Nebraska Summer Open 2025
Chess Tournament
Date: June 28-29 2025
Location: COMFORT INN &SUITES CENTRAL
Address: 7007 GROVER STREET , OMAHA NE 68106 | P. 402.934.4900 | F. 402.614.0226
Entry Fee: $70 by 6/10/2025 for the Open, $80 by 6/27/2024, $90 on site.
$25 by 6/10/2025 for the RBO, $30 by 6/27/2024, $35 on site.
$10 by 6/10/2025 for the Blitz, $15 by 6/27/2025, $20 on site.
Pre-Registration and Pre-Payment:
PayPal/Zelle transaction to chessrockerz@gmail.com
General Information:
The Open is a 5 round Swiss with a time control of 90 minutes + 30 second increment and will be USCF The Open Section is a POY (Player of the Year) event.
The RBO is also a 5 round Swiss played only on Saturday, June 29. The time control is 30 minutes delay 5 seconds and is USCF rated, Players in the RBO must be rated under 1200.
Additional Information:
Round Times:
Saturday, June 29
Sunday, June 30
Prizes:
Section(s) |
Guaranteed Prizes |
Open |
|
1st |
$350 |
2nd |
$250 |
3rd |
$100 |
|
|
U1800 |
$100 |
U1600 |
$100 |
U1400 |
$100 |
|
|
Total |
$1,000 |
Trophies for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd will be provided to the top 3 finishers of the RBO. An U800 trophy and an U400 trophy will be provided for the top finishers rated U800 and U400, respectively.
Trophies for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd will be provided to the top 3 finishers of the Blitz.
50% amount will be refunded.
The tie-break for the trophies will be decided in the following order:
Contact Information:
Seetharaman Renganathan – tournament director and organizer
Link for the Discount Rate at Omaha Marriot West:
Link for the Discount Rate at Omaha Marriot West:
Refund
Social Media:
Please consider joining the following Nebraska Chess groups. Those who join the Lichess group will have access to games which have been recorded by the Nebraska game archivist. The games will be under Lichess studies. https://lichess.org/study
Also, be sure to visit the official Nebraska Chess website for the latest updates on upcoming tournaments.
http://nebraskachess.com/