An American
Classic!
A Heritage
Event!
52nd annual WORLD OPEN (top 6 sections)
July
3-7, 4-7 or 5-7, 2024
GUARANTEED PRIZES: $208,000 in top 6
sections
(See
web page flyer for June 28-30
for Under 1200 and Under 1000 sections with $17,000 guaranteed prizes)
9 rounds at
Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, 201 North 17th Street, Philadelphia PA
19103 (hotel phone: 215-448-2000).
Click
Here For World Open Pairings, Results And Other
Information
Free Lectures And Analysis Of Your Games By Grandmaster Michael Rohde:
July
4-5: 9:00 am and 8:00 pm each date (corrected
times)
July
6-7: 9:00 am and 7:00 pm each date
(corrected times)
In Salon
9, Mezzanine Level
TRANSPORTATION
FROM PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT
US Chess Grand Prix Points: 300
(enhanced)
Open Section, July 3-7
only: 40/90,
SD/30, d30. FIDE rated, GM & IM norms possible.
FIDE now requires at
least one Swiss System (at least 40 players) norm to obtain a title.
Under 2200 through Under 1400 Sections, July 3-7, 4-7 or 5-7: 40/90, SD/30, d30 (4-day
option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10; 3-day option. rds. 1-5 G/35 d10). U2200 and U2000
40/90 games are FIDE rated.
Under
1200 and Under 1000 Sections: see June 28-30.
RATINGS: July FIDE ratings are used for the Open Section,
and July official USCF ratings for Under 2200 through Under 1400. In Under 1400
through Under 2200 Sections: cannot play below Online Regular Rating – 100
points. Unofficial or Regular
Online uschess.org ratings are usually used if otherwise unrated. Players must disclose foreign, FIDE and other over the
board ratings, and these ratings, adjusted if
necessary, may be used if higher than USCF. 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. Click here for further
details.
Open
Section: $20000-10000-5000-2500-1300-1000-800-700-600-500,
clear winner bonus $500, top FIDE 2300-2449 $5000-2500-1500, top FIDE 2200-2299
$5000-2500-1500, top FIDE Under 2200/Unr
$5000-2500-1500. If tie for first, top 2 on tiebreak play speed game 10 pm 7/7
for title & bonus prize.
Under 2200 Section: $12000-6000-3000-1500-1000-800-600-500-400-400,
top U2100 (no unr) $2000-1000.
Under
2000 Section: $12000-6000-3000-1500-1000-800-600-500-400-400,
top U1900 (no unr) $2000-1000.
Under 1800 Section: $12000-6000-3000-1500-1000-800-600-500-400-400,
top U1700 (no unr) $2000-1000.
Under 1600 Section: $10000-5000-2500-1300-900-700-600-500-400-400,
top U1500 (no unr) $2000-1000.
Under 1400 Section: $7000-4000-2000-1200-900-700-600-500-400-400,
top U1300 (no unr) $1600-800.
Prize
limits:
1) If
any post-event Regular OTB or Regular Online rating posted 7/1/23-7/1/24, or
current Regular Online rating, is more than 40 points over section maximum,
prize limit $1000.
2)
Under 26 lifetime OTB regular rated games as of July 2024 official list cannot
win over $2000 in U1400, $3000 U1600 through U2000. Games rated too late for
July 2024 official list not counted toward 26 game total.
3)
Unrated limits U1400 $500, U1600 $600, U1800 $800, U2000 $1000, U2200
$1500.
4)
Balance of any limited prize goes to next eligible player(s) in line.
Mixed Doubles Bonus Prizes: best male+female
combined 2-player team score in Open through Under 1400:
$2400-1200-700-500-300. Team must average under 2200;
may play in different sections or schedules; register at site (no extra fee)
before both players begin round 2. Limit one Mixed
Doubles team per player. At least one player on the team must be rated; teams
including an unrated limited to $300 (other prize limits do not apply to Mixed
Doubles Team prizes).
Entry
fee: Online at chessaction.com: $318 by 5/15, $328 by 6/29, $350 online later or at site
until 1.5 hours before round 1. No checks, credit cards OK.
GMs in Open: free (must reconfirm
participation on July 2 in order to be paired); $200
deducted from prize.
IMs & WGMs
in Open: Entry fee $100 less, also $100 deducted from prize.
