16th annual
PHILADELPHIA OPEN
June 24-26 or 25-26, 2022
Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel
June 24, 2022 - June 26, 2022 Pennsylvania
US Chess Grand Prix
Points: 80 (enhanced)
16th annual Philadelphia Open. 5
round Swiss, 40/80, SD/30, +30 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/60, d10), Sheraton
Philadelphia Downtown (see World
Open for location, rates, parking, Covid rules). In 5 Sections.
$15,000 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND
5
Sections:
Major Section: Open
to 1900/above: $1500-800-500-300, clear or tiebreak winner $100 bonus, top USCF
U2300 $600-300. FIDE rated.
Under 2100 Section: $1200-600-300-200. Top
under 1900/Unr $500-$250. FIDE rated.
Under 1800 Section: $1000-500-300-200. Top
U1600 (no Unr) $400-200
Under 1500 Section: $800-500-300-200. Top
U1300: (no Unr) $400-200
Under 1200 Section: $700-400-200-100. Top Under 1000 (no Unr) $300-150
Unrated prize limits: U1200 $100, U1500 $200, U1700 $300, U1900 $400.
Playing up: in Major: see: peakrating.us
MIXED DOUBLES BONUS
PRIZES: best male/female 2-player team
combined score among all sections: $500-300-200. Team must average under 2200;
may play in different sections; register (no extra fee) by 2 pm 6/25. Prize
limits do not apply to mixed doubles.
Top 4 sections entry fee: $118 online at chessaction.com by 6/23, 3-day $123, 2-day $122 if mailed by 6/15, all $130 at site (no checks, credit cards OK), or online until 2 hrs before round 1. GM's 100 from prize.
U1200 Section EF: all $20 less than above.
All sections: Re-entry
$50, not available to go from Major to Major. GMs free in Major; $100 deducted
from prize.
Special 1 year USCF dues with
magazine if paid online with entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult
$40, Young Adult $25, Youth $18.
Foreign player rating info Prizewinner tax info CCA electronic devices rules
PLAYERS MAY NOT POSESS 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: June 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.
Unofficial
or Online Regular uschess.org ratings
usually used if otherwise unrated. If
online regular rating 50 or more points over
section or prize maximum, prize limit $200.
3-day schedule: Reg.
ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 am & 5 pm, Sun 10 am & 3:30 pm.
2-day schedule: Reg.
ends Sat. 10 am, rds Sat 11 am, 2 pm & 5 pm, Sun 10 am & 3:30 pm.
Half point byes: OK all, limit 2, Must commit before rd 2.
Hotel rates and
reservations: See World
Open.
Prizes usually paid through PayPal (may take up to two weeks).
Room
sharing: Post a request to share a room on the USCF
"All Things Chess" Forum. If you have difficulty posting, email your
request to Continental Chess and we will post it for you.
Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com.
Entry: chessaction.com or
Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds.
Questions: www.chesstour.com,
BRING SET, BOARD, CLOCK IF POSSIBLE- NONE SUPPLIED.
BLITZ TOURNAMENT Saturday 9:30 pm, enter by 9:10 pm.