August 3-15
104th Annual U.S. Open
12-SS, 40/2, SD/1 (6-day option, rds. 1-7 G/60), LAX Radisson, 6225 W Century
Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045.
$$55,000 unconditionally guaranteed.
Top places: $8000-4000-3000-2000-1500-1200-1000-800-600-400.
Multiple qualifier for 2004 U.S. Invitational Championship.
2449-2300: $2000-1000.
2299-2200: $2000-1000.
Expert: $2000-1000-600-500-300.
Class A: $2000-1000-600-500-300.
Class B: $2000-1000-600-500-300.
Class C: $2000-1000-600-500-300.
Class D: $1500-1000-500-400-300.
Class E: $1000-500-400.
Under 1000: $1000-400.
Unrated: $1000-400. Unrateds are ineligible for Expert through
Under 1000 prizes.
Trophy for each class winner. Biggest upset by non-prizewinner:
$100. Best games: $200-100-100 (one reserved for non-master).
5 schedule options (all merge & compete for
same prizes): Traditional: One round daily at
7:30 p.m. 8/3-8/8, 8/10-8/15. Matinee 1st half:
One round daily at 11 a.m. 8/3-8/8, then 7:30 pm 8/10-8/15. 8-day
option: All games 40/2, SD/1. Rounds 8/8-8/11 at 11 a.m.
and 7:30 p.m., 8/12-15 at 7:30 pm. 6-day option:
Rounds 1-7 are G/60. Rounds 8/10 12:30-3-6-9, 8/11 10:30-1:30-4,
7:30, 8/12-8/15 7:30 pm. Matinee 1st half merges with Traditional
after Rd. 6; 8-day and 6-day both merge with others after Rd. 7. Busy
person special: Play only rds 7-12 at 7:30 p.m. 8/10-15.
Over 2399 starts with 4 pts, 2200-2399 3.5, Expert 3, Class A
2.5, Class B 2, Class C 1.5, Class D 1, Under 1200 0.5, Unrated
0.5.
Entry fee, if mailed by 7/26 or phone/online
with credit card by 7/30: Traditional $190, matinee 1st half
$189, 8-day $187, 6-day $186, Busy player $185. Entry fee at
site: all $220. Entries close 2 hours before first game of each
schedule.
Byes: Maximum 2 byes available rds. 1-10.
Half-point byes available in round 1, and in any round if player
would have been rated above opponent; bye counts zero if player
would have been rated below opponent. Round 2-9 byes must be
requested at least 3 hours before round; round 10 byes must be
requested before round 9 and are irrevocable. No byes last 2
rounds. Players may not receive more bye points during the first
6 rounds than the busy player score for their class.
HR: $89 (lowest in last three years),
310-670-9000, reserve early.
Foreign player ratings: 100 pts added to FIDE, 100 to FQE, 200+
to most foreign, no pts added to CFC. Highest of multiple ratings
used. US player ratings: August USCF rating supplement used
(usually same as Sept Chess Life label). CCA rating used, if any.
Daily side events, including Blitz
Champ. at 8 p.m. 8/9.
Entries: U.S. Chess Federation, Attn: Entries,
3054 NYS Rte 9W, New Windsor, NY 12553. Credit card entries:
800-388-KING or www.uschess.org. NS,
FIDE. GP: 200