3rd annual
Continental Chess
CLEVELAND OPEN
October 1-3 or 2-3, 2010
$18,000 PROJECTED PRIZES,
$12,000 MINIMUM GUARANTEED!
5 round Swiss at Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel
October 1-3 or 2-3
Ohio
ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 80 (enhanced)
Cleveland Open.
5 rounds, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rounds 1-2 G/75), Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel, 5300 Riverside Drive
(inside Cleveland Hopkins Airport with free shuttle, near junction of I-71 and
I-480), Cleveland OH 44135. Free parking. If digital clock, set for 5
second delay and deduct 5 minutes from first time control.
PRIZES: $18,000 PROJECTED, $12,000 MINIMUM. Projected prizes based on 220 paid entries (re-entries and $50 off entries count half); minimum 2/3 of each prize guaranteed. In 6 sections:
Open Section:
$2000-1000-600-400, clear or tiebreak winner $100 bonus, top Under 2200 or
Unrated $1200-600. FIDE rated.
Under 2000 Section:
$1500-700-400-300.
Under 1800 Section:
$1500-700-400-300.
Under 1600 Section:
$1300-600-400-300.
Under 1400 Section:
$1200-600-300-200.
Under 1200 Section:
$700-400-200-100.
Unrated may enter any
section, with prize limits: U1200 $150, U1400 $300, U1600 $500, U1800
$700. Balance goes to next player(s) in line.
Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix
points available.
Top 5 sections entry fee: 3-day $108, 2-day $107 mailed by 9/23, all $109 online at chesstour.com by 9/28, $110 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 9/28 (entry only, no questions), $120 at site. No checks at site, credit cards OK.
Entry fee for all in Under 1200 or unrated in Under 1400 entry fee: all $50 less.
Re-entry $60; not available in Open Section.
GMs free; $100 deducted from prize.
Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated.
Special 1 year USCF dues including Chess Life if paid with entry: online at
chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40,
Young Adult $30.
3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri
6 pm, rds Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 am & 6 pm, Sun 10 am & 4:15 pm.
2-day schedule: Reg.
ends Sat 10 am, rds Sat 11 am, 2:30 pm & 6 pm, Sun 10 am & 4:15 pm.
Half point byes:
OK all, limit 2; Open must
commit by round 2, others by round 3.
Hotel rates: $80-80-80-80, 216-267-1500, request chess rate, reserve by 9/17 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.
Ratings:
October official USCF rating list used.
Foreign player rating
info.
Entry: Continental Chess, Box
249, Salisbury Mills NY 12577. Questions: 845-496-9658. $15 service charge for
refunds. Advance entries will be posted at chesstour.com.
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CLEVELAND UNDER 13 NOVICE
TOURNAMENT
Sunday, October 3
4 rounds, Game/25 + 5 second delay (digital clock), Game/30 (analog clock),
Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel.
Entry fee $20, cash at site only. USCF membership required.
Special 1 year USCF dues if paid with entry, including paper magazine:
Scholastic $15, Young Adult $20.
Trophies to first 5 overall, top scorer under 800, under 600, under 400,
unrated.
In one section- players do not necessarily face others in the same rating
category.
Entries close 9:30 am Oct 3, rounds begin 10 am, 11:15 am, 12:30 pm, 1:45 pm.
October official ratings used. Unofficial uschess.org ratings used if
otherwise unrated.
Half point bye (draw without play) available in round 1, if
you can't play at 10 am.
Play in both this event and the Cleveland Open by taking a round 4 bye in the
Cleveland Open.