Please save your money and our time by registering in the next 24 hours for the 2022 US National Class Championship.

You don’t want to miss out on the 2022 US Class Championship as it returns to the Bay Area after 3 years. The Class Championship is a must-play tournament because it’s a National Championship that levels the playing field for all players by grouping them in sections with 200-point rating bands, from Master (for players rated over 2200) to Beginner (for Scholastic players rated under 400 and unrated). You can choose from 11 sections: 

1. 7 Open sections (over 2200, 2000-2199, 1800-1999, 1600-1799, 1400-1599, 1200-1399, and under 1200).
2. 4 Scholastic sections (800-999, 600-799, 400-599, and under 400)

Each section’s champion(s) will earn a National Champion title for that class (and can advertise their National Title on their college applications or LinkedIn profile). 

So, if there’s one tournament, you’ll play this year, THIS is it!

Register Now for the 2022 USChess National Class Championship in August (Register now | Get info) at the Sonesta Silicon Valley in South Milpitas (1800 Barber Ln | map)

1. [Non-scholastic Sections on August 12-14 or 13-14]
   1. $31,100 b/347 prize fund 
   2. 7 Open sections for players of all ages from under 1200 to over 2200.
      1. FIDE & USCF rated Sections: M (2200+), X (2000-2199), A (1800-1999), B (1600-1799)
      2. USCF rated Sections: C (1400-1599), D (1200-1399), E (under 1200)
   3. Time Control: 6SS G/90 +30
   4. Schedules:
      1. [3-day 2-2-2] with 2 rounds each on Friday (2:30 6:50), Saturday (2:30 6:50), and Sunday (9:30 2:00)
      2. [3-day 1-3-2] with 1 round on Friday (6:50), 3 rounds on Saturday (9:40 2:30 6:50), and 2 rounds on Sunday (9:30 2:00)
      3. [2-day 0-4-2] with 4 rounds on Saturday (9:00 11:30 2:30 6:50) and 2 rounds on Sunday (9:30 2:00); Rounds 1-2 are G/60 +5
2. [Non-scholastic Side Event on Sunday, August 14 at 5-7pm]
   1. Blitz: 8 games (G/5 +1)
3. [Scholastic Sections on Saturday, August 13 at 8am-2:30pm]
   for scholastic players (K-12) from under 400 to 800-999.
   1. 4 sections: I (unrated & under 400), H (400-599), G (600-799), F (800-999),
   2. [Prizes]
      1. Individual Prizes: Commemorative National Championship trophies to players with a winning record; commemorative medals to others
      2. Team Prizes: Commemorative National Championship trophies to all schools & clubs with 2 or more players. The sum of the top 4 (or fewer) players' scores (in all sections combined) constitutes the team score.
      3. The trophies are different sizes; the higher-placed players/schools/clubs will earn bigger trophies than the lower-placed players/schools/clubs.
   3. Time control: 5SS G/25 d5
4. [Scholastic Side Events on all three days]
   1. Quads 9a-12: 3 games (G/25 +5) on Friday & Sunday
   2. Swiss 12:30-4:30p: 4 games (G/25 +5) on Friday & Sunday
   3. Rapid 3-5:30: 5 games (G/15 +2) on Saturday
   4. Fast 6-8p: 5 games (G/10 +2) on Saturday
   5. Blitz 5-7p: 8 games (G/5 +1) on Friday & Sunday

Visit our tournaments calendar to see more events for upcoming weeks such as the ones below.

Play for $1,000 b/32 Cash Prizes in Adults & Advanced Kids Tourneys (Register now | Get info)

1. Saturday, August 6 at the Santa Clara Convention Center (5001 Great America Pkwy. | map)
   1. [10 am] 4SS G/60 +5
2. Sunday, August 7 at the Dublin-Pleasanton Aloft (4075 Grafton St, Dublin | map)
   1. [10 am] 4SS G/60 +5

Join Your Scholastic Chess Community at Children’s Signature Tourneys (Register now | Get info)

1. Saturday, August 6 at the Santa Clara Convention Center (5001 Great America Pkwy. | map)
   1. [9 am] Quads
   2. [12:30 pm] Swiss
   3. [5 pm] Chess4Less
2. Sunday, August 7 at the Dublin-Pleasanton Aloft (4075 Grafton St, Dublin | map)
   1. [9 am] Quads
   2. [12:30 pm] Chess4Less
   3. [3 pm] Swiss

Wanna Save More with the “Costco” style? Buy BAC Membership and Save (Buy now | Get info)

Buy BAC membership and save 25% of all BAC events: 1 person = $150 | 2 people = $250 | 3+ people = $325

With gratitude for supporting your local chess community…

Salman 
Founder & Chair, BayAreaChess
Vice President, CalChess