Promoting Pawns Scholastic

PROMOTING PAWNS SCHOLASTIC

                 September 20, 2025 – Montgomery, AL

SECTIONS

USCF-rated: Open, U500

UN-rated: K-12, K-3

TIME CONTROL

USCF-rated sections: G/30 d5, 5 rounds

UN-rated sections: G/15 d5, 5 rounds

ENTRY FEE

$30: by Sep. 14

$40: by Sep. 18

TROPHIES & MEDALS

USCF-rated sections: Trophies for 1st-3rd, medals for 4th-6th & ties, medal for top girl, team trophy to top school team.*

UN-rated sections: Trophies for 1st-3rd, medals for 4th-6th & ties, medal for top girl, certificate of achievement for all.

*School team points can combine scores from both Open & U500. Points contributed to the team’s final score from the U500 count as 1 team point per individual point. Points contributed to the team’s final score from the Open count as 1.5 team points per individual point.

SCHEDULE

Mandatory players meeting: 8:00

USCF-rated sections: 8:20, 9:30, 10:40, 12:30, 1:40

UN-rated sections: 8:20, 9:00, 9:40, 10:20, 11:00

Awards ceremony to immediately follow each section's finish.

REGISTRATION

Register: https://www.rasberrychess.com/register-now/p/2025-promoting-pawns

*** Chess sets/boards/notation sheets/clocks are provided ***