These recurring tournaments are named after chess personalities who have had the greatest influence on Bay Area Chess or who we are proud and thankful for their support over these years. Together, they helped Bay Area Chess get started from scratch and helped grow it to the most active affiliate of USCF. This is our way of saying a special thanks and preserve their contributions!
If you want to get to the top, this can prepare you for the final leg of the journey to a titled player...
Let the journey continue!

You may participate in any of these events... there are discounts for registering for two or more of the following events...
Tip: This is best suited for players who prefer long time controls.

Sections & Prizes
$5,000 b/90 entries - 60% guaranteed!
GPP 30 (Enhanced)

Unrated players prize capped at $100, except Open section.

FIDE rated rounds: only those with G/90 +30 time control in the Open section will be submitted to FIDE.

Byes: Maximum two 1/2 point byes can be requested.
Any 1/2 pt byes for the last two rounds must be requested before the start of Round 1.

Time control & Schedule

Time Control:
3-day: 5SS G/90 +30
2-day: Rds 1-2: G/60 d5, Rds 3-5: G/90 +30

Fees
** back to the 2017 fees due to new Milpitas location **

Entry Fee: $99 at least 5 days before the tourney

Economy Entry Fee: $79 with 50% prize
Few notes on Economy Entry Fee:
1) No Econ allowed in the Open section due to USCF GPP rules.
2) If you choose economy entry fee, and if you win any prize money, only 60% of the amount you won will be paid out to you, the rest of the money will be transfered back to the general fund to offset the cost of the economy EF.
3) Economy EF will not be available once registration headcount reached 75% of the maximum capacity. (30 players in the Courtyard Marriotts, 65 for the BAC Championships.)
4) It must be finalized before Round 1 starts.

Re-entry fee: $59 (49 if econ registration fee was purchased originally)

Playup: +$25
New rule: there can not be more than 200 point rating difference between the player's supplemental or actual rating and the requested sections' lowest rating.

Late Fee: +$20 5 days before the tourney

Players with GM/IM/WGM/WIM titles free entry 10 days prior
(Entry Fee will be deducted from any prize money won)

Organizers and TDs

Organizer: Dr. Judit Sztaray

Main TDs: NTD, FIDE IA Tom Langland; STD, FIDE IA Richard Koepcke;
NTD,FIDE IA John McCumiskey; STD, FIDE IA Jordan Langland

Other TDs: Abel Talamantez, Wolfgang Behm, Matt LeForce and others.

BayAreaChess Closed Championship

We are excited to announce the Bay Area Chess Closed Championship, a brand-new tournament for the new year.
This tournament will be held on December 14-16th alongside the GM Naroditsky championship.
The philosophy of this tournament is to give Bay Area players a taste of the professional chess tournament experience.
Players who compete in this years Bay Area Chess Championship will be competing not only for rating and prize money,
but also for a chance at qualifying to compete in this prestigious closed event.

Competitors in the championship will have the opportunity to prepare for a closed set of opponents, in the same manner as top players.
Playing in closed events is excellent experience for young players who aspire to play similar styles of events in the future.
It’s also a fun way for class players to take part in a format of event that they would not be able to participate in otherwise.
The overall winner for each section will become the 2018 Bay Area Champion.
The section winners will gain recognition of their victory with short bios posted on the Bay Area Chess website to commemorate their achievement.
 
Similar to the BAC Championship, the closed championship will also have three sections:  Open 2000+,   Advanced (1600-1999),   Reserve (under1600)

Each section will be a closed six player round robin (a format where each player in the group plays every other player once),
where the strongest participants from the years Bay Area Chess Championship events play for the title of 2018 Bay Area Chess Champion.
Players for each section will be invited based off their performance in Bay Area Chess Championship Events.

For each event played throughout the year players will be given points based off their final standing in the tournament.

In November we will sum up the points from each players top four results, and invite the 6 Players with the highest point totals for each section.  


Rules for qualifying events:
Points for 1st place: 200
Points for 2nd place: 150
Points for 3rd Place: 100
Points for 4th Place: 75
Points for 5th-9th place: 50
Points for 9th or lower: 25

Additional guidelines & rules:
Points for a tournament only count towards the section you play in.
To get points for a tournament a player is allowed no more than 1 bye for that event.
If a player forfeits a game, they receive no points for that event.
If a player withdraws from an event they will receive no points for that tournament.  


Qualifying events
CM Azhar championship Jan 26-28 Santa Clara
IM Walter Shipman Memorial March 23-25 Santa Clara
GM Mammedyarov championship April 27-29 Santa Clara
GM Walter Browne Championship June 22-24
GM Mamedov Championship July 27-29
George Koltanowski Championship Sep 21-23
IM Emory Tate Championship Oct 19-21


We hope you'll enjoy this new exciting competition!
Any question or comment/suggestion? Email us :)


Current Standing after 4/27-29 Championship

Open Section

 

AB Section

 

 

CDEu Section