LOWER BUCKS
CHESS ACADEMY
Rated Tournaments
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1st LBCA Open
Saturday November 15th from 1:30 PM
Format: USCF Swiss Tournament
5 Rounds - G/30;d5
1st Place : $500
2nd Place : $250
3rd Place : $150
U 1800 : 1st Place $100
U 1400: 1st Place $100
EF : $75 by Thursday Nov 13th
$80 by Friday Nov 14th
$100 by Saturday Nov 15th
Refund : $15 service fee
1/2 point bye must be declared during registration or 30 minutes before Round 1.
Bye requests after 30 minutes before Round 2 must be Zero-point Byes.
Yardley Community Center
S 64 Main St, Yardley PA 19067
What: USCF Chess Tournaments 2ND Saturday Chess Fest
When: 2nd Saturday of each month Tournaments Dates Summer 2025:
Where: Lutheran Church Of Resurrection July 19 & Aug 16
1700 Makefield Road, Yardley PA
Clocks, boards, and weighed plastic pieces are provided.
Next Tournament Date: Saturday, September 13
Start Time: 9:15 AM
3 Rounds
G/45+ 5-sec delay
EF: $50
On-site:$60
1st place $150
(Those tied for 1st place will split prize)
Under 1000 & U 600 USCF Scholastic (K-12) Tournaments
Start Time: 10 AM
4 Rounds
G/25 + 5-sec delay
EF: $50
On-site:$60
Prizes:
Trophies, medals, & certificates for top 3
$100 First Place for U 1000
$50 First Place for U 600
(Ties will be settled by playoff blitz rounds)
Novice Beginner Tournament K-6th (Unrated)
Start Time: 2 PM
3 Rounds
G/10
EF: $30/student
Trophies and medals to the top 3
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See our past tournament results here
See photos from our past tournaments here
Our Scholastic Tournaments have 4 Rounds G/30 with a 5-second delay. Scholastic is intended for K-12 competitors; adults may compete in quads. The Scholastic Swiss sections depend on the number of players that register for the tournament. Usually, we have 2 scholastic sections: U 1000 and U 600. The top three finishers will receive trophies, medals, and certificates. First place finishers will receive a cash prize now in the U 600 and U 1000 scholastic sections! First place for U 1000 will win $100, while first place in U 600 will win $50.
For quads, we also depend on the number of players pre-registered. If it is that case that the total number of players registered for quads is not divisible by 4, the lowest quad will become a Swiss with anywhere from 5 to 7 players. Check with our Tournament Director before you register for our tournaments for more information. TDs can be reached by either the company email, or by phone.
Every participant of our rated tournaments is required to be a USCF member. Potential participants who are not yet members need to become one in order to participate. Join here.
Our tournament directors are Thomas O'Neal and Monica Welsh. We also have several assistant tournament directors who can assist you.
View our tournament schedule.
Watch a sample video from our Quad & U 800 tournament.
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