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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     Continental Chess Bulletin      Dec 22, 2011        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~        NEW EMAIL ADDRESS FOR CONTINENTAL CHESS: Director@Chess.US              If not already on the mailing list to receive the Continental Chess Bulletin, click here to be added.     306th annual PHILADELPHIA OPEN April 4-8, 5-8, 6-8 or 7-8, 2012    Loews Philadelphia Hotel - Easter weekend $80,000 projected prizes, $60,000 minimum    OPEN SECTION: 9 rounds, April 4-8, GM and IM norms possible UNDER 2200 TO UNDER 1200: 7 rounds, April 5-8, 6-8 or 7-8 UNDER 1000: 7 rounds, April 7-8 Projected prizes based on 500 paid entries; 75% each prize minimum Seniors, GMs, IMs, WGMs, re-entries countv as half entries U1200 Section entries count 40%, U1000 entries 15% PROJECTED PRIZES: OPEN SECTION:  $7000-4000-2000-1000-800-700-600-500-400-400, clear/tiebreak winner $200 bonus, top FIDE U2400/Unr $2000-1000. FIDE rated, norms possible, 200 GPP (enhanced). Free entry to GMs, IMs and WGMs; $150 deducted from prize. UNDER 2200 SECTION: $5000-2500-1200-800-600-500-400-300-300-300. UNDER 2000 SECTION:  $5000-2500-1200-800-600-500-400-300-300-300, unrated limit $2000. UNDER 1800 SECTION:  $5000-2500-1200-800-600-500-400-300-300-300, unrated limit $1600. UNDER 1600 SECTION:  $4000-2000-1000-700-500-400-300-200-200-200, unrated limit $1200, provisional player limit (4-25 lifetime games) $2500. UNDER 1400 SECTION:  $4000-2000-1000-700-500-400-300-200-200-200, unrated limit $800, provisional player limit $1500. UNDER 1200 SECTION:   $1500-800-500-300-200-200-200-100-100-100, unrated limit $400, provisional player limit $800. UNDER 1000 SECTION:  $400-200-100, unrated limit $200, provisional player limit $300, trophies to 1st 5, top U800, U600, U400, Unrated. ALL SECTIONS: If official rating 4/11-3/12 or unofficial post-event rating posted at uschess.org 4/4/11-4/4/12 is more than 30 points over section maximum, prize limit $1500. HOTEL RATES: $98-98-123-123, 215-627-1200, ask for chess rate, reserve by March 21 or rate may increase. This is a tremendously reduced rate for this AAA Four Diamond hotel!  FULL DETAILS              ENTER NOW    COMING EVENTS Details posted at www.chesstour.com now include the following: . 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.  The special chess rate at Ballys is no longer available; for other rates that are not too bad see www.ballyslv.com. Entry fees have been greatly reduced for players rated under 900. Advance entries are closed, but late entry is available online until 2 hours before your first game, or at the hotel until 1 hour before your first game. 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. Entry fees have been lowered for players rated under 1000. Online advance entries close tomorrow (Friday, Dec 23).   ENTER NOW Jan 6-8 or 7-8: CONTINENTAL AMATEUR, Hyatt Harborside Hotel at Logan Airport, Boston. Very low hotel rates ($79) and free parking! First CCA tournament ever in this historic city. 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. Entry fees have been lowered for players rated under 1000. 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! HOTEL ROOMS AT THE $99 CHESS RATE ARE STILL AVAILABLE, THOUGH THE HOTEL RECENTLY MISINFORMED PLAYERS THAT THE CUTOFF DATE WAS DEC 14 - THE ACTUAL RESERVATION DEADLINE IS DEC 30. ENTER NOW Mar 2-4 or 3-4: 21st annual EASTERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS, Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, Sturbridge, MA. $18,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum guaranteed. ENTER NOW Mar 3-4 or 4: 45th annual NEW YORK STATE SCHOLASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS at Hilton Hotel, Saratoga Springs, NY. 6 rounds, 8 sections. ENTER NOW   Mar 9-11 or 10-11: 19th annual WESTERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS, Sheraton Hotel (formerly Renaissance), Agoura Hills in southern California. $20,000 projected prizes, $16,000 minimum guaranteed. ENTER NOW Mar 16-18 or 17-18: LONG ISLAND OPEN at Holiday Inn Islip Airport, Ronkonkoma. First CCA tournament on Long Island since the 1970s. $75 room rates, free parking, free airport shuttle! ENTER NOW Mar 16-18 or 17-18: 16th annual MID-AMERICA OPEN, Crowne Plaza Clayton (Saint Louis). $18,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum.  ENTER NOW Mar 23-25 or 24-25: 13th annual PITTSBURGH OPEN, Doubletree Green Tree Hotel. $12,000 projected prizes, $9000 minimum. ENTER NOW Mar 30-Apr 1 or Mar 31-Apr 1: 10th annual SOUTHERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS, Wyndham Orlando Resort. $14,000 projected prizes, $10,500 minimum. ENTER NOW Apr 4-8, 5-8, 6-8 or 7-8: 6th annual PHILADELPHIA OPEN at the luxurious, AAA Four Diamonds Loews Philadelphia Hotel. GM and IM norms possible at this first mega-tournament of 2012! New this year: free entry to IMs and WGMs, and higher second section cutoff (U2200 rather than U2100)! These changes should result in a much stronger Open Section. $80,000 projected prize fund, $60,000 minimum. 9 rounds in Open, 7 rounds in other sections. $98 special chess rates, way below the regular Loews rates. ENTER NOW May 24-28, 25-28, 26-28, 27-28 or 25-26:  21st annual CHICAGO OPEN at Westin North Shore Hotel, Wheeling, Illinois. $100,000 PRIZE FUND UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED. Open is 9 rounds with GM and IM norms possible, other sections 7 rounds. The Under 2300 Section returns after a few years absence and is FIDE rated; raising the 2nd section eligibility from Under 2100 to Under 2300 plus new free entry to IMs, WGMs & foreign FMs should make the Open stronger and increase norm chances. Under 1100 Section plays May 25-26, allowing players in this section to also play in a May 27-28 section if desired. ENTER NOW June 29-July 3 (NEW DATES): 9th annual PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL at Sheraton Hotel. 9 rounds, $8000 guaranteed prizes. New this year: $800 minimum prize to the first 5 foreign GMs to enter! Also $300 minimum prize to other GMs and to foreign IMs and foreign WGMs. Note that dates are changed from June 28-July 2 to June 29-July 3, but the tournament is still Friday through Tuesday. July 4-8, 5-8, 6-8, 2-8, 1-3 or 4-5: 40th annual WORLD OPEN at Sheraton Hotel, Philadelphia. 9 rounds in most sections, $250,000 projected prizes, $200,800 minimum. GM and IM norms possible in Open Section. Four FIDE rated sections: Open, Under 2400, Under 2200, and new Women's Championship. 6 round Senior Amateur, 6 round Women's Championship and 9 round Under 13 Championship play July 1-3, allowing these players to also play in a July 4-8, 5-8 or 6-8 section. ENTER NOW   SURVEY RESULTS Thanks to all who participated in our recent survey regarding international tournament scheduling. The main question was, when two 5 day, 9 round internationals follow each other in the same location, how much time (rest days) should be in between? Choices were no time, 1/2 day, 1 day, 1 1/2 days, and 2 days. Those responding to this survey preferred ONE DAY. 36 WIDELY BELIEVED MYTHS about CCA chess tournaments (revised Aug 8, 2011) CLICK HERE.

