2025 City Championship Round 1 of 6

City championship Round 1 G120d5; Game starts at 7 PM.
Online early EF $40 ; Onsite EF $45

Register online and get early entry fee as noted above by August 6 at 11:00 PM.  USCF membership is required to play in this tournament. Registration on-site August 7th is from 6:15 to 6:45 P.M. On site registration is $45. Please register early if you can - it really helps get the first round  started on time and saves you some money as well. Players may enter the tournament before round two is paired  at 6:45 PM on August 14. The first round  you will receive a half point bye and pay the full onsite entry fee as noted above.

All future round bye requests must be made to the TD  prior to beginning of round 2 on August 14.

If you are scheduled to play in a round and don’t show up and don’t pre notify the Tournament Director by 6:00 PM on the day of the tournament you will not only forfeit that round but be withdrawn from the tournament. Your  entry fee will not be refunded.

75% of the entry fees will be paid out as prizes. There will be two sections- Open section and U1600 section.

If you have any questions or concerns, please call or text Tournament Director Carl Lingen at
(513) 417-3224. Also use this number to notify the TD if you cannot make a round.

All City Championship games will be played at the Francis Healy Community Center located at 7640 Plainfield Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45236

There will be no casual play in the community center during this tournament. Casual play will be
relocated to the Deer park library from 6:30 PM until 8:30 PM. You will need to bring your own
sets and clocks for casual play at the Deer Park library.