Event Overview
CCC Classic Third Anniversary Tournament May 17, 2025
USCF rated chess tournament with 4 rounds, with cash prize over $800 and Trophies and Medals.
When:
Round 1 Saturday, May 17 @9:00 am
Round 2 Saturday, May 17 @11:30 am
Round 3 Saturday, May 17 @2:00 pm
Round 4 Saturday, May 17 @4:30 pm
Where:
Coppell Chess Club
120 E Bethel School Rd,
Coppell, TX 75019
Time Controls:
G60;d10 sec (60 mins with 10 Secs delay)
Sections and Prizes:
Championship Section (1800+)
$300 - $150 - $75
Under 1800 Section (1400-1799)
$150 - $75 - $50
Under 1400 Section and Under 800 Section
Trophies for first 3 places and medals for 2.5 points and above
Entry Fee:
| Championship and U1800 Section: | U1400 and U800 Section: |
$50 Early Bird offer on or before Apr 30, 2025 $65 Regular Fee $75 Late Entry Fee after May 15, 2025 | $40 Early Bird offer on or before Apr 30, 2025 $50 Regular Fee $60 Late Entry Fee after May 15, 2025 |
Play Up Fee:
- Players may pay $15 extra to play up if your monthly rating is less than 150 points for that section.
- Monthly rating will be used to determine if play up is needed or not. Live rating/un-published rating will not be used.
- Players will be added in the section based on the rating. If play up fee is paid, we will move them to the upper section.
Byes:
- Up to One – ½ point byes allowed for any round except for the last round. Bye has to be requested before the end of round 2.
- Zero-point bye/withdraw has to be requested before the section pairing is done.
Withdrawals:
- Withdrawals can be requested 1 day before tournament start date. After that time NO REFUNDS/NO EXCEPTIONS. Any refunds before that will incur a $15 processing and transaction fee.
More Details:
- US Chess ratings and rules will be used for pairings and awarding prizes.
- Unrated players will be placed at TD’s discretion. Foreign players must disclose FIDE ID, foreign ratings or online ratings before round one is paired. Failure to disclose playing history may result in forfeiture and withdrawal from the event.
- No Spectators allowed in tournament area.
- All non-essential communication devices must be powered off completely while inside the playing hall (not just on silent) and must remain in the player’s bag or face up on the table. Devices must remain at the board during game play. Penalties up to or including loss of game and removal from the tournament for violations of this policy.
- Only US Chess approved electronic notation devices are allowed;
- Notation required for all sections except U800 section. Per rules, moves must be made on the board before recording them and the king must be moved first when castling.
- Chess board and clock will be provided.
- Only snacks and drinks allowed at the chess board. All other food must remain outside the playing room.
- Default late forfeiture time is 30 mins. TD may extend this time at TD’s discretion.
Contact:
Email: Click here to show mail address
Phone: 214-534-6730
Registration:
To register go to https://coppellchessclub.com/tourRegister/ccc-classic-third-anniversary-may-17-2025
120 E Bethel School rd
COPPELL, TX 75019
United States