THIS TOURNAMENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.
Refunds will be credited back to the cards used to enter.

This may take several weeks, because we have other tournaments to refund as well, including one with 1000 advance entries.

 A Heritage Event

29th annual
EASTERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS
April 24-26 or 25-26, 2020

Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

CANCELED

$20,000 projected prizes based on 220 paid entries
Else raised or lowered in proportion, with $10,000 minimum guaranteed
GMs, Class D, Class E, reentries count as half entries

April 24-26 or 25-26                                                                 Massachusetts
       US Chess Grand Prix Points: 60 (enhanced)

29th annual Eastern Class Championships. 5SS, Master & Expert Sections G/100+30, other sections 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2-day option in all, rds 1-2 G/60 d10), Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, 366 Main St, Sturbridge MA 01566 (I-84 Exit 3, near I-90), near the Connecticut border. Free parking. Master & Expert Sections are FIDE rated, except G/60 games.

$$ 20,000 PRIZE FUND UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED. In 7 sections:
Master (2200/up): $2000-1000-500-300, clear winner or 1st on tiebreak $100 bonus, top U2300 $800-400.
Expert (2000-2199): $1500-700-400-300.  
Class A (1800-1999/Unr): $1500-700-400-300.
Class B (1600-1799/Unr): $1500-700-400-300.
Class C (1400-1599/Unr): $1300-700-400-300. 
Class D (1200-1399/Unr): $700-400-200-100.
Class E (Under 1200/Unr): $600-300-200-100.
Rated players may play up one section (see peakrating.us).

Unrated may enter E through A, with prize limits: E $100, D $200, C $300, or B $400.
Prize limit: $400 if any post-event rating posted 4/21/19-4/21/20 is more than 60 points over section maximum.

Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player "team" combined score among all sections: $600-300. Team average must be under 2200; teammates may play in different sections; teams must register (no extra fee) by 2 pm 4/25.
          

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.