March 3-5 or 4-5, 2023 in Southern California
$20,000 PRIZE FUND
UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED
5 round Swiss, Hilton Orange County Airport, Irvine, CA
March 3-5 or 4-5, Southern
California
US Chess Grand Prix
Points: 120 (enhanced)
30th annual Western
Class Championships. 5SS,
40/80, SD/30, d30 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60, d10), Hilton Orange
County Airport, 18800 Macarthur Blvd, Irvine, CA 92612. Parking $10
chess rate. Free wireless, pool, airport shuttle, fitness center.
PRIZES $20,000 GUARANTEED. In 7 sections.
Master Section (2100/up): $2000-1000-500-300, clear or tiebreak winner $100 bonus, top USCF U2300 $800-400. FIDE rated.
Expert Section (1900-2199): $1500-700-400-200. FIDE rated.
Class A Section (1700-1999): $1500-700-400-200. FIDE rated
Class B Section (1500-1799/Unr): $1500-700-400-200.
Class C Section (1300-1599/Unr): $1200-600-300-200.
Class D Section (1100-1399/Unr): $1000-500-300-200.
Class E Section (Under 1200/Unr): $600-300-200-100.
Balance of any limited prize goes to next player(s) in line.
Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best
male/female 2-player combined score among all sections: $500-300-200. Must
average under 2200; may play in different sections; register at site (no
extra fee) by 2 pm Sat; prize limits do not apply to mixed doubles.
Foreign player rating info
Prizewinner
tax info
CCA
electronic devices rules
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: March official USCF ratings used. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated, or to play up (see peakrating.us). 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.
Prize Limits: Unrated may not win over $100 in E, $200 D, $300 C, $400 B. If USCF Online Regular rating is more than 50 points over section or prize maximum, prize limit $300.
Top 6 sections entry fee: $128 online at chessaction.com by 3/1, $150 online or at site until 1 hour before round 1. No checks at site; credit cards OK. GMs free, $120 deducted from prize.
Class E Section entry fee:
all $40 less than top 6 sections entry fee.USCF membership required.
Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if paid with entry: online at chessaction.com, Adult $40, Young Adult $25, Youth $18. Re-entry (no Master to Master) $60. Online entry fee $5 less to SCCF members; join/renew at scchess.com.3-day schedule:
Reg. Fri to 6 pm, rounds begin Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 am & 5 pm, Sun 10 am & 3:30 pm.Hotel rates: $155-155, 949-833-9999, or use link below or at chessevents.us, reserve by 2/18 or rate may increase. Chess block could sell out before 2/18.
Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com.
Questions: chesstour.com, chesstour.info, Director@Chess.US
Bring set, board, clock if possible- none supplied. US Chess Junior Grand Prix points available.
Entry: chessaction.com, No mailed entries. Refunds $15 service charge. Entries posted at chessaction.com (click "entry list" after entering).