2025 Mechanics' Institute Monthly Scholastic Swiss - July

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USCF cross table: 

https://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202507122142

Register or Join Wait List Change Request Form

Registration

• Online Registration Open Until: Saturday, July 12: 9:45 am
• Onsite Registration: 9:45am
• Entry fee for Mechanics' Institute Members: $30
• Entry fee for Non-Members: $35
• Late fee: $10
• $5 admin fee for all cancellations & refunds.

• Two ways to check your entries:
  • Check the live entries on the Jumbula site:
  • Check the processed entries here a day before the event.

Tournament Format

• Tournament Format: Swiss System
• Total Rounds: 4
• Time control: 30 min basetime + 5 sec delay
• Round Times: 7/12 10:00am and remaining rounds are on a rolling schedule
• Sections: U600 600+

Sections might be adjusted based on signups to best serve the players. Play-ups are allowed free of charge for scholastic players as long as they are within 200-rating points to the next section.

Prize Fund

Trophies to Top 5 in each section.

Medals to all others.

Byes

• Byes are available for players in any rounds if they can't participate in any round but would like to stay in the tournament.
• A maximum of two half-point byes can be requested in this tournament.
• Round 1 pairings will be done on Saturday at 9:50 am onsite. If you need a Round 1 bye, please email us by 9:45 am.
• Round 2-4 byes must be requested 10-15 minutes before next round start (i.e. before the pairings are done for the next round.)
• Late registrations will receive a half-point bye for any missed round, up to two rounds.

Eligibility

• Players must have current US Chess Federation membership. Expiration date of their US Chess membership must be later than the last day of the tournament.
• Not sure if you have a membership? Need to check the expiration date of your members? Visit: https://new.uschess.org/player-search
• Become a member or renew your membership: https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chessT

Tournament Rules

• We provide clocks and set it up for players.
• Games will be US Chess regular and quick-rated (so-called dual-rated). Tournament results will be submitted immediately after the last round is finished.

Standings

Processed entries are coming 1 day before the event starts.

Final standings will be posted after the event is finished.

 

 

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Pairings

Pairings are posted on the wall of the club. We do not post pairings online for 1-day events.