World’s biggest open tournament! 42nd Annual
WORLD OPEN
Hyatt Regency Crystal City, near D.C. 9rounds, July 2-6, 3-6, 4-6or June30-July 6
$ $250,000 projected prizes, $200,000 minimum guaranteed! GM & IM norms possible, new mixed doubles prizes, GM lectures & analysis!
VISIT OUR NATION’S CAPITAL The World Open returns to the
Washington area after a successful debut at Hyatt Regency Crystal City in 2013. $97 rooms, valet parking $6 (if full,
about $7-15 nearby), free airport shuttle. Free shuttle to DC Metro, minutes
from Washington’s historic attractions! 10 sections:Open, U2400/Unr, U2200,
U2000, U1800, U1600, U1400, U1200, U900/Unr, and new Unrated/Provisional Section. FIDE ratings used for Open.
SPECIAL FEATURES! 1) Schedule options. 5-day is most
popular, 4-day and 3-day save time and money. 7-day , available for U1600 through U2400, is leisurely. The Open Section now plays 5 days only. 2) GM & IM norms possible in Open.
Open and U2400 are FIDE rated. 3) Anti-sandbagging rule: $2000 prize
limit if any post-event rating posted 6/27/13-6/27/14 was more than 30 points over the section maximum.
OPENSECTION:$20000-10000-5000-2500-1300-1000-800-700-
600-500, clearwin or top 2 playoff $300 bonus, top FIDEU2500 $2000- 1000. FIDE rated, GM & IM norms possible. UNDER 2400/unr: $12000-6000-3000-1500-1000-900-800-700-
600-500, top U2300/Unr $2000-1000. FIDE rated. UNDER2200 (no unr): $12000-6000-3000-1500-1000-900-800-
700-600-500, top U2100 (no unr) $2000-1000. UNDER 2000 (nounr): $12000-6000-3000-1500-1000-900-800-
700-600-500, top U1900 (no unr) $2000-1000. UNDER 1800 (no unr): $12000-6000-3000-1500-1000-900-800- 700-600-500, top U1700 (no unr) $2000-1000.
Reserve early! Chess rate $97-97, 703-
418-1234, may sell out by about 6/5. Time limit: 7-day & 5-day options
40/2, SD/30, d10. 4-day, rounds 1-2 G/60, d10. 3-day, rounds 1-5 G/35, d10). July official USCF ratings used (July
FIDE ratings used for Open Section). Open, U2400, U2200, U2000 Section
prizes paidat site, othersmailed by 7/21. Open through U1400 entry fees:
Online at
chessaction.com, $318 by 5/15, $328by 6/29, $350 at site to 1 hour before game or onlineuntil 2hoursbefore game. Open Section: $100 more if not rated
over 2199 by USCF or FIDE. U1200 Sectionentry fees:All $100 less
than above. U900/Unr or Unr/Provisional entry
fees: $78 online by 6/29, $100 at site. Seniors 65/up: entry fee $100 less in
U1400 & above. Mailed or phoned entries, titled player entries: see Tournament Life.
4)Largest Mixed Doubles prizes ever-
7 prizes, $7000 projected! 5)International 6/26-30: GM & IM
norms possible, warmup for main event. 6) Free analysis by GM Sam Palatnik
7/2-7/6. Free GM lectures 7/4 & 7/5, 9 am. 7) ELECTRONIC DEVICES: Use of a
device during play without TD permission is prohibited. Possession of a device in bathroom or out side the tournament area is prohibited. Players may check cellphone with a TD before using a bathroom.
$250,000 PROJECTED PRIZES! UNDER 1600 (no unr): $12000-6000-3000-1500-1000-900-800-
700-600-500, top U1500 (no unr) $2000-1000. UNDER 1400 (no unr): $8000-5000-3000-1500-1000-900-800-
700-600-500, top U1300 (no unr) $1600-800. UNDER1200(nounr):$5000-2500-1200-1000-800-700-600-500-
400-400, top U1000 (no unr) $1200-600. UNDER900/unr: $1200-800-600-400-300-300-200-200, trophies
to top 10, 1stUnder 700,Under 500,Under 300, unr. Unrated limit $400. UNRATED/PROVISIONAL: Open unrated or under 1500 with
less than 26 rated games rated as of 7/14 official list. $1200-800-600-400- 300-300-200-200. CORRECTION: no trophies in this section.
Players with under 10 lifetime games
rated as of 7/14 official list cannot win over $1000 in U1200, $1500 U1400, $2000 U1600, $2500 U1800, or $3000 U2000. Entries are posted at
chessaction.com
(online entries posted instantly). $15 service charge for refunds. Bring set, board, clock- not supplied.
5-day schedule: Wed 7 pm, Thu to Sat
11 am & 5:30 pm, Sun 10 am & 4:15 pm. 4-day schedule: Thu 11 am, 2:15 pm &
5:30pm, Fri & Sat 11 am&5:30pm,Sun10 am & 4:15 pm. 3-day schedule: Fri 11 am, 1:15 pm,
3:15pm, 5:30 pm & 8 pm, Sat 11 am&5:30 pm, Sun 10 am & 4:15 pm. 7-day schedule: Mon-Wed each 7 pm.
Thu-Fri each 5:30 pm, Sat 11 am & 5:30 pm, Sun 10 am & 4:15 pm. Half pointbyesOKall, limit 4 (limit 2
in last 4 rounds). Open must commit before round 2, others before round 5. All merge & play for same prizes.
PAST WINNERS
1973 Walter Browne, 1974 Bent Larsen, 1975 Pal Benko, 1976 Anatoly Lein, 1977 John Fedorowicz, 1978 Peter Biyiasas, 1979 Haukur Angantysson, 1980 Larry Christiansen, 1981 Igor Ivanov, 1982 Nick de Firmian, 1983 Kevin Spraggett, 1984 Joel Benjamin, 1985 Maxim Dlugy, 1986 Nick de Firmian, 1987 Boris Gulko, 1988 Maxim Dlugy, 1989 Mikhail Gurevich, 1990 Igor Glek, 1991 Gata Kamsky, 1992 Gregory Kaidano v , 1993 Alex Yermolinsky, 1994 Artashes Minasian, 1995 Alex Yermolinsky, 1996 Alex Yermolinsky, 1997 Alex Shabalov, 1998 Alex Goldin, 1999 Gregory Serper, 2000 Joel Benjamin, 2001 Alex Goldin, 2002 Kamil Miton, 2003 Jaan Ehlvest, 2004 Varuzhan Akobian, 2005 Kamil Miton, 2006 Gata Kamsky, 2007 Varuzhan Akobian, 2008EvgenyNajer, 2009Evgeny Najer, 2010 Viktor Laznicka, 2011 Gata Kamsky, 2012 Ivan Sokolov, 2013 Varuzhan Akobian.
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