2019 “MR. PHILLIP O’NEAL TAYLOR GEORGIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP”
May 17 - 19 or 18 - 19, 2019
Radisson Hotel Atlanta-Marietta, 1775 Parkway Pl, Marietta, GA 30067
$10,000 in cash prizes, GUARANTEED!
2019 Georgia State Championship.pdf
Update 05/17/2019: Registered Players List
Update May 21, 2019: Congratulations to the 2019 Georgia State Champion and winners of each of the sections.
2019 Georgia State Champion - Deepak Aaron
Amateur Section Champions - Miles Melvin, Joseph Franklin, William Remick Jr.
Reserve Section Champion - Tyler Luo
Booster Section Champion - Ramchandra Nadar
Please click on the following link for a complete list of all winners.
2019 Georgia State Championship Prizewinners.docx
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Event TLA
5 Rounds “Swiss System” In Four Sections:
CHAMPIONSHIP (FIDE-rated): (Open to USCF or FIDE-rated 2000 and above)
1st - $1000.00 2nd - $650.00 3rd - $400.00
Under 2300 - $350.00 - $300.00 Under 2100 - $350.00 - $300.00
AMATEUR: (Open to USCF-rated 1700 thru 1999) ---- $800, $450, $325, $250; Under 1850 - $225, $200
RESERVE: (Open to USCF-rated 1400 thru 1699) ----- $800, $450, $325, $250; Under 1550 - $225, $200
BOOSTER: (Open to USCF-rated Under 1400/UNR) -- $700, $450, $325, $250; Under 1250 - $225, $200
** Trophy and “State Champion” title awarded to highest placed Georgia resident in each section **
** All players must compete within their “rating section” per their “official rating.” The “USCF Ratings Supplement” used to determine a player's “official rating” for competition will be May 2019. If a player has a subsequent unpublished rating that is higher than their “official rating,” the player may enter a higher section upon request. **
Entry fee: $93, if rec’d by May 16; $99 at site. (W)GMs and (W)IMs Free. $50 deducted from cash prizes won.
3-day schedule: Reg. ends FRI 7:00pm; Rds. FRI 7:30pm; SAT 2:30pm, 7:30pm; SUN 10am, 3:30pm.
2-day schedule: Reg. ends SAT 10am; Rds. 10:30am, then merges with 3-day schedule.
Time controls: Championship – “40/90, SD/30, d10” – All other sections – “G/120, d10”
All sections -- Two-day Schedule, Rd. 1 “G/90, d5” – (SAT 10:30am round is not “FIDE-rated”)
½ Pt. Byes: Available Rds. 1 thru 4 (limit two) -- must request before Round One (no changes afterwards)
** Georgia Chess Association membership required for all Georgia resident entrants **
Sets and Boards are by Provided by Tournament Promoters, but PLEASE BRING CLOCKS – None Are Supplied.
Hotel Rate: $89 (phone: 770-420-3533 – mention “Georgia Chess Association”). Due to a large convention in Atlanta scheduled for this weekend, PLEASE BOOK YOUR
HOTEL RESERVATIONS EARLY!
Entries and Information: www.georgiachess.org; gastatechamp@georgiachess.org;
Thad Rogers, Coordinator (478-973-9389)
*** G.C.A. Annual Business Meeting scheduled for May 19, 2:30pm ***