Open Section
entry fee $500 more if not rated 2000/above by FIDE and also
if not rated 2200/above by USCF (see peakrating.us).
Seniors
65/up: all entry fees $100 less in U1400 or above sections.
No
checks at site; credit cards OK.
Re-entry:
$160 ($100 in Under 1200 and Under 1000 Sections), no re-entry from Open to
Open ($500 additional entry fee surcharge also applies to re-entries rated
Under 2200 USCF who are also Under 2000/Unr. FIDE).
Players from the Under 1000 and Under 1200 Sections, June 28-30, may also enter
top 6 sections, but not as a re-entry or a section
switch.
$20
fee for switching section after 7/1.
USCF
Membership Required. Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if paid online with entry: Adult $43, Young Adult
$26, Youth $19.
5-day schedule (Open to
U1400): 7/3 7 pm, 7/4-5 11 am & 6 pm. 7/6-7 10 am & 5 pm.
4-day
schedule (U2200 to U1400): 7/4 11, 2:30 & 6, merges with 5-day
7/4 6 pm.
3-day
schedule (U2200 to U1400): 7/5 11, 1:30, 3:30, 6 & 8:30, merges
with 5-day 7/6 10 am.
All U2200 through U1400 schedules merge and compete for same
prizes within the section.
Half point byes OK all, limit 3 (limit 2 in last 4 rounds), must commit before round 4.
Open Section: FIDE norm not possible
if taking bye.
Entries, re-entries at site close 90 minutes before game.
Foreign player ratings
Prizewinner
tax info
CCA electronic devices policies
Cellphone,
electronic device & anti-cheating rules: see www.devicerules.com. Players
must cooperate with a search for
electronic devices if requested by Director (refusal
to do warrants removal from tournament with no refund). Not all electronic
scoresheets are allowed.
Hotel rates:
$148 to $180 (rates vary per number in room and room type). 50
free rollaway beds available; if taken, rollaways are
$30/day. Under 18 free in parents room using existing
bedding. Reserve early, the chess block may sell out by
early June or before.
For World Open Hotel Reservations At
The Sheraton Hotel (Tournament Site)
Please note: the
Sheraton has two different reservation links, depending on which dates
you want.
Please use this link for Sheraton Hotel Reservations For
6/25 through 7/1
Please use this link for Sheraton Hotel Reservations
For 7/1 through 7/10
If you need to
reserve a room to check-in to the Sheraton before July 1st
AND to check out after June 30th, please email
your request to director@chess.us
and include your name, dates requested, number of beds and your email and phone
number. We will then forward your email
to the Sheraton. NOTE: Continental Chess does not make the hotel reservations, we only forward your requests to the
Sheraton- for
guests who are arriving before July 1st and also departing
after June 30th.
Link For
Overflow Hotel Reservations At The Sonesta Hotel
We have an overflow block of hotel sleeping rooms at the Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square Hotel, 1800 Market Street in Philadelphia, about a ten-minute walk (4/10 mile), according to Google Maps, from the tournament site at the Sheraton Hotel. The Chess Rate at the Sonesta is $141 per night: click here for the Sonesta overflow chess rooms link (the Sonesta chess rate deadline is June 24 (but the overflow block may also sell out earlier or the rate may increase after June 24th). The hotel valet parking at the Sonesta for Sunday – Thursday is $51 per night; for Friday - Saturday: $47 per night.
Players who are attending our events
during the dates of June 28-29 and who are also planning on staying in
Philadelphia for later events may wish to consider booking their entire stay at
the Sonesta Hotel to avoid having to check in and out of two separate hotels.
Room or travel sharing: Post a request to share
on the USCF "All Things Chess" forum. If you have difficulty posting,
email director@chess.us and we will try to post your request for you.
Parking: Sheraton
self-parking is about $39/day (subject to availability). One block from the Sheraton is Gateway
Garage, 1540 Spring Street, about $30/day Monday through
Friday, $12/day Saturday and
Sunday. Sheraton valet parking is about $60/day.
Car
rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com.
Entry: chessaction.com. No mailed entries.
$15 service charge for refunds.
Questions: chesstour.com, chesstour.info, Director@Chess.US.
Entries posted at chessaction.com
(click "entry list" after entering).
Prizes not claimed at site
usually
paid through Paypal (may take a few weeks).
Bring
set, board, clock if possible- none supplied.