2024 Thanksgiving / Class Warfare Championship

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• You must log in or sign up before you can register.
• Online registration closes at midnight on the day of tournament.
• Onsite registration is subject to availability (additional fee incurred).
• Late fees starts on 11/23 or when reaching capacity.

Schedule:

• 2 schedules available: (More Info)
  • 3-day starting Friday at 1:30pm
  • 2-day starting Saturday at 9am
• ½-point Byes are available for any round (Max byes: 3; byes must be requested at least 30 min before that round's start except last round byes; last round bye must be requested latest before Round 3)
• 0-point Byes are available for any round (player must play at least half the rounds to be eligible for prizes)

Prizes:

• Prize Fund: $10,000 Guaranteed (More Info)
• Regular entry winners get full prize, Econ entry winners get 50% prize
• Unrated winners: Max $300 (except in the top section)
• A player who withdraws during the tournament is not eligible for prize money
• Prizes will be paid out by check (mail), PayPal or Zelle

Sections:

• Players will be placed into sections based on November 2024 Published Supplement
• A player may pay to play up one higher section, double play up is not allowed
• Players must be within 300 points of the rating cutoff to play up, and within 200 points in highest section
  (Note: The rating used to determine a player may play up is their published USChess rating.)
• All sections are FIDE and USCF rated.

Fees:

• 3-day Schedule
  • Regular entry: 179
  • Econ entry: 134
• 2-day Schedule
  • Regular Entry: 169
  • Econ Entry: 127
• Play up fee: +39
• Discount for BayAreaChess Membership Subscribers (More Info)
• Onsite fee: +45 (membership discounts are not redeemable onsite)

Other requirements:

• USCF membership must be active