BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ocean State Chess Association - ECPv6.18.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://oceanstatechess.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Ocean State Chess Association REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240413T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240413T150000 DTSTAMP:20240413T111930Z CREATED:20240214T034325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240413T111930Z UID:9060-1713002400-1713020400@oceanstatechess.com SUMMARY:OSCA 2nd Worcester State University FREE Tournament (Worcester\, MA) DESCRIPTION:SATURDAY\, APRIL 13 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSponsored & Directed by the Worcester State University Chess Club with help from the Ocean State Chess Association \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOVER 80+ PLAYERS HAVE REGISTERED – LIST AT BOTTOM OF PAGE \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nTHIS IS A FREE EVENT\, for those who pre-register no later than Friday\, April 12\, 2024(optional cash donation for Worcester Chess Club of any amount accepted at door). Check-in 20 minutes before tournament is requiredAll Proceeds will help the Worcester State University Chess Club \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation:Worcester State University\, Student Center 486 Chandler StreetWorcester\, MA 01602 \n\n\n\n*** PLEASE REGISTER AT BOTTOM OF THE PAGE *** \n\n\n\nFormat: All Sections – 4SS – G/25;d5 = 4 Rounds\, 25 Minutes each with 5 second delay \n\n\n\nSECTIONS & PRIZES: All Sections Require USCF membership except for unrated sectionOPEN SECTION * 1st Place Trophy & $50 Amazon Gift Card* 2nd Place Trophy & $40 Amazon Gift Card* 3rd Place Trophy & $25 Amazon Gift CardU1600 SECTION * 1st Place Trophy\, $50 Amazon Gift Card* 2nd Place Trophy\, $40 Amazon Gift Card* 3rd Place Trophy\, $25 Amazon Gift CardU1000 SECTION * 1st Place Trophy\, $50 Amazon Gift Card* 2nd Place Trophy\, $40 Amazon Gift Card* 3rd Place Trophy\, $25 Amazon Gift CardUNRATED SECTION 1st\, 2nd\, & 3rd Place will receive Medals \n\n\n\nFREE REGISTRATION:FREE ENTRY = if you pre-register by Friday\, April 12\, 2024 @ 11:59 PM* Optional Cash Donation of any amount accepted at door – All Proceeds help Worcester State University Chess Club“DAY of EVENT” Registration = $20 Cash at door \n\n\n\nADDITIONAL TOURNAMENT INFORMATION* You must check-in 20 minutes before tournament or receive a 1/2 pt. bye\, Tournament will not be delayed* This is a FREE Chess Tournament\, optional cash donation. Must Pre-register. * Please cancel if you cannot attend – email:  jpopple@worcester.edu ; frank@oceanstatechess.com* On-Site Entry the Day of Event is $20 (cash only)\, Entries after 9:40 AM receive a 1/2 pt. bye* Event will be held in rooms located in the Student Center* Plenty of parking – Park anywhere marked “COMMUTER” on campus. * Round 1 will start at 10:00 AM\, runs continuously except for break for lunch* Chess sets & some clocks provided\, please bring a clock if you have one* Byes must be requested in advance. * Players can always play “up” in a higher section. * Sections may be combined if needed\, prizes still awarded from each section* Unrated Section does not require USCF Membership\, required in all other sections* Any Questions: Text (508) 523-4102\, (401) 212-1335 \n\n\n\nUSCF membership required to play in ALL rated sections. Join U.S. Chess Federation (membership) online: https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess \n\n\n\n\n\n* REGISTRATION HERE: Online Registration for this event is closed. Please register on-site no later than 9:40 AM \n\n\n\nLIST OF PARTICPANTS AT BOTTON OF PAGE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPRE-REGISTRATION LIST OF PLAYERS (BELOW) \n\n\n\nLuke Lucien Larochelle U1000Phu Vo OPENNM Rob King OPENZachary Stomski U1600Isaak Olson U1000Nikolai Didkovski UNRATEDFahr Kamal U1000Nidal Touaiher UNRATEDBrian Dai U1600Dustin Hopkins U1600Eilam Kuo U1000Tegan Kuo U1000Wayne E. Powers OPENEthan Xing Jie Woo U1000Sheridan David Williams U1000Krithi Haasini Kothandapani U1000Cameron Nelson U1000Prakhar Patel U1000Paul LeBlanc U1000Jacob Hollis UNRATEDAmogh Hiremath U1600alp eren celebi OPENPhilip Heney UNRATEDPhilip Park U1000Aaron Sucov U1600Jesus Garcia` U1600Anand Nair OPENVenkata Jajula UNRATEDTodd Jaarsma OPENLars Nicewicz U1600Akshay Jajula U1600Hua Qi Zhang U1600Aaryash Palaparthi UNRATEDMeiQiang Huang OPENBob Anderson U1600Cam Carbonneau UNRATEDMichael Liberty UNRATEDVivaan Shah U1000Hayley Collamore UNRATEDEilam Kuo U1000Tegan Kuo UNRATEDAashritha Palaparthi UNRATEDWyatt Binnard U1600Devansh U1600Michael manisy OPENZhiyang Tan UNRATEDKaelin Panneton UNRATEDSebastian Johns U1600Akosua Boateng U1000Mahith Jajula UNRATEDCamden Wagner OPENEmmanuel Parker U1000Matthew Garcia OPEN\n\n\n\nReyansh VigneshDaniel MillerNandhan PrabuDuncan SoifferDevansh PeddiSai Naga Harshith ThotaLeon WanSamuel ParkDaniel ParkSamuel F BrandzenAndrew CameronJoseph Garcia URL:https://oceanstatechess.com/event/1st-worcester-state-university-open/ LOCATION:Worcester State University\, 486 Chandler Street\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 01602\, United States END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR