# Qualifying Events for the 2023 Irwin **URL:** \ **Category:** All Things Chess\ **Created:** [August 23, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/qualifying-events-for-the-2023-irwin/25041 "2022-08-23T17:27:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mulfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Mulfish](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Mulfish)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/qualifying-events-for-the-2023-irwin/25041/1 "2022-08-23T17:27:51Z")
This thread will serve to keep people informed of qualifying events for the 2023 Irwin Tournament of Senior State Champions, to be held in conjunction with the US Open in Grand Rapids Michigan. I will focus on senior only events; if a state awards its slot to the highest finishing senior in their state championship it probably won’t be listed on this thread. These events already have announcements posted on the US Chess website: Ohio Sept 24-25 [https://new.uschess.org/sept-24-25-golden-buckeye-senior-open-adult-u1800](https://new.uschess.org/sept-24-25-golden-buckeye-senior-open-adult-u1800) Georgia Oct 29-30 [https://new.uschess.org/2022-georgia-seniors-championship](https://new.uschess.org/2022-georgia-seniors-championship) South Carolina Nov 12-13 [https://new.uschess.org/14th-annual-klaus-pohl-memorial-south-carolina-senior-open-2022](https://new.uschess.org/14th-annual-klaus-pohl-memorial-south-carolina-senior-open-2022) ---
**Author:** ![Mulfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Mulfish](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Mulfish)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/qualifying-events-for-the-2023-irwin/25041/2 "2022-08-31T16:26:14Z")
Minnesota will be Oct 22-23. Registration isn’t open yet but will be soon, at which point I’ll add the link. I played in this event last year and it was very well run. ---
**Author:** ![Mulfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Mulfish](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Mulfish)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/qualifying-events-for-the-2023-irwin/25041/3 "2022-09-17T13:36:35Z")
[https://www.minnesotachess.com/](https://www.minnesotachess.com/) is the Minnesota Chess website. It now shows tournament details and a link to the registration page, though i still don’t see it on the US Chess website. I would also caution anyone interested in playing in the Georgia Senior. The round schedule is absurdly tight, with only 4 hours between the morning and afternoon rounds and a time control of G90/ inc 30. The organizer has told me they have to finish and be out of the building by a specific time. The ad does say they provide “light food”. If I were playing, I think I’d bring my own to be sure that I could keep my blood sugar where it should be. I’d probably have used a slightly shorter time control like G/75 inc 30, but it’s hard to criticize them for wanting to use the same time control as the Irwin uses. ---
**Author:** ![Mulfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Mulfish](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Mulfish)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/qualifying-events-for-the-2023-irwin/25041/4 "2023-01-23T16:15:15Z")
These states have already held Senior state championships: MN Tim Radermacher defended his title by winning a playoff with Andres Hortillosa NC Henry Hasman SC Wayne Christensen won but has declined, so runner-up Mike Sailer will receive the nomination WV James Fuller won his third straight on tiebreak over Robert Canary GA James Altucher swept the field and will represent GA for the second straight year. OH Thomas Britt and Michael Sheaf tied for first; I do not know who gets the Irwin slot New Mexico (Dennis Dyer) and Wisconsin (Bryan Lilly in a playoff over Senthil Sundaram) have held state championship events for which the top finishing resident seniors earn the Irwin spot. Of course, the person who wins the qualifying event isn’t always able to make the trip! Upcoming Senior Qualifiers: TX March 4-5 [https://new.uschess.org/2023-texas-senior-championship](https://new.uschess.org/2023-texas-senior-championship) Will defending Irwin Champion Doug Root compete? OK April 15-16 [https://www.ochess.org/senior](https://www.ochess.org/senior) I played in this event last year, at the same location. It was well run. The only downside was that the hotel restaurant was not open due to lack of staffing. Plenty of places nearby though, so it wasn’t a problem. I didn’t find this on the US Chess website, though. A friend tipped me off. ---
**Author:** ![Mulfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Mulfish](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Mulfish)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/qualifying-events-for-the-2023-irwin/25041/5 "2023-02-01T22:02:01Z")
More upcoming Irwin qualifiers from their state websites (these aren’t on the US Chess website yet) Connecticut Feb 25 [chessct.org/csca/Uploads/Senior.23.fly.pdf](https://www.chessct.org/csca/Uploads/Senior.23.fly.pdf) Iowa Mar 11 must be an Iowa resident to play [iowa-chess.org/Tournaments/ … ampionship](https://www.iowa-chess.org/Tournaments/2023-Iowa-Senior-Open-Chess-Championship). Too bad; I’d come up and play if they’d let me! Colorado Jun 3/4 No ad available yet. ---
