July 25-27 or 26-27, 2014 at Wyndham New Yorker Hotel
$17,000 PRIZE FUND UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED

Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 80 (enhanced)

5 round Swiss, 40/110, SD/30, d10 (2-day option, rounds 1-2 G/60, d10), Wyndham New Yorker Hotel, 481 Eighth Ave at 34th St. across from Penn Station, New York NY 10001.  NOTE: Hotel rooms must be reserved by JULY 5, not July 11.

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EARLY FINISH: Latest time that play can end on Saturday is about an hour earlier than the 2013 Manhattan Open, and two hours earlier than 2012 or before.  Latest time that play can end on Sunday is about two hours earlier than 2012 or before. Latest time that 3-day players can finish on Friday night is about an hour earlier than 2012 or before.

FREE LECTURE BY IM JAY BONIN, SUNDAY 9-10 AM. 
BLITZ TOURNAMENT SATURDAY NIGHT!

In 5 sections:
Open Section: $1600-800-400-200, clear or tiebreak first $100 bonus, top Under 2450/Unr $500-250. FIDE rated.
Under 2300 Section: $1400-700-400-200, top Under 2150/Unr $500-250.
Under 2000 Section: $1400-700-400-200, top Under 1850 (no unr) $500-250, unrated limit $900.
Under 1700 Section: $1200-600-300-150, top Under 1550 (no unr) $500-250, unrated limit $600.
Under 1400 Section: $700-400-200-100, top Under 1250 (no unr) $300-150, unrated limit $300, trophies to first 3, top Under 1200, Under 1000, Under 800, Unrated.

MIXED DOUBLES BONUS PRIZES: best male/female 2-player "team" combined score among all sections: $800-400-200. Team average rating must be under 2200; teammates may play in different sections; teams must register (no extra fee) before both players begin round 2; teammate pairings avoided but possible. 

Top 4 sections entry fee: $118 online at chessaction.com by 7/23, $125 phoned to 406-896-2038 (entry only, no questions) by 7/21, 3-day $123, 2-day $122 if check mailed by 7/16, $140 (no checks, credit cards OK) at site, or online until 2 hours before game. No phone entry after 7/21, no mailed credit card entries. GMs free, $100 from prize.

Under 1400 Section entry fee: All $40 less than above.

Online or mailed entry $5 less to NYSCA members ($12/yr with 2 issues Empire Chess, $20/yr with 4 issues, may join with entry).

USCF membership required. Special 1 year USCF membership with paper magazine if paid with entry: Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. No checks at site, credit cards OK. No mailed credit card entries.

Re-entry: $80, no re-entry from Open Section to Open Section.

3-day schedule: Registration (for players who have NOT yet registered) thru Fri 6 pm, rds Fri 7, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30.
2-day schedule: Registration (for players who have NOT yet registered) thru Sat. 10:15 am, rds Sat. 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30.

3-day & 2-day schedules merge after round 2 & compete for same prizes.
Byes: all; limit 2, Open must commit before rd 2, others before rd 3.

Bring sets, boards, clocks if possible- none supplied.

Hotel rates: $219-219, 1-800-764-4680, 212-971-0101, RESERVE BY JULY 5 (July 11 date in Chess Life is wrong) or rate is likely to increase, ask for Continental Chess Association rate. 

Car rentals: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633 or reserve car online at chesstour.com.

Foreign player ratings: See www.chesstour.com/foreignratings.htm.

US player ratings: July official ratings used; unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated.

PRIZEWINNER TAX INFO

New CCA electronic devices policies will be used.

Entry: Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham NY 10803. Questions: 347-201-2269, DirectorAtChess.us, chesstour.com, chesstour.info. $15 service charge for refunds. Advance entries will be posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly).

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