18th
annual
PHILADELPHIA OPEN
June 28-30 or 29-30,
2024
Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel
US Chess Grand Prix Points: 120 (enhanced)
18th annual
Philadelphia Open. 5 round Swiss, 40/80, SD/30, d30 (2-day option, rounds
1-2 G/60, d10), Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown (see World Open for
location, rates, parking). In 4 Sections.
$15,000
GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND
4 Sections:
· Major Section: Open
to 1900/above: $2000-1000-600-400, clear or tiebreak winner $100 bonus, top
USCF U2300 $600-300. FIDE rated.
· Under 2100 Section: $1200-600-400-300. Top under 1900/Unr $500-$300. FIDE rated.
· Under 1800 Section: $1200-600-400-300. Top U1600 (no Unr) $400-200
· Under 1500 Section: $1000-500-300-200. Top U1300: (no Unr) $400-200
· Unrated prize limits: U1500 $200, U1800 $400.
Playing up in
Major: see: peakrating.us
MIXED
DOUBLES BONUS PRIZES: best
male/female 2-player team combined score among all sections: $500-300-200. Team
must average under 2200; may play in different sections; register (no extra
fee) by 2 pm Sat. Prize limits do not apply to mixed doubles.
Entry fee: $118 online
at chessaction.com by
6/26, all $140 at site (no checks, credit cards OK), or online until 1 hour
before round 1. GMs 100 from prize.
Re-entry: Re-entry for $50, not
available to go from Major to Major.
Special 1
year US Chess dues with magazine if paid
online with entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult $43, Young Adult $26, Youth
$19.
Foreign player rating info
Prizewinner tax info
CCA
electronic devices rules
PLAYERS MAY NOT
POSESS CELLPHONES DURING PLAY. Please leave your phone home, or in your hotel
room or car, or in a bag at your table.
For all tournaments, adjusted FIDE
or foreign ratings, if higher than US Chess rating, may be used. Players must
disclose FIDE or foreign ratings when entering, or may later be expelled. Other
over the board ratings such as club, league, scholastic, state or province,
etc, adjusted if appropriate, may be used at our discretion if above US Chess
rating. No rating below the latest official US Chess rating, on the list
corresponding to the ending date of the tournament, will be used. For 9 round
events offering title norm possibilities, FIDE ratings are used. Click here for
further details.
Ratings: June official US Chess ratings used.
Unofficial uschess.org ratings
usually used if otherwise unrated. Players must reveal foreign,
FIDE and other over the board ratings, and these ratings, adjusted, if
necessary, may be used if higher than US Chess. See also above.
Unofficial or Online Regular uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Cannot play below Online Regular Rating – 100 points.
3-day
schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, rounds.
Fri 7 p.m., Sat 11 a.m. & 5 p.m., Sun 10 a.m. & 4 p.m.
2-day
schedule: Reg. ends Sat. 10 am, rounds
Sat 11 a.m., 2 p.m. & 5 p.m., Sun 10 a.m. & 4 p.m.
Half point byes: OK all, limit 2, Must commit before round 2.
Hotel rates and reservations:
Reservation links posted at chessevents.us.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS Sheraton
Prizes not claimed at site usually
paid through PayPal (may take a few weeks).
Room sharing: Post a request to share a room on
the US Chess "All Things Chess" Forum. If you
have difficulty posting, email your request to Continental Chess and we will
post it for you.
Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com.
Entry: chessaction.com.
No mailed entries. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: chesstour.com,
BRING SET, BOARD, CLOCK IF POSSIBLE- NONE SUPPLIED.
BLITZ
TOURNAMENT Saturday 9:30 pm, enter at site Saturday by 9:10 pm.