Minnesota International Chess Festival: FIDE Rated Open
Open Section is a FIDE-rated 9-round Swiss held over six days. 3-Day/2-Day US Chess Rated U2200 and U1600 concurrent with Open. $10,000 in Guaranteed Prizes. GM and IM norms are possible.
Start Date -
End Date -
08/24/2022
Registration -
Online at www.kingregistration.com under Chess Weekend
Location -
Embassy Suites Bloomington, 2800 American Blvd West, Bloomington MN 55431.
Time Control -
Embassy Suites Bloomington, 2800 American Blvd West, Bloomington MN 55431.
Entry Fee -
GM's, foreign IM's and WGM's free with no prize deduction ($50 deposit required, refunded after round 1), IM's and WGM's $220, FM's $260, FIDE 2100&higher $290, FIDE u2100 $390; all $40 more after 7/19, $80 more after 8/14.
Rounds -
9-round Swiss held over six days with rounds at 7 pm on 8/19, 3 pm on 8/20, 10 am and 4 pm on 8/21-23, and 10 am on 8/24.
Prizes -
$2,500-$2,000-$1,500-$1,000-$800-$700-$500, top u2400 FIDE $500, top u2200 FIDE $500; $100 any foreign federation paying player who completes all nine rounds