Soltis, Naroditsky, Hess, Pandolfini & Hartmann all remember Bisguier in this special issue

Remembering the Dean of American GM 1929-2017

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16 CHESS TO ENJOY / ENTERTAINMENT )* !(* !)*)%'" By GM Andy Soltis

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20 IN THE ARENA / PLAYER OF THE MONTH ************** *'( ')%*)!$&" By GM Robert Hess COVER STORY / SOLITAIRE CHESS / 22 46 INSTRUCTION GM ARTHUR BISGUIER **************#)*#)((* %$ '($ By Bruce Pandolfini THE PERSONABLE CHAMP BY DR ALEXEY ROOT, WIM 48 THE PRACTICAL ENDGAME / INSTRUCTION ************** *&%*&* %$ Remembering GM Arthur Bisguier: October 8, 1929-April 5, 2017 By GM Daniel Naroditsky

DEPARTMENTS 6 JULY PREVIEW / 32 INTERNATIONAL EVENTS / THIS MONTH IN CHESS LIFE AND US 32ND CHESS NEWS *******************)$ %"*$&*)!' BY FM ALLAN G. SAVAGE COUNTERPLAY / READERS RESPOND 8 A focus on our American contingent at the popular Reykjavik (Iceland) Open 10 FIRST MOVES / CHESS NEWS FROM AROUND THE U.S. 36 PRO CHESS LEAGUE / SEASON 1 11 FACES ACROSS THE BOARD / ********************#)((*)! )* )$(*$*'#$ BY AL LAWRENCE ***************** BY PETE KARAGIANIS 14 US CHESS AFFAIRS / The inaugural season of Chess.com’s innovative approach to league NEWS FOR OUR MEMBERS chess is in the books, with the St. Louis Archbishops winning the Championship over Carlsen and the Norway Gnomes. 51 TOURNAMENT LIFE / JULY CORRESPONDENCE CHESS / CLASSIFIEDS / JULY 40 71 2009/10 GOLDEN KNIGHTS 71 SOLUTIONS / JULY *******************&%%)(&")")*#)((*& "  BY FM ALEX DUNNE 72 MY BEST MOVE / PERSONALITIES THIS MONTH: BEN JOHNSON The results are in as the 2009 and 2010 Golden Knights correspondence events conclude.

ON THE COVER 44 US CHESS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS / GM Arthur Bisguier loved chess. His promotional efforts that USAT PLAYOFF complemented his superlative tournament record led to US ******************* )!%* &)(*&$*'"*#!'&"(#'( Chess naming him the third Dean of American Chess. See BY ETHAN LI our tribute beginning on page 22, as well as in most of our columns this month and a special info graphic in “First Moves.” After repeating as USAT East champions, “The Summer Academy COVER PHOTO BILL SIEGLER, US CHESS ARCHIVES for Talented Youth” goes one better and wins the USA Teams National Championship.

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U.S. OPEN CONTRIBUTORS The 118th U.S. Open festivities in Norfolk, Virginia will begin with a prestigious trio of youth DR. ALEXEY ROOT, WIM events from July 29-August 1: the Denker (Cover Story) is the author of Tournament of High School Champions, the seven books, including Prepare Barber Tournament of K-8 Champions, and the With Chess Strategy (Mongoose National Girls’ Tournament of Champions. The Press, Newton Highlands, main event is a nine-round Swiss spanning the full , 2016). She week and will feature side events and the annual teaches college credit courses, US Chess Delegates Meeting. Look for reports by available worldwide via UT Al Lawrence, photos from Jim Doyle and use the Dallas eLearning, about chess in hashtag #USOpenChess to chime in on Twitter. education.

JUNIOR EVENTS GET PETE KARAGIANIS STRONGER (PRO Chess League) is a chess instructor and writer The Saint Louis Chess Club will host the U.S. from Bloomington, Illinois. Junior Closed Championships for the eighth year He can be contacted at in a row and the U.S. Junior Girls [email protected]. Championships for the first time ever. This year’s field includes newly crowned GM Awonder Liang FM ETHAN LI (left) and now-local player Webster student Josh (USAT Playoff) is a rising senior Colas. The U.S. Junior Girls will feature U.S. at Ward Melville High School in Women’s Championship crowd favorites such as Long Island, New York. He is Carissa Yip and Maggie Feng. Follow along with the editor-in-chief of his school the live commentary and games on publication, Kaleidoscope News, uschesschamps.com. captain of the math team, and an ardent ice cream enthusiast. SUMMER IN ST. LOUIS FM ALLAN SAVAGE The Match of the Millennials (July 26-29) will (Reykjavik) is a chess kick off four exciting weeks of chess in St. Louis. bibliophile, journalist, and long- The team competition featuring some of our time contributor who lives in most talented young players will be the opener for Maryland. He is currently a full- the first classical event of this year’s Grand Chess time chess coach and a former tour, the Sinquefield Cup, which will be followed Maryland state champion. by a new event, the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz (August 13-19). Look for tactics quizzes from the events on US Chess. FM ALEX DUNNE (Correspondence Chess) is the correspondence chess director for US Chess. His monthly BEACH SOLVING column “The Check is in the Look for a special edition of chess Mail” can be found at uschess.org. problems by , with lighter problems suitable for solving on the beach. To find all of the quizzes and problem series you may have missed, check GET SOCIAL out the category Problems & Puzzles at new.uschess.org /category/problems-puzzles/ Join our growing numbers on Facebook @USChess and Instagram at US_Chess. On Twitter, find us @USChess or hashtag #USChess.

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ANTI-CHEATERS UNITE! Jon Jacobs’ article in the May 2017 Chess Life (“An Anti-cheating Activist’s Confession”) recalled a similar experience I had in Atlantic City at the 1972 U.S. Open. Rated 1583, I had scored 6-5 and was tied for first in the under- 1600 category going into the last round. I was in contention for a cash prize and paired up against an A-player who was out of prize contention. He offered to throw the game to me if I split my prize. Jacobs opined that throwing a final-round game for a share of the prize money “was the at the time,” and my experience was further evidence. I was one of the “incorruptibles” that Jacobs described, and I declined the offer. I remember feeling the need to show my opponent up and beat him. His offer was a psychological distrac - tion that hung on my mind throughout the game and I eventually overextended my position and lost. Although finishing the tourney at 6- 6, I ended in a multi-player tie for under-1600 second place and earned a small cash prize. Frank E. Nothaft US Chess life member Vienna, Virginia

A BETTER ANSWER? In the May 2017 issue, isn’t there another answer to Problem IV in “Chess to Enjoy”?

While your lines are certainly still winning for CHESS LIFE “ON THE MOVE”” White, the directions in the quiz are “to find the fastest winning line of play,” which also assumes We always enjoy seeing Chess Life “on the move.” best play by the opposing side. You didn’t give a In this case, Jay Stallings, who is one of seven move 32 for Black in your first line, but Black’s best volunteers on the US Chess scholastic council, took response to 32. Nf5 is 32. ... Qf4 according to Fritz the April issue with him on a trip to Rome, Italy, 32. Nf5! followed by 33. Qxh6+ gxh6 34. 15. White is clearly winning here, but Black can and sent us the above clever shot. g7+ Kh7 35. Rxh6 mate. hold out for many moves yet. In your second line, Or: it is certainly still mate in three, but not as good since ... Qf4 is the stronger response. ~ed. 32. ... Bxf5 33. Qxh6+ gxh6 34. g7+ Kh7 35. Bxf5 mate. IMPORTANT EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTION CORRECTION I think my answer deserves full credit. If 32. CHESS LIFE ... Qxh2+, the only reason for this move would FROM JUNE be to prolong the game because you see the forced mate above, which wouldn’t make sense. The ballot return deadline published on page 18 of the June 2017 issue of Chess Life is incorrect. The correct deadline is Tuesday, July 18, 2017, 3:00 Michael Ory p.m. CDT. Beeville, Texas

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www.uschess.org 9 First Moves / Chess news from around the U.S. Charity Chess Championship Raises $20,000 for Cancer Research

By VANESSA SUN

he Charity Chess Championship promised a fun weekend for those who wanted to donate to a good cause and also play some chess. Held Ton May 21st at the Park Avenue Synagogue on ’s Upper East Side, the tournament was all about supporting the non-profit organization Band of Parents, which funds new therapies for neuroblastoma patients. It boasted a quad tournament with some of the best young players in the country and many adults too. There were interesting raffle prizes, such as a signed chessboard by GM Fabiano Caruana. The silent auctions included a basketball signed by Steph Curry and chess lessons donated by various grandmasters. A tandem simultaneous exhibition (simul) with GMs Robert Hess and Marc Arnold took place during the quads, which proved exciting for many participants and parents. One simul player, Sean Finn, who also played for the PRO Chess League’s Montclair Sopranos said, “I have a theory that grandmasters in simuls do worse against you if you blunder early because they stop paying attention to your game so I decided to test it out at this simul. I already wanted to come support the Charity Chess Championship, but getting to play this simul was definitely a highlight.” Also exciting was the Grandmaster Blitz tournament that ended the event. Over a dozen grandmasters from the nearby area competed for the giant trophy modeled not unlike the Sinquefield Cup trophy. A spot in the US Chess-rated tournament was also allotted to the winner of the top quad, national master Brandon Jacobson, and four wildcard spots in the silent auction. It was GM Maxim Dlugy that won it all though after the seven rounds were complete. The idea for the tournament was spawned by 10-year old Daniel Mero who wanted to create a fun chess event that would raise money for different charities. Encouraged by his parents Scott and Norma Mero who helped create, organize, and implement the event as well as IO Sophia and Danny Rohde, the tournament was formed. The outpouring of support from the community was simply inspiring and extremely successful, especially for a first time run. Daniel enthused, “I thought the event was a lot of fun and because of it, we can do a lot of good. I’m glad we can use

chess to help other people.” In the next installment of the tournament, Daniel wishes to support breast cancer and raise more than the $20,000 PHOTO CREDIT: THIS PAGE, HERB SCHER PHOTOGRAPHY. OPPOSITE TOP, SCOTT MERO. BOTTOM TWO, VANESSA SUN generated by this year’s festivities. For more information on Charity Chess Championship, Inc., please see www.charitychess.org.

10 July 2017 | Chess Life First Moves / Chess news from around the U.S. FACES ACROSS THE BOARD

By AL LAWRENCE HAMILTON SHILLINGFORD BROOKLYN, NEW YORK His main asset is his brain.

Hamilton is already 41st in the nation for players age 11 as of May 2017, and his rating is going up after winning the New York State Elementary Championship with a perfect 6-0, a point ahead of his nearest rival. But he has an even loftier agenda. “My goal is to become the youngest African-American chess master. I have eight months,” he said, gunning to join the ranks of Justus Williams, Joshua Colas and James Black, each of whom crossed the 2200 mark before his 13th birthday.

Hamilton attends Dalton School in Manhattan, fabled for its chess success. “It’s a very strong program. We win a lot of championships,” he said. “I’ve been fortunate to work with a lot of great coaches,” including David MacEnulty, Robert Ali and WIM Beatriz Marinello. “I met Hamilton when he was in first grade,” Marinello, executive director of Chess Educators, recalls. “He is tremendously talented.”

Hamilton is from a chess-playing family. “My sister used to play chess. My father plays some- times.” But it was his mother Allison who taught him when he was only four. “My mother no longer plays chess. She only learned to teach me.” “I like that chess is challenging and fun. I like that it’s both an individual and a team sport.” Chess has brought benefits. “It has taught me how to focus and concentrate.”

Chess has had a rival, however—football. In 2015, he played in the National Elementary Chess Championship in Orlando. “The next day, I played in the American Youth Football Cham- pionship in Kissimmee. After that I retired from chess because I didn’t think I had enough time for it.” Six months later, “I started to miss chess a lot. Since then I’ve raised my rating 313 points.”

“Football is way too dangerous!” Marinello said. “I always tell his parents that he should stick to Opposite: GM Robert Hess during his tandem simultaneous exhibition with GM chess. His main asset is his brain.” Marc Arnold. Top to bottom: Daniel, Scott (kneeling), and Norma Mero surrounded by the GM blitz participants; Hess and Arnold; GM Blitz winner Write to [email protected]. Maxim Dlugy with IO Sophia Rohde and the Mero men.

www.uschess.org 11 First Moves / Chess news from around the U.S. US Chess Sales and NICE Help Refugees

The Facebook group RefugeeHelpers757 is helping provide food, clothing, jobs and language skills to the 160 refugee families placed in Newport News, Virginia from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Congo and the Sudan. They are also teaching under the direction of Lisa Suhay, founder of the Norfolk Initiative for Chess Excellence (NICE) who believes chess is a necessity as a coping tool and a gateway to American life and community. The goal is to supply one chess set per family and then organizing a massive chess clinic with Christina Schweiss, Ernie Schlich, and NICE. For more information, please see www.uscfsales.com/ Kids from Kurdistan and Syria with a set from US Chess Sales. donate-a-chess-set-for-refugees-living-in-the-united- Photo by Miriwan Hassan, who is a refugee from Iraq. states.html.

BISGUIER BY THE NUMBERS #1 QUOTE “ I DON’T KNOW WHAT I AM GOING TO PLAY, CHAMPIONSHIP COUNTDOWN 70 YEARS SO HOW CAN HE KNOW U.S. SENIOR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS PLAYING RATED WHAT I AM GOING 3 TO PLAY?” 1989, 1997, 1998 CHESS U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 3 1950, 1956, 1959 AWARDS COUNTDOWN U.S JUNIOR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS INTERNATIONAL TITLES: GM IN 1957, IM IN 1950 2 1948, 1949 2 U.S. HONORS: DEAN OF AMERICAN CHESS IN ; U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP 2005 1 1954 2 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE IN 1994

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS* #1 HISTORIC MOMENT: 102 TIMES PLAYED SICILIAN AS WHITE TIED WITH IN 1959 FOR TIMES PLAYED AS BLACK U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP - LOST ON TIEBREAKS 144 5 OLYMPIC MOMENTS 1952, 1958, 1960, 1964, 1972 *Based on online database of 1,030 games recorded from 1945-2013 at www.chessgames.com/player/arthur_bisguier.html

12 July 2017 | Chess Life Looks at Books / Should I Buy It? Bibliographic Bisguier Remembering one of the Dean of American Chess’ lesser-known contributions to the game

By JOHN HARTMANN

THE BULK OF GRANDMASTER ARTHUR Bisguier’s round four victory against legendary ally, however, the two are very similar. In this Bisguier’s chess legacy lies in his games and in Minnesota master is not in the book, later work we witness Bisguier’s transition from the tremendous amount of publicity work done but it provides a glimpse into his fearsome tactical tactical dynamo to strategic grinder, and special on behalf of US Chess over the years. Bisguier talents at the time. attention is paid to Bisguier’s favorite openings played simultaneous exhibitions across the (2. f4 in the Sicilian, the Berlin Defense in the country while in the employ of the Federation, SICILIAN DEFENSE, Ruy Lopez) and his best endings. giving players in remote places the chance to KAN VARIATION (B43) Bisguier’s two books received little attention, challenge a grandmaster. Curt Brasket (2312) even among chess literati, and for all their Bisguier’s contributions to chess literature are Arthur Bisguier (2507) unevenness, that is a shame. But his written lesser known. He was a contributor to Chess U.S. Open (4), Omaha, Nebraska, legacy goes far beyond his books, and at the end Review, one of Chess Life’s progenitors, for many 07.23.1959 of the day, Art Bisguier might be one of the most years, and even took a turn as its managing editor. 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. widely read authors in American chess history. Towards the end of his life Bisguier also wrote Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. 0–0 b4 8. Nce2 Nf6 9. If you are “of a certain age,” you almost certainly two books: The Art of Bisguier, Volume 1: The Ng3 h5 10. e5 h4 11. Ngf5 Nd5 12. Nd6+ saw Bisguier’s “Ten Tips to Winning Chess” in Early Years 1945-1960 and The Art of Bisguier, Bxd6 13. exd6 Qb6 14. Qg4 Nc6 15. Nf3 0– pamphlet form at some point in your playing Selected Games 1961-2003. (There is a third book 0–0 16. c4 f5 17. Qg6 Nf6 18. Be3 Qa5 19. a3 career. It was available to organizers from US bearing Bisguier’s name—the 1974 American Chess h3 20. g3 Ng4 21. axb4 Qxb4 22. Qxg7 Chess headquarters, where Bisguier worked for Masters from Morphy to Fischer, co-written with Qxd6 23. Rfd1 Rhg8 24. Qc3 two decades as a grandmaster on staff and technical Andy Soltis—but it appears that Soltis did the advisor, and many a young player received a copy vast majority of the work.) at their first tournaments. The document is still Published in 2003, The Art of Bisguier, Volume available at uschess.org in HTML and PDF formats, 1 is an oversized (8.5” by 11”) volume covering and dozens of web sites still link to it. Bisguier’s early chess career. The book, co-written Bisguier’s tips are pithy and well-chosen. We with Newton Berry and self-published, is can feel his natural optimism in the text, primarily a games collection organized by year. something familiar to anyone who has played Each “chapter” leads with a brief account of what over his games. The tips may seem self-evident was happening in the chess world at large, and to experienced players, but a beginner who each game is prefaced with Bisguier’s thoughts follows his advice—“have a plan,” “control the about his opponent. The result is a fascinating, center,” “think about the endgame,” etc.—will if somewhat idiosyncratic, read. certainly benefit from doing so. As a first Some of Bisguier’s opponents, like Albert 24. ... Nxe3! 25. fxe3 Rxg3+! 26. hxg3 introduction to the deeper world of chess strategy, Pinkus and Alburt Simonson, are sketched in Qxg3+ 27. Kf1 Qxf3+ 28. Ke1 h2 29. Kd2 Bisguier’s pamphlet is outstanding, and it stands detail in the pre-game notes, while others Qg2+ 30. Be2 d5! as a fine monument to one of the greatest (generally the more famous ones) receive a more Tearing open the center to get to the king! promoters of American chess. cursory treatment. There is wide variance in these introductions, and this variance extends to 31. Qc2 Nb4 32. Qc1 dxc4+ 33. Kc3 Qxe2, White resigned. Bisguier, Arthur. The Art of Bisguier: Selected the way in which different events are covered Games 1961-2003. Russell Enterprises, 2008. ISBN in the book. Bisguier’s second book, The Art of Bisguier: Paperback: 1888690364. FAN. 272 pages. (Available Only one game from the 1959 U.S. Open, for , was published in 2008 from uscfsales.com, catalog number B0025RE, Selected Games 1961-2003 $29.95) instance, is given in The Art of Bisguier, Volume 1. by Russell Enterprises. This sequel, also co- This is surprising as (a) Bisguier won the event written with Newton Berry, is a more polished Bisguier, Arthur. The Art of Bisguier, Volume 1: The Early Years 1945-1960. 3rd Millenium Press, outright and (b) he famously brought his new work than its predecessor, and the introductory 2003. ISBN Paperback: 0974015601. (Available from bride to Omaha as part of their honeymoon! sketches seem more expansive here. Structur - secondary sellers at various prices.)

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www.uschess.org 15 Chess to Enjoy / Entertainment We’ll Always Have Berlin Remembering GM Arthur Bisguier’s legendary love of chess—“I believe in planting seed and giving something back again.” By GM ANDY SOLTIS

DURING THE MORNING OF A ROUND AT quite easily to me! I don’t have that kind of an Ludek Pachman, who was playing in the tour - the 1983 U.S. Open Arthur Bisguier was giving ego hangup.” nament and had been following this game, saw a simultaneous exhibition, charging $5 a board. 14. ... b5 15. Qd3 Bb4 16. a3 Ba5 17. b4 him and said, “Arthur, you didn’t lose that An Open player arrived late and asked a spec - Bc7 18. g3 Qd6 19. Rc2 Bb8 20. Bc1 Rfe8 wonderful position, did you?” No, he said. It tator, IM Karl Burger, if it was too late to play. 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Bf4 Qd7 23. Bg5! was just depressing to see his idol fail. “I don’t know if it’s a ‘continuous’ simul,” Burger Pachman, then an ardent communist, was replied. one of Arthur’s many grandmaster friends. From the other side of the room Bisguier Politics didn’t intrude on his close relations with heard this. “For five dollars it’s continuous!” he Soviet players like David Bronstein or Tigran shouted. Petrosian. He seemed to know everyone. I Actually, money didn’t matter that much to remember how at an English tournament in Arthur. Simultaneous exhibitions were his way 1973 he casually introduced me to another friend, of promoting the game. Or “paying back,” as who happened to be the top British code breaker he often put it. during the early Cold War—IM Hugh Alexander. He arrived on the chess scene too early to A bad start in a tournament didn’t discourage enjoy the celebrity status and lucrative prize him. He said he won three big Swiss System money of today. When he won the U.S. Cham - Opens after being upset in the first or second pionship in 1954 “I received the munificent round, by someone he outrated by hundreds “I was playing him expecting to learn a real sum of $203.22,” he liked to recall. And he of points: “I’ve had a lot of experience losing lesson and all along enjoying it,” he said in the reached his peak just as Bobby Fischer appeared. over the years. One loss usually doesn’t affect interview. But as the game progressed he began Fischer’s strongest asset was Arthur’s weak - me much.” to wonder “when the axe would fall. My est—a fierce killer spirit. Losing a game would Arthur was eternally optimistic. When he position kept getting better, however. All of a cost Fischer a night’s sleep. Garry Kasparov weighed which tournament to play in, what sudden I realized that I had a very good game said the same in his latest book. “I am a sore mattered most to him was the prestige of and that he was getting short of time.” loser,” he wrote. finishing first. The strength of his likely Keres must have seen the tactical trick 23. ... Not Arthur. When asked about his most opponents—and whether he had a realistic Nxd4 24. Qxd4 Qf5, which attacks both bishops memorable games he cited a game he fully chance for any prize—was irrelevant. In that and the rook. He probably rejected it because expected to enjoy losing. way he was the opposite of his longtime 25. Bxf6! Qxc2? 26. Bxg7 is lost. But 25. ... Qxf3!, opponent, Edmar Mednis. Edmar would scan threatening 26. ... Re1 mate, wasn’t so bad. QUEEN’S GAMBIT DECLINED, the prize schedule of each upcoming event, SEMI-TARRASCH VARIATION (D40) Instead, he tried to tweak the combi nation. evaluate his likely rivals for money, and count GM Arthur Bisguier 23. ... Qh3 24. Ne2 Nxd4? 25. Qxd4 Qf5 up his likely expenses. If he could expect to GM 26. Bxf6! come in at least fifth and that meant making a Bled, 1961 Now there’s no mate threat after 26. ... Qxf3 profit, he would agree to play. Cost-benefit analysis was not for Bisguier, 27. Bxg7. As Bisguier would say, Black’s position 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 d5 5. although he might have been highly successful collapses in one “swell foop.” Nc3 a6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. b3 Bg4 8. Be2 Nc6 in another line of work. Victor Neiderhoffer, 9. 0-0 Rc8 10. Bb2 Bxf3!? 11. Bxf3 cxd4 12. 26. ... Qxc2 27. Qg4! g6 28. Nd4 Qd3 29. exd4 Be7 13. Re1 0-0 14. Rc1 a well-known hedge fund manager, played him Kg2 Be5 30. Qd7! Bxf6 31. Qxe8+ Kg7 32. casually for more than 10 years and arranged Nc6 Qf5 33. Ne7 Bxe7 34. Qxe7 d4 35. “I wasn’t the least bit nervous because I wasn’t Be4, Black resigned. for Arthur to give lessons to his daughters and expecting to win,” he told interviewer John even to billionaire George Soros. In his blog Artise in that excellent but brief-lived magazine “When I left the board I had the longest face after Bisguier’s death, Neiderhoffer said that Overboard in 1975. “In fact, losing games comes you could imagine,” Bisguier recalled. GM when Arthur dropped by his office, he often

16 July 2017 | Chess Life Chess to Enjoy / Entertainment

PROBLEM I PROBLEM II PROBLEM III Bis-quiz Arthur Bisguier Arthur Bisguier Edgar T. McCormick Jonathan Penrose Raul Sanguineti Arthur Bisguier Databases are notoriously incom - plete, even when it comes to the games of great players. Online databases will give you roughly 1,000 to 1,400 games of Arthur Bisguier but that is only a fraction of the number he played in a career of more than 60 years. This month’s quiz is based on readily available games of the late U.S. Champion. WHITE TO PLAY WHITE TO PLAY BLACK TO PLAY In each of the following six dia- PROBLEM IV PROBLEM V PROBLEM VI grams you are asked to find the Tibor Weinberger Arthur Bisguier fastest winning line of play. This Arthur Bisguier Arthur Bisguier 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 BLACK TO PLAY WHITE TO PLAY made a few stock trades. “For some reason, his him so he could annotate the game for some trades were always winners,” he wrote. publication. “We’ll always have Berlin,” he used I guess it didn’t hurt that he was perhaps the to say. (Marcy and I collect teddy bears and only grandmaster of his time who had majored most of them are named after grandmasters. in business administration in college. His Our first was, of course, “Arthur.”) biography is unusual in many other ways. For example, he was one of the few U.S. champions RUY LOPEZ, BERLIN DEFENSE (C67) to have served in the Army. (The others are IM Ruben Rodriguez —and Capt. George Mackenzie who GM Arthur Bisguier led troops in the Civil War.) Las Vegas Open, 1974 Much has been made about Arthur being 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. 0-0 “self-taught,” as if it was unusual in Arthur’s Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 youth to learn chess without a teacher. In fact, 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Bf4 h6 10. Nc3 Be6 11. The trade at move six made the board safe virtually none of his U.S. rivals took lessons. Ne4 b6 12. Rfd1+ Kc8 13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. for the coming king raid. His teachers, he said, were Alexander Alekhine’s Rxd4 Kb7 26. ... Kc6! 27. Ra1 Kb5 28. Kf2 Kc4 29. best-game collections and the games of José Ra3 Kd3 30. b4 cxb4 31. cxb4+ Kc2 32. Capablanca. Before used the Berlin in bxa5 Kb2 33. Ra4? Ra8 34. a6 Bb3 35. Arthur contributed to opening theory but his 2000 World Championship match defeat Bd4+ Kc2 36. Ra3 Bf8 37. Ra1 c5 38. Be3 in most cases it was for lost causes, like trying of Garry Kasparov, few modern players realized Kb2 39. Re1 Rxa6 to revive the Fajarowicz Variation of the that White’s best chance to play for an edge And Black’s passed queenside pawns won. Budapest Defense (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 was to push his kingside pawns (13. h3 and 14. Ne4?!). But he was prescient in believing the g4, for example). Berlin Defense to the Ruy Lopez was a perfectly 15. c3 c5 16. Rd2 a5! 17. Be3 Be7 18. f4 Arthur Bisguier was one of the very few good weapon and he began to prove it in the Rhd8 great players who had no envy, no enemies 1963 U.S. Championship. When I was trying and few regrets. “I realize I’m not going to be Now 19. b3 a4! or 19. a3 Rxd2 20. Nxd2 Rd8 to devise an opening repertoire for my wife, world champion any more,” he said in 1975. “I makes Black’s edge clearer. Marcy, the Berlin seemed perfect. And so made my own private peace 20 odd years ago.” whenever Arthur won a nice Berlin he would 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. h3 Rd3! 21. Re1 Bxa2 And he added, “Chess has been very good to send us his scoresheet to study. 22. f5 Rd8 23. f6 Bf8 24. fxg7 Bxg7 25. me. ... That’s why, when I have the chance, I Nf6 Be6 26. g4 Since he rarely kept his scoresheets, more believe in planting seed and giving something than once he asked Marcy to send it back to (see diagram top of next column) back again.”

www.uschess.org 17 Back to Basics / Reader annotations Pawns Are The Soul Of Chess How the rook pawn almost did it! By GM LEV ALBURT

THE WINNER OF THIS MONTH’S AWARD, 11. Nbd2? Randy Merrell, supported his own thoughts White leaves b2 hanging. It took me awhile and analysis with just the right amount of help to take the pawn. I was worried about pawn from Stockfish (not too little, not too over - grabbing and opening up the queenside. whelming). Writes Mr. Merrell (my further You were right to worry—and right to capture. notes are in italics): The sacrifice is somewhat dubious; after the simple 11. b4, White stands better. My opponent and I thought this game was interesting in its ebb and flow. 11. ... Qxb2 12. Rab1 Qxc3 It’s a four-hour drive from my home in Lee’s Stockfish has me obtaining a very slight Summit, Missouri to St. Louis, Missouri. I edge here. arrived with time to spare for the first round. 13. Rb3! Nxd4?? I checked in to the hotel and reconnected with 6. h3 some old chess friends. I’ve been away in New This just clearly was a mistake. Better is 6. Bf4 (“the theory”) with a small edge. Mexico and central Kansas for over 10 years, 14. Rxc3 Nxe2+ 15. Bxe2 and this would be my first competition in years. 6. ... e6?! I was 61-years-old at the time. It looks like I was overly cautious. Stockfish I play the Caro-Kann and Slav as Black, trying pointed out 6. ... e5!, gaining tempo breaking to hold down my study time and get a solid up White’s center (6. ... e5 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Qe2 opening into an even middlegame where I can Ne4 9. Bxe4 dxe4 10. Qxe4 Bd6). make a strategic plan. Sometimes if I get a small This line is mindboggling even for a grandmaster. advantage, such as in time and/or space, I can The simple 8. ... Qe7 should suffice. spot a tactic that will give me a plus in material and go on to a win. Maybe just as often I miss 7. Bf4 a tactic or miscalculate and go down in defeat. Again, White beats me to control of a key What I think was interesting about this game diagonal. was the way the advantage in different elements switched from one side to the other. I hope 7. ... Qb6 you will find it amusing and instructional. I’d prefer 7. ... Bd6, and then prepare either ... e6- 15. ... Bc6 e5, or the minority attack (an eventual ... b7-b5-b4 Stronger was an immediate 15. ... Rfc8 and Black CARO-KANN DEFENSE, to weaken White’s pawn structure). should hold. EXCHANGE VARIATION (B13) 8. Qe2 Bd7 9. Nf3 Be7 10. 0-0 0-0 Ronnie C. Barnes (1609) 16. Nd4 Rac8?! Randy Merrell (1521) 20th Annual Mid-America Open! (1), I often place the wrong rook in these Clayton, Missouri, 03.18.2016 positions. I was thinking that I would want the rooks on the c- and d-files. Stockfish 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 prefers Rfc8. Most masters would automatically play ... Rfc8 I had not seen this for a long time. White here or on the previous move, permitting their king grabs this key diagonal to keep Black from to move toward the central files. playing Bf5. One of the key features of the Caro is the ability to get the light-square bishop 17. Rfc1 Bd7 18. Bb5 Rxc3 19. Rxc3 Rc8 outside the pawn chain. 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. Kf1 a6 22. Ba4 Nd7 4. ... Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 (see diagram top of next page)

18 July 2017 | Chess Life Back to Basics / Reader annotations

Ouch! Here things turn against me. The 48. ... d3 knights just keep landing on good squares. An excellent deflection! 35. ... Kf6 36. g4 d4 37. Nd5+ Kg5 38. Nb6! 49. Nh4+ Kg3 Ouch again! I think 49. ... Kf2 wins for Black. 38. ... Bxf5 39. gxf5 Kxf5 Yes, it does. Now I am forced to grab a couple of pawns 50. Nf5+ Kg4? for the piece. Stockfish says 50. ... Kf2 and I am winning. Back to square one? No, here Black has four Because White cannot place his knight at g3 pawns for a piece. to stop the h-pawn from queening. Of course. Note how difficult it is for a knight— Looking to reposition the knight and even two knights—to fight against a well-advanced maybe hoping White will overlook the ... e6- rook pawn. e5-pawn fork. 51. Ne3+ Kg3 52. Nf5+? 23. N2b3? 52. Kxd3 wins for White and suddenly it is Trapping the bishop for me. White that wins. 23. ... Nb6 24. Be8 Kf8 25. Bc7 52. ... Kg2 53. Nh4+, Draw agreed.

Attempting to save the bishop, but after 25. ... Na8 both bishops are under attack. 25. ... Na8 26. Bxf7 Kxf7 40. Nc4 Bc7 41. Kd3 h5 42. Ncd2 Kf4 43. Now I have a clear material advantage, but Nc5 Kg3 44. Ne6 Kxh3 45. Nxc7 White’s pieces are better placed. Only for a moment. Two pawns up, Black is winning. 27. Be5 Nb6 28. Ke2 Nc4 29. Nf3

Again I have a chance to play 53. ... Kf2, but instead accept a draw. In my defense, I had driven four hours to get to the tournament. Mr. Barnes and I agreed it had been an interesting game that should be sent to you. The games with material imbalances—and here 45. ... Kg2 there were plenty—are usually difficult to handle and rich in ideas. Even Stockfish scores this position as even. My thoughts were that the knight on c7 is a long distance away. With my king holding off Send in your games! 29. ... Nxe5 the other knight I might be able to get the h- pawn in. If you are unrated or rated 1799 or be - I’m happy to trade at this point. A very interesting idea. low, then GM Lev Alburt invites you to Yes, but why the rush? 46. Ke4 send your most instructive game with 30. Nxe5+ Kf6 31. f4 Bd6 32. Ng4+ Kf5 notes to: Stockfish gives 46. Ne6 and a nine-move- 33. g3 e5 34. Ne3+ Back to Basics, c/o Chess Life long line ending in a draw. PO Box 3967 Crossville, TN 46. ... h4 47. Ne6 h3 48. Nf3 38557-3967 Or e-mail your material to [email protected] GM Alburt will select the “most in struc - tive” game and Chess Life will award an autographed copy of Lev’s newest book, Platonov’s Chess Academy (by Lev Alburt and Sam Palatnik) to the person submitting the most in structive game and annotations. www.ChessWithLev.com 34. ... Ke6 35. f5+!

www.uschess.org 19 In The Arena / Player of the Month A Bisguier Beatdown Almost 20 years after his sole U.S. Championship, Art Bisguier was still producing sparkling chess. By GM ROBERT HESS

IN HIS LATER YEARS, GM ARTHUR with 9. ... Be6 to simultaneously develop and eventually push forward with h2-h4-h5. A Bisguier was most well known as a steward of prepare ... d6-d5. 10. f4, which prevents d5, has strong player like Bisguier salivates over the game: a coach, a columnist for this very been seen hundreds of times with mixed results. positions like these; Black does not actually magazine, a promoter who traveled around the 9. ... Ng4 10. Bxg4 prevent c2-c4 with 11. ... Rc8 because 12. c4 country spreading his love for chess. Yet in his Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Rxc4 fails to the simple 14. Bxg7 heyday, Bisguier was a legend on the board. No other move makes sense. In order to keep Kxg7 15. Ne3 Rxe4 16. f3 and White goes up a The “Dean of American Chess” won the 1954 the two bishops, White has to compromise by knight for three pawns or an Exchange for just United States Championship and represented improving Black’s pawn structure and opening one pawn (after 15. ... Be6). the U.S. in five Olympiads. His accolades and up the b-file (with 10. Nxc6 bxc6). 12. c4 Ne5 13. b3 Bc6? accomplishments need little introduction. To 10. ... Bxg4 pay homage to the grandmaster who inspired If Black was aiming to capture on d5, he countless chess lovers, I have decided to would have retreated with Be6 earlier. With annotate a vintage Bisguier beatdown. this move Miles loses all hopes of obtaining activity. Ideally, Miles could have played 13. ... e6 to kick the knight from d5. But pushing a SICILIAN DEFENSE, pawn weakens the square adjacent to it, so d6 DRAGON VARIATION (B73) becomes vulnerable. Deep calculation is re - GM Arthur Bernard Bisguier (2430) quired when considering the following se- Anthony J. Miles, (2280) quence: 14. Nc3 Ng4, as it’s the only way to Lone Pine op (6), Lone Pine, California, disturb White’s setup, otherwise f2-f3 or h2- 03.1973 h3 cements the bind. 15. Bg5 Qa5 Kicking the 1. e4 c5 knight is the intention, but Black has several resources after 16. h3: Both players were known to eschew main This position is worth examining. Black has lines in order to draw their opponents out of obtained the two bishops, but given the current the comfort of preparation. Seven years after situation this is hardly an advantage. There is no this game, Anthony Miles actually defeated good diagonal available on the light squares, which Anatoly Karpov with 1. e4 a6! means the bishop on g4 lacks a meaning ful home 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 for the foreseeable future. White, meanwhile, has more space thanks to control of the d5-square The only nuance available to Black because and can be deliberate pushing forward. of this move order is 3. ... e5 with the idea of 11. Nd5! preventing White from playing d2-d4. 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. 0–0 This move is quite strong, preparing c2-c4. Nc6 8. Be3 11. ... Bd7 At the highest levels today, 8. Nb3 is more Attention definitely should be given to 11. 1) 16. ... Qe5 17. hxg4 Qxd4 18. Rac1 Qxd2 frequently chosen. White’s plan is relatively ... Be6 with the intention of trading off all of 19. Bxd2 Bc6 is just slightly better for White. simple: Re1, Bf1, Bg5, Nd5 in some order. Black, the minor pieces. White surely is better in the Black needs to properly time transition into an however, has experienced fine results in this line. ensuing ending, but Black retains drawing opposite-colored bishop ending, or else really 8. ... 0–0 9. Qd2 chances. The position after 12. c4 Bxd5 13. suffer. If Black can open up the game with a exd5 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 is not an precise ... f7-f5, White stands no better. White can attempt to transpose to the appealing position to defend, for White is 2) 16. ... Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Qxg5 18. hxg4 looks previous note with 9. Nb3 but the bishop has playing for two results. The pawn on e7 is a very pleasant for White. The dark squares are already committed itself to e3, which is not the target and Black has no counterplay. White is loose and the knight is superior. optimal square. Black can comfortably respond able to double (or triple) on the e-file and can 3) 16. ... Nxf2!? 17. Be3 Nxh3+ 18. gxh3 Qh5

20 July 2017 | Chess Life In The Arena / Player of the Month suddenly makes the game extremely tactical. However, as a knockout blow is not imminent, difficult move to make. Miles was merely a White should stand better, but it is perfectly it was best to secure the positional advantages. teenager in 1973; later in his career, as a sea- plausible to imagine the white kingside Another variation that claims even more space soned grandmaster, he would have had no collapsing as diagonals open up for the bishops. and favors White is 20. f4 Nd7 21. Kh1. Yet reservations making such a weakening move (If 16. Nde2 it appears that Black is in time to White can easily overextend his position if he (which could be a problem in the distant future, play 16. ... b5) is not careful, particularly if he ends up with but mitigate his current one). I for one am 14. Bh6 Bxh6 an isolated pawn after exchanging on e5 (after curious how Bisguier intended to exploit this e4-e5 dxe5 fxe5). That structure often favors more stubborn defense, likely beginning with Ridding oneself of a torpid bishop is certainly White in the short term, when attacking 22. f4. Further analysis is certainly warranted, tempting, though here 14. ... Bxd5 15. exd5 opportunites use the pawn for support, but in and I recommend all readers set up their boards increases White’s edge. The advantage now the long run such a pawn can become a and get to work! manifests itself in the form of Black’s backward weakness. 22. Nxc6 e-pawn, which is easy to pile pressure on and 20. ... Rfe8 hard to defend. In fact, compared to earlier Now Bisguier is winning and does not let variations that saw all minor pieces traded off, his opponent back into the game. this continuation is worse for Black. White’s 22. ... Qxc6 knight can be used as an attacker, whereas Black’s will be removed from its perch with an Recapturing with the pawn does not save impending f2–f4. d6. White is happy to accept doubled isolani in exchange for an extra pawn. 22. ... bxc6 23. 15. Qxh6 e6 Red1 (A much tougher nut to crack would have been the imprecise 23. Qxc5? Nxc5 24. Red1 Nb7 where Black defends.) 23. ... Qxe3 24. fxe3. The 3–on-2 queenside should decide the game. 23. Red1 Nb6 24. e5 d5 25. Ne4 Kg7 26. The reason why I love Bisguier’s decision to Nf6 Rf8 27. Nh5+! retreat his queen is because it prevents the desperately needed 20. ... b5 White simply goes up a pawn after 21. cxb5 axb5 (After 21. ... Bxb5 White can directly win a pawn by capturing on b5 and trading queens, but even better is 22. Rc1. Black’s minor pieces interfere Miles commits to defending a weak d-pawn with one another and there is no way to rather than allow Bisguier the comfort of a coordinate them. 22. ... Bd7 23. Nb1 Qa7 24. knight planted on d5. Black realistically had no f4 forces the trapped knight to sacrifice itself option, as there were hardly any useful moves 24. ... Nd3 25. Qxd3 e5 which is objectively to make given the constraints of the position. very bad for Black. Considering this is the best 16. Nc3 Qb6 option, it is clear that Black has to be very careful before attempting freeing action on the The final finesse. Much more natural is 16. ... Qa5 as Black’s queenside.) 22. Rc1 Qb6 23. Ndxb5. only realistic hope of counterplay comes in the 27. ... gxh5 form of an eventual queenside break. In the 21. Rd2 Nd7? meantime, White’s strategy can be employed Black still gets mated after 27. ... Kh8 28. It is hard to be overly critical of Miles’ move, Qh6 Rg8 29. Nf6 Rg7 30. Rd4. effortlessly. but he had to recognize that the only way for 28. Qg5+ Kh8 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30. Rd3 Rfe8 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. h3 Qc5 19. Rfe1 a6 20. him to withstand doubled rooks on the d-file 31. Qh6 h4 32. Rd4, Black resigned. Qe3! was to create a new retreat for his knight on f7 with 21. ... f6. Mate can be stopped only be resignation, so Miles tipped his king. Bisguier went on to win this tournament, the third edition of the celebrated . No single memory, moment, or move can describe the tremendous impact Arthur Bisguier had on American chess. But games like these show what the amiable champion was capable of if you opposed him.

