Region III Tournaments
The Dallas Chess Club runs a number of tournaments during the week; for these please check the DCC Calendar. If you have surfed into an unframed version of this page, click here for the full site with navigational frame. Unless otherwise stated, all tournaments listed on this page require USCF membership. You can join or renew your USCF membership online. (These links will take you to the USCF site.)
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The Dallas Chess Club hosts the Region 3 web page as a courtesy to The Texas Chess Association. This page is for informational purposes only. The Dallas Chess Club does not necessarily endorse any non Dallas Chess Club event on this page. Please send region 3 information to Robert Jones, the Region 3 director.
8-24-2010 Chess Database.
One of our Dallas Chess Club members has compiled a big database of chess games (over 12 million records) onto a DVD. If you would like a copy come by and play in our tournament and ask for one. First come/first served.
18 May 2013
Frankston Chess Festival
18-19 May 2013
2013 DCC Fide Open V
A Heritage Event
24-27 or 25-27 May 2013
State Championship Event
Texas State and Amateur Championships
GPP: 20 Enhanced Texas
7SS, DFW Airport Marriott South, 4151 Centreport Dr, Fort Worth TX 76155 $$ 8,350 b/175,
full entries in Championship and Amateur sections,
2 scholastic side events that do not count toward base.
Championship: (This section is FIDE rated but uses USCF
rules. Must be rated 2000 or above by either USCF or Fide to
play in this section. Defending Amateur Champion may also play
in this section. Texas Scholastic High School Champions may
also play in this section. Foreign unrateds may play in this
section.) G/90 with 30 sec. increment: $$ 1,000-500-250,
2200-2399 $700, U2200 $800. Amateur: U2000 & unrated.
Rds. 1-7 30/90 d5, SD/1 d5, rd. 1 of three day is G/115 d5. $$
800-400-200. B $$ 600-300-150, C 500-250-125, U1400
$500-250-125, U1200 $400, U1000 $300 Unrated $200. Both: TCA
membership required. Other states accepted. EF: $88 if received
by 5/17, else $99. $80 Junior(U19) if received by 5/17 else $90
(juniors count as 90% toward base), Senior (over
65)/Handicapped/ additional family participant $52 if receive
by 5/18 else $65 (Senior/Handicap/ Additional family
participant counts 60% toward base). Add $5 for CC phone
entries; pre-reg requires pre-payment. After 5/22/13 all
registration and changes on site only; all changes including
withdrawals, $10 after 5/22/13. 4 day: Reg. Friday 5/24, 6:15
pm-7:15. Rds. Fri.: 7:45, Sat: 2:30 pm - 8:00, Sun.: 11:00 am -
5:15 pm, Mon.: 9 am - 2:45 pm. 3 day: Reg. Sat. 5/25, 9-9:30
am, Rd. 1 at 10 am then merge with 4 day. Foreign Unrated must
play in Championship section. Registrations that do not
indicate 4 or 3 day schedule will be put in the 3 day. HR:
$89/89/89/89, $89 rate includes continental breakfast, can
upgrade to full breakfast for $4 per person, 817-359-4609
reserve by 5/3/13 and ask for Dallas Chess Club rate. Free
Parking. Up to two 1/2 pt byes available if requested before
end of rd. 2, but byes for both rd. 6 AND 7 not permitted.
K-12 Scholastic on Saturday, 5/25. 5-SS, Rds. G/30 d5, EF:
$29 by 5/17, $44 after; Pre-reg. requires pre-payment. After
5/22/13 all registration and changes on site only; all changes
$10 after 5/22/13. No refunds after 5/22/13, $10 handling fee
for refunds before 5/22/13. Entries do not count toward base in
Championship and Amateur. Registration 8:15-8:45 am, Rd. 1 at
9:30 am, rest ASAP with small lunch break. Sections: K-12
Championship and K-12 U1000. 5/25. 5-SS, Rds. G/30
d5. Prizes: Trophies to top 12 individuals, five teams in each
section. K-12 U1000 also top three unrateds. Medals to those
who do not win a trophy. Ent:
13-14 Jul 2013
DCC Fide Open VII, Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 20
(Enhanced)
TCA Regions

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18 May 2013
Frankston Chess Festival
A Heritage Event
24-27 or 25-27 May 2013
State Championship Event
Texas State and Amateur Championships
DFW Airport Marriott South, 4151 Centreport Dr, Fort Worth
TX 76155
K-12 Scholastic on Saturday, 5/25. 5-SS, Rds. G/30 d5, EF:
$29 by 5/17, $44 after; Pre-reg. requires pre-payment. After
5/22/13 all registration and changes on site only; all changes
$10 after 5/22/13. No refunds after 5/22/13, $10 handling fee
for refunds before 5/22/13. Entries do not count toward base in
Championship and Amateur. Registration 8:15-8:45 am, Rd. 1 at
9:30 am, rest ASAP with small lunch break. Sections: K-12
Championship and K-12 U1000. 5/25. 5-SS, Rds. G/30
d5. Prizes: Trophies to top 12 individuals, five teams in each
section. K-12 U1000 also top three unrateds. Medals to those
who do not win a trophy. Ent: