TEXAS CHESS OPEN

Texas State Open 7 round Chess Tournament July 4 to July 6, 2025

USCF and FIDE rated chess tournament with 7 rounds, with guaranteed cash prize over $4000 and 30 Grand Prix points.

When:

3-Day Schedule:

Round 1 and 2 - Friday, July 4 @ 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm

Round 3, 4 and 5 - Saturday, July 5 @ 9:00 am, 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm

Round 6 and 7 - Sunday, July 6 @ 9:00 am and 2:00 pm

2-Day Schedule:

Round 1, 2 and 3 - Saturday, July 5 @ 9:00 am, 10:15 am and 11:45 am (USCF rated only)

Will merge with 3-day schedule from round 4. From round 4 it will be FIDE rated.

Round 4 and 5 - Saturday, July 5 @ 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm

Round 6 and 7 - Sunday, July 6 @ 9:00 am and 2:00 pm

Where:

Sheraton DFW Airport Hotel

4440 West John Carpenter Frwy,

Irving, TX 75063

Time Controls:

              3-Day Schedule: G90; +30 sec (90 mins with 30 Secs increment)

              2-Day Schedule: G30; d5 sec (30 mins with 5 sec delay) for first 3 rounds only. The remaining rounds will be G90; +30 sec (90 mins with 30 sec increment)

Sections and Prizes:

              Championship Section (1800+) – FIDE rated

              $1000 - $500 - $250

              Under 1800 Section (1400-1799) – FIDE rated

              $800 - $400 - $200

              Under 1400 Section – USCF rated

              $600 - $200 - $100

Entry Fee:

Championship, U1800 and U1400 Section:

$139 Early Bird offer on or before Apr 30, 2025

 $159 Regular Fee

 $179 Late Entry Fee after June 15, 2025

Play Up Fee:

• Players may pay $35 extra to play up if your monthly rating is less than 150 points for that section.
• Monthly rating will be used to determine if play up is needed or not. Live rating/un-published rating will not be used.
• Players will be added in the section based on the rating. If play up fee is paid, we will move them to the upper section.

Byes:

• Up to Two – ½ point byes allowed for any round except for the last round. Bye has to be requested before the end of round 2.
• Zero-point bye/withdraw has to be requested before the section pairing is done.

Withdrawals:

• Withdrawals can be requested 1 week before tournament start date. After that time NO REFUNDS/NO EXCEPTIONS.   Any refunds before that will incur a $15 processing and transaction fee.

Hotel Reservation:

• Sheraton DFW Airport Hotel, Irving, TX 75063 is offering $134 to $139 USD per night. Last day to get discounted rate is Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

• To book the hotel room click here

  or go to:

  https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1742234898797&key=GRP&guestreslink2=true&app=resvlink

   

• Complimentary Breakfast for up to 2 guests per room
• Complimentary Self-Parking
• Complimentary Airport Shuttle to/from DFW International Airport

More Details:

• July US Chess ratings and rules will be used for pairings and awarding prizes.
• FIDE Laws of Chess apply to FIDE rated sections; US Chess rules apply to other sections
• Unrated players will be placed at TD’s discretion. Foreign players must disclose FIDE ID, foreign ratings or online ratings before round one is paired. Failure to disclose playing history may result in forfeiture and withdrawal from the event.
• USA players without a FIDE ID and playing in FIDE rated sections must obtain a FIDE ID from US Chess or must disclose city, state, email, date of birth and agree to receive a USA FIDE ID.
• No Spectators allowed in tournament area.
• All non-essential communication devices must be powered off completely while inside the playing hall (not just on silent) and must remain in the player’s bag or face up on the table. Devices must remain at the board during game play. Penalties up to or including loss of game and removal from the tournament for violations of this policy.
• Only FIDE and US Chess approved electronic notation devices are allowed; players in FIDE sections must email (PGN) game files to the organizer. Duplicate scoresheets required in FIDE sections.
• Notation required for all sections and must continue for the entire game. Per rules, moves must be made on the board before recording them and the king must be moved first when castling.
• Please bring your own board and clock.
• Only snacks and drinks allowed at the chess board. All other food must remain outside the playing room.
• Default late forfeiture time is one hour. TD may extend this time at TD’s discretion.

Contact:

              Email: Click here to show mail address

              Phone: 214-534-6730

Registration:

To register go to https://coppellchessclub.com/tourRegister/texas-state-open-chess-tournament–july-4-2025