Event Overview
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.
2224 Auburn Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95821
United States