Columbia Tunnelvision XXXVI

Standard registration is $40 until the day before the tournament.  $50 late registration the day before/morning of.  Registration online only, registration limited to first 74 players.

Entry for titled players (National Master and above) is free, standard entry fee deducted from prizes.  If you are a titled player, simply use the "Titled Player" option at checkout.

Considering Tunnelvision as your first chess tournament?  Great!  We've put together a guide to help first-time players.

4 Round Swiss. Time control is G45/inc.5 (45 minutes starting time with a 5-second increment ), which will be USCF dual-rated under both Quick and Classical. All equipment provided. USCF Rules Apply, active USCF Membership required. Tournament has three sections: Championship (1600+), Under 1600, and Under 1000. Players may register for a higher section if they are within 100 USCF rating points of the cutoff.

If you need to renew or obtain a USCF membership, please visit https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess.

The top board of each section will be live streamed to the DGT LiveCloud along with real-time updates to Lichess.org and Chess.com.  A live video stream of the top Championship board will also be available on the club's Twitch page.  See this site's "Live" menu for links.

Live standings (including current pre-registration information) and pairings are also available below.

$1000 Prize Fund Guaranteed.

Championship (1600+)

$400 Fund. 1st: $200; 2nd: $130; 3rd: $70

Under 1600

$300 Fund: 1st: $150; 2nd: $100; 3rd: $50

Under 1000

$300 Fund: 1st: $150; 2nd: $100; 3rd: $50

• Round 1: 10:30 a.m.
• Round 2: 12:50 p.m.
• Round 3: 2:40 p.m.
• Round 4: 4:30 p.m.

A single half-point bye is available any round, including the final round.  The half-point bye may be requested as a part of the advance entry or on site before the tournament starts.  Thereafter the only bye available is a zero-point bye.  The chief tournament director shall have the ability to grant a half-point bye for any round on unusual circumstances.

Columbia Chess Club

6169 St. Andrews Rd., Ste A

Columbia, SC 29212

Email info@columbiachess.org or call/text James Brandmair at 803.569.0938.