Name: Tallahassee Chess Fest - Quick  
Desc:

Sponsored by the Challenger Learning Center (CLC), the Tallahassee Young Knights (TYK) Chess Club is organizing a USCF-rated chess tournament in March 2025 at CLC, in the heart of Tallahassee downtown area. The main event is a 4-round Quick tournament (with side-event of a 6-round Blitz in a separate announcement). 

Free Activities on Friday (3/28) and Saturday (3/29) in the 2025 Chess Fest:

• Classic Chess Movie: “Searching for Bobby Fischer”

• GM (grandmaster) Showdown w/ live commentating (Julio Becerra vs. Nikola Mitkov)

• Lectures by GMs, Simul with GMs

• Demonstrations and hands-on activities designed to teach, challenge, and entertain chess lovers of all ages/skill levels

(see details at https://www.challengertlh.com/chess/ )

Tournament Details:

Date: March 30^th (Sunday), 2025

Location: Challenger Learning Center, 200 S Duval St, Tallahassee, FL 32301

Format: 4SS, G/20, d5 (4 Swiss rounds, 20 min w/ 5 sec delay in each move)  

Sections: Open, U1400, U800

Check in: 9:30am (first game is expected to start at 10am sharp)

Round Times: 10am-11am-1pm-2pm. One half point bye is allowed in any round before the start of Round 2.

Registration fee: $30 online by 3/29/2025 (with $10 discount if payment received by 3/8/2025). On-site payment is acceptable (cash only) with $5 late fee.

Prizes: Open ($100 + trophy 1^st, $60 2^nd, $40 1^st U1600), U1400 ($80 + trophy 1^st, $50 2^nd, $40 1^st U1100), U800 ($80 + trophy 1^st, $50 2^nd)

Notes: Active USCF membership is required. You are strongly encouraged to bring your own chess sets and clocks (a limited number will be provided by the organizer).  

Location: 200 S Duval St, Tallahassee, FL 32301
Starts: Sunday 30 Mar 2025
Ends: Sunday 30 Mar 2025
Registration Ends: Saturday 29 Mar 2025
Rounds: 4
Organizer Name: TYK Chess Club
Organizer eMail: tykchess@gmail.com