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Friday, September 21, 2012

 

AUSTRALIAN CHESS FEDERATION
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR ACF PRESIDENT AND OTHER EXECUTIVE POSITIONS

 

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The annual National Conference of the Australian Chess Federation (ACF) elects members of the ACF Executive each alternate year. The 2013 National Conference will be convened on Wednesday, 9 January 2013 during the rest day of the 2013 Australian Open Chess Championship in Sydney and will elect members of the Executive, including the ACF President.

 

Pursuant to the ACF Constitution, nominations are now called for the offices of ACF President, Deputy President, Vice President (two positions), Secretary and Treasurer.

 

The ACF Constitution specifies that candidates of the ACF President shall be limited to persons who have “advised the Federation in writing of their willingness to serve as President (with) such advice having been received by the Federation not less than 90 days before the date on which the annual National Conference at which the elections are due is scheduled to start”. The ACF’s rules regarding the election of the ACF President can be viewed on the ACF website http://auschess.org.au/.

 

Nominations for the other members of the Executive, unlike the nomination for the President, can be received up to the time the election to fill each office is due to be held. Also, if there is no nomination for President within the prescribed period, nominations for President may be received as for other Executive members.

 

How to submit your nomination for the office of ACF President or for other positions in the ACF Executive.

 

Email is the preferred medium for the submission of nominations. You can submit your nomination by email to the ACF Secretary

(email: tomaccola@optusnet.com.au).

 

Should you be unable to transmit by email, the address for the submission of hardcopy nominations is as follows:

 

Tom Accola

ACF Secretary

P O Box 7063

Warringah Mall NSW 2100

 

Nominations for the position of ACF President must be submitted and received by midnight on 10 October 2012.

 

All nominations will be formally acknowledged within 72 hours. If you have not received an acknowledgement of your application by this time, please contact me on telephones 0404 001 814 (M) or 02 9905 5035 (H).

 

Tom Accola, ACF Secretary

 

Sunday, September 2, 2012

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3rd annual CONTINENTAL CLASS 
Oct 4-8, 5-8, 6-8 or 6-7, 2012
Prizes $50,000 based on 350 paid entries, $30,000 minimum 
   
Hyatt Regency Crystal City, a few miles from DC   
($95 room rates, $6/day parking, free airport shuttle)

MASTER SECTION: Oct 4-8, 9 rounds, GM & IM norms possible 
EXPERT, A, B, C, D SECTIONS: Oct 5-8, 6-8 or 7-8, 7 rounds 
CLASS E SECTION: Oct 6-7, 7 rounds 

GMs already entered:  
Sergei Azarov (Belorus), FIDE 2642 
Vladimir Romanenko (Belorus), FIDE 2482 
Larry Kaufman (US), FIDE 2382 
The next 3 foreign GMs to enter are guaranteed a $500 minimum prize, if playing all 9 rounds. 

IMs already entered: 
Elmir Guseinov (Azerbijan), FIDE 2429 
Subbaraman Rijayalakrhmi (India), FIDE 2387 
Benjamin Gongora-Montes (Mexico), FIDE 2233 
The next 2 foreign GMs to enter are guaranteed a $300 minimum prize, if playing all 9 rounds.

FULL DETAILS         ENTER NOW

   

NEW CCA SHOPPING CART 
at www.chessaction.com 

A new shopping cart is now available for online entry in CCA tournaments! (not available for Eastern Team)

The new cart makes inputting your entry info much faster, especially if you set up a profile that you can retrieve each time you enter a CCA event. 
 
The new shopping cart also automatically posts entries on the web, so entry lists are updated every time a player enters, not just once or twice. Players have the option of viewing entries alphabetically, by section, or both.

To view advance entries for any tournament, go to chessaction.com, click on the name of the tournament you are interested in, and click "Show all entries received" slightly before the box for inputting entry info.

Warning: You may sometimes see no one in your section a week or two before the tournament, or only a few players a day or two before. Do not be concerned; this is caused by a large percentage of the eventual players entering in the last day or two or at the door.  And don't look online to see how many Grandmasters are playing, as except for a few special events, usually almost all enter at the door.

If you want to get an idea how large or strong a tournament or section is likely to be, the advance entry list is NOT a good way to find out! Far better is to check the CROSSTABLES section of our website for last year's final crosstable. 
 
RECENT UPDATES 
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. 
 
BOARDWALK OPEN:  Details are correct in Chess Life, but there were small errors at chesstour.com that have now been corrected: entry fee, entry deadline, hotel rate, hotel reservation deadline, last round time. Tournament is Oct 19-21 or 20-21 in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

SPECIAL AIRFARES FOR BAHAMAS! 
BAHAMAS INTERNATIONAL & AMATEUR, October 24-28 or 26-28, Wyndham Nassau Resort & Crystal Palace Casino, Nassau, Bahamas. First CCA tournament ever outside the USA! $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.
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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. 
 
Hotel rates at Ballys Las Vegas lowered to $65! There was an unexpected delay having this new rate implemented, but it is available now.
 
COMING EVENTS

Details posted at www.chesstour.com now include the following:

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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.  Special room rate $89; reserve early. 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. Special hotel rate $79 single, $89 twin, reserve by Sept 7. Special hotel rates $89-89, reserve by Aug 31. 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 8: COLUMBUS DAY OPEN at Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA (see Continental Class). 4 rounds, G/60, d5. Prizes $2000 based on 60 entries, $1000 minimum guaranteed. Enter at site.

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. SPECIAL AIRFARES AVAILABLE FROM FLORIDA AND CANADA. 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.  ENTER NOW

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

November 23-25 or 24-25: 43rd annual NATIONAL CHESS CONGRESS at Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel. 6 rounds, 10 sections, $30,000 guaranteed prizes.
ENTER NOW

December 26-30, 26-29 or 27-29: 22nd annual NORTH AMERICAN OPEN at Bally's Casino Resort, Las Vegas. ROOM RATES LOWERED TO $65! 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!
ENTER NOW


December 28-30 or 29-30:  31st annual EMPIRE CITY OPEN at New Yorker Hotel. 6 rounds, $10,000 guaranteed prizes. ENTER NOW

Jan 11-13 or 12-13, 2013: BOSTON CHESS CONGRESS, at luxurious Hyatt Harborside Hotel at Logan Airport, overlooking downtown Boston and Boston Harbor. Free parking, free airport shuttle, very low special room rates ($79)! $15,000 projected prizes, $10,000 minimum. ENTER NOW

Jan 17-21, 18-21, 19-21 or 20-21, 2013:  4th annual GOLDEN STATE OPEN, Martin Luther King weekend at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Concord, California (30 miles from Oakland Airport).  Special room rates $89. $25,000 prize fund unconditionally guaranteed. Open is now 9 rounds, 5 days with GM & IM norms possible, and $700 minimum prize to first 5 foreign GMs to enter. Under 2200, Under 1900, Under 1600, Under 1300 sections are 7 rounds with choice of 4-day, 3-day or 2-day schedule; Under 1000 Section plays Jan 20-21 only. ENTER NOW

Jan 18-21, 19-21 or 20-21, 2013: 45th annual LIBERTY BELL OPEN at Sonesta Hotel, Philadelphia. 7 rounds, $20,000 prizes based on 320 paid entries, otherwise in proportion, except minimum $14,000 (70 of each prize) guaranteed. For the past 7 years, each year the tournament drew over 320 paid entries, and the $20,000 projected prizes were raised! ENTER NOW
 
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