5SS, 40/80, SD/30, d30 (2-day option, rds 1-2
G/60, d10),Hilton Orange County Airport, 18800 Macarthur Blvd, Irvine CA 92612. Parking
$10, free wireless, free airport shuttle, pool, fitness center.
In 7 sections. 3-day &
2-day
schedules merge after round 2 and compete for same prizes.
Major Section: Open to 1900/up
(see peakrating.us)..
Prizes $2000-1000-600-400, clear/tiebreak win $100 bonus, top USCF
Under 2300 $800-400. FIDE rated.
Under 2100 Section: $1400-700-400-300. FIDE
rated.
Under 1900 Section: $1400-700-400-300.
Under 1700 Section: $1200-600-400-300.
Under 1500 Section: $1100-600-300-200.
Under 1300 Section: $1100-600-300-200.
Under 1000 Section: $500-250-150-100.
Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best
male/female 2-player team combined score among all sections: $600-400-200.
Team must average under 2200; may play in different
sections; register (no extra fee) by 2 pm Sat.
Unrated may
enter any section except Major, with prize limit U1000 $100, U1300 $200, U1500 $300, U1700 $400,
U1900 $500; balance goes to next player(s) in line.
Top 6 sections entry fee: $128
online
at chessaction.com by 11/1, $150 (no
checks, credit cards OK) at site or
online until an hour before
round 1.
GMs free; $100 deducted from prize.
Under 1000 Section entry fee: All
$50 less than top 6 sections entry fees.
Online entry fee $5 less to SCCF
members; join/renew at scchess.com.
.
Re-entry $60;
not available to go from Major Section
to Major Section.
Special 1 year USCF dues with
magazine if paid online with entry: Adult $43, Young
Adult $26, Youth $19.
USCF
membership required.
November official
USCF ratings used:
.
Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated.
Cannot play below USCF Online Regular rating minus 100 points.
3-day schedule: Reg.
Fri to 6 pm, rds Fri 7, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30.
2-day schedule: Reg
Sat to 10 am, rds Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30.
All schedules: Half
point byes OK all, limit 2, must commit before rd 2.
Hotel rates: $155-155, link will be posted below or call 949-833-9999, request chess rate. Reserve by 10/19 or rate may increase. Reservations link will be posted at chessevents.us.
Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633
or
reserve car online at
chesstour.com.
Room
or travel sharing:
Post a request to share on the
USCF "All
Things Chess" Forum.
If you have trouble posting, email your post to
Continental Chess and we will post it for you.
CCA electronic devices
policies
Prizewinner tax info
Foreign player rating info
PLAYERS MAY NOT POSSESS
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 USCF, 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 USCF. No rating
below the latest official USCF 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.
Entry: Chessaction.com.
No mailed entries. $15
service charge for refunds. Questions: www.chesstour.com,
Director@Chess.US. Entries posted at
chessaction.com (click "entry list" after entering).
Bring set, board,
clock if possible- none supplied.
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