Event Overview
Event & Schedule: 4 round swiss for players age 50 and older (must be at least 50 years old on September 20, 2025). Sections: Senior Open, Senior Reserve (U1700). On-Site Registration: 9/20 – 9:00-9:45 am. Rounds: 10 am & 3 pm both days
Time Controls: G/90, 30 second increment.
Entry Fees: $124 mailed & postmarked by 9/13/2025, $144 postmarked after 9/13/2025 and on-site. GMs and IMs free (entry fee deducted from any prize monies won).
Prizes: Open – 1st Place: $650 & Trophy, 2nd Place: $450, 1st U2000*: $300, 2nd U2000*: $250
Reserve – 1st Place: $650 & Trophy, 2nd Place: $450, 1st U1400*: $300, 2nd U1400*: $250
Trophies for top age 60+, 65+, and 70+ (Combined sections).
Unrated players ineligible for astrisked (*) prizes. Prize fund based on 40 entries.
Hotel: Holiday Inn Express & Suites, tournament rate of $154 per night plus tax single/double by 9/5/2025. (may be available after that date). Call 1-888-465-4329 or 1-916-923-1100, or on-line at https://tinyurl.com/4dhc77fb. Use group code SCC.
Other: Bring clocks!! Boards and sets provided!! USCF rated, September 2025 rating list. E-mail address required. ½ point byes available in any round. Late entries will be given a ½ point bye or paired against another late entry at the TD’s discretion. Round 4 byes must be requested prior to round 1 and can not be changed. Maximum one ½ point bye per entry. Advance entries posted on the Weekend Events page of the Sacramento Chess Club website, http://sacramentochessclub.org.
Contact: NTD John McCumiskey, Sacramento Chess Club, (916) 524-9479 or sactochess@sbcglobal.net.
2224 Auburn Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95821
United States