16th annual
SOUTHWEST CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS
$35,000
GUARANTEED PRIZES!
GM & IM NORMS POSSIBLE, TOP 3
SECTIONS ARE FIDE RATED!
FIDE now requires at least one Swiss System
(at least 40 players) norm to obtain a title.
FEB. 13-17, 14-17 or 15-17, 2025 - Presidents Day weekend
US CHESS
GRAND PRIX POINTS: 200 (ENHANCED)
9
rounds (Master Section), 7 rounds (other sections), Westin Dallas Fort Worth
Airport, 4545 W John Carpenter Fwy, Irving TX 75063. Free parking, free airport
shuttle.
5-day
schedule, Feb 13-17: Master
Section only, FIDE rated, GM & IM norms possible, 40/80, SD/30; d30.
4-day schedule, Feb 14-17: Expert
through Class E, 40/80, SD/30; d30. Expert
and A are also FIDE rated.
3-day schedule, Feb 15-20: Expert through Class E, rounds 1-2 G/60, d10, then merges with
4-day.
$35,000 prize fund unconditionally
guaranteed!
In 7
sections. See peakrating.us for using peak rating to play up.
These unusual class rating
boundaries already include players rated in the top half of the traditional
USCF Class one section below.
FIDE
ratings used in Master Section, USCF
February official in others.
Master (USCF 2100/up or FIDE 2000/up): $4000-2000-
Expert (1900-2199): $2000-
Class A (1700-1999/Unr): $2000-1000-
Class B (1500-1799/Unr): $2000-1000-
Class C (1300-1599/Unr): $1600-800-
Class D (Under 1400/Unr): $800-400-
Class E (Under 1200/Unr): $800-400-300-200-
Unrated (0-3 lifetime games rated) may enter A through E, with maximum prize E $100, D $200, C
$300, B $400, A $500.
Mixed doubles: best male/female 2-player team combined score among all
sections: $1000-600-400. Must average under 2200; may play in different
sections and schedules; register (no extra fee) before both players begin round 2; only rounds 1-7 in Master count towards
doubles; prize limits do not apply to Mixed Doubles prizes.
Master Section entry fee: $278 online
at chessaction.com by
2/12, $300 at site or online by 2/13, 6 pm, US IMs/WGMs & FIDE rated
foreign players rated 1800+ FIDE $100 less, GMs & foreign IMs/WGMs free
(must reconfirm participation by 1 pm 2/13 in order to be paired). Players with
federation "FID" may not be considered as foreign players by FIDE.
Master Section minimum prizes: Foreign
GMs $800, foreign IMs/WGMs $400 if entering online by 2/1 & playing all 9
games with no byes.
Expert through Class C entry
fee: $168 online at chessaction.com by
2/12, $190 at site (no check, credit card OK), or online until 1 hour before
round 1.
Class D or E Section entry fee: All
$70 less than Expert to Class C. Re-entry (no
Master to Master) $80.
USCF membership required. Special
1 year US Chess dues with magazine if paid online with online entry: Adult
$43, Young Adult $26, Youth $19 (USCF membership dues go up January 1st,
2025).
5-day schedule: Rounds:
Thu 7, Fri 1 & 7, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 4, Mon 10 &
3:30. Registration ends Thu 6 pm.
4-day schedule: Rounds:
Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 4, Mon 10 & 3:30. Registration
ends Fri 6 pm.
3-day schedule: Rounds:
Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 4, Mon 10 & 3:30. Registration ends
Sat 10 am.
Half point byes: OK
all rounds, limit 2; must commit before round 3.
Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated in Expert and below.
Cannot play below Online Regular Rating minus 100 points. Prizes not claimed at site are usually paid
by PayPal (may take a couple of weeks).
Foreign player rating info
Prizewinner tax info
CCA electronic devices rules.
PLAYERS MAY NOT POSSESS CELLPHONES DURING
PLAY. Please leave your
phone home, or in your hotel room or car, or in a bag at your table.
For all tournaments, adjusted FIDE or foreign ratings, if higher
than USCF, may be used. Players must disclose FIDE or foreign ratings when
entering, or may later be expelled. Other over the board ratings such as club,
league, scholastic, state or province, etc, adjusted if appropriate, may be
used at our discretion if above USCF. No rating below the latest official
USCF rating, on the list corresponding to the ending date of the tournament,
will be used. For 9 round events offering title norm possibilities, FIDE
ratings are used. Click here for further details.
Ratings: February FIDE ratings used in Master Section, February official
USCF ratings in other sections. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated,
or to play up (see peakrating.us). Players must reveal foreign, FIDE and other
over the board ratings, and these ratings, adjusted if
necessary, may be used, if higher than USCF. See also above.
Bring set, board, clock if
possible- none supplied.
Hotel rates: $127-127,
Use link below or 972-929-4500, reserve by 1/28 or rate may increase (the
chess block may sell out before 1/28). Hotel
Reservations Link.
Car rental: Avis,
800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633.
Bring set, board, clock if possible- none supplied. Entries posted at chessaction.com (click
"entry list" after entering).
Entry: ChessAction.com. No
mail entries.
All entries: $15 service charge for
refunds; no charge if credited to future entry fees.
Questions: Director@Chess.us, chesstour.com
Blitz tournament: Sun 9:30 pm, enter at site Sun. by 9:10 pm.