**Author:** ![Mulfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Mulfish](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Mulfish)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/qualifying-events-for-the-2023-irwin/25041/6 "2023-02-07T14:26:54Z")
New Jersey May 14 [https://new.uschess.org/nj-state-senior-championship](https://new.uschess.org/nj-state-senior-championship) Michigan Apr 22-23 (not yet on US Chess Website) [https://www.michess.org/event-details/2023-michigan-senior-championships-63?fbclid=IwAR3PQfZlsvXFNc8zT-ZdiOSbz6tHpeQ7vxNKoh3BNYn363ccS9AxYVsEKLc](https://www.michess.org/event-details/2023-michigan-senior-championships-63?fbclid=IwAR3PQfZlsvXFNc8zT-ZdiOSbz6tHpeQ7vxNKoh3BNYn363ccS9AxYVsEKLc) Iowa and Connecticut, listed on the previous post, are now also posted on the US Chess website. [https://new.uschess.org/2023-connecticut-senior-championship](https://new.uschess.org/2023-connecticut-senior-championship) [https://new.uschess.org/2023-iowa-senior-open](https://new.uschess.org/2023-iowa-senior-open) ---
**Author:** ![ChrispyWood](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.uschess.org/chrispywood/32/36_2.png) [@ChrispyWood](https://forum.uschess.org/u/ChrispyWood)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/qualifying-events-for-the-2023-irwin/25041/7 "2023-02-08T22:09:22Z")
Texas event will be March 4-5 in Euless, Texas. [https://arlingtonchess.com/senior](https://arlingtonchess.com/senior) ---
**Author:** ![panchess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b5ac83/32.png) [@panchess](https://forum.uschess.org/u/panchess)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/qualifying-events-for-the-2023-irwin/25041/8 "2023-02-13T20:51:35Z")
NY is still qualifying by rating but that may change for 2024. Nice to see Wayne Christensen is still active. He played in a couple of my events in NY. Good guy. ---
**Author:** ![Mulfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Mulfish](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Mulfish)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/qualifying-events-for-the-2023-irwin/25041/9 "2023-02-15T00:21:33Z")
Washington April 14-16. This one isn’t advertised on the US Chess website yet. [https://nwchess.com/calendar/2023%20WA%20Senior%20Championship.pdf](https://nwchess.com/calendar/2023%20WA%20Senior%20Championship.pdf) Alabama April 22. [https://new.uschess.org/2023-alabama-senior-chess-championship](https://new.uschess.org/2023-alabama-senior-chess-championship) ---
**Author:** ![Mulfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Mulfish](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Mulfish)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/qualifying-events-for-the-2023-irwin/25041/10 "2023-03-08T21:46:44Z")
Nevada April 16 - you must be a Nevada Resident. [https://new.uschess.org/2023-nevada-seniors-championship](https://new.uschess.org/2023-nevada-seniors-championship) Virginia June 2-4 [https://new.uschess.org/2023-virginia-senior-open](https://new.uschess.org/2023-virginia-senior-open) ---
**Author:** ![Mulfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Mulfish](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Mulfish)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/qualifying-events-for-the-2023-irwin/25041/11 "2023-03-09T15:43:40Z")
I try to keep everyone updated on Irwin qualifying events. My prime source is the US Chess website; it’s too time consuming to monitor all state websites. Nevertheless, I do look at state websites occasionally. I have Washington roots and found their event that way. In this post I’ll update you on states which ran qualifiers last year but haven’t advertised one this year yet: Kansas shows May 20-21 on their calendar. Their senior event is open only to state residents and is held in conjunction with another open event. TN is on May 12-14; their website has a link but the senior event is not shown on the linked page. ID is May 20; their website indicates details are coming soon. IL and UT have no Irwin qualifier shown on their website. IL is of course the location of the US Senior Open, where I hope to meet many of you. ---
**Author:** ![Mulfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Mulfish](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Mulfish)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/qualifying-events-for-the-2023-irwin/25041/12 "2023-03-13T21:24:23Z")
Northern California June 9-11 [https://new.uschess.org/calchess-senior-state-championship](https://new.uschess.org/calchess-senior-state-championship) ---
**Author:** ![ILfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/71e660/32.png) [@ILfish](https://forum.uschess.org/u/ILfish)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 1:40am UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/qualifying-events-for-the-2023-irwin/25041/13 "2023-03-15T01:40:11Z")
The Illinois event is held along with the other qualifying events. That typically occurs on the first weekend in May at the same site as the USATN. This year that date is not available, so it looks like it may be on the weekend before Memorial Day, but that is not official as yet. Could always be run in June. Larry Cohen PS: I will see the rest of you Senior Open players this July. I live 1.5 miles away from the playing site. ---