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THE PERSONABLE CHAMP

Remembering GM Arthur Bisguier: October 8, 1929-April 5, 2017

By DR. ALEXEY ROOT, WIM

One of the titans of American chess died at the age of 87 while in a care facility The trip home from Detroit to New York quickly turned from triumph in Framingham, Massachusetts. The cause of death was respiratory failure. to near-tragedy, as the champion ended up in the hospital. Chess Life Our tribute to GM Arthur Bisguier over these 10 pages draws largely from his gave the harrowing details that an “auto overturned on a rain-soaked appearances in the pages of this magazine and is both an overview of Bisguier’s road” with six players in the car. Four—Bisguier, Walter Shipman, Kit life and a glimpse into a past era, one without chess clocks or transatlantic Crittenden, and Larry Evans—were taken to Genesee Memorial Hospital. flights but with a twice-a-month Chess Life newspaper that eventually became The remaining passengers, Eliot Hearst and Jeremiah Donovan, were a monthly glossy magazine. not injured. Bisguier suffered a broken rib and a gash in the forehead in the accident. EARLY YEARS Bisguier’s injuries were severe enough that he could not sail to Grandmaster Arthur Bisguier played tournament chess for 70 years, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, for an international “teams” match, which he from 1944 through 2014. Kenneth Harkness relates in a 1954 Chess Life had planned to compete in and which conflicted with the 1950 U.S. article how Bisguier learned chess at the age of seven and started playing Junior. Taking an ocean liner to Europe was the only option as transat- a few years later at the Bronx-Empire Chess Club. His first US Chess lantic flights for commercial passengers had not yet begun. rating, dating from 1944, was in class A after he finished third in the Bronx-Empire Club’s Championship. This 1946 win earned the teenaged ARMY SERVICE Bisguier his first mention in Chess Life. Bisguier was inducted into the U.S. Army on June 27, 1951 and the Bisguier went on to win the 1948 U.S. Junior, a 50-player event. At newly-minted Private Bisguier completed basic training at Fort Jackson that time, the U.S. Junior was an Open; the U.S. Junior Invitational in Columbia, South Carolina. While on leave in New York in 1952, he (Closed) did not begin until 1966. In 1949, in a 38-player tournament, lost a two-game match to by the score of ½-1½. In Bisguier tied for first with Larry Evans and Jim Cross but snagged the Chess Life Eliot Hearst wrote, “Also while on leave in New York Bisguier title on tiebreak over Evans. won an extremely strong Marshall Rapid 22-1.” Bisguier was eventuallly stationed in Germany. While in Europe, he U.S. OPEN (1950) participated in the International Team Tournament (August 10-31, Bisguier won the 1950 U.S. Open in Detroit. The largest U.S. Open to 1952, also called the “Olympics”) in Helsinki and won a Christmas date, 120 players competed in Michigan. Chess Life reported that in the International Tournament in Vienna. The flag fell on his army service ninth round, “Bisguier won brilliantly from W. W. Adams to sneak in June of 1953. into a tie for first place.” Then he won in the 10th round and won again as black against Evans in the 11th round to reach 9-2, a point ahead of SPORTSMAN the field. Bisguier agreed to a nine-move draw in round 12, earning Bisguier showed himself to be just as competitive off the chessboard. clear first with eight wins, one loss, three draws. During the USA-USSR match in 1954, Bisguier lost at doubles table

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Bisguier circa 1982 when he worked for US Chess.

tennis with partner Amos Kaminsky to the Hilton. It was not so unusual at the annual U.S. Bisguier was waiting for Spassky’s actual move team of Paul Keres and Efim Geller. The Amateur Team events to see Bisguier going to be conveyed. Bisguier explained to the viewer physical rivalry with Geller was a continuation back and forth through the lobby for his daily that the suggested move would lead to a dead from a chess game—in Helsinki 1952, according swim. draw. A few minutes later, another viewer to Larry Evans, Geller had “looked formidable called in suggesting the same move. Again, in a black turtle-neck sweater which outlined PERSONALITY Bisguier explained how the move led to a draw. his medium-built, muscular physique. When Bisguier was well-known for his quick wit. When a third viewer called in with the same Bisguier played him, he unzipped his sports During the 1950 U.S. Open, Bisguier’s opponent suggestion, Bisguier announced that if anyone shirt to bare his chest in order to offset his overturned a glass of water on the board during else called in with that move suggestion he psychological disadvantage. (The ‘Game of the the game. When the game was over, this would declare the game drawn by repetition Gorillas’ ended in a draw!)” anecdote appeared in Chess Life: “Arthur sighed of phone calls! In his 1975 article about the U.S. Champi- with relief. ‘I was afraid the game would be In 1954, Kenneth Harkness had described onship that he had directed, former US Chess called on account of wet grounds,’ ” he quipped. Bisguier as being “as friendly as a puppy.” President Dr. Tim Redman noted that Bisguier When Bisguier hosted a cable television show Bisguier was also generous. In the September was the best swimmer among the participants. about the 1972 Fischer-Spassky World Champi- 1955 issue, Edmar Mednis thanked Bisguier About the 1975 U.S. Open, also directed by onship match, viewers could call in with move for being his second, at Bisguier’s own expense, him, Redman wrote that Bisguier was often to suggestions. During the 20th game, a viewer when Mednis played in the World Junior in PHOTO CREDIT: US CHESS ARCHIVES be found at the pool at the Lincoln (Nebraska) called in to suggest a move for Spassky while Belgium. Mednis stayed grateful, writing in the

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January 1975 issue that, in 1955, Bisguier “graciously offered to be my second at Antwerp though he would have to pay all his own expenses.” In 1962, Bisguier served as Fischer’s second at the Candidates matches.

FAMILY MAN When Bisguier won the U.S. Open in 1959 in Omaha, Nebraska, he was not alone on his trip to the Midwest—he was on his honeymoon with his wife Carol, a real-estate lawyer. They remained married until Carol died at the age of 80 on May 22, 2014. Arthur and Carol had two daughters, Erica and Cele. To contribute to the family’s income Bisguier had to do more than just play in tour - naments. Tournament prizes have never been especially large, but they appear to have main - tained pace with inflation. For example, when Bisguier finished fourth in the 1954 U.S. Open, his prize was $125, which is roughly $1,100 in today’s money. As of 1961, Bisguier was working for IBM and later took jobs working for (a publication that later merged with Chess Life) and reported on chess for The New York Times. He gave simultaneous exhibitions and lectures and was hired as an adjudicator for several chess tournaments. Eventually, Bisguier also worked for US Chess.

BOBBY FISCHER Bisguier won the first game he ever played against Robert “Bobby” Fischer, when Fischer was 13 years old. Many losses to Fischer followed, but probably the most painful was in the last round of the 1962-1963 U.S. Championship. Fischer and Bisguier were tied at 7-3 going into the last round. Bisguier played a Berlin Defense and achieved a reasonable position but was losing after a mistake on move 23. He resigned on move 37. Fischer and Bisguier qualified for the with these results.

OLYMPICS Bisguier played in the Leipzig Olympics (now called the Olympiad) and the Tel Aviv Olympics under the same team captain, GM Issac Kashdan. About Leipzig, Kashdan wrote that Bisguier “had a penchant for making dashing piece sacrifices with no particular concern whether they were sound or not. I had a real time trying to convince him we needed points, and not fireworks just to have fun.” Reporting in Chess Life on the Tel Aviv Olympics, Beth Cassidy wrote that Kashdan warned Bisguier on the plane ride there that if Bisguier made just one sacrifice he would be off the team for the rest of the tournament. Cassidy wrote that Bisguier “must have curbed his generosity in Tel Aviv because he played in 18 of the 19 games.” All totaled, Bisguier played for the U.S. in five Olympics.

24 July 2017 | Chess Life PHOTO CREDIT: US CHESS ARCHIVES games weresometimes playedwithareferee blitz chesswasnot yeta“thing.”Rapidtransit clocks wereuncommoninchess clubsandso chess.” Inthemiddleoflastcentury, chess heard ofrapidtransit,alsoknown as“lightning curse ofAmericanplay....Fine,Byrne, Bisguier, transit fans.”Modernreadersmight nothave Pavey, Evans—allareorwereinveterate rapid- “Rapid transitchesshasbeendescribedasthe Milton Finkelsteinwrotein RAPID TRANSIT b6 8.b3Bb79.Bb2c510.e3Rc8 5. 0-06.d4Nbd77.Nbd2 1. Nf3Nf62.c4e63.g3d54.Bg2Be7 Notes byBisguier. 1962-63 U.S.ChessChampionship GM ArthurBisguier Willliam G.Addison 12. ...Rc713.Qe2Qa8 11. ...cxd412.exd4 11. Ne5 1963 issueof Addison. HereareArt’snotesfromtheApril Championship forhiseffortagainstWilliam Zirn BrilliancyPrizeatthe1962-1963U.S. GM ArthurBisguierwasawardedtheHarry lost game. after thepawnrecapturehehasapositionally attack withf2-f4-f5butthisisnottobeand White probablyhadvisionsofakingside ly consigninghisqueenbishoptoinactivity. have beenamuchlesserevilthanpermanent - wing somewhatvulnerablebutthiswould ily leaveshisblacksquaresonthequeen’s Bxd4. Itistruethatthelattermovetemporar - game withlittletofear. his rookstoc1andd1hewouldhaveasafe simply playing11.Qe2followedbydeploying than fromawildandwoolyopeninggambit. prize stemsfromthisplaciddebutrather typical ofcontemporarychessthatabrilliancy for awinagainstthistypeofformation.Itis though admittedlyitisfarfromeasytoplay problem asfarequalizingisconcerned system whichconfrontsBlackwithnoreal QUEEN’S INDIANDEFENSE(E17) notation). A B And hereheshouldhavepreferred12. This isaninstructivepositionalerror.By White hasselectedaninnocuousopening i n s n g o u t Chess Life i a e t r e s (converted toalgebraic Chess Life that ready tomove)andthenextbeep fromthe ment atthe1959U.S.Open,where amachine Jim Stallingsrecalledtherapidtransittourna - beeped atnineseconds(tonotify playerstobe their moves.UTDallasChessProgramDirector move hadtobecompleted. machine, at10seconds,indicated whenthe Life telling playersatdesignatedintervalstomake Life 22. ...axb623.Bc1 21. ...Qb622.Qxb6 Rc2 21.Qd4 18. dxc5Bxc5+19.Rf2Bxf2+20.Qxf2 17. c5Nxc5 15. ...Qxb716.bxc4b5 14. f4dxc415.Bxb7 his own.Black’sactualmovewinsmaterial 22. Ng4withverystrongcounterthreatsof escaped sinceheisnowequippedtoanswer forced. Whitemayhavethoughthehad long diagonalforhisqueen. of powerfulcontinuationsathisdisposal. 15. bxc4directlyhemustaccedetoan the whitepawnstructure. easier forBlacktoexploittheweaknessesof tage. Aftertheexchangeofbishopsitwillbe 22. ...Rxb2aswellRxd2. and forcesawinningendgame. most quietmovessuchas21....Qc7with pawn thenBlackplays...Rc2withamultitude positional viewpoint.IfWhitecapturesthis in viewofhishangingpawns. exchange ofqueenswhichisunpromising analogous positions,delineatesBlack’sadvan - Bisguier wasfrequentlymentioned in The playfromBlack’s17thmovewasall This ispossiblesinceBlackhasgainedthe Certainly thewinningmovefroma If Whiteomitsthisexchangeandplays This maneuver,firstattributedtoRetiin Clearly forcedsinceBlackisthreatening headlines provide asampling:September for hisrapid-transit prowess.These Chess Chess White resigned. Nb7+ Kc639.Nc5Kd540.Nd7Na4, Nc4 b536.Na5Nc337.Nd2Kd638. Kd1 Rc833.Ke2Ke734.Kd3Kd735. 24. ...Rd125.Bb2Rxa1 23. ...Rd824.Nf1 29. N1d2Kf830.Kf1Rc231.Ke1f632. 26. Bxa1Rxa227.Bd4Nd528.Nf3b4 Rxb2 waspossible.Idiscardedthisline to theveryendwhenIplayedmy16thmove. main variationIfeltcompelledtocalculate two piecesforrookandpawnswasthe This wastherealpointofsacrifice Rd1+ isallveryembarrassingforWhite. strongly by24....Ne4andnow25.Nxe4 of thegameisclear:Toimprovehisking both wings.Black’sstrategyfortheremainder Once apieceisexchangedhecannotdefend long ashecan.avoidtheexchangeofapiece. to handlethoughhecanmakeafightofitas the thirdpawnisjusttoomuchforWhite actually playedisslowbutsure.Thewinof Rc8 mateaswell28.Rc7.Themove counterplay with27.Rc1threatening28. because IfeltthatWhitewouldgetstrong position byplayingtothecenterandstrive Only fairtechniqueisrequired. to exchangeaknightand/orplay...e6-e5. Wins FirstU.S. Rapid TransitChampionship 20, 1950:“BisguierWinsNYSCASpeed,”which Rapid Tourneys.”February5,1960: “Benko 20, 1956:“Bisguierkeepswinning theMarshall Intercollegiate Lightning(22players).” June round robin.January20,1954:“Bisguier wins legiate RapidTransitChampionship, a10-player “Bisguier winsCollegeRapid,” the Intercol- York StateChampionship. January 20,1951: was a26-playereventheldalongsidetheNew Continued on page 31 Here, ofcourse.25....Rxf1+followedby This isbestsince24.N5f3metvery This bishopiscertainlyhavinghistroubles. oe tr / Cover Story GM ArthurBisguier www.uschess.org 25 Cover Story / GM Arthur Bisguier

Select Career Peak Milestones

1946 Wins the Bronx Empire City Championship; 1948 Wins the Championship (ahead of former U.S. Champion and Grandmaster ). Wins the U.S. Junior; 1949 Wins the Manhattan Chess Club Championship. Wins the U.S. Junior (on tiebreak); 1950 Shares first place with Savielly Tartakower in the Stevenson Memorial Tournament, Southsea, England. Wins U.S. Open; 1954 Wins U.S. Championship; 1956 Wins U.S. Open; 1957 Wins Manhattan Chess Club Championship. Ties for first in U.S. Open but Bobby Fischer gets the title on tiebreak; 1958 Wins Manhattan Chess Club Championship; 1959 Wins Manhattan Chess Club Championship. Wins U.S. Open; 1968 Wins Manhattan Chess Club Championship; 1969 Wins Manhattan Chess Club Championship. Tied for first in U.S. Open with Pal Benko and . Benko gets the title on tiebreak; 1970 Ties for first in National Open with Larry Evans; 1973 Wins Lone Pine; 1974 Wins National Open (on tiebreak over two others).

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BISGUIER’S FANTASY VARIATION

If only we could all retain this sort of interest and passion for our [work] through - out our lives. “Come here. I’ve got a game I’ve got to show you. Well, not a game, but a fantasy variation from that game. Where’s a board? Let’s find a board.” That flurry of information and in structions from Art Bisguier greeted me as I arrived at Emory University to take pictures at the Emory/Castle Grand Prix tournament. He had just completed his first-round game but 13. Nh3 e3 14. fxe3 Qxe3+ 15. Be2 Nd4 16. couldn’t wait to show me a game played Rd1 Nxc2+ 17. Kf1 between Brian Bishop and Richard Lopez during one of the daily G/45 tournament games held during the camp. “It’s really incredible. In this variation Black sacs the queen to let his knights dance around I first wrote about GM Arthur Bisguier in the the king in a mating net. Where’s a board? article “An American Chess Legend Visits Atlanta” Can we borrow your set [he asks a kid about in the August/September 2001 issue of Georgia 10 years old]?” Chess. Art was in town to serve as an instructor I’m somewhat bemused. I’m thinking, “This at the inaugural Emory/Castle Chess Camp, and man has played and rubbed elbows with many I was introduced first hand to his enthusiasm for of the greats of 20th century chess and he is the game. He animatedly told me that he was this excited about a varia tion from a game/45 about to be on the cover of Chess Life for a seventh between two students?” 17. ... Qf2+ 18. Nxf2 Nge3+ 19. Kg1 Rxg2 decade, “... which surely must be some kind of We set up the board. “Take down the mate. record.” (See the August 2001 cover on the facing moves,” he tells me. I pull out my pen and page.) notebook. At the following year’s camp, I wasn’t planning “This is between Brian Bishop (1837) and another article about him in our state’s publication, Richard Lopez (1523). The game starts with: but when he saw me, he quickly switched direction and energetically approached me. The following ELEPHANT GAMBIT (C40) encounter took place as he grabbed me by the arm and led me towards some chess tables. This report Brian Bishop (1837) appeared in the September/October 2002 edition Richard Lopez (1523) of Georgia Chess: Emory/Castle Chess Camp G/45 06.2001

LAST YEAR I WROTE A profile in these 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nxe5 Bd6 4. d4 pages of Arthur Bis guier, calling him “An dxe4 5. Bf4 f5 6. Qh5+ g6 7. Nxg6 Nf6 Bisguier delivered the mate blow with American Chess Legend.” This year he returned 8. Qh6 Bxf4 9. Nxf4 Qxd4 10. Qg7 Rg8 emphasis. “Sometimes the most beautiful to Georgia to once again serve as an instructor 11. Qxc7 Nc6 12. Nc3 Nb4 things on the chessboard are not what dur ing the Emory/Castle Chess Camp and to happened but what could have happened. play in the Grand Prix tourna ment. Anyway, I thought you might like to see that.” He showed me a little of just what makes a [It is worth noting that after the game move 12. ... legend. Though in his early 70s—though he Nb4, Fritz 15 indicates that White is clearly has been a GM almost half a century—though winning, but after Art’s 12. ... Ng4, “Black is having been the U.S. Champion—though better.”~ed.] having played Tartakower, Najdorf and He thanked the kid for letting us borrow Fischer—he still seemed as enthu siastic as a his set, I thanked him for showing me the school boy when he saw this editor of a state game, and then he headed back upstairs for publication (whom he flattered by remember - his second-round game. I furiously jotted ing) because he wanted to show not an excit - down notes on this encounter, which I knew ing game, but an exciting fantasy variation I was privileged to be a part of. Every once from the game of one his stu dents [from the “But let me show you what could have in a while the chess gods smile down upon previous year]. happened if he had played 12. ... Ng4 instead.” us. ~Daniel Lucas

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THE CHESS WORLD REMEMBERS Bisguier

I had of course heard about Arthur Bisguier long before we met in 1979 from both his games and from other grandmasters like Spassky who had played Art and considered him enormously gifted. Perhaps Art did not rise much higher because he worked for a chess organization (US Chess; instead of devoting himself full time to playing) and because Art valued the beauty of the game as much as the outcome. He was a good man and a great and versatile chess player who made this world and our chess world better. RIP, dear Arthur. —LEV ALBURT

I knew Art since the late 1970s. He played chess in the 1940s at the Bronx Chess Club with my teacher, Dr. Joseph Platz. He always asked me how Dr. Platz was doing. You always got directness from Art. I remember watching him going over games at a National Open that he won around 1979—he was giving endgame lessons to the GMs and IMs who were asking him for his help reviewing their games, and he out-analyzed them all! He was a very gifted and good man. American chess has lost a giant. —RON BIRNBAUM

Arthur was my teammate four years ago at the USAT East, his last event outside his local chess club, which was part of my motivation to participate. He still played at or near master level there at age 83 and we won the senior prize. I enjoyed talking with him between rounds. We played three times back in or around the 1970s (all draws). If we could ask him who should succeed him as “Dean of American Chess,” I can imagine with his great sense of humor he might reply ‘[IM] Dean Ippolito’, as the highest rated ‘Dean’! Arthur will be missed. —GM LARRY KAUFMAN

I remember when Art used to play in the early years of the Four Rated Games Tonight Thursday night action tournaments at the Manhattan Chess Club in Carnegie Hall, and later in the New York State Action Championships in Saratoga Springs. He used to go over players’ games at the New York State Championship for several years, and his game analysis was a very popular feature of the tournament. He also did the same for several of the Kings Island Opens as well, to similar acclaim. He was very generous with his time and talents, and was a very likeable person—a great ambassador for US Chess and for chess. He will certainly be missed. —STEVE IMMITT

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I worked with Art at Chess Life in the early ’80s. He played little serious chess in those days, but his tremendous knack for the game showed when we analyzed together.

As others have written, he was always cordial and quite generous with his time and expertise. He also enjoyed sharing his self- effacing wit. Asked how to pronounce his name, he told the asker “It’s ‘Bisguier’ as in ‘misfire’.”

Art richly deserved his designation as “Dean of American Chess.” The game has had few champions as personable, and he’ll be widely missed.

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We’ve lost one of our last links to the chess scene of the forties and fifties. Art was a great raconteur and ambassador for chess. When I worked at US Chess in the mid-eighties, our conversations (sometimes amounting to free lessons) were instrumental in my attaining the master title. I never could maintain the 2200 rating, but my memories of Art Bisguier and my gratitude remain. —RANDY HOUGH

As a chess ambassador, GM Bisguier promoted chess in a variety of ways, including simultaneous exhibitions. I grew up in Hudson County, across the river from New York. Bisguier played a simul at the Jersey City “Y” Club on May 17, 1970—with a time limit of 45 moves in 90 minutes—and scored 7-2 (club members Ed Allen and Mike Connelly pulled out wins). A year or so later he played two simuls a week apart against Hudson County high schoolers, at St. Peter’s Prep and at Marist High. It was a treat, and a unique opportunity, for me as a high school player to play a GM! I played a French Defense, Bisguier sacked a bishop and mated me in 19 moves. During the following week, I found an improvement to better my game. I played the same line of the French during the second simul, with my new move: Bisguier sacked the same bishop, but one move later, and mated me in 20 moves! I told him how he had beaten me with the same theme a week earlier, despite my improvement. He chuckled and said he hoped I learned the theme this time. And I did! —FRANK NOTHAFT

I remember Grandmaster Arthur Bisguier always being cordial at CCA events where he was the guest grandmaster hired to go over the games of the amateurs and ... really educate us to not make the same mistake(s) over and over again. He was humorous from what I can remember, and did this job with a great deal of pride. I can remember at one of the scholastic national events in which I served as a tournament director, Arthur was given the job as “The Guardian of the Trophies” so that the kids or their parents would not be tempted to steal any of the trophies. —DAVID A. COLE

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Continued from page 25 the title of international grandmaster. Other American Chess GM Arnold Denker died in players receiving the grandmaster title that year 2005, Bisguier was given this unofficial title Tournament, Bisguier 2nd, Fischer 3rd.” In his were Larry Evans (USA), Bent Larsen that had originated with George Koltanowski. forties, Bisguier was still fast: In 1970, Bisguier (Denmark), and Mikhail Tal (USSR). The next “Dean” will have a sterling example won the National Open rapid transit and, in to guide his or her way. 1971, the Marshall Rapids. SENIOR YEARS TITLES In 1979, Bisguier was 50 years old, yet he won See more about Bisguier here: new.uschess.org/news/former-us- the Grand Prix, a year-long competition where In 1950, US Chess President Mr. Giers “made champion-dean-chess-arthur-bisguier-di the recommendation to FIDE that the title of points were earned by winning or placing in es-87/ international master be conferred on Arthur tournaments (with a specified level of cash Bisguier, I.A. Horowitz, Hans Kmoch and guaranteed for the Open section prizes) in the Web extra: See a comprehensive list of Herman Steiner.” In 1957, the World Chess United States. He won the 1989, 1997, and the Bisguier’s top tournament results and Federation Congress (FIDE) awarded Bisguier 1998 U.S. Senior Opens. After the Dean of appearances in Chess Life.

www.uschess.org 31 Return to Reykjavik A focus on our American contingent at the popular Reykjavik (Iceland) Open

Text and photos by FM ALLAN G. SAVAGE

he 32nd Reykjavik Open took place from from Iceland. The American contingent, led prestige in the chess world and is well attended TApril 19-27, 2017, when 266 players by GM Gata Kamsky, consisted of 18 players. by local spectators. Back in 1982 there were from around the globe descend ed on I last played in Reykjavik in 1982, when the glossy daily bulletins; today the games are found the Icelandic capital for one of the premier 10th Reykjavik International was a rating- instantly on the Internet. The present venue open tournaments in the world. The entrants restricted event with 54 players and won by is the magnificent Harpa concert hall and included 33 grandmasters and 23 international GM Lev Alburt. The size of the tournament conference center, an award-winning architec - masters headed by , Dmitry and number of participants have greatly tural marvel on Reykjavik’s harbor side. Con - Andreikin, and Baadur Jobaba. As expected, changed, but not the quality—it remains a struction of a five-star Marriott International the majority of players—96, to be exact—hailed professionally-run affair that garners high luxury hotel is going on right next to Harpa,

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A selection of our American contingent in Iceland. Left, the winners of the 2201-2400 rating prizes: English FM John Pigott (who earned his third and final international master norm at the age of 59 and finished second U2400), IM Kostya Kavutskiy (top U2400), and WGM Tatev Abrahamyan (third U2400). Clockwise from above: Abrahamyan, IM Marc Esserman, GM Jim Tarjan, GM Gata Kamsky, GM Alejandro Ramirez, IM Awonder Liang.

an obstacle that the players had to traverse every day on the way to their games. The now-annual tournament has recently moved to mid-April from the traditional earlier start time of March or February in order to encourage more participants due to the milder temperatures. This has succeeded, as each of the last few years have attracted over 200 partic- ipants. But Iceland is an island in the north Atlantic and some precipitation was present part of almost every day, although it often passed quickly. The average high temperature during AFTER 40. ... Ndf6 the event was about 40 degrees Fahrenheit. The battle for first place was quite competitive 42. ... Nf4 43. hxg4 Nxg4+ 44. Kh1 Nf6 for the first part of the tournament. At the 45. Nd3 Rg3 halfway point, nine players, headed by GM Anish Giri, were at 4½. Giri had drawn with The cleanest win was 45. ... Nxd3 46. Bxd3 GM Santosh Gujrathi Vidit in round five and Rg3 47. Rf3 Rd8!. then proceeded to draw GMs Nils Grandelius 46. Rf3? and Gata Kamsky, losing the lead. But closing Correct was 46. Rxf4 exf4 47. Nxf4 Bb7 48. with wins versus GMs Alexander Donchenko, Kh2 when White is only slightly worse. In Baadur Jobava, and Erwin L’ami, he finished sudden death, both players were already getting clear first by a half-point. The game versus into time trouble but Jobava had less time. Jobava was the most dramatic to watch. 46. ... Bg4 A DRAMATIC FINISH Stronger was 46. ... Nxd3 47. Bxd3 Rd8 GM Baadur Jobava (FIDE 2712, GEO) transposing to the above line. GM Anish Giri (FIDE 2771, NED) GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2017 (9), 47. Rfe3 Rxg2 48. Nc4 Rc2 49. Ndxe5? Reykjavik, Iceland, 04.26.2017 N6h5! 50. Kg1 Ng3

(see diagram top of next column) Good enough but 50. ... Rg2+ leads to mate. 51. Rxg3 hxg3 52. Ne3 Nh3+, White This was the position at time control after resigned. 40 moves in a Najdorf Poisoned Pawn. Black has a strong attack for a pawn. Tying for second place with 8 were GM Jorden Van Foreest of the Netherlands, GM 41. Nc5 Bc8 42. Ree1 Sergei Movsesian of Armenia, GM Abhijeet The best try was 42. Bc4 Nf4! 43. Rxf4 exf4 Gupta of India, and Kamsky (in tiebreak order). 44. e5 Nd7 with a clear advantage for Black. All of these players won in the final round but

www.uschess.org 33 International Events / 32nd Reykjavik Open only Van Foreest had to do it with the black Now clearly 44. ... Nd4 45. Rc7 Kf8 46. Nbc4 points. He took sixth place on tiebreaks overall pieces (versus GM Vidit). Kamsky won a bizarre Rb5 47. Ng4 Nf3 forces White to play for a and first U2400. A steady start coupled with a ending versus GM Emre Can of Turkey, as if repetition draw with Rc8+ and Rc7—what was strong finish was his story, drawing with GM by magic. Black thinking? Magesh Chandran Panchanathan in round eight 44. ... Rc5?! 45. Na4 Rxc3 46. Nxc3 Nd4 and defeating two strong international masters IT’S MAGIC! 47. Nxe4 Nxb3 48. Nc4 Kg6 49. Kf3 Kf5 in the final two rounds (see Kostya’s article on GM Gata Kamsky (FIDE 2668, USA) 50. g4+ Kg6 51. Nxe5+ Kg7 US Chess News at uschess.org). His observation GM Emre Can (FIDE 2578, TUR) of the event: “I really like the one-round-a-day GAMMA Reykjavic Open 2017 (10), Of course this position is not lost, but why format for several reasons, but the biggest one Rejkjavik, Iceland, 04.27.2017 did Black choose it? The game went on intermi - is that you get ample time to analyze the game nably and after White’s 61st move this position daily with your opponent; there is no evening was reached: round to rush to prepare for. This really gave me a nice sense of enjoying the game—I got to fully prepare for each round, both chess-wise and mentally, show up to play, then spend some quality time reflecting on the game. It’s hard to say if that was the main reason for my success, but it definitely made my experience really worthwhile.”

QUEEN’S INDIAN DEFENSE (E15)

AFTER 28. Ng4 IM Konstantin Kavutskiy (FIDE 2347, USA) GM Burak Firat (FIDE 2503, TUR) GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2017 (10), The position is equal though the black bishop AFTER 61. Nec5 is noticeably bad. Simplest is now 28. ... Kg7 Reykjavik, Iceland, 04.27.2017 29. Re1 Nc6. Instead, Black decides to liquidate Black could now have played 61. ... Nxc5+ 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. some queenside pawns though it gives the a- 62. Nxc5 Kf6 63. Ke4 Bf8 64. Nd7+ Kf7 with b3 c6 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Be7 8. 0-0 0-0 file to White. But even that doesn’t amount to an immediate draw. Instead, he played: 9. Bc3 d5 10. Ne5 Nfd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. very much. 61. ... Nd4 Nd2 b5 28. ... b5 29. axb5 axb5 30. Re1 Kg7 31. Ra1 Nc6 32. Ne2 b4 ... and the game continued on, reaching this This is an old move prominent in the 1990s. position at move 98: The usual continuation today is 12. ... Rc8. This is unnecessary as 32. ... Rc4! 33. f3 Ra4 13. Re1 bxc4 14. bxc4 Nb6 15. c5 Nc4 16. 34. Rh1 Ra2 35. c3 Rb8 seems more active. Rb1 33. Ra6 Rc8 34. Ne3 Na5 Timman-Huebner, Candidates, 1991 went Instead, 34. ... Ra5 35. Rb6 Bd8 36. Rb7+ 16. e4 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Qd7=. Rc7 37. Rxc7 Bxc7 38. Nc4 Rc5 is less compli - 16. ... Qc7 17. e4 Rab8 cated but still equal. Better is 17... Bf6 18. e5 Be7. Now White 35. b3 R8c6 36. Ra7 Rc7 37. Rxc7 Rxc7 38. Rd1 Rc5 39. Nc1 Nc6 40. Nd3 Ra5 41. gets to use e5 as an outpost. Rc1 d5 42. c3 18. exd5 exd5 19. Nf3 Rbe8? Apparently initiating a final crisis, as now More active is 19. ... Rxb1 20. Qxb1 Bf6. The 42. ... dxe4 43. cxb4 Bxb4 44. Nxb4 Nxb4 45. move played leaves the f-rook out of play. AFTER 98. Kc4 Rc4 Rb5 46. Rxe4 will lead to a quick draw. It 20. Bf1 is inconceivable that Black was playing for a Finally Black erred with ... win by going for the diagrammed position Accentuating the awkwardness of the Ba6. 98. ... Bh4 below, but only a win would get serious prize 20. ... Bf6 money. ... inevitably letting the white king in (98. ... 42. ... bxc3 43. Rxc3 dxe4 44. Nb2 Kg6 99. Ne4 Ne2 100. Kc5 Bg3 would draw). Better is 20. ... Qc8 21. Qa4 Bf6. Yet after: 21. Ne5 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Qc8 99. Ne4 Kg6 100. Kc5 Kh6 101. Kd6 Be1 102. Nd8 Bb4+ 103. Kd7 e5 104. Nf7+ Kg7 It would be better to play 22. ... Bc8 23 Bxc4 dxc4 24. Qd6 Re7. Even if he loses the c-pawn, 105. Nxe5 Nh3? White was winning. A draw the opposite bishops will give decent drawing by 50 moves without a pawn move or piece chances. capture could have been claimed by reaching move 105, but Can was forced to play 103. ... 23. Qh5 Na3 24. Bh3 Qc7 e5! White won on move 121. Sometimes persistence pays off. (see diagram top of next page) 25. e6!? The next highest-scoring American was IM Konstantin Kavutskiy, who finished with 7½ The right idea but the wrong sequence.

