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Continental Chess Bulletin
Feb 24, 2013
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NEW EMAIL ADDRESS FOR CONTINENTAL CHESS: Director@Chess.US |
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Crowne Plaza Hotel, Clayton (Saint Louis), Missouri
Special hotel rates $93-96, includes free hot buffet breakfast & free parking
March 15-17 or 16-17, 2013
$16,000 PROJECTED PRIZES, $12,000 MINIMUM
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A new shopping cart is available for online entry in CCA tournaments.
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 instantly posts online entries on the web, so entry lists are automatically updated every time a player enters online, not just once or twice. You may also receive a confirming email, but if you don't see one, just check the online advance entry list to make sure that you are entered and are in the correct section and schedule. Players have the option of viewing entries alphabetically, by section, or both. Mailed and phoned entries are also displayed, but often with a week or more delay. To view advance entries for any tournament, go to chessaction.com, find the name of the tournament you are interested in, and click on the "advance entries" button for that tournament. 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.
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COMING EVENTS
Details posted at www.chesstour.com now include the following:
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Mar 1-3 or 2-3: 7th annual LONG ISLAND OPEN at Holiday Inn Islip Airport, Ronkonkoma. $12,000 projected prizes, $8000 minimum. $75 room rates, free parking, free shuttle from airport or LIRR. Free lecture by IM Jay Bonin, Sunday 9 am. ENTER NOW
Mar 1-3 or 2-3: 14th annual PITTSBURGH OPEN at Doubletree Hotel Pittsburgh Green Tree. $12,000 projected prizes, $8000 minimum. $94 room rates, free parking, free airport shuttle. ENTER NOW
Mar 8-10 or 9-10: 20th annual WESTERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS at Sheraton Agoura Hills in Southern California. $20,000 projected prizes, $16,000 minimum. Note changes: time control is now 40/110, SD/1, d5 (rounds 1-2 of 2-day remain G/75, d5). Round 4 starting time is 10:30 am, not 10 am. ENTER NOW
Mar 15-17 or 16-17: 17th annual MID-AMERICA OPEN at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Clayton, Missouri (an upscale suburb adjacent to Saint Louis). $16,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum. $93-96 room rates include free full hot breakfast buffet and free parking. ENTER NOW
Mar 15-17 or 16-17: 22nd annual EASTERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS, Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, Sturbridge, Massachusetts. $16,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum.
Mar 22-24 or 23-24: 11th annual SOUTHERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS at Wyndham Orlando Resort. $12,000 projected prizes, $9000 minimum. Special room rates $85 with no resort fee. ENTER NOW Mar 27-31, 28-31, 29-31 or 30-31: 7th annual PHILADELPHIA OPEN at luxurious Loews Philadelphia Hotel. First mega-tournament of 2013, with $75,000 projected prizes, $50,000 minimum, GM & IM norms possible in the 9 round Open Section! Other sections (U2200, U2000, U1800, U1600, U1300, U1000) are 7 rounds. ENTER NOW
May 3-5 or 4-5: 24th annual VERMONT RESORT OPEN at Holiday Inn Rutland. $2500 guaranteed prizes; $500 more than last year. Free parking, free shuttle to Amtrak, bus terminal, or Rutland Airport. Free wireless, heated pool, exercise room. ENTER NOW
May 17-19 or 18-19: NEW YORK STATE OPEN at Tiki Resort, Lake George. Includes SENIOR SECTION for age 50/over rated Under 2010 or unrated- also Open, Under 1710 and Under 1310 sections for all ages. $3000 guaranteed, $74 hotel rates. ENTER NOW
May 23-27, 24-27, 25-27 or 26-27: 22nd annual CHICAGO OPEN at Westin North Shore Hotel, Wheeling, Illinois. $100,000 guaranteed prize fund. Open Section 9 rounds with GM and IM norms possible, lower sections 7 rounds. Free lectures and analysis of your games by GM John Fedorowicz. ENTER NOW
June 21-23 or 22-23: NORTHEAST OPEN at Sheraton Hotel, Stamford CT. $8000 guaranteed prizes. ENTER NOW June 27-July 1: DC INTERNATIONAL at Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA. 9 rounds, $8000 guaranteed prizes, GM and IM norms possible. $700 minimum prize to first 5 foreign GMs to enter (must play all 9 games), $300 minimum to first 5 foreign IMs to enter (must play all 9 games). ENTER NOW July 3-7, 4-7, 5-7, 1-7 or June 29-July 7: 41st annual WORLD OPEN at Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA (a few miles from DC). World's largest open tournament! $250,000 projected prizes, $175,000 minimum guaranteed. Lower room rates than last year ($95), free airport shuttle, low cost parking. New Senior prize in each section Open through Under 1200 for players age 65 or over. NOTE NEW OPEN SECTION TIME CONTROL, 2-WEEKEND SCHEDULE ADDED FOR TOP 3 SECTIONS. ENTER NOW Side events: SENIOR AMATEUR WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP UNDER 13 OTHER SIDE EVENTS July 18-21, 19-21 or 20-21: 18th annual PACIFIC COAST OPEN at Sheraton Hotel, Agoura Hills, in southern California, 26 miles west of Burbank. 6 rounds, $25,000 projected prizes, $20,000 minimum. NEW MIXED DOUBLES PRIZES, $600-300 projected for male-female combined "teams" of 2 (same section not required, team must average under 2200). ENTER NOW
July 19-21 or 20-21: 6th annual CHICAGO CLASS at Westin North Shore Hotel, Wheeling, Illinois. $20,000 prize fund unconditionally guaranteed. ENTER NOW |
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