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Korchnoi - Move by Move Mikhail Botvinnik B0384EM $29.95 B0015MF $49.95 Viktor Korchnoi is a chess legend. He won countless tournaments, was a The games of Mikhail Botvinnik have been studied by players around the four-time Soviet Champion, a World Championship Candidate,New and In twice Chess 2013/3world for decades. But little has been written about Botvinnik himself. NEW! fought for the World Championship in famous battles with his adversary This book explores his unusual dual career -- as a highly regarded scientist as Anatoly Karpov. In this book, the author analyzes his favouriteThe World’s Korchnoi Premierwell Chess as the rst Magazine truly professional chess player -- as well as his complex games and examines Korchnoi's skills in the key areas of attack and defence, relations with Soviet leaders,106 his bitter pages rivalries, and- $12.99 his doomed eort to initiative, exploiting imbalances, accumulating advantagesGarry and endgameKasparov on Magnuscreate the Carlsenperfect chess-playing / Nigel computer Short: program. Terror Tourism or my wife in a play. He demonstrates clearly how we can all improve by learning from Korchnoi's play. hijab / : why I played a three-move draw at the Reykjavik Open / How 5 Ukrainian girls broke the Chinese hegemony / Willy Hendriks, author of Move First The Immortal Games of CapablancaThink Later The Best Move B0251IS $19.95 B0253IS $29.95 This is the biography of Jose R. Capablanca, legendary World Champion, with The Best Move is a collection of very hard chess problems based on actual detailed analysis of 113 of his greatest games. The bookLuke contains McShane many / Jan Timmangrandmaster dissects games. The readerSvidler’s is asked opening who has the repertoire advantage and why./ beauty prizes in games which have not been available in book form beforeMonaco now! The / and much morePoints are ... awarded not only for getting the answer right, but for seeing qualities of simplicity and artistry for which Capablanca was famous for in deeply into the positions. These are not the typical "White to play and Win" his lifetime will be appreciated by every reader, whether he studies the problems. Rather, the reader is asked to decide who is better and will games for the sheer pleasure of it, of for the purpose of increasing his playing challenge even the strongest of chess players. strength. Millionaire_Layout 1 4/9/2014 8:53 PM Page 1 02-2014_membership_ad 3/12/2014 3:23 PM Page 1

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June Preview / This month in Chess Life and CLO

CHESS LIFE ONLINE PREVIEW: JUNE

Chess is Viva in Las Vegas: Look for U.S. Chess Scoop video coverage from the National Open, the main event of the Las Vegas Chess Festival, held from June 12 through 15 at the Riviera Hotel. Also look for news and a preview for the Open coming up in Las Vegas in October, "The USCF is excited to work with Millionaire Chess to promote such an historic event,” said Executive Director Jean Hoffman.

U.S. JUNIOR CLOSED IN ST. LOUISFollow some of the top young stars in the nation as they battle for the U.S. Junior Championship title from June 19 through 29 in St. Louis, the chess capital of America.

INTERNATIONAL SEASON Watch norm hopefuls all over the U.S. and the world fight for honor and titles in a series of summer internationals, including the New York International (June 18- 22) hosted by the Marshall Chess Club and held in midtown Manhattan and the DC International The desert outside of Las Vegas. With the National (June 26-30), which precedes the World Open. Open (June) and the Millionaire Chess Open (October), Vegas is becoming the go-to-place for spectacular CHESS MEMORIESShare with us on facebook.com/uschess and twitter.com/uschessyour favorite chess events. USCF memories, whether it’s your first ever national tournament or a rating milestone.

PETE TAMBURRO (Looks at Books) has been writing for Chess Life since 1973 and for Chess Life for Kids since its inception. He is the author of Learn Chess From the Greats and his book, Openings for Amateurs, has just been released. He is a newly retired teacher of Advanced Placement U.S. History and a former high school and college basketball coach.

HOWARD GOLDOWSKY (Cover Story) enjoys writing about the relationship chess shares with art, psychology, computer science, sports, Zen, and expertise development. One day he might write a book titled Man Over Board. He lives in Canton, Massachusetts.

RICHARD FRANCISCO (USAT Playoff) enjoys studying the relationship between mathematical problem solving and chess playing. He’s currently a graduate student living in Atlanta, Georgia who is using the opportunity to attempt to improve his chess!

GM IAN ROGERS (Wijk aan Zee) is a globe-trotting Australian grandmaster who covers international events for Chess Life and Chess Life Online as well as for other publications. CONTRIBUTORS

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COLUMNS 12 LOOKS AT BOOKS / TOURNAMENT BOOKS In Praise of Tournament Books By Pete Tamburro 18 CHESS TO ENJOY / ENTERTAINMENT Focusing on Photos By GM Andy Soltis 20 BACK TO BASICS / READER ANNOTATIONS Time: Your Untapped Resource By GM Lev Alburt 44 SOLITAIRE CHESS / INSTRUCTION A Typical Sicilian By Bruce Pandolfini 46 THE PRACTICAL ENDGAME / INSTRUCTION Blazing A Path By GM Daniel Naroditskyi Dr. Ken Regan’s laptop, “home” of the anti-cheating algorithm he has developed. See the story on page 22. DEPARTMENTS 5 JUNE PREVIEW / THIS MONTH IN CHESS LIFE AND CLO 22 Cover Story/ Ken Regan COUNTERPLAY / READERS RESPOND 8 HOW TO CATCH A CHESS CHEATER: KEN REGAN FIRST MOVES / FINDS MOVES OUT OF MIND 10 BY HOWARD GOLDOWSKY CHESS NEWS FROM AROUND THE U.S. An examination of Ken Regan’s anti-cheating work. 11 FACES ACROSS THE BOARD / BY AL LAWRENCE 31 Openings / Wijk aan Zee NEW TRICKS 14 USCF AFFAIRS / CANDIDATE STATEMENTS BY GM IAN ROGERS We take a look at the openings used at Wijk aan Zee, 2014. 50 KNIGHT’S TOUR / TOURNAMENT TRAVEL 51 TOURNAMENT LIFE / JUNE 36 USCF National Events / USAT Playoff 71 CLASSIFIEDS / JUNE “NORCAL HOUSE OF CHESS” HOUSES NATIONAL CHAMPS ONCE AGAIN 71 SOLUTIONS / JUNE BY RICHARD FRANCISCO Déjà vu at the U.S. Amateur Team Playoff 72 MY BEST MOVE / PERSONALITIES This Month: FM Matthew Bengtson 38 Scholastics / 2014 National High School Championship ON THE COVER SCORING IN SAN DIEGO BY GM-ELECT DARWIN YANG, 2014 NHS CHAMPION, AND BRYAN Dr. Ken Regan of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the HU OF CATALINA FOOTHILLS, NHS TEAM CHAMPIONS University of Buffalo, The State University It takes a grandmaster-elect to win the exceptionally strong of New York. individual championship; Catalina Foothills finds their footing COVER PHOTO AND THIS PAGE BY LUKE COPPING after a near miss in 2013 in winning the team championship.

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Counterplay / Readers Respond

Moving, Mayers, Mistakes

SLIDE THE PIECES, BOYS CORRECTIONS I was intrigued by the unusual subject of Andy Soltis’ April 2014 column, namely the In the U.S. Amateur Team West variety of fingering positions used when physically moving a piece. story in the May 2014 issue, we misidentified the person on the far Citing the game Bobby Fischer versus James T. Sherwin, New Jersey Open 1957, right. It is Tom Langland, the chief Soltis writes, “Black played 7. ... Rb8 and Bobby Fischer wrote in My Sixty Memorable Games, ‘Sherwin slid the rook here with his pinky, as if to emphasize the cunning of tournament director. this mysterious move.” When the book first came out, Jimmy attributed the comment to Larry Evans, rather than to Bobby, himself.

Further on the topic of moving pieces, I well remember Carrie Marshall, Frank Marshall’s widow, who presided over the Marshall Chess Club, then as now, a lively raucous chess scene. In a valiant but usually unsuccessful attempt to keep the noise level down and the wooden pieces and tables from suffering damage, she would urge her young charges to, “Slide the pieces, boys. Slide the pieces.” —Edward Scher Fort Lee, New Jersey

DAN MAYERS (1922-2014) DIES AT 91 ABCS OF CHESS In the April “ABCs of Chess”, Prob- My father Dan Mayers passed away at lem IV was missing a black pawn his home in Sun Valley on January 2, on c7; here is the correct diagram, 2014. He was 91. with Black to play: Mayers grew up in New York City. Early in his life he devoted himself to chess, and won the New York City High School Problem IV Championship in 1939. Stopping the mate In 1953 Mayers played against nine- year-old Bobby Fischer at the Brooklyn Chess Club, and won. It was the earliest recorded game of Fischer. After graduation with a degree in geol- ogy from the University of Arizona in 1944, Mayers was drafted into the U.S. Army, and was assigned to work at the Man- hattan Project in Los Alamos. Apart from chess, Dan had many other interests and passions. He was successful as a distributor of emeralds and amethysts from Africa. He was also an aficionado of the Japanese shakuhachi flute, and Solution: 1. … Ng6 stops mate, while became the president of the International attacking queen and bishop. White loses Shakuhachi Society. material. After his wife Barbara had passed away he moved to spend his final years in Sun Chess Life regrets the errors. Valley, but continued playing chess to the end of his life. In 1996, he won the British Senior Championship, and in 2004, he won the U.S. Senior Championship (over age 75 section). Just days before he passed Send your letters to away he was competing in the North American Open at Bally’s Casino and Resort in [email protected] or Las Vegas. post on the Chess Life —Darrel Mayers Facebook group. Austin, Texas

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

the composition, “The Chess Players,” heard on the 1960 recording of Art Blakey Chess Moves Jazz and the Jazz Messengers, The Big Beat. To this listener, the music kindles a pal- Sharpening jazz chops through chess pable image of players assessing multiple options before making their next move. By RICHTON GUY THOMAS During an interview with writer Eric Nemeyer, the late pianist Cedar Walton discussed meeting trumpeter Kenny Dorham at the chess club in Brooklyn, where the game was played. Another favorite New York City chess meet- ing ground and one of the oldest chess clubs in the U.S. is the Marshall Chess Club. Located in Greenwich Village since 1931, the club owns and occupies two floors of a townhouse that draws celebrities and non-celebrities alike to engage in the mental combat the game demands. On a recent trip to New York, I had the chance to speak to jazz musicians striving to achieve a high level on their instrument and in their game. Trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson learned the game from his father, but put it aside to concentrate on music theory while attending the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in Manhattan. In his mid-20s, Finlayson received a book on chess openings from a friend and also talked to Braxton about how the saxophonist used chess strategies in his compositions. “There is a sense of timing with music that sometimes I feel in the game when I’m play- ing,” Finlayson said. “I see a combination Jazz trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson: “There is a sense of timing with music that sometimes I feel in [chess] … as a progression and pro gres sions hap- when I’m playing.” pen at certain places and certain times in the music, especially if you want to super- impose something on top of something else. The continuation of a combi nation is a pro- WHAT IS YOUR ASSUMPTION WHEN YOU HEAR THE WORD JAZZ? SMOKE-FILLED gression for me, especially if it involves clubs, at least prior to the smoking bans that cleared the air in clubs where musicians tactical play.” engaged in transforming pop standards into jazz improvisational pieces? Maybe jazz For his recording debut as a leader Fin- conjures an image of an artist deep in concentration, juggling the combinations that layson named his quintet Sicilian Defense produce a new composition. Or perhaps, the televisions shows, movies and magazine and wrote the composition “Ruy Lopez” articles in which chess figures prominently come to mind. for the album, Moment and the Message. Here is a different image: a jazz musician who draws inspiration and hones his or her The quintet includes accomplished gui- musical craft through the game of chess. Sharpening “chops” in both arenas involves tarist Miles Okazaki who also plays chess. similar principles and some jazz musicians said studying and playing each produce The quintet’s name implies an attitude symbiotic benefits. permeating the maneuver’s execution by Methodical chess players visualize opponents’ strategy, often mapping out several masters such as Fischer, Finlayson said. moves in advance. Jazz depends on the ability of players to improvise, shifting in “It is really aggressive, no compromise, seconds to respond to a chord, rhythmical or tonal change. If your rival in the game looking for the win. It represented to me is moving as fast, skillfully and unpredictably as a Charlie Parker solo, you learn to that I’m going to take the initiative.” either rise to the level of tension and adjust your strategy—or accept defeat. Finlayson attributes his wins on the board Jazz music history is replete with examples of masterly musicians who likewise to the strength of his middle game. “I do mastered the 64 squares on a chess board. Saxophonist and composer, Anthony not see a big difference in playing the Braxton, winner of the 1994 MacArthur Foundation “genius” award, wrote “BWC-12 game with another person,” he said, “and N-48K,” a three-stage composition dedicated to Grandmaster Bobby Fischer. “If Fischer then going and playing an instrument [sic] wins the world championship I will add another stage. If he loses I will take off a with an octet.” stage and give it to someone else,” Braxton wrote in the liner notes to the 1976 album Pianist Eric Lewis, first-place winner in Saxophone Improvisations/Series F. [sic] (Inner City Records). the 1999 Thelonious Monk International

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

AT THE MARSHALL Beach Chess FACES CC! Just in time for your summer beach trip! ACROSS THE BOARD AL LAWRENCE By MARCUS FENNER MANHATTAN Marshall arts In 2009, then-Marshall-Club- President Frank Brady sent out a call to membership seeking a manager for the legendary Greenwich Village chess-Mecca. Founded in 1915 by Frank J. Marshall, the longest-reigning U.S. champion, the landmark seemed in a waning endgame. "It pained me to see the club in such bad shape," Fenner said. A successful businessman with a Ph.D. in economics, he took on responsibility and crafted an artful comeback. "Little by little, we made improvements." Since then, mem- bership has more than doubled and the Marshall Chess Club holds flagship events for the U.S., including the N.Y. International, “the most successful tournament in the U.S. at generating norms."

ADIA ONYANGO QUEENS BEACH CHESS IS A CONVENIENT AND CLEVER new way to have fun at the beach. Wasn’t there for the Each of the two cubes’ six sides has the outline of one of the six unique chess pieces. Zumba The black cube’s outlines are in relief whereas the white cube’s outlines are sunken in order to tell the difference between the “white” and “black” pieces. This stunning “As a female in chess,” Adia has some classic expe- design allows you to imprint your game into the Earth itself. riences. “Once I entered a community center for a For more information, see igg.me/at/beachchesscube. tournament with my chess bag in my arms only to be asked if I was there for the Zumba class!” When she went on to beat A-players and a master to take priated chess strategies in deciding to dences, and then everything gets syn- first place, the Zumba questions stopped. A trained resign from comfortable and steady chronized based upon the quality, or clinical psychologist, Adia uses chess to help kids employment with the renowned Jazz at Zeitgeist, of your moves. It’s the exact with behavioral challenges. A treasure trove of Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton same thing in chess.” chess Americana, exhibited on its walls and pro- Marsalis to carve out a singular career. tected in its archives, the Marshall Chess Club “Chess,” he said, “is the ultimate game Asked about his chess ability, Lewis said, wowed Aida on her first visit. “I was overwhelmed for the entrepreneur.” “My strengths have to do with my ability by the history.” to play possum and seem weak when His grandfather taught him the game in I’m strong, and potentially tempt the elementary school, but he gained his other player to think less of me.” SEAN O’HANLON stride in college at the Manhattan School of Music. His study of the game became And so it goes in his career. Under the BROOKLYN more serious when he began playing for sobriquet ELEW, Lewis has combined A story in every game money. He read Chess Life magazine, the genres of rock and jazz to move closer A published poet with a master played at chess clubs and became a reg- to the center of the board. His website of fine arts from City College, ular at the five-minute “blitz” games in says he has performed at the behest of Sean now manages the scholastic chess program Washington Square Park. “I was a gam- Google, Fendi, Disney and Mercedes and its 14 teachers for Success Academy charter bler along with the other chess hustlers,” Benz, had his music included on Donna schools, which offers chess in 33 schools. Like Adia, he said. Karan’s iPhone app and played for Pres- ident Barack Obama and First Lady Sean feels that, “Chess is a great way to get kids excited about coming to school.” His favorite mem- Harmony, hierarchy, ethics, paradigm Michelle Obama in the East Room. are among elements common to chess orabilia at the Marshall is the famous bust of Frank and jazz, Lewis said. “[In music] you have “The rock jazz thing … comes straight J. himself, which drew even current World Champion different dynamics you have to deal with from playing with the hustlers and learn- to pose for a photo. “A chess game

and you have to try to make the best ing how to think out of the box,” Lewis is like good literature—a narrative that offers rising moves you can. The quality of your moves said. “My chess game and real life chess action, a climax, and a denouement. There’s a story leads to other situations and coinci- game are the same thing.” in every game.” Write to [email protected].

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Looks at Books / Tournament Books

In Praise of Tournament Books An aficionado guides you to which books covering the great tournaments should be in your library.

By PETE TAMBURRO

n this age of databases and instant news on websites, tourna- However, these tournament books were all classics. Every ment books—once the stuff of legend—are now a lost art. We now and then, a contemporary tournament would get a decent of the older generation remember treasuring the great souvenirs book. Andrew Karklins came out with a little gem on the 1964 I of those titanic tournaments. USSR Zonal Tournament. The two You would make your way through Piatagorsky Cup books from the six- every one of Alexander Alekhine’s notes ties, especially the second one, were to New York 1924 in the Dover paper- excellent. San Antonio 1972 gave it a back edition. In 1978 and 1979, Oscar shot with Bent Larsen and David Levy. Freedman’s translation in hardcover Wijk aan Zee, 1975 by Lubosh Kavalek of David Bronstein’s Zurich 1953 was came out as a full-fledged hardcover, quickly followed by Jim Marfia’s trans- but you could tell it was starting to lation in paperback (Dover) of wane. Lots of paperback tournament Bronstein’s book. Marfia had enter- books came out with game score tained many of us who subscribed to dumps and minimalist notes, although his Michigan state magazine over the Grandmaster Chess (Lone Pine 1975), prior years to read his serialized ver- published by Ishi Press, had some fas- sion. Either way we got to be instruct ed cinating deep notes to some of the by Bronstein. His tournament book games by Jude Acers. was a “how to understand the middle The 1972 Bobby Fischer-Boris game” for many of us. Spassky match produced a bunch of There were others: Nottingham 1936, match books, the best of which was Hastings 1895, a mimeographed work C. J. S. Purdy’s How Fischer Won. 20 by a very young Larry Evans on years later, it was the “other” Fischer- Vienna, 1922, to name a few. You Spassky match that GM Yasser could get your hands on those. Seirawan and George Stefanovic cov- There were some great hardcovers ered so well in No Regrets. on the world championship matches, Still, it didn’t seem quite enough. most notably by British champion What was the big deal about the old Harry Golombek—The World books? There were more Championship 1948 being the best of than moves! There was history. There those. were notes to each game by a generally Over the last few decades, Dale Bran- dedicated annotator like a Marco or dreth with his Caissa Press had limited Alekhine. There was a kind of passion edition tournament books on Karlsbad, 1907; St. Petersburg, 1914; of the times in many of the notes. There was drama. There was Baden Baden, 1925 and then concentrated on the 1930s with Bled, humor. There was even contradiction. 1931; Moscow, 1935; Moscow, 1936; and AVRO, 1938. This hardcover In the New York 1889 (6th ) volume “red book” series is now in the hands of collectors all over the world. Steinitz has two distinct annotations about this position with Some of these well-crafted books are still available from him. Black to play:

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Looks at Books / Tournament Books

thought than that into the position: “I 1924. It was a textbook on the Queen’s must confess that I omitted to ask my Gambit and the Ruy Lopez and your teacher queen how she was actually ‘feeling’ and was about to become world champion. Fol- moved her for a concrete reason. White’s lowing the notes from “a” to “aa” and further next plan, as dictated by the position is was enough to drive you crazy at times. 15. Rad1 …” and he gave a line. Thankfully, Russell Enterprises has put Some world champs were somewhat less out a series of converting descriptive to alge- nasty, although you get the feeling Dr. braic versions of some of these great books. Emanuel Lasker was politely saying, “Reti, I was thrilled to see New York 1924 among you dope!” After FOUR moves, we get this them. It has notes right with the moves comment on the game Jan Willem te Kol- and lots of diagrams! Also, for a purist such ste-Richard Reti at Baden-Baden, 1925: as myself, Hanon Russell made a wonderful decision: he didn’t clutter up the book with Steinitz comments on the move a6: Rybka analysis. That way, you get a much “Black clearly cannot afford this loss of better feel for the whole tournament and time, which enables the adversary to block the times it was played in. In the Russell the queen bishop. Castles is the proper production of Miguel Najdorf’s Zurich 1953, move. If White then plays f5, Black may they give you a web address to go and see answer Na5, followed by c6 and d5.” what Rybka said about that tournament, Then, later on, also from this position, if you are so inclined. Thank you! the advice is followed and after 7. f5 Na5, Years ago, I obtained a copy of Najdorf’s there is the note: “7. ... a6, which Anderssen book in Spanish. Being familiar with Bron- used to play in similar positions, is, we stein’s book, I was curious to compare them. believe, stronger, as Black has nothing [now] Both are great books by themselves. I always better than to exchange the bishop and the gave the edge to Najdorf overall, but Bron- open queen file will add to White’s advan- stein’s explanations of many positions were Reti gave a long introduction to this tage.” There’s just no pleasing some people! incredibly helpful in under standing grand- game, pontificating on the big picture for Humor is also entertaining and was there master chess. Soltis, in the introduction, the “mistake” on White’s part: “Without from the get-go. Howard Staunton, in the compares the two in terms of their conflicts. getting any compensation in return, White, very first tournament book in London 1851 That, in itself, is part of the entertainment by capturing away from the center, deval- laments in one position that he couldn’t value of owning both. There is the human ues his pawns ... He should play 4. bxc3. see how either player could save the game. element as well that is in both books. Having Already from this point of view Black has Bent Larsen, San Antonio 1972, couldn’t studied the Najdorf- a clearly prescribed way to win ... it is resist the dry comment after an opponent match for the “Championship of the Western clear that Black’s pawn majority on the of Ken Smith’s had not played the Sicilian World,” the Najdorf comments on the Nimzo- ’s flank leads to an easy win.” against the Texas master: “Better is 1. ... Indians in the book and his references to Lasker is having none of this: “Reti calls c5 which wins a pawn.” The shot at the Reshevsky match are fascinating. this move a positional error. That is at least Smith’s devotion to the “Smith-Morra” (1. This publishing venture also has debatable. But what he then says runs con- e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3) was very Larsen— released New York 1927 (Alekhine), Not- trary to all proportion. ‘The game will show funny, but not malicious. tingham 1936 (Alekhine), St. Petersburg how by modern chess technique a minute Some annotators, however, can get pretty 1909 (Lasker), Vienna 1922 (Evans), and but clear positional advantage incurred in angry. Alekhine comes immediately to Tal-Botvinnik, 1960 (). the opening can be easily converted into a mind. To quote from my own book, Learn Do yourself a favor. Start out with this win.’ Into a win? No, this proportion is not Chess from the Greats, “A memorable paperback tournament book series and the right one. Into initiative, into a promising instance involved Alekhine, who, when capture chess history and some really ter- game; such an assertion would have to be reaching the diagrammed position in his rific chess lessons from the best players conceded, but no more ... he was very far match book after 14. ... Rac8 took time in chess history. If you have ever thought from having a winning game.” out to excoriate prior commentators to his of being a collector of limited editions, go Drama is also there: Capablanca losing successful 1937 return match with Euwe.” to Caissa Editions online. for the first time in years at New York, 1924; The world champion quoted a commen- For either group—the dilettante or the the reigning world champion Max Euwe tator’s superficial analysis of Alekhine’s aficionado—you owe it to yourself to get committing an oversight at Nottingham that 15. Qe2: “The White queen does not feel the tournament book San Luis 2005 (by cost him first place; the excite ment about comfortable when staying on the same Alik Gershon and Igor Nor). This is a book Harry Nelson Pillsbury in 1895; the Fischer file as the black rook.” done in the tradition of great tournament comeback in the 2nd Piatagorsky Cup. books. It is beautifully produced, deeply All the great tournament books make annotated, free with game diagrams and you feel like you’re there at the tourna- analysis diagrams, lots of pictures and ment. You meet the players through their human interest. The USCF sells it at a biographies. You find out what went into discount online. Who knows? If people making the tournament. You learn about start buying great tournament books, it all the little stories associated with the might encourage the further publication play. You can see and feel the clash of of such tomes and chess will be enriched personalities. You see the development of by it. opening theory. You get to know the anno- tator really well. Opposite page: New York 1924, just one of the many It is those annotations that are the central classic tournament books described within this article. point for chess players. A good many from It and some of the others are available at a member’s my generation remember flipping back and discount at uscfsales.com; some can be found on Alekhine was seething. He put more forth to study Alekhine’s notes in New York sites such as ebay.com and abebooks.com.

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USCF Affairs / Candidate Statements

USCF Executive Board Election

Mike Nietman

Election ballots Earlier this spring the I.R.S. notified the USCF that they have accepted Ballots will be mailed via first class mail on June our application for 501(c)(3) status. 6, 2014 to USCF members who were current This means that the USCF is allowed members for the entire day on May 5, 2014 and to accept charitable donations that who will be 16 by June 30, 2014. If a USCF member the donor may deduct from their taxes. Hopefully, this status will entice did not register to vote by March 31, 2014 and more donors to assist us in our was not a USCF member for the full day on May mission which in turn will grow our 5, 2014, the member will not receive a ballot. organization. The process to gain non-profit status has been long and arduous. Thanks to the delegates for wading thru the necessary Bylaws and Articles of Celebrate National Chess Day! Incorporation changes over the past several years. Saturday, October 11, 2014_ 501(c)(3) status opens up a wealth of possibilities for us. We have a number DEADLINE FOR TOURNAMENT LIFE ANNOUNCEMENT of current programs and events that (TLA) SUBMISSION: June 10, 2014 for two issues of Chess should interest prospective sponsors. Life or July 10, 2014 for one issue. These include not only our Olympiad teams, our national championship events, our national scholastic tournaments, our World Youth and Pan Am Youth ORGANIZERS! Plan a tournament or an event of any kind to teams, our All-American team and the Scholar-Chessplayer awards but also individual promote chess on National Chess Day. top players and various chess in school programs. It will be the duty of the executive board to search for benefactors for these programs and events. ANY RATED BEGINNER OPEN that includes “National Chess We had several other positive events in the past year that each will be keys to our Day” in its TLA title and falls on October 11, 2014 gets both a future success. First, we hired a new executive director who has non-profit experience complimentary TLA and free rating fees. Event must include to lead us into the future. October 11, 2014, but could include shoulder days. Second, we upgraded our information technology infrastructure. We upgraded servers, the network, PC’s and the office phone system. We still have a ways to go to fully RATED BEGINNER OPEN or RBO’s are open to under utilize the new technology. We plan to upgrade our website which is sorely in need of 1200/Unrated or under 1000/Unrated. Tournament name must update. Naturally as a 501(c)(3) it has to reflect that but it also has to support the large number of sub-groups within our organization. This will be a complex project. include “Rated Beginners Open” or “RBO.” Finally, the USCF has engaged online play. Instead of re-creating the wheel, we’ve ANY 1-DAY EVENT for October 11, 2014 which has "National partnered with two established online presences in Chess.com and the Internet Chess Day" in its TLA title gets a complimentary TLA and rating Chess Club (ICC). Beta testing continues but we hope to have full-fledged USCF- rated play on these sites soon. fees. These and other upcoming projects make for exciting times for the USCF. I believe ANY 2-3 DAY EVENT held over a period which encompasses I’m in position to assist in making these projects become reality. To conclude my series of articles I want to reiterate my experience having served on the executive October 11-12, 2014 which has "National Chess Day" in its TLA board since 2010, attended 22 delegate meetings, served on numerous USCF title, will get a complimentary TLA and free rating fees. committees and was scholastic council co-chair for six years working with the executive board on numerous scholastic issues. ORGANIZERS/AFFILIATES: In the TLA, be sure to mention In addition, having served on the Wisconsin Chess Association board of directors National Chess Day in the title and that it actually happens on since 1982 and as their president since 1987, I’ve led the board that has included Saturday, October 11, 2014 and then expect to receive an e-mail dozens of different people with varying views but we’ve always had common goals from the office explaining how to get the free rating fee. and worked together harmoniously. I believe I can continue to do the same for the executive board.

Submit your articles and photos for possible publication It has been an honor and privilege to serve on the USCF executive board for the last in Chess Life and/or Chess Life Online. Photos for Chess four years. I do encourage each and every registered voter to cast their ballot. Your Life must be high resolution. vote is important to the future of the USCF! I would greatly appreciate your support. Thank you!

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USCF Affairs / Candidate Statements Allen Priest Gary L. Walters

I am Allen Priest from Kentucky. Using my experience as a certified public accountant, an auditor, and a small business owner I have been serving as the VP-Finance. Since I assumed this role the office account - ing staff has totally changed. We have worked together to overhaul the USCF internal financial statement prepara - tion process. We have improved the financial reporting quality over the last several years, but the timeliness has suffered due to the staff changes. We can and will do better. We are working to make sure that all of the accounting information that the staff needs is shared with them on a regular basis. This was not always the case before. We have recently received word that the IRS has approved the changes in the tax exemption of the USCF from 501(c)(4) to 501(c)(3). This is in recognition of the change in mission approved by As was announced with the last issue of Chess Life— the delegates in 2008 and included in the amended articles of incorporation filed and just after the candidates submitted their second in 2009. This doesn’t significantly change any of our reporting requirements, but it statements—the USCF is now a 501(c)(3) organization does give us the opportunity for donors to deduct contributions to the USCF on under the Internal Revenue Code. This has been a their tax returns. goal of the USCF’s leadership (board of delegates and executive board [EB]) for a long time. The largest This is a good change, but without planning we won’t take full advantage of this single difference that you will see as a result is that opportunity. Therefore, we have been working on revising the vision and mission you will be able to take a tax deduction for any statements of the USCF. As we bring those in line with the mission the delegates money donated to the USCF. We are already in the approved, we then need to compare all of our programs to those statements to make process of identifying standing areas where you will sure they are things we still should be doing. We also need to see where we are not be able to donate directly. For example, if you want serving our community well and determine what new programs we might start. to support World Youth, you will be able to direct All of that must be done with a realistic understanding of the resources available your donations to that area. If you would prefer to to us. We are involving the office staff more in the budgeting process. We are support the general operations of the USCF, you will continuing to be conservative in our estimations of revenue. We are looking for new be able to do that, too. Please keep an eye out for revenue sources. We know that the economy is shifting and some of the ways we more announcements about our changed tax status have done business, and some of the revenue streams that we have relied on in the and what it will mean to you and chess in the United past, may not be as reliable in the future. The financial results for the last couple States. of years have been good, but we still cannot afford financial surprises. The transition to a 501(c)(3) organization is just one We still have much to do. The website needs to be better. The technology behind of the good things that is going on in our Federation. the website needs to be better. The ways in which we engage with social media If you read back over past candidates’ statements need to be better. The financial reserves need to be stronger. And we are doing a in prior election years, you will see a common theme bunch of things right. So we need to preserve the good and improve where we need among many of us on the EB is a focus on putting to improve. The opportunities are there and I think we are making progress. the USCF on solid ground, both in terms of money and leadership. We have made tremendous progress Thank you for allowing me to serve you over these past years and I appreciate your toward both of these goals, and while there is work support to finish the work we have started. remaining to be done, we can now begin to expand our focus. The most important next step is to grow the Federation. And the single-most important factor toward making this step will be volunteerism. So, THE USCF MISSION here’s my challenge to you. Do something small to help grow the game. (I have assumed that one thing we can agree upon is that chess is a great game.) USCF is a 501(c)(3) membership organization devoted to extending the role of chess in American Teach someone to play chess this year. Invite a friend society. USCF promotes the study and knowledge of the game of chess, for its own sake as an art to a tournament. Run a chess tournament, if you’ve and enjoyment, but also as a means for the improvement of society. It informs, educates, and ever been inclined to do so, or volunteer to help run the next tournament in your area. Join a club if you fosters the development of players (professional and amateur) and potential players. It encourages haven’t already, or start one. Look through the USCF’s the development of a network of institutions devoted to enhancing the growth of chess, from committees to see if there is one in which you’re local clubs to state and regional associations, and it promotes chess in American society. To interested. If you cannot volunteer, then consider these ends, USCF offers a monthly magazine, as well as targeted publications to its members making a donation to the Federation. Good stewards and others. It supervises the organization of the U.S. Chess Championship, an open tournament of your money are already in place, and I promise held every summer, and other national events. It offers a wide range of books and services to its your donations will be well spent. I’ve mentioned just members and others at prices consistent with the benefits of its members. USCF serves as the a few ways that you can help, and there are many governing body for chess in the United States and as a participant in international chess others, some of which I’ve never thought of. If you organizations and projects. It is structured to ensure effective democratic procedures in accord cannot do anything else, play the game. You and our organization will be better for it. with its bylaws and laws of the state of Illinois. I respectfully ask for your support in the next election. There are still many things I would like to do.

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USCF Affairs / U.S. Open

U.S. OPEN SIDE EVENTS May register online except for the Bughouse which is on-site only.

26-27 July: 28, 29, 30, 31 July; 1 August: U.S. Open Weekend Swiss. U.S. Open Quads. Trophies Plus Grand Prix: 6. 5-SS, G/60 d5. $$1,150 G/30 d5. Entry fee $20. Registration 9:30 am - 11:30 guaranteed prizes. $200-100-50, U2200/Unr $160, am, Rds. 12-1:30-3:00. $50 to first in each quad. U2000 $150, U1800 $140, U1600 $120, U1400 $100, U1200 $80, Unr $50. Entry fee $40, Unr free if paying 30 July: USCF dues. On-Site Registration 10:00-11:30 am 7/26, U.S. National G/15 Championship (QC). Rds: Sat 12-3, Sun 10-12:30-3. 5-SS, G/15 d5.Quick rated, higher of regular or quick rating. Entry fee $40. Registration 9:30 am - 11:30 am. 27 July: Rds: noon, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00. 80% of entries as U.S. Open Scholastic. returned as cash prizes. First 30%, second 15%, U2100 Go to the Information page at www.uschess.org/tourna 12%, U1800 10%, U1500/Unr 8%, U1200 5%. ments/2014/scholastic, the Advanced Entries at www.us chess.org/datapage/tnmt_entries.php?tnmt=2014SCHOL 2 August: page or to Register https://secure2.uschess. org/webstore/ U.S. National Blitz Championship (BLZ). tournament.php?wkevent=2014Scholastic for the 2014 Trophies Plus Grand Prix: 15. 7-SS (double round, 14 U.S. Open Scholastic. games), 1 section, G/5 d0.Blitz rated, higher of regular or Blitz rating. Entry fee $40, free to Unrated if paying 26 July: USCF dues. Registration 9 am-11:30 am, first round U.S. Open Bughouse. begins at noon. $2000 guaranteed prizes! $$400-200- G/5 d0. Entry fee $20 per team. 80% of entry fees in 150, Expert $200-100, U2000 $200-100, U1800 cash prizes. Registration ends at 7:00 pm, first round $180-90, U1600/Unr $140-70, U1400 $100, U1200 begins at 7:30 pm. $70.The July 2014 Rating Supplement will be used.

(see online information area at: www.uschess.org/tournaments/2014/usopen/)

See full U.S. Open Information in the TLA Section on Page 52

Schedule for 2014 U.S. Open Workshops & Committee Meetings

Time 9 AM 10 AM 11 AM NOON 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM 4 PM TDCC/ Senior Forum Women's Chess States TDCC WEDNESDAY Problem Solving LUNCH July 30 Denker H.S. & College Chess Outreach Scholastic Committee Barber K-8 Chess in Education Chess Trust THURSDAY Executive Board Executive Board LUNCH Rules Workshop Ratings International Affairs July 31 CLOSED OPEN Clubs Audit (closed) FRIDAY Bylaws Finance Website Advisory Staff Forum/General LUNCH Aug 1 Prison Top Players Publications CJA Membership Meeting SATURDAY Delegates Meeting AWARDS LUNCHEON Delegates Meeting Aug 2 SUNDAY Delegates Meeting Aug 3 SATURDAY, July 26, Denker Tournament of High School Champions, Barber Tournament of K-8 Champions, and the National Girls Invitational Tournament Opening Ceremony

FRIDAY, August 1, Executive Board Reception 5:30 pm

Saturday, August 2, USCF Awards Luncheon Noon

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

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

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USCF Affairs / Samford 2014 Samford Fellowship GM Daniel Naroditsky named to prestigious fraternity. By IM JOHN DONALDSON Samford Winners

The FRANK P. SAMFORD, JR. CHESS of Frank P. Samford III (son of Samford FELLOWSHIP, marking its 28th annual Fellowship founder Frank P. Samford, Jr.), award, has selected GM Daniel Naroditsky former U.S. Chess Champion Grandmaster of Foster City, California, as its 2014 Fellow. Arthur Bisguier and International Master The Samford is the richest and most John Donaldson. The winner’s potential important chess fellowship in the United was determined based on his chess talent, States. It identifies and assists the best work ethic, dedication and accomplish - young American chess masters by providing ments. The Fellowship is administered by top-level coaching, strong competition and the U.S. Chess Trust with particularly access to study materials. The Fellowship valuable services provided by Barbara 2014 Daniel Naroditsky also supplies a monthly stipend for living DeMaro. expenses so that the winners may devote The Samford Chess Fellowship was 1987 themselves to chess without having financial created by the late Frank P. Samford, Jr. 1988 Maxim Dlugy worries. The total value of the Fellowship of Birmingham, Alabama. Mr. Samford has been increased several times over the was a distinguished attorney and CEO of 1989 Patrick Wolff years and is now $42,000 annually. The Liberty National Life Insurance Company 1990 Alex Fishbein prize is awarded for one year and can be (now Torchmark). He was active in civic, renewed for a second year. The winners’ business, political, educational and cul - 1991 Ilya Gurevich term begins July 1, 2014. tural affairs. Mr. Samford was also an 1992 Alex Sherzer All in all, it gives these brilliant young enthusiastic competitor in chess tourna - American grandmasters the support and ments. After providing financial support 1993 Ben Finegold resources necessary to enhance their skills for several chess projects he decided to do 1994 Gata Kamsky and reach their full potential. something significant for American chess. 1995 Josh Waitzkin Currently rated 2632 USCF and 2543 The result was the Samford Fellowship. FIDE, Daniel Naroditsky was awarded the Since its inception the Fellowship has 1996 Tal Shaked grandmaster title last fall shortly before proven very successful. Many Samford 1997 Boris Kreiman his 18th birthday. His career highlights Fellows have become strong grandmasters, include winning the World Under 12 members of the United States Olympiad 1998 Dean Ippolito championship in 2007 and the U.S. Junior team and U.S. champions. America’s top 1999 Greg Shahade Closed last summer. two players, Hikaru Nakamura and Gata The latter was followed by grandmaster Kamsky, are former Samford Fellows. 2000 Michael Mulyar norms (+2600 FIDE performance) in four Generous contributions from the late 2001 Eugene Perelshteyn consecutive events. Naroditsky has been Mrs. Virginia Samford and the Torchmark 2002 ranked number 1 in the U.S. in his age Corporation support the Fellowship. The category for the past eight years and is Samford Fellowship is a fitting memorial 2003 Dmitry Schneider the youngest published chess author in to an extraordinary man. The dedication, 2004 Rusudan Goletiani history, having his first book published creativity and achievement that marked at age 14. Mr. Frank P. Samford, Jr.’s life are exam - 2005 Hikaru Nakamura The winners were chosen by the ples for all chess players to admire and 2006 David Pruess Samford Fellowship Committee, consisting emulate. 2007 Josh Friedel 2008 Irina Krush Naroditsky Named New Endgame Columnist Vinay Bhat 2009 Ray Robson With GM Pal Benko retired after a 45-year run of “Endgame Lab,” Chess Life has secured GM Daniel Naroditsky as our new endgame columnist. With a nod to our history, the column’s 2010 Robert Hess title will be “The Practical Endgame,” ressurecting the late GM Edmar Mednis’ Chess Life 2011 Alex Lenderman column title from decades ago. The first column appears on page 46 of this issue. The 20- year-old Californian grandmaster has already proven himself an accomplished endgame 2012 Timur Gareev writer, having published Mastering Complex Endgames: Practical Lessons on Critical Ideas & Alejandro Ramirez Plans in 2013. 2013 Sam Shankland

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Chess to Enjoy / Entertainment

Focusing on Photos One photo is worth ... well, you know.

By GM ANDY SOLTIS

SOME GREAT CHESS YEARS CAN BE King’s Gambit Accepted (C34) while members of a visiting American team characterized by a single tournament, Filiberto Terrazas were taking a rest day during a match such as New York 1924. Or they can be Fidel Castro with the best Soviets in Moscow. On the remembered for an historic game, like Olympiad, Havana, 1966 day before, the Americans scored their Garry Kasparov’s title-saving victory in second—and last—victory of the lopsided, the final game of the 1987 world champi- 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Bd6? 4. d4 h6 5. e5 32-game match. onship match. But recent years are best Bb4+ 6. c3 Ba5 7. Bxf4 g5 8. Bg3 Qe7 9. Be2 d6 10. exd6 cxd6 11. Qa4+! Nc6 12. d5 recalled in photographs. The one that instantly summed up 2013 showed a Sicilian Defense, Yugoslav Attack (B76) GM newly crowned World Champion Magnus IM Donald Byrne Carlsen as he was tossed into a Chennai, U.S.-USSR match, Moscow, 1955 India swimming pool (see February 2014 Chess Life). 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Photos put a face—in this case, a very Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 0-0 9. 0-0- happy one—on competition that might 0 Be6 10. Kb1 Rc8 11. g4 Qa5 12. Nxe6 fxe6 otherwise be illustrated with just chess 13. Bc4 Nd8 14. Be2 Nd7 15. Bd4 Ne5 16. f4 diagrams and crosstables. They show us Ndc6! what words, even a thousand of them, can never fully express. Based on 17. fxe5 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Bxe5 It’s one thing to say that in the previous and a capture on c3, e.g. 19. Qa4? Bxc3 world title match, champion Vishy Anand or 19. Qe3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Rxc3. was supported by a team of assistants. White wins a piece. On the Internet you 17. Bxe5?! dxe5 18. f5 Nd4 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. But when you see a photo of his eight can find a photo of the two players around Rhf1 Rf4! 21. g5 b5 22. Bd3 Rcf8 23. Qg2 b4 seconds, plus Vishy and his wife and ... this point in the game. 24. Ne2 Qc5! 25. Qh3? Well, you get the picture, literally. 12. ... Bd8 13. dxc6 b5 14. Qxb5 a6 15. Qa4 g4 Thanks to the Internet, snapshots can 16. c7+ Bd7 17. cxd8=Q+ Rxd8 18. Qd4 gxf3 more easily bring chess history to life 19. Qxh8?? Qxe2 mate. today. For example, if you navigate Google images you’ll find stunning photos by the legendary photojournalist Alfred Eisen- Fans don’t appreciate how masters use staedt of players and spectators during photos—as inspirational devices. the 1954 U.S.-USSR match in New York. For example, when David Bronstein was Or you can plug in the names Bobby about to play a world championship match Fischer and Fidel Castro and find photos with Mikhail Botvinnik, one of Botvinnik’s of them playing a game during a free day former match opponents, Gregory Leven- at the 1966 Olympiad in Havana. fish, advised him, “Hang a portrait of One version of how that came about Botvinnik over your bed so you’ll be used comes from a Cuban named Filiberto Ter- to his face.” razas, who said he was playing a casual I know a veteran U.S. grandmaster who Black invited 25. Nxf4 exf4 when his game with Castro when World Champion topped that by putting a photo of an bishop comes alive (26. ... Qe5!). Perhaps Tigran Petrosian showed up to kibitz, sug- upcoming opponent in his refrigerator. confused by the complications of 26. e5 gesting moves to the “Maximum Leader.” And GM Viktor Kupreichik recalled how Qxe5 27. Rde1 Ne2! and 28. c3 Nxc3+, Terrazas saw Fischer standing nearby and some Soviet players threw darts at photos White blundered. asked him for help. So it became a bizarre of their opponent before a game. 25. ... Rf3! 26. Rxf3 Rxf3 27. Qg4 Rxd3! consultation game, Castro and Petrosian Old tournament books featured an oblig- And the threat of ... Qxc2+ eventually versus Terrazas and Fischer. atory posed photo of the players, awk ward ly won (28. Rc1 Rd1!). White won but, alas, the game seems standing in two rows for posterity. But the The following day was July 4, so the to be lost. Another casual game played most famous chess photos have been can- did, such as when nine-year-old Sammy American Embassy invited the Kremlin during the tournament was preserved. Reshevsky was playing a simultaneous leadership to celebrate our Independence Don’t expect much: exhibition against 20 West Point cadets. Day at the U.S. ambassador’s residence. (see game next column) One of the best posed shots occurred The result was a remarkable photo of the

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Chess to Enjoy / Entertainment

Problem I Problem II Problem III 2013 U.S. Chess Bryan Hu Jared Defibaugh FM Marcel Martinez Siddharth Banik FM Tian Sang Diego Garcia League More than 160 players competed on 16 teams in matches from August to November in the 2013 United States Chess League season. The last team standing was the Miami Sharks, which crushed the New York Knights 1 1 3 ⁄2- ⁄2 to win the championship. The league’s games provide our six quiz BLACK TO PLAY BLACK TO PLAY WHITE TO PLAY positions this month. In each diagram you are asked to find the fastest Problem IV Problem V Problem VI winning line of play. This will usually IM Akshat Chandra GM Pascal Charbonneau FM Curt Collyer FM Rico Salimbagat FM Steven Winer FM Yian Liou mean the forced win of a decisive amount of material, such as a rook or minor piece. And keep your eye out this month for queen sacrifices. For solutions, see page 71.

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diminutive Reshevsky sandwiched in toshop era—when you couldn’t trust a between the burly Nikita Khrushchev and photo. In the main, snapshots are more Nikolai Bulganin. Other players, such as credible than the stories you can find on Donald Byrne, Alexander Kotov and Her- the Internet. man Steiner, stood in the background. Take the case of Arnold Denker winning According to , who was the 1944 U.S. Championship. The April present, the photo came about because of 1944 Chess Review published four photos Reshevsky: “Shmulik, as we called him, of him with the man he de feated in the approached me and said, ‘Mark, for us it key game. would be such an honor to be photographed with the leaders of your country,’” he wrote on the e3e5.com website. “I went to Nikita Nimzo-Indian Defense, Sergeyevich (Khrushchev) and said ‘Our Rubinstein Variation (E43) Arnold Denker American colleagues would like to be pho- Chess Review, which billed itself “The tographed with you.’ He said, ‘Well, let’s do Reuben Fine Picture Chess Magazine,” ran the photos it. Gather everyone.’ ” Afterwards Khrushchev U.S. Championship, New York, 1944 with the players’ comments about the said he was impressed by Reshevsky. “Such game. “Anytime you can get Reuben here a little man, but so big in chess!” he said. 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 to lose a game by winning a pawn in the There used to be a tradition that when Bb7 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. 0-0 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Bxc3 9. opening, that’s something,” Denker said a national team went abroad to compete, Rb1 Ba5 10. Ba3 d6 11. c5! 0-0 12. cxd6 cxd6 in one caption. the players had to be photographed as 13. e4 Re8 14. e5 dxe5 15. Nxe5 Qg5 “What makes you think I like pawns so they boarded their ship or airplane. But much,” Fine replied in another. “Confi- Fine later felt 15. ... g6 was an adequate when Soviet chess authorities wanted a dentially, I don’t think a pawn is worth defense. When Denker claimed an edge group photo of the 10-man team that was much more than a finger!” with 16. Bb5 Qd5 17. f3 Bc6 18. Ng4 (18. headed to Belgrade to play the “Rest of “Well that depends on what pawn!” ... Qd8 19. d5! threatening Qd4!), Fine said the World” former world champ Mikhail Denker answered. it was Black who is better after 18. ... Kg7!. Botvinnik refused because he was upset But history mangled the quotes. Look about being assigned eighth board. 16. g3 g6 17. Qa4! Qd8 18. Rfc1 on the Internet and you’ll find dozens of So a Soviet artist superimposed a sep- sites that credit “I’d rather have a pawn arate snapshot of Botvinnik into the group (see diagram top of next column) than a finger”—to Fine. photo, making it seem like he, Petrosian, And the reply, “It depends: which pawn Viktor Korchnoi, et al were one big happy 18. ... b5 19. Bxb5 Qd5 20. f3 Bb6 21. Rc5! and which finger,” is credited to ... Roman Bolshevik family. Bxc5 22. Bxc5 Rf8 23. Bc4! Bc6 24. Bxd5 Bxa4 Dzhindzhichashvili—who was born during That was a rare case—in the pre-Pho- 25. Bxa8, Black resigned. the 1944 tournament.

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Time: Your Untapped Resource Attempting to save time by playing quickly in the opening is a fool’s errand.

By GM LEV ALBURT

FINALLY, A GAME WITH TIME SPENT/ 7. 0-0 (87) Be7 (79:49) 8. h3 0-0 (76) 9. Nh2 it wiser to use this time earlier, when the left after each move! David Lutzewitz, the a6 character of the game was being deter- winner of this month’s award, writes: (My mined, rather than later, when little can further comments are in italics.) I assumed White would play either 10. be changed? Ng4 or 10. f4. While White plays on the This game ended in a draw due to my kingside, I would play on the queenside 17. Bg5 time trouble and the opposite-colored bish- and attack his pawn center. ops. I indicated the time left on the clock Better was the simple 17. g4, with a typ- Alas, White’s attack is more promising. so you can see my time problems. After ical, and very strong, attack. (86) the game, I analyzed it with Fritz 10. 10. f4 17. ... Ne8! (30:05)

This move allows, after 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 Sicilian Defense (B30) 19. f6! Nxf6, a promising Exchange sacri- Morris Tirimacco (1380) fice, 20. Rxf6. More accurate thus was 17. David Lutzewitz (1315) ... Qd8, preparing ... Ne8. 49th Northeastern Open (5), 01.12.2014 18. Ng4 f6! (29:25)

1. e4 c5 (89:41) 2. c4 (89) Nc6 (88:50) Good move, since it avoids a bunch of problems if White plays f6 and attacks Facing a rare 2. c4, David thinks for just my position. one(!) minute; this time making a good True, but I’d first exchange my bad move. (Not all quick decisions are bad, or bishop: 18. ... Bxg5 19. Qxg5 f6. well-deliberated ones good—but statisti- cally, they are bad.) 19. Be3 (68) Kh8 (27:07) 3. Nf3 d6 (87:51) 10. ... b5 (74:24)

Another one-minute decision, this time a I’d prefer 10. ... exf4. After 11. f5 (as in wrong one, as White is clearly better after the game), White’s space advantage and 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4, with a favorable Maroczy- the potential for a kingside attack are type game. Two good alternatives: 3. ... g6 threatening. or 3. ... e5, closing the game—as David did 11. f5 bxc4 (71:02) 12. dxc4 (84) Bb7 (68.36) on the next move, after two minutes’ thought. 13. Bd3 (79) Qb6 (64:29) 14. b3 Rfd8 (59:09) Wasn’t it better to spend those extra two 15. Be3 Rac8 (54:01) 16. Qd2 Rd7 (38:48) minutes on moves two and three? (Of course, White so far plays faster, but this is not a reason to follow his bad example). 4. Nc3 e5 (85:30) 5. Be2 Nf6 20. Bxd4 This move took Black less than a minute —under a time control where you’re given White’s super-fast play finally begins to almost three minutes per move! Playing 5. show flaws. Rather than exchanging his ... Nf6, Black settles for symmetry a tempo best bishop, White should start the above- down—a reasonable, but hardly the only, mentioned (note to 17. Bg5) typical attack choice. Why not at least consider, for six- with g2-g4-g5—after removing the knight eight minutes, how to take advantage of from g4, of course—with an attack and ad - your yet unblocked f-pawn, e.g. to fianchetto vantage now, too. your f8-bishop, and then perhaps ... Ng8- 20. ... cxd4 (26:33) 21. Nd5 Bxd5 (26:18) 22. e7 and later ... f7-f5, fighting for the I spent too much time figuring out a exd5 initiative? way to play ... d6-d5 to break up the posi- 6. d3 (88) Nd4 (81:47) tion, but White’s position is solid. (see diagram top of next page) Note how Black began to think for longer Strong knight on an outpost square. chunks of time: three, three, four, five, five, 22. ... Bf8 (25:16) 23. Rf2 (66) (23. b4!—L.A.) Yes—at the price of kingside development. and 15(!!) minutes on moves 11-16. Wasn’t 23. ... a5

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I saw playing 23. ... a5 allows my knight or getting the knight to the c3- or f4- I needed to play 61. ... Nc4 but I felt to get to a strong square at c5, or if driven squares. Mating threats then line up. the time crunch. away, c3. An excellent comment. Even in the worst time crunch, why play True. Even better was to play 22. ... a6- 41. Qd1 Qc7 42. Qg4?? against rules of thumb? A bishop-of-oppo- a5 as on a previous move, as 22. ... Bf8 is site-colors ending is the most drawish, useless. White should play 42. Qh5 instead, with thus, why rush to trade knights with a advantage. 24. Raf1 (65) (24. Rb1!—L.A.) 24. ... Nc7 draw now the most likely outcome? (23:52) 25. Rb1 (56) Na6 (23:31) 26. a3 Nc5 42. ... Ne7 (60:05) 43. Qe4! Qc5! (39:06) 44. 62. Bxd1 g5? (21:33) 27. b4 axb4 28. axb4 (48) Na4! (20:57) Rb7 Rxb7 45. Rxb7 Qc6! 46. Qb1 Nd5 (33:46) 47. Rb8? Ne3!! 48. Rb2 Rb8!! 49. Qa2 (58) A blunder, which was pointed out to I thought this was a good move provided Rxb2 (29:13) 50. Qxb2 (57) me after the game. I should have played I play ... Nc3. 62. ... g6 and then captured, getting my 29. Rb3 (31) Ra7 (20:21) 30. Rf1 Re8 (19:38) king in the game. 63. g4 Kg7 (20:59) 64. Bb3 Kf8 65. Kf1 (40) A waste of valuable chess time. Ke7 (20:48) 66. Ke2 Kd6 67. Kd3 Kc5 68. Bc2 31. Nf2 (29) Qc7 (18:53) (31. ... Nc3!—L.A.) 32. Ne4 (29) Rea8 (18:25) 33. Rfb1 (24) Nb6 (18:16)

50. ... Qc2? (28:46)

Don’t trade the queens, play 50. ... d3! In a drastically changed, and almost cer- tainly won, situation it was worth five-seven 68. ... e4+? minutes to find the winning blow, 50. ... d3!. If 51. Qf2, then 51. ... d2! I thought I could give up this pawn to 34. c5?? (21) dxc5 (16:27) 35. bxc5?? 51. Qxc2 Nxc2 (28:41) 52. Bd5 Bc5? (27:24) get my king in a position to attack. A better move would have been 68. … Kb4. White had to play 35. d6 first. Usually, playing ... Bc5 is a good move, Thus, Black should have played 34. ... Yes, now the draw becomes obvious and but here I needed to play 52. ... Be7! cut- easier to achieve. Nxd5—capturing one move sooner. ting off the knight’s escape routes. 69. Kxe4 Kc4 70. Bd1 Kc3 71. Ke3 Bg3 72. Ke4 35. ... Nxd5 36. Kh2 (15 & 60) h6 (15:23 & 60) Again, stop (the situation changed Kb2 73. Kd3 Kc1 74. Ke2 Bf4 75. Ba4 Kb2 76. sharply—into the ending) and think! Indeed, (37) (16) Creating an escape hole for my king. 52. ... Be7 is an easy win; so is, too, 52. ... Kd1 Kc3 77. Ke2 Kd4 78. Bc2 Ke5 79. (14) (11) 37. Bc4 Ne7 d3, and 53. Be4 Ne1 or 53. Bb3 Ne3. In Kf3 Kd6 80. Ke4 Ke7 81. Bd1 Kf7 , all cases Black will be a piece and a pawn Draw finally agreed. Upon analyzing the game, I found 37. up, an easy win. ... Ne3! was stronger. A different move here and there could Unless for a very good reason, choose 53. Be4 (49) Nb4 (27:13) 54. Nd8 d3 (26:39) have given me a win in this game. an active move! 55. Nb7 Be3? (26:23) Better use of time would have helped. 38. Nd6? Qxc5 39. Nf7+ Kh7 (70:40) 40. Be6 Better was 55. ... d2! 56. Bf3 e4, win- ning. If you are unrated or rated 1799 or below, (see diagram top of next column) 56. Nd6 d2 57. Bf3 Bf2 58. Ne4 Be1 59. Kg1 then GM Lev Alburt invites you to send your (42) most instructive game with notes to: Back 40. ... Ng8? (61:31) to Basics, c/o Chess Life, P.O. Box 3967, A blunder. I was trying to activate the (see diagram top of next column) Crossville, TN 38557-3967 or e-mail your bishop, but a better move would have been material to [email protected]. 40. ... Nd5!, and then if 41. Rb5, I can 59. ... Nd3? (22:59) 60. Nc3? Nb2 (22:34) 61. Make sure your game (or part of it) and your play 41. ... Qc3!, either trading the queens Nd1 Nxd1? (21:34) notes will be of interest to other readers.

