16th
annual
GOLDEN STATE OPEN
Berkeley, California
Martin Luther King weekend, Jan 17-20,
18-10 or 19-20, 2025
$25,000
GUARANTEED PRIZES
US CHESS GRAND PRIX
POINTS: 150 (ENHANCED)
7 rounds at DoubleTree
Berkeley Marina Hotel, 300 Marina Blvd., Berkeley,
CA 94710. Self parking $20, Valet $42. Room rates $169-169.
40/80,
SD/30; d30 (3-day option, rounds 1-2 G/60;d10, 2-day
option except in Major Section, rounds 1-4 G/30;d10.)
In 5 sections:
· Major
(FIDE rated) (open to 1900/over): $3000-1500-700-500-300, clear or tiebreak
winner $100, top USCF U2300: $1000 500. FIDE rated. See peakrating.us for qualification through peak rating.
·
Under 2100 (FIDE rated): $1700-900-500-300-200, top U1900: $800-400.
·
Under 1800: $1700-900-500-300-200, top U1600:
$600-300.
·
Under 1500: $1400-700-400-300-200, top U1300: $400-200.
·
Under 1200: $1000-500-400-300-200, top U1000:
$200-100.
Unrated (0-3 lifetime games rated) may
enter U1200 to U2100, with maximum prize U1200: $200, U1500: $300, U1800: $400.
Mixed
doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player combined score among all sections:
$1000-500-300. Team must average under 2200; may play different sections;
register (no extra fee) before both players begin
round 2; prize limits do not apply to mixed doubles.
Top
4 sections entry fee: $138 online at chessaction.com by 1/15, all $160 (no
check, credit card OK) at site or online until 1 hour before round 1. GMs $130
from prize.
Under
1200 Section entry fee: All $30 less than top 4 sections.
US
Chess membership required. Special 1 year US Chess dues with magazine if paid online with
entry: Adult $43, Young Adult $26, Youth $19.
Re-entry (no Major to
major): $60. Online EF $5 less to CalChess members.
4-day
schedule: Rounds: Fri 7 pm, Sat 12 & 6, Sun 12 & 6, Mon 10 &
3:30. Registration ends Fri 6 pm.
3-day schedule: Rounds:
Sat 12, 3 & 6, Sun 12 & 6, Mon 10 & 3:30. Registration ends Sat 11
am.
2-day schedule: Rounds:
Sun 10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, 3:45 pm & 6 pm, Mon 10 am & 3:30 pm. Registration
ends Sun 9 am. No 2-day Major Section.
Half point byes: OK all, limit 2; must commit before round 3.
Foreign player ratings
Prizewinner tax info
CCA
electronic devices rules
PLAYERS MAY NOT POSSESS CELLPHONES DURING PLAY. Please leave your phone home, or 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:
January
official US Chess ratings used. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually
used if otherwise unrated, or to qualify for Major (see peakrating.us). 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. Players cannot play below
their Online Regular rating minus 100 points.
Hotel rates: $169-169, reservation
link is posted below and at chessevents.us or call 415-499-9222, reserve by
12/20 or rate may increase. Hotel Reservations Link TBA.
Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633, or reserve car online through
chesstour.com.
Entry: Chessaction.com. No mailed
entries. Questions: Director@Chess.US, chesstour.com, chesstour.info. Refunds,
$15 service charge. Entries posted at chessaction.com (click "entry list" after entering). Bring set, board,
clock if possible; none supplied.
Blitz tournament: Sunday 10:30 pm, enter by 10:10 pm.