9 round Swiss System, 40/2, SD/1, Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel, 17th & Race Streets, Philadelphia PA 19103. 
See World Open for room and parking rates.  NOTE: The hotel is sold out for the night of June 24.  We searched www.expedia.com

and the most reasonable available hotel within walking distance appears to be Club Quarters, $129.

Guaranteed prize fund $10,000: $3000-1500-1000-800-700-600-500-400, top FIDE under 2300 or unrated $1000-500. 
Minimum prize if completing all games with no byes: $500 to foreign GMs, $250 to US GMs, foreign IMs & foreign WGMs. 
IM & GM norms possible; FIDE rated. 

 

Entry fee:  

GMs, foreign IMs, foreign WGMs: Free. 

Foreign FIDE rated players or US IMs: $115 if check mailed by 6/16, $117 online by 6/21, $125 phoned by 6/21 (406-896-2038, entry only, no questions), $150 at site. 

USA FIDE 2200/up rated players: $215 if check mailed by 6/16, $217 online by 6/21, $225 phoned by 6/21, $250 at site. 

Others: $315 mailed by 6/16, $317 online by 6/21, $325 phoned by 6/21, $350 at site.

 

All: No checks at site, credit cards accepted.  Mailed credit card entries not accepted.

Special 1 year USCF dues 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. USCF membership is required, except for foreign GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs.

 

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

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

Entry: Continental Chess, PO Box 249, Salisbury Mills NY 12577.   $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: ChesstourAtAOL.com (use @ instead of At), 845-496-9658, www. chesstour.com.  Advance entries posted at chesstour.com.  Chess Magnet School JGP.

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