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20 In the Arena / 2015 U.S. Championship DEPARTMENTS 2015 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW 6 MARCH PREVIEW / BY BRIAN JERAULD THIS MONTH IN CHESS LIFE AND CLO Looking ahead to the U.S. Championship starting at the end of this month. 8 COUNTERPLAY / READERS RESPOND 28 College Chess / Pan Ams 10 FIRST MOVES / WEBSTER DEEP CHESS NEWS FROM AROUND THE U.S. BY AL LAWRENCE Webster Makes It Three in a Row at the Pan Ams—UT-Dallas, FACES ACROSS THE BOARD / 11 UMBC, and Texas Tech join in the Final Four BY AL LAWRENCE 12 USCF AFFAIRS / NEWS FOR OUR MEMBERS 34 Grand Prix Events / 41st Eastern Open GM ALEXANDER IVANOV TOPS THE EASTERN OPEN KNIGHT’S TOUR / MARCH 49 BY TOM BECKMAN TOURNAMENT LIFE / MARCH Games and an openings survey from the 41st annual edition of this 52 popular event. 71 CLASSIFIEDS / MARCH 38 Scholastics / National K-12 Championship 71 SOLUTIONS / MARCH PELIKAN BRIEFS SAMIR SEN uses his newly-learned Pelikan Sicilian to eke out a MY BEST MOVE / PERSONALITIES 72 win at the 2014 National K-12 Championship and close out his This Month: Sam Palatnik scholastic career.

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U.S. CHAMPIONSHIPS AND U.S. WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS The U.S. Championships and U.S. Women’s Championships return to St. Louis with exciting new additions to both ﬁelds. This year’s tournaments will both be structured as 12-player round robins. Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura, both ranked in the top ten players in the world, will both play this year. Meanwhile in the women’s event, Nazi Pakidze and Anna Sharevich join the fray. The event will be held in the capital of U.S. Chess from March 31-April 14 and you can ﬁnd updates atuschess.org and follow along at uschesschamps.com.

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SPRING INTO GRAND PRIXS Throughout March and into early April, major Grand Prixs bloom all over the country, including the Mid-America Open in St. Louis (March 13-15), the Western Class in Agoura Hills (March 20-22) and the Philadelphia Open and Larry Evans Memorial in Reno over Easter weekend. Look for coverage onCLO and share your own tales of weekend swiss attacks for possible uschess.org publication with CLO editor at [email protected].

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UNDERPROMOTION TO A BISHOP I can think of a reason to underpromote to a knight or rook. I cannot devise a situation where it would be valid to underpromote to a bishop. Is there such a case? Jim Clayton via e-mail

The best answer we’ve heard is “the only reason to underpromote to a bishop is to humiliate your opponent.” Tim Krabbe’s Chess Curiosities website has an interesting discussion about bishop under-pro mo tion at this web address: http://timkr.home. xs4all.nl/chess2/minor.htm. There, Krabbe writes: In 1912, in The Theory of Pawn Promo- tion, Alain White wrote that he had 'never heard of a game where victory was won by a promotion to rook or bishop'. In 1936 the great endgame connoisseur Harold Lom- We always enjoy seeing pictures of our readers enjoying Chess Life around the world—please send them to mer wrote something to that effect too. In [email protected]. Here, Dewain Barber (holding Chess Life) is on the Viking Mandalay riverboat in Myanmar my own Chess Curiosities (1985) I men- (formally Burma), travelling along the country’s main river, the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy). Barber tells Chess Life, tioned the ‘extreme rareness of such “The trip was long enough for me to meet the people of this diverse country an d play a few games of chess.” promotions’, and quoted 12 examples from all of chess history, including trivial ones. Ten years later Harold van der Heijden, in INCREMENTS my chess clock, but it works pretty well. his Pawn Promotion, extended the list to It seems like increment time is usually 27. We had entered the database era—he I direct tournaments at a chess club in limited to the open sections of major tour- had used a 400,000 game one. Over the Alabama, the Evangel Chess Club in naments, where the time control is Game/ following two years, in the magazine EBUR, Montgomery. 90 plus 30-second increment or something he showed some 15 new cases. My turn While we have big tournaments in our similar so that the section can be rated again—in the meantime the databases have state, such as the state championship by the World Chess Federation (FIDE). grown to almost 2,000,000 games, and if I and The Queen of Hearts, the real back- used the same criteria as in 1985, I could I believe, though, that increment time can bone of the Alabama calendar is the show over 60 examples now. also work well at smaller events, and I was four-round, one-day tournament, usually Chess Life will award a free copy of Mod- simply curious if anyone else had experi- at a time control of Game/45 or Game/60 ern Chess Openings, 15th Edition by Nick ence in using increment time in this way. or something similar, with the customary de Firmian, to the first reader that submits five-second delay. Doug Strout a game from a USCF-rated event showing Montgomery, Alabama an under promotion to any piece and in - At Evangel CC, we have started using cludes a valid explanation for eschewing increment time in one-day tournaments. This is a perfect example of a question the queen. Send to [email protected]. Last year, we hosted the dual-rated that is ideal for our USCF Forums at state championship, and we chose a uschess.org, specifically in this case the time control of Game/45 plus 10-second “Running Chess Tournaments” forum (other increment. Send your letters to forums include: “Announcements,” “All Things Chess,” “Chess Clubs,” “Chess Life [email protected] or post on I believe that increment time can help mitigate endgame time scrambles and Articles,” and “USCF Issues”). the Chess Life Facebook group or could possibly attract players that other- National Tournament Director Tim Just says, “A lot of experienced TDs hang out the uschess.org Issues Forum. wise might not play a Game/45 because they consider that time control too short. there waiting to share their expertise. I Letters are subject to editing for have advised those that attend my TD style, length, and content. Being a tournament director (TD) for incre- workshops that they can get free TD ment tournaments has forced me to become training by just following that one area a little more knowledgeable about setting of the Forums.”

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Remembering GM Elmars Zemgalis The man who held the unofﬁcial “Oldest Grandmaster in America” title dies at the age of 91. By IM JOHN DONALDSON

Royal Brougham had the foresight to include out his queenside pieces without having a chessmaster in his program to bring dis- to give up the center with ... exd4. The placed sportsmen from Europe to most popular moves here are 11. ... Rd8 Washington state. This made it possible for and 11. ... Nb6—planning ... Bg4. Anand Elmars and his wife Cacilia to move from was successful with 11. ... exd4 on two Germany and settle in Seattle in the spring separate occasions. of 1952. Their arrival was immediately cel- 12. Bb3! ebrated with two special events. The first saw Elmars play 50 players simultaneously Cutting across Black’s plans based on at the PI auditorium with hun dreds of spec- ... Nb6 and ... Bg4. tators watching. The second was a match against the leading Washington chess master 12. ... h6 13. Bh4 exd4 Olaf Ulvestad who had competed in the 1946 It’s easy to criticize this move giving up USA-USSR match. Elmars won convincingly the center, but it is likely Black’s best try 3-1. He would later win the Washington here. White can meet 13. ... b6, intending State Championship in 1953 and 1959, but to complete development with ... Bb7 and his days as a chess professional had passed. ... Rad8, with 14. d5! as Black can no Let’s look at two of Zemgalis’ games from longer answer dxc6 with ... bxc6 to main- when he was at his strongest: tain control of d5. Slav Defense (D11) 14. Nxd4 Nc5 Elmars Zemgalis Ludwig Rellstab Oldenburg (4), 06.21.1949

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. 0-0 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Bd6 8. Nc3 0-0 9. e4 e5 By transposition Black has arrived at Zemgalis considers his 10th move against Tautvaisas one of the main positions of the Semi-Slav, at Esslingen, Germany in 1948. which was a great favorite of Chigorin. He was the first to appreciate the solidity of merica's oldest grandmaster, Elmars Black’s position and that White’s threat A Zemgalis, died on December 8th, of d5 wasn’t so terrible. That it could simply 2014, in Seattle at the age of 91. be ignored and when White exchanged on The Latvian-born Zemgalis first gained c6 Black could recapture with the b-pawn, 15. e5! Bxe5 16. f4 Bxd4+ the attention of the chess world by his sec- willingly taking the isolated c-pawn in A better try was 16. ... Bg4 but after 17. ond place finishes at Augsburg and exchange for the control of d5 and possible Nf3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Rad8 19. Nd5 Qd7 (19. Regensburg in 1946, but it was his tie for use of the d4-square. ... cxd5 20. fxe5) 20. fxe5 Nxd5 21. Bxd8 first with world championship contender Modern day theory holds this variation Rxd8 22. Qd4 Qe7 23. Rad1 Nxb3 24. Efim Bogoljubow at Oldenburg, 1949 that to be somewhat better for White, in part axb3 a6 25. f4 Qh4 26. Qe4 Black doesn’t really made him known. There he finished due to his superior center influence and have quite enough for the Exchange as above such players as Unzicker, Rossolimo, also because Black must often concede White will soon play f5. Saemisch, O'Kelly, Wade, Tautvaisas, Rell- the bishop pair to solve the problem of 17. Qxd4 Nxb3 18. axb3 Qf8? stab and Enevoldsen, scoring an unde feated how to develop his queenside pieces. 12 out of 17. These results and other strong 18. ... Rd8 was the only chance to put 10. Bg5 Qe7 11. Re1 Re8?! performances in Germany from 1946 to up stiff resistance. After 19. Qf2 Qf8 (19. 1950 led him to receiving the grandmaster Natural and seemingly consistent with ... Qd6 20. Rad1) 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. f5 title from FIDE in 2003. the plan of holding e5, however after this intending Re3 and Ne4 Black would still

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (PI) sports writer move Black will have difficulty bringing face a difficult defense. PHOTOS: COURTESY OF IM JOHN DONALDSON

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AT THE FACES PAN AMS! ACROSS THE BOARD By AL LAWRENCE STEPHANIE PITCHER U. OF UTAH COLLEGE OF LAW, SALT LAKE CITY When Stephanie helped start a chess club at her law school, “law professors and students came out of the woodwork—amazing because Utah has quite a small chess community.” Pitcher, a mother of three daughters, ages six years through nine months, drove to the Pan Ams with her teammates and whole Zemgalis (right) facing Efim Bogolyubow, date unknown. family. “We watched a lot of movies, ate French fries for breakfast, and got only one speeding ticket,” arriving late and dashing to their first match. “We’re 19. Bxf6 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 gxf6 21. Ne4 19. ... Qc7 20. Qc5 g6 21. h4 Kg7 22. Qe5 all still friends, even after spending 30 consecutive hours, one-way, together in my minivan!” Effectively ending the game. With the idea of h5-h6. 21. ... Be6 22. Nxf6+ Kh8 23. Nh5+ Kh7 24. 22. ... h5 23. Rc5 Rb6 Qe4+ Kh8 25. Qe5+ Kh7 26. Re3 Rd8 27. Rg3 TIM NESHAM f6 28. Nxf6+, Black resigned. LINDENWOOD U., Queen’s Gambit Declined (D63) ST. CHARLES, Elmars Zemgalis MISSOURI G. Baumanis Germany (team tournament), 1946 “My wife Molly and I hit the beach and visited the 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. amazing nature center across the street,” Nesham said, recalling some of the special features of the Bg5 Be7 6. e3 0-0 7. Rc1 c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. 2014 Pan Ams. Tim, who founded the St. Peters Bxe7 Nxe7 10. Be2 cxd4?! chess club, is manager of the Lindenwood chess 10. ... b6 11. 0-0 Bb7 12. dxc5 Nxc5 team—“the other” college chess program in the St. 13. b4 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Qa4 with a Louis area that offers scholarships. Lindenwood is one of the fastest-growing colleges in the Midwest. small advantage in Geller-Larsen, Copen- 24. Bxh5! Kh7 25. Qxf6 Qxd6 hagen (m/8), 1966. Its team trains with the Saint Louis Chess Club cadre. “What an opportunity for our students—studying 11. Nxd4 with GMs Yasser Seirawan and Var Akobian!” 11. Qxd4! was possibly stronger. 11. ... Nf6 12. Qc2 a6 BOBBY 12. ... Bd7 13. 0-0 Rc8 14. Rfd1 Qa5 DEMARCO was a viable alternative scheme of development. NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF 13. 0-0 b5?! TECHNOLOGY Black starts to fall dangerously behind (NJIT), NEWARK in development after this move. Instead The Pan Ams in South Padre Island “was the ﬁrst 13. ... e5 14. Nf3 Qc7 15. Na4 Nc6 16. tournament the NJIT chess club ever participated Nc5 Bg4 or 13. ... Bd7 14. Rfd1 Qb6 would 26. Ne7! e5 in,” Bobby said. “It was an amazing experience. It have limited White’s advantage. 26. ... Qxc5 27. Bxg6+ fxg6 28. Qxg6+ was well run, everyone was nice, and there were 14. Bf3 Rb8 15. Rfd1 Qb6 16. Ne4! Ned5? Kh8 29. Qh6 mate. so many strong players!” NJIT’s fast-growing chess club presented a case for funding to its student 16. ... Nfd5 17. Nc5 Rd8 had to be 27. Bxg6+ Kh6 government and received airfare and registration played. Now White builds up a powerful 27. ... fxg6 28. Qxf8 Be6 29. Rc8! with fees. “It helped us tremendously.” Then the club attack that Black is powerless to stop. held a tournament to determine which ﬁve students

mate soon to follow. 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. Nc6! Rb7 19. Rd6 would go. The whole experience was encouraging. 28. Qg5+ Kg7 29. Bf5+ Kh8 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 “We’ll most likely send two teams to the USATE.” 19. Ne5 Rb8 20. Qc7 was equally strong. 31. Nxc8 Qd1+ 32. Kh2, Black resigned. They’re even hoping for a chess scholarship.

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Looks at Books / Three Issues

Chernev and Soltis Revisited If these three classic texts have never found their way into your library, now is the time to remedy that.

By JOHN HARTMANN

his month we look at three books that have recently Another Soltis title, also from Batsford, has returned to the returned to the marketplace. Two hew closely to their shelves, but this one involves a dramatic revision of one of his previous incarnations, while the third is an update and first books. In the 1975 The Art of Defence in Chess Soltis T reworking of a classic. Each one would make a worthy described defense mainly in terms of stubborn resistance. Much addition to your collection. has changed since then. The New Art of Defence in Chess aims Irving Chernev’s The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever to explain how these changes affect how we defend. Played was one of my first chess books. Chernev, a witty author Some of the chapter structure and prose of the 1975 edition and master-level player, originally published this book in 1965. is retained here, and some of the analysis, translated into alge- It contains 62 well analyzed games, each one possessing both braic notation, makes its way over as well. On the whole, however, artistic and educational value. Now Batsford has republished The New Art of Defence in Chess should be seen as a funda- Chernev’s book in algebraic format, retaining all the text and mentally new book. This is because Soltis recognizes the way features of the original save nine photographs. in which dynamism and activity have become fundamental to What John Collins wrote in his 1966 Chess Review survey— modern defensive techniques. “[i]t is a great book and should be read over and over”—remains Modern players are, as Soltis explains, less risk-aversive, true today. Chernev’s annotations are pedagogically precise, more open to ‘ugly’ moves, and more reliant on counterplay eminently readable, and his choice of games is inspired. The and activity in defending. He claims that the “New Defenders” errors in analysis, and the computer reveals a few, do not detract realized the limitations of passive defense when challenged by greatly from the reading experience. Mikhail Tal’s speculative attacks in the ’60s and ’70s. Most chess teachers will recommend that their students study While this might be true, I would argue (following Müller in the great games of the past as part of their training. The Most The ChessCafe Puzzle Book #3 and Aagaard in Practical Chess Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played is ideal for those looking Defense) that the decisive shift towards New Defense comes to study beautiful games with clear strategic lessons. If you later. Top-level chess has become very pragmatic and concrete haven’t already worn out your old, descriptive copy, you should since the ’90s, mostly due to the influence of the computer. I pick up this new edition. would have preferred to see more discussion of this influence Andy Soltis’ 1994 The Inner Game of Chess: How to Calculate in Soltis’ book, but this is a minor quibble. and Win is also newly republished, this time by Mongoose Press. Defending is one of the hardest skills in chess, and one of Here Soltis has included minor revisions of the text, updating/ the least written about. The New Art of Defense in Chess is a replacing some examples and references, but the basic structure lucid explanation of modern defensive practice, and players of of the book and most of the prose remains the same. most all strengths would learn something from it. The Inner Game of Chess is a thorough treatment of a thorny So many good chess books have been allowed to fall into topic. Very rarely do we examine the nature and structure of obscurity over the years. Sometimes this is because the books our thought processes. Soltis does not prescribe a specific have gone out of print, while in other cases, it is because today’s method of calculation in this book; rather, he is content to break players cannot decipher the older descriptive notation. Kudos our calculative process into its constitutive parts so that we to publishers like Batsford and Mongoose for bringing some of can see how it might work. them, like the three discussed in this review, back into the spot- So we get chapters on candidate moves, Kotovian trees, force light. and forcing moves, and analytical monkey-wrenches (or why we miscalculate). The chapter on ‘counting out’ reckons with topics like compensation, move orders, bailouts and calculative I. Chernev, Irving. The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played. Batsford ‘chunking.’ I, naturally, found Soltis’ discussion of typical causes Chess: 2014. ISBN 978-1849941617. FAN. 320 pages. (Available from uscf- of analytic oversight particularly pertinent. sales.com, catalog number B0122BT, $23.95). There have been a few works on calculation since The Inner II. Soltis, Andy. The Inner Game of Chess: How to Calculate and Win. Mongoose Game of Chess was first published. Tisdall treats the theme Press: 2014. ISBN 978-1936277605. FAN. 324 pages. (Available from uscf- well in Improve Your Chess Now. Aagaard has two advanced sales.com, catalog number B0107EU, $19.95). books on the topic (Excelling at Chess Calculation and Grand- master Preparation: Calculation), and Axel Smith’s discussion III. Soltis, Andy. New Art of Defence in Chess. Batsford Chess: 2014. ISBN 978- in Pump Up Your Rating is stellar. Soltis’ effort hangs in with 1849941600. FAN. 228 pages. (Available from uscfsales.com, catalog number the best of them, and is particularly good for the sub-2000 B0121BT, $23.95). player.

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Chess to Enjoy / Entertainment

Where Have You Gone, NextGreatChessWebsite.com? More and more chess content is disappearing. How come? By GM ANDY SOLTIS

More chess literature is avail- 2012. c hessNinja was a go-to site for more able today than ever before, thanks to the than a decade but has been more or less internet. and yet more chess literature is inactive. e ven www.hikarunakamura. being lost today—on the internet. com appears to be asleep. t he vanishing content appeared on web- o ne of the most interesting sites is sites that are now dead. Whether they c harles sullivan’s TrueChess. he analyzed succumbed to lack of readers, money, hundreds of games and book positions ideas or energy, the sites have gone to during 2010-2013, mainly using h oudini, that great server in the sky. and found a remarkable number of grand- You probably know the names of some master errors. of the departed: Chessville, Chess21, The Chess Oracle, Chess Dominion, Chess Chronicle, Chess Check, Wollfchess, World BLACK TO MOVE chessrating. and both Chessplanet.com and Planetchess.com. of an 11-ply variation that begins 37. r xc5 several of them were launched in the bxc5 38. Kg3 Kg5 39. h4+ Kf5 40. Kf3 d5 1990s, before the internet became the 41. g4+ Ke5 42. b3! and White wins. place serious chess players started their But sorokhtin showed that Black can day. o thers began in the halcyon days draw with the unlikely 39. ... Kh5! 40. around 2000-2005, when it seemed that Kh3 g5!. For example, 41. g4+ Kg6 42. every four-digit-rated player was blogging. hxg5 Kxg5 43. Kg3 d5 44. Kf3 Kg6 45. still others first got our attention and Kf4 Kf6 46. b3 Kg6 47. Ke5 d4 48. Ke4 clicks in the last few years. Kg5 49. b4 cxb4 50. Kxd4 Kxg4. one reason we liked many of them was sorokhtin submitted several other busts WHITE TO MOVE that they allowed previously-unpublished of Kasparov analysis that appeared on players to see their own words and ideas this position, from an old study, was www.chesschamps.com. But the flag fell gaining widespread attention. o ne of them, cited by Paul Keres in his much admired on his 15 minutes of fame when the site sergey sorokhtin, became a mini-celebrity. Practical Chess Endings to show how two disappeared in 2004. sorokhtin was a 34-year-old construc- knights and a king can draw against a o ther doomed sites were personal blogs. tion firm manager from st. Petersburg, queen and a king. he gave 1. Qe6 Kg7 2. e ven Fischer got into the act, on a Japan- russia when he began second-guessing Kf3 Nh7 3. Kg4 Nhf8 4. Qd6 Kf7 5. Qd5+ ese site where he posted copies of personal Garry Kasparov’s My Great Predecessors Kg7 6. Qd4+ Kf7 7. Kf5 Ne7+ 8. Ke4 Nfg6 books. Normally, amateurs don’t get a documents, such as his book contracts. when White has made no progress. chance to call out a former world cham- (it shows he got a $2,000 advance for But Keres “completely bungles” the pion. But fortunately for sorokhtin there Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess.) analysis, sullivan wrote. c omputer analy- was a venue, www.chesschamps.com. But the site died soon after Bobby did. sis revealed several improvements for both some sites devoted to Fischer have also sides, beginning with 1. Qc7! , which leads vanished. For example, www.bobby-fis to a mate in 42 moves. Keres’ last error Busting Kasparov cher.net—with a hyphen—is gone. But was 7. Kf5?, when he missed three differ- GM Samuel Reshevsky www.bobbyfischer.net is still with us. ent queen moves that would deliver mate GM Bobby Fischer o ther sites just became dormant. c hess in, at most, 32 moves. Match, New York, 1961 archeology (www.chessarch.com) has some alas, sullivan said the enormity of his wonderful historical articles but almost project proved daunting and he’s put (see diagram top of next column) all were written more than a decade ago. TrueChess on hiatus. in the first game of this historic match, chessopolis was the best source for links o f course, we shouldn’t be surprised Bobby Fischer rejected the obvious 36. ... until it ran out of steam around 2004. when new ventures burn out. But in an rc5 and was ground down after 36. ... Rd4 about the same time, GMsquare stopped era where newspapers and magazines are 37. b3 Rd3 38. Rxc7 Rxb3 39. Rxa7. posting its splendid interviews. chess in phasing out their print editions, the inter- Kasparov and his analytical team con- t ranslation rendered into e nglish the lat- net was supposed to be a safe, new haven cluded that “36. ... rc5?” is bad because est russian-language articles until May for chess writing.

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Problem I Problem II Problem III 2014 World Rapid GM Sergei Zhigalko GM Ernesto Inarkiev GM Fabiano Caruana GM Wang Hao GM Le Quang Liem GM Evgeny Tomashevsky Championships More puzzlers this month from the last World Rapid Championships, in which Magnus Carlsen notched victories in both the speed chess and blitz chess events. The Dubai tournaments, with a $400,000 prize fund, attracted 122 players including several of the world’s elite, such as BLACK TO PLAY BLACK TO PLAY WHITE TO PLAY Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura. In each of these six Problem IV Problem V Problem VI positions you are asked to find the GM Etienne Bacrot GM Alexander Morozevich GM Viswanathan Anand GM Yangyi Yu GM Alexander Ipatov GM Levon Aronian fastest winning line of play. This will usually mean the forced win of a decisive amount of material, such as a rook or minor piece. For solutions, see page 71.

BLACK TO PLAY WHITE TO PLAY BLACK TO PLAY

That seemed to be the case in 1999 that provide plenty of daily content. Ra5 Rd5!) but it’s worth playing out to when Yasser Seirawan folded his fine mag- But you have to wonder about the the cute finish. azine, Inside Chess, and said its content demise of KasparovChess. 21. Qf4 Rd6 22. Rgg5 h6 23. Rb5+ Kc8 24. would be preserved on the Chess Café It was the best chess site on the web Rgc5 Rgd8 25. a4 Nd5 26. Qxf7?? R6d7!, site. when Garry Kasparov launched it 15 years White resigned. Russia’s national chess magazine, 64, ago. In addition to showcasing his own said it wanted to follow Seirawan’s lead views and analysis, it provided an outlet Kasparov predicted a bright future for but didn’t have the resources to convert for articles by unknowns. For example, a his site. “Frankly speaking, KasparovChess to online only. Russian named Nikolai Vlassov argued in has no competitors at the moment, as The upshot? Today, the print version two 2000 articles that 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 this is a really new form of entertainment of 64 is going strong. But the site, www. d5!? was a valid opening. Among the in the world of chess,” he said. With solid 64.ru, vanished. games he cited was: financial backing and Kasparov’s expertise, Some dead sites live on, but you have his prediction should have panned out. to hunt for them. If you Google “Chessville But KasparovChess began shutting archive” you’ll find a link to that excellent Nimzowitsch Defense (B01) down in late 2002 after it ran out of cash. site of news, interviews and book reviews IM Alexander Lukovnikov So if you look for Kasparov’s views circa that bit the cyber-dust in January 2013. IM Nikolai Vlassov 2000 about studying with computers—“A computer alone is of no use. It does not It’s not just writing that we’ve lost, but Russia, 1989 generate ideas.”—you won’t find them. a lot of good games. For example, Vladimir The same goes for other cherished sites. Kramnik was world champion when he 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qa5 If you hunt for Boris Spassky’s account gave an eight-board simultaneous exhi- 5. d4 of how his first wife attacked him twice bition through the site www.Chess21. Theory prefers 5. Bb5 or 5. d4 Bg4 6. with a knife—“In that way I was battle- com in September 2005. Kramnik won six h3. hardened for chess!”—you’ll search in games and drew two. But the games, like vain. The interview, and the Euruchess.org the rest of the site’s content, seem to have 5. ... Bg4 6. Bb5 0-0-0 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. Qd3 c5! 9. d5? e6 10. Bd2? c4! 11. Qxc4 Bxf3 12. gxf3 site that provided it, is gone. vanished. And if you want to read Fischer’s bizarre You might explain the demise of sites exd5 13. Qg4+ Kb8 14. 0-0-0 Nf6 15. Qf5 Bb4! 16. Rhg1 Rhg8 17. Rde1 d4? blog account—of how 31 empty boxes that as a natural process that occurs in any belonged to him vanished in Budapest in large pond of small fish and bigger fish. This allows White to flee into an what he claimed was one of the greatest When Michael Goeller ended his award- endgame (18. Qxa5!). Better was 17. ... crimes of the 20th century—well, you’ll winning blog, “The Kenilworthian,” last Qa6 and 18. ... d4. have to wait for someone to repost it in September after nine years, he said the the future. 18. Re5? Qa6 19. Nb1 Bxd2+ 20. Nxd2 g6 era of amateur bloggers is ending because And, hopefully, that will be on a website they can’t compete with professional sites Not a very good game (20. ... Qxa2 21. that won’t die.

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Pawn on the Seventh The threat and the counter threat

By GM LEV ALBURT

THE GAME BELOW IS FULL OF “little 6. d3 e6 tactics”! (And watch for the real hero, the Jerome opts against the pin 6. ... Bg4. passed pawn). Writes the winner of this month’s award, Douglas Strout (my further 7. 0-0 Be7 8. Nc3 Bd7 (8. ... e5!—L.A.) 9. Be3 comments are in italics:) The enclosed has some interesting turns. White has a good chance here to exploit My opponent wins a piece, but I get good Black’s inferior moves—especially 6. ... e6 pawn compensation. Later, I give a rook to and 8. ... Bd7—by a timely 9. e5, totally guarantee pawn promotion. The result is a undermining Black’s c5-pawn. queen versus rook plus knight ending. 9. ... 0-0 Jerome Flowers is a pretty good club player from the Dothan, Alabama, area. Development and castling moves com- In 2010, I was his opponent in his very plete the opening for both sides. first rated game. We drew that game, but 10. d4 cxd4 11. Bxd4 e5 12. Be3 c3, then he has the ... Ne4 fork against 1 he won that tournament 3 ⁄2/4. The game my rook and queen. that follows is our first game since, from 23. Re2 round two in the 2011 Dothan Open. The game was a Game/75, and time trouble Once I decide that the c3-knight is lost, was not an issue for either side. it’s time to look at compensation. This move wins the e5-pawn. Also, I am thinking that defense of his c3-pawn will be Sicilian Defense, Rossolimo Attack (B30 difficult. If true, that’s two pawns for a transposed into B51) knight. Not great, but playable. Douglas Strout (1609) As you’ll see soon, this line was simply Jerome Flowers (1712) losing for White. White’s best here was 23. 10th Annual Dothan Open (2), Dothan, Alabama, Nb5!, with a very sharp game (albeit after 12.10.2011 23. ... Qd7 Black is much better). 23. ... dxc3 24. Qxe5 Qxe5 25. Rxe5 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. Bxc6+ bxc6 5. The Exchange in the center after 10. d4 c4 improves Black’s position. I’d play here 12. ... Ng4 and follow with 13. ... f5. 12. ... Qc7 13. h3 Rad8 X–ray to my queen. 14. Qa4 a5 15. Rfd1 Ne8 16. Rd2 f5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Nh2 Be6 19. b3 Nf6 20. Qa3 The idea here was to answer ... d5 with Bc5, but that gets me into trouble. 20. ... d5 21. Bc5 Bxc5 22. Qxc5 I thought the queen’s position on c5 would allow me to swap pawns on c4 and 25. ... Bc8 rooks on d8. What I missed was ... More common here are 5. 0-0 and 5. c3. The true turning point! Instead of meekly 22. ... d4 moving his attacked bishop, Black could 5. ... Nf6 (see diagram top of next column) —and should—counter this threat with a Stronger is 5. ... e5, and then—likely— stronger threat! After 25. ... c2, White is ... f7-f5 with a good game, perhaps even ... this. Ouch. The problem is bigger completely lost, e.g., 26. Rxe6 Rd1+ 27. an edge, for Black. than the c3-knight. If the knight leaves Re1 Rfd8.

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Back to Basics / Reader annotations 26. Rc1 c2 my king to the h-file. Also, as long as my 56. Qe8+ Kg7 57. Kf1 Nd2+ 58. Ke1 pawn is on g2, a corridor mate threat He might have been looking for the kill I’d prefer 58. Ke2!, moving forward. exists. with ... Rd1+, but this move does not save 58. ... Nf3+ 59. Kd1 Rd2+ 60. Kc1 Rf2 61. the pawn. 43. Kh2 Re6 44. Rg5+ Kh7 Qe7+ Kg6 62. Qe6+ Kg7 63. Qg4+ Kf7 64. Qg3 Indeed—too late! The bishop is protected by the ... Rh6 Rf1+ 65. Kb2 Nd2 27. Rxc2 Rd1+ 28. Nf1 Nd7 29. Ree2 (29. mate-in-two threat. Also, the e4-knight is Too far from his king! (Compare with 65. Rxa5!?—L.A.) 29. ... Nc5 30. Rcd2 Rxd2 31. hanging, so ...... Nd4, going to e6. Not only the knight Nxd2 Nd3 32. Ne4 Bf5 33. Nc3 h5 34. f3 g5 45. Nf2 will be safe there, but many possibilities 35. Re3 ... I play the one move that fixes both of forking Black’s rook will disappear). problems. 66. Qg2 Nc4+ 67. Kc3 Rc1+ 68. Kd4 Nd6 69. 45. ... Rh6+ 46. Nh3 Bxh3 47. gxh3 Qd5+ After a lengthy dance during which I am dodging checks and angling for a winning fork, we arrive at this position. 69. ... Ke7 is the only move that covers the knight, but is that move necessary? If the king moves away, the knight is protected from Qxd6 by the ... Rd1+ skewer. Fortunately for White, all other king moves also lose: After 69. ... Ke8 70. Qe6+, and the knight will be captured with check; 69. ... Kg6 70. Qxd6+; 69. ... Kg7 70. Qg5+. 35. ... Nf4 (?—L.A.) 36. Re5 Kg7 69. ... Ke7 70. Qg5+, Black resigned. He either misses Rxa5 or believes advancing his king to support his pawn push is more important. 47. ... Rh4 The pawn can’t be saved now. Too slow. Black easily draws after 47. 37. Rxa5 ... Nf4 48 Rg3 c5. Now I have three pawns for the piece, 48. a5 Nd4 49. a6 one of them being a distant passer. Opti- There is a clean win for White here: 48. mism grows. Rg4. 37. ... Kg6 38. Rc5 Rf6 39. a4 49. ... Re4 50. Ra5 Nxb3 51. a7 This move guarantees pawn promotion but sacrifices the rook. Is this the right move here? Is leaving the opponent with a knight AND rook too high a price for He plays ... Ke7 anyway, which allows pawn promotion? this fork that wins the rook and the game. The real question is what position is (See my comment above.) more certainly, and more easily, winnable. I’d play here 51. Ra3. This game provides a lot of material for further study: opening; middlegame struggle 51. ... Nxa5 52. a8=Q Nxc4 and White’s lucky escape; and an exciting endgame. The big question in this ending is, could Black build a fortress (e.g., Kg7, Rd6, Nf7). Make sure you’re registered to vote for the 53. Qb7+ Executive Board election! See https://secure2. Might as well, right? Time to make some- uschess.org/voterregistration.php for more I love this check! thing of the threat. Also, 39. ... Bc2 can information. be answered by b4. 53. ... Kh8 54. Qxc6 Re2+ 55. Kg1 Rc2 No, 40. b4 loses to 40. ... Nd3. Fortu- nately, 40. a5! is fine for White. 39. ... g4 40. fxg4 hxg4 41. hxg4 Bxg4 Send in your games! He tears up the pawn structure, and If you are unrated or rated 1799 now I have a kingside passer. Is Black or be low, then GM Lev Alburt invites playing to win or draw at this point? White you to send your most instructive game with notes to: is playing to win. And rightly so. Back to Basics, c/o Chess Life PO Box 3967 Crossville, TN 42. Ne4 38557-3967 Attacking the rook and setting up the Or e-mail your material to Rg5+ fork, but he has a nice reply. [email protected] 42. ... Ne2+ This loses quickly: 56. Qh6+ Kg8 57. www.ChessWithLev.com A really good move, because it pushes Qg6+.

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In the Arena / 2015 U.S. Championship

2015 U.S. Championship Preview Two of the world’s top ten, GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So, are joining the battle for the U.S. crown in St. Louis.

By BRIAN JERAULD

Chess’ recent rise back to prominence around the nation has been a movement felt on nearly every level of the sport— and no single event culminates from that surge than the annual fight for America’s crown, the U.S. Chess Championship. Promotion for the national title fight is usually left to the auspices of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL), which will become the seven- year host to the event when the 2015 installment begins on March 31, but this year’s player field is speaking volumes on its own—12 participants whose ratings average a whopping 2732. Said chess his- torian and International Master John Donaldson: “This has to be one of the strongest, if not the strongest U.S. Cham- pionship ever held, particularly if all the top American players are playing.” And for the first time in years, they’re all playing. Without a doubt the headline of the 2015 U.S. Championship comes from the

“This has to be one of the strongest, return of GM Hikaru Nakamura. A veteran among the world elite, the 27-year-old if not the strongest U.S. Championship now approaching five straight years consistently ranked among the globe’s top-10 players, Nakamura has remained the top ever held, particularly if all the top American player by rating since 2012— which ironically was the last year he held American players are playing.” the title of American champion. Nakamura has declined every invitation ~IM JOHN DONALDSON since then, publicly stating that his focus had moved past America’s national crown mura said last November. “I consider rating So, perhaps the hottest name around U.S. to that of the world’s. It’s a plight that to be a far-more accurate measure than chess last year. A Philippine phenom, So

seems to be well on track, as the globe- being champion of a single tournament. came to the U.S. two years ago to train trotter currently sits second at the halfway Your rating, and how you consistently under Susan Polgar and her SPICE pro- point of FIDE’s 2014-2015 Grand Prix perform in every single event you play, is gram at Webster University, where he a much better description of a player.” helped lead the school to back-to-back

and looks primed to earn a seat in the 2016 Candidates Tournament. His return to the American ring, how- President Cup wins. Then So hit the next “At this point, I’m truly only concerned ever, can only be attributed to the new level, losing to Armenian GM Levon Aron- with one title and not much else,” Naka- presence of world-class talent: GM Wesley ian at the 77th Annual Tata Steel Chess

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In the Arena / 2015 U.S. Championship Tournament—and not again in 2014. States’ highest title on the line. has brought the program to the Final Four In that lossless span of more than 50 And that’s just two players from a star- of collegiate chess three times in his tenure games, So also bagged $100,000 for first studded field that boasts six of the world’s there. Also sharpened by an appearance place in October’s Millionaire Open, turned top 100, including GMs Gata Kamsky (the in the Final Four of collegiate chess will in an undefeated “rookie” season that defending champion), Alex Onischuk, Sam be the always-solid Onischuk, coach of helped the St. Louis Arch Bishops to their Shankland and Ray Robson, any one of the esteemed Texas Tech University squad first-ever title in the U.S. Chess League— whom could run away with America’s title who has remained ranked in the top-100 and slowly crept his rating up into the on a good day. Some may find irony in the internationally for two decades. world’s top ten. And just when he broke fact that the headliner clash between Naka- And the rise of America’s youth will also that elite plane, So officially transferred mura and So seems to have relegated find a showcase in the 2015 U.S. Champi- to the United States Chess Federation, Kamsky—a 1996 world candidate and five- onship. The last two U.S. junior champions, playing his first world-class tournament time U.S. champion, including four of the Daniel Naroditsky and Kayden Troff, both under the American flag at the 78th Tata last five years—to dark horse status. of whom participated alongside Nakamura Steel event this past January. There, while Shankland is surging through an unde- in Gibraltar in February, will help round his undefeated streak was snapped by feated streak of his own—more than 65 out a solid field—as will the likely next- Dutch GM Anish Giri, So also turned in games—notching global headlines with a player-in-line to win the 2015 U.S. Junior draws against World No. 2 GM Fabiano 9/10 performance and a gold medal in Championship, Sam Sevian. Last November, at 13 years, 10 months and 27 days old, Sevian became the youngest American and “I consider rating to be a far-more accurate the sixth-youngest player in the world to earn the title of grandmaster—then turned measure than being champion of a single in a solid performance of his own at Tata Steel in January, fifth place in the Chal- ~GM HIKARU NAKAMURA lengers Section. tournament.” America’s rising youth also rate headlines in the U.S. Women’s Championship, which features three players younger than 15 who help plummet the field’s age average: Apurva Virkud (14), WFM Jennifer Yu (11), WIM Annie Wang (12). We’ll find out in St. Louis how six-time U.S. Women’s Champion GM Irina Krush (who won her first U.S. Women’s Championship at the age of 14 in 1998) feels about that. One of America’s most notable players, Krush has held a complete stran gle hold over U.S. women for the better part of the last decade and is showing no signs of slowing down. Although the U.S. Women’s Champi- onship once served as an annual back-and- forth battle between Krush and adversary IM Anna Zatonskih, there will be a different dynamic this year as Zatonskih declined her invitation after celebrating the recent birth of her child. Krush, the only grandmaster in the field, may have a new task worth chasing this year. For the first time, CCSCSL founder Caruana and World Champion Magnus the 2014 Chess Olympiad, then turning Rex Sinquefield will offer the $64,000 Carlsen, and finished the super-tourna- in a solid third-place performance in the Bobby Fischer bonus prize—awarded to ment in second place just a half-point Tata Steel Challengers Section in Janu- any player who can match the American behind the winner Carlsen. ary. legend’s perfect 11-0 performance in the The performance pushed So to his high- America’s collegiate chess scene will 1963-64 U.S. Championship—to include est peak to date, a 2788 rating and ranked find solid representation in the 2015 U.S. the 2015 U.S. Women’s Championship. No. 7 in the world—and leapfrogged Naka- Championship. True to his humble nature, The 2015 U.S. Championships will be mura in the global list. FIDE’s February collegian Robson has also quietly pro- streamed live on www.uschesschamps. com, ratings list was the first time Nakamura gressed up the world ranks under the featuring commentary and analysis by four- had been seated behind any other Amer- tutelage of Susan Polgar, taking over as time U.S. Champion GM Yasser Seirawan, ican since December 2012. the top board for Webster University with two-time U.S. Women’s Champion WGM Nakamura’s response was swift, deliv- So’s departure as a professional. He will Jennifer Shahade and Mil lion aire Open ering an outstanding performance in the attempt to secure Webster’s third-consec- organizer GM Maurice Ashley. First moves Gibraltar Chess Congress in February, utive national title at the 2015 President’s will be pushed daily at 1:00 p.m. St. Louis repassing So to reclaim his longtime Amer- Cup, planned for the weekend just before time, with the first round slated for Wednes- ican bragging rights—and officially igniting the U.S. Championship opening cere- day, April 1. a power struggle at the top of U.S. chess. monies. GM Conrad Holt, who earned a With only one classical game played seat into the 2015 U.S. Championship as between them—a draw—the first real winner of last year’s U.S. Open, also makes Photos, left to right: GM Hikaru Nakamura-versus-So fireworks will be set an appearance in the President’s Cup. Nakamura, GM Gata Kamsky,

PHOTOS COURTESY OF CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CENTER OF SAINT LOUIS SAINT OF CENTER SCHOLASTIC AND CLUB CHESS OF COURTESY PHOTOS off at the end of March, with the United The University of Texas at Dallas senior GM Wesley So and GM Irina Krush.

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Blackfeet to Play and Win GROWING CHESS AMONG THE NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION OF THE BLACKFEET NATION IN MONTANA

By JOHN MC GILL

he library at Napi Elementary is a active—they jump ahead,” Hill said. “So hunters and gatherers. When the horse very cozy place. Comfy chairs, we’re getting them to physically stand up and firearms were introduced through the T carpeted floors and shelves of books and move around the room. It’s easier for Spanish to the south and the French invite the fourth, fifth and sixth them to understand. We also make it like through Canada, the Blackfeet swiftly graders who enter. Today, however, it’s stories; each piece has its own character adopted the new animals and technology, lunchtime on Tuesday, and about a dozen and story, so it’s a little different with the eventually dominating neighboring tribes students are gathered around the long mindset of kids.” and enjoying a domain that included much tables, chessboards and pieces quickly Dr. Anderson began introducing chess of the present state of Montana. appearing between oppo nents and play to the elementary grades in Browning at The Blackfeet were fortunate in being commencing. the end of the 2013-14 school year, first at mostly free of the gold, copper and silver A tall figure wearing a suit, Dr. Mark Napi, then this academic year at Browning that destroyed many other tribes. While Anderson swirls amid the activity, supply - Elementary. His plan is to expand the the Blackfeet endured the Bear Creek ing equipment to the players, observing their program into the middle and high school, Massacre, or Baker Massacre, of the 19th games, commenting and encouraging them. as well as into the smaller community of century, the Starvation Winter and many Dr. Anderson has actually had quite a bit Heart Butte and its own elementary and other hardships, they managed to mostly of experience teaching critical thought in high school. main tain their culture and way of life, as this manner. Ranking in the top 10 percent Browning, Montana, is at the center of well as much of their land base. of national chess players, he has taught the Blackfeet Native American Reservation Today, the Blackfeet live in housing more than 1,000 children in more than 40 and is the home of its tribal government. projects in and around Browning, and on schools to play. Many of his students earned The reservation itself is about one and a many ranches and farms around the prizes in elementary school, compet ing on half times larger than Glacier National Reservation. The primary employers in - teams he helped create. While the strategy Park, which borders the reservation on clude the federal government; tribal and tactics of chess are important in his the west. The reservation is what remains government; state agencies; the public teaching, there is much more to the of the historic homeland of the Blackfeet school systems of Browning, East Glacier instruction. who have lived here for thousands of years. Park and Heart Butte; the Native American At Napi, most of the players are fifth graders, and they’re mostly girls. And they all decided for themselves to learn ... the Blackfeet live in housing projects in and chess and have arranged either to spend part of their lunch or come by after school around Browning, and on many ranches and to participate. Frequently, Dr. Anderson is accompa - farms around the Reservation. nied by Cecilia Hill, a member of the Blackfeet Community College chess team. Ms. Hill is new to the game of chess and The Blackfeet Tribe is but one of four Health Service through Blackfeet Commu - says she chose it because, “it’s something bands of the larger Blackfoot Confederacy, nity Hospital; and an assortment of small most people wouldn’t expect me to do.” three of which are located in Canada. The businesses. (See sidebar.) Southern Piegan of the United States are Unemployment is chronically high on Now she helps teach chess to fourth, augmented by the Blood, Siksika and the Reservation, hovering in the neighbor - fifth and sixth graders at Napi, and second Northern Piegan in Canada, and the four hood of 70-80 percent. Many people enjoy and third graders at Browning Elementary. bands regularly meet together for their sea sonal employment through the Tribe’s

While the players at Napi are pretty much mutual political, spiritual, social and firefighting branch and the influx of tourists completely on-task, younger kids are economic benefit. visiting Glacier National Park and the different. “The only problem is they’re so Historically, the Blackfeet were nomadic Reservation during the summer, but full

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Dr. Mark Anderson (in suit above and below) has been instrumental in bringing chess—and all of its benefits—to Blackfeet Nation schools such as Napi Elementary (above, where the children are showing off their freshly-earned pawn key rings) and Blackfeet Community College (below). PHOTOS: JOHN MC GILL MC JOHN PHOTOS:

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time employment remains rare. Many of evaluation, Dr. Kipp laid out her objectives build a community centered on education.” the contemporary issues facing Americans and the progress made in achieving them. Chess, it turns out, is becoming one of in general are found on the Reservation, To begin with, BCC has added the the many ways BCC is working with including drug abuse and childhood Student Success Center, including an various segments of the community, pregnancy, as well as higher than average initial student orientation and attention bringing people together of different ages rates of diabetes and domestic violence. to those who may be at risk of dropping and experience. While life on the Reservation came from out. Using a cultural model, BCC has "The introduction of chess at BCC has a wilder time, a note of dignity and instituted the Blackfeet Society Model with possible impacts in math and critical direction has always been present among its division chairs to improve student thinking,” notes Dr. Kipp. “Chess has the Blackfeet. Over the years, the number retention. In addition, BCC is utilizing an proven to have direct impacts on math of bars has drastically dropped while experiential learning approach which has skills including reasoning, intuition, graduation rates at the high school have shown an 80 percent success rate during analysis and construction, which are all the basics of math. For BCC students, kinesthetic learning is important to our While life on the Reservation came from students and all Native students.” Dr. Anderson arrived on the scene able a wilder time, a note of dignity and direction to teach a number of subjects, including critical thinking, a class that meets twice per week, with one day being devoted to has always been present among the Blackfeet. ... play and another to expanded instruction. On the latter days, students are asked to graduation rates at the high school have watch and respond to movies like Search - ing for Bobby Fischer and reading “Through gone up, along with students’ expectations the Looking Glass” by Lewis Carroll. “The students could relate to him of success in their lives. pushing,” Dr. Anderson said of the story plot in Bobby Fischer. In the movie, a six- year-old child chess prodigy gives up on gone up, along with students’ expectations the summer College Readiness Program. playing as he rejects a ruthless approach of success in their lives. The Tribe itself Finally, BCC has a new College Career to the game when it becomes no fun to has moved forward in recent years as well, Center designed to help students and play. “They can relate to being pushed in building a casino, grocery store and faculty achieve their educational goals in sports,” Dr. Anderson said. “It gets to the Holiday Inn Express hotel. pursuing a career. point where chess is no fun, so the movie Mirroring and sometimes leading BCC is now stressing community is about the process to get back. It’s about development and change in Blackfeet service, having added a service learning human relations, a six-year-old boy in the country has been the local community course to the graduation requirements, world of chess.” college in Browning. and new academic programs have been Life lessons abound in the game of chess. Blackfeet Community Col lege (BCC) added to the curriculum. The additions Etiquette, for example, is stressed in every began life in 1976 when the Blackfeet Tribe include course work leading to a career game, with opponents shaking hands en tered into an agreement with Flathead as a behavioral health aide and community before and after playing. Dr. Anderson also Valley Community College to offer extension health representative diabetes specialist. notes the game shows it’s often better to courses in Browning, and by 1980 BCC There is also a pro gram focused on solar avoid taking another piece to achieve a began offering instruction on its own. The construction, and BCC has acquired a longer term strategic advantage, with college was accredited in 1985. grant that will fund biomedical research. finesse having more power than violence. In the beginning, the campus had one Dr. Kipp explained she is using a Chess supplies a visual and hands-on building, a reconstructed roller rink that “strength-based approach” in attracting, form for seeing how approaches work in later turned into the Math-Science Build - developing and retaining quality staff life. One that Dr. Anderson teaches is ing. Other classes were conducted members. Training and working to engage labeled GPA, for “Goal, Problem, Action” wher ever space could be found around all staff members in the work of the college that teaches pattern recognition. When the town. has been a primary focus. he is playing chess, Anderson says he Today, the college is modern and spa - To that end, BCC hired not only Dr. can hold about 12 moves maximum in cious. Sporting a separate library, Student Anderson and his array of talents, but his mind, with every move aimed toward Success Center, Student Commons and a also Dr. Eric Boos as BCC’s new vice eventually accomplishing the goal, such new administration building, as well as a president. Before coming to BCC, Boos as trading a weak bishop for a strong one Platinum LEED-certified science building utilized his range of talents in building a as a long-term goal of gradually gaining and the infrastructure to build student and college from the ground up in Tanzania, an advantage. faculty housing, BCC has grown both in East Africa. Because nothing existed there With a doctorate in political science and size and quality over the years. This was before, every step of the journey required minors in history and English, Dr. Anderson accomplished thanks to many forward more goods and services for those building also sports a master’s degree in secondary thinking people who made careful plans the college, and eventually an entire town education and a minor in broadcast com - and found the means to carry them through. arose where none was before, with the munication. He currently teaches six courses The college hired Dr. Billie Jo Kipp as college at its center. Meanwhile, Boos at BCC, including “communications,” its new president in 2011, and she sent worked to create the academic curriculum “history 1877-present,” and more. His the institution on an expansive journey the institution would use. breadth of experience allows him to bridge that it was historically poised to take. Part Dr. Boos sees parallels in Browning, the gaps between topic areas to teach skills of her vision is to create a college that is where most of the infrastructure already that relate to any situation. For example, inclusive, culturally based and an integral exists. “Here, we already have a lot, but while he teaches a variety of courses, every part of the community, and in her annual we can make the connections stronger and one of them stresses writing, research and

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The Blackfeet Community College Chess Team Last year’s chess team consisted of around a dozen players, but it all began with just two people playing in their office because they both enjoyed the game. Now, the team can boast of such successes as winning the team championship at the American Indian Higher Education Consortium conference, where Dr. Anderson was named coach of the year. Here are some of the team members:

