3rd annual Philadelphia International 

9 round Swiss System, 40/2, SD/1, Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel, 17th & Race Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19103.
Special parking rate for players with guest rooms $5/day; may be available for players without guest rooms, through 6/29 only.

Guaranteed prize fund $10,000: $3000-1500-1000-600-400-300-200, top FIDE 2200-2399 $1000-500, top FIDE under 2200 or unrated $1000-500.  Minimum prize if completing all games: $500 to foreign GMs, $200 to US GMs, foreign IMs, foreign WGMs, foreign WIMs.  IM & GM norms possible; FIDE rated. 

 

Entry fee: GMs, IMs, WGMs, WIMs, foreign FIDE rated players: $115 mailed by 6/16, $117 ONLINE by 6/23, $125 phoned by 6/23 (406-896-2038, payment only, no questions), $150 at tmt.  USA FIDE 2100/up rated players: $215 mailed by 6/16, $217 ONLINE by 6/23, $225 phoned by 6/23, $250 at tmt.  Others: $315 mailed by 6/16, $317 ONLINE by 6/23, $325 phoned by 6/23, $350 at tmt.

 

All: No checks at site, credit cards accepted.

Special 1 year USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entry- online at chesstour.com $30, mailed, phoned or paid at site $40. USCF membership is required, except for foreign GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs.

 

Late registration ends Thu 10 am, rounds Thu through Sun 11 am & 6 pm, Mon 11 am. 
Two half point byes available (must commit before rd 2); norm not possible if taking bye. 

Hotel rates: $93-93, 215-448-2000, reserve by 6/5 or rate may increase.
  
Bring sets, boards, clocks if possible- none supplied. 

Entry: Continental Chess, PO Box 249, Salisbury Mills NY 12577.   $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: 845-496-9658, www.chesstour.com.  Advance entries posted at chesstour.com.  WCL JGP.

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