I’m reading the TLA for the U.S. Open Quads, and it says Entry Fee $20, but then a line later it starts talking about registration cut-offs. It seems that there is a registration fee which is many times the entry fee. Any idea what this means?
Alex Relyea
I’m not sure what registration fee you’re referring to, and it might help if you indicated WHERE you were looking, too.
The TLA in Chess Life appears to have something about the hotel registration cutoff date being July 7th, not July 10th.
The one on the US Open site uschess.org/tournaments/2010/usopen/ appears fairly clear.
I’m referring to the TLA in Chess Life, and I’m trying to figure out what registration fee the TLA is talking about. It’s on page 61 of the July issue.
Alex Relyea
It’s an obvious mistake in the TLA. The correct EF of $20 is given but then there is a sequence of EFs and deadlines which refer to the main tournament. Probably someone just made a cut/paste error.
– Hal Terrie
Another question: At the link Mike Nolan gave above, it indicates that the Fischer Random tournament will be GAME/30, and quick-rated only. When did Fischer Random become ratable, and what is the justification for having a tournament between GAME/30 and GAME/60 quick-rated only?
Alex Relyea
These are questions that may need to go to the organizer.
However, Game/30 through Game/60 should always be dual rated.
I don’t know of any prohibition against rating Fischer Random Chess, but I also don’t know if the issue has come up before.
Since the “organizer” is the USCF, one would assume that the USCF approved its own actions. Making a Fischerrandom tournament Quick-rated only certainly makes sense if you’re going to rate it at all. A lot of people would object to having such an event in the regular rating system, but honestly, how many people care about Quick Chess ratings?
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When this issue of rating FRC-chess960 games came up before, parts of the conversation included other adjusted-rules chess format that have long been rated by the USCF:
[aa] Opening Theme games, where players are required to make certain moves during the early opening phase.
[bb] Games that alter the goal by means of point distortions, such as Clint Ballard’s BAP tournaments of a few years ago. (I think FIDE has rated Bilbao scoring chess games, unsure.)
All the FRC-chess960 tournaments I know about are either on the web OR are speed chess (Game in less than 60 minutes per player, presumably meaning only Quick rated).
All these adjusted-format tournaments seem very rare. Rhetorical question: When was the last time anyone submitted games for an Opening Theme tournament with long time controls?
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Our records do not indicate which events are thematic opening events, unless the title of the event accurately conveys that information there may be no way to tell which events were thematic opening events.
Apparently the Ratings Committee DID make a recommendation several years ago against rating Fischer Random Chess events as either regular or quick events. Pat Knight has been advised of this.