AARON PATTERSON ERIC COX JOEY RAZO CECILIA HILL At 21 years old, Aaron Patterson Eric Cox is a 44-year-old student Joey Razo is a second-year student Cecilia Hill is a transfer student to is a liberal arts major who aims who is described as “non- at BCC. A liberal arts major, he is Blackfeet Community College, toward earning a four-year degree traditional.” A veteran of the Iraq involved in biomedical research at having moved to Browning with at the University of Montana as a war, Cox was a corporal in the U.S. the college, one of the new her father who is the new pastor possible music major. A singer, Army, serving as a combat medic. directions BCC is taking to expand at Browning United Methodist guitarist and drummer, Patterson He also served in the National their opportunities and offerings Church. She began playing chess has already been interviewed in Guard. He is enrolled at Blackfeet for students. Razo is from Browning, because it was “something my Missoula about the bands he’s Community College as a Blackfeet and at 37 years old he says, “I play friends wouldn’t expect me to do,” played in. studies and liberal arts major, using a lot of chess.” but now she is an integral part of his GI benefits to attend college. Razo began his chess competition teaching chess in Blackfeet country. Regarding chess, Patterson began at the American Indian Higher Ms. Hill is one of several women his education on the checkered Cox is working toward earning a four-year degree in social work, and Education Consortium Conference players on the BCC team, and she board at De La Salle Blackfeet last year, taking first place with five has already competed in many School in Browning. The private, he intends doing so through BCC’s “2+2” program with the University wins and a draw, as well as helping competitions, including the 15th Catholic school started out in the BCC team to a first place team Regional Chess Tournament and Browning more than 10 years ago of Montana. The program is seen as a first step toward BCC’s finish. Razo followed his win with the 2014 Turkey Open. and has grown into an institution a third place finish at the 15th serving many grades and students. becoming a four-year institution, While she is a competitor herself, and in Eric’s case it will enable him Regional Chess Tournament held Hill rounds out her chess experience Patterson remembers first learning to earn the degree without having in Kalispell and a two-and-three by helping Dr. Anderson teach how to play chess in a class to move or travel to Missoula. record at the Barto Memorial second, third, fourth and fifth devoted to the game at De La Salle, Tournament in Bozeman. Eric is an enthusiastic member of graders how to play the game. and by playing the teachers who Most recently Razo posted a win, worked there. When Patterson the BCC chess team and has “Cecelia has also been an integral already competed in several two losses and two draws at the part of bringing chess to Browning enrolled at BCC, Dr. Anderson’s 2014 Turkey Open in Missoula. classes were a natural match and tournaments. His first contest last as she teaches chess with me on in time Anderson became year was the 15th Regional Chess “This tournament was a significant Tuesdays during lunch at Napi Patterson’s chess mentor. While he Tournament held in Kalispell in milestone for Joey Razo,” Dr. Elementary,” said Dr. Anderson. is a newcomer to USCF competition, October. Later that month, he Anderson said. “Playing an “She is a great role model for the he has nonetheless earned points competed at the Barto Memorial opponent 400-plus rating points young elementary age girls at Napi. from his wins at the Barto Memorial Tournament in Bozeman and the higher, he was able to earn a draw When I was showing the kids a Tournament held in Bozeman in Turkey Open held in Missoula in against Dan McCourt, one of the classic queen and knight October, and at the Turkey Open November. top 10 players in Montana. checkmate of the opposing king, held in Missoula in November. Anderson noted, “Eric Cox showed Normally, a player with a 400-point she gave an encouraging shout of advancement as he won his first rating advantage should, statis- ‘girl power’ as the queen completed United States Chess Federation tically speaking, win 99+ percent the checkmate.” game in Missoula after getting of those games.” blanked in Spokane.” PATTERSON, COX, RAZO BY JOHN MC GILL; HILL COURTESY OF SUBJECT OF COURTESY HILL GILL; MC JOHN BY RAZO COX, PATTERSON,

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“When Dr. Anderson arrived, there was no chess being taught anywhere apart from some people’s homes. But, given the opportunity to learn and compete, he found an untapped well of interest and skill.”

in many cases, public speaking. liberal arts at BCC, and the pair played write, plus a term paper on a topic related When Dr. Anderson arrived, there was many games together. One day a student to chess. Some term paper themes sug - no chess being taught anywhere apart who was working in the cafeteria, Joey Razo, gested by Dr. Anderson include “Is chess from some people’s homes. But, given the showed interest in learning the game, and sexist?” “Is chess Europeanized?” and opportunity to learn and compete, he found soon he was playing chess at lunchtime. “Why is white advantaged?” an untapped well of interest and skill. Dr. Anderson asked Dr. Peterson about “White is on the right,” Dr. Anderson “At BCC I had a variety of people teaching a critical-thinking class, using notes. “The game started in India and playing,” Dr. Anderson said, “and many chess as the means of delivering the then came to Europe with a king and a of them are women. The chess team mem - instruction. Dr. Anderson then contacted queen and bishops next to them. Then bers vary: some can only play one day a Ginny Weeks at the Medicine Spring the knights and the castles on the four week, especially the parents because we Library, and she recommended reading corners, and in front the foot soldiers. It’s have a lot of non-traditional students. material that works with a chess theme, very medieval and very European, and it People pick up chess at midterm some - such as “Through the Looking Glass” by has a white bias. There are a lot of times. It’s not like the basketball team Lewis Carroll, The Joy Luck Club by Amy questions to ask. They can write papers where players have to be at every practice Tan, the movie Searching for Bobby Fischer and see what other scholars have to say because people have different schedules.” and the Harry Potter series of books. about it, and in that way they learn the Last year’s chess team consisted of The class deals with a chapter per skills of research for any topic.” around a dozen players, but it all began session, discussing the chapter and writing Dr. Anderson works closely with the with just two people playing in their office a two-page reflection paper about it; they BCC library. “Ginny Weeks and [Ms. Aaron because they both enjoyed the game. Dr. also are required to write a two-page paper LaFromboise] come to my class and show Anderson found a kindred soul in Dr. Jim on their favorite chess piece. All together, the students how to use EBSCO to Peterson, Division Chair, humanities and there are three thematic papers students research, so it’s lots of help. Aaron also

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makes the chess dollars with chess pieces the only part we really don’t know.” Connell notes, “I also play chess on my on them representing different values.” In addition, Dr. Anderson points to recent computer and online. It’s a good game.” Aaron designed Anderson’s “chess dol - research that indicates playing games like Besides his gaming at school, Keanu also lars.” Though he had used them in other chess may stave off the onset of degenerative plays his grandfather, and he’s teaching schools, her design was much more crea - diseases like Alzheimer’s. This may be an his cousin, a first grader, how to play. tive than anything he had made. The chess avenue of future research that would match And according to Cecilia Hill, Dr. dollars are earned for: 1) Castling (one); Dr. Billie Jo Kipp’s goal of having a four- Anderson’s teaching assistant at the 2) Cleaning up/putting boards and pieces year, research-based institution. elementary schools, “Dr. Anderson is one away) (one); 3) Chess tactic (back rank Dr. Anderson’s goal is to have chess of the best professors I’ve had at BCC. He mate, pin, fork, skewer, etc.) (three); taught to all the students at Browning Public understands that we’re still learning; we’re 4) Checkmate (three); etc. Schools as well as Heart Butte Schools. not at his level, but he works with us from The students then save up their chess Back at Napi Elementary, a school there. We’re challenging ourselves, and dollars for prizes such as pawn key chains named for the Blackfeet culture hero that’s why we keep coming back because and travel sets. The idea is that the student whose stories taught Blackfeet children we keep learning.” learn how to save (like saving for a down about their people and their place in For Ms. Hill, Dr. Anderson is making a payment on a house), using chess as a nature, more than a dozen mostly fifth mark on the direction of her life. “I’ve vehicle to learn other life skills. graders are playing during lunch. The heard Dr. Anderson say ‘you have the The chess team itself had a great start girls are shy about talking to a reporter, rest of your life to figure out your work in its first outing during the American and when they are asked why they play and who you will marry, but the opportu- Indian Higher Education Consortium con - chess, the answer is simply “because it’s nities at BCC are here, now, so take ference when Joey Razo won five games fun, and I can play with my friends,” advantage of this now,’ and that’s really and drew one to emerge first in individual according to Larissa Lahr. important to me.” play. Teammate Clint Not Afraid took third Keanu Connell had a bit more to say. place while George Bostwick contributed “It’s a fun sport, in my opinion. It’s about Read more about college chess in this issue in our four points in his games, and Ryan LaForge strategy and I like games with strategy.” Pan Am Championship article beginning on the added two more points. The combined Asked why he chooses to play a hands- next page. scores handed BCC the team champion game instead of computer games, onship while Dr. Anderson was named coach of the year. The team went on to compete at the Barto Memorial Tournament in Bozeman, the 15th Regional Chess Tournament in Kalispell, the 79th Montana Open in Bozeman and the 2014 Turkey Open in Missoula. The USCF competitions gave the BCC players opportunities to challenge themselves against some highly-rated players in Montana, and they enjoyed some success in their endeavors. Meanwhile, Dr. Anderson’s expansion into the elementary grades at Napi and Browning Elementary is continuing to grow. In addition to the lunch and after- school sessions, he is working to organize and direct workshops for teachers and school administrators on how to create a school chess club, run chess tournaments, learn the basics of chess and how to incorporate chess into the curriculum. Dr. Anderson has also conducted “family night” chess programs at Napi where the entire family can play together. Aiming at including people of all ages, Dr. Anderson is arranging to have elementary chess players visit the Blackfeet Care Center where they can engage the residents in lively games of chess. Dr. Anderson notes twin areas of research that will demonstrate the impact of chess on the people involved. This year he is looking forward to examining three- month math and reading scores to see if there is any difference in performance between students who play chess and those who do not. “I want to see if the scores go up,” he said, “and I’m also looking at the educational levels of the parents of

PHOTOS: JOHN MC GILL MC JOHN PHOTOS: players compared to non-players; that’s A student at Napi Elementary holds her “chess dollars,” a key motivator used by Dr. Anderson.

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Winners and still champions! Webster University A team (left to right): GM Vasif Durarbayli, GM Ray Robson, Coach GM Susan Polgar, GM Illia Nyzhnyk, GM Liem Le.

Webster Deep Webster Makes It Three in a Row at the Pan Ams—UT-Dallas, UMBC, and Texas Tech join in the Final Four By AL LAWRENCE

HERE IS WESLEY SO? That just a half- point less than perfect this University of Texas at Dallas (UT-Dallas), was the obvious question as the year. But in the end, it didn’t matter much. seeded second, also mus tered an all- 1 Wcollege teams took their seats, Webster scored 5 ⁄2 match points in the grandmaster team. Texas Tech, University looking toward table one at the six-round, four-day event. Webster A’s of Texas at Brownsville (UT-Brownsville) 2014 Pan Ams in South Padre Island, winning lineup, made up of four grand - and the University of Maryland- Baltimore Texas. After winning the Millionaire Tour - masters—Le Quang Liem, Illia Nyzhnyk, County (UMBC) rounded out the top five by nament in Las Vegas in October, the world’s Ray Robson, and Vasif Durarbayli—, rating. Only the top four U.S. schools would top-ten player had turned pro, abandoning weighed in with a hefty USCF rating of qualify to go on to the Final Four. And there his scholarship at Webster University. 2734. (Their FIDE average would rank was a tournament to play, after all, involving Not only that, but Webster’s GM Georg them as a top team at the Chess some other very serious competition. In fact, Meier, USCF 2700, had stayed too long Olympiad.) As back up, Webster brought 72 master players—including 22 in Germany to meet eligibility require - a B-team with four more grandmasters grandmasters and 15 inter na tional mas - ments. Perhaps these unexpected and a C-team with an average rating of ters—led the 45 teams made up of 196 ab sences ac counted for Webster’s being over 2400. Webster has a deep bench. individuals from 26 universities. PHOTO: PAUL TRUONG PAUL PHOTO:

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The Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Columbia University A to score 5-1 and victory was this creative game on board Chess Championships date back to 1946, finish fourth. Only one team from each three. Black pins a rook (with a bishop) but a predecessor-event pitted U.S. colleges qualifying university is permitted to play on move 28 and resists capturing it until against one another in the 1930s, when in the Final Four. move 41! the great Reuben Fine led his City College So Webster, UT-Dallas, UMBC, and team to glory with a score of 31½ out of Texas Tech will fight for the President’s 32! Until the mid-1990s, it was essentially Cup at the Final Four of College Chess English Opening (A16) happenstance and good grades that brought on March 28-29 at New York City’s Athletic GM Manuel Leon Hoyos (2579), Webster B strong chess players together, normally at Club (NYAC) in midtown Manhattan. GM Akshayraj Kore (2558), UMBC A Ivy League or other highbrow schools. Despite a crowded calendar at the NYAC, Pan-Am Intercollegiate Team Chess The era of chess scholarships rewrote Final Four sponsor Booz Allen Hamilton, Championship (4) the winners’ column. In 1990, the University a Virginia-based technology consulting South Padre Island, Texas, 12.29.2014 of Maryland-Baltimore County finished firm, proved themselves champs in their Comments by GM Kore. 26th among 27 teams when Harvard won own right by rearranging the whole week - on its home ground. Then Dr. Alan Sherman end schedule of receptions, guest rooms, 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 5. landed a sponsor, Coca-Cola (and later, playing hall, Internet coverage—all the Bg2 c6 6. d3 Bg7 7. Bd2 0-0 8. Qc1 Nd7!? 9. Pepsi) for UMBC’s chess scholarship trappings of a championship event—to Nf3 program. By 1996, the school was the avoid a conflict over the original April Black has good compensation for the dominant force. That year Dr. Tim Redman dates that emerged with the U.S. Champi- pawn after 9. Nxd5 cxd5 10. Bxd5 Ne5 began a similar program with different onships in St. Louis. 11. Bg2 Be6!. sponsors at UT-Dallas. Scholarships drew top players. The two universities went on 9. ... Re8 10. Bh6 Bh8 11. h4 Qb6 12. Kf1 to collect 10 Pan-Am titles apiece. Indeed, Division champions and other Black nets a pawn with 12. h5 Qxb2. from 1998 and 2011, it was always one, or winners both, in the winners’ circle. In 2012 Webster UT-Dallas B (4-2) took the Division I trophy, 12. ... N7f6 13. h5 Ng4-/+ 14. d4 and Illinois shared the title with UMBC and given to a team not placing in the top six. This move leads to trouble. According to UT-Dallas. Last year Webster took sole first. UT-Dallas C won both Division II (2199- the engines, 14. Nd1 keeps the game even. The Pan-Ams determine the top collegiate 2000) and best women’s team honors. The One interesting line is 14. ... e5 15. Ng5 team in Pan-America. The follow-up Final University of Illinois A, who had been the Nxh6 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Rxh6 Bf6 18. Ne4 Four, Redman’s brainchild, became the dark-horse Final Four qualifier the past two Bg7 19. Rh1 Be6.—AL official U.S. collegiate championship in 2001. years, finished in a 7th-11th tie, but Illinois C captured the Division III (1800-1999) title, 14. ... e5 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. e3 exd4 17. exd4 and Illinois D won the Division IV (1600- Bf5 1799) trophy. Texas A&M-Kingsville A won Killer B’s Much stronger is 17. ... Bxd4! 18. Although universities generally pin their Division V (U1600). The University of Toronto Nxd5?? (18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Qd2 Nde3+ hopes on their highest-rated A-teams, A won best international team, while Toronto is awful, but White’s best chance) 18. ... sometimes the subalterns help to write B took second place in that category. Qb5+ with mate in two. the history. In round three on Sunday Carleton College (Minnesota) and Oberlin night, the mighty Webster A squad was College (Ohio) tied for best small college 18. Qd2 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Qb5+ 20. Kg1 Re2 21. held to a draw by Dallas B, while Columbia honors. Miami Dade won best community a4 Qa6 University A, led by IMs Eli Vovsha and college. Top Individual upset went to Terrence Victor Shen, split the point with Texas Pierre of Oberlin College (Oberlin B) for his Tech A. In the same round, Texas Tech B round two win over a player rated 624 points took out UT-Brownsville’s fourth-ranked higher. Top team upset went to Carleton A team 3-1, spearheaded by a rook- College for their round three win over New sacrifice by Faik Aleskerov, playing in his York University A, rated 470 points higher. last Pan Ams, against GM Anton Kovalyov. For round-by-round pairings and complete Round six provided the big showdown, results, go online to www.utb.edu/sa/ chess. as UT-Dallas A, the only team with a Hosted by UT-Brownsville and organized perfect score, took on Goliath Webster A, by its Chess Program Director Russell with 4½. In the end, David’s slingshot Harwood at the beach-front Hilton Garden wasn’t enough in a chess match. Dallas Inn, the well-run 2014 Pan Ams were a hit had to settle for second place. “We know with the college players on vacation during that college chess competition is getting the event’s traditional dates of December tougher every year,” Webster Coach Paul 27-30. National Tournament Director Mike 22. Qf4 Truong said. “UTD, TTU, UMBC, UTB—a Hoffpauir handled the com plicated event number of teams—can win in any given without s stutter. Louis Salinas of the Dallas No better is 22. Bf1 Rxd2 23. Bxa6 Rxf2 year. … The only thing we can do is fight Chess Club kept the DGT-boards, provided 24. Bxb7 Rxf3 25. Bxa8 Rxc3 26. Rd1 hard and qué será, será!” by UT-Dallas, transmit ting to a waiting Rxg3+ 27. Kf1 Be4 28. Rh4 Bf6. Also in the last round, UMBC collected Internet audi ence. Here’s a sampling of 22. ... Rxf2 23. Bf1 Qa5 24. Ra3 Qd5 25. c4 its fifth point by defeating UT-Dallas B. what they enjoyed. Rxf3 26. Rxf3 Qxd4+ 27. Kg2 Qb2+ 28. Qd2 Texas Tech A drew against Webster B to Be4 29. Bf4 Qxd2+ 30. Bxd2 Rd8 31. Bg5 Rd1 cinch a spot in the Final Four. Texas Tech Delayed gratification 32. Be2 Rxh1 33. Kxh1 Bd4 34. Kg2 Ne5 35. was the only undefeated team other than Even Webster’s B-team came in as a a5 a6 36. Bd8 f5 37. Bc7 Kf7 38. Bxe5 Bxe5 Webster, but the Knight Raiders gave up top team with an average rating of 2556. 39. g4 Kf6 40. gxf5 gxf5 41. Bd3 Bxf3+ 42. 1 1 three drawn matches to score 4 ⁄2-1 ⁄2, So when they were matched with UMBC Kxf3 Bc3 43. Ke3 Ke5 44. Be2 Bxa5 45. Bh5

finishing in a tie for fifth with Webster B. in round four, the 10-time Pan Ams winner Bb6+ 46. Kd3 f4 47. Bg4 Bc5 48. Bc8 f3 49. Webster C won its last-round game against took it very seriously. A key to UMBC’s Bxb7 f2 50. Ke2 a5 51. Bxc6 Kd6 52. Bb5 Bd4

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53. Ba4 Kc5 54. Bb5 Kb4 55. Kf1 Bc5 56. Ke2 how to attack with heavy pieces. a4, White resigned. 39. ... Kb6 40. Re8 Qg7 41. Rb8+ Ka5 42. Qd8 Qd7 43. Qf8 Rb7 44. Rd8 Qf7 45. Qa3+ Kb6 46. Rd6+ Kc7 47. Qc5+ Kb8 48. Rd8 mate.

If 15. ... g4, White plays 16. Nh4. Here readers can observe a rare paradox: The knight is on the edge, but it stops Black’s attack on the kingside completely, and, therefore, is an effective piece. College student’s opening The late George Koltanowski, dean of 16. Nb3 American chess and holder of the record As my coach, former U.S. champion for blindfold play, used to champion the Playing for a good night’s sleep Alex Onischuk, and I agreed after the Both UMBC and UT-Dallas began Colle as the “businessman’s opening” game, White’s attack on the queenside is Sunday night’s fifth and penultimate because it eliminated reams of theory. In faster than Black’s attack on the kingside. round with the only two perfect team the next game, Texas Tech University’s scores. Five points would certainly qualify. Yaro Zherebukh invokes a system that 16. ... e5 17. b5 e4 18. bxc6 Bxc6 19. Ne5 What a pleasure it would be to the coach might now be called the “college student’s” Bxe5 20. dxe5 exd3 21. Nd4! and players of the team who went to bed opening. In his second Pan ms, Yaro came A dream square for the knight. It knowing a trip to the Heisman Trophy up against GM Robert Hess, a former U.S. remains there for the rest of the game. Room in New York City was assured! The Championship invitee, leading Yale, one Black’s light-square bishop on c6 has losers, on the other hand, would have an of a group of dangerous teams in 2014 become a permanently useless piece. anxious night. that could at any time shake things up with an upset. 21. ... Rhe8 22. Qxd3 Rxe5 23. a5 Qc5 24. a6! Re7 25. Rf6 Rde8 26. Raf1 Qc4 27. Qb1 Ba4 28. Qa1 Queen’s Gambit Declined, Slav Defense (D11) Torre Attack (D03) I’m not sure about the objective strength GM Akshayraj Kore (2558), UMBC GM Yaro Zherebukh (2721), Texas Tech University A of this move, but it was tempting to play. GM David Berczes (2599), UT-Dallas GM Robert Hess (2629), Yale A I like to mention to my students that safety Pan-Am Intercollegiate Team Chess Pan-Am Intercollegiate Team Chess of the queen is the second most important Championship (5), South Padre Island, Texas, Championship (5), South Padre Island, Texas, principle after the safety of the king! 12.29.2014 12.29.2014 28. ... Ka8 29. h3! bxa6 30. Kh2! Comments by IM Rade Milovanovic, UT-Dallas Comments by GM Yaro Zherbukh. coach.

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. d4 Bg4 5. Nbd2 e6 6. h3 Bh5 7. cxd5 A modest setup, which I have embraced and fully appreciated only after becoming A rare move, so Black spent a lot of a college student at Texas Tech. It’s a time. time-conscious choice, with little theory, 7. ... cxd5 8. Qa4+ Nbd7 9. Ne5 a6 10. g4 Bg6 and it guarantees flexibility of pawn 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Bg2 b5 13. Qd1 Nb6 14. structure and complex play in the middle - 0-0 Rc8 15. b3 Bd6 16. Bb2 Ne4!? game. The position is equal after 16. ... 0-0, 3. ... h6 4. Bh4 c5 5. e3 d5 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. c3 but David likes complications. cxd4 8. exd4 Qb6 9. b4 Bd6 10. Bd3 Nh5 11. 0-0 g5 12. Bg3 Nxg3 13. fxg3! 17. Nf3?! Alright, White is two pawns down. Does Maybe 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qe2 f5 was a The only way to fight for the initiative it mean that Black is winning? Not at all! better solution. and to prove that Black’s aggressiveness In fact, White is dominating and will was premature. I calculated the following launch a deadly attack pretty soon. 17. ... Qe7 18. Qe2 f6! 19. a4? exciting line, which includes a rook Compare the safety of both kings, notice White picked the wrong moment to open sacrifice 13. ... g4! 14. b5 gxf3 15. bxc6 dominance of the knight on d4 over his the position—19. Rfc1 was better. fxg2 16. Rxf7!? Kxf7 17. Qh5+ Ke7 18. rival bishop on a4, and then the evaluation Qh4+ Kf7 19. Kxg2 Rf8, and it seems as is obvious ... 19. ... bxa4 20. Qxa6 Rb8 if Black can hold. 30. ... Bb5 31. Rxf7 Qc7 32. Rxe7 Qxe7 33. Rf5 From now until the end, David played

Bc4 34. Qa4 Rc8 35. Qd1 Qd7 36. Qf3 Rc7 37. only on his 30-second increment! Too 13. ... Bd7 14. Kh1 0-0-0 15. a4 Kb8 Rf8+ Kb7 38. Qf6 Qe7 39. Qh8 much excitement for his team coach! (see diagram top of next column) This game is an instructive example on 21. Rfc1

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University of Maryland, Baltimore County: Sitting (left to right): GM Niclas “The Dark Knight” Huschenbeth, Captain; IM Levan “The Georgian Gangster” Bregadze; IM and WGM Nazi “The Black Widow” Paikidze; Joel DeWyer, Business Manager; IM Tanguy “The Belgium Butcher” Ringoir. Standing (left to right): GM Sam Palatnik, coach; GM Akshayraj “The Indian Knight” Kore; Dr. Alan T. Sherman, director.

Maybe White just realized that after 21. 27. ... fxe3 28. f3 Bxe5 29. fxe4 Bg3 30. Rxe6 bxa4? Nc4 22. Bc1 Kf7, he would have to Qc7 31. exd5 Bf2+ 32. Kf1 Bxh4+ 33. Ke2 give up a piece to avoid the loss of the Qc2+, White resigned. queen after 23. … Rb6. This game sealed UTD a 3:1 victory and 21. ... Qd7 secured our participation in the Final Four! 21. ... axb3 22. Rc6 Qd8 was simpler, but, as I mentioned, David likes complications! Webster deep IM Ashwin Jayaram, the only player 22. Bf1 0-0 23. Bb5?! finishing with a perfect 6-0, led Webster’s C-team (!) to a 5-1 finish and a tie for Better was 23. Bd3 axb3. 2nd-4th. 23. ... Qd8 24. Rc6 axb3 25. h4 f5! 26. g5 f4 14. ... b4? 27. Ne5 Black should have played 14. ... c5!. Queen’s Gambit Declined, Black can respond to 15. Nf5 with 15. ... Semi-Slav Defense (D46) Nc6!, fighting for the d4-square. It is not IM Ashwin Jayaram (2514), Webster University C very natural to give up the important dark- IM Victor Shen (2510), Columbia University A square bishop, but Black gets counterplay Pan-Am Intercollegiate Team Chess because of his control over the d4-square. Championship (6), South Padre Island, Texas, After 16. Be3, the position is unclear. 12.30.2014 Comments by IM Jayaram. 15. Nf5 bxc3 16. Rd1 Ne8 17. Qxc3 Qf6 No better is 17. ... f6? 18. Qb3+ Rf7 19. f4. 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 0-0 8. 0-0 dxc4 9. 18. f4 Bc7 19. fxe5 Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 a6 11. e4 e5 12. h3 Bb7 13.

PHOTO: MARLAYNA DEMOND MARLAYNA PHOTO: dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nh4 (see diagram next page)

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Texas Tech University Knight Raiders: Seated in center: Coach GM Alex Onischuk; clockwise, left to right: GM Elshan Moradiabadi, IM Andrey Gorovets, GM Samy Shoker, GM Yaro Zherebukh.

Qxe5 (I pondered 20. Qb4?, but it seemed Rxd6 Nxd6 too risky, and rightfully so. After 20. ... Rb8 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Ng6+ hxg6 23. Qxf8+ Kh7, Black’s attack is far more important than White’s Exchange) 20. ... Bxe5 21. Be3 Nf6 22. Bc5 Rfe8 23. Bf3. White has more active pieces and can get the bishop pair with Nd6 whenever he wants. White still has to show technique to push forward with this advantage. 20. Qb4 The engines say 20. Qc5 was perhaps 19. ... Bxe5? even stronger. But it’s more human to

attack the b7-bishop. 19. ... Qxe5 was Black’s only move here. White gets a better endgame after 20. 20. ... Rb8 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Nxc6 Bd6 23. 24. Nxb8

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College Chess / Pan Ams

The entire University of Texas at Dallas team at their Founders Building. The second-place A team is made up of: GM Conrad Holt (fourth from left), IM Denis Kadric (seventh from left), GM Leonid Kritz (ninth from left), GM David Berczes (11th from left), and GM Georgi Margvelashvili (14th from left).

It was important not to get too clever but I thought this was unnecessary. with 24. e5. After 24. ... Qg6, g2 is a weak spot. 27. ... Rd7 28. Bc5 24. ... Rxb8 25. Be3 Rd8? 28. Bc7 was even easier and would have won immediately. 25. ... Nxe4 was Black’s last attempt to try to stay in the game, but he is still in 28. ... Qg5 29. Bf1 Rb7 30. Qd4 Ne8 31. b4 f5 trouble after normal moves like 26. Rd1 32. Qd8 Qg6 33. Rd6 Qf7 34. Bxa6 Re7 35. or 26. Rf1. Rd2 Re5 36. Bd6 Qa7+ 37. Kh2, Black resigned. 26. Rd1 Bxe4 27. Bb6 27. Rxd6 Qxd6 28. Qxe4 was also easy, (see final diagram, next column)

At A Glance Pan Am Intercollegiate

1 Date: December 27-30, 2014 | Location: Hilton Garden Inn, South Padre Island, Texas | 196 players | Top Finishers: 1st, 5 ⁄2: Webster University - A (GM Liem Le, GM Illia I. Nyzhnyk, GM Ray Robson, GM Vasif Durarbayli); 2nd-4th, 5: University of Texas at Dallas - A (GM Leonid Kritz, GM Conrad Holt, GM Giorgi Margvelashvili, GM David Berczes, IM Denis Kadric), University of Maryland Baltimore County (GM Niclas Huschenbeth, IM Levan Bregadze, IM Tanguy Ringoir, GM Akshayraj Kore, WGM Nazi Paikidze), Webster University - C (IM Ashwin Jayaram, IM Vitaly Neimer, WGM Anna Sharevich, FM Jouaquin C. Banawa); 5th- 1 6th, 4 ⁄2: Webster University - B (GM Manuel Leon Hoyos, GM Jimenez Corrales, GM Denes Boros, GM Andre Diamant), Texas Tech - A (GM Yaroslav Zherebukh, GM Elshan Moradiabadi, IM Andrey Gorovets, GM Samy Shoker, IM Alexander Battey); 7th-12th, 4: University of Texas at Dallas - B (IM Kacper Drozdowski, GM Nadezhda Kosintseva, FM Alec S. Getz, IM Arthur L. Calugar), University of Texas at Brownsville - A (GM Andrey Stukopin, GM Anton Kovalyov, GM Holden Hernandez, WGM Katerina Nemcova, WIM Aura Cristina Salazar), University of Illinois - A (FM Eric S. Rosen, Iskandar Aripov, Saumil Padhya, Xin Luo), Texas Tech - B (Faik Aleskerov, FM Steven Breckenridge, IM Luis Carlos Torres, WGM Carla Heredia), Yale University - A (GM Robert L. Hess, IM Raja Panjwani, WIM Yuanling Yuan, Josh Divine), University of Toronto - A (Misha Ivanov, FM Nikita Gusev, Jim Zhao, Jianqiu Chen). | Chief Tournament Director: Mike E. Hoffpauir. For more information, see http://www.utb.edu/sa/chess/Pages/2014-UTB-Pan-Am-Intercollegiate-Team-Chess-Championship.aspx PHOTOS COURTESY OF TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS AT TEXAS OF UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY TECH TEXAS OF COURTESY PHOTOS

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Grand Prix Events / 41st Eastern Open

GM Alexander Ivanov Tops the Eastern Open Games and an openings survey from the 41st annual edition of this popular event.

By TOM BECKMAN

166 players came ready to play in the five-section, seven-round Eastern Open, held in Bethesda, Maryland on December 26-29, 2014. GM Alexander Ivanov scored 6 points out of 7, drawing with GM Larry Kaufman and IM Dean Ippolito. The decisive game came in round five when GM Ivanov downed IM Tegshsuren Enkhbat to take a ½-point lead over the field. IM Enkhbat won his last two games to take clear second with 5½ points.

Caro Kann Defense, c5!? 11. dxc5 Nxe5 12. Bb5+ which Enkhbat suggested in Advance Variation (B12) N7c6 13. Bf4 Nd3+ 14. Bxd3 the post-mortem, can be met GM Alexander Ivanov (2594) Qxd3 15. Qxd3 Bxd3 16. 0-0- with 21. Qb2 with the idea 21. IM Tegshsuren Enkhbat (2479) 0 0-0-0 17. b4 a5. ... Rxd4 22. Bxc6! bxc6 23. Rb1. 2014 Eastern Open (5), 12.28.2014 11. Be2 Notes by Ivanov. Now Black has several ways 21. c4 Qb6?! This game won first prize for to continue his development. Objectively this is not the best-played game. His next move is not the best best, but who would want the 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 one, as it turned out it was ending with minus one pawn h5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Ne7 based on a miscalculation. after 21. ... Qxd2 22. Bxd2 Bxg5? Black’s most popular choice 11. ... Nf5?! 29. Bc6+! in this position. He is prepared Better is either: 11. ... Ned5 22. Qc3 Bxg5 23. Bxg5 Rxg5 24. to capture on d5 with the knight. Rab1 Qc7 25. d5! The computer sees a less 12. Nxh5!?; or 11. ... Nbd5 12. spectacular way to win: 29. 7. Nge2 Nd7 Bxh5!? Bxh5 13. Nxh5 Nf5 14. Houdini’s first choice. Bg2 Bxb1 30. Qb3!. Still, I was g4! Nxc3 (Not 14. ... Nxh4? 15. pleased to sacrifice the bishop There are quite a few games 25. ... f6 26. d6 Qh7 Nxd5 exd5 16. Qb3 when White on c6 for the second time in with the sharper 7. ... dxc4. is much better) 15. bxc3 Nxh4 Black prepares a counter- the game! 16. f3!? Ng6 17. Kf2 c5 18. Be3 8. Ng3 Bg6 9. a3 attack, but White strikes first. and White has a small edge. 29. ... Kxc6 30. Qf3+ Be4 During my preparation, I Keeping the bishop leads to saw the following game: 9. Bg5 12. Nxf5 Bxf5 13. Bxh5 Be7 a checkmate after 30. ... Kc5 f6 10. exf6 gxf6 11. Be3 Qb6 Here Black noticed that the 31. Rb5+ Kxc4 32. Qc6+ Kd3 12. Qd2 0-0-0 13. Rc1 Kb8 14. obvious 13. ... g6 14. Bf3 Rxh4 33. Rb3+ Kd4 34. Qc3 Kd5 35. Be2 Qa5 15. 0-0 e5 16. Rfd1 15. Rxh4 Qxh4 loses after 16. Rb5 or 30. ... Kd7 31. Rb7+ Bg7 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 g4!. Ke8 32. Rb8+ Kd7 33. Qb7. Qxd2 19. Rxd2 cxd5 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. Bf4 Bf8 22. Rcd1 Bf7 14. g3 31. Qxe4+ Qxe4 32. Rxe4 Rgh5 23. Ne4 Be7 24. Nc3 Bb4 25. Black has some compen- 33. Rb2 Bf3 Bxc3 26. bxc3 and White sation for the pawn, but Houdini's first choice. Less later won in Xiong-Enkhbat, probably not enough. clear is 33. Rh4 Rxh4 34. gxh4 Rockville, Maryland, 2014. 9. Rxh4 35. Rd1 Kd7 36. c5 Rc4. a3 may save White a useful 14. ... Nd5 15. Bf3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 27. Bxc6! Bf5 tempo com pared with 9. Bg5 Qa5 17. Qd2 33. ... fxe5 34. Rd2 Rd8 35. Rh4 If 27. ... b6 28. c5 Rxg3+ 29. in case my opponent chooses Rg5 36. Rh7 Rxd6 37. Rxd6+ Kxd6 I didn’t want to allow ... Bd3 fxg3 (or 29. Qxg3 Rg8 30. d7+ the same plan with f6, because 38. Rxa7 Kc5 39. Rc7+ Kd6 40. which is possible in case of 17. Kd8 31. cxb6 Rxg3+ 32. fxg3 the bishop at c1 will get to e3 Rb7 Kc5 41. a4 Kxc4 42. Rb5 Kd4 Bd2 or 17. Qb3. winning) 29. ... Bf5 30. cxb6 or f4 in one move. 43. a5 Rg8 44. a6 Ra8 45. Ra5 Ra7 Qh2+ 31. Kf1 Bh3+ 32. Bg2+! 17. ... 0-0-0 18. 0-0 Bh3 19. Re1 46. Kg2 Ke4 47. f3+ Kd4 48. g4 when White mates soon. 9. ... dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nb6 g5 20. hxg5 Rdg8 Kd3 49. Kg3 Kd4 50. g5 Kd3 51. Another approach is 10. ... The move, 20. ... Rhg8, 28. Bxb7+ Kd7 Kg4 Kd4 52. g6, Black resigned.

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After 11 minutes of thought, Black decided not to take the c-pawn due to 11. ... dxc5 12. GM Alexander Ivanov Remembers Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Bf4 Ra8 14. I have played in the Eastern Open many times during the last 25 years. Rfd1 Nd7 (better 14. ... Rd7) as played by Harry Cohen in Some years were lucky, some not. Still, chances are my first result the Virginia Senior Open 2013. from the 1990 Washington Open, as it was called then, will remain my Had I stuck to the central best. That year I won seven games straight and drew only my final strategy and played 15. Nd5!, it would be very difficult to eighth round game. And although my wins were against defend as Black. For example: opponents not quite the level of Fabio Caruana’s from St. Louis, 2014, 15. ... Bf6 16. Nc7 e5 (16. ... four of them were against GMs Michael Rohde, Joel Benjamin, Dmitry Rb8 17. Ne6!) 17. Be3 Rb8 18. Nd5! Bg7 19. Bg5 winning Gurevich and Alex Yermolinsky. material. No better is 15. ... Bxb2 16. Nxe7+ Kf8 17. Rab1. 12. Bf4 e5 French Defense, Kd8 21. Bh5 Be8 22. Bg4 Bg6 English Opening, 23. Re1 Re8 and White won in Better was 12. ... Bf5 13. e4 Tarrasch Variation (C05) Symmetrical Variation (A39) Be6 14. Rfd1. GM Alexander Ivanov (2594) McClymont-Liu, Gold Coast, Srdjan Darmanovic (2298) Daniel Lowinger (2349) Australia, 2013. Gary DeFotis (2100) 13. Be3 Bf5 14. Qd2 b6?! 2014 Eastern Open (3), 12.27.2014 2014 Eastern Open (1), 12.26.2014 16. ... Nxd4 17. Be3 e5 After this move, a strong Notes by Ivanov. Notes by Darmanovic. passed pawn will appear on This game won first prize for This game won second prize c6, squeezing Black’s position opening innovation. for best-played game. and restricting the maneuver - ing possibilities of his pieces. 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 g6 4. But after 14. ... Qa5 15. cxd6 Nfd7 5. c3 c5 6. f4 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Bg2 Bg7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 Rd8 16. Rfd1 Nxd6 17. Nd5! Qb6 8. g3 cxd4 7. Nc3 0-0 8. 0-0 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Qxd2 18. Rxd2 White is better d6 10. Qd3 Another line is 8. ... Be7 9. as well. Bh3 0-0 10. Ne2 f6 11. Bxe6+ One of the “tabias” in chess 15. c6 Kh8 Kh8 12. exf6 Bxf6. opening theory. Even the com - puter era didn’t make it Black wanted to play 15. ... 9. cxd4 Bb4+ 10. Kf2 g5 un popular. Qc7, but it was not possible because of 16. Nd5 and it’s the I remember facing this move reason for 15. ... Kh8. After 15. for the first time in a game 18. Bd3 N ... Rc8 16. Rac1 Qe7 17. Nd5 against Vladimir Malaniuk Only this move was new to Qe6 18. Rfd1 e4 19. b3 is (future grandmaster) back in me. An earlier game, Ivanov- difficult for Black, too. With 1985. For the next 30 years it Brodsky, Massachusetts Open, White’s positional dominance, has been one of Black’s most Marlboro, Massachusetts, 2014, White needs only to play simple popular lines in this variation continued 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. chess here. alongside 10. ... f6. Bd3 Be6 20. Rc1 Kd7 21. Qe2 16. Rfd1 a6 11. fxg5 Ndxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 a6 22. Ne5+ and White won. 13. Kg2 Nc6 It was better not to weaken 18. ... Bg4 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. the pawns on the queenside. This position is not easy to Re1+ Kf8?! 21. Rc1 Re8 22. Ne5 Still, after 16. ... Be6 17. Rac1 assess. Black has destroyed This tempting little tactical f5 18. Bg5 Qc8 19. Nb5 White part of White’s center, but 10. ... Rb8 shot (also possible after 22. ... is on top. weakened his kingside. The Rc8) may not be White’s best One of the motifs for Black white king’s cover is also less choice. Houdini suggests 22. is to strive for the ... b7-b5 than perfect. 13. ... Nc4 has Rxe8+ Kxe8 23. Qc2 Kd7 24. break on the queenside, but also been played, but it looks Bf5+ Bxf5 25. Qxf5+ Qe6 and 10. ... a6 should come first. less logical to me than the text now 26. Qc2! Qb6 27. Re1! because 13. ... Nc6 puts extra 11. c5! keeps Black’s rook from getting pressure on d4. into play: 27. ... Qg6 28. Qc5. Also fully playable are 11. 14. Nf3 Bf8 Be3 or 11. Bd2. This interesting 22. ... Bh3+?! 23. Kxh3 Rxe5 24. pawn sacrifice is fully correct 14. ... Bd6 is another known Qg4 Qe6 25. Rc8+ Ke7 26. Rc7+ even after the precise move move. Kd6 27. Rxe5 Qxg4+ 28. Kxg4 order 10. ... a6, and if Black is Bxe5 29. Rxf7 Rc8? 30. Bxh7 Rc3 15. b3 Bg7 16. Bf4 well prepared, White can count 31. Rf3 Kc5 32. h4 Kb4 33. h5 on no more than a draw. 17. Rac1 White is ready to sacrifice Ka3 34. h6 Kxa2 35. Rxc3 dxc3 However, after Black exposed White is strengthening his his d4-pawn. This move at - 36. Bd3 Kxb3 37. g6 c2 38. Bxc2+ his rook on b8, the idea with position to the maximum, but tempts to achieve more than Kxc2 39. g7 d4 40. g8=Q d3 41. the pawn sacrifice is very it was time for concrete action the obvious 16. Bb2, which is Qc4+ Bc3 42. Qa4+ Kc1 43. Qb3 dangerous, and I couldn’t resist with 17. Nd5 and if 17. ... Be6 known to theory. For example, Kd2 44. Kf3 b5 45. Qxb5 Kc2 46. the temptation to play it. 16. Bb2 Bd7 17. Rc1 h6 18. Qa4+ Kc1 47. Qb3, Black 18. Bxb6! Rxb6 19. c7 Nxc7 g6 fxg6 19. Bd3 g5 20. Bg6+ resigned. 11. ... Ne8 Continued on page 37

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Grand Prix Events / 41st Eastern Open

Opening Survey: This year's Eastern Open was rich in opening innovations—and near innovations.

French Defense, Slightly better is 6. Be3. Slav Defense (D19) gxf3 Nf4! Steinitz Variation (C11) 6. ... Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 Daniel N. Maxwell (2135) John Gabriel Ludwig (2238) g6 Srdjan Darmanovic (2298) GM Lawrence Kaufman (2394) 2014 Eastern Open (6), 2014 Eastern Open (3), I consider this move slightly 12.29.2014 12.27.2014 better than 8. ... Kf8, although both GMs Jacob Aagaard and 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nikita Vitiugov prefer 8. ... Kf8 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. (gulp). Black can get nearly 6. Ne5 is popular today. Be3 a6 identical positions except 6. ... e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. 0-0 with 8. ... g6 his king is safer, 0-0 9. Qe2 and his development is easier. Also interesting is 9. Nh4 Bg4 And Black later won. 9. Nf3 c5 10. Bd3 Nxd2 11. 10. f3 Bh5 11. g4 Nd5 12. Kxd2 Ng2 Bg6 13. Bd2 when White is better. Bogo-Indian Defense (E11) Thomas J. Beckman (2035) 9. ... Bg4!? Srdjan Darmanovic (2298) A fighting move, often featured 2014 Eastern Open (2), in the repertoire of Bosnian GM 12.27.2014 Ivan Sokolov. Theory favors 9. ... This approach is 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ recom mended by Aagaard Nbd7 10. e4 Bg6. 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 and once played by Carlsen. Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 0-0 8. 0-0 d6 9. 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. e4 Qe7 Another decent line is 7. ... e4 e5 10. d5 Nb8 11. b4! cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5=. 11. ... Qa5!? 8. Qd2 b5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. Qf2 Qb6 12. Bd3 b4 11. ... c4 and 11. ... Nc6 are 13. Ne2 a5 14. 0-0 Ba6 15. f5 decent alternatives. 12. Qf4 Alternatives are 12. h4 and 12. dxc5. 12. ... Nd7! Black should prevent 13. Qf6. 12. e5 Getting queenside play 13. Rhb1 c4! 14. Be2 It is best to follow theory with immediately seems preferable 12. h3! After 12. ... Bh5 13. e5 to the mainline 11. Ne1. Nd5 14. Ne4 f6 or 14. ... h6 11. ... a5 12. a3 Na6 13. Qb3 15. ... Na4? with a complicated struggle c6 14. Rac1 Here 15. ... exf5 is correct and ahead. Since White’s play is on the Black is slightly better. 12. ... Nd5 13. Ne4?! queenside, I should have played 14. Rfc1! Bd7 15. c5! The position is equal. dxc5 16. bxa5 cxd5 17. exd5 French Defense, e4 18. Ng5 c4 19. Qxc4 e3 20. MacCutcheon Variation 13. ... f6 14. exf6 N7xf6 15. (C12) Bg5 Qf7 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Nde4 exf2+ 21. Nxf2 when Andrew N. Samuelson (2369) 14. ... Qc7?! Bh6 Rfe8 18. Qe4?! White has a nice edge. Thomas J. Beckman (2035) Better to blockade with 14. ... Again, better is 18. h3 Bh5 19. 14. ... Bd7 15. Rfe1 2014 Eastern Open (3), Qa3! 15. Ng1 Nb6 16. Bf3 Bd7 g4 Qg6. 12.27.2014 17. Rb4 Na4! 18. Ne2 Bc6 19. Again, 15. c5!. 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 Qe3 0-0!. 18. ... Qh5! 19. Bd2 Bxd2 20. 15. ... axb4 16. axb4 c5 17. 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 15. g4. Rxd2 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Qxf3 22. b5 Nb4 18. Ra1 Rfb8 19. h3.

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Continued from page 35 Benko Gambit, Main line (A59) is more common. My move 21. Nb5 20. Nxb6 winning the Ex change. GM Lawrence Kaufman (2394) scored two out of two in cor - FM Ralph Zimmer (2270) respondence play. 17. ... Be6 18. Nd5 2014 Eastern Open (2), 12.27.2014 16. ... Nc7 With the hole on d5, it’s not Notes by Kaufman. If 16. ... Qb7 17. Ra3 Nc7 easy to part with that knight, This game won second prize 18. Rb1. This was played in but one advantage will be for opening innovation. traded for another. Along with two previous correspondence a strong passed pawn on c6, 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. games, both won by White. It’s cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. a clever way of keeping some - White will have the bishop pair e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 d6 9. Nf3 Bg7 10. thing on the b5-square. and full command on the white g3 Nbd7 11. Kg2 O-O 12. a4 squares. 17. Nc4 Qb7 18. ... Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Qc7 20. b4 21. ... Rxb5?? It is too early to speak about Black being in Zugzwang, but Much better is 21. ... Nxb5! 22. Nxe5 Nd4 23. Nc6+ Kf6 24. some waiting move like 20. Qe7+ Kg7 25. Nxd4 cxd4 26. Rc2!? could have put a serious Qxd7 Rxb2 27. Ra3. And with question to Black, and further accu rate play Black should be weakened his position. able to draw. 20. ... b5 21. Qd2 22. axb5 Qxa1 23. Rxa1 Rxa1 24. d6+ Kf6 25. Nxe5, Black resigned. With waiting tactics, White As I recommended in my makes no significant changes book, The Kaufman Repertoire in the nature of the position, for Black & White. White aims 18. Bxe7+?! but Black has difficulties mak - to plant a knight on b5 to block Objectively, the best line Brilliancy Prize: Larry Gilden (2208) ing every move without creating pressure on the b-file. according to the computer is Arthur Tang (2072) new weak nesses. On d2, the 18. Nxc7 Qxc7 19. a5+. White 12. ... Qb6 2014 Eastern Open (6), 12.29.2014 queen also prepares for an a2- retains his extra pawn, but to a4 break by protecting the 12. ... Ra6 is the main me it looked quite difficult to b4-pawn. alternative to the game move, utilize the extra pawn this way. which is the main line. I would If Black can exchange knights 21. ... f5 22. Rc3!? choose 12. ... Ra6 myself. he should be fine, but appar - ently he cannot force this trade. A tricky move. Even after the 13. Qe2 best move, 22. ... e4, the “cat 18. ... Kxe7 19. Nbxd6 Qa6 20. 13. Qc2 is also a good move, and mouse” game continues e5?! with 23. Rcc1! Rc8 24. f3!. but it seems more sensible to defend the outpost on b5. Better is 20. Rhe1! Ne5 21. 22. ... Rf7 23. Ra3! Ra8 24. Ra5! Nxe5 Qxe2 22. Rxe2 Kxd6 23. 13. ... Rfb8 14. Nb5 Bf8? Nc4+ Kd7 24. a5 Rb4 25. Rc2 Equally good is 14. Bd2 Ne8 Rab8 26. Rb1 Bd4 27. Nb6+ AFTER 22. ... exd5, WHITE TO PLAY: Difficult defense often results 15. Rhb1. Black has some but Kd6 28. Nc4+ Kd7, Draw by in mis takes or blunders, and not full compensation for the repetition. This was probably Black is now losing the Ex - 23. Nxd5! pawn. how the game would have gone change. Better was 24. ... e4 if this was correspondence Destroys Black’s pawn center. 25. Rc1 Qe7 26. a4 Nc7, but 14. ... Ne8 15. Bg5! Kf8?! play. after 27. axb5 Nxb5 28. Bb6 23. ... cxd5 24. Bxd5 Ra7 25. Be5 29. e3 Rff8 30. Bf1. The main line in correspond - Bxf7+! ence play is 15. ... h6 16. Bxe7 20. ... Bxe5?! The black king is forced out 25. Bd5 Rg7 26. Bh6 Nf6 27. Rb7 17. Ra3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 20. ... Kf8! 21. Qf3 f5! looks of its lair. Bxg7+ Kxg7 28. a4 bxa4 29. Rxa4 Bxe5 19. Bh4 Nc7 20. f4 Bg7 ex tremely risky, but it Ra7 30. Rda1 Qb6 31. Ra5 Ng4 21. Rha1 Re8 22. Rb3 with an somehow works. 22. e6 Ne5 25. ... Kxf7 26. Qb3+ Ne6 27. Rxe6 32. e3 f4 33. exf4 exf4 34. Qxf4 even score in seven games. 23. Nxe5 Qxd6 24. Nd7+ Ke7 Kf8 28. d5 Qg5 29. d6 Nf6 30. Rbe1 Nf6 35. Qe3, Black resigned. 25. Nxb8 Rxb8 and the two Re8 31. Rxe8+ Nxe8 32. Rxe8+ 16. Nd2 center pawns will eventually Kxe8 33. Qg8+ Kd7 34. Qf7+ Kc6 (see next game, next column) Not a novelty, but 16. Qc2 fall. 35. Qxa7, Black resigned.

At A Glance 41st Annual Eastern Open

1 Date: December 26-29, 2014 | Location: Doubletree Hotel, Bethesda, Maryland | 166 players | Top Finishers: Open, 1st, 6: Alexander Ivanov; 2nd, 5 ⁄2: 1 Tegshusuren Enkhbat; 3rd-4th, 5: Dean Ippolito, Daniel Lowinger; U2200, 1st, 5 ⁄2: Victor Guzman; 2nd-4th, 5: Franco Moncera Jose, Justin Paul, Richard 1 1 Skinnell; U1900, 1st-2nd, 6: Sherwin Rugless, Evan Maxwell Ling; 3rd, 5 ⁄2: William Maxwell Gallagher; U1600, 1st-2nd, 5 ⁄2: Theodore Dean Covey, Yasser Mahmoud; 3rd, 5: Aleksey Bashtavenko; U1300, 1st, 7: Roy S. Russell III; 2nd-5th, 5: Madhavan Narkeeran, David Lin, Victor Bo. | Chief Tournament Director: Andrew B. Rea.

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Scholastics / National K-12 Championship PELIKAN BRIEFS

Samir Sen uses his newly-learned Pelikan Sicilian to eke out a win at the 2014 National K-12 Championship and close out his scholastic career.

I peered out of my seat window as the airplane taxied down were held in the spacious Rosen Shingle Creek ballrooms. the runway. I sat there and realized that as a high school It was here where 1,528 young talents from across the nation senior, this would be my last scholastic national champi- competed in the 2014 K-12 Championship. onship. Was I prepared? Soon, the aircraft shuddered as it took off and entered the Going into the tourna - clouds, its wings casting ment, I was not quite a misty red shadow as SAMIR SEN sure how well I would do. the sun set. I had taken a bit of a break from my chess and The 2014 K-12 National was just getting back into Championship in Orlan - form. My prep aration do, Florida this past started around Septem - De cem ber 12-14 was an ber, playing in a couple event to remem ber. Thou - of local tourna ments. I sands of chess players, had a new open ing in parents, coaches, and mind that I wanted to vendors swarmed the use at nationals. luxurious Rosen Shingle Creek resort. Parking lots The opening I considered were packed. Hordes of was not totally new to chess enthusiasts walked me. I had been planning along the pavements and to adopt this line for many more lined the some time as I needed streets, waiting for traffic more dyna mism in my signals to allow them to play, but I had never cross the road. By noon, actively worked on it. My the Subway restaurant old passive open ing across the street from the against 1. e4 didn’t fit hotel even ran out of the more aggressive style bread! This was definitely that I wanted to one the busiest scholastic entertain. I tried out the tournaments of the year. new opening in local tournaments and online The atmosphere inside and that gave me added the hotel itself was confidence in the line. MYCHESSPHOTOS.COM festive. Huge corridors were filled with chess The following game stores, banners, and sponsors. A few of these sponsors against the young Kyle Haining from the Washington Class offered free game analysis for the younger players. Amenities Cham pionship was played less than a month before nationals ranged from the award-winning Orlando golf course to an and was one of my first rated efforts with the Pelikan Sicilian: Olympic-regulation-size volleyball court, which made for an PHOTO COURTESY OF OF COURTESY PHOTO exciting time even outside the playing hall. The actual games (see game top of next page)

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Sicilian Defense, and provok ing more weak - Lasker/Pelikan Variation nesses. Also, the bishop on f1 (B33) is now tied up. A New York State of Mind Kyle Haining (2110) 14. f3 b5 15. Nb6 New York teams shined at the National K-12 Championship Samir Sen (2202) Washington Class Championships in Orlando, Florida, winning 11 out of the 13 team (5), Vancouver, Washington (5), sections—only the “bookends” sections (Kindergarten and 11.27.2014 12th grade) prevented a clean sweep by the Empire State.

