International Women's Chess Day

Date

Saturday, March 8, 2025

Time Control

Rapid tournament: G/10 +5; Blitz tournament: G/3 +2

Entry Fee

$15 for rapid or blitz tournament; $20 for both; simul free

Prizes

Rapid: $$250 guaranteed. 1st $100, 2nd $75, U1700 $50, U1200 $25 Blitz: $$250 guaranteed. 1st $100, 2nd $75, U1700 $50, U1200 $25

Round Times

Rapid: 1st round 9:30am, rest ASAP; Blitz: 4:00pm, rest ASAP

Description

Girls and Women Only Event

Start the morning off with breakfast, coffee, and Celebrate Women rapid chess by BCC, beginning at 9:30am.

After a pizza lunch, at 2:30pm, WGM Jennifer Yu, two-time U.S. women's champion and current Harvard undergraduate, will participate in a question and answer session. At 2:45pm, she will give a simultaneous exhibition open to all girls and women.

Blitz tournament in the afternoon, starting at 4:00pm. This is the Queen's Blitz Series #5 event!

Rapid tournament: USCF rated, with USCF membership required

Blitz tournament: not USCF rated, so USCF membership not required

Free entry to GMs, IMs, WGMs, WIMs, and any players with fewer than 50 rated USCF games.

To enter Rapid OR Blitz, use the "Register Online Now" button below. To enter both for only $20, register here

To play in the WGM Yu simultaneous exhibition, please register here

All players: please complete this photo consent and release form: Release

Please e-mail any questions to Kateryna Odnorozhenko at katerynaodnorozhenko@yahoo.com.

Register Online Now

Entry List