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UNDER 1800 (no unrated): $12000-6000-3000-1500-1000-800- MIXED DOUBLES: $3000-1500-700-500-300. 2-player male/ 600-500-400-400, top Under 1700 $2000-1000. female teams, averaging under 2200, may be in different sections. Reserve early! Chess rate $115-115, 215- If any post-event rating posted 6/30/17- PAST WINNERS 625-2900, may sell out by early June. 6/30/18 is more than 30 points over section Time limit: minimum, prize limit $2000. 1973 Walter Browne 1974 Bent Larsen 1975 5-day & 6-day options 40/2, SD/30, d10. Players with under 26 lifetime games Pal Benko 1976 Anatoly Lein 1977 John 4-day, rounds 1-2 G/60, d10, then merges. rated as of July 2018 official list cannot win Fedorowicz 1978 Peter Biyiasas 1979 Haukur 3-day U1200 & up, rounds 1-5 G/35, d10, over $1000 in U1200, $2000 U1400, $3000 in Angantysson 1980 Larry Christiansen 1981 then merges. U1600 through U2000. Igor Ivanov 1982 Nick de Firmian 1983 Kevin 3-day U900, 3-day Unrated: G/60, d10. Entries posted at chessaction.com (online Spraggett 1984 Joel Benjamin 1985 Maxim July official USCF ratings used (July entries posted instantly). $15 service charge for Dlugy 1986 Nick de Firmian 1987 Boris Gulko FIDE ratings used for Open Section). refunds. Special USCF dues: see Tournament 1988 Maxim Dlugy 1989 Mikhail Gurevich Open to U1800 prizes & all plaques Life or chesstour.com. awarded at site, others mailed by 7/23. Bring set, board, clock- not supplied. 1990 Igor Glek 1991 Gata Kamsky 1992 Gregory Kaidanov 1993 Alex Yermolinsky Open through U1400 entry fees: Online 5-day schedule: Wed 7 pm, Thu to Sat 11 1994 Artashes Minasian 1995 Alex at chessaction.com, $308 by 4/15, $318 by am & 6 pm, Sun 10 am & 4:30 pm. Yermolinsky 1996 Alex Yermolinsky 1997 5/15, $328 by 6/30, $350 at site to 1 1/2 hrs 6-day schedule: Tue & Wed 7 pm, then Alex Shabalov 1998 Alex Goldin 1999 before round 1 or online until 2 hrs before rd 1. merges with 5-day. Gregory Serper 2000 Joel Benjamin 2001 Alex Open Section: All $100 more if not rated 4-day schedule: Thu 11 am, 2:30 pm & 6 Goldin 2002 Kamil Miton 2003 Jaan Ehlvest pm, Fri & Sat 11 am & 6 pm, Sun 10 & 4:30. over 2199 by USCF or FIDE. 2004 Varuzhan Akobian 2005 Kamil Miton U1200 Section entry fees: All $100 less. 3-day schedule (U1200/up): Fri 11, 1:30, 2006 Gata Kamsky 2007 Varuzhan Akobian U900, Unrated Sections entry fees: $68 3:30, 6 & 8:30, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:30. 2008 Evgeny Najer 2009 Evgeny Najer 2010 online by 6/30,$80 at site. U900 or Unrated: Fri & Sat 11 am, 2:30 Seniors 65/up: entry fee $100 less in pm & 6 pm, Sun 10 am, 1:30 pm & 4:30 pm.