CSUMB Fall Otter Open

A tournament event open to all chessplayers, ages 5 to 105, novice to master!
Free entry for CSUMB students and K-12 students, $12 for all others.
Sponsored and hosted by CSUMB Chess Club – Organized by Days & Knights of Monterey County.
Your donations toward Days & Knights of Monterey County chess outreach are gratefully appreciated.
Saturday, November 8
Otter Student Union, Rm 310, 3118 Inter-Garrison Rd, CSUMB campus, Seaside 93955
$5 parking fee (Lot 71 parking passes will be given to the first 20 players to register/check-in onsite
4 sections: USCF-rated Championship, Challengers, Contenders,
and non-rated Candidates
**Entrants to rated sections must be current members of USCF -- join or renew at uschess.org**
Championship section is limited to the eight top-rated entrants (incl. qualifier Hamza from Oct 11 Challengers).
Challengers section is limited to the next group of eight entrants based on USCF ratings.
Contenders section is for the remaining entrants, including unrated players wanting to earn a USCF rating.
Candidates section is a non-rated introductory section for novice and youth players.
Player registration and check-in: 9:30-10am
3 rounds: 10:30, 1:00, 3:30
Candidates section has 4 rounds: 10:45, 12:15, 2:00, 3:30
Swiss-system pairings. No eliminations -- everyone plays all rounds.
Half-point bye(s) may be arranged at registration or requested at least 20 minutes before scheduled round.
Games timed with 30 minutes per player, plus 30s increment added with each move. (G/30;+30)
A limited number of chess sets and clocks are provided by the organizer.
Players must record all moves of their games on provided scoresheets or in their own scorebook.
Trophy to 1st-place finisher in each rated section, with ties broken by USCF-rated blitz (G/5;+2) playoff match.
Medal for 1st-place in Candidates section and for each K-thru-8 student who completes their scheduled rounds.
Winner(s) of Challengers section are seeded in the December Championship section.
Winners of Candidates section must play in USCF-rated sections in subsequent tournaments.


For advance registration or to subscribe to 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: 12/13, 1/3
CSUMB Chess Club meets Wednesdays 3-5pm at Otter Student Union, contact [csumbchess@csumb.edu](mailto:csumbchess@csumb.edu)