❌ (Cancelled) PNWCC FIDE Swiss - Winter of Washington (WoW)

By Pacific Northwest Chess Center | Tue, Dec 26 2023 19:00, Pacific Standard Time | Canceled

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Name ❌ (Cancelled) PNWCC FIDE Swiss - Winter of Washington (WoW) [Canceled]
Organizer Pacific Northwest Chess Center [Email : pnwchesscenter@gmail.com Phone : 4258028602]
Event Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Dates Tuesday, December 26, 2023 7:00 PM ~ Saturday, December 30, 2023 11:00 PM
Registration Deadline Tuesday, December 26, 2023 5:00 PM
Event Address Map pin 2771 152nd Ave NE, Redmond, WA, USA, 98052
Hotel Reservation https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18-fHVwiAqJH9b3QTVpHXOJuFTpZMQfwn/edit#slide=id.g17bfb3173e2_77_0
Require Check In No
Entry Fee Due on registration
USCF Membership Must not expire before event ends
Event Details
Format OTB (Over the Board)
Event Type Open
Pairing Rule Swiss
Rounds 0 [Each sections may have different number of rounds]
Half-Point Byes 0 Allowed [Each section may have different number of HPB's]
Time Control Classical [G/90;+30]
Rating Type USCF+FIDE
FIDE Event Link https://ratings.fide.com/tournament_information.phtml?event=343698
Norm Event Yes
Total Seats 200
Prize Fund $0 [USD - US Dollar]
Flyer Link https://www.pnwchesscenter.org/
Live Game https://www.pnwchesscenter.org/
Pairing & Results https://www.pnwchesscenter.org/
Event Description
Hotel Reservation


This tournament features
1. No severely FIDE-under rated players - general rule is player's Dec 2023 FIDE rating should not be more than 100 points lower than their national rating, except for players holding PNWCC wildcards (up to 4)

2. No players with Under FIDE 2000 rating, except for players holding PNWCC wildcards (up to 4)

3. Meet FIDE GM/IM title regulations - 1.56
1.5.6 Any title application containing at least one norm achieved after 30/06/2022 must include at least one norm from one of the following: An individual Swiss tournament with every round containing at least forty participants whose average rating is at least 2000. For this purpose, players will be counted only if they miss at most one round (excluding pairing allocated byes)

4. "Super Swiss" - FIDE GM/IM title regulations - 1.43 d
Swiss System tournaments in which participants include in every round at least 20 FIDE rated players, not from the host federation, from at least 3 different federations, at least 10 of whom hold GM, IM, WGM or WIM titles.For this purpose, players will be counted only if they miss at most one round (excluding pairing allocated byes). Otherwise, 1.4.4 applies.


Gtd Prizes for top 8 finishers
$2000 – $1500 – $1000 – $800 – $600 - $400 - $200 - $200


Schedule
R1 - 12/26 07:00PM
R2 - 12/27 11:00 AM
R3 - 12/27 05:30 PM
R4 - 12/28 11:00 AM
R5 - 12/28 05:30 PM
R6 - 12/29 11:00 AM
R7 - 12/29 05:30 PM
R8 - 12/30 11:00 AM
R9 - 12/30 05:30 PM


Conditions for following players
Contact us by email PNWChessCenter@gmail.com

  • 2 x 2600 GM with conditions
  • 4 x mid 2500 foreign GM with conditions
  • 4 x mid 2400 foreign GM with conditions


Free Entries for following players
  • First 10 foreign players with FIDE 2300+ and their national rating is less than 100 points higher than their FIDE ratings and register before Oct 15,2023
  • First 5 US players with FIDE 2400+ and their national rating is less than 100 points higher than their FIDE ratings and register before Oct 15,2023
  • Foreign players with December 2023 FIDE ratings 2200+ and 100+ points higher than their national rating (post event or published USCF/CFC ratings)
  • US players with December 2023 FIDE ratings 2200+ and 150+ points higher than their national rating (post event or published USCF/CFC ratings)
  • Fair Rated GM/WGM (National rating is less than 75 points higher than their FIDE ratings on Dec 1st, 2023)
  • Restrictions
    • To qualify for free entries (100% refund of entry fee), players must register and pay before Oct 15th, 2023
    • All free entries must pay normal entry fee first - will get 100% refund (so it's free!) if play all 9-games without any rule violation
    • PNWCC reserve the right to refuse to refund the entry fee if PNWCC determine you manipulate your FIDE/National ratings to get free entry


Base Entry Fee
  • Players' FIDE rating can not be more than 100 points lower than their national rating at registration
  • 2300+ $750 WA Players
  • 2300+ Out-Of-State Players $100 discount if play all 9 games - request for refund after tournament
  • FIDE 2200 - 6 seats - $900
  • FIDE 2100 - 4 seats- $1200
  • FIDE 2000 - 2 Seats - $1500
  • PNWCC Wildcards - $1800 4 seats only pending PNWCC approval - email PNWChessCenter@gmail.com
  • Entry fee goes up $50 every 30 days before the tournament starts
Sections and Entry Fees
0 Rounds | 0 Byes | Classical Time Control | USCF+FIDE Rated | Swiss Pairing | 1 Seats
Entry Fees (USD)
$0.00 [ ]
0 Rounds | 0 Byes | Classical Time Control | USCF+FIDE Rated | Swiss Pairing | 1 Seats
Entry Fees (USD)
$0.00 [ ]
0 Rounds | 0 Byes | Classical Time Control | USCF+FIDE Rated | Swiss Pairing | 3 Seats
Entry Fees (USD)
$0.00 [ ]
0 Rounds | 0 Byes | Classical Time Control | USCF+FIDE Rated | Swiss Pairing
Entry Fees (USD)
$0.00 [ Before 10/26/2023 5:00:00 PM Max FIDE Under Rated 100 Points & FIDE Title = GM ]
$0.00 [ Before 10/26/2023 5:00:00 PM Max FIDE Under Rated 100 Points & FIDE Title = WGM ]
$750.00 [ Before 10/26/2023 5:00:00 PM FIDE Standard Rating 2300 - 9999 & Max FIDE Under Rated 100 Points ]
Play Up : 5-FIDE2200Playup | 6 Seats
Entry Fees
$900.00 [ After 10/26/2023 4:04:55 PM FIDE Standard Rating 2200 - 2299 & Max FIDE Under Rated 100 Points ]
Play Up : 6-FIDE 2100 Playup | 4 Seats
Entry Fees
$1000.00 [ After 10/26/2023 4:03:59 PM FIDE Standard Rating 2100 - 2199 & Max FIDE Under Rated 100 Points ]
Play Up : 7-FIDE2000 Playup | 2 Seats
Entry Fees
$1200.00 [ After 10/26/2023 4:02:59 PM FIDE Standard Rating 2000 - 2099 & Max FIDE Under Rated 100 Points ]
0 Rounds | 0 Byes | Classical Time Control | USCF+FIDE Rated | Swiss Pairing | 2 Seats
Entry Fees (USD)
$1800.00 [ Specific USCF IDs ]
0 Rounds | 0 Byes | Classical Time Control | USCF+FIDE Rated | Swiss Pairing
Entry Fees (USD)
$0.00 [ ]