CONNECTICUT OPEN

PLEASE REVIEW BELOW FOR ANY APPLICABLE DISCOUNTS BEFORE REGISTERING.

Cambria Hotel @ Evergreen Walk Room Reservation; Hotel rate: $179/night, June 9-10, rate exp.: 6/2 

Prizes: $600-300-200 to Top 3 in Open, $200 to Top U2100, not otherwise placing. $500-250-200 to Top 3 in U1800, $200 to Top U1500, not otherwise placing. $200-150-100 plus Trophies to Top 3 in U1200, $100 plus Trophy to Top U800, Trophies to Top U500 and Unrated, not otherwise placing. State Open Champion trophy to Open winner. Unrated not eligible for class prizes. Prizes based on final standings on USCF tie breaks, NOT USCF distribution rules, except perfect (5-0) scores, who share money prizes equally. Prizes may not be combined; one prize per player in listed order. 

Tie break: If there are 2 or more players tied with a perfect (5-0) score, a playoff will determine the section winner and will immediately follow Round 5. See Note [1] below. Other ties determined by US Chess standard tie breaks.

Entry Fee: $85 by June 3; $100 by June 6; $115 by June 9; $130 by 9:00 am on June 10. U1200 $10 less: $75/$90/$105/$120. Limit: 90 entries. Online registration, only. NO on-site registration. 

Discounts: General DISCOUNTS: Students with financial hardship, attending Title I schools or requesting a sibling discount should email events.CSCA@gmail.com to request additional registration instructions. 

CSCA Member Organization & Premium Member DISCOUNT: CSCA Member Organizations and Premium Members will receive instructions to apply $20 membership discount to their entries. Schools may apply for Member Organization status at any time by email to chess.CSCA@gmail.com. Individual players may register for Premium Membership here.

GMs and IMs: Entry fee is waived for GMs and IMs, if registering by June 3. Deducted from prize thereafter. Please email events.CSCA@gmail.com to register. 

Notes:

THIS NONPROFIT EVENT IS ORGANIZED AND SPONSORED BY THE CONNECTICUT STATE CHESS ASSOCIATION. ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE CONNECTICUT CHESS COMMUNITY. This is an official US Chess recognized state championship tournament event to determine the 2023 Connecticut Open Chess Champion.

[1] Tie break playoff format. If there are 2 or more players tied with a perfect (5-0) score, a playoff will determine the section winner and will immediately follow Round 4. The playoff format will be G/5/4 d2 Armageddon game, blitz rules apply, with USCF tie breaks determining seeding and choice of color. Playoff pairings will be highest seed against lowest seed and so on. Each playoff round will result in elimination of the losing player(s). Final placement of eliminated players will be arranged in order of seeding based on round of playoff elimination. If the number of players in the initial playoff round is uneven, the highest seeded player(s) will advance without play to the second playoff round. All other ties broken by US Chess standard tie break rules.

[2] COVID-19 Protocols Apply. Any applicable COVID-19 protocols will apply. 

[3] Rating Supplement. Players’ regular rating and the June 2023 USCF Rating Suppl. will be used for section entry, pairings and prizes. 

[4] Tax requirements. Players receiving total payments of $600 or more from the CSCA in 2023 must submit a W-9 to the CSCA at events.CSCA@gmail.com in advance of receiving prize. 

[5] Contact. All questions/inquiries to events.CSCA@gmail.com. 

[6] Refunds/Cancellation Policy. To withdraw registration or request a refund, email your request to events.CSCA@gmail.com no later than June 7 at 11:59 PM. Refund requests not received by email or received after the above deadline, will not be honored. Refunds are subject to $15 administrative fee. 

[7] Unauthorized solicitation is prohibited. This is a nonprofit event for the Connecticut chess community, and the CSCA event Promotion Policy at CSCA Tournaments is in effect. Please contact CSCA at events.CSCA@gmail.com for advertising and promotional opportunities.