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 Kf5 30. Qf1 Ng5 31. g3 Ne4 32. Qh3+ Kg5 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 g6 33. Qh4+ Kh6 34. Qxf4+ Qxf4 35. gxf4 Bd7? 36. Ka1 h4 37. Rb1 Bb5 38. Rb4 Kh5 The most common reply to 6. f3 (a favorite 39. Rg1! Rf8 40. a4 Bc6 41. Rb6 Bxa4 42. of GM Fabiano Caruana) is 6. ... e5, especially Rbxg6 Rxf4 43. Rg8, Black resigned. at the highest levels; GM Maxime Vachier- Lagrave has played it frequently. The move 6. John Pigott deserves special mention for a ... g6 is infrequently seen and transposes into spectacular achieve ment. At 59 years old, he the Dragondorf which has been occasionally achieved his final international master norm played by GMs Alexander Shabalov and Sergey following his first two that came in the late Kudrin. 1990s, setting the record for the oldest British player to earn the title! The way he did it was 7. Be3 Bg7 stunning. He scored 5½ in his last six games, White can win immediately with 25. Rb4! Abrahamyan-IM Andrey Gorovets, St. Louis defeating two grandmasters in the last two Nc2 26. Rh4 h6 27. e6! Nxe1 28. Bxg7! To 2017, went 7. ... b5 which rules out White’s rounds—including Shirov in the final game! “I survive, Black is forced to play 28. ... f5 29. Bxf8 Bc4. didn’t think I had norm chances until someone Rxf830. Bxf5! Qg7 31. Rg4 Nf3+ 32. Kg2 Ng5 8. Qd2 told me after my game with Shirov! I think that 33. e7! Qxe7 34. Qxh6 Rxf5 35. Qg6+ Kf8 36. I may have mentally ruled it out because of the Qxf5+ Nf7 37. h4 but White is winning anyway. A recent game GM Wesley So–IM Zurab bad start.” Here is his game with GM Magesh A nice forced variation from the engine. Javakhadze, from the PRO League went 8. Bc4 Chandran Panchanathan from round nine. 25. ... fxe6? Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. Bb3 Bb7 11. Bh6. Black usually plays ... h5 to rule out the bishop trade. FIANCHETTO GRÜNFELD (D78) Black should play 25. ... Nxb1 and force GM Magesh Chandran Panchanathan White to take a draw (since there is nothing 8. ... h5 9. Bc4 b5 10. Bb3 Bb7 11. 0-0-0 Nbd7 12. Rhe1 Rc8 13. Kb1 Ne5 14. Bg5 (FIDE 2494, IND) better) with 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Qg5+ Kh8 28. Nc4 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Nb3 FM John Pigott (FIDE 2381, ENG) Qf6+ etc. Now however, 26. Rb3 Nb5 27. Bf5! GAMMA Reykjavic Open 2017 (9), wins after 27. ... g6 28. Bxg6 Nxc3 29. Bxe8 One wonders why 16. e5! dxe5 17. Ne6 Qxd2 Reykjavik, Iceland, 04.26.2017 Ne4 30. Rf3. 18. Nxg7+ Kf8 19. Ne6+ fxe6 20. Rxd2 with a Notes by Pigott. 26. Rxe6 Qf7 27. Qxf7 Kxf7 28. Rbe1 small advantage for White wasn’t played, Rxe6? especially if this line was prepared by Tatev. 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. 0-0 0-0 6. c4 c6 7. b3 dxc4 8. bxc4 c5 9. 16. ... Nh7 White is better after 28. ... Bc4 29. Bf5! Nb5 Nc3? 30. Rxe8 Rxe8 31. Rxe8 Kxe8 32. Bxg7 but at The game GM G.N. Gopal–Can 2008 reached Better is 9. Bb2 or 9. e3. least Black can play on. After the game move this same position by transposition and Black the ending is completely hopeless due to ... continued with 16. ... Qc7. 9. ... Nc6 10. d5 Na5 11. Bf4?! 29. Bxe6+ Kg6 30. Bxd5! 17. Bh6 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qc7? Correct is 11. Ba3 b6 12. Nd2. White finished with fine technique. Correct was 18. ... Nf8 with equality; if then 11. ... Nxc4 12. Qd3 Na5? 19. e5 d5. But now Black is in big trouble. 30. ... cxd5 31. Re6+ Kf5 32. Rxa6 Nc2 33. More accurate is 12. ... Nd6. Rd6 Ke4 34. c6 Nd4 35. Bxd4 Kxd4 36. 13. e4 e6 14. d6 Nc6 15. e5 Nh5 16. Ne4? c7! Rc8 37. Rc6 g5 38. Kf1 Kd3 39. Ke1 h5 Nxf4 17. gxf4 Nb4 18. Qd2 b6 19. Nfg5 40. Kd1 h4 41. g4 d4 42. Rc5 Ke4 43. Ke2 Rb8 20. Nc3? f6 21. a3? fxg5 22. axb4 d3+ 44. Kd2 h3 45. f3+ Kxf3 46. Kxd3 gxf4 23. bxc5 f3 24. c6 Bxe5 25. Ra4 fxg2 Kxg4 47. Ke4 a5 48. a4, Black resigned. 26. Rd1 Qf6 27. Nb5 a6 28. f4 axb5, White resigned. GM Eugene Perelshetyn and WGM Tatev There were no rest days in 2017, but the Abrahamyan finished with 7 points. Tatev playing schedule accommodated an optional defeated GM Can in round three and also fellow seven-hour Golden Circle Tour to see Icelandic American IM Awonder Liang in the last round, sights, that was arranged by the tournament winning second prize for best-scoring female organizers. I took the tour which visited behind GM Dronavalli Harika of India. Early Thingvellir (National Park), the famous Geysir 19. e5! in the tournament,14-year-old Liang was on (hot spring), and Gullfoss (waterfall), as well track for a grandmaster norm (drawing with If 19. ... dxe5 20. Bg7 wins. as the Bobby Fischer Center and Fischer’s GMs Alexei Shirov, Movsesian, and Mustafa 19. ... d5 20. e6 Rg8? gravesite. At the Center, we were treated to a Yilmaz!), but lost his last two games. fascinating talk by Gudmundur Thorarinsson, Best was 20. ... Nf6 21. Bg7 Rh7 22. Bxf6 the organizer for the 1972 World Champi- SICILIAN DEFENSE, exf6 23. Re3! with a big advantage for White. onship match and former president of the DRAGON VARIATION (B75) 21. exf7+ Kxf7 22. Qe2 Icelandic Chess Feder ation. WGM Tatev Abrahamyan The Reykjavik Open remains one of the (FIDE 2364, USA) Tatev misses it: 22. Na5! wins on the spot. pinnacles of the annual chess calendar. The GM Emre Can (FIDE 2578, TUR) 22. ... Qxa5? 23. Qe3. ambience and hospitality is unsurpassed—it is GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2017 (3), 22. ... e5 23. Na5! Re8 24. Nxc4 bxc4 25. a grand experience for any player who makes Reykjavik, Iceland, 04.20.2017 Bf4 Kf6 26. Be3 Bc6 27. f4 exf4 29. Bd4+ the trip.

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PRO Chess League Gets It Right The inaugural season of Chess.com’s innovative approach to league chess is in the books, with the   winning the Championship over Carlsen and the  . By PETE KARAGIANIS

ne of my recent late-night conversations with the girlfriend when I discovered that a portion of the upcoming Garry Kasparov- Owent thusly: “What, in your opinion, are the worst movie Deep Junior match would be televised on ESPN2. I arranged quite the franchises of all time?” After a few worthy nominations—“Saw,” viewing party in my college apartment, replete with snacks (super “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” and even, yes, “Jaws” (the original was nachos being the main attraction), multiple chess sets for analysis, my great, but have you seen the rest?), I finally settled on “The Fast and the own early copy of Fritz running on my ancient laptop to assist with Furious.” The main complaint? A thorough lack of substance. understanding the game and, of course, beer. As the game dragged on— So, what to expect from the recently-concluded Professional Rapid and yes, dragged would be the appropriate word—we resorted to blitz Online (PRO) Chess League, organized by and played on Chess.com matches, conversation, and even some ping pong to keep ourselves (evolved from the U.S. Chess League originally formed by IM Greg entertained. I recall long stretches where watching GM Maurice Ashley Shahade)? The main sticking point against rapid chess for years (decades?) try to connect the dots between moves and fill the dead air produced lodged by chess traditionalists and wood-pushing fogies everywhere nothing but extreme secondhand embarrassment. “The poor guy,” I was, in essence, almost identical to my misgivings over the unfortunate thought, “is trying to save mainstream media’s foolish handling of and all-too-lengthy “The Fast and the Furious” cavalcade of cinematic televised chess singlehandedly.” Yeah, that was my thought, almost catastrophe— a lack of substance. That, in these shorter games, blunders verbatim. I remember it quite clearly. Even then, I had the very specific would prevail. Artistry, depth, masterful magic, the pristine beauty of inclination—which seemed obvious to all my compatriots who had combination, calculation, the purity of chess would take a back seat to chosen to attend my mini-viewing festivities—that this was absolutely instant entertainment ... you know, similar to how movies these days not the way to “translate” the game of chess to the mainstream. One are all about special effects and cheap thrills. game? One? With a classical time control that more or less ensured I remember, in the winter of 2003, experiencing extreme excitement long gaps between action? And only one human? One? No competitors

36 July 2017 | Chess Life PRO Chess League / Season 1 beyond the man and the expressionless, motionless silicon machine? where each team’s board one, two, three, and four faces the opposing Someone brought it up, “Man, they should just be playing blitz.” team’s board one, two, three, and four. The team with the most points Then another: “No, just televise tournaments.” after all games have been completed for the match day wins. Simple. The “Tournaments?” time control is rapid—15 minutes with a two second increment—which “Yeah, like a roomful of people. How cool would that be?” encourages unique play, winning attempts, flagging attempts, or, as one “Sure, you could skip around from game to game, at the critical may generally call it, fun. In fact, the entire league has a light-hearted air moments.” of humor and camaraderie, shown even in the choice of team names: the “Yeah like highlights!” ChessBrahs of Montreal or the Sopranos of New Jersey, the Marseille “Isn’t this ESPN? They should figure that (expletive removed) out!” Migraines (named, perhaps, in hopes for the headaches they may cause The room nods and harrumphs in agreement. opponents?) or the Norway Gnomes, the team of current world champion A decade plus later, the chess world starts to get it right. The Internet . After a qualifying regular season, the teams at the top of leads the way: tournament broadcasts spring up from top-tier events. First, the standings compete in several rounds of playoffs, determining an ultimate it’s just move relays with shoddy video of the players walking about the champion in knockout format. playing hall in choppy, pixelated motion. But soon the technology improves. This year, in an exciting final, GM Wesley So, current world-number Soon, we even have (gasp!) commentary! And highlights! Of many games! two in the rating lists and top U.S. player, led the St. Louis Archbishops For me, the pinnacle was the 2015 broadcast: Live past the Gnomes to take home the title (and the cash). The games commentary of multiple exciting positions supplemented by on-site provided plenty of excitement and, as I think we will see, plenty of interviews with postgame thoughts and analysis by the likes of GM Vladimir instructional moments. Yes, the tournament had its fair share of blunders Kramnik, GM Anish Giri, etc. Since then, it seems, we’ve got it right. (Carlsen himself at one point even hung a full queen to a one-move And now, this past year, the inaugural season of the PRO Chess tactic—which his opponent missed), but on the whole the chess was League seems to have improved the formula yet again. innovative, interesting and, to the many viewers’ delight, cutthroat. For those unfamiliar to the concept, the PRO Chess League features The games I have selected either feature enterprising play (often by teams that span the globe—from locales as far away as Odisha, India; one of the top players in the world) or have a thematic quality to them Shymkent, Kazakhstan; and Lagos, Nigeria to those right next door—St. that was either fascinating or, in my opinion, contained significant Louis, Missouri; New York, New York; and , Minnesota— learning material. Let’s start off in one of the early knockout rounds, who compete weekly in online board matches in an all-play-all format, with a game from the top board of the eventual champions:

GAME 1: “Just because Qf7 had been tried twice previously, without have been the stronger way to ignore the threat your piece is under a black win. to b5 13. ... Ng6 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. Nd4 Just 10. dxe5 fxe5 11. Rd1 Qe6 12. Nc3 Rc8 because your piece (queen) is under attack attack doesn’t mean doesn’t mean you have to move it! you have to move it.” 13. ... Qg4 14. h3 A blunder. White must have overlooked the PONZIANI OPENING (C44) action on the fourth rank. Readers familiar with GM Vasif Durarbayli the title I gave this game should be well aware (2612, Webster Windmills) that Black will not be touching his queen this GM Wesley So turn. (2782, St. Louis Archbishops) 14. ... axb5 15. Qxb5 Qf5 16. Qxb7 PRO League KO Stage 2017 chess.com INT (3), 03.15.2017 White has two pawns for the piece, but his As former world champion Mikhail Tal pieces are not well-coordinated. might say, “If your opponent is attacking one 16. ... Nd4 17. Nb5 of your pieces, first check if you can attack two Putting the question, finally, to the b5-bishop. Making matters worse. of his.” To me, this very brief encounter re - But just because your piece is under attack minded me of a fencing match between two doesn’t mean you have to move it! In truth, 17. ... Bc6 18. Qa6 master swordsmen—attack, parry, counter- this bishop has been en prise since move eight attack. (though immune to capture due to the pin). 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 13. Ng5 The Ponziani doesn’t often rear its head in Inaccurate. White had two safer alternatives: top-level chess, but the PRO Chess League is a 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. Qb3 Bxf3 15. gxf3 White testing ground for new (old) ideas and, occa - probably did not like his king’s position, but sionally, unusual side lines. it’s not so bad. Black has problems of his own to answer. For example, he can ignore b7 and 3. ... d5 4. Qa4 f6 5. Bb5 Nge7 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. 0–0 Bd7 8. d4 a6 9. c4 Qd6 rush castling: 15. ... Nf5 16. Qxb7 Be7 but now White has two queen retreats that both look A novelty, according to my database 9. ... reasonable: 17. Qd5 (17. Qe4); 13. Re1 would

www.uschess.org 37 PRO Chess League / Season 1 Allowing a clever mini-combo which finishes 19. ... a5 20. f4 a4 21. f5 Rfc8 22. f6 Bf8 GAME 3: 23. fxg7 Bxg7 24. h5 b3 the game. “King Calisthenics” 18. ... Nxb5 19. cxb5 Only now does the silicon machine truly realize the trouble Black is in. This pawn break is not “If your opponent is attacking one of your PHILIDOR DEFENSE (C41) pieces, first check if you can attack two of his.” as deadly as Black needs it to be. Meanwhile, White’s g4-g5–g6 will decide matters. GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Or, in this case, you know, one big one: (2813, Marseille Migraines) 25. cxb3 19. ... Ra8 GM Baadur Jobava (2665, Miami Champions) The queen is caught. Surprisingly, only second best, though a very PRO League KO Stage 2017 chess.com natural move. INT (3), 03.15.2017 20. g4 Qc2 21. Rd2 Qg6, White resigned. The best line 25. h6 bxc2+ 26. Kxc2 looks absurd, but Black now has an issue—what to In the following encounter, world-number do about the threat to the g7-bishop when after five (at game time) French GM Maxime Vachier- GAME 2: 26. ... Bb5+ 27. Kb1 Bxf1 28. Rdxf1 Bh8 (28. ... Lagrave (MVL) essays an early pawn sacrifice “Anything you can do, Bf8 29. Qg5+ Kh8 30. Qf6+ Kg8 31. Rh5 is the that the always-exciting GM Baadur Jobava point) 29. Rh5 Qe7 30. Rg5+ Kf8 31. Rc1 and accepts. Later, MVL further invests an Exchange I can do better!” the coming Bc5 is a serious problem. before, finally, going “all-in” with a queen sacrifice. 25. ... axb3 Baadur takes the material and hopes his king has SICILIAN DEFENSE, done enough cardio to stay alive. In the end, TAIMANOV VARIATION (B48) Black’s last chance not to have a buried bishop both kings enjoy a fresh jog around the board GM Fabiano Caruana was 25. ... Bf8 26. h6 Be7. (particularly in the analysis variations ...) (2808, Montreal ChessBrahs) 26. a3 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 GM Alan Pichot 5. g4 (2536, Buenos Aires Krakens) The move 26. h6 again appears to win for PRO League KO Stage 2017 chess.com White. 26. ... bxa2+ (26. ... Bf8 27. Qg5+ Kh8 This pawn sacrifice is the second most popu - INT (3), 03.15.2017 28. Qf6+ Kg8 29. Rh5) 27. Ka1 Bh8 28. Qg5+ lar move in this position. Games that feature opposite-side castling Kf8 29. Bc5+ Ke8 30. Qg8+ etc. 5. ... Nxg4 6. Rg1 exd4 7. Nxd4 Ngf6 8. tend to always be crowd-pleasers. This sharp 26. ... Qe7 27. Bd3 Be3 Ne5 9. Be2 h5 Taimanov between world number three GM Fabiano Caruana and his Argentine opponent Caruana prefers a more solid approach, The move 9. ... c5 was seen in GM Antonios certainly fits the bill. Both sides launch pawn which also works. White has a solid advantage Pavlidis-IM Marcos Llaneza Vega, 2010 and storms at the opposing king, but Caruana simply thanks to better bishops and the very lethal was 0-1 in 30 moves. manages to do it better. g4-g5-g6 idea. 10. Qd2 Nfg4 11. Bf4 c5 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 27. ... Bf8 28. g5 Rxa3 29. bxa3 Qxa3 exf5 Qe7 14. 0–0–0 0–0–0 15. Nd5 Qd7 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. 0–0–0 16. Rg3 Be7 9. f3 b5 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bb7 12. Kb1 0–0 13. h4 b4 14. Na4 d5 15. e5 The followup in Black’s favor 15. Nb6, Kirill Schevchenko-GM Andrei Volokitin ended. The text looks stronger to me, forcing a defender away from the black king while gaining tempo. 15. ... Nd7 16. Qe3 Bc6 17. Nb6 Nxb6 18. Bxb6 Qb7 19. Bd4

Black tries a breakthrough but there is no finishing touch. Now, it’s White’s turn. ... Aggressive play is often rewarded in quicker 30. Rh2 Ba4 31. g6 fxg6 32. hxg6 h6 time controls. MVL hopes this rook lift will lead to a swift attack on Black’s king, and indeed Desperately trying to keep lines closed, but it does look rather dangerous. However, there White shows the way: were solid alternatives: 33. g7 16. Bxg4 hxg4 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Qa5 (18. Rxg4 Rxh2); 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 and only now the The pawn must be taken, but the open g- rook lift—17. Rg3. file is too much. 16. ... Nxf2 17. Ra3 Kb8 18. Qa5 The engine gives this position as roughly 33. ... Bxg7 34. Rg1 Rc2 equal, even favoring Pichot’s move, but strate- But this was probably too optimistic. Better gically speaking I feel I have to disagree. White’s A final try, but the black king is left all alone. was 18. Rf1 Ne4 19. Qa5 Nc6 20. Qa4 which pawn mass looks far more menacing to the White’s mating attack against the open king keeps some pressure. is textbook. black king while the d4-bishop is well placed, 18. ... Nc6 19. Qxc5 Nxd1 20. Bb5 Qxf5! blockading Black’s d-pawn and influencing both 35. Rxg7+ Kxg7 36. Qxh6+ Kf7 37. Qf6+ Ke8 halves of the board. 38. Rh8+ Kd7 39. Qd8+ Kc6 40. Qc8 mate. The strongest reply. White has a lot of “loose”

38 July 2017 | Chess Life PRO Chess League / Season 1 pieces, and ... Qxf4 is a threat. own heavy pieces and stop the f-pawn from 21. Qc4 Rc8 becoming too much of a target. However, his next move throws it all away: Target: the white king. 38. Qh3?? Rh1+, White resigned. 22. Kxd1 g5 Instead, let’s finish with the world champion Jobava continues in convincing fashion. himself, who wasn’t quite able to do enough 23. Be3 damage to bring home victory for the Gnomes. However, he did devise a clever mating net for The try 23. Bxc6 had to be calculated. For- American GM Ben Finegold. tunately for our purposes of enjoyment, the variations are quite interesting, and involve a lot of kingly exercise. The following is the most GAME 4: 36. Rb3 g4 37. Rb6+ Kd7 38. Rxb7+ Kc8 likely continuation (after 23. Bxc6) 23. ... Rxc6 39. Rc7+ Kb8 “London Bridge” (23. ... Qg4+) 24. Qd4 forking a7 and h8, but Black’s threats are stronger. 24. ... Qxc2+ 25. Ahhh, back to the safe sanctuary of b8. In LONDON SYSTEM (D02) Ke1 gxf4 26. Qxa7+ (26. Qxh8 playing for all seriousness, however, Black is now winning. GM Magnus Carlsen material only gets White mated. 26. ... Qb1+ The dark-square bishop on e3 is pinned and (2857, Norway Gnomes) 27. Kf2 Rc2+ 28. Kf3 Qd1+ 29. Ke4 Rc4+ 30. cannot deliver the fatal blow on a7. White GM Benjamin Finegold Kf5 Qg4+ 31. Kf6 Qg6 mate Quite the jaunt.) simply ran out of attackers. (2493, St. Louis Arch Bishops) 26. ... Kc8 27. Qa8+ Kd7 28. Qxb7+ Ke6 You 40. Bxh6 Rxh6 41. Rxf7 Rh8 42. b3 h4 43. PRO League KO Stage 2017 chess.com were promised king calisthenics! The black king Nb4 Rc8 INT (5), 03.26.2017 seeks the shelter of his pieces. 29. Nxf4+ Ke5 30. Qb5+ Kf6 31. Rf3 Qe4+ 32. Kf2 Rc5 33. Also textbook: Black intends to return some 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. Nxh5+ Kg5 34. Rg3+ Kh6 when White is out of the sacrificed material at the proper moment. c4 Bxb1 of useful checks. A potential record for number 44. Na6+ Ka8 45. Kb2 Rxc4 46. bxc4 Black parts with the bishop pair to relieve Qxh2, White resigned. of total king moves (both sides combined) by White of his right to castle. move 34. White could play a few more checks, but the 6. Qxb1 Bb4+ 7. Kd1 Bd6 8. Bg5 23. ... Qf3+ 24. Kd2 Qg2+ 25. Kc1 passed kingside pawns will decide matters. This position has been seen twice previously, Another alternative was 25. Ke1, after which where Black tried 8. ... c6 and 8. ... h6. the white king will travel some more: 25. ... I would feel remiss not to include at least Qh1+ 26. Kd2 Qxh2+ 27. Kd1 Qh1+ 28. Kd2 one game from the final, where the obvious 8. ... c5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bb5+ Nc6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bxc6+ Qg2+ 29. Ke1 Qg3+ (29. ... a5 Black can include choice would be the encounter between the this move to try to dull White’s threats at any two heavyweights, Wesley So and Magnus ... and now it’s White’s turn! “Anything you moment.) 30. Bf2 Qe5+ 31. Kd1 (31. Kf1) and Carlsen. However, the would-be clash of the can do, I can do, better!” White relinquishes now the calm: 31. ... Bg7 32. Bxc6 Rxc6 33. titans ended unfortunately for So, when, under his own bishop pair to deprive Black of the Bxa7+ Kc8. some annoying pressure in the ending, he right to castle ... and a pawn. blundered a queen for a rook. 25. ... Nd4 26. Bxd4 12. ... bxc6 13. Qc2 Be7 There is no other try. Vachier-Lagrave gives A SO BLUNDER The move 13. ... Qb6 saves nothing because up his queen in the hopes his remaining pieces GM Wesley So White has 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Rc1. may be enough to cause the black king trouble. (2782, St. Louis Arch Bishops) 14. Qxc6+ Kf8 15. Rc1 ... and they almost are! GM Magnus Carlsen (2857, Norway Gnomes) Some of the dust has settled and White is up 26. ... Rxc4 27. Bxc4 PRO League KO Stage 2017 chess.com a pawn and in command. Black’s rook is hanging and the imminent INT (5), 03.26.2017 15. ... h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Ke2! Bxb2 Bxa7 looks somewhat frightening. However, White is not really returning the pawn— Jobava coolly executes a threat of his own: simply exchanging it for d5. 27. ... Bh6 28. Bxa7+ Kc8 29. Be3 18. Rc2 Bf6 19. Rd1 Qe8 20. Rxd5 Qxc6 21. Rxc6 Now Ra8 is menaced. The pawn isn’t the main issue—the white 29. ... Kb8 30. Ba7+ Kc8 31. Be3 Kd7 rooks are deadly in the open. The move 31. ... Bg7 also seemed sufficient, 21. ... Ke7 22. Rc7+ Ke6 23. Rcd7 Rhb8 24. but Baadur wanted to move the king a bit more. e4 32. Nf6+ Kc7 33. Nd5+ Kd7 34. Nf6+ Kc7 It’s impossible to stop e4-e5 and Nd4(+) which 35. Nd5+ Kc6 will win at least a piece. 24. ... Rb2+ 25. Kd3 Rb6 26. e5, Black (see diagram top of next column) AFTER 37. ... Qf5 resigned.

Carefully sidestepping repetitions. Note the Black’s heavy pieces are incredibly active and For more information on the PCL, go to excellent technique: move the king as much as neutralizing them is not easy. White should new.uschess.org/news/ or chess.com possible before continuing the game. (I jest.) probably now consider 38. f4, to connect his and search for “Pro Chess League.”

www.uschess.org 39 Correspondence Chess / 2009/10 Golden Knights Correspondence Chess Roundup The results are in as the 2009 and 2010 Golden Knights correspondence events conclude.

By FM ALEX DUNNE

2009 GOLDEN KNIGHTS 6. h3 With all his pieces well posted (including the sleeper on a1 for now) White begins to Welcome back eight years ago to the year White chooses the line that is the most exercise his pawn majority. Black’s reaction is 2009 and the 62nd annual Golden Knights testing of Black’s position. 6. Be2 is a sound ingenious but faulty. Black should seek to tournament. 231 players would participate in a alternative. exchange off some pieces, perhaps by 17. ... race for the championship. Each participant 6. ... Bh5 Qc7 and ... Rd5 and ... Bxf3. would play a preliminary round of six games to determine who would qualify for the semi final After 6. ... Bxf3 7. Qxf3 c6 8. Be3 e6 White 17. ... g5?! 18. Rxg5 Rhg8 19. Re5 has to decide on the double-edged queenside round with 4½ points needed for advance - And what does Black have? His pieces are castling (9. 0-0-0 Bb4!?) or the more cautious ment. It would be three and a half years until not in position to attack the white king. June of 2012 of postcards through the mail before kingside castling after 9. Bd3 with 0-0 to follow. 19. ... h6 20. a5 Nd5 the preliminary round would be finished. The 7. Bd3 winnowing process would produce some perfect Black is desperate now, but White is in White selects an almost unknown contin- 6-0 scores. Those players who flirted with control. perfection were A. J. Zeppa, Daniel Woodard, uation. The bishop does not appear to belong 21. Rxh5 Nf4 22. Ne1! Robert Boles (twice!) Bobby Ferguson, Dana on d3 as the pin on the knight is not answer - Daves, Spencer Kell, David Porter, Daniel ed. Tried here have been 7. Bb5+ c6 8. Be2 and Black’s attack is refuted by this move and Walker-Elias, Wilbur Tseng, Gary Adams, Abe 7. Be2 and 7. g4 among others, and yet White the game is essentially over. Wilson, Thomas Langland, and William Morris. still stands better after 7. Bd3. 22. ... Nxh5 23. Qxh5 Rg5 24. Qxh6 Rdg8 While most of the players with perfect scores 7. ... e6 8. 0–0 Be7 9. Bf4 c6 10. Ne4 25. Qf6 a6? in the preliminary round were masters, not all of them were. Witness this battle from the first White offers a pawn on speculation, but Now White mops up. round between Daniel Walker-Elias and Robert Black declines. It is not clear what White has 26. Bh7 R8g7 27. h4 Rg4 28. Bf5, Black Kelo, which shows that even a 200 point plus is for the pawn after 10. ... Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Qxd4 resigned. no guarantee of victory in Golden Knights play. 12. Rfd1 Nbd7. 10. ... Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Nd7 12. c3 Nf6 13. Perfect chess? No, but an example of the SCANDINAVIAN DEFENSE (B01) Bd3 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Re1 0–0–0 16. sporting play possible in the Golden Knights. Daniel Walker-Elias (1800) Re5 Kb8 17. a4 And with this win, Daniel joins the group of Robert Kelo (2020) 14 players with perfect scores in the preliminary 2009 Golden Knights round. So 14 perfect scores entered the semifinal 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 round. Only one will walk into the final round This retreat does not score well for Black as with an unblemished record. In the semifinal White enjoys a 60 percent plus score in recent round 63 players fought for a seat in the final games. round. The one player who managed a perfect 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6-0 was International Correspondence Chess Master (ICCM) Spencer Kell. Spencer has a Black can choose between this, the passive history of victory—tie for second and third in 5. ... c6, or the safe 5. ... Bf5, with the safe line the 1979 Golden Knights, second place in scoring the best for Black. Correspondence Chess League of America’s

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51st Grand National (2010), second place in 22. Raf1 Rcg8 23. Nd5! Rxg2 Golden Knights. Wilbur Tseng of Chicago the 2007 Golden Knights, and, of course, that Black can’t take the knight as 23. ... exd5 24. swept the field, scoring 6-0 and thus winning ICCM title gained in 1999. Qxd7 when the threat of 25. Rxf6 mate is too the 2009 Golden Knights. And how does such a consistent champion much. Wilbur Tseng of Chicago has done it all and play? In evidence is the following game played won it all in U.S. correspondence play. The list against the man who finished third in the 2003 24. Qxh7+ R8g7 25. Qh5+ R7g6 of his successes reads like the offering of almost Golden Knights, Thomas Connelly. On 25. ... Kf8 White mates by 26. Rxf6+ every U.S. correspondence chess event—first in Bxf6 27. Qh8+ Rg8 28. Qxf6+ Ke8 29. Qe7 two Walter Muirs, first in a John Collins, first SICILIAN DEFENSE, mate. in the (now discontinued) Express tournament, first in a Trophy Quad, first in a Palciauskas RICHTER-VARIATION (B60) 26. Rxf6+ Bxf6 27. Qh7+ Rg7 28. Rxf6+ Spencer Kell (2240) Ke8 29. Qh8+ Rg8 30. Rf8+ Rxf8 31. Nf6+ tournament, first in the 2013 Absolute, first in Thomas Connelly (2228) Kf7 32. Qxf8+! Kg6 the 2008 and 2009 Electronic Knights and now 2009 Golden Knights semfinal first in a Golden Knights, the 2009 Golden The endgame is losing after 32. ... Kxf8 33. Knights champion. That is quite a sweep of 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 Nxd7+ Ke7 34. Nxc5 Rg4 35. Nxb7. tournaments, and unprecedented in U.S. corre - 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nc6 7. Bxf6 33. Kxg2 Qg5+ 34. Kf3 Qxf6+ 35. Qxf6+ spondence chess history. And just to put the icing Interesting—White chooses a line that has Kxf6 36. a5 on the cake, in 2015 he was awarded the interna- tional correspond ence chess master title by FIDE. been largely discredited. In recent years (2010- After 20 attacking moves the position has 2017) this line has seen action about 10 times, But rather than sing the praises of Wilbur evolved into an endgame where the two rook Tseng with mere words, it is better to let his scoring for Black +7 drawn 2 and one White pawns guarantee the win. win. On the plus side it immediately unbalances chess talk for him. 36. ... Ke5 37. Ke3 Bc6 38. h4 Be8 the position and very soon both players will be out of book and on their own. White wins after 38. ... Bxe4 39. Bxe6 d5 40. SICILIAN DEFENSE, NAJDORF VARIATION (B90) 7. ... gxf6 8. Be2 e6 Bf7 d4+ 41. Kd2 Kf4 42. h5 Kg5 43. Bg6 Bxg6 44. hxg6 Kxg6 45. Kd3 Kf5 46. Kxd4 Ke6 47. Eric Godin (2038) Gutsko-Bediz, Stanitsa Winter 2010 showed Kc5 Kd7 48. Kb6 Kc8 49. b4 Kb8 50. b5 axb5 Wilbur Tseng (2403) 2009 Golden Knights Final an aggressive Black plan—8. ... h5 9. 0-0 when 51, Kxb5 Ka7 52. b3! Kb8 53. a6 bxa6 54. Kxa6 9. ... h4 would put the white king under pres - Kc7 55. Kb5 Kb7 56. b4. 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 sure. The h-pawn cannot be captured—9. Nxc6 39. Be2 Bc6 40. Bf3 Kf6 41. b4 Ke5 42. h5 5. Nxd4 a6 6. h3 bxc6 10. Bxh5 Rb8 11. Rb1 Qa5 12. Be2 Rxb2! Kf6 43. b5! 9. 0–0 Qb6 10. Nb3 Bd7 11. a4 Na5 12. Kh1 This line was popularized by Fischer in the Kell selects the clearest way to win. Black Nxb3 early sixties. A famous game, Bobby Fischer- can’t answer 43. ... axb5 44. e5+! Kxe5 45. Bxc6 , Varna, 1962, continued 6. ... Mastovasilis-Managadze, Greece 2009 con - bxc6 46. a6 and the pawn marches through. b5 7. Nd5 Bb7 8. Nxf6+ gxf6 9. c4 with Fischer tin ued 12. ... Rc8 13. f4 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. 43. ... Bxb5 44. e5+ Kxe5 45. Bxb7 d5 46. winning quickly. f5 when White had attacking chances. Connelly’s h6 d4+ 47. Kd2 Kf6 48. Bf3 Bd7 6. ... e5 7. Nde2 b5 choice disrupts White’s queenside and leaves Black with the two bishops, but the black king The queenside pawns dominate after 48. ... Carlsen-the World, 2012, saw 7. ... Be7 8. has no safe haven. Chances are basically even. Kg6 49. Be2 Bc6 50. Bxa6 Kxh6 51. b4 Kg6 52. g4 0-0 9. Ng3 with roughly even chances. b5 Ba8 53. b6 Kf6 54. b7. 13. cxb3 Be7 14. f4 Rc8 15. f5 Rg8 16. Bc4 8. g4 b4 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. Qxd5 Qc5? 49. h7 Kg7 50. Be2 Bc8 51. Kd3 Kxh7 52. Kxd4 Kg7 53. Ke5 Kf7 54. Kd6 Bb7 55. Caruana-So, Dortmund, 2015 saw an unusual b4, Black resigned. development of both rooks after 10. exd5 h5 Twenty-one players made it to the final 11. gxh5 Rxh5 12. a3 bxa3 13. Rxa3 with even round. There were three sections. Section one, chances. consisting of four masters and two experts, was 10. ... Ra7 11. c4?! a brutal affair. Three players were undefeated This is new but not so good. Ballet-Ragger, in this section—Gary Adams with five draws, Mitropa Cup 2005 continued 11. Be3 Be6 12. Expert Paul Boymel, who died soon after the Qd3 Rb7 13. Bg2 Be7 14. 0-0 0-0 with approx- round ended, had three draws and three wins, imately even chances. and Spencer Kell, who exchanged his perfect record for an undefeated 4½-1½ score and 11. ... Be6 12. Qd3 second place on tiebreaks. Section two was White was in trouble wherever he retreated Black slips and White’s attack dominates. equally tough. It had four masters and three to—Best was 12. Qd1 but after 12. ... h5! White After 16. ... Qe3! 17. Rf3 Qc5 White is frustrated experts also, and also finished with three has problems on both sides of the board. undefeated players—Robert Boles who drew because 18. Rh3 is met by 18. ... Qf2 with 12. ... Nd7 13. Ng3 Nc5 14. Qc2 a5 15. Be3 all six of his games, James Tracz who finished equality. g6 16. Be2 Be7 17. Rd1 at 4-2, and Laurence Bonsack who won the 17. Qh5 Rg7 18. Qh6 Kf8 19. Rf3 Kg8 20. section with three wins and three draws to White has a real threat of Bxc5 but it is easily fxe6 fxe6 21. Qh3 Kf7 finish at 4½-1½, But it was in the third section met. The question is then, what next? White Failing is 21. ... Qe5 22. Rf5! Qd4 23. Rd1 consisting of three masters and four experts stands worse on the queenside, the center is Qb6 24. Rh5 when e6 falls. that perfection found its way back into the balanced, and White has no kingside play,

