18th annual Continental Chess
CLEVELAND OPEN
June 13-15 or 14-15, 2025
$15,000
GUARANTEED PRIZES!
5
round Swiss, Crowne Plaza Cleveland Airport
June 13-15 or 14-15
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, hotel
was awarded the 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 6/11, all
$130 later at site or online until an
hour before round 1. No checks, 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: see chessaction.com.
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: $125-$125, link
is posted here and at chessevents.us (or call 440-243-4040, request Chess
rate), reserve by 5/23 or rate may increase.
Room or
travel sharing:
Post a request to share on the USCF "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.
Enter
online: 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).
SATURDAY
NIGHT BLITZ TOURNAMENT