Penn State Open 2025

$705 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND

• Open Section Prizes: 1st Place: $250, 2nd: $125, Top U1700: $100
• U1400 Section Prizes: 1st: $120, 2nd: $60, Top U1000: $50
• Trophy for Top K-12 player
• Plaque for Top College Team (top 3 scorers in either section)

Time control: G/35;+5 (35 minutes per side with 5-second bonus per move)

4SS(4-round Swiss System). CLOCKS AND SETS WILL BE PROVIDED.

SCHEDULE

• On-Site Registration: 11:30am-12:00pm
• Round 1: 12:30pm
• Round 2: 2:00pm
• Round 3: 3:30pm
• Round 4: 5:00pm
• Awards by 6:30PM (ASAP.)

There is no scheduled lunch break. We encourage players to eat lunch beforehand and bring snacks.

ENTRY FEE

• Online Registration Page: Click Here
  • (This online registration form includes 5% transaction fee. To avoid it, you can Venmo @nathzeig or Paypal [email protected] directly and email [email protected] with all of the registration info including name, USCF ID, email, and section)
• $25 entry fee per player until Nov. 2nd
  • $30 until Nov. 7th
• $35 for on-site registrations (Cash accepted, however advanced registration is highly encouraged)
• USCF Membership is required to play in this tournament

(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.)

(If there are less than 8 people in either section, then we will combine sections and use accelerated pairings (total prize fund will remain the same))

LOCATION INFO

• Location is TBA. We will announce the final location of the tournament by early September.

Other PA College Chess Events

• Oct. 18th: UPenn Open
• Nov 1st-2nd: PA Team Championship (@Shippensburg, PA): https://new.uschess.org/pa-team-championship-2025
• Nov. 8th: Penn State Open (@ State College, PA)
• Feb. 21st: Golden Rams Open (West Chester University, @ West Chester, PA)
• ONLINE EVENT: Every spring semester, we hold the PA Collegiate Speed Chess Championship. Follow us on Instagram to stay in the loop.