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17. ... Rc7 18. b3 were 17 masters, 33 experts, 29 class A players, White does not remain true to the spirit of White had a difficult position, but this move 44 class B players, 16 class C players, 22 class D the position. With the pawn sacrifice of 18. offering a target on the queenside just makes players, and 21 unrated players. It would be nearly h3!? Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Bxc3 20. Rad1 White things worse. White might try 18. Ke1-f1–g2 a seven year race to the finish. As Arpad Elo remains with chances. After 18. Rc1 Black but his position remains difficult. might have predicted, the top three places went slowly gangs up on the e7-pawn and White is to three of the 17 masters, but there was a lot of left without sufficient compensation. 18. ... a4 excitement in between the start and the finish. 18. ... Qd7 19. f3 Be6 20. Nf4 Nc8 21. Nxe6 Now Black has a target to attack on b3. The preliminary round saw 14 of the masters Qxe6 22. Qd3 Nxe7 promoted to the semifinals. They largely did so 19. Bf3 Bg5! in games like this. Third place finisher Master And so the daring pawn is captured and Patrick Ryan faces the strong Expert Rick Earsley White has little compensation for it. who early on chal lenges Ryan to a bayonet- 23. Rfe1 Qd7 24. Bc2 g6 25. Qd2 Bc7 26. sharp attack. Ryan proves as adept in defense Rb1 Nf5! as he later does in attack in this win from the And now Black begins counterattacking. preliminary round. 27. Bxf5 gxf5 28. Qh6 Re6 29. f4 Rae8 30. FOUR KNIGHTS GAME (C49) Rf1 b6 31. Rf3 Kh8 32. Rbf1 Qg7 33. Qh3 Re2 34. R1f2 Re1+ 35. Rf1 Qd7 36. Qh4 Rick Earsley (2047) Qe6 Patrick Ryan (2282) 2010 Golden Knights Black now uses his dominance of the e-file to crush White. 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. 0–0 0–0 6. d3 37. Qh6 Re2 38. Rg3 Qf7 39. Rf2 Re1+ 40. Brilliant! Black increases the pressure on b3 Rf1 c5! 41. dxc5 d4 42. Rgf3 by sacrificing the weakie on d6. White’s out of White has chosen the Four Knights Game play rook on h1 and White’s weakness on the possibly because of its notorious drawing The queen suddenly comes into play after dark squares allows Black a decisive mobilization reputation. 42. cxd4 Rxf1+ and mate follows in a few. against b3. 6. ... Nd4!? 42. ... dxc3 43. Bb4 Rxf1+ 44. Rxf1 c2 45. 20. Bxg5 Bc3 Bd8 46. Rc1 Qe6 47. Kh1 And Ryan responds with Rubinstein’s pawn Hopeless is 47. Rxc2 Qe3+ 48. Kf1 Qd3+. The counter sacrifice fails—20. Rxd6 Qxd6 sacrifice to put some life in Black’s game. 21. Bxg5 f6 22. Be3 Kf7 23. 0-0 Ra8 and Black’s However this line has not been doing so well, 47. ... Kg8 48. Qh5 Qe4 49. Qh4 Be7 50. heavy pieces move in on the queenside. White scoring 77 percent after 7. Nxd4. c6 Rd8 51. Qe1 Qxe1+, White resigned. 20. ... Qxg5 21. Rxd6 Ke7 22. Rd1 axb3 23. 7. Nxd4 exd4 8. Ne2 c6 9. Ba4 d5 10. e5 By the second round the 182 entrants had axb3 Ra7 24. Ne2 Nd7 been winnowed to 56 qualifiers. There were now 19 masters as several experts had gained White tries to mobilize a defense of b3 but 10. ... Ng4 is the alternative with Black rating points, 22 experts remained and 11 class Black has the last word against White’s disor - scoring 50 percent. A players. Of the 44 class B players, only three gan ized pieces. Also failing was 24. 0-0 Ra3 25. 11. c3 dxc3 12. bxc3 Ba5 Rb1 h5! when Black is attacking the whole remained, and one class C player made it to board. Continuing the defensive posture with 12. the semifinals. Things were getting tough and they would get tougher. 24. ... Rha8 25. Nc1 Ra1 26. Qd2? ... Be7 scored the point in the only other example of 10. ... Nd7 in Antonio-Baklwal, Laurence Bonsack of North Highlands, White finally cracks. He thinks his king can Goodricke 1996. California finished in second place. Laurence is no stranger to a high place finish in the help defend b3 but he overlooks a small detail 13. d4 f6 14. e6!? —checkmate. Golden Knights having earned a second place position in the 2003 event. In the following 26. ... Qxd2+ 27. Kxd2 R8a3 28. Nd3 game Laurence unleashes a pair of the most For now if 28. Kc2 Nxb3! 29. Nxb3 R1a2+ ferocious bishops since Torquemada. 30. Kb1 Bxc4 31. Nc5 Ra1+ 32. Kb2 R3a2 mate. 28. ... R1a2+ 29. Ke1 Nxd3+ 30. Rxd3 ENGLISH OPENING (A11) Bxc4!, White resigned. Laurence Bonsack (2345) James Rhodes (2287) A very neat game by the 2009 Golden 2010 Golden Knights Final Knights Champion. 1. c4 c6 2. g3 d5 3. Nf3 dxc4 2010 GOLDEN KNIGHTS Black accepts the challenge. It is a pawn plus White has a minimal lead in development in exchange for development and pressure along On January 1 the first section of the 2010 the long diagonal. Golden Knights was sent out to seven players. so this advance may be playable, but the burden 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. 0–0 Nbd7 6. Na3 Nb6 7. By the end of the year there would be 182 entries of proof is on White’s shoulders. Safer, with a minimal edge, is 14. f4. Qc2 Be6 8. Ng5 Bg4 9. Nxc4 Bxe2 10. competing for the title of the 2010 Golden Ne5 Bh5 11. Re1 Knights Champion. The 182 entries represented 14. ... Nb6 15. Ba3 Re8 16. e7 Qc7 17. Bb3 32 states plus Canada and Puerto Rico. There Bg4 18. Rc1 This is the position White sacrificed the

42 July 2017 | Chess Life Correspondence Chess / 2009/10 Golden Knights pawn for. White has pressure; Black has the Michael Buss, of Indianapolis, Indiana, has a pawn. Chances are roughly even. reputation of finishing at the top of the 11. ... Nbd7 tournaments. He tied for first in the 2006 Golden Knights, and had two second place finishes in Lately an immediate 11. ... h6 12. Ne4 has the 2008 Golden Knights and the 2012 Elec- come into play. tronic Knights. Michael is 60 years old and 12. d4 h6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 e6 15. enjoys both correspondence chess and umpiring Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Qe5 a lot of high school baseball games. He also enjoys grinding out wins in the Exchange Variation of the Ruy Lopez. In the following game from the final round of the 2010 Champi- onship he illustrates the superior ity of the bishop against the knight in an endgame. 29. ... c3 lets the white king in too fast—30. Ke2 Kc6 31. Kd3 etc. RUY LOPEZ (C69) 30. axb3 Ke6 31. Ke2 f5 32. gxf5+ Kxf5 Michael Buss (2424) 33. g4+! Abe Wilson (2170) 2010 Golden Knights A profound concept based on checkmating the black king or forcing it back on the defense. 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 33. ... Kf4 34. Kf2 a5 35. Bb2 h6 36. Bd4 dxc6 5. 0–0 f6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8. Nc7 37. Ba7 Ke5 16. ... Bb4 Ne2 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bd7 10. Be3 0–0–0 11. Nbc3 g5 After 37. ... Na6 38. Bb6 Ke5 39. Ke3 Kd6 On the surface this looks good, but White 40. Bxa5 Kc6 41. Bd8 the bishop gets ready to is fearless. The only try for survival is 16. ... This is a new move in a popular position. hunt on the kingside. Previously tried here have been 11. ... Bd6 and Bg6 when White continues with 17. d5 and a 38. Bb8 Kd6 39. f4! continued initiative. 11. ... Re8 and an occasional 11. ... b6 with about even results, mostly draws. Wilson’s idea is to It is only a draw after 39. Ke3 Kc6 40. Bxc7 17. Bf4! Bxe1 18. Rxe1 f5 fight against Buss’ healthy kingside majority. It Kxc7 41. Ke4 Kc6 42. Kf5 Kb5 43. Kg6 a4 44. Nor is Black saved with 18. ... Bg6 19. Qxg7 fails here, but may be worth trying again. bxa4+ Kxa4 45. Kxh6 Ka3 46. Kxg5 Kb2 47. f4 0-0-0 (19. ... Ke7 20. Bxh6 Rxh6 21. Qxh6 Qxd4 12. Rd2 Bd6 13. Nd5 Kxc2 48. f5 b3 49. f6 b2 50. f7 b1=Q 51. f8=Q Qa1 when the Nalimov tables split the point. 22. Qg5+ Kf8 23. h4 just prolongs Black’s White threatens 14. Nb6+! depriving Black 39. ... Kd7 40. f5 Nd5 41. Kf3 Ke7 42. Ba7 anguish) 20. Qe5 Qe7 21. Qb8+ Kd7 22. Qxb7+ of the two bishops. Ke8 23. Bxc6+ Kf8 24. Bc7 wins. Kf6 43. Bd4+ Kf7 44. Be5 13. ... Bc6 14. Nec3 b5 19. Qxf5 Bf7 20. Qc5 Bg6 21. Bh3 Bf7 22. The king is cut off from the f6-square Be5 Why this advance on the queenside? Black making ... h5 not a drawing weapon. plans to exchange on d5, transferring the 44. ... Nb6 45. Ke4 Nd7 46. Kd5 h5 White’s bishops are terrors! kingside pawn on e4 to the queenside in the 22. ... Rg8 23. f4 Qd5 24. Qa3 a6 25. f5 belief that it will lead to a more drawish position. There is little else Black can try here. 0–0–0 15. f3 b4 16. Ne2 Bxd5 17. exd5 47. gxh5 g4 48. Bd4 g3 49. Ke4 Nf6+ 50. Bxf6! At long last Black castles, but White remains White rejects 17. Rxd5 Ne7 18. Rd2 Nc6 19. in control of the game. Rad1 Rd7 20. b3 Rhd8 21. g3 Ne5 22. Kg2 c4 The final shot—the white king will outrace 26. Bg2 Qc4 27. Qa5 Rd7 28. d5! exd5 29. as being too drawish. Black to the queenside and queen a pawn. Bf1 b6 17. ... Ne7 18. Ng3 Bxg3 50. ... Kxf6 51. Kf3 Kxf5 52. Kxg3 Kg5 53. Kf3 Kxh5 54. Ke3 Kg5 55. Kd3 Kf5 56. Defense by 29. ... Qg4 fails to 30. Bxa6! bxa6 Black gets rid of his bad bishop and the Kc4 Ke5 57. Kb5 Kd4 58. Kxa5 Kc3 59. 31. Qxa6+ Rb7 32. Qa8+. struggles soon enters the classical domain of Ka4 Kxc2 60. Kxb4, Black resigned. 30. Qxb6 Rb7 31. Qf2 Qb4 32. Bh3 the endgame of bishop versus knight. 19. hxg3 c4 Also simply 32. Bxa6 wins. 2009 FINAL STANDINGS 32. ... Be8 33. f6+ Bd7 34. f7, Black Playing 19. ... Rxd5 first leads to a similar resigned. endgame. Wilbur Tseng 42.40 Spencer Kell 39.45 After 34. ... Rd8 White wraps it up with 35. 20. Rad1 c6! 21. dxc6 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Kxd8 24. Bb6+ Kc8 25. Kf2 James Vaughan 37.35 a3! Qf8 36. Bf1 c5 37. Bxa6. Leading nowhere is 25. c7 Kb7 26. Ba5 Nc6 The final round was in two sections, equally 27. Bb6 Ne7. 2010 FINAL STANDINGS divided with five masters and two 2100 experts 25. ... Nxc6 in each section. The first section to finish had Michael Buss 40.60 four undefeated players and a three-way tie for (see diagram top of next column) first in the section at 4-2. The second section Laurence Bonsack 37.35 had one undefeated player and the winner of 26. g4 Ne7 27. Bd4 Nd5 28. g3 Kd7 29. Patrick Ryan 35.00 the 2010 Golden Knights, Michael Buss. b3 cxb3

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Fear Does Not Win Championships After repeating as USAT East champions, “The Summer Academy for Talented Youth” goes one better and wins the USA Teams National Championship.

By ETHAN LI

ith seconds left on the clock, I The TV played the Tottenham versus Chelsea 15. ... Bxh3 16. Rxh3 g5 soccer game on low volume while the four of Wdragged my queen to d7. Check — Jason successfully defended against his oppo - us reviewed our preparation a final time. Finally, perpetual check! Just like that, we nent’s attack and achieved an equal position. became champions. the clock struck one. It was game time. National champions. In the first round of the playoffs, we won 17. f4 exf3 e.p. 18. gxf3? The gravitas of the moment felt lacking for against the USAT South champions, “Mode Creates a hole on f4. some reason. The kitchen-living room where Beast,” without too much trouble, since one of 18. ... Nd5 we played our games felt too casual, and the their players was unfortunately unable to play. Internet Chess Club (ICC) boards illuminating We had made the finals again, but, unlike Now Black has a sizable advantage. our computer screens resembled the same boards last year, we were not nervous. The previous 19. Rg3 Qf6 20. 0-0-0 Qf4 21. Rg4 Qxd2+ we played blitz on everyday. Yet one moment year’s loss had sobered us to the reality of the 22. Kxd2 f5 23. Rg3 Nf4 24. Rh1 Nxe2? we were four teenagers, whiling away a Saturday situation: nothing was guaranteed. Rather than evening playing chess, and the next ... thinking we could become national champions, The exchange was not necessary, but Jason’s It’s funny how things can change in a we instead focused on each playing the best position is still slightly better. moment. games we could. Our mindset had changed. 25. Kxe2 Rae8+ 26. Kf2 f4 27. Rgg1 Re3 For the final match, we were paired against 28. Re1 Rfe8 29. c4 Kf6 30. b4 Kf5 31. USAT West winners, “XCell Chess Club,” who Rhg1 Rxe1 32. Rxe1 Rxe1 33. Kxe1 g4 34. A year earlier, my team had faced the same scored an upset victory in round one against fxg4+ Kxg4 35. a4 Kxh5 situation. We had won the U.S. Amateur Team the USAT North team, “Fake Moves.” Suffice to say, we were prepared for a difficult match. Jason carefully calculated the winning end - East (USATE) Championship and qualified for game line. the playoffs, but in the finals we fell short. USAT Jason, our fourth board, finished his game North champions “Got Mate?” bested us 2½- first by skillfully converting a middlegame 36. b5 Kg5 37. d5 cxd5 38. c5 Kf6 39. a5 Ke6 40. b6 axb6 41. c6 Kd6 42. cxb7 Kc7 1½ in a heartbreaking match riddled with advantage. “I exterminated my opponent’s attack and got ... a great position in the endgame,” he furrowed brows, bitten nails, and petulant sighs. Black’s king arrives just in time. summarizes. While painful, the loss taught us invaluable 43. a6 h5, White resigned. lessons. We had been too relaxed in our pre - game preparation, and, conversely, during the A GREAT ENDGAME POSITION On board two, Wesley also won, precisely match we had been too serious, overly con - Arul Viswanathan (1913) exploiting a blunder to secure the full point. cerned about things outside our control. For Jason Li (1920) “The blunder at first didn’t seem like such a U.S. Amateur Team Finals (2), Internet example, we would frequently check on each Chess Club, 04.22.2017 critical success because of the pleasant positions other’s games, a frivolous practice that distracted we all had, but in the end, it became an integral us from our own position. win.” This year was different. We learned from our mistakes. PRECISION EXPLOITATION “We ... had a stronger drive to win and prove WIM Ashritha Eswaran (2257) ourselves as not only East champions, but as CM Wesley Wang (2286) national champions,” says Warren, our third U.S. Amateur Team Finals (2), Internet board. Fueled with this determination, we swept Chess Club, 04.22.2017 the Amateur Team East with a 6-0 score, and (see diagram top of next page) we began preparing for the playoffs immediately after the pairings were released. The position is roughly level here. White Fast-forward two months: we were all has some pressure, but she does not have gathered in Warren and Wesley’s living room. BLACK TO PLAY enough pieces to break through Black’s defense.

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52. ... Bxd4? After this move, I am back in the game. Strongest is 52. ... Qb8! (but it is psychologically difficult to allow Ne6+). 53. Qxb8 Bxb8 54. Kf2 h1=Q. 53. Qxe4 Bc3+ 54. Ke2 Qxa3 55. Qxc6 Qb2+ 56. Kf3

WHITE TO PLAY WHITE TO PLAY

27. Qf6?? My position is unpleasant. Black has the bish - op pair and potential pressure against my open The continuation 27. Nd4 Rxe3 28. fxe3 b4 king. 29. Nce2= is one possible line. The position 32. Ne4? remains complex, but Black should be fine with best play. This only makes matters worse. 32. Rd3 with ideas of Rd8 or Nd7 was better. And after 32. 27. ... b4 28. Rg3 Qf7! 29. Qxf7+ Kxf7 30. ... Qe5 33. Nd7 Bxd7 34. Rxd7 Rxd7 35. Qxd7 My king is safe, and Black’s passed pawn has Ne2 Nxd5 31. N6d4 c5 32. Nxf5 Rxe2 33. White is OK. Nxd6+ Ke7 34. Kf1 Rxb2 35. Ne4 c4 been neutralized. 32. ... Rxe4! 56. ... Be5 57. Qd7+ Black’s queenside pawns are unstoppable. Now Black’s bishops come into the game Wesley converted the full point without With perpetual check. with devastating effect. difficulty. 57. ... Kg6 58. Qe8+ Kg7 59. Qe7+ Kg6 33. fxe4 Bg4 34. f3?! 60. Qe8+, Draw. 36. Ke1 c3 37. Kd1 Rxa2 38. Rxg6 b3 39. Rg3 Ra1+ 40. Ke2 b2 41. Nxc3 Nxc3+ 42. This preserves my rook, but allows him to With this draw, we won the match 2½-1½, Rxc3 b1=Q, White resigned. keep his powerful light-square bishop. 34. Rd3 and with it the 2017 U.S. Amateur Team is better, after 34. ... Bxd1 35. Qxd1 which I Championship. That left just Warren and myself. We needed will be down a pawn. “In the final moments, all of us were crouched just half a point from either of us to lock down 34. ... Bxf3 35. Rf1 Bxe4 36. a3 Qe5 37. Kf2 around Ethan’s screen to observe his game. the victory, and both of our positions were Bc5 38. Ke2 Qg5 39. Qd7 Rd8 40. Rg1 Qf6 When he pulled out a perpetual check we all highly promising. But then we slipped. The 41. Qc7 Bd6 42. Qxa5 Rb8 43. Rd1 Rb2+ jumped up and screamed ‘Yes!’ at the same siren song of victory unbalanced us, and both 44. Rd2 Rxd2+ 45. Kxd2 g5 46. Ne2 h3 time,” Jason recalls. “I couldn’t believe we’d Warren and I spiraled down a slope of mistakes. done it,” he says, shaking his head. Black’s queenside pawns are unstoppable. At Soon afterwards, Warren lost and my own “Immediately after the draw was accepted, this point, I considered resigning, but I owed position continued to worsen. the four of us erupted into roars, laughter and it to my teammates to play to the end. As I watched my position deteriorate, my hugs,” remembers Wesley. mind flitted back to last year’s finals. I remem - 47. Qa8+ Kg7 48. Qe8 Be5 49. Rc1 h2 50. “It was exhilarating,” Warren echoes. “I bered the pain of losing after coming so far, Rf1!? remember when I first attended the USATE, and for a moment I felt a paralyzing fear. I was We were both getting low on time, and as a way back in 2009 ... I always wondered what it afraid to lose, afraid to let my teammates down, result of that, my opponent played more instinc- would feel like to win the tournament and then afraid—like countless other chess players—that tively. Time trouble in chess is akin to the fifth the playoff. Our team made that ... dream a I had squandered a perfectly good game. set of a tennis match: the eloquence and thought reality yesterday.” But fear does not win championships. from earlier devolves into little more than a Looking back, I believe it was our team’s The important thing to do in any difficult streetfight, a slug-match of endurance. If my mindset that facilitated our success. I believe position is to move forward. So I took a deep opponent had just had a little more time on that our newfound uncompromising tenacity breath, and dove back into the position. I was the clock, he would have won this position would have given us strong chances even if prepared to play a tiebreaker should my oppo - easily. the final round had gone to a tiebreaker. nent win, but I was also determined to fight as Regardless, it was definitely best to not worry 50. ... Qd6+?! hard as possible to save the game. My teammates too much about winning. We wanted to win, were of a similar mentality. “I was a little A natural move, reacting to the “threat” of course, but we were more focused on making deflated, when I saw Ethan got a bad position,” against the queen. The move 50. ... h1=Q–+ is good moves, and that allowed us to play at an remembers Jason, “but I was ready to play immediately winning. And 50. ... Qxf1? obvious - elevated level. Ultimately, our result stemmed another round of chess.” ly is impossible because the bishop on e5 hangs. from this blend of relaxed determination. 51. Qxe5+ Qf6 52. Qxh2. The USAT East and the playoffs were a wonderful experience, and our team is extreme - FIGHTING HARD 51. Ke1 f6 52. Nd4!? FM Ethan Li (2392) ly grateful to Steve Doyle, Carol Jarecki, and Hayk Manvelyan (2320) Now Black has some real problems to deal all the other organizers who helped put this U.S. Amateur Team Finals (2), Internet with. He cannot queen because of Nf5+ ideas, event together. We will definitely be back next Chess Club, 04.22.2017 and he also has to deal with the threat Ne6+. year!

www.uschess.org 45 Solitaire Chess / Instruction The Chess Art-ist Match wits along with Bisguier’s incredible win against Bent Larsen. By BRUCE PANDOLFINI

BISGUIER WAS AMONG THE USA’S ELITE Having established a three-pawn front, After this retreat, Black must find a way to players for many years. Arthur was also a Bisguier begins to mobilize his pieces around deal with White’s center, advanced and menac - wonderful chess raconteur. Once he got going, it, developing his king-knight. Eventually, Black ing as it is. One way to attempt a destabilizing Art was engaging and articulate, indeed, even hopes to undermine the white center. Neverthe - of that forward pawn setup is to hit back with mesmerizing. Whenever the opportunity less, if White can hold it securely, he will have ... c7-c5. But the question arises: Will Black be presented itself, I just loved listening to his chances for successful advances, and that could successful with it? stories about famous chess players and his games constitute a huge spatial edge. 8. Qe1 Par Score 6 against them, including his memorable battles 4. … Nf6 with Bobby Fischer. And Art was indeed a chess White begins to shift more force toward the artist. Take a look at his game against Bent The assault begins against the white center kingside. In many similar situations, once the Larsen (Black) at Zagreb in 1965. It was one of pawns. The e4-pawn is now under fire. Black f-pawn has moved to f4 (or even f3), White’s the worst demolitions the great Dane ever will try to induce White to advance the central queen is able to activate along the e1-h4 suffered. The encounter began: pawn mass too quickly and unsoundly. diagonal. 5. Bd3 Par Score 5 8. … c5 PIRC DEFENSE (B07) This is Black’s big try for counterplay. If it GM Arthur Bisguier This defends the e-pawn, while it clears the works, maybe the white center will fall apart. GM Bent Larsen kingside part of the home rank for castling. Zagreb, 1965 With the bishop posted on d3, White may also If it doesn’t, Black may not be able to squash have the opportunity of advancing f4-f5. White’s kingside ambitions. 1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. f4 d6 5. … 0-0 9. f5 Par Score 7 For the meantime, Black beats White to the Bisguier pushes ahead. He’s now poised to punch, castling first. Larsen’s position looks open the f-file. The d3-bishop has also found safe enough—for now. a way to gain scope and attacking power. Also 6. 0-0 Par Score 5 cleared for aggression is White’s queen-bishop, which can enter the fray just like that. Black Now it’s Bisguier’s turn, and he castles too. believes he has some pressure against the white How should White proceed with such a pawn center. Smelling blood, however, Bisguier is center? Will he be able to develop an attack no longer thinking about pawn structure. He along the f-file? We shall see. wants to take a bite out of the black kingside. 6. … Nbd7 9. … dxe5 Black develops his other knight, but he is a Black may have thought he could pick off a Now ensure that the above position is set up little bit lacking in space. Given the right circum- pawn and survive. But he’s terribly undeveloped, on your chessboard. As you play through the stances, he might be capable of striking at with his pieces stepping all over each other. remaining moves in this game, use a piece of White’s center with either ... c7-c5 or ... e7-e5, On the other side of the border, Bisguier’s forces paper to cover the article, exposing White’s next assuming White doesn’t push the initi ative. are merely waiting for the go-code to fire move only after trying to guess it. If you guess 7. e5 Par Score 6 away. correctly, give yourself the par score. Sometimes 10. fxg6 Par Score 6 points are also awarded for second-best moves, With the advance, White crosses the frontier and there may be bonus points—or deductions— line, forcing Black’s knight into retreat. Add 1 The black kingside wall is now broached. for other moves and variations. Note that  bonus point if you had planned on answering 7. It’s going to be quite hard to keep out the means that White’s move is on the next line. ... Nh5 with 8. g4, winning a piece. invaders. They’re already at the gates. 4. Nf3 Par Score 5 7. … Ne8 10. … hxg6

46 July 2017 | Chess Life Solitaire Chess / Instruction

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

These problems are all related to key positions in this month’s game. In each case, Black is to move. The answers can be found in Solutions on page 71.

July Exercise: One of the best ways to improve is to play serious chess against challenging opposition and then to analyze those games in depth. After analyzing each game, summarize the key points of the contest, with emphasis PROBLEM IV PROBLEM V PROBLEM VI on problem areas needing further work. Mating net Mating net Mating net That is, take the two or three points most worthy of improvement and put them in an audio file. Listen to this growing file steadily. Over time you will naturally start to clear up the very problems besetting you most. Do this often enough and you may even find you’ve remarkably transformed some of your biggest liabilities into your greatest strengths.

Black has to take back this way. Recapturing This is aggressive, but it doesn’t work. Black 16. … Bf6 with the f-pawn would expose the black king had to keep the knight back on the d7-square, to potential assassination along the a2-g8 where it could replace the f6-knight if suddenly This doesn’t work. It’s hard to say what does. diagonal. needed.  17. Rxf6 Par Score 7 11. Qh4 Par Score 6 14. Rxf6 Par Score 7 Bisguier makes it look so simple, yet artful. Bisguier doesn’t miss his chance. Black is Déjà vu? Didn’t this same rook sacrifice occur He has five pieces positioned to explode against now busted. It’s just a matter of finding some on f6 three moves ago? From here, if Black Black’s smothered king. The way he plays this very nice moves, which the artful Arthur does nothing meaningful, he gets mated in two. attack has become a true paradigm for many Bisguier does most artfully. Clearly, the 17. … exf6 analogous kingside campaigns. American grandmaster is in complete control. Finally, the rook is punished for its intrusion. 11. … exd4 14. … Bh8 Of course, it doesn’t help. Larsen continues to grab material. He now Black tries to retain his dark-square bishop. 18. Qh6 Par Score 7 has two pawns, but less and less hope. Add 1 bonus point if you intended to answer 14. Right to the end, Art Bisguier is an artist. 12. Bh6 Par Score 7 ... Bxf6 by 15. Bg7, with mate to follow. The threat is mate at g7. 15. Rf1 Par Score 6 Another clear, but strong move. Black’s 18. … Rxf8 kingside may soon be denied an important Here we see the professional reply. Bisguier defensive resource: his dark-square bishop. keeps his piece, while his attack remains If ever a move signaled defeat, it’s this one. 12. … Nef6 strong. Deduct 2 points if you think that Bisguier 19. Qh7 mate Par Score 5 missed a forced mate by 15. Bg7?, when 15. ... This reactivates the knight. It closes the f- Kxg7 16. Qh7+ allows the black king hope by Let’s say it again: that’s “mate.” Other than file somewhat (for now), and from f6 the knight 16. ... Kxf6. Whatever Larsen was feeling at his incredible 17-move loss to Boris Spassky observes h7 and h5. Both those squares may this point, it couldn’t be good. at Belgrade in 1970 (in the legendary USSR- be critical to the defense—if there is one. vs.-the-Rest-of-the-World match), Bent Larsen 15. … Re8 13. Ng5 Par Score 7 probably has never been so badly beaten in a Black tries to salvage the hanging Exchange, major chess game. The moves seem to play themselves, a charac- while clearing a possible escape square for his teristic of chess art. Remarkably, White has all king. Nah. Actually, it’s not possible. Art Bisguier was one fantastic player, a true kinds of pressure, even though he still has two exemplar in the American chess pantheon. He pieces sitting on the home rank. If he gets them 16. Bf8 Par Score 8 will be missed. out soon enough, Black could kiss his defensive Another precisely accurate move. Give chances goodbye. yourself 1 bonus point if you realized that capturing 13. … Ne5 the f8-bishop allows White to mate in one. See scoring box on page 71.

www.uschess.org 47 The Practical Endgame / Instruction A Work of Art Remembering one of Bisguier’s greatest endgame performances By GM DANIEL NARODITSKY

IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT 20TH-CEN- Adams was actually smiling, but you get the tu ry American chess players are overshad owed point): by the fearsome specter of one Robert James 40. Qe6! Fischer. Though Bobby dominated the scene, he was far from the only shining star. Bisguier, A fantastic decision. Sensing the potency of who became a grandmaster in 1957 and re - Black’s queen-and-knight tandem, Bisguier mained an active tournament player for more forces the exchange of queens. The ensuing than 50 years thereafter, led an illustrious chess minor piece endgame resembles a textbook career and became one of the first truly universal example of good knight dominating against players. What better way to pay our respects bad bishop, but Bisguier has seen past the than to analyze one of Art’s greatest endgame deceptive façade. performances, a true work of ... art. Fear not: White had several other ways to hold the the game is better than the pun. balance; for instance, 40. Bf3 Ng6 41. c4 Qa1+ line. The issue with ... f4-f3 is more psycho- 42. Ke2 Qb2+ 43. Kf1 Qc1+ 44. Kf2 Qxc4 45. logical than objective. In particular, Adams WEAVING A NET h4! and my silicon friend gives the rather commits a psychological fallacy that every one perplexing assessment of “0.00” that we all know of us has doubtless experienced more than Arthur Bisguier Weaver Adams too well. From a human perspective, though, once: having turned the game around after an U.S. Open, , 1946 45. ... Qd4+ 46. Ke1 Qf6! saddles White with a opening debacle, Adams must have assumed Herculean defensive task. that he no longer ran any risk of losing the 40. ... Qxe6 41. dxe6 Kg7 42. Ba4! game. As we’ve noted many times in this column, endgames are highly unpredictable Without this pretty bishop maneuver, animals: even when all static indicators seem White’s position would have been near- to point your way, you can count on one hand hopeless. As it stands, the bishop flies to d7, the situations in which you truly can play securing the e6-pawn and permanently tying without any risk. down Black’s king. Of course, there might be a simpler Before we move on to the fun part, I would explanation to Adams’ audacity: perhaps he like to draw your attention to the fact that the was hoping that the young man sitting across evaluation of the position hinges not on its from him would buckle under the pressure. salient positional characteristics, but on a But then again, who hasn’t had similar AFTER 39. ... Kh6 serendipitous tactical resource. This is no freak thoughts before sitting down across from a occurrence: 12-year old. And that didn’t turn out too well, 17-year-old Arthur Bisguier has not fared    did it? particularly well against one of the most    44. g3! prominent American masters of the early 20th          My guess is that Adams underestimated or century. White has a pawn to the good, but    overlooked this powerful retort. White isolates his meager material advantage hardly compen -   the f3-pawn, tasking the knight with yet another sates for Black’s total positional domination.    defensive job. All of a sudden, it transpires that One look at Black’s picture-perfect knight alone   seems to portend bad news indeed for the White is the one with a clear plan of improve - teenage boy commanding the white pieces. 42. ... Kf6 43. Bd7 f3?! ment: Kf2, followed by g4, Kg3, and h4 (when both ... Nxg4 or ... f3-f2 resources are not Many a strong player would have lost their (see diagram top of next column) cool at this point, but Bisguier uncorks a available to Black), and Black’s defenses will be tremendous sequence of moves that wipes the With this move, Adams initiates a furious stretched awfully thin. smile right off Adams’ face (okay, I don’t think campaign to breach White’s flimsy defensive 44. ... Nd3

48 July 2017 | Chess Life The Practical Endgame / Instruction

PROBLEM I: 1500 LEVEL PROBLEM II: 2000 LEVEL Practicum Ariel Mengarini Arthur Bisguier Arthur Bisguier Vladimir Raicevic Each month GM Naroditsky will present U.S. Championship, New York, 1954 Sombor, 1974 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.

BLACK TO MOVE WHITE TO MOVE

Adams stays on top, harnessing the knight’s 51. h4 Kf6, putting the emergency brakes on 56. h6 Kd4 power to lock out White’s king. White’s kingside pawn advance, was the only 45. Bb5 Nb2?! way to hold the draw. Adams might have missed that 52. Kf4 allows 52. ... Ne2+!, when the According to the computer, this move is just knight finally redeems itself and pushes the as good as 45. ... Ne5, which would have forced king back. a repetition. But as we’ve established time and time again, simply consulting the engine’s evaluation rarely tells the whole story. In fact, this unnecessary knight sally brings Black to the very precipice, and this time, Adams is not up to the challenge. 46. Kf2! Excellent. Bisguier is not put off by the 57. Bxh7! intimidating appearance of 46. ... Nd1+ after 47. Kxf3 Nxc3 48. Bc4! Na4 49. g4.

Otherwise, White has no way to make progress: the adventurous 52. g5+?! hxg5 53. h5 leads nowhere after 53. ... Nd1, while initiating a knight chase with 52. Ke3 is similarly futile: 52. ... Nd1+ 53. Ke2 Nc3+ 54. Kd2 Na2! and the knight escapes to b4 with room to spare. 51. g5! Do me a favor and compare this position No mercy. The hunter, as it were, becomes with the initial diagrammed one. Did anyone the hunted. By controlling the f6 and h6 squares, Black is busted: there is no way to stop g5+ say anything about bad bishops and good the pawn freezes Black’s entire army. From d5, followed by h4-h5-g6. The bishop can simply knights? the bishop will come to the pawn’s aid, perma - plant itself on d5 (after ... Nb6 or ... Nb2). 57. ... Nxh7 58. g6 Ng5+ 59. Kg4 Nxe4 nently stopping the knight from mounting any 60. h7 Nf6+ 61. Kg5, Black resigned. 46. ... Kxe6 47. Kxf3 Ke5 48. g4 counterplay on its own. White’s plan is simple Yet again, Bisguier finds the only way to and deadly: he wants to play …eh, why don’t What impresses me about this endgame is maintain the pressure. Black’s knight has talked you show us yourself, Art? not only the fact that 17-year-old Bisguier the talk, but has little to show for his efforts. 51. ... Nb2 52. Bd5 Nd3 53. h4 Nf4 soundly outplayed a reputable master, Magnus The path to the draw now resembles a European style, from a slightly worse position. It is also alley rather than an American freeway—it’s The knight has finally admitted the futility that the 17-year-old in question was way ahead become awfully hard to breathe. of its manifold sallies and feints, but the sentence of his time in both the accuracy of his calculation has already been handed down. and the universality of his style. This guy, folks, 48. ... Nd1 49. c4 Nc3 50. Bc6 Nd1? 54. Bg8! Ng6 55. h5 Nf8 was no pushover. Adams continues to pin his hopes on the Registered US Chess voters must return their knight, but time has officially run out for the Or 55. ... Nh4+ 56. Kg4, with similarly tragic Executive Board election ballot no later than 3:00 hapless cavalier. The cold-blooded 50. ... h6! consequences. p.m. CDT on Tuesday, July 18, 2017.

