Sacramento Chess Club Weekend Swiss #25

Event & Schedule: 4 round swiss in three sections: Master/Expert (2000+), Reserve (1500-1999), Challengers (U1500).  On-Site Registration: 9/20 – 9:00-9:45 am.  Rounds:  10 am & 3 pm both days

Time Controls:  G/90, 30 second increment.

Entry Fees: $124 mailed & postmarked by 9/13/2025, $144 postmarked after 9/13/2025 and on-site.  GMs and IMs free (entry fee deducted from any prize monies won).   Entrants may play up one section (max 100 points) for $30.  

         Master/Expert (2000+):  1st Place: $650   2nd Place: $450   3rd Place: $300   1st U2200*: $200
         Reserve (1500-1999):  1st Place: $650   2nd Place: $450   3rd Place: $300   1st U1750*: $200
        Challengers (u1500):  1st Place: $650   2nd Place: $450   3rd Place: $300   1st U1250*: $200

        Unrated players ineligible for asterisked (*) prizes.  Prize fund based on 60 entries.

Hotel:  Holiday Inn Express & Suites, tournament rate of $154 per night plus tax single/double by 9/5/2025. (may be available after that date).  Call 1-888-465-4329 or 1-916-923-1100, or on-line at https://tinyurl.com/4dhc77fb.  Use group code SCC.  

Other:   Bring clocks!!  Boards and sets provided!!  USCF rated, September 2025 rating list. E-mail address required.  ½ point byes available in any round.  Late entries will be given a ½ point bye or paired against another late entry at the TD’s discretion.  Round 4 byes must be requested prior to round 1 and can not be changed.  Maximum one ½ point bye per entry.  Advance entries posted on the Weekend Events page of the Sacramento Chess Club website, http://sacramentochessclub.org.

Contact: NTD John McCumiskey, Sacramento Chess Club, [email protected] or (916) 524-9479.