A HERITAGE EVENT!
29th annual Bradley Open
JULY
26-28 OR 27-28, 2024 - WINDSOR LOCKS, CONNECTICUT
US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS:
120 (ENHANCED)
5
rounds, 40/80, SD/30, d30 (2-day option, rounds 1-2 G/60 d10). Sheraton
Hartford Hotel at Bradley Airport, 1 Bradley Airport, Windsor Locks CT 06096,
I-91 Exit 40 to Rt 20 (visible at airport entrance). Free parking.
$15,000
guaranteed prizes
In
5 sections.
· Major: Open to 1900/above. $2000-1000-600-400, clear/tiebreak winner $100 bonus, top USCF U2300 $600-300. FIDE rated.
·
Under 2100: $1000-500-300-200, top U1900/Unr $400-200. FIDE rated.
·
Under 1800: $1000-500-300-200, top U1600 (no Unr) $400-200.
·
Under 1500: $800-450-300-200, top U1300 (no Unr) $300-150.
·
Under 1200: $600-400-200-100, top U1000 (no Unr) $200-100.
Unrated limit $100 in U1200, $200 U1500, $400 U1800.
If unrated prize is limited, balance goes to next eligible player(s) in line.
Mixed doubles prizes: best male/female 2-player combined score
among all sections: $500-300-200. Must average under 2200; may play different
sections and schedules; register at site (no extra fee) by 2 pm Sat.
Cannot play
below USCF Online
Regular Rating – 100 points.
World Open rule: Players
who scored 8 or more points in 2024 World Open U2200 or below must enter higher
section than in World Open.
Top 4 sections entry fee: $118 at chessaction.com by 7/24, $130 at site or online until an hour before round 1.
Under 1200 Section entry
fee: all $20 less than above.
No checks at site,
credit cards OK.
GMs
$100 from prize.
CSCA
or WMCA members, online EF $3 less.
Re-entry
$60, no Major to Major.
Foreign player rating info
Prizewinner tax info
CCA
electronic devices policies
PLAYERS MAY NOT POSSESS CELLPHONES DURING PLAY. Please leave your phone home, 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: July official USCF ratings used.
Unofficial or Online Regular 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.
Prizes not claimed at site are usually paid through PayPal (may take over a week).
Special
1 year USCF membership
with magazine if paid online with entry: Adult $43, Young Adult $26, Youth $19.
USCF
membership required.
3-day
schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7, Sat 11 & 5,
Sun 10 & 3:30.
2-day schedule:
Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30.
Byes:
all, limit 2; must commit before round 2.
Hotel
rates: $152-152, use
this link (also posted at chessevents.us) or call 860-627-5311, reserve by
7/5 or rate may increase. Hotel may sell
out before 7/5.
The
Sheraton still has some chess-rate rooms available for Saturday and Sunday (but
they are sold out Friday):
use
link (or above link) to reserve your room (if link does not work call Tyler
Bouchard: 860-627-5311) ASAP.
Entry: chessaction.com.
No mailed entry. $15 service charge for refunds.
Questions:
Chesstour.com, Director@Chess.us.
Entries
posted at chessaction.com
(click "entry list" after entering).
Blitz
tournament Sat 9:30 pm, enter on site Saturday by
9:10 pm.