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2011 Berkeley International
From January 2 to Januray 8, an international chess tournament will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA, organized by Arun Sharma (asharma AT math DOT berkeley DOT edu) and David Pruess (pruess AT gmail DOT com).
The event is open to any player with a FIDE Rating of at least 2100 or any player under the age of twenty one with a FIDE Rating of at least 2000 (organizers do have discretion to make special exceptions in very rare cases). Note that in order to ensure players of having good chances to make GM norms, the number of players rated U2200 permitted to play will be limited. If you are such a player and wish to enter, you should contact the organizers as soon as possible (and prior to sending your entry), as it is possible that a spot might not be available.
The tournament will be a ten round swiss under the following round time schedule:
January 2, 3, 4: 11:00, 6:00
January 5, 6, 7: 4:00
January 8: 10:00
The time control will be 40/90, SD/30 with 30 second increment, and both GM and IM norms will be possible. This tournament starts only a few days after the North American Open (December 26-29) in Las Vegas ends so those planning to attend that would only need to make a small trip afterwards to attend the Berkeley International also.
Entry fees (based on a player's January 2011 FIDE Rating) are listed here.
Lodging will be provided for some GMs, on a first come basis, and in addition some GMs (especially foreign federation) will receive travel expenses and/or an appearance fee - also on a first come basis. Those interested in taking advantage of this should contact the organizers immediately if they wish to have the best chance to do so.
The list of players already registered can be found here.
The prize fund for the tournament is:
Overall: 3000 - 1500 - 1000
U2500: 1000
U2300: 1000
Any questions should be directed to one of the organizers listed above.
2011 Berkeley International
From January 2 to Januray 8, an international chess tournament will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA, organized by Arun Sharma (asharma AT math DOT berkeley DOT edu) and David Pruess (pruess AT gmail DOT com).
The event is open to any player with a FIDE Rating of at least 2100 or any player under the age of twenty one with a FIDE Rating of at least 2000 (organizers do have discretion to make special exceptions in very rare cases). Note that in order to ensure players of having good chances to make GM norms, the number of players rated U2200 permitted to play will be limited. If you are such a player and wish to enter, you should contact the organizers as soon as possible (and prior to sending your entry), as it is possible that a spot might not be available.
The tournament will be a ten round swiss under the following round time schedule:
January 2, 3, 4: 11:00, 6:00
January 5, 6, 7: 4:00
January 8: 10:00
The time control will be 40/90, SD/30 with 30 second increment, and both GM and IM norms will be possible. This tournament starts only a few days after the North American Open (December 26-29) in Las Vegas ends so those planning to attend that would only need to make a small trip afterwards to attend the Berkeley International also.
Entry fees (based on a player's January 2011 FIDE Rating) are listed here.
Lodging will be provided for some GMs, on a first come basis, and in addition some GMs (especially foreign federation) will receive travel expenses and/or an appearance fee - also on a first come basis. Those interested in taking advantage of this should contact the organizers immediately if they wish to have the best chance to do so.
The list of players already registered can be found here.
The prize fund for the tournament is:
Overall: 3000 - 1500 - 1000
U2500: 1000
U2300: 1000
Any questions should be directed to one of the organizers listed above.
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