CONTINENTAL CHESS
ASSOCIATION
Chess tournament information
NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: DirectorAtChess.US (At = @ symbol)
PO Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577-0249
Email us at DirectorAtChess.US (use the @
symbol in place of "At")
For withdrawals, write to DropoutsAtChess.US (use the @
symbol in place of "At")
IN EITHER CASE, PLEASE
PUT THE NAME OF THE TOURNAMENT AND THE NAME OF THE PLAYER IN THE EMAIL
SUBJECT HEADING!
Phone 845-496-9658, but it's MUCH better to use email,
which reduces the possibility of error.
For withdrawals or section switches, please email us
at least 2 hours
before your first round.
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Welcome to Continental Chess! We
have organized chess tournaments from
coast to coast since the 1960s, open to players of all ages, from beginners
to Grandmasters. Most include sections in which less experienced players
face only each other.
We are not a membership organization, but are affiliated with
the US Chess Federation . Our events award
USCF ratings and require USCF membership, available through us at special rates. We presently
plan events in California, Connecticut, DC, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts,
Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia. For tournaments in
other states, see
uschess.org. If you're not ready to enter, please visit any of our
tournaments; there is no fee for spectators.
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS OF OUR UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS!
For results, see
CROSSTABLES. For
your latest USCF rating, click
here. Note that only "official ratings" are used at our events,
unless you would otherwise be unrated. "Unofficial ratings" are NOT
used if you have an official rating.
Click
here to enter a tournament online.
EMAIL CONFIRMATION PROBLEM:
Sometimes our shopping cart displays a message saying
"Error- unable to send email" after credit
card input. This means that for reasons we don't understand, you will not
receive a confirming email. HOWEVER, IT ALSO MEANS THAT YOUR ENTRY WAS
RECEIVED, SO PLEASE CONSIDER IT AS A CONFIRMATION - YOU DON'T NEED TO CONTACT US ABOUT
IT.
GM Magesh Panchanathan Wins 2012
Philadelphia Open!
2012 SOUTHERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Final Standings
PITTSBURGH OPEN:
Final Standings
Final Standings:
Mid-America Open
Long Island Open (5 GMs!)
19th Annual Western Class Championships:
Final Standings!
21st Annual Eastern Class Championships:
Final Standings!
FM Victor Shen Rings The Liberty Bell
Open With Record Turnout In Philadelphia!
New York IM Justin Sarkar Visits The
"Other" Coast To Win Golden State Open!
North American Open: Pairings, Results, Standings, Monroi Broadcast of
Tournament Games!
GM Alex Ivanov Wins National
Chess Congress Ahead of GM Giorgi Kacheishvili and IM Leonid Gerzhoy
Kaidanov Sweeps Kings
Island 20th Anniversary Edition With 2894 Tournament Performance!
EASTERN
TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS!
IM Yury
Lapshun Wins 43rd Atlantic Open While Two Hurricanes Strike: Irene Wallops East
Coast and Eric Most Storms Open Section!
Romanenko Wins Manhattan Open To
Secure Final GM Norm; Parker Zhao Clinches Third IM Norm!
U.S. Champion Gata Kamsky Wins 39th Annual
World Open!
PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL JUNE
24-28.
Also World Open Senior Amateur June 24-26, Under
13 Championship and Girls Championship June 25-26, and many quick or blitz
events.
GAREYEV WINS 2011 CHICAGO OPEN-
17-year old Conrad Holt of Kansas achieves his first GM norm!
LAZNICA WINS 2010 WORLD OPEN
(37
Grandmasters!!)
GELASHVILI WINS 2011 PHILADELPHIA OPEN
(10 foreign titled players, 26 foreign FIDE rated players, norms were possible
without needing to play foreign players!)
12-year old Luke Harmon-Vellotti of Idaho earns his first IM norm!
For results of all CCA events, see
CROSSTABLES.
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To avoid huge ballroom rent,
most of our tournaments count on having many players use guest rooms at the host
hotel, and asking for the chess rate gives the tournament credit. For all
tournaments,
please stay at the tournament hotel if possible and ask for
the chess rate.
Thank you
for your support!
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CONTINENTAL CHESS FORUM
Contact other players about sharing rooms
or transportation, ask questions or make suggestions regarding our tournaments,
or comment on USCF or FIDE chess issues. You must use your USCF ID number as
your user name when registering.
OUR EMAIL ADDRESSES:
PLEASE PUT THE NAME OF
THE TOURNAMENT AND THE NAME OF THE PLAYER IN THE EMAIL SUBJECT HEADING!
