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21st annual NORTH AMERICAN OPEN December 26-29 or 27-29 7 rounds at Bally's Las Vegas - $65 room rates!       $120,000 projected prizes, $90,000 minimum     For lowest entry fee, enter by tomorrow (Saturday, October 15)   FULL DETAILS            ENTER NOW

COMING EVENTS Details posted at www.chesstour.com now include the following: . Oct 14-16 or 15-16: 20th annual MIDWEST CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS at Westin North Shore Hotel, Wheeling, Illinois, near Chicago. Luxurious hotel; free parking. In 7 sections: Master, Expert, Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E. $20,000 projected prizes based on 250 paid entries, $16,000 (80% of each prize) minimum guaranteed.  Enter at site until an hour before round 1. 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. Note error in some publicity: the Under 1800 Section has Under 1600 class prizes, not Under 1500 class prizes. ENTER NOW Oct 30: CAPITAL REGION OPEN.  1-day, Sunday 4-round event at Studio of Bridge & Games, Schenectady, NY.  In 4 sections: Open, Under 1800, Under 1400, Under 1000, with $1000 guaranteed prizes plus U1000 Section trophies.  Open Section top prizes are $200-100-50.  ENTER NOW Nov 4-6 or 5-6: EASTERN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP at Sheraton Hotel (formerly Holiday Inn Select), Stamford, CT.  A new tournament for four-player teams with prizes originally announced as $7000, now raised to $8000 guaranteed! Average required team rating has been changed from Under 1800 to Under 2000.  ENTER NOW Nov 11-13 or 12-13: 20th annual KINGS ISLAND OPEN at Kings Island Resort, Mason, Ohio (near Cincinnati).  Prizes $30,000 projected, $24,000 minimum- Ohio's largest open tournament! Free parking and very low special hotel rates, only $64 single or twin! ENTER NOW Nov 25-27 or 26-27: 42nd annual NATIONAL CHESS CONGRESS at Sheraton City Center Hotel, Philadelphia.  6 rounds, 10 sections, $30,000 GUARANTEED PRIZES, plus trophies in the U1000, U800, and U600 sections.  ENTER NOW   SIDE EVENTS Dec 9-11 or 10-11: NEW ENGLAND SENIOR OPEN and NEW ENGLAND AMATEUR at Sheraton Bradley Hotel, Windsor Locks, CT.  $87 room rate, free parking, free airport shuttle.  ENTER SENIOR   ENTER AMATEUR Dec 10-11: 8th annual NEW ENGLAND SCHOLASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS at Sheraton Bradley Hotel, Windsor Locks, CT. 7 round Swiss in 5 sections: High School (K-12), Middle School (K-8), Elementary (K-5), Primary (K-2), and new Scholastic Novice (K-9 under 700 or unrated).  Individual pairings, teams are optional, top 4 scores from a school added to give team score.  Trophies and free entry prizes.  Players or teams from outside New England welcome; free entry prizes & New England titles limited to New England players and teams.  ENTER NOW Dec 26-29 or 27-29: 21st annual NORTH AMERICAN OPEN at Bally's Casino Resort, Las Vegas.  7 rounds, $120,000 projected prizes, $90,000 minimum guaranteed.  ROOM RATES AT BALLYS HAVE BEEN REDUCED FROM $97 TO $65! For lowest fee, enter by Saturday, October 15. ENTER NOW Dec 27-29 or 28-29: 30th annual EMPIRE CITY OPEN. 6 rounds at New Yorker Hotel, across from Penn Station in Manhattan. $10,000 guaranteed prizes.  ENTER NOW Jan 6-8 or 7-8: CONTINENTAL AMATEUR, Hyatt Harborside Hotel at Logan Airport, Boston. Very low hotel rates ($79), free airline shuttle, and free parking! First CCA tournament ever in this historic city. $10,000 projected prizes, open to Under 2250 or unrated. ENTER NOW Jan 13-16, 14-16 or 15-16: 3rd annual GOLDEN STATE OPEN. 7 rounds at Concord Hilton in northern California. $30,000 projected prizes, $21,000 minimum. ENTER NOW Jan 13-16, 14-16 or 15-16: 44th annual LIBERTY BELL OPEN. 7 rounds, Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel. $20,000 projected prizes, $14,000 minimum. The $20,000 projected prize fund has been RAISED every year since 2006! ENTER NOW

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