Continental Chess Bulletin

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     Continental Chess Bulletin      Nov 5, 2011       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~        NEW EMAIL ADDRESS FOR CONTINENTAL CHESS: Director@Chess.US

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RESERVE HOTEL ROOM BY NOV 11 TO INSURE GETTING $97 CHESS RATE! ! 42nd annual NATIONAL CHESS CONGRESS Nov 25-27 or 26-27, Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel   6 rounds, in 10 sections! Premier, U2200, U2000, U1800, U1600, U1400, U1200, U1000, U800, U600. You face only those in your section (may play up to as high as U2200; Premier is restricted to 2000/over and juniors under 18 1800/over).               $30,000 GUARANTEED PRIZES PLUS 29 TROPHIES To reserve a room at the chess rate, call 215-448-2000. FULL DETAILS           ENTER NOW            SIDE EVENTS

COMING EVENTS Details posted at www.chesstour.com now include the following: . 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! 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 2-3 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 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: 16th annual MID-AMERICA OPEN, Crowne Plaza Clayton (Saint Louis). $18,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum.  ENTER NOW

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