To ask questions or change your section or
schedule for a tournament: DirectorAtChess.US
To withdraw from a tournament before play begins: DropoutsAtChess.US
To request an invitation for a foreign player: GoAtChess.US
In all cases, use the "@" symbol
for "At." We don't spell out the exact email address here to minimize
spam.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE:
WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT ALL
PRIZEWINNERS WAIT TO RECEIVE THEIR PRIZES AT THE TOURNAMENT!
Prizewinners may receive their prize checks right at the tournament (except
for World Open Under 1200 through Under 1800), as soon as
the amount of their prize has been determined! The IRS also requires that anyone
who wins $600 or more show proof of their Social Security or Tax ID Number
to the Tournament Director, in order to receive their check. Those
prizewinners who choose not to receive their prizes at the
tournament may instead provide us with their addresses
(and tax ID numbers if necessary) so we can mail these prize checks
after the tournament.
However, especially during our busy periods, it
may take up to four (4) or more weeks for us to process all the outstanding
prizes.
REFUND POLICY: If you cannot attend any
of our tournaments, send us an email at least 2 hours before the first round.
If this is not possible, call the tournament site and ask for the chess tournament. You
can apply the entire fee to future tournaments, or
obtain a refund of the fee minus a $15 service charge. You
may also give notice of withdrawal by mail by writing us at least 8 days before
the first round. NO REFUND, full or partial,
is EVER given once you have started playing
your game in the first round.
PLEASE ALLOW at least four weeks to receive your
refund!
Especially during busy periods such as
June-August or
November-January, we tend to have a large backlog of work: entries, refunds,
prizes, rating reports, memberships, invitations, questions, hotel contracts
& setup, travel to tournaments, etc. If four weeks elapses and
your refund does not arrive, it has probably been overlooked- send us an
e-mail pointing this out and we will give it priority.
ONLINE
ENTRY using a
secure server is available for all CCA tournaments that offer advance entry!
Online entry is also available at
www.entry.cc,
which you can use if you ever have problems accessing chesstour.com.
Immediately after you enter online, you should see "Thank you for your order" on
the screen.
This means your entry is confirmed.
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USCF MEMBERSHIP SPECIAL FOR
MOST TOURNAMENTS: 1 year USCF dues with
paper
magazine if paid with entry. Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30,
Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. By mail, phone or at
site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Adult and Young Adult (under
25) include monthly Chess Life, Scholastic (under 13) includes bimonthly Chess
Life For Kids. USCF membership
is required for all our tournaments.
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ONLINE ENTRY
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STANDINGS, GAMES FROM OUR
MAJOR
EVENTS:
GOLDEN STATE OPEN (GoldenStateOpen.net)
LIBERTY BELL OPEN
(LibertyBellOpen.com)
EASTERN CLASS (EasternClass.com)
WESTERN CLASS (WesternClass.com)
MID-AMERICA OPEN
(MidAmericaOpen.com)
PITTSBURGH OPEN (PittsburghOpen.net)
SOUTHERN OPEN (SouthernOpen.com)
PHILADELPHIA OPEN
(PhiladelphiaOpen.net)
FOXWOODS OPEN
(FoxwoodsOpen.com)
TOURNAMENT DISCONTINUED AFTER 2009
CHICAGO OPEN
(ChicagoOpen.net)
PHILADELPHIA
INTERNATIONAL
(PhiladelphiaChess.com)
WORLD OPEN
(WorldOpen.com)
PACIFIC COAST OPEN (PacificCoastOpen.com)
CHICAGO CLASS
(ChicagoClass.net)
CLEVELAND OPEN (ClevelandOpen.com)
CONTINENTAL OPEN (ContinentalOpen.com)
INDIANAPOLIS OPEN
(IndianapolisOpen.com)
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA OPEN (CentralCaliforniaOpen.com)
MANHATTAN OPEN
(ManhattanOpen.com)
ATLANTIC OPEN (Atlantic Open.com)
NEW YORK
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP (NYchampionship.com)
CONTINENTAL CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS (ContinentalClass.net)
LOS ANGELES OPEN (LosAngelesOpen.net)
MIDWEST CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP
(Midwestclass.com)
BOARDWALK OPEN
(BoardwalkOpen.com)
EASTERN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
(EasternTeam.net)
KINGS ISLAND OPEN
(KingsIslandOpen.com )
NATIONAL CHESS CONGRESS (NationalChessCongress.com)
NORTH AMERICAN OPEN (NorthAmericanOpen.com)
EMPIRE CITY OPEN
(EmpireCityOpen.com)
CONTINENTAL AMATEUR
(ContinentalAmateur.com)
2012 NEW YORK STATE SCHOLASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS,
3/3-4, Saratoga Springs, NY
-- High School
Championship
-- High School
Reserve
-- Junior High
Championship
-- Middle School
Reserve
-- Elementary
Championship
-- Elementary
Reserve
-- Primary Championship
-- Primary K1
--
Bughouse Championship!
