Starting March 28, the Kreutz Creek Quads, York Chess Club’s monthly chess tournament, will have a new pricing structure. Prices for open quads will be $20 per player. We will not offer a separate scholastic quads section since most of our scholastic age players prefer to play in the open section. Instead, we are introducing a new non-rated section limited to unrated players and USCF members below 1000 in rating. This Non-Rated section is meant to be a fun introduction to competitive play for tournament newbies and to offer a low cost, low stress option for casual players. USCF players under 1000 may choose either the Non-Rated or open section.

We made these changes to ensure a quality tournament experience for all players and to make competitive play more accessible.

Kreutz Creek Quads Chess Tournament Details

The Kreutz Creek Quads will be held the fourth Saturday of each month at Kreutz Creek Library, 66 Walnut Springs Road, Hellam, PA.

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Registration:

• Register online in advance here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/yorkchessclub/2097275
• 10 – 10:30 a.m. on tournament day for last-minute entries. Please bring cash.
• Must be a member of USCF (United States Chess Federation) to play in Open section. Join USCF now at https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess.
• Limited to 50 players (30 in Open, 20 in Non-Rated) due to space restrictions, so sign up early!

Sections:

• Open
• Non-Rated

Format:

• Quads (Group of 4 players – each player plays each other player – 3 games total)
• Time control: G/40; d5 (Players get 40 minutes each, with a 5 second delay for each move)
• Rounds: Round 1 at 10:45; Round 2 at 12:30; Round 3 at 2:15. Rounds 2 and 3 may start sooner if all players in quad agree.

Entry Fee:

• Open: $20
• Non-Rated: $5

Prizes:

• Open: $50 to winner (Ties split evenly)
• Non-Rated: It’ll be a SURprize!

No food is available for purchase at the event location, so we suggest packing a lunch. If players use all their clock time, it doesn’t leave much time between rounds to drive for a meal. Visit yorkchess.org for more information about chess in York County, PA.