2025 SEATTLE CITY CHAMPIONSHIP

1/11: Update: We are full with 49 players signed up and a waitlist of 10! It is now not possible to sign up for this tournament. Note new Sunday rounds start times below.

A 5-round Swiss with time control Game75 + 30sec. increment. Rounds at 10am, 2 & 6pm Saturday, 10:30am & 2:30pm Sunday (<– new Sunday start times).

Prize fund: $1,500 based on 40 entries. Exceeded! Announcement will be made at the tournament.

Prizes: $450 (1st), $350 (2nd), $240 (U1800), $190 (U1600), $140 (U1400), $100 (U1200/unr). $10 each biggest upset win, rounds 1-3.

Entry fee: by 1/6/25 $70 SCC and Seattle Univ. Chess Club members, $80 others. After 1/6 add $10.

Byes: 1 half-point bye available. Commit at registration for Sunday rounds.

Larger venue! Seattle University, Advancement & Alumni Bldg., 824  12th Ave. (southeast corner of 12th Ave. & E. Marion St.), Seattle 98122. Max 48 players.

Registration: 9:00-9:45am.

Sign up at http://nwchess.com/OnlineRegistration. US Chess membership required.

We encourage winners of SCC 2-day tournaments during 2024 to participate: 2024 City Champion Leonid Gavrysh; Winter Adult Swiss, Spring Adult Swiss & Spring Open Aziz Degenbaev; Carol Kleist Memorial Adult Swiss Paul Bartron, Paul Harwood, Michael Hosford & David Rupel; Emerald City Open Ryan Ackerman, Rafael Palathingal & Leonardo Wang; Seafair Open Aziz Degenbaev & Ray Kaufman; Fall Open Darsh Verma; Autumn Adult Swiss Bental Tagor; August Piper Memorial Adult Swiss Gerald Larson & Peter Yu; and 2024 Friday Night Champion Jason Loving.