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British Blitz Championship 2012

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The 2nd HDBank Cup Open Chess tournament 2012

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I Turniej Szachowy o Puchar Hotelu Katowice

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  Max. Elo : 2100   Type : Open    comments 1

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I Turniej Szachowy o Puchar Hotelu Okraglak

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Championnat d'échecs de Belgique de la jeunesse 2012

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IRT Navidad de Alzira 2011

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  prizes : 760 €
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United States

Chess Tournament with 6 rounds from 31 Dec , until 02 Jan using Swiss system. Hotel Rate only $79

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  prizes : 4600 €
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ACO World Amateur Chess Championship

Hello Chessplayers

ACO World Amateur Chess Championship July 06 - 15, 2012

Represent your country and make history! and you can Register now or ask for more information

The ACO World Amateur Chess Championship takes place from 6-15, July 2012 as an open tournament.
Any player under 2400 ELO can represent his country and become a World Champion in his rating group!


The tournament is played in the following rating groups:

• A: 2201 - 2400  B: 2001 - 2200  C: 1801 - 2000  D: 1601 - 1800
• E: 1401 - 1600  F: 1201 - 1400  G: 0 - 1200

Including Galadinner & Prize giving ceremony 7 Star Hotel Burj Al Arab

Three places per country and rating group only!
Decisive is the order of registration - First come first serve!

