The Rose City Chess New Year, New Moves Tournament is a beginner-friendly chess tournament for players of all ages, with special emphasis on making sure scholastic players have fun. Players are divided into sections based on strength. Each person plays four rounds, regardless of whether they win, lose, or draw their games.

Registration: 100% preregistered by 5:00pm the day before the event. No on-site registration.

Check-In: 9:30-9:45am. Due to our increased tournament participation, we now require Check-In! Players who fail to check-in will be given a Round 1 Bye, so that everyone on-site has a round 1 opponent.

Entry: $30

Ratings: USCF rated (USCF memberships required for all participants. Rose City Chess gives free memberships to all scholastic players. Adult players may add USCF membership to their cart by clicking here).

Equipment: Chess sets, clocks, notation sheets, and pencils all provided.

Section B, C, and D Format: Players are grouped in sections according to playing strength. Four roughly equal-sized sections group players by rating. Tournament Director may make slight adjustments to separate siblings, etc. Players play four rounds of G/25;+5 (each player gets 25 minutes of thinking time, plus a 5 second bonus after every move).

Section A Format: NEW STARTING JANUARY! Players play four rounds of G/40; +5. This section will end late; approximately 90 minutes after the other three sections.

Prizes: Medal awards for top 3 in each section, along with all plus/even score finishers!

Food and Beverage: Rose City Chess is happy to offer a pizza lunch! Select Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza as an add-on for $5 at checkout. Comes with a drink option (Water or select soft drinks). Orders are only taken in advance - if you are a parent who also wants lunch, please order for all parties ahead of time!