9/13 – Open and Scholastic Saint Petersburg Swiss Chess tournament G40; d5.

Name: 9/13 – Open and Scholastic Saint Petersburg Swiss Chess tournament G40; d5.
Start: 2025-09-13T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-13T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Saint Petersburg Chess Club

Schedule

Sat Sep 13 2025 at 11:00 am to 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Saint Petersburg Chess Club | Saint Petersburg, FL

9/13 – Open and Scholastic Saint Petersburg Swiss Chess tournament G40; d5. Blitz tournament from 5:30 pm.
11/1/25-11/2/25 - 1st Annual Tampa Bay Chess Championship.
FUTURE TOURNAMENTS AND EVENTS:
Swiss G40; d5: 10/4; 11/1
Quad G40; d5: 9/20; 10/18; 11/15
Extra Quad G60; d5: 9/27; 11/22
Extra Swiss G30; d5: 10/11; 11/8
Open & Scholastic G40; d5: 10/25; 11/29
Blitz rated G5; d2: 9/20; 10/4; 10/11; 10/18; 10/25; 11/1;
10/26 - Lecture, Q&As, and book signing with the most popular woman chess player in the world, GM Susan Polgar. The early bird fee for this event is just $50 and it is good to 9/26. I expect available spots to be sold out long before October. Registration will close after 48 players sign up. The only way to secure your spot is to register now.All information for this event is on chessregister.com.
11/1/25-11/2/25 - 1st Annual Tampa Bay Chess Championship
11/1 - 1st annual Tampa Bay Blitz Chess Championship
LOCATION: Saint Petersburg Chess Club 540 4th Avenue North Saint Petersburg, FL 33701 (it is located in between Mirror Lake and the Coliseum, next to the Sunshine Canter.)
ENTRY FEE: $25.00 if you pay in advance (to the day before the tournament)
$30 if you pay Saturday.
You can pay on https://www.chessregister.com/
USCF membership is required. Please check your USCF ID and renew it if it has expired. If you need me to do it on site add $5 to your bill.
ROUNDS: Four Rounds, First starts at approx. 11:00 a.m.
TIME CONTROL: G40; d5
SECTIONS:
• Open- Everyone can play at this section.
• Scholastic – just for students up to 18 years old.
PRIZES:
OPEN SECTION: If 20 players: $105-65-50. U1800 -$45/1st place big trophy; U1400-$45/1st place big trophy.
SCHOLASTIC SECTION: Trophies for 1st to 5th places. Medals for the rest of the players.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: To secure your spot Pay online ahead of time!
BRING YOUR CHESS CLOCK!!!
For more information about the chess at Saint Petersburg, visit my website: https://saintpetersburgchessclub.com/.
Also, you can call (727) 776-5583 or send me an email at [email protected].
9/13 - Blitz rated tournament from 5:30 pm
LOCATION: Saint Petersburg Chess Club 540 4th Avenue North Saint Petersburg, FL 33701 (It is located in between Mirror Lake and the Coliseum, next to the Sunshine Center.)
REGISTRATION: 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. If you want to make sure you can play, you need to pay ahead of time here: https://www.chessregister.com/.
ENTRY FEE: $10 if you pay by Friday. $15 later
TIME CONTROL: G5; d2
ROUNDS: 6 ROUNDS, NO ELIMINATION
START TIME: 5:30 p.m. to about 7:00 p.m.
PRIZES: If 20 players:
1st place: $60
2nd place: $40
3rd place: $20
U1500 – 1st place trophy.
If there are more than 20 players, the prizes are bigger.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Due to space limitation, secure your spot. Pay online ahead of time! BRING YOUR CHESS CLOCK!!!
Visit our new website, https://saintpetersburgchessclub.com, for more information about the chess at Saint Petersburg.
For more information you can also call (727) 776-5583 or send me an email at [email protected].