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READERS WEIGH IN While I appreciate the history of adjournments written in the article, “May I Have the Envelope, Please?” by GM Lev Alburt and Jon Crumiller, I Editor’s note: Our February cover story, “May I Have the Envelope, am extremely horrified at the suggestion of bringing back adjournments. Please?” generated significant interest! Here is a small sampling of the Chess games should be geared toward fans. Adjournments will make many thoughtful letters we received on this article: chess players far less interested. You want to attract millions of new chess fans on television by making The Alburt/Crumiller piece on adjournments in February’s issue of the games much shorter and no longer than 90 minutes. Preferably each Chess Life is a banquet. Page after page, it is such a sumptuous feast that player should be given 25 minutes plus a 10 second increment. Each I couldn’t finish it in one sitting. It alone will keep me eating for at least player could be given a five minute timeout during the game. another week. The recent world championship matches have been disappointing Lewis Jenkins because there have been too many drawn games. With quicker games, via email more fans will appreciate the increase in decisive games. The prize fund of the world championship matches would increase again. The highest compliments to GM GOLD, SILVER, AND BRONZE AT THE WORLD CADETS Eric Grabowski Lev Alburt and Jon Crumiller via email for their excellent work on February 2020 | USChess.org adjournments in the February 2020 issue of Chess Life. As a longtime life member of US Chess, I have wondered for years Send your letters to [email protected]. Letters are what has happened to longer- subject to editing for style, length, and content. term controls and adjournments. They provide an important facet of the chess experience and counterpoint to the current Is It Time vogue for quick chess. I definitely To Bring Back vote for bringing them back! Adjournments? Don’t get me wrong, I love playing in tournaments with faster FC FEB 2020_01.indd 1 14/01/2020 17:53 and sudden-death time controls, as well as the delay or cumulative features normally part of them. But I’m sorry that the alternative experience of longer controls and adjournments has been totally absent. I miss such experiences of intense analytical involvement in a still pending tournament game. I enthusiastically support the rebirth of longer time controls and adjournments! Allen Bishop via email

When I first saw the cover of the February 2020 magazine I thought the analog clock was going to [signal a] return to official tournament play. I eagerly turned to the wonderful article on the history and possible return of adjournments inside. Even though it appears that analog clocks will remain relics of the distant past, our great 7th edition of the Official Rules of Chess has sagely anticipated their return and ruled thus: 20F1. Adjournment help outside playing room allowed. While a game is adjourned, a player may receive help outside the playing room from any source, including other players, books, or computers. A prohibition on such help would be unenforceable and would penalize only those honest enough to observe it. I suggest that every member should have a copy of this wonderful book! I hope this prescient rule helps speed the return of a nearly lost form of chess art. William H. Stokes via email

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Hikaru Nakamura and Jennifer Yu took home the U.S. Champion and Shunkai Peng won the K-8 U.S. Women’s Championship titles Championship at the 2019 National in 2019. Will they repeat? We’ll find Junior High, while four players out this month, but until then, take shared top honors in the K-9. Here’s a look back at our final round our final report from Grapevine, coverage from last year. , with the last-round action.

Nico Checa, David Peng, and In April 2017 Bryan Castro told us Matthew Stevens shared first how to “spring ahead” by improving place at the 2019 National High our endgame. He pairs examples from School (K-12) Championship. All his own games with the classics that the details can be found in our inspired him to find the right moves. final report from Schaumburg. It’s worth a re-read!

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FM JACOB CHUDNOVSKY IRINA MEDVEDEV (Cover Story) is a semi-professional chess player (Cover Story) is a nature, wildlife, and human interest and writer. photographer and travel writer.

GM ROBERT HESS TOM BECKMAN (Tata Steel) is a popular chess commentator and (Eastern Open) is a Washington, D.C.-area tournament coach who earned his grandmaster title in 2009. director. A graduate of Yale University, he especially enjoys studying history and is a big sports fan. DR. ALEXEY ROOT, WIM (First Moves) is the author of seven books, including WGM JENNIFER YU Read, Write, Checkmate: Enrich Literacy with Chess (K-12), is our reigning U.S. women’s champion, a Activities (Libraries Unlimited, Santa Barbara, title she won with an impressive 10/11 score. In , 2009). She teaches college credit courses, addition to chess, she enjoys music and running. She available worldwide via UT Dallas eLearning, about is looking forward to college and a career in medicine. chess in education. PHOTOS: TOP RIGHT, BETSY ZACATE; BOTTOM LEFT, COURTESY OF WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME CHESS OF WORLD COURTESY LEFT, BOTTOM ZACATE; BETSY RIGHT, TOP PHOTOS:

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Spiegel (then Elizabeth Vicary), I.S. 318 chess Dallas Destiny]. Both had amazing seasons coach and a chess expert, was Will’s chaperone. which normally would have won this award I emailed Elizabeth to ask what she recalled running away, but unfortunately each chose to about Will from that December 2010 trip to pull off their amazing feat at the same time as Los Angeles, California. She replied, the other, leaving one of them to unluckily be “Will was a lovely, very gentle person. He left out.” was vegan, way before it was popular, and I When Will and Sally moved back to New remember an interesting conversation about York City, they both applied for non-driver his motivations—I think he had started for ID cards. Will chose to be an organ donor. animal cruelty reasons but came to see it as Sally recalls Will asking her, “You did sign up more generally moral—that the environmental, to be an organ donor, didn’t you?” To Will, animal cruelty, and personal health aspects registering as an organ donor was common weren’t really separable. sense. “I remember Will as a very kind person. The end of 2017 also was the end of Will’s I was at the U.S. Chess School for a few life, a tragedy that Sally prefers not to discuss. n the fall semester of 2017, FIDE Master reasons—helping Greg Shahade a little with On January 3, 2018, his organs sustained by Will Fisher, age 23, was studying English organization, writing an article for Chess Life life support, Will was declared brain dead. Iand history at Johns Hopkins University. Online, and chaperoning Justus Williams and Once that declaration was made, donations Will had learned chess at The Cathedral School Will Fisher. Some kids there were rated around became possible. in . Will’s mother, Sally Fisher, 2300, and so I would frequently not understand Via LiveOnNY, Will donated his liver, recalled, “I was a single mother. Will was in something in the lessons. I always chose a seat kidneys, heart, eyes, and skin. Sally says every after-school program, but he really liked next to Will, because he was the kindest about that those donations went to New Yorkers. chess. He even asked for a chess set and board explaining what I didn’t understand, even if it Sometimes, when she is on the subway, she for his birthday. Chess was something that meant he would inevitably miss some analysis. looks at another passenger and thinks, “There Will chose.” He was gracious and modest—never trash goes Will’s heart.” Sally chose David MacEnulty to be Will’s talked, never bragged, and I never heard him Will’s face saved the life of Cameron first private chess coach, commenting that say an unkind word about anyone.” Underwood, a young man from California. David taught Will “the honor of the game.” According to Sally, Will asked Elizabeth Cameron’s face had been disfigured by a self- For Will, playing a good game was even more to sign his chess board. Elizabeth demurred, inflicted shotgun wound in June of 2016. important than winning, though Will was as Will had signatures from champions After surviving that wound and battling his soon winning too. In 2005, when rated 1065, such as Kasparov. Elizabeth didn’t think that depression, Cameron wanted a chance at Will chose to play in the under 1600 section, her signature belonged in such high-rated a normal life. Doctors decided that he was rather than the under 1200 section, at the New company. But Will insisted, and she signed. psychologically ready. Then came the wait for a York State Championship. From tying for first Will played for the Philadelphia Inventors, donor, which can last for years or even decades. in the under 1600, his rating jumped to 1391. a team in the U.S. Chess League (USCL). In the U.S. alone, 112,000 residents are waiting After that tournament, FIDE Master Sunil (In 2016, the USCL became the Professional for organ donations. Fortunately, Cameron’s Weeramantry coached Will. Sally recalled that Rapid Online Chess League or PRO Chess wait was relatively short—approximately 18 Sunil would “really teach Will strategy.” League.) Will won the 2011 USCL Rookie months. In a 25-hour surgery that began the After Sally and Will moved to Philadelphia, of the Year award, which came with a $100 morning of January 5, 2018, Cameron received Will became an expert and then, six months bonus. Will’s record was 9½ out of 10 during Will’s face. The surgery was successful. Cameron later at age 16, a master. Will taught chess at that 2011 season. USCL creators Arun now looks forward to a full life, including getting Weavers Way, a cooperative food market. On Sharma and Greg Shahade gave the following married and having children. Cameron and his Friday afternoons, Will’s chess table on the reasons for Will’s award: mother met Sally Fisher. For Sally, seeing her front sidewalk brought new customers to the “For the Rookie of the Year, there were son’s face again, as part of Cameron’s face, was store and delighted its existing customers. really only two people who could reasonably an unforgettable moment. As a promising young master, Will was be considered for the award, Fisher and IM That Will saved so many people through invited to the U.S. Chess School. Elizabeth [now GM] [who played for the being an organ donor helps Sally deal with PHOTO: COURTESY OF ZELJKA MALOBABIC OF MON ROI OF ZELJKA MALOBABIC COURTESY PHOTO:

8 April 2020 | Chess Life First Moves / Chess news from around the U.S.

ONE OF SALLY FISHER’S FAVORITE PHOTOS OF WILL, TAKEN AT THE 2010 NORTH FACES AMERICAN YOUTH CHESS TOURNAMENT ACROSS THE BOARD By AL LAWRENCE MELVIN PATRICK NORWALK, Giving chess a first-class home.

Ten years ago, Melvin and local chess players were meeting wherever they could. “Bookstores, fast-food restaurants, libraries, even a community room at the police station,” he remembers. “It seemed clear to me that local chess could use a home of its own.” the loss of her only son. As she told me family until the potential donor is declared The “chess home” he and his friend Daniel on the phone, organ donation provides “a brain dead. Donation professionals from Lowinger created is among the most inviting bright spot in a horrible situation. Things organ procurement organizations (OPOs) in the country, housed in its own dedicated, are not over. Your son has helped someone like LiveOnNY work to support the family two-story quarters on a main street in else.” To encourage others to become organ throughout the donation process. Norwalk, with a roomy playing area upstairs donors, Sally has shared Will’s story with Sally acted before that declaration, when and more private boards for lessons or news outlets such as People magazine and the it was clear that Will would not survive. analysis downstairs—and even a 20/20 television show. Because of Sally’s early action, Cameron community room with a big screen TV. Chess You can register to be an organ donor Underwood and his mother could travel publisher Hanon Russell, a frequent visitor when you apply for your non-driver ID card quickly enough from California to New to the same-day Saturday and Sunday rated or for your driver license. When I renewed York for the time-sensitive face transplant events, is a fan: “You don’t have to bring your my driver license in Texas in July of 2019, I surgery. own board or set, and you’re never crowded once again registered to be an organ donor. Will Fisher’s impact is felt through his organ between the table and a wall.” You can also register as an organ, eye, and donations, in the memories of his friends and Ian Harris, a national master, became club tissue donor through the National Donate family, and via his chess accomplishments. manager and set up the webcasting that Life Registry (RegisterMe.org) or with In the 12 years that Will competed in US makes the club’s events accessible to an organization in your own state, such Chess rated tournaments, from 2003 to 2015, spectators online at 555@$ '0i#*" as Donate Life New York State (https:// he played in 244 events. In April of 2015, he !-3,27! @!-+. “After seeing that DGT donatelifenys.org/). Donating money helps earned the “original life master” title, awarded was the standard for chess broadcasting, too. As part of my commitment to organ by US Chess to a national master who has it seemed like a necessity for the club. It’s donation, I will donate the fee for this article played 300 games with a rating over 2200. a great way to stay connected with other to Donate Life America. Many chess players attended Will’s funeral, players.” Sally advised me on other important including Elizabeth Spiegel. Melvin and Daniel—who later moved to aspects of organ donation. First, let your I never met Will. Yet seeing his story on Virginia, leaving Melvin as the club’s sole family know of your intent to be an organ 20/20 moved me to tears. And also moved proprietor—set out to design an donor. Second, be sure to discuss your me to write this story, which encourages educational and recreational resource for choice with your family so if a decision needs chess players to make Will’s “common sense” the whole tri-state area. “The goal is to keep to be made on a DNR (do-not-resuscitate) choice of registering as an organ donor. the club growing. It’s already been nine order for a potential donor, your family 7# 01A 2#12 +#,22-'21i, ,!' *4' '*'27@^ is equipped to make that determination In 2003, Donate Life America and its partnering Melvin has been an electrical consulting at the appropriate time. Third, if you are organizations established April as National engineer for 30 years. “I’ve been fortunate a surviving family member (as Sally was), Donate Life Month. Through local, regional, not to need the business to support me.” approach the hospital administrators to let and national activities, Donate Life Month “We’re only limited by our creativity and them know your loved one wanted to be encourages Americans to register as organ, eye, effort. I can’t wait to see what we shape our an organ donor. Donation professionals, and tissue donors and celebrates those who have future into.” like the coordinators and family services saved lives through the gift of donation. For more team at LiveOnNY, will not approach the information, visit donatelife.net. Write to [email protected].

www.uschess.org 9 YOUR VOTE COUNTS! It’s election season at US Chess, so here’s a brief overview of some of the governing roles at US Chess. To learn more about the 2020 Executive Board elections, see page 12.

VOTING MEMBERS

• active members who have registered to vote • responsible for electing the Executive Board • approve amendments to the Articles of Incorporation by 2/3 majority

STATE EXECUTIVE CHAPTERS BOARD

• guide the activity within • seven members elected the state BOARD OF for staggered terms of • designate the initial three years. Delegates and Alternate • administrative and Delegates for their states DELEGATES managing body of US • Delegates and Alternate Chess Delegates must be US • legislative body of US Chess • vested with full power Chess members in good • determines the policies that govern US to conduct all business standing Chess in all of its activities for US Chess, subject to certain restrictions Fun Fact: Last Frontier Chess • composed of the Executive Board, Foundation in Alaska became Delegates at Large, and 125 state • elected by the voting the newest US Chess affiliate Delegates members in 2019. • each state appoints one Alternate • no one can serve more Delegate for each elected Delegate, than nine consecutive for a total of 125 Alternate Delegates years COMMITTEES Fun Fact: the annual meeting of the Board Fun Fact: Executive Board of Delegates is held in conjunction with the members must be at least 18 • Board of Delegates U.S. Open tournament. years of age. appoints four standing committees: Audit, Bylaws, Election, and Ethics EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR • reports to and informs the • Delegates may appoint Executive Board other committees as • top executive officer for US Chess • responsible for consistent needed achievement of US Chess’ • Executive Board may • sits on the US Chess mission and financial appoint subcommittees of Executive Board as a non- objectives voting member the Board or committees as • oversees all US Chess staff it deems appropriate

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www.uschess.org 11 US Chess Affairs / News for our Members

US CHESS AFFAIRS

2020 EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTION Candidates’ statements will appear in the April, May, and June issues of Chess Life. They are listed in a random order determined by an online random list generator during a video conference call conducted by the executive director and observed by an Election committee member. Ballots with the candidates listed in the same order will be distributed to all registered voting members whose US Chess membership is current as of May 5, 2020 and expires on or after June 30, 2020.The deadline to register to vote is May 1, 2020. To check your registration status and for additional information, go to your MSA page at https://secure2.uschess.org/voter-registration.php and verify that your “Voting Member Status” is “Registered Voting Member.” –Ken Ballou, US Chess Election committee chair

CANDIDATES’ STATEMENTS

David Hater Sean J. Manross & Bear David Day the Chess Husky I am running because I love chess and want to I am excited to run for the Executive Board. serve the game that gives me so much. There are three reasons to VOTE for Sean J. I am involved in chess in multiple ways. As a retired army colonel, chess and military Manross & Bear the Chess Husky: I am an active member of the board for have defined my life. See www.DavidHater.org. • Sean & Bear are the ONLY candidate with my state affiliate and a regular organizer I taught English at West Point. All other experiencedo we add in FIDE, a disclaimer as a member here of the FIDE of tournaments, both scholastic and open/ assignments were in personnel culminating Commissionexplaining for the the strange Disabled photo (2018-2022). crop? adult events. I volunteer at the chess club at in the equivalent of Vice President of Human • At only 27 years old, Sean & Bear none- my children’s elementary school. I’ve been Resources. theless are among the most experienced of a delegate for a few years. I’m currently the I hold the record for playing in Army, the candidates ... lifelong chess professionals chair of the US Chess Ethics committee. I’m Armed Forces, and NATO Championships, who tirelessly serve at the state, national & an associate national tournament director winning three Armed Forces Opens. Serving international levels of chess governance. and a FIDE national arbiter. I even play chess, as NATO team captain is an honor that allows Current member of the FIDE Commission for both online and over the board. Playing is my me international play and one reason I want the Disabled, the US Chess Clubs committee, first love, but I’ve found that I’m often better to give back. and the president and lead US Chess delegate at organizational and governance issues. I’m a As national tournament director/interna- of the Southern California Chess Federation. corporate attorney and regularly involved in tional arbiter and 2019 tournament director • Sean & Bear remain accessible to any board meetings and corporate governance. I’ve of the year, I’m accessible at numerous member, anytime, at (909) 734-0724 and also worked with various non-profit groups tournaments and direct nationwide (World [email protected]. both as legal counsel and as a board member Open, National Open, national scholastics, etc.) We stand for Chess for ALL—especially or volunteer. I hope to utilize my experience to I’m a chess “professional.” Many friends hire seniors, scholastics, and disabled. effectively serve US Chess. me, but I’m beholden to nobody. I seek input, Indeed, Bear the Chess Husky stands for but my position is dictated by conscience and integrity and transparency in US Chess. what’s best for the entire community rather Sean J. Manross & Bear the Chess Husky than any narrow interest. warmly and respectfully ask for your VOTE.

12 April 2020 | Chess Life US Chess Affairs / News for our Members

Youth category Any Youth category member who wants the May candidates’ statements may receive them on request since they do not receive the May issue of Chess Life. This applies only to Youth members who will be age 16 or older by June 30, 2020, since otherwise the Youth member will not be receiving a ballot. See the contact information below for Jennifer Pearson. Call for ADMs Advance delegate motions (ADMs) for the delegates’ meeting at this year’s U.S. Open are due before June 3, 2020. They can be faxed to (931) 787-1200; mailed to Jennifer Pearson, c/o US Chess, P.O. Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557; or e-mailed to [email protected].

Anjelina Belakovskaia Lakshmana “Vish” Viswanath Fun Fong

Dear Chess Friends, You may remember me from two years ago Hi, chess fans! I have had a lifelong journey I am excited to run this year for the US when I served an unfinished term for a year. of diverse organizational management. I am Chess Executive Board. Earlier I served the Texas Chess Association, a good networker, I build alliances and seek It is time to reinstate women’s presence and a 501(c)(3) as a vice president for four years consensus when moving initiatives forward. I active participation into the governance of and as president for another four years until want to be a catalyst for dynamic leadership. the organization and to make our voices and 2016. I am also a national tournament director I would like to see US Chess as a nimble opinions heard and incorporated. and national arbiter. I love to play chess and organization that can take advantage of I’m a three-time U.S. Women’s Chess run several scholastic or adult tournaments. opportunities and that can identify and reward Champion and woman grandmaster. I earned Chess grew tremendously in Texas during the good leadership. my Master’s in Mathematics in Finance from past decade, in part, due to my leadership and As president of a state chapter, I had New York University. My decade of experience support. interests in tournament innovation, support teaching finance at the University of Arizona, I hold three masters level degrees and of small chess demographic groups, inclusion plus career experience on Wall Street and the worked in universities for about 25 years. I am of women and minorities into the chapter energy industry (reported on in the Wall Street a successful small business owner for the past leadership, training programs for tournament Journal and front page of the Money Section 15 years. I have served as tournament director directors, and the preservation of integrity of of USA Today 12/11/01) helped me deliver at several SuperNationals and am excited to our game. substantial contributions to US Chess during serve at the US Chess board level. I am semi- I am currently working within the US Chess my 2015-2018 term on the Executive Board. retired and have ample time to dedicate to the Senior committee, chaired by David Grimaud, I’m a mother of three children who all play board. I have no financial interest conflicting to help draft a document that could be helpful chess and love the game. with US Chess. Your thoughts and support will in starting a variety of different senior chess I’m currently a treasurer and board member be welcomed and appreciated. programs in a generic town. of two 501(c)(3) organizations. Find me on my Facebook page, “Dr. Fun I intend, with your support, to achieve even Fong, Candidate for USCF Executive Board!” more.

www.uschess.org 13 US Chess Affairs / News for our Members

2020 Samford Fellowship Recipients Announced The Frank P. Samford, Jr. Chess Fellowship, marking its 34th annual award, has selected Grandmaster Nicolas Checa of New York, New York; Grandmaster Awonder Liang of Madison, Wisconsin; International Master of Andover, Massachusetts; and International Master Christopher Yoo of Dublin, California, as its 2020 Fellows. The four winners will each receive $21,000, with terms beginning July 1, 2020. Liang, 16, is currently the seventh rated player in the world under 18 at 2592 FIDE. Checa, who recently turned 18, is rated number 38 in the world for players under 21 at 2527 FIDE. Yip, 16, is rated number six in the world for girls under 21 at 2412 FIDE, while Yoo, who recently turned 13 and formerly held the U.S. record for becoming the youngest international master (12 years and one month), is rated 2430 FIDE. The Samford identifies and assists the best young American chess CHRISTOPHER YOO NICOLAS CHECA masters by providing top-level coaching, strong competition, access to study materials, and a monthly stipend for living expenses so winners may devote themselves to chess without financial worries. The total value of the fellowships has been increased several times over the years and is now $82,000 annually. Fellows are eligible to receive the equivalent of two years of full support, not to exceed $84,000 per individual. It is administered by the U.S. Chess Trust, with particularly valuable services provided by Al Lawrence. The Samford, which has awarded over two million dollars since its 1987 inception, was created by the late Frank P. Samford, Jr. of Birmingham, Alabama. Mr. Samford was a distinguished attorney and CEO of Liberty National Life Insurance Company (now Torchmark) who was active in civic, business, political, educational, and cultural affairs. Mr. Samford also was an enthusiastic competitor in chess tournaments who decided to do something significant for American chess. The result was the Samford Fellowship. CARISSA YIP AWONDER LIANG Generous contributions from the late Mrs. Virginia Samford and the Torchmark Corporation support the fellowship as well. Read the full press release on uschess.org. Click on CLO and search under “Samford.”

New Awards at US Chess National Scholastics

US Chess has introduced new awards to be distributed at national scholastic events that are designed to be distinctive and elegant. Following is a brief overview explaining the changes.

What has changed? How was this decided? For the 2020 spring nationals, most individual awards will be custom medals. Gold, This was a deliberate process silver and bronze medals will be awarded to the top three finishers in each section. involving numerous parts of US Chess leadership, The gold medal in the championship sections will bear the words “National significant input from the Scholastic Council— Champion.” All other place medals will be a copper color. the primary advisory body for scholastic affairs— and feedback from the 2019 grade nationals. For each section that awards a national championship title, the first place team Through these enhancements, US Chess is seeking trophy will be custom made as well. These trophies will be the only team awards to continually improve the experience and with the words “National Champions” in the engraving. educational value of attending the national scholastic tournaments. We are dedicated to These changes impact all sections of the National High School (K-12) ensuring that the spring nationals continue to Championship and National Junior High School (K-9) Championship, and all K-6 be the premier culminating events for chess and K-5 sections of the National Elementary School (K-6) Championship. programs around the country.

For the full press release, including the reasons behind these changes, visit https://new.uschess.org/news/new-awards-us-chess-national-scholastics/.

14 April 2020 | Chess Life President’s Column / Across the Board ACROSS THE BOARD By ALLEN PRIEST, PRESIDENT, US CHESS EXECUTIVE BOARD

e are continuing to look at the core values that drive US Chess. You can find the So how do we serve all these very different values statement under the “About” tab on the front page of our website. The values customers? Technology is key. We recognize Ware right below the mission, vision, and goals; appropriate placement as these are the that our database systems, web presence, foundation of US Chess. This month we will focus on CUSTOMER SERVICE. reporting interfaces and sales/registration CUSTOMER SERVICE: We endeavor to be responsive, adaptive, and proactive in providing experiences are critical. We also know our services to our customers. systems needed a major update. For four Who are US Chess customers? I think that depends on the activity. years we have been saving money, developing We run many chess events and the formats vary widely. Some of those are run by our events concepts, and finally issuing contracts for a department. Others are run by affiliates that bid to host one or more of our national tournaments. first overhaul of our systems in many years. Certainly, those who come to play in those events are customers. But those players may bring That project is expensive. The final cost will coaches, parents, siblings, friends, school administrators, grandchildren, spouses, and others. exceed $1 million. But we are paying for it with All of those are customers too. Our task is to provide an experience that “works”—from event cash and we will see phase one completed this design to registration, tournament locations, transportation links, accommodations, meal summer, with phase two next year. options, playing conditions, tournament administration—all those things that make an event When finished we will have tools we badly memorable regardless of the outcome on the board. These customers may be seasoned veterans need. We will be easily able to provide vital or brand new to our game. information to all who need it. Tournament Our affiliate partners who run events for us are also customers. Some have been our partners announcements will be easier to post across for many years, such as the organizers of the U.S. Amateur Team East and the National Open. all our platforms. Our financial reporting will These relationships are vital to US Chess. For a decade our U.S. Championships, and now other be more integrated with our web store and the top-level events, have been sponsored and run by the Saint Louis Chess Club. And we have tournament registration process. We will be benefited from other partnerships for a variety of events. able to give members and non-members more information on the web and through an app so they can find events and clubs in their immediate Our task is to provide an experience that area. We expect to provide these services not just to our club affiliates, but possibly to anyone “works” .... that make an event memorable promoting chess in the country. regardless of the outcome on the board. Our affiliates and directors need better interfaces and easier methods to process both memberships and tournament results. Our data Customer service includes services to our members. Our membership team spends their day reporting to members about their tournament resolving a myriad of membership issues, rating matters, tournament reporting, registrations, results should be more advanced. and more. If our members don’t feel we care about the services they receive from us, then they Most of these are needs we have recognized will not remain members. over time. It is a major project with a commen- Affiliates and tournament directors are customers. Without these two groups—who surate price tag. We have faced some criticism frequently overlap—there would be no tournaments or prizes or ratings. These customers are for building up cash rather than spend it on our some of the most time-critical users of our technology systems as they arrange for tournament current mission. But we knew this was critical announcements, submit memberships, and file rating reports. They are the most impacted to the future success of US Chess. when systems go down. Without these upgrades we would not be People who are not members of US Chess can be customers, too. Our Clubs committee able to provide the customer service all our recently re-wrote a packet to help new clubs organize or start rated play. But many chess players customers deserve. Now, we will be able to do never play a rated game—and these people are also customers. US Chess is working hard to just that for years to come. reach these players, for it is from this group that new players are more likely to enter the world CUSTOMER SERVICE: We endeavor to be of rated chess. But, more importantly, rated or not, their involvement is critical to the mission of responsive, adaptive, and proactive in providing US Chess, because they can carry chess into communities in ways we don’t even dream of now. services to our customers.

www.uschess.org 15 Chess to Enjoy / Entertainment Eight Can’t Mate How three heads—no more—can be better than one. By GM ANDY SOLTIS

ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS AN Gersch was about expert/weak master international tournament in Eagle Rock, strength and became better known as a California. On one of the free days, the contributor of crossword puzzles to The New organizers arranged a publicity stunt. York Times, according to Fischer sleuth John It was a simultaneous exhibition, on about Donaldson. He has the better of this position two dozen boards. Nothing new about that. but should not win after 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. f3. But to kick it off, eight of the tournament’s 19. Rd5 Be6 20. f3? Bxd5 21. cxd5 c4! players agreed to take part briefly. GM Svetozar Gligoric, a world-class player, played 1. d4 on each board and he was done for the day. Another grandmaster, Florin Gheorgiu, AFTER 7. Nd5 was up next. When some of the players with the black pieces chose 1. ... Nf6, Gheorghiu They were about to leave when Mednis cried replied 2. c4 in each case. out “Bernarrrddd!” The crew rushed to find In one of the games, Black adopted the Mednis looking for Zuckerman, to affix blame Defense, 2. ... e5. The grandmaster for 7. Nd5??. of the third cycle replied 3. dxe5. But if “two heads are better than one,” why He was succeeded by his colleagues and the aren’t eight? They aren’t when each head does game went 3. ... Ng4 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 not know what his great predecessor is thinking. Qe7 6. Nc3 Nxe5. A notorious example of this was: If Fischer was responsible for the Exchange The plan was that after the eighth master , this was a rude surprise when he got made his move on each of the boards, another QUEEN’S GAMBIT DECLINED, back to this board. of the tournament’s players, GM Peter Biyiasas, CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS VARIATION He may only have expected 21. ... f5 22. d6+ would take over and play the rest of the games by (D52) Kh8 when he and Evans would not be worse himself. In that way, the amateurs could say they GM /GM Larry Evans (23. Bxd3 exd3 24. Qc4 and Qxd3) because of each took on not one, but nine strong masters. Charles Gersch the powerful d6-. But on the board with the Budapest Defense Tandem simultaneous exhibition, New York he didn’t get a chance. The seventh master was 1960 22. Qxc4 Qxd5 23. Qxd5 Rxd5 24. fxe4 Rdd8 25. e5 Rac8 26. Rd1 Rxc3 27. Bh4 IM Bernard Zuckerman, an opening expert. 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 Rd7 28. Be1 Rc1! 29. Rxc1 Nxc1 30. Bc4 When he arrived at this board he instantly played 5. Nf3 c6 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2 Rc7 31. Bd5 Nd3 32. Bd2 Rc2 33. e6 Rxd2 7. Nd5 and quickly went on to the next boards. Ne4 9. Ndxe4 dxe4 10. Bf4?! 34. e7 Rd1 mate. (see diagram next column) Yes, Fischer and Evans were alternating That left Edmar Mednis to make the eighth moves. It is likely Evans chose 1. d4 and Tandem simultaneous exhibitions tells us when move. When he arrived at this board he looked Fischer played the even-numbered moves, not different hands make the moves, the intelligence for a good move to make. But Black stopped knowing 10. Bh4 was endorsed by theory. guiding them is not cumulative, but confused. You him with 7. ... Nd3 mate. 10. ... 0-0 11. Be2 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. might notice this when a complicated tournament Because this was designed to gain media 0-0 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Bf5 15. Qb3 b6 16. Rfd1 game ends and spectators who watched it want to attention, there was a TV crew on hand. Rfd8 17. Rd4 Nd3 18. Bg3 c5! join in the post-mortem analysis.

16 April 2020 | Chess Life Chess to Enjoy / Entertainment

PROBLEM I. PROBLEM II. PROBLEM III. Grand Chess Tour: GM S. Mamedyarov GM GM Paris GM GM Daniil Dubov GM Ian Nepomniachtchi

Paris was the scene of another rapid and blitz tournament organized under the Grand Chess Tour banner. Ten of the world’s best players battled over 27 rounds for $150,000 in prizes before GM Maxime Vachier- Lagrave emerged victorious. This month’s quiz features six WHITE TO MOVE BLACK TO MOVE BLACK TO MOVE positions from the tournament. PROBLEM IV. PROBLEM V. PROBLEM VI. In each diagram you are asked GM GM Alexander Grischuk GM S. Mamedyarov to find the fastest winning line of GM M. Vachier-Lagrave GM S. Mamedyarov GM Anish Giri play. This will usually mean the forced win of a decisive amount of material, such as a rook or minor piece. For solutions, see page 71.

WHITE TO MOVE BLACK TO MOVE WHITE TO MOVE

Everyone reaches for a piece to make the SICILIAN DEFENSE, move they think would have won. “Kibitzers ACCELERATED DRAGON have six hands,” as the British writer Bruce VARIATION (B34) Hayden put it. Alexander Alekhine/George Koltanowski I confirmed this once after adjourning a (blindfolded) favorable position in a world student team E. de Mey/J. Janssens/Noirot/Stoffels championship. My five U.S. teammates, all Blindfold tandem simultaneous exhibition, strong masters, looked at it with me. Antwerp, Belgium, 02.19.1934 It was a disaster. Each of us had a different 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 d6 idea of how to win and it seemed six hands 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. 0-0 Bg7 8. Nb3 were reaching for a piece. We had become the Nf6 9. Kh1 0-0 10. f4 Qc7 11. Qe1 Rac8 12. proverbial broth-spoiling cooks. a3 Rfd8 13. Qh4 e6? 14. Bd3 Ne7 15. Be3 Bc6 16. f5! We found the best way to continue but only 25. Qh6+? Kg8 26. Bxe3 Be6 27. Nd4 Bd5 after we divided into two groups. Three players Koltanowski said this simultaneous exhibi- 28. Bg5 Qd7 29. Bf6 Rh5 30. Qf4 Rf8 31. analyzed the adjourned position in one room tion was more tiring than when he gave a c4? Bxg2+! 32. Kxg2 Qh3+ 33. Kg1 Qxd3 and the other three in a separate room. When we 30-board blindfold exhibition alone. He had to 34. Qg3 Qxc4 35. Qb3, Black resigned??. compared notes we found the right way to win. figure out what his partner was doing. The finish is suspicious because 35. ... Qxb3 Three players, I concluded, are a good number— 16. ... exf5 17. exf5 Ned5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 36. Nxb3 Rd5 is better for Black. maybe the maximum number—to analyze a 19. Bg5 Re8 20. Rf3 Bd7 21. Raf1 Re5? chess position. What happens when a team of four or five Imagine the five teammates with the black In his book In Search of Truth, Yuri Averbakh, players—who can share their thoughts with pieces debating the merits of 21. ... Bxf5! and the great Soviet-era grand master, recalled how in one another—play against two non-consulting concluding (wrongly) that White would be the middle of the simultaneous exhibition with masters? Alexander Alekhine provided us with winning after 22. Bxf5 gxf5 23. Rxf5 f6 or 22. colleague Isaac Boleslavsky he arrived at a board some answers when he gave simultaneous Rxf5 gxf5 23. Bxf5 h6. and saw he was suddenly down a rook. “Where’s exhibitions like that in 1934—and even played 22. fxg6 fxg6 23. Rf7 Ne3 24. Rxg7+! Kxg7 my rook?” he exclaimed. blindfolded. “Isaac blundered it,” his amateur opponent (see diagram next column) In one of the exhibitions he teamed up with said. Later, Averbakh asked his teammate fellow blindfold maven George Koltanowski. Also imagine how the “blindfolders” felt about it. “What blunder?” Boleslavsky replied. Their opponents were six consulting teams of when they looked at the game afterwards and “You blundered, not me.” four to five players each. The masters scored realized 25. Bxg6! would have delivered mate Then they both realized they had been conned three wins, two draws, and a loss. in a few moves. by an amateur using his one swindling mind.

www.uschess.org 17 Back to Basics / Reader annotations Dubious Initiative The Looming Fork

By GM LEV ALBURT

IN THE GAME BELOW, ROB HILL, AS 6. 0-0 (6. Ne5!—L.A.) 6. ... Be7 7. Qc2 0-0 Black, made two dubious efforts to wrestle 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 the initiative. His first, 12. ... e5, remained Black has Tartakower’s Queen’s Gambit unpunished, the position still close to full Declined formation. equality. Then, on moves 21-23, Rob force- marched his h7-pawn to h3—”to gain time for 9. b3 c5 10. Bb2 Qc7 piece-regrouping,” he wrote. This time, Black Black’s plan: ... Qc7, ... Bd6, ... e5, forcing ended simply a pawn down—but obviously kept major trades. his fighting spirit. And at an opportune moment, he unleashed a game-changing blow ... 11. Rac1 Bd6 Below Rob describes the game from his perspective. (My further comments are in italics.) 18. … Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Probably, 19. exf6 is probably better; it would QUEEN’S INDIAN DEFENSE (E17) give Black poor kingside pawn structure. Alan Howe (1562) Not so clear, because of threats to the white Rob Hill (1411) on the light squares. 2019 - Western States Open, Merge C (4), 19. … Nd5 20. a3 Reno, Nevada, 10.19.2019 Keeping Black’s knight out of b4. 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 20. … Qc6 White is playing a Closed Catalan. 4. ... b6 12. Rfe1 e5 Black is playing to keep the position Premature thrust. After, say, 12. ... Rac8, the balanced. game is even. 5. Bg2 Bb7 13. dxe5 Stronger is 13. cxd5, with an edge. 13. … Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. cxd5

(see diagram next column)

15. … Bxd5 Position is equal, but the center is open. Attention: The choice! I think that 15. ... Nxd5 Black threatens 21. ... Nf4+. (truly leading to equality) is stronger. 21. Kg1 16. e4 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 Bb7 18. e5 The white king moves to safety. Stronger is 18. b4, creating a target. 21. … h5

18 April 2020 | Chess Life Back to Basics / Reader annotations

Black doesn’t like his piece positions and White is willing to trade pieces and pawns 35. … Ne1+ 36. Kf1 f3 decides to give White a pawn target to give because he has more material. Black now has the “Damiano pawn” at f3 Black time to regroup. 31. Rxe8 Rxe8 with potential mate threats. 22. Qc2 Black’s knight and rook each improves its 37. Rc3 position and work together. White rightly goes after the pawn. White stops ... Nd3 followed by ... Re1 mate. 22. … h4 Better is 37. Rf4+ and 38. cxb6, when White is very much alive. Black offers the pawn. Will White retake with his g-pawn and expose his king? 37. … bxc5 23. Qe4 Untouchable pawn? If White plays 38. Rxc5, then 38. ... Nd3 attacks the rook and covers c1, White wants to capture the h-pawn with a preventing White’s rook from coming back to piece and keep his kingside pawns together. c1 to stop ... Re1 mate. 23. … h3 Not so: after 38. Rxc5! Nd3? (38. ... Ke6, for instance, preserves Black’s advantage) 39. Rf5+ I admire but doubt the pawn thrust and and 40. Rxf3. pawn sacrifice. Often such sacrifices work, but not here. Better is the materialistic 23. ... hxg3. 38. h4 Re4 32. b4 24. Nf3 Black threatens ... c4, ... Nd3, ... Re1 mate. White protects the attacked b-pawn by Clearly, 38. … c4 (ready to meet 39. Rxc4 White decides to get the h-pawn with his moving it but misses a Black tactic. 32. Rb1 with 39. … Nd3, covering the rook’s checking knight, while keeping the long diagonal closed was better to avoid any knight double attacks. square on the f-file, now f4) was more accurate. with his queen. This move coulda-shoulda been played 39. g4 24. … Ne7 several times before, but not now! After 31. ... Rxe8, there is a serious Tactics/Threats Alert: White should have tried 39. Rxc5. Black is using the tempo needed to capture a. The pawn on b3 is hanging, and Such a draw would require big blunders by his h-pawn to reposition this knight to an b. If it weren’t for White’s f4-knight—a FORK Black. outpost square. would be threatened! 39. … c4 25. Ng5 White misses the second, less obvious—but deadlier—threat. Notice that 32. Rb1! (getting Now Black’s threat of ... Nd3 is very serious, White attacks Black’s h-pawn and threatens out of hoof-range) would have taken care of both! as the knight will be protected by the pawn. mate on h7. 32. … g5! 40. Re3 25. … Qxe4 The improved position of Black’s knight This is fatal. In general, don’t exchange your Black stops the mate threat. immediately pays off, as White’s knight can’t move last piece when behind in material. 26. Rxe4 Nf5 because of 33. ... Ne2+, forking king and rook. 40. … Rxe3 41. fxe3 Nd3!, White resigned. 33. bxc5 Although 41. ... c3 42. Kxe1 f2+ also wins. Right on! White’s chances to survive are much reduced after 33. Nd3 Ne2+ 34. Kf1 Nxc1 35. Nxc1 cxb4 36. axb4 a5. 33. … gxf4 34. Rc4 Nf3+

Black’s knight is on its way to d4. 27. Nxh3

White is now a pawn up. Does Black have SEND IN YOUR GAMES! sufficient compensation? If you are unrated or rated 1799 27. … Rad8 28. Nf4 35. Kg2 or be low at the time the game Stronger is 28. b4! White can’t play 35. Kf1 because 35. ... Nd2+ was played, then GM Lev Alburt 28. … Nd4 would win his rook. Probably 35. Kh1 was best? invites you to email your most This natural looking move allows Black’s knight instructive game with notes to: Finally! Black’s knight achieves his outpost to gain a tempo by 35. ... Ne1+, and then preserve objective. his powerful f-pawn. As 35. Kf1 is even worse, 35. [email protected] 29. e6 Rfe8 30. exf7+ Kxf7 Kh1 was a must, and the outcome unclear.

www.uschess.org 19 In The Arena / Player of the Month A Game of Minutiae Caruana fully exploits Firouzja’s small inaccuracies at Wijk aan Zee

By GM ROBERT HESS

IN AN EVENT WHERE GM FABIANO 8. ... Ned7 9. g4 but here that’s met by 13. ... Ba6 and Caruana racked up seven victories, it’s hard is impeded. to pick just one game to annotate. Yet this Tempting is the knight jump 13. Nc6, but game helped Caruana both distance himself it leads White into a risky situation: 13. ... from a charging Carlsen and hand GM Alireza Qe8 14. Bg2 Ba6 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Qd2 e6 Firouzja a second straight defeat after a 17. 0-0-0 exd5 18. exd5 and Black’s rooks are phenomenal start. limited, but the prospects of the bishop on g7 are looking great. KING’S INDIAN DEFENSE (E71) 13. ... Bb7 14. g5 GM Fabiano Caruana (FIDE 2822, USA) GM Alireza Firouzja (FIDE 2723, FID) 82nd Tata Steel GpA (10.5), Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, 01.22.2020

1. d4 Caruana throws his pawns forward, trying Caruana has an increasingly diverse to punish his opponent’s youthful exuberance. repertoire. Perhaps in order to “hide” his White seizes space in the center and on openings in anticipation of the Candidates, the kingside, whereas Black has a lead in in his earlier games with the white pieces he development. The major downside for White chose 1. d4 (against GM Wesley So, round one is that hasty expansion regularly results in a and GM Viswanathan Anand, round eight), pawn structure prone to collapse. 1. e4 (GM Yangyi Yu, round 3 and GM Daniil 9. ... c6 10. Nf3 cxd5 11. cxd5 b6 Dubov, round 7), and 1. c4 (GM Jorden van 14. ... Nfxe4! Firouzja blitzes out a novelty. On the surface Foreest, round 5). How was Firouzja expected A brave piece sacrifice that is very much in to pinpoint his opponent’s first move?! this looks like a terrible move. After all, Black voluntarily cedes control of the c6-square and the spirit of the King’s Indian and forces the 1. ... Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. appears to be strategically lost. But Firouzja next five moves. Black nets himself a handful h3 0-0 6. Be3 Nc6 studied the opening in depth and uncorked of pawns for the knight, an imbalance that is hard to properly evaluate over the board. Firouzja plays a relatively rare line and an important—and very necessary—piece The position after 14. ... Nh5 15. 0-0-0 e5 catches Caruana by surprise. 6. ... e5, 6. ... c5, sacrifice, collecting a number of pawns in the 16. fxe5 (16. dxe6 fxe6 e.p. should be favorable, and even the other two knight moves (6. ... process. tactically, for Black. For instance this hectic Nbd7 and 6. ... Na6) are far more popular. The strong British GM line finishes with Black ahead: 17. Bc4 Qc8 obtained an overwhelming advantage after 7. d5 Ne5 8. f4 18. f5 b5! 19. Ndxb5 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Bxe4 21. GM Antonios Pavlidis tried 11. ... Nc5? 12. Bxe6+ Qxe6 22. fxe6 Bxh1 23. Rxh1 Bxc3 A tamer approach would have been 8. Bxc5 dxc5 13. e5 as Black has ceded control of 24. bxc3 Rf5) 16. ... Bxe5 deserves extensive Be2 when after either 8. ... c6 or 8. ... e6 9. Nf3 too much space. Nxf3+ 10. Bxf3 Nd7 has been seen. Black will examination. I’d recommend readers set this 12. Nd4 Nc5 13. Qf3 consider taking the knight on c3 with the prized position up to analyze. fianchettoed bishop to ruin the queenside pawn Under normal circumstances, White 15. Nxe4 Bxd5 16. Nf6+ exf6 17. Qxd5 Re8 structure, but White has a nice spatial advantage. would play 13. Bg2 to protect the e4-pawn, 18. Nc2

20 April 2020 | Chess Life In The Arena / Player of the Month

Caruana chooses the correct retreat. Firouzja understands that he can’t allow the If not just out of necessity, 33. ... Rxb5 34. The continuation 18. Qf3 Qe7 19. Nc2 fxg5 knight to post up on d5, so he fills the square. axb5 Qf5 results in a fascinating position. The 20. 0-0-0 is worse than the game, since White’s The pawn is poisoned. imbalance of four pawns for a rook, with a queen has decentralized while Black’s has 26. Rhf1 vulnerable pawn on b5 and mutually exposed improved. Moreover, the queenless middle- kings, is clearly advantageous for White, but game that ensues after 20. ... Qf6 21. Bd4 (21. Worse is 26. Nxd5 Qf5+ 27. Ka1 (27. Qd3 converting on that is another matter entirely. Rxd5) 27. ... Rxd5! 28. Qxd5 Rc1+ 29. Rxc1 Nd4 Re4 is too accommodating.) 21. ... Qxf4+ 34. Bc4 Ke7 35. Bxe6 Kxe6 22. Qxf4 gxf4 looks completely acceptable for Qxd5 when Black has too many pawns to Black, who does not face the pitfalls the game handle. A sad recapture to resort to, but the others had in store. 26. ... Rc5 27. a4 lose too. For example 35. ... fxe6 36. Rh7+ Ke8 18. ... fxg5 19. 0-0-0 gxf4 37. Qh2 will not allow Black to survive long without dropping material; 35. ... Qxe6 36. Re1 immediately wins the queen. 36. Qh2 f2 If only the pawn could push itself back to f4 rather than sacrificing itself to save the king. The line 36. ... Kd7 37. Rh6 Qe7 38. Rc1 is devastating, precisely because the queen has an open diagonal to c7. 37. Rf1 Kd7 38. Rh6 Qe7 39. Rxf2 Rxf2 40. Qxf2 Kc8 27. ... d4 20. Bd4! In a critical moment, Firouzja makes an Absolutely necessary. The temporary extremely logical move, but one that puts him imbal ance of four pawns for a bishop may permanently on the defensive. The objective sound scary, but taking the pawn loses evaluation—with the assistance of an engine material: on—might not instill fear, yet the path forward After 20. Bxf4 Qf6 21. Qd4 Qf5 22. Ne3 (22. becomes clearly easier for White, who has a Qxd6 Ne4 and White must return the piece beautiful blockade and control of the light and end up two pawns down after 23. Bd3 squares. Importantly, Black has to push his Nxd6 24. Bxf5 Nxf5) 22. ... Rxe3 23. Qxe3 Rc8 kingside pawns as a defensive maneuver, 24. Bc4 Ne6 both bishops are under attack, and which opens his monarch to a swift attack. so is the white king. White is completely lost. The follow up 27. ... a5 28. Nd3 Rc4 is richly complex. The rook currently is untouchable 41. a5! 20. ... Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Ne6 22. Qd2 and will later probe along the fourth rank. Caruana’s precise push opens up new Again Caruana correctly ignores the 28. Nd3 Rf5 29. Rf3 g5 avenues for his knight, the last piece needed in pawn. Had he captured, Black’s pieces would the attack. have swiftly come alive. A great example of a Right idea, wrong pawn. position where piece quality takes precedence Now or on the next move 29. ... h5 was 41. ... bxa5 necessary. This move order leaves the over piece quantity. The alternatives were not any better. One g5-square open for the knight in some lines. The continuation 22. Qxd6 Qf6 (It’s possible example is 41. ... Rd6 42. Qc2+ Kb7 (42. ... Kd7 For instance 30. Rg1 Ng5 turns the tables, that 22. ... Qxd6 23. Rxd6 was reason enough 43. Qa4+ Kc8 44. Rh8+ Rd8 45. Qc6+ Kb8 46. since 31. Rxf4 Nf3 nets Black an Exchange. for Caruana to avoid entering this line. White Nb4) 43. a6+ Kb8 44. Rh8+ Rd8 45. Ne5. has simultaneously diminished his losing and 30. Rg1 Kf8 42. Qc2+ Kb8 43. Nc5 Rd6 44. Rh8+ Rd8 winning chances, which is not ideal when It was still possible to play 30. ... h5 even 45. Qb3+ Kc7 46. Qb7+ Kd6 47. Rh6+ f6 Magnus was in the process of winning his though the position looks like it’s about to fall 48. Ne4+, Black resigned. third consecutive game.) 23. Bb5 Red8 24. Bd7 apart. 31. Bc4 (31. Bc6 Kf8 32. Be4 Ra5 is very f3 is all sorts of crazy! Faced with the inevitable loss of his queen, odd, but at least for the moment Black holds Firouzja resigned. Credit certainly must be 22. ... Qf6 23. Kb1 his structure together.) 31. ... Rf8 defends the given to the teenager for bringing the fight to Smart prophylaxis by Caruana. The knight pawn on f4 in the event of 32. Bxe6 fxe6. Caruana, but kudos to the world number two will journey forward in due time, and there is 31. h4 for working through the complications and no need to give Black active options. finding precise continuations. This was a game This is the exact problem. Black can’t keep The line 23. Nb4 Rac8+ 24. Kb1 Nc5 25. Bb5 of minutiae—small inaccuracies compounded the h-file closed and his position rapidly Qf5+ 26. Ka1, for example, has some amazing the difficulties in Black’s position, and Caruana falls apart. Caruana does not need a second ideas 26. ... Re5 27. Nc6 a6!! 28. Nxe5 axb5 fully exploited them. invitation to pounce. with the threat of ... Nb3+ with ... Ra8 mate to Did you know you could read archival copies of 31. ... h6 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Rh3 f3 follow, and trying to block the diagonal fails: “In The Arena” (and all columns and features)? 29. Nd3 Nxd3 30. Qxd3 Rc1+ 31. Rxc1 Qxd3. An unfortunate move to play, but Black Go to uschess.org, click on “Chess Life 23. ... Rac8 24. Bb5 Red8 25. Nb4 d5! doesn’t have a concrete idea. Magazine,” and then “Archives.”

www.uschess.org 21 Books and Beyond / Should I Buy It? Test Yourself A round up of books for puzzle solvers By JOHN HARTMANN

hinkers Publishing has been churning Here’s an example taken from chapter one my attention. Again, turn to page 71 to check out new books at a furious rate, and no with White to move. First assess the position— your answer. Tless than 10 titles recently appeared in a is White minimally better, clearly better, or giant box on my doorstep. While Thinkers has equal?—and then justify that assessment with tended to target a more advanced readership a concrete variation. You’ll find the answer on in the past, they seem to be expanding their page 71. enterprise, with new releases clearly aimed at What I like about this position is that it improvers. This month we’ll check out three requires both positional judgment and sound such titles, along with a “kindred spirit” just calculation to correctly solve, something out from Everyman Chess. typical of Kuzmin’s selections. It doesn’t seem Together with Mamedyarov is GM Alexey out of the reach of a 1900 player, although Kuzmin’s third book with Thinkers Publishing. it may stretch the abilities of players at the His first,Together with Morozevich (2017), lower end of the target audience. While uses the games of the Russian genius to present Kuzmin is used to working with the world’s WHITE TO MOVE readers with complex problems for solving. This was followed in 2018 by Together with the The chapter title is a bit of a hint to the solver Candidates, a collection of puzzles drawn from here. Still, this is a difficult mate to calculate in Candidates matches and tournaments. For this terms of depth and branching. Mates in two effort Kuzmin was awarded the 2018 FIDE and even three are one thing, but I’m not sure Book of the Year award. that the majority of “kids and club players” will Like his first twoTogether with ... books, be able to handle the more difficult problems Together with Mamedyarov is consciously in the book. modeled after Hort and Jansa’sThe Best One nicety of Edouard’s presentation is Move, one of the classics of chess literature. chapter four, “Trap Your Opponent’s King.” The titles of Kuzmin’s books are themselves While many mate problems, including no an homage to Hort and Jansa, echoing the small number in Chess Calculation Training for WHITE TO MOVE original Czech—Zahrajte si šachy s velmistry, Kids and Club Players, involve flashy sacrifices, or “Playing together with Grandmasters.” best players, having trained Karpov and it’s arguably more useful to solve those where Kuzmin follows Hort and Jansa’s lead in Morozevich among others, he is not unattuned you have to quietly encircle and lasso the king asking readers to assess positions in general to the needs of us chess mortals, choosing well- over a series of moves. That Edouard included before choosing a move or deciding between targeted problems for his imagined reader. a set of these type of positions shows good posed alternatives. Points are awarded for both Thinkers Publishing Managing Editor GM authorial (and editorial!) judgment. assessment and calculation, the accumulation Romain Edouard, whose work with GM Veselin Practical Chess Puzzles: 600 Positions to of which is said to correspond to different levels Topalov and the French Defense was reviewed Improve Your Calculation and Judgment is of strength, although readers are free to ignore in these pages in September of last year, is not a Thinkers Publishing title, but this new (as I did) this admittedly “subjective” (8) scale. the author of three fairly advanced problem Everyman Chess effort from FM Guannan Song, As with Hort and Jansa, players are tested on books: Chess Calculation Training Volume 1: FM Dachey Lin, and IM Edward Song arrived the full range of their chess knowledge. This is Middlegames, Volume 2: Endgames, and Volume at my door just as this column was going to not strictly a “tactics book.” 3: Legendary Games. In Chess Calculation press. And like the two books mentioned above, But while Together with Morozevich and Training for Kids and Club Players, Level 1: it aims to give club players a set of problems Together with the Candidates are written for Checkmating, he turns his attention to puzzles designed specifically for them. very strong players, with some positions for the lower rated player. As its title suggests, Practical Chess Puzzles is explicitly labeled as for players over 2500, Across seven chapters, moving from a collection of 600 positions divided into three Kuzmin dials the difficulty back a bit in fairly simple mate-in-twos to more complex topical chapters: Combinations, Evaluation, Together with Mamedyarov. The first chapter, mate-in-mores, re moving the defender tactics, and “Tests.” The task of the first section (250 “Beginning to think like a Grandmaster,” and “nasty double threats,” Edouard has positions) is fairly self-explanatory. The second contains 80 chronological positions for readers selected 276 checkmate problems aimed at (100 positions) asks readers to use “intuition, rated 1400-1900. The second chapter, “Passing club players. Here’s one from Chapter 7, “An positional understanding, and logic” (8) to crack the Grandmaster test,” offers another 90, this Unexpected Blow,” that (for reasons that will the problems, and the third (250 positions) is a time for players between 1700 and 2100. become clear in a forthcoming issue!) caught mix of combinative and evaluative positions.

22 April 2020 | Chess Life Books and Beyond / Should I Buy It?

Practical Chess Puzzles largely delivers what is There is no bibliography or works cited page seem to have also borrowed analysis from promised. The authors say that they are writing in Zlatanovic’s book, despite his citing other Petrosian without attribution, making it hard for players from 1200-2200—quite a range!— authors fairly regularly. I would have liked to to know precisely where Zlatanovic’s lines and the puzzles in each section track from less known what sources he was using, especially as came from. Regardless of the provenance of to more complex. My sense is that most of the there are a number of games, often involving GM the analysis in question, and acknowledging positions are rather concrete, so that even the Tigran Petrosian, where Zlatanovic reproduces the pervasiveness of such practice, such “evaluative” tasks are rooted in calculation. Still, analysis from MegaBase almost verbatim. “borrowing” is distasteful, removing a bit of there is an overt effort to present lesser-known, It turns out that ChessBase and MegaBase the shine from an otherwise solid book. diverse examples, featuring North American players and a full range of position types. All this serves to keep solvers on their toes. In that vein, here’s position #55 (out of 250 for those tracking relative difficulty) from the Combinations chapter. Turn to page 71 one last time for the (perhaps surprising) solution.

BLACK TO MOVE

A final note on Practical Chess Puzzles: all of the diagrams are presented from the position of the solver, so that Black is on the bottom if it’s Black to move. This is an industry trend that, frankly, I’m ambivalent about, but if publishers are going to go this route, they should provide notice that they’re doing so. That wasn’t the case here. Of these three books, I think Kuzmin’s is clearly the best. His puzzles are varied and well-chosen, and his explanations are excellent. Edouard’s is a straightforward “puzzle book” that may overwhelm its intended audience, while Song, Lin, and Song presents a varied challenge to readers in a promising first effort. Our final book this month is another example of Thinkers Publishing expanding its ideal audience. IM Boroljub Zlatanovic’s Fundamental Chess Strategy in 100 Games is an annotated games collection designed to illustrate key positional themes across eight chapters: the center, bishop versus knight, the bishop pair, open files, pawn structures (the Edouard, Romain. Chess Calculation Training for Kids and Club Players. Thinkers Publishing, 2020. ISBN largest chapter at 172 pages), coordination and Paperback: 9789492510693. Figurine notation. 152 pages. (Available from uscfsales.com, catalog number harmony, the initiative, and blockades and B0063TH, $26.95) prophylaxis. Zlatanovic uses a light touch in his notes, Kuzmin, Alexey. Together with Mamedyarov. Thinkers Publishing, 2020. ISBN Paperback: 9789492510726. limiting the complexity of his analysis and working Figurine notation. 354 pages. (Available from uscfsales.com, catalog number B0064TH, $35.95) to clearly explain the logic of positional decisions Song, Guannan; Lin, Dachey; Song, Edward. Practical Chess Puzzles: 600 Positions to Improve Your Calculation and ideas. Using examples both well-known and and Judgement. Everyman Chess, 2020. ISBN Paperback: 9781781945612. Figurine notation. 285 pages. less studied, class and club players are taught (Available from uscfsales.com, catalog number B0523EM, $27.95) quite a bit about basic positional play. I certainly Zlatanovic, Boroljub. Fundamental Chess Strategy in 100 Games. Thinkers Publishing, 2019. ISBN Paperback: learned a thing or two. 9789492510686. Figurine notation. 507 pages. (Available from uscfsales.com, catalog number B0061TH, $38.95)

www.uschess.org 23 Grand Prix / Eastern Open

Locals Take the Lead

When the big cats are away, FEATURED GAMES Leading the tourney tied with four points after five rounds, this game decided the outcome local players hold sway. of the tournament and won first prize for best Text and Pbotos by TOM BECKMAN played game. Justin Paul’s innovation on move five of the Ruy Lopez truly demonstrates chess’ nearly limitless possibilities. he 2019 edition of the Eastern Open The winner of the Open section, FIDE took place December 27-30, 2019, in master Macon Shibut, is a three-time Virginia TTyson’s Corner, Virginia. Unique in state champion (1993, 1999, and 2002) and RUY LOPEZ (C70) several regards, it set the following records: the author of and the Evolution FM Macon Shibut (2291) of Chess Theory. Since 1991 he has been the FM Justin Paul (2391) • Most prize money in the Open 2019 Eastern Open (6), Washington, editor of Virginia Chess, the official newsletter section: $5,000 District of Columbia, 12.30.2019 of the Virginia Chess Federation (VCF). • Most players in the Open section: 40 Notes by Shibut. As Macon’s first victim in the tournament, I • Most players playing up at least can tell you that he was primed and ready for his 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. one section: 75 out of 198 ... the victory. As White, he essayed a hypermodern Bb3 g6 chess coach effect? double fianchetto opening that I had never seen Justin’s own variation, which I noticed him • Player coming from the before and crushed me. His choice of openings playing earlier in the tournament. I had not farthest distance: Valerii Semenov (including a Czech Benoni and Scandinavian) examined it because somehow I expected to be from Ukraine was spot-on and showed fighting spirit. I have assigned the black pieces in this game and had played Macon six times and never managed prepared accordingly. Additionally, local players won first place even a draw—my friendly nemesis. 6. c3 in each section and all but one hailed from One of my most enjoyable tasks is selecting Virginia! the games to award the special prizes for Considering 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 I found the • U2200: Sean Senft best played game, brilliancy, and opening correct (according to Justin in the post mortem) innovation. This year I took a break from • U1900: Tyson Brady and 7. ... Na5 and thought White had nothing special. Aron Cheng (FL) viewing the games on the screen and played Justin continued the variation 8. Qf3 Qf6! which over some of the games on my dining room he called Black’s “only move.” I was just thankful • U1600: Leonardo Di Perna table. However, in doing so, I slighted my I hadn’t ventured into complications that he’s • U1300: Chandresh Duraisamy good friend, Tuxey (photo, facing page). obviously explored before.

