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
(2014 SPICE Cup Trophy)
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 2265
Ashwin Jayaram India IM 2468
Banawa Jake PHL FM 2306
Banawa Joel USA FM 2360
Betaneli Alexander USA FM 2265
Bora Safal USA 2342
Boros Denes Hungary GM 2468
Cervantes Thalia Cuba WCM 1868
Chandra Akshat USA IM 2488
Checa Nicolas USA 2213
Chiang Sarah USA WFM 2015
Corrales Fidel USA GM 2532
Durarbayli Vasif Azerbaijan GM 2624
Eckert Doug USA FM 2228
Ghatti Sanjay USA 2024
Gurevich Daniel USA FM 2314
Hendrickson Nolan USA 2211
Inumerable Florentino USA 2101
Jung Hans Canada FM 2149
Kannappan Priyadharshan India IM 2460
Kaufman Raymond USA IM 2341
Kavutskiy Kostya USA FM 2307
Keaton Kiewra USA IM 2393
Kjartansson Guðmundur Iceland IM 2439
Langer Michael USA FM 2168
Larson Matthew USA 2182
Le Liem Vietnam GM 2706
Leon Hoyos Manuel Mexico GM 2512
Li Ruifeng USA FM 2365
Liang Awonder USA FM 2253
Mendoza Luisa Columbia WFM 1982
Naroditsky Daniel USA GM 2601
Neimer Vitaly Israel IM 2344
Nyzhnyk Ilya Ukraine GM 2613
Preotu Razvan Canada FM 2391
Pressman Leif USA FM 2301
Recuero Guerra David Spain IM 2424
Richter Alex USA 2016
Robson Ray USA GM 2628
Rosenthal Nicholas USA 2074
Sanches Ruiz Cuba IM 2429
Santarius Erik USA 2329
Sevian Samuel USA IM 2473
Shankar Gauri India FM 2296
Tan Justin Australia FM 2346
Troff Kayden USA GM 2532
Vera Reinaldo Cuba GM 2449
Vibbert Sean USA FM 2302
Voelker James USA 2159
Xiong Jeffrey USA IM 2470
Young Angelo PHI IM 2315
Plus
So Wesley PHL GM 2755
Shutzman Tom USA 2063
Diamant Andre Brazil GM 2465
Sharevich Anna USA WGM 2249
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CHECK IN WITH THE ARBITER AT LEAST 2 HOURS BEFORE THE START OF ROUND 1. Otherwise, you will not be paired.
Will Nakamura play?
No. Naka will be playing in the FIDE grand prix at the same time. Plus he doesnt really play in open tournaments.
Alexandra Botez?
It’ll be very helpful to have the list sorted by Rating instead of Alphabetical order.
Yes, a Sort by FIDE rating will be great.
Don’t understand what PLUS means on the List towards the bottom. Except for Tom, all the other players were already on the list before. So what’s the PLUS mystery – does anyone know? Why a separate PLUS section?
What about a player with USCF rating over 2100, but FIDE below 2100? Can he play in such condition?
“Plus” means these will be extra players playing only a few rounds as needed due to conflicts in their class schedules, which unfortunately prevent them for playing the entire tournament. F. Niro, Arbiter
After So & Robson wion 100K and 50K respectively, how can they be motivated to play for a mere 3K prize?
Joji, perhaps they just love to play the game regardless of the prize fund.