FREE Pop-Up Quads with CASH Prizes

Yes, you read that right, a FREE US Chess Tournament with CASH prizes. - $12.00 per Quad!
 

REGISTER ONLINE HERE

Come and play chess outside! Enjoy the weather and win some money!

Prize: $12.00 per Quad
Entry Fee: - $0 FREE
Date: 21 June 2025
Time: 3:00 to 7:00 pm
Location: Record Road Park - 800 Mountain Rd, Fallston, MD 21047
Format: Quad
Time Control: G/25 +5
REGISTER ONLINE HERE

This event is limited to 20 players! With this has limited capacity, please only register if you are going to attend. If you arrive without an advanced registration, we cannot guarantee you will play. Once we hit capacity, we close registration.

We provide Boards, Sets, and Clocks!

This is an outdoor tournament in a park. As such there are limits on what we can do with respect to keeping people quiet. We have reserved the Pavillion for our event, however there are other recreational facilities (ball fields, playgrounds, etc.) at this park. This park has restroom facilities.

Current US Chess Membership is REQUIRED! If you do not have an active US Chess Membership, you can sign up via the US Chess Website HERE.

Quad Chess Tournament Format:

1. Registration: After registration, players are sorted by rating, from highest to lowest.
2. Grouping: Players are then grouped into sets of four.
3. Round Robin: Each group of four players participates in a round-robin style tournament, where every player faces each other.
4. Adjustment for Non-Multiples of 4: If the total number of registrations is not a multiple of 4, a separate three-round Swiss tournament is organized for the bottom 5 to 7 players.

NOTE: Emmorton Recreation does not allow smoking at any of its events or on any of their properties.