Name: 954Chess Scholastic Chess Open  
Desc: TOURNAMENTS WILL BE HELD AT EITHER THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY OR THE SPANISH RIVER LIBRARY... PLEASE CHECK FLYERS FOR WHICH DATES WILL BE AT WHICH LOCATION... (ROUND 1 STARTS AT 9:45AM, LATER ROUNDS START ASAP) ALL PLAYERS IN RATED SECTIONS MUST HAVE ACTIVE USCF MEMBERSHIPS (IF YOUR CHILD IS NOT A USCF MEMBER, PLEASE VISIT WWW.USCHESS.ORG AND CLICK "JOIN" TO PURCHASE MEMBERSHIP BEFORE REGISTERING HERE)... SCHOLASTIC SECTIONS: UNRATED, K-1, K-5, K-8 (ANY RATING), K-8 (UNDER 600 & UNRATED ONLY) & K-12 (IF NECESSARY, SECTIONS WILL BE COMBINED FOR PAIRING PURPOSES ONLY) ALL SECTIONS ARE USCF RATED EXCEPT THE "UNRATED"...ENTRY FEE: $35 IF RECEIVED BY WEDNESDAY BEFORE TOURNAMENT, $40 AFTER & $45 ON-SITE (PLAYERS WHO ENTER ONSITE WILL GET A HALF POINT BYE FOR ROUND 1) ONLINE ENTRY CLOSES 8:30PM THE SATURDAY BEFORE TOURNAMENT (CHECKS NOT ACCEPTED)... FORMAT: SWISS TOURNAMENT (NO ELIMINATION, ALL PLAYERS CAN PLAY ALL THE ROUNDS)... TIME CONTROL: EACH PLAYER RECEIVES 25MINS WITH A 5 SECOND DELAY FOR ALL SECTIONS EXCEPT K-12 (35 MINS WITH A 5 SECOND DELAY)... NUMBER OF ROUNDS: 5 EXCEPT FOR K-12 (4 ROUNDS)... START TIMES: ROUND 1 @ 9:45AM, LATER ROUNDS ASAP... IMPORTANT RULES: TOUCH MOVE - IF A PLAYER TOUCHES A PIECE BEFORE OR WITHOUT ANNOUNCING "ADJUST", THAT PLAYER MUST MOVE OR CAPTURE (IF IT'S THEIR OPPONENT'S PIECE) THE TOUCHED PIECE IF IT IS LEGAL TO DO SO. IF A PLAYER RUNS OUT OF TIME BEFORE THE GAME HAS ENDED, THAT PLAYER LOSES THE GAME... PRIZES: BOTH INDIVIDUAL & TEAM TROPHIES (TIEBREAKS WILL BE APPLIED IF NECESSARY). TEAMS MUST CONSIST OF AT LEAST 3 PLAYERS (THE TOP 4 SCORES WILL COUNT). INDIVIDUALS CAN PARTICIPATE WITHOUT A TEAM. PARENTS AND SPECTATORS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN SCHOLASTIC PLAYING AREA... CHESS SETS WILL BE PROVIDED BUT PLEASE BRING CHESS CLOCK IF YOU HAVE ONE... FOR QUESTIONS OR MORE INFO PLEASE CONTACT: 954CHESS@GMAIL.COM OR INFO@954CHESS.COM
Location: 400 NW 2nd Ave, Boca Raton, FL 33432
Starts: Sunday 11 Jan 2026
Ends: Sunday 11 Jan 2026
Reg Ends: Sunday 11 Jan 2026 8:30PM
Rounds: 5
Organizer Name: 954Chess
Organizer eMail: 954chess@gmail.com