8th
annual
GEORGE
WASHINGTON OPEN
February 23-25 or 24-25, 2024
Washington Dulles Marriott Hotel (NEW LOCATION),
Dulles, VA
February 23-25 or 24-25
Virginia
US Chess Grand Prix Points: 120 (enhanced)
8th annual George Washington Open. 5 round Swiss, 40/80, SD/30, d30 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/60 d10). Washington Dulles Marriott Hotel, 45020 Aviation
Drive, Dulles, VA 20166 (about 28 miles from Washington). Free
parking, free shuttle to Dulles Airport and to Metro subway.
$17,000 TOTAL GUARANTEED
PRIZE FUND IN 5 SECTIONS!
Major Section (1900/up):
$2000-1000-600-400, clear or tiebreak 1st $100 bonus, top USCF U2300 $600-300.
FIDE rated. See peakrating.us
for rules regarding playing up.
Under 2100 Section: $1300-700-400-200, top Under 1900 (no Unr)
$600-300. FIDE rated.
Under 1800
Section: $1200-600-300-200, top Under 1600
(no Unr) $500-250.
Under 1500
Section: $1000-500-300-150, top Under 1300
(no Unr) $400-200.
Under 1200
Section: $700-400-300-200,
top Under 1000 (no Unr) $200-100.
Unrated may not win over $100 in U1200, $200 U1500, $400 U1800; balance
goes to next player(s) in line.
Cannot
play below USCF Online Regular Rating minus
100 points.
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. Prize limits do not apply to mixed doubles.
Top 4 sections entry fee: $113 online at chessaction.com
by 2/21, $130 at site (no checks, credit cards OK) or online until an hour
before round 1.
Under 1200 Section entry fee: All $20 less than top 4 sections entry fee.
All sections: Re-entry
$50, not available to go from Major to Major. GMs, IMs & WGMs free in
Major; $100 deducted from prize.
Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if paid online with entry. Adult $43, Young Adult
$26, Youth $19. USCF membership required.
Foreign player rating info
Prizewinner
tax info
CCA electronic
devices rules
PLAYERS MAY NOT POSESS 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: February official USCF
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.
3-day schedule: Reg. ends
Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 am & 5 pm, Sun 10 am & 3:30 pm.
2-day schedule: Reg. ends
Sat. 10 am, rds Sat 11 am, 2 pm & 5 pm, Sun 10 am
& 3:30 pm.
Half point byes: OK all, limit 2, must commit before rd
3.
Hotel rates: $123-123 use
chess rate link (also posted at chessevents.us or
703-471-9500); reserve by Feb. 2 or rate may go up.
Car
rental: Avis,
800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car
online through chesstour.com.
Entry: chessaction.com. No mailed entries.
Questions: www.chesstour.com, www.chesstour.info, director@chess.us. Entries posted at
chessaction.com (click "entry list" after entering).
BRING SET, BOARD, CLOCK IF
POSSIBLE- NONE SUPPLIED.
BLITZ
TOURNAMENT Saturday
9:30 pm, enter by 9:10 pm.