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Missouri State Chess Championship
2011 Championship Cycle Overview
The title of 2011 Missouri State Chess Champion will be decided at the Missouri State Invitational Championship which will be held August 20-21, 2011 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.
This year's Invitational Championship will match the format of the 2010 event where a Swiss-System event consisting of about 20 players will determine the Missouri State Champion. As in 2010, in conjunction with the 2011 Missouri Invitational Championship, the new Missouri Amateur Championship will be held awarding the Amateur Champion title.
Tournament Format & Details
5-round Standard Swiss, Game/120 minutes.
USCF and FIDE Rated
Entry Fee:$40.00. FREE--The Chess Club and Scholastic Center has generously agreed to sponsor all entry fees. Prizes b/20: $500-1st, $250-2nd, $125-3rd.
In the event of a tie, cash prizes will be split, but the State Champion & plaque winner will be determined by 1.) Number of Wins 2.) Head-to-Head result 3.) Numerical (Modified Median, Sokolov, Cumulative)
Check-in: 9:00-9:30 Saturday. Rounds: Saturday-10:00/2:30/7:00, Sunday-9:30/2:00
Registration: All players must confirm attendance no later than Monday, August 15, 2011.
How to Qualify for the Invitational Event
Invitations will be granted in the following ways:
o Previous Missouri State Champions (State Champions from the past 5 years receive an automatic invitation.)
o 2010 Gold Player of the Year
o Denker tournament representative
o Girls Championship representative
o All Missouri residents* rated 2200 USCF and over.
o Missouri Heritage events automatically qualify at least one. (St. Louis Open, The Greater KC Open, M/X Class Champion, Missouri Open Champion, Missouri Amateur Champion)
o Select other tournament winners**
o Up to two wildcards named by the championship organizer
*Resident: "MO" must listed as state of residence with the USCF and must be able to present a government issued Missouri ID.
**A qualifying tournament must meet the following standards:
1. Be a minimum of 4 rounds
2. Game must be G/75 or greater
3. The tournament must require MCA membership
4. Must be held in Missouri
5. Held at least 30 days before the Invitational event
A qualifying tournament drawing at least 20 awards one championship spot.
A qualifying tournament drawing at least 40 awards two championship spots.
A qualifying tournament drawing at least 60 awards three championship spots.
-Only full paid entrants count toward attendance totals.
Additional Notes:
-TD's need to contact the Invitational organizer before running the event to confirm it has been identified as able to award a spot.
-In the event of a tie for first place, all players tied, provided they are Missouri residents and haven't already earned a invitation, will be awarded an invitational spot.
-If a player who as already earned an invitation through a qualifying tournament finishes first in a subsequent qualifying tournament, the invitational spot is NOT passed on to the next player in line.
- A tournament director or organizer may not receive an invitational spot from his/her own event.
- Directors must be members of the MCA, and must require membership from all players in the qualifying events.
Players Qualifying to Play in the 2011 Invitational **Current as of 15 August 2011**
Player Rating Hometown Qualifying Merits Confirmed NM Richard Benjamin 2203 Saint Louis Rating IM Michael A. Brooks 2440 Raytown Previous Missouri State Champion (2009) / Rating LM Kevin Y. Cao 2215 Chesterfield Rating James A. Davies 2000 Saint Louis Previous Missouri State Co-Champion (2008) NM Jialin Ding 2244 Saint Louis Denker Playoff Champion / Thanksgiving Open (2nd-Place) / Rating FM Doug D. Eckert 2240 Saint Louis 1st Place Saint Louis Premier (Tie) Nathaniel S Fast 2112 Kansas City 2nd Place Missouri Resident - Mid-America Open Mark J. Ferber 2151 Saint Louis Missouri Amateur Co-Champion GM Benjamin P. Finegold 2568 Saint Louis Defending Missouri State Champion / Winter Open Winner / Rating Spencer A. Finegold 2079 Saint Louis 1st Place CCSCSL 2-on-2 Team Championship Joshua Frank 2094 Saint Louis 1st Place Saint Louis Premier (Tie) Joseph A. Garnier 2046 Saint Louis 2nd Place CCSCSL 2-on-2 Team Championship NM Thomas G. Gossell 2213 Lee's Summit Rating LM Bob Holliman 2205 Independence Rating Margaret Hua 1981 Ballwin Girls Championship Playoff Winner NM Kenneth E. Jones 2225 Independence Rating Nick W. Karlow 2068 Valley Park Wildcard NM Charles Lawton 2327 University City Rating LM Ronald G. Luther 2230 Blue Springs Previous Missouri State Champion (2006, 2007, 2008) / Kansas City Open / Rating Abhishek Mallela 2099 Kansas City Missouri Class Championship Barry P. Manthe 2046 Columbia Missouri Open Co-Champion Alex J. Marler 2015 Saint Louis Missouri Amateur Co-Champion GM Hikaru Nakamura 2863 Saint Louis Rating William Nesham 1854 O'Fallon 2010 Gold Player of the Year Frank H. Smith 2025 Kansas City Wildcard Alexander Vergilesov 1849 Saint Louis 1st Place Saint Louis Premier (Tie) IM Goran Vojinovic 2567 Saint Louis 1st Place End-of-Year Bash / Rating
- Players with a Checkmark have confirmed their participation in the tournament.
- To confirm your participation or if you believe you have been left off of this list in error please e-mail Thomas Rehmeier, 2011 State Championship Organizer.
Future Qualifying Events
Event Location Dates Missouri Class Championship Columbia July 2-3, 2011 Saint Louis Premiere & Amateur+ Saint Louis July 9, 2011 More information available on the Tournaments Page.
+Invitation will only be awarded if the tournament draws 20 or more participants.
