A Heritage Event
An American Classic!
29th
annual
EASTERN CHESS CONGRESS
Westin Princeton at
Forrestal Village, Princeton, New Jersey
Oct
24-26 or 25-26, 2025
$25,000 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND!
5 rounds,
40/80, SD/30; d30 (2-day option, rounds 1-2 G/60, d10), Westin Princeton at
Forrestal Village, 201 Village Blvd., Princeton NJ 08540.
US Chess Grand Prix
Points: 150 (enhanced).
CLICK HERE FOR PAIRINGS, RESULTS, STANDINGS AND IMPORTANT
INFORMATION.
In 7 sections:
Premier
Section (2000/up): $3000-1500-800-500, clear or tiebreak winner $100 bonus, top USCF
Under 2300 $1000-500. For playing up see peakrating.us. FIDE rated.
Under 2100 Section:$1800-900-500-300. FIDE rated.
Under
1900 Section: $1500-800-500-300.
Under
1700 Section:
$1400-700-400-300.
Under
1500 Section: $1200-600-400-200.
Under
1300 Section: $1100-600-400-200.
Under
1000 Section: $800-400-300-200.
Unrated may
not win over $100 in U1000, $200 in U1300, $300 in U1500, $400 in U1700, $500
in U1900 Sections.
Mixed Doubles Bonus Prizes:
best male/female 2-player team combined score
among all sections: $1000-500-300. Team rating must average
under 2200; may play in different sections and schedules; register (no extra
fee) by 2 pm Sat.
Top
6 sections entry fee: $138 online at chessaction.com
by 10/21, all $160 (no checks, credit cards OK) later or at site, until 1 hour
before round 1. GMs free, $120 deducted from prize.
Under 1000
Section entry fee: all $20 less than above.
USCF Member
Required. Special 1-year USCF dues with magazine if paid online with entry:
see chessevents.us.
Re-entry $60; not available to go from Premier Section to Premier Section.
3-day
schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm,
Sat 11 am & 5 pm, Sun 10 am & 3:30 pm.
2-day
schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11
am, 2 pm & 5 pm, Sun 10 am & 3:30 pm.
All:
Half point byes OK, limit of 2, must commit before
round 2.
Hotel
Chess rate (use this link): $159-159-159-159 (also posted at chessevents.us) or call 609-452-7900,
request Chess rate; reserve by 10/3 or rate may increase.
Car
rental: Avis,
800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com.
Foreign
player rating info Prizewinner tax info Electronic devices rules
PLAYERS MAY NOT POSSESS CELLPHONES DURING PLAY. Please leave your phone home, or 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: October official
USCF ratings used. Unofficial or Online Regular uschess.org ratings
usually used if otherwise unrated, or to qualify for Premier
(see peakrating.us.) 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.
Cannot play below Online
Regular rating minus 100 points.
Bring set, board, clock if
possible- none supplied.
Enter online: Chessaction.com. No mailed
entries. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: www.chesstour.com, Director@Chess.us.
Entries posted at chessaction.com (click "entry list" after
entering).
BLITZ TOURNAMENT Saturday 9:30 pm, enter at site Saturday
night before 9:10 pm.