Location

Hyatt Regency SFO
1333 Bayshore Highway
Burlingame, CA 94010

Prizes - $13,000 Guaranteed

1st	2nd	3rd	4th	U2450	U2250
$5000	$3000	$2000	$1000	$1000	$1000

All non-US Federation players who play all nine
rounds receive a $100 minimum prize.

Sponsored by Prasad Dasari

Schedule

	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8	Round 9
Date	Jan 1	Jan 2	Jan 3	Jan 3	Jan 4	Jan 5	Jan 5	Jan 6	Jan 7
Time	6 pm	2 pm	10 am	6 pm	2 pm	10 am	6 pm	2 pm	10 am

General

Both GM and IM norms possible! The Bay Area International begins only a couple of days after the Pan American Intercollegiate (in the same hotel!) as well as the North American Open in Las Vegas end so is a very convenient event for those playing in either.

The International is open to players with FIDE Ratings above 2000 (a few special exceptions may be made at the discretion of the organizers). But to ensure players of having good chances to make GM norms, a maximum of one-third of the total field will be permitted to be U2200 FIDE (January Rating Supplement will be used).

With the relaxed seven day schedule, there should be ample opportunity for players to tour one of the US's most popular cities. And along with that, with five days of the tournament having only one game, this will be one of the very few US events which will allow players the opportunity to earn one of the special GM norms required by FIDE to obtain the GM title.

Related Events

Pan American Intercollegiate: bayareachess.com/panam
Amateur Event: bayareachess.com/ny