17th annual Continental Chess
CLEVELAND OPEN
June 7-9 or 8-9, 2024
$15,000 GUARANTEED PRIZES

5 round Swiss, Crowne Plaza Cleveland Airport

               June 7-9 or 8-9 Ohio
  US Chess Grand Prix Points: 120 (enhanced)
Cleveland Open. 5 rounds, 40/80, SD/30, d30 (2-day option, rounds 1-2 G/60, d10) Crowne Plaza Cleveland Airport, 7230 Engle Rd, Middleburg Heights OH 44130. Free parking, free airport shuttle, restaurants within easy walking distance, awarded Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor. 

$15,000 GUARANTEED PRIZES
In 5 sections:

        Major Section:Open to 1900/above.  Prizes $2000-1000-600-400, clear or tiebreak winner $100 bonus, top USCF Under 2300 $600-300. FIDE rated.
    Under 2100 Section: $1000-500-300-200, top Under 1900.Unr $400-200 FIDE rated.
 Under 1800 Section: $1000-500-300-200, top U1600 (no Unr) $400-200.
Under 1500 Section: $800-450-300-200, top Under 1300 (no Unr) $300-150.
Under 1200 Section:$600-400-200-100, top Under 1000 (no Unr) $200-100.

Unrated prize limits: U1200 $100, U1500 $200, U1800 $400. Balance goes to next eligible player(s) in line.

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.

Top 4 sections entry fee: $118 online at chessaction.com by 6/5, all $130 later at site or online until an hour before round 1. No checks at site, credit cards OK.

Under 1200 section entry fee: all $20 less than top 4 sections entry fee.

OCA Members: $5 less when paid online.

Re-entry $60; not available to go from Major Section to Major Section.
GMs free; $100 deducted from prize.

See peakrating.us for qualification for Major Section based on peak rating.

USCF Membership Required. Special 1 year USCF dues including Chess Life if paid online with entry: Adult $43, Young Adult $26, Youth $19.

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: June official USCF ratings used. Unofficial or Regular Online uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Cannot play below Online Regular Rating - 100 points. 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.

Awards not claimed at site usually paid through PayPal (may take over a week).

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.
Half point byes: OK all, limit 2; must commit by round 2.

Hotel rates: $123-$124, link is posted here and at chessevents.us or call 800-227-6963 or 440-243-4040, request chess rate, reserve by 5/24 or rate may increase.

Room or travel sharing: Post a request to share on the US Chess "All Things Chess" Forum.

If you have trouble posting, email your post to Continental Chess and we will post it for you.

Electronic devices: See devicerules.com. Not all electronic scoresheets are allowed.

Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com.
Bring set, board, clock if possible- none supplied.

Entry: chessaction.com. No mailed entry. Questions: chesstour.com, chesstour.info, Director@Chess.US. $15 service charge for refunds. Entries are posted at chessaction.com (click "entry list" after entering).

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