GM Simul
Friday evening, April 4th, 2025
- 5:45 -6:45PM Check-in
- 7PM Grandmaster Simultaneous Exhibition
- $20 Entry Fee
- First 25 players only. Reserve your spot!
- On-site registration only if spots remain open.
- Spectators are welcome to observe at no charge.
- USCF membership is NOT required for the Simul.
Saturday Action Chess
Saturday, April 5th, 2025
- Time control: 30 minutes for each game plus 10 seconds added per move
- 8:30AM Check-in
- Five Rounds from 9AM - 6PM (see Schedule page)
- 12PM - 1PM Lunch Break - Food Truck with vegetarian options available for onsite lunch purchase.
- Lunch lecture by GM Joel Benjamin
- 5:30PM Awards Ceremony
- Four Sections: Open; Under 1800; Under 1200; and Unrated.
- Rating: A player's official USCF Regular Rating will be used for pairing and prize purposes.
- No USCF rating? You may enter the Unrated Section or choose to play in a higher Section. All players earn an official USCF rating after this event.
- USCF membership required. Become a USCF member here.
Sunday Rapid Chess
Sunday, April 6th, 2025
- Time control: 15 minutes for each game plus 10 seconds added per move
- 8:30AM Check-in
- Seven Rounds from 9AM - 6PM (see Schedule page)
- 12PM - 1PM Lunch Break - Food Truck with vegetarian options available for onsite lunch purchase.
- Lunch lecture by GM Joel Benjamin
- 5:30PM Awards Ceremony
- Four Sections: Open; Under 1800; Under 1200; and Unrated.
- Rating: A player's official USCF Quick Rating will be used for pairing and prize purposes. Use USCF Regular Rating if no Quick Rating.
- No USCF rating? You may enter the Unrated Section or choose to play in a higher Section. All players earn an official USCF rating after this event.
- USCF membership required. Become a USCF member here.
Registration and Prizes
- Grandmaster Simultaneous Exhibition - $20
- Entry Fees for Each Tournament (Saturday or Sunday):
- Open or Under 1800: $20
- Under 1200 or Unrated: $10
- Sign up early! All fees $5 more after March 30, 2025.
- Free tournament entry for GM's, IM's, WGM's, and WIM's.
- Registration closes at 9PM on the previous evening. No exceptions!
- USCF membership required for Saturday and Sunday. Become a USCF member here.
- Prizes for 1st to 5th place in every Section:
- Open Section - 1st $250 / 2nd $200 / 3rd $150 / 4th $100 / 5th $50
- Under 1800 Section - 1st $150 / 2nd $125 / 3rd $100 / 4th $75 / 5th $50
- Under 1200 Section - Trophies to 1st - 5th
- Unrated Section - Trophies to 1st through 5th
- One half-point bye may be requested before the first round.
- Please bring a chess tournament clock if you have one.
- Stay next door at the UC Davis Hyatt Place with a group rate. Book by: March 4, 2025.
- About Davis, California.