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
Cao, Jason Canada FM
Chandra, Akshat USA IM
Corrales, Fidel USA GM
Diamant, Andre Brazil GM
Durarbayli, Vasif Azerbaijan GM
Eckert, Doug USA FM
Ghatti Sanjay USA
Hendrickson, Nolan USA
Jung, Hans Canada FM
Kaufman, Ray USA IM
Kavutskiy, Kostya USA FM
Le, Liem Vietnam GM
Leon Hoyos, Manuel Mexico GM
Li, Ruifeng USA FM
Liang, Awonder USA FM
Malhotra, Akshay USA
Mendoza, Luisa Colombia WFM
Menon, Gopal USA
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
Pressman, Leif USA FM
Priyadharshan, Kannappan India IM
Recuero, Guerra David Spain IM
Richter, Alex USA
Robson, Ray USA GM
Rosenthal, Nicholas USA
Sharevich, Anna USA WGM
So, Wesley PHL GM
Santarius, Erik USA
Tan, Justin Australia FM
Troff, Kayden USA GM
Vera Reinaldo, Cuba GM
Voelker, James
Wheeler, Cameron USA FM
Xiong, Jeffrey USA IM
Pending
Arribas Maritza Cuba WGM
Reyes Roquelina Cuba WIM
Sanches Ruiz Cuba IM
Nakamura will crush this field.
Nakamura will crush this field.
Why is the 2014 SPICE Cup Open NOT even recognized by 2700chess.com as the NEXT EVENT of GM Wesley So… If this event is FIDE rated which Im sure it is, then why the heck this people from 2700chess.com NOT RECOGNIZING it. Other players already has schedule months before placed in 2700chess.com The fact that the 2014 SPICE Cup Open is a CONFIRMED event of GM Wesley So & FIDE rated is more than enough to get their attention and calendar it as his next event. Just saying
Please save one spot for Nakamura so that he could avenge his lost in the Sinquefielf Cup.
It buffles me! A check in the FIDE website calendar of events for other tournaments REVEALS that the 2014 SPICE Cup Open APPEARS NOT FIDE Rated Event. Perhaps this is the reason why people from 2700chess.com is IGNORING this event because it is NOT FIDE Rated Event. Perhaps the organizer of the 2014 SPICE Cup Open can CLEAR the CONFUSION & issue a statement or so once & for all and state on record whether said tournament is either FIDE Rated or not. Thanks & God Bless.
It says GM & IM Norms can be earned… If thats the case, it presupposes it is FIDE Rated Event… Otherwise, whats the use of playing & earning GM & IM Norms if not FIDE Rated… Its absurd LOL