25th annual
PITTSBURGH
OPEN
July 26-28
or 27-28, 2024
Doubletree Green Tree
Free parking, free
airport shuttle.
$13,000
GUARANTEED PRIZES
JULY 26-28
OR 27-28, PENNSYLVANIA
US CHESS GRAND PRIX
POINTS: 80 (ENHANCED)
In 5 sections:
Major
(1900/up, see peakrating.us): $1300-700-400-300, clear/tiebreak winner $100
bonus, top USCF U2300 $500-250. FIDE rated.
Under 2100:
$1000-500-300-200, top under 1900/Unr $400-200. FIDE rated.
Under 1800:
$900-500-300-200, top under 1600 (no unr) $350-180.
Under 1500:
$800-400-300-200, top under 1300 (no unr) $300-150.
Under 1200:
$500-300-200-100, top under 1000 (no unr) $180-90.
Unrated
limits: U1200 $100, U1500 $200, U1800 $400.
Mixed
doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player “team” combined score among
all sections: $600-300. Must average under 2200; may play different sections
and schedules; register (no extra fee) by 2 pm Sat.
Cannot
play below USCF Online Regular Rating – 100
points.
World Open rule: Players who scored 8 or more points in 2024 World Open U2200 or below must enter higher section than in World Open.
Top
4 sections entry fee: $118 at chessaction.com
by 7/24, $130 at site or online until an hour before round 1. GMs free, $100
deducted from prize.
Under
1200 Section entry fee: all $20 less than top 4
sections.
Re-entry $50 (no Major to
Major).
No
checks at site, credit cards OK.
Special
1 year US Chess membership with magazine if paid online with entry: Adult $43,
Young Adult $26, Youth $19. USCF membership required.
FOREIGN PLAYER RATINGS PRIZEWINNER TAX INFO ELECTRONIC DEVICES RULES
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: July official USCF ratings
used. Unofficial or Regular Online 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.
3-day
schedule:
Reg. Fri to 6 pm, rounds. Fri 7, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30.
2-day schedule: Reg. Sat to 10 am, rounds.
Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30.
Half point byes: OK all rounds, limit 2;
must commit before round 2.
Hotel
Chess rates use this link: $109-109, (link also posted at chesstour.com ) or call 866-238-4218 or
412-922-8400, reserve by 7/4 or rate may increase.
Prizes not claimed at site usually paid through PayPal (may take over a week).
Enter
online:
Chessaction.com. No mailed entry. Refunds,
$15 service charge. Questions: Director@Chess.US, chesstour.com. Entries posted
at chessaction.com (click "entry list" after entry)
Blitz tournament Sat 9:30 pm, enter by 9:10
pm.