US Chess Junior Grand Prix!
AUG. 23-25 OR 24-25, 2019
14th annual Indianapolis Open
US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 80 (ENHANCED)
5SS, 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Holiday Inn Indianapolis Airport, 8555 Stansted Rd (I-70 Exit 68), Indianapolis, IN 46241. Free parking, free airport shuttle, free wireless, indoor pool, fitness center. Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence; rated in top 5 of 190 hotels in Indianapolis.
$15,000 guaranteed prize fund. In
6 sections.
Major: Open
to 1800/up. Prizes $1700-900-500-300, clear or tiebreak winner $100 bonus, top
USCF Under 2200 $600-300. FIDE rated.
Under
2000: $1200-600-300-200.
Under 1800: $1200-600-300-200.
Under
1600: $1000-600-300-200.
Under 1400: $900-500-300-200.
Under
1100: $700-400-200-100.
Unrated may
not win over $100 in U1100, $200 U1400, $300 U1600, $400 U1800, or $500 U2000.
Mixed
doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player team combined
score among all sections: $400-200. Team must average under 2200; may play in
different sections; must register (no extra fee) before both players begin round
2.
Top 5 sections entry fee: $118
online at chessaction. com by 8/21, 3-day $123, 2-day $122 mailed by 8/14, all
$130 (no checks, credit cards OK) at site, or online until 2 hours before rd. 1.
GMs, IMs & WGMs free; $100 deducted from prize.
Under
1100 Section entry fee: all $40 less than above.
Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually
used if otherwise unrated, or to qualify for Major. Special
1 year USCF dues with magazine if paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com,
Adult $35, Young Adult $22, Scholastic $15. Mailed or at site, $40, $25 & $17. Re-entry
$60; no Major to Major.
3-day schedule: Reg
ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30.
2-day
schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 &
3:30.
All: Half
point byes OK all, limit 2, Major must commit before rd. 2, others before rd. 3.
Hotel rates: $115-115, 1-866-238-4218, reserve by 8/9.
Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com.
Entry: chessaction.com or
Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds.
Questions: www.chesstour.com,
www.chesstour.info, DirectorAtChess.us.
Entries posted at chessaction.com (click
“entry list” after entering).
Blitz
tournament Sat 9:30 pm, enter by 9:15 pm.