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By HOWARD GOLDOWSKY Photography LUKE COPPING

“WHAT’S GOD’S RATING?” ASKS KEN REGAN, at that door.” In Regan’s code, the chess engine needs to play the role of an omniscient as he leads me down the stairs to the artificial intelligence that objectively evaluates and ranks, better than any human, finished basement of his house in Buffalo, every legal move in a given chess position. In other words, the engine needs to play New York. Outside, the cold in trudes on chess just about as well as God. an overcast morning in late May 2013; A ubiquitous Internet combined with button-sized wireless communications devices but in here sunlight pierces through two and chess programs that can easily wipe out the world champion make the temptation windows near the ceiling, as if this point today to use hi-tech assistance in rated chess greater than ever (see sidebar). According on earth enjoys a direct link to heaven. to Regan, since 2006 there has been a dramatic increase in the number of worldwide On a nearby shelf, old board game boxes cheating cases. Today the incident rate approaches rough ly one case per month, in of Monopoly, Parcheesi, and Life pile up, which usually half involve teenagers. The current anti-cheating regu lations of the with other nostalgia from the childhoods world chess federation (FIDE) are too outdated to include guid ance about disciplining of Regan’s two teenage chil dren. Next to illegal computer assistance, so Regan himself monitors most major events in real- the shelf sits a table that supports a lone time, including open events, and when a tournament di rector becomes suspicious for laptop logged into the Department of one reason or another and wants to take action, Regan is the first man to get a call. Computer Science Regan is a devoted and Engineering’s Christian. His faith Unix system at the has inspired in him a Univer sity at Buffalo, moral and social where Regan works as responsibility to fight a tenured associate cheating in the chess professor. The laptop world, a responsibility controls four that has become his invocations of his anti- calling. As an interna- chess-cheating software, tional master and self-described 2600-level computer science professor with a background which at this moment monitor games from in complexity theory—he holds two degrees in mathe matics, a bachelor’s from Princeton the World Rapid Championships, using and a doctorate from Oxford—he also happens to be one of only a few people in the an open-source chess engine called world with an ability to commit to such a calling. “Ken Regan is one of two or three Stockfish, one of the strongest chess- people in the world who have the quantitative background, chess expertise, and comput - playing entities on the planet. Around the er skills necessary to develop anti-cheating algorithms likely to work,” says Mark clock, in real-time, this laptop helps Glickman, a statistics professor at Boston University and chairman of the USCF ratings compile essential reference data for committee. Every time Regan starts an instance of his anti-cheating code he does not Regan’s algorithms. Regan and I are on merely run a piece of soft ware—he invokes it. The dual meaning of “invoke” conveys our way to his office, where he plans to Regan’s inspired relationship to the anti-cheating work that he does. explain the details of his work. But the His work began on September 29, 2006, during the Topalov-Kramnik World Cham pi - laptop has been acting up. First he must on ship match. had just forfeited game five in protest to the Topalov check its progress, and Regan taps a few team’s accu sation that Kramnik was consult ing a chess engine during trips to his pri - keys. What he’s staring at on the screen vate bathroom. This was the reu ni fication match to unite the then-separate world reminds him to rephrase his question, champions, a situation created when Garry Kasparov and Nigel Short broke from FIDE but this time he doesn’t wait for my in 1993. Topalov qualified for the 2006 match because he held the FIDE title. Kramnik answer. “What’s the rating of perfect play?” qual ified be cause he had defeated Garry Kasparov in 2000 to claim a spot through he asks. “My model says it’s 3600. These historical lineage. Due to the schism, chess had suffered 13 years of heavy de clines in engines at 3200, 3300, they’re knocking sponsorship, sta bility, and re spect. Kramnik’s forfeiture of game five not only threatened

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the reu ni fication but also the future of the sport. about chess,” he says. “I felt called to do Kramnik agreed to play game six, which ended in a draw. After game six, on October the work at a time when it really did seem 4, Topalov’s team published a controversial press release trying to prove their previous like the chess world was going to break allegations. Topalov’s manager, Silvio Danailov, wrote in the release, “… we would apart.” like to present to your attention coincidence statistics of the moves of GM Kramnik When Regan satisfies himself with the with recommendations of chess program Fritz 9.” The release went on to report at laptop’s data collection, he walks me what frequency Kramnik’s moves for games one, two, three, four, and six matched out of his basement to the end of his the “first line” (Danailov’s words) of Fritz’s output. driveway, where he points to a neighbor’s An online battle commenced between pundits who took Danailov’s “proof” seriously house down the block. Regan’s neighbor’s versus others, like brother happens to be a college friend Regan, who insisted that with whom Regan toured valid statistical methods England before studying to detect computer at Oxford, and with whom assistance did not yet exist. Regan spent a lot of time For the first time, a while on sabbatical at the cheating scandal was Universi ty of Montreal. playing a role in top-level (The friend is a professor chess. There remained all at McGill.) Regan loves to kinds of uncertainties, call attention to the including how much time connections and coinci- Fritz used to process each dences that sur round his move, how many forced moves life, and as much as his were played, whether the faith drives a moral influence engine was in single-line or multi-line mode (in multi-line mode machines play slower in his anti-cheating work and his interests but stronger, because they enable extra heuris tics and do less pruning of unprom ising in chess and mathematics drive a technical moves), what constituted a typical match ing percentage for super-grandmaster play, influ ence, his fascination with coincidence all kinds of questions that prohibited scientific reproduction of Danailov’s accu sa tion. drives its own quirky influence. “Social In just a few weeks, the greatest existential threat to chess had gone from a combina - networking theory is interesting,” he says. tion of bad politics and a lack of financial support to some thing potential ly more sinister: “Cheating is about how often coincidence scientific ignorance. In Regan’s mind, this threat seemed too imminent to ignore. “I care arises in the chess world.”

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In Regan’s Honda Accord, we talk about how his chess work has spawned non- chess-related ideas, from how to use computers to grade massive open online courses, to how to think about the future economy. Tyler Cowen, Regan’s childhood friend and an economics professor at Figure 1 George Mason University, is the author of Average is Over, which came out in 2013, and Cowen fills a chapter with predictions extrapolated from Regan’s research. Cowen reports how freestyle (human-computer) chess teams play stronger than computers do on their own and argues that the future economy will 0.85 1 consist of high-perform ing human- 0 computer teams in all aspects of society. Regan takes pride in playing a prom inent On a standard 25-question multiple-choice exam, if a student answered 22 questions correctly and part in his friend’s book. three questions incorrectly (shown here), then such a result would be equivalent to stacking 22 points at Randomness affects all aspects of location 1 and three points at location 0. The number 0.85 represents the average or “best fit” location that Regan’s life. His wallet oozes scraps of pa - summarizes the student’s overall score. per that contain names, num bers, and reminders. He doesn’t own a smartphone. When we enter his office, unopened boxes crowd the floor, and spewed across every shelf and workspace lie papers, stacks of Figure 2 books, piles of notebooks, an ancient monitor, a 90’s-era radio, and milk crates full of ephemera. A few months earlier, Regan moved to a new build ing construct - ed by the university and he claims he Partial hasn’t had time to unpack. A clean spot the size of two cafeteria trays makes room Credit for a monitor and keyboard. On another small clearing, con spic uously placed a - cross from us, sits the only item in the room besides the com puter equipment to have received Regan’s apparent care: a framed por trait of his wife. A tab on Regan’s browser is open to a Drop Off From fantasy baseball site. He loves baseball, and he was watching the 2006 baseball Best Answer playoffs and logged into PlayChess.com, an online chess server, when he first heard Instead of stacking points at location 0 and location 1 on a number line, Regan distributes partial credit over a about the Kramnik forfeit. two-dimensional plot. Regan feels a responsibility to do for professional chess what steroid testing has done for professional baseball. The Mitchell Report was commissioned in 2006 num bers. I’ll tell you, people are doing it.” Regan is 53. His hair has turned white. to investigate performance enhancing drug What remains of it, billows up in wild tufts that make him look the professor. When (PED) abuse in the major leagues, around Regan acts surprised his thick, jet-black eyebrows rise like little boomerangs that the time Regan began his anti-cheating return a hint of his youth. His enthusiasm for work never wanes; his voice merely work. While baseball enters its post-PED shifts modes of erudition that make him sound the professor. era, FIDE has yet to put a single perfor - mance enhancing device—the chess TO CATCH AN ALLEGED CHEATER, Regan takes a set of chess positions played by a single world’s PED—regulation into place. It player—ideally 200 or more but his analysis can work with as few as 20—and treats wasn’t until mid-2013 that the Association each position like a ques tion on a multiple-choice exam. The score on this exam of Chess Professionals (ACP) and FIDE translates to an Elo rating, a score Regan calls an Intrinsic Perfor mance Rating (IPR). organized a joint anti-cheating committee, There are, however, three main differences between a standard multiple-choice exam of which Regan is a prominent member. and Regan’s anti-cheating exam. First, on a standard exam each question has a fixed In mid-2014, the committee plans to ratify number of answers, usually four or five choices; on Regan’s exam, the number of a protocol about how to evaluate evidence answers for each position equals the number of legal moves. Second, on a stand ard and execute punishment. exam, one answer per ques tion receives full credit, while the other answers receive Regan clicks a few times on his mouse zero credit; on Regan’s exam, every legal move is given partial credit in proportion to and then turns his monitor so I can view how good it is relative to the engine’s top choice. (Partial credit falls off as a complicated his test results from the German Bundesliga. nonlinear relationship based on the engine’s evaluations. Credit also abides by the His face turns to disgust. “Again, there’s constraint that all moves taken together for a position must sum to full credit.) no physical evidence, no behavioral evi - The third difference is the scoring method. (See Figure 1) A standard multiple- dence,” he says. “I’m just seeing the choice exam is scored by dividing the number of correct answers by the total number

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of questions. This gives a percentage, which translates to an arbitrary grade like A, explains why it’s not possible for partial B-, C+, etc. What matters is not just the percentage but how one interprets the credit to be greater against weak oppo nents. percentage. If a test is especially difficult and most students do poorly on it, then an After a player’s partial credit is plotted 85 percent might translate to an ‘A’ rather than the more typical ‘B’. This is called for a set of positions, Regan graphically grading on a curve. scores his exam by drawing a curve Figure 2 shows the conceptual relation ship between a player’s chosen moves for a averaged through the data (See Figure set of positions and how an engine might distribute partial credit. Each point repre - 3). (In statistical jargon, this process is sents a move. Good moves fall into the top left corner of the plot, while poor moves called a “least squares best fit.” The score fall into the bottom right. Since average players and grand masters both make relatively on a standard multiple-choice exam can poor moves compared to an engine, all human players’ plots take on the same general be thought of as a “best fit” too, but in L-shape. This method of converting en gine evaluations into objective partial credit is this case its best fit is calculated between the original aspect of Regan’s work. He calls it “Converting Utilities into Probabil - the points zero and one on a number line ities.” (Regan uses the technical term “probability” instead of “partial credit,” because rather than between multiple points on a after the partial credits conform to the constraint that they must sum to full credit, two-dimensional plot. See Figure 1 again.) they mathematically behave like probabilities.) “I made it up,” he says. “I’ve been The best fit pro duces a curve (shown as astounded, actually, that there doesn’t seem to be precedent in the literature for it. I ‘y’ in Figure 3) and two values, ‘s’ and ‘c,’ was dead sure people were doing this problem.” which characterize the bend in the curve. (Regan’s literature search nourished his penchant for coincidence as well. As a serious Regan calls ‘s’ the sensitivity. It shifts the Christian he sometimes gets asked if he believes in the theory of evolution, which he curve left and right and correlates to a does. But, he says, “Intelligent Design papers featured large in my initial literature search. player’s ability to sense small differences There’s no direct connec tion to my work, but some of the math e matical ingredients are in move quality. Regan calls ‘c’ the the same.” Intelligent Design’s leading complexity theorist is William Dembski, and consistency and it thins or thickens the Regan noted that his wife’s old roommate’s husband is Robert Sloan, chair of the tail of the curve. A larger ‘c’ represents a computer science department at the University of Illinois, Chicago, where Dembski player’s a void ance of gross blunders earned his Ph.D.) (“gross” being somewhat relative to the In Regan’s algorithms it is the relative differences in move quality that matter, not the interpretation of the engine). Regan has absolute differences. So if, for example, three top candidate moves are judged by the found that different values of ‘s’ and ‘c’ engine to be only slightly apart, then these top three moves will each earn approximately translate into well-defined categories that 30 percent credit (the re maining 10 percent left for the remaining candidate moves). This align with Elo ratings, similar to the way empha sis on rel ative differ ences rather than absolute value explains why cheaters who that a 95 percent and an 85 percent on use moves that are not always the engine’s first choice will still get caught. This also an exam typically translate to an A and B, respectively. Back in the 1970s, when Arpad Elo designed the USCF and FIDE rating systems, he arbitrarily picked 2000 Figure 3 to mean expert, 2200 to mean master, etc. This arbitrary assignment means chess ratings are based on a curve, and specific values of ‘s’ and ‘c’ can be mapped directly to specific Elo. The mapped rating is the Intrinsic Performance Rating. Partial It’s more reliable to call someone, say, a Credit (y) B-player in chess than it is to call someone a B-student in school. A student can study for an individual test, but chess strength tends to change slowly. If Regan knows a player’s Elo before subjecting the player’s moves to an anti-cheating exam, he can compare how well each moves’ partial credit matches the typical partial credit earned Drop Off From by a player with that Elo. Regan represents this difference as a z-score, which is a fancy Best Answer (d) name for the ratio of how many standard deviations a player’s test perfor mance is IInstead of averaging between two locations on a number line and finding a “best fit” point like in Figure 1, from that player’s typical Elo performance. Regan’s scoring method finds a “best fit” curve between distributed point locations. Each player’s moves The greater the z-score, the more likely a result in a unique curve (shown by expression ‘y’) that can be characterized by the parameters ‘s’ and ‘c’. person has cheat ed. (See Figure 4) The IPR and z-score are two separate results that emerge from the same test, but the z-score is much more reliable. If Regan were to compute an IPR with only a few moves, it would be like marking an exam with very few questions. This would trans late to an unreliable letter grade. The z-score, however, is more accurate. “The IPR does not have forensic standing,” says Regan. “But the cheating test [z-score] is based on settings that come from training 8,500 moves of world championship games.” These moves act like questions

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the College Board uses to normalize its Statistical evidence is immune to con ceal ment. No matter how clever a cheater is in scoring on standardized tests. For exam - communicating with collaborators, no mat ter how small the wire less communica tions ple, if the College Board wanted to catch device, the actual moves produced by a cheater cannot be hidden. a cheater on the SAT, it could easily do Nevertheless, non-cheating outliers hap pen from time to time, the inevitable false so by analyzing a small sample of suspi - positives. In any large open tournament with at least a thousand non-cheating players, cious answers to questions it knows to the chances are very high that at least one of those honest players will earn a z-score be diffi cult. Cheaters would perform un - of 3.0 or more, an ostensibly sus picious value. Tamal Biswas, one of Regan’s two char ac ter istically well on these questions. graduate stu dents and a class-A player, has used a database of previously played The same red flags go up when a cheating games to run simulations of large open tournaments and verify these num bers. chess player consistently receives more By the summer of 2014, the ACP-FIDE anti-cheating committee hopes to work out partial credit on each move than his Elo the logistical details about what a mounts and combinations of statistical, physical, and would predict he deserves. behavioral evidence should be considered conclusive if an alleged cheater is not caught Because the proper construction of red-handed. Regan proposes that a single z-score above 5.0 (the threshold for scientific statistical evidence against alleged cheaters discovery) or multiple instances of slightly lower z-scores should be enough statistical requires such technical expertise, Regan ev i dence on their own. But in other cases, one would need supporting behavioral or believes that it’s necessary to establish a physical evidence, such as suspicious behavior in the restroom or tournament hall. centralized authority responsible for the Regan grew up a chess prodigy during the administration of anti- 1960s and early 1970s, a few miles outside cheating protocol. New York City, in Paramus, New Jersey. Eventually he would like This area swarmed with chess opportu- to oversee the conversion nities and, in 1973, at the age of 13, of his 35,000 lines of C++ Regan earned the master title, the code into a Windows- youngest American at the time to driven program or do so since Bobby Fischer. A photo portable app. “I see other of Regan from that time shows people using my methods a boyish round face and the but not necessarily using thick, black eyebrows he my program,” he says. main tains today. Regan also believes that a But before Regan cen tralized authority can finished high school, best fix public confusion about what mathematics proved too alluring, and he decided he didn’t want to make chess a constitutes scientific versus unscientific career. His final two competitive triumphs came in 1976, when he was the only non- procedure. It’s too easy for people with a Soviet to win a gold medal at the now- defunct Student Chess Olympics, and in 1977 poor methodology to spread rumors online. when he co-won the U.S. Junior Championship. After graduating from Princeton and The most notorious public cheating case Oxford, and then serving a post-doc at Cornell, Regan was hired by the University at to date has been that of the then-26-year- Buffalo in 1989, where he has worked ever since. During the 1990s to 2006 Regan old Bulgarian Borislav Ivanov. He was first didn’t think much about chess. His kids were young, and he was busy immersing accused of using computer assistance in himself into the study of P versus NP, the holy grail of computer science problems. He December, 2012, at the Zadar Open in now “leads three lives” as he likes to say: his main research and teaching duties, his Croatia, where, barely a 2200-player, he anti-cheating work, and as co-author (with Richard J. Lipton) of the blog, “Godel’s scored six out of nine in the Open section, Lost Letter and P=NP.” In December of 2013, Springer published a book Regan co- including wins over four grandmasters. wrote with Lipton about the blog, titled People, Prob lems, and Proofs. Allegedly he had cheated in at least three The blog publishes not only technical amusements but occasional fodder about open tournaments before that, too. Finally, coincidences. “[MIT Professor] Scott Aaronson bet $100,000 that scalable quantum Ivanov was disqualified from both the computing can be done,” says Regan. “The media picked up on this. The impetus for Bladoevgrad Open, in October, 2013 and this bet was my post entitled ‘Perpetual Motion of the 21st Century.’ But my post was the Navalmoral de la Mata Open in edited by Lipton. Lipton, Lance Fortnow, and I co-wrote some papers in the early December, 2013, after both times refusing 1990s, and Fortnow co-writes his own blog with Bill Gasarch; and Bill Gasarch is a the inspec tion of his shoes, where he had friend of mine and one of my confidants because he is also Christian.” At times Regan allegedly hid a wireless communications goes on like this, and it can be argued that his advanced research requires less energy device. to follow than his personal connections. The Ivanov case was widely publi cized P versus NP stands for Polynomial time versus Nondeterministic Polynomial time. A in the Bulgarian media and at the news P-type problem requires relatively few computations, like the solution to tic-tac-toe or site ChessBase.com, which prompted ama - 8x8 checkers. Computations for an NP-type problem scale up extremely quickly, teur bloggers and You Tube aficionados however—too quickly to find a solution based on the current theories of computer to post their own move “matching” science. (An example would be the Travelling Salesman problem, where the goal is to analysis, but none of it was worthy enough find the shortest tour between a large number of cities.) Regan’s research includes or contained high enough confidence inter - ways to reduce the number of computations in an NP-type problem, so it behaves vals to persuade the Bulgarian Chess more like a P-type. Federation to take action. Regan’s analysis, If Regan manages to prove the theoretical equiv alence of P- and NP-type problems— however, found that Ivanov’s moves earned the meaning of “P=NP” in his blog title but an unlikely event, not be cause of a lack of a z-score of 5.09, which translates to the technical proficiency on Regan’s part but because of the general consensus in the field odds of him independently making these that the relationship is false—then the result would change the world: cryptographic moves to less than one chance in five techniques would become obsolete, perfect language transla tion and facial recognition million. Regan’s statistical evidence, along algorithms would become possible, and there would be a tremendous leap in artificial with Ivanov’s refusal to submit to a search, intelli gence. For good reason, such a discovery would earn him the $1 million Millennium resulted in the Bulgarian Chess Federation Prize. suspending Ivanov for four months. The solution to chess is not defined as an NP-type problem (although some vari-

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ants played on boards larger than 8x8 are), but it shares two characteristics: 1) it is accepted. So he bought a pizza to share, practically impossible to prove a solution—for example, to prove a win or draw for and we moved to a quieter spot. White from the initial position; and 2) we can quickly verify a solution— whether or Van battles attention deficit disorder not a particular chess position is a checkmate. The main difference be tween chess and narcolepsy, and now spends his time and NP-types is that the solution to chess is theoretically possible, whereas solutions as a private scholar who researches these to NP-type problems currently are not. In one way, however, chess can be marked ailments and works on a theory of con - more difficult than NP-types, because with NP-types one can theoretically verify a scious ness. The conversation turned to solution at the start if there is one. To find the solution to chess, one can only compute the intersection of cognitive science and deeper and deeper. chess, which naturally led to a discussion Claude Shannon, the father of informa tion theory, in his famous paper “Pro - about the hypothetical Chinese Room gram ming a Computer for Playing Chess,” estimated the number of possible unique Thought Experiment first proposed by chess positions to be roughly 1043. “It’s impossible to unpack the complete game tree,” philosopher John Searle. says Regan. “It’s so large that if those bits were placed in an efficient memory device the In this experiment, an English-speaking size of a room, that room would collapse into a black hole.” Regan classifies chess as a person sits in a locked room. After a Deep problem, “One where I can describe the complete set of rules in a small amount of question written in Chinese is slipped information, but where unpack ing the information will take a long time.” under the door, the person follows rules Chess engines continue to improve at about 20 Elo points per year. If Regan’s on a flowchart that describes how to write estimate of perfect play at 3600 Elo is true, then they will arrive there within a few an answer in Chinese. The person then decades. Regan believes they already play perfectly on occasion, if given enough time slips the answer back under the door. It to “think.” A chess computer with a good enough algorithm and fast enough processor would appear to people outside the room does not need to store 1043 positions to play with the same skill as a computer that that there is an intelligent, native Chinese does. To understand how such an astonishing feat is possible, consider how it’s possible for a human to play perfect tic-tac-toe without having to store the complete solution to tic-tac-toe. There are 256,168 possible different games of tic- tac-toe, but a little smarts reduces this number to 230 strategically important positions. 1993 WORLD OPEN (PHILADELPHIA) IN SEPTEMBER, 2013, HARVARD University 1 hosted the one-day New England Symposi - An unrated player using the pseudonym “John Von Neumann" scored 4 ⁄2/9 in the Open um for Statistics in Sports, and Regan section, including a draw against GM Helgi Olafsson. "Von Neumann" was disqualified after decided to attend on a stopover while on he refused a request by a suspicious tournament director to solve a simple chess puzzle. his way home from another conference. 1999 BOBLINGER OPEN (GERMANY)

“I’m not going for the talks so much as to 1 hobnob and button hole people,” he wrote 55-year-old and 1925-rated Clemens Allwerman scored 7 ⁄2/9 to win the tournament ahead to me a few weeks before the event. We of multiple titled players. Subsequent analysis using the then-current Fritz engine roused met at the bar of the Grafton Street Pub, tremendous suspicion, but Allwerman was never disciplined. a crowded restaurant near Harvard Square, 2006 SUBROTO MUKERJEE MEMORIAL OPEN (INDIA) for the symposium’s social hour. The din of Saturday night beset normal conver- 1933-rated Umaket Sharma caught with a Bluetooth device in his hat. Sharma was suspended sation, and I found Regan leaning into the 10 years by the All India Chess Federation. voice of Eric Van, a 50-something statis- 2006 WORLD OPEN (PHILADELPHIA) tician who consulted for the Boston Red Sox between 2005 and 2009. Van was 1974-rated Steven Rosenberg disqualified for using a Phonito, a hearing aid-sized device explaining to Regan how the Sox needed that slips into the ear, and which can send and receive wireless communications. to shuffle their lineup to win the World 2010 FIDE OLYMPIAD (KHANTY-MANSIYSK) Series, a task Van helped the team achieve in 2007 and one in which they eventually 19-year-old GM Sébastien Feller, GM Arnaud Hauchard and IM Cyril Marzolo caught performing accomplished again a month after this get- an elaborate move-relaying scheme. Marzalo, who would be home at his computer, would together. Regan had come to the conference text Hauchard in the playing hall, who would then communicate moves to Feller, based on to form connec tions, and Van’s attachment where he was standing. According to Wikipedia, the French Chess Federation’s suspension to baseball made this one particularly of these three players was revoked, but Feller is currently serving a 33-month suspension sweet. from FIDE. But the whole bar scene injects a bit of 2011 GERMAN CHAMPIONSHIP anxiety into Regan’s body language. He blinks hard at times and chews his gum FM Christoph Natsidis used an engine running on his smartphone, while in the bathroom. vigorously. (Later Regan would tell me, Natsidis was disqualified from the tournament. “Chess got me comfortable in an adult 2012 ZADAR OPEN (CROATIA), 2013 BLADOEVGRAD OPEN (), world. I was able to step right off the boat NAVALMORAL OPEN (SPAIN) my first year as a graduate student at Oxford and feel confident.” It was during 26-year-old Borislav Ivanov scored 6/9 at the Zadar Open, including wins over four grandmasters. this time at Oxford when Regan also met When Ivanov refused inspection at Bladoevgrad and Navalmoral after suspicious behavior his wife.) Regan offered to buy us drinks, and wins over multiple grandmasters, he was forfeited both times. Eventually Ivanov was in a tone of voice that implied this wasn’t suspended for four months by the Bulgarian Chess Federation. a question he often asked but which he felt was the obligatory thing to do. Nobody

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speaker inside, similar to the way a chess engine appears to conceal a mini super- grandmaster. Searle argued that that when the English-speaking person (or a comput - er) follows a set of instructions to translate a language, no matter how well, they do not understand the language in the same way a native human speaker understands language. The same skepticism can be applied to whether or not computers un - der stand chess. Chess has often been described as a form of language, and when I propose to Regan that today’s chess engines approach perfect play by following a set of rules embedded in source code, similar to the way the translator inside the Chinese Room follows a flowchart, he carefully considers his response. The implication that the best chess-playing entities on the planet follow rules revisits the ongoing debate in the chess community about whether or not human chess players also use rules to evaluate positions. Ironically, chess computers are commonly believed to play in a style that ignores rules. Regan speaks English, Spanish, Ger man, Italian, and French, and he ap proach es the debate by distinguishing rules written in human language from those written in computer code. “When we get to the tunable parameters in the program,” says Regan, “all of the magic constants that define the value of the queen, the value of a rook, the value of a knight, the value of certain positional play, the values of squares, of attacks, these parameters are tuned by performance, linear regression. Program - mers don’t necessarily have a theory about what values or rules for those parameters work well. They have a general idea, but the final values are determined by [the engine] playing lots of very fast games against itself and seeing which values perform best.” When I insist that the ones and zeroes of an engine’s compiled code remain static, similar to rules written in a book, he leans back and restates his point. calcula tion. Today’s top engines would destroy Deep Blue, because they evaluate better— “Yes, that’s true. But computers use re - because, ironically, they “think” more like a human. gression.” What Regan means by regression is this: “[ALAN] TURING WANTED TO MODEL human cognition with a computer, but I’m going While some ones and zeroes remain static in the opposite direction,” Regan says. “I want to use the computer to inform us in the engine’s initial program, other ones about the human mind.” Regan’s data has reproduced a result in psychology first and zeroes essential for the engine’s eval - discovered by Nobel Prize-winning economist Daniel Kahneman and colleague Amos uation function—those essential for the way Tversky, which states that human perception of value is relative. “You’ll drive across it “thinks”—rapidly update in short-term town to save $4 on a $20 purchase, but you wouldn’t do it for a $2,000 pur chase,” random access memory (RAM). This process says Regan. His data shows that players make 60 percent to 90 percent more errors mimics training and en hances a computer’s when half a pawn ahead or behind than when the game is even. Regan claims that ability to do more than just calculate. this is an actual cognitive effect, not a result of high-risk-high-reward play, because Regression creates real-time feedback that it is observed with players who have both the advantage and disad vantage. allows engines to “think” about each position Chess has been called the drosophila (a small fruit fly, used extensively in genetic unburdened by con text, similar to the way research because of its large chromosomes, numerous varieties, and rapid rate of a human weighs imbalances. But computers reproduction) of artificial intelligence. It is a popular re source for research in cog nitive calculate much faster. Deep Blue, the first science and psychology, because the provides an objective measure computer to defeat a world champion in a of human skill. Regan’s work follows this scientific tradition. He has processed over standard time control match, succeeded 200,000 reference games played by players ranging in Elo from 1600 to 2800, using despite its relatively poor evaluation function Rybka 3 at depth 13 in single-line mode. Single-line mode is a bit less accurate than and made up for this deficiency via fast multi-line mode, but it runs roughly 20 times faster. These reference games provide a

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rich set of data with which to create all sorts of chess-based applications. Figure 5 In 2012, FIDE sold the marketing and licensing rights of professional chess to AGON, a company run by Andrew Paulson. According to the New York Times, “[Paulson] wants to turn chess into the next mass- market spectator sport.” Paulson plans to supplement Internet coverage of major competitions with something he calls ChessCasting, a broadcast of not only moves, commentary, video, and live engine evalua tions, but also biometrics such as a player’s pulse, eye movements, blood pressure, and sweat output. Regan’s work adds many non-invasive statistics to this list. “The greatest immediate impact on the professional chess world that I think I’m going to have, besides my anti-cheating work, is that I’m going to come up with a statistic called ‘Challenge Created,’ which is going to be an objective way to single out the players who create difficult problems Average Error (pawns per move) for their opponents.” The greatest over- the-board practical problems are not always caused by the objectively best moves, and Regan’s metric can quantify this distinction. Move Number Other statistics that emerge from Regan’s IPR calculation include ways to Figure based on 3.6 million moves from all Category 11 and higher tournament games between 1971 and 2011. * visualize the degradation of move quality during time pressure (in Figure 5, notice how error increases as the move number Figure 6* approaches 40, the standard time control) and a way to normalize the different chess rating systems of the world. Amateur players constantly wonder how, say, their Chess.com rating compares to their na - tional federation’s rating. IPRs provide a way to standardize this procedure. In some ways, IPRs are even more accurate than

g traditional ratings, because they’re calcu - lated on a per-move basis rather than on a per-game basis. One bad tourna ment could sink a traditional rating, but if this bad tournament was the effect of only, say, three isolated bad moves, then such bad luck would not detrimentally affect an IPR. Regan does admit, however, that engines bias their evaluations ever so slightly against human-like moves, and this effect “nudges IPRs slightly out of tune.” The exact reason for this tiny bias is unclear and it obsesses Regan during I-Players with 2585 2615 Elo his free time. For the improving player, IPRs can be used as training metrics for different Year phases of the game. Say a person wants to obtain an objective measure of how well Figure based on 120,000 positions between players with Elo 2585-2615 played between 1979 and 2014. they play middle games out of the Ruy

Lopez versus how well they play middle games out of the Scandinavian. All they would need to do is isolate the particular moves and positions of interest, send them through Regan’s IPR-generator, and they have a performance metric. This method has been used by Regan to rate historical players. For years, statistician Jeff Sonas has been rating historical players, but Regan’s IPR is more objective. Sonas uses

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historical game results, which provide pitching records in baseball, we could build pitching machines to pitch perfect games. information about relative performance It is worth asking why we would never do this, why we would never substitute our only within eras. Only players alive during sportsmen with machines, even though machines could easily achieve superior the same period can play each other. But performance.” since Regan’s method compares moves to Ruzansky’s answer is that we value sta tistics only as the result of superior human a common standard (the engine), rather performance. Countless athletes and chess players, including Bobby Fischer, have than the results of games, he can objec - compared sports to life. “Chess is life,” the former American world champion said. tively relate player abilities across eras. Sports provide society with a meta phor for the competition inherent in life, and this What he found was that rating inflation metaphor works only when a living person competes—or, in chess, when a living does not exist. Between 1976 and 2009, mind contemplates the complex ities of the moves. there has been no significant change in Yet cheaters look upon their act as its own kind of sport. In The Journal of Personality IPR for players at all FIDE ratings. Figure and Social Psychology, re search ers found that cheaters enjoy the high of getting away 5 shows, for example, how the IPR for with their wrongdoing, even if they know others are aware of it. Boris Ivanov, for players rated between 2585 and 2615 has example, continued to cheat after he was caught but before he was suspended. remained relatively constant over time. Behavior like Ivanov’s poses a great threat to tournament chess, because it doesn’t Today’s thousands of grandmasters and take much risk to reap reward. Faced with a complex calculation, a player could dozens of players rated over 2700 indicate sneak their smartphone into the bathroom for one move and cheat for only a single a legiti mate proliferation of skill. Thus one critical position. Former World Champion said that one bit per may conclude that Hikaru Nakamura’s game, one yes-no answer about whether a sacrifice is sound, could be worth 150 peak FIDE rating of 2789 beats Bobby rating points. Fischer’s peak of 2785 for best American “I think this is a reliable estimate,” says Regan. “An isolated move is almost un - chess player of all time, and Magnus catch able using my regular methods.” Carlsen’s peak rating of 2881 places him But selective-move cheaters would be doing it on critical moves, and Regan has as the best human chess player of all untested tricks for these cases. “If you’re given even just a few moves, where each time. (See Figure 6) time there are, say, four equal choices, then the probabilities of matching these moves become statistically significant. Another way is for an arbiter to give me a game and tell me how many suspect moves, and then I’ll try to tell him which moves, like a WHY DO WE FAIL TO UNDERSTAND those police lineup. We have to know which moves to look at, however, and, importantly— who cheat? In the journal The New this is the vital part— there has to be a criterion for identifying these moves independent Atlantis, Jeremy Ruzansky writes, “Perfor - of the fact they match.” mance-enhancing drugs are a type of Although none of these selective-move techniques have yet to be discussed with cheating that does not merely alter wins the ACP-FIDE anti-cheating committee, Regan has confidence they’ll work. But he and losses or individual records, but keeps his optimism restrained. He doesn’t look forward to the leapfrogging effect transforms the very character of the bound to happen between cheaters and the people who catch them, a phe nomenon athlete. … If our entire goal were to break that has invariably plagued other sports. Other challenges remain, too. A new “depth” parameter to model the num ber of plies a player evaluates is being researched to join ‘s’ and ‘c’; the standard engine is being converted from Rybka 3 to Houdini; and the ever-present but minimal anti-human bias in engine scores must be cancelled. TIM JUST, NATIONAL TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR In 2012, Regan lost an exhibition match to a Lego-built robot running the Houdini The perception of an opportunity to cheat far outweighs the actual act of cheating. Honest engine, equipped with an arm that moved players want those opportunity doors closed. The challenge is how to do that without the pieces on a real board and a camera invoking the “law of unintended consequences.” And do it without raising the costs of that could interpret the position. The running chess tournaments. In the “bathroom scenario” totally locking the restroom door experience made an awesome impression solves the problem, but there are all sorts of unintended consequences to that anti-cheating on him. “Is technology going to be so method. Or do we inspect every player wanting to use the bathroom? How about forcing ubiquitous that we’ll not be able to police players to hand over their electronic gizmos before they can use the bathroom? Again, it anymore?” he asks while he, his wife, unintended consequences will rear their ugly heads. The challenge is eliminating as many and I eat dinner at a local Thai restaurant. opportunities for cheating as possible while still respecting the rights of all players at a Regan slumps over his food, looking de - reasonable cost. What individual rights are players willing to give up to close the cheating pressed about the need to even ask the opportunity door? How much money are players willing to pay to close the opportunities question. “Houdini won using only six sec - door? What conveniences are wood pushers willing to let go of to limit cheating opportunities? onds per move,” he says. The exhibition For someone convicted of cheating the penalty should be banishment from the USCF. reminds Regan that his calling has carved valuable time from his research and family. GM ROBERT HESS “He’s obsessed,” says his wife, who sits In general, what the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis does is straightforward across the table. Then she adds, “But you’ve and good. They wand people before they enter the playing area and you are not allowed to got to be obsessed to be good.” Regan bring your phone upstairs. It seems pretty simple. Also, I think cheating is typically less of ignores the flattery, his attention held by an issue in elite events, so at the tournaments where cheating is to occur, generally there is an emerging thought. Finally he springs less security. forward in his chair, smiling. “By the way,” he says. “This project was run by a person FRANK BERRY, INTERNATIONAL ARBITER whose mother and my mother share a best In an Open event there is nothing you can do. In invitational events—according to IM Jack friend back in New Jersey.” Peters—you have to be aware enough to invite only players with ethical reputations. See Dr. Regan’s website www.cse.buffalo.edu/ ~regan/chess/ for more of his work.

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New Tricks We take a look at the openings used at Wijk aan Zee, 2014. By GM IAN ROGERS

The premier grandmaster group at Tata Steel, left to right: Sergey Karjakin, Arkadij Naiditsch, Fabiano Caruana, , , (the tournament winner), Richard Rapport, , Hikaru Nakamura, Leinier Dominguez.

THE OPENINGS AT A HIGH-LEVEL players have done the hard work already ticated to be of use. In the game below, tournament used to be very predictable— and their games show you the moves Aronian’s best opening achievement in main lines in the Spanish and Sicilian currently considered best. Wijk aan Zee, it is easier to admire than with a slightly greater variety of choices January’s Tata Steel tournament in Wijk follow Aronian since the variation chosen against 1. d4. aan Zee, the Netherlands, provides a case is used by very few mere mortals. However the use of computers for study. The event, which featured a mix preparation has changed a lot. Certain of top 10 and top teenage players, saw sharp variations have now been analyzed two distinct methods used by the all- Closed Ruy Lopez (C84) out to dead equality or a clear disadvan - grand master field in choosing an opening. GM Leinier Dominguez (FIDE 2754, CUB) tage. This is shared knowledge—all top The tournament winner, world number GM Levon Aronian (FIDE 2812, ARM) players have access to similar software two GM Levon Aronian, stayed within tradi - Wijk aan Zee GMA (10), 01.25.2014 and hardware and can reach the same tion al opening paths, but sought to create conclusions. positions where the computer assessments 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0- Playing black, life is much easier in a might be wrong, or at least misleading. 0 Be7 6. d3 top tournament—you can choose one of Others, most notably Hungarian 17- A trendy way to avoid the Marshall the computer-checked solid lines and leave year-old Richard Rapport, tried to reach Gambit (6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0 8. c3 d5!?) it to your opponent to try to create chances. original positions as fast as possible and with which Aronian had never lost a As a consequence, with white, elite players then outplay his opponent. classical game. (That perfect record was are no longer trying to blow their oppo - shattered a fortnight later in Zurich when nents away in the opening—they are Caruana ground Aronian down in one of usually happy just to reach a non-sterile Hitting Your Opponent's Strength: the stodgiest of the Marshall main lines.) position. Ruy Lopez (aka the Spanish Opening) One of the best ways to improve your For average players, unable to spend 6. ... b5 7. Bb3 0-0 8. Nc3 d6 9. a3 repertoire is to play through grandmaster hours preparing their openings, some lines

PHOTO CATHY ROGERS games in your preferred lines. The elite chosen by the elite are just too sophis- (see diagram top of next page)

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A consequence of White’s eighth move; No better for White is 23. g3 Qg4!. complications after either 13. Qa3 or 13. Black was threatening to eliminate the 23. ... Bxe5 24. g3 Qg4 25. Qxg4 fxg4 26. c3 Qa4. light-squared bishop with ... Na5. Bf6 27. Bb1 b4 13. Qxf8 Rxf8 14. Nc3 9. ... Na5 ... and Black won 15 moves later. A few weeks after this game, Andreas Earlier in the tournament GM Leinier Gikas tried 14. f3 against FM Ido Ben Dominguez had beaten GM Fabiano Know Your Classics: Artzi in Gibraltar and was so nervous after Caruana after 9. ... Be6 10. Be3 Qd7 11. 14. ... c5!? 15. fxe4 dxe4 that he gave Nd5, nursing a small advan tage through Not all Aronian’s games featured hyper- back the piece immedi ately with 16. dxc5? to a 108 (!) move victory. “I did some hard subtle modern opening lines but of course and lost. the world number two came well prepared work on this line,” said Aronian, “and it 14. ... c6 15. f3 Nd6 16. Kf2 Nf5 17. Rhe1 Kd6 was rewarded.” in popular club openings as well. 10. Ba2 Be6 11. Bg5 c5 12. b4!? Nc6 13. Nd5 In an endgame Aronian’s centralized Bxd5 14. exd5 Nd4 15. bxc5 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Giuoco Piano (C54) king is not a at all and the game dxc5 GM Pentala Harikrishna (FIDE 2706, IND) was drawn 13 moves later. GM Levon Aronian (FIDE 2812, ARM) Wijk aan Zee GMA (1), 01.11.2014 All that is well-forgotten is new: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 King's Indian exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Openings like the King’s Indian have been so extensively analyzed that club players are scared to take them on. However top level games can show move order tweaks that can sidestep the need to be a walking opening encyclopedia.

King’s Indian Defense, Classical Variation (E92) GM (FIDE 2672, NED) 17. Rfe1?! GM Richard Rapport (FIDE 2691, HUN) According to Aronian, White needed to Wijk aan Zee GMA (6), 01.18.2014 play 17. a4, preventing 17. ... Nd7 due to 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. axb5 axb5 20. d6! 1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 when a8 is exposed. 7. ... Nxe4! 0-0 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3!? 17. ... Nd7! 18. Bd2 As played in the first recorded game in this line—Gioachino Greco-NN, 1620! The According to most computer programs, main line 7. ... Bxd2+ does not force 8. White has around a half pawn advantage Nbxd2 because 8. Qxd2!? Nxe4 9. Qe3 here, thanks to his bishop pair and passed offers chances for the pawn for White, e.g. d-pawn. In his preparation Aronian had 9. ... Qe7 10. 0-0 0-0 11. Re1 Re8? 12. realized that this assessment was com - Qf4!! and White wins. pletely wrong. 8. Bxb4 Nxb4 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qb3+ d5 11. 18. ... Bd6! Ne5+ Now White must sit and wait while Black (see diagram top of next column) plays ... f7-f5 and generates a kingside attack. 11. ... Ke6! 19. a4 f5 20. Bb3? 7. ... Ng4 NN had been too conservative in 1620 Already close to the decisive mistake. and played 11. ... Kg8. One of the advantages of the 7. Be3 line 12. Qxb4 Qf8!? is that if Black plays by rote with 7. ... (see diagram top of next column) Nc6?! then 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nd2 leads to a 12. ... c5 is sharper, but with the black very good version of the main line. (The 20. ... e4! 21. dxe4 c4 22. Ba2 Qh4 23. e5 king in the center White doesn’t mind the white knight is better placed on d2 than

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e1 and White not having castled can also 5. Nc3 21. Qh4!, Black resigned. be a bonus. This is the continuation of choice for 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bh4 Nc6 10. d5 Ne7 11. Nd2 top players trying to break down the rock- solid Petroff. Attacking with the knights: Trompovsky Opening 5. ... Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 0-0 Sometimes an opening system will look Delaying and sometimes head - so good in the hands of a strong player ing for the queenside is also popular. that you feel as if you are watching an adver tise ment for a new opening. In this 8. Qd2 b6!? case Van Wely achieves a huge attacking 8. ... Nc6 would be standard. position without really trying—but as with most ads, read the fine print. 9. 0-0-0 Bb7 10. h4!?

“The first new move. 10. Nd4 is natural, Trompowsky Attack (A45) to try to exploit the weakened f5-square,” GM Loek Van Wely (FIDE 2672, NED) said Dominguez, “but I thought why not GM Anish Giri (FIDE 2734, NED) try to start an attack on the kingside?” 11. ... f5?! Wijk aan Zee GMA (3), 01.13.2014 10. ... Nd7 11. Bd3 Nf6 12. Bd4 The obvious move, but experience in 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 the 1980s showed that 11. ... Nh6 is much safer. 12. Bxg4! fxg4 13. Bg5! The key idea. The white bishop will return to e3 after which Black’s ruined pawn structure on the kingside means that his normal attack on that flank can never succeed. Rapport tried ... 13. ... h6 14. Be3 c5!?

But after ... 15. dxc6! e.p. bxc6 16. b4 Be6 17. 0-0 g5 18. 12. ... c5 b5 2. ... e6 Played after long thought. “If he doesn’t White had pressure on the queenside play this I will build up with Ng5 and Qf4 The anti-Trompowsky choice of many and Rapport was lucky to hang on for a and he has no real counterplay,” explained strong players, who are keen to pick up draw. Dominguez. the bishop pair, even at the cost of allowing 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Qf4 d5 15. h5 Re8 16. g4 White a strong pawn center. 2. ... Ne4 and 2. ... c5 are the sharpest alternatives. Cracking the Petroff: Petroff Defense g6? An opening which is annoying for 1. e4 Black’s first and perhaps deciding 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. c3!? d6 6. Bd3 e5 players of almost all levels is the Petroff mistake; normally in a Petroff Black has 6. ... Qg5! is much more annoying for Defense but following Dominguez’s exam - rather more margin for error. After 16. ... White. ple—plus other top games with Dominguez’s d4! Black can generate counterplay. 5. Nc3 plan—could pay dividends. 7. Ne2 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. g5 Bg7

Petroff Defense (C42) GM Leinier Dominguez (FIDE 2754, CUB) GM Wesley So (FIDE 2719, PHI) Wijk aan Zee GMA (8), 01.21.2014

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4

7. ... Qd8 19. Rh7!! d4 20. Bc4 Qe7? Rather passive, but 7. ... Nc6 8. 0-0 Losing quickly. 20. ... Bxf3 looks ugly but Bd7 9. d5 Nb8 10. Qb3, with Na3 and f4 after 21. Rxg7+ Kxg7 22. Qxf7+ Kh8 23. to follow, is also promising for White. Qxg6 Re7 24. Qf6+ Rg7 25. Qxf3 Qxg5+ 26. Kb1 Rd8 27. cxd4 cxd4 28. Bd3 when White 8. 0-0 Be7 9. f4 0-0 10. Nd2 exd4 11. Nxd4 still has some work to do to get the win. Re8?!

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11. ... Nc6 keeps White’s advantage played later in the game. within bounds. 8. ... Nxe5 9. 0-0 a5!? 12. Qh5! Nd7 13. Bc4 Rf8 14. e5! Nb6 15. Bb3 c5 16. exd6 cxd4?! 17. dxe7 Qxe7 18. Rae1 Qd8 This is often prefaced by 9. ... Re8, hoping for 10. a3?! a5 11. b3 Ra6! headed for h6.

after 6. Nf3 and 7. Bd3, threatening 8. Bg5. 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bf4 e5?! Superficially attractive—if 8. dxe5 Qe7!, eyeing b4, works out fine for Black—but 19. Ne4! dxc3 20. f5! 10. Kh1 after Caruana’s response Black cannot ... and White had a huge attack which avoid an unhealthy pawn structure. The Attempting to replicate an old Spassky he later misplayed and allowed Giri to game continued ... plan, here not so appropriate. escape with a draw. 8. Be3! Bg4 9. Bb5 Qd6 10. c3 e4 11. h3 exf3 10. ... d6 11. f4 Nc6 12. b3 12. hxg4 fxg2 13. Rg1 a6 14. Bd3 Home Town Hero: The Budapest Gambit The alternative line 12. Bd3 Re8 13. ... when White was clearly better and The Budapest Gambit has a poor repu - Qh5 h6 14. Rf3 would transpose to a Caruana went on to win. ta tion at the highest level but proved to be famous - Miguel Illescas Rapport should not have been tempted an inspired choice by the 17-year-old from Cordoba game from 1990, won convinc - by 7. ... e5 and returned to traditional Hungary against the 2012 world title ingly by Spassky, but Rapport would have Cartagena strategy—... Ne7, ... Bd7-c6, challenger. Both 1. d4 players and Budapest reacted with 12. ... Qh4! ... Qd7 and ... 0-0-0, with unclear play. enthusiasts have something to take away 12. ... Re8 13. Rf3 Bf5 14. Rg3 Re6! from this game. Gelfand’s attacking plan of Kh1 and f2-f4 may be worthy of emula - Neutralizing White’s attack. ... It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time: Crazy English tion, but not against Rapport’s particular 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Nb4 17. Qd2 Qe7 18. move order. Top games can also be cautionary tales. e4 Qh4 Rapport’s burst of inspiration on move ... and now creating his own threats— three looked like fun but his attack went Budapest Gambit (A52) 19. ... Qxg3!. no where so the idea is unlikely to be worth GM (FIDE 2777, ISR) repeating. GM Richard Rapport (FIDE 2691, HUN) 219. Rf3 Nc2!? 20. Rb1 Qe1+ 21. Qxe1 Nxe1 Wijk aan Zee GMA (2), 01.12.2014 22. Rg3 Rg6 Symmetrical English (A34) ... and Rapport stood well in the end - GM Richard Rapport (FIDE 2691, HUN) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5!? 3. dxe5 Ng4 game and, after some ups and downs, GM Leinier Dominguez (FIDE 2754, CUB) went on to win. Wijk aan Zee GMA (5), 01.17.2014

If You Play Strange Lines, Know Them 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. g4!!? Well: French Defense Rapport's experimentation in Wijk aan Zee didn’t always go to plan. Here he finds a little-used sideline in the Rubinstein French but does not know it well enough to find the right plan on move seven.

