26th Annual Sacramento Chess Championship

EVENT & SCHEDULE: Master/Expert (above 1999, FIDE rated) , Reserve (1500-1999), Challengers (U1500) Senior (age 50+ as of 7/1/2023) in a 2 or 3-day schedule.  USCF rated six-round swiss.  Registration:  7/5 – 8:30-9:45 am.  7/6 – 8:00 - 8:45 am.  Rounds: 3-day: 7/5 – 10 & 3, 7/6 – 10:30 & 4, 7/7 – 10 & 3.  2-day: 7/6 – 9, 11:15, 1:30, & 4, 7/7 – 10 & 3.  (2- and 3-day merge in round 4).  Time Controls: 3-day: G/90 +30 inc, 2-day: Rounds 1-3, G/61,d5; Rounds 4-6, G/90 +30 inc.

ENTRY FEES: $124, postmarked by 6/28/2024; $144 postmarked after 6/28/2024 and on site.  IMs/GMs free.  USCF membership required.  CalChess members receive a $5 discount on their entry fee (excluding reentries).  Entrants may play up one section (max 200 points) for $30.  Reentry after round 2 of the 3-day schedule, $65.  Byes: ½ point byes available in any round and must be requested before completion of the previous round.   ½ point byes for rounds 5 and 6 must be requested prior to the start of round 1 and may not be changed.  Maximum two ½ point byes.  Online entries accepted at http://tinyurl.com/3n9kvubh  Make payment through Venmo to @jmc-chess or PayPal to sactochess@sbcglobal.net.  Please include the name of the player with the payment.

PRIZES:    Master/Expert:    1st - $1,000 & trophy, 2nd - $700, 3rd - $500;   *U2200:  1st - $400, 2nd - $300, 3rd - $200
                  Reserve:    1st - $850 & trophy, 2nd - $650, 3rd - $450;   *U1750:  1st - $375, 2nd - $275
                  Challengers:    1st - $850 & trophy, 2nd - $650, 3rd - $450;   *U1250: 1st - $375, 2nd - $275;   U1000* - $200
                  Senior:    1st - $850 & trophy, 2nd - $650, *1800-1999 - 1st - $400; *U1600-1799 - 1st - $400; U1600 - $400
                  Trophy to top 60+, 65+, & 70+
                  NOTE: Unrated players ineligible for asterisked (*) prizes.

HOTEL: Holiday Inn Express & Suites, tournament rate of $154 per night plus tax single/double by 6/30/2024. (may be available after that date).  Call 1-888-465-4329 or 1-916-923-1100, or on-line at www.hiexpress.com/sacramentone.  Use group code SCC.  Reserve early as the hotel has sold out over the tournament weekend in the past.

OTHER: Bring clocks!!  Boards and sets provided!!  Late entries will be given a ½ point bye or paired against another late entry at the TD’s discretion.  No computer entries.  Wheelchair access.  USCF rated, The Master/Expert FIDE rated using USCF rules and pairings.  Advance entries posted on the Weekend Events page of the Sacramento Chess Club website, http://sacramentochessclub.org  Trophy tie-break information on-site.  July 2024 rating supplement only or CCA minimums.

MORE INFO:   NTD John McCumiskey, e-mail: sactochess@sbcglobal.net; phone:  (916) 524-9479.