Event Overview
Join us in celebrating chess in the area by representing your club at this event! This is an individual Swiss, but players representing the same club will not be paired against each other (if possible)
Individuals players are welcome. Clubs with low turnout will be given the opportunity to combine with other clubs to field competitive teams. Individuals without clubs will be given the opportunity to play with a club that could use more players
Format: 4-round Swiss, G/35;+5 (time control is game in 35 minutes per side with a 5-second bonus per move).
To mitigate mismatches, accelerated pairings will be used for this event.
Prizes
Top Club: Trophy (The combined score of the top 4 scorers from each club will count towards the top club prize)
Best Player: Top scorer of the tournament will receive a plaque
MVP Award: Top scorer from each club will receive a medal (for the club that has the best player, that club's second-highest scorer will receive the medal)
Top Senior (50 years old or older): Plaque
Top K-12 player: Plaque
Top College Student: Plaque (currently enrolled in any college in the Fall 2025 semester)
Top Unrated: Free entry to any 1-day Central PA event (Myerstown, York, Hershey/Carlisle, Camp Hill, Shippensburg) or Frederick, MD event
Entry fee (per player)
- Early Bird Entry Fee (by August 25th): $5
- Regular Entry Fee: $10
- Online Registration can be found here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/shippensburguniversitychessclub/1795778
- Venmo & Paypal available for people who want to avoid the 5% transaction fee (Venmo @nathzeig or Paypal Click here to show mail address)
- USCF Membership is required for this event
- On-site registration is available between 10am-10:30am but online registration at least a day before is highly encouraged
Schedule
Round 1 - 11:00am (tournament starts promptly. First time in Ship? We recommend arrviing by 10:45)
Lunch Break - 12:30pm (CHICK-FIL-A and CONVENIENCE STORE IN BUILDING opens at 11am)
Round 2 - 1:00pm
Round 3 - 2:30pm
Round 4 - 4:00pm
Prizes given out by 5:30pm (ASAP)
(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.)
Previous Shippensburg Tournaments
- April 6, 2024: https://www.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/XtblMain.php?202404062522
- Sept. 21, 2024: https://www.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/XtblMain.php?202409213942
- Nov. 1st-2nd: https://www.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/XtblMain.php?202411179582
- March 1, 2025: https://www.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/XtblMain.php?202503011512
Upcoming Tournaments At Ship & Nearby
- Sept. 13th -- Ship Fall Open: https://new.uschess.org/shippensburg-fall-open-2025
- Sept. 27th: Brian Costella Memorial: https://new.uschess.org/brian-costella-memorial-chess-tournament-benefits-scholastic-chess
- Nov. 1st-2nd -- PA Team Championship: https://new.uschess.org/pa-team-championship-2025
- Other Tournaments in Central PA: https://tricitychessacademy.com/central-pa-tournaments
- Tournaments in Frederick, MD: https://www.meetup.com/frederick-chess-club/
408 Lancaster Dr,
Shippensburg, PA 17257
United States