Upcoming Events
Calendar View| Date | Sunday, November 2, 2025 |
| Event Format | 4SS |
| Time Control | G/60 d5 |
| Sections | Open, U1700, and Unrated |
| Entry Fee | $25 ($15 for students) |
| Prizes | $$1000 guaranteed: Open: $200-$150 U1900 $100; U1700: $135-$115 U1500 $70 U1300 $70; Unrated: $100-$60 |
| Registration | 8:30am - 9:30am |
| Round Times | 10:00am, 1:00pm, 3:30pm, and 6:00pm |
| Description | Registration List Online registration has closed. Titled players may register for free on-site before 9:30am. Event will be held at the BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS), 17th Floor. 665 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA $1000 Prizes Guaranteed: Open: $200-$150, U1900 $100 U1700: $135-$115, U1500 $70, U1300 $70 Unrated: $100-$60 Light refreshments will be provided. Please bring boards, sets, and clocks - some will be provided, but not enough for everyone. For the first time since 2011, Boston University is reviving its open classical chess tournament - bringing together students, the Boston chess community, and top players in a USCF-rated event (G/60; d5). Free entry for titled players (GM, IM, WGM, WIM, etc), please email chessbu@bu.edu for more details. |
| Date | Tuesdays, November 4, 11, 18, and 25 |
| Event Format | 4SS |
| Time Control | G/90 + 5 |
| Sections | Open, U1910, and U1510 |
| Entry Fee | $25, $40 for non-BCF members. Free for GMs, IMs, and club members rated at least 2200 |
| Prizes | $400 based on 30 paid entries: Open: $125-$75; U1910 & U1510: $60-$40 |
| Registration | Onsite registration is 6:45pm-7:00pm |
| Round Times | 7:15pm |
| Description | Event starts on November 4 and ends on November 25 In accordance with BCF policy, unrated players may play in any section. Players rated within 200 points of the lower section maximum may play up one section. Sections with fewer than six players may be merged. October and November supplements and "live rating" may be used to play up a section. **The winner(s) of a section from this month's tournament may play up one section regardless of their rating for the December Tuesday Night Swiss.** A current USCF membership is required. Please visit the US Chess Membership site to join or renew. |
| Entry List | Current Pre-Registration List |
| Date | Tuesday, November 4, 2025 |
| Event Format | 6SS or Double Quad, 1 lichess game per Tuesday night |
| Time Control | G/60 + 10 sec |
| Sections | Quads & Small Swiss |
| Entry Fee | $40, $25 for BCF members |
| Prizes | $80-$40 Quad #1; $50-$40 all other Quads & Small Swiss |
| Round Times | Tuesday at 6:30 PM unless two players agree to reschedule |
| Description | Contact info: TD Nick Sterling. E-mail: td@boylstonchess.org. Text/cell: 781-733-0849. If I do not have your e-mail and cell phone # already, please send those to me in case we have to contact each other. If I do not have your lichess Username, please send that to me or include it in the comments in your Registration. For Round 1, Pairings will be posted on Tuesday just after 6 PM on the Boylston CC website. The cutoff time for registration in time to play a Round is Tuesday at 6 PM. Any players who register subsequent to 6 PM will be skipped until the following week's Round. Each Round begins at 6:30 PM except for games whose start times were agreed in advance to be changed. Players must join Zoom and Share their Screens or show their play areas in their camera views. The link will be sent to players by e-mail. Players with scores of at least +2, or in contention for a prize, may, at the TD's discretion, be required to provide at least two separate camera views on Zoom. Players must be current Members of USCF. Forfeit of a Round for any reason may result in forfeit of any prize $$$ that would otherwise have been won, at the TD's discretion. Rating with USCF will be delayed by 72 hours after the completion of the tournament to give lichess time to ensure Fair Play was observed in all games. |
| Entry List | Current Pre-Registration List |
