Nebraska Winter Open 2025

Nebraska Winter Open 2025

Nebraska State Association Player of the Year Tournament

CO-SPONSORED BY THE OMAHA CHESS COMMUNITY, INC.

March 8 & 9 2025

Location:  Metropolitan Community College

5370 North 30th Street Omaha, NE 68111

                  Fort Omaha Campus

                  Bldg. 10, Room 136C, 136D

                  Campus entrance at 30th & Fort Streets

Pre-Registration and Pre-Payment:

                 PayPal/Zelle transaction to Click here to show mail address

                 https://www.kingregistration.com/event/NebraskaWinterOpen2025

Entry Fee:        $50 by 2/07/2025, $60 by 3/07/2025, $70 on site.

                          $15 by 2/07/2025, $20 by 3/07/2025, $25 on site for the RBO

                          $10 by 2/07/2025, $15 by 3/07/2025, $20 on site for the USCF rated Blitz

                          $5 by 2/07/2025, $10 by 3/07/2025, $15 on site for the Casual Blitz

Round Times:

 Open

• Saturday, Registration 9.00 to 9.30, R1: 9.30     R2: 2:00   R3: 6:00
• Sunday R4: 10.45 / After Blitz Game ends ,  R5: 3:30

 RBO Saturday, Registration 12 to 1 PM  R1: 1.30 R2-R5 ASAP

 Sunday Blitz 5+SS (Rated and Unrated) Sunday, Registration 9.00 to 9.30 R1: 9.30 R2 to R5 ASAP

General Information:

The Open is a 5 round Swiss with a time control of 90 minutes + 30 second increment and will be USCF The Open Section is a POY (Player of the Year) event.

The RBO is also a 5 round Swiss played only on Saturday. The time control is 30 minutes delay 5 seconds and is USCF rated, Players in the RBO must be rated under 1200.

The USCF rated  Blitz is also a 5 round Swiss played only on Sunday. The time control is 5 minutes delay 0 seconds and is USCF rated

The Casual Sunday Blitz is also a 5 round Swiss played only on Sunday. The time control is 5 minutes delay 0 seconds and is non-rated.

$15 service charge for refunds.
Prizes not claimed at site are usually paid by PayPal (make take over a week).

Additional Information:

• Players must provide their own chess sets and clocks. Only a few extra sets and clocks will be available from the organizer.
• Notation paper with carbonless copy will be provided to both the Open and RBO by the organizer.
• Onsite changes to the RBO’s round times take priority over the times listed in this flyer.
• Byes
  • One ½ point bye per player. A last round bye must be requested prior to the start of the 3rd  . Byes for all other rounds must be requested 1 hour prior to the start of the round.
• Electronic devises
  • FIDE rule 11.3 enforced with regards to electronic devices. No electronic scoresheets are allowed.
• Spectator Rules
  • No spectators are allowed in the playing hall 10 minutes after the start of the round.
  • Players are allowed to spectate after their game is over.
  • Spectator rules are subject to change.

Prizes: Open Section:

• 1st Place: $300
• 2nd Place: $200
• 3rd Place: $100
• Under 2000 (U2000): $100
• Under 1800 (U1800): $100
• Under 1600 (U1600): $100
• Under 1400 (U1400): $100
• Total Prize $1,000 listed above are based on a minimum of 35 players registered.
• If registration is below 35 players, 75% of the EF money will be distributed after expenses.

Trophies for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd will be provided to the top 3 finishers of the RBO.

An U800 trophy and an U400 trophy will be provided for the top finishers respectively.

Trophies for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd will be provided to the top 3 finishers of the Blitz Rated.

Medals for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd will be provided to the top 3 of the casual Blitz non-Rated.

The tie-break for the trophies will be decided in the following order:

1. Common Game
2. Solkoff
3. Modified Median
4. Cumulative

Contact Information:

Seetharaman Renganathan – Tournament Director and Organizer

• chessrockerz@gmail.com