19th
annual
PHILADELPHIA OPEN
June 27-29 or 28-29,
2025
Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel
US Chess Grand Prix Points: 120 (enhanced)
19th 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 and schedules; register (no
extra fee) by 2 pm Sat. Prize limits do not apply to Mixed Doubles Team prizes.
Entry fee: $118 online
at chessaction.com by
6/25, all $140 later or at site (no checks, credit cards OK), 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 $54, Young Adult $33, Youth $24.
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 also posted
at chessevents.us.
Hotel rates: $152-152-172-192 (standard
room). 50 free rollaway beds available; if taken, additional rollaways are $30/day. Under 18 free in parents room using existing bedding. Reserve
early, the chess block may sell out by early June or before.
Use
This Link For World Open Hotel Reservations At The Sheraton Hotel (Tournament
Site)
Room or travel sharing: Post a request to
share on the USCF Forums. If you have difficulty posting, email director@chess.us and we will try to post your request for you.
Parking: Sheraton
self-parking is about $49/day (subject to availability). One block from the Sheraton is Gateway
Garage, 1540 Spring Street, about $30/day Monday through
Friday, $12/day Saturday and
Sunday. Sheraton valet parking is about $65/day.
Car
rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com.
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 Forums. If you have difficulty posting, email your request to
Continental Chess and we will post it for you.
Enter online: 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.