4th Stephen Sosnick Memorial Chess Festival Sunday Rapid Chess

Grand Prix
UC Davis Conference Center

Event Overview

  • Time control: 15 minutes for each game plus 10 seconds added per move
  • 8:30 am Check-in
  • Seven Rounds from 9 am - 6 pm
  • 12 - 1 pm Lunch Break
  • 5:30 pm Awards Ceremony
  • Four Sections: Open; Under 1800; Under 1200; and Unrated.
  • Entry Fee:  Open/U1800 - $20, U1200/Unrated - $10 by March 23, 2025, $5 more afterward.
  • Open Section - 1st $250 / 2nd $200 / 3rd $150 / 4th $100 / 5th $50, please link below for other prizes.
  • Registration closes at 9 pm on April 4, 2025, no on-site registration.
  • Rating: A player's official USCF Regular Rating will be used for pairing and prize purposes.
  • No USCF rating? You may enter the Unrated Section or choose to play in a higher Section. All players earn an official USCF rating after this event.
  • USCF membership is required. Become a USCF member here.
  • Location:  UC Davis Conference Center, 550 Alumni Lane, Davis, CA
  • Questions?  Michael Aigner at michael@fpawn.com
  • Hotel:  Book Hyatt Place by March 3.

Please visit the Sosnick Chess website for more information, including the playing schedule and prizes.

To donate to Sosnick Chess, a 501(c)(3), with an existing PayPal account, please click here.  If you do not have an existing PayPal account, please click here.

Address:

550 Alumni Lane
Davis, CA 95616
United States

Sections: 4
Grand Prix Points: 15
Prize Fund: 750
FIDE Rated: No
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Residency Restriction: No
Online Event: No

Organizer Overview

Sosnick Chess & Davis Chess Club
Email: michael@fpawn.com
Phone: