2017 US Senior Open
July 21-23 2017
St. Olaf College, Buntrock Commons, 1520 St. Olaf Ave., Northfield, MN (50 minutes south of Minneapolis/St. Paul)
Players must be 50 years old by July 21.

$5,000 b/80 paid entries
Unrated eligible for overall or U1300 prizes only.

• Overall: $1300-800-500
• U2200: $500-300
• U2000: $275-125
• U1800: $275-125
• U1600: $275-125
• U1300: $275-125
• Age group prizes: Plaque to top player in each age category: 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75+.
  Players may win both a cash award and an age award.

Entry Fees

• $100 USPS or online by 6 pm July 7
• $110 USPS or online by 6 pm July 14
• $120 online and at door until 12:30 pm

Time Control and Playing Schedule
6SS, G/90+inc 30

• Friday 1:00 pm & 6:00 pm
• Saturday 9:30 am & 3:00 pm
• Sunday 9:30 am & 3:00 pm
• One ½ point bye available for any round, must commit before end of round 2
• July supplement used

Other Events

• Thursday evening Simul with GM Alexander Goldin. Register here
• Saturday Puzzle-Solving contest with prizes. Register here
• Saturday night blitz after round 4. Register Here
• Sunday Not a Senior, Not a Junior Quads, EF $25 advance; $30 day of event; $60 prize to winner of each quad. Register Here
• US Senior Open Awards banquet after round 6
  
  All extra events (except the US Senior Open Awards banquet) are open to players of all ages. Local players welcome!

Lodging

• St. Olaf is offering a special $45 chess rate for a dorm single, $72 double. Availability is limited, please email summer@stolaf.edu to inquire.  
• Country Inn and Suites, Northfield, MN, website, (800) 830-5222 or (507) 645-2958, $145 per night
• America’s Best Value Inn and Suites, Northfield, MN, website, (888) 315-2378 or (507) 663-0371, $105 per night
• Days Inn Faribault, Faribault, MN (14 miles), $89.95 per night, website, (507) 334-6835\
• Boarders Inn & Suites, Faribault, MN (14 miles), website, (507) 334-9464, $121.40 per night
• Please reserve early

Other information

• Chess Weekend will provide sets, boards; please bring clocks.
• For more information: chessweekend.com, glenn@chessweekend.com, or 815-955-4793 before 8 pm.

Make it your best week of chess ever with OleChess Camp!
July 16-21, OleChess camp will provide a week of quality instruction and practice led by some the world’s premier players and teachers. This residential camp offers six class options for youth and adult players of all ages and levels. The best part? OleChess Camp will seamlessly lead into the 2017 US Junior and Senior Opens.

• Information and registration for OleChess Camp
• Before camp: OleChess Summer Tournament will be held July 15 with $1550
  in prizes, open and reserve sections, 4 rounds at G/61, d5.