24 April 2020 | Chess Life Grand Prix / Eastern Open

6. ... Bg7 7. d4 exd4 No better is 27. ... Rf8 28. Qe7. The try 7. ... d6 heads back towards something 28. bxc4 Nxc4 like a normal “Modern” Steinitz Defense. The capture 28. ... dxc4 caused me some 8. cxd4 Nge7 9. 0-0 d6 10. h3 0-0 11. Nc3 trouble in the post mortem but only because I Na5 12. Bc2 Bb7 13. b3 c5 14. Bb2?! didn’t find the nice reply 29. Qd2! clearing the I should have played 14. Be3, and I knew way for the rook to lead the invasion. Black is it at the board, but somehow the undefended defenseless, e.g., 29. ... c3 30. Re8+ Bf8 (30. ... Nc3 spooked me. Rf8 31. Qd5+) 31. Nh6+ Kh8 32. Nxf5! 14. ... b4 15. Ne2 d5 29. Qe8+ Rf8 30. Qd7 Qb5 31. Qe6+ I expected 15. ... c4 16. bxc4 Nxc4 17. Bc1. White certainly does not want to trade queens as Black’s king is far more vulnerable. 16. e5 c4 17. Bc1 Bc8 After 31. Qxb5? axb5 the attack would be gone, Afterwards someone asked me about and the a-pawn exposed on an open file—in 17. ... c3, obviously impressed by such an short, a three-result game again. advanced protected passed pawn. Aside from 31. ... Kh8 32. Rd1 d4 the fact that at this particular moment White might undermine the pawn by 18. a3, my more general explanation was that closing the queenside means that on that flank the fun is essentially over for a while. White gets whatever time he needs to methodically build up a major siege of the kingside. At least that was my hope during the game. 18. Ng3 Be6 19. Nh2 I considered 19. a3 cxb3 20. Bxb3 Nxb3 21. Qxb3 but decided to place my faith totally on the kingside. 33. Rc1! 19. ... f6 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Bh6 Qb6 From here everything just works out in A surprise, but not an unpleasant one, more or less a forced manner. since I was not convinced I wasn’t just being 33. ... Ne5 34. Rc8 Nxg4 35. hxg4 d3 36. outplayed and my whole kingside pretension Rd1 a5 37. Rxf8+ Bxf8 38. Qf7 Bg7 39. mere hot air. For instance, 21. ... Rf7 22. Ng4 Rxd3! Bxg4 23. Qxg4 Qc8 and now what? But my opponent doesn’t want to defend, he will “seize A demoralizing kill shot. Justin paid me the the initiative’”—to use a favorite phrase from courtesy of letting the idea play out. the books in vogue when I was Justin’s age. So 39. ... Qxd3 40. Qe8+ Bf8 41. Qxf8 mate. he sacrifices an Exchange in order to conquer the center, specifically my doomed d4-pawn. For this game, which won the second 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. Qe2! Bxd4 24. Rae1 prize for best played game, my question is: I was very happy when I found the Qe2-Rae1 did Macon realize that Daniel had written a plan. Black succeeded in capturing d4 but it book on the Center Counter Defense (aka turns out the initiative returns to me due to Scandinavian Defense)? Black’s insecure pieces on the e-file. 24. ... Nf5 SCANDINAVIAN DEFENSE (B01) Daniel Lowinger (2268) After 24. ... Rf6 25. Ng4 Bxg4 26. hxg4, Black FM Macon Shibut (2291) has some compensation for the Exchange. That 2019 Eastern Open (5), Washington, might have been better than the move played. District of Columbia, 12.29.2019 25. Nxf5 Bxf5 26. Bxf5 Rxf5 27. Ng4 Notes by Shibut. The right place at the right time! 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4!? 4. Nf3 27. ... Bg7 White’s most natural of the possibilities: 4.

PHOTO: TOP LEFT, TOURNAMENT WINNER, FM MACON SHIBUT (LEFT), ACCEPTING HIS PRIZE FROM TOURNAMENT ORGANIZER TOM BECKMAN; PHOTOS, THIS PAGE, TOP TO BOTTOM: FM MACON SHIBUT ALSO IS A THREE-TIME VIRGINIA STATE CHAMPION; TROPHIES AND CERTIFICATES FROM THE SCHOLASTIC TOURNAMENT; TUXEY THE CAT HELPED WITH SPECIAL PRIZE SELECTION; FM ALLAN SAVAGE LECTURING ON DOUBLED C-PAWNS.

www.uschess.org 25 Grand Prix / Eastern Open f3; 4. Be2; 4. Bb5+. The only move, but somehow I got the sense By his demeanor I sensed that right here was 4. ... Qxd5 5. Be2 Nc6 6. Be3 0-0-0 7. that White may have overlooked it. when he noticed the pawn is unstoppable after Nbd2 Qf5 20. Qxf7 40. Rxh5 c3. 40. Rf7 c3 41. Rd7+ Ke4 42. Rc7 Kd3 43. The continuation 7. ... e5?! 8. c4 would force Now d6 is a serious concern, e.g. 20. ... Rd7+ Ke2 44. Re7+ Kd2 45. Rd7+ Kc1 46. the queen to an inferior square, so she moves Qxa2? 21. d6 cxd6 22. cxd6+ Kb8 23. Qc7+ Rxg7 Rxa4?! before she’s pushed. Ka8 24. d7 and wins. Not so much for the pawn as to threaten (I 8. c4 e5 9. d5 Nb4 10. Rc1 20. ... Re7 thought) ... Rc4, but it was stupid. 46. ... c2 47. The correct reaction was 20. ... Rd7! It Rc7 Kd2 won much more simply. looked wrong to me somehow but the point is 47. Kf1 c2 48. Ke2 Rb4 49. Rc7 Kb2 50. that 21. Qf5 is not check, so then 21. ... Qe4 is Kd2 Rd4+ 51. Ke3 Rd1 52. f4 c1=Q+ 53. equal as White’s pawns are too weak. Rxc1 Rxc1 54. Ke4 21. Qf5+ Kb8 22. Nd4 Qe5 White could have tried some other ways Now 22. ... Qe4? would be wrong because but his problem is always that Black still has of 23. Rc4. Still, after the text Black is close to another pawn, which makes the prospect of solving his problems because all White’s stuff drawing against an extra rook much less likely. in the center is vulnerable. 54. ... Rh1 55. Kf5 23. Rc4 a5 24. c6 If 55. h4 Kc3 56. Kf5 Kd4 57. Kg5 Rg1 If 24. Qxe5 Rxe5 25. Nc2 Rdxd5 26. Nxb4 Black wins. 10. ... Nd3+? axb4 27. Rxb4 Rxc5 the position is equal. 55. ... Rxh2 56. Kg6 Kc3 57. f5 Kd4 58. f6 24. ... Qxd5 A serious miss! 10. ... e4! was very strong Rf2 59. f7 Rf3 after 11. Nd4 Qg6! (at the board I abandoned The followup 24. ... Qxf5 25. Nxf5 Re2 was Setting up to capture g3 with check forces 10. ... e4 after considering only 11. ... Nd3+? 12. also possible. Bxd3) 12. Bxg4+ Nxg4 and the d3 weakness is White’s hand. 25. Qxd5 Rxd5 26. cxb7 Kxb7 27. Nc6 60. Kxh5 Rxf7 61. Kg6 Rf1 62. g4 Ke5 63. untenable. One amusing continuation is 13. Re2 0-0 Bd6 14. h3 Nh2 15. Re1 Nd3. g5 Kf4 64. Kf6 Kg4+ 65. Kg6 Rf5, White I could have played 27. ... Re1 and White resigned. 11. Bxd3 Qxd3 12. Nxe5 Qf5 must trade rooks, as 28. Nxb4? loses to 28. ... Alas, now 12. ... Qxe3+ 13. fxe3 Bxd1 14. Rdd1. The text is fine too. White stays a pawn This game won third prize for best played Kxd1 and the attack on f7 is too awkward; up but there is no danger because all my pieces game. In a blocked position, Neel hypnotizes and if 12. ... Bxd1 13. Nxd3 Bh5, Black is just remain more active than his after the ensuing Tom with a 32-move maneuvering dance. a pawn down. forced sequence. 13. Nxg4 Nxg4 14. Qf3 28. Nxb4 axb4 29. Rxb4+ Kc6 30. Rc4+ Kd6 31. a4 Ra2 32. g3 c5 33. Rfc1 h5 KING’S INDIAN DEFENSE, I expected 14. 0-0 Bd6 15. g3 Nxe3 16. fxe3 CLASSICAL MAIN LINE (E99) Qg5 with some compensation for the pawn As I said, there is no danger, but Black Tom Beckman (2030) as White’s structure is ragged and his king should not try to force the draw, e.g. 33. ... Rd4 Neel Jay (2061) potentially weak. (33. ... Rdd2 34. Rf4) 34. Rxc5 Rdxa4 35. Rc6+ 2019 Eastern Open (6), Washington, Kd5 36. Rc7 Ra7 it might still be okay (e.g., District of Columbia, 12.30.2019 14. ... Nxe3 37. Rd1+ Ke6 38. Rdd7 Rxc7 39. Rxc7 Kf6, Notes by Beckman (TB) and Jay (NJ). Not 14. ... Qxf3 15 gxf3 Ne5 16 Ke2 with no for instance) but it’s uninspiring labor to hold 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. meaningful compensation for the pawn. such positions. Nf3 0-0 6. Be2 e5 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 15. Qxe3 34. R1c2? (TB) Okay, I didn’t expect a 3rd Mar del I was more worried about 15. fxe3 Qe5 16. I know how this happened because I’ve been Plata. I decided to vary with 10. Be3 this time. 0-0, but his move is good too. on the other side of the same effect. White The other major alternative is 10. Nd3 f5 11. justifiably feels like he ought to play for a win 15. ... Bb4 16. 0-0 Rhe8 17. Qf3 f3 f4 12. Bd2 g5 13. Rc1, which I played in the because he’s a pawn up. Maybe “relieve some first two games. The only move, but more than adequate. of the pressure” and see what happens? In fact, once a pair of rooks disappears Black’s greatly 10. ... f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. Nd3 17. ... Qe5 superior king becomes more prominent and (NJ) This move is a more direct approach It was hard choosing between this and 17. ... the threat to escort the c-pawn down the board than the more common alternatives 13. Rc1 Qxf3 18 Nxf3 Re2. Black has some, but I think is serious. White should have played 34. Kg2. and 13. a4. probably not full, compensation in either case. 34. ... Rxc2 35. Rxc2 Rd1+ 36. Kg2 Ra1 37. 13. ... Nf6 14. c5 Ng6 18. Nb3 Qxb2 19. c5 Rc4? (TB) This is the modern tabiya with 10. Be3 for This move builds a storm over my king’s Maybe the losing move. White desperately the Mar del Plata variation. It is recommended head and suddenly White threatens Qg4+ needed to get his king into play with 37. Kf3. for white by GM Giorgi Kacheishvili and forking the bishop and king. Instead he keeps playing one piece versus two. featured in Alex Lenderman-Hikaru Nakamura, 19. ... Qe2 37. ... Kd5 38. Rf4 c4 39. Rf5+ Kd4 U.S. Championship (5), 2018.

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Nb6 Rb8 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Rc6 and White’s ... Rxc7 23. Nxc7 Qxc7 24. Qe2 Qg7 25. Rfc1 queenside attack comes first. However, Black gxf3 (This looks strong for Black, but White should consider 16. ... h5! 17. c6 b6 18. Ba6 easily sidesteps the attack.) 26. gxf3 Nh4+ 27. g4 (18. ... Bxa6 19. Nxa6 Qc8 20. Qa4 g4 21. Kf1 Qg2+ 28. Ke1 Qxh2 29. Kd1 and White is Be1) 19. Be1 and this position is very complex defending in all lines. and unclear. For example, 19. ... h4 (or 19. ... b) 21. ... g3 22. hxg3 fxg3 23. Bxg3 h4 This g3; 19. ... Nh7; 19. ... Bh6; 19. ... Bxa6) 20. fxg4 idea no longer works after 24. Be1 Nh5 25. f4! Nxg4 21. Bxc8 Qxc8 22. Rf3 Bh6 23. Qe2 a6 Nhxf4 26. Qg4 Rg7 27. Naxc7. and White has blunted Black’s attack. (TB) 3) 20. ... Qc8 21. Qa4 g4 22. Rc3 is 17. c6 b6 18. Ba6 interesting. (TB) I thought that eliminating Black’s 20. ... g4?! 15. Rc1 queen bishop would dissolve his attack—not (NJ) Once again, 20. ... Qc8 had to be played. so much! After 18. Na6?, Black continues with (TB) Another option is to run the a-pawn 18. ... h5! 19. Qa4 g4 20. Nb5 g3 21. hxg3 fxg3 21. Ra1?! with 15. a4 h5 16. a5 g4 17. a6 b6 18. cxb6 cxb6 22. Bxg3 Bxa6 23. Qxa6 h4 24. Be1 Nh5 and 19. Qe1 gxf3 20. Bxf3 Bg4 with unclear play. (NJ) 21. Nb5 is still strong. Black is winning. 21. ... g3! 15. ... Rf7! 18. ... Bxa6 (TB) This move illustrates the problem (TB) If 15. ... h5, Black fails to stop the (TB) After 18. ... g4 19. Bxc8 Qxc8 20. Nd3 with 10. Be3: Black sacrifices a pawn with queenside invasion after 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. Bh6 21. Rc2 Rg7 22. Kh1, White seems to be g3, hits this bishop, gains several tempi for Nb5 Rf7 18. Nxa7 Bd7 19. Qb3 as White’s play holding in this line. his attack, and opens lines on the kingside. comes too fast. 19. Nxa6 h5?! Kacheishvili’s 16. Kh1 and 17. Rg1 is an 16. Nb4!? N attempt to avoid the sting of Black’s ... g4-g3. Compare 10. Be3 with the other setup after 10. (TB) This is my suggested improvement over Nd3 where White can often more successfully Lenderman’s 16. Kh1 that I prepared for this stop Black’s ... g5-g4 and kingside attack by game. Lenderman-Nakamura continued 16. ... playing Nf2 and h2-h3. Bf8 17. Rg1 Rg7 (NJ: 17... Kh8!? is another idea that has been played very recently.) 18. 22. hxg3 fxg3 23. Bxg3 h4 24. Bf2 Nh5 b4 h5 19. Qd2 g4 20. g3 and here somewhat 25. a5? better is 20. ... gxf3! 21. Bxf3 Bg4 22. Bxg4 (NJ) 25. Be3 is probably the best defensive Nxg4 with some chances for Black. try, and then 25. ... h3! (25. ... Ngf4 like in the (NJ) An interesting deviation from more game doesn’t really work. 26. Bxf4 Nxf4 27. common ideas for White. 16. a4 is the Ne2 Bh6 28. Nxf4 Bxf4 29. Kf2 Qg5 30. Ke2 former main move in this position and then Qxg2+ 31. Rf2 Qg5 32. Qh1 and while Black 16. ... h5 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. Nb5 g4 (Forced: (NJ) This move allows White to get some is better after 32. ... Bg3, he still has a lot to %ODFNPXVWVDFUL¿FHDSDZQKHUHDV:KLWH¶V counterplay with the knight on a6. Better is 19. prove.) attack is coming too fast.) 19. Bxa7 (TB: ... Qc8! 20. Nb4 h5 [TB or 20. ... g4] 21. Nd3 g4 25. ... Ngf4 26. Kh2 Qg5 27. Rg1 Rh7! 28. Alternatives are 19. a5 or 19. Qc2) 19. ... 22. Kh1 may be good for Black. Ne2 Nxe2 29. Qxe2 Qg3+! 30. Kh1 Bf8 20. Kh1 Rg7 21. Bf2 g3 22. hxg3 fxg3 20. a4?! 23. Bxg3 h4 is unclear: Black is down two (TB) 30. Bxg3 hxg3+ 31. Kh3 Nf4+ 32. Kxg3 SDZQV EXW WKLV SRVLWLRQ LV PXFK HDVLHU IRU (NJ) 20. Nb5! is the most critical line. Then Nxe2+ takes longer, but I thought Black would him to play. either: 1) 20. ... Ne8 21. Rc3 Qc8 22. Ra3 g4 23. like the mate. Be1 Rg7 24. g3 or 2) 20. ... g4 21. Rc3. 16. ... Bf8 30. ... Nf4 31. Qf1 Kh8 32. Nxc7 h3 33. a) 21. ... Qc8 22. Nbxc7! (Definitely not a Bxg3 hxg2 mate. (TB) Perhaps too slow. I had prepared 16. ... very human idea. [TB] Actually I saw this but a5?! 17. Nd3 h5 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Na4 b5 20. thought that it didn’t work! {or 22. Ra3}) 22. A very nice attacking finish by Black.

At A Glance 2019 Eastern Open

Date: December 27-30, 2019 | Location: Westin Hotel, Washington, District of Columbia | 5 sections | 194 players | Top Finishers: OPEN: 1st, 5½: Macon A. Shibut; 2nd-6th, 5: Valerii Semenov, Daniel Lowinger, Terry Luo, Evan Maxwell Ling, Samuel Zhang; 7th-9th, 4½: Andrew Samuelson, Neo Zhu, Neel Jay; U1900: 1st-2nd, 5½: Tyson Brady, Aron Cheng; 3rd-8th, 5: Abhin Dommal- apati, Noah Thomas Oneill, Saniya Sandeep Savla, Adam Chrisney, Edward Guo, Jonah Treitler; U1600: 1st, 7: Leonardo Di Perna; 2nd-3rd, 5½: Ishaan Bhardvaj, Alexander Morton; 4th, 5: Timothy Sean Paper; 5th-7th, 4½: Grant Peed, Lingaa Venkataraja, Atharva Haldankar; U1300: 1st, 6: Chandresh Duraisamy; 2nd-3rd, 5½: Gnanadatta Rambha, Yehamandram Sridh, 4th, 5: Chi Ton Cong Nguyen; 5th-11th, 4½: Haresh Muralidharan, Kevin L. Clark, Kalan Warusa, Andrew Charles Du, Georgina Chin, Jiayin Li, Ruby Simu Diao | Chief Tournament Director: Andrew B. Rea.

See the complete standings at http://www.easternopenchess.com/Tournament.html#Standings.

www.uschess.org 27 Scholastics / Grade Championships View from the Booth Livestream host WGM Jennifer Yu shares her perspective from the 2019 National K-12 Grade Championships. By WGM JENNIFER YU

THE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM FROM EDGEMONT HIGH SCHOOL, SCARSDALE, NY. INSET: 12TH GRADE CHAMPION ANSH SHAH OF NEW JERSEY.

rom December 13-15, 2019, the Magic players came to fight. home a big, shiny trophy. For kids like me who Kingdom hosted 1,783 scholastic players While I’ve played in several of the spring don’t have a school-sponsored chess program, Fand 713 teams at the extravagant Disney national elementary, junior, and high school it’s an opportunity to meet many new players. Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida. championships, for this tournament, my But the biggest lesson I learned through Their goals? To become a 2019 national grade understanding of the national K-12 grade playing national scholastics is that they’re level champion. championships came from the perspective of a extremely, extremely hard. Scholastics have always been the backbone commentator. However, from years of playing As a commentator, it was riveting to of American chess and it’s unfathomable to national scholastics—spanning from when I witness upsets, hard-fought games, and the imagine how many of these kids will make had just begun playing chess to the present—I’ve unexpected results of dark horses. Personally, waves on the national and international levels experienced the many different sides of these I’ve been more on the receiving end of upsets in the future. As these tournaments get bigger championships that makes them so unique. (unfortunately), but the commonality of and the talent gets younger every year, more of The atmosphere of camaraderie, contrasting upsets shows the unpredictability of ratings the country’s top chess players are eager to vie with fierce competition, always makes for an in these tournaments. Additionally, the single for a national title. Only a week before winter exciting weekend. For schools with established time control of 90 minutes with a five second break and at the happiest place on earth, these chess programs, it’s an opportunity to bring delay leads to exciting time scrambles with PHOTOS: ANA VIVAS PHOTOS:

28 April 2020 | Chess Life Scholastics / Grade Championships in these tournaments. Additionally, the single following penetration through the d-file and The position after 46. ... Ng4 47. Qxg4 Qxg4 time control of 90 minutes with a five second keep his loose pawns. 48. Rxe8 Qxg2+ wouldn’t be an easy endgame delay leads to exciting time scrambles with Instead, playing something like 21. ... Bh6 to convert for Black, because of White’s entire national championships on the line. 22. g3 g5 attempting to open up the position -like position. These factors, combined with the limited prep for the bishop pair. 23. Nd6 isn’t really that 47. Kc1 Nxc3 48. Qd3+ Ne4 49. Qe2 Ng3 time before rounds, a grueling three-round much of a threat because after 23. ... gxf4 day (on Saturday), and the natural volatility 24. Nxc8 Qxc8, Black is doing perfectly fine Better was 49. ... Rf8 and something bad is of younger players’ performances, contribute without the Exchange. going to happen on the f-file 50. Qb5 Rc8 or c-file. White is completely tied down. to the difficulty of the National K-12 Grade 22. Qxd7 Championships. 50. Qd3+ Nf5 On December 12, a day before the main event Erick demonstrated excellent technique and started, the bughouse and the blitz tournaments went on to convert his advantage into a win, Misses Wyatt’s idea after 50. ... Kf7 51. Kb2 kicked off the K-12s. Particularly in scholastic becoming the fifth grade national champion in Rxe3 52. Nxe3 and Black is still better. tournaments, where playing bughouse and blitz the process. 51. g4 Qxg4 52. Rxe8, Black resigned. in between rounds is a treat, these side events 22. ... Qh4 23. Ne2 Rb8 24. Qd4 Rfd8 A very complex game that deserves more are guaranteed to generate a strong turnout, 25. Qxc4 g5 26. Qe4 gxf4 27. Nd4 Qg3 thorough analysis to capture all the twists and even though it means missing an extra day of 28. Nf3 Rg8 29. Rc2 Bh6 30. Kf1 Qg6 31. ingenuities. Although rated 300-400 points school and an additional hotel night. In the Qxg6 hxg6 32. Rd7 Kg7 33. Rcd2 Rge8 lower than the top seeds, Wyatt Pak comes K-12 bughouse championship, the team of 34. R2d6 Kf8 35. Rb6 Re7 36. Rxe7 Kxe7 through as a dark horse and wins the seventh Vincent Baker and swept the 37. c6 Kd8 38. cxb7 a5 39. Nd4 Kc7 40. bxa5 Rxb7 41. Nb5+ Kb8 42. Rxb7+ Kxb7 grade championship with a complete sweep 7-0! competition 10-0 to win the championship over 43. Nd6+ Ka6 44. Nxf7 Bg7 45. Kf2 Kxa5 32 other teams. Later that day, Samuel He won 46. Kf3 g5 47. Kg4 Kxa4 48. Kxg5 Kb5 the K-6 blitz with a score of 11-1. Meanwhile, 49. Kxf4 Kc6 50. h4 Kd7 51. g4 Ke7 52. SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY Hans Niemann continued his dominant Nd6 Bf8 53. g5 Kd7 54. h5 Be7 55. h6 Bf8 Benjamin Chen (2206) winning streak—a feat that carried over to the 56. Nf7 Ke7 57. h7 Bg7 58. h8=Q Bxh8 59. Elton Cao (2281) 11th grade national championship—by winning Nxh8, Black resigned. 2019 Grade Championships, 10th Grade (5), the K-12 blitz championship, 12-0. Additional Orlando, Florida, 12.14.2019 side events were a grandmaster simultaneous exhibition and take-on-all corners blitz by guest DARK HORSE GM Varuzhan Akobian. Wyatt Pak (1830) The main event began the following day and Ronald Hernandez (2150) what better way to recap the tournament than 2019 Grade Championships, 7th Grade (7), through snapshots of a few of the eventual Orlando, Florida, 12.15.2019 champions’ games.

EXCELLENT TECHNIQUE CM Erick Zhao (2159) CM Brewington Hardaway (2219) 2019 Grade Championships, 5th Grade (7), BLACK TO PLAY Orlando, Florida, 12.15.2019 16. ... Rxb2 In the fifth round of the 10th grade champi- onship, Elton Cao seized the opportunity to take the initiative after his opponent made a slight slip up and never let go. AFTER 41. ... Qg5 17. Bb3 Rd2 18. Qe1 c4 19. Ne4 42. Bd3 The continuation 19. Nb1 Rd4 20. Bc2 After a topsy-turvy middlegame where it’s slightly better than the game for White, not obvious who’s attacking whom, Wyatt because the white knight is no longer kicked marched his king all the way to d2 and, around, but it’s never pleasant to put a knight although many pieces have been traded, there’s back on b1. BLACK TO PLAY still plenty of fireworks left. 19. ... Rd4 20. Bc2 f5 21. Nc3 Bb4 22. Bb1 20. ... Qd8 21. Nc4 42. ... f4 43. Bxg6 fxe3+ 44. Rxe3 Kxg6 Qa5 23. f4 45. Nc2 An interesting idea to “force” Black to take Too many weaknesses opened up after this the knight on c4 before it hops into one of the This is a mistake due to an excellent pawn push, especially the gaping e3 hole. h5-knight maneuver. holes on b6 or d6. 23. ... Ng4 24. h3 Ne3 25. Rf3 Nd5 26. a3 21. ... dxc4 45. ... Nf6 Bxc3, White resigned. Although it feels natural to snap off the Ronald catches the opportunity. Complete dominance. powerful knight, Black cannot survive the 46. Qe2 Ne4+ (see next game on next page)

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68. ... Qxf3+ 69. Kg1 play started by me on move 14. Black needed to find a rather deep concept. 69. Ke1 allows the trade of queens 69. ... Qe3+ 70. Kf1 Qd3+. 20. ... Rd5 69. ... h3 The correct idea was a piece sacrifice, i.e. 20. ... Nxc3! After 21. Kxc3 Rd1 22. Kc2 Re1 23. f3 And now mate or trading the queens is Kc7 24. h4 Kb6 25. h5 a5 26. Kd2 Rb1 White forced. really doesn’t have a winning plan as playing 70. Qa1+ Ke4 71. Qb1+ Kf4, White Ke2-f2 is too slow. resigned. 21. Nf3 29-0! Not bad. Best place for the knight as after 21. Ne2 Rc5 Additionally, two national champions, 22. Kb2 Rd5 Black gets a draw by repetition. Nate Shuman and Raghav Venkat, winners of 21. ... Rc5 22. c4 the eighth and ninth grade championships, A serious mistake. I missed that after 22. respectively, annotate their favorite game. Kb2 Nxc3 23. b4 Rc4 24. Kb3 Rg4 25. Kxc3 Rxg2 26. Rf1. I am the only one with winning QUEEN PAWN OPENING (D00) chances. Nate Shuman (2108) 22. ... Nb4+ Hersh Singh (2081) 2019 Grade Championships, 8th Grade (6), This natural move looks correct, but the IM HANS NIEMANN OF CONNECTICUT Orlando, Florida, 12.15.2019 knight is already out of the woods, and so SWEPT THE TOURNAMENT, FINISHING Black would do better by holding off the f3- WITH THE 11TH GRADE TITLE AS WELL Notes by Shuman. AS THE K-12 BLITZ AND BUGHOUSE knight with 22. ... Rf5 with the better position. (WITH PARTNER VINCENT BAKER) 23. Kc3 a5 24. g4 CHAMPIONSHIPS. This game took place in the second to last round as I was White on board two against a Scheming to trap Black’s rook. familiar opponent. CLEAN SWEEP 24. ... Na6 25. h4 Vincent Baker (2307) 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e4 cxd4 IM Hans Niemann (2539) 5. exd5 dxc3 6. dxc6 Qxd1+ 2019 Grade Championships, 11th Grade (7), The tempting 6. ... Qa5 is refuted by the Orlando, Florida, 12.15.2019 beautiful 7. b4 Qxb4 8. Qd5 Qxf4 9. Rd1 and Black is mated in all lines. 7. Rxd1 bxc6 8. Bc7 Taking on c3 with a complicated endgame was also a possibility, but this move gives Black tougher problems to solve over the board. 8. ... Bb7 We didn’t look at this move, but I remem- bered all the key ideas and decided to try to go The position is extremely complicated for a better pawn structure. as Black’s rook has no squares to go to but cannot be attacked. The engines suggest Re1, 9. b3 BLACK TO PLAY freeing the knight to try and attack the rook, Objectively a better move was 9. bxc3, but but I wanted to play more aggressively as my After going 10-0 in bughouse, 12-0 in blitz, this move holds a clear positional threat and opponent was getting into time trouble. and 6-0 in the tournament thus far, Hans forces Black to react accurately. 25. ... Kc7 Niemann needs one final win to finish the 9. ... e6 10. Be5 Nf6 11. Bxc3 Nd5 tournament with a clean sweep. Although up Best was 25. ... h5. After 26. Ng5 hxg4 27. by a pawn, he needs to dodge persistent checks The move 11. ... Ne4 followed by ... Bc5 was Nxf7 Kd7 28. Rg1 Rf5 29. Ng5 Rxf2 30. Rxg4 from his bughouse partner, Vincent Baker, to stronger. leads to a roughly equal position. capture the win. 12. Ba5 Bb4+ 13. Bxb4 Nxb4 26. Ng5 h5 55. ... h4 56. Qh7+ Ke6 57. Qc7 Qd2+ 58. A forcing continuation follows, which was Now this move is a mistake. Black should Kf1 Qxc3 59. Qc8+ Kf7 60. Qd7+ Kf6 61. have run with the rook. After 26. ... Re5 27. Qd8+ Kf5 62. Qf8+ Qf6 63. Qc8+ Kf4 64. very difficult to evaluate correctly. Kd2 a4 28. bxa4 Ra5 29. Nxf7 Rxa4 Black Qg4+ Ke3 65. Qg1+ Kd3 14. c3 Nxa2 should hold easily. Far into White’s territory, the black king Very confusing. 27. Ne4 escapes from checks! 15. Kd2 0-0-0+ 16. Bd3 Ba6 17. Kc2 Bxd3+ Suddenly Black finds his rook trapped, but 66. Qf2 Qf4 67. Qe2+ Kd4 68. Qxa6 18. Rxd3 Rxd3 19. Kxd3 Rd8+ 20. Kc2 with correct play his compensation for the After this Black’s win is forced. This is a critical position after the forced Exchange should have been sufficient.

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30. ... gxf3 31. Rxg7+ Kd6 32. Kd2 THE GIRLS CLUB Only move in the position. The second best move is completely losing. 32. ... Ke5 Again, all other moves lose. 32. ... e5 loses after 33. h5 e4 34. Rf7 I would have to find this difficult and only winning move when Black is completely lost. For example, 34. ... Ke6 35. Rf8. 33. Ke3 Also very important. I cannot let the black king get to f4. 33. ... Kf6 34. Rg1 e5 35. h5 e4 36. h6 f4+ I played a very sound endgame. 37. Kxf4 f2 38. Rf1 Kg6 39. Rxf2 Black gets the h-pawn but at what price! I have an easy ride home from here. 39. ... Kxh6 40. Ra2 Nxb3 41. Kxe4 Kg6 42. Ke5 Kg5 43. Ra3 Nd2 44. Kd4 Kf6 45.

REPORTER AND CURRENT U.S. WOMEN’S CHAMPION WGM JENNIFER YU MEETS A Kc5 Ke6 46. Rd3 Ne4+ 47. Kxc6 a4 48. YOUNG FAN IN THE GIRLS CLUB ROOM. Re3 Ke5 49. Kb5 a3 50. Rxa3 I went on to win quite swiftly. The Girls Club has become a staple at national scholastics for the 50. ... Kd4 51. Ra6 Nc3+ 52. Kb4 Ne4 last few years. The puzzle session and tandem simultaneous 53. c5 Kd5 54. c6 Kd6 55. Kb5 Nc3+ 56. exhibition with WGM Jennifer Shahade and WIM Carolina Blanco Kb6 Nd5+ 57. Kb7 Nc7 58. Ra1 Ne8 59. attracted hundreds of girls. Another popular event was “Human Rd1+ Kc5 60. c7 Nd6+ 61. Rxd6, Black Chess,” put together by Krista and Arthur Alton. Numerous other fun resigned. ways for the girls to participate included a holiday card making session I felt really good about winning such a hard- with Coach Krista, tower building competition, and a learn-chess-and- fought game, where I had to play well in all Spanish session taught by Blanco! These well-organized events made stages. This game gave me the confidence to the Girls Club a must-visit destination, accurately reflected by the do well in my final round playing on the top numerous participants. board for the title. I went on to win a big game as Black to secure the eighth grade national I was honored to give a short lecture and do a meet-and-greet in the championship. crowded room full of girls. The girls’ hands shooting up, eager to offer a move for the position I presented from one of my U.S. Championship SICILIAN DEFENSE (B33) games, echoed the enthusiasm in girls’ chess in recent years. Currently, Raghav Venkat (2257) the percentage of members of female players in US Chess is at an Eugene Yoo (2208) all-time high of 14.6 percent. Although there’s still a long way to go, the 2019 Grade Championships, 9th Grade (6), Girls Club adds a special something that will help inch that percentage Orlando, Florida, 12.15.2019 up higher. There’s a sense of companionship among all the girls and Notes by Venkat. it was wonderful to see the eagerness to participate in their eyes. In my previous game, I played against top It’s an amazing addition to these esteemed tournaments—one that I seed FM Vincent Tsay and won a complex wish I could have participated in when I first got into chess a decade endgame in which I was slightly worse. This ago. The girls’ shining faces as they figured out the checkmate on the win caused me to be the only player to be 5-0 presentation board holds a promising future for American chess. in the ninth grade section. Trailing behind me were Eugene Yoo and Milind Maiti, both with 4½/5. In the sixth round, I faced Yoo and I knew that if I won this game I’d secure a tie 28. Nxc5 Nxc5 29. Rg1 f5 27. ... hxg4 for first and would only need a draw to win the tournament. However, this would be difficult After 29. ... Ne4+ 30. Kd3 Nxf2+ 31. Ke3 Black would get better compensation for since every time I played against Eugene the Nh3 32. Rxg4 the knight would be trapped. the Exchange after 27. ... Re5 28. Kd4 f6 29. game would always end up being a draw. 30. f3 f4 Rxe4+ 30. Kxe4 hxg4 31. f5 Nc5+ 32. Kf4 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nd3+ 33. Ke3 Nc5 although even here after 34. The key to the endgame is the h-pawn. I am Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. h5 Black has a tough defense ahead of him. working to turn it into a passer. exd5 Ne7 9. c4 Ng6 PHOTO: DAWN MOORE PHOTOGRAPHY DAWN PHOTO:

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15. Qc2 e4 16. Bf4? 48. f5 Ke8 49. Ra8+ Kd7 50. Kf7 Kd6 51. f6 Ke5 52. Ra5+ Kd6 53. Kf8 Ke6 54. f7 This move is an inaccuracy and I lose my Rb2 55. Ra6+ Kd7 56. Kg7 Rg2+ 57. Rg6, advantage. The only move that equalizes for Black resigned. Black now is 16. ... f5. However, I was fortunate that my opponent missed this move and took Milind had drawn against Vincent, so I was a my bishop on f4 instead. point ahead of the rest of the field and secured a quick draw in the last round finishing 6½/7. 16. ... Nxf4 17. Qxe4+ Qe7?? This move is a blunder; better would be 17. Starting from the fifth round, GM Fidel ... Kf7 to prevent me from taking on d6 and Corrales Jimenez and I began streaming live capturing the rook. The engine says that the commentary for the top boards on . This position after 17. ... Qe7 is +3 and I am clearly was my second experience commentating for Here I spent 14 minutes trying to figure out winning here. the National K-12 Grade Championships and it what to play because I didn’t know what to do 18. Nxd6+ Kd8 19. Nxb7+ Ke8 20. Nd6+ was just as great, if not better, than the first. It if he played ... f5, ... Be7, ... 0-0 since he would Kd8 21. Qxe7+ Bxe7 22. Bxd7 Nd3+ 23. was exciting to watch the action unfold live on have a huge attack on my kingside and it would Ke2 Rb8 24. Kxd3 Bxd6 25. Bb5 a6 26. the boards, bounce off ideas with my excellent be difficult for me to play. Bxa6 Rxb2 27. c5 Bxc5 28. Rhc1 Rb6 29. commentary partner GM Jimenez, and interact 10. h4 h5 11. g3 Bg4? Rxc5 Rxa6 30. Rac1 Ra3+ 31. R1c3 Rxc3+ with the live audience. Special thanks to 32. Rxc3 livestream guests GM Varuzhan Akobian and This move looks like an inaccuracy since WGM Jennifer Shahade, as well as US Chess In these past few moves Eugene was down after Qa4 he has to retrieve his bishop back Assistant Director of Events, Pete Karagianis, 30 minutes and had about five minutes left to d7 and I can start an attack and play Bh3 who kept the stream running smoothly. so he didn’t have enough time to calculate putting pressure on his bishop. Congratulations to all the winners, players, therefore I decided to play as fast as he did and 12. Qa4 Bd7 13. Bh3 Rc8 14. Bg5 f6?? force trades to get into a winning endgame. and schools for a hard-fought tournament! This move is a mistake since he is creating 32. ... Kd7 33. Kd4 Ra8 34. Rc2 Kd6 35. See more reporting and photos from the many weaknesses and the knight on g6 is Rd2 g5 36. hxg5 fxg5 37. Ke4 h4 38. gxh4 Grade Championships at uschess.org, placed in an awkward position. A better move gxh4 39. f4 h3 40. Kf3 Ra4 41. Kg3 Ra3+ December archives. Full results are available would be 14. ... Be7 15. Bxe7 Kxe7 16. Bxd7 42. Kg4 Re3 43. Rh2 Kxd5 44. Rxh3 Re2 at uschess.org/MSA and search for “2019 K12 Qxd7 and the position would be equal. 45. Ra3 Rg2+ 46. Kf5 Kd6 47. Kf6 Kd7 CHAMPIONSHIP.”

At A Glance 2019 Grade Championships

Date: December 13-15, 2019 | Location: Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando, Florida | 1783 players | Top Individuals: Kin- dergarten, 1st, 7: Lucas Yang; 2nd-4th, 6: Santhosh Ayyappan, Luke Hong, Isaac Lantsman; 1st Grade, 1st-2nd, 6½: Mason Jim Li, Jeremy Tao; 3rd-6th, 6: Ethan Guo, Ren Lutfiyya, Katherine Zhuge, Peter Wilton Goldberg; 2nd Grade, 1st-3rd, 6½: Michael Xiao, Leo Yang, Eden You; 3rd Grade, 1st-2nd, 6½: Rohan Rajaram, Andrew Jiang; 3rd-9th, 6: Wesley Luo, Arjun Soni, Elbert Fang, Bobby Qian, Benjamin Benchen Tang, Jack Oliver Faissal, Siddharth Ajay Kurup; 4th Grade, 1st, 6½: Yuvraj Rudra Chennareddy; 2nd-8th, 6: Omya Vidyarthi, Anjaneya Rao, Jasmine Zhixin Su, Brejesh Chakrabarti, Oliver Boydell, Tanitoluwa Adewumi, Pra- nav Sathish; 5th Grade, 1st, 7: Erick Zhao; 2nd-4th, 6: Emmanuel Dentchouk, Spencer Chin, Nathaniel Mullodzhanov; 6th Grade, 1st, 6½: Bach Ngo; 2nd-5th, 6: Caleb Jude Klenoff, Aniket Shukla, Samarth Rao Bellayaru, Brian Tay;7th Grade, 1st, 7: Wyatt Pak; 2nd-3rd, 6: Ronald Hernandez, Jack Levine; 8th Grade, 1st, 6½: Nathaniel Lande Shuman; 2nd-5th, 6: Noah Henry Thom- forde-Toates, Weijie Li, Hemachandra Rambha, Ryan Peterson; 9th Grade, 1st, 6½: Raghav Venkat; 2nd, 6: Shawn Wang; 3rd- 7th, 5½: Vincent Tsay, Milind Maiti, Sumit Dhar, Kevin Xu, Yassamin Ehsani; 10th Grade, 1st, 6½: Elton Cao; 2nd, 6: Pedro Es- pinosa; 3rd-7th, 5½: Anish Vivekananthan, Maxwell D. Chen, William Daniel Fox, Wesley Wang, Jancarlo Cruz; 11th Grade, 1st, 7: Hans Niemann; 2nd, 6: Brandon Yang Xia; 3rd-4th, 5½: Jack Grills, Alan John Wang; 12th Grade, 1st, 6½: Ansh Milinkumar Shah; 2nd-3rd, 6: Gabriel Sam, Segev Eliezer; Top Teams, Kindergarten, 1st, 14.0: The Speyer Legacy School (NY); 2nd, 12½: Oak Hall (FL); 3rd-4th, 11: Hunter College Campus School (NY), Kimball Wiles Elementary (FL); 1st Grade, 1st, 15½: Dalton (NY); 2nd, 14½: Oak Hall (FL); 3rd-5th, 13: Horace Mann (NY), Hunter College Campus School (NY), Durham Academy (NC); 2nd Grade, 1st, 15½: Hunter College Campus School (NY); 2nd, 14: Collegiate School (NY); 3rd-4th, 13½: Dalton (NY), Joseph A. Williams Elementary School (FL); 3rd Grade, 1st, 16: NEST+m School (NY); 2nd-3rd, 15: Dalton (NY), The Speyer Legacy School (NY); 4th Grade, 1st, 15: The Speyer Legacy School (NY); 2nd-3rd, 14: Collegiate School (NY), NEST+m School (NY); 5th Grade, 1st, 18: Joseph A. Williams Elementary School (FL); 2nd, 15½: Success Academy Hudson Yards (NY); 3rd-4th, 14½: NEST+m School (NY), Dalton (NY); 6th Grade, 1st-2nd, 15½: Lincoln Middle School (FL), Westglades Middle (FL); 3rd-4th, 15: Dalton (NY), Success Academy Hudson Yards (NY); 7th Grade, 1st, 16½: I.S. 318 (NY); 2nd, 16: Hunter College Campus School (NY); 3rd, 14: Dalton (NY); 8th Grade, 1st, 16½: Dalton (NY); 2nd, 14: I.S. 318 (NY); 3rd, 13: Success Academy Midtown West (NY); 9th Grade, 1st, 13½: Hunter College Campus School (NY); 2nd-3rd, 13: Stuyvesant HS (NY), Columbia Grammar (NY); 10th Grade, 1st, 14: Jericho High School (NY); 2nd, 13½: Green Hope High School (NC); 3rd, 13: Whitney Young High School (IL); 11th Grade, 1st, 13½: Newark Academy (NJ); 2nd- 3rd, 13: Stuyvesant HS (NY), Buchholz High School (FL); 12th Grade, 1st, 14: Edgemont High School (NY); 2nd-3rd, 13: Bronx High School of Science (NY), South Miami Senior High School (FL). | Chief Tournament Director: Wayne D. Clark.

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Building a Cul On Grand Cayman Island, the chess community may be small in size and low on funding, but it has a giant heart. By FM JACOB CHUDNOVSKY AND IRINA MEDVEDEV | Photos by IRINA MEDVEDEV

he beautiful Grand Cayman Island in the Caribbean is mainly restaurants, with a beautiful view of the Caribbean Sea a few feet away. known for two things—boisterous beach parties and offshore Shaun moved to Grand Cayman from London, where he played for Tbank accounts. Palm trees line the roads, the sea water is clear the Hackney club in the London Chess League. Looking to build a chess and warm, and summer is all year long. While in many ways the island scene in his new home, Shaun started giving free chess lessons at the is an idyllic paradise, it had little to nothing to offer chess players until public library in George Town, the capital of the Cayman Islands. Every the past few years. One might be surprised to learn that, up to about week on Saturday, he would spend several hours teaching and playing eight years ago, Grand Cayman had no organized chess scene. with anyone who dropped by. Both adults and children showed up and American chess players are lucky to have a robust national federation, enthusiasm for chess started building in the community. as well as state-level chess associations, local clubs, and a plethora of For his subsequent chess promotional efforts, Shaun partnered with adult and scholastic tournaments across the country. However, when Carlo Lee, a fellow chess enthusiast who had come to the Cayman Shaun Tracey, the founder and head of the Cayman Chess Club, moved Islands from Jamaica. Together, Shaun and Carlo started the Cayman to Grand Cayman in 2012, he found nothing of the sort. No chess Chess Club, whose members meet twice a week for casual play and chess federation, no clubs, no tournaments, no scholastic chess. With a strong lessons. As interest in the game grew and they got to know more people grassroots effort, he and a few other chess enthusiasts proceeded to on the island, Shaun and Carlo wanted to train the next generation create the chess scene that exists on the island now. of chess players, with a focus on embedding chess into childhood We met Shaun on New Year’s Day 2019, at a meeting of the Cayman education. With support from the public school system, Shaun and Chess Club. The club does not have a building; instead, the players meet at Carlo launched the Chess in Schools Program, an extensive effort to an outdoor mall, surrounded by palm trees, high-end stores, and gourmet integrate chess into the Cayman Islands public school education system.

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The Chess in Schools Program on Grand Cayman began in the 2016-2017 school year and was modeled after the Chess in Schools and Communities organization in the United Kingdom (UK), founded and headed by the well-known British chess author and organizer Malcolm Pein. The goal of the UK nonprofit is to improve both academic achievements and social development of children through participation in chess. On the island, Chess in Schools started out with a pilot program, with Shaun and Carlo teaching chess classes in two government schools for students in the third grade. The kids loved learning and playing the game, and the program received strong positive feedback and gained visibility. Teachers provided many anecdotes of ways in which chess benefited the kids in their schools, including making them less hyperactive and teaching them skills that are difficult to learn from regular classes, such as decision-making. The pilot was so successful that Shaun and Carlo moved to expand the program to all 10 government schools on the island. However, although officials from the remaining schools expressed enthusiasm for the idea and eagerness to join, it was up to Shaun and Carlo to secure funding and hire professional chess coaches. The two of them have put a great deal of effort into securing financial support for these efforts, but it is a challenge that continues to this day. In May 2017, the program obtained a major boost when former challenger for the world championship, GM Nigel Short, came to Grand Cayman on a promotional visit. GM Short’s visit brought much-needed PHOTOS: ABOVE: A MEETING OF THE CAYMAN CHESS CLUB; THIS PAGE, publicity to chess on the island and attracted the attention of corporate CARLO LEE, ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE CHESS IN SCHOOLS sponsors. His work to publicize the game included a free simultaneous PROGRAM, GIVES A LESSON TO A STUDENT ON A LOCAL PIER. exhibition for the local kids, whereas the fundraising efforts included

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Chess in Schools Program to all 10 government schools. The three major corporate sponsors of the program were the accounting firm BDO, the law firm Ogier, and Dart Enterprises, which, according to Shaun, owns nearly half of the real estate on the island. With the funding secure, Shaun and Carlo hired WIM Anzel Laubscher from South Africa as the national chess coach. Anzel brought her many years of experience as a professional chess player and coach to building up the Chess in Schools Program and developing organized chess on Grand Cayman. Starting in September of 2017, Anzel taught chess as a class for fourth-grade students in all of the government schools on Grand Cayman. The expanded program was highly successful and continued receiving positive feedback from both teachers and students. During her time on Grand Cayman for the 2017-2018 school year, Anzel achieved another remarkable feat, as she organized the first ever chess tournaments to take place on the island. Unfortunately, funding for the program ran out in less than a year. After just two school terms, there was no choice but for Anzel to move on. The lack of financial support for chess on the island, particularly from the government, is frustrating to Shaun, who has had to lead all of the fundraising for the program. Their application for government funding for the Chess in Schools Program never received a decision, in spite of the indisputably positive response to the 2017-2018 curriculum. Several government officials have expressed strong verbal support for the program. However, none of this has translated into an actual government budget for integrating chess into the Caymanian education program. Building a culture of organized chess, much like the study of chess itself, requires dedication, perseverance, and a healthy dose of stubbornness. Far from giving up, Shaun and Carlo have continued promoting chess on the island and working to preserve the Chess in Schools Program. As of the time of our conversations with them, Carlo had managed to teach chess in eight of the 10 government schools on Grand Cayman in the fall 2018 term, completely on his own and entirely on a volunteer basis. The club has continued to meet on Tuesdays at the outdoor mall, as well on Saturdays at the George Town public library, the time and place where it all started. Furthermore, Shaun and Carlo have gone on to establish a national chess federation for the Cayman Islands. The plan is to apply for FIDE membership and eventually send a team to the . Although not enough to fully fund the Chess in Schools Program, chess development on the island has received continued support from non-government sources. In 2018, another Grandmaster Corporate Chess Challenge took place, with former women’s world champion GM Hou Yifan donating her time to conduct a simultaneous exhibition The current chess scene ... and obtain corporate funding for chess on Grand Cayman. In addition, two Americans have been mentioned by Shaun and Carlo for their has something for continued generosity. FM Mike Klein, chief chess officer ofChessKid. com, the world’s largest scholastic chess website, has given many free gold memberships for ChessKid.com to Caymanian kids, allowing them to casual fans ... and for take online chess lessons and talk and play with fellow scholastic players from all over the world. Peggy Eisenhauer from Atlanta, whose family more serious players regularly visits the Cayman Islands, has donated many chess sets to the Chess in Schools Program. seeking a challenge. However, the hard truth is that organized chess in the Cayman Islands will not reach its full potential without government funding. Shaun explained that the Chess in Schools Program is the only way for some kids a second simultaneous exhibition called the Grandmaster Corporate on Grand Cayman to play chess on a physical board. Due to the locations Chess Challenge, in which corporate sponsors paid a hefty entrance fee of some of the towns on the island, it is impossible for children to make to field a challenger. The fundraiser was successful, raising over $25,000. it to George Town for the Saturday club meetings. Thus, it is important Through this event as well as additional donations, Shaun and Carlo to get chess back into all 10 public schools and overcome the shortage secured enough funds to hire a professional chess coach and expand the of coaches. The issue is even more clear when it comes to expanding

PHOTOS: THIS PAGE: CARLO LEE, WHO ARRIVED ON GRAND CAYMAN ISLAND FROM JAMAICA, IS PART OF THE GRASSROOTS EFFORT TO ORGANIZE CHESS ON THE ISLAND. FACING PAGE: SHAUN TRACEY (LEFT), FOUNDER AND HEAD OF THE CAYMAN CHESS CLUB, AND CARLO LAUNCHED THE CHESS IN SCHOOLS PROGRAM TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION AND EMBED CHESS INTO EDUCATION..

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... the Chess in Schools Program is the only way for some kids on Grand Cayman to play chess on a physical board. organized chess to the other, smaller Cayman Islands. A funded Chess that enabled homeschoolers to interact with other families and included in Schools Program is the best way to introduce kids on these islands to various activity groups, such as sports and theater. In 1995, Brenda the game and reap the educational and developmental benefits that chess founded the Austin Area Homeschoolers chess club, starting as a group brings. Shaun and Carlo plan to keep applying for government funding of 10-15 kids in a library meeting room, playing on donated chess sets. and hope to make chess a fixture in Caymanian education. With time, the chess club grew in size and popularity and became The current chess scene on Grand Cayman has something both for an important resource for local families. It outgrew the library space casual fans looking for a friendly game outdoors, with the Caribbean and moved to another location that also included an outdoor play area. Sea as a backdrop, and for more serious players seeking a challenge, with The group became something more than a chess club—it grew into a a clock and a strong opponent. In addition to casual play, community space where children and families could play, learn, and of scholastic chess, and efforts to establish a national team, members of interact. At the same time, Brenda also worked to develop serious the Cayman Chess Club have given their time to help others. Carlo has scholastic chess in Austin. She started running rated chess tournaments taught weekly chess lessons at Our House, a training center for kids with for Austin kids, some of whom went on to become strong competitive special needs built by the Special Needs Foundation Cayman. Several players. Eventually, Brenda’s son left for college and she and her husband other members of the club teach chess at a local prison as part of a moved out of Austin. However, the Austin Area Homeschoolers chess criminal rehabilitation program. The Grand Cayman chess community club is still active. Out of a motivation to support her son’s passion for may be small in size and low on funding, but it has a giant heart. chess, Brenda created a lasting organization that benefits many other While American chess players don’t have problems such as lack of a families and the Austin chess community. national federation, there are many parts of the country that could benefit As one of the most popular games on the planet, chess has its acolytes from more local clubs, tournaments, and scholastic chess events. Like in every part of the globe. However, organized clubs, tournaments, Shaun and Carlo in the Cayman Islands, intrepid organizers in the U.S. and lessons are not always easy to come by. Yet like in chess itself, an work to fill these gaps. One such person with whom we got a chance active approach is the best way to solve these problems. Whether on to exchange emails is Brenda Hardesty, who has been instrumental in Grand Cayman, in Texas, or elsewhere, lovers of the game create new creation of chess resources for kids in Texas. Brenda started with a desire infrastructure for chess study and competition and often help the local to create a children’s chess group for her then 10-year old son, who had community beyond the confines of the board. There is no need to become interested in the game. She and her husband homeschooled their despair if organized chess does not exist where you live. To paraphrase son and were part of the Austin Area Homeschoolers, a support group “Field of Dreams,” if you set it up, they will play.

