July Rated Beginners Open (U1000)

This page is for the Rated Beginners Open (Under 1000) section. It is suitable for beginning players with basic playing skills.

Prizes: Trophy to first place, medals to second, top under 800.

New Location: Embassy Suites – Dulles North; 44610 Waxpool Road; Ashburn, VA 20147. The hotel is two miles west of Route 28. Free parking. Free Wi-Fi. Restaurant on site serves lunch and dinner. The Ashburn Restaurant Park, with a variety of reasonable alternatives, is next door.

Format: Swiss system pairing. G/25 d5, 4 rounds. Regular and quick rated.

Schedule: Doors open at 10 a.m. Rounds 11:15, 12:30, 1:45, 3:00. Half-point byes are available for any round. Notify the tournament director before 11 a.m. or the end of the previous round. (Fourth round byes must commit before the end of the second round.) Players with two or more byes are not eligible for a prize.

Entry fee: $25 online. Early bird rate: $20 till noon Wednesday 7/24. On site, $30. Unrateds free.

For unrated players, the entry fee reserves their spot in the tournament. It will be refunded after they complete the tournament.

U.S. Chess Federation membership is required. The USCF is a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting chess in America. If you need to join the USCF or renew your membership, you can do it online at http://www.uschess.org (click on USCF and Join/Renew).

Bring your equipment: set, board, and clock, if you have them, plus a pen or pencil for keeping score and posting your result on the pairing sheet. It's also a good idea to bring your USCF card or a current Chess Life with your mailing label, in case any question arises regarding your USCF membership.

Reservation procedure: When you RSVP, I need a full name for the player (or their USCF ID). Each player should have their own membership in the Meetup.

As a practice, we do not pair family members; and we will attempt to honor other non-pairing requests, especially in the early rounds.

Online registrations close at 10:30 a.m. Everyone who is registered as "Yes" will be paired for the first round. If a player has not appeared within 20 minutes after the scheduled start of the round, the tournament director may pair their opponent with another player. If your plans change after 10:30 a.m., please call Paul Serrano at 703-244-9503.

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Entries (as of 7/26/13)
(Player, July regular rating, ID, expiry)

PAWAN JAYAKUMAR 905 - 14474597 - 1/31/2014
HY VAN DO 881 - 14709605 - 9/30/2013
EVAN VAN WY KEELY 871 - 14569107 - 1/31/2015
GURASEES BAJAJ 865 - 14840271 - 9/30/2013
TENZIN YO TSERING 822 - 14781534 - 11/30/2013
TARUN RAVI 806 - 14746760 - 10/31/2013
RYAN TSAI 804 - 14617435 - 2/28/2014
AKSHAY KOBLA 681 - 14744166 - 6/30/2014
DAVID PREMKUMAR 625 - 14576660 - 2/28/2014
EMILY ZHANG unrated - 1520255 - 7/31/2014
FEDOR OUSPENSKY unrated - 15176000 - 5/31/2014

Entries will be seeded according to the official July regular rating.