2025 Midwest Collegiate Chess Tournament

4 round team Swiss event with each team coming from a different college in the Midwest.

USCF Regular rated G/60;d/5

Rules and more info at the bottom.

Where: University of Northern Iowa, Maucker Union, University Room

1015 Maucker Rd, Cedar Falls, IA 50614

When: March 29th, 2025

Onsite Registration:

9:00AM-10:00AM

Rounds:

Round 1: 10:00 AM

Round 2: 1:00 PM

Round 3: 3:30 PM

Round 4: 6:00 PM or ASAP

Tiebreaker blitz for first place immediately after round 4 if needed, USCF Blitz rated.

Entry Fee:

$15 per player.

$5 for current UNI Students. Bring your UNI ID to verify for the discounted price if paying in person.

Prize Info:

Plaques for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams.

Parking Info:

Lang Hall (2401 Wisconsin St, Cedar Falls, IA 50614) has a convenient parking lot very close to Maucker Union that may be used.

Team Event Rules:

The tournament will be structured like a normal Swiss Tournament, but with teams getting paired against each other rather than individual players.

Each team will consist of 4 players. Any college is welcome to bring as many teams as they would like, and each team may also have up to 2 reserve players that can be subbed in before the start of any round.

Board numbers within teams will be based on USCF Regular rating only, with Unrated players playing the bottom boards.

Within each matchup in each round, the team that scores the most total points in that round against its opponent is considered to have won. Individual game scores are still kept for rating purposes. Each team's board 1 will always play the other's board 1, board 2 will play board 2, and so on.

If, at the end of the 4 rounds, there is a tie for first, then a Blitz tiebreaker will be used to settle the tie.

If two teams are tied, they play one blitz tiebreak match to decide who gets 1st and 2nd.

If more than 2 teams are tied for 1st, then the tiebreaker will be a single elimination bracket seeded by tiebreak points. No more than 4 teams may be included in this bracket, which would be the top 4 tied teams by tiebreak points.

The blitz tiebreak matches will consist of boards 1 through 4 of each team playing a G/5;d/3 Blitz game against each other. The team that scores the most total points will win the match.

If a blitz tiebreak match results in a 2-2 tie, then the team with the higher tiebreak points moves on/gets the higher placement.

Other Information:

US Chess Federation (USCF) Membership required. Available onsite if needed.

Pizza and drinks will be provided by the UNI Chess club in between rounds 1 and 2.

You may pay onsite with cash or pay online through kingregistration.

Bring your own boards and clocks if possible. Limited boards and clocks are provided.

The University Room is downstairs in Maucker Union. There will be signs on the main floor directing you to the room.

Tiebreak points used in this tournament (for the purposes of tiebreak match seeding and breaking ties that are not for first place) are Modified Median, Solkoff, Cumulative, Cumulative of Opposition, Coin Flip.

Questions? Contact the UNI Chess Club email unortherniowachess@gmail.com or Ryan Mitchell (319)-550-1610.