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Continental Chess Bulletin Jun 5, 2011
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NEW EMAIL ADDRESS FOR CONTINENTAL CHESS: Director@Chess.US |
USCF EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTION
Registered voters should receive their ballots for the 2011 USCF Executive Board election within a week or two. See CHECKMATE.US for candidate analysis by Bill Goichberg.
CONTINENTAL CHESS FORUM
Want to share a hotel room or transportation to save money at an upcoming CCA tournament? Post your interest on the new CONTINENTAL CHESS FORUM. This Forum is also available for discussion of CCA events, tournament formats, and chess issues in general. NOTE: To register, you must use your USCF ID number as your user name.
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4th annual Continental Chess
CLEVELAND OPEN
5 rounds, August 5-7 or 6-7, 2011 Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel Free parking, free airport shuttle, $80 room rate! 
$12,000 GUARANTEED PRIZES- $4000 MORE THAN LAST YEAR
In 6 sections:
OPEN: $2000-1000-600-300, clear or tiebreak winner $100 bonus, top Under 2200/Unr $1200-600. FIDE rated.
UNDER 2000: $1400-800-400-200.
UNDER 1800: $1400-800-400-200.
UNDER 1600: $1200-600-300-200.
UNDER 1300: $1000-500-250-150.
UNDER 1000: $300-200-100, trophies to top Under 800, Under 600, Unrated.
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COMING EVENTS
Details posted at www.chesstour.com now include the following:
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June 12: SCHENECTADY OPEN at Studio of Bridge & Games. 1-day Sunday tournament, 4 rounds, G/40, $1000 guaranteed. Advance entries close Thursday, June 9. ENTER NOW
June 24-28: 8th annual PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL at Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel. 9 round Swiss, GM and IM norms possible. Prizes raised to $10,000 guaranteed, $500 minimum guarantee to foreign GMs, $250 to US GMs, foreign IMs, foreign WGMs. ENTER NOW
June 24-26: 3rd annual WORLD OPEN SENIOR AMATEUR. ENTER NOW
June 25-26: 3rd annual WORLD OPEN GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP. Two sections this year, Open and Under 1200! ENTER NOW
June 25-26: 3rd annual WORLD OPEN UNDER 13 CHAMPIONSHIP. Two sections this year, Open and Under 1000! ENTER NOW
June 25-July 4 (each day): WORLD OPEN SIDE EVENTS.
June 30-July 4, June 28-July 4, July 1-4 or 2-4: 39th annual WORLD OPEN at Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel. 9 rounds, world's largest open tournament prize fund: $300,000 based on 1300 paid entries, $225,000 minimum. Free analysis of your games and lectures by GMs, many side events. Simultaneous exhibition by Grandmaster Ray Robson, youngest US GM in history, 10 am June 30. ENTER NOW SIDE EVENTS
July 15-17 or 16-17: 4th annual CHICAGO CLASS at Westin North Shore Hotel, Wheeling, Illinois. Prize fund $5000 more than ever before for this event- $25,000 unconditionally guaranteed. No residence requirements. ENTER NOW
July 22-24 or 23-24: 16th annual BRADLEY OPEN, Sheraton Hotel at Bradley Airport, Windsor Locks, CT, between Hartford, CT and Springfield, MA. Free parking, free airport shuttle. Larger prizes this year- $10,000 guaranteed. ENTER NOW
July 29-31 or 30-31: 16th annual GREEN MOUNTAIN OPEN at Stratton Mountain Resort, Stratton Mountain (West Wardsboro), Vermont. $3000 guaranteed prizes. ENTER NOW
Aug 5-7 or 6-7: 4th annual Continental Chess CLEVELAND OPEN at Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel. Free parking, free airport shuttle. $16,000 guaranteed prizes- $4000 higher guarantee than last year! ENTER NOW
Aug 5-7 or 6-7: 17th annual NORTHEAST OPEN, Sheraton Hotel (formerly Holiday Inn Select), Stamford, CT. Downtown, free parking, easily reached by train from NYC, Westchester, or much of New England. Larger prizes this year- $10,000 guaranteed. ENTER NOW
Aug 11-14, 12-14 or 13-14: 41st annual CONTINENTAL OPEN. 6 rounds, Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, Sturbridge, MA. Great summer vacation spot, swim in Cedar Lake, experience New England life of 1790-1840 at Old Sturbridge Village. $30,000 projected prizes, $21,000 minimum. ENTER NOW
Aug 12-14 or 13-14: 6th annual INDIANAPOLIS OPEN at Wyndham Indianapolis West. $18,000 projected prizes based on 220 paid entries, $13,500 minimum guaranteed. Last year this tournament also had $18,000 projected based on 220 and paid out the full projected prize fund! ENTER NOW
Aug 17-21, 18-21, 19-21 or 20-21: MANHATTAN OPEN at New Yorker Hotel. First big money tournament in New York City in 11 years! 9 rounds in Open with norms possible, 6 rounds in other sections. $100,000 projected prize fund, $70,000 minimum guaranteed. ENTER NOW
Aug 26-28 or 27-28: 43rd annual ATLANTIC OPEN at Westin Washington Hotel, in our nation's capital 5 blocks from the White House. $20,000 prize fund unconditionally guaranteed. ENTER NOW
Sept 2-5, 3-5 or 4-5: 133rd annual NEW YORK STATE CHAMPIONSHIP at the luxurious Albany Marriott. America's oldest annual tournament! 6 rounds, $13,000 guaranteed prize fund. ENTER NOW
Sept 16-18 or 17-18: 4th annual LOUISVILLE OPEN at Holiday Inn Southwest Fair Expo, Louisville, KY. $8000 projected prizes, $6000 minimum. ENTER NOW
Oct 6-10, 7-10, 8-10, 6-9, 7-9 or 8-9: 2nd annual CONTINENTAL CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS at Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA. Master Section 9 rounds, FIDE rated with norms possible, Experts 9 rounds and FIDE rated, Class A and B 7 rounds, Class C, D, and E 6 rounds. Only Class B and above play Monday, Oct 10 (Columbus Day). $60,000 projected prizes, $40,000 minimum. ENTER NOW
Oct 21-23 or 22-23: 2nd annual BOARDWALK OPEN at the historic Berkeley Hotel, one block from the boardwalk at Asbury Park, New Jersey. $15,000 projected prizes, $10,000 minimum guaranteed. |
35 WIDELY BELIEVED MYTHS
about CCA chess tournaments (revised Jan 10, 2011)
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