Event Overview
MAR. 21, 2026 MISSOURI
US Chess Grand Prix points 10 (enhanced)
12th annual Mid-America Open Blitz Championship
4-SS, G/3 d2, double round (8 games), Clayton Plaza Hotel St. Louis-Clayton, 7750 Carondelet Ave., St. Louis, MO 63105 (I-64 W/US 40-W Exit 32B, 1.2 miles north on Hanley Rd). Free parking. $500 guaranteed prizes: $150-100, top Under 2300 $72, Under 2000 $70, Under 1700/Unr. $60, Under 1400 $48. Entry fee (Sat. night at site only): $20, no checks. GMs $20 from prize. Enter by 9:10 pm. Round 1 begins 9:30 pm, then ASAP, should end by 11:30 pm. One pair of half-point byes allowed in any round, must commit before round 2. March ratings used. Blitz rated (will not affect regular ratings); higher of Regular or Blitz used for pairings and prizes. $10 service charge for refunds before Rd. 1 pairings (no refunds after Round 1 is paired). No equipment supplied.
7750 Carondelet Ave.
(I-64 W/US 40-W Exit 32B, 1.2 miles north on Hanley Rd)
St. Louis, MO 63105
United States