French Defense (C10) GM Fabiano Caruana (FIDE 2782, ITA) 4. Nf3 GM Richard Rapport (FIDE 2691, HUN) Wijk aan Zee GMA (8), 01.21.2014 The last time the Budapest Gambit ap - peared in a top level game was at the 2013 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6!? 5. Random g2-g4 moves have been turning Candidates tournament, when GM Vassily Nxf6+ gxf6!? Ivanchuk tried it and fell to Aronian who up more and more frequently but this one is highly unexpected. played a Bf4 system. (see diagram top of next column) The nearest relation would appear to 4. ... Bc5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Nc3 0-0 7. Be2 Ngxe5 8. be Vlastimil Hort’s 3. g4 in the Closed Nxe5 The Cartagena French, more sophis- ticated than the more common 5. ... Qxf6 Sicilian—1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g4, which An exchange which is probably best which leaves the black queen exposed aims to gain a tempo on the traditional

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and slower 3. g3, since White often plays Dominguez used plenty of time early in ... Na5 14. b3 b5. Now, it seems, White is f2-f4, h2-h3 and g3-g4 later. the game and found the one line which ready for Bb2 and Nc3 with the bind, but However, as with Hort’s 3. g4, Rapport’s cast doubt on Karjakin’s artificial plan. Dominguez finds a clever way to break move is played in a position where Black the shackles. is completely flexible and can react appro - 13. ... Nxe4!! 14. Qxe4 Bf6 15. Nc3! pri ately. The game continued ... Sicilian Defense Moscow Variation (B52) 3. ... Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. d3 d6 6. g5 e6 7. h4 h5 GM Sergey Karjakin (FIDE 2759, RUS) The right reaction. After ... 8. Bxc6+!? GM Leinier Dominguez (FIDE 2754, CUB) 15. ... Bxc3 16. Rb1 Bf6 17. Bb2 Bxb2 18. Rxb2 Another weird positional plan, although Wijk aan Zee GMA (11), 01.26.2014 Rd8 19. Rbd2 one which has used in similar positions in the past. 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. Bb5+ Karjakin had some compensation for the pawn and the game was eventually 8. ... bxc6 9. f4 e5 10. fxe5 Bxe5 11. Nf3 The Moscow Variation has become drawn. Bxc3+!? 12. bxc3 Ne7 fashionable thanks to Carlsen’s success with it. Dominguez has not kept his bishop pair Postscript but is happy with the long term weakness 3. ... Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. 0-0 Nf6 of White’s king. Indeed Rapport continued Grandmaster openings are easy to study pushing too hard and was soon punished, and easy to try to replicate but they only and Black won in 31 moves. rarely win games—after the opening, the gods have placed the middlegame and the endgame. The Wrong Qf3: Caro-Kann Defense Aronian’s final game is a good antidote Remember that top players have plenty to too much opening study. of ideas intended for use for one game only. The Armenian needed a win over Here Rapport’s early queen move is not too “tailender” Van Wely to achieve a record difficult to neutralize but, unprepared, score, and the opening and early middle Harikrishna drifts into trou ble. game had gone very well. Then, however, came time trouble and with one cheap tactical trick, Van Wely turned the game Classical Caro-Kann (B18) around and Aronian fell to his only defeat. GM Richard Rapport (FIDE 2691, HUN) 6. Qe2 GM Pentala Harikrishna (FIDE 2706, IND) The move 6. Re1 is the normal preface Wijk aan Zee GMA (7), 01.19.2014 Tailender trick to a c3-plan. GM Levon Aronian (FIDE 2812, ARM) 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. 6. ... Nc6 7. Rd1 Rc8 8. c3 e6 9. d4 cxd4 10. GM Loek Van Wely (FIDE 2672, NED) Qf3!? Nxd4!? Be7 11. Nf3!? Qc7 12. c4 Wijk aan Zee (11) Caro-Kann players are used to seeing White’s curious set-up aims for a type 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Qf3, but this is alto - of Maroczy Bind (e4- and c4-pawns) gether more weird, since unlike the 3. Qf3 without light-squared bishops. line it does not serve the purpose of 12. ... a6 13. b3 keeping the c8-bishop from developing. 5. ... Bg6 6. Ne2 e6 7. c3 Qd5 8. N2g3 Nd7 9. h4 h6 10. Bd3 Ngf6 11. Nxf6+ gxf6 12. Qxd5 cxd5 13. Be2! Bd6?! After 13. ... h5 Black would have no wor ries but now White finally gets some benefit from his unusual play. AFTER 37. ... Re6 14. h5 Bc2 15. Nf1! a6 16. b3 Rc8 17. Bd2 Rg8 18. Ne3 Bh7 19. c4 38. exf4? Bd4+!!, White resigned. ... and Rapport eventually won a long endgame. Too late, Aronian sees that he will be mated after 39. cxd4 Qb1+ 40. Be1 Qxe1+ If 13. Nc3 Black can fight back with 13. 41. Nxe1 Rxe1! Avoiding the Maroczy Bind: Sicilian Moscow Variation Above all, the opening play in most of At A Glance Tata Steel Chess Tournament the Wijk aan Zee games required players to stay alert; to start thinking and planning Date: January 11-26, 2014 | Location: Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, High Tech Campus Eindhoven, early in the game. 1 In the final round of the tournament, Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands | 12 players | Standings: 1st, 8: Levon Aronian; 2nd-3rd, 6 ⁄2: Anish Giri, 1 Sergey Karjakin tried to pressure his Sergey Karjakin; 4th-6th, 6: Fabiano Caruana, Leinier Dominguez, Wesley So; 7th, 5 ⁄2: Pentala Harikrishna; 1 1 opponent Dominguez in a similar way to 8th-9th, 5: Loek Van Wely, Hikaru Nakamura; 10th, 4 ⁄2: Boris Gelfand; 11th-12th, 3 ⁄2: Richard Rapport, that which almost brought GM Magnus Arkadij Naiditsch. | For tournament crosstable see: http://www.tatasteelchess.com/tournament/standings/ Carlsen victory in the final game of his year/2014/group/1. world title match in November. However

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“NorCal House of Chess” Houses National Champs Once Again Déjà vu at the U.S. Amateur Team Playoff By RICHARD FRANCISCO

With a national championship on the position into a win in the final round, line, each of the four winning teams from inspiring us to a 4-0 win over our main the U.S. Amateur Team events “arrived” rivals from Florida. She played another online on March 29, 2014 at the Internet complicated game this round and reached Chess Club (chessclub.com) ready for the following position: battle. In fact, all twelve games of the playoff were decisive! (See the May 2014 A tension-based blunder Chess Life cover story to find out how the Elena Gratskaya (1822) teams qualified for this event.) Darek Johnson (1726) U.S. Amateur Team playoff semifinal SEMIFINAL 1: “PRINCETON UNIVERSITY A” (EAST) 3—“RUSSIANS NEVER RETREAT” (SOUTH) 1 AFTER 70. Qc2

Board 1: Michael Lee (E)/Daniel Gurevich (S) 1-0 Here Daniel could win by pushing the Board 2: Richard Francisco (S)/Andrew Ng (E) 1-0 f-pawn, which cannot be taken due to Board 3: Jason Altschuler (E)/Michael Corallo (S) 1-0 mate on b1. He was attracted by the corner Board 4: Elena Gratskaya (S)/Darek Johnson (E) 0-1 mate (76. ... Nb3 mate) but unfortunately lost by one tempo after 70. ... Ka3?! 71. h5 Rb1+ 72. Qxb1 Nxb1 73. h6 Nd2 74. h7 c3 75. “Princeton A” accomplished the incredi - h8=Q c2 76. Qb2+, Black resigned. ble feat of winning the USAT East title two years in a row. This year’s lineup saw the return of top boards FM Michael Lee SEMIFINAL 2: “THE ILLINI SAMWICH” AFTER 20. ... Rd3 and Andrew Ng who were joined by fellow (NORTH) 0—“NORCAL HOUSE OF Princeton students Jason Altschuler and CHESS” (WEST) 4 In the diagrammed position, Elena saw Darek Johnson on boards three and four. that her original plan of 21. Bf2 lost Board 1: Sam Schmakel (N)/ (W) 0-1 Team South was composed entirely of material after 21. ... Nf3+!. In fact she can Board 2: Ricardo De Guzman (W)/Eric Rosen (N) 1-0 newcomers: FM Daniel Gurevich, Richard win material with 21. Nd1! but instead Board 3: Michael Auger (N)/Ronald Cusi (W) 0-1 Francisco, Michael Corallo, and Elena Board 4: Shafieen Ibrahim (W)/Shreya Mangalam (N) blundered under the tension, going for Gratskaya and we immediately verified 1-0 21. fxe5? Rxe3 22. Qf2 Rd3 23. Nd5!?, but this status. We arrived at the North Georgia after 23. ... Bxd5 24. exd5 Bxe5 25. Rxc6 Qxc6! Chess Center (http://www.north gachess- 26. dxc6 Bd4 she found herself in a lost center.com/), owned and operated by the endgame. The other semifinal was almost identical father/son duo Kevin and Tyler We were down 2-0 and needed to win to last year’s event. The North team re - Schmuggerow, with two of our team having both remaining games to force a blitz turned their top three boards: current forgotten their computers. After a mad playoff. On board two, I was able to defeat 12th Grade National Champion FM Sam dash home and by using a backup laptop Ng on the white side of a Sicilian Dragon Schmakel, former High School National with no mouse, we were ready to play. leaving Lee-Gurevich on board one to Champion FM Eric Rosen, and Michael All four boards were relatively close in decide the match. After a messy opening, Auger. Team newcomer Shreya Mangalam rating, and we expected the match to come mutual time trouble errors, and evaluation round ed out the team on board four. The down to a battle of nerves. The board three swings the following position was reached: West team returned their two top boards matchup Altschuler-Corallo saw Black from the previous year: IM Ricardo De lose a pawn quickly in the opening. Guzman and FM Ronald Cusi. However, Michael missed his chances to draw a My kingdom for a tempo they played on boards two and three pawn-down rook and pawn endgame and FM Michael Lee (2445) respectively, as they now had the only Princeton took the lead 1-0. FM Daniel Gurevich (2352) grandmaster of the event, Enrico Sevillano The next game to finish was board four. U.S. Amateur Team playoff semifinal on board one! Shafieen Ibrahim performed Elena was the hero of our team at the quite well on board four despite being the USAT South when she turned a lost (see diagram top of next column) lowest rated player in the event!

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On board one, FM Schmakel had GM On board four, Ibrahim-Mangalam PLAYPLAY IN THE UU.S..S. OPENOPEN IN ORLORLANDO!ANDO! Seeee TLA on pages 53/54. MAY 2014 Sevillano on the ropes in a complicated reached a queenless middlegame via the position from the Botvinnik Variation. Ruy Lopez Exchange Variation. Despite being many hundred points lower than his opponent, White held his own and On the ropes even won the game when the team situa - FM Sam Schmakel (2394) GM Enrico Sevillano (2539) FINALS: EAST 1—WEST 3 U.S. Amateur Team playoff semifinal Board 1: Enrico Sevillano (W)/Michael Lee (E) 1-0 Board 2: Andrew Ng (E)/Ricardo De Guzman (W) 0-1 Board 3: Ronald Cusi (W)/Jason Altschuler (E) 1-0 Board 4: Darek Johnson (E)/Shafieen Ibrahim (W) 1-0

tion induced Black to play for a win.

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 GM Sevillano set the pace with a quick   win on board one. Black delayed castling Last month’s cover subjects: From left to right, back: with 10. ... a6 and 11. ... b6 and soon AFTER 26. ... Nb6 GM Enrico Sevillano, Ted Castro, IM Ricardo De found his king stuck in the center and Guzman. Front, left to right: FM Ron Cusi, Shafieen his position in shambles. Here a move like 27. Nc3 or 27. Nc5 Ibrahim. puts White close to converting his advan - tage. However, he began to lose the thread Sicilian Defense (B22) with 27. Bc3?! and after 27. ... Qf5 28. Qxf5? GM Enrico Sevillano (2539) exf5 29. Rd4 fxe4 30. Rd8+ Kb7 31. Bb4 Bxb4 FM Michael Lee (2445) 32. Rxh8 Bxa3! 33. g4 Bxb2 34. g5 Bxf6 he U.S. Amateur Team playoff final had to resign. 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. On board two, De Guzman managed to d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 Qd8 7. Nc3 e6 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. defeat Rosen in a rook, knight, and pawn 0-0 Be7 10. Qe2 a6 11. Rd1 b6 12. Bg5 Nb4 versus rook and bishop endgame. Auger- 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Be4 Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Cusi on board three reached the following Bd3 b5 17. Nh4 Be6 18. Bf5 Qd6 19. Re1 Kd7 critical position: 20. a4 b4 21. g3 Rhg8 22. Qh5 Rg5 23. Qxh7 Rc8 24. f4 Qxf4 AFTER 16. ... dxe4 Mission critical Michael Auger (2234) 17. Na4! Qxb4 18. Nb6! which led to the win FM Ronald Cusi (2296) of a decisive amount of material after 18. U.S. Amateur Team playoff semifinal ... Qxb3 19. Nxb3 Rb8 20. Bf4 Be6 21. Nd4 Nc5 22. Bxb8.

Down 2-0, Princeton’s sole win was achieved by Johnson on board four, who sacrificed a piece to leave Black’s king mortally exposed. However, the result of the match was never really in doubt, as on board two, IM De Guzman was better the en tire game as black and once again 25. Rxe6 fxe6 26. Bxe6+ Kxe6 27. Re1+ Qe4 dis played his impeccable endgame tech - 28. Rxe4+ dxe4 29. Qxe4+ Kf7 30. Nf5 Rc7 31. nique with a win over Ng. h4 Rg6 32. d5, Black resigned. The West region accomplished the impressive feat of repeating as amateur AFTER 18. ... Rac8 The match was all but decided by Cusi’s team champions! The players on the team win over Altschuler on board three. The were all coaches and students at the Here White could continue 19. b3 with game began as a quiet English Opening NorCal House of Chess (www.norcalhouse a relatively safe position and dreams of that became a tactical flurry when Black ofchess.com), where group and individual reaching a ‘Fischer endgame’ (see Kopec’s played boldly in the center. In the following classes service most of the top young article in the March Chess Life). Instead position, Cusi found a brilliant move: players in the region! he chose the bold and aggressive 19. Rae1!? Special thanks also go to both Interna- which engines find acceptable, but after tional Arbiter Carol Jarecki for coor di nat ing 19. ... Qxb2 20. Re7 Qd4 21. Rfe1 Nd5 22. Rd7 Knight on the rim shot and directing the match and Bill Scott Rcd8 23. Rb7 Qc3 24. Re4 Qxa3 Black netted FM Ronald Cusi (2296) (billscotty) of the Internet Chess Club for a second pawn for which White was unable Jason Altschuler (2277) providing free month subscriptions for the to prove compensation. U.S. Amateur Team playoff final players to practice.

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Scoring in San Diego It takes a grandmaster-elect to win the exceptionally strong individual championship; Catalina Foothills finds their footing after a near miss in 2013 in winning the team championship. By GM-ELECT DARWIN YANG, 2014 NHS CHAMPION BRYAN HU OF CATALINA FOOTHILLS, NHS TEAM CHAMPIONS

NHS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: around for the following season, exerting By the end of round five, the stage was a tremendous amount of time and effort clearly set for a shootout come Sunday. THE CROWN JEWEL to help the teammates that he had left. We were a point and a half out of first Bryan Hu of the Catalina Foothills Na tion - He exemplified the dedication that our and had to pull out all the stops on the al Championship team reports his team’s players feel to the success of Foothills last day to have a shot at winning. Robby experience: chess. It should be noted, too, we went and Steven knew we still had a chance to undefeated in the Arizona state team win the event. We would also need, of At the 2013 High School Nationals (NHS, system, finishing the 2014 season and course, a few other breaks to go our way. 1 part of SuperNationals V in Nashville), state tournament with unprecedented 45- Atop our team, my lowly 3 ⁄2/5 points at Catalina Foothills senior and team captain 0 and 25-0 records. In retrospect, it must that point was an unfortunate contributor Steven Pennock scored 5/7 points, have been a good omen for more success to our tough position. upsetting a 2100 player in the final round to come—2014 in review for Foothills In round three, I blundered terribly to end his career with the Foothills chess defined perfection: a record-breaking against a rising expert in a complex but team on a fulfilling high note. When season and perfect state title, capped off easily playable position, but somehow combined with the scores of our by a thrilling national title at the strongest managed to escape with a draw by hanging teammates, though, his efforts ultimately high school nationals ever—33 (!) masters on for dear life and desperately covering weren’t enough to win the title; Foothills and over 80 (!) players rated over 2000. square after square. Luck played a promi - found itself on the outside looking in, a Those who have seen the Foothills play - nent role as well. The real setback came 1 mere 1 ⁄2 points behind the winning team ers together know the bond that we share. in round five, when I lost to Abhishek Obili, when the crucial games were completed. Coach Robby Adamson is the ultimate a strong expert who, propelled by this win Motivated by last year’s near miss, competitor and is one of the best at to finish with a fantastic tournament, went Steven returned to our team stronger than combining searing appraisals of our on to secure a draw with second-seeded ever in 2014 at the 2014 National High individual play with emphasizing team IM Alexander Ostrovskiy and defeat School Championship fought April 4-6 in motivation and getting us to work together Vignesh Panchanatham. San Diego, California. He had a profound as friends and competitive coworkers. We The shock was awful and demoralizing impact on the Foothills team that found are not simply names listed under a school —not only for me, but for the entire team the little extra from what he had previously name together; we travel together, hang as well. Seeing their top scorer go down provided. Steven returned not as a player— out together, prepare together, and support was no way to end the grueling second he has since graduated—but as an each other through losses and victories. tournament day. Even worse, personal inval u able assistant coach. Extensive and The title was won not only on the board, motivation to continue to scrape in points exhaustive preparation for the players was but in the camaraderie that defines the and place well individually was tossed out in his hands. Helping his teammates book Foothills chess team. the window and stomped mercilessly into up and toughen up were in his hands. I was a sophomore last year, leading the ground by a few bad moves and a few Pep talks and infectious enthusiasm were the team in scoring at the 2013 nationals acute responses. The razor-thin wire on in his hands. by mustering 6/7 points, and although it which chess players walk really set up 1 We had to score a heroic 7/8 points on was inadequate for the team win, I always the fall; 3 ⁄2/5 points was a world away 1 the final day, but at the end of it all, the felt that I had done a respectable job as from 4 ⁄2/5, especially with so many ex - Catalina Foothills chess team rallied to the top board. This year, I find it to be tremely strong masters jockeying for win this year’s 2014 National High School extremely gratifying that while I slipped po sition atop the standings. Suddenly, team championship title in San Diego— and scored a little lower, the rest of the with only two rounds remaining, I felt like and Steven has deservedly become part team stepped up to the plate, picking up the rug had been pulled out from beneath of a special national championship team. my slack to win us the tournament in me. The tournament had just gone by too What I’ve begun to realize in its entirety dramatic and clutch fashion. quickly. There was no time to fight my is the extent to which the Foothills chess How did we do it? The tournament was way back to the top boards, and I felt like team works together as a team. Steven, not a cake walk for any team or player by the remaining two points were to be as the most prominent example, did more any means. What was the atmosphere of “salvaged”. In the moment, in the midst than just play for four years: he stuck the tourna ment like during crunch time? of frustration and irrationality, it was all

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Back row: left to right—Assistant Coach Steven Pennock, Sumhith Aradhyula, Rohan Mittal, Kinsleigh Wong, Patrick Froehlich, Derek Chen, Udai Singh, Josh Pennock, Bryan Hu, Aiya Cancio. Front row: left to right—Head Coach Robby Adamson, Nicolas Johnston, Emma Wing. PHOTOS: DUJIU YANG Joshua Colas (left) was the last man standing between GM Darwin Yang (right) and a clear first place finish.

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I could wish for to somehow have the Tears, high fives, and handshakes were transposes] 13. ... Kxd7 14. Nxd5 exd5 nonsensical ability to score more than two plentiful. It was over—and we had won with the only difference being the black points out of the last two rounds. clear first place. king’s placement) 12. ... Ke7 13. Qxb5 The next morning, I pulled myself This year’s title became Catalina Foothill Qd7 14. Nxd5+ Qxd5 15. Qxd5 exd5 and together to haphazardly defeat another High School’s fourth title in ten years, but a once-topical pawn structure has arisen; expert in round six. After I escaped that it wasn’t possible without the tireless the general consensus is that the position chaotic game, I asked Steven about our efforts of our coaches, Robby and Steven, is equal as each side’s weaknesses offsets team situation—since I was out of individ - as well as all the supporting players on the other’s. ual title contention, my attention naturally our team. Winning the high school nation - 10. Be3 shifted toward the team title—and he als is the crown jewel of scholastics, given described it in a way that made the how strong high school nationals is every 10. d5 is the sharper continuation 10. underdog nature of our win (we were third year, and it’s extremely difficult to win ... Nd4 11. Qd1 (11. Bb5+!? Nd7 [11. ... ranked team) this year all the more sweeter: such an event. Special recognition goes Nxb5 12. Nxb5 a6 13. Nc3 Nevermind the “We’re barely hanging on by a thread, to our fourth top scorers, Emma Wing f-pawns; the d-pawn exerts a cramping 1 Bryan. This thin. If someone has scissors and Rohan Mittal, both with 4 ⁄2/7. Emma effect on Black’s position. In fact, from …” had a fantastic tournament, with five here, Black was inclined to give a pawn Who knew? My teammates began pull - upsets (draws/wins) as part of her away immediately with 13. ... Nd7 in ing in the points, and anything seemed campaign gaining her hundreds of points Rozentalis-Adams, Hastings 1996.] 12. Qa4 possible. For the moment, our thread re - in only a couple of months. Let’s also not Nxb5 [12. ... Nxf3+ 13. Ke2 Ne5 14. Bf4 mained intact. forget Josh Pennock, who, with 4/7, tallied and White has unpleasant pressure]) 11. The penultimate round turned out an equally impressive four upsets. ... e5 12. dxe6 e.p. fxe6. extremely well for Foothills chess, as we Here’s to hoping that we can return next 10. ... e6 11. Rd1?! gained a full point on the leaders to move year with even more success—and although to within half a point of first place. we haven’t made any predetermining shirts Instead of getting his king out of the Still, any point differential would be proclaiming ourselves cham pions, we are center, White moves the rook only. Later, exponentially magnified with the onset of lucky enough to be retaining all of our key he would come to regret this decision. 11. the ever-vital round seven—half a point players for next year, and so we look to 0-0-0 Be7 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. was an immense chasm not easily bridged. the future with optimism when we return Rxd5 Qc7 and although White has opened with more strength, experience, and tenacity up the position for his bishops, the f- The time for clutch play was now, and in 2015. pawns are more prone to becoming glaring any error at this point would spell failure. Here is the Derek Chen game referred weaknesses; Derek must have been satis - Congratulations, of course, must go to to earlier: fied to play this kind of position, hoping the National High School Champion Darwin to outplay his opponent. As it turned out, Yang for handily winning the indi vidual 1 White was not familiar with these ideas tournament with 6 ⁄2/7; he se cured clear Caro-Kann Defense, and took an inferior route into passivity. first in the last round with a quick draw Panov-Botvinnik Attack (B13) 11. Rg1 is another option, with the same against FM Cameron Wheeler. That meant Pranav Srihari (2028) idea to castle queenside, albeit with a that the only championship to be decided Derek Chen (2107) restraining and provocation attempt in the coming hours was the team battle. National High School Championship (7), thrown in. However, 11. ... g6 deals with As fate would have it, my teammate 04.06.2014 this fairly reasonably with minimal weak - Derek Chen was paired in a key game a - Notes by Bryan Hu ness creation; more specifically, the dark- gainst Pranav Srihari of one of our main squares will be defended rather well and competitors, Kennedy Middle School of 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 the light squares have been solidified. Cupertino, California, which led by half a Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb3 Bxf3 9. 11. ... Bb4! point. Since the winner would likely gain gxf3 a decisive upper hand for their team, Derek demonstrates strong preparation, Derek’s was the game to watch as the even against less accurate moves that clocks started. have indicated White’s unfamiliarity with No more than half an hour after the the position. start of the round, my teammate Kinsleigh Wong indicated that he had won his game, 12. a3 giving me a “I don’t know either” thumbs After 12. Bb5 0-0 13. Bxc6 Bxc3+ 14. up and smile in response to my jaw drop. bxc3 (14. Qxc3 Rc8) 14. ... bxc6 and the Destroying any opponent that fast at the ugly f-pawns, in conjunction with the nationals time control of Game/120 has slightly more flexible minor piece, give to be quite an achievement. Black the edge. Could this be another good omen? It turned out that the answer was “yes.” 12. ... Ba5 As the man of the hour, Derek Chen pulled The computer’s choice is 12. ... Bxc3+ out a gutsy victory—a monumental win— 9. ... Nb6! 13. bxc3, but Derek prefers to keep more avoiding a known theoretical drawn ending pieces on the board—at least until it is and instead rolling the dice, while I man - A situational exclamation given: with favorable for him to trade them off. aged to grind out the full point against such an important fight for the point on yet another strong expert. Foothills chess the line, Derek avoids the drawish but 13. Bd3 Qh4! 1 once again scored 3 ⁄2 out of a possible more popular 9. ... e6. Instead, he gambles Derek continues to go for the throat, four, and just as quickly as we seemed to in less clear waters with the second most preparing for the immediate transfer of be out of contention, we found ourselves popular choice. 9. ... e6 10. Qxb7 Nxd4 the rook to d8 before castling. in sole first place in the only time that 11. Bb5+ Nxb5 12. Qc6+ (12. Qxb5+ Qd7 matters—the end of the last round. 13. Qxd7+ [13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Qxd7+ Kxd7 14. Ke2

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With no home, the king advances, hop - 20. ... exd5 21. Be3 Nc4 22. Rg2 Rfe8 23. Rdg1 3. ... c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nh6 6. a3 ing to find solace on e2—to no avail! The g6 24. Rg5 Qxh2 25. R1g2 Qd6 26. Qd3 Qxa3 The most common line is 6. Bd3, which developmental stages of the game are over, 27. Rxd5 Nxe3, White resigned. leads to positional structures where, in and Black can claim a clear victory in terms And White ends with a massively de - my opinion, Black does not stand worse. of structure, king placement, and potential stroyed position. Overall, Derek gambled 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nf5 8. Bxf5 exf5. piece activity. The queen on b3 is in la-la in the opening, avoiding a well known theo - land, the bishop on e3 looks miserable, 6. ... Nf5 7. b4 retical line and instead playing a more the d5-square (among others) looks inviting risky, but better-for-the-team line. When The point of 7. b4 is to force the pawn for Black, the bishop on d3 and rooks lack his opponent, apparently unaware of the exchange on d4 while simultaneously a substantial target (Black has no visible theory involved, backed down, Derek grabbing space. Of course, the drawbacks weaknesses), and worst of all, White’s king obtained the strategic advantage and very are lost time and the creation of weak dark will need to be constantly monitored. Strate- nearly flawlessly nailed down the victory. squares in White’s queenside posi tion. gically, Black has a much easier game. Com bined with Kinsleigh’s quick victory, 7. ... cxd4 8. cxd4 Bd7 9. Nc3 14. ... 0-0 15. Rhg1 the monumental nature of this win carried more and more momentum for the Foothills A more aggressive continuation that Given Black’s next move, more prudent team as games began finishing. Finally, prevents the move 9. ... b5. 9. Bb2 b5! is might have been 15. Ne4, but Black still my win as the last Foothills game to finish the idea, preparing ... a5 which breaks obtains good play against the numerable clinched at least a tie for first place. As it up White’s queenside hold. 10. Bxb5 Nxe5 weaknesses in White’s position. turned out, after all hands were shaken A nice little tactic that recovers the pawn. 15. ... Bxc3 and all points were decided, we had won After 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 Black is doing well; the top team prize. White’s space advantage has evaporated Derek chooses now to improve the with the e5-pawn’s disappearance, and position of his knights, exchanging his the b2-bishop has little scope. offside bishop for the potentially-pesky Nc3. In addition, the pawn on c3 now NHS INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP: 9. ... Rc8 becomes a corner stone for Black’s play. MASTERS AND MORE MASTERS Black calmly develops, simultaneously 16. bxc3 Nd5 17. Bg5 Qh5 Darwin Yang writes of his NHS Champi- threatening the knight on c3. onship experience: 10. Bb2 Nh4 This year’s high school nationals shaped up to be an extraordinarly tense and exciting one because of the strong field. In only the third round I was playing a gainst national masters! All of my oppo nents put up good fights (I never played less than for four hours in any given round). Although there were some close calls, I am overall quite happy with my performance, and it was a great opportunity to meet fellow high school players (I haven’t played scho lastics in quite a few years) while battling in several 18. Be4? intense games. Based on what I saw, scholastic chess in the U.S. seems to be White misses Black’s strong reply. In Putting the question to White’s knight thriving. Congratulations to the team any case, Black’s threat was the buildup defending the d4-pawn. Its squares of champions, Catalina Foothills. Finally, with ... Rac8, increasing the pressure on retreat are quite awkward. thanks to my parents and brother, who White’s center. White can only defend (save have supported me through all the years 11. Qd2?! for going for a kamikaze attack on the of my chess career. kingside that would surely end in his I feel like this move is too weakening; destruction)—notice the ineffectiveness of the doubled pawns are an eternal weakness White’s bishops versus the inevitable French Defense, Advance Variation (C02) for White. The most principled move is dominance of Black’s knights over the Vignesh Panchanatham (2317) probably 11. Ng1, but of course it’s rather center pawns. 18. Bd2 is not an easy move GM-Elect Darwin Yang (2558) against common sense to “undevelop”. to play, but it may be best. The bishop was National High School Championship (4), Black gets a few tempi to continue his hitting air on g5, while it can at least 04.05.2014 develop ment, and his chances cannot be comfortably protect one of White’s weak Notes by Yang worse. Even worse is 11. Be2 Nxg2+. points from d2. In addition, the g-file is 11. ... Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 Qh4 opened back up, even if for intangible gains. This game, the second of the grueling The d-pawn remains a constant source 18. ... Na5! 19. Qc2 Rac8 20. Bxd5 three-game Saturday, was to be a severe test, especially as I was playing black of worry; with the pawn on f3, White no Cementing c4 and giving Black a favor - against this talented young Californian longer has g2-g3 to push out Black’s able minor piece situation, as well as (who is only in middle school!) queen, which gains a strong post on h4. a ban doning any hope for compensation 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 13. f4 for White’s wretched abundance of weak - ness es with the two bishops, is essentially A surprise for me, but not one with This is the other way of defending the the end of the strategic game. The rest is severe consequences. The Advance Varia - d-pawn, but now the f4-pawn becomes a mopping-up procedure. Also highly tion does not seem to have much room the target of Black’s pressure. 13. 0-0-0 unpleasant for White is 20. Rd3 Nc4. for innovation at the moment. g6 and Black has a sizable advantage with

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dark-squared pressure. Less effective is 17. ... Rc7 18. Bc1 He correctly avoids the sacrifice, but 13. ... g6 14. h3 which allows White to de fend his f-pawn, now the black rook decisively enters the while activating his knight on d6. fray. After 20. Qxb5 Rc2 Black threatens Hoping to bring the rook to g4, but ... Qxf2+ as well. 18. Qd3 Ne7 Black counters this threat rather easily. 20. ... Rc2 21. Bc3 After 14. Ne2 Bh6 15. Rc1 Ne7 16. Rxc8+ The move 18. ... Rc7 was also sufficient Nxc8 The knight comes to c4, and White to win, but I see a chance to decisively The other try 21. Bxb5 Rxb2 leaves has no activity. activate my pieces by sacrifice. White without the dark-squared bishop 14. ... h5 15. Rg1 and allows Black to bring his knight to f5 19. Nxb7 and then d4, exploiting the dark- square weaknesses created by White’s opening My opponent, seeing the result if he strategy. takes my rook, tries to capture b7 and then bring his knight to c5, where it will 21. ... Nf5 block the c-file. 19. Nxc8 Rxc8 20. Be2 Black’s final piece enters the fight, Nf5 White’s king is hopelessly stranded, threatening ... Be3 (which also cuts off and Black’s pieces begin to penetrate, on the c3-bishop from the white queen). e3 for example (exploiting the pin on the f2-pawn). 22. Bxb5 Be3 23. Kd1 No better is 23. Be2 Rxc3. 23. ... Rxf2 24. Qh1 Bxd4, White resigned.

15. Nb5 was White’s best chance, ex - changing Black’s strong dark-squared bishop. Of course, White’s pawns are also shattered. However, Black keeps an edge with 15. ... a6 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. exd6 Na7 18. a4 0-0 19. Be2 Rfd8 because the d6-pawn is completely stranded. 15. ... Bh6

The passive defense is Ne2, but my 19. ... Bb5! opponent, knowing that this approach is ultimately doomed, tried to reverse the This move is the key! White’s queen on trend by bringing the knight to d6. Al - d3 holds the position together, preventing A picturesque position: White’s queen though I punish it, in general, this is a Black’s rook to reach c2 and the black is stuck on h1, while all of Black’s pieces good practical approach; when in a lost queen from further wreaking havoc. So, (except for the knight) stand on White’s position, try to create complications—your Black sacrifices his bishop to divert the weakened dark squares. opponent might make a mistake. queen, a classic theme. See more games, including one by Yang, as well as more reporting and photos from San Diego in the 20. Qf3 16. Nb5 0-0 17. Nd6 Bxf4 Chess Life Online April archives at uschess.org.

At A Glance 2014 National High School Championship

1 Date: April 4-6, 2014 | Location: Town and Country Resort, San Diego, California | 942 players | Top Finishers: K-12 Championship, 1st, 6 ⁄2: Darwin Yang; 1 2nd-5th, 6: Sam A. Schmakel, Andrew Tang, Kesav Viswanadha, Abhishek Obili; 6th-20th, 5 ⁄2: Jonathan Homidan, Cameron Wheeler, Aleksandr Ostrovskiy, Joshua Colas, Michael W. Brown, Bryan Hu, Nicky Korba, Varun Krishnan, Jalen Wang, Craig Hilby, Nathaniel A. Kranjc, Joshua Sheng, Allan Beilin, Jeevan Karamsetty, Matthew W. Larson; K-12 Team Championship, 1st, 20: Catalina Foothills HS (AZ, Coach Robby Adamson, Coach Steven Pennock, Bryan Hu 1 1 1 (5 ⁄2/7), Kinsleigh Wong (5/7), Derek Chen (5/7), Emma Wing (4 ⁄2/7), Rohan Mittal (4 ⁄2/7), Joshua Pennock, Nicolas Johnston, Sumhith Aradhyula, Aiya 1 Cancio, Matt Gross, Udaivir Singh, Hugh Fox, Amber Fox, Patrick Froehlich); 2nd, 19 ⁄2: Kennedy Middle School (CA); 3rd, 19: Edward R. Murrow High School 1 1 (NY); K-12 Under 1600, 1st, 6 ⁄2: Gervacio Cabel; 2nd-4th, 6: Kalyan V. Madanapalli, Nate Getz, Jonathan C. Mikolic; 5th-14th, 5 ⁄2: Luke Anthony Drennan, Eric Musielski, Sarfaraz Ahamed Mohammed, Mason David Miller, Sharika Hasan, Nicholas F. Jensen, Jonathan D. Couture, Bryce M. Wong, Myron Loke, Diego Rafael 1 1 Draguicevich; K-12 Under 1600 Team Championship, 1st-2nd, 18 ⁄2: Niles North (IL), Ransom Everglades School (FL); 3rd-4th, 17 ⁄2: Christian Brothers Academy 1 (NJ), Regis Jesuit High School (CO); K-12 Under 1200, 1st-2nd, 6 ⁄2: Jack Lyons, Clark Ohnesorge III; 3rd-9th, 6: Sohail Amin, Bryan James Kaperick, Emily Saletan, Arturo Jose Corces, Bolortuya Tumurbaatar, Justin Alexander Vince, Robert Wall Grayson; K-12 Under 1200 Team Championship, 1st, 22: Maggie L. 1 1 Walker Governor’s School (VA); 2nd, 21 ⁄2: Niles North (IL); 3rd-4th, 21: Vianney High School (MO), Rockhurst High School (MO); K-12 Under 800, 1st, 6 ⁄2: Bobby Blankenship; 2nd-6th, 6: Kevin Park, Adrian J. Chavarria, Vsevolod A. Leskin, David Bishop, Soumika Nav Gaddameedi; K-12 Under 800 Team Championship, 1 1st-2nd, 18: United South High School (TX), Richards High School (IL); 3rd-4th, 17 ⁄2: Gompers Preparatory Academy (CA), Crossroads School (MO); K-12 1 1 Unrated, 1st, 6 ⁄2: Jacob Stanley Bovee; 2nd-3rd, 6: Edward Bail Galacci, Jose Manuel Vazquez; 4th-6th, 5 ⁄2: Nickolas J. Scipione, Lucas Elgin Elgin, Adam Davis 1 1 Kellogg; K-12 Unrated Team Championship, 1st, 20: Barry Goldwater High School (AZ); 2nd, 19 ⁄2: Blue Ridge High School (AZ); 3rd, 17 ⁄2: Automotive High School (NY). | Chief Tournament Director: Jonathan David Shacter.

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Solitaire Chess / Instruction

A Typical Sicilian Sacrifice Against the Sicilian Dragon, Fischer famously gave his winning method: “Pry open the KR-file, sac, sac ... mate!” Such dramatic measures may not be appropriate in the Najdorf, but sac opportunities do sometimes arise.

By BRUCE PANDOLFINI

IN THE SICILIAN DEFENSE (1. e4 c5), This was prepared by White’s previous 13. Bxb5 Par Score 7 Black hopes that a central pawn majority move. Black knew it was coming and has Velimirovic’s bombshell, detonated in can eventually offset White’s edge in space already removed his queen from the queen- the present game. Spassky played 13. and initiative. Helping to fuel that attack file. Bxf6, which is also good, and worth 4 for White are a number of possible sacri- 9. … Nbd7 points part credit. fices, including some sacrifices that give … up minor pieces. White for example, if Black develops while strengthening his 13. axb5 conditions are right, may have a minor grip on e5, where White may push his e- Otherwise, Black is down a pawn for piece sacrifice at e6, f5, d5, or b5. The pawn. ** nothing.** following game played by Dragoljub 10. Bd3 Par Score 5 Velimirovic versus R. K. Al Kazzaz at the 14. Ndxb5 Par Score 4 Nice Olympiad of 1974 illustrates one This further builds White’s game and White gathers up a second pawn, opens such theme. That game began: readies bringing the king-rook to the e- the d-file for his rook, and attacks the file. Accept full credit for the other main queen. Plus, there’s more. alternative 10. g2-g4. Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation (B99) 14. … Qb6 Dragoljub Velimirovic 10. … b5 R. K. Al Kazzaz Black saves the queen, while guarding Nice ol (Men’s) prel (3), 06.06.1974 With this move, Black makes room for his queen-pawn.** the queen-bishop at b7, and, in some 15. e5 Par Score 6 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. instances, follows with ... b5-b4, dislodging Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 the c3-knight.** White plays on the semi-pin of the f6- 11. Rhe1 Par Score 5 knight to bring his own knight to d6. Thus, if 15. ... dxe5, then 16. fxe5 Nd5 17. Bxe7 This development was prepared by the Nxe7 18. Nd6+ Kb8 19. Nxf7. Add 2 bonus prior move and in turn supports an even- points if you saw up to here when playing tual e4-e5. Deduct 1 point for the im m e diate 15. e5. After the further moves 19. ... Rhf8 11. e5. It’s answered by 11. ... Bb7 12. 20. Nxd8 Rxd8 21. Qxg7, White has a Qg3 dxe5, winning a pawn. rook and four pawns for two minor pieces, 11. … Bb7 and Black’s game is disorganized. 15. … d5 Once again, this was set up by his last move. At the moment, 11. ... b4 seems Black does what he can to keep the premature. Add 1 bonus point if you had position closed, even if it means returning in your arsenal 12. Nd5!, a dangerous the piece. Add 1 bonus point if you exam- knight sacrifice.** ined 15. ... h6 16. exf6 hxg5 17. fxe7, and Now make sure you have the above posi- 12. Qg3 Par Score 5 again the white knight penetrates to d6.** tion set up on your chessboard. As you 16. f5 Par Score 7 play through the remaining moves in this Here also 12. Nd5 suggests itself (accept game, use a piece of paper to cover the only 3 points part credit), though it is not Genius at work! Velimirovic keeps striv- article, exposing White’s next move only yet necessary to play so riskily. The text ing to open up the center, figuring that after trying to guess it. If you guess cor- unpins the king-pawn, readying its the hanging piece won’t run away. The rectly, give yourself the par score. advance to e5. main idea is the threat 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Sometimes points are also rewarded for … fxe6 fxe6 19. Rxe6! Qxe6 and White has second-best moves, and there may be 12. 0-0-0 a choice of either 20. Qc7 mate or 20. bonus points—or deductions—for other Kazzaz sensibly extricates his king from Na7 mate. moves and variations. Note that ** means the center, which is what Fischer played that the note to Black’s move is over and 16. … Nh5 against Spassky (Game 15, Reykjavik White’s move is on the next line.** 1972). An alternative would be 12. ... b4 This offers a different way to trade dark- 9. 0-0-0 Par Score 5 13. Nd5, with chances for both sides.** square bishops. On 16. ... Ng8, there

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Solitaire Chess / Instruction

Problem I Problem II Problem III ABCs of Chess Take and Mate Consecutive Captures Consecutive Checks 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. June Exercise: When studying a subject it can be of value to review its evolving history. So, if you wanted to study the Ruy Lopez, you can start with Morphy, for example. See how he played it. Then you can move to Problem IV Problem V Problem VI Steinitz and his cohorts to grasp how Knight Fork/Skewer Removing the guard Fork they improved upon Morphy. Then you can review Emanuel Lasker’s generation to see what it added to theory, and so on, right down through history, leading up to today’s standard bearers. This overall study approach, as advocated by Richard Reti and others, can only serve to improve one’s true understanding of an opening.

follows 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Nd6+ (1 bonus 19. ... g6, then 20. Qh3 Nc4 21. fxe6 etc. 25. Kb1 Par Score 4 point).** Having seen this, add 1 bonus point.** Deduct 5 points if you blocked the check. 17. Qh4 Par Score 4 20. Rxe5 Par Score 5 25. … Qxh2 There’s nothing much to think about. White is ready to enter the technical White saves his queen, guards his bishop, phase, where he has superiority in pawns. 26. Rxf7 Par Score 5 and attacks the black knight. … 20. dxc3 Not just picking up a pawn, but also 17. … Bxg5+ You take my knight, I take your knight: posing the rook strongly on the seventh Black agrees to the trade of dark-square standard capture and recapture.** rank. bishops, since, with his next move, he 21. Nxc3 Par Score 5 26. … Qxg2 sees how to keep the white knight from d6. The scrambling 17. ... f6 doesn’t feel The knight has done its work at b5. At first glance, it appears that Black right after 18. exf6 gxf6 19. Qxh5 fxg5 Now it returns to camp. has not done badly. He’s reduced his deficit to one pawn, and even has two connected 20. Rxe6. After 20. ... Qc5 21. Qf7 Bf8, 21. … Rxd1+ White has 22. Rd4, threatening 23. b4, passers on the kingside.** trapping the queen. Accept 2 bonus points Black clears d8 so that he can bring 27. Qe6+ Par Score 5 for seeing that and evaluating it to be in his king-rook into the game.** White’s favor.** 22. Qxd1 Par Score 4 It’s too bad for Black that the issue will 18. Qxg5 Par Score 4 be decided by the lack of pawn cover for The queen returns to camp. his king. White removes the checking piece from 22. … Rd8 27. … Kb8 the board. 18. … Nxe5 23. Qe1 Par Score 5 28. Qe5+ Par Score 6

After the initial shock, Kazzaz has done 23. … exf5 28. … Black resigned. what he can, always being ready to return his extra piece to stay afloat. After 18. ... Following the defender's general recipe, If 28. ... Kc8, then 29. Qc7 is mate; and g6, White has 19. Nd6+. Here, at least, Black is trying to reduce the number of after 28. ... Ka7, then 29. Qa5+ picks up Black has control of d6.** pawns on the board. a rook with check. 24. Rxf5 Par Score 5 19. Qxh5 Par Score 4 Turn to page 71 for scoring table. It’s time to recover the sacrificed piece. 24. … Qh6+ Deduct 2 points for 19. Rxe5? f6!. Be on the lookout for your USCF election ballot arriving via first class mail this month if you are 19. … d4 Black is still trying to reduce the number of pawns on the board. Otherwise, Black eligible to receive one. See page 14 for more details, Scrambling. If Black moves the attacked could try 24. ... f6, and in light of what later including the candidate’s statements. (Additional knight, then 20. Qxf7 is trouble. And if happens, this would prolong resistance.** statements appear in the April and May issues.)

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The Practical Endgame / Instruction

Blazing A Path In his first column for Chess Life, GM Daniel Naroditsky begins his endings investigations with a look at pawn-only endgames.

By GM DANIEL NARODITSKY

IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT WE Don’t stereotype! introduce our new endgame column and GM Robert James Fischer columnist, GM Daniel Naroditsky’s “The GM Arthur Bisguier Practical Endgame.” You can read more U.S. Championship (1), New York, 12.18.1959 about “Danya” in the April Chess Life and on page 16 of this issue. The column’s title resurrects a title from decades ago in this magazine, penned by the late GM Edmar Mednis. The focus will be on endings by American players.

Endgames can be divided into two cat- egories: theoretical endgames, in which the correct move or plan (and the result Black’s pawns—as weak as they are— of the game) has already been determined have succeeded in breaking through on by prior analysis, and practical endgames, their own. Once again, the consequences in which it is impossible to rely on endgame of regal neglect are put on full display. AFTER 43. ... Ke5 theory as a crutch. Both are equally impor- 46. ... Kf5 47. Kd4 Kxg5 48. Kxc4 Kf4 49. Kb4 tant, but I will focus on the latter. Practical Ke3 50. Kxa4 Kd2 endings arise more frequently in tourna- fifth rank (he cannot allow Kd4), White Unfortunately for White, the immediate ment practice, and they are replete with must simply await the perfect opportunity 51. Kb5? does not work on account of 51. complex and aesthetically pleasing motifs. to sacrifice his passed pawn in order to ... Kc2 52. Kb6 Kxb2 53. c4 Kb3 54. c5 My endgame credo is simple: there is no expose Black’s vulnerable kingside pawns. Unfortunately, the immediate 44. g5 does Kb4, so Fischer tries to patiently outma- replacement to a healthy mix of verbal and not quite work: 44. ... Kf5 45. Kd4 Kxg5 neuver Black’s pesky king before ad vanc ing analytic explanations. With that, I invite 46. Kxc4 and Black is in time to defend his pawns. you to join me in blazing a path through his pawns: 46. ... Kf6 47. Kd5 Ke7. Fischer the sea of practical endings! 51. Kb3 Kd3 52. c4 Kd2 panics not: he simply moves his king back Fittingly enough, we will start with and forth, forcing Bisguier to advance his Black’s king cannot travel too far back. endgames involving no pieces at all. Pawn own pawns and make them easily acces- After 52. ... Kd4? 53. Kb4 Kd3 54. Kb5 endings are tremendously difficult to play sible to White’s king. Kd4 55. b4 Black cannot stop 56. c5 fol- and master, simply because one hasty or 44. Kf3 a5 45. Ke3 a4 lowed by 57. Kb6. inaccurate decision—one incorrect king 53. Ka4 Kc2 54. Ka3 move, for example—could instantly alter Forced. 45. ... b5? 46. g5 Kf5 (trading the result of the game. King plus pawn pawns does not help: 46. ... b4 47. g6 Fischer continues his patient triangula- versus king endgames have been thor- bxc3 48. bxc3 Kf6 49. Kd4 and White will tion, trying to reach a position in which oughly examined, and it is tempting to pick up both pawns) 47. Kd4 Kxg5 48. Black must either move his b-pawn or move assume that if you know about opposition Kc5 and Black’s neglectful king, in his his king to an unfavorable position. Such and triangulation, you have mastered own greedy pursuits, has left his pawns a strategy works 99 cases out of a 100 … pawn endings. However, this naïve belief to the wolves. 54. ... Kd3 55. Kb3 could not be farther from the truth. In 46. g5 the following two games, we will see just At this point, Fischer must have how intricate and complex pawn end - (see diagram top of next column) breathed a sigh of relief. 55. ... Kd2 allows games—even those with just one or two the c-pawn to move forward, and 55. ... pawns for each side can be. The attempt to induce a further advance Kd4 allows the b-pawn to advance uncon- (see diagram top of next column) of Black’s pawns with 46. Kf3 could have tested. Clearly under the same impression, backfired: 46. ... Kf6 47. Kf4 Kg6 48. g5 Bisguier folds: The position appears to resemble a b6 and now White is best advised to settle 55. ... b6?? stereotypical case of an outside passed for a draw with 49. Ke4, since 49. Kg4?? pawn deciding the outcome of the game: actually loses to 49. ... b5! 50. Kf4 b4 51. This is clearly tantamount to capitula- since Black’s king cannot move from the cxb4 c3! and it suddenly turns out that tion, but what else could be done? As

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The Practical Endgame / Instruction

Problem I: 1500 Level Problem II: 2000 Level Zugzwang! Samuel Reshevsky Pal Benko Jaime Sunye Neto Mato Damjanovic Each month GM Naroditsky will present Lone Pine op (7), Lone Pine, California Monte Carlo (12), Monte Carlo MNC two problems taken from actual games 03.28.1977 04.15.1968 that illustrate the theme of this month’s column and whose solution is hinted at by the subtitle above. Your task is to find the best line of play. Problem I should be solveable by a player at roughly a 1500 rating and Problem II by a player roughly at a 2000 rating. See the solutions on page 71.

WHITE TO MOVE WHITE TO MOVE

we’ve already seen, 55. ... Kd4 56. Kb4 see, even in the most hopeless-looking Kd3 57. Kb5 is curtains, but what about pawn endgame, king activity can defy all 55. ... Kd2? Bisguier evidently thought conventional notions. 56. c5 won on the spot, but—and I hope Now, as a lighthearted encore, let us you are sitting in a chair while you are take a look at the flip side of the coin: reading this—White cannot make progress those rare cases in which bloodthirsty after 56. ... Kd3! (-thirsty?) pawns do vanquish an active king. Bloodthirsty pawns IM Norman Weinstein Michael Rohde Lone Pine op (4), Lone Pine, California, 03.23.1977 40. ... h4? 41. gxh4 gxh4 42. Kd4 Ke6 43. a5 bxa5 44. bxa5 Kd6 45. a6 Kc6 46. Ke5 Kb6 47. Kxf5 Kxa6 48. Kxe4, Black resigned.

But was Black’s counterplay really non- existent? Let’s return to the diagrammed ANALYSIS DIAGRAM position after White’s 40th move. With White’s king temporarily distant from the White’s main problem is that he cannot kingside, it is clear that Black must create leave the b2-pawn unattended. To this a passed pawn in his own right. The para- end, the straightforward 57. Kb4 Kc2 58. doxical 40. ... g4, intending 41. ... f4 42. b3 (58. Kb5 wins after 58. ... Kb3? 59. gxf4 h4, certainly makes sense. However, Kb6 Kb4 60. b3!, but the paradoxical 58. AFTER 39. a4 White’s king comes to the rescue yet again: ... Kd3! does not allow the same trick: 59. 41. Kd4 f4 42. Kxe4 and Black is dead. But Kb6 Kc4 60. b3+ Kb4! and Black has the Black is a pawn up, but not for long. what about 40. ... f4? In that case, 41. Kd4? last laugh!) 58. ... Kd3 59. Kb5 Kc3 60. White will recapture the doomed pawn on actually loses to 41. ... f3! 42. gxf3 h4, but b4 Kb3 leads nowhere. White can try 61. c4, and reach a familiar scenario: an out- Rohde evidently thought that 41. gxf4 gxf4 Ka5!?, but the calm 61. ... Kc4! draws side passed pawn lethally distracting the 42. Kd4 was hopeless. Hopefully, you can immediately. Amazingly, White simply has opponent’s king. This time, Black seems see that this is not the case. By sacrificing no way to force Black into Zugzwang or unable to put up any resistance: his pawn the e- and f-pawns, Black paves the way keep his b-pawn protected: chain is extremely vulnerable. Thus, for his remaining kingside pawn in study- A. 57. Ka4!? is tricky, but achieves little Rohde’s only conceivable chance is to like fashion: 42. ... e3! 43. fxe3 f3! 44. gxf3 after 57. ... Kc4 58. b4 Kd4 59. Kb5 Kc3 organize some kind of kingside counterplay h4 45. Ke4 h3 and the pawn is unstoppable; 60. Ka4 Kd4! (not 60. ... Kc4?? 61. Ka5, and his next move is practically forced: White’s own pawns fatally impede the king’s with b4-b5 to follow) 61. Kb5 Kc3 and 39. ... g5 40. Kxc4 movement. White cannot make progress. It is crucial to remember that in practical B. 57. Ka3 allows an immediate draw (see diagram top of next column) endgames, you must determine in which with 57. ... Kc4 58. b4 Kb5 followed by … b6. A one-of-a-kind drawing mechanism! Black’s kingside pawn armada sure cases general principles apply. Even in pawn endings, an active king might be powerless 56. Kb4 Kc2 57. Ka3! Kd3 58. Kb3 looks intimidating, but White needs only one move—Kd4 or a4-a5—and it will be against a passed pawn (Weinstein-Rohde), A final triangulation, and this time, permanently put out of commission. For and an ostensibly overwhelming material Black runs out of tricks. instance, the indolent 40. ... Kc6? fails to advantage might actually not be enough to 58. ... Kd2 59. Ka4 Kc2 60. b4, Black resigned. impress after 41. Kd4 Kd6 42. a5 bxa5 win (Fischer-Bisguier). Ironically, in both 43. bxa5 Kc6 44. Ke5 and the game is cases, Black was so convinced that his posi- The importance of king activity in the over. Evidently, disheartened, Rohde went tion was unsalvageable that he failed to endgame is well-known, but as we could down without a fight: discover the hidden counterplay.

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Knight’s Tour / Tournament Travel

Sunshine Summer Open—Orlando, Florida June 13-15 or 14-15, 2014

By HARVEY LERMAN

IN 1986 THE CENTRAL FLORIDA CHESS Club The following year the event finally got a proper the $7,000 prize fund, but only 12 were in the (CFCC) was created by the merger of the Orlando name and became the Sunshine Summer Open Open. and Winter Park clubs. In 1998 they attempted & Scholastic and a prize fund of $7,000 based The CFCC has contracted that their next three to run an event in the Spring between two on only 130 entries and 70 percent guaranteed, Grand Prix events will be FIDE-rated and held Continental Chess Association Grand Prix while other events had been using much higher at the DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando at SeaWorld. Orlando events. This event was run in late May “based-ons” and lower guarantees. Being a “non- Guests have free parking and are able to go out but attendance was very poor. profit” organization, the CFCC’s goal was always the hotel’s back gate and be right in the By 2000, it was evident that too many people to “break even,” and if money was made, to pour pedestrian entrance to SeaWorld, thus avoiding wanted to spend that weekend away with their it back into future events. The club also has their $15 parking fee. Families could even come family so the event was moved to the following used a scholastic section differently than other a few days early or stay a few later to take weekend and a temporary name, “Orlando After organizers—by structuring it similar to the higher advantage of this vacation discount. Other hotel Memorial Open” was used. It seemed to help, sections, using the same longer time control perks include high speed Internet access, and as this was the period when FIDE-titled players and giving out cash prizes. shuttle service to nearby Disney, Universal, and were attracted with the appearance of GM Since the economy went bad, fewer and fewer SeaWorld theme parks. Further, the Orlando Alexander Goldin, IM Virginijus Grabliauskas masters had been coming out for chess Convention Aids provides organiz ers with several and then-IM Rashid Ziatdinov. After a few years tournaments in Florida. Many had determined hundred dollars worth of free gift tickets, and IM Javad Maharramzade came to live in Florida that weekends were better spent earning money CFCC awards these randomly to attendees, such and won the 2006 event. Javad is “known” as conducting classes than traveling to an event as two free SeaWorld tickets worth about $180! the player that has never lost a rated game since where because of costs and the possibility of For this year’s event the prize fund has coming to the USA. not winning, they wouldn’t do as well financially. been increased to $8,400 based/140 with 70 Then began the period where the young Florida Others decided that poker gave them a better percent guaranteed and four sections. The players took over with IMs Daniel Ludwig and chance at a jackpot than chess would. Because Scholastic section even has $1,050 in Daniel Fernandez along with FM Bruci Lopez of this, other players have found that they could prizes plus age-performance related trophies. dominating. But gradually attend ance dipped “play up” and have a good chance to win some To attract some higher-rated players, again with a low point of 72 in 2010 and was of the larger prizes available in the top section. grandmasters will play free with the entry fee won by Emory Tate. In the 2013 event 132 players fought it out for deducted from any prize won.

