Utah National Chess Day 2025
Saturday, October 11, 2025, 9:00 AM – Sunday, October 12, 2025, 5:00 PM
Entry fee: $25
by Oct 10 at 11 pm
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3 Events!!
Day 1: Saturday, October 11
Karen Gail Miller Conference Center9750 S 300 W, Sandy, UT 84070
Event 1
Scholastic Trophy Tournament (Room 203)
Four Sections: Elementary (k-3), (4-6) ,Middle (6-9), High School (9-12)
Register for Scholastic Trophy
TD Reserves the right to split/combine sections based on entries
4 Rounds: First round to start at 9. All other rounds to follow ASAP
Time Control: G/30; d/5 (delay 5)
Trophies: This is a for fun event designed to reuse and recycle old and unused Trophies. Top scoring players will be able to choose from random trophies available
Event 2
National Chess Day Swiss (Room 223)
Two Sections: Premier (1500+), and Reserve (u1700)
Register for Open Swiss
TD Reserves the right to split/combine sections based on entries
4 Rounds: Saturday at 9:00 am, 11:00 pm, 1:00 pm, and 3:00 pm.
Time Control: G/45; +10 (increment 10).
Prizes based on 20 entries each section
Premier: 1st $125, 2nd $100, (1800-1999) – $75, (1799 and below) – $75
Reserve: 1st $100, 2nd $80 (1300 – 1499) $75, (1299 and below) – $75
Unrated players, may play in the premier section if they pay the $20 play up fee.
Byes: Half-point byes – One (1) half-point bye may be taken but must be requested prior to pairing of Rd 2. All bye requests are irrevocable after that time. (See USCF Rule 22C, especially Rule 22C4.) Additional byes (i.e., more than two per player) will be zero-point byes.
Registration: Online: via link at www.utahchess.com. Onsite: Saturday 8:30 to 9 am.
Entry Fees: All Sections: $25 if registered and paid by Friday, October 10th (online; use link at www.utahchess.com), $40 late/onsite. Players may pay a $20 fee to play up one section. GM/IM/FM/WGM free (EF withheld from prize).
Day 2: Sunday, October 12
University of Utah Warnock Engineering Building72 South Central Campus Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Event 3
Quads
What is a Chess Quad?A chess quad is a round-robin tournament involving four players. Each participant plays one game against each of the other three players.Quads will be based on similarly rated opponents.
In the event of insufficient players the bottom two sections will be combined and play a three round swiss tournament.
Time:
Starting at 12:50 PM
Rounds will follow immediately after all games in the quad are finished
Event is expected to go until 6:30 PM
Time Control:
G/60;+5 (Game in 60 minutes with a 5-second increment per move)
Entry Fee:
$20 ($10 If you played one of the previous two events)
Please bring cash and pay on-site.
Prizes:Winner of each quad gets $60Prizes will be split evenly in the event of a tie.
If played the top 2 places in the swiss will get prizes based on number of players.
Registration:
All registration will be done on site. On-site registration will be from 12 PM to 12:40 PM, if you do not register during this time, you may not be able to play.
USCF Membership:This event is USCF rated and a USCF membership is required to participate. If you do not have a USCF Membership you can register at https://new.uschess.org/
Questions? Send an email to utchess@gmail.com
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3 Events!!
Day 1: Saturday, October 11
Karen Gail Miller Conference Center9750 S 300 W, Sandy, UT 84070
Event 1
Scholastic Trophy Tournament (Room 203)
Four Sections: Elementary (k-3), (4-6) ,Middle (6-9), High School (9-12)
Register for Scholastic Trophy
TD Reserves the right to split/combine sections based on entries
4 Rounds: First round to start at 9. All other rounds to follow ASAP
Time Control: G/30; d/5 (delay 5)
Trophies: This is a for fun event designed to reuse and recycle old and unused Trophies. Top scoring players will be able to choose from random trophies available
Event 2
National Chess Day Swiss (Room 223)
Two Sections: Premier (1500+), and Reserve (u1700)
Register for Open Swiss
TD Reserves the right to split/combine sections based on entries
4 Rounds: Saturday at 9:00 am, 11:00 pm, 1:00 pm, and 3:00 pm.
Time Control: G/45; +10 (increment 10).
Prizes based on 20 entries each section
Premier: 1st $125, 2nd $100, (1800-1999) – $75, (1799 and below) – $75
Reserve: 1st $100, 2nd $80 (1300 – 1499) $75, (1299 and below) – $75
Unrated players, may play in the premier section if they pay the $20 play up fee.
Byes: Half-point byes – One (1) half-point bye may be taken but must be requested prior to pairing of Rd 2. All bye requests are irrevocable after that time. (See USCF Rule 22C, especially Rule 22C4.) Additional byes (i.e., more than two per player) will be zero-point byes.
Registration: Online: via link at www.utahchess.com. Onsite: Saturday 8:30 to 9 am.
Entry Fees: All Sections: $25 if registered and paid by Friday, October 10th (online; use link at www.utahchess.com), $40 late/onsite. Players may pay a $20 fee to play up one section. GM/IM/FM/WGM free (EF withheld from prize).
Day 2: Sunday, October 12
University of Utah Warnock Engineering Building72 South Central Campus Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Event 3
Quads
What is a Chess Quad?A chess quad is a round-robin tournament involving four players. Each participant plays one game against each of the other three players.Quads will be based on similarly rated opponents.
In the event of insufficient players the bottom two sections will be combined and play a three round swiss tournament.
Time:
Starting at 12:50 PM
Rounds will follow immediately after all games in the quad are finished
Event is expected to go until 6:30 PM
Time Control:
G/60;+5 (Game in 60 minutes with a 5-second increment per move)
Entry Fee:
$20 ($10 If you played one of the previous two events)
Please bring cash and pay on-site.
Prizes:Winner of each quad gets $60Prizes will be split evenly in the event of a tie.
If played the top 2 places in the swiss will get prizes based on number of players.
Registration:
All registration will be done on site. On-site registration will be from 12 PM to 12:40 PM, if you do not register during this time, you may not be able to play.
USCF Membership:This event is USCF rated and a USCF membership is required to participate. If you do not have a USCF Membership you can register at https://new.uschess.org/
Questions? Send an email to utchess@gmail.com