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Editor’s Letter: An Adventure We Share Together I hope you’ve been enjoying the “Faces Across the Board” department that we introduced last summer. Each month we write about three class-level play- ers who have an achievment of note in the chess world, be it a successful tournament result or devising an interesting chess . This month’s Faces includes a profile of Jeff Roland of Idaho. Something he is quoted as saying struck a chord with me: “What interests me most about chess is meeting peo- ple. Each game is kind of an adventure we share together.” If you are a USCF member, then I suspect you feel much the same about chess. No matter how much you may be deeply involved in studying the intricacies of the latest Benoni novelty or trying to understand the , ultimately you are interested in being part of the chess community, and you share in the ups-and-downs of ’s results on the international stage, the players in your state’s championship, and maybe even local beginning scholastic players. Of late, this shared adventure seems to include too many of our former top players’ obituaries appearing in these pages. in 2007, GM Larry Evans in 2010, and now GM Robert Byrne. Frank Niro, a former executive director of the USCF and now currently the interim president of the Chess Journalists of Amer- ica (incidentally, Jeff Roland is the interim vice-president) paints a nuanced portrait of Byrne beginning on page 18. Byrne’s adventure in chess has been a shared one over the decades with readers of , Chess Life and Review, and Chess Life. Even casual players were likely aware of Byrne due to his weekly New York Times chess column that ran from 1972 until it ended in 2006, the same year that his Chess Life column “The 65th Square” ended. Chess Life continues to make the people who play chess our editorial focus, so our shared adventure will include many more celebrations and sad obituar- ies. Help us on the celebratory side by putting your face in Chess Life by writing to [email protected]. Here’s to your chess life. -Daniel Lucas, Editor

CHESS LIFE ONLINE PREVIEW: JULY The Fun Begins in Madison! Look for coverage of the 2013 Barber Tournament of K-8 Champions, the Denker Tournament of High School champions and a new event, the National Girls’ Invitational Tournament in Madison, Wisconsin (photo, below). All three events span July 27-30 and kick off the festivities at the US Open (July 27- August 4). Expect many of our young talents to also play the main event- each player from a state that enters a participant in all three tournaments will receive free entry to the U.S. Open.

The U.S. Open also features a host of side events and key USCF meetings. Follow CLO for all the latest news and share your own experiences on twitter.com/uschess & facebook.com/uschess. WORLD OPEN IN THE CAPITAL: Celebrate the World Open’s (July 3-7) new loca- tion in Arlington, Virginia, just a few miles from District of Columbia. Our coverage will include reportage by Jamaal Abdul-Alim and U.S. Chess Scoop videos, which you can find on CLO or our YouTube channel at YouTube.com/USChessFederation.

SILMAN ON APPS: Renowned author & International Master writes his first article for CLO, an overview of popular chess apps. “I own 1,500 apps on different subjects that I study carefully for ease of use, status in regard to competi- tors & cutting-edge technology.”

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Frank Niro Christen McCurdy Jorge Barrera Our cover story author is a former president of The Chessplayers with Disabilities Our All-Girls photo essay writer/ the U.S. Chess Trust and a chess journalist for four author is a freelance journalist based photographer has been teaching chess decades. He has served as editor of Chess Horizons in Portland, Oregon. She has written in schools for ten years. Starting at the and Northwest Chess. Presently he splits his time for The Oregonian, The Portland Mercury, Berkeley Chess School in California, he between Boise, Idaho, and Ithaca, New York, where he Nerve, and The Lund Report, an online now lives in and teaches as teaches strategic planning to health administration publication on health and healthcare part of the Renaissance Knights Chess students at Cornell University. policy. Foundation. CONTRIBUTORS PHOTO:GREATER MADISON CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU MADISON CONVENTION & VISITORS PHOTO:GREATER

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Chess Life JULY COLUMNS 12 LOOKS AT BOOKS / CORRESPONDENCE CHESS An Absolute History By FM Alex Dunne 14 CHESS TO ENJOY / ENTERTAINMENT The End of Strategy By GM Andy Soltis 16 SOLITAIRE CHESS / INSTRUCTION The Mighty Botvinnik By Bruce Pandolfini BACK TO BASICS / READER ANNOTATIONS

42 JOHN G. WHITE COLLECTION OF CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY, COURTESY PHOTO: A 700 Player Knows His Threats By GM 44 ENDGAME LAB / INSTRUCTION Transition By GM

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6 COUNTERPLAY / READERS RESPOND 8 FIRST MOVES / CHESS NEWS FROM AROUND THE U.S. 18 Cover Story / GM Robert Byrne 9 FACES ACROSS THE BOARD / BY AL LAWRENCE A Life in American Chess By Frank Niro 10 USCF AFFAIRS / NEWS FOR OUR MEMBERS GM Robert Byrne 1928-2013

11 ACROSS THE BOARD / MESSAGE FROM THE 26 National Events / All-Girls Championship USCF PRESIDENT A Decade of Success! Photos and text by Jorge Barrera 46 KNIGHT’S TOUR / TOURNAMENT TRAVEL The 2013 All-Girls National Championships in Chicago draws big stars, garners more attention, and continues TOURNAMENT LIFE / JULY 51 to flourish.

71 CLASSIFIEDS / JULY 30 USCF Mission / Chessplayers with Disabilities A Level Playing Board 71 SOLUTIONS / JULY By Christen McCurdy Chessplayers with disabilities find they are treated 72 MY BEST MOVE / PERSONALITIES with equality—for the most part.

36 Instruction / Tournament Preparation FedPrep ON THE COVER GM Robert Byrne, one of the By GM John Fedorowicz ten-best players in American chess history, Hall-of-famer GM John Fedorowicz recounts his history pictured in the press room at the 1981 preparing himself and others for big games and events to Korchnoi/Karpov World Championship help show you how to get ready for your next tournament. match in Merano, Italy. PHOTO BY LARS GRAHN Above: GM Robert Byrne in an undated photo, circa 1976

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Counterplay / Readers Respond

CASTLING IN CHESS960: ANOTHER APPEAL FOR Reminder: 2013 USCF SIMPLICITY Executive Board Election Chess960 is a noble, but flawed attempt to force players to start thinking from the If you are a registered USCF voter who received a very first move of the game. The biggest ballot for the executive board election, your ballot must problem with Chess960 are the bizarre be returned no later than 3 p.m. on July 23rd, 2013. rules. For anyone not familiar Ballots received after that will not be counted. Full with Chess960, consider the following, instructions are included with your ballot. which is just one bizarre aspect of “castling.” Depending on the opening setup, when castling, the king can move the same squares as classical chess, thereby anywhere from five squares to zero squares keeping familiar rules intact. Chess18 is a CORRECTIONS to minus one squares (yes, the king can logical first step toward the evolution of the actually move in the opposite direction world’s greatest game, expanding opening In the April 2013 issue’s than it normally would). It would be diffi- books by a factor of 18. Another interesting “Yearbook” the U.S. Masters cult to teach this maneuver to anyone not alternative is “Moab Random,” a form of was inadvertently omitted. familiar with standard chess. A variant pre-chess that replaces castling (already a Here is the full item: called Chess480 seeks to simplify these bizarre move in classical chess) with the castling rules, but in doing so creates much simpler ‘evacuation’ of the king to any some of its own issues. empty back-rank square. U.S. MASTERS (AKA MID-WEST I propose a variant which achieves the Kudos to Mr. Couture and other game the- MASTERS PRIOR TO 1990) goal of eliminating memorization of open- orists who attempt to wrestle chess out of ings while avoiding the failings of both the grip of the brilliantly obsessive memo- 1982 Leonid Bass, L. Kaushansky, Chess960 and Chess480. This variant, rizers at the top, who hold Ph.D. equivalents which I have dubbed Chess18, has a ran- in opening theory. Consistent with Bobby Michael Brooks • 1984 L. Kaushan- domized opening setup just like its Fischer’s hope for the future of the game, sky, Michael Brooks, Paul Kuroda • “predecessors.” The difference is that the Chess18 could help return chess to the 1985 Igor Ivanov, Vince McCambridge, rooks and the king start on the same vastly larger audience of brilliant tacticians Bruce Leverett • 1986 , squares that they do now so that castling and strategists worldwide; at least for a lit- Yehuda Gruenfeld, Sergey Kudrin • remains exactly the same as it is now— tle while, until opening jargon catches up. problem solved! In classical chess, opening experience usu- 1987 Joel Benjamin, Sergey Kudrin, An additional benefit of Chess18 is that ally trumps raw talent. But in ChessX, as Leonid Shamkovich • 1988 Victor it avoids the situation in Chess960 where X increases, natural ability and sound Frias • 1989 Michael Brooks • 1990 with some opening setups White can strategy will yield progressively better • 1996 Dmitry Gurevich • attack an undefended black pawn with her results. first move. 1997 Suat Atalik, Alexander Sha- When Bobby Fischer met with former balov, Dmitry Gurevich • 1998 Boris FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov to pro- THE EAGLE HAS LANDED Gulko • 1999 None • 2000 Jaan pose the switch to Chess960, Ilyumzhinov Ehlvest, Alek Wojtkiewicz, Nick de advocated “step-by-step” changes mindful At the end of her game with Anna Firmian, Alexander Ba burin, Alexan- of the heritage of chess. Well, here is such Ushenina (“Eagle Hunting in Kazakhstan,” der Shab alov, Pavel Blatney, Rashid a step. May 2013 Chess Life), IM David Couture poses the question, “Why did Black resign, Ziatdinov • 2002 Gregory Kaidanov, via e-mail instead of trying 41. ... Qf7?” Perhaps Ms. Alexander Onischuk, Daniel Fridman, Ushenina saw the mate in 3: 42. Qxg8+! , Alek Wojtkiewicz • asked Damian Nash, a two- Chess Life Qxg8 43. Nxf6+ Kh8 44. Rxg8 mate. 2003-2005 Not held • 2006 Daniel time Utah state champion who ran small Chuck Bass Chess960 tournaments at the U.S. Opens North Highlands, California Ludwig • 2007 • 2008 in 2010 and 2011, and also conducted Not held • 2009 Not held • 2010 Craig small break-out sessions on the topic, to Thank you Mr. Bass; we should have W. Jones • 2011 Not held • 2012 reply: listed this at the end of the article. ~Ed. Giorgi Margvelashvili David Couture hits the nail on the head. Bizarre castling rules are a serious problem with Chess960 (Fischer Random). His solu- Send your letters to [email protected] or post on the Chess Life Facebook group page. If Chess Life tion is novel: Leave the rooks and king on publishes your letter, you will be sent a copy of Test, Evaluate and Improve Your Chessby Kopec and Terrie.

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First Moves / Chess news from around the U.S.

Cook County inmates in front of secure laptops playing their counterparts in .

Cell Mates An innovative chess program in the Cook County Jail By NORA SHEAHAN

COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff valuable rehabilitation tool,” said Sheriff Korenman and former World Champion Thomas J. Dart announced the winners of Dart. “We will continue with our chess . the that took place May program to accommodate the hundreds of After the match, Karpov himself identi- 15 between 10 Cook County jail detainees detainees interested in learning the game fied one of the Cook County detainees as and 10 Russian inmates through a secure and improving their skills. We congratu- the most distinguished competitor of both Internet line at Cook County Jail’s Division late the Russian team on their victory and sides, having won both of his games— 11. There were two rounds played by each look forward to a rematch.” including one in just three moves. player on each team. The first round results Sheriff Dart launched the jail’s chess While some of the participants in the included 3½ matches won by Cook County program in April 2012, using standard Cook County Jail chess program had detainees and 6½ matches won by the chess boards and pieces with the goal of previous experience with chess, most of Russian inmates. After the second round instilling in detainees the importance of them began recently as novices—includ- was complete the Russian inmates won 8 patience, diligence and critical thought— ing several of today’s competitors. All matches and Cook County detainees won skills that are the foundation of the game participants made it to the Russia com- 2, for a final score of 14½ to 5½ in favor of of chess and of life. petition by winning internal Cook County Russia. In December 2012, the program was Jail tournaments. The event began with an international expanded to permit detainees to participate Dr. Korenman, a FIDE-certified interna- press conference at 9 a.m. with Sheriff Dart in tournaments using secure tional chess organizer, is a principal of the and Dr. Mikhail Korenman, who heads the laptops that allowed them to play against Russian School of Mathematics in Cook County Jail’s chess program, describ- anonymous players from around the world, Naperville. His extensive background in ing the program and the historic tour na ment. including players in Singapore, Croatia chess includes founding the Karpov Russian officials participated in the press and Canada. in Lindsborg, Kanas, conference through Skype. Dr. Korenman meets with participating which was the first chess school in the “Today’s successful competition is a detainees two hours a day, three days a United States. tribute to Dr. Korenman for his vision, week to give group lessons and to coordi- Dr. Korenman also initiated the Chess for our correctional officers for their steadfast nate matches. To date, approximately 600 Peace Program which is designed to pro- support of the program and of course to Cook County Jail detainees have partici- mote peace throughout the world by the competitors on both sides for their pated in the jail’s chess program. bringing secondary students from different sportsmanship today and their commit- This event between Cook County and countries together to learn how to play

ment to utilizing the lessons of chess as a Russia was the idea of Sheriff Dart, Dr. chess and establish lasting friendships. PHOTOS: COURTESY OF COOK COUNTY JAIL

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First Moves / Chess news from around the U.S. Tennis with Bobby Fischer FACES Many of our top players play tennis to keep in shape or just for fun ACROSS during their downtime, as did Bobby Fischer. On occasion, it is interesting to see how non-chess players view our world, as in a short THE BOARD chapter from this book that recently crossed our desk. By AL LAWRENCE

The following is a chapter excerpt from the book JON WHITFILL THE WIMBLEDON FINAL THAT NEVER WAS by TEXAS Sidney Wood ($15.95, New Chapter Press, www.NewChapterMedia.com) that tells an Internationally interesting tale of chess master Bobby Fischer recognized artist and his tennis encounter with Wood, the Jon is a physics and chem- charismatic 1931 Wimbledon champion. istry teacher. He’s also an artist. “These positions are not mutually exclusive,” he laughs. For proof go to FOR THOSE WHO MAY RECALL and have www.jonathanwhitfill.com. As an artist, Jon has a long wondered about the unfathomable antics of list of awards and exhibitions, including a public TV the super-cerebral Bobby Fischer, king of special on his unique work. The founder of Estacado kings of the , my experience of High School , he awards chess-letter jackets an afternoon with Bobby should be either and has developed chess into a credit-earning course. enlightening or further puzzling. “My passion for the game and discipline to improve is As an average “patzer” chess player what I hope to impart to my team.” (the term is familiar to other patzers), I was a consumer of The New York Times chess column, written by my friend the late Al Horowitz, a former national champion. A week prior to Fischer’s 1972 trip to Iceland WARREN for his world championship match with PORTER Russia’s , Al phoned me to MISSISSIPPI ask if, of all things, I would play some tennis with Bobby. Of course I said yes. The next day, all in whites, Bobby came by my hobby-born, rooftop Town The Forrest Gump Tennis Club on Sutton Place with Rosser Reeves, a generous contributor to of Chess chess causes and the 1966 retired head of the big-three Ted Bates ad agency. Also accompanying Bobby was a medium-young, medium blond lady whose Chess to Warren has been a box of chocolates name failed to register, perhaps because Bobby kept asking her to tell it to him without an expiration date. He learned at five, but, again; indications were that Bobby did not live by chess alone. in the 1960s, “my game improved tremendously I had heard that Bobby rarely ventured more than an arm’s length from a while I was at LSU with Jude Acers.” Porter was one chessboard, and to my surprise, he hit the tennis ball vehemently and with of the first to write to Chess Life about switching to good coordination. He was only mildly overweight and not at all tired from the algebraic notation and got a firestorm of response. workout. When I asked him what he would like to drink he asked for an orange He played in the 13th annual Armed Forces Cham- juice, milk and a beer—all at the same time. We sat around for awhile and I pionship. A long-serving state official, “I had to be cautiously volunteered the idea that Bobby might want to meet Mark McCor- a TD by necessity.” Interestingly, his wife was Bobby mack, with whom I had put together a 600-outlet Arnold Palmer Cleaning Fischer’s dental assistant “when he had his metal Center franchise. fillings removed so ‘they’ couldn't track him.” I had been warned that Bobby was suspicious of everybody except his mother, and my overture was proffered in low key. Even so, though a break- fast meeting was set up with Mark who flew in from Cleveland, Bobby could not bring himself to attend. JEFF ROLAND The Fischer-Spassky match was receiving tremendous front page publicity IDAHO because it had become blown up as a contest between U.S. brainpower and Rus- Chess Journalists of sia’s. The championship was to be decided by the first winner of 12 of the 23 game points won (one point for a win, a half point for a ). When I pointed America vice president out to Bobby that he would easily be the most famous person in the world for 23 days, he tilted his head a little and with a pixie-like grin asked me how did Jeff is president of the Idaho I know it wouldn’t be 12 days—as many as it would take for him to win with- Chess Association, webmaster of www.idahoches- out losing or drawing a game! On the basis of that afternoon’s enjoyable sassociation.org, editor ofNorthwest Chessmagazine, association, there was no hint of the unpredictable side to Bobby’s makeup, and now the newly appointed vice president of Chess and I would have rated him as self-assured but not abrasively so, engagingly Journalists of America. “CJA can become a training friendly, humorous and as well-adjusted as his stratospheric IQ would permit. ground for young chess journalists,” he said. Roland remains a very active organizer and tournament di- Note: this anecdote is the only chess item in this book. rector. “I’ve been both playing locally and traveling more than ever before in my life ... What interests me most about chess is meeting people. Each game is Write to [email protected] to be considered for inclusion in this column. kind of an adventure we share together.” PHOTOS: COURTESY OF COOK COUNTY JAIL

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USCF Affairs / News for our Members

USCF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BILL HALL RESIGNS

On Thursday, May 9, 2013 the USCF executive board accepted a letter of resignation from Executive Director Bill Hall. Bill is leaving the organization for personal reasons, and we wish him every success in his future endeavors.

Bill served as executive director for over eight years managing the USCF through a temporary relocation during construction of a new headquarters facility, then helped the USCF successfully navigate turbulent waters, and positioned the organization for future growth.

The USCF executive board passed a resolution on May 10, 2013 expressing its appreciation for Bill Hall’s honorable, skillful, and diligent service to the USCF as its executive director from 2005-2013.

The USCF will began an immediate search for an executive director. The deadline for applications, as listed in the job description on our website, was June 30. See the announcement at www.uschess.org/content/view/12117/706/.

USCF WELCOMES INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FRANCISCO GUADALUPE

Francisco (Franc) Guadalupe, team of Sea Park Elementary School, leading them to several our FIDE Zonal President will Brevard County Championships. In recognition of his efforts in serve as the USCF interim promoting scholastic chess, he received two Brevard county executive director. Franc is also school district awards and the organizers of the Space Coast Open an international arbiter and instituted the “Franc Guadalupe Award” given to the best international organizer. He performing scholastic player at their annual event. served on active duty with Adjutant General Corps in the Thomas eventually quit chess in pursuit of other activities. U.S. Army for over 23 years, Francisco II, however, progressed very rapidly, winning several retiring with the rank of Chief state championships in Florida and Texas while also winning three Warrant Officer Four. national grade championships. He participated in two Denker Tournament of High School Champions and attended University After his initial training and a of Texas at Dallas where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in tour in Korea, he served as Electrical Engineering and was a member of their chess team. personnel officer in numerous assignments, including Fort Eustis, Virginia, the XVIII Air- Although he still plays online, Franc took a break from over-the- borne Corps at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the 8th Infantry board chess several years ago. According to him, he was paying Division in Germany, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, more attention to Francisco’s games than his own, so he decided and the Theater Army Support Group in Kaiserslautern, to concentrate on organizing and directing events. Franc has been Germany. Franc was the distinguished graduate of his military the chief tournament director (TD) of many national scholastic personnel officer course and the advanced administrative championships, including the last two SuperNationals. He has warrant officer course. He received many military service awards also been the chief TD of two U.S. Opens, was the assistant arbiter and decorations, including the army achievement medal, the at the 2006 and 2010 U.S. Championships and the chief arbiter army commendation medal, three meritorious service medals and at the recently concluded 2013 U.S. Championship. the legion of merit. Franc has also organized three U.S. Class, three U.S. and Franc has experience as a chess player, chess dad, coach, two U.S. Senior Opens, as well as two National Youth Actions. organizer and director. He learned chess while in college in As zonal president, he has represented the U.S. at the last two Puerto Rico. He organized, directed and played in a few small FIDE Congresses, in Krakow, Poland and Istanbul, Turkey. In USCF-rated tournaments while in his first tour in Germany but 2009, on behalf of the USCF, he traveled to Belize, Central military duties and a growing family did not leave much time for America to train their tournament directors. That same year, he chess. After he retired from the service, he taught chess to his was selected as the USCF tournament director of the year. two youngest sons, Francisco II and Thomas. Franc has served with the USCF tournament director certification committee and the scholastic committee. A few years later, they became very interested in the game, and Franc’s interest was also renewed! He started a scholastic chess The Guadalupes reside in a suburb of Houston with three of their program in Brevard County, Florida where, with the help of six children. Franc’s wife Bonnie also served in the Army, for 12 others, he organized and directed county-wide events. Before the years, and their son Jonathan served in Afghanistan as an army first tournament, there were only two USCF-rated scholastic combat medic. Their youngest son, Thomas, has passed all the players in Brevard. required examinations and will soon become a fire fighter while Francisco II will start his master’s degree program in the fall. Two years later, the county had over 300 scholastic rated players! Franc’s eldest daughter, Julissa, also resides in the Houston area GUADALUPE PHOTO BY BETSY CARINA DYNAKO During that period, Franc also started and coached the chess and has helped with the last two SuperNationals.

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Across the Board / Message from the USCF President

American Chess

By USCF PRESIDENT Continues to Grow RUTH HARING

The following is adapted from remarks given to kickoff the board #7 Hikaru Nakamura 2775 meeting held in St. Louis during the U.S. Championships. #18 2741 #70 Timur Gareev 2674 Welcome to the Spring 2013 board meeting. We are happy to be #78 Alex Onishuk 2666 in St. Louis once again coinciding with the exciting conclusions to the U.S. Championships. The USCF is delighted that the On the FIDE Top 100 Women’s list at #28 is Irina Krush 2470 Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis continues to and #31 Anna Zatonskih 2466. The Top 100 Junior’s list includes sponsor and hold our premier championship events. This is the #11 Ray Robson 2620, #40 Conrad Holt 2513, #54 Darwin Yang fifth consecutive year that the nation’s top players have come to 2485, and #55 Steven Zierk 2485. Alena Kats is #90 on the Top Missouri to compete in the national championships. Recently, 100 Girl’s list at 2144. in recognition of just how important the St. Louis chess scene We are looking forward as the USCF comes off of the record- has become to our chess activities, the U.S. Congress paid breaking SuperNationals tournament. With 5,335 participants, tribute to St. Louis’ efforts by naming it as the nation’s chess our SuperNationals was the largest rated chess tournament in capital. history. Thank you to Pat Smith, USCF’s Chief Operation Officer With all of the fantastic talent in the U.S. Championships, it is and Director of National Events, and the USCF staff for their hard notable that the youngest-ever competitor played this year, 12- work in so successfully producing this historic event. With the year-old FM Sam Sevian. But he’s not the only young player SuperNationals as a backdrop it is easy to understand why garnering notice: Congratulations to Awonder Liang, who at the USCF again had membership growth during the first quarter. tender age of nine became the youngest master in U.S. history Going into the summer season we will need to mind the cash flow during the Midwest Open Chess Festival in March by the slim since our revenues are seasonal, and the summer months are margin of only 10 days (nine years, 11 months, and 24 days usually our slow months. versus nine years, 11 months, and 14 days). The previous title Speaking of the summer months, I hope to see you at the U.S. holder was none other than Sam Sevian himself. Open in Madison, Wisconsin from July 27-August 4. I will of Anupama Rajendra, age 12, continued her roll, making history course be playing in the U.S. Open and hope to manage to take this year by winning the Under 20 section at the All-Girls only one bye since I also will be participating in committee Nationals in Chicago. You may recall that last year Anupama meetings, the annual delegates meeting and executive board became the youngest girl to win the event when she was 11. The meetings. I am looking forward to productive discussions with All-Girls Nationals broke attendance records again this year as executive board members, USCF staff and others who join us in 283 girls competed for the title in the Windy City (see Chess Life’s Madison. photo essay from this event beginning on page 26). In the coming year, the board will be seeking to keep the organi- I’d like to take a minute to recognize our top talents and zation on track financially, while at the same time working to grow acknowledge their standing on the world stage. As of the May organized chess in America. 2013 FIDE rating list (Top 100 list), U.S. players include:

THE USCF MISSION USCF is a not-for-profit membership organization devoted to extending the magazine, as well as targeted publications to its members and others. It role of chess in American society. USCF promotes the study and knowledge supervises the organization of the U.S. Chess Championship, an open of the game of chess, for its own sake as an art and enjoyment, but also as tournament held every summer, and other national events. It offers a wide a means for the improvement of society. It informs, educates, and fosters the range of books and services to its members and others at prices consistent development of players (professional and amateur) and potential players. It with the benefits of its members. USCF serves as the governing body for chess encourages the development of a network of institutions devoted to enhancing in the United States and as a participant in international chess organizations the growth of chess, from local clubs to state and regional associations, and and projects. It is structured to ensure effective democratic procedures in accord it promotes chess in American society. To these ends, USCF offers a monthly with its bylaws and laws of the state of .

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Looks at Books / Correspondence Chess

An Absolute History “The players may be weaker, but the chess is better.” By FM ALEX DUNNE, USCF CORRESPONDENCE CHESS DIRECTOR

studies. And opening theory evolved before Up to this point, theory. Handel- my eyes as I progressed through the 30+ Anderson, SSKK-50, 1988, saw 18. ... Absolute years. I included all the games Qc7 19. b3?! which slows down Black’s that I thought were outstanding and of attack but leaves permanent damage. historical importance or that I thought Hellers-Martens, Amsterdam 1990, saw illustrated a particular player’s style. Most the saner 18. ... Qc7 19. Nc1 with about of the 305 games are analyzed, and most even chances. of them are instructive, hard-fought games 18. ... f5?! with a decisive result. The following game is a sample of what the reader can expect. Barbre is too ambitious and he pays the price. This attacking move weakens his kingside and center. Sicilian Defense, Scheveningen Variation (B81) 19. gxf6 e.p. Rxf6 20. Nc1 Qe8 Daniel Fleetwood (2359) Of course 20. ... Rxf3 is met with 21. Stephen Barbre (2419) Bxc5! dxc5 22. Rxg7+ and Black is 1993 Absolute folding. 21. Be2 Rf7 22. Bxc5 dxc5 23. Nd3 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 And Black is left with unsolvable problems. The Keres Attack has been quite success- ful in Absolute play, scoring +5 -1 =7. 23. ... Rd8 24. Qe3 a5 25. Nxe5 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Rf6 27. f4 Kh8 28. f5 Bf7 29. Ng6+ Bxg6 6. ... Be7 30. hxg6 h6 31. Qf4 Qf8 32. Qc7 Rd6 The Absolute Correspondence Championship of the The most common response to the Keres United States Chess Federation by Alex Dunne. 330 Black cannot allow Rd7. in the Absolutes has been 6. ... h6 7. h4 as pages (MacFarland & Company, North Carolina, in Horwitz-Concha 2008 Absolute. This is 33. Rxd6 Bxd6 34. Qxa5 Qb8 35. Qa6 Bf8 36. 2012). $44.95 from uscfsales.com (catalog number also the most common response now as in Qd3 Be7 37. Qd5 Qd8 38. Qxd8+ Bxd8 39. Bc4 B0014MF). Smeets-Anand, Wijk aan Zee 2010, which The black king is in an iron cage. continued 6. ... h6 7. h4 Nc6 8. Rg1 d5 9. White wins with a on the exd5. Barbre’s 6. ... Be7 is rarely seen at THE ABSOLUTE CHAMPIONSHIP a- and e-file. of the United States Chess Federation 1976- the grandmaster level. 39. ... h5 40. e5 h4 41. a4, Black resigned. 2010 is a book about correspondence 7. g5 Nfd7 8. h4 Nc6 9. Be3 0-0 10. Qd2 chess, but it is more than that. This is a col- The history of U.S. Correspondence Sax-Ehlvest, Reggio Emilia 1988, saw lection of the best games of most of the best chess is rich but largely unknown or at 10. Qh5 d5 11. 0-0-0 with an edge to correspondence players the United States least not emphasized. Older over-the- White. has produced. Does that mean anything to board players of course know the the non-correspondence player? Maybe. 10. ... a6 11. 0-0-0 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 b5 13. Rg1 names of Donald and Robert Byrne, once said that in correspon- Rb8 14. h5 b4 15. Ne2 e5 16. Qd2 Nc5 17. f3 , James Sherwin, Robert dence chess the players may be weaker but Be6 18. Kb1 Steinmeyer, and, Bobby Fischer. What the chess is better. It was to preserve those they seldom know, however, is that better games that I decided to write this these great players started out in cor- book. respondence play. In The Absolute I was fortunate that I had been writing Correspondence Championship of the about these champions for 30-plus years United States Chess Federation 1976- in “The Is in the Mail” (in Chess 2010 you will have the chance to meet Life until 2006 and now on uschess.org) the ones who made their correspon- and therefore knew many of them. Playing dence chess play a career. This book is over those 2000+ games in search of the their story. best of the best was exciting enough. There were some truly spectacular games; gems Read FM Alex Dunne’s monthly correspondence of attack and defense. There were chess column “The Check is in the Mail” on Chess endgames that could easily be made into Life Online at uschess.org.

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U.S. Open Side Events May register online except for the Bughouse which is on-site only.

27 JULY 29, 30, 31 JULY; 1, 2 AUGUST U.S. Open Bughouse. G/5. Entry fee $20 per team. 80% of entry U.S. Open Quads. G/30 d5. Entry fee $20. Registration 9 a.m.-11:30 fees in cash prizes. Registration ends at 7:00 p.m., first round a.m., Rds. 12-1:30-3:00. $50 to first in each quad. begins at 7:30 p.m. 31 JULY 27-28 JULY U.S. Open G/15 Championship (QC). 5-SS, G/15 d5. Quick rated, U.S. Open Weekend Swiss. GPP: 6. 5-SS, G/60 d5. $$1,000 higher of regular or quick rating. Entry fee $40. Registration 9am- guaranteed prizes. $200-100-50, U2200/Unr $160, U1800 $140, 11:30am. Rds: noon, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00. 80% of entries as U1600 $120, U1400 $100, U1200 $80, Unr $50. Entry fee $40, Unr returned as cash prizes. First 30%, second 15%, U2100 12%, U1800 free if paying USCF dues. On-Site Registration 10:00-11:30 AM 7/27, 10%, U1500/Unr 8%, U1200 5%. Rds: Sat 12-3, Sun 10-12:30-3. 3 AUGUST 28 JULY U.S. Open Blitz Championship (BLZ). Trophies Plus GPP: 15. 7-SS U.S. Open Scholastic. Open to K-12 [2013-2014 school year] 4-SS, (double round, 14 games), 1 section, G/5 d0. Blitz rated, higher of G/30 d5, in four sections: Junior High - High School Champ. (K-12); regular or Blitz rating. Entry fee $40, free to Unrated if paying USCF Junior High - High School U1200 (K-12); Elementary Champ. (K-6); dues. Registration 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m., first round begins at noon. Elementary U1000 (K-6): EF: $25 online if by 7/14; $35 after; $27 $2000 guaranteed prizes! $$400-200-150, Expert $200-100, U2000 if postmarked by 7/14; $37 after (do not mail after 7/21); $30 $200-100, U1800 $180-90, U1600/Unr $140-70, U1400 $100, phone-in by 7/14, $40 by 7/26 at 5 p.m. CDT. Reg.: 9-11:30 a.m. Rds.: U1200 $70. The July 2013 Rating Supplement will be used. 12-1:30-3-4:30. Trophies to Top 3 in each section. The above sections may be split in multiple sections if the entries warrant it. (Unrated MUST play in the Championship sections.). Trophies may be added if the section(s) split. See www.uschess.org/tournaments/2013/ SEE USCHESS.ORG/TOURNAMENTS/2013/USOPEN/ FOR scholastic for venue info, updates and corrections. U.S. OPEN VENUE INFO, UPDATES AND CORRECTIONS.

Schedule for 2013 U.S. Open Workshops & Committee Meetings

Time 9AM 10AM 11AM NOON 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM TDCC/ Problem Forum Committee Forum Workshop Women's Chess States TDCC Solving WEDNESDAY Jul 31 LUNCH Denker H.S.& Barber College Chess Outreach Scholastic Committee K-8 Executive Board Executive Board OPEN Chess in Education USCF Legal Ratings CLOSED International Senior Chess Rules Workshop THURSDAY Aug 1 LUNCH Affairs Chess Trust

FIDE Trainers Seminar FIDE Trainers Seminar

Bylaws/GTF Finance / LMA Website Advisory Staff Forum/General Membership Meeting FRIDAY Aug 2 LUNCH Clubs CJA

FIDE Trainers Seminar FIDE Trainers Seminar

SATURDAY Aug 3 Delegates Meeting AWARDS LUNCHEON Delegates Meeting

SUNDAY Aug 4 Delegates Meeting SATURDAY, July 27, Denker Tournament of High School Champions, Barber Tournament of K-8 Champions, and the National Girls Invitational Tournament Opening Ceremony, 3PM FRIDAY, August 2, Executive Board Reception 5:30PM

USCF Awards Luncheon, Saturday, August 3, 2013 in Monona at NOON

SUNDAY, August 4 Executive Board Meeting (CLOSED) 3pm and Executive Board Meeting (OPEN) 6pm

**Schedule Subject to Change - Check www.uschess.org for updates**

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Chess to Enjoy / Entertainment

The End of Strategy What if a learning curve is really a bell curve?

By GM ANDY SOLTIS

IT’S BEEN MORE THAN 15 YEARS SINCE After all, there are two fundamental naries” that you opened up when you did- mankind was humbled by our new com- principles that have guided human play- n’t know what a word meant.) puter overlords. We’re still waiting to learn ers since we figured out how to castle: Reinfeld said White had three plans: from them. (a) He could open up the center with It should have happened by now. When 1) Every move you make should have a dxe5. it became clear that programs were getting purpose. Or (b), he could close the center with d4- strong, we hoped that machines would 2) Your moves should form a plan. d5 and then advance his queenside pawns. eventually be able to teach us new strate- Or (c) he could prepare for f2-f4, perhaps gies, new ways to win. That is, they should be consistent and with Kh2 and Ng1-e2. But when we see a game played by the fit together into a cohesive whole—even if But White played 16. d5 Bd7 17. Kh2 Rein- rock stars of today’s computer chess, it the whole is misguided. “A bad plan is feld said “He vacillates!”—because he often looks baffling: better than no plan” is a mantra attributed started with (b) and then headed to (c). to , Frank Marshall and I didn’t know what to make of that Silicone bafflement many others. because if f2-f4 is such a dubious idea, Inconsistency must be avoided at all why did Black take extraordinary steps to costs, according to this conventional wis- stop it? He played 17. ... Nh8!? and then 18. Ng1 g5 TCEC match 2011 dom. It recalls the putdown by the great . physicist Wolfgang Pauli. He ripped into a colleague’s inconsistent thinking by say- ing, “It’s not only not right, it’s not even wrong.” I was terrified of being inconsistent even before I played in my first tournament game. I remember going through Fred Reinfeld’s collection of Nimzowitsch games, one of those wonderful, cheap Dover Pub- lications paperbacks, titled Hypermodern Chess. I got to this diagram:

Looking up “vacillate” Carl Schlechter Now, it seemed to me, White should Black played 10. ... Bg4 and then 11. h3 Aron Nimzovich exploit the holes that Black created on Bf5. Carlsbad 1907 the kingside with Ne2-g3. For example, Okay, so this must mean Black wanted 19. Ne2 Ng6 20. Ng3 Nh4 21. Bd1 and Bg4 to provoke h2-h3, right? Otherwise Black to trade off the that protects Black’s would have played 10. ... Bf5. holes. 12. Rc1 a5 13. Qd2 Qb6 There followed , But no. The game, with Reinfeld’s punc- which makes some sense. But then came tuation, based on Schlechter’s own notes 14. Nh4 Bc8!? 15. a4 Be6!? and . And then 16. in the tournament book, went 19. g3 Ng6 Nf3 Bf5. Huhh? 20. Qd1 Bg7 21. Qf3 a5! 22. Ne2 Bb5! 23. a4 Bd7 White went on to win in 66 moves, so 24. Rh1! Qe8! 25. h4 Qc8! 26. Bd3 Bg4 27. Qg2 maybe Black’s bishop moves hurt him. gxh4 28. f3 h3! 29. Qf1 f5! 30. fxg4 fxe4 31. But at many points along the way, White’s Qxh3 exd3 32. Bxh6 Rh8! and White resigned. moves were also strange. Some of them It seemed to me that White lost because anything didn’t seem to have to do with the he opened up the kingside, where Black one that came before. Or the one that was strong, when he should have switched came after. to the queenside. That’s not vacillation. This is puzzling because Rybka and “He Who Vacillates is Lost” read the That’s just logic. Houdini can give material odds to grand- headline on the game. That sent me to But maybe vacillation is the way to go. masters. Why can’t their moves make the dictionary. (You see, in those days Computers like the inconsistent 24. c4, for sense to us? there were these big books called “dictio- example.

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Chess to Enjoy / Entertainment

Problem I Problem II Problem III Kotov Alexander Kotov Alexander Kotov Georgy Lisitsin Aleksandar Matanovic Alexander Kotov, who was born 100 years ago next month, is best known today for a book, Think Like a Grandmaster. Few recall that he also received a top Soviet award for inventing a rocket launcher during World War II or wrote a well-received stage play about . Or that he had even records with and , BLACK TO PLAY WHITE TO PLAY WHITE TO PLAY over the course of 25 games. In this month’s quiz, based on Kotov’s Problem IV Problem V Problem VI Alexander Kotov Alexander Kotov games, you are asked to find the Alexander Kotov Gedeon Barcza fastest winning line of play. Usually this will mean the forced win of a decisive amount of material, such as a or minor piece. Solutions are on page 71.

Look for a special problem section in the August issue dedicated to GM Robert Byrne.

WHITE TO PLAY BLACK TO PLAY WHITE TO PLAY

The growing strength of machines is and triumphs in the deep endgame,” Tuk- overthrowing another traditional view. makov said. According to this: You learn tactics first. But Karpov found that the most suc- You rely on strategy later. cessful moves did not fit in—in fact, they The Swiss system encourages this. Once often contradicted—the most likely plan. you can beat other novices tactically, you So he didn’t try to be consistent. Each will be paired with stronger opponents. Karpov move had a purpose, but not nec- They won’t fall for your pins and skewers. essarily a plan. You lose to them because they can plan Other players felt uncomfortable choos- and you can’t. ing inconsistent moves. “The 12th world But if you can learn strategy, your rat- champion never had such doubts,” Tuk- ing will start to rise again. It literally makov said. becomes a learning curve. The best play- So let me propose a radical idea. Hav- ers in the world are the best at both tactics to repeat the position with 18. ... Be7. ing a plan is good—up to the point. It and at evolving five- and ten-move plans Thanks to White’s loss of time, Black is helps amateurs find their next move. of iron consistency. already a bit better, as 18. ... Bc4 fol- That’s why even a bad plan is better than That’s a popular view. The trouble is it lowedby a trade of bishops and ... Nc4 none. isn’t true. would show. But the relationship between planning Take the case of Anatoly Karpov. He was Instead, Black tried to repeat the posi- and ratings is not a steadily rising ratings curve. It’s a bell curve. a kind of anti-strategist, someone who was tion, 18. ... Ng6 19. Rff1 Ne5. White replied If you keep improving at some point, able to take advantage of masters who 20. Bf4 Qc5 21. Nxe6?! and was worse in perhaps around 2200 to 2400—you are believed in master plans. the endgame after 21. ... Qxg1+ 22. Rxg1 strong enough to rely more on calcula- Rxe6. tion and less on strategy. Yet he won the game and match. After- In other words, the players at each end Anti-strategy wards Lev Polugayevsky complained “that GM Anatoly Karpov of the bell curve—where there is no grand his defeat did not seem to be logical,” GM Lev Polugayevsky strategizing—are novices and elite grand- Candidates match 1974 wrote in his recently masters (GMs): Novices don’t know how to published memoirs. plan and super-GMs know they can’t rely (see diagram top of next column) Polugayevsky believed in the logic on plans. espoused by another world champion, So as computers inevitably get better White might be tempted to play Nxe6 Mikhail Botvinnik: “According to this and better, we may see a time when plan- here. But he chose 17. Nf5—and then after approach, a masterpiece would have a ning—as we know it—disappears from elite 17. ... Bd8, replied 18. Nd4?!. He invites Black strategic plan that starts in the opening chess. It will be the end of strategy.

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Solitaire Chess / Instruction

The Mighty Botvinnik This month we ask you to match wits with the “Patriarch of the .” This 1933 game is from when he was at the beginning of what was to become a 30-year dominance of the chess world. By BRUCE PANDOLFINI

IN 1933, AFTER MIKHAIL BOTVINNIK or deductions—for other moves and vari- 17. … g4 had won the USSR Chess Championship, ations. Note that ** means that the note to Time to harass the knight.** a match was arranged between the Soviet Black’s move is over and White’s move is champ and , a potential chal- on the next line.** 18. Nd2 Par Score 4 lenger to then world chess champion 14. Qh4 Par Score 6 Botvinnik keeps the d3-pawn under Alexander Alekhine. The first six games observation, whereas 18. Nh4 (2 points Accept only 2 points part credit 14. were played in and the final six in part credit) allows 18. ... d2. Leningrad. Although Botvinnik lost the Qxb6+, inflicting two sets of doubled 18. … Qc7 Moscow half of the match, he evened the pawns, but giving up on trying to take score once he got to Leningrad. In the advantage of Black's uncastled king. 4 points part credit Flohr anticipates Nd2-c4 and offers a ninth game, Botvinnik (White) got into a Accept for 14. Qxd3, trade of queens.** tactical melee against the Czech defen- recovering the pawn, but allowing 19. Qh6 Par Score 6 sive wizard and managed to score a neat Black to set up a blockade with 14. ... point. A Panov Variation of the Caro-Kann, Bd6. The merit of the text is that it keeps Not yet! White retains the and the contest began: queens on the board, while operating with (2 points (1 bonus point) doesn’t go in for 19. Qxd3 Bxh2+ a threat, 15. Ne5 . part credit). … Caro-Kann Defense, 14. g5 19. … Qf7 Panov-Botvinnik Attack (B13) A drastic solution, but Flohr couldn’t If 19. ... a6, to stop 20. Nb5, then 20. Mikhail Botvinnik find anything better. Both 14. ... Bd6 and Rac1, and the black queen will have to Salo Flohr (1 bonus 14. ... Qxb2 fail against 15. Qxf6+ move in any event.** Ninth Match Game, Leningrad 1933 point). If 14. ... Be7, there's the (1 bonus 20. Nc4 Par Score 6 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 15. Rxe7 Kxe7 16. Re1+ point) and Black is in serious trouble.** Also worthy of consideration was 20. Nc6 6. Bg5 dxc4 7. d5 Ne5 8. Qd4 Nd3+ 9. (5 points part credit) Bxd3 cxd3 10. Nf3 g6 11. Bxf6 exf6 12. 0-0 15. Qh5 Par Score 4 Nde4 Be5 21. Nc5 . Qb6 13. Rfe1+ Kd8 20. … Be5 White infiltrates on the light squares. The threat is now 16. Qxf7 and 17. Re8 21. Nxe5 Par Score 5 mate (1 bonus point). 15. … Bd6 A new phase begins, as Botvinnik sees a way to simplify, entering the endgame Black gives up on the f-pawn, since 15. two pawns up. Full credit for 21. Nb5, ... Qc7 runs into 16. Ne4 Bg7 17. d6 Qd7 staying in the middlegame, threatening 18. Nfxg5 (2 bonus points) 18. ... fxg5 19. 22. Nxe5 fxe5 23. Qd6+. ** Qxg5+ f6 20. Nxf6 Qf7 21. Nd5+. 21. … fxe5 16. Qxf7 Par Score 6 22. Qg5+ Par Score 6 The queen has broken into Black’s camp and threatens to take at f6 and h8 (1 Deduct 4 points for the shortsighted 22. bonus point). Rxe5?, allowing 22. ... Qxf2+ 23. Kh1 Qf1+ Now make sure you have the above posi- 16. … Rf8 24. Rxf1 Rxf1 mate. Botvinnik sets up the tion set up on your chessboard. As you capture of the second pawn with check, play through the remaining moves in this Flohr is willing to let the h-pawn go in not permitting Black to break in at f2. ** game, use a piece of paper to cover the arti- order to guard f6. 22. … Qe7 cle, exposing White’s next move only after 17. Qxh7 Par Score 4 trying to guess it. If you guess correctly, If 22. ... Kc7, then 23. Qxe5+; or 22. ... give yourself the par score. Sometimes This saves the attacked queen, while Kd7, then 23. Qxg4+. Flohr reluctantly points are also rewarded for second-best confiscating a pawn and threatening agrees to trade queens to reduce pres- moves, and there may be bonus points— another at d3. sure on his king.**

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Solitaire Chess / Instruction

Problem I Problem II Problem III ABCs of Chess Discovery/ Mating net

These problems are all related to key positions in this month’s game. In each case, Black is to move. The answers can be found in Solutions on page 71. July Exercise: After playing through a worthwhile game, print it out in a large font. Cut out each of the moves separately, making sure to eliminate move numbers and any of Black’s dot, dot, dots, so that moves stand alone. Mix the Problem IV Problem V Problem VI Double threat Mating net Mating net cut-out moves together. Then, picking out the notations, one by one, try placing them on a blank score sheet, with each move positioned by correct number and column. True, the exercise may not say if we’re good at jigsaw puzzles. But it can be fun, and it may tell us if we have nothing better to do with our time.

23. Qxe5 Par Score 5 27. … Bxg4 The king takes over coverage of the d- pawn. … The threat is 28. ... Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 d2 23. Qxe5 … (1 bonus point).** 31. Bf5 24. Rxe5 Par Score 4 28. h3 Par Score 5 32. g4 Par Score 5

24. … Bf5 The bishop is short of squares. Now 28. As before, the bishop is short of squares. ... Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 d2 is met by 30. hxg4 (1 … His only chance to make problems is to bonus point). 32. Bg6 hang on to the d3-pawn.** 28. … b4 Flohr tries to avoid 32. ... Bxe4 33. 25. Rf1 Par Score 6 Rxe4, which is just a lost rook-and-pawn Flohr pushes the knight from d1, invit- ending.** Botvinnik tries to eliminate the g4-pawn, ing complications.** 33. Re6 Par Score 5 leaving himself with two connected passers 29. Ne4 Par Score 5 on the kingside. Less convincing is 25. If 33. ... Be8, or 33. ... Bh7, then 34. (2 points part credit) Deduct 3 points Rd1 Kd7 26. Ne4 for 29. Rxf8 bxc3 30. Rf1 Nf6+; if 33. ... Bf7, then 34. Rf6 Ke7 35. because of 26. ... Rac8 followed by Rc2. (30. Rxa8 d2) 30. ... d2 31. hxg4 c2 32. d6+ Ke8 36. Ng5 is (36. ... Bxa2 2 25. … Kd7 Ree1 Rf8! and Black wins. Accept only 37. d7+). So ... points part credit for 29. hxg4 Rxf1+ 30. 33. … Black resigned This is played to connect the rooks and Kxf1 bxc3 31. bxc3 Rc8, when White’s ** maybe bring the king to d6. pawns are messed up and it’s not at all 26. f3 Par Score 6 clear if he’s still winning. TOTAL YOUR SCORE TO DETERMINE 29. … Rxf1+ With this advance White continues the YOUR APPROXIMATE RATING BELOW: plan begun with his previous move. Or 29. ... Be2 30. Rxf8 Rxf8 31. d6 Rf1+ Total Score Approx. Rating 26. … b5 32. Kh2 Rd1, threatening 33. ... d2, 34. ... 95+ 2400+ Rh1+ and 35. ... d1=Q(+). But White’s d- So Black tries to stir confusion. A nor- 81-94 2200-2399 pawn proves more formidable: 33. Re7+ mal move like 26. ... Kd6 fails against 27. Kc6 34. d7 Kc7 35. Nc5, queening shortly 66-80 2000-2199 Re3, threatening 28. fxg4 Bxg4 29. Rxd3. (2 bonus points).** 51-65 1800-1999 And if 27. ... gxf3, then 28. Rexf3 is a 36-50 1600-1799 winning pin.** 30. Kxf1 Par Score 4 21-35 1400-1599 27. fxg4 Par Score 5 30. … Rf8+ 06-20 1200-1399 Deduct 2 points for 27. Nxb5, answered 0-05 under 1200 by 27. ... gxf3 28. Rxf3 d2 29. Nc3 Bc2. 31. Ke1 Par Score 4

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GM Robert Byrne as he appeared on the cover of the April 1973 Chess Life and Review.

