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PLEASE NOTE CHANGES:
The Wyndham is
now the Sheraton, same hotel, different name
A US CHAMPIONSHIP
QUALIFIER! (see below)
A Heritage Event
An American Classic
An ACP Qualifier
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35th
Annual World Open. 9SS, 40/2, SD/1 (4-day
option, rds 1-2 G/75, 3-day option, rds 1-5 G/45),
Valley Forge Convention Plaza & Radisson Hotel, 1160
1st Ave, King of Prussia, PA 19406 (I-76 west to
exit 327, right on Mall Blvd, right on N. Gulph Rd,
1.5 miles to site.) Free parking. 20 miles west of
Philadelphia (I-76 west to exit 327, right on Mall
Blvd, right on N. Gulph Rd, 1.5 miles to site). For
shuttle info from Philadelphia Airport or 30th St
train station, call 800-559-2040 or 215-616-5370.
All play in same room (brightly lighted exhibit hall
with capacity 1800 players). Radisson Hotel is
connected to Convention Plaza; Scanticon Hotel at
1210 1st Ave is also connected at other end of
Plaza.
Prizes
$400,000 based on 1450 paid entries
(U1100 Section & seniors count as 3/4 entries;
re-entries, GMs, WGMs as half entries, Under 800/Unr
Section not counted), $280,000 minimum (70% of each
prize) guaranteed. Free analysis of your games by GM
Sam Palatnik; free lectures by other GMs 7/1 10 am,
7/2 10 am, 7/3 9 am.
In 9
sections (Unrated eligible only for Open,
Under 2400, or Under 800).
Open
Section:
$30000-15000-7000-3000-2500-2000-1500-1000-800-700,
11th-20th each $600, top Under 2500/Unr $1500, clear
winner bonus $500. If tie for first, top 2 on
tiebreak play speed game 7/4 11:30 pm (white 7
minutes, black 5 minutes &gets draw odds) for title
&bonus prize. GM & IM norms possible in 5-day &7-day
schedules. FIDE rated.
Note changes: Under 2500 prize added, 4th & 5th
prizes reduced.
Under
2400/Unrated Section, Under 2200 Section, Under 2000
Section, Under 1800 Section, Under 1600 Section:
each
$20000-10000-5000-3000-2500-2000-1500-1000-800-700,
11th-20th each $600. U2400 Section is FIDE rated.
Under
1400 Section:
$12000-6000-4000-3000-2500-2000-1500-1000-800-700,
11th-20th each $600.
Under
1100 Section:
$7000-4000-3000-2000-1500-1000-900-800-700-600,
11th-20th each $500.
Under
800/Unrated Section: Trophies to top 20.
Prize
limits: 1) Players with under 26 games
played as of 6/07 list may not win over $1500 in
U1100, $3000 U1400, $4000 U1600, $5000 U1800, $6000
U2000, or $7000 U2200. Games rated too late for 6/07
list not counted. 2) Players who were rated more
than 20 points over section maximum on any
supplement 6/06 or after have a prize limit of
$2000. 3) Balance of any limited prize goes to next
player(s) in line.
Entry
fee, if mailed by 2/15: 7-day $347, 5-day
$345, 4-day $344, 3-day $343. Mailed by 5/15: 7-day
$367, 5-day $365, 4-day $364, 3-day $363. Mailed by
6/18: 7-day $377, 5-day $375, 4-day $374, 3-day
$373. At site: All $400; no checks, credit cards OK.
Online
entry at chesstour.com: $346 by 2/15,
$366 by 5/15, $376 by 6/24, $400 after 6/24 until 2
hours before rd 1.
Phone
entry at 406-896-2038: $350 by 2/15, $370
by 5/16, $380 by 6/24 (entry only, no questions). No
phone entries after 6/24.
Special
entry fees: GMs free; $240 EF deducted
from prize. WGMs $150; another $150 EF deducted from
prize. EF $100 less to all in Under 1100 Section and
seniors over 65 in Under 1400 & above.
Under
800/Unrated Section entry fee: 7-day $27,
5-day $25, 4-day $24, 3-day $23 if mailed by 6/17,
all $26 online at chesstour.com by 6/24, $30 phoned
by 6/24 (entry only, no questions), $40 at site. No
checks at site; credit cards OK.
Advance
entry fee $10 less if paid with $49 USCF
dues. Re-entry: $160, any section but Open, any
schedule, byes OK, no discounts. $20 fee for
switching section after 6/29. $10 service charge for
refunds (no service charge if fee applied to future
CCA tmts).
5-day
schedule: 12 noon &7 pm 6/30, 11 am &6 pm
7/1, 6 pm 7/2, 11 &6 7/3, 10 &5 7/4.
7-day
schedule: 7 pm 6/28-30, 6 pm 7/1-2, 11 &6
7/3, 10 &5 7/4.
4-day
schedule: 11, 2:30 &6 7/1, 11 &6 7/2-3,
10 &5 7/4.
3-day
schedule: 11, 1:30, 3:30, 6, 8:30 7/2, 11
&6 7/3; 10 &5 7/4.
All
schedules merge &compete for same prizes.
1/2-pt byes OK all, limit 4 (limit 2 in last 4 rds).
Open byes must commit before rd 2, other sections
before rd 5. Entries, re-entries close 1 hour before
your first game. Bring sets, boards, clocks if
possible- none supplied.
Hotel
rates:
Radisson or Scanticon Hotels, $92-92-92-92,
1-888-267-1500, 610-337-2000, rooms are expected to
sell out about May 25. Backup hotel: Valley Forge
Hilton (2 miles away, free shuttle), $99-99,
610-337-1200, may sell out about June 7, rates may
go up after June 14. Another backup hotel: Comfort
Inn, 1-800-222-0222, ask for "Convention Plaza rate"
of $89.99.
Special
car rental rates: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD
#D657633, or
reserve car online through chesstour.com.
Foreign
player ratings: Usually 100 pts added to
FIDE, 100 to FQE, 200 or more to most foreign, no
pts added to CFC or Jamaica. Most foreign ratings
other than CFC, FQE or Jamaica not accepted for
U2000 or below. Highest of multiple ratings used.
Players who fail to disclose foreign or FIDE ratings
may be expelled. US player ratings: June list used;
FIDE ratings not used.
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SPECIAL RULES (revised):
1) Players with scores of
80% or more in round 3 or after may not use
headphones, earphones, cellphones, or hearing aids,
or go to a different floor of the building, without
Director permission. They must also submit to a
search for electronic devices if requested by
Director; refusal to be searched is grounds for
expulsion from the tournament, with no refund.
2) Players with scores of
66% to 79% in round 3 or after, all players in round
1 and players with a 1-0 score in round 2 may not
use unauthorized cellphones, and may not use
unauthorized headphones or earphones if their
opponent objects.
3) If the players in a game
have different scores, rules for the higher of the
two scores apply to both players.
4)Writing move before
playing it is allowed, unless you are using an
electronic scoresheet.
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Entry:
Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY
12577.
More
info: chesstour.com, 845-496-9658.
Invitation requests: go@chess.us. You may request
"lowest possible section" if June rating unknown.
Advance entries will be posted at chesstour.com.
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