Salinas Valley Open

2nd Annual Salinas Valley Open
A tournament open to all chessplayers, beginner to master!
Free entry for SVCC members and K-12 students, $10 for all others.
Sponsored and hosted by Salinas Valley Community Church – Organized by Days & Knights of Monterey County.
Your donations toward Days & Knights of Monterey County chess outreach are gratefully appreciated.
Salinas Valley Community Church, 368 San Juan Grade Road, Salinas CA 93906
Player registration 9:15-10am
3 rounds: 10:30, 1:00, 3:30
No eliminations -- everyone plays all 3 rounds.
Candidates section could have more than 3 rounds.
Half-point bye(s) may be arranged at registration or requested at least 20 minutes before scheduled round.
3 sections: USCF-rated Championship and Challengers, and non-rated Candidates
Entrants to rated sections must be current members of USCF -- join or renew at uschess.org
Swiss-system pairings. Accelerated Swiss-system pairings if more than 8 players in section.
Championship section is limited to the top entrants (including qualifiers from June 7 Challengers section).
Games timed with 30 minutes per player, plus 30s increment added with each move. (G/30;+30)
Chess sets and clocks are provided.
Players must record all moves of their games on provided scoresheets or in their own scorebook.
Trophy to 1st place finisher of each section. Blitz playoff match in the event of a tie. Winners of Challengers section eligible to compete in August Championship section. Winners of Candidates section must play in rated sections in subsequent tournaments. Medals to all K thru 8 students.
For more information, or to subscribe to ***Play Chess Monterey! ***weekly email newsletter, contact:
Joseph Rice, USCF Tournament Director, [Jos.Rice@comcast.net](mailto:Jos.Rice@comcast.net) 831 524-4488
Future Monterey County tournaments: 8/9, 9/13, 10/11, 11/8, 12/13, 1/3
SVCC Chess Club meets Fridays 7‐9pm at Salinas Valley Community Church, contact Abe 831 229‐5772