2022 Music City Open

Minutes from Downtown Nashville - 15 Minutes from Nashville International Airport (BNA) - Plenty of food options within walking distance, on site and easily ordered. 

HOTEL-!!Millennium Maxwell House Hotel Nashville
2025 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37228 Phone (615) 259-4343

Room Rate $149 per night for 2-queen – 50 Rooms Blocked @ Chess Rate, so sign up soon! Use code- CHESS202211

TOURNAMENT ONLINE REGISTRATION LINK: https://ncc.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=4002&club_id=164844&item_id=1777974&event_date_id=255

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP SECTION $7,400 GG
Open to all players- FIDE-Rated and follows FIDE Laws of
Chess – FIDE ratings used for pairings/prizes
$2500 - $1500 - $1000 - $500
Top U/2200 FIDE $800
2nd U/2200 FIDE $400
Top U/2000 FIDE - $700

*TOP 3- PLAYERS THAT RESIDE WITHIN 50-MILE RADIUS OF NCC
QUALIFY FOR NASHVILLE OPEN CITY CHAMPIONSHIP

UNDER 2000 CHALLENGER SECTION $4,200 GG
Open to players rated under 2000 USCF
$1500 - $900 - $500 - $300
Top U/1800 $600
2nd U/1800 $400

*TOP 3-PLAYERS THAT RESIDE WITHIN 50-MILE RADIUS QUALIFY
OF NCC QUALIFY FOR 2023 CITY CHALLENGERS’ EDITION

UNDER 1700 SECTION $3400 GG
Open to players rated under 1700
$1200 - $700 - $450 - $250
Top U/1500 $500
2nd U/1500 $300

UNDER 1400 SECTION $3000 GG
Open to players rated under 1400
$1,000 - $700 - $400 - $200
Top U/1200 $450
2ND u/1200 $250

UNDER 1000 + UNRATED SECTION $$2000 GG
Open to players rated under 1000 or Unrated
$800 - $400 - $300 - $200
Top Unrated - $300

UNRATED PLAYERS ONLY ELIGIBLE FOR TOP UNRATED

OR 1ST - 3RD IN OPEN

TOURNAMENT FORMAT
5 Round SS; G/100 min, +30 sec increment
Round 1- Friday 7:15 PM CST
(2-Day Option Round 1 – 11 AM G/30 d5)
Round 2- Saturday 1:00 PM CST
Round 3- Saturday 7:00 CST
Round 4- Sunday 11:00 AM CST
Round 5 – Sunday 5:00 PM CST

ENTRY FEE- Open, U2000, U1700, U1400 Sections-
$135 if received by December 2nd, 2022 ($150 after and

on-site registration)

U1000+Unrated Section - $110 BY 12/2 ($130 AT DOOR)
On-Site Registration 5-6PM Friday and 9:30-10:15AM

Saturday
(IM) and (GM) Free Entry

RE-ENTRY OPTION FOR USCF SECTIONS ONLY - $80
1-HALF POINT BYE – MUST COMMIT BY ROUND 2

ENTRY- REGISTER ONLINE AT
WWW.NASHVILLECHESS.ORG
OR AT THE NCC OR BY MAIL:
2911 BELMONT BLVD. NASHVILLE, TN 37212
(CHECKS PAYABLE TO NCC)
US CHESS MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED