48th
annual
EASTERN OPEN
December 26-29, 27-29 or 28-29, 2023
Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington VA, a few miles from DC
$30,000
PRIZE FUND GUARANTEED!
US Chess Grand Prix Points:150 (enhanced)
48th
Annual Eastern Open. 8SS, Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan
National Airport, 2799 Richmond Highway, Arlington VA 22202. Parking $25
chess rate, free shuttle to airport & airport Metro subway.
In 6 sections:
Premier Section (2000/up), Dec 26-29 only: 40/80, SD/30,
d30. See peakrating.us.
Under 2200, Under 1900, Under 1600, Under 1300 Sections, Dec
26-29 or 27-29: 40/80, SD/30, d30 (3 day option, rds 1-3 G/30, d10).
Under 1000 Section, Dec 28-29 only: G/30, d10.
Premier Section: Guaranteed prizes $3000-1500-800-500-400,
clear/tiebreak 1st $100 bonus, top USCF U2300 $1000-500. FIDE rated.
Under
2200 Section: $1700-900-500-400-300, top under 2000 $600-300. FIDE rated.
Under
1900 Section: $1700-900-500-400-300, top under 1700 $400-200.
Under 1600 Section: $1400-700-500-300-200,
top under 1400 $400-200.
Under 1300 Section: $1300-700-400-300-200, top under 1100 $300.
Under
1000 Section: $800-500-300-200-100.
Unrated
may
not win over $150 in Under 1000, $300 in Under 1300, $450 in Under
1600, or $600 in Under 1900. If prize is limited,
balance goes to next player(s) in line.
Cannot play below Onlne Regular
rating minus 100 points.
SENIORS OVER 50 BONUS
PRIZES: Top born 12/29/73 or before, overall
regardless of section: $1200-600-400-300 (Unrated maximum $200).
MIXED DOUBLES BONUS PRIZES: best male/female
2-player combined score among all sections: $1000-500-300. Team
must average under 2200; may play in different sections; register (no extra
fee) before both players begin round 2.
Top 5 sections entry fee: $148 online at chessaction.com by 12/23, $170 (no checks, credit cards OK) at site or online until 1 hour before round 1. GMs
free; $140 deducted from prize.
Under 1000 Section: entry fee $50 less.
USCF membership required. Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if paid online with entry: Adult $43,
Young Adult $26, Youth $19.
Re-entry
$80; no Premier to Premier.
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: December
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.
4-day schedule
(Premier through Under 1300): Reg ends
12/26 12 noon, rds 12/26 1 pm & 7 pm, 12/27-28 11
am & 5 pm, 12/29 10 am & 4 pm.
3-day schedule (Under 2200
through Under 1300): Reg ends 12/27 10 am, rds 12/27 11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm, then merges with 4-day schedule
for the 5 pm round.
2-day schedule (Under 1000
only): Reg, ends 12/28 10 am, rds 12/28 11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm & 5 pm, 12/29 10 am, 12
noon, 2 pm, 4 pm.
All: Half point byes OK all, limit 3, must commit before round 3.
Electronic devices: See devicerules.com. Not all electronic scoresheets are
allowed.
Hotel rates:
$119-119-129-139, link will be posted at chessevents.us or 703-418-1234, reserve
by 12/9 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.
Awards: Usually paid through PayPal
(may take over two 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 post it for you.
Entry: Chessaction.com. No mailed entries. $15 service charge for
refunds. Questions: www.chesstour.com, www.chesstour.info, Director@Chess.US.
Entries posted at chessaction.com (click "entry list" after
entering).
BLITZ TOURNAMENT 12/28 9:30 pm, enter by 9:10 pm.