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Upcoming MSCA Tournaments
2009 Minnesota Senior Open 8/22-23/09
2009 Region 6 Open Championships 9/5-6/09
2009/10 Twin Cities Chess League 9/18/09 – 3/12/10
2009 Minnesota Class Championships 11/28-29/09
2010 Minnesota Winter Open 1/16-17/10
2010 Minnesota Open 2/19-21/10
Also Note: 2010 National Jr Hi Championships @ MPLS Hyatt Regency April 9-10, 2010
2009 MN Senior Open @ The Heathers, Crystal MN 8/22-23/09 Chief TD: Matt Mahowald
The Heathers, 3000 North Douglas Drive, Crystal MN 55422
SENIOR OPEN: 4SS. G/120 td/10. $$ 150-100, Trophies 1, 2, Over 60, Over 70. EF $30 if by 8/15, $35 site. RDS Sat
11:00-3:30; Sun 11:00-3:30. Site Reg 8/22 10:00-10:30am. USCF/MSCA req
NEWCOMERS: 3SS. G/45. Trophies 1, 2. EF $5 if by 8/15, $10 site. RDS Sat none, Sun 1-2:30-4. Site Reg 8/23 12:15-
12:45pm. No Membership Req.
BOTH: You must be born on-or-before 8/23/1959 to be eligible for either tourney. Adv Reg MSCA, PO box 582754,
Mpls, MN 55458. NS/NC.
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2009 Region 6 Open Championship @ Oak Ridge Hotel, Chaska, MN 9/5-6/09 Chief TD: David Kuhns
Oak Ridge Hotel, 1 Oak Ridge Drive, Chaska MN 55318 Oak Ridge Hotel 1.952.368.3100
4SS G/90, inc/30. Oak Ridge Hotel, 1 Oak Ridge Drive, Chaska, MN 55318. Premier: Open $$b/30 $500, $250,
b/5/class U 2200 $100 U2000 $100 EF $50 by 8/28; $60 site. Reserve: U1700; $$b/55 $350, $175 b/5/class U1600,
U1400, U1200, U1000 $60each EF $40 by 8/28, $50 site. Reg: 8-9 Rds 10,3; 10,3. ENT/info www.minnesotachess.org or
MSCA, PO Box 582754, MPLS, MN 55458-2754, Memb. MN $18, or any Region 6 state (MN, WI, ND, SD), HR $79
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2009/10 Twin Cities Chess League @ Roseville Skating Oval, Roseville, MN Sept 2009-March 2010
Rosevill Skating Oval 2661 Civic Center Dr., Roseville 55113
3 Sections. 4-player teams compete head to head each round, rosters flexible (substitutes allowed).
GOLD: 7RR. 8 teams by qualification: top 6 teams from last season + top 2 finishers from last season’s Open.
SILVER: 7RR. 8 teams by qualification: 2 remaining teams from the RR + next 6 teams from last season’s Open
BRONZE: 7SS, open to all except those above. All new teams in this section unless adjustments make space in Silver.
ALL: G/90. EF $80 per team. RD 7pm each date. Not rated. No Memb Req’d but MSCA encouraged.
INFO: David Kuhns e4e5@hughes.net for more info, to register or confirm participation, to request adjustment.
Complete rules & list of qualifiers at minnesotachess.org Events Forum, TCCL.
NOTE: Space is limited; 36 teams max. With the addition of a 3 rd Section, new teams & scholastic teams welcome &
expected. Adjustment requests considered for: new but very strong teams; withdrawing teams; teams
preferring SS to RR; etc.
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MN 2009 Class Championships @ Radisson Hotel Conference Center, Plymouth, MN 11/28-29/09
Radisson Hotel Conference Center, 3131 Campus Drive, Plymouth MN 55441 NO FRIDAY RDS THIS YEAR
CLASS A,B,C,D,E/below/no unr: $$b/10 $125-75-50. EF $40 by 11/18, $50 at site. Sections with 2000 at time of tourney. $$b/12
$125-75; top Expert $75. EF $25 by 11/18, $35 at site. Titled players and USCF
Masters (IM, FM, GM, 2200+) will be refunded $25 upon completing 2 rds Saturday.
THIS IS INTENDED TO BE A FREE EVENT FOR TOP PLAYERS!
BOTH: 4-SS G/120. RDS Sat 10-3; Sun 10-3. REG: Sat 8:30-9:30am. Title & trophy to top MSCA Member in each
section. NS, NC, USCF req. MSCA req (home state ok). Checks payable to: MSCA.
ADV: MSCA, PO Box 582754, Mpls, MN 55458