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11/16 1st November Scholastic

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SCHOLASTIC

When Sunday, November 16, 2025
Where Chicago Chess Center
Chicago, IL

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Sponsors: Sponsored by Nexplore, MMChess, and the Chicago Chess Center.

Location: 166 W Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602, Unit # 600. There is nearby garage parking as well as some street parking.

Format: Open and Unrated Section, 5 rounds of 25+5. Unrated section is for scholastic players only. Quads (3 rounds of 25+5) are available for players over 600 USCF. Limited to 50 players.

Awards: Trophies for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in each section. Team Prizes (top four players from each school’s points will be tallied); trophies for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams. Trophies to the top player in each Quad. Medals for anyone with a plus score (2.5 points or more).

Schedule Doors open at 11:30 AM. Round 1 at 12:00 PM, with subsequent rounds immediately following. Awards will be handed out after all rounds are complete. Tournament will roughly end around 5:00 PM.

Reminders!!

  • Please try and notate as much as you can.
  • This tournament is dual (classical and quick) rated.
  • Open and Quad sections require a USCF membership. Unrated sections do not.

Feel free to reach out to me at td@chichess.org with any questions.

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