Top 4 sections:
6 rounds, 40/2, SD/1, d5 (2-day option, rds 1-3 G/50, d5).
Under 1300 Sections: 6SS, G/65, d5, Dec
29-30 only.
New Yorker Hotel, 481 Eighth Ave at 34th St, across from Penn Station, New York 10001. $10,000 guaranteed prize fund. In 6 sections.
Open Section:
$1200-600-300-200, top Under 2300 or unrated $500. FIDE rated.
Under 2200 Section: $1000-500-250-150, top
U2000 (no unrated) $500.
Under 1900 Section: $1000-500-250-150, top
U1700 (no unrated) $400.
Under 1600 Section: $800-400-200-100, top
U1400 (no unrated) $400.
Adult Under 1300 Section (born
1994/before): $200-100, trophies to first 5, top U1000, U800, Unr.
Junior Under 1300 Section (born
1995/after): $200-100, trophies to first 5, top U1000, U800, Unr.
Unrated may not win over $100 in either U1300, $300 U1600, or $600
U1900.
Top 4 sections entry fee: 3-day $99, 2-day $98 if check mailed by 12/19, both $98 online at www.chessaction.com by 12/24, $120 at site. No mailed credit card entries. GMs free; $90 from prize.
Under 1300 Sections entry fee: Adult $39, Junior $38 if check mailed by 12/19, both $38 online at chessaction.com by 12/24, $50 at site.
All: Reentry $50, not available in Open. No checks at site, credit cards OK. Phone entry through 12/24: top 4 sections $105, Under 1300 $45, 406-896-2038, entry only, no questions. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20.
3-Day Schedule:
Reg. ends Fri 10 am. Rds. Fri 11 & 6, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:30.
2-Day Schedule: Reg. ends Sat 9 am. Rds.
Sat 10, 12:45, 3:15 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:30.
Under 1300 Schedules: Reg. ends Sat 9 am,
Rds. 10, 1, 4 each day.
Half point byes available all rounds, limit 2 byes, Open must commit
before rd. 2, others before rd 4.
Hotel rates: $269-269, 1-800-764-4680, 212-971-0101, reserve by 12/14 or rate may increase, ask for Continental Chess Association rate.
Entry: Continental Chess, PO Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577 (chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.US). $15 service charge for refunds. Advance entries posted at www.chessaction.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.