“In mid-career Robert Byrne performed the Herculean labor of switching from queen pawn to king pawn. This is like a Ford driver taking up a race car. And it vaulted him to the world candi dates’ level.” —DR. CL_07-2013_Byrne_AKF_r11_chess life 6/9/13 10:15 PM Page 19

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A Life in American Chess

GM Robert Byrne 1928-2013

By FRANK NIRO

RANDMASTER ROBERT E. BYRNE, on board three behind Sammy Reshevsky Bb7 9. e6 f6 arguably one of the top ten U.S. and Larry Evans, he scored eight wins, chess players of all time, died at his two losses and five draws to earn an G home in Ossining, New York on individual bronze medal. He played in nine April 12, 2013 of Parkinson’s disease. Olympiads, the last in 1978, Byrne was U.S. Open champion in 1960, picking up two individual medals (one 1963 and 1966 and won the U.S. Closed silver and a bronze) and five team medals Championship in 1972. He played on (a gold, two silver and two bronze). He nine U.S. Olympiad teams, winning seven played first board for the gold medal medals, and competed in the World winning U.S. team at 1976. Championship Candidates cycle in 1973. In his final column for The New York Perhaps best known for his 34-year Times, published November 12, 2006, Byrne tenure as The New York Times chess declared his win in Helsinki over David columnist, from 1972 to 2006, he was the Bronstein as one of the best and most older brother of , loser of the exciting of his career. Bronstein had just tied well known “game of the century” in 1956 in his world championship match with After 9. ... f6, the white knight was denied to 13-year-old Bobby Fischer. Mikhail Botvinnik and, despite the loss in the invasion squares at e5 and g5. About Born Robert Eugene Byrne in , this game, was awarded the gold medal for this point, , first board on the New York, on April 20, 1928, he grew up his performance on board three in Helsinki. Soviet team, got up from his game with in New York City and graduated from Yale and intercepted me as University in 1952. Both Robert and I was pacing the floor while Bronstein Donald learned chess before age eight and Queen’s Gambit Accepted (D24) pondered his move. Keres admonished me were students of the celebrated chess GM “for playing anything that gives White such teacher John W. Collins. They, along with Robert Byrne powerful attacking chances against such a Bobby Fischer, Bill Lombardy, Raymond Helsinki Olympiad (2), August 21, 1952 genius of attack as Bronstein.” I made no Weinstein, Sal Matera and Lewis Cohen, versus United States reply because I was unwilling to admit that were the subjects of Mr. Collins’ 1975 Notes by GM Robert Byrne I had not anticipated my opponent’s gambit memoir, My Seven Chess Prodigies. and was just struggling to do my best. Byrne worked professionally as a pro - 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 10. g3 fessor of philosophy at Indiana Univer sity Bronstein’s 4. Nc3 introduced a sharp and was very much a part-time player This move 10. g3 was tried out repeat - gambit, in which Black has trouble even if early in his career. Nevertheless, he earned edly after this battle and is still the subject he refuses it. If 4. ... e6 5. e4 Be7 6. Bxc4, the international master title by virtue of of debate. At first I thought Bronstein’s White has the superior pawn center without his outstanding performance at the 1952 was the right way to go. But I being obliged to pay anything for it. in Helsinki, Finland, the later learned that my old friend Al Horowitz, same year he graduated from Yale. Playing 4. ... a6 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. a4 Nxc3 8. bxc3 a star on Olympiad teams in the 1930s and PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY, JOHN G. WHITE COLLECTION

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later the chess columnist for The New York 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Ne4 5. King’s Indian Defense, Times, had discovered an even more dan - Qc2 f5 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O Bxc3 9. Classical Variation (E93) gerous weapon in the weak-looking yet bxc3 O-O 10. Ne1 Nc6 11. Ba3 d6 12. f3 Nf6 GM powerful 10. Be2! 13. Rb1 g6 14. c5 dxc5 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. IM Robert Byrne 10. ... Qd5 11. Bg2 Qxe6+ 12. Be3 Rxb7 Na5 17. Rb1 c4 18. Be2 Nd5 19. Qd2 Buenos Aires, Argentina 1964 Rb8 20. Nc2 Qd6 21. g3 Nf6 22. Rb4 Qc6 23. After 12. Be3, it was necessary to get my e4 fxe4 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. fxe4 Nxe4 26. Qe3 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 queen off the semi-open e-file as soon as Rb2 27. Qf4 Qa8 28. Bf3 Nxc3 29. Qe3 Qb8 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Nbd7 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 possible, but 12. ... Qc8 13. d5, threat - 30. Qxc3 Rxa2 31. Bg4 Qb3 32. Bxe6+ Kg7 33. 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. Nd2 Nf4 12. Bf1 Nc5 13. Qc2 ening to open the game before I had Rf7+ Kh8 34. Qe1 Nc6 35. Bxc4, Black f5 14. f3 c6 15. Bf2 fxe4 16. fxe4 cxd5 17. finished my development, was dangerous. resigned. Bxc5 d4 18. Ba3 dxc3 19. Qxc3 Bg4 20. h3 Bh5 21. g4 Bg6 22. Qb4 Rf7 23. O-O-O Rd7 12. ... c6 13. O-O Qc8 14. Re1 Kf7 15. axb5 24. Kb1 Rc8 25. Ka1 Kh7 26. Qb3 a6 27. Qe3 Byrne was U.S. Open co-champion in White’s 15. axb5 was wrong because it b5 28. cxb5 d5 29. bxa6 dxe4 30. Bb5 Rd5 31. Chicago 1963 and again in Seattle 1966, Be2 Nxe2 32. Qxe2 Rc2 33. a7 Rd3 34. Qe1 opened the a-file before he was ready to where he was an undefeated 13-2 with 11 exploit it. He should have considered 15. Rxa3 35. Nb3 Qe7 36. Na5 Qe6, White wins. GM Pal Benko was the co-champion. resigned. h4 with the idea of 16. Kh2 and 17. Bh3. He and GM had identical I am not sure I could have defended against 11-2 scores in 1963, finishing a half point In the mid-1960s, Robert Byrne made an incursion on e6. ahead of GMs Svetozar Gligoric and Benko. the remarkable mid-career shift from queen 15. ... axb5 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. Qe2 Na6 18. Bf4 Byrne won his personal encounter versus pawn player to king pawn player with the g6 19. Nd2 h5 20. h4 Bb7 21. Kh2 Kg7 22. the Yugoslavian grandmaster in round white pieces. Prior to that time, he had Ra1 Kh7 23. Bh3 Qd8 24. Ne4 Bh6 25. Bxh6 eight, an under-appreciated game display - developed several personal systems in the Kxh6 26. Nc5 Nxc5 27. dxc5 Qc7 28. Qd2+ ing both his strategic and tactical abilities. d-pawn openings that are still fashionable Kg7 29. Rd1 Bc8 30. Bg2 Be6 31. Qe3 Bf7 32. today. Dr. Saidy referred to the switch as Ra1 Rd8 33. Ra6 Bd5 34. Bxd5 Rxd5 35. Qe6 follows: “In mid-career Robert Byrne King’s Indian Defense, performed the Herculean labor of switching Fianchetto Variation (E65) from queen pawn to king pawn. This is like IM Robert Byrne a Ford driver taking up a race car. And it GM Svetozar Gligoric vaulted him to the world candi dates’ level.” U.S. Open (8), August 19, 1963 Perhaps his most famous game occurred Chicago, Illinois in 1965 when, shortly after gaining his grandmaster title, he successfully sacri - ficed a bishop and both knights against 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 GM Larry Evans, in order to make a path d6 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. dxc5 dxc5 9. Be3 for his rook to the kingside, and then Qa5 10. Bd2 Bf5 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. Nh4 Bg4 13. followed it up with a beautiful queen h3 Bd7 14. Bc3 Qc8 15. Kh2 Rd8 16. f4 Be8 transfer to e5 from h6 via h2 to wrap up 17. e4 Nxd5 18. cxd5 Nd4 19. Rc1 e6 20. e5 the victory. Nb5 21. Bb4 b6 22. d6 Bc6 35. ... Re5 Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation (B97) GM Robert Byrne If 35. ... Rxc5, then 36. Ra8 would have GM Larry Evans won for my opponent. But 35. ... Re5 U.S. Championship (11), New York, NY virtually finished the struggle. If 36. Qxc6, December 30, 1965 then 36. ... Qxc6 37. Rxc6 Kf7 38. Rc8 Ke6 39. c6 Kd6 40. Kg2 Rc5 wins. So, hoping against hope, he played 36. Qh3. 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2 Qxb2 9. 36. Qh3 Rxc5 37. Ra8 Rf5 38. Qf1 Qb7 39. Rb1 Qa3 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Nfd7 12. Bc4 Rd8 Rd5 40. Re8 Qd7 41. Ra8 Rd3 42. Qe1 Bb4 13. Rb3 Qa5 14. O-O O-O Rd5, White resigned.

Robert Byrne won the 1960 U.S. Open Championship in St. Louis with a score of 23. Bxc5 Bxg2 24. Bxb6 Qb7 25. Bxd8 Bxf1 10-2, finishing a half point ahead of Arthur 26. Be7 Nxd6 27. exd6 Bb5 28. Rc7 Qb8 29. Bisguier and Paul Poschel. After his only a4 Be8 30. Qc2 Qb4 31. b3 g5 32. Ng2 gxf4 loss to Dr. Anthony Saidy in round six, he 33. Nxf4 Bd4 34. Rc4 Qb6 35. Qd1 Be5 36. sealed the victory with consecutive wins Nd3 Bg7 37. Nc5 Bc6 38. d7 Bd5 39. Rg4 f5 in rounds nine through 11 over Raymond 40. Bf6 Kf7 41. Rxg7+ Kxf6 42. Qd4+ e5 43. Weinstein, Bisguier and Larry Evans. Qxd5 Kxg7 44. Qxa8, Black resigned.

Nimzo-Indian Defense, Byrne earned his grandmaster title in Rubinstein Variation (E43) Buenos Aires in 1964. A key victory from the tournament was his win over Miguel IM Robert Byrne 15. Bf6 gxf6 16. Qh6 Qxe5 17. Nf5 exf5 18. Najdorf with the black pieces against the GM Ne4 Bd2 19. Nxd2 Qd4+ 20. Kh1 Ne5 21. classical King’s Indian. U.S. Open (10), August 16, 1960 Rg3+ Ng4 22. h3 Qe5 23. Rf4 Qe1+ 24. Nf1 St. Louis, Missouri (see next game, top of next column) Qxg3 25. Rxg4+ Qxg4 26. hxg4 Nd7 27. Ng3 PHOTO: COURTESY OF CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY, JOHN G. WHITE COLLECTION

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Robert Byrne (left) playing GM Larry Evans circa 1965. Byrne’s brother Donald sits next to Robert.

Kh8 28. Bd3 Rg8 29. Bxf5 Rg6 30. Bxg6 fxg6 in Seattle 1966. He compiled a score of 13- was ready to call it a night, Bobby shouted, 31. Ne4 b5 32. g5 Bb7 33. Nxf6 Nf8 34. Qh2 2 with 11 wins and draws against “OK, let’s play.” Then he would volley for Bc8 35. Qe5 Ne6 36. Nd7+, Black resigned. Bisguier, Saidy, Canadian GM Duncan serve and begin keeping score. It was a Suttles and co-champion Benko. Benko pattern he followed each time they played. Byrne also defeated eventual winner had one loss and drew with Suttles in (see more about Fischer’s tennis on page 9. Bobby Fischer a few rounds earlier in the addition to Byrne. ~Ed.) Rumor has it that Byrne’s favorite same tournament. Byrne had reportedly Fischer was the dominant player in the tennis sparring partner over the years was prepared the above line in the Najdorf U.S. throughout the late sixties and early . Poison Pawn for Fischer. However, he drew seventies and Byrne, who was 15 years Robert and Donald faced each other in the black pieces against Fischer, so he older, remained in Bobby’s shadow through - serious competition 14 times. Donald held decided to try it against Evans instead. out this period. Byrne attended the 1972 the edge 9-5, and most people who knew World Championship match between Bobby both of them felt that Donald possessed Fischer and Boris Spassky in Reykjavik as the most talent at an early age. Robert, the French Defense, Tarrasch Variation (C04) Chess Life & Review GM Robert Fischer a correspondent for elder brother, won the first two of their GM Robert Byrne and co-authored a book about the match formal encounters and Donald dominated Both Sides of the Chessboard U.S. Championship (8), New York, NY entitled, . after that. Donald attained the interna- December 23, 1965 I met GM Byrne, and his wife Maria, at tional master title before passing away at Donald Byrne’s induction into the U.S. the age of 45 in 1976. 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. c3 e5 5. exd5 Chess Hall of Fame in 2002. Byrne struck Robert Byrne possessed a dry sense of Qxd5 6. Ngf3 exd4 7. Bc4 Qh5 8. O-O Nf6 9. me as a very serious guy and a deliberate humor, often missed by the casual Qe1+ Be7 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. Be2 Bg4 12. Nxc6 thinker, but he was certainly willing to observer. During one of the early New York Bd6 13. h3 Bxe2 14. Nd4 Bxf1 15. Qxf1 Rfe8 share a story or two about his chess Opens, Byrne reached a Philidor position 16. N2f3 a6 17. Bg5 Qg6 18. Rd1 Re4 19. Be3 experiences when asked. He told me stories in a rook and pawn ending a pawn down Nd5 20. Bc1 Rae8 21. Nd2 R4e7 22. Nc4 Bf4 about Donald Byrne and the chess against a master who was 30 years his 23. Nf3 c6 24. Nb6 Bxc1 25. Nxd5 cxd5 26. Olympiads in Havana 1966 and Haifa junior. After making his move, Byrne got Rxc1 Re2 27. Rb1 Qc2 28. Rc1 Qxb2 29. Rb1 1976. And he remarked that whi le in up from the board and quietly walked over Qxc3 30. Rxb7 Rxa2 31. Kh2 h6 32. Qb1 Rxf2 Reykjavik he was one of Fischer’s late- to greet his friend Paul Albert. After a long 33. Qf5 Qxf3 34. Qxf3 Rxf3 35. gxf3 Rd8 36. night tennis opponents. He explained that think, his opponent came over and softly Rb6 d4, White resigned. Bobby would warm up by hitting balls said, “I think the game is a draw, isn’t

back and forth for 20 to 30 minutes or it?” Byrne replied with a twinkle in his eye, more until Byrne started to work up a “Against a grandmaster it is.” Then, as Byrne was undefeated at the U.S. Open sweat. Just before Byrne could say he the player politely shook his hand and

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walked away, he laughed and said, Byrne went on to finish third at the Cuban international master plays my “Against a C-player it is, too!” Leningrad , just a point behind favorite opening, the Scheveningen Sicilian, In October 1972, following the Fischer- and Anatoly Karpov, so I had two reasons to root against the Spassky match, The New York Times qualifying for the Candidates match American in this game. named Byrne as permanent chess colum - against Spassky. It was a surprising result 6. g4 h6 7. h3 nist, a position he didn’t give up until age to observers throughout the chess world 78. Meanwhile, Byrne finished in a three- who knew Byrne mostly as a 45-year-old What’s that? Everybody, including the way tie for the 1972 U.S. Championship journalist. And in the U.S., commencement future World Champion Karpov, played with Sammy Reshevsky and Lubomir of the next world championship cycle was 7. g5 in those days. Later, of course, 7. Rg1 Kavalek. Since the tournament served as under the radar for most players as well and 7. h4 became topical, but what about a FIDE Zonal tournament that year, a as the media, still fixated on Fischer’s the modest move played by Robert Byrne? playoff was required to determine a 1972 triumph over Spassky. 7. ... a6 8. Bg2 qualifier to each of the 1973 in Byrne’s score of plus-8 in Leningrad Leningrad and Petropolis, the next leg of was high enough to be an outright winner White is patient with his attacking the World Championship cycle. Byrne won in most Interzonal tournaments and ambition. For now he is happy to play a the playoff against Reshevsky and Kavalek thwarted ’s attempt to get souped-up version of the g3 line, where he in Chicago and earned the spot in the another shot at Fischer after his has put his pawn on g4 in one move thus Leningrad Interzonal. Reshevesky went to embarrassing 6-0 defeat in 1971. Larsen gaining a . the Petropolis Interzonal. was a qualifier from the previous three 8. ... Bd7 Interzonals and a favorite to advance once again, especially after his +5 start through A standard response to the fianchetto FIRST PLACE PLAYOFF (February, 1973) 11 rounds. system. Perhaps Black should try to turn 1 23 Score Byrne’s only loss was to Korchnoi. the tables on his clever opponent and find 1. Byrne xx 1 ½ ½ 1 3-1 Among those who finished behind Byrne a line in which the early g4 would work was former World Champion against White. Say, after 8. ... Nc6 9. Nxc6 2. Reshevsky 0 ½ xx ½ 1 2-2 who entered the event undefeated in 84 (9. f4 Qb6) 9. ... bxc6 10. e5 Nd5 (or even 3. Kavalek ½ 0 ½ 0 xx 1-3 straight games. Robert Byrne achieved a 10. ... dxe5 11. Bxc6+ Bd7) 11. exd6 Bxd6 peak FIDE rating of 2605 immediately 12. Ne4 Bc7 13. c4 Black can use the f4- A critical win came against Reshevsky after the Leningrad Interzonal, making square. when it appeared that Sammy had the him one of the top 15 rated players in the 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qe2 game in hand but an oversight in time world at the time. pressure allowed Byrne a winning queen Regarding his opening preparation, GM Pay attention to the placement of the sacrifice. Bill Lombardy noted that “Robert was an white queen—way superior to the usual exceptional player, ever more dangerous d2-square. King’s Indian Defense, with a well prepared theoretical variation.” 10. ... Rc8 11. f4 Nxd4?! Classical Variation (E92) And as he did in the d4 lines, Byrne trotted GM Samuel Reshevsky out many new ideas in the e4 openings, 11. ... b5 played by GM Jaan Ehlvest GM Robert Byrne most notably on the white side of the some 30 years later is better. There’s also 1972 U.S. Championship Playoff, Chicago, Illinois Sicilian Defense. 11. ... Be7 which Byrne faced against February 1973 A schoolboy from Leningrad at the time Lombardy a year prior to this game. was future Grandmaster Alex Yermolinsky 12. Bxd4 Qa5 1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 who emigrated to the U.S. in 1990. He O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bc1 f5 was able to witness all of the games of the 12. ... Bc6 13. 0-0-0 Be7 (13. ... Qc7 14. 10. Bg5 Qe8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. tournament from the auditorium. Yermo Nd5 is thematic) 14. h4 gives White a exf5 Qxf5 14. Be3 Nc6 15. Qd2 Be6 16. O-O was kind enough to annotate the following huge attack. Rae8 17. b3 Bc8 18. Rad1 Qf7 19. Nd5 b6 20. win by Robert Byrne from that historic 13. e5 dxe5 f4 Nd8 21. Bf3 Ne6 22. Bg4 Nc5 23. Bxc8 event for Chess Life readers. Rxc8 24. f5 gxf5 25. Rxf5 Qd7 26. Rdf1 Rxf5 27. Rxf5 c6 28. Bxc5 Kh8 29. Ne7 Qxe7 30. Qxd6 Qe2 31. Rf2 Qh5 32. Be3 Re8 33. Rf3 c5 Sicilian Defense, 34. h3 Qh4 35. Bf2 Qe4 36. Re3 Qb1+ 37. Kh2 Scheveningen Variation (B81) Rg8 38. Bg3 Qxa2 39. Be5? GM Robert Byrne IM Guillermo Estévez Morales Leningrad Interzonal (6), June 9, 1973 Notes courtesy of Alex Yermolinsky Byrne got off a fast start in Leningrad, winning three out of his first five games. I was a 15-year-old city junior champion, who had a pass to the theater where the Interzonal was held. My favorite player 14. Qxe5!! then was the Great Dane, GM Bent Larsen, who also started well. Totally brilliant. White seeks to increase 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. his initiative after a queen exchange—an Nc3 e6 idea not recognized by many a Sicilian expert back in the day. Not the obvious 14. I won’t make it a secret—I wanted fxe5 Nd5 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. 0-0-0 Be6 39. ... Qxg2+ 40. Kxg2 Bxe5+, White resigned. Larsen’s competition to lose. Here the where Black is quite solid.

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On the tennis court with GM Yasser Seirawan in Merano, Italy, 1981 during the Karpov/Korchnoi world championship match. Seirawan was Korchnoi’s second; Byrne was covering the event for the New York Times.

14. ... Qb4? Rxb2 loses straightaway to 19. Nb5. encounter, disappointing young Yermolinsky as well as thousands of other European The Cuban is looking for complications, 18. ... Qd8 schoolboys. but his idea meets a direct refutation. A Still, after 18. ... Rxb2 19. Nb5 Qxe5 20. modern grandmaster would have tried to fxe5 Bxb5 21. exf6 gxf6 22. Bxb2 there bail out with 14. ... Qxe5+ 15. fxe5 Nd5 16. won’t be much resistance left in Black’s King’s Indian Defense, Nxd5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Rxc2 18. 0-0 Bc5 position. Sämisch Variation (E81) 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20. Bxf7+ Ke7 21. Bg6 Be6 GM Bent Larsen 19. Bb5 Bxb5 20. Nxb5 Rc8 21. Rac1 Be7 22. hoping to survive a pawn down endgame. GM Robert Byrne Na7, Black resigned. 15. a3 Qd6 Leningrad Interzonal (15), June 23, 1973 What a demolition! This game went near It turns out White wins after 15. ... unnoticed back then, but some 30 years 1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 a6 Qxb2 16. Ra2 Qc1+ 17. Ke2 Bb5+ 18. later and Viktor Bologan 6. Be3 c6 7. c5 O-O 8. Nge2 Nbd7 9. Nc1 b5 Nxb5 Rxc2+ 19. Kf3! started scoring heavily with white in that 10. Be2 dxc5 11. dxc5 Ne5 12. Qc2 Be6 13. O-O Bc4 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. b3 Bxe2 16. N1xe2 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Bxa6 Bc6 18. 0-0 h3 line, taking advantage of the ideas first discovered by Robert Byrne. Rfd8 17. h3 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Rd8 19. f4 Rxd1+ More precise, or perhaps, just greedier 20. Qxd1 Ned7 21. e5 Ne8 22. b4 Nb8 23. a4 would be to play 18. Rh2 when 18. ... Byrne defeated Larsen in their heads up Qd7 24. Nd4 Nc7 25. Qb3 g5 26. fxg5 Bxe5

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Byrne in Chess Life For 11 years, GM Robert Byrne served as a Chess Life columnist with “The 65th Square.” Here is his final column, which reached the Chess Life office in February, 2006.

THE 65TH SQUARE By Grandmaster Robert Byrne Structure Versus Dynamics The between these two factors of the game is colorful and arises fairly often. So, it is important to be familiar with it. One way it occurs is in the Maroczy bind, which was enthusiastically promoted by the Hungarian grandmaster Geza Maroczy. Structure is expressed by the pawns which can hold their formation for a number of This move initiates a gambit Black Bacrot played directly for 28. a5 and can accept with 11. ... Bxc3 12. Bxc3 after 28. ... bxa5 29. Bxa7, he had a moves; Dynamics is expressed sometimes Nxe4, but after 13. Bb2, practice has powerful passed b-pawn. by the pieces and sometimes by mobile shown that White gets more than enough 28. ... bxa5 29. Bxa7 Kf7 30. Bb6 pawns. Usually, is most attacking power for Black’s extra pawn. vulnerable in the early part of the game. It I don’t know of one example where Black In the long run there was no recourse against that, so Tiviakov gave up a rook has survived. takes time to protect, but once dug in like for a knight to mess up the position. cement, it can powerfully hamper the 11. ... Ne6 12. Rc1 Ned4 30. ... Rxc6 31. bxc6 a4 32. Red1 a3 33. Bd4 opponent’s freedom of action. Bxd4 34. Rxd4 Be6 After 12. ... Ned4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4, The encounter between the grandmasters Bacrot could have avoided a second Etienne Bacrot of France and Sergei Tiviakov exchange of minor pieces with 14. Bd3, of the is an example of the but he correctly judged that 14. Be3 bind working and winning. You may wonder Nxe2+ 15. Qxe2 would give him chances against the black queenside pawns then what advantage it offers Black to because his knight was well placed and suffer through it. One of the most important his bishop could support it. is that it prevents White from mounting 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Be3 Nxe2+ 15. Qxe2 Be6 attacks against the king. 16. Nd5

Sicilian Defense, Maroczy Bind (B37) GM Etienne Bacrot 35. Rd5 GM Sergei Tiviakov Corus A Wijk aan Zee NED, 2006 But Bacrot clarified everything with his returning rook for bishop with 35. Rd5. 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Tiviakov could not take him up on the c4 Greek gift without giving him a queen. 35. ... Ke8 36. Rxf5 gxf5 37. Ra1 Kd8 38. In the Sicilian Defense, the Maroczy Rxa3 Kc7 39. Re3 Bxc4, Black resigned. bind arises after 5. c4. The positional idea is that the pawns at c4 and e4 give White a grip in the center that inhibits Black from countering with ... d5. The White’s knight is strong, but Tiviakov formation can also come from the was afraid to take it off because after 16. . ... Bxd5 17. exd5, White could attack on 5. ... Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nc2 the semi-open e-file and still work against the enemy queenside pawns. (See diagram top of next column) 16. ... Qd7 17. Rfd1 b6 18. b5 f5 After 7. Nc2, Black can no longer This is an attempt to obtain some play exchange his knight at c6 for White’s at on the f-file, but that’s a difficult plan to d4 and thus must play in a slightly carry out. cramped situation. 19. exf5 Rxf5 20. Nb4 Bf7 21. Nc6 Re8 22. After 39. ... Bxc4, Tiviakov did not 7. ... Bg7 8. Be2 Nd7 9. Bd2 Nc5 10. 0-0 0-0 Qd3 Rc8 23. Qe4 Rc7 24. a4 h5 25. h3 Qe6 wait for 40. Rxe7+ Kxc6 41. Rh7 Be2 42. 11. b4 26. Qxe6 Bxe6 27. Re1 Bc8 28. a5 f3, but gave up the hopeless endgame.

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At the start of his career in an undated photo, circa 1945-1950.

27. Nf3 Bxc3 28. Qxc3 Qd1+ 29. Kh2 Nd5 30. point. Larsen recovered to win the top games, 51 wins, only 12 losses and 53 Qe5 Nd7 31. Qe4 Qe2, White resigned. spot ahead of Tigran Petrosian and Lajos draws. He was one of the early inductees Portisch. All three advanced to the into the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame and was Byrne’s fine run ended here as he went Candidates matches. recognized by Chess Journalists of on to lose his 1974 match to Spassky Byrne’s final success before cutting back America with their Lifetime Achievement who, in turn, lost to Karpov, who then to focus on his column was at the 1976 Award in 2004. secured the title when Fischer refused to Chess Olympiad in Haifa. The Soviet Union Fortunately, Robert Byrne left dozens of defend his title. And the rest, as they say, boycotted the event and the U.S. team did sparkling games beyond those presented is history. not let the opportunity pass as they won in this short tribute plus 34 years of the gold medal ahead of the Netherlands insightful chess columns for our instruc - Candidates’ Match 1974 and . Byrne anchored the team tion and enjoyment. For those who knew that included , Larry him best, he left memories of a thoughtful, 123456 Evans, James Tarjan, William Lombardy deliberate, patient and respectful friend 1 Spassky ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 4 ⁄2 and Kim Commons. His teammate Kavalek and competitor who brought 1 Byrne ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 ⁄2 said of Byrne, “He was a great asset to U.S. and integrity to everything he did. Olympiad teams: poised and composed Byrne competed in the next world all the time, he brought stability and Chess Life is grateful for the advice and championship cycle and was eliminated at confidence to the team.” His final record suggestions of Dr. Anthony Saidy and IM John the Biel Interzonal in 1976 by a mere half in Chess Olympiads is remarkable: 116 Donaldson during the production of this article.

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National Events / All-Girls Championship

A Decade of Success! The 2013 All-Girls National Championships in Chicago draws big stars, garners more attention, and continues to flourish. Photos & text by Jorge Barrera

Anticipation! Nervousness! Excitement! However, every participant had a chance to win something In its 10th year, the young players attending the All-Girls National special. Before the last round, those girls who found a sticker under Championships on April 26-28, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois had the their queen won their choice from a collection of stuffed animals! same emotions as in many previous tournaments, but this time Though not every child could win their section, it was details like there were special reasons to look forward to this great Chicago this that made the experience and travel well worth it for many event. For starters, the championship has gotten better with age: of the girls who had journeyed from as far away as California. there are more participants, more awareness, and more fun On the boards, the games were fiercer than ever, and perhaps surprises every year. the emergence of a chess star was seen as This year’s tournament stands out 12-year-old Anupama Rajendra, who last year for being action packed and eventful won the Under 18 section, won the Under 20 from the moment it started. Before section this time! This year’s Under 18 winner round one, Rahm Emanuel, mayor was Lilia Poteat, while Claudia Munoz won the of the city of Chicago and former Under 16 section with a perfect 6-0 score. Chief of Staff for Barack Another perfect score came from Ashritha Obama, transformed the tournament Eswaran, who won the Under 14 section and hall more into a rock-and-roll arena pushed her rating above 2000. Samritha than a chess venue when he stopped Palakollu tied for first with Vivian Cao-Dao in the by to witness the event. Amidst the Under 12, Naomi Bashkansky won the Under 10 flashes of photographers, the mayor and finally the youngest section, Under 8, was met with players of all ages and won by Aksithi Eswaran, half a point ahead of asked them about their experiences four different girls. preparing for the tournament. He Of course, the highlight of the was introduced to USCF President tournament came on Sunday afternoon. In Ruth Haring and also to members of the last round, none other than Garry the I.S. 318 school in New York, who Kasparov came to watch the girls compete were recently made famous by the in their final game. He also held a public documentary Brooklyn Castle that book signing where he was able to meet explores the effect of chess in with many of the girls in person; he shook schools. Emanuel clearly exhibited hands and asked personally engaging ques - surprise and growing interest as the tions like, “How did you do?” and, “How young players from around the many games did you win?” Some girls were country enthusiastically explained truly ecstatic to meet the former world the importance and joy of chess in champion as he signed their books, chess - their lives. boards, and pictures. Undoubtedly, these With a record 282 girls battling mementos of the experience, with it out in seven sections, the tourna - Kasparov’s personalized greet ing, will stay ment began with even larger crowds and even more anxious with them and help fuel their memories and love of chess parents. Among the discussions between attendees was the throughout their lives. During the closing ceremony, Kasparov’s interest in the all-new Under 20 section. It was truly a positive words inspired every one in the room, and he kindlystayed to hand change to see how in the space of one year, more girls joined the out the trophies to the top players in each section, as well as pose ranks of chess players, and the public’s awareness of the for photographs. benefits of chess were more pronounced. The organizers of the In just one year, it is thoroughly apparent that many positive event, The Foundation, along with the changes have occurred for the All-Girls National Chess Champi- Renaissance Knights, a local organization that provides chess onships, and therefore, for chess-playing girls in general. There to schools throughout Chicago, made it possible for many of the are more players, more enthusiasm, and more people working girls to have a great experience. Volunteers from Bank of together to create a great experience for the young players, who America helped out with the running of the tournament, and made the tenth championship a resounding success. We can only Hipsters for Sisters, a company which designs purses and hope that such a level of dedication will lead to even better donates to causes that help women overcome obstacles, provided opportunities for these girls, and that chess continues to be chic prizes for some of the winners. recognized as a medium for success. Photos follow on next three pages.

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Opposite page: Rujuta Durwas and friend excitedly show their books as they wait for the arrival of former World Champion Garry Kasparov.

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Top: Learning new strategies for the final match. Bottom left: Chicago’s Mayor Rahm Emanuel greets Grace Clopton before the start of the tournament. Middle right: The tournament hall at the Swissôtel packed with suspense! Bottom right: Camiah McNeal of Illinois examines her game post-mortem from the Under 20 section. CL_07-2013_All_Girls_AKF_r6_chess life 6/10/13 8:45 PM Page 29

Top: Anupama Rajendra of Wisconsin holds her trophy for winning the Under 20 section, pictured with (l-r) David Heiser of Renaissance Chess, former World Champion Garry Kasparov, USCF President Ruth Haring, FIDE Senior Trainer and KCF President Mikhail Khodarkovsky. Middle: Garry Kasparov hands Sophia Rascoff, from Seattle Country Day School, her newly signed book. Bottom Left: A bit of lightheartedness helps Melinda Burgin prepare for her last game. Bottom Right: Oh no, a ! CL_07-2013_Disabilities_AKF_r8_chess life 6/10/13 8:53 PM Page 30

USCF Mission / Chessplayers with disabilities

A Level Playing Board Chessplayers with disabilities find they are treated with equality—for the most part.

By CHRISTEN MC CURDY

OMINGO SANTOYO WAS BORN WITHOUT ARMS AND feet; he’s also set up on the floor to play. without a hip socket in his right hip. As a kid, he loved “Usually, [tournaments] are very acces sible,” he said. “Locally, D sports—describing himself as a “very competitive person”— when I go out of town, or for nationals, I would just talk to the but his parents were reluctant to let him play. tournament director. I’ve never had a problem with that.” “My parents, they were very protective and didn’t want me to According to the U.S. Census 2008 American Community do contact sports,” he said, though by high school he was Survey, 54 million people in the United States—or 19 percent of playing soccer and serving as the captain of his school’s swim the civilian, non-institutionalized pop ulation—describe themselves team. Before that, though, starting in seventh grade, Santoyo as having a disability of some kind. Of those, 3.3 million use found another way to fulfill his drive to compete: he learned to wheelchairs and another 10 million use a walking aid such as a play chess and started to enter local chess tournaments in cane, crutches or a walker to get around. Just under 2 million Texas. Before long, he asked his parents to hire a private tutor report a visual impairment, and one million have a hearing so he could improve. impair ment. Santoyo played tournaments throughout Texas and his younger Of those, the number who play chess is difficult to ascertain: brothers developed an interest in the game, and as a teenager in terms of tourna ment play, for instance, U.S. Chess Fed er ation traveled across the country and to Mexico and Canada to compete registration questionnaires don’t ask about disabilities other in tournaments. than blindness. Looking beyond the U.S., in October 2011 the Now 20 and a student at University of Texas-Brownsville World Chess Federation sponsored the 1st World Chess Games studying physics, Santoyo said he hasn’t played chess compet- for Disabled People in Germany, and 80 people participated. The itively for the past few years, but he does attend tournaments FIDE website notes plans for a second all-disabled tournament to watch, and he works as a private chess tutor for three younger this October 21-29 in Dresden, Germany. students—one in sixth, one in eighth and one in ninth grade. By nature, the mind-game chess is of course a more accessible Santoyo tried using prosthetic arms for a brief period when he sport than most. In addition, the game is flexible enough that was younger. They weren’t “cool and robotic” like recently- people who aren’t able to engage with it in one way—for instance, prototyped prosthetic arms that connect to nerves in the shoulder those who can’t make it to many tourna ments, or just don’t like (but still aren’t broadly available), he said. He wasn’t able to grab the speed and competitive nature of tournament play—have a or hold things with the hooks, and the pull on his shoulders hurt. number of other entry points available to them: clubs, online “I just said Mom, if this is just for aesthetics, I don’t need this,” forums and mobile apps, correspondence chess (by e-mail, Santoyo said. “I do everything with my feet.” postcard, or—going further back—audio cassette and ham radio). That includes chess. When he played in tournaments, he “For me, chess is a sport. Since I am physically disabled I can’t asked to use a higher chair so he could move the pieces with his play real sports, but chess has a lot of the competitive aspects

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“For me, chess is a sport. Since I am physically disabled I can’t play real sports, but chess has a lot of the competitive aspects that a real sport would have.” MICHAEL AIGNER PHOTO COURTESY OF SUBJECT

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that a real sport, or a mainstream sport, would have,” said The U.S. Blind Chess Championships draw about 10 people Michael Aigner, a USCF life master who’s also coached two per year, though Alverson said numbers were higher in the mid- World Youth champions (Daniel Naroditsky and Steven Zierk), 1980s when the Finley, Ohio, Lions Club sponsored the two champions of domestic tournaments and the serially event—despite the fact that Finley, Ohio is a little tougher to get successful Saratoga High School chess team. to than other places. Aigner was born with shortened arms and legs and uses a Participants had to fly into Toledo or Detroit and then find a wheelchair to get around. He loves watching baseball, football and way to get to Finley, and Alverson said her father—who traveled basketball and unlike many serious tournament players, Aigner with her to numerous blind and sighted chess tournaments didn’t develop a serious interest in chess until college, when he when he was still alive—often drove people to and from the joined the chess club at the University of California at Davis. (See airport so they could participate in the tournament. sidebar, “Aigner Over the board.”) “My dad did an awful lot for those chess players. Sometimes Aigner was active in tournaments in northern California and I think my dad was unappreciated. He helped out quite a bit, went , but a recent illness has limited his ability to participate to the tournaments as often as he could,” Alverson said. in tournament play. However, he still plays online—which he Now that he’s gone, she relies on public transportation to get

Top left: Ata Alp Süren of southern California; top right, Nicholas Brennan of Atantic City, New Jersey; bottom right, Jerry Pattee of Portland, Oregon.

started doing in the mid-1990s—and administers an online to tournaments. Now the U.S. Blind Championship takes place chess club. in Pittsburgh, and Alverson travels there on Amtrak trains with Like Aigner and Santoyo, Ginny Alverson grew up loving her guide dog, a chocolate Labrador retriever named Elijah, and sports—she’d listen to baseball games on a transistor radio stays with an aunt and uncle who live in the city. during family road trips as a kid, and worked for many years in She used to fly to tournaments, but has developed a distaste sports broad casting—but was born blind, so the sport she took for air travel, partly due to increased Transportation Security up was chess. Administration restrictions and partly due to problems with the “Mom and Dad encouraged me to do things. That isn’t always airlines themselves, which have left her high and dry on a couple true for kids with disabilities, especially blind kids,” Alverson said. of occasions. Alverson’s father taught her to play when she was about eight Once, traveling with a prior guide dog, she checked the bag that years old, and started a chess club while attending Sullivan contained his food, and as luck would have it, that bag ended Central High School in Blountville, Tennessee, in the mid-1970s. up at the wrong airport. Airline staff apologized and found the She didn’t start playing in tournaments until the mid-1980s, dog another bag of food, but Alverson was none too pleased. when she learned that there were tournaments for blind people “Now when I go to tournaments the first thing I do is see if

and started participating in the U.S. Blind Championships. Amtrak’s going. I will not deal with the hassles,” Alverson said. PHOTOS COURTESY OF SUBJECTS

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Apart from the accessibility issues associated with travel, the cheating. There’s some open questions about whether that’s costs associated with travel and registration may be a barrier to feasible or not, but that would certainly make things feasible for participation: census figures say just 46 percent of people with a lot of disabled people. They could certainly use their tablets and disabil ities are employed, and those who do work earn less on that’d make everything a lot easier, certainly a lot easier than average than nondisabled people. setting up the physical board and making you reach across the Alverson thinks a similar sponsorship deal could increase physical board and move them.” the number of participants, though budging the employment Ata-Alp Süren, who’s 18 and just grad uated from high school in numbers—is critical as well. Joan DuBois, who coordinates the Mission Viejo in southern California, uses a wheelchair to get blind tournaments, concurs. She also attributes the decreased around and said he sees other physically disabled players with some registration numbers—“We frequen cy. Most impressive are happy to get eight to to him was a game he 10 people”—on the in- witnessed at a tournament creased cost of travel. “If you have a lifelong in Philadelphia this spring, Alverson also continues where one player was to play in sighted chess apparently quadriplegic. tournaments, though she disability, you're busy “He had to tell his knows one blind player who opponent the moves, and quit chess altogether be- his opponent would move cause of a bad experi ence planning. That planning for him, which was quite with a sighted tournament, astonishing,” Süren said. and she has had occasional ahead is a lot like chess.” Süren—who was born in difficulty as well—generally Turkey and started playing with “inexpe ri enced” tour - ~JERRY PATTEE competitive chess at a club nament directors who in Dusseldorf after his haven’t often dealt with family moved to blind players. Germany—said the only “When I play in sighted tournaments, it’s a bit of a challenge accommodation he generally asks for in tournaments is that he because tournament directors for some reason seem to think they be able to press the clock and move the chess pieces with different don’t need to give information verbally,” Alverson said. Generally, hands, something every opponent he’s had has agreed to. though, she hasn’t had trouble getting the accommodation she “If further problems come out, I would ask a director to help needs to play in sighted tournaments, including allowing Elijah out, but I’ve never had a problem,” Süren said. to come in to the tournaments and watch. Rob Jones is a USCF senior tournament director (TD) in Aigner said in his experience playing tournaments in northern Denton, Texas who has seen a problem, but one that ultimately California and Nevada, he has rarely seen other disabled players was successfully handled by the player himself: “I saw a blind competing. person play at a Texas “In tournaments, I can event. His opponent ran out remember two times I of time, and did not, as a played a person with an The only accommodation good sportsman should, obvious disability. That is inform him of this. I asked out of 1,500 games ap- the chief TD if I should tell prox imately,” said Michael Ata-Alp Süren generally asks the blind person. The chief Aigner. “There are very few said no. After the game, disabled players out here won by the blind person, I in California. I suspect for in tournaments is that he was told that he knew his there are more disabled opponent was out of time, players playing on the be able to press the clock and on what move that Internet. Of course there’s occurred. How he knew, I no way for me to know it have no idea, since the unless they put it in their and move the chess pieces special buzzer on his clock notes somewhere, so in did not work.” general, I wouldn’t even Paul Gomez was born notice it.” with different hands. with a neuromuscular He suggests techno- disorder that slowly atro- logical modifications could phies the muscles. Until make tournament play more acces sible to more people. age 13, he was able to walk and function fairly normally, but after “It would be to see a few more disabled people in the game. a bad case of pneumonia he has needed a respirator to help him I guess maybe this will be the future,” he said. “I imagine there’s breathe and a wheelchair to help him get around. He learned to going to be a closer relationship between online play, computer play chess when he was six and played casually for most of his play and tournaments. For example, maybe some time down the life, but during the past few years he’s begun to study the game

road instead of setting up a board, you and your opponent use more seriously. a tablet or an iPad-type device and somehow play a game like that. He’s not able to make it to many tournaments or to the chess I’m sure there would be concerns about cheating, computer club in Syracuse, New York, where he lives, and Gomez said he’s

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Aigner Over the Board

timely f2-f4. 22. ... Bxc6 23. cxd5 Bxd5 Black eagerly trades his bad bishop. 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Qb3 Due to the weaker pawn stucture, Black must seize the initiative, lest he become a casualty of grandmaster technique. 26. ... f4! The only move, even if your online moniker is not fpawn. 27. exf4 gxf4 28. Bc1 fxg3 29. hxg3 Black seems content after 29. fxg3 Re8 30. Bf4 Re4. 29. ... Re8 30. Bf4? This move loses a tempo. White’s Michael Aigner playing GM Jaan Ehlvest in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the 2005 North American Open. position is increasingly difficult for a human to defend, especially in Zeitnot. Chess Life invited Michael Aigner to annotate one of 9. Qxd2 e6 his favorite games. This is what he sent: 30. ... Re4 The time for ... c7-c5 has passed since Dutch Defense, Leningrad System (A87) White controls the dark squares. GM Alex Yermolinsky (2601) 10. 0-0 Nd7 11. Rac1 Nf6 12. Rfd1 Qe8 13. Michael Aigner (2306) Qc2 Bd7 14. b5 Pacific Coast Open, Agoura Hills (2), 07.21.2006 Notes by Aigner White has more space, but Black has no weaknesses yet. 1. Nf3 f5 2. b4!? 14. ... a6 15. a4 axb5 16. axb5 Ne4 While rare on move two, the b2-b4- The knight belongs in the center, but concept is hardly new. here it should encounter trouble. See 2. ... Nf6 3. Bb2 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 0-0 6. my next note. c4 d6 7. d4 17. Nd2 Qf7 18. e3?! Transposing into a known position. White's advantage increases after 18. 31. Be3 h5! Nxe4 fxe4 19. Rf1 d5 20. f3! 7. ... Ne4 Black further probes the kingside. 18. ... Nxd2 19. Qxd2 c6 20. Qb4 d5 A fight for the center ensues after 7. ... 32. Kg2 h4 33. f3 Re7 e5 8. dxe5 Ng4 9. c5 Nxe5 10. Qb3+ The stonewall pawn structure never The computer suggests 33. ... h3+ 34. Kh8 11. 0-0. earns style points, but proves hard to Kf2 Re7 35. Rh1 Qh5 with dynamic crack. 8. Nbd2 equality. 21. Ra1 g5!? 34. gxh4 Qe6 A sharper move 34. ... Bf6 35. Rh1 Qe6 36. Bg5 Rg7 leaves White hanging on the precipice. 35. Bf2 Bh6! 36. f4? White makes an awful choice in time pressure. Better was 36. Bg3 Qe2+ 37. Kh3 Qe6+ 38. Kh2 Rg7 39. Rg1 Bf4 40. Bxf4 Rxg1 41. Kxg1 Qe1+ 42. Kg2 Qe2+ 43. Kh3 Qe6+ 44. Kg3 Qe1+ with a perpetual. 36. ... Qe4+ 37. Kh3

8. ... Nxd2?! 22. bxc6 No better is 37. Qf3 Rg7+ 38. Bg3 Bxf4. More to the point is 8. ... c5 9. 0-0 Nc6 exploiting the pin on the long diagonal. White could lock the kingside with a 37. ... Rg7 38. Bg3 Bxf4, White resigned. PHOTO COURTESY OF CHESSDRYAD.COM

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better than everyone he person - that person’s life. Through the ally knows when it comes to course of those conversations, playing chess. he’s gotten the two students— Playing online, he said, has who’ve teamed up to follow enabled him to meet people from him— interested in chess. all over the world and “instantly Watching the two play each have something in common.” other is more fun than partici- “It is a way for people with pating in a game himself, and disabilities to be competitive on an teaching others aspects of the equal playing field. It crosses so game is less stressful for him many cultures and socioeconomic than playing it. classes. I’ve always been inter - Pattee wonders if stereo- est ed in physics in the universe Paul Gomez typing—particularly of people and chess is like its own little with intellectual disabilities — universe,” Gomez said. has kept parents and teachers When he does play tournaments, from even attempting to teach Gomez needs someone to move some disabled children how to the pieces, as he no longer has “[Playing online] play. He describes a longtime use of his hands, and to keep track friend of his with severe of his moves. All the tourna ments is a way for people with learning disabilities, including he’s attended have been in wheel - attention deficit disorder, who’s chair-accessible spaces, but some struggled with sub stance abuse of the smaller ones have had to disabilities to be and legal problems most of his make last-minute adjust ments to adult life, bouncing in and out accom modate him. competitive on an equal of corrections facilities and Because he’s had limited shelters. access to tournaments, he “His reading level is seventh or doesn’t have an over-the-board playing field. It crosses eighth grade, maybe,” Pattee rating for in-person play, though said, but has street smarts that he does have one for make him a formidable chess correspondence tournaments. so many cultures and opponent. “If he even sees where “I would like specifically for the I’m looking, he has me.” United States Chess Federation to socioeconomic classes. Nicholas Brennan, who plays offer a way for people such as on the chess team at Atlantic myself to earn a rating online that City High School and uses a would count as an over the board I’ve always been wheelchair because of a bone rating,” Gomez said. “I would also disorder he was born with, said enjoy more correspond ence he thinks of himself as tournaments to use the Web. inter est ed in physics “somewhat com petitive” but not Other than that I am fairly to the point where he gets mad satisfied with the current status in the universe and if he loses or gets overly of the chess world.” invested in winning. Gomez describes himself as a “It’s not warring, it’s the “very competitive person” when chess is like its own opposite of war,” Brennan said. it comes to chess and other He likes the strategic aspect of hobbies, including trivia: “I like chess instead. “You have to think to show that although I am little universe.” ahead—and even thinking ahead disabled I am mentally sharp.” isn’t enough sometimes.” While almost everyone in- ~PAUL GOMEZ Pattee is also more interested terviewed for this story de scribed in the strategic than the themselves as com pet itive people, competitive aspects of chess, the drive to compete wasn’t shared univer sally. and he sees a direct parallel between playing the game and living “I don’t, basically, like to play chess,” said Jerry Pattee, a with a disability. He explains that even standing up and walking semiretired telecommunications worker in Portland, Oregon, across the room to get something he needs—let alone taking a who has cerebral palsy and uses crutches to walk. trip out into the community—is, for him, a multi-step process, While he has never been inclined to join a club or enter that requires him to think several steps ahead. tournament play, Pattee likes studying games and moves, and “If you have a lifelong disability, you’re busy planning,” Pattee teaching chess to other people. said. “That plan ning ahead is a lot like chess.” Right now, he’s working with two students from Pacific University who are enrolled in a course called “Writings in The U.S. Blind Championship is being held August 9-10 Disability” that requires them to talk to a person with a in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Contact Rick Varchetto, PHOTO COURTESY OF SUBJECT PHOTO COURTESY OF CHESSDRYAD.COM disability over the course of several interviews, and write about [email protected]. TLA is on page 52 of this issue.

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Instruction / Tournament Preparation FedPrep Hall-of-famer GM John Fedorowicz recounts his history preparing himself and others for big games and events to help show you how to get ready for your next tournament.

By GM JOHN FEDOROWICZ

John Fedorowicz's induction plaque that hangs in the World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis, Missouri.

HIS IS GOING TO BE AN UNUSUAL CHESS ARTICLE. Originally it was going to be about preparation at the 2012 World Youth. I’ll show some examples from that tourna ment, but I thought it might a good idea to expand the article. I figured it would be interesting to show some of my best, weird and worst preparation stories. We have to break it up in two parts: T Pre-computer and computer. The “pre” part was full of notebooks, the twice-yearly Chess Inform ants, the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (which included all openings in five books with no written explanations but lots of weird symbols!), various opening books (you had to choose wisely so the parents wouldn’t go broke) and discussing ideas with friends. It was good to have strong friends! Let me start by going back in time to one of my first big tournaments. I was very lucky to get into the 1977/78 premier 1 section for the simple reason that I was overrated. (I had just won a Bill Goichberg-run futurity with 7 ⁄2 out of 9 and reached a FIDE rating of 2440.) One of the players had visa problems so the organizers needed a highly-rated replace ment. Playing with the likes of GMs Tigran Petrosian, , Gyula Sax, Evgeny Sveshnikov, James Tarjan, , and Leonid Shamkovich was frightening but fun. One of my best experiences was against former World Champion Petrosian. I had the white pieces so my plan was all-out attack. My fellow Americans Jonathan Tisdall and Tarjan helped me prepare. GM Tarjan was familiar with Tigran’s openings. I remem - ber Jim saying something along the lines of, “He plays the French and Caro-Kann unless he thinks you’re an idiot, then he’ll play Sicilian.” Still, my idea was to attack at all costs. What chance would I have in a grinding game? PHOTO PAIGE PEDERSEN

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Sicilian Defense, 28. Qd3! it all. I could merely shrug sheepishly. Scheveningen Variation (B81) 28. ... Kxc6 29. Nd4+ Kd7 30. h4 d5 31. h5 e5 13. 0-0 g6 14. Ne4 Kf7 15. f4! exf4 16. Bxf4 John P. Fedorowicz (FIDE 2440, USA) 32. Nb3 Rf3 33. Bd2 Rh3 34. h6 Rg8 35. Kb1 Be7 17. c5 dxc5 18. d6 Bf8 19. g4 b5 20. Bxb5 GM Tigran V. Petrosian (FIDE 2645, RUS) Rb8 21. Bc4+ Kg7 22. gxf5 Bxf5 23. Rae1 Hastings 1977/78 (10), 1978 Not so effective is 35. Rg1 when Black’s Rxb2 24. Qxa6, Black resigned. next move is 35. ... Rxh6. 1. e4 c5 35. ... Ke6 36. Re1 Bxg5 37. Nd4+ Kd7 38. h7, I dragged it out as long as I could. Petrosian seldom played the Sicilian, Draw agreed. but I was happy to see it. His main And in mutual time pressure the former Coaching a candidate defenses were the Caro-Kann and French. world champion offered a draw. In 1983 I was asked by the Swiss player I was most concerned about the French. Tatjana Lematschko to be her coach. The 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 Game 2 of the Hastings prep stories mission? A Candidates’ match versus the didn’t turn out quite as well. I was a big experienced two-time World Championship The straight up Scheveningen move fan of Sveshnikov and his variation of the player USSR/Georgian Nana Alexandria. order was seldom seen due to the Keres Sicilian. What a tribute to him it would be The match was played in the beautiful Attack. to play his opening. With confidence I Spanish seaside resort of Alicante, about 6. g4! a6 7. g5 Nfd7 8. Be3 b5 9. a3 Bb7 10. trotted it out against the strong English IM two hours south of Barcelona. The Soviet Qg4! Jon Mestel. coaches were GMs and Aivars Gipslis, so we faced quite a challenge. This was a novelty that now-GM Jon (One of the coolest things about this match Tisdall showed me. I don’t know how Sicilian Defense, was that I called timeouts! Every timeout effective it is now, but back then it had big Sveshnikov Variation (B33) was another two days on the beach.) One surprise value. IM A. Jonathan Mestel (FIDE 2420, ENG) tactic that can be used against an opponent 10. ... Nc6 11. 0-0-0 Nce5? 12. Qh3 g6 John P. Fedorowicz (FIDE 2440, USA) is predictability. I noticed in the tournament Hastings 1977/78 (3), 1977 chess books that in many games Nana Breaking down the e6-square with 12. ... repeated inferior lines. This game we rolled Rc8 13. f4 Nc6 14. g6! is a typical Sicilian 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. the dice, hoping for one specific position. We theme. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 got exactly what we wanted! A coach’s 13. f4 Nc6 14. Rg1!? dream come true. It was around here that GM Sveshnikov Very safe getting the Rh1 away from walked by and winked at me! the ... Bb7. The continuation 14. Nxc6 7. Nd5!? Symmetrical English (A30) Bxc6 15. Bd4!? e5 16. Be3 exf4 17. Bxf4 WGM Tatjana Lematschko (FIDE 2255, SUI) Be7 18. Qh6 is very good for White as I was well prepared for most variations WGM Nana Alexandria (FIDE 2355, GEO) well. and all sacrifice lines, but not this. Lately Candidates (Women), Alicante (9), 1983 14. ... Qc8 15. f5 Nc5 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Bxb5 this line is seen from time to time. It’s a relief from the played out 7. Bg5. 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 A typical Sicilian sacrifice with Black’s 7. ... Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 9. c4 Nf5 10. Bd3 a6?? Bb7 6. 0-0 Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 a6 9. d4 cxd4 king in the center. 10. Nxd4 17. ... axb5 18. Ndxb5 Nd8 19. Rgf1! OOPS! How embarrassing. Well my mom said I would gain important experience. 10. With ideas of Rxf8+. ... Be7 11. 0-0 0-0 is a much better thing 19. ... Be7 20. Qh6 Nf7 21. Qg7 Rf8 22. Qxh7 to do. Nxe4 23. Rxf7! 11. Qa4

This is the position we were aiming for. Black is in a very passive forma - tion. Black’s difficulties start with the inability to break with ... b6-b5 or ... d6- d5. A nice combo leading to a winning game. 11. ... Ke7 10. ... Qc7 11. Be3 0-0 23. ... Rxf7 24. Qg8+ Rf8 25. Qxg6+ Kd7 26. Nxe4 Bxe4 27. Qxe4 Qc6 28. Qxc6+?? Yuck. 11. ... Bd7 12. Bxf5 axb5 13. The greedy pawn snatch 11. ... Qxc4? Bxd7+ Ke7 14. Qxb5 wasn’t an attractive gets Black into big trouble. 12. Rc1! Qb4 I learned an important lesson from this. alternative. 13. e5 Bxg2 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Kxg2 Qxb2 The attack won a small amount of 12. Nc3 f6 16. Na4 wins. material, but White shouldn’t trade 12. f4 Nbd7 13. Rc1 queens. With queens on it’s obvious that It was around here GM Sveshnikov came Black’s king is a problem. Without queens to check on my progress. His look of horror This might not be necessary, but Black Black has one thing less to worry about. followed by a sad shake of his head said is bottled up anyway.

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13. ... Rad8 14. g4! 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 The Modern Benoni is a very aggressive try vs 1. d4, but it is antipositional. 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nd2 Bg7 8. e4 0-0 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. 0-0 Re8 11. a4 The move 11. Nc4?! is what Black wants; White violates the rule of cramped positions: don’t trade pieces. White needs the Nd2 for any advantage. Black has counterplay after 11. ... Ne5 12. Nxe5 Rxe5. 11. ... Ne5 This space-gaining move leads to an 1987 Interzonal unstoppable initiative. The alternative continuation 11. ... a6 12. GM Joel Benjamin had qualified for the e.p. 14. ... Nc5 Ra3 Rb8 13. a5 Qc7 14. h3 b5 15. axb6 1987 Interzonal in Szirak . At the Rxb6 16. Qc2 Ne5 17. f4 Ned7 18. Kh1 and time I was based in Barcelona, Spain, so Joel 14. ... g6 15. g5 Nh5 16. f5 is better than White was seen in Tigran Petrosian-Miguel and GM visited for some the game, but still no fun. Quinteros when White was in control, serious pre-tournament study. I have to 15. Bf2 e5 16. Nf5! mention ed below. say that we did a very good job. In strong 12. Ra3!? events the openings become the real focus. At this point White has used only four This tournament had 18 players, so it was minutes. At Lone Pine 1976, I asked GM Petrosian a lot of work. A good general approach is to 16. ... exf4 17. b4! after he defeated Argentinean GM Miguel play for an advantage with white and to Quinteros, “What does this move do?” He play for equality with black. This method of Winning a piece and the game. smiled at me and replied, “nothing.” This opening study was favored by Bobby Fischer. 17. ... Ncxe4 type of move was typical of Petrosian: The I got to carry 50 pounds of books! rook hangs out on a3 ready to defend the We worked on openings, played training No better is 17. ... Ne6 18. Nd5!. kingside at a moment’s notice. games, got some ideas from the opponents’ 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Bf6 12. ... g5 games and did some work on rook endings. 21. Bh4! We discussed player styles and matchups. Anchoring the ... e5-knight against White’s That’s why we decided to play “the snake” f2-f4. versus super-Hungarian GM . 13. Re1 The thinking was that something weird and new-fangled could send the veteran grand - 13. Qc2!? Considered most accurate, master into a different type of thinking. White’s best plan is Nd1 to e3, but not to f5 unless the moment is right. 13. ... a6 14. Nd1 The difference here is that from e3, Modern Benoni (A60) White has two knights hitting c4. 14. ... b6 GM Lajos Portisch 15. g3 g4 16. Qb1 Ra7 17. b4 Rae7 18. GM Joel Benjamin bxc5 bxc5 19. Rb3 Ned7 20. Ne3 Ne5 21. Szirak, 12.29.1987 Rb8 Qc7 22. Rxc8! A positional Exchange sacrifice for a strong on f5. 22. ... 1. d4 Qxc8 23. Nf5 Rd7 24. Bb2 Bf8 25. Qc1 h6 Forcing trades. 26. Nc4 Kh7 27. Bxe5 dxe5 28. Nb6, It’s not so easy to confuse a world-class grandmaster, but Joel had fun trying! 21. ... Bxh4 22. Nxh4 Rfe8 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. winning in John Fedorowicz-, Nf5 Re6 25. Qd4 f6 26. Qd5 Qf7 27. Nxd6, , It (cat. 8) 1988—Petrosian would’ve 1. ... Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 Black resigned. been proud! Bd6 13. ... a6 14. Nf1 h6 15. Bd2 Ng6 16. Ng3 Nf4 Black resigned here. If Black continues This is “the snake,” a strange type of 17. Bf1 Ng4 18. h3 Ne5 19. Nh5 Nxh5 20. Benoni. 27. ... Qd7 28. Re1 finishes the job. Qxh5 f5 21. f4 Nf7 22. fxg5 hxg5 23. h4 gxh4 24. exf5 Rxe1 25. Bxe1 Qf6 26. Bxh4 Qxf5 27. 6. Nc3 Bc7 7. Nd2 The second game from the match was a Qxf5 Bxf5 28. Rb3 b5 29. axb5 axb5 30. Nxb5 7. d6!? A risky attempt at refutation. similar story, but in a tougher situation. Ra1 31. Rf3 Bg4 32. Re3 Bd7 33. Re1 Ra4 34. Lematschko had the black pieces in the last Black is cramped, but the d6-pawn is Bg3 Rg4 35. Kh2 Rg5 36. Nc3 Bd4 37. Be2 vulnerable. game, needing a win to force overtime. Her Rg7 38. Bh4 Ne5 39. g3 Ng6 40. Bg5 Rh7+ 41. previous games with black were Bogo Bh4 Nxh4 42. gxh4 Re7, Drawn in 70 moves. 7. ... d6 8. Nc4 a6 9. a4 Nbd7 10. Bg5 0-0 11. Indians which are drawish at best. Once e4?! again based on Nana’s predictability, I (see diagram top of next column) decided the best chance would be a Benoni. 11. e3 leaves White with a persistent Black is very close to winning, but slight edge. nerves kicked in. The game was drawn in 11. ... Re8 12. Bd3 1 1 Modern Benoni, Classical Variation (A77) 70 moves and we lost the match 5 ⁄2-4 ⁄2. WGM Nana Alexandria (FIDE 2355, GEO) Next let’s look at my coaching on the (see diagram top of next column) WGM Tatjana Lematschko (FIDE 2255, SUI) men’s side as I helped GM Joel Benjamin Candidates (Women), Alicante (10), 1983 in the 1987 world championship cycle. 12. ... Rb8

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Sicilian Defense (B28) FM Steven C. Zierk (FIDE 2391, USA) IM Vasif Durarbayli (FIDE 2495, AZE) World Youth Chess Championships 2010, Under 18 Open (11), 10.30.2010 This was the money game from this event where Steven won gold. His Armenian counterpart was keeping pace. An unbeliev - able point and a half ahead of the field, they were guaranteed gold and silver. 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6?!

12. ... Nxe4?? the pin trick loses material This is not the most reliable variation to play in an important situation. 18. d6+ Kh8 19. Nbd5! 13. Bxd8 Nxc3+ 14. Kf1 Nxd1 15. Bxc7. 3. c3 Threatening both rooks with Bxa7 and 13. Ne3 h6 14. Bh4 Ne5 15. 0-0 Bd7 16. Bc2 dxe7. Ng6 17. Bg3 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. f3 c4 20. Ne2 Nh5 21. Bf2 Bb6 22. g3 Ne5 23. Kg2 b4 19. ... e6 20. Nf4 Qxd6 21. Bxa7 Nc6 22. Bc5 Qe5+ 23. Be3 g5 24. Nd3 Qf6 25. 0-0 f4 26. 24. Re1 Rc8 25. Ng1 Nf6 26. Rc1 Bc5 27. Nf1 Bc5 Rc8 27. Ne4 Qg6 28. f3 Bf5 29. Qb3 Bxe4 Bxf2 28. Kxf2 Qb6+ 29. Kg2 Ra8 30. fxe4 Rd8 31. Qxb7 Qxe4 32. Nf2, Black resigned.

From time to time one runs into a variation that is tough to deal with. At this year’s World Youth, 4. Qc2 against the Nimzo Indian fit that bill. There are some decent lines for Black, but it always feels like an uphill climb. This game and the This is one of the ways that makes ... a7- notes illustrate the problems my students a6 look useless. The move ... a7-a6 is out and I had when facing 4. Qc2. Joanna of place in a c3 Sicilian. White gains all- Liu missed a nice idea freeing her position, important time. 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. and after that, things got tough. Nc3 e5! is what Black is hoping for with 2. Black is in good shape here, but Joel ... a6; 3. c4!? This is the other alternative went on to lose an exciting game. to 3. c3; White sets up a Maroczy Bind with Nimzo-Indian Defense, a spatial advantage. Classical Variation (E33) 3. ... d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be3! Anahita Zahedifar (FIDE 1763, IRI) Youth coaching Joanna Liu (FIDE Unrated, USA) In 1998 the USCF called and asked me Forcing Black to capture on d4 will allow World Youth Championships 2012, Under 12 Girls to coach the Pan American Youth Champi- Nc3 gaining a huge lead in development. (9), 11.16.2012 onship in Florianópolis, Brazil. I figured 6. ... cxd4 7. cxd4 g6 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Qb3 after coaching strong players like Gata 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Kamsky, Benjamin, , White keeps an eye on b7, ... slowing , and this Black’s development. The Nimzo Indian has been a reliable, could be fun. It would be my first of many 9. ... Bg7 10. Ne5 0-0 solid weapon versus 1. d4 since the begin - youth events. By then, everyone had a ning of time. laptop and ChessBase. It made preparation 10. ... e6 11. Nc4 leaves Black in a 4. Qc2!? a lot easier in some ways, but tougher in similiar situation as in the game. 11. ... other ways. If you had games in a database Qc7 12. Nb6 Ra7 and now there is just or online, your opponents can cook some - another messed-up rook. thing up specially prepared for you. 11. Nc4 Qc7 12. Nb6 Ra7 13. d5! This is why it has become so important to have sound openings. Sometimes stud y ing Black’s forces are uncoordinated. one good line versus a suspicious opening 13. ... Bf5 14. Rc1 can bring great results. Here in a game from the World Youth Chess Cham pi onship, White has gained a lot of time chasing 2010 Coach Armen Ambartsoumian helps Black’s queen around. Steven Zierk to an important win. Black’s 14. ... Qd8 15. Be2 Ng4 16. Bxg4 Bxg4 17. choice of the … a6 Sicilian was ridiculous Qc4! and proved costly. A simple search of Vasif Durarbeyli’s games showed that he has (see diagram top of next column) played the Four Knights with the ... d7-d6 This is the move that drives Black nuts. Sicilian. Why did he change his opening? I 17. ... f5 No or blocked positions believe this to be a case of preparation occur. intimidation. The guy afraid of some special An ugly, forced, move, but a bishop 4. ... Nc6 preparation plays something different than retreat loses material. 17. ... Bd7 18. Nxd7 he is used to—I believe this is a big “no-no.” wins; 17. ... Bf5 18. g4!. 4. ... 0-0 5. Nf3 (5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3

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d5!? GM Benjamin advised me that this 16. Bc1 Kg7 17. Qd2 Rh8 18. f4 Black has ... Bxg5?? 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Nxg5+ Kg6 was best. 7. Bg5 [7. cxd5 Ne4 8. Qc2 exd5 a long tough defensive task ahead. 17. Nxf7 Rxf7 18. Qg4+ Kh6 19. Rxf7 Qxe5 9. e3 Bf5 10. Bd3 Bg6 11. Ne2 Nd6 12. 0-0 16. Nf5 20. Raf1 Qg5 21. Qxg5+ Kxg5 22. b4 Ne5 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nd7 is around equal.] 7. ... 23. Rxg7+ Kh6 24. Rc7 Ncd7 25. Ne4. dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Nf3 Ba6 10. Qa4 c5 11. The f5-knight is too tough to deal with. 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Ne4 b5 17. Nfg5 dxc5 bxc5 12. Rd1 Qb6 13. Rd2 Nc6 14. 16. ... Qf6 17. Re3 Ng5 18. Rg3 exd4 19. cxd4 Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qg4+ Kh8 16. Qh4 Kg7 17. cxd4 20. Bxd6 Re8 21. f4 Ne6 22. e5 Qd8 23. 17. Nd6!? A tough choice—material or Qg4+ During our preparation session Kapil Nxh6+ Kh8 24. Nxf7+ Kg8 25. Bh7+ Kxf7 26. cramping Black? Chandran rejected this line because of Qg6, mate. 17. ... h6 18. Nh7!? Nxd3!? this drawing possibility. Would a higher rated player force a draw?) 5. ... c5 with A good, practical decision. Black gives a White’s knight on f3 this is a good idea. 6. Our last game is between my New York small amount of material for safety. dxc5 Na6 7. c6!? (7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Qxc3 student Amir Moazami and the very strong 19. Nxf8 N3xe5 20. Nxd7 Bxd7 21. Qf2 Bc6 Nxc5 9. b4 Nce4 is about equal.) 7. ... Texas player Jeffery Xiong. We did a lot of 22. Qc5 Qxc5 23. Nxc5 Bd5 24. Nd3 bxc6 8. e3. work at home and I thought Amir played the opening phase well. Black neutralized 24. b4!? White might have a tiny edge, White with an Exchange sacrifice and but a draw would be normal. reached a solid position. 24. ... Nc4 25. b3?

Sicilian Defense, Scheveningen Variation (B82) Amir Moazami (FIDE 1946, USA) FM Jeffery Xiong (FIDE 2236, USA) World Youth Chess Championships 2012, Under 12 Open (3), 11.10.2012

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 It’s very surprising that this position A real surprise as Jeffery usually plays hasn’t been seen too much in practice. 8. the Najdorf. ... d5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Ne4 11. Qc2 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qa5+ 12. Nd2 Nxd2 13. Bxd2 Qb6 14. Bd3 f5 15. b4 e5 16. 0-0 Nc7 17. cxd5 e4 18. Bc4 The other main line is 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Not respecting Black’s active play. 25. cxd5 19. Bb3 Bb7 20. Rfd1 Ne6 21. Qb2 Be7, which I find to be a tough variation Rfe1. White is about to be in trouble: Rae8 22. Qe5 Jinshi Bai (2284)-Chandran for White to deal with. 25. ... Ne3! 26. Rf2 Rc8 27. Nb4 (2096)/World Youth Cham pion ships, Under 5. ... Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. Qe2 d6 8. 0-0 12 Open White had a big advantage. 27. Rc1!? was forced. 5. Nf3 d6 6. e4 0-0 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Qe7 9. 27. ... Bb7 28. Re1 Nxg2! Bd3 e5 10. h3 h6 This simple ends the game. Worrying about the pin, Black missed a 29. Rxg2 a5 30. Nd3 Rxc2 31. Nf4 Rxa2 32. good opportunity while White’s king is Kg1 Bxg2 33. Nxg2 a4 34. bxa4 bxa4, White still in the middle. 10. ... exd4 11. cxd4 resigned. Nxe4! 12. Bxe4 Bf5 (12. ... f5! I believe this puts Black clearly on top.) 13. Nd2 Bxe4 And Black’s mass of pawns won. 14. Nxe4 Rfe8 15. f3 f5. 11. 0-0 Nb8?! A few years ago at a chess camp one of the kids referred to me as “that openings Joanna wants to blockade the center, guy.” Getting out of the opening in one but does it take too much time? piece—especially with black—is a real 12. a4 c5 13. Ba3 Nbd7 14. Rfe1 b6 15. Nh4! 8. … Be7 chore. Even “super grandmasters” can be in trouble before move 15. Working on These positions can get tricky for Black: the openings that fits one’s style is a must, 8. ... b5?! 9. a4! b4 10. Na2 a5 11. c3 but trying new positions is best for learning bxc3 12. Nxc3 and Black’s queenside is and improving. blown out while White has a big lead in When I was a young player I was a development. tactical player who only used 1. e4. GM 9. Kh1 Nbd7 10. f4 0-0 11. Nf3!? Jonathan Tisdall felt that playing 1. d4 with the resulting positional-play aspects 11. Bd2 b5 (11. ... Nc5 12. b4 Nxd3 13. to be very impor tant. I have to agree; a cxd3 White can play on the queenside chessic version of a “switch hitter” so to with a slight edge.) 12. b4!? Stopping ... speak. (see our cover story for an example Nc5 and bottling Black up gives White a of this by one of our great players. ~Ed.) slight edge. After 12. ... Bb7 13. Nb3. Most time consuming, but worth it. Prac - 11. ... Nc5 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nfd7 14. Bg5! tic ing on the Internet is a stress-free way 15. .... Nh7? Qd8 to improve one’s game. Play and analyze, know your rook endings and most impor - Absolutely forced is 15. ... g6. And after White gets a winning position after 14. tantly, have fun and enjoy!

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A 700 Player Knows His Threats Some practical advice for players rated under-1000

By GM LEV ALBURT

AS A RULE, I ONLY USE WELL- another higher-rated opponent. You see, might have of expanding on the queenside, annotated games by the submitting players he was playing both higher-rated oppo- as well as ensuring that the black-squared themselves. What a player thought dur- nents at the same time! (He missed playing bishop couldn’t be swapped off by Na4. ing, and after, the game is as important to his first opponent the previous week and 9. a3 a5 me and to readers as are the actual moves. so would that game if he didn’t And while this month’s column has been simultaneously play it now.) submitted to me not by the player but by Kevin states that when both of his oppo- his teacher, we can clearly discern the nents made a move on his time, he would player’s thoughts from the teacher’s words. respond to Mr. Bynum’s move first since Writes Kevin Swanger’s master-rated Mr. Bynum was consuming so much time teacher, Leonard Dickerson (my further while thinking. Kevin says that things comments are in italics): went “according to plan!” So I guess we can I have taught chess for decades, and credit him with a time-management tidbit. your articles are one of the main features that I read monthly because it gives me English Opening (A25) some insight into what lower-rated play- Kipp Bynum (1342) ers think. A 12-year-old student of mine, Kevin Swanger (724) Kevin Swanger, recently played a decent Steve Higgs Memorial 2013 game in a 60-minute club Swiss that I 10. Kh1 think your readership will enjoy. While This game shows the value of simply he didn’t make any spectacular moves making threats and allowing your oppo- This is premature. Best was Be3 or even against his much higher-rated opponent, nent to err in defense. the preparatory h2-h3. Still, Black would he did demonstrate the art of making 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 have an even game. decent, simple moves while searching out 0-0 10. ... Ng4 vulnerabilities. Just a month prior to this January tour- Kevin alertly pounces on his first oppor- nament, we had been concentrating on tunity to attack. recognizing threats and avoiding one-move 11. h3? blunders. I emphasized to him that if he can remain alert enough to avoid the one-move White should admit that he made a mis- blunder, then he can play a com pet itive take and return his king to g1. game against anyone under, say, 1000. After 11. Kg1 f5?! Black is much better, My chess tutorial attempts to focus the with a strong attack. Relatively better is 11. player on threats: “What is he directly Qe1, with only a small edge for Black. And, attacking or planning to threaten?” After of course, 11. h3 is a terrible blunder—giv- this you systematically step through this ing away an Exchange and a pawn. progression when considering your threats 11. ... Nxf2+ 12. Rxf2 Bxf2 13. Bd2 provided by his move: 6. Nge2 d6 7. 0-0 Be6 8. d3 • Are there any checks available? • Are there any chessmen that I can White has erected the Botvinnik varia- presently capture? tion of the English opening. Because he • Are there any unprotected enemy men has a very stable center and a grip on the or badly-placed pieces on awkward white squares, he will soon be trying to squares? expand with f2-f4 to pursue a kingside • What direct attack can I now make? attack. • What threat can I set up to complete 8. ... h6 on my following move(s)? Applying this methodology, he not only This is certainly OK, but a little better beat his higher-rated opponent but simul- would be an immediate ... a7-a5 because taneously provided stiff competition to it would forestall any plans that White

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Back to Basics / Reader annotations 13. ... Qd7

18. ... Rf2 “According to plan,” quipped Kevin! Of course, White lost this game because Again Kevin finds a target that he can Very well played! he followed his tenth-move inaccuracy (10. immediately attack (and Fritz 11 awards Kh1) and his opponent’s threatening 10. ... 19. Re1? him a 3.4 advantage). Ng4 with an outright blunder, 11. h3, giv- Black’s 13. ... Qd7 is okay, but I’d pre- ing away an equivalent of three pawns. fer 13. ... f5, opening a file for Black’s Best was 19. Kg1, breaking the pin on But his underrated (not for long, I guess) rooks. the bishop and challenging the rook. Correct. Perhaps the simplest—but not opponent deserves full credit for the aggres- 14. Qf1 Bd4 easy to accept—line for Black would have sive, and correct, 10. ... Ng4, and for his quite been 19. Kg1 Raf8 20. Be1 Rxg2+, sacrific- strong (strong enough) play afterwards. This retreat to d4 is admittedly weak ing an Exchange for a pawn but achieving And I find Leonard’s suggestions on how because it allows the powerful bishop to be a winning position with two extra pawns, to play against those under-1000 very traded off. However, Kevin’s rationale was and a safer king. much on target. In fact, any blunder-prone that if White traded it, then an endgame 19. ... Bxh3 20. Rg1 player can benefit from using his mental would be nearer with White having fewer regimen! pieces with which to counterattack. Good logic! Kevin—who was keenly aware that Registered USCF voters in good membership Bynum was using excessive time—quickly standing received executive board election ballots made his moves so that his opponent by June 20. Make sure to return these ballots by would not have much opportunity to think July 23 to be counted! Election information, on his time. including candidate statements, can be found in Making concessions—like trading off the April, May, and June issues of Chess Life. your good bishop—could be the right deci- sion only if you have a large material advantage, usually at least a full piece. When you have a winning game, play the Send in your games! position, not the clock. Don’t try to out-blitz your time-short opponent! If you are unrated or rated 1799 or 15. Kh2 20. ... Raf8 be low, then GM Lev Alburt invites you to send your most instructive Fritz 11 considers 20. ... Qg4 to be much game with notes to: stronger because it would win a piece by force even if White swapped the queens. Back to Basics, c/o Chess Life However, Black’s move is certainly accept- PO Box 3967 Crossville, TN able from a novice player as it shows that 38557-3967 he recognizes the value of bringing all his Or e-mail your material to pieces into play and keeping everything [email protected] protected. I agree—but let Kevin appreciate Fritz’s wisdom, too. When, seeing a good move, GM Alburt will select the “most Kevin starts looking for a better one, his rat- instructive” game and Chess Life will ing will “move upstairs” very quickly! award an autographed copy of Lev’s 21. Kh1?? newest book, Platonov’s Chess Acad- 15. ... Bxc3 emy (by Lev Alburt and Sam Palatnik) After 21. Be1 Bxg2 22. Rxg2 Rxg2+ 23. to the person submitting the most in - This is unnecessary but consistent with Kxg2 Nd8 Black maintains a plus four structive game and annotations. his plan of bringing about an endgame. point advantage. For a human—even a grandmaster—it’s Make sure your game (or part of it) 16. bxc3 f5 enough to see that 23. ... Qf5 wins quite and your notes will be of interest to Trying to open up the position to get to easily. other readers. Do not send games with only a few notes, as they are of White’s king. 21. ... Bxg2+ 22. Rxg2 Qh3+ Here I concur. little instructive value and can’t be 17. Qf3 fxe4 18. Qxe4 (see diagram top of next column) used. Writing skills are a plus, but instructiveness is a must! (see diagram top of next column) 23. Kg1 Rf1 mate.

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Endgame Lab / Instruction

Transition Making the move from the middlegame to the endgame. By GM PAL BENKO

THE DECISION TO MAKE THE TRANSI- A surprise. A better transition chance to A sharp path that trusts in the passed tion from the middlegame to the endgame the endgame was 25. Qd4 (but not 25. pawn but that underestimates the doubled is a decisive choice in most cases. It may Qxc7? because of 25. ... Rc8!), but the b-pawns. be done to escape from an inferior position win is still not assured. 28. ... Rxb3 29. Kf2 Rc3 30. Rb8 b3 31. Rxb6 or to preserve an advantage. What follows 25. ... Nd5! 26. Nxd5 Bxd5 27. Qxc7 g5 are examples from the Candidates’ tourna- ment held in late March (and covered in last The first point is that after 27. Rxd5 Equal is 31. ... Rc2+ 32. Be2 b2. Chess Life month’s issue of ). Let’s take a Qe1+ 28. Kg2 Qxe2+ 29. Qf2 Rxe5, all is 32. Rb8 look at how top players make the best of the equal. The other is: opportunities given them, including times 27. ... Qc4! 28. a3 Also equal is 32. Bd1 f4 33. gxf4 gxf4 34. when there are opposite-color bishops (but Bxf4 Rd3. However, 32. d5? allows 32. ... where extra pawns and sometimes even an All of the following draw, just like in Rxe3!. extra piece are not enough to win). the actual game. Another likely line is 28. 32. ... Rc4 33. d5 Rb4 34. Rxb4 Bxb4 35. Bd1 Qd6 Qxe2 (28. ... Bb7) 29. Qxd5 (29. Rxd5 b2 36. Bc2 Nb7 37. Bxg5 Nc5 38. Bxf5 Na4 Qe1+ 30. Kg2 Qe2+ 31. Kh3 Qxf3 is equal) 39. d6 Nc3 40. d7 Ba5 Active counterplay 29. ... Rxe5 30. Qd3+ Qxd3 31. Rxd3 Re2. GM (FIDE 2810, RUS) GM (FIDE 2872, NOR) 28. ... f6 29. Qxc4 Bxc4 30. Bc3 Rxe2 31. Rd4 FIDE Candidates, 2013 Bb5 32. Bb4 Re3 33. Kf2 Re2+ 34. Kg1 Re3 35. f4 Re2 36. Rd6 Rc2 37. g4 Bc6 38. Bd2 Bf3 39. h3 Ra2 40. Bb4 Rg2+ 41. Kf1 Rh2, Draw agreed.

Two pawns down GM Vladimir Kramnik (FIDE 2810, RUS) GM (FIDE 2809, ARM) FIDE Candidates, 2013

41. Ke3

The question is whether White could 22. Ra4 win after 41. d8=Q+ Bxd8 42. Bxd8 b1=Q, so he further refined his plan with an Carlsen seems to be in trouble as he is intended knight capture. But there lurks tied to defending the a7-pawn. a surprise! 22. … Re8! 41. ... f6!

But no—Carlsen recognized that 22. ... Black sacrifices another pawn so as to Ra8 would be met by a strong strike on the achieve opposite-color bishops, ensuring other side with 23. Bxh6! gxh6 24. Rh4 Qf8 a draw. and then 25. Ne4 takes advantage of the White is at a crossroads. He can attack 42. Bxf6 Nd5+ 43. Kd4 Nxf6 44. exf6 Kf7 45. undefended b7-rook when 25. ... Ng8 26. with 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Qxf5; this is prom- Bxh7 Kxf6 46. Kd5 Ke7 47. Kc6 Kd8 48. g4 Ng5+ gives White a winning attack. ising but rather complicated. Kramnik Be1 49. h3 Bh4 50. Kd6 Be7+ 51. Ke6 Bh4 52. 23. Rxa7 Rxa7 24. Qxa7 Qb4 decided to transition into the ending even Bb1 Kc7 53. Be4 Kd8 54. Bc2 Kc7 55. Bb1 Kd8 though he is a pawn down (but with a 56. Be4 Kc7 57. Bd3 Kd8 58. Kd6 Be7+ 59. Black finds a way to activate his pawn, slight advantage), more suiting his style. Ke6 Bh4 60. Bf5 Kc7 causing White difficulties. 24. Qxd5 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Qxd5 26. Bxd5 Ra5 25. Be5 27. Bf3 Ra3 28. Rc8 (see diagram next page)

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Endgame Lab / Instruction

Problem I: Problem II: Benko’s Bafflers Pal Benko Pal Benko Blitz, 1997 Magyar Sakkelet, 1990 Most of the time these studies resemble positions that could actually occur over the board. You must simply reach a theoretically won or drawn position for White. Solutions can be found on page 71. Please e-mail submissions for Benko’s Bafflers to: [email protected]

WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN

The position is complicated. White is attacking for the sacrificed piece. 21. ... Rac8?!

Rather than undertaking further defen- sive roles (though 21. ... Qf4! 22. Rh5 Ng8! seems to be working), he starts trades that lead to a slightly superior endgame. 22. e5 Bxe5 23. Nxe5 Rxc5 24. Ng6+ Nxg6 25. dxc5 Be4! 26. Rxd6 Bxc2 27. Bxg6 Bxg6

61. Kf7 41. ... Kf8!

This is the only possibility of creating Thus 41. ... Ke7 42. Kg6! Bxg4 43. Kxg7 some winning chances. Kd7 44. h6 Bf5 45. Kf6 Bb1 46. Ke5 Kxc7 61. ... b1=Q 62. Bxb1 Kxd7 63. Ba2 Kd6! 47. Kd4 followed by c4 draws by exploit- ing the opportunity of the wrong-corner- The only way to draw is to maneuver the color bishop. king behind the passed pawns. 63. ... Kd8 42. Kf4 Ke7 43. g5 Kd7 44. Ke5 Bg8 45. c8=Q+ would lose after 64. Bc4 (but not 64. Kg6 Kxc8 46. Kd6 Ke8 65. g5 Kf8 66. Kh6 Bxg5+ and Black draws with ease) 64. ... Kd7 65. Bb3! Kd8 Again the thematic 46. Kf5 Bb3 47. Kg6 Bd1 48. h6 gxh6 49. gxh6 Kd7 50. Kf6 Bc2 66. Ba4 wins. 28. Rxe6 64. Kg6 Ke5! 65. Kh5 Be7! 66. g5 Kf4 67. h4 51. Ke5 followed by Kd4 and c4 could Kg3 68. Bc4 Bf8! 69. Be2 Bg7 70. Bc4 Bf8 71. White has two pawns and an active rook have assured the draw. g6 Kf4 72. Ba2 Bg7, Draw agreed for his piece, giving him drawing chances. 46. ... Kd8 47. Kc6 Ke7 48. Kxb5 Ke6 49. Kxa4 Interesting is 28. b4!?. Kf5 50. g6? Black found the “only” moves to draw 28. ... Bd3 29. h4 a5 from the last diagram. A miscalculation! 50. h6! g6 draws after 51. Kb5 Kxg5 52. a4 Kxh6 53. a5 Bd5 (or Again, interesting is 29. ... b4!?. 53. ... g5 should draw also) 54. c4 since the The wrong-corner bishop 30. c6? black king cannot get back in time. GM Levon Aronian (FIDE 2809, ARM) A premature advance as there are no 50. ... Kg5 51. Kb5 Kxh5 52. a4 Kxg6 53. a5 GM Vladimir Kramnik (FIDE 2810, RUS) Kf6 54. a6 FIDE Candidates, 2013 real reinforcements. Either 30. Re3 or 30. Rd6 were better. Neither does 54. c4 help since after 54. 30. ... Rf1+ ... Ke5 55. a6 Kd4 56. c5 Bc4+ 57. Kb6 Bxa6 Black wins. Simpler and better was 30. ... Rc8! 54. ... Bd5 55. c4 Ba8 56. Kb6 Ke5 57. Kc7 g5 31. Kh2 Rc1 32. Re3! Bb1 33. Rc3 Rxc3 34. 58. Kb8 Be4 59. Kc7 g4 60. a7 g3 61. c5 Ba8 bxc3 62. Kb8 Bc6, White resigned.

The bishop ending means relief for There is much to be regretted about White. missed draws, even more so when you 34. ... Kg8 35. c7 Bf5 36. Kg3 Kf7 37. Kf4 Bc8 are fighting for a chance to play the world champion. There is nothing better. Return your USCF ballot by July 23 for the 2013 38. Kg5 Bd7 39. h5 Be6 40. g3 a4 41. g4 executive board election!

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See previous issue for TLAs appearing July 1-14 USCF National Bids Note: Organizers previously awarded Events options for USCF National Events Note: Tournament memberships not valid for National events must still submit proposals (including sample budgets) for their events. SEE TLA IN THIS ISSUE FOR DETAILS 114th annual (2013) U.S. Open July 27-August 4, July 30-August 4, or August 1-4 • OVERDUE BIDS Madison, Wisconsin Please contact the National Office if you 2013 Women’s U.S. Open July 31-August 4 • Madison, Wisconsin are interested in bidding for a National Event. The USCF recommends that 2013 U.S. Blind Chess Championship August 9-10 • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania bids be submitted according to the 2013 U.S. Class Championship September 27-29 or 28-29 • Houston, Texas following schedule. However, bids may 54th Annual U.S. Armed Forces Open Chess Championship October 12-14 • Fort Eustis, be considered prior to these dates. Virginia USCF reserves the right to decline all bids and organize the event itself. FUTURE EVENTS (Watch for details) 2013 U.S. Cadet July 20-23 • Rockville, Maryland PAST DEADLINE JULY 1, 2012: 2013 K-12 Grade Championship December 13-15 • Lake Buena Vista, Florida 2013 U.S. Game/15 Championship 2013 Pan American Intercollegiate Championship December 27-29 • Lubbock, Texas 2013 U.S. Masters Championship 2013 U.S. Game/60 Championship—TBA DEADLINE JULY 1, 2013: 2013 U.S. Action G/30 Championship—TBA 2014 National Open 2014 National High School (K-12) Championship April 4-6 • San Diego, California 2014 U.S. Amateur Teams (North, 2014 National Junior High (K-9) Championship April 25-27 • Atlanta, Georgia South, West) 2014 National Elementary (K-6) Championship May 9-11 • Dallas, Texas 2014 U.S. Amateur (East, North, 115th annual (2014) U.S. Open July 26-August 3 • St. Louis, Missouri South, West) 2014 K-12 Grade Championship December 12-14 • Orlando, Florida 2014 U.S. Cadet 2015 National High School (K-12) Championship April 10-12 • Columbus, Ohio 2014 U.S. Class Championship 2014 U.S. Game/10 Championship 2015 National Junior High (K-9) Championship April 24-26 • Louisville, Kentucky 2014 U.S. Game/30 Championship 2015 National Elementary (K-6) Championship May 8-10 • Nashville, Tennessee 2014 U.S. Game/60 Championship 116th annual (2015) U.S. Open August 1-9 • Phoenix, Arizona 2014 U.S. Junior Chess Congress 2015 K-12 Grade Championship December 4-6 • Lake Buena Vista, Florida 2014 U.S. Junior Closed 2016 National High School (K-12) Championship April 1-3 • Atlanta, Georgia 2016 National Junior High (K-9) Championship April 15-17 • Indianapolis, Indiana DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 30, 2013: 2016 National Elementary (K-6) Championship May 6-8 • Nashville, Tennessee 2014 U.S. Junior Open 117th annual (2016) U.S. Open July 30-August 7 • Indianapolis, Indiana 2014 U.S. Senior Open 2016 K-12 Grade Championship December 16-18 • Nashville, Tennessee 2017 SuperNationals VI May 12-14 • Nashville, Tennessee 2017 K-12 Grade Championship December 8-10 • Lake Buena Vista, Florida ATTENTION AFFILIATES 2018 National Elementary (K-6) Championship May 11-13 • Nashville, Tennessee The United States Chess Federation has 2018 K-12 Grade Championship December 14-16 • Orlando, Florida partnered with R.V. Nuccio & Associates 2019 National Elementary (K-6) Championship May 10-12 • Nashville, Tennessee Insurance Brokers, Inc. to provide USCF 2019 K-12 Grade Championship December 13-15 • Lake Buena Vista, Florida affiliates with affordable annual liability and short term event insurance. The 2020 National Elementary (K-6) Championship May 8-10 • Nashville, Tennessee liability coverage is available for 2020 K-12 Grade Championship December 11-13 • Orlando, Florida approximately $265 per year for a $1,000,000 limit of insurance. Also Rating supplements will be updated EACH MONTH on the USCF website, and each monthly rating available is contents property and supplement will be used for all tournaments beginning in that month, unless otherwise announced in bonding insurance. For more information, Chess Life. The USCF website at www.uschess.org also frequently lists unofficial ratings.The purpose please go to www.rvnuccio.com/chess- of unofficial ratings is to inform you of your progress; however, most tournaments do not use them for pairing or prize purposes. If you would otherwise be unrated, organizers may use your unofficial rating federation.html. For event insurance, at their discretion, even without advance publicity of such a policy. please go to www.rvnuccio.com.

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The Tournament Announcements on the following pages are provided for the convenience of USCF members and for informational purposes only. Unless expressly indicated otherwise, neither the U.S. Chess Federation nor Chess Life warrants the accuracy of anything contained in these tournament announcements. Those interested in additional information about or having questions con cerning any of these tournaments are directed to contact the organizer listed. Chess Life will exercise all due diligence in providing accurate typesetting of non-camera-ready copy but assumes no responsibility for errors made in such work. Effective with TLAs submitted after November 10, 2010, the following additional rules apply to Grand Prix tournaments: 1) The guaranteed first prize must be at least $150. 2) No more than one prize under $100 may count towards the Grand Prix point total. 3) Prizes below the maximum entry fee do not count towards the Grand Prix point total. Also include full noting increment or time delay even if delay is zero (d0). SUBMISSIONS: E-mail your tla to: [email protected] (Joan DuBois). For tla deadline schedule, formatting help and Grand Prix information see January 2013 CL pg. 50 and 51 or check www.uschess.org/go/tlainfo. Payment can be done online through the TD/Affiliate area or sent to: U.S. Chess, TLA Dept., PO Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557.

Candidate Master (or higher title) Under 2100: $500. Top First Category 2013 U.S. Class Championships (or higher title) Under 1900: $500. Top Second Category (or higher title) 5SS; $11,100 b/200 full-paid entries, 70% Guaranteed. Junior entries Under 1700: $500.TopThird Category (or higher) Under 1500: $400. Top in Class C and D, all Class E, and Unrated Section count as 2/3. Master Nationals Fourth Category (or higher) Under 1300: $300. Life Titles must be estab- Division (both schedules), G/90, 30-sec inc.; Others, G/120 d5 (2-Day lished by July 1, 2013. Special life title prizes will be calculated and Option, Rd 1, G/90 d5); Free entry for GMs. Free entry for IMs, deducted awarded August 23, 2013. Half-Point Byes: must commit before Round from winnings. September Rating Supplement used. Houston Marriott A Heritage Event! 4; up to 3 byes allowed for 2000/up, 2 byes for 1400-1999, one bye for South at Hobby Airport, 9100 Gulf Freeway, Houston, TX 77017. www.mar- Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Under 1400/Unr. Limit 1 bye in last two rounds. Zero-point byes are always riott.com/hotels/travel/houhh-houston-hobby-airport-marriott/ Free JULY 27-AUG. 4, JULY 30-AUG. 4 OR AUG. 1-4, WISCONSIN available in any round if requested at least two hours before the round(s) parking! $87 HR! 713-943-7979, Group Code: CHESS. 8 Sections, Rated TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 300 in question. Delay: All US Open events use 5 sec. delay except the Blitz players may play up one class only. MASTER (2200/up), FIDE Rated, 114th annual U.S. Open and Bughouse. Entry Fee: Online, $145 by 6/16, $165 by 7/14, $185 after $1,250-650-400 (U2400: 400-200-100), EXPERT (2000-2199), $800-400- Includes traditional one game per day schedule (9 days), also 6-day slow 7/14. By mail, $147 postmarked by 6/16, $167 postmarked by 7/14, $187 200, CLASS A (1800-1999), $800-400-200, CLASS B (1600-1799), time control option, and 4-day option requiring only 3 nights hotel stay after 7/14; do not mail after 7/21! By phone, $150 by 6/16, $170 by 7/14, $800-400-200, CLASS C (1400-1599), $800-400-200, CLASS D (1200- for most players. 9SS, 40/2, SD/1 d5 (4 day option, Rds. 1-6, G/60 d5). $185 after. No phone entries after 7/26 (close of business at the Office)! 1399), $800-400-200, CLASS E (U1200), $400-200-100, Unrated, Madison MarriottWest, 1313 John Q. Hammons Dr., Middleton, WI 53562. At site, all $190; GMs free. All entries must be made at least 2 hours prior $300-100. National Class Champion title and plaques to each Class win- HR: $99 single/quad, 888.745.2032, reserve by July 12 or rate may to your first game. Current USCF membership required. July Rating Sup- ner; Champions listed on USCF Yearbook. Tie-breaks: MSCO. EF: $75 increase. $50,000 in prizes based on 500 paid entries, else proportional, plement used; unofficial ratings used if otherwise unrated. CCA ratings postmarked or on line by 9/6, $85 after. Special EF: $45 by 9/6 ($55 after) $40,000 (80% of each prize) minimum guaranteed. A one section tour- used if above USCF. Foreign player ratings: usually 100 points added to for all players in Class E, Unrated Section, and Juniors U18 in Class C or nament with Class prizes. Top US player not otherwise qualified qualifies FIDE or FQE, 200+ added to most foreign national ratings, no points D. 3-Day Schedule: On-site registration Fri (9/27) 5-7pm. Rds. Fri 8pm, for 2014 US Championship. Choice of three schedules: Traditional: added to CFC. Highest of multiple ratings generally used. Entries: USCF, Sat 2pm & 6:30pm, Sun 9:30am & 2:30pm. 2-Day Schedule: Registra- 40/2, SD/1 d5. One round daily at 7 PM, except Rd 9, 3 PM 8/4. 6-Day ATTN: 2013 U.S. Open, PO Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557. Online entry: tion Sat (9/28) 7:30-8:30am. Rds. Sat 9:30am, 2pm (merges with 3-Day Option: 40/2, SD/1 d5. 7 PM 7/30, 12 NOON & 7 PM 7/31-8/2, 7 PM 8/3, https://secure2.uschess.org/webstore/tournament.php?wkevent=2013 Schedule) & 6:30pm, Sun 9:30am & 2:30pm. Byes: Two max, all rounds, 3 PM 8/4. 4-Day Option: Rds 1-6: G/60 d5; then 40/2, SD/1 d5. 12 NOON, USOPEN. Phone entry: 800.903.8723. Not FIDE rated, No cell phones. must commit before end of Rd 2. SIDE EVENTS: 5-min BLITZ, Sat after 3 PM, 7 PM, 10 PM 8/1; 12 NOON, 3 PM, 7 PM 8/2; 7 PM 8/3; 3 PM 8/4. Bring a clock — none supplied. Sets/boards supplied for tournament but Rd 3, $20 EF on site, 70% returned in prizes; 2 sections, Open and All schedules merge after Round 6 & compete for same prizes. Projected not for skittles. Many meetings, workshops and seminars, including: USCF U1800; USCF Blitz rated; SCHOLASTIC TOURNAMENT, 5SS, G/30 d5, prizes:Top places $8000-4000-2000-1500-1000-700-500-400, clear win- Committee Meetings 7/31-8/2, USCF Awards Luncheon 8/3 NOON, One day only, Sat 9/28, $20 by 9/6, $25 after. Sections: K-3, K-6, K-9, K- ner or playoff $200 bonus. If tie for first, top two on tiebreak play speed USCF Delegates Meeting 8/3-4. Many side events and other champi- 12. Registration Sat 7:30-9am; First round at 10am, others ASAP; Prizes: game (White 5 minutes, Black 3 minutes and gets draw odds) for bonus onships, including: U.S. Open Blitz Championship 7SS Double, Rd 1 at Plaques to top 10 individuals and top 3 teams in each division, top four and title. Class Prizes: Top Master (2200-2399) $2400-1200-600-300, 12 NOON 8/3; Weekend Swiss 5SS G/60 d5, 12-3 Sat 7/27, 10-12:30- players from one school count for team score, minimum of two. All Expert (2000-2199) $2400-1200-600-300, Class A (1800-1999) $2400- 3 Sun 7/28; U.S. Open Scholastic (see separate TLA for the Scholastic scholastic players will receive a commemorative medal. ENTRIES: Check 1200-600-300, Class B (1600-1799) $2400-1200-600-300, Class C event); U.S. Open Quads G/30 d5 12-1:30-3 Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri; U.S. payable to Francisco L. Guadalupe and mail to 305 Willow Pointe Dr., (1400-1599) $2000-1000-500-300, Class D (1200-1399) $1500-700-400- Open G/15 Championship 12-1-2-3-4 Wed 7/31; U.S. Open Bughouse League City, TX 77573. On line: http://main.uschess.org/. Info: flguada 200, Class E or below (under 1200) $1200-600-400-200, Unrated $700- Sat. 7:30 pm 7/27. 16th Annual Golf Tournament for the U.S. Open [email protected]. Phone Entries, (713) 530-7820. 400-200. Special prizes for LifeTitles:Top Life Senior Master Under 2500: Chess Players, (see tournament website for details). U.S. Open Ten- $600. Top Life Master, (or Original Life Master) Under 2300: $600. Top nis Tournament (see tournament website for details). In addition, four A Heritage Event! other championships will also take place: the 2013 Denker Tournament OCT. 12-14, VIRGINIA of HS Champions (see website for a participant list), the 2013 Barber 54th Annual U.S. Armed Forces Open Chess Championship Tournament of K-8 Champions (see website for a participant list), the 6SS, at the U.S. Army Transportation Museum, 300 Washington Blvd., Fort 2013 National Girls’ Invitational Tournament (see website for a par- Eustis, VA. Rds. 1-2 G/90 d5, Rds. 3-4 G/120 d5, Rds. 5-6 30/90, SD/60 CONTINENTAL CHESS SCHEDULE ticipant list) and the 2013 Women’s Open (see separate TLA for the d5. Military ID required for access to Ft. Eustis. Rds.: Sat 0900-1230- Women’s event). Please check the U.S. Open website often for up- 1600, Sun 0900-1400, Mon 0900. Byes: Two 1/2 point available if req. Visit www.chesstour.com for late news, dates,new information and corrections and other useful documents! by 1130 Sat. Open to Active Duty, Reservists, Retired Military, Academy results, games, minimum ratings, entries, etc. To Cadets / Midshipmen, and ROTC. USCF Membership required. Awards: Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! be added to our email list, see chesscalendar.com. Trophies/Plaques to Top 3 overall, Top Active Duty from each DoD serv- JULY 31-AUG. 4, WISCONSIN Most tournaments have alternate schedules ice, Top Reservist, Top Retiree, Top 3 Cadets/Midshipmen/ROTC, Top 2 2013 Women’s U.S. Open in each class A-D, Top Unrated, Biggest Upset, and lots of special prizes. playing less or more days than listed below. 5SS, Game 90 + 30 Seconds. Madison Marriott West, 1313 John Q. Ham- Awards Ceremony at end of tournament. Times for the Annual Armed Asterisk means full details in this issue- mons Dr., Middleton, WI 53562. Free Parking. HR: $99 single/quad, Forces Chess committee meeting, Bughouse Championship, and Blitz otherwise, see future issues or our website. 888.745.2032, reserve by July 12 or rate may increase. $2000 Guaran- Championship TBD. Hotels & Info.: www.vachess.org. EF: FREE! Reg.: Events in red offer FIDE possibilities. teed. EF: $50. One section with class prizes. Prizes: $500 (+ trophy), On-site 0730-0830 10/12, or email to Mike Hoffpauir, mhoffpauir@aol. ONLINE ENTRY: www.chessaction.com. $300, $200. Class Prizes: U2000, U1800, U1600, U1400, U1200: $200 com. Include Rank, Name, USCF ID, Branch of service, and Duty Status each. Rounds: 7/31 to 8/3, 12 NOON, 8/4, 10:00 AM. Half point byes: as of Oct 14 (Active, Reserves, Retired, Cadet) when registering. Bring 7/3-7: World Open, Arlington VA* see June issue Limit 1, must commit before Round 2. Entry Fee: Online, $50 by July 30th. your clocks! NC. NS. W. 7/18-21: Pacific Coast Open, Agoura Hills CA* By mail, $50 postmarked by 7/26; do not mail after 7/26! By phone, $50 7/19-21: Chicago Class, Wheeling IL* by 7/30. No phone entries after 7/30 (close of business at the Office)! 7/19-21: Bradley Open, Windsor Locks CT* At site, all $50. Registration At site closes July 31st at 11:00 AM. July 7/26-28: Southern Open, Orlando FL* 2013 Supplement ratings used; unofficial ratings used if otherwise 8/2-4: Open, New York NY* unrated. CCA ratings used if above USCF. Foreign player ratings: usually Grand Prix 8/9-11: Cleveland Open, Cleveland OH* 100 points added to FIDE or FQE, 200+added to most foreign national 8/9-11: Continental Open, Sturbridge MA* ratings, no points added to CFC. Highest of multiple ratings generally used. 8/16-18: Northeast Open, Stamford CT* Entries: USCF, ATTN: 2013 U.S.Women’s Open, PO Box 3967, Crossville,TN Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 8/16-18: Indianapolis Open, Indianapolis IN* 38557. Online entry: www.uschess.org/tournaments/2013/womens/. JULY 13, CONNECTICUT 8/16-18: Central California Open CANCELED No cell phones. Phone entry: 800-903-8723. Bring a clock — none sup- TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 8/23-25: Atlantic Open, Washington DC* plied. Sets/boards supplied for tournament but not for skittles. Please Fairfield County Masters & Class Championships 8/31-9/2: New York State Championship, Albany NY* check the U.S. Open website often for updates, new information Chess Club of Fairfield County, 710 West Ave., Norwalk, CT 06850. In 2 9/20-22: Louisville Open, Louisville KY* and corrections! www.uschess.org/tournaments/2013/womens/. Sections, Masters: 5SS, G/30 d5, Open to Minimum 2200 rating. $$GTD: 10/9-14: Continental Class, Arlington VA* Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! $500-300-200. Half-point byes available for rounds 1 & 2. Must commit 10/11-13: Los Angeles Open, Agoura Hills CA* AUG. 9-10, PENNSYLVANIA before round 1. Max. 2 byes. Class Championships: 5SS, G/ 30 d5, Open 10/18-20: Midwest Class, Wheeling IL* 2013 U.S. Blind Chess Championship to 2199 & under. Open to Maximum 2199 rating. $$GTD: $400-200-100. 10/18-20: Eastern Team, Stamford CT* USCF & U.S. Braille Chess Association (USBCA) are sponsoring this Top U2000, U1800, U1600 - $100 Each. Half-point byes available for 11/1-3: Boardwalk Open, Galloway Township NJ* USCF National event. 4 SS or 4 RR (depends on # of players), G/135. Hol- rounds 1 & 2. Must commit before round 1. Max 2 byes. ALL: EF: $40 in 11/15-17: Kings Island Open, Mason OH* advance online by Fri 8pm 7/12 or postmarked by Tue 7/8. $50 late on- 11/15-17: Hartford Open, Windsor Locks CT iday Inn Express Hotel, 5311 Campbells Ru n Road (near airport), site. CCFC members $30 advance / $40 late. Grandmasters and Inter- 11/29-12/1: National Chess Congress, Philadelphia PA* Pittsburgh, PA 15277, (412) 788-8400. Free shuttle to/from airport. EF: Free. Reg.: Onsite - Thurs. Aug. 8: 6-8pm, Fri. Aug. 9: 9-9:30am. Rds.: national Masters free - entry fee deducted from prize. Reg.: 10:00 - 12/26-30: North American Open, Las Vegas NV* Rds.: ENT: 1/10-12: Boston Chess Congress, Boston MA (tentative), Fri. Aug. 9: 10-4, Sat. Aug. 10: 9-3. Prize Fund: $1,400 GTD: 10:30am. 11:00, 12:15, 2:30, 3:45, 5:00. Chess Club of Fair- 1//17-20: Golden State Open, Concord CA 1st: $400, 2nd: $300, 3rd: $200, 4th: $100, $100-Best player U1400, $100- field County LLC., 710 West Ave., Norwalk, CT 06850, www.fairfieldcounty 1/17-20: Liberty Bell Open, Philadelphia PA Class E (1000-1199), $100- Class F (800-999), $100- Best Unrated play- chess.com/. INFO: Ian Harris 203-505-6215, ccfc@fairfieldcounty 1/22-26: Foxwoods Open, Mashantucket CT ers. NOTE: All players must be classified as Legally Blind and bring chess.com. 3/1-2: NY State Scholastics, Saratoga Springs NY proof. You must also be a current member of the USCF for $18 a year. You Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 3/14-16: Eastern Class Championships, Sturbridge MA can join the USCF at the event! HR: $99 nite; code: USB. Contact: Rick Varchetto, [email protected]. Phone: (h) 304-636-4034, (c) JULY 13-14, TEXAS 3/14-16: Mid-America Open, Saint Louis MO TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 (ENHANCED) 4/16-20: Philadelphia Open, Philadelphia PA 304-614-4034 or Joan DuBois, [email protected], (c) 931-200-3412. 2013 DCC Fide Open VII For later events, see chesstour.com. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 5SS, G/90 with 30 sec inc. Dallas Chess Club, 200 S. Cottonwood Dr. #C, SEPT. 27-29 OR 28-29, TEXAS Richardson, TX 75080. Two sections: Open and Reserve. Open Section: TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 50 (ENHANCED) $$875G. This section is FIDE rated and used Fide rule. Contact us or USCF