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bb1 is ugly! I thought for sure During the game, I was Bg5 a6 there was something ... and afraid of Bxf6 as I planned to there was. sacrifice a pawn. 10. Bxf6 So far, it seems as though Qxf6!? 11. Nxd6+ Bxd6 12. we are following the classical 30. ... f4!? 31. g4 exf3! 32. Qxf3 Qxd6 Rd8 13. Qc5 Nd4 14. Bd3 line in the Pelikan Sicilian. Qxh2! 33. Qd5+ Kh8 34. Qxc5 Qg5 with good compensation Qh3+! 35. Ke1 Rfe8+ 36. Kd2 8. Na3 for the pawn. Here I just felt something Rbd8+ 37. Kc1 Rxd1+ 38. Kxd1 And now I deviate. was odd. The c2-pawn is only Qf1+ 39. Kc2 Re2+ 40. Kb3 Qd1+, 10. ... Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Bd3 defended once, checks are White resigned. Bg5 13. Ned5 0-0 14. 0-0 Ne7 8. ... Be6!? looming, and Black’s pieces seem ready to jump. Fighting for the all-powerful This exciting game against d5-square. It would be a dream 15. ... Bh4+! 16. Kd1 Haining gave me a new-found to achieve a position with the Even worse is 16. g3 Nd4! faith in the ... Be6 line of the white pawn on d5, allowing 17. Nxc8 Nxf3+ 18. Kd1 Nxd2. Pelikan Sicilian. I realized that Black a strong pawn duo with even if complications arose in ... f7-f5. 16. ... Rb8 17. Nd5 0-0 18. g3 Bg5 the opening, I would at least 15. Qh5 Nxd5 16. exd5 g6 17. 19. Qg2 be better versed than my Qe2 Bd7 18. Kh1 f5 Here White’s best piece is opponent and most likely be his d5-knight. My plan was to able to accrue a time advan - Bingo. tage. These factors made the try to get rid of it and open the 19. f3 Qb6 20. Nd1 Rce8 21. Bc4 “... Be6 Pelikan Sicilian” my center for a direct attack. e4 22. f4 Bf6 23. c3 Qc7 24. Ne3 This is the variation I had secret weapon for nationals b5 25. Bb3 Rb8 26. Rfc1 Rfc8 27. been looking to adopt. The 19. ... Ne7 20. Nxe7+ Bxe7 21. and I guess my preparation h3 Kh8 28. g4 a5 29. gxf5 Bxf5 main line goes 8. ... b5 9. Nd5. Bd3 Qe6 22. Ke2 d5?! paid off as I was able to use 30. Kh2 By placing my bishop on e6, I This was probably premature. the opening in the fifth round get better control of the d5- I missed my oppo nent’s reply. against Jeevan Karamsetty. square (9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 The previous four rounds Qa5+ 11. c3 Qxd5 loses a pawn 23. exd5 Qxd5 24. Rhd1! went well for me. The games immediately) and temper much Threatening Bxh7+. Now were tough, but eventually of White’s aggression in the Black has to be careful not to there came a point in each of Pelikan. The unsung benefit of let White’s king slip into safety. the games where I could win the line is that most opponents material. The fifth round was are unfamiliar with it; this 24. ... Qe6 25. Kf1 Bc5 26. Qd2 the first of three critical usually gives me a significant Qh3+ 27. Qg2 Qh6 28. Qe2 f5 29. matches that would decide the time advan tage. However, be - c3 result of the tournament. Going cause the move is not as in, I was in sole lead with 4 forcing as 8. ... b5, White can out of 4 while Leo Creger, Max The position is double edged play: Zinski, and my opponent, 1 (White may play 30. Nxf5 gxf5 Jeevan, were at 3 ⁄2. However, 9. Nc4 Rc8 10. Nd5 the next game could easily 31. Qh5 at any time). It’s a critical moment in the game. Already, Kyle had used 30 change that. Find the next move! minutes. The main moves in the position are: 10. Bxf6, 10. 30. ... a4! 31. Bc2 a3! Ne3, and my opponent’s 10. Sicilian Defense, Undermining the queenside. Nd5. Lasker/Pelikan Variation (B33) Black’s bishops are fantastic. 10. ... Bxd5 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Jeevan Karamsetty (2302) 32. bxa3 Bxc3 33. Rab1 Qc5 34. Qxd5 Be7 The pawn is poisoned: 29. Samir Sen (2202) Bb3 Qd4?! My source game is Womacka- Qxe5?? Qh3+ 30. Ke1 Rbe8. K-12 National Championship (5), The strongest continuation Horvath, 2001. But, now my Now find the best move! Orlando, Florida, 12.13.2014 is 34. ... Qxa3! (It turns out I opponent played a strange move. 29. ... e4! can play this.) 35. Nxf5 gxf5 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. 13. Qd2?! 36. Qh5 Qc5. When attacking, open all Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.

What would you play? lines to the king! Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be6 35. Rd1 Qf6 36. Qg2 Bd4 37. Nxf5 gxf5 38. Qd2 Bc5 39. a4 e3 13. ... Qg6! 30. Bb1?! My line. 40. Qe2 bxa4 41. Bxa4 Qh4 42. Attacking the weak pawns Here I thought for a while. 9. Nc4 Rc8 10. Ne3 Qf3 Rg8 43. Bc2

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Left: Benet Academy from Illinois took the 12th grade team championship. Right: Nicholas Eduard Desmarais tied with Samir Sen for the championship but lost the trophy on tiebreaks.

The Queen’s Pawn Game Find the best move for White! (D00) 29. R5e4? Leo Creger (2191) Samir Sen (2202) 29. Bc4! Rde8 30. Ng5 Bxc4 K-12 National Championship (6), 31. Nh7+ Kg8 32. Rxe7. Orlando, Florida, 12.14.2014 29. ... Rde8 30. Ng5 f6 31. Nh7+ The pairings surprised me a Kf7 32. Rf4 Bf5?? little. But, I guess that since A bad blunder on my part. Creger was higher rated he got 32. ... f5 would have at least white. given me a chance. 1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 Nf6 3. Bxf6 exf6

Also strong is 21. Bxg6!? (The 33. Bc4+! Re6 34. Rxf5 gxf5 35. MYCHESSPHOTOS.COM 43. ... Rxb1? 4. e3 Bd6 5. c4 dxc4 computer says this is possible!) Qh5+ Kg8 36. Qxf5 Kf7 37. Rxe6 Maybe I was low on time, I was trying to follow Rogers- 21. ... hxg6 22. Rxe6!! Rxe6 23. Rxe6 38. Bxe6+ Qxe6 39. Ng5+, but 43. ... Rbe8! wins convinc - Kasparov, 2001. Rxe6 fxe6? (23. ... Bg7 is even) Black resigned. ingly because the attack after 24. Qxg6+ Kf8 25. Qxh6+ Ke7 After this painful loss, Creger 43. ... Rbe8! 44. Bxf5 e2 45. 6. Bxc4 c6 7. Bd3 f5 26. Qg7+ Ke8 27. Ng5! took the sole lead and I almost Re1 Re3 is unstoppable. I wanted to control e4 as soon 21. ... Qb5 lost heart. I had a little over an 44. Rxb1 Qf2+! 45. Qxf2 exf2 46. as possible. I felt comfort able in hour before the next game. I Stopping 22. h5. Bxf5 Rg1 47. Rb8+ Kg7 48. Bd3 this position—my plan was to tried everything I could to forget Be3 49. Rb4 f1=N+ 50. Bxf1 Rxf1 castle and get my knight to e4. 22. Bd3 Qd5 what had just happened. I took 51. Kg3 Kf6 52. a4 Kf5 53. Rb7 a little stroll through beau tiful 8. Nf3 g6 9. 0-0 Nd7 10. Nc3 0-0 Awful is 22. ... Qh5? 23. Re5 Bxf4+ 54. Kg2 Ra1 55. Rxh7 Rxa4 Shingle Creek itself, had some 11. Qc2 Re8 12. Rae1 Nf6 13. h3 Qg4 24. R1e4 Bf4 25. g3 Qxf3 56. Rf7+ Ke5 57. Kf3 Ra3+ 58. delicious cheesesteak for lunch, Qc7 14. e4! 26. Rxf4 when Black’s queen Kg4 Rg3+ 59. Kh4 Rg2 60. Re7+ and just tried to rest for a few is trapped. Kf6 61. Ra7 Kg6, White resigned. Seemingly counter-intuitive, minutes. I felt refreshed again but even though White opens 23. Re5 Qd7 24. h5 Kg7 25. Qe2 for the last round and I was My game against Jeevan the position when Black has Re7 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Qe4 Kf8?! hungry for a win. Before the ended pretty late in the evening the two bishops, he activates 28. Qh4 Bg7 final game, I bumped into GM and what was worse was that his pieces. Varuzhan Akobian. I intro duced the sixth round was scheduled myself. Just meeting with him to start early at 9:00 a.m. the 14. ... fxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. and shaking his hand really next morn ing. Leo Creger had Bxe4 Be6 17. Re3 Rad8 18. a3 lifted my spirits further. won his round five game against Bf8 19. Rfe1 Qb6 20. h4! Maximilian Zinski, so I knew I started to get scared about who I would play. I opened up possibilities of sacrifices on g6. Colle System (D05) my laptop and started searching Samir Sen (2202) for some of Creger’s games, but 20. ... Bh6 Nathaniel Austin Kranjc (2174) there did not seem too many in K–12 National Championship (7), the data base. I decided it was (see diagram top of next column) Orlando, Florida (7), 12.14.2015 best to get some shut-eye before the next day’s round. 21. R3e2 Last round. Anything is pos - OF COURTESY DESMARAIS EDUARD NICHOLAS ACADEMY; BENET OF COURTESY LEFT, TOP PHOTO,

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1 si ble. While Creger led with 5 ⁄2, 17. Bh4 g5 18. Bg3 Nd5 Bxe6 34. g3 bxc4 35. Bxc4 Bxc4 the running, but a lot still my opponent Eduard Desmarais 36. bxc4 Rc8 37. Rd7+ Ke8 38. depended on Creger’s game and I had 5 points. I needed a Rfd1! Rgc6 against Desmarais. If Creger win. White wins more material drew or won, he would win the 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. after 38. ... Rxc4 39. Rd8+ Ke7 championship. The only result Bd3 a6?! 40. R1d7+ Ke6 41. Rd6+ Kf7 where I could win the champi- 42. R8d7+ Ke8 43. Rxg6 Kxd7 A weird move. I was looking onship title was if Creger lost 44. h3. for any way to punish my as I had the tiebreak advantage opponent. It made sense to 39. h3 Nf6 40. R7d6 Ne4 41. over Desmarais. Creger did in open the center and capitalize Rxc6 Rxc6 42. Rc1 fact lose and so I closed my on my lead in development. scholastic chess career with a 5. 0 -0 Bd6 6. Nbd2 0-0 7. e4! memorable championship win. I must take this opportunity dxe4 8. Nxe4 Be7 9. Qe2 Nbd7 19. Qh5! 10. Bg5 to thank the organizers, tour- Black’s position has crum - nament directors, and the USCF bled. There is no way to save for making many suc cess ful the kingside. 19. Qe4? f5. chess events possi ble through - out all my scho lastic years. 19. ... Rf8 Through tournaments, I have No better is 19. ... Qf6 20. been able to meet different Ng4. people, visit new places, and make lasting friend ships. Most 20. Ng4 f5 21. Nxh6+ Bxh6 22. importantly, however, these Now the ending has become Qxh6 Qf6 events developed my love for simplified. Here I debated between Qh5 chess, which will certainly and ex chang ing queens. Objec - 42. ... Ke7 43. Kg2 Ke6 44. Kf3 remain dear to me for the rest tively, Qh5 is better, but the Rc5! 45. Rc2 Ra5 46. h4! of my life. 10. ... Nxe4 11. Qxe4 g6 12. Bh6 endgame is clearly won. So: Passed pawns must be As I walked away from Rosen Re8 13. Rad1 Shingle Creek resort, I had 23. Qxf6 Rxf6 24. Be5 Rh6 25. c4 pushed! Eyeing the d-file. I felt the reminisced about the enthu si - Nf6 26. Bxc7 Bd7 27. f3 b5 28. b3 46. ... Ra3+ 47. Kg2 Nc5 48. h5 rook would be important here asm that events like the 2014 g4 Nd3 49. h6 Kf6 50. Kf1 Nxf4 51. at some point. Also, I wanted National K-12 Championship Black does well in his gxf4 Rf3+ 52. Kg2 Rxf4 53. c5! 13. ... c5 too dangerous for receive from youth across the attempt to create counterplay. Black to play. Now the pawns become nation. I could not imagine 29. Bf4 Rg6 30. fxg4 Nxg4 31. unstop pable. chess in the U.S. without the 13. ... Nf6 14. Qe2 Bf8 15. Bg5 USCF and I certainly could not Bg7 16. Ne5! h6 Be2 53. ... Rg4+ 54. Kf3 Rg8 55. c6 imagine how my life would be Transferring the bishop. Kg6 56. Rg2+, Black resigned. The pawn is not safe to affected had it not been for the capture: 16. ... Qxd4 17. Bxg6. 31. ... Kf7 32. d5 Rag8 33. dxe6+ This result put me back in USCF. So, thank you.

At A Glance 2014 National K-12 Championship

Date: December 12-14, 2014 | Location: Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, Florida | 1,528 players | Top Finishers/Individual: 12th Grade: 1st-2nd, 6: Samir 1 1 1 Sen, Nicholas Eduard Desmarais; 3rd-4th, 5 ⁄2: Leo C. Kreger V, Qian Ince; 11th Grade: 1st, 6 ⁄2: Joshua Colas; 2nd, 6: Nickolas Arthur Moore; 3rd-4th, 5 ⁄2: Joel 1 Jaffe, Alexander Troy Spinnell; 10th Grade: 1st-2nd, 6 ⁄2: Andrew Liu, Christopher Wu; 3rd-10th, 5: Daniel Kostovetsky, Danilo Rivero, Lyubomir T. Gospodinov, 1 Cory F. Riegelhaupt, Kireet Venk Panuganti, Mubassar Uddin, Lauren Kleidermacher, Connor Keuchel, Kai Kronberg; 9th Grade, 1st, 6 ⁄2: John Gabriel Ludwig; 1 1 2nd, 6: Sam Lander Cabrer Capocyan; 3rd-5th, 5 ⁄2: Daniel Cremisi, Roman Rychkov, Prateek Pinisetti; 8th Grade: 1st, 6 ⁄2: Jack Richard Easton; 2nd-3rd, 6: 1 1 Vishal Kobla, Truman Hoang; 7th Grade, 1st-2nd, 6 ⁄2: Nithin Kavi, Jacob Chen; 3rd, 6: Arjun Rai; 6th Grade, 1st, 6 ⁄2: Justin Paul; 2nd-4th, 6: Adam H. Serota, 1 Roshan Ritesh Idnani; 5th Grade, 1st, 6 ⁄2: Alexander Costello; 2nd-5th, 6: Constantine Oskiper, James Lee, Andy Huang, Saharsh Satheesh; 4th Grade, 1st-2nd, 1 6 ⁄2: Cole Nicholas Frutos, Logan Wu; 3rd-6th, 6: Henry Hawthorn, Hamilton Shillingford, Jonathan P. Manta, Harvey Zhu; 3rd Grade, 1st, 7: Chinguun Bayaraa; 2nd-6th, 6: Maximillian Lu, Nathaniel Lande Shuman, Jason Yuyang Wang, Derek Clasby, Gabriel Mee; 2nd Grade, 1st, 7: Nico Werner Chasin; 2nd-7th, 6: Arthur Zihan Xu, Luca Foerster-Yialamas, Maya Behura, John Patrick Capocyan, Jack E. Levine, Anahul Gokul, 1st Grade, 1st, 7: Jonathan Chen; 2nd-7th, 7: Marvin Gao, Alex Zhao, Dimitar Mardov, William Safranek, Samarth Rao Bellayaru, Aatish Satheesh. | Top Finishers/Team: 12th Grade: 1st, 14: Benet 1 Academy (IL); 2nd, 13 ⁄2: Whitney Young High School (IL); 3rd, 13: Divine Savior Academy (FL); 11th Grade: 1st, 15: Stuyvesant High School (NY); 2nd, 14: 1 1 White Plains High School (NY); 3rd, 13: Solon High School (OH); 10th Grade: 1st, 13 ⁄2: NEST+m School (NY); 2nd, 12 ⁄2: Stuyvesant High School (NY); 3rd, 12: 1 1 Wilson Commencement Academy (NY); 9th Grade: 1st, 13 ⁄2: Edgemont High School (NY); 2nd-3rd, 12 ⁄2: Stuyvesant High School (NY), Gulliver School (FL); 8th 1 Grade: 1st, 15: I.S. 318 (NY); 2nd, 14 ⁄2: Williams Ib Intermediate School (FL); 3rd-4th, 14: Lincoln Middle School (FL), Dalton (NY); 7th Grade: 1st, 16: I.S. 318 1 (NY); 2nd, 13: University Prep Science & Math (MI); 3rd-4th, 12: NEST+m School (NY), Los Alamos Middle School (NM); 6th Grade: 1st, 15 ⁄2: The Speyer Legacy 1 1 1 1 School (NY); 2nd, 14 ⁄2: I.S. 318; 3rd, 13 ⁄2: Dalton (NY); 5th Grade: 1st, 16 ⁄2: The Speyer Legacy School (NY); 2nd, 15 ⁄2: Scicore Academy (NJ); 3rd, 14: Mary Bryant Elementary (FL); 4th Grade: 1st, 17: Dalton (NY); 2nd, 15: P.S. 33 Chelsea Prep. (NY); 3rd-6th, 14: Elbridge Gale Elementary (FL), The Speyer Legacy 1 School (NY), Hunter College Campus School (NY), P.S. 116 (NY); 3rd Grade: 1st, 16: Dalton (NY); 2nd, 15 ⁄2: NEST+m School (NY); 3rd, 15: The Speyer Legacy 1 School (NY); 2nd Grade, 1st, 18: P.S. 41 (NY); 2nd, 15: Dalton (NY); 3rd, 14 ⁄2: Hunter College Campus School (NY); 1st Grade: 1st, 16: Dalton (NY); 2nd, 15:

1 1 The Speyer Legacy School (NY); 3rd, 15 ⁄2: Oak Hall (FL); Kindergarten: 1st, 13 ⁄2: Kimball Wiles Elementary (FL); 2nd-3rd, 13: Oak Hall (FL), New Avenues: The World School (NY) | Chief Tournament Director: Mike E. Hoffpauir. For more information, see http://www.uschess.org/results/14/k12/.

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Latest Findings Using The Seven-Piece Database Program GM Pal Benko last wrote about the seven-piece database program in the December 2011 and June 2013 issues as part of his former “Endgame Lab” column. Here is the latest.

USING MODERN TECHNIQUES, ERRORS HAVE BEEN FOUND in pre-computer-age published studies. The M. Bourzutschky and Y. Konoval seven-piece database program has been especially productive in yielding new information. In this article I am presenting my corrections and refinements to various studies—I am devoted to this field in order to salvage worthy ideas.

Of course, the program has found errors in other studies as well, but I thought those not worthy of restoration efforts as they required fundamental construction changes. My intention is to be as economical as possible in keeping the original composers’ ideas.

THE ORIGINAL LESS IS BETTER THE ORIGINAL 13. ... Kd2 14. Kc6! Kd3 15. A. Koranyi, 1958 A. Koranyi, correction by P. Benko L. Nyeviczkey, 1952 c5 Kc4 wins for Black. 14. Kd5, Draw.

LESS IS MORE P. Benko after L. Nyeviczkey, 1952

WHITE TO PLAY AND DRAW? WHITE TO PLAY AND DRAW WHITE TO PLAY AND DRAW?

It is hard to blame the 1. Ke7! Nxe2 2. b5 Nc3 1. Bxe2 dxe2 2. Kd3 hxg2 3. Rxe2 author for not finding a long g1=R 2. ... Nd4 3. b6 Nxf3 4. b7 series of moves that lead to a Nd4! 5. Kd7! g1=Q wins in “cook” found easily by the Black avoids 3. ... g1=Q 4. WHITE TO PLAY AND DRAW about 20 moves. computer. Even the correction Re1+ Qxe1, Stalemate. is not easy. 3. Kd6! Nxb5+ 4. Kd5! Nc3+ 5. 4. Kc3 Rf1 5. Kb3 Rf3+ 6. Ka4 Rf4 Other flaws can appear too Kd4 Nd1 6. h4 Nf2 7. h5 Ng4 8. 1. Kd6 Nxb5+ 2. Kd5 Nc3+ 3. Kd4 7. Kb5 Rf5 8. Rg2 Rg5 9. Kb6 Kc1 such as the “duals” that are Kc3! Nh2 9. h6! Nxf3 10. h7, Nd1 4. h4 Nf2 5. h5 Ng4 6. Kc3 10. Kb5 Kd1 11. Kb6 Ke1 12. not shown by the program. For Draw. Nh2 7. h6 Nxf3 8. h7, Draw. Rxg3 Rxg3 13. Kxc5 Rc3? example, 4. Rd2 or Ke4 also

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lead to a draw. On the other 6. Kc6 Qxb8, Stalemate. 11. Qh1 Rb1 12. Qc1! Rxc1 13. a7 hand, the beginning sequence Ka4 14. Kc4! wins. A rook sacrifice is a bit more is awkward because pieces of a stunt than is a bishop An elegant addition to the must be subbed in. The sacrifice. This sequence also original work! bishops have no roles so I avoids the sin of “starting by reduced the material: taking.” 1. Rd6! gxh2 2. Rxd2 h1=R! NEW IDEAS J. Jespersen, 1885 Once again Black avoids 2. ADDED MOTIFS ... h1=Q 3. Rd1+ Qxd1, A. Maksalov, 1975 Stalemate. WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN 3. Kb3 Rb1+ 4. Ka3 Rg1 5. Ra2+! Passive defense 5. Rh2? 1. ... Kc6 2. Nc4 Bf8 3. Kf7 Kd5 4. Rg3+ 6. Ka4 Rc3 7. Ka5 Rxc4 Nb6+ Kd6 5. Nd7 Be7 8. Rxh3 Rc1 wins for Black. No better is 5. ... c4 6. Nxf8 5. ... Kb1 6. Rb2+! Kc1 7. Rh2 c3 7. e7 c2 8. e8=Q c1=Q 9. Rg3+ 8. Ka4 Kd1 Qd7+. 6. Nxc5! Bh4 7. Ne4+ Kc7 8. Nf6 This time Black’s king is less WHITE TO MOVE AND WINS? well placed 8. ... Rc3 (8. ... Kb1 wins. 9. Ka5 Rb3 10. Ka6! also draws) WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN? 9. Ka5 Rxc4 10. Rxh3 Rc2 11. 1. Nd4 Kxd4 2. Nc5 Kxc5 3. c7 c1=Q 4. c8=Q+ wins. Kb6 c4 12. Kxc6 c3 13. Kc5 LET’S RAISE THE STAKES Sometimes adding material Kb2 14. Kb4. A. Herbstman, 1927 is inevitable, but we have to The two-knights sacrifice is 9. Ka5 Rb3 10. Ka4! Rf3 11. Ka5 think long and hard before a really old motif. But 2. ... Ke1 12. Kb6 Kf1 13. Kxc5 Kg1 14. doing so. Better that we enrich Ke5!! 3. c7 c1=Q 4. Nd3+ Kd6 Rxh3 Rxh3 15. Kxc6, Draw. the original work with new draws. Furthermore 1. c7 c1=Q motifs. 2. c8=Q+ Kd2 3. Nbc5 should win. I’ve lengthened this work 1. Re5+ Rxe5 2. bxa7 Rf5+ 3. Ke7 and enriched it with a new THE ORIGINAL: Re5+ 4. Kd7 Rd5+ 5. Kc7 Rc5+ 6. concept. Kb7 Rb5+ 7. Kc6 Rb6+ 8. Kc5 PAWN TRANSFER Rxa6 9. b4 mate. I. Melnichenko, 1989 NEW IDEAS: ADDED! A nice idea, but 8. ... axb3 P. Benko after J. Jespersen, 1885 draws. WHITE TO PLAY AND DRAW? MOTIF ADDED 1. Bxb4+ Kxb4 2. b7 Nb6+ 3. A. Maksalov, 1975 version by P. Kxd6 c1=Q 4. b8=Q Qf4+ 5. Kc6 Benko Qxb8, Stalemate. A nice idea, but 1. ... Kb3! 2. b7 Nb6+ 3. Ke7 c1=Q 4. b8=Q Qg5+ 5. Kf7 Qf4+ 6. Ke6 Qe4+ 7. Kf7 Qxb4 wins. WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN? WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN 1. Kg6 Be6 2. Ne2 Kd6 3. Nf4 Bg8 CASHING IN A. Herbstman, 1927 version by P. 1. Ng6 Kg3 2. Nf4! Kxf4 3. e6 e2 4. Kg7 Ke5 5. Ng6+ Ke6 6. Ne7 4. Ne5! Kxe5 5. e7 e1=Q Bf7 7. Nxd5 wins, but 6. ... d4! Benko draws. Naturally it is not always WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN possible to reduce the material, but moving pieces to other 1. Rh5! Rxh5 2. bxa7 Rg5+ 3. Kf7 squares may help. Rf5+ 4. Ke7 Re5+ 5. Kd7 Rd5+ 6. Kc7 Rc5+ 7. Kb7 Rb5+ 8. Kc6 THE FIX Rb6+ 9. Kc5 axb3 I. Melnichenko, 1989 version by P. The author’s theme arrives Benko again: 9. ... Rxa6 10. b4 mate.

(see diagram top of next page) WHITE TO PLAY AND DRAW 10. a8=Q bxc2 No better is 10. ... b2 11. 6. e8=R+!! wins. 1. Ne3! 1. Rb3+ Kc4 2. Rxb4+! Kxb4 3. b7 Qh1 b1=Q 12. Qxb1 Rxb1 13. (6. e8=Q+? Kd4 7. Qxe1, But 1. Nxe5? Kb5 is equal. Nb6+ 4. Kxd6 c1=Q 5. b8=Q Qf4+ a7. Stalemate!).

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The Practical Endgame / Instruction

Fasten Your Seatbelts A virtually unknown endgame battle from 1972 that has a little bit of everything going on. By GM DANIEL NARODITSKY

IT IS NO FLUKE THAT DUTCH CORRE- 32. ... gxf3!!? spondence Master Ger Van Perlo published a 480 page volume on endgame tactics, Black leaves his bishop to the wolves, and that Russian IM Orest Averkin fre- but creates a vicious armada of four con- quently averred that “endgames are 90 nected passers in return. According to percent tactics.” Though material is limited, Nunn, both sides were in severe time pres- the tactical element never disappears. sure, so Herzog must have based this In this month’s column, I would like to sacrifice purely on intuition—a courageous examine a virtually unknown endgame act indeed. As a matter of fact, the straight- struggle that is saturated with incredible forward 32. ... Bf1!? 33. fxg4 e4 is also tactical motifs, calculation challenges, and quite strong. In fact, it is White who must material imbalances of every kind. Wading tread cautiously: Black’s two passers, sup- through its complexities will be a Herculean ported by the bishop, are not to be sneezed task, but a rewarding and enter tain ing expe- at. To this end, the negligent 34. c5?— This is where the real fun begins! First rience all the same. Buckle your seatbelts! given by Nunn as the strongest continu- of all, the attempt to win immediately with ation—leads to immediate calamity after 37. ... g3 38. Kf3 g2 39. Kxg2 e2 is coolly 34. ... e3 35. Kg1 (35. c6?! e2 36. c7 e1=Q rebuffed by 40. Rd7+! Ke6 41. Kxf2. Since For the want of a tempo 37. c8=Q Qf2+ mates) 35. ... Be2!, and Black’s pawn armada cannot surmount Michael Stean White is powerless to stop the f-pawn’s the king and rook on its own, the monarch Adolf Herzog triumphant march. For instance, 36. Rd5 will have to lend its support. But can he Greifensee, 1972 f3 37. Rf5+, trying to contain the pawn do so before the c-pawn reaches pay dirt? from behind, meets with total fiasco after There is clearly no place for abstract 37. ... Ke6 38. c6 f2+ 39. Kg2 Bxg4 40. thinking; one must simply hunker down Rf8 Bh3+! 41. Kxh3 e2 and Black promotes and calculate as much and as accurately anyway. as possible. Black should begin by con- White should therefore bring the king sidering the most tempting and natural over immediately with the cold-blooded move: 37. ... Ke6. After 38. c5 (clearly 34. Kg1, and after 34. ... Be2 35. Rd5! forced) 38. ... Kf5, Black threatens the (Not the only move, but the cleanest) 35. deadly 39. ... Ke4, when the pawns will ... e3 36. Rxg5 f3 37. Rf5+ Ke6 38. Rf8 tear White’s king limb from limb—39. c6?? Black has nothing better than to force Ke4 40. c7 f3+ 41. Kf1 g3! is curtains. total liquidation with 38. ... f2+ 39. Rxf2 Nonetheless, White is able to hold the fort exf2+ 40. Kxf2 Bxg4. with 39. Rc1!, intending to drive away the BLACK TO MOVE What these variations lack in aesthetic king as soon as it reaches e4. As it turns appeal, they make up in instructive value! I stumbled upon this gem while flipping out, neither side can make any progress: through GM John Nunn’s excellent work 33. Kxh3 e4 34. Kg4! 39. ... Ke4 40. Rc4+ Ke5 is forced, when the rook must return to c1 in order to Endgame Tactics (George Allen & Unwin, Stean maintains his composure. The prevent … g4-g3. 1981) a few years ago. Chess technology king moves closer to the pawn mass, ready With his flag falling, Herzog understand- was still embryonic in 1981, and Nunn to occupy a crucial blockading square on ably decides that it could not hurt to deserves the utmost praise for tackling this f3. convoluted endgame without a computer. preemptively freeze White’s rook and king Unless otherwise noted, all com men tary 34. ... f2 35. Rd1 (showing chess can be a cruel game): and analysis is my own. The rook arrives on the first rank in the 37. ... g3?? Black appears to be in serious trouble. nick of time. Luckily for both players, nei- White is up an Exchange for a pawn, but While perfectly sound from a general ther side has a choice of moves in spite more importantly, he must desperately point of view, ... g3 enables White to win of the position’s complexity. Of course, generate enough counterplay to retard the the game with a mind-blowing tactical this will not remain the case for very long! c-pawn’s progress. Herzog is up to the motif. In the endgame, calculation fre- task, and pulls a rabbit out of the hat: 35. ... e3 36. Kf3 g4+ 37. Ke2 quently transcends logical reasoning.

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The Practical Endgame / Instruction

Problem I: 1500 Level Problem II: 2000 Level Quietly devastating GM Hikaru Nakamura (FIDE 2764) GM Wesley So (FIDE 2762) GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov (FIDE 2706) GM Julio Becerra (FIDE 2547) Each month GM Naroditsky will present Baku, 2014 U.S. Chess League, 2014 two problems taken from actual games that illustrate the theme of this month’s column. 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

38. Kf3 Ke6 39. c5 —once the pride of Black’s position—is This is obviously forced; the amusing now the bane of his existence: 43. ... 44. ... e1=N?! only accelerates Black’s fate The critical moment. Herzog was exf1=Q 44. Qc4+ skewers the queen, and after 45. Kg4 f1=Q 46. Qc4+. undoubt edly intending 39. ... Ke5, when wins the game. … g2 already becomes a threat and it 45. Kg4 e1=Q 46. Qc4+ Kd2 47. Qxf1 Qxc1 39. Rf1 is definitely one of the finest appears that Black is doing rather swim- endgame motifs I have ever come upon. mingly. It might look like a computer move, but with accurate calculation, patience, and imagination, such ideas can be found by humans. Indeed, the text move is a clear indication that Herzog discovered the flaw in his calculations. 39. ... a5?! An admirable attempt to muddy the waters, but it actually gives White a choice of wins. It was probably worth trying 39. ... Ke5 after all; if GM Nunn missed 39. This position—without the inclusion of Rf1 in his annotations, then it is very … a5 and a3, of course—is already familiar probable that Stean would have overlooked ANALYSIS DIAGRAM to us from the analysis of 39. ... Ke5. it with seconds left on his clock. There, White had nothing better than White can draw the game with 40. c6? 40. a3 Qxf4+ and Qxg3, but due to his newfound g2 41. Kxg2 e2 42. Rd5+! Kxd5 43. Kxf2 ability to create a passed pawn with b3- Stean reaches time control and main- Kxc6 44. Kxe2, but he can definitely try b4 (I know you’re sick of hearing about tains the status quo. As a matter of fact, for more by removing his rook from d1, passed pawns; bear with me for another the insertion of the last two moves will taking the sting out of … g2. The only few moments!), the queen trade wins the open up another path to victory on the plausible square seems to be c1, but Black game! next move, but 40. Rc1 was a lot simpler. is able to hold by the skin of his teeth: Black has nothing better than 40. ... Kd7 48. Qxf4+ Kc2 49. Qxc1+! Kxc1 50. Kxg3 Kb2 40. Rc1 Kd4 41. c6 Kd3 42. c7 e2 43. (he is too late after 40. ... Kd5 41. c6 Kd4 51. b4 a4 52. b5 Kxa3 53. b6 Kb2 54. b7 a3 c8=Q f1=Q+ 44. Kg4 e1=Q and now White 42. c7 Kd3 43. c8=Q), when 41. c6+ Kc7 55. b8=Q+ has nothing better than to bail out with 42. a3 followed by b4-b4-b5-b6 is clearly 45. Qc4+ Kd2 46. Qxf1 Qxc1 47. Qxf4+ Fittingly enough, the game is decided decisive. Kc2 48. Qxg3 Kb1, when Black will win by one tempo. one of the pawns back and secure the 40. ... Ke5 41. Rc1!? draw. Amazingly, the seemingly inconsequen- Complexity leads to brilliance When calculating, it is important to tial a-pawn advances make this move In the middlegame, the sequence of determine why a certain idea fell short. possible! A gifted analytic, Stean had events is often fairly logical; for instance, This will allow you to (hopefully) maximize plenty of time to examine this position an inaccuracy leads to an attack, which its potency by determining the correct during adjournment, so Herzog really had intensifies and eventually culminates in execution. In this case, the dreadful rook nothing to hope for. Of course, the afore- a mating combination. In the endgame, neglected Black’s pawn flotilla entirely, on the other hand, the battle frequently mentioned Rf1!! would have been just as allowing two consecutive promotions. But unfolds in a nonlinear manner; the critical strong here as before. what if we try the outwardly ludicrous 39. moments and decisive mistakes can be Rf1, facing the pawns with a physical 41. ... Kd4 42. c6 Kd3 nearly imperceptible without deep analysis. roadblock? After 39. ... Ke5 40. c5 Kd4 But by working hard and using general According to Nunn, Black resigned at this (40. ... a5 41. a3 or 40. ... Kd5 41. b4 do reasoning to complement, rather than to point, evidently having determined that not change anything) 41. c6 Kd3 42. c7 replace, precise calculation, its complex- Stean had found the path to victory. e2 43. c8=Q, Black can no longer promote ities can be worked out, and brilliant ideas on f1 with check! Amazingly, the f2-pawn 43. c7 e2 44. c8=Q f1=Q+ can be discovered!

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Solitaire Chess / Instruction

Steinitz Sightless Can you play better with full view of the board than the great Wilhelm Steinitz did without it? By BRUCE PANDOLFINI

BLINDFOLD CHESS IS USUALLY PLAYED 9. Ba3 Par Score 7 are the bishops starting to be menacing, two ways. Some official person can cover but White’s king-rook and queen are now White’s dark-square bishop becomes a the eyes of the exhibitor with a scarf or very much in the game. Black has to monster, attacking the queen and, for the something like it. Or the exhibitor can recapture carefully. turn his back on the playing area, so that meantime, preventing kingside castling. … he or she can’t see any of the games in Accept 1 bonus point if you understood 13. Bxd5 this when White played 8. a4. progress. In either case, the moves are Black retakes correctly. Give yourself 1 relayed to the exhibitor by someone who 9. … c5 bonus point if you had planned to answer says them out loud in chess notation. 13. ... Nxd5? with 14. Ba6!.** Who knows what Wilhelm Steinitz did in With this move Black blocks out the the following blindfolded game against a3-bishop, aiming to castle shortly.** 14. Bb5 Par Score 6 Roderick Scott (Black), played in Scotland 10. 0-0 Par Score 5 White discovers an attack to the black in 1867? Maybe he was blindfolded, maybe queen. Once again, Black must tread with By castling, White hopes to exploit the he wasn’t. What we do know, however, is care. that Steinitz won this particular encounter e-file, presently occupied by Black’s king in workmanlike way. The opening was: and queen. 14. … Qd6 10. … 0-0 On 14. ... Bxf3, White could come out with a better position by answering with Now that Black has castled, he’s still French Defense (C15) either 15. Qxf3 or 15. Rxe7. White’s bish- not out of the woods. The a3-f8 diagonal Wilhelm Steinitz ops, with queens on the board or not, remains vulnerable.** Roderick Scott would remain very strong. Give yourself Scotland, 1867 11. Re1 Par Score 5 1 bonus point if you appreciated that.** 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 Bxc3+ 5. With the rook now on the e-file, White 15. Ne5 Par Score 6 bxc3 exd5 6. Nf3 Qe7+ 7. Be2 Nf6 8. a4 Nbd7 awaits a suitable time to discover an attack White’s knight now joins the fray quite to the black queen. menacingly. Obviously, it is immune from 11. … b6 capture, since 15. ... Nxe5 16. dxe5 wins a piece (add 1 bonus point for seeing this Give yourself 1 bonus point if you had before playing 15. Ne5). certain “discovery” possibilities in mind after 11. ... b6. For instance, if Black gets 15. … Rad8 careless, ... Bb7 might suddenly make it Give yourself 1 bonus point if you were vulnerable to Be2-a6, unleashing a dis- aware of the threat to exchange pieces on covery to the black queen.** d7 and to win a pawn on c5. Black’s move 12. c4 Par Score 6 takes care of that possibility—or does it?** So White tries to open the position, mov- 16. Nxd7 Par Score 8 ing a pawn of his own to c4. With two White has seen through Black’s super- Now make sure you have the above posi- bishops ready to explode against him, ficial defense. Add 1 bonus point if you tion set up on your chessboard. As you Black must be circumspect. recognized that on move 15 Black defended play through the remaining moves in this 12. … Bb7 with the wrong rook! He should have game, use a piece of paper to cover the played 15. ... Rfd8. article, exposing White’s next move only Award yourself 1 bonus point if you real- after trying to guess it. If you guess cor- ized that if Black had instead played 12. 16. … Nxd7 rectly, give yourself the par score. ... Re8?, then 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Bc4 Steinitz smells material. He was very Sometimes points are also awarded for causes Black big problems.** good at stealing pawns and Exchanges. second-best moves, and there may be 13. cxd5 Par Score 6 Didn’t he once say a pawn is worth a little bonus points—or deductions—for other trouble?** moves and variations. Note that ** means Steinitz gets rid of his doubled c-pawn that White’s move is on the next line.** and begins to open the position. Not only 17. Bxd7 Par Score 7

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Solitaire Chess / Instruction

Problem I Problem II Problem III ABCs of Chess Pigging out Skewer Fork 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. March Exercise: Your opponent’s moves are signposts. They can indicate areas of weakness and potential targets for exploitation. For example, if your adversary brings out the c1 or c8 bishop prematurely, the Problem IV Problem V Problem VI queen-knight pawn (b2 or b7) is left Weak back rank Fork Mating net undefended. There may arise a tactic against it. Or if your opponent develops the g1 or g8 knight to e2 or e7, and not f3 or f6, your queen may be able to use the h5 or h4 square at some point. Try to catalog all the red-light gauges you can think of. Collecting such material, and thinking in this way, might make you more alert to tactical possibilities when it counts the most, in real games.

White does this to weaken c5. Black see the board. Steinitz couldn’t. looks like he has a defense, but he doesn’t. 21. … Re6 … 17. Rxd7 As a rule of thumb, the losing side By recapturing with the rook, Black should avoid piece trades. He needs to tries to keep c5 guarded. He forgot he was complicate and to have some chances to playing a great materialist.** get back in the game. This only makes White’s job easier.** 18. dxc5 Par Score 6 22. Rxe6 Par Score 5 But this doesn’t win anything, or does it? You won’t have to wait long to see. White is quite willing to simplify further. Steinitz knows Black’s remaining bishop 18. … bxc5 is no match for his remaining rook. FINAL POSITION Black thinks everything is upheld. It is 22. … fxe6** and it isn’t.** Make sure you’re registered to vote for the 19. c4 Par Score 6 23. Bxf8 Par Score 5 Executive Board election! See https://secure2. uschess.org/voterregistration.php for more The point! Black must move his bishop, 23. … Kxf8 information. whether he takes the pawn or not. But why not take the pawn? So Black does. Black has a pawn for the Exchange, but that compensation is about to go 19. … Bxc4 fast.** TOTAL YOUR SCORE TO DETERMINE Black has gained a pawn, but White’s 24. Rc1 Par Score 5 YOUR APPROXIMATE RATING BELOW: dark-square bishop is about to prove its worth.** Give yourself 1 bonus point if you had Total Score Approx. Rating seen this move when analyzing the position 20. Qxd6 Par Score 6 after Black played 21. ... Re6. 95+ 2400+ 81-94 2200-2399 One normally trades pieces when ahead, 24. … Bd5** or when one is about to go ahead. Such 66-80 2000-2199 is the case here. 25. Rc8+ Par Score 5 51-65 1800-1999 20. … Rxd6** Deduct 1 point if you played 25. Rc7, 36-50 1600-1799 when Black has the opportunity to try 25. 21-35 1400-1599 21. Bxc5 Par Score 6 ... a6. Why prepare to do what you can do directly? Now 25. ... Kf7 26. Rc7+ scores 06-20 1200-1399 Black loses the Exchange. Not to beat the a-pawn, with an easy win to follow. a dead rook, but clearly, on move 15, 0-05 under 1200 Black moved the wrong rook. And he could 25. … Black resigned

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Name State Pts. Name State Pts. State Winners State Pts. KUMAR, NAMAN FL 10958 DASARI, SAMHITHA GA 5852 CREECH, AUSTIN MURPHY KY 2045 DOMMALAPATI, AASA VA 10198 RAJ, AKSHAY GA 5840 MAXWELL, JAMES LA 2912 GUO, INGRID GA 9660 BAYARAA, CHINGUUN CA-N 5759 PARKER, JACKSON BOGDAN MA 3856 DASARI, SRIHITHA GA 9531 VISWANATHAN, ARUL CA-N 5734 HE, ERIC SIYUAN MD 5155 PREM, PRANAV VA 9494 NIEMANN, HANS MOKE CA-N 5730 ALLEN, PARKER S ME 2402 YOO, CHRISTOPHER WOOJIN CA-N 9212 MENON, VISHAL VA 5721 OUYANG, NATHAN J MI 4633 GUO, ARTHUR GA 9169 LYONS, BENJAMIN CARTER VA 5688 ROBINSON, SPENCER C MN 2486 PENG, ANDREW CA-N 8627 LE, COLLIN KHOI TX 5687 ZHOU, IRIS YI-XIAN MO 4321 WU, OLIVER CA-N 8022 MOHANRAM, ATHUL TX 5681 BARTLETT, BRYNNA MS 2044 ALAMPALLI, SANDEEP NY 7964 LI, JASON Y NY 5678 LEE, CONRAD CHRISTOPHER MT 775 GU, ETHAN NY 7367 MOTLEY, GISELE MI 5668 DESHPANDE, NEIL NC 5213 SINHA, SAHIL MD 7300 AVIRNENI, SAITHANUSRI GA 5651 SOORI, ISAIAH C ND 1050 SOMALWAR, ANAIY CA-N 7188 NAYLOR, JONATHAN VA 5638 LE, HARRY NE 1400 SHLYAKHTENKO, ROBERT CA-S 7045 SMITH, RICKY TN 5615 VIJAY, UDHAY NH 4278 NAIR, SIDDHANT VA 6924 PANDEY, RITIKA WI 5607 DER MANUELIAN, HAIK OLIVER NJ 4704 KAO, SIMONA Y TX 6799 PAN, KEVIN CA-N 5574 ROMERO, JONAH ANTHONY NM 3258 WU, LOGAN TN 6698 State Winners State Pts. MIKOLIC, JONATHAN C NV 3117 VONTERU, VARUN REDDY VA 6682 WU, ROCHELLE AL 5092 RIVES, HAL DIFEDE NY 5212 GORTI, AKSHITA VA 6653 SHE, CHENGYUE AR 2446 WANG, JASON YUYANG OH 4972 MIYASAKA, MATTHEW SHOJI NY 6625 CANCIO, ZAK AZ 3944 DUNBAR, KALEB OK 3414 KUMAR, ARAVIND NJ 6614 MULLER, RAYMOND WIJAYA, II CA-N 5545 PARNON, CALVIN JAY OR 3938 GHATTI, SANJAY GA 6555 PATIBANDLA, KSHITIJ CA-S 5198 HERNANDEZ-CAMEN, ANGEL PA 4487 TRIFALE, SHARVIL PA 6401 HEMMAT, ALEXANDER CO 3735 LIU, MINGYANG RI 3588 KUMAR, NIKHIL FL 6353 BOWMAN, JOSEPH, JR CT 5143 DIAS, ADITYA N SC 4108 BARADARAN HOSSEINI, ARMAN CA-S 6191 ZHURAVSKIY, SEVA DC 3143 FUHS, ALEXANDER SD 1123 LOHR, GIDEON VA 6173 HIGGIN, SHANEA DE 2598 VAZQUEZ MACCARINI, DANITZA TERR 3895 ORTOLANO, ALDEN WA 6153 BANERJEE, ABHIMANYU FL 5378 KOTHAPALLE, TANISH TN 5571 QIAN, BILL NINGYUAN KS 6115 JUSTICE, DREW GA 5423 VAIDYA, ATREYA TX 5389 PISINI, DAKSHIN OH 6090 OSHIRO, COEL TADASHI HI 2118 ROACH, ANDREW UT 4361 MARUVADA, SHAUNAK CA-N 6064 TYAGI, KUSHAN IA 2514 NAYLOR, NICHOLAS VA 5467 GORTI, ATMIKA VA 5969 HARMON-VELLOTTI, CARL HONOR ID 3320 YANG, ANDY VT 3312 DUBBAKA, SRIAMSHA MI 5946 VENKAT, ABHYUDHAYA IL 4466 PETROV, OSCAR WA 4455 PARASURAMAN, SURYA MI 5883 GODDIN, BOBBY IN 4406 LIANG, AWONDER WI 5275 GHOSH, HIYA CA-N 5876 FALBO, PAUL KS 5472 TUSTIN, JASMINE RUTH WV 972

CHECK OUT USCF’S CORRESPONDENCE CHESS RATED EVENTS! Correspondence Chess Matches (two players) 2015 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. 68 ANNUAL (PLUS TITLE OF USCF’S GOLDEN KNIGHTS CHAMPION AND PLAQUE) 1st-place winner re ceives a trophy. ENTRY FEE: $10. 2ND PLACE $500 • 3RD $300 • 4TH THRU 10TH PLACE $100 EACH • ENTRY FEE: $25 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 Seven-player class-level pairings, one game with each 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 of six opponents. 1st-place winner receives $130 cash prize 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 and a certificate signed by Victor Palciauskas. 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- 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. 2015 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) 12th 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 USCF CC entry 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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A Special Tournament

THE DALLAS CHESS CLUB FIDE OPEN IV, MARCH 14-15, 2015

By BARBARA SWAFFORD

THE DALLAS CHESS CLUB HOSTS A FIDE He, Abhishek Obili, Tianming Xie, Robert back through MSA history you’ll find a few open tournament approximately once a Sanchez and Brian Gu. DCC FIDEs held sporadically before 2011. month. It’s normal to have Luis Salinas as UTD players have included GM Giorgi Since January 2011 there has been one tournament director (TD) and players with Margvelashvili, GM David Berczes, GM almost every month. One tournament has backgrounds consisting of University of Valentin Yotov, IM Denis Kadric, IM Milos been added each year. 2011 had nine Texas at Dallas (UTD) chess team players, Pavlovic and IM Kacper Drozdowski,. growing to 12 tournaments in 2014. And DCC players and rest of the state players Each FIDE Open, helpers transform the the player count has steadily grown. Our with a small group from other states. club into a special tournament. The regular average count is now in the 60s for open Our March 14-15, 2015 DCC FIDE Open sets are put away and out come the wooden and reserve sections. IV tournament won’t be normal. pieces and wooden boards. The tables are DCC is actually in Richardson. It is one That is because the UTD team versus rearranged to give everybody more room. block east of Coit Road and a half block USA Junior All-Stars match starts March Prizes are money. It is guaranteed $500 south of Belt Line Road. Love Field is the 13. The top five UTD players and some for first, $250 for second, $125 for third. closest airport to the club—13 miles and top club players will be challenging each Some smaller class prizes are also given serves Southwest Airlines. DFW Interna- other instead of being at the DCC FIDE. dependent on attendance. There is also a tional Airport is farther away—27 miles Luis Salinas, DCC President is also part reserve section for players under 2000 but still doable for getting to the club. of the UTD chess program and so will be rating. Reserve is usually a small section There are no hotels within walking distance at the UTD event. —eight to 10 players and in reality players to the club however there are some within Many DCC members and UTD players under 1600 play here. Players over 1600 five miles. There are many at the Campbell will still be at the DCC to play. We’ll have usually play in the open section looking Road – Highway 75 area and also some at a mystery TD replacing Luis Salinas. Dallas for a FIDE rating. There are three rounds the Interstate 635 - Coit Road intersection. Chess Club members who regularly play on Saturday and two rounds on Sunday. There are a group of fast-food places and WWW.VISITDALLAS.COM are IM Jeffery Xiong, FM Ruifeng Li, The DCC FIDE Open has become a restaurants and a grocery store on Coit

Dachey Lin, IM Darwin Yang, FM Tommy regular tournament at the club. If you go Road “behind” the club. PHOTO:

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Tournament Life / March 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 OVERDUE BIDS U.S. Closed Chess Championship March 31-April 13 • St. Louis, Missouri - Info: 314-361- Please contact the National Office if you CHESS, [email protected]. are interested in bidding for a National U.S. Women’s Closed Chess Championship March 31-April 13 • St. Louis, Missouri - Info: Event. The USCF recommends that 314-361-CHESS, [email protected]. bids be submitted according to the following schedule. However, bids may 2015 National High School (K-12) Championship April 10-12 • Columbus, Ohio be considered prior to these dates. USCF reserves the right to decline all 2015 All-Girls National Championships April 17-19 • Chicago, Illinois bids and organize the event itself. 2015 National Junior High School (K-9) Championship April 24-26 • Louisville, Kentucky 2015 National Elementary (K-6) Championship May 8-10 • Nashville, Tennessee DEADLINE JULY 1, 2014: 2015 U.S. Amateur West Championship May 23-25 • Tucson, Arizona 2015 U.S. Amateur (North) 2015 U.S. Amateur East Championship May 23-25 or 24-25 • Morristown, New Jersey 2015 U.S. Masters Championship

2015 U.S. Junior Open June 12-14 • Schaumburg, Illinois For the expanded list of national events 2015 U.S. Senior Open June 12-14 • Schaumburg, Illinois available for bid, see: www.uschess.org/content/view/12116/705/. 2015 U.S. Game/10 Championship (QC) June 18 • Las Vegas, Nevada 2015 U.S. Women’s Open June 18-19 • Las Vegas, Nevada ATTENTION AFFILIATES 2015 National Open June 19-21 or 20-21 • Las Vegas, Nevada The United States Chess Federation has partnered with R.V. Nuccio & Associates FUTURE EVENTS (Watch for details) Insurance Brokers, Inc. to provide USCF affiliates with affordable annual liability 2015 U.S. Amateur South Championship June 6-7 • Memphis, Tennessee and short term event insurance. The 116th annual (2015) U.S. Open August 1-9 • Phoenix, Arizona liability coverage is available for approximately $265 per year for a December 4-6 • Lake Buena Vista, Florida 2015 K-12 Grade Championship $1,000,000 limit of insurance. Also 2016 National High School (K-12) Championship April 1-3 • Atlanta, Georgia available is contents property and bonding insurance. For more information, 2016 National Junior High (K-9) Championship April 15-17 • Indianapolis, Indiana please go to www.rvnuccio.com/chess-fed 2016 National Elementary (K-6) Championship May 6-8 • Nashville, Tennessee eration.html. For event insurance, please 117th annual (2016) U.S. Open July 30-August 7 • Indianapolis, Indiana go to www.rvnuccio.com. 2016 K-12 Grade Championship December 16-18 • Nashville, Tennessee 2017 SuperNationals VI May 12-14 • Nashville, Tennessee PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS HEALTH 2017 K-12 Grade Championship December 8-10 • Lake Buena Vista, Florida AND BENEFITS FUND Many Grand Prix tournament organizers 2018 National Elementary (K-6) Championship May 11-13 • Nashville, Tennessee will contribute $1 per player to the 2018 K-12 Grade Championship December 14-16 • Orlando, Florida Professional Health & Benefits Fund. All 2019 National Elementary (K-6) Championship May 10-12 • Nashville, Tennessee Grand Prix tournaments which participate in this program are entitled to 2019 K-12 Grade Championship December 13-15 • Lake Buena Vista, Florida be promoted to the next higher Grand Prix 2020 National Elementary (K-6) Championship May 8-10 • Nashville, Tennessee category—for example, a six-point tournament would become a 10-point 2020 K-12 Grade Championship December 11-13 • Orlando, Florida (Enhanced) tournament. Points in the top 2021 SuperNationals VII May 7-9 • Nashville, Tennessee category are promoted 50%.