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Players may win both a cash award US Chess Committee Meetings 8/2-8/4, US Chess Awards Luncheon 8/5 Noon, US Chess Delegates Meeting 8/5-6. Many side events and rooms are suite style. Free made to order breakfast daily, free manager’s and an age award. One 1/2 point bye available for any round, must reception nightly, and free airport shuttle available. Advance Entry: commit before end of round 2. Rounds: Friday 1:00pm & 6:00pm, other championships, including: U.S. National Blitz Championship 7SS Double, G/5 d0, Rd. 1 at 12 NOON 8/5; U.S. Open Weekend Swiss www.carolinaschessinitiative.com. Alternately, checks may be sent to: Saturday 9:30am & 3:00pm, Sunday 9:30am & 3:00pm. Side events: CCI, c/o Walter High, 105 N. Crabtree Knoll, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. Thursday evening GM Simul, Blitz Saturday after R4, Awards banquet 5SS, G/60 d5, 12-3 Sat 7/29, 10-12:30-3 Sun 7/30; U.S. Open Scholastic (see separate TLA for the Scholastic event); Mon-Wed-Thu-Fri July Make checks payable to: Carolinas Chess Initiative (CCI). On site entry after R6. Entries: Make checks payable and send to: Chess Weekend, will be available on August 23 from 5-6:30PM. BYES: A maximum of 21694 Doud Ct., Frankfort, IL 60423, or online at chessweekend.com. 31, August 2, 3, 4 U. S. Open Quads (one-day events) G/30 d5. Entry fee $20. Registration 9:30-11:30 a.m., Rounds at noon, 1:30 p.m. & 3:00 three byes allowed. Byes must be requested before round 2 is paired. Info: chessweekend.com, 815-955-4793 before 8 pm. Chess Weekend Players receiving conditions must play all nine rounds. INFO: Walter will provide sets, boards; please bring clocks. p.m. $50 to first in each quad. Tue August 1 U.S. Open Quads (Tuesday Quads Only) G/60 d5. Entry Fee $20. Registration 9 a.m.-10:00 a.m., High (Organizer) [email protected]. More info including pre-entry lists A Heritage Event! Rounds at 10:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. $50 to first in each quad. may be available at: carolinaschessinitiative.com. FIDE rated. Hotel has US Chess Junior Grand Prix! U.S. Open Bughouse Sat. 10:30 AM 7/29. 18th Annual Golf Tournament a no smoking policy which includes electronic cigarettes. FIDE electronic JULY 29-AUG. 6, AUG. 1-6 OR AUG. 3-6, VIRGINIA for the US Open Chess Players, (see tournament website for details). device rules in effect. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 300 (ENHANCED) US Open Tennis Tournament (see tournament website for details). In US Chess Junior Grand Prix! 118TH ANNUAL U.S. OPEN addition, three other championships will also take place: the 2017 Denker SEPT. 15-16 (FRI & SAT), KANSAS Includes Traditional one game per day schedule (9 days), a 6-day slow Tournament of HS Champions (see website for participants’ list), the US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 time control option, and 4-day option. 9SS, 40/120, SD/60; d5 (4-day 2017 Barber Tournament of K-8 Champions (see website for partic- 2017 U.S. BLIND CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP IN LINDSBORG, KS option, Rds. 1-6, G/60 d5; then 40/120, SD/60 d5). Sheraton Norfolk ipants’ list) and the 2017 National Girls’ Tournament of Champions Lindsborg is a small safe community of 3,000 people. 4 SS or 4 RR (depends on #of players), G/135 d0. EF: Free. Playing site: Karpov School, 106 S. Main St., Lindsborg, KS 67456. Reg.: must be received by Sept. 1, 2017: Contact: Anna James 785-227-7555, akarpovkschess@ gmail.com Onsite Thurs. Sept. 14: 5-8 pm, Fri. Sept. 15: 9-9:30 am. TOURNAMENT LIFE: Rds.: Fri. Sept. 15: 10-4, Sat., Sept. 16: 9-3. Prize Fund: $1,400 GTD: ABBREVIATIONS & TERMS 1st: $400, 2nd: $300, 3rd: $200, 4th: $100, $100-Best player U1400, All tournaments are non-smoking with no computers allowed unless otherwise advertised. $100-Class E (1000-1199), $100-Class F (800-999), $100-Upset Prize. All players: $100 scholarship toward Summer Chess Camp at the Karpov BLZ: Blitz rated. Memb. Membership required; cost follows. Usually refers Chess School in Lindsborg. Thurs. Sep. 14, 5-6 pm Reg. for Blindfold req’d: to state affiliate. exhibition with GM Timur Gareyev. 6pm Lecture, 6:45 Clock Blindfolded QC: Quick Chess events. Simul-7 boards. Participants of the Championship get the free spots in $$Gtd: Guaranteed prizes. Open: A section open to all. Often has very strong play- the simul and priority in registration, for others $20. Award Ceremony ers, but some eligible for lower sections can play in Swedish Country Inn, 8pm, with Swedish dance-music with smorgas- $$b/x: Based-on prizes, x = number of entries needed to for the learning experience. bord. NOTE: All players must be classified as Legally Blind and bring payfull prize fund. At least 50% of the advertised proof. You must also be a current member of USCF for $18 a year. You prize fund of $501 or more must be awarded. Quad: 4-player round robin sections; similar strength can join to USCF at the event! Swedish Country Inn, with the traditional players. Swedish breakfast buffet, lunch and dinner. Free shuttle to/from airport Bye: Indicates which rounds players who find it incon- Rated Beginner’s Open. Wichita/Salina. HR: $130/night: tax and meals included. Contact: Anna venient to play may take 1⁄2-point byes instead. RBO: James 785-227-7555, [email protected]. For example, Bye 1-3 means 1⁄2-point byes are Rds: Rounds; scheduled game times follow. For exam- SEPT. 23, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN available in Rounds 1 through 3. ple, 11-5, 9-3 means games begin 11 a.m. & 5 p.m. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 (ENHANCED) CC: Chess club. on the first day, 9 a.m. & 3 p.m. on the second day. 2017 U.S. GAME/30 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Registration at site. 5SS, G/30 d5 - $8,000 b/199 fully paid entries - 60% guaranteed. Santa dx: Time delay, x = number of seconds. Reg: Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy., CA 95054. Park +xx: Time increment, xx = number of seconds added RR: Round robin (preceded by number of rounds). free. Hotel Room $99 at Biltmore. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/ after each move. Sudden-death time control (time for rest of game usg60g30. In 4 sections: Open Section (1900+): $1,500, 700, 300, SD/: 100, Top u2100 $200 100. 1600-1899 Section: $1,000, 400, 200, 100. EF: Entry fee. follows). For example, 30/90, SD/1 means each 1300-1599 Section: $1,000, 400, 200, 100. Under 1300 Section: player must make 30 moves in 90 minutes, then $1,000, 400, 200, 100. Unr capped at 200 exc in Open. EF: $84, after Ent: Where to mail entries. complete the rest of the game in an hour. 9/17 $109. Play-up: $25. GM free, IM free before 9/13 (EF subtr from FIDE: Results submitted to FIDE for possible rating. prize for all free entries). DISCOUNT: $139 if registering for both U.S. SS: Swiss-System pairings (preceded by number of G/30 (9/23) and U.S. G/60 (9/24). Byes: One 1/2 pt bye allowed must G/: Game in. For instance, G/75 means each side has rounds). commit by start of Rd 2. Reenter with 1/2pt bye in Rd. 1 for $44. Sept 75 minutes for the entire game. 2017 Supp, CCA min, TD discr used to place players accurately. SIDE Unr: Unrated. GPP: Grand Prix Points available. EVENT for KIDS for K-12 students rated under 1000: 5SSxG/30 d5 in 4 W: Site is accessible to wheelchairs. sections based on rating: 800-999, 600-799, 400-599, 200-399, u200. HR: Hotel rates. For example, 60-65-70-75 means $60 Prizes: Trophies to Top 15 players in each section and Top 5 Clubs & single, $65 twin, $70/3 in room, $75/4 in room. WEB: Tournaments that will use a player’s online rating. Top 5 Schools in each section. Min 2, Top 3 players count for team score EF: $54, after 9/17 $69. DISCOUNT: $94 if registering for both JGP: Junior Grand Prix. U.S. G/30 (9/23) and U.S. G/60 (9/24). Play-up: $10. Schedule for all sections: On-site Reg: 8-8:30am. Rounds: 9a, 10:30a, 12:30p, 2p, 3:30p. Blitz Event: Reg: Sat 9/23 Reg: 4:30-5pm, Rounds 5:30-7p, total 8-10

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rounds. EF: $14, $16 onsite. 75% of EFs returned as prizes. Reg. online: http://BayAreaChess.com/my/usg60g30 or Mail payments to The Tournament Announcements on the following pages are provided for the convenience of US Chess members and for BayAreaChess, 2050 Concourse Drive #42, San Jose, CA 95131. Rfnd informational purposes only. Unless expressly indicated otherwise, neither US Chess nor Chess Life warrants the accuracy fee: $25. Organizer: Dr. Judit Sztaray. Email: [email protected]. T: 408-409-6596. W. of anything contained in these tournament announcements. Those interested in additional information about or having questions con cerning any of these tournaments are directed to contact the organizer listed. Chess Life will exercise all due US Chess Junior Grand Prix! SEPT. 24, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN diligence in providing accurate typesetting of non-camera-ready copy but assumes no responsibility for errors made in US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 (ENHANCED) such work. 2017 U.S. GAME/60 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 4SS, G/60 d6 - $10,500 b/240 fully paid entries - 60% guaranteed. Santa &&4'3.#45 .3)5-5-*(.334+5/&34152#4(4155 53)45&2,,2 .05/++.3.20/,51*,4-5/%%,"5325 1/0+5$1. Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy., CA 95054. Park 32*10/(403-55)45*/1/0344+5&.1-35%1.45(*-3545/35,4/-35  !5 525(21453)/052045%1.45*0+415 5(/" free. Hotel Room $99 at Biltmore. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/ '2*03532 /1+-53)45 1/0+5$1.5%2.035323/,!55$1.4-54,2 53)45(/.(*(54031"5&445+250235'2*03532 /1+-53)4 usg60g30. In 6 sections: Open Section (2000+): $1,200 600 300 100 1/0+5$1.5%2.035323/,!5,-25.0',*+45&*,,53.(45'20312,5023.05.0'14(40352153.(45+4,/"54#405.&5+4,/"5.-54125+! 100 Top u2200 $200, 100. 1800-1999 Section: $1,000 400 200 100. 1600-1799 Section: $1,000 400 200 100. 1400-1599 Section: $1,000 5)4--5*0.215 1/0+5$1.55*0.215 1/0+5$1.54#4035(*-35)/#45&2*15215(214 12*0+-5 .3)5/53.(45'20312, 400 200 100. 1200-1399 Section: $800 400 200 100. Under 1200 Sec- 14/34153)/05 5(.0!5$,4/-45-445www.uschess.org/data page/JGP-Rules.php &215'2(%,4345 *,4-! tion: $700 300 200 100. Unr capped at 300 exc in Open. EF: $84, after 9/18 $109. Play-up: $25. GM free, IM free before 9/14 (EF subtr from SUBMISSIONS: E-mail your tla to: [email protected] (Joan DuBois). For tla deadline schedule, formatting help and Grand prize for all free entries). DISCOUNT: $139 if registering for both U.S. Prix information check www.uschess.org/go/tlainfo and “Advertising” at uschess.org. Payment can be done online through G/30 (9/23) and U.S. G/60 (9/24). Byes: One 1/2 pt bye allowed must commit by start of Rd. 2. Reenter with 1/2pt bye in Rd. 1 for $44. Sept the TD/Affiliate area or sent to: US Chess, TLA Dept., PO Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557. 2017 Supp, CCA min, TD disc used to place players accurately. SIDE EVENT for KIDS for K-12 students rated under 1000: 4SSxG/60 d5 in 5 23455)4--5*0.215 1/0+5$1.54#403-5+250235)/#4532504'4--/1.,"545')2,/-3.'5215 2*3)532*10/(403-! sections based on rating: 800-999, 600-799, 400-599, 200-399, u200. )4"5+25)2 4#415)/#45325)/#453)4514*.14+50*(4152&512*0+-5/0+53.(45'20312,5.0521+415&215-')2,/-3.' Prizes: Trophies to Top 15 players in each section and Top 5 Clubs & /0+5"2*3)5%,/"41-5325/.05 $5%2.03-5&215%1.4-!5215(2145.0&21(/3.205%,4/-45-4453)45 $51*,4-5/3 Top 5 Schools in each section. Min 2, Top 3 players count for team http://www.uschess.org/ datapage/JGP-Rules.php! score. EF: $54, after 9/18 $69. DISCOUNT: $94 if registering for both U.S. G/30 (9/23) and U.S. G/60 (9/24). Play-up: $10. Schedule for all sections: On-site Reg: 8-8:30am. Rounds: 9a, 12p, 2:30p, 5p. Blitz 3rd floor, 20 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63103. $200-1st, online until 2 hrs before round 1. GMs $100 from prize. Reg: Sat 9/23 Reg: 4:30-5pm, Rounds 5:30-7p, total 8-10 rounds. Prizes: Class E Section Event: $100-2nd, in each section: Master, X, A, B, C, D, E/Under 1200. The EF: all $50 less than above All: No checks at site, credit cards OK. EF: $14, $16 onsite. 75% of EFs returned as prizes. Reg. online: 2017 Missouri Class Champion Plaque awarded to the winner of each Online EF $5 less to ICA members; join/renew at il-chess.org. ICA Tour http://BayAreaChess.com/my/usg60g30 or mail payments to BayArea section. 8:30-9:45; Sat-10-2:30-7, Sun- event. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Chess, 2050 Concourse Drive #42, San Jose, CA 95131. Rfnd fee: Registration: Round times: 10-2:30. Entry Fee: $35 pre-registered by 7/7. $40 on site. On Site Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if paid with entry. Online at $25.Organizers: Dr. Judit Sztaray. Email: [email protected]. T: cash only. Email [email protected] for online payment instructions. chessaction.com, Adult $35, Young Adult $22, Scholastic $15. Mailed or 408-409-6596. W. Free Entry to GM/IM. Max 1 half bye; MCA required, O.S.A., available at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $25, Scholastic $17. Re-entry (except on site from $5. Entries/Info: Bob Howe, 210 N. Olive St., Pacific, MO Master) $50. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7, Sat 11 & 63069 (636) 234.7928, [email protected]. “Playing up” one section 5, Sun 10 & 3:15. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 Grand Prix is allowed. Players paired only with those in their own section. (Small & 5, Sun 10 & 3:15. Bye: all, limit 2; Master must commit before rd. 2, JULY 8, CONNECTICUT sections could be combined for pairings only. Combined sections use others before rd. 3. HR: $111-111-111-111, 800-937-8461, 847-777- prize pairing in last round) Other state players welcome. 6500, reserve by 6/30 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633. chessaction.com or Continental FAIRFIELD COUNTY MASTERS & CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Ent: JULY 14-16 OR 15-16, CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. The strongest tournament in Connecticut! Chess Club of Fairfield County, Questions: DirectorAtChess.US, chesstour.com, 347-201-2269. Advance 710 West Ave., Norwalk, CT 06850. In 2 Sections, Masters: 5SS, G/30 US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 150 (ENHANCED) entries posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly). d5, Open to Minimum 2200 rating. $500-300-200. 22ND ANNUAL PACIFIC COAST OPEN $$GTD: Class Cham- Blitz tournament Sat 9:30 pm, enter by 9:15 pm. pionships: 5SS, G/30 d5, Open to 2199 & under. $$GTD: $400-200-100. 6SS, 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-3 G/45 d10). Ontario Top U2000, U1800, U1600 - $100 Each. Half-point byes available for Airport Hotel and Conference Center, 700 N. Haven Ave., Ontario, CA A Heritage Event! rounds 1 & 2. Must commit before round 1. Max 2 byes. ALL: EF: $40 in 91764 (I-10 to N. Haven Ave). Free parking, free shuttle to Ontario US Chess Junior Grand Prix! advance online by Fri 8pm 7/7 or postmarked by Mon 7/3. $50 late on- Airport or Ontario Mills Mall, free wireless, heated pool, restaurants JULY 14-16 OR 15-16, ARIZONA site. CCFC members $30 advance / $40 late. Grandmasters and within walking distance. $25,000 guaranteed prizes. 6 sections. Open: US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 (ENHANCED) International Masters free - entry fee deducted from prize. Reg.: 10:00 $3000-1500-1000-500, clear/tiebreak 1st $100 bonus, top U2300/Unr YE OLDE PUEBLO OPEN AND SCHOLASTICS - 10:30am. Rds.: 11:00, 12:15, 2:30, 3:45, 5:00. ENT: Chess Club of $1200-600. FIDE. Under 2100, Under 1900: Each $2000-1000-500- Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort, 10000 N. Oracle Fairfield County LLC. - 710 West Ave., Norwalk, CT 06850. www.fair- 300. Under 1700, Under 1500: Each $1600-800-400-200. Under 1250: Rd.,Tucson, AZ 85704, 1-800-325-7832. SECTIONS: Championship, Reserve fieldcountychess.com/masters17.html. INFO: 203-505-6215, ccfc@ $800-400-200-100, plaques to first 3, top U1000, U800, Unr. Mixed (U2000), & Booster (U1400). Scholastic tournament held the same fairfieldcountychess.com. doubles: male/female 2-player “team” combined score among all sec- weekend (K-6/U800) visit sazchess.org for more info! SCHEDULE: (3- JULY 8, OHIO tions: $1000-500-300-200. Must average under 2200; may play in different day) 5/SS, 40/90 SD/30 + 30 inc. Reg.: 7/14 5:30-6:30 PM; Rds.: 7, 10-5, 9:30-3:30. (2-day) 5/SS, Rds.: 1-2 G/60 + 30 inc. Rds.: 3-5 40/90 US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 sections; must register (no extra fee) by 2 pm 7/15. Unrated may enter MUSTARD SEED MONSTER any section, with prize limit U1900 $600, U1700 $450, U1500 $300, SD/30 + 30 inc. Reg.: 7/15 8:30-9:30 AM; Rds.: 10-1:30-5, 9:30-3:30. (Booster 2-day only) 5/SS, G/90 d5. Reg.: 7/15 8:30-9:30 AM; Rds.: 10- Mustard Seed Market, 6025 Kruse Dr., Solon, OH 44139. 4SS, G/45 d5 U1250 $150; balance to next player(s) in line. Top 5 sections EF: $135 at chessaction.com by 7/12, 3-day $138, 2-day $137 mailed by 7/5, 1:30-5, 9:30-1. PRIZES: (Championship) $$Gtd: $700+Plaque-500-300; except U1000: G/30 d5. EF: $50, except U1000: $30. Prizes: $1500 Guar- $150 (no checks, credit cards OK) at site, or online until 2 hrs before rd $$b/4 X, A/below $150 ea. $25 SACA gift certificate to Top Jr. U18, Sr. anteed. In 4 Sections. Open: $300-$100-U2100 $100. U-1900: 1. GMs $120 from prize. All $50 less than top 50+; (Reserve) $$b/38: $250-150; $$b/4 B, C, D/below $100 ea. $25 $200-$100-U1700 $100. U-1500: $200-$100-U1250 $100. U-1000: $80- Under 1250 Section EF: 5 sections entry fees. Online EF $5 less to SCCF members; may join/renew SACA gift certificate to Top UNR, Jr. U14, Sr. 50+; (Booster) Trophy + $40-U750,U500 $40 Each. Registration: Online at www.progress at scchess.com. (except Open section) $70. $50 SACA gift certificate to 1st Place, Trophy to 2nd - 5th Place, Top E, withchess.org, 9-9:45 at site. Rds.: 10:00, 12:00, 2:00, 4:00, U1000 ASAP. Re-entry Unofficial usually used if otherwise unrated. U1000/Unr. EF: GM, IM, FM, WGM, WIM, WFM FREE! USCF 2200 & Free healthy box to all players! Info: Mike Joelson, 216-321-7000. uschess.org ratings Special 1 yr USCF with magazine if paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult above entry fee returned upon completion of schedule. (Championship) A Heritage Event! $35, Young Adult $22, Scholastic $15. Mailed or paid at site, Adult $40, $65 additional $20 if U2000; (Reserve) $45 additional $20 if U1400; US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Young Adult $25, Scholastic $17. 3-day schedule: Reg. Fri to 11 am, (Booster) $30. LATE FEE: Additional $10 if entry received after 7/6, $20 A State Championship Event! rds. Fri 12 & 6, Sat 12 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:15. 2-day schedule: Reg Sat to after 7/13. ALL: 1/2 pt. byes all rounds but must be requested prior to JULY 8-9, NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 am, rds. Sat 10, 12:45, 3:15 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:15. All: Half point byes start of Round 2 (max 2). Re-entries $40. HR: $99 if by 7/1, use Group US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 (ENHANCED) OK all rounds, limit 2, Open must commit before rd. 2, other sections Code: WICC. Info: Martha Underwood, 520-261-5984, email: informa- 67TH NEW HAMPSHIRE OPEN before rd. 4. HR: $97-97, 909-980-0400, request chess rate, reserve by [email protected]. Ent: Events4Chess.com; postal registration available 4SS, 40/100, SD/60 d5. Courtyard Nashua Hotel, 2200 Southwood Dr. 6/30 or may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD if postmarked by 7/7 (checks payable to SACA) at SACA, Attn: 2017 Ye (Exit 8 off Everett Turnpike), Nashua, NH 03063; 603-880-9100. $$G #D657633. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Olde Pueblo, PO Box 40663, Tucson, AZ 85717. W. 5,467. Five sections. Open, EF: $67 if rec’d by 7/6; free to GM/IM. Pelham, NY 10803. Refunds, $15 service charge. Questions: www.chess- US Chess Junior Grand Prix! $$G: 600-400-240, U2300 300, U2150 240-180. NH Champion title and tour.com, DirectorAtChess.US, 347-201-2269. Entries posted at JULY 14-16 OR 15-16, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN $67 bonus to top-scoring NH resident. Under 2050, EF: $67 if rec’d by chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly). Blitz tournament US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 50 (ENHANCED) 7/6. $$G 400-240-180. Under 1850, EF: $67 if rec’d by 7/6. $$G 400- Sat 10 pm, enter by 9:45 pm. 2017 PEOPLES TOURNAMENT 240-180-120. Under 1650, EF: $67 if rec’d by 7/6. $$G 400-240-180. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! 6SS, 40/120 sd30 d5 (2-day opt rounds 1-3 G/61 d5). The Faculty Club Under 1450, EF: $57, U1050/Unr $47, if rec’d by 7/6. $$G 300-180- JULY 14-16 OR 15-16, ILLINOIS Minor Lane, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720. Prize: $12,000 120, U1250 160-100. All, No unrated player may win more than $90 in US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 120 (ENHANCED) b/197 60% guart. Open (2000+ FIDE): $2000-1000-400-200 u2300 Under 1450, $120 in Under 1650, $150 in Under 1850, $200 in Under 10TH ANNUAL CHICAGO CLASS 300-100, u2100 100 A: $1000-500-200-100-100. B: $1000-500-200-100- 2050. EF $7 more if paid at site. NHCA memb. required for rated NH 100. C: $1000-500-200-100-100. D/E: $800-300-100, u1200 600-300-100. residents: $8 adult, $6 age 18/younger. Reg.: Sat. 8:30-9:35 a.m., Rds.: 5SS, 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, G/60 d10). Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel, 601 N. Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling, IL 60090 (from Chicago, Unr capped at 300 exc in Open. EF: 99 by 7/7. Econ 79 w 50% prz. After 10-4:15, 9:30-3:45. Half-point bye OK for any one round except Rd 4 in 7/8 +25. Play-up +20. Reentry: $49, Rfnd fee 25. GM/IM free by 7/1 I-294 north to US-45 north; from Milwaukee, I-94 to Lake Cook Rd to Open section. No player will receive both half-point bye and full-point (prz-EF). USCF mem reqrd. Sched: 3-day Reg. F 6-6:30p, Rds. F 7p, Sa bye. NHCA membership meeting 9 a.m. Sunday. HR: $120 (plus 9% tax) US-45 south). Free parking. $20,000 guaranteed prizes. In 7 sections: 11:30a 5:30p, Su 10a 3:30p; 2-day Reg. Sa 8-8:30a, Rds. Sa 9a 11:30a if reserved directly with hotel; reserve by 6/23, mention NH Chess or Master (2200/up): $2000-1000-500-300, clear/tiebreak win $100, top 2p 5:30p Su 10a 3:30p. Max two 1/2-pt byes, commit bef rd. 3. Jul 17 NHCA. Direct online reservation link available at www.nhchess.org. Ent: U2400 $800-400. FIDE. Expert (2000-2199): $1400-700-400-200. Class Supp, CCA min & TD disc to place players accurately. Bring clocks. (1800-1999/Unr): $1400-700-400-200. (1600-1799/Unr): NHCA, c/o Hal Terrie, 377 Huse Rd. Unit 23, Manchester, NH 03103. To A Class B Info/Flyer/Reg: http://BayAreaChess.com/ppl. W. enter online using credit card, start by visiting www.nhchess.org. Info: $1400-700-400-200. Class C (1400-1599/Unr): $1200-600-400-200. Hal Terrie, [email protected] or 603-668-8368 (home). Class D (1200-1399/Unr): $1000-500-300-200. Class E (Under US Chess Junior Grand Prix! 1200/Unr): $500-250-150-100, trophies to first 3, top Under 1000, Under JULY 14-16 OR 15-16, GEORGIA US Chess Junior Grand Prix! 800, Under 600, Unrated. Rated players may play up one section. Prize US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 A State Championship Event! limits: Unrated may not win over $100 in E, $200 D, $300 C, $500 B or 2017 ATLANTA CHAMPIONSHIP JULY 8-9, MISSOURI $700 A. Mixed Doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player 5-SS. Interactive College of Technology, 5227 New Peachtree Rd., Cham- US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 “team” combined score among all sections: $800-400-200. Team must blee, GA 30341. $3000 Guaranteed. In 3 sections: Championship: FIDE MISSOURI CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP average under 2200; may play in different sections; must register (no rated. Must be 1900 and above. $400-300-200; under 2200 and under Where every player can become a State Champion! 5SS, G/115 d5. extra fee) by 2 pm 7/15. Top 6 sections EF: $105 at chessaction.com 2050 $250 each. Amateur: Open to 100 thru 1899 or Unrated. $300- Location: Saint Louis University, Busch Student Center, St. Louis Room- by 7/12, 3-day $108, 2-day $107 mailed by 7/5, all $120 at site, or 200-100; under 1750 and under 1600 each $200. Reserve, Open to

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Under 1600 and Unrated. $250-150-100; under 1200: $100. Time Con- A, B, C/Below/Unrated: $100. Reserve Section (U1400): online $25 to 7 players per team in any section. EF: EF top 3 sections $40 postmarked trols: Championship: 40/90, SD/30 d10. Other sections: G/120 d5. All by 7/14 5pm, $40 after; cash or CC on site. 1 half-point bye any rd. by 7/7, $60 after. EF bottom 2 sections $15 postmarked by 7/7, $30 after. sections, Two-day schedule, Round 1 G/90, d5. 3-day schedule: Reg except 4. Prizes: $500 b/30 entries, min 2/class: $150-$125-$75-$50. Bye: One 1/2 point bye 1-3 if requested by the end of the second round. ends 7 p.m. Rounds: 7:30; 2:30-7:30; 10-3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg.: Class E, F/UNR: $50. Also (overlapping prizes): plaques to top 5, medals Reg.: Saturday 8:30 - 9:00 AM. Rds.: Saturday 9:30, 1:00, 4; Sunday 10, ends 10 a.m. Rounds: 10:30 a.m., then merges with 3-day schedule. to next 10. Both Sections: Sched: Reg. 9-9:45; Rds. 10, 12:45, 3:00, 1:30. Info mastermindschess.org or [email protected]. Ent: Entry Fee: $60 (3-day), $59 (2-day) if received by July 13; $65 at site. 5:45; Rd. 3 & 4 earlier if results allow. Ent: http://go.stolaf.edu/olechess. MasterMinds CC, 36 E. Hortter St., , PA 19119. GMSs IMs, WGMs, and WIMs FREE.Re-Entry: $35 (not available in Cham- Info: [email protected], 507-786-3042. Restaurants within 5-minute US Chess Junior Grand Prix! pionship). Half-point byes: Available in any round (limit two), must drive; Bon Appetit sack lunch option-order online at entry url. W. JULY 15-16, LOUISIANA commit before Round One. FIDE-Only: A player who arrives at the board A State Championship Event! US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 30 mins. late shall lose game. Unrateds limited to 2nd prizes. All players JULY 15, ALABAMA 2017 PAUL MORPHY OPEN must bring set, board, and clock. None supplied. No electronic commu- nications devices permitted in playing rooms and halls! Info: US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 5-SS, (Open: G/90 i30; Res.: G/2 d5). Site: Hilton New Orleans Airport, ALABAMA DUAL-RATED STATE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP americanchesspromotions.com or (478)-973-9389. Enter: ameri- 901 Airline Dr., Kenner, LA 70062. EF: $55 if mailed by 7/8, $65 at site; canchesspromotions.com. W. FIDE. 4SS, Game/45 + 10 second increment. Location: Evangel Church, 3975 out-of-state masters free, EF deducted from prize. LCA Memb. req’d for Vaughn Rd., Montgomery, AL. Round times: 9:30, 11:30, 2:30, 4:30. all La. residents ($15 adult, $5 Sch.), OSA. Prizes: $3300 b/80, $1650 US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Three sections: OPEN (b/20, 70%GTD): 1st $300, 2nd $150, U2000 (50%) Gtd.! Two Sections: Open: $600-300-200; U2000 $250-125, U1800 JULY 14-22, OHIO $100. U1800 (b/20, 70%GTD): 1st $250, 2nd $150, U1500 $100. U1200 $225-100. Reserve (U1600): $300-200; U1400 $250-125; U1200/UNR US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 (b/20, 70%GTD): 1st $250, 2nd $150, U1000 $100. Trophies and Alabama $225-100; U1000 $200-100. Reg.: 7/15, 8-9am. Rds.: Sat: 9:15-1-5:30, DAYTON MASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL RETURNS titles to top Alabamian finishers. USCF and ACF required, OSA. EF (all Sun: 9:30-2. HR: $129, for this rate, call (504) 465-1158 during business 14-16 or 15-16 July Aviator Open: OPEN FORMAT - FIDE RATED - sections): $30 by July 8, $35 thereafter or onsite (onsite registration hours, reserve early, ask Norma Soto for Louisiana Chess rate, not LCA. $4,000 in prizes based on 60 entries. PRIZES: $1200, $800, $600, 8:00-9:00AM) Registration: Send name, USCF ID, section and entry fee Ent/Info: Adam Caveney, 1301 Gen. Taylor St., New Orleans, LA 70115, $500, $400, $300, $200. 5 Round Swiss. Time Control 40/90, SD/30, (payable to “Evangel Church”) to Doug Strout, 6000 Camelot Ct., Mont- [email protected], (504) 895-4133 (evenings), (504) 615-6730 (on +30. 2 Day Schedule: Round 1: G/60 +30, 9:30AM Saturday, then gomery, AL 36117 ([email protected]). day of tourney). NOTE: Parking will be comped, so do not worry about joins 3day. 3 Day Schedule: Rounds: Friday 8PM, Saturday 12PM & taking a ticket to park. 6PM & Sunday 10AM & 4:30PM. One bye permitted, MUST schedule A Heritage Event! JULY 18, NEW YORK prior to R2. EF: $99 by Friday morning (9:00a.m.) online at Dayton Chess US Chess Junior Grand Prix! JULY 15-16, VIRGINIA US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 Club, 15 July 2017. On-site registration: $109.00. Discounts: $5 DCC MARSHALL MASTERS members. On-Site Registration: Fri 6-7:30 & Sat for those taking a US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 27TH ANNUAL CHARLOTTESVILLE OPEN 4-SS, G/25 d5. Open to 2000+ players. FIDE Rapid rated. $750 GTD: bye in R1 from 9:30-10:30. Register On-Line at Dayton Chess Club 250-150-100. Top U2400 125, Top U2300 100, Biggest upset $25. through the morning (9:00 a.m.) of 14 July 2017. Riley Driver email 5SS, G/90 d5. EF: $60 by 7/11, then $75. 2 Sections: Open & U1700. EF: Info: $40, MCC Mbrs $30. GMs Free. Reg.: 6:15-6:45pm. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30- [email protected]. 16 July X-15 Blitz, Rated: between Rds. Prizes: $2000 b/o 60. Open Section: 1st-3d Places $$400, $$250, $$150 (guaranteed). All other prizes b/o 60 with at least 65% paid out: 10:45pm. Max one bye, for round 1 or 4 only. Request at entry. 23 W. 4 and 5 of Aviator Open. Blitz! G/5, no delay. $350 b/20. 1-$200, 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716, www.marshallchessclub.org. 2-$100, 3-$50. Rated Blitz at Dayton Chess Club. Number of rounds & U2100 $150, U1900 $130; U1700 Section: $300, $200, $150 U1500 SS or RR determined by number of entries, max number of rounds 11. $140, U1200 $130. Site & HR: Comfort Inn Monticello, 2097 Inn Dr., JULY 21-23, MINNESOTA Registration ends 1:00pm Sun. Rd.1 begins 1:30pm. EF: $25. Register Charlottesville, VA 22911, (434) 977-3300, $109.95 + tax if reserved US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 at site on Fri, Sat, or Sun. 17 July - Special Events. 18-22 July Dayton by Monday 6/15. Reg.: 7:30-11:15 am. Rds.: Sat. 12, 3:15, 7:15, Sun. 2017 U.S. SENIOR OPEN Masters FIDE RR, Futurity A and Futurity B: Dayton Masters FIDE 9:30am, 1:15pm. Ent: Online at www.vachess.org or mail to Mike Hoff- See Nationals. RR: (invite only) 9-RR, 40/90, SD/30, +30incr. GM/IM Norms possible pauir, 405 Hounds Chase, Yorktown, VA 23693. Checks to VCF. Mbr: plus Futurities A & B (10 players each) in parallel. Dayton Chess Club, USCF rqd, VCF rqd. for VA residents $10, $5 under age 18. mhoff- A Heritage Event! Info: US Chess Junior Grand Prix! 18 W. 5th St., Dayton, OH. Opening Ceremony at 10:00am. Rds.: Tue- [email protected] JULY 21-23 OR 22-23, FLORIDA Wed-Thr-Fri 11:00am & 6:00pm, Sat 11:00am. Details/EFs www.Dayton ChessFestival.com or www.DaytonChessClub.com. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 100 (ENHANCED) JULY 15-16, PENNSYLVANIA 25TH ANNUAL SOUTHERN OPEN US Chess Junior Grand Prix! US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 (ENHANCED) 5SS, 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Wyndham JULY 15, MINNESOTA MASTERMINDS OPEN Orlando Resort, 8001 International Dr., Orlando 32819. Special parking US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 Esperanza Academy, 301 W. Hunting Park Ave., Phila., PA 19140. 5 SS, $5/day. $15,000 guaranteed prizes. In 5 sections. Open: Open to all; OLECHESS SUMMER CHESS TOURNAMENT G/85 d5, $2025b/72 paid entries in the top 3 sections, Open $875 GTD. U1800/Unr EF $50 more. $1800-900-500-300, clear/tiebreak 1st $100 4-SS, G/61+d5. St. Olaf College, Buntrock Commons, 1520 St. Olaf Ave., Open section $500-250; U2000 $125. U1800 section $300-150; U1600 bonus, top U2300/Unr $600-300. Under 2100: $1200-600-300-200, top Northfield, MN. Open Section: EF: online $40 by 7/14 5 pm, $50 after; $125. U1400 section $300-150; U1200 $125. Scholastic K-12 U1100 & U1900/Unr $500-250. Under 1800: $1200-600-300-200, top U1600 (no cash or CC on site. 1 half-point bye any rd. except 4. Prizes: $1050 Unr in grades 8 to 12, trophies top 3. K-7 U700 & Unr in grades K to 7, unr) $400-200. Under 1500: $1000-500-300-200, top U1300 (no unr) prizes b/30 entries, minimum 2/class: $250-$175-$125-$100. Class X, trophies top 3. Scholastic team trophies top 2 schools and top 2 clubs 4 $300-150. Under 1200: $600-300-200-100, plaques to top Under 1000, GOLD & SILVER AFFILIATES

Bay Area Chess Marshall Chess Club GOLD Any affiliate that has submitted at least 50 US Chess memberships during the 1639A South Main Street 23 West 10th Street current or previous calendar year, or is the recognized State Affiliate, is eligible to become Milpitas, CA 95035 New York, NY 10011 a Gold Affiliate. Gold Affiliates are honored in a special list in larger type in Tournament Life 408-409-6598 212-477-3716 each month, giving the affiliate name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and website. [email protected] [email protected] Gold Affiliation costs $350 per year, and existing affiliates may subtract $3 for each month www.bayareachess.com www.marshallchessclub.org remaining on their regular affiliation, or $20 for each month remaining on their Silver Af- Cajun Chess Oak Hall School Chess Club filiation. By paying an annual payment of $500 (instead of $350), Gold Affiliate status 12405 Hillary Step Drive 7257 NW 4th Boulevard, Suite 21 may be obtained with no minimum requirement for memberships submitted. Olive Branch, MS 38654 Gainesville, FL 32607 504-208-9596 [email protected] 352-316-1199 [email protected] SILVER Any affiliate that has submitted at least 25 US Chess memberships during the www.cajunchess.com current or previous calendar year, or is the recognized State Affiliate, is eligible to become Chess Club and PaperClip Pairings a Silver Affiliate. These affiliates will be recognized in a special list in Tournament Life each Scholastic Center c/o Remy Ferrari month, giving the affiliate name, state, and choice of either phone number, e-mail address, of Saint Louis 4 Jalapa Court or website. Silver Affiliation costs $150 per year, and existing affiliates may subtract $3 for 4657 Maryland Avenue Brownsville, TX 78526 St. Louis, MO 63108 956-621-0377 each month remaining on their regular affiliation. Alternatively, for an annual payment of 314-361-CHESS [email protected] $250.00 (instead of $150), the requirement for a minimum number of US Chess members [email protected] will be waived. www.saintlouischessclub.org San Diego Chess Club ChessNYC.com 2225 Sixth Avenue Boca Raton Chess Club (FL) Jersey Shore HS Chess League Rochester Chess Center (NY) San Diego, CA 92101 (NJ) Michael Propper www.bocachess.com http://www.chessset.com 619-752-4377 [email protected] Rocks & Rooks Chess Club (TX) P.O. Box 189, 1710 1st Avenue Dallas Chess Club (TX) New York, NY 10128 [email protected] 512-426-7841 www.sandiegochessclub.org www.dallaschess.com Little House of Chess, Inc. (NY) 212-475-8130 [email protected] Sparta Chess Club (NJ) [email protected] Silver Knights Chess En Passant Chess Club (TX) www.spartachessclub.org Los Angeles Chess Club (CA) www.chessnyc.com 8500 Executive Park Avenue #404 [email protected] Success Chess School (CA) www.LAChessClub.com Continental Chess Fairfax, VA 22031 www.successchess.com Evangel Chess Club (AL) Association 703-574-2070 Michigan Chess Association (MI) The Berkeley Chess School (CA) www.evangelchurch.me www.michess.org P.O. Box 8482 [email protected] www.berkeleychessschool.org Pelham, NY 10803 www.silverknightschess.com Foot Hill Chess Club (CA) Oklahoma Chess Foundation (OK) Western PA Youth Chess Club (PA) [email protected] [email protected] www.OCFchess.org www.youthchess.net www.chesstour.com UPDATED 05-23-2017