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about registering for Fide before the event starts. $500-$250-$125. EF: Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! $75, Senior/Hcap/Additional Family Member $50, plus $10 non-DCC JULY 18-21, 19-21 OR 20-21, CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN JULY 19-21 OR 20-21, CONNECTICUT membership fee if applicable. Small appearance fee to the First three TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 150 (ENHANCED) TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 50 (ENHANCED) GM/IM who apply. GM/IM must play all rounds to get appearance fee. 18th annual Pacific Coast Open 18th Annual Bradley Open Reserve section: Open to players rated below 1800 USCF. This section 6SS. Sheraton Agoura Hills Hotel, 30100 Agoura Rd., Agoura Hills, CA 5SS, 30/85, SD/1 d10 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/85 d10). Sheraton Hotel, is not Fide Rated but is USCF rated. Reserve: Open to USCF U1800. EF: 91301 (US-101 to Reyes Adobe Road exit). Adjacent to the Santa Monica 1 Bradley Airport (visible at airport entrance), Windsor Locks, CT 06096 $30 plus $5 non Dallas Chess Club membership fee if applicable. The Mountains, 26 miles west of Burbank, 12 miles from Malibu, 28 miles from (I-91 Exit 40 to Rt 20). Free parking. $8000 guaranteed prize fund. In Reserve give back 10% in prizes and if there is a clear winner, then that Ventura. Free parking. Prizes $25,000 based on 230 paid entries (re- 5 sections. Open: $1000-500-300, U2310 $300-150. Under 2110: $800- winner receives free entry to next DCC Fide Open. Both: Registration: entries & U1200 Sections count half), minimum $20,000 (80% each prize) 400-200, top U1910 $300-150. Under 1810: $800-400-200, top U1610 9:45-10:15 am. Rds.: Sat 10:45-3:10-7:16, Sun 10:45-3:10. One Bye guaranteed. In 7 sections. Open 3-day & 4-day 40/110, SD/30 d10, other $300-150. Under 1510: $700-400-200, top U1310 $200-100. Under allowed if requested before rd 2, withdrawals and zero point last round sections 3-day & 4-day 30/90, SD/1 d5. 2-day option in all sections, rds 1210: $250-125-75, trophies to first 3, top U1000, U800, U600, Unrated. byes are not eligible for prizes. Ent: Dallas Chess Club, see address above. 1-3 G/45 d5, then merges with others. 4-day option offered only in Open Unrated may not win over $150 in U1210, $300 in U1510 or $500 in U1810. Info: 214-632-9000, [email protected]. NS. NC. FIDE. through Under 1500. Open: $3000-1500-700-400, clear or tiebreak win Top 4 sections EF: $88 online at chessaction.com by 7/17, $95 phoned Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! $100 bonus, top U2300/Unr $1400-700. FIDE. Under 2100: $2000-1000- to 406-896-2038 by 7/17, 3-day $93, 2-day $92 if check mailed by 7/10, 500-300. Under 1900: $2000-1000-500-300. Under 1700: $1700-900-500- $100 at site, or online until 2 hours before game. No mailed credit card JULY 13-14, VIRGINIA entries. U1210 Section EF: all $40 less than above. No checks at site, TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 300. Under 1500: $1400-700-400-200, top U1300 (no Unr) $400. Adult 23rd Annual Charlottesville Open Under 1200 (born 1995/before):$500-300-200-100, trophies to first 3, credit cards OK. GMs free, $80 deducted from prize. Online EF $3 less to 5SS, G/90 d5. EF: $55 by 7/11, then $65. 2 Sections: Open & U1700. top U1000, U800, Unr. Junior Under 1200 (born 1996/after): $500- CSCA or WMCA members. Re-entry $50; not available in Open Section. Prizes: $2000 b/o 60. Open Section: Place prizes guaranteed. $$400, 300-200-100, trophies to first 3, top U1000, U800, Unr. NEW mixed Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues $$250, $$150 U2100 $150, U1900 $130; U1700 Section: $300, $200, $150 doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player “team” combined with paper magazine if paid with entry. Online at ches- saction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned U1500 $140, U1200 $130. Site & HR: Comfort Inn Monticello, 2097 Inn score among all sections: $600-300. Team average rating must be under or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. 3-day sched- Dr., Charlottesville, VA 22911 (434) 977-3300) $99.95 + tax. Reg.: 11-11:40 2200; teammates may play in different sections; teams must register at am. Rds.: Sat. 12, 3:15, 7:15 Sun. 9:30, 1:15. Entries: Ernest Schlich, 1370 ule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 12 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day site (no extra fee) before both players begin round 2; teammate pairings schedule: Reg ends Sat 9 am, rds. Sat 10, 2 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. Bye: S. Braden Cres., Norfolk, VA 23502. Checks to VCF. Mbr: VCF rqd. for VA avoided but possible. Unrated may enter any section, with prize limit residents $10, $5 under age 17. Info: eschlich@verizon. net, all, limit 2; must commit before rd 2. HR: $95-95, 860-627-5311; reserve U1900 $900, U1700 $700, U1500 $500, U1200 $200; balance goes to next by 7/5 or rate may increase. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, www.vachess.org. Byes: single half-point bye on request. No CC on player(s) in line. Top 5 sections EF: $135 at chessaction.com by 7/16, site, cash only please. Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: $140 phoned by 7/16 (406-896-2038, no questions), 4-day $139, 3-day www.chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.US, 914-665-8152. Advance entries JULY 14, CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN $138, 2-day $137 mailed by 7/9, $150 (no checks, credit cards OK) at site, posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly). TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 or online until 2 hours before game. GMs free; $120 deducted from Westwood Summer Open prize. Under 1200 Sections EF: $65 at chessaction.com by 7/16, $70 Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 5SS, G/45 d5. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA 90025, 2nd fl. 2 sections: phoned by 7/16 (406-896-2038, no questions), 3-day Adult $68.50, 2-day JULY 19-21 OR 20-21, ILLINOIS Open & U1800; EF: $55 ($50 if notified by 6/13); $50 LACC members ($45 Adult $67.50, 3-day Junior $68, 2-day Junior $67 mailed by 7/9, all $80 TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 120 (ENHANCED) 6th annual Chicago Class if notified by 6/13). Reg.: 9:00-9:45 am. Rds.: 10:00, 11:30, 1:30, 3:15, at site, or online until 2 hours before game. SCCF membership ($18, jrs 4:45. Byes: Up to two 1/2 pt. byes available. Prizes: $$ 1,500 (b/45 - 50% $10) required for rated Southern CA residents. Re-entry $70; not avail- 5SS. Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel, 601 North Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling, IL 60090 (from Chicago, I-294 north to US-45 north; from Guaranteed). 1st-5th $400-200-100-50-50 U2000: $100. U1800: $200- able in Open Section. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if Milwaukee, I-94 to Lake Cook Rd to US-45 south). Free parking. $20,000 $100; U1600: $100–Digital Clock; U1400: $100-Clock. Ent: LACC, Box otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if paid with guaranteed prize fund. In 8 sections: Master 40/110, SD/30 d10, 251774, LA, CA 90025. Info: Mick Bighamian: Cell (310) 795-5710; entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic other sections 30/90, SD/1 d5. 2-day option in all sections, rds 1-2 G/90, [email protected] or www.LAChessClub.com. Parking: Free street $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholas- d5, then merges with 3-day. Master (2200/up): $2000-1000-500-300, clear & BoA Parking or building basement. tic $20. 4-day schedule: Reg Thu to 6:30 pm, rds Thu 7 pm, Fri 6 pm, Sat win or 1st on tiebreak $100, top U2400 $800-400. FIDE. Expert (2000- JULY 16, NEW YORK 12 & 6, Sun 11 & 4:30. No 4-day schedule in either U1200 Section. 3-day 2199): $1400-700-400-200. Class A (1800-1999/Unr): $1400-700-400-200. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 (ENHANCED) schedule: Reg. Fri to 11 am, rds Fri 12 & 6, Sat 12 & 6, Sun 11 & 4:30. Class B (1600-1799/Unr): $1400-700-400-200. Class C (1400-1599/Unr): Marshall Masters! 2-day schedule: Reg Sat to 9 am, rds Sat 10,12:45, 3:15 & 6, Sun 11 & $1200-600-400-200. Class D (1200-1399/Unr): $1000-500-300-200. 4-SS, G/25 d5. Third Tuesday of every month. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., 4:30. All schedules: Half point byes OK all, limit 2, Open must commit Class E (Under 1200/Unr): $1000-500-300-200. Under 1000 (Under NYC. 212-477-3716. Open to players rated over 2000 (plus all players scor- before rd 2, other sections before rd 4. HR: $95-95, 818-707-1220, 1000/Unr): $200-100-60-40, trophies to first 5, top Under 800, Under 600, ing over 50% in any MCC Open or U2300 event since the prior month’s request chess rate, reserve by 7/3 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, Unrated. Rated players may play up one section. Prize limits: Unrated Masters). EF: $40, members $30, GMs free. $$G250-150-100. Prizes to 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 8482, may not win over $125 in U1000, $250 E, $375 D, $500 C, $700 B, or $900 U2400, U2300 and biggest upset. Reg.: 6:15-6:45 pm. Rds.: 7-8:15- Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: www.chess- A. Top 7 sections EF: $105 online at chessaction.com by 7/17, $110 9:30-10:45. One bye available (Rd 1 or 4 only), request at entry. www.mar tour.com, DirectorAtChess.US, 347-201-2269. Advance entries posted phoned to 406-896-2038 (entry only, no questions) by 7/17, 3-day $108, shallchessclub.org. at chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly). 2-day $107 mailed by 7/11, all $120 at site, or online until 2 hours before

18th annual PACIFIC COAST OPEN July 18-21, 19-21 or 20-21, 2013 - $25,000 projected prizes, $20,000 minimum 6 rounds at luxurious Sheraton Hotel, Agoura Hills CA, 12 miles from Malibu 6 rounds, Sheraton Hotel, 30100 Adult U1200 (born 1995/before): SCCF membership ($18, jrs $10) Agoura Road, Agoura Hills CA 91301 $500-300-200-100, trophies. required for rated So. Calif. residents. (US-101 to Reyes Adobe Road exit), 26 Junior U1200 (born 1996/after): miles west of Burbank. Free parking. $500-300-200-100, trophies. 4-day schedule: Reg Thu to 6:30 Hotel rates: $95-95, 818-707-1220, Unrated prize limits: U1900 $900, pm, rds Thu 7 pm, Fri 6 pm, Sat 12 & 6, reserve by 7/3 or rate may increase. U1700 $700, U1500 $500, U1200 $200. Sun 11 am & 4:30 pm. Open Section 3-day & 4-day 40/110, Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best 3-day schedule: Reg. Fri to 11 am, SD/30, d10. Other sections 3-day & 4- male/female 2-player team combined rds Fri 12 noon & 6 pm, Sat 12 & 6, Sun day 30/90, SD/1, d5 (no 4-day U1200). score among all sections: $600-300. 11 am & 4:30 pm. 2-day option all sections, rds 1-3 G/45, 2-day schedule: Reg. Sat to 9 am, d5, then merges with others. Top 5 sections entry fee: $135 at rds Sat 10 am, 12:45 pm, 3:15 pm & 6 chessaction.com by 7/16, $140 phoned pm; Sun 11 am & 4:30 pm. Prizes $25,000 based on 230 paid by 7/16 (406-896-2038), 4-day $139, 3- Half-point byes OK all (limit 2); entries; min. guarantee $20,000 (80% day $138, 2-day $137 mailed by 7/9, Open must commit before round 2, other each prize). Re-entries, U1200 sections $150 at site (no checks, credit cards sections before round 4. count as half entries. 7 sections: OK) or online until 2 hrs before game. Open: $3000-1500-700-400, clear or Under 1200 sections entry fee: All: Bring set, board, clock if tiebreak win $100 bonus, top Under $65 at chessaction.com by 7/16, $70 possible. JGP. Re-entry (no Open) $70. 2300/Unr $1400-700. FIDE rated, 150 phoned by 7/16, $80 at site, or online Entry: chessaction.com or GPP (enhanced). until 2 hours before game. Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham Under 2100: $2000-1000-500-300. Special USCF dues: see Chess NY 10803. $15 charge for refunds. Under 1900: $2000-1000-500-300. Life or chesstour.com. USCF Questions: chesstour.com, Under 1700: $1700-900-500-300. membership required. [email protected], 347-201-2269. Under 1500: $1400-700-400-200, Unofficial uschess.org ratings Advance entries posted at chessaction. top Under 1300 (no unr) $400. usually used if otherwise unrated. com (online entries posted instantly).

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first game. Under 1000 Section EF:all $70 less than above. All: No mailed A Heritage Event! Rds.: 11-1:45-4:30-7. DCC mbrs $3 discount. Info: DCC.18W5@abc- credit card entries. No checks at site, credit cards OK. Online or mailed Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! global.net. 937-461-6283. EF $5 less to ICA members; join/renew at il-chess.org. An ICA Tour JULY 19-21 OR 20-21, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! event. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 60 (ENHANCED) A State Championship Event! Special 1 year USCF dues with paper magazine if paid with entry. People’s Tournament 6SS 30/90 sd60 d5, 2day rd 1-3 G/60 d5. Hilton, 4949 Great America Pkwy., JULY 20-21, PENNSYLVANIA Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Santa Clara, CA 95054. Hotel $79. Park free. Prize: $12,000 b/197 guar 2013 Ira Lee Riddle Memorial PA State Championship Open FIDE Re-entry $50; not available in Master Section. GMs $80 from prize. 3-day 2/3. (2000+ ): $2000-1000-400-200; u2300 300-100, u2100 5SS, G/120 d5. Aloha Math Center – Tri-Bridges Chess Club, 17 Ravine A: B: C: schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7, Sat 12 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2- 100 $1000-500-200-100-100 $1000-500-200-100-100 $1000- Rd., Frazer, PA 19355 $$(2000 b/50, 2/3 gtd.) 2 Sections: Open: 1st - DE: day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 9 am, rds. Sat 10, 2 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30.Bye: 500-200-100-100 $800-300-100, u1200 600-300-100. Unr max $200 $600 and trophy, 2nd - $300, U2000 $150. U1800: 1st - $350 and trophy, EF : all, Master must commit before rd 2, others before rd 3. HR: $105-105- exc in Open. by 7/16 99. Onsite +25, Playup +25. re 45. Econ: EF- 2nd - $200, U1500 $150, U1200 $150. $100 and several trophies as 105-105, 800-937-8461, 847-777-6500, reserve by 7/5 or rate may 20 & 2/3 calc prize (unavail in Open). Rfnd fee 20. GMs/IMs $0 by 7/9: other prizes. EF: $50 by 7/19, $60 later. PSCF req’d, OSA. (Space limited increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633. Ent: prize-EF. Jul 13 Sup, CCAmin, TD disc to place players. Sched: 3day Reg to 60 people.) Reg.: ends Sat. 9:30am. Rds.: Sat. 10- 2:30-7, Sun. 10-2:30. chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. F 10-11, Rds F/Sa 11:30 5:30, Su 10 4:30; 2-day Reg Sa 9-9:30, Rds Sa One half point bye available and may be requested by round 2. Info: $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: DirectorAtChess.US, chess 10 12:30 2:50 5:30, Su 10 4:30. Max 2 .5pt byes req by rd 3 E: ask@ [email protected], 484-948-5692. Ent: Online at http:// tour.com, 914-665-8152. Advance entries posted at chessaction.com BayAreaChess.com. Info: BayAreaChess.com/ppl. T: 408.786.5515. NS. mindseyepress.webs.com/apps/webstore/. (online entries posted instantly). NC. W. A Heritage Event! JULY 21, GEORGIA Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 (ENHANCED) JULY 19-21 OR 20-21, TEXAS Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 2nd Annual Summer Scorcher, $1400 Gtd. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 JULY 19-21 OR 20-21, ARIZONA 4SS, G/45 d5 in 2 Sections. North DeKalb Mall, 2042 Lawrenceville Hwy., 2013 Houston Open TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 (ENHANCED) Decatur, GA 30033. EF Rtd Sections: Adv by July 10, $30; after July 10, 5SS, 2-day or 3-day Schedules Avail. (Open Section is G/90, i/30, and FIDE Ye Olde Pueblo Open and Scholastics $40; late Reg (after July 18) and onsite, $50. (Onsite by 9am or you may rated using FIDE rules; All other Sections are G/120 d5). Free entry for Ye Olde Pueblo Open and Scholastics. Holiday Inn Palo Verde, 4550 S. Palo receive a Rd. 1 bye, no checks accepted onsite.) Online Registration at GMs and IMs (EF deducted from winnings). Marriott North at Greenspoint, Verde Rd., Tucson, AZ 85714, 520-746-1161. SECTIONS: Open, Reserve www.championshipchess.net, click “Non-Scholastic Tournaments to Reg- 255 N. Sam Houston Pkwy East, Houston (281-875-4000 or 281-875- (U2000), & Booster (U1400). Scholastic tournament held the same week- ister and Pay,” enter “Scorcher Grand Prix” and Section. Current USCF 8991). SIDE EVENTS: Fri. (7/19) FREE BUGHOUSE LECTURE by National end (K-6/U1000) visit website for more information!! SCHEDULE: 3-day: ID# required. All mail entries, $40, pmk by July 12. $1400 Gtd Cash Prizes Bughouse Champion Neph Diaz at 3pm; Bughouse Tournament at 4pm; 5SS, 40/120, SD/60 d5. Reg.: 7/19 5:30-6:30 PM; Rds.: 7, 10-5, 9-4. 2- in 2 rtd sections. Premier Section Gtd: $250, $150, $100, $75, $50 and Sat. (7/20) Schol. Team & Ind., 4SS, G/30 d5, 1-day only); 5-min. Blitz day: 5SS, Rds 1-2 G/90 d5; Rds.: 3-5 40/120, SD/60 d5; Reg.: 7/20 $75 to top under 1800. Only players rtd over 1499 may play up. Reserve “CAJUN KNOCK-OUT” (Sat. night after Rd. 3). Separate room for schol. 8:30-9:30 AM; Rds.: 10-1:30-5, 9-4. PRIZES: (Open) $$G: $500(plaque)- Section Under 1600 Gtd:$200, $120, $90, $60, $40, plus $50 to top Under players - A trophy or medal will be awarded to each schol. player. 5 Sects. 400-300; $$b/4 X, A/below $150 ea. Trophy Top Jr. U20, Jr. U14, Sr. 1300, $50 to top Under 1100, $50 to top Under 900. Both sections: $25 (Reserve) $$b/38: PRIZES: $10,000 b/200 full-paid ent. OPEN: $1400-800-500-300-200; 50+; $250(plaque)-150(plaque); $$b/4 B, C/below Cumulative upset prize based on wins/draws by rated players with U2200: $700-400; U2000: $800-400-200-100-50; U1800: $800-400-200- $100 ea. Trophy to Top UNR, Jr. U14, Sr. 50+; (Booster) Trophy and clock higher rated players. All Sections: Rd. 1 at 10am; then, 12pm, 2:30pm, to 1st Place, Trophy to 2nd - 5th Place, Top E, U1000/Unr and Jr. U11. EF: 100-50; U1600/Unr*: $800-400-200-100-50; U1300: $400-300-200-100-50. 4:30pm. 1/2 point byes for rounds 1-3, confirmed before Rd. 1. For more GM/IM are FREE! prizes to be reduced. (Open) $60; (Reserve) $45; *Unrated players may only win 50% of the prize fund except in the Open information: www.championshipchess.net or Steve (chess@champion (Booster) $30. LATE FEE: Additional $10 if entry received after 7/17. DIS- shipchess.net) or Tim (770-633-6718). Sect. where they must pay full EF and are eligible for full prize fund. Schol. COUNT: $10 off EF for Juniors (under age 20) and Seniors (age 50+) in Sects. (Team & Individual): Open, U1300, U900, U500. Prizes:Trophies Open and Reserve. ALL: 1/2 pt byes allowed for all rounds but must be JULY 26, NEW YORK to top 10 individuals in each section (more ind. trophies depending on pre- requested prior to start of Round 2 (max 2). No Re-entries. HR: $69 (sin- TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (ENHANCED) entries). Every non-trophy winner receives a souvenir chess medal. gle) or $80 (suite) if by 7/5, mention “SACA”. Info: Karen Pennock, Marshall $500 FIDE Blitz! (BLZ) Scholastic players may play in both adult and scholastic tournaments by 520-261-6149, email: [email protected], web: www.sazchess. Last Friday of every month. 9-SS, G/5 d0. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., registering for both tournaments (either 2-day or 3-day schedule in the org/. Ent: Online registration available at www.events4chess.com/ or NYC. 212-477-3716. $$Gtd 500: $200-100, top U2400/unr, U2200, U2000, adult tournament) and taking a 1/2-pt.bye for Rd. 2 in the adult tourna- postal mail (make checks payable to SACA) to: SACA, Attn: 2013 Ye Olde U1800: $50 each, EF: $30, members $20. Blitz-rated, but the higher of ment. USCF-recommended computer tiebreaks will decide trophy and Pueblo, PO Box 36149, Tucson, AZ 85740. NC. NS. W. regular, quick or blitz used for pairings & prizes. FIDE Blitz Rated! Reg. medal placements for winners of all schol. sections. Free to ends 6:45 pm. Rds.: 7-7:30-7:50-8:10-8:40-9-9:20-9:40-10 pm. Three oldest player and to player who travels farthest to adult tourn. CAJUN JULY 20, ALABAMA byes available, request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. BOUNTY: Defeat the top ranked player and win free entry to our next tour- TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 (ENHANCED) Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! nament! EF: $79 by 7/12; $89 at site; Unr. (U1600) and Jrs. (under 19 Evangel Grand Prix yrs of age and playing in U1300 or U1600 Sections) $49 by 7/12; $59 at 4SS, G/50 d5. Round times: 9:00, 11:00, 1:30, 3:30. Evangel Church, 3975 JULY 26-28 OR 27-28, FLORIDA TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 80 (ENHANCED) site. Schol. EF: $20 by 7/12; $25 at site; Re-Entry Fee: $25 (avail. up to Vaughn Rd., Montgomery, AL. One section, OPEN (b/40, 70%GTD) 1st $400, 2nd $250, 3rd $150, 4th $100, A/B $100, C/D $100, U1200/unrated 21st annual Southern Open Rd. 4; 3 re-entries or 2 Jr. entries count as one additional entry for prize 5SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10. (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/90 d5). Wyndham fund). 3-day Sched: Reg. Fri. 5:30-7pm, Rds. Fri. 8pm; Sat. 2-7, Sun. 10- $100. EF: $40 by July 12, $50 thereafter. BYES: Limit 1, request before round 1. Registration: Send name, USCF ID, and entry fee (checks Orlando Resort, 8001 International Dr., Orlando 32819. Free parking. 3. 2-day Sched: Reg. Sat. 8-8:30am, (Rds Sat. 9-2-7, Sun. 10-3. Both $$16,000 based on 200 paid entries (re-entries & $50 off entries count schedules merge at Rd. 2. Schol. Sched: (All 4 rds G/30—one day payable to “Evangel Church”) to Doug Strout, 6000 Camelot Ct., Mont- gomery, AL 36117, [email protected]. half), $12,000 (75% each prize) minimum guaranteed. In 5 sections. only, Sat., Jul. 20). Reg. Sat. 11:30am-12:30pm, Rd. 1 at 1pm; Other rds Open: $2000-1000-500-300, clear or tiebreak winner $100 bonus, top will follow immediately. Byes: Avail. all Rds. (commit before Rd. 3). HR: Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Under 2300/Unr $800-400. FIDE. Under 2100: $1400-700-400-200, top $89 for single or double (281-875-4000 or 281-875-8991), reserve by July JULY 20, OHIO Under 1900 (no unr) $500. Under 1800: $1400-700-400-200, top Under 4 and mention Cajun Chess tournament to assure group rate. ENT: On- TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 1600 (no unr) $500. Under 1500: $1200-600-300-200, top Under 1300 line registration, printable entry form, and more detailed info at www. Heat Wave XVII (no unr) $400. Under 1200: $600-300-200-100, trophies to top Under 1000, cajunchess.com, or mail entry form to Cajun Chess, 12405 Hillary Step 4SS tmt, G/60 d10, at Dayton Chess Club. EF: $28 until 13 July then $38. Under 800, Under 600, Unrated. NEW mixed doubles bonus prizes:best Dr., Olive Branch, MS 38654. Info or Phone Ent: 504-208-9596 or 504-905- EF refunded to players 2200 or higher who complete their schedule. male/female 2-player “team” combined score among all sections: $400- 2971. Major credit cards accepted (no checks at site). FIDE. GTD Prizes: Open $250-151, U1900 $150, U1600 $149. Reg.: 10-1045. 200. Team average must be under 2200; teammates may play in different sections; teams must register at site (no extra fee) before both players begin round 2; teammate pairings avoided but possible. Unrated may not win over $150 in U1200, $300 U1500, or $500 U1800. Top 4 sections EF: $105 online at chessaction.com by 7/24, $110 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 7/24, 3-day $108, 2-day $107 mailed by 7/17, all $120 (no checks, credit cards OK) at site, or online until 2 hours before game.. GMs free; $100 deducted from prize. U1200 Section EF: all $50 less than above. Unof- 20th annual SOUTHERN OPEN ficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with paper magazine if paid with entry. Online at ches- July 26-28 or 27-28, Wyndham Orlando Resort saction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Re-entry $60; not available in Open Section. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. $16,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum! Fri 7 pm, Sat 12 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 9 am, rds. Sat 10, 2 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. All: Half point byes OK all, limit 2, Open 5 round Swiss, choice of 3-day or 2-day schedule. Prizes $16,000 based must commit before rd 2, others before rd 3. HR: $75-75 (no resort fee), 1-800-421-8001, 407-351-2420; reserve by 7/12 or rate may increase. on 200 paid entries (re-entries & $50 off entries count half), with 75% of Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box each prize minimum guaranteed. In 5 sections: 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: www. chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.US, 347-201-2269. Advance entries Open Section: Prizes $2000-1000-500-300, clear/tiebreak win $100 posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly). bonus, top U2300/Unr $800-400. FIDE rated, 80 GPP. A State Championship Event! Under 2100 Section: $1400-700-400-200, top U1900 (no unr) $500. JULY 27, PENNSYLVANIA TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 Under 1800 Section: $1400-700-400-200, top U1600 (no unr) $500. 2013 PA State Action Championship 5SS, G/30 d5. Wm. Pitt Union, Univ. of Pitt., 5th & Bigelow, Pittsburgh, PA Under 1500 Section: $1200-600-300-200, top U1300 (no unr) $400. 15213. 2 Sections: Champ: EF: $25 by 7/19, $35 later. $$ (690G): $200- 100, U2000 $90, U1800 $80, U1600 $70, U1400 $60, U1200 $50, U1000 Under 1200 Section: $600-300-200-100, trophies. $40. Trophies: 1-3 U1400, 1-3 U1200, 1-3 U1000. Scholastic: Grades K- 12 U900. EF: $15 by 7/19, $25 later. Trophies to Top 7, 1-3 U600. All: MIXED DOUBLES BONUS PRIZES: Best male/female 2-player Trophies: 1-2 Schools, 1-2 Clubs. PSCF $5, OSA. Reg ends Noon. Rds: “team” (average U2200) combined score among all sections: $400-200. 12:30-1:45-3-4:15-5:45. Ent/Info: PSCF, c/o Tom Martinak, 25 Freeport St., Pittsburgh, PA 15223. 412-908-0286, [email protected]. Unrated prize limits: $150 in U1200, $300 U1500, or $500 in U1800. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! JULY 27, VIRGINIA FULL DETAILS: see “Grand Prix” in this issue or chesstour.com. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 (ENHANCED) Sterling Chess July Embassy Suites Dulles – North/Loudoun, 44610 Waxpool Rd., Dulles, VA 20147. Five sections. Open: 4SS, G/61 d5. $500 Gtd., 250/150/100.

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Rds.: 11:15, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00. U1900: 4SS, G/61 d5. $100/$50/$25; Top 2-Day Schedule: Reg. ends Sat 9 am. Rds. Sat 10, 2 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. onsite entries. $$GTD: $220-210-200-190-180. Rds.: Sat 9-1-5, Sun 9-1, U1700 $40. Rds.: 11:15, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00. U1600: 4SS, G/50 d5, $50 and Half point byes available all rounds, limit 2 byes, Open must commit Sat 9-1-5, Sun 9-1. ENT: Kevin Hyde, 705 Old Mountain Page Rd., Saluda, trophy for first, $25 and medal for second, Top U1400. Rds.: 11:15, before rd. 2, others before rd 3. HR: $185-185, 1-800-764-4680, 212-971- NC 28773, 828-674-6073, [email protected]. 1:30, 3:45, 6:00. U1300: 4SS, G/40 d5, trophy for first, medals for sec- 0101, reserve by 7/12 or rate may increase, ask for Continental Chess Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! ond, Top U1100. Rds.: 11:15, 1:00, 2:45, 4:30. U1000: 4SS, G/25 d5. Trophy Association rate. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box 249, Sal- for first, medals for second, top U800. Rds.: 11:15, 12:30, 1:45, 3:00. AUG. 6-11, MARYLAND isbury Mills, NY 12577. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 200 (ENHANCED) U700: 4SS, G/25 d5. Trophy for first, medals for second, top U500. Rds.: chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.US, 347-201-2269. Advance entries 2nd Annual Washington International 11:15, 12:30, 1:45, 3:00. Byes: Half-point, any round; must commit posted at chessaction.com (Online entries posted instantly). 9SS, 40/90, SD/30 inc/30. Rockville Hilton, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, before end of second round. Players with more than one bye are not eli- MD 20852, 301-468-0308. All prizes guaranteed.Two sections: A Sec- gible for prizes. EF: Open $50; U1900 $30; U1600, U1300, U1000, and AUG. 3, WISCONSIN TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 tion (minimum 2100 FIDE or 2200 USCF to play. FIDE ratings used U700. All, early bird rate $5 less till noon Wednesday 7/24, $5 more on U.S. Open Blitz Championship (BLZ) for pairings and prizes) $5000-3000-2000-1000-900-800-700-600-550- site. Unrateds free. Doors open 10:00. Register meetup.com/sterling- 7-SS (double round, 14 games), 1 section, G/5 d0. Blitz rated, higher of 500, top U2500 $1300-700, top U2400 $1200-600 top U2300 $1100-550 Info: chess-tournaments. Pay on website. [email protected]. regular or Blitz rating. Entry fee: $40, free to Unrated if paying USCF dues. top U2200 $1000-500. GM and IM norms possible. B Section (under Entries limited. Top two sections are Chess Magnet School JGP. Registration: 9am-11:30am, first round begins at noon. $2000 guaran- 2250 USCF and under 2200 FIDE, USCF ratings used, FIDE rated) Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! teed prizes! $$400-200-150, Expert $200-100, U2000 $200-100, U1800 $1500-$700-$400, top U2000 $600-300, top under 1800 $500. Free Con- JULY 27-28, WISCONSIN $180-90, U1600/Unr $140-70, U1400 $100, U1200 $70. The July 2013 Rat- tinental breakfast before morning rounds. Sets, board and clocks TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 ing Supplement will be used. See 114th annual U.S. Open for venue provided for both sections. A section EF:GMs, non-US IMs, or FIDE above U.S. Open Weekend Swiss details. 2500 Free; US IMs and WGMs, non-US FIDE rated, or FIDE about 2400 5-SS, G/60 d5. $$1,000 guaranteed prizes. $200-100-50, U2200/Unr Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! $199; FIDE above 2300 $299; FIDE above 2200 $349; FIDE from 2100 to $160, U1800 $140, U1600 $120, U1400 $100, U1200 $80, Unr $50. Entry 2199 $399; FIDE below 2100 and USCF above 2200 $599; FIDE below 2100 fee: $40, Unr free if paying USCF dues. On-Site Registration: 10:00-11:30 AUG. 3-4, LOUISIANA TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 and USCF of 2200 $799. All $25 more after 6/6, $35 more after 7/21, $45 AM 7/27. Rds.: Sat 12-3, Sun 10-12:30-3. See 114th annual U.S. Open tla 2013 Open - NOTE DATE CHANGE more after 8/3, $70 more at the door. A Section Special EFs: All EFs for venue details. 5-SS, G/2 d5 (Round 1: G/90 d5). Site: Marriott Metairie at Lakeway, 3838 $50 less, if staying at the Hilton; $50 less, if born after 8/6/1963; $25 JULY 27-AUG. 4, JULY 30-AUG. 4 OR AUG. 1-4, WISCONSIN N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, LA 70002. Free parking only in Three Lake- less for all FMs, WFMs, WIMs, and non-US WGMs. B Section EF: $249. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 300 way garage, other lots in complex are not free. EF: $60 if mailed by 7/26, $20 more after 7/21, $30 more after 8/3, $40 more at the door. B Sec- 114th annual U.S. Open $70 at site. LCA Memb. req’d for all Louisiana residents ($20 adult, $10 tion Special EFs: All EFs $50 less, if staying at the Hilton. Schedule: Reg See Nationals. Schol.), OSA. Prizes: $3000 b/80, $1500 (50%) Gtd! Two Sections: Open: ends Tue 10 am, rds. 8/6-8/8:11am & 6pm, 8/9 11am, 8/10 6pm, Sun 8/11 $500-300-200; U2100 $250, U1900 $225-100. Reserve (U1700): $300-150; 11am. HR $99 Ent: MCA, c/o Michael Regan, 1827 Thornton Ridge Rd., JULY 29, AUG. 5, 19, NEW YORK U1500 $275-125; U1300 $250-100; U1100/UNR $225. Reg.: 8/3, 8-9am. Towson, MD 21204. More information, link for hotel reservation, & online TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 entry at www.washingtoninternationalchess.org. 97th Nassau Grand Prix & Qualifying Rds.: Sat: 9:15-1-5:30, Sun: 9:30-2. HR: Varies, currently $119, (504) 836- Ent/Info: 3SS 40/80 d0. 1st Presbyterian Church, 1st & Main Sts., Mineola. Open: 5253, many cheaper options within 5 minute drive. Adam AUG. 8, NEW YORK EF $36 by 7/27. $$ (480 b/15 top 2 G) 180-120, U2000, 1700/UR each Caveney, 1301 Gen. Taylor St., New Orleans, LA 70115, cb20234@ TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (ENHANCED) 90. Qualifying: under 1400/UR. EF $16 by 7/27. $$ (120 b/10) 80-40. 1.5 yahoo.com, (504) 895-4133 (evenings), (504) 615-6730 (on day of tour- Marshall Thursday Game 30 Grand Prix! pts quals for semi-final section of 9/9/13 Semis. Both: EF non-memb $9 ney). NS. NC. 4-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $40, more, $7 more at site. Bye 1-3. Reg to 7:15 PM. Rds.: 7:15 each Mon. No Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! members $25, GMs free. Prizes: ($$530 based on 32 paid entries; first game on 8/12. August supl. used. Ent: H. Stenzel, 80 Amy Dr., Sayville, AUG. 3-4, CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN two prizes guaranteed:) $200-100-50, U2100 $95, U1900 $85. Reg.: NY 11782. [email protected]. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 (ENHANCED) 6:15-6:45 pm. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45. One bye available, request at entry. San Diego County Championship Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! A Heritage Event! at the San Diego Chess Club, 2225 Sixth Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! AUG. 2-4 OR 3-4, MARYLAND $3,500 prize fund, based on 70 players. 5 Rd SS, 3 Sections, Rds. are Sat TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 AUG. 8-11, 9-11 OR 10-11, MASSACHUSETTS 3rd Annual Potomac Open 10 AM, 2 PM & 6 PM, and Sun 10 AM & 3 PM, all games are G/100 d5. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 150 (ENHANCED) 1 bye available in Rounds 1-4. EF: $50 if rcvd by 8/02, otherwise $60. Spe- 5SS, 40/90, SD/30 + 30” incr, (Rnd 1 G/90 +30” incr) (2-day schedule: 43rd annual Continental Open cial Rate for U1400 or Unr is only $25 in advance or $30 at door. Book rds 1-2 G/45+30”incr) U1300 & U1100 G/120 d5 (2-day option, rds 1- 6SS. Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, 366 Main St. (Rt. 20 West), Sturbridge, MA prize only for Unr players. Forfeiting a game makes you ineligible for any 2 G/60 d5). Rockville Hilton, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. $$ 01566 (I-84 Exit 3, near I-90). Free parking. Experience early 19th cen- prizes. SCCF membership Req’d, ($18 Adult/$13 Jr), this is a State Cham- Based on score. 7 sections: Championship (min. rating of 1900) FIDE tury America at Old Sturbridge Village (see www.osv.org). Prizes $30,000 pionship Qualifier. Reg.: 9 AM to 9:45. Prizes: Open Section: $500-250, min $1500 based on 250 paid entries (re-entries & U1300 Section count half), min- rated: 5.0 =$1600, 4.5 =$800, 4.0=$450, 3.5=$175 [ BU 2400 $200-50 BU 2300 $200-50, BU2200 $200-50, BU2100 $200-50. payout, top score group raised if less than $1500]. U2100: 5.0 =$1500, imum $24,000 (80% of each prize) guaranteed. In 5 sections. Open Reserve Section (under 2000): $300-150, BU 1900 $200-50, BU1800 3-day & 4-day 40/110, SD/30 d10, other sections 3-day & 4-day 30/90, 4.5 =$700, 4.0=$350, 3.5=$150. U1900: 5.0 =$1200, 4.5 =$650, $200-50, BU1700 $200-50. Booster Section (under 1600): $180-75, 4.0=$350, 3.5=$125. U1700: 5.0= $1200, 4.5 = $600, 4.0= $300, 3.5= SD/1 d5. 2-day option in all sections, rds. 1-3 G/45 d5, then merges with BU1500 $100-50, BU1400 $75-25, Plus $15 Best Game Prize in each others. 4-day option offered only in Open through Under 1600. Open: $100. U1500: 5.0= $1000, 4.5= $500, 4.0= $250, 3.5= $100. U1300 & Section. NS, NC, W. Ent: SDCC, POB 120162, San Diego, CA 92112. Info: U1100: 5.0= $500, 4.5= $250, 4.0= $125, 3.5= $50. Additional prizes $3000-1500-900-600-400, clear or tiebreak win $200 bonus, top U2350 call Bruce Baker (619) 239-7166, or see the SDCC website at https://sites. $1000-500. FIDE. Under 2200: $2000-1000-700-500-300, top U2050/Unr to clear 1st place, if no 5.0 in section (added to score prize) - google.com/site/sandiegochessclub. Championship: $300; U2100 $200, U1900 $150, U1700 & U1500: $100; $800-400. Under 1900: $2000-1000-700-500-300, top U1750 (no unr) U1300 & U1100: $50. Unrated may not win over $100 in U1100, $200 Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! $800-400. Under 1600: $1800-900-700-500-300, top U1450 (no unr) U1300, or $400 in U1500. Sets and boards provided. Clocks provided AUG. 3&4 AND 10&11, NORTH CAROLINA $700-400. Under 1300: $1000-700-400-300-200, top U1150 (no unr) in the Championship & U2100 sections. Optionally, pairings can be TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 (ENHANCED) $400-200. NEW mixed doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player texted to your phone. Free Sunday morning continental breakfast Western North Carolina August FIDE “team” combined score among all sections: $1000-600-400. Team aver- for players. Free parking for day guests. EF: $95 by 7/19, $100 by Held Over Two Weekends 10 Rd. 2RR, G/90; +30. 705 Old Mountain Page age rating must be under 2200; teammates may play in differemt sections; 7/30, and $105 online only by 8/1, $110 at the door. Special EFs: $35 less Rd., Saluda, NC 28773. Format may be adjusted to 10RR or 10SS if par- teams must register at site (no extra fee) before both players begin round for U1300 & U1100, GMs free, $50 deducted from prize, IMs $45 off EF, ticipation warrants. FIDE rated. EF: $165 by July 3, $180 thereafter. No 2; teammate pairings avoided but possible. Unrated may enter any sec- $20 deducted from prize, $10 off EF if staying at hotel. HR: $99, ($10 EF discount if staying at hotel) limited number of free rooms Sat. night for GMs. Rooms may not be avail after 7/19. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 7pm, rds. Fri 8, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 9 & 3. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10am rds. 11, 2:15 & 6, Sun 9 & 3. U1300 & U1100 3-day schedule Reg. ends Fri 7 pm, rds. Fri 8, Sat 11 & 4:00, Sun 9 & 1:00 U1300 & U1100. 2- day schedule Reg. ends Sat 10am rds. 11, 1:15 & 4:00, Sun 9 & 1:00. Ent: Michael Regan, 1827 Thornton Ridge Rd., Towson, MD 21204. Detailed 2013 MANHATTAN OPEN rules, more information and registration at http://thepotomacopen.com. , New Yorker Hotel Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! August 2-4 or 3-4 AUG. 2-4 OR 3-4, NEW YORK TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 80 (ENHANCED) 12th annual Manhattan Open $15,000 GUARANTEED PRIZES 5SS. New Yorker Hotel, 481 Eighth Ave at 34th St. across from Penn Sta- tion, New York 10001. $15,000 guaranteed prizes. In 5 sections. 3-day 3-day Open 40/110, SD/30, d10, 3-day other sections 30/90, SD/1, Open 40/110, SD/30 d10, 3-day other sections 30/90, SD/1 d5. 2-day option in all sections, rds 1-2 G/90 d5, then merges with 3-day. Open: d5. 2-day option in all sections, rds 1-2 G/90, d5, then merges with 3-day. $1400-700-400-200, clear/tiebreak win $100 bonus, top Under 2450/Unr $500-250. FIDE. Under 2300: $1200-600-300-200, top U2150 $500-250. Special room rates $185 single or twin; must reserve by July 12. Under 2000: $1200-600-300-200, top U1850 $500-250. Under 1700: Open Section: Prizes $1400-700-400-200, clear/tiebreak win $100 $1200-600-300-200, top U1550 $500-250. Under 1400: $500-300-200- 100, top U1250 $200-100, trophies to first 3, top U1200, U1000, U800, Unr. bonus, top Under 2450/Unr $500-250. 80 GPP (enhanced). FIDE rated. Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player “team” com- bined score among all sections: $600-300. Team average rating must be U2300 Section: $1200-600-300-200, top Under 2150 $500-250. under 2200; teammates may play in different sections; teams must reg- ister at site (no extra fee) before both players begin round 2; teammate U2000 Section: $1200-600-300-200, top Under 1850 $500-250. pairings avoided but possible. Unrated may enter any section, with prize U1700 Section: $1200-600-300-200, top Under 1550 $500-250. limit U2000 $900, U1700 $600, U1400 $300; balance goes to next player(s) in line. Top 4 sections EF: $118 at chessaction.com by 7/31, $125 U1400 Section: $500-300-200-100, top Under 1250 $200-100, phoned to 406-896-2038 (no questions) by 7/31, 3-day $123, 2-day $122 if check mailed by 7/24, $140 (no checks, credit cards OK) at site, or online trophies to first 3, top U1200, U1000, U800, Unrated. until 2 hours before game. GMs free; $100 from prize. Under 1400 MIXED DOUBLES BONUS PRIZES: $600-300. Section EF: all $50 less than above. Online or mailed entry $5 less to NYSCA members. Re-entry $60, not available in Open. No checks at site, Unrated limit $300 in U1400, $600 U1700, or $900 U2000. credit cards OK. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if other- wise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dueswith magazine if paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. FOR FULL DETAILS: see “Grand Prix” in this issue. Mailed, phoned or at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. 3- Day Schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 pm. Rds. 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tion, with prize limit U1900 $900, U1600 $600, U1300 $300; balance 2 hours before game. Online EF $5 less to OCA members. Unofficial SCHOLASTIC: 5SS, TC: G/30 d5. EF: $20. Trophy: Top 3. Late REG.: AUG goes to next player(s) in line. Top 4 sections EF: $148 online at chess- uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year 10th at 8am. Rds.: 9:15-10:30-12-1:15-2:30. Checks payable to: Caesar action.com by 8/6, $155 phoned by 8/6 (406-896-2038, no questions), USCF dues with paper magazine if paid with entry. Online at chessaction. Chess. ENT: Caesar Chess, LLC 5184 Caldwell Mill Rd., Suite 204-202, 4-day $154, 3-day $153, 2-day $152 mailed by 7/31, $160 (no checks, credit com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid Birmingham, AL 35244. Info: [email protected]; www.Alabama cards OK) at site, or online until 2 hours before game. GMs free; $140 at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Re-entry $50; not avail- Chess.com; www.CaesarChess.com. deducted from prize. Under 1300 Section EF: all $60 less than above. able in Open Section. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! All: Advance EF $5 less to MACA members; may join/renew at masschess. Sat 12 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 9 am, rds. Sat org. Re-entry $80; not available in Open. Unofficial uschess.org ratings 10, 2 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. All: Half point byes OK all, limit 2, Open must AUG. 16-18 OR 17-18 NOT JUNE 21-23 OR 22-23, CONNECTI- HR: CUT usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with paper commit before rd 2, others before rd. 3. $84-84 plus $3 facility charge, TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 50 (ENHANCED) magazine if paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young 216-267-1500, request chess rate, reserve by 7/26 or rate may increase. 19th Annual Northeast Open Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online NOTE CORRECTIONS: 5SS, 30/85, SD/60 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. 4-day schedule: Reg Thu to 6:30 pm, through chesstour.com. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box G/85 d10). Sheraton Hotel, 700 Main St., Stamford, CT 06901. Free park- rds Thu 7 pm, Fri 6 pm, Sat 12 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. No 4-day U1300. 3- 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: www. ing. $8,000 guaranteed prize fund. In 4 sections. Open: $1000-500- day schedule: Reg. Fri to 11 am, rds. Fri 12 & 6, Sat 12 & 6, Sun 10 & chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.US, 347-201-2269. Advance entries 300-200, U2250 $600–300. Under 2050: $800-400-300-200, top U1850 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg Sat to 9 am, rds. Sat 10,12:45, 3:15 & 6, Sun posted at chessaction.com. $500-250. Under 1650: $700-400-250-150, top U1450 $400-200. Under 10 & 3:30. All schedules: Bye all, limit 2, Open must commit before rd Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 1250: $300-150-100, trophy to first 3, top U1000, U800, U600, Unrated. 2, other sections before rd 4. HR: $91-91-100, 800-582-3232, 508-347- AUG. 9-11, 10-11 OR 11, NEW YORK Unrated may not win over $150 in U1250 or $400 in U1650. Top 3 sec- 7393, request chess rate, reserve by 7/26 or rate may increase. Car TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 (ENHANCED) tions EF:$88 online at chessaction.com by 8/14, $95 phoned to 406-896- rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633. Ent: chessaction.com Marshall August Super GP 2038 by 8/14 (entry only, no questions), 3-day $93, 2-day $92 if check or Continental Chess, PO Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge 5-SS, 30/90 d5 SD/1 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. mailed by 8/7, $100 at site, or online until 2 hours before game. No mailed for refunds. Questions: www.chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.us, 914-665- EF: $60, members $40. $$750 gtd: $300-150-100, U2200 $105, U2000 $95. credit card entries. U1250 Section EF: all $40 less than above. No 8152. Advance entries posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted Reg ends 15 min before Rd. 3 schedules: 3 day 8/9 6pm, 8/10-11 checks at site, credit cards OK. GMs free, $80 deducted from prize. Online instantly). 12:30-5:30. 2 day 8/10 11am, then merge with 3 day (Rd. 1 G/25 d5). 1 EF $3 less to CSCA members. Re-entry $50; not available in Open Sec- AUG. 9, MARYLAND day 8/11 9-10:10-11:20, then merge with 2 & 3 day (Rd. 1-3 G/25 d5) tion. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 Limit 2 byes, request entry. FIDE rated. FIDE ratings used for pairings and Special 1 year USCF dues with paper magazine if paid with entry. Washington International Blitz (BLZ) prizes. Players w/o FIDE rating: USCF rating used for prizes. www.mar Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. 5 double SS, G/3+2 incr. Rockville Hilton, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, shallchessclub.org. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. 3-day schedule: MD 20852. $$ All Prizes Guaranteed: $500-$300-$200, U2200 $70, Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 12 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 9 am, rds. Sat 10, 2 & 6, Sun 10 & U2000 $60, U1800 $50. Sets, boards and clocks provided. Free park- AUG. 9-11 OR 10-11, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN ing for day guests. EF: $30 by 7/28, $35 by 8/5, and then $40. Special 3:30. Bye: all, limit 2; must commit before rd 2. HR: $94-94, 800-408-7640, TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 (ENHANCED) 203-358-8400; reserve by 8/2 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800- EFs: GMs & IMs $20 off EF. Schedule: Reg. ends 7pm. Rd. 1 at 8pm then Summer Championship 331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com. ASAP. Ent: MCA, 1827 Thornton Ridge Rd., Towson, MD 21204. FIDE Blitz 5SS, G/90;+30 (2day rds 1-2 G/55 d5). 1639A S. Main St., Milpitas, CA Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. Rated, FIDE Blitz rules. Detailed rules, more information and regis- 95035. Park free. Prize $5,000 b/97 guar 60%. 3 sects: 2000+ (FIDE $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: DirectorAtChess.us, www.chess tration at: http://washintlblitz.mdchess.com. rated) $1,000 400 200 u2300: 200 100. 1600-1999 $700 300 100 u1800: tour.com, 347-201-2269. Advance entries posted at chessaction.com 300 100 100, u1600 $700 300 100 u1400: 100 100, u1200: 100 100. Unr Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! (online entries posted instantly). AUG. 9-11 OR 10-11, OHIO max $100 exc Open. Aug 13 Supp, CCA min & TD disc. EF: 79 by 8/7, onsite TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 120 (ENHANCED) +20. Playup +20. Econ: EF-20 w/60% prize. GM IM FM NM $0 by 8/2: Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Cleveland Open prize-EF. Reg.: F 6-6:45p & Sa 9-9:15 Rounds: F 7p, Sa 9:30-2-6:30, Su AUG. 16-18 OR 17-18, INDIANA 5SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10. (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/90 d5). Sheraton 9:30a 2-day Rd. 1-2 G/55 d5 Sat 9:30-11:40 & merge) Info: BayAreaChess. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 80 (ENHANCED) Cleveland Airport Hotel, 5300 Riverside Drive (inside Cleveland Airport; com/champs. NS. NC. 8th annual Indianapolis Open free shuttle), Cleveland, OH 44135. Free parking. $16,000 guaranteed 5SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/90 d5). Crowne Plaza prize fund. In 6 sections. Open: $2000-1000-500-300, clear or tiebreak AUG. 10, MARYLAND Indianapolis Airport, 2501 S. High School Rd. (off I-465 & Airport Expwy), TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 Indianapolis, IN 46241. Free parking, free airport shuttle, free wireless, winner $100 bonus, top Under 2300/Unr $800-400. FIDE. Under 2100: Washington International Rapid (QC) Under 1800: indoor pool, game room, fitness center. $$16,000 based on 200 paid $1400-700-400-200, top Under 1900 (no unr) $500. $1400- 5SS, G/15+10 incr. Rockville Hilton, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD Under 1500: entries (re-entries & $50 off entries count half), $12,000 (75% each 700-400-200, top Under 1600 (no unr) $500. $1200-600-300- 20852. $$ All Prizes Guaranteed. 3 sections: Open: $700-$400-$250, U2200 200, top Under 1300 (no unr) $400. Adult Under 1200 (born 1995/before): prize) minimum guaranteed. In 5 sections. Open: $2000-1000-500-300, $70, U2000 $60, U1800 $50. U1600: $400-$200-$100, U1400 $50 top clear or tiebreak winner $100 bonus, top Under 2300/Unr $700-400. FIDE. $300-200-100, trophies to first 3, top Under 1000, Under 800, Unrated. Unrated $100, K-12 U1200:Trophies to top 10, top U1000, top U800. Sets, Junior Under 1200 Under 2100: $1400-700-400-200, top Under 1950/unr $500-250. Under (born 1996/after): $300-200-100, trophies to first boards and clocks provided. Free parking for day guests. EF: $40 by NEW mixed doubles bonus 1800: $1400-700-400-200, top Under 1650 (no unr) $500-250. Under 3, top Under 1000, Under 800, Unrated. 7/28, $45 by 8/5, and then $50. Special EFs: GMs & IMs $20 off EF. All prizes: best male/female 2-player “team” combined score among all sec- 1500: $1200-600-300-200, top Under 1350 (no unr) $400-200. Under $20 less in K-12 U1200. Schedule: Reg. ends 9:30am. Rds. 10, 11:15, 1200: $600-300-200-100, plaque to first 3, top Under 900, Under 700, tions: $400-200. Team average must be under 2200; teammates may play 12:45, 2, & 3:15. Ent: MCA, 1827 Thornton Ridge Rd., Towson, MD 21204. in different sections; teams must register at site (no extra fee) before Unrated. Unrated may not win over $150 in U1200, $300 U1500, or FIDE Rapid Rated, FIDE Rapid rules. Detailed rules, more information $500 U1800. Top 4 sections EF: $105 online at chessaction.com by both players begin round 2; teammate pairings avoided but possible. and registration at: http://washintlrapid.mdchess.com. Unrated may not win over $150 in U1200, $300 U1500, or $500 U1800. 8/14, $110 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 8/14 (entry only, no questions), Top 4 sections EF: $105 online at chessaction.com by 8/7, $110 phoned Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 3-day $108, 2-day $107 mailed by 8/7, all $120 (no checks, credit cards to 406-896-2038 by 8/7, 3-day $108.50, 2-day $107.50 mailed by 7/31, AUG. 10, ALABAMA OK)at site, or online until 2 hours before game. GMs, IMs & WGMs free; all $120 (no checks, credit cards OK) at site, or online until 2 hours TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 $90 deducted from prize. Under 1200 Section EF: all $50 less than above. before game. GMs, IMs & WGMs free; $90 deducted from prize. U1200 Chris Bond Memorial 9th Annual Special 1 year USCF dues with paper magazine if paid with entry. Sections EF: $45 at chessaction.com by 8/7, $50 phoned by 8/7 (406- 4SS, TC: G/70 d5. Frazer UMC, 6000 Atlanta Hwy., Montgomery, AL Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. 896-2038, no questions), 3-day Adult $48.50, 2-day Adult $47.50, 3-day 36117. OPEN (PF: $$GTD): $250, 150, A 125, B 100, C 100, U1400 100. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Junior $48, 2-day Junior $47 mailed by 7/31, all $60 at site, or online until EF: $40; if mailed by AUG 2nd; $55 at site. Rds.: 9-11:45-3-5:30. Re-entry $60; not available in Open Section. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 12 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day sched- ule: Reg ends Sat 9 am, rds. Sat 10, 2 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. All: Half point byes OK all, limit 2, Open must commit before rd 2, others before rd 3. HR: $89-89, 1-800-227-6963, 317-236-7495; reserve by 8/2 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. Ques- 19th annual NORTHEAST OPEN tions: www.chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.us, 347-201-2269. Advance entries posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly). NEW DATES! August 16-18 or 17-18, Stamford, CT Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! AUG. 16-18 OR 17-18, SOUTH CAROLINA TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 $8,000 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND Columbia Open Hilton Garden Inn, 434 Columbiana Dr., Columbia, SC 29212. $3400 5 rounds, $94 room rates, free parking, downtown location, trains b/65. 5SS, G/120 +30inc (2day Rd. 1 G/75 +30inc). In 4 Sections: Open: $500-250-125. Top U2200 $125 U2000: $400-200-100 Top U1800: $100 from NYC run frequently. In 4 sections: U1600: $400-200-100 Top U1400: $100 U1200: $400-200-100 Top U1000: $100. ALL: EF: $59 by July 31. $65 by Aug 10. $75 after. Free entry to 2200+ (deduct $65 from prizes). $25 Re-entry. Memb. Req’d: SCCA $10. Open Section: Prizes $1000-500-300-200, top U2250 $600-300. Other States Allowed. 1 half pt bye available. Must declare before Rd 3. ENT: Daniel M. Smith, 407 White Falls Dr., Columbia, SC 29212, www. GPP: 50 (enhanced) columbiachess.com. INFO: Daniel M. Smith, Bob Halliday daniel@columbi- achess.com, [email protected]. 3 Day: Reg Ends 7:15 pm Fri Under 2050 Section: $800-400-300-200, top U1850 $500-250. Rd.1 8pm, Rd. 2 Sat 2 & 7 pm Sun 9am 2pm. 2 Day: Reg Ends 9:15 am Sat Rd.1 10am merge with 3 Day. HR: $99, 803 407-6640. Reserve by Aug Under 1650 Section: $700-400-250-150, top U1450 $400-200. 1, Mention, Columbia Open Chess Tournament. NS. NC. W. Under 1250 Section: $300-150-100, trophy to first 3, top U1000, Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! AUG. 17, FLORIDA U800, U600, Unrated. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 CFCC Tornado at UUU Unrated prize limit: $150 in U1250, $400 in U1650. 4-SS, G/75 d5. University Unitarian Universalist Society, 11648 McCulloch Rd., Orlando 32817. EF: $30, CFCC mbr $25, Masters free (EF deducted from any prize). $$625 b/30: (1st Place Guaranteed) 200-120-80, FULL DETAILS: see “Grand Prix” in this issue or chesstour.com. U1800, U1600, U1400 $75 ea. Reg.: 9:30am. Rds.: 10, 1, 3:30, 6. Info & directions: (407) 629-6946, centralflchess.org. AUG. 17, VIRGINIA TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 Tracy Callis Memorial