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See previous issue for TLAs appearing June 1-14 USCF National Bids Note: Organizers previously awarded Events options for USCF National Events Note: Tournament memberships not valid for National events must still submit proposals (including sample budgets) for their events. SEE TLA IN THIS ISSUE FOR DETAILS 2014 U.S. Junior Open July 11-13 • Houston, Texas OVERDUE BIDS 115th annual (2014) U.S. Open July 26-August 3, July 29-August 3 or July 31-August 3 • Please contact the National Office if you Orlando, Florida are interested in bidding for a National Event. The USCF recommends that 2014 U.S. National Game/15 Championship July 30 • Orlando, Florida bids be submitted according to the 2014 U.S. National Blitz Championshp August 2 • Orlando, Florida following schedule. However, bids may 2014 U.S. Senior Open September 14-21 • out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida be considered prior to these dates. USCF reserves the right to decline all 2014 U.S. Game/60 Championship September 27 • Santa Clara, California bids and organize the event itself. 2014 U.S. Game/30 Championship September 28 • Santa Clara, California DEADLINE JULY 1, 2013: 2014 U.S. Masters Championship FUTURE EVENTS (Watch for details) 2014 U.S. Junior Closed Championship June 19-29 • St. Louis, Missouri DEADLINE JULY 1, 2014: 2014 U.S. Girl’s Junior Closed July 17-21 • Bedford, New Hampshire 2015 U.S. Amateur Teams (North, 2014 U.S. Cadet July 19-23 • Rockville, Maryland South, West) 2014 U.S. Blind Championship October 10-11 • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2015 U.S. Amateur (East, North, South, West) 2014 U.S. Class Championship October 31-November 2 • Irvine, California 2015 U.S. Junior Chess Congress 2014 K-12 Grade Championship December 12-14 • Orlando, Florida 2015 U.S. Masters Championship 2015 National High School (K-12) Championship April 10-12 • Columbus, Ohio 2015 National Junior High (K-9) Championship April 24-26 • Louisville, Kentucky For the expanded list of national events available for bid, see: 2015 National Elementary (K-6) Championship May 8-10 • Nashville, Tennessee www.uschess.org/content/view/12116/705/. 2015 National Open—TBA 2015 U.S. Game/10 Championship—TBA ATTENTION AFFILIATES 116th Annual (2015) U.S. Open August 1-9 • Phoenix, Arizona The United States Chess Federation has 2015 K-12 Grade Championship December 4-6 • Lake Buena Vista, Florida partnered with R.V. Nuccio & Associates 2016 National High School (K-12) Championship April 1-3 • Atlanta, Georgia Insurance Brokers, Inc. to provide USCF affiliates with affordable annual liability 2016 National Junior High (K-9) Championship April 15-17 • Indianapolis, Indiana and short term event insurance. The 2016 National Elementary (K-6) Championship May 6-8 • Nashville, Tennessee liability coverage is available for 117th Annual (2016) U.S. Open July 30-August 7 • Indianapolis, Indiana approximately $265 per year for a $1,000,000 limit of insurance. Also 2016 K-12 Grade Championship December 16-18 • Nashville, Tennessee available is contents property and 2017 SuperNationals VI May 12-14 • Nashville, Tennessee bonding insurance. For more information, 2017 K-12 Grade Championship December 8-10 • Lake Buena Vista, Florida please go to www.rvnuccio.com/chess- federation.html. For event insurance, May 11-13 • Nashville, Tennessee 2018 National Elementary (K-6) Championship please go to www.rvnuccio.com. 2018 K-12 Grade Championship December 14-16 • Orlando, Florida 2019 National Elementary (K-6) Championship May 10-12 • Nashville, Tennessee December 13-15 • Lake Buena Vista, Florida 2019 K-12 Grade Championship PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS HEALTH 2020 National Elementary (K-6) Championship May 8-10 • Nashville, Tennessee AND BENEFITS FUND 2020 K-12 Grade Championship December 11-13 • Orlando, Florida Many Grand Prix tournament organizers 2021 SuperNationals VII May 7-9 • Nashville, Tennessee will contribute $1 per player to the Professional Health & Benefits Fund. All Grand Prix tournaments which participate in this program are entitled to Rating supplements will be updated EACH MONTH on the USCF website, and each monthly rating supplement will be used for all tournaments beginning in that month, unless otherwise be promoted to the next higher Grand Prix announced in Chess Life. The USCF website at www.uschess.org also frequently lists unoffi- category—for example, a six-point tour- cial ratings.The purpose of unofficial ratings is to inform you of your progress; however, most nament would become a 10-point tournaments do not use them for pairing or prize purposes. If you would otherwise be unrated, (Enhanced) tournament. Points in the top organizers may use your unofficial rating at their discretion, even without advance publicity of such a policy. category are promoted 50%.

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The Tournament Announcements on the following pages are provided for the convenience of USCF members and for informational purposes only. Unless expressly indicated otherwise, neither the U.S. Chess Federation nor Chess Life warrants the accuracy of anything contained in these tournament announcements. Those interested in additional information about or having questions con cerning any of these tournaments are directed to contact the organizer listed. Chess Life will exercise all due diligence in providing accurate typesetting of non-camera-ready copy but assumes no responsibility for errors made in such work. Effective with TLAs submitted after November 10, 2010, the following additional rules apply to Grand Prix tournaments: 1) The guaranteed first prize must be at least $150. 2) No more than one prize under $100 may count towards the Grand Prix point total. 3) Prizes below the maximum entry fee do not count towards the Grand Prix point total. Also include full time control noting increment or time delay even if delay is zero (d0). Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix: A Junior Grand Prix event must have four or more rounds with a time control greater than 65 min. Please see: www.uschess.org/data page/JPG-Rules.php for complete Rules. SUBMISSIONS: E-mail your tla to: [email protected] (Joan DuBois). For tla deadline schedule, formatting help and Grand Prix information see pg. 69 and 70 of the March 2014 issue or check www.uschess.org/go/tlainfo. Payment can be done online through the TD/Affiliate area or sent to: U.S. Chess, TLA Dept., PO Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557.

USCF. Foreign player ratings: usually 100 points added to FIDE or FQE, 799, 400-599, 200-399, u200. Prizes: Trophies to Top 15 players in each 200+ added to most foreign national ratings, no points added to CFC. section and Top 5 Clubs & Top 5 Schools in each section. Top 3 players Highest of multiple ratings generally used. Entries: USCF, ATTN: 2014 count for team score. EF: $49, after 9/20 $69. DISCOUNT: $79 if regis- Nationals U.S. Open, PO Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557. Online entry: https:// tering for both U.S. G/30 (9/28) and U.S. G/60 (9/27). Play-up: $20. secure2.uschess.org/webstore/tournament.php?wkevent=2014USOPEN. Schedule for all sections: On-site Reg: 8:30-9am. Rounds: 9:30a, Phone entry: 800.903.8723. Not FIDE rated, No cell phones. Bring a 12:30p, 3p, 5:30p. Blitz Event: G/5 d0; Reg: Sun, 9/28, 5-5:45pm, Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! clock — none supplied. Sets/boards supplied for tournament but not Rounds 6-7:45p, total 8-10 rounds. EF: $14, $16 onsite. 75% of EFs JULY 11-13, TEXAS for skittles. Many meetings, workshops and seminars, including: USCF returned as prizes. Reg. online: http://BayAreaChess.com/my/usg60g30 2014 U.S. Junior Open Committee Meetings 7/30-8/1, USCF Awards Luncheon 8/2 NOON, or mail payments to BayAreaChess, 1639 A S. Main St., Milpitas, CA 6SS, G/120 d5. Marriott Houston South at Hobby Airport, 9100 Gulf USCF Delegates Meeting 8/2-3. Many side events and other champi- 95035. Rfnd fee: $20. Organizers: Dr. Judit Szatary and Dr. Salman Freeway, Houston, TX 77017. www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/houhh- onships, including: U.S. National Blitz Championship 7SS Double, Azhar. TDs: NTD Tom Langland, NTD John McCumiskey, and others. houston-hobby-airport-marriott/ Free parking! Free Internet in guest G/5, Rd. 1 at 12 NOON 8/2; Weekend Swiss 5SS, G/60, 12-3 Sat 7/26, Info: 4 Sections http://BayAreaChess.com/usg60g30. [email protected]. rooms! $90 HR valid until 6/27, Reserve early! 713-943-7979. 10-12:30-3 Sun 7/27; U.S. Open Scholastic (see separate TLA for the based on age as of 1/1/2014: Under 21, Under 15, Under 11 and T: 919-265-7560. W. Scholastic event); U.S. Open Quads G/30 12-1:30-3 Mon, Tue, Wed, Under 8. July Rating Supplement. U21: $500+entry to 2015 US Thu, Fri; U.S. National G/15 Championship 12-1-2-3-4 Wed 7/30; SEPT. 28, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN Junior Closed - $250-$125-$75-$50. Individual plaques to top five overall, U.S. Open Bughouse Sat. 7:30 pm 7/26. 17th Annual Golf Tournament TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 (ENHANCED) plaques for best player age 18, 17, 16, 15, Under 15, and for ratings 2014 U.S. Game/30 Championship for the U.S. Open Chess Players, (see tournament website for details). U1600, U 1400, U1200. U15: Individual trophies to top 15 overall, trophies 5SS, G/30 d5 - $8,000 b/193 fully paid entries - 60% guaranteed. Santa U.S. Open Tennis Tournament for best player age 14, 13, 12, 11, Under 11, and for ratings U1400, (see tournament website for details). Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy., Santa Clara, CA 2014 U1200, U1000. U11: Individual trophies to top 15 overall, trophies to In addition, three other championships will also take place: the 95054. Park free. Hotel: $99 at Hilton (408)330-0001 or $85 at Biltmore Denker Tournament of HS Champions best player age 10, 9, 8, 7, Under 7, and for ratings U1200, U1000, (see website for a participant (408)988-8411). In 4 sections: Open Section (1900+): $1,500, 700, U800. U8: Individual trophies to top 15 overall, best player age 7, 6 & list), the 2014 Barber Tournament of K-8 Champions Champions 300, 100, Top u2100 $200 100.1600-1899 Section: $1,000, 400, 100, Under, and for ratings U1000, U800, U600 ; honorable mention trophies (see website for a participant list), the and the 2014 National Girls’ 100. 1300-1599 Section: $1,000, 400, 100, 100. Under 1300 Section: for all others U8. Commemorative medals for all participants. Teams: Invitational Tournament (see separate TLA for the Girls event. Please $1,000, 400, 100, 100. Unr capped at 200 exc in Open. EF: $69, after Trophies to top three school teams and top club team in each of the check the U.S. Open website often for updates, new information 9/20 $89. Play-up: $20. GM free, IM free before 9/17 (EF subtr from four sections. Top four scores, minimum of three, count towards team and corrections and other useful documents! www.uschess.org/ prize for all free entries). DISCOUNT: $119 if registering for both U.S. score in each section. Byes: One half-point bye, any round except Rd. tournaments/2014/usopen/. Chess Magnet School JGP for U.S. G/30 (9/28) and U.S. G/60 (9/27). Byes: One 1/2 pt bye allowed must 6, if requested before Rd. 1. EF: $45 postmarked or on line by 6/30, Open. commit by start of Rd. 2. Reenter with 1/2pt bye in Rd. 1 for $33. Sept $55 after 6/30; no checks on site. Schedule: Onsite registration, Fri JULY 30, FLORIDA 2014 Supp, CCA min, TD discr used to place players accurately. SIDE 8:30 – 11:00am. Opening Ceremony, Fri 12:45pm. Rounds, Fri 1pm & 2014 U.S. National G/15 Championship (QC) KIDS EVENT for K-12 students rated under 1000: 5SSxG/30 d5 in 4 6pm; Sat 9:30am & 2:15pm; Sun 9am & 1:30pm. Awards Ceremony 5-SS, G/15 d5. Quick rated, higher of regular orquick rating. Entry fee sections based on rating: 800-999, 600-799, 400-599, 200-399, u200. 6:00pm (approx). Side Events: Blitz (G/5 d0), U21 & U11. Sat 6:30pm, $40. Registration 9:30 AM-11:30 AM. Rds.: noon, 1-2-3-4-. 80% of entries Prizes: Trophies to Top 15 players in each section and Top 5 Clubs & EF: $15 by 6/30, $20 on site. Bughouse (G/5 d0): One section, Sat as returned as cash prizes. First 30%, second 15%, U2100 12%, U1800 Top 5 Schools in each section. Top 3 players count for team score. EF: ASAP after Blitz, EF: $25 per team, on site registration only. ENTRIES: 10%, U1500/Unr 8%, U1200 5%. See the TLA for the 115th annual U.S. $49, after 9/20 $69. DISCOUNT: $79 if registering for both U.S. G/30 Mail to Francisco L. Guadalupe, 305 Willow Pointe Dr., League City, TX Open for venue details. (9/28) and U.S. G/60 (9/27). Play-up: $20. Schedule for all sections: 77573. Info: [email protected]. Enter on line at: www.active.com/ On-site Reg: 8:30-9am. Rounds: 9:30a, 11a, 1p, 2:30p, 4p. Blitz Event: event_detail.cfm?event_id=2129482. Phone entries: (713) 530-7820. AUG. 2, FLORIDA G/5 d0; Reg: Sun, 9/28, 5-5:45pm, Rounds 6-7:45p, total 8-10 rounds. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 EF: $14, $16 onsite. 75% of EFs returned as prizes. Reg. online: Add $3 (per player) for phone entries. Tournament website link at 2014 U.S. National Blitz Championship (BLZ) http://main.uschess.org/content/view/10014/95. http://BayAreaChess.com/my/usg60g30 or Mail payments to 7-SS (double round, 14 games), 1 section, G/5 d0. Blitz rated, higher of BayAreaChess, 1639 A S. Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Rfnd fee: $20. A Heritage Event! regular or Blitz rating. Entry fee $40, free to Unrated if paying USCF Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Organizers: Dr. Judit Szatary and Dr. Salman Azhar. TDs: NTD Tom dues. Registration 9am-11:30am, first round begins at noon. $2000 Langland, NTD John McCumiskey, and others. Info: http://BayAreaChess. JULY 26-AUG. 3, JULY 29-AUG. 3 OR JULY 31-AUG. 3, FLORIDA guaranteed prizes! $$400-200-150, Expert $200-100, U2000 $200-100, com/usg60g30. [email protected]. T: 919-265-7560. W. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 300 (ENHANCED) U1800 $180-90, U1600/Unr $140-70, U1400 $100, U1200 $70. The July 115th annual U.S. Open 2014 Rating Supplement will be used. See the TLA for the 115th annual Includes traditional one game per day schedule (9 days), also 6-day U.S. Open for venue details. slow time control option, and 4-day option requiring only 3 nights hotel SEPT. 14-21, FLORIDA stay for most players. 9SS, 40/120, SD/60 d5 (4 day option, Rds. 1-6, 2014 U.S. Senior Open G/60 d5). Rosen Centre Hotel, 9840 International Dr., Orlando, FL 32819. 6SS, G/90 increment 30. Aboard the Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas Grand Prix HR: $109 single/quad with 2 complimentary breakfast tickets daily, out of Fort Lauderdale, FL. Open to USCF members born on or before $119 single/quad with 3 complimentary breakfast tickets daily, $129 September 15, 1964. $$5,000 Guaranteed Prize Fund. $1,250-800- single/quad with 4 complimentary breakfast tickets daily; 800.204.7234; 500-300, U2300 $500-300, U2000 $300-150, U1800 $300-150, U1500/UNR Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! reserve by July 2 or rate may increase. $50,000 in prizes based on 500 $300-150. Commemorative Clocks top 3. Trophies top age 50-54, 55- paid entries, else proportional, $40,000 (80% of each prize) minimum JUNE 6, 13, 20, 27, NEW YORK 59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74 and over 75. Top finisher born on or before TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 guaranteed. A one section tournament with Class prizes. Top US player January 1, 1954 will be the official USCF entrant to the World Senior Queens June Open Choice not otherwise qualified qualifies for 2015 U.S. Championship. Championship in Kalabaka, Greece 10/25-11/6. EF: $125 with cruise 4-SS, G/90 (G/85 d5). All Saints Lutheran Church, 164-02 Goethals Ave., of three schedules: Traditional: 40/120, SD/60 d5. One round daily reservation. Rounds: Monday to Saturday one round daily at 1:30 pm. Jamaica, NY 11432. EF: $35, $5 less to QCC members. $200-$100 gtd at 7 PM, except Rd. 9, 3 PM 8/3. 6-Day Option: 40/120, SD/60 d5. 7 In order to accommodate port visits up to two 1/2 point byes or 1 full to top 2, more per entries. Up to two 1/2 pt byes ok with advance notice PM 7/29, 12 NOON & 7 PM 7/30-8/1, 7 PM 8/2, 3 PM 8/3. 4-Day point bye may be requested in any of the first 4 rounds. You must book (declare before Rd. 3). REG.: 7:30-8:00. RDS.: 8:15 each Friday. ENT Option: Rds. 1-6: G/60 d5; then 40/120, SD/60 d5. 12 NOON, 3 PM, 7 your cruise with Card Player Cruises at 888-999-4880 or 702-655-0919 (mail by 5/31/14): Ed Frumkin, 445 E 14th St., #10D, NYC 10009. PM, 10 PM 7/31; 12 NOON, 3 PM, 7 PM 8/1; 7 PM 8/2; 3 PM 8/3. All or on line at www.CardPlayerCruises.com/brochures/2014/booking- Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! schedules merge after Round 6 & compete for same prizes. Projected eastcarib2014.html. Info: www.VegasChessFestival.com/senior2014/ prizes: Top places $8000-4000-2000-1500-1000-800-600-500, clear win- or Alan Losoff 702-510-8882. NS. W. NC. JUNE 7-8, TEXAS ner or playoff $200 bonus. If tie for first, top two on tiebreak play speed TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 (ENHANCED) game (White 5 minutes, Black 3 minutes and gets draw odds) for bonus Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 2014 DCC Fide Open V and title. Class Prizes: Top Master (2200-2399) $2500-1200-800-500, SEPT. 27, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN 5SS, G/90 inc/30. Dallas Chess Club, 200 S. Cottonwood Dr. #C, Richard- Expert (2000-2199) $2500-1200-800-500, Class A (1800-1999) $2500- TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 (ENHANCED) son, TX 75080. Two sections: Open and Reserve. Open: $$875G. FIDE 1200-800-500, Class B (1600-1799) $$2500-1200-800-500, Class C 2014 U.S. Game/60 Championship and USCF rated but uses FIDE rules. Will use USCF ratings and rules (1400-1599) $2000-1000-600-400, Class D (1200-1399) $1500-700-500- 4SS, G/60 d6 - $12,000 b/289 fully paid entries - 60% guaranteed. Santa for pairings and for awarding prizes. Default late forfeiture time is one 300, Class E or below (under 1200) $1500-700-500-300, Unrated $800- Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy., Santa Clara, CA hour. TD may extend this time at TD’s discretion. $$ $500-$250-$125. 400-200. Half-Point Byes: must commit before Round 4; up to 3 byes 95054. Park free.Hotel: $99 at Hilton (408)330-0001 or $85 at Biltmore EF: $80, Senior/Hcap/Additional Family Member $55. Small appearance allowed for 2000/up, 2 byes for 1400-1999, one bye for Under 1400/Unr. (408)988-8411. In 6 sections: Open Section (2000+): $1,500 700 300 fee to the First three GM/IM’s who apply. GM/IM must play all rounds Limit 1 bye in last two rounds. Zero-point byes are always available in 100 100 Top u2200 $200, 100. 1800-1999 Section: $1,000 400 200 to get appearance fee. Reserve: Open to players rated below 2000 any round if requested at least two hours before the round(s) in question. 100 100. 1600-1799 Section: $1,000 400 200 100 100. 1400-1599 USCF. This section is not Fide Rated but is USCF rated and uses USCF Delay: All US Open side events use 5 sec. delay except the Blitz [d0] Section: $1,000 400 200 100 100. 1200-1399 Section: $1,000 400 200 rules. EF: $35. The Reserve give back 10% in prizes and if at least 8 and Bughouse [d0]. Entry Fee: Online, $145 by 6/15, $165 by 7/13, 100 100. Under 1200 Section: $1,000 400 200 100 100. Unr capped at paid entries and if there is a clear winner, then that winner receives $185 after 7/13. By mail, $147 postmarked by 6/15, $167 postmarked 300 exc in Open. EF: $69, after 9/20 $89. Play-up: $20. GM free, IM free entry to next DCC Fide Open. Both: Reg.: 6/7 from 9:45 – 10:15. by 7/13, $187 after 7/13; do not mail after 7/20! By phone, $150 by free before 9/17 (EF subtr from prize for all free entries). DISCOUNT: Rds.: Sat 10:45am/3:10 pm/7:16pm, Sun 10:45 am/3:10pm. One half 6/15, $170 by 7/13, $185 after. No phone entries after 7/26 (by the $119 if registering for both U.S. G/30 (9/28) and U.S. G/60 (9/27).Byes: point Bye allowed if requested before end of round rd 2 and before close of business at the Office)! At site, all $190; GMs and WGMs free. One 1/2 pt bye allowed must commit by start of Rd. 2. Reenter with getting full point bye. Withdrawals and zero point last round byes are All entries must be made at least 2 hours prior to your first game. 1/2pt bye in Rd. 1 for $33. Sept 2014 Supp, CCA min, TD disc used to not eligible for prizes. Note that house players (if required) must pay Current USCF membership required. July Rating Supplement used; place players accurately. SIDE KIDS EVENT for K-12 students rated $2 per round and be USCF members. Ent: Dallas Chess Club, see address unofficial ratings used if otherwise unrated. CCA ratings used if above under 1000: 4SSxG/60 d6 in 5 sections based on rating: 800-999, 600- above. Info: 214-632-9000, [email protected].

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Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! land Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108. Free entries for GMs and IMs. EF: $25, 9-9:15. Rds.: 9:30-1-4:30. EF: 45, econ 35 2/3 prz. after 6/12 +15, Rtd JUNE 13-15 OR 14-15, FLORIDA $20 for annual members of the club if registered by 6/13. PF: $805 2200+ $0 by 6/5. Info: BayAreaChess.com/grandprix. NS. NC. W. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 Unconditionally Guaranteed!! Premiere $150-$125-$100-$75-$50 (1st- Sunshine Summer Open & Scholastic 5th); Amateur $100-$75-$60-$40-$30. Reg.: 8-8:45. Rds.: 9, 12:15, JUNE 17, NEW YORK DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando at SeaWorld. 10100 International TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 (ENHANCED) 3:45, 7. One 1/2 point bye if declared before round 2. MCA Membership Marshall Masters! Dr., 32821. $8,500/b140 (Scholastic=1/2). 70% Guaranteed. 5SS, required from $5. OSA. Ent: 4657 Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108, 4-SS, G/25 d5. Third Tuesday of every month. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th G/120 d5 (2-day. Rnd. 1 G/60 d5). 4 Sections: (Top section FIDE or online at saintlouischessclub.org. Info: 314-361-CHESS info@saint- St., NYC. 212-477-3716. Open to players rated over 2000 (plus all players rated/USCF rules.) Premier: $1000-750-450, U2200 $450-300; U2000: louischessclub.org. scoring over 50% in any MCC Open or U2300 event since the prior $750-450-300, U1800 $450-300; U1600: $750-450-300, U1400 $450- Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! month’s Masters). EF: $40, members $30, GMs free. $$G250-150-100. 300; Scholastic U1200: $450-300-150, U1000 $100, U800 $50. Trophy A State Championship Event! Prizes to U2400, U2300 and biggest upset. Reg.: 6:15-6:45 pm. Rds.: 7- to top each age “7 & under” thru 14 with at least 2 players. Unrateds 8:15-9:30-10:45. One bye available (Rd. 1 or 4 only), request at entry. limited to $100, unless Place prize in Premier. Rated players can play- JUNE 14-15, KENTUCKY TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 (ENHANCED) www.marshallchessclub.org. NOW ALSO FIDE RAPID RATED! up one section. Special OCA Awards TBD. EF: 3-day $85, 2-day $84, Kentucky Open Scholastic U1200: EF: $45; After June 7, EF: $95 ($55 for Scholastic), 5SS, G/90 d5. Location: Ramada Plaza, 9700 Bluegrass Pkwy., Louisville, Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! plus $5 if paid onsite; FREE EF for GMs ($90 deducted from any prize KY 40299. Tournament held in Pavilion Conference Center directly behind JUNE 18-22, NEW YORK won); CFCC Memb EF discount: $10 ($5 for Jr/Sr) and part of CFCC the Ramada. (502) 491-4830, Special hotel chess rate $69. Directions: TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 200 (ENHANCED) Grand Prix with $600 additional prizes. Reg.: ends 1/2 hr. before 1st From I-64 E/W take exit for Hurstbourne Parkway South and take imme- 7th New York International Rd. Scholastic (Sat & Sun only). Rnd 1: 7pm Fri (or 10am Sat at G/60 diate left onto Bluegrass Parkway. Prizes: $3950 total; 75% Gtd. based $$21,000 projected, $$16,750 guaranteed! In 3 Sections with dif- d5). Re-entry $40. Rds 2 thru 5: Sat 1 & 6, Sun 9 & 2. 1/2-pt. byes if on 75 players in 3 Sections as follows: Open: 1st-$1000, 2nd $700, 3rd ferent Entry Fees, Prizes and Playing Sites! A) FIDE Norm Section: req’d before Rnd. 2 (max 2). HR: $99 (407) 352-1100; (Mention “CFCC”, $300, Expert $200, Class A $200. U1800: 1st-$500, 2nd $300, Class C Open to all players rated 2200 or above (USCF or FIDE) and special invi- No Resort Fee), or http://tinyurl.com/June2014Hotel. Reserve by $200. U1400: 1st $300, 2nd $150, Class E/Unrated $100 Reg.: 8:30- tees. 9 rounds, Swiss System, 40/90, SD/30, 30 second increment. June 1. (72-hr Cancellation penalty.) Free Parking, local shuttle and WiFi 9:45. Rds.: Sat. 10:00, 2:00, 5:30. Sun. 9:00, 2:30. (KCA meeting at Prizes: $12,500 unconditionally guaranteed: $5000-2500-1500- with sleeping rooms; other Self-Parking at $5 day. Ent: CFCC, c/o Harvey 1:00pm) Entry: EF: $65 on site, $55 if reg. online by May 1st. at https:// 1000, U2500 FIDE $1,000, U2400 $1,000, U2300 $500, plus special Lerman, 921 N. Thistle Ln., Maitland, FL 32751 or online at https:// onlineregistration.cc. Additional $5 discount for KCA members with cur- brilliancy prize. Entry fee: $400 in advance, $450 on site. Players with onlineregistration.cc (by 6/12). Info: call (407) 629-6946 (407-670- rently paid dues. IMs, GMs, WIM, WGM get free entry ($55 deducted USCF ratings over 2200 with no FIDE rating: $350 advance/$400 at site. 9304 onsite) or www.centralflchess.org. from prize) Contact: John Simons (502) 418-5312; chessperformance@ Players with USCF ratings over 2200 and FIDE rating U2200: $300 in JUNE 14, OHIO gmail.com. Mail-in entries can be sent to John Simons, 3807 Therina advance/$350 at site. USA players with FIDE ratings over 2200: $250 in TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 Way, Louisville, KY 40241. Contact: Randas Burns (502)-500-7493. advance, $300 at site. USA IMs, USA WGMs, and foreign FIDE rated players: $200 in advance/$250 at site. GMs, foreign IMs, and foreign Summer PAWN STORM XXIII Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 4SS, G/60 d10, at Dayton Chess Club, 18 W. 5th St., Dayton, OH. EF: WGMs: free, no money deducted from prize fund. $25 less for Marshall JUNE 14-15, OREGON Chess Club members. Playing Site: Luxurious Private Club at 243 East $28 to 7 Jun then $38. EF refunded to 2200 or higher who complete the TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 schedule. GTD Prizes: Open $250-151, U1900 $150, U1600 $149. Reg.: 34th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Ave.) in Midtown Manhattan! Regis- Newport June Open tration: Advance: must be received by 6/1 (call MCC with credit card, 10-1045. Rds.: 11-1:45-4:30-7. OH Grand Prix Event-OCA mbrs $3 disc. Playing site: Central Lincoln PUD, 2129 N. Coast Hwy, Newport, OR. 4 DCC mbrs $3 disc mail check, or online). On site: Until one hour before round. Rounds - Rd, Swiss, 4 Sections. USCF rated. Time control: G/90, inc/30. Entry 6/18, 7 pm, 6/19-6/22: 12 & 6 pm. Byes: limit 2, must commit before Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Fee: if mailed by May 31, Open: $60 Premier: $50 Reserve: $40 Booster: round 3; limit 1 bye rounds 8-9. FIDE IM/GM norms possible, must JUNE 14, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN $30. No in-person registration. Prize Fund: Based on 52 players. 70% play all rounds. FIDE Rating used for pairings and prizes. We expect TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (ENHANCED) of each prize is guaranteed. Open: $250, $175, $125. Premier: $175, this tournament to be a Super Swiss as in the previous years with Bay Area Chess Grand Prix SuperSwiss (4SS, G/61 d5) $125, $100. Reserve: $125, $100, $75. Booster: $110, $80, $60. Sat: norms possible independent of opponents’ federation. Last year 1639A S. Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Prize: $1,500 b50. 70% guar. Round1 12:30 pm. Round2 6 pm. Sun: Round3 9 am. Round4 2:30pm. 2 GM- and 3 IM-Norms were achieved! For possible special hotel 1800+: $300-200-100, u2000 150-50. u1800: $200-100-50, u1600 150- HOTEL: Knights Inn, 1823 N. Coast Hwy., Newport, OR. Organizers/Spon- rate and additional information please refer to www.marshallchessclub. 50, u1400 100 u1200 50. Mar 14 Supp & TD disc. Sched: Reg. 8-9. Rds. sors: H. G. Pitre, Bill Barrese, Central Coast Chess Club of Newport, org. B) U2200 Section: Open to all players rated under 2200 and 9:30-12-2:30-5. EF: $45, Econ $35 2/3 prz. after 6/11 +$15, playup OR, Russell Miller. TD: H. G. Pitre. All registrants are presumed to have unrated. No FIDE ratings over 2200. 6 rounds, Swiss System, 40/90, $15, Rated 2200+ $0 by 6/1 (EF subtr from prize). Info: http://BayArea read detailed TA, at NWChess.com and agree to those terms. SD/30, 30 second increment. ($$ 4,000 b/60): $1,500-800-500-200, Chess.com/grandprix. JUNE 15, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN Top U2100 $500, Top U2000 $500. FIDE rated, USCF ratings used for Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (ENHANCED) pairings and prizes. Entry fee: $129, MCC members $109. After 6/1 or JUNE 14, MISSOURI Foster City Grand Prix LuperSwiss (3 x G/90 d5) on site: $20 more. Byes: limit 2, must commit before round 3. 2 sched- TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 Courtyard Marriott, Foster City, CA 94404. Prize: $1,500 b50. 70% guar. ules: 3-day: 6/20-22: 12 & 6 pm; 2-day: 6/21: 9:30-10:45 am (G/25 d5) Saint Louis Premiere & Amateur 1900+: $300-200, u2100 100. 1500-1899: $200-100, u1700 100-50. then merge with 3-day). Playing Site: Luxurious Private Club at 243 4SS, G/85 d5. Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, 4657 Mary- u1500: $200-100, u1300 100-50. Jun 14 Supp & TD disc. Sched: Reg.: East 34th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Ave.) in Midtown Manhattan!

19th annual PACIFIC COAST OPEN July 17-20, 18-20 or 19-20, 2014 - $25,000 projected prizes, $20,000 minimum 6 rounds at luxurious Sheraton Hotel, Agoura Hills CA, 12 miles from Malibu 6 rounds, 40/100, SD/30, d10 (2- Mixed doubles bonus prizes: 4-day schedule: Reg Thu to 6 pm, day option, rds 1-3 G/40, d10), best male/female 2-player team rds Thu 7 pm, Fri 6 pm, Sat 11:15 & 5, Sheraton Hotel, 30100 Agoura Road, combined score among all sections: Sun 11:15 am & 4:30 pm. Agoura Hills CA 91301 (US-101 to $1000-500-300-200. Team must 3-day schedule: Reg. Fri to 11:15 Reyes Adobe Road exit), 26 miles west average under 2200; may play in am, rds Fri 12:15 pm & 6 pm, Sat of Burbank. Free parking. different sections. 11:15 am & 5 pm, Sun 11:15 am & Hotel rates: $95-95, 818-707- 4:30 pm. 1220, reserve by 7/3. Top 5 sections entry fee: $135 at 2-day schedule: Reg. Sat to 9 am, chessaction.com by 7/15, $140 phoned rds Sat 10 am, 12:15 pm, 2:30 pm & 5 Prizes $25,000 based on 230 paid by 7/14 (406-896-2038, no pm; Sun 11:15 & 4:30. entries (re-entries, U1250 Sect count questions), 4-day $139, 3-day $138, Half-point byes OK all (limit 2); half), min. guarantee $20,000 (80% 2-day $137 mailed by 7/8, $150 at site Open must commit before round 2, each prize). 6 sections: (no checks, credit cards OK) or online other sections before round 4. Open: $3000-1500-700-400, clear until 2 hours before game. or tiebreak win $100 bonus, top Under Under 1250 section entry fee: All: Bring set, board, clock if 2300/Unr $1200-600. FIDE rated, 150 all $50 less than top 5 sections. possible. JGP. Re-entry (except Open GPP (enhanced). Special USCF dues: see Chess to Open) $70. U2100: $2000-1000-500-300. Life or chesstour.com. USCF Entry: chessaction.com or U1900: $2000-1000-500-300. membership required. Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham U1700: $1700-900-500-300. Unofficial uschess.org ratings NY 10803. $15 charge for refunds. U1500: $1500-800-400-200. usually used if otherwise unrated. Questions: chesstour.com, U1250: $700-400-300-200, tro- chesstour.info, [email protected], 347- phies to first 3, top U1000, U800, Unr. SCCF membership ($18, under 18 201-2269. Advance entries posted at Unr limits: U1900 $900, U1700 $13 with magazine, $3 without) chessaction. com (online entries posted $700, U1500 $500, U1250 $300. required for rated So. Cal. residents. instantly).

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Registration: Advance: must be received by 6/1 (call MCC with credit Reg.: 9:00-9:45. Rds.: 10-12-2-4-6. EF: $40. For $30 advance entry online/ 5710; [email protected] or www.LAChessClub.com. Parking: card, mail check, or online). On site: Until one hour before round.Limited by mail, go to: www.arlingtonchessclub.com/PayPal2.html. W. NS. Free in basement. to 60 players! Please register early! C) U1900 Section: Open to all Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! players rated under 1900 and unrated. No FIDE ratings over 1900. ($$ 4,500 b/70): JUNE 21, ILLINOIS JUNE 26-30, VIRGINIA 5 rounds, Swiss System, 40/115, SD/30 d5. $1,500- TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 200 (ENHANCED) 800-500-200, Top U1750 $500, Top U1600 $500, Top U1450 $500. Entry “Put the Fun Back into Chess” and the Tom Fineberg Memorial 2nd annual DC International fee: $129, MCC members $109. After 6/1 or on site: $20 more. Byes: OPEN Chess Tournament 9SS, 40/2, SD/30 d10. Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis limit 2, must commit before round 3. 2 schedules: 3-day: 6/20 7pm, 4-SS, Game/60 d0. Site: Morgan Park Methodist Church (Where it all Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202 (free shuttle from Reagan National Airport; 6/21-22: 12 & 5:30 pm; 2-day: 6/21: 10am (G/40 d5) then merge with began), 110th Place and Longwood Dr., Chicago, IL. Half block from see World Open for rates & parking info). $$G 10,000: $3000-1500- 3-day). Playing Site: Marshall Chess Club, 23 West 10th Street. Reg- train or bus and one mile from Rt. 57, 111th Street exit. Free parking. 1000-700-600-500-400-300-200, top FIDE under 2300 or unrated istration: Advance: must be received by 6/1 (call MCC with credit card, PRIZES: $4,000 GUARANTEED - $500-400-300-200, U2200, U2000, $1200-600. Minimum prize $800 to foreign GMs, $400 to foreign IMs or mail check, or online). On site: Until one hour before round. Limited to U1800, U1600, U1400 - $300-200-100 EACH, U1200 and Unr. - $100-50 WGMs, $200 to foreign FMs who complete all games with no byes 70 players! Please register early! For all questions please contact: – Unrated -$50. EF: $40 in advance postmarked by June 13th, $50 at (limited to first 5 foreign GMs, first 5 foreign IMs/WGMs, first 5 foreign Marshall Chess Club, 23 West 10th St., New York, NY 10011. 212-477- door. $10 dis. Jr’s under 12 and Seniors over 65. Onsite Reg: 8:30-9:30. FMs to enter by 6/25 at chessaction.com). Minimum prize $300 to other 3716. www.marshallchessclub.org. Email: [email protected]. Rd. 1: 10:00, Rds. 2-4 ASAP as games finish. Last Rd: Approx. 4:30. Free GMs who complete all games with maximum 2 half point byes (limited Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! gourmet lunch and Free drinks and snacks thru-out the tournament. to first 5 to enter at chessaction.com). Players who have forfeited without JUNE 20-22 OR 21-22, GEORGIA ChessIQ to provide boards, sets and clocks, but not for skittles. USCF notice in past CCA Internationals are not eligible for minimum prizes. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 100 rated. Questions: Fred Gruenberg – 708-704-2333. Mail entries to: Ches- IM & GM norms possible; FIDE rated. EF: GMs, IMs, WGMs $50 online 2014 Castle Chess Grand Prix sIQ (payable to), 4957 Oakton St., Suite 113, Skokie, IL 60077. Online at chessaction.com by 6/2, $75 online at chessaction.com by 6/25, $100 5-SS, G/120 d5 (2 day schedule, rd. 1 G/90 d5). Cox Hall, Emory University, entries: www.chessiq.com/chessfun. at site; $100 deducted from prize (no deduction from minimum prize). 569 Asbury Cir., Atlanta, GA 30322. $12,000 G! Seven sections: Master: Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Foreign FIDE rated players: $100 online at chessaction.com by 6/2, $2,100-1250-750-450; U2400: $800-500; Expert: $750-425-225; Class $125 online by 6/25, $150 at site; $100 deducted from prize. USA JUNE 21-22, WISCONSIN players FIDE rated 2200/up: $200 online by 6/2, $225 online by 6/25, A: $675-375-200; Class B: $575-350-175; Class C: $500-300-150; Class TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 D: $400-250-150; U1200: $350-200-100. Official June ratings used. Milwaukee Summer Challenge III $250 at site. Others: $300 online by 6/2, $325 online by 6/25, $350 at Unofficial ratings used if otherwise unrated. Rated players may play up 5SS, G/120 d5. 4 Sections: Master/Expert (closed), U2000, U1500, site. All: No checks at site, credit cards OK. Special 1 year USCF dues one section. EF: $79 if received by 6/18. $100 later or at site. Free to U1000. Olympia Resort Hotel, 1350 Royale Mile Rd., Oconomowoc, WI; with magazine: see World Open. Schedule: Late reg. ends Thu 10:30 GM, IM or USCF 2400. Unrated Players: $50; Unrated may enter any 1-800-558-9573; (Mention Southwest Chess Club for $99 room rate). am, rds. Thu through Sun 11:30 & 6, Mon 11:30. Two half point byes section, except Master. Prize limit of $150 in U1200, $ 200 in D, $250 in EF: $40 All Sections (except U1000), U1000 Entry Fee: $25, all $5 more available (must commit before rd. 2); norm not possible if taking bye. C, $300 in B, $350 in A, or $400 in Expert to all unrated players, and to after 6/18. $$GTD: Master/Expert (closed section) =1st-$300, 2nd- HR: see World Open. Bring sets, boards, clocks if possible- none sup- rated players with fewer than 10 lifetime games who are not playing $200, 3rd-$100. U2000=1st-$150, U1500=1st-$80, U1000=1st-$50. plied. Ent: chessaction.com. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: up. Balance of any limited prize goes to next player(s) in line. 3 day Reg.: 8:30-9:30. Rds.: Saturday, June 21: 10:00 am, 2:30 pm, 7:00 pm, www.chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.us, 347-201-2269. Advance entries schedule: Reg.: 6:30-7:30 pm on 6/20. Rds.: 8; 1:30-6:30; 9-1:30. 2 Sunday June 22: 10:00 am-3:00 pm. ENT: Allen Becker, 2130 N. 85th posted instantly at chessaction.com. Invitations: GoAtChess.us. Use @ day schedule: Reg.: 8:00-9:00 am on 6/21. Rd. 1 at 9:30 am, then St., Wauwatosa, WI 53226 or [email protected] Questions: TD symbol instead of “At” in email addresses. merges with 3 day schedule. Half point bye rounds 1-4. Limit 2. Must Tom Fogec 414-405-4207 (cell). JUNE 27, NEW YORK commit before playing first game. No changes. Ent: 5025 Antebellum TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (ENHANCED) Dr., Stone Mtn., GA 30087. Make check payable to: Castle Chess Inc. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Marshall $500 FIDE Blitz! (BLZ) Info: Scott Parker, 770-939-5030, [email protected], on- JUNE 21-22, CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN 9-SS, G/3 +2 sec increment. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212- line registration at www.castlechess.org. Note: Bring sets, boards, TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 $$Gtd 500: LACC - 2014 477-3716. $200-100, top U2400/unr, U2200, U2000, U1800: clocks. None supplied. All parking at Emory is in either Fishburne or $50 each, EF: $30, members $20. Blitz-rated, but the higher of regular, 6SS, G/61 d5. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA 90025, 2nd fl. 2 sections: Peavine parking decks. No parking next to Cox Hall. Please allow time quick or blitz used for pairings & prizes. FIDE Blitz Rated! Reg. ends Open/U1800. EF: $70; $50 LACC members; Spouses/siblings 1/2, $20 to walk from the deck to Cox Hall (the building with the clock tower.) 6:45 pm. Rds.: 7-7:30-7:50-8:10-8:40-9-9:20-9:40-10 pm. Three byes new LACC members, Free new LACC Life members! $5 off if notified NS. NC. W. available, request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. by 6/20. Reg.: Sat 10-11:30. Rds.: 12, 2, 4 pm each day. Byes: Up to JUNE 21, VIRGINIA three 1/2-point byes available. 1-Day option I: Play 1 day- no 1/2 pt Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 byes- 1/2 EF. 1-Day option II: Play 1 day & receive three 1/2 pt byes- JUNE 27-29 OR 28-29, VIRGINIA Arlington Chess Club’s Saturday Action-Plus Full EF. Prizes: $$ 1,500 (b/45, $750 Guaranteed). 1st-3rd $400-200- TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 (ENHANCED) 5SS. G/45 d5. $440 Open Prizes Guaranteed. 3 Sections: OPEN: $240- 100 U2000: $100. U1800: $200-100-$50; U1600: $100–50; U1400: 3rd annual World Open Women’s Championship (NOTE CORREC- 120-80; U1700 (b/10): $150-75-50; U1300 (b/6): $100-50-40. Arlington $100-50; U1200/unrated: $50. Best attack: $25. Best Queen sac: $25. TIONS) Forest United Methodist Church, 4701 Arlington Blvd., Arlington, VA. Ent: LACC, Box 251774, LA, CA 90025. Info: Mick Bighamian: (310) 795- 5SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Hyatt Regency

44th annual CONTINENTAL OPEN Aug 7-10, 8-10 or 9-10 - $40,000 projected prizes, $30,000 minimum! 6 rounds, Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, Sturbridge MA - great summer vacation spot 6 rounds, Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, Unrated prize limits: U1000 $300, Advance entry fe e $5 less to MACA 366 Main St (Rt 20 west), Sturbridge MA U1300 $500, U1500 $700, U1700 $900, members; may join/renew at masschess.org. 01566 (I-84 Exit 3, near I-90). Free parking. U1900 $1100, U2100 $1300. 4-day schedule: Reg Thu to 6 pm, rds Experience 1790-1840 America at Old Mixed doubles: best male/female 2- Thu 7 pm, Fri 6, Sat 12 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. Sturbridge Village (www.osv.org), swim in player “team” (average under 2200) 3-day schedule: Reg. Fri to 11 am, rds Cedar Lake, visit shops & galleries. combined score among all sections: $1000- Fri 12 & 6, Sat 12 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. Prizes $40,000 based on 280 paid 600-400-200. Prize limits do not apply. 2-day schedule: Reg. Sat to 9 am, rds entries (re-entries &U1000 count half); min. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually Sat 10, 12:45, 3:15, 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. guarantee $30,000 (75% each prize). 3-day used if otherwise unrated. Half-pt byes OK all rds (limit 2); Open & 4-day schedules 40/110, SD/30, d10, 2- must commit before rd 2, others before rd 4. day rds 1-3 G/40, d10, then merges. Top 6 sections entry fee: $168 online at chessaction.comby 8/5, $175 at 406-896- All: No smoking. Bring sets, boards, Open: $4000-2000-1000-500-300, clear 2038 by 8/4, 4-day $174, 3-day $173, 2- clocks if possible-none supplied. JGP. or tiebreak win $100 bonus, top U2300/Unr day $172 mailed by 7/31, $180 (no checks, Hotel rates: $94-94, 800-582-3232, $1600-800. FIDE, 150 GPP (enhanced). credit cards OK) at site, or onlineuntil2 hrs 508-347-7393, reserve by 7/25. Under 2100: $3000-1500-700-400-200. before game. Re-entry (no Open) $80. Entry: chessact ion.com or Continental Under1900: $3000-1500-700-400-200. Under1000 Section entry fee: all$80 Chess, Box 8482, Pelham NY 10803. $15 Under1700: $3000-1500-700-400-200. less than above. service charge for refunds. Questions: Under 1500: $2000-1000-500-300-200. Special 1 yearUSCFdues with Chess chesstour.com,[email protected], 347-201- Under 1300: $2000-1000-500-300-200 Life: see Chess Life or chesstour.com. 2269. Entries posted at chessaction.com Under 1000: $1000-500-300-200-100. USCF membership required. (online entries posted instantly).

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Crystal City, Arlington (see World Open for location, rates). Open to all 60, U1500/Unr $100. EF: $40, at site only, no checks. Reg. ends 10:30 100% GUARANTEED Prize Fund! Bridge Center of Austin, 6700 Middle females. $$G 1500: $500-300-200, top U1700/Unr $300, U1400 $200, am, rds. 11, 12, 1, 2, 3. One pair of 1/2 pt byes available, must commit Fiskville Rd., Austin, TX 78752. Total entries limited to first 150 registrants! trophies to top U1200, U1000, Unr. EF: $80 online at chessaction.com before rd 2. Blitz rated (will not affect regular ratings), Quick rules used, In 3 Sections, Championship: 7SS, G/90;+60, Open to players 1800 by 6/25, 3-day $83, 2-day $82 mailed by 6/16, $85 phoned to 406-896- higher of regular or Blitz used for pairings & prizes. and above. EF: $75 received or online by 6/15, $85 thereafter/site. $$: Reg. 2038 by 6/25, $95 at site, or online until 2 hours before game. An American Classic! $1000-600-300. U2200 - $400 $150, U2000 - $400 $150 (All prizes Guar- 3-day reg. ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7, Sat 12 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day A Heritage Event! anteed). Reserve: 7SS, G/90;+60, Open to 1799 & under. Open to reg. ends Sat 11 am, rds. Sat 12, 3 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. Bye: OK any Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Ratings 1400-1799. EF: $70 received or online by 6/ 15, $80 round, limit 1 bye, must commit before rd. 2. Special USCF dues: see thereafter/site. $$: $600-300. U1600 - $300 $150 (All prizes Guaranteed). Ent: JULY 2-6, 3-6, 4-6 OR JUNE 30-JULY 6, VIRGINIA Novice: World Open. chessaction.com or Continental Chess, PO Box 8482, TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 300 (ENHANCED) 7SS, G/90;+60, Open to 1399 & under. Open to Ratings under Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. Advance entries 42nd Annual World Open 1400. EF: $65 received or online by 6/15, $75 thereafter/ site. $$: $400- posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly). NOTE CHANGE: Open Section will play 5 days only, and use July FIDE 150. U1200 - $150 $100, U1000 - $100 (All prizes Guaranteed). ALL: Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! ratings. 9SS, Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Online Registration preferred. Unrateds may only win place prizes. May Arlington, VA 22202 (a few miles from Washington, DC). Free shuttle play up one section. Unrateds placed at TD’s discretion. Two half- pt. JUNE 27-29 OR 28-29, OHIO byes if requested before end of round 2 and before receiving full point TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 100 (ENHANCED) from Reagan National Airport, special chess rate for hotel valet parking 2014 Columbus Open $6/day, parking about $7-15/day nearby if hotel garage is full. In 10 bye. Half-pt byes for both rds. 6 AND 7 not permitted. 4-day schedule: 5-SS, 30/90 d5, SD/60 d5 (2-day schedule, rd. 1 G/90 d5), ALL PRIZES sections. $250,000 projected prizes based on 1180 paid entries, Onsite reg: Thur 07/03: 6-7pm. Rds.: 07/03: 7:30pm, 07/04: 1:30pm, UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED. 3 sections: Open, open to all. G $200,000 (80% of each prize) minimum guaranteed. GMs, IMs, re-entries 7:30pm, 07/05: 1:30pm, 7:30pm, 07/06: 9:30am, 3:30pm, schedules $1500, 1000, 600, 500, 400; U2000, $600, 300; Premier, open to count as 50% entries, Under 1200, Seniors in U1400/over as 60% entries, merge in round 2. 3-day schedule: Onsite reg: Fri 07/04: 8:30-9:10am. 1799/below: $600, 300; U1600: $600, 300; Reserve, open to 1399/below: U900, Unrated/Provisional Section as 25% entries. Free analysis of your Rds.: 3-day rd. 1 - Fr 07/04 9:30am, schedules merge in round 2. Rd. 1 $600, 300; U1200: $600, 300. All EF: $95 if rec’d by 6/16/2011. $105 at games by GM Sam Palatnik 7/2-6; free GM lectures 9 am 7/4 & 7/5. of 3/day schedule is G/90 d5. ENT: AustinChessTournaments.com, P.O. site. Free to Sr. Master/above who complete their schedule. ($95 EF Open Section, July 2-6 ONLY: 40/2, SD/30 d10. Under 2400 to Under Box 1386, Round Rock, TX 78680, 512-417-9008, www.AustinChessTour- INFO: deducted from winnings.) 3-day schedule: Reg. Ends Fri. 6:30 p.m., 1600 Sections, July 2-6, 3-6, 4-6 or June 30-July 6: 40/2, SD/30 naments.com. Lori Balkum Lori.Balkum@AustinChessTournaments. Entries are limited to the first 150 Rds: Fri. 7 p.m.; Sat. 2 p.m., 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 9:30 a.m., 3 p.m. 2-day d10 (4-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10; 3-day option, rds. 1-5 G/35 d10). com. www. AustinChessClub.com. schedule: Reg. Ends Sat. 9:30 a.m. Rd. 1 at 10 a.m., then merges with Under 1400 to Under 900 and Unrated/Provisional Sections, July participants (exceptions granted for ratings 2200+). W. 3-day schedule. Re-entry: $20. Any player who loses Fri. night may re- 2-6, 3-6 or 4-6: 40/2, SD/30 d10 (4-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10; 3- JULY 4, NEW YORK enter for $20 and loss will not count in tournament standings! One day option, rds. 1-5 G/35 d10.) Open: $20000-10000-5000-2500-1300- TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (ENHANCED) 1/2-pt. Bye available in Rds. 1-4 (request required prior to Rd. 1). Unrated 1000-800-700-600-500, clear winner bonus $300, top FIDE U2500 $2000- Independence Day Madness! players may play in any section. $25 upset prize each section. All sections 1000. If tie for first, top 2 on tiebreak play speed game 11:30 pm 7/6 6-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: use 5 sec. delay. HOTELS: HOLIDAY INN DOWNTOWN CAPITAL SQUARE, for title & bonus prize. GM & IM norms possible. FIDE rated. Under 2400/ $45, members $25. ($525 GTD): $200-100, U2000 $85, U1700 $75, 175 E. TOWN ST., COLUMBUS, 43215. (614)221-3281. ROOM RATE: Unr: $12000-6000-3000-1500-1000-900-800-700-600-500, top U2300/Unr U1400 $65. Reg.: 11:15-11:45. Rds.: 12-1:15-2:30-4-5:15. Two byes $109.00 plus tax (includes parking). Hotel remodeled, with expanded $2000-1000. FIDE rated. Under 2200: $12000-6000-3000-1500-1000- available, request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. playing space, skittles room, many amenities. Chess rate available 900-800-700-600-500, top U2100 $2000-1000. Under 2000: $12000-6000- Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! through June 1st, code CCC. (note: there is a large convention in Columbus 3000-1500-1000-900-800-700-600-500, top U1900 $2000-1000. Under this weekend; rooms scarce.) Alternative hotel: The German Village Inn, JULY 4-6 OR 5-6, CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN 1800: $12000-6000-3000-1500-1000-900-800-700-600-500, top U1700 TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 60 one mile from playing site, 920 S. High St., (614) 443-6506, $59.00 plus $2000-1000. Under 1600: $12000-6000-3000-1500-1000-900-800-700- Pacific Southwest Open tax. Free parking: Bd. of Ed. Lot between 5th and 6th St., on Capital St., 600-500, top 1500 $2000-1000. Under 1400: $8000-5000- 3000-1500- 6-SS, 40/2, SD/1 d5, (2-day option, rds. 1-3 G/75 d5). Radisson LAX, 5 min. walk from site. ENT: C/O Lou Friscoe, 1623 Glenn Ave., Columbus, 1000-900-800-700-600-500, top U1300 $1600-800. Under 1200: $5000- 6225 West Century Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045. Hotel Bookings: [1- OH 43212. Inquires: (614) 486-6856 or (614) 228-8111. Entry forms 2500-1200-1000-800-700-600-500-400-400, top U1000 $1200-600. Under (800)-333-3333 mention Chess]. EF: $99 by 05/20, $105 by 06/25 $109 available at our website: www.centralchessclub.com. 900/Unr: $1200-800-600-400-300-300-200-200, trophies to first 10, top at door. GM/IM free, $99 from prize. (U1400) section EF: $80 by 05/20, Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! U700, U500, U300, Unrated. No unrated may win over $400. Unrated/Pro- $87 by 06/25, $95 door. Prizes $10,000 b/165, 80% of each prize guar- JUNE 27-29 OR 28-29, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN visional Section: Open to unrated or under 1500 with less than 26 anteed! 5 sections Open: Prize $1700-750-400-300-200, U2400 400, TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 (ENHANCED) games rated as of the 7/14 official list. $1200-800-600-400-300-300- U2200 700-300-200. FIDE. Premier (under 2000): Prize $750-300-200- Bay Area Chess GM George Koltanowski Summer Championship 200-200. Prize limits: 1) If any post-event rating posted 6/27/13-6/27/14 100. Amateur (Under 1800): Prize $750-300- 200-100. Reserve (Under 6SS, G/90 +30 (u1600 G/90 d5) 2day rds 1-3 G/70 d5. 1639A S. Main was more than 30 points over section maximum, prize limit $2000. 2) 1600): Prize $750-300-200-100. Booster (Under 1400/unrated): Prize St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Park free. Prize: 5,000 b/89 (70% guar). 3 sects: Players with under 10 lifetime games rated as of 7/14 official list cannot $400-200-100, U1200 150, Unr 150. (Unrated may win Unrated prizes 2000+ (FIDE) $1,000-500-200, u2300: 250-125-100. 1600-1999: $700- win over $1000 in U1200, $1500 U1400, $2000 U1600, $2500 U1800, or only.) 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 8:30 am, rds. Sat 9, 12, 3 & 6:30, 300-100, u1800: 200-100, u1600: $700-300-100 u1400: 125-100, u1200: $3000 U2000. Games rated too late for 7/14 official list not counted Sun 10 & 4:15 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 10 am, rds. Fri 11 & 6, Sat 100. Unr max $100 exc Open. Jun 14 Supp & TD disc. Reg.: F 6-6:45p & toward 10 game total. 3) Balance of any limited prize goes to next 11 & 6:30, Sun 10 & 4:15. Half point byes OK, limit 2, must commit Sa 8-8:45a. Rds.: F 7p, Sa 9 1:20, Su 9 1:30 6. (u1600: Su 9 1 5). 2-day player(s) in line.Mixed Doubles Bonus Prizes: best male/female com- before rd. 4; $15 service charge for refunds; Re-entry $60 in all sections Rds. 1-3: Sa 9 11:50 2:40 & merge. EF: $89, Econ $69 w/ 2/3 prz, after bined 2-player “team” score: $3000-1500-1000-600-400-300-200. Team 6/24 +$20, playup +$20, Rated 2250+ $0 by 6/17. Info: http://BayArea average must be under 2200; teammates may play in different sections; Chess.com/champs. teams must register (no extra fee) before both players begin round 2; teammate pairings avoided but possible. Entry fee for U2400 through Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! U1400 sections, and Open Section if foreign or USCF or FIDE 2200/over: CONTINENTAL CHESS SCHEDULE JUNE 28-29, VIRGINIA Online at chessaction.com: $318 by 5/15, $328 by 6/29, $350 until 2 TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (ENHANCED) Phoned to 406-896-2038: Visit www.chessto u r.com for late news, World Open Warmup hours before first game. $335 by 6/25. Mailed by 5/15: 5-day $325, 4-day $324, 3-day $323, 7-day $327. Mailed results, games, minimum ratings, entries, etc. 5SS, G/90 d10. Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington (see World Open). by 6/17: 5-day $335, 4-day $334, 3-day $333, 7-day $337. Do not mail T o b e added to our email list, see chess $$G 200-100, U2000 $110, U1600/Unr $90. EF: $40, at site only, no At site until 1 hour before first game: calendar.com. Enter at chessaction.com. checks. Reg. ends 9:30 am 6/28, rds. Sat 10, 2 & 6, Sun 10 & 2. One half entry after 6/17. all $350; no GMs & foreign IMs in Open: point bye allowed if U1600 or unrated, otherwise two byes allowed, checks, credit cards OK. free; $200 Most tourn a ments have alternate IMs, WGMs & foreign FMs in Open: must commit before rd. 2. June ratings used. deducted from prize. EF $100 schedules with less or more days than below. less, $100 deducted from prize. Open Section EF $100 more for US Asteri s k means full details in this issue- A Heritage Event! players not rated 2200 or over by USCF or FIDE. Under 1200 Section otherwise, see future issues or our website. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! EF: all $100 less than above. Under 900 Section or Unrated/Provisional A State Championship Event! Section EF: $78 online at chessaction.com by 6/29, 5-day $85, 4-day Events in red offer FIDE norm chances. JUNE 28-29, OKLAHOMA $84, 3-day $83 mailed by 6/17, $100 at site until 1 hour before game or ELECTRONIC DEVICES: Players may TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 online until 2 hours before game. Seniors 65/up: all EF $100 less in not use device during play without permission 69th Oklahoma Open State Championship U1400 or above sections. No checks at site; credit cards OK. Re-entry: of a TD, or possess device in bathroom or 5SS, Rds. 1-2 G/90 d5, Rds. 3-5 G/2 d5. $1500 Guaranteed. Trade $160, no re-entry from Open to Open. $20 fee for switching section outside the playing area. Winds Central Hotel, 3141 E Skelly Dr., Tulsa, OK, 918-749-5561. 3 Sec- after 7/1. Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if paid with entry: tions: Open G$$ 500-300-200; Reserve (U1800) G$$ 250-150-100; Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Booster (U1400) $$ b/entries; Plaques & USCF recognized State Cham- 6/26-30: DC International, Arlington VA* Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic 6/27-29: World Open Senior Amateur, Arlington VA* pionship titles for OK resident section winners. EF: $45 if rec’d by 6/24, $20. 5-day schedule: Wed 7 pm, Thu 11 am & 5:30 pm, Fri 11 am & otherwise $50, OCA membership included. Reg.: 8:30-9:30am Saturday, 5:30 pm, Sat 11 am & 5:30 pm, Sun 10 am & 4:15 pm. 4-day schedule: 6/27-29: World Open Women’s Ch, Arlington VA* must enter by Rd. 2 and play Rd. 5 to be prize eligible. One 1/2 point Thu 11, 2:15 & 5:30, Fri 11 & 5:30, Sat 11 & 5:30, Sun 10 & 4:15. 3-day 6/28-29: World Open Under 13, Arlington VA* bye in Rds. 1-4 only, accelerated pairings may be used. Rds.: Sat 10-2- schedule: Fri 11, 1:15, 3:15, 5:30 & 8, Sat 11 & 5:30, Sun 10 & 4:15. 7- 6/28-29: World Open Warmup, Arlington VA* 6; Sun 10 & 3. HR: $50 plus tax (1-4 occupants), including breakfast day schedule: Mon-Wed 7 pm, Thu-Fri 5:30 pm, Sat 11 & 5:30, Sun 10 6/30-7/1: World Open Under 2300, Arlington VA* buffet; reserve by 6/20 for chess rate; no outside food or drink. OCA & 4:15. All schedules merge & compete for same prizes. Half point 7/2-6: World Open, Arlington VA* Annual Membership Meeting & Election of Officers Sunday 8am; byes OK all, limit 4 (limit 2 in last 4 rds.), Open must commit before rd 7/18-20: Bradley Open, Windsor Locks CT* Voting Eligibility: Must be 16, Oklahoma resident & current OCA 2, others before rd 5. Entries, re-entries close 1 hour before your first 7/18-20: Pacific Coast Open, Agoura Hills CA* member; new or renewing members become eligible either by playing game. Bring sets, boards, clocks if possible- none supplied. HR: $97- 7/18-20: Chicago Class, Wheeling IL* in OK Open by Rd. 2 or submitting OCA dues ($10) postmarked by 10 97-107-117, 888-421-1442, 703-418-1234, ask for chess rate, may sell 7/25-27: Manhattan Open, New York NY* business days prior to 6/28. Contact: Chuck Unruh, PO Box 340, out about May 31, two night minimum July 4-5. Special car rental 8/8-10: Continental Open, Sturbridge MA* Collinsville, OK 74021, 800-460-2794, [email protected]. More info: rates: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD #D657633, or reserve car online through 8/15-17: Central California Open, Fresno CA* www.ochess.org. chesstour.com. Foreign player ratings: See www.chesstour.com/for- 8/15-17: Cleveland Open, Cleveland OH* Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! eignratings.htm. US player ratings: Official July ratings used; July 8/22-24: Atlantic Open, Washington DC* JUNE 28-29 OR 29, NEW YORK (NOTE CHANGE) FIDE ratings used for Open Section. Unofficial uschess.org 8/22-24: Indianapolis Open, Indianapolis IN* TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (ENHANCED) ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special rules: 1) Players 8/30-9/1: New York State Championship, Albany NY* Marshall June Grand Prix! must submit to a search for electronic devices if requested by Director. 9/19-21: Southern Open, Orlando FL* 4-SS, 40/120, SD/30 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477- In round 3 or after, players with scores of 80% or over and their 3716. EF: $50, members $30. $$625 gtd: $275-150, U2200 $105, U2000 opponents may not use headphones, earphones, cellphones or go to a 9/26-28: Hartford Open, Windsor Locks CT* $95. Reg. ends 15 min before Rd. 2 schedules: 2 day 12:30-5:30 each different floor of the hotel without Director permission. Ent: Continental 10/8-13: Washington Chess Congress, Arlington VA* day. 1 day 10-11:15-12:30-5:30 (Rds. 1-2 G/25 d5). Limit 2 byes, request Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. Questions: chesstour.com, chess- 10/10-12: Midwest Class, Wheeling IL* at entry. FIDE rated! www.marshallchessclub.org. tour.info, DirectorAtChess.US. $15 service charge for refunds. Advance 10/24-26: Boardwalk Open, Galloway NJ entries will be posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly). 11/14-16: Kings Island Open, Mason OH JULY 2, VIRGINIA Bring set, board, clock if possible- none supplied. 11/28-30: National Chess Congress, Philadelphia PA TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (ENHANCED) 12/26-29: North American Open, Las Vegas NV World Open 7-Minute Championship Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 5-SS, double round (10 games), G/7 d2. Hyatt Regency Crystal City (see JULY 3-6 OR 4-6, TEXAS 1/9-11: Boston Chess Congress, Boston MA World Open). Prizes $1000 based on 35 entries, else in proportion except TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 For later events, see chesstour.com. 60% each prize guaranteed. $300-150-70, U2100 $130-70, U1800 $120- 2nd Annual Austin Chess Club Summer Open

