Carnegie Mellon Classic Swiss

A PA College Chess X CMU Chess event (Follow us on Instagram @PA_College_Chess & @CMUChess!)

$400 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND

Open Section Prizes:

• 1st: $100
• 2nd: $75
• 3rd: $55
• U1700: $50

U1300 Section:

• 1st:$50
• 2nd:$40
• 3rd: $30

Special Prizes:

• Biggest Upset (per round, per section): 1-month chess.com diamond membership
• Top College Team (top 4 scorers in both sections): Plaque

G/30; d5, 4SS (Game in 30 minutes with a 5 second delay. 4 Round Swiss)

Entry Fee:

• $10 for college-affiliated players (CURRENT students, faculty, staff) until Oct. 3rd
• $15 for general public until Oct. 3rd
• After Oct. 3rd, entry fee goes up to $20 for everybody
• Click here for online registration page

Schedule:

• On-Site Registration: 10am-10:30am (Pre-Registration highly encouraged)
• Round 1: 11:00am
• Round 2: 1:00pm
• Round 3: 2:30pm
• Round 4: 4:00pm
• Awards: 5:30pm (ASAP)

Location Info:

• Playing Hall Room: Tepper Simmons B
  • Skittles room: Tepper Simmons A

• FREE Parking: Morewood Gardens Parking Lot 
  • 4902 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
  • If Morewood is full, there is nearby street parking and paid parking lots
    • https://www.cmu.edu/transportation/park/visitor.html

(Prizes paid out by Venmo or Paypal with few exceptions)

(One 1/2-point bye available per player. Please note in the registration page in the question/comment section which round you would like the 1/2-point bye if you would like one.)

(This online registration form includes 5% ($0.50) transaction fee. To avoid it, you can Venmo the tournament organizer Nathan Zeigler @nathzeig or Paypal nathzeig@gmail.com directly and email nathzeig@gmail.com with all of the registration info including name, USCF ID, email, and section)

(Food available IN BUILDING of playing hall. Additionally, other food options like Chipotle and Starbucks down the street)