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3-round SS, G/90 d5. St. John’s Lutheran Church, 4608 Brambleton Ave. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 120 (ENHANCED) 1-3 if asked prior to start of round. Round 4 or 5 only if requested prior SW, Roanoke, VA 24018. GUARANTEED PRIZES: Top Section: $250- 45th annual Atlantic Open to tournament starting. Tournament Director: Bill Broich. ENT: IASCA, c/o $150-$100. Additional Sections: If Octagonals, each is guaranteed $150- 5SS. Washington Westin Hotel, 1400 M St. NW at Thomas Circle, Wash- Mark Capron, 3123 Juniper Dr., Iowa City, IA 52245, Ph# 319.321.5435, $125. If Hexagonals, each is guaranteed $125-$100. If Quads, each is guar- ington, DC 20005. $$ 23,000 guaranteed prizes. In 7 sections. 3-day [email protected] or [email protected]. Hotel: 319-688- anteed $125. ENTRY FEE: If received by Aug. 16, $30. At site, $40. Open & U2100 40/110, SD/30 d10, 3-day other sections 30/90, SD/1 d5. 4000, $95.00 ask for chess block, reserve before 8/12 to guarantee REGISTRATION: 6-9 pm on 8/16; 8:30-9:30 am on 8/17. ROUNDS: 10- 2-day option in all sections, rds 1-2 G/90 d5, then merges with 3-day. rate. USCF – August 2013 Rating List will be used for pairing purposes. 2:30-6:00 BYES: One only per tournament; must request before 1st Open: $2000-1000-500-300, clear or tiebreak 1st $100 bonus, top U2300/ FIDE rules will be used. Online registration at https://www.onlineregis round begins. ADVANCED ENTRIES: Roanoke Valley Chess Club, PO Unr $1200-600. FIDE. Under 2100: $1500-700-400-200. Under 1900: tration.cc/ Box 4141, Roanoke, VA 24015. PHONE: (276) 692-6418. EMAIL: joshua $1500-700-400-200. Under 1700: $1500-700-400-200. Under 1500: Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! [email protected]. WEB PAGE: roanokechess.com. NS. NC. W. Bargain $1300-700-400-200. Under 1300: $1200-600-300-200. Under 1000: Book Sale on site. FREE LUNCH PROVIDED! This is a VCP Cup Event. Senior AUG. 24-25, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN $600-300-200-100, plaques to top 3, first U800, U600, Unrated. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 prizes: New mixed Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! top age 65/over among all sections: $800-400-200. Exchange Bank Open doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player “team” combined AUG. 17, NEW HAMPSHIRE Exchange Bank, 444 Aviation Blvd., Santa Rosa, CA 95403. 4 round Swiss, score among all sections: $800-400-200. Team average rating must be G/120 d5. In 3 Sections, Open : 4SS, G/120 d5, $$GTD: $250-175. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 (ENHANCED) under 2200; teammates may play in different sections; teams must reg- Seacoast Open Reserve: 4SS, G/120 d5, Open to 1899 & under. $$GTD: $200-125. ister at site (no extra fee) before both players begin round 2; teammate Booster: 4SS, G/120 d5, Open to 1499 & under. $$GTD: $150-100. Unr. Holiday Inn , 300 Woodbury Ave., Portsmouth, NH 03867. In pairings avoided but possible. Unrated may not win over $150 in U1000, Open: $$GTD: must play in Booster Section. Unrated players winning prizes will only 3 Sections, 4SS, GAME/65 d5, $250-150. U2300 $100. $300 U1300, $500 U1500, $700 U1700, or $900 U1900; balance goes to U1900: $$GTD: receive half of the prize. ALL: EF: $35 advance until 8/22, $45 at site. Reg.: 4SS, GAME/65 d5, Open to 1899 & under. $200-100. U1550 next player(s) in line. Top 6 sections EF: $115 online at chessaction.com U1250: 08/24 8:30am - 9:30am. Rds.: Sat 10 and 3; Sun 10 and 3. ENT: Paul Stag- $100. Adult unrated may not enter U1250. 4SS, GAME/65 d5, Open by 8/21, $120 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 8/21 (entry only, no questions), $$GTD: noli, 4233 Kintyre Rd., Santa Rosa, CA 95409. INFO: (707) 478-4385, to 1249 & under. $100. Adult unrated may not enter U1250. 3-day $118, 2-day $117 if check mailed by 8/14, $130 at site, or online ALL: EF: Reg.: [email protected]. NS. NC. W. $28 in advance, $33 at site. 9:00-9:45. Advance entries until 2 hours before game.GMs free; $100 from prize. Under 1000 Sec- Rds.: must be postmarked by 8/10/2013. 10:00-1:00-3:30-6:00. One tion EF: All $60 less than above. All: No checks at site, credit cards OK. A Heritage Event! ENT: half point bye available rounds 1-3. Alex Relyea, 49 Technology Dr. Re-entry $60, not available in Open Section. Unofficial uschess.org rat- Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! INFO: #89, Bedford, NH 03110. Alex Relyea [email protected], www. ings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with A State Championship Event! relyeachess.com. NS. W. paper magazine if paid with entry- Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, AUG. 30-SEPT. 1, TENNESSEE Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 AUG. 17, TENNESSEE Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, 2013 Tennessee Open TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 12 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat. Roaden University Center, 1000 N. Dixie Ave., Cookeville, TN 38501. In 2 21st Battle of Murfreesboro 9 am, rds Sat 10, 2 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. Bye: all, limit 2, Open must com- Sections, Open: 5SS, G/120 d5, $$GTD: $400-250-200. Expert 200, 150, 5-SS, rd.1 G/30 d5, rd.2 G/55 d5, rds.3, 4, 5 G/70 d5. Grace Lutheran mit before rd. 2, others before rd 3. HR: $99-99, 202-429-1700, reserve A 175, 125 B 150, 75 and C and below 100, 75. Plaques to Top Tennessee Church, 811 E. Clark Blvd., Murfreesboro, TN. EF: $25 by 8/15, $30 at site. by 8/9 or rate may increase. Regular rate at this luxury hotel is about $200! place winners. Novice U1400: 5SS, G/120 d5, Open to 1399 & under. $$ (1160, top 2 G, class prizes b/6 entries per class, else proportional): Car rental: 800-331-1600, use AWD D657633, or reserve car online $$GTD: $225-175-150. E 125, 75, F and below 100, 75 and Unrated 100, $200-120, X, A, B, C, D, E/below, Unr. each $120. Reg.: 8:00-8:45am. Rds.: through chesstour.com. Parking: Valet parking $10/day to 2 am or 75. Unrated are only eligible for the top 3 prizes in the Open Section and 9:00-10:00-12:45-3:15-5:45. Ent: Rutherford County Chess Club, P.O. Box $20/day overnight; garage has limited space. Ent: chessaction.com or Con- Unrated Prizes in the Novice Section. ALL: EF: $50 both sections if 1593, Murfreesboro, TN 37133. http://rccc.us/ (with map to site), rccc@ tinental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for mailed by 8/23/2013. $60 later or on site. Free to IM’s & GM’s ($50.00 rccc.us. 615-895-7989. NS. NC. W. refunds. Questions: www.chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.US, 347- entry fee deducted from winnings of $200 or more). $30.00 for USCF 201-2269. Advance entries posted at chessaction.com (online entry scholastic players competing for Plaques only. Memb. Req’d:TCA 10.00. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! posted instantly). OSA. USCF. Reg.: Friday Aug 30, 2013 5:00-6:00 PM CDT, Saturday Aug AUG. 17-18, MICHIGAN 31 2013 7:30-8:30 AM CDT. Rds.: First round choice Friday 7:00 PM or TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 AUG. 24, VIRGINIA Saturday 9:00 AM, Saturday 2:00 PM, 7:00PM, Sunday 9:00 AM 2:00 PM. 2013 U.P. Open TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 1/2 point bye available for any one round if requsted on or before reg- 5SS, G/120 d0. Masonic Building, 128 W. Washington St., Marquette, MI Harris Pavilion Open Air (QC) istration. Membership Meeting Saturday 1:00 PM. ENT: Harry Sabine, PO (parking and entrance in rear of building). Entry Fee: $30 ($20 for jun- 5SS, G/20 d3. Loy E. Harris Pavilion, 9201 Center St., Manassas, VA Box 381, Crossville, TN 38557. INFO: Harry Sabine 931-261-8440, iors 19 or under). Prizes: (1st & 2nd GTD.) $250 first place, $125 second, 20110. 2 Sections. Open: EF: $25 if received by 8/16, $35 at site. [email protected]. www.tnchess.org. W. others based on entries. Trophy to top UP resident. Reg.: 9-9:30 Sat. Prizes $$800G: $250-150-100, U2000-U1600-U1200-Unr. each $75. Fun Rounds: Sat 10:00. 2:30 7:00; Sun 9:30. 2:00-all times EDT. Byes avail- (not USCF-rated): EF: $10 if received by 8/16, $15 at site. Prizes: tro- A Heritage Event! able all rounds, but must be requested before registration ends. Info and phies to the top ten. Both: Reg: 9-9:45. Rds: 10-11-12:30-1:30-2:30. Ent: Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! early entries: Robert John, 315 E. Prospect St., Marquette, MI 49855, Harris Pavilion, 9116 Center St., Ste. 103, Manassas, VA 20110. W A State Championship Event! 906-228-8126, [email protected]. AUG. 30-SEPT. 2, AUG. 31-SEPT. 2 OR SEPT. 1-2, NEW YORK A Heritage Event! TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 80 (ENHANCED) Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 135th annual NY State Championship AUG. 17-18, MINNESOTA AUG. 24-25, IOWA Out of state welcome. 6SS. Albany Marriott, 189 Wolf Rd., Albany 12205 TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 (ENHANCED) (Thruway Exit 24, I-87 north to Wolf Rd., Exit 4). Luxurious hotel with 2nd Annual Twin Ports Open 59th Iowa Open Championship indoor/outdoor pool, sauna, fitness center, free parking, free airport (In Duluth Overlooks Lake Superior) Over $2,300 projected in prizes (USCF and FIDE Rated). 5-SS, G/90 i30 (Some clocks available) Accel- shuttle, many restaurants in area. $$G 13,000. In 5 sections. 4-day & 3- + GM Alex Yermolinsky & IM Bartholomew are playing! The Suites erated pairings may be used in Rounds 1-2. IASCA Super GP Qualifier. day Open 40/110, SD/30 d10, 4-day & 3-day other sections 30/90, SD/1 Hotel in Canal Park, 325 Lake Avenue S., Duluth, MN 55802. Open: EF $50 Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 300 E 9th St. (I-80, SE side of Exit d5. 2-day option in U2100 through U1200, rds. 1-3 G/45 d5 Open: $1500- by 10 Aug, $60 on site. Prizes (based on 35): $600, $300, $150; U2200 242), Coralville, IA 52241. Rds.: 10-2:30-7:30, 9-2. Reg.: 8:30-9:30. 700-500-300, top U2300/Unr $700, U2200/Unr $600. State title and $100; U2000 $100. U 1800: EF $45 by 10 Aug., $55 on site. Prizes (based Prizes: ($1320 b/55 Top 3 Gtd) 400+T-225-125 U2000, U1800, U1600 $100 bonus to top NYS resident. FIDE. Under 2100: $1000-500-300-150, on 35): $400, $200, $100; U1600 $75; U1400 $75. U 1200: EF $35 by 10 125/65 each. EF: $55 pstmked 8/17, $65 on site, IM & GM free EF top Under 1900 $400. Under 1800: $1000-500-300-150, top Under 1600 Aug., $45 on site. Prizes (based on 15): $150, $75, $40; Trophies for Top deducted from any prize, Jrs. & Sr. $10 off, $10 off Out of state residents, $400. Under 1500: $800-400-250-150, top Under 1300 $300. Under High School and Elementary student. All sections: 5SS, Rd. 1 G/60 + IASCA membership reqd ($15 reg, $10 Jr.) or OSA. Bye’s available rounds 1200: $500-250-150-100, plaque to first 3, top Under 1000, Under 800, 30 sec increment; Rds. 2-5 G/90 + 30 sec increment. Reg.: Sat 9-10am. Rds.: Sat 10:30-2-7; Sun 10-3. USCF memb. required. Advanced Reg: Online: www.onlineregistration.cc, or Mail: Dane Zagar, 4454 Maki Rd., Brookston, MN 55711. Checks payable to Twin Ports Open. Friday Night IM Lecture & GM Simul: International Master John Bartholomew will host an hour long lecture at 6:00pm in the Suites Hotel the night before the tournament, Friday August 16.The topic of the lecture will be how 8th INDIANAPOLIS OPEN to think like a master, which prepares players for the GM Simul! Next, at 7:30pm Grandmaster and two times United States Champion Alex Yermolin- sky will play all comers. One player will receive a copy of GM Yermolinsky’s Aug 16-18 or 17-18, 2013 signed book! Registration for the IM Lecture is 5:30-6pm and is only $10 on site. Registration for the GM Simul is 7-7:30pm on site and is also only $10. But sign up for both and pay only $15! Hotel: Rooms include full break- $16,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum fast buffet. Suites Hotel, 218-727-4663, chess rate $110. Rooms held until July 11. After July 11, first come first serve. For more info: Dane Zagar, 5 rounds, Crowne Plaza Indianapolis Airport. Special $89 room [email protected], 218-409-5678. rates, free parking, free airport shuttle. Choice of 3-day or 2-day. In 5 sections AUG. 20, NEW YORK TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 (ENHANCED) (lower EF in U1200). Prizes $16,000 based on 200 entries (re-entry & U1200 Marshall Masters! 4-SS, G/25 d5. Third Tuesday of every month. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., Section count half), $12,000 minimum guaranteed. NYC. 212-477-3716. Open to players rated over 2000 (plus all players scor- ing over 50% in any MCC Open or U2300 event since the prior month’s Open Section: Prizes $2000-1000-500-300, clear/tiebreak win $100 Masters). EF: $40, members $30, GMs free. $$G250-150-100. Prizes to bonus, top U 2300/Unr $700-400. 80 Grand Prix Points (enhanced). U2400, U2300 and biggest upset. Reg.: 6:15-6:45 pm. Rds.: 7-8:15- 9:30-10:45. One bye available (Rd. 1 or 4 only), request at entry. www. U2100 Section: $1400-700-400-200, top Under 1950 $500-250. marshallchessclub.org. U1800 Section: $1400-700-400-200, top Under 1650 $500-250. AUG. 23, NEW YORK TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (ENHANCED) U1500 Section: $1200-600-300-200, top Under 1350 $400-200. Marshall $500 FIDE Blitz! (BLZ) Last Friday of every month. 9-SS, G/5 d0. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., U1200 Section: $600-300-200-100, plaque to first 3, top Under 900, NYC. 212-477-3716. $$Gtd 500: $200-100, top U2400/unr, U2200, U2000, U1800: $50 each, EF: $30, members $20. Blitz-rated, but the higher of Under 700, Unrated (U900, U700 & Unrated are not separate drvtions). regular, quick or blitz used for pairings & prizes. FIDE Blitz Rated! Reg. Unrated limit $150 in U1200, $300 U1500, or $500 U1800. ends 6:45 pm. Rds.: 7-7:30-7:50-8:10-8:40-9-9:20-9:40-10 pm. Three byes available, request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. A Heritage Event! FOR FULL DETAILS: see “Grand Prix” in this issue. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! AUG. 23-25 OR 24-25, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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Under 600, Unrated. New mixed doubles bonus prizes: best 16. EF: U1200 Entry fee $60. $$:$400-200-125. U1000 $100 U800 $75. AUG. 31-SEPT. 1, COLORADO male/female 2-player “team” combined score among all sections: $500- Memb. Req’d: FCA. USCF. Trophy to top Florida player in each section. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 300-200. Team average must be under 2200; teammates may play in ENT: C.H.E.S.S. Inc., 821 Upland, Port Orange, FL 32127, 386-682-9527, Colorado Open different sections; teams must register at site (no extra fee) before fca2013.eventbrite.com. INFO: Steve Lampkin,[email protected]. 5-SS. Time Limit: Rounds 1-2 G/90 d5; Rounds 3-5 G/90, Inc 30 sec. Sher- both players begin round 2; teammate pairings avoided but possible. OTHER: Quick Chess Championship G/15 d3 Friday 8/30/2013, 7pm. EF: aton Denver Tech Center Hotel, 7007 S. Clinton St., Englewood, CO 80112. Unrated may not win over $150 in U1200, $300 U1500 or $600 U1800. $20. Prizes based on entries. Blitz Championship G/5 d0 Sunday 9/1/2013, (303)799-6200, HR: $69. EF: $45 if rec’d by 8/28, $34 for Seniors, Jun- Top 4 sections EF: $98 online at chessaction.com by 8/28, $105 phoned 10 am. EF: $20. Prizes based on entries. Scholastic Tournament Sunday iors, Unrated. Fees $5 more at site. Prize fund $2800 b/100. CHAM- to 406-896-2038 by 8/28 (entry only, no questions), 4-day $104, 3-day $103, 9/2/2012, 5SS, G/30 d5 Rnds. 10/11:30/1:30/2:45/4. EF: $20. Trophies PIONSHIP SECTION (Colorado State Championship): Prizes 400Gtd., 2-day $102 if check mailed by 8/21, all $120 at site, or online until 2 hours for winners. Trophies Donated by Tampa Bay Chess Club - Willard Taylor, 200Gtd., 125Gtd., U2000 175, 125. UNDER 1800 SECTION: Prizes 325, before game. Under 1200 Section EF: All $30 less than top 4 sections President. Rentry $50 by round 3. 175, 125, U1600 175, 125. Unrated prize limit $175. UNDER 1400 SEC- E F. All: Online or mailed entries $7 less to NYSCA members (NYSCA Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! TION: Prizes 250, 175, 100, U1200 150, 100, U1000/Unr 75. Unrated prize dues $12/yr with 2 issues Empire Chess or $20/yr with 4 issues; join or A State Championship Event! limit $100. Register: Saturday 7:30 - 9:00 AM. Rounds: Sat: 10:00, renew together with entry.) Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used 2:30, 7:00; Sun: 9:00 AM, 3:30 PM. Entry fees to: Richard Buchanan, 1 if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with paper magazine if AUG. 30-SEPT. 2, AUG. 31-SEPT. 2, OR SEPT. 1-2, MICHIGAN TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 Sutherland Rd., Manitou Springs, CO 80829. Make checks to CSCA. For paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, 2013 Michigan Open information call (719) 685-1984 or write [email protected]. For Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, 7-SS. Detroit Marriott Livonia, 17100 North Laurel Park Dr., Livonia, MI information on other chess activity that weekend go to www.colorado- Scholastic $20. Re-entry $60, all sections but Open. GMs free, $90 48152. HR: Rates guaranteed through 8/16, after if space avail. King: $94 chess.com. CSCA membership required ($15, $10 Junior/Senior), OSA. deducted from prize. No checks at site, credit cards OK. 3-day sched- (Code: MOSMOSA), Double: $114 (Code: MOSMOSD), Includes Compli- Wheelchair accessible. A Colorado Tour Event. A USCF Grand Prix Tour- ule: Reg. ends Sat 11:30 am, rds. Sat 12 & 6, Sun 12 & 6, Mon 10 & 3:30. mentary Full Hot Breakfast at hotel restaurant & Wireless Internet nament. A State Championship Tournament. CSCA Membership meeting 4-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6:30 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 6 pm, Sun 12 Sunday 2:00 PM. & 6, Mon 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sun. 10:30 am, rds. Sun Access, Phone: 734-462-3100, Online: www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ 11, 1:30, 3:30, 6, Mon 10 & 3:30, no 2-day schedule in Open. Bye: all, limit dtwli-detroit-marriott-livonia/. 3 Sections: Open (All, FIDE rated), Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 2, Open must commit before rd 2, others before rd. 4. HR: $97-97, 800- Reserve (U1800), Booster (U1200); 3 Schedules: 4-day, 3-day, 2-day AUG. 31-SEPT. 1, MISSOURI 443-8952, 518-458-8444, reserve by 8/22 or rate may increase. NYSCA (Reserve/Booster only). EF: Adv Ent Must be received and paid by Mon, TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 meeting 9 am Sun. Car rental: 800-331-1600, use AWD D657633, or Aug 26. Open: $55 for 4-day, $56 for 3-day, $65 after 8/26. Reserve: $45 Saint Louis District Championship reserve car online through chesstour.com. Ent: chessaction.com or Con- for 4-day, $46 for 3-day, $47 for 2-day, $55 after 8/26. Booster: $25 for 5SS, G/120 d5. Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, 4657 tinental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. Questions: www.chesstour. 4-day, $26 for 3-day, $27 for 2-day, $35 after 8/26. U18: $5 discount. Re- Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108. Free entries for GMs and IMs. EF: com, DirectorAtChess.US, 347-201-2269. Advance entries posted at entry allowed for 4-day advance price. Free Entry to GM/IM/FM/2200+ $60, $50 for annual members of the club if registered by 8/30. One Sec- chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly). SEPTEMBER RATINGS when registering by 8/26, $55 EF deducted from prize. Payment in tion. PF: $2,525 Unconditionally Guaranteed!! $600-$400-$200. U2000 USED. advance by check made payable to MCA or by Credit Card/PayPal via Pay- $300-$200-$100. U1600 $225-$125-$75. U1200 $150-$100-$50. Top 2 fin- Pal. Be sure to specify schedule, and select correct entry fee! USCF ishers qualify for 2014 Club Championship. Reg.: 9-9:45. Rds.: 10, 2:30, Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! memb req. MCA memb req for MI residents, other states OK. Reg.: 4- 7. Sunday: 10, 2:30. Two 1/2 point byes available if declared before A State Championship Event! day: Fri (8/30): 5:30-6:30pm. 3-day: Sat (8/31): 9:30-10:30am. 2-day: Sun round 2. August Supplement ratings used for prizes and pairing purposes. AUG. 30-SEPT. 2, FLORIDA (9/1): 8:30-9:30am. Rds.: 4-day: Fri (8/30): 7:30pm, Sat 11am, 6pm, Sun MCA Membership required from $5. OSA. Ent: 4657 Maryland Ave., Saint TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 50 10am, 7pm, Mon 9am, 3:30pm. 3-day: Sat (8/31): 11:30am, 2:30pm, Louis, MO 63108, or online at saintlouischessclub.org. Info: 314-361- 2013 Florida State Championship then merge w 4-day. 2-day (Reserve/Booster only): Sun (9/1): 10am, CHESS, [email protected]. Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort, 100 North Atlantic Ave., Day- 11:30am, 1pm, 2:30pm, then merge w 4-day. TL: 4-day: 40/2 d5, SD/1 tona Beach, FL 32118. HR: $115 no resort fee all rooms oceanview, free Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! d5. 3-day: RDS. 1&2 G/75 d5. 2-day: RDS. 1-4, G/30 d5. Bye: 1/2 pt bye A State Championship Event! internet, self park only $5 call 866-536-8477 or 386-254-8200 or on-line for RDS. 1-6, max of 2. Must request before RD. 4. $$Gtd: $3150; Tro- http://tinyurl.com/cjby4tr Mention Chess Reserve by 8/12/2013. In 6 Sec- phies for all Place-Winners Open: 1st $500, 2nd $300, 3rd $250. U2200: AUG. 31-SEPT. 2, LOUISIANA tions, 6SS, G/120 d5, EF: $89 U1200 Entry fee $60 All $10 higher after TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 $200; U2100: $200; U2000: $200; U1900: $200. Reserve: 1st $300, 2nd 2013 Louisiana State Championship 8/21/2013 or at site. Free entry GM,WGM,IM,WIM ($90 deducted from $225, 3rd $150, U1600: $125; U1500: $125; U1400: $125; U1300: $125; $$70% GTD: 7-SS, G/150 d5 (Rd. 1-2: G/2 d5). Site: Hilton New Orleans Airport, 901 any prize won) Based on 160 entries Reentry counts as 1/2 U1200: $125. Booster: Trophies to 1st, 2nd, 3rd; U1000, U800, U600: 1st entry. No unrated may win over $100 unless in open section. Reg.: Reg- Airline Dr., Kenner, LA 70062. EF: $80 if mailed by 8/24, $90 at site. LCA & 2nd each; Unrated 1st. Michigan Club Competition (gather your spar- istration later than 1:15 on Saturday will get 1/2 point bye in round 1.Rds.: Memb. req’d ($20 Adult, $10 Schol.), OSA. Prizes: $4500 b/100, 50% Gtd. ring partners and add the top 4 scores together): Prize to 1st, 2nd. Saturday 2 & 7, Sunday 2 & 7, Monday 9 & 2. 1/2 point Bye available for One Section: Open: $800-450-250; U2000: $450-250; U1800: $400-250; Membership Meeting: any round; max of 2; must commit prior to Rd. 3 pairing. FCA Annual meet- 4:00pm Sun, Sept 1. MCA members, make your U1600: $400-200; U1400: $350-200; U1200/Unr.: $350-$150. Reg.: Sat. Ent & Info: ing Sunday at 6:45/FCA board of directors meeting Sunday 6PM. Open: voice heard! Jeff Aldrich, 7453 Whippoorwill Ln., Davison, MI 8/31, 8-9 AM. Rds.: Sat.: 9:30-3; Sun.: 9-2:15-7:30; Mon.: 9-2:30. Busi- $1500-750-350-200. U/2300 $500-250-100. U2000: $$: $700-350-200- 48423; [email protected]; (810) 955-7271. ness meeting: Sat. 8/31, 2 PM. HR: (800)872-5914, $92, ask for LCA rate. 100-75. U1800: $$: $700-350-200-100-75. U1600: $$: $700-350-200-100- Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! State Blitz Championship: Sat. 8/31 (USCF Blitz Rated) 7 Rnd-Double 75. U1400: $$: $500-300-200-100-75. U1200: Unrateds mustbe under age A State Championship Event! SS (play each opponent as black and white), G/5 (d/0) EF: $20 if mailed

45th annual Atlantic Open August 23-25 or 24-25, 2013 - 7 sections at Washington Westin Hotel $23,000 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND!

5 rounds at Washington Westin, Unrated prize limits: U1000 Special USCF dues: see TLA. 1400 M St NW at Thomas Circle, $150, U1300 $300, U1500 $500, USCF membership required. Washington DC 20005 (5 blocks U1700 $700, U1900 $900. Unofficial uschess.org ratings from White House). 3-day Open & Senior prizes: Top age 65/over usually used if otherwise unrated. U2100 40/110, SD/30, d10, others among all sections: $800-400-200. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 30/90, SD/1, d5. 2-day option in all, Mixed doubles: best male/female pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 12 am & 6 pm, rds 1-2 G/90, d5, merges with 3-day. 2-player “team” combined score Sun. 10 am & 3:30 pm. Hotel rates: $99-99, 202-429- among all sections: $800-400-200. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 9 1700, 800-445-8667, reserve by 8/9. Must average under 2200; may play am, rds. Sat 10 am, 2 pm & 6 pm; in different sections; register (no Sun. 10 am & 3:30 pm. Open: $2000-1000-500-300,clear extra fee) before both begin round 2. Byes OK all (limit 2), Open must or tiebreak 1st $100 bonus, top commit by rd 2, others by rd 3. Under 2300/Unr $1200-600. FIDE Entry fee: $115 at chessaction. rated, 120 Grand Prix Pts (enhanced). com by 8/21, $120 phoned to 406- Bring set, board, & clock if Under 2100: $1500-700-400-200. 896-2038 by 8/21, 3-day $118, 2-day possible- none supplied. Under1900: $1500-700-400-200. $117 mailed by 8/14, $130 (no Entry: chessaction.com or Under1700: $1500-700-400-200. checks, credit cards OK) at site, or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Under1500: $1300-700-400-200. online until 2 hours before game. Pelham NY 10803. $15 service Under1300: $1200-600-300-200. Under 1000 Section entry fee: charge for refunds. Advance entries Under 1000: $600-300-200-100, all $60 less than above. posted at chessaction.com (online plaque to top 3, U800, U600, Unr. Re-entry (except Open): $60. entries posted instantly). JGP.

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by 8/24, $25 at site; $5 discount if also entering State Championship. LCA 2 day schedule. Unr players are eligible for place prizes only in the Open 2013 CalChess State Championship (Labor Day) Memb. req’d, OSA. Prizes: $410 b/30, 50% Gtd. (one section) Open: Section, or the unrated prize in the U1400. Players who forfeit any round 6SS, 30/90 SD/60 d5 (2-day opt rounds 1-3 G/55 d5). SFO Airport Hyatt $100 + plaque to top Louisiana resident-50. U2000: $80, U1800: $70, are ineligible for prizes! SCCF membership req’d ($18 Adult, $13 Jr) for Regency, 1333 Bayshore Hwy., Burlingame, CA 94010. Prizes: $12,000 U1600: $60, U1400: $50 (USCF Regular Ratings Used For Prizes). Reg: all So Cal residents. Two byes allowed, but must be requested at least one b/200 pd entries (excl free & unr entries, 75% guar). 6 Sections: Mas- 7:30-8 PM (after second round of state championship). Rds.: Starts at 8, hour before round, and round 5 & 6 byes must be requested before rd ter (FIDE rated) $2000-1000-500-350, U2300 $250; Expert $800-400-200- rounds follow each other immediately, should end between 10:00 and 2 and are irrevocable. Entries: SDCC, PO Box 120162, San Diego, CA 92112 150; A $800-400-200-150; B $800-400-200-150; C $800-400-200-150; D/E 10:30 PM. Ent/Info: Adam Caveney, 1301 Gen. Taylor St., New Orleans, or enter online at www.scchess.com. For more info call Bruce Baker at $700-350-200, u1200 $200-150-100. Unr: Trophy 1st. Trophy to top finisher LA 70115, [email protected], (504) 895-4133 (evenings), (504) 615- (619) 239-7166, or e-mail Chuck Ensey at [email protected]. SCCF (State Champion) in ea section. EF: $100 by 8/29. 120 on site. Unr 40 in 6730 (day of tourney). NS. NC. Annual Membership Meeting: Sunday 3 PM. Hotel Rates: Special the D/E section or may play in the Master section for reg EF. $5 disc to rate of only $109, 619-291-7131, or 1-800-772-8527 if booked by 8/12/13, CalChess mems. USCF mem reqd. May play up 1 section for $20 more. A Heritage Event! book ASAP, as rates may go up and rooms may sell out by mid-August. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Refund fee: $20. GM/IM free (EF subtr from prize). Reg.: Sat 8/31 8:30- Large hotel is in the heart of Mission Valley, close to airport, great A State Championship Event! 9:30am, Sun 9/1 8:30-9:15am. Rds.: 3day Sat 10 3:30; Sun 11 4:45; Mon attractions such as Sea World, Legoland, The San Diego Zoo and Fash- 10 3:30. 2-day Sun 9:30 11:45 2 4:45; Mon 10 3:30. Merge at Rd. 4. All AUG. 31-SEPT. 2, OHIO ion Valley for shopping. The Town and Country Hotel (see www.town TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 compete for the same prizes. 1/2 pt bye(s) in any round(s) if requested 69th Ohio Chess Congress country.com) has over 1,000 rooms, 4 great restaurants, a heated pool, in advance (byes Rds. 5 6 must be requested bef Rd. 1). 2013 August Supp, a spa and fitness center, plus golf next door. NS. NC. W. State Championship 6/SS, 40/120 d5, SD/60 d5. Clarion Inn, 6625 Dean Memorial Pkwy., Hud- CCA min, & TD discretion will be used to place players as accurately as Qualifier. son, OH 44236. Prizes: $7,000 (b/125). In 4 Sections. Open: 1st-2nd-3rd possible. Bring clocks. HR: $99 Hyatt 888-421-1442. Info: BayAreaChess. GTD (FIDE rated) $1,000-700-400, U2200 (1st Gtd.) $400-$200. U2000: Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! com/labor, Richard Koepcke 650-224-4938. Ent: Online @ BayAreaChess. $800-500-300. U1700: $750-450-300. U1400: $600-400, U1100 $200. EF: AUG. 31-SEPT. 2, OKLAHOMA com/my/labor or mail Richard Koepcke, PO Box 1432, Mountain View, CA $85 by Aug 28 then $95, Free to GM/IM who complete schedule. OCA TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 94042. No Phone entries. NS. NC. NW. Membership required of all Ohio residents - $15, $10 junior. Online pay- 32nd FIDE NAO A Heritage Event! ment: www.progresswithchess.org. Reg.: Saturday 9-11:30 am. Rds.: 8-SS, G/90+30spm. Reg.: 9-9:45. $$G 1,900. Quality Inn-Stillwater, 2515 Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Saturday 12:00 (noon) & 6:30, Sunday 9:30 & 4:00, Monday 9:30 & 4:00. W. 6th Ave. (Hwy-51) Stillwater, OK 1-405-372-0800. HR: 68-68. Wi-Fi, EF: Open: $50, Reserve: $30 (deduct $10 only if ck postmarked before Aug AUG. 31-SEPT. 2 OR SEPT. 1-2, MASSACHUSETTS Byes (1/2 point), must commit before start of round 3, limit 2 in rds. 1- TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 (ENHANCED) 5 or 1 rd. 6. Hotel: Clarion Inn, 330-653-9191, $75/night, mention chess. 28): OCF $10 required OSNA. Rds. at 10-2:30-7, 10-2:30-7, 9-1:15. 2 73rd New England Open FREE Breakfast Buffet for up to 4 included. Entries, checks payable half pt byes rds. 1-8, Two Sections: Open (FIDE): Gtd 1st 500, 300, 200, 6-SS, 30/90, SD/60 d5 (2-Day schedule G/45 d5 in rds. 1-3. No 2-Day Open Reserve: U- to: Progress with Chess, 12200 Fairhill Rd. E 293, Cleveland, OH 44120. U-2100: $200 U-1900: $200-100, U-1700+Unr: $200-100 sect.) Four Points by Sheraton, 99 Erdman Way, Leominster, MA 01453, 1500 or Unrated Info: 216-321-7000, [email protected]. 1st $100, Other class prizes per entrees; LS, W, Free 978-534-9000. $$ 3,000 b/80 fully paid entries (players in U1500 sect. Parking. Frank Berry, 402 S. Willis St., Stillwater, OK 74074. FKimBerry@ rated under 1200 or unrated count as half.), 75% G. 4 sections: Open: A Heritage Event! AOL.com, 405 372-5758. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! $500-250-150, top U2200 $200-100. U2000: $300-150-100. U1750: $300- AUG. 31-SEPT. 2 OR 1-2, CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN A Heritage Event! 150-100. U1500: $250-125-100, top U1350 $125, top U1200 $100. New TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 150 (ENHANCED) Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! England champion title to highest-scoring New England resident or stu- 35th Annual Southern California Open AUG. 31-SEPT. 2, OREGON dent in each sect. Unrated prize limits $200 in U2000, $150 in U1750, $100 6-SS, 40/2, SD/1 d5 (2-day schedule rds 1-3 G/60 d5, then merges). Town TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 in U1500, can’t win title except in Open. EF: $69 for 3-day, $68 for 2-day & Country Hotel, 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, CA 92108. $$20,000 62nd Annual Oregon Open — $3400 Guaranteed if mailed by 8/26 or online by 8/29, $80 at site. $30 discount to players in Guaranteed prizes, 5 Sections. Prizes: Open Sec 1st $2,400-1,600- 6SS, Open Section is FIDE rated; Reserve Section limited to U1800. TC in U1500 sect. rated under 1200 or unrated. Free to GMs and IMs. 3-Day 1,200-900-600-500-400, BU2300 $1,000-600, BU2200 $1,000-600-400-200; for both: 40/90, SD 60 d5 SITE: Lloyd Center DoubleTree, 1000 NE Mult- Schedule: Reg. Sat. 8:30-9:30 a.m. Rds. 10-4 Sat., 10-4 Sun., 9:30-3:30 Premier Section (U2000): $1,000-600-400-200; Amateur Section nomah, Portland, OR (503-281-6111; ask for special chess rate). PRIZES Mon. 2-Day Schedule (U2000 to U1500 Sects. only): Reg. 8:30-9:30 (U1800) $1,000-600-400-200; Reserve Section (U1600) $1,000-600- $3400 Gtd.: OPEN $600-330-220; U2000 $250-180-120; RESERVE: a.m. Sun., Rds. 10-12-2-4 Sun., 9:30-3:30 Mon. Byes: Open: 1-5, others 400-200; Booster Section (U1400) $600-400-200-100, BU1200 $300-150, $400-250-150; U1600, U1400, U1200 each $150-90-60. Unrateds limited 1-6, limit 2, rds. 4-6 must commit before rd. 2. Ratings: Official Septem- Best Unrated $100. Plus Best Game Prizes: $75-50-25, one reserved for to class prizes of $100 in Open, $60 in Reserve. EF: $60; $10 discount with ber ratings used. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise non-open sections. Reg.: 3-day: 8 to 9:30 AM, Sept official rating list used. pre-registration received by Aug. 28. REG.: Sat. 9-10:45am; ROUNDS: Sat unrated. Memb. req.: Mass. residents: MACA $12 adult, $6 jr. U18, $8 2-day: 8 AM to 9 AM Sunday. Rds.: 3 day: 10 AM & 5 PM on Sat-Sun, 9 11-5:30; Sun. 9:30-5:30; Mon. 9-3. OTHER: OCF/WCF required (OSA); 2 extra (optional) for Chess Horizons subscription, WMCA O.K., NH residents: AM & 4 PM on Mon. 2- day: 9:30 AM ,11:45 & 2 PM Sun, then merges. half-point byes available, request before Rd. 1 ENTRIES: Mail only to Mike NHCA $8 adult, $6 jr. U19, $10 for memb. with N.H. Chess Journal sub- EF: $100 if received by 8/12, $120 after 8/12, or $140 at door. No credit Morris, 2344 NE 27th, Portland, OR 97212 INFO: www.pdxchess.org. scription. New England Blitz Championship: Sun. 9/1, reg. ends at 7:45 cards at door, checks or cash only. Special rate of only $75 if U1400 or Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! p.m., 1st rd. 8:00 p.m., 5-SS (dbl), G/5 d0, 75% of EFs returned as prizes. unrated if pd by 8/12, $90 after 8/12, or $100 at door. Special rate for A State Championship Event! EF: $10 if playing in main tnmt., others $15. HR: $92-92-92-92, reserve GMs and IMs: $20 if registered by 8/12, $40 after 8/12 or $60 late entry AUG. 31-SEPT. 2 OR SEPT. 1-2, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN by 8/16 and mention chess tnmt. Ent: payable to MACA and mail to at door. Open section will be FIDE rated except for 3 fast games in the TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 80 (ENHANCED) Robert Messenger, 4 Hamlett Dr., Apt. 12, Nashua, NH 03062 or online

