33rd annual
EASTERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS
June 6-8 or 7-8, 2025

Sheraton Hartford Hotel at Bradley Airport, Windsor Locks, CT
1 Bradley Airport, Windsor Locks, CT 06096 (visible at airport entrance)
I-91 Exit 40 to Route 20. Chess rate parking: $5/day, $10 overnight.

LATE NOTICE: The Sheraton Hotel still has a few rooms left at the Chess Rate. Please call the Front Desk at 860-627-5311 (or ask for Brianna in the Sales Office) to reserve a Chess Room— subject to availability.

IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT LIMITED PARKING IN THE SHERATON HOTEL GARAGE

CLICK HERE FOR PAIRINGS, RESULTS, STANDINGS AND OTHER INFORMATION

$20,000 GUARANTEED PRIZES!

US Chess Grand Prix Points: 120 (enhanced)

A Heritage event!

In 7 sections: 5-SS, 40/80, SD/30; d30 (2-Day Schedule Option, Rounds 1-2: G/60, d10), as per US Chess Tournament Life Ad.

· Master (FIDE rated): Open to 2100 and up. $2000-1000-500-300, clear winner or 1st on tiebreak $100 bonus, top USCF U2300 $800-400.

· Expert (1900 – 2199) (FIDE rated): $1400-700-400-300.

· Class A (1700 – 1999/Unr) (FIDE rated): $1400-700-400-300.

· Class B (1500-1799/Unr): $1400-700-400-300.

· Class C (1300-1599/Unr): $1200-600-300-200.

· Class D (Under 1400/Unr): $1000-500-300-200.

· Class E (Under 1200/Unr): $600-400-200-100.

Unrated prize limits: Unrated may not win over $100 in E, $200 D, $300 C or $400 B

Cannot play below Online Regular Rating minus 100 points.

These expanded rating class boundaries already include players rated in the top half of the traditional USCF Class one section below. 

Mixed Doubles Bonus Prizes: best male+female 2-player team combined score among all sections: $600-300. Team must average under 2200; may play in different sections and schedules; register (no extra fee) by 2 pm Sat; prize limits do not apply to Mixed Doubles Bonus Prizes. No player’s score can count for more than one Mixed Doubles Team.

Schedule and Round Times:

· 3-day schedule: Rounds: Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 am & 5 pm, Sun 10 & 3:30. Registration ends Fri 6 pm

· 2-day schedule: Rounds: Sat. 11 am, 2 pm & 5 pm, Sun. 10 & 3:30. Registration ends Sat. 10 am.

Half point byes OK all, limit 2; must commit before round 2.

Prizes not claimed at tournament are usually paid by PayPal (may take over a week).

Entry fee:

· Top 6 sections entry fee: $128 online at chessaction.com by 6/4, $150 later online or at site until 1 hour before round 1. GMs $100 deducted from prize.

· Class E: $40 less than top 6 sections.

No checks, credit cards OK. No mailed entries.

Re-entry (no Master to Master) $60.

Online Entry Fee $5 less to CSCA or WMCA members.

All: Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if paid with online entry: see chessaction.com. US Chess membership required.

Foreign player rating info Prizewinner tax info CCA electronic devices policies

PLAYERS MAY NOT POSSESS CELLPHONES DURING PLAY. Please leave your phone home, in your hotel room or car, or in a bag at your table.

For all tournaments, adjusted FIDE or foreign ratings, if higher than USCF, may be used. Players must disclose FIDE or foreign ratings when entering, or may later be expelled. Other over the board ratings such as club, league, scholastic, state or province, etc, adjusted if appropriate, may be used at our discretion if above USCF.  No rating below the latest official USCF rating, on the list corresponding to the ending date of the tournament, will be used. For 9 round events offering title norm possibilities, FIDE ratings are used. Click here for further details.

Ratings: June official ratings used; unofficial uschess.org ratings or USCF Online Regular ratings usually used if otherwise unrated, or to qualify for a higher Class section (see www.peakrating.us). Foreign player ratings: see foreignratings.com. Players must reveal foreign, FIDE and other over the board ratings, and these ratings, adjusted if necessary, may be used if higher than USCF. See also above.

Hotel rates: $169-169, use this reservation link (also posted at chessevents.us, or call 860-627-5311 and request Chess rate); reserve by 5/15 or rate may increase, rooms may sell out earlier.

Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com.

Bring set, board, clock if possible- none supplied!

Enter online: chessaction.com. No mailed entries. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: Director@chess.us, chesstour.com, chesstour.info.

Entries posted at chessaction.com (click "entry list" after entering). 

BLITZ TOURNAMENT SATURDAY NIGHT 9:30 pm, enter at site Saturday by 9:10 pm.