**Author:** ![Mulfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Mulfish](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Mulfish)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/qualifying-events-for-the-2023-irwin/25041/14 "2023-03-29T18:35:34Z")
Utah April 8. This is not found in the US Chess event listings [http://www.utahchess.com/event/2023-utah-senior-championship-4-08-2023/](http://www.utahchess.com/event/2023-utah-senior-championship-4-08-2023/) ---
**Author:** ![Micah\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@Micah\_Smith](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Micah_Smith)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/qualifying-events-for-the-2023-irwin/25041/15 "2023-03-29T19:47:54Z")
Oregon Senior Open May 5-7: [oregonchessfed.org/?p=1017](https://www.oregonchessfed.org/?p=1017) ---
**Author:** ![Mulfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Mulfish](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Mulfish)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/qualifying-events-for-the-2023-irwin/25041/16 "2023-03-29T20:31:48Z")
Thanks Micah. Below is a summary of what I (think I) know about Irwin qualifying events. Note that these are the winners; it doesn’t mean they are actually willing and able to go! STATE NAME Connecticut Sergey Kudrin Georgia James Altucher Iowa Valeriy Kosokin Minnesota Tim Radermacher New Mexico Dennis Dyer (from State Championship) North Carolina Henry Hasman Ohio Thomas Britt and Michael Sheaf (co-champions, no idea who has priority for the Irwin) Pennsylvania Karl Dehmelt (from State championship) South Carolina Mike Sailor (winner Wayne Christiansen declined) Texas Chris Land West Virginia James Fuller Wisconsin Bryan Lilly (from State Championship) These are the scheduled events (date shown is the first day of the event) Alabama 4/22/2023 Calif - N 6/9/2023 Colorado 6/3/2023 Florida 5/27/2023 Idaho 5/20/2023 Kansas 5/20/2023 Michigan 4/22/2023 Nevada 4/16/2023 New Jersey 5/14/2023 Oklahoma 4/15/2023 Oregon 5/5/2023 Tennessee 5/12/2023 Utah 4/8/2023 Virginia 6/2/2023 Washington 4/14/2023 I don’t know anything about other states. Most of them historically have not run a senior only event. They may use the highest finishing Senior from the state championship. But I suspect most of them take the highest rated person willing to go or the first one who says they are willing. If you know anything about the other states or see an error in the above, please let me know! ---
**Author:** ![Mulfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Mulfish](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Mulfish)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/qualifying-events-for-the-2023-irwin/25041/17 "2023-04-05T21:55:49Z")
Illinois is May 20-23. Eagle-eyed Lawrence Cohen spotted it on the King Registration website. I don’t see it yet on US Chess or Illinois Chess Association websites. [https://www.kingregistration.com/event/ilsenior2023](https://www.kingregistration.com/event/ilsenior2023) ---
**Author:** ![Smythe\_Dakota](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@Smythe\_Dakota](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Smythe_Dakota)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 3:50am UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/qualifying-events-for-the-2023-irwin/25041/18 "2023-04-07T03:50:19Z")
King Registration seems to have become the primary source of tournament information (as well as registration) for players in Illinois. Organizers in several other states use King Registration also. Bill Smythe ---
**Author:** ![Moogy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@Moogy](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Moogy)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/qualifying-events-for-the-2023-irwin/25041/19 "2023-04-08T02:18:39Z")
> [@Smythe Dakota](#): > > King Registration seems to have become the primary source of tournament information (as well as registration) for players in Illinois. Organizers in several other states use King Registration also. > > Bill Smythe I am using it for the first time for a Texas Regional Scholastic I am running in May. So far, it is good. One payment bounced, so we shall see how that gets resolved. I love not having to individually process payments and registration details for every player. Now back to the topic of Senior Tournaments… ---
**Author:** ![Mulfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Mulfish](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Mulfish)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2023, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/qualifying-events-for-the-2023-irwin/25041/20 "2023-04-18T12:53:29Z")
Spots earned since my last update: South Dakota - Nels Truelson, by virtue of sharing first place in the South Dakota Championship with “underage” Josiah Jorenby. Utah - Thomas Johansen Oklahoma Mark Hulsey (co-champion but the other winner Bill Orton is from Arkansas Washington - Leonid Gavrish Nevada - Tom Brownscombe. Tom also won last year but ended up declining to take a spot on the TD staff! This weekend Alabama and Michigan are on the docket. [Next page](https://forum.uschess.org/t/qualifying-events-for-the-2023-irwin/25041.md?page=2)