53rd annual National Chess Congress
Nov 25-27 or 26-27, Loews Philadelphia Hotel
The chess block is sold out at Loews. Backup hotel is the Sonesta at 1800 Market
Street, about a 9 minute walk. The special chess rate at the Sonesta is $116.
Use the link below to reserve.
US Chess Grand Prix Points: 200 (Enhanced)
6 rounds, 40/80, SD/30, +30 (2-day option, rds. 1-3 G/40 d10). U800 & U600 sections play separate 2-day schedule only, 11/26-27, G/40 d10.
Loews Hotel, 1200 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Masks not required.
$45,000 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND
In 10 sections.
See peakrating.us for playing up into
top 2 sections.
Premier: open
to 2000/above.
$4000-2000-1200-800-500, clear win or 1st on tiebreak $200 bonus, top USCF U2400 $2000-1000.
FIDE rated.
1800-2199:
$2500-1300-700-500-300. FIDE rated.
Under 2000:
$2500-1300-700-500-300. FIDE rated.
Under 1800:
$2400-1200-600-400-300.
Under 1600:
$2000-1000-600-400-300.
Under 1400:
$1600-800-500-300-200.
Under 1200:
$1400-700-400-300-200.
Under 1000:
$1200-600-400-300-200.
Under 800, Under 600 (each):
Plaques to top 10, 6 months free entry to all CCA non-youth tournaments
(including online) with 100% guaranteed prizes to 1st, 4 months 2nd, 3 months
3rd, 2 months 4th.
Unrated may not win over $200 in U1000, $300 in U1200,
$400 in U1400, $500 in U1600, $600 in U1800, or $700 in U2000.
If Online Regular rating is 50 or more points over section or
prize maximum, prize limit $500.
Mixed doubles prizes:
best male-female 2-player "team" combined score among all sections:
$2000-1000-600-400. Team must average under 2200; may play in
different sections; register (no extra fee) before both players begin
round 2; teams including an unrated limited to $400.
Top 8 sections entry fee:
$138 online at
chessaction.com by 11/23, $160 at site or online until
an hour before round 1. GMs free, $120
deducted from prize. Re-entry $60, no Premier to Premier.
Under 800 or Under 600 entry fee:
$52 online at
chessaction.com
by 11/23,
$70 at site or online until 9 am 11/26.
All: No
checks at site, credit cards OK. No mailed entries.
USCF membership required.
Special 1 year USCF dues
with magazine if paid online with entry: Adult $40, Young Adult $25,
Youth $18.
Foreign player rating info Prizewinner tax info CCA electronic devices policies
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: November 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.
Bring set, board, clock
if possible- none supplied.
Parking:
Hotel parking chess rate 25% off regular rate (about $38). Gateway Garage, 1540 Spring St (3/5
mile from Loews), about $10/day Sat & Sun, $27/day other
days.
Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633, or
reserve car online
through chesstour.com.
Entry:
Chessaction.com. No mailed entries. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions:
chesstour.com,
chesstour.info, Director@chess.us. Entries posted at
chessaction.com (click
on "entry list" after entering).
BLITZ TOURNAMENT Sat 10 pm; enter
by 9:40 pm.
Bring set, board, clock if possible- none supplied.