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SCCF membership required ($18, $13 juniors [or $3 no magazine junior if possible- none supplied. Ratings: June official USCF rating list used. Rated 2200+ $0 by 6/29 (EF subtr from prize). Info: http://BayAreaChess. version] for rated Southern Californians.) 24-hour airport shuttle; HR: Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Entry: com/grandprix. $109-109, Free wireless in public areas. Info: [email protected]. shulmancup.eventbrite.com. Contact: [email protected], Online ent: www.metrochessla.com Ent: Metropolitan Chess, PO Box (703) 989-6867. JU LY 15, NEW YORK 25112, Los Angeles, CA 90025-0112. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 (ENHANCED) JULY 6, VIRGINIA Ma rshall Masters! Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 (ENHANCED) 4-SS, G/25 d5. Third Tuesday of every month. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th JULY 4-6 OR 5-6, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN World Open Blitz Championship (BLZ) St., NYC. 212-477-3716. Open to players rated over 2000 (plus all players TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 5SS, G/5 d0 (double round, 10 games). Hyatt Regency Crystal City (see scoring over 50% in any MCC Open or U2300 event since the prior 2014 Sacramento Chess Championship World Open). $2500 guaranteed prizes. In 2 sections: Open Section: month’s Masters). EF: $40, members $30, GMs free. $$G250-150-100. ROUNDS: 6. FORMAT: Swiss. RATING: Full-K. SITE: Holiday Inn Express $500-300-200, top U2400 $220, U2200/Unr $200. Under 2000 Section: Prizes to U2400, U2300 and biggest upset. Reg.: 6:15-6:45 pm. Rds.: 7- & Suites, 2224 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento, CA. ON-SITE REGISTRATION: $300-150-80, top U1800/Unr $180, U1600 $160, U1400 $130, U1200 8:15-9:30-10:45. One bye available (Rd. 1 or 4 only), request at entry. 7/4 – 8:30 am - 9:45 am; 7/5 – 8:00 am - 8:45 am. ROUNDS: 3-day: $80, no unrated may win over $150. Entry fee: $40, at site only, no www.marshallchessclub.org. NOW ALSO FIDE RAPID RATED! 7/4 – 10 & 3:30, 7/4 – 10:30 & 4, 7/6 – 10 & 3:30. 2-day: 7/5 – 9, checks. Reg: 5-9:30 pm, rounds 9:45 pm, 10:30, 11, 11:30, 12. Bye: OK Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 11:15, 1:30, & 4, 7/6 – 10 & 3:30. TIME CONTROLS: 3-day: 30/75 G/45 rd 1. Blitz rated (will not affect regular ratings), but higher of regular or 30 second increment. 2-day: Rounds 1-3, G/50 15 second increment, blitz used for pairings & prizes. JULY 17-20, 18-20 OR 19-20, CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 150 (ENHANCED) Rounds 4-6, 30/75 G/45 30 second increment. SECTIONS: Master/Expert 19th annual Pacific Coast Open (above 1999), Reserve (1600-1999), Amateur (U1600). ENTRY FEES: JU LY 7, 14, 21, NEW YORK TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 6SS, 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-3 G/40 d10). Sheraton $80 postmarked by 6/30. $90 after 6/30. IMs/GMs free. Entrants may 71 st Nassau Action Agoura Hills Hotel, 30100 Agoura Rd., Agoura Hills, CA 91301 (US-101 play up one section for $10. $5 discount to CalChess members (excluding 9SS, G/25 d5 or G/30 d0. 1st Presbyterian Church, 1st&Main Sts., to Reyes Adobe Road exit). Adjacent to the Santa Monica Mountains, 26 reentries). Reentry after round 2 of the 3-day schedule: $40. PRIZES: Mineola. EF: $35 by 7/1, $42 at site, non-memb $9 more. $$ (660 b/22, miles west of Burbank, 12 miles from Malibu, 28 miles from Ventura. Master/Expert 1st Place $625 & trophy, 2nd Place $400, 3rd Place $300. top 2 G) 200-100, U2100, 1900, 1700, 1500, 1300/UR each 72. 4 byes 1- Free parking. Prizes $25,000 based on 230 paid entries (re-entries & 1st Place Reserve & Amateur $550 & trophy. Prize fund of $4,750 based 9. [email protected]. Reg to 7:15 PM. Rds.: 7:15-8:20-9:25 each U1250 Section count half), minimum $20,000 (80% each prize) guaranteed. on 90 full paid entries (with 75 full paid entries, the prize fund will be Mon. Rule 14H not used. Ent: Harold Stenzel, 80 Amy Dr., Sayville, NY Open: $3,760). HOTEL: Holiday Inn Express & Suites, $92 per night, available In 6 sections. $3000-1500-700-400, clear or tiebreak win $100 11782. Under 2100: until 6/23, (916) 923-1100 or 1-888-465-4329, online at www.hiexpress. bonus, top U2300/Unr $1200-600. FIDE. $2000-1000-500- Under 1900: Under 1700: com/sacramentone, group code SCC. ADVANCE ENTRIES & INFO: John Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 300. $2000-1000-500-300. $1700-900-500-300. Under 1500: $1500-800-400-200. Under 1250: $700-400-300-200, tro- McCumiskey (TD), e-mail: [email protected]; phone: (916) 524- JULY 11-13 OR 12-13, UTAH 9479. Checks payable to Sacramento Chess Club and mailed to 6700 TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 (ENHANCED) phies to first 3, top U1000, U800, Unr. Mixed doubles bonus prizes: 50th St., Sacramento, CA 95823-1306. Full flyer and advance entries: Bay Area Chess Summer Tour - Salt Lake City Championship best male/female 2-player “team” combined score among all sections: http://sacramentochessclub.org under Weekend Events. OTHER INFO: 6SS, G/90 +30 (u1600 G/90 d5) 2day rds. 1-3 G/70 d5. 75 S. W. Temple, $1000-500-300-200. Team average rating must be under 2200; teammates Wheelchair Access. 07/14 rating list only. Please bring clocks and equip- Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Prize: 5,000 b/89 (70% guar). 3 sects: 2000+ may play in different sections; teams must register (no extra fee) before ment. 1/2 point byes available in any round and must be requested (FIDE) $1,000-500-200, u2300: 250-125-100. 1600-1999: $700-300- both players begin round 2; teammate pairings avoided but possible. before the completion of the previous round. Maximum two 1/2 point 100, u1800: 200-100, u1600: $700-300-100 u1400: 125-100, u1200: Unrated may enter any section, with prize limit U1900 $900, U1700 byes per entry. 1/2 point byes for rounds 5 & 6 must be requested prior 100. Unr max $100 exc Open. Jun 14 Supp & TD disc. Reg.: F 6-6:45p & $700, U1500 $500, U1250 $300; balance goes to next player(s) in line. to round 1 and may not be changed. Sa 8-8:45a. Rds.: F 7p, Sa 9 1:20, Su 9 1:30 6. (u1600: Su 9 1 5). 2-day Top 5 sections EF: $135 at chessaction.com by 7/15, $140 phoned by Rds. 1-3: Sa 9 11:50 2:40 & merge. EF: $89, after 7/8 +$20. Playup 7/14 (406-896-2038), no questions), 4-day $139, 3-day $138, 2-day $137 Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! +$20. Econ EF: $69 w/ 2/3 prz: Rated 2250+ $0 by 6/28 (EF subtr mailed by 7/8, $150 (no checks, credit cards OK) at site, or online until JULY 4-6 OR 5-6, ARIZONA from prize). Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/summer. 2 hours before game. GMs free; $120 deducted from prize. Under 1250 TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 (ENHANCED) Section EF: All $50 less than top 5 sections entry fees. SCCF mem- Bay Area Chess Summer Tour - Phoenix Championship Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! bership ($18, under 18 $13 with magazine, $3 without) required for 6SS, G/90 +30 (u1600 G/90 d5) 2day rds. 1-3 G/70 d5. 1101 N 44th JULY 11-13 OR 12-13, TEXAS rated Southern CA residents. Re-entry $70; not available in Open Section. St., Phoenix, AZ 85008 Prize: 5,000 b/89 (70% guar). 3 sects: 2000+ TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. (FIDE) $1,000-500-200, u2300: 250-125-100. 1600-1999: $700-300- 2014 “Not-A-Junior Open” Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if paid with entry. Online at 100, u1800: 200-100, u1600: $700-300-100 u1400: 125-100, u1200: 5SS, G/120 d5. $3,700 b/95 paid entries, 70% Guaranteed. Marriott chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, 100. Unr max $100 exc Open. Jun 14 Supp & TD disc. Reg.: F 6-6:45p & Houston South at Hobby Airport, 9100 Gulf Freeway, Houston, TX 77017. phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. 4- Sa 8-8:45a. Rds.: F 7p, Sa 9 1:20, Su 9 1:30 6. (u1600: Su 9 1 5). 2-day www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/houhh-houston-hobby-airport-marriott/. day schedule: Reg Thu to 6 pm, rds. Thu 7 pm, Fri 6 pm, Sat 11:15 & 5, Rds. 1-3: Sa 9 11:50 2:40 & merge. EF: $89, after 7/1 +$20. Playup Free parking! Free Internet in guest rooms! $90 HR valid until 6/27, Sun 11:15 & 4:15. 3-day schedule: Reg. Fri to 11:15 am, rds. Fri 12:15 +$20. Econ EF: $69 w/ 2/3 prz: Rated 2250+ $0 by 6/20 (EF subtr Reserve early! 713-943-7979. 4 Sections: Open (FIDE Rated & FIDE & 6, Sat 11:15 & 5, Sun 11:15 & 4:15. 2-day schedule: Reg Sat to 9 am, from prize). Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/summer. Rules), U2000, U1600/Unr, U1300. July Rating Supplement. Open: rds. Sat 10,12:15, 2:30 & 5, Sun 11:15 & 4:15. All schedules: Half point $600 - $400 - $200 - $100; U2000: $400 - $250 - $150; U1600/Unr: byes OK all, limit 2, Open must commit before rd. 2, other sections JULY 5, VIRGINIA $400 - $250 - $150; U1300: $400 - $250 - $150. Champion’s plaque for TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 (ENHANCED) before rd. 4. HR: $95-95, 818-707-1220, request chess rate, reserve by all four division winners, on tie-breaks. Byes: Up to two half-point byes, 7/3 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD World Open 10-Minute Championship any round, if requested before end of Round 2. EF: $49 postmarked or 5SS, G/10 d2. Hyatt Regency Crystal City (see World Open). Prizes $2000 #D657633. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, on line by 6/30, $59 after 6/30; no checks on site. Onsite registration: Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: www.chess- based on 65 entries, else in proportion except 60% each prize guaranteed. Fri all day but cut-off for 3-Day schedule is 6pm; Saturday for 2-Day cut- In 2 sections. Open Section: $400-200-100, top U2300/Unr $220, tour.com, DirectorAtChess.US, 347-201-2269. Advance entries posted off 8:45am. 3-Day Schedule: Fri 7pm, Sat 2:15 & 7pm, Sun 9am & 2pm. at chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly). U2100/Unr $200. Under 1900 Section: $280-140-70, top U1700/Unr 2-Day Schedule: Sat 9:30am then merge with 3-Day Schedule on Round $160, U1500 $130, U1300 $100, no unrated may win over $150. EF: $40, 2. ENTRIES: Mail to Francisco L. Guadalupe, 305 Willow Pointe Dr., Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! at site only, no checks. Reg: 6-9:15 pm, rounds 9:30, 10:10, 10:50, 11:30, League City, TX 77573. Info: [email protected]. Phone entries: (713) JULY 18-20 OR 19-20, ILLINOIS 12:10. 1 half point bye available, must commit before rd. 2. Quick-rated 530-7820. Add $3 (per player) for phone entries. Or, enter online at: TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 120 (ENHANCED) (will not affect regular ratings), but higher of regular or quick used for www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=2129484. 7th annual Chicago Class pairings & prizes. 5SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, G/60 d10). Westin Chicago North Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! A Heritage Event! Shore Hotel, 601 North Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling, IL 60090 (from JULY 12, FLORIDA Chicago, I-294 north to US-45 north; from Milwaukee, I-94 to Lake Cook Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 JULY 5-6, WISCONSIN CFCC Tornados at UUU Rd to US-45 south). Free parking. $20,000 guaranteed prize fund. In TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 4-SS, G/75 d5. University Unitarian Universalist Society, 11648 McCulloch 7 sections: Master (2200/up): $2000-1000-500-300, clear win or 1st 38th Annual Green Bay Open Rd., Orlando 32817. Each event: EF: $30, CFCC mbr $25, Masters free on tiebreak $100, top U2400 $800-400. FIDE. Expert (2000-2199): $1400- Radisson Hotel, 2040 Airport Dr., Green Bay, WI 54313. 5SS, 40/100, (EF deducted from any prize). $$750 b/30: (1st Place Guaranteed) 700-400-200. Class A (1800-1999/Unr): $1400-700-400-200. Class B 30/1, SD/30 d5. EF: $44, Juniors under 19 $39, if rec’d by 7/2, all 200-120-80, U2000, U1800, U1600, U1400, U1200 $70 ea. (Must draw/win (1600-1799/Unr): $1400-700-400-200. Class C (1400-1599/Unr): $1200- entries after 7/2 including phone, email & in person are $11 more! $$ a game to be eligible for prize.) Reg.: 9:30am. Rds.: 10, 1, 3:30, 6. Draw- 600-400-200. Class D (1200-1399/Unr): $1000-500-300-200. Class E (Top 2 Gtd. 5 per class) $1685 Cash + 6 trophies! 1st $400 + trophy; ings for FREE Tornados & HOTEL event EFs. See centralflchess.org (Under 1200/Unr): $500-250-150-100, trophies to first 3, top Under 2nd $220, X $115; 1900’s & 1800’s $115 each; 1700’s & 1600’s $110 for details. Info: (407) 629-6946. 1000, 800, Under 600, Unrated. Rated players may play up one section. each; 1500’s & 1400’s $105 each; 1300’s & 1200’s $100 each; Under Prize limits: Unrated may not win over $200 in E, $350 D, $500 C, $700 1200/Unrated $90. Trophies to top Juniors ages 17-18, 15-16, 13-14, JULY 12, ARIZONA B, or $900 A. Mixed Doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player 11-12, 10 & under. Reg.: 8:45-9:25am. Rds.:10-2:30-7:30; 10-3:30. HR: TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 “team” combined score among all sections: $800-400-200. Team average $84/$84/$94/$104 call 920-494-7300 mention chess tournament. Room Tempe Open must be under 2200; teammates may play in different sections; teams block held to 6/13. Other Info: 1/2 bye avail. rds. 1, 2 or 3 if req’d 4 round, USCF rated tournament. SECTIONS: USCF: Open 1400+ and must register (no extra fee) beforeb both players begin round 2. Top 6 w/entry. WCA Tour Event. Entries & Inquiries to: Luke Ludwig, 2191 Under 1400. TC: G/55 d5. ROUND TIMES: 9:00am-11:10am-1:40pm- sections EF: $105 online at chessaction.com by 7/16, $110 phoned to Allouez Ave., Green Bay, WI 54311. 920-465-9859, email: lukealudwig@ 3:50pm. PRIZES: Open Guaranteed Cash Prizes: 1st $300, 2nd $150, 406-896-2038 (entry only, no questions) by 7/14, 3-day $108, 2-day aol.com. NS. NC. W. 1st U1800 $100, 1st U1600 $100. U1400: Top 5 Trophies. ENTRY FEE: $107 mailed by 7/9, all $120 at site, or online until 2 hours before first Open $50 by 7/9, $55 by 7/10, $60 by 7/11, $65 at site. U1400 $25 by game. Class E Section EF: all $50 less than above. All: No checks at Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 7/9, $28 by 7/10, $31 by 7/11, $35 at site. $10 to play up. TO REGISTER: site, credit cards OK. Online or mailed EF $5 less to ICA members; join/ JULY 5-6, NEW JERSEY chessemporium.com/tempeopen, call 602-482-4867. SITE: New Venue! renew at il-chess.org. An ICA Tour event. Unofficial uschess.org ratings TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 50 (ENHANCED) 1700 E. Elliot Rd. #9, Tempe, AZ 85284. usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with paper 2nd Annual Fourth of July Open - Leon Shulman Cup Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! magazine if paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young $15,000 projected prizes, $7,500 minimum guaranteed! 5 rounds, Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, G/90, d5. Wyndham Hotel, 1111 New Jersey 73, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054, JULY 12, OHIO TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Re-entry $50; not available in Master (856) 234-7000, Free parking. Prizes $15,000 based on 150 paid entries Section. GMs $80 from prize. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, rds. In 5 sections: Open Heat Wave PAWN STORM XXIV $7,500 (50% each prize) minimum guaranteed. Fri 7, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10 am, Section: 4SS, G/60 d10 at Dayton Chess Club. EF: $28 to 5 Jul then $38. EF $1500-700-400-300, clear or tiebreak winner $100 bonus, top rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. Bye: all, Master must commit before Under 2100 Section: refunded to 2200 or higher who complete the schedule. GTD Prizes: Under 2300/Unr $800-400. $1000-500-300-200, rd. 2, others before rd. 3. HR: $107-107-107-107, 800-937-8461, 847- Under 1800 Section: Open $250-151, U1900 $150, U1600 $149. Reg.: 10-1045. Rds.: 11- top Under 1900 $600-300. $1000-500-300-200, 777-6500, reserve by 7/4 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800- top Under 1600 $500-250. Under 1500 Section: $900-500-300-200, top 1:45-4:30-7. OH Grand Prix Event-OCA mbrs $3 disc. DCC mbrs $3 disc. 331-1600, use AWD #D657633. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Under 1300 $500-250. Under 1200 Section: $800-500-300-160, trophies Info: [email protected]/. 937-461-6283. Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. to 1st, top Under 1000, Under 800, Under 600, Unrated. Unrated may Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Questions: DirectorAtChess.US, chesstour.com, 347-201-2269. Advance not win over $150 in U1200, $300 in U1500, or $500 in U1800. Entry JULY 12, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN entries posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly). Fee: Online $90 by 6/4 all $99 by 6/25, $110 at site. GMs, IMs free; TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (ENHANCED) $100 deducted from prize. Under 1200 Section entry fee: all $20 less Bay Area Chess Grand Prix SuperSwiss (4SS, G/61 d5) Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! than above. Schedule: Reg. ends Saturday 9:45 am, rds. Sat 10:00 am, 1639A S. Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Prize: $1,500 b50. 70% guar. JULY 18-20 OR 19-20, CONNECTICUT 2:00 pm, 6:00, Sun 10:00 am & 2:00 pm. All: Half point byes OK all, limit 1800+: $300-200-100, u2000 150-50. u1800: $200-100-50, u1600 150- TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 50 (ENHANCED) 2, must commit before rd. 2. Hotel rates: $109 – “Chess Rate”, (856) 50, u1400 100 u1200 50. Mar 14 Supp & TD disc. Sched: Reg. 8-9. Rds. 19th Annual Bradley Open 234-7000; reserve by 6/5 or rate may increase. Bring set, board, clock 9:30-12-2:30-5. EF: $45, Econ $35 2/3 prz. after 7/9 +$15, playup $15, 5SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Sheraton

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Hotel, 1 Bradley Airport (visible at airport entrance), Windsor Locks, CT day schedule: Registration: ends 9:45 a.m. Rounds: 1st at 10:15 a.m., $100 U-1500: $200, $100 K-12 U-1000: $200 $100 K-3 U-500: Tro- 06096 (I-91 Exit 40 to Rt 20). Free parking. $9000 guaranteed prize then merges with 3-day. All: Reentries $50, not in Championship. Byes: phies to top 3. Special Offer: Free healthy box lunch ($10 value) to ALL fund. In 4 sections. Open: $1000-500-300-200, U2210/Unr $600-300. available in any round, limit 2, must commit before 1st round. Hotel: players! Info: www.progresswithchess.org. Contact: Mike Joelson 216- Under 2010: $800-400-200-100, top U1810 $500-250. Under 1610: $89 single or double. Mention Chess Tournament! Reserve early to be 321-7000. Under 1210: $700-350-200-100, top U1410 $400-200. $400-200-100, guaranteed a room. Info: Thad Rogers: (478)-973-9389 or atlantachess@ Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! trophies to first 3, top U1000, U800, U600, Unrated. Mixed Doubles yahoo.com. Enter: American Chess Promotions, 3055 General Lee Rd., bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player “team” combined score among Macon, GA 31204 or americanchesspromotions.com. JULY 19-20, VIRGINIA TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 all sections: $600-400-200. Team average must be under 2200; teammates Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 24th Annual Charlottesville Open may play in different sections; teams must register (no extra fee) before JULY 18-20, 19-20 OR 20, NEW YORK 5SS, G/90 d5. EF: $55 by 7/17, then $65. 2 Sections: Open & U1700. both players begin round 2. Unrated may not win over $200 in U1210 Prizes: $2000 b/o 60. Open Section: Place prizes guaranteed. $$400, or $400 in U1610. Top 3 sections EF: $88 online at chessaction.com by TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 (ENHANCED) Marshall July Super FIDE GP! $$250, $$150 U2100 $150, U1900 $130; U1700 Section: $300, $200, 7/16, $95 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 7/14, 3-day $93, 2-day $92 if 5-SS, 40/2 d5 SD/30 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477- $150 U1500 $140, U1200 $130. Site & HR: Comfort Inn Monticello, 2097 check mailed by 7/9, $100 at site, or online until 2 hours before game. 3716. EF: $60, members $40. $$820 gtd: $300-150-100, U2200 $145, Inn Dr., Charlottesville, VA 22911 (434) 977-3300) $99.95 + tax if U1210 Section EF: all $40 less than above. All: No checks at site, credit U2000 $125. Reg ends 15 min before Rd. 3 schedules: 3 day 7/18 reserved by 6/27. Reg.: 11-11:40 am. Rds.: Sat. 12, 3:15, 7:15 Sun. cards OK. GMs, IMs, & WGMs free, $80 deducted from prize. Online EF 6pm, 7/19-20 12:30-5:30. 2 day 7/19 11am, then merge with 3day (Rd. 9:30, 1:15. Entries: Ernest Schlich, 1370 S. Braden Cres., Norfolk, VA $3 less to CSCA or WMCA members. Re-entry $50; not available in Open 1 G/25 d5). 1 day 7/20 9-10:10-11:20, then merge with 2 & 3 day (Rd. 23502. Checks to VCF. Mbr: VCF rqd. for VA residents $10, $5 under Section. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. 1-3 G/25 d5) Limit 2 byes, request at entry. USCF & FIDE rated. www.mar age 17. Info: eschlich@gmailcom, www.vachess.org. Byes: single half- Special 1 year USCF dues with paper magazine if paid with entry. shallchessclub.org. point bye on request. No CC on site, cash only please. Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic JULY 19, FLORIDA Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! $20. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 5, Sun TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 JULY 19-20, TEXAS 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun Pensacola Knights Open TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 (ENHANCED) 10 & 3:30. Bye: all, limit 2; must commit before rd. 2. HR: $98-98, 860- Will be held at Olive Baptist Church, 1836 E. Olive Rd., Pensacola, FL 2014 DCC Fide Open VI 627-5311; reserve by 7/3 or rate may increase. Ent: chessaction.com 32504. SECTIONS: OPEN, SCHOLASTIC. OPEN: 4 rounds, G/60 d5. 5SS, G/90 inc/30. Dallas Chess Club, 200 S. Cottonwood Dr. #C, Richard- or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge Entry fee: $30 if postmarked by July 5; $45 thereafter and at site On- son, TX 75080. Two sections: Open and Reserve. Open: $$875G. FIDE for refunds. Questions: chesstour.com, chesstour.info, DirectorAtChess.US, site registration: 7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m. Round 1 begins at 9:00 a.m. Round and USCF rated but uses FIDE rules. Will use USCF ratings and rules 347-201-2269. Advance entries posted at chessaction.com (online entries Times: 9-12-2:30-5, (lunch break from 11:00-12). Lunch: will cost $8.00. for pairings and for awarding prizes. Default late forfeiture time is one posted instantly). Prizes: $200 1st place, $125 2nd place and Under 1800 1st place is $50 hour. TD may extend this time at TD’s discretion. $$ $500-$250-$125. and 2nd place is $25. SCHOLASTIC SECTIONS: K/6, 7/12. Format: EF: $80, Senior/Hcap/Additional Family Member $55. Small appearance A Heritage Event! Entry Fee: Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 4SS, G/30 d5. $15 IF POSTMARKED BY July 5; $20 thereafter fee to the First three GM/IM’s who apply. GM/IM must play all rounds and at site. On-site registration: 8:30 A.M.-9:30 A.M., round 1 begins at to get appearance fee. Reserve: Open to players rated below 2000 JULY 18-20 OR 19-20, NORTH CAROLINA 10:00a.m. Round Times: Round 1 begins at 10 A.M. other rounds will TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 USCF. This section is not Fide Rated but is USCF rated and uses USCF 41st Lipkin/Pfefferkorn Open immediately follow. Lunch Break will be announced. Awards ceremony rules. EF: $35. The Reserve give back 10% in prizes and if at least 8 5-SS. Holiday Inn University Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27105. (336)- after last round. Prizes: Medals to top 3 section winners. Contact: paid entries and if there is a clear winner, then that winner receives 767-9595. A very nice hotel! $15,000 b/225 full paid; 55% Guaranteed. Robert Pegg, Email address is [email protected]. Cell phone: free entry to next DCC Fide Open. Both: Reg.: 7/19 from 9:45 – 10:15. In 5 sections: Championship: G/100 w/30 inc. FIDE rated. Must be 850-637-2253. Please mail info to Robert Pegg, 3500 Creighton Rd., Apt Rds.: Sat 10:45am/3:10pm/7:16pm, Sun 10:45 am/3:10pm. One half over 1900. $1400-700-500-400; under 2200: $1,000-600-400, under i1, Pensacola, FL 32504. point Bye allowed if requested before end of round rd 2 and before getting full point bye. Withdrawals and zero point last round byes are 2050: $400. Under 2000: $1,200-600-300, under 1900: $300. Under JULY 19, OHIO 1800: $1200-600-300; under 1700: $300. Under 1600: $1200-600-300; TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 not eligible for prizes. Note that house players (if required) must pay $2 under 1500: $300. Under 1400: $1100-550-300; under 1250: $250, Mustard Seed Monster per round and be USCF members. Ent: Dallas Chess Club, see address under 1100: $250. Lower 4 sections: G/120, d/5. All: 2-day option G/90 4SS, G/45 d5. Mustard Seed Market, 2nd Floor, 6025 Kruse Dr., Solon, above. Info: 214-632-9000, [email protected]. d5. Entry Fee: $91 if received by July 14; $99 at site. GMs and IMs OH 44139. EF: $50 (K-3section $25). USCF rated. Sections: Open, U- JULY 25, NEW YORK Free; $70 deducted from any prize. Juniors: $10 less. Unrateds may 1900 U-1500, K-12 U-1000, K-3 U-500. Registration: 9-9:45 at site. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (ENHANCED) win prizes in Championship or 50% of prizes in lower sections. 3-day Rds.: Open, U-1900 U-1500 K-12 U-1000 10:00, 12:00, 2:00, 4:00, K-3 Ma rshall $500 FIDE Blitz! (BLZ) schedule: Registration: ends 7 p.m. Rounds: 7:30, 2-7:30, 10-3:30. 2- ASAP. Prizes: $1500 Guaranteed. Open: $400, $200, U-1900: $200, 9-SS, G/3 + 2 sec increment. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-

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477-3716. $$Gtd 500: $200-100, top U2400/unr, U2200, U2000, U1800: JULY 25-27, NEW HAMPSHIRE 600-300, u2300 300-100, u2100 100-100; A: $1500-700-300-100-100; $50 each, EF: $30, members $20. Blitz-rated, but the higher of regular, TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 (ENHANCED) B: $1500-700-300-100-100; C: $1500-700-300-100-100; DE: $1000-500- quick or blitz used for pairings & prizes. FIDE Blitz Rated! Reg. ends 64th New Hampshire Open 200, u1200 600-300-100. Unr capped $200 exc in Open. EF: $109, after 6:45 pm. Rds.: 7-7:30-7:50-8:10-8:40-9-9:20-9:40-10 pm. Three byes 5-SS, Rd. 1 40/100, SD/60 d5, Rds. 2-5 40/120, SD/60 d5. Holiday Inn 7/22 +$25, Playup +$25. RE $49. Econ: EF $84 & 2/3 calc prize (unavail available, request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. Nashua, 9 Northeastern Blvd., Nashua, NH 03062 (Rte 3/Everett Tpke in Open). Rfnd fee $20. GMs/IMs $0 by 7/15: prize-EF. Jul 13 Sup, CCAmin, Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! exit 4, turn right at Shell station. $$ 2300 Gtd. 3 sects. Open: $400-250, TD disc to place. Sched: 3day Reg. F 10-11, Rds. F/Sa 11:30 5:30, Su 10 Top U2300 $200, Top U2100 $200. NH Champion title to top-scoring NH 4:30; 2-day Reg. Sa 9-9:30, Rds. Sa 10 12:30 2:50 5:30, Su 10 4:30. Max JULY 25-27 OR 26-27, NEW YORK resident. U1950: $250-150, Top U1800 $150. U1650: $250-150, Top 2 1/2-pt byes by rd. 3. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/ppl. W. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 80 (ENHANCED) 13th annual Manhattan Open U1450 $100, Top U1250 $100, Top U1050 $100. All: EF $59 if recd. by 7/23, $65 at site. GMs, IMs free. Special $5 EF discount to players 18/ JULY 26, GEORGIA 5SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10 (rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). New Yorker Hotel, 481 TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (ENHANCED) Eighth Ave at 34th St. across from Penn Station, New York 10001. under who are U1250 or Unr, or 65/over. Reg.: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Fri. 7/25 3rd Annual Summer Scorcher $17,000 guaranteed prizes. In 5 sections. Open: $1600-800-400-200, and 8:30-9:30 a.m. Sat. 7/26. Players entering Sat. receive 1/2 pt. bye North DeKalb Mall, 2041 Lawrenceville Hwy., Decatur, GA 30033. clear/tiebreak win $100 bonus, top Under 2450/Unr $500-250. FIDE. for Rd. 1. Rds.: Fri. 7:00 p.m., Sat. 10-4:30, Sun. 9:30-4:00. NHCA Annual 4SS, G/30 d5 in rds. 1-3 and G/45 d5 in rd. 4. Open to any player. GTD: Under 2300: $1400-700-400-200, top U2150/Unr $500-250. Under Meeting Sun. at 9:00 a.m. NHCA memb. req. for rated NH residents: $8 $850. Half point byes only in rds. 1-3, requested before rd. 1. Rds.: 2000: $1400-700-400-200, top U1850 $500-250. Under 1700: $1200- adult, $6 junior 18/under. Bye: all rds, limit 2, must commit before rd. 10:30; 12:00; 2:00; 3:30. PRIZES: $200-120-90-60-30; U1700 $100-50; 600-300-150, top U1550 $500-250. Under 1400: $700-400-200-100, top 2. Unrated may play in any sect. but can’t win 1st except in Open. HR: U1400 $100-50; Upset $50. EF: $30 by 7/21; $35 by 7/24 midnight; $40 U1250 $300-150, trophies to first 3, top U1200, U1000, U800, Unr. Mixed $92, mention New Hampshire Chess Association, must reserve by 7/11. at door by 9:30am. REGISTER ONLINE: www.championshipchess.net doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player “team” combined (603) 888-1551. Ent: online at www.nhchess.org (when available) or click “Non-Scholastic Tournament”. Contact: chess@championship score among all sections: $800-400-200. Team average rating must be mail check to NHCA, c/o Robert Messenger, 4 Hamlett Dr., Apt 12, Nashua, chess.net or 770-633-6718. under 2200; teammates may play in different sections; teams must reg- NH 03062. Info: www.nhchess.org, 603-891-2484 or bob.messenger@ ister (no extra fee) before both players begin round 2; teammate pairings myfairpoint.net. Cks. payable to NHCA. W. JULY 26-27, FLORIDA TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 avoided but possible. Unrated may enter any section, with prize limit Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! U.S. Open Weekend Swiss U2000 $900, U1700 $600, U1400 $300; balance goes to next player(s) JULY 25-27, OHIO 5-SS, G/60 d5. $$1,150 guaranteed prizes. $200-100-50, U2200/Unr Top 4 sections EF: in line. $118 at chessaction.com by 7/23, $125 TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 $160, U2000 $150, U1800 $140, U1600 $120, U1400 $100, U1200 $80, First Annual Ohio Masters phoned to 406-896-2038 (no questions) by 7/21, 3-day $123, 2-day $122 Unr $50. Entry fee $40, Unr free if paying USCF dues. On-Site Registration Unique OPEN Format: if check mailed by 7/16, $140 (no checks, credit cards OK) at site, or 5-SS, G/90 d5, $3150 b/50 at Dayton Chess Club. 10:00-11:30 AM 7/26, Rds.: Sat 12-3, Sun 10-12:30-3. See the TLA for Under ONE OPEN SECTION, OPEN TO ALL: online until 2 hours before game. GMs free; $100 from prize. 1st 800, 2nd 650, 3rd 500, 4th the 115th annual U.S. Open for venue details. 1400 Section EF: all $40 less than above. Online or mailed entry $5 450, 5th 300, 6th 250, 7th 200. Trophies top 3 Juniors. EF: $80 if rec’d less to NYSCA members ($12/yr with 2 issues Empire Chess, $20/yr 4 by 7/14; then $95. Rounds: 8pm Friday, 11AM/5PM Saturday & Sunday. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! issues, may join with entry). Re-entry $60, not available in Open. No Blitz Sunday Evening EF $40. (75% returned as prizes) This event will JULY 26-27, LOUISIANA checks at site, credit cards OK. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually make for a great learning experience for up & coming players as many TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if strong players from the region are expected. Daily lectures and exhibitions 2014 Paul Morphy Open paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, throughout the weekend. Up to two byes permitted, must schedule prior 5-SS, G/2 d5 (Round 1: G/90 d/5). Site: Hilton New Orleans Airport, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, to R3. OH Grand Prix Event - $3 disc OCA mbrs. Also $3 disc DCC mbrs. 901 Airline Dr., Kenner, LA 70062. EF: $50 if mailed by 7/20, $60 at site; Scholastic $20. 3-Day Schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 pm. Rds. Fri 7, Sat 11 Reg. on site Friday 6-7:30 & Saturday for those taking a bye in R1 from out-of-state masters free, EF deducted from prize. LCA Memb. req’d for & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-Day Schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10 am. Rds. Sat 11, 9:30-10:30. ENTRIES: Dayton Chess Club, 18 West 5th St., Dayton, OH all La. residents ($15 adult, $5 Sch.), OSA. Prizes: $1900 b/60, 50% Gtd. 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. Half point byes available all rounds, limit 2 byes, 45402 or register online at DaytonChessclub.com. No cks at site. Spon- Two Sections: Open: $400-200; U2000 $200-100, U1800 $200-100. Open must commit before rd. 2, others before rd. 3. HR: $219-219, 1- sored by www.OhioChessAcademy.com and www.DaytonChessClub.com. Reserve (U1600): $250-100; U1400 $200; U1200/UNR $150. Reg.: 7/26, 800-764-4680, 212-971-0101, reserve by 7/11 or rate may increase, Info: [email protected]/. 937-461-6283. 8-9am. Rds.: Sat: 9:15-1-5:30, Sun: 9:30-2. HR: TBD (see LCA website Ent/Info: ask for Continental Chess Association rate. Ent: chessaction.com or A Heritage Event! for update), (800) 872-5914, group code: La. C, reserve early. Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Adam Caveney, 1301 Gen. Taylor St., New Orleans, LA 70115, cb20234@ refunds. Questions: chesstour.com, chesstour.info, DirectorAtChess.US, yahoo.com, (504) 895-4133 (evenings), (504) 615-6730 (on day of the 347-201-2269. Advance entries posted at chessaction.com (Online entries JULY 25-27 OR 26-27, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN tourney). TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 80 (ENHANCED) posted instantly). 40th People’s Tournament Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! A Heritage Event! 6ss, 40/120 sd30 d5, 2day rd. 1-3 G/61 d5. Convention Center, 5001 JULY 26-27, TEXAS Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Great America Pkwy., Santa Clara, CA 95054. Hilton Hotel $99. Park TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 A State Championship Event! free. Prize: $16,000 b/243 guar 2/3. Open (2000+ FIDE): $2500 1200- San Antonio Pawn Storm CHECK OUT USCF’S CORRESPONDENCE CHESS RATED EVENTS! Correspondence Chess Matches (two players) 2014 Open Correspondence Chess Golden Knights Championship TWO OR SIX-GAME OPTIONS. ENTRY FEE: $5. USCF’s $800 FIRST PRIZE qWIN A CORRESPONDENCE CHESS TROPHY th Four-player, double round-robinwith class-level pairings. ANNUAL (PLUS TITLE OF USCF’S GOLDEN KNIGHTS CHAMPION AND PLAQUE) 67 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 USCF Correspondence Chess events are rated and open to all USCF members who reside on the North American continent, islands, or qVICTOR PALCIAUSKAS PRIZE TOURNAMENTS Hawaii, as well as those USCF members with an APO or FPO address. USCF members who reside outside of the North Am erican continent are Seven-player class-level pairings, one game with each welcome to participate in e-mail events. Your USCF membership must remain current for the duration of the event, and entry fees must be paid of six opponents. 1st-place winner receives $130 cash prize in U.S. dollars. Those new to USCF Corre spond ence Chess, please estimate your strength: Class A: 1800-1999 (very strong); Class B: 1600- and a certificate signed by Victor Palciauskas. ENTRY FEE: $25. 1799 (strong); Class C: 1400-1599 (intermediate); Class D: 1399 and below (beginner level). Note: Prize fund based on 200 entries and may be decreased proportionately per number of entries assigned. qJOHN W. COLLINS MEMORIAL CLASS TOURNAMENTS Four-player, double round-robin with class-level pairings (unrateds welcome). 1st-place winner receives a John W. Collins certificate. 2014 E-mail Correspondence Chess Electronic Knights Championship ENTRY FEE: $7. (SEVEN-PLAYER SECTIONS, ONE GAME WITH EACH OF SIX OPPONENTS.) USCF’s Email Rated Events (need email access) 11th ANNUAL $800 FIRST PRIZE (PLUS TITLE OF USCF’S ELECTRONIC KNIGHTS CHAMPION AND PLAQUE) qLIGHTNING MATCH Two players with two or six-game option. 2ND PLACE $500 • 3RD $300 • 4TH THRU 10TH PLACE $100 EACH • ENTRY FEE: $25 ENTRY FEE: $5. These USCF Correspondence Chess events are rated and open to all USCF members with e-mail access. Your USCF 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 year qSWIFT QUADS Four-player, double round-robin format. for each player is ten. Note: Prize fund based on 200 entries and may be decreased proportionately per number of entries assigned. 1st-place prize merchandise credit of $30. ENTRY FEE: $10. TO ENTER: 800-903-USCF(8723) OR FAX 931-787-1200 OR ONLINE AT WWW.USCHESS.ORG Name______USCF ID#______qWALTER MUIR E-QUADS (WEBSERVER CHESS) Four-player, double round-robin webserver format tournament Address ______City______State ___ ZIP ______with class-level pairings. 1st-place receives a certificate. Phone ______E-mail______Est. Rating ______ENTRY FEE: $7. Credit card # (VISA, MC, Disc., AMEX) ______Exp. date ______Please check event(s) selected. V-code ______qCheck here if you do not wish to have an opponent who is incarcerated. NOTE: Except for Lightning Matches, Swift Quads, Walter Muir *Note: This may slow down your assignment. E-Quads & Electronic Knights, players will use post office mail, unless opponents agree to use e-mail. MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO U.S. CHESS AND MAIL TO: JOAN DUBOIS, USCF, PO BOX 3967, CROSSVILLE, TN 38557

