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Pittsburgh Open 2014

Ramada Greensburg Hotel & Conference CenterThe 15th Annual Pittsburgh Open will be held from May 2-4, 2014, at the Ramada Greensburg Hotel & Conference Center, 100 Ramada Inn Dr, Greensburg, Pennsylvania.

The event has 5 sections: Open, Under 2100, Under 1800, Under 1500 and Under 1200. All sections have either 3-day (May 2-4) or 2-day (May 3-4) schedules to play in.

The event has a $7,000 prize fund, unconditionally guaranteed.

Open: $700-400-300-200, clear or tiebreak winner $100 bonus, top Under 2300/Unr $300-150.
Under 2100: $500-250-150-100, top Under 1900 $250-125.
Under 1800: $500-250-150-100, top Under 1600 $250-125.
Under 1500:$400-200-120-80, top Under 1300 $200-100.
Under 1200: $200-100-60-40, plaques to first 3, top U1000, U800, U600, Unrated.
Unrated may not win over $100 in U1200, $200 U1500, or $300 U1800.

Last year winner was GM Alexander Shabalov

Tournament website

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