
| The Columbia Chess Club holds both Regular Rated and Quick Rated tournaments. Below are the details for each tournament. Check the Club Calendar for the current event. Registration Deadline is 7:15 Regular Rated Tournaments Five round Swiss. One round a week for five weeks. Entry fee $3 a round for club members, $5 a round for non-members. One bye allowed, No last round byes. Rounds start at 7:30. Three Sections, Game 90. Open Section, First Place $35, Second Place $20, U1800 $15. Amateur Section (U1600), First Place $35, Second Place $20, U1400 $15. Reserve Section (U1200), First Place $35, Second Place $20, U1000 $15. Perfect score (5-0, byes do not count) wins free entry into a Cola Club tournament. Club members with a floor of 1800 receive free entry, $10 will be deducted from any prize won. Quick Rated Tournaments Game 20 Quads. Entry fee $10 for club members, $15 for non-members. First place each quad $20, Second $15. Quad may become a Swiss based on the number of entries. Round 1 starts at 7:30. The Columbia Open Aug 20 -22, 2010 Cola Chess also hosts the Columbia Open. This is a three day tournament held each year in August. Details for this event can be found HERE. The Columbia Chess Club has held 66 rated events. |
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