~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     Continental Chess Bulletin      July 18, 2012       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~        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.     42nd annual CONTINENTAL OPEN             August 9-12, 10-12 or 11-12, 2012     6 rounds, Host Hotel at Cedar Lake   Sturbridge, Massachusetts $89 rooms, free parking Nice summer vacation spot- swim in Cedar Lake, experience the America of 1790-1840 at Old Sturbridge Village (www.osv.org).     $30,000 PROJECTED PRIZES, $21,000 MINIMUM  Reserve your hotel room by Friday, July 26 or rate may increase.   Call 800-582-3232 or 508-347-7393.     Full details        Enter now  RECENT UPDATES CENTRAL CALIFORNIA OPEN: Note corrected 800 hotel reservations number: 1-800-333-3333. Tournament is Aug 17-19 or 18-19 in Fresno. .   CONTINENTAL CLASS:  Correction- $50,000 in prizes based on 350 paid entries, not 300. Tournament is Oct 4-8, 5-8, 6-8 or 6-7 at Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia. GM and IM norms possible in Master Section.     FIRST CCA TOURNAMENT OUTSIDE THE USA!  BAHAMAS INTERNATIONAL & AMATEUR, October 24-28 or 26-28, Wyndham Nassau Resort & Crystal Palace Casino, Nassau, Bahamas. $12,000 guaranteed prize fund; GM and IM norms possible in Open Section. 6 GMs are already entered, so the $700 minimum prize for the first 6 GMs to enter is no longer available to other GMs.        EASTERN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP:  Correction- hotel rate is $94, not $89. Tournament is Nov 2-4 or 3-4 at Sheraton Hotel, Stamford, CT.  Open to teams of 4 with average rating under 2000. Booster Section, Nov 3-4 only, open to teams of 4 with average rating under 1400. COMING EVENTS Details posted at www.chesstour.com now include the following: . July 19-22, 20-22 or 21-22: 17th annual PACIFIC COAST OPEN at Sheraton Hotel, Agoura Hills, California (26 miles west of Burbank). Free parking, $89 room rates. 6 rounds, $25,000 projected prizes, $15,000 minimum. Online late entry accepted until two hours before first game. ENTER NOW July 20-22 or 21-22: 5th annual CHICAGO CLASS at Westin North Shore Hotel, Wheeling, Illinois. Free parking. $20,000 prize fund unconditionally guaranteed. The hotel now has an additional (and lower priced) restaurant, Saranello's, open for breafast, lunch & dinner, that was well received by players at the recent Chicago Open. Online late entry accepted until two hours before first game.  ENTER NOW July 27-29 or 28-29: 17th annual BRADLEY OPEN, Sheraton Hotel at Bradley Airport, Windsor Locks, CT. Free parking, free airport shuttle. $8000 guaranteed prizes.  ENTER NOW July 27-29 or 28-29: 20th annual SOUTHERN OPEN at Wyndham Orlando Resort. Free parking, low room rates. $16,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum. ENTER NOW August 3-5 or 4-5: CLEVELAND OPEN at Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel. Free parking, free airport shuttle. $16,000 guaranteed prize fund. Free entry to IMs and WGMs as well as GMs; fee from prize. ENTER NOW August 9-12, 10-12 or 11-12: 42nd annual CONTINENTAL OPEN, Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, Sturbridge, MA. 6 rounds, $30,000 projected prizes, $21,000 minimum. Great summer vacation spot- swim in Cedar Lake, experience early 19th century New England at Old Sturbridge Village.  ENTER NOW August 17-19 or 18-19: 4th annual CENTRAL CALIFORNIA OPEN, Radisson Hotel, Fresno. Free parking, free airport shuttle. $10,000 projected prizes. Free entry (fee from prize) to GMs, IMs & WGMs. Note corrected hotel 800 phone number: 1-800-333-3333. Cosponsored by Fresno Chess Club. ENTER NOW August 17-19 or 18-19: 7th annual INDIANAPOLIS OPEN at convenient new site, Crowne Plaza Hotel at Indianapolis Airport. $89 room rates, free parking, free airport shuttle. Prizes $16,000 projected, $12,000 minimum.  Free entry (fee from prize) to GMs, IMs & WGMs. ENTER NOW August 17-19 or 18-19: 11th annual MANHATTAN OPEN at New Yorker Hotel, across from Penn Station. 6 rounds, 10 sections (as low as Under 700), $35,000 guaranteed prizes. Thursday night 4-SS, G/30 at same hotel, run by Chess Center of New York. ENTER NOW August 24-26 or 25-26: 44th annual ATLANTIC OPEN at Westin Hotel, Washington, DC, 5 blocks from the White House. $20,000 guaranteed prizes. ENTER NOW Aug 31-Sep 3, Sept 1-3 or 2-3: 134th annual NEW YORK STATE CHAMPIONSHIP at Albany Marriott. 6 rounds, $12,000 guaranteed prizes. ENTER NOW Sept 14-16 or 15-16: 3rd annual  HARTFORD OPEN and NEW ENGLAND SENIOR OPEN at Sheraton Hotel, Windsor Locks, CT. Also K-8 U1000 scholastic Saturday, K-5 U800 scholastic Sunday. ENTER NOW Sept 21-23 or 22-23: 5th annual LOUISVILLE OPEN at Holiday Inn Southwest Fair Expo. $7000 guaranteed prizes; includes scholastic sections Saturday and Sunday.  Free entry (fee from prize) to GMs, IMs & WGMs. ENTER NOW Sept 30: 2nd annual CAPITAL REGION OPEN at Studio of Bridge & Games, Schenectady, NY. 1-day Sunday tournament, 4 rounds, G/40, 5 second delay, $1000 guaranteed prizes.  ENTER NOW October 4-8, 5-8, 6-8 or 6-7: 3rd annual CONTINENTAL CLASS at Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA. Master Section 9 rounds with GM & IM norms possible, other sections 7 rounds. $50,000 projected prizes based on 350 paid entries (note correction), $30,000 minimum. $500 minimum prize to first 5 foreign GMs to enter, $300 minimum prize to first 5 foreign IMs to enter (must play all 9 games to obtain GM or IM minimum prize). ENTER NOW October 5-7 or 6-7: 9th annual LOS ANGELES OPEN. 5 rounds at Sheraton Four Points LAX. $15,000 projected prizes, $10,000 minimum.  Free entry (fee from prize) to GMs, IMs & WGMs.  ENTER NOW October 12-14 or 13-14: 21st annual MIDWEST CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS at Westin North Shore Hotel, Wheeling, Illinois. $20,000 projected prizes, $16,000 minimum guaranteed. ENTER NOW October 21-23 or 22-23: 3rd annual BOARDWALK OPEN at Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel, Asbury Park, NJ. Prizes $15,000 projected, $10,000 minimum. ENTER NOW October 24-28 or 26-28: BAHAMAS INTERNATIONAL & AMATEUR, Wyndham Nassau Resort & Crystal Palace Casino, Nassau, Bahamas. First CCA tournament ever outside the United States! $12,000 guaranteed prize fund. 9 round Open with GM and IM norms possible, 6 round Amateur and Reserve Sections. The $700 minimum prize to the first 6 GMs to enter is no longer available, as 6 GMs have entered!  ENTER NOW November 2-4 or 3-4: 3rd annual EASTERN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP at Sheraton Hotel, Stamford, CT. Open to 4 player teams averaging under 2000. Booster Section, playing Nov 3-4 only, is open to 4 player teams averaging under 1400. Note corrected hotel rate: $94, not $89. November 9-11 or 10-11: 21st annual KINGS ISLAND OPEN at Kings Island Resort, Mason, OH.  Ohio's largest open tournament, $30,000 projected prizes, $24,000 minimum. Special chess rates only $64! ENTER NOW December 26-30, 26-29 or 27-29: 22nd annual NORTH AMERICAN OPEN at Bally's Casino Resort, Las Vegas. Open Section, 9 rounds, Dec 26-30, has GM and IM norm possibilities for the first time! Lower sections are again 7 rounds, Dec 26-29 or 27-29. $120,000 projected prizes, $90,000 minimum!   36 WIDELY BELIEVED MYTHS about CCA chess tournaments (revised Aug 8, 2011) CLICK HERE.