NOTE CHANGES!
sHERATON CHESS RATEV SOLD OUT, $135 CHESS RATE AT SONESTA
Top 2 sections have slower 3-day time control
Spectators allowed, may be restricted
Prizes available at site
15th annual
PHILADELPHIA OPEN
June 25-27 or 26-27, 2021
Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown
June
25-27 or 26-27
Pennsylvania
US Chess Grand Prix Points: 50 (enhanced)
15th annual Philadelphia Open.
5
round Swiss, Major and U2100 40/80, SD/30 +30. other sections 40/100, SD/30, d10 (2-day option
in all, rds 1-2 G/60 d10),
Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown (see
World Open for location,
rates, parking).
Masks required,
spectators allowed (may be restricted), no eating in tournament room.
In 5 sections.
Prizes $14,000 based on 200 paid entries (re-entries, GMs,
scholastic reduced price entries count as half entries, scholastic prize
free entries not counted),
else raised or lowered in proportion with $7000 minimum guaranteed.
$14,000 PROJECTED PRIZE FUND
Major Section
(1900/up): $1500-700-500-300, clear or tiebreak 1st $100 bonus, top USCF U2300 $600-300.
FIDE rated.
Under 2100 Section:
$1000-500-300-200, top Under 1900/Unr $400-200. FIDE rated.
Under 1800 Section: $1000-500-300-200,
top Under 1600 (no Unr) $400-200.
Under 1500 Section: $800-450-300-200, top Under 1300
(no Unr) $300-150.
Under 1200 Section:
$600-400-200-100, top Under 1000 (no Unr) $200-100.Unrated may not win over $100 in U1200, $200 U1500, or $300 U1800; balance goes to next player(s) in line.
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 6/26. Prize limits do not apply to mixed doubles.
Top 5 sections entry fee: $118 online at
chessaction.com by 6/23, 3-day $123, 2-day $122
if check mailed by
6/15 (do not mail after 6/15), $130 at site (no checks, credit cards OK) until 1 hour before round 1 or online until 2 hours
before round 1.
GMs free in Major;
$100 deducted from prize.
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.
Scholastic reduced price entries, won
at Greater New York Scholastics:
$60 less. Enter for full price at chessaction.com and mail
director@chess.us for a $60 refund.
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:
June
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. If
Online Regular rating is 50 or more points above
section or prize maximum, prize limit $200.
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 2.
Hotel rates:
BACKUP HOTEL (Sonesta): $135 chess rate 2/5 mile away, 9 minute walk
Room
sharing: Post a request to share a room on the
USCF "All Things Chess" Forum.
If you have difficulty posting, email your request to Continental Chess and we
will post it for you.
Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com.
Entry: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: www.chesstour.com, www.chesstour.info. Entries posted at chessaction.com (click "entry list" after entering).
Awards: If not
claimed at site, paid electronically through Zelle or Paypal.
BRING SET, BOARD, CLOCK IF POSSIBLE-
NONE SUPPLIED.
BLITZ TOURNAMENT Saturday 9:30 pm, enter by 9:15 pm.