27th Annual Sacramento Chess Championship July 4-6, 2025
27th Annual Sacramento Chess Championship, $12,500 Guaranteed Prize Fund, July 4-6, 2025
PLACE: Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 2224 Auburn Boulevard, Sacramento, CA.
EVENT & SCHEDULE: Master/Expert (above 1999, FIDE rated) , Reserve (1500-1999), Challengers (U1500), Senior (age 50+ as of 7/4/2025), Senior Reserve (U1700 age 50+ as of 7/4/2025) in a 2 or 3-day schedule. USCF rated six-round swiss. Registration: 7/4 – 8:30-9:45 am. 7/5 – 8:00 - 8:45 am. Rounds: 3-day: 7/4 – 10 & 3, 7/5 – 10:30 & 4, 7/6 – 10 & 3. 2-day: 7/5 – 9, 11:15, 1:30, & 4, 7/6 – 10 & 3. (2- and 3-day merge in round 4). Time Controls: 3-day: G/90 +30 inc, 2-day: Rounds 1-3, G/61,d5; Rounds 4-6, G/90 +30 inc.
ENTRY FEES: $134, postmarked by 6/27/2025; $154 postmarked after 6/27/2025 and on site. GMs/IMs free. USCF membership required. CalChess members receive a $5 discount on their entry fee (excluding reentries). Entrants may play up one section (max 200 points) for $40. Reentry after round 2 of the 3-day schedule, $75. Byes: ½ point byes available in any round and must be requested before completion of the previous round. ½ point byes for rounds 5 and 6 must be requested prior to the start of round 1 and may not be changed. Maximum two ½ point byes.
PRIZES: Master/Expert: 1st - $1,000 & trophy, 2nd - $700, 3rd - $500; *U2200: 1st - $400, 2nd - $300, 3rd - $200
Reserve: 1st - $850 & trophy, 2nd - $600, 3rd - $400; *U1750: 1st - $375, 2nd - $275
Challengers: 1st - $850 & trophy, 2nd - $600, 3rd - $400; *U1250: 1st - $375, 2nd - $275; U1000* - $200
Senior: 1st - $850 & trophy, 2nd - $600, *U2000 - 1st - $375, 2nd $275 Trophy to top 65+, 70+, & 75+
Senior Reserve: 1st - $850 & trophy, 2nd - $600,*U1400 1st - $375; 2nd $275 (combined Senior sections)
NOTE: Unrated players ineligible for asterisked (*) prizes.
HOTEL: Holiday Inn Express & Suites, tournament rate of $154 per night plus tax single/double by 6/27/2025. (may be available after that date). Call 1-888-465-4329 or 1-916-923-1100, or on-line at https://tinyurl.com/33ck9ssy. Use group code SCC. Reserve early as the hotel has sold out over the tournament weekend in the past.
OTHER: Bring clocks!! Boards and sets provided!! Late entries will be given a ½ point bye or paired against another late entry at the TD’s discretion. No computer entries. Wheelchair access. USCF rated, The Master/Expert FIDE rated using USCF rules and pairings. Advance entries posted on the Weekend Events page of the Sacramento Chess Club website, http://sacramentochessclub.org Trophy tie-break information on-site. July 2025 rating supplement only or CCA minimums.