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at www.MassChess.org. Info: send email to [email protected] or Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! ing.$$15,000 based on 200 paid entries (re-entries & U1300 Section count phone 603-891-2484. NS. NC. W. OCT. 9-14, 11-14 OR 12-14, VIRGINIA 50%), $10,000 (2/3 each prize) minimum guaranteed. In 5 sections. A Heritage Event! TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 200 (ENHANCED) Open: $1800-900-500-300, clear or tiebreak winner $100 bonus, top Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 4th annual Continental Class Championships Under 2300/Unr $600-300. FIDE. Under 2200: $1200-600-300-200, top A State Championship Event! Master Section, 9SS, Oct. 9-14, 40/2, SD/30 d10. Other Sections, Under 2000/Unr $500-250.Under 1900: $1200-600-300-200, top Under 7SS, Oct. 11-14 or 12-14, 40/2, SD/30 d10 (3-day option, rounds 1-2 G/85 1700 (no Unr) $500-250. Under 1600: $1000-500-300-200, top Under 1400 AUG. 31-SEPT. 2 OR SEPT. 1-2, NEW JERSEY Hyatt Regency Crystal City, TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 d10). 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, (no Unr) $400-200. Under 1300: $500-300-200-100, plaques to 1st, top 67th Annual New Jersey Open Championship Arlington, VA 22202. Free shuttle to/from Reagan International Airport U1100, U900, U700, Unr. Mixed doubles bonus prizes:best male/female NOTE NEW LOCATION: Headquarters Plaza Hyatt, 3 Headquarters Plaza, and Crystal City Metro station (contact hotel for schedule). Prizes 2-player “team” combined score among all sections: $400-200-100. Morristown, NJ (973) 898-9100. Easy access to Morristown Train Station $40,000 guaranteed. In 7 sections: Master: Open to US players rated Team average must be under 2200; teammates may play in different sec- and NJ Transit buses. Room rate $99/night. In 4 sections, Open Section, at least 2000 USCF or FIDE and all foreign FIDE rated players. $4000-2000- tions; teams must register (no extra fee) before both players begin Gold U1900, Silver U1600 and Booster U1300. 6SS. Time Control: 40/2, 1200-1000-800-600-500-400-400-400, clear or tiebreak first bonus $100, round 2; teammate pairings avoided but possible.Unrated may not win SD/1 d5. With 3 day and 2 day schedules. Prizes: Open: $500-$400-$300- FIDE Under 2400/Unr $1600-800. Minimum prize $700 to first 5 foreign over $200 in U1300, $400 U1600 or $600 U1900. Top 4 sections EF: $105 $200-$100, Top Expert & A: $100 and trophy. Trophy to NJ Champion. Gold GMs to enter who play all 9 rounds (no byes), $300 to first 5 foreign IMs online at chessaction.com by 10/9, $110 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 10/9, Section: $500-$300-$100. Top B: $100 and trophy. Prizes for Open and to enter who play all 9 rounds (no byes). GM & IM norms possible, FIDE 3-day $108, 2-day $107 mailed by 10/2, all $120 (no checks, credit cards Gold sections guaranteed. Silver U1600: $500-$300-$100. Top D: $100 rated. Expert (2000-2199): $2000-1000-700-500-400-300-300. Class A OK) at site or online until 2 hours before first game. GMs, IMs & WGMs and trophy. Booster U1300: $500-$300-$100. Top E & F $100 & trophy. (1800-1999/Unr): $2000-1000-700-500-400-300-300. Class B (1600- free; $90 deducted from prize. U1300 Section EF: All $50 less than above. Prizes for Silver & Booster based on 35 entries in each section. All sec- 1799/Unr): $2000-1000-700-500-400-300-300. Class C (1400-1599/Unr): SCCF membership ($18, under 18 $10) req. for rated Southern CA res- tions get these trophies: Top 3, Top Senior over age 55, Top Under Age $2000-1000-700-500-400-300-300. Class D (1200-1399/Unr): $1000- idents. Special 1 year USCF dueswith magazine if paid with entry. Online 16, Top Under Age 13. Unrated may win first place in Open section only. 600-400-300-200-200. Class E (under 1200/Unr): $1000-600-400-300- at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, EF Early $68 if paid by 8/27. EF onsite is $80. $50 for re-entry. 3 day reg 200-200. Class A through E players may play up one class. Prize lim- phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Re- at hotel: 9:00am-11:00am 8/31/2013. 2 Day reg at hotel: Sunday, its: Unrated (0-3 lifetime games rated) cannot win over $200 in E, $400 entry $60; not available in Open Section. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 9/1/2013 9-10am. Rounds: 3 day Saturday 12:00 & 6:30pm, Sunday 11am D, $600 C, $900 B or $1200 A. Master Section EF: Free to GMs; $200 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 12 & 6, Sun 11 & 4:30. 2-day schedule: Reg ends & 6pm, Monday 9am & 3:30pm. Rounds 2 day:1-2-3(G/60 d5) Sunday deducted from prize (no deduction from foreign GM minimum prize). Sat 9 am, rds. Sat 10, 2 & 6, Sun 11 & 4:30. All: Half point byes OK all, 10:30am & ASAP. 3 Day and 2 Day schedules merge in round 4. Entries IMs, WGMs: $30 at chessaction.com by 10/8, $50 until 6 pm 10/9 or at limit 2, Open must commit before rd. 2, others before rd. 3. HR: $95-95, to: Noreen Davisson, 6 Red Barn Ln., Randolph, NJ 07869. Info: Noreen@ site; $200 deducted from prize (no deduction from foreign IM minimum 818-707-1220, reserve by 9/27 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, deanofchess.com. prize). Foreign FIDE rated players: $130 online at chessaction.com by 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour. 10/8, $150 online or at site until 6 pm 10/9; $100 deducted from prize. com. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY SEPT. 5, NEW YORK FIDE 2300/up: $280 online at chessaction.com by 10/8, $300 online or 10803 (DirectorAtChess.us, chesstour.com, 347-201-2269.) $15 service TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (ENHANCED) at site until 6 pm 10/9. FIDE 2200-2299: $380 online at chessaction.com charge for refunds. Advance entries posted at chessaction.com (online Marshall Thursday Game 30 Grand Prix! by 10/8, $400 online or at site until 6 pm 10/9. Others: $480 online at entries posted instantly). 4-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $40, chessaction.com by 10/8, $500 online or at site until 6 pm 10/9. Expert members $25, GMs free. Prizes: ($$530 based on 32 paid entries; first Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! through Class C Sections EF: $180 online at chessaction.com by 10/8, OCT. 18-20 OR 19-20, ILLINOIS two prizes guaranteed:) $200-100-50, U2100 $95, U1900 $85. Reg.: $185 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 10/8, 4-day $184, 3-day $183 if check 6:15-6:45 pm. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45. One bye available, request at entry. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 100 (ENHANCED) mailed by 9/30, $200 at site. Class D or E EF: all $80 less than Expert 22nd annual Midwest Class Championships A Heritage Event! through Class C EF. All: No phone entry after 10/8. Online late entry (same 5SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/90 d5), Westin Chicago Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! price as at site) available until 2 hours before rd 1. EF $80 less to sen- North Shore Hotel, 601 North Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling, IL 60090 (from A State Championship Event! iors 65 or over in Master through Class C. Special 1 yr USCF dues with Chicago, I-294 north to US-45 north; from Milwaukee, I-94 to Lake Cook SEPT. 6-8, ALABAMA paper magazine if paid with entry: Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Rd to US-45 south). Free parking.Prizes $20,000based on 250 paid entries TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 (ENHANCED) Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, (re-entries & Class E Section count as half entries), else in proportion 60th Annual Alabama State Chess Championship Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. No checks at site, credit cards OK. No except $16,000 (80% of each prize) minimum guaranteed. In 7 sections; 6SS, G/120 d5. Championship Sections: Open, Reserve (U1600); EF: mailed credit card entries. Re-entry: $100, no re-entry from Master Sec- no unrated allowed in Master or Expert. Master (2200/up): $2000-1000- $50 by AUG 30, $60 at site. Site: Discovery Alabama at WaterMark Place tion to Master Section. Master schedule: Reg. ends Wed 6 pm, rds. Wed 500-300, clear win or 1st on tiebreak $100, top U2300 $800-400. FIDE. Center, 4500 Alabama Adventure Pkwy., Bessemer, AL 35022. GM & IM 7 pm, Thu 11:45 & 6, Fri 6, Sat 11:45 & 6, Sun 10:45 & 5, Mon 10. 4-day Expert (2000-2199): $1400-700-400-300. Class A(1800-1999/Unr): no fee - EF deducted from winnings. $3000 prize fund, 100% Gtd. OPEN: Expert through E schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11:45 $1400-700-400-300. Class B (1600-1799/Unr): $1400-700-400-300. $450-325-225-125 A: $250-125, B: $250-125. Trophy: To Top Alabama & 6, Sun 10:45 & 5, Mon 10 & 3:30. 3-day Expert through E schedule: Class C (1400-1599/Unr): $1200-600-400-300. Class D (1200-1399/Unr): player. RESERVE: $300-225-150, D: $150-75, U1200: $150-75. Rds.: Fri: Reg. ends Sat 9 am, rds. Sat 10, 2 & 6, Sun 10:45 & 5, Mon 10 & 3:30. $1000-500-300-200. Class E (Under 1200/Unr): $500-300-200-100, 6:30; Sat: 9-2-7; Sun: 8:30-2. Byes: Rds. 1-5; request before Rd 2. Side Both schedules in Expert through Class E merge & compete for same plaques to top 3, top U1000, U800, U600, Unrated. NEW Mixed doubles Event: Scholastic (K-12) tournaments on 9/7 & 9/8: 5SS, See flyer for prizes. Byes: OK all; limit 3 (limit 2 in last 4 rds.), must commit before bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player “team” combined score among details. Checks payable to: Caesar Chess. ENT: Caesar Chess, LLC 5184 rd. 3. Bring sets, boards, clocks if possible- none supplied. HR: $95- all sections: $600-300. Team average must be under 2200; teammates Caldwell Mill Rd., Suite 204-202, Birmingham, AL 35244. Info: Caesar 95-105-115, 703-418-1234, reserve by 9/25 or rate may increase. Special may play in different sections; teams must register (no extra fee) before [email protected]; www.AlabamaChess.com; www.CaesarChess.com. chess rate valet parking $6/day, with or without guest room. Car both players begin round 2; teammate pairings avoided but possible.Rated rentals: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633 or reserve car online Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! players may play up one section. Unrated prize limits: $200 E, $350 D, at chesstour.com. Ratings: FIDE used for Master Section, USCF October $500 C, $700 B, $900 A. Top 6 sections EF: $105 online at chessaction. SEPT. 7-8 OR 8, NEW YORK official for others, unofficial usually used if otherwise unrated. For for- TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (ENHANCED) com by 10/16, $110 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 10/16 (entry only, no ques- Marshall September Open GP eign players in Expert or below see chesstour.com/foreignratings.htm, tions), 3-day $113, 2-day $112 mailed by 10/9, all $120 at site, or online Ent: Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. Questions: Direc 4-SS, 30/85 d5 SD/1 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. until 2 hours before first game. Class E EF: all $50 less than above. All: torAtChess.US, 347-201-2269, www.chesstour.com. $15 service charge EF: $50, members $30. $$625 gtd: $275-150, U2200 $105, U2000 $95. Reg No checks at site, credit cards OK. Online or mailed EF $5 less to ICA mem- for refunds. Advance entries posted at chessaction.com (online entries ends 15 min before Rd. 2 schedules: 2 day 12:30-5:30 each day. 1 day bers; join/renew at il-chess.org. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually 10-11:15-12:30-5:30 (Rds. 1-2 G/25 d5). Limit 2 byes, request at entry. posted instantly). used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if FIDE rated! NO REENTRY. www.marshallchessclub.org. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! OCT. 11-13 OR 12-13, OHIO TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 120 (ENHANCED) Scholastic $20. Re-entry $50; not available in Master Section. GMs $90 SEPT. 20-22 OR 21-22, KENTUCKY 1st Annual Wright Brothers Open from prize. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7, Sat 12 & 6, TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 50 (ENHANCED) At Dayton Chess Club, 18 West 5th St., Dayton, OH. 5-SS, 30/90 d5, SD/60 Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 9 am, rds. Sat 10, 2 & 6, 6th annual Louisville Open d5 (2-day schedule, rd. 1 G/90 d5). Wonderful Playing Site – “The Sun 10 & 3:30. Bye: all, Master must commit before rd 2, others before 5SS, 30/90, SD/1 d5 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/90 d5), Holiday Inn South- finest chess club in the USA,” GM Alex Goldin. All games played in the beau- rd 3. HR: $105-105-105-105, 800-937-8461,847-777-6500, reserve by 10/4 west Fair Expo, 4110 Dixie Hwy., (I-264, Exit 8B), Louisville, KY 40216. Free tiful lower level site at the Dayton Chess Club. Only one half block from or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633. parking, free airport shuttle. $8,000 guaranteed prizes. In 4 sections. the beautiful Crown Plaza Hotel. Free Parking weekends and weekdays Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803 Open: $1000-500-300-200, clear win or first on tiebreak $50 bonus, top after 6 p.m. Spaghetti Warehouse, Subway, McDonalds, Brunch Club, (chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.US, 347-201-2269). $15 service charge U2200/Unr $400-200. Under 2000: $800-400-200-100, top U1800/Unr and Arby’s all within a 2 to 7 minute walk. $10,300 in PRIZES, GUAR- for refunds. http://chesstour.com. Advance entries posted at chess $400-200, unrated limit $600. Under 1600: $700-400-200-100, top U1400 ANTEED, 3 Sections: Open: $2000-1400-1000-600 & U2000 600-400; action.com (online entries posted instantly). http://chesstour.com. (no unr) $300-150, unrated limit $400. Under 1200: $400-200-120-80, U1800: $800-400-300-200 & U1600 300-200; U1400: $700-400-300-200 Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! plaques to first 3, top U1000. U800. U600, Unr, unrated limit $200. NEW & U1200 300-200. Entry Fees: $108 if mailed or registered online by Octo- NOV. 1-3 OR 2-3, NEW JERSEY mixed doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player “team” com- ber 3, 2013, thereafter $128. Free to SM & above $100 deducted from bined score among all sections: $400-200. Team average must be under TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 80 (ENHANCED) winnings), DCC mbrs $5 disc. Ohio Grand Prix event, OCA members 4th annual Boardwalk Open 2200; teammates may play in different sections; teams must register at deduct $3 from EF. 3-day schedule: Reg. Fri. 5- 6:30pm, Rds: Fri 7pm; site (no extra fee) before both players begin round 2; teammate pairings 5SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/90 d5). Stockton Seav- Sat. 2pm & 7:30pm; Sun 9:30am, 3pm. 2-day schedule: Reg. Sat. 8:30- iew Hotel & Golf Club, 401 South New York Rd., Galloway, NJ 08205. Luxury avoided but possible. Top 3 Sections EF: $87 online at chessaction.com 9:30am. Rd.1 at 10am, then merges with 3-day. Re-entry: $35. Any player by 9/18, $95 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 9/18 (entry only, no questions), golf and spa resort 8 miles from Atlantic City; 670 beautiful acres, two who loses Fri night may re-enter for $35 and loss will not count in tour- championship golf courses, indoor pool, fitness center, art gallery, free 3-day $93, 2-day $92 if check mailed by 9/11, $100 at site or online until nament standings. One 1/2pt bye available in Rds. 1-4 (request prior to 2 hours before first game. No checks at site, credit cards OK. Under 1200 parking. Prizes $20,000 based on 230 paid entries, $15,000 minimum R1). Unrated players may play in any section with prizes limited to 1/3 (75% each prize) guaranteed; re-entries count as half entries. In 5 sec- Section EF: all $50 less than above. GMs, IMs & WGMs free, $90 except in OPEN with balance to next player(s). $25 upset prize each deducted from prize. Special 1 year USCF dues with paper magazine tions. Open: $2000-1000-500-300, clear or tiebreak winner $100 bonus, section. HOTEL: CROWN PLAZA HOTEL “Where Elegance Meets Style top Under 2300/Unr $800-400. FIDE. Under 2200: $1400-700-400-300, if paid with entry- online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult in the Heart of Downtown” beautifully remodeled 4 star hotel at 33 E. 5th $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, top U2000/Unr $800-400. Under 1900: $1400-700-400-300, top U1700 St., 1/2 block from playing site, (888)-233-9527, with the incredible rate (no unr) $800-400. Under 1600: $1200-600-400-300, top U1400 (no unr) Scholastic $20. Re-entry $50; not available in Open Section. Unofficial of only $89/nite (up to 4) plus tax, ask for Wright Brothers Open rate, 2 uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. 3-day sched- $600-300. Under 1300: $1000-500-300-200, top U1100 (no unr) $400-200, October cutoff, reserve early, free parking and a magnificent view of trophies to first 3, top U1000, U800, Unr. Unrated may not win over $300 ule: Reg. ends Fri 6:30 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 12 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30.2-day the Miami Valley from the restaurant on the top floor. FREE COFFEE, TEA, schedule: Reg. ends Sat 9:30 am, rds. Sat 10, 2 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. Bye: in U1300, $600 U1600, or $900 U1900. New mixed doubles bonus & Donuts Saturday and Sunday Mornings at the Dayton Chess Club for prizes: best male/female 2-player “team” combined score among all sec- all, Open must commit before rd. 2, others before rd 3. HR: $79-89, 502- players, parents, and spouses. ENTRIES: Mail to Dayton Chess Club, 18 448-2020, ask for chess rate, reserve by 9/6 or rate may increase. Car tions: $600-300. Team average rating must be under 2200; teammates West 5th St., Dayton, OH 45402 or register online at www.DaytonChess may play in different sections; teams must register (no extra fee) before rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633. Ent: chessaction.com Club.com. No cks at site. or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. DirectorAtChess.us, both players begin round 2; teammate pairings avoided but possible. Top 4 sections EF: chesstour.com, 347-201-2269. $15 service charge for refunds. Advance Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! $115 online at chessaction.com by 10/30, $120 phoned entries posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly). OCT. 11-13 OR 12-13, CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN to 406-896-2038 by 10/30 (entry only, no questions), 3-day $123, 2-day TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 80 (ENHANCED) $122 mailed by 10/23, $130 at site, or online until 2 hours before game. SEPT. 27-29 OR 28-29, TEXAS 10th annual Los Angeles Open GMs free; $100 deducted from prize. Special 1 year USCF dues with TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 50 (ENHANCED) 5SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/90 d5), Sheraton Chess Life if paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young 2013 U.S. Class Championships Agoura Hills Hotel, 30100 Agoura Rd., Agoura Hills, CA 91301 (26 miles Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, See Nationals. west of Burbank, 12 miles from Malibu, 28 miles from Ventura). Free park- Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Re-entry $60; not available in Open Sec-

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tion. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 12 & 6, Sun dues with paper magazine if paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, JULY 14, Cupertino Swiss 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 9 am, rds. Sat 10, 2 & 6, Sun Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, 4SS, G/30 d5. Courtyard Marriott, Cupertino, CA 95014. Trophies for plus 10 & 3:30. All: Half point byes OK all, limit 2, Open must commit before Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. 5-day reg. ends 12/26 10 am, score & teams. Sched: Reg. 9-10a. Games: 10:15a-2p. EF: 33, 48 onsite. rd. 2, others before rd 3. HR: $99-99, 732-741-3897, reserve by 10/18 rds 12/26-28 12 noon & 6:15 pm, 12/29 10 am & 4 pm, 12/30 10 am. 4- Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/cupertino. NS. NC. W. or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or day reg. ends 12/26 5 pm, rds. 12/26 6:15 pm, 12/27-28 12 & 6:15, 12/29 3-day reg. JULY 18-21, 19-21 OR 20-21, 18th annual Pacific Coast Open (CA- reserve car online through chesstour.com. Ent: chessaction.com or Con- 10 & 4. ends 12/27 10 am, rds. 12/27 11 am, 2:30 pm & 6:15 S) pm, 12/28 12 & 6:15, 12/29 10 & 4. Bye: all, limit 4, limit 2 in last 4 rounds; tinental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for See Grand Prix. refunds. Questions: www.chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.US, 347-201- Open must commit before rd 2, others before rd. 4. HR: $97-97, 800-833- 2269. Advance entries posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted 3308, 702-739-4111, rate may increase if not reserved by 11/22, all JULY 19-21 OR 20-21, People’s Tournament instantly). rooms in chess block may sell out about 11/7. Free parking (garage at See Grand Prix. adjacent Las Vegas Hotel is most convenient). Car rental: for spe- An American Classic! JULY 21, Young People’s Quads cial Avis rate reserve car through chesstour.com or call 800-331-1600, 3xG/30 d5. Hilton, 4949 Great America Pkwy., Santa Clara, CA 95054 Tro- A Heritage Event! Ratings: Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! use AWD #657633. FIDE used in Open, Dec 2013 official USCF phies:Winning rec. Sched: Reg/checkin 4-5p. Games 5:15-7. EF: 25 Onsite in others. For foreign in U2300 & below, see www.chesstour.com/foreign- +15. Info: BayAreaChess.com/young. NS. NC. W. NOV. 29-DEC. 1 OR NOV. 30-DEC. 1, PENNSYLVANIA ratings.htm. Highest of multiple ratings usually used. Players who fail to TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 150 (ENHANCED) disclose foreign or FIDE ratings may be expelled. Special rules: In JULY 21, Young People’s Swiss 44th annual National Chess Congress 5SS, G/30 d5. Hilton, 4949 Great America Pkwy., Santa Clara, CA 95054 6SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds 1-3 G/50 d5). Trophy sections round 3 or after, players with scores of 80% or more and their opponents may not use headphones, earphones, or cellphones or go to a different Trophies: Players w/win rec & teams. Sec: K-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-12. Sched: play separate 2-day schedule only, 11/30-12/1, G/50 d5. At the upscale, Reg. 8-9a. Games 9:30a-11a-12:30p-1:50p-3:10p. EF: 33, Onsite +15. Info: luxurious Loews Philadelphia Hotel, rated 4 diamonds by AAA, 1200 floor of the hotel without Director permission, and must submit to a search Blitz Ent: BayAreaChess.com/young. NS. NC. W. Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19107. $35,000 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND. for electronic devices if requested by Director. 12/29 10:45 pm. In 10 sections. Premier, open to all rated 2000/above and juniors under Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577 (DirectorAtChess.us, JULY 27, Bay Area Elite 4SS, G/45 Swiss www.chesstour.com, 347-201-2269). $15 service fee for refunds. Advance 18 rated 1800/above. $3000-1500-700-400-200, clear win or 1st on 4SS, G/45 d5. 1639A S. Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trophies for win- entries posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly). tiebreak $100, U2400/Unr $1600-800. FIDE. Under 2200: $2000-1000- ning rec & teams. Sched: Reg. 8:30-9a. Games: 9:15a-2p. EF: 25, 40 500-300-200. Under 2000: $2000-1000-500-300-200. Under 1800: onsite. Info: BayAreaChess.com/eliteswiss. NS. NC. $2000-1000-500-300-200. Under 1600: $2000-1000-500-300-200. Under JULY 27, Chess4Less Bay Area Quads 1400: $1600-800-400-300-200. Under 1200: $1600-800-400-300-200. 3xG/30 d5. 1639A S. Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trophies: Players Under 1000: Trophies to top 10. Under 800: Trophies to top 10. Under w/plus score. Sched: Check-in by 2:30p. Games: 3-5p. EF: $19, $34 onsite. 600:Trophies to top 10; unrated age 15/over may not enter Under 600. Info: BayAreaChess.com/chess4less. NS. NC. Unrated may not win over $250 in U1200, $400 in U1400, $600 in U1600, Regional $800 in U1800, or $1000 in U2000. NEW mixed doubles prizes: best JULY 27, Chess4Less Bay Area Swiss male-female 2-player “team” combined score among all sections: $2000- 4SS, G/30 d5. 1639A S. Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trophies for plus 1000-600-400. Team average must be under 2200; teammates may play Alabama score & teams. Sched: Reg. 9-10a. Games: 10:15a-2p. Special EF: in different sections; teams must register (no extra fee) before both play- $19, $34 onsite. Info: BayAreaChess.com/chess4less. NS. NC. ers begin round 2; teammate pairings avoided but possible. Student/ Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! AUG. 4, Fremont Quads Alumni trophies to top 5 teams of 4 (regardless of section) represent- JULY 13, Birmingham Classic 3xG/30 d5. Courtyard Marriott, Fremont, CA 94538. Trophies: Players ing any U.S. college, HS or pre-HS players attend or have graduated from. 4SS, TC: G/70 d5. Asbury UMC. 6690 Cahaba Valley Rd., Birmingham, w/plus score. Sched: Checkin by 2:30p. Games: 3-5p. EF: 25, 40 onsite. Top 7 sections entry fee:$118 online at chessaction.com by 11/27, $125 AL 35242. Open (PF: $$b/15): $250-150-U2000:125-U1800:100; Reserve Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/fremont. NS. NC. W. phoned to 406-896-2038 by 11/27 (entry only, no questions), 3-day $123, (PF: $$b/15): $200-125–U1400:100-U1200:100; Rds.: 9-11:45-3-5:30. EF: 2-day $122 mailed by 11/20 $140 at site, or online until 2 hours before $40; if mailed by JUL 5th; $55 at site. Scholastic: 5SS, TC: G/30 d5. AUG. 4, Fremont Swiss Trophies game. GMs free, $100 deducted from prize. Re-entry $60, not available EF: $20. Trophy:Top 3. Rds.: 9-10-11-1-2. Late REG: JUL 13th at 8am. 4SS, G/30 d5. Courtyard Marriott, Fremont, CA 94538. for Sched: Games: EF: in Premier. Under 1000, Under 800, Under 600 entry fee: $28 online Checks payable to: Caesar Chess. ENT: Caesar Chess LLC, 5184 Cald- plus score & teams. Reg. 9-10a. 10:15a-2p. 33, 48 Info: at chessaction.com by 11/27, $35 phoned by 11/27 (406-896-2038, no well Mill Rd., Suite 204 - 202, Birmingham, AL 35244. Info: CaesarChess@ onsite. http://BayAreaChess.com/fremont. NS. NC. W. questions), $32 mailed by 11/20, $40 at tmt. All: No checks at site, yahoo.com; www.AlabamaChess.com; www.CaesarChess.com. AUG. 9-11 OR 10-11, Summer Championship credit cards OK. Online EF $3 less to PSCF members. Special 1 year USCF JULY 19-21 OR 20-21, 2013 Houston Open (TX) See Grand Prix. dues with paper magazine if paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, See Grand Prix. AUG. 11, Cupertino Quads Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, 3xG/30 d5. Courtyard Marriott, Cupertino, CA 95014. Trophies: Players Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends JULY 20, Evangel Grand Prix See Grand Prix. w/plus score. Sched: Checkin by 2:30p. Games: 3-5p. EF: 25, 40 onsite. Fri 11 am, rds. Fri 12 & 6, Sat 12 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day top 7 sec- Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/cupertino. NS. NC. W. tions schedule: Reg. ends Sat. 9 am, rds. Sat 10, 12:45, 3:30 & 6, Sun Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 10 & 3:30. Under 1000, Under 800, Under 600 schedule:Reg. ends Sat JULY 27, Huntsville Classic AUG. 11, Cupertino Swiss 9 am, rds. Sat 10, 12:45 & 3:30 each day. Half point byes OK all rounds; 4SS, TC: G/70 d5. University of Alabama Huntsville. 1410 Ben Graves 4SS, G/30 d5. Courtyard Marriott, Cupertino, CA 95014. Trophies for plus limit 3, Premier must commit before rd. 2, others before rd 4. HR: $98- Dr., Huntsville, AL 35816. Open (PF: $$b/15): $250-150-U2000:125- score & teams. Sched: Reg. 9-10a. Games: 10:15a-2p. EF: 33, 48 onsite. 98-123, reserve by 11/16 or rate may increase. Parking: Hotel has U1800:100; Reserve (PF: $$b/15): $200-125–U1400:100-U1200:100; Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/cupertino. NS. NC. W. valet parking only, with a special chess rate of $30/day. Many parking lots Rds.: 9-11:45-3-5:30. EF: $40; if mailed by JUL 19th; $55 at site. AUG. 17, Chess4Less Bay Area Quads nearby charge much less, with rates lowest on the weekend. Gateway Scholastic: 5SS, TC: G/30 d5. EF: $20. Trophy: Top 3. Rds.: 9-10-11- 3xG/30 d5. 1639A S. Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trophies: Players Garage, 1540 Spring St (1 block from Sheraton Hotel) is about $5/day Sat 1-2. Late REG: JUL 27th at 8am. Checks payable to: Caesar Chess. ENT: w/plus score. Sched: Check-in by 2:30p. Games: 3-5p. EF: $19, $34 onsite. & Sun, $18/day other days. Car rental: 800-331-1600, use AWD D657633 Caesar Chess LLC, 5184 Caldwell Mill Rd., Suite 204 - 202, Birmingham, Info: BayAreaChess.com/chess4less. NS. NC. or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Ent: chessaction.com or Con- AL 35244. Info: [email protected]; www.AlabamaChess.com; tinental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for www.CaesarChess.com. AUG. 17, Chess4Less Bay Area Swiss refunds. Questions: chesstour.com, chesstour.info, 347-201-2269. Advance 4SS, G/30 d5. 1639A S. Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trophies for plus AUG. 10, Chris Bond Memorial 9th Annual score & teams. Sched: Reg. 9-10a. Games: 10:15a-2p. Special EF: entries posted at chesstour.com (online entries posted instantly). Chess See Grand Prix. Magnet School JGP for top 7 sections. $19, $34 onsite. Info: BayAreaChess.com/chess4less. NS. NC. SEPT. 6-8, 60th Annual Alabama State Chess Championship AUG. 24-25, Exchange Bank Open An American Classic! See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! DEC. 26-30, 26-29 OR 27-29, NEVADA A State Championship Event! TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 200 (ENHANCED) Arizona AUG. 31, California Kids State U1000 Class Championship 23rd annual North American Open 5SS, G/30 d5. SFO Airport Hyatt Regency, 1333 Bayshore Hwy., Burlingame, Open Section, Dec 26-30: 9SS, 40/2, SD/30 d10. GM & IM norms pos- Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! CA 94010. Prizes: Top 10 players in ea section. Top 5 clubs & Top 5 sible. EF $100 more in Open Section if not FIDE rated 2200/over. Other Tuesday Night Open schools in all sections combined (min 2/team, top 5 count). K-12 kids only. sections, Dec 26-29 or 27-29: 7SS, 40/2, SD/30, d10 (3-day option, rds 4 or 5 round, USCF rated tournament. ROUND TIMES: 7:00pm. One 5 sections based on rating: F(800-999) G(600-799) H(400-599) I(200-399) 1-2 G/75 d5). Bally’s Casino Resort, 3645 Las Vegas Blvd. S, Las Vegas, game every Tuesday of the month. Time Control: 40/120,SD/60 d5. J(under 200). Sched: Reg 9-9:30a. Games 10 11:30 1 2:20 3:45. EF:$37 NV 89103. Prizes $120,000 based on 600 paid entries (seniors, re- PRIZES: 1st Place and Class Prizes based on number of entries. ENTRY by 8/29, Onsite +$20, Playup +$10. August 2013 Supp & TD disc to place entries, GMs & U1250 Section count as half entries), else in proportion; FEE: $45; TO REGISTER: chessemporium.com, call 602-482-4867. SITE: players. Ent: Online or mail to Bay Area Chess, 1639A S. Main St., Milpi- $90,000 minimum (75% each prize) guaranteed. In 7 sections. Open: 10801 N. 32nd St., Suite 6, Phoenix, AZ 85028. tas, CA 95035. Rfnd fee $20. T:408-786-5515. Info/Form: BayAreaChess. $10000-5000-2500-1200-1000-800-700-600-500-500, clear winner or JULY 18-21, 19-21 OR 20-21, 18th annual Pacific Coast Open (CA- com/labor. E: [email protected], NS. NC. W. 1st on tiebreak bonus $300, top FIDE Under 2500/Unr $2500-1200. S) AUG. 31-SEPT. 2 OR SEPT. 1-2, 2013 CalChess State Championship FIDE. Under 2300: $7000-4000-2000-1200-900-700- 600- 500-400-400. See Grand Prix. (Labor Day) FIDE. Under 2100: $7000-4000-2000-1200-900-700-600-500-400-400, no JULY 19-21 OR 20-21, Ye Olde Pueblo Open and Scholastics See Grand Prix. unrated may win over $2500. Under 1900: $7000-4000-2000-1200- 900- See Grand Prix. 700- 600-500-400-400, no unrated may win over $1800. Under 1700: OCT. 11-13 OR 12-13, 10th annual Los Angeles Open (CA-S) See Grand Prix. $6000-3000-1500- 1000-800-700-600-500-400- 400, no unrated may win OCT. 11-13 OR 12-13, 10th annual Los Angeles Open (CA-S) over $1300. Under 1500: $6000-3000-1500-1000-800-700-600-500- 400- See Grand Prix. DEC. 26-30, 26-29 OR 27-29, 23rd annual North American Open 400, no unrated may win over $900. Under 1250: $3000-1500-1000-800- DEC. 26-30, 26-29 OR 27-29, 23rd annual North American Open (NV) 600-500-400-400-300-300, top Under 1000 (no unr) $1000-500, no unrated (NV) See Grand Prix. may win over $500. No separate U1000 section; players under 1000 in See Grand Prix. U1250 play for both U1250 and U1000 prizes; receive larger if winning both. Prize limits: 1) Players with under 26 games played as of 12/13 California, Southern list may not win over $1500 U1250, $3000 U1500 or U1700. Games California, Northern The Los Angeles Chess Club rated too late for 12/13 list not counted. 2) If post-event rating posted Weibel PTO Scholarship Chess Quads The Most Active Club on the West Coast! (310) 795-5710 * 12/20/12-12/20/13 was more than 30 points over section maximum, prize JULY 6, Info & www.LAChessClub.com. Saturdays: 10am-10 pm (Intermediate class limit $2000. 3) Balance of any limited prize goes to next player(s) in Weibel Elementary School, 45135 S. Grimmer Blvd., Fremont, CA. Entry Form at: + 2 Tournaments). Sundays: 11-7 & 1-5 pm (Junior class + 2 Tourna- line. Top 6 sections EF: $245 online at chessaction.com by 10/15, $275 www.CalNorthYouthChess.org/WeibelPTOQuads2013 . Open to all scholastic players who are USCF members. Two sections: Under ments) – Details on our web site. Tuesdays: 7:30-9:30 pm (Inter- online at chessaction.com by 12/20, $280 phoned by 12/20 (406-896-2038, mediate/Advanced Lecture). 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, entry only, no questions), 5-day $250, 4-day $249, 3-day $248 mailed by 900 with Game 30 d5 and Over 900 with Game 45 d5. Trophies to winners CA 90025 * (310) 795-5710. (4 blocks W of 405, SW corner of Santa 10/15, 5-day $280, 4-day $279, 3-day $278 mailed by 12/15, $300 online of each Quad. Chess medals to all who do not win a trophy. Info: Alan M. until two hours before round 1 or at site. No phone entry after 12/20. Open Kirshner, Ph.D., [email protected], (510) 659-0358. Monica& Butler * 2nd Floor – above Javan Restaurant). Group Classes * Tournaments * Private (1:1) Lessons. Section EF $100 more if not FIDE rated 2200/over. Under 1250 Section JULY 14, Cupertino Quads EF: All $120 less than above. Seniors 65/over in U1500/over: All $120 3xG/30 d5. Courtyard Marriott, Cupertino, CA 95014. Trophies: Players Beverly Hills Chess Club less than above. Re-entry $120; not available in Open Section. GMs $150 w/plus score. Sched: Checkin by 2:30p. Games: 3-5p. EF: 25, 40 onsite. Join the elite group of chess enthusiasts! Curriculum based instruction from prize. All: No checks at site, credit cards OK. Special 1 year USCF Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/cupertino. NS. NC. W. from ages 3 and above, Privates, Lectures, Blitz, Simuls, Open & Scholas-

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tic tournaments, Camps, Adult events, Member-only events and more... OCT. 11-13 OR 12-13, 10th annual Los Angeles Open 10803 (DirectorAtChess.US, chesstour.com, 347-201-2269). $15/team Open T, TH, F, Sat, Sun (hours vary). 8950 W. Olympic Blvd., #210, Bev- See Grand Prix. service charge for refunds. Advance entries posted at chessaction.com. erly Hills, CA 90211. In the Beverly Hills Plaza (Corner of Lapeer Dr. & DEC. 26-30, 26-29 OR 27-29, 23rd annual North American Open NOV. 1-3 OR 2-3, 4th annual Boardwalk Open (NJ) Olympic) 310-274-7873, email us at [email protected], website (NV) See Grand Prix. www.bhchessclub.com. See Grand Prix. NOV. 29-DEC. 1 OR NOV. 30-DEC. 1, 44th annual National Chess Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Congress (PA) , LACC - Saturday & Sunday G/61 JULY 6&7, 20&21, 27&28 See Grand Prix. 6SS, G/61 d5. 1514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA 90025, 2nd fl.2 Sections: Open Colorado & U1600. EF: $55 ($35 LACC memb; siblings 1/2). Reg.: 11-12 pm. Rds.: AUG. 31-SEPT. 1, Colorado Open 12, 2, 4 pm each day. Prizes: 1/2 collections. Parking: Free on streets See Grand Prix. Delaware & basement. Info: 310/795-5710 or www.LAChessClub.com. DEC. 26-30, 26-29 OR 27-29, 23rd annual North American Open Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! JULY 6, 13, 20, 27, LACC - Saturday G/61 (NV) Newark Chess Club 3SS, G/61 d5. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90025, 2nd fl. 2 Sections: See Grand Prix. 4-SS, G/75. USCF-rated game every Thursday 7-10 PM. 345 School Bell Open & U1600. EF: $30 ($20 memb, $10 no prizes; siblings 1/2). Reg.: Rd., Bear, DE 19701. For a full year of weekly games $22 for in-state play- 11-12 pm. Rds.: 12, 2, 4 pm. Prizes: 1/2 collections. Parking: Free on ers, $15 out-of-state! www.newarkchessclub.blogspot.com, newark streets & basement. Info: 310/795-5710 or www.LAChessClub.com. Connecticut [email protected]. JULY 6, 20, 27, LACC - Saturday Nite Blitz (G/5) (BLZ) JULY 13, Fairfield County Masters & Class Championships OCT. 18-20 OR 19-20, 4th annual Eastern Team Championship (CT) 5DSS, G/5 d0 (10 Games). 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90025, 2nd fl. See Grand Prix. See Connecticut. 4 blks West of 405. EF: $10. Blitz rated. Reg.: 6-6:30 pm. Rds.: 6:30, 6:50, 7:10, 7:30, 7:50 pm. Prizes: 1/2 collections. Parking: Free on streets & JULY 19-21 OR 20-21, 18th Annual Bradley Open basement. Info: 310/795-5710 or www.LAChessClub.com. See Grand Prix. District of Columbia , 12th annual Manhattan Open (NY) JULY 7, 14, 28, LACC - Every Sunday Chess 4 Jrs. AUG. 2-4 OR 3-4 AUG. 23-25 OR 24-25, 45th annual Atlantic Open 3 separate events – 3 Sections: >1000, <1000, <600, 5SS, G/30 d5. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd. & Butler, LA, 90025, 2nd fl. 4 blocks West of AUG. 8-11, 9-11 OR 10-11, 43rd annual Continental Open (MA) , 4th annual Continental Class Cham- 405. EF: $30 ($20 LACC memb, siblings 1/2, Free new LACC members). See Grand Prix. OCT. 9-14, 11-14 OR 12-14 Reg.: 12-1 pm. Rds.: 1pm & asap. Prizes:Trophies (Top 6) & medals; each pionships (VA) player receives a prize! Parking: Free on streets & basement. Free AUG. 16-18 OR 17-18 NOT JUNE 21-23 OR 22-23, 19th Annual See Grand Prix. pizza & juices. Info: (310) 795-5710 or www.LAChessClub.com or Mick@ Northeast Open LAChessClub.com. See Grand Prix. Florida JULY 7, 21, 28, LACC - Sunday G/61 Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! OCT. 18-20 OR 19-20, 4th annual Eastern Team Championship Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 3SS, G/61 d5. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90025, 2nd fl. 2 Sections: Boca Raton Chess Club Open & U1600. EF: $30 ($20 memb, $10 no prizes; siblings 1/2). Reg.: 5SS, 30/90, SD/1 d5 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/90, d5), Sheraton Hotel, 700 Main St., Stamford, CT 06901. Free parking. $10,000 GUARAN- Friday nights, G/85,d5 Tournament, one game a week for 4 weeks. 11-12 pm. Rds.: 12, 2, 4 pm. Prizes: 1/2 collections. Parking: Free on www.bocachess.com, 561-479-0351. streets & basement. Info: 310/795-5710 or www.LAChessClub.com. TEED PRIZES. Open to teams of 4 plus one optional alternate; match point scoring. Average rating of 4 highest rated players must be under 2000, Broward Chess Club JULY 13, LACC - July Blitz Open (G/5) (BLZ) counting 4th highest rating as at least 3th highest rating minus 500. Alter- 909 N. Federal Hwy., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304. USCF & FIDE Tournaments, 7DSS, G/5 d0 (14 Games). 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90025, 2nd fl. nate must be lowest rated on team, but plays the board of the player who Blitz, Bughouse, Lessons, Chess Camps, Summer Camp and After School 4 blks W of 405. EF: $20 ($15 LACC memb). Blitz rated. Reg.: 6-6:30 pm. is replaced. Except for the alternate, players must play in rating order, Chess Programs. www.browardchessclub.com. Contact: NM Oscar Mal- Rds.: 6:30, 6:55, 7:20, 7:45, 8:10, 8:35, 8:50 pm. Prizes: $250 Guaran- so are always on the same board. EF per team: $320 online at chess- donado 860-372-5966. teed! 1st: $100; 2nd: $50; 3rd: $25; 4th: $15; U1800: $30; U1600 $30. action.com by 10/16, 3-day $323, 2-day $322 mailed by 10/9, all $360 at Parking: Free on streets & basement. Info: 310/795-5710 or www. site, or online until 2 hours before first round. No checks at site; credit JULY 19-21 OR 20-21, 2013 Houston Open (TX) LAChessClub.com. cards OK. Individuals seeking teams: DirectorAtChess.US or 347-201- See Grand Prix. JULY 14, Westwood Summer Open 2269. Prizes: Top teams $2000-1200-600-400, teams averaging under JULY 26-28 OR 27-28, 21st annual Southern Open See Grand Prix. 1800 $1200-600, teams averaging under 1600 $1000-500, top scorer on See Grand Prix. each board $400-200, top alternate $100. For teams using alternate, team JULY 18-21, 19-21 OR 20-21, 18th annual Pacific Coast Open prizes apportioned based on number of games played. Plaque to top col- AUG. 6-11, 2nd Annual Washington International (MD) See Grand Prix. lege team (same school), K-12 team (same school), K-9 team (same See Grand Prix. JULY 21, California Summer Scholastic (K-12) Championship school), K-6 team (same school), K-3 team (same school). Mixed team AUG. 17, CFCC Tornado at UUU 5 Sections: Open, <1600, >1000, <1000, <600, 5SS, G/30 d5. 11514 prize (2 males, 2 females, no alternate): free entry for each team mem- See Grand Prix. October Santa Monica Blvd. & Butler, LA, 90025, 2nd fl. 4 blocks West of 405. EF: ber to National Chess Congress, Nov 29-Dec 1 in Philadelphia. , Cagan Crossings Community Library Chess Tournament official USCF ratings used. Unofficial uschess.org ratings used if AUG. 24 $35 ($25 LACC memb, siblings 1/2, Free new LACC members). Reg.: 12- 5SS, G/40 d5. Cagan Crossings Library, 16729 Oaks Blvd., Clermont, FL. otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if paid with 1 pm. Rds.: 1pm & asap; Prizes:Trophies (Top 3 each section) & medals; Off of U.S. Hwy 27/S.R.25. Across Hwy from Lowes; Diagonal across from each player receives a prize! Parking: Free on streets & basement. entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic Walmart. Bring set and clock if possible. ENTRY FEE: $25 mailed or Free Pizzas & Juices. Info: (310) 795-5710 or www.LAChessClub.com or $15. Mailed or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. brought to Library. $30 at door. USCF rtg & conf. ID# req. for cash prize. 3-day schedule: [email protected]. Reg ends Fri 6:30 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 5, Sun GM fees waived. Unrated tournament being run concurrently. No fees for 2-day schedule: 10 & 3:30. Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 10, 1:30 & 5, unrated. PRIZES: Guaranteed $150/75/30 after 5 paid registrations. AUG. 3-4, San Diego County Championship Sun 10 & 3:30. Bye: all, limit 2; must commit before rd. 2. HR: $94-94, See Grand Prix. Prizes then increase $150/70/20 per 10 paid entries. Unrated winners 800-408-7640, 203-358-8400; reserve by 10/4 or rate may increase. awarded chess medals. 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Arrive by 8:45 to register. Con- AUG. 31-SEPT. 2 OR 1-2, 35th Annual Southern California Open Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online tact: Herb Pilgrim: Library #352-243-1840; Cell:352-396-1006; email: See Grand Prix. through chesstour.com. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY [email protected]. AUG. 30-SEPT. 2, 2013 Arnold Denker Florida State Championship See Grand Prix. Georgia JULY 19-21 OR 20-21, 2013 Houston Open (TX) 2013 BRADLEY OPEN See Grand Prix. JULY 21, 2nd Annual Summer Scorcher, $1400 Gtd. July 19-21 or 20-21, Windsor Locks CT See Grand Prix. JULY 26-28 OR 27-28, 21st annual Southern Open (FL) See Grand Prix. $8,000 GUARANTEED PRIZES AUG. 30-SEPT. 2, 2013 Arnold Denker Florida State Championship (FL) 5 rounds, Sheraton Hotel (visible at Bradley Airport entrance), See Grand Prix. Windsor Locks, CT. Free parking & airport shuttle. Choice of 3-day or 2-day. Room rates $95 single or twin. In 5 sections (lower EF in U1210): Illinois North Shore Chess Center Open Section: Prizes $1000-500-300, top Under 2310 $300-150. 50 a friendly environment to learn and play chess! USCF rated tournaments Grand Prix Points (enhanced). every week, Grandmaster lectures and simuls monthly, team events, and scholastic camps. Private and group lessons available onsite and U2110 Section: $800-400-200, top Under 1910 $300-150. at your location. Contact us at 847.423.8626 or [email protected]. U1810 Section: $800-400-200, top Under 1610 $300-150. Visit our website at www.nachess.org/events for our full schedule of events. Located at 5500 W. Touhy Ave., Suite A, Skokie, IL 60077 across U1510 Section: $700-400-200, top Under 1310 $200-100. the street from the Village Crossing Shopping Center. U1210 Section: $250-125-75, trophy to first 3, top U1000, U800, Renaissance Knights Illinois’s premier provider of chess tournament, summer camps, enrich- U600, Unrated. ment classes, and our Chess in the Classroom Program where we make chess part of the school day. Our monthly Quest tournament for kids & Unrated limit $150 in U1210, $300 U1510, or $500 U1810. adults is now in its 8th year & held at the beautiful Crowne Plaza in North- brook. Contact us at 773.844.0701 or [email protected]. Visit our FOR FULL DETAILS: see “Grand Prix” in this issue. website at www.rknights.org for our schedule of events and to find out more about our programs. JULY 14, 91st Knights Quest Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2875 Milwaukee Ave., Northbrook, IL. USCF Rated

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Sections: Open (K-12 & Adults), U1400 (K-12 & Adults), U1000 (K-8) & U1200, U700, 10 individual trophies per section (team trophies not avail- online by 10/12 $40; $50 online or postmarked by 10/26; $60 thereafter. U600 (K-8). Awards:Top 6 U600 & U1000 Sections, Top 5 U1400 & Open able), Participation award to each player. Bring sets-boards-clocks, Puzzle Solving, Blitz, Simul Side Events EF - $15 each or $40 all three by Sections. Players in U600 receive participation award. Time Control: Game none provided. All rules, regulations, and procedures may be superseded 10/26; $20 each thereafter and onsite. Camp EF - $40 by 10/26, $60 there- 30 (G/25 d5) 4 Rounds U600 & U1000 Sections Game 45 (G/40 d5) 4 by announcements/postings at the site. Ent: Tim Just, 37165 Willow, after and onsite. Unrated Section EF - $10 by 10/12, $15 by 10/26, $20 Rounds U1400 & Open Sections. Reg.: 11:00-11:30 am. Rds.: 1 at 12:00 Gurnee, IL 60031 Info only (847) 244-7954 before 6 PM. e-mail for info thereafter and onsite. Credit Cards onsite OK. No checks onsite. Mail pm, rest ASAP. EF: $30 early, $35 after Monday before, $40 after Friday only (sorry, e-mail entries not available): [email protected], entries to: North American Chess Association (payable to) 4957 Oakton before. $5 discount to siblings and team members when registering Checks payable to Chess For Life, LLC, info and PayPal discounted St., Suite 113, Skokie, IL 60077. Register online at www.nachess.org/pol- together. Online Registration: www.rknights.org. Mail-in Reg.: Renais- entries until 6 PM 8-30-13: http://chessforlife.com. NS. NC W. gar2013. Other info: Boards, sets, and clocks provided. None for skittles. sance Knights, PO Box 1074, Northbrook, IL 60065. Info:www.rknights.org, Must use organizer provided equipment. Chess store onsite. October rat- , 93rd Knights Quest 773-844-0701. SEPT. 15 ing supplement used. Questions: [email protected] or leave message Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2875 Milwaukee Ave., Northbrook, IL. USCF Rated 847-423-8626. JULY 19-21 OR 20-21, 6th annual Chicago Class Sections: Open (K-12 & Adults), U1400 (K-12 & Adults), U1000 (K-8) & See Grand Prix. U600 (K-8). Awards:Top 6 U600 & U1000 Sections, Top 5 U1400 & Open AUG. 3, Warriors Open & Reserve Sections. Players in U600 receive participation award. Time Control: Time Indiana G/60 + 5 (sec. delay), 3R-SS. Lincoln-Way West HS, 21701 S. Gougar Rd., Control: Game 30 (G/25 d5) 4 Rounds U600 & U1000 Sections Game 45 (G/40 d5) 4 Rounds U1400 & Open Sections. Reg.: 11:00-11:30 am. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! New Lenox, IL 60451. Reg.: 8:15-8:45 am. Rds.: 9, 11:30, 2. Sections: The Second Saturday of the Month Open & Reserve. EF: $5. No concessions on site (bring sack lunch). Con- Rds.: 1 at 12:00 pm, rest ASAP. EF: $30 early, $35 after Monday before, $40 after Friday before. $5 discount to siblings and team members when 4SS, G/61 d5. Donatos Pizza, 825 W. 10th St., Indianapolis. Reg.: 11- tact: Coach Miller at 815-463-0104 or [email protected] with 11:30AM, Rd. 1, 11:40AM. $$:b/20 1st $200; 2nd $100; Class (A, B,) (C, questions. registering together. Online Registration: www.rknights.org. Mail-in Reg: Renaissance Knights, PO Box 1074, Northbrook, IL 60065. Info: www. D, E, Unr) $70 each. Prizes increased if + 20. EF: $25 - $5.00 BD month, AUG. 6-11, 2nd Annual Washington International (MD) rknights.org, 773-844-0701. - $5.00 for any state association (except ISCA), OCCC Memb.req’d. Memb. See Grand Prix. includes magazine+. FIDE Titled Players Free. Ent: Donald Urquhart, 1020 Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Central Ave., #304, Indianapolis, IN 46202. Info: at 317-679-2813 or email AUG. 16-18 OR 17-18, 8th annual Indianapolis Open (IN) See Grand Prix. SEPT. 21, Springfield 10th Annual David Mote Memorial [email protected]. 3 entries in a class req’d for that class prize to be 4SS, G/60 d5. Douglas United Methodist Church, 501 S. Douglas, Spring- awarded. AUG. 17, Southern Illinois Summer Open field. Reg.: 9-9:45. Rds.: 10-12:45-3:00-5:15. Lunch break at 12:15. EF: 3SS, Time control: 30/70, then 40/60 d0. No sudden death. EF: $15.00 $17 by 9/18, $20 at site, $2 less to SCC members. Prizes: $$400 b/30. Orange Crush Chess Club Friday Night Blitz (BLZ) Prize fund: $300, b/24. 1st $70, 2nd $30; Classes A, B, C, D/E/Unr $50 140-80, 1600-1999 60, 1200-1599 50, Under 1200 40, Unrated 30. Donatos Pizza, 825 W. 10th St. USCF rated. Reg.: 6-6:25 pm, starts at each. Salem Community Center, 416 Oglesby St., Salem, IL 62881. Reg.: Ent/Info: David Long, 401 S. Illinois St., Springfield 62704. 217-726-2584. 6:30pm. Type: 3 RR Quad, G/5 d2, BLZ. EF: $10.00, $$ b/4-Quad 1st $25.00, 8:00-9:15. Rounds: 9:30, 1:00, 5:00. Entries: Jim Davies, 7358 Shaftes- Information and directions available at: www.springfieldchessclub.com. $30 for club members. Ent: Donald Urquhart, 1020 Central Ave., #304, bury, St. Louis, MO 63130, 314-721-4967. [email protected]. Indianapolis, IN 46202. Info: Don at 317-679-2813 or email akakar OCT. 18-20 OR 19-20, 22nd annual Midwest Class Champi- [email protected]. AUG. 18, 92nd Knights Quest onships Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2875 Milwaukee Ave., Northbrook, IL. USCF Rated See Grand Prix. JULY 13, Fort Wayne CC Summer Open Sections: Open (K-12 & Adults), U1400 (K-12 & Adults), U1000 (K-8) & 4SS, G/55 d0. Allen Main Public Library, Meeting Room C, 900 Library Plaza. U600 (K-8). Awards:Top 6 U600 & U1000 Sections, Top 5 U1400 & Open NOV. 2-3, The World Open for Boys and Girls Free parking on street. Reg.: 9-9:40. Rds.: 9:40am, 12noon, 2pm, 4pm. Sections. Players in U600 receive participation award. Time Control: Time Over $100,000 in prizes with scholarships to Webster University! Sec- EF: $30 pre-reg. check to D.S. or cash only at site. Prizes: b/20, 1st $100, Control: Game 30 (G/25 d5) 4 Rounds U600 & U1000 Sections Game 45 tions (Boys and Girls each): K-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12. Prizes (Boys and Girls 2nd $50, B $50, C $50, D $50, E/Unr. $50, must have 3 per class. Ent: Dan (G/40 d5) 4 Rounds U1400 & Open Sections. Reg.: 11:00-11:30 am. each): Grades 9-12: 1st-Webster University Scholarship-2nd thru 4th- Steininger, 6025 S. Hanna St., Apt 207, Ft. Wayne, IN 46816. Info: (260) Rds.: 1 at 12:00 pm, rest ASAP. EF: $30 early, $35 after Monday before, $150-100-75 value in chess prizes; Grades 4-5 & 6-8: 1st-iPad Mini-2nd 755-3765. $40 after Friday before. $5 discount to siblings and team members when thru 4th-$150-100-75 value in chess prizes; Grades K-3: 1st thru 4th-$250- 150-100-75 value in chess prizes. Rounds and Time Control: 6R-SS JULY 19-21 OR 20-21, 6th annual Chicago Class (IL) registering together. Online Registration: www.rknights.org. Mail-in Reg: See Grand Prix. Renaissance Knights, PO Box 1074, Northbrook, IL 60065. Info: www. Game-45 + 5/sec delay: Sat-Sun 11am, 1:30pm, 4pm each day. On-site rknights.org, 773-844-0701. reg: 9:30-10:30am Sat. Limit 2 byes. Last rd. bye must commit prior to AUG. 16-18 OR 17-18, 8th annual Indianapolis Open start of Rd 3. Side Events: 3-hour camp with GM Polgar (Fri 5:30pm), Puz- See Grand Prix. AUG. 24-25, 59th Iowa Open Championship (IA) zle Solving (Sat 6pm), Simul (Sat 7pm), Blitz (Sun 9am). Unrated 1-day See Grand Prix. AUG. 24-25, 59th Iowa Open Championship (IA) (G-45, 4R-SS, Sat 11am, 1:30pm, 4pm, 6:30pm) – 4 sections (boys and See Grand Prix. AUG. 31, Labor Day Scholastic Tournament girls together): K-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12; Prizes (per section) – 1st thru 5th tro- DoubleTree Hotel, 1909 Spring Rd., Oakbrook, IL 60523, (630) 472-6020, phy, top 2 teams trophy) **Must be unrated to play in unrated section**. AUG. 31-SEPT. 2, 69th Ohio Chess Congress (OH) (630) 472-6000. $25 Discounted EF USPS by 8/26, $25 Discounted EF on- Site: Crowne Plaze Chicago-Northbrook Hotel, 2875 N. Milwaukee Ave., See Grand Prix. line until 8/30, 6 pm, $30 at door by Saturday 11:30 am, $35 after that, Northbrook, IL 60062. HR: $99/night – call 847-298-2525 and ask for SEPT. 20-22 OR 21-22, 6th annual Louisville Open (KY) Rds.: 12-1-2-3-4, G/25 d0, Open to under 18 years of age, 2 sections: CHESS rate. Reserve by Oct 11. Free parking. Entries: If postmarked or See Grand Prix.