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Team score = total of top four (minimum two) finishers from each sections. Biggest Upset of each round (Rds. 1-5). EF: (Championship & school per section. K-9 Championship first place individual and team, Reserve) $60 if rec’d by 5/20, $70 if after 5/20. (Booster) $40 if rec’d including ties, will be the National Junior High School Champion. Sched- by 5/20, $50 if after 5/20. SIDE EVENTS: Blitz tournament Friday 5/22 Nationals ule: Opening ceremony Fri. 12:30 pm. Rds.: Fri. 1 pm and 7 pm, Sat. 9 at 6:00pm, Reg. 5:00 - 5:45 at site, G/5 d0, 5 Rounds, Double SS; Entry am, 2 pm and 7 pm, Sun. 9 am-2 pm. Awards Ceremony Sun., approx. 7 Fee: $10 ($15 to non-tournament players); Saturday Scholastic tournament MAR. 31-APR. 13, MISSOURI pm. EF: $50/participant postmarked or online by 3/23, $70 postmarked (K-6 and U1000 rating), Saturday 5/23 at 10:00am, Reg: 8:30 - 9:30, U.S. Closed Chess Championship or online by 4/13, $85 by 4/22, $90 on site; $5.00 extra for all phone GAME/40 d5; 4 rounds, Entry fee $15; Sunday Scholastic tournament Info: 314-361-CHESS, [email protected]. registrations; $20 fee for roster or section changes after 4/13 or any (K-6 and U1000 rating), Sunday 5/24 at 10:00am, Reg: 8:30 - 9:30, onsite changes. Onsite registration Thurs. 9 AM - 9 PM & Fri. 8 AM -11 GAME/40 d5; 4 rounds, Entry fee $15; Quick tournament Monday 5/25 MAR. 31-APR. 13, MISSOURI at noon, Reg 10:30 - 11:30, GAME/10 d2; 5 rounds, Entry Fee: $10 ($15 U.S. Women’s Closed Chess Championship AM. Players who register or change sections after 11 am on Friday will receive a 1/2-point bye for Rd. 1. Players must disclose any other, non- to non-tournament players). ENTER: http://events4chess.com or mail Info: 314-361-CHESS, [email protected]. USCF, over-the-board (OTB) ratings. Awards: Trophies to top individuals to (make checks payable to “SACA”): SACA, Attn: US Amateur West, USCF Junior Grand Prix! & top teams in each section. Every player receives a commemorative PO Box 40663, Tucson, AZ 85717 or at site. HR: 1-800-325-7832, $99 (2 APR. 10-12, OHIO item! Full list of trophies on tournament Info Page. Side Events: Bug- Queen), $139 (jr. suite), or $178 (casita), mention “Amateur West” by 2015 National High School (K-12) Championship house: Thurs. 11 am, Reg. onsite only Thurs. 9 -10 am, $25/team. Blitz May 4. INFO: Karen Pennock, 520-261-6149, email: kpennock_83@yahoo. 7SS, G/120 d5. Hyatt Regency Columbus, 350 N. High St., Columbus, Section: K-9, Thurs. 5 pm, Reg. onsite until 4 pm. Blitz EF: $15 by 4/13, com, web: www.sazchess.org. W. OH 43215. Hotel Chess Rate $127. Guest rooms can be booked, NLT $20 after or at site. Blitz time control: G/5 d0. Class trophies will be 3/13/2015 by calling (888) 421-1442 or (402) 592-6464, mention “USCF” A Heritage Event! awarded in main event and in Blitz. Full list of trophies on tournament USCF Junior Grand Prix! or online at: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/USChessFederation2015. Info Page. Team Rooms are limited. Contact Susan Houston at 5 Sections: K-12 Championship, K-12 U1600, K-12 U1200, K-12 U800 MAY 23-25 OR 24-25, NEW JERSEY 931.787.1234 ext. 136 or by email: [email protected]. Questions: 71st Annual U.S. Amateur East Championship and K-12 Unrated. April Rating Supplement will be used. One1/2-point Susan Houston at 931.787.1234 ext. 136. Entries: U.S. Chess Federation, bye available (limit one) any round (except Round 7) if requested prior 6-SS, 50/2 d5, SD-1. Hyatt Morristown, 3 Speedwell Ave., Morristown, Attn.: 2015 JHS Championship, P.O. Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557 or NJ 07960. For chess rate ($99 per night for first 40 room nights reserved, to the start of Rd. 1. Team score = total of top four (minimum two) fin- online at www.uschess.org/tournaments/2015/jhs/. See web site for ishers from each school per section. K-12 Championship first place $115 after), please make reservations at https://resweb.passkey.com/ additional information about the event, advance entries, awards, meetings, go/NJChess2015. Phone: 973-647-1234, mention NJ Chess. Free parking, individual and team, including ties, will be the National High School updates, corrections, and registration forms. Champion. Schedule: Opening ceremony Fri. 12:30 pm. Rds.: Fri. 1 pm public transportation to NYC, Philadelphia. walking distance, 30 restau- and 7 pm, Sat. 9 am, 2 pm and 7 pm, Sun. 9 am-2 pm. Awards Ceremony USCF Junior Grand Prix! rants, shops and parks within 5 minute stroll. In 3 sections: Championship EF: MAY 8-10, TENNESSEE (under 2200); Reserve (under 1800); Booster (under 1400); 2-day and Sun., approx. 7 pm. $50/participant postmarked or online by 3/9, 2015 National Elementary (K-6) Championship $70 postmarked or online by 3/30, $85 by 4/8, $90 on site; $5.00 extra 3-day schedules available. 3-Day Registration: Saturday, May 2, 9:30- 7SS, G/120 d5 (K-1 G/90 d5). Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention for all phone registrations; $20 fee for roster or section changes after 10:45 am. Rounds: 12-6:15, 11-5:15, 9-3:15. 2-Day Registration: Center, 2800 Opryland Dr., Nashville, TN 37214. Hotel Chess Rate $152. 3/30 or any onsite changes. Onsite registration Thurs. 9 AM - 9 PM & Sunday, May 24, 8:30-9:30 am. 2-day Schedule: First 3 games, May Guest rooms can be booked, NLT 4/16/2015 by calling (888) 777-6779 Fri. 8 AM -11 AM. Players who register or change sections after 11 am 25, G/60 d5. Rounds: 10, 12:15, 2:30. All schedules merge in round 4. or (615) 889-1000, mention “US Chess Federation or UC1” or online at: on Friday will receive a 1/2-point bye for Rd. 1. Players must disclose Prizes for each section: trophies to top 5 and top Senior 55/over and https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eve Awards: Juniors under 16 and 13. Additional Prizes—Championship Section: any other, non-USCF, over-the-board (OTB) ratings. Trophies ntID=11337636. 9 Sections: K-6 Championship, K-6 U1000, K-6 Unrated, to top individuals & top teams in each section. Every player receives a Trophies to top Under 2000, Under 1900, Under 1800. Reserve Section: K-5 Championship, K-5 U900, K-3 Championship, K-3 U800, K-3 Unrated, Trophies to top Under 1600, Under 1500. Booster Section: Trophies to commemorative item! Full list of trophies on tournament Info Page. K-1 Championship. April Rating Supplement will be used. One1/2-point Side Events: Bughouse: Thurs. 11 am, Reg. onsite only Thurs. 9 -10 top Under 1200, Under 1100, Under 1000, Under 900, Under 800. EF: bye available (limit one) any round (except Round 7) if requested prior $55, if postmarked by May 18. EF at site $65 cash. Byes: 3 half-point am, $25/team. Blitz Section: K-12, Thurs. 5 pm, Reg. onsite until 4 pm. to the start of Rd. 1. Team score = total of top four (minimum two) fin- Blitz EF: $15 by 3/30, $20 after or at site. Blitz time control: G/5 d0. byes allowed in rounds 1-5. Entries: to Aaron Kiedes, 4 Seymour Terrace, ishers from each school per section. K-6 Championship first place Hackettstown, NJ 07840. Call 973-343-3260 for information or email Class trophies will be awarded in main event and in Blitz. Full list of tro- individual and team, including ties, will be the National Elementary phies on tournament Info Page. Team Rooms are limited. Contact Susan [email protected]. Entries must include name, USCF ID and expiration School Champion. Schedule: Opening ceremony Fri. 12:30 pm. Rds.: date, mailing address, email address, phone number, Section and entry Houston at 931.787.1234 ext. 136 or by email: [email protected]. Fri. 1 pm and 7 pm, Sat. 9 am, 2 pm and 7 pm, Sun. 9 am-2 pm. Awards Questions: Susan Houston at 931.787.1234 ext. 136. Entries: U.S. Chess fee. Checks made out to NJSCF. Online entries $57 at www.njscf.org Ceremony Sun., approx. 7 pm. Special Schedule for K-1 Rounds: Fri. after 4-15-15 until 5-21-14 at midnight. W. Federation, Attn.: 2015 HS Championship, P.O. Box 3967, Crossville, TN 1:30 pm and 6:30 pm, Sat. 9:30 am, 1:30 pm and 6:30 pm, Sun. 9:30 am 38557 or online at www.uschess.org/tournaments/2015/hs/. See web and 1:30 pm. Awards Ceremony Sun., approx. 5:30 pm. EF: $50/participant USCF Junior Grand Prix! site for additional information about the event, advance entries, awards, postmarked or online by 4/6, $70 postmarked or online by 4/27, $85 by JUNE 12-14, ILLINOIS meetings, updates, corrections, and registration forms. 5/6, $90 on site; $5.00 extra for all phone registrations; $20 fee for TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 USCF Junior Grand Prix! roster or section changes after 4/27 or any onsite changes. Onsite reg- 2015 U.S. Junior Open APR. 17-19, ILLINOIS istration Thurs. 9 AM - 9 PM & Fri. 8 AM -11 AM. Players who register 6SS, G/90+30/increment. Hyatt Regency Schaumburg, 1800 E. Golf 2015 All-Girls National Championships presented by the Kasparov or change sections after 11 am on Friday will receive a 1/2-point bye Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60173. 847-605-1234 $89.00 chess rate single- Chess Foundation in association with the Renaissance Knights for Rd. 1. Players must disclose any other, non-USCF, over-the-board double-triple-quad until 5/15/15, Free WiFi included with Room! Please Chess Foundation & USCF (OTB) ratings. Awards: Trophies to top individuals & top teams in each reserve early. 4 Sections based on age as of 1/1/2015: Under 21, First place winners of each section will qualify to play at the 2015 section. Every player receives a commemorative item! Full list of trophies U15, Under 11 and Under 8. June Rating Supplement used. U21: World Youth Championships. 6SS, G/90 d5. Hyatt Regency McCormick on tournament Info Page. Side Events: Bughouse: Thurs. 11 am, Reg. $500+entry to 2016 US Junior Championship, if still eligible by age, - Place, 2233 S. Martin Luther King Dr., Chicago, IL 60616, (free Wi-Fi). 6 onsite only Thurs. 9 -10 am, $25/team. Blitz Sections: K-6 and K-3, $250-125-75-50. Individual plaques to top five overall, plaques for best Sections: Under 8, Under 10, Under 12, Under 14, Under 16 & Under Thurs. 5 pm, Reg. onsite until 4 pm. Blitz EF: $15 by 4/27, $20 after or player age 18, 17, 16, 15, Under 15, and for ratings U1600, U1400, 18. Age as of 1/1/2015. EF: $55 postmarked/online by 3/23, $75 by at site. Blitz time control: G/5 d0. Class trophies will be awarded in U1200. U15: Individual trophies to top 15 overall, trophies for best 4/6, $95 after/on-site. Do not mail after 4/10. Opening Ceremony: main event and in Blitz. Full list of trophies on tournament Info Page. player age 14,13, 12, 11, Under 11 and for ratings U1400, U1200, U1000. 6pm, Friday. Rounds: Rd. 1 – 6:30pm Fri; Rounds 2-4 – Sat 10am, Team Rooms are limited. Contact Susan Houston at 931.787.1234 ext. U11: Individual trophies to top 15 overall, trophies to best player age 2:30pm, 6:30pm; Rounds 5-6 – Sun 9am & pm. Awards Ceremony: 136 or by email: [email protected]. Questions: Susan Houston at 10, 9, 8, 7, Under 7, and for ratings U1200, U1000, U800. U8: Individual Sun. 5pm. Trophies top 15 individual players and top 4 teams in the 931.787.1234 ext. 136. Entries: U.S. Chess Federation, Attn.: 2015 Elem trophies to top 15 overall, best player age 7, 6 & under, and for ratings Under 8, 10, 12 & 14 Sections; top 10 individual players and top 3 teams Championship, P.O. Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557 or online at www. U1000, U800, U600; Commemorative medals for all participants. Teams: in the Under 16 & 18 Sections. (top 3 players added for team scores). uschess.org/tournaments/2015/elem/. See web site for additional Trophies to top three school teams and top club team in each of the Bye: One 1/2-pt bye available, any round, if requested before end of information about the event, advance entries, awards, meetings, updates, four sections. Top four scores, minimum of three, count towards team Rd. 2 and if player has not received a full-point bye. Side Events: Bug- corrections, and registration forms. score in each section. Byes: One half-point bye, any round except Rd. house Tournament – Fri. 1pm, EF $30/team. Blitz Tournament – Fri. 6, if requested before Rd. 1. EF: $50 postmarked or online by 5/23, $70 3pm, G/5 d0, EF $20 by 4/6, $25 after or on site. HR: single - quad USCF Junior Grand Prix! thereafter – credit cards ok onsite. Schedule: Onsite registration: MAY 23-25, ARIZONA Thurs 7-9pm or Fri 8-9am. Rds.: Fri, Sat 10am & 4pm, Sun 9am & 3pm. $144 Reservations: (888) 421-1442. Reserve early rate may increase. 2015 U.S. Amateur West Championship Entries: online/info at: www.rknights.org/allgirls or mail to RKnights, Side Events: Friday Night Blitz (8:30pm) and Saturday Night Puzzle Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort, 10000 N. Oracle Solving (8:30pm) - $15 each by 5/23, $20 each onsite. Entries: Mail to Attn: All Girls, PO Box 1074, Northbrook, IL 60065, include name, section, Rd., Tucson, AZ 85704, 1-800-325-7832. SECTIONS: Championship rating, USCF ID#, date of birth, grade, school name city & state. ChessIQ (checks payable to) 4957 Oakton St., Suite 113, Skokie, IL (U2200), Reserve (U1600), Booster (U1200). SCHEDULE: (Championship 60077 or online at www.chessiq.com/junior2015. Info: sevan@chessiq. USCF Junior Grand Prix! & Reserve) 6/SS; 40/90, G/30, Inc/30; Rds.: 10-4, 10-4, 9-3.(Booster) com. On tournament day only: 847.274.1352. Sets, Boards and Clocks APR. 24-26, KENTUCKY 6/SS, Game/60, Inc/30; Rds.: (Sat) 10-1:30-5, (Sun) 10-1:30-5. PRIZES: provided. Must use organizer provided equipment. USCF and FIDE rated. 2015 National Junior High School (K-9) Championship (Championship) Digital Clock + plaque to Top 3; Digital clock to 1st + FIDE Laws of Chess to be used. 7SS, G/120 d5. Galt House, 140 North Fourth St., Louisville, KY 40202. Plaque to Top 2 1800-1999, 1600-1799, and U1600; Plaque to top Senior Hotel Chess Rate $125. Guest rooms can be booked, NLT 3/30/2015 by 50+, Junior U20 and Junior U14. (Reserve) Digital clock + plaque to JUNE 12-14, ILLINOIS calling (800) 843-4258 or (502) 589-5200, mention “USCF” or online at: Top 3, Digital clock to 1st + Plaque to Top 2 1200-1399 and U1200; TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 https://resweb.passkey.com/go/USCF15. 6 Sections: K-9 Championship, Plaque to top Senior 50+ and Junior U14. (Booster) Digital clock + 2015 U.S. Senior Open K-9 U1250, K-9 Unrated, K-8 Championship, K-8 U1000 and K-8 U750. trophy to 1st; Trophy to 2nd - 5th, Top Unrated and Junior U11. SPECIAL 6SS, G/90+30/increment. Hyatt Regency Schaumburg, 1800 E. Golf April Rating Supplement will be used. One1/2-point bye available (limit PRIZES: 1st Place in Championship and Reserve will receive a FREE Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60173. 847-605-1234 $89.00 chess rate single- one) any round (except Round 7) if requested prior to the start of Rd. 1. ENTRY to the 2015 National Open. Top 2 Family Pairs in combined double-triple-quad until 5/15/15, Free WiFi included with Room! Please

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reserve early. Open to USCF members born on or before June 26, 1965. may not be cancelled. Chess sets and boards provided for tournament 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & $5,000 b/100 full entries - $1,250-800-500-300, U2300 $500-300, play only, not for skittles. Please bring digital chess clocks! The LAS 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 U2000 $300-150, U1800 $300-150, U1500/UNR $300-150. DGT 2010 VEGAS INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL features the National Open, & 3:30. Byes: OK all, limit 2; Open must commit before rd. 2, others Special Edition Clocks to top 3. Plaques to top age 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, the U.S Game/10 Championship, the U.S. Women’s Open, the International before rd. 3. HR: $95-98, includes free full hot buffet breakfast and free 65-69, 70-74 and over 75. 2014 Defending US Senior Champion to receive Youth Championship, and other events. Many free extras and surprises! parking, 888-303-1746, 314-726-5400, request chess rate, reserve by complementary entry fee to 2015 event. EF: $110 post marked or online Free parking. Free raffles with great prizes. Free GM Lectures. Free 3/6 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD by 5/23, $125 thereafter and onsite. Byes: One half-point bye, any round GM analysis of your games. Free Daily Bulletins. Grandmaster Chess #D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Ent: chess- except Rd. 6, if requested before Rd. 1. Schedule: Onsite registration: Camp for all ages on Thursday. U.S. Women’s Open Thursday and action.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. Questions: Thurs 7-9pm or Fri 8-9am. Rds.: Fri, Sat 10am & 4pm, Sun 9am & 3pm. Friday. U.S. Game/10 Championship and Grandmaster Simuls Thurs- DirectorAtChess.US, chesstour.com, chesstour.info, 347-201-2269. $15 Entries: Mail to ChessIQ (checks payable to) 4957 Oakton St., Suite 113, day afternoon. Youth Tournaments Friday, Saturday & Sunday. Blitz service charge for refunds. Advance entries posted at chessaction.com Skokie, IL 60077 or online at www.chessiq.com/senior2015. Info: sevan@ Tournaments Saturday & Sunday. Poker Tournament Monday morning. (online entries posted instantly). Blitz tournament Saturday 9:30 pm, chessiq.com. On tournament day only: 847.274.1352. Sets, Boards and Don’t be shut out — make your reservations early and be sure to enter by 9:16pm. ask for the CHESS rates — Clocks provided. Must use organizer provided equipment. USCF and FIDE $69 single or double ($89 Friday and Sat- USCF Junior Grand Prix! rated. FIDE Laws of Chess to be used. urday nights) guarantees a Signature or remodeled room with new furniture, refrigerator, flat screen TV and more. The complimentary MAR. 13-15 OR 14-15, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN JUNE 18, NEVADA resort package includes access to the Fitness Center, free WI-FI, TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 (ENHANCED) TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 80 (ENHANCED) Bay Area Chess IM Kesav Viswanadha Championship 2015 U.S. Game/10 Championship (QC) discounts on selected show tickets and more with no additional cost 1639A S. Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. 5SS, 40/90 sd30 d5. 2-day rds. 1- 8SS, G/10 +2. Riviera Hotel and Casino, 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard only if you are in our group. Cutoff for special hotel rate is May 25th. 2 G/50 d5. Park free. Prize: 5,000 b/94 (70% guar). 3 sects: 2000+ South, Las Vegas 89109. $$6,000 Guaranteed Prize Fund. $1700-850- (800) 634-6753 or (702) 794-9412 or www.VegasChessFestival.com/ (FIDE) $1,000-500-200, u2300: 250-125-100. 1600-1999: $700-300- 500, U2300 $500, U2100 $500, U1900 $450, U1700 $400, U1500 $350, hotel. ENT: Vegas Chess Festivals, PO Box 90925, Henderson, NV 89009- 100, u1800: 200-100, u1600: $700-300-100 u1400: 125-100, u1200: U1300 $300, U1000 $250, unrated $200. Must be 3 players eligible for 0925, on line at www.VegasChessFestival.com. Info: (702) 560-0955 100. Unr max $100 exc Open. Mar 15 Supp & TD disc. Reg: F 6-6:45p & each prize awarded. EF: $69 by 5/25, $79 by 6/9, $100 later. REG.: 2-4 and leave a message. W. FIDE. Sa 8-8:45a Rds: F 7p, Sa 9 1:20, Su 10 1:30. (2-day Sa 9 11:10 & merge). p.m. Rds.: 5-5:40-6:15-6:50-7:25-8-8:35-9:10. Higher of regular or quick EF: 89, Econ EF: 69 w/ 2/3 prz, after 3/10 +20. Playup +20. Rated rating used. Please bring digital chess clocks. 1/2 point bye available in 2250+ $0 by 3/3 (prize - EF). Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/champs. any round (limit 2). HR: $69 single or double ($89 Friday and Saturday (Tnmt. name was corrected from Bay Area Chess CM Azhar Memorial.) nights). (800) 634-6753 or (702) 794-9412 – be sure to ask for the CHESS USCF Junior Grand Prix! rates. ENT: Vegas Chess Festivals, PO Box 90925, Henderson, NV 89009- 0925 or www.VegasChessFestival.com. W. Grand Prix MAR. 13-15 OR 14-15, GEORGIA TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 USCF Junior Grand Prix! 2015 Boris Kogan Memorial USCF Junior Grand Prix! JUNE 18-19, NEVADA 5-SS. Interactive College of Technology, 5227 New Peachtree Rd., Cham- TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 (ENHANCED) MAR. 7-8, MARYLAND blee, GA 30341. $3,500 GUARANTEED. In 3 sections: Championship: 2015 U.S. Women’s Open TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 UMBC Open - Alvin S. Mintzes Chess Tournament FIDE and USCF rated. Must be 1900 USCF and above. $500-350-200; under 5SS, G/90 +30. Riviera Hotel and Casino, 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard 2200 and under 2050 each $200-100. Amateur: Under 1900. $350-200- 5SS, G/90, +30incr. University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 South, Las Vegas 89109. $$2,000 Guaranteed Prize Fund. $500-300- 170; under 1750 and under 1600 each $160-100. Reserve: Under 1400: Hilltop Circle, Baltimore (in Commons, 3rd floor). Held concurrently with 200, U2000 $200, U1800 $200, U1600 $200, U1400 $200, U1200 $200. $200-105; under 1200 $200-105. Unrated: Trophies to top 5. Time Con- Maryland “Sweet 16” (Invitational)—winner to receive in-state fixed- EF: $50 by 5/25, $70 later. REG.: 8-9 a.m. Rds.: 10-2:30-7, 9-1:30. 1/2 trols: Championship G/100 with 30 sec. inc., 2-day: G/90 d5. Others: dollar tuition scholarship to UMBC. Open: (All) $$1260: $400-300-200 point bye available in any round (limit 1). HR: $69 single or double ($89 G/120 d5, 2-day: G/90, d5. Entry Fee: $59 3-day, $58 2-day by March Gtd., Class prizes $120 ea. to top U2300, U2100, U1900. Free ent. to Friday and Saturday nights). (800) 634-6753 or (702) 794-9412 – be 11th; $63 at site. Unrateds: $30. GMs and IMs Free. Reentry except GMs, $50 deducted from any prizes. U1800: (U1800/Unr.) $$1080 b/40: sure to ask for the CHESS rates. ENT: Vegas Chess Festivals, PO Box Championship $35. Bye: all rounds (limit 2), must commit before 1st $350-250-150, Class prizes $110 ea. to top U1600, U1400, U1200 (b/4). 90925, Henderson, NV 89009-0925 or www.VegasChessFestival.com. round. 3-day schedule: Reg.: ends 6:30 p.m. Rounds: 7, 1-7, 10-3:15. No Unr. player may win more than $250 in this section. All: EF: $50 if W. FIDE. 2-day schedule: Reg: ends 10 a.m. Rounds: 1st at 10:30, then merges postmarked by 2/20, $60 later, $10 less if under age 20. Reg.: 8:30- with 3-day. Info: [email protected] or 478-973-9389. An American Classic! 9:30am Sat., Rds.: 10-3-7:30pm Sat, 10:30-3:30pm Sun. Byes: Up to Hotels: See Info. Enter: www.americanchesspromotions.com or American A Heritage Event! three 1/2-pt. byes avail. in Rds. 1-5 if req’d at least 1 hr. before Rd. Chess Promotions, 3055 General Lee Rd., Macon, GA 31204. W. FIDE. USCF Junior Grand Prix! (before Rd. 2 for any Rd. 4-5 bye), but only at most one 1/2-point bye in JUNE 19-21 OR 20-21, NEVADA Rds. 4-5. HR: La Quinta Inn and Suites, 1734 West Nursery Rd., Linthicum, MAR. 14, ARKANSAS TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 200 (ENHANCED) MD 21090, 410-859-2333, www.lq.com (From I-95, take Exit 47A onto I- TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 2015 National Open 195 towards BWI Airport. Take Exit 2A onto 295 north towards Baltimore; Urban Knights Class Chess Tournament 6-SS, 40/90, SD/30 +30 (2 day option rounds 1-3 G/40 +5). Riviera take first exit, bearing right onto West Nursery Road.) Directions to $1,000 Guaranteed Prize Fund. Little Rock Convention Center in Hotel and Casino, 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas 89109. UMBC: Take Exit 47B off I-95 & follow signs to UMBC. Park in Commons Arkansas. 4 round swiss system, G/60 d5. Entry Fee: $30.00 if mailed $80,000 Guaranteed Prize Fund will not be reduced. Open: $6500- Drive garage. Ent: Dr. Alan T. Sherman, Dept. of CSEE, UMBC, Attn: by March 4th. 1st time rated tournament players entry fee only $25.00 3300-1600-800-500-350-350-350-350-350-250-250-250-250-250, under Open, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250. Make out check to UMBC. mailed by March 4th afterwards tack on $5.00. 1st and 2nd round bye 2500 1600, under 2400 1200, under 2300 1000, $2,000 EXTRA for perfect For more information: [email protected], (410) 455-8499, www.um available if requested during registration. 3rd and 4th round byes must score. The winner of the Open section also receives a replica of the bc.edu/chess. W. be requested before 2nd round. 1st Place: $300.00, 2nd Place: $200.00, Edmondson Cup. Under 2200: $3500-1800-900-500-400-250-250-250- 3rd Place: $100.00, Class A: $100.00, Class B: $100.00, Class C: $100.00, A State Championship Event! 250-250-200-200-200-200-200. Under 2000: $3500-1800-900-500-400- Class D, E, Unrated: 100. Reg.: 8am-9am. Round 1 9:30 am, rd. 2 12:30, 250-250-250-250-250-200-200-200-200-200. Under 1800: $3500-1800- MAR. 13, PENNSYLVANIA rd. 3 2:45, rd. 4 4:55. Make checks payable to Tony Davis, 619 Brookside 900-500-400-250-250-250-250-250-200-200-200-200-200. Under 1600: TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 Dr., Apt. 19, Little Rock, AR 72205. For more info or questions contact $3000-1500-800-500-400-250-250-250-250-250. Under 1400: $2000- 2015 PA Quick Chess Championship (QC) Tony Davis at 501-744-4911 or Fletcher Graggs at 501-565-2205. 1000-500-350-250-200-200-200-200-200. Under 1200: $1200-600-400- 6SS, G/8 d3. Lancaster Host Resort and Conference Center, 2300 Lincoln 300-200-200. Unrated: $500-300-200. Plus Score Bonus ($14,000 guar- Highway East (Route 30), Lancaster, PA 17062. 3 sections Open in Lam- MAR. 14-15, CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN anteed) in addition to any other prizes, every player with 3-1/2 points peter Playing Hall spectators allowed; U1500 and U1100 in downstairs TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 March G/45 Weekender or more wins a $50 gift certificate. Plus score certificates will be awarded ballroom with no spectators. EF rec’d by 3/1: Open: $12. U1500: $11. 1 Open on site only. Players age 14 and under are eligible for best game prizes U1100: $10. $$ (750G): Open: 175-100-50, U1800 $45, U1600 $40. 8SS, G/45 d5. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA 90025, 2nd fl. section. EF: including the Freddie Award and $400 in cash prizes (donated by Fred U1500: 125-75-50, U1300 $40, U1200 $30,Unr $20. U1100: Trophies: 1- $70; $50 LACC members; No prizes 1/2, spouses/siblings $5 off if notified Gruenberg).Top 2 sections FIDE rated. EF: $179 by 1/20, $199 by 5/25, 12, U800, U600, U400, 1-2 Unr. All: EF: $20 after 2/28, PSCF $5 OSA. 1/2, new members 1/2, Free new LACC Life members, by 3/13. Reg.: Rds.: $239 by 6/15, $260 later. $40 less for seniors 65 and over. Add $125 Reg.: 6-6:30pm. Rd. 1: 7pm. Feb 2015 Reg rating used. Bye: limit 1, ask Sat 10-11:30 am. 12, 1:30; 3, 4:30 pm each day. Byes: 1-Day option I: for adults rated under 2100 or juniors under 2000 playing in the Open by rd. 2. HR: Mention “Chess Tournament” for best rate; 1-800-233- Up to four 1/2-point byes available. Play 1 day- 1-Day option II: Section. This is an open tournament - you may play in any section at or 0121 $75 - $75 - $80 - $85. Ent: PSCF, c/o Joshua Anderson, 206 Locust no 1/2 pt byes- 1/2 EF. Play 1 day & receive four 1/2 Prizes: above your rating level; unrated players may play only in Unrated or Ln., Exton, PA 19341 or go to http://mindseyepress.webs.com/pastschol pt byes- Full EF. $$1,500 (b/45, $750 Grtd.) 1st-3rd $400-200- Open Section. Provisionally rated players may not win more than the asticchamp.htm for online sign up (using Paypal or credit card through 100 U2000: $100. U1800: $200-100-$50; U1600: $100–50; U1400: Info: amount of 3rd prize in any section except Open. CCA minimum ratings Paypal.) No online sign up after 3/11. Info: joshuamiltonanderson@ $100-50; U1200/unrated: $50. Mick Bighamian: (310) 795-5710; Parking: or other ratings may be used if higher than USCF June Supplement. gmail.com, 484-948-5692 (email preferred.) W. [email protected] or www.LAChessClub.com. Free on streets, BoA, or basement. Reg.: 2 p.m.-10 p.m. Thursday, 8-9:30 a.m. Friday. Rds.: 11-5:30, 10- USCF Junior Grand Prix! 4:30, 10-4:30. 2-day schedule: Reg.: 8-9 a.m. Saturday. Rds.: 10-12-2-4:30 MAR. 13-15 OR 14-15, MISSOURI USCF Junior Grand Prix! merge with 3-day in round 4. Half point byes available in any round, but TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 120 (ENHANCED) MAR. 14-15, LOUISIANA round 5 or 6 byes must be requested before the start of round 2 and 19th annual Mid-America Open TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 5SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Crowne Plaza 2015 Louisiana Pro-Am Hotel St. Louis-Clayton, 7750 Carondelet Ave., St. Louis, MO 63105 (I- 5-SS, (Pro: G/90 i30; Am: G/2 d5). Site: Hilton New Orleans Airport, 64 W/US 40-W Exit 32B, 1.2 miles north on Hanley Rd). $$ 20,000 901 Airline Dr., Kenner, LA 70062. EF: $50 if mailed by 3/7, $60 at site; GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND. In 7 sections: Open: $2000-1000-500-300, out-of-state masters free, EF deducted from prize. LCA Memb. req’d for USCF SPECIAL REFEREE PROGRAM clear winner or 1st on tiebreak $100 bonus, top U2300/Unr $800-400. all Louisiana residents ($15 adult, $5 Sch.), OSA. Prizes: $3000 b/80, Under 2100: $1400-700-400-200. Under 1900: $1400-700-400-200. $1500 (50%) Gtd! Pro (Open): $500-300-200; U2000 $250-125. Amateur Are you a TD in need of help at a Under 1700: $1400-700-400-200. Under 1500: $1200-600-300-200. (U1800): $300-200; U1600 $275-150; U1400 $250-125; U1200/UNR Under 1300: $1000-500-300-200. Under 1000: $500-300-200-100, $225-100. Reg.: 3/14, 8-9am. Rds.: Sat: 9:15-1:30-5:45, Sun: 9:30-2. tournament with a rules, prize or plaques to first 3, top U800, U600, Unrated Prize limits: Unrated may HR: $109; (800) 872-5914 Ent/Info: Adam Caveney, 1301 Gen. Taylor not win over $200 in U1000, $400 U1300, $600 U1500, or $800 U1700. St., New Orleans, LA 70115, [email protected], (504) 895-4133 other problem? Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player “team” com- (evenings), (504) 615-6730 (on day of tourney). bined score among all sections: $800-400-200. Team average must be A Heritage Event! Our Special Referees are under 2200; teammates may play in different sections; teams must reg- USCF Junior Grand Prix! ister at site (no extra fee) before 2 pm 3/14; teammate pairings avoided MAR. 14-15, NEW YORK experienced NTDs who can function but possible. Top 6 sections EF: $109 online at chessaction.com by TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 120 (ENHANCED) 3/11, $115 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 3/9 (entry only, no questions), 2015 Marchand Open (37th Annual) as an Appeals Committee or answer 3-day $113.50, 2-day $112.50 mailed by 3/4, $130 online until 2 hours Dr. Erich Marchand “requested that his friends play chess in his memory.” before game or at site. GMs free; $90 deducted from prize. U1000 5SS, G/120 d5. Location: Strong National Museum of Play, One Manhattan rule issues. Section EF: all $50 less than above. Online EF $3 less to MCA members. Square, Rochester, NY 14607. $$10,750 Gtd. Open Section: $2000- No checks at site, credit cards OK. Unofficial uschess.org ratings 1300-850-550-300, Under 2200 & U2000 each $500-300. FIDE Rated. Please log into TD/A for contact usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 yr USCF dues with magazine EF: $80. U1800 Section: $750-500-300. Under 1600 $500-300. EF: $65. if paid with entry: Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult U1400 Section: $320-200-140. Under 1200 $200-140. EF $55. U1000 information. $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Section: $260-190-120. Under 800 $140-90. EF: $45. Unrated players Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Re-entry $60; not available in Open Section. in the U1800 section can only win $250, in U1400 $115 & U1000 $75. No

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limit in Open. Balance to next prize winners. EF refunded and $100 TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 100 (ENHANCED) TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 appearance award to all GM and IM if entered by 3/1/2015. All EF add 22nd annual Western Class Championships Lone Star Open $20 after 3/7/2015. NYSCA members deduct $3. Great food available 5SS, 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Sheraton 5SS, (Open Section is G/90, i30, and FIDE rated; All other Sections are at site. Reg.: 8:30-9:15am. Rds.: Sat. 10-2:15-6:30, Sun. 10-2:15. One Agoura Hills Hotel, 30100 Agoura Rd., Agoura Hills, CA 91301 (US-101 G/120 d5). Free entry for GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs (EF deducted 1/2 point bye available in rd. 1, 2, 3, or 4 if requested at entry. Info: to Reyes Adobe Road exit). Adjacent to the Santa Monica Mountains, 26 from winnings). SIDE EVENTS: (Schol. Team & Ind., 4SS, G/30 d5, 1- 585-442-2430. Mail entry to: Rochester Chess Center, 221 Norris Dr., miles west of Burbank, 12 miles from Malibu, 28 miles from Ventura. day only, Sat. Mar. 21st); 5-min. Blitz “CAJUN KNOCK-OUT” (Sat. night Rochester, NY 14610. www.nychess.org and www.rochesterchessclub.org. Free parking. $$20,000 based on 230 paid entries (re-entries, Class E after Rd. 3). Separate room for schol. Players - A trophy or medal will Store: www.Chessset.com. count as half entries), minimum $16,000 (80% each prize) guaranteed. be awarded to each schol. player. Houston Marriott North, 255 N. Sam USCF Junior Grand Prix! In 7 sections. Master (over 2199): $1800-900-600-400, clear or tiebreak Houston Pkwy East, Houston (281-875-4000; free parking and free airport A State Championship Event! winner $100 bonus, top U2300 $800-400. Expert (2000-2199): $1400- shuttle). 5 Sects. PRIZES: $10,000 b/200 paid ent. OPEN: $1400-800- MAR. 14-15, PENNSYLVANIA 700-400-200. Class A (1800-1999/Unr): $1400-700-400-200. Class B 500-300-200; U2200: $700-400; U2000: $800-400-200-100-50; U1800: TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (1600-1799/Unr): $1400-700-400-200. Class C (1400-1599/Unr): $1200- $800-400-200-100-50; U1600/Unr*: $800-400-200-100-50; U1300: $400- Lancaster Open & PA Collegiate Championship 600-300-200. Class D (1200-1399/Unr): $1100-600-300-200. Class E 300-200-100-50. *Unrated players may only win 50% of the prize fund 5SS, G/90 d5. Lancaster Host Resort and Conference Center, 2300 (Under 1200/Unr): $600-300-200-100, plaques to top U1000, U800, except in the Open Sect. where they must pay full EF and are eligible for Lincoln Highway East (Route 30), Lancaster, PA 17602. 3 sections: $$ U600, Unr. Rated players may play up one section. Unofficial full prize fund. Schol. Sects. (Team & Individual): K-2, K-5, K-8, K-12. (1875G): Open: 350-150, U2200 $125, U2000 $100. U1800: 200-150, uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Prize limits: Prizes: Trophies to top 5 individuals & top 3 teams in each section U1650 $125, U1500 $100. U1400: 200-150, U1200 $90, U1000 $75, Unr Unrated may not win over $200 in E, $300 D, $450 C, $600 B, or $800 A. (more ind. trophies depending on pre-entries). Every non-trophy winner $60. All: College Tr: 1-2 in each section, 1-2 team (top 4 over all sections). Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player “team” com- receives a souvenir chess medal. Teams may have as many players as EF: $40 rec’d by 2/28, $50 after, PSCF $5 OSA. Reg.: 8:45-9:30 am. bined score among all sections: $600-400-200. Team average must be they wish from the same school in the same section but must have a Rds.: 10-2-5:30, 9-1. Feb 2015 ratings used. Bye: limit 1, ask by rd. 2. under 2200; teammates may play in different sections; teams must reg- minimum of 2 players to be considered a team; the top 3 scores will HR: Mention “Chess tournament” for best rate; 1-800-233-0121, $75- ister at site (no extra fee) before both players begin round 2; teammate count for final team score. Scholastic Players may play in both $75-$80-$85. Ent: PSCF, c/o Joshua Anderson, 206 Locust Ln., Exton, pairings avoided but possible. Top 6 sections EF: $115 online at ches- Scholastic and OPEN Tournaments if desired by registering for PA 19341 or go to http://mindseyepress.webs.com/pastscholasticchamp. saction.com by 3/18, $120 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 3/16, 3-day $118, the Scholastic Tournament AND the 3-day OPEN Tournament htm for online sign up (using Paypal or credit card through Paypal.) No 2-day $117 mailed by 3/11, $130 online until 2 hours before game or at Schedule with a 1/2-point Bye in the 2nd Round of the 3-Day online sign up after 3/11. Info: [email protected] or site. Class E EF: all $50 less than above. GMs free; $100 deducted Schedule. USCF-recommended computer tiebreaks will decide trophy 484-948-5692 (email preferred.) W. from prize. No checks at site; credit cards OK. SCCF memb. ($18, and medal placements for winners of all schol. sections. Free chess gift CAJUN USCF Junior Grand Prix! under 18 $13 with magazine, $3 without) required for rated Southern to oldest player and to player who travels farthest to OPEN tourn. CA residents; join/renew at scchess.com. All: Special 1 yr USCF dues BOUNTY: Defeat the top ranked player and win free entry to our next MAR. 14-15, TEXAS with magazine if paid with entry: Online at chessaction.com. Adult $30, tournament! EF: $79 by 3/13; $89 thereafter and at site; Unr. (U1600) TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 (ENHANCED) 2015 DCC Fide Open IV Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult and Jrs. (under 19 yrs of age and playing in U1300 or U1600 Sections) 5SS, G/90 inc/30. Dallas Chess Club, 200 S. Cottonwood Dr. #C, Richard- $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Re-entry (except Master) $60. 3- $49 by 3/13; $59 thereafter and at site. Schol. EF: $20 by 3/13; $25 son, TX 75080. Two sections: Open and Reserve. Open: $$875G. FIDE day schedule: Reg. Fri to 6 pm, rds. Fri 7, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 11:15 & 4:15. thereafter and at site; Re-Entry Fee: $25 (avail. up to Rd. 4; 3 re-entries and USCF rated but uses FIDE rules. Will use USCF ratings and rules 2-day schedule: Reg. Sat to 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 11:15 & or 2 Jr. entries count as one additional entry for prize fund). 3-day for pairings and for awarding prizes. Default late forfeiture time is one 4:15. Byes: OK all rds, limit 2; Master must commit before rd. 2, others Sched: Reg. Fri. 5:30-7pm, Rds. Fri. 8pm; Sat. 2-7, Sun. 10-3. 2-day hour. TD may extend this time at TD’s discretion. Note that Foreign before rd. 3. HR: $99-99, 818-707-1220, reserve by 3/6 or rate may Sched: Reg. Sat. 7:45-8:30am, (Rds. Sat. 9-2-7, Sun. 10-3. Both schedules players must disclose their FIDE ID number before 1st round in order increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633. Ques- merge at Rd. 2. Schol. Sched: (All 4 rds. G/30 d5 - one day only, Sat., to play. $$ $500-$250-$125. EF: $80, Senior/Hcap/Additional Family tions: chesstour.com, 347-201-2269, DirectorAtChess.US. Ent: Mar. 21). Reg. Sat. 9:30am-10:30am, Rd. one at 11am; Other Rds. will Member $55. Small appearance fee to the First three GM/IM’s who chessaction.com or Continental Chess, PO Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. immediately follow. Byes: Avail. all Rds. (must commit before Rd. 3). apply. GM/IM must play all rounds to get appearance fee. Reserve: $15 service charge for refunds. Advance entries posted at chessaction.com HR: $79 (281-875-4000), reserve by Feb. 27 and mention Cajun Chess Open to players rated below 2000 USCF. This section is not Fide Rated (online entries posted instantly). Blitz tournament Saturday 9:30 pm, tournament to assure group rate. ENT: On-line registration, printable but is USCF rated and uses USCF rules. EF: $40. The Reserve give back enter by 9:15 pm. entry form, and more detailed info at www.cajunchess.com, or mail 10% in prizes and if at least 8 paid entries and if there is a clear winner, A Heritage Event! entry form to Cajun Chess, 12405 Hillary Step Dr., Olive Branch, MS then that winner receives free entry to next DCC Fide Open. In the USCF Junior Grand Prix! 38654. Info or Phone Ent: 504-208-9596 or 504-905-2971. Major credit cards accepted (no checks at site). FIDE. reserve section, Tournament reserves the right to use Fide rules on MAR. 20-22, VIRGINIA electronic devices and on starting White’s clock at start of a round. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 MAR. 21, GEORGIA Both: Reg.: 3/14 from 9:45–10:15am. Rds.: Sat 10:45am-3:10pm- 47th Annual Virginia Open TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 7:16pm, Sun 9:45 am-2:10pm. One half point Bye allowed if requested 5SS, a VCF Cup Event, $$3600 Prize Fund Guaranteed! SITE: Washington Southeast Chess March Grand Prix before end of round rd. 2 and before getting full point bye. Withdrawals Dulles Airport Marriott Hotel, 45020 Aviation Dr., Dulles, VA 20166- 4SS, G/60 d5. Emory University, Winship Ballroom (DUC), 605 Asbury and zero point last round byes are not eligible for prizes. Note that 7506; www.marriott.com, 703-471-9500, rooms $89/ res. by 3/8, Circle, Atlanta, GA 30322. $500 Gtd. Open: $200-100, top U1800 $50. house players (if required) must pay $2 per round and be USCF members.. 800-228-9200 chess rate. 2 Sections: OPEN $640-420-300-240, Top X,A U1500: $100-50. EF: $25 pre-reg online by 3/19, $30 after. On-site ENT: Make/mail Checks payable to Dallas Chess Club, C/O Barbara ea 200. AMATEUR (U1900) $420-250-190, Top B,C,D,U1200 ea 160, Top reg: 9-9:45am. Rounds: 10-12:45-3:15-5:45. Max 2 byes, request at Swafford, 2709 Longhorn Trail, Crowley, TX 76036-4719. Info: 214-632- Unr 100. Winner of Open and Amateur each get plaque and title! REG reg. Reg/Info: southeastchess.com, [email protected]. 9000, [email protected]. FIDE. (on site): Fri 3/20 5pm-7pm; Round 1, Fri 7:45pm (G/120 d5); Rounds 2-5 Sat 3/21 & Sun 3/22 at 10:00 and 3:30 (30/90, SD/60 d5). EF: $65 MAR. 21, ILLINOIS MAR. 16, NEW JERSEY TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (ENHANCED) if rec’d by 3/17, $75 later or at site. VCF Mem req. for Va. Residents 2015 Schaumburg Open Viking St. Patty’s Day Grand Prix (Monday Evening) (QC) ($10 Adults, U19 $5). One 1/2 point Bye allowed, commit by Sat 9:30am. Hilton Garden Inn, 1191 E. Woodfield Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60173. 4SS, Community Center, 293 Main St., Hackettstown, NJ. 4-SS, G/15 d5. G$$: Re-entry $40 avail, start Rd.2 with 1/2 pt. Enter and pay o/l at G/45 d5. $1000 b/45: 60% Guaranteed. Registration starts at 9am - 150-100-50, plus Trophy. EF: $25 early via website entryfeesrus.com. www.vachess.org, or by mail to Adam Chrisney, P.O.Box 151122, Alexan- 9:45 am. Rounds starts at 10 am -12pm-2pm-4pm. Byes: max. 2 must $30 Cash at site by 7 pm. Hackettstown residents $5. Games start 7:00 dria, VA 22135, with check payable to VCF. Info: [email protected]. commit before 1st round. EF: GM/IM/FM Free $35 mailed before March pm. Contact: Ken [email protected]. USCF Junior Grand Prix! 7, 2015, $45 at site: Scholastic EF: $30 mailed before March 7, 2015, MAR. 17, NEW YORK MAR. 20-22 OR 21-22, TEXAS $35 at site. Prizes: Open: 1st - $250, 2nd- $150, 3rd- $100, 4th- $50. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 (ENHANCED) Marshall Masters! 4-SS, G/25 d5. Open to 2000+ and players with a plus score in any MCC Open or U2300 event since the previous Masters. $620 GTD: 250- 150-100. Top U2400 60, Top U2300 30, Biggest upset 30. EF: $40, Mbr $30. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Max one bye, req. at entry for round 1 or 4 only. Free entry: GMs. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. www.marshallchessclub.org, 212-477-3716. SOUTHERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS USCF Junior Grand Prix! MAR. 19-22 OR 20-22, HAWAII March 27-29 or 28-29, Orlando TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 120 (ENHANCED) 2015 Hawaii Chess Festival - Hawaii International Open 6-SS, Open: G/90 + 30i all sections. Top 3 both USCF and FIDE rated. $12,000 guaranteed prizes Amateur & Reserve will be merged if either has under 15 players, no change in prizes. Hilton Waikiki Beach Hotel, 2500 Kuhio Ave., Honolulu, At Wyndham Orlando Resort-see TLA this issue or chesstour.com HI 96815. $25,000 Projected Prize Fund based on 200 entries in top 3 sections. $12,500 unconditionally guaranteed. Open: $5000-2500-1250 Master (2200/up): $1000-500-250-150, clear/tiebreak win $100. U2400 $1250-750 U2200 $1250-750 Amateur (Under 2000): $2500-1250- 750 U1800 $1000-500. Reserve (Under 1600): $2500-1250-750 U1400 Expert (2000-2199): $1000-500-250-150. $1000-500. Novice (Under 1200): $500-300-200 Open EF: Free for GM/IM/WGM/WIM.(*) *See website for conditions. $249 for players Class A (1800-1999): $1000-500-250-150. rated 2000+, $349 for players rated under 2000 or unrated. U2000 & U1600 EF: $249 to play in rating class or unrated, $299 if wanting to Class B (1600-1799): $1000-500-250-150, unrated limit $650. play up. U1200 EF: $89. Discounts: 10% off until 2/1/15. Additional $20 off for juniors aged 18/under and Seniors aged 65/older. 4-day Class C (1400-1599): $800-400-200-100, unrated limit $500. schedule: Reg. ends 3/19 at 5PM. Rds.: 7:30, 2-7:30, 2-7:30, 9. 3-day schedule. Reg ends 3/20 at 8AM. Rds.: 9-2:00-7:30, 2-7:30, 9. Side Class D (1200-1399): $800-400-200-100, unrated limit $350. Events: This is the anchor event for the weeklong 2015 HAWAII CHESS FESTIVAL (3/14-22) which will also feature the Hawaii State Scholastic Class E (Under 1200): $400-200-100, unrated limit $200, plaques Championship - 3/14, G/45 d0, a chess camp, Blitz Open - 3/21, G/5 d0, lectures, group travel outings and more. Blitz Open will be both to first 3, top Under 1000, Under 800, Under 600, Unrated. USCF and FIDE Blitz rated. HR: $189. Call event sponsor Ultimate Vacations at 1-800-284-0440 for reservations and travel packages. Reg- istration and more info: www.HawaiiChessFestival.com. Email: hawaii MIXED DOUBLES BONUS PRIZES: $400-200. [email protected]. Chief Organizer: Beau Mueller, (808) 321- 1594. Rated players may play up one section. Unrated may enter A through E. USCF Junior Grand Prix! MAR. 20-22 OR 21-22 (NOTE CHANGE OF DATES), CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN