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Under 800, Under 600, Unrated. Mixed doubles: best male/female 2- Tournament and our Players’ Games, we will follow FIDE Spectator 8:40-9-9:20-9:40-10pm. Max three byes. Request at entry. 23 W. 10th player “team” combined score among all sections: $600-300. Must Rules where Tournament Halls will be closed to outside spectators but St., NYC. 212-477-3716, www.marshallchessclub.org. Players will be allowed to stay in Tournament Hall to watch completion average under 2200; may play in different sections; register (no extra US Chess Junior Grand Prix! fee) by 2 pm 7/22. Unrated prize limits: U1200 $100, U1500 $200, or of other games prior to turning in their Player’s Badge and exiting Hall. JULY 28-30 OR 29-30, NEW YORK U1800 $400. Top 4 sections EF: $105 online at chessaction.com by EF: $89 by 7/14; $99 after and at site. Reduced EF of $69 for Unrateds (in U1600 section) or Juniors U19 (in U1300 section) or Seniors 60+ US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 (ENHANCED) 7/19, 3-day $108, 2-day $107 mailed by 7/12, all $120 (no checks, credit PETER HENNER MEMORIAL cards OK) at site, or online until 2 hours before round 1. GMs, IMs & (in U1300 section) by 7/14; $79 after and at site. Re-Entry Fee: $30 WGMs free; $100 deducted from prize. U1200 Section EF: all $40 less (avail. up to Rd. 3; re-entries count as 1/3 and reduced entries count 5SS, 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10), Best Western than above. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise as 2/3 of a full- paid entry for the prize fund). Free chess gift to oldest Sovereign Hotel, 1228 Western Ave., Albany 12203. Free parking, free unrated. Special 1 year USCF with paper magazine, paid with entry. player and to player who travels farthest in main event. 3-day Sched: airport shuttle, many restaurants within easy walk. $4000 guaranteed Online at chessaction.com, Adult $35, Young Adult $22, Scholastic $15. Reg. Fri. 5:30-7pm, Rds. Fri. 8pm; Sat. 2-7, Sun. 10-3. 2-day Sched: prize fund. In 4 sections. Premier: Open to 1800/above. $600-400-200, Mailed or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $25, Scholastic $17. Re- Reg. Sat. 8:00-8:30am, Rds. Sat. 9-2-7, Sun. 10-3. Both schedules merge top U2210 $300-150. Under 2000: $400-200-100, top U1800 (no unr) entry $60; no Open to Open. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. at Rd. 2. Byes: Two 1/2-pt. byes allowed – avail. for any round (must $240-120. Under 1600: $300-150-80, top U1400 (no unr) $140-70. Under Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:15. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 commit to Byes before Rd. 3). CAJUN BOUNTY: Defeat the top ranked 1200: $140-70-40, plaques to 1st, top U1000, U800, U600, Unr. Unrated am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:15. All: Half point byes OK all, limit 2, player in the main event and win free entry to our next tournament. may not win over $60 in U1200 or $120 in U1600. Mixed doubles: Open must commit before rd. 2, others before rd. 3. HR: $105-105 (no SIDE EVENTS: 7SS, G/5 d0, USCF-Blitz rated “BAYOU BLITZ” (Open to $200-100 to best male/female “team” combined score among all resort fee), 1-800-421-8001, 407-351-2420; reserve by 7/6 or rate may All - Sat. night after Rd. 3 – uses USCF-Blitz Ratings for pairings & sections. Team must average under 2200; may play in different sections; increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve prizes (USCF standard rating used if no Blitz rating) - $10 EF-Cash register (no extra fee) by 2 pm 7/29. Top 3 sections EF: $68 online at car online through chesstour.com. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Prizes–sign up on site). Bughouse Tournament on Fri., July 21, 4pm – chessaction.com by 7/26, 3-day $73, 2-day $72 mailed by 7/19, $80 at Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. Refunds, $15 service charge. Ques- EF: $20/team; Trophies to top 3 teams. Scholastic Individual Tournament, site or online until 2 hours before round 1. Online entry $5 less to NYSCA tions: www.chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.US, 347-201-2269. Advance 4SS, G/30 d5, 1-day only, Sat. July 22; Separate room for schol. players members (may join with entry). U1200 Section EF: all $30 less than entries posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly). - Schol. Sects.: OPEN, U900, U500 and UNR (school players with USCF above. No checks at site, credit cards OK. GMs, IMs & WGMs free, Blitz tournament Sat 9:30 pm, enter by 9:15 pm. memberships who do not yet have a 4-game provisional rating). Prizes: $60 deducted from prize. All: Re-entry $40; not available in Premier. Trophies or medals. Every non-trophy winner receives a souvenir chess Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special US Chess Junior Grand Prix! medal. Scholastic players may play in both adult and scholastic tourna- 1 year USCF with magazine if paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, JULY 21-23 OR 22-23, CONNECTICUT ments by registering for the 3-day schedule in the main event, taking a Adult $35, Young Adult $22, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 50 (ENHANCED) 1/2-pt. bye for Rd. 2, and registering for the scholastic tournament (use site, Adult $40, Young Adult $25, Scholastic $17. 3-day reg. ends Sat 6 22ND ANNUAL BRADLEY OPEN the on-line option for a scholastic player registering for both events). pm, rds. Fri 7, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:15. 2-day reg. ends Sat 10 am, 5SS, 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Sheraton USCF-recommended computer tiebreaks will decide trophy and medal rds Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:15. Bye: all, limit 2; must commit before Hotel, 1 Bradley Airport (visible at airport entrance), Windsor Locks, CT placements for winners of all schol. sections. Schol. EF: $20 by 7/14; rd. 2. HR: $95-95, includes full breakfast, reserve by 7/14, use link at 06096 (I-91 Exit 40 to Rt 20). Free parking. $8000 guaranteed prizes. $25 at site. Schol. Sched: (All 4 rds G/30 d5 - one day only, Sat., July chesstour.com or call 518-489-2981. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental In 5 sections. Open: Open to all; U1800/Unr EF $50 more. $1000-500- 22). Reg. Sat. 8:30am-9:30am, Rds. at 10am-12noon-1:15pm-2:30pm. Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. 300, U2300/Unr $400. Under 2100: $800-400-200, top U1900/Unr $300. Byes: One 1/2-pt. bye allowed for any round (must notify TD prior to Questions: www.chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.US, 347-201-2269. Under 1800: $800-400-200, top U1600 (no unr) $300. Under 1500: Rd.1). HR: $95 + tax for single or double (713-645-3000), reserve by Entries posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly). $700-400-200, top U1300 (no unr) $200. Under 1200: $300-200-100, July 6 and mention Cajun Chess tournament to ensure group rate. ENT: Blitz tmt. Sat 9:30 pm, reg. ends 9:15 pm. plaques to first 3, top U1000, U800, U600, Unrated. Mixed Doubles On-line registration, printable entry form, and more detailed info at US Chess Junior Grand Prix! bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player “team” combined score www.cajunchess.com, or mail entry form to Cajun Chess, 12405 Hillary JULY 28-30 OR 29-30, MARYLAND among all sections: $200-100. Must average under 2200; may play in Step Dr., Olive Branch, MS 38654. Info or Phone Ent: 504-208-9596 or US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 different sections; register (no extra fee) by 2 pm 7/22. Unrated prize 504-905-2971. Major credit cards accepted (no checks at site). FIDE. 7TH ANNUAL POTOMAC OPEN limits: U1200 $100, U1500 $200. Top 4 sections EF: $78 online at US Chess Junior Grand Prix! 5SS, 40/90, SD/30 + 30” incr, (Rnd. 1 G/90 +30” incr) (2-day schedule: chessaction.com by 7/19, 3-day $83, 2-day $82 if check mailed by 7/12, JULY 21-23 OR 22-23, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN $90 at site, or online until 2 hrs before rd 1. U1200 Section EF: all $30 rds. 1-2 G/45+30”incr) U1250 & U1000 G/120 d5 (Rds. 1-2 G/60 d5), less than above. All: No checks at site, credit cards OK. GMs, IMs, & US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 (ENHANCED) U1250 3-day Rds. 1&2 G/120 d5. Rockville Hilton, 1750 Rockville Pike, WGMs free, $70 deducted from prize. Online EF $3 less to CSCA or BAY AREA CHESS MID SUMMER NIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Rockville, MD 20852. $$Based on score. 8 sections: Championship (min. WMCA members. Re-entry (no Open to Open) $50. Unofficial uschess.org 1639A S. Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. 5SS, G/90+30, 2-day rds. 1-2 rating of 2100) (FIDE): 5.0 =$1600, 4.5 =$900, 4.0=$500, 3.5=$200, 3.0=$50 [min $1500 payout, top score group raised if less than $1500]. ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues G/60 d5. Park free. Prize: 5,000 b/90 (60% guar). 3 sects: 2000+ with paper magazine if paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult (FIDE): $1,000-500-200, u2300: 250-125-100. 1600-1999: $700-300- U2300 (min. rating of 1900)(FIDE): 5.0 =$1500, 4.5 =$700, 4.0=$350, $35, Young Adult $22, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, 100, u1800: 200-100. u1600: $700-300-100 u1400: 125-100, u1200: 3.5=$150, 3.0=$50. U2100 (min rating of 1700) (FIDE): 5.0 =$1500, 4.5 =$700, 4.0=$350, 3.5=$150, 3.0=$40. U1900: 5.0 =$1200, 4.5 Adult $40, Young Adult $25, Scholastic $17. 3-day schedule: Reg ends 100. Unr max $100 exc Open. Jul 17 Supp & TD disc. Reg.: F 6:30-6:45p Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:15. Reg & Sa 9:30-9:45a. Rds.: F 7p, Sa 10a, 3p Su 10a 2:30p. (2-day Sa 10a =$650, 4.0=$350, 3.5=$125, 3.0=$40. U1700: 5.0= $1200, 4.5 = 2-day schedule: $600, 4.0= $300, 3.5= $100. U1500: 5.0= $1000, 4.5= $500, 4.0= ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:15. Bye: all, limit 2; must 12:30 & merge). EF: 99, Econ EF: 79 w 60% prz, after 7/14 +20. Playup commit before rd. 2. $105-105, 860-627-5311; reserve by 7/7 or +25. Rated 2250+ $0 by 7/7 (prize - EF). Info: http://BayArea $250, 3.5= $100. U1250: 5.0= $500, 4.5= $250, 4.0= $125, 3.5= HR: $50. U1000 (no adult Unr): 5.0= $250, 4.5= $125, 4.0= $50, 3.5= rate may increase. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box Chess.com/champs. $20 Trophies to top 10 & top U800 in U1000. If no 5-0 in section, then 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: US Chess Junior Grand Prix! chesstour.com, chesstour.info, DirectorAtChess.US, 347-201-2269. sole 1st @ 4.5 or shared 1st at lower score receive bonus (added JULY 22, MISSOURI to score prize) - Championship: $300; U2300 $250, U2100 $200, U1900 Advance entries posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 $150, U1700 & U1500: $100; U1250 & U1000: $50. Unrated limited to instantly). Sat 9:30 pm, enter by 9:15 pm. Blitz tournament AMATEUR & PREMIER $100 in U1000, $200 in U1250 and $400 in U1500. Sets and boards US Chess Junior Grand Prix! 4SS, G/75 d5. Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, 4657 Mary- provided. Clocks provided in the U1500 to Champions sections. JULY 21-23, KANSAS land Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108. Free entries for GMs and IMs. EF: Optionally, pairings can be texted to your phone. Free Sunday US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 $50, $40 for annual members of the club if registered by 7/21. PF: morning continental breakfast for players. Parking free for day KANSAS OPEN $1600 Unconditionally Guaranteed!! Premier: $300-$250-$200-$150- guests. EF: $99 by 7/14, $109 by 7/25, and $114 online only by 7/27, Site: Holiday Inn, 549 South Rock Rd., Wichita, KS. 3 sections: (7/22 and $100. Amateur (U1800): $225-$150-$100-$75-$50. Reg.: 10-10:45. $120 at the door. Special EFs: $35 less for U1250, $55 less for U1000, 7/23) 5SS, G/120 d5. Prizes: $2070 b/80 non-scholastic rate entries. Rds.: 11, 1:45, 4:45, 7:30. One 1/2 point bye if declared before round GMs free, $50 deducted from prize, IMs $45 off EF, $20 deducted from Open (all): $350-250-150, U1900: $120. Reserve (U1800): $300-200- 2. Ent: 4657 Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108, or online at saint- prize, $5 off EF if staying at hotel. HR: $99, Rooms may not be avail 100, U1600: $75. Amateur (U1400): $250-150-75, U1200: $50. Clear or louischessclub.org. Info: 314-361-CHESS, [email protected]. after 7/14. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 7pm, rds. Fri 8, Sat 11 & 6, tiebreak winner $25 bonus to top KS resident in each section. EF: $45 US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Sun 9:30 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10am rds. 11, 2:15 & 6, mailed by 7/15, $55 thereafter. Special: $10 discount for advance entry JULY 22, ILLINOIS Sun 9:30 & 3:30. U1250 & U1000 schedule Reg. ends Sat 10am rds. 11, 1:15 & 4:00, Sun 9:30 & 1:30 U1250 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 7pm, into both KS Open + Blitz, $10 entry fee for Scholastics, not competing US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 for cash, but for trophies in Reserve or Amateur (and Blitz). Free Scholastic CHICAGO CHESS CENTER PRE-OPENING PLUS-SCORE #12 rds. Fri 8, Sat 11 & 4, Sun 9:30 & 1:30. Ent: Michael Regan, 1827 Thornton entry for some who competed in Kansas state scholastic championship Ridge Rd., Towson, MD 21204. More information and registration at 4SS, G/65 d5. UIC Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL http://thepotomacopen.com. in March (see website) www.kansaschess.org. Reg.: 7/22 8:00-9:30am. 60607. In 2 Sections, Open: $$: Min. $500 gtd. Each player with 4 Rds.: 7/22: 10-2:30-7, 7/23: 9:30-2:00. KANSAS BLITZ CHESS: 1 points wins $240, 3½=$120, 3=$60, 2½=$30. Under 1700: Open to JULY 29, TENNESSEE section: (7/21), 5-double-round swiss system, G/5 d0. Prizes: $580 1699 & under. $$GTD: Each player with 4 points wins $160, 3½=$80, US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 b/40 non-scholastic rate entries, $200-120-80, U2100 - $60, U1800 - $60, 3=$40, 2½=$20. ALL: EF: $35 in advance, $45 on-site. 20% discount JOHN HURT MEMORIAL 14 U1500/Unrated - $60. EF: $25 if mailed by 7/15, $35 thereafter. $10 for CCC members. Under 1700 may play in Open Section for additional Site: IBEW Local 474, 1870 Madison Ave., Memphis, TN 38104. 4SS; entry fee for all Scholastics not competing for cash. 7/21 6-6:45pm. Reg.: $15. ALL Rounds: 10-1-3:30-6. Accelerated possible. ENT: www.chi G/60 d5. Two sections: Open and U1600 Prizes: ($1000 b/25) Open: Rds.: 7:00, 7:30, 8, 8:30, 9. KANSAS BUGHOUSE: 1 section: (7/21) chess.org/events/ or Chicago Chess Center NFP Inc., P.O. Box 180095, $300-200-100, U1600: $200-125-75. Rounds: 9-12:30-3-5:30. Open 4pm. (details- see website) HR: Holiday Inn reservation at 316-686-7131. Chicago, IL 60618. Onsite 9-9:45 a.m. No phone entries. Request 1/2- and U1600 Entry Fee: $40 by 07/22, $50 at door; MCC Members: $30 KCA Memb. req’d for all Kansas residents ($7 adult, $5 Sch.) participating point byes before rd. 2. All-day parking $7 at 760 W. Taylor. INFO: Bill anytime. Masters: free (EF deducted from winnings); Send mail entries in any Kansas Open event. Other states welcome. See website for full Brock, 773-294-1709, [email protected]. Sets & clocks provided. W. to: MCC, P.O. Box 17864, Memphis, TN 38187. Join online: www.mem- details: www.kansaschess.org. Ent: Laurence Coker, 8013 W. 145th St., phischess.com/JohnHurtMemorial14.html, [email protected]. Overland Park, KS 66223. Make Checks payable to “Kansas Chess Asso- JULY 22-23, CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN ciation.” – Ph: 913-851-1583, e-mail: [email protected]. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 JULY 29-30, VIRGINIA LACC 15TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY MEMORIAL US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 US Chess Junior Grand Prix! WEEKEND SWISS (AT THE 118TH ANNUAL U.S. OPEN) JULY 21-23 OR 22-23, TEXAS (A sponsored event) 4 Sections. Open/U1800/U1400/U1000; 6SS, G/60 d5 for top 2 sections and G/30 d0 for bottom 2. 11514 Santa Monica 5SS, G/60 d5 $1,150 Guaranteed Prizes: $200-100-50, U2200/Unrated US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 50 $160, U2000 $150, U1800 $140, U1600 $120, U1400 $100, U1200 $80, 2017 HOUSTON SUMMER CHESS FESTIVAL Blvd., LA 90025, 2nd fl. EF: $75; $55 LACC members; No prizes 1/2, spouses/siblings 1/2, new members 1/2. Reg.: Sat 10-11:45. Rds.: 12, Unrated $50. Entry fee: $40, Unrated players free if paying US Chess 5SS, OPEN & U2000 sections G/90 i30; Other Sections G/120 d5. $13,000 2, 4 pm each day. Byes: Up to three 1/2-point byes. Last Rd bye before dues. On-site Registration: 10:00-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Rounds at noon Prize Fund b/250 full-paid entries, 50% guaranteed. 2-day or 3-Day Rd. 5. 1-Day option I: Play 1 day- no 1/2 pt byes- 1/2 EF. 1-Day option & 3:00 p.m. Saturday, 10:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. Sunday. (See Schedules avail. No entry fee for GMs/WGMs/IMs/WIMs but EF will II: Play 1 day & get three 1/2 pt byes- Full EF. Prizes: $$1,500 (b/45) U.S. Open Chess Championship TLA for venue details.) be deducted from any winnings. Hobby DoubleTree Hilton (near Hobby $750 Gtd. 1st-3rd $400-200-100 U2000: $100. U1800: $200-100-$50; Airport), 8181 Airport Blvd., Houston, TX 77061, Ph: 713-645-3000, $95 US Chess Junior Grand Prix! U1600: $100-50; U1400: $100-50; U1200: Book prize. Best attack: $25; JULY 29-30, TEXAS chess rate! Free Parking! 5 Sects (OPEN & U2000 Sects. are FIDE rated Biggest upset: $25. Info: (310) 795-5710; [email protected] or using FIDE rules and Re-Entry is not allowed in those two sects only): www.LAChessClub.com. Parking: Free on streets, BoA, or basement. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 (ENHANCED) OPEN: $1500-900-600-400-300, (2200-2399): $800-500, (U2200): $700- 2017 DCC FIDE OPEN VIII 400; U2000: $800-500-250-100-75; U1800: $800-500-250-100-75; JULY 28, NEW YORK 5SS, G/90 inc/30. Dallas Chess Club, 200 S. Cottonwood Dr. #C, Richard- U1600/UNR: $800-500-250-100-75; U1300: $800-500-250-100-75. Cham- US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 son, TX 75080. Two sections: Open and Reserve. Open: $$875G. FIDE pion plaque to each section winner on tiebreaks (MSCO), if necessary. MARSHALL $500 FIDE BLITZ (BLZ) and US Chess rated but uses FIDE rules. Use US Chess ratings and All players must have a USCF membership to play; provisional ratings 9-SS, G/3 +2. FIDE Blitz rated. $500: $200-100, top U2400/unr, U2200, rules for pairings and for awarding prizes. Default late forfeiture time will be used based on at least a minimum of 4 games. Ratings used will U2000, U1800: $50. USCF regular rating used for pairings & prizes. EF: is one hour. TD may extend this time at TD’s discretion. Note that be from July 2017 supplement. NOTE: To protect the integrity of our $30, MCC Mbrs $20. GMs Free. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Rds.: 7-7:30-7:50-8:10- Foreign players must disclose their FIDE ID number before 1st round

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in order to play. Note that USA Players with no FIDE ID must disclose 1st $200 2nd $100 Class Prizes $100 1st in each D/E/U1000-Unr. Plaque rate, reserve by 7/28 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800- their email address. $$ $500-$250-$125. EF: 2400+ $125, 2000-2399 awarded to the top Missouri resident of the Open & Reserve sections. 331-1600, use AWD #D657633. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental $90, 1600 -1999 $99, U1600 $125, Senior/Birthday during tournament/ Registration: 8:30-9:30 Round times: Sat-10-2:30-7, Sun-10:30-3. Chess, PO Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. Additional Family Member $55. Dallas Chess Club membership required Entry Fee: $40 pre-registered by 8/4. $50 on site. On site - cash only. Questions: chesstour.com, chesstour.info, DirectorAtChess.us, 347- or pay $20 non-member fee. Small Minimum prize to the First three Max one 1/2-pt bye if declared by Rd. 2; MCA membership required, 201-2269. Advance entries posted at chessaction.com (online entries GM/IM’s who apply. GM/IM must play all rounds to get minimum prize O.S.A., available on site from $5. Entries/Info: Randy Merrell, 5556 NW posted instantly). Blitz tournament Sat. 9:30 pm, enter by 9:15 pm. (entry fee may be deducted from prize). Open to players rated Moonlight Meadow Dr., Lee’s Summit, MO 64064, [email protected] Reserve: , US Chess Junior Grand Prix! below 2000 USCF. This section is not Fide Rated but is US Chess rated 321-277-2751. MCA General Membership Meeting—9:30-10:15am AUG. 11-13 OR 12-13, OHIO and uses US Chess rules. EF: $40. 10$ non Dallas Chess Club membership Sunday. Additional info: https://goo.gl/E3SqGi. fee. The Reserve give back 10% in prizes and if at least 8 paid entries US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 100 (ENHANCED) US Chess Junior Grand Prix! CLEVELAND OPEN and if there is a clear winner, then that winner receives free entry to AUG. 5-6, WASHINGTON next DCC Fide Open. In the reserve section, Tournament reserves the 5SS, 40/100, SD/30, d10 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/60 d10), Crowne right to use Fide rules on electronic devices and on starting White’s US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 Plaza Cleveland Airport, 7230 Engle Rd., Middleburg Heights, OH 44130. VANCOUVER OPEN clock at start of a round and to use FIDE pairing rules. Also clocks will Free parking, free airport shuttle, many restaurants within easy walking be set to ‘halt at end’. Both: Reg.: Saturday from 9:45–10:15 am. Rds.: 2 Sections. Open & Reserve (U1800). 5SS, Rd. 1: G/60 d10, Rds. 2-5: distance. $15,000 guaranteed prize fund. In 5 sections. Open: Open Sat 10:45 am-3:10pm-7:16pm, Sun 9:45 am-2:10pm. One half point Bye 40/120, SD/30 d10. Hampton Inn & Suites, 315 SE Olympia Dr., Van- to all; U1800/Unr EF $50 more. $2000-1000-500-300, clear/tiebreak allowed if requested before end of round 2 and before getting full point couver, WA 98684. HR: $169.00 Standard King/Double Queen. (360) winner $100 bonus, top U2300/Unr $600-300. Under 2100: $1200-600- bye. Withdrawals and zero point last round byes are not eligible for 891-3000, mention Chess Tournament. $$2,500/b60. Open: $600-450, 400-200, top U1900/Unr $500. Under 1800: $1200-600-400-200, top prizes. Note that house players (if required) must pay $5 per round and U2000 $175, U1800 $175. Reserve (U1800): $400-250, U1600 $150 U1600 (no unr) $400. Under 1500: $1000-500-300-200, top U1300 (no be US Chess members. ENT: Make/mail Checks payable to Dallas Chess U1400 $150 U1200/Unr $150. Foreign ratings used for players with no unr) $300. Under 1200: $600-400-200-100, plaques to top Under 1000, Club, C/O Barbara Swafford, 2709 Longhorn Trail, Crowley, TX 76036- USCF rating. EF: $75 if postmarked or online by 08/02, $85 at site. Free Under 800, Under 600, Unrated. Mixed doubles: best male/female 2- 4719. Info: 214-632-9000. FIDE. entry for GMs, IMs, WGMs. Registration: 9-9:45am. Rds.: Sat. 10am, player “team” combined score among all sections: $600-300. Must 12:30pm, 6pm, Sun. 10am, 3:30pm. Bye: limit 2, request before end of average under 2200; may play in different sections; must register (no JULY 29-AUG. 6, AUG. 1-6 OR AUG. 3-6, VIRGINIA Rd. 2. Memb. Req’d: $25 ($19 juniors). OSA. ENT: Checks payable to extra fee) by 2 pm 8/12. Unrated prize limits:U1200 $150, U1500 $300, US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 300 (ENHANCED) Washington Chess Federation. Mail to: Dan Mathews, 749 Somerset U1800 $500. Top 4 sections EF: $108 online at chessaction.com by 118TH ANNUAL U.S. OPEN Ln., Edmonds, WA 98020-2646. Info: [email protected], 425- 8/9, 3-day $113, 2-day $112 mailed by 8/2, all $120 (no checks, credit See Nationals. 218-7529. Enter online: www.nwchess.com/onlineregistration. W. cards OK) at site, or online until 2 hours before round 1. GMs, IMs & US Chess Junior Grand Prix! A Heritage Event! WGMs free; $100 deducted from prize. U1200 Section EF: all $40 less JULY 31, AUG. 7, 14, 21, NEW YORK than above. Online EF $5 less to OCA members. Unofficial uschess.org US Chess Junior Grand Prix! usually used if otherwise unrated. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 AUG. 10-13, 11-13 OR 12-13, MASSACHUSETTS ratings Special 1 year USCF dues 109TH NASSAU GRAND PRIX & QUALIFYING with paper magazine if paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 150 (ENHANCED) $35, Young Adult $22 Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, 4SS, 45/90, SD/30 d5. 1st Presbyterian Church, 1st & Main Sts., Mineola. 47TH ANNUAL CONTINENTAL OPEN Adult $40, Young Adult $25, Scholastic $17. Re-entry $50; not available EF $36 by 7/28. $$ (740 b/24 top 2 G) 180-120, U2200, U2000, Open: 6SS, 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2-day option except Open Section, rds. 1-3 in Open Section. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat U1800, U1600 110 each. Qualifying: under 1400/UR. EF $16 by 7/28. G/40 d10). Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, 366 Main St. (Rt 20 West), Stur- 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:15. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat $$ (120 b/10) 80-40. 2.5 pts quals for semi-final section of 9/11/17 bridge, MA 01566 (I-84 Exit 3, near I-90). Free parking. Experience 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:15. All: Half point byes OK all, limit 2, Open must Semis. Both: EF non-memb $11 more, $7 more at site. 2 bye 1-4. Reg early 19th century America at Old Sturbridge Village (see www.osv.org). commit before rd. 2, others before rd. 3. HR: $109-109, 800-227-6963, to 7:15 PM. Rds.: 7:15 each Mon. Aug supl used. Ent: Harold Stenzel, $30,000 guaranteed prizes. In 7 sections. Open: Open to all; 440-243-4040, request chess rate, reserve by 7/28 or rate may increase. 80 Amy Dr., Sayville, NY 11782. [email protected]. U1800/Unr EF $100 more. $3000-1500-700-500-300, clear or tiebreak Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online AUG. 5, VIRGINIA win $200 bonus, top U2300/Unr $1400-700. FIDE. Under 2100: $2000- through chesstour.com. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box 1000-500-300-200. Under 1900: $2000-1000-500-300-200. Under US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: U.S. OPEN NATIONAL BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIP (BLZ) 1700: $2000-1000-500-300-200. Under 1500: $1400-700-400-300- www.chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.US, 347-201-2269. Advance entries 200. Under 1300: $1400-700-400-300-200. Under 1000: $800-400- See Nationals. posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly). Blitz tour- 300-200, plaques to top 3, first U800, U600, Unr. Unrated may enter nament Sat 9:30 pm, enter by 9:15 pm. A State Championship Event! any section, with prize limit U1000 $150, U1300 $300, U1500 $450, AUG. 5, PENNSYLVANIA U1700 $600, U1900 $750; balance to next player(s) in line. Mixed US Chess Junior Grand Prix! US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 doubles: best male/female 2-player “team” combined score among AUG. 11-13 OR 12-13, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN 2017 PA STATE GAME/45 CHAMPIONSHIP all sections: $1000-600-400. Must average under 2200; may play in US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 80 (ENHANCED) 4SS, G/45 d5. Wm. Pitt Union, Univ. of Pitt., 5th & Bigelow, Pittsburgh, different sections; must register (no extra fee) before both begin 8TH ANNUAL CENTRAL CALIFORNIA OPEN PA 15213. 3 Sections, $$ (695G): Champ: EF: $30 by 7/28, $40 later. round 2. Top 4 sections EF: $158 at chessaction.com by 8/9, 4-day 5SS, 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Doubletree $200-100, U2000 $75, U1800 $50. Premier: U1600. EF: $25 by 7/28, $35 $164, 3-day $163, 2-day $162 mailed by 8/2, $180 (no checks, credit Hotel, 2233 Ventura St., Fresno, CA 93710. Free airport shuttle, free later. $90-60, U1400 $50, U1200 $40, U1000 $30. Trophies to Top 2, Top cards OK) at site, or online until 2 hours before rd. 1. GMs free; $150 parking for hotel guests. Cosponsored by Fresno Chess Club and Fresno 2 U1400, Top 2 U1200, Top 2 U1000. Scholastic: Grades K-12 U900. EF: deducted from prize. Under 1500 or Under 1300 Section EF: all $40 Chess Foundation. $$ 10,000 guaranteed prizes. In 4 sections: Open: $15 by 7/28, $25 later. Trophies to Top 7, Top 3 U600. All: Trophies: Top less than top 4 sections EF. Under 1000 Section EF: all $80 less than $1500-800-400-200, clear or tiebreak 1st $100, top U2250/Unr $600- 2 Schools, Top 2 Clubs. PSCF $5, OSA. Reg ends 9:30am. Rds.: 9:45- top 4 sections EF. All: Online EF $5 less to MACA members; may 300. Under 2050: $1000-500-250-150, top U1850 (no unr) $510-260. 11:30-1:15-3. Ent/Info: PSCF, c/o Tom Martinak, 25 Freeport St., Pittsburgh, join/renew at masschess.org. Re-entry $80; not available in Open. Under 1650: $800-400-200-100, top U1450 (no unr) $420-210. Under PA 15223, 412-908-0286, [email protected]. W. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. 1250: $500-250-150-100, plaques to first 3, top U1000, U800, U600, Special 1 year USCF with magazine if paid with entry. Online at ches- Unrated. Unrated may enter any section, with prize limits: U1250 $200, US Chess Junior Grand Prix! saction.com, Adult $35, Young Adult $22, Scholastic $15. Mailed, U1650 $400; balance goes to next player(s) in line. Mixed doubles: A State Championship Event! phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $25, Scholastic $17. 4- best male/female 2-player “team” combined score among all sections: AUG. 5-6, MISSOURI day schedule: Reg Thu to 6 pm, rds. Thu 7 pm, Fri 6 pm, Sat 11 & 5, $200-100. Must average under 2200; may play in different sections; US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 Sun 10 & 3:15. 3-day schedule: Reg. Fri to 11 am, rds. Fri 12 & 6, register (no extra fee) by 2 pm 8/12. Top 3 sections EF: $93 online at MISSOURI OPEN 2017 Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:15. 2-day schedule: Reg Sat to 9 am, rds. Sat chessaction.com by 8/9, 3-day $98, 2-day $97 mailed by 8/2, $110 at 5SS, G/120 d5. Unity Village Hotel, 1901 NW Blue Parkway, Unity 10,12:15, 2:30 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:15. No 2-day Open Section. All sched- site, or online until 2 hours before rd 1. Under 1250 Section EF: all Village, MO 64065, 888-377-0358. Prizes: Prizes $$b/50. Open: $500- ules: Bye all, limit 2, Open must commit before rd. 2, other sections $30 less than above. Online or mailed EF $15 less to Fresno Chess 1st Guaranteed, $250-2nd, U2000 $125, U1800 $100 Reserve U1600: before rd. 4. HR: $97-97, 800-582-3232, 508-347-7393, request chess Club members. GMs, IMs & WGMs free, $80 deducted from prize. All: Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entry: Online at chessaction.com, Adult $35, Young Adult $22, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $25, Scholastic $17. Re- entry $60; not available in Open Section. No checks at site, credit cards OK. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 5, Sun CLEVELAND OPEN 10 & 3:15. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:15. Byes: OK all, limit 2; limit 1 bye if eligible for class Aug 11-13 or 12-13, Crowne Plaza Cleveland Airport money prizes; must commit before rd. 2. HR: $124-124, 559-268-1000, request chess rate, reserve by 7/28 or rate may increase. Car rental: $15,000 GUARANTEED PRIZES Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, 5 round Swiss, choice of 3-day or 2-day schedule. $109 room rate, free Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: Direc- torAtChess.US, chesstour.com, 347-201-2269. Advance entries posted parking, free airport shuttle, easy walk to restaurants. In 5 sections: at chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly). Blitz tournament Open Section: Prizes $2000-1000-500-300, clear/tiebreak win $100 Sat 9:30 pm, enter by 9:15 pm. A Heritage Event! bonus, top Under 2300/Unr $600-300. 100 Grand Prix points. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Under 2100 Section: $1200-600-400-200, top U1900/Unr $500. AUG. 11-13 OR 12-13, GEORGIA US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 Under 1800 Section: $1200-600-400-200, top U1600 $400. 48TH ANNUAL SOUTHERN CONGRESS Under 1500 Section: $1000-500-300-200, top U1300 $300. 5-SS, Interactive College of Technology, 5227 New Peachtree Rd., Cham- blee, GA 30341. $3,000 guaranteed. In three sections: Championship: Under 1200 Section: $600-400-200-100, plaques to top Under 1000, FIDE and USCF rated. Must be 1900 USCF. $400-300-200, under 2200 and under 2050 each $250. Amateur: Under 1900. $300-200-100, under Under 800, Under 600, Unrated. 1750 and under 1600 each $200. Reserve: Under 1400. $250-150-100, MIXED DOUBLES BONUS PRIZES: Best male/female 2-player under 1200 $100. Time Controls: Championship: 40/90, SD/30, d10. Other sections: G/120, d5. Two-day schedule first round G/90, d5 all team (average U2200) combined score among all sections: $600-300. sections. Entry Fee: $60 three-day, $59 two-day by 8/10 $65 at site. All: Unrated $45, can’t win first prize in any section. GMs and IMs free, Unrated prize limits: $150 in U1200, $300 U1500, $500 U1800. $30 from any prize. Reentry except Championship $35. Byes: Available all rounds (limit two), must commit before 1st round. 3-day schedule: Registration: ends 6:30 p.m. 8/11. Rounds: 7 p.m., 2:15 p.m.-7 p.m., 10 FULL DETAILS: see “Grand Prix” in this issue or chesstour.com. a.m.-3:30 p.m. 2-day schedule: Registration: ends 10 a.m. First round at 10:30 a.m., then merges with 3-day. Info: (478)-973-9389 or info@amer- icanchesspromotions.com. Enter: americanchesspromotions.com.