2012 NEW
YORK STATE SCHOLASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS: USCF-Rated Results!
2012 EASTERN CLASS
CHAMPIONSHIPS, 3/2-4, Sturbridge, MA
2012 EASTERN
CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS: USCF-Rated Results!
2012 WESTERN CLASS
CHAMPIONSHIPS,
3/9-11, Agoura Hills, CA
2012 WESTERN
CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS: USCF-Rated Results!
2012 WESTERN CLASS
CHAMPIONSHIPS: Chess Life Online Tournament Report!
2012 LONG ISLAND OPEN,
3/18-20, Ronkonkoma, NY
2012 LONG
ISLAND OPEN: USCF-Rated Results!
2012 MID-AMERICA OPEN,
3/16-18, Saint Louis, MO
2012 MID-AMERICA OPEN: USCF-Rated Results!
2012 MID-AMERICA OPEN: Chess Life Online Tournament Report!
2012 PITTSBURGH OPEN,
3/23-25, Pittsburgh, PA
2012 PITTSBURGH OPEN: USCF-Rated Results!
2012 SOUTHERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS, 3/30 - 4/1,
Orlando, FL
2012 SOUTHERN
CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS: USCF-Rated Results
2012 PHILADELPHIA OPEN, 4/4-8,
Philadelphia, PA
2012 PHILADELPHIA
OPEN: USCF-Rated Results!
Our next tournament
is the
23rd Annual Vermont Resort Open, April
27-29 or 28-29 at a new tournament site: the
Holiday Inn Rutland/Killington-- Vermont's most elegant and upscale
Holiday Inn, in the scenic Green Mountains, with free parking, free
wireless, heated indoor pool, two (2!) whirlpool hot tubs, sauna,
exercise room, refrigerator and microwaves in each room, and many restaurants
within easy walking distance, and free hotel shuttle to the Rutland bus terminal
and Rutland Amtrak Station,
with train service to New York City!
$2,000
Guaranteed Prize Fund-- free entry to IMs and GMs ($60 deducted from
prize)!
ENTER ON SITE ONLY, AT HOTEL-- AT
LEAST ONE HOUR BEFORE YOUR GAME!
All
Advance Entries Received Thru April 25th!
3-Day Open Section Advance Entries Thru April 25th!
3-Day Under 1810 Section Advance Entries Thru April 25th!
3-Day Under 1410 Section Advance Entries Thru April 25th!
2-Day Open Section Advance Entries Thru April 25th!
2-Day Under 1810 Section Advance Entries Thru April 25th!
2-Day Under 1410 Section Advance Entries Thru April 25th!
Our next tournament, after the
above,
is the
First Western Amateur Championship,
May 4-6 or 5-6, at the
Sheraton Four Points LAX Hotel: $89 special chess hotel rates, $5
special chess parking rate, free airport shuttle, 9750 Airport Blvd.,
Los Angeles.
$10,000
Guaranteed Prize Fund For Players Rated Under 2300
(or unrateds)!
CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE
WESTERN AMATEUR ONLINE UNTIL MAY 1st!
CCA minimum
ratings as of
Dec 24, 2011 are now posted.
They will be used, if above USCF ratings, at all
CCA tournaments, effective immediately!
We will be posting the advance
entries for our next few tournaments here.
We expect to update the entry list the day before each event, and sometimes earlier than that.
Please do not ask whether an advance
entry was received, as there is no way for us to do an automatic search by name
or ID number on the online entries. Once we have processed all these
entries, we can then alphabetize them and post them here. Please be
patient and wait for this post. .
ADVANCE ENTRIES
PLEASE
NOTE! When advance entries are posted,
it is
so that players will know they are correctly entered, NOT for the purpose of
showing how many entries there are likely to be! The great majority of
entries for most tournaments come in the last few days before the event or at
the door. Often a week or two before the event, entries are only 5% to 10%
of their ultimate total, and even a few days before, there are sometimes just
one or two entries in a section/schedule only to have it wind up with ten or
more.
Latest Update:
April 28th
2012 Western Amateur,
May 4-6 or 5-6: All advance entries received
thru April 18th.
