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5TH CHESS4SMILES OPEN Chess Tournament

Proceeds support the kids at Children’s Hospital in the Los Angeles area!

 New Location!

Date: Saturday, Oct 10th, 2026

Location: Arcadia Community Church

                 121 Alice Street | Arcadia, CA 91006

Sections / Format / Time Control:

• 1800+ Section:          4 Round SS,  G/45;+5
• 1400-1800 Section:   4 Round SS,  G/45;+5
• 1000-1400 Section:   4 Round SS,  G/45;+5 
• U1000 Section:          4 Double Rounds SS, G/30; (each player plays 2 games black/white vs. same opponent for total of eight games)

  Round Times:  9:30 am   11:30 am   2:00 pm   4:00 pm

 

Entry Fee: $50 ($60 after 10/04, $70 onsite)

• GMs, IMs, FMs play for free (an entry fee is subtracted from prizes)
• Onsite entries close at 9:00 am
• $10 Processing fee for all refunds. No refunds after 8:00 am 10/10

 Note:

• US Chess rated - must be current US Chess member to participate. Join here
• Please request byes at registration. 1 half-point bye available (full point for U1000). ALL onsite bye requests will be zero points only.
• Players should bring their own sets, clocks, pencils & scoresheets.
• Notation is recommended, but not required for players in the U1000 section and in 3rd grade and below.
• Play-up option is available to players within 100 (200 for 1000-1400 section ) USCF rating points (peak rating) of the section they want to play in.
• We are using the Oct published ratings list. 
• In the event of a perfect score tie (i.e. two or more players end the tournament with 4 points), a blitz playoff will be used. Single game of 5+2, with colors determined by color history.

 

Cash Prizes :

• 1800+ Section:             $200-100-60-40
• 1400-1800 Section:     $120-60-40
• 1000-1400 Section:     $100-60-40 
• U1000 Section:            $80-50-30

 

Contact:

Avery Yu, Bryan Xie      818-961-4508        chess4smiles@gmail.com         Organizers

Nick Garcia           805-206-9215         coachnickg03@gmail.com          Chief TD

 With support from Patrick Yu, Maggie Chen