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US Chess Junior Grand Prix! US Chess Junior Grand Prix! 175. Reserve: 4SS, G/120 d5, Open to 1899 & under. $$GTD: $200- AUG. 12, ILLINOIS A State Championship Event! 125. Booster: 4SS, G/120 d5, Open to 1499 & under. $$GTD: $150-100. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 AUG. 18-20, ARKANSAS Unr. must play in Booster Section. Unrated players winning prizes will CHICAGO CHESS CENTER PRE-OPENING PLUS-SCORE #13 US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 only receive half of the prize. ALL: EF: $35 advance until 8/16, $45 at 4SS, G/65 d5. UIC Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 2017 ARKANSAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP site. No phone or email entries. $10 fee to play up a section. Reg.: 60607. 2 Sections. Open: $$: Min. $500 gtd. Each player with 4 points Sponsored by the Urban Knights Chess Club and Tony Davis. Pleasant 08/19 8:30am - 9:30am. Rds.: Sat 10, 3; Sun 10, 3. ENT: Paul Stagnoli, wins $240, 3½=$120, 3=$60, 2½=$30. Under 1700: 4SS, G/65, d5, Branch Baptist Church, 601 Spruce St., Conway, AR 72032. 6-SS, Open: 4233 Kintyre Rd., Santa Rosa, CA 95409-4127. INFO: (707) 478-4385 Open to 1699 & under. $$GTD: Each player with 4 points wins $160, 3 EF: $45 in advance and $50 at the site, Two open schedules, Schedule [email protected]. http://pstagnol.users.sonic.net/tournaments/. Bring $80, 3 $40, 2 $20. ALL: EF: $35 in advance, $45 on-site. 20% discount 1, Registration: Friday 6-7p, G/120 d5, Rounds. Fri. 7p, Sat. 9am - 2pm your own equipment, none provided. No Cell phones allowed. W. for CCC members. Under 1700 may play in Open Section for additional -7pm, Sun. 9am - 2pm. Schedule 2, Registration: Sat. 8-9:00am, US Chess Junior Grand Prix! $15. Open prizes guaranteed based on final score: $240 minimum for Rounds. 1 - 2 G/60 d5, 3 - 6 G/120 d5. Merge Round 3. Rounds Sat. AUG. 19-20, MICHIGAN all 4/4 scores, $120 for all 3.5/4 scores, $40 for all 3/4 scores, $20 for 9am - 11am - 2pm -7pm, Sun. 12pm - 4pm. $$ (b/50) 1st $400, 2nd US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 all 2.5 /4. ALL: Rounds: 10-1-3:30-6. Accelerated possible. ENT: $200, A, B, C, D/E $200, Unrated $100. 4+ for prize or $50 for the 2017 UP OPEN class. Trophies to all prizes, (Trophies to AR res.), $50 upset Prize, 1/2 www.chichess.org/events/ Chicago Chess Center NFP Inc., P.O. Box Location: Bay Mills Community College, 12214 W. Lakeshore Dr., Brimley, pt. bye available any rd. if asked for at reg. USCF and ACA reqd. OSA. 180095, Chicago, IL 60618. Onsite 9-9:45 a.m. No phone entries. 1/2- MI 49715, Mikanuk Hall, Rms. 110-111. 5SS, G/115 d5. EF: $40. $35 if Stephen Paulson, 238 Paulson Ln., Melbourne, point bye any round: request before rd. 2. All-day parking $7 at 760 W. Info & Advance Entry: registered (e-mail) by Aug 17. $20 for Juniors 19 or under. Prizes: (1st Taylor. INFO: Bill Brock, 773-294-1709, [email protected]. Sets & clocks AR 72556 (870-373-0150) [email protected]. W. and 2nd GTD) $500 first place, $250 second, others based on entries. provided. W. AUG. 19, VIRGINIA Trophy to top UP resident. Reg.: 9-9:30 Sat. Rds: Sat 10, 2:30, 7; Sun US Chess Junior Grand Prix! US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 9:30, 2—all times EDT. Bye: 1/2 point Rds. 1-5, but must be requested AUG. 12-16, MARYLAND WALTER MUIR MEMORIAL before registration ends. HR: Rooms at discounted rates ($97.12/night) US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 200 (ENHANCED) 3-Round Swiss System, Game/75 w/25 sec inc. Westhampton Christian held until 8/4 under “CHESS-BMCC” at Bay Mills Resort and Casino, 6TH ANNUAL WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL Church, 2515 Grandin Road SW, Roanoke, VA 24015. PRIZES: Open 11386 W. Lakeshore Dr., Brimley, MI 49715, 888-422-9645. Info and 9SS, 40/90, SD/20 inc/30 Rockville Hilton, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Section: $400-$200-$100-$75 based on 20 entrants. Top under 1600, early entries: James Sawaski, [email protected]. MD 20852, 301-468-0308. All prizes guaranteed. Three Sections, Mas- $100. Top under 1200, $100. ENTRY FEE: If received by August 12, AUG. 23-27, NORTH CAROLINA ters Section (minimum 2100 FIDE or 2200 USCF to play. FIDE $45.00. At site, $55.00. REGISTRATION: 8:30-9:30 am on 8/19. ROUNDS: US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 200 (ENHANCED) ratings used for pairings and prizes) $4400-2100-1100-900-700-600- 10-2-6. BYES: One 1/2 point bye available per tournament; must request 2017 U.S. MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP 500-400, top U2500 $1400-750, top U2300 $1200-650. Limited number before 1st round begins. ADVANCE ENTRIES: Roanoke Valley Chess See Nationals. of minimum prizes for non-US FIDE rated players, see web page. Limited Club, P.O. Box 4141, Roanoke, VA 24015. TD: Courtney Barnes. (978) AUG. 25, NEW YORK amount of housing support is available for non-US GMs and IMs. GM 928-9539; [email protected]. WEB PAGE: www.roanokechess.com. and IM norms possible. Experts Section 9-SS (under 2201 USCF US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 A Heritage Event! MARSHALL $500 FIDE BLITZ (BLZ) and under 2100 FIDE, minimum 1700 USCF to play. USCF ratings US Chess Junior Grand Prix! used, FIDE rated) $2200-1100-600-500-400, top U2000 $1100-525. AUG. 19-20, IOWA 9-SS, G/3 +2. FIDE Blitz rated. $500: $200-100, top U2400/unr, U2200, Contenders (under 1800 USCF): $2000-1000-500, top U1600 $400. U2000, U1800: $50. USCF regular rating used for pairings & prizes. EF: US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 (ENHANCED) $30, MCC Mbrs $20. GMs Free. 6:15-6:45. 7-7:30-7:50-8:10- Free Continental breakfast for players Sat. and Wed. mornings. 63RD IOWA OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP (FIDE AND USCF RATED) Reg.: Rds.: All equipment provided for all sections. Hospitality Suite Friday 8:40-9-9:20-9:40-10pm. Max three byes. Request at entry. 23 W. 10th 5-SS, G/90, i30. Accelerated pairings used in Rounds 1-2. IASCA Super St., NYC. 212-477-3716, www.marshallchessclub.org. evening. Masters section EF: GMs, non-US IMs Free; US IMs and GP Qualifier. Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 300 E 9th St. (I-80, WGMs $199; FMs $299; FIDE above 2200 $349; FIDE from 2100 to 2199 SE side of Exit 242), Coralville, IA 52241. Reg.: 8:30am and ends at US Chess Junior Grand Prix! $399, FIDE from 2000 to 2099 $600, FIDE below 2000 $800. All $25 9:30am. Rds.: Sat 10:15, 2:30, & 7:30; Sun 9:30 & 2:30 EF: $57 if post- AUG. 25-27, NORTH CAROLINA more after 6/12, $35 more after 7/29, $45 more after 8/8, $70 more at marked before 8/14; $69 at site. IM & GM free-EF deducted from any US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 60 (ENHANCED) the door. Experts EF: USCF above 1799 $249; USCF below 1800 $299. prize, Jrs. & Sr. $10 off, $10 off Out of state residents. Prize Info: NORTH CAROLINA OPEN $20 more after 7/29, $30 more after 8/8, $40 more at the door. Con- Prizes: ($2000 b/65 Top 3 Gtd) 600+T-300-200 U2200, U2000, U1800, 5-SS, G/120 d5; 2-day schedule: Rd. 1: G/90 d5. Embassy Suites Hotel, tenders EF: $249. $20 more after 7/29, $30 more after 8/8, $40 more U1600 150/75 each. US Chess Federation (USCF) membership 204 Centreport Dr., Greensboro, NC 27409. (336) 668-4535, mention at the door. Special EFs: All $100 less for non-US FIDE rated in masters required. On Site Available. IASCA membership required, ($10 or chess for $101 rate (code CCI) until Aug. 9, 2017. Reserve hotel online: section; If staying at the Hilton (min 3 nights), $50 less. All $25 less for Out of State Accepted (OSA). On-Site Available. Send Entry Fee to: http://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/groups/personalized/G/GSOGBE new WI players. All $20 rebate for every new paying WI player you IASCA, c/o Mark Capron, 3123 Juniper Dr., Iowa City, IA 52245 or S-CCI-20170822/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG. 4 sections: Open, U2000, refer. All $50 less, if born before 8/12/1967. Schedule Reg ends Sat register online at www.onlineregistration.cc Additional Info: USCF U1700, U1400, plus Saturday scholastic (U1000) see below. GMs and 10 am, rds. 8/12-8/15:11am & 5:30pm, Wed 8/16 11am. HR $99 Ent: and FIDE Rated!! Byes: Bye available Rounds 1-3 if requested prior to IMs encouraged to enter concurrent US Masters tournament rather MCA, c/o Michael Regan, 1827 Thornton Ridge Rd., Towson, MD 21204. start of round. Rounds 4-5 only if requested prior to tournament starting. than the NCO. Open section is FIDE rated. $12000 in total prizes UNCON- More information, hotel reservation link, & online entry @ http://wash- USCF – August 2017 Rating List will be used for pairing purposes. FIDE DITIONALLY GUARANTEED! Prizes in all 4 sections: $1,000-500- intl.mdchess.com rules will be used. US Chess JGP. Call 319-321-5435 or mcapron243@ AUG. 15, NEW YORK mchsi.com Directions: Take I-80 to exit 242, go south to 9th street, US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 take a left and follow to the end of 9th street and you are there! The MARSHALL MASTERS Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, Chess rate available, $128 CONTINENTAL CHESS SCHEDULE 4-SS, G/25 d5. Open to 2000+ players. FIDE Rapid rated. $750 GTD: (INCLUDES PARKING) only until 8/1/17, rates may increase after this 250-150-100. Top U2400 125, Top U2300 100, Biggest upset $25. EF: date. Pool, restaurant, more restaurants in walking distance. 319-688- More details at chesstour.com. For late $40, MCC Mbrs $30. GMs Free. Reg.: 6:15-6:45pm. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30- 4000. Mixed Doubles will be available. Entry is $5 per person. Average rating of the male and female must be less than 2000. Scores will be news, hotel availability, lectures, results, 10:45pm. Max one bye, for round 1 or 4 only. Request at entry. 23 W. games, etc, sign up for free CCA Newsletter 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716, www.marshallchessclub.org. based on percentage of each player with respect to their section (for example if you score 3 out of 5 you get an 60; if you score 3 out of 4 you at chesscalendar.com or chesstour.com. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! get 75, etc). RBO has 5 rounds, the Reserve 4 rounds and Open 5 rounds. Most tournaments have alternate schedules AUG. 18-20 OR 19-20, NEW YORK Prizes: 1st $70; 2nd $40; 3rd 20. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 120 (ENHANCED) with less or more days than below. 16TH ANNUAL MANHATTAN OPEN US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Asterisk means full details in this issue- AUG. 19-20, TEXAS 5SS, 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Hotel Penn- otherwise, see future issues or chesstour.com. sylvania, 401 7th Ave. (32-33 St., across from Penn Station), New York US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 (ENHANCED) 2017 DCC FIDE OPEN IX Phone entry at 406-896-2038. $10 more than 10001. $20,000 guaranteed prizes. 8 sections. Open: Open to all; 5SS, G/90 inc/30. Dallas Chess Club, 200 S. Cottonwood Dr. #C, Richard- online fee, available to 4 days before tournament. U1800/Unr EF $100 more. $2000-1000-600-400, clear/tiebreak win Events in red offer FIDE norm chances. $100 bonus, top Under 2400/Unr $600-300. FIDE. Under 2200: $1300- son, TX 75080. Two sections: Open and Reserve. Open: $$875G. FIDE 700-400-200. Under 2000: $1300-700-400-200. Under 1800: $1300- and US Chess rated but uses FIDE rules. Use US Chess ratings and 700-400-200. Under 1600: $1000-500-300-200. Under 1400: $1000- rules for pairings and for awarding prizes. Default late forfeiture time 7/14-16: Chicago Class, Wheeling IL* 500-300-200. Under 1200: $500-250-150-100. Under 1000: $500-250- is one hour. TD may extend this time at TD’s discretion. Note that 7/14-16: Pacific Coast Open, Ontario CA* Foreign players must disclose their FIDE ID number before 1st round 150-100. Mixed doubles: best male/female 2-player “team” combined 7/21-23: Southern Open, Orlando FL* score among all sections: $600-400-200. Must average under 2200; in order to play. Note that USA Players with no FIDE ID must disclose may play in different sections; register (no extra fee) by 2 pm 8/19. their email address. $$ $500-$250-$125. EF: 2400+ $125, 2000-2399 7/21-23: Bradley Open, Windsor Locks CT* $90, 1600 -1999 $99, U1600 $125, Senior/Birthday during tournament/ Unrated may enter any section, with prize limit U1800 $600, U1600 7/28-30: Peter Henner Memorial, Albany NY* $400, U1400 $300, U1200 $200, U1000 $100; balance goes to next Additional Family Member $55. Dallas Chess Club membership required or pay $20 non-member fee. Small Minimum prize to the First three 8/11-13: Continental Open, Sturbridge MA* player(s) in line. Top 6 sections EF: $128 at chessaction.com by 8/16, 8/11-13: Cleveland Open, Cleveland OH* 3-day $133, 2-day $132 if check mailed by 8/9, all $150 (no checks, GM/IM’s who apply. GM/IM must play all rounds to get minimum prize credit cards OK) at site, or online until 2 hours before rd 1. GMs free; (entry fee may be deducted from prize). Reserve: Open to players rated 8/11-13: Central California Open, Fresno CA* $100 from prize. all $50 less than below 2000 USCF. This section is not Fide Rated but is US Chess rated 8/18-20: Manhattan Open, New York NY* Under 1000 or U1200 Section EF: and uses US Chess rules. EF: $40. 10$ non Dallas Chess Club membership top 6 sections EF. $5 less to NYSCA members ($12/yr Online entry fee. The Reserve give back 10% in prizes and if at least 8 paid entries 8/25-27: Atlantic Open, Arlington VA* with 2 issues Empire Chess, $20/yr 4 issues, may join with entry). Re- and if there is a clear winner, then that winner receives free entry to 8/25-27: Indianapolis Open, Indianapolis IN* not available in Open. credit cards OK. entry $60, No checks at site, next DCC Fide Open. In the reserve section, Tournament reserves the Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. 9/2-4: New York State Championship, Albany* right to use Fide rules on electronic devices and on starting White’s 9/22-24: Hartford Open, Windsor Locks CT* Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if paid with entry. Online at clock at start of a round and to use FIDE pairing rules. Also clocks will chessaction.com, Adult $35, Young Adult $22, Scholastic $15. Mailed, be set to ‘halt at end’. Both: Reg.: Saturday from 9:45–10:15 am. Rds.: 10/6-9: Washington Congress, Arlington VA* phoned or at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $25, Scholastic $17. 3-Day Sat 10:45 am-3:10pm-7:16pm, Sun 9:45 am- 2:10pm. One half point Bye 10/6-8: Midwest Class, Wheeling IL* Schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 pm. Rds. Fri 7, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:15. 2- allowed if requested before end of round 2 and before getting full point 10/20-22: Central New York Open, Syracuse NY* Day Schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10 am. Rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:15. bye. Withdrawals and zero point last round byes are not eligible for Half point byes available all rounds, limit 2 byes, Open must commit prizes. Note that house players (if required) must pay $5 per round and 10/27-29: Eastern Chess Congress, Princeton NJ* before rd. 2, others before rd. 3. HR (note change): $159-159-169 plus be US Chess members. ENT: Make/mail Checks payable to Dallas Chess 11/3-5: Los Angeles Open, Van Nuys CA* required $20/night facility fee, however facility fee is waived if you Club, C/O Barbara Swafford, 2709 Longhorn Trail, Crowley, TX 76036- 11/3-5: Stamford Open, Stamford CT* reserve through online link at chesstour.com. Includes free wireless, 4719. Info: 214-632-9000. FIDE unlimited calling, use of Bally’s Total Fitness next door. Reserve by 7/27 11/10-12: Kings Island Open, Blue Ash OH or rate may increase. Phone reservations: 1-800-223-8585. Ent: ches- US Chess Junior Grand Prix! 11/24-26: National Chess Congress, Philadelphia AUG. 19-20, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN saction.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 12/26-30: North American Open, Las Vegas NV* service charge for refunds. Questions: chesstour.com, chesstour.info, US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 DirectorAtChess.US, 347-201-2269. Advance entries posted at chess- 2017 EXCHANGE BANK OPEN For later events, see chesstour.com. action.com (online entries posted instantly). Blitz tournament Sat 9:30 Exchange Bank, 444 Aviation Blvd., Santa Rosa. CA 95401. 4 round pm, enter by 9:15 pm. Swiss, G/120 d5. In 3 Sections, Open: 4SS, G/120 d5, $$GTD: $250-

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300-250-150-125-125-100-100-100; Class prizes (U2100, U1850, U1550, if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if paid reserve by 8/7 and ask for the Chess rate. After 8/7 the rate will not U1200): $251-101 each section. Can play up if within 100 points of next with entry- Online at chessaction.com, Adult $35, Young Adult $22, be honored. Note that the hotel has a $50 fee for guests who check out section in Aug. 2016 supplement. EF: $79 if received by Aug. 20; $95 Scholastic $15. Mailed or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $25, earlier than their schedule departure date. Hotel has complimentary thereafter; RDS.: Round 1: Friday at 7:00 pm or Saturday at 10:00 am Scholastic $17. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat hotel shuttle to/from DFW airport. Up to two ½-pt byes available if (G/90 d5); then Saturday 2-7, Sunday 9-2. Two half-point byes allowed, 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:15. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat. 10 am, rds Sat requested before end of rd. 2, but byes for both rd. 6 AND 7 not permitted. must be requested before Rd. 2 is paired. Advance Entry: Online regis- 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:15. Bye: all, limit 2, Open must commit before rd. Tournament reserves the right to use an analog clock with equivalent tration available at www.carolinaschessinitiative.com. Alternately: mail 2, others before rd. 3. HR: $99-99-109, 1-800-HILTONS, 703-418-6800, time control under special circumstances (not in U2400 section). Texas checks to CCI, c/o Walter High, 105 N. Crabtree Knoll, Chapel Hill, NC reserve by 8/11 or rate may increase. Car rental: 800-331-1600, use Chess Association meeting on Sunday 9/3 at 8:30 am. K-12 Scholastic 27514. Onsite entry: Aug. 25 from 5-6:30 pm and Aug. 27 from 8:00- AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Special on Saturday, 9/2. 5-SS, G/30 d5, EF: $31 by 8/25, $46 thereafter; Pre- 9:30 am. No smoking including electronic cigarettes. Saturday Scholastic parking rate: $13/day. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, reg. requires pre-payment. After 8/29/17 all registration and changes Open to K-12 rated U1000. 4 Rd-SS, G/30 d5. EF: $20 by Aug. 20, $25 Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: on site only; all changes $10 after 8/29/17. No refunds after 8/29/17, thereafter. Rounds: 10:30 am-12:30 pm-1:45 pm-3:00 pm. Trophies: chesstour.com, chesstour.info, DirectorAtChess.US, 347-201-2269. $10 handling fee for refunds before 8/30/17. Entries do not count top 5 in two sections. Sections based on rating. INFO: Walter High Entries posted at chessaction.com (online entry posted instantly). Blitz toward base in Open, Reserve and Novice. Registration: 9:15-9:45 am, [email protected]. tournament Sat 9:30 pm, enter by 9:15 pm. Rd. 1 at 10:20 am, rest ASAP with small lunch break. Sections: K-12 Championship and K-12 U1000. Prizes: Trophies to top 12 individuals, US Chess Junior Grand Prix! A Heritage Event! AUG. 25-27 OR 26-27, INDIANA five teams in each section. K-12 U1000 also top three unrateds. Medals US Chess Junior Grand Prix! to Players who do not win a trophy. ALL: Ent: Dallas Chess Club, C/O AUG. 31-SEPT. 4, SEPT. 1-4 OR SEPT. 2-4, TEXAS US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 100 (ENHANCED) Barbara Swafford, 2709 Longhorn Trail, Crowley, TX 76036. Info: Barb 12TH ANNUAL INDIANAPOLIS OPEN US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 150 (ENHANCED) Swafford, 214-632-9000, [email protected] www.dallaschess.com. 5SS, 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Crowne 83RD ANNUAL SOUTHWEST OPEN W. FIDE. JGP for Non scholastic side events. Plaza Indianapolis Airport, 2501 S. High School Rd. (off I-465 & Airport 9SS International section only or 7SS G/90 with 30 sec inc. Rd. 1 of 3 Expwy), Indianapolis, IN 46241. Free parking, free airport shuttle, free day is G/60 d5 and is not Fide rateable for U2400 section. Sheraton A Heritage Event! wireless, indoor pool, game room, fitness center. $$14,000 guaranteed DFW Airport Hotel, 4440 W. John Carpenter Fwy., Irving, TX 75063. 4 US Chess Junior Grand Prix! prize fund. In 4 sections. Open: Open to all; EF $50 more if U1800/Unr. Sections and scholastic side events: International Section: (This section A State Championship Event! Prizes $2000-1000-600-300, clear or tiebreak winner $100 bonus, top is Fide Rated and uses Fide Rules. USCF rules used for awarding prizes. SEPT. 1-3 OR 2-3, OHIO Under 2200/Unr $800-400. Under 2000: $1400-700-400-200, top Under GM & IM norms possible! Min. 2000 FIDE or 2200 USCF required. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 60 1800 (no unr) $600-300. Under 1600: $1200-600-300-200, top Under Prizes $7,500 G: $$3000-1500-1000, U2500 $$1000, U2300 $$1000. 73RD OHIO CHESS CONGRESS 1400 (no unr) $400-200. Under 1200: $700-400-200-100. Unrated may EF: GMs, foreign IMs, 2500+: Free; 2450-2499: $100; 2400-2449 $150; 5 Rounds, 40/110 SD 30 d10, 2-day Rounds 1&2 G/75 d5. (U-1200: All not win over $150 in U1200, $300 U1600, or $500 U2000. Mixed doubles 2350-2399: $200; 2300-2349 $250; 2250-2299: $300; 2200-2249 $350; Rounds G/60 d5, Saturday and Sunday Only). Bertram Inn & Conference bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player “team” combined score 2100-2199: $400; 2000-2099 $450; U2000: $500; Unr: $700; $75 discount Center, 600 North Aurora Rd., Aurora, OH 44202. Hotel rate $89 night, among all sections: $600-300. Team must average under 2200; may to all non-US Federation players who do not get free entry. FIDE ratings up to 4 per room, 330-995-7624, Free parking. Prize fund $10,000 play in different sections; must register (no extra fee) before both used for EF / pairings /prizes. Tournament will be run using FIDE Rules. b/140 paid. Open Section (FIDE RATED): $1500-$900-$400 (TOP 3 players begin round 2. Top 3 sections EF: $108 online at chessaction.com Non-USA Federation players must have/provide a FIDE ID number or GUARANTEED), top U2300/Unrated $440-$210. U-2100, U1800, U1500: by 8/23, 3-day $113, 2-day $112 mailed by 8/16, all $120 (no checks, they cannot play. (New players can get a FIDE ID number for their Each: $1000-$500-$200. U-1200: $600-$400-200. Unrated may win no credit cards OK) at site, or online until 2 hours before rd. 1. GMs, IMs Country’s Federation.) This section is open to players with FIDE Ratings more than half of any prize except in Open Section. EF: $95 by 8/28, & GMs free; $90 deducted from prize. Under 1200 Section EF: all $40 above 2000 (a few special exceptions may be made at the discretion of $105 after or at site. Free to GMs, IMs & WGMs, no prize deduction. less than above. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise the Organizers.) Note that anyone rated USCF 2200 and above is also Re-entry: $40, not available in Open Section. Register online at www.pro- unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with paper magazine if paid with eligible to play but must pay Entry Fees according to their FIDE Ratings. gresswithchess.org. 3-day Schedule: Registration Ends Fri 6:30pm. entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult $35, Young Adult $22, Scholastic To improve chances to make GM Norms, a maximum of approximately Rounds: Friday 7:00pm, Saturday 10-5 Sunday 9-2:30. 2-day Schedule: $15. Mailed or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $25, Scholastic $17. one-third of the total field will be permitted to be U2200 FIDE. May use Registration ends 9:30am. Rounds: Saturday 10-1:30, then merge with Re-entry $60; not available in Open Section. 3-day schedule: Reg accelerated pairings if in the opinion of the Chief Arbiter,IA Francisco 3-day. Under 1200 Schedule: Saturday 10-1:30-5, Sunday 9-12:30. All: ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:15. 2-day schedule: Guadalupe, this would improve norm chances. Reg.: 8/31 6:00pm – Half point byes OK, limit 1, must commit before Rd. 2. OCA membership Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:15. All: Half point 6:55 pm, Rds.: Thurs. 8/31 at 7:20pm, Fri. 9/1 at 1 pm – 7:20 pm, Sat. required for Ohio residents, See Flyer. Contact: Michael Joelson, 216- byes OK all, limit 2, Open must commit before rd. 2, others before rd 3. 9/2 at 2:10 pm – 7:20 pm, Sun. 9/3 at 11:30 am – 5:20 pm, and Mon. 321-7000, [email protected] 9/4 at 9:20 am – 3:00 pm. U2400 Section: (This section is FIDE rated HR: $103-103, 1-800-227-6963, 317-236-7495; reserve by 8/11 or rate A Heritage Event! may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve and uses FIDE rules. USCF rules/ratings used for awarding prizes. USCF ratings used for pairing purposes. Players not at the board within 60 US Chess Junior Grand Prix! car online through chesstour.com. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental A State Championship Event! Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. minutes of the start of the round will forfeit game unless arbiter decides SEPT. 1-3, TENNESSEE Questions: www.chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.us, 347-201-2269. to grant more time.) Please check tournament website for rules about FIDE registration. $$ 800-400, U2200 $600-300 base on 200 players in US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 Advance entries posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted 2017 TENNESSEE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP instantly). Blitz tournament Sat 9:30 pm, enter by 9:15 pm. U2400, Reserve and Novice. International and scholastic sections do not count toward based on. Reserve Section: U2000. $$ 800-400-200. 5SS, G/120 d5. Valor Collegiate Academy, 4527 Nolensville Pike, Nashville, A Heritage Event! B $600-300-150, U1600 $500-250-125. based on 200 players in U2400, TN 37211. $$Gtd. $3000 Prize fund. Sections: OPEN $400-250-200, US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Reserve and Novice sections. International and scholastic sections do Exp. $200-150, Class A $175-125, Class B $150-75. AMATEUR (U1600) AUG. 25-27 OR 26-27, VIRGINIA not count toward based on. Novice Section: U1400 and Unrated. $$ $225-175-150, Class D $125-75 Class E $100-75, Class F+below $100- US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 150 (ENHANCED) $500-250-125, E $400-200, U1000 $300-150 Unrated $200 base on 200 75, UNR $100-75. EF: $55 post marked by 08/26 ($65 at site) online by 49TH ANNUAL ATLANTIC OPEN players in U2400, Reserve and Novice sections. International and scholas- 8/30. UNR eligible for UNR prize only, youth and scholastic members 5SS, 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/60 d10). Hilton Crystal tic sections do not count toward based on. All 3 (U2400, Reserve and for trophy only $30 ($40), IM and GM Free entry ($55 taken from prize City at Washington Reagan National Airport, 2399 Jefferson Davis High- Novice): Except for approved Electronic scorekeeping devices, no elec- of $200 or more). On site reg.: Fri 5:00-6:00 pm and Sat 7:30-8:30 am way, Arlington, VA 22202 (2/5 mile from Crystal City Metro). $$ 26,000 tronics are allowed in the playing area during the round. This includes CDT, USCF and TCA Dues req. OSA Rnds.: (CDT) Rnd. 1 Fri 7:00 pm or guaranteed prizes. In 7 sections. Open: Open to all; EF $100 more if rest rooms by the playing area. This rule applies to players, parents, Sat 10:00 am. Rnds. 2 thru 5 Sat 2:30, 7:00, Sun. 9:00, 2:00. Enter: on- U1800/Unr. $3000-1500-800-400, clear or tiebreak 1st $100 bonus, top coaches. TCA membership required. Other states accepted. EF: $89 if line at TNCHESS.US or mail to: Chris Prosser, 733 Long Hunter Ct., U2300/Unr $1000-500. FIDE. Under 2100: $2000-1000-500-300. Under received by 8/25, else $99. $82 Junior(U19) if received by 8/25 else Nashville, TN 37217 or [email protected], 615-426-7105. W. 1900: $2000-1000-500-300. Under 1700: $1700-800-400-300. Under $90 (juniors count as 90% toward base), Senior (over 65)/Handicap/Addi- A Heritage Event! 1500: $1500-700-400-300. Under 1300: $1000-500-300-200. Under tional family participant /Birthday during event, $53 if received by 8/25 US Chess Junior Grand Prix! 1000: $600-300-200-100, plaques to top 3, first U800, U600, Unrated. else $65 (Senior/Handicap/Additional family participant counts 60% A State Championship Event! Mixed doubles: best male/female 2-player “team” combined score toward base). Add $5 for CC phone entries; pre-reg. requires pre- SEPT. 1-4, 2-4 OR 3-4, NEW YORK among all sections: $1000-500-300. Must average under 2200; may play payment. After 8/29/17 all registration and changes on site only; all US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 100 (ENHANCED) in different sections; register (no extra fee) by 2 pm 8/26. Unrated changes including withdrawals, $10 after 8/29/17. 4 day: Reg. Friday 139TH ANNUAL NY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP may not win over $200 in U1000, $350 U1300, $500 U1500, $700 U1700, 9/1, 6:15 pm-6:50. Rds. Fri.: 7:20, Sat.: 2:10 pm - 7:20, Sun: 11:30 am - Out of state welcome. 6SS, 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2-day option in U2100 or $900 U1900; balance goes to next player(s) in line. Top 5 sections 5:20 pm, Mon.: 9:20 am – 3:00 pm. 3 day: Reg. Sat. 9/2, 8-8:25 am, Rd. & below, rds. 1-3 G/40 d10). Albany Marriott, 189 Wolf Rd., Albany EF: oftline$128 online at chessaction.com by 8/23, 3-day $133, 2-day 1 at 9 am then merge with 4 day. Foreign Unrated must play in U2400 12205 (Thruway Exit 24, I-87 north to Wolf Rd., Exit 4). Free parking, $132 if check mailed by 8/16, $150 at site, or online until 2 hours before section. Tournament may use CCA rules for foreign ratings and for min- free airport shuttle, indoor/outdoor pool, fitness center, many restaurants rd. 1. GMs free; $120 from prize. Under 1300 Section EF: All $30 less imum ratings. Registrations that do not indicate 4 or 3 day schedule nearby. $13,000 guaranteed prizes. In 5 sections. Championship, than top 5 sections. Under 1000 Section EF: All $60 less than top 5 will be put in the 3 day. Hotel rates: $89 for 1 person, $99 for two open to 1800/above. $1500-700-500-300, top U2300/Unr $800-400. sections EF. All: No checks at site, credit cards OK. Re-entry $60, not people, $109 for 3 people and $119 for 4 people in a room. Rooms State title & $100 bonus to top NYS resident (both decided on tiebreak available in Open Section. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used includes breakfast buffet. Call 972-929-8400 or 1-888-627-8190 and if tied). Under 2100: $1000-500-300-200, top Under 1900 $400-200. Under 1800: $1000-500-300-200, top Under 1600 $400-200. Under 1500: $700-400-200-100, top Under 1300 $300-150. Under 1200: $400- 200-100-50, plaque to first 3, top Under 1000, Under 800, Under 600, Unrated. Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player “team” combined score among all sections: $600-300. Must average 12th annual under 2200; may play in different sections; register (no extra fee) before both players begin round 2. Unrated may not win over $150 in U1200, $300 U1500 or $500 U1800. Top 3 sections EF: $99 online at chessac- INDIANAPOLIS OPEN tion.com by 8/30, 4-day $109, 3-day $108, 2-day $107 if check mailed by 8/23, all $120 at site, or online until 2 hours before round 1. GMs $90 from prize. Under 1500 Section EF: All $20 less than top 3 sections. August 25-27 or 26-27, Crowne Plaza Airport Under 1200 Section EF: All $40 less than top 3 sections. All: Online entry $7 less to NYSCA members (dues $12/yr with 2 issues Empire Chess or $20/yr with 4 issues; join/renew with entry.) Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year $103 room rates, free parking, free airport shuttle USCF with magazine if paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult $35, Young Adult $22, Scholastic $15. Mailed or at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $25, Scholastic $17. Re-entry $60, all but Championship. No checks $14,000 GUARANTEED PRIZES at site, credit cards OK. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 11 am, rds. Sat 12 & 6, Sun 12 & 6, Mon 10 & 3:15. 4-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, merges with 3-day Sat 6 pm. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sun. 10 am, rds. Sun 11, 1:30, 3:30, 6, Mon 10 & 3:15, no 2-day For full details see “Grand Prix” in this issue. Championship. Bye: all, limit 2, Championship must commit before rd. 2, others before rd. 4. HR: $102-102, 800-443-8952, 518-458-8444, reserve by 8/25 or rate may increase. NYSCA meeting 9 am Sun. Car

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rental: 800-331-1600, use AWD D657633, or reserve car online through Booster (U1200); 2 Schedules for Open/Reserve: 4-day, 3-day; One possible $25 fine at TD discretion! SCCF membership req’d ($18 Adult; chesstour.com. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Schedule only for Booster which is 2-Day on Sat/Sun (No Mon games). $13 Jr or $3 Jr w/o mag,) for all So Cal residents. Two byes allowed, Pelham, NY 10803. Questions: www.chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.US, EF: Adv Ent Must be received and paid by Tues, Aug 29. Open: $55 for but must be requested at least 1 hour before each round; last round 347-201-2269. Entries posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted 4-day, $56 for 3-day, $65 after 8/29. Reserve: $45 for 4-day, $46 for 3- byes are ok but must be requested before Rd. 2 and are irrevocable. instantly). $15 service charge for refunds. NYS Blitz Championship day, $55 after 8/29. Booster: $32, $40 after 8/29. U18: $5 discount. Bring your own equipment and know how to set your clock for incremental Sun 10 pm, enter by 9:45 pm. Online pays lowest advanced rate. Re-entry allowed for online advance play. Entries: SDCC, PO Box 120162, San Diego, CA 92112 or enter price. Free Entry to GM/IM/FM/2200+ when registering by 8/29, $55 online at www.scchess.com. For more info call Chuck Ensey 858- 432- US Chess Junior Grand Prix! EF deducted from prize. Payment in advance by check made payable to A State Championship Event! 8006, or email me at [email protected] SCCF Annual Membership SEPT. 1-4, FLORIDA MCA or by Credit Card/PayPal via PayPal. Be sure to specify schedule, Meeting: Sunday 2 PM. Hotel Rates: Special rate of only $135, 619- and select correct entry fee! USCF memb req. MCA memb req for MI 291-7131, or 1-800-772-8527 if booked by mid-August, please book US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 residents, other states OK. Online: www.onlineregistration.cc, 2017 ARNOLD DENKER FLORIDA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Reg.: ASAP, as the rates may go up and/or sell out at any time. This large Site: Fri (9/1): 6-6:29pm, Sat (9/2): 8:30-8:59am. Rds.: 4-day: Fri (9/1): hotel in Mission Valley has hosted this event for the last 4 years, please Jacksonville Marriott, 4670 Salisbury Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32256, Phone: 7pm, Sat 10am, 7pm, Sun 10am, 6pm, Mon 9:30am, 3pm. 3-day: Sat stay here, as they help us guarantee the prize fund by offering lower 904-296-2222. 6SS, G/120 d5. $11,000 b/160 70% Guaranteed. 6 (9/2): 9:30am, 12:30pm, then merge w 4-day at 7pm. 2-day (Booster ballroom fees compared to other locations. The SCO is a State Champi- Sections: Open: $1,500-800-375-200, U/2200 $500-250-125 U/2000: only): Sat (9/2) & Sun (9/3): 9:30am, 11:00am, 12:30pm, 2pm (same onship Qualifier. $800-400-200-125, U/1900 $100 U/1800: $800-400-200-125, U1700 schedule each day). TL: 4-day: 40/120 d5, SD/30 d5. 3-day: Rds. 1&2 $100 U/1600: $800-400-200-125, U/1500 $100 U/1400: $600-300-200- G/75 d5. 2-day: G/30 d5. Bye: 1/2 pt bye for Rds. 1-6 (Booster Rds. 1- A Heritage Event! 125, U/1300 $100 U/1200: $400-200-125, U/1000 $100, U/800 $75 7), max of 2. Must request before Rd. 4. $$Gtd: $3150; Trophies for all US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Trophies to top Florida resident in each section. USCF and FCA mem- Place-Winners, Open: 1st $500, 2nd $300, 3rd $250. U2200: $200; SEPT. 2-4 OR 3-4, MASSACHUSETTS bership required can renew onsite. Unrated players may enter any U2100: $200; U2000: $200; U1900: $200. Reserve: 1st $300, 2nd $225, US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 section (must be under age 16 for U/1200 section) but limited to $100 3rd $150, U1600: $125; U1500: $125; U1400: $125; U1300: $125; U1200: 77TH NEW ENGLAND OPEN prize unless in open. Entry Fee: $99 prior to 8/21/2017 U/1200 EF $125. Booster: Trophies to 1st, 2nd, 3rd; U1000, U800, U600: 1st & 2nd 6-SS, 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2-day schedule G/45 d5 in rds. 1-3) No 2-day $70 (U/1200 count as 1/2 entry) all entry fees $10 higher after 8/21 each; Unrated 1st. Side Event: Michigan Speed Championship: Sat, Championship section. Hilton Garden Inn Boston/Waltham, 450 Totten and $20 higher onsite; reentry $50 prior to RD. 3. Free entry to GM, 9/2. USCF Blitz rated; See Detail in Separate TLA. Membership Meeting: Pond Rd., Waltham, MA 02451. $4000 b/120 paid entries. 75% G. 4 WGM, IM, WIM ($99 deducted from any prize won). Online entry at 4pm Sun, Sept 3. MCA members, make your voice heard! Ent & Info: sections. Championship (FIDE rated), open to players over 1800: www.events4chess.com or mail to C.H.E.S.S., 821 Upland Dr., Port Jeff Aldrich, P.O. Box 40, Flint, MI 48501; [email protected]; $600-300-250 Top U2400 $250, Top U2200 $250. Under 2000: $400- Orange, FL 32127. Rounds: 1-2 Sat 1 & 6pm, 3-4 Sun 1 & 6pm, 5-6 Mon (810) 955-7271. 200-150. U1800: $400-200-150. U1600: $300-150-100, Top U1400 $150, 9am & 2pm. 1/2-point bye available for any round must commit prior to Top U1200 $150. New England Championship title and trophy to highest RD. 3 pairing. Registration ends at 12:15 pm on Saturday, late entries A Heritage Event! scoring New England resident or student in each section. Unrated prize will get 1/2-point bye in RD. 1. Hotel Rate: $109 Free parking, Free US Chess Junior Grand Prix! limit $200 in U2000, $150 in U1800, $100 in U1600. Unrated cannot internet No resort fee 1-800-962-9786 reserve prior to Aug 18 to guar- SEPT. 2-4 OR 3-4, CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN win title except in Championship section. Unofficial uschess.org ratings antee rate. All players welcome and eligible for prize money, trophies US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 150 (ENHANCED) used if otherwise unrated. EF: $75 for 3-day, $74 for 2-day online by are for Florida residents. Side Events: Florida Quick Chess Champi- 39TH ANNUAL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OPEN 8/31, $85 onsite. Free to GMs and IMs. 3-day schedule Reg.: Sat. onship: Friday 9/1/17, 7pm, G/15 d3, 5-SS, EF $25 prizes based on 6-SS, G/100 + 30 second inc. (2-day schedule rds. 1-3 G/45 d5 then 8:30-9:30 AM. Rds.: Sat. 11AM and 5PM. Sun. 11AM and 5 PM. Mon. 10 entries. Blitz Championship: Saturday 9/2/17, 9 am, G/5 d0, 4 RD merges). Town & Country Hotel, 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, CA AM and 3:15 PM. 2-day schedule (U2000 to U1600 only): Reg.: SUN double Swiss, EF $25 prizes based on entries. Scholastic Tournament: 92108. $$20,000 in Guaranteed Prizes, 6 Sections. Prizes: Open Sec 8:30-9:30 AM. Rds.: Sun. 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM, 2:30 PM & 5:00 PM. Sunday 9/3/17, 5SS, G/30 d5, Rds. 10/11:30/1:30/2:45/4:00 Trophies 1st $2,400-1,600-1,200-900-600-500-400, plus BU2300 $1,000-600; Mon. 10:00 AM & 3:15 PM. Byes: Limit 2, 1-5 in Championship section, to top finishers. FCA Annual Meeting: Sunday 5:30pm Board of directors U2200, U2000, U1800 and U1600 Sections ALL: $1,000-600-400-200; 1-6 others. Rd. 4-6 byes must commit before rd. 2. New England Open meeting Sunday 10am. No computers. For more information, contact U1400: $600-400-200-100, plus BU1200 $400-200. Plus Best Game Scholastics: 3 sections. K-3 section plays Sat 9/2; K-6 section plays Steve Lampkin 386-682-9527 or [email protected] or chess Prizes: $75/$25 Reg.: 3-day: 8 to 9:30 AM, Sept official rating list used. Sun. 9/3; K-12 section plays Mon. 9/4. Grades are as of 2017-18 school [email protected]. Open Section FIDE rated except for fast games in 2-day section. Re- year. Each section is 4-SS, G/30 d5. Reg.: 9:30-10:30 AM. First rd. at 11 entry from 3-day to 2-day: $75, but must be U2300. 2-day: 8 AM to 9 AM, then ASAP. Trophies to top 3 each section. $20 online by 8/31, US Chess Junior Grand Prix! EF: AM Sunday. Rds.: 3 day: 10 AM & 4 PM Sat, Sun and Mon. 2- day: 9:30 $25 at site. HR: $119-119. (781) 890-0100. Reserve by 8/18 and ask A State Championship Event! AM, 11:30, 1:30 & 4 PM (merged) Sun, then 10 AM & 4 PM Monday . EF: SEPT. 1-4, 2-4 OR 2-3, MICHIGAN for chess rate. Ent: Online reg. at www.senecachess.org. Info: frankvo- $90 Early Bird Special if received by 7/31, $100 from 8/1 to 8/26, $120 [email protected]. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 after 8/26, or $140 at door. No credit cards at door, checks or cash 2017 MICHIGAN OPEN only. Special rate of only $75 if U1400 or unrated. One book prize for US Chess Junior Grand Prix! 7-SS (Open, Reserve), 8-SS (Booster). Edward Village Hotel & Convention Best Unrated player in each section; unrated players are not eligible A State Championship Event! Center, 600 Town Center Dr., Dearborn, MI 48126. HR: $119 by 8/11, for cash prizes. Special rate for GMs, WGMs, IMs and WIMs: free if SEPT. 2-4, LOUISIANA after if space avail, Phone: 313-592-3622, Website: www.hotel- emailed by 9/01/17 (but $100 deducted from any prize winnings), or US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 dearborn.com. 3 Sections: Open (All, FIDE rated), Reserve (U1800), $60 if late entry at door. Players who forfeit any round are subject to a 2017 LOUISIANA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 49th annual Atlantic Open August 25-27 or 26-27, 2017 - 7 sections at Crystal City Hilton $26,000 GUARANTEED PRIZES!