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U.S. BLIND 2019 Martha Samadashvili US CHESS ANNUAL MEETINGS, MEMBERSHIP 2018 Jessica T. Lauser ORLANDO, FLORIDA • AUGUST 2019 NUMBERS, AND FUND BALANCES 2019 Jessica T. Lauser U.S. Open Membership Fund PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA • JULY 2019 DEWAIN BARBER TOURNAMENT OF K-8 Year Business Meeting (1) Balance (2) CHAMPIONS 2018 Middleton, Wisconsin 90,774 2,253,669.00 U.S. GAME/10 2018 Andy Huang 2019 Orlando, Florida 90,861 2,516,082.00 2016 Tigran L. Petrosian 2019 Robert Shlyakhtenko, Jason Wang 2019 ORLANDO, FLORIDA • AUGUST 2019 (1) Membership totals are given as of May 31. Totals exclude CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA • JULY 2019 Junior Tournament Players and tournament members. NATIONAL (2) Figures enclosed in parentheses are deficits. U.S. GAME/15 INVITATIONAL FOR GIRLS 2018 Daniel Brashaw 2018 Sasha Konovalenko, Thanh Thuy Tien Nguyen, Antonella US CHESS PRESIDENTS & EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS 2019 J. Timothy Sage Romero, Shreya B. Mangalam, Svitlana Demchenko Presidents Executive Directors ORLANDO, FLORIDA • AUGUST 2019 2019 Rebecca A. Lelko 2017-2018 Mike Hoffpauir 2013-2017 Jean Hoffman U.S. GAME/30 LUBBOCK, TEXAS • JULY 2019 2018-current Allen Priest 2017-current Carol Meyer 2018 Illia Nyzhnyk U.S. JUNIOR INVITATIONAL 2019 Alexander Ipatov 2018 Awonder Liang NATIONAL CHAMPIONS CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA • JULY 2019 2019 Awonder Liang, Nicolas Checa U.S. GAME/60 ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI • JULY 2019 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 Illia Nyzhnyk 2018 Samuel Shankland NATIONAL ELEMENTARY 2019 Illia Nyzhnyk, Alexander Ipatov, Mackenzie S. Molner 2019 Hikaru Nakamura 2018 K-6: Nathaniel Lande Shuman, Kevin Pan, Rithik Sai CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA • JULY 2019 ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI • MARCH-APRIL 2019 Polavaram, Rianne Ke; K-5: Nico Werner Chasin; K-3: Ronen U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONS Wilson; K-1: Rohan Rajaram U.S. OPEN 2018 East: Shaun M. Smith; North: Jim Ashton; South: Devon 2019 K-6: Vyom Vidyarthi, Abinav Rajiv Mundayat, 2018 Martin Puckett, Hemachandra Rambha; West: Andrew Flores Aghilan Nachiappan, Adi Murgescu, Evan Park, James Y. 2019 Illia Nyzhnyk 2019 East: Gregory Matthew Nolan Oh; K-5: Cooper Ho; K-3: Omya Vidyarthi; K-1: Alexander ORLANDO, FLORIDA • AUGUST 2019 Braun, Kyle Yiwen Wang MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY • MAY 2019 NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE • MAY 2019 U.S. WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP North: Lawrence S. Cohen, Robert K. Both 2018 Nazi Paikidze MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN • DECEMBER 2019 NATIONAL ELEMENTARY TEAM 2019 Jennifer Yu South: Devon Martin Puckett 2018 K-6: The Speyer Legacy School (NY), Dalton (NY), ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI • MARCH-APRIL 2019 MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE • JULY 2019 Mission San Jose Elementary (CA); K-5: P.S. 41 (NY); K-3: West: Carlos Boteo NATIONAL OPEN Dalton (NY); K-1: Mission San Jose Elementary (CA) TUCSON, ARIZONA • MAY 2019 2019 Edmondson Cup winner* K-6: The Speyer Legacy School (NY); K-5: Joseph A. Williams Elementary (FL); K-3: P.S. 77—Lower Lab 2018 Ioan Cristian Chirila U.S. AMATEUR TEAM School (NY); K-1: Hunter College Campus School (NY) 2019 Illia Nyzhnyk 2018 East: Carnegie Mellon (Grant Xu, David Itkin, Beilin NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE • MAY 2019 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA • JUNE 2019 Li, Ryan Christianson); North: Wisconsin Chess Academy (Alex Betaneli, Erik Santarius, Hersh Singh, Kevin Li); South: NATIONAL JUNIOR CONGRESS U.S. MASTERS Moon’s Balloons (Benjamin Moon, Jonathan Hrach, Carter 2018 John M. Burke, , Evgeny Postny, Djurabek 2018 6 & Under: Yahor Hrynko; 8 & Under: Nitish Nath, Peatman, Vishal Balyan); West: San Jose Hackers (Kostya Omya Vidyarthi; 10 & Under: Atul R. Kamath; 12 & Under: Khamrakulov, Yuri Gonzalez Vidal, Sergey Erenburg, Timur Kavutskiy, Ivan Ke, Balaji Daggupati, Sean Hayes); National Gareyev, Hovhannes Gabuzyan Daniel Shubin; 14 & Under: Justin Feng; 1618 & Under: Vyom Playoff Winner: Team South Vidyarthi 2019 Lazaro Bruzon Batista, Hovhannes Gabuzyan, Daniel 2019 East: Princeton Orange (Ethan Li, Kapil Chandran, 2019 6 & Under: Zephyr Teng Wang; 8 & Under: Shravan A. Naroditsky, Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suarez, Sergei Azarov, Daniel Moreno, Zachary Holecek); North: Liquid Elshan Moradiabadi, Steven Zierk, Bartlomiej Macieja, Sriram; 10 & Under: Brian Huang, Nitish Nathan, Marcus Knightrogen (Aydin Turgut, Rithwik Mathur, Arshaq Vasquez, Daniel Shao; 12 & Under: Hersh Singh; 14 & Praveen Balakrishnan Saleem, Benjamin Shoykhet); South: “Youngstars” Rising GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA • AUGUST 2019 Under: Destynn Keuchel; 18/16 & Under: Gabriel Sam (Tony Burrus, Raghav Venkat, Ben Chen, Dmitry CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA • FEBRUARY 2019 ARMED FORCES Sergatskov); West: BAC-1 (Kostya Kavutskiy, Rayan NATIONAL JUNIOR HIGH (Individual* Team) Taghizadeh, Vinesh Ravuri, Daniel Kou); National Playoff Winner: Team North • FEBRUARY 2019 2018 K-9: Arthur Guo; K-8: Winston Ni 2018 Larry R. Larkins* Navy 2019 K-9: Jason Metpally, Aydin Turgut, Maximillian Lu, 2019 Eigen Wang* Navy ARNOLD DENKER TOURNAMENT OF Daniel Hung; K-8: Shunkai Peng CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA • OCTOBER 2019 HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONS GRAPEVINE, TEXAS • APRIL 2019 U.S. SENIOR OPEN 2018 Praveen Balakrishnan 2019 NATIONAL JUNIOR HIGH TEAM 2018 Yuri Anatolievich Barnakov Bryce Tiglon, Ben Li, Emily Nguyen ORLANDO, FLORIDA • AUGUST 2019 2018 K-9: I.S. 318 (NY); K-8: Princeton Day School (NJ) 2019 Joel Benjamin, Alex Yermolinsky, Doug D. Eckart 2019 K-9: T.H. Rogers (TX); K-8: Canyon Vista Middle NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS • JUNE 2019 U.S. GIRLS JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP School (TX) U.S. CLASS 2018 Carissa Yip GRAPEVINE, TEXAS • APRIL 2019 2019 Carissa Yip 2018 Masters/Experts: ; Class A: Anish Lodh; ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI • JULY 2019 NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Class B: Andrew John Kozich; Class C: Marcus Gardner; 2018 David Tianjian Peng Class D: Michael Perry; Class E: Randall A. Engelby; Unrated: U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN 2019 Nicolas De T Checa, David Tianjian Peng, Matthew Danny Rank 2018 Saikhanchimeg Tsogtsaikhan James Stevens 2019 Master: Francesco Rambaldi, Prasanna Raghuram 2019 Megan Lee SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS • MARCH 2019 Rao, Balaji Daggupati; Expert: Phillip Seitzer, Ashley Pang, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA • JUNE 2019 Pranav Sairam; A: Ashik Uzzaman; B: Li Li, Ryan Tiong; NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TEAM C: Jason Chen; D: Brian Fong; E and Under: Serkan Sofuoglu; RUTH HARING NATIONAL GIRLS 2018 Thomas Jefferson HS (VA), Whitney Young High School (IL) Unrated: Danny Rank TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS 2019 Thomas Jefferson HS (VA) BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA • SEPTEMBER-2019 2018 Veronika Zilajeva SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS • MARCH 2019

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U.S. JUNIOR OPEN AMERICAN WORLD CHAMPIONS Bartell • John Bartholomew • Leonid Bass • Alexander Battey • Mikhail Baturyn • Salvijus Bercys • Calvin Blocker • Andrei 2018 Under 21: Atulya Vaidya; Under 15: Hersh Singh; Under WORLD SENIOR 11: Jonathan Chen; Under 8: Jocelyn Chen Blokhin • Michael Bodek • Jay Bonin • Safal Bora • Joseph 2019 Under 21: Christopher Yu-Shuo Shen; Under 15: 2008 Larry Kaufman Bradford • David Brodsky • Michael Brooks • John Daniel Elton Cao; Under 11: Ruoxiao Xia; Under 8: Christopher BAD ZWISCHENAHN, GERMANY • OCTOBER 2008 Bryant • Ronald Burnett • Omar Cartagena • Teddy Coleman Cheng, Angela Hu • Alexander Costello • Richard Costigan • Kong Liang Deng NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS • JUNE 2019 CORRESPONDENCE CHESS • Dorsa Derakhshani • John Donaldson • Daniel Edelman • Tegshsuren Enkhbat • Marc Esserman • Larry Evans • Joseph U.S. CADET U.S. CORRESPONDENCE CHAMPIONS Fang • Ali Farahat • Florin Felecan • Daniel Fernandez • 2018 David Brodsky 2007-2009 Thomas Biedermann, Lawrence Coplin Andrei-Costel Florean • Edward Formanek • Igor Foygel • 2019 Justin Wang 2010 Edward Duliba Sanjay Ghatti • Dumitru Ghizdavu • Mark Ginsburg • Rusudan SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA • JUNE 2019 2011 John Ballow Goletiani • Aaron Grabinsky • Arthur Guo • Daniel Gurevich 2013 Wolf Morrow, Carl Siefring • Luke Harmon-Vellotti • Matthew Herman • Craig Hilby • NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC K-12 2015 Grayling Hill Andrew Hong • Dean Ippolito • Brandon Jacobson • Ladia 2018 K: Nathan Walatka, Katherine Zhuge; 1st: Maxwell Yang, Jirasek • Alexander Kaliksteyn • Albert Kapengut • Julio Vihaan Jammala-madaka; 2nd: Imran Champsi, Rishabh GOLDEN KNIGHTS CHAMPIONS Kaplan • Alexander Katz • Konstantin Kavutskiy • Igor Chinni; 3rd: Xan Meister; 4th: Erick Zhao; 5th: Jed Sloan; 6th: 2007 Daniel Woodard Khmelnitsky • Keaton Kiewra • Erik Kislik • Jake Kleiman • Jack Levine, Ronald Hernandez, Jason (Haohan) Shen, Ziyang 2008 James Rhodes Cyrus Lakdawala • Yury Lapshun • Matthew Larson • Michael Qiu; 7th: Gus Huston, Noah Henry Thomforde-Toates, Weijie 2009 Wilbur Tseng Lee • Ben Li • Zhaozhi Li • Yian Liou • Dimitri London • Li, Nathaniel Lande Shuman; 8th: Sumit Dhar, Raghav Venkat; 2010 Michael Buss Daniel Ludwig • Blas Lugo • Josh Manion • Salvatore Matera 9th: Andy Huang, Wesley Wang; 10th: Marcus M. Miyasaka, 2011 James Tracz • Vincent McCambridge • Eugene Meyer • Marlo Micayabas Justin Chen, Hans Moke Niemann; 11th: Nithin Kavi; 12th: 2012 • Lev Milman • Rade Milovanovic • Alejandro Moreno • Sahil Sinha, Nikhil Kalghatgi 2013 Gary Adams Walter Morris • Stephen Muhammad • Michael Mulyar • 2019 K: Lucas Yang; 1st: Mason Jin Li, Jeremy Tao; 2nd: Sean Nagle • Hans Moke Niemann • Yaacov Norowitz • Steven Michael Xiao, Leo Yang, Eden You; 3rd: Rohan Rajaram, USCF ABSOLUTE CHAMPIONS Odendahl • Georgi Orlov • Aleksandr Ostrovskiy • Nazi Andrew Jiang; 4th: Yuvraj Rudra Chennareddy; 5th: Erick 2007 Edward Duliba Paikidze • Vignesh Panchanatham • William Paschall • Advait Zhao; 6th: Bach Ngo; 7th: Wyatt Pak; 8th: Nathaniel Lande 2008 Ciaran O’Hare Patel • Jack Peters • Vladimir Prosviriakov • David Pruess • Shuman; 9th: Raghav Venkat; 10th: Elton Cao; 11th: Hans 2009 Dave Sogin, Gary Walters • Vasik Rajlich • Vivek Rao • Kenneth Regan • Niemann; 12th: Ansh Milinkumar Shah 2010 Harry Ingersol Larry Remlinger • Daniel Rensch • Guillermo Rey • Bruce LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA • DECEMBER 2019 2011 John Menke Rind • James Rizzitano • Douglas Root • Eric Rosen • Levy 2012 John Menke Rozman • Anthony Saidy • Erik Santarius • Justin Sarkar • NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC K-12 TEAM 2013 Wilbur Tseng Sam Schmakel • Dmitry Schneider • Jonathan Schroer • 2018 K: Oak Hall (FL); 1st: Hunter College Campus School 2014 Tony Kain Gregory Shahade • Arthur Shen • Victor Shen • Joshua Sheng (NY); 2nd: The Speyer Legacy School (NY); 3rd: The Speyer 2015 Kristo Miettinen • James T. Sher win • Atulya Shetty • Igor Shliperman • Mikhail Legacy School (NY); 4th: Joseph A. Williams Elementary 2016 Danny Horwitz School (FL); 5th: The Speyer Legacy School (NY); 6th: Hunter 2017 Harry Ingersol College Campus School (NY), I.S. 318 (NY); 7th: Dalton (NY); 2018 Robert Rizzo TOP 50 FIDE-RATED AMERICANS 8th: I.S. 318 (NY); 9th: Thomas Jefferson HS (VA); 10th: Active players from the January 2020 FIDE Rating List. Hunter College Campus School (NY); 11th: Phillips Exeter ELECTRONIC KNIGHTS CHAMPION Rtg. Academy (NH); 12th: Whitney Young High School (IL) 2007 James Sawaski 1. Fabiano Caruana GM 2842 2019 K: The Speyer Legacy School (NY); 1st: Dalton (NY); 2008 Wilbur Tseng 2. Wesley So GM 2770 2nd: Hunter College Campus School (NY); 3rd: NEST+m 2009 Wilbur Tseng 3. Leinier Dominguez Perez GM 2758 2010 Stephen McGregor School (NY); 4th: The Speyer Legacy School (NY); 5th: 4. Hikaru Nakamura GM 2736 2011 Tim Corkum 5. Jeffery Xiong GM 2709 Joseph A. Williams Elementary School (FL); 6th: Lincoln 2012 Anthony Kain 6. GM 2683 Middle School (FL), Westglades Middle (FL); 7th: I.S. 318 2013 Samir Alazawi 7. Gata Kamsky GM 2677 (NY); 8th: Dalton (NY); 9th: Hunter College Campus School 2014 Chris Lewis 7. GM 2673 (NY); 10th: Jericho High School (NY); 11th: Newark 9. Samuel Sevian GM 2660 10. Dariusz Swiercz GM 2649 Academy (NJ); 12th: Edgemont High School (NY) INTERNATIONAL TITLISTS 10. Alexander Onischuk GM 2649 LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA • DECEMBER 2019 FIDE awards titles for outstanding achievement in three areas 12. Aleksandr Lenderman GM 2634 of chess competition: Over-the-board play, correspondence 13. GM 2621 AMERICAN CLASSICS play, and composition. 14. Yaroslav Zherebukh GM 2620 15. Varuzhan Akobian GM 2614 AMERICAN OPEN GRANDMASTERS 16. Timur Gareyev GM 2607 2018 John Daniel Bryant, Danial Asaria 17. Zviad Izoria GM 2602 Varuzhan Akobian • Lev Alburt • Babakuli Annakov • Marc 2019 Cameron Wheeler, Justin J. Sarkar 18. Yuniesky Quesada Perez GM 2598 Arnold • Maurice Ashley • Julio Becerra Rivero • Joel Benjamin 19. Awonder Liang GM 2592 COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA • NOVEMBER- • • Peter Biyiasas • Michael Brown • John M. DECEMBER 2019 20. Robert Hess GM 2591 Burke • Fabiano Caruana • Akshat Chandra • Nicolas Checa 21. Alejandro Ramirez GM 2574 LINA GRUMETTE MEMORIAL CLASSIC • Larry Christiansen • Fidel Corrales Jimenez • Nick de Firmian 22. Larry Christiansen GM 2567 2018 John Daniel Bryant • Maxim Dlugy • Leinier Dominguez Perez • Roman Dzind - 22. Elshan Moradiabadi GM 2560 zichashvili • Jaan Ehlvest • Sergey Erenburg • John Fedorowicz 24. Sergey Erenburg GM 2559 2019 Michael Casella • Benjamin Finegold • Alexander Fishbein • • 25. Patrick Wolff GM 2552 LOMA LINDA, CALIFORNIA • MAY 2019 Timur Gareyev • Alexander Goldin • Renier Gonzalez • Boris 26. Igor Novikov GM 2551 WORLD OPEN Gulko • Dmitry Gurevich • Ilya Gurevich • Ron Henley • 27. Conrad Holt GM 2549 28. GM 2546 2018 Illia I. Nyzhnyk Holden Hernandez Carmenate • Robert Hess • Conrad Holt • Robert Hungaski • Alexander Ivanov • Zviad Izoria • Gregory 29. Alexander Goldin GM 2542 2019 Liem Quang Le, Jeffery Xiong 30. Ruifeng Li GM 2541 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA • JULY 2019 Kaidanov • Gata Kamsky • Lawrence Kaufman • Lubomir 31. John M. Burke GM 2538 Kavalek • Melikset Khachiyan • Jesse Kraai • Boris Kreiman 32. Andrew Tang GM 2537 NORTH AMERICAN OPEN • Irina Krush • Sergey Kudrin • Aleksandr Lenderman • 32. Akshat Chandra GM 2536 2018 Jinshi Bai Ruifeng Li • Awonder Liang • • Elshan 34. Nicolas Checa GM 2527 2019 Hovhannes Gabuzyan, Zviad Izoria Moradiabadi • Hikaru Nakamura • Daniel Naroditsky • Igor 35. GM 2521 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA • DECEMBER 2019 Novikov • Alexander Onischuk • Semon Palatnik • Eugene 35. Fidel Corrales Jimenez GM 2520 Perelshteyn • Yuniesky Quesada Perez • Alejandro Ramirez 37. Jaan Ehlvest GM 2517 • Ray Robson • Kenneth Rogoff • Michael Rohde • Gennadij 38. Maxim Dlugy GM 2513 PAN AM CHAMPIONSHIPS Sagalchik • Gabriel Schwartzman • • Grigory 39. Michael Brown GM 2509 PAN-AM INTERCOLLEGIATE INDIVIDUAL Serper • Samuel Sevian • Enrico Sevillano • Alexander Shabalov 40. Joel Benjamin GM 2508 • Tal Shaked • Sam Shankland • Miron Sher • Alex Sherzer • 41. Robert Hungaski GM 2504 2018 Tanmay Khattar 42. Brandon Jacobson IM 2502 Yury Shulman • Bryan Smith • Wesley So • Andrew Soltis • 2019 Alexander Ipatov, Yannick Kambrath, Aaron 42. Steven Zierk GM 2497 Alexander Stripunsky • Dariuz Swiercz • Andrew Tang • Grabinsky 44. Leonid Sokolin IM 2496 James Tarjan • Kayden Troff • Michael Wilder • Patrick Wolff CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA • DECEMBER 2019 45. Julio Becerra Rivero GM 2495 • Jeffery Xiong • Darwin Yang • Alex Yermolinsky • Gennadi 46. Alexander Stripunsky GM 2492 PAN-AM INTERCOLLEGIATE TEAM Zaichik • Yaroslav Zherebukh • Raset Ziatdinov • Steven Zierk 47. Alex Yermolinsky GM 2487 48. Darwin Yang GM 2482 2018 Webster University Team A INTERNATIONAL MASTERS 49. Melikset Khachiyan GM 2481 2019 Texas Tech University - A Viktor Adler • Levon Altounian • Armen Ambartsoumian • 50. Raven Sturt IM 2477 CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA • DECEMBER 2018 Nilton Arias • Praveen Balakrishnan • Joel Banawa • Thomas

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Wang • John Watson • Norman Weinstein • Cameron Wheeler FIDE INSTRUCTOR (FI) Zaas • Elliott Winslow • Jonathan Yedidia • Christopher Woojin WFM Chouchanik Airapetian • Miguel Ararat • John Buky • Yoo • Vitaly Zaltsman • Anna Zatonskih • Dmitry Zilberstein Joseph Concepion Calapati • Michael Ciamarra • FM Nirosh CORRESPONDENCE CHESS EXPERT • Mikhail Zlotnikov • Ber nard Zuckerman De Silva • Daniel DeLuca • FM Zivorad Djuric • Raymond Jorge Acosta • G. Robert Arnold • Ferdinand Burmeister • Duque • IM Ali Farahat • Gregory Keener • Alexander King Michael Byrne • Tim Cordes • Robert Cousins • Larry D. WOMEN GRANDMASTERS • Mikhail Koganov • Robert Lazorchak • Arjoe Loanzon • Dulany • K.E.D.G. Edwards • James R. Ellis • Barry E. 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Perry • John Procopi • Alexander WOMEN INTERNATIONAL MASTERS DEVELOPMENTAL INSTRUCTOR (DI) Relyea • Ida Tateo • Matthew Tedesco • Donald Zaas • Joel Naomi Bashkansky • Tsagaan Battsetseg • Sharon Burtman • Stacey Banks • Susan Berger • Derick Bryant • GM Nick de Zaas • Anthony J. Zawadski Agata Bykovtsev • Thalia Cervantes Landeiro • Rachel Crotto Firmian • IM John Donaldson • Paul Grossman • Jon Haskel CORRESPONDENCE INTERNATIONAL • Vesna Dimitrijevic • Esther Epstein • Ashritha Eswaran • • David Heiser • Eric Heiser • S.E. Henderson • Harry Heublum Gina L. Finegold • Akshita Gorti • Elina Groberman • Anna • Alice Holt • GM Melikset Khachiyan • Rachel Levin • Dora ARBITERS Hahn • Alena Kats • Shernaz Kennedy • Inna Koren • Megan Martinez • Shawn Martinez • Dale Miller • Jaafar Mohsin • D.R. Adamson • Bryce Avery • Tom Biedermann • Dr. T. Lee • Yuliya Levitan • Simone Liao • Joanna Liu • Beatriz John Morgan • Ivonne Mykytyn • Jerry Nash • Medina Parrilla Bullockus • J. Franklin Campbell • Maurice Carter • T. Marinello • Alisa Melekhina • Elizabeth Neely • Emily Nguyen • Jayashree Sekar • Alexander Veksler Dougherty • Grayling Hill • A.A. Jones • B. Koppin • Michael • Viktorija Ni • Alexey Root • Diane Savereide • Marulin Millstone • Alex Relyea • K. Rodriguez • C. Schakel • J. Skeels Simmons • Dorothy O. Teasley • Cindy Tsai • Julia Tverskaya INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZERS (IO) • Wesley Underwood • A. Wright • Rochelle Wu • Evelyn Zhu Michael Atkins • James Berry • Frank Brady • Anand Dommalapati • Edward Steven Doyle • FM William Goichberg For more information on ICCF, write to ICCF-US, 360 K INTERNATIONAL ARBITERS • Francisco Guadalupe • Ankit Gupta • Jon Haskel • Steve Street, Brawkey, CA 92227, or e-mail [email protected]. 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www.uschess.org 43 Solitaire Chess / Instruction Do Not Pass Go Go directly to jail. By BRUCE PANDOLFINI

IN THE SUMMER OF 1914, ALEXANDER piece of paper to cover the article, exposing Give yourself full credit for 6. Bxd5. However Alekhine was winning the big tournament White’s next move only after trying to guess White takes back, he doesn’t have enough for at Mannheim, Germany overwhelmingly. it. If you guess correctly, give yourself the par the pawn. Well, maybe he does in Rastatt. Suddenly, World War I broke out. The score. Sometimes points are also awarded for 6. ... d6 tournament was stopped and the Russians in second-best moves, and there may even be the event were transferred to Rastatt Prison, bonus points—or deductions—for other and Other possible moves for Black were 6. ... including future world champion Alekhine. variations. Note that ** means that White’s 0-0 and the adventurous 6. ... Qh4.** The players had no chess sets, but they did move is on the next line.** 7. Ne2 Par Score 5 have their wonderful chess minds, which led 3. Bc4 Par Score 5 to several blindfold games between Alekhine At e2, instead of f3, the knight doesn’t have and Bogoljubov, a future top-spot challenger One reason White plays the Vienna is to to fear ... Bc8-g4 or ... e5-e4. However, at e2, for Alekhine. This month’s offering features keep the f-pawn unblocked so it could move the knight doesn’t guard h4, which is under the one of those prison encounters. Here, with the and attack the center. Accept full credit for black queen’s purview. white pieces, no get-out-of-jail card, and a little either 3. f4 or 3. Nf3. 7. ... 0-0 help from Bogoljubov, we see the ingenious 3. ... Bc5 With his king safely tucked away, and up a Alekhine gambiting his way to chessic escape. Against Alekhine, Bogoljubov decides not pawn, Black should be feeling levelheadedly to go into the murky waters of the “fork trick” okay. If only he weren’t playing Alekhine.** VIENNA GAME (C27) with 3. ... Nxe4. Other reasonable moves for 8. 0-0 Par Score 5 Alexander Alekhine Black were 3. ... Bb4 and 3. ... Nc6.** Efim Bogoljubov White in turn gets ready for business, still Blindfold game, Rastatt Prison, Baden, 4. b4 Par Score 5 with one pawn less. Germany, 08.1914 This surprising sacrifice is not quite sound. 8. ... Nd7 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 But in a German holding cell, Alekhine thought he’d have a bit of fun. Accept full credit Obstruction of the c8-bishop is temporary. ** for the more normal 4. Nf3 or 4. d3. Ideally, the knight is headed elsewhere. 4. ... Bxb4 9. c3 Par Score 5 A pawn is a pawn in any prison in the This gains time to support a possible d2-d4. world.** But you can take full credit for either 9. d3 or 9. Rb1. 5. Nd5 Par Score 5 9. ... Bc5 Alekhine fights to fuel the initiative. Accept full credit for either 5. Nf3 or 5. Nge2, both of Black repositions to c5, assuming the a7-g1 which still leave Black with the advantage. diagonal.** 5. ... Nxd5 10. d4 Par Score 5

Now ensure that the position above is set Black keeps the next free move by The attack continues, but Black remains in ** up on your chessboard. As you play through exchanging knights. decent shape, with a pawn plus to boot. the remaining moves in this game, use a 6. exd5 Par Score 5 10. ... Bb6

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PROBLEM I. PROBLEM II. PROBLEM III. ABCs of Chess Mating net Mating net 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.

April Exercise: There is always a logical strategy for each situation in a chess game. Players may even have several reasonable plans at their disposal. An action that conveys ad vantage to one player is likely to be PROBLEM IV. PROBLEM V. PROBLEM VI. disadvantageous for the other. The Mating net Mating net Mating net two most basic strategies in chess are to simplify or complicate. That often translates into trading or not trading. As an exercise, when analyzing chess games and positions, try to determine the pluses and minuses of potential exchanges. As you get more adept at assessing chess transactions your overall play should improve accordingly.

This withdrawal is fine, though Black could 15. Qf3 Par Score 5 Black finds the means to stop mate. But the also play 10. ... exd4.** position is lost nonetheless.** Here is Alekhine’s first big f-file threat: to 11. f4 Par Score 6 capture on f7 with check. 20. Bxe6 Par Score 5 Alekhine’s clarion call is attack! White aims 15. ... exd4 Once again, White threatens mate at g8. to open the f-file. This time around, however, Black has three Oops! A real mistake. Was it attributable to major pieces attacking f8. So ... 11. ... exd4 not seeing the board, the prison, or Alekhine’s 20. ... Rxf8 Black thereby keeps the f-file closed, with a pressure, or all three? Black could have simply ** defensible game.** played 15. ... f6. Black could have tried 20. ... Rxe6, but after 16. Qxf7+ Par Score 5 ** 12. Nxd4 Par Score 5 21. Qxe6 the position is hopeless. 21. dxc7 Par Score 6 The opens the the queen’s diagonal, but Things have taken a palpable turn. Black is clearly not losing. He should just 16. ... Kh8 Deduct 2 points for playing into the variation complete his development and be happy about 21. Qxf8+ Qxf8 22. Rxf8+ Rxf8 23. dxc7 c2 24. Let’s pretend we’re Alekhine. What should the extra pawn. Rc1 Bb2, when 25. Rxc2 loses to 25. ... Rf1 we do now?** 12. ... Ne5 mate. 17. Bf8 Par Score 7 This is unnecessarily cute. Black had other 21. ... Black resigned. Assuming you found this crushing invasion, moves, such as 12. ... Qh4, 12. ... Re8, or 12. how does it feel to play like Alekhine? Even without sight of the board, Alekhine ... Nf6.** saw that 21. dxc7 simply wins. At this point, 17. ... dxc3+ 13. fxe5 Par Score 5 Bogoljubov saw it too. Naturally, Black takes the pawn with White gets to open the f-file after all. check.** 13. ... dxe5 18. Kh1 Par Score 4 Nevertheless, Black does get the piece back with this recapture, keeping the extra pawn in 18. ... Bd4 the process.** This was Bogoljubov’s hope. It seems he has 14. Ba3 Par Score 6 found a way to secure g7.** White’s bishops are starting to look 19. d6 Par Score 6 men acingly unimprisoned. White threatens mate at g8. Add 1 bonus 14. ... Re8 point if you planned on this follow-up when The knight isn’t running away. Black has considering 17. Bf8. time to salvage the rook.** 19. ... Be6 See scoring box on page 71.

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GM FABIANO CARUANA FINISHED THE TOURNAMENT WITH AN OTHERWORLDLY 10/13. Nerves of Steel Caruana Dominates in Wijk aan Zee

By GM ROBERT HESS

ESTLED ALONG THE COAST OF the North Sea, the World Champion GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Fabiano Caruana, his Nseaside town of Wijk aan Zee plays host to the Tata Steel Chess 2018 challenger. The latter had a disastrous performance during his Tournament. While the title sponsor has changed over the years, 2018 trip to Wijk aan Zee, losing four games while winning just one en chess lovers continue to make an annual pilgrimage to the Netherlands route to dropping a whopping 27 ELO points. Since then, Caruana has to partake in a wonderful festival that features round-robins for players stabilized as the game’s second-best player, most recently tying for first of all experiences and ratings. GM Max Euwe, a Dutch hero and the fifth at the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss. Carlsen, on the other hand, entered world champion, and GM Garry Kasparov are two of the luminaries who the competition as the two-time reigning champion, with a record seven topped the field numerous times. The complete list of winners includes Tata Steel victories to his name—not to mention a career year in 2019 many important figures of chess history. when he won almost every event in sight, including both the World The 82nd edition of the “Wimbledon of Chess” took place from Rapid and World Blitz just a couple of weeks prior. Amazingly, Carlsen January 11-25, 2020 and the field included the world’s top two players, has not lost a game of classical chess since July 31, 2018.

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The other contestants ensured that this would not be a two-grandmaster universally voted one of the best of 2019. Although van Foreest came race. GM Wesley So won Tata Steel in 2017, and also crushed Carlsen in into the event as a fan favorite, the Dutch number two was not expected a match for the 2019 Fischer Random World Championship (see Chess to leave an indelible mark. Yet he gave Carlsen a real scare in their direct Life January 2020 edition). GM Anish Giri, who qualified for the 2020 encounter and catapulted himself into the world’s top 100 thanks to his Candidates tournaments by average rating, was looking to wrest the title spectacular showing. At just 20 years old, the star is bright for the well- from Carlsen after tying with him in 2018 and finishing a half-point back prepared Dutchman. in 2019. GM Viswanathan Anand knows a thing or two about winning GM Alireza Firouzja is viewed by many as the future. An online elite tournaments: not only is he a former world champion, he is a speed chess wizard, the 16-year-old is drawing comparisons to Magnus five-time winner of Tata Steel. Anand’s first Wijk win was in 1989, before Carlsen. While Firouzja recently made headlines for his decision to leave all of the 2020 competitors not named were born! the Iranian federation, he is letting his moves do the talking. Scoring What makes the Tata Steel Tournament particularly exciting is its four wins (and a loss to So) in the first seven rounds, he soared to the intentional mix of elite players with rising talent, as well as a ‘Chess on sole lead before being brought back down to Earth by the triumvirate of Tour’ day, which this year was at Philips Stadium, home of Dutch football Carlsen, Caruana, and Anand (see Caruana-Firouzja in In the Arena). club PSV Eindhoven. In recent history, the winner of the Challengers His meteoric rise continued by winning the Masters in February. section earns an invitation to the Masters; GM Vladislav Kovalev struggled In the end, though, the world’s highest-rated players finished at the top. mightily in his appearance in the top section, but he battled hard and even So won two early games and then drew the rest to finish in clear third. defeated GM Jeffery Xiong, the world’s number two junior. 21-year-olds GM Carlsen started slowly with seven draws, but then went on a three-game Vladislav Artemiev and GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda have built an impressive winning streak that resuscitated his chances. However, Caruana was list of accomplishments, especially Duda as a top 15 player. Neither found simply on another level, finishing an otherworldly 10/13, including six their stride, though Artemiev was particularly combative with seven decisive wins in the final seven games. He received a gift against Anand, but his games. Chinese star GM Yu Yangyi stumbled early and finished with four overall play was second to none. losses. In a year dominated by the Candidates tournament and World Cham- GMs Daniil Dubov and Jorden van Foreest turned heads with their pionship match, it is easy to understate Caruana’s triumph. Yet, a 2945 mesmerizing play, finishing in joint fourth-fifth place. Dubov, the 2018 performance rating helped him slice the rating gap between him and world rapid champion and a member of “Team Magnus,” is known for Carlsen to 20 points. And he can now add another dominant victory to his creative and adventurous chess. His win over GM Rasmus Svane was his Hall-of-Fame résumé. Tata Steel Chess, January 11-25, 2020

Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Score 1. GM Fabiano Caruana 2822 x ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 10 2. GM Magnus TEEL Carlsen 2872 ½ x ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 8 3. GM Wesley So 2765 ½ ½ x ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 7½

2018 TATA S 4. GM Jorden

© Van Foreest 2644 ½ ½ ½ x 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 1 ½ 7 5. GM Daniil Dubov 2683 0 ½ ½ 0 x ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 7 6. GM Anish Giri 2768 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ x ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6½ 7. GM Viswanathan Anand 2758 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ x ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 6½ 8. GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda 2758 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ x ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 6½ 9. GM Alireza Firouzja 2723 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ x 1 1 ½ ½ 1 6½ 10. GM Jeffery Xiong 2712 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 x 1 ½ ½ 0 6 11. GM Vladislav Artemiev 2731 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 x 1 ½ 1 6 12. GM Nikita Vitiugov 2747 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 x ½ ½ 5 13. GM Yangyi Yu 2726 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ x ½ 4½ 14. GM Vladislav Kovalev 2660 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ x 4 For more information, see the official website: https://www.tatasteelchess.com/. PHOTOS: ALINA L’AMI, COURTESY OF TATA STEEL CHESS TOURNAMENT, TOURNAMENT, CHESS STEEL OF TATA COURTESY ALINA L’AMI, PHOTOS:

www.uschess.org 47 Information For Organizers, Tournament Directors, and Affiliates

ORGANIZING A GRAND PRIX EVENT Even if prizes are raised at the tournament, no NO TOURNAMENTS IN YOUR AREA? additional points can be awarded because the bonus WHY NOT ORGANIZE ONE? To qualify, an event must be US Chess-rated (regular would be unfair to players who may otherwise have or quick) and meet these criteria: It’s not much work to hold a small tournament, and entered. If you have questions about the Grand Prix, there is little risk if you use a low-cost site and avoid • All US Chess-rated players over 2199 must be please contact Susan Kantor at [email protected] guaranteed prizes. You might even make a profit! eligible to play in the top (or only) section. or 931-787-1234 ext. 136. Either a based-on Swiss with projected prizes up • The prize fund for which all masters are eligible to $500, a quad format, or a trophy tournament MUST equal or exceed $300 guaranteed; $150 ORGANIZERS, TDs AND AFFILIATES will virtually guarantee taking in more in fees than be guaranteed to first place; no more than one To speed up the processing of rating reports, US you pay out in prizes. prize under $100 may count towards the Grand Chess now asks that wherever possible these reports Prix (GP) total; and prizes below the maximum have IDs for every player. If you collect a new The affiliation fee is just $40 a year. You will have entry fee do not count towards the GP total. membership, do not submit your rating report until access to the TD/Affiliate area of our website. • Class prizes for Under 2300 or a higher rating your disk and paper reports include that player’s Remember, you can both run and play in a small requirement qualify towards GP points, but if ID number. event. Many of them wouldn’t be held if the they exceed 25% of the total qualifying GP To assist tournament directors (TDs) in doing this, organizer/TD couldn’t play. money, they count as 25% of the total. we have made several enhancements to our web Want to know more? Contact Joan DuB ois at server which will speed up on l ine membership • Other than entry fees and US Chess dues, no [email protected]. charges over $25 are permitted. processing and give TDs a quick way to obtain US Chess IDs for new memberships. We’ll be glad to help you be part of the promotion • The tournament must be submitted for the of American chess! Tournament Life section of Chess Life and We also recommend that TDs use the Member designated by the submitter as a GP tournament. Services Area to check for member IDs. The search capabilities of MSA have been enhanced to assist SUBMISSIONS • Only players who are US Chess members during TDs in finding existing member IDs. the tournament may earn GP points. Foreign If at all possible, please e- mail your TLAs. This will grandmasters, international masters, women For more details, please check the US Chess website: help to reduce errors. www.uschess.org/rtgchange.php. grandmasters, and women international masters [email protected] can play without being members, but they will PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS fax: 931-787-1200 not obtain GP points unless they join. HEALTH AND BENEFITS FUND TLA Department • Conditions concerning US Chess GP tournaments Many GP tournament organizers will contribute $1 US Chess are subject to review and adjustment by the US per player to the Professional Health & Benefits Fund. Chess executive director. PO Box 3967 All GP tournaments that participate in this program Crossville, TN 38557 The top prizes must be unconditionally guaranteed are entitled to be promoted to the next higher GP (or if a GP event’s prize fund is based on entries, only category—for example, a 6-point tournament would TLAs received after the 10th of the deadline month the absolutely guaranteed minimum payout counts become a 10-point tournament. Points in the top will not appear in the issue currently being for point awards) and ann ounced in Chess Life. category are promoted 50 percent. processed.

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48 April 2020 | Chess Life See previous issue for TLAs appearing April 1-14 Bids Note: Organizers previously awarded options for US Chess National Events must still submit proposals (including sample budgets) for their National Events events. OVERDUE BIDS Note:Tournament memberships not valid for National events Please contact the National Office if you are interested in bidding for a National Event. US See TLA in this issue for details Chess recommends that bids be submitted 2020 All-Girls National Championships April 17-19 • Wheeling, Illinois according to the following schedule. However, 2020 National Junior High School (K-9) Championships April 24-26 • Jacksonville, Florida bids may be considered prior to these dates. US Chess reserves the right to decline all bids 2020 National Elementary School (K-6) Championships May 8-10 • Nashville, Tennessee and organize the event itself. 2020 U.S. Amateur Championship - West May 23-25 • Tucson, Arizona For our expanded list of national events 2020 U.S. Amateur Championship - East May 23-25 or 24-25 • Morristown, New Jersey available for bid, see: www.uschess.org/con 2020 U.S. Junior Open Championship June 5-7 • Pomona, California tent/view/12116/705/. 2020 U.S. Senior Open Championship June 5-7 • Pomona, California RATING SUPPLEMENTS Rating supplements will be updated EACH 2020 U.S. Women’s Open June 24-25 • Las Vegas, Nevada MONTH on the US Chess website, and each 2020 National Open June 24-28, 25-28, 26-28 or 27-28 • Las Vegas, Nevada monthly rating supplement will be used for all 2020 U.S. Blind Championship July 4-5 • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania tournaments beginning in that month, unless otherwise announced in Chess Life. The US 2020 U.S. Game/10 Championship July 17 • Charlotte, North Carolina Chess website at www.uschess.org also frequently 2020 U.S. Game/30 Championship July 18 • Charlotte, North Carolina lists unofficial ratings. The purpose of unofficial ratings is to inform you of your progress; how- 2020 U.S. Game/60 Championship July 19 • Charlotte, North Carolina ever, most tournaments do not use them for pairing or prize purposes. If you would other- FUTURE EVENTS (Watch for details) wise be unrated, organizers may use your 121st annual (2020) U.S. Open August 8-16 • Saint Charles, Missouri unofficial rating at their discretion, even without advance publicity of such a policy. 2020 U.S. Masters Championship August 21-25 • Greensboro, North Carolina NOTE 2020 U.S. Class Championships October 30-November 1 or October 31-November 1 • The TLA pages “Information for Organizers, Dulles, Virginia TDs, and Affiliates” and “Information for Play- 2020 K-12 Grade Championships December 11-13 • Orlando, Florida ers” can now be found online at main.uschess. 2020 Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Championship December 27-30 • Toronto, org/go/tlainfo. Canada PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS HEALTH AND 2021 All-Girls National Championships April 23-25 • Chicago, Illinois BENEFITS FUND Many Grand Prix tournament organizers will 2021 SuperNationals VII May 7-9 • Nashville, Tennessee contribute $1 per player to the Professional 2021 U.S. Junior Open Championship June 4-6 • Pomona, California Health & Benefits Fund. All Grand Prix tour- 2021 U.S. Senior Open Championship June 4-6 • Pomona, California naments which participate in this program are entitled to be promoted to the next higher Grand 2021 National Open June 16-20 • Las Vegas, Nevada Prix category—for example, a six-point tour- 2021 U.S. Women’s Open June 17-18 • Las Vegas, Nevada nament would become a 10-point (En hanced) tournament. Points in the top category are pro- 122nd annual (2021) U.S. Open July 31-August 8 • Cherry Hill, New Jersey moted 50%. 2021 K-12 Grade Championships December 3-5 • Orlando, Florida ATTENTION AFFILIATES 2022 National High School (K-12) Championship April 8-10 • Memphis, Tennessee US Chess has partnered with R.V. Nuccio & 2022 National Junior High School (K-9) Championships April 29-May 1 • Grapevine, Texas Associates Insurance Brokers, Inc. to provide 2022 National Elementary School (K-6) Championships May 13-15 • Columbus, Ohio US Chess affiliates with affordable annual lia- bility and short term event insurance. The 123rd annual (2022) U.S. Open July 30-August 7 • Rancho Mirage, California liability coverage is available for approximately 2022 K-12 Grade Championships December 9-11 • National Harbor, Maryland $265 per year for a $1,000,000 limit of insurance. Also available is contents property and bonding 2023 National High School (K-12) Championship March 31-April 2 • Washington, District insurance. For more information, please go to of Columbia www.rvnuccio.com/chess-federation.html. For 2023 National Junior High School (K-9) Championships April 21-23 • Round Rock, Texas event insurance, please go to www.rvnuccio.com.

www.uschess.org 49 Tournament Life / April

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On-site you can request a Bye up to 2 hours before the published start time for Round 1. Side Events: Bughouse US Chess Junior Grand Prix! US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Tournament – Fri. 11:00 am, EF $35/team. Blitz Tournament – Fri. APR. 24-26, FLORIDA MAY 23-25, ARIZONA 7pm, G/5 d0, EF $25 by 4/6, $30 after or on site. HR: single - quad $164 2020 NATIONAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (K-9) CHAMPIONSHIP 2020 U.S. AMATEUR WEST CHAMPIONSHIP Reservations: (847) 777-6500. Reserve early rate may increase / sell 7SS, G/120 d5. Hyatt Regency Jacksonville-Riverfront, 225 East Coastline Tucson Woman’s Club, 6245 E. Bellevue St., Tucson, AZ 85712. SECTIONS: out. Entries/info: online at: www.allgirls.rknights.org or mail to RKnights, Dr., Jacksonville, FL 32202. Hotel Chess Rate $145. Guest rooms may be Championship (U2200), Reserve (U1600), Booster (U1200), SCHEDULE: Attn: All-Girls, PO Box 1074, Northbrook, IL 60065, include name, section, booked, NLT 4/7/2020 by calling (904) 588-1234, mention “US Chess” or (Championship & Reserve) 6/SS; 40/90, G/30, Inc/30; Rds.: 10-4, 10-4, 9- rating, USCF ID#, date of birth, grade, school name city & state. see www.uschess.org/tournaments/2020/jhs/ to book now! 7 Sections: 3. (Booster) 6/SS, Game/60, Inc/30; Rds.: (Sat) 10-1:30-5, (Sun) 10-1:30-5. K-9 Championship, K-9 U1700, K-9 U1400, K-9 U1100, K-9 U900, K-9 U700, PRIZES: (Championship) Digital Clock + plaque to 1st and 2nd Place, Plaque K-9 Unrated. April Rating Supplement will be used. Maximum one 1/2-point + $50 SACA Gift Certificate to 3rd Place; Trophy + $50 SACA Gift Certificate bye available any round if requested prior to the start of Rd. 1. Team score to Top 1800-1999, 1600-1799, and U1600; Trophy + $40 SACA Gift Certificate The Executive Board authorizes a temporary = total of top four (minimum two) finishers from each school per section. to Top Senior 50+, Top Junior U14, Top Service Person/Veteran. (Reserve) K-9 Championship first place individual and team, including ties, will be the Digital chess clock + plaque to 1st - 2rd Place. Plaque + $40 SACA Gift change in the US Chess Grand Prix (GP) National Junior High School Champion. Schedule: Opening ceremony Fri. Certificate to 3rd Place. Trophy + $25 SACA Gift Certificate to Top 1200- 12:45 pm. Rds.: Fri. 1 pm and 7 pm, Sat. 9 am, 2 pm and 7 pm, Sun. 9 am 1399, and U1200.Trophy + $25 SACA Gift Certificate to Top Senior 50+, rules for the period March 4, 2020 through and 2 pm. Awards Ceremony Sun., approx. 7 pm. EF: $60/participant post- Top Junior U14, Top Service Person/Veteran. (Booster) Digital chess clock May 31, 2020 out of concern for the marked or online by 3/23, $80 postmarked or online by 4/6, $95 online by + trophy to 1st. Trophy + $25 SACA Gift Certificate to 2rd Place. Trophy to 4/22, $100 on site; $10.00 extra for all phone registrations; $30 fee for 3rd – 5th Place. Trophy to Top Junior U11. (Scholastic, each day) Trophies unforeseeable impacts the COVID-19 roster or section changes after 4/6 or any onsite changes. Onsite registration to 1st-5th Place; Top overall scholastic player (over both days) wins entry Thurs. 9 AM - 9 PM & Fri. 8 AM-11 AM. Players who register or change sec- to one SACA Tournament SPECIAL PRIZES: 1st Place in Championship will (Coronavirus) could have on participation tions after 11 am on Friday will receive a 1/2-point bye for Rd. 1. Players receive FREE ENTRY to the 2020 Ye Olde Pueblo and 2021 Tucson Open. in GP events. The change allows organizers must disclose any other, non-US Chess, over-the-board (OTB) ratings. 1st Place in Reserve will receive FREE ENTRY to the 2020 Ye Olde Pueblo. Awards: To top individuals & top teams in each section. Every player Top 2 Family Pair Championship, Reserve, and/or Booster sections. Biggest with guaranteed prize funds to change the receives a commemorative item! Full list of awards on tournament Info Upset of each round 1-5 (Championship, Reserve, or Booster only) EF: Page. Side Events: Bughouse: Thurs. 11 am, Reg. onsite only Thurs. 9 -10 (Championship & Reserve) $65 if rec’d by 4/29, $75 if after 4/29 or $85 at status of their prize fund without first am, $25/team. K-9 Blitz: Thurs. 5 pm, Reg. onsite until 4 pm. Blitz EF: $20 the site. (Booster) $45 if rec’d by 4/29, $55 if after 4/29 or $65 at the site. seeking US Chess permission to make the by 4/6, $25 after or at site. Class trophies will be awarded in main event SIDE EVENTS: Saturday Scholastic (each day) (K-6 and U1000 rating), Sat- and in Blitz. Full list of trophies on tournament Info Page. General questions: urday and Sunday 5/23 & 5/24 at 10:30am, Reg.: 8:30 - 9:30, GAME/40 d5; change. More specifically, organizers who Contact Susan Kantor at 931.787.1234 ext. 136 or by email: skantor@us 4 rounds, EF: (each day) $25 by 4/29, $35 if after 4/29 or $45 at the site; chess.org. Team Room questions: Contact Pete Karagianis at 931.200.9477 Sunday Scholastic tournament (K-6 and U1000 rating); Discount! Play both have announced "$XXX in Guaranteed or by email: [email protected]. Entries: U.S. Chess Federation, Saturday and Sunday for only $40 if received by 4/29. $55 if after 4/29 or prizes" (or similar words) for their GP events Attn.: 2020 JHS Championship, P.O. Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557 or at the site. ENTER: http://events4chess.com or mail to: (make checks online at www.uschess.org/tournaments/2020/jhs/. See web site for addi- payable to “SACA”): 2020 US Amateur West, PO Box 40663, Tucson, AZ shall be allowed to re-state their prize funds tional information about the event, advance entries, awards, meetings, 85717 or at site. HR: Sonesta ES Suites, 6477 E. Speedway Blvd., Tucson team rooms, updates, corrections, and registration forms. AZ, 520-721-0991, 8-minute walk to site; $89 up to 2 in a studio suite (+10 in their publicity as "$XXX in Projected ea. for 3-4), $139 up to 6 in a 2BR suite, breakfast included! Book by 5/8/20, US Chess Junior Grand Prix! ask for chess rate. Rates valid 5/22– 5/26. Embassy Suites East, 6555 E. prizes based on ### players," where ### MAY 8-10, TENNESSEE Speedway Blvd., (520) 721-7100, $94 if reserved by 4/23/20. INFO: Martha represents the number of players in last 2020 NATIONAL ELEMENTARY (K-6) CHAMPIONSHIP Underwood 520-990-6765 or Michelle Martinez 520-615-1308, email: infor- 7SS, G/90 d5. Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, 2800 Opry- [email protected], web: www.events4chess.com. year's event rounded to the nearest five land Dr., Nashville, TN 37214. Hotel Chess Rate $176. Guest rooms may be booked, NLT 4/16/2020 by calling (888) 777-6779 or (615) 889-1000, A Heritage Event! players. For new GP events lacking historical mention “US Chess” or book online at: https://book.passkey.com/e/ US Chess Junior Grand Prix! 49986969. 13 Sections: K-6 Championship, K-6 U1400, K-6 U1000, K-6 MAY 23-25 OR 24-25, NEW JERSEY attendance data, the organizer shall specify Unrated, K-5 Championship, K-5 U1200, K-5 U900, K-3 Championship, K-3 76TH ANNUAL U.S. AMATEUR EAST CHAMPIONSHIP a "based on" number of players as part of the U1000, K-3 U700, K-3 Unrated, K-1 Championship, K-1 U500/UNR. April 6-SS, 40/2 d5, SD-30. Hyatt Morristown, 3 Speedwell Ave., Morristown, Rating Supplement will be used. One 1/2-point bye available (limit one) NJ 07960. For chess rate ($139 per night base), details at www.njscf.org Projected Prize Fund language in their ANY round if requested prior to the start of Rd. 1. Team score = total of or book at https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/MORRM/G- top four (minimum two) finishers from each school per section. K-6 Cham- NJC7 or call Phone: 973-647-1234, mention NJ Chess. Free parking during publicity. This decision includes all GP pionship first place individual and team, including ties, will be the National the day ($10 overnight), public transportation to NYC, Philadelphia. Walking tournaments that already have been Elementary School Champion. Opening ceremony Fri. 12:30 pm. Schedule distance to 30 restaurants, shops and parks within 5 minute stroll. In 3 for K-3 and higher: Rds.: Fri. 1 pm and 6 pm, Sat. 10 am, 2 pm and 6 pm, sections: Championship (under 2200); Reserve (under 1800); Booster advertised in Chess Life. For any GP events Sun. 10 am and 2 pm. Awards Ceremony Sun., approx. 6 pm. Special (under 1400); 2-day and 3-day schedules available. 3-Day Registration: schedule for K-1 sections: Rds.: Fri. 1:30 pm and 5:30 pm, Sat. 9:30 am, Saturday, May 23, 9:30-10:45 am. Rounds: 12-6pm, 11-5pm, 8:30am- being publicly advertised (whether by TLA, 1:30 pm and 5:30 pm, Sun. 9:30 am and 1:30 pm. Awards Ceremony Sun., 2:15pm. 2-Day Registration: Sunday, May 24, 8:30-9:30 am. 2-day another website, flyers, emails, social media, approx. 5:30 pm. EF: $60/participant postmarked or online by 3/23, $80 Schedule: First 3 games, May 26, G/60 d5. Rounds: 10,12:15, 2:30. All postmarked or online by 4/20, $95 online by 5/6, $90 on site; $10.00 extra schedules merge in round 4. Prizes for each section: trophies to top 5 etc.), organizers shall take all necessary steps for all phone registrations; $30 fee for roster or section changes after and top Senior 55/over and Juniors under 16 and 13. Additional Prizes– 4/20 or any onsite changes. Onsite registration Thurs. 9 AM - 9 PM & Fri. Championship Section: Trophies to top Under 2000, Under 1900 Reserve to ensure their revised pre-tournament 8 AM -11 AM. Players who register or change sections after 11 am on Section: Trophies to top Under 1600, Under 1500. Booster Section: Trophies to top Under 1200, Under 1100, Under 1000, Under 900, Under 800. announcements call attention to this change Friday will receive a 1/2-point bye for Rd. 1. Players must disclose any EF: other, non-US Chess, over-the-board (OTB) ratings. Awards: To top indi- $49, if postmarked by May 15. EF at site $60 cash only. Byes: 3 half- point byes allowed in rounds 1-5 if requested before round 2. Sets and viduals & top teams in each section. Every player receives a commemorative in prize fund status and provide the clocks NOT provided. Entries to: Aaron Kiedes, 34 Union Rd., Wantage, appropriate "Projected based on XXX item! Full list of awards on tournament Info Page. Side Events: Bughouse: NJ 07461. Email [email protected] for more information. Entries must Thurs. 11 am, Reg. onsite only Thurs. 9 -10 am, $30/team. Blitz Sections: include name, USCF ID and expiration date, mailing address, email address, players" in the language of their updated K-6 and K-3, Thurs. 5 pm, Reg. onsite until 4 pm. Blitz EF: $20 by 4/27, $30 phone number, Section and entry fee. Checks made out to NJSCF. NO after or at site. Class trophies will be awarded in main event and in Blitz. PHONE OR EMAIL ENTRIES. Online entries $52 at www.njscf.org after 4- publicity. US Chess asks that the chess Full list of trophies on tournament Info Page. General questions: Contact 15-20 until 5-21-20 at midnight. W. Susan Kantor at 931.787.1234 ext. 136 or by email: [email protected]. community support this temporary change Team Room questions: Contact Pete Karagianis at 931.200.9477 or by A Heritage Event! email: [email protected]. Entries: U.S. Chess Federation, US Chess Junior Grand Prix! in the spirit that it is intended. The Executive Attn.: 2020 Elementary Championship, P.O. Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557 JUNE 5-7, CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN Board shall revisit this matter as necessary. or online at www.uschess.org/tournaments/2020/elem/. See web site 2020 U.S. JUNIOR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP for additional information about the event, advance entries, awards, meet- 6SS, G/90 + 30 second increment from move one. Sheraton Fairplex Hotel ings, team rooms, updates, corrections, and registration forms. & Conference Center, 601 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. CA 91768. Hotel rate