2012 Chicago Open,
May 24-28, 25-28, 26-28 or 27-28: Most advance entries received
thru April 6.
If you are not listed and
the entry deadline has not been reached, or no entries are posted, please wait for
the final update on the Thursday before the tournament.
If the final post is up and you are omitted, please send an email to
DirectorAtChess.US (use the "@" symbol in place of "At").
Please do not report misspellings or
rating changes to us. Misspelled names and changed ratings are
automatically corrected when we import the player's info from the USCF database,
using the ID number. This is done after the final posting of advance
entries.
We will use the
APRIL OFFICIAL USCF
RATING LIST for all our
tournaments that end in April, and
the
MAY OFFICIAL USCF
RATING LIST
for all our tournaments that end in May (but
unofficial ratings at
www.uschess.org will usually be used for players who would
otherwise be unrated), along with the latest
CCA
MINIMUM RATINGS for all events, and if
they are too high for the section requested,
the player(s) will be automatically moved up. Please note that
no
events that ended after April 6th were rated for the
May official USCF rating list.
Some players have been assigned
CCA MINIMUM RATINGS,
effective immediately, as a result of the World Open and other
tournaments.
The advance entry list is not used
for any purpose once the tournament starts, so misspellings and incorrect
ratings on the advance entry list are generally never corrected on that list, they are updated only on the pairing sheets and wall charts.
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We hold 6 of the 8 largest prize fund
open tournaments in the USA:
The 2011 World Open was held
June 30-July 4, June 28-July 4, July 1-4 or 2-4 at the Sheraton Philadelphia
City Center Hotel. A 9 round Swiss
with GM and IM norms possible, the event had guaranteed minimum prizes
totaling $225,000 and the actual amount awarded was over $231,000, highest of any open tournament in the world. The
2012 World Open, the 40th anniversary of this event, will be played July 4-8,
5-8 or 6-8 and other schedules at the Sheraton
Philadelphia City Center Hotel. See the
World Open website
with results and games from World Opens since 1998.
The $100,000 guaranteed
Chicago Open was held in 2011 at the luxurious
Westin North Shore Hotel in Wheeling, Illinois May 26-30, 27-30, 28-30 or 29-30.
The Open Section again
had 9 rounds, so GM and IM norms were possible, and 17-year old Conrad Holt of
Kansas earned his first GM norm. The other
sections had 7 rounds. The 2012 Chicago Open will be held at the same location
May 24-28, 25-28, 26-28, 27-28 or 25-26 and we expect a stronger Open Section
with free entry to IMs, WGMs and foreign FMs, and the second section eligibility
raised from Under 2100 to Under 2300.
The 2010 North American Open, a 7-round Swiss, was held at Bally's Las Vegas
December 26-29. The 2011 event will again be 7 rounds, Dec 26-29 at Bally's,
with alternate schedule option Dec 27-29. This tournament is
always Dec 26-29 each year, regardless of the days of the week those
dates are.
The
2009 Foxwoods Open was held
April 8-12. This tournament was always held over Easter weekend
(no other weekend was available at Foxwoods), with 9 rounds in the
Open Section (5 days, GM & IM norms available), and 7 rounds in the lower
sections (choice of 4-day or 3-day schedule). The Foxwoods Open is no
longer
planned due to a requested huge increase in rates. A new event, the
2010 Philadelphia Open, was held at the Philadelphia Sheraton Hotel over Easter weekend, with details similar to the Foxwoods Open.
The 2011 Philadelphia Open was again held over Easter weekend
at an upscale new location, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, and was our first Easter
weekend tournament in many years to have enough foreign titled and rated players
so that norms were possible without having to face them. 12-year old Luke
Harmon-Vellotti earned his first IM norm in this event. The
2012
Philadelphia Open will again be held at Loews April 4-8, 5-8, 6-8 or 7-8, 2012,
and we expect a stronger Open Section, with free entry to IMs and WGMs and
second section eligibility raised from Under 2100 to Under 2200.
A big new event, the
Manhattan Open, was held Aug
17-21, 18-21, 19-21 or 20-21, 2011 at the New Yorker Hotel, Manhattan.
With $70,000 in prizes, this was the first big money open held in New York City since 2000. The Open Section
was 9 rounds (GM norm for Vladimir Romanenko, IM norm for Parker Zhao) and the lower sections 6 rounds.
The Continental Class Championships was held in the Washington, DC area
over Columbus Day weekend (Oct 6-10,
2011 with other schedules) at the luxurious Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington,
Virginia. The event had a $40,000 minimum prize fund and featured a 9 round,
FIDE rated Master Section and Expert Section.
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