CCA Event: 16th Annual Foxwoods Chess Tournament – $60,000 Guaranteed Prizes (Mashantucket CT)

MARCH 27 – March 31, 2024

16th annual
OPEN at FOXWOODS
Open Section: March 27-31, 2024
Other sections: March 28-31 or 29-31, 2024

$60,000 guaranteed prizes!

MARCH 27-31, 28-31 OR 29-31, CONNECTICUT 

US Chess Grand Prix points: 200 (ENHANCED)

Open at Foxwoods

     Open Section, Mar 27-31:  9SS, 40/80, SD/30, d30.  GM & IM norms possible, FIDE rated. 
FIDE now requires at least one Swiss System (at least 40 players) norm to obtain a title.    Other Sections, Mar 28-31 or 29-31: 7SS, 40/80, SD/30, d30 (3-day option, rds 1-2 G/60, d10). U2200 & U2000 40/80 games are FIDE rated.

At Foxwoods Resort Casino & Hotel, Rt 2, Mashantucket CT 06339 (I-95 to Exit 92 to Rt 2 west, or I-395 to Exit 85 to Rt 164 to Rt 2 east).  Free parking. 45 miles from T.F. Green Airport (Providence, RI), 100 miles from Logan Airport (Boston), 60 miles from Bradley Airport (Hartford), 14 miles from Groton/New London Airport; for shuttle from New London Amtrak station call 1-800-USA-RAIL. Bus transportation: 1-888-BUS2FOX. Free shuttle to Mashantucket Pequot Museum, largest Native American museum in USA.

FOXWOODS was voted the #1 casino in the country outside of Las Vegas by the readers of USA Today. 4500 slot machines, 300 table games, largest poker room on the east coast, separate nonsmoking casino, 35 restaurants, entertainment.

AIR TRAVEL INFORMATION

$60,000 GUARANTEED PRIZES:

Open Section: $5000-3000-2000-1000-800-600-500-400, clear winner or 1st on tiebreak winner $200 bonus. FIDE 2250-2399 $2000-1000, FIDE Under 2250/Unr $2000-1000. 
Under 2200/Unr: $3000-1500-1000-700-500-400-300-300.
Under 2000/Unr: $3000-1500-1000-700-500-400-300-300. 
Under 1800/Unr: $3000-1500-1000-700-500-400-300-300.
Under 1600/Unr: $2000-1000-800-600-500-400-300-300.
Under 1400/Unr: $2000-1000-800-600-500-400-300-300.
Under 1100/Unr: $1000-700-500-400-300-300-200-200.  

Mixed doubles: male/female combined 2-player team scores among all sections: $1000-600-400.  Must average under 2200; may play in different sections; register (no extra fee) before both begin round 2.  Rounds 8-9 in Open not counted towards doubles.  Teams including an unr limited to $400 prize.

Prize limits: 1) Players with under 26 lifetime games rated as of March 2024 official limited to $600 in U1100, $1000 U1400, $1400 U1600 or $1800 U1800. Games rated too late for March 2024 list not counted.  2)  Unrated limits:  U1100 $200, U1400 $400, U1600 $600, U1800 $800.  3)  If any post-event Regular OTB or Regular Online rating posted 3/25/23-3/25/24 was more than 40 points over section maximum, prize limit $500.  4)  Balance of limited prize goes to the next player(s) in line. 

Entry fee: $228 online at chessaction.com by 3/25, $250 later or at site.

Open Section: Entry fee $500 more to US players not FIDE rated 2000/over. GMs, foreign IMs/WGMs in Open: free (must re-confirm participation by 3/26). US IMs/WGMs & FIDE rated foreign players $100 less. Players with federation “FID” are not foreign players.

Open minimum prize guarantees to players who enter online by 3/13 and play all 9 games with no byes: Foreign GM $1000, foreign IM/WGM $500. Players with federation “FID” are not foreign players.

Under 1100 Section entry fee: All $80 less.
Seniors 65/over in U1400 or above: All $80 less.
CSCA members: Online EF $4 less.

Re-entry $100; no re-entry from Open Section to Open Section.

No Checks; credit cards OK.

Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if paid online with entry: Adult $43, Young Adult $26, Youth  $19.  

5-day schedule (Open only): Registration ends Wed 6 pm, rds. Wed. 7 pm, Thu 1 pm & 7 pm, Fri 11 am & 5 pm, Sat 10 am & 4 pm, Sun 10 am & 3:30 pm.

4-day schedule: (no Open) Reg. ends Thu 6 pm, rds Thu 7 pm, Fri 11 am & 5 pm, Sat 10 am & 4 pm, Sun 10 am & 3:30 pm.

3-day schedule: (no Open) Reg. ends Fri 10 am, rds. Fri 11 am, 2 pm & 5 pm, Sat 10 am & 4 pm, Sun 10 am & 3:30 pm.

U2200 to U1100 schedules merge & compete for same prizes.

Byes: all; limit 3 (limit 2 last 4 rds) must commit before rd 3. 

Prizes not claimed at tournament usually paid by PayPal (may take over a week).

Foreign player ratings             Prizewinner tax info             CCA electronic devices rules

PLAYERS MAY NOT POSSESS CELLPHONES DURING PLAY. Please leave your phone home, or in your hotel room or car, or in a bag at your table. 

For all tournaments, adjusted FIDE or foreign ratings, if higher than USCF, may be used. Players must disclose FIDE or foreign ratings when entering, or may later be expelled. Other over the board ratings such as club, league, scholastic, state or province, etc, adjusted if appropriate, may be used at our discretion if above USCF.  No rating below the latest official USCF rating, on the list corresponding to the ending date of the tournament, will be used. For 9 round events offering title norm possibilities, FIDE ratings are used. Click here for further details.

Ratings: March FIDE used in Open, March USCF official in others. Cannot play below Online Regular rating minus 100 points.  Foreign player ratings:  see www.foreignratings.com

Bring set, board, clock if possible- none supplied.

HOTEL RATES:

Grand Pequot Tower (2-3 minute walk, very luxurious):  Fri & Sat $217, other days $161.  Fox Tower (7-9 minute walk, connected building);  Fri & Sat $187, others $131.  Great Cedar Hotel (5-7 minute walk, connected building), Fri & Sat $157, others $111.  For all, $4.95 resort fee, includes high speed wired internet, fitness center, pool, spa, in room coffee, etc.  Use link posted below, and at chessevents.us, or call 1-800- FOXWOOD, reserve by 3/12 or rate may increase.

HOTEL RESERVATIONS

THESE ARE GREATLY REDUCED CHESS RATES! These rates are likely to be much higher after March 12, and could sell out a week or two before March 12. 

Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com.

Entry: chessaction.com. No mailed entries. Questions: Director@chess.us or chesstour.com, Invitation requests: Go@Chess.US  Entries posted at chessaction.com (click “entry list” after entering). $15 charge for refunds.

SIDE EVENT:

Blitz at Foxwoods, Mar 30:  Sat 9:30 pm, register by 8:45 pm.