Central California Open chess tournament

$10,000 GUARANTEED PRIZES

      US Chess Grand Prix Points: 100 (enhanced)
13th annual Central California Open. 5SS, 40/80, SD/30, d30 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/60 d10), Doubletree Fresno, 2233 Ventura St, Fresno CA 93710. Free parking for hotel guests, possibly others.

In 4 sections:
       Major Section (open to 1900/up; see peakrating.us): $1500-800-400-300, clear/tiebreak 1st $100 bonus, top USCF U2300 $600-300. FIDE rated.
       Under 2100 Section: $1000-500-250-150, top Under 1900/Unr $400-200. FIDE rated.
       Under 1700 Section: $700-400-200-150, top Under 1500 (no unr) $300-150.
       Under 1300 Section: $500-250-150-100, top Under 1100 (no unr) $200-100.

       Unrated may not win over $200 in Under 1300, $400 in Under 1700.
       If unrated prize is limited, balance goes to next player(s) in line.

        MIXED DOUBLES BONUS PRIZES: best male/female 2-player combined score among all sections: $200-100. Team must average under 2200; may play in different sections; register (no extra fee) by 2 pm Sat.

Top 3 sections entry fee: $98 online at chessaction.com by 8/9, all $120 (no checks, credit cards OK) at site or online until 1 hour before round 1. GMs, IMs & WGMs free; $80 deducted from prize. $15 less to Fresno Chess Club members.

Under 1300 Section entry fee: $20 less.

USCF membership required. Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if paid online with entry: Adult $40, Young Adult $25, Youth $18.

Re-entry $60; no Major to Major.

CCA electronic devices policies Prizewinner tax info Foreign player rating info

For all tournaments, adjusted FIDE or foreign ratings, if higher than USCF, may be used. Players must disclose FIDE or foreign ratings when entering, or may later be expelled. Other over the board ratings such as club, league, scholastic, state or province, etc, adjusted if appropriate, may be used at our discretion if above USCF. No rating below the latest official USCF rating, on the list corresponding to the ending date of the tournament, will be used. For 9 round events offering title norm possibilities, FIDE ratings are used. Click here for further details.

Ratings: August official USCF ratings used. Unofficial uschess.org ratings or USCF Online Regular ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Players must reveal foreign, FIDE and other over the board ratings, and these ratings, adjusted if necessary, may be used, if higher than USCF. See also above.

Cannot play below Online Regular rating minus 100.

3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rounds Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 am & 5 pm, Sun 10 am & 3:30 pm.
2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rounds Sat 11 am, 2 pm & 5 pm, Sun 10 am & 3:30 pm.
All: Half point byes OK all, limit 2, must commit before rd 2.

Hotel rates: $152-152, 559-268-1000, request chess rate, reserve by 7/27 or rate may increase.

Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com.

Bring set, board, clock if possible- none supplied.

Awards: Usually paid through PayPal (may take over a week).

Room or travel sharing: Post a request to share on the USCF "All Things Chess" Forum.
If you have trouble posting, email your request to Continental Chess and we will post it for you.

Entry: chessaction.com. No mailed entry. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: www.chesstour.com, www.chesstour.info, Director@Chess.US. Entries posted at chessaction.com (click "entry list" after entering).

BLITZ TOURNAMENT Saturday 9:30 pm, enter by 9:10 pm.

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