45th annual NATIONAL CHESS CONGRESS
At luxurious Loews Philadelphia Hotel 6 rounds, Nov 28-30 or 29-30, 2014 - early finish times!
6rounds, 40/110, SD/30, d10 (2-day option, rds
$35,000 guaranteed prizes plus 35 trophies/plaques! Student/Alumni plaques to top 5 teams of 4
1-3 G/45, d10). Trophy Sections play separate 2-day schedule only, 11/29-30, G/45, d10. Loews Philadelphia Hotel, 1200 Market St,
Philadelphia 19107. Special room rates $100-100- 125, 215-627-1200, reserve by 11/13. Hotel has valet parking only, with a chess rate of $30/day. Park America, 25 S 12th St (1 block from Loews) is about $17 each day, or $8 for 12 hrs Sat & Sun. Gateway Garage, 3/5 mile away at 1540 Spring St. is about $5 Sat or Sun. Many restaurants, shops, museums withineasywalkingdistance, includingworldfamous Reading Terminal Market 1.5 blocks from Loews.
10 sections- you play only those in your section. Premier: Open to 2000/over & juniors under 18
1800/over. $3000-1500-800-400-200, clear/tiebreak win $100, U2400/Unr $1600-800. FIDE, 150 GPP. Under 2200/Unr: $2000-1000-500-300-200. Under 2000/Unr: $2000-1000-500-300-200. Under 1800/Unr: $2000-1000-500-300-200. Under 1600/Unr: $2000-1000-500-300-200. Under 1400/Unr: $1600-800-400-300-200. Under 1200/Unr: $1600-800-400-300-200. Under 1000/Unr: Trophies to top 10. Under 800/Unr: Trophies to top 10. K-12 Under 600/Unr: trophies to top 10. Each trophy section: 3 yr USCF memb to 1st. Unrated may not win over $300 in U1200, $600
U1400, $900 U1600, $1200 U1800, $1500 U2000. Mixed Doubles bonus prizes: Bestmale-female
2-player combined score among all sections: $2000- 1000-600-400. Team average must be under 2200; teammatesmay be in different sections;must register (no extra fee) before both players begin round 2.
(regardless of section) representing any US college, HS, or pre-HSplayers attend or have graduated from.
Top 7 sections entry fees: $118 online at
chessaction.com by 11/26, $125 phoned to 406-896- 2038 (no questions) by 11/24, 3-day $123, 2-day $122mailed by 11/19. All $140 at site, or online until 2hours before first game. No checks at site, credit cards OK. Re-entry $60 (except Premier). Trophy sections entry fees: $38 online at
chessaction.com by 11/26, $45 phoned to 406-896- 2038 by 11/24, $42 mailed by 11/20, $50 at site. USCF membership required. Special 1 year
dues with magazine: see TLA or
chesstour.com. 3-day schedule: Reg. Fri to 11 am, rds Fri 12
noon & 6 pm; Sat 12 & 6; Sun 10 am & 3:30. 2-day schedule (Open through U1200): Reg.
ends Sat 9 am, rds Sat. 10 am, 12:45 pm, 3:30 pm, 6 pm; Sun 10 am & 3:30 pm. 3-day and 2-day schedules merge after round 3;
all compete for same prizes. Trophy Sections schedule: Reg. ends Sat 9 am,
rds Sat 10, 12:45 & 3:30 each day. Saturday night blitz: starts 10:30 pm. Half-point byes available all rounds, limit 3;
Premiermust commit before rd 2, others before rd 4. Bring set, board, clock if possible- none
supplied. December ratings used, except unofficial
uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. $15 service charge for refunds. Advance entries are posted at
chessaction.com. Entry:
www.chessaction.com or Continental Chess, PO Box 8482, Pelham NY 10803.
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