Early entry deadline changed from Feb 7 to Feb 26!
COVID RULES CHANGED Feb 23- see below
14th annual
OPEN at FOXWOODS
Open Section: April 13-17, 2022
Other sections: April 14-17 or 15-17, 2022
$75,000 projected prizes, $50,000 minimum
guaranteed
An
American Classic
APRIL 13-17, 14-17 OR 15-17,
CONNECTICUT
US Chess Grand Prix points: 200
Masks
may be required.
Certification of Covid vaccination or negative Covid test
within 72 hours of tournament required.
Players certify by entering at chessaction.com.
Open at Foxwoods
Open Section, Apr 13-17:
9SS, 40/90, SD/30, +30.
GM & IM norms possible, FIDE rated.
Other Sections, Apr
14-17 or 15-17: 7SS, 40/90, SD/30,
+30 (3-day option, rds 1-2 G/60,
d10). U2200 & U2000 are FIDE rated.
At Foxwoods Resort Casino & Hotel, Rt 2, Mashantucket CT 06339 (I-95 to Exit 92 to Rt 2 west, or I-395 to Exit 85 to Rt 164 to Rt 2 east). Free parking. 45 miles from T.F. Green Airport (Providence, RI), 100 miles from Logan Airport (Boston), 60 miles from Bradley Airport (Hartford), 14 miles from Groton/New London Airport; for shuttle from New London Amtrak station call 1-800-USA-RAIL. Bus transportation: 1-888-BUS2FOX. Free shuttle to Mashantucket Pequot Museum, largest Native American museum in USA.
FOXWOODS was voted the #1 casino in the country outside of Las Vegas by the readers of USA Today. 4500 slot machines, 300 table games, largest poker room on the east coast, separate nonsmoking casino, entertainment, over 30 restaurants.
AIR TRAVEL INFORMATION
Prizes $75,000 based
on 500 paid entries (seniors, re-entries,
U1100 section, Open GMs/IMs/WGMs or foreign FIDE count as half entries) else proportional,
minimum $50,000 (2/3 each prize) guaranteed.
Open
Section: $7000-4000-2000-1000-
Under 2200/Unr: $4000-2000-1000-700-
Under
2000/Unr: $4000-2000-1000-700-
Under 1800: $4000-2000-1000-700-500-
Under 1600: $3000-1500-1000-600-500-
Under 1400: $3000-1500-1000-600-500-
Under
1100/Unr: $1000-600-500-400-
Mixed doubles: male/female combined 2-player team scores among all sections: $1000-600-400-200. Must average under 2200; may play in different sections; register (no extra fee) before both begin round 2. Rounds 8-9 in Open not counted towards doubles. Teams including an unr limited to $400 prize.
Prize limits: 1) Players with under 26 lifetime games rated as of April 2022 official limited to $600 in U1100, $1500 U1400, $2500 U1600 or U1800. Games rated too late for April 2022 list not counted. 2) Unr limits: U1100 $300, U2000 $1000. 3) If any post-event Regular OTB or Regular Online rating posted 4/11/21-4/11/22 was above 50 points over section maximum, prize limit $800. 3) Balance of limited prize goes to the next player(s) in line.
Entry fee: $208 online at chessaction.com by 2/26, $228 online by 4/12, $250 at site. Mailed EF $215 by 2/26, $225 by 4/2, do not mail after 4/2.
Open Section: Entry fee $100 more to US players not USCF or FIDE rated 2200/over. GMs, foreign IMs/WGMs: in Open $180 less ($180 deducted from prize). US IMs/WGMs & FIDE rated foreign players $100 less ($100 deducted from prize). Entry fee deduction cannot lower prize to below the minimum.
Open minimum prize guarantees to players who enter online by 3/30 and play all 9 games with no byes: Foreign GM $700, US GM $300 foreign IM/WGM $300.
Under 1100 Section entry fee: EF
$100 less.
Seniors 65/over in U1400 or above: EF $100
less.
CSCA members: Online
EF $4 less.
Re-entry $100;
no re-entry from Open Section to Open Section.
No Checks at site; credit cards OK.
Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if paid online with entry: see chessaction.com.
5-day schedule (Open only): Registration ends Wed 6 pm, rds. Wed. 7 pm, Thu 12 (noon) & 7 pm, Fri 11 am & 6 pm, Sat 11 am & 6 pm, Sun 10 am & 4:30 pm.
4-day schedule: (no Open) Reg. ends Thu 6 pm, rds Thu 7 pm, Fri 11 am & 6 pm, Sat 11 am & 6 pm, Sun 10 am &4:30 pm.
3-day schedule: (no Open) Reg. ends Fri 10 am, rds. Fri 11 am, 2:30 pm & 6 pm, Sat 11 am & 6 pm, Sun 10 am & 4:30 pm.
U2200 to U1100 schedules merge & compete for same prizes.
Byes: all; limit 3 (limit 2 last 4 rds) must commit before rd 3.
Prizes not claimed at site sent by PayPal (may take a few weeks).
Foreign player ratings Prizewinne
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: FIDE used in Open, April USCF official in others. Foreign player ratings: see www.foreignratings.com
Bring set, board, clock if
possible- none supplied.
HOTEL RATES:
Grand Pequot Tower (tournament site, very luxurious): Fri & Sat $209, other days $153. Fox Tower (5-7 minute walk, connected building); Fri & Sat $179, others $123. Great Cedar Hotel (4-6 minute walk, connected building), Fri & Sat $149, others $103. For all, $4.95 resort fee, includes high speed wired internet, fitness center, pool, spa, in room coffee, etc. Use link posted below, at chessevents.us or 1-800- FOXWOOD, reserve by 3/31 or rate may increase.
THESE ARE GREATLY REDUCED CHESS RATES! These rates are likely to be much higher after March 31, and could sell out a week or two before March 31.
Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com.
Entry: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham NY 10803. Questions: Director@chess.us or chesstour.com, Invitation requests: Go@Chess.US Entries posted at chessaction.com (click "entry list" after entering). $15 charge for refunds.
SIDE EVENTS:
Blitz
at Foxwoods, Apr 16: Sat 10:45 pm, register by 10 pm.
FIDE Under 2400 at
Foxwoods, Apr 16-17: 6 rounds, G/80 d10,
FIDE rated, $2000 guaranteed.