33rd annual World Open

33rd annual
WORLD OPEN

Independence Day weekend
JUNE 30-JULY 4, JUNE 28-JULY 4 or JULY 2-4, 2005

$180,000 PRIZE FUND UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED!

NEW SITE!

PLEASE NOTE CHANGES: The World Open has been moved from the Adams Mark Hotel to the Wyndham Hotel. There will be no two-weekend schedule this year.

An American Classic
A US Championship Qualifier
An ACP Tour Qualifier

June 30-July 4, July 2-4, or June 28-July 4                                                                                  Pennsylvania
                                                                            ChessCafe.com Grand Prix Points: 200

33rd annual World Open.   9SS, 40/2, SD/1 (3-day option, rds. 1-5 G/45), Wyndham Philadelphia Hotel at Franklin Plaza, 17th & Race Sts., Philadelphia PA 19103. Special parking rate $5/day. Downtown location, Franklin Institute and many other museums as well as stores & restaurants within a few blocks.

$180,000 guaranteed prize fund. Free analysis of your games by GM Sam Palatnik; free lectures by other GMs 7/1 10 am, 7/2 10 am, 7/3 9 am. Unrateds must enter Open or Unrated sections. Sponsored by Internet Chess Club.

In 8 sections:

Open Section: $14000-7000-3500-2000-1000-800-700-600-500-400, 11th-20th each $300, clear winner bonus $500, 2300-2449/unr $3000-1500, U2300 $3000-1500. If tie for first, top 2 on tiebreak play speed game 7/4 11:30 pm (white 7 minutes, black 5 minutes & gets draw odds) for title & bonus prize. GM & IM norms possible in all schedules except 3-day. FIDE rated. US Championship qualifier; details later.

Under 2200 Section: $10000-5000-2500-1200-800-600-500-400-400-400, 11th-20th each $300.

Under 2000 Section: $10000-5000-2500-1200-800-600-500-400-400-400, 11th-20th each $300.

Under 1800 Section: $10000-5000-2500-1200-800-600-500-400-400-400, 11th-20th each $300.

Under 1600 Section: $10000-5000-2500-1200-800-600-500-400-400-400, 11th-20th each $300.

Under 1400 Section: $7000-3500-2000-1200-800-600-500-400-400-400, 11th-20th each $300.

Under 1200 Section: $3000-1500-1000-800-700-600-500-400-400-400, 11th-20th each $300, top Under 1000 $1400-700. Under 1000s play for both U1000 & U1200 prizes; receive larger if winning both. If 1400/over established on any list after 12/00, prize limit in U1200 Secton is $500.

Unrated Section: $1000-700-500-400-300-200-200-100-100-100; players without US Social Security ID may not win over $400.

Internet Chess Club membership prizes:
1 year ICC membership to top each section (winners of $50 or up ineligible).
1 year ICC membership to top two seniors over 65 overall (any section, winners of $50/up ineligible).

Prize limits: Players who have won $2000 or over in U2200 or below in any 2005 tournament may not win over $1000 in same class in World Open. If 6/05 list rating based on under 10 games, limit $2000 in U1200, $3000 in U1400 through U2200. If 6/05 list rating based on 11-25 games, limit $5000 in U1400 through U2200. Games rated too late for 6/05 list not counted. Balance of prize goes to next player(s) in line.

Entry fee, if mailed by 2/15: 7-day $227, 5-day $225, 3-day $223.
Mailed by 5/16: 7-day $247, 5-day $245, 3-day $243.
Mailed by 6/18: 7-day $257, 5-day $255, 3-day $253.
At site: All $280; no checks, credit cards OK.

Online entry at chesstour.com: $221 by 2/15, $241 by 5/16, $251 by 6/24, $280 after 6/24 until 2 hours before round one.

Phone entry at 406-896-2038: $230 by 2/15, $250 by 5/16, $260 by 6/24 (entry only, no questions). No phone entries after 6/24.

GMs free; $200 entry fee deducted from prize. WGMs $100; another $100 entry fee deducted from prize.

Unrated Section (5-day or 3-day only): EF: 5-day $45, 3-day $43 if mailed by 6/18, all $42 online at chesstour.com by 6/24, $50 by phone at 406-896-2038 by 6/24 (entry only, no questions), $60 at site.

Entry fee discounts: $50 less to all players in Under 1200 Section and rated seniors over 65 in any section. Advance EF $10 less if paid with $49 USCF dues. Re-entry: $120, any section but Open, any schedule, byes OK, no discounts.

