16th
annual
GOLDEN STATE OPEN
Berkeley, California
Martin Luther King weekend, Jan
17-20, 18-20 or 19-20, 2025
$25,000
GUARANTEED PRIZES - NEW LOCATION!
US CHESS GRAND PRIX
POINTS: 150 (ENHANCED)
7 rounds at DoubleTree
Berkeley Marina Hotel, 200 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 and
schedules; register (no extra fee) before both players begin round 2 (prize
limits do not apply to Mixed Doubles Team Prizes).
Top
4 sections entry fee: $138 online at chessaction.com by 1/15, all $160 (no
check, credit card OK) later online or at site 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 (USCF dues go up January 1st).
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 or USCF Online
Regular 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 will be posted below and at chessevents.us (or call 415-499-9222,
ask for Chess rate); 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.