The 2025 Cardinal Open

$10,000 PRIZE FUND BASED ON 140 PAID ENTRIES!

5 Sections: 

Elite Section: $2000-1000-500 (***Elite prizes guaranteed)

Under 2200:  $800-400-250

Under 1900:  $800-400-250

Under 1600:  $700-400-250

Under 1300:  $700-400-200

Entry Fee for all sections: $120 by 1/23, $130 at site or online until two hours before round one. 

GM, IM, WGM, WIM free; registration at progresswithchess.org/master, $100 will be deducted from prize winnings.

Elite and Under 2200 Sections FIDE Rated.

Elite players must have USCF or FIDE rating 1900 or above above.

5 Round Swiss – 2 or 3 Day Options:

January official USCF ratings used. Unofficial uschess.org ratings used if otherwise unrated. Players must reveal foreign, FIDE and other over the board ratings, and these ratings, adjusted, if necessary, may be used, if higher than USCF. Notation required in all sections. Only US Chess approved electronic score sheets allowed. 

Unrated Players: Unrated players may win no more than 50% of any prize except in the Elite Section.

The remaining amount of the unrated players’ prize will go to the players in the next score group.

Reentry: 3-Day Schedule Only $50, not available for players in the Elite or Under 2200 Sections. 

Byes: Half point byes okay, limit 2, not round 5, must be requested before Round 2 pairings are posted.

Doubles Bonus Prize: $200-100. Best male/female or female/female 2-player “team” combined score among all sections. Must average under 2200; may play in different sections. Register by 5 PM Saturday, January 25th. Prize limits do not apply to Doubles Bonus Prize. No additional fee to register.

Blitz Tournament: Saturday, January 25th at 9:00 PM, register by 8:45 PM – More details on-site.

Registration online at progresswithchess.org/cardinal