Carnegie Mellon Classic Swiss

4765 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

A PA College Chess X CMU Chess event (Follow us on Instagram @PA_College_Chess & @CMUChess!)

$400 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND

Open Section Prizes:

• 1st: $100
• 2nd: $75
• 3rd: $55
• U1700: $50

U1300 Section:

• 1st:$50
• 2nd:$40
• 3rd: $30

Special Prizes:

• Biggest Upset (per round, per section): 1-month chess.com diamond membership
• Top College Team (top 4 scorers in both sections): Plaque
  

G/30; d5, 4SS (Game in 30 minutes with a 5 second delay. 4 Round Swiss)

Entry Fee:

• $10 for college-affiliated players (CURRENT students, faculty, staff) until Oct. 3rd
• $15 for general public until Oct. 3rd
• After Oct. 3rd, entry fee goes up to $20 for everybody

Pre-Registered List: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZdrqIUdd8NDYxarh16oaEvesbiHC4k2i4iNyTAbOcYs/edit?usp=sharing

Schedule:

• On-Site Registration: 10am-10:30am (Pre-Registration highly encouraged)
• Round 1: 11:00am
• Round 2: 12:45pm
• Round 3: 2:30pm
• Round 4: 4:00pm
• Awards: 5:30pm (ASAP)

Location Info:

• Playing Hall Room: Tepper Simmons B
  • Skittles room: Tepper Simmons A

• FREE Parking: Morewood Gardens Parking Lot 
  • 4902 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
  • If Morewood is full, there is nearby street parking and paid parking lots
    • https://www.cmu.edu/transportation/park/visitor.html

(One 1/2-point bye available per player. Please note in the registration page in the question/comment section which round you would like the 1/2-point bye if you would like one.)

(This online registration form includes 5% ($0.50) transaction fee. To avoid it, you can Venmo the tournament organizer Nathan Zeigler @nathzeig or Paypal nathzeig@gmail.com directly and email nathzeig@gmail.com with all of the registration info including name, USCF ID, email, and section)