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$165 single-quad, mention “US Chess”. Reserve by May 12 or rate may ARE permitted at the US Senior Open; scoresheets available if needed. players who have played in any of the last 10 National Opens and enter increase. All rooms have refrigerators, microwaves and sofa beds; each Bring a clock — none supplied. Sets/boards supplied for tournament but before 1/31; Senior (over 65) $40 less by 5/31; $21 more on site. 5-day room can sleep 4 people! Fairplex Conference Center (playing venue) is not for skittles. Side events and exhibitions to be held! Please check the schedule: Reg.: Wednesday 4-5 p.m. Rds.: 6:30, 12-6:30, 12-6:30, 10-4:30, approximately 300 feet from the Sheraton Hotel. Four sections: Under 21, U.S. Senior Open website often for updates, side events, added 10-4:30. 4-day schedule: Reg.: Thursday 2-5 p.m. Rds.: 6:30, 12-6:30, 10- Under 15, Under 11, Under 8. Eligibility based on age as of January 1, 2020. attractions and other useful information! www.uschess.org/tourna- 4:30, 10-4:30. 3-day schedule: Reg.: Friday 9-10:30 a.m. Rds.: 11:30-2:30 Schedule: Opening ceremony Friday 12:45pm. Rounds Friday at 1:00pm ments/2020/sropen/ then merge with 4-day in round 3 at 6:30. 2-day schedule: Reg.: Saturday and 7:00pm, Saturday at 10:00am and 4:00pm, Sunday at 9:00am and US Chess Junior Grand Prix! 8-8:30 a.m. Rds.: 9:30-11-1-2:30 then merge with 4-day in round 5 at 4:30. 3:00pm. Awards ceremony: ASAP after all games in US Junior Open are JUNE 24-25, NEVADA Half point byes available in any round if requested at least 2 hours in complete (approximately 8:00pm). Under 21: Individual – Plaques to top advance; Sunday byes must be requested before the start of round 4 and US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 50 (ENHANCED) 5 overall. Plaques to top age 18, 17, 16, 15. First place wins title of 2020 US U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN may not be cancelled. Chess sets and boards provided for tournament play Junior Open Champion and $500. First place also qualifies for 2021 US only, not for skittles. Please bring digital chess clocks! The LAS VEGAS 5SS, G/90, +30. Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. Junior Invitational (if USA player). If 2 or more USA players tie for first, top $$3,500 Guar- INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL features the National Open, the U.S. 2 on tiebreaks play a one-game Armageddon playoff at G/10, d0 for US anteed Prize Fund. $1000-600-400, U2000 $350-200, U1800 $250-150, Women’s Open, the International Youth Championship, and other events. U1600 $200-100, U1400 $150-100. $99 by 5/31, $125 later. Junior Invitational qualifier. Players bid for starting time; low bid gets EF: REG.: Many free extras and surprises! Free parking. Free raffles with great bidded time, Black and draw odds. Tiebreaks as in US Chess Scholastic 8:30-9 a.m. RDS.: 9:30-2:30-7, 9:30-2:00. Half point bye available in prizes. GM Lectures. GM analysis of your games. Daily Bul- any round (limit 2). $70 ($97 Friday and Saturday nights) (800) 732- Free Free Free Regulation 20.3.1. If no USA player ties for first, the event will not send a HR: letins. Grandmaster Simuls and Chess Camp for all ages on Thursday. qualifier to US Junior Invitational. All players tied for first recognized as US 7117 ask for the CHESS rates. This event kicks off the LAS VEGAS Wednesday and Thursday. on Wednesday before the U.S. Women’s Open Walter Browne Memorial Junior Open Co-Champions, and money is shared among co-champions. INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL National Sunday 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Sectionals Friday & . Vegas Chess Festivals, PO Box 90925, Henderson, NV Blitz Action Quads Blitz Team – Plaques to top 3 teams. Under 15: Individual – Plaques to top 10 Open ENT: Saturday. Monday Morning. make 89009-0925 or online at . FIDE. W. Poker Tournament Don’t be shut out - overall, top age 14, 13, 12. Team – plaques to top 3 teams. Under 11: www.VegasChessFestival.com your reservations early and be sure to ask for the CHESS group (SVCF0R) Individual – Plaques to top 10 overall, top age 10, 9, 8. Team – plaques to An American Classic! rates — $70 single or double ($97 Friday and Saturday nights) guarantees top 3 teams. Under 8: Individual – Plaques to top 10 overall, top age 7, 6, A Heritage Event! a premium room with new furniture, refrigerator, flat screen TV and more. Under 6. Team – plaques to top 3 teams. Team prizes, all sections: top US Chess Junior Grand Prix! The discounted $15 resort fee includes access to the Fitness Center, free 3 scores count. Club teams are eligible for team prizes, per US Chess JUNE 24-28, 25-28, 26-28 OR 27-28, NEVADA WI-FI, in-room safe, and shuttle to Downtown and the Strip. Cutoff for Scholastic Regulation 14.2. Notation is NOT required for Under 8 section. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 300 (ENHANCED) special hotel rate is June 3; after that rates will increase significantly Half-Point Byes: must commit before Round 2; maximum one half-point 2020 NATIONAL OPEN and there may not be any rooms available. (800) 732-7117 or www.Veg- bye allowed. Zero-point byes are always available in any round if requested Open Section June 24-28: 9-SS, 40/90, SD/30, +30. GM & IM norms asChessFestival.com/hotel. ENT: Vegas Chess Festivals, PO Box 90925, at least one hour before the round(s) in question. Entry Fee: $60 online or possible. Under Sections June 25-28, 26-28 or 27-28: 7-SS, 40/90, Henderson, NV 89009-0925, online at www.VegasChessFestival.com. postmarked by 4/20. $70 online or postmarked by 5/4. $80 online or post- SD/30, +30 (3-day rounds 1-2 G/60, +10, 2-day rounds 1-4 G/30, +5). Info: (702) 930-9550. FIDE. W. marked by 5/20. $100 online or postmarked after 5/20 or at site. All phone Beginners Sections June 26, 27 and 28: 6-SS G/30, +5. Westgate Las US Chess Junior Grand Prix! entries: add $10. No phone entries after 4PM Central 6/4! Free entry for Vegas Resort & Casino. $$100,000 Guaranteed Prize Fund will not be GMs and WGMs. Onsite entries after 11am Friday 6/5 will take a half-point JULY 4-5, PENNSYLVANIA reduced! In 8 sections, top 3 FIDE rated. Open: $8,000-4,000-2,000-1,000- 2020 U.S. BLIND CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP bye for round 1. Current US Chess membership good through at least 600-500-400-300-300-300, top under 2500 $2,500, top under 2400 $2,400, 6/30/2020 required. May Rating Supplement used; unofficial ratings 4 SS, G/135 d0. Holiday Inn Express Hotel, 5311 Campbells Run Road Extra $2,500 divided among GMs, WGMs and foreign IMs winning less (near airport), Pittsburgh, PA 15277, (412) 788-8400. Free shuttle (at least four games) used if otherwise unrated. Players must disclose than $250 and playing 9 rounds. The winner of the Open section also to/from airport. EF: $1. Reg.: Onsite - Sat. 4 July: 9-9:45am or online ratings other than US Chess at time of entry. US Chess reserves the right receives a replica of the Edmondson Cup. $6,000-3,000-1,500- Under 2300: at website: www.relyeachess.com. Rds.: Sat. 10-4, Sun. 10-4. Prize to assign ratings for pairing and prize purposes. The US Chess Scholastic 750-400-350-300-250-250-250. Under 2100: $6,000-3,000-1,500-750- Regulations govern the US Junior Open; see www.uschess.org/images/sto- Fund: $1,400 GTD: 1st: $400, 2nd: $300, 3rd: $200, 4th: $100, $100- 400-350-300-250-250-250. Under 1900: $5,000-2500-1250-600-350-300- Best player U1400, $100- Class E (1000-1199), $100- Under 1000, $100- ries/scholastic_chess_resources/2019-2020_uschess_scholasticregs_final_ 250-250-250-250. Under 1700: $4,000-2,000-1,000-500-300-250-250-250- 8-27-2019c.pdf for complete regulations. Special prizes: at least 2 brilliancy Upset Prize. NOTE: All players must be classified as Legally Blind and 250-250. Under 1500: 3000-1500-700-350-300-250-250-250-250-250. Under bring proof. You must also be a current member of US Chess for $18 a prizes for best games by female players! These prizes may be won in $2000-1,000-500-300-250-250-250, top under 1000 (no provisional) 1300: year. You can join US Chess at the event! HR: $99 night + tax; mention addition to other prizes. Judge: WGM Jennifer Shahade. See tournament $900. Provisionally rated players may not win an amount greater than 40% US Blind Chess Championship. Contact: Nita Patel, [email protected]. website for more details. Entries: US Chess, ATTN: 2020 U.S. Junior Open, of top prize in any under section; balance goes to next player(s) in line. PO Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557. Online entry available, see website. Phone: 603-716-3040 or Joan DuBois, [email protected], (c) 931-200- Beginners (unrated or provisionally rated 1300 or lower): 3 schedules 3412 and leave message. Phone entry: 800.903.8723. Not FIDE rated. Electronic Device Policy in with 6 rounds per day $200-125-75 each day plus $300 overall (best 2 effect – see https://new.uschess.org/news/electronic-device-pol- results). Unrated players may play only in Beginners or Open Section. Plus- JULY 17, NORTH CAROLINA icy-national-events-organized-us-chess/. US Chess-supplied notation Score Bonus: ($12,000 guaranteed) in addition to any other prizes, every US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 sheets are the ONLY notation method permitted for the US Junior Open; player with a plus score wins a $50 gift certificate. Plus score certificates 2020 U.S. G/10 CHAMPIONSHIP (BLZ) see Scholastic Regulation 19.2 for exception process. Bring a clock — none will be awarded on site only. Mixed Doubles: best male/female combined 6 rounds, G/10 d0. Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel, 8629 JM supplied. Sets/boards supplied for tournament but not for skittles. Please 2-player team score: $1,500-750-350-250-150. Average rating below 2200, Keynes Rd., Charlotte, NC – 704-547-7444 and mention chess tournament, check the U.S. Junior Open website often for updates, side events, teammates may play in different sections, only rounds 1-7 count for Open or reserve online at www.charlottechesscenter.org/usblitzrapid. Hotel added attractions and other useful information! www.uschess.org/tour- Section or best day for Beginners. Players age 14 and under rooms $109-$109, reserve by July 5. Free parking, free internet. naments/2020/jropen/ The Freddie: $1000 are eligible for best game prizes including the Freddie Award and $400 in guaranteed prize fund in one section. G/10 National Championship: A Heritage Event! cash prizes (donated by Fred Gruenberg). June FIDE ratings used in Open $300 – 200 – 100, top Under 2200 $100, top Under 1900 $100, top JUNE 5-7, CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN section, June US Chess ratings in all other sections. CCA minimum ratings Under 1600 $100, top Under 1300/Unrated $100. Plaque and 2020 U.S. 2020 U.S. SENIOR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP or other ratings may be used if higher. EF Open: $239 by 4/30, $259 by G/10 National Champion title to first place. 2019 U.S. G/10 Champion 6SS, G/90 + 30 second increment from move one. Sheraton Fairplex 5/31, $279 later. $150 more for players not rated 2200 or above. GM, (Charlotte): GM Illia Nyzhnyk (2752). US Chess Blitz rated, July USCF Hotel & Conference Center, 601 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona, CA 91768. WGM & foreign IM free. $80 less for IM or WIM. Under sections: $239 by regular ratings used for pairings and prizes. Up to 3 byes available, Hotel rate $165 single-quad, mention “US Chess”. Reserve by May 12 or 4/30, $259 by 5/31, $279 later. Beginners: $129 1 day, $189 2 days, $229 request at registration. Rounds Friday 7:30pm then ASAP. Registration: rate may increase. All rooms have refrigerators, microwaves and sofa 3 days. $30 more after 5/31. All: Early Bird Loyalty discount $40 less for $30 online at www.charlottechesscenter.org/usblitzrapid or check mailed beds; each room can sleep 4 people! Fairplex Conference Center (playing venue) is approximately 300 feet from the Sheraton Hotel. A one-section tournament with Class prizes. Must be at least 50 years old as of June 5, 2020 to participate. Schedule: Opening ceremony Friday 12:45pm. Rounds Friday at 1:00pm and 7:00pm, Saturday at 10:00am TOURNAMENT LIFE: ABBREVIATIONS & TERMS and 4:00pm, Sunday at 9:00am and 3:00pm. Awards ceremony for plaques: 30 minutes after all games in US Senior Open are complete on Sunday. All tournaments are non-smoking with no computers allowed unless otherwise advertised. Prize checks will be available ASAP on site (estimated time 9:00pm). Prize fund: $8000 fully guaranteed! $1500-1000-700-500. First place BLZ: Blitz rated. Memb. Membership required; cost follows. Usually refers wins title of 2020 US Senior Open Champion and plaque. All players tied Quick Chess events. req’d: to state affiliate. for first recognized as US Senior Open Co-Champions. First place also QC: qualifies for 2021 US Senior Invitational (if USA player). If 2 or more USA $$Gtd: Guaranteed prizes. Open: A section open to all. Often has very strong players, but some eligible for lower sections can players tie for first, top 2 on tiebreaks play a one-game Armageddon Based-on prizes, x = number of entries needed to playoff at G/10, d0 for US Senior Invitational qualifier. Players bid for $$b/x: play for the learning experience. starting time; low bid gets bidded time, Black and draw odds. Tiebreaks payfull prize fund. At least 50% of the advertised as in US Chess Rule 34E. If no USA player ties for first, the event will not prize fund of $501 or more must be awarded. Quad: 4-player round robin sections; similar strength send a qualifier to US Senior Invitational. Class Prizes: Top Master (2200- players. Bye: Indicates which rounds players who find it 2399) $500-300. Expert (2000-2199), Class A (1800-1999), and Class B Rated Beginner’s Open. (1600-1799): each $400-200. Class C (1400-1599), Class D (1200-1399), inconvenient to play may take 1⁄2-point byes RBO: Class E (1000-1199): each $300-150. Under 1000/Unrated: $200-150. instead. For example, Bye 1-3 means 1⁄2-point Rds: Rounds; scheduled game times follow. For Extra Prizes: Plaques to top ages 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75- byes are available in Rounds 1 through 3. example, 11-5, 9-3 means games begin 11 a.m. & 79, and 80+. Players may win plaques in addition to class prizes. Half-Point CC: Chess club. 5 p.m. on the first day, 9 a.m. & 3 p.m. on the Byes: must commit before Round 2; maximum one half-point bye allowed. second day. Zero-point byes are always available in any round if requested at least dx: Time delay, x = number of seconds. one hour before the round(s) in question. Entry Fee: $80 online or post- Reg: Registration at site. marked by 4/20. $90 online or postmarked by 5/4. $100 postmarked or +xx: Time increment, xx = number of seconds added online by 5/20, $120 online or postmarked after 5/20 or at site. All phone after each move. RR: Round robin (preceded by number of rounds). entries: add $10. No phone entries after 4PM Central 6/4! Free entry for EF: Entry fee. SD/: Sudden-death time control (time for rest of game GMs and WGMs. Onsite entries after 11am Friday 6/5 will take a half- follows). For example, 30/90, SD/1 means each point bye for round 1. Current US Chess membership good through at Ent: Where to mail entries. least 6/30/2020 required. June Rating Supplement used; unofficial player must make 30 moves in 90 minutes, then ratings (at least four games) used if otherwise unrated. Players must FIDE: Results submitted to FIDE for possible rating. complete the rest of the game in an hour. disclose ratings other than US Chess at time of entry. US Chess reserves G/: Game in. For instance, G/75 means each side has SS: Swiss-System pairings (preceded by number of the right to assign ratings for pairing and prize purposes. Special 75 minutes for the entire game. prizes: at least 2 brilliancy prizes for best games by female players! rounds). These prizes may be won in addition to other prizes. Judge: WGM Jennifer GPP: Grand Prix Points available. Unr: Unrated. Shahade. See tournament website for more details. Entries: US Chess, ATTN: 2020 U.S. Senior Open, PO Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557. Online HR: Hotel rates. For example, 60-65-70-75 means $60 W: Site is accessible to wheelchairs. single, $65 twin, $70/3 in room, $75/4 in room. entry available, see website. Phone entry: 800.903.8723. Not FIDE rated. WEB: Tournaments that will use a player’s online rating. Electronic Device Policy in effect – see https://new.uschess.org/ Junior Grand Prix. news/electronic-device-policy-national-events-organized-us-chess/. 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to Charlotte Chess Center, 10700 Kettering Dr., Suite E, Charlotte, NC if staying at official hotel. $75 after 7/14 or on-site. GMs, IMs, WGMs year thru this tournament. 1st Unrated = trophy + 1 yr. USCF Mem. 28226 by Tuesday July 14. $40 after 7/14 or on-site. GMs, IMs, WGMs free, $50 from prize. Boards and sets provided, please bring clocks. Info Senior discount (65+ yrs.) $10. Players may play up. Provisionally rated free, $30 from prize. Boards and sets provided, please bring clocks. and registration: www.charlottechesscenter.org/usblitzrapid, grant@char- players may only win 1/2 of 1st place money (except Open Section 1 – 7). Info and registration: www.charlottechesscenter.org/usblitzrapid, lottechesscenter.org. CCA ratings may be used. Note: pairings not changed for color unless 3 in [email protected]. a row or cause a plus 3 and if the unlikely situation occurs 3 colors in a JULY 18, NORTH CAROLINA row may be assigned. SIDE EVENTS: Wed. (4/8) 7:00pm GM Sergey Kudrin – Clock Simul with game analysis (ONLY $30!); Thurs. (4/9) 6- US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 7:15pm Lecture by IM John Donaldson (FREE); 7:30pm- GM Enrico Sevillano 2020 U.S. G/30 CHAMPIONSHIP Grand Prix US Chess Junior Grand Prix! - Simul ($20); 7:30pm-Blitz (G/5 d0)) Tourney ($25) 80% entries = Prize 5 rounds, G/30 d5. Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel, 8629 JM APR. 4-5, GEORGIA Fund. Sat. (4/11) (3-4:30pm) Free Game/Position Analysis - IM John Don- Keynes Rd., Charlotte, NC – 704 547 7444 and mention chess tournament, US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 aldson. REG.: (4/9) 5-8pm (4/10) 9-10am and (4/11) 9-10 am. RDS: (Fri) or reserve online at www.charlottechesscenter.org/usblitzrapid. Hotel 3RD ANNUAL RONALD FINEGOLD MEMORIAL - 2-DAY CHESS 12-7, (Sat) 10-6, (Sun) 9:30-4:30. 2-Day (4/11) Rd. 1 (10:30 am), Rd. 2 rooms $109-$109, reserve by July 5. Free parking, free internet. $3000 TOURNAMENT (12:45 pm), Rd. 3 (3:00 pm), Rd. 4 merge with regular schedule – (6:00 guaranteed prize fund in three sections. G/30 National Championship: Location: Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Atlanta, 2500 Old Alabama pm). Byes available any round if requested by Rd.1 (Open Section 2 byes $600 – 300 – 200, top Under 2000 $100. Under 1800: $500 – 250 – max). ENT: make checks payable and send to: SANDS REGENCY (address 150, top Under 1600 $100. Under 1400: $400 – 200 – 100, top Under Rd. Suite 11, Roswell, GA 30076. 3 sections: Open, U1800, U1400. 5 rounds, G/90 d5. Sat rounds: 10AM-2PM-6PM. Sun rounds: 10AM-2PM. listed above), postmarked by 3/13. $11 late fee if postmarked after 3/13. 1200 $100. Under 800 Scholastic (K-12): Entry Fee $30, Trophies to Do not mail after 4/3 or email after 4/7. $22 late fee at site. HR: (Sun- top 8, same playing schedule as main tournament. Plaque and 2020 Entry Fee - (Open, U1800, and U1400) $55 CCSCATL members if paid online, by phone or mailed check, or in person by midnight day before Thurs. $53.95) (Fri. & Sat. $89.13) 1-866-386-7829 Reservation Code: U.S. G/30 National Champion title to first place in Championship section. CHESS 42020 (Reserve by 4/1/20 to get Chess rate. (Under 21 years of 2019 U.S. G/30 Champion (Charlotte): GM Alexander Ipatov (2713). event; $60 day of event. $10 more each for non-members (this means $65 non-members paid by midnight day before event, and $70 day of age must check in the hotel with an adult.) All prize winners (including Rated players may play up if within 100 points of next section, unrated juniors attending with parents) must have a photo i.d. in order to collect players must play Under 1400 or U800 Scholastic section. Up to 2 byes event). Moms of players registered in the tournament play FREE (you purchase USCF membership, no tournament entry fee!)! GMs, IMs, and prize money at site. INFO: Jerry Weikel, 6578 Valley Wood Dr., Reno, NV available, request at registration. Rounds Saturday 10am, 11:30am, 89523, (H) 775-747-1405 or (Cell) 775-354-8728 (AFTER Wednesday 4/8/20, 1:30pm, 3:00pm, 4:30pm. Registration: $60 online at www.charlot- WGMs get free entry, no deduction from prize! Free lecture on Sunday morning April 5 by GM at 9:00AM. Pre-register online at: please call cell number ONLY). [email protected] or check out our website techesscenter.org/usblitzrapid or check mailed to Charlotte Chess at: www.renochess.org. To verify entry check website. Center, 10700 Kettering Dr., Suite E, Charlotte, NC 28226 by Tuesday https://atlchessclub.com/event-registration-list/. Go to https://atlchess- July 14. $10 early discount if also entering G/60 Championship Sunday, club.com/pre-registered-player-lists/ to see a pre-registered list of APR. 11, CONNECTICUT $10 discount if staying at official hotel. $75 after 7/14 or on-site. U800 players. Registration 8:30am- 9:30am day of event, or call (678) 628- US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 (ENHANCED) Scholastic $30 entry fee. GMs, IMs, WGMs free, $50 from prize. Boards 5615 by the day before the event to register by phone. $2500 total prizes BLITZ AT FOXWOODS (BLZ) and sets provided, please bring clocks. Info and registration: www.char- Guaranteed! Open Section prizes: 1st -$600, 2nd -$400, 3rd-$200. 1st 5SS, G/5 d0, double round, 10 games. Foxwoods Resort Casino & Hotel lottechesscenter.org/usblitzrapid, [email protected]. U2000-$150 U1800 Section prizes: 1st-$300, 2nd-$175, 3rd-$100, 1st (see Open at Foxwoods). $2000 guaranteed prizes: $400-250-150, U1600-$75 U1400 Section prizes: 1st-$250, 2nd-$125, 3rd-$75, 1st JULY 19, NORTH CAROLINA 2000-2199 $200-100, U2000/Unr $200-100, U1800 $180-90, U1600 U1000/Unr -$50. SIDE EVENT - Scholastic players under 800 USCF (or $150-80, U1300 $100. EF: $40 by 7 pm 4/11, $50 by 10 pm 4/11. GMs US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 unrated) are encouraged, but not required, to play in the “Finegold 2020 U.S. G/60 CHAMPIONSHIP $40 from prize. Enter at site only, no checks. Reg. ends 10 pm, rds. Scholastic” on Sunday (1-day event). Kids only! 4 rounds, 2 sections: 10:30, 11, 11:30, 12, 12:30. 1 bye allowed (1 point out of 2), must give 4 rounds, G/60 d5. Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel, 8629 JM Keynes U800 & U400. G/30 d5 Registration by 10:30am Sunday April 5, first notice before rd. 2. Blitz rated, but higher of regular or blitz used for Rd., Charlotte, NC – 704 547 7444 and mention chess tournament, or round starting 11:00am. $25 CCSCATL members if paid by midnight day pairings & prizes. $20 service charge for refunds. reserve online at www.charlottechesscenter.org/usblitzrapid. Hotel rooms before event. $30 day of event. $5 more each for non-members. Trophies $109-$109, reserve by July 5. Free parking, free internet. $4000 guaranteed to 1st and 2nd place winners of each section! Pre-register online at: US Chess Junior Grand Prix! prize fund in four sections. G/60 National Championship: $700 – 400 – https://atlchessclub.com/event-registration-list/. **Players may play in APR. 16, 23, 30, MAY 7, 14, 21, NEW YORK 200, top Under 2100 $100. Under 1900: $500 – 250 – 150, top Under next higher section if within 100 points of that section.* **Unrated players US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 1750 $100. Under 1600: $400 – 200 – 100, top Under 1450 $100. Under should play in the bottom section or in a higher section if approved by the 5TH ANNUAL ILAN KREITNER MEMORIAL 1300: $400 – 200 – 100, top Under 1100 $100. Plaque and 2019 U.S. G/60 TD.* Half point byes available any round. Must request before the start Open to all. $1400 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND! 6SS, G/90 d5. United National Champion title to first place in Championship section. 2019 U.S. of round 2! USCF Rated. USCF Required (can be purchased on site). Sets Methodist Church, 470 East Meadow Ave., East Meadow, NY 11554. G/60 Champions (Charlotte): GM Illia Nyzhnyk (2752), GM Alexander Ipatov and Clocks provided for all of our events. Email [email protected] Open to all: $1500 GTD: $450-$250. Top U-2000, U-1750, U-1500, U- (2713), GM Mackenzie Molner (2545). Rated players may play up if within or call (678) 628-5615 for more information. 1250/unr. $175 ea. EF: $50 LICC Members, $60 Non-LICC members. 100 points of next section, unrated players must play Under 1300 section. Reg.: 6:45 – 7:15 PM. Adv. Ent: in person at the LICC any Thursday Up to 2 byes available, request at registration. Rounds Sunday 10am, 1pm, US Chess Junior Grand Prix! APR. 9-12 OR 10-12, TEXAS evening prior to rd. 1. Rds.: 7:30 PM SHARP ea. Thursday. 2 byes 1-6 3:30pm, 6pm. Registration: $60 online at www.charlottechesscenter.org/ (rd. 6 bye decl. before rd. 3). Info: www.lichessclub.com. usblitzrapid or check mailed to Charlotte Chess Center, 10700 Kettering US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 (ENHANCED) Dr., Suite E, Charlotte, NC 28226 by Tuesday July 14. $10 discount on TEXOHMA OPEN, AMATEUR AND NOVICE US Chess Junior Grand Prix! early entry fee if also entering G/30 Championship Saturday, $10 discount 7SS, G/90 with 30 sec inc. Dallas Chess Club, 200 S. Cottonwood Dr. #C, APR. 17-19 OR 18-19, MARYLAND Richardson, TX 75080. Three sections: Open, Amateur, and Novice. Two US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 Schedules: 4daY And 3 day Open Section $$875G. FIDE and USCF rated MARYLAND OPEN but uses FIDE rules. Will use USCF ratings and rules for pairings and 5SS, 40/90, SD/30 + 30” incr, (Rnd. 1 G/90 +30” incr) (2-day schedule: awarding prizes. Default late forfeiture time is one hour. TD may extend rds. 1-2 G/45+30”incr) U1300 & U1000 G/90 d5 (rds. 1-2 G/45 d5), (U1300 CONTINENTAL CHESS SCHEDULE this time at TD’s discretion. Note that foreign players must disclose their 3-day option rds. 1&2 G/90 d5) Marriott Bethesda North, 5701 Marinelli More details at chesstour.com. For late FIDE ID number before 1st round in order to play. Note that USA Players Rd., Rockville, MD 20852. $$Based on score. 7 sections: Championship news, hotel availability, lectures, results, with no FIDE ID must disclose their DOB and email address. $500-$250- (min. rating of USCF 2000) FIDE rated: 5.0 =$1600, 4.5 =$800, 4.0=$450, $125. EF: 2400+ $125, 1800-2399 $90, U1800 $125, Senior/Birthday during 3.5=$175, 3.0=$50 [min $1500 payout, top score group raised if less games, etc, sign up for free CCA Newsletter at tournament/Additional Family Member $55. Dallas Chess Club membership than $1500]. U2200 (min. rating of USCF 1800) FIDE rated: 5.0 =$1500, chesscalendar.com or chesstour.com. required or pay $20 non-member fee. Small Minimum prize to the First 4.5 =$700, 4.0=$350, 3.5=$150, 3.0=$40. U2000: 5.0 =$1200, 4.5 Most tournaments have alternate schedules three GM/IM’s who apply. GM/IM must play all rounds to get minimum =$650, 4.0=$325, 3.5=$125. U1800: 5.0= $1200, 4.5 = $600, 4.0= with less or more days than below. prize. Amateur: Open to USCF U2000. This section is not Fide Rated but is $300, 3.5= $100. U1600: 5.0= $1000, 4.5= $500, 4.0= $250, 3.5= $100. Asterisk means full details in this issue- USCF rated and uses USCF rules. EF: $40. The Amateur gives back 50% in U1300: 5.0= $500, 4.5= $250, 4.0= $125, 3.5= $50. U1000 (no adult otherwise, see future issues or chesstour.com. prizes. Novice: Open to USCF U1400. This section is not Fide Rated but is UNR): 5.0= $250, 4.5= $125, 4.0= $50, 3.5= $20. Trophies to top 5 & USCF rated and uses USCF rules. $40. The Novice gives back 50% in Events in red offer FIDE chances. EF: U800 in U1000. If no 5-0 in section, then sole 1st @ 4.5 or shared 1st prizes. In the Amateur and Novice section, Tournament reserves the right at lower score receive bonus (added to score prize) - Championship: 4/8-12: Open at Foxwoods (March issue) to use Fide rules on electronic devices and on starting White’s clock at $300; U2200 $200, U2000 $150, U1800 & U1600: $100; U1250 & U1000: 4/24-26: Eastern Class, Sturbridge MA* start of a round. Also clocks will be set to ‘halt at end’. ALL: Registration: $50. Unrated limited to $100 in U1000, $200 in U1300, and $400 in U1600. 5/15-17: New York State Open, Lake George NY* 4 day 5:00 - 5:45 on Thurs 4/9. Rds.: Thurs 6 pm, Friday 2:30 pm, 7:00 pm, Sets, boards, and clocks provided in all sections. Optionally, pairings Sat 11am -4:30pm, Sun 9:00am-2pm. Reg 3 day on Friday 9 am - 9:45 am, can be texted/emailed to your phone. Free Sunday morning continental 5/21-25: Chicago Open, Wheeling IL* Rd. 1 at 10 am then merge with 4 day. Two half point Bye allowed if 6/12-14: Northeast Open, Stamford CT* breakfast for players. Free parking for day guests. EF: $109 by 4/3, $119 requested before end of round rd. 2 and before getting full point bye, but by 4/13, and $124 online only by 4/16, $130 later. Special EFs: $55 less for 6/12-14: Cleveland Open, Cleveland OH* half point byes for both rounds 6 AND 7 is not allowed. Withdrawals and U1000, $35 less for U1300, GMs free, $50 deducted from prize, IMs $45 off 6/19-21: Continental Class, Reston VA* zero point last round byes are not eligible for prizes. ENT: Make/mail Checks EF, $20 deducted from prize, HR: $99, ($5 EF discount if staying at hotel). 7/1-5: World Open, Philadelphia PA* payable to Dallas Chess Club, C/O Barbara Swafford, 2709 Longhorn Trail, Rooms may not be avail after 4/3. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 7pm, rds. Crowley TX, 76036-4719. 214.632.9000. Info: 214-632-9000, info@dal- Fri 8, Sat 11 & 5:30, Sun 9:30 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10am 7/6-7: World Open Under 13, Philadelphia PA* laschess.com. FIDE. 7/7-12: Philadelphia International, Phila PA* rds. 11, 2:15 & 5:30, Sun 9:30 & 3:30. U1300 & U1000 schedule Reg. ends Sat 10am rds. 11, 12:45 & 3:00, Sun 9:30 & 12:45. U1300 3-day schedule 7/10-12: Philadelphia Open, Philadelphia PA* US Chess Junior Grand Prix! APR. 10-12 OR 11-12, NEVADA Reg. ends Fri 7 pm, rds. Fri 8, Sat 11 & 3:00, Sun 9:30 & 12:45. Ent: MCA, 7/17-19: Chicago Class, Wheeling IL* US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 150 (ENHANCED) 1827 Thornton Ridge Rd., Towson, MD 21204. Detailed rules, more information 7/17-19: Bradley Open, Windsor Locks CT* 9TH ANNUAL SANDS REGENCY RENO - LARRY EVANS and registration at http://themdopen.com. 7/24-26: Pacific Coast Open, Van Nuys CA* MEMORIAL $$27,500 B/275 ($17,000 GTD.) FIDE APR. 18, TENNESSEE 7/24-26: Southern Open, Orlando FL* 6SS, OPEN Section 40/2, G/55 Min-d5, (“X”,“A”, “B”, “C”, “D” Sections US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 (ENHANCED) 7/24-26: Pittsburgh Open, Pittsburgh PA* 40/2, G/1-d5 - 2-Day Schedule G/1-d5) . Sands Regency Hotel/Casino, 1ST ANNUAL HARRY SABINE MEMORIAL 7/31-8/2: Peter Henner Memorial, Albany NY* 345 N. Arlington Ave., Reno, NV 89501.1-866-386-7829 or (775) 348-2200. Cumberland Co. Community Complex, 1398 Livingston Rd., Crossville $$27,500 b/275. $$17,000 Gtd. (Prizes 1-7 in Open Section Gtd. plus 1/2 8/5-9: Continental Open, Sturbridge MA* TN 38555. $1750 guaranteed prize fund. In 2 Sections. Open: 4SS, G/60 of all other prizes). 6 Sections. Open (2200 & above) EF: $169, (2000- d5, $$: $300-200-100. $75, $50-X,A,B,C/Below. Amateur - U1400: 4SS, 8/21-23: Manhattan Open, New York NY 2199) EF: $250 (1999 & below) EF: $300) (GMs & IMs free but must enter G/60 d5, Open to U1400 & under. $$: $200-100-50. $50, $25-E,F,G/Below, 8/21-23: Indianapolis Open, Indianapolis IN by (3/13) or pay late fee). $$2,000-1,000-900-800-700-600-500, UNR UNR eligible for unrated prize only. ALL: EF: $20 if mailed by 4/13, 8/21-23: Central California Open, Fresno CA (2399/below)- $1,000-500, (2299/below)- $1,000-500. (If there is a tie for $25 at site. Memb. Req’d: TCA $10 TN residents only. US Chess mem- 8/28-30: Atlantic Open, Reston VA 1st then a playoff for $100 out of prize fund plus trophy). Expert Section bership required. Rds.: 9, 11:15, 2 and 4:30 CDT. A 1/2 bye may be (2000-2199) EF: $169; $$2,000-1,000-500-300-300. Sec. ”A” (1800- 9/4-7: NY State Championship, Albany NY requested for any round if done by the end of registration. ENT: Cum- 1999) EF: $168; $$1,800-900-500-300-300, Sec. ”B” (1600-1799) EF: berland County Chess Club, PO Box 271, Crossville, TN 38557. INFO: 10/8-12: Washington Congress, Reston VA $167; $$1,700-800-400-300-300, Sec. ”C” (1400-1599) EF: $166; $$1,500- www.cumberlandcountychess.org or Susan Kantor at 931-287-3765, 10/9-11: Midwest Class, Wheeling IL 700-400-300-300, Sec. ”D”/under (1399 & below) EF: $160; [email protected]. W. 10/23-25: Eastern Congress, Princeton NJ $$1,000-500-300-200; (1199 & below) - $$300; 2-Day EF: $165 (No Open Section). Top Senior (65+) -$200; Club Champ.-$600-300. ALL: Entries APR. 18, MASSACHUSETTS must be postmarked by 3/13 or pay late fee-$11, do not mail after 4/3 or US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 (ENHANCED) For later events, see chessevents.us. email after 4/7, $22 at site. Trophies: Open Champion, 1st Senior, 1st BCF PATRIOTS DAY OPEN Unrated, 1st Expert and 1st – 3rd (“A” – “D” sections). Unrated players 4SS, G/60 d5. Boylston Chess Club, 40 Norris St., Cambridge, MA 02140. are free entry but not eligible for cash prizes- must join USCF for 1 full Prizes: $$600 guaranteed. Open: $300-150-50. U1900: $100. All: EF:

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$40, $25 for BCF members, $5 more if not registering online in advance. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & Coast Chess Foundation, c/o Jon Haskel, 2385 NW Executive Center Dr., Rds.: 10:00am, 1:00pm, 3:30pm, 6:00pm. ENT: https://boylstonchess.org. 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & #100, Boca Raton, FL 33431. Online entry and add’l info: www.space- Info: https://boylstonchess.org or email [email protected]. W. 3:30. Byes: OK all, limit 2; must commit before rd. 3. HR: $99-99-109, coastchessfoundation.org, [email protected], 561-302-4377. 800-582-3232, 508-347-7393, request chess rate, reserve by 4/10 or may US Chess Junior Grand Prix! increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633, or reserve US Chess Junior Grand Prix! APR. 18-19, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN A State Championship Event! online at chesstour.com. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box MAY 1-3 OR 2-3, GEORGIA US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 (ENHANCED) 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. Questions: [email protected], chesstour.com, GM WALTER BROWNE MEMORIAL CHAMPIONSHIP (5SS, G/90 chesstour.info. Refunds, $15 service charge. Entries posted at US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 50 +30) chessaction.com (click “entry list” after entry). Blitz tournament Sat 2020 MR. PHILIP O’NEAL TAYLOR GEORGIA STATE Santa Clara Marriott, 2700 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95054. 9:30 pm, enter by 9:15 pm. CHAMPIONSHIP Prizes: $$6,000 b/117. 4 sects. 2000+ (FIDE): $1,000-400-100, u2200 5-SS; G/120 d10 (Championship Section (FIDE Rated) G/100, inc. 30); $200-100. 1700-1999: $800-200 u1600 $400-100. 1400-1699: $800- APR. 25, PENNSYLVANIA Rd. 1, 2 day schedule (not FIDE rated) G/90 d10; Garden Plaza Hotel, 200 u1500 $400-100. u1400: $700-100 u1600 $300-100. Unr max $200 US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 1775 Parkway Place SE, Marietta, GA 30067. $10,000 Guaranteed! exc Open. Apr 20 Supp & TD disc. Reg.: Sat 9-9:15a. Rds.: Sat 9:30- 6TH ANNUAL LVCA BRUCE ALBERSTON MEMORIAL $2000 Four sections: Championship: Open to FIDE or US Chess 2000 or higher; 1:50-6:10, Su 10-2:30. EF: 99, Econ EF: 79 w 1/2 prz. (+21 after 80% GTD-RBO $1000-$650-$400; U2300: $350-$300; U2100: $350-$300; Amateur: full, & onsite); playup +25, GMs/IMs = $0 by 4/8. Info: www.bayarea 5SS, G/30 d5. College Hill Moravian Church, 72 W. Laurel St., Bethlehem, Open to 1700-1999; $800-$450-$325-$250; U1850: $$225-$200 Reserve: chess.com/champs. W. PA. 2 Sections: Open: $450-$325-$225, U2100/Unr-U1900-U1700- Open to 1400-1699; $800-$450-$325-$250: U1550: $225-200; Booster: U1500-$100 ea. U1200: 1st-$100, 2nd-3rd-U900-U700-$75 ea. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Open to Under 1400 or Unrated; $700-$450-$325-$250; U1250: $225- APR. 18-19, TEXAS Mixed/Fam. Doubles: $100 ea. EF: $35 by 4/20, $45 CASH on site. $200; May play one section up if peak rating since May 1, 2019 within GM/IM free; $35 from prize. Reg.: ends 10:45 am. Rds.: Sat-11,12:30, 100 points of next higher section. EF: $93 if received by April 30. $105, US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 2:30, 4, 5:30. 1/2 pt byes: limit 2. Info: www.lehighvalleychessclub.org, CAPITAL CHESS SPRING FEST later or at site. (W)GM or (W)IM free. $50 deducted from any prize. 484-866-3045. Checks payable to: Bruce Davis, 1208 Linden St., Fl. 1, 1/2 pt. bye any round, limit 2, must request before starting play, no 5-SS in 2 sections. $3,080 b/100, 80% guaranteed. Hyatt Regency Austin, Bethlehem, PA 18018. 208 Barton Springs, Austin, TX 78704. Entries limited to the first 120 paid changes. 3 day schedule: Reg. 6:30-7:00 pm Friday. Rounds: Fri. 7:30 registrations, no limit on players rated 2200+. Special day parking: $5. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! pm; Sat. 2:30 pm, 7:30 pm; Sun. 10:00 am, 3:30 pm. 2 day schedule: Reg. 9:30–10:00 am Sat. Round 1 at 10:30 am, then merges with 3 day All: Rds 1, 2 & 3 G/90 d5. Rds. 3 & 4 G/90; +30. Online registration pre- MAY 1-3, MISSOURI ferred; Onsite: CC or cash only and may receive 1st rd bye. Unrateds US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 80 schedule. GCA Membership meeting at 2:30 pm on Sunday, May may only win place prizes. One 1/2pt. bye if requested before start of Rd. BILL WRIGHT SAINT LOUIS OPEN (FIDE RATED) $10K EVENT 3. Hotel rate: $65, must book by 4/25 or rate may increase – mention 2, except for last round. Sections: Top (1600+) EF: $65. $$: $700-$375- 5/SS, G/90 + 30 second increment. Saint Louis Chess Club, 4657 Maryland Georgia Chess Association. GCA membership required for GA resi- $200. U2000 $350-$175-$80. U1800 $300-150-75. Reserve (U1600): EF: Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108. Free entries for GMs and IMs if registered by dents. Sets and board supplied. Please bring clocks. $55. $$: $300-150-75 U1400 $100-$50 .Schedule: Reg Sat 04/18 (space 4/27, else $100 deducted from prize. EF: $100, $80 if registered by 4/27. MAY 2, VERMONT permitting): 8:00-8:30am. Rds.: Sat 9am, 1pm & 5:30pm. Sun 9:30am & Space is limited to 140 players, register early!! Two Sections: Open (FIDE US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 3pm. www.capitalchess.us Info: Luis Jimenez, [email protected]. Rated) & U2000. Prize Fund: $10,000 UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED!! 2020 BENNINGTON SPRING OPEN IN SOUTHWESTERN April 2020 Supplement. Bring your own board and clock, none provided. Open Section: $1500-$1000-$800-$650-$300; Under 2250: $600-$400; VERMONT Under 2150: $350-$200; $1000-$600-$350-$200. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Under 2000 Section: 4SS, G/60 d5. Bennington Free Library, 101 Silver St., Bennington, VT 05201. APR. 18, 19, 20, CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN U1800: $500-$250; U1600: $400-$200; U1400: $300-$150; U1200: $175- Three sections. Open: $$Gtd: 200-130, U2100 125, U1900 120. Under $75. Reg.: 3:00-5:30 on Friday Afternoon. Rounds: Friday: 6:00 PM Saturday 1750: $$Gtd: 150-105, U1550 100. Unrated player may win up to $70. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 12:00, 5:00 Sunday 11:00, 4:00. Two half point byes available in any round 2020 ALEKHINE MEMORIAL FIDE Under 1350: $$Gtd: 100-70, U1150 60, U950 40. Unrated player may win if declared before Round 2. MCA Membership required from $5. OSA. Ent: (A sponsored event) 5SS, G/90+30. 2 sections. Championship (2000+ up to $40. All, EF: $30 if rec’d by 4/30 (PayPal OK) or $35 at site, except 4657 Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108, or online at saintlouischess $20/$25 for unrated player. Half-point bye OK for any one round if requested Fide) & U2000 Fide. FIDE & USCF rated - FIDE rules. USCF rating & club.org Info: 314-361-CHESS [email protected]. pairing rules. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA 90025, 2nd floor. Siblings, by 12:35 p.m. Reg.: 8:45-9:35 a.m., Rds.: 10-1-3:35-6:10. Unrated players new members, no prizes 1/2. EF: $75 ($55 for LACC mbrs) Siblings, A Heritage Event! are ineligible for “U” prizes. Ent: Andrew Palmer, 1006 Gage St., Apt. 1, new members, no prizes 1/2 EF. Reg.: Fri 6-7 pm Rds.: Fri. 7pm, Sat & US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Bennington, VT 05201-2059; [email protected]. Info: Parker Mont- Sun 11 & 4 pm. Max 1 bye; request by Rd. 4. Prizes: $$1,800 (b/40) MAY 1-3 OR 2-3, FLORIDA gomery, [email protected], 802-349-7739 (mobile). $1,000 Gtd. OPEN: 1st-3rd $500-250-150. U2250: $150; U2000: $250- US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 100 (ENHANCED) US Chess Junior Grand Prix! 125. U1800: $150-75; U1600: $100; U1400/U: $50 Book prizes; Free 27TH SPACE COAST OPEN MAY 2-3, ILLINOIS for GMs, WGMs, IMs; unless win prizes. Info: (310) 795-5710; 5SS, Top section FIDE rated (USCF ratings used for pairings & prizes) at US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 80 (ENHANCED) [email protected] or www.LAChessClub.com. Parking: Free on G/90+30 sec. incr., All other sections but Class E/U1200 G/120 d5, Class CHICAGO CHESS CENTER 4TH HAYMARKET MEMORIAL streets or BoA. Register Online: www.LAChessClub.com for 5% off EF. E/U1200 G/90 d5 (2-day Rd. 1 for all sections G/60 d5). International “The history of all hitherto existing human society is the history of chess Organizer: Mick Bighamian (Fide ID: 2065789) Fide Arbiter: Sepideh Palms Resort, 1300 N. Atlantic Ave. (Hwy A1A), Cocoa Beach, FL 32931. struggles.” —Emanuel Lasker. Student Center East, Univ. of Illinois at Jahangiri (Fide ID: 12527939) $$20,000 b/240 pd., $15,000 Gtd. 6 Sections: Master/Expert: Open to Chicago, 750 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60607. $7,000 b/125! 5SS, G/90 +30 APR. 21, NEW YORK 2000/over. $2000+trophy-1000-600-300, U2400 $1500+trophy-750, increment. 1/2-point byes available all rounds; must commit before rd. 2. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 U2200 $1400+trophy-700-500. Draw offers not permitted before move RDS.: 9-2-7 Sat., 10-3 Sun. Nonviolent class struggle in four sections: OPEN: MARSHALL MASTERS 30 (Master/Expert section only). Class A: Open to 1600-1999. $1200+tro- FIDE Rated! EF: $90 by 4/15; $100 by 5/1, $110 onsite. U2000 may play up 4-SS, G/25 d5. Open to players rated 2000+. FIDE Rapid rated. $750 phy-600-300-200. Class B: Open to 1400-1799. $1100+trophy-500-300-200. for extra $30. GMs and IMs play for free; no prize reduction! $1500-750- GTD: $250-150-100; U2400: $125; U2300: $100; Biggest upset: $25. Class C: Open to 1200-1599. $1000+trophy-500-300-200. Class D: Open 350; U2300 $400. UNDER 2000: EF: $80 by 4/15; $90 by 5/1, $100 onsite. EF: $30; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person to 800-1399. $900+trophy-500-300-200. Class E/U1200: Open to U1200. U1600 may play up for extra $30. $550-275-155; U1800 $450-225-120. reg hour before Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45pm. Max one $800+trophy-450-250, U1000 $550+trophy-300, U800 $400+trophy- Unrated may not win more than $300. UNDER 1600: EF: $70 by 4/15; $80 bye, for Rd. 1 or 4 only; request at entry. Register Online: www.mar- 200, trophies to top scholastics players in K-3, K-5, K-8, K-12. All: Unr. by 5/1, $90 onsite. U1200 may play up for extra $20. $500-250-120; U1400: shallchessclub.org/register. may enter any section. Unr. may not win over $300 or trophy unless place $250- 130-100 Unrated may not win more than $300. UNDER 1200: EF: prize in Master/Expert section. In Class E/U1200 unrated only eligible APR. 24, NEW YORK $60 by 4/15; $70 by 5/1, $80 onsite. $450-225-100; U1000: $100. Unrated for place prizes. Prizes for 1st-3rd brilliancy & biggest upset rds. 1-4. EF: may not win more than $250. ALL: ENT: www.chichess.org/events/ or US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 $114 by 4/26, $20 more later & onsite; $20 less if Unr. or under age 18. MARSHALL $500 FIDE BLITZ (BLZ) mail to Chicago Chess Center NFP Inc., P.O. Box 180095, Chicago, IL 60618. Re-entry $60 by rd. 3 (1/2 pt. byes for earlier rds.). GM/IM free entry Free/reduced price entries for Chicago K-12 students with financial need. 9-SS, G/3 +2. FIDE Blitz rated. USCF Blitz ratings (when possible) used available online until 3/31, else $114 from prize. Special EF for Brevard REG.: 7:30-8:30 a.m. No phone entries. 20% discount for CCC members. for pairings & prizes. $500 GTD: $200-100; U2400/unr, U2200, U2000, County students in any section: $25 online by 4/26, $10 more later & INFO: 773-294-1709, [email protected]. Sets & clocks provided. All-day U1800: $50. EF: $20; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late onsite (counts as 1/4 entry for based on prize fund). $10 service charge parking at 760 W. Taylor available for $7. W. fee: in-person reg hour before Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: Begin at 7pm for refunds. Reg.: Ends 1/2 hr. before 1st rd. Rds.: Rd. 1 7:30 pm Fri. (2- and continue ASAP. Max three byes; request at entry. Register Online: day 10 am Sat. at G/60 d5); Rd. 2 Sat. 1:15; Rd. 3 all sections but Class US Chess Junior Grand Prix! www.marshallchessclub.org/register. E/U1200 6:30, Class E/U1200 5:45; Rd. 4 Sun. 9:30; Rd. 5 all sections but MAY 2-3, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN Class E/U1200 2:30, Class E/U1200 1:45. Up to 2 half point byes if req’d US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 (ENHANCED) A Heritage Event! FRISCO DEL ROSARIO CHAMPIONSHIP (5SS, G/90 +30) US Chess Junior Grand Prix! before rd. 2. Side events: Space Coast Open Blitz. G/5 d0. Prizes: Cash APR. 24-26 OR 25-26, MASSACHUSETTS prizes based on entries. EF: $20, $30 if not playing in main tournament. Pleasanton Four Points, 5115 Hopyard Rd., Pleasanton, CA 94588. Park US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 60 (ENHANCED) Blitz starts at 10:15 pm Sat. Other events: see www.spacecoastchess- free. Prizes: $6,000 b/117. 4 sects. 2000+ (FIDE): $1,000-400-100, 29TH ANNUAL EASTERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS foundation.org. HR: $109, Oceanview $129, Loft $159. Resort fee waived. u2200 $200-100. 1700-1999: $800-200 u1600 $400-100. 1400-1699: 800-206-2747 or 321-392-1647, reserve by 4/10. Payable to: Space $800-200 u1500 $400-100. $700-100 u1600 $300-100. Unr max Note change; prizes now based on entries. 5SS, Master & Expert Sections Ent: u1400: G/100+30, other sections 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2-day option in all, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Master & Expert Sections FIDE rated, except G/60 games. Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, 366 Main St., Sturbridge, MA 01566 (I-84 Exit 3, near I-90). Free parking. $20,000 projected prizes based on 220 paid entries; else raised or lowered in proportion with $10,000 minimum guar- anteed. GMs, Classes D & E, re-entries count as half entries. In 7 sections: Master (2200/up): $2000-1000-500-300, clear winner or 1st on tiebreak 29th annual $100 bonus, top U2300 $800-400. Expert (2000-2199): $1500-700-400- 300. Class A (1800-1999/Unr): $1500-700-400-300. Class B (1600-1799/ Unr): $1500-700-400-300. Class C (1400-1599/Unr): $1300-700-400-300. EASTERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS Class D (1200-1399/Unr): $700-400-200-100. Class E (Under 1200/Unr): $600-300-200-100. Rated players may play up one section (see peakrat- April 24-26 or 25-26, Sturbridge Host Hotel ing.us). Prize limits: Unrated may not win over $100 in E, $200 D, $300 C or $400 B. If any post-event rating posted 4/21/19-4/21/20 is more than 60 points over section maximum, prize limit $400. Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player team combined score among $99 room rates, free parking all sections: $600-300. Must average under 2200; may play different sec- tions; register (no extra fee) by 2 pm 4/25. Top 5 sections EF: $118 online at chessaction.com by 4/22, 3-day $123, 2-day $122 mailed by $20,000 projected prizes, $10,000 minimum 4/15, all $130 at site, or online until 2 hrs before rd 1. GMs $100 from prize. Class D or E EF: All $50 less than top 5 sections EF. No checks at site, credit cards OK. Online EF $5 less to MACA members; may join/renew at masschess.org. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if NOTE PRIZES CHANGE. For details see “Grand Prix.” otherwise unrated. Special 1 yr USCF dues with magazine if paid with entry: Online at chessaction.com, Adult $35, Young Adult $22, Scholastic $15. Mailed or at site, $40, $25 & $17. Re-entry $60; no Master to Master.

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$200 exc Open. May 20 Supp & TD disc. Reg.: Sat 9-9:15a. Rds.: Sat Birthday during tournament/Additional Family Member $55. Dallas Chess address to make a reservation at the hotel is: http://group.embassy- 9:30-1:50-6:10, Su 10-2:30. EF: 99, Econ EF: 79 w 1/2 prz. (+21 after Club membership required or pay $20 non-member fee. Small Minimum suites.com/DenverChessClub2020 Group Name: Denver Chess Club 2020. 80% full, & onsite); playup +25, GMs/IMs = $0 by 4/8. Info: prize to the First three GM/IM’s who apply. GM/IM must play all rounds Registration: Preregister online https://denverchess.com/tournaments/ www.bayareachess.com/champs. W. to get minimum prize (entry fee may be deducted from prize). Reserve: upcoming until May 13th at 10:00pm for all three events the simul, blitz Open to players rated below 2000 USCF. This section is not Fide Rated and the weekend tournament. Mail checks payable to the Denver Chess US Chess Junior Grand Prix! MAY 2-3, WISCONSIN but is US Chess rated and uses US Chess rules. Note that if the reserve Club. Mail to: Meint Olthof, 5673 Sunridge Dr., Parker, CO 80134. (720) has few players, it may be merge with the Open and all open rules will be 390-6984. Mailed checks must be received by May 11th. Register for the US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 observed. EF: $40. $10 non Dallas Chess Club membership fee. The Denver Open tournament at the door Saturday, May 16, 8:00 - 9:00am. ARPAD ELO OPEN Reserve give back 10% in prizes and if at least 8 paid entries and if there Online registration is preferred. Sections: Champion. This section will be Howard Johnson’s, 3841 East Washington Ave., Madison, WI 53704, is a clear winner, then that winner receives free entry to next DCC Fide FIDE rated and is restricted to players USCF 1800 or above. Denver Open: 608-819-6298. HR. $79 1-4 guests includes breakfast. Reserve by April Open. In the reserve section, Tournament reserves the right to use FIDE U2200. U1800. U1400. U1000. Entry Fees: Thursday Night Blitz Simul: 24. Ask for WCA. 5SS. Open: EF $45 received by April 30, $55 at site. rules on electronic devices and on starting White’s clock at start of a Adults, $25 Juniors, $20 Friday Afternoon Blitz: Adults, $25. Juniors, $$b/30: $400, $250, A $150, U1800 $140. Reserve (U1800): EF $30 round. Also clocks will be set to ‘halt at end’. Both: Reg.: Saturday from $20 FIDE Championship: IM/GM or WIM/WGM, Free. USCF 2200 and received by April 30, $40 at site. $$b/30: $125, $100, C $75, D $75, 9:45–0:15 am. Rds.: Sat 10:45 am-3:10pm-7:16pm, Sun 9:45 am- 2:10pm. above, $100. USCF 2000 - 2199, $120. USCF 1800 - 1999, $140. Denver U1200 $75. TC: Rd1: G/90 d5. Rds.: 2-5: 30/90. SD/60 d5. Rds.: 10, 2, One half point Bye allowed if requested before end of round 2 and before Open Non Members: $65 DCC members and Juniors (<14 years): $10 7:30; 10, 3:30. Registration: 9-9:30. Ent: Guy Hoffman, 1305 D Tompkins getting full point bye. Withdrawals and zero point last round byes are not less. All players: $10 more at the door. Package deal for all 3 events: Dr., Madison, WI 53716-3279. Info: 920-279-0701, www.wischess.org eligible for prizes. Note that house players (if required) must pay $5 per $20 off Package deal for any 2 events: $10 off for all prices listed [email protected]. A WI Tour event. W. round and be US Chess members. ENT: Make/mail Checks payable to above: Female Players: An additional $10 off. Time Control: Champion MAY 5, NEW YORK Dallas Chess Club, C/O Barbara Swafford, 2709 Longhorn Trail, Crowley, Section: 40/90; G/30 with a 30 second increment from move 1. Denver US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 TX 76036-4719. Info: 214-632-9000. FIDE. Open All Sections: Saturday: Rounds 1-3: G/90; +10 second delay. Sunday: Rounds 4-5, G/90; +30 second increment. Champion MARSHALL CINCO DE MAYO MASTERS US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Round Times: 4-SS, G/25 d5. Open to players rated 2000+. FIDE Rapid rated. $1,000 MAY 14-17, COLORADO Section: Friday, 7:00pm. Saturday: 9:30am, 4:30pm. Sunday: 9:30am, 4:30pm. Denver Open All Sections: Saturday: 9:30am, 2:30pm, 6:30pm. GTD: $400-200-100; Top U2400 & U2300: $125; Biggest upset: $50. EF: US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 50 $30; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person reg DENVER OPEN CHESS FESTIVAL Sunday: 9:30am, 4:30pm. Prizes: Champion section: Prize fund is guaran- hour before Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45pm. Max one bye, teed: 1st, $1000. 2nd, $750. 3rd, $500. U2400, $250. Denver Open: Prizes This year’s Denver Open will be a Chess Extravaganza with a variety projected to be $3000 based on 120 entries. Friday afternoon Blitz: $600 for Rd. 1 or 4 only; request at entry. Register Online: www.mar- of events to participate in. Early Registration discounts: Register by shallchessclub.org/register. based on 40 entries; USCF membership required. CSCA membership 4/25/2020 and you can deduct $20 for championship and $10 for each of required for Colorado residents. DCC membership is not required but is US Chess Junior Grand Prix! the other events. Your name will be eligible for a drawing to get 2 free encouraged. DCC Tour Event. Guaranteed minimum year end Tour prize MAY 5, 12, 19, 26, MASSACHUSETTS nights in the hotel during the tournament. The winner of the early bird fund of $1,500. Tour points: win 50; draw 25; entry 10. Bye policy: Only US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 raffle will be announced on 4/28/2020; Thursday Night May 14: Grand- one half point bye in Round 1-3 will apply to a players score with regards MCC 37TH ANNIVERSARY SWISS master Blitz Simul. Each GM plays 8 people simultaneously. GM has 8 to winning prize money. Any bye in Round 4 or 5 will be scored as zero, 4-SS, 40/90 SD/30 d5. MetroWest CC; at Saint Paul’s Church, 39 E. minutes 2 second delay to play all boards, Each simul participant has 5 but will not be considered a withdrawal. Central St., Natick, MA 01760. In 4 sections. Open: $$150-100-80, minutes 2 second delay. There will be 5 GMs playing simuls against 40 U2000: $$100-80-40, U1700: $$60-40-20, U1400: $$40-20-10. All prizes players, eight at a time. When the GM completes a simul round, they A Heritage Event! rotate to a new gang of 8 until they have played all 40 players in 5 rounds. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! 100% gtd. EF: Masters free w/memb., members $35, others $45. Reg.: MAY 15-17 OR 16-17, NEW YORK Deadline 7:20 PM or phone message by 7 PM. Rounds: One each Starting time 7 pm Onsite registration 6- 6:30 pm TD JC MacNeil; Friday Tuesday, 7:30 PM. More info: www.metrowestchess.org afternoon May 15: Blitz Tournament Rated Blitz tournament with GM/IM US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 (ENHANCED) participation. Double round Swiss system One White, one Black each 28TH ANNUAL NEW YORK STATE OPEN AND SENIOR US Chess Junior Grand Prix! match 8 matches World Blitz Championship. Time control Game/3 minutes Note change: Prizes now based on entries. 5SS, 40/100, SD/30 d10 MAY 9-10, TEXAS + 2 second increment. Starting time: 1 p.m. Onsite registration: Noon - (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Tiki Resort, 2 Canada St., Lake George, US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 (ENHANCED) 12:30 pm. TD Ben Gurka; Friday night May 15, Start of Denver Open NY 12845. $3200 projected prizes based on 90 paid entries, else raised 2020 DCC FIDE OPEN II Champion Section Round 1 Denver Open Champion Section. USCF ratings or lowered in proportion with $2400 minimum guaranteed. 4 sections. 5SS, G/90 inc/30. Dallas Chess Club, 200 S. Cottonwood Dr. #C, Richardson, used for pairings. Must be 1800 USCF. FIDE rated after event. Onsite Reg- Open: $$ 400-200-150, U2010/Unr $220-110, U1810 $200-100. Senior: TX 75080. Two sections: Open and Reserve. Open: $$875G. FIDE and US istration: 5-6 p.m. Starting time 7 p.m. TD Tom Nelson; Saturday May 16 for under 1910/Unr born before 5/17/70. $300-150-100, U1710/Unr Chess rated but uses FIDE rules. Use US Chess ratings and rules for and Sunday May 17. Rounds 2-5 Denver Open Champion Section TD $140-70. Under 1610: $240-120-60, U1410 $120-60, unr limit $150. pairings and for awarding prizes. Default late forfeiture time is one hour. Tom Nelson. Round 1-5 of 2020 Denver Open, non Champion sections TD Under 1210: $120-60-40, unrated limit $80, plaques to top 3, 1st U1000, TD may extend this time at TD’s discretion. Note that Foreign players Todd Bardwick. Tournament Details: Site: Embassy Suites, Denver Tech U800, Unr. Mixed doubles: top male/female combined score $160-80, must disclose their FIDE ID number before 1st round in order to play. Center North, 7525 East Hampden Ave., Denver, CO 80231. Tel number must average under 2200, any sections, reg. by 2 pm 5/16. Top 3 sec- Note that USA Players with no FIDE ID must disclose their email address. 303- 696- 6644. Chess rate details: Double $119 per night. Rates include tions EF: $82 at chessaction.com by 5/13, 3-day $88, 2-day $87 mailed $$ $500-$250-$125. EF: 2400+ $125, 1800-2399 $90, U1800 $125, Senior/ free breakfast. Reservations to be made by April 30: The web page by 5/7, $90 online or at site until 1 hr before rd. 1. Under 1210 Section CHECK OUT US CHESS CORRESPONDENCE CHESS RATED EVENTS!

