2025 Southern California Open

2025 Southern California Open

Prize Fund: $50,000 ($2000 guaranteed for side blitz event

Location: Embassy Suites Hotel
800 N. Central Avenue, Glendale, CA 91203

• Beautiful two-room suites with a sleeper sofa
• Full American Breakfast
  • Use code “ ACA” for the special group rate by August 8. Make sure to book your hotel before the price goes up!

Dates: August 29 - September 1
(4-Day or 3-Day Schedule)

Sections:  USCF Membership Required

• Open $5000-2500-1250-650-325-325 FIDE Rated
• U2300 $4000-2000-1000-500-500-250 FIDE Rated
• U2100 $4000-2000-1000-500-500-250 FIDE Rated
• U1900 $3000-1500-750-325-325-225
• U1700 $3000-1500-750-325-325-225
• U1500 $2000-1000-500-250-250-125
• U1300 $2000-1000-500-250-250-125
  • Best unrated 1900+ $250
  • Best unrated in u19-u13 $200
  • Best over 65 y/o $250
  • Best under 10 y/o $250

Mixed Doubles Bonus Prizes:
Awarded to the best male/female combined 2-player team score across Rounds 1-6 in all sections: $1000-500-300-200. Teams must average under a 2200 rating.

Time control: G/90;+ 30 second increment

• 3 day schedule play rounds 1 and 2 G/55;d5, then merge round 3 with normal time control.

Special Entries:

• All GMs and WGMs: Free entry ($228 deducted from prize)
• IMs and WIMs in Open Section: $100 discount from the regular fee

Entry Fees:

• Regular Fee (until August 18): $228
• Late Fee (until August 28): $275
• No registration after August 28th, 6 pm
• Re-entry is possible on site before Saturday, 9 pm, day 3, round 1.

Notes:

• No checks accepted; credit cards are accepted.
  FIDE-rated players 1900-2100 can join the Open Division for an additional $200.
• Round Byes
  • Half-point byes available.
  • Max amount of byes: 2
• Southern California residents require SCCF membership: $20
  • Nonresidents do not pay for SCCF membership:
  • Regular $25.00 USD
  • Junior (Under the age of 18) $20.00 USD Join/Renew | SCCF

2025 SoCal BLITZ TOURNAMENT

Date: September 1
$2,000 Guaranteed Prizes

Sections:

• Open: $500-225-125
• Under 2100: $300-175-100
• Under 1600: $300-175-100
   

Time Control: G/3;2+, double round, 10 games (5ss)
Round 1 starts at 5:30 pm; estimated finish by 8:30 pm.

Fee: $50
Registration ends at 4:30 pm.

Details and Registration:
Online Registration for Chess Championships - 2025 Southern California Open

Contact:
Armen Ambartsoumian: americanchessacademy@gmail.com
Sam Kennedy: coachsamtd@gmail.com