Cash prize chess.
Over the board.
In Louisville.
Urban Louisville Chess runs live tournaments where the pieces are real, the clocks are ticking, and the prize money is cash. Register online, show up, play. All ages, all ratings.
Tournaments & Prizes
Sample events — your real dates, venues, entry fees and prize breakdowns go here. Every event gets its own registration link.
Urban Louisville Open
West End Blitz Battle
Scholastic Showdown
How It Works
No paperwork lines. No cash confusion at the door. Register and pay from your phone in under a minute.
Pick Your Event
Browse upcoming tournaments, entry fees, and full prize breakdowns.
Register & Pay Online
Lock your seat with a card, Cash App or PayPal. Online entry is cheaper than the door.
Show Up & Play
Your name's on the pairing sheet. Real board, real clock, real opponents.
Get Paid
Winners take cash the same day. Standings posted so everybody sees the climb.
The Urban Louisville Chess App
This site IS the app — tap "Add to Home Screen" and it installs like any other app. No app store, no downloads, always up to date.
- ♞Tournament alerts — see every upcoming cash event the second it's announced.
- ♞One-tap registration — pay your entry fee from the couch, skip the door line.
- ♞Prize pools up front — know exactly what 1st, 2nd, 3rd and class prizes pay.
- ♞Standings & results — pairings and final standings posted right in the app.
- ♞Works on any phone — iPhone or Android, same app, zero app-store hassle.
UL Chess
About Urban Louisville Chess
Corbin Seavers — Founder & Organizer
Corbin founded the West Louisville Chess Club and has spent years teaching Louisville's young people that the discipline you learn on 64 squares is the same discipline that wins at life. His work has been featured across Kentucky media, and his summer chess league kept West Louisville sharp when school was out.
Urban Louisville Chess is the next move: real over-the-board tournaments with real cash prizes — bringing competitive chess to every corner of the city.
Register for a Tournament
On the live site this form takes payment on the spot — card, Cash App, or PayPal — and emails you both a confirmation.
Why register online?
Online entries are cheaper than the door, your seat is guaranteed, and Corbin gets a clean roster and prize fund count before round one — no cash-box chaos at check-in.
Questions?
Email urbanlouisvillechess@yahoo.com and we'll get you squared away before the clocks start.
Sponsors & venues
Want your business on the boards? Cash-prize chess draws crowds and cameras. Sponsorship spots available on the live site.