I have a question about joining tournaments such as the chicago open us open or any us affiliated tournament. You see i wanted to join the millionaire chess open and i just found out that i have to play 25 games to play in any section. So im counted out so what are the rules and restriction upon playing these kind of rated tournaments i wouldnt like to play an open section because i know i would lose to a high rated player. So can somebody tell me how many games i would have to play in those kinds of open tournaments to qualify for a certain section since i have a provisonal rating.
For your first 25 games you have a provisional rating. The 26th game makes it an established rating. You have 5 games so far
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so you need another 21.
You don’t have to play in major and/or national events to get those 21 games. Local USCF-rated tournaments will work as well.
In WA the Dave Collyer open is coming up this weekend. If you check the various websites you can find other tournaments as well.
Organizers are free to place just about any restrictions they want on events, as long as those restrictions are legal. For example, geographical restrictions, age restrictions, school grade restrictions and rating/playing strength restrictions are all legal. (Calling such a section ‘open’ might be a bit confusing, but as far as I know it isn’t illegal.)
The primary reason high dollar prize events restrict where or whether unrated or provisionally rated players can play is because of the potential for those players being in a lower section than their actual strength would justify, thus increasing their odds of winning a big prize that they shouldn’t even be eligible for based on that strength.
Mike Nolan’s response made me reread the question, and maybe this time I can give information for what you actually asked about.
Some tournaments will allow a provisionally rated player into a class section but will limit the amount of money that such a player can win in the section (for instance, such a player may be limited to an amount no larger than the third place money in that class section, with the balance passed on down to players that didn’t score as highly). If you aren’t worried about scoring the big payday then that prize limitation wouldn’t bother you and you can still play in a section where the games should be competitive.
Some tournaments have that limitation on anybody whose rating exceeded the class at any time in the past six months (six isn’t carved in stone but is just used here as a numeric place-holder). Some tournaments use the highest rating in the past six supplements to determine which section you can qualify to play in.
Many tournaments treat provisional and established ratings exactly the same.
If all you need are 21 more games to get an established rating, that should be no problem… since the Millionaire Chess Open is not until the middle of October, assuming it is held at all. That’s just about four tournaments you’ll have to enter before then, assuming the tourneys are five and/or six rounds. That should EASILY be do-able, wherever you are.
I can’t see myself entering that tourney myself. The entry fee is a little steep for me. If it were my choice, I’d waive any prize I won in ALL the tournaments I play in, if I could also initially waive the entry fee each time as well. I just like playing. I never enter with the intention of winning a prize. When I do, that’s a bonus, of course.
That tourney does sound like quite an experience though, and I might have to come out to Vegas just to watch and hang around for a day or so.
I find some of the rules interesting. For example,
“No food or opening of food wrappings allowed at the tables.”
“Spectators are not allowed in the ‘players only’ bathroom.”
“Players are not allowed to talk to spectators or other players during tournament play.”
“In the interest of presenting the best possible image of chess to the public, the organizers strongly request that players dress in casual business attire at a minimum.”
It will be interesting to see how they enforce all of these rules.
Does anyone know how many advance entries they have? They need 1,500 by March 31 or they will cancel it, but I suppose if it’s anywhere near close to that it will be good to go.
You need a total of 26 regular rated games to have an established regular rating. Someone whose USCF rating is initialized from their FIDE rating starts with a game count of 5 or 10, everyone else starts at 0.