A maximum of 3 players per country can participate in the same rating group.

For players having both an ELO-rating and a national rating, the higher rating counts for the group classification.

For the division of groups we consider your ELO/national rating at the moment of registration.

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Hola Ajedrecistas

Campeonato Mundial de Ajedrez Amateur de la ACO 06. - 15. Julio 2012

Representa a tu país y haz historia! y puede Registrarse ahora o perdir mas información

El Campeonato Mundial de Ajedrez Amateur de la ACO toma lugar desde el 6-15 de Julio del 2012 como un torneo abierto.
Cualquier jugador de menos de 2400 ELO puede representar a su país y volverse el Campeón Mundial en su grupo de ranking!


El torneo es jugado en siete grupos de ranking:

• A: 2201 - 2400  B: 2001 - 2200  C: 1801 - 2000  D: 1601 - 1800
• E: 1401 - 1600  F: 1201 - 1400  G: 0 - 1200

Incluyendo cena de gala y entrega de premios en el Hotel 7 estrellas Burj Al Arab

Solamente 3 lugares por país y grupo de ranking!
El factor decisivo es el orden de registro!

3 jugadores de cada país son permitidos por cada grupo de ranking. Para los jugadores que tengan tanto
un ranking ELO y un rankeo nacional, es el más alto el que cuenta para la clasificación de grupo.

El ranking será considerado sólo al momento del registro.

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Continental Chess Bulletin

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NORTH AMERICAN OPEN  December 26-29 or 27-29 at Ballys Las Vegas 7 rounds, $120,000 projected prizes     The $65 special chess rate ended November 25. However, Ballys is now offering an online special, for a two night minimum stay, at about the same price. To reserve, go to www.ballyslv.com, click "limited time offers" and then "South Tower Classic." This special promotion may be cancelled at any time, so act quickly! TOURNAMENT DETAILS              ENTER NOW

COMING EVENTS Details posted at www.chesstour.com now include the following: . 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. Advance entry ends Wednesday, Dec 7.  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 at site. 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.  Special room rates similar to the $65 chess rates previously offered may be available at www.ballyslv.com (click "LIMITED TIME OFFERS). Entry fees have been greatly reduced for players rated under 900.   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. Entry fees have been lowered for players rated under 1000.  ENTER NOW Jan 6-8 or 7-8: CONTINENTAL AMATEUR, Hyatt Harborside Hotel at Logan Airport, Boston. Very low hotel rates ($79) and free parking! First CCA tournament ever in this historic city. 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. Entry fees have been lowered for players rated under 1000. 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 Mar 2-4 or 3-4: 21st annual EASTERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS, Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, Sturbridge, MA. $18,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum guaranteed. ENTER NOW Mar 3-4 or 4: 45th annual NEW YORK STATE SCHOLASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS at Hilton Hotel, Saratoga Springs, NY. 6 rounds, 8 sections. ENTER NOW Mar 9-11 or 10-11: 19th annual WESTERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS, Sheraton Hotel (formerly Renaissance), Agoura Hills in southern California. $20,000 projected prizes, $16,000 minimum guaranteed. ENTER NOW Mar 16-18 or 17-18: LONG ISLAND OPEN at Holiday Inn Islip Airport, Ronkonkoma. First CCA tournament on Long Island since the 1970s. $75 room rates, free parking, free airport shuttle! ENTER NOW Mar 16-18 or 17-18: 16th annual MID-AMERICA OPEN, Crowne Plaza Clayton (Saint Louis). $18,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum.  ENTER NOW Mar 23-25 or 24-25: 13th annual PITTSBURGH OPEN, Doubletree Green Tree Hotel. $12,000 projected prizes, $9000 minimum. ENTER NOW Mar 30-Apr 1 or Mar 31-Apr 1: 10th annual SOUTHERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS, Wyndham Orlando Resort. $14,000 projected prizes, $10,500 minimum. ENTER NOW Apr 4-8, 5-8, 6-8 or 7-8: 6th annual PHILADELPHIA OPEN at the luxurious, AAA Four Diamonds Loews Philadelphia Hotel. GM and IM norms possible at this first mega-tournament of 2012! New this year: free entry to IMs and WGMs! $80,000 projected prize fund, $60,000 minimum. 9 rounds in Open, 7 rounds in other sections. $98 special chess rates, way below the regular Loews rates. ENTER NOW

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