2661 Civic Center Drive
Roseville, MN 55113
Fridays 7:00 pm
Round 1: September 13, 2019
Round 2: Nov 15
Round 3: Dec 13
Round 4: Jan 10, 2020
Round 5: Feb 7
Round 6: Mar 13
Round 7: April 3
Format: Gold, Silver and Bronze sections: 8 teams each, 7 rounds, Round Robin, Open section: 7 round Swiss system
Time Control All Sections: Game/90 delay/5
Entry Fee: $120 per team
Gold: Entry by qualification, 1- 6 from Gold, 1-2 from Silver 2018-19 season. Qualified teams: Had to Do It!!!!, Pawn America, Twin Knights, Kings and Queens of St Thomas, Warders of Uig, Uncalled Four, Rochester Golden g4s, The B Team.
Silver: Entry by qualification, 7-8 from Gold, 3-6 from Silver, 1-2 from Bronze 2018-19 season. Qualified teams: The Other Team, The A Team, Magnus Force, Chess Pirates, Rochester Ultimates, Zach Jack Attack, Chess Fridays, Sapphire.
Bronze: Entry by qualification, 7-8 from Silver, 3-4 from Bronze 2018-19 season, top 4 by rating; Qualified teams: Wayzata Trojans, Four Amigos, Austin City Limits, Fischers of men.
Open Division: 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.
The teams are listed in order. If there are openings in the division above (e.g. Gold), the first teams listed from the division below (e.g. Silver) have the option of moving “up”.
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.
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 (substitutes or permanent team members) 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