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Oklahoma Area Tournaments
| 10 May 08 |
May Swiss in OKC by the Renegade Chess Association
3 round Swiss Tournament (1 section, not accelerated)
G/90 Time Control
Registration: 9:00 – 9:45 a.m.
Rounds: 10:00 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Prizes: based on entries
Entry Fee: $25
USCF membership required
Location: SpringHill Suites by Marriott, 3201 West Memorial
Road, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Bring your own equipment – none provided
Strict cell phone rules enforced
Info:
renegadechess@gmail.com and
renegadechess.blogspot.com |
| 17 May 08 |
Guts & Glory #1
at Tulsa Martin Regional Library
3 Sections, including one unrated
1st round at 10am
Contact: Ed Boyle at ejbcjf@aol.com
or leave message at 918-828-0804 |
| 24 May 08 |
Guts & Glory #2
at Tulsa Martin Regional Library
3 Sections, including one unrated
1st round at 10am
Contact: Ed Boyle at ejbcjf@aol.com
or leave message at 918-828-0804 |
| 14 June 08 |
Guts & Glory #3
at Tulsa Martin Regional Library
3 Sections, including one unrated
1st round at 10am
Contact: Ed Boyle at ejbcjf@aol.com
or leave message at 918-828-0804 |
| 28-29 June 08 |
63rd Oklahoma Open State Championship
in Oklahoma City
5 Round Swiss System Tournament, featuring:
Guaranteed $600 Open & $300 Reserve Top Prizes
ChessCafe Grand Prix Points: 10
USCF Recognized Championship Titles
$250 Sponsored 529 Scholarship Drawing for grade K-12
participants rated 900+
Oklahoma Chess Association Annual Meeting and Election
Time Controls: Rounds 1-2, Game in 90 Minutes, Rounds 3-5, Game
in 2 hours.
One 1/2 point bye in rounds 1 to 4 only.
Location: La Quinta Inn OKC Airport, 800 S. Meridian (I-40 at
Meridian), OKC, 405-942-0040.
Registration: 8:30-9:30am Saturday, Must enter before Round 2
pairings are prepared.
Round Schedule: Saturday, 10:00, 2:00 and 6:00, Sunday, 10:00
and 3:00
Plaques & USCF Recognized State Championship Titles
OK Resident Section Winners,
Oklahoma Resident Open Section Junior Champion (under
age 21)
$250 Sponsored 529 Scholarship Drawing for Players in Grades
K-12 Rated 900 or Higher:
529 scholarship is sponsored & independent from other
tournament prize funds.
Details on
tournament flier pg 2.
3 SECTIONS
Open Section: Prizes GTD $300-$200-$100
Reserve (U1800): Prizes GTD $150-100-50
Booster (U1400): Prizes based on entries
Entry Fee: $40 if received by 25 June, otherwise $50.
Registration form is
HERE.
Oklahoma Chess Association membership included.
Equipment: Not provided. Bring your board and clock.
Hotel Rate: Only $59 if reserved by 7 June including free hot
breakfast & Airport shuttle.
La Quinta Inn OKC Airport, 800 S. Meridian (I-40 at
Meridian), OKC, 405-942-0040.
Oklahoma Chess Association Annual Members Meeting: Sunday 29
June at 8:00am
Election of All Policy Board Positions, OCA
Policy Board Reports.
Voters must have USCF and OCA memberships at
least 10 business days in advance,
or play in the
Oklahoma Open by the second round.
Contact/Entries: Albert Rine, 3542 S. Jamestown Ave, Tulsa, OK
74135,
918-749-6795,
rineal@cox.net |
| 12 July 08 |
Guts & Glory #4
at Tulsa Martin Regional Library
3 Sections, including one unrated
1st round at 10am
Contact: Ed Boyle at ejbcjf@aol.com
or leave message at 918-828-0804 |
| 26 July 08 |
Guts & Glory #5
at Tulsa Martin Regional Library
3 Sections, including one unrated
1st round at 10am
Contact: Ed Boyle at ejbcjf@aol.com
or leave message at 918-828-0804 |
| 9 Aug 08 |
Guts & Glory #6
at Tulsa Martin Regional Library
3 Sections, including one unrated
1st round at 10am
Contact: Ed Boyle at ejbcjf@aol.com
or leave message at 918-828-0804 |
| 2-10 Aug 08 |
US Open at Dallas, TX
Shorter schedules are available, with all ending 10 August |
| 16 Aug 08 |
Oklahoma Quick Chess Championship (more details later)
Contact: Chuck Unruh, 1-918-371-2978 or 1-800-460-2794 |
| 30 Aug 08 |
Guts & Glory #7
at Tulsa Martin Regional Library
3 Sections, including one unrated
1st round at 10am
Contact: Ed Boyle at ejbcjf@aol.com
or leave message at 918-828-0804 |
For Oklahoma Scholastic Chess Tournament Information,
Visit the
OSCO Tournaments Page
Oklahoma State Championship Dates above without specifics
will have more information posted about 3-4 months prior. If you would like to work with the OCA to host
a tournament on one of these dates, at least 5 months prior please contact
Chuck Unruh at
1-918-371-2978or 1-800-460-2794.
Events that appear on this page
also include: USCF State Chapter Affiliate Championships of neighboring states, adjacent state National
and large prize fund tournaments. Any exceptions to the above listing policy must be approved by the OCA Policy Board.
Tournament Organizers, OCA membership events will be promoted
by the OCA!!!
Promotion of your tournament will include:
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complete information in the
Oklahoma Chess Bulletin,
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a listing on this web page,
with a link to
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your own web page
dedicated to the event,
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announcement headers on
all pages of this website prior to the event and
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OCA's large email distribution to
most active Oklahoma chess players.
This provides significant value for
tournament organizers. If
you're not a registered Tournament Director or USCF Affiliate Club and need one
for an OCA membership tournament you're organizing, the OCA can help with these too.
Contact the OCA today to help make your
tournament more of a success!!
Planning a tournament? PLEASE call USCF/OCA Oklahoma
Clearinghouse Harold Ball at 580-762-3860 to verify you select and reserve an
open date on the USCF/OCA Official Oklahoma
Clearinghouse Calendar. This will help organizers to avoid
scheduling conflicts, and chess players to manage their schedules well
in advance. Then contact the OCA by
email or 918-812-1591 for mutual support to help make it more of
a success. Thank you.
Surrounding State Tournaments:
Tournaments are listed here for information only and this
listing does not constitute endorsement by the Oklahoma Chess Association
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