Correspondence Chess Matches (two players) 2020 Open Correspondence Chess Golden Knights Championship TWO OR SIX-GAME OPTIONS. ENTRY FEE: $5. US CHESS $800 FIRST PRIZE ❑ WIN A CORRESPONDENCE CHESS TROPHY rd ANNUAL Four-player, double round-robinwith rating-level (0000-1499; 73 (PLUS TITLE OF US CHESS GOLDEN KNIGHTS CHAMPION AND PLAQUE) 1500-1799; 1800-2000+) pairings. 1st-place winner re ceives a trophy. 2ND PLACE $500 • 3RD $300 • 4TH THRU 10TH PLACE $100 EACH • ENTRY FEE: $25 ENTRY FEE: $10. These US Chess Correspondence Chess events are rated and open to all US Chess members who reside on the North American continent, islands, ❑ VICTOR PALCIAUSKAS PRIZE TOURNAMENTS or Hawaii, as well as those US Chess members with an APO or FPO address. US Chess members who reside outside of the North Am erican con- Seven-player class-level pairings, one game with each tinent are welcome to participate in e-mail events. Your US Chess membership must remain current for the duration of the event, and entry fees of six opponents. 1st-place winner receives $130 cash prize must be paid in U.S. dollars. Those new to US Chess Corre spond ence Chess, please estimate your strength: Class A: 1800-1999 (very strong); and a certificate signed by Victor Palciauskas. Class B: 1600-1799 (strong); Class C: 1400-1599 (intermediate); Class D: 1399 and below (beginner level). Note: Prize fund based on 200 ENTRY FEE: $25. entries and may be decreased proportionately per number of entries assigned. ❑ JOHN W. COLLINS MEMORIAL CLASS TOURNAMENTS Four-player, double round-robin with rating-level (0000-1499; 1500-1799; 1800-2000+) pairings (unrateds welcome). 1st-place 2020 E-mail Correspondence Chess Electronic Knights Championship winner receives a John W. Collins certificate. (SEVEN-PLAYER SECTIONS, ONE GAME WITH EACH OF SIX OPPONENTS.) ENTRY FEE: $7. US CHESS $800 FIRST PRIZE 17th ANNUAL Email Rated Events (need email access) (PLUS TITLE OF US CHESS ELECTRONIC KNIGHTS CHAMPION AND PLAQUE) ❑ LIGHTNING MATCH 2ND PLACE $500 • 3RD $300 • 4TH THRU 10TH PLACE $100 EACH • ENTRY FEE: $25 Two players with two or six-game option. ENTRY FEE: $5. These US Chess Correspondence Chess events are rated and open to all US Chess members with e-mail access. Your US Chess membership must remain current for the duration of the event, and entry fees must be paid in U.S. dollars. Maximum number of tournament entries allowed for the ❑ SWIFT QUADS year for each player is ten. Note: Prize fund based on 200 entries and may be decreased proportionately per number of entries assigned. Four-player, double round-robin format. 1st-place prize US Chess CC entry credit of $30. Rating-Levels 0000-1499; 1500-1799; 1800-2000+. TO ENTER: 800-903-USCF(8723) OR FAX 931-787-1200 OR ONLINE AT WWW.USCHESS.ORG ENTRY FEE: $10. Name______US CHESS ID#______❑ WALTER MUIR E-QUADS (WEBSERVER CHESS) Address ______City______State ___ ZIP ______Four-player, double round-robin webserver format tournament Phone ______E-mail______Est. Rating ______with class-level pairings. 1st-place receives a certificate. ENTRY FEE: $7. To pay with credit card please call US Chess. Please check event(s) selected. ❑ Check here if you do not wish to have an opponent who is incarcerated. *Note: This may slow down your assignment. NOTE: Except for Lightning Matches, Swift Quads, Walter Muir E-Quads & Electronic Knights, players will use post office mail, MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO US CHESS AND MAIL TO: JOAN DUBOIS, US CHESS, PO BOX 3967, CROSSVILLE, TN 38557 unless opponents agree to use e-mail.

54 April 2020 | Chess Life See previous issue for TLAs appearing April 1-14

EF: $30 less than top 3 sections EF. All: Online EF $7 less to NYSCA Sections, May 22-25, 23-25 or 24-25: 7SS, 40/2, SD/30 d10 (3-day Mon is 3:15. 4-day, 3-day & 2-day schedules merge & compete for mem. (dues $12/yr with 2 Empire Chess, $20/yr with 4 issues, may join option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10; 2-day option, rds. 1-4 G/25 d10). Westin same prizes. Byes: OK all, limit 4 (limit 2 in last 4 rds), must commit by rd. with EF). No check at site, credit card OK. Special 1 yr USCF with mag- Chicago North Shore Hotel, 601 North Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling, IL 4. Hotel rates: $114-114-114-114, 800-937-8461, 847-777-6500, reserve azine if paid with entry: At chesstour.com, Adult $35, Young Adult $22, 60090 (from Chicago, I-294 north to US-45 north; from Milwaukee, I-94 by 5/8 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD Scholastic $15. Mailed or at site, $40, $25 or $17. Re-entry (no Open east to Lake Cook Rd to US-45 south.) Free parking. Free lectures and #D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Foreign player to Open) $40. GM/IM/WGM $60 from prize. 3-day schedule: Fri 7, Sat analysis of your games by GM John Fedorowicz. $100,000 projected ratings: See foreignratings.com. US player ratings: May official ratings 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat prize fund based on 800 paid entries; else raised or lowered in proportion used; FIDE used for Open Section. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. Bye: all, must commit before rd. 2; limit 2 with $50,000 minimum guaranteed. GMs, foreign IMs, WGMs, U1000 used if otherwise unrated. Electronic devices: See devicerules.com. Ent: byes (1 bye if under 1810/unr in Open). HR: $88-88-98, 518-668-5744 Section & re-entries count as 1/3 entries; Greater NY Scholastic free Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. Questions: chesstour.com, Mon-Fri 9-5, reserve by 5/1. Unofficial ratings usually used if otherwise entries not counted. 8 sections (unrated allowed only in Open, U2300, chesstour.info, DirectorAtChess.US, if no net access 347-201-2269, leave unrated. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, U2100 or U1000). Open: Open to players who are rated 2200/over by message. Refunds, $15 service charge. Entries posted at chessaction.com NY 10803. Questions: chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.us, 347-201- USCF or FIDE or pay $100 extra (see peakrating.us). $10000-5000-2500- (click “entry list” after entry). Bring set, board, clock if possible- none 2269. $15 service charge for refunds. Entries posted at chessaction.com 1300-1000-800-600-500-400-400, clear or tiebreak winner bonus $300, supplied. Blitz tournament Sun 10:30 pm. (click “entry list” after entering). Blitz Sat 9:30 pm, reg. ends 9:15 pm. top FIDE Under 2400/Unr $2000-1000. $5000-2500-1200- Under 2300: US Chess Junior Grand Prix! MAY 15-17, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN 800-600-500-400-300-300-300. Under 2100: $5000-2500-1200-800-600- MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25, 24-25, VIRGINIA US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 500-400-300-300-300; unrated limit $1000. Under 1900: $5000-2500- 1200-800-600-500-400-300-300-300. $5000-2500-1200-800- US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 200 (ENHANCED) 2020 CALCHESS SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP Under 1700: 8TH CHERRY BLOSSOM CLASSIC 5 Swiss Full-K FIDE Rated. Holiday 600-500-400-300-300-300. Under 1500: $4000-2000-1000-700-500-400- ROUNDS: FORMAT: RATING: SITE: 300-300-300-300. $4000-2000-1000-700-500-400-300-300- $$23,000 GTD (6 Sections). Washington Dulles Airport Marriott, 45020 Inn Express & Suites, 2224 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento, CA. ON-SITE REG- Under 1300: 300-300. Under 1000: $1000-500-300-200-200-150-150-100-100-100, Aviation Dr., Dulles, VA 20166. Open Section GM/IM Norms possible ISTRATION: 5/15 – 5 - 5:45 pm, 5/16, 9:00 am - 9:45 am. ROUNDS: (FIDE), $$10,500 GTD. 9-SS 40/90;SD/30;+30inc. U2300 – U1400; May 3-day: 5/15 - 6 pm 5/16 - 10 am & 3 pm, 5/17 - 10 am & 3 pm 2-day: 5/16 unrated limit $200, trophies to first 10, top U800, U600, Unrated. Prize 1) If any post-event rating posted 5/19/19-5/19/20 was more 22-25 or 23-25, 7-SS (4-day: Rd1 G/90;+30; Rds2-7 40/90; SD/30;+30. - 10 am, 12:30 pm, 3 pm (merged with 3-day), 5/17 10 am & 3 pm. TIME limits: than 30 points over section maximum, prize limit $1500. 2) Players with 3- day: Rd1 G/45;+30, Rds 2-3 G/90;+30, Rds4-7 40/90; SD/30;+30). CONTROLS: G/90 30 sec inc. 2-day: Rds. 1 & 2 G/61 d5, Rds. 3-5 G/90 30 under 26 lifetime games rated as of May 2020 official list limited to $500 U1100 May 23rd or 24th (2 separate 1-day events), 4-SS G/45;d5. sec inc. FIDE Rated. SECTIONS: One Open section. ENTRY FEES: $70 Prizes: Open: $4000-2000-1300-1000-700-400-300-200 U2400 $400-200. postmarked by 5/8. $80 after 5/8. IMs/GMs free (entry fee deducted in U1000, $1000 U1300, $1500 U1500, $2000 U1700 or U1900. 3) Balance of any limited prize goes to next player(s) in line. Mixed Doubles Bonus Appearance fee for GM/IM/WGM/WIM titled players who register by from any prize money won). $5 discount to CalChess members. PRIZES: 5/1 and play all 9 games with no byes: First 6 Foreign GMs $500, First 6 1st Place $600, 2nd Place $350, 3rd Place $200, 1st U2000 $250, 1st Prizes: best male/female combined 2-player team score: $2000-1000- 500-400-300. For Open Section, only rounds 1-7 counted towards doubles. Foreign IMs/WGMs/WIMs $300, First 4 US GMs $200. Limited double U1600 $250, 1st U1200 $150. Trophies for the top age 60+, 65+, 70+, shared accommodation for 4-nights provided to the first 10 GMs/IMs who and top female. HOTEL: Holiday Inn Express & Suites, (916) 923-1100 or Must average under 2200; may play different sections; register (no extra fee) before both players begin round 2; teams including an unrated limited register/commit by Apr 16th 2020. Min Rating USCF/FIDE 2200 except 1-888-465-4329, online at www.hiexpress.com/sacramentone. ADVANCE Foreign FIDE, else pay $150 more. U2300 (FIDE): $1600-800-400-300-200. John McCumiskey (TD), email: [email protected]; to $500. Open through U1300 entry fee: $207 online at chessaction.com ENTRIES & INFO: U2100 $200-100. U2000 (FIDE): $1300-700-400-300-200. U1800 $200- 100. phone: (916) 524-9479. Checks payable to Sacramento Chess Club and by 3/19, $227 by 5/20. All $250 online until 2 hours before round 1 or at site until 1 hour before. 5-day $235, 4-day $234, 3-day $233, 2-day $232 Min Rating enforcement in U2300 Section (Min USCF/FIDE 1900) and U2000 mailed to 6700 50th St., Sacramento, CA 95823-1306. On-line entries at: Section (Min USCF/FIDE 1600). $1100-600-400-300- 200. U1500 https://tinyurl.com/yh3f39ff. Full flyer and advance entries: http://sacra- mailed by 5/11; do not mail entry after 5/11. US IMs/WGMs $100 less; U1700: $200. U1400: $700-400-300-200-100. U1100 (2 separate 1- day events mentochessclub.org under Weekend Events. OTHER INFO: Must be 50 $100 deducted from prize. GMs & foreign IMs/WGMs $27 online by years old on or before 5/15/2020. No Smoking, No Computers, Wheelchair 5/20, $40 at site; $200 deducted from prize. EF $100 less to seniors age - Sat and Sun): Each day prizes- $300-200-100; Trophies to Top 5; Top Access. 5/20 rating list only. FIDE rated using USCF rules and pairings. 65/over, except U1000 Section. Under 1000 Section EF: $67 online at U800, U600, Unrated. Entry Fees: Open: $205 by 4/16, $220 by 5/14, Please bring clocks, chess sets provided. 1/2 point byes available in any chessaction.com by 5/20, 4-day $74, 3-day $73, 2-day $72 mailed by 5/11, $230 by 5/20, $240 later and onsite. GMs/Foreign IMs/WGMs Free, No round. 1/2 point byes for rounds 4 and 5 must be requested prior to round all $90 online until 2 hrs before round 1 or at site until 1 hr before. No prize deduction if registering by 4/16, else $100 deducted from prize. US 1 and may not be changed. Maximum two 1/2 point byes per entry. checks at site, credit cards OK. Online EF $5 less to ICA members; join IMs/WGMs/Foreign FIDE Players $100 less, $80 deducted from prize. at il-chess.org. ICA Tour event. Special 1 yr USCF dues with magazine U2300 to U1400: $120 by 4/16, $135 by 5/14, $140 by 5/21, $150 later An American Classic! if paid with entry: Online at chessaction.com, Adult $35, Young Adult $22, and onsite. U1100: $60 by 4/16, $75 by 5/14, $80 by 5/21, $90 later and A Heritage Event! Scholastic $15. Mailed or at site, $40, $25 & $17. Re-entry: $100, no onsite. Re-entry $60, no re-entry in Open/U2300/U2000. Rounds: Open US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Open to Open. 5-day schedule (Open only): Reg. ends Thu 6 pm, rds. 5-day (Thu 7pm; Fri 12pm-7pm, Sat/Sun 11am-5:30pm, Mon 9:30am- MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25 OR 24-25, ILLINOIS Thu 7 pm, Fri 12 & 7, Sat 10 & 5, Sun 10 & 5, Mon 10 & 4:15. 4-day 3:30pm). U2300 to U1400 4-day: Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, Rds. Fri 7pm, US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 200 (ENHANCED) schedule (U2300 to U1500): Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, Rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 10 & Sat/Sun/Mon same as Open. 3-day: Reg. ends Sat 10am, Rds. 1- 3 Sat 29TH ANNUAL CHICAGO OPEN 5, Sun 10 & 5, Mon 10 & 4:15. 3-day schedule (U2300 to U1500): Reg. 11am-2pm-7pm and Rds. 4-7 follows 4-day. U1100: 2 Separate events - Note change; prizes now based on entries. Open Section, May 21-25: ends Sat 10 am, Rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 5, Mon 10 & 4:15. 2-day Sat and Sun 11am-1pm-3pm-5pm. Byes: limit 3 in Open, limit 2 in U2300 9SS, 40/90, SD/30+30, GM & IM norms possible, FIDE rated. Under schedule (U2100 to U1500): Reg. ends Sun 9 am, Rds. Sun 10, 11:45, to U1400, must commit 1 hour before rd. 4, norm not possible in Open if 2300 Section, May 22-25 or 23-25: 7SS, 40/90, SD/30+30 (3-day 1:30, 3 & 5, Mon 10 & 4:15. Under 1300 & Under 1000 schedules: taking bye. Limit 1 bye in last 2 rounds. U1100 limit 1 bye. HR: $109/night option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). FIDE rated except rds. 1-2 of 3-day. Other Same as U2100 to U1500 (4-day, 3-day, 2-day options), except last round by May 1st. Reservations https://tinyurl.com/qnk474q or 703- 471-9500,

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mention chess tournament. More tournament information/Online registration: US Chess Junior Grand Prix! (1800-1999 FIDE): $1500-700-200 (u1900 $300-200). B (1600-1799): www.cherryblossomchess.com. Mail checks to: Capital Area Chess, 5116 MAY 23-24, GEORGIA $1500-700-200 (u1900 $300-200). C (1400-1599): $1200-600-200 (u1500 Bebe Ct, Centreville, VA 20120. Email info only: Anand Dommalapati, US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 $300-200). D (1200-1399): $1100-500-200 (u1300 $300-200). Eu (u1200): cbc2020@capitalarea chess.com. Boards and sets provided in ALL sections. MAY CHESS MAYHEM 2-DAY CHESS TOURNAMENT $1000-500-200 (u1100 $300-200). Unr max $300 exc Open. May 20 Supp Clocks supplied only in the Open section. Side Events: Fri night Rapid; 3 sections: Open, U1800, U1400. 5 rounds, G/90 d5. Sat rounds: 10AM- & TD disc. Reg.: online & onsite (Sat 1-1:30pm & Sun 8-8:30am). Rds.: Sat Open(FIDE)/ Amateur Blitz Tournament. 2PM-6PM. Sun rounds: 10AM-2PM. Half point byes available for any round, Fri 2-6:30, Sat 9:30-2-6:30, Sun 10-2:30. 2- day Rds.: Sat 9-11:20-1:40- 4 (G/55 d5 & merge Rd. 5). 133, Econ EF: 107 w 1/2 prz. (+15 after US Chess Junior Grand Prix! must request before the start of round 2! Pre-register online at: EF: MAY 22-25 OR 23-25, PENNSYLVANIA https://atlchessclub.com/event-registration-list/. Go to atlchessclub.com/ 5/20, +25 onsite); play up +25; GMs/IMs = $0 by 5/13. Info/Reg.: BayAreaChess.com/bestwest. W. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 pre-registered-player-lists/ to see a pre-registered list of players. Regis- 2ND ANNUAL EAST COAST OPEN tration 8:30am-9:30am day of event, or call (678) 628-5615 up to day MAY 29, NEW YORK before event to register by phone. -$55 CCSCATL members if 7SS, 40/90, SD/30 + 30” incr, (Rnd 1 G/90 +30” incr) (3-day schedule: Entry Fee US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 paid online, by phone or mailed check, or in person by midnight day before rds. 1-2 G/45+30”incr; U1300 & U1000 3-day schedule G/90 d5 (rds. 1 & MARSHALL $500 FIDE BLITZ (BLZ) 2 G/45 d5); U1300 & U1000 2-day schedule, rds. 1-4 G/25 d5. Philadelphia event; $60 day of event. $10 more each for non-members (this means $65 9-SS, G/3 +2. FIDE Blitz rated. USCF Blitz ratings (when possible) used Marriott West, 111 Crawford Ave., West Conshohocken, PA 19428. $$ non-members paid by midnight, and $70 day of event). GMs, IMs, and for pairings & prizes. $200-100; U2400/unr, U2200, U2000, WGMs receive free entry. No deductions from prize! Moms of players reg- $500 GTD: Based on score. 7 sections: Championship (min. USCF rating of 2000) FIDE: U1800: $50. $20; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late istered in the tournament play FREE (you purchase USCF membership, no EF: 7.0 =$3000, 6.5 =$2000, 6.0=$1500, 5.5=$1000, 5.0=$450, 4.5=$175, fee: in-person reg hour before Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: Begin at 7pm 4.0=$50 [min $1500 payout, top score group raised if less than $1500]. tournament entry fee!)! $2500 total prizes Guaranteed! Open Section prizes: 1st -$600, 2nd -$400, 3rd-$200. 1st U2000-$150; U1800 Section and continue ASAP. Max three byes; request at entry. Register Online: U2200 (min. USCF rating of 1800) FIDE: 7.0 =$3000, 6.5 =$2000, www.marshallchessclub.org/register. 6.0=$1300, 5.5=$800, 5.0=$400, 4.5=$150. U2000: 7.0 =$2800, 6.5 prizes: 1st-$300, 2nd-$175, 3rd-$100, 1st U1600-$75; U1400 Section prizes: =$1800, 6.0=$1100, 5.5=$750, 5.0=$350, 4.5=$125. U1800: 7.0= 1st-$250, 2nd-$125, 3rd-$75, 1st U1000/Unr -$50. Players may play in US Chess Junior Grand Prix! MAY 29-31, NEW YORK $2600, 6.5 = $1600, 6.0= $1000, 5.5= $550, 5.0=$300, 4.5=$125. next higher section if within 100 points of that section. Unrated players U1600: 7.0= $2500, 6.5= $1500, 6.0= $900, 5.5= $500, 5.0=$250, should play in the bottom section or in a higher section if approved by the US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 4.5=$100. U1300: 7.0= $1000, 6.5= $700, 6.0= $350, 5.5= $200, TD. Players who register for an incorrect section will be placed in the WEEKEND OPEN 5.0=$110, 4.5=$40. U1000 (no adult UNR): 7.0=$500, 6.5=$325, appropriate section based on their rating. Scholastic players under 800 5-SS, G/90 +30. $1,000 GTD: $500-200; U2200: $150; U1900: $150. 6.0=$150, 5.5=$100, 5.0=$50, 4.5=$20 Trophies to top 5 & top U800 in USCF (or unrated) are encouraged, but not required, to play in the “Scholastic EF: $50; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person Mayhem” on Sunday (1-day event). 4 rounds, 2 sections: U800 U1000. Additional prizes to clear 1st place, if no 7-0 in section (added Kids only! reg hour before Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: Fri. 7pm, Sat. & Sun. 12:30 & & U400. G/30 d5 starting 11:00am. $25 CCSCATL members if paid by mid- to score prize) - Championship: $500; U2200 $400, U2000 $350, U1800 & 5:30pm. Max two byes; request at entry. Register Online: www.mar- U1600: $300; U1300 $100, U1000 $50. Unrated may not win over $100 in night day before event. $30 day of event. $5 more each for non-members. shallchessclub.org/register. Trophies to 1st and 2nd place winners of each section! Chess U1000, $200 U1300, or $400 in U1600. Boards, pieces, and clocks Location: Club and Scholastic Center of Atlanta, 2500 Old Alabama Rd., Suite 11, MAY 30, MISSOURI provided in all sections. Optionally, pairings can be texted or emailed. Roswell, GA 30076. USCF Rated. USCF Required (can be purchased on US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 Free Monday morning continental breakfast for players. Free parking SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL (QC) for day guests. EF: $159 by 5/8, $169 by 5/19, and $174 online only by site). Sets and Clocks provided for all of our events. Contact: Email [email protected] or call (678) 628-5615 for more information. 4SS, G/15 + 2 second increment. Saint Louis Chess Club, 4657 Maryland 5/21, $180 after 5/24. Special EFs: $75 less for U1300, $95 less for U1000; Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108. Free entries for GMs and IMs. $25. One GMs free, no deduction from prize; IMs $45 less. HR: $129, ($5 EF discount EF: A Heritage Event! Section. $1,800 Unconditionally Guaranteed!! 1st-$500 2nd-$400 3rd- if staying at hotel). Rooms may not be avail after 5/8. 4-day schedule US Chess Junior Grand Prix! (Champ-U1600): Reg. ends Fri 7pm, rds. Fri 8, Sat 11 & 5:30, Sun 11 & $300. All Players below the top 1/3 compete for $150-$100-$50. Players A State Championship Event! in the bottom 1/3 also compete for $110-$60-$30. Biggest Upset: $100. 5:30, Mon 9:30 & 3:30. 3-day schedule (Champ-U1600): Reg. ends Sat 10am MAY 23-25 OR 24-25, MASSACHUSETTS Reg.: 5-5:45. Rounds: 6, 6:45, 7:30, 8:15. One 1/2 point bye available in rds. 11, 2:15 & 5:30, Sun 11 & 5:30, Mon 9:30 & 3:30. U1300 4-day schedule US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 120 (ENHANCED) Reg. ends Fri 7 pm, rds. Fri 8, Sat 11 & 3, Sun 11 & 3, Mon 9:30 & 12:45. any round if declared before round 1. Quick ratings will be used for Pairing 89TH MASSACHUSETTS OPEN and Prize Purposes. TD has discretion to appoint ratings. Ent: 4657 U1300 & U1000 3-day schedule Reg. ends Sat 9am rds. 11, 1, & 3:00, Sun 6SS, 40/120, SD/30 d5 (2-day schedule, G/45 d5 in rounds 1-3). No 2-day 11 & 3:00, Mon 9:30 & 12:45. U1300 & U1000 2-day schedule: reg ends Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108, or online at saintlouischessclub.org schedule in Championship sect. Westford Regency Inn & Conference Center Info: 314-361-CHESS [email protected]. Sun 9am rds. Sun 10, 11:15, 12:30, 1:45, 3:00, Mon 9:30 & 12:45 Ent: (I-495, exit 32), 219 Littleton Rd., Westford, MA 01886. $$7,500 G. 4 sects. Michael Regan, 1827 Thornton Ridge Rd., Towson, MD 21204. Detailed Championship (open to players rated 1800 or above): $3,000-1,000-500, US Chess Junior Grand Prix! rules, more information and registration at http://theeastcoastopen.com. top U2300 $500. FIDE. 3-day schedule only. Under 2100: $450-250, top MAY 30-31, NEW JERSEY A Heritage Event! U1950 $200. Under 1800: $400-200, top U1650 $200. Under 1500: $300- US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 US Chess Junior Grand Prix! 150, top U1350 $150, top U1200 $150. State championship title to high 5TH ANNUAL LEON SHULMAN LIBERTY CUP 2020 A State Championship Event! scoring Mass. resident or student in each sect. Unrated prize limits: $200 $5,000 b/100 60%guaranteed! 4 rounds, Time control 40/90; SD 15; MAY 22-25 OR 23-25, TEXAS in U2100, $150 in U1800, $100 in U1500, can’t win title. EF: $60 for 3-day, d5. Crowne Plaza Philadelphia Cherry Hill, 2349 West Marlton Pike, US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 (ENHANCED) $59 for 2-day if mailed by 5/18 or online by 5/21, $75 at site. GMs and IMs Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08002, across from Garden State Park - 5 miles 75TH ANNUAL TEXAS STATE AND AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS free. $25 discount to players in U1500 sect. rated under 1000 or unrated. from Philadelphia City Center. In 3 sections: Open Section: $1000-500- 7SS. DFW Airport Marriott South, 4151 Centreport Dr., Fort Worth, TX 3-day Schedule: Reg. Sat. 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., Rds. Sat. 10:30 & 5, Sun. 250 top Under 2200 $300. Under 2000 Section: $700-450-250, top 76155. $$ 8,350G. Championship: This section is FIDE rated and uses 10:30 & 5, Mon. 10 & 4. 2-day Schedule (U2100 to U1500 only): Reg. Sun. Under 1800 $300. Under 1500 Section: $500-350-200, top Under 1300 FIDE rules. The tournament will use USCF ratings for pairings and prize 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., Rds. Sun. 10:30, 1, 3 & 5, Mon. 10 & 4. Schedules merge $200 Entry Fee: Online $75 at https://snjchess.com/register by 5/28, purposes. Must be rated 2000 or above regular (not quick, blitz or rapid) in round 4. Byes: 1-5 in Championship sect., 1-6 in others, limit 2, rounds $90 more at site. GMs, IMs free; $90 deducted from prize. Schedule: by either USCF or Fide to play in this section or have had a provable 2000 4-6 must commit before rd. 2. Massachusetts Blitz Championship: Sun. Reg ends Saturday 9:45 am, rds. Sat 10:00 am, 3:00 pm, Sun 10:00 am or higher regular rating in the past. defending Texas State Amateur 5/24, 5SS (dbl), G/5 d0. Blitz rated but higher of blitz and regular ratings & 3:00 pm. Time Control: G/90 d5. All: Half point byes OK all, limit 2. Champion may also play in this section. Texas Scholastic High School used for pairings and prizes. EF $10 if playing in main tnmt., else $15. 75% Hotel rates: $109 - “Chess Rate”, 1-856-382-6120; reserve by 5/15. Champions may also play in this section. Foreign unrateds may play in this of EFs returned as prizes. Reg. ends 9:15 p.m., 1st rd. at 9:30 p.m., others Ratings: May official USCF rating list Contact: [email protected], section and at TDs discretion may be required to play in Championship ASAP. Bye allowed 1st rd. Scholastic Sections: K-12 U1500 and K-12 (703) 989-6867. section. G/90 with 30 sec. increment. Foreign players must disclose their U700 on Sat. 5/23, K-3 U1200 and K-3 U400 on Sun. 5/24, K-6 U1400 and JUNE 4, NEW YORK K-6 U500 on Mon. 5/26. Each is 4SS, G/30 d5. EF: $20 if mailed by 5/18 or FIDE ID number before 1st round in order to play in Championship section. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 Default late forfeiture time is one hour. TD may extend this time at TD’s online by 5/21, $25 at site. Reg. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., 1st rd. at 11 a.m., MARSHALL $500 ACTION - NEW! others ASAP. Trophies to top 3 in each sect. Medals to players scoring 3+ discretion. $$ 1,000-500-250, 2200-2399 $750, U2200 $750. Amateur: 4-SS, G/25 d5. $200-100; Top U2200, U1900: $75. Mixed points and not winning a trophy. All: MACA membership required for Mass. $500 GTD: U2000 & unrated. Rds. 1-7 G/90 with 30 sec increment. $$ 800-400-200. Double Prize: $50. $20; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 residents ($12 adult, $6 jr. U18). MACA Annual Meeting: Mon. 5/25 at EF: B $$ 600- 300-150, C 500-250-125, U1400 $500-250-125, U1200 $400, late fee: in-person reg hour before Rd. 1.) GMs Free. 7-8:10-9:20- 9:30 a.m. HR: $139-139, reserve by 4/23 and mention chess tnmt. 978- Rds.: U1000 $300 Unrated $200. Both: TCA membership required. Other states 10:30pm. Max one bye, for Rd. 1 or 4 only; request at entry. Register accepted. EF: $89 if received by 5/14, else $99. $80 Junior (U19) if received 692-8200. Ent: payable to MACA and mail to Robert Messenger, 4 Hamlett Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. by 5/14 else $90, senior (over 65)/Handicapped/Full time college Dr., Apt. 12, Nashua, NH 03062, or enter online (PayPal) at www.Mass student/additional family participant $53 if receive by 5/14 else $65. Add Chess.org. Info: send email to [email protected] or call 603-891-2484. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! $5 for CC phone entries; pre-reg. requires pre-payment. After 5/20 all Day of the tournament call 603-557-1732. W. JUNE 5-7 OR 6-7, CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN registration and changes on site only; all changes including withdrawals, A Heritage Event! US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 80 (ENHANCED) $10 after 5/20. 4 day: Reg. Friday 5/22, 6:15 pm-7:00. Rds. Fri: 7:30, Sat: US Chess Junior Grand Prix! POMONA CLASSIC 2:45 pm - 7:30, Sun: 11:30 am - 5:15 pm, Mon: 9:30 am - 2:15 pm. 3 day: MAY 23-25 OR 24-25, CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN Sheraton Fairplex Hotel & Conference Center, 601 W. McKinley Ave., Reg. Sat. 5/23, 9-9:30 am, Rd. 1 at 10 am then merge with 4 day. Foreign US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 (ENHANCED) Pomona, CA 91768. Hotel rate $165 single-quad, mention “US Chess”. Unrated must play in Championship section. Registrations that do not 41ST ANNUAL LINA GRUMETTE MEMORIAL DAY CLASSIC Reserve by May 12 or rate may increase. All rooms have refrigerators, indicate 4 or 3 day schedule will be put in the 3 day. HR: $104/104/114/114, microwaves and sofa beds; each room can sleep 4 people! Fairplex Con- 817-358-1700 or 800-228-9290 reserve by 5/14 and ask for Dallas Chess 6-SS, 3-day 40/100, SD/60 d10. 2-day rds. 1-3 G/60 d2 then merges. TownePlace Suites Marriott, 10336 Richardson St., Loma Linda, CA ference Center (playing venue) is approximately 300 feet from the Sheraton Club rate. Rate includes breakfast for up to 2 guest with the $104 rate and Hotel. 3 sections: Premier (open to 1900+ or unrated), Under 2000 (no up to 4 hotel guests with the $114 rate. Free Parking. Up to two 1/2 point 92354. $10,000 b/200, 50% of each prize guaranteed. In five sections: Open: FIDE Rated $$T+1700- 750-400-300-200, U2400 400, U2200 unrated) and Under 1600 (no unrated). 3-day and 2-day schedules offered. byes available if requested before end of rd. 2 and before receiving full Both schedules: Opening ceremony Friday 12:45pm. 3-Day Schedule: point bye, but byes for both rounds 6 AND 7 is not permitted. K-12 Scholas- 700-300-200. Premier (under 2000): $$750-300-200-100. Amateur (Under 1800): $$750-300- 200-100. Reserve (Under 1600): $$750- time control G/90 + 30 second increment from move 1. Rounds: Friday at tic on Saturday, 5/23. 5-SS, Rds. G/30 d5, EF: $29 by 5/14, $45 after; 1:00pm and 7:00pm, Saturday at 10:00am and 4:00pm, Sunday at 9:00am Pre-reg. requires pre-payment. After 5/20 all registration and changes 300-200-100. Booster (Under 1400/unrated): $$400-200-100, U1200 150, Unr 150. (Unrated may win unrated prizes only.) EF: $90 by 5/20, and 3:00pm. Must enter by 11:00am Friday to be paired in round 1. 2-Day on site only; all changes $10 after 5/21. No refunds after 5/22, $10 Schedule: time control for rounds 1-3 G/30, d10; time control for rounds handling fee for refunds before 5/22. Registration 8:15-8:45 am, Rd. 1 at $100 after 5/20. Booster (U1400) section EF: $75 by 5/20, $85 after 5/20. Reg.: ends 9:30am 5/23, 8:30 a.m., 5/24 Rds.: 3-day: 10-5, 10- 4-6 G/90 + 30 second increment from move 1. Must enter by 9:00am Sat- 9:30 am, rest ASAP with small lunch break. Sections: K-12 Championship urday to be paired in round 1. Rounds Saturday 10:00am, 12:00pm, 2:00pm, and K-12 U1000. Prizes: Trophies to top 12 individuals, top five teams in 5, 9:30-4:30; 2-day: 9-11:30-2 (G/60 d2), then merges with 3-day at 5. All: SCCF membership req. ($20), OSA: $25 Best Game prize, all sections then merges with 3-Day in round 4 on Saturday 4:00pm. Score-based each section. K-12 U1000 also top three unrateds. Medals to those who prizes. Your score determines your prize! Premier: 6.0 = $3200, 5.5 = do not win a trophy. Ent: Dallas Chess Club, C/O Barbara Swafford, 2709 eligible. 1 half-point bye if requested at least 1 round in advance, rd. 6 must be requested with entry. HR: $139, comp breakfast (909) 796- $1600, 5.0 = $800, 4.5 = $500, 4.0 = $300. Minimum payout $3000; top Longhorn Trail, Crowley, TX 76036. Info: Barb Swafford, 214-632-9000, score group payout raised if less than $3000. Under 2000: 6.0 = $1200, [email protected], www.dallaschess.com. W. FIDE (for championship). 1001, request Memorial Day Chess Rate, www.marriott.com/RALTS 5.5 = $600, 5.0 = $300; 4.5 = $200; 4.0 = $100. Under 1600: 6.0 = MAY 23, VIRGINIA code MDCMDCB reserve by 5/13 Parking Free. Free WiFi Info: gar- [email protected] On-line entry: www.scchess.com Ent: SCCF, 534 Via $1000, 5.5 = $500; 5.0 = $300; 4.5 = $200; 4.0 = $100. Half-Point US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 (ENHANCED) Zapata, Riverside, CA 92507. State Championship Qualifier. Byes: must commit before Round 2; maximum one half-point bye allowed. 8TH CHERRY BLOSSOM CLASSIC FIDE BLITZ! (BLZ) Zero-point byes are always available in any round if requested at least one Side Event to the 8th Cherry Blossom Classic. Washington Dulles US Chess Junior Grand Prix! hour before the round(s) in question. Entry Fee: $80 online or postmarked Airport Marriott, 45020 Aviation Dr., Dulles, VA 20166. 2 Sections - MAY 23-25 OR 24-25, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN by 4/20. $90 online or postmarked by 5/4. $100 online or postmarked by Open (FIDE) and Amatuer/U1800. Open: G/3;+2; 5-SS Double. $$800 US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 50 5/20, $120 online or postmarked after 5/20 or at site. All phone entries: GTD: $300-200-100 Top U2300/U2100 $100 each. U1800 (b/16): $200- BEST OF THE WEST CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP (7SS, G/90 +30) add $10. No phone entries after 4PM Central 6/4! Free entry for GMs and $100 Top U1400/U1200 $50 each. EF: $35 by May 22nd online, Onsite. Santa Clara Convention Center, CA 95054. Park free. Prizes: $20,000 WGMs. Re-entries: $60, no exceptions. Current US Chess membership $40 by 9:45pm. Rounds start 10pm. Max 1 byes allowed at entry. More b/297 (65% guar.). 7 sects. M (2200+ FIDE): $2,000-1,000-200 (u2300 good through at least 6/30/2020 required. June Rating Supplement information/ Online registration: www.cherryblossomchess.com. $500-200). X (2000-2199 FIDE): $1700-800-200 (u2100 $400-200). A used; unofficial ratings (at least four games) used if otherwise unrated.

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Players must disclose ratings other than US Chess at time of entry. US Middleburg Heights, OH 44130. Free parking, free airport shuttle, many tic Section (U1200): $400-300-150, Under 1000 $100, U800 $50. Playing Chess reserves the right to assign ratings for pairing and prize pur- restaurants within easy walking distance. $16,000 projected prizes Up: Rated players may play up one section only. *Unrated players limited poses. Entries: US Chess, ATTN: 2020 Pomona Classic, PO Box 3967, based on 230 paid entries; else raised or lowered in proportion with $8000 to $100 (unless placing in Premier Section). Entry Fee (Premier - U1400 Crossville, TN 38557. Online entry available, see website. Phone entry: minimum guaranteed. In 6 sections. Premier: Open to 2000/above. $1800- Sections): $99 by June 12th, $110 later; $120 on-site registration. Entry 800.903.8723. Not FIDE rated. Electronic Device Policy in effect – see 900-500-300, clear/tiebreak winner $100 bonus, top USCF U2300 $600-300. Fee (Scholastic U1200): $50 by June12th, $55 later; $60 on-site regis- https://new. uschess.org/news/electronic-device-policy-national- FIDE. 1800-2099: $1200-600-400-200. FIDE. Under 1900: $1200-600- tration. CFCC Membership Discount (if current): $10 (Adult) or $5 (Jr/Sr events-organized-us-chess/. US Chess-certified electronic notation 400-200. Under 1700: $1100-600-400-200. Under 1500: $1000-500-300-200. Members.) GM’s/IM’s: Free entry (EF deducted from prize). Requested devices and personal scorebooks ARE permitted at this event. Bring a clock Under 1200: $700-400-200-100. Mixed doubles: best male/female 2- Byes: 1/2-pt, must commit before Round 2 is paired (max 2 byes). On- — none supplied. Sets/boards supplied for tournament but not for skittles. player team combined score among all sections: $500-300-200. Must Site Registration: Ends 1/2-hour before 1st round (either schedule). Side events and exhibitions to be held! Please check the Pomona Classic average under 2200; may play different sections; register (no extra fee) 2-day Schedule: Rounds 1 & 2 Saturday (G/60 d5) 11am & 2pm, Round website often for updates, added attractions and other useful infor- by 2 pm 6/13. Unrated prize limits: U1200 $100, U1500 $200, U1700 $300, 3 Saturday (G/120 d5) 5pm, Rounds 4 & 5 Sunday (G/120 d5) 9:30 & 2:30. mation! www.uschess.org/tournaments/2020/pomonaclassic/ U1900 $400. Playing up in top 2 sections: see peakrating.us. Top 5 3-day Schedule: All Rounds G/120 d5, Round 1 Friday night 7pm, Saturday Rounds 2 & 3 11am & 5pm, Sunday Rounds 4 & 5 9:30 & 2:30. JUNE 6, TENNESSEE sections EF: $118 online at chessaction.com by 6/10, 3-day $123, 2-day SIDE $122 mailed by 6/3, all $130 (no checks, credit cards OK) at site, or online EVENTS: Saturday Night Blitz (soon after the 3rd round), Free Chess US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 until 2 hrs before round 1. GMs, IMs & WGMs; $100 from prize. U1200 Lecture on Saturday, June 20th 10:00am. CFCC GROUP ROOM RATE: REA HAYES OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT Section EF: all $30 less than above. Online EF $5 less to OCA members. $99/night, includes free parking and WiFi; Front Desk 407-239-4500. 4SS, G/60 d5. Chattanooga Christian School, 3354 Charger Dr., Chat- Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special Reserve your room online, or by phone (mention chess tournament) by tanooga, TN 37409. $1,000 Guaranteed. Open: $250-150, Top A $75 if 1 year USCF dues with magazine if paid with entry. Online at June 15, 2020. HOTEL ROOMS & ONLINE REGISTRATION: Direct links 2 or more players, Top B $75 if 2 or more players, Top U1600 $50. EF: chessaction.com, Adult $35, Young Adult $22 Scholastic $15. Mailed or at to hotel booking and online registration are available on our website: $30/40 at site. Reserve U1400 and below: $175-100, Top E $50 if 2 site, $40, $25 & $17. Re-entry $50; no Premier to Premier. 3-day schedule: https://www.centralflchess.org/cfcc-2020-sunshine-open-scholastic-infor- or more players, Top U1000 $45, Top Unrated $30. EF: $25/35 at site. Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day mation-page. ONLINE REGISTRATION ENDS: All online entry fees must Rds.: 9:00, 11:15, 2:15, 4:30 Eastern. Ent/Info: Go to www.chat- schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. All: Half be completed NLT 6pm June 19th, otherwise register with on-site Tour- tanoogachess.org or contact Mike Bacon, P. O. Box 1102, Chattanooga, point byes OK all, limit 2, Premier must commit before rd. 2, others before nament Director. BY US MAIL (6/15/20): CFCC, Attn: 2020 Sunshine Open, TN 37401, 423-432-5176; or send entry info to [email protected] rd. 3. HR: $115-115, 800-227-6963, 440-243-4040, request chess rate, 95 Orense Way, Oviedo, FL 32765. INFO: www.centralflchess.org/events US Chess Junior Grand Prix! reserve by 5/29 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800- 331-1600, or email [email protected]; Tournament Director Steven Vigil call/text JUNE 6-7, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Ent: chess- 321-297-7087 or email at: [email protected]. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 action.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service JUNE 24-25, NEVADA ELIZABETH SHAUGHNESSY CHAMPIONSHIP (5SS, G/90 +30) charge for refunds. Questions: www.chesstour.com, [email protected]. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 50 (ENHANCED) Entries posted at chessaction.com (click “entry list” after entering) Santa Clara Convention Center, CA 95054. Park free. Prizes: $6,000 . Blitz U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN tournament Sat 9:30 pm, enter by 9:15 pm. b/117. 4 sects. 2000+ (FIDE): $1,000-400-100, u2100 $200. 1700-1999: See Nationals. $1000-200 u1800 $300-100. 1400-1699: $800-200 u1500 $300-100. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! JUNE 24-28, 25-28, 26-28 OR 27-28, NEVADA $800-100 u1600 $300-100. Unr max $200 exc Open. Jun 20 Supp JUNE 19-21 OR 20-21, VIRGINIA u1400: US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 300 (ENHANCED) & TD disc. Reg.: Sat 9-9:15a. Rds.: Sat 9:30-1:50-6:10, Su 10-2:30. EF: US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 60 (ENHANCED) 2020 NATIONAL OPEN 99, Econ EF: 79 w 1/2 prz. (+15 after 5/20, +21 onsite); play up +20, 9TH ANNUAL CONTINENTAL CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS See Nationals. GMs/IMs = $0 by 5/27. Info: BayAreaChess.com/champs. W. Note change; prizes now based on entries. 5SS, Master and Expert G/100+30, other sections 40/100, SD/30 d10. 2- day option in all, rds. 1-2 US Chess Junior Grand Prix! A Heritage Event! JUNE 26-28 OR 27-28, GEORGIA US Chess Junior Grand Prix! G/60 d10. Sheraton Reston Hotel, 11810 Sunrise Valley Dr., Reston, VA JUNE 12-14 OR 13-14, CONNECTICUT 20191 (21 miles from Washington). Free parking, free airport shuttle, free US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 120 shuttle to Metro subway & Reston Town Center. $20,000 projected prizes CASTLE CHESS GRAND PRIX US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 (ENHANCED) 26TH ANNUAL NORTHEAST OPEN based on 250 paid entries; else raised or lowered in proportion except 5-SS, G/120 d10 (2 day schedule, rd. 1 G/90 d10). Cox Hall Ballroom, Emory $10,000 minimum guaranteed. In 7 sections; playing up not allowed, except University, 569 Asbury Cir., Atlanta, GA 30322. $13,500 G! Seven Sections: Note change; prizes now based on entries. 5SS, Major & U2100 G/100+30, see peakrating.us: Master (2100/up): $2000-1000-500-300, clear win or Master: $2,100-1250-750-450; U2400: $1050-650; Expert: $900-650-400; other sections 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2-day option in all, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). 1st on tiebreak $100, top USCF U2400 $800-400. FIDE (except G/60 games). Class A: $800-500-300; Class B: $600-400-250; Class C: $500-300-200; Sheraton Hotel, 700 Main St., Stamford, CT 06901. Parking $12. $10,000 Expert (1900-2199): $1400-700-400-200. FIDE (except G/60 games). Class Class D: $400-250-150; U1200: $350-200-100. Official June rating used. projected prizes based on 200 paid entries; else raised or lowered in A (1700-1999/Unr): $1400-700-400-200. Class B (1500-1799/Unr): $1400- Players may request to use latest unofficial US Chess rating if higher. This proportion with $5000 minimum guaranteed. Greater NY Scholastic free 700-400-200. Class C (1300-1599/Unr): $1300-700-400-200. Class D will be used if otherwise unrated. Players rated within 100 points of next entry prizes not counted. 5 sections. Major (1800/over): $1200-700-400, (1100-1399/Unr): $800-400-200-100. Class E (Under 1200/Unr): $800-400- higher section may up play one section, except must be 2150 to play Master top USCF U2300 $500-250. FIDE. Under 2100: $900-500-250, top U1900 200-100. Unrated limits: E $150, D $250, C $350, B $500. Mixed doubles section. EF: $79 if received by 6/24. $100 later or at site. Free to GM, IM, $400-200. FIDE. Under 1800: $800-400-200, top U1600 $300-150. Under prizes: best male/female 2-player team combined score among all sections: WGM, WIM or USCF 2400. Unrated players: $50. Re-entry: $50. Cash, 1500: $700-400-200, top U1300 $200-100. Under 1200: $400-200-100, $600-400-200. Must average under 2200; may play different sections; register check or Paypal only at site. Unrated may enter any section except plaque to top 3, 1st U1000, U800, Unr. Unrated limit $100 in U1200, $200 (no extra fee) by 2 pm 6/20. Top 5 sections EF: $123 at chessaction.com Master. Prize limit of $150 in U1200, $200 in Class D, $250 in Class C, $300 U1500. Mixed doubles: top male/female combined score $300-150-100, by 6/17, 3-day $128, 2-day $127 mailed by 6/10, $140 at site, or online until in Class B, $350 in Class A, and $400 in Expert to all unrated players. must average under 2200, any sections, reg. by 2 pm 6/13. Top 4 sections 2 hrs before rd. 1. GMs, IMs & WGMs free in Master; $100 from prize. Balance of any limited prize to next player(s) in line. 3 day schedule: Reg.: EF: $95 at chessaction.com by 6/10, 3-day $98, 2-day $97 mailed by 6/3, Class D or E Section EF: all $40 less than above. No checks at site, credit 6-6:30 pm on 6/26. Rds.: 7:00; 2:00-7:00; 9:30-2:30. 2 day schedule: Reg.: $110 at site or online until 2 hrs before rd. 1. U1200 Section EF: $30 cards OK. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. 8:30-9:30 am on 6/27. Rd. 1 at 10:00, then merges with 3 day schedule. less than above. No checks at site, credit cards OK. GMs $90 from prize. Special 1 yr USCF with magazine if paid with entry. At chessaction. com, Two 1/2 pt. byes any round. Must commit before playing first game. No CSCA members, online EF $3 less. Re-entry $50, no Major to Major. Adult $35, Young Adult $22, Scholastic $15. Mailed or at site, $40, $25 & changes. Ent: On-line: www.castlechess.org; Castle Chess Inc., 5025 Ante- Unofficial ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 yr USCF $17. Re-entry $50 (except Master). 3-day schedule: Reg. Fri to 6 pm, rds. bellum Dr., Stone Mtn., GA 30087. Make check payable to: Castle Chess with magazine if paid with entry. At chessaction.com, Adult $35, Young Fri 7, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg. Sat to 10 am, rds. Inc. Info: Grant Oen: 609-947-7323, [email protected] HR: see Adult $22, Scholastic $15. Mailed or at site, $40, $25 & $17. 3-day sched- Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. Bye: all, limit 2; must commit before rd. 3. HR: www.castlechess.org Note: Bring sets, boards, clocks. None supplied. All ule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day $99-99-109, link at chessevents.us or 703-620-9000, reserve by 5/29 or parking at Emory is in either Fishburne or Peavine parking decks. No parking schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. Bye: rate may increase. Ent: chessaction. com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, next to Cox Hall. Please allow time to walk from the deck to Cox Hall (the all, limit 2; must commit before rd. 2. HR: $105-105, 800-408-7640, 203- Pelham, NY 10803. Refunds, $15 service charge. Questions: Director@ building with the clock tower.) W. 358-8400; reserve by 5 pm 6/8. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess.US, chesstour.com. Entries posted at chessaction.com (click “entry JUNE 28, NEVADA Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. list” after entering). Blitz Sat 9:30 pm, enter by 9:15 pm. Questions: Chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.us, 347-201-2269. Entries US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 50 (ENHANCED) US Chess Junior Grand Prix! WALTER BROWNE MEMORIAL NATIONAL OPEN BLITZ posted at chessaction.com (click “entry list” after entering). Blitz Sat JUNE 19-21 OR 20-21, FLORIDA 9:30 pm, enter by 9:15 pm. CHAMPIONSHIP (BLZ) US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 6 D-SS (12 games), G/3, +2. Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! CFCC 2020 SUNSHINE OPEN & SCHOLASTIC $3,600 Guaranteed Prize fund! Open: $700-350-200. U2400 200, U2300 JUNE 12-14 OR 13-14, OHIO Holiday Inn Resort, Orlando - Lake Buena Vista, 13351 State Road 535, 190, U2200 180, U2100 170, U2000 160. Reserve (U1900): $350-200- US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 50 (ENHANCED) Orlando, FL 32821. $8,500 b/150 (Schol=1/2) 60% Guaranteed! 5 Rounds 150, U1800 150, U1700 140, U1600 130, U1500 120, U1400 110, U1200 CLEVELAND OPEN at G/120 d5 (2-day and Scholastic: Rounds 1 & 2 G/60 d5). 4 Sections 100. Open section FIDE Blitz rated. Must be 3 players eligible for each Note change, prizes now based on entries. 5SS, Premier & 1800-2099 with Prizes*. Premier Section: $1000-700-400, Under 2000 prizes $500- prize awarded. Unrated eligible for under prizes in open section only. sections G/100+30, other sections 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2-day option in 300; Under 2000 Section: $700-500-300 Under 1800 prizes $500-300; EF: $50 by 5/31, $60 later. REG.: by 9:45 p.m. Rd. 1 at 10:30 p.m. all, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Crowne Plaza Cleveland Airport, 7230 Engle Rd., Under 1700 Section: $700-500-300 Under 1400 prizes $500-300; Scholas- www.VegasChessFestival.com. FIDE.

WORLD OPEN EVENTS IN PHILADELPHIA WORLD OPEN: 9 rounds, July 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 or June 30-July 5 PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL July 7-12, PHILADELPHIA OPEN July 10-12 or 11-12 Action, June 30 Womens Champ, June 30-July 1 G/7 Championship, U1000 Action, July 1 2 PM Daily Blitz, July 2, 3, 4, 5 G/10 Championship, July 4 Blitz Championship, July 5 Under 13 Championship, July 6-7 Senior Amateur, July 8-10 For details see Tournament Life or www.chessevents.us.