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Hornbeak Bldg., 3rd, Flr., 4450 Medical Dr., 78259. 4SS, Rds. 1-4 G/120 Special 1 year USCF dues with paper magazine if paid with entry. 5SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Sheraton d0. Entry Fee: $40 in two sections Open $350 1st, $125 2nd. Under Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Cleveland Airport Hotel, 5300 Riverside Drive (inside Cleveland Airport; 1800 $350 1st, $125 2nd, $950 prizes based on 40 players 2/3 gtd. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic free shuttle), Cleveland, OH 44135. Free parking. $16,000 guaranteed Option play for 1/2 prizes: $23 by 7/23, $28 later and at site: EF JrU19 $20. 4-day schedule: Reg Thu to 6 pm, rds. Thu 7 pm, Fri 6 pm, Sat 12 prize fund. In 5 sections. Open: $2000-1000-500-300, clear or tiebreak entry $20 if rcv’d by 6/23. Entries count 2/3 “based on 40 players.” & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. 3-day schedule: Reg. Fri to 11 am, rds. Fri 12 & 6, winner $100 bonus, top U2300/Unr $800-400. Under 2100: $1400-700- Reg.: 8:15-8:45 am. Rds.: 9-2, 9-2. half pt bye any 1 rd., notice before Sat 12 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg Sat to 9 am, rds. Sat 400-200, top U1900/Unr $500. Under 1800: $1400-700-400-200, top Rd.2 is paired. Swap and shop used books, equip.: 8:15-8:45 am. 10,12:45, 3:15 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. All schedules: Bye all, limit 2, Open U1600 (no unr) $400. Under 1500: $1000-500-300-200, top U1300 (no Entries: make checks out to SACC, mail PO Box 690576, San Antonio, must commit before rd. 2, other sections before rd. 4. HR: $94-94, 800- unr) $300. Under 1200: $500-300-200-100, trophies to first 3, top Under TX 78269-0576, info: sanantoniochess.com, 210-383-4997 lhrlouis@ 582-3232, 508-347-7393, request chess rate, reserve by 7/25 or rate 1000, Under 800, Unrated. Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best male/ yahoo.com may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633. female 2-player “team” combined score among all sections: $600-400- Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, PO Box 8482, Pelham NY 200. Team average must be under 2200; teammates may play in different JULY 26-AUG. 3, JULY 29-AUG. 3 OR JULY 31-AUG. 3, FLORIDA 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: chesstour.com, chess- sections; teams must register (no extra fee) before both players begin TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 200 (ENHANCED) 115th annual U.S. Open tour.info, DirectorAtChess.us, 347-201-2269. Advance entries posted at round 2; teammate pairings avoided but possible. Unrated may not win See Nationals. chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly). over $150 in U1200, $300 U1500, or $500 U1800. Top 4 sections EF: Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! $105 online at chessaction.com by 8/13, $110 phoned to 406-896-2038 Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! by 8/12, 3-day $108.50, 2-day $107.50 mailed by 8/6, all $120 (no AUG. 1-3 OR 2-3, MARYLAND AUG. 8-10 OR 9-10, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN checks, credit cards OK) at site, or online until 2 hours before game. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 (ENHANCED) GMs, IMs & WGMs free; $90 deducted from prize. U1200 Section EF: 4th Annual Potomac Open Bay Area Chess IM W. John Donaldson Championship 6SS, G/90 +30 (u1600 G/90 d5) 2day rds. 1-3 G/70 d5. 1639A S. Main all $50 less than above. Online EF $5 less to OCA members. Unofficial 5SS, 40/90, SD/30 + 30” incr, (Rnd 1 G/90 +30” incr) (2-day schedule: uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year rds. 1-2 G/45+30”incr) U1250 & U1000 G/120 d5 (Rds. 1-2 G/60 d5), St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Park free. Prize: 5,000 b/89 (70% guar). 3 sects: 2000+ (FIDE) $1,000-500-200, u2300: 250-125-100. 1600-1999: $700- USCF dues with paper magazine if paid with entry. Online at chessaction. U1250 3-day Rds. 1&2 G/120 d5. Rockville Hilton, 1750 Rockville Pike, com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid Rockville, MD 20852. $$Based on score. 7 sections: Championship (min. 300-100, u1800: 200-100, u1600: $700-300-100 u1400: 125-100, u1200: 100. Unr max $100 exc Open. Jun 14 Supp & TD disc. Reg.: F 6-6:45p & at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Re-entry $50; not rating of 1900) FIDE rated: 5.0 =$1600, 4.5 =$800, 4.0=$450, 3.5=$175 available in Open Section. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri [min $1500 payout, top score group raised if less than $1500]. U2100: Sa 8-8:45a. Rds.: F 7p, Sa 9 1:20, Su 9 1:30 6. (u1600: Su 9 1 5). 2-day Rds. 1-3: Sa 9 11:50 2:40 & merge. EF: $89, after 8/4 +$20. Playup 7 pm, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 9 am, 5.0 =$1500, 4.5 =$700, 4.0=$350, 3.5=$150. U1900: 5.0 =$1200, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. All: Half point byes OK all, limit 2, 4.5 =$650, 4.0=$350, 3.5=$125. U1700: 5.0= $1200, 4.5 = $600, +$20. Econ EF: $69 w/ 2/3 prz: Rated 2250+ $0 by 7/24 (EF subtr from prize). Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/champs. Open must commit before rd. 2, others before rd. 3. HR: $87-87, 216- 4.0= $300, 3.5= $100. U1500: 5.0= $1000, 4.5= $500, 4.0= $250, 267-1500, request chess rate, reserve by 8/1 or rate may increase. Car 3.5= $100. U1250 & U1000: 5.0= $500, 4.5= $250, 4.0= $125, 3.5= Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online through $50. Additional prizes to clear 1st place, if no 5.0 in section (added AU G. 9-10, TEXAS chesstour.com. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, to score prize) - Championship: $300; U2100 $200, U1900 $150, U1700 TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 (ENHANCED) Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: www.chess- & U1500: $100; U1250 & U1000: $50. Unrated may not win over $100 in 20 14 DCC Fide Open VII tour.com, DirectorAtChess.US, 347-201-2269. Advance entries posted U1000, $200 U1250, or $400 in U1500. Sets and boards provided. 5SS, G/90 inc/30. Dallas Chess Club, 200 S. Cottonwood Dr. #C, Richard- at chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly). Clocks provided in the Championship & U2100 sections. Optionally, son, TX 75080. Two sections: Open and Reserve. Open: $$875G. FIDE pairings can be texted to your phone. Free Sunday morning con- and USCF rated but uses FIDE rules. Will use USCF ratings and rules A Heritage Event! tinental breakfast for players. Free parking for day guests. EF: $95 for pairings and for awarding prizes. Default late forfeiture time is one Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! by 7/18, $100 by 7/29, and $105 online only by 7/31, $110 at the door. hour. TD may extend this time at TD’s discretion. $$ $500-$250-$125. A State Championship Event! Special EFs: $35 less for U1250 & U1000, GMs free, $50 deducted from EF: $80, Senior/Hcap/Additional Family Member $55. Small appearance AUG. 16-17, IOWA prize, IMs $45 off EF, $20 deducted from prize, $6 off EF if staying at fee to the First three GM/IMs who apply. GM/IM must play all rounds TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 (ENHANCED) hotel. HR: $89, Rooms may not be avail after 7/18. 3-day schedule: Reg. to get appearance fee. Reserve: Open to players rated below 2000 60th Iowa Open Championship (USCF & FIDE Rated) IASCA GP ends Fri 7pm, rds Fri 8, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 9 & 3. 2-day schedule: Reg. USCF. This section is not Fide Rated but is USCF rated and uses USCF Super Qualifier ends Sat 10am rds. 11, 2:15 & 6, Sun 9 & 3. U1250 & U1000 schedule rules. EF: $35. The Reserve give back 10% in prizes and if at least 8 5-SS, G/90, i30. Accelerated pairings may be used in Rounds 1-2. IASCA Reg. ends Sat 10am rds. 11, 1:15 & 4:00, Sun 9 & 1 U1250 3-day schedule: paid entries and if there is a clear winner, then that winner receives Super GP Qualifier. Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 300 E. 9th Reg ends Fri 7pm, rds. Fri 8, Sat 11 & 4, Sun 9 & 1. Ent: Michael Regan, free entry to next DCC Fide Open. Both: Reg.: 8/9 from 9:45 – 10:15am. St. (I-80, SE side of Exit 242), Coralville, IA 52241. Reg.: 8:30am and 1827 Thornton Ridge Rd., Towson, MD 21204. More information and Rds.: Sat 10:45am/3:10pm/7:16pm, Sun 10:45 am/3:10pm. One half ends at 9:30am. Rds.: Sat 10, 2:30, & 7:30; Sun 9:30 & 2:30. EF: $57 if registration at http://thepotomacopen.com. point Bye allowed if requested before end of round rd. 2 and before postmarked before 8/11; $69 at site. IM & GM free-EF deducted from any prize, Jrs. & Sr. $10 off, $10 off Out of state residents. Prize Info: Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! getting full point bye. Withdrawals and zero point last round byes are not eligible for prizes. Note that house players (if required) must pay $2 Prizes: ($1900 b/65 Top 3 Gtd.) 550+T-300-150 U2200, U2000, U1800, AU G. 1-3, 2-3 OR 3, NEW YORK per round and be USCF members. Ent: Dallas Chess Club, see address U1600 150/75 each. US Chess Federation (USCF) membership TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 (ENHANCED) above. Info: 214-632-9000, [email protected]. required. On Site Available. IASCA membership required, ($15, $10 Marshall August Super FIDE GP! Jr. or Sr.) or Out of State Accepted (OSA). On-Site Available. Send Entry 5-SS, 40/2 d5 SD/30 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477- AU G. 14, NEW YORK Fee to: IASCA, c/o Mark Capron, 3123 Juniper Dr., Iowa City, IA 52245 3716. EF: $60, members $40. $$820 gtd: $300-150-100, U2200 $145, TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (ENHANCED) or register online at https://onlineregistration.cc. Additional Info: USCF U2000 $125. Reg ends 15 min before Rd. 3 schedules: 3 day 8/1 6pm, Marshall Thursday Game 30 Grand Prix! and FIDE Rated!! Byes: Bye available Rounds 1-3 if requested prior to 8/2-3 12:30-5:30. 2 day 8/2 11am, then merge with 3day (Rd. 1 G/25 4-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $40, start of round. Rounds 4-5 only if requested prior to tournament starting. d5). 1 day 8/3 9-10:10-11:20, then merge with 2 & 3 day (Rd. 1-3 G/25 members $25, GMs free. Prizes: ($$530 based on 32 paid entries; first USCF – August 2014 Rating List will be used for pairing purposes. FIDE d5) Limit 2 byes, request at entry. USCF & FIDE rated. www.marshall two prizes guaranteed:) $200-100-50, U2200 $95, U2000 $85. Reg.: 6:15- rules will be used. Head Floor TD will be Bill Broich. Call 319-321-5435 chessclub.org. 6:45 pm. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45. One bye available, request at entry. or [email protected] or [email protected]. Directions: Take AU G. 2, FLORIDA Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! I-80 to exit 242, go south to 9th Street, take a left and follow to the end of 9th Street and you are there! The Marriott Hotel and Conference TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 AU G. 15-17 OR 16-17, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN 2014 U.S. National Blitz Championship (BLZ) TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 60 (ENHANCED) Center, Chess rate available, $99 only until 7/25/14, rates may increase See Nationals. 5th annual Central California Open after this date. Pool, restaurant, more restaurants in walking distance. 319-688-4000. AUG. 2, VIRGINIA 5SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Radisson TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 Hotel, 2233 Ventura St., Fresno, CA 93710. Free parking, free airport Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 11th Harris Pavilion “Open Air” (QC) shuttle for hotel guests. If no guest room at hotel, we hope for free AU G. 16-17, MICHIGAN Loy E. Harris Pavilion, 9201 Center St., Manassas, VA 20110. 5SS, G/20 parking but there could be a charge of as much as $5/day. Cosponsored TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 d3. Two sections: Open: EF: $25 if received by 7/29, $35 at site. Prizes by Fresno Chess Club. $$ 10,000 GUARANTEED PRIZES. In 4 sections: 2014 U.P. Open $$800G: $250-150-100. U2000-U1600-U1200-Unr. each $75. Fun (not Open: $1300-700-400, clear or tiebreak 1st $100, top U2200 $600-300. Northern Michigan University, University Center, Brule Room (parking USCF-rated): EF: $10 if received by 7/29, $15 at site. Prizes: trophies Under 2000: $1000-500-300, top U1800 $600-300. Under 1600: $900- available nearby), Marquette, MI. 5SS, G/115 d5. Entry Fee: $40. $35 if to the top ten. Both: Reg.: 8:30-9:45. Rds.: 10-11-12:30-1:30-2:30. Ent: 500-300, top U1400 $400-200. Under 1200: $500-300-200, plaques to registered (mail/E-mail) by Aug 14. $20 for Juniors 19 or under. Masters Harris Pavilion, 9116 Center St., Ste. 103, Manassas, VA 20110. W top U1000, U800, U600, Unrated. Unrated may enter any section, with and above free (entry deducted from winnings). Prizes: (1st and 2nd prize limits: U1200 $200, U1600 $500. Balance goes to next player(s) in GTD) $500 first place, $250 second, others based on entries. Trophy to A Heritage Event! line. Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player “team” top UP resident. Reg.: 9-9:30 Sat. Rounds: Sat 10:00, 2:30, 7:00; Sun Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! combined score among all sections: $400-200. Team average rating 9:30, 2:00-all times EDT. Half-point byes available in all rounds, but AUG. 7-10, 8-10 OR 9-10, MASSACHUSETTS must be under 2200; teammates may play in different sections; teams must be requested before registration ends. Info and early entries: TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 150 (ENHANCED) 44th annual Continental Open must register (no extra fee) before both players begin round 2; teammate Robert John, 315 E. Prospect St., Marquette, MI, 906-228-8126, rjjjr@ pairings avoided but possible. Top 3 sections EF: 3-day $108, 2-day Lodging: 6SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-3 G/40 d10). Host Hotel chartermi.net. Rooms with 2 beds for $60+tax/night held $107 mailed by 8/6, all $105 online at chesstour.com by 8/13, $110 at Cedar Lake, 366 Main St. (Rt 20 West), Sturbridge, MA 01566 (I-84 until 7/15 under “U. P. Chess” at Value Host Motor Inn, 1101 US Highway phoned to 406-896-2038 by 8/11 (entry only, no questions), $120 at SPECIAL EVENT: Exit 3, near I-90). Free parking. Experience early 19th century America 41, Marquette, MI, 906-225-5000. Fri., Aug. 15, 7:00 site. Under 1200 Section EF: all $40 less than above. Mailed EF $10 at Old Sturbridge Village (see www.osv.org/). Prizes $40,000 based pm at the tournament site. FIDE Master and 2013 Michigan Open Cham- less GMs, IMs & WGMs free, on 280 paid entries (re-entries & U1000 Section count half), minimum to Fresno Chess Club members. $100 pion Seth Homa will play a simultaneous exhibition. $20 fee; space All: $30,000 (75% of each prize) guaranteed. In 7 sections. Open: $4000- deducted from prize. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if limited to 20 players; contact Robert John before the event if you would 2000-1000-500-300, clear or tiebreak win $100 bonus, top U2300/Unr otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with Chess Life if paid like to challenge the Master. $1600-800. FIDE. Under 2100: $3000-1500-700-400-200. Under 1900: with entry: Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! $3000-1500-700-400-200. Under 1700: $3000-1500-700-400-200. Under Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Re-entry $60; not available in Open Section. No AU G. 22-24 OR 23-24, INDIANA 1500: $2000-1000-500-300-200. Under 1300: $2000-1000-500-300-200. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 80 (ENHANCED) Under 1000: $1000-500-300-200-100. Unrated may enter any section, checks at site, credit cards OK. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, 9th annual Indianapolis Open with prize limit U1000 $300, U1300 $500, U1500 $700, U1700 $900, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 5SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Crowne Plaza U1900 $1100, U2100 $1300; balance goes to next player(s) in line. 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. Byes: OK all, limit 2; limit 1 bye Indianapolis Airport, 2501 S. High School Rd. (off I-465 & Airport Expwy), Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player “team” com- if eligible for class money prizes; must commit before rd. 2. HR: $91-91, Indianapolis, IN 46241. Free parking, free airport shuttle, free wireless, bined score among all sections: $1000-600-400-200. Team average 800-333-3333, 559-268-1000, request chess rate, reserve by 8/1 or indoor pool, game room, fitness center. $$16,000 based on 200 paid rating must be under 2200; teammates may play in different sections; rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633, entries (re-entries & $50 off entries count half), $12,000 (75% each prize) teams must register at site (no extra fee) before both players begin or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Ent: chessaction.com or minimum guaranteed. In 5 sections. Open: $2000-1000-500-300, clear round 2; teammate pairings avoided but possible. Top 6 sections EF: Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for or tiebreak winner $100 bonus, top Under 2300/Unr $800-400. Under $168 online at chessaction.com by 8/5, $175 phoned by 8/4 (406-896- refunds. Questions: DirectorAtChess.US, chesstour.com, 347-201-2269. 2100: $1400-700-400-200, top Under 1950/unr $500. Under 1800: 2038, no questions), 4-day $174, 3-day $173, 2-day $172 mailed by 7/31, Advance entries posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted $1400-700-400-200, top Under 1650 (no unr) $400. Under 1500: $1000- $180 (no checks, credit cards OK) at site, or online until 2 hours before instantly). 500-300-200, top Under 1350 (no unr) $300. Under 1200: game. GMs free; $160 deducted from prize. Under 1000 Section EF: Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! $500-300-200-100, plaque to first 3, top Under 1000, Under 800, Under all $80 less than above. All: Advance or online EF $5 less to MACA mem- AUG. 15-17 OR 16-17, OHIO 600, Unrated. Unrated may not win over $150 in U1200, $300 U1500, bers; may join/renew at masschess.org. Re-entry $80; not available in TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 120 (ENHANCED) or $500 U1800. Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2- Open. 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average must be under 2200; teammates may play in different sections; Under 1000, Under 800, Under 600, Unrated. Mixed doubles bonus A Heritage Event! teams must register (no extra fee) before both players begin round 2; prizes: best male/female 2-player “team” combined score among all Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! teammate pairings avoided but possible. Top 4 sections EF: $105 online sections: $500-300-200. Team average must be under 2200; teammates AUG.30-SEPT.1ORAUG.31-SEPT.1,CALIFORNIA,SOUTHERN at chessaction.com by 8/20, $110 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 8/18 may play in different sections; teams must register at site (no extra TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 150 (ENHANCED) (entry only, no questions), 3-day $108, 2-day $107 mailed by 8/13, all fee) before both players begin round 2; teammate pairings avoided but 36th Annual Southern California Open $120 (no checks, credit cards OK) at site, or online until 2 hours before possible. Unrated may not win over $200 in U1200, $400 U1500 or $600 6-SS, 40/2, SD/1 d5 (2-day schedule rds. 1-3 G/60 d5 then merges). game. GMs, IMs & WGMs free; $90 deducted from prize. Under 1200 U1800. Top 4 sections EF: $98 online at chessaction.com by 8/27, Town & Country Hotel, 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, CA 92108. Section EF: all $50 less than above. Unofficial uschess.org ratings $105 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 8/25 (entry only, no questions), 4-day $$20,000 in Guaranteed Prizes, 6 Sections. Prizes: Open Sec 1st usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with $104, 3-day $103, 2-day $102 if check mailed by 8/20, all $120 at site, $2,400-1,600-1,200-900-600-500-400, plus BU2300 $1,000-600; U2200, paper magazine if paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, or online until 2 hours before game. Under 1200 Section EF: All $30 U2000, U1800 and U1600 Sections ALL: $1,000-600-400-200; U1400: Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult less than top 4 sections EF. All: Online or mailed entries $7 less to $600-400-200-100, plus BU1200 $300-150, Best Unrated $100. Plus Best $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Re-entry $60; not available in NYSCA members (NYSCA dues $12/yr with 2 issues Empire Chess or Game Prizes: $75-50-25, one reserved for non-open sections. Reg.: 3- Open Section. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat $20/yr with 4 issues; join or renew together with entry.) Unofficial day: 8 to 9:30 AM, Sept official rating list used. 2-day: 8 AM to 9 AM 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year Sunday. Rds.: 3 day: 10 AM & 5 PM on Sat-Sun, 9 AM & 4 PM on Mon. 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. All: Half point byes OK all, limit 2, Open must USCF dues with paper magazine if paid with entry. Online at chessaction. 2- day: 9:30 AM ,11:45, 2 & 5 PM (merged) Sun, then 9 AM & 4 PM commit before rd. 2, others before rd. 3. HR: $91-91, 1-800-227-6963, com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid Monday . EF: $90 Early Bird Special if received by 7/31, $100 from 8/1 317-236-7495; reserve by 8/8 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Re-entry $60, all to 8/20, $120 after 8/20, or $140 at door. No credit cards at door, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour. sections but Open. GMs free, $90 deducted from prize. No checks at checks or cash only. Special rate of only $75 if U1400 or unrated if pd com. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY site, credit cards OK. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 11 am, rds. Sat by 8/20, $90 after 8/20, or $100 at door. Special rate for GMs and IMs: 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: www.chesstour.com, 12 & 6, Sun 12 & 6, Mon 10 & 3:30. 4-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 $20 if registered by 8/20, $40 after 8/20 or $60 late entry at door. Open DirectorAtChess.us, 347-201-2269. Advance entries posted at chessac- pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 6 pm, Sun 12 & 6, Mon 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: section will be FIDE rated except for 3 fast games in the 2 day schedule. tion.com (online entries posted instantly). Reg. ends Sun. 10 am, rds. Sun 11, 1:30, 3:30, 6, Mon 10 & 3:30, no 2- Unr players are eligible for place prizes only in the Open Section, or the day schedule in Open. Bye: all, limit 2, Open must commit before rd. 2, unrated prize in the U1400. Players who forfeit any round are ineligible A Heritage Event! others before rd. 4. HR: $97-97, 800-443-8952, 518-458-8444, reserve Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! for prizes! SCCF membership req’d ($18 Adult; $13 Jr or $3 Jr w/o by 8/22 or rate may increase. NYSCA meeting 9 am Sun. Car rental: mag,) for all So Cal residents. Two byes allowed, but must be requested AU G. 22-24 OR 23-24, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 800-331-1600, use AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chess- TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 120 (ENHANCED) at least one hour before round, and round 5 & 6 byes must be requested tour.com. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, before rd. 2 and are irrevocable. Entries: SDCC, PO Box 120162, San 46th annual Atlantic Open NY 10803. Questions: www.chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.US, 914- 5SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Washington Diego, CA 92112 or enter online at www.scchess.com. For more info 665-8152. Advance entries posted at chessaction.com (online entries call Bruce Baker at (619) 239-7166, or email Chuck Ensey at Westin Hotel, 1400 M St. NW at Thomas Circle, Washington, DC 20005. posted instantly). September ratings used. $$ 22,000 guaranteed prizes. In 7 sections. Open: $2000-1000-500- [email protected] SCCF Annual Membership Meeting: Sunday 3 300, clear or tiebreak 1st $100 bonus, top U2300/Unr $1200-600. FIDE. A Heritage Event! PM. Hotel Rates: Special rate of only $109, 619-291-7131, or 1-800- Under 2100: $1500-700-400-200. Under 1900: $1500-700-400-200. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 772-8527 if booked by 8/12/14, book ASAP, as rates may go up and Under 1700: $1500-700-400-200. Under 1500: $1200-600-400-200. AUG. 29-SEPT. 1 OR AUG. 30-SEPT. 1, TEXAS rooms may sell out by mid-August. Large hotel is in the heart of Mission Under 1250: $1000-500-300-200. Under 1000: $600-300-200-100, TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 (ENHANCED) Valley, close to airport, great attractions such as Sea World, Legoland, plaques to top 3, first U800, U600, Unrated. Mixed doubles bonus 80th Annual Southwest Open The San Diego Zoo and Fashion Valley for shopping. The Town and prizes: best male/female 2-player “team” combined score among all 7SS. Doubletree DFW Airport North, 4441 W. John Carpenter Fwy., Country Hotel (see www.towncountry.com) has over 1,000 rooms, 4 sections: $1000-600-400-300. Team average rating must be under 2200; Irving, TX 75063. $$ 8,950 b/175 full entries, 75% Gtd. 3 Sections and great restaurants, a heated pool, a spa and fitness center, plus golf teammates may play in different sections; teams must register (no extra scholastic side events: Open: (This section is FIDE rated and uses FIDE next door. NS. NC. W. State Championship Qualifier. rules. USCF rules/ratings used for awarding prizes. Players not at the fee) before both players begin round 2; teammate pairings avoided but A Heritage Event! possible. Unrated may not win over $200 in U1000, $400 U1250, $600 board within 60 minutes of the start of the round will forfeit game.) Rounds 1-3 G/90 with 30 sec. increment, rounds 4-7 G/120 with 30 sec. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! U1500, $800 U1700, or $1000 U1900; balance goes to next player(s) in AU G. 30-SEPT. 1 OR AUG. 31-SEPT. 1, NEW JERSEY line. Top 6 sections EF: $115 online at chessaction.com by 8/20, $120 increment. Note, please check tournament website for rules about FIDE registration. $$ 1,000-500-250, 2200-2399 $700, U2200 $700-350. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 60 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 8/18 (entry only, no questions), 3-day $118, 68th Annual New Jersey Open Championship 2-day $117 if check mailed by 8/13, $130 at site, or online until 2 hours Reserve: U2000. Rounds 1-3 G/90 with 30 sec. increment, rounds 4-7 G/120 with 30 sec increment. $$ 800-400-200. B $600-300-150, U1600 All Prizes Guaranteed!! 6-SS 40/2 d5, SD/1. Headquarters Plaza Hyatt, before game. GMs free; $100 from prize. Under 1000 Section EF: All 3 Headquarters Plaza, Morristown, NJ 07960. (973) 898-9100. A luxury $60 less than above. All: No checks at site, credit cards OK. Re-entry $500-250-125. Novice: U1400 and Unrated. Rounds 1-3 G/90 with 30 sec. increment, rounds 4-7 G/120 with 30 sec. increment. $$ $500-250- hotel including spa. Free parking. For chess rate ($109/night) please $60, not available in Open Section. Unofficial uschess.org ratings use https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_ usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with 125, E $400-200, U1000 $300-150 Unrated $200. All 3: TCA membership required. Other states accepted. EF: $88 if received by 8/21, else $99. new&eventID=10891130 for online reservations. Short walk to train paper magazine if paid with entry- Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, station with service to New York and Philadelphia (via Newark). 5 minute Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $80 Junior(U19) if received by 8/21 else $90 (juniors count as 90% toward base), Senior (over 65)/Handicap/Additional family participant walk to many restaurants and shopping. In 4 sections, Open Section, $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 Gold U1900, Silver U1600 and Booster U1300. With 3 day and 2 day pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg. $52 if received by 8/21 else $65 (Senior/Handicap/Additional family participant counts 60% toward base). Add $5 for CC phone entries; pre- schedules. Prizes: Open: $1000-$800-$600-$400-$200, Top Expert & A: ends Sat. 10 am, rds Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. Bye: all, limit 2, Open $200 and trophy. Trophy to NJ Champion. Gold Section $500-$300-$100. must commit before rd. 2, others before rd. 3. HR: $99-99, 202-429- reg. requires pre-payment. After 8/27/14 all registration and changes on site only; all changes including withdrawals, $10 after 8/27/14. 4 Top B: $100 and trophy. Silver U1600: $500-$300-$100. Top D: $100 1700, reserve by 8/8 or rate may increase. Regular rate at this luxury and trophy. Booster U1300: $500-$300-$100. Top E & F $100 & trophy. hotel is about $200! Car rental: 800-331-1600, use AWD D657633, or day: Reg. Friday 8/29, 6:15 pm-7:15. Rds. Fri.: 7:45, Sat.: 2:30 pm - 7:30, Sun.: 10:45 am - 5:00 pm, Mon.: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. 3 day: Reg. Sat. 8/30, All Prizes Guaranteed. All sections get these trophies: Top 3, Top Senior reserve car online through chesstour.com. Parking: Valet day parking over age 55, Top Under age 16, Top Under Age 13. Unrated may win about $10, Valet 24 hour access parking about $20; rates could increase, 9-9:30 am, Rd. 1 at 10 am then merge with 4 day. Foreign Unrated must play in Open section. Registrations that do not indicate 4 or 3 day schedule will first place in Open section only. EF Early $68 if paid by 8/27. EF onsite garage has limited space. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, is $80. $50 for re-entry. 3 day reg at hotel: 9:00am-11:00am 8/30/2014. Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: be put in the 3 day. HR: $96/96/96/96, 972-929-8181 reserve by 8/18 and ask for Dallas Chess Club rate. $96 rate includes continental breakfast 2 day reg at hotel: Sunday, 8/31/2014 9-10am. Rounds: 3 day Saturday chesstour.com, chesstour.info, DirectorAtChess.US, 201-347-2269. 12:00 & 6:30pm, Sunday 11am & 6pm, Monday 9am & 3:30pm. Rounds: Advance entries posted at chessaction.com (online entry posted instantly). for up to 2 people staying in room. Additional Breakfast vouchers at special price of $9.95. Up to two 1/2-pt byes available if requested 2 day 1-2-3(G/60 d5) Sunday 10:30am, 12:45pm and 3:00pm. 3 Day Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! before end of rd. 2, but byes for both rd. 6 AND 7 not permitted. Tour- and 2 Day schedules merge in round 4. Entries to Noreen Davisson, 6 AU G. 23-24, TEXAS nament reserves the right to use an analog clock with equivalent time Red Barn Ln., Randolph, NJ 07869. Email: [email protected]. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 (ENHANCED) control under special circumstances. Texas Chess Association meeting Entries should include name, USCF ID and expirations, mailing address, 2014 DCC Fide Open VIII on Sunday 8/31 at 9:00 am. K-12 Scholastic on Saturday, 8/30. 5-SS, email address, phone, section and schedule desired and entry fee. 5SS, G/90 inc/30. Dallas Chess Club, 200 S. Cottonwood Dr. #C, Richard- G/30 d5, EF: $31 by 8/21, $45 after; Pre-reg. requires pre-payment. son, TX 75080. Two sections: Open and Reserve. Open: $$875G. FIDE A Heritage Event! After 8/27/14 all registration and changes on site only; all changes $10 and USCF rated but uses FIDE rules. Will use USCF ratings and rules Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! for pairings and for awarding prizes. Default late forfeiture time is one after 8/27/14. No refunds after 8/27/14, $10 handling fee for refunds AUG. 30-SEPT. 1, OHIO hour. TD may extend this time at TD’s discretion. $$ $500-$250-$125. before 8/27/14. Entries do not count toward base in Open, Reserve and TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 60 (ENHANCED) EF: $80, Senior/Hcap/Additional Family Member $55. Small appearance Novice. Registration: 8:15-8:45 am, Rd. 1 at 9:30 am, rest ASAP with small lunch 69th Ohio Chess Congress fee to the First three GM/IM’s who apply. GM/IM must play all rounds break. Sections: K-12 Championship and K-12 U1000. Prizes: Trophies 6-SS, 40/2, SD/60 d5 at Dayton Chess Club, 18 West Fifth St., Dayton, to get appearance fee. Reserve: Open to players rated below 2000 to top 12 individuals, five teams in each section. K-12 U1000 also top OH 45402 (1 block from hotel) Four Sections OPEN, U2000, U1700, USCF. This section is not Fide Rated but is USCF rated and uses USCF three unrateds. Medals to those who do not win a trophy. ALL: Ent: U1400 PRIZES: $$7,200 gtd. OPEN: $1,000-700-400-300-200 (U2200: rules. EF: $35. The Reserve give back 10% in prizes and if at least 8 Dallas Chess Club, C/O Barbara Swafford, 2709 Longhorn Trail, Crowley, $450) U2000: $750-500-300, U1700: $750-450-250, U1400: $650- paid entries and if there is a clear winner, then that winner receives TX 76036. Info: Barb Swafford, 214-632-9000, [email protected], 350 (U1100: $200). Hotel: Crown Plaza (Super Hotel – pool/park/ free entry to next DCC Fide Open. Both: Reg.: 8/23 from 9:45 – 10:15am. www.dallaschess.com. W. JGP for Non scholastic side events. great restaurant – less than 1 block from playing site) $92 (1-4) – Rds.: Sat 10:45am/3:10pm/7:16pm, Sun 10:45 am/3:10pm. One half Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 33 East Fifth St., Dayton, OH 45402. Call 1-877-227-6963 refer to group point Bye allowed if requested before end of round rd 2 and before A State Championship Event! code DCQ or go online at www.cpdayton.com refer to group code DCQ. getting full point bye. Withdrawals and zero point last round byes are AUG. 29-SEPT. 1 OR AUG. 30-SEPT. 1, FLORIDA Reserve early as hotel is expected to sell out and cutoff date for hotel not eligible for prizes. Note that house players (if required) must pay $2 TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 registration is Monday August 7, 2014. Other Hotels: See www.day- per round and be USCF members. Ent: Dallas Chess Club, see address 2014 Arnold Denker Florida State Championship tonchessclub.com website for list of other nearby hotels.6 rounds–Swiss above. Info: 214-632-9000, [email protected]. 6SS, G/120 d5 (3-day Option Rd. 1 G/60 d5). The DoubleTree by Hilton System, USCF rated, Time Control 40/2, SD/60 d5. OPEN section FIDE Palm Beach Gardens, 4431 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410. rated. EF: $90 if by August 23, then $105, $5 less if DCC member. GM/IM A Heritage Event! early EF deducted from prize winnings. OCA Membership required of all Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! $$10,000 b/200 paid entries, 70% min. Gtd. Open: $1,100/Trophy-700- 600-500, U2300 $400, U2200 $300. FIDE rated. U2050: $700/Trophy- OH residents - $15, $10 jr. Registration: online at DaytonChessClub.com. A State Championship Event! Saturday, Aug. 30 – 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Rounds: Saturday 11 am & AUG. 29-SEPT. 1, AUG. 30-SEPT. 1 OR AUG. 31-SEPT. 1, NEW 400-300, U1950 $200. U1800: $700/Trophy-400-300, U1700 $200. U1550: $700/Trophy-400-300, U1450 $200. U1300: $700/Trophy-400-300, U1200 6:30pm, Sunday 10 & 5, Monday 9 & 3:30. Byes: (1/2 pt): limit 2, must YORK declare by start of round 3. Re-entry (w/half point bye) available after TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 100 (ENHANCED) $200. Unr’s ltd. to $200 except in Open. EF: $89 by Aug. 24, $10 more 136th annual NY State Championship later and on-site, GMs & IMs free ($89 deducted from prize). Re-entry Rds. 1 & 2. $35 each re-entry. Draws: No early draw rule in effect - 20 Out of state welcome. 6SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10 (2-day option in U2100 $50. Memb. Req’d: FCA. Reg.: Ends 1/2 hr. before 1st rd. Rds.: 4-Day moves by each player before draw by agreement. Side Events: OCA & below, rds. 1-3 G/40 d10). Albany Marriott, 189 Wolf Rd., Albany 1st Rd. Fri. 7:30, 3-Day 1st Rd. Sat 10, Rds. 2-6 Sat. 1:15, 6:30, Sun. Members Meeting Sunday at TBD, OCA Trustees Meeting Monday at 12205 (Thruway Exit 24, I-87 north to Wolf Rd., Exit 4). Luxurious hotel 12:15, 6:00, Mon. 10:00. 2 1/2 pt. byes, if req’d before rd. 3. Blitz Cham- TBD. Advance Entries: Make checks payable to Dayton Chess Club – with indoor/outdoor pool, sauna, fitness center, free parking, free airport pionship: G/5 d0, Sunday at 10:00 a.m., EF $20. Prizes based on entries. mail to: Ohio Chess Congress, C/O Dayton Chess Club, 18 West 5th St., shuttle, many restaurants in area. $$G 13,000. In 5 sections. Open: Quick Chess Championship: G/15 d3, Monday at 3:00 p.m., EF $20. Prizes Dayton, OH 45402. Need More Information: call 937-461-6283 or email $1500-700-500-300, top U2300/Unr $800-400. State title and $100 bonus based on entries. FCA Board Mtg. Sun. at 4:45, FCA Annual Mtg. Sun. at [email protected]. to top NYS resident (both decided on tiebreak if tied). Under 2100: 5:30. HR: $89 by Cut-off Date, Includes free Internet and parking, 561- Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! $1000-500-300-200, top Under 1900 $400. Under 1800: $1000-500- 622-2260, mention group code FSC. Ent: Boca Raton Chess Club, 2385 A State Championship Event! 300-200, top Under 1600 $400. Under 1500: $800-400-200-100, top Executive Ctr. Dr., Ste. 100, Boca Raton, FL 33431. $10 service charge for AUG. 30-SEPT. 1 OR AUG. 31-SEPT. 1, CALIFORNIA, NORTH- Under 1300 $300. Under 1200: $500-300-200-100, trophy to first 3, top refunds. Online entry & add’l info: www.bocachess.com, 561-479-0351. ERN

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TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 100 (ENHANCED) Section. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 5, SEPT. 28, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN 2014 CalChess State Championship (Labor Day) Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 (ENHANCED) 6SS 40/120 G/30 d5 (2-day opt rounds 1-3 G/61 d5). Santa Clara Con- 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. All: Half point byes OK all, limit 2, Open must commit 2014 U.S. Game/30 Championship vention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy., Santa Clara, CA 95054. Hotel: before rd 2, others before rd. 3. HR: $89-89 (no resort fee), 1-800-421- See Nationals. Hilton $99 (408-330-0001). Prize: $24,000 b/297 (80% Guar). 6 sections. 8001, 407-351-2420; reserve by 9/4 or rate may increase. Car rental: Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Open (2200+) FIDE rated: $3000-1500-700-300-150. Expert: 2,000- Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chess- A: B: OCT. 8-13, 10-13, 11-13 OR 12-13, VIRGINIA 1,000-500-200-140. 1500, 700-300-200-140. 1,500-700-300-200-140. tour.com. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 150 (ENHANCED) C: 1,500-700-300-200-140. DE: $1,000-500-200-150 u1200 $700-300- NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: www.chesstour.com, Washington Chess Congress 140. Unr capped at 300 exc in Open. Unr: Trophy 1st. Trophy to top DirectorAtChess.US, 347-201-2269. Advance entries posted at chess- 7SS, 4-day option 40/110, SD/30 d10. 6-day option in U1700 & above, finisher (State Champion) in ea section. EF: $129 by 8/28. 149 on site. action.com (online entries posted instantly). 40/110, SD/30 d10. 3-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10, then merges with Econ $85 w 1/2 prize. Unr 50 in DE or in the Master section for reg EF. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 4-day. 2-day option in U2100 & below, rds. 1-4 G/30 d10, then merges $5 disc to CalChess mems. USCF mem reqd. May play up 1 section for with others. Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, $25 more. Refund fee: $25. GM/IM free (EF subtr from prize). Reg.: Sat SEPT. 26-28 OR 27-28, CONNECTICUT TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 (ENHANCED) Arlington, VA 22202. Free shuttle to/from Reagan International Airport 9-9:30am, Sun 8:30-9am. Rds.: 3day Sat 10-3:30; Sun 11-5; Mon 10- and Crystal City Metro station (contact hotel for schedule). Prizes 3:30. 2-day Sun 9:30-12-2:30-5; Mon 10-3:30. Merge at Rd. 4. All compete 5th Annual Hartford Open 5SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/60 d10). Sheraton $40,000 based on 280 paid entries (re-entries, U1300 Section unrateds for the same prizes. 1/2 pt bye(s) in any round(s) if requested in advance count as half entries), 50% of each prize min. guaranteed. In 4 sections: (byes Rds. 5 6 must be req bef Rd. 1). 2014 Aug Supp, CCA min, & TD Hartford Hotel, 1 Bradley Airport (visible at airport entrance), Windsor Locks, CT 06096 (I-91 Exit 40 to Rt. 20). Free parking. $5000 guaranteed Premier: open to 1900/over. $5000-2500-1200-800-500, clear or tiebreak discretion will be used to place players. Bring clocks. Info: http:// first bonus $100, top Under 2300/Unr $2000-1000. Under 2100: $4000- BayAreaChess.com/labor, Richard Koepcke 650-224-4938. Ent: Online prize fund. In 4 sections. Open: $700-400-200, U2210/Unr $300-150. Under 2010: $500-250-130, top U1810/Unr $300-150. Under 1610: 2000-1000-500-400, top Under 1900/Unr $2000-1000. Under 1700: at BayAreaChess.com/my/labor or mail R. Koepcke, PO Box 1432, Moun- $3000-1500-800-500-400, top Under 1500 (no Unr) $1600-800. Under tain View, CA 94042. No Phone entries. W. $400-200-100, top U1410/Unr $180-90. Under 1210: $200-100-50, tro- phies to first 3, top U1000, U800, U600, Unrated. Unrated may not win 1300: $2000-1000-500-300-200, top Under 1100 (no Unr) $800-400. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! over $120 in U1210 or $250 in U1610. Mixed doubles: $400-200 bonus Prize limits: Unrated (0-3 lifetime games rated) cannot win over $500 SEPT. 19-21 OR 20-21, FLORIDA to best male/female combined score among all sections. Team average in U1300, $1000 in U1700, or $1500 in U2100. Mixed doubles bonus TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 60 (ENHANCED) must be under 2200; may play in different sections; teams must register prizes: best male/female 2-player “team” combined score among all 22nd annual Southern Open by 2 pm 9/27; teammate pairings avoided but possible. Top 3 sections sections: $1000-600-400-200. Team average must be under 2200; team- 5SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Wyndham EF: $68 online at chessaction.com by 9/24, $75 phoned to 406-896- mates may play in different sections; teams must register (no extra fee) Orlando Resort, 8001 International Dr., Orlando 32819. Free parking. 2038 by 9/22, 3-day $73, 2-day $72 if check mailed by 9/17, $80 at site, before both players begin round 2 pm; teammate pairings avoided but $$14,000 based on 180 paid entries (re-entries & U1300 count half), or online until 2 hours before game. No mailed credit card entries. possible. EF: $185 online at chessaction.com by 10/7, $190 phoned to $8400 (60% each prize) minimum guaranteed. In 4 sections. Open: U1210 Section EF: all $20 less than above. No checks at site, credit 406-896-2038 by 10/6, 6-day $191, 4-day $189, 3-day $188, 2-day $187 $1800-900-500-300, clear or tiebreak winner $100 bonus, top Under cards OK. GMs, IMs & WGMs free, $60 deducted from prize. Online EF if check mailed by 9/29, all $200 at site until 1 hour before game, or 2300/Unr $800-400. Under 2100: $1400-700-400-200, top Under $3 less to CSCA or WMCA members. Re-entry $40; not available in Open online at chessaction.com until 2 hours before game. Unrated in U1300 1900/Unr $600-300. Under 1700: $1200-600-300-200, top Under 1500 Section. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Section: all $100 less. Special 1 yr USCF dues with paper magazine if (no unr) $400-200. Under 1300: $600-300-200-100, top Under 1100 (no Special 1 year USCF dues with paper magazine if paid with entry. paid with entry: Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, unr) $200-100, plaques to top Under 1000, Under 800, Under 600, Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult Unrated. Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $30, Scholastic $20. No checks at site, credit cards OK. Re-entry: $80, “team” combined score among all sections: $600-400-200. Team average $20. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 5, Sun no re-entry from Premier Section to Premier Section. 6-day schedule: must be under 2200; teammates may play in different sections; teams 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Reg. ends Wed 6 pm, rds. Wed 7 pm, Thu 7 pm, Fri 7 pm, Sat 6 pm, Sun must register (no extra fee) by 2 pm 9/20; teammate pairings avoided Sun 10 & 3:30. Bye: all, limit 2; must commit before rd. 2. HR: $98-98, 6 pm, Mon 10 & 3:30. 4-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 but possible. Unrated may not win over $200 in U1300 or $500 U1700. 860-627-5311; reserve by 9/12 or rate may increase. Ent: chessaction.com pm. Sat 12 & 6, Sun 12 & 6, Mon 10 & 3:30. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Top 3 sections EF: $105 online at chessaction.com by 9/17, $110 or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge Sat 11 am, rds. Sat 12, 3 & 6, Sun 12 & 6, Mon 10 & 3:30. 2-day phoned to 406-896-2038 by 9/15, 3-day $108, 2-day $107 mailed by for refunds. Questions: www.chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.US, 347- schedule: Reg. ends Sun 9 am, rds. Sun 10, 12, 2, 4 & 6, Mon 10 & 3:30. 9/10, all $120 (no checks, credit cards OK) at site, or online until 2 201-2269. Advance entries posted at chessaction.com (online entries Byes: OK all; limit 3 (limit 2 in last 4 rds.), must commit before rd. 3. hours before game. GMs free; $100 deducted from prize. U1300 Section posted instantly). Bring sets, boards, clocks if possible- none supplied. HR: $97-97- EF: all $40 less than above. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually 107-117, 703-418-1234, reserve by 9/24 or rate may increase. Special used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with paper mag- SEPT. 27, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN chess rate valet parking $6/day, with or without guest room. Car azine if paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 (ENHANCED) rentals: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633 or reserve car online Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, 2014 U.S. Game/60 Championship at chesstour.com. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Re-entry $60; not available in Open See Nationals. Questions: DirectorAtChess.US, 347-201-2269, www.chesstour.com. $15 ACTIVITY MEANS MEMBERS Free 8-Line Tournament Life Announcements (TLAs)! Ages 21-24 dues lower Adult Dues Options! >> than Adult dues! The membership category once called “Youth” has been NEW FREE TLA CATEGORIES ADDED! renamed “Young Adult,” and eligibility has changed from under 21 to under 25. Annual dues for this category RUN AN ADDITIONAL TOURNAMENTTHIS FALL! RBO. 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service charge for refunds. Advance entries posted at chessaction.com 4SS, Game/45 + 10 second increment. Location: Evangel Church, 3975 JULY 12 , Bay Area Chess Grand Prix SuperSwiss (4SS, G/61 d5) (online entries posted instantly). Vaughn Rd., Montgomery, AL. Round times: 9:00, 11:15, 2:00, 4:15. See Grand Prix. Three sections: OPEN (b/20, 60%GTD): 1st $200, 2nd $120, U2000 $100. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! , Bay Area Foster City Quads (PK-12; 3xG/30 d5) U1800 (b/20, 60%GTD): 1st $180, 2nd $120, U1500 $100. U1200 (b/20, JULY 12 Trophies: OCT. 10-12 OR 11-12, ILLINOIS 60%GTD): 1st $180, 2nd $120, U1000 $100. Trophies and Alabama titles Courtyard Marriott, Foster City, CA 94404. Players w/plus TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 60 (ENHANCED) Sched: Games: EF: to top Alabamian finishers. USCF and ACF required, OSA. EF (all sections): score. Check-in by 2:30p. 3-5p. $27, after 7/9 $35. 23rd annual Midwest Class Championships Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. 5SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Westin $25 by July 18, $30 thereafter or onsite (onsite registration 8:00-8:30AM). Chicago North Shore Hotel, 601 North Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling, IL Registration: Send name, USCF ID, section and entry fee (payable to JULY 12 , Bay Area Foster City Swiss (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) 60090 (from Chicago, I-294 north to US-45 north; from Milwaukee, I-94 “Evangel Church”) to Doug Strout, 6000 Camelot Ct., Montgomery, AL Courtyard Marriott, Foster City, CA 94404. Trophies: all teams & players to Lake Cook Rd to US-45 south). Free parking. Prizes $20,000 based 36117, [email protected]. w/plus score. Sched: Reg. 9-9:45a. Games: 10a-2p. EF: $27, after 7/9 on 250 paid entries (re-entries & Under 1100 Section count as half $40. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. entries), else in proportion except $10,000 (50% of each prize) minimum Arizona JU LY 12 , Bay Area Sacramento Quads (PK-12; 3xG/30 d5) guaranteed. In 7 sections; no unrated allowed in Premier. Premier Courtyard Marriott, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670. Trophies: Players w/plus (1900/up): $2000-1000-500-300, clear win or 1st on tiebreak $100, top JULY 4, Bay Area Chess Summer Tour - Phoenix Youth Quads score. Sched: Check-in by 2:30p. Games: 3-5p. EF: 20 by 7/9, 35 onsite. U2300 $800-400. FIDE. 1700-2099: $1400-700-400-200. 1500-1899: PK-12, 3xG/30 d5. 1101 N 44th St., Phoenix, AZ 85008. Trophies to all Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. NS. NC. W. $1400-700-400-200. 1300-1699: $1300-700-400-200. 1100-1499: $1200- teams & players w + score. Sched: Check-in by 2:30p. Games: 3-5p. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 600-400-200. Under 1300: $1000-500-300-200. Under 1100: $500-300- EF: $25, after 7/1 $35. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/summer. JULY 12 , Sacramento Junior Grand Prix Super Swiss (4SS, G/61 200-100, plaques to top 3, top U900, U700, U500, Unrated. Mixed , Bay Area Chess Summer Tour - Phoenix Youth Swiss d5) doubles bonus prizes: JULY 4 best male/female 2-player “team”combined PK-12, 4SS, G/30 d5. 1101 N 44th St., Phoenix, AZ 85008. Trophies to Courtyard Marriott, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670. Prize: $1,000 b/30. score among all sections: $800-400-200. Team average must be under all teams & players w + score. Sched: Reg. 9-9:45a. Games: 10a-2p. 70% guar. 1800+: $200-100, u2000 100-50. u1800: $200-100-50, u1600 2200; teammates may play in different sections; teams must register EF: $33, after 7/1 $35. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/summer. 100, u1400 50 u1200 50.Jul 14 Supp & TD disc. Reg. 9-9:15. Rds. 9:30 (no extra fee) by 2 pm 10/11; teammate pairings avoided but possible. 11:50 2:40 5. EF: 45, Econ 35 2/3 prz. after 7/9 +15, playup +15, Unrated prize limits: JULY 4-6 OR 5-6, Bay Area Chess Summer Tour - Phoenix Cham- $200 U1100, $350 U1300, $500 1100-1499, $700 Rated 2200+ $0 by 7/2. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/grandprix. Top 6 sections EF: pionship 1300-1699, $900 1500-1899. $105 online at chess- NS. NC. W. action.com by 10/8, $110 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 10/8 (entry only, See Grand Prix. , Bay Area Cupertino Quads (PK-12; 3xG/30 d5) no questions), 3-day $113, 2-day $112 mailed by 10/1, all $120 at site, JULY 12, Tempe Open JULY 13 or online until 2 hours before first game. Under 1100 EF: all $50 less See Grand Prix. Courtyard Marriott, Cupertino, CA 95014. Trophies: Players w/plus than above. All: No checks at site, credit cards OK. Online or mailed EF score. Sched: Check-in by 2:30p. Games: 3-5p. EF: 25 by 7/10, 40 $5 less to ICA members; join/renew at il-chess.org. Unofficial uschess.org JULY 17-20, 18-20 OR 19-20, 19th annual Pacific Coast Open onsite. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. NS. NC. W. ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues (CA-S) See Grand Prix. JULY 13 , Bay Area Cupertino Swiss (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) with magazine if paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Courtyard Marriott, Cupertino, CA 95014. Trophies: all teams & players Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult JULY 19, Prescott Open - a Mini-Swiss Event w/plus score. Sched: Reg. 9-9:45a. Games: 10a-2p. EF: 33 by 7/10, 48 $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Re-entry $50; not available in 3 SS, 30/60, 30/30, 30/30 d0. Prescott College Crossroads Conference onsite. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. NS. NC. W. Premier Section. GMs $90 from prize. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 Center, 215 Garden St., Prescott, AZ 86305. Sections 8-10 by rating. pm, rds. Fri 7, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Prizes: $100 b/8: $75-25. EF: $15 if rec’d by 7/16, $20 at site. Free to JULY 17-20, 18-20 OR 19-20, 19th annual Pacific Coast Open Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. Bye: all, limit 2; Premier OTB Masters. Reg.: 9:30-10:15 am. Rds.: 10:30-1:30-4:30. Ent: Tom (CA-S) must commit before rd. 2, others before rd. 3. HR: $105-105-105-105, Green, 1533 Buttermilk, Prescott, AZ 86305. 740-803-2532, tagreen@ See Grand Prix. 800-937-8461, 847-777-6500, reserve by 9/26 or rate may increase. owu.edu. NS. NC. W. JU LY 20 , Young People’s Quads Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633. Ent: chessaction.com Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy., Santa Clara, CA 95054. or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. Questions: chesstour. AU G.15-17OR16-17, 5th annual Central California Open (CA-N) See Grand Prix. Trophies: Winning rec. Sched: Check-in 4-5p. Games: 5:15-7. EF: $25, com, DirectorAtChess.US, 347-201-2269. $15 service charge for refunds. after 7/17 $40. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/young. W. Advance entries posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly). Bring set, board, clock if possible- none supplied. JULY 20, Young People’s Swiss Arkansas 5ss x G/30 d5. Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy., Santa Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Clara, CA 95054. Park free. Trophies: Top 20 players w/plus score in NOV. 28-30 OR 29-30, ILLINOIS JULY 18-20, Kansas Open (KS) See Kansas. ea section. Top 10 schools & clubs combined in all sections. Sec: Ages TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 80 (ENHANCED) 7 & under, 9 & under, 11 & under, 18 & under. Sched: Reg. 8-9a. Games 2nd Annual Greater Midwest Class Championships 9:30a 11a 12:30p 1:50p 3:15p. EF: $39, after 7/17 $54. Info: $12,000 b/200 - $9,000 Guaranteed. Weekend AFTER Thanksgiving! 5R- http://BayAreaChess.com/young. W. SS. Hyatt Regency Schaumburg Hotel, 1800 E. Golf Rd., Schaumburg, IL California, Northern 60173. Free Parking! $12,000 b/200 - $9,000 Guaranteed. In 5 sections: JUNE 14 , Bay Area Chess Grand Prix SuperSwiss (4SS, G/61 d5) JULY 25-27 OR 26-27, 40th People’s Tournament 3-day Game-90 + 30/sec increments, 2-day Game-45 d5 for Rd. 1-2 See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. then merge in Rd-3. Master/Expert (2000-up): $1500-1000-700-600- JUNE 15, Bay Area Foster City Quads (PK-12; 3xG/30 d5) JULY 26 , Bay Area Chess4Less Kids Quads (PK-12; 3xG/30 d5) 500, top U2300, U2200, U2100 $300 each. FIDE rated. Class A (U2000): 1639A South Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trophies: Players w/plus $700-600-500-300-200. Class B (U1800): $700-600-500-300-200. Class Courtyard Marriott, Foster City, CA 94404. Trophies: Players w/plus score. Sched: Check-in by 2:30p. Games: 3-5p. EF: 27 by 6/12, 35 score. Sched: Check-in by 2:30p. Games: 3-5p. EF: $20, after 7/23 $35. C (U1600): $500-300-200-100-50. Class D and below (U1400 and Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. below): $400-300-200-100-50. Rated players may play up one section onsite. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. NS. NC. W. , Bay Area Chess4Less Kids Swiss (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) for $25. Prize limits: Unrated may not win over $100 D, $200 C, $300 JUNE 15, Bay Area Foster City Swiss (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) JULY 26 B, or $400 A. EF: $99 online or postmarked by 11/1, $109 online or Courtyard Marriott, Foster City, CA 94404. Trophies: all teams & players 1639A South Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trophies to all teams & postmarked by 11/15, $119 thereafter, $129 onsite. No checks at site, w/plus score. Sched: Reg.: 9-9:45a. Games: 10a-2p. EF: 27 by 6/12, players w + score. Sched: Reg. 9-9:45a. Games: 10a-2p. Disc EF: credit cards OK. Club Group Discount Special - 5 entries for the price of 40 onsite. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. NS. NC. W. $20, after 7/23 $35. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. 4 if all in the same envelope by early registration cut-off (11/1). Re- , Bay Area San Ramon Quads (PK-12; 3xG/30 d5) , Foster City Grand Prix LuperSwiss (3 x G/90 d5) JULY 27 entry $50. 3-day schedule: Reg. 4:30-6:30pm; Rd. 1 Fri 7pm, Sat 10am JUNE 15 Courtyard Marriott, San Ramon, CA 94583. Trophies: Players w/plus See Grand Prix. and 3:30pm. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10:30am Rd. 1 11am Rd. 2 score. Sched: Check-in by 2:30p. Games: 3-5p. EF: $20, after 7/24 $35. 1pm, then merge with 3-day in Rd. 3. Bye: Up to 2. Last rd bye must JUNE 21, Bay Area Chess4Less Kids Quads (PK-12; 3xG/30 d5) Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. commit by end of Rd. 2 and not retractable. Side Events: 1-day Scholastic 1639A South Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trophies: Players w/plus Saturday - 4R-SS, Game-30 d5 - Open, U1000, U600 sections - Trophies JULY 27 , Bay Area San Ramon Swiss (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) score. Sched: Check-in by 2:30p. Games: 3-5p. EF: 20 by 6/18, 35 Courtyard Marriott, San Ramon, CA 94583. Trophies: all teams & players 1st-5th each section, participation ribbons for all players - $30 by 11/15, onsite. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. NS. NC. $40 thereafter and onsite - Reg. ends 9:30am - Rd. 1 10:00am with w/plus score. Sched: Reg. 9-9:45a. Games: 10a-2p. EF: $27, after 7/24 remaining rounds beginning ASAP. Game-3+2 Blitz (USCF/FIDE rated) JUNE1, B 2 ay Area Chess4Less Kids Swiss (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) $42. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. Saturday night 8pm - $20; 75% of entries returned in prizes. HR: $84-84 1639A South Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trophies to all teams & AUG. 3, Bay Area Fremont Quads (PK-12; 3xG/30 d5) 847-605-1234, reserve by 11/15 or rate may increase. Ent: www.chessiq. players w + score. Sched: Reg.: 9-9:45a. Games: 10a-2p. Disc EF: 20 Courtyard Marriott, Fremont, CA 94538. Trophies: Players w/plus score. com/gmclass or ChessIQ, 4957 Oakton St., Suite 113, Skokie, IL 60077. by 6/18, 35 onsite. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. NS. NC. Sched: Check-in by 2:30p. Games: 3-5p. EF: $25, after 7/31 $40. Info: Questions: [email protected] ONLY. On tournament day ONLY - JUNE 22, Bay Area Cupertino Swiss (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. 847.274.1352. Advance entries posted at www.chessiq.com/gmclass Courtyard Marriott, Cupertino, CA 95014. Trophies: all teams & players (online entries posted instantly). Boards, sets, and clocks provided for AUG. 3, Bay Area Fremont Swiss (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) w/plus score. Sched: Reg.: 9-9:45a. Games: 10a-2p. EF: 33 by 6/19, Courtyard Marriott, Fremont, CA 94538. Trophies: all teams & players the main event. None for skittles. Organizer provided equipment must 48 onsite. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. NS. NC. W. be used. November rating supplement used. w/plus score. Sched: Reg. 9-9:45a. Games: 10a-2p. EF: $33, after 7/31 JUNE 27-29 OR 28-29, Bay Area Chess GM George Koltanowski $48. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. Summer Championship AUG. 8-10 OR 9-10 , Bay Area Chess IM W. John Donaldson See Grand Prix. Championship JUNE 29, Bay Area San Ramon Quads (PK-12; 3xG/30 d5) See Grand Prix. Courtyard Marriott, San Ramon, CA 94583. Trophies: Players w/plus AU G. 9, Bay Area Sacramento Quads (PK-12; 3xG/30 d5) Regional score. Sched: Check-in by 2:30p. Games: 3-5p. EF: $20, after 6/26 $35. Courtyard Marriott, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670. Trophies: Players w/plus Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. score. Sched: Check-in by 2:30p. Games: 3-5p. EF: $20, after 8/6 $35. JUNE 29, Bay Area San Ramon Swiss (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. Alabama Courtyard Marriott, San Ramon, CA 94583. Trophies: all teams & players AU G. 10, Bay Area Cupertino Quads (PK-12; 3xG/30 d5) Sched: Games: EF: JUNE 28, Alabama Quick (QC) & Blitz (BLZ) Championships w/plus score. Reg. 9-9:45a. 10a-2p. $27, after 6/26 Courtyard Marriott, Cupertino, CA 95014. Trophies: Players w/plus 5SS, TC: G/26 d3. Asbury UMC, 6690 Cahaba Valley Rd., Birmingham, $42. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. score. Sched: Check-in by 2:30p. Games: 3-5p. EF: $25, after 8/7 $40. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. AL 35242. Open (1600+; PF: $$b/15): $175-125-U1800:100; Reserve JULY 4-6 OR 5-6, 2014 Sacramento Chess Championship (U1600; PF: $$b/15): $150-100–U1400:75. Rds.: 9, 10:15, 12, 1:15, See Grand Prix. AU G. 10, Bay Area Cupertino Swiss (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) 2:30. EF: $25; if mailed by JUN 21st; $35 at site. Scholastic: 5SS, TC: , Bay Area Fremont Quads (PK-12; 3xG/30 d5) Courtyard Marriott, Cupertino, CA 95014. Trophies: all teams & players G/26 d3. EF: $20. Trophy: Top 3. Blitz Tnmt: 6SS, TC: G/8 d2. EF: JULY 6 Sched: Games: EF: Courtyard Marriott, Fremont, CA 94538. Trophies: Players w/plus score. w/plus score. Reg. 9-9:45a. 10a-2p. $33, after 8/7 $10. PF: 1st: 50%, 2nd: 30%; 3rd: 20% of EF. Late REG: JUN 28th at $48. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. 8am. Make checks payable to: Caesar Chess. ENT: Caesar Chess LLC, Sched: Check-in by 2:30p. Games: 3-5p. EF: 25 by 7/3, 40 onsite. Info: 5184 Caldwell Mill Rd., Ste. 204-202, Birmingham, AL 35244. Info: Cae- http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. NS. NC. W. AUG. 15-17 OR 16-17, 5th annual Central California Open [email protected]; www.CaesarChess.com or www.Alabama See Grand Prix. JULY 6, Bay Area Fremont Swiss (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) Chess.com. Courtyard Marriott, Fremont, CA 94538. Trophies: all teams & players A State Championship Event! A State Championship Event! w/plus score. Sched: Reg.: 9-9:45a. Games: 10a-2p. EF: 33 by 7/3, 48 AUG.30, CalChess California Kids State u1000 Class Championship JULY 26, Alabama Dual-Rated State Chess Championship onsite. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. NS. NC. W. 5SS, G/30 d5. Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy.,