$20 fee for switching section or schedule after 6/29.

Advance EF minus $5 service charge refunded for withdrawals who give notice at least 1 hour before first rd (no service charge if fee applied to future CCA tmts).

Schedules:
5-day schedule: 6/30 7 pm, 7/1-2 12 & 7, 7/3 11 & 6, 7/4 10 & 5.
7-day schedule: 6/28-7/2 7 pm, 7/3 11 & 6, 7/4 10 & 5.
3-day schedule: 7/2 12, 2:30, 4:30, 7, 9:30, 7/3 11 & 6; 7/4 10 & 5.

All schedules merge & compete for same prizes. 1/2-pt byes OK all, limit 4. Rds 5-9 byes: limit 2; must commit before rd 4. Entries, re-entries close 90 min. before your first game. Bring sets, boards, clocks if possible- none supplied.

WORLD OPEN HOTEL ROOMS:

As of June 16, the Wyndham Hotel is sold out. Possibly a few rooms may become available due to cancellations, so send us an email if you are interested in either your own room or room sharing.

PLEASE HELP! IF YOU MUST CANCEL your Wyndham reservation for any reason, please inform us first (email is best) so that we can try to transfer the reservation to another chessplayer. Please do not inform the hotel of the cancellation until you hear from us. If you cancel without informing us, the room will become available for general sale, and will be sold to the public at a rate much higher than the chess rate.

For other accommodations, we recommend you see travel websites such as www.expedia.com, www.hotels.com, and www.orbitz.com. We have just heard of one we didn't know of before, www.e-hitchhiker.com, which has the lowest rates on some of these. The hotels nearest to the Wyndham appear to be sold out (the Westin may have rooms but is very expensive). We have checked these sites and found the following (estimated driving times by Expedia):

Club Quarters, 2/5 mile from tournament, $99/night except July 2 $239.
Radisson Warwick, 3/5 mile, June 28-30 $109, July 1-2 $159, July 3-4 $109.
Hampton Inn, 3/5 mile, June 28-30 $139, July 1-3 $159, July 4 $109.
Latham, 7/10 mile, June 28-30 $139, July 1 $149, July 2 $179, July 3-4 $109.
Holiday Inn Philadelphia Stadium, 4.3 miles, 7 minutes, rate about $96.
HoJo Express Cherry Hill, 6.5 miles, 8 minutes, rate $69 at e-hitchhiker.com.
Marriott Airport, 5.5 miles, 8 minutes, rate about $119.
Ramada Inn Gloucester City, 6.7 miles, 10 minutes, rate about $75.
Cherry Hill Hilton, 7.3 miles, 10 minutes, rate $89 at e-hitchhiker.com.
Microtel Inn Airport, 7.6 miles, 12 minutes, rate about $95.
Super 8 or HoJo in Bellmawr, 10 miles, 12 minutes, rate about $65.
Hampton Inn Airport, 8.6 miles, 14 minutes, rate about $113.
Renaissance Airport, 10.4 miles, 14 minutes, rate about $109.
Courtyard by Marriott Mt Laurel, 12.1 miles, 18 minutes, rate about $79.
Ramada Plaza Mt Laurel, 12.3 miles, 19 minutes, rate about $66.

Wyndham Mt Laurel, 13.8 miles, 19 minutes, special chess rate for suite $89, 2-bedroom suite $139, free breakfast, call hotel at 856-222-1313, ask for chess rate. The 2-bedroom suite especially is a great deal for a group of chessplayers.

ROOM SHARING: If you wish to share a room at the World Open, whether you have a reservation or not, please email us at chesstour@aol.comnojunk (omit "nojunk.")

We have one request for room sharing at Holiday Inn downtown, 2 miles from Wyndham, nonsmoking, 6/30-7/5.

Special airfares: American Airlines, 800-433-1790, #7065AO.

Special car rental rates: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD #D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com.

Foreign player ratings: 100 points added to FIDE, 100 to FQE, 200 or more to most foreign, no points added to CFC. Highest of multiple ratings used. Players who fail to disclose foreign or FIDE ratings may be expelled.

US player ratings: June list used; FIDE ratings not used.

Entry: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. www.chesstour.com. Invitation requests: go@chess.us. You may request "lowest possible section" if June rating unknown. Inquiries: www.chesstour.com, 845-496-9658. Advance entries will be posted at chesstour.com 6/27.

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