2024 Ambush & Dragon Knight Chess Open

An Enhanced Grand Prix Event.
Friday April 12 - Sunday April 14 2024
Open to all players. Must be member of USCF.
This is an OTB event.

Prize Fund: $9,675 b/130 paid full entries, extra entries increase prize fund
1st Place Championship section $1,000 based on 130 full entries in whole tournament.
50% of the prize fund is Guaranteed.

Reserve room: Rate - $92 for standard double or King; $132 - King w/ pullout sofa. Best Western Plus Burlington, 770 Huffman Mill Road, Burlington NC
Free breakfast for room guests. Call (336) 584-0151 mention block name "April Chess Tournament".

Register by March 1 pay $95 entry fee. Register March 2 - April 2 pay $105 entry fee. After April 2, pay $115 entry fee.
Free entry to those with FIDE standard ratings 2300+ ($100 subtracted from a won prize).
Last minute to register - Saturday April 12 at noon eastern.
Limit 150 entries

USCF membership required. ( Join/Renew)

Organizer Ambush Chess and Dragon Knight Chess
TD Charles Roberson: text (336) 260-1476 or email croberson2@triad.rr.com; IM Jon Schroer, Paul Ascolese
Site Best Western Plus Burlington, 770 Huffman Mill Road, Burlington NC
Accounts USCF membership required
Suggested interface OTB
Time Control Classical: G/115 d/5 (except Saturday morning round 1 - G/90 d/5)
Rounds 5 round Swiss
Round Times (Eastern USA - NC)
Friday April 12 2024
  • Rd 1 at 7 PM
Saturday April 13 2024
  • Rd 1 at 9 AM (G/90 d5)
  • Rd 2 at 2 PM
  • Rd 3 at 7 PM
Sunday April 14 2024
  • Rd 4 at 9 AM
  • Rd 5 at 2 PM
Note: Up to 2 byes allowed for any round declared before 6 PM Saturday April 13.
Re-entry $50 from Friday round to Saturday morning round 1, continue with best score. Must declare re-entry plans by 7 AM Saturday morning.
Refund policy: Any withdrawal before the first round is paired (Noon Friday April 12, 2024) will receive a full refund.
For playing up, the 100 point rule applies. Example: minimum rating to enter U2200 section is 1700 (1800-100).
Also, you'll only be eligible for the bottom class prize of that section and the overall section prizes.
(Example: playing up in the U2200 section you'll be eligible for the overall U2200 section prizes and Class 1800s prizes only. )
All titled players eligible for Championship section regardless of rating.
All classes (except U800 and U600) are strict classes thus including only that 100 point range. Example: Class 2000s is for ratings 2000-2099.
Prize Fund All cash prizes based on 130 total full entries

Championship: $1,000, $500, $250, $200, $150 ; Section best 2 age 50+: $50 bonus prize
  • Class 2200s: $150, $100
U2200: $700, $350, $150; Section best 2 age 50+: $50 bonus prize
  • Class 2000s: $150, $100
  • Class 1900s: $150, $100
  • Class 1800s: $150, $100
U1800: $700, $350, $150; Section best 2 age 50+: $50 bonus prize
  • Class 1600s: $150, $100
  • Class 1500s: $150, $100
  • Class 1400s: $150, $100
U1400: $600, $300, $150; Section best 2 age 50+: $50 bonus prize
  • Class 1200s: $120, $80
  • Class 1100s: $120, $80
  • Class 1000s: $120, $80
U1000: $500, $250, $125 ; Section best 2 age 50+: $50 bonus prize
  • Class U900: $120, $80
  • Class U600: $120, $80
Tie Breaks No tie breaks. Cash prizes are divided/shared as per USCF rules.

RULES:

  1. USCF Regular rating used for section eligibility, pairings, and prizes (April rating list).
  2. Hardware:Bring your own chess sets, boards and chess clocks.

Hotel Rules

  1. Check In: 3 PM; Check Out: Noon
  2. Breakfast is for the guests of the hotel only. If you have any family or friends that want to eat at hotel that are local, the cost is $10 per person and can be paid at the front desk or hotel can add to your Master Bill.

Covid Rules (may change due to government requirements)

  1. Hotel rules:
    1. Duty to inform: Please notify the hotel if any member of your traveling party has evaluated positive for COVID-19.

Technical Rules/Specifications

  1. You need to know how to set your own chess clock for the tournament time controls.
  2. Setting popular chess clocks VTEK, ZMF, Xflyee, Leap, Chess Evolution, Omcor, DGT, YS, Excalibur, Chronos, Saitek

Thanks and Credits

Sponsors: Ambush Chess (Charles Roberson) and Dragon Knight Chess (IM Jonathan Schroer)