2025-2026 Tournament Series #2

Sat Oct 04 2025 at 08:30 am to 02:30 pm UTC-06:00

Jefferson County Colorado Fairgrounds | Golden

Summit School of Chess
Publisher/HostSummit School of Chess
2025-2026 Tournament Series #2
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Time Control
Game in 25 minutes with a w/5-second delay.
Site
Jefferson County Fairgrounds
15200 W 6th Ave Frontage Rd, Golden, CO 80401
Sections
K – 3rd Grade (UNRATED)
4th -6th Grade (UNRATED)
7th – 12th Grade (UNRATED)
K – 3rd Grade (Under 800 USCF)
4th -6th Grade (Under 800 USCF)
7th – 12th Grade (Under 800 USCF)
K – 12th Grade (Under 1000 USCF)
K – 12th Grade (Under 1400 USCF)
OPEN - open to EVERYONE (adults and students 1200 USCF or higher)
Fee Scholastic: $30 if paid at least one week in advance
Open Fee: $40 if paid at least one week in advance
Prizes
1st - 5th place trophies per division. 1st - 3rd place team trophies. A school must have at least 4 representatives to qualify as a team.
80% of entry fees are given as prizes in the OPEN section. HIGHEST IN THE STATE! 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place and U1500 prize (if there are 10 or more participants)
Registration
Anytime before the tournament begins at 9 AM. Late joins are also allowed.
Round Times 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM
Tounament Director: Jesse Cohen (720-243-1450)
Bye Policy
A half-point bye will be given for any round prior to the start of the tournament. Once the tournament begins half-point byes can be requested for rounds 1-3 but only zero-point byes for rounds 4 + 5
8:30 AM MANDATORY MEETING
FAIR PLAY POLICY:
Fair Play: (taken from the chess.com website)
No chess programs or engines (e.g. Chessmaster, Fritz, Komodo, Houdini, Stockfish, Chessbase with any active UCI engine, etc.) can be used to analyze positions in ongoing games at any time.
No outside assistance OF ANY KIND is permitted.
Fixing game results by arranging games, playing with multiple accounts, or losing intentionally is also against the rules.
SANITATION POLICY
Players are required to maintain excellent sanitization practices by washing their hands before each game. Masks are optional.
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Jefferson County Colorado Fairgrounds, 15200 W 6th Ave, Golden, CO 80401-6588, United States

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