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JUNE 30, PENNSYLVANIA $35, Young Adult $22, Scholastic $15. Mailed or at site, $40, $25, & $17. section, if any. Not FIDE rated. Reg.: 8:30 - 9:30 AM Friday, July official US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 (ENHANCED) 6-day schedule: Tue/Wed 7 pm, Thu 5 pm, Fri-Sat 10 & 5, Sun 10 & 4:30. rating list used. No “fast” schedule or re-entries. Two 1/2 point byes 8TH ANNUAL WORLD OPEN ACTION CHAMPIONSHIP 5-day schedule: Wed 7 pm, Thu-Sat 10 am & 5 pm, Sun 10 am & 4:30 available, but last round byes must commit before Rd. 3. Rds.: 10 AM & 5SS, G/30 d5. Philadelphia Marriott Downtown (see World Open). Prizes pm. 4-day schedule: Thu 10, 1:30 & 5, Fri/Sat 10 & 5, Sun 10 & 4:30. 3- 3 PM on Friday, 9 AM & 2 PM Sat, 10 & 3 on Sunday. EF: $90 Early Bird $2000 based on 55 entries, $1400 min. (70% each prize) guaranteed. 2 day schedule: Fri 10, 12:30, 2:30, 5 & 7:30, Sat 10 & 5, Sun 10 & 4:30. Special if received by 5/31, $100 from 6/1 to 6/27, $120 from 6/28 - sections. Open, open to all: $400-200-150, U2200/Unr $180-90, U900 Section schedule: Fri/Sat 10, 1:30 & 5, Sun 10, 1:30 & 4:30. All 7/02, $140 on event day. No credit cards at door, checks or cash only. U2000/Unr $160-80. Under 1800/Unr: $250-120-60, U1600 (no Unr) schedules merge & compete for same prizes. Half point byes OK all, Special rate: only $75 if U1400 or unrated. GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs $140-70, U1400 (no Unr) $100. EF: $53 at chessaction.com by 6/28, limit 4 (limit 2 in last 4 rds, must commit before rd. 4). Entries, re-entries all have free entry, but $100 deducted from any prize winnings. SCCF $70 online by 9 am 6/30 or at site. GMs $50 from prize. Reg. ends close 90 minutes before round 1. HR: $118-118-138, 215-625-2900, reserve membership req’d ($20) for all So. Calif. residents. The provisionally rated 10:30 am 6/30, rounds 11:00, 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00. Half-pt bye OK early, chess block may sell out by early June. Parking: Marriott valet players prizes (<25 games) are reduced 50%. Entries: SDCC, PO Box any round, limit 1 bye, must commit before rd. 2. Special USCF dues: parking, about $20/day (60% off regular rate) for first 100 valet parking 120162, San Diego, CA 92112 or enter online at www.scchess.com. see World Open. $15 service charge for refunds. Entries posted at spaces sold. Gateway Garage, 1540 Spring St. (3/5 mile from Marriott, 1 For more info call Chuck at 858-432-8006, or email me at [email protected] chessaction.com (click “entry list” after entering). block from Philadelphia 201 Hotel, formerly Sheraton), about $7/day Sat Scholastic: 1 day event on Sun 7/53 sections: Ov1000, U1000, U600, & Sun, $22/day other days. Special car rental rates: Avis, 800-331-1600, $25 entry fee if signed up online before 7/5, $50 entry for same day walk US Chess Junior Grand Prix! ups; 5 rds. of G/30 d5 starting At 10 AM, 11:15, 1:15, 2:30 and 3:45, JUNE 30-JULY 1, PENNSYLVANIA AWD #D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Foreign player ratings: See foreignratings.com. US player ratings: Official July followed by a free lecture on The History of Chess by SCCF President US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 (ENHANCED) Sean Manross. Hotel Rates: $125, 800-445-8667, if booked by 6/01/19. 9TH ANNUAL WORLD OPEN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP USCF ratings used; July FIDE ratings used for Open Section. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special rules: This event is a State Championship Qualifier. 5SS, G/90 d10. Philadelphia Marriott Downtown (see World Open). Open Players may not possess cellphones during play; see devicerules.com. to all females. based on 24 entries, $1200 (60% each A Heritage Event! Prizes $2000 Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. prize) minimum. $800-400-200, top U2000 $250, U1700/Unr $200, U1400 JULY 4, PENNSYLVANIA Questions: chesstour.com, chesstour.info, [email protected], if no US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 (ENHANCED) $150, plaques to top U1200/Unr, U900. EF: $88 at chessaction.com by internet access leave message at 347-201-2269. $15 service charge for 6/28, $92 mailed by 6/15, $100 at site, or online until 8 am 6/30. WGMs 28TH ANNUAL WORLD OPEN G/10 CHAMPIONSHIP refunds. posted at chessaction.com (click “entry list” after entering). & WIMs $80 from prize. Reg. ends 9 am 6/30, rds. Tue 10, 2 & 6, Wed Entries 5SS, G/10 d2, $1800 guaranteed prizes. $400-250-150, top U2300 Open through U1800 prizes & U900 plaques awarded 7/5, others 10 & 2. OK all rds, limit 2 byes (limit 1 bye if U1400), must Awards: $220, U2100 $200, U1900/Unr $180, U1700 $160, U1500 $140, U1300 Half pt byes mailed by 7/24. if possible- none supplied. commit before rd. 3. Special USCF dues: see World Open. Ent: chess- Bring set, board, clock Invi- $100. EF: $40, at site only, no checks. GMs $40 from prize. Reg: 6-9 action.com or Continental Chess, PO Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 tations: [email protected]. Note: this version supercedes what appeared in pm, rounds 9:30 pm, 10:10, 10:50, 11:25, 12:00. One half point bye service charge for refunds. Entries posted at chessaction.com (click Jan. 2020 CL issue. available, must commit before rd. 2. Quick-rated (will not affect regular “entry list” after entering). US Chess Junior Grand Prix! ratings); higher of regular or quick used for pairings & prizes. $20 JULY 1, PENNSYLVANIA JULY 3-5, TEXAS service charge for refunds. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (ENHANCED) US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 A Heritage Event! 9TH ANNUAL WORLD OPEN GAME/7 CHAMPIONSHIP 5TH AUSTIN CHESS CLUB SUMMER OPEN JULY 5, PENNSYLVANIA 5-SS, double round (10 games), G/7 d2. Marriott Philadelphia Downtown 100% GUARANTEED Prize Fund of $4025! Bridge Center of Austin, US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 (ENHANCED) (see World Open). Prizes $800 guaranteed: $200-120-70, U2100 $120- 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd., Austin, TX 78752. In 3 Sections, Championship 32ND ANNUAL WORLD OPEN BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIP (BLZ) 60, U1800 $100-50, U1500/Unr $80. EF: $40, at site only, no checks. (1800+): EF: $65 by 6/1, $70 by 7/1, $75 onsite. $55 entry for all players 5SS, G/5 d0 (double round, 10 games). Marriott Philadelphia Downtown GMs $40 from prize. Reg. ends 10:30 am, rds. 11, 12, 1, 2, 3. One pair rated 2300+. First 5 rated 2300+ who register and pay will have their (see World Open). $3000 guaranteed prizes. In 2 sections: Open: of 1/2 pt byes available, must commit before rd. 2. Blitz rated (will not entries refunded in full if play all rounds. $$: $800-400-200. U2200 - $300 $500-300-200, top U2400 $220-110, U2200/Unr $200-100. Under 2000: affect regular ratings), but higher of regular or blitz used for pairings & $150, U2000 - $250 $100 . Reserve (1400-1799) EF: $60 by 6/1, $65 by $400-200-100, top U1800/Unr $220-110, U1600 $160-80, U1400 $100, prizes. $15 service charge for refunds. 7/1, $70 onsite. $$: $450-250-125. U1600 - $200 $100. Novice (U1400). unrated limit $200. EF (at site only, no checks): $40 by 7 pm 7/5, $50 EF: $55 by 6/1, $60 by 7/1, $65 onsite. $$: $250- 150-100. U1200 - $125 after 7 pm 7/5. GMs $40 from prize. Reg. ends 9:30 pm, rounds 10, An American Classic! $75. All sections: Schedule A: 6SS, G/90;+30, Rds.: 07/03: 10am, 10:45, 11:20, 11:55, 12:30. Half point bye available (1 point out of 2); A Heritage Event! 7:30pm, 07/04: 1pm, 7:30pm, 07/05: 10am, 4pm; Schedule B: 6SS, Rds.: must commit before rd. 2. Blitz rated (will not affect regular ratings); US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Friday, 07/03 4pm, G/90 d5, Merges with Schedule A in rd. 2. Schedule JULY 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 OR JUNE 30-JULY 5, PENNSYLVANIA higher of regular or Blitz used for pairings & prizes. $20 service charge C: 6SS, rd. 1 Friday, 07/03 7:30pm, rd. 2- Saturday, 7/4 9am, then merge for refunds. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 300 (ENHANCED) with Schedule A/B. Rds. 1&2 of Schedule C are G/90 d5. ALL: Online 48TH ANNUAL WORLD OPEN Registration preferred. See event website for refund policy and full event US Chess Junior Grand Prix! (Note change; prize fund now based on entries). 9SS, Philadelphia description. Unr may only win place prizes. No “playing up”. Unr placed JULY 7-12, PENNSYLVANIA Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19107, directly at TD’s discretion. One 1/2 pt bye if requested before 12:00pm on 7/4. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 150 (ENHANCED) across the street from Reading Terminal Market with over 80 food vendors. ENT: Austin Chess Tournaments, P.O. Box 1386, Round Rock, TX 78680; 14TH ANNUAL PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL In 8 sections. $225,000 projected prize fund based on 1200 paid entries, www.AustinChessTournaments.com. INFO: Lori Balkum: registrar@Austin (Note change; prizes now based on entries). 9SS, G/100+30. Philadelphia else raised or lowered in proportion with $112,500 minimum guaranteed. ChessTournaments.com. DIR: 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd. (in the Bridge Marriott Downtown (see World Open for location, rates, parking). $20,000 GMs, foreign IMs/WGMs, U900 Section, re-entries & GNY Scholastic Center of Austin), Austin, TX, next to Taj Palace Restaurant. Online entries projected prize fund based on 100 paid entries; GMs, IMs, WGMs count reduced EF winners count as 1/3 entries. Unrated may enter only Open, preferred: www.AustinChessClub.com. July 2020 Supplement. Bring your as 1/4 entries; else raised or lowered in proportion with $10,000 minimum U2200, U2000 or U900 Sections. Free analysis of your games by GM Sam own board and clock. Entries are limited to the first 160 participants guaranteed. In 2 sections. Both are FIDE rated; Premier uses FIDE ratings Palatnik 7/1-5, free GM lectures 9 am 7/4 & 7/5. Open Section, July 1- (exceptions granted for ratings 2200+). W. for pairings & prizes, Expert section uses USCF ratings (or converted FIDE for foreign players if higher). open to FIDE 2000/over, USCF 5 only: Open to all rated 2200/over USCF or FIDE, or must pay $150 US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Premier: more. 40/90, SD/30+30, FIDE rated, GM & IM norms possible. Under JULY 3-5, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN 2100/over (see peakratings.us) or invitees. GM & IM norms possible; sat- 2200 Section, July 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 or June 30-July 5: 40/90, SD/30+30 isfies FIDE requirement for GM title that one norm must be from event US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 with one round per day for 3 days. Prizes $4000-2500-1400-1000-700- (4-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10; 3-day option, rds. 1-5 G/35 d10), 40/90 23RD ANNUAL SACRAMENTO CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP games are FIDE rated. 500-400, clear or tiebreak bonus $100, top FIDE under 2300/unr $1600-800. Under 2000 through Under 1200 Sections, July ROUNDS: 6. FORMAT: Swiss. RATING: Full-K. SITE: Holiday Inn Express 40/2, SD/30 d10 (4-day option, rds. 1- Expert: Open to USCF Under 2200 (foreign players, see foreignratings.com). 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 or June 30-July 5: & Suites, 2224 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento, CA. ON-SITE REGISTRATION: 2 G/60 d10; 3-day option, rds. 1-5 G/35 d10). Under 900 Section, July Prizes $2000-1200-800-600- 400-300-200, top USCF under 2000/unr $1000- 7/3 – 8:30 am - 9:45 am; 7/4 – 8:00 am - 8:45 am. ROUNDS: 3-day: 7/3 500. Premier minimum prize guarantees: $600 to foreign GMs, $300 to 3-5 only: G/60 d10, play separate schedule. Open: $20000-10000-5000- – 10 & 3:30, 7/4 – 10:30 & 4, 7/5 – 10 & 3:30. 2-day : 7/5 – 9, 11:15, 2500-1300-1000-800-700-600-500, clear winner bonus $500, top FIDE US GMs & foreign IMs/WGMs (must enter online by 6/14 & complete all 1:30, & 4, 7/6 – 10 & 3:30. TIME CONTROLS: 40/90 G/30 +30 inc, 2- 2300-2449 $5000-2500-1500, top FIDE 2200-2299 $5000-2500-1500. Top 9 games with no byes). Nonresident aliens: see US tax laws at day: Rounds 1-3, G/61 d5, Rounds 4-6, 40/90 G/30 +30 inc. SECTIONS: chessaction.org. Premier EF: GMs, IMs, WGMs: $50 online at FIDE U2200/Unr $5000-2500-1500. If tie for first, top 2 on tiebreak play Master/Expert (above 1999) - FIDE Rated, Reserve (U2000), Senior (age speed game 10 pm 7/5 for title & bonus prize. GM & IM norms possible. chessaction.com by 7/5, $80 at site; $100 deducted from prize (no deduction 50+). ENTRY FEES: $85 postmarked by 6/23. $95 after 6/23. IMs/GMs Under 2200/Unr: $12000-6000-3000-1500-1000-800-600-500-400-400, from minimum prize). Foreign FIDE rated players: $150 online at chess- free. Entrants may play up one section (max 200 points) for $20. $5 action.com by 6/14, $175 by 7/5, $200 7/6-7 or at site. US FIDE Masters: top U2100 (no unr) $2000-1000, unrated limit $2000. Under 2000/Unr: discount to CalChess members (excluding reentries). Reentry after round $12000-6000-3000-1500-1000-800-600-500-400-400, top U1900 (no unr) $200 online by 6/14, $225 by 7/5, $250 7/6-7 or at site. US players FIDE 2 of the 3-day schedule: $50. PRIZES: Master/Expert 1st Place $700 & $2000-1000, unrated limit $1000. Under 1800: $12000-6000-3000-1500- rated 2100/up or USCF 2200/up: $300 online by 6/14, $325 by 7/5, trophy, 2nd Place $500, 3rd Place $350. 1st Place Reserve $650 & trophy. $350 7/6-7 or at site. Other US players: $400 online by 6/14, $425 by 1000-800-600-500-400-400, top U1700 $2000-1000. Under 1600: Prize fund of $5,125 based on 90 full paid entries (with 75 full paid entries, $10000-5000-2500-1300-900-700-600-500-400-400, top U1500 $2000- 7/5, $450 7/6-7 or at site. Experts Section EF: $250 online by 6/14, $275 the prize fund will be $4,100). Separate Senior Prize Fund: 1st Place $650 by 7/5, $300 7/6-7 or at site. All: Mailed entry all $10 more; do not mail 1000. Under 1400: $8000-4000-2000-1300-900-700-600-500-400-400, top + trophy, 2nd Place: $400, and class prizes. Senior Prize fund based on U1300 $1600-800. Under 1200: $4000-2000-1000-800-600-500- 400-400- entry after 6/14. No checks at site, credit cards OK. Special 1 year USCF 35 full paid entries. More prize fund info on the tournament flyer. HOTEL: dues with magazine: see World Open. Schedule: Late reg. ends Tue 6 300-300, top U1000 $1000-500. Under 900: $1000-600-400-300-300- Holiday Inn Express & Suites, $119 per night, available until 5/29/2020, 200-200-200, unrated limit $250, plaques to top 10. Prize limits: 1) If any pm, rds. Tue 7 pm, Wed/Thu 11 & 5, Fri 11, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10. Two half (916) 923-1100 or 1-888-465-4329, online at www.hiexpress.com/sacra- point byes available; must commit before rd. 4; FIDE norm in Premier not post-event rating posted 6/27/19-6/27/20 was more than 30 points over mentone, group code SCC. Reserve early as the hotel has sold out over section maximum, prize limit $2000. 2) Under 26 lifetime games rated as possible if taking bye. HR: see World Open. Bring set, board, clock if the tournament weekend in the past. ADVANCE ENTRIES & INFO: John possible- none supplied. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box of July 2020, prize limit $500 in U900, $1000 U1200, $2000 U1400, $3000 McCumiskey (TD), e-mail: [email protected]; phone: (916) 524- U1600 through U2000. Games rated too late for July official list not counted 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: 9479. Checks payable to Sacramento Chess Club and mailed to 6700 50th www.chesstour.com, [email protected]. Entries posted at chessaction.com toward 26 game total. 3) Balance of any limited prize goes to next player(s) St., Sacramento, CA 95823-1306. Full flyer and advance entries: in line. best male/female combined 2- (click “entry list” after entering). Invitations: [email protected]. Mixed Doubles Bonus Prizes: http://sacramentochessclub.org under Weekend Events. OTHER INFO: player team score: $3000-1500-700-500-300. Must average under 2200; Wheelchair Access. 07/20 rating list, CCA minimums, and/or TD Discretion. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! JULY 10-12 OR 11-12, PENNSYLVANIA may play different sections; register (no extra fee) before both players The Master/Expert section FIDE rated using USCF rules and pairings. E- begin round 2; teams including an unrated limited to $500. Entry fee for mail address required for entrants of the Master/Expert section. Players US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 (ENHANCED) U1400 & up sections: $308 by 4/15, $318 Online at chessaction.com: in the Senior Section must be 50 years old on or before 7/3/2020. Please 14TH ANNUAL PHILADELPHIA OPEN by 5/15, $328 by 6/27, $350 at site until 1.5 hours before round 1, or bring clocks. 1/2 point byes available in any round and must be requested Note change; prizes now based on entries. 5SS, Major G/100+30, other online until 2 hrs before. 6-day $326, 5-day $325, 4-day Mailed by 5/15: before the completion of the previous round. Maximum two 1/2 point sections 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2-day option in other sections, rds. 1-2 G/60 $324, 3-day $323. all $10 more. for Open Mailed by 6/15: All $150 more byes per entry. 1/2 point byes for rounds 5 & 6 must be requested prior d10). Philadelphia Marriott Downtown (see World Open). $14,000 projected Section if not rated 2200/over by USCF or FIDE (see peakratings.us). Do to round 1 and may not be changed. prize fund based on 220 paid entries; else raised or lowered in proportion not mail entry after 6/15. No checks at site, credit cards OK. GMs free: with $7000 minimum guaranteed. 6 sections. Major: July 10-12 only, for $200 from prize. IMs, WGMs in Open: EF $100 less, $100 from prize. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! 1800/up (see peakrating.us). FIDE. $1400-700-500-300, clear or tiebreak Under 1200 Section EF: all $100 less than above. Seniors 65/up: all EF JULY 3-5, CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN winner $100 bonus, top U2200 $600-300. Under 2000: $1200-600- 300- $100 less in U1400 or above sections. U900/Unrated Section EF: $68 US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 100 (ENHANCED) 200. Under 1800: $1200-600-300-200. Under 1600: $1000-500-300- 200. online at chessaction.com by 6/27, $73 mailed by 6/13, $80 at site until PACIFIC SOUTHWEST OPEN Under 1400: $800-400-300-200. Under 1100: $600-300-200-100. Unrated 9:30 am 7/3 or online until 9 am 7/3. Greater NY Scholastics reduced 6-SS, G/90 + 30 sec inc. At the Hilton Irvine/Orange County Airport, limit $100 in U1100, $200 U1400, $300 U1600, $400 U1800. Mixed doubles: EF winners: U1400/up $200 less, U1200 $100 less, U900 $30 less. No Irvine, CA 92612. $10,000 in Guaranteed Prizes, 6 Sections. Prizes: best male/female 2-player team combined score among all sections: $400- checks at site; credit cards OK. Re-entry: $160, no re-entry from Open Open Sec 1st $1,600-1,000-600-300-100, plus BU2300 $400-200; U2200, 200. Must average under 2200; may play different sections; register (no to Open. $20 fee for switching section after 6/29. Special 1 year USCF U2000, U1800 ALL: $700-300-200-100; U1600: $600-300-100 U1400: extra fee) before both begin round 2. Top 5 sections EF: $118 online at dues with magazine if paid with entry: Online at chessaction.com, Adult $300-200, plus BU1200 $200-100, Book prize for Best unrated in each chessaction.com by 7/8, 3-day $123, 2-day $122 mailed by 6/15 (do not

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mail after 6/15), all $130 (no checks, credit cards OK) at site, or online parking. $30,000 projected prizes based on 350 paid entries; else raised $15. Mailed or at site, $40, $25 & $17. Re-entry $60 (no Major to until 2 hrs before rd. 1. GMs $100 from prize. Under 1100 Section EF: all or lowered in proportion with $15,000 minimum guaranteed. 7 sections: Major). 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 5, $30 less than above. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if oth- Master (2100/up): $3000-1500-800- 500, clear/tiebreak win $100, top Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & erwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues: see World Open. Re-entry USCF U2400 $1200-600. FIDE. Expert (1900-2199): $2000-1000-600-400. 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. All: Half point byes OK all, limit 2, must commit before $60; not available in Major. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 FIDE. Class A (1700-1999/Unr): $2000-1000-600-400. Class B (1500- rd. 3. HR: $97-97, 1-866-238-4218, 412-922-8400; reserve by 7/10 or pm, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. 1799/Unr): $2000-1000-600-400. Class C (1300-1599/Unr): $1700-900- rate may increase. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30; no 2-day Major. All: Half point byes OK all, 500-300. Class D (1100-1399/Unr): $1400-700-500-300. Class E (Under 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: limit 2, must commit before rd. 3. HR: $118- 118-135, chessevents.us or 1200/Unr): $800-400-300-200, trophies to first 3, top Under 1000, Under www.chesstour.com, [email protected]. Entries posted at 215-625-2900; reserve early, chess block may sell out by early June. Ent: 800, Unrated. Playing up: not allowed, except see www.peakratings.us. chessaction.com (click “entry list” after entering). Blitz tournament chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 Prize limits: Unrated limit $100 in E, $200 D, $300 C, $400 B or $500 A. Saturday 9:30 pm, enter by 9:15 pm. service charge for refunds. Questions: www.chesstour.com, Director@ Mixed Doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player team combined Chess.us. Entries posted at chessaction.com (click “entry list” after entering). score among all sections: $1000-600-400-300. Must average under 2200; A Heritage Event! US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Blitz Sat. 9:30 pm, enter by 9:15. may play different sections; register by 2 pm 7/18. Top 6 sections EF: JULY 24-26 OR 25-26, CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN $128 at chessaction.com by 7/15, 3-day $133, 2-day $132 mailed by 7/9, US Chess Junior Grand Prix! all $150 at site, or online until 2 hrs before round 1. GMs $120 from prize. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 80 (ENHANCED) JULY 10-12, KANSAS 25TH ANNUAL PACIFIC COAST OPEN Class E Section EF: all $50 less than above. All: No checks at site, credit US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 cards OK. Online EF $5 less to ICA members; join/renew at il-chess.org. 6SS, Premier and 1800-2099 G/100+30, other sections 40/100, SD/30 KANSAS OPEN ICA Tour event. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise d10 (2-day option in all, rds. 1-3 G/35 d10). Airtel Plaza Hotel, 7277 3 sections: (7/11 and 7/12) 5SS, G/120 d5. Site: SpringHill Suites, One unrated. Special 1 year USCF with magazine if paid with entry. Online at Valjean Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91406. Parking $8/daytime, $12 including Riverfront Plaza, Lawrence, KS 66044. HR: $129 includes Free Breakfast, chessaction.com, Adult $35, Young Adult $22, Scholastic $15. Mailed or at overnight. Flyaway bus from LAX to Van Nuys about $10 each way; free Wi-Fi internet, parking, fitness center and pool usage. Reserve by 5/29 site, $40, $25 & $17. Re-entry (no Master to Master) $60. 3-day schedule: shuttle to bus and train station. Free wireless, indoor pool, gym; restaurants via link in flier. $10 rebate per room per night from KCA if staying at host Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: within walking distance. $25,000 projected prizes based on 250 paid hotel. Prizes: $2070 b/80 non-scholastic rate entries, Open(all): $350- Reg. ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. Bye: all, limit 2; entries; else raised or lowered in proportion with $12,500 minimum guar- 250-150, U1900: $120. Reserve(U1800): $300-200-100, U1600: $75. must commit before rd. 3. HR: $114-114-114-114, 800-937-8461, 847-777- anteed. 6 sections; Premier and 1800-2099 are FIDE rated, except G/45 Amateur(U1400): $250-150-75, U1200: $50. $25 bonus to top KS resident 6500, reserve by 7/3 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, games. Premier: Open to 2000/over. $3000-1500-1000-500, clear/tiebreak in each section. EF: $50 mailed or paid online by 7/6 (link in flier), $60 use AWD #D657633. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box 1st $100 bonus, top USCF U2300 $1200-600. 1800-2099, Under 1900: thereafter. Reg.: 7/11 8:00-9:30am. Rds.: 7/11: 10-2:30-7, 7/12: 9:30-2. 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: Direc- Each $2000-1000-500-300. Under 1700, Under 1500: Each $1600-800- KANSAS BLITZ CHESS: 1 section: (7/10), 5-double-round SS, G/5 d0. [email protected], chesstour.com. Entries posted at chessaction.com (click 400-200. Under 1200: $800-400-200-100. Mixed doubles: male/female Prizes: $580 b/40 non-scholastic rate entries EF: $25 if mailed or paid “entry list” after entering). Blitz tournament Sat 9:30 pm, enter by 9:15 2-player team combined score among all sections: $1000-500-300-200. online by 7/6 (link in flier), $35 thereafter. Reg.: 7/10 5-6:30pm. Rds.: pm. Must average under 2200; may play different sections; register (no extra 7:00, 7:30, 8, 8:30, 9. KANSAS BUGHOUSE: 1 section: (7/10) 4pm. fee) by 2 pm 7/25. Unrated prize limits: U1200 $150, U1500 $300, U1700 (details- see flier). KCA Memb. req’d for all KS residents ($7 adult, $5 Sch.) JULY 18, NORTH CAROLINA $450, U1900 $600; balance to next player(s) in line. Top 5 sections EF: OSA. Special: $15 EF for Scholastic players who are not competing for US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 $138 at chessaction.com by 7/22, 3-day $143, 2-day $142 mailed by 7/15, cash, but for trophies in Reserve, Amateur and Blitz. See flier about free 2020 U.S. G/30 CHAMPIONSHIP $160 (no checks, credit cards OK) at site, or online until 2 hrs before rd scholastic entry. Flier: www.kansaschess.org/htdocs/2020KansasOpen- See Nationals. 1. GMs $130 from prize. Under 1200 Section EF: All $50 less than top 5 Flier2.pdf Ent: Laurence Coker, 8013 W. 145th St., Overland Park, KS, JULY 19, NORTH CAROLINA sections entry fees. Online EF $5 less to SCCF members; join/renew at 66223. Make Checks payable to “Kansas Chess Association.” – Ph: 913- US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 scchess.com. Re-entry (no Premier to Premier) $70. Unofficial 851-1583, e-mail: [email protected] 2020 U.S. G/60 CHAMPIONSHIP uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 yr See Nationals. USCF with magazine if paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult A Heritage Event! $35, Young Adult $22, Scholastic $15. Mailed or paid at site, $40, $25 & US Chess Junior Grand Prix! JULY 11-12, VIRGINIA A Heritage Event! $17, 3-day schedule: Reg. Fri to 11 am, rds Fri 12 & 6, Sat 11 & 5, Sun US Chess Junior Grand Prix! 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg Sat to 9 am, rds Sat 10, 12:30, 2:45 & 5, US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 JULY 24-26 OR 25-26, FLORIDA 30TH ANNUAL CHARLOTTESVILLE OPEN Sun 10 & 3:30. All: Half point byes OK all rounds, limit 2, Premier must US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 60 (ENHANCED) commit before rd. 2, other sections before rd. 4. HR: $111-111, 818-997- 5SS. 2 Sections: Open & U1700. Prizes: $2000 b/o 55 paid entries. Open 28TH ANNUAL SOUTHERN OPEN 7676, request chess rate, reserve by 7/10 or may increase. Car rental: Section: 1st-3d Places $400, $250, $150. Top U2100 $145, Top U1900 5SS, Premier and 1700-2099 sections G/100+30, other sections 40/100, Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633. Ent: chessaction.com or Con- $135. U1700 Section: 1st-3d Places $300, $200, $150; Top U1500 $140, SD/30 d10 (2-day option in all, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Wyndham Orlando tinental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. Refunds, $15 service charge. Top U1200 $130. Place Prize amounts guaranteed! EF: $65 by July 6th, Resort, 8001 International Dr., Orlando 32819. Free parking. $18,000 pro- Questions: www.chesstour.com, [email protected]. Entries posted at then $80. Site & HR: Comfort Inn Monticello, 2097 Inn Dr., Charlottesville, jected prizes based on 240 paid entries; else raised or lowered in proportion chessaction.com (click “entry list” after entry). Blitz tournament Sat VA 22911, (434)977-3300, $115 + tax if reserved by Wednesday June with $9000 minimum guaranteed. In 5 sections. Premier: Open to 2000/over. 9:30 pm, enter by 9:15 pm. 10th. Reg.: 7:30-11:15 am. Rds.: Sat. Rds 1-3 at 11am, 2:30pm, 7pm; Sun. $2000-1000- 600-400, clear/tiebreak 1st $100 bonus, top USCF U2300 Rds. 4-5 at 10am and 2:30pm. : Rd. 1, G/75 delay-5; Rds. 2- US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Time Control $800-400. FIDE. 1700-2099: $1400-700-400-200, top U1900 $600-300. 5, G/90 delay-5. Online at www.vachess.org or mail to Mike Hoffpauir, JULY 31-AUG. 2 OR AUG. 1-2, NEW YORK Ent: FIDE. Under 1800: $1400-700-400-200, top U1600 (no unr) $500-250. 405 Hounds Chase, Yorktown, VA 23693. Checks to VCF. Mbr: USCF rqd, US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 (ENHANCED) Under 1500: $1200-600-300-200, top U1300 (no unr) $400-200. Under 4TH ANNUAL PETER HENNER MEMORIAL VCF rqd. for VA residents. Info: [email protected] 1200: $800-400-200-150. Mixed doubles: best male/female 2-player JULY 17, NORTH CAROLINA 5SS, Premier & 1700-2099 G/100+30, other sections 40/100, SD/30 combined score among all sections: $600-400-200. Must average under d10 (2-day option in all, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Ramada Plaza Hotel, 3 US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 2200; may play in different sections; register (no extra fee) by 2 pm 7/25. Watervliet Ave Ext (near I-90 Exit 5), Albany 12206. Free parking, free 2020 U.S. G/10 CHAMPIONSHIP (BLZ) Unrated prize limits: U1200 $100, U1500 $200, U1800 $400. Top 4 sections airport shuttle. $5000 projected prizes based on 100 paid entries; else See Nationals. EF: $118 online at chessaction. com by 7/22, 3-day $123, 2-day $122 raised or lowered in proportion with $3000 minimum guaranteed. 4 sec- mailed by 7/15, all $140 (no checks, credit cards OK) at site, or online tions; August official USCF ratings used. Premier: Open to 2000/up. A Heritage Event! until 2 hours before round 1. GMs, IMs & WGMs: $120 from prize. U1200 US Chess Junior Grand Prix! $700-400-200, top USCF U2200 $300-150. FIDE. 1700-2099: $500-250- JULY 17-19 OR 18-19, CONNECTICUT Section EF: all $40 less than above. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually 150, top U1900 $300-150. FIDE. Under 1800: $400-200-100, top U1600 used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF with magazine, paid with (no unr) $240-120. Under 1400: $200-100-60, top U1200 (no unr) $120- US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 (ENHANCED) entry- online at chessaction. com, Adult $35, Young Adult $22, Scholastic 25TH ANNUAL BRADLEY OPEN 60, plaques to top U1000, U800, Unr. Unrated may not win over $100 in $15. Mailed or at site, $40, $25 & $17. Re-entry $60; no Premier to 5SS, Major & 1700-2099 G/100+30, other sections 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2- U1400 or $200 U1800. Mixed doubles: $200-100 to best male/female Premier. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 5, team combined score among all sections. Must average under 2200; may day option in all, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Sheraton Hotel, 1 Bradley Airport Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, (visible at airport entrance), Windsor Locks, CT 06096 (I-91 Exit 40 to Rt play different sections; register (no extra fee) by 2 pm 8/1. Top 3 sections Sun 10 & 3:30. All: Half point byes OK all, limit 2, must commit before rd. $88 at chessaction.com by 7/29, 3-day $93, 2-day $92 mailed by 20). Free parking. $10,000 projected prizes based on 190 paid entries; else EF: 3. HR: $119-119 (no resort fee), includes resort fee benefits (free wireless 7/22, $100 at site or online until 2 hrs before round 1. NYSCA members, raised or lowered in proportion with $5000 minimum guaranteed. In 5 sec- & entertainment in room, use of fitness center, etc). Use reservation link online entry $5 less (may join with entry). U1400 Section EF: all $20 less tions. Open to 1900/over. $1200-600-300, top USCF U2300 $400-200. Major: at chessevents.us or 1- 800-421-8001, 407-351-2420; reserve by 7/10 or than above. No checks at site, credit cards OK. GMs, IMs & WGMs: $80 FIDE. 1700-2099: $900-500-300, top U1900/Unr $400-200. FIDE. Under rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or from prize. All: Re-entry $40; no Premier to Premier. Unofficial uschess.org 1800: $800-500-300, top U1600 (no unr) $300-150. Under 1500: $700- reserve car online through chesstour.com. Ent: chessaction.com or Con- ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 yr USCF with 400-250, top U1300 (no unr) $300-150. Under 1200: $400-200-100. Mixed tinental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. Refunds, $15 service charge. magazine if paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult $35, Young Doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player combined score among Questions: www.chesstour. com, DirectorAtChess.US. Entries posted at Adult $22, Scholastic $15. Mailed or at site, $40, $25 or $17. 3-day reg. all sections: $300-150. Must average under 2200; may play different sections; chessaction.com (click “entry list” after entry). Blitz tournament Sat 9:30 ends Sat 6 pm, rds. Fri 7, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day reg. ends Sat register (no extra fee) by 2 pm 7/18 Unrated prize limits: U1200 $100, pm, enter by 9:15 pm. 10 am, rds Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. Bye: all, limit 2; must commit U1500 $200, U1800 $300. Top 4 sections EF: $93 online at chessaction.com before rd. 3. HR: $92-92, includes free breakfast and wifi, reserve by by 7/15, 3-day $98, 2-day $97 if check mailed by 7/8, $110 at site, or online US Chess Junior Grand Prix! JULY 24-26 OR 25-26, PENNSYLVANIA 7/17, call 518-438-8431, may be link at chessevents.us. Ent: chess until 2 hrs before rd 1. U1200 Section EF: all $30 less than above. All: No action.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service checks at site, credit cards OK. GMs, IMs, WGMs $80 from prize. Online EF US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 50 (ENHANCED) 21ST ANNUAL PITTSBURGH OPEN charge for refunds. Questions: www.chesstour.com, [email protected]. $3 less to CSCA or WMCA members. Re-entry (no Major to Major) $50. Entries posted at chessaction.com (click “entry list” after entering). Blitz Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 5SS, Major & 1700-2099 G/100+30, other sections 40/100, SD/30, tmt. Sat 9:30 pm, reg. ends 9:15 pm. 1 year USCF with magazine if paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, d10 (2-day option in all, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Doubletree Green Tree, Adult $35, Young Adult $22, Scholastic $15. Mailed or at site, $40, $22 & 500 Mansfield Ave (near I-376 Exit 67), Pittsburgh 15205. Free parking, US Chess Junior Grand Prix! AUG. 1-5, MARYLAND $17. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 free airport shuttle. $15,000 projected prizes based on 190 paid entries; & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & else raised or lowered in proportion with $7500 minimum guaranteed. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 200 (ENHANCED) 3:30. Bye: all, limit 2; must commit before rd. 2. HR: $111-111, 860-627- 5 sections. Major: Open to 1900/over. $1500-800-400-300, clear/tiebreak 9TH ANNUAL WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL 5311; reserve by 7/2 or rate may increase. Ent: chessaction.com or win $100 bonus, top USCF U2300 $600-300. FIDE. 1700-2099: $1200- 9SS, 40/90, SD/20 inc/30. Rockville Hilton, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for 600-300-200, top U1900 $500-250. FIDE. Under 1800: $1200-600- MD 20852, 301-468-0308. All prizes guaranteed. Three Sections: Cham- refunds. Questions: chesstour.com, chesstour.info, [email protected]. 300-200, top U1600 (no unr) $500-250. Under 1500: $1000-500-300- pionship Section (minimum 2100 FIDE or 2200 USCF to play. FIDE Entries posted at chessaction.com (click “entry list” after entering). Blitz 200, top U1300 (no unr) $400-200. Under 1200: $700-400-200-100. ratings used for pairings and prizes) $3500-1700-900-800-700-600-400, tournament Sat 9:30 pm, enter by 9:15 pm. Mixed doubles: best male/female 2-player combined score among all top U2500 $1200-600, top U2300 $1100-550. Limited number of minimum sections: $600-300. Must average under 2200; may play different prizes for non-US FIDE rated players, see web page. Limited amount of US Chess Junior Grand Prix! sections; register (no extra fee) by 2 pm 7/25. Unrated prize limits: housing support is available for non-US GMs and IMs. GM and IM norms JULY 17-19 OR 18-19, ILLINOIS $100 in U1200, $200 U1500, $400 U1800. Top 4 sections EF: $113 at possible. Premier Section 9-SS (under 2300 USCF and under 2100 US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 80 (ENHANCED) chessaction.com by 7/22, 3-day $118, 2-day $117 mailed by 7/15, all FIDE, minimum 1750 USCF to play. USCF ratings used, FIDE rated) 13TH ANNUAL CHICAGO CLASS $130 (no checks, credit cards OK) at site, or online to 2 hours before $2600-1250-600-500-300, top U2000 $1200-575-$250. Contenders (under 5SS, Master & Expert G/100+30, other sections 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2- rd. 1. GMs, IMs & WGMs: $100 from prize. U1200 Section EF: all $40 1800 USCF): $2200-1100-500-300, top U1600 $550-225. Mixed Doubles: day option in all, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel, less than top 4 sections. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used $400-$250. Free Continental breakfast for players Sat. and Wed. morn- 601 N. Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling, IL 60090 (from Chicago, I-294 north to if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if paid ings. All equipment provided for all sections. Hospitality Suite Friday US-45 north; from Milwaukee, I-94 to Lake Cook Rd to US-45 south). Free with entry. At chessaction.com, Adult $35, Young Adult $22, Scholastic evening. Championship section EF: GMs, non-US IMs Free; US IMs,

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WGMs and non-US FIDE above 2100 $199; FMs FIDE above 2100 $299; JUNE 28, Walter Browne Memorial National Open Blitz Reg.: 8:30-8:45. Rds.: 9-11-1-3. EF: 55, Econ 40 w 1/2 prz. (+20 after FIDE above 2200 $324; FIDE from 2100 to 2199 $349, FIDE from 2000 to Championship (BLZ) (NV) 80% full & onsite); playup +20, GMs/IMs = $0 by 4/9. Info: 2099 $600, FIDE below 2000 $800. All $25 more after 6/1, $35 more after See Grand Prix. www.bayareachess.com/cashday. W. 7/18, $45 more after 7/28, $70 more at the door. Premier EF: USCF above JULY 15-19, 2020 North American Junior (U20) FIDE APR. 19, Cupertino Kids Swiss (PK-12, 4SS, G/30 d5) 1799 $249; USCF below 1800 $299. $20 more after 7/18, $30 more after Cupertino Juniper Hilton, 10050 S. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014. 7/28, $40 more at the door. : $249. $20 more after 7/18, Championships (NC) Contenders EF Park Free. Trophies: players w + score, medals to others. Reg.: 9- $30 more after 7/28, $40 more at the door. : All: $50 less, if See North Carolina. Special EFs 9:15a, Rds.: 9:30a-1:30p. EF: 39 (+15 playup, +15 after 80% full & staying at the Hilton (min 3 nights); $25 less for new WI players; $50 less, JULY 24-26 OR 25-26, 25th Annual Pacific Coast Open (CA-S) onsite). Info: www.BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. if born before 8/2/1970. Byes: Available in all section for all rounds, limit See Grand Prix. four 1/2 point byes. Schedule Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. 8/1-8/4: 11am & APR. 19, Cupertino Kids Quads (PK-12, 3RR, G/30 d5) 5:00pm, Wed 8/5 11am. HR $119. Ent: MCA, 1827 Thornton Ridge Rd., Cupertino Juniper Hilton, 10050 S. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014. Towson, MD 21204. More information, hotel reservation link, & online entry ARKANSAS Park Free. Trophies: players w + score, medals to others. Must check- @ http://washintl.mdchess.com JULY 10-12, Kansas Open (KS) in 1:30-2 or no game. Games 2:15-5. EF: 33 (+15 after 80% full & onsite). Info: www.BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. A Heritage Event! See Grand Prix. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! APR. 19, Chess4Less San Jose Kids Quads (PK-12, 3RR, G/30 d5) AUG. 5-9, 6-9, 7-9 OR 8-9, MASSACHUSETTS CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN BayAreaChess Office, 2050 Concourse Dr. #42, San Jose, CA 95131. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 200 (ENHANCED) Park Free. Trophies: players w + score, medals to others. Must check- 50TH ANNUAL CONTINENTAL OPEN MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE CHESS CLUB in 1:30-2 or no game. Games 2:15-5. EF: 27 (+15 after 80% full & Note change: $40,000 projected prizes based on 320 entries; GMs, The oldest chess club in the United States, running since 1854! onsite). Info: www.bayareachess.com/signature. W. foreign IMs/WGMs, U1200 Section & re-entries count as half entries; else 57 Post St., , CA 94104 - 4th floor. Contact: APR. 25, Palo Alto Kids Quads (PK-12, 3RR, G/30 d5) raised or lowered in proportion with $20,000 minimum guaranteed in 7 Phone: (415) 393-0110, [email protected], www.chess Unitarian Universalist Church, 505 E. Charleston Rd., Palo Alto, CA sections. Master Section, Aug 5-9: 9SS, 40/90, SD/30+30, open to FIDE club.org. Monthly FIDE Rapid tournament on last Mondays 94306. Park Free. Trophies: players w + score, medals to others. 2100/up or USCF 2200/up. FIDE rated, GM & IM norms possible. 2000- of each month. Tuesday Night Marathons throughout the year Must check-in 11:30-11:45 or no game. Games 12-2:30. EF: 33 (+15 2299 Section and 1800-2099 Section, Aug 6-9: 7SS, 40/90, SD/30+30 with 3 FIDE rated sections. Free lecture before TNM rounds after 80% full & onsite). Info: www.BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. (3-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Both FIDE rated except G/60 games, by 3-times US Champion, GM Nick de Firmian. FREE classes: USCF ratings used. U1900 to U1200 Sections: Aug 6-9: 7SS, 40/2, SD/30 US Chess Junior Grand Prix! GM Nick deFirmian on Wednesdays, FM Paul Whitehead on APR. 25-26, Susan Polgar Foundation World Open for Girls and d10 (3-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10, 2-day option, rds. 1-4 G/30 d10). Thursdays, WGM Carla Heredia on Saturdays for kids, and Sturbridge Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, 366 Main St. (Rt 20 West), Sturbridge, Boys Ewelina Krubnik on Sundays for women exclusive. Weekend Qualifier for the SPF Girls Invitational 2020. MAIN EVENT: Santa Clara MA 01566 (I-84 Exit 3, near I-90). Free parking. 60 miles from Logan Airport tournaments for regular and scholastic players at MI and other (Boston), 55 miles from Bradley Airport (Hartford), 20 miles from Worcester Convention Center, 5001 Great America Parkway, CA 95005. Free Parking. locations! Seasonal camps, enrichment classes at schools, centers $100,000+ in prizes (trophies, chess prizes, & scholarships) to individuals. Airport. Experience early 19th century America at Old Sturbridge Village and at the club throughout the year. Chess coaches wanted (see www.osv.org). Master: $4000-2000-1500-1200-1000-900-800-700- Individual Trophies 1-6th place per section, trophies to unrated 1-3place, throughout the year, apply now and get the best pay in the School team trophies awarded to Top 3 teams in each section. 8 SECTIONS 600-500, clear or tiebreak win $200 bonus, top FIDE U2300/Unr $2000-1000. area! Details on our website. 2000-2299, 1800-2099, Under 1900, Under 1700: each $2000-1000- based on grade and gender: Boys and Girls- K-2, Gr 3-5, Gr 6-8, Gr 9-12. 500-300-200. Under 1500: $1400-700-400-300-200. Under 1200: APR. 4, SJC Airport Chess4Less CashDay Swiss45 (4SS, G/45 d5) K-Grade2 and Grade 3-5: TIME CONTROLS: G/30;d5. Rounds: SAT $900-500-300-200-100, top Under 1000 (no unr) $400-200. Unrated may Fairfield Inn, 1755 N. 1st St., San Jose, CA 95112. Park Free. Prizes: 9:30AM, 11AM, 12:30PM, 1:50PM, 3:10PM. Grade 6-8 and Grade 9-12: enter U1900 or below, with prize limit U1200 $150, U1500 $300, U1700 $600 b/28. Players may be split into 2 sections based on rating. Reg.: TIME CONTROLS: G/75 d5. Rounds: SAT 11AM, 3:10PM SUN 9AM, 12:30PM, $450, U1900 $600; balance to next player(s) in line. Mixed doubles: best 8:30-8:45. Rds.: 9-11-1-3. EF: 43, Econ 33 w 1/2 prz (+9 after 4/1, +15 3:30PM. ENTRY FEES: $49 if registered by 4/15. $60 if by 4/24. $80 onsite. male/female 2-player team combined score among all sections: $1000- onsite), GMs/IMs = $0 by 3/25. Info: BayAreaChess.com/cashday. W. SIDE EVENTS: Sat, 4/25: Puzzle Competition (one section). 5:30pm Top 500-300-200. Must average under 2200; may play in different sections; APR. 11 10 get trophies. $20 if by 4/24, $25 onsite.Blitz Tournament. Sat 4/25: , Chess4Less San Jose Swiss90 (3SS, G/90 d5) 6:30PM. G/5;+0. 2 sections: K-Gr5, Gr6-12: Trophies to Top 5. $20 if by register (no extra fee) before both begin round 2; only rounds 1-7 of Master BayAreaChess Office, 2050 Concourse Dr. #42, San Jose, CA 95131. count towards mixed doubles. Master EF, online at chessaction.com by 4/24, $25 onsite. USCF Membership required for all sections and blitz tour- Park Free. Prizes: $1,000 b/53. 3 Sections: 1800+, 1400-1799, u1400. nament. April 2020 Suppl used. TD discretion to place players accurately. 8/3: GMs & foreign IMs/WGMs free; must confirm entry 8/5 by 6 pm at 8:30-8:45. 9-12:30-4. 43 only, Econ 33 w 1/2 prz. (+20 Reg.: Rds.: EF: HOTEL: Special Room Rate $99 @ Biltmore. More Info & Flyer or Register site or by email to [email protected]. US IMs/WGMs, FIDE rated foreign: after 80% full & onsite); playup +20, GMs/IMs = $0 by 4/1. Info: Online: www.spfwo.com Questions? [email protected] $160. US FMs: $310. US FIDE 2200/up or USCF 2300/up: $460. US FIDE www.bayareachess.com/cashday. W. 2100/up or USCF 2200/up: $660. After 8/3, all $40 more. Minimum prize APR. 26 APR. 11 , Pleasanton Swiss45 (4SS, G/45 d5) guarantees to the following who enter online at chessaction.com by 7/15 , Palo Alto Kids Swiss (PK-12, 4SS, G/30 d5) Pleasanton Four Points, 5115 Hopyard Rd., Pleasanton, CA 94588. Park Unitarian Universalist Church, 505 E. Charleston Rd., Palo Alto, CA and play all 9 games with no byes: foreign GM $900, foreign IM/WGM Free. Prizes: $1,400 b/50. 3 Sections: 1800+, 1400-1799, u1400. $500, US GM $300, foreign FM/WIM $300, foreign FIDE rated $200. If 94306. Park Free. Trophies: players w + score, medals to others. 8:30-8:45. 9-11-1-3. 55, Econ 40 w 1/2 prz. (+20 after 9-9:15a, 9:30a-1:30p. 39 (+15 playup, +15 after 80% Reg.: Rds.: EF: entering 7/15-8/3, all guarantees half these amounts. 2000-2299 to Under Reg.: Rds.: EF: 80% full, & onsite); playup +20, GMs/IMs = $0 by 4/16. Info: 1700 Sections EF: $158 at chessaction.com by 8/3, 4-day $164, 3-day full & onsite). Info: www.BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. www.bayareachess.com/cashday. W. $163, 2-day $162 (2-day in U1900 & below only) mailed by 7/26, $180 at APR. 12, Fremont Swiss75 (3SS, G/75 d5) APR. 26 site. Under 1500 Section EF: All $40 less than 2000-2299 to U1700 Section , Pleasanton Kids Swiss (PK-12, 4SS, G/30 d5) Fremont Marriott, 46100 Landing Pkwy., Fremont, CA 94538. Park free. Pleasanton Four Points, 5115 Hopyard Rd., Pleasanton, CA 94588. Park EF. Under 1200 Section EF: All $80 less than 2000-2299 to U1700 Section Prizes: $1,400 b/50. 3 Sections: 1800+, 1400-1799, u1400. Reg.: EF. All: Online EF $5 less to MACA members; may join/renew at Free. Trophies: players w + score, Medals to others. Reg.: 9-9:15a, 8:30-8:45. Rds.: 9-12-3. EF: 55, Econ 40 w 1/2 prz. (+20 after 80% full 9:30a-1:30p. 39 (+15 playup, +15 after 80% full, & onsite). masschess.org. Re-entry $80; not available for top 3 sections unless & onsite); playup +20, GMs/IMs = $0 by 4/2. www.bayarea Rds.: EF: Info: www.BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. switching to new section. Ratings: FIDE used in Master, USCF August chess.com/cashday. W. Info: official in others (unless higher adjusted FIDE, foreign, or other OTB rating APR. 12 APR. 26, Pleasanton Kids Quads (PK-12, 3RR, G/30 d5) is used). Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used in 2000-2299 & below , Fremont Kids Swiss (PK-12, 4SS, G/30 d5) Fremont Marriott, 46100 Landing Pkwy., Fremont, CA 94538. Park Free. Pleasanton Four Points, 5115 Hopyard Rd., Pleasanton, CA 94588. Park if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF with magazine if paid with Free. players w + score, Medals to others. Trophies: players w + score, medals to others. Reg.: 9-9:15a, Rds.: Trophies: Must check-in entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult $35, Young Adult $22, Scholastic 1:30-2 or no game. Games 2:15-5. EF: 33 (+15 after 80% full, & $15. Mailed or at site, $40, $25 & $17. 5-day schedule: Reg Wed to 6 pm, 9:30a-1:30p. EF: 39 (+15 playup, +15 after 80% full & onsite). Info: www.BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. onsite). Info: www.BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. rds. Wed 7, Thu 12 & 7, Fri 11 & 6 pm, Sat 10 & 5, Sun 10 & 4:15. 4-day APR. 26 schedule: Reg Thu to 6 pm, rds. Thu 7, Fri 11 & 6, Sat 10 & 5, Sun 10 & APR. 12, Fremont Kids Quads (PK-12, 3RR, G/30 d5) , Cupertino City Swiss75 (3SS, G/75 d5) 4:15. 3-day schedule: Reg. Fri to 10 am, rds. Fri 11, 2:30 & 6, Sat 10 & 5, Fremont Marriott, 46100 Landing Pkwy., Fremont, CA 94538. Park Free. Cupertino Juniper Hilton, 10050 S. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014. Sun 10 & 4:15. 2-day schedule: Reg Sat to 9 am, rds. Sat 10, 11:45, 1:30, Trophies: players w + score, medals to others. Must check-in 1:30- Park free. Prizes: $1,400 b/50. 3 Sections: 1800+, 1400-1799, u1400. 3 & 5, Sun 10 & 4:15. All schedules: Bye all, limit 3, must commit before 2 or no game. Games 2:15-5. EF: 33 (+15 after 80% full & onsite). Reg.: 8:30-8:45. Rds.: 9-11-1-3. EF: 55, Econ 40 w 1/2 prz. (+20 after rd. 3. HR: $99-99-109, 800-582-3232, see www.sturbridgehosthotel.com & Info: www.BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. 80% full, & onsite); playup +20, GMs/IMs = $0 by 4/16. Info: use group code 2008CONTIN, or call 508-347-7393, request chess rate. www.bayareachess.com/cashday. W. APR. 12, Chess4Less San Jose Kids Swiss (PK-12, 4SS, G/30 d5) Reserve by 7/20 or rate may increase; rooms may sell out earlier. Car BayAreaChess Office, 2050 Concourse Dr. #42, San Jose, CA 95131. APR. 26, Cupertino Kids Swiss (PK-12, 4SS, G/30 d5) Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633. chessaction.com or rental: Ent: Park Free. Trophies: players w + score, medals to others. Reg.: 9- Cupertino Juniper Hilton, 10050 S. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014. Continental Chess, PO Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 servicecharge for 9:15a, 9:30a-1:30p. 33 (+15 playup, +15 after 80% full & Park Free. Trophies: players w + score, medals to others. Reg.: 9- refunds. Questions: chesstour.com, chesstour.info, DirectorAtChess.us. Rds.: EF: onsite). www.bayareachess.com/signature”yAreaChess.com/sig- 9:15a, Rds.: 9:30a-1:30p. EF: 39 (+15 playup, +15 after 80% full & Entries posted at chessaction.com (click “entry list” after entering). Info: Blitz nature. W. onsite). Info: www.BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. tournament Sat. 10 pm, enter by 9:45 pm. APR. 12, Chess4Less San Jose Kids Quads (PK-12, 3RR, G/30 d5) APR. 26, Cupertino Kids Quads (PK-12, 3RR, G/30 d5) BayAreaChess Office, 2050 Concourse Dr. #42, San Jose, CA 95131. Cupertino Juniper Hilton, 10050 S. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014. Park Free. Trophies: players w + score, medals to others. Must check- Park Free. Trophies: players w + score, medals to others. Must check- Regional in 1:30-2 or no game. Games 2:15-5. EF: 27 (+15 after 80% full & in 1:30-2 or no game. Games 2:15-5. EF: 33 (+15 after 80% full & onsite). Info: www.BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. onsite). Info: www.BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. ALABAMA APR. 18, Palo Alto Kids Quads (PK-12, 3RR, G/30 d5) US Chess Junior Grand Prix! APR. 26 JULY 24-26 OR 25-26 Unitarian Universalist Church, 505 E. Charleston Rd., Palo Alto, CA , Fremont Swiss61 (4SS, G/61 d5) , 28th Annual Southern Open (FL) 94306. Park Free. players w + score, medals to others. Fremont Marriott, 46100 Landing Pkwy., Fremont, CA 94538. Park free. See Grand Prix. Trophies: Must check-in 11:30-11:45 or no game. Games 12-2:30. EF: 33 (+15 Prizes: $1,400 b/50. 3 Sections: 1800+, 1400-1799, u1400. Reg.: after 80% full & onsite). Info: www.BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. 8:30-8:45. Rds.: 9-11:30-2-4:30. EF: 55, Econ 40 w 1/2 prz. (+20 after ARIZONA APR. 18-19 80% full & onsite); playup +20, GMs/IMs = $0 by 4/2. Info: , GM Walter Browne Memorial Championship (5SS, www.bayareachess.com/cashday. W. MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25, 24-25 G/90 +30) , 8th Cherry Blossom APR. 26 Classic (VA) See Grand Prix. , Fremont Kids Swiss (PK-12, 4SS, G/30 d5) See Grand Prix. Fremont Marriott, 46100 Landing Pkwy., Fremont, CA 94538. Park Free. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! players w + score, medals to others. 9-9:15a, APR. 18-19 Trophies: Reg.: Rds.: MAY 23-25, 2020 U.S. Amateur West Championship , Mechanics’ Institute Weekend Tournament (4SS, 9:30a-1:30p. EF: 39 (+15 playup, +15 after 80% full & onsite). Info: See Nationals. G/90 +30) www.BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. Mechanics’ Institute Chess Club, 57 Post Street (4th fl.), San Francisco, JUNE 24-25, U.S. Women’s Open (NV) APR. 26 See Nationals. CA 94104. 4SS, G/90 +30. Sections & Prizes: Total $720/b40. 1800+ , Fremont Kids Quads (PK-12, 3RR, G/30 d5) (FIDE): $240 $120 $85; u1800: $150 $65 $60. Mar 20 suppl. Entry: Fremont Marriott, 46100 Landing Pkwy., Fremont, CA 94538. Park Free. JUNE 24-28, 25-28, 26-28 OR 27-28, 2020 National Open (NV) $45, $40 MI members, play-up: $10 (if rating 1600+), late fee: $5 after Trophies: players w + score, medals to others. Must check-in 1:30- See Nationals. 3/4. Reg.: Sat 9-9:45am. Rounds: Sat 10a, 2:30p, Sun 11a, 3:30p. 2 or no game. Games 2:15-5. EF: 33 (+15 after 80% full & onsite). JUNE 26, Youth Trophy Tournament (NV) Contact: [email protected], chessclub.org. W. Info: www.BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. See Nevada. APR. 19, Cupertino Swiss45 (4SS, G/45 d5) APR. 26, Chess4Less San Jose Kids Swiss (PK-12, 4SS, G/30 d5) JUNE 27-28, International Youth Championship (NV) Cupertino Juniper Hilton, 10050 S. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014. BayAreaChess Office, 2050 Concourse Dr. #42, San Jose, CA 95131. See Nevada. Park free. Prizes: $1,400 b/50. 3 Sections: 1800+, 1400-1799, u1400. Park Free. Trophies: players w + score, medals to others. Reg.: 9-

