2025 Georgia Senior Open Chess Championship
April 19-20, 2025
Indian American Cultural Center (IACA)
1281 Cooper Lake Rd SE, Smyrna, GA 30082
This event honors Senior chess players in Georgia. The top Georgia player will receive a $500 stipend to attend the 2025 John T. Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions. Trophies and cash prizes may be won by players from other states.
Eligibility: Players must be over the age of 50 on or before April 19, 2025. Players must be GCA members with current US Chess memberships.
Format: 2-day USCF-rated event, 4-SS, Time-Control: G/90+30 inc.
EF = $75 online until April 17th. EF = $100 onsite. Rounds: 10 am and 2 pm, both Saturday and Sunday.
Byes - One “½ Point Bye” is available in Rounds 1 thru 3. A “Zero Point Bye” is available in Round 4. ½ point byes must be requested in advance of 1st round before pairings posted. Zero point byes can be requested at any time.
Tie-break Systems:
1. Head to Head (Black draw odds)
2. In the event of a tie, the stipend will be awarded as follows: players will play two G/10 d5. After those games, if a tie persists, players will play one "Armageddon" game with White getting 6 minutes to Black's 4 minutes, both sides receiving 5-second delay, and Black having draw-odds.
Sections: – Open and Under 1600
Prize Fund: $2,000 b/27
Open Section: 1st Place=$600, 2nd Place=$400,3rd Place=$200,Under 1800=$150
U1600 Section: 1st Place=$300, 2nd Place=$200, Under1400=$150
Trophies for 1st Place Open Section, 1st Place U1600 Section, Top player over 80, Top player over 70
$500 stipend for top Georgia player to attend the 2025 John T. Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions July 28-31, 2025 in Middleton, WI. Reimbursement given on proof of attendance of all rounds.
Lodging may be found at:
1) Fairfield Inn & Suites Atlanta Vinings, 2450 Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta, GA 30339,
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2) La Quinta Inn & Suites, 2415 Paces Ferry Rd SE, Atlanta, GA 30339-4024
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60898-d89380-Reviews-La_Quinta_Inn_Suites_by_Wyndham_Atlanta_Ballpark_Galleria-Atlanta_Georgia