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

By Pacific Northwest Chess Center | Tue, 2023-12-26 19:00 to Sat, 2023-12-30 23:00, Pacific Standard Time | Canceled

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General Information
Name	❌ (Cancelled) PNWCC FIDE Swiss - Winter of Washington (WoW) [Canceled]
Organizer	Pacific Northwest Chess Center [Email : pnwchesscenter@gmail.com Phone : 4258028602]
Event Time Zone	(UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
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	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
1-Organizer	0 Rounds \| 0 Byes \| Classical Time Control \| USCF+FIDE Rated \| Swiss Pairing \| 1 Seats Entry Fees (USD) $0.00 [ ]
2-Chief Arbiter	0 Rounds \| 0 Byes \| Classical Time Control \| USCF+FIDE Rated \| Swiss Pairing \| 1 Seats Entry Fees (USD) $0.00 [ ]
3-Chief Deputy Arbiters	0 Rounds \| 0 Byes \| Classical Time Control \| USCF+FIDE Rated \| Swiss Pairing \| 3 Seats Entry Fees (USD) $0.00 [ ]
4-WOW Players	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 ]
8-PNWCCWidCards	0 Rounds \| 0 Byes \| Classical Time Control \| USCF+FIDE Rated \| Swiss Pairing \| 2 Seats Entry Fees (USD) $1800.00 [ Specific USCF IDs ]
9-Watiging List	0 Rounds \| 0 Byes \| Classical Time Control \| USCF+FIDE Rated \| Swiss Pairing Entry Fees (USD) $0.00 [ ]

📋 General Information

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

Organizer
Pacific Northwest Chess Center

📧 pnwchesscenter@gmail.com
📞 4258028602

Time Zone
(UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

📅 Dates
12/26/2023 7:00 PM ~ 12/30/2023 11:00 PM

Registration Deadline
12/26/2023 5:00 PM

📍 Location
2771 152nd Ave NE, Redmond, WA, USA, 98052

🏨 Hotel
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18-fHVwiAqJH9b3QTVpHXOJuFTpZMQfwn/edit#slide=id.g17bfb3173e2_77_0

💳 Entry Fee due on registration

USCF Membership must not expire before event ends

♟️ Event Details

Format
OTB (Over the Board)

Type
Open

Pairing
Swiss

Rounds
0

HPB
0

Capacity
200

⏱️ Time Control
Classical [G/90;+30]

Rating
USCF+FIDE

Norm Event

💰 Prize Fund
0.00 (USD)

🔗 Links

📄 Flyer 📺 Live Games 📊 Pairing

📝 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

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 & Entry Fees

1-Organizer

0 Rds 0 HPB Classical USCF+FIDE

Max Seats: 1

Entry Fees (USD):

• $0.00 [ ]

2-Chief Arbiter

0 Rds 0 HPB Classical USCF+FIDE

Max Seats: 1

Entry Fees (USD):

• $0.00 [ ]

3-Chief Deputy Arbit...

0 Rds 0 HPB Classical USCF+FIDE

Max Seats: 3

Entry Fees (USD):

• $0.00 [ ]

4-WOW Players

0 Rds 0 HPB Classical USCF+FIDE

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

Max Seats: 6

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

Max Seats: 4

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

Max Seats: 2

Entry Fees:

• $1200.00 [ After 10/26/2023 4:02:59 PM FIDE Standard Rating 2000 - 2099 & Max FIDE Under Rated 100 Points ]

8-PNWCCWidCards

0 Rds 0 HPB Classical USCF+FIDE

Max Seats: 2

Entry Fees (USD):

• $1800.00 [ Specific USCF IDs ]

9-Watiging List

0 Rds 0 HPB Classical USCF+FIDE

Entry Fees (USD):

• $0.00 [ ]