PRIZE FUND NOW $15,000 GUARANTEED!
US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 100 (ENHANCED)
5 rounds, 40/100, SD/30, d10 (2-day option, rounds 1-2 G/60, d10), Wyndham Garden Pittsburgh Airport Hotel, One Industry Lane, Pittsburgh PA 15275. Free parking, free airport shuttle, free internet in guest rooms and skittles room.
In 5 sections:
Major: Open to 1800/up. Prizes $1500-800-400-300,
clear/tiebrek win $100 bonus, top Under 2300 $600-300.
Under
2100: $1200-600-300-200, top Under
1900/Unr $500-250.
Under
1800: $1200-600-300-200, top Under
1600 (no Unr) $500-250.
Under 1500:
$1000-500-300-200, top Under 1300 (no Unr)
$400-200.
Under
1200: $700-400-200-100.
Unrated may
not win over $100 in U1200, $200 U1500 or $400 U1800.
Mixed
doubles bonus prizes: best
male/female 2-player “team” combined score among all sections: $600-300. Team
must average under 2200; may play in different sections; teams must
register (no extra fee) by 2 pm 7/28.
Top 4 sections entry fee: $108 online at chessaction.com by
7/25, 3-day $113, 2-day $112 mailed by 7/18, all $120 (no checks, credit cards
OK) at site, or online until 2 hours before
round 1. GMs, IMs & WGMs
free; $100 deducted from prize.
Under 1200 Section entry fee:
All $40 less than top 4 sections entry fee.
Special
1 year USCF dues with magazine 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.
Re-entry
$60; not available to
go from Major to Major.
Foreign player rating
info
Prizewinner tax info
CCA
electronic devices policies
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, 2 & 5, Sun 10 am & 3:15.
All: Half
point byes OK all, limit 2, Open must commit before rd. 2, others before rd. 3.
Hotel rates: Low
rates may be available; see below
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 service charge for refunds. Questions:
DirectorAtChess.US, 347-201-2269. Advance entries posted at chessaction.com
(online entries posted instantly).
BLITZ TOURNAMENT Saturday night.