21st annual
SOUTHERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS
March 15-17 or
16-17, 2024
Wyndham Orlando Resort
Orlando,
Florida
$17,000 Guaranteed Prizes
March 15-17 or 16-17,
Florida
US Chess Grand Prix
Points: 80 (enhanced)
US Chess Junior Grand Prix
21st Annual Southern
Class Championships. 5SS,
40/80, SD/30. d30. 2-day option in all, rds 1-2
G/60 d10, Wyndham Orlando Resort, 8001 International Drive, Orlando
FL 32819. Free parking.
In 7 sections:
Master Section (2100/up): $1600-800-
Class D Section (Under 1400): $1000-
Class E Section (Under 1200): $600-400-200-100.
Unrated may enter A through E, with prize limit $100 E,
$200 D, $300 C, $400 B
Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best male/female
2-player combined score among all sections: $500-300-200. Must average under
2200; may play in different sections; register at site (no extra fee) by 2 pm
Sat.
If unrated
prizewinner is limited, balance goes to next player(s) in line.
Playing up:
see peakrating.us.
Cannot play
below Online Regular rating minus 100 points. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if
otherwise unrated.
Top 6 sections entry fee: $118 online at chessaction.com by 3/13, $130 (no checks, credit cards OK)
at site, or online until 1 hour before round 1. GMs, IMs &
WGMs; $100 deducted from prize.
Class
E Section entry fee: All $30 less than above.
All
sections: Special 1 year
USCF dues with magazine if paid online with entry fee.
Online at chessaction.com, Adu
3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rounds Fri
7 pm, Sat 11 am & 5 pm, Sun 10 am & 3:30 pm.
2-day schedule: Reg
ends Sat 10 am, rounds Sat 11 am, 2 pm & 5 pm, Sun 10 am & 3:30 pm.
All: Half point byes OK
all, limit 2, must commit before rd 2.
Foreign player rating info Prizew
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: March official
USCF ratings used. Unofficial 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.
Hotel rates: $144-144-144-144 (no resort
fee), includes resort fee benefits (free wireless & entertainment in room,
fitness center, etc.). Link is below and at chessevents.us; reserve by 3/1 or rate may
increase. Note
that if you see lower rates than the chess rate, they probably do not include a
required resort fee.
Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD
D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com.
Bring set, board, clock if
possible- none supplied.
Entry: chessaction.com. No mailed entries.$15 service charge for refunds.
Questions:
Director@Chess.us, www.
BLITZ TOURNAMENT Saturday
9:30 pm; enter Saturday at site only by 9:10 pm.