, Robert Hatfield 1900, Carl R Freeman 1899, Fred Pennington 1897, Moshe Maor 1892, David Mackey 1871, H G Pitre 1841, Dan Mayers 1818, Finn Erik Overlie 1816,

ADVANCE ENTRIES 6-DAY SCHEDULE (Cont.)

Michael Flewelling 1802, Julia O'Neill 1800, Tony Pabon 1800, Jose Bauri 1757, Ira Horvitz 1744, Paul Ward 1734, Cole Erskine 1659, Steve Lacombe 1648, Robert Noblitt 1631, Duane Earl Solley 1623, Charles Ventimiglia 1563, F Leon Wilson 1536, Dale Bird 1517, David Lee 1511, Ted Ingram 1467, Ade Kujimiyo 1436

ADVANCE ENTRIES 3-DAY SCHEDULE (18)

GM Alexander Ivanov 2653, NM Yefim Treger 2272, NM Carl Haessler 2214, NM John Carr 2140, Paul Chaplin 2120, NM John D Wilson 2034 Isidro Fernandez 1902, B G Dennison Jr 1800, Joe Alexander 1743, John Masters 1707, Alfonso Velasquez 1693, Carl Hudson 1686, Javier Lopez 1673, Michael Torres 1653, Kevin Furlong 1639, Alan Kornsey 1486, Usman Qureshi 1480,, Richard Fray 981, John Brewer unr., Mario Duarte unr.,

TOTAL ENTRIES

57

Additional Information

$5000 Gtd.: $1,250-800-500-300, U2300 $500-300, U2000 $300-150, U1800 $300-150, U1500/Unr $300-150, Commemorative clocks for top three. Champion plaques in 6 age categories: 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, Over 74.

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