| Date | Thursday, November 6, 2025 |
| Event Format | Round robin |
| Time Control | 40/90 SD/20 d5 |
| Sections | One section |
| Entry Fee | $20 by invitation only |
| Prizes | $300, $200, $100 |
| Round Times | 7:15pm |
| Description | This tournament is by invitation only BCF club membership is required Players rated >= 2200 between September 2024 and September 2025 are eligible to compete for the title of club champion. |
| Entry List | Current Pre-Registration List |
| Date | Friday, November 7, 2025 |
| Event Format | 6SS |
| Time Control | G5;d0 |
| Sections | Open, U1900 |
| Entry Fee | $30 for members, $40 for non-members |
| Round Times | Food served at 7:15, first round at 7:45, rest ASAP. |
| Description | It's Friday night, BBQ style! We'll have our normal Friday Night Blitz format: 6 double rounds, G5/d0. But we'll also serve a BBQ feast, prepared by Charles! As usual, exact menu TBD, but it will feature one or two smoked or grilled proteins, a couple veggie dishes, a couple starch dishes, and some dessert. Come check out the club's new soft serve ice cream maker! Please register early if you can, to assist menu planning and shopping. If you have questions, suggestions, or requests let me know! Email charles.slade@boylstonchess.org. If you have allergies, dietary restrictions, food preferences, or food requests please indicate them in the "bye requests" section when you register. Hungry parents, spectators, and non-chess-players can get in on the festivities. Please register for the food-only event. Doors open a little earlier than usual: 7:15 (with food served). First round starts at 7:45. Afterwards, what happens, happens. --- A note on prizes: these events are often well-attended. If we continue that trend, we'll mimic the Big Money Blitz prize structure: The Open Section includes prizes for 1st/2nd overall and U2100; the U1900 section includes prizes for 1st/2nd in U1900 and U1700, U1500 prizes. For the total prize fund, we'll return 80% of the entry fees collected (minus food costs) as prizes, in roughly the same proportions as Big Money Blitz. If either section has insufficient players to stand on its own, we will combine it with the other section. Although this event is unrated, we will use the higher of your blitz and classical USCF ratings to determined prize eligibility. If you do not have a USCF rating, we will use your performance rating in this event to determine prize eligibility. Please note, consistent with Boylston chess club policy, if you register for the Open Section, you will not be eligible for U1900 prizes. |
| Entry List | Current Pre-Registration List |
| Date | Friday, November 7, 2025 |
| Entry Fee | $20 |
| Prizes | none |
| Description | If you'd rather not let chess get in the way of a delicious BBQ, this is the event for you! Parents, spectators, and cribbage players welcome! Register for this event, help yourself to the food, and leave the chess for others. If you have allergies, preferences, or requests please let me know at charles.slade@boylstonchess.org, and list them in the "bye requests" field when you register. See you there! |
| Entry List | Current Pre-Registration List |
| Date | Saturday, November 8, 2025 |
| Event Format | 4SS |
| Time Control | G/60 d5 |
| Sections | Open & U1800 |
| Entry Fee | $15 |
| Prizes | $225 based on 25 paid entries: Open: $110-$55, U1800: $60 |
| Registration | 9:00am - 9:15am |
| Round Times | 9:30am, 12:30pm, 3:00pm, 5:30pm |
| Description | Sections with few players may be merged. In accordance with BCF policy, unrated players may play in any section. Players rated within 200 points of the lower section maximum may play up one section. Registration limited to first 70 players. A current USCF membership is required. Please visit the US Chess Membership site to join or renew. |
| Entry List | Current Pre-Registration List |
| Date | Sunday, November 16, 2025 |
| Event Format | 4SS |
| Time Control | G/30 d5 |
| Sections | Championship, Under 1000, Under 500 |