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9:15a, Rds.: 9:30a-1:30p. EF: 33 (+15 playup, +15 after 80% full & MAY 15-17, 2020 CalChess Senior Championship prz. (+9 after 5/28, +15 onsite); play up +10, GMs/IMs = $0 by onsite). Info: www.bayareachess.com/signature. W. See Grand Prix. 5/21. Info: BayAreaChess.com/cashday. W. APR. 26, Chess4Less San Jose Kids Quads (PK-12, 3RR, G/30 d5) MAY 16, Palo Also Kids Midday Quads (PK-12, 3RR, G/30 d5) MAY 31, Cupertino Kids Swiss and/or Quads (G/30 d5) BayAreaChess Office, 2050 Concourse Dr. #42, San Jose, CA 95131. Unitarian Universalist Church, 505 E. Charleston Rd., Palo Alto, CA Cupertino Juniper Hilton, 10050 S. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014. Park Free. Trophies: players w + score, medals to others. Must check- 94306. Park Free. Trophies: players w + score, medals to others. Park Free. Trophies: players w + score, medals to others. Swiss: in 1:30-2 or no game. Games 2:15-5. EF: 27 (+15 after 80% full & Check-in 11:30-11:45 or no game; Games 12-2:45. EF: 33 (+9 after Reg.: 9-9:15a; Games: 9:30a-1:30p. Quads: Check-in 1:30-2 or no onsite). Info: www.BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. 5/13, +15 onsite). Info: BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. game; Games 2:15-5. EF: Swiss 39 (+10 play up), Quads 33. Cash for Swiss & Quads both 59 (7 games & 2 awards!), +9 after APR. 27, Monday Night Rapid - Apr 2020 (4SS, G/15 +2s) (QC) MAY 17 Back $13 , Pleasanton CashDay Swiss75 (3SS, G/75 d5) 5/28, +15 onsite. BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. Mechanics’ Institute Chess Club, 57 Post Street (4th floor) San Francisco, Four Points, 5115 Hopyard Rd., Pleasanton, CA 94588. Park Free. Prizes: Info: CA 94104. 4SS, G/15 +2s. Sections: Open (1600+), Reserve (u1600). $$1,100 b/39. 3 sects. A+ (1800+): $220-60 u2000 100. BC (1400- MAY 31, San Jose Chess4Less Kids Swiss and/or Quads (G/30 d5) All sections FIDE rapid & USCF action rated. Apr 20 Suppl. Prizes: 50% 1799): $200-60 (u1600 $100). DEu (under 1400): $200-60 (u1200 2050 Concourse Dr. #42, San Jose, CA 95131. Park Free. Trophies: of total EF. Entry: $20. Play-up $5 (within 200 rating). Byes: Max two $100). Reg.: 8:30-8:45. Rds.: 9-12-3. EF: 55, Econ 43 w 1/2 prz. (+9 players w + score, medals to others. Swiss: Reg.: 9-9:15a; Games: 0.5 byes. Reg.: 5:30-5:45p. Rounds: 6p & onwards. Contact: chess- after 5/14, +15 onsite); play up +10, GMs/IMs = $0 by 5/7. Info: 9:30a-1:30p. Quads: Check-in 1:30-2 or no game; Games 2:15-5. [email protected], chessclub.org. W. BayAreaChess.com/cashday. W. EF: Swiss 33 (+10 play up), Quads 27. Cash Back $13 for Swiss & Quads both 47 (7 games & 2 awards!), +9 after 5/28, +15 onsite. MAY 2, Pleasanton Kids Swiss (PK-12, 4SS, G/30 d5) MAY 17 , Pleasanton Kids Swiss and/or Quads (G/30 d5) BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. Pleasanton Four Points, 5115 Hopyard Rd., Pleasanton, CA 94588. Park Four Points, 5115 Hopyard Rd., Pleasanton, CA 94588. Park Free. Tro- Info: Free. Trophies: players w + score, Medals to others. Reg.: 9-9:15a, phies: players w + score, medals to others. Swiss: Reg.: 9-9:15a; JUNE 6, Sacramento Chess4Less Kids and/or Quads (G/30 d5) Rds.: 9:30a-1:30p. EF: 39 (+15 playup, +15 after 80% full, & onsite). Games: 9:30a-1:30p. Quads: Check-in 1:30-2 or no game; Games Courtyard Marriott, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670. Park Free. Trophies: Info: www.BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. 2:15-5. EF: Swiss 39 (+10 play up), Quads 33. Cash Back $13 for players w + score, medals to others. Swiss: Reg.: 9-9:15a; Games: 9:30a- 1:30p. Games 2:15-5. Swiss MAY 2, Pleasanton Kids Quads (PK-12, 3RR, G/30 d5) Swiss & Quads both 59 (7 games & 2 awards!), +9 after 5/14, +15 Quads: Check-in 1:30-2 or no game, EF: Pleasanton Four Points, 5115 Hopyard Rd., Pleasanton, CA 94588. Park onsite. Info: BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. 33 (+10 play up), Quads 27. Cash Back $13 for Swiss & Quads both 47 (7 games & 2 awards!). BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. Free. Trophies: players w + score, Medals to others. Must check-in MAY 17, Cupertino CashDay Swiss75 (3SS, G/75 d5) Info: 1:30-2 or no game. Games 2:15-5. EF: 33 (+15 after 80% full, & Cupertino Juniper Hilton, 10050 S. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014. JUNE 6, Sacramento Chess4Less CashDay Swiss75 (3SS, G/75 d5) onsite). Info: www.BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. Park free. Prizes: $$1,100 b/39. 3 sects. A+ (1800+): $220-60 u2000 Courtyard Marriott, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670. Park Free. Prizes: $600 MAY 2, Palo Alto Kids Quads (PK-12, 3RR, G/30 d5) 100. BC (1400-1799): $200-60 (u1600 $100). DEu (under 1400): $200- b/28. Players may be split into 2 sections based on rating. Reg.: 8:30-8:45. Unitarian Universalist Church, 505 E. Charleston Rd., Palo Alto, CA 60 (u1200 $100). Reg.: 8:30-8:45. Rds.: 9-12-3. EF: 55, Econ 43 w 1/2 Rds.: 9-12-3. EF: 43, Econ 33 w 1/2 prz. (+9 after 6/3, +15 onsite); play 94306. Park Free. Trophies: players w + score, medals to others. prz. (+9 after 5/14, +15 onsite); play up +10, GMs/IMs = $0 by 5/7. up +10, GMs/IMs = $0 by 5/27. Info: BayAreaChess.com/cashday. W. Info: BayAreaChess.com/cashday. W. Must check-in 11:30-11:45 or no game. Games 12-2:30. EF: 33 (+15 JUNE 6, Palo Alto Kids Midday Quads (PK-12, 3RR, G/30 d5) after 80% full & onsite). Info: www.BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. MAY 17, Cupertino Kids Swiss and/or Quads (G/30 d5) Unitarian Universalist Church, 505 E. Charleston Rd., Palo Alto, CA MAY 2, 20th Powell Memorial Tournament (5SS, G/40 d5) Cupertino Juniper Hilton, 10050 S. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014. 94306. Park Free. Trophies: players w + score, medals to others. Mechanics’ Institute Chess Club, 57 Post Street (4th fl.), San Francisco, Park Free. Trophies: players w + score, medals to others. Swiss: Check-in 11:30-11:45 or no game; Games 12-2:45. EF: 33 (+9 after CA 94104. 4SS, G/60 d5. Sections & Prizes: Total $720/b40. 1800+: Reg.: 9-9:15a; Games: 9:30a-1:30p. Quads: Check-in 1:30-2 or no 6/3, +15 onsite). Info: BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. $240 $120 $85; u1800: $150 $65 $60. Apr 20 suppl. Entry: $45, $40 MI game; Games 2:15-5. EF: Swiss 39 (+10 play up), Quads 33. Cash JUNE 6-7 Back $13 for Swiss & Quads both 59 (7 games & 2 awards!), +9 after , Elizabeth Shaughnessy Championship (5SS, G/90 +30) members, play-up: $10 (if rating 1600+), late fee: $5 after 3/25. Reg.: See Grand Prix. 5/14, +15 onsite. Info: BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. 9- 9:45am. Rounds: 10a, 11:45a, 1:30p, 3:15p. 5p. Contact: chess- JUNE 7 [email protected], chessclub.org. W. MAY 17 , San Jose Chess4Less Kids Swiss and/or Quads (G/30 d5) , San Jose Chess4Less Kids Swiss and/or Quads (G/30 d5) 2050 Concourse Dr. #42, San Jose, CA 95131. Park Free. Trophies: MAY 2-3, Frisco Del Rosario Championship (5SS, G/90 +30) 2050 Concourse Dr. #42, San Jose, CA 95131. Park Free. Trophies: players w + score, medals to others. Swiss: Reg.: 9-9:15a; Games: See Grand Prix. players w + score, medals to others. Swiss: Reg.: 9-9:15a; Games: 9:30a-1:30p. Quads: Check-in 1:30-2 or no game; Games 2:15-5. 9:30a-1:30p. Quads: Check-in 1:30-2 or no game; Games 2:15-5. MAY 3, Cupertino Swiss45 (4SS, G/45 d5) EF: Swiss 33 (+10 play up), Quads 27. Cash Back $13 for Swiss & EF: Swiss 33 (+10 play up), Quads 27. Cash Back $13 for Swiss & Quads both 47 (7 games & 2 awards!), +9 after 6/4, +15 onsite. Info: Cupertino Juniper Hilton, 10050 S. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014. Quads both 47 (7 games & 2 awards!), +9 after 5/14, +15 onsite. Park free. $1,400 b/50. 1800+, 1400-1799, u1400. BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. Prizes: 3 Sections: Info: BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. Reg.: 8:30-8:45. Rds.: 9-11-1-3. EF: 55, Econ 40 w 1/2 prz. (+20 after JUNE 24-25, U.S. Women’s Open (NV) 80% full & onsite); playup +20, GMs/IMs = $0 by 4/9. Info: MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25, 24-25, 8th Cherry Blossom See Nationals. www.bayareachess.com/cashday. W. Classic (VA) JUNE 24-28, 25-28, 26-28 OR 27-28 See Grand Prix. , 2020 National Open (NV) MAY 3, Cupertino Kids Swiss (PK-12, 4SS, G/30 d5) See Nationals. Cupertino Juniper Hilton, 10050 S. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014. MAY 23, Bay Area Grade Level Championship & Evening Quads JUNE 26 Park Free. Trophies: players w + score, medals to others. Reg.: 9- , Youth Trophy Tournament (NV) (PK-12) See Nevada. 9:15a, Rds.: 9:30a-1:30p. EF: 39 (+15 playup, +15 after 80% full & Santa Clara Convention Center, CA 95054. Park free. *Grade Level onsite). Info: www.BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. Champ* Trophies: All with + score, top 10 teams, & top 10 clubs, in JUNE 27-28, International Youth Championship (NV) MAY 3, Cupertino Kids Quads (PK-12, 3RR, G/30 d5) each section. Medals for others. 7 sections based on grades. Reg.: Sat See Nevada. Cupertino Juniper Hilton, 10050 S. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014. 8-8:30a. KG, 1, 2, 3: 5 x G/30 d5 Rds.: 9-10:40-12:20-1:50-3:10. 4, 5, JUNE 28, Walter Browne Memorial National Open Blitz Park Free. Trophies: players w + score, medals to others. Must check- 6-12: 4 x G/45 d5 Rds.: 9-11-1:10-3:10. EF: 50 (+9 after 5/20, +15 Championship (BLZ) (NV) in 1:30-2 or no game. Games 2:15-5. EF: 33 (+15 after 80% full & onsite). *Evening Quads* players w + score, medals to others. Check- See Grand Prix. Games 5-7:45. 33 (+9 after 5/20, +15 onsite). Info: www.BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. in 4-4:45 or no game; EF: JULY 3-5 onsite). Cash Back $13 if you register for both events. Info/Reg.: , 23rd Annual Sacramento Chess Championship MAY 3, Chess4Less San Jose Kids Swiss (PK-12, 4SS, G/30 d5) See Grand Prix. BayAreaChess Office, 2050 Concourse Dr. #42, San Jose, CA 95131. BayAreaChess.com/gradebay. W. JULY 15-19 Park Free. Trophies: players w + score, medals to others. Reg.: 9- MAY 23-25 OR 24-25, Best of the West Class Championship , 2020 North American Junior (U20) FIDE 9:15a, Rds.: 9:30a-1:30p. EF: 33 (+15 playup, +15 after 80% full & (7SS, G/90 +30) Championships (NC) onsite). Info: www.bayareachess.com/signature. W. See Grand Prix. See North Carolina. JULY 24-26 OR 25-26 MAY 3, Chess4Less San Jose Kids Quads (PK-12, 3RR, G/30 d5) MAY 24, San Jose Chess4Less Kids Swiss (PK-12, 4SS, G/30 d5) , 25th Annual Pacific Coast Open (CA-S) BayAreaChess Office, 2050 Concourse Dr. #42, San Jose, CA 95131. 2050 Concourse Dr. #42, San Jose, CA 95131. Park Free. Trophies: See Grand Prix. Park Free. Trophies: players w + score, medals to others. Must check- players w + score, medals to others. Reg.: 9-9:15a; Games: 9:30a- AUG. 1-5, 9th Annual Washington International (MD) in 1:30-2 or no game. Games 2:15-5. EF: 27 (+15 after 80% full & 1:30p. EF: 33 (+10 play up), +9 after 5/21, +15 onsite. Info: See Grand Prix. onsite). Info: www.BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. MAY 9, Sacramento Chess4Less Kids Swiss and/or Quads (G/30 d5) MAY 25, San Jose Chess4Less Kids Swiss and/or Quads (G/30 d5) CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN Courtyard Marriott, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670. Park Free. Trophies: 2050 Concourse Dr. #42, San Jose, CA 95131. Park Free. Trophies: players w + score, medals to others. Swiss: Reg.: 9-9:15a; Games: players w + score, medals to others. Swiss: Reg.: 9-9:15a; Games: THE LOS ANGELES CHESS CLUB 9:30a-1:30p. Quads: Check-in 1:30-2 or no game, Games 2:15-5. EF: 9:30a-1:30p. Quads: Check-in 1:30-2 or no game; Games 2:15-5. The Most Active Club on the West Coast! (310) 795-5710. * Swiss 33 (+10 play up), Quads 27. Cash Back $13 for Swiss & Quads EF: Swiss 33 (+10 play up), Quads 27. Cash Back $13 for Swiss & LACC: www.LAChessClub.com; VCC: www.ValleyChess both 47 (7 games & 2 awards!). Info: BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. Quads both 47 (7 games & 2 awards!), +9 after 5/22, +15 onsite. Club.com. Contact: [email protected]; Saturday & MAY 9, Palo Alto Kids Midday Quads (PK-12, 3RR, G/30 d5) Info: BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. Sundays: 10 am-10 pm ( INTERMEDIATE class [10:30-11:30 Unitarian Universalist Church, 505 E. Charleston Rd., Palo Alto, CA MAY 30, SJC Airport Chess4Less CashDay Swiss90 (3SS, G/90 d5) am], NOVICE class [12-1 pm]+ 3 Tournaments). Sundays: 94306. Park Free. Trophies: players w + score, medals to others. Fairfield Inn, 1755 N. 1st St., San Jose, CA 95112. Park Free. Prizes: $600 11-7 pm (NOVICE class [12-1 PM] + 2 Tournaments). FIDE Check-in 11:30-11:45 or no game; Games 12-2:45. EF: 33 (+9 after b/28. Players may be split into 2 sections based on rating. Reg.: 8:30- & USCF tournaments. Details on our web site. Tuesdays: 5/6, +15 onsite). BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. Info: 8:45. Rds.: 9-12:30-4. EF: 43, Econ 33 w 1/2 prz. (+9 after 5/27, +15 7:30-9 pm (Advance lecture). 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., Los MAY 10, San Jose Chess4Less Kids Swiss and/or Quads (G/30 d5) onsite), GMs/IMs = $0 by 5/20. Info: BayAreaChess.com/cashday. W. Angeles, CA 90025. (4 blocks W of 405, SW corner of Santa 2050 Concourse Dr. #42, San Jose, CA 95131. Park Free. Trophies: MAY 30, Palo Alto Kids Swiss (PK-12, 4SS, G/30 d5) Monica & Butler * 2nd Floor. Group Classes * Tournaments players w + score, medals to others. Swiss: Reg.: 9-9:15a; Games: * Private (1:1) Lessons. Note our monthly major FIDE events. 9:30a-1:30p. Games 2:15-5. Unitarian Universalist Church, 505 E. Charleston Rd., Palo Alto, CA Quads: Check-in 1:30-2 or no game; 94306. Park Free. players w + score, medals to others. We also have the best Weekly FIDE BLITZ tournament on EF: Swiss 33 (+10 play up), Quads 27. Cash Back $13 for Swiss & Trophies: 9:30a-1:30p. Swiss 39 (+10 play up), +9 Saturday nights at 6:30 pm. Quads both 47 (7 games & 2 awards!), +9 after 5/7, +15 onsite. Info: Reg.: 9-9:15a; Games: EF: BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. after 5/27, +15 onsite. Info: BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. THE SOUTH BAY CHESS CLUB MAY 30 MAY 10, Santa Clara CashDay Swiss75 (3SS, G/75 d5) , SJC Airport Chess4Less Kids Swiss and/or Quads The Only Junior Chess Club in South Bay! (310) 795-5710. * Santa Clara Convention Center, CA 95054. Park Free. Prizes: $$1,100 (G/30 d5) LACC: www.SouthBayChessClub.com; Contact: Mick@South- b/39. 3 sects. A+ (1800+): $220-60 u2000 100. BC (1400-1799): $200- Fairfield Inn, 1755 N. 1st St., San Jose, CA 95112. Park Free. Trophies: BayChessClub.com; Sundays: 11am-4 pm (Novice & Interm. 60 (u1600 $100). DEu (under 1400): $200-60 (u1200 $100). Reg.: 8:30-8:45. players w + score, medals to others. Swiss: Reg.: 9-9:15a; Games: classes + a Junior Tournaments). Details on our web site. Rds.: 9-12-3. EF: 55, Econ 43 w 1/2 prz. (+9 after 5/7, +15 onsite); play 9:30a-1:30p. Quads: Check-in 1:30-2 or no game; Games 2:15-5. 22753 Hawthorne Blvd Torrance, CA 90505. Group Classes up +10, GMs/IMs = $0 by 4/30. Info: BayAreaChess.com/cashday. W. EF: Swiss 33 (+10 play up), Quads 27. Cash Back $13 for Swiss & * Tournaments * Private (1:1) Lessons. 5% off everything MAY 10 Quads both 47 (7 games & 2 awards!), +9 after 5/27, +15 onsite. with online sign ups. , Santa Clara Kids Swiss and/or Quads (G/30 d5) BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. Santa Clara Convention Center, CA 95054. Park Free. Trophies: players Info: US Chess Junior Grand Prix! w + score, medals to others. Swiss: Reg.: 9-9:15a; Games: 9:30a- MAY 31, Cupertino CashDay Swiss75 (3SS, G/75 d5) APR. 3, 4, 5, LACC-April Road To FIDE Master 1:30p. Quads: Check-in 1:30-2 or no game; Games 2:15-5. EF: Swiss Cupertino Juniper Hilton, 10050 S. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014. 6 players, 5RR, G/100+30. FIDE & USCF rated - FIDE ratings, rules 39 (+10 play up), Quads 33. Cash Back $13 for Swiss & Quads both Park free. Prizes: $$1,100 b/39. 3 sects. A+ (1800+): $220-60 u2000 and pairings used. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA 90025, 2nd floor. EF: 59 (7 games & 2 awards!), +9 after 5/7, +15 onsite. Info: BayArea 100. BC (1400-1799): $200-60 (u1600 $100). DEu (under 1400): $200- $175. Reg.: APR 3, 6-7 pm. Rds.: 4/3 @ 7 pm, 4/4 @ 12 & 4 pm. 4/5 Chess.com/signature. W. 60 (u1200 $100). Reg.: 8:30-8:45. Rds.: 9-12-3. EF: 55, Econ 43 w 1/2 @ 12 & 4 pm. Prizes: 1st: $200. Info: (310) 795-5710; Mick@LAChess-

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Club.com or www.LAChessClub.com. Organizer: Mick Bighamian (Fide JUNE 24-25, U.S. Women’s Open (NV) MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25, 24-25, 8th Cherry Blossom ID: 2065789) Fide Arbiter: Sepideh Jahangiri (Fide ID: 12527939) See Nationals. Classic (VA) APR. 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26, Every Saturday & Sunday JUNE 24-28, 25-28, 26-28 OR 27-28, 2020 National Open (NV) See Grand Prix. Chess 4 Juniors See Nationals. MAY 22-25 OR 23-25, 2nd Annual East Coast Open (PA) 8 separate events- 5SS, G/30 d0. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd. & Butler JUNE 26, Youth Trophy Tournament (NV) See Grand Prix. LA, 90025, 2nd floor. 4 blocks West of 405. $20 (extra $10 non- EF: See Nevada. JUNE 19-21 OR 20-21, 9th annual Continental Class LACC mbrs. No prize 1/2 EF, siblings 1/2, 1st tourney free for new LACC JUNE 27-28, International Youth Championship (NV) Championships (VA) membership sign ups). 12-1 pm. 1pm & asap; done by 4. Reg.: Rds.: See Nevada. See Grand Prix. Prizes: Trophies & medals; All players receive prizes! Parking: Free on streets & BoA. Free refreshments. Info: (310) 795-5710 or JUNE 28, Walter Browne Memorial National Open Blitz JUNE 30, 8th annual World Open Action Championship (PA) www.LAChessClub.com or [email protected]. Register Online: Championship (BLZ) (NV) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. www.LAChessClub.com for 5% off EF. JUNE 30-JULY 1, 9th annual World Open Women’s APR. 4, 11, 18, 25, LACC Saturday Nite Blitz FIDE (BLZ) JULY 3-5, Pacific Southwest Open Championship (PA) 4 separate events- 9SS, G/3’+2’’ FIDE & USCF rated (Blitz). FIDE Rules. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA 90025, 2nd floor. $20 (extra $10 non- EF: JULY 15-19, 2020 North American Junior (U20) FIDE JULY 1, 9th annual World Open Game/7 Championship (PA) LACC memb). No prizes, Siblings 1/2 EF. Reg.: 6-6:30 pm. Rds.: 6:30 Championships (NC) See Grand Prix. and ASAP thereafter. Prizes: 1/2 Collections. Parking: Free on streets See North Carolina. JULY 1, World Open Under 1000 Action (PA) & BoA. Info: (310) 795-5710 or www.LAChessClub.com or Mick@LAChess- JULY 24-26 OR 25-26 Club.com www.LAChessClub.com for 5% off EF. , 25th Annual Pacific Coast Open See Pennsylvania. Register Online: See Grand Prix. APR. 4, 11, 25 JULY 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 OR JUNE 30-JULY 5, 48th Annual World , LACC Saturday G/60 AUG. 1-5, 9th Annual Washington International (MD) 3 separate events- 1 open section, 3SS, G/60 d5. 11514 Santa Monica See Grand Prix. Open (PA) Blvd., LA 90025, 2nd fl. EF: $20 (extra $10 non-LACC mbrs). No prizes, See Grand Prix. Siblings 1/2 EF. Reg.: 11-12 noon. Rds.: 12, 2, 4 pm. Prizes: 1/2 collections. JULY 5, 32nd Annual World Open Blitz Championship (BLZ) (PA) Parking: Free on streets. Info: (310) 795-5710 or www.LAChessClub.com COLORADO See Grand Prix. or [email protected] Register Online: www.LAChessClub.com for 5% off EF. MAY 14-17, Denver Open Chess Festival JULY 6-7, 12th annual World Open Under 13 Championship (PA) See Grand Prix. See Pennsylvania. APR. 5, 12, 19, 26, Every Sunday Chess 4 Juniors 4 separate events- 5SS, G/30 d0. 22753 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance, CA JUNE 24-25, U.S. Women’s Open (NV) JULY 7-12, 14th annual Philadelphia International (PA) 90505. EF: $20 ($10 extra non-SBCC memb, siblings 1/2, 1st tourney See Nationals. See Grand Prix. free with SBCC membership sign up.) Reg.: 12-1 pm. Rds.: 1pm & asap; JUNE 24-28, 25-28, 26-28 OR 27-28, 2020 National Open (NV) JULY 8-10, 10th annual World Open Senior Amateur (PA) done by 4 pm. Prizes: Trophies & medals; All players receive prizes! See Nationals. See Pennsylvania. Free refreshments. Info: (310) 795-5710 or www.SouthBayChessClub.com JUNE 27-28 JULY 10-12 OR 11-12 or [email protected]. www.SouthBay- , International Youth Championship (NV) , 14th annual Philadelphia Open (PA) Register Online: See Grand Prix. ChessClub.com for 5% off EF. See Nevada. APR. 5, 12, 26, LACC Sunday G/25 Rapid Fide 3 separate events- 1 open section, 5SS, G/25 d10. 11514 Santa Monica CONNECTICUT DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Blvd., LA 90025, 2nd fl. EF: $20 (extra $10 non-LACC memb). No prizes, APR. 11, Blitz at Foxwoods (BLZ) APR. 17-19 OR 18-19, Maryland Open (MD) Siblings 1/2 EF. Reg.: 11-12 noon. Rds.: 12, 1, 2, 3, 4 pm. Prizes: 1/2 See Grand Prix. collections. Parking: Free at BoA & streets. Info: (310) 795-5710 or See Grand Prix. www.LAChessClub.com or [email protected] Register Online: APR. 18, 2020 Mill Brook Park Open MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25, 24-25, 8th Cherry Blossom www.LAChessClub.com for 5% off EF. 3SS, G/60 d5. Mill Brook Pl., 1267 Main St. (Rt 31), Coventry, CT 06238. Classic (VA) See Grand Prix. APR. 12, LACC April Scholastic Championship EF: $35 Cash Only Onsite Only. $$GTD: $160-80. Reg.: 9:45 am- 10:10 (A sponsored event) 7 sections: Section 1 – Unrated K-3, Section 2 – am. Rds.: 10:30, 1:30, 3:45. INFO: [email protected] One MAY 22-25 OR 23-25, 2nd Annual East Coast Open (PA) Rated K-3 U400, Section 3 – Rated K-6 U600, Section 4 – Rated K-6 Section. Accel.Pairings. https://ConnecticutChess.blogspot.com W. See Grand Prix. U800, Section 5 – Rated K-8 U1000, Section 6 – Rated K-12 U1200, APR. 24-26 OR 25-26, 29th Annual Eastern Class JUNE 19-21 OR 20-21, 9th annual Continental Class Section 7 – Rated K-12 Open. Unrated sections: 5SS, G/30 d5. Rated Championships (MA) Championships (VA) sections: 4 SS, G/55 d5. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., 2nd Fl. LA 90025, See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. EF: $20 ($40 non-lacc members). Rds.: Unrated sections: 12, 1, 2, 3, 4 MAY 15-17 OR 16-17 pm. Rated. Prizes: Each section- Trophies to top 3, medals to the rest. , 28th annual New York State Open and JULY 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 OR JUNE 30-JULY 5, 48th Annual World Info: (310) 795-5710; [email protected] or www.LAChessClub.com. Senior (NY) Open (PA) Parking: Free on streets & BoA. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25, 24-25 APR. 18, 19, 20, 2020 Alekhine Memorial FIDE , 8th Cherry Blossom JULY 7-12, 14th annual Philadelphia International (PA) See Grand Prix. Classic (VA) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. JULY 10-12 OR 11-12, 14th annual Philadelphia Open (PA) US Chess Junior Grand Prix! MAY 22-25 OR 23-25 APR. 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 , 2nd Annual East Coast Open (PA) See Grand Prix. , LACC - April Los Angeles GM/IM See Grand Prix. Norm FIDE 10 players, 9RR, 40/100, SD/30, +30. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA JUNE 12-14 OR 13-14, 26th Annual Northeast Open FLORIDA 90025, 2nd fl. Rd1: 4/18 @ 7 pm, Rd2: 4/19 @ 12 pm, Rd3: 4/19 @ 6 See Grand Prix. pm, Rd4: 4/20 @ 12 pm, Rd5: 4/20 @ 6 pm, Rd6: 4/25 @ 7 pm, Rd7: JUNE 30, 8th annual World Open Action Championship (PA) Boca Raton Chess Club 4/26 @ 12 pm, Rd8: 4/26 @ 6 pm, Rd9: 4/27 @ 1 pm. Parking: Free See Grand Prix. Friday night tournament games, one game a week for 4 weeks. on streets. Info: 310/795-5710 or [email protected]. Organizer: www.bocachess.com, 561-302-4377. Mick Bighamian (Fide ID: 2065789) Fide Arbiter: Sepideh Jahangiri (Fide JUNE 30-JULY 1, 9th annual World Open Women’s APR. 18, 64 Squares Grand Prix Tournaments ID: 12527939) Championship (PA) See Grand Prix. 6 Divisions, K1, K3, K5, K8, K12, Non-Member. 5 round SS, G/25 d5 for all sections except K12. K12- 4 Rd. SS G/40 d5. Trophies to Top 5 indi- US Chess Junior Grand Prix! JULY 1 MAY 5, 12, 19, 26, Santa Monica Bay Chess Club , 9th annual World Open Game/7 Championship (PA) viduals and Top 3 Teams. Address: 10311 NW 58 St., Doral, FL 33178. TUESDAY EVENINGS; (4-SS, G/1:55 d5) Cash prizes. St. Andrew’s Church, See Grand Prix. EF: $16. Visit miamichesspro.com for more information or email chess- 11555 National Blvd., WLA, 90064. EF: $10 - Club members, $25 - non- JULY 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 OR JUNE 30-JULY 5, 48th Annual World [email protected]. Gil Luna from the movie Critical Thinking. Dates of members. Reg.: 7-7:10 p.m. Rds.: 7:10-11:00 p.m., USCF rated. Free Open (PA) upcoming tournaments: May 2nd. Phone: 305-495-8155. . INFO: (310) 827-2789. parking See Grand Prix. APR. 24-26, 2020 National Junior High School (K-9) MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25, 24-25, 8th Cherry Blossom JULY 5, 32nd Annual World Open Blitz Championship (BLZ) (PA) Championship Classic (VA) See Grand Prix. See Nationals. See Grand Prix. JULY 7-12, 14th annual Philadelphia International (PA) APR. 25, Alpha Chess Academy Scholastic Tournament MAY 23, MDC Scholastics See Grand Prix. Series of scholastic tournaments on 2019-20 School year. 5SS System, 5-SS, G/30 d2. TownePlace Suites Marriott, 10336 Richardson St., Loma JULY 8-10, 10th annual World Open Senior Amateur (PA) G/25 d5. American Heritage School Plantation Campus, 12200 West Linda, CA 92354, Open to gr. 12-below. In two sections: Open: Trophies See Pennsylvania. Broward Blvd., Plantation, FL 33325. Dual USCF rated event **official to top 5, top 3 U1200, top 2 Unrated. Grade 6/below U1000: Trophies JULY 10-12 OR 11-12 rules will apply ** SCHOLASTIC TOURNAMENT (K-1, K-3, K-5, K-8, K-12) to top 5, top 3 U700, top 2 Unrated. Reg.: 8:30-9. Rds.: 9:30-10:45- , 14th annual Philadelphia Open (PA) Other AHS upcoming events: April 25th, May 16th and August 8th. EF: 12:30-1:45-3. EF: $18 if received by 5/20, $22 after 5/20, SCCF See Grand Prix. $20. After deadlline $ 25. School team with more than 7 players do get membership required ($20) Info: [email protected]. Ent: SCCF, 534 JULY 15-19, 2020 North American Junior (U20) FIDE registration bonus. Prizes: top 5 do get trophies per each section. 3 top Via Zapata, Riverside, CA 92507. On-line entry: www.scchess.com Championships (NC) teams get trophy. Reg.: Needs to be onsite before 8.45 a.m. or early deadline registration date for Jan. 11 tournament: 4/22/2020. first MAY 23-25 OR 24-25, 41st Annual Lina Grumette Memorial See North Carolina. Rds.: rounds starts at 9.30 am. The others ASA. Half a point bye for first round Day Classic JULY 17-19 OR 18-19, 25th annual Bradley Open only, if announcing in advanced. Alpha Chess Academy, P.O. Box See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. ENT: 550296, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33355, 954-822-7533, https://www.alphaches- MAY 25, MDC Action Swiss JULY 31-AUG. 2 OR AUG. 1-2, 4th annual Peter Henner sacademy.com/tournaments.html. INFO: Grandmaster Gildardo Garcia 5-SS, G/30 d2. TownePlace Suites Marriott, 10336 Richardson St., Loma Memorial (NY) [email protected]. www.alphachessacademy.com. USCF Linda, CA 92354. $500 b/40, else proportional: $150-70-40, U2100/ Unr See Grand Prix. Membership required. $80, U1800 $80, Under 1500 $80. EF: $21 if received by 5/21, $25 after AUG. 1-5, 9th Annual Washington International (MD) MAY 1-3 OR 2-3, 27th Space Coast Open 5/21. Reg.: 9:30-10 a.m. Rds.: 10:15-11:30-1:15-2:30-3:45. Ent: SCCF, See Grand Prix. 534 Via Zapata, Riverside, CA 92507. On line entry: www.scchess.com See Grand Prix. AUG. 5-9, 6-9, 7-9 OR 8-9 JUNE 5-7 , 50th annual Continental Open (MA) MAY 2, 64 Squares Grand Prix Tournaments , 2020 U.S. Senior Open Championship See Grand Prix. See Nationals. 6 Divisions, K1, K3, K5, K8, K12, Non-Member. 5 round SS, G/25 d5 for all sections except K12. K12- 4 Rd. SS G/40 d5. Trophies to Top 5 indi- JUNE 5-7, 2020 U.S. Junior Open Championship viduals and Top 3 Teams. Address: 10311 NW 58 St., Doral, FL 33178. See Nationals. DELAWARE EF: $16. Visit miamichesspro.com for more information or email chess- JUNE 5-7 OR 6-7, Pomona Classic APR. 26, Scholastic Chess at South Jersey Innovation Center (NJ) [email protected]. Gil Luna from the movie Critical Thinking. Phone: See Grand Prix. See New Jersey. 305-495-8155.

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MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25, 24-25, 8th Cherry Blossom APR. 10-11, 1st Annual Winterville Chess Club Championships JULY 18, 2020 U.S. G/30 Championship (NC) Classic (VA) Friday, April 10: Blitz Championship: 7SS, G/3, +2 incr.; (Registration See Nationals. See Grand Prix. 6-7 pm; Rnd. 1 @7:15 pm). EF= $10; 60 percent of entry fees returned JULY 19, 2020 U.S. G/60 Championship (NC) MAY 22-25 OR 23-25, 2nd Annual East Coast Open (PA) as cash prizes; Prizes to 1st Place Finisher and Top Upset. Championship See Nationals. See Grand Prix. Trophy awarded to 1st Place Winner. Saturday, April 11: Regular Championship: 4SS, G/45 d5; Registration 9-10 am; Rnds. @10:00, JULY 24-26 OR 25-26, 28th Annual Southern Open (FL) JUNE 19-21 OR 20-21, CFCC 2020 Sunshine Open & Scholastic 12:00, 2:00, 4:00 pm or as soon as possible. EF= $20. 60 percent of See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. entry fees returned as cash prizes; Prizes to 1st and 2nd Place Finishers AUG. 1-5, 9th Annual Washington International (MD) JUNE 30-JULY 1, 9th annual World Open Women’s and Top Upset. Championship Trophy awarded to 1st Place Winner. See Grand Prix. Championship (PA) Reserve Champion Trophy awarded to top finisher under 1400 USCF. See Grand Prix. Trophy Qualifier: Club championship trophies will be awarded to players who have played two or more games at the Winterville Chess Club. HAWAII JULY 1, 9th annual World Open Game/7 Championship (PA) Note: Bring chess sets and clocks as the club has a limited number of See Grand Prix. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! chess sets. USCF membership is required. For Information Contact: APR. 17-18 JULY 1, World Open Under 1000 Action (PA) Tomas at (401) 440-7416; E-mail: [email protected] , Hawaii Chess Club April Tournament See Pennsylvania. Address: 371 North Church St., Winterville, GA 30683. 4SS, G/ 90 d5. Wahiawa Public Library, 820 California Ave., Wahiawa, HI 96786, 808-622-6345. JULY 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 OR JUNE 30-JULY 5, 48th Annual World MAY 1-3 OR 2-3, 27th Space Coast Open (FL) Open (PA) See Grand Prix. JUNE 24-28, 25-28, 26-28 OR 27-28, 2020 National Open (NV) See Grand Prix. See Nationals. MAY 1-3 OR 2-3 , 2020 Mr. Philip O’Neal Taylor Georgia State JULY 24-26 OR 25-26 JULY 5, 32nd Annual World Open Blitz Championship (BLZ) (PA) Championship , 25th Annual Pacific Coast Open (CA-S) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. JULY 6-7 , 12th annual World Open Under 13 Championship (PA) MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25, 24-25 See Pennsylvania. , 8th Cherry Blossom Classic (VA) IDAHO JULY 7-12, 14th annual Philadelphia International (PA) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. Chandra Alexis Chess Club MAY 23-24, May Chess Mayhem 2-day Chess Tournament JULY 10-12 OR 11-12 Monthly Rated Game per Week. Meridian Library, 1326 W. Cherry Ln., , 14th annual Philadelphia Open (PA) See Grand Prix. Meridian, ID 83642. Every Tuesday 5:30pm-8pm – unfinished games See Grand Prix. JUNE 19-21 OR 20-21, 9th annual Continental Class are adjourned. USCF rated G/60 d5; Qualifying FIDE section G/90+30. JULY 15-19, 2020 North American Junior (U20) FIDE Championships (VA) EF: Free. Reg: chandraalexischessclub.org. George (208) 375-1211. Championships (NC) See Grand Prix. MAY 6, 13, 20, 27, May 2020 Chandra Alexis Chess Club See North Carolina. JUNE 19-21 OR 20-21, CFCC 2020 Sunshine Open & Scholastic (FL) Monthly rated game per week. Meridian Library, 1326 W. Cherry Ln., JULY 17, 2020 U.S. G/10 Championship (BLZ) (NC) See Grand Prix. Meridian, ID 83642. Every Tuesday 4pm-8pm – unfinished games are See Nationals. adjourned. USCF rated G/60 d5, Qualifying FIDE section G/90+30. JUNE 26-28 OR 27-28 EF: JULY 18 , Castle Chess Grand Prix Free. Reg.: chandraalexischessclub.org. George (208) 375-1211. , 2020 U.S. G/30 Championship (NC) See Grand Prix. See Nationals. JUNE 24-25, U.S. Women’s Open (NV) JULY 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 OR JUNE 30-JULY 5 JULY 19, 2020 U.S. G/60 Championship (NC) , 48th Annual World See Nationals. See Nationals. Open (PA) See Grand Prix. JUNE 24-28, 25-28, 26-28 OR 27-28, 2020 National Open (NV) JULY 24-26 OR 25-26, 28th Annual Southern Open See Nationals. See Grand Prix. JULY 7-12, 14th annual Philadelphia International (PA) See Grand Prix. AUG. 1-5, 9th Annual Washington International (MD) See Grand Prix. JULY 10-12 OR 11-12, 14th annual Philadelphia Open (PA) ILLINOIS See Grand Prix. APR. 17-19, 2020 All-Girls National Championships presented JULY 15-19, 2020 North American Junior (U20) FIDE by the Kasparov Chess Foundation, Renaissance Knights Chess GEORGIA Championships (NC) Federation & US Chess APR. 4-5, 3rd Annual Ronald Finegold Memorial - 2-day chess See North Carolina. See Nationals. tournament JULY 17, 2020 U.S. G/10 Championship (BLZ) (NC) MAY 2-3, Chicago Chess Center 4th Haymarket Memorial See Grand Prix. See Nationals. See Grand Prix.

29th annual CHICAGO OPEN May 21-25 (GM/IM norms possible), 22-25, 23-25 or 24-25, Memorial Day weekend 8 sections, $100,000 projected prizes, $50,000 minimum (NOTE CHANGE) Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel, Wheeling IL - free parking, free lectures by GM John Fedorowicz Open section: 5/21-25: 9 rds, 40/90, SD/30+30 (FIDE). Entry fee: $227 at chessaction.com by 5/20, $250 until 2 U2300 section: 5/22-25 or 23-25: 7 rounds, 40/90, hrs before rd 1 or at site 1 hr before. Open Section $100 more SD/30+30; 3-day option, rds 1-2 G/60 d10 (40/90 is FIDE). if not rated 2200/over by USCF or FIDE. Senior 65/up $100 U2100 to U1000 section: 5/22-25, 23-25 or 24-25, 7 rds, less, except U1000. Online $5 less to ICA memb. Mail or titled 40/2, SD/30 d10 (3-day option, rds 1-2 G/60 d10; 2-day option entry: see chesstour.com or TLA. rds 1-4 G/25 d10). All merge & play for same prizes. Under 1000 Section: $67 at chessaction.com by 5/20, Prizes based on 800 paid entries (GMs, foreign $90 online by 2 hours before rd 1 or at site until 1 hour before. IMs/WGMs, U1000 Section, reentries count as 1/3 entries), else in proportion with $50,000 minimum guaranteed. 5-day schedule (Open only): enter Thu to 6 pm, rds Thu 7 pm, Fri 12 & 7, Sat 10 & 5, Sun 10 & 5, Mon 10 & 4:15. Open: $10000-5000-2500-1300-1000-800-600-500-400- 4-day schedule (U2300 to U1500): enter Fri to 6, rds Fri 400, clear or tiebreak first $300 bonus, top FIDE U2400/unr 7, Sat 10 & 5, Sun 10 & 5, Mon 10 & 4:15. $2000-1000. FIDE rated, GM and IM norms possible. 3-day schedule (U2300 to U1500): enter Sat to 10 am, U2300, U2100, U1900, U1700: Each $5000-2500-1200- rds Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 5, Mon 10 & 4:15. 800-600-500-400-300-300-300. U2300 40/90 is FIDE rated. 2-day schedule (U2100 to U1500): enter Sun to 9 am, rds U1500, U1300: Each $4000-2000-1000-700-500-400-300- Sun 10, 11:45, 1:30, 3 & 5, Mon 10 & 4:15. 300-300-300. U1300, U1000 sections: same as U2100 to U1500 (4- U1000: $1000-500-300-200-200-150-150-100-100-100, day, 3-day, 2-day options), except last round Mon is 3:15 pm. unr max $200, trophy 1st 10, top U800, U600, Unrated. Half point byes OK all, limit 4 (limit 2 last 4 rds); must Unrateds allowed only in Open, Under 2300, Under 2100 commit before rd 4. or Under 1000 sections. Unrated prize limit $1000 in U2100. Hotel rates: 1-4/rm $114, 800-937-8461, reserve by 5/8. FIDE ratings used for Open, May official USCF for others. Full details: see TLA or chesstour.com. USCF memb. Unofficial web ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. required, see TLA or chesstour.com for special rates. Prize limits: See TLA or chesstour.com. Bring set, board, clock if possible- none supplied. No Mixed Doubles: male/female combined score, any section cellphone possession during play (in bag near table OK) $2000-1000-500-400-300. See TLA or chesstour.com. $2500 guaranteed blitz tournament, Sunday 10:30 pm.

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MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25 OR 24-25, 29th annual Chicago Open raffle ticket. The legendary Rochelle Ballantyne opens the tournament and JULY 8-10, 10th annual World Open Senior Amateur (PA) See Grand Prix. later gives a one-hour workshop for chess parents, educators and coaches. See Pennsylvania. [email protected] for a registration form. MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25, 24-25, 8th Cherry Blossom Contact: JULY 10-12 OR 11-12, 14th annual Philadelphia Open (PA) Classic (VA) JUNE 20, Urban Blitz Chess II (BLZ) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. University of Louisville, Belknap Academic Building, Louisville, KY 40292. JULY 15-19, 2020 North American Junior (U20) FIDE Open, quads, double round robin, 6 rounds, G/5 d0. $10 JUNE 24-25, U.S. Women’s Open (NV) Entry fee: Championships (NC) See Nationals. dollars and based on four paid in full entries 1st place receives $25 See North Carolina. dollars. All skill levels are welcome ... people with similar skill levels JUNE 24-28, 25-28, 26-28 OR 27-28, 2020 National Open (NV) and experience will be placed in the same quad(s). Urban Blitz Chess II JULY 17, 2020 U.S. G/10 Championship (BLZ) (NC) See Nationals. helps provide Kentucky schools and chess clubs with tournament sets. See Nationals. JULY 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 OR JUNE 30-JULY 5, 48th Annual World Contact: [email protected] JULY 18, 2020 U.S. G/30 Championship (NC) Open (PA) JULY 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 OR JUNE 30-JULY 5, 48th Annual World See Nationals. See Grand Prix. Open (PA) JULY 19, 2020 U.S. G/60 Championship (NC) JULY 7-12, 14th annual Philadelphia International (PA) See Grand Prix. See Nationals. See Grand Prix. JULY 17-19 OR 18-19, 13th annual Chicago Class (IL) JULY 24-26 OR 25-26, 21st annual Pittsburgh Open (PA) JULY 10-12 OR 11-12, 14th annual Philadelphia Open (PA) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. AUG. 1-5, 9th Annual Washington International JULY 15-19, 2020 North American Junior (U20) FIDE LOUISIANA See Grand Prix. Championships (NC) See North Carolina. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! MASSACHUSETTS JULY 17-19 OR 18-19 MAY 23-24, 2020 Louisiana Open , 13th annual Chicago Class APR. 11 See Grand Prix. 5SS, G/120 d5, except for RD. 1, which is G/75 d5. SITE: Discovery Inn & , Blitz at Foxwoods (BLZ) (CT) Suites, 120 E. Kaliste Saloom Rd., Lafayette, LA 70508. Free parking. To See Grand Prix. AUG. 1-5, 9th Annual Washington International (MD) reserve by phone, call 337-235-0858 and reference Lafayette Chess Club See Grand Prix. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! and Louisiana Open. RR: $50.00 plus tax. REG.: Sat. 9:00-9:45. Rounds: APR. 15, 22, 29, MAY 6 Sat. 10am, 1:30pm, 6pm. Sun. 9am, and 1pm. One 1/2 pt. available , Martin Laine Memorial US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Byes: 4SS, G/100 d5. Wachusett CC, McKay Complex, Room C159, Fitchburg if requested before 2nd rd. Prizes: 70% returned. 1st 200; 2nd 150. 3 AUG. 25-30, 2020 North American Youth Championships pre- State University, 67 Rindge Rd., Fitchburg, MA 01420. $20 annual person in each class or combined. EF: $70. Entry/Info: Checks payable EF: sented by the Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation, club dues or $1 per game. Reg.: 6:30-7 p.m. Rds.: 7:15 p.m. Byes: 1-3, Internatonal Chess School, US Chess, & FIDE America to Lafayette Chess Club. No electronic devices of any kind in Tournament Hall; no mon roi, no Ipad/Ipod Touch. Medically approved hearing aids limit one. Prizes: Chess books to 1st-2nd, top U1850, U1650, U1450. FIDE & USCF Rated - FIDE Titles and Norms will be awarded. 9 SS, Info: George Mirijanian, 176 Oak Hill Rd., Fitchburg, MA 01420, miril- G/90 + 30 second increment per move. Hilton Chicago - 720 S. Michigan may be used; bring supporting Medical documentation. Contact: Thomas C. LeBlanc, 337-981-1821, [email protected] [email protected], 978-345-5011. Website: www.wachusettchess.org WEB: Ave., Chicago, IL 60605. Open & Girls Sections: Age as of 1/1/2020, 4/15. Free parking. “Chess Chat” DVD shown at 6:40 p.m. W. Under 8, Under 10, Under 12, Under 14, Under 16, Under 18. EF: $150.00 JULY 24-26 OR 25-26 , 28th Annual Southern Open (FL) APR. 18 thru May 31, $175.00 thru Jun 30, $200.00 thru Jul 31, $225.00 thru See Grand Prix. , BCF Patriots Day Open Aug 23, $250.00 onsite. Blitz EF: $25 by 7/31, $30 after/on-site. Sched- See Grand Prix. ule: Aug 25 - 5 pm Blitz, Aug 26 - 9 am Opening Ceremony, 10 am Rd. 1, APR. 24-26 OR 25-26, 29th Annual Eastern Class 4 pm Rd. 2, Aug 27 - 10 am Rd. 3, 4 pm Rd. 4, Aug 28 - 10 am Rd. 5, 4 pm MAINE Championships Rd. 6, Aug 29 - 10 am Rd. 7, 4 pm Rd. 8, Aug 30 - 10 am Rd. 9, 3 pm See Grand Prix. APR. 24-26 OR 25-26, 29th Annual Eastern Class Closing Ceremony. Awards: Trophies for top 10 players in each section, Championships (MA) MAY 2, 2020 Bennington Spring Open in southwestern Vermont (VT) plus FIDE Titles & Norms. $165 single/double, $189 triple, $214 HR: See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. quad. Reservations: Online or 1-312-922-4400 Reserve early rate may MAY 5, 12, 19, 26 increase / sell out. Byes: No half-points byes, only zero-point byes. JULY 17-19 OR 18-19, 25th annual Bradley Open (CT) , MCC 37th Anniversary Swiss See Grand Prix. Entries/Info: online at: www.naycc2020.com See Grand Prix. AUG. 5-9, 6-9, 7-9 OR 8-9, 50th annual Continental Open (MA) MAY 15-17 OR 16-17, 28th annual New York State Open and See Grand Prix. Senior (NY) INDIANA See Grand Prix. MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25 OR 24-25, 29th annual Chicago MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25, 24-25, 8th Cherry Blossom Open (IL) MARYLAND Classic (VA) See Grand Prix. MARYLAND CHESS TOURNAMENTS See Grand Prix. JUNE 12-14 OR 13-14, Cleveland Open (OH) Maryland Chess runs 21+ annual K-12 tournaments every MAY 22-25 OR 23-25, 2nd Annual East Coast Open (PA) See Grand Prix. other Saturday from September through June & 12+ annual See Grand Prix. JULY 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 OR JUNE 30-JULY 5, 48th Annual World 1-day or multi-day open tournaments for adults & K-12 MAY 23-25 OR 24-25, 89th Massachusetts Open Open (PA) players on weekends. See www.MDChess.org for tournament See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. announcements, registration for tournaments, updated JUNE 12-14 OR 13-14 wallcharts, live standings, signup for K-12 & open e-newslet- , 26th Annual Northeast Open (CT) JULY 17-19 OR 18-19, 13th annual Chicago Class (IL) ters, lists of coaches & clubs, camp announcements, & news. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. K-12 MD players who compete in the Varsity section (for JUNE 30, 8th annual World Open Action Championship (PA) players rated 1600+) of 1 of 8+ annual MD-Sweet-16 Qualifiers See Grand Prix. IOWA can qualify for the $48,000+ scholarship to the University of JUNE 30-JULY 1, 9th annual World Open Women’s Maryland, Baltimore County awarded annually. UMBC is a Championship (PA) MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25 OR 24-25, 29th annual Chicago perennial top-10 contender for the collegiate national chess See Grand Prix. championship. Open (IL) JULY 1, 9th annual World Open Game/7 Championship (PA) See Grand Prix. APR. 17-19 OR 18-19, Maryland Open See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. JULY 10-12, Kansas Open (KS) JULY 1, World Open Under 1000 Action (PA) See Grand Prix. MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25, 24-25, 8th Cherry Blossom See Pennsylvania. Classic (VA) JULY 17-19 OR 18-19, 13th annual Chicago Class (IL) JULY 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 OR JUNE 30-JULY 5, 48th Annual World See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. MAY 22-25 OR 23-25 Open (PA) , 2nd Annual East Coast Open (PA) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. KANSAS JULY 5, 32nd Annual World Open Blitz Championship (BLZ) (PA) JUNE 19-21 OR 20-21, 9th annual Continental Class See Grand Prix. MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25 OR 24-25, 29th annual Chicago Championships (VA) See Grand Prix. JULY 6-7, 12th annual World Open Under 13 Championship (PA) Open (IL) See Pennsylvania. See Grand Prix. JUNE 30, 8th annual World Open Action Championship (PA) See Grand Prix. JULY 7-12, 14th annual Philadelphia International (PA) JULY 10-12, Kansas Open See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. JUNE 30-JULY 1, 9th annual World Open Women’s JULY 8-10, 10th annual World Open Senior Amateur (PA) JULY 17-19 OR 18-19, 13th annual Chicago Class (IL) Championship (PA) See Pennsylvania. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. JULY 10-12 OR 11-12 JULY 1 , 14th annual Philadelphia Open (PA) , 9th annual World Open Game/7 Championship (PA) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. KENTUCKY JULY 15-19 JULY 1, World Open Under 1000 Action (PA) , 2020 North American Junior (U20) FIDE MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25 OR 24-25 See Pennsylvania. Championships (NC) , 29th annual Chicago See North Carolina. Open (IL) JULY 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 OR JUNE 30-JULY 5 , 48th Annual World JULY 17-19 OR 18-19 See Grand Prix. Open (PA) , 25th annual Bradley Open (CT) See Grand Prix. JUNE 20, West Louisville Chess Classic See Grand Prix. JULY 31-AUG. 2 OR AUG. 1-2 Regional tournament...Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee. JULY 2, 3, 4, 5, World Open Daily 2 pm Blitz (BLZ) (PA) , 4th annual Peter Henner Held at the University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. See: (www.thewest- See Pennsylvania. Memorial (NY) louisvillechessclub.com) and/or our facebook page: The West Louisville See Grand Prix. JULY 4, 28th Annual World Open G/10 Championship (PA) Chess Club official page for more information and to register. See Grand Prix. AUG. 5-9, 6-9, 7-9 OR 8-9, 50th annual Continental Open JUNE 20 See Grand Prix. , The West Louisville Chess Classic JULY 5, 32nd Annual World Open Blitz Championship (BLZ) (PA) University of Louisville, Belknap Academic Building, Louisville, KY 40292. See Grand Prix. Rated sections: K/3 open, Grades 4-6 under 800, Grades 4-6 open, Grades MICHIGAN 7-9 under 1000, Grades 9-12 open. Unrated sections: K/3, Grades 4-6, JULY 6-7, 12th annual World Open Under 13 Championship (PA) Grades 7-9, and Grades 10-12. 5 rounds, G/30, 5 second time delay. Top See Pennsylvania. APR. 11, NDL Monthly Chess Clash 3 individuals and teams in each section wins a trophy. The entry fee is: JULY 7-12, 14th annual Philadelphia International (PA) 3SS, G/60 d6. Niles District Library in Rotunda, 620 E. Main St., Niles, $40 dollars before May 31, 2020. The entry fee includes a free lunch and See Grand Prix. MI 49120. No Entry fee (ever)! Reg.: 10-10:30 am. Rds.: 10:45 am then

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5 minutes after previous round ends. Byes allowed any round(s). Prizes: MAY 16, Saturday Night Blitz (BLZ) JUNE 27-28, International Youth Championship No prizes, play for the love of the game. USCF Membership required, 7SS, G/5 d0. Saint Louis Chess Club, 4657 Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, 6-SS, G/60 d5. Westgate Las Vegas Resort. In 4 Sections by age: 14 & can purchase on site for $3 discount off normal rates. This is a rated MO 63108. Free entries for GMs and IMs. EF: $10. One Section. $200 Under Premier (under 1800), 14 & Under Reserve (under 1000), 9 & event. Contact: Marty Klubeck ([email protected]) for pre-regis- UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED!! $50-$40-$30-$25, Top U1800: $20, Under Premier (under 1800), 9 & Under Reserve (under 800). Trophies tration (appreciated) or questions. Top U1400: $15, Biggest Upset: $20. Blitz Ratings will be used as event to top 10 and tied for 10th in each section plus class and team trophies. is USCF Blitz Rated. TD has discretion to appoint ratings. One 1/2 point 1st Place in each section wins a loaded with valuable Chess A State Championship Event! Computer bye available in any round if declared before round 2. Reg.: 6-6:45. 1st Software and hundreds of Videos, 2nd-4th win chess prizes valued at APR. 18-19, 2020 Michigan Senior Championship Round starts @ 7:00 with event finishing by 9:00. Info: 314-361-CHESS, 250-150-100. Unrated players may not win 1st in Reserve sections. EF 4-SS. Eastside Senior Center, 3065 N. Genesee Rd., Flint, MI 48506; Note [email protected]. $89 by 4/30, $99 by 5/31, $120 later. Half point bye in any round (limit 2) that the Senior Center is located in Genesee Township with a Flint mailing MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25 OR 24-25 if requested in advance. Reg.: 8:30-9 a.m. Rds.: 10-1-3:30, 10-1-3:30. address; it does not have City of Flint water. Must be 50 years old by , 29th annual Chicago 6/26 6:30 p.m. ($30 by 5/31 $40 later). $70, $97 Friday Open (IL) Youth Blitz: HR: 12/31/2020. 3 Sections: Open, Reserve (U1800), Novice (U1400). EF: and Saturday (800) 732-7117. ENT: Vegas Chess Festivals, PO Box 90925, $25 by 4/16/20, after $5 more; Free entry to 2200, $25 deducted from See Grand Prix. Henderson, NV 89009-0925 or www.VegasChessFestival.com. prize. Make checks payable to MCA. MCA memb req’d for Michigan residents, MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25, 24-25 other states OK. G/90;i30. Online: https://onlineregistration.cc/ , 8th Cherry Blossom JUNE 28, Walter Browne Memorial National Open Blitz TL: Reg.: . Classic (VA) Sat, 9:00-9:45am. Rds.: 10am-3pm both days. $$Gtd: Open: 1st $150+tro- Championship (BLZ) phy, 2nd $50+trophy, trophy to Top U2000; Reserve: 1st $50+trophy, See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. 2nd trophy, trophy to Top U1600; Novice: 1st $50+trophy, 2nd trophy, US Chess Junior Grand Prix! JULY 15-19 MAY 23 , 2020 North American Junior (U20) FIDE trophy to Top U1200; Trophy to Top 65 & Over for each section; Top , Show Me Classic Championships (NC) Michigan Resident in the Open Section will represent the state at the 2020 4SS, G/65 d5. Saint Louis Chess Club, 4657 Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, See North Carolina. National Senior Tournament of Champions. Ent & Info: Jeff Aldrich, MO 63108. Free entries for GMs and IMs. EF: $10, $5 for annual members P.O. Box 40, Flint, MI 48501; [email protected]; (810) 955-7271. of the club if registered by 5/22. One Section. $405 UNCONDITIONALLY JULY 24-26 OR 25-26, 25th Annual Pacific Coast Open (CA-S) See Grand Prix. MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25 OR 24-25 GUARANTEED!! 1st Place-$100, 2nd Place-$55. $50 for 1st in each class: , 29th annual Chicago A, B, C, D, U1200/UNR. 10-10:45. 11, 1:30, 4:15, 7. One Open (IL) Reg.: Rounds: 1/2 point bye available in any round if declared before round 2. Ent: See Grand Prix. 4657 Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108, or online at saintlouis- NEW HAMPSHIRE US Chess Junior Grand Prix! chessclub.org Info: 314-361-CHESS, [email protected]. APR. 24-26 OR 25-26, 29th Annual Eastern Class A State Championship Event! MAY 30, Saturday Night Special (QC) Championships (MA) MAY 30-31, 2020 Michigan Amateur Championship See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. 5-SS. Wyndham Garden - Ann Arbor, 2900 Jackson Ave., Ann Arbor, MI JULY 17-19 OR 18-19 48103; HR: $90+tax, Includes Breakfast & WiFi, Call 734-665-4444 by JULY 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 OR JUNE 30-JULY 5, 48th Annual World , 25th annual Bradley Open (CT) 4/29, rate may be higher after, https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/ Open (PA) See Grand Prix. groups/gn/michigan-chess-association-amateur. 2 Sections: U2000, See Grand Prix. AUG. 5-9, 6-9, 7-9 OR 8-9, 50th annual Continental Open (MA) U800. EF: U2000 $31 (U18 $26) by 5/28/20, U800 $22 by 5/28/20, JULY 7-12, 14th annual Philadelphia International (PA) See Grand Prix. after $10 more; Make checks payable to MCA. MCA memb req’d for See Grand Prix. Michigan residents, other states OK. G/110 d5. Online: TL: Reg.: JULY 10-12 https://onlineregistration.cc/. Sat, 8:30-9:30am. Rds.: Sat 10am-2:30pm- , Kansas Open (KS) NEW JERSEY See Grand Prix. 7pm, Sun 10am-2:30pm. $$Gtd: Trophies: U2000 1st, 2nd, 3rd Overall; APR. 4, ICA Super Saturday Quads 1st, 2nd: U1800, U1600, U1400, U1200, U1000, 1st Unrated; 1st Under JULY 15-19, 2020 North American Junior (U20) FIDE 354 Rock Road, Glen Rock, NJ 07452 (Education building, 2nd floor). 3SS, 18; 1st Over 64; Trophies: U800 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Overall; 1st, Championships (NC) G/45 d5. Registration: On site before 1:20 PM at the day of the tournament. 2nd: U600, U400, UNR. Ent & Info: Jeff Aldrich, P.O. Box 40, Flint, MI See North Carolina. Entry Fee: $25 all sections. Rounds: 1:30 and ASAP. Prize: $60 1st place 48501; [email protected]; (810) 955-7271. (each quad). Call 201-797-0330 or email [email protected] for JULY 17-19 OR 18-19, 13th annual Chicago Class (IL) JUNE 12-14 OR 13-14, Cleveland Open (OH) See Grand Prix. more information. See Grand Prix. APR. 11, Blitz at Foxwoods (BLZ) (CT) JULY 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 OR JUNE 30-JULY 5, 48th Annual World MONTANA See Grand Prix. Open (PA) APR. 11, ICA Super Saturday Quads See Grand Prix. A Heritage Event! 354 Rock Road, Glen Rock, NJ 07452 (Education building, 2nd floor). 3SS, JULY 17-19 OR 18-19 US Chess Junior Grand Prix! G/45 d5. Registration: On site before 1:20 PM at the day of the tournament. , 13th annual Chicago Class (IL) APR. 18-19 See Grand Prix. , 85th Montana Open Entry Fee: $25 all sections. Rounds: 1:30 and ASAP. Prize: $60 1st place Holiday Inn Great Falls-Convention Center, Great Falls, MT. 5SS, G/105 (each quad). Call 201-797-0330 or email [email protected] for JULY 24-26 OR 25-26, 21st annual Pittsburgh Open (PA) d5. Prize $ based on entries. Details at: www.MontanaChess.org more information. See Grand Prix. APR. 17-19 OR 18-19, Maryland Open (MD) AUG. 1-5, 9th Annual Washington International (MD) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. NEBRASKA APR. 18, ICA Super Saturday Quads MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25 OR 24-25, 29th annual Chicago 354 Rock Road, Glen Rock, NJ 07452 (Education building, 2nd floor). 3SS, MINNESOTA Open (IL) G/45 d5. Registration: On site before 1:20 PM at the day of the tournament. See Grand Prix. Entry Fee: $25 all sections. Rounds: 1:30 and ASAP. Prize: $60 1st place MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25 OR 24-25 , 29th annual Chicago JULY 10-12, Kansas Open (KS) (each quad). Call 201-797-0330 or email [email protected] for Open (IL) See Grand Prix. more information. See Grand Prix. JULY 17-19 OR 18-19, 13th annual Chicago Class (IL) APR. 19, Westfield Spring Scholastic JULY 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 OR JUNE 30-JULY 5, 48th Annual World See Grand Prix. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. K-12. 3 Sections: Open, Open (PA) U1250, U750. Open: 3-SS. G/40 d5. Rounds: 12:15, 2:00, 3:45 p.m. U1250 See Grand Prix. & U750: 4-SS. G/25 d5. Rounds: 12:15, 1:30, 2:45, 4:00 p.m. EF: $30, $25 JULY 17-19 OR 18-19 NEVADA members. Those registering before 11:50, or lined-up to do so, will be , 13th annual Chicago Class (IL) charged $5 less! Prizes: Trophies to Top 5 in each section. Tiebreaks APR. 10-12 OR 11-12 See Grand Prix. , 9th Annual Sands Regency Reno - Larry used. See USCF Rule 34E. Register: 11:20 a.m.-12:10 p.m. Info: www.west- Evans Memorial $$27,500 b/275 ($17,000 Gtd.) FIDE fieldchessclub.org/Events.html, [email protected] See Grand Prix. MISSISSIPPI APR. 19, Westfield G/75 JUNE 24-25, U.S. Women’s Open JULY 24-26 OR 25-26 2 round quads. G/70 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. , 28th Annual Southern Open (FL) See Nationals. EF: $5. Prizes: None. Register: 11:20 a.m.-12:10 p.m. Rounds: 12:15, See Grand Prix. JUNE 24-28, 25-28, 26-28 OR 27-28, 2020 National Open 3:00 p.m. Pairings: 1-3, 4-2 then 2-1, 3-4. Info: www.westfieldchess- See Nationals. clubb.org/Events.html, [email protected] MISSOURI JUNE 25, National Open Action Quads APR. 24-26 OR 25-26, 29th Annual Eastern Class MAY 1-3, Bill Wright Saint Louis Open (FIDE Rated) $10K Event 3-RR G/25, +5. Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. $$80 in each Championships (MA) See Grand Prix. section of 4. EF: $30. REG.: by 1:30 p.m. Rd. 1 at 2:00 p.m. www.Veg- See Grand Prix. asChessFestival.com APR. 25, Hamilton Chess Club Quads US Chess Junior Grand Prix! JUNE 25 MAY 9 , National Open Beginner Quads 3RR, 40/80 15/30 15/30 d0. Full K. McManimon Hall, 320 Scully Ave., , Super Team Championship 3-RR G/25, +5. For players not rated or provisionally rated under 1300. Hamilton Twp., NJ 08610. Quads open to all. $10. $25 per 4SS, G/65 d5. Saint Louis Chess Club, 4657 Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, EF: Prizes: Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. EF $20, free for players playing Quad. Reg.: 9-10:30am. Rds.: 10:30am-1:30pm-4:30pm. OSA. More MO 63108. Free entries for GMs and IMs. EF: $75 for 3 person team, in any National Open Beginners schedule. $50 Gift certificate in each information: hamiltonchessclub.com or 609-758-2326 leave message $60 for 3 person team that are all annual members of the club if section of 4. EF: $30. REG.: by 5:30 p.m. Rd. 1 at 6:30 p.m. www.Veg- or text 609-351-2437. W. registered by 5/8. $1,300 Unconditionally Guaranteed!! Championship PF: asChessFestival.com Team-$600, Top Team U4800-$300, Top Team U4200-$225, Top Team APR. 25, ICA Super Saturday Quads U3800-$150, Best Team Name: $25. Reg.: 10-10:45. Rounds: 11, 1:30, JUNE 26, Youth Trophy Tournament 354 Rock Road, Glen Rock, NJ 07452 (Education building, 2nd floor). 3SS, 4, 6:30. No Half-point byes available. Unrateds will be considered 1100 5-SS, G/25 d5. Westgate Las Vegas Resort. Open to players age 14 & G/45 d5. Registration: On site before 1:20 PM at the day of the tournament. for prize and pairing purposes. Ent: 4657 Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, under. 4 sections: U1800, U1100, U800, U500. Trophies top 5 in each Entry Fee: $25 all sections. Rounds: 1:30 and ASAP. Prize: $60 1st place MO 63108, or online at saintlouischessclub.org Info: 314-361-CHESS, section, top 2 in each 200-point rating group and unrated. Must be 3 (each quad). Call 201-797-0330 or email [email protected] for [email protected]. players eligible for each prize to be awarded. EF: $40 by 4/30, $50 by more information. 5/31, $60 later. 8:30-9 a.m. 10-11:30-1-2:15-3:30. MAY 10 Reg.: Rds.: Youth APR. 26, Scholastic Chess at South Jersey Innovation Center , Sunday Six Player Swiss (QC) Blitz: 6:30 p.m. ($30 by 5/31 $40 later). www.VegasChessFestival.com. 3SS, G/15 + 2 second increment. Saint Louis Chess Club, 4657 Maryland 2003 Lincoln Dr. West, Marlton, NJ 08053. 4 rds. G/25 d5, Beginning at Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108. Free entries for GMs and IMs. EF: $10. JUNE 26, National Open Friday Blitz Sectionals (BLZ) 12:15 and ASAP: OPEN (Players K-12), RESERVE (K-12 U-1000), NOVICE Reg.: 2-2:45. Rounds: 3, 3:40, 4:20. Prizes for each section: $40- 7-RR G/3, +2. Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. $$100-60 in each II (K-8 U-600), NOVICE I (unrated K-8). Plaques to top 3 school teams, $20. If a section has more than 6 players, additional prize(s) will be section of 8. EF: $30. REG.: by 11:30 p.m. Rd. 1 at midnight. www.Veg- top 5 in each section Medals to all players. Pre-registration online, $35 added. Quick ratings will be used for Pairing and Prize purposes. TD asChessFestival.com Info and online registration at https://snjchess.com/register. On-site 11-12 noon $45. Inquiries to [email protected] has discretion to appoint ratings and group sections. USCF Membership JUNE 27, National Open Saturday Blitz Sectionals (BLZ) required as event is USCF Quick Rated. One 1/2 point bye available in RR G/3, +2. Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. $$100-60, 40 second US Chess Junior Grand Prix! any round if declared before round 1. Info: 314-361-CHESS, info@saint- half in each section of 10-12. EF: $30. REG.: by 9:30 p.m. Rd. 1 at 10:30 APR. 26 & MAY 3, Westfield Club Championship louischessclub.org. p.m. www.VegasChessFestival.com 4-SS. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. EF: $25. $5 discount

