Bids Requested for 2015 Illinois Senior Open

2015 will be the second year for the reborn Illinois Senior Open Chess Championship, the winner of which will be the 2015 Illinois Senior Champion.

Organizers are requested to submit bids for the tournament with a preferred 2-day, 4 to 5 round, slow-time control format to be held in June 2015. A smaller venue would work for this tournament, which had 12 participants in 2014. With a different entry fee structure and pre-event publicity, we expect the event may draw 20 to 30 players in 2015.

Creative organizers may suggest alternative formats, if they wish.

As this tournament does not have a long history, the Bid Committee may look favorably on a format that would enhance the likelihood of drawing greater player numbers.

See the Bid Schedule tab on this website for additional information.

Bid Guidelines may be found on the ICA website at http://www.il-chess.org/index.php/aboutus/bids. Submit bids by August 20 to Carl Dolson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..