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| First mega-tournament of 2012! 6th annual PHILADELPHIA OPEN APRIL 4-8, 5-8, 6-8 OR 7-8, 2012 OPEN SECTION: 9 rounds, GM & IM norms possible, Apr 4-8 UNDER 2200 TO UNDER 1200: 7 rounds, Apr 5-8, 6-8 or 7-8 UNDER 1000 SECTION: 7 rounds, Apr 7-8 only
$80,000 projected prizes, $60,000 minimum! At luxurious Loews Philadelphia Hotel Downtown with greatly reduced $98 room rates One block from Reading Terminal Market, with over 100 food vendors RESERVE ROOM NO LATER THAN MARCH 21
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| RECENT UPDATES
Dates changed from June 28-July 2 to June 29-July 3. Six foreign GMs have already entered! The $800 minimum prize for foreign GMs is no longer available, however a $500 minimum prize is still available for the next two foreign GMs to enter. FULL DETAILS ENTER NOW
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| COMING EVENTS
. 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. Late entry closes online two hours before your first game, or at site one hour before your first game. 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 LIRR shuttle, free airport shuttle! Room reservation deadline has been extended to Friday, March 9. Online advance entry ends March 13, after which online late entry will be available until 2 hours before your first game. 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. $89 room rate, deadline was supposed to be March 7, email us if rooms no longer available. Online advance entry ends March 13, after which online late entry will be available until 2 hours before your first game. ENTER NOW
Mar 23-25 or 24-25: 13th annual PITTSBURGH OPEN, Doubletree Green Tree Hotel. Free parking, free airport shuttle. $12,000 projected prizes, $9000 minimum. Reserve hotel room by Friday, March 9. 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. April USCF official ratings used. Note correction: entry fee $50 less to under 1000 or unrated in Class E. 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 SIDE EVENTS
Apr 27-29 or 28-29: 23rd annual VERMONT RESORT OPEN at upscale new site, Holiday Inn Rutland/Kilington. $89 room rate, heated pool, exercise room, free wireless, free parking, free shuttle to Amtrak, bus terminal, or Rutland Airport, many restaurants within walking distance. ENTER NOW
May 4-6 or 5-6: WESTERN AMATEUR for Under 2300 at Sheraton Four Points LAX, Los Angeles. $89 room rates, $5 parking, free airport shuttle. $10,000 guaranteed prizes. ENTER NOW
May 18-20 or 19-20: NEW YORK STATE OPEN at Tiki Resort, Lake George. $3000 guaranteed prizes. Includes SENIOR SECTION for age 50/above rated under 1910 or unrated, and new UNDER 1310 SECTION with low entry fee. ENTER NOW
May 24-28, 25-28, 26-28 or 27-28: 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. NOTE CHANGE: Under 1100 Section now plays May 26-28 (G/90, d/5) or May 27-28. ENTER NOW SIDE EVENTS
June 8-10 or 9-10: NORTHEAST OPEN at Sheraton Hotel, Stamford, CT (formerly Holiday Inn Select). $8000 guaranteed prizes. ENTER NOW
June 29-July 3 (NEW DATES): 9th annual PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL at Sheraton Hotel. 9 rounds, $8000 guaranteed prizes. Six foreign GMs have already entered! The $800 minimum prize to the first 5 foreign GMs to enter is no longer available, but the next two foreign GMs to enter will obtain a $500 minimum prize. 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. ENTER NOW
June 30-July 8: WORLD OPEN SIDE EVENTS. Includes an Under 2300 G/30 on Saturday, June 30, Under 2200 G/90 July 1-2 and Under 2100 G/90 July 3-4, as well as quick and blitz events July 5-8.
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 SIDE EVENTS |
| 36 WIDELY BELIEVED MYTHS about CCA chess tournaments (revised Aug 8, 2011)
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