56th annual
LIBERTY BELL OPEN
Jan 12-15, 13-15 or 14-15, 2024 (Martin
Luther King weekend)
Sonesta
Hotel, Philadelphia
A Heritage Event
Jan. 12-15, 13-15 or
13-15,Pennsylvania
US Chess Grand Prix
Points: 150 (Enhanced)
56th annual Liberty Bell Open
7SS, 40/80, SD/30,
d30 (3 day option, rds 1-2
G/60 d10; 2 day option in U2100 and below, rds 1-4
G/30 d10).
At
Sonesta Hotel, 1800 Market St.,
Philadelphia PA 19103.
Prizes
$25,000 guaranteed
In 6 sections:
Major (1900/up): $2500-1500-1000-700-500, 1st clear or on tiebreak
$100 bonus, top USCF Under 2300 $1000-500. FIDE rated. See peakrating.us regarding using peak rating to
qualify for Major.
Under
2100: $1600-900-500-300-200. FIDE rated.
Under
1900: $1400-800-500-300-200.
Under
1700: $1200-700-400-300-200.
Under 1500: $1200-700-400-300-200, top Under 1300 $350-200.
Under
1200: $800-500-300-200-100, top Under 1000 $300-150.
Unrated may enter U1200
to U2100, but may not win over $100 in U1200, $200 in U1500, $300 U1700 or $400
U1900.
Mixed doubles bonus prizes: Best male-female 2-player combined score among all sections:
$1000-600-400. Must average under 2200; may play different sections; register
(no extra fee) before both players begin round 2.
Top
6 sections entry fee: $138 online at chessaction.com
by 1/10, $160 (no checks, credit card OK) at site or online until 1 hour before
round 1. GMs free, $100 deducted from prize.
Under
1200 Section entry fee:All $40 less than top 5
sections entry fee.
USCF membership required.Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if
paid online with entry: Adult $43, Young Adult $26, Youth $19.
Re-entry (no Major to
Major) $70.
4-day
schedule: Reg ends Fri 6
pm, rds Fri 7 pm, Sat 12 & 6, Sun 12 & 6, Mon
10 & 3:30.
3-day
schedule: Reg ends Sat 11
am, rds. Sat 12, 3 & 6, Sun 12 & 6, Mon 10 & 3:30.
2-day
schedule (no Major Section): Reg ends Sun 9 am, rds Sun 10, 12, 2,
3:45 & 6, Mon 10 & 3:30.
Half point byes: OK all, limit 2, must commit before rd 3.
Hotel
Rates: $118-118-118-118,
reservation link is posted below and at chessevents.us or 1-800-SONESTA,
request chess rate. Click here for
hotel reservations link (reserve by Dec. 27 or rate may increase).
Parking: Chess rate at the Sonesta is
approximately $25 per day (half normal rate). Gateway Garage, 1540 Spring
St. (12 minutes walk from Sonesta Hotel), about
$11/day Sat/Sun, $26 other days.
Foreign player rating info
Prizewinner tax info
CCA electronic devices
rules.
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.
Ratings:
January official USCF ratings used. Unofficial uschess.org
ratings usually used if otherwise unrated, or to qualify for Major (see peakrating.us). Players must reveal foreign, FIDE and
other over the board ratings, and these ratings, adjusted
if necessary, may be used, if higher than USCF. See also above. Players
cannot play below their Online Regular rating minus 100 points.
Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600,
use AWD #D657633, or reserve car online through
chesstour.com.
Bring set, board,
clock if possible- none
supplied.
Entry: chessaction.com. No mailed entries.
Questions: Director@Chess.US, www.chesstour.com, www.chesstour.info. Refunds, $15 service charge. Entries posted
at chessaction.com (click "entry list" after entering).
Blitz
tournament: Sun 10:30 pm, enter by
10:10 pm.