13th annual Hartford Open
OCTOBER 18-20 OR 19-20, 2024- WINDSOR LOCKS, CONNECTICUT
US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 60 (ENHANCED)
5 rounds,
40/80, SD/30; d30 (2-day option, rounds 1-2 G/60 d10). Sheraton Hartford Hotel
at Bradley Airport, 1 Bradley Airport, Windsor Locks CT 06096, I-91 Exit 40 to
Rt 20 (visible at airport entrance). Free parking.
CLICK HERE FOR PAIRINGS, RESULTS, STANDINGS AND IMPORTANT
INFORMATION.
The Sheraton Hotel may still have a few Chess rate rooms available-- reserve ASAP before they are taken, using the Hotel Room Reservations link below!
(They will probably
not be able to offer early check-ins or late check-outs for this event).
SEE BELOW ALSO FOR OVERFLOW HOTEL.
$10,000 Guaranteed Prizes!
In 5 sections.
Major: Open to 1900/above (see
peakrating.us). $1200-600-300, top USCF U2300 $400-200. FIDE rated.
Under 2100: $900-500-300, top U1900/Unr $400-200. FIDE rated.
Under 1800: $800-500-300, top U1600 (no Unr) $300-150.
Under 1500: $700-400-250, top U1300 (no Unr) $300-150.
Under 1200: $400-200-100.
Unrated
limit $100 in U1200, $200 U1500, $300 U1800.
Mixed
doubles prizes: best
male/female 2-player combined score among all sections: $300-150. Must average
under 2200; may play different sections and schedules; register (no extra fee)
by 2 pm Sat.
Top 4 sections entry fee: $93 at chessaction.com by 10/16, $110 later online or at site until an hour before round 1.
Under 1200 Section entry fee: all $30 less than above.
No checks at site, credit cards OK.
GMs
$80 from prize.
CSCA or WMCA members, online EF $3 less.
Re-entry $50, no Major to Major.
Foreign player rating info
Prizewinner tax info
CCA electronic devices policies
PLAYERS MAY NOT POSSESS CELLPHONES DURING PLAY. Please leave your phone home, 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 thg 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: October official USCF
ratings used. Unofficial or Online Regular uschess.org 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.
Cannot play below USCF Online Regular rating minus 100 points.
Prizes not claimed at site are usually paid through
PayPal (may take over a week).
Special 1 year USCF
membership with magazine if paid online with entry: Adult
$43, Young Adult $26, Youth $19.
3-day
schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7, Sat 11 & 5,
Sun 10 & 3:30.
2-day schedule:
Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30.
Bye: all, limit 2; must
commit before rd 2.
Hotel
rates: $152-152, use
this link (also posted at chessevents.us) or call 860-627-5311, ask for
Chess rate; reserve by 9/27 or rate may increase (rooms may sell out before
9/27).
The
Sheraton will probably not be able to offer early check-ins or late check-outs
for this event.
The LaQuinta Inn, in
Windsor Locks, 1½ miles away, also has an overflow block of hotel rooms
at a $199 per night Chess rate (2 night minimum stay): Use
this link, reserve rooms ASAP.
Entry: chessaction.com.
No mail entries. $15 service charge for refunds.
Questions:
Chesstour.com, Director@Chess.us.
Entries
posted at chessaction.com
(click "entry list" after entering).
Blitz tournament
Sat. 9:30 pm, enter at site Sat. by 9:10 pm.