# Rating floor based on prize money **URL:** \ **Category:** Running Chess Tournaments\ **Created:** [November 21, 2010, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/rating-floor-based-on-prize-money/13899 "2010-11-21T18:42:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RichTNYC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@RichTNYC](https://forum.uschess.org/u/RichTNYC)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/rating-floor-based-on-prize-money/13899/1 "2010-11-21T18:42:12Z")
Sorry if this is covered elsewhere but I can’t seem to get the search facility to work. I’m wondering what the current rules are concerning what amount of prize money results in a rating floor. I’ve seen some things talking about $1,000 and others $2,000. Can anyone say definitively? ---
**Author:** ![wilecoyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2bfe46/32.png) [@wilecoyote](https://forum.uschess.org/u/wilecoyote)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/rating-floor-based-on-prize-money/13899/2 "2010-11-21T19:05:48Z")
> [@RichTNYC](#): > > Sorry if this is covered elsewhere but I can’t seem to get the search facility to work. > > I’m wondering what the current rules are concerning what amount of prize money results in a rating floor. I’ve seen some things talking about $1,000 and others $2,000. Can anyone say definitively? The limit is $2000. I believe it was raised in 2007. ---
**Author:** ![timjust](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.uschess.org/timjust/32/44_2.png) [@timjust](https://forum.uschess.org/u/timjust)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/rating-floor-based-on-prize-money/13899/3 "2010-11-21T19:07:52Z")
> [@RichTNYC](#): > > Sorry if this is covered elsewhere but I can’t seem to get the search facility to work. > > I’m wondering what the current rules are concerning what amount of prize money results in a rating floor. I’ve seen some things talking about $1,000 and others $2,000. Can anyone say definitively? From the rules update document on the USCF site:[http://www.uschess.org/docs/gov/reports/RulebookChanges.pdf](http://www.uschess.org/docs/gov/reports/RulebookChanges.pdf) Rating Floors: The minimum prize required for assignment of a prize-based rating floor is $2000. Prize-based rating floors shall continue to be based on class or section prizes for Under 2000 or lower only. ---
**Author:** ![RichTNYC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@RichTNYC](https://forum.uschess.org/u/RichTNYC)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/rating-floor-based-on-prize-money/13899/4 "2010-11-22T14:34:12Z")
> [@Tim Just](#): > > > [@RichTNYC](#): > > > > Sorry if this is covered elsewhere but I can’t seem to get the search facility to work. > > > > I’m wondering what the current rules are concerning what amount of prize money results in a rating floor. I’ve seen some things talking about $1,000 and others $2,000. Can anyone say definitively? > > From the rules update document on the USCF site:[http://www.uschess.org/docs/gov/reports/RulebookChanges.pdf](http://www.uschess.org/docs/gov/reports/RulebookChanges.pdf) > > Rating Floors: The minimum prize required for assignment of a prize-based rating floor is > $2000. Prize-based rating floors shall continue to be based on class or section prizes for > Under 2000 or lower only. Thanks. That’s exactly what I was looking for. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.uschess.org/system/32/2_2.png) [@system](https://forum.uschess.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/rating-floor-based-on-prize-money/13899/5 "2024-04-22T08:40:24Z")