20th Pacific Coast Open

The 20th Annual Pacific Coast Open will be held from July 16-19, 2015, at the Sheraton Agoura Hills Hotel, 30100 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills, California.

The event has 6 sections: Open, Under 2100, Under 1900, Under 1700, Under 1500 and Under 1250. All sections have either 4-day, 3-day or 2-day schedules to play in.

The tournament format is 6-round Swiss with the time control 40/100, SD/30, d10 (2-day option, rds 1-3 G/40, d10).

The event has a $25,000 prize fund, based on 230 paid entries, with $20,000 minimum guaranteed.

Open Section: $3000-1500-1000-500, clear or tiebreak win $100 bonus, top U2300/Unr $1200-600. 150 Grand Prix Points.
Under 2100 Section: $2000-1000-500-300.
Under 1900 Section: $2000-1000-500-300.
Under 1700 Section: $1600-800-400-200.
Under 1500 Section: $1600-800-400-200.
Under 1250 Section: $800-400-200-100, plaques to first 3, top U1000, U800, Unrated.

Agoura Hills is a city in Los Angeles County, California, with the population of 20,330. It is located in the eastern Conejo Valley between the Simi Hills and the Santa Monica Mountains.