17th
annual
PHILADELPHIA OPEN
June 23-25 or 24-25,
2023
Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel
June 23, 2023 - June 25, 2023 Pennsylvania
US
Chess Grand Prix Points: 120 (enhanced)
17th annual
Philadelphia Open. 5 round Swiss, 40/80, SD/30, d30 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/60, d10), Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown
(see World
Open for location, rates, parking). In 4 Sections.
$15,000
GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND
Free lectures by GM Sam
Palatnik
4 Sections:
Major Section: Open to 1900/above: $2000-1000-600-400, clear or tiebreak
winner $100 bonus, top USCF U2300 $600-300. FIDE rated.
Under 2100 Section: $1200-600-400-300. Top under 1900/Unr $500-$300. FIDE
rated.
Under 1800
Section: $1200-600-400-300. Top U1600 (no Unr) $400-200
Under 1500
Section: $1000-500-300-200. Top U1300: (no Unr)
$400-200
Unrated prize
limits: U1500 $200, U1800 $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
Sat. Prize limits do not apply to mixed doubles.
Top 4 sections entry fee: $118 online at chessaction.com by 6/21, all $140 at site (no checks,
credit cards OK), or online until 1 hour before round 1. GMs 100
from prize.
All sections: Re-entry $50, not available to go from Major to Major.
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 & 4 pm.
2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat. 10 am, rds Sat 11
am, 2 pm & 5 pm, Sun 10 am & 4 pm.
Half point byes: OK all, limit 2, Must commit before rd
2.
Hotel rates and reservations:
Reservation links posted at chessevents.us.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS Sheraton
BACKUP HOTEL Sonesta, 9 minute walk from
Sheraton Sheraton
ADDITIONAL OVERFLOW HOTEL: Loews Philadelphia (1200 Market Street), 15 minute walk from Sheraton
Prizes usually paid through
PayPal (may take a few 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. No mailed entries. $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.