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Santa Clara, CA 95054. Park free. Prizes: Top 20 players in ea section. JUNE 15, June LA Boys & Girls Championship (K-12) AUG. 7-10, 8-10 OR 9-10, 44th annual Continental Open (MA) Top 5 clubs & Top 5 schools in all sections combined (min 2/team, top 5 4 Sections: >900, <900, <500, <300. 5SS, G/25 d5. 11514 Santa See Grand Prix. 5 sections based on rating: count). K-12 kids only. F(800-999) G(600- Monica Blvd. & Butler LA, 90025, 2nd fl. 4 blocks West of 405. EF: $35 , 5th Annual Hartford Open 799) H(400-599) I(200-399) J(under 200). Sched: Reg. 9-9:30a. Games: SEPT. 26-28 OR 27-28 ($25 LACC memb, siblings 1/2, Free new LACC memb). $5 off in notified See Grand Prix. 10-11:30-1-2:20-3:45. EF: $39, after 8/28 $59, Playup +$10. August by 6/14. Reg.: 12-1 pm. Rds.: 1pm & asap; done by 5; Prizes: Trophies 2013 Supp & TD disc to place players. Ent: Online or mail to Bay Area (top 3 each section) & medals; each player receives a prize! Parking: Chess, 1639A S. Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Rfnd fee $1s0. T:408-786- Free on st & basement. Free Pizzas & Juices. Info: (310) 795-5710 or District of Columbia 5515 Info/Form: http://BayAreaChess.com/labor. E: ask@BayArea www.LAChessClub.com or [email protected]. Chess.com, W. AUG. 22-24 OR 23-24, 46th annual Atlantic Open JUNE 21-22, LACC - 2014 Tal Memorial See Grand Prix. AUG. 30-SEPT. 1 OR AUG. 31-SEPT. 1, 2014 CalChess State See Grand Prix. Championship (Labor Day) OCT. 8-13, 10-13, 11-13 OR 12-13, Washington Chess Congress , Pacific Southwest Open See Grand Prix. JULY 4-6 OR 5-6 (VA) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. SEPT. 27, 2014 U.S. Game/60 Championship See Nationals. JULY 6, SCCF PSO Scholastics 5-SS, G/30 d5. Radisson LAX, 6225 West Century Blvd., Los Angeles, CA SEPT. 28, 2014 U.S. Game/30 Championship 90045. Open to gr. 12-below. In two sections: Open: Trophies to top 5, Florida See Nationals. top 3 U1200, top 2 Unrated. Grade 6/below U1000: Trophies to top 5, Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! top 3 U700, top 2 Unrated. Reg.: 8:30-9. Rds.: 9:30-11-12:15-1:45-3. Boca Raton Chess Club EF: $20 if received by 06/20, $25 door. SCCF membership req. Info: Friday nights, G/85 d5 Tournament, one game a week for 4 weeks. California, Southern [email protected]. On-line ent: www.metrochessla.com. Ent: www.bocachess.com, 561-479-0351. Metropolitan Chess, PO Box 25112, Los Angeles, CA 90025-0112. The Los Angeles Chess Club Broward Chess Club The Most Active Club on the West Coast! (310) 795-5710 * Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 909 N. Federal Hwy., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304. Hours: Fridays & Sat- www.LAChessClub.com. Saturdays: 10am-10 pm (Intermediate class JULY 8, 15, 22, 29, Temecula Chess Club Tuesday Nights urdays 7pm - 11pm. Saturdays Children’s Classes: 12pm - 2pm. Saturdays + 2 Tournaments). Sundays: 11-7 & 1-5 pm (Junior class + 2 Tourna- 4SS, G/75 d5. Temecula Chess Club, 29275 Santiago Rd., Temecula, CA Adult’s Classes: 8pm-9pm. Summer Chess Camp: June 9-20. Contact: ments) – Details on our web site. Tuesdays: 7:30-9:30 pm (Inter - 92591. EF: $30. $15 for Temecula Chess Club Members. Unr: Free Entry (954)530-6674. Email: [email protected]. mediate/Advanced Lecture). 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, for Unrated Players. Rds.: 7:00pm. ENT: www.temeculachess.com/events. Miami City Chess Club CA 90025. (4 blocks W of 405, SW corner of Santa Monica & Butler * INFO: Guy Reams [email protected]. www.temeculachess.com. 2nd Floor – above Javan Restaurant). Group Classes * Tournaments * Saturdays 8am-12pm novice players. 12pm-6pm U1800 G/30 d5, 5 Private (1:1) Lessons. JULY 17-20, 18-20 OR 19-20, 19th annual Pacific Coast Open rounds, no entry fee, just for rating. Prizes based on 25 entries. Miami See Grand Prix. Masters open tournament G/30 d5, 5 rounds, 1st $250 U2000 $100. JUNE 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, LACC - Every Sunday Chess 4 Jrs. Entry fee $15 for club members. Consult miamicitychessclub.com for 5 separate events – 2 Sections: >800, <800, 5SS, G/25 d5. 11514 AUG. 2, Temecula Chess Club - Rated Beginners Open schedule or call 352-283-2835. Santa Monica Blvd. & Butler LA, 90025, 2nd fl. 4 blocks West of 405. EF: 3SS, G/61 d5. Temecula Chess Club, 29275 Santiago Rd., Temecula, CA $30 ($20 LACC memb, siblings 1/2, Free new LACC members). Reg.: 92590. Open to 1200 & under. EF: $30. $15 for Temecula Chess Club JUNE 6, Friday Night USCF Rated Blitz Tournament (BLZ) 12-1 pm. Rds.: 1pm & asap; done by 5. Prizes: Trophies (top 3 each Members. Unr: Free Entry for Unrated Players. Prizes: trophies. Rds.: 5 double-rounds, G/5 d0. Broward Chess Club, 909 N. Federal Hwy., section) & medals; each player receives a prize! Parking: Free on st & 12p, 2p, 4p. ENT: www.temeculachess.com/events. INFO: Guy Reams Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304. Games start: 7pm. Contact: Oscar 954- basement. Free pizza & juices. Info: (310) 795-5710 or www.LAChessClub. [email protected]. www.temeculachess.com. 530-6674. com or [email protected]. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! JUNE 13, Friday Night USCF Rated Blitz Tournament (BLZ) JUNE 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, LACC - Sunday G/61 AUG. 12, 19, 26, SEPT. 2, Temecula Chess Club Tuesday Nights 5 double-rounds, G/5 d0. Broward Chess Club, 909 N. Federal Hwy., 3SS, G/61 d5. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90025, 2nd fl. 2 Sections: 4SS, G/75 d5. Temecula Chess Club, 29275 Santiago Rd., Temecula, CA Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304. Games start: 7pm. Contact: Oscar 954- Open & U1600. EF: $30 ($20 memb, $10 no prizes; spouses/siblings 92591. EF: $30. $15 for Temecula Chess Club Members. Unr: Free Entry 530-6674. 1/2). Reg.: 11-12 pm. Rds.: 12, 2, 4 pm. Prizes: 1/2 collections. Parking: for Unrated Players. Rds.: 7:00pm. ENT: www.temeculachess.com/events. JUNE 13-15 OR 14-15, Sunshine Summer Open & Scholastic Free on streets, BoA, or basement. Info: 310/795-5710 or www.LAChess INFO: Guy Reams [email protected]. www.temeculachess.com. See Grand Prix. Club.com. AUG.15-17OR16-17, 5th annual Central California Open (CA-N) JUNE 20, Friday Night USCF Rated Blitz Tournament (BLZ) Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! See Grand Prix. 5 double-rounds, G/5 d0. Broward Chess Club, 909 N. Federal Hwy., JUNE 7&8, 14&15, 21&22, 28&29, LACC - Saturday & Sunday AUG. 30-SEPT. 1 OR AUG. 31-SEPT. 1, 36th Annual Southern Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304. Games start: 7pm. Contact: Oscar 954- G/61 California Open 530-6674. 6SS, G/61 d5. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA 90025, 2nd fl. 2 Sections: See Grand Prix. Open & U1600. EF: $55 ($35 LACC memb; spouses/siblings 1/2). Reg.: Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 11-12 pm. Rds.: 12, 2, 4 pm each day. 1-Day Option: 1/2 EF. Prizes: A State Championship Event! 1/2 collections. Parking: Free on st & basement. Info: 310/795-5710 Colorado JUNE 20-22 OR 21-22, 2014 Florida State Team Championship or www.LAChessClub.com. 5SS, Open Section G/120 d5; U1500 Section G/90 d5 (2-day Option Rd. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 1, both sections, G/60 d5). La Quinta Inn and Suites, 3701 N. University JUNE 7, 14, 21, 28, LACC - Every Saturday Chess 4 Jrs. - New AUG. 9-10, Manitou Springs CO: Pikes Peak Open Dr., Coral Springs. 4-player teams (with one optional alternate). Team Event! 5-SS, Rds. 1-2 G/90 d5; Rds. 3-5 G/90, 30 seconds increment. Manitou average (4 highest ratings - May rating list). Open section team average 4 separate events – 2 Sections: >800, <800, 5SS, G/25 d5. 11514 Art Center Venue 515, 515 Manitou Ave. One open section. EF: $35 if must be under 2200. Open section FIDE rated (USCF rules used). EF Santa Monica Blvd. & Butler LA, 90025, 2nd fl. 4 blocks West of 405. EF: rec’d by Aug. 6, $40 at site. $9 EF discount for juniors, seniors, unrated. per player: $50 by 6/13, $55 later. SPECIAL EF: Team (one entry must $30 ($20 LACC memb, siblings 1/2, Free new LACC members). Reg.: Additional $5 discount for Supporting Members of Colorado Springs be made for all players) $190 by 6/13, $210 later (any team changes 12-1 pm. Rds.: 1pm & asap; done by 5; Prizes: Trophies (top 3 each Chess Club. CSCA required, ($15, jrs & srs 10), OSA. Cash prizes per $10). Scholastic teams receive $10 off team entry fee. Memb. Req’d: section) & medals; each player receives a prize! Parking: Free on st & entries. Registration.: 8:30 - 9:30 AM, Rds. 10, 2:30, 7:00; 9:00 AM, FCA. PRIZES: Top 1-3rd place teams and Top Boards 1-4 each section; basement. Free pizza & juices. Info: (310) 795-5710 or www.LAChess 3:00. Entries to: Richard Buchanan, 1 Sutherland Rd., Manitou Springs, Open section: Class prizes: Top U2100, U1800; Top Senior team (all 50 Club.com or [email protected]. CO 80829. Phone (719) 685-1984 or e-mail [email protected]. COL- & above), Top College team (same school); U1500 section: Class prizes: JUNE 7, 14, 21, 28, LACC - Saturday G/61 ORADO TOUR EVENT. Top U1200, U900; Top Female team, Top High School team (same school), 3SS, G/61 d5. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90025, 2nd fl. 2 Sections: Top Middle School team (same school, grades 6-8), Top Elementary Open & U1600. EF: $30 ($20 memb, $10 no prizes; spouses/siblings School team (same school). Schedule: 3-day 1st Rd. Fri. 7:30, 2-Day 1/2). Reg.: 11-12 pm. Rds.: 12, 2, 4 pm. Prizes: 1/2 collections. Parking: Connecticut 1st Rd. Sat. 10, Rd. 2 Sat. 1:30, Rd. 3 Open section 6:45, Rd. 3 U1500 section 6:00, Rd. 4 Sun. 9:30, Rd. 5 Open section 2:45, Rd. 5 U1500 Free on streets & basement. Info: 310/795-5710 or www.LAChessClub.com. , 42nd Annual World Open JULY 2-6, 3-6, 4-6 OR JUNE 30-JULY 6 section 2:00. HR: $79 until cut-off date, Includes free breakfast & JUNE 7, 14, 21, 28, LACC - Saturday Nite Blitzathon $250 (BLZ) (VA) Internet, 954-753-9000, Ext. 6. Ent: Boca Raton Chess Club, 2385 7DSS, G/5 d0 (14 Games). 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90025, 2nd fl. See Grand Prix. Executive Ctr. Dr., Ste. 100, Boca Raton, FL 33431. Online entry & add’l 4 blks W of 405. EF: $20 ($15 LACC memb). Blitz-rated. $10 no prizes. JULY 18-20 OR 19-20, 19th Annual Bradley Open info: www.bocachess.com, 561-479-0351. Chess Magnet School JGP Reg.: 6-6:30 pm. Rds.: 6:30, 6:55, 7:20, 7:45, 8:10, 8:35, 9 pm. Prizes: for G/90 and G/120 rds. $250 (b/10).1st:$100; 2nd:$50; 3rd:$25; 4th:$15; U1800: $30; U1600 See Grand Prix. $30. Parking: Free on streets &, BoA, or basement. Info: 310/795-5710 JULY 25-27 OR 26-27, 13th annual Manhattan Open (NY) JULY 11, Friday Night USCF Rated Blitz Tournament (BLZ) or www.LAChessClub.com. See Grand Prix. 5 double-rounds, G/5 d0. Broward Chess Club, 909 N. Federal Hwy.,

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Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304. Games start: 7pm. Contact: Oscar 954- then merges with 3-day. Info: Thad Rogers (478)-973-9389 or atlanta NOV. 1-2, Susan Polgar World Open for Boys and Girls 530-6674. [email protected]. Enter: American Chess Promotions, 3055 General A World Youth 2015 Qualifier Event! Sections (Boys and Girls each): Lee Rd., Macon, GA 31204 or americanchesspromotions.com. W. U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 (see www.chessiq.com/polgar2014 for birthdate JU LY 12 , CFCC Tornados at UUU cutoffs for each age category). Prizes: (Boys and Girls each):1st place See Grand Prix. JULY 18-20 OR 19-20, 41st Lipkin/Pfefferkorn Open (NC) See Grand Prix. in each age category will be a wild card representative for the ChessIQ JU LY 18-20 OR 19-20 , 41st Lipkin/Pfefferkorn Open (NC) Academy World Youth Team (event held in Greece - see www.chessiq. See Grand Prix. JULY 26, 3rd Annual Summer Scorcher com/polgar2014 for more details). Additional Prizes: U18 - 1st-Webster JULY 19, Pensacola Knights Open See Grand Prix. University Scholarship, 2nd-4th - $150-100-75 value in chess prizes. U16, U14, U12, U10 - 1st place iPad Mini, 2nd-4th - $150-100-75 value See Grand Prix. , 2014 Arnold Denker AUG. 29-SEPT. 1 OR AUG. 30-SEPT. 1 in chess prizes. Trophies in all age categories for 1st - 8th place and top JU LY 26-27 , U.S. Open Weekend Swiss Florida State Championship (FL) 2 school teams (students must be in the same school or feeder school, See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. no private club teams). Rounds and Time Control: Game-45 d5: Sat- JU LY 26-AUG. 3, JULY 29-AUG. 3 OR JULY 31-AUG. 3, 115th SEPT. 19-21 OR 20-21, 22nd annual Southern Open (FL) Sun 11am, 1:30pm, 4pm each day. On-site reg: 9:30-10:30am Sat. Limit annual U.S. Open See Grand Prix. 2 byes. Last rd bye must commit by end of Rd. 2 and not retractable. See Nationals. Side Events: (Fri night) 2-hour camp with GM Polgar 6pm-8pm; (Sat Morning) 1-day U8 scholastic 4R-SS Game-30 d5 at 10:30am w/onsite JULY 30, 2014 U.S. National G/15 Championship (QC) Idaho reg. 9:30-10am; (Sat night) Puzzle Solving at 6pm and Simul at 7pm; See Nationals. (Sun morning) Game-3 +2/sec Blitz at 9am (FIDE and USCF rated) - Vellotti’s Chess School AU G. 2, 2014 U.S. National Blitz Championship (BLZ) visit website for more details and registration. Site: Hyatt Regency See Nationals. We Make Chess Fun!® Students ages 3-17 can learn to play and Schaumburg Hotel, 1800 E. Golf Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60173. Free Parking! Master chess with tricks, traps, and sneak attacks. Our Success in HR: $89/night 847-605-1234 by 10/11 or rates may increase. Entries: AU G. 9-14 , 3rd Annual Washington International (MD) Chess Training System is offered both in-person and live online through Online or postmarked by 10/4 $40; online or postmarked by 10/18 $50, See Maryland. group Skype lessons. Based in Boise and Sun Valley, ID with a growing thereafter $60. Puzzle Solving, Simul, Blitz - $20 each. 1-day Scholastic AUG. 29-SEPT. 1 OR AUG. 30-SEPT. 1, 2014 Arnold Denker expansion into Los Angeles, CA, we offer camps, classes, tournaments, - $30 by 10/18, $40 thereafter and onsite. Camp - $40 by 10/4, $50 by Florida State Championship private lessons, simuls, and lectures by International Master Luke 10/18, $60 thereafter and online. Online registrations at www.chessiq. See Grand Prix. Vellotti. Enchanted Chess online classes are a great way to master com/polgar2014. Mail entries to: ChessIQ, 4957 Oakton St., Suite 113, chess from the comfort of your own home. Contact us today! Phone: Skokie, IL 60077. Other info: Boards, sets, and clocks provided for SEPT. 14-21, 2014 U.S. Senior Open See Nationals. (208) 713-2486. E-mail: [email protected]. Online: www.Suc- events, none-for skittles. Must use organizer provided equipment. Novem- cessInChess.com. ber rating supplement used. Questions: [email protected] ONLY. On SE PT. 19-21 OR 20-21 , 22nd annual Southern Open tournament day ONLY - 847-274-1352. See Grand Prix. AUG.15-17OR16-17, 5th annual Central California Open (CA-N) See Grand Prix. Note: Players who qualify for the World Youth Championship Georgia but represent a FIDE Academy are not included in the official Illinois USCF delegation. JUNE 20-22 OR 21-22, 2014 Castle Chess Grand Prix See Grand Prix. JUNE 21, “Put the Fun Back into Chess” and the Tom Fineberg Memorial OPEN Chess Tournament NOV. 28-30 OR 29-30, 2nd Annual Greater Midwest Class Cham- JUNE 20-22 OR 21-22 , 2014 Florida State Team Championship See Grand Prix. (FL) pionships See Florida. JULY 18-20 OR 19-20, 7th annual Chicago Class See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! JULY 11-13 OR 12-13, 2014 Peach State Doubles Championship AU G. 9-14, 3rd Annual Washington International (MD) Indiana 5-SS, G/120 d5 (2-day Rd. 1 G/90 d5). North DeKalb Mall, 2050 Law- See Maryland. renceville Highway, Decatur, GA 30033. (Next to Diamonds Forever). JULY 18-20 OR 19-20, 7th annual Chicago Class (IL) Entry Fee: AU G. 16-17 , 60th Iowa Open Championship (USCF & FIDE Rated) See Grand Prix. $50 per team. $1,000 b/50 teams. Trophies guaranteed. $300- IASCA GP Super Qualifier (IA) 200; u2000, u1800, u1600, u1400, u1200 each $100 + trophies; u1000, See Grand Prix. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! u800 trophies only. Average rating of 2-player team will determine class. AU G. 9-10, Indiana Class Championships 3-day schedule: Reg.: ends 6:45 p.m. Rounds: 7:15, 2-6:30, 10-2:30. OCT. 10-12 OR 11-12 , 23rd annual Midwest Class Championships 4/SS, G/120 d5. Holiday Inn, 1710 N. Kinser Pike, Bloomington, IN 2-day schedule: G/90 d5. Reg.: ends 10 a.m. Rounds: 1st at 10:30, See Grand Prix. 47404. Phone: 812-334-3252. HR: $99. Free parking and Wi-Fi. In 6 Sec-

7th annual Chicago Class July 18-20 or 19-20, 2014 - Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel $20,000 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND!

5rounds,40/110, SD/30, d10 (2-day Unrated prize limits: $200 E, $350 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, option, rounds 1-2 G/60, d10), Westin D, $500 C, $700 B, $900 A. rds. Fri7, Sat11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. Chicago North Shore Hotel, 601 North Rated players may play up one 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10 Milwaukee Ave, Wheeling IL 60090. section. Unrated may enter A or below. am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5; Sun. 10 & 3:30. Free parking. Mixed doubles bonus prizes (see Half point byes OK all, Master must In 7 sections; no unrateds in Master Tournament Life): $800-400-200. commit before rd 2, others before rd 3. or Expert. No residence requirements. An Illinois Chess Tour event. Top 6 sections entry fee: $105 at All: No smoking. Bring clocks, sets, chessaction.com by 7/16, $110 phoned to boards if possible-none supplied. JGP. Master(2200/up):$2000-1000-500- 406-896-2038 by7/16,3-day $108, 2-day Hotel rates: $107-107-107-107, 300, clear win or 1st on tiebreak $100 $107 mailed by 7/9, all $120 at site, or 800-937-8461, 847-777-6500, reserve by bonus,top U2400 $800-400. FIDE rated, online until 2 hours before first game. July 4. 120 Grand Prix Points (enhanced). Class E Section entry fee: all $50 Expert (2000-2199): $1400-700- less than above. Unofficial uschess.org ratings 400-200. Re-entry (except Master): $50. usually used if otherwise unrated. A(1800-1999):$1400-700-400-200. All: No checks at site, credit cards Entry: chessaction.com or B(1600-1799):$1400-700-400-200. OK. Online or mailed EF $5 less to ICA Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham C(1400-1599): $1200-600-400-200. members; join/renew at il-chess.org. NY 10803. $15 charge for refunds. D(1200-1399): $1000-500-300-200. Special 1 year USCF dues if paid Questions: [email protected], E(Under1200):$500-250-150-100, with entry: see Tournament Life or www.chesstour.com, 347-201-2269. trophies to top 3, top Under 1000, Under chesstour.com. USCF membership Entries posted at chessaction.com 800, Under 600, Unrated. required. (online entries posted instantly).

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tions: Master/Expert, A, B, C, D (See Class E below). May play up one 08/01/2014. Phone 1-859-296-0091 and request the chess block rate. class. Sections may be combined if necessary. Prizes: $$1350 b/50 paid If problems encountered, ask for Windy (Ext. 1013). Alternatively, book Massachusetts entries, M/X $225, $125, all others $175, $75, Highest finishing Indiana online at www.lexington.place.hyatt.com and enter the Group Code G- Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! players in each class receives medallion. Reg.: 8:30-9:45. Rds.: Sat 10- CHES under Special Rates. Two sections: Open and U1600. Prizes: JUNE2 5, JULY 2, 9, 16, 23 , Harlow B. Daly Memorial (1883-1979) 3 & Sun 10-2:30. EF: $40 if rec’d by 8/01, $50 on-site. ISCA Memb. (Based on 35 paid entries) Open, $400-$200-$100; U1600, $200-$100. 5SS, G/100 d5. Wachusett CC, McKay Campus Complex, Room C159, req’d, starts at $6, OSA. Ent: indianachess.com or ISCA, P.O. Box 3030, The top Kentucky finisher will be awarded trophy as 2014 Kentucky Fitchburg State University, 67 Rindge Rd., Fitchburg, MA 01420. EF: $10 Indianapolis, IN 46206. August ratings used. Class E: August 9th only. Senior Chess Champion. EF: $50 if postmarked by August 11; otherwise semi-annual club dues or $1 per game. Reg.: 6-7:10 p.m. Rds.: 7:15 4/SS G/60 d5. Rds.: 10,12:30,3,5. EF: $20.Trophies and merchandise $60. Mail checks to Bob Mahan, 610 N. Main St., Suite 215, Blacksburg, p.m. each Wed. Byes: 1-4, limit two. Prizes: books. Info: George Miri- prizes. VA 24060. Schedule: Registration 6:00-7:00 PM Friday, Round 1 at 7:30 janian, 176 Oak Hill Rd., Fitchburg, MA 01420, [email protected], PM. Players electing to start on Saturday morning with a 1/2-point bye AUG. 15-17 OR 16-17, Cleveland Open (OH) 978-345-5011. Website: www.wachusettchess.org W. See Grand Prix. for Round 1 may register between 8:30 and 9:30 AM. Saturday rounds are at 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM, and Sunday rounds are at 9:00 AM and JULY 2-6, 3-6, 4-6 OR JUNE 30-JULY 6, 42nd Annual World Open AU G. 22-24 OR 23-24, 9th annual Indianapolis Open 2:00 PM. Byes: All players may take up to two irrevocable 1/2-point (VA) See Grand Prix. byes, which must be requested at registration. All participants must See Grand Prix. be USCF members and must be 50 years old by December 31, OCT. 10-12 OR 11-12 , 23rd annual Midwest Class Championships JULY 18-20 OR 19-20 , 19th Annual Bradley Open (CT) (IL) 2014. Out-of-state players welcome. Please visit www.chessforse- See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. niors.org for more information. AU G. 7-10, 8-10 OR 9-10, 44th annual Continental Open AUG. 22-24 OR 23-24, 9th annual Indianapolis Open (IN) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. Iowa AUG. 9-14, 3rd Annual Washington International (MD) See Maryland. JULY 18-20, Kansas Open (KS) See Kansas. Louisiana SE PT. 26-28 OR 27-28 , 5th Annual Hartford Open (CT) See Grand Prix. AU G. 16-17 , 60th Iowa Open Championship (USCF & FIDE Rated) JULY 26-27 , 2014 Paul Morphy Open IASCA GP Super Qualifier See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. Michigan OCT. 10-12 OR 11-12 , 23rd annual Midwest Class Championships Maine , 7th annual Chicago Class (IL) (IL) JULY 18-20 OR 19-20 See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. JULY 18-20 OR 19-20 , 19th Annual Bradley Open (CT) See Grand Prix. AU G. 15-17 OR 16-17, Cleveland Open (OH) See Grand Prix. Kansas AU G. 7-10, 8-10 OR 9-10 , 44th annual Continental Open (MA) See Grand Prix. AU G. 16-17, 2014 U.P. Open Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! See Grand Prix. JULY 18-20, Kansas Open All events at Holiday Inn, 8787 Reeder, Overland Park, KS. 2 Maryland OCT. 10-12 OR 11-12 , 23rd annual Midwest Class Championships sections: (7/19 and 7/20) 5SS, G/120 d5. All prizes based on 80 non- (IL) scholastic rate entries in Open + Reserve. Open: all: $320-160-80. JUNE 26-30, 2nd annual DC International (VA) See Grand Prix. 1999/below: 160-80-40. $25 & plaque to top KS resident. Reserve: See Grand Prix. 1799/below: $320-160-80. Class C: 160-80-40. 1399/below + unrated: JUNE 27-29 OR 28-29, 3rd annual World Open Women’s Cham- Minnesota 160-80-40. $25 and plaque to top KS resident EF: $45 if postmarked by pionship (NOTE CORRECTIONS) (VA) 7/12, $55 thereafter and on-site. Special $10 discount for advance entry See Grand Prix. JULY 18-20 OR 19-20, 7th annual Chicago Class (IL) into both KS Open + Blitz tourney, $10 entry fee for Scholastics, not See Grand Prix. JU NE 27-29, 6th annual World Open Senior Amateur (VA) competing for cash, but for 3 plaques in Reserve or 1 in Open, Special Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! free Scholastic entry for some (see website) Reg.: 7/19 8:30-9:30am. See Virginia. JULY 19 , OleChess Summer Chess Tournament Rds.: 7/19: 10-2:30-7, 7/20: 9:30, 2:00. KANSAS BLITZ: 1 section: JUNE 28-29, 6th annual World Open Under 13 Championship (VA) 4-SS, G/61+d5. St. Olaf College, Buntrock Commons, 1520 St. Olaf Ave., (7/18), 5SS, G/10 d0. All prizes based on 40 non-scholastic rate entries See Virginia. Northfield, MN. Std. entry fee: $25 by 7/18, $40 on site (cash only). 1 $240-160-80. Class A, B, & (C and below + unrated): 80, 40 each. $25 bye avail. any rd. except 4. Non-prize-eligible EF for OleChess Campers plus plaque for top KS resident in Blitz EF: $25 if postmarked by 7/12, JUNE 28-29, World Open Warmup (VA) See Grand Prix. only: $2/game by 7/18, $5/game on site; director will award points for $35 thereafter and on-site, $10 entry fee for all Scholastics not competing unplayed games to create reasonable pairings. Prizes: $1000 b/42 std. for cash, but for 3 plaques. Reg.: 7/18 6-7pm. Rds.: 7:00, 7:30, 8, 8:30, JUNE 30-JULY 1, World Open Under 2300 (VA) entries, min 2/class: $250-$150-$110-$70; Class X, A, B, C, D, E/Below/ 9. KANSAS BUGHOUSE: 1 section: (7/18) Starts at 4 pm, prizes 75% See Virginia. Unr: $70 each; trophies to top 3 school teams: top 3 scores from same of total entry money. EF: $20 per team, pay on-site, HR: Special room school this past or upcoming school year. Sched: Reg. 9-9:45; Rds. 10, rate at Holiday Inn, 913-888-8440 or 888-825-7538 and mention Kansas JULY 2, World Open 7-Minute Championship (VA) See Grand Prix. 12:45, 3:00, 5:45; Rd. 3 & 4 earlier if results allow. Ent: http://stolaf.edu/ Chess Association, up to 4 in a room, $89 per night, reservations by camps. Information: [email protected], 507-786-3042. NS. NC. W. 6/18 Special: KCA membership required only of KS residents, other JULY 2-6, 3-6, 4-6 OR JUNE 30-JULY 6, 42nd Annual World Open states welcome; $7 adult, $5 junior, $10 family. USCF membership (VA) AU G. 16-17 , 60th Iowa Open Championship (USCF & FIDE Rated) required except for Bughouse. Also- Free breakfast for KCA members See Grand Prix. IASCA GP Super Qualifier (IA) 7/20 (See website) www.kansaschess.org. Ent: Laurence Coker, 8013 See Grand Prix. W 145th St., Overland Park, KS 66223. Checks payable to “Kansas Chess JULY 3, 4, 5, World Open Daily 2 pm Blitz (BLZ) (VA) See Virginia. OCT. 10-12 OR 11-12 , 23rd annual Midwest Class Championships Association”. Ph: 913-851-1583, e-mail [email protected]. (IL) JULY 5, World Open 10-Minute Championship (VA) See Grand Prix. Kentucky See Grand Prix. JULY 6, World Open Blitz Championship (BLZ) (VA) Mississippi JUNE 14-15, Kentucky Open See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. JUNE 21, Pearl G/60 AU G. 1-3 OR 2-3, 4th Annual Potomac Open 4SS, G/60 d5. 2 sections: Open and U1400. At the Country Inn & Suites, JUNE 28, 2014 Murray Summer Open See Grand Prix. $G: 300. 4SS, G/60 d5. Rds.: 10-1-then ASAP thereafter. Third floor, 3051 White Blvd., Pearl, MS 39208. HR: phone 601-420-2244 ($79/night). Curris Center, Murray St. Univ., Murray, KY. EF: $10 if rec’d by June 25, Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Ask for the Mississippi Chess Association Tournament rate. Reg.: 8am- $15 afterward. (Free to participants in the Murray Chess Camp – June AU G. 9-14, 3rd Annual Washington International 9am. Rds.: 9:15, 11:30, Lunch, 2:15 and 4:30. Prizes b/60% entries. 23-27) $300 guaranteed prizes: In two sections: Open (for all) and 9SS, 40/100, SD/30 inc/30. Rockville Hilton, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Pre-entry Adults $20 and Scholastic 12th grade or lower $10. Onsite Novice (for those rated under 1000), Open: $50 + trophy to 1st; $25 + MD 20852, 301-468-0308. All prizes guaranteed. Two sections: A Sec- Entry Adults $30 and Scholastic 12th grade or lower $20. USCF mem- Trophy to first in each of B, C, D, under 1200. Novice: $50 + trophy to tion (minimum 2100 FIDE to play. FIDE ratings used for pairings bership required. MCA membership required for adult residents. For 1st; $25 + Trophy to first in each of the following categories - rated and prizes) $4000-2000-1500-1000-900-700-600-400, top U2500 $1300- pre-entries phone 601-919-2285, email [email protected] or mail below 800, rated below 600, rated below 400. If entries permit an addi- 650, top U2400 $1200-600 top U2300 $1100-550 top U2200 $1000-500. your check made out to the Mississippi Chess Association, USCF number, tional $100 will be assigned based on where the entries are located. Limited number of minimum prizes for non-US FIDE rated players, see expiration date: Mark Nicholas, 236 Crosscreek Dr., Brandon, MS 39047. Ent: Wayne Bell, Box 2468, Murray State Univ. Station, Murray, KY web page. GM and IM norms possible (2 GM & 2 IM earned last Pre-entries must be received before the day of the tournament. Mississippi 42071, site 9:00-9:45. Info only: 270-293-7675, [email protected], USCF year). B Section 7 SS (under 2201 USCF and under 2200 FIDE, Chess Association homepage – www.mcachess.org. membership is required. USCF ratings used, FIDE rated) $1500-$700-$400, top U2000 $600- 300, top under 1800 $500. Free Continental breakfast before morning AUG. 2, The Urban Chess Open II rounds. Sets board and clocks provided for both sections. A section Missouri Location: Fourth Avenue United Methodist Church, 318 West Saint EF: GMs, non-US IMs Free; US IMs and WGMs $199; FIDE above 2300 Catherine St. (see www.mapquest.com), Louisville, KY. Scholastic Sec- JUNE 14, Saint Louis Premiere & Amateur $299; FIDE from 2200 to 2299 $349; FIDE less than 2200 $399. All $25 See Grand Prix. tions: K/5, K/8, K/12. G/30 d5, 4 rounds. Entry fee: $20.00. The top 3 more after 6/9, $35 more after 7/25, $45 more after 8/5, $70 more at winners in each section earn a medal. The first place winner in each the door. A Section Special EFs: All $100 less for non-US FIDE rated; JUNE 21, Missouri Novice Championship - A Rated Beginner Open section also earns a Monday at Meijer 24.00 dollar tournament entry All $50 less, if staying at the Hilton; All $50 less, if born before 8/8/1964. Tournament (RBO) fee gift certificate. The overall top 3 Doubles Team winners earn a B Section EF: $249. $20 more after 7/25, $30 more after 8/5, $40 Open only to new/unrated players or players Rated under 1000. 4 rounds, Cash Prize Sections: trophy. Open, U1600, U1200, U800. G/45 d5, 4 more at the door. B Section Special EFs: All EFs $50 less, if staying at Game in 60 d5. Location: Missouri State University, Kemper Hall, Rm. rounds. Entry fee: $25.00. Based on 20 paid in full entries in a section: the Hilton. A Section Schedule Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. 8/9-8/11:11am 102. 921 S. John Q. Hammons Parkway, Springfield, MO 65807. Regis- 1st place $90.00, 2nd Place $75.00, 3rd place $50.00 and 4th place & 6pm, 8/12 & 13 6pm, Thur 8/14 11am. B Section Schedule Reg tration: 8:30-9:30. Round Times: 10am, 1, 3:30, 6. Entry Fee: $15 $40.00. The 5th place winner in the under 800 Section earns a USCF ends Sat 10 am, rds. 8/9-8/11:11am & 6pm, 8/12 6pm HR $89(Fri/Sat), pre-registered (payment received by 6/18) $20 on site. MCA Required, membership renewal. The tournament director reserves the right to $99(weekday) Ent: MCA, c/o Michael Regan, 1827 Thornton Ridge Rd., (O.S.A), available on site from $5. No 1/2pt byes. Prizes: based on 10: change sections and other matters based on entries received. Our Towson, MD 21204. More information, hotel reservation link, & online 1st $100 + trophy, 2nd $60 3rd $30. Entries/Info: Bob Howe, 210 N. contact information is [email protected] or www.potters Olive St., Pacific, MO 63069 (636) 234.7928, [email protected]. housechess.com. entry at http://washint.mdchess.com. , 46th annual Atlantic Open (DC) Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! A State Championship Event! AUG. 22-24 OR 23-24 A State Championship Event! See Grand Prix. AUG. 15-17, Kentucky Senior Championships JUNE 21-22, Missouri Class Championship 5-SS, G/100 d5. Hyatt Place Lexington, 2001 Bryant Rd., Lexington, KY OCT. 8-13, 10-13, 11-13 OR 12-13 , Washington Chess Congress 5SS, G/115 d5. Location: Missouri State University, Kemper Hall, Rm. 40509. HR: Suites including breakfast buffet and sofa bed: $99/night (VA) 102. 921 S. John Q. Hammons Parkway, Springfield, MO 65807. Prizes: single king, $109/night double queens (plus 13.42% tax) if booked by See Grand Prix. b/7 per class: $100-1st, $60-2nd, each: M/X, A, B, C, D, U1200, Missouri

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State Championship Plaque to winner of each section! Players play only $60 to first in each section. EF: $25, $20 Members. Reg.: 1:15-1:45 p.m. those in their own Class. (Small sections may be combined. Combined New Jersey Rds.: 2:15-4:00-5:45 p.m. Info: www.westfieldchessclub.com, John sections use prize pairing in last round, “playing up” one section allowed). Every Third Sunday of the Month Tournament Union City Chess Moldovan: [email protected], Bill Cohen: 732-548-8432 Registration: 8:30-9:30. Round times: Sat-10-2:30-7, Sun-9:30-2 Entry Club! or 848-219-1358. Fee: $35 preregistered (payment received by 6/18), $40 on site. On 420 15th St., Union City. 4SS, G/45 d0. $200 b/20. Start time: 10am. , 2nd annual DC International (VA) Site cash only. Max 1 half bye; MCA required, O.S.A., available on site JUNE 26-30 Reg.: $20. $15 if advance entry. To enter in advance at website: http:// See Grand Prix. from $5. Entries/Info: Bob Howe, 210 N. Olive St., Pacific, MO 63069 hudsoncountychess.tripod.com/. (636) 234.7928, [email protected]. JUNE 27, Friday G/30 JUNE 14, Chess Mates Club Championship 3-RR. G/25 d5. New Address: 75 East Cherry St., Suite 10A, Rahway, JULY 18-20 OR 19-20, 7th annual Chicago Class (IL) 4-SS. G/55 d5. New Address: 75 East Cherry St., Suite 10A, Rahway, NJ 07065. Prizes: $75 to first in each section. EF: $30, $25 members. See Grand Prix. NJ 07065. EF: $60, members $50. Prize Fund: $1000 Guaranteed! Reg.: 6:30-7:10 p.m. Rds.: 7:15, 8:25, 9:35 p.m. Info: chessmates@chess JULY 18-20, Kansas Open (KS) Prizes: $250-150, U2300 $150, U2100 $150, U1900 $150, U1600 $100, matesnj.com. See Kansas. Biggest Upset $50. Reg.: 10:15-10:50 a.m. Rds.: 11:00 a.m., 1:30, 3:45, Info: JUNE 27-29 OR 28-29, 3rd annual World Open Women’s Cham- 6:00 p.m. 1 bye allowed, commit prior to game 3. chessmates@chess pionship (VA) JULY 19, CCSCSL 6 Year Anniversary Speed Spectacular (FIDE matesnj.com. Rated) (BLZ) See Grand Prix. , Dad’s Day Dynamic Duos (QC) 9SS, G/5 d0. Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, 4657 Maryland JUNE 15 , 6th annual World Open Senior Amateur (VA) 3-SS, G/24 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. 2 players JUNE 27-29 Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108. Free entries for GMs and IMs. PF: $100 See Virginia. Unconditionally Guaranteed!! 1st-$25 2nd-$20 3rd-$15 4th-$10 Top per team. Must average <2200. Prizes, b/16 teams: $40-30, U2000 U1800-$12. Top U1500-$8. Biggest Upset-$10. Blitz ratings will be used $20, U1750 $20, U1500 $20. EF: $10 per team! Reg.: 1:15-1:45 p.m. JUNE 28, 4th Saturday Quads for Pairing and Prize Purposes. USCF Membership required as event is Rds.: 2:15-3:30-4:45 p.m. Regular ratings from the June Golden DB will 3-RR. G/55 d5. New Address: 75 East Cherry St., Suite 10A, Rahway, Blitz Rated. Unrated Section: Free membership to USCF. EF: $2. All par- be used. No exceptions. Info: www.westfieldchessclub.com, John NJ 07065. Prizes: $75 to first in each section. EF: $30, $25 members. ticipants must be members of CCSCSL. Reg.: 12-12:45. Rounds start at Moldovan: [email protected], Bill Cohen: 732-548-8432 Reg.: 12:35-1:25 p.m. Rds.: 1:30-3:45-6:00 p.m. Info: chessmates@chess 1:00. Free snacks and soda will be provided. Raffle before each round. or 848-219-1358. matesnj.com. One half point bye available if committed before Round 2. JUNE 18 , Frank’s Wednesday Night Swiss JUNE 28, Central Jersey Chess Tournament Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 4SS, G/30 d5. 271 Fort Lee Rd., Leonia, NJ 07605. Prize(b/20): $125- Princeton Academy, 1128 Great Rd., Princeton. 6 sections: 4 rated, 2 JULY 26, 2-on-2 Team Championship 75-50, u1400 (b/4): $50. EF: $25. (1)1/2 pt. bye avail. any rd. Must unrated. Open, U1200 K-12, 3SS G/40 d5. U900, U600 K-8, 4SS G/25 4SS, G/65 d5. Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, 4657 Mary- notify b/4 rd.1. Reg.: 7:00pm-7:45. Rds.: 8:00, 9:15. Info: frank@franks d5. Intermediate (K-6), Beginners (K-2) 4SS, unrated, no clocks. land Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108. Free entries for GMs and IMs. EF: $30 chess.com, 201-961-4029. Trophies: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and top school or club team per section, medals njchess.com for 2 person team, $20 for 2 person team that are both annual members , Frank’s Friday Night Blitz (BLZ) to all! $35 pre-reg at by 6/26, $45 on-site. Reg.: 1:15- JUNE 20 1:45, sections end between 5-7pm. Full details at njchess.com. of club if registered by 7/25. PF: $400 Unconditionally Guaranteed!! 5SS, G/5 d2. 271 Fort Lee Rd., Leonia, NJ 07605. Prizes(b/20): $50-30- Championship Team-$150, Top Team U3800-$120, Top Team U3200- 20, U1400(b/4) $25. EF: $10. Reg.: 700:-7:30pm. Rd 1: 7:45. Info: JUNE 28, Fair Lawn Saturday Quads $80, Top Team U2800-$50. Reg.: 9-9:45. Rds.: 10, 12:45, 3:30, 6:15. No [email protected], 201-961-4029. ICA, 9-10 Saddle River Rd., Fair Lawn, NJ 07410. 3 RR, G/60 d5. EF: 1/2 point byes available. No alternates. Match points will be used for , Friday G/30 $25. Prize: $50 to first in each quad. Reg.: 12:45 - 1:15 PM. Rds.: 1:30 pairing and prize purposes. Unrated Players will be considered 1100 JUNE 20 PM, 3: 45, 6:00. ENT: Info Diana 201 797 0330, [email protected]; www. 3-RR. G/25 d5. New Address: 75 East Cherry St., Suite 10A, Rahway, for pairing and prize purposes. MCA Membership required from $5. OSA. icanj.net. ICA provides lunch. Ent: 4657 Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108, or online at saintlouis- NJ 07065. Prizes: $75 to first in each section. EF: $30, $25 members. chessclub.org. Info: 314-361-CHESS, info@saintlouischess club.org. Reg.: 6:30-7:10 p.m. Rds.: 7:15, 8:25, 9:35 p.m. Info: chessmates@chess JUNE 28, Hamilton Chess Club Quads matesnj.com. 3RR, 40/80 15/30 15/30 d0. Full K. New Location: McManimon Hall, AUG. 16-17 , 60th Iowa Open Championship (USCF & FIDE Rated) , 2nd Donatas Varneckas Memorial 320 Scully Ave., Hamilton Twp., NJ 08610. Quads open to all. EF: $10. IASCA GP Super Qualifier (IA) JUNE 21 Prizes: $25 per Quad. Reg.: 9-10:30am. Rds.: 10:30am-1:30pm-4:30pm. See Grand Prix. 3-SS. G/55 d5. New Address: 75 East Cherry St., Suite 10A, Rahway, NJ 07065. 3 Sections: Open, U1800, U1400. EF: $30, members $25. OSA. Contact email: hamiltonchessclub.com. NS. NC. W. OCT. 10-12 OR 11-12 , 23rd annual Midwest Class Championships Prize Fund: 70% of EF. Prizes: 1st, 2nd & Class Prizes (based on the # JUNE 28, Saturday Morning G/30 (IL) of participants). Reg.: 12:35-1:25 p.m. Rds.: 1:30-3:45-6:00 p.m. Byes: 3-RR. G/25 d5. New Address: 75 East Cherry St., Suite 10A, Rahway, See Grand Prix. 1 bye available, must commit prior to game 2. No re-entry. Info: chess NJ 07065. Prizes: $75 to first in each section. EF: $30, $25 members. [email protected]. Reg.: 9:30-9:55 a.m. Rds.: 10:00, 11:05 a.m., 12:10 p.m. Info: chess [email protected]. Montana JUNE 21, Cherry Hill June Open Online Registration: https://juneopen2014.eventbrite.com. Format: JUNE 28-29 , 6th annual World Open Under 13 Championship (VA) AUG. 15-17 OR 16-17, 5th Annual Central California Open (CA-N) Open: 5 Rounds Swiss System, Game 30 minutes (5 second delay). See Virginia. See Grand Prix. U1600 Quads: 3 Rounds, Game 60 d2. Sections and Prizes (50% guar- , Frank’s June Open anteed): Prizes Increased ! 1. Open: $350 - $200; Under 2000 $100; JUNE 29 4SS, G/60 d5. 271 Fort Lee Rd., Leonia, NJ 07605. Prize (b/20): $125- Under 1800: $100; 2. Under 1600 Quads: $90 1st in each quad. Entry 75-50, U1400: $50. EF: $25. (1)1/2 pt. bye avail. any rd. Must notify b/4 Nebraska Fee: $35 by 6/20 online, $40 at the door. Schedule: Registration ends rd.1. Reg.: 9:30-10:15am. Rds.: 10:30, 12:45, 3:00, 5:15. Info: frank@ 9:45. Rounds, Open: 10:00 am, 11:15 am, 12:30 pm, 1:45 pm, 3:00 pm. JULY 18-20, Kansas Open (KS) frankschess.com, 201-961-4029. See Kansas. U1600 Quads: 10am, 12:15 pm, 2:30 pm. Contact: dgorman@darsemail. com, (703) 989-6867. Location: Cherry Hill Public Library, 1100 Kings , Westfield Quads , 60th Iowa Open Championship (USCF & FIDE Rated) JUNE 29 AU G. 16-17 Hwy. N, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034. 3-RR. G/40 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. Prizes: IASCA GP Super Qualifier (IA) EF: Reg.: , Fair Lawn Saturday Quads $60 to first in each section. $25, $20 Members. 1:15-1:45 p.m. See Grand Prix. JUNE 21 Rds.: 2:15-4:00-5:45 p.m. Info: www.westfieldchessclub.com, John ICA, 9-10 Saddle River Rd., Fair Lawn, NJ 07410. 3 RR, G/60 d5. EF: $25. Prize: $50 to first in each quad. Reg.: 12:45 - 1:15 PM. Rds.: 1:30 Moldovan: [email protected], Bill Cohen: 732-548-8432 Nevada PM, 3: 45, 6:00. ENT: Info Diana 201 797 0330, [email protected]; or 848-219-1358. www.icanj.net. ICA provides lunch. , 42nd Annual World Open Las Vegas Chess Center JULY 2-6, 3-6, 4-6 OR JUNE 30-JULY 6 , First Summer Super Amateur (VA) LasVegas Chess Center, 727 Fremont St., Las Vegas 89101, corner of JUNE 21 See Grand Prix. 8th inside the Learning Village in Downtown. We meet on Fridays from (For those between 2399 and 1800.) Holiday Inn, 195 Davidson Ave., 6 to 10 pm, G/75, +30, EF: $2 and Sundays from 12 to 6pm, 4 Rds. Somerset. (exit 10 off I-287). 4-SS, G/60 d5. Top 4 prizes Gtd: $200- Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! G/40 d5, EF: $5 with prizes back to winners. Sets, clocks, water and 150-100-50. Minimum $50 to top Expert and top class A. b/18. No pooling JULY 2, 9, 16, 23, Wednesday G/90 coffee provided, for more info visit lasvegaschesscenter.com or call /no duplicates. Early EF: $36 at entryfeesrus.com, late $45 cash at 4-SS, G/85 d5. New Address: 75 East Cherry St., Suite 10A, Rahway, 702-283-9512. hotel. New pairing System! Early and Late entries paired separately and NJ 07065. 1 game per week. 2 Sections: Open, U1800. Prizes: 1st, 2nd merged in round two. Reg.: by 9:45am. Round #1 10 am for early & Class Prizes (based on the # of participants). EF: $30, $25 members. JULY 17-20, 18-20 OR 19-20, 19th annual Pacific Coast Open entries, others ASAP. Summer Super Class B Amatuer. Players Reg.: 6:45-7:10 p.m. Rds.: 7:15 p.m. on July 2, 9, 16, 23. 2 byes are (CA-S) between 1799 and 1400). All prizes b/18. 4-SS, G/60 d5. $150-100-50. available. Late-joins accepted until the start of round 3. Info: chess See Grand Prix. Minimum $50 to top Class C. No pooling or duplicates. EF: $30 at [email protected]. entryfeesrus.com, late $40 at site. Reg.: by 9:45 am. Round #1 starts AU G. 15-17 OR 16-17, 5th Annual Central California Open (CA-N) JULY 4, 1st Friday Blitz (BLZ) See Grand Prix. 10 am. Summer Super Class D Amatuer. For those under 1400. All 7-SS. G/5 d0. New Address: 75 East Cherry St., Suite 10A, Rahway, NJ prizes b/18. 4-SS, G/60 d5. $150-100-50.Minimum $50 to Class E, Class 07065. EF: $20, $15 members. Prize Fund: $225 b/16 entries. Prizes: F. No pooling or duplicates. EF: $30 at entryfeesrus.com. $40 at site. $60-40-30. U2100 $25, U1900 $25, U1700 $25, U1500 $20. Reg.: 6:45- New Hampshire Reg.: by 9:45 am. Round #1 starts 10 am. Info for all sections: There 7:20 p.m. Rds.: 1st round 7:30 p.m. Subsequent rounds ASAP. Info: will be trophies in all sections. See entryfeesrus.com or call Ken 908- [email protected]. JULY 12, Kopec’s New Hampton Camp Tornado 619-8621. W. Web. 4SS, G/60 d5. New Hampton School, New Hampton, NH. $$G 750 b/o JULY 5, 1st Saturday Quads 30 players. In 3 Sections: Open, open to all. $$ 150-100-70; Top U2000 JUNE 21, King’s Chess Club Quads 3-RR. G/40 d5. New Address: 75 East Cherry St., Suite 10A, Rahway, $80. Under 1800, open to U1800 or Unr. $$ 100-70-50 Top U1500 $60. Morning quads and afternoon quads, G/30 d5, Kindergarten-undergrad- NJ 07065. Prizes: $75 to first in each section. EF: $30, $25 members. No Unr may win over $50. Under 1300, Open to U1300 or Unr. $$ 75- uate (scholastic, youth, and young adult memberships). Bethlehem Reg.: 12:35-1:25 p.m. Rds.: 1:30, 3:15, 5:00 p.m. Info: chessmates@ 50, No Unr may win over $35. Trophies to Top 3 and Top U1100. ALL Church, 758 Route 10, Randolph, NJ 07869. EF: None. Reg.: 9-9:20 am., chessmatesnj.com. EF’s $35 if received by 7/5; later or at site $42. May enter online at 1st rd. 9:40. Arr. by noon to reg. only for afternoon quads. Medal to website: www.kopecchess.com/camps. Reg.: 8:30 – 9:30 Sat 7/12. each quad winner. Info: Bethlehem Church 973-366-3434 or Bob McAdams JULY 5, Fair Lawn Saturday Quads Rds.: 10:00, 1:00, 3:30, 7:00. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Bar- 973-694-3988, [email protected]. ICA, 9-10 Saddle River Rd., Fair Lawn, NJ 07410. 3 RR, G/60 d5. EF: $25. Prize: $50 to first in each quad. Reg.: 12:45 - 1:15 PM. Rds.: 1:30 beque) available at School, $10 / each. Ent: Kopec Chess Services, JUNE 21, Saturday Morning G/30 131 Marion Ave., Merrick, NY 11566. Info: IM Dr. Danny Kopec – PM, 3: 45, 6:00. ENT: Info Diana 201 797 0330, [email protected]; www.ica 3-RR. G/25 d5. New Address: 75 East Cherry St., Suite 10A, Rahway, nj.net. ICA provides lunch. [email protected]. (516) - 782-5285. NJ 07065. Prizes: $75 to first in each section. EF: $30, $25 members. JULY 18-20 OR 19-20, 19th Annual Bradley Open (CT) Reg.: 9:30-9:55 a.m. Rds.: 10:00, 11:05 a.m., 12:10 p.m. Info: chess JULY 5, Saturday Morning G/30 See Grand Prix. [email protected]. 3-RR. G/40 d5. New Address: 75 East Cherry St., Suite 10A, Rahway, Prizes EF: , Frank’s June Quads NJ 07065. : $75 to first in each section. $30, $25 members. JULY 25-27, 64th New Hampshire Open JUNE 22 Reg.:9:30-9:55am. Rds.: 10:00am-11:05am-12:10pm. Info: chess See Grand Prix. 3RR, G/40 d5. 271 Fort Lee Rd., Leonia, NJ 07605. Prizes: $50 per Quad. EF: $20. Reg.: 12:00-12:45pm. Rds.: 1:00,2:30,4:00. Info: frank@franks [email protected]. AUG. 7-10, 8-10 OR 9-10, 44th annual Continental Open (MA) chess.com, 201-961-4029. Clear winner of 3 quads in 2014 gains free JULY 5-6, 2nd Annual Fourth of July Open - Leon Shulman Cup See Grand Prix. entry in next quad! See Grand Prix. SEPT. 26-28 OR 27-28, 5th Annual Hartford Open (CT) JUNE 22, Westfield Quads JULY 6, Westfield Quads See Grand Prix. 3-RR. G/40 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. Prizes: 3-RR. G/40 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. Prizes:

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$60 to first in each section. EF: $25, $20 Members. Reg.: 1:15-1:45 p.m. 10:45, 1, 3 all on Saturday. Reg.: Sat. 8-8:30 A.M. $5 Family discount JUNE 30, 11th Nassau G/15 (QC) Rds.: 2:15-4:00-5:45 p.m. Info: www.westfieldchessclub.com, John after one full-price entry. Late Fee: $10 if entry not received by 6/27. 6SS. G/12 d3 or G/15 d0. 1st Presbyterian Church, 1st & Main Sts., Moldovan: [email protected], Bill Cohen: 732-548-8432 One 1/2 point bye if requested before Round 1. Entry Fee payable to Mineola. EF: $25 by 6/23. $32 at site, Non-memb + $5. $$ (420 b/20) or 848-219-1358. NMCO, P.O. Box 4215, Albuquerque, NM 87196. Entry forms, Mail-In & 120, U2000, 1800, 1600, 1400/UR 75 ea. 3 byes 1-6. Reg to 7:15 PM. Pay Pal available nmchess.org. Note: Players 11 years of age or less Rds.: 7:15-7:55-8:30-9:05-9:40-10:15. Rule 14H not used. Ent: Harold JULY 11, Friday G/30 3-RR. G/25 d5. New Address: 75 East Cherry St., Suite 10A, Rahway, must be accompanied by a parent or other responsible adult. W. Stenzel, 80 Amy Dr., Sayville, NY 11782. NJ 07065. Prizes: $75 to first in each section. EF: $30, $25 members. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Reg.: 6:30-7:10 p.m. Rds.: 7:15, 8:25, 9:35 p.m. Info: chessmates@chess New York JUNE 30, JULY 7, 14, 21, 28, Marshall FIDE Mondays! matesnj.com. 6-SS, G/120 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. Open , Queens June Open , Dr. Luzviminda Machan Open JUNE 6, 13, 20, 27 to all players 1600 or above. EF: $50, Members $30. ($500 b/28): $175- JU LY 12 See Grand Prix. Reg.: 4-SS, G/40 d5. New Address: 75 East Cherry St., Suite 10A, Rahway, 125-100, U2000 $100. 2 byes OK, commit before round 4. 6:15-6:45. Rds.: NJ 07065. EF: $40, members $30, U1600 less $5. Prize Fund: $490 Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 7PM each Monday. FIDE rated. FIDE ratings used for pairings and prizes. Players w/o FIDE rating: USCF rating used for prizes. Limit b/$700 in EF. Prizes: $150-100-70, U2200 $50, U1900 $50, U1600 $50, JUNE 12-16, 2014 North American Youth Championship Biggest Upset $20. Reg.: 12:35-1:25 p.m. Rds.: 1:30, 3:15, 5:00, 6:45 9SS, G/90 + 30-sec Inc., Doubletree Tarrytown Hotel, 455 South Broad- 2 byes, request by rd. 4. www.marshallchessclub.org. p.m. 2 byes available, commit prior to game 3. Re-entry $20, before way, Tarrytown, NY 10591, USA. Hotel Rate: $139, mention CHESS. JULY 1, Marshall Tuesday FIDE Action! round 2 or 3 only. Info: [email protected], 732-499-0118. Reserve by May 10, 2014, 1-914-631-5700. Free Parking, Free Internet 4-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: and Complementary Shuttle Service within a 5-mile radius. FIDE Titles , Fair Lawn Saturday Quads $40, members $20. ($360/24): $160-80, U2100 $65, U1800 $55. Reg.: JULY 12 and Norms Awarded! 12 Sections: Under 18, 16, 14, 12, 10 and 8, Rds.: ICA, 9-10 Saddle River Rd., Fair Lawn, NJ 07410. 3 RR, G/60 d5. EF: 6:15-6:45. 7-8:15-9:30-10:45. One bye available, request at entry. both Open and Girls. Age as of January 1, 2014. Trophies to Top 5 in www.marshallchessclub.org. NOW ALSO FIDE RAPID RATED! $25. Prize: $50 to first in each quad. Reg.: 12:45 - 1:15 PM. Rds.: 1:30 each Section. Titles and Norms Awarded: U18: Gold (1st, on Tie- ENT: , 42nd Annual World Open PM, 3: 45, 6:00. Info Diana 201 797 0330, [email protected]; Breaks, if Necessary) – IM/WIM Title; 1st Equal (down to 3rd place on JULY 2-6, 3-6, 4-6 OR JUNE 30-JULY 6 ICA provides lunch. (VA) www.icanj.net. tie-breaks) – IM/WIM Norm; Silver & Bronze (2nd and 3rd on Tie- See Grand Prix. JULY 12, Saturday Morning G/30 Breaks, if Necessary) – FM Title. U16: Gold – IM/WIM Norm; 1st Equal 3-RR. G/25 d5. New Address: 75 East Cherry St., Suite 10A, Rahway, (down to 3rd place on tie-breaks) – FM Title; Silver & Bronze – CM Title. JULY 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Community Chess Club of Rochester Wed NJ 07065. Prizes: $75 to first in each section. EF: $30, $25 members. U14 & U12: Gold – FM Title; Silver & Bronze – CM Title. U10 & U8 – Night Chess! Reg.: 9:30-9:55 a.m. Rds.: 10:00, 11:05 a.m., 12:10 p.m. Info: chess First Equal (down to 3rd place on tie-breaks), Silver & Bronze – CM Note: 1 game rated per night, G/80 d5. Rochester Chess Center, 221 [email protected]. Title. Sections with less than 8 players may be combined. FIDE Rules. Norris Dr., Rochester, NY 14610. 585-442-2430. EF: $5, CCCR members $3. Reg.: 7-7:25 pm. Rd.: 7:30pm. www.rochesterchessclub.org. , Westfield Quads USCF and FIDE rated. Highest Rating (FIDE, USCF, Canadian, Mexican) JULY 13 . Tournament Entry Fee 3-RR. G/40 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. Prizes: used for pairing purposes, June Rating Lists : Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! $100 $115 $135 $60 to first in each section. EF: $25, $20 Members. Reg.: 1:15-1:45 p.m. Per Player by April 11, by May 16, after May 16. USCF JULY 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Marshall Wednesday U1400! Rds.: 2:15-4:00-5:45 p.m. Info: www.westfieldchessclub.com, John Membership is required for USA Players. No half-points byes, only zero- 5-SS, G/85 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: On-site registration Moldovan: [email protected], Bill Cohen: 732-548-8432 point byes. June 12 from 9:30am- 4pm. Players $50, members $30. ($450/24): $240-120, U1100 $90. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. or 848-219-1358. registering after 4pm will receive a zero-point bye for Rd. 1 and will Rds.: 7 pm each Wed. Limit two byes, request by Rd. 3. www.marshall commence play on Rd. 2. Schedule: Thursday, June 12: Check-In chessclub.org. JULY 18-20 OR 19-20, 19th Annual Bradley Open (CT) starts at 9:30am, Round 1 – 6pm. Friday: Round 2 – 11am, Round 3 – See Grand Prix. 5pm, Saturday: Round 4 – 10am, Round 5 – 6pm. Sunday: Round 6 – Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 11am, Round 7 – 5pm. Monday: Round 8 – 8:30am, Round 9 – 1:30pm. JULY 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 , Marshall Wednesday U2000! JU LY 20 , Westfield Summer Scholastic Awards Ceremony – 6pm. Blitz: Thursday, June 12 at 11am (Onsite 5-SS, 30/85 d5, SD/1 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477- Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. K-12. 3 Sections: Open, 3716. EF: $50, members $30. ($450/24): $240-120, U1700 $90. Reg.: U1250, U750. Open: 3-SS. G/40 d5. Rds.: 2:15, 4:00, 5:45 p.m. U1250: registration until 10am). Countries may register only one official player in each of the 12 main event sections but may register any number of 6:15-6:45. Rds.: 7 pm each Wed. Limit two byes, request by Rd. 3. www. 4-SS. G/25 d5. Rds.: 2:15, 3:30, 4:45, 6:00 p.m. U750: 4-SS. G/25 d5. marshallchessclub.org. Rds.: 2:15, 3:30, 4:45, 6:00 p.m. Prizes: Trophies to Top 5 in each additional players. For more information please visit the official event section. Tiebreaks used. EF: $25, $20 members. No mail entries. No website: www.chesseducators.com/2014/01/09/the-north-american- JULY 3, Marshall 4 Rated Games Tonight! discount for advance entry. Reg.: 1:15-2:00 p.m. Info: www.westfield youth-chess-championship-returns-to-the-usa/. Contact: IO Beatriz 4-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $40, chessclub.com, John Moldovan: [email protected], Bill Marinello, [email protected], (917) 553-4522. members $25, GMs free. Prizes: ($$530 based on 32 paid entries: $200- Cohen: 732-548-8432 or 848-219-1358. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 100-50, U2200 $95, U2000 $85. Reg.: 6:15-6:45 pm. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30- , Marshall Monday U1600! 10:45. One bye available, request at entry. NOW ALSO FIDE RAPID RATED! JULY 25-27 OR 26-27, 13th annual Manhattan Open (NY) JUNE 16, 23, 30, JULY 7, 14 See Grand Prix. 5-SS, G/85 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. ($450/20): $240-120, Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! U1300 $90. Reg.: 6:15-6:45., Rds.: 7 pm each Mon. Two byes available, JULY 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 4th Long Island CC Summer Open JULY 27, Westfield Quads request by Round 3. www.marshallchessclub.org. 5SS, G/90 d5. United Methodist Church, 470 East Meadow Ave., East 3-RR. G/40 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. Prizes: Meadow, NY 11554. Open to all. $(b/20 pd. ent.): $100-80. Top U- $60 to first in each section. EF: $25, $20 Members. Reg.: 1:15-1:45 p.m. JUNE 17, Marshall Masters! See Grand Prix. 2000, U-1500/unr. $50 ea. EF(cash only): $35. Non-LICC members Rds.: 2:15-4:00-5:45 p.m. Info: www.westfieldchessclub.com, John +$10. Reg.: 7:15 – 7:30 PM, no adv. ent., Rds.: 7:30 PM SHARP ea. Moldovan: [email protected], Bill Cohen: 732-548-8432 JUNE 18-22, 7th New York International Thursday. 2 byes 1-5. Info: www.lichessclub.com. Skittles rm. or 848-219-1358. See Grand Prix. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! AU G. 1-3 OR 2-3, 4th Annual Potomac Open (MD) JUNE 19, Marshall 4 Rated Games Tonight! JULY 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Marshall FIDE Thursdays! See Grand Prix. 4-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: 5-SS, G/120 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: AU G. 3, Westfield Quads $40, members $25, GMs free. Prizes: ($$530 based on 32 paid entries: $50, Members $30. ($500 b/28): $175-125-100, U2000 $100. 2 byes 3-RR. G/40 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. Prizes: $200-100-50, U2200 $95, U2000 $85. Reg.: 6:15-6:45 pm. Rds.: 7-8:15- OK, commit before round 4. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Rds.: 7PM each Thursday. $60 to first in each section. EF: $25, $20 Members. Reg.: 1:15-1:45 p.m. 9:30-10:45. One bye available, request at entry. NOW ALSO FIDE RAPID FIDE rated. Limit 2 byes, request by rd. 3. www.marshallchessclub.org. RATED! Rds.: 2:15-4:00-5:45 p.m. Info: www.westfieldchessclub.com, John JULY 4, Independence Day Madness! Moldovan: [email protected], Bill Cohen: 732-548-8432 JUNE 20-22 OR 21-22 , 2014 Florida State Team Championship See Grand Prix. or 848-219-1358. (FL) See Florida. JULY 5, Marshall Saturday G/60! AU G. 7-10, 8-10 OR 9-10, 44th annual Continental Open (MA) 4-SS, G/55 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. Two See Grand Prix. JUNE 26, Marshall 4 Rated Games Tonight! sections: A. Open ($360/26): $160-80, U2200 65, U2000 55. B. U1800 4-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $40, AUG. 9-14, 3rd Annual Washington International (MD) ($240/18): $120-65, U1500 55. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 11:15- See Maryland. members $25, GMs free. Prizes: ($$530 based on 32 paid entries: $200- 11:45. Rds.: 12-2:30-4:45-7. One bye available, request at entry. www. 100-50, U2200 $95, U2000 $85. Reg.: 6:15-6:45 pm. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30- marshallchessclub.org. AU G. 10, Westfield Summer Swiss 10:45. One bye available, request at entry. NOW ALSO FIDE RAPID RATED! 4-SS. G/25 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. 3 JULY 5, 12, 19, 26, Rochester Chess Center Saturday Tourna- Sections: Open, U1800, U1400. Prizes: (b/16 entries per section) Open JUNE 26-30, 2nd annual DC International (VA) ments! $80-60-51, U2000 $50. U1800 $80-60-51, U1600 $50. U1400 $80-60- See Grand Prix. 3-SS, G/60 d5. Rochester CC, 221 Norris Dr., Rochester, NY 14610. 585- 442-2430. Prizes based on entries. EF: $15, RCC members $13. $2 less 51, U1200 $50. EF: $25, $20 members. Reg.: 1:15-1:45 p.m. Rds.: , Marshall $500 FIDE Blitz! (BLZ) JUNE 27 for HS and Pre-HS. Reg.: 1-1:45 pm. Rds.: 2-4-6. One bye available, 2:15-3:30-4:45-6:00 p.m. Info: www.westfieldchessclub.com, John See Grand Prix. Moldovan: [email protected], Bill Cohen: 732-548-8432 request at entry. www.nychess.org. Also, Youth tournament, G/30 d5, or 848-219-1358. JUNE 27-29 OR 28-29, 3rd annual World Open Women’s Cham- every Saturday morning 10am-1pm, trophies and prizes. EF: $5. pionship (VA) , Marshall Sunday G/45! AUG. 22-24 OR 23-24, 46th annual Atlantic Open (DC) See Grand Prix. JULY 6 See Grand Prix. 4-SS, G/40 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. Two JUNE 27-29, 6th annual World Open Senior Amateur (VA) sections: A. Open ($360/26): $160-80, U2100 65, U1800 55. B. U1800 AUG. 30-SEPT. 1 OR AUG. 31-SEPT. 1, 68th Annual New Jersey See Virginia. ($240/18): $120-65, U1500 55. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 11:15- Open Championship , Marshall Saturday U1800! 11:45. Rds.: 12-1:45-4:00-5:45. One bye available, request at entry. See Grand Prix. JUNE 28 www.marshallchessclub.org. 4-SS, G/40 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. ($300/24): SEPT. 26-28 OR 27-28, 5th Annual Hartford Open (CT) $160-80, U1500 $60. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 12:15-12:45. Rds.: JULY 7, 14, 21, 31st Nassau Senior See Grand Prix. 1-2:45-4:30-6:15. One bye available, request at entry. www.marshallchess 3SS, 40/80 d0. 1st Presbyterian Church, 1st & Main Sts., Mineola. Open OCT. 8-13, 10-13, 11-13 OR 12-13 , Washington Chess Congress club.org. to born before 7/22/64. EF: $10 by 7/1, $17 at site, non-memb $9 more. Bye: Reg (VA) , 6th annual World Open Under 13 Championship (VA) Trophies to top 3. 1-3. to 7:15 PM. [email protected]. JUNE 28-29 Rds.: 7:15 each Mon. Ent: Harold Stenzel, 80 Amy Dr., Sayville, NY 11782. See Grand Prix. See Virginia. , 71st Nassau Action , Marshall June Grand Prix! JULY 7, 14, 21 JUNE 28-29 OR 29 See Grand Prix. New Mexico See Grand Prix. , Marshall 4 Rated Games Tonight! Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! JULY 10 , 55th Binghamton Open 4-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $40, JUNE 28-29, Albuquerque/Rio Rancho Open Chess Tournament JUNE 29 Prizes: 4SS, G/65 d5. Prizes: $300 b/24. Open-$100-$60-$30; Reserve-$50- members $25, GMs free. ($$530 based on 32 paid entries: $200- New Mexico State University, 4501 Indian School Rd., NE, Albuquerque, Reg.: Rds.: $40-$20 (U1700). Trophies: 1-3 Reserve section. EF: Open $25, Reserve 100-50, U2200 $95, U2000 $85. 6:15-6:45 pm. 7-8:15-9:30- NM 87110, 505-830-2856. Sponsored by the New Mexico Chess Organ- 10:45. One bye available, request at entry. NOW ALSO FIDE RAPID RATED! ization. 5 rounds SS. Game 90 d5 except for the Under 1000 Section $20 (U1700). Cash only on site. Schedule: Registration 8:45-9:15 AM. which is Game 45 d5. Prizes: $1,000 based on 80 attendees. Sections/ Rounds: 9:30-12Noon-2:30-4:45. Entry: payable to: “Cordisco’s Corner Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! Entry Fees: Open $35, Under 1800 $30, Under 1400 $25, Under 1000 Store”, 308 Chenango St., Binghamton, NY 13901, (607) 772-8782, cordis- JULY 11-13, 12-13 OR 13, NEW! Marshall July Super FIDE U2300! $20.00. Rounds: 9-1-4:30, 9-1. Rounds for Under 1000 Section: 9, [email protected]. Open to players rated below 2300 USCF. 5-SS, 40/2 d5 SD/30 d5.

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Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $60, members $40. AUG. 1-3 OR 2-3, 4th Annual Potomac Open (MD) AUG. 10, Marshall Sunday G/45! $$820 gtd: $300-150-100, U2000 $145, U1700 $125. Reg. ends 15 min See Grand Prix. 4-SS, G/40 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. Two before Rd. 3 schedules: 3 day 7/11 6pm, 7/12-13 12:30-5:30. 2 day sections: A. Open ($360/26): $160-80, U2100 65, U1800 55. B. U1800 7/12 11am, then merge with 3day (Rd. 1 G/25 d5). 1 day 7/13 9-10:10- AUG. 1-3, 2-3 OR 3, Marshall August Super FIDE GP! ($240/18): $120-65, U1500 55. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 11:15- 11:20, then merge with 2&3 day (Rd. 1-3 G/25 d5) Limit 2 byes, request See Grand Prix. 11:45. Rds.: 12-1:45-4:00-5:45. One bye available, request at entry. www. at entry. USCF & FIDE rated. www.marshallchessclub.org. AUG. 5, Marshall Tuesday FIDE Action! marshallchessclub.org. JULY 12, Marshall Saturday U1600! 4-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 4-SS, G/40 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. ($300 $40, members $20. ($360/24): $160-80, U2100 $65, U1800 $55. Reg.: AUG. 11, 18, 25, SEPT. 1, 8, 15, Marshall FIDE Mondays! b/24): $160-80, U1300 $60. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 12:15-12:45. 6:15-6:45. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45. One bye available, request at entry. 6-SS, G/120 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. Open Rds.: 1-2:45-4:30-6:15PM. One bye available, request at entry. www.mar www.marshallchessclub.org. Now also FIDE Rapid Rated! to all players 1600 or above. EF: $50, Members $30. ($500 b/28): $175- shallchessclub.org. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! 125-100, U2000 $100. 2 byes OK, commit before round 4. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Rds.: 7PM each Monday. FIDE rated. FIDE ratings used for pairings JULY 15, Marshall Masters! AUG. 6, 13, 20, 27, SEPT. 3, Marshall FIDE Wednesday U2000! See Grand Prix. 5-SS, G/120 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: and prizes. Players w/o FIDE rating: USCF rating used for prizes. Limit $50, members $30. ($450/24): $240-120, U1700 $90. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. 2 byes, request by rd. 4. www.marshallchessclub.org. JULY 17, Marshall 4 Rated Games Tonight! Rds.: 7 pm each Wed. Limit two byes, request by Rd. 3. www.marshall EF: AUG. 14, Marshall Thursday Game 30 Grand Prix! 4-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. $40, chessclub.org. USCF & FIDE rated! See Grand Prix. members $25, GMs free. Prizes: ($$530 based on 32 paid entries: $200- 100-50, U2200 $95, U2000 $85. Reg.: 6:15-6:45 pm. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30- Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! AUG. 15-17 OR 16-17, Cleveland Open (OH) 10:45. One bye available, request at entry. Now also FIDE Rapid Rated! AUG. 6, 13, 20, 27, SEPT. 3, Marshall Wednesday U1400! See Grand Prix. 5-SS, G/85 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: JULY 18-20 OR 19-20, 19th Annual Bradley Open (CT) AUG. 22-24 OR 23-24, 46th annual Atlantic Open (DC) $50, members $30. ($450/24): $240-120, U1100 $90. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. Rds.: 7 pm each Wed. Limit two byes, request by Rd. 3. www.marshall JULY 18-20, 19-20 OR 20, Marshall July Super FIDE GP! chessclub.org. AUG. 29-SEPT. 1, AUG. 30-SEPT. 1 OR AUG. 31-SEPT. 1, 136th See Grand Prix. Annual NY State Championship AUG. 7, Marshall 4 Rated Games Tonight! See Grand Prix. JULY 19, Marshall Saturday U1800! 4-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $40, 4-SS, G/40 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. ($300/24): members $25, GMs free. Prizes: ($$530 based on 32 paid entries: $200- SEPT. 26-28 OR 27-28, 5th Annual Hartford Open (CT) $160-80, U1500 $60. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 12:15-12:45. Rds.: 1- 100-50, U2200 $95, U2000 $85. Reg.: 6:15-6:45 pm. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30- See Grand Prix. 2:45-4:30-6:15. One bye available, request at entry. www.marshallchess 10:45. One bye available, request at entry. Now also FIDE Rapid Rated! OCT. 8-13, 10-13, 11-13 OR 12-13, Washington Chess Congress club.org. (VA) AUG. 7-10, 8-10 OR 9-10, 44th annual Continental Open (MA) Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. JULY 21, 28, AUG. 4, 11, 18, Marshall Monday U1600! 5-SS, G/85 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. ($450/20): $240-120, Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! North Carolina U1300 $90. Reg.: 6:15-6:45., Rds.: 7 pm each Mon. Two byes available, AUG. 7, 14, 21, 28, SEPT. 4, Marshall FIDE Thursdays! request by Round 3. www.marshallchessclub.org. 5-SS, G/120 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: JUNE 26-30, 2nd annual DC International (VA) $50, Members $30. ($500 b/28): $175-125-100, U2000 $100. 2 byes See Grand Prix. JULY 24, Marshall 4 Rated Games Tonight! OK, commit before round 4. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Rds.: 7PM each Thursday. 4-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $40, FIDE rated. Limit 2 byes, request by rd. 3. www.marshallchessclub.org. JUNE 27-29 OR 28-29, 3rd annual World Open Women’s Cham- members $25, GMs free. Prizes: ($$530 based on 32 paid entries: $200- pionship (VA) 100-50, U2200 $95, U2000 $85. Reg.: 6:15-6:45 pm. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30- AUG. 8, Marshall Friday U2000 Action! See Grand Prix. 10:45. One bye available, request at entry. Now also FIDE Rapid Rated! 4-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $40, members $20. ($360/24): $160-80, U1800 $65, U1600 $55. Reg.: JUNE 27-29, 6th annual World Open Senior Amateur (VA) JULY 25, Marshall $500 FIDE Blitz! (BLZ) 6:15-6:45. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45. One bye available, request at entry. See Virginia. See Grand Prix. www.marshallchessclub.org. JUNE 28-29, 6th annual World Open Under 13 Championship (VA) See Virginia. JULY 25-27 OR 26-27, 13th annual Manhattan Open AUG. 9, Marshall Saturday G/60! See Grand Prix. 4-SS, G/55 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. Two JULY 2-6, 3-6, 4-6 OR JUNE 30-JULY 6, 42nd Annual World Open JULY 26, Marshall Saturday G/60! sections: A. Open ($360/26): $160-80, U2200 65, U2000 55. B. U1800 (VA) 4-SS, G/55 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. Two ($240/18): $120-65, U1500 55. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 11:15- See Grand Prix. 11:45. Rds.: 12-2:30-4:45-7. One bye available, request at entry. www. sections: A. Open ($360/26): $160-80, U2200 65, U2000 55. B. U1800 JULY 18-20 OR 19-20, 41st Lipkin/Pfefferkorn Open ($240/18): $120-65, U1500 55. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 11:15- marshallchessclub.org. See Grand Prix. 11:45. Rds.: 12-2:30-4:45-7. One bye available, request at entry. www. AUG. 9-14, 3rd Annual Washington International (MD) marshallchessclub.org. AUG. 22-24 OR 23-24, 46th annual Atlantic Open (DC) See Maryland. See Grand Prix. JULY 27, Marshall Sunday G/45! AUG. 10, Dog Days of Summer Capital District Chess Tournament , Washington Chess Congress 4-SS, G/40 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. Two G/60 OCT. 8-13, 10-13, 11-13 OR 12-13 sections: A. Open ($360/26): $160-80, U2100 65, U1800 55. B. U1800 (VA) 3SS, G/60 d5. Hosted by the Albany Area Chess Club, at the Eastern See Grand Prix. ($240/18): $120-65, U1500 55. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 11:15- Parkway Bridge and Games, 1639 Eastern Parkway, Schenectady, NY. 11:45. Rds.: 12-1:45-4:00-5:45. One bye available, request at entry. www. 4 Sections: Open, under 1800, under 1500, under 1200. Cash prize marshallchessclub.org. $50 to winners of each section b/20. Registration by email: Alban- Ohio JULY 31, Marshall 4 Rated Games Tonight! [email protected] by Aug 2 or by snail mail to C. Eson, 128 4-SS, G/25 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $40, Western Ave., Altamont, NY 12009, by Aug. 2, pre-registered EF $20, JUNE 14, Summer PAWN STORM XXIII members $25, GMs free. Prizes: ($$530 based on 32 paid entries: $200- $25 at the door, no credit cards please. Registration: 9-9:30. Rds.: 10, See Grand Prix. 100-50, U2200 $95, U2000 $85. Reg.: 6:15-6:45 pm. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30- 1, 3. Byes: 2nd round only. BYO equipment, membership card. Directed JUNE 20, DCC Friday Nite Quick 2014 (QC) 10:45. One bye available, request at entry. Now also FIDE Rapid Rated! by Charles Eson. 4SS, G/24 d5. Dayton Chess Club, 18 W. 5th St., Dayton, OH. Rds.: 7:30/8:30/9:30/10:30. One bye. Prizes based on entries. EF: $10 ($8 DCC mbr). Info: [email protected]/. 937-461-6283. JUNE 21, PWC Monthly at Mustard Seed 4SS, G/30 d5. Mustard Seed Market, 2nd Floor, 6025 Kruse Dr., Solon, OH 44139. EF: $25. USCF rated. Sections: Open, U-1500, K-12 U- 1000, K-3 U-500. Pairings in Open may be accelerated at TD’s discretion. 2014 MANHATTAN OPEN Registration: 9-9:45 at site. Rds.: Open, U-1500 10, 11:30, 1, 2:30, Scholastic ASAP. Prizes: $400 Guaranteed. Open: 1st $100, 2nd $50, July 25-27 or 26-27,NewYorkerHotel U-1900 $50, 1st U-1500 $50, 2nd $25, 1st U-1200 $25. K-12 U- 1000 1st $50 2nd $25 U750 $25. K-3 Section: Trophies to top 3. Special Offer: Free healthy box lunch ($10 value) to ALL players! Info: $17,000 GUARANTEED PRIZES www.progresswithchess.org. Contact: Mike Joelson 216-321-7000. JUNE 27, DCC Friday Nite Quick 2014 (QC) 5rounds,NewYorkerHotel,8th Ave&34St,acrossfromPennth 4SS, G/24 d5. Dayton Chess Club, 18 W. 5th St., Dayton, OH. Rds.: 7:30/ 8:30/9:30/10:30. One bye. Prizes based on entries. EF: $10 ($8 DCC Station. 40/110, SD/30, d10 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/60, d10, then merges with mbr). Info: [email protected]/. 937-461-6283. 3-day). Special room rates $219 single or twin; must reserve by July 11. JUNE 27-29 OR 28-29, 2014 Columbus Open See Grand Prix. Open Section: Prizes $1600-800-400-200, clear/tiebreak win $100 bonus, JULY 11, DCC Friday Nite Quick 2014 (QC) top Under 2450/Unr $500-250. 80 GPP (enhanced). FIDE rated. 4SS, G/24 d5. Dayton Chess Club, 18 W. 5th St., Dayton, OH. Rds.: 7:30/8:30/9:30/10:30. One bye. Prizes based on entries. EF: $10 ($8 U2300 Section: $1400-700-400-200, top Under 2150 $500-250. DCC mbr). Info: [email protected]/. 937-461-6283. U2000 Section: $1400-700-400-200, top Under 1850 $500-250. JULY 12, Heat Wave PAWN STORM XXIV U1700 Section: $1200-600-300-150, top Under 1550 $500-250. See Grand Prix. U1400 S ection: $700-400-200-100, top Under 1250 $300-150, trophies Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! JULY 14, Toledo July Swiss to first 3, top U1200, U1000, U800, Unrated. Open, 4SS, Rnd. 1 G/75 d5, Rnds. 2-4 G/85 d5. The University of Toledo Health Science Campus, Mulford Library Basement Cafe, 3000 Arlington MIXED DOUBLES BONUS PRIZES: $800-400-200. Ave., Toledo, OH 43614. Can split into 2 sections if enough players. EF: Unrated limit $300 in U1400, $600 U1700, or $900 U2000. $20 by 7/12, $25 at site. Reg.: 9-10 a.m., Rds.: 10, 1, 4, & 7. Prizes: $360 b/20, $100-50, 1st A,B,C,D/Under $40, 1st U1600 $50. Ent: James Jagodzinski, 7031 Willowyck Rd., Maumee, OH 43537. 419-367-9450. FOR FULL DETAILS: see “Grand Prix” in this issue. JULY 19, Mustard Seed Monster See Grand Prix.

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JULY 25-27, First Annual Ohio Masters MasterMinds Scholastic Summer League AUG. 15-17 OR 16-17, Cleveland Open (OH) See Grand Prix. Info at: www.mastermindschess.org. See Grand Prix. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! JUNE 14, MasterMinds CC Quads AUG. 22-24 OR 23-24, 46th annual Atlantic Open (DC) AUG. 9, Toledo August Swiss Blair Christian Academy, 220 W. Upsal St., Philadelphia, PA. Quads: See Grand Prix. Open, 4SS, Rnd. 1 G/75 d5, Rnds. 2-4 G/85 d5. The University of Toledo 3RR, 40/75,SD/30 d5. EF: $30 cash; winner $100. Reg. ends 9AM. Rd. AUG. 29-SEPT. 1, AUG. 30-SEPT. 1 OR AUG. 31-SEPT. 1, 136th Health Science Campus, Mulford Library Basement Cafe, 3000 Arlington 1 9:30AM then asap. Info: mastermindschess.org or brad@master annual NY State Championship (NY) Ave., Toledo, OH 43614. Can split into 2 sections if enough players. EF: mindschess.org. See Grand Prix. $20 by 8/7, $25 at site. Reg.: 9-10 a.m., Rds.: 10, 1, 4, & 7. Prizes: , First Summer Super Amateur (NJ) Ent: JUNE 21 OCT. 8-13, 10-13, 11-13 OR 12-13, Washington Chess Congress $360 b/20, $100-50, 1st A,B,C,D/Under $40, 1st U1600 $50. James See New Jersey. Jagodzinski, 7031 Willowyck Rd., Maumee, OH 43537. 419-367-9450. (VA) A Heritage Event! See Grand Prix. , Cleveland Open AUG. 15-17 OR 16-17 JUNE 21, 44th Fred Thompson Memorial See Grand Prix. 4SS, G/60 d5. Pittsburgh Chess Club, 5604 Solway St., Pittsburgh, PA AUG. 22-24 OR 23-24, 9th annual Indianapolis Open (IN) 15217. EF: $28 postmarked by 6/18, $38 thereafter, $3 discount to PCC Rhode Island See Grand Prix. members. 2 Sections: Open and Reserve (U1600). Prizes: $$500 b/30. JULY 18-20 OR 19-20, 19th Annual Bradley Open (CT) Open: Reserve: , Ohio Chess Congress Quick Championship (QC) $120 - 80, U2000 $60, U1800 $40. $80 - 50, U1400 $40, See Grand Prix. AUG. 29 U1200/Unr $30. Reg.: 9-9:45. Requests for half-point byes must be 5SS, G/24 d5. Dayton Chess Club, 18 W. 5th St., Dayton, OH. Rds.: , 44th annual Continental Open (MA) made by the start of Round 2. Rds.: 10AM-12:30PM- 3:30PM-6PM. Info: AUG. 7-10, 8-10 OR 9-10 8/9/10/11/12. One bye. EF: $20. Prizes (75%) based on entries. Info: See Grand Prix. 412-421-1881, www.pittsburghcc.org. Entries: Pittsburgh Chess Club, [email protected]/. 937-461-6283. Attn: Mike Holsinger, 5604 Solway St., Pittsburgh, PA 15217. Make AUG. 30-SEPT. 1, 69th Ohio Chess Congress checks payable to Pittsburgh Chess Club. W. South Carolina See Grand Prix. JUNE 26-30, 2nd annual DC International (VA) JULY 18-20 OR 19-20, 41st Lipkin/Pfefferkorn Open (NC) OCT. 10-12 OR 11-12, 23rd annual Midwest Class Championships See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. (IL) JUNE 27-29 OR 28-29, 3rd annual World Open Women’s Cham- See Grand Prix. pionship (VA) See Grand Prix. Tennessee Oklahoma JULY 18-20 OR 19-20, 41st Lipkin/Pfefferkorn Open (NC) JUNE 27-29, 6th annual World Open Senior Amateur (VA) See Grand Prix. JUNE 28-29, 69th Oklahoma Open State Championship See Virginia. See Grand Prix. JULY 19, 2014 Clinton Pearson Jr. Memorial Open JUNE 28-29, 6th annual World Open Under 13 Championship (VA) Cumberland Co. Community Complex, 1398 Livingston Rd., Crossville, JULY 18-20, Kansas Open (KS) See Virginia. TN 38555. $420 guaranteed prize fund. In 2 Sections, Open: 4SS, G/60 See Kansas. JULY 2-6, 3-6, 4-6 OR JUNE 30-JULY 6, 42nd Annual World Open d5, $$: $75. 30-X,A,B,C,D/Below. Amateur: 4SS, G/60 d5, Open to U1200 (VA) & under. $$: $75. 30-F,G,H/Below,UNR UNR eligible for unrated prize See Grand Prix. only. ALL: EF: $15 if mailed by 7/14, $20 at site. Memb. Req’d: TCA Oregon $10 TN residents only. ENT: Harry D Sabine, P. O. Box 381, Crossville, JULY 12, MasterMinds CC Quads JUNE 14-15, Newport June Open Blair Christian Academy, 220 W. Upsal St., Philadelphia, PA. Quads: TN 38557. INFO: www.cumberlandcountychess.org or Susan at 931- See Grand Prix. 3RR, 40/75,SD/30 d5. EF: $30 cash; winner $100. Reg. ends 9AM. Rd. 287-3765. W. JULY 17-20, 18-20 OR 19-20, 19th annual Pacific Coast Open 1 9:30AM then asap. Info: mastermindschess.org or brad@master- (CA-S) mindschess.org. Texas See Grand Prix. , W.Chester 1st Sat. Quads JULY 12 JUNE 7-8, 2014 DCC Fide Open V AUG. 15-17 OR 16-17, 5th Annual Central California Open (CA-N) Our 25th year! 3RR, 40/75, sd/30 d5. 2nd Presbyterian Church, 114 S. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. Walnut St., West Chester, PA. EF: $20; $40, $50 for 3-0. Reg.: 9am. Rds.: 9:30,1,4:30. Info: [email protected]. JUNE 28, Many Springs 65 North Richland Hills Public Library, 9015 Grand Ave., North Richland Pennsylvania A Heritage Event! Hills, TX 76180. 3 Round Swiss, G/60 d5. EF: $20, 65% of EF returned Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! as prizes. Sections to be determined by participation. Registration on- Every Friday - LVCA 7 & 9 pm Blitz Events Open/U1200 (BLZ) JULY 19-20, 45th Susquehanna Valley Open site 8:45-9:05. First Round 9:15AM, Second Round 12:15PM, Third 8SS, G/5 d2. St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church, 140 So. Ott St., Allentown, 5SS. G/85 d5. Honeysuckle Student Apts., 111 Honeysuckle Ct., Blooms- Round 2:30PM. Additional information: Tom Crane at either 817-296- PA 18104. EF: $5, Prizes: Open and U1200, Minimum 50% Returned. burg, PA 17815. EF: $29 by July 15, $40 later. $$ (400G): 150-75-40, 4287, [email protected] or www.tarrantcountychessclub.org/. 1st-70%, 2nd-30% AND will ADD PRIZES if 12 or more players per 135 in class prizes. Prizes may be increased if over 30 entries. Seating section, FREE Coffee For All Entrants. REG.: Ends 6:55pm, Cash on site may be limited. Reg.: 9-9:30am. Rds.: 10am-1:30pm-5pm, 10am-1:30 Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! only. RDS.: 7 pm, then ASAP. On Site: 484-866-3045 or bdavis@lehigh- pm. Housing: $50 for one night, $90 for Fri & Sat - for housing info JUNE 28-29, San Antonio City Championship valleychessclub.org, www.lehighvalleychessclub.org/. contact Sam Lamonto, 717-580 7492, [email protected]. Ent: GHACC, Hornbeak Bldg., 3rd, Flr., 4450 Medical Dr.,78259. 5SS, Rds., 1 and 2 C/O Michael Jemo, 128 Forest Hills Acres, Hazle Twp., PA 18201, 570- G/90 d5, Rds. 3-5 G/120 d5, $$(1050 b/40, 2/3 gtd.) $300 1st, $125 Every Saturday - LVCA QUADS/RBO U1200 Quads + G/7 d3 455-9261, 570-956-2492. [email protected]. 2nd,U2100 $125, U2000 $125, U1800 $125, U1600 $100, U1400 $75, G/40 d5 Quads, 3-RR. Reg.: 1-1:45, Rds.: 2 pm, then asap. Site: Holy Unr. $75. EF: $45 if rc’d by 6/22, $50 at site: Trophy to top Bexar County Trinity Lutheran Church, 514 3rd Ave., Bethlehem, PA 18018. 2 Sections: JULY 25-27 OR 26-27, 13th annual Manhattan Open (NY) Resident. Option play for 1/2 prizes: $23 by 6/25, $28 later and at site: Open Section EF: $15. Prizes: $50 for 3-0 score, else $45 for 1st. RBO See Grand Prix. EF Jr U19 entry $20 if rcv’d by 6/22 or $25 at site. Option play and Section EF: $10. Prizes: $30 for 3-0 score, else $25 for 1st. G/7 d3 (BLZ) AUG. 1-3 OR 2-3, 4th Annual Potomac Open (MD) U19(junior) entries count 2/3 toward “based on”. Reg.: 8:30-9:30 am. Event Rd. 1: 6:15 pm or asap. Prizes: 50% of entries, 1st-70%, 2nd-30%, See Grand Prix. Rds.: 10-2-6;9-2 half pt bye any 1 rd. notice before Rd.2 is paired. Swap more prizes if 12 or more. Ph: 484-866-3045, Bruce. Info: srdiamondd@ and shop used books, equip.: 8:30-9:30 am. Entries: SACC, PO BOX yahoo.com. AUG. 7-10, 8-10 OR 9-10, 44th annual Continental Open (MA) 690576, San Antonio, TX 78269-0576, contact info: Web: sananto- See Grand Prix. North Penn Chess Club niochess.com, Ph: 210-384-4997, E-mail: [email protected]. Main & Richardson, Lansdale, PA. www.northpennchessclub.org for AUG. 9-14, 3rd Annual Washington International (MD) JULY 3-6 OR 4-6, 2nd Annual Austin Chess Club Summer Open schedule & info or 215-699-8418. See Maryland. See Grand Prix.

TOURNAMENT LIFE All tournaments are non-smoking with no computers allowed unless otherwise advertised by S and/or C. ABBREVIATIONS & TERMS BLZ: Blitz rated . dx: Time delay, x = number of seconds. Memb. Membership required; cost follows. RR: Round robin (preceded by number QC: Quick Chess events . +XX: Time increment, xx = number of req’d: Usually refers to state affiliate. of rounds). $$Gtd: Guaranteed prizes. seconds added after each move. Open: A section open to all. Often has SD/: Sudden-death time control (time very strong players, but some for rest of game follows). For Based-on prizes, x = number EF: Entry fee. $$b/x: eligible for lower sections can example, 30/90, SD/1 means of entries needed to pay full Where to mail entries. Ent: play for the learning experience. each player must make 30 moves prize fund. At least 50% of FIDE: Results submitted to FIDE for pos- in 90 minutes, then complete the the advertised prize fund of sible rating. Quad: 4-player round robin sections; rest of the game in an hour. $501 or more must be similar strength players. awarded. G/: Game in. For instance, G/75 SS: Swiss-System pairings means each side has 75 minutes RBO: Rated Beginner’s Open. (preceded by number of rounds). Bye: Indicates which rounds players for the entire game. who find it inconvenient to play Rds: Rounds; scheduled game times Unr: Unrated. 1 : Grand Prix Points available. may take ⁄2-point byes instead. GPP follow. For example, 11-5, 9-3 W: Site is accessible to wheelchairs. 1 means games begin 11 a.m. & 5 For example, Bye 1-3 means ⁄2- HR: Hotel rates. For example, 60-65-70- : Tournaments that will use a p.m. on the first day, 9 a.m. & WEB point byes are available in 75 means $60 single, $65 twin, player’s online rating. Rounds 1 through 3. $70/3 in room, $75/4 in room. 3 p.m. on the second day. CC: Chess club. JGP: Junior Grand Prix. Reg: Registration at site.

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JULY 11-13, 2014 U.S. Junior Open Chess, Inc., 4451 Brookfield Corporate Dr., Suite #201, Chantilly, VA chesstour.info, DirectorAtChess.US, 347-201-2269. $15 service charge See Nationals. 20151. for refunds. JULY 11-13 OR 12-13, 2014 “Not-A-Junior Open” JUNE 14, Kingstowne Quad #102/Action-Plus #72 JUNE 28-29, World Open Warmup See Grand Prix. Kingstowne Thompson Center, 6090 Kingstowne Village Pkwy., Alexandria, See Grand Prix. VA 22315. 2 events. Quad #102: 3RR, G/100 d5. EF: $10 if received by , 2014 DCC Fide Open VI Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! JULY 19-20 6/11, $15 at site. Prizes: medals to 1st and 2nd in each quad: gold to See Grand Prix. JUNE 30-JULY 1, World Open Under 2300 1st if 3-0 score, else silver; bronze to 2nd. Rds: 11-3-7. Action-Plus 5SS, G/90 d10. Hyatt Regency Crystal City (see World Open). Open to JULY 26-27, San Antonio Pawn Storm #72: 5SS, G/45 d5. EF: $15 if received by 6/11, $20 at site. Prizes: under 2300 or unrated. Prizes $$500 guaranteed: $200-100, U1900 See Grand Prix. $$250 b/20: $100-60, U1800-U1400-Unr. each $30. Rds: 11-1-3-5-7. $110, U1500/Unr $90. EF: $40, at site only, no checks. Reg. ends 9:30 , 2014 DCC Fide Open VII Both: Reg 9-10:30. Ent (checks payable to): Don W. Millican, P.O. am 6/30, rds. Mon 10, 2, 6, Tue. 10, 2. One half point bye allowed if AUG. 9-10 e-mail (info only): See Grand Prix. Box 151, Newington, VA 22122. dm407_92@hotmail. U1500/Unr, otherwise two byes allowed; must commit before rd. 2. com. W (please give 48-hour notice). July ratings used. , 2014 DCC Fide Open VIII AUG. 23-24 , Arlington Chess Club’s Saturday Action-Plus See Grand Prix. JUNE 21 JULY 2, World Open 7-Minute Championship See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. AUG. 29-SEPT. 1 OR AUG. 30-SEPT. 1, 80th Annual Southwest Open JUNE 21, End of School Vienna Scholastic Tournament JULY 2-6, 3-6, 4-6 OR JUNE 30-JULY 6, 42nd Annual World Open See Grand Prix. Format: 4 Rounds Swiss, G/30 d5. Sections: U500, U800, U1200, U1500. See Grand Prix. Starts: 11am. Info online at: www.viennachessclub.com . JULY 3, 4, 5, World Open Daily 2 pm Blitz (BLZ) JUNE 22, CAC Sunday June Scholastic 4 separate tournaments at Hyatt Regency Crystal City (see World Open). Utah Location: Capital Area Chess, 4451 Brookfield Corporate Dr., Suite Each is a 4-SS, double round (8 games), G/5 d0. Prizes $$300 guaranteed: JULY 11-13 OR 12-13, Bay Area Chess Summer Tour - Salt Lake #201, Chantilly, VA 20151. Sections: K-12 Scholastic players: >1000, $100-50, U2100 $60, U1800 $50, U1500/Unr $40. EF: $20, at site only, City Championship <1000, <600. Trophies: Top 5 Players. Medals to 2.5 or above points. no checks. Reg. ends 1:45 pm, rds. 2, 2:45, 3:15, 3:45. One pair of 1/2 See Grand Prix. Other Class Trophies in each section. Total number of entries limited to pt byes available, must commit before rd. 2. Blitz rated (will not affect about 60. Onsite Registration: 11:30am-12:30pm. Format: 4SS, G/30 regular ratings), but higher of regular or blitz used for pairings & prizes. JULY12, Bay Area Chess Summer Tour - Salt Lake City Youth Quads d5. Rounds: 12:45pm and ASAP. EF: $20 by 6/20, After 6/20 & Onsite PK-12, 3xG/30 d5. 75 S. W. Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84101. Trophies $25. $20 check Postmarked by 6/13. CAC Members $5 less. Online: JULY 5, World Open 10-Minute Championship See Grand Prix. to all teams & players w + score. Sched: Check-in by 2:30p. Games: www.capitalareachess.com. Mail checks to: Capital Area Chess, Inc., 3-5p. EF: $20, after 7/9 $35. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/summer. PO Box 223582, Chantilly, VA 20153-3582. Boards and sets provided. JULY 6, World Open Blitz Championship (BLZ) JULY12, Bay Area Chess Summer Tour - Salt Lake City Youth Swiss No clocks supplied. See Grand Prix. PK-12, 4SS, G/30 d5. 75 S. W. Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84101. Trophies JUNE 26-30, 2nd annual DC International JULY 11-13, Blacksburg Senior Open (BSO 1) to all teams & players w + score. Sched: Reg. 9-9:45a. Games: 10a- See Grand Prix. 5-SS, G/100 d5. Hilton Garden Inn Blacksburg, 900 Plantation Rd., Blacks- 2p. EF: $20, after 7/9 $35. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/summer. burg, VA 24060. HR: $95/night chess rate if booked by 06/10/2014. JUNE 27-29 OR 28-29, 3rd annual World Open Women’s Cham- Phone 540-552-5005 and request “Blacksburg Senior Open” block rate, AUG. 15-17 OR 16-17, 5th Annual Central California Open (CA-N) pionship See Grand Prix. or book online at www.blacksburg.hgi.com and enter the group code See Grand Prix. CHESS. Two sections: Open and U1600. Prizes: (Based on 30 paid JUNE 27-29, 6th annual World Open Senior Amateur entries) Open, $200-$100-$50; U1600, $150-$75-$25. EF: $45 if post- Vermont 5SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10. Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington (see marked by July 7; otherwise $50. Mail checks to Bob Mahan, 610 N. World Open for location, rates).Open to all born before 6/29/64 and Main St., Suite 215, Blacksburg, VA 24060. Schedule: Registration 6:00- , Middlebury Game-in-Ninety JULY 12 rated under 2210 or unrated. Prizes $3000 based on 50 entries, else in 7:00 PM Friday, Round 1 at 7:30 PM. Players electing to start on Saturday 3SS, G/90 d5. Courtyard Marriott, 309 Court St. (Route 7), Middlebury, proportion except $1800 (minimum 60% each prize) guaranteed: In 2 morning with a 1/2-point bye for Round 1 may register between 8:30- VT 05753; 802-388-7600. 4 sections: Over 1899, U1900, U1600, U1300. sections. Under 2210: $600-300-200, top U2010 $350-200. Under 1810: 9:30 AM. Saturday rounds are at 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM, and Sunday All, EF: $30 if rec’d by 7/10, or $38 at site; both 50% less for players $500-250-150, top U1610 $300-150. EF: $80 online at chessaction.com rounds are at 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM. Byes: All players may take up to who reside more than 50 miles from Middlebury. $$G: 100% of paid by 6/25, $83 mailed by 6/16, $85 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 6/25, $95 two irrevocable 1/2-point byes, which must be requested at registration. EFs; at least $100 to first place in each section. Reg.: 8:50-9:30 a.m., at site, or online until 5 pm 6/27. Reg. ends 6:30 pm 6/27, rds. Fri 7 All participants must be USCF members and must be 50 years old Rds. 10-2-5:50. Ent: Parker Montgomery, PO Box 831, Middlebury, VT pm, Sat 12 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:30. Half point byes OK all rounds, limit 2 by December 31, 2014. Please visit www.chessforseniors.org for more 05753-0831; [email protected], cell phone 802-349-7739. byes, must commit before rd. 2. Special USCF dues: see World Open. information. JULY 18-20 OR 19-20, 19th Annual Bradley Open (CT) Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, PO Box 8482, Pelham, NY JULY 18-20 OR 19-20, 41st Lipkin/Pfefferkorn Open (NC) See Grand Prix. 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. Advance entries posted at ches- See Grand Prix. saction.com (online entries posted instantly). AUG. 7-10, 8-10 OR 9-10, 44th annual Continental Open (MA) JULY 19-20, 24th Annual Charlottesville Open See Grand Prix. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! See Grand Prix. , 6th annual World Open Under 13 Championship AUG. 29-SEPT. 1, AUG. 30-SEPT. 1 OR AUG. 31-SEPT. 1, 136th JUNE 28-29 AUG. 1-3 OR 2-3, 4th Annual Potomac Open (MD) annual NY State Championship (NY) 6SS, G/60 d10. Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington (see World Open See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. for location, rates). Open to all born after 6/29/01. In 4 sections. Open Section: Trophies to top 10, 1st C, Under 1400/Unr; free entry in all AUG. 2, 11th Harris Pavilion “Open Air” (QC) CCA tournaments 7/17/14-12/31/14 to 1st. Under 1400 Section: Tro- See Grand Prix. Virginia phies to top 10, 1st Under 1200, Unrated; free entry in all CCA tournaments AUG. 9-14, 3rd Annual Washington International (MD) 7/17/14-9/30/14 to 1st. Under 1000 Section: Trophies to top 10, 1st See Maryland. Arlington Chess Club Under 800, Unrated; free entry in all CCA tournaments 7/17/14-9/30/14 The oldest chess club in the Washington, DC area, visit any Friday to 1st. Under 600 Section: Trophies to top 10, 1st Under 400, top 3 AUG. 22-24 OR 23-24, 46th annual Atlantic Open (DC) evening to play “ladder” games (30/90, SD/60 d5). We also offer tour- Unrated; free entry in all CCA tournaments 7/17/14-9/30/14 to 1st. See Grand Prix. naments, lessons, DC Chess League, GM lectures/simuls, & other events. EF: $42 online at chessaction.com by 6/23, $44 mailed by 6/17, $45 OCT.8-13,10-13,11-13OR12-13, Washington Chess Congress Location: Arlington Forest United Methodist Church, 4701 Arlington Blvd., phoned to 406-896-2038 by 6/17, $50 at site, or online until 9 am 6/28. See Grand Prix. Arlington, VA 22203. Directions, contact info: www.arlingtonchessclub.com. Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if paid with entry: Online at Capital Area Chess chessaction.com, $20 with Chess Life, $15 with Chess Life for Kids. Open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays for Small group lessons, Scholas- Mailed, phoned or at site, $30 with Chess Life, $20 with Chess Life for West Virginia tic & Open Tournaments/Events, Lectures & Simuls or just Casual play. Kids. Reg.: 6/28 to 10 am, rds. Sat. 11-2-5, Sun. 10-1-4. 2 half point JULY 18-20 OR 19-20, 41st Lipkin/Pfefferkorn Open (NC) Visit our website at www.capitalareachess.com for event schedules or byes allowed, must commit before rd. 3. Ent: chessaction.com or Conti- See Grand Prix. contact by email at [email protected]. Location: Capital Area nental Chess, PO Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. Questions: chesstour.com, Wisconsin JUNE 21-22, Milwaukee Summer Challenge III See Grand Prix. NO TOURNAMENTS IN YOUR AREA? JULY 5-6, 38th Annual Green Bay Open See Grand Prix. JULY 18-20 OR 19-20, 7th annual Chicago Class (IL) WHY NOT ORGANIZE ONE? See Grand Prix. AUG. 16-17, 60th Iowa Open Championship (USCF & FIDE Rated) Do you need to go out of town for tournament play? Would you and others in your area like IASCA GP Super Qualifier (IA) the convenience of an occasional event closer to home? Organize one! See Grand Prix. OCT. 10-12 OR 11-12, 23rd annual Midwest Class Championships It’s not much work to hold a small tournament, and there is little risk if you use a low-cost (IL) site and avoid guaranteed prizes. You might even make a profit! Either a based-on Swiss See Grand Prix. with projected prizes up to $500, a Quad format, or a trophy tournament will virtually guar- antee taking in more in fees than you pay out in prizes. The affiliation fee is just $40 a year. You will receive the annual rating supplement and have DROPPING OUT? access to the TD/Affiliate area of our website. Have to miss a round? It is very impor- tant that you NOTIFY THE DIRECTOR Remember, you can both run and play in a small event. Many of them wouldn’t be held if before pairings are made, so no one is the organizer/TD couldn’t play. deprived of a game! If you forfeit without Want to know more? Contact Joan Du Bois at [email protected]. We’ll be glad to help notice, you may be FINED up to the you be part of the promotion of American chess! amount of the entry fee!

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MY BEST MOVE PHOTO: GACHET FM MATTHEW BENGTSON “ ... tournament CLASSICAL CONCERT PIANIST, chess can really FORTEPIANO PLAYER, AND HARPSICHORDIST be quite fickle.”

pparently the most rational of human endeavors, tournament chess can really be quite fickle. A Serious tournament players all go through rough patches, where no amount of effort or good play seems sufficient to achieve a good result. But there are also periods where everything goes our way, and we can feel practically unstoppable. My best run came in a period from 1993 to 1995 where I had a 28-5-3 record and suddenly shot from a low expert rank well into the 2300s. In the 1994 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championships, I was excited and a bit nervous to be playing Harvard’s board one. I knew I would face some very strong opponents, but with good play and some good fortune, I managed to score 5½ out 10. Nf3? 13. ... Nb6! of 6, defeating the first two grandmasters The underdog’s advantage! It was per- A strange and beautiful shot. White is I encountered in tournament play. My haps easy for White to lose his sense of simply busted. He thought for 10 minutes last-round upset shows how in a sharp danger while his lower-rated opponent before taking and offering a draw, but I position, one unexpected tactic can be was clearly unfamiliar with the position. wasted little time in declining it. enough to swing the balance decisively in The queenside was in crisis and demands one’s favor. 14. Nxb6 axb6 15. Bd3 Bc3+ 16. Rxc3 immediate attention: 10. Rc1!. At this Grünfeld Defense (D82) point I already spotted the key tactic in 16. Kf1 Bxb4 is just awful. the position, which is why I am considering GM Gennady Sagalchik (2568) 16. ... Nxc3 17. cxb6 Matthew Bengtson (2242) Black’s 13th my “best move.” Pan-American Intercollegiate (6), 12.30.1994 10. ... Rc8 11. Na4?! White desperately hopes for complica- tions but Black cleans up by mercilessly 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 11. Nd4 was perhaps better but Black punishing White’s homeless bishop. is already doing very well. c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Qb3!? 17. ... Nxa2! 18. 0-0 Nc1! 19. Bb1 Ra1 11. ... Ne4 12. Rc1 Nd7 13. b4? All I knew about this sideline is that ... and the rest is easy. Black’s position was playable in a number of ways. But since things are not simple, 20. Nd2 Ne2+ 21. Kh1 Nxf4 22. exf4 Bf5 23. I started struggling and consuming lots g3 Bxb1 24. Nxb1 Rc4 of time. Simple as that! White could have 7. ... 0-0?! resigned with a clear conscience. Magnus Carlsen in 2011 selected 7. ... 25. Kg2 Rxb4 26. Nc3 Rxf1 27. Kxf1 e6 28. Na6 here against Ivanchuk. 7. ... dxc4 Ke2 d4 29. Ne4 Rxb5 30. Kd3 Rxb6 31. Kxd4 and 7. ... Nc6 are also, I think, slightly Rb4+ 32. Ke5 Kg7 33. Nd6 Rb2 34. h3 Re2+ better than the text move. 35. Kd4 Rxf2 36. Nxb7 Rf3 37. g4 Rxf4+ 38. Ke3 Rf1 39. Nd6 Rh1 40. Ne8+ Kf8 41. Nf6 8. Qb5 Qxb5 9. cxb5 Be6!? Rxh3+ 42. Kf4 h5 43. g5 Rh4+, White I spent over a half hour on just this move resigned. trying to figure out the unusual position. White seems to suspect nothing! Nec- 9. ... Bf5 had been played before. Both are essary was 13. c6 but 13. ... Nb6 is quite Please see www.mattbengtson.com for more playable but White should retain an edge. good for Black. information about Bengtson.

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