6th annual Chicago Class July 19-21 or 20-21, 2013 - Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel $20,000 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND!

5 rounds, Westin Chicago North Unrated prize limits: $125 in 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, Shore Hotel, 601 North Milwaukee Ave, U1000, $250 E, $375 D, $500 C, $700 B, rds. Fri 7, Sat 12 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. Wheeling IL 60090. Free parking. $900 A. Balance to next player(s) in line. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 9 am, In 8 sections; no unrateds in Master Rated players may play up one rds. Sat 10, 2 & 6; Sun. 10 & 3:30. or Expert. No residence requirements. section. Unrated may enter A or below. Half point byes OK all, Master must An Illinois Chess Tour event. commit before rd 2, others before rd 3. Master Section 40/110, SD/30, d10, Top 7 sections entry fee: $105 at Other sections 30/90, SD/1, d5. 2-day chessaction.com by 7/17, $110 phoned to All: No smoking. Bring clocks, sets, option in all sections, rds 1-2 G/90, d5. 406-896-2038 by 7/17, 3-day $108, 2-day boards if possible-none supplied. JGP. $107 mailed by 7/11, all $120 at site, or Hotel rates: $105-105-105-105, Master (2200/up): $2000-1000-500- online until 2 hours before first game. 800-937-8461, 847-777-6500, reserve by 300, clear win or 1st on tiebreak $100 Under 1000 section entry fee: all July 5 or rate may increase. bonus, top U2400 $800-400. FIDE rated, $70 less than above. 120 Grand Prix Points (enhanced). Re-entry (except Master): $50. Unofficial uschess.org ratings Expert (2000-2199): $1400-700- All: No checks at site, credit cards usually used if otherwise unrated. 400-200. OK. Online or mailed EF $5 less to ICA Entry: chessaction.com or A (1800-1999): $1400-700-400-200. members; join/renew at il-chess.org. Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham B (1600-1799): $1400-700-400-200. Special 1 yr USCF dues with paper NY 10803. $15 service charge for C (1400-1599): $1200-600-400-200. magazine if paid with entry. Online at refunds. Questions: Director@Chess. D (1200-1399): $1000-500-300-200. chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young US, chesstour.com, 347-201-2269. E(Under 1200):$1000-500-300-200. Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mail, phone Advance entries posted at Under 1000: $200-100-60-40, or at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, chessaction.com (online entries posted trophies to top 5, U800, U600, Unrated. Scholastic $20. USCF memb. required. instantly).

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OCT. 11-13 OR 12-13, 1st Annual Wright Brothers Open (OH) tions: (7/13 and 7/14) 5SS, G/120 d5 All prizes based on 80 non-scholas- P.O. Box 226, Elizabethtown, KY 42702-0266. (270) 272-3061. Info: See Grand Prix. tic rate entries in Open + Reserve. Open: all: $320-160-80. 1999/below: http://etownchess.blogspot.com. 160-80-40. $25 & plaque to top KS resident. Reserve: 1799/below: OCT.18-20OR 19-20, 22nd annual Midwest Class Championships AUG. 3, Lexington Monthly (1st Saturday G/60) (IL) $320-160-80. Class C: 160-80-40. 1399/below + unrated: 160-80-40. $25 3SS, G/60 d5. Expansive Art, 125 E. Reynolds Rd., Lexington, KY. Direc- EF: See Grand Prix. and plaque to top KS resident. $45 if postmarked by 7/6, $55 there- tions:Take New Circle Rd. to Nicholasville Rd. Head towards the Mall/Best after and on-site. Special $10 discount for advance entry into both KS Open Buy, turn left at E. Reynolds Rd. Shop is in the Crossroads shopping cen- + Blitz tourney, $10 entry fee for Scholastics, not competing for cash, ter. Prizes: Class Prizes with 90% of entries returned. Reg.: 11:45-noon. Iowa but competing for 3 plaques in Reserve or 1 in Open, Special free Scholas- Rds. 1st Rd. at noon, subsequent rounds ASAP (you will have some tic entry for some (see website). Reg.: 7/13 8:30-9:30am. Rds.: 7/13: A State Championship Event! to get something to eat). EF: $20. Contact: Matthew Gurley (859)- 10-2:30-7, 7/14: 9:30, 2:00. KANSAS BLITZ CHESS: 1 section: (7/12), 537-1060; [email protected]. AUG. 23, 2013 Iowa Quick Chess Championship (QC) 5SS, G/10 d0. All prizes based on 40 non-scholastic rate entries $240- 6-SS, G/10 d2. Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 300 E 9th St. (I-80, 160-80. Class A, B, & (C and below + unrated): 80, 40 each. $25 plus AUG. 16-18 OR 17-18, 8th annual Indianapolis Open (IN) SE side of Exit 242), Coralville, IA 52241. Rds.: 7:15-7:45-8:15-8:45- plaque for top KS resident in Blitz. EF: $25 if postmarked by 7/6, $35 there- See Grand Prix. 9:15-9:45. Reg.: 6-7pm. Prizes: $280 b/25: $100-60, U2000, U1600, after and on-site, $10 entry fee for all Scholastics not competing for cash, U1200 each $40. EF: $15 pstmkd 8/17, $20 on site, Out of State $5 off. SEPT. 20-22 OR 21-22, 6th annual Louisville Open but for 3 plaques. Reg.: 7/12 6-7pm. Rds.: 7:00, 7:30, 8, 8:30, 9. KANSAS See Grand Prix. IM & GM free EF deducted from any prize. IASCA membership reqd ($15 BUGHOUSE: 1 section: (7/12) Immediately after Blitz tourney, prizes 75% reg, $10 Jr.) or OSA. ENT: IASCA, c/o Mark Capron, 3123 Juniper Dr., Iowa of total entry money. EF: $20 per team, pay on-site. HR: Special room rate OCT. 11-13 OR 12-13, 1st Annual Wright Brothers Open (OH) City, IA 52245, Ph# 319.321.5435, [email protected]. Hotel: at Holiday Inn, 316-888-7131 or 877-863-4780 and mention event key KCC, See Grand Prix. 319-688-4000, $95.00 ask for chess block, reserve before 8/12 to guar- up to 4 in a room, $77 per night, reservations by 6/28. Special: KCA mem- antee rate. Online registration at https://www.onlineregistration.cc/. bership required of KS residents to participate In Kansas Open; $7 adult, Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! $5 junior, $10 family. USCF membership required for all events except Bug- Louisiana A State Championship Event! house. Also- Free breakfast for KCA members 7/14 (See website for JULY 19-21 OR 20-21, 2013 Houston Open (TX) AUG. 24, 2013 Iowa Reserve Championship details) www.kansaschess.org. Ent: Laurence Coker, 8013 W. 145th St., See Grand Prix. Overland Park, KS 66223. Checks payable to “Kansas Chess Association”. 4-SS, G/75 d5. Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 300 E. 9th St. (I- AUG. 3-4, 2013 Paul Morphy Open - NOTE DATE CHANGE 80, SE side of Exit 242), Coralville, IA 52241. Open to U1600. Rds.: Ph: 913-851-1583, e-mail [email protected]. See Grand Prix. 10-1-3:45-6:00. Reg.: 8:30-9:30. Prizes: $340 b/25: $140+T-90-60, U1200-$50. EF: $30 pstmkd 8/17, $40 on site, Jrs & Srs $5 off, Out of State AUG. 31, 2013 Kickoff Scholastic $5 off. IASCA membership rqd ($15 Reg, $10 Jr.) or OSA. ENT: IASCA, c/o Kentucky 4-SS, G/30 d5. Site: Hilton New Orleans Airport, 901 Airline Dr., Kenner, EF: Mark Capron, 3123 Juniper Dr., Iowa City, IA 52245, Ph# 319.321.5435, Potter’s House Scholastic CC Every Tuesday LA 70062. $20 if mailed by 8/24, $25 at site, $5 discount if also play- ing in State Championship. Three Sections: K-3, K-6, K-12. Trophies to [email protected]. Hotel: 319-688-4000, $95.00 ask for chess Every Tuesday in June and July. Weekly Urban Chess, at 4th Avenue, United top 3 in each section, medal and chess gift to all participants. Reg.: 8- block, reserve before 8/12 to guarantee rate. Online registration at Methodist Church, 318 West St. Catherine Str., Louisville, KY. Registration 8:45am. Rds.: 9-10:15-11:30-1. Ent/Info: Adam Caveney, 1301 Gen. https://www.onlineregistration.cc/. time 5:00 to 5:30 p.m., entry fee $7 dollars, three sections, G/30, 3 Taylor St., New Orleans, LA 70115, [email protected], (504) 895- rounds, affordable refreshments on-site. Must be United States Chess Fed- AUG. 24, Rated Beginner Open (RBO) 4133 (evenings), (504) 615-6730 (on day of tourney). NS. NC. 5-SS, G/30 d5. Marriott Hotel, 300 E 9th St, Coralville, IA 52241. Open eration member. Memberships available on-site. See www.pottershouse to U1200 or Unrated. Rds.: 10:30-11:40, lunch, 1:15 then ASAP. Reg.: 8:30- chess.com/ for more information. Contact urbanlouisvillechess@yahoo. AUG. 31-SEPT. 2, 2013 Louisiana State Championship 10:00. EF: $15 pstmkd 8/17, $20 on site, Out of State $5 off.Prizes: 1st-5th com for details. See Grand Prix. Trophies, U1000, U800, U600, U400 & UNR 1st & 2nd trophies.ENT: IASCA, JULY 20, Bluegrass State Games - Chess event c/o Mark Capron, 3123 Juniper Dr., Iowa City, IA 52245, Ph# 4SS, G/45 d5. Awards included for overall, seniors 50 years old & over, Maine 319.321.5435, [email protected]. Online registration at https:// women, U1400, and several scholastic divisions. Quick Chess: 4 rds - www.onlineregistration.cc/. G/10 d0 double Swiss. Events open to players of neighboring states AUG. 8-11, 9-11 OR 10-11, 43rd annual Continental Open (MA) See Grand Prix. AUG. 24-25, 59th Iowa Open Championship without a chess event in their state games. USCF membership is not See Grand Prix. required but games will be rated. College Park Gym & Library, 15 Wheeler Ave., Winchester, KY. Register at: bgsg.org/chess. Maryland JULY 27, Mike Anders Memorial Open Kansas 4SS, G/45 d5. Family Buffet; 121 Towne Dr., Elizabethtown, KY. EF: $20 Maryland Chess Association Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! mailed by July 22, at site $25. $$b/25; $150, 75 Class B, C, C, E & Open & scholastic tournaments in Maryland listed at www.mdchess.com. JULY 12-14, Kansas Open below/UNR $50 each if at least 2 players in section. Reg.: 11:00-11:25 NIH Chess Club All events at Holiday Inn, 549 South Rock Rd., Wichita, KS. 2 sec- am, Rds.: First round 11:30 am, others ASAP. Ent: Johnny Owens (TD), NIH Chess Club (National Institutes of Health), Bethesda, MD. Every 43rd annual CONTINENTAL OPEN Aug 8-11, 9-11 or 10-11 - $30,000 projected prizes, $24,000 minimum! 6 rounds, Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, Sturbridge MA - great summer vacation spot

6 rounds, Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, Under 1600: $1800-900-700-500-300, Advance entry fee $5 less to MACA 366 Main St (Rt 20 west), Sturbridge MA top Under 1450 (no unr) $700-400. members; may join/renew at masschess.org. 01566 (I-84 Exit 3, near I-90). Free parking. Under 1300: $1000-700-400-300-200, Experience 1790-1840 America at Old top Under 1150 (no unr) $400-200. 4-day schedule: Reg Thu to 6:30 pm, rds Sturbridge Village (www.osv.org), swim in MIXED DOUBLES BONUS PRIZES: Thu 7 pm, Fri 6, Sat 12 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. Cedar Lake, visit shops & galleries. best male/female 2-player “team” (average 3-day schedule: Reg. Fri to 11 am, rds Open Section 3-day & 4-day 40/110, under 2200) combined score among all Fri 12 & 6, Sat 12 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. SD/30, d10, other sections 3-day & 4-day sections: $1000-600-400. 2-day schedule: Reg. Sat to 9 am, rds 30/90, SD/1, d5. No 4-day U1300. 2-day Unrated prize limits: U1900 $900, Sat 10, 12:45, 3:15, 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. option in all sections, rds 1-3 G/45, d5, then U1600 $600, U1300 $300. Half point byes OK all rds (limit 2); merges with others. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually Open must commit before rd 2, other used if otherwise unrated. sections before rd 4. Prizes $30,000 based on 250 paid entries (re-entries & U1300 Section count half); Top 4 sections entry fee: $148 online All: No smoking. Bring sets, boards, min. $24,000 (80% each prize) guaranteed. at chessaction.com by8/6, $155 at 406-896- clocks if possible-none supplied. JGP. In 5 sections: 2038 by 8/6, 4-day $154, 3-day $153, 2-day Hotel rates: $91-91-100, 800-582-3232, Open: $3000-1500-900-600-400, clear $152 mailed by 7/31, $160 (no checks, 508-347-7393, reserve by 7/26. or tiebreak win $200 bonus, top U2350/Unr credit cards OK) at site, or online until 2 hrs Entry: chessaction.com or Continental $1000-500. FIDE rated, 150 Grand Prix before game. Re-entry (no Open) $80. Chess, Box 8482, Pelham NY 10803. $15 Points (enhanced). Under 1300 Section entry fee: all $60 service charge for refunds. Questions: Under 2200: $2000-1000-700-500-300, less than above. chesstour.com, [email protected], 347-201- top Under 2050/Unr $1000-500. Special 1 year USCF dues with Chess 2269. Advance entries posted at Under 1900: $2000-1000-700-500-300, Life: see Chess Life or chesstour.com. chessaction.com (online entries posted top Under 1750 (no unr) $800-400. USCF membership required. instantly).

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Wed at 7:30, Bldg. 10, 2nd floor cafeteria. Contact: Leif at 240-460- AUG. 17-18, 2nd Annual Twin Ports Open Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 1930, or Lew Kellert at 301-873-8473. See Grand Prix. A State Championship Event! JULY 19, Catonsville FIDE-Rated-Blitz #2 (BLZ) Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! AUG. 10-11, Southern Nevada Qualifier 2013 5SS Dbl, G/3 inc:2. Bloomsbury Community Center, 106 Bloomsbury Ave., AUG. 23-24, 7th Annual Jackson Open (U2000) at the City of the World Art Gallery, 1229 Casino Center, Las Vegas, NV Catonsville, MD 21228. Also USCF-rated. FIDE Blitz rating used, then high- A Class Players Dream! Super Reserve 4SS, G/90 + d5. Jackson Pub- 89104. 5 rd Swiss. Registration: 9:00 am-10:15 am. Time control: Rd. est USCF rating for pairing and prizes. EF: $20 if rec’d by 7/18, $25 at lic Library, 311 3rd St., Jackson, MN 56143. $725 Prize Fund Guaranteed. 1 and 2 G/61 d5, rds. 3-5 G/90 d5. Round times: 8/10, approx. 10:30am, site $$75% of EF. Reg.: 7:30p-8. Info: [email protected] and U2000 Event. Open to 1999 & under + unrated. EF: $25 if registered 1pm, 3:30pm, 8/11, 10:30am, 2:30pm. EF: $25.00, USCF rated. Prizes: [email protected]. FIDE Rules Used, see web for details and Adv by Aug. 20th, Onsite reg is $25 cash or $30 check. No debit or credit cards. fund based on # entries. More information: John Trivett, jon_trivett@ entry address. Limited to first 28 entries. http://mysite.verizon.net/ USCF membership required. $$GTD: $300+Trophy+Name on Flores yahoo.com or phone 702-806-7410. vze12d59. Cup, 200, 100. U1400 $75. Upset Prize $50. Top Pre-teen Free 2014 OCT. 11-13 OR 12-13, 10th annual Los Angeles Open (CA-S) Entry. Reg.: Fri 6:15-6:45 PM Sat. 8:30-8:45AM next door to library at the AUG. 2-4 OR 3-4, 3rd Annual Potomac Open See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. Senior Center. Rds.: Friday 7:00 PM. Saturday 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM – 15 minutes after end of round 3. One 1/2 point bye any round. ENT: Sam Smith, DEC. 26-30, 26-29 OR 27-29, 23rd annual North American Open AUG. 6-11, 2nd Annual Washington International 73260 490th Ave., Jackson, MN 56143. INFO: Sam Smith 507-847-4929 See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. or [email protected]. AUG. 9, Washington International Blitz (BLZ) AUG. 24-25, 59th Iowa Open Championship (IA) New Hampshire See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. JULY 19-21 OR 20-21, 18th Annual Bradley Open (CT) AUG. 10, Washington International Rapid (QC) OCT. 18-20 OR 19-20, 22nd annual Midwest Class Champi- See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. onships (IL) See Grand Prix. , 43rd annual Continental Open (MA) AUG. 23-25 OR 24-25, 45th annual Atlantic Open (DC) AUG. 8-11, 9-11 OR 10-11 See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. , Seacoast Open OCT. 9-14, 11-14 OR 12-14, 4th annual Continental Class Cham- Mississippi AUG. 17 pionships (VA) See Grand Prix. , 2013 Houston Open (TX) See Grand Prix. JULY 19-21 OR 20-21 See Grand Prix. OCT. 18-20 OR 19-20, 4th annual Eastern Team Championship (CT) , 4th annual Eastern Team Championship (CT) See Connecticut. OCT. 18-20 OR 19-20 , 2013 Game/45 Championship See Connecticut. AUG. 3 5SS, G/40 d5. International Checker Hall of Fame, 220 Lynn Ray Rd., Petal, NOV. 1-3 OR 2-3, 4th annual Boardwalk Open (NJ) MS 39465. Reg.: 8am-9am. Rds.: 9:15, 11:00, lunch, 1:15, 3:00 and New Jersey See Grand Prix. 4:45. There is one Open section with prizes going to the top two play- Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! , 44th annual National Chess ers in the Open and to the top two players U1400. Prizes based on 90% NOV. 29-DEC. 1 OR NOV. 30-DEC. 1 of entry fees! Pre-EF: Adults $20, Students (K-12) and seniors (65yrs JULY 3, 10, 17, 24, Chess Mates Wednesday G/90 Congress (PA) 4-SS, G/85 d5. 1 game per week. Prize Fund: 70% of EF. Prizes: 1st, 2nd See Grand Prix. and older) $10 if received by July 19, 2013. Onsite EF: Adults $30, Stu- dents (K-12) and seniors (65yrs and older) $20. MCA membership & Class Prizes (based on the # of participants). 2 byes are available. Late- required for adults $5 annual fee. No Smoking and no computers. joins accepted until the start of round 3. EF: $20, $15 members. Reg.: Massachusetts Contact: Ralph McNaughton, 601-278-9670 or email at ralphmcn@com- 10:00-10:25 a.m. Rds.: 7:00 p.m. on July 3, 10, 17, 24. 1531 Irving St., cast.net. For pre-entries mail your entry fee made out to theMississippi Rahway, NJ 07065. Info: [email protected], 732-499- JULY 19-21 OR 20-21, 18th Annual Bradley Open (CT) Chess Association, USCF number, USCF Expiry date and Birth date 0118. See Grand Prix. to: Ralph McNaughton, 407 Boehle St., Pearl, MS 39208. JULY 13, Ewing Chess Club - USCF Quad #10 Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 3 Rds., RR. G/90 d5. Prize: $35 for each quad winner. EF: $14, $12. for JULY 31, AUG. 7, 14, 21, 28, GM Lubomir Kavalek Septuagenar- ECC members. Register from 8:45-9:45AM, Rds. 10AM, 1:30 & 4PM. Con- ian Open Missouri tact: Mike, [email protected], 609-468-4792. 5SS, G/105 d5. Wachusett CC, McKay Campus School, Fitchburg State Uni- JULY 12-14, Kansas Open (KS) , Viking Monday Nite Quads See Kansas. JULY 15, 22, 29 versity, 67 Rindge Rd., Fitchburg, MA 01420. EF: $10 (semi-annual club Community Center, 293 Main St., Hackettstown, NJ. 3-RR, G/60 d5, $20 dues) or $1 per game. Reg.: 6-7:10 p.m. Rds.: 7:15 p.m. each Wed. Byes: JULY 19-21 OR 20-21, 2013 Houston Open (TX) Quad winner. Reg.: 7 pm Mon nite. EF: $7 online entryfeerus.com or $10 1-4, limit two. Prizes: chess books. Info: George Mirijanian, 176 Oak Hill See Grand Prix. cash at site. PCNJ members get $5 refund. Dues $1 per year paid online Rd., Fitchburg, MA 01420, [email protected], 978-345-5011. Website: only. Kids Kwads: U1200, K-12, 3-RR, G/45 d5. EF: $7 online entryfeesr www.wachusettchess.org. Online ratings as of July 31 used. W. JULY 20, July Kansas City Closed 3 rounds, G/90 d5. The Kansas City Chess Club, 7667 NW Prairie View us.com, EF: $10 at site. Trophy to 1st. Awards to all. Info: Ken 908-619- AUG. 6-11, 2nd Annual Washington International (MD) Rd., Kansas City, MO 64151. Prizes: 1st $100 Guaranteed. Rds.: Sat.11AM- 8621, [email protected]. Web. See Grand Prix. 2-5. USCF and KCCA Req. Sold Onsite! By Invitation Only. E-mail Kenneth JULY 19-21 OR 20-21, 18th Annual Bradley Open (CT) AUG. 8-11, 9-11 OR 10-11, 43rd annual Continental Open Fee if interested. Questions: 816-399-3703. www.kansascitychessclub.com. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. AUG. 10, August Action JULY 20, Chess Mates Saturday Swiss AUG. 16-18 OR 17-18 NOT JUNE 21-23 OR 22-23, 19th Annual 5/SS, G/25 d3. (Quick Rated only.). Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint 4-SS, G/40 d5. EF: $40, members $30, U1600 less $5, GMs free ($30 Northeast Open (CT) Louis, 4657 Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108. Free entries for GMs deducted from prize). Prize Fund : $420 b/$600 in EF. Prizes: $120-80- See Grand Prix. and IMs. EF: $10, $5 for annual members of the club if registered by 8/9. 60, U2100 $45, U1900 $40, U1700 $40, U1500 $35. Reg.: 12:35-1:25 p.m. PF: $200 in Gift Cards Unconditionally Guaranteed!! 1st-$50, 2nd-$40, 3rd- Rds.: 1:30, 3:15, 5:00, 6:45 p.m. Byes: 2 byes available, must commit prior AUG. 31-SEPT. 2 OR SEPT. 1-2, 73rd New England Open $30. 4th Place-$20. Top U1700-$25. Top U1300-$20. Biggest Upset-$15. to game 3. Re-entry $20, before round 2 or 3 only. 1531 Irving St., Rah- See Grand Prix. Quick ratings will be used for Pairing and Prize Purposes. Reg.: 12- way, NJ 07065. Info: [email protected], 732-499-0118. , 4th annual Eastern Team Championship (CT) 12:45. Rds.: 1, 2, 3, 4:15, 5:30. Each player will start with 25 minutes and OCT. 18-20 OR 19-20 JULY 20, Fair Lawn Saturday Quads See Connecticut. have a 3 second delay. Two Half point byes available if declared before Round 2. Ent: 4657 Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108, or online at ICA, 9-10 Saddle River Rd., Fair Lawn, NJ 07410. 3 RR, G/60 d0. EF: $25. NOV. 29-DEC. 1 OR NOV. 30-DEC. 1, 44th annual National Chess saintlouischessclub.org. Info: 314-361-CHESS info@saintlouischess Prize: $50 to first in each quad. Reg.: 12:45-1:15 PM. Rds.: 1:30 PM, 3:45, Congress (PA) club.org. 6:00. ENT: Info Diana 201-797-0330, [email protected]; www.icanj.net. ICA See Grand Prix. provides lunch. AUG. 16-18 OR 17-18, 8th annual Indianapolis Open (IN) See Grand Prix. JULY 20, Viking Quads Community Center, 293 Main St., Hackettstown, NJ. 3-RR, G/60 d5. $50 Michigan AUG. 24-25, 59th Iowa Open Championship (IA) See Grand Prix. Quad winner. Reg.: 9-10am on Sat. EF: $15 online entryfeerus.com or $20 AUG. 9-11 OR 10-11, Cleveland Open (OH) cash at site. PCNJ members get $5 refund. Dues $1 per year paid online See Grand Prix. AUG. 31-SEPT. 1, Saint Louis District Championship only. Kids Kwads: U1200, K-12, 3-RR, G/45 d5. EF: $10 online entryfeesr See Grand Prix. us.com, EF: $15 at site. Trophy to 1st. Awards to all. Info: Ken 908-619- AUG. 17-18, 2013 U.P. Open SEPT. 20-22 OR 21-22, 6th annual Louisville Open (KY) 8621, [email protected]. Web. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. , Westfield Summer Scholastic AUG. 30-SEPT. 2, AUG. 31-SEPT. 2, OR SEPT. 1-2, 2013 Michi- JULY 21 OCT. 18-20 OR 19-20, 22nd annual Midwest Class Champi- Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. K-12 3 Sections: Open, gan Open onships (IL) See Grand Prix. U1250, U750. Open: 3-SS. G/40 d5 Rds: 2:45, 4:25, 6:05 p.m. U1250: 4- See Grand Prix. SS. G/25 d5. Rds: 2:45, 4:00, 5:15, 6:30 p.m. U750: 4-SS. G/25 d5. Rds.: AUG. 31-SEPT. 2, 69th Ohio Chess Congress (OH) 2:45, 4:00, 5:15, 6:30 p.m. Prizes: Trophies to Top 5 in each section. See Grand Prix. Montana Tiebreaks used. EF: Advance $20, $15 members, At site $30, $25 mem- , 1st Annual Wright Brothers Open (OH) bers. Send advance entries to John Moldovan, 510 4th Ave., Garwood, NJ OCT. 11-13 OR 12-13 Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! See Grand Prix. 07027 by July 18. Make checks payable to Westfield Chess Club. Reg.: JULY 20, A One-Day Wonder - UCCC Inter-City Mismatch Open 2:00-2:30 p.m. Info: Please present identification on entering the build- OCT.18-20OR 19-20, 22nd annual Midwest Class Championships 4SS. Rds. 1-2 G/45 d5. Rds. 3-4 G/60 d5. Site: Holiday Inn, 22 N. Last ing. John Moldovan: [email protected], Bill Cohen: 732-548- (IL) Chance Gulch, Helena, MT 59601. EF: $15. Jrs. $10. USCF & MCA mem- 8432 or 848-219-1358, westfieldchessclub.blogspot.com and www.west- See Grand Prix. bership required. OSA. Reg.: 8-8:30am. Rds.: 9am, 10:45, 1pm, 3:15. $$ fieldchessclub.com. 75-50. Biggest upset $25 (both nonprov). Special Conditions: City- mates will not be paired. MCA Grand-Prix Event. Director: Murray Strong, JULY 21, Chess Mates Sunday Quads Minnesota 406-459-6684; [email protected]. 3-RR. G/25 d5. 1531 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. Prizes: $55 to first in each section. EF: $20, $15 members. Reg.: 10:00-10:15 a.m. Rds.: Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 10:20, 11:30 a.m., 12:40 p.m. Info: [email protected], JULY 20, OleChess Summer Tournament Nebraska 732-499-0118, 732-499-0118. Also: Lessons with GM Yudasin 2:30-7:30 4-SS, G/60 d5. St. Olaf College, Buntrock Commons, 1520 St. Olaf Ave., p.m. on July 21, Aug. 4 & 18. Visit www.chessmatesnj.com or call for details. Northfield, MN. Std. EF (eligible for prizes): $25 by 7/19, $40 on site (cash AUG. 24-25, 59th Iowa Open Championship (IA) only). 1 bye available. Non-prize-eligible EF (available to OleChess See Grand Prix. JULY 27, Dr. Luzivminda Machan Open Campers only): $2/game by 7/19, $5/game on site; director will award 4-SS, G/40 d5. EF: $40, members $30, U1600 less $5. Prize Fund : points for unplayed games to create reasonable pairings. Prizes: $1000 $490 b/$700 in EF. Prizes: 140-95-70, U2200 $45, U2000 $40, U1800 $40, b/40 std. entries, min 2/class: $250-$150-$110-$70; Class X, A, B, C, D, Nevada U1600 $35, Biggest Upset $25. Reg.: 12:35-1:25 p.m. Rds.: 1:30, 3:15, E/Below/Unr: $70 ea. Reg.: 9-9:45. Rounds.: 10, 12:45, 3:00, 5:45. JULY 18-21, 19-21 OR 20-21, 18th annual Pacific Coast Open (CA- 5:00, 6:45 p.m. 2 byes available, commit prior to game 3. Re-entry $20, Enter on website: http://wp.stolaf.edu/conferences/. Info: summer@ S) before round 2 or 3 only. 1531 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. Also: Chess stolaf.edu, 507-786-3042. NS. NC. W. See Grand Prix. Mates Summer Camps with GM Yudasin on July 29-Aug. 2, Aug. 5-9, Aug

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12-16, Aug. 19-23, Aug. 26-30. Info: [email protected], 732- Rds.: 2:15-4:05-5:55 p.m. Info: Please present identification on enter- GM Yudasin on Aug. 19-23, Aug. 26-30. Info: chessmates@chessmatesnj. 499-0118. ing the building. John Moldovan: [email protected], Bill com, 732-499-0118. , Fair Lawn Saturday Quads Cohen: 732-548-8432 or 848-219-1358, westfieldchessclub.blogspot.com , Westfield Octos JULY 27 and www.westfieldchessclub.com. AUG. 18 ICA, 9-10 Saddle River Rd., Fair Lawn, NJ 07410. 3 RR, G/60 d0. EF: $25. 3-SS. G/40 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. Prizes per Prize: $50 to first in each quad. Reg.: 12:45-1:15 PM. Rds.: 1:30 PM, 3:45, AUG. 6-11, 2nd Annual Washington International (MD) 8-player section: 1st $50, 2nd $30, Under prize $20. (Under number 6:00. ENT: Info Diana 201-797-0330, [email protected]; www.icanj.net. ICA See Grand Prix. determined by rating of 4th seed). EF: $20, $15 Members. Reg.: 1:30-2:00 provides lunch. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! p.m. Rds.: 2:15-4:05-5:55 p.m. Info: Please present identification on entering the building. John Moldovan: [email protected], JULY 27, Hamilton CC Saturday Quad AUG. 7, 14, 21, 28, Chess Mates Wednesday G/90 4-SS, G/85 d5. 1 game per week. Prize Fund: 70% of EF. Prizes: 1st, 2nd Bill Cohen: 732-548-8432 or 848-219-1358, westfieldchessclub.blogspot. 3RR, 40/80 15/30 15/30 d0. Full K. New Location: McManimon Hall, 320 com and www.westfieldchessclub.com. Scully Ave., Hamilton Twp., NJ 08610. Quads open to all. EF: $10. Prizes: & Class Prizes (based on the # of participants). 2 byes are available. Late- $25 per Quad. Reg.: 9-10:30am. Rds.: 10:30am-1:30pm-4:30pm. NJ joins accepted until the start of round 3. EF: $30, $25 members. Reg.: AUG. 23-25 OR 24-25, 45th annual Atlantic Open (DC) State Chess Federation, no dues magazine Subscription per year, OSA. 6:45-7:00 p.m. Rds.: 7:00 p.m. on August 7, 14, 21, 28. 1531 Irving St., See Grand Prix. Also: Contact email: hamiltonchessclub.com. NS, NC, W. Rahway, NJ 07065. Chess Mates Summer Camps with GM Yudasin , Central Jersey Chess Tournament on Aug. 5-9, Aug 12-16, Aug. 19-23, Aug. 26-30. Info: chessmates@chess- AUG. 24 4SS. All Saints Open U1200 G/40 JULY 28, Westfield Quads matesnj.com, 732-499-0118. Church, 16 All Saints Rd., Princeton. , 3-RR. G/40 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. Prizes: d5, U900, U600 G/25 d5, Novice(unr), K-1(unr). Trophies: 1st-3rd, top $50 to first in each section. EF: $20, $15 Members. Reg.: 1:30-2:00 p.m. AUG. 8-11, 9-11 OR 10-11, 43rd annual Continental Open (MA) school/club team/section. $30 at njchess.com by 8/8, $40 on-site. Reg. Rds.: 2:15-4:05-5:55 p.m. Info: Please present identification on enter- See Grand Prix. ends 1:30. ing the building. John Moldovan: [email protected], Bill AUG. 10, Dr. Luzivminda Machan Open AUG. 24, Chess Mates Saturday Swiss Cohen: 732-548-8432 or 848-219-1358, westfieldchessclub.blogspot.com 4-SS, G/40 d5. EF: $40, members $30, U1600 less $5. Prize Fund : 4-SS, G/40 d5. EF: $40, members $30, U1600 less $5. Prize Fund : and www.westfieldchessclub.com. $490 b/$700 in EF. Prizes: 140-95-70, U2200 $45, U2000 $40, U1800 $40, $420 b/$600 in EF. Prizes: $120-80-60, U2100 $45, U1900 $40, U1700 $40, U1600 $35, Biggest Upset $25. Reg.: 12:35-1:25 p.m. Rds.: 1:30, 3:15, JULY 28, Chess Mates Sunday Quads U1500 $35. Reg.: 12:35-1:25 p.m. Rds.: 1:30, 3:15, 5:00, 6:45 p.m. Byes: 3-RR. G/25 d5. 1531 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. Prizes: $55 to first 5:00, 6:45 p.m. 2 byes available, commit prior to game 3. Re-entry $20, 2 byes available, must commit prior to game 3. Re-entry $20, before round in each section. EF: $20, $15 members. Reg.: 10:00-10:15 a.m. Rds.: before round 2 or 3 only. 1531 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. Also: Chess 2 or 3 only. 1531 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. Also: Chess Mates Sum- 10:20, 11:30 a.m., 12:40 p.m. Info: [email protected], Mates Summer Camps with GM Yudasin on Aug 12-16, Aug. 19-23, Aug. mer Camps with GM Yudasin on Aug. 26-30. Info: chessmates@chess Info: 732-499-0118. Also: Lessons with GM Yudasin 2:30-7:30 p.m. on Aug. 4 26-30. [email protected], 732-499-0118. matesnj.com, 732-499-0118. & 18. Visit www.chessmatesnj.com or call for details. AUG. 10, Fair Lawn Saturday Quads AUG. 24, Viking Quads , Chess Mates Summer Blitz (BLZ) ICA, 9-10 Saddle River Rd., Fair Lawn, NJ 07410. 3 RR, G/60 d0. EF: $25. Community Center, 293 Main St., Hackettstown, NJ. 3-RR, G/60 d5. $50 JULY 31 Prize: Reg.: Rds.: 7-SS. G/5 d0. 1531 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. Prize Fund : $225 b/16 $50 to first in each quad. 12:45-1:15 PM. 1:30 PM, 3:45, Quad winner. Reg.: 9-10am on Sat. EF: $15 online entryfeerus.com or $20 ENT: ICA entries. Prizes: $60-40-30. U2100 $25, U1900 $25, U1700 $25, U1500 $20. 6:00. Info Diana 201-797-0330, [email protected]; www.icanj.net. cash at site. PCNJ members get $5 refund. Dues $1 per year paid online provides lunch. EF: $20, $15 members. Reg.: 6:50-7:25 p.m. Rds.: 1st round 7:30 p.m, only. Kids Kwads: U1200, K-12, 3-RR, G/45 d5 EF: $10 online entryfeesr Subsequent rounds ASAP. Info: [email protected], 732-499- AUG. 11, Chess Mates Sunday Quads us.com, EF: $15 at site. Trophy to 1st. Awards to all. Info: Ken 908-619- 0118. 3-RR. G/25 d5. 1531 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. Prizes: $55 to first 8621, [email protected]. Web. in each section. EF: $20, $15 members. Reg.: 10:00-10:15 a.m. Rds.: AUG. 2-4 OR 3-4, 3rd Annual Potomac Open (MD) AUG. 25, Chess Mates Sunday Quads See Grand Prix. 10:20, 11:30 a.m., 12:40 p.m. Also: Lessons with GM Yudasin 2:30-7:30 3-RR. G/25 d5. 1531 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. Prizes: $55 to first p.m. on August 18. Chess Mates Summer Camps with GM Yudasin on Aug in each section. EF: $20, $15 members. Reg.: 10:00-10:15 a.m. Rds.: AUG. 2-4 OR 3-4, 12th annual Manhattan Open (NY) 12-16, Aug. 19-23, Aug. 26-30. Info: [email protected], 732- 10:20, 11:30 a.m., 12:40 p.m. Also: Lessons with GM Yudasin 2:30-7:30 See Grand Prix. 499-0118. p.m. on September 8,15. Chess Mates Summer Camps with GM Yudasin AUG. 3, Chess Mates Saturday Swiss AUG. 11, Westfield Quick Swiss (QC) on Aug. 26-30. Info: [email protected], 732-499-0118. 4-SS, G/40 d5. EF: $40, members $30, U1600 less $5. Prize Fund : 5-SS. G/10 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. $$G 425: , Westfield Quads Prizes: AUG. 25 $420 b/$600 in EF. $120-80-60, U2100 $45, U1900 $40, U1700 $40, 1st $125. 2nd, U2150, U1800, U1550, U1300 $60 each. EF: $35, $25 3-RR. G/40 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. Prizes: U1500 $35. Reg.: 12:35-1:25 p.m. Rds.: 1:30, 3:15, 5:00, 6:45 p.m. Byes: members. Reg.: 2:00-2:30 p.m. Rds.: 2:45-3:25-4:05-4:45-5:30 p.m. $50 to first in each section. EF: $20, $15 Members. Reg.: 1:30-2:00 p.m. 2 byes available, must commit prior to game 3. Re-entry $20, before round Info: Please present identification on entering the building. John Moldovan: Rds.: 2:15-4:05-5:55 p.m. Info: Please present identification on enter- 2 or 3 only. 1531 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. Also: Chess Mates Sum- [email protected], Bill Cohen: 732-548-8432 or 848-219- ing the building. John Moldovan: [email protected], Bill mer Camps with GM Yudasin on Aug. 5-9, Aug 12-16, Aug. 19-23, Aug. 1358, westfieldchessclub.blogspot.com and www.westfieldchessclub.com 26-30. Info: [email protected], 732-499-0118. Cohen: 732-548-8432 or 848-219-1358, westfieldchessclub.blogspot.com AUG. 16-18 OR 17-18 NOT JUNE 21-23 OR 22-23, 19th Annual and www.westfieldchessclub.com. , Fair Lawn Saturday Quads AUG. 3 Northeast Open (CT) , Dr. Luzivminda Machan Open ICA, 9-10 Saddle River Rd., Fair Lawn, NJ 07410. 3 RR, G/60 d0. EF: $25. See Grand Prix. AUG. 31 Prize: $50 to first in each quad. Reg.: 12:45-1:15 PM. Rds.: 1:30 PM, 3:45, 4-SS, G/40 d5. EF: $40, members $30, U1600 less $5. Prize Fund : 6:00. ENT: Info Diana 201-797-0330, [email protected]; www.icanj.net. ICA AUG. 17, Chess Mates Saturday G/60 $490 b/$700 in EF. Prizes: 140-95-70, U2200 $45, U2000 $40, U1800 $40, provides lunch. New Event. 3-SS, G/55 d5. 2 Sections: Open, U1800. EF: $30, members U1600 $35, Biggest Upset $25. Reg.: 12:35-1:25 p.m. Rds.: 1:30, 3:15, $25. Prize Fund: 70% of EF. Prizes: 1st, 2nd & Class Prizes (based on 5:00, 6:45 p.m. 2 byes available, commit prior to game 3. Re-entry $20, AUG. 4, Chess Mates Sunday Quads the # of participants). Reg.: 12:35-12:55 p.m. Rds.: 1:30, 3:40, 6:05 p.m. before round 2 or 3 only. 1531 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. Info: chess- 3-RR. G/25 d5. 1531 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. Prizes: $55 to first Byes: 1 bye available, must commit prior to game 2. No re-entry. 1531 Irv- [email protected], 732-499-0118. in each section. EF: $20, $15 members. Reg.: 10:00-10:15 a.m. Rds.: ing St., Rahway, NJ 07065. Also: Chess Mates Summer Camps with GM 10:20, 11:30 a.m., 12:40 p.m. Also: Lessons with GM Yudasin 2:30-7:30 Yudasin on Aug. 19-23, Aug. 26-30. Info: [email protected], AUG. 31, New Jersey K-8 Championship p.m. on August 4, 18. Chess Mates Summer Camps with GM Yudasin on 732-499-0118. NOTE NEW LOCATION: Headquarters Plaza Hyatt, 3 Headquarters Plaza, Info: Morristown, NJ (973) 898-9100. Easy access to Morristown Train Station Aug. 5-9, Aug 12-16, Aug. 19-23, Aug. 26-30. chessmates@chess- , Chess Mates Sunday Quads matesnj.com, 732-499-0118. AUG. 18 & NJ Transit buses. Room rate $99/night.3 Sections: U1000, U700, U500. 3-RR. G/25 d5. 1531 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. Prizes: $55 to first All sections: 5SS, G/30 d5. Trophies to top 10 in each section. Reg.: Sat, AUG. 4, Westfield Quads in each section. EF: $20, $15 members. Reg.: 10:00-10:15 a.m. Rds.: 8/31 11:00-12:00pm. Rounds: 12:30pm & ASAP. Entry Fee: $25 if paid 3-RR. G/40 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. Prizes: 10:20, 11:30 a.m., 12:40 p.m. Also: Lessons with GM Yudasin 2:30-7:30 by 8/27, $35 onsite. Entries to: Noreen Davisson, 6 Red Barn Ln., Ran- $50 to first in each section. EF: $20, $15 Members. Reg.: 1:30-2:00 p.m. p.m. on August 18, September 8, 15. Chess Mates Summer Camps with dolph, NJ 07869. Info: [email protected]. AUG. 31-SEPT. 2 OR SEPT. 1-2, 67th Annual New Jersey Open Championship See Grand Prix. th SEPT. 8, Westfield Quads 3-RR. G/40 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. Prizes: 135 annual NY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP $50 to first in each section. EF: $20, $15 Members. Reg.: 1:30-2:00 p.m. Rds.: 2:15-4:05-5:55 p.m. Info: Please present identification on enter- Aug 30-Sep 2, Aug 31-Sep 2 or Sep 1-2, Albany ing the building. John Moldovan: [email protected], Bill Cohen: 732-548-8432 or 848-219-1358, westfieldchessclub.blogspot.com America’s oldest annual event - $13,000 guaranteed and www.westfieldchessclub.com. SEPT. 15, Westfield Quads 6 round Labor Day weekend Swiss in 5 sections; you play only those in your 3-RR. G/40 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. Prizes: $50 to first in each section. EF: $20, $15 Members. Reg.: 1:30-2:00 p.m. section. Choice of 4-day, 3-day or 2-day schedule (no 2-day Open Section), all merge Rds.: 2:15-4:05-5:55 p.m. Info: Please present identification on enter- and compete for same prizes. $97 room rates, free parking, free airport shuttle. ing the building. John Moldovan: [email protected], Bill Cohen: 732-548-8432 or 848-219-1358, westfieldchessclub.blogspot.com Open Section: Prizes $1500-700-500-300, state title and $100 bonus to and www.westfieldchessclub.com. OCT. 9-14, 11-14 OR 12-14, 4th annual Continental Class Cham- top NY resident, top U2300/Unr $700, U2200/Unr $600. FIDE, 80 GPP. pionships (VA) Under 2100: $1000-500-300-150, top Under 1900 $400.. See Grand Prix. OCT. 18-20 OR 19-20, 4th annual Eastern Team Championship (CT) Under 1800: $1000-500-300-150, top Under 1600 $400. See Connecticut. Under 1500: $800-400-250-150, top Under 1300 $300. NOV. 1-3 OR 2-3, 4th annual Boardwalk Open Under 1200: $500-250-150-100, plaque to first 3, top Under 1000, Under See Grand Prix. NOV. 29-DEC. 1 OR NOV. 30-DEC. 1, 44th annual National Chess 800, Under 600, Unrated. Congress (PA) Unrated prize limits: $150 in U1200, $300 U1500, $600 U1800. See Grand Prix. MIXED DOUBLES BONUS PRIZES: $500-300-200. New York FULL DETAILS: see “Grand Prix” in this issue or chesstour.com. JULY 11 & 18, 6th Long Island CC G/24 6SS, G/24 d5. United Methodist Church, 470 East Meadow Ave., East Meadow, NY 11554. Open to all. $(b/20): $200-100. Top U-2000, U- 1700, U-1400/unr. $65 ea. EF: $30. Non-LICC members +$10. Reg.:

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6:40-7:10 PM, no adv. ent., Rds.: 7:15-8:15-9:15 ea. Thursday. 3 byes 1- tions: A. Open ($360/26): $160-80, U2100 65, U1800 55. B. U1500 100-50, U2200 $95, U2000 $85. Reg.: 6:15-6:45 pm. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30- 6. Info: www.lichessclub.com. NS, Skittles rm. ($240/18): $120-65, U1200 55. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 11:15- 10:45. One bye available, request at entry. , Celebrate Ken Evans 11:45. Rds.: 12-1:45-4:00-5:45. One bye available, request at entry. www. JULY 13 (NOT 12TH) marshallchessclub.org. AUG. 2, Marshall Friday U2000 Action! RPI Academy Hall at College Ave. & 15th St, 3rd Fl Aud, Troy. 4SS, G/45 4-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $40, d5. EF: $15, $10, $5. Fund-raiser for Youth. Prizes: $100, $50. Top 5 U1600 Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! members $20. ($360/24): $160-80, U1800 $65, U1600 $55. Reg.: 6:15- receive trophies. Games at 10, 12, 2, 4. Register: [email protected]. Web- JULY 22, 29, AUG. 5, 12, 19, 26, Marshall FIDE Mondays!! 6:45. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45. One bye available, request at entry. www. site: www.maketherightmove.org for details. 6-SS, G/120 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. Open marshallchessclub.org. , Goldhirsch #1 to all players 1600 or above. EF: $50, Members $30. ($500 b/28): $175- JULY 14 Reg.: AUG. 2-4 OR 3-4, 3rd Annual Potomac Open (MD) Riverbank State Park, 145th St. & Riverside Dr., NYC. 4SS, G/45 d5. 125-100, U2000 $100. 2 byes OK, commit before round 4. 6:15-6:45. Rds.: See Grand Prix. Games 10, 12, 2, 4. EF: $15, $10, $5. Prize: $100, $50, Trophies: Top 7 7PM each Monday. FIDE rated. FIDE ratings used for pairings and U1234, Top 7 U789. Fundraiser, donations encouraged. Info, reg: www.the prizes. Players w/o FIDE rating: USCF rating used for prizes. Limit 2 byes, AUG. 2-4 OR 3-4, 12th annual Manhattan Open rightmove.org, 212 729-7060. request by rd. 4. www.marshallchessclub.org. See Grand Prix. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! JULY 16, Marshall Masters! Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! See Grand Prix. JULY 25, AUG. 1, 8, 15, 22, 3rd Long Island CC Summer Open AUG. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, SEPT. 6, Marshall Monday U1600! 5SS, G/90 d5. United Methodist Church, 470 East Meadow Ave., East 5-SS, G/85 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. ($450/20): $240-120, JULY 18, 25, AUG. 15, Marshall Thursday Game 30! Meadow, NY 11554. Open to all. $(b/22): $170-120. Top U-2000, U- U1300 $90. Reg.: 6:15-6:4., Rds.: 7 pm each Mon. Two byes available, 4-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $40, 1500/unr. $100 ea. Best upset $10. EF: $35. Non-LICC members +$10. request by Round 3. www.marshallchessclub.org. members $25, GMs free. Prizes: ($$530 based on 32 paid entries: $200- Reg.: 6:40-7:10 PM, no adv. ent., Rds.: 7:15 PM SHARP ea. Thursday. 2 100-50, U2100 $95, U1900 $85. Reg.: 6:15-6:45 pm. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30- byes 1-5. Info: www.lichessclub.com. Skittles rm. NS. AUG. 3 (NOT AUG. 2), Celebrate Herman Calderon 10:45. One bye available, request at entry. RPI Academy Hall at College Ave. & 15th St, 3rd Fl Aud, Troy. 4SS, G/45 JULY 26, Marshall $500 FIDE Blitz! (BLZ) d5. EF: $15, $10, $5. Fund-raiser for Youth. Prizes: $100, $50. Top 5 U1600 , Marshall Friday G/45 Quads See Grand Prix. JULY 19 receive trophies. Games at 10, 12, 2, 4. Register: [email protected]. Web- 3rd Friday every month. 3-RR, G/40 d5. Open to all; quads formed by rat- , Marshall Saturday U1600! ing. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $30, members JULY 27 site: www.maketherightmove.org for details. 4-SS, G/40 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. ($300 $20, $50 for each winner. Reg.: 5:15-5:45. Rds.: 6-7:30-9. www.marshall b/24): $160-80, U1300 $60. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 12:15-12:45. AUG. 3, 10, 17, 24, Rochester Chess Center Saturday Tournaments! chessclub.org. Rds.: 1-2:45-4:30-6:15PM. One bye available, request at entry. www.mar 3-SS, G/60 d5. Rochester CC, 221 Norris Dr., Rochester, NY 14610. 585- JULY 19-21 OR 20-21, 18th Annual Bradley Open (CT) shallchessclub.org. 442-2430. Prizes based on entries. EF: $15, RCC members $13. $2 less See Grand Prix. for HS and Pre-HS. Reg.: 1-1:45 pm. Rds.: 2-4-6. One bye available, Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! request at entry. www.nychess.org. Also, Youth tournament every Satur- Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! JULY 27-28 OR 28, Marshall July U2300! day morning 10am-1pm, trophies and prizes. EF: $5 JULY 20, Syracuse-Minoa July Open 4SS, 30/85 d5, SD/1 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. 4SS. Rds.: 1&2 G/60 d5, Rds.: 3&4 G/90 d5. Minoa Municipal Bldg., 240 EF: $45, Members $25. ($540 b/40): $240-120, U2000/unr $95, U1700 AUG. 6, Marshall Tuesday Action! N. Main St., Minoa, NY (Exit Kirkville Rd. E. from I 481, R. at second light). $85. Reg: ends 12:15PM. Rds.: 2 schedules: 2 day, Rds. 12:30-5:30 PM 4-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $40, EF: $30. Prizes: (b/20) $200, 125, Class 100. Reg.: 8:30-9:15. Rds.: 9:30, each day; 1 day, (Rds. 1-2 G/25 d5) 10-11:15AM-12:30-5:30 PM Sun; both members $20. ($360/24): $160-80, U2100 $65, U1800 $55. Reg.: 6:15- 12:00, 2:15, 5:30. Contact: Joe Ball 315-436-9008. merge rd.3. Limit 2 byes, request at entry. NO RE-ENTRY. www.marshall 6:45. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45. One bye available, request at entry. www. marshallchessclub.org. JULY 20, Marshall Saturday G/60! chessclub.org. 4-SS, G/55 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716.($540/40): JULY 29, AUG. 5, 19, 97th Nassau Grand Prix & Qualifying AUG. 6-11, 2nd Annual Washington International (MD) $240-120, U2000 95, U1700 85. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 11:15-11:45. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. Rds.: 12-2:30-4:45-7. One bye available, request at entry. www.mar , Marshall Thursday Action With The Chess Center of New Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! shallchessclub.org. AUG. 1 York AUG. 7, 14, 21, 28, Community Chess Club of Rochester Wed Night JULY 21, Marshall Sunday G/45! 4-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $40, chess! 4-SS, G/40 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. Two sec- members $25, GMs free. Prizes: ($$530 based on 32 paid entries: $200- 1 game, G/80 d5. Rochester Chess Center, 221 Norris Dr., Rochester, NY

