$2,000 in guaranteed cash prizes plus trophies. Free entry for GMs, IMs and other titled players. Five sections suitable for world-class players to novices.
The 2024 East Bay Open is a revival, a partnership between Emerald Hills Chess, Fallon Chess Club, Tri-Valley Chess League and the Contra Costa Chess Club, and a championship worthy for the most-populous (2.8 mln residents) region of the SF Bay Area.
4-Round Swiss open to all ages
Time control: G/40; d5 (Game in 40 minutes with 5 second delay)
Round times: 9 AM, 11 AM, 1:15 PM, 3:15 PM - Awards Ceremony start 5:15-5:30 PM
Rating range: 1500+ (based on Sept. 2024 supplement); 1200-1499 players can play up for an additional $20 fee.
Entry fee: $60.
$10 entry for USCF and FIDE titled players (including GMs, WGMs, IMs, WIMs, FMs, WFMs and NMs). Under Payment: Entry Type, choose [$10] - Open (discount entry for titled players). Waived entry fee will be deducted from any prizes won. Monetary prizes will be awarded within two weeks of the tournament’s finish via check.
Prize fund ($1,500, money shared evenly in case of ties): 1st - $500, 2nd - $300, 3rd - $200; 1st U1600 - $300; 2nd U1600 - $200
5-round Rated Swiss open to all ages
Time control: G/30; d5
Round times: 9 AM, 10:30 AM, 12:15, 1:45 PM, 3:15 PM - Awards Ceremony start 5:15-5:30 PM
Rating range: Under 1500 according to Sept. 2024 supplement
Entry fee: $40 (current US Chess Federation membership required)
Trophies: Top 8, Top 2 U1200, and all other players scoring 3.5 or more
Cash prizes ($300 total): 1st Place - $150, 2nd - $100, 1st U1200 - $50 (shared evenly in case of ties)
5-round Rated Swiss open to all ages
Time control: G/30; d5
Round times: 9 AM, 10:30 AM, 12:15, 1:45 PM, 3:15 PM - Awards Ceremony start 5:15-5:30 PM
Rating range: USCF Under 1000/unrated
Entry fee: $40 afterward (current US Chess Federation membership required)
Trophies: Top 10, Top 4 U700, and all other players scoring 3.5 or more
Cash prizes ($200): 1st Place - $100 2nd $50 Top U700 $50 (shared in case of ties)
5-round Rated Swiss open to K-12 only
Time control: G/25; d5
Round times: 9 AM, 10:15 AM, 12:15, 1:45 PM, 3:15 PM - Awards Ceremony starting 5:15-5:30 PM
Rating range: USCF Under 500/unrated
Entry fee: $25 (current $20 US Chess Federation junior membership required)
Trophies: Top 8, Top 3 U300, and all other players scoring 3.5 or more
5-round Non-Rated Round-Robin open to K-12 only
Time control: G/15; d3
Round times: 9 AM, 9:40 AM, 10:15 AM, 10:50 AM, 11:25 AM Trophy Ceremony starting ~noon before Round 3
Rating range: Unrated first-time tournament players only (NO US Chess Federation membership required)
Entry fee: $15
Trophies: Top 2 in each round-robin group, plus any other players scoring 3.5 or more
Open to all teams (min 2) of any age from the same club or school
Team score is calculated based on the top 4 individual scorers overall, weighted higher for players in higher sections:
Novices = 1x player point total
Challenger = 1.1x
Premier = 1.3x
Experts = 1.5x
Open = 2x
Trophies on offer
Top 5 teams
Top elementary school team
How to choose a team: in registration, choose a team under question “School/Team”. If your team is not listed in the drop-down menu, please add it in the box below.
Check current USCF rating and membership status; player sections based on current published rating (Sept 2024) and/or tournament director’s discretion. Players will be contacted if their sections are changed.
Wells Middle School and Valley View Elementary tournament players in any section will automatically receive new or renewed USCF memberships.
All sections are non-elimination. Players will be paired against players of similar scores each round. They should expect to play ALL 5 games.
If you have a schedule conflict, you may request up to one half-point bye when registering or by contacting the TD before the start of round 2; additional byes will be zero points. Byes do NOT affect a player's USCF rating.
Players may bring smartphones and tablets, but they must be hidden inside a closed bag and turned off during their games.
US Chess Federation tournament rules around touch move, announcing check, talking with opponents, etc. will apply to rated and unrated sections.
These rules will be shared in the emailed orientation a day before the tournament and also by the Tournament Director before the first round.
Organizers
Emerald Hills Chess provides professionally-led classes and after-school chess clubs serving 250+ kids in 10+ locations around the Tri-Valley. Learn more and register.
The Tri-Valley Chess League is a student-led non-profit that also holds free chess classes in Pleasanton.
Contra Costa Chess Club is a long-running club that meets twice-weekly for casual and rated tournament play in Concord. Founded in 2008, it held the East Bay Opens in 2012 and 2013.
Fallon Chess, founded in 2015, is the longest-continuously-running PFC-sponsored club at Fallon, with 80 members each year. Fallon is two-time state K-8 team co-champions, 2023 national rapid online K-6 and K-8 team champions, and has produced half-a-dozen nationally-age-ranked players.
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