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Next Upcoming Tournament

              
               RIsing star APRIL Grand Prix
               SATurday APRIL 5, 2025
               


 

Tournament Location

DoubleTree by Hilton Mesa

1011 West Holmes Ave

Mesa, AZ 85210

 

This is located on the northeast corner

of Alma School Rd and Route 60 in Mesa.

Entry Fees

Please register online at: King Registration

$30 on or before Fri, Mar 28th; $35 on or before Wed, Apr 2nd,

$40 on or before Fri, Apr 4th, $45 on-site Sat, Apr 5th

Registration

Please register online on the King Registration website.

Early online registration ends on Friday, March 28th, 11:59 pm MST.

Intermediate online registration ends on Wednesday, April 2nd, 11:59 pm MST.

Late online registration ends on Friday, April 4th, 11:59 pm MST.

On-site registration ends on Saturday, April 5th, 9:30 am MST at the Mesa DoubleTree Hotel.

Tournament Prizes

$1000 Prize Fund (based on 80 paid entries):

Open (2000 and up): 1st – $120, 2nd – $90, 3rd – $80, 1st U2200 – $30

Class A (1800-1999): 1st – $90, 2nd – $60, 3rd – $45

Class B (1600-1799): 1st – $90, 2nd – $60, 3rd – $45

Class C (1400-1599): 1st – $90, 2nd – $60, 3rd – $45

Class D (1200-1399): 1st – $90, 2nd – $60, 3rd – $45

U1200 (100-1199): 1st – $40, 2nd – $30, 3rd – $15, 1st U800 – $15

Re-entering the Tournament

Players may re-enter after round 1 or 2 with half-point byes for the previous rounds.
Re-entry fees: $5 after round 1, $10 after round 2.

Playing up into the next section

Players may play up into the next section, if they are within 100 points or less of the next section. There is a $5 fee for playing up into the next section:

Open (2000 and Up): Must be 1900 or higher to play up into the Open section.

Class A (1800-1999): Must be 1700 or higher to play up into the Class A section.

Class B (1600-1799): Must be 1500 or higher to play up into the Class B section.

Class C (1400-1599): Must be 1300 or higher to play up into the Class C section.

Class D (1200-1399): Must be 1100 or higher to play up into the Class D section.

Schedule

Rd 1: 9:00 am, Rd 2: 11:30 am, Rd 3: 2:00 pm, Rd 4: 4:30 pm

  Rising Star Chess

By Richard Smouse 

email: rick_smouse@yahoo.com

text or voice: (480) 390-9528

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