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14610. 585-442-2430. EF: $5, CCCR members $3. Reg.: 7-7:25 pm. Rd.: 23 West 10th St., New York, NY 10011, 212-477-3716. Entry fee: $35. $240-120, U2000 95, U1700 85. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 11:15-11:45. 7:30pm. www.rochesterchessclub.org. Prizes $500/20: $200-$100, 1700-1999 $70, U1700 $70, top woman Rds.: 12-2:30-4:45-7. One bye available, request at entry. www.mar $60; 1 bye OK, lock in before Rd. 2. Registration: 11:30-12:15, rounds shallchessclub.org. AUG. 8, Marshall Thursday Game 30 Grand Prix! See Grand Prix. 12:30-5:30 each day. NYSCA membership required for NYS residents ($20 printed quarterly Empire Chess, $12 online subscription), other state mem- SEPT. 1, Marshall Sunday G/45! AUG. 8-11, 9-11 OR 10-11, 43rd annual Continental Open (MA) berships accepted if out of state resident. Title to top NYS resident. 4-SS, G/40 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. Two sec- See Grand Prix. Please bring proof of age. tions: A. Open ($360/26): $160-80, U2100 65, U1800 55. B. U1500 ($240/18): $120-65, U1200 55. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 11:15- AUG. 9-11 OR 10-11, Cleveland Open (OH) AUG. 18, Marshall Sunday U2000! 11:45. Rds.: 12-1:45-4:00-5:45. One bye available, request at entry. See Grand Prix. 4-SS, G/40 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. ($300 www.marshallchessclub.org. b/20): $160-80, U1700 $60. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 12:15-12:45. AUG. 9-11, 10-11 OR 11, Marshall August Super GP SEPT. 2, Marshall Labor Day Madness! See Grand Prix. Rds.: 1-2:45-4:30-6:15PM. One bye available, request at entry. www.mar shallchessclub.org. 5-SS, G/40 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! ($$810/b50) 2 Sections: A) Open: $200-100, U 2100 $70, U1900 $60. B) AUG. 14, 21, 28, SEPT. 4, 11, Marshall Wednesday U1400! AUG. 20, Marshall Masters! Under 1700: $150-100, U1500 70, U1300 $60. EF: $45, members $25. 5-SS, G/85 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $50, See Grand Prix. Reg.: 11:15-11:45. Rds.: 12-1:45-3:30-5:30-7:15. Two byes available, members $30. ($450/24): $240-120, U1100 $90. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Rds.: AUG. 22, Marshall Thursday Game 30! request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. 7 pm each Wed. Limit two byes, request by Rd. 3. www.marshallchess 4-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $40, SEPT. 3, Marshall Tuesday Action! club.org. members $25, GMs free. Prizes: ($$530 based on 32 paid entries: $200- 4-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $40, Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 100-50, U2100 $95, U1900 $85. Reg.: 6:15-6:45 pm. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30- members $20. ($360/24): $160-80, U2100 $65, U1800 $55. Reg.: 6:15- AUG. 14, 21, 28, SEPT. 4, 11, Marshall Wednesday U2000! 10:45. One bye available, request at entry. 6:45. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45. One bye available, request at entry. www. 5-SS, 30/85 d5, SD/1 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. AUG. 23, Marshall $500 FIDE Blitz! (BLZ) marshallchessclub.org. EF: $50, members $30. ($450/24): $240-120, U1700 $90. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. See Grand Prix. SEPT. 5, Marshall Thursday Game 30 Grand Prix! Rds.: 7 pm each Wed. Limit two byes, request by Rd. 3. www.marshall See Grand Prix. chessclub.org. AUG. 23-25 OR 24-25, 45th annual Atlantic Open (DC) See Grand Prix. SEPT. 6, Marshall Friday U2000 Action! AUG. 15, Marshall Thursday Game 30! AUG. 24, Celebrate Liz Gialanella 4-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $40, 4-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $40, members $20. ($360/24): $160-80, U1800 $65, U1600 $55. Reg.: 6:15- members $25, GMs free. Prizes: ($$530 based on 32 paid entries: $200- RPI Academy Hall at College Ave. & 15th St, 3rd Fl Aud, Troy. 4SS, G/45 d5. EF: $15, $10, $5. Fund-raiser for Youth. Prizes: $100, $50. Top 5 U1600 6:45. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45. One bye available, request at entry. 100-50, U2100 $95, U1900 $85. Reg.: 6:15-6:45 pm. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30- www.marshallchessclub.org. 10:45. One bye available, request at entry. receive trophies. Games at 10, 12, 2, 4. Register: [email protected]. Web- site: www.maketherightmove.org for details. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! SEPT. 7, Marshall Saturday U1800! 4-SS, G/40 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. ($300/24): AUG. 15, 22, 29, SEPT. 5, 12, Marshall Thursday Members Only AUG. 24, Marshall Saturday U1600! Swiss 4-SS, G/40 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. ($300 $160-80, U1500 $60. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 12:15-12:45. Rds.: 1- 5-SS, G/115 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. Open b/24): $160-80, U1300 $60. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 12:15-12:45. 2:45-4:30-6:15. One bye available, request at entry. www.marshallchess to MCC members only. EF: $30. ($450 b/24): $200-100, U2100 $90, Rds.: 1-2:45-4:30-6:15PM. One bye available, request at entry. www.mar club.org. U1800 $60. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Rds.: 7PM each Thursday. Limit 2 byes, shallchessclub.org. SEPT. 7-8 OR 8, Marshall September Open GP request by rd. 3. www.marshallchessclub.org. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! See Grand Prix. AUG. 16, Marshall Friday U2200 Action! AUG. 24-25 OR 25, Marshall August U2300! Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 4-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $40, 4SS, 30/85 d5, SD/1 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. SEPT. 9, 16, 23, 30, OCT. 7, Marshall Monday U1600! members $20. ($360/24): $160-80, U2000 $65, U1800 $55. Reg.: 6:15- EF: $45, Members $25. ($540 b/40): $240-120, U2000/unr $95, U1700 5-SS, G/85 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. ($450/20): $240-120, 6:45. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45. One bye available, request at entry. www. $85. Reg: ends 12:15PM. Rds.: 2 schedules: 2 day, Rds. 12:30-5:30 PM U1300 $90. Reg.: 6:15-6:4., Rds.: 7 pm each Mon. Two byes available, marshallchessclub.org. each day; 1 day, (Rds. 1-2 G/25 d5) 10-11:15AM-12:30-5:30 PM Sun; both request by Round 3. www.marshallchessclub.org. merge rd.3. Limit 2 byes, request at entry. NO RE-ENTRY. www.marshall AUG. 16-18 OR 17-18 NOT JUNE 21-23 OR 22-23, 19th Annual chessclub.org. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Northeast Open (CT) SEPT. 9, 16, 23, 30, OCT. 7, 14, Marshall FIDE Mondays!! See Grand Prix. AUG. 29, Marshall Thursday Game 30! 6-SS, G/120 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. Open 4-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $40, to all players 1600 or above. EF: $50, Members $30. ($500 b/28): $175- AUG. 17, Marshall Saturday U1500 members $25, GMs free. Prizes: ($$530 based on 32 paid entries: $200- 4-SS, G/40 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. ($300/20): 125-100, U2000 $100. 2 byes OK, commit before round 4. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. 100-50, U2100 $95, U1900 $85. Reg.: 6:15-6:45 pm. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30- Rds.: 7PM each Monday. FIDE rated. FIDE ratings used for pairings and $160-80, U1200 60. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 12:15-12:45. Rds.: 1- 10:45. One bye available, request at entry. 2:45-4:30-6:15. One bye available, request at entry. www.marshallchess prizes. Players w/o FIDE rating: USCF rating used for prizes. Limit 2 byes, club.org. AUG. 30, Marshall Friday G/45 Quads request by rd. 4. www.marshallchessclub.org. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 3rd Friday every month. 3-RR, G/40 d5. Open to all; quads formed by rat- SEPT. 12, Marshall Thursday Action With The Chess Center of ing. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $30, members AUG. 17, Syracuse-Minoa Aug Open New York 4SS. Rds.: 1&2 G/60 d5, Rds.: 3&4 G/90 d5. Minoa Municipal Bldg., 240 $20, $50 for each winner. Reg.: 5:15-5:45. Rds.: 6-7:30-9. www.marshall 4-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $40, N. Main St., Minoa, NY (Exit Kirkville Rd. E. from I 481, R. at second light). chessclub.org. members $25, GMs free. Prizes: ($$530 based on 32 paid entries: $200- Reg.: Rds.: EF: $30. Prizes: (b/20) $200, 125, Class 100. Reg.: 8:30-9:15. Rds.: 9:30, AUG. 30-SEP. 2, AUG. 31-SEPT. 2 OR SEPT. 1-2, 135th annual NY 100-50, U2200 $95, U2000 $85. 6:15-6:45 pm. 7-8:15-9:30- 12:00, 2:15, 5:30. Contact: Joe Ball 315-436-9008. State Championship 10:45. One bye available, request at entry. A State Championship Event! See Grand Prix. SEPT. 13, Marshall Friday U2200 Action! AUG. 17-18, New York State Senior Championship AUG. 31, Marshall Saturday G/60! 4-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $40, 4-SS, G/120 d5, open to all born before August 17, 1963. Marshall CC, 4-SS, G/55 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. ($540/40): members $20. ($360/24): $160-80, U2000 $65, U1800 $55. Reg.: 6:15- 6:45. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45. One bye available, request at entry. www. marshallchessclub.org. SEPT. 14, Celebrate Karen Merker RPI Academy Hall at College Ave. & 15th St, 3rd Fl Aud, Troy. 4SS, G/45 d5. EF: $15, $10, $5. Fund-raiser for Youth. Prizes: $100, $50. Top 5 U1600 receive trophies. Games at 10, 12, 2, 4. Register: [email protected]. Web- 2013 CLEVELAND OPEN site: www.maketherightmove.org for details. August 9-11 or 10-11, Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel SEPT. 14, Marshall Saturday G/60! 4-SS, G/55 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. ($540/40): $240-120, U2000 95, U1700 85. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 11:15-11:45. Rds.: 12-2:30-4:45-7. One bye available, request at entry. www.mar $16,000 guaranteed prizes shallchessclub.org. 5 round Swiss in 6 sections, you play only those in your section. Choice OCT. 9-14, 11-14 OR 12-14, 4th annual Continental Class Cham- pionships (VA) of 3-day or 2-day schedule, both merge after round 2. $84 room rates plus $3 See Grand Prix. facility charge, free parking, free airport shuttle! OCT. 18-20 OR 19-20, 4th annual Eastern Team Championship (CT) Open Section: Prizes $2000-1000-500-300, clear/tiebreak win $100 See Connecticut. NOV. 1-3 OR 2-3, 4th annual Boardwalk Open (NJ) bonus, top U2300/Unr $800-400. FIDE rated, 120 GPP (enhanced). See Grand Prix. Under 2100 Section: $1400-700-400-200, top U1900 (no unr) $500. NOV. 29-DEC. 1 OR NOV. 30-DEC. 1, 44th annual National Chess Congress (PA) Under 1800 Section: $1400-700-400-200, top U1600 (no unr) $500. See Grand Prix. Under 1500 Section: $1200-600-300-200, top U1300 (no unr) $400. Adult Under 1200 Section: $300-200-100, trophies. North Carolina Junior Under 1200 Section: $300-200-100, trophies. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Charlotte Chess Club Unrated prize limits: U1200 $150, U1500 $300, U1800 $500. Charlotte Chess Club, Skyland Family Restaurant, 4544 South Blvd., Char- lotte, NC 28209. 5-SS, 1 Rd. Per Wednesday evening at 7:45pm,. G/90 MIXED DOUBLES BONUS PRIZES: Best male/female 2-player d5. EF: $4 if CCC Member or $6. CCC Memb. $25. per yr. Info: lelandfue@ “team” (average under 2200) combined score among all sections: $400-200. yahoo.com, www.charlottechess.com. JULY 13, Orchard Lake Campground Open FULL DETAILS: see “Grand Prix” in this issue or chesstour.com. 3SS, G/75 d5. Saluda, NC. $$450 b/30. 1st $100, U2200 $65, U2000 $60, U1800 $55, U1600 $50, U1400 $45, U1200 $40, U1000 $35. Rds.: 9-12- 3 EF: $25 (incl $7 campground fee) Information/E-mail: Kevin Hyde, [email protected]. HR: http://orchardlakecampground.com.

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AUG. 3&4 AND 10&11, Western North Carolina August FIDE SEPT. 20-22 OR 21-22, 6th annual Louisville Open (KY) AUG. 8-11, 9-11 OR 10-11, 43rd annual Continental Open (MA) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. AUG. 23-25 OR 24-25, 45th annual Atlantic Open (DC) OCT. 11-13 OR 12-13, 1st Annual Wright Brothers Open AUG. 9-10, 2013 U.S. Blind Chess Championship See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. See Nationals. AUG. 24, Knights Templar IV AUG. 9-11 OR 10-11, Cleveland Open (OH) 3-SS, G/75 d5. Dowd YMCA, 400 E. Morehead St., Charlotte, NC 28202. Oklahoma See Grand Prix. In 10 man sections: $$100-50 per. EF: $25. ($5 discount for CCC AUG. 10, Masterminds CC Summer Quads Membs.) Reg.: 9:30am. Rds.: 10-1-3:30. Info: charlottechessclub@gmail. JULY 12-14, Kansas Open (KS) Blair Christian Academy, 220 W. Upsal St., Philadelphia, PA. Quads: 3RR, com, www.charlottechess.com (704-965-8931). See Kansas. 40/75, SD/30 d5. EF: $20 cash; $40, $50 for 3-0. Reg.: 9AM. Rd.: 1 at OCT. 9-14, 11-14 OR 12-14, 4th annual Continental Class Cham- JULY 19-21 OR 20-21, 2013 Houston Open (TX) 9:30AM then asap. Info: Bradley Crable, 215-844-3881, masterminds pionships (VA) See Grand Prix. chess.org. See Grand Prix. AUG. 31-SEPT. 2, 32nd FIDE NAO AUG. 23-25 OR 24-25, 45th annual Atlantic Open (DC) A State Championship Event! See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. , North Carolina Senior Open OCT. 19-20 , August LVCA Scholarships K-12 Championships 4-SS, G/120 d5. Hampton Inn & Suites Shelton Vineyards, 150 AUG. 24 5-SS, G/30 d5. EF: $30, $40 CASH ONLY after 8/21/13 AT SITE. $$1000 Charlestowne Dr., Dobson, NC 27017, 336-353-9400. HR: $107/night Oregon in Scholarships to 1st-$400, 2nd-$200, 3rd-$100, $100 each top 3 Lehigh chess rate, breakfast included. One open section. $$Gtd: 150-100-50 + , 62nd Annual Oregon Open — $3400 Guaranteed Valley players. Trophy’s to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Top U1400, U1200, U1000, trophy; U1600, $100 + trophy. Top NC resident recognized as 2013 NC AUG. 31-SEPT. 2 See Grand Prix. U800, U600, U400, UNR, $10-$20 in Random Prizes to every player. Senior Champion. EF: $35 until 10/17, $40 at site. USCF membership Rds.: 1:10pm then ASAP. Reg.: Ends 1pm. Site:Holy Trinity Church, 514 required. $2 reduction to NCCA members. Mail checks to Bob Mahan, 610 3rd Ave., Bethlehem, PA 18102. Ent: Bruce Davis, 1208 Linden St., Beth- N. Main St., Suite 215, Blacksburg, VA 24060. SCHEDULE: Reg. 9:30-10:30 Pennsylvania lehem, PA 18018, 484-866-3045, Email: bdavis@lehighvalleychessclub. Sat., Rds. 11:00 AM & 4:00 PM Sat., 9:00 AM & 2:00 PM Sun. Byes: One org, Info: www.lehighvalleychessclub.org/. 1/2-pt bye at registration (irrevocable). All participants must be 50 Every Friday - LVCA 7 & 9 pm Blitz Events Open/U1200 (BLZ) years old by December 31, 2013. Please visit www.seniors.queenci- 8SS, G/5 d2. St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church, 140 So. Ott St., Allentown, AUG. 31-SEPT. 2, 69th Ohio Chess Congress (OH) tychess.com or email [email protected] for more info. PA 18104. EF: $5, Prizes: Open and U1200, Minimum 50% Returned. See Grand Prix. 1st-70%, 2nd-30% AND will ADD PRIZES if 12 or more players per sec- SEPT. 14, Masterminds CC Summer Quads tion, FREE Coffee For All Entrants. REG.: Ends 6:55pm, Cash on site only. Blair Christian Academy, 220 W. Upsal St., Philadelphia, PA. Quads: 3RR, Ohio RDS.:7 pm, then ASAP. On Site: 484-866-3045 or bdavis@lehighvalley- 40/75, SD/30 d5. EF: $20 cash; $40, $50 for 3-0. Reg.: 9AM. Rd.: 1 at chessclub.org, www.lehighvalleychessclub.org. JULY 12, DCC Friday Nite Quick 2013 (QC) 9:30AM then asap. Info: Bradley Crable, 215-844-3881, masterminds 4SS, G/24 d5. Dayton Chess Club, 18 W. 5th St., Dayton, OH. Rds.: Every Saturday - LVCA QUADS/RBO U1200 Quads + G/7 d3 chess.org. 7:30/8:30/9:30/10:30. One bye. Prizes based on entries. EF: $10 ($8 DCC (No Club 6/15, See Picnic in Jasper Park 6/15 tla below.) G/40 d5 Quads, OCT. 9-14, 11-14 OR 12-14, 4th annual Continental Class Cham- mbr). Info: [email protected]/. 937-461-6283. 3-RR. Reg.: 1-1:45, Rds.: 2 pm, then asap. Site: Holy Trinity Lutheran pionships (VA) Church, 514 3rd Ave., Bethlehem, PA 18018. 2 Sections: Open Section EF: Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! See Grand Prix. , Cincy Tornado: I Play Chess, Therefore I Am $15. Prizes: $50 for 3-0 score, else $45 for 1st. RBO Section EF: $10. JULY 13 Prizes: $30 for 3-0 score, else $25 for 1st. G/7 d3 Event Rd. 1: 6:15 pm OCT. 11-13 OR 12-13, 1st Annual Wright Brothers Open (OH) Monthly Cincinnati Chess Tournament. 4 SS tmt., G/60 d5. Site: 605 or asap. Prizes: 50% of entries, 1st-70%, 2nd-30%, more prizes if 12 or See Grand Prix. Northland Blvd., Forest Park, OH 45240 (green building next to Speedway). more. Ph: 484-866-3045, Bruce. Info: [email protected]. EF: $25 until 7/8 then $30 at site. Visa-MC-AMEX accepted at site Based OCT. 18-20 OR 19-20, 4th annual Eastern Team Championship (CT) on 35 entries. Open: $200-$100; 1st in Class A,B,C,D/under...each $100. Maryland Chess Association (MD) See Connecticut. Reg.: 9-9:45. Rds.: 10am-1:00-3:30-6:00. One bye available. Register See Maryland. NOV. 1-3 OR 2-3, 4th annual Boardwalk Open (NJ) online at chessearth.com or mail entry fee to Robert Chenault, 932 Smi- See Grand Prix. ley Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45240. Contact: Robert at 513-884-7027. North Penn Chess Club Main & Richardson, Lansdale, PA. See www.northpennchessclub.org for NOV. 29-DEC. 1 OR NOV. 30-DEC. 1, 44th annual National Chess JULY 13, Solon Summer Sizzler schedules & info or 215-699-8418. Congress 4SS, G/30 d5. Mustard Seed Market, 2nd Floor 6025 Kruse Dr., Solon, OH See Grand Prix. 44139. EF: $25. USCF membership required. Sections: Open, U-1500, A State Championship Event! K-8 U-1000. Pairings in Open may be accelerated at TD’s discretion. Reg- JULY 14, PA State Blitz Championship (BLZ) istration: 9-9:45 at site. Rds.: Open, U-1500 10, 11:30, 1, 2:30, Scholastic 8SS, double round (16 games), G/5 d0.Aloha Math Center – Tri-Bridges Rhode Island ASAP. Prizes: $300 Guaranteed. Open: 1st $100, 2nd $50, U-1900 $50, Chess Club, 17 Ravine Rd., Frazer, PA 19355. Prizes $360 (b/25), else in 1st U-1500 $50, 2nd $25, 1st U-1200 $25. Scholastic Section: Tro- proportion: $120-60, U2000 $70, U1600 $60, U1200/Unr $50. EF: $20 at AUG. 8-11, 9-11 OR 10-11, 43rd annual Continental Open (MA) phies to top 3 in K-2, 3-5 6-8. Special Offer: Free healthy box lunch ($10 , $25 on site. Reg. from 12:00 to 12:30 PM. Rds. 1, 1:30, 2, 2:30, 3, 3:30, See Grand Prix. 4, 4:30. PSCF req’d, OSA. First prize also receives free entry to PA State value) to ALL players! Info: www.progresswithchess.org. Contact: OCT. 18-20 OR 19-20, 4th annual Eastern Team Championship (CT) Mike Joelson 216-321-7000. Championship on 7/20-1. One pair of half point byes available and may be requested through round 4. Blitz rated, but highest of regular, quick See Connecticut. JULY 19, DCC Friday Nite Quick 2013 (QC) or blitz used for pairings & prizes. Info:joshuamiltonanderson@gmail. 4SS, G/24 d5. Dayton Chess Club, 18 W. 5th St., Dayton, OH. Rds.: com, 484-948-5692. Ent: Online at http://mindseyepress.webs.com/apps/ 7:30/8:30/9:30/10:30. One bye. Prizes based on entries. EF: $10 ($8 DCC webstore/. South Carolina mbr). Info: [email protected]/. 937-461-6283. , Columbia Open JULY 20-21, 2013 Ira Lee Riddle Memorial PA State Championship AUG. 16-18 OR 17-18 JULY 20, Heat Wave PAWN STORM XVII See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. JULY 27, 2013 PA State Action Championship JULY 25, DCC Friday Nite Quick 2013 (QC) See Grand Prix. Tennessee 4SS, G/24 d5. Dayton Chess Club, 18 W. 5th St., Dayton, OH. Rds.: 7:30/8:30/9:30/10:30. One bye. Prizes based on entries. EF: $10 ($8 DCC A Heritage Event! JULY 19-21 OR 20-21, 2013 Houston Open (TX) Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! mbr). Info: [email protected]/. 937-461-6283. See Grand Prix. JULY 27-28, 44th Susquehanna Valley Open , Cleveland Open 5SS, G/85 d5. Honeysuckle Student Apts., 111 Honeysuckle Ct., Blooms- Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! AUG. 9-11 OR 10-11 2013 Clinton Pearson Jr. Memorial Open See Grand Prix. burg, PA 17815. EF: $29 by July 23, $40 later. $$ (400G): 150-75-40, 135 JULY 20, in class prizes. Prizes may be increased if over 30 entries. Seating may Cumberland Co. Community Complex, 1398 Livingston Rd., Crossville, TN Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! be limited. Reg.: 9-9:30am. Rds.: 10 am, 1:30 pm, 5 pm; 10 am, 1:30 pm. 38555. $420 guaranteed prize fund. In 2 Sections, Open: 4SS, G/60 d5, AUG. 10, Toledo August Swiss Housing: $50 for one night, $90 for Fri & Sat - for housing info contact $$: $75. 30-X,A,B,C,D/Below. Amateur: 4SS, G/60 d5, Open to U1200 & Open, 4SS, Rnd. 1 G/75 d5, Rnds. 2-4 G/85 d5. The University of Toledo Sam Lamonto, 717-580 7492, [email protected]. Ent: GHACC, C/O under. $$: $75. 30-F,G,H/Below,UNR UNR eligible for unrated prize only. Health Science Campus, Mulford Library Basement Cafe, 3000 Arlington Michael Jemo, 128 Forest Hills Acres, Hazle Twp., PA 18201, 570-455-9261, ALL: EF: $15 if mailed by 7/15, $20 at site. Memb. Req’d: TCA $10 TN Ave., Toledo, OH 43614. Can split into 2 sections if enough players. EF: 570-956-2492. [email protected]. Affiliate - Hazleton Chess Club A6009897. residents only. ENT: Harry D. Sabine, P. O. Box 381, Crossville, TN 38557. $20 by 8/8, $25 at site. Reg.: 9-10 a.m., Rds.: 10, 1, 4, & 7. Prizes: $360 Send acknowledgement to: Michael A. Jemo, 128 Forest Hills Acres, INFO: www.cumberlandcountychess.org or Susan at 931-261-4024. NS. b/20, $100-50, 1st Class A ,B,C,D/Under $40, 1st U1600 $50. Ent: James Hazle Twp., PA 18201, 570-956-2492, [email protected]. W. Jagodzinski, 7031 Willowyck Rd., Maumee, OH 43537. 419-367-9450. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! AUG. 2-4 OR 3-4, 3rd Annual Potomac Open (MD) AUG. 16-18 OR 17-18, 8th annual Indianapolis Open (IN) See Grand Prix. JULY 20, Memphis Summer Open See Grand Prix. 1 Section: G/60 d5, 4SS (game in 60 with 5 second delay, 4 round AUG. 2-4 OR 3-4, 12th annual Manhattan Open (NY) swiss). Site: Wingate Inn, 2270 North Germantown Parkway, Memphis, AUG. 17, Solon Summer Sizzler See Grand Prix. TN 38016. Entry Fee: $25 if received by July 15. $30 on site. MCC Mem- 4SS, G/30 d5. Mustard Seed Market, 2nd Floor 6025 Kruse Dr., Solon, OH bers $25 anytime. Send entries to: MCC, P.O. Box 17864, Memphis, TN W.Chester 1st Sat. Quads 44139. EF: $25. USCF membership required. Sections: Open, U-1500, AUG. 3, 38187. www.memphischess.com; [email protected]. Onsite Registra- Our 24th year! K-8 U-1000. Pairings in Open may be accelerated at TD’s discretion. Reg- 3RR, 40/75, sd/30 d5. 2nd Presbyterian Church, 114 S. tion: 8am to 9:45am. Rounds: 10-1-3-5. Prizes: 1st - 25% of Entry Fees EF: Reg.: istration: 9-9:45 at site. Rds.: Open, U-1500 10, 11:30, 1, 2:30, Scholastic Walnut St., West Chester, PA 19382. $20; $40, $50 for 3-0. 9am; Collected, 2nd - 15%, 3rd - 10%. ASAP. Prizes: $300 Guaranteed. Open: 1st $100, 2nd $50, U-1900 $50, Rds.: 9:30,1,4:30. Info: [email protected]. 1st U-1500 $50, 2nd $25, 1st U-1200 $25. Scholastic Section: Tro- , 21st Battle of Murfreesboro , 11th Holly Heisman Memorial Fundraiser AUG. 17 phies to top 3 in K-2, 3-5 6-8. Special Offer: Free healthy box lunch ($10 AUG. 4 See Grand Prix. Free value) to ALL players! Info: www.progresswithchess.org. Contact: JCC Kaiserman Branch, Haverford Rd. & City Ave., Wynnewood. entry! 2013 Tennessee Open Mike Joelson 216-321-7000. Advance entry strongly suggested. Optional tax-deductible dona- AUG. 30-SEPT. 1, tion to the Holly Heisman Memorial Fund at the Philadelphia Foundation See Grand Prix. , 69th Ohio Chess Congress to benefit women in need, $25+ per entry strongly suggested. Reg.: 9:15- AUG. 31-SEPT. 2 , 2013 Scholastic Chess Tournament See Grand Prix. 10. All: G/25 d5, Rds. 10:30-11:45-1:30-2:45-4 or earlier. 3 Sections: Open AUG. 31 5SS & U1500 5SS (both open to all ages) and K-8 U900 4SS. Many Roaden University Center, Tennessee Tech University, 1000 N. Dixie Ave., Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! donated prizes ($1,000+/yr!). Prize sponsors encouraged & honored at Cookeville, TN 38501. In 4 Sections, High School: 4SS, Game/30 d5, Open , Toledo September Swiss SEPT. 14 event: email [email protected]. Ent: Email Name, ID num- to Grade 12 and below. Junior High: 4SS, Game/30 d5, Open to Grade . Open, 4SS, Rnd. 1 G/75 d5, Rnds. 2-4 G/85 d5 The University of Toledo ber, and section to [email protected]. List of players and 9 and below. Elementary: 4SS, Game/30 d5, Open to Grade 6 and below. Health Science Campus, Mulford Library Basement Cafe, 3000 Arlington prizes under HHM Info tab at http://mindseyepress.webs.com. Inf: 610- Primary: 4SS, Game/30 d5, Open to Grade 3 and below. ALL: EF: $15.00 EF: Ave., Toledo, OH 43614. Can split into 2 sections if enough players. 649-0750, Joshua Anderson; mail to:[email protected]. W. if mailed by 8/23/2013 or $25.00 later or at site. Memb. Req’d:TCA 10.00. $20 by 9/12, $25 at site. Reg.: 9-10 a.m., Rds.: 10, 1, 4, & 7. Prizes: $360 OSA. USCF. Trophies for 1st through 5th place for all sections. Reg.: Reg- b/20, $100-50, 1st Class A ,B,C,D/Under $40, 1st U1600 $50. Ent: James AUG. 6-11, 2nd Annual Washington International (MD) istration 8/31/2013 7:30-8:30 AM CDT. Rds.: Rnd. 1 9:00 AM, Other Jagodzinski, 7031 Willowyck Rd., Maumee, OH 43537. 419-367-9450. See Grand Prix. rounds ASAP (no break). 1/2 point bye for any round if requested before

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end of registration. ENT: Harry Sabine, PO Box 381, Crossville, TN 38557. AUG. 2-4 OR 3-4, 3rd Annual Potomac Open (MD) at site, Trophy to First, $$ Based on Entries. One 1/2-pt Bye available in INFO: Harry Sabine 931-261-8440, [email protected]. www.tnchess. See Grand Prix. Rds. 1-3 (request required prior to Rd. 1). Non-Rated EF: $10, Trophies ALL: Reg. Ent/Info: org. W. , 2nd Annual Washington International (MD) to 1st & 2nd. ends 9-9:45, Rds. 10-12:45-3-5:15. AUG. 6-11 Patrick Kelly, 104 Iroquois Dr., Marietta, OH 45750, (740)374-0538, , 6th annual Louisville Open (KY) See Grand Prix. SEPT. 20-22 OR 21-22 [email protected], NS. NC. W. See Grand Prix. , Kingstowne Quad #94/Action-Plus #64 AUG. 17 A Heritage Event! OCT. 11-13 OR 12-13, 1st Annual Wright Brothers Open (OH) Kingstowne Thompson Center, 6090 Kingstowne Village Pkwy., Alexandria, See Grand Prix. VA 22315. 2 events. Quad #94: 3RR, G/100 d5. EF: $10 if received by Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 8/14, $15 at site. Prizes: medals to 1st and 2nd in each quad: gold to 1st A State Championship Event! if 3-0 score, else silver; bronze to 2nd. Rds.: 11-3-7. Action-Plus #64: AUG. 31-SEPT. 2, 75th Annual West Virginia State Chess Cham- Texas 5SS, G/45 d5. EF: $15 if received by 8/14, $20 at site. Prizes: $$250/20: pionship $100-60, U1800-U1400-Unr. each $30. Rds.: 11-1-3-5-7. Both: Reg. 9- 6SS, 35/90 SD/60 d0. Holiday Inn Express, 50 Martin St., Elkins, WV 26241. JULY 13-14, 2013 DCC Fide Open VII Schedule: Registration: 8:30-9:30am. Rounds: Sat 10-4, Sun 9-3, Mon See Grand Prix. 10:30. Ent (checks payable to): Don W. Millican, P.O. Box 151, Newington, VA 22122. e-mail (info only): [email protected]. W (please 9-3. Annual WVCA business meeting Saturday at 9am. Byes: Maximum JULY 19-21 OR 20-21, 2013 Houston Open give 48-hour notice). two per player. Half point bye requests must be made prior to start of tour- See Grand Prix. nament. Entry Fee: $40 postmarked by 8/20, $50 at site. WVCA AUG. 17, Tracy Callis Memorial Membership required ($10), OSA. Prizes: $$750 b/30: $250-130, U1900 Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! See Grand Prix. $100-50, U1600 $75-35, U1300 $75-35. Trophy to top WVCA player. JULY 20-21, Summer Open Hornbeak Bldg., 4450 Medical Dr, 3rd Floor, San Antonio, TX 78229. 4 SS, AUG. 23-25 OR 24-25, 45th annual Atlantic Open (DC) Entries: David Bruner, P.O. Box 2071, Elkins, WV 26241. Checks payable 30/90 d5, SD/60 d5. $$ 1100 b/40, 2 sections. Open: $250-150, U2100 See Grand Prix. to David Bruner. Info: e-mail: [email protected]; phone: (304) 636- $100, U1900 $100. Reserve (U1800): $150-100, U1700 $100, U1500 $75, 0238. Misc.: No Smoking. Wheel Chair Accessible. USCF membership AUG. 24, Harris Pavilion Open Air QC) required (available onsite). U1300/Unr $50. EF: $40 if rec’d by 7/18, $45 at site. Option play for 1/2 See Grand Prix. prizes: $20 by 7/18, $25 at site: EF: Jr U19 entry $20 if rec’d by 7/18 or AUG. 31-SEPT. 2, 69th Ohio Chess Congress (OH) $25 at site. Option play and U19 entries count 2/3 toward “based on”. AUG. 30, Friday Night Blitz at the Virginia Closed (BLZ) See Grand Prix. Reg.: 9:00-10:00am. Rds.: 10-3, 10-3. Bye any 1 rd, notice before Rd 2 This is an OPEN EVENT, not restricted to VA residents. Same tournament is paired. Ent: SACC, PO BOX 690576, San Antonio, TX 78269-0576. Info: location as the VA Closed (see TLA). 4 or 5-DblSS, depending on number OCT. 11-13 OR 12-13, 1st Annual Wright Brothers Open (OH) sanantoniochess.com, 210-384-4797, [email protected]. NS. NC. W. of players, G/5 d0. EF: $25 if received by Aug 30, $35 thereafter and at See Grand Prix. door. Two sections, Open and Amateur (U1800). $$400 b/30 paid JULY 27, Many Springs Open 55 entries. Open is FIDE-rated. Reg.: Fri Aug 30, 3-6:00 pm. Rd 1 6:30 PM. 3 Round Swiss, G/60 d5. North Richland Hills Public Library, 9015 Grand Ent: Mail entry and payment to Mike Hoffpauir, ATTN: VA State Blitz, 405 Wisconsin Ave., North Richland Hills, TX 76180. EF: $20, 65% of EF returned as prizes. Hounds Chase, Yorktown, VA 23693. Checks to “VCF”. Info: e-mail mhoff- North Shore Chess Center (IL) Sections to be determined by participation. Registration on-site 8:45-9:00. [email protected], 757-846-4805 or www.vachess.org. W. NS. NC. First Round 9:15AM, Second Round 12:15PM, Third Round 2:30PM. Tournaments, lectures, simuls, and camps located in northern Illinois. Visit Additional information:Tom Crane at either 817-296-4287, tcrane5000@ AUG. 31, Labor Day Weekend Scholastics at the VA Closed! www.nachess.org/events for a full schedule of events. 4 or 5 SS. G/40 d5. Open to all scholastics players, not just VA residents. yahoo.com or www.tarrantcountychessclub.org/. JULY 19-21 OR 20-21, 6th annual Chicago Class (IL) Sect.: K12-Rated, K5-Rated, K12-Not Rated, and K5-Not Rated. USCF mem- See Grand Prix. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! bership required for Rated sections. Trophies to Top 6 in Rated Sections, , HCC Summer Open Two Day Tournament JULY 27-28 Top 5 in Not-Rated Sections, Top 2 K8, Top 2 K3, Top 3 Rated Teams, Top JULY 27-28, U.S. Open Weekend Swiss 5 rounds. Starts at 10:00 AM sharp! Day one 3 rounds G/85 d5. Day two 2 Unrated Teams. Medals for an even score or better. Reg.: onsite 8-9 am, See Grand Prix. 2 rounds G/115 d5. Early EF: $45 plus $10 Maintenance Contribution (MC). 1/2-pt Bye available if declared by end of Rd. 1. EF: $15 if registered by , 114th annual U.S. After Thurs 7/25 Reg EF $50 +MC. 60% prize fund. $10 MC is waived for Thurs Aug 28, $20 thereafter and at the door. Rds.: Rd. 1 at 9:45 am, other JULY 27-AUG. 4, JULY 30-AUG. 4 OR AUG. 1-4 those traveling >70 miles 1 way. Free EF for Masters. 9000 Southwest Open rds. as soon as possible. Ent: www.vachess.org. Info: e-mail mhoff- See Nationals. Freeway, Ste. 120, Houston, TX 77074. One bye if asked before rd. 2. www. [email protected], 757-846-4805 or www.vachess.org. Scholastic players HoustonChessClub2000.com, [email protected], 713-773-2437. receive $5 off VA Closed EF and 1/2 point bye for Rd. 1 of VA Closed. W. JULY 28, U.S. Open Scholastic Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! NS. NC. For venue information see tla for 77th Annual Virginia Closed in Open to K-12 [2013-2014 school year] 4-SS, G/30 d5, in four sections: AUG.24-25, HCC Summer Open Two Day Tournament Chess Life and on our website. Junior High - High School Champ. (K-12); Junior High - High School 5 rounds. Starts at 10:00 AM sharp! Day one 3 rounds G/85 d5. Day two U1200 (K-12); Elementary Champ (K-6); Elementary U1000 (K-6). EF: 2 rounds G/115 d5. Early EF: $45 plus $10 Maintenance Contribution (MC). A Heritage Event! $25 online if by 7/14; $35 after; $27 if postmarked by 7/14; $37 after (do Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! not mail after 7/21); $30 phone-in by 7/14, $40 by 7/26 at 5 PM CDT.Reg.: After Thurs 8/22 Reg EF $50 +MC. 60% prize fund. $10 MC is waived for A State Championship Event! those traveling >70 miles 1 way. Free EF for Masters. 9000 Southwest , 77th Annual Virginia Closed 9-11:30am. Rds.: 12-1:30-3-4:30. Trophies to Top 3 in each section. The Freeway, Ste. 120, Houston, TX 77074. One bye if asked before rd. 2. Hous- AUG. 31-SEPT. 2 6-SS, 30/90, SD/1 d5. Hilton Garden Inn Richmond-Innsbrook, 4050 Cox above sections may be split in multiple sections if the entries warrant it. tonChessClub2000.com, [email protected], 713-773-2437. Rd., Glen Allen, VA (804) 521-2900. Conveniently located off I-295. Ask (Unrated MUST play in the Championship sections.). Trophies may be added , 2013 U.S. Class Championships for Chess Rate and mention the VA Closed Chess Tournament. Reserve if the section(s) split. See www.uschess.org/tournaments/2013/scholas- SEPT. 27-29 OR 28-29 tic for venue info, updates and correction. See Nationals. before Fri, Aug 9 for $89 chess rate http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com. Open to VA residents, military stationed in the state, and students , 2013 Women’s U.S. Open DEC. 26-30, 26-29 OR 27-29, 23rd annual North American Open JULY 31-AUG. 4 (NV) attending any VA school or college (must show valid ID or other See Nationals. See Grand Prix. proof of Fall 2013 school enrollment). Annual VCF Business Meeting Sat Aug 31 from 10am-12 noon. $$2,850 b/75 paid entries. Two sections, Open AUG. 3, U.S. Open Blitz Championship (BLZ) and Amateur (U1800). Open: FIDE-rated, FIDE Rules, $625-350-250, See Grand Prix. Vermont Top Expert & A $125 ea. Trophy to 1st, Top Exp & A. Amateur: USCF-Rated, AUG. 16-18 OR 17-18, 8th annual Indianapolis Open (IN) $500-300-175. Top C, D, U1200, Unr $100 each. Trophy to 1st, Top C, D, See Grand Prix. AUG. 8-11, 9-11 OR 10-11, 43rd annual Continental Open (MA) U1200. Trophies to top Senior (60+), Junior (U18) and Woman with 1pt See Grand Prix. added to Open Section score. Reg.: Fri Aug 30, 3-6:00 pm and Sat Aug Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 31, 8:00 am-12-noon. Walk-ins arriving after 12-noon risk not being AUG. 17, BC Open OCT. 18-20 OR 19-20, 4th annual Eastern Team Championship (CT) 4SS. COUNTRY SPRINGS HOTEL, www.countryspringshotel.com/, 2810 See Connecticut. paired for Rd 1. Rds.: Sat 1 & 7; Sun 11 & 5; Mon 9:30 & 3:30. Two 1/2 pt byes, must declare 45 min before Rd 2. EF: $62 if paid by Aug 28, $80 GOLF RD., PEWAUKEE, WI 53072. Onsite Registration: 8:30am-9:30am. thereafter and on site. Re-entry allowed for Rd.2 only at $30 with 1/2 pt EF: $32 Open, $22 Reserve(U1600), $12 RBO(U1000) by 8-15. After 8-15 bye. Ent.: Mail payment to arrive by Thurs Aug 29 to Mike Hoffpauir, ATTN: is $3 more. $5 discount to Juniors and new members in Open and Virginia TC: Rds.: Prizes: Open: VA Closed, 405 Hounds Chase, Yorktown, VA 23693. Checks to “VCF”. Info: Reserve Section. G/60 d5. 10-1-3:30-6. 1st $300, 2nd $175, A $90, U1800 $90. Reserve(U1600): 1st $80, 2nd $65, Maryland Chess Association (MD) [email protected], 757-846-4805, or www.vachess.org. W. NS. NC. See Maryland. D $50, U1200 $50. RBO(U1000): Trophies to top 2,1st U500. Advance OCT. 9-14, 11-14 OR 12-14, 4th annual Continental Class Cham- Entries to: (Make check payable to Benzochess) Dennis J. Kosterman, Arlington Chess Club’s Friday Action pionships 28 Singleton Ct., Madison, WI 53711. Q’s&A’s: [email protected] or 608- 3SS, G/30 d5. Held 1/month. For dates go to: www.arlingtonchessclub. See Grand Prix. 770-3133. Info: www.benzochess.com. com. 80% returned as prizes (b/entries). Reg.: 7-8pm. Rd. 1: 8:15pm. EF: $15 ($10 for members), cash only. Arlington Forest United Methodist OCT. 12-14, 54th Annual U.S. Armed Forces Open Chess Champi- AUG. 24-25, 59th Iowa Open Championship (IA) Church, 4701 Arlington Blvd., Arlington, VA. Info only: chrisney2@ onship See Grand Prix. See Nationals. gmail.com. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Arlington Chess Club Ladder (Held Every Friday) OCT. 18-20 OR 19-20, 4th annual Eastern Team Championship (CT) AUG. 31-SEPT. 2, Marshall Rohland Memorial/WI Closed Cham- 30/90, SD/1 d5. Monthly Prize: $50. Must join club to play. Yearly dues: See Connecticut. pionship $50 adults, $40 for age 65+ or U18. Cash or check. Reg.: 7-8pm; no NOV. 1-3 OR 2-3, 4th annual Boardwalk Open (NJ) Holiday Inn-Neenah, 123 E. Wisconsin Ave., Neenah, WI 54956. HR: $85, advance entries. Arlington Forest United Methodist Church, 4701 Arling- See Grand Prix. 1 king bed or 2 double beds, 920-725-8441. Open to state residents, past ton Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203. Info only: [email protected]. W, NS. champions and students in WI schools. In 3 Sections : Premier: 6SS, (If 4 rounds/games played in that one month they qualify for Chess NOV. 29-DEC. 1 OR NOV. 30-DEC. 1, 44th annual National Chess 40/120,SD/60 d5, EF: $40 by 8/26, $47 at site, phone or e-mail. $$b/30: Magnet School JGP.) Congress (PA) $300-200-150. ‘A’ $125, U1800 $125. Traveling and permanent trophy to See Grand Prix. winner. Rds.: 12-6:30;10-6;10-3:30. Reserve: 6SS, 40/120, SD/60 d5, JULY 13-14, 23rd Annual Charlottesville Open Open to U1800. EF: $25 by 8/ 26, $32 at site, phone or e-mail,. $$b/25: See Grand Prix. West Virginia $150-100. Trophy to 1st, 2nd, 1st C, 1st D, 1st U1200, 1st Unr. Traveling JULY 20, Kingstowne Quad #93/Action-Plus #63 trophy to 1st. Rds.: 12-6: 30;10-6;10-3:30. Novice: 6SS, G/60 d5, Open Kingstowne Thompson Center, 6090 Kingstowne Village Pkwy., Alexandria, AUG. 3, Kanawha Valley Open to U1200. EF: $17 by 8/26, $24 at site, phone or e-mail. Prizes:Trophies VA 22315. 2 events. Quad #93: 3RR, G/100 d5. EF: $10 if received by 3 SS. WVSSPA Building; 1610 Washington Street East; Charleston, WV to 1st, 2nd, Best 1000, 900, 800, Under 800 and Unrated. Rds.: 8/31: 12- 7/17, $15 at site. Prizes: medals to 1st and 2nd in each quad: gold to 1st 25311. Registration: 9am-9:45am. Rounds: 10-1-4. Time Control: 2:30-5, 9/1: 10-1-4. ALL: Checks payable to WCA. $50 Kittsley Upset Prize if 3-0 score, else silver; bronze to 2nd. Rds.: 11-3-7. Action-Plus #63: Game/75; d5. Entry Fee $15.00, $2 discount to Charleston Chess Club (1 overall). Reg.: 8/31 10:45-11:30am. Max 2 1/2 point byes, Full point 5SS not 5RR, G/45 d5. EF: $15 if received by 7/17, $20 at site. Prizes: members. Prizes: (Based on 20 entrants) 1st - $100; 2nd - $40; U1900 Rd. 1 bye to Masters if pre-registered. Fox River Mall w/183 stores is 4 $$250/20: $100-60, U1800-U1400-Unr. each $30. Rds.: 11-1-3-5-7. Both: - $40; U1500/UNR - $40. Contact: John Everett Roush; 114 Chloe Dr., Rip- miles from site! WCA Membership Mtg. 9/1 3:30pm. WCA Tour Event. ENT: Reg. 9-10:30. Ent (checks payable to): Don W. Millican, P.O. Box 151, ley, WV 25271. [email protected] or 304-550-4103. Mike Selig-TD, 2985 W Fourth, #B, Appleton, WI 54914-4330, 920-739- Newington, VA 22122. e-mail (info only): [email protected]. W 7550. INFO: [email protected]. www. wischess.org. NS. NC. W. (please give 48-hour notice). Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! AUG. 18, 21st Annual Parkersburg Homecoming Chess Tournament OCT.18-20OR 19-20, 22nd annual Midwest Class Championships JULY 27, Sterling Chess July 4SS, G/60 d5. Parkersburg Municipal Building, 2nd & Market Streets, Park- (IL) See Grand Prix. ersburg, WV 26101. 2 Sections: Open EF: $15 postmarked by 8/12, $20 See Grand Prix.

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MY BEST MOVE GM ALEX SHABALOV ...his facial expression 18TH-RANKED “the moment I unloaded PHOTO: MARK BOLSTER U.S. PLAYER (USCF 2633) FOUR-TIME U.S. CHAMPION the star move— well, that alone his game was played in June 1986 at the Baltic Republics Champi- makes chess onship in the beautiful western T Estonian seaside locale of Haapsalu. a game For most of the players this was a nice extended vacation (the traditional format worth playing. for Soviet tournaments:15 rounds, one game per day with rest days!), but I remem- ber being in a fighting mood. I tied for first ” with my Latvian teammate Edvins Kengis and Russian master Alex Malevinsky with 1 11 ⁄2 out of 15. The following game found its way into countless tactics compilations and Max Dlugy even dedicated one of his art pieces to it! My opponent, the talented Estonian master Juri Vetemaa (who died tragically in 2003), had a rough night before the game and his facial expression the moment I unloaded the star move—well, that alone makes chess a game worth playing. This is one of the most memorable moments in my chess career.

Alekhine’s Defense, Four Pawns Attack (B03) Juri Vetemaa (FIDE 2280, EST) Alexander Shabalov (FIDE 2365, LAT) Baltic Republics Championship, Haapsalu 1986

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 c5!? This critical position is about equal. I fell in love with this move the first time my then-coach GM Vladimir Bagirov 16. 0-0-0??! Rac8 17. h3? showed it to me. I scored countless victo- Interestingly, the computer sees the ries with its help (another memorable one danger and suggests all kinds of deflect- was against Yury Lapshun in 2003 on my ing sacrifices such as 17. Bxh6,17. g4 or way to the U.S. title that year) and still con- 17. e6. sider it being a great way to meet the four-pawns attack in the Alekhine. 17. ... Na4! 7. d5 e6 8. Nc3 exd5 9. cxd5 c4! Suddenly Black has an unstoppable attack. I vividly remember seeing the line This sneaky move is the whole (and that happened in the game at this point. only) idea behind Black’s otherwise strate- gically-suspicious setup. 18. Nd4 Bxd4! 10. a3?! Bc5 Too bad both 18. ... Bd3 or 18. ... Nxc3 also lead to big advantage for Black, oth- 20. ... Qb5!! This move will stop White from castling erwise it could have been a nice problem kingside. The move itself is not complicated. It is from this point on. 11. Nf3 0-0 12. Be2 Bf5 more about overcoming the mental block 19. Qxd4 N6c5 20. Bxc4 that the b5-square is out of Black’s reach And this bishop will play a major role in and also realizing that the threats that Looks extremely dangerous for White, the queenside attack that follows. Qb5 creates are deadly. but he hopes to hold on after 20. ... Nxc3 13. Bg5 Qd7 14. Qd2 h6 15. Bf4 Na6 21. bxc3 Qa4 22. Kb2. Well, now it comes: 21. Rd2 Nxc3, White resigned.

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