A US Chess Heritage Event!
56th
annual
ATLANTIC OPEN
August 23-25 or 24-25, 2024
NEW SITE: Omni Shoreham
Hotel, Washington, DC
$30,000
PRIZE FUND GUARANTEED IN OUR NATION’S CAPITOL!
US Chess Grand Prix Points:150 (enhanced)
56th
Annual Atlantic Open. 5SS, 40/80, SD/30; d30 (2-day option, rds 1-2
G/60, d10), Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20008. Hotel valet parking: $45 day.
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In 7 sections:
Major Section (1900/up): $3000-1500-700-400-300, clear/tiebreak 1st $100 bonus, top USCF
U2300 $1300-700. FIDE rated. See peakrating.us for playing up.
Under 2100 Section: $2000-1000-500-400-300. FIDE rated.
Under 1900 Section: $2000-1000-500-400-300.
Under 1700
Section: $1800-900-500-300-200.
Under 1500
Section: $1500-800-400-300-200.
Under 1300 Section: $1300-700-400-300-200.
Under 1000
Section: $800-400-300-200-100.
Unrated
may not win over $150 in Under 1000, $300 in Under
1300, $450 in Under 1500, $600 in Under 1700, or $750 in Under 1900. If prize is limited, remaining balance of prize goes to next eligible
player(s) in line.
MIXED DOUBLES
BONUS PRIZES: best male/female 2-player combined
score among all sections: $1000-500-300-200. Team must average under 2200; may
play in different sections and schedules; register (no extra fee) by 2 pm Sat.
Top 6 sections entry fee: $148 online at chessaction.com by 8/21, $170 later (no checks, credit cards OK) at site or online until 1 hour before round 1. GMs free;
$130 deducted from prize. Under 1000 Section: entry fee $50 less.
USCF membership required. Special 1
year USCF dues with
magazine if paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult $43, Young Adult
$26, Youth $19.
Re-entry
$70; no Major to Major.
CCA electronic devices policies Prizewinner
tax info Foreign player rating info
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: August official
USCF ratings used. Unofficial uschess.org ratings or USCF Online Regular 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.
Cannot play
with rating below USCF Online Regular Rating – 100
points.
3-day
schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rounds Fri 7
pm, Sat 11 am & 5 pm, Sun 10 am & 3:30 pm.
2-day schedule: Reg ends
Sat 10 am, rounds Sat 11 am, 2 pm & 5 pm, Sun 10 am & 3:30 pm.
All: Half point byes OK all, limit 2, must commit before rd 2.
Electronic devices: See devicerules.com. Not
all electronic scoresheets are allowed.
Hotel
rates (use this link): $159-159,
link also posted at chessevents.us (or call 202-234-0700), reserve by 8/8 or rate may increase.
Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600,
AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com.
Bring set, board, clock if
possible- none supplied.
Prizes not claimed at site usually paid through PayPal (may take a couple of weeks).
Room or travel
sharing: Post a request to share on the USCF "All Things Chess" Forum. If you have trouble posting, email your
request to Continental Chess and we will try to post it for you.
Online entry: chessaction.com. No mailed entry. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: www.chesstour.com,
www.chesstour.info, Director@Chess.US.
Advance entries posted at chessaction.com (click "entry list" after
entering).
BLITZ TOURNAMENT Saturday 9:30 pm, enter at site Saturday by 9:10 pm.