18th annual
SOUTHWEST CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS
$35,000 GUARANTEED PRIZES!
GM & IM NORMS POSSIBLE, TOP 3
SECTIONS ARE FIDE RATED!
FIDE requires at least one Swiss System
(at least 40 players) norm to obtain a title.
FEB. 11-15, 12-15 or 13-15, 2027 – Presidents’ Day Weekend
US CHESS
GRAND PRIX POINTS: 200 (ENHANCED)
9
rounds (Master Section), 7 rounds (other sections), Swiss-System, Westin Dallas
Fort Worth Airport, 4545 W John Carpenter Fwy, Irving TX 75063. Free parking,
free airport shuttle.
5-day schedule, Feb 12-16: Master Section only, FIDE rated, GM & IM norms possible,
40/80, SD/30; d30.
4-day schedule, Feb 13-16: Expert
through Class E, 40/80, SD/30; d30. Expert
and A are also FIDE rated.
3-day schedule, Feb 14-16: Expert through Class E, rounds 1-2 G/60, d10, then merges with
4-day.
$35,000 prize
fund unconditionally guaranteed!
In 7
sections. See peakrating.us for using peak rating to play up.
These overlapping class rating
boundaries already include players rated in the top third of
the section below.
Master (USCF
2100/up or USA FIDE 2000/up or foreign FIDE 1800/up): $4000-2000-
Expert (1900-2199): $2000-
Class A (1700-1999/Unr): $2000-1000-
Class B (1500-1799/Unr): $2000-1000-
Class C (1300-1599/Unr): $1600-800-
Class D (Under 1400/Unr): $800-400-
Class E (Under 1200/Unr): $800-400-300-200-
Unrated (0-3 lifetime games rated) may enter A through E, with maximum prize E $100, D $200, C
$300, B $400, A $500.
Mixed Doubles Bonus Prizes: Best male+female 2-player team
combined score in Rounds 1-7 among all sections: $1000-600-400. Rating must
average under 2200; may play in different sections and schedules; register (no
extra fee) before both players begin round 2; prize limits do not apply to
Mixed Doubles Bonus Prizes.
Master Section entry fee: $280 online
at chessaction.com by
1/21, $300 online1/22-2/9, $320 later online or at site, by 6 pm 2/11, US
IMs/WGMs & FIDE rated foreign players rated 1800+ FIDE $100 less. GMs &
foreign IMs/foreign WGMs free, with $275 deducted from prize. Players with
federation "FID" may not be considered foreign players by FIDE.
Master Section minimum prizes, if entering online by 2/1 and
playing all 9 games with no byes: Foreign GMs $800, foreign
IMs/foreign WGMs $400.
Expert through Class C entry
fee: $170 online at chessaction.com by
1/21, $190 1/22-2/9, $210 later online
or at site until 1 hour before Round 1 (no checks, credit cards OK).
Class D or E Section entry fee: $70
less than Expert to Class C. Re-entry (no
Master to Master) $80.
All sections: Entry Fee $10 less if entering
online by 1/21 and providing Westin Dallas Fort Worth Airport Hotel
confirmation number when entering (use Discount Code HOTEL when checking
out online at chessaction.com).
USCF membership required. Special
1 year US Chess dues with magazine if paid online with online entry: Adult
$54, Senior (age 65+) $48, Young Adult $33, Youth $24.
5-day schedule (Master Section
only), Rounds: Thu 7, Fri 1 & 7, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 &
4, Mon 10 & 3:30. Registration ends Thu 6 pm.
4-day schedule (Expert through Class
E), Rounds: Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 4, Mon 10
& 3:30. Registration ends Fri 6 pm.
3-day schedule (Expert through Class
E), Rounds: Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 4, Mon 10
& 3:30. Registration ends Sat 10 am.
Half point byes: OK
all rounds, limit 3; must commit before round 3.
Ratings: FIDE ratings used in Master Section, February official USCF ratings
in other sections. Players must reveal foreign, FIDE and other over the board
ratings, and these ratings, adjusted if necessary, may be used, if higher than
USCF.
Unofficial uschess.org ratings
and USCF Online Regular Ratings usually used if otherwise unrated in Expert and
below (see peakrating.us). Cannot play
in Expert through Class E at rating below USCF Online Regular Rating
minus 100 points. Prizes not claimed at
site are usually paid by PayPal (may take about 3 weeks).
Foreign player rating info
Prizewinner tax info
CCA 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.
Bring set, board, clock if
possible- players are responsible for providing their own equipment.
Hotel
rates: $137-137 (use this link), link also
posted at chessevents.us, or call 972-929-4500, mention Chess rate;
reserve by 1/26 or rate may increase (the Chess Rate rooms may sell out before
1/26).
Car rental: Avis,
800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633.
Entries posted at chessaction.com (click "entry list" after
entering).
Enter Online: ChessAction.com.
No mail entries.
All entries: $15 service charge for refunds;
no charge if credited to future entry fees.
Questions: Director@Chess.us, chesstour.com
Blitz tournament: Saturday 9:30 pm,
enter at site Sat. by 9:10 pm.