Registration Form
Tournament
New Years Classic Championship
Rounds
6
Start Date
01/24/2025
End Date
01/26/2025
Sections
Championship (1600+) (0)
U1600 (0)
U1200 (0)
Players
Follow
Tournament Information

 

 

New Years Classic Championship | Round 1 Starts @ 11:30 AM 

 

DATES:

January 24th - 26th, 2025

 

Event Registration

View Registered Players

Hotel Booking

SMS Live Pairings & Standings 

 

LOCATION:

Youth Center, BLDG D, Follow signs to rear parking lot where you may park

 

Highland Valley UMC

15524 Chenal PKWY 

Little Rock, AR 72211

 

HOTEL INFORMATION:

Book by January 10, 2025

$104/Night - King and 2 Queen Options

 

Delta Hotels 

201 South Shackleford Rd

Little Rock, AR 72211

 

SECTIONS:

Championship (1601+), U1600, U1200

 

PLAYING UP:

Allowed for +$10 if your USCF LIVE rating is within 150 points of the next section. 

 

FORMAT:

USCF Rated | G/90;+30 | 6 Round - Swiss

 

SCHEDULE:

Friday, January 24, 2025

Registration & Check-in: 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Round 1: 11:30 am

Break: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Round 2: 4:30 pm (or ASAP)

 

Saturday, January 25, 2025

Round 3: 11:00 am

Break: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Round 4: 4:00 pm (or ASAP)

 

Sunday, January 26, 2025

Round 5: 11:00 am

Break: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Round 6: 4:00 pm (or ASAP)

 

Registration: Limited to 52 players

WLR Members: $60.00

Masters (USCF 2200+): FREE (Entry fee will be deducted from any prizes won)

Early Bird: $60.00 (before or on 01/09/25)

Regular Fee: $67.00 (on or after 01/10/25)

Late Fee: $75.00 (on 01/24/25)

No refunds after 11:00 am on Friday, January 24th, 2025.

 

Prizes: ($2000.00 based on 50 early bird registrations)

Championship (1601+) - 1st: $385, 2nd: $260, 3rd: $160 ($805)

U1600 - 1st: $335, 2nd: $235, 3rd: $135 ($705)

U1200 - 1st: $230, 2nd: $155, 3rd: $105.00 ($490)

 

Bye:

  • Two 1/2 point bye’s available for any round. Must declare during registration.
  • Players checking in after 11:00 am, unless notified prior, must take a first-round bye. NO EXCEPTIONS!

 

Tiebreaks:

  • Standard USCF Tiebreakers will be used in all sections to determine the winner. See rule 34C in the USCF’s Official Rules of Chess for tiebreak details.
  • Cash prizes will be distributed per USCF cash prize rules and will not be affected by tiebreaks of any kind.
  • The tie breaker procedures described below will be used to determine trophy winners.

 

Additional Information:

 

  • Boards, Pieces, and Clocks are provided.
  • Subscribe to “phone and email updates.” Pairings and standings will be sent directly to your device. No more standing in lines!
  • Registration is subject to early closure.
  • USCF membership required; Renew here
  • Players must be familiar with the USCF’s Official Rules of Chess
  • Electronic score sheets are allowed but MUST be USCF-approved.
  • TD will accelerate pairings to pair players close in rating when possible
  • Most recent "Live" US Chess regular ratings are used for all sections to ensure close matchups.
  • All unrated players will be placed in the lower section.
  • WLR Members will have access to a private club room

 

Terms and Conditions

PHOTOGRAPHY POLICY DISCLAIMER:

By registering for or attending this event, players and guest grant permission to West Little Rock Chess Club (WLR Chess Club) to take and use photographs and videos for purposes related to the event. Photographs and/or video recordings taken at WLR Chess Club events may be published, either on digital platforms or in print format. Including, but not limited to the following: WLR Chess Club publications, press releases, magazines, and/or newspapers, social media based websites, accounts, pages, channels, and applications administered by WLR Chess Club (e.g., YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram).

 

By attending a West Little Rock Chess Club (WLR Chess Club) event, photographs and/or video recordings of your child at the event may be published in any or all of the above-listed media at the sole discretion of WLR Chess Club and without notice or compensation, financial or otherwise, to you for use of such photographs and/or video recordings unless you expressly revoke your consent in writing by notifying WLR Chess Club at WLRchessclub@gmail.com. Once such consent is revoked WLR Chess Club will make every effort to promptly cause the photographer, video recording, and/or video image to be removed from the digital platform. WLR Chess Club is not responsible for access to or downloads of photographs, video recordings, and/or video images made by users of the digital media platform prior to such revocation and removal. You may revoke your consent at any time before a print publication has been published. Once a publication has been distributed, it will not be possible to revoke consent and your child’s photograph and/or video image may continue to be used in any publications already printed prior to the revocation of consent.

 

Minors will not be identified by name in West Little Rock Chess Club (WLR Chess Club) captions unless they are competing on one of the top boards or have won a championship. Please note that even where images are published without a name complete anonymity cannot be granted as someone may be able to recognize your child at the event. Championship-section winners are generally identified in WLR Chess Club photo captions by first and last name and hometown. 

 

BEHAVIOR POLICY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

All participants will be a good neighbor to our fellow business. We will ensure all event patrons conduct themselves in a safe and orderly manner. Children under 18 must NOT be left unattended under any circumstances! Parents who are playing must not bring their child to the tournament unless another parent or guardian is present to supervise the child while the parent is playing, even if the child is also playing in the tournament.

 

The West Little Rock Chess Club reserves the right to remove anyone from the premises who is causing excessive disruptions to the tournament, is acting in an unsafe or disorderly manner, or who leaves a child unattended, without refund. Removal of a player may also face additional sanctions after the event. "Disreputable conduct" includes, but is not limited to, any behavior which unnecessarily risks the safety of self or others, damage to WLR Chess Club, tournament site, hotels, disrespect of tournament staff, and disrespect of event site staff. If removal of a parent or child is required which would also leave an unaccompanied child in the tournament, then the child will also be removed from the event and their current game forfeited. 

 

By choosing to play in this event, I agree to the following:

  • I have read and understand the details of this event on the official event webpage and in the terms/conditions
  • I will abide by all lawful instructions given by the West Little Rock Chess Club (WLR Chess Club) and its representatives.
  • I am fully responsible for knowing and following the US Chess Federation's rules governing this event, and I can read these rules by following this link.
* I have read and accept the terms and conditions for this tournament
Participant Information
  * USCF #
 

This tournament requires a U.S. Chess ID (USCF #).
Find My U.S. Chess ID
Register for a new U.S. Chess ID


If your school/team is not listed, please enter it below:

(For Kindergarten, use 0)
Payment Information
* Entry Type

If selecting a $0 option, billing information can be skipped.


All transactions are secured by SSL + / Square™.
No personal financial information is recorded by CaissaChess.