Event Overview
National Chess Day
and MCC Location Anniversary
Low Entry Fee! Tons of Plaques!
$740 in prizes b/60
October 11, 2025
FIVE TOURNAMENTS IN ONE!Very Low Entry Fee, many good prizes!
Hand and Brain, 10:30am
4ss G/10+5, rounds ASAP starting 10:30am
1st
Plaques +
3p
2nd
2p
3rd
1p
Top non placing Family Team
1p
Top non placing Male+Female Team
1p
USCF Dual-Rated
3ss G/25d5, rounds ASAP starting 1:00pm
1st
Plaque(s) +
3p
2nd
2p
3rd
1p
Top non placing Family Team
1p
Top non placing Male+Female Team
1p
Fischer Random (team pt pairings)
4ss G/10+5, rounds ASAP starting 4:30pm
1st
Plaques +
3p
2nd
2p
3rd
1p
Top non placing Family Team
1p
Top non placing Male+Female Team
1p
Bughouse Bonanza
6ss G/5d0, rounds ASAP starting 7pm
1st
Plaques +3p
2nd
2p
3rd
1p
Top non placing Family Team
1p
Top non placing Male+Female Team
1p
Late Night Arena USCF Blitz
DOUBLE ROUND ROBIN G/3+2 8:30pm
1st
Plaques +3p
2nd
2p
3rd
1p
Top non placing Family Team
1p
Top non placing Male+Female Team
1p
Rules notes:
Hand & Brain
One player Hand, one player Brain, chosen per gamne, white chooses 1st. Brain speaks type of piece, Hand moves and operates clock, otherwise no discussion of moves, and other communication prohibited including clock reminders. Hand selects promoted piece. Prohibited speaking can result in negative 2min or half time penalty, whichever less. Hand controls resignation and draw offers and acceptances
Bughouse
Teams choose color, higher score chooses 1st. If tie and issue, lots for 1st pick. Touch move: piece in hand touching legal square determines move. Teams are allowed talk for needed pieces, speeding up, slowing down or stalling, reminding bughouse rules. Teams may not talk about specific moves. Penalties can be stealing pieces in hand from other team. Pieces in hand must be visible. Captured promoted pieces are pawns in hand.
Fischer Random
position available for 10 minutes
195 Madison Ave Suite 101
Memphis, TN 38103
United States