Pro Am Chess League
Over the Board Tournaments
PACL 135 – All Belts and All Classes
With Experts Section
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Location: American Legion Post 370
7500 West 75th Street, Overland Park, KS
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Entry Fee - Cash Prize Sections: $45 – (Late or on-site registration $55)
Entry Fee - UnRated Section: FREE - note there are no cash prizes for UnRated.
Entry Fee - Scholastic Sections: $15 – (Late or on-site registration $20)
USCF Membership Required - USCF membership Available online at uschess.org.
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Tournament Day Schedule Sunday March 19th
9am Doors Open, 9:30 am Late Registration Ends
Round 1 - 10 am lunch 11:20 to 12 noon
Round 2 - 12 noon Round 3 - 1:30 pm Round 4 - 3 pm
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Prizes for Cash Prize Sections:
4 Points $200, 3.5 Points $100, 3 Points $50, 2.5 Points $25
Scholastic or UnRated Section Prizes:
4 Points = First Place Medal, 3.5 Points = Second Place Medal
3 Points = Second Place Medal, 2.5 Points = Third Place Medal
Cash Prize Sections: ​
Experts and 2nd Degree Black: 2200 to 1800 Affects both Regular and Quick
4SS G30/d10 - 4 Round Swiss, Game in 30 Minutes, 10 second delay
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Black and Brown Belts; 1800 to 1400. Affects both Regular and Quick
4SS G30/d10 – 4 Round Swiss; Game in 30 minutes, 10 second delay
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Purple and Green Belts; 1400 to 1000: Affects both Regular and Quick
4SS G30/d10 – 4 Round Swiss; Game in 30 minutes, 10 second delay
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Blue and Orange Belts; 1000 to 0600: Affects both Regular and Quick
4SS G30/d10 – 4 Round Swiss; Game in 30 minutes, 10 second delay
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Yellow and White Belts; Basic 1&2; 0600 to 0100: Affects both Regular and Quick
4SS G30/d10 – 4 Round Swiss; Game in 30 minutes, 10 second delay
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Medal Prize Sections:
UnRated - 4 Round Swiss; Game in 30 minutes, 10 second delay
Unrated Section limited to 8 players.
Scholastic: All grades Kindergarten thru 12. 4 Round Swiss; Game in 30 minutes, 10 second delay
Scholastic section will be subdivided based on number of players. Overall limit of 48 players.
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Too few players and Odd number of players
All Players will be able to play four games, unless section has too few players.
In the event of a section having an odd number of players, cross round pairing will occur.
Too Few Players Rules:
1 player -> Automatic award of 4 Point Prize. (You must show up to win money via too few players points)
2 Players -> Two games will be played, each player plays white once and black once.
Both players are awarded two additional points for the two unplayable games.
3 Players -> All players play 2 games against the 2 other players, once as white and once as black
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