2008 Berkeley International

Pairings

From December 14-23, 2008, an international chess tournament will be held in Berkeley, California, where California's best will meet the nation's best, and the nation's best will meet top players from around the world.

The tournament will be open to anyone with a fide rating over 2200. It will be a 10 round swiss, with games daily at 2 pm at the Berkeley Chess School. The time control will be 40/2, G/1. International title norms will be possible. Before, during, and after the tournament, there will be events where local chess players may meet some of the elite competitors.

Entry is free to all Grandmasters. The tournament will also cover travel expenses and provide rooms for some (depending on entries and sponsorship). Non-grandmasters will pay an entry fee based on their fide rating and date of registration. That schedule can be found here.

See who is playing so far!

Here is the current prize fund, based on our present sponsorship commitments, and a projected 30 players. As more sponsorship and entries come in, this will be increased!

Overall: 1400, 1100, 900, 700
Under 2500: 700
Under 2400: 600
Under 2300: 600

As we have a target ratio of Grandmasters to non-Grandmasters, we currently have:
Airfare/board for the next 1 Grandmaster to register.
Room for 20 more non-Grandmaster entries in the tournament.
This will also be updated over time.

Accomodations

2005 Tournament Results | 2006 Tournament Results

For questions or entry, contact David Pruess (pruess@gmail.com)