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Best female - $50. Top U2000 U1800 U1600 U1400 - $100 each. Scholastic $99 online at chessaction.com by 3/25, $105 phoned to 406-896-2038 TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 U1200: 1st Trophy, 2nd Trophy, 3rd Trophy. Scholastic U1000: 1st Tropy, (entry only, no questions) by 3/23, 3-day $103, 2-day $102 mailed by 2015 PA State Game/29 Championship (QC) 2nd Trophy, 3rd Trophy. Bring chess sets and clocks, none provided. 3/18, $120 (no checks, credit cards OK) at site, or online until 2 hours 5SS, G/29 d0. Wm. Pitt Union, Univ. of Pitt., 5th & Bigelow, Pittsburgh, Advanced entries checks payable to: Virgilio Forro, 736 Berwick Pl., before game. GMs, IMs & WGMs free; $90 deducted from prize. Class PA 15213. 2 Sections: Championship: EF: $25 by 3/20, $35 later. $$ Roselle, IL 60172. Or PayPal- [email protected]. Tournament Con- E EF: all $50 less than above. Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine (690G): $200-100, U2000 $90, U1800 $80, U1600 $70, U1400 $60, U1200 sultant: IM Angelo Young. Tournament rules: USCF. if paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $50, U1000 $40. Trophies: 1-3 U1400, 1-3 U1200, 1-3 U1000. Scholastic: $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young USCF Junior Grand Prix! Grades K-12 unrated or U900. EF: $15 by 3/20, $25 later. Trophies to Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Re-entry $60; not available in Master Section. Top 7, 1-3 U600. ALL: Trophies: 1-2 Schools, 1-2 Clubs, Teams of 4-7 MAR. 21-22 OR 22, NEW JERSEY 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & players from both sections. PSCF $5, OSA. Reg.: 10-10:30am. Rds.: 11- TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 Chess Mates’ Super Swiss #1 12:30-1:45-3-4:15. Ent/Info: PSCF, c/o Tom Martinak, 25 Freeport St., & 3:30. All: Half point byes OK all, limit 2, Open must commit before rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15223, [email protected]. 5-SS. 75 East Cherry St., Suite 10A, Rahway, NJ 07065. 2 Schedules: 2, others before rd. 3. HR (note correction): $101-101-101-101, 1-800- 2-day: 3/21-22. All games G/75 d10. 1-day: 3/22. Rounds 1-3: G/25 421-8001, 407-351-2420; reserve by 3/11 or rate may increase. Car USCF Junior Grand Prix! d5 Rounds 4-5: G/75 d10. 3 Sections: Open, U2100, U1600. EF: $90 if rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online through MAR. 28-29, CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN received by 3/7, $100 by 3/20, $110 at site. GMs 50% off. IMs 25% off. chesstour.com. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 Re-entry $40. Total Prizes: $4,000. 60% guaranteed (Will be 100% if Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: Direc- 2015 Smyslov Memorial there are 44 or more participants.). Open Section: $550-300-200, U2350 torAtChess.us, chesstour.com, chesstour.info, 347-201-2269. Entries (A sponsored event) 6SS, G/61 d5. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA 90025, $250-100. U2100 Section: $500-300-150, U1850 $250-100. U1600 Sec- posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly). Blitz tour- 2nd fl. 1 Open section. EF: $70; $50 LACC members; No prizes 1/2, tion: $500-300-150, U1350: $250-$100. 2-Day: Reg. 11:15-11:55 a.m. nament Saturday 9:30 pm; enter by 9:15 pm. spouses/siblings 1/2, new members 1/2, Free new LACC Life members, on 3/21. Rds. 12:00 noon, 3:15, 6:30 p.m. on 3/21. 3:15, 6:30 p.m. on $5 off if notified by 3/27. Reg.: Sat 10-11:30 am. Rds.: 12, 2, 4 pm 3/22. 1-day: Reg. 11:00-11:25 on 3/22. Rds. 11:30 a.m., 12:45, 2:00, USCF Junior Grand Prix! each day. Byes: Up to three 1/2-point byes available. 1-Day option I: 3:15 (schedules merge), 6:30 p.m. on 3/22. Byes: 2 half-point byes MAR. 27-29, NORTH CAROLINA Play 1 day- no 1/2 pt byes- 1/2 EF. 1-Day option II: Play 1 day & receive allowed. Must commit before the 3rd round. Info: www.chessmatesnj.com, TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 (ENHANCED) three 1/2 pt byes- Full EF. Prizes: $$1,500 (b/45, $750 Grtd.) 1st-3rd [email protected], 732-499-0118, 760-583-8429. 2nd Annual Ron Simpson Memorial $400-200-100 U2000: $100. U1800: $200-100-$50; U1600: $100–50; 5-SS, G/120 d5. Millennium Hotel, 2800 Campus Walk Ave., Durham, U1400: $100-50; U1200/unrated: $50. Info: Mick Bighamian: (310) 795- MAR. 27, NEW YORK 5710 or [email protected] or www.LAChessClub.com. Parking: TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (ENHANCED) NC 27705, (800) 633-5379, mention chess tournament for discounted Marshall $500 Friday Night Blitz (BLZ) hotel rate. $79 hotel rate until March 6, 2015. Don’t wait to reserve! Free on streets, BoA, or basement. 9-SS, G/3 d2. $500: $200-100, top U2400/unr, U2200, U2000, U1800: Can be cancelled up to 24 hours prior. $5000 in prizes. All prizes in all MAR. 29, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN $50 Highest rating (regular, quick or blitz) used for pairings & prizes. sections are UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED! OPEN (FIDE rated): TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (ENHANCED) EF: $30, Mbr $20. Rds.: 7-7:30-7:50-8:10-8:40-9-9:20-9:40-10pm. Reg.: $750-400-250-100 U2200 150-100 U2000 150-100; U1800: $600-400- Cupertino Grand Prix DuperSwiss (3SS x G/75 d5) 6:15-6:45. Max three byes, req. at entry. Blitz rated. Marshall CC, 23 W. 250-200-150-100 U1600 150-100; U1400: $400-250-150 U1200 150-100. Courtyard Marriott, Cupertino, CA 95014. Prizes: $1,500 b/55. 60% 10th St., NYC. www.marshallchessclub.org, 212-477-3716. Unrated may enter any section but may only win $200 in U1800 and guar. 1900+: $300-100-100, u2000 50-50. 1500-1899: $200-100-50, $100 in U1400. EF: $69 if received by March 14 $85 later or on site. USCF Junior Grand Prix! u1600 50-50. u1500: $200-100-50, u1200 50-50. Mar 15 Supp & TD disc. RDS.: Optional round 1 Friday at 7:30PM or Saturday at 10AM Then Sat- Reg. 8-8:45. Rds. 9-12:45-2:40. EF: 47, Econ 32 w 1/2 prz. after 3/26 MAR. 27-29 OR 28-29, FLORIDA urday 2-7, Sunday 9-2. One bye allowed (any round) must be requested +15, playup +15, Rtd 2200+ $0 by 3/19. Info: BayAreaChess.com/ TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 50 (ENHANCED) before Round 2. Advance Entry: Registration is available at www.caroli- grandprix. W. 13th annual Southern Class Championships naschessinitiative.com. Alternately, checks can be sent to: Walter High, 5SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10), at renovated 105 North Crabtree Knoll, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. Make checks payable A Heritage Event! Wyndham Orlando Resort, 8001 International Dr., Orlando 32819. Parking to: Carolinas Chess Initiative (CCI). On site entry will be available on USCF Junior Grand Prix! (note correcton): $5/day. $12,000 guaranteed prizes. In 7 sections. March 27 from 5-7PM and March 28 from 8-9:30AM. Saturday Scholastic A State Championship Event! Master (2200/up): $1000-500-250-150, clear or tiebreak winner $100 Open to kids rated U1000 4 Rd-SS, G/30 d5. EF: $20 by March 14, $25 MAR. 29, MASSACHUSETTS Expert Class A bonus. (2000-2199): $1000-500-250-150. (1800-1999): thereafter. Rounds: 10:30am-12:30pm-1:45pm-3:00pm Trophies for top TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 (ENHANCED) Class B Class 25th Massachusetts G/60 Championship $1000-500-250-150. (1600-1799): $1000-500-250-150. 5 finishers in each section. Sections determined onsite based on atten- C (1400-1599): $800-400-200-100. Class D (1200-1399): $800-400-200- 4SS, G/60 d5. Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel, 181 Boston Post Road dance. INFO: Walter High [email protected], or Gary Newsom, gary. 100. Class E (Under 1200): $400-200-100, plaques to first 3, top U1000, West, Marlboro, MA 01752 (I-495, exit 24B, Rt. 20W, one mile from U800, U600, Unr. Rated players may play up one section. Unrated may [email protected]. More info including pre-entry lists exit). 508-460-0700 or 888-543-9500. $$ 2,500 b/100 paid entries (U1200 enter A through E, but may not win over $200 in E, $350 D, $500 C or may be available at: carolinaschessinitiatve.com. Open Section FIDE counts 70%), $2,000 minimum (80% each prize). 6 sects. Open: $300- $650 B. Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player rated and played under FIDE rules, not just elecronic devices rule. Hotel 175, top Under 2400 $150, top Under 2200 $150. Under 2000: $250-125. “team” combined score among all sections: $400-200. Team average has a no smoking policy including electronic cigarettes. Under 1800: $250-125. Under 1600: $200-125. Under 1400: $200- must be under 2200; teammates may play in different sections; teams A State Championship Event! 100. Under 1200: $150-100, top Under 1000 $100. Unrated prize limits: must register at site (no extra fee) by 2 pm 3/28. Top 6 sections EF: MAR. 28, PENNSYLVANIA $75 in U1200, $100 in U1400, $125 in U1600, $150 in U1800, $175 in

9th annual PHILADELPHIA OPEN April 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 or 4-5, Easter weekend at luxurious Philadelphia Marriott Prizes $80,000 based on 500 paid entries, $60,000 minimum, IM and GM norms possible! Open: 9SS, 40/2, SD/30, d10. Under 1100 Section: $1000-700- Online late entry: available until 2 Other sections: 7SS, 40/2, SD/30, 500-400-300-300-200-200. hours before first game; same fee as at d10 (3-day option, rds 1-2 G/60, d10; 2- Unrated not allowed in U1400, U1600 site. Phone or mail entry: see Chess Life or day option, rds 1-4 G/30, d10). All or U1800. Maximum prize for unrated in chesstour.com. merge & play for same prizes. U1100 Section $300, in U2000 Section Senior 65/over in U1400/up, $100 Marriott Hotel, 1201 Market St, $2000. less. directly across street from famous Mixed doubles: $1000-500-300-200. Re-entry (no Open to Open) $100. Reading Terminal Market (over 100 food 2-player male/female teams averaging vendors). Chess rates $100-100-120, under 2200; see TLA or chesstour.com. 5-day Open schedule: Reg. ends 215-625-2900, reserve by 3/20. Prize limits: 1) If post-event rating Wed 6 pm, rds. Wed 7, Thu 12:30 & 7, Fri Parking: Marriott valet about $20. posted 3/31/14-3/31/15 is more than 30 11:30 & 6, Sat 11:30 & 6, Sun 10 & 4. ParkAmerica, 25 S 12th St (1 block from pts above section max, limit $1500. 2) 4-day: Reg. ends Thu 6 pm, rds. Thu Marriott) about $19/day every day, $10 Players with under 26 lifetime games as of 7 pm, Fri/Sat 11:30 & 6, Sun 10 & 4. for 12 hours Sat & Sun. 4/15 official list cannot win over $600 in 3-day: Reg. ends Fri 10:30 am, rds. U1100, $1200 in U1400, $1800 in U1600, Fri 11:30, 2:45 & 6, Sat 11:30 & 6, Sun 10 7sections.Prizes based on 500 paid or $2400 in U1800. & 4. entries, else proportional (seniors, re- 2-day: Reg. ends Sat 9 am, rds Sat entries, GMs, IMs, WGMs count half, Open entry fee: 10, 12, 2, 3:45 & 6, Sun 10 & 4. U1100 Section 40%), with 75% minimum GMs/IMs/WGMs $125 online by 1/2-pt bye OK all, limit 3 (2 last 4 guaranteed. 3/30, $150 at site. rds). Open must commit before rd 2, Open: $7000-4000-2000-1000-800- Not FIDE or USCF 2200/over: $375 others rd 4. 700-600-500-400-400, clear/tiebreak 1st online at chessaction.com by 3/30, $400 at $200, FIDE U2400/Unr $2000-1000. FIDE site. All: FIDE ratings used for Open, USCF rated, 200 Grand Prix points. Others: $225 online at April for others, unofficial usually used if Under 2200, Under 2000, Under chessaction.com by 3/30, $250 at site. otherwise unrated. Bring set, board, clock 1800 Sections: $5000-2500-1200-800- Minimum prize guarantees for GMs if possible- not supplied. USCF 600-500-400-300-300-300. &foreignFIDE:seeTLAorchesstour.com. membership required; see Chess Life or Under 1600 Section: $4000-2000- U2200 to U1400 Section: $225 chessaction.com for special dues rates. 1000-700-500-400-300-300-300-300. online by 3/30, $250 at site. Entries posted at chessaction.com Under 1400 Section: $3000-1500- U1100 Section entry fee: All $150 (online entries posted instantly). $15 1000-700-500-400-300-300-300-300. less than U2200 to U1400. charge for refunds.

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U2000. EF: $34 if mailed by 3/24 or online by 3/27, $40 at site. $10 dis- day, 3-day, & 2-day merge & compete for same prizes. Byes: Half 1,300-1000-700-500-400-300-300-300,200, (2399/below)- $1,000, count to players in U1200 Section. GMs and IMs free. Reg.: 8:30-9:30 point byes OK all rounds, limit 3 byes, limit 2 in last 4 rounds, Open (2299/below)- $1,000,(2199/below) -$1200-800-500-400, (2099/below)= a.m. Rds.: 10-1-3:30-6. Other: Bye 1-3 with entry, limit 1, must commit Section must commit before rd. 2, other sections before rd. 4. Bring $1,000. (If there is a tie for 1st then a playoff for $100 out of prize fund before round 2. MACA memb. required for Mass. residents ($12 adult, sets, boards, clocks if possible- none supplied. HR: $100-100-120, plus trophy). Sec.”A” (1800-1999) EF: $148; $$1,500-800-500-300- $6 jr. U18, add $8 for Chess Horizons subscription). Ent: Robert Mes- 215-625-2900, reserve by 3/20 or rate may increase. Parking: Marriott 200, Sec.”B” (1600-1799) EF: $147; $$1,400-700-400-300-200, Sec.”C” senger, 4 Hamlett Dr., Apt. 12, Nashua, NH 03062 or online (PayPal) at valet parking, about $20/day (60% off regular rate) for first 100 valet (1400-1599) EF: $146; $$1,200-600-400-300-200, Sec.”D”/under 1399 www.MassChess.org. Make checks payable to MACA. Info: 603-891- parking spaces sold. Park America, 25 S. 12th St. (12th & Clover), 1 below) EF: $145; $$1,000-500-400-300-200; 1199/below - $$300; Top 2484 or send email to [email protected]. Day of the tournament call block from Marriott, about $19/day each day, or $10/12 hrs Sat & Sun. Senior (65+) -$200; Club Champ.-$800-400. ALL: Entries must be post- 603-557-1732. W. Gateway Garage, 1540 Spring St. (3/5 mile from Marriott, 1 block from marked by 3/1 or pay late fee-$11 until 3/27 (do not mail after 3/27 or USCF Junior Grand Prix! Sheraton Hotel), about $5/day Sat & Sun, $18/day other days. Car email after 4/1) $22 at site. Trophies 1st – 3rd ( “A” – “D” sections) . rentals: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633 or reserve car online Unrated players are free entry but not eligible for cash prizes- must MAR. 29, NEW JERSEY at chesstour.com. Ratings: FIDE April used for Open, USCF April for join USCF for 1 full year thru this tournament. 1st Unrated = trophy + TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 (ENHANCED) Dr. David Ostfeld Memorial ICA Open Championship U2200 & below; note that ratings after the April list (see above) may 1 yr. USCF Mem. $10 discount to Seniors (65+ yrs.). Players may play Site: Bergen Academy, 200 Hackensack Ave., Hackensack, NJ 07601. result in a $1500 prize limit. Foreign player ratings: see www.chesstour. up. Provisionally rated players may only win 1/2 of 1st place money Open to All Ages With Rating above 1400. 4SS, G/61 d5. Prize Fund 1st com/foreignratings.htm. Cellphone & anti-cheating rules: see (except Open Section 1 – 10). CCA ratings may be used. Note: pairings - 3rd $300, $250, $200, U2200, U2000, U1800, U1600 each $100 Best www.chesstour.com/devices.htm. Players must submit to a search for not changed for color unless 3 in a row or a plus 3 and if the unlikely sit- Under 13 Years Old $75, Best Over 55 Years Old $75. Reg Ends at 9 AM. electronic devices if requested by Director. Ent: chessaction.com or uation occurs 3 colors in a row may be assigned. SIDE EVENTS: Wed. Only one 1/2-point bye allowed, if requested before the start of round Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for (4/1) 7:00pm GM Sergey Kudrin – Clock Simul with game analysis ($30); two. EF: Adv (pmk. By Mar. 25th) $40, AT Site $45. GMs Free Entry. refunds. Questions: DirectorAtChess.us, 347-201-2269, chesstour.com. Thurs. (4/2) 6-7:15pm Lecture by IM John Donaldson (FREE); 7:30pm- INFO: 201 287 0250 or [email protected]. $$b/40: Prize Fund Advance entries posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted GM Melikset Khachiyan Simul ($20); 7:30pm-Blitz (G/5 d0) Tourney($20) Will Not Be Reduced Below 70%. Rds.: 9:30 AM, 11:45 AM, 2:15 PM, instantly). 80% entries = Prize Fund. Sat. (4/4) (3-4:30pm) Free Game/Position 4:30 PM. ENT: Make EF payable to: International Chess Academy. Mail Analysis - IM John Donaldson. ALL REG: (4/2) 5-8pm, (4/3) 9-10am. USCF Junior Grand Prix! RDS.: (Fri) 12-7, (Sat) 10-6, (Sun) 9:30-4:30. Byes available any round if To: Diana Tulman, 28 Canterbury Ln., New Milford, NJ 07646. INFO: APR. 3-5, CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN www.icanj.net. W. requested by Rd.1 (Open Section 2 byes max). ENT: make checks payable TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 (ENHANCED) and send to: SANDS REGENCY (address listed above), postmarked by USCF Junior Grand Prix! SCCF Senior/Junior Open 3/1. $11 late fee if postmarked after 3/1 and before 3/27. Do not mail MAR. 30, APR. 6, 13, 20, NEW YORK at the Hilton Irvine/Orange Co Airport, 18800 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine, after 3/27. Email entries after 3/31 will pay $22 late fee. $22 late fee at TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 CA 92612. $$13,000 guaranteed prize fund, 6 Rd. SS, 2 Divisions with site. HR: (Sun-Thurs. $36.03!) (Fri. & Sat. $53.06!) + tax.1-866-386- 102nd Nassau Grand Prix 3 Sections each: Senior Division is for players 50 years or older, Junior 7829 Reservation Code: CHESS415 (Reserve by 3/15/15) to get Chess 4-SS, 40/80 d0. 1st Presbyterian Church, 1st & Main Sts., Mineola. 2 Division is under 50 years old. Both divisions have Open, Premier (U2000) rate. INFO: Jerry Weikel, 6578 Valley Wood Dr., Reno, NV 89523, (775) sections. Open: EF: $36 by 3/27. $$ (630 b/20, top 2 G) 180-120, U2100, and Reserve (U1600) sections. Both Open sections will be FIDE rated. 747-1405, [email protected] Or check out our website at: www.reno 1900, 1700/UR each 110. Booster: open to U1500/UR. EF: $19 by 3/27. All games are G/90 with 30 second increment each move. Rds. are Fri chess.org. To verify entry check website. $$ (210 b/14) 90, U1300, 1100/UR each 60. Both: 2 byes 1-4 (Last rd 8 PM, Sat 11 AM, 3:30 PM & 8 PM, and Sun 11 AM & 3:30 PM, two byes bye must be req before rd. 3 and is irrevocable). $10 more for non- available, any round, please request 1 hour before round. EF: $90 if USCF Junior Grand Prix! memb. EF $7 more at site. Reg ends 7:15 PM. Rds.: 7:15 each Mon. rcvd by 4/01, otherwise $120. Special Early Bird Rate is only $80 if rcvd APR. 3-5, 4-5 OR 5, NEW YORK by 3/03/15. U1600 or Unr is only $60. Book prize only for Unr players. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 (ENHANCED) April ratings used. Info only: [email protected]. Ent: Harold Stenzel, Marshall April Grand Prix! 80 Amy Dr., Sayville, NY 11782. Forfeiting a game makes you ineligible for any prizes. SCCF membership Req’d, ($18 Adult/$13 Jr), this is a State Championship Qualifier. Reg.: 5-SS, 40/120 SD/30 d5. $820 GTD: $300-150-100 U2200 $145 U2000 USCF Junior Grand Prix! 6-7:45 PM Fri; or 10-10:45 AM on Sat. if Rd. 1 bye. HR: $99, see $125. EF: $60, Mbr $40. Reg.: Ends 15 min before round start. Max two APR. 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 OR 4-5, PENNSYLVANIA www.hiltonorgangecounty.com or call 800-445-8667, please book rooms byes, req. at entry. USCF and FIDE rated. Schedules: 3 day: Fri. 6pm, TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 200 (ENHANCED) by 3/04/15 or rates will likely increase. Prkng: $7. Prizes for both Sat. & Sun. 12:30-5:30. 2 day: Sat. 11am (G/25 d5) then merge with 3 9th annual Philadelphia Open Senior and Junior Divisions: Open Section: $700-400-200, BU2200: day in round 2. 1 day: Sun. 9-10:10-11:20 (G/25 d5) then merge in OPEN SECTION, APR 1-5: 9SS, 40/2, SD/30 d10. GM & IM norms pos- $600-400-200 Premier Section (under 2000): $600-400-200, BU1800: round 4. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. www.marshallchessclub.org, sible, FIDE rated. OTHER SECTIONS, APR 2-5, 3-5 OR 4-5: 7SS, 40/2, $600-400-200, Reserve Section (under 1600): $400-200-100, BU1400 212-477-3716. SD/30 d10 (3-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10; 2-day option, rds. 1-4 G/30 $150-100-50. Plus Age based Prizes (for those who don’t win a bigger d10). At the luxurious Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market APR. 5, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN place prize): $200 each for Best over 60, 70 and 80 years old, plus $200 TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (ENHANCED) St., Philadelphia, PA 19107, directly across the street from the world each for best under 20, 16 and 12 years old. Only 1 prize per player. Bay Area Chess Grand Prix LuperSwiss (3SS, G/90 d5) NEW DATE famous Reading Terminal Market with over 100 food vendors. Prizes Rated Blitz Event: 8 PM Sunday night, $15 entry fee, 10 rounds G/5 (NOTE DATE CHANGED FROM Jan. 11.) 1639A S. Main St., Milpitas, $80,000 based on 500 paid entries (seniors, re-entries, GMs, IMs, d3, likely in 2 sections: Open and U1800 depending on # of entries. CA 95035. Prizes: $1,500 b/55. 60% guar. 1900+: $300-100-100, u2000 WGMs count as half entries, U1100 Section as 40% entries), else pro- Ent: SDCC, POB 120162, San Diego, CA 92112 or enter online at 50-50. 1500-1899: $200-100-50, u1600 50-50. u1500: $200-100-50, portional, minimum $60,000 (75% of each prize) guaranteed. In 7 sections: www.scchess.com. Info: call Chuck Ensey (858) 432-8006, or see the u1200 50-50. Apr 15 Supp & TD disc. Reg.: 9-9:15. Rds.: 9:30 1 4:30. EF: Open: $7000-4000-2000-1000-800-700-600-500-400-400, clear or tiebreak SDCC website at https://www.sandiegochessclub.org. 43, Econ 29 w 1/2 prz. After 4/2 +15, playup +15, Rtd 2200+ $0 by first $200 bonus, FIDE Under 2400/Unr $2000-1000. Under 2200/Unr, 3/26. Info: BayAreaChess.com/grandprix. Under 2000/Unr, Under 1800: each $5000-2500-1200-800-600-500- USCF Junior Grand Prix! 400-300-300-300. Unrated may not win over $2000 in U2000 Section. APR. 3-5, NEVADA APR. 11, VERMONT Under 1600: $4000-2000-1000-700-500-400-300-300-300-300. Under TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 150 (ENHANCED) TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 1400: $3000-1500-1000-700-500-400-300-300-300-300. Under 1100/Unr: 4th Annual Reno-Larry Evans Memorial Open (formerly the Far Burlington Blitz (BLZ) $1000-700-500-400-300-300-200-200. Unrated may not win over $300 West Open) 4 Rd. DBLSS, G/5 +2. Holiday Inn Burlington, 1068 Williston Rd., Burling- in U1100 Section. Unrated not allowed U1800, U1600 or U1400 sections. 6SS, 40/2, G-1-d5. Sands Regency Hotel/Casino, 345 N. Arlington Ave., ton, VT 05403. EF: $20 for players in any Burlington Open section, $25 Mixed Doubles Bonus Prizes: best male/female combined 2-player Reno, NV 89501. 1-866-386-7829 or (775) 348-2200. $$26,000 b/275. otherwise. $$GTD: $200-100. U2000 $100, U1600 $100. Reg.: Registration team score: $1000-500-300-200. In the Open Section, only the first 7 $$16,500 Gtd. (Prizes 1-10 in Open Section Gtd. plus 1/2 of all other 8:00-8:45 PM. Rds.: Round 1 9 PM then ASAP. ENT: Alex Relyea, 49 rounds are counted. Team average must be under 2200; teammates prizes). 5 Sections. Open (2000 & above) EF: $149, (1999 & below = Technology Dr. #89, Bedford, NH 03110. INFO: Alex Relyea relyea@opera may play in different sections; teams must register (no extra fee) before $200) (GMs & IMs free but must enter by (3/1) or pay late fee) .$$2,000- mail.com. www.relyeachess.com. W. both players begin round 2; teammate pairings avoided but possible. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Prize limits: 1) If post-event rating posted 3/31/14-3/31/15 is more than 30 points over section maximum, prize limit $1500. 2) Players with under 26 lifetime games as of 4/15 official list cannot win over $600 in U1100, $1200 in U1400, $1800 U1600, or $2400 U1800. 3) Balance of any limited prize goes to next player(s) in line. Open EF, for GMs, IMs 24th annual EASTERN CLASS & WGMs: $125 online by 3/30, $150 at site. Minimum prize guarantees in Open Section, to players who play all 9 games with no byes: US GMs April 24-26 or 25-26, Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, Sturbridge MA $300, foreign IMs/WGMs $300, foreign GMs under 2500 FIDE $400, foreign GMs 2500-2599 FIDE $550, foreign GMs 2600/over FIDE $700 (foreign GM minimum prizes limited to first 7 foreign GMs to enter; after $20,000 projected prizes, $16,000 minimum guaranteed that, minimum is $300). See below for foreign FIDE guarantee. Open 5rounds,7sections.Choiceof3-day(40/110,SD/30,d10)or2-day(rds1-2G/60, EF, for US players who are not USCF or FIDE rated 2200/over: $355 online at chessaction.com by 1/23, $375 online by 3/30, $400 at site. d10, then merges). Prizes based on 240 entries (re-entries & Class E count half), 80% Open EF, for others: $205 online at chessaction.com by 1/23, $225 each prize minimum. Rated players may play up one section. Enter at chessaction.com. online by 3/30, $250 at site. For foreign FIDE rated players, minimum prize guarantee $100 if playing all 9 games with no byes. Open mailed Master Section (2200/up): Prizes $2000-1000-500-300, clear/tiebreak or phoned entries: all $10 more than online entry. Phone entry at 406- 896-2038 (entry only, no questions). U2200 through U1400 Sections win $100 bonus, top Under 2300 $800-400. 100 GPP (enhanced). EF: $205 online at chessaction.com by 1/23, $225 online by 3/30, $250 Expert Section (2000-2199): $1400-700-400-200. at site. Mailed EF: 4-day $214, 3-day $213, 2-day $212 mailed by 1/23, all $20 more by 3/24. U1100/Unr Section EF: $75 online at Class A Section (1800-1999/Unr): $1400-700-400-200. chessaction.com by 3/30, 4-day $84, 3-day $83, 2-day $82 mailed by Class B Section (1600-1799/Unr): $1400-700-400-200. Unr limir $800. 3/25, $100 at site. Phoned EF: All $10 more than online EF, 406-896- 2038 (entry only, no questions), available only through 3/28. Online Class C Section (1400-1599/Unr): $1300-700-300-200. Unr limit $600. late entry after 3/30: available until 2 hours before your first game, same price as entry at site. EF $100 less to seniors 65/over in Open Class D Section (1200-1399/Unr): $1200-600-300-200. Unr limit $400. through U1400. Special 1 year USCF membership with magazine if Class E Section (Under 1200/Unr): $500-250-150-100, trophies to first paid with entry: Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult 3, top Under 1000, Under 800, Under 600, top Unrated. Unr limit $200. $30, Scholastic $20. No checks at site, credit cards OK. Re-entry: $100, no re-entry from Open Section to Open Section. 5-day schedule (Open only): Reg. ends Wed 6 pm, rds. Wed. 7 pm, Thu 12:30 & 7, Fri MIXED DOUBLES BONUS PRIZES (all sections): $500-300-200. 11:30 & 6, Sat 11:30 & 6, Sun 10 & 4. 4-day schedule (except Open): Reg. ends Thu 6 pm, rds. Thu 7 pm, Fri 11:30 & 6, Sat 11:30 & 6, Sun 10 FULL DETAILS: see “Grand Prix” in this issue or chesstour.com. & 4. 3-day schedule (except Open): Reg. ends Fri 10:30 am, rds. Fri 11:30, 2:45 & 6, Sat 11:30 & 6, Sun 10 & 4. 2-day schedule (except Open): Reg. ends Sat. 9 am, rds. Sat. 10, 12, 2, 3:45 & 6, Sun 10 & 4. 4-

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USCF Junior Grand Prix! Ohio Chess Association members. Free entry to GMs/IMs; $90 deducted day round times: April 17: 6:00 April 18: 10-4:30; April 19: 9-2:30 (2 and APR. 11-12, MISSOURI from prize. Advance registration: Mail entries to Cincinnati Open, 9180 3 day options merge after round 2). Okoboji Blitz: 5SS, G/5 d0, EF: $10 TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 Pinewood Dr., Loveland, OH 45140 or enter online at www.chesscincin- if received by 4/11/2015 or online by 4/15/2015 - $15 on site. $$b/10: Heart of America Spring - Class Championships nati.com, must be received by April 15. Onsite registration: Friday, $75. U1300 - $25. 4/17 at 9:30 pm or 1/2 hour after finish of Open/ 5-SS, G/110 d5. Ramada Inn, 1601 N Universal Ave., Kansas City, MO April 17 5:00-6:30; Saturday, April 18 9:00-10:30. 3-day schedule: Reserve first round. Rounds 2-5 ASAP. 1/2 point bye any one round.: 64012. Phone: 816-245-5500. HR: $59 1-4 in a room, includes hotel hot Friday 7:00, Saturday 11:00 and 5:30, Sunday 9:00 and 3:00. 2-day ENT: Jodene Kruse, 934 6th St., Sibley, IA 51249, (712)330-8254, breakfast. 6 Sections: Open, A, B, C, D, U1200 & Unr. $5,000 guaranteed schedule: Saturday 11:00 and 2:00, then merge with 3-day. Byes: Max- [email protected]. Make checks payable to Sibley Chess Club or prize fund. Open: 500-400-300-100; U2300 250-150-100-75 A, B, C, D, imum two half-point byes, must commit before round 3. HR: $81, group pay online at https://www.onlineregistration.cc/. INFO: Jodene Kruse. U1200& Unr: 250-175-125-75 each section. EF: $45 by 4/2, $60 on site, code CSC, reserve by 4/3/2015, 513-752-4400. Bring sets and clocks. $79 Hotel rate, if reserved by April 1, call 1-800-727-4561. cash only. MCA required, OSA Reg.: 8:00-9:30 on 4/11. Late entries OPEN SCHOLASTIC: Saturday, April 18 only. 5SS. Sections: U1200 accepted after with 1/2 point bye. Byes: Irrevocable 1/2 point bye G/45 d5; U900 G/30 d5. Schedule: U1200: 10:00 am, 11:45 am, 1:30 USCF Junior Grand Prix! available all rounds, must commit before round 3. Checks: payable to pm, 3:15 pm and 5:00 pm; U900: 10:00 am, 11:15 am, 12:30 pm, 1:45 APR. 18, WISCONSIN Bob Holliman, Mail to: Bob Holliman, PO Box 1871, Indep., MO 64055. pm and 3:00 pm. Entry fee: $40.00. Advance registration only as indi- TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 Discount: group entries, families or titled players - contact the organizer. cated above; no onsite registration. Byes as indicated above. Prizes: Hales Corners Challenge XXI Play for rating only $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Questions: Trophies to top ten in each section. Organizers will provide all sets, 4SS, G/60 d6. 2 Sections: Open & Reserve (under 1600). Olympia Resort [email protected] put “HOA Spring” in the subject line. boards and clocks. Above hotel information applies. Online/mail regis- Hotel, 1350 Royale Mile Rd., Oconomowoc, WI 53066; 1- 800-558-9573 (mention Southwest Chess Club for $99 room rate). EF: $40-Open, $30- USCF Junior Grand Prix! tration forms and complete information at www.chesscincinnati.com. Questions: Alan Hodge 513-600-9915, [email protected]. Reserve, both $5 more after April 15. Comp EF for USCF 2200+. $$GTD: APR. 11-12, VERMONT Open: 1st-$325, 2nd-$175, A-$100, B & Below-$75; Reserve: 1st-$100, TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 (ENHANCED) USCF Junior Grand Prix! 2nd-$75, D-$50, E & Below-$40. Reg.: 8:30-9:30. Rds.: 10-1-3:30-6. Burlington Open APR. 17-19 OR 18-19, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN Entries to: Allen Becker, 2130 N. 85th St., Wauwatosa, WI 53226; allen- Holiday Inn Burlington, 1068 Williston Rd., Burlington, VT 05403. HR: TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 (ENHANCED) [email protected]. Questions to TD: Robin Grochowski: 414-861-2745. $99 by 10 March. (802) 863-6363, ask for Relyea Chess Tournament Bay Area Chess GM Jesse Kraai Championship rate or http://bit.ly/10d8Q1a. In 3 Sections, Open: 4SS, 40/90, SD/30 1639A S Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. 5SS, 40/90 sd30 d5. 2-day rds. 1- APR. 18, VIRGINIA + 30 sec. increment. Chronos use setting CH-P6, FIDE rated. $$GTD: 2 G/50 d5. Park free. Prize: 5,000 b/94 (70% guar). 3 sects: 2000+ TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 $750- 500-250. U2300 $300, U2100 $250, U1900 $200. U1750: 4SS, (FIDE) $1,000-500-200, u2300: 250-125-100. 1600-1999: $700-300- Walter Muir Memorial 40/90, SD/30 + 30 sec. increment, analog clocks play 40/90, SD/60, 100, u1800: 200-100, u1600: $700-300-100 u1400: 125-100, u1200: 3-Round Swiss System, Game/75 w/25 sec inc. Westhampton Christian Chronos use setting CH-P6, Open to 1749 & under. $$GTD: $650-400- 100. Unr max $100 exc Open. Apr 15 Supp & TD disc. Reg.: F 6-6:45p & Church, 2515 Grandin Road SW, Roanoke, VA 24015. PRIZES: Open Sec- 250. U1550 $250. U1350: 4SS, 40/90, SD/30 + 30 sec. increment, Sa 8-8:45a. Rds.: F 7p, Sa 9 1:20, Su 10 2:30 (u1600 1:30). (2-day Sa 9 tion: $400-$200-$100 based on 20 entrants. Top under 1600 $100, Top analog clocks play 40/90, SD/60, Chronos use setting CH-P6, Open to 11:10 & merge). EF: 89, Econ EF: 69 w/ 2/3 prz, after 4/14 +20. Playup under 1200 $100. No Smoking, No Computers, Wheelchair Accessible. 1349 & under. $$GTD: $400-250-150. U1100 $200. Adult unrated not +20. Rated 2250+ $0 by 4/7 (prize - EF). Info: http://BayAreaChess. ENTRY FEE: If post marked by April 10, $45.00. At site, $55.00. REGIS- allowed in U1350 section. ALL: EF: $90 postmarked by 1 February, $99 com/champs. TRATION: 8:30-9:30 am on 4/18. ROUNDS: 10-2-6. BYES: One, 1/2 pt Reg.: Rds.: bye available any round per tournament; must request before 1st round postmarked by 4 April, $110 at site. 9:00-9:45. 10-4, 10-4. USCF Junior Grand Prix! One half-point bye rounds 1-3. ENT: Alex Relyea, 49 Technology Dr. begins. ADVANCE ENTRIES: Roanoke Valley Chess Club, P.O. Box 4141, #89, Bedford, NH 03110. INFO: Alex Relyea [email protected]. APR. 17-19 OR 18-19, IOWA Roanoke, VA 24015. PHONE: (540) 355-8185. EMAIL: info@roanokechess. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 com. WEB PAGE: roanokechess.com. NW. www.relyeachess.com. W. 9th Annual Okoboji Open, Reserve (U1600) & Blitz (BLZ) A Heritage Event! Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center, 1405 Highway 71 S, Okoboji, APR. 18, NEW YORK USCF Junior Grand Prix! IA 51355. Okoboji Open: 5SS, Game/120 d5 (2 games at G/90 d5 if TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 (ENHANCED) APR. 17-19 OR 18-19, OHIO playing in 2 day option), EF: $50 if registered by 4/11/2015 or online by 16th Annual Bruce Bowyer Memorial TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 4/15/2015; $60 cash or $65 check on site. MASTER’s SPECIAL: $25 4SS, G/45 d5. **NEW LOCATION!** Hotel Pennsylvania (401 7th Ave.) 51st Cincinnati Open and 2nd Cincinnati Open Scholastic entry fee for anyone who is or has ever been rated 2200 if registered Across the street from Penn Station, between 32nd and 33rd Streets. Holiday Inn & Suites, 4501 Eastgate Blvd., Cincinnati, OH 45245. OPEN: by 4/1. $$b/30: $500-350-150. U2000, U1800, U1600 : $80-$50 each. Tel: 212.736.5000. **Note: Saturday Grand Prix and Sunday Scholastic 5SS; Sections: Open, U2100, U1800, U1500, U1200. Time Control: Trophy to 1st place. 1 half point bye per player allowed if requested in • Info: [email protected] or (Pat Bowyer) 516.641.4521. EF: $20. G/150 d10 except 2-day rds. 1&2 G/75 d5. Prizes: Open: $600-450- advance. State membership required, other states accepted. Okoboji $$G: $250-$175-$125, U2200 $100, U2000 $75, U1800 $60. Reg.: 11:15- 350-250; U2100: $450-350-250-175; U1800: $350-250-175-140; U1500: Reserve: 5SS, Game/120 d5 (2 games at G/90 d5 if playing in 2 day 11:45. Rds.: 12-1:45-3:45-5:30pm. Ent: Cks or MO payable to Pat Bowyer $250-175-140-125; U1200: $160-140-120-100; prizes based on 100 paid option), Open to 1599 & under. EF: $30 if registered by 4/11/2014 or (be sure to specify “Grand Prix, Saturday”), c/o PAR Group, Inc., 119 N. entries, else proportional. (No unrated may win more than the third- online by 4/15/2015; $40 cash or $45 check on site. $$b/20: $300- 100- Park Avenue, Suite 303, Rockville Centre, NY 11570 • Limit 70 players place prize amount except in Open.) Entry fee: If received by April 15, 50. U1400, U1250 : $60 - $30 ; U1000 $50. Trophy to 1st place. 1 half & NO door ents. Saturday, APR 18, evening: Possible Bughouse team U1200 $80, other sections $90, all $110 onsite. Re-entry $50. $10 loyalty point bye per player allowed if requested in advance. Open and Reserve tourney, starting time: 8pm. 5 minute Swiss or roundrobin depending discount for those who played in 2014 Cinci Open; $3 discount for current Round Times : 2 day round times: April 18: 9-1-4:30 April 19: 9-2:30. 3 on # of entries. 2 players per team. EF: $5/player. Cash to top team.

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You MUST bring clocks and sets, none will be provided $$$ Payment 1st on tiebreak $100 bonus, top U2300 $800-400. Expert (2000-2199): USCF Junior Grand Prix! & entries must be received by Monday, April 13th at the latest. $1400-700-400-200. Class A (1800-1999/Unr): $1400-700-400-200. MAY 1-3 OR 2-3, MICHIGAN USCF Junior Grand Prix! Class B (1600-1799/Unr): $1400-700-400-200. Class C (1400-1599/Unr): TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 $1300-700-300-200. Class D (1200-1399/Unr): $1200-600-300-200. 12th Annual Great Lakes Chess Open - Battle Creek, Michigan APR. 18-19, TEXAS Class E (Under 1200/Unr): $500-250-150-100, trophies to first 3, top at the McCamly Plaza Hotel, 50 Capital Ave., SW, Battle Creek, MI 48017. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 (ENHANCED) 2015 DCC Fide Open V U1000, U800, U600, Unrated. Rated players may play up one section. 3 Sections: OPEN, U1800, U1400. (Rounds merge after Round 2.) Up 5SS, G/90 inc/30. Dallas Chess Club, 200 S. Cottonwood Dr. #C, Richard- Prize limits: Unrated may not win over $200 in E, $400 D, $600 C or to two 1/2pt byes available-must be requested prior to start of Rd. 3. son, TX 75080. Two sections: Open and Reserve. Open: $$875G. FIDE $800 B. Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player OPEN section FIDE-rated. USCF & a State Membership required (can be and USCF rated but uses FIDE rules. Will use USCF ratings and rules “team” combined score among all sections: $500-300-200. Team average purchased on site). PRIZE FUND: $4,700. OPEN Section: $2,625 (b/38, for pairings and for awarding prizes. Default late forfeiture time is one must be under 2200; teammates may play in different sections; teams min. 6 per prize section): 1st, $1,000, 2nd $500, 3rd $300, Top X, Top A, hour. TD may extend this time at TD’s discretion. Note that Foreign must register at site (no extra fee) before both players begin round 2; U1800/UNR $275 each. U1800 Section: $1200 (b/32, min. 6 per prize players must disclose their FIDE ID number before first round in order teammate pairings avoided but possible. Top 5 sections EF: $109 online section): 1st $500, 2nd $300, Top C, U1400/UNR $200 each. U1400 to play. $$ $500-$250-$125. EF: $80, Senior/Hcap/Additional Family at chessaction.com by 4/22, $115 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 4/20 Section: $875 (b/32, min. 6 per prize section): 1st $300, 2nd $200, Top Member $55. Small appearance fee to the First three GM/IM’s who (entry only, no questions), 3-day $113, 2-day $112 mailed by 4/15, $120 E, U1000, U800/UNR $125 each. ENTRY FEES: Due by April 17, 2015 apply. GM/IM must play all rounds to get appearance fee. Reserve: at site, or online until 2 hours before game. GMs free, $90 deducted (After April 17th add $10) OPEN: 3 Day $83, 2 Day $82 (no Re-Entries). Open to players rated below 2000 USCF. This section is not Fide Rated from prize. Class E EF: all $50 less than above. No checks at site, U1800: 3 Day $53, 2 Day $52, Re-Entry $35. U1400: 3 Day $43, 2 Day but is USCF rated and uses USCF rules. EF: $40. The Reserve give back credit cards OK. Advance EF $5 less to MACA members; may join/renew $42, Re-Entry $30. TIME LIMIT (Merge after Rd. 2): 3 Day: Rds. 1-3 10% in prizes and if at least 8 paid entries and if there is a clear winner, at masschess.org. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if oth- G120 d5, RD. 4-5 G/120 d5, SD 30 d5. 2 Day: Rds. 1-2, G/60 d5, Rd. 3 then that winner receives free entry to next DCC Fide Open. In the erwise unrated. Special 1 yr USCF dues with magazine if paid with G/120 d5, Rds. 4-5, 40/120 d5, SD 30 d5. REGISTRATION: 3 Day, 5- reserve section, Tournament reserves the right to use Fide rules on entry: Online at chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic 6:30pm, 2 Day, 9-11am. ROUNDS: (Merge after Rd. 2): 3 Day: Fri. 7pm, electronic devices and on starting White’s clock at start of a round. $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic Sat. 12pm, 4:30pm. Sun. 10am, 3:30pm. 2 Day: Sat. 11:30am, 2pm, Both: Reg.: 4/18 from 9:45–10:15am. Rds.: Sat 10:45am-3:10pm- $20. Re-entry $60; not available in Master Section. 3-day schedule: 4:30pm. Sun. 10am & 3:30pm. Online registration: www.bccfoundation. 7:16pm, Sun 9:45 am-2:10pm. One half point Bye allowed if requested Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day org/glopen (beginning December 1st) or through The Battle Creek Com- before end of round rd. 2 and before getting full point bye. Withdrawals schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. Byes: munity Foundation, 34 W. Jackson St., Suite 1, Battle Creek, MI 49017, and zero point last round byes are not eligible for prizes. Note that OK all, limit 2; Master must commit before rd. 2, others before rd. 3. (269) 962-2181, contact Holly Munsch. LODGING: McCamly Plaza Hotel, house players (if required) must pay $2 per round and be USCF members.. HR: $94-94, 800-582-3232, 508-347-7393, request chess rate, reserve 50 Capital Avenue SW, Battle Creek, MI 49017. Ask for the Great Lakes ENT: Make/mail Checks payable to Dallas Chess Club, C/O Barbara by 4/10 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD Open Chess rate of $94. (Special chess rate available until April 10, Swafford, 2709 Longhorn Trail, Crowley, TX 76036-4719. Info: 214-632- #D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Ent: chess- 2015.) Parking is $8 per day w/unlimited in & out privileges. Free parking 9000, [email protected]. FIDE. action.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. Questions: is available in local lots on weekends. To reserve a room at the hotel: DirectorAtChess.us, chesstour.com, chesstour.info, 347-201-2269. $15 www.mccamlyplaza.com or to reach a hotel reservation specialist focused USCF Junior Grand Prix! service charge for refunds. Entries posted at chessaction.com (online on making reservations for this tournament, call (888) 622-2659. NOTE: APR. 24-26 OR 25-26, FLORIDA entries posted instantly). Blitz tournament Saturday 9:30 pm, enter by Room block is limited, so PLEASE reserve your room at the hotel promptly! TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 50 9:15 pm. CONTACT: For tournament registration questions contact Holly Munsch 22nd Space Coast Open at the Battle Creek Community Foundation (269) 962-2181 or holly@bcc- 5SS, Top section FIDE rated (but USCF ratings used for pairings and APR. 25, PENNSYLVANIA foundation.org. All chess related questions may be directed to Tony prizes) at G/100+Increment 30. Lower sections G/120+Delay 5. (2- TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 Nichols, Tournament Director, at [email protected]. day Rd. 1 for all sections G/60+Delay 5). International Palms Resort, 1st Annual LVCA Bruce Alberston Memorial 1300 N. Atlantic Ave. (Hwy A1A), Cocoa Beach, FL. $$15,000 b/200 5SS, G/30 d5. Holy Trinity Church, 514 3rd Ave., Bethlehem, PA. $550 USCF Junior Grand Prix! pd., $10,000 Gtd. 6 Sections: Master/Expert: $1500+trophy-900-500- GTD. 2 sections. Open: $200-100-50; U2100/Unr, U1900, U1600, U1300 MAY 9, INDIANA 300, U2400 $1000+trophy, U2200 $1000+trophy-500-300. Class A: $50 each. U1200 Scholastic:Trophies 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U900, Unr. EF: $25 TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 $1000+trophy-500-300-200. Class B: $1000+trophy-500-300-200. by 4/18, $30CASH onsite. GMs/IMs free; $25 from prize. All: Re-entry Indiana Memorial Open 2015 Class C: $800+trophy-400-250-150. Class D: $700+trophy-400-200- $15 Cash. Sched: Reg. ends 10:45 am. Rds.11, 12:30, 2:30, 4, 5:30. 1/2 4SS, G/60 d10. Church of The Nativity, 7300 N. Lantern Rd., Indianapolis, 100. Class E / U1200: $600+trophy-300-200-100, U1000 $300+trophy- point byes: limit 2, must commit before rd. 3. lehighvalleychessclub.org, IN 46256. In 2 Sections: OPEN and U1800, EF: $50 if by May 2nd, later 200, U800 $200+trophy-100, trophies to top Brevard County scholastics 484-866-3045. $60, $25 for Players 13 and under (count as half entry), $$ 2025 based players in K-3, K-5, K-8, K-12, book to plus score not winning other prize. USCF Junior Grand Prix! on 50 entries, OPEN: 1st $350, 2nd $200, 3rd $100 ,Top U2000 $125, Top Upset in Open $100, U1800: 1st $250, 2nd $150, U1600/U1400/U1200 All: Rated players may play up one class only. Unr. may enter any APR. 25-26, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN section. Unr. may not win over $300 unless place prize in Master/Expert TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 each 1st $150, 2nd $75, Top Upset in U1800 $75; Registration 8:15- section. Prizes for 1st-3rd brilliancy and biggest upset rds 1-4. EF: $99 10th Annual Frank Doyle Open 9:00, Rds. 9:30AM, 12:30, 3:00, 6:00PM, Entries: Advance: Indianachess. via mail or on-line by 4/17, $120 on-line by 7AM on 4/24 or at site (no Exchange Bank, 444 Aviation Blvd., Santa Rosa, CA 95401. 4 round Swiss, org or mail to: Roger Norris, 2703 Wallace Ave., Terre Haute, IN 47802, credit cards at site); $20 less if Unr. or under age 18. Re-entry $50 by G/120 d5. In 3 Sections, Open: 4SS, G/120 d5, $$GTD: $250-175. Email: [email protected], 812-878-6517, ISCA membership Required, round 3 (1/2 point Byes for earlier rounds). GM/IM free entry available Reserve: 4SS, G/120 d5, Open to 1899 & under. $$GTD: $200-125. OSA, 1 bye if before Rd. 2, NO LAST RD. BYES. on-line until 3/31, else $100 from prize. Special EF for Brevard County Booster: 4SS, G/120 d5, Open to 1499 & under. $$GTD: $150-100. Unr. students in any section: $25 on-line by 4/17, $30 on-line by 7AM on must play in Booster Section. Unrated players winning prizes will only 4/24 or at site (counts as 1/4 entry for based on prize fund). Reg.: ends receive half of the prize. ALL EF: $35 advance until 4/22, $45 at site. 1 hr. before 1st rd. Rds.: Rd. 1 7pm Fri (2-day 10am Sat. at G/60,d5), No phone or e-mail entries. $15 fee to play up a section. Reg.: 04/25 Rds. 2-5 Sat. 1-7, Sun. 9-2:30. 1/2 point Bye available any round if 8:30am - 9:30am. Rds.: Sat 10,3; Sun 10,3. ENT: Paul Stagnoli, 4233 requested in advance and before round 2 (limit 2). Side events: Space Kintyre Rd., Santa Rosa, CA 95409-4127. INFO: (707) 478-4385, paulgs@ CONTINENTAL CHESS SCHEDULE Coast Open Blitz. 4-SS (2 games/Rd), G/5 d0. Prizes: Cash prizes based sonic.net. Bring your own equipment, none provided. No Cell phones Visit www.chesstour.com for late news, hotel on entries. EF: $10. Rds Sat. 12:30-6:30, Sun. 8:30-2:00. (i.e., Blitz rounds allowed. W. are prior to rounds 2-5 of main tournament). Other events: see availability, results, games, minimum ratings, etc. https://onlineregistration.cc/SCCF/SCO2015. HR: $97, Ocean view $117, APR. 26, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN Enter tournaments at chessaction.com. Loft $137, Ocean Suite $137. 800-206-2747 or 321-783-2271, reserve TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (ENHANCED) To receive our free email newsletter, see by 4/10. Ent: Space Coast Chess Foundation, c/o Harvey Lerman, 921 Cupertino Grand Prix DuperSwiss75 (3SS, G/75 d5) chess calendar.com or chesstour.com. N. Thistle Ln., Maitland, FL 32751 or https://onlineregistration.cc/SCCF/ Courtyard Marriott Cupertino, CA 95014. Prizes: $1,500 b/55. 60% guar. Most tournaments have alternate schedules 1900+: $300-100-100, u2000 50-50. 1500-1899: $200-100-50, u1600 SCO2015. Info only: Peter Dyson 321-452-9863, peter200@modu- with less or more days than below. soperandi.com. FIDE, W. 50-50. u1500: $200-100-50, u1200 50-50. Apr 15 Supp & TD disc. Reg.: 8-8:45. Rds.: 9-12:45-2:40. EF: 47, Econ 32 w 1/2 prz. after 4/23 +15, Asterisk means full details in this issue- USCF Junior Grand Prix! playup +15, Rtd 2200+ $0 by 4/19. Info: BayAreaChess.com/grandprix. otherwise, see future issues or our website. A State Championship Event! W. Events in red offer FIDE norm chances. APR. 24-26 OR 25-26, GEORGIA 3/6-8: Pittsburgh Open, Pittsburgh PA (see Feb issue) TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 50 A Heritage Event! USCF Junior Grand Prix! 3/13-15: Mid-America Open, St Louis MO* Phillip Taylor 2015 Georgia State Championship 3.20-22: Western Class, Agoura Hills CA (new date)* 5SS, G/90 + 30s. Hotel Wyndham Atlanta Galleria, 6345 Powers Ferry MAY 1-3 OR 2-3, MARYLAND TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 3/27-29: Southern Class, Orlando FL* Rd. NW, Atlanta, GA 30339. $6,600 guaranteed. 3 sections. Champi- 4/1-5: Philadelphia Open, Philadelphia PA* onship (2000 and above - FIDE rated/FIDE rules): $1500-750-350-200, 61st Annual Maryland Open 5SS, 40/90, SD/30 + 30” incr, (Rnd. 1 G/90 +30” incr) (2-day schedule: 4/24-26: Eastern Class, Sturbridge MA* U2200: $450-200. Trophy to top GA resident. Amateur (1999 and 5/15-17: New York State Open, Lake George NY* below/Unrated): $450-$300-$200; U1800: $400-$200-$100; U1600: rds. 1-2 G/45+30”incr) U1300 & U1000 G/120 d5 (rds. 1-2 G/60 d5), 5/22-25: Chicago Open, Wheeling IL* $350-$200-$100; U1400: $350-$200-$100. Trophy to top GA resident. (U1300 3-day option rds. 1&2 G/120 d5). Rockville Hilton, 1750 Rockville Scholastic/Unrated: Open to players in grades K-12 rated under 1200. Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. $$Based on score. 7 sections: Championship 6/5-7: Northeast Open, Stamford CT* Trophies top U1200, U1000, U800, U600. Upset prize: $200. Eligible to (min. rating of 2000) FIDE rated: 5.0 =$1600, 4.5 =$800, 4.0=$450, 6/25-30: DC International, Arlington VA* player in any section. EF: $95 for Championship and Amateur sections 3.5=$175, 3.0=$50 [min $1500 payout, top score group raised if less 6/26-28: World Open Senior Amateur, Arlington VA* if received by April 23rd. $30 for Scholastic section. $10 more on-site than $1500]. U2200: 5.0 =$1500, 4.5 =$700, 4.0=$350, 3.5=$150. 6/27-28:WorldOpenUnder13,ArlingtonVA* for all sections. Unrated pay entry fee for section they play in. GM/IM/ U2000: 5.0 =$1200, 4.5 =$650, 4.0=$325, 3.5=$125. U1800: 5.0= 6/30-7/5: World Open, Arlington VA* WIM/WGM Free. No re-entry in any section. Ratings based on April $1200, 4.5 = $600, 4.0= $300, 3.5= $100. U1600: 5.0= $1000, 4.5= 7/17-19: Pacific Coast Open, Agoura Hills CA supplement. On-site reg. Fri 6-7pm, Sat 8:30-9:30am. Rounds: 3-day: $500, 4.0= $250, 3.5= $100. U1300 & U1000: 5.0= $500, 4.5= $250, 7/17-19: Chicago Class, Wheeling IL Fri 7:30pm, Sat 3-8, Sun 10-4. 2-day: rd. 1 Sat 10am, then merge. One 4.0= $125, 3.5= $50. Additional prizes to clear 1st place, if no 5.0 7/17-19: Bradley Open, Windsor Locks CT 1/2 point bye available in rounds 1-4, zero point bye available round 5, in section (added to score prize) - Championship: $300; U2200 $200, 7/24-26:SouthernOpen,OrlandoFL must commit when entering, no changes after close of registration. U2000 $150, U1800 & U1600: $100; U1300 & U1000: $50. Unrated may 8/7-9: Cleveland Open, Cleveland OH USCF membership required for all players, GCA membership required not win over $100 in U1000, $200 U1300, or $400 in U1600. Sets and 8/14-16: Continental Open, Sturbridge MA for GA residents. Reg/Info: www.georgiachess.org. Call 678-400-9016 boards provided. Clocks provided in the Championship, U2200, & 8/14-16: Central California Open, Fresno CA for game-day changes. Meeting: GCA general membership meeting at U2000 sections. Optionally, pairings can be texted/emailed to your 8/21-23: Manhattan Open, New York NY 2:30pm on Sunday, April 26th. Election for President, Secretary, and phone. Free Sunday morning continental breakfast for players. 8/28-30: Atlantic Open, Washington DC 2nd Member-at-Large. Information: [email protected]. Free parking for day guests. EF: $97 by 4/17, $102 by 4/28, and $107 8/28-30: Indianapolis Open, Indianapolis IN online only by 4/30, $110 at the door. Special EFs: $35 less for U1300 & 9/5-7: New York State Championship, Albany USCF Junior Grand Prix! U1000, GMs free, $50 deducted from prize, IMs $45 off EF, $20 deducted 10//7-12: Washington Chess Congress, Arlington VA APR. 24-26 OR 25-26, MASSACHUSETTS from prize, HR: $89, ($5 EF discount if staying at hotel). Rooms may not 10/9-11: Midwest Class, Wheeling IL be avail after 4/17. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 7pm, rds Fri 8, Sat TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 100 (ENHANCED) 10/30-11/1: Boardwalk Open, Galloway NJ 24th annual Eastern Class Championships 11&6, Sun 9&3. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10am rds. 11, 2:15&6, 5SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Host Hotel Sun 9&3. U1300 & U1000 schedule Reg. ends Sat 10am rds. 11, 1:15 & at Cedar Lake, 366 Main St., Sturbridge, MA 01566 (I-84 Exit 3, near I- 4:00, Sun 9&1:00. U1300 3-day schedule Reg. ends Fri 7 pm, rds. Fri 8, For later events, see chesstour.com. 90). Free parking. $$ 20,000 based on 240 paid entries (re-entries & Sat 11&4:00, Sun 9&1:00. Ent: Michael Regan, 1827 Thornton Ridge Rd., Class E count half), minimum $16,000 (80% each prize) guaranteed. In Towson, MD 21204. Detailed rules, more information and registration 7 sections: Master (2200/up): $2000-1000-500-300, clear winner or at http://themdopen.com.

