Rising Star Grand Prix 

Date:May 2, 2026 @ 9:00 AM

Rising Star Chess
This will take place on Saturday, May 2nd at the Mesa DoubleTree Hotel. Here is the street address for this nice venue:

HOTEL:
Mesa DoubleTree by Hilton
1011 W Holmes Ave
Mesa, AZ 85210

Phone Reservations: (480) 833-5555
The first round will start at 9:00 am on Saturday morning, May 2nd.

REGISTRATION: 
To register for the tournament, please follow this link to the King Registration website:
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Rising Star May Grand Prix

USCF MEMBERSHIP:
An active USCF membership is required to play in any of the sections. You may join or renew here:
Join or Renew with USCF 

ENTRY FEE: 
$30 on or before Fri, Apr 24th; $35 on or before Wed, Apr 29th;
$40 on or before Fri, May 1st; $45 on-site Sat, May 2nd
Free entry for any GM/WGM/IM/WIM/FM/WFM:
$30 deducted from FIDE-titled players’ prize winnings if registering after April 24th, 2026

BYES: 
A maximum of two half-point byes is available. Half-point byes must be requested no later than 30 minutes before the round starts. Any half-point byes for rounds 3 or 4 must be requested before the start of round 2and may not be cancelled after round 2 starts.

USCF Dual-Rated: 
Affects both your Regular and Quick USCF ratings.

ROUND TIMES: 
Rd 1: 9:00 am, Rd 2: 11:10 am, Rd 3: 1:35 pm, Rd 4: 3:45 pm

TIME CONTROL: 
Game in 45 minutes with a 10 second increment (G/45;+10)

SECTIONS AND PRIZES: 
The Total Prize Fund of $1000 is based on 80 paid entries!
Open (2000 and up): $120/$90/$60, and 1st U2200: $30
Class A (1800-1999: $90/$60/$40
Class B(1600-1799): $60/$45/$30
Class C(1400-1599): $60/$45/$30
Class D (1200-1399): $60/$45/$30
Under 1200 (100-1199): $40/$30/$20, and 1st U800: $15

I look forward to seeing you on Saturday, May 2nd!
Sincerely and cordially yours,
Richard Smouse
Rising Star Chess, LLC
(480) 390-9528
rick_smouse@yahoo.com