$150,000 Universal Open

UNIVERSAL OPEN INFO + REGISTRATION

June 20th-23rd - $150,000 - Dallas / Fort Worth

The tournament is 6 Rounds, G/90+30, Swiss non-elimination.

7 sections, Championship, 2000-2199 USCF, 1800-1999 USCF, 1600-1799 USCF, 1400-1599 USCF, 1200-1399 USCF, U1200 USCF.

Every section is USCF Rated. Championship, 2000-2199, and 1800-1999 sections are FIDE Rated. June USCF Ratings will be used, and USCF Rules for prizes.

Location: NYTEX Sports Centre ; 8851 Ice House Dr, North Richland Hills, TX 76180

Entry list is available HERE

 

Schedule:

4 day schedule round times: 6/20: 6:00pm. 6/21: 2:00pm, 7:00pm. 6/22: 10:00am. 6/23: 10:00am, 3:00pm.

3 day schedule round times: 6/21: 9:00am, 2:00pm, 7:00pm. 6/22: 10:00am. 6/23: 10:00am, 3:00pm.

Only one round Saturday for both schedules because after the Saturday round, the Celebrity tournament and Super Grandmaster match (Vidit vs Hans) will take place in the arena. Be sure to get stadium seats to watch those side events live!

Prizes:

75% guaranteed in the 100K Main event, 25% added at 750 fully paid entries. $50,000 guaranteed for the Super GM Title Match.

Championship: $10000-4000-2000-1200-1000-800, top FIDE Under 2300: $2000-1000

2000-2199: $7000-3000-2000-1200-800-500

1800-1999: $6000-2500-2000-1200-800-500

1600-1799: $6000-2500-2000-1200-800-500

1400-1599: $6000-2500-2000-1200-800-500

1200-1399: $5000-2000-1500-1200-800-500

U1200: $5000-2000-1200-800-500

Blitz event: $1000 - $500, Top U2000 - $250, Top U1600 - $250.

Super GM Title Match: $30000-$20000

Top mixed doubles team: $1,000 - $600 - $400 , teams must average under 2200 rating and may play in different sections. These prizes are split between team members.

Registration:

There are two types of registration, normal tournament entry and VIP entry. The VIP registration is a bundle deal that will save you money if you were to buy the side events separately. However, both registration options still include a play up fee of $60 if a player enters in a section above their rating.

Normal Tournament Registration: $275 to play in any section. After May 14th entry will increase to $305, after June 14th entry will increase to $325. After June 17th entry will increase to $365 and will be the same for on-site registration. Each player will also receive 1 stadium seat to watch the Celebrity tournament & Super GM Match on Saturday after the round (this does not conflict with any other rounds since there is just 1 round Saturday morning). To register with this option, click HERE.

(RECOMMENDED) VIP Registration: $375 to play in any section, this option will not be available after June 14th. Comes with a memorable shirt, free blitz entry, and 2 stadium seats to watch the Celebrity tournament & Super GM Match on Saturday after the round (this does not conflict with any other rounds since there is just 1 round Saturday morning). To register with this option, click HERE.

Hotel:

All hotels listed are around 5 minutes from the playing venue, more hotels are making chess rates and will be available below. Some hotels will fill up and others may have their booking links taken down as the event gets closer, if you are having trouble the best thing to do is to call the hotel. There are many other hotels than the ones below, there are around 10 hotels within ten minutes from the playing venue.

The Hyatt Place in Hurst has offered a chess rate of $139 for a king room, $144 for a queen. This rate ends May 24th, To book this option click HERE

The Hampton Inn & Suites in Hurst has offered a chess rate of $123 for a king room, $133 for a queen. This rate ends May 20th, To book this option click HERE

Side Events:

Annual Luis Salinas Blitz: Blitz event will be held Friday at midnight, 5 double rounds G/3;d1. Registration will be on-site and will cost $50, must register with the TD table before 11PM Friday. Player who registered with the VIP Package will already be entered in the blitz, failure to attend the first round will result in elimination.

Celebrity Chess Tournament + Super Grandmaster Match: Saturday from 4:30pm - 10:00pm. This does not conflict with any round times so all of our players can sit in the stadium and watch this event live! The only round Saturday is 10am, so it will finish before this event begins. Tickets to watch this event are available HERE. However, if a player registered with the VIP Package they get 2 tickets for free! Players who registered with regular registration get 1 free ticket. Tickets will be given during round 1.

Universal Open Scholastic: Saturday 9:00am - 3:00pm , players must be in K-12th grade (class of 2024 may play). All players get a free ticket to watch the stadium events right after (celebrity chess tournament + super grandmaster match). To register for this event click HERE

Celebrity Signing: For one hour we will hold a signing where you can get your items signed by the celebrities playing in the Celebrity section. The link to register for this will be made available on UniversalChessTour.com

 

Extra Information

USA Players without a FIDE ID that are playing in a FIDE Rated section (check if your section is FIDE Rated) must email us their full name, USCF ID, email, DOB, email address, and agree to receive a USA FIDE ID Number.

Because this is a limited capacity event, closed to the first 1,000 players, entry is refundable by 75%. There are no refunds within two weeks of the event start date.

Players should bring clocks, boards are provided.

Prize limits for special cases:

Unrated players can win 50% of a prize in the U1200, and no more than $1,000 in any other section. If player has FIDE Rating but not USCF (mostly foreign players), they should play in a section comparable to their FIDE, and the unrated prize restrictions will not apply, must email us to use this option. Foreign players must disclose their FIDE ID before round 1 with us to ensure they are in the correct section. Players with less than 10 registered regular rated games on USCF will be held to the same prize restrictions as Unrated players.

If a player goes through the registration process and selects “not playing up”, but does select a section higher than their rating, they will be adequately placed in the section of their rating. It will say “Relocated” next to their name on the entry list. We will not change their section unless we are emailed and the playup fee is paid.

Players that have been over 50 points (rating) the section maximum at any time in 2024 may only win $800. Balance of any limited prize goes to the next eligible player(s) in line.

More details will be added/changed , be sure to keep up with our website UniversalChessTour.com to see all up to date changes