Answers.Body: <p>According to <a href="https://saintlouischessclub.org/events/weekly-tournaments/other-tournament-information" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the Saint Louis Chess Club</a>:</p>
  <ul>
  <li>National Events.  Co-sponsored by the USCF, these events offer official U.S. titles and most are open to bidding by USCF affiliates.  <em>(Meaning that any affiliate - such as a club or organization holding USCF affiliation - may make a bid to host these tournaments.)</em></li>
  <li>Grand Prix.  Major events, usually open to all, listed in date order.  See &quot;USCF GRAND PRIX&quot; for more information.</li>
  <li>American Classics.  Events that are open to all and have attracted more than 400 players for three consecutive years.</li>
  <li>Heritage Events.  Tournaments held for at least 25 years.</li>
  </ul>
  <p>I could not find a &quot;USCF GRAND PRIX&quot; section on the Saint Louis Chess Club's website, but <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCF_Grand_Prix" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wikipedia</a> says:</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>The USCF Grand Prix is a set of chess tournaments for prize money
  rated by the United States Chess Federation. In general, a tournament
  must have at least $300 in guaranteed prizes to award &quot;Grand Prix&quot;
  points.</p>
  <p>At the end of the year, prizes are awarded to players with the most
  points. The first prize is usually $10,000.</p>
  <p>These prizes provide incentives to grandmasters to play in small
  regional tournaments which they would otherwise avoid.</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>I could not find a specific definition of &quot;Enhanced Grand Prix&quot;, but from context of things I did find, it appears that &quot;Enhanced Grand Prix&quot; refers to tournaments that offer a larger number of Grand Prix points due to having a larger guaranteed prize pool.  It also appears (according to this <a href="http://www.chessnews.org/lower.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">news item</a>) that holding an &quot;Enhanced Grand Prix&quot; event requires the organizer to make a mandatory contribution to the USCF Professional Players Health and Benefit Fund.</p>
  <p>&quot;Junior Grand Prix&quot; is a separate Grand Prix competition for Junior players (under 21 years old).</p>
  <p>{Added 10/23/2022} A complete description of US Chess Grand Prix is available at <a href="https://new.uschess.org/us-chess-grand-prix-program" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://new.uschess.org/us-chess-grand-prix-program</a>.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Looking into OTB tournaments, I see that the USCF allows you to filter searches for the following types:</p>
  <ul>
  <li>Heritage Event</li>
  <li>American Classic</li>
  <li>Grand Prix</li>
  <li>Enhanced Grand Prix</li>
  <li>Junior Grand Prix</li>
  <li>National Championship Event</li>
  <li>State Championship Event</li>
  <li>Regionals</li>
  </ul>
  <p>Some of these are self-evident, but what are &quot;Heritage,&quot; &quot;Classic,&quot; &quot;Grand Prix,&quot; and &quot;Enhanced&quot; types?</p>
  
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Title: What are these types of OTB events from the USCF?
ThreadText: # What are these types of OTB events from the USCF?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2021-07-09)
  
  Looking into OTB tournaments, I see that the USCF allows you to filter searches for the following types:
  
  * Heritage Event
  * American Classic
  * Grand Prix
  * Enhanced Grand Prix
  * Junior Grand Prix
  * National Championship Event
  * State Championship Event
  * Regionals
  
  Some of these are self-evident, but what are "Heritage," "Classic," "Grand Prix," and "Enhanced" types?
  
  **Tags:** tournament, terminology, uscf, otb-chess
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2021-07-10. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
  
  According to [the Saint Louis Chess Club](https://saintlouischessclub.org/events/weekly-tournaments/other-tournament-information):
  
  * National Events. Co-sponsored by the USCF, these events offer official U.S. titles and most are open to bidding by USCF affiliates. *(Meaning that any affiliate - such as a club or organization holding USCF affiliation - may make a bid to host these tournaments.)*
  * Grand Prix. Major events, usually open to all, listed in date order. See "USCF GRAND PRIX" for more information.
  * American Classics. Events that are open to all and have attracted more than 400 players for three consecutive years.
  * Heritage Events. Tournaments held for at least 25 years.
  
  I could not find a "USCF GRAND PRIX" section on the Saint Louis Chess Club's website, but [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCF_Grand_Prix) says:
  
  > The USCF Grand Prix is a set of chess tournaments for prize money
  > rated by the United States Chess Federation. In general, a tournament
  > must have at least $300 in guaranteed prizes to award "Grand Prix"
  > points.
  >
  > At the end of the year, prizes are awarded to players with the most
  > points. The first prize is usually $10,000.
  >
  > These prizes provide incentives to grandmasters to play in small
  > regional tournaments which they would otherwise avoid.
  
  I could not find a specific definition of "Enhanced Grand Prix", but from context of things I did find, it appears that "Enhanced Grand Prix" refers to tournaments that offer a larger number of Grand Prix points due to having a larger guaranteed prize pool. It also appears (according to this [news item](http://www.chessnews.org/lower.htm)) that holding an "Enhanced Grand Prix" event requires the organizer to make a mandatory contribution to the USCF Professional Players Health and Benefit Fund.
  
  "Junior Grand Prix" is a separate Grand Prix competition for Junior players (under 21 years old).
  
  {Added 10/23/2022} A complete description of US Chess Grand Prix is available at <https://new.uschess.org/us-chess-grand-prix-program>.
  
  
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