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MAY 9, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN top 3, 1st U1000, U800, U600, Unr. Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best 400-400-300-300; unrated limit $1000. Under 1900: $5000-2500-1200- TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (ENHANCED) male/female 2-player “team” combined score among all sections: $200. 800-600-500-400-400-300-300. Under 1700: $5000-2500-1200-800-600- Foster City Grand Prix Luper Swiss (3SS, G/90 d5) Team average must be under 2200; teammates may play in different 500-400-400-300-300. Under 1500: $4000-2000-1000-800-600-500-400- Courtyard Marriott, Foster City, CA 94404. Prizes: $1,250 b/36. 60% sections; teams must register (no extra fee) before both players begin 300-300-300. Under 1300: $4000-2000-1000-800-600-500-400-300-300- guar. 1900+: $200-100-50, u2100 50-50. 1500-1899: $200-100, u1700 round 2. Top 3 sections EF: $79 online at chessaction.com by 5/13, 300. Under 1000: $700-400-200-100, unrated limit $200, trophies to 50-50. u1500: $200-100, u1250 50-50. May 15 Supp & TD disc. Reg.: 9- $85 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 5/11 (entry only, no questions), 3-day first 10, top U800, U600, U400, Unrated. Prize limits: 1) If any post- 9:15. Rds.: 9:30-1-4:30. EF: 43, Ecn 29 w 1/2 prz. after 5/6 +15, playup $83, 2-day $82 mailed by 5/6, $90 online until 2 hours before game or event rating posted 5/20/14-5/20/15 was more than 30 points over +15, Rtd 2200+ $0 by 5/1. Info: BayAreaChess.com/grandprix. at site. Under 1210 Section EF: all $40 less than top 3 sections EF. All: section maximum, prize limit $1500. 2) Players with under 26 lifetime USCF Junior Grand Prix! Advance or online entry $7 less to NYSCA members (NYSCA dues $12/year games rated as of 5/15 official list cannot win over $1000 in U1300, MAY 9-10, TEXAS with 2 issues Empire Chess, $20/year with 4 issues, may be paid with $1500 U1500, $2000 U1700, or $2500 U1900. 3) Balance of any limited TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 (ENHANCED) entry fee). No checks at site, credit cards OK. Special 1 year USCF dues prize goes to next player(s) in line. Mixed Doubles Bonus Prizes: best 2015 DCC Fide Open VI with magazine if paid with entry- online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, male/female combined 2-player “team” score: $2000-1000-500-400- 5SS, G/90 inc/30. Dallas Chess Club, 200 S. Cottonwood Dr. #C, Richard- Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult 300-200. For Open Section, only rounds 1-7 counted towards mixed son, TX 75080. Two sections: Open and Reserve. Open: $$875G. FIDE $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Re-entry $40, not available in doubles. Team average must be under 2200; teammates may play in and USCF rated but uses FIDE rules. Will use USCF ratings and rules Open Section. GMs, IMs & WGMs free, $60 deducted from prize. 3-day different sections; teams must register (no extra fee) before both players for pairings and for awarding prizes. Default late forfeiture time is one schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2- begin round 2; teammate pairings avoided but possible; prize limits do hour. TD may extend this time at TD’s discretion. Note that Foreign day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 &, 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. not apply to mixed doubles. Open EF for titled players: GMs free; $200 players must disclose their FIDE ID number before 1st round in order Half point byes OK all, must commit before rd. 2; limit 2 byes (limit 1 deducted from prize. IMs/WGMs $100; another $100 deducted from to play. $$ $500-$250-$125. EF: $80, Senior/Hcap/Additional Family bye if under 1810/unr in Open). HR: $80-80, call 518-668-5744 Mon-Fri prize. Entry fee, if rated 2200/over by USCF or FIDE or foreign FIDE Member $55. Small appearance fee to the First three GM/IM’s who 9 am-5pm, reserve by 5/1 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800- rated: $207 online at chessaction.com by 3/16, $227 by 5/20, $250 at apply. GM/IM must play all rounds to get appearance fee. Reserve: 331-1600, use AWD #D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour. site, or online until 5 pm May 21. Mailed by 3/16 $215, mailed by 5/9 Open to players rated below 2000 USCF. This section is not Fide Rated com. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. $235. Phoned to 406-896-2038 by 3/16 $215, by 5/18 $235. US players but is USCF rated and uses USCF rules. EF: $40. The Reserve give back Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. not rated 2200/over by USCF or FIDE: $100 more. Minimum prize 10% in prizes and if at least 8 paid entries and if there is a clear winner, Questions: www.chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.us, 347-201-2269. $15 $300 for foreign GMs, foreign IMs, & foreign WGMs in Open Section then that winner receives free entry to next DCC Fide Open. In the service charge for refunds. Advance entries posted at chessaction.com who play all 9 games with no byes. U2300 to U1300 Sections EF: $207 reserve section, Tournament reserves the right to use Fide rules on (online entries posted instantly). Blitz tournament Saturday 9:30 pm, online at chessaction. com by 3/16, $227 online by 5/20, $215 phoned electronic devices and on starting White’s clock at start of a round. enter by 9:15 pm. by 3/16 to 406-896-2038, $235 phoned by 5/18 (entry only, no questions), Both: Reg.: 5/9 from 9:45–10:15am. Rds.: Sat 10:45am-3:10pm-7:16pm, An American Classic! 4-day $214, 3-day $213, 2-day $212 mailed by 3/16. all $20 more by Sun 9:45 am-2:10pm. One half point Bye allowed if requested before USCF Junior Grand Prix! 5/9. all $250 online until 2 hours before game or at site until 1 hour end of round rd. 2 and before getting full point bye. Withdrawals and MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25 OR 24-25, ILLINOIS before game. No checks at site, credit cards OK. EF $100 less to seniors zero point last round byes are not eligible for prizes. Note that house TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 200 (ENHANCED) age 65/over, except in U1000 Section. Under 1000 Section EF: $47 players (if required) must pay $2 per round and be USCF members.. 24th annual Chicago Open online at chessaction.com by 5/20, $55 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 5/18 ENT: Make/mail Checks payable to Dallas Chess Club, C/O Barbara Open Section, May 21-25: 9SS, 40/2, SD/30 d10, GM & IM norms (entry only, no questions), 4-day $54, 3-day $53, 2-day $52 mailed by Swafford, 2709 Longhorn Trail, Crowley, TX 76036-4719. Info: 214-632- possible, FIDE rated. Other Sections, May 22-25, 23-25 or 24-25: 5/9, all $60 online until 2 hours before game or at site until 1 hour 9000, [email protected]. FIDE. 7SS, 40/2, SD/30 d10 (3-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10; 2-day option, rds. before game. No checks at site, credit cards OK. Online or mailed EF USCF Junior Grand Prix! 1-4 G/30 d10). Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel, 601 North Milwaukee $5 less to ICA members; join at il-chess.org. An ICA Tour Event. Special MAY 15-17 OR 16-17, NEW YORK Ave., Wheeling, IL 60090 (from Chicago, I-294 north to US-45 north; from 1 yr USCF dues with magazine if paid with entry: Online at TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 (ENHANCED) Milwaukee, I-94 east to Lake Cook Rd to US-45 south.) Free parking. chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, 23rd annual New York State Open Free lectures and analysis of your games by GM John Fedorowicz. phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Re- 5SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Tiki Resort, $100,000 guaranteed prize fund. In 8 sections (unrated allowed only entry: $100, no re-entry from Open to Open. 5-day schedule (Open 2 Canada St., Lake George, NY 12845. $$G 3000. In 4 sections. Open: in Open, U2300, U2100 or U1000). Open: $10000-5000-2500-1300-1000- only): Reg. ends Thu 6 pm, rds Thu 7 pm, Fri 12 & 7, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 11 $$ 400-200-100, top Under 2010/Unr $210-110, top Under 1810 $200- 800-600-500-400-400, clear or tiebreak winner bonus $300, top FIDE & 6, Mon 10 & 4. 4-day schedule (no Open): Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, Rds. 100. Senior, open to under 1910 or unrated born before 5/19/65. $$ Under 2400/Unr (NOTE CHANGE, not Under 2500) $2000-1000. FIDE Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 11 & 6, Mon 10 & 4. 3-day schedule (no 300-150-70, top Under 1710 $140-70. Under 1610: $$ 240-120-60, Under rated, GM and IM norms possible. Under 2300: $5000-2500-1200-800- Open): Reg. ends Sat 10 am, Rds. Sat 11, 2:30 & 6, Sun 11 & 6, Mon 10 1410 $120-60, unrated limit $150. Under 1210: $100-50, trophies to 600-500-400-400-300-300. Under 2100: $5000-2500-1200-800-600-500- & 4. 2-day schedule (no Open): Reg. ends Sun 9 am, Rds. Sun 10, 12,

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2, 3:45 & 6, Mon 10 & 4. 4-day, 3-day & 2-day schedules merge & 21st Annual Northeast Open World Open Warmup compete for same prizes. Byes: OK all, limit 4 (limit 2 in last 4 rds.), 5SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Sheraton 5SS, G/90 d10. Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington (see World Open). Open must commit before rd. 2, others before rd. 4. Hotel rates: $107- Hotel, 700 Main St., Stamford, CT 06901. Free parking. $8000 guaranteed $$G 200-100, U2000 $110, U1600/Unr $90. EF: $40, at site only, no 107-107-107, 800-937-8461, 847-777-6500, reserve by 5/7 or rate may prize fund. In 4 sections. Open: $1000-500-300, top U2250 $600-300. checks. Reg. ends 9:30 am 6/27, rds. Sat 10, 2 & 6, Sun 10 & 2. One increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD #D657633, or reserve Under 2050: $800-400-200, top U1850 $500-250. Under 1650: $700- half point bye allowed if U1600 or unrated, otherwise two byes allowed, car online through chesstour.com. Foreign player ratings: See 350-200, top U1450 $400-200. Under 1250: $400-200-100, trophy to must commit before rd. 2. June ratings used. Unrated www.chesstour.com/foreignratings.htm. US player ratings: May official first 3, top U1000, U800, U600, Unrated. may not win over USCF Junior Grand Prix! ratings used; FIDE ratings used for Open Section. Unofficial uschess.org $150 in U1250 or $400 in U1650. Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special rules: 1) Players male/female 2-player “team” combined score among all sections: $400- JUNE 30-JULY 1, VIRGINIA TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 (ENHANCED) must submit to a search for electronic devices if requested by Director. 200. Team average must be under 2200; teammates may play in different 4th annual World Open Women’s Championship sections; teams must register (no extra fee) before both players begin See also chesstour.com/devices.htm. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 8482, 5SS, G/90 d10. Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington (see World Open Top 3 sections EF: Pelham, NY 10803. Questions: chesstour.com, chesstour.info, Direc- round 2. $88 online at chessaction.com by 6/3, $95 for location, rates). Open to all females. $2000 guaranteed prizes: torAtChess.US, 347-201-2269. $15 service charge for refunds. Advance phoned to 406-896-2038 by 6/1 (entry only, no questions), 3-day $93, 2- $700-400-200, top U1800/Unr $260, U1500 $240, U1200 $200, plaques entries posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly). day $92 if check mailed by 5/27, $100 at site, or online until 2 hours to top 3, 1st U1800, U1600, U1400, U1200, U1000. EF: $80 online at U1250 Section EF: No checks Bring set, board, clock if possible- none supplied. before game. all $30 less than above. chessaction.com by 6/25, $83 mailed by 6/16, $85 phoned to 406-896- at site, credit cards OK. GMs free, $80 deducted from prize. Online EF 2038 by 6/28, $95 at site, or online until 8 am 6/30. Reg. ends Tue 9 A Heritage Event! $3 less to CSCA members. Re-entry $50; not available in Open Section. USCF Junior Grand Prix! am, rds. Tue 10, 2 & 6, Wed 10 & 2. Bye: OK any round, limit 1 bye, A State Championship Event! Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special must commit before rd. 2. July ratings used. Special USCF dues: see 1 year USCF dues with paper magazine if paid with entry. Online at World Open. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, PO Box 8482, MAY 22-25 OR 23-25, TEXAS chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 (ENHANCED) Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. Advance entries 70th Annual Texas State and Amateur Championships phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. 3- posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly). 7SS. DFW Airport Marriott South, 4151 Centreport Dr., Fort Worth, TX day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 76155. $$ 8,350 b/175, full entries in Championship and Amateur sections, 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 An American Classic! Championship: & 3:30. Bye: all, limit 2; must commit before rd. 2. HR: $99-99, 800- A Heritage Event! 2 scholastic side events that do not count toward base. USCF Junior Grand Prix! This section is FIDE rated and uses FIDE rules. The tournament will use 408-7640, 203-358-8400; reserve by 5/22 or rate may increase. Ent: USCF ratings for pairings and prize purposes. Must be rated 2000 or chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham. NY 10803. JUNE 30-JULY 5, JULY 1-5, 2-5 OR 3-5, VIRGINIA above by either USCF or Fide to play in this section. Defending Texas $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: DirectorAtChess.us, www. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 300 (ENHANCED) 43rd Annual World Open State Amateur Champion may also play in this section. Texas Scholastic chesstour.com, 347-201-2269. Advance entries posted at chessaction.com High School Champions may also play in this section. Foreign unrateds (online entries posted instantly). Blitz tournament Saturday 9:30 pm, 9SS. Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, may play in this section and at TDs discretion may be required to play in enter by 9:15 pm. VA 22202 (a few miles from Washington, DC). Free shuttle from Reagan National Airport, special chess rate for hotel valet parking $6/day, Championship section. G/90 with 30 sec. increment. Foreign players JUNE 12-14, ILLINOIS must disclose their FIDE ID number before 1st round in order to play in parking about $7-15/day nearby if hotel garage is full. In 8 sections. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 $210,000 guaranteed prizes (note changes to Master class prizes). Championship section. Default late forfeiture time is one hour. TD may 2015 U.S. Junior Open Unrated may enter only Open, U2200, U2000, or Unrated Sections. Free extend this time at TD’s discretion. $$ 1,000-500-250, 2200-2399 $750, See Nationals. U2200 $750. Amateur: U2000 & unrated. Rds. 1-7 G/90 with 30 sec analysis of your games by GM Sam Palatnik 7/1-5, free GM lectures 9 increment. $$ 800-400-200. B $$ 600-300-150, C 500-250-125, U1400 JUNE 12-14, ILLINOIS am 7/4 & 7/5. Open Section, July 1-5 only: 40/2, SD/30 d10. Under $500-250-125, U1200 $400, U1000 $300 Unrated $200. Both: TCA mem- TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 2200 to Under 1200 Sections, June 30-July 5, July 1-5, 2-5, or 3- bership required. Other states accepted. EF: $88 if received by 5/14, 2015 U.S. Senior Open 5: 40/2, SD/30 d10 (4-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10; 3-day option, rds. else $99. $80 Junior(U19) if received by 5/14 else $90 (juniors count as See Nationals. 1-5 G/35 d10). Unrated Section, July 3-5 only: G/60 d10, plays separate schedule. Open (note changes): $20000-10000-5000-2500- 90% toward base), Senior (over 65)/Handicapped/ additional family USCF Junior Grand Prix! participant $52 if receive by 5/14 else $65 (Senior/Handicap/ Additional 1300-1000-800-700-600-500, clear winner bonus $300, top FIDE 2300- JUNE 13, NORTH CAROLINA 2449 $4000-2000-1000-800-500, top FIDE U2300/Unr $4000-2000-1000- family participant counts 60% toward base). Add $5 for CC phone entries; TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 pre-reg requires pre-payment. After 5/20/15 all registration and changes Porter Evette Memorial at Orchard Lake 800-500. If tie for first, top 2 on tiebreak play speed game 10 pm 7/5 for title & bonus prize. GM & IM norms possible. FIDE rated. Under on site only; all changes including withdrawals, $10 after 5/20/15. 4 4SS, G/70 d5. Saluda, NC. $$400 gtd: $150-100-50, U1800, U1600, 2200/Unr: $12000-6000-3000-1500-1000-800-600-500-400-400, top day: Reg. Friday 5/22, 6:15 pm-7:15. Rds. Fri.: 7:45, Sat: 2:45 pm - 7:30, U1400, U1200: $25 ea EF: $25, “No-prize” U1000: $10, Unr: free (incl U2100 (no unr) $2000-1000, unrated limit $2000. Under 2000/Unr: Sun.: 11:00 am - 5:15 pm, Mon.: 9:30 am - 2:15 pm. 3 day: Reg. Sat. $8 campground fee) Rds.: Start 9:00. INFO: Email: [email protected], $12000-6000-3000-1500-1000-800-600-500-400-400, top U1900 (no unr) 5/23, 9-9:30 am, Rd. 1 at 10 am then merge with 4 day. Foreign Unrated Website: http://orchardlakecampground.com. must play in Championship section. Registrations that do not indicate 4 $2000-1000, unrated limit $1000. Under 1800: $12000-6000-3000-1500- or 3 day schedule will be put in the 3 day. HR: $94/94/94/94, $94 rate JUNE 18, NEVADA 1000-800-600-500-400-400, top U1700 $2000-1000. Under 1600: includes up to four continental breakfast per room per day, can upgrade TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 80 (ENHANCED) $10000-5000-2500-1300-900- 700-600-500-400-400, top U1500 $1600- to full breakfast for $5 per person, 817-358-1700 or 800-228-9290 2015 U.S. Game/10 Championship (QC) 800. Under 1400: $8000-4000-2000-1300-900-700-600-500-400-400, reserve by 5/14/15 and ask for Dallas Chess Club rate. After 5/14 chess See Nationals. top U1300 $1200-600. Under 1200: $4000-2000-1000-800-600-500-400- rate may not be honored. Free Parking. Up to two 1/2 pt byes available 400-300-300, top U1000 $1000-500. Unrated: Trophies to top 10. Prize JUNE 18-19, NEVADA limits: 1) If any post-event rating posted 6/26/14-6/26/15 was more if requested before end of rd. 2 and before receiving full point bye, but TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 (ENHANCED) byes for both rds. 6 AND 7 not permitted. K-12 Scholastic on Saturday, 2015 U.S. Women’s Open than 30 points over section maximum, prize limit $2000. 2) Players with under 26 lifetime games rated as of 7/15 official list cannot win over 5/23. 5-SS, Rds. G/30 d5, EF: $29 by 5/14, $45 after; Pre-reg. requires See Nationals. pre-payment. After 5/20/15 all registration and changes on site only; $1000 in U1200, $2000 U1400, $3000 U1600 through U2000. Games all changes $10 after 5/20/15. No refunds after 5/20/15, $10 handling JUNE 19-21 OR 20-21, NEVADA rated too late for 7/15 official list not counted toward 26 game total. 3) fee for refunds before 5/20/15. Entries do not count toward base in TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 200 (ENHANCED) Balance of any limited prize goes to next player(s) in line.Mixed Doubles 2015 National Open Championship and Amateur. Registration 8:15-8:45 am, Rd. 1 at 9:30 Bonus Prizes: best male/female combined 2-player “team” score: am, rest ASAP with small lunch break. Sections: K-12 Championship See Nationals. $3000-1500-700-500-300. Team average must be under 2200; teammates and K-12 U1000. 5/23. 5-SS, Rds. G/30 d5. Prizes: Trophies to top 12 USCF Junior Grand Prix! may play in different sections; teams must register (no extra fee) before individuals, top five teams in each section. K-12 U1000 also top three both players begin round 2; teammate pairings avoided but possible; JUNE 25-30, VIRGINIA Entry fee unrateds. Medals to those who do not win a trophy. Ent: Dallas Chess TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 200 (ENHANCED) prize limits do not apply to mixed doubles. for U2200 through Club, C/O Barbara Swafford, 2709 Longhorn Trail, Crowley, TX 76036. 3rd annual DC International U1400 sections, and Open Section if USCF or FIDE 2200/over: Online Info: Barb Swafford, 214-632-9000, [email protected] www.dallas 9SS, 40/2, SD/30 d10, open to all. Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Jef- at chessaction. com: $308 by 4/15, $318 by 5/15, $328 by 6/28, $350 chess.com. W. FIDE. ferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202 (free shuttle from Reagan National until 2 hours before first game. Phoned to 406-896-2038: $315 by Airport; see World Open for rates & parking info). $$G 10,000: $3000- 4/15, $325 by 5/15, $335 by 6/26. Mailed by 4/15: 6-day $316, 5-day A Heritage Event! $315, 4-day $314, 3-day $313. Mailed by 5/15: 6-day $326, 5-day $325, USCF Junior Grand Prix! 1500-1000-700-600-500-400-300-200, top FIDE under 2300 or unrated $1200-600. Minimum prize $700 to foreign GMs with FIDE ratings 4-day $324, 3-day $323. Mailed by 6/17: 6-day $336, 5-day $335, 4- MAY 29-31 OR 30-31, OHIO day $334, 3-day $333. Do not mail entry after 6/17. At site until 1 1/2 TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 80 (ENHANCED) 2500/over, $500 to foreign GMs with with FIDE ratings under 2500, $400 to foreign IMs or WGMs (all must complete all games with no hours before first game: all $350; no checks, credit cards OK. GMs & 2015 Gem City Open foreign IMs in Open: free; $200 deducted from prize. IMs, WGMs & 5-SS, 40/90, SD/60, d5 (2-day schedule, rd. 1 G/90 d5) at Dayton Chess byes; limited to first 5 foreign GMs & first 5 foreign IMs to enter by 6/24 at chessaction.com). Minimum prize $300 to other GMs who foreign FMs in Open: EF $100 less, $100 deducted from prize. Open Club, 18 West 5th St., Dayton, OH 45402. PRIZE FUND GUARANTEED 3 Section EF $100 more if not rated 2200 or over by USCF or FIDE. sections: OPEN (FIDE Rated): $1200, 800, 501, 400, 301; U2000: $500, complete all games with maximum 2 half point byes (limited to first 5 to enter at chessaction.com). Players who have forfeited without notice in Under 1200 Section EF: all $100 less than above. Unrated Section 300. Premier-U1800: $500, 300; U1600: $400, 200. Reserve-U1400: EF: $28 online at chessaction.com by 6/28, $33 mailed by 6/17 or phoned $500, 300; U1200: $400, 200. EF: 3-day $90, 2-day $91 if mailed or reg- past CCA Internationals are not eligible for minimum prizes. IM & GM norms possible, satisfies FIDE requirement that one GM norm be in an by 6/26, $40 at site until 1 hour before game or online until 2 hours istered online by 5/22, then $108 at site 2 or 3 day. Free to 2400 & before game. Seniors 65/up: all EF $100 less in U1400 or above sections. above-($90 deducted from winnings), DCC mbrs $5 disc. Ohio Grand event with only one round per day for a minimum of 3 days. FIDE rated. EF: GMs, IMs, WGMs $50 online at chessaction.com by 6/1, $75 online No checks at site; credit cards OK. Re-entry: $160, no re-entry from Prix event, OCA members deduct $3 from EF. 3-day schedule: Reg. Open to Open. $20 fee for switching section after 7/1. Special 1 Fri. 5- 6:30pm, Rds: Fri 7pm; Sat 2pm, 7:30pm; Sun 9:30am, 3pm. 2- at chessaction.com by 6/24, $100 at site; $100 deducted from prize (no deduction from minimum prize). Foreign FIDE rated players: $100 year USCF dues with magazine if paid with entry: Online at day schedule: Reg. Sat. 8:30- 9:30am. Rd1 at 10am, then merges with chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, 3-day. Re-entry: $33. Any player who loses Fri night may re-enter for online at chessaction.com by 6/1, $125 online by 6/24, $150 at site. USA players FIDE rated 2200/up: $200 online by 6/1, $225 online by phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. 6- $33 and loss will not count in tournament standings. One 1/2 pt bye day schedule: 6/24, $250 at site. Others: $300 online by 6/2, $325 online by 6/25, Tue 7 pm, Wed 7 pm, Thu 6 pm, Fri 11 & 6, Sat 11 & 6, available in Rds. 1-4 (request prior to R1). Unrated players may play in 5-day schedule: $350 at site. All: Phoned entry (406-896-2038) all $10 more; no phoned Sun 10 & 4:30. Wed 7 pm, Thu 11 am & 6 pm, Fri 11 any section with prizes limited to 1/3 except in OPEN with balance to 4-day schedule: entry after 6/22. Mailed entry (Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803) all $10 am & 6 pm, Sat 11 am & 6 pm, Sun 10 am & 4:30 pm. next player(s). $25 upset prize each section. CROWN PLAZA HOTEL 3-day schedule: more; no mailed entry after 6/18. No checks at site, credit cards OK. Thu 11, 2:30 & 6, Fri 11 & 6, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:30. “Where Elegance Meets Style in the Heart of Downtown” beautiful 4 Unrated schedule: Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine: see World Open. Schedule: Fri 11, 1:30, 3:30, 6 & 8:30, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:30. star hotel at 33 E 5th St., 1/2 block from playing site, (888)-233-9527, All schedules Late reg. ends Thu 6 pm, rds. Thu 7 pm, Fri 12 & 7, Sat 11 & 5:30, Sun Fri. 11, 2:30 & 6, Sat. 11, 2:30 & 6, Sun. 10, 1:30 & 4:30. with the incredible rate of only $99/nite (up to 4) plus tax, ask for Gem Half point byes 10 & 4. Mon 11 am, Tue 11 am. Two half point byes available (must merge & compete for same prizes. OK all, limit 4 (limit City Open rate, 9 May cutoff, reserve early (soccer tmt coming to town 2 in last 4 rds.), Open must commit before rd. 2, others before rd. 5. commit before rd. 2); norm not possible if taking bye. HR: see World the same weekend), free parking and a magnificent view of the Miami Entries, re-entries close 1 1/2 hours before your first game. Bring Open. Bring sets, boards, clocks if possible- none supplied. Ent: chess Valley from the restaurant on the top floor. FREE COFFEE, TEA, & sets, boards, clocks if possible- none supplied. HR: $99-99-109, 703- action.com. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: www.chesstour. Donuts Saturday and Sunday Mornings at the Dayton Chess Club for 418-1234, ask for chess rate, may sell out about May 31, two night com, DirectorAtChess.us, 347-201-2269. Online entries posted instantly players, parents, and spouses. ENTRIES Mail to Dayton Chess Club, 18 minimum July 3-4. Special car rental rates: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD at chessaction.com. Invitations: GoAtChess.us. Use @ symbol instead West 5th St., Dayton, OH 45402 or register online at www.DaytonChess #D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Foreign player of “At” in email addresses. Club.com. No cks at site. ratings: See www.chesstour.com/foreignratings.htm. US player ratings: USCF Junior Grand Prix! USCF Junior Grand Prix! Official July ratings used; FIDE ratings used for Open Section. Unofficial JUNE 5-7 OR 6-7, CONNECTICUT JUNE 27-28, VIRGINIA uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special rules: TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 (ENHANCED) TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (ENHANCED) Players must submit to a search for electronic devices if requested by

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Director. See also chesstour.com/devices.htm. Ent: Continental Chess, 11:30, 1:30, 2:45. EF: $30/team recv’d by 3/11, $50 on site. Prizes: MAR. 22, Bay Area Cupertino Quads (PK-12; 3xG/30 d5) Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. Questions: chesstour.com, chesstour.info, Open & Jr. High trophies to top 2 schools and top club each section; Courtyard Marriott, Cupertino, CA 95014. Trophies: Players w/plus DirectorAtChess.US. $15 service charge for refunds. Advance entries Elementary & Primary trophies to top 3; Elementary Club and Primary score. Sched: Reqrd. Check-in by 2p. Games: 2:30-5p. EF: 27 by 3/19, posted at chessaction. com (online entries posted instantly). Awards: Club trophies to top 2. Only Alabama schools, homeschools, and ACF 42 after 3/19. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. Ent: Open through U1800 prizes & Unrated trophies awarded 7/5, others affiliates. Gerald A. Larson, 2909 Gallalee Rd., Huntsville, AL 35801. , Bay Area Cupertino Swiss (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) mailed by 7/20. Bring set, board, clock if possible- none supplied. Alabama Chess Federation membership required. More info, team eli- MAR. 22 Courtyard Marriott, Cupertino, CA 95014. Trophies to players w + gibility, forms: www.alabamachess.org. JULY 1, VIRGINIA score & all teams. Sched: Reg. 9-9:45a. Games: 10a-2p. EF: 34 by TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (ENHANCED) MAR. 20-22 OR 21-22, Lone Star Open (TX) 3/19, 49 after 3/19. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. World Open 7-Minute Championship (BLZ) See Grand Prix. USCF Junior Grand Prix! 5-SS, double round (10 games), G/7 d2. Hyatt Regency Crystal City (see MAR. 27-29 OR 28-29, 13th annual Southern Class Championships MAR. 28-29, CalChess Girls Champ Section World Open). Prizes $1000 based on 35 entries, else in proportion except (FL) Open to all Northern California Girls K-12, 5SS, G/90 d5. 1639A 60% each prize guaranteed. $300-150-70, U2100 $130-70, U1800 $120- See Grand Prix. South Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Reg.: 9:15-9:45a, Rds. 1-3 Sat 10a, 60, U1500/Unr $100. EF: $40, at site only, no checks. Reg. ends 10:30 1:30p, 5p, Rds. 4-5 Sun 10a, 1:30p. $300 to first place and CalChess am, rds. 11, 12, 1, 2, 3. One pair of 1/2 pt byes available, must commit Girls State Championship title, provided she completes NGIT tourney before rd. 2. Blitz rated (will not affect regular ratings), but higher of Arizona as Northern California Representative. 2nd: $200, 3rd: $100; 4th: $50. regular or blitz used for pairings & prizes. MAR. 19-22 OR 20-22, 2015 Hawaii Chess Festival - Hawaii Top Grade 7-8 receives CalChess Girls 7-8 Champ Title. Jan 15 Supp & JULY 4, VIRGINIA International Open (HI) TD disc. EF: $53, after 3/21 +15. Info: BayAreaChess.com/girls. TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 (ENHANCED) See Grand Prix. MAR. 29, Cupertino Grand Prix DuperSwiss (3SS x G/75 d5) World Open 10-Minute Championship (QC) See Grand Prix. 5SS, G/10 d2. Hyatt Regency Crystal City (see World Open). Prizes $2000 MAR. 20-22 OR 21-22 (NOTE CHANGE OF DATES), 22nd annual based on 65 entries, else in proportion except 60% each prize guaranteed. Western Class Championships (CA-S) APR. 5, Bay Area Chess Grand Prix LuperSwiss (3SS, G/90 d5) In 2 sections. Open Section: $400-200-100, top U2300 $220, U2100/Unr See Grand Prix. NEW DATE $200. Under 1900 Section: $280-140-70, top U1700/Unr $160, U1500 USCF Junior Grand Prix! See Grand Prix. $130, U1300 $100, no unrated may win over $150. EF: $40, at site only, APR. 6, 13, 20, 27, Finish Early On Monday Knights APR. 5, Bay Area Cupertino Quads (PK-12; 3xG/30 d5) no checks. Reg.: 6-9 pm, rounds 9:30, 10:10, 10:50, 11:30, 12:10. 1 half 4SS, G/60 +10. Starbucks, 13240 N. 7th St., Phoenix, AZ 85022. EF: Courtyard Marriott, Fremont, CA 94538. Trophies: Players w/plus score. point bye available, must commit before rd. 2. Quick-rated (will not $15 if U1700; $10 if 1700+. No cards, checks or money orders onsite. Sched: Required Check-in by 2p. Games: 2:30-5p. EF: 27 by 4/2, 42 affect regular ratings), but higher of regular or quick used for pairings $$GTD: $30-20. Best U1700: $15. Reg.: Until 6:00 pm Mondays. Rds.: after 4/2. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. & prizes. 6:10 pm Mondays. 2 byes available; must determine last round bye , Bay Area Fremont Swiss (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) before 2nd round. INFO: [email protected] DIR: Near the South- APR. 5 JULY 5, VIRGINIA Trophies West corner of 7th & Thunderbird. ID required. Please bring sets and Courtyard Marriott, Fremont, CA 94538. to players w + score TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 (ENHANCED) Sched: Games: EF: clocks if possible - none provided. W. & all teams. Reg. 9-9:45a. 10a-2p. 34 by 4/2, 49 World Open Blitz Championship (BLZ) after 4/2. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. 5SS, G/5 d0 (double round, 10 games). Hyatt Regency Crystal City (see MAY 23-25, 2015 U.S. Amateur West Championship , Chess4Less Kids Quads (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) World Open). $3000 guaranteed prizes. In 2 sections: Open Section: See Nationals. APR. 11 $500-300-200, top U2400 $220-110, U2200/Unr $200-100. Under 2000 1639A South Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trophies: Players w/plus Section: $400-200-100, top U1800/Unr $220-110, U1600 $160-80, U1400 JUNE 18, 2015 U.S. Game/10 Championship (QC) (NV) score. Sched: Required Check-in 1:30-2p. Games: 2:30-5p. EF: 27 by $100, no unrated may win over $150. EF (at site only, no checks): $40 See Nationals. 4/8, 42 after 4/8. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. by 7 pm 7/5, $50 after 7 pm 7/5. GMs free; $40 deducted from prize. JUNE 18-19, 2015 U.S. Women’s Open (NV) APR. 11, Chess4Less Kids Swiss (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) Reg. ends 9:15 pm, rounds 9:45 pm, 10:30, 11, 11:30, 12. Bye: OK rd. 1. See Nationals. 1639A South Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trophies to players w + Blitz rated (will not affect regular ratings), but higher of regular or blitz Sched: Games: EF: , 2015 National Open (NV) score & all teams. Reg 9:30-9:45a. 10a - 1:30p. 34 used for pairings & prizes. JUNE 19-21 OR 20-21 by 4/8, 49 after 4/8. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. See Nationals. USCF Junior Grand Prix! APR. 11, Sacramento Chess4Less Quads (PK-12; 3xG/30 d5) AUG. 8-13 NOT JULY 25-30, MARYLAND Courtyard Marriott, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670. Trophies: Players w/plus TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 150 Arkansas score. Sched: Reqrd. Check-in 1:30-2p. Games: 2:30-5p. EF: 22 by 4/8, 4th Annual Washington International 37 after 4/8. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. MAR. 14, Urban Knights Class Chess Tournament 9SS, 40/100, SD/30 inc/30. Rockville Hilton, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, , Sacramento Luper Swiss (3SS, G/90 d5) All prizes guaranteed. A See Grand Prix. APR. 11 MD 20852 301-468-0308. Two sections, Prize: 1700+ Section (minimum 2100 FIDE or 2200 USCF to play. FIDE ratings Courtyard Marriott, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670. $900 b36. : MAR. 20-22 OR 21-22, Lone Star Open (TX) $200-100, u1900 100-50. u1700: $200-100, u1600 100, u1400 50. Apr used for pairings and prizes) $4000-2000-1000-900-700-600-400, top See Grand Prix. 15 Supp & TD disc. Reg.: 9-9:15. Rds.: 9:30 1 4:30. EF: 43, Econ 29 4/8 U2500 $1300-650, top U2300 $1100-550. Limited number of minimum USCF Junior Grand Prix! prz., after 4/8 +15, playup +15, Rated 2200+ $0 by 4/1. Info: prizes for non-US FIDE rated players, see web page. Limited amount of http://BayAreaChess.com/grandprix. W. housing support is available for non-US GMs and IMs. GM and IM MAR. 21-22, Arkansas Open norms possible (1 GM & 1 IM earned last year). B Section 7-SS 5-SS, G/90 + 30 spm. Magnuson Grand Hotel, 1255 S. Shiloh Dr., Fayet- APR. 12, Bay Area Fremont Quads (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) (under 2201 USCF and under 2200 FIDE, USCF ratings used, FIDE teville AR 72701, 1-479-521-1166. HR: 70-70 (incls. breakfast), 85 (Suite). Courtyard Marriott, Fremont, CA 94538. Trophies: Players w/plus score. rated) $2000-$1000-$500, top U2000 $1000, top under 1800 $500. Free EF: $40 by 3/19, $45 at door. Reg.: 8:30-9:15 Sat. AM. Rds.: 9:30-2- Sched: Required Check-in 1:30-2p. Games: 2:30-5p. EF: 27 by 4/9, 42 Continental breakfast before morning rounds. All equipment pro- 6:30; 9-1:15. $$ (b/35) 250-150; A,B,C,D & below-each 120 (min. 3 in after 4/9. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. vided for both sections. A section EF: class); 1 half pt. bye rds. 1-5 (requested before 3rd rd. pairings). Les GMs, non-US IMs Free; US APR. 12, Bay Area Fremont Swiss (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) IMs and WGMs $199; FIDE above 2300 $299; FIDE from 2200 to 2299 Kline, 801 N. Rush Dr., Fayetteville AR 72701; [email protected]; 1-479-595-5720. Courtyard Marriott, Fremont, CA 94538. Trophies to players w + score $349; FIDE from 2100 to 2199 $399, FIDE from 2000 to 2099 $600, FIDE & all teams. Sched: Reg 9:30-9:45a. Games: 10a - 1:30p. EF: 34 by less than 2000 $800. All $25 more after 6/8, $35 more after 7/24, $45 APR. 11-12, Heart of America Spring - Class Championships (MO) 4/9, 49 after 4/9. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. more after 8/4, $70 more at the door. B Section EF: $249. $20 more See Grand Prix. after 7/24, $30 more after 8/4, $40 more at the door. Special EFs: All APR. 17-19 OR 18-19, Bay Area Chess GM Jesse Kraai Champi- $100 less for non-US FIDE rated in A section; If staying at the Hilton onship (min 3 nights), $50 less for US IMs and WGMs, others $75 less. All $25 California, Northern See Grand Prix. less for new WI players. All $20 rebate for every new paying WI player MAR. 13-15 OR 14-15, Bay Area Chess IM Kesav Viswanadha APR. 19, Bay Area Cupertino Quads (PK-12; 3xG/30 d5) you refer. All $50 less, if born before 8/8/1965. A Section Schedule Championship Courtyard Marriott, Cupertino, CA 95014. Trophies: Players w/plus Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. 8/8-8/10: 11am & 6pm, 8/11 & 12 6pm, Thur See Grand Prix. score. Sched: Reqrd. Check-in 1:30-2p. Games: 2:30-5p. EF: 27 by 4/16, 8/13 11am. B Section Schedule Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. 8/8-8/10: 42 after 4/16. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. 11am & 6pm, 8/11 6pm. HR: $93. Ent: MCA, c/o Michael Regan, 1827 MAR. 14, Sacramento Junior Grand Prix LuperSwiss90 (3SS, G/90 Thornton Ridge Rd., Towson, MD 21204. More information, hotel reser- d5) APR. 19, Bay Area Cupertino Swiss (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) vation link, & online entry at http://washintl.mdchess.com. Courtyard Marriott, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670. Prize: $900 b/36. 1700+: Courtyard Marriott, Cupertino, CA 95014. Trophies to players w + $200-100, u1900 100-50. u1700: $200-100, u1600 100, u1400 50. Mar score & all teams. Sched: Reg. 9:30-9:45a. Games: 10a - 1:30p. EF: 34 15 Supp & TD disc. Reg 9-9:15. Rds. 9:30 12:50 4:15. EF: 43, Econ 29 by 4/16, 49 after 4/16. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. 1/2 prz., after 3/11 +15, playup +15, Rated 2200+ $0 by 3/4. Info: APR. 25, Chess4Less Kids Quads (PK-12; 3XG/30 d5) http://BayAreaChess.com/grandprix. W. 1639A South Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trophies: Players w/plus MAR. 15, Bay Area Fremont Quads (PK-12; 3xG/30 d5) score. Sched: Required Check-in 1:30-2p. Games: 2:30-5p. EF: 27 by Regional Courtyard Marriott, Fremont, CA 94538. Trophies: Players w/plus score. 4/22, 42 after 4/22. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. Sched: Required Check-in by 2p. Games: 2:30-5p. EF: 27 by 3/12, 42 APR. 25, Chess4Less Kids Swiss (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) after 3/12. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. 1639A South Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trophies to players w + Alabama MAR. 15, Bay Area Fremont Swiss (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) score & all teams. Sched: Reg. 9:30-9:45a. Games: 10a - 1:30p. EF: 34 by 4/22, 49 after 4/22. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. A State Championship Event! Courtyard Marriott, Fremont, CA 94538. Trophies to players w + score & all teams. Sched: Reg. 9-9:45a. Games: 10a-2p. EF: 34 by 3/12, 49 MAR. 14, Alabama Scholastic Championship APR. 25-26, 10th Annual Frank Doyle Open 5 sections: Open (Grades K-12) and Jr. High (K-8), 4SS, G/45 d5; Ele- after 3/12. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. See Grand Prix. mentary (4-6), Elementary U600 (4-6, rating below 600), Primary (K-3) MAR. 19-22 OR 20-22, 2015 Hawaii Chess Festival - Hawaii APR. 26, Cupertino Grand Prix DuperSwiss75 (3SS, G/75 d5) 5SS, G/30 d5. Site: Alabama School of Math and Science, 1255 Dauphin International Open (HI) See Grand Prix. St., Mobile, AL 36604. Reg.: 8:30-9:30am. Rds.: Open & Jr. High 10:15, See Grand Prix. 1:00, 2:45, 4:30; others 10:15, 11:30, 1:30, 2:45, 4:00. EF: $20 ($45 family) A Heritage Event! MAR. 20-22 OR 21-22 (NOTE CHANGE OF DATES), 22nd annual USCF Junior Grand Prix! recv’d by 3/10, $40 on site. Prizes: Trophies to top 5 each section. Only Western Class Championships (CA-S) Alabama students are trophy-eligible. Ent: Gerald A. Larson, 2909 A State Championship Event! See Grand Prix. , 40th CalChess State Scholastics Championship 2015 Gallalee Rd., Huntsville, AL 35801. Alabama Chess Federation membership MAY 2-3 Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy., Santa Clara, (other states OK) required. Info, forms: www.alabamachess.org. MAR. 21, Chess4Less Kids Quads (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) 1639A South Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trophies: Players w/plus CA 95054. Park free. Prizes: Trophies to top 40 players w + score & A State Championship Event! score. Sched: Required Check-in 1:30-2p. Games: 2:30-5p. EF: 27 by top 10 teams (in ea section). Medals to all. sections b/ grades/rating. MAR. 15, Alabama Scholastic Team Championship 3/18, 42 after 3/18. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. Sched: 1-day event for all u800 sections (KG, Gr1-3 Rookie(unr), Gr1- 4SS, 4-board teams, match-point scoring. 6 sections: Open (Grades K- 3 Beginner(u500), Gr1-3 JV(500-799), Gr4-6 Rookie(unr), Gr4-6 Beginner 12) and Jr. High (K-9) G/45 d5; and Elementary (K-6), Elementary MAR. 21, Chess4Less Kids Swiss (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) (u500), Gr4-6 JV(500-799), Gr6-8 Beginner(u800), Gr9-12 Beginner(u800)): Club, Primary (K-3), Primary Club, G/30 d5. Site: Alabama School of 1639A South Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trophies to players w + Su only 5SSxG/30 d5: Rds: 10a, 12n, 1:30p, 3p, 4:30p. 2-day event for Math and Science, 1255 Dauphin St., Mobile, AL 36604. Reg.: 8:30- score & all teams. Sched: Reg 9:30-9:45a. Games: 10a - 1:30p. EF: 34 sections: Gr1-3 Champ (800+), Gr4-5 Champ (800+), Gr4-6 Champ (800+), 9:30AM. Rds.: Open & Jr. High 10:15, 1:00, 2:45, 4:30; others 10:15, by 3/18, 49 after 3/18. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. Gr6-8 JV (800-1199), Gr6-8 Champ (1200+), Gr9-12 JV (800-1599):