5 rounds at Crystal City Hilton, Unrated prize limits: U1000 Special USCF dues: see TLA or 2399 Jefferson Davis Highway, $200, U1300 $350, U1500 $500, chesstour.com. USCF mem required. Arlington VA 22202 (2/5 mile from U1700 $700, U1900 $900. Metro). Free airport shuttle. 40/100, Mixed doubles: best male/female 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 SD/30, d10 (2-day option, rds 1-2 2-player team (average under 2200) pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 am & 5 pm, G/60, d10, merges with 3-day). combined score: $1000-500-300. May Sun. 10 am & 3:15 pm. Hotel rates: $99-99-109, 703- play in different sections; register by 2 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 418-6800, 1-800-HILTONS, reserve pm Aug 26. 10 am, rds. Sat 11 am, 2 pm & 5 pm; by 8/11. Special parking $13/day. Sun. 10 am & 3:15 pm. Top 5 sections entry fee: $128 at 1/2 pt bye OK all (limit 2), Open Open: $3000-1500-800-400, chessaction. com by 8/23, 3-day $133, must commit by rd 2, other by rd 3. clear or tiebreak 1st $100 bonus, top 2-day $132 mailed by 8/16, $150 (no Bring set, board, & clock if Under 2300/Unr $1000-500. FIDE. checks, credit cards OK) at site, or possible- none supplied. 150 Grand Prix Points (enhanced). online until 2 hours before round 1. Entry: chessaction.com or U2100: $2000-1000-500-300. Under 1300 Section entry fee: all Continental Chess, Box 8482, U1900: $2000-1000-500-300. $30 less than top 5 sections entry fee. Pelham NY 10803. $15 service U1700: $1700-800-400-300. Under 1000 Section entry fee: all charge for refunds. Advance entries U1500: $1500-700-400-300. $60 less than top 5 sections entry fee. posted at chessaction.com (online U1300: $1000-500-300-200. Re-entry (except Open): $60. entries posted instantly). U1000: $600-300-200-100, Unofficial uschess.org ratings Blitz tournament Sat. 9:30 pm. plaque to top 3, U800, U600, Unr. usually used if otherwise unrated. Enter by 9:15 pm.

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7-SS, G/90 i30. Site: Hilton New Orleans Airport Hotel, 901 Airline Dr., to NJSCF. Online registration is $70 at njscf.org until midnight on 8/31. Site: IBEW Local 474, 1870 Madison Ave., Memphis, TN 38104. Kenner, LA 70062, (504) 469-5000. USCF and FIDE Rated using FIDE 3 day reg at hotel: 9:00am-11:00am 9/2. 2 day reg at hotel: Sunday, $2000 in prizes based on 30 paid entries. 5SS, G/90 i30. Two Sections: rules. EF: $80 if received by 8/27, $90 at site; LCA Memb. required ($15 9/3 9-10am. Rounds: 3 day Saturday 12:00 & 6:30pm, Sunday 11am & Open, 1st $650, 2nd 400, 3rd 200. Under 1600 1st $400, 250, 100. EF: Adult, $5 Schol.), OSA. Prizes: $4000 b/100, 50% Gtd. One Section with 6pm, Monday 9am & 3:30pm. Rounds: 2 day 1-2-3(G/60 d5) Sunday $40 by 9/10; $50 at door. MCC members $40 anytime. Masters: free Class Prizes: OPEN: $1000 + plaque-500-250; U2000: $500-250; U1800: 10:30am, 12:45pm and 3:00pm. 3 Day and 2 Day schedules merge in entry with EF deducted from winnings. Rounds: Saturday: 9-2-7; Sunday $400-200; U1600: $350-150; U1300/Unr: $300-100. Reg.: Sat. 9/2, 8:30- round 4. Entries to Hal Sprechman, 66 Cromwell Ln., Jackson, NJ 08527. 9-2. On site registration: 9/16; 7:30am-8:45am. Email: [email protected]. 9am. Rds.: Sat.: 9:30-3:30; Sun.: 9:30-2:30-7:30; Mon.: 9:30-2:30. Email: [email protected]. Phone: 732 259-3881. Entries should Online reg: http://memphischessclub.homestead.com/Mike-Barton- Business meeting: Sat. 9/2, 2pm. BYES: Up to three 1/2-pt. byes allowed include name, USCF ID and expirations, mailing address, email address, 7.html. Send mail entries to: MCC, P.O. Box 17864, Memphis, TN 38187. if requested prior to final pairing of Rd. 3 (approx. 9am Sunday morning) phone, section and schedule desired and entry fee. Special thanks to Carl Barton, Mike’s brother, for donations helping make and before any full-point bye is awarded. Requesting byes for both this memorial possible. Rounds 6 and 7 is not permitted. HR: $99, (504) 469-5000, ask for chess A Heritage Event! rate. State Blitz Championship: Sat. 9/2 (not 9/3) (USCF Blitz Rated), 7 US Chess Junior Grand Prix! US Chess Junior Grand Prix! A State Championship Event! SEPT. 22-24 OR 23-24, CONNECTICUT Rd-Double SS (play each opponent as black and white), G/5 d0. EF: $20 SEPT. 9-10, WEST VIRGINIA if received by 8/27, $25 at site; $5 discount if also entering State Cham- US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 (ENHANCED) pionship. LCA Memb. req’d, OSA. Prizes: $400 b/30, 50% Gtd. (one US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 (ENHANCED) 8TH ANNUAL HARTFORD OPEN 79TH WV STATE CHAMPIONSHIP section with class prizes) Open: $100 + plaque to top LA resident-50. 5SS, 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Sheraton U2000: $80, U1800: $70, U1600: $60, U1300: $40 (USCF Regular Ratings 5SS, G/90 d5, Rd. 1 G/60 d5. West Virginia Ballroom, 17 Wilderness Hartford Hotel, 1 Bradley Airport (visible at airport entrance), Windsor Used for Pairings & Prizes). Blitz Reg.: On-site any time prior to 7:45pm. Hwy., Mt. Nebo, WV 26679. One Open Section. EF: $50 by 9/1, $60 at Locks, CT 06096 (I-91 Exit 40 to Rt 20). Free parking. $6500 guaranteed Rds.: Round 1 at 8pm, other rounds follow each other immediately - site. $$1,250 b/30: 1st-3rd $300-200-100, U1900/U1600/U1300 $130- prize fund. 4 sections. Open: Open to all; U1800/Unr EF $50 more. $1000- should end around 11pm. Only three electronic notation devices may 70, Upset Prize $50. Reg.: 9-9:45. Rds.: Sat 10-1-5, Sun 9-1. WVCA 500-300, U2210/Unr $400-200. Under 2010: $700-380-200, top U1810/Unr be used in the main tournament: Monroi, eNotate, or Plycount, and they Business Meeting Sat 9am. Ent: WVCA, 444 Ashberry Dr., Flemington, $400-200. Under 1610: $500-300-150, top U1410 (no Unr) $280-140. must remain on top of the table at all times. The TD has the right to WV 26347. HR: $83. Quality Inn Summersville, 304-872-6500. Reserve Under 1210: $300-150-100, plaques to first 3, top U1000, U800, U600, inspect your notation device at any time before, during, or after your by 8/26. Ask for WV Chess rate. Info: 304-476-5402, sectreas@ Unrated. Unrated may not win over $100 in U1210 or $200 in U1610. games. Cell phones must be turned off and no other electronic devices wvchess.org. WVCA Memb. req’d ($10), OSA. Mixed doubles: $200-100 bonus to best male/female combined score of any kind are allowed in the tournament hall, including lap top computers, SEPT. 15-16 (FRI & SAT), KANSAS among all sections. Team average must be under 2200; may play in different PDAs, ipads/ipods, cell phone watches, headphones, etc.,. Ent/Info: sections; teams must register by 2 pm 9/23. Top 3 sections EF: $78 US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 online at chessaction.com by 9/20, 3-day $83, 2-day $82 if check mailed Cajun Chess, 12405 Hillary Step Dr., Olive Branch, MS 38654, or email 2017 U.S. BLIND CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP IN LINDSBORG, KS by 9/13, $90 at site, or online until 2 hours before round 1. U1210 Section [email protected], (504) 208-9596; or enter on line with credit See Nationals. card at www.cajunchess.com EF: all $20 less than above. No checks at site, credit cards OK. GMs, IMs US Chess Junior Grand Prix! & WGMs free, $60 deducted from prize. Online EF $3 less to CSCA or A Heritage Event! SEPT. 16-17, SOUTH DAKOTA WMCA members. Re-entry (no Open Section) $40. Unofficial uschess.org US Chess Junior Grand Prix! US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues SEPT. 2-4 OR 3-4, NEW JERSEY PAUL SALEM SIOUX FALLS OPEN - GRAND PRIX with magazine if paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult $35, US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 60 5 Rds., G/90 d5. Ramkota Hotel, 3200 West Maple St., (I-29 S, Exit 81) Young Adult $22, Scholastic $15. Mailed or at site, Adult $40, Young Adult 70TH ANNUAL NEW JERSEY OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Sioux Falls, SD, (605)336-0650. $3,500 GTD. Two sections: Open & $25, Scholastic $17. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, All Prizes Guaranteed!! 6-SS, 40/2 d5, SD/1. Headquarters Plaza Hyatt, Reserve (Under 1400). $$: Open: $600-450-300; Under 2000 $300-150; Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:15. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:15. all, limit 2; must commit before rd. 2. 3 Headquarters Plaza, Morristown, NJ 07960. (973) 898-9100. A luxury Under 1800 $300-150; Under 1600: $300-150. Reserve (Under 1400): Bye: HR: $105-105, 860-627-5311; reserve by 9/8 or rate may increase. ches- hotel including spa. Free parking. For chess rate ($124/night) use $300-150-75; Under 1000/Unrated $150-75. Upset prize: $50. Rounds: Ent: saction.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service https://aws.passkey.com/go/NJChessSep17 for online reservations. Saturday 9 a.m. 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Byes: one Room block expires on 8/1. Short walk to train station with service to 1/2 point bye available if requested before round 2. Organized charge for refunds. Questions: www.chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.US, Contact: 347-201-2269. Entries posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted New York and Philadelphia (via Newark). 5 minute walk to many restau- by De Knudson (605) 338-9431 or [email protected] for questions. instantly). Saturday 9:30 pm, enter by 9:15 pm. rants and shopping. In 3 sections, Open Section, Under 2000, Under Entries should be sent to De Knudson, 2201 East St. Charles Circle, Blitz tournament 1600. With 3 day and 2 day schedules. Prizes: Open: $1000-$800-$600- Sioux Falls, SD 57103. EF: $20 entry fee if postmarked by September SEPT. 23, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN $400-$200, Top Expert & A: $200 and trophy. Trophy to NJ Champion. 13; $40 on site. Free entry for grandmasters and international masters. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 (ENHANCED) Under 2000 $500-$300-$100. Top B & C: $200 and trophy. Under 1600: Checks should be made out to the Paul Salem Sioux Falls Open. Include 2017 U.S. GAME/30 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP $500-$300-$100. Top D, E & F: $200 and trophy. $100 prize for best your USCF # and indicate what section you wish to enter. See Nationals. Open section game. $100 prize for best game in either Under 2000 or Under 1600 section. All Prizes Guaranteed. All sections get these trophies: US Chess Junior Grand Prix! SEPT. 24, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN Top 3, Top Senior over age 55, Top Under Age 16, Top Under Age 13. SEPT. 16-17, TENNESSEE US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 (ENHANCED) Unrated may win first place in Open section only. Early Entry Fee $68 US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 10 2017 U.S. GAME/60 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP if paid by 8/29. EF onsite is $80. $50 for re-entry. Make checks payable MIKE BARTON MEMORIAL 7 See Nationals.

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A Heritage Event! Under 1500 (no Unr) $1000-500. Under 1300: $1000-500-300-200-100, entry but not eligible for cash prizes- must join USCF for 1 full year thru US Chess Junior Grand Prix! top Under 1100 (no Unr) $400-200. Prize limits: Unrated limit U1300 this tournament. 1st Unrated = trophy + 1 yr. USCF Mem. Senior OCT. 6-8 OR 7-8, ILLINOIS $200, U1700 $400, U2100 $700. Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best discount (65+ yrs.) $10. Players may play up. Provisionally rated players US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 120 (ENHANCED) male/female 2-player combined score among all sections: $1000-500- may only win 1/2 of 1st place money (except Open Section 1 – 7). CCA 26TH ANNUAL MIDWEST CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS 300. Must average under 2200; may play in different sections; register ratings may be used. Note: pairings not changed for color unless 3 in a 5SS, 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Westin (no extra fee) before both begin round 2. Unofficial web ratings usually row or cause a plus 3 and if the unlikely situation occurs 3 colors in a Chicago North Shore Hotel, 601 North Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling, IL used if otherwise unrated, Top 3 sections EF: $148 online at chessac- row may be assigned. SIDE EVENTS: Wed. (10/11) 7:00pm GM Sergey 60090 (from Chicago, I-294 north to US-45 north; from Milwaukee, I- tion.com by 10/4, 4-day $154, 3-day $153 mailed by 9/27, all $170 at Kudrin – Clock Simul with game analysis ($30); Thurs. (10/12) 6-7:15pm 94 to Lake Cook Rd to US-45 south). Free parking. $20,000 guaranteed site until 1 hour before rd 1, or online at chessaction.com until 2 hours Lecture by IM John Donaldson (FREE); 7:30pm- GM Alex Yermolinsky - prizes. In 7 sections. Premier (1900/up): $2000-1000-500-300, clear before. U1300 Section: all EF $70 less than top 3 sections EF. GMs: Simul ($20); 7:30pm-Blitz (G/5 d0)) Tourney ($25) 80% entries = Prize win or 1st on tiebreak $100, top U2300 $800-400. FIDE. 1700-2099: $140 from prize. Special 1 yr USCF with magazine paid with entry: Fund. Sat. (10/14) (3-4:30pm) Free Game/Position Analysis - IM John $1400-700-400-200. 1500-1899/Unr: $1400-700-400-200. 1300- Online at chessaction.com, Adult $35, Young Adult $22, Scholastic $15. Donaldson. REG.: (10/12) 5-8pm (10/13) 9-10am and (10/14) 9-10 am. 1699/Unr: $1300-700- 400-200. 1100-1499/Unr: $1200-600-400-200. Mailed or at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $25, Scholastic $17. No checks RDS.: (Fri) 12-7, (Sat) 10-7, (Sun) 9:30-4:30. 2-Day (10/14) Rd. 1 (11:00 Under 1300/Unr: $1000-500-300-200. Under 1100/Unr: $500-300- at site, credit cards OK. Re-entry (except Premier) $80. 4-day schedule: am), Rd. 2 (1:15 pm), Rd. 3 (3:45 pm), Rd. 4 merge with regular schedule 200-100, plaques to top 3, top U900, U700, U500, Unrated. Mixed Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm. Sat 11 & 5, Sun 11 & 5, Mon 10 & – (7:00 pm). Byes available any round if requested by Rd.1 (Open Section doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player combined score 3:15. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 11 2 byes max). ENT: make checks payable and send to: SANDS REGENCY among all sections: $800-400-200. Team must average under 2200; & 5, Mon 10 & 3:15. Byes: OK all; limit 2; Premier must commit before (address listed above), postmarked by 9/15. $11 late fee if postmarked may play in different sections; must register (no extra fee) by 2 pm rd. 2, others before round 4. Bring sets, boards, clocks if possible- after 9/15. Do not mail after 10/6 or email after 10/10. $22 late fee at 10/7. Unrated prize limits: $100 U1100, $200 U1300, $300 1100- none supplied. HR: $99-99-109, 1-800-HILTONS, 703-418-6800, reserve site. HR: (Sun-Thurs. $47.19!) (Fri. & Sat. $81.19!) 1-866-386-7829 Reser- 1499, $400 1300-1699, $600 1500-1899. Top 6 sections EF: $109 by 9/21 or rate may increase.Special chess rate parking $13/day, vation Code: CHESS1017 (Reserve by 9/23/17 to get Chess rate. INFO: online at chessaction.com by 10/4, 3-day $113, 2-day $112 mailed by with or without guest room. Car rentals: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD Jerry Weikel, 6578 Valley Wood Dr., Reno, NV 89523, (H) 775-747-1405 9/27, all $125 at site, or online until 2 hrs before round 1. Under #D657633 or reserve car online at chesstour.com. Ent: Continental or (Cell) 775-354-8728 [email protected] or check out our website at: 1100 EF: all $50 less than above. All: No checks at site, credit cards Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. Questions: DirectorAtChess.US, www.renochess.org. To verify entry check website. OK. Online or mailed EF $5 less to ICA members; join/renew at il- 347-201-2269, www.chesstour.com. $15 service charge for refunds. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! chess.org. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise Advance entries posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted OCT. 21-22, NEW YORK instantly). unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if paid with entry. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 (ENHANCED) Online at chessaction.com, Adult $35, Young Adult $22, Scholastic An American Classic! 4TH ANNUAL CENTRAL NEW YORK OPEN $15. Mailed or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $25, Scholastic A Heritage Event! 5SS, rounds 1-2 G/90 d10, rds 3-5 40/100, SD/30 d10. Hall of Languages, $17. $50; not available in Premier Section. $90 from Re-entry GMs US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Syracuse University, S. Crouse Ave., Syracuse 13210. prize. Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7, Sat 11 & 5, Sun $2500 guaranteed 3-day schedule: OCT. 13-15 OR 14-15, NEVADA prizes. In 3 sections. $500-300-200, top U2100/Unr $210. 10 & 3:15. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Open: Under US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 120 (ENHANCED) 1900: $300-150-70, top U1700 (no unr) $160. Under 1500: $200-100- Sun 10 & 3:15. Bye: all, limit 2; Premier must commit before rd. 2, 35TH ANNUAL SANDS REGENCY RENO - WESTERN STATES others before rd. 3. $111-111-111-111, 800-937-8461, 847-777- 50, top U1300 (no unr) $110. Unrated may not win over $140 in U1500. HR: OPEN - FIDE $150 bonus to best male/female combined score among 6500, reserve by 9/22 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, Mixed doubles: all sections. Team must average under 2200; may enter different sections; 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633. Ent: chessaction.com or Conti- 6SS, OPEN Section 40/2, G/55 Min-d5, (“A”, “B”, “C”, “D” Sections nental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. Questions: chesstour.com, 40/2, G/1-d5 - 2-Day Schedule G/1-d5). Sands Regency Hotel/Casino, must register by 2 pm 10/21. College team prizes: Plaques to first 3 DirectorAtChess.US, 347-201-2269. $15 service charge for refunds. 345 N. Arlington Ave., Reno, NV 89501.1-866-386-7829 or (775) 348- teams based on top 3 scorers from school among all sections. Top 2 Entries posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly). 2200. $$25,500 b/275. $$15,500 Gtd. (Prizes 1-7 in Open Section Gtd. sections EF: $68 online at chessaction.com by 10/18, $72 mailed by Bring set, board, clock if possible- none supplied. plus 1/2 of all other prizes). 6 Sections. Open (2200 & above) EF: $159, 10/12, $80 at site, or online until 8 am 10/21. Online entry $5 less to (2000-2199) EF: $200 (1999 & below) EF: $300) (GMs & IMs free but NYSCA members (may join with entry). U1500 Section EF: all $20 less. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! must enter by (9/15) or pay late fee). $$2,000-1,000-800-600-500-300- No checks at site, credit cards OK. GMs, IMs & WGMs: $60 from prize. OCT. 6-9 OR 7-9, VIRGINIA 300, (2399/below)- $1,000-500, (2299/below)- $1,000-500. (If there is Re-entry (no Open Section) $40. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 150 (ENHANCED) a tie for 1st then a playoff for $100 out of prize fund plus trophy). Expert used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF with magazine if paid 9TH ANNUAL WASHINGTON CHESS CONGRESS Section (2000-2199) EF: $159; $$2,000-700-400-300-300. Sec. ”A” with entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult $35, Young Adult $22, 7SS, 40/100, SD/30 d10, (3-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Hilton Crystal (1800-1999) EF: $158; $$1,800-700-400-300-300, Sec. ”B” (1600-1799) Scholastic $15. Mailed or at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $25, Scholastic City at National Airport, 2399 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202 EF: $157; $$1,700-700-400-300-300, Sec. ”C” (1400-1599) EF: $156; $17. Schedule: Reg ends Sat 9 am, rds. Sat 10, 2 & 6, Sun 10 & 3:15. (2/5 mile from Crystal City Metro). Free shuttle from airport and Metro. $$1,400-600-400-300-300, Sec. ”D”/under (1399 & below) EF: $150; Bye: all, limit 2; must commit before rd. 2. HR: See travel websites. Ent: $24,000 guaranteed prizes. In 4 sections: Premier: Open to 1900/up. $$1,000-400-300-300; (1199 & below) - $$300; Top Senior (65+) -$200; chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $3000-1500-800-500-300, clear/tiebreak first bonus $100, top Under Club Champ.-$600-300. ALL: Entries must be postmarked by 9/15 or $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: www.chesstour.com, Direc- 2300 $1400-700. Under 2100: $2000-1000-600-400-300, top Under pay late fee-$11, do not mail after 10/6 or email after 10/10, $22 at torAtChess.US, 347-201-2269. Entries posted at chessaction.com (online 1900 (no Unr) $1200-600. Under 1700: $1700-900-500-300-200, top site. Trophies 1st – 3rd (“A” – “D” sections). Unrated players are free entries posted instantly).

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US Chess Junior Grand Prix! $5000-2500-1300-1000-700-600-500-400-300-300, no unrated may win JULY 14-16 OR 15-16, Ye Olde Pueblo Open and Scholastics NOV. 3-5 OR 4-5, CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN over $900. Under 1250: $3000-1500-1000-800-600-500-400-400-300- See Grand Prix. 300, top Under 1000 (no unr) $1000-500, no unrated may win over $500. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 80 (ENHANCED) JULY 14-16 OR 15-16, 2017 Peoples Tournament (CA-N) 12TH ANNUAL LOS ANGELES OPEN No separate U1000 section; players under 1000 in U1250 play for both See Grand Prix. 5SS, 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Airtel Plaza U1250 and U1000 prizes; receive larger if winning both. Prize limits: Hotel, 7277 Valjean Ave., Van Nuys CA 91406. Parking $8/day, $12 1) Under 26 games played as of Dec. 2017 list may not win over $1500 JULY 15, 4th Annual Prescott Open - a Mini-Swiss Event including overnight. Flyaway bus from LAX to Van Nuys $9 each way; U1250, $3000 U1500 or U1700. Games rated too late for Dec. 2017 list 3 SS, 30/60, 30/30, 30/30 d0. Pine Cone, 1245 White Spar Rd., Prescott, free shuttle to bus and train station. Free wireless, gym, indoor pool, not counted. 2) If post-event rating posted 12/20/16-12/20/17 was AZ 86303. Sections 8-10 by rating. Prizes: $150 b/8: $100-50. EF: $20 got tubs; restaurants within walking distance. Open: Open to all; more than 30 points over section maximum, prize limit $2000. 3) Balance PCC members, $25 others.. Free to OTB Masters. Reg.: 9:30-10:15 am. U1800/EF $50 more. $1500-700-500-300, clear or tiebreak winner $100 of any limited prize goes to next player(s) in line. Mixed doubles bonus Rds.: 10:30-1:30-4:30. Ent: Tom Green, 1533 Buttermilk, Prescott, AZ bonus, top U2250 $600-300. Under 1850: $1200-600-300-200. Under prizes: best male/female combined 2-player “team” score: $2000- 86305. 740-803-2532, [email protected]. W. 1450: $1000-500-300-200. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually 1000-500-300-200. Only rounds 1-7 of Open Section counted. Team must NOV. 3-5 OR 4-5, 12th annual Los Angeles Open (CA-S) used if otherwise unrated. Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best average under 2200; may play in different sections; must register (no See Grand Prix. exta fee) by 3 pm 12/27; prize limits do not apply to mixed doubles. male/female 2-player team combined score among all sections: $600- DEC. 26-30, 26-29 OR 27-29 300. Team must average under 2200; may play in different sections; Top 6 sections EF: Online at chessaction.com: $245 by 9/15, $275 by , 27th annual North American register (no extra fee) by 2 pm 11/4. Under 1200 EF: all $40 less than 12/23. Mailed by 12/15: 5-day $280, 4-day $279, 3-day $278. Do not Open (NV) top 5 sections EF. No checks at site; credit cards OK. All: Special 1 yr mail entry after 12/15. Online 12/24 to 2 hours before round 1, or at See Grand Prix. USCF dues with magazine if paid with entry: Online at chessaction.com. site 12/26 to 1 hour before round 1: $300. Open Section EF $100 Adult $35, Young Adult $22, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at more to US players if not USCF or FIDE rated 2200/over. Under 1250 ARKANSAS site, Adult $40, Young Adult $25, Scholastic $17. Re-entry (except Open) Section EF: All $120 less than above. Seniors 65/over in U1500/over: $60. 2-day schedule: Reg. Sat to 10 am, rds Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & All $120 less than above. Re-entry $120; not available in Open Section. JULY 21-23 Free; $200 deducted from , Kansas Open (KS) 3:15. HR: $109-109, 818-997-7676, reserve by 10/4 or rate may increase. GMs, foreign IMs/WGMs in Open Section: See Grand Prix. prize. US IMs/ WGMs, foreign FMs/WIMs in Open Section: Entry Questions: chesstour.com, 347-201-2269, DirectorAtChess.US. Blitz JULY 21-23 OR 22-23 tournament Saturday 9:30 pm, enter by 9:15 pm. fees $100 less than above. All: No checks at site, credit cards OK. , 2017 Houston Summer Chess Festival (TX) Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if paid with entry. Online at See Grand Prix. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! chessaction.com, Adult $35, Young Adult $22, Scholastic $15. Mailed, AUG. 5-6 NOV. 3-5 OR 4-5, CONNECTICUT , Missouri Open 2017 (MO) phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $25, Scholastic $17. 5- See Grand Prix. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 (ENHANCED) day reg. ends 12/26 10 am, rds. 12/26-28 11 & 6, 12/29 10 & 4:30, 3RD ANNUAL STAMFORD OPEN 12/30 10 am. 4-day reg. ends 12/26 5 pm, rds. 12/26 6 pm, 12/27-28 AUG. 18-20, 2017 Arkansas State Championship 5SS, 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Sheraton 11 & 6, 12/29 10 & 4:30. 3-day reg. ends 12/27 10 am, rds. 12/27 11, See Grand Prix. Hotel, 700 Main St., Stamford, CT 06901. Free parking. $8000 guaranteed 2:30 & 6, 12/28 11 & 6, 12/29 10 & 4:30. Bye: all, limit 4, limit 2 in last prizes. In 5 sections. Open: Open to all; U1800/Unr EF $50 more. 4 rounds; Open must commit before rd. 2, others before rd. 4. HR: $99- CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN $1000-500-300, top Under 2210/Unr $400. Under 2010: $800-400-200, 99, 800-833-3308, 702-739-4111, rate may increase or chess block sell top U1810 $300. Under 1710: $700-400-200, top U1510 $300. Under out about 11/15. Free parking. Car rental: for special Avis rate reserve JULY 14-16 OR 15-16, 22nd annual Pacific Coast Open (CA-S) 1410: $600-300-200, top U1210 $200. Under 1110: $300-200-100, through chesstour.com or call 800-331-1600, use AWD #657633. Rat- See Grand Prix. plaques to first 3, top Under 900, Under 700, Unrated. may ings: December FIDE used in Open, December official USCF in others. Unrated JULY 14-16 OR 15-16 enter any section, but cannot win over $100 in U1110, $200 in U1410 or For foreign players in U2300 & below, see www.chesstour.com/ for- , 2017 Peoples Tournament $300 in U1710. Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2- eignratings.htm; highest of multiple ratings usually used. Players who See Grand Prix. player team combined score among all sections: $400-200. Team must fail to disclose foreign or FIDE ratings may be expelled. Special rules: JULY 16, Young People’s Championship (PK-12; 5xG/30 d5) average under 2200; may play in different sections; register (no extra CCA electronic devices rules used; see www.chesstour.com/devices.htm. 1639A South Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trophies: Top 10 Players fee) by 2 pm 11/4. Top 4 sections EF: $83 online at chessaction.com Blitz 12/29 10 pm. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box w/win rec each section & Top 10 School & Club Teams w sections com- by 11/1, 3-day $88, 2-day $87 if check mailed by 10/25, $95 at site, or 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577 (DirectorAtChess.us, www.chesstour.com, bined. Sec: u1400, u900, u600, u300&unr Sched Reg 9-9:30a 5xG30d5, online until 2 hours before round 1. Under 1110 Section EF: All $40 347-201-2269). $15 service charge for refunds. Entries posted at ches- 10-11:30-1-2:20-3:40. EF: 43, After 7/10 & Onsite +15. Play-up: +10. less than above. No checks at site, credit cards OK. GMs free, $80 saction.com (online entries posted instantly). Info/Flyer/Reg: BayAreaChess.com/young. W. deducted from prize. Online EF $3 less to CSCA members. Re-entry $40; JULY 21-23 OR 22-23 not available in Open Section. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually , Bay Area Chess Mid Summer Night used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine Championship if paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult $35, Young Adult Regional See Grand Prix. $22, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young JULY 23, Bay Area San Ramon Swiss (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) Adult $25, Scholastic $17. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri ALABAMA Courtyard Marriott, 18090 San Ramon Valley Blvd., San Ramon, CA 7 pm, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:15. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, JULY 15, Alabama Dual-Rated State Chess Championship 94583. Trophies: players w + score. Sched: Reg. 9:30-9:45a. Games: rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:15. Bye: all, limit 2; must commit before See Grand Prix. 10a - 1:30p. EF: 34, 49 after 7/19. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/ rd. 2. HR: $105-105, 800-408-7640, 203-358-8400; reserve by 10/20 or signature. W. JULY 21-23 OR 22-23 rate may increase. Ent: chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box , 25th annual Southern Open (FL) See Grand Prix. JULY 23, Bay Area San Ramon Quads (PK-12; 3xG/30 d5) 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. Refunds, $15 service charge. Questions: Direc- Courtyard Marriott, 18090 San Ramon Valley Blvd., San Ramon, CA JULY 21-23 OR 22-23 torAtChess.us, www.chesstour.com, 347-201-2269. Advance entries , 2017 Houston Summer Chess Festival (TX) 94583. Trophies: Players w + score. Sched: Reqrd Check-in 1:30-2p. posted at chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly). Blitz tour- See Grand Prix. Games: 2:15-5p. EF: 29, 44 after 7/19. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/ nament Sat 9:30 pm, enter by 9:15 pm. signature. W. An American Classic! ALASKA JULY 30, Bay Area Cupertino Swiss (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) A Heritage Event! Courtyard Marriott, Cupertino, CA 95014. Trophies: players w + score. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! DEC. 26-30, 26-29 OR 27-29, 27th annual North American Sched: Reg 9:30-9:45a. Games: 10a - 1:30p. EF: 34, 49 after 7/24. DEC. 26-30, 26-29 OR 27-29, NEVADA Open (NV) Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 200 (ENHANCED) See Grand Prix. 27TH ANNUAL NORTH AMERICAN OPEN JULY 30, Bay Area Cupertino Quads (PK-12; 3xG/30 d5) Courtyard Marriott, Cupertino, CA 95014. Players w + score. Open Section, Dec 26-30: 9SS, 40/2, SD/30 d10. GM & IM norms Trophies: Reqrd. Check-in 1:30-2p. Games: 2:15-5p. : 29, 44 after 7/24. possible. Other sections, Dec 26-29 or 27-29: 7SS, 40/2, SD/30 d10 ARIZONA Sched: EF (3-day option, rds 1-2 G/60 d10). Bally’s Casino Resort, 3645 Las Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/signature. W. Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89103. $120,000 guaranteed prizes. In US Chess Junior Grand Prix! JULY 30, Cupertino DuperSwiss75 (3SS, G/75 d5) 7 sections. Open: $10000-5000-2500-1200-1000-800-600-500-400-400, Tuesday Night Open Courtyard Marriott, Cupertino, CA 95014. Prizes: $1,300 b/50. 60% clear winner or 1st on tiebreak bonus $200, top FIDE Under 2400/Unr 4 or 5 round, USCF rated tournament; ROUND TIMES: 7:00pm One game guar. 1900+: $200-100-100, u2000 50-50. 1500-1899: $200-100, u1600 every Tuesday of the month: Time Control: 40/120, SD/60 d5. PRIZES: $2400-1200. FIDE rated, GM & IM norms possible. Under 2300: $7000- 50-50. u1500: $200-100, u1200 50-50. Jul 17 Supp & TD disc. Reg.: 8- 4000-2000-1200-800-600-500-500-400-400. Under 2100: $7000-4000- 1st Place and Class Prizes based on number of entries; ENTRY FEE: 8:45. 9-11:45-2:40. EF: 49 Econ 35 w 1/2 prz, after 7/23 +15, $45; TO REGISTER: chessemporium.com, call 602-482-4867. SITE: 7000 Rds.: 2000-1200-800-600-500-500-400-400, no unrated may win over $2500. playup +25, Rtd 2200+ $0 by 7/7. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/ Under 1900: $7000-4000-2000-1200-800-600-500-500-400-400, no E. Shea Blvd., Suite H-1910, Scottsdale, AZ 85254. grandprix. W. unrated may win over $1800. Under 1700: $6000-3000-1500-1000-800- JULY 14-16 OR 15-16, 22nd annual Pacific Coast Open (CA-S) AUG. 6 600-500-500-400-400, no unrated may win over $1300. See Grand Prix. , Milpitas Luper$wiss (3SS, G/75 d5) Under 1500: 1639A S. Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Prizes: $1,300 b/50. 60% guar. 1900+: $200-100-100, u2000 50-50. 1500-1899: $200-100, u1600 50-50. u1500: $200-100, u1200 50-50. Jul 17 Supp & TD disc. Reg.: 9-9:15. Rds.: 9:30-1-4:30. EF: 49 Econ 35 w 1/2 prz. after 7/31 +15, playup +15, Rtd 2200+ $0 by 7/24. Info: http://BayAreaChess.com/grandprix. W. AUG. 11-13 OR 12-13, 8th annual Central California Open 8th annual See Grand Prix. AUG. 13, Bay Area Fremont Swiss (PK-12; 4SS, G/30 d5) *NEW Location* Fremont Marriott, 46100 Landing Parkway, Fremont, CENTRAL CALIFORNIA OPEN CA 94538. Trophies: players w + score. Sched: Reg 9:30-9:45a. Games: 10a - 1:30p. EF: 34, 49 after 8/8. Info: http://BayAreaChess. com/signature. W. August 11-13 or 12-13, Fresno AUG. 13, Bay Area Fremont Quads (PK-12; 3xG/30 d5) *NEW Location* Fremont Marriott, 46100 Landing Parkway, Fremont, CA 94538. Trophies: Players w + score. Sched: Reqrd. Check-in 1:30- $10,000 GUARANTEED PRIZES 2p. Games: 2:15-5p. EF: 29, 44 after 8/8. Info: http://BayArea Chess.com/signature. W. AUG. 13, Fremont DuperSwiss75 (3SS, G/75 d5) *NEW Location* Fremont Marriott, 46100 Landing Parkway, Fremont, For full details see “Grand Prix” in this issue. CA 94538. Prizes: $1,300 b/50. 60% guar. 1900+: $200-100-100, u2000 50-50. 1500-1899: $200-100, u1600 50-50. u1500: $200-100, u1200 50- 50. Aug 17 Supp & TD disc. Reg.: 8:30-8:45. Rds. 9-11:45-2:40. EF: 49, Econ 35 w 1/2 prz. after 8/4 +15, playup +15, Rtd 2200+ $0 by 7/28. Info: BayAreaChess.com/grandprix. W.

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AUG. 19-20, 2017 Exchange Bank Open AUG. 11-13 OR 12-13, 8th annual Central California Open (CