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Continental Chess Bulletin
Dec 2, 2012
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NEW EMAIL ADDRESS FOR CONTINENTAL CHESS: Director@Chess.US
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LONG ISLAND OPEN
March 1-3 or 2-3, 2013
Holiday Inn Islip Airport, Ronkonkoma NY
$75 room rates, free parking, free shuttle from LIRR & airport!
$12,000 PROJECTED PRIZES, $8000 MINIMUM
5 round Swiss in 5 sections: Open, Under 2100, Under 1800, Under 1500, Under 1200. Choice of 3-day or 2-day schedule; both merge after round 2 and play for same prizes.FULL DETAILS ENTER NOW
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A new shopping cart is available for online entry in CCA tournaments.
The new cart makes inputting your entry info much faster, especially if you set up a profile that you can retrieve each time you enter a CCA event.
The new shopping cart also instantly posts online entries on the web, so entry lists are automatically updated every time a player enters online, not just once or twice. You may also receive a confirming email, but if you don't see one, just check the online advance entry list to make sure that you are entered and are in the correct section and schedule. Players have the option of viewing entries alphabetically, by section, or both. Mailed and phoned entries are also displayed, but often with a week or more delay.
To view advance entries for any tournament, go to chessaction.com, find the name of the tournament you are interested in, and click on the "advance entries" button for that tournament.
Warning: You may sometimes see no one in your section a week or two before the tournament, or only a few players a day or two before. Do not be concerned; this is caused by a large percentage of the eventual players entering in the last day or two or at the door. And don't look online to see how many Grandmasters are playing, as except for a few special events, usually almost all enter at the door.
If you want to get an idea how large or strong a tournament or section is likely to be, the advance entry list is NOT a good way to find out! Far better is to check the CROSSTABLES section of our website for last year's final crosstable.
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COMING EVENTS
Details posted at www.chesstour.com now include the following:
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December 26-30, 26-29 or 27-29: 22nd annual NORTH AMERICAN OPEN at Bally's Casino Resort, Las Vegas. The chess rates are sold out, but the following rates are available at www.ballyslv.com: 12/24 $59, 12/25 $59, 12/26 $69, 12/27 $69, 12/28 $119, 12/29 $149, 12/30 $239. If you need lower rates, expedia.com and hotels.com offer The Quad Hotel (3535 South Las Vegas Blvd, formerly Imperial Palace, about a 10 minute walk to Ballys) for: 12/24 $52, 12/25 $23, 12/26 $43, 12/27 $27, 12/28 $34, 12/29 $84, 12/30 $255. Open Section, 9 rounds, Dec 26-30, has GM and IM norm possibilities for the first time! Lower sections are again 7 rounds, Dec 26-29 or 27-29. $120,000 projected prizes, $90,000 minimum! ENTER NOW
December 28-30 or 29-30: 31st annual EMPIRE CITY OPEN at New Yorker Hotel. 6 rounds, $10,000 guaranteed prizes. ENTER NOW
Jan 11-13 or 12-13: BOSTON CHESS CONGRESS, at luxurious Hyatt Harborside Hotel at Logan Airport, with a beautiful view of Boston Harbor and downtown. Free parking, free airport shuttle, very low special room rates ($79)! $15,000 projected prizes, $10,000 minimum. ENTER NOW
Jan 17-21, 18-21, 19-21 or 20-21: 4th annual GOLDEN STATE OPEN, Martin Luther King weekend at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Concord, California (30 miles from Oakland Airport). Special room rates $89. $25,000 prize fund unconditionally guaranteed. Open is now 9 rounds, 5 days with GM & IM norms possible, and $700 minimum prize to first 5 foreign GMs to enter. Under 2200, Under 1900, Under 1600, Under 1300 sections are 7 rounds with choice of 4-day, 3-day or 2-day schedule; Under 1000 Section plays Jan 20-21 only. ENTER NOW
Jan 18-21, 19-21 or 20-21: 45th annual LIBERTY BELL OPEN at Sonesta Hotel, Philadelphia. 7 rounds, $20,000 prizes based on 320 paid entries, otherwise in proportion, except minimum $14,000 (70 of each prize) guaranteed. For the past 7 years, each year the tournament drew over 320 paid entries, and the $20,000 projected prizes were raised- in 2012 by 33%! ENTER NOW
Feb 23-24 or 24: 46th annual NEW YORK STATE SCHOLASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS at Saratoga Hilton, Saratoga Springs, NY. In 8 sections - top 7 play 6 rounds, Feb 23-24; K-2 plays 5 rounds, Feb 24 only. ENTER NOW
Mar 1-3 or 2-3: 7th annual LONG ISLAND OPEN at Holiday Inn Islip Airport, Ronkonkoma. $12,000 projected prizes, $8000 minimum. $75 room rates, free parking, free shuttle from airport or LIRR. ENTER NOW
Mar 1-3 or 2-3: 14th annual PITTSBURGH OPEN at Doubletree Hotel Pittsburgh Green Tree. $12,000 projected prizes, $8000 minimum. $94 room rates, free parking, free airport shuttle. ENTER NOWMar 8-10 or 9-10: 20th annual WESTERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS at Sheraton Agoura Hills in Southern California. $20,000 projected prizes, $16,000 minimum. ENTER NOW
Mar 15-17 or 16-17: 17th annual MID-AMERICA OPEN at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Clayton, Missouri (an upscale suburb adjacent to Saint Louis). $16,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum. $94 room rates include free full hot breakfast buffet and free parking. ENTER NOW
Mar 15-17 or 16-17: 22nd annual EASTERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS, Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, Sturbridge, Massachusetts. $16,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum. ENTER NOW
Mar 22-24 or 23-24: 11th annual SOUTHERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS at Wyndham Orlando Resort. $12,000 projected prizes, $9000 minimum. Special room rates $85 with no resort fee. ENTER NOW
Mar 27-31, 28-31, 29-31 or 30-31: 7th annual PHILADELPHIA OPEN at luxurious Loews Philadelphia Hotel. First mega-tournament of 2013, with $75,000 projected prizes, $50,000 minimum, GM & IM norms possible in the 9 round Open Section! Other sections (U2200, U2000, U1800, U1600, U1300, U1000) are 7 rounds. ENTER NOW
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36 WIDELY BELIEVED MYTHS
about CCA chess tournaments
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