2014 SPICE Cup Open
Sponsored by Webster University
and the Susan Polgar Foundation
St. Louis, Missouri
October 21-26, 2014
GM/IM norm opportunity – Minimum rating (FIDE) 2100
Limited to first 50 entries (Free entry to all players FIDE > 2300)
4 IM/GM norms earned in 2012
1 IM performance/2 GM norms earned in 2013
Time Control: G/90 + 30 second increment from move 1
PRIZES: $13,000 guaranteed (up from $11,000 last year)
$5,000-$2,500-$1,500-$1,000-$500
U/2400 FIDE $500-$250-$125
U/2300 FIDE $500-$250-$125
Top Female $500-$250
October 2014 rating will be used
Limited FREE hotel accommodation (double occupancy) at the Crowne Plaza available to foreign GMs.
ENTRY FEES:
Free to all GMs, IMs, WGMs and all FIDE rated players over 2300 (must complete all 9 rounds), if registered by September 30, 2014. $50 later or on site.
$150 to FIDE 2200-2299, $200 to FIDE U-2200 if received by September 30, 2014. Additional $50 later or on site.
VENUE:
Crowne Plaza Clayton Hotel 7750 Carondelet Ave, St Louis, MO 63105 (FREE shuttle from the Lambert–St. Louis International Airport) $109/night, FREE Breakfast/Internet
For reservations guests can call directly to 314-726-5400 or 1-800-439-5719
Group Name is SPICE Cup or on line at Crown Plaza Hotel.
Group Code is SPZ
Send entries to:
Webster University – SPICE
470 E. Lockwood Ave
St. Louis, MO 63119
Questions or registration for titled players: Email: spice@webster.edu or call 314-246-8075
Schedule:
Tuesday, October 21
5:00 pm – Round 1
Wednesday, October 22
10:00 am – Round 2
5:00 pm – Round 3
Thursday, October 23
10:00 am – Round 4
5:00 pm – Round 5
Friday, October 24
5:00 pm – Round 6
Saturday, October 25
10:00 am – Round 7
5:00 pm – Round 8
Sunday, October 26
10:00 am – Round 9
All Rounds played at the Crowne Plaza Clayton Hotel
Please send me an email SusanPolgar@aol.com if you registered but not see your name on the list below:
Adamson Robby USA FM
Ashwin Jayaram India IM
Banawa Jake PHL FM
Betaneli Alexander USA FM
Boros Denes Hungary GM
Corrales Fidel USA GM
Diamant Andre Brazil GM
Durarbayli Vasif Azerbaijan GM
Kavutskiy Kostya USA FM
Le Liem Vietnam GM
Leon Hoyos Manuel Mexico GM
Li Ruifeng USA FM
Liang Awonder USA FM
Mendoza Luisa Colombia WFM
Naroditsky Daniel USA GM
Neimer Vitaly Israel IM
Nyzhnyk Ilya Ukraine GM
Panjwani Raja Canada IM
Perez Luis Manuel Cuba GM
Piasetski Leon Canada IM
Preotu Razvan Canada FM
Robson Ray USA GM
Sharevich Anna USA WGM
So Wesley PHL GM
Santarius Erik USA
Tan Justin Australia FM
Vera Reinaldo Cuba GM
Volker James
Wheeler Cameron USA FM
Xiong Jeffrey USA IM
Fantastic.
Wow! GM Wesley So finally playing again, this is GREAT NEWS to his fans. I just hope & pray that when the pairings are done, the organizer will give him good pairings… that is, strong players with high elo ratings and NOT low rated players where a win could only earn GM So a +.8 gain, draw a -3 & above & a loss a -6 & above. GM So deserves to play strong players w/ high elo ratings & not mere patsies & low rated playerd who almost often only play to draw against elite players like GM So.
It would be great if the organizer will provide a live feed via chessbomb since people can chat there while seeing live games. Chess Arena only shows live games but no fans interaction as there is no chat function there.
Clarrificatory question, this tourney is classified as an ” Open” tournament since many players can play but restrictive in a sense & partakes the nature of “close” tourney as participants are limited only to 50 players right? If thats the case, I hope the organizer aside from publishing names of the participants with their title also indicate their FIDE elo ratings beside their name. So that fans will know that depth of competitions and this is especially true in the case of GM Wesley So fans where they always check the elo rating of his opponents to see possibilities of elo gain or loss for a win, draw or loss. Hope you will do it. TY
You can look up their ratings yourself. It makes no sense to publish the ratings now if they will change quite a bit in 2 months. Don’t be so lazy.
Who cares about the published ratings? If you want to see it, go to fide.com. Que es la problema?