Bush Center Ballroom
1536 Hewitt Avenue (east of Snelling)
St Paul, MN 55104
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Fridays 7:00 pm
Round 1: Sep 23, 2016
Round 2: Oct 28
Round 3: Nov 18
Round 4: Dec 16
Round 5: Jan 13, 2017
Round 6: Feb 10
Round 7: Mar 10

Gold, Silver and Bronze: 8 teams each, 7 rounds, Round Robin

Open: 7 round SS
TC All: G/90 d/5
EF: $120 per team

Gold: entry by qualification, 1- 6 from Gold, 1-2 from Silver 2014-15 season.
Qualified teams: Pawn America, Champions of the Castle, The A Team, NYET, Twin Knights of CCOM, Topalov the day to you, Kings of St Thomas, Team Bobby Fischer

Silver: entry by qualification, 7-8 from Gold, 3-6 from Silver, 1-2 from Bronze 2014-15 season
Qualified teams: Rochester Ultimates, No Pawn Intended, Rochester b2 or not b2, Austin City Limits, Supernova, it’s a Trap!, B Team, Ministry of Silly Moves

Bronze: entry by qualification, 7-8 from Silver, 3-4 from Bronze 2014-15 season, top 4 by rating;
Qualified teams: Sons of the Mecheide, 3M64, Magnus Force, Rabid Rooks of Jupiter, plus 4 registered teams by rating.

Division 4 (Open): 7 Round Swiss System
Teams not qualified by the above and all new teams enter the Open Division.
Top four teams by average rating will be placed in the Bronze division.
Unrated players and teams welcome!
Scholastic teams welcome!

All qualified teams, please let me know as soon as possible whether or not you are returning.

The order of replacement is the next two teams from the lower section have the option of moving up, then the 7th and 8th place teams have the option of remaining in the division. This process continues until all Round Robin sections have eight teams.

Teams in the Round Robin sections must commit to participate in all rounds (no team forfeit, byes, or withdraw)

If a qualified team declines advancement to the higher division, that team will be entered as a “new” team in the Open division.

Division 4 (Open): 7 Round Swiss System
Teams not qualified by the above and all new teams enter the Open Division.
Top four teams by average rating will be placed in the Bronze division.

Unrated players and teams welcome!
Scholastic teams welcome!

All: Entry Fee $120 per team; Team consists of four players, unlimited substitutions; not rated; no memberships required (MSCA membership encouraged).  September supplement will be used for team ratings and board placement. Trophies and medals to top teams in each division and to top individuals by board number.

When registering please list you “core” players. That is those, that will participate in most of the rounds.

Forfeit time 30 minutes from start of round.

Individual players: Don’t have a team? NO PROBLEM! Many teams will be looking for players, (either substitutes or as a permanent member) or we can form a new team of those available in round 1 – on the spot.

Hired Guns: Throughout the season teams may be short-handed and looking for substitutes, so show up and get in a game.
 

David Kuhns
Director - TCCL
e4e5@centurylink.net