2015 Illinois Senior Open Championship

A State Championship Event!
5SS: G/115, d5. Location: Hyatt Regency Schaumburg Chicago, (888) 421-1442, $89 room rate, mention “Illinois Senior Championship group” when registering.

Tournament open to all born before November 1, 1965.

Playing in one section.FIDE Rated.Prizes $1,500 b/50 paid entries, $1,000 guaranteed with prizes increased proportionally to paid entries exceeding 50 players: $500-$250-$150 U1900 $125-$75 U1700 $125-$75 U1500 $125-$75. $75 Ray Doyle Satterlee Upset Prize, based on rating point difference. EF: $50, plus $15 after Oct. 23rd.  $5 discount for ICA members. ICA membership ($15 adult) can be purchased at http://il-chess.org/index.php/membership-x-42. Free entry to GMs, WGMs, IMs, WIMs, FMs, WFMs listing Illinois as their state of residence with the USCF. These FIDE-titled players each count as 1/3rd of a paid entry. Contact Carl Dolson (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) to register. Registration: On-site 8:30 – 9:30 am; Online registration at http://shop.il-chess.org (ends 9:00 pm, Oct 30th); Or mail check, name, USCF #, e-mail address, and phone # to: Senior Open, Illinois Chess Association, P.O. Box 180177, Chicago, IL 60618 (must arrive by Oct. 24th). Round Times: Saturday 10:00 am, 2:15 pm, 6:30 pm, Sunday 10:00 am, 2:15 pm. One half-point bye ok any round, must commit by end of round 2. Contact: Questions to Carl Dolson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or by calling 309-258-2861. Other: Clocks, boards and sets provided by ChessIQ. All special rules, details, and tournament conditions are subject to change without notice and will be posted ASAP at the site or on-line.