The 40th Peoples Tournament is set to take place from 14-16th February, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, California, USA.
The event consists of five elo sections. The tournament format is 6-round Swiss with the time control 40/120, sd30, d5.
The total prize fund is $20,000 based on 273 entries, with 60% of the prizes guaranteed.
Open (2100+), FIDE rated: $3000-1500-700-300-150, u2200 $500-200.
1900-2099: $1,500-700-300-200-150-140, u2000: 140.
1700-1899: $1,500-700-300-200-150-140, u1800: 140.
1500-1699: $1,500-700-300-200-150-140, u1600: 140.
1300-1499: $1,000-500-200-150-140-140. u1300: $1,000-500-200-150-140-140.
The same venue hosted the 2014 US Class Championship
