BayAreaChess Open Blitz @ Milpitas (Dec 7, 2025)

Test your speed and sharpen your instincts at the BayAreaChess Open Blitz! This fast-paced USCF-rated event promises thrilling rounds and tough competition to all players.

Register here

• You must log in or sign up before you can register.
• Online registration closes at 12:00 a.m. the day of the tournament.

Schedule

• K-12 Blitz:
  • Time Control: G/3 d2
  • 5:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. (rolling schedule)
  • Mandatory check-in by 5:30 p.m.
• Open Blitz:
  • Time Control: G/3 d2
  • 5:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. (rolling schedule)
  • Mandatory check-in by 5:30 p.m.

Sections

• Players will be placed into groups of 6 based on December 2025 Published Supplement Blitz rating.
  (Note: If the number of players is indivisible by 6, a group can have up to 11 players)

Prizes

• K-12 Blitz:
  • 4 BA€oins per point
• Open Blitz:
  • In each section, 1st place: $60, 2nd place: $40

Fees

• Entry fee
  • K-12 Blitz: $33
  • Open Blitz: $33
• Onsite fee: +$7
• Discount for BayAreaChess Premium/Basic Members (More Info)

Other requirements

• USCF membership must be active.

More information available here.