| --- Open Section --- | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registrant Name | Rating | Sch | Byes | ||
| William Wu | 2190 | ||||
| Winston Wu | 1722 | ||||
| --- U800 Section --- | |||||
| Registrant Name | Rating | Sch | Byes | ||
| Lily Schroeder | 588/12 | ||||
| --- U1400 Section --- | |||||
| Registrant Name | Rating | Sch | Byes | ||
| Sebastian Menes | |||||
| Sathish Sundaramoorthy | |||||
| Mitchell Landsea | |||||
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 30th (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 1st, $60 2nd, $40 1st U1600), U1400 ($80 + trophy 1st, $50 2nd, $40 1st U1100), U800 ($80 + trophy 1st, $50 2nd)
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).