Monday, January 09, 2012

Golden State Open 2012

The 3rd Annual Golden State Open will take place over the Martin Luther King weekend from January 13-16, 2012, at the Concord Hilton Hotel, Concord, California. The event has a $30,000 projected prize fund with $21,000 guaranteed.

The event has 5 sections: Open, Under 2100, Under 1800, Under 1500 and Under 1200. All sections are 7 round Swiss tournaments with all but the Open Section having 4-day, 3-day and 2-day schedules to play in. The Open Section has either 4-day and 3-day schedules.

Open Section: Open to all. $2000-1200-800-700-600-500, clear or tiebreak winner $100 bonus, top U2300/Unr $1000-500, top U2200/Unr $800-400. FIDE rated.
Under 2100 Section: $1500-1000-800-600-500-400, top U1900 $800-400.
Under 1800 Section: $1500-1000-800-600-500-400, top U1600 $800-400.
Under 1500 Section: $1200-800-600-500-400-400, top U1300 $700-400.
Under 1200 Section: $1200-800-600-500-400-400, top Under 1000 $500.

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