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CSCA Event: 2025 Connecticut Open (Bridgeport, CT) – $5,000 Prizes
September 20 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
CONNECTICUT OPEN
$5,000+ in Guaranteed Prizes and Trophy Awards!
Awesome Central Collegiate Venue; Special Discounts; On-site Dining
50 Enhanced USCF Grand Prix Points
60 Enhanced CSCA Grand Prix Points
Date/Time: Saturday, September 20, 2025
Round 1 at 11 AM, then ASAP.
Online registration only thru 12 PM on 9/20.
Location: University of Bridgeport, Cox Student Center, 244 Park Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06604
Rds/Sec/ 4 Rounds SS; Open, U2100, U1700, U1200: G/45+10; U700, NER: G/25+5;
TC/Byes: NE and USCF-rated, except NER NE-rated only; One ½ point bye in Rds 1-3;
½ point Rd 1 bye if registering after 9 AM on 9/20.
Grand Prix: 50 Enhanced USCF Grand Prix Points; 60 Enhanced CSCA Grand Prix Points
Prizes: Open: $1,000-600-400, $250 to Top U2300. U2100: $700-400-300, $200 to Top
U1800. U1700: $500-300-200, $150 to Top U1400. U1200: Trophies to Top 3,
Top U900. U700: Trophies to Top 3, Top U400. NER: Trophies to Top 3.
Trophies to Open/U2100/U1700 winners. Trophies to 3 point or better results and
medals for others in lower sections. Cash prizes via PayPal.
Tie break: Perfect (4-0) scores decided by Armageddon tie break with USCF tie breaks
determining seeding; does not affect cash prizes.
Entry Fee: Register online; $98 by 9/10, $108 by 9/16, $128 by 9/18; $160 thereafter.
U1200/800/NE: $40 less. GM/IM FREE by Sep 8, then from prizes.
Member/sibling/senior/veteran/hardship discounts. Email us for discount code.
Tournament Flyer: https://www.chessct.org/csca/Uploads/Open.25.fly.pdf
ONLINE REGSTRATION: https://www.events4chess.com/events/?event_ID=2391&cat=1
