East Lansing 3 Round Swiss, March 1, 2026

Sign-up

The registration deadline is Saturday, February 28, 10 PM EST. To play, you must register and pay online before the deadline because pairing for round one is performed prior to tournament start.

Standard Entry

The standard entry is 33 dollars for active United States Chess Federation (USCF) members. For registrations after Thursday, February 26, the entry fee is 38.Standard Registration Form

Discounted USCF Membership

To activate/reactivate USCF membership at a discount, please follow the instructions in the following form. Membership is separate from tournament entry and both an active USCF membership as well as a valid tournament entry is required for tournament entry. Discounted Membership Form

Details

• Payment: Please pay the tournament entry to OkemosChess24(AT)gmail(DOT)com on Cash App and include a note with the player name and USCF ID in the payment. If you’re opening a new Cash App account, you can use referral code 5DWL4F7 to get a $5 bonus in Cash App.
• Refunds: If you wish to refund your registration, please email okemoschess24(AT)gmail(DOT)com with a refund request, using your registration email, prior to the registration deadline (Saturday, February 28, 10 PM EST).
• Logistics: Fill out and follow the instructions in the registration form. Then, pay the tournament entry fee via Cash App.
• Date: Sunday, March 1, 2026.
• Scheduled Time: Runs from 1:15 PM - 4:45 PM ET (rounds at 1:15, 2:23, 3:33)
• Location: East Lansing Public Library - 950 Abbot Rd, East Lansing, MI 48823
• Prizes: (based on a target turnout of 10 players) 1st: $100, 2nd: $70, Top Upset: $50. Note that these prizes scale with player turnout.
• Upsets: A game is considered an upset if a lower rated players defeats a higher rated player. We rank upsets based on the rating differential of the two players, with the upset featuring the largest differential winning the prize. Because it is not possible to calculate an upset differential for unrated players, unrated players are not eligible for the upset prize; however, they are eligble for 1st and 2nd place prizes.
• Ratings: We will take official USCF ratings on the evening of February 28 to be player ratings. If no such ratings are available, we will use provisional ratings. If that is unavailable, the player is considered unrated for the purposes of prizes. Unrated players may not win prizes other than 1st and 2nd place prizes nor do their defeats/victories count as upsets.
• Format: 3 round swiss, all players play 3 rounds, no elimination
• Rating mode: USCF regular and quick rated
• Time control: Game 33 with no delay nor increment (G/33; d0)
• Please bring: chess clock, pen, and chess set

Registered Players

Last updated: Feb. 28, 2026, 8:45pm ET