| Entry Fee | $20, $25 for non-BCF members, $5 more after 11/14 |
| Prizes | Trophies for 1st/2nd each Rating section, medal for 3rd |
| Registration | 1:30pm - 1:45pm onsite. Online registration CLOSES at 9:30 am. |
| Round Times | 2:00pm, 3:15pm, 4:30pm, 5:45pm or ASAP |
| Description | Players must be under the age of 18 at the time of play. A current USCF membership is required for all three sections. Players must be rated between 800 and 2000 to play in the Championship section. |
| Entry List | Current Pre-Registration List |
| Date | Saturday, November 22, 2025 |
| Event Format | 4SS |
| Time Control | G/60 d5 |
| Sections | Open, U1900, U1500 |
| Entry Fee | $35, $50 for non-BCF members before 11/21. $5 more after 11/20. $10 less for U1500 section. |
| Prizes | $1325 based on 50 paid entries, 75% of each prize guaranteed |
| Registration | 9:00am - 9:15am |
| Round Times | 9:30am, 12:30pm, 3:00pm, last round starts immediately after 3rd Round |
| Description | Prizes: Open: $450-$225 U1900: $250-$150 U1500: $150-$100 Free entry for GMs and IMs. Discounted entry link for U1500 section Free entry for club members rated at least 2300, but entry fee will be deducted from any prize won. Registration limited to 70 players. USCF membership is required. Please join or renew on the USCF website |
| Entry List | Current Pre-Registration List |
| Date | Saturday, November 22, 2025 |
| Entry Fee | $25, $40 for non-BCF members before 11/21. $5 more after 11/20 |
| Description | Discounted entry for the U1500 section |
| Entry List | Current Pre-Registration List |
| Date | Sunday, November 23, 2025 |
| Event Format | Rapid and puzzle solving |
| Round Times | Starts at 2:30 pm |
| Description | TBD |
| Date | Tuesdays, December 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 |
| Event Format | 5SS |
| Time Control | G/90 + 5 |
| Sections | Open, U1910, and U1510 |
| Entry Fee | $25, $40 for non-BCF members; Free for GM's and IM's, and also for club members who are rated at least 2200 |
| Prizes | $400 based on 30 paid entries: Open: $125-$75; U1910 & U1510: $60-$40 |
| Registration | Onsite registration is 6:45pm-7:00pm |
| Round Times | 7:15pm |
| Description | Event starts on December 2 and ends on December 30 In accordance with BCF policy, unrated players may play in any section. Players rated within 200 points of the lower section maximum may play up one section. Sections with fewer than six players may be merged. November and December supplements and "live rating" may be used to play up a section. **The winner(s) of a section from this month's tournament may play up one section regardless of their rating for the January Tuesday Night Swiss.** A current USCF membership is required. Please visit the US Chess Membership site to join or renew. |
| Entry List | Current Pre-Registration List |
| Date | Saturday, December 6, 2025 |
| Event Format | 3RR |
| Time Control | G/65 d10 |
| Sections | Groups of 4 by rating |
| Entry Fee | $20, $35 for non-BCF members, $5 more after 12/4 |
| Prizes | $80 First place in top quad, $50 First place in each of the other quads or small Swiss |
| Registration | Online open until 9:30am; onsite 9:20-9:45am |
| Round Times | 10:00am, 1:15pm, 3:45pm |
| Description | ** No byes or withdrawals are allowed. All rounds must be played. ** Free entry for GMs and IMs. If the number of players is not divisible by 4 then the bottom section will be a small Swiss with 5-7 players. Registration limited to the first 70 entries. A current USCF membership is required. Please visit the US Chess Membership site to join or renew. |
| Entry List | Current Pre-Registration List |
| Date | Sunday, January 18, 2026 |
| Event Format | Blitz and lecture |
| Description | TBD |
| Date | Sunday, March 8, 2026 |
| Sections | Rapid and puzzle solving |
| Round Times | Starts at 2:30 pm |
| Date | Sunday, April 19, 2026 |
| Event Format | Blitz + simultaneous exhibition + closing ceremony |
| Description | TBD |