2025 Murfreesboro Chess Club Championship

Four Rounds, Swiss @ G/45;d5 

Prizes: Champion, U1600, U1400, U1200, Unr.

Eligibility: Must be a current MCC Member, as well as, a current US Chess Member. 
Registration: 8:00am - 8:50am 
Rounds: Round One at 9:15am, Lunch, Round Two (T.B.A.), and Subsequent Rounds a.s.a.p. 
Prizes: Champion’s name engraved on the Club’s Perpetual Trophy plus a Champion’s Plaque,  Plaques for the Top Performance in U1600, U1400 & U1200, Top Unrated receives a special Medallion (One prize per winner). 
Tie Breaks: Decided by G/5;d3. If the 1st game is drawn, players will switch colors. If the 2nd game is drawn, the 3rd game will be an Armageddon format where the higher rated player chooses their color. 
EF: $10.00 cash or $12.00 PayPal

MCC Membership: $10.00 cash or $12.00 PayPal

TCA Membership: Not required, but highly encouraged. $10.00 individual, $15.00 family.

PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/mborochessclub 

Byes: Available any round if TD is notified before round one begins.

TD Discretion: TD may employ an alternative tie break system under unusual circumstances.  TD may also create separate section(s) based on participation, with thresholds for playing up.  T.B.A. before Round One.

- In Armageddon the White player gets 5 minutes sudden death and the Black player gets 4 minutes sudden death. If the game is drawn, then the player with the Black pieces wins. Otherwise, the game is decided by checkmate or on time. If more than two players are tied, then the lower rated players will play first to decide who plays the highest rated.