PA Team Championship
Sat Nov 16, 2024 9:00 AM - Sun Nov 17, 2024 6:00 PM
Tuscarora Room, Shippensburg University, 17257
Description
(Playing Hall Address: 110 Cumberland Dr, Shippensburg, PA 17257. Scroll down to find more info)
https://new.uschess.org/pa-team-championship
$1,000 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND
(Out-of-state players welcome)
- $300 for 1st Place Team
- $200 for 2nd Place Team
- $160 for Top U1200 (team average below 1200 USCF)
- $140 for Top College Team (all players are part of the same college. Currently enrolled in Fall 2024 semester)
$50 for Top Boards 1-4 - Trophy for top K-12 team and top college
Entry Fee:
- Early Bird Discount: $100 PER TEAM until Nov. 9th
- $120 PER TEAM after Nov. 9th
Team Info & Construction
- Teams of 4, up to 1 alternate. (Total of 5 potential players on a team. Alternate is OPTIONAL. )
- Teams must designate a Captain. Captains
- If you are a player looking for teammates or have a team and are looking for 1 or 2 additional players, contact Click nathzeig@gmail.com for help finding teammates
- PSCF MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED ($5 per player. This is the Pennsylvania State Chess Federation membership. Some players may already have this membership)
Please bring sets and clocks
SCHEDULE:
- On-Site Registration: 9:00am-9:30am Nov. 16th
- Saturday: 10am-2pm-5:30pm
- Sunday: 10am-2pm
5SS, 90m; d5 ( 5 round Swiss. Game in 90 minutes with a 5-second delay)
The online registration paper involves a 5% transaction fee. To avoid it, you can Venmo or Paypal the tournament director Nathan Zeigler directly on Venmo @nathzeig and at Paypal nathzeig@gmail.com.
HOTEL:
- Courtyard by Marriott, 503 Newburg Rd, Shippensburg, PA 17257
- 12 minute walk through campus to the playing hall, 2 minute drive
- Reserve by Oct. 16th to get the group rate discount.
- https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1710356736483&key=GRP&app=resvlink
- Click the link or call (717)477-0680 and say you are with the “PA Team Championship” group.
- Other hotel options available, but the one listed above is the only one walking distance.
LOCATION INFO:
Address: Tuscarora Room, 110 Cumberland Dr, Shippensburg, PA 17257..
- Playing hall: MPR-A
- Take the stairs or elevator from the ground floor to the first floor.
- Free parking in lot C-7 (Across from Grace B. Luhrs Performing Arts Center): Link to parking map: https://www.ship.edu/globalassets/visit/parkingmap.pdf
- We are one of the most central locations in PA.
- Distance from Harrisburg: 43 mi (45 mins)
- For Philadelphia: Take I-76 and then I-81 S
- For Pittsburgh: Take I-76, we’re 16 minutes off the highway. Shorter drive than to Harrisburg.
- Distance from Hagerstown, MD : 34 mi (37 mins)
- Food Options:
- Chick-fil-A across the street (Saturday only)
- Snack Shack / Convenience Store across the street
- Many food options 5 minute drive from playing hall
- Dining hall adjacent to playing hall
- Dining hall prices (all you can eat. Based off Spring 2024 prices):
- $9.10 Breakfast (7AM-10:30AM), $11.25 Lunch/Brunch (10AM-2:30PM), $12.70 Dinner ( 3:30pm-8:00pm )
- Dining hall prices (all you can eat. Based off Spring 2024 prices):
Location
Tuscarora Room, Shippensburg University, 17257