23rd annual
BRADLEY OPEN
July 27-29 or 28-29, 2018
Windsor Locks, Connecticut
$9000 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND
July 27-29 or 28-29 Connecticut
US Chess Grand Prix Points: 60 (enhanced)
23nd annual Bradley Open. 5SS, 40/100, SD/30, d10 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/60,
d10),
Sheraton Hartford Hotel at Bradley Airport, 1 Bradley Airport (visible at airport entrance), Windsor Locks
CT 06096 (I-91 Exit 40 to Rt 20). Free parking, free airport shuttle.
In 5 sections.
Major Section: Open to 1800/up. $1000-600-300, top Under 2300 $400-200.
Under 2100 Section: $800-400-200, top Under 1900/Unr $330-170.
Under 1800 Section: $800-400-200, top Under 1600 (no unr) $300-150.
Under 1500 Section: $700-400-200, top Under 1300 (no unr) $300-150. Unrated limit $200.
Under 1200 Section: $400-200-100, Unrated limit $100, plaques to first 3, top U1000, U800, U600, Unrated.
Mixed Doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player team combined score among all sections: $200-100. Team must average under 2200; may play in different sections; register (no extra fee) by 2 pm 7/28.
Top 4 sections entry fee: $88 online at chessaction.com by 7/25, 3-day $93, 2-day $92 if check mailed by 7/18, $100 at site, or online until 2 hours before round 1. No checks at site, credit cards OK.
Under 1200 Section entry fee: All $30 less than above.
Special 1 year USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult $35, Young Adult $22, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $25, Scholastic $17. USCF membership required.
Online entry fee $3 less to CSCA or WMCA members. Re-entry $50; not available to go from Major to Major. GMs, IMs & WGMs free; $80 deducted from prize.
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Foreign player rating info
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:
July
official USCF 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 USCF. See also above.
3-day schedule:
Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7
pm, Sat 11 am & 5 pm, Sun 10 am & 3:15 pm.
2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11 am, 2 pm & 5 pm, Sun
10
am & 3:15 pm.
Half point byes: OK all rounds, limit 2; must commit before round 2.
Hotel rates: $107-107, 860-627-5311, reserve by July 13 or rate may increase.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS
Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633, or
reserve car online
through chesstour.com.
Bring set, board, clock if possible- none supplied!
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.
Entry:
Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham NY 10803. $15 charge
for refunds. Questions:
chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.US. Entries posted at chessaction.com
(online entries posted instantly).