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Sa+Su 6SSxG/75 d5. Rds: Sat & Sun 9a, 12n, 3p. Special FIDE Rated 4 blks W of 405. EF: $20 ($15 LACC memb). Blitz-rated. No prizes 1/2. School (Open to all Grades 12 and under) and Middle School (Open to section: Gr9-12 Champ(1600+): Sa+Su 5SSxG/90+30s: Rds.: Sat 9a, Reg.: 6-6:30 pm. Rds.: 6:30, 6:55, 7:20, 7:45, 8:10, 8:35, 9 pm. Prizes: all Grades 8 and under); K-12 U1200 Section: Open to all K – 12th 1:30p, 6p, Sun 9:30a, 2p. Side-event: Blitz: KG-Gr3, Gr4-6, Gr 6-8, Gr 1/2 collections. Parking: Free on streets & BoA. Info: 310/795-5710 grade and rated under 1200; K-8 U1000 Section: Open to all K – 8th 9-12: G/5 d0; Fri 6-8p. Bughouse (G/5 d0) Sa 6-8p. EF by 4/20: 1-day or www.LAChessClub.com. grade and rated under 1000; EF: $65 if postmarked by 2/27; $75 by $49, 2-day $63. Playup: +15, Late Fee: +10 after 4/20, +20 after 3/27; $100 by 3/28 or later. NO ONSITE ENTRIES! RDS.: 9:00-11:30- MAR. 14-15, March G/45 Weekender 4/26, Onsite: +$40. Change Fee: $10 after 4/26, +20 onsite. Blitz/Bug- See Grand Prix. 2:30-5:00 or as soon as possible if all agree. Awards Ceremony: 7:15 house: $12. Tshirt: $15 preordered. CalChess & USCF membership reqrd PM or ASAP Grade Champions: Grade Champion plaques awarded for except KG, Gr1-3 Rookie. May 15 Supp & TD disc to place players. MAR. 19-22 OR 20-22, 2015 Hawaii Chess Festival - Hawaii each grade champion in the open sections. A Grade champion is defined Info/reg: www.bayareachess.com/states. Q: [email protected]. International Open (HI) as the top CT resident or top out-of-state resident attending a CT school USCF+CalChess Mem reqd except KG, G1-3Rookie. W. See Grand Prix. full-time. The highest scoring Connecticut player in the K-12 Open Section will be awarded the K-12 Open State Champion Title and selected as MAY 9, Chess4Less Kids Quads (PK-12; 3XG/30 d5) MAR. 20-22 OR 21-22 (NOTE CHANGE OF DATES), 22nd annual 1639A South Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trophies: Players w/plus Western Class Championships the CT representative (provided he/she meets the USCF eligibility require- score. Sched: Required Check-in 1:30-2p. Games: 2:30-5p. EF: 27 by See Grand Prix. ments) for the 2015 Denker Tournament of High School Champions; 5/6, 42 after 4/22. Info: BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. The highest scoring female Connecticut player in the K-12 Open Section MAR. 22, March LA Boys & Girls Championship (K-12) will be selected as the CT representative (provided she meets the USCF MAY 9, Chess4Less Kids Swiss (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) 4 Sections: >900, <900, <500, <300. 5SS, G/25 d5. 11514 Santa eligibility requirements) for the 2015 National Girls Invitational Tour- 1639A South Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trophies to players w + Monica Blvd. & Butler, LA, 90025, 2nd fl. 4 blocks West of 405. EF: $35 nament of State Champions; The highest scoring Connecticut player score & all teams. Sched: Reg. 9:30-9:45a. Games: 10a - 1:30p. EF: 34 ($25 LACC memb, siblings 1/2, Free new LACC memb). Reg.: 12-1 pm. in the K-8 Open Section will be awarded the K-8 Open State Champion by 5/6, 49 after 5/6. Info: BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. Rds.: 1pm & asap. Prizes: Trophies (top 3 each section) & medals; each Title and eligibility for the 2015 Dewain Barber Tournament of K-8 player receives a prize! Parking: Free on streets & basement. Free Champions; A $300 CSCA grant will be applied as assistance in travel MAY 9, Foster City Grand Prix Luper Swiss (3SS, G/90 d5) Pizzas & Juices. Info: (310) 795-5710 or www.LAChessClub.com or Mick@ See Grand Prix. expenses to all three national tournament events for the CT represen- LAChessClub.com. tatives. Prizes: Trophies to top 3/section; Trophies to top 2 unrated in , Sacramento Chess4Less Quads (PK-12; 3xG/30 d5) MAY 9 MAR. 28-29, 2015 Smyslov Memorial the K-12 U1200 and K-8 U1000 Sections. Team trophies to top 3/section; Courtyard Marriott, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670. Trophies: Players w/plus See Grand Prix. All Sections: Most Current Supplement used for ratings and pairings; score. Sched: Reqrd. Check-in 1:30-2p. Games: 2:30-5p. EF: 22 by 5/6, Minimum of 2 players comprise a team, top 4 scores counted as team 37 after 5/6. Info: BayAreaChess.com/signature. APR. 3-5, SCCF Senior/Junior Open score. ENT: DJA Chess Instruction, 248 Mill St., Southington, CT 06489. See Grand Prix. USCF Junior Grand Prix! NO PHONE ENTRIES. Please include name, grade, school, section, USCF MAY 9, Sacramento Junior Grand Prix Super Swiss (4SS, G/61 d5) JUNE 18, 2015 U.S. Game/10 Championship (QC) (NV) ID#, Exp. Date, home address, birth date, parent home and work phone Courtyard Marriott, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670. Prize: $900 b/36. 1700+: See Nationals. numbers, parents’ names, e-mail address, and name of adult supervisor NOTE: $200-100, u1900 100-50. u1700: $200-100, u1600 100, u1400 50. May , 2015 U.S. Women’s Open (NV) if under 16. INCOMPLETE ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. MAKE JUNE 18-19 CHECKS PAYABLE TO: DJA Chess Tournaments; Info: DJA Chess Instruc- 15 Supp & TD disc. Reg.: 9-9:15. Rds.: 9:30-11:50-2:40-5. EF: 43, Econ See Nationals. 29 5/6 prz., after 5/8 +15, playup +15, Rated 2200+ $0 by 1/1. Info: tion: [email protected] and www.ctchess.com for registration flyer BayAreaChess.com/grandprix. W. JUNE 19-21 OR 20-21, 2015 National Open (NV) & more info. See Nationals. MAY 10, Bay Area Fremont Quads (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) A State Championship Event! Courtyard Marriott, Fremont, CA 94538. Trophies: Players w/plus score. AUG. 8-13 NOT JULY 25-30, 4th Annual Washington International APR. 26, 2015 K, 1st Grade, K-3 & K-6 Connecticut Scholastic Sched: Required Check-in 1:30-2p. Games: 2:30-5p. EF: 27 by 5/8, 42 (MD) Championship after 5/8. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. See Grand Prix. (A CT State Chess Association [CSCA] sanctioned event hosted by DJA Chess Instruction and Swan.e4) 5SS, G/30 d5. St. Thomas Aquinas , Bay Area Fremont Swiss (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) MAY 10 School, 1719 Post Rd., Fairfield, CT 06824. Open Sections: Elementary Courtyard Marriott, Fremont, CA 94538. Trophies to players w + score Colorado School (Open to all Grades 6 and under) and Primary School (Open to & all teams. Sched: Reg. 9:30-9:45a. Games: 10a - 1:30p. EF: 34 by all Grades 3 and under); K-6 U700 Section: Open to all K – 6th grade 5/8, 49 after 4/8. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. JUNE 18, 2015 U.S. Game/10 Championship (QC) (NV) See Nationals. and rated under 700; K-3 U500 Section: Open to all K – 3rd grade and JUNE 18, 2015 U.S. Game/10 Championship (QC) (NV) rated under 500; First Grade Section: Open to all K and 1st grade stu- JUNE 18-19, 2015 U.S. Women’s Open (NV) See Nationals. See Nationals. dents. Kindergarten Section: Open to all Kindergarten students. EF: $65 if postmarked by 2/27; $75 by 3/27; $100 by 3/28 or later. NO JUNE 18-19, 2015 U.S. Women’s Open (NV) , 2015 National Open (NV) See Nationals. JUNE 19-21 OR 20-21 ONSITE ENTRIES! CHECK-IN: 8:30 – 9:15. RDS.: 9:30-11:30-1:30-3:00- See Nationals. 4:30 or as soon as possible if round finishes earlier. Awards Ceremony: JUNE 19-21 OR 20-21, 2015 National Open (NV) 6:00 PM or ASAP Grade Champions: A Grade champion will be awarded See Nationals. Connecticut for each grade; A grade champion is defined as the top CT resident or AUG. 8-13 NOT JULY 25-30, 4th Annual Washington International top out-of-state resident attending a CT school full-time. The top player (MD) APR. 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 OR 4-5, 9th annual Philadelphia Open (PA) in the open sections will receive a plaque as the top overall CT grade See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. champion. Grade Champion plaques for the top K and 1st grade players in the K and 1st Grade sections; and top 2nd , 3rd , 4th, 5th and 6th APR. 24-26 OR 25-26, 24th annual Eastern Class Championships grade players in the Open sections. Individual and team trophies to be California, Southern (MA) awarded as follows: Trophies to top 3/section; Trophies to top 3 unrated See Grand Prix. in the K-6 U700 and K-3 U500 sections. Team trophies to top 3 teams/sec- The Los Angeles Chess Club A State Championship Event! tion; Medals to non-trophy winners; All Sections: Most current supplement The Most Active Club on the West Coast! (310) 795-5710 * APR. 25, 2015 K-8 and K-12 Connecticut Scholastic Championships used for Ratings and Pairings; Minimum of 2 players comprise a team, www.LAChessClub.com; Contact: [email protected]; Saturdays: (A CT State Chess Association [CSCA] sanctioned event hosted by DJA top 4 scores counted as team score. ENT: DJA Chess Instruction, 248 10am-10 pm (Beg & Interm. classes + 2 Tournaments). Sundays: 11- Chess Instruction and Swan.e4) 4SS, G/60 d5. Chess Club of Fairfield Mill St., Southington, CT 06489. NO PHONE ENTRIES. Please include 7 & 1-5 pm (Junior class + 2 Tournaments) – Details on our web site. County (CCFC), 710 West Ave., Norwalk, CT 06850. Open Sections: High name, grade, school, section, USCF ID#, Exp. Date, home address, birth Tuesdays: 7:30-9:30 pm (Advance Lecture). 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025. (4 blocks W of 405, SW corner of Santa Monica& Butler * 2nd Floor – above Javan Restaurant) Group Classes * Tournaments * Private (1:1) Lessons. MAR. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, LACC - Every Sunday Chess 4 Jrs. 5 separate events- 5SS, G/30 d0. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd. & Butler, LA, 90025, 2nd fl. 4 blocks West of 405. EF: $30 ($20 LACC memb, No 22nd annual WESTERN CLASS prize 1/2, siblings 1/2, Free new LACC members). Reg.: 12-1 pm. Rds.: 1pm & asap; done by 5. Prizes: Trophies & medals; everyone receives Mar 20-22 or 21-22, Sheraton Hotel, Agoura Hills, CA a prize! Parking: Free on streets & BoA. Free pizzas & juices. Info: (310) 795-5710 or www.LAChessClub.com or [email protected]. $20,000 projected prizes, $16,000 minimum guaranteed MAR. 1, 8, 22, 29, LACC - Sunday G/61 3SS, G/61 d5. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90025, 2nd fl. EF: $30 ($20 5rounds,7sections memb, No prizes 1/2; spouses/siblings 1/2). Reg.: 11-12 pm. Rds.: 12, (may play up one section). Prizes based on 230 2, 4 pm. Prizes: 1/2 collections. Parking: Free on streets & BoA. Info: paid entries (Class E & re-entries count half); min.80% each prize guaranteed. 310/795-5710 or www.LAChessClub.com. USCF Junior Grand Prix! MasterSection(2200/up):Prizes $1800-900-600-400,clear/tiebreak win MAR. 7&8, 21&22, 28&29, LACC - Saturday & Sunday G/61 $100 bonus, top U2300 $800-400. 100 GPP (enhanced). 6SS, G/61 d5. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA 90025, 2nd fl. EF: $55 ($35 LACC memb; No prizes 1/2; spouses/siblings 1/2). Reg.: 11-12 pm. Expert Section (2000-2199): $1400-700-400-200. Rds.: 12, 2, 4 pm each day. 1-Day Option: 1/2 EF. Prizes: 1/2 collections. Parking: Free at BoA & basement. Info: 310/795-5710 or www.LAChess Class A Section (1800-1999): $1400-700-400-200. Club.com. Class B Section (1600-1799): $1400-700-400-200. MAR. 7, 14, 21, 28, LACC - Every Saturday Chess 4 Jrs. Class C Section (1400-1599): $1200-600-300-200. 4 separate events- 5SS, G/30 d0. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd. & Butler, LA, 90025, 2nd fl. 4 blocks West of 405. EF: $30 ($20 LACC memb, No Class D Section (1200-1399): $1100-600-300-200. prize 1/2, siblings 1/2, Free new LACC members). Reg.: 12-1 pm. Rds.: 1pm& asap; done by 5; Prizes: Trophies & medals; everyone receives a Class E Section (Under 1200): $600-300-200-100, plaques to top Under prize! Parking: Free on streets & BoA. Free pizzas & juices. Info: (310) 1000, Under 800, Under 600, Unrated 795-5710 or www.LAChessClub.com or [email protected]. Unrated limit MAR. 7, 14, 21, 28, LACC - Saturday G/61 $200 in E, $300 D, $450 C, $600 B, $800 A. 3SS, G/61 d5. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90025, 2nd fl. EF: $30 ($20 MIXED DOUBLES BONUS PRIZES: $600-400-200. memb, No prizes 1/2; spouses/siblings 1/2). Reg.: 11-12 pm. Rds.: 12, 2, 4 pm. Prizes: 1/2 collections. Parking: Free on streets & BoA. Info: FULL DETAILS: see “Grand Prix” in this issue or chesstour.com. 310/795-5710 or www.LAChessClub.com. MAR. 7, 14, 21, 28, LACC - Saturday Nite Blitzathon (BLZ) 7DSS, G/5 d0 (14 Games). 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90025, 2nd fl.

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date, parent home and work phone numbers, parents’ names, e-mail MAR. 27-29 OR 28-29, 13th annual Southern Class Championships address, and name of adult supervisor if under 16. INCOMPLETE ENTRIES (FL) Kansas WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. NOTE: MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: DJA Chess See Grand Prix. , Heart of America Spring - Class Championships (MO) Tournaments; Info: DJA Chess Instruction: [email protected] and APR. 11-12 APR. 5, Southeast Chess April Blitz (BLZ) See Grand Prix. www.ctchess.com for registration flyer & more info. 4DSS, G/5 d0. Emory University, Winship Ballroom (DUC), 605 Asbury MAY 15-17 OR 16-17, 23rd annual New York State Open (NY) Cir., Atlanta, GA 30322. $200 Gtd in 1 section. Open: $100-50, top U1600/ See Grand Prix. Unr $50. EF: $20 pre-reg online or on-site until Sun 5:45pm. 4 double Kentucky Rounds: , 21st Annual Northeast Open rounds (8 games total): 6pm-6:30-7-7:30. Afternoon Quad same East Kentucky Chess Club JUNE 5-7 OR 6-7 day. Reg/Info: southeastchess.com, [email protected]. See Grand Prix. Contact us: http://eastkychess.weebly.com. Monthly tournaments! APR. 24-26 OR 25-26, Phillip Taylor 2015 Georgia State Cham- APR. 24-26, 2015 National Junior High School (K-9) Championship JUNE 30-JULY 5, JULY 1-5, 2-5 OR 3-5, 43rd Annual World Open pionship (VA) See Nationals. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. MAY 29-31 OR 30-31, 2015 Gem City Open (OH) JUNE 30-JULY 5, JULY 1-5, 2-5 OR 3-5, 43rd Annual World Open See Grand Prix. (VA) Delaware See Grand Prix. Louisiana APR. 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 OR 4-5, 9th annual Philadelphia Open (PA) See Grand Prix. MAR. 14-15, 2015 Louisiana Pro-Am Hawaii See Grand Prix. MAR. 19-22 OR 20-22, 2015 Hawaii Chess Festival - Hawaii MAR. 20-22 OR 21-22, Lone Star Open (TX) Florida International Open See Grand Prix. USCF Junior Grand Prix! See Grand Prix. Boca Raton Chess Club Maine Friday nights, G/85 d5 Tournament, one game a week for 4 weeks. Idaho www.bocachess.com, 561-479-0351. APR. 24-26 OR 25-26, 24th annual Eastern Class Championships , 2015 Hawaii Chess Festival - Hawaii Epicure Grand Prix Series at Miami Country Day MAR. 19-22 OR 20-22 (MA) International Open (HI) See Grand Prix. Scholastic and Non-Scholastic sections. More info at: www.bocachess.com See Grand Prix. or call 561-479-0351. Franklin Academy Grand Prix Series in Boynton Beach Maryland More info at: www.bocachess.com or call 561-479-0351. Illinois Maryland Chess Association Tournaments USCF Junior Grand Prix! MAR. 13-15 OR 14-15, 19th annual Mid-America Open (MO) MCA runs several scholastic & open tournaments throughout Maryland South Florida Chess Club See Grand Prix. each month. Listings & online registration at www.MDChess.com. Wednesday’s 6:30-10:30pm. All games are G/85 d5, and they are all 4 MAR. 15, 111th Knights Quest Maryland scholastic players can qualify for a $41,000 scholarship round tournaments. www.SouthFloridaChessClub.com. Questions? call Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2875 Milwaukee Ave., Northbrook, IL (free Wi-Fi). awarded each year that covers 4 years of tuition & fees at UMBC (Uni- 561-573-3677 or email [email protected]. Sections: U600 (K-8), U1000 (K-8), U1400 (K-12 & Adults) & Open (K- versity of Maryland, Baltimore County). The Stormont Kings Chess Center in Miami, FL 12 & Adults). Awards: Top 6 U600, U1000 & U1400 Sections, Open $50 MAR. 7-8, UMBC Open - Alvin S. Mintzes Chess Tournament Conducts Private and Group Lessons, Homeschool Activities, Tournaments, – 40 - 30 (based on 8 players). Top Team U600 & U1000. Players in See Grand Prix. Camps, Family Game Nights, Parents Night Out, Casual Chess Play and U600 receive participation award. Time Control: U600 & U1000 4 Rds. more! Complimentary Refreshments, Ample Parking, Comfortable Waiting G/25 d5; Open & U1400 4 Rds. G/40 d5. Reg.: 11:00-11:30am. Rds.: 1 APR. 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 OR 4-5, 9th annual Philadelphia Open (PA) Room, and more! Located at 8353 SW 124 St., Suite 201-A, Miami, FL at 12:00 pm, rest ASAP. EF: $30 early, $35 after Monday before, $45 See Grand Prix. 33156. Contact Chris Stormont, 786-303-2437, chris@stormontkings after Friday before. Online Reg/info: www.rknights.org. MAY 1-3 OR 2-3, 61st Annual Maryland Open chess.com, www.StormontKingsChess.com. MAR. 21, 2015 Schaumburg Open See Grand Prix. MAR. 20-22 OR 21-22, Lone Star Open (TX) See Grand Prix. JUNE 25-30, 3rd annual DC International (VA) See Grand Prix. APR. 11-12, Heart of America Spring - Class Championships (MO) See Grand Prix. MAR. 20-22, 2015 Super Championships See Grand Prix. JUNE 26-28, 7th annual World Open Senior Amateur (VA) Organized by the Florida Scholastic Chess League (FSCL). 6SS, Rds. 1- APR. 17-19, 2015 All-Girls National Championships presented See Virginia. 4 G/45 d5 and Rds. 5-6 G/60 d5. DoubleTree by Hilton Miami by the Kasparov Chess Foundation in association with the Ren- , 7th annual World Open Under 13 Championship (VA) Airport & Convention Center, 711 NW 72nd Ave., Miami, FL 33126. JUNE 27-28 aissance Knights Chess Foundation & USCF See Virginia. Phone: 305-261-3800 or 800-353-1995. Chess Code FSC $156. Sections: See Nationals. Open divisions K-1, K-3, K-5, K-8, K-12; Rated divisions K-3 Under 500, JUNE 27-28, World Open Warmup (VA) K-5 Under 800, K-8 Under 900, K-12 Under 1000; Unrated divisions K-3, MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25 OR 24-25, 24th annual Chicago Open See Grand Prix. K-5, K-8. Entry Fees: $40 per player by March 13, thereafter $50. See Grand Prix. JUNE 29-30, World Open Under 2300 (VA) Schedule: March 20th Blitz registration 5:30-6:30pm; Blitz tournament JUNE 12-14, 2015 U.S. Junior Open See Virginia. G/5 d0 7:00pm; On-site registration 5-30pm. March 20th Opening cer- See Nationals. emony 9am; Round 1 G/45 d5 9:30am; Round 2 G/45 d5 11:30am; JUNE 30-JULY 1, 4th annual World Open Women’s Championship Round 3 G/45 d5 2:15pm; Round 4 G/45 d5 4:30pm; Bughouse regis- JUNE 12-14, 2015 U.S. Senior Open (VA) tration 5-6:30pm; Bughouse tournament G/5 d0 7:00pm. March 21th. See Nationals. See Grand Prix. Round 5 G/60 d5 9:30am; Round 6 G/60 d5 12:30pm; Awards cere- AUG. 8-13 NOT JULY 25-30, 4th Annual Washington International JUNE 30-JULY 5, JULY 1-5, 2-5 OR 3-5, 43rd Annual World Open mony 3:30pm. Prizes Open divisions: Trophies to Top 5 Teams and Top (MD) (VA) 10 Individuals. Rated and Unrated divisions: Trophies to Top 3 Teams See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. and Top 10 Individuals. Medals for all participants. Online registration: www.FSCLChess.org via PayPal. Fax: 305.640.8658. Mail entries to JULY 5, World Open Blitz Championship (BLZ) (VA) Elizabeth Tejada, P.O. Box 22629, Hialeah, FL 33002. Checks payable to Indiana See Grand Prix. FSCL. Questions: [email protected], [email protected] or MAY 9, Indiana Memorial Open 2015 AUG. 8-13 NOT JULY 25-30, 4th Annual Washington International 786-444-2467. Advance entries posted at: www.fsclchess.org. FSCL See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. WILL BE PAYING STIPENDS FOR NATIONAL & K-12 SCHOLARSHIP. MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25 OR 24-25, 24th annual Chicago Open MAR. 27-29 OR 28-29, 13th annual Southern Class Championships (IL) Massachusetts See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. , 22nd Space Coast Open MAR. 22, West Newbury Spring Quads APR. 24-26 OR 25-26 MAY 29-31 OR 30-31, 2015 Gem City Open (OH) See Grand Prix. 3 Rd. RR, 30/60, SD/30 d5. Town Hall Annex, 381 Main St., West Newbury, See Grand Prix. MA 01985. EF: $20. $$GTD: $50. Reg.: 9-9:45. Rds.: 10-2-5:15. No byes AUG. 8-13 NOT JULY 25-30, 4th Annual Washington International or withdraws available. All players agree to play all rounds. ENT: Alex (MD) Relyea, 49 Technology Dr. #89, Bedford, NH 03110. INFO: Alex Relyea See Grand Prix. Iowa [email protected]. www.relyeachess.com. No refreshments avail- USCF Junior Grand Prix! able onsite. Maps for dining provided. W. Georgia MAR. 21, 2015 Iowa Class Championship MAR. 29, 25th Massachusetts G/60 Championship 4-SS, G/75 d5. Divided into Classes: M-X-A, B, C, D, Players may play up See Grand Prix. MAR. 13-15 OR 14-15, 2015 Boris Kogan Memorial one class. Some sections may be combined. Where: Physician Clinic of See Grand Prix. Iowa, Community Room (3rd Floor) 202 10th Street SE, Cedar Rapids, USCF Junior Grand Prix! Reg.: USCF membership required. APR. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Evert Siiskonen Memorial MAR. 15, 2015 A.C.P. March Scholastic Championship IA 52403. 8:15 to 9:00 am. On-site available. IASCA membership required, $15.00, $10.00 Jr. or Sr. Rds.: 5SS, G/100 d5. Wachusett CC, McKay Complex, Room C159, Fitchburg 4-SS, G/30 d5. Interactive College of Technology, 5227 New Peachtree State University, 67 Rindge Rd., Fitchburg, MA 01420. EF: $20 annual Rd., Chamblee, GA 30341. In 4 sections: High School: 9-12, Middle M-X-A, B, C, & D, G/75 d5 9:30-2:30-5:00-7:30. . Entry Fee: $25 if postmarked by March 14, $30 on site. Prize Info: Class prizes, 1st place club dues or $1 per game played. Reg.: 6-7:10 p.m. Rds.: 7:15 p.m. School: K-8, Elementary: K-6, and Primary: K-3. Entry Fee: $25 if each Wed. Byes: 1-4, limit two. Prizes: chess books. Info: George Mir- received by March 11: $29 at site. Trophies to top 5, top unrated, top $50 + trophy, 2nd place $30. Send Entry Fee to: Checks payable to Eric Vigil, 445 Galway Dr., Iowa City, IA 52246. Email [email protected] ijanian, 176 Oak Hill Rd., Fitchburg, MA 01420, [email protected], 978- girl, top team of 3 same school. Medals to every participant who doesn’t 345-5011. Website: www.wachusettchess.org. W. get a trophy. Registration: 9:30 to 10:30 am. Rounds: 1st at 11 am., Include name, USCF ID, Section, phone #, email address. Annual meeting then as soon as possible. Awards right after last round is completed. at 1 pm. Online registration at https://www.onlineregistration.cc. APR. 24-26 OR 25-26, 24th annual Eastern Class Championships Should be over by 6 pm. Special: A master or expert will be on hand for APR. 11-12, Heart of America Spring - Class Championships (MO) See Grand Prix. FREE analysis. Info: [email protected] or 478-973- See Grand Prix. MAY 15-17 OR 16-17, 23rd annual New York State Open (NY) 9389. Enter: www.americanchesspromotions.com or American Chess See Grand Prix. Promotions, 3055 General Lee Rd., Macon, GA 31204. APR. 17-19 OR 18-19, 9th Annual Okoboji Open, Reserve (U1600) & Blitz (BLZ) JUNE 5-7 OR 6-7, 21st Annual Northeast Open (CT) MAR. 20-22 OR 21-22, Lone Star Open (TX) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25 OR 24-25, 24th annual Chicago Open JUNE 30-JULY 5, JULY 1-5, 2-5 OR 3-5, 43rd Annual World Open MAR. 21, Southeast Chess March Grand Prix (IL) (VA) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix.

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MAR. 20-22 OR 21-22 (NOTE CHANGE OF DATES), 22nd annual MAR. 28, 4th Saturday Quads Michigan Western Class Championships (CA-S) 3-RR. G/55 d5. 75 East Cherry St., Suite 10A, Rahway, NJ 07065. EF: See Grand Prix. $25, $20 members. Prizes: $60 to first in each section. Reg.: 12:15- MAY 1-3 OR 2-3, 12th Annual Great Lakes Chess Open - Battle Creek, Michigan A State Championship Event! 12:50 p.m. Rds.: 1:00, 3:15, 5:30 p.m. Info: chessmates@chessmates See Grand Prix. MAR. 21, Nevada State Scholastic Championship nj.com, 732-499-0118, 760-583-8429. K-3 and K5: 6-SS, G/25 d5. K-8 and K-12: 5-SS, G/25 d5 round 1-2, MAR. 28, Central Jersey Chess Tournament MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25 OR 24-25, 24th annual Chicago Open G/45 d5 round 3-5. The Learning Village (next to Container Park), 727 (IL) Princeton Academy, 1128 Great Rd., Princeton. 6 sections: 4 rated, 2 East Fremont St., Las Vegas, NV 89101. Open to any Nevada school age See Grand Prix. unrated. Open, U1200: K-12, 3SS, G/40 d5. U900, U600: K-8, 4SS, G/25 resident. Trophies for top payers, top teams, and more. Every player d5. Intermediate (K-6), Beginners (K-2): 4SS, unrated, no clocks. Tro- MAY 29-31 OR 30-31, 2015 Gem City Open (OH) wins! EF: $30 received by 3/1, $40 by 3/19, $60 on site. Reg.: Nevada phies: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and top school or club team per section, medals to See Grand Prix. Chess, PO Box 90925, Henderson, NV 89009 or www.nevadachess.org. all! $35 pre-reg online by 3/26, $45 on-site. Reg: 1:15-1:45, sections On site by 8:30. Late registrants may not be paired in round 1. Round 1 end between 4-6pm. Full details & pre-reg at njchess.com. at 9:30. INFO: [email protected]. Minnesota MAR. 29, Dr. David Ostfeld Memorial ICA Championship in 5 Sec- APR. 3-5, 4th Annual Reno-Larry Evans Memorial Open (formerly tions APR. 11-12, Heart of America Spring - Class Championships (MO) the Far West Open) SITE: BERGEN ACADEMY, 200 HACKENSACK AVE., HACKENSACK, NJ See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. 07601. 4SS, EVERYONE PLAYS 4 GAMES, ALL PLAYERS WITH 2.5 PTS MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25 OR 24-25, 24th annual Chicago Open JUNE 18, 2015 U.S. Game/10 Championship (QC) OR MORE WILL RECEIVE A TROPHY! USCF Memb Req’d For Sections 3, (IL) See Nationals. 4 AND 5. Info: 201 287 0250 or [email protected]. ADV EF (pmk See Grand Prix. by Mar. 25th) $25 At Site $30 Reg. ends 1/2 hr before 1st rd Late JUNE 18-19, 2015 U.S. Women’s Open Section 1 See Nationals. entrants will receive a 1/2 pt bye for rd. 1. In 5 Sections: Junior Novice (not USCF rated): Open to unr players K thru 2nd grade. Mississippi JUNE 19-21 OR 20-21, 2015 National Open Rds.: First Round 10:15 AM then ASAP. Section 2 Novice (not USCF See Nationals. , Lone Star Open (TX) rated): Open to unr players K thru 4th grade. Rds.: First Round 10:00 MAR. 20-22 OR 21-22 Section 3 G/45 d5 U800: See Grand Prix. AM then ASAP. Open to players rated below 800 and unr players K thru 12th grade. Rds.: 9:45 AM, 11:30, 1:15, 3:00 New Hampshire PM. Section 4 G/45 d5 U1200: Open to players rated below 1200 and Missouri APR. 11-12, Burlington Open (VT) unr players K thru 12th grade. Rds.: 9:45 AM, 11:30, 1:15, 3:00 PM. See Grand Prix. Section 5 G/60 d5 U1400: Open to All Ages rated below 1400 or MAR. 13-15 OR 14-15, 19th annual Mid-America Open unrated. Rds.: 9:30 AM, 11:45, 2:00, 4:30 PM. ENT: Make EF payable See Grand Prix. APR. 24-26 OR 25-26, 24th annual Eastern Class Championships To: International Chess Academy. Mail To: Diana Tulman, 28 Canterbury (MA) Ln., New Milford, NJ 07646. INFO: www.icanj.net. W. MAR. 14, Mid-America Open Blitz (BLZ) See Grand Prix. 4SS, G/5 d0, double round, 8 games. Crowne Plaza Clayton (See Mid- MAR. 29, Dr. David Ostfeld Memorial ICA Open Championship America Open). Prizes $300 based on 20 entries, else in proportion: See Grand Prix. $100-50, U2100 $60, U1800 $50, U1500/Unr $40. EF: $20, at site only, New Jersey no checks. Reg. ends 9:15 pm, rds. 9:30, 10, 10:30, 11. Bye: 1. Blitz rated, MAR. 29, Dr. David Ostfeld Memorial ICA U1600 Championship but higher of regular or blitz used for pairings & prizes. MAR. 15, MCS&C 2015 Winter Open Site: Bergen Academy, 200 Hackensack Ave., Hackensack, NJ 07601. 51 Monmouth St., Red Bank, NJ 07701. 4RSS, Rounds 1 and 2: G/25 d5. Open To All Ages With Rating below 1600. 4SS, G/60 d5. Prize Fund ($$ MAR. 20-22 OR 21-22, Lone Star Open (TX) Rounds 3 and 4: G/40 d5. Registration: 12:15-1:15 PM. Rounds: 1:20, b/20): 1st - 3rd $100, $75, $50, TU1200 $25. INFO: 201 287 0250 or See Grand Prix. 2:25, 3:30, 5 PM. Prizes $600 b/20 pd: OPEN $150, U2100 $135, U1800 [email protected]. ADV EF (pmk by Mar. 25th) $25 At Site $30 MAR. 31-APR. 13, U.S. Closed Chess Championship $120, U1500 $105, U1200 $90. Entries: $40. GM/IM free ($20 from Reg. ends 1/2 hr before 1st rd. Late entrants will receive a 1/2 pt bye See Nationals. prize). FM/Masters $20. Half point bye (one only) if elected before close for rd. 1. Rds.: 9:30 AM, 11:45 AM, 2:00 PM, 4:30 PM. ENT: Make EF of registration. Boards and sets provided. Please bring clocks! Contact: payable to: International Chess Academy. Mail To: Diana Tulman, 28 MAR. 31-APR. 13, U.S. Women’s Closed Chess Championship Dr. Michael Koblentz, 732-219-0916, [email protected]. Canterbury Ln., New Milford, NJ 07646. INFO: www.icanj.net. W. See Nationals. MAR. 15, Sunday Quads MAR. 29, Sunday Quads APR. 4, Columbia College Open 3-RR. G/25 d5. 75 East Cherry St., Suite 10A, Rahway, NJ 07065. EF: 3-RR. G/25 d5. 75 East Cherry St., Suite 10A, Rahway, NJ 07065. EF: Location: Lee Room, Dulaney Hall. 600 N. 8th St., Columbia, MO 65216. $20, $15 members. Prizes: $50 to first in each section. Reg.: 3:00-3:25 $20, $15 members. Prizes: $50 to first in each section. Reg.: 3:00-3:25 www.ccis.edu/about/campusmap.asp for an interactive map. 4 round p.m. Rds.: 3:30, 4:40, 5:50 p.m. Info: [email protected], p.m. Rds.: 3:30, 4:40, 5:50 p.m. Info: [email protected], Game in 60 d5. Registration: 9-9:45am Rounds: 10,12:30, 2:45, 5. 732-499-0118, 760-583-8429. 732-499-0118, 760-583-8429. Entry Fee, $5 No prizes, play for rating and enjoyment only. USCF and MCA Membership are required, available on site. Additional Info: Bob MAR. 15, Westfield $-Per-Point Quads MAR. 29, Westfield Quads Howe, [email protected], 636-234-7928. 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: $30 to first in each section. $5 per point scored to all. $10 bonus for 3- $60 to first in each section. EF: $25, $20 Members. Reg.: 1:15-2:00 p.m. APR. 11-12, Heart of America Spring - Class Championships 0 without forfeit. EF: $25, $20 Members. Reg.: 1:15-2:00 p.m. Rds.: Rds.: 2:15-4:00-5:45 p.m. Info: John Moldovan: westfieldchessclub@ See Grand Prix. 2:15-4:00-5:45 p.m. Info: John Moldovan: [email protected], gmail.com, Bill Cohen: 732-548-8432 or 848-219-1358, westfieldchess- APR. 25, The 2015 Kansas City Chess Club Championship Bill Cohen: 732-548-8432 or 848-219-1358, westfieldchessclub.blogspot. club.blogspot.com and www.westfieldchessclub.com. com and www.westfieldchessclub.com. Liberty United Methodist Church, 1001 Sunset Ave., Liberty, MO 64068. APR. 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 OR 4-5, 9th annual Philadelphia Open (PA) Reg.: 9AM. Open & Reserve (U1600) Sections 3SS, G/80 d5. EF: $20 MAR. 16, Viking St. Patty’s Day Grand Prix (Monday Evening) (QC) See Grand Prix. Online $25 Onsite Rd.1 11:30. Youth Section 4SS, G/30 d5. EF: $20 See Grand Prix. Online $25 Onsite. Rd.1 11:30. Bughouse/Blitz 4SS, G/5 d0. Reg.: 9AM. USCF Junior Grand Prix! EF:$10. Entry: kansascitychessclub.com. Free Entry For ALL Unrated MAR. 19, 3rd Thursday Quads APR. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Wednesday G/90 Players! 3 RR, G/30 d5. Quads grouped by rating. All the King’s Men Chess & 5-SS. G/85 d5. 75 East Cherry St., Suite 10A, Rahway, NJ 07065. 1 game Games Center (Just 22 mins. from Center City Philadelphia), 62 S. Broad- per week. EF: $40, $30 members. Prize Fund: $210 b/8 paid entries. MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25 OR 24-25, 24th annual Chicago Open way, Pitman, NJ. 856-582-8222. Prizes: $25 1st per quad. Unr. cannot Prizes: $100-60, U1800 $50. More prizes if 10+ paid entries. Reg.: (IL) win more than $10. EF: $12.50, members $10. Reg.: 6-6:45 pm. Rds.: 6:45-7:25 p.m. Rds.: 7:30 p.m. on the dates listed. 2 byes allowed. Must See Grand Prix. 7-8-9 pm. Info: [email protected]. All: Visa/MC/Disc/Amex OK commit prior to round 3. Info: [email protected], 732- w/$1surcharge. Bring a clock! 499-0118, 760-583-8429. Montana MAR. 21-22 OR 22, Chess Mates’ Super Swiss #1 APR. 4, 1st Saturday Quads See Grand Prix. 3-RR. G/55 d5. 75 East Cherry St., Suite 10A, Rahway, NJ 07065. EF: A Heritage Event! , Westfield G/60 Quads $25, $20 members. Prizes: $60 to first in each section. Reg.: 12:15- USCF Junior Grand Prix! MAR. 22 12:50 p.m. Rds.: 1:00, 3:15, 5:30 p.m. Info: chessmates@chessmates , 80th Montana Open 3-RR. G/55 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. Prizes: APR. 18-19 nj.com, 732-499-0118, 760-583-8429. Open, 5SS, G/120 d5. Site: Holiday Inn, 1100 5th St. South, Great Falls, $60 to first in each section. EF: $25, $20 Members. Reg.: 11:45 a.m.- MT 59405. HR: $89 if 2 wks in advance, $119 regular, mention chess, 12:30 p.m. Rds.: 12:45-3:00-5:15 p.m. Info: John Moldovan: westfield APR. 11, Dr. Luzviminda Machan Open 406-727-7200. EF: $30 by 4/17, $35 at site, jrs 1/2, checks to MCA, [email protected], Bill Cohen: 732-548-8432 or 848-219-1358, west 4-SS. G/40 d5. 75 East Cherry St., Suite 10A, Rahway, NJ 07065. EF: free entry to 1st time USCF. Reg.: 9-9:40am, phone/email entries must fieldchessclub.blogspot.com and www.westfieldchessclub.com. $40, members $30. Prize Fund: 70% of EF. Prizes: 1st, 2nd & an Under be paid by 9:40 to be paired. Rds.: 10-2:30-7, 9-3(ASAP after annual meeting). $$b/25: $200, $120, $80, biggest upsets $35, $25, (non-provisional ratings). Info and entries: Dan McCourt, 608 W. Central, Missoula, MT 59801, 406-274-0465, [email protected]. Local info, Jim Skovron, 406-781-7898. Memb. req’d: $15, OSA. Byes: rds. 4 or 5 by close of 1st day. W. Nebraska APR. 11-12, Heart of America Spring - Class Championships (MO) See Grand Prix. Nevada Las Vegas Chess Center LasVegas Chess Center, 727 Fremont St., Las Vegas 89101, corner of 8th inside the Learning Village in Downtown. We meet on Fridays from 6 to 10 pm, G/75, +30, EF: $2 and Sundays from 12 to 6pm, 4 Rds. G/40 d5, EF: $5 with prizes back to winners. Sets, clocks, water and coffee provided, for more info visit lasvegaschesscenter.com or call 702-283-9512. MAR. 19-22 OR 20-22, 2015 Hawaii Chess Festival - Hawaii International Open (HI) See Grand Prix.

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prize, based on 8 players. More or larger prizes if there are more entries. MAY 23-25 OR 24-25, 71st Annual U.S. Amateur East Champi- $20. Rds.: 12-1:45-4:00-5:45. Reg.: 11:15-11:45. Max one bye, req. at Minimum $80 to 1st. Reg.: 12:15-12:50 p.m. Rds.: 1:00, 2:45, 4:30, 6:15 onship entry Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. www.marshallchessclub.org, p.m. Byes: 2 byes allowed, must commit prior to round 3. Info: chess- See Nationals. 212-477-3716. [email protected], 732-499-0118, 760-583-8429. MAY 24, U.S. Amateur K-8 East Under 1200 MAR. 22, Marshall Sunday G/60! (Open and U1800) APR. 11, Princeton Day School 5-SS, G/30 d5. Hyatt Morristown, 3 Speedwell Ave., Morristown, NJ 4-SS, G/55 d5. Two sections: 1-Open ($360/30): $160-80, U2100 $65, 650 The Great Road. Plaques to top 3 school teams and top 8 in each U- 07960. If staying, for chess rate ($99 per night for first 40 room nights U1800 $55. 2-U1800 ($300/25): $160-80, U1600 $60. EF: $40, Mbr 1000 section, top 3 Over 1000. Medals to all players. Sections for U-1000 reserved, $115 after), please make reservations at https://resweb.pass $20. Rds.: 12-2:30-4:45-7. Reg.: 11:15-11:45. Max one bye, req. at entry rated players begin at 10:15 and must preregister: 3 rds. G/55 d5: key.com/go/NJChess2015. Phone: 973-647-1234, mention NJ Chess. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. www.marshallchessclub.org, 212- NEAR MASTERS (players K-12 <1400, FUTURE MASTERS (players K- Free parking, public transportation to NYC, Philadelphia. walking distance, 477-3716. 12 1200-1400), CLOSED (K-12 1000-1200). ALL AFTERNOON SECTIONS. 30 restaurants, shops and parks within 5 minute stroll. In three sections: USCF Junior Grand Prix! G/25 d5 4 rds. Beginning at noon (round times will be accelerated if Under 1200, Under 900, Under 600. Trophies to Top Ten. Others win MAR. 22 & 29, 6th Annual Broome County Championship/Francis possible): OPEN (Players K-12 U-1000), RESERVE (K-12 U-800), NOVICE chess medallions. Unrated may not win first place. Registration: Saturday, Cordisco Memorial II (K-8 U-600), NOVICE I (unrated K-8), K-1 (unrated) NO SCORE K-1 May 24, 11am -12noon. Rounds: 12:30pm, then ASAP, with lunch break 6SS, G/75 d5. PRIZES: $500 GUARANTEED. Open: $150-$75-$50. (novice). PARENTS OF PLAYERS rated G/25 d5 3rds. Parents play free. after Round Two. EF: $30 if postmarked by May 18th. $40 cash at site. Reserve: $125-$60-$40(U1700). Trophies 1st - 3rd both sections. All Pre-registration online, $35 pay at the door. Info and register online: One 1/2 point bye allowed if requested with entry fee. April Rating Sup- participates receive award. EF: Open $40, Reserve $35. 1st place trophies www.pds.org/chess. On-site 11 to noon $45. Inquiries to Bonnie Waitzkin plement used. Entries: to Aaron Kiedes, 4 Seymour Terrace, Hackettstown, county residents only. Non county residents welcome. Reg.: Sun. 9AM- [email protected]. NJ 07840. Call 973-343-3260 for information or email [email protected]. 9:45AM 3/22/15. RDS.: 10am-1PM-4PM both days. Checks payable: Entries must include name, USCF ID and expiration date, mailing address, APR. 12, Sunday Quads “Cordisco’s Corner Store, 308 Chenango St., Binghamton, NY 13901. 3-RR. G/25 d5. 75 East Cherry St., Suite 10A, Rahway, NJ 07065. EF: email address, phone number, section, grade level and entry fee. Checks 607-772-8782. [email protected]. made out to NJSCF. Online entries $32 at www.njscf.org after 4-15-15 $20, $15 members. Prizes: $50 to first in each section. Reg.: 3:00-3:25 USCF Junior Grand Prix! Rds.: Info: until 5-21-14 at midnight. W. p.m. 3:30, 4:40, 5:50 p.m. [email protected], MAR. 23, 30, APR. 6, 13, 20, Marshall Monday U1600! 732-499-0118, 760-583-8429. USCF Junior Grand Prix! 5-SS, G/90 d5. ($450/25):$240-120 U1300 $90. EF: $50, Members $30. , Westfield Quads A State Championship Event! Rds.: 7pm each Mon. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Max two byes, req. by Rd. 3. APR. 12 , 2015 NJ State Junior Championship 3-RR. G/40 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. Prizes: MAY 30-31 Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. www.marshallchessclub.org, 212- 5SS, G/75 d5. ICA Fair Lawn, 9-10 Saddle River Rd., Fair Lawn, NJ (973) $60 to first in each section. EF: $25, $20 Members. Reg.: 1:15-2:00 p.m. 477-3716. 219-6877. 2 Sections. Grades 9-12: Trophies to Top 8 players. First Rds.: 2:15-4:00-5:45 p.m. Info: John Moldovan: westfieldchessclub@ place player is New Jersey’s representative for the Denker Tournament MAR. 26, Marshall 4 Rated Games Tonight! gmail.com, Bill Cohen: 732-548-8432 or 848-219-1358, westfieldchess during the U.S. Open 2015. Grades K-8: Trophies to Top 8 players. First 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($530 b/35): $200-100-50, U2200 $95 U2000 $85. EF: club.blogspot.com and www.westfieldchessclub.com. place player is New Jersey’s representative for the Dewain Barber Tour- $40, Mbr $25. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Max one bye, APR. 19, Westfield Spring Scholastic nament during the U.S. Open 2015. Entries postmarked by 5/17/15 to req. at entry for round 1 or 4 only. Free entry: GMs. Marshall CC, 23 W. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. K-12. 3 Sections: Open, Noreen Davisson, 6 Red Barn Ln., Randolph, NJ 07869. Entry fee: $35, 10th St., NYC. www.marshallchessclub.org, 212-477-3716. Open: U1250, U1250, U750. 3-SS. G/40 d5 Rds.: 2:15, 4:00, 5:45 p.m. onsite: $45. Registration: 9:00-9:45am. Rounds: 10:00am, 1:00pm and MAR. 27, Marshall $500 Friday Night Blitz (BLZ) U750: 4-SS. G/25 d5. Rds.: 2:15, 3:30, 4:45, 6:00 p.m. EF: $25, $20 5:00pm Saturday, 10:00am and 1:00pm Sunday. Email Noreen@deanof See Grand Prix. members. Prizes: Trophies to Top 5 in each section. Tiebreaks used. chess.com for more information. Reg.: MAR. 28, Marshall Saturday G/60! (Open and U1800) See USCF Rule 34E. 1:15-2:00 p.m. Info: www.westfieldchessclub. , 21st Annual Northeast Open (CT) com, John Moldovan: [email protected], Bill Cohen: 732- JUNE 5-7 OR 6-7 4-SS, G/55 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. Two See Grand Prix. 548-8432 or 848-219-1358. sections-you play only those in your section: A. Open ($360/24): $160- , 3rd annual DC International (VA) 80, U2100 $65, U1800 $55. B. U1800 ($240/16): $120-65, U1600 $55.EF , 24th annual Eastern Class Championships JUNE 25-30 APR. 24-26 OR 25-26 See Grand Prix. $40, members $20. Rds.: 12-2:30-4:45-7. Reg.: 11:15-11:45. One bye (MA) available, request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. See Grand Prix. JUNE 26-28, 7th annual World Open Senior Amateur (VA) See Virginia. MAR. 29, Marshall Sunday G/45! (Open and U1700) APR. 26, Westfield Quads 4-SS, G/40 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. Two 3-RR. G/40 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. EF: $25, JUNE 27-28, 7th annual World Open Under 13 Championship (VA) sections-you play only those in your section: A. Open ($360/24): $160- $20 Members. Prizes: $60 to first in each section. Reg.: 1:15-2:00 p.m. See Virginia. 80, U2100 $65, U1800 $55. B. U1700 ($240/16): $120-65, U1400 $55. Rds.: 2:15, 4:00, 5:45 p.m. Info: www.westfieldchessclub.com, John JUNE 27-28, World Open Warmup (VA) EF $40, members $20. Rds.: 12-1:45-4:00-5:45. Reg.: 11:15-11:45. One Moldovan: [email protected], Bill Cohen: 732-548-8432 See Grand Prix. bye available, request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. or 848-219-1358. , World Open Under 2300 (VA) , 102nd Nassau Grand Prix , 61st Annual Maryland Open (MD) JUNE 29-30 MAR. 30, APR. 6, 13, 20 MAY 1-3 OR 2-3 See Virginia. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. JUNE 30-JULY 1, 4th annual World Open Women’s Championship APR. 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 OR 4-5, 9th annual Philadelphia Open (PA) A State Championship Event! (VA) See Grand Prix. , 2015 NJ State Girls Championship MAY 3 See Grand Prix. 4SS, G/55 d5. Kings & Queens Chess Academy, 1030 Stelton Rd., Pis- APR. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Community Chess Club of Rochester Wed cataway, NJ (973)219-6877. 2 Sections. Open: Trophies to Top 8 players. JUNE 30-JULY 5, JULY 1-5, 2-5 OR 3-5, 43rd Annual World Open Night Chess! First place player is New Jersey’s representative for the National Invi- (VA) Note: 1 game rated per night, G/80 d5. Rochester Chess Center, 221 tational Girls Tournament during the U.S. Open 2015. NJSCF will provide See Grand Prix. Norris Dr., Rochester, NY 14610. 585-442-2430. EF: $5, CCCR members $3. Reg.: 7-7:25 pm. Rd.: 7:30pm. www.rochesterchessclub.org. a stipend to defray the costs of the attendee if she plays in the NGIT AUG. 8-13 NOT JULY 25-30, 4th Annual Washington International 2015. U1400: Trophies to Top 8 players. Entries postmarked by 4/17/15 (MD) APR. 2, Marshall 4 Rated Games Tonight! to Noreen Davisson, 6 Red Barn Ln., Randolph, NJ 07869. Entry fee: See Grand Prix. 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($530 b/35): $200-100-50, U2200 $95 U2000 $85. EF: $35, onsite: $45. Registration: 9:00-9:45am. Rounds: 10:00am & ASAP. $40, Mbr $25. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Max one bye, Email [email protected] for more information. req. at entry for round 1 or 4 only. Free entry: GMs. Marshall CC, 23 W. MAY 3, Westfield Quads New York 10th St., NYC. www.marshallchessclub.org, 212-477-3716. 3-RR. G/40 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. EF: $25, MAR. 14-15, 2015 Marchand Open (37th Annual) USCF Junior Grand Prix! $20 Members. Prizes: $60 to first in each section. Reg.: 1:15-2:00 p.m. See Grand Prix. APR. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 4th Long Island CC Early Spring Open Rds.: 2:15, 4:00, 5:45 p.m. Info: www.westfieldchessclub.com, John 5SS, G/90 d5. United Methodist Church, 470 East Meadow Ave., East Moldovan: [email protected], Bill Cohen: 732-548-8432 MAR. 17, Marshall Masters! See Grand Prix. Meadow, NY 11554. Open to all. $(b/20 pd. ent.): $100-80. Top U- or 848-219-1358. 2000, U-1500/unr. $50 ea. EF(cash only): $35. Non-LICC members MAY 10, Westfield Quick Quads (QC) USCF Junior Grand Prix! +$10. Reg.: 7:15 – 7:30 PM, no adv. ent., Rds.: 7:30 PM ea. Thursday. 3-RR. G/15 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. EF: $10. MAR. 18, 25, APR. 1, 8, 15, Marshall Wednesday U1400! 2 byes 1-5. Info: www.lichessclub.com. Prizes: $30 to first in each section. Reg.: 1:30-2:00 p.m. Rds.: 2:15, 3:05, 5-SS, G/85 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $50, members $30. ($450/25): $240-120, U1100 $90. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. APR. 3, Marshall U2200 Friday Night Action! 4:00 p.m. Info: www.westfieldchessclub.com, John Moldovan: westfield 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($300 b/25): $130-90, U1900 $80. EF: $40, Mbr $20. [email protected], Bill Cohen: 732-548-8432 or 848-219-1358. Rds.: 7 pm each Wed. Limit two byes, request by Rd. 3. www.marshall chessclub.org. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Max one bye, req. at entry MAY 15-17 OR 16-17, 23rd annual New York State Open (NY) for round 1 or 4 only. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. www.mar- See Grand Prix. USCF Junior Grand Prix! shallchessclub.org, 212-477-3716. MAR. 18, 25, APR. 1, 8, 15, Marshall Wednesday U2000! 5-SS, G/120 d5. ($450/25): $240-120 U1700 $90. EF: $50, Mbr $30. APR. 3-5, 4-5 OR 5, Marshall April Grand Prix! Rds.: 7pm each Wed. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Max two byes, req. by Rd. 3. See Grand Prix. USCF & FIDE rated! Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. www.marshallchess APR. 4, Marshall Saturday G/40 U1600! Please join us again for the year’s club.org, 212-477-3716. 4-SS, G/40 d5. ($300/25): $160-80, U1300 $60 EF: $40, Mbr $20. Rds.: MAR. 19, Marshall 4 Rated Games Tonight! Noon-1:45-4:00-5:45pm. Reg.: 11:15-11:45. Max one bye, req. at entry friendliest chess event! 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($530 b/35): $200-100-50, U2200 $95 U2000 $85. EF: Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. www.marshallchessclub.org, 212- 477-3716. The 16th Annual $40, Mbr $25. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Max one bye, req. at entry for round 1 or 4 only. Free entry: GMs. Marshall CC, 23 W. APR. 4, 11, 18, 25, Rochester Chess Center Saturday Tournaments! Bruce Bowyer Memorial 10th St., NYC. www.marshallchessclub.org, 212-477-3716. 3-SS, G/60 d5. Rochester CC, 221 Norris Dr., Rochester, NY 14610. 585- Chess Tournaments USCF Junior Grand Prix! 442-2430. Prizes based on entries. EF: $15, RCC members $13. $2 less MAR. 19, 26, APR. 2, 9, 16, Marshall FIDE Thursdays! for HS and Pre-HS. Reg.: 1-1:45 pm. Rds.: 2-4-6. One bye available, April 18 & 19th, 2015 5-SS, G/120 d5. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: request at entry. www.nychess.org. Also, Youth tournament, G/30 d5, $50, Members $30. ($500 b/28): $175-125-100, U2000 $100. Reg.: every Saturday morning 10am-1pm, trophies and prizes. EF: $5. will be held at our NEW LOCATION: 6:15-6:45. Rds.: 7PM each Thursday. FIDE rated. Limit 2 byes, request APR. 7, Marshall First Tuesday Rapid! Hotel Pennsylvania, across the street by rd. 3. www.marshallchessclub.org. 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($360 b/24): $160-80, U2100 $65 U1800 $55. EF: $40, MAR. 20, Marshall U2200 Friday Night Action! Mbr $20. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Max one bye, req. from Penn Station. 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($300 b/25): $130-90, U1900 $80. EF: $40, Mbr $20. at entry for round 1 or 4 only. Free entry: GMs. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Max one bye, req. at entry St., NYC. www.marshallchessclub.org, 212-477-3716. See TLAs for details. We look forward for round 1 or 4 only. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. www.marshall APR. 9, Marshall 4 Rated Games Tonight! to seeing you again. Email queries to: chessclub.org, 212-477-3716. 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($530 b/35): $200-100-50, U2200 $95 U2000 $85. EF: [email protected] MAR. 21, Marshall Saturday G/45! (Open and U1500) $40, Mbr $25. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Max one bye, 4-SS, G/40 d5. Two sections: 1-Open ($360/30): $160-80, U2100 $65, req. at entry for round 1 or 4 only. Free entry: GMs. Marshall CC, 23 W. U1800 $55. 2-U1500 ($300/25): $160-80, U1200 $60. EF: $40, Mbr 10th St., NYC. www.marshallchessclub.org, 212-477-3716.