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if you played in the 2018 or 2019 Westfield Ch. Westfield membership JUNE 12-14 OR 13-14, 26th Annual Northeast Open (CT) about 7:45 pm, sections 1-3 awards about 8:30 pm). All: Live ratings may required: $40 for 12 months, $20 for 6, $10 for 3. Register: 11:20 a.m.- See Grand Prix. be used at TD discretion; TD reserves right to assign players’ sections 12:10 p.m. on 4/26. Late-joins allowed until round 2 is paired. and to combine sections. Limit 1 bye, must commit by rd. 2 (no byes in 5 Sections: JUNE 14, Westfield G/50 Quads Open, Under 1800, Under 1400, Under 1000, Under 600. Section 1). Sets & boards provided; Sections 1-3: Time Control: 3-RR. G/45 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. EF: $30, please bring clocks! G/85 d5 except G/40 d5 for Under 1000 & Under 600. Prizes, b/16 per $25 members. Prizes: $60 to first in each section. Register: 11:20 See important electronic devices restrictions: www.littlehouse- section: Open: $100 + trophy, 80-60, U2000 $40. Under 1800: 100-80- a.m.-12:10 p.m. Those registering before 11:50, or lined-up to do so, ofchess.com. Parent or adult designate must be present to supervise 60, U1600 $40. Under 1400: 100-80-60, U1200 $40. Under 1000: 100-80-60. child. or will be charged $5 less! Rounds: 12:15, 2:10, 4:05 p.m. Info: www.west- Questions: [email protected] text 646-232- Under 600: 100-80-60. Rounds: Open, Under, 1800, Under 1400: 12:15 fieldchessclub.org/Events.html, [email protected] 3155. $15 service charge for refunds. & 3:45 p.m. on 4/26 & 5/3. Under 1000 & Under 600: All games on 4/26. OCT. 6, NOV. 10, DEC. 8, JAN. 12, FEB. 9, MAR. 1, MAY 3 12:15 then ASAP. 1 per player allowed. www.westfieldchess- JUNE 19-21 OR 20-21, 9th annual Continental Class , 7th Byes: Info: Annual Magnus High School and Junior High Chess League! club.org/Events.html, Note: 100 player limit. Pre-registration to Championships (VA) [email protected] strongly recommended. See Grand Prix. Columbia Grammar and Prep. High School Cafeteria, 36 W. 93rd St. (bet. Central Park West & Columbus Ave., near 96th St. subways), NYC. 14-SS, MAY 2, ICA Super Saturday Quads JUNE 24-25, U.S. Women’s Open (NV) open to grades 7-12 born after 5/3/20. 3 sections: 1. Varsity (over 1799 354 Rock Road, Glen Rock, NJ 07452 (Education building, 2nd floor). 3SS, See Nationals. at match date, and invitees), G/90 d30, FIDE. 2. Junior-Varsity (Under G/45 d5. Registration: On site before 1:20 PM at the day of the tournament. JUNE 24-28, 25-28, 26-28 OR 27-28, 2020 National Open (NV) 1800 official rating at match date or unr.), G/75 d10. 3. Novice (Under Entry Fee: $25 all sections. Rounds: 1:30 and ASAP. Prize: $60 1st place See Nationals. 1200 official rating at match date or unr.), G/60 d10. All: May be limited to (each quad). Call 201-797-0330 or email [email protected] for 64 players each date (entries may be subject to wait list). Individual prizes: more information. JUNE 30, 8th annual World Open Action Championship (PA) See Grand Prix. free entry to 3 specified Continental Chess tmts. thru 12/31/20 to 1st, 2 MAY 3, Westfield Under 1000 Quads free entries to 2nd each section. Plaques to top 3 each section. Second- 3-RR. G/30 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. EF: $5. JUNE 30-JULY 1, 9th annual World Open Women’s Half Bonus Prize: 1 free entry to top-scorer (not counting half-point byes), Register: 11:20 a.m.-12:10 p.m. Prizes: None. Rounds: 12:15 then ASAP. Championship (PA) among all 3 sections, in rds. 8-14. Varsity Section Bonus Prize: 1 extra Info: www.westfieldchessclub.org/Events.html, westfieldchessclub@ See Grand Prix. free entry to Clear First in Varsity (playoff between top 2 on tiebreak if tie gmail.com. Note: Club Ch. + Quads limited to 100 players, total. Pre-reg- JULY 1, 9th annual World Open Game/7 Championship (PA) for 1st in Varsity: may be fast game). Team prizes: free entry to 1 CCA istration to [email protected] strongly recommended. See Grand Prix. tmt. thru 12/31/20 to the 4-top-scoring players from same school across all 3 sections, plaques to top 3 overall team scores. Mixed Doubles (2- MAY 9, Princeton Day School Chess Tournament JULY 1, World Open Under 1000 Action (PA) 650 The Great Road, Princeton. MORNING SECTIONS: 3 rds. G/55 d5, See Pennsylvania. player male/female team, avg. rating U2200, may be in different sections and from different schools, must sign-up by 2/9, no extra fee): free entry Sections for OVER 1000 rated players begin at 10:30 and must prereg- JULY 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 OR JUNE 30-JULY 5 ister: NEAR MASTERS (players K-12 OVER 1400), FUTURE MASTERS , 48th Annual World to 1 CCA tmt. thru 12/31/20 to 1st Mixed Doubles team, chess sets to (players K-12 1200-1400), CLOSED (K-12 1000-1200). AFTERNOON SEC- Open (PA) top 3 Mixed Doubles. Free entries courtesy of Continental Chess and are TIONS: 4 rds. G/25 d5, Beginning at 12:20 (round times will be See Grand Prix. valid for CCA tmts. with 100% guaranteed prizes. Rds. 10 am all sections, accelerated if possible): OPEN (Players K-12 U-1000), RESERVE (K-12 JULY 2, 3, 4, 5, World Open Daily 2 pm Blitz (BLZ) (PA) then 12:30 pm Novice; 1:15 pm JV; 2 pm Varsity each date. EF: $30 each U- 800), NOVICE II (K-8 U-600), NOVICE I (unrated K-8), K-1 (unrated), See Pennsylvania. date per player if paid by 6 pm the day before match, $35 later, at least 30 min. before game, $10 less if rated over 1999. Optional $550 EF per school NO SCORE K-1 (novice). Plaques to top 3 school teams under 1000, top JULY 4 , 28th Annual World Open G/10 Championship (PA) for up to 6 players for all 7 dates (school EF $10 less per player over 1999). 8 in each section under 1000, and to top 6 in each section over 1000. See Grand Prix. Medals to all players. Pre-registration online, $40 paid at the door. Info Ent: www.magnusleague.org. Each date’s games submitted for USCF rating and online registration at https://www.pds.org/school-life/chess-tour- JULY 5, 32nd Annual World Open Blitz Championship (BLZ) (PA) prior to next date’s games; Varsity games may be submitted to FIDE on naments On-site 11-12 noon $50. Pizza bar will be open. Inquiries to See Grand Prix. separate schedule. Players must re-confirm before each date; official USCF Jairo or Bonnie at [email protected] JULY 6-7, 12th annual World Open Under 13 Championship (PA) rating list in effect on each date used for that date (unofficial ratings usually MAY 10 See Pennsylvania. used if otherwise unrated or if requesting to play in Varsity). Limit 8 half- , Westfield $5 Quads point byes (2 byes max. rds. 11-14), commit by Feb. 9 (by May 1 for players JULY 7-12 3-RR. G/40 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. EF: $5. , 14th annual Philadelphia International (PA) with minus scores if team also has minus score); TD may assign byes to 11:20 a.m.-12:10 p.m. None. 12:15, 2:00, See Grand Prix. Register: Prizes: Rounds: players whose ratings exceed previous match section limit. $20 fine for 3:45 p.m. Info: www.westfieldchessclub.org/Events.html, westfield- JULY 8-10, 10th annual World Open Senior Amateur (PA) $60 refunded to schools paying school EF if no forfeits for entire [email protected]. forfeits. See Pennsylvania. season. Teammate pairings avoided but possible. Free entries divided on MAY 15-17 OR 16-17, 28th annual New York State Open and JULY 10-12 OR 11-12, 14th annual Philadelphia Open (PA) ties. See www.magnusleague.org for rules and special situations. Bonus Senior (NY) See Grand Prix. Points and/or prizes may be awarded each date! Bring clocks! Info: direc- See Grand Prix. [email protected]. $15 service charge for JULY 15-19 [email protected], , 2020 North American Junior (U20) FIDE refunds. School purchase orders: Chess Center of NY, PO Box 4615, MAY 17, Thomas Elberling Memorial Octos Championships (NC) 3-SS. G/45 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. EF: $30, New Windsor, NY 12553. W. Note: this supersedes the Sep., Oct., Nov. See North Carolina. CL issues. $25 members. Register: 11:20 a.m.-12:10 p.m. Those registering before JULY 17 11:50, or lined-up to do so, will be charged $5 less! , 2020 U.S. G/10 Championship (BLZ) (NC) APR. 3 Prizes, per 8-player See Nationals. , Queens April Quick Open (QC) section: $60-40-20. Rounds: 12:15, 2:10, 4:05 p.m. Byes: None. Info: All Saints Lutheran Church, 164-02 Goethals Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11432. www.westfieldchessclub.org/Events.html, [email protected] JULY 17-19 OR 18-19, 25th annual Bradley Open (CT) 4- SS; G/15 d5. Up to two 1/2 point byes allowed if requested prior to See Grand Prix. MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25, 24-25 Round 3. EF: $20, $30 for non-QCC members. Prizes based upon entries. , 8th Cherry Blossom Enter on-site by 7:30PM. Checks and credit cards accepted. Enter in Classic (VA) JULY 18, 2020 U.S. G/30 Championship (NC) See Nationals. advance with PayPal at https://www.paypal.me/queenschessclub. First See Grand Prix. round starts at 7:45PM. JULY 19 MAY 22-25 OR 23-25, 2nd Annual East Coast Open (PA) , 2020 U.S. G/60 Championship (NC) See Nationals. APR. 11, Blitz at Foxwoods (BLZ) (CT) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. MAY 23 JULY 31-AUG. 2 OR AUG. 1-2, 4th annual Peter Henner , US Amateur K-8 East Under 1200 APR. 12, 19, 26, SUNDAY Finn Action #58, #59, #60 5-SS, G/30 d5. Hyatt Morristown, 3 Speedwell Ave., Morristown, NJ 07960. Memorial (NY) See Grand Prix. Shelly Studio Bridge and Games, 6 British American Blvd., Latham, NY If staying, for chess rate ($139 per night base), details at www.njscf.org 12110. Two Sections: Over 1800 and Under 1800. Six Rounds; Rounds or book at https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/MORRM/G- AUG. 1-5, 9th Annual Washington International (MD) 10, 11, 12, 1, 2, 3. $5 Entry Fee. Registration begins 9:30. Late-comers NJC7 or call Phone: 973-647-1234, mention NJ Chess. Free parking during See Grand Prix. welcome. In 2 Sections, 6SS, G/25 d5, 50% Entries; Minimum the day ($10 overnight), public transportation to NYC, Philadelphia. walking Over 1800: AUG. 5-9, 6-9, 7-9 OR 8-9 Guaranteed Prize: $40. 6SS, G/25 d5, 25% Entries; Minimum distance, 30 restaurants, shops and parks within 5 minute stroll. In three , 50th annual Continental Open (MA) Under 1800: See Grand Prix. Guaranteed Prize: $20. Finn Chess Club on Facebook. FINNCHESS- sections: Under 1200, Under 900, Under 600. Trophies to Top Ten in each INFO: section. Others win chess medallions. Unrated may not win first place. [email protected]. DIR: Building #6, Enter Parking Lot Off Cornell Rd. Registration: Saturday, May 23, 11am -12noon. Rounds: 12:30pm, then NEW MEXICO APR. 16, Marshall Thursday Quads - NEW ASAP, with lunch break after Round Two. EF: $30 if postmarked by May 3-RR, G/25 d5. Registration ends at 7:00pm sharp. $50 prize to each winner. 15th. EF at site $40 cash only. One 1/2 point bye allowed if requested JUNE 24-25, U.S. Women’s Open (NV) EF: $20; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person reg with entry fee. May Rating Supplement used. Entries: to Aaron Kiedes, 34 See Nationals. hour before Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: 7:20-8:30-9:40pm. No byes allowed; Union Rd., Wantage, NJ 07461. Email [email protected] for more infor- JUNE 24-28, 25-28, 26-28 OR 27-28, 2020 National Open (NV) $25 Forfeit fee charged for dropping out before the completion of the tour- mation. Entries must include name, USCF ID and expiration date, mailing See Nationals. nament. Register Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register address, email address, phone number, section, grade level and entry fee. CLOCKS & SETS NOT PROVIDED. Checks made out to NJSCF. NO PHONE JUNE 27-28, International Youth Championship (NV) US Chess Junior Grand Prix! OR EMAIL ENTRIES. Online entries $32 at www.njscf.org after 4-15-20 See Nevada. APR. 16, 23, 30, MAY 7, 14, 21, Marshall Thursday Open 6-SS, G/90 +30. ($600 b/25): $250-150-$75; U1900: $125. $40; until 5-21-20 at midnight. W. JULY 24-26 OR 25-26, 25th Annual Pacific Coast Open (CA-S) EF: See Grand Prix. Non- MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person reg hour MAY 23-25 OR 24-25, 76th Annual U.S. Amateur East before Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: 7pm each Thurs. Max two byes; request Championship by Rd. 4. Register Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. See Nationals. NEW YORK APR. 16, 23, 30, MAY 7, 14, 21, 5th Annual Ilan Kreitner MAY 30-31, 5th Annual Leon Shulman Liberty Cup 2020 Memorial See Grand Prix. OCT. 4, NOV. 8, DEC. 6, JAN. 10, FEB. 28, MAY 1, Columbia Grammar Friday Tournaments! See Grand Prix. MAY 31 , Westfield G/60 & G/45 Quads 6 separate events, open to K-12, other schools welcome, Columbia Gram- APR. 17, Marshall Quick Chess (QC) 3-RR. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. EF: $30, $25 mar and Preparatory School (CGPS), 36 West 93rd St. (lower sections 6-SS, G/10 +3. ($250 b/25): $125-75; U1700: $50. EF: $15; Non-MCC members. Prizes: $60 to first in each 4-player section. Register: 11:30 across street, at 5 West 93rd St.), both are between Central Park West & Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person reg hour before Rd. a.m.-12:10 p.m. Those registering before 11:50, or lined-up to do so, Columbus Ave., NYC. Subways: Broadway & 96th Street (1,2,3 trains), 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: 7-7:30-8:00-8:45-9:15-9:45pm. Max two byes; request will be charged $5 less! 2 Sections: 1000 & over, Under 1000. 1000 & Central Park West & 96th Street (B, C trains). Online entries and at entry. Register Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. over: G/55 d5. Rounds: 12:15, 2:30, 4:45 p.m. Under 1000: G/40 d5. details at www.littlehouseofchess.com: Early bird EF, $50 each date Rounds: 12:15 then ASAP (10-15 minutes between rounds.) Info: US Chess Junior Grand Prix! thru Wed. before game, $10 more later (CGPS students $5 less), $5 sibling APR. 17-19 www.westfieldchessclub.org/Events.html, discount, free if rated 1500+. Reg. closes 11 pm Thu. Entries are subject , Marshall Monthly U2400 [email protected] to space limitations at each location and may be subject to wait list (no 5-SS, G/90 +30. Open to players rated below 2400 USCF. $1,000 GTD: $500-200; U2100: $150; U1800: $150. $50; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional JUNE 7, Westfield G/45 Quads on-site entries). In 6 sections each date: 1. Premier, 3-RR or 3-SS, EF: $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person reg hour before Rd. 1.) Fri: 3-RR. G/40 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. EF: $30, G/50 d5 (K-12, 1200+ and invitees); 2. Classic, 4- SS, G/30 d5 (K-12, Rds.: $25 members. Prizes: $60 to first in each section. Register: 11:20 U1200); 3. Reserve, 4-SS, G/30 d5 (K-12 U800); 4. Grades 2-3 (U700), 4- 7pm, Sat & Sun: 12:30 & 5:30pm. Max two byes; request at entry. Reg- a.m.-12:10 p.m. Those registering before 11:50, or lined-up to do so, SS; 5. Grade 1, 4-SS; 6. Kindergarten, 4-SS (Sections 4-6 G/25 d5). ister Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. will be charged $5 less! Rounds: 12:15, 2:00, 3:45 p.m. Info: www.west- Trophies to all ($50 EF towards Marshall CC or G&T events for winner of APR. 17-19 OR 18-19, Maryland Open (MD) fieldchessclub.org/Events.html, [email protected] Section 1). Round 1: 4 pm each date, then ASAP (Awards for sections 4-6 See Grand Prix.

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US Chess Junior Grand Prix! US Chess Junior Grand Prix! MAY 10, TRM251 APR. 17, 24, MAY 1, 8, Queens Team Championship MAY 1-3, Marshall PREMIER Roberto Clemente State Park, 301 W. Tremont Ave., Bx 10453. Free. 4 4-SS, Game/90 d5. All Saints Lutheran Church, 164-02 Goethals Ave., 5-SS, G/90 +30.Two Sections: FIDE: FIDE Rated. Only open to players Rounds. G/30 d5. Preregister (required) www.chesstrm.org/NYC/. Jamaica NY 11432. Open to two player teams with April ratings averaging with a current published rating 2000+ (USCF or FIDE); NO exceptions. MAY 14, Marshall Thursday Action under 2000. $100-$50 to top 2 teams, $60 each to top U1700 team, top Limited to 34 players. $1,750 GTD: $1,000-500. U2300: $250. EF: $100; 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($400 b/25): $150-75; U2200, U1900: $75; Biggest upset: mixed doubles or all female team, top scorer Board 1, top scorer Board Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $50 Mbr + service fee. ($5 late fee: in- $25. EF: $25; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in- 2 (based on 10 paid teams (prizes raised/lowered proportionally)). One person reg hour before Rd. 1.) First 5 GMs Free. U2000: Limited to 40 person reg hour before Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: 7-8:10-9:20-10:30pm. 1/2 point team bye permitted, which must be requested at entry. If one players. ($1,000 b/40): $500-200; U1750: $150, U1500: $150. EF: $50; Max one bye, for Rd. 1 or 4 only; request at entry. Register Online: player on team is unavailable, replacement player must be rated lower Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person reg hour www.marshallchessclub.org/register. before Rd. 1.) Rds.: Fri. 7pm, Sat. & Sun. 12:30 & 5:30pm. Max two and occupy board of player replaced. EF: $25, $35 for non-QCC members. MAY 15 Checks and credit cards accepted. Enter in advance with PayPal at byes; request at entry. Register Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/ , Marshall Quick Chess (QC) https://www.paypal.me/queenschessclub. Reg.: 7:00-7:30 pm. Rounds: register. 6-SS, G/10 +3. ($250 b/25): $125-75; U1700: $50. EF: $15; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person reg hour before Rd. 7:45PM each Friday. MAY 2 , 2020 Bennington Spring Open in southwestern Vermont (VT) 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: 7-7:30-8:00-8:45-9:15-9:45pm. Max two byes request APR. 18, Marshall G/50 (U1700) See Grand Prix. at entry. Register Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. 4-SS, G/45 d5. ($325 b/25): $150-100; U1500: $75. EF: $20; Non-MCC MAY 2, TRM144 MAY 15-17 OR 16-17 Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person reg hour before , 28th annual New York State Open and Oneida ES, 1529 Oneida St., Schenectady, 12308. Free. 4 Rounds. G/30 Senior Rd. 1.) Rds.: 12-2-4-6pm. Max one bye; request at entry. Register d5. Preregister (required) www.chesstrm.org www.marshallchessclub.org/register. See Grand Prix. Online: MAY 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 , Rochester Chess Center Saturday Tour- US Chess Junior Grand Prix! US Chess Junior Grand Prix! naments! MAY 15-17 APR. 18, Jefferson County Championship & Open Chess Tour- 3-SS, G/60 d5. Rochester CC, 221 Norris Dr., Rochester, NY 14610. 585- , Marshall Monthly U2400 5-SS, G/90 +30. Open to players rated below 2400 USCF. $1,000 GTD: nament 442-2430. Prizes based on entries. EF: $15, RCC members $13. $2 less 4-SS, G/75 d10, Half pt. bye 1-3. Sponsored by Watertown Chess Club, $500-200; U2100: $150; U1800: $150. EF: $50; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional for HS and Pre-HS. Reg.: 1-1:45 pm. Rds.: 2-4-6. One bye available, $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person reg hour before Rd. 1.) Fri: see website at www.watertownchessclub.com. American Red Rds.: Loc: request at entry. www.nychess.org. Also, Youth tournament, G/30 d5, 7pm, Sat & Sun: 12:30 & 5:30pm. Max two byes; request at entry. Cross, 2nd floor Conference Rm., 203 N. Hamilton St., Watertown, NY Reg- every Saturday morning 10am-1pm, trophies and prizes. EF: $5. www.marshallchessclub.org/register. 13601. A United States Chess Federation Event, USCF membership ister Online: MAY 3, Marshall Rated Beginner MAY 16 required. $125 Prize fund b/12 total paid entries: 1st-$75, 2nd-$25, 3-SS, G/25 d5. Only open to players without a rating or rated U1200. ($225 , Marshall G/50 (U1700) 4-SS, G/45 d5. ($325 b/25): $150-100; U1500: $75. EF: $20; Non-MCC class $25. Reg.: 8:30-9:20 AM, Rds.: 9:30 AM, 12:15, 3:00 and 5:30 b/25): $150-75. EF: $15; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late PM. EF: $25, send to Don Klug, 518 Sherman St., Watertown, NY 13601. Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person reg hour before fee: in-person reg hour before Rd. 1.) Rds.: Begin at 9am & continue Rd. 1.) 12-2-4-6pm. Max one bye; request at entry. D. Klug 315-785-8800 or [email protected] ASAP. No byes. www.marshallchessclub.org/register. Rds.: Register Register Online: Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. APR. 19, Marshall Rated Beginner MAY 5, Marshall Cinco De Mayo Masters MAY 17 3-SS, G/25 d5. Only open to players without a rating or rated U1200. ($225 See Grand Prix. , Marshall Rated Beginner b/25): $150-75. EF: $15; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late 3-SS, G/25 d5. Only open to players without a rating or rated U1200. fee: in-person reg hour before Rd. 1.) Rds.: Begin at 9am & continue MAY 6, 13, 20, 27, Community Chess Club of Rochester Wed ($225 b/25): $150-75. EF: $15; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ASAP. No byes. Register Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. Night chess! ($5 late fee: in-person reg hour before Rd. 1.) Rds.: 9am & continue ASAP. No byes. Register Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. APR. 21 Note: 1 game rated per night, G/80 d5. Rochester Chess Center, 221 , Marshall Masters Norris Dr., Rochester, NY 14610. 585-442-2430. EF: $5, CCCR members MAY 21 See Grand Prix. , Marshall Thursday Quads - NEW $3. Reg.: 6:30-7:15 pm. Rd.: 7:30pm. www.rochesterchessclub.org. 3-RR, G/25 d5. Registration ends at 7:00pm sharp. $50 prize to each APR. 23 , Marshall Thursday Action MAY 7, Marshall $500 Action - NEW! winner. EF: $20; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in- 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($400 b/25): $150-75; U2200, U1900: $75; Biggest upset: 4-SS, G/25 d5. $500 GTD: $200-100; Top U2200, U1900: $75. Mixed person reg hour before Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: 7:20-8:30-9:40pm. No byes $25. EF: $25; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in- Double Prize: $50. EF: $20; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 allowed; $25 Forfeit fee charged for dropping out before the completion of person reg hour before Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: 7-8:10-9:20-10:30pm. late fee: in-person reg hour before Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: 7-8:10-9:20- the tournament. Register Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. Max one bye, for Rd. 1 or 4 only; request at entry. Register Online: 10:30pm. Max one bye, for Rd. 1 or 4 only; request at entry. Register MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25 OR 24-25 www.marshallchessclub.org/register. , 29th annual Chicago Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. Open (IL) APR. 24, Marshall $500 FIDE Blitz (BLZ) MAY 8, Marshall Friday Night Blitz (BLZ) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. 9-SS, G/3 +2. USCF Blitz ratings (when possible) used for pairings & MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25, 24-25, 8th Cherry Blossom APR. 24-26 OR 25-26, 29th Annual Eastern Class prizes. ($500 b/35): $200-100; U2400/unr, U2200, U2000, U1800: $50. EF: $20; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person Classic (VA) Championships (MA) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. reg hour before Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: Begin at 7pm and continue ASAP. Max three byes; request at entry. Register Online: www.mar- MAY 22, Fischer Random - $350 GTD APR. 25, Marshall G/50 (Open & U1800) shallchessclub.org/register. 4-SS, G/25 d5. Fischer Random (Chess 960) rules. Not rated. USCF 4-SS, G/45 d5. Two Sections: Open: ($325 b/25): $150-100; U2200: MAY 9 regular rating used for pairings & prizes. $350 GTD: $125-75; U2200, $75. ($325 b/25): $150-100; U1600: $75. $20; Non-MCC , Marshall U1900 Morning Action U1800: EF: 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($325 b/25): $150-100; U1700: $75. $20; Non-MCC U1900: $75. EF: $20; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person reg hour before EF: Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person reg hour before fee: in-person reg hour before Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: 7-8:10-9:20- Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: 12-2-4-6pm. Max one bye; request at entry. Rd. 1.) Begin at 9am & continue ASAP. Max one bye; request at 10:30pm. Max one bye, for Rd. 1 or 4 only; request at entry. Register www.marshallchessclub.org/register. Rds.: Register Online: entry. Register Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. APR. 25 (SATURDAY) MAY 22-25 OR 23-25 , TRM250 MAY 9, Marshall G/50 Open , 2nd Annual East Coast Open (PA) Roberto Clemente State Park, 301 W. Tremont Ave., Bx 10453. Free. 4 4-SS, G/45 d5. ($325 b/25): $150-100; U2100: $75. EF: $20; Non-MCC See Grand Prix. Rounds. G/30 d5. Preregister (required) www.chesstrm.org/NYC/. Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person reg hour before MAY 23, Marshall G/50 (Open & U1800) APR. 26, Marshall Rated Beginner Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: 12-2-4-6pm. Max one bye; request at entry. 4-SS, G/45 d5. Two Sections: Open: ($325 b/25): $150-100; U2200: 3-SS, G/25 d5. Only open to players without a rating or rated U1200. ($225 Register Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. $75. U1800: ($325 b/25): $150-100; U1600: $75. EF: $20; Non-MCC b/25): $150-75. EF: $15; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late MAY 10, Marshall Rated Beginner Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person reg hour before fee: in-person reg hour before Rd. 1.) Rds.: Begin at 9am & continue 3-SS, G/25 d5. Only open to players without a rating or rated U1200. ($225 Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: 12-2-4-6pm. Max one bye; request at entry. ASAP. No byes. Register Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. b/25): $150-75. EF: $15; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late Register Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. APR. 26, Marshall G/50 (Open & U1500) fee: in-person reg hour before Rd. 1.) Rds.: Begin at 9am & continue MAY 24, Marshall Rated Beginner 4-SS, G/45 d5. Two Sections: Open: ($325 b/25): $150-100; U1900: ASAP. No byes. Register Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. 3-SS, G/25 d5. Only open to players without a rating or rated U1200. $75. U1500: ($325 b/25): $150-100; U1300: $75. EF: $20; Non-MCC MAY 10, Marshall G/50 (Open & U1600) ($225 b/25): $150-75. EF: $15; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person reg hour before 4-SS, G/45 d5. Two Sections: Open: ($325 b/25): $150-100; U2000: ($5 late fee: in-person reg hour before Rd. 1.) Rds.: 9am & continue Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: 12-2-4-6pm. Max one bye; request at entry. $75. U1600: ($325 b/25): $150-100; U1400: $75. EF: $20; Non-MCC ASAP. No byes. Register Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. Register Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person reg hour before MAY 24, Marshall G/50 (Open & U1500) US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: 12-2-4-6pm. Max one bye; request at entry. 4-SS, G/45 d5. Two Sections: Open: ($325 b/25): $150-100; U1900: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. $75. ($325 b/25): $150-100; U1300: $75. $20; Non-MCC APR. 27, MAY 4, 11, 18, 34th Nassau Amateur Team Register Online: U1500: EF: 4-SS, 45/90, SD/30 d5. 1st Presbyterian Church, 182 Main St., Mineola. Open to teams of 3 (+ optional alternate). Ave rating must be U1900. Teams play in rating order. EF: $54/team by 4/24, $75 at site, $10 more per non-memb. $$ (504 b/12 teams) 252, U1700, 1500/UR each 126. Team byes 1-4 (Last rd team bye must be req before rd 3 and is irrevocable). Teams seeking players: 631 218-4440 or captnhal@opton- line.net. Players looking for teams $18 by 4/24, $25 at site, $10 more 28th annual for non-memb. Reg ends 7:15 PM. Rds.: 7:15 each Mon. May supl used. Ent: Harold Stenzel, 80 Amy Dr., Sayville, NY 11782. New York State Open and Senior US Chess Junior Grand Prix! APR. 29, MAY 6, 13, 20, 27, JUNE 3, Marshall Weekly Wednesday 6-SS, G/90 +30. Two Sections: U2000: ($600 b/25) $250-150-100; May 15-17 or 16-17, Lake George- $88 rooms U1700: $100. U1400: ($600 b/25) $250-150-100; U1100: $100. EF: $40; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person reg hour before Rd. 1.) Rds.: 7pm each Wed. Max two byes; request by Rd. 4. 4 sections: Open, Senior (age 50/up under 1910), U1610, U1210 Register Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. APR. 30, Marshall Thursday Action 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($400 b/25): $150-75; U2200, U1900: $75; Biggest upset: $3,200 PROJECTED PRIZES $25. EF: $25; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in- person reg hour before Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: 7-8:10-9:20-10:30pm. Max one bye, for Rd. 1 or 4 only; request at entry. Register Online: For full details see “Grand Prix” in this issue. www.marshallchessclub.org/register. MAY 1-3 OR 2-3, 27th Space Coast Open (FL) See Grand Prix.

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Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person reg hour before US Chess Junior Grand Prix! JUNE 24-25, U.S. Women’s Open (NV) Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: 12-2-4-6pm. Max one bye; request at entry. JUNE 10, 17, 24, JULY 1, 8, 22, Marshall Weekly Wednesday See Nationals. www.marshallchessclub.org/register. Register Online: 6-SS, G/90 +30. Two Sections: U2000: ($600 b/25) $250-150-100; JUNE 24-28, 25-28, 26-28 OR 27-28, 2020 National Open (NV) MAY 25, Memorial Day Action! U1700: $100. U1400: ($600 b/25) $250-150-100; U1100: $100. EF: $40; See Nationals. Non- MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person reg hour 6-SS, G/25 d5. ($525 b/25): $200-100; U2300, U2000, U1700: $75. EF: JUNE 30 before Rd. 1.) Rds.: 7pm each Wed. Max two byes; request by Rd. 4. , 8th annual World Open Action Championship (PA) $30; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person reg See Grand Prix. hour before Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: 11am-12:15-1:30-3:00-4:15-5:30pm. Register Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. Max two byes; request at entry. Register Online: www.marshallchess- JUNE 11, Marshall Thursday Action JUNE 30-JULY 1, 9th annual World Open Women’s club.org/register. 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($400 b/25): $150-75; U2200, U1900: $75; Biggest upset: Championship (PA) See Grand Prix. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! $25. EF: $25; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in- MAY 25, JUNE 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Marshall FIDE Monday/U1800 person reg hour before Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: 7-8:10-9:20-10:30pm. JULY 1, 9th annual World Open Game/7 Championship (PA) 6-SS, G/90 +30. Two Sections: Open: Open to all players 1600+. FIDE Max one bye, for Rd. 1 or 4 only; request at entry. Register Online: See Grand Prix. www.marshallchessclub.org/register. Rated. ($600 b/25) $200-150-100; U2000: $100-50. U1800: ($600 b/25) JULY 1, World Open Under 1000 Action (PA) $200-150-100; U1500: $100-50. EF: $40; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 JUNE 12, Marshall Friday Night Blitz (BLZ) See Pennsylvania. Mbr fee. ($5 late fee before Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: 7pm each Mon. 9-SS, G/3 +2. USCF Blitz ratings (when possible) used for pairings & prizes. JULY 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 OR JUNE 30-JULY 5 Max two byes; request by Rd. 4. Register Online: www.marshallchess- ($500 b/35): $200-100; U2400/unr, U2200, U2000, U1800: $50. EF: $20; , 48th Annual World club.org/register. Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person reg hour before Open (PA) See Grand Prix. MAY 28, Marshall Thursday Action Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: Begin at 7pm and continue ASAP. Max three byes; 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($400 b/25): $150-75; U2200, U1900: $75; Biggest upset: request at entry. Register Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. JULY 2, 3, 4, 5, World Open Daily 2 pm Blitz (BLZ) (PA) $25. EF: $25; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in- JUNE 12-14 OR 13-14, 26th Annual Northeast Open (CT) See Pennsylvania. person reg hour before Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: 7-8:10-9:20-10:30pm. See Grand Prix. JULY 4, 28th Annual World Open G/10 Championship (PA) Max one bye, for Rd. 1 or 4 only; request at entry. Register Online: JUNE 12-14 OR 13-14 See Grand Prix. www.marshallchessclub.org/register. , Cleveland Open (OH) See Grand Prix. JULY 5, 32nd Annual World Open Blitz Championship (BLZ) (PA) US Chess Junior Grand Prix! JUNE 13, Marshall U1900 Morning Action See Grand Prix. MAY 28, JUNE 4, 11, 18, 25, JULY 2 , Marshall Thursday Open 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($325 b/25): $150-100; U1700: $75. EF: $20; Non-MCC JULY 6-7, 12th annual World Open Under 13 Championship (PA) - New Senior Prize! Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person reg hour before See Pennsylvania. 6-SS, G/90 +30. ($600 b/25): $250-150; U1900: $100; Top Senior (Age Rd. 1.) Begin at 9am & continue ASAP. Max one bye; request at Rds.: JULY 7-12, 14th annual Philadelphia International (PA) 50+): $100. EF: $40; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late entry. Register Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. fee: in-person reg hour before Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: 7pm each Thurs. See Grand Prix. JUNE 13 Max two byes; request by Rd. 4. Register Online: www.marshallchess- , Marshall G/50 Open JULY 8-10, 10th annual World Open Senior Amateur (PA) club.org/register. 4-SS, G/45 d5. ($325 b/25): $150-100; U2100: $75. EF: $20; Non-MCC See Pennsylvania. Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person reg hour before MAY 29 , Marshall $500 FIDE Blitz (BLZ) Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: 12-2-4-6pm. Max one bye; request at entry. JULY 10-12 OR 11-12, 14th annual Philadelphia Open (PA) See Grand Prix. Register Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. See Grand Prix. MAY 29-31 , Weekend Open JUNE 14, Marshall Rated Beginner JULY 15-19, 2020 North American Junior (U20) FIDE See Grand Prix. 3-SS, G/25 d5. Only open to players without a rating or rated U1200. ($225 Championships (NC) MAY 31, Marshall Rated Beginner b/25): $150-75. EF: $15; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late See North Carolina. 3-SS, G/25 d5. Only open to players without a rating or rated U1200. ($225 fee: in-person reg hour before Rd. 1.) Rds.: 9am & continue ASAP. No JULY 17, 2020 U.S. G/10 Championship (BLZ) (NC) b/25): $150-75. EF: $15; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late byes. Register Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. See Nationals. fee: in-person reg hour before Rd. 1.) Begin at 9am & continue Rds.: JUNE 14, Marshall G/50 (Open & U1600) JULY 17-19 OR 18-19 ASAP. No byes. Register Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. , 25th annual Bradley Open (CT) 4-SS, G/45 d5. Two Sections: Open: ($325 b/25): $150-100; U2000: See Grand Prix. JUNE 4 $75. U1600: ($325 b/25): $150-100; U1400: $75. EF: $20; Non-MCC , Marshall $500 Action - NEW! JULY 18 See Grand Prix. Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late fee: in-person reg hour before , 2020 U.S. G/30 Championship (NC) See Nationals. JUNE 7 Rd. 1.) GMs Free. Rds.: 12-2-4-6pm. Max one bye; request at entry. , Marshall Rated Beginner JULY 19 3-SS, G/25 d5. Only open to players without a rating or rated U1200. ($225 Register Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. , 2020 U.S. G/60 Championship (NC) b/25): $150-75. EF: $15; Non-MCC Mbr: Additional $25 Mbr fee. ($5 late JUNE 19-21 OR 20-21, 9th annual Continental Class See Nationals. fee: in-person reg hour before Rd. 1.) Rds.: 9am & continue ASAP. No Championships (VA) JULY 24-26 OR 25-26, 21st annual Pittsburgh Open (PA) byes. Register Online: www.marshallchessclub.org/register. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. GOLD & SILVER AFFILIATES

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JULY 31-AUG. 2 OR AUG. 1-2, 4th annual Peter Henner Memorial US Chess Junior Grand Prix! See Grand Prix. OHIO MAY 13, 20, 27, JUNE 3, 2020 Chaturanga Spring Swiss AUG. 1-5, 9th Annual Washington International (MD) APR. 18, Cincy Tornado (4SS, G/60 d5) 4-SS, 40/90 15/30 d5. Trinity Orthodox Presbyterian Church, 151 W. County See Grand Prix. Cincinnati chess club at 7640 Plainfield Rd., Deer Park, OH 45236. EF: Line Rd., Hatboro, PA 19040. One section. Prizes: $120-50, Top Lower Half $50, Upset Prize $40. $$b/16, may increase if entries higher. AUG. 5-9, 6-9, 7-9 OR 8-9 $30, over 2200 USCF $25, Active military $20. Active military on leave EF: , 50th annual Continental Open (MA) $25; $15 if Chaturanga CC member. Pre-register by email, stanwc21@ See Grand Prix. Free. Enter online or see flyer at: cincinnatichessclub.com Cash only at site. 2 sections: Open and under 1600. Prizes open 1st $150, 2nd gmail.com or by text, 215-285-2593. Reg.: 7:20-7:40pm. Rds.: Thursdays $75, under 2000 $40. Prizes under 1600 1st $150, 2nd $75, Under 1000 7:45pm. Byes: limit 2, any round, request before Round 3 starts. Info: NORTH CAROLINA $40. Reg.: 11-11:50am Rds.: 12, 2:15, 4:45 & 7pm. One 1/2 point bye Jorge Amador, (215) 794-8368, [email protected]. W. MAY 16 MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25, 24-25 Avl. any rd. Questions: [email protected] , LVCA K-12 Scholastic Championships , 8th Cherry Blossom 5-SS, G/30 d5. EF: $35, $45 CASH ONLY after 5/11/20 AT SITE. Tro- Classic (VA) APR. 25, Parma Open 4SS, G/45 d5. German Central Organization, 7863 York Rd. (1/4 mi. N phy’s-1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Top U1400, U1200, U1000, U800, U600, U400, See Grand Prix. UNR, . 11:10am & ASAP. of Sprague), Parma, OH. Sections: Open, U2000, U1600. Reg.: 8-9AM $10-$20 Door Prizes each player Rds.: Reg.: Ends 11am. College Hill Moravian Church, 72 W. Laurel St., Beth- US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Rds.: 9:30-11:15-1:30-3:15. Prizes (b/50): Open 1st $160, 2nd $80; Site: JUNE 13, Orchard Lake XXII U2000 1st $120, 2nd $60; U1600 1st $120, 2nd $60; U1200 1st $60. lehem, PA 18018. Ent: Bruce Davis, 1208 Linden St., Bethlehem, PA18018. [email protected], www.lehighvalleychessclub.org/. 4SS, G/70 d5. 460 Orchard Lake Rd., Saluda, NC. $$950 b/50 fully paid: Ent: $20. Info & entries: William Wright, 19121 Wheelers Ln., Info: Porter (open) $$380. Evette (U1700) $$380 U12 (U1200) $$190. EF: Strongsville, OH 44149. Phone: (440) 572-9565. E-mail: wwrightchess@ MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25 OR 24-25, 29th annual Chicago $30 for Porter & Evette, $15 for U12, Free for unrated. (incl $8 campground gmail.com. Web www.parmachessclub.org/ Open (IL) fee) Rds.: Start 9:00. INFO: https://achievementtesting.info/chess MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25 OR 24-25 See Grand Prix. JUNE 19-21 OR 20-21 , 29th annual Chicago , 9th annual Continental Class MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25, 24-25, 8th Cherry Blossom Championships (VA) Open (IL) See Grand Prix. Classic (VA) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. JUNE 30 MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25, 24-25, 8th Cherry Blossom , 8th annual World Open Action Championship (PA) MAY 22-25 OR 23-25, 2nd Annual East Coast Open See Grand Prix. Classic (VA) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. JUNE 30-JULY 1, 9th annual World Open Women’s JUNE 12-14 OR 13-14, 26th Annual Northeast Open (CT) Championship (PA) MAY 22-25 OR 23-25, 2nd Annual East Coast Open (PA) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. JUNE 12-14 OR 13-14, Cleveland Open (OH) JULY 1, 9th annual World Open Game/7 Championship (PA) JUNE 12-14 OR 13-14, Cleveland Open See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. JUNE 19-21 OR 20-21, 9th annual Continental Class JULY 1, World Open Under 1000 Action (PA) JUNE 19-21 OR 20-21 Championships (VA) See Pennsylvania. , 9th annual Continental Class Championships (VA) See Grand Prix. JULY 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 OR JUNE 30-JULY 5, 48th Annual World See Grand Prix. JUNE 30, 8th annual World Open Action Championship Open (PA) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. JULY 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 OR JUNE 30-JULY 5, 48th Annual World JUNE 30-JULY 1, 9th annual World Open Women’s JULY 5 Open (PA) , 32nd Annual World Open Blitz Championship (BLZ) (PA) See Grand Prix. Championship See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. JULY 7-12 JULY 6-7, 12th annual World Open Under 13 Championship (PA) , 14th annual Philadelphia International (PA) JULY 1, 9th annual World Open Game/7 Championship See Pennsylvania. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. JULY 10-12 OR 11-12 JULY 7-12, 14th annual Philadelphia International (PA) , 14th annual Philadelphia Open (PA) JULY 1, World Open Under 1000 Action See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. 5-SS, G/25 d5. Marriott Philadelphia Downtown (see World Open). Open JULY 10-12 OR 11-12, 14th annual Philadelphia Open (PA) JULY 17-19 OR 18-19, 13th annual Chicago Class (IL) to under 1000 or unrated. EF: $32 at chessaction.com by 6/30 or $35 See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. mailed by 6/15, $40 at site. No checks after 6/15 or at site. Plaques to first 5, top Under 800, Under 600, Under 400, Unrated. Reg. ends 9:30 US Chess Junior Grand Prix! JULY 24-26 OR 25-26, 21st annual Pittsburgh Open (PA) am, rds. 10:00, 11:30, 1:00, 2:30, 4:00. Half point byes OK all rounds, limit JULY 15-19 , 2020 North American Junior (U20) FIDE See Grand Prix. 2 byes, must commit before rd. 3. $15 service charge for refunds. ENT: Championships AUG. 1-5 Chessaction.com or Continental Chess, PO Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. An official FIDE Continental Championship offering , 9th Annual Washington International (MD) IM, FM, WIM, WFM See Grand Prix. direct FIDE titles and GM, IM, WGM, WIM norms for winners! 2019 JULY 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 OR JUNE 30-JULY 5, 48th Annual World Open North American Junior, held in Charlotte, had a record 77 players. Two See Grand Prix. sections – Open U20 and Girls U20 (girls may enter either section). 9 OKLAHOMA JULY 2, 3, 4, 5, World Open Daily 2 pm Blitz (BLZ) rounds, G/90 inc/30, USCF and FIDE-rated, FIDE norms and titles available. 4 separate events, Marriott Philadelphia Downtown (see World Open). Venue: Holiday Inn Charlotte University Hotel, 8520 University Executive JULY 10-12, Kansas Open (KS) Each is 4-SS, double round (8 games), G/5 d0, prizes $300 guaranteed: Park Dr., Charlotte, NC 28262. Hotel: $109/night (single/double), free See Grand Prix. $100-50, U2100 $60, U1800 $50, U1500/Unr $40. EF: $20, at site only, no breakfast, free 3-mile shuttle, free internet, free parking, fridge/microwave checks. Reg. ends 1:45 pm, rds. 2:00, 2:30, 3:00, 3:30. One pair of 1/2 pt in every room. $15 discount off tournament entry fee if staying at official byes OK, must commit before rd. 2. Blitz rated (will not affect regular hotel. Open to all players from USA, Canada, and Mexico who are under OREGON ratings), higher of regular or blitz used. Refunds, $10 service charge. 20 (19 & younger) as of 1/1/2020 (born 2000 or after). This is a completely JULY 4 open event for those who meet the age and eligibility requirements. JUNE 24-25, U.S. Women’s Open (NV) , 28th Annual World Open G/10 Championship Awards: Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals to top 3 in each section (on See Nationals. See Grand Prix. tiebreaks if necessary). Gold medalists win Personal Rights status at 2021 JUNE 24-28, 25-28, 26-28 OR 27-28, 2020 National Open (NV) JULY 4-5, 2020 U.S. Blind Chess Championship North American Junior and Pan-Am Junior Championships. Direct FIDE See Nationals. See Nationals. Titles: Open section – Gold medal = IM title and GM norm; if tie for JULY 5 first, top 3 on tiebreaks receive IM title, gold medalist also earns GM JUNE 27-28, International Youth Championship (NV) , 32nd Annual World Open Blitz Championship (BLZ) See Grand Prix. norm. Silver = FM title and IM norm. Bronze = FM title and IM norm. See Nevada. Girls section – Gold = WIM title and WGM norm; if tie for first, top 3 on JULY 24-26 OR 25-26, 25th Annual Pacific Coast Open (CA-S) US Chess Junior Grand Prix! tiebreaks receive WIM title, gold medalist also earns WGM norm. Silver See Grand Prix. JULY 6-7, 12th annual World Open Under 13 Championship = WFM title and WIM norm. Bronze = WFM title and WIM norm. 6SS, G/60 d10. Philadelphia Marriott Downtown (see World Open for Schedule: suggested arrival Tuesday 7/14. Players meeting 7/15 12:30pm, location, rates). Open to all born after 7/7/07. In 4 sections. Open Rounds Wed 1pm, 7pm, Thurs 12pm, 6pm, Fri 12pm, 6pm, Sat 12pm, 6pm, PENNSYLVANIA Section: Plaques to top 7, top 2 Under 1600/Unr; free entry in all CCA Sun 10am. Registration: Players should register directly with the organizers tournaments 7/17/20-12/31/20 to 1st. Under 1400: Plaques to top 7, online, it is not necessary to go through the federation. Entry Fee: $260 Chaturanga Chess Club top 2 Under 1200/Unr, free entry in all CCA tournaments 7/17/20- paid online at www.charlottechesscenter.org/najunior until 6/20, $280 Wed. nights 7:30pm, Trinity Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Hatboro, 10/31/20 to 1st. Under 1000: Plaques to top 7, top 2 Under 800/Unr, until 7/10, $300 until 7/14. No registration after 7/14. $15 off EF if staying PA. Visit https://www.chaturangachessclub.org/ or email chaturanga@ free entry in all CCA tournaments 7/17/20-9/30/20 to 1st. Under 600: at official hotel. Refunds before 6/15 subject to 5% service fee. No refunds verizon.net. 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n 1974, I played board two for the United States in the World Student Olympics Iin Teesside, England. Many current and future grandmasters such as Rafael Vaganian, Yuri Balashov, , , Andras Adorjan, Gyula Sax, and participated. The U.S. team’s average rating was ap prox- imately 2350 with no titled players or inter- national experience. But we had great team spirit fueled by daily ferocious frisbee matches and were much stronger than our ratings suggested. The team (Craig Chellstorp, Eugene Meyer, Roy Ervin, Ross Stoutenborough, John Jacobs, and myself) won our preliminary section, qualifying for the very strong A section finals. To everyone’s surprise, we came in second Perhaps it was youthful foolishness place overall, winning silver medals. We defeated with all games drawn except my victory against GM Gyula Sax. to play the Sicilian against him. Since the Hungarians finished ½ point behind us, this was a critical win. Sax was an aggressive attacking player. 17. ... Nxd5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Qxd5 22. Bxd5 hxg4 23. Bxf7+ Kg7 24. Bxe8 20. Bc4 Rxe8 25. Bg3 Bf6 Perhaps it was youthful foolishness to play the Sicilian against him. His pseudo Exchange It looks like a crushing Exchange sacrifice Black’s pieces are very active. The doubled sacrifice looked promising until I uncorked but ... pawns cramp the white king stuck on the back My Best Move, unexpectedly opening my king rank. position, stopping his attack cold, and leading 26. Bxd6 Bxb2 27. Rb1 b5! 28. Bg3 Bc3! to a slightly advantageous ending. Sax was more 29. Rd1 Re2 30. Rd7+ Kg8! comfortable and dangerous in the middlegame. My surprising counterattack forced him to Black is winning on the queenside. defend an ending that I played quite well and 31. h3 Rxc2 32. Rc7 b4 33. Rc5 gxh3 34. eventually won. Rxg5+ Kf7 35. Rf5+ Ke6 36. Rf2 Rxf2 37. Bxf2 hxg2+ 38. Kxg2 a5 39. Bc5 Kd5 40. SICILIAN DEFENSE, Be7 Ke4, White resigned. RICHTER-RAUZER VARIATION I flew home into New York. After a frus trating (B66) hour at the luggage carousel, it was clear my GM Gyula Sax (FIDE 2505, HUN) suitcase was missing. I filled out “Lost Luggage” Sal Matera (FIDE 2385, USA) 20. ... g5!! forms, taxied home despondently, and fell into 20th Student World Team Championship, a deep sleep. At 3:00 a.m., the doorbell rang— final A (1), Teesside, England, 07.22.1974 My Best Move. Pushing the pawns in front of my king is counterintuitive but stonewalls my luggage had arrived! I left the suitcase inside 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 White’s initiative. Suddenly all the tactics work the doorway and, still jetlagged, slept again. In 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nc6 7. Qd2 e6 8. Be2 Be7 for Black, the attack is halted, and an ending the morning, I saw the suitcase had multiple 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. Bh4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 0-0 12. with Black having more active pieces results. gashes. Had my medal fallen out? After some 0-0 Bd7 13. Kh1 Rfe8 (13. ... Bc6!) 14. f4 e5 frantic rummaging, I found my precious hard- 15. Qf2 exf4 16. Qxf4 Be6 17. Nd5 21. Qg4 h5! earned silver medal (thanks to 20. ... g5!!). It Sax attacks and the fun begins. I insist! now sits in my bookcase.

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GREATEST 468 PUZZLES - PART 2 AMERICAN CHESS MAGAZINE - ISSUE #16

by Csaba Balogh ACM0016 - $24.95 B0062EV - $26.95 American Chess Magazine is “the chess magazine that the chess Many puzzle books are based on artificial positions or world needs and deserves!”. The winner of numerous awards selected only for their beauty. The concept of this book is quite by the Chess Journalists of America, this large, beautifully different. The author’s focus is to “use the practical side of the produced magazine not only brings a slew of articles on events puzzles” and take the level of calculation to a completely new with deeply commented games, but includes columns by such dimension. All of the puzzles are from games played during the legendary players as Seirawan, So, Shahade, Benjamin, Sokolov second half of 2019 and many more! If you’re interested in American Chess, look no further than American Chess Magazine.

NEW IN CHESS MAGAZINE - ISSUE 2019/8 YOUR CHESS BATTLE PLAN

NIC1908 - $14.95 by Neil McDonald B0524EM - $28.95 New in Chess is the magazine of choice for serious Chess players. If it is happening in Chess, you’ll read about This book focuses on how Magnus Carlsen and other great it in New in Chess Magazine. It features on the spot masters decide on the best strategy in a position and then find tournament reports, in-depth interviews with top players, the right ways to implement it. Clear advice shows you how to comprehensive analysis. hone in on the most relevant features of a position in order to decide what your general plan needs to be. It will get you thinking along the right strategic lines and using your pieces and pawns in a much more efficient and skilful manner.

THE COMPLETE CHESS SWINDLER MIKHAIL BOTVINNIK - SIXTH WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONONN

by David Smerdon by Linder & Linder B0228NIC - $24.95 B0125RE - $24.95 Chess is a cruel game. We all know that feeling when your With this book, the sixth volume of the World ChessChheessss position has gone awry and everything seems hopeless. Champions Series, you will learn all about the chess advancesanncceess You feel like resigning. But don’t give up! Master the art of and achievements of the Patriarch of Soviet chess – MMikhailikkhhaail provoking errors and you will be able to turn the tables and Botvinnik – including his life, scholarly pursuits, andnd hishis escape with a draw – or sometimes even steal the full point! contributions to the various phases of the game – opening,enninngg,, With an abundance of eye-popping examples and training middlegame and endgame.This book presents almost 15050 ooff exercises, Smerdon identifies the four best friends of every Botvinnik’s best games and endings, with fresh annotationsatiiononss chess swindler: your opponent’s impatience, their hubris, their along with crosstables and many archival photographs. fear, and their need to stay in control.

COACHING KASPAROV - YEAR BY YEAR VOLUME 2 THE COMPLETE BOGO-INDIAN DEFENSE by Alexander Nikitin by Maxim Chetverik B0025ER - $24.95 B0023ER - $24.95 In Coaching Kasparov, Year by Year and Move by Move Garry This book covers the Bogo-Indian Defense which is normally Kasparov’s long-term coach, second and mentor Alexander arrived at after the moves 1.d4 ʌf6 2.c4 e6 3.ʌf3 ¥b4+. This Nikitin tells the story of how he trained Kasparov from a book additionally covers Catalan-Bogo hybrids, in particular, brilliant but raw junior into becoming and then remaining the Bogo response to the Catalan Opening with 1.d4 ʌf6 2.c4 the world champion. Volume II, the present work, covers the e6 3.g3 ¥b4+. The author is an expert in this opening, having period 1982-1990, including the first four world championship played it in 76 official games as of the publication date, and matches against Karpov and the candidates matches against one of his full games as well as several fragments from his Smyslov, Korchnoi and Beliavsky. play are included in this volume.

GRANDMASTER IVAN BUKAVSHIN PRACTICAL CHESS PUZZLES

by Jakov Geller by Dachey Lin, Guannan Song and Edward Song B0024ER - $16.95 B0523EM - $27.95 Ivan Bukavshin, born in Rostov-on-Don in 1995, was a Russian Many puzzle books take a far too simplistic approach and offer . He was European U12, U14 and U16 champion endless positions where the solutions follow the same themes. and placed third in the world U16 championships among many This book avoids ths pitfall. The positions chosen are far more other successes, gaining the grandmaster title at just 16 years like those that actually appear on the board during the vast of age. This book, by his friend and coach, takes a detailed look majority of games. Furthermore, at all stages, the puzzles are at Ivan’s life and career in 50 deeply annotated games and 14 ranked, enabling the student to gauge progress and identify fragments. and correct weaknesses.

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