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APR. 10, Marshall U2200 Friday Night Action! APR. 18, 16th Annual Bruce Bowyer Memorial MAY 15-17 OR 16-17, 23rd annual New York State Open 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($300 b/25): $130-90, U1900 $80. EF: $40, Mbr $20. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Max one bye, req. at entry APR. 19, 16th Annual Bruce Bowyer Memorial SCHOLASTIC Tour- JUNE 5-7 OR 6-7, 21st Annual Northeast Open (CT) for round 1 or 4 only. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. www.mar- nament See Grand Prix. shallchessclub.org, 212-477-3716. Open to all students thru grade 12. EF: NEW 5SS, G/30 d5. $10. , 3rd annual DC International (VA) USCF Junior Grand Prix! LOCATION! Hotel Pennsylvania (401 7th Ave) Across the street from JUNE 25-30 See Grand Prix. APR. 10, 17, 24, MAY 1, 15th Queens Team Championship Penn Station, between 32nd and 33rd Streets. Tel: 212.736.5000. Note: 4-SS, G/115 d5. All Saints Lutheran Church, 164-02 Goethals Ave., Saturday Grand Prix and Sunday Scholastic. Info: [email protected] JUNE 26-28, 7th annual World Open Senior Amateur (VA) Jamaica, NY 11432. Open to two player teams with April ratings averaging or (Pat Bowyer) 516.641.4521. $$G: $200-$125-$75, U1800 $50, U1600 See Virginia. under 2000. $$100-50 to top 2 teams, $60 to top U1700 team, $60 each $40, U1400 $30, U1200 $25. Trophy to winner, speed playoff for 5-0. JUNE 27-28, 7th annual World Open Under 13 Championship (VA) to top Board 1 and Board 2 scorers/10 teams (prizes raised or lowered Reg.: 10:15-10:45. Rds.: 11am-12:30-2:30-4pm-5:30. Entries MUST be See Virginia. proportionally). One 1/2 point team bye permitted, which must be received by APR 13th! Ck/MO payable to Pat Bowyer (be sure to specify requested at entry. If one player on team is unavailable, replacement Scholastic) c/o PAR Group Inc., 119 N. Park Avenue, Suite 303, Rockville JUNE 27-28, World Open Warmup (VA) player must be rated lower and occupy board of player replaced, regard- Centre, NY 11570. Note: limited to first 70 players, no door ents. Provide See Grand Prix. EF: REG.: Note: MUST less of rating. $35 per player, $25 QCC members. 7-7:30. name,school, USCF rating, ID#, & exp date. You bring JUNE 29-30, World Open Under 2300 (VA) Rds.: 7:45 each Friday. ENT: Ed Frumkin, 445 East 14th St., #10D, New clocks and sets, none will be provided. See Virginia. York, NY 10009 (212-677-3224 – do not call on Thursday or Friday). , TRM 205 APR. 19 JUNE 30-JULY 1, 4th annual World Open Women’s Championship More detailed contact information at www.queens-chess.com. Mail entry at Riverbank State Park, 145 St. & Riverside Dr., NYC, 12203. EF: FREE by April 4. (VA) Scholastic, free parking. Pre-Register required by 8:00 PM Friday. Check- See Grand Prix. APR. 11, Marshall Saturday G/45! (Open and U1500) in at site by 9:15 required. Details www.therightmove.org. JUNE 30-JULY 5, JULY 1-5, 2-5 OR 3-5, 43rd Annual World Open 4-SS, G/40 d5. Two sections: 1-Open ($360/30): $160-80, U2100 $65, , 24th annual Eastern Class Championships U1800 $55. 2-U1500 ($300/25): $160-80, U1200 $60. EF: $40, Mbr APR. 24-26 OR 25-26 (VA) (MA) See Grand Prix. $20. Rds.: 12-1:45-4:00-5:45. Reg.: 11:15-11:45. Max one bye, req. at See Grand Prix. entry Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. www.marshallchessclub.org, AUG. 8-13 NOT JULY 25-30, 4th Annual Washington International 212-477-3716. MAY 1-3 OR 2-3, 61st Annual Maryland Open (MD) (MD) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. APR. 11-12, Burlington Open (VT) See Grand Prix. USCF Junior Grand Prix! , 2015 Watertown Open Chess Tournament , Marshall Sunday G/60! (Open and U1800) MAY 2 APR. 12 4 rounds-Swiss System Pairings, G/75+delay 5 seconds, Half pt. bye North Carolina 1-Open ($360/30): 4-SS, G/55 d5. Two sections: $160-80, U2100 $65, rds. 1-3 available with advance notice. Sponsored by the Watertown , 2nd Annual Ron Simpson Memorial 2-U1800 ($300/25) EF: MAR. 27-29 U1800 $55. : $160-80, U1600 $60. $40, Mbr Chess Club, see our website at: www/watertownchessclub.com. Loca- See Grand Prix. Rds. Reg. $20. : 12-2:30-4:45-7. : 11:15-11:45. Max one bye, req. at entry tion: American Red Cross, 2d flr. Conference Rm., 203 N. Hamilton St., Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. www.marshallchessclub.org, 212- JUNE 13, Porter Evette Memorial at Orchard Lake Watertown, NY 13601. A United States Chess Federation Sponsored See Grand Prix. 477-3716. Event, USCF membership required. Prizes: $125 Prize fund b/10 total APR. 18, TRM 93 paid entries. First $75, 2nd $30, & class $20. Registration: 8:30-9:20 JUNE 25-30, 3rd annual DC International (VA) at NYS Library, 222 Madison Ave., Albany 12230. G/30 d5. EF: Free, AM, Rds. 9:30 AM, 12:15, 3 and 5:30 PM. EF: $25, ($22 for WCC members), See Grand Prix. free parking at Cathedral. Pre-register required by 8:00 PM Thursday. send to Don Klug, 518 Sherman St., Watertown, NY 13601. D. Klug 315- JUNE 26-28, 7th annual World Open Senior Amateur (VA) Details www.chesstrm.org. 785-8800. See Virginia.

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Overall Affiliate Standings Adult Membership Standings Name State Count Name State Count CONTINENTAL CHESS ASSN NY 1124 CONTINENTAL CHESS ASSN NY 880 PAPERCLIP PAIRINGS TX 889 MARSHALL CHESS CLUB NY 182 SILVER KNIGHTS CHESS VA 651 JERSEY SHORE HS CHESS LEAGUE NJ 176 BAY AREA CHESS CA 558 CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CTR MO 155 SUCCESS CHESS SCHOOL CA 359 SAN DIEGO CHESS CLUB CA 107 GATEWAY CHESS LEAGUE MO 343 BAY AREA CHESS CA 99 BOCA RATON CHESS CLUB FL 299 DALLAS CHESS CLUB TX 93 THE BERKELEY CHESS SCHOOL CA 278 GATEWAY CHESS LEAGUE MO 84 ROCKS & ROOKS CHESS CLUB TX 255 ROCHESTER CHESS CENTER NY 82 WESTERN PA YOUTH CHESS CLUB PA 229 LOS ANGELES CHESS CLUB CA 70 Small State Affiliate Standings Scholastic and Youth Membership Standings Name State Count Name State Count TOURNAMENT IN A BOX NH 86 PAPERCLIP PAIRINGS TX 829 NEW MEXICO SCHOL CHESS ORG NM 53 SILVER KNIGHTS CHESS VA 644 METRO CHESS DC 50 BAY AREA CHESS CA 459 ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC SCHOOL CC ME 38 SUCCESS CHESS SCHOOL CA 358 AIRLINE COMMUNITY SCHOOL ME 30 THE BERKELEY CHESS SCHOOL CA 261 DELAWARE YOUTH CHESS ORG DE 29 GATEWAY CHESS LEAGUE MO 259 RELYEA CHESS NH 28 CONTINENTAL CHESS ASSN NY 244 CMC- LLC RI 27 BOCA RATON CHESS CLUB FL 238 OMAHA CHESS COMMUNITY NE 23 WESTERN PA YOUTH CHESS CLUB PA 215 State Chapter Affiliate Standings ROCKS & ROOKS CHESS CLUB TX 215 Name State Count Member Standings MARYLAND CHESS ASSOCIATION MD 448 Name State Count MICHIGAN CHESS ASSOCIATION MI 314 NAVARRO, DANIEL A TX 108 PENNSYLVANIA ST CHESS FED PA 154 LUNA, GILBERTO, II FL 87 WASHINGTON CHESS FEDERATION WA 107 STALLINGS, JAY S CA 54 MASSACHUSETTS CHESS ASSOC MA 106 BRACKENRIDGE, KEITH OH 54 NEW JERSEY ST CHESS FED NJ 104 HILLMAN, BOBBY TX 39 MINNESOTA ST CHESS ASSN MN 103 YEE, JERRY B CA 37 TEXAS CHESS ASSOCIATION INC TX 62 WOLF, TODD W ND 28 IDAHO CHESS ASSOCIATION ID 45 KRANICH RITTER, TANIA FL 27 NEVADA CHESS INC NV 40 SYGIEL, CHET KY 25 CAMPBELL, TIM V MO 22 PCT Gain Standings State Dec13 Dec14 PCT State Dec13 Dec14 PCT State Dec13 Dec14 PCT State Dec13 Dec14 PCT ND 73 99 35.6 CO 1039 1262 21.5 ID 205 237 15.6 MT 79 89 12.7 DE 189 238 25.9 NC 2380 2843 19.5 VT 191 220 15.2 SC 535 658 23.0 WY 92 109 18.5 NV 656 741 13.0

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JUNE 27-28, 7th annual World Open Under 13 Championship (VA) APR. 10-12, 2015 National High School (K-12) Championship A Heritage Event! See Virginia. See Nationals. USCF Junior Grand Prix! A State Championship Event! , 4th annual World Open Women’s Championship , Parma Open JUNE 30-JULY 1 APR. 11 MAR. 14-15, 2015 PA State Scholastic Championship (VA) 4SS, G/45 d5. German Central Organization, 7863 York Rd. (1/4 mi. N 5SS. 225+ Trophies!! (With 150+ Individual & 60+ Team) + Scholar- See Grand Prix. of Sprague), Parma, OH. Sections: Open, U2000, U1600. Reg.: 8-9AM. ships. Lancaster Host Resort and Conference Center, 2300 Lincoln Rds.: 9:30-11:15-1:30-3:15. Prizes (b/50): Open 1st $160, 2nd $80; JUNE 30-JULY 5, JULY 1-5, 2-5 OR 3-5, 43rd Annual World Open Highway East (Route 30), Lancaster, PA 17062. 10 sections (Sat & (VA) U2000 1st $120, 2nd $60; U1600 1st $120, 2nd $60; U1200 1st $60. Sun 3/14 & 15 unless indicated): EF: K-3 Open: (Sat 3/14 only) $28. See Grand Prix. Ent: $20. Info & entries: William Wright, 19121 Wheelers Ln., Strongsville, K-6 U800: (Sat 3/14 only) $27. K-6 Unrated: (Sat 3/14 only) $24. K-6 OH 44149. Phone: (440) 572-9565. E-mail: [email protected]. Web: Unrated and K-6U800 scores combined for school and club trophies. K- AUG. 8-13 NOT JULY 25-30, 4th Annual Washington International www.parmachessclub.org/ (MD) 9 U1000: (Sun 3/15 only) $26. K-6 Open: $31. K-8 Open: $32. 7-12 See Grand Prix. USCF Junior Grand Prix! Unrated: $25. 7-12 U1000: $29. 7-12 U1300: $30. K-12 Open: $33. K-12 APR. 11, Toledo April Swiss Unrated and K-12U1000 scores combined for school and club trophies. Open, 4SS, Rnd. 1 G/75 d5, Rnds. 2-4 G/85 d5. The University of Toledo All: EFs if rec’d by 2/28, $10 more rec’d 3/1-3/7, $20 more after 3/8. Ohio Health Science Campus, Mulford Library Basement Cafe, 3000 Arlington Feb 2015 ratings used. Bye: limit 1, ask by rd. 2. Reg.: Fri 3/13 6-10 Ave., Toledo, OH 43614. Can split into 2 sections if enough players. EF: pm, Sat 3/14 10-11 am, Saturday entries get 1/2-bye. $5 charge for MAR. 6, DCC Friday Nite Quick #9 (QC) $20 by 4/9, $25 at site. Reg.: 9-10 a.m., Rds.: 10, 1, 4, & 7. Prizes: changes/refunds after 2/28. Rds.: (Sat. 3/14 1-day sections): G/40 d5; 4SS, G/24 d5. Dayton Chess Club, 18 W. 5th St., Dayton, OH. Rds.: $360 b/20, $100-50, 1st A,B,C,D/Under $40, 1st U1600 $50. Ent: James 10-Noon-2-4-6; (Sun 3/15 K-9 U1000): G/40 d5; 9-10:45-12:15-2:15-4; 7:30/8:30/9:30/10:30. One bye. Prizes: based on entries. EF: $14 ($10 Jagodzinski, 7031 Willowyck Rd., Maumee, OH 43537. 419-367-9450. (2-day sections): G/90 d5; 10-2-5:30, 9-1. Bughouse: Reg on-site only DCC mbr). Info: [email protected], 937-461-6283. until Sat 3/14 8:30pm. Rds. begin Sat 3/14 8:45pm. EF: $20/team. HR: APR. 17-19 OR 18-19, 51st Cincinnati Open and 2nd Cincinnati , DCC Friday Nite Quick #10 (QC) Open Scholastic Mention “chess tournament” for best rate, 1-800-233-0121, $75-$75- MAR. 13 Ent: 4SS, G/24 d5. Dayton Chess Club, 18 W. 5th St., Dayton, OH. Rds.: See Grand Prix. $80-$85. PSCF, c/o Joshua Anderson, 206 Locust Ln., Exton, PA 19341 or go to http://mindseyepress.webs.com/pastscholasticchamp.htm 7:30/8:30/9:30/10:30. One bye. Prizes: based on entries. EF: $14 ($10 USCF Junior Grand Prix! DCC mbr). Info: [email protected], 937-461-6283. for online sign up (using Paypal or credit card through Paypal.) No online APR. 24&25 & MAY 1-2, Dayton Chess Club 55th Championship sign up after 3/11. Info: [email protected], 484-948- USCF Junior Grand Prix! 6SS, 40/120, SD/60 d5. USCF rated Open Tournament. FIDE Rated. 5692, www.pscfchess.org/pascholasticchamp/ or http://mindseyepress. MAR. 14-15, MOTCF: Midwest Open Team Chess Festival Reg: ends Apr 24, 7:45 p.m. EF: $20 adv/$30 after Apr 17. Rds. 1-3: Apr webs.com/pastscholasticchamp.htm. W. 5SS, Rd. 1 G/90 d5, Rds. 2-5 40/90, SD/60 d5. Four players/team plus 24/25 - 8pm, 10:30am, 5pm. May 1/2 Rds. 4-6: 8pm, 10:30am, 5pm. Must be DCC mbr for 1+ month. Trophies: 1st/2nd, u2000: 1st/2nd, MAR. 14-15, Lancaster Open & PA Collegiate Championship one alternate. Team (March) ratings for pairings determined by average See Grand Prix. of highest four ratings with imputed ratings for players rated more than u1600: 1st/2nd, u1200: 1st/2nd. Register at www.DaytonChessClub.com 400 points below team avg. Reg.: Fri Mar 13, 8pm-11pm & Sat Mar 14, or at DCC or mail to Dayton Chess Club, 18 W. 5th St., Dayton, OH 45402. MAR. 21, 14th Annual Horizons for Youth Scholastic Spring Chess 9-10am. Rds.: Sat 10:30, 2:00, 7:30, Sun 10 & 3:30. EF: $180/team USCF Junior Grand Prix! 5SS, G/30 d5. Northampton Community College, 3835 Green Pond Rd., Main Campus, College Center Building, Bethlehem, PA 18020. Reg.: 8:00- prior to Mar 7, then $200, and then $220/team Fri/Sat at site. Prizes: MAY 9, Toledo May Swiss (b/24 teams). 1st $1,050, 2nd $750, U2000: $700, U1800: $600, U1600 Open, 4SS, Rnd. 1 G/75 d5, Rnds. 2-4 G/85 d5. The University of Toledo 9am. Rds.: 9:30, 11, 12:30, 2, 3:30. Two Tournaments: 1) USCF Rated $500. Top boards (1-4) $50. Hotel: Crown Plaza 1-4/$94, call 888-233- Health Science Campus, Mulford Library Basement Cafe, 3000 Arlington Section Age 18 and under with two sections, Open and U1200. 2) Age- 9527 ask for MOTCF-Midwest Open Team Chess Festival rate, cutoff is Ave., Toledo, OH 43614. Can split into 2 sections if enough players. EF: Based, Non-Rated Sections ages 14 and under and all 5 rounds done by 20 Feb so reserve early. Registration Form: Include all team members, $20 by 5/7, $25 at site. Reg.: 9-10 a.m., Rds.: 10, 1, 4, & 7. Prizes: 3pm. EF: $30 by 11:59 pm on Friday, March 20, $35 later & on site. ratings, ID numbers, and board order (switches limited to 50 rating $360 b/20, $100-50, 1st A,B,C,D/Under $40, 1st U1600 $50. Ent: James Prizes: Rated- Cash Open Section - $200 1st place, $100 2nd place points), download online entry form. If team is registering online at Jagodzinski, 7031 Willowyck Rd., Maumee, OH 43537. 419-367-9450. guaranteed, U1200 $75 1st place guaranteed. Open Section: Trophies- www.DaytonChessClub.com use entry form provided. MC/V at site, no 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th U1400, U1200 Section: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U1000, U800, cks. Individuals may sign up for “ad hoc” teams. This is an Ohio Grand MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25 OR 24-25, 24th annual Chicago Open U600, UNR. Non-Rated Trophies b/o age. For rated section, please bring Prix Event - OCA mbrs receive a $3 discount – limit $12/team. (IL) chess equipment. Random draw prizes at end of tournament. Sudden See Grand Prix. death, if necessary for 1st-4th - G/10, tie breaks determines color and A State Championship Event! clock placement. Ent: Online registration only: www.northampton.edu/ MAR. 14-15, 2015 Ohio High School Middle School Championship MAY 29-31 OR 30-31, 2015 Gem City Open See Grand Prix. chess or call Horizons for Youth at 610-861-4120 for assistance. Info: Solon Middle School, 6835 Som Center Rd., Solon, OH 44139. 6 Jane 610-861-4120, Scott Zrinski (TD), [email protected] or Bruce Rd. Swiss. Reserve Sections: G/60 d5 all rds. Championship Sections: AUG. 8-13 NOT JULY 25-30, 4th Annual Washington International Davis (Chief TD), [email protected]. Rds. 1-3 G/60 d5, Rds. 4-6 G/90 d5. Sections: HS Championship (9-12), (MD) HS Reserve (U1000/ Unrated 9-12), MS Championship (K-8), MS Reserve See Grand Prix. MAR. 28, 2015 PA State Game/29 Championship (QC) (U-800/ Unrated K-8). K-5 players are eligible for Middle School See Grand Prix. Sections. Awards: Trophies to all players with 4 points or more, top 5 MAR. 29, PCL Quick Quads (QC) teams, all sections. Rd. 1 - 10:00a.m. Entry Fee: $35 by 3-8, $40 after, Oklahoma 3RR, G/15 d3. Wm. Pitt Union, Univ. of Pittsburgh, 5th Ave. & Bigelow Registrations $10 low income students (must call). must be received MAR. 20-22 OR 21-22, Lone Star Open (TX) Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15213. EF: $10, $7 Jrs. $20 to 1st/quad. Reg.: 11- by 3-12 to Progress with Chess, 12200 Fairhill Rd., Cleveland, OH 44120. See Grand Prix. 11:15am. Info: [email protected], 412-908-0286. W. Online registration: www.progresswithchess.org. Information: Mike Joelson, [email protected], 216-321-7000. APR. 11-12, Heart of America Spring - Class Championships (MO) APR. 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 OR 4-5, 9th annual Philadelphia Open See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. , DCC Friday Nite Quick #11 (QC) MAR. 20 APR. 4, Philadelphia Open Blitz (BLZ) 4SS, G/24 d5. Dayton Chess Club, 18 W. 5th St., Dayton, OH. Rds.: 7:30/ 4SS, G/5 d0, double round, 8 games. Philadelphia Marriott (See Philadel- 8:30/9:30/10:30. One bye. Prizes: based on entries. EF: $14 ($10 DCC Oregon phia Open). Prizes $300 based on 20 entries, else in proportion: $100-50, mbr). Info: [email protected], 937-461-6283. MAR. 19-22 OR 20-22, 2015 Hawaii Chess Festival - Hawaii U2100 $60, U1800 $50, U1500/Unr $40. EF: $20, at site only, no checks. MAR. 21, 14th Annual Queen City Classic Chess Tournament International Open (HI) Reg. ends 9:15 pm, rds. 9:30, 10, 10:30, 11. Bye: 1. Blitz rated, but higher 5SS, G/25 d5. Paul Brown Stadium, Club West, Downtown Cincinnati, OH. See Grand Prix. of regular or blitz used for pairings & prizes. 14 School Sections, includes rated and non-rated. Grade K Non- Rated, , 2015 U.S. Game/10 Championship (QC) (NV) APR. 4, W.Chester 1st Sat. Quads 1 Non-Rated, 2 Non-rated, 3 Non-rated, K-3 Open, 4 Non-Rated, 5 Non- JUNE 18 See Nationals. Our 26th year! 3RR, Game/80 d5. 2nd Presbyterian Church, 114 S. Rated, 6 Non-Rated, 4-6 below 800, 4-6 Open, 7-9 Non-Rated, 7-9 Open, Walnut St., West Chester, PA. EF: $20; $40, $50 for 3-0. Reg.: 9am. 10-12 Non-Rated, K-12 Open. USCF membership is not required for the JUNE 18-19, 2015 U.S. Women’s Open (NV) Rds.: 9:30,12,2:30. Info: [email protected]. non-rated and K-3 rated sections. Prizes: Trophies to all who score 3.5 See Nationals. points or higher, top three team trophies awarded and medals to all APR. 11, MasterMinds CC Swiss/Quads JUNE 19-21 OR 20-21, 2015 National Open (NV) Blair Christian Academy, 220 W Upsal St., Philadelphia, PA. Quads: 3RR, others. EF: $40 early bird fee from January 5 - February 20. $50 EF after See Nationals. February 20. EF includes lunch, t-shirt, program/score book, medal. 40/75 SD/30 d5. EF: $30 cash; winner $100. Reg. ends 9AM Rd. 1 Registration closes Friday, March 13, 2015. NO ON-SITE REGISTRATIONS. 9:30AM then asap. Scholastic: 4SS, K-12 Open, K-8 U1200, K-6 U800, Schedule: Friday, March 20, check in from 5-6 pm. SIMUL at 6:30 p.m. Pennsylvania K-3 U500 G/40 d5, EF $5 rec’d by Thurs. before, $15 on site. Reg. ends 9:30am. Rd. 1 10AM then asap. Mail Ent: payable to MasterMinds CC, EF: $5 for tournament participants, $20 for Non-participants. SIMUL features Every Friday - LVCA 7 & 9 pm Blitz Events Open/U1200 (BLZ) International Grandmasters Maurice Ashley and Gregory Kaidanov. 36 E. Hortter St., Philadelphia, PA 19119. Info: mastermindschess.org (CLOSED 3/13 & 4/3) or [email protected] March 21 Check in 7-8:15 am. matches begin at 9:00 am. Grandmasters 8SS, G/5 d2. St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church, 140 So. Ott St., Allentown, will be available for questions and instructions all day. Entry/Info: 1- PA 18104. EF: $5, Prizes: Open and U1200, Minimum 50% Returned. APR. 12, Chess at the Moose 866-PS-CHESS (772-4377) or www.queencityclassic.org. 1st-70%, 2nd-30% AND will ADD PRIZES if 12 or more players per 3 rd. Swiss. Moose Lodge1336, 705 Stokes Mill Rd., East Stroudsburg, PA 18301. Registration: 10:00-10:30. Time control: G/60 d5. Entry MAR. 21, CWRU March Magnus section, FREE Coffee For All Entrants. REG.: Ends 6:55pm, Cash on site 4SS, G/45 d5. 11038 Bellflower Rd., Cleveland, OH 44106. EF: $30, IMs, only. RDS.:7 pm, then ASAP. On Site: 484-866-3045 or bdavis@lehigh- Fee: $12 at site cash only. Prize: 1st $35 (additional prizes added over GMs free. Sections: Open, U1800, U1400, U1000. Registration: 9-9:45 valleychessclub.org, www.lehighvalleychessclub.org/. 6 players). USCF membership required. Contact: Mike Laverty 570-421- 9802, [email protected]. at site. Rds.: 10:00, 12:00, 2:00, 4:00, U-1000 ASAP. Prizes: $800 Guar- Every Saturday - LVCA Quads/RBO U1200 Quads + G/7 d3 anteed!! Open: $150, $50, U-2000 $50. U-1800: $100, $50, U1600 $50. G/40 d5 Quads, 3-RR. Reg.: 1-1:45, Rds.: 2 pm, then asap. Holy Trinity APR. 25, 1st Annual LVCA Bruce Alberston Memorial U-1400: $100, $50, U1200 $50. U1000: $60, $30, U750 $30, U500 $30. Lutheran Church, 514 3rd Ave., Bethlehem, PA 18018. 2 Sections: Open See Grand Prix. Free Pizza and Drinks for all players! Convenient Online Registration at Section EF: $10. Prizes: $30 for 3-0 score, else $25 for 1st. RBO Section USCF Junior Grand Prix! www.progresswithchess.org. Info: Contact: Mike Joelson, 216-321- EF: $10. Prizes: $30 for 3-0 score, else $25 for 1st. G/7 d3 (BLZ) Event A State Championship Event! 7000. Rd. 1: 6:15 pm or asap. Prizes: 50% of entries, 1st-70%, 2nd-30%, more APR. 25-26, 2015 PA State Amateur Championship MAR. 27, DCC Friday Nite Quick #12 (QC) prizes if 12 or more. Bruce, 484-866-3045. Info: [email protected]. 320 Church Ave., Ephrata, PA 17522. 2 Sections: Champ (Sat & Sun): Rds.: EF: 4SS, G/24 d5. Dayton Chess Club, 18 W. 5th St., Dayton, OH. Rds.: North Penn Chess Club Open to U2200. 5SS. G/90 d5. 10-1:30-5, 10:30-2. $20 rec’d by 4/22, $30 later. Trophies: 1-3, U1800, U1600, U1400, U1200/Unrated, 7:30/8:30/9:30/10:30. One bye. Prizes: based on entries. EF: $14 ($10 Main & Richardson, Lansdale, PA. See northpennchessclub.org for sched- School Team (top 4 scores). Top 2 receive free entry into 2015 PA State DCC mbr). Info: [email protected], 937-461-6283. ules & info or 215-699-8418. Champ. Title to top PA resident. Scholastic (Sat only): Grades K-12. APR. 3, DCC Friday Nite Quick #13 (QC) MAR. 8, Chess at the Moose 4SS. G/40 d5. Rds.: 10-11:30-1:15-2:45. EF: $15 rec’d by 4/22, $20 4SS, G/24 d5. Dayton Chess Club, 18 W. 5th St., Dayton, OH. Rds.: 3 rd. Swiss. Moose Lodge1336, 705 Stokes Mill Rd., East Stroudsburg, later. Trophies: 1-3, U1000, U800, U600, U400/Unrated, School Team 7:30/8:30/9:30/10:30. One bye. Prizes: based on entries. EF: $14 ($10 PA 18301. Registration: 10:00-10:30. Time control: G/60 d5. Entry (top 4 scores), Club Team (top 4 scores.) ALL: Reg.: 9-9:45am, PSCF DCC mbr). Info: [email protected], 937-461-6283. Fee: $12 at site cash only. Prize: 1st $35 (additional prizes added over $5, OSA. Ent/Info: http://mindseyepress.webs.com/apps/webstore/prod- 6 players). USCF membership required. Contact: Mike Laverty 570-421- APR. 10, DCC Friday Nite Quick #14 (QC) ucts/show/5565964 or PASAC, c/o Joshua Anderson, 206 Locust Ln., 4SS, G/24 d5. Dayton Chess Club, 18 W. 5th St., Dayton, OH. Rds.: 9802, [email protected]. Exton, PA 19341, [email protected], 484-948-5692. 7:30/8:30/9:30/10:30. One bye. Prizes: based on entries. EF: $14 ($10 MAR. 13, 2015 PA Quick Chess Championship (QC) MAY 1-3 OR 2-3, 61st Annual Maryland Open (MD) DCC mbr). Info: [email protected], 937-461-6283. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix.

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MAY 29-31 OR 30-31, 2015 Gem City Open (OH) $10 TN residents only. ENT: Harry D. Sabine, P. O. Box 381, Crossville, pionships; TX Middle School Scholastic Championships; TX High School See Grand Prix. TN 38557. INFO: www.cumberlandcountychess.org or Susan at 931- Scholastic Championships. EF: $42 by 3/13; $69 after 3/13 or on site. 287-3765. W. On Site Registration: Friday, 7-9pm, Saturday, 7-7:45am. Saturday reg- JUNE 25-30, 3rd annual DC International (VA) , 2015 National Elementary (K-6) Championship istrants may receive a 1st Rd. 1/2-pt. bye. One 1/2-pt. bye (for any See Grand Prix. MAY 8-10 round) allowed if requested by the end of Rd. 2. Sections: K-1 Champi- See Nationals. JUNE 26-28, 7th annual World Open Senior Amateur (VA) onship, Primary (K-3) Championship, Primary JV (K-3 w/Ratings Under See Virginia. MAY 15-17 OR 16-17, 2015 Tennessee Senior Open 700), Elementary (K-5/6) Championship, Elementary JV (K-5/6 Under , 7th annual World Open Under 13 Championship (VA) 5SS, G/120 d5. Fair Park Senior Center, 1433 Livingston Rd., Crossville, 800), Elementary Novice (K-5/6 Under 500), Middle School (6-8/9) Cham- JUNE 27-28 TN 38555. EF: $25 if mailed by 5/9/2015 $35 at site. 3-Day: Reg. Fri See Virginia. pionship, MS JV (6-8/9 Under 900), MS Novice (6-8/9 Under 600), High 2:00-3:30 PM. Rds.: 4, 10-4, 9-2. 2 Day: Reg. Sat 8:00-9:30. Rds.: 10-1- School (9-12) Championship, HS JV (9-12 Under 1000). See Article IX, JUNE 27-28, World Open Warmup (VA) 4, 9-2. (2 Day R 1 & 2 at G/60 d5). All times are CDT. Memb. Req’d: TCA Section 1E, TCA Bylaws for each section’s eligibility requirement, www.tex- See Grand Prix. $10, TN residents only. $$GTD: $150-100. $55-A/B, C/D, E & Below, aschess.org/2007/03/bylaws.html. Also www.swchess.com also has $45-Age 60-69, Age-70-79, 80 & Older. Plaques to top 2,Top Age 60-69, eligibility rules. Trophies for top 20 individuals and top 15 teams in each JUNE 29-30, World Open Under 2300 (VA) See Virginia. Top Age 70-79, Top Age 80 & Older (plaques to TN residents only). section plus participation medals for all, and plus Score Awards for Medals to all participants. ENT: Harry D. Sabine, PO Box 381, Crossville, players scoring 4 or more points that do not win an individual trophy. JUNE 30-JULY 1, 4th annual World Open Women’s Championship TN 38557. Note that trophies will not be given out in advance and must be picked (VA) up at awards ceremony. Please make arrangements for picking up See Grand Prix. JUNE 19-21 OR 20-21, 2015 National Open (NV) See Nationals. trophies at award ceremony or to get trophy shipped. Schedule: Round JUNE 30-JULY 5, JULY 1-5, 2-5 OR 3-5, 43rd Annual World Open times vary depending on the Section. For round times check website, (VA) note that the round times and time controls are the same as the 2013 See Grand Prix. Texas event. Time controls: All High School and Middle School Sections: Rds. 1-4 G/60 d5, Rds. 5-7 G/75 d5. All Elementary and Primary and K-1 sec- AUG. 8-13 NOT JULY 25-30, 4th Annual Washington International MAR. 14-15, 2015 DCC Fide Open IV tions: rds. 1-4 G/45 d5, rds. 5-7 G/60 d5. For round times see: (MD) See Grand Prix. www.dallaschess.com. Side Events: See website for side events. Side See Grand Prix. MAR. 20-22 OR 21-22, Lone Star Open event registration on site only. All registrations (except Side events) See Grand Prix. available on line: see www.dallaschess.com and you can download flyers and entry forms. Checks payable to Dallas Chess Club. Mail entries Rhode Island MAR. 21, Many Springs 74 to Dallas Chess Club, c/o Barbara Swafford, 2709 Longhorn Trail, Crowley, APR. 24-26 OR 25-26, 24th annual Eastern Class Championships North Richland Hills Public Library, 9015 Grand Ave., North Richland TX 76036. For tournament info, visit our website or contact Barbara (MA) Hills, TX 76180. 3 Round Swiss, G/60 d5. EF: $20, 65% of EF returned Swafford, [email protected] or 214-632-9000. Refunds will be given See Grand Prix. as prizes. Sections to be determined by participation. Registration on- only up to 3/24 with a $10 surcharge for withdrawing, after 3/24 there site 8:45-9:05. First Round 9:15AM, Second Round 12:15PM, Third will be no refunds. There will be no substitution of team members. There Round 2:30PM. Additional information: Aurelio Gonzalez at either will be a $10 change fee for changes after 3/24. There will be a $5 sur- South Dakota 817-789-8360, [email protected] or www.tarrantcountychess charge per player for phone registrations USCF membership is required. club.org/. APR. 11-12, Heart of America Spring - Class Championships (MO) Proof of membership is required or player must join/renew their mem- See Grand Prix. USCF Junior Grand Prix! berships. No registration/changes/or withdrawals by phone or email A State Championship Event! after 3/24/15 as we are driving to the site; after that date you must MAR. 27-29, 2015 Texas State Scholastic Championships make changes at site (McAllen Convention Center). Note that the McAllen Tennessee 7SS, McAllen Convention Center, 700 Convention Center Blvd., McAllen, Convention Center has a strict policy of no outside food and beverages TX 78501. Primary Hotel: Studio 6 Extended Stay, 700 Savannah Ave, allowed. W. MAR. 20-22 OR 21-22, Lone Star Open (TX) McAllen, 78053. HR: 1 queen bed including breakfast $75, 1 Queen bed See Grand Prix. APR. 18-19, 2015 DCC Fide Open V without breakfast $65, 2 full beds with breakfast $88, and 2 full beds See Grand Prix. APR. 18, 2015 Cumberland County Spring Open without breakfast $75. Call 956-668-7829 for reservations at Studio 6. Cumberland Co. Community Complex, 1398 Livingston Rd., Crossville, Please mention Texas Chess Association to get rates. Please check MAY 9-10, 2015 DCC Fide Open VI TN 38555. $420 Guaranteed prize fund. In 2 Sections, Open: 4SS, G/60 website for overflow hotel information. While most of the hotels in See Grand Prix. d5, $$: $75. 30-X,A,B,C,D/Below. Amateur: 4SS, G/60 d5, Open to U1200 McAllen have a free shuttle to the convention center, it is prudent to MAY 22-25 OR 23-25, 70th Annual Texas State and Amateur & under. $$: $75. 30-F,G,H/Below,UNR UNR eligible for unrated prize not depend on the shuttle. Four championships in one great location: Championships only. ALL: EF: $15 if mailed by 4/13, $20 at site. Memb. Req’d: TCA TX Primary Scholastic Championships; TX Elementary Scholastic Cham- See Grand Prix. 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 ADDITIONALTOURNAMENTTHIS SUM- RBO. Open to Under 1200/Unr or Under 1000/Unr. are only $33 with paper Chess Life or $26 with the MER! Each affiliate is entitled to one TLA per month Tournament name must include “Rated Beginners of up to 8 lines and up to 2 issues of Chess Life, for Open” or “RBO.” online version! any tournament between July and September 2015, BLITZ. Time control of Game/5. TLAs such as “USCF- if no TLA for such an event appeared in 2014, and rated Blitz every Friday 7 pm” are accepted. 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JUNE 18, 2015 U.S. Game/10 Championship (QC) (NV) MAY 1-3 OR 2-3, 61st Annual Maryland Open (MD) JULY 5, World Open Blitz Championship (BLZ) See Nationals. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. JUNE 18-19, 2015 U.S. Women’s Open (NV) JUNE 25-30, 3rd annual DC International AUG. 8-13 NOT JULY 25-30, 4th Annual Washington International See Nationals. See Grand Prix. (MD) See Grand Prix. AUG. 8-13 NOT JULY 25-30, 4th Annual Washington International JUNE 26-28, 7th annual World Open Senior Amateur (MD) 5SS, 40/2, SD/30 d10. Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington (see World See Grand Prix. Open for location, rates).Open to all born before 6/29/65 and rated Washington under 2210 or unrated. $3000 guaranteed prizes. In 2 sections. Under 2210: $600-300-200, top U2010 $350-200. Under 1810: $500-250-150, MAR. 19-22 OR 20-22, 2015 Hawaii Chess Festival - Hawaii Utah top U1610 $300-150. EF: $80 online at chessaction.com by 6/24, $83 International Open (HI) USCF Junior Grand Prix! mailed by 6/15, $85 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 6/22, $95 at site, or See Grand Prix. MAR. 21, Salt Lake Open online until 5 pm 6/26. Reg. ends 6:30 pm 6/26, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & JUNE 18, 2015 U.S. Game/10 Championship (QC) (NV) University of Utah, Warnock Engineering Building. Prizes: $800 absolutely 5:30, Sun 10 & 4. Half point byes OK all rounds, limit 2 byes, must commit See Nationals. guaranteed. Open Section: $150-$100, U1800 $60. U1600 Section: $100- before rd. 2. Special USCF dues: see World Open. Ent: chessaction.com $75, U1400 $50, U1200/unr $50. U1000 Section: $60-$50-$40-$30, U600 or Continental Chess, PO Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service JUNE 18-19, 2015 U.S. Women’s Open (NV) $25-$10. Open and U1600: G/75 d5. Rds.: 9, 11.45, 2.30, 5.15. U1000: charge for refunds. Advance entries posted at chessaction.com (online See Nationals. 5 rounds, G/30 d5, Rd. 1 at 10 am, others to follow. EF: (all sections): entries posted instantly). JUNE 19-21 OR 20-21, 2015 National Open (NV) $20, additional $10 on-site. Unrateds free. Detailed flyer and online reg- See Nationals. istration at utahchess.com. Availability may be limited so register and USCF Junior Grand Prix! pay early. JUNE 27-28, 7th annual World Open Under 13 Championship (Note corrections.) 6SS, G/60 d10. Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington JUNE 18, 2015 U.S. Game/10 Championship (QC) (NV) (see World Open for location, rates). Open to all born after 6/28/02. In West Virginia See Nationals. 4 sections. Open Section: Trophies to top 10, 1st C, Under 1400/Unr; MAY 29-31 OR 30-31, 2015 Gem City Open (OH) JUNE 18-19, 2015 U.S. Women’s Open (NV) free entry in all CCA tournaments 7/16/15-12/31/15 to 1st. Under See Grand Prix. See Nationals. 1400 Section: Trophies to top 10, 1st Under 1200, Unrated; free entry in all CCA tournaments 7/16/15-9/30/15 to 1st. Under 1000 Section: JUNE 19-21 OR 20-21, 2015 National Open (NV) See Nationals. Trophies to top 10, 1st Under 800, Unrated; free entry in all CCA tour- Wisconsin naments 7/16/15-9/30/15 to 1st. Under 600 Section: Trophies to top MAR. 28, Rated Beginners Open (RBO) 10, 1st Under 400, top 3 Unrated; free entry in all CCA tournaments 4SS, G/60 d5. Dual rated. Olympia Resort Hotel, 1350 Royale Mile Rd., Vermont 7/16/14-9/30/15 to 1st. EF: $42 online at chessaction.com by 6/23, Oconomowoc, WI (1-800-558-9573); Exit 282, I-94 and Hwy 67. Open to $45 mailed by 6/17 or phoned to 406-896-2038 by 6/22, $50 at site, or players rated under 1200 or unrated. Prizes: Trophies to top 3, book APR. 11, Burlington Blitz (BLZ) online until 9 am 6/27.. Reg. 6/27 to 10 am, rds. Sat. 11-2-5, Sun. 10-1- See Grand Prix. prizes for class winners. EF: $15 ($10 by 3/27). Reg.: 8:00-9:30. Rds.: 4. Up to 2 half point byes allowed, must commit before rd. 3. Ent: 10:00; 1:00; 3:30; 6:00. Mail entries to: Waukesha CC, 1911 Stardust APR. 11-12, Burlington Open chessaction.com or Continental Chess, PO Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. Dr., Waukesha, WI 53186. Phone Info: Jim Nickell (262) 544-6266. See Grand Prix. Questions: chesstour.com, chesstour.info, DirectorAtChess.US, 347-201- Online info: [email protected]. , 23rd annual New York State Open (NY) 2269. $15 service charge for refunds. MAY 15-17 OR 16-17 A Heritage Event! See Grand Prix. , World Open Warmup JUNE 27-28 MAR. 28, Waukesha Memorial (34th Annual) See Grand Prix. A Wisconsin Tour Event! 4SS. G/60 d5. Dual rated. Olympia Resort Hotel, Virginia USCF Junior Grand Prix! 1350 Royale Mile Rd., Oconomowoc, WI (1-800-558-9573); Exit 282, I- JUNE 29-30, World Open Under 2300 94 and Hwy 67. $$Non-monetary, traveling trophy to First, books for USCF Junior Grand Prix! 5SS, G/90 d10. Hyatt Regency Crystal City (see World Open). Open to class winners. Open to all. EF: $15 ($10 by 3/27). Reg.: 8:00-9:30. Rds.: A State Championship Event! under 2300 or unrated. Prizes $$500 guaranteed: $200-100, U1900 $110, 10:00; 1:00; 3:30; 6:00. No state memb. req’d. OSA. Mail entries to: MAR. 14-15, Virginia Scholastic & College Championships U1500/Unr $90. EF: $40, at site only, no checks. Reg. ends 9:30 am 6/29, Waukesha CC, 1911 Stardust Dr., Waukesha, WI 53186. Phone Info: 6SS, Rds. 1-3 G/60 d5; Rds. 4-6 G/90 d5. Organized by the VA Scholastic rds. Mon 10, 2, 6, Tue. 10, 2. One half point bye allowed if U1500/Unr, oth- Jim Nickell (262) 544-6266. Online info: [email protected]. Chess Assn and hosted by Monticello HS in Charlottesville, VA. Blitz erwise two byes allowed; must commit before rd. 2. June ratings used. Championships Friday March 13 at 6PM. Main tournament Saturday APR. 18, Hales Corners Challenge XXI and Sunday, March 14-15. Players must be K-12 or College players JUNE 30-JULY 1, 4th annual World Open Women’s Championship See Grand Prix. attending school or college full time in Virginia as of Jan. 2015 (not Jan. See Grand Prix. USCF Junior Grand Prix! 2014 as pubished earlier), or must be Virginia residents. Virginia residency , 2015 Arpad Elo Open NOT REQUIRED for the Blitz Tournament. Online registration, eligibility, JUNE 30-JULY 5, JULY 1-5, 2-5 OR 3-5, 43rd Annual World Open MAY 2-3 hotel info and other details at: www.vachess.org. Questions to: Mike See Grand Prix. Olympia Resort, 1350 Royale Mile Rd., Oconomowoc, WI 53066. In 3 Open: $$B/30 Hoffpauir, [email protected], or 757-846-4805. , World Open 7-Minute Championship (BLZ) Sections, EF $35 by 4-30, $5 more at site. $300-$175-A JULY 1 $110-U1800 $110. Reserve(U1800): EF $25 by 4-30, $5 more at site. See Grand Prix. MAR. 20-22, 47th Annual Virginia Open $$B/30 $90-$75-C$50-U1400 $50. TC: Open & Reserve, 40/120 d5, See Grand Prix. JULY 2, 3, 4, World Open Daily 2 pm Blitz (BLZ) SD/60 d5. RDS.: 10-2:30-7:30, 10-3:30. RBO: (U1200) $12 by 4-30, $3 APR. 4, Spring Vienna Scholastic Tournament for K-12 3 separate tournaments at Hyatt Regency Crystal City (see World Open). more at site. 1st $50, trophies to 1-2-3-U1000-U800-U600. TC: G/60 d5. Location: Vienna, VA 22180. Reg.: online at www.viennachessclub.com Each is a 4-SS, double round (8 games), G/5 d0. Prizes $$300 guaranteed: RDS.: 10-1-3:30-6 Saturday only. Reg.: 830-930am 5-2. ENT: Guy Hoffman, or on site 10:30-10:45 am. Format: 4 Rounds G/30 d0 SS. Sections: U- $100-50, U2100 $60, U1800 $50, U1500/Unr $40. EF: $20, at site only, 1305D Tompkins Dr., Madison, WI 53716, 920-279-0701. INFO: schach 500, U-900, U-1500. Prizes: $25 for 1st and $15 for second in U-1500; no checks. Reg. ends 1:45 pm, rds. 2, 2:45, 3:15, 3:45. One pair of 1/2 [email protected]. HR: $99 single/Double, $109 Triple/Quad 262- medals for U-500 and U-900. Contact Info: Yuri Bogdanov, support@vien- pt byes available, must commit before rd. 2. Blitz rated (will not affect 369-4999 (mention chess). www.wischess.org. WCA Tour Event! W. regular ratings), but higher of regular or blitz used for pairings & prizes. nachessclub.com or 703-898-9066. MAY 21-25, 22-25, 23-25 OR 24-25, 24th annual Chicago Open APR. 18, Walter Muir Memorial JULY 4, World Open 10-Minute Championship (QC) (IL) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix.

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MY BEST MOVE

GM SAM

PALATNIK DEMOND MARLAYNA PHOTO: COACH, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY USCF’S 2003 AMBASSADOR OF CHESS

must admit that the title of this article is somewhat at odds with my philosophical and coaching views. I For a long time now, I have rejected the possibility that the pathwaypathway toto winningwinning a chess game is to conduct a series of “If we try to deﬁne the best “best” or “strongest” moves. I alsoalso considerconsider it a coaching mistake to instructinstruct youryour stu-stu- move, then that move dents to only search for such moves. If we try to define the best move, then that move should always lead to your goals. should always lead to your goals.” Oftentimes, such moves simply do not exist. Homo sapiens do not havehave thethe abilityability to foresee their fate in either life or chess. How can we then expect a human to find White is insisting with this “useful” the absolute inevitable path into the move that the improvement of his game future? Such an approach would not be is directly tied to improving his pawn’s the most productive use of time. Nor does structure. The scale is tipped the other it always depend on your chess strength, way by allowing Black to have some rating, and the way your brain is wired. development advantage and the fact that You can become more familiar with my he will be left with a potentially dangerous concept of how to best take your game to pair of bishops. The conflict is escalating. a winning course in my Chess GPS: The question is in whose favor will the Improvement and Chess GPS: Your Move scales tip? —Your Choice books series, written jointly with FIDE Senior Trainer Mikhail Kho- 6. ... Bb4 7. cxd5 Bxd5 8. Ne2!? darkovsky. I would like to bring to your This seemingly clumsy move greatly attention the following game, where we improves my position. If you look at it 15. Rxg7+!! encounter a few other “epithets” to the from this perspective, you can consider chess moves. this move the “most important” and so It would not be a big sin to call this you must play it. move “the strongest,” and My Best Move, since after 15. ... Kxg7 16. Qg4+ Kh8 Trompowsky Attack (A45) 8. ... 0-0 9. Nc3 Nb6 10. a3 17. Qf5 checkmate is inevitable. After GM Sam Palatnik One more “most important” move. A this, my opponent placed his head in GM Efim Geller whole tempo is spent in order to strength- his hands, his face turned red, and only Rostov, 1980 en the pawn’s structure, which is my after being in a state of shock for 20 sole plan for improving the position. minutes did he finally resign. All that 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 time, I was honestly worried for the well- 10. ... Bxc3 11. bxc3 c5 12. Bd3! cxd4 13. being of my legendary opponent. The joy This move could be considered rather cxd4 Bxg2? “quirky.” I call it such, so that there is no of winning the game was not as glorious competition with Geller, one of the best This mistake is most likely caused by a feeling as I anticipated—which only theorists of that time in his favorite open- the desire to accept his strategic failure. goes to show that there are “no 100 per- ings—King’s Indian Defense or Queen’s As soon as White is able to castle, my cent best moves.” gambit. perfect pawn’s structure will display superiority in its purest form. 2. ... d5 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 Be6 5. Nd2 Nd7 6. Whose Best Move would you like to see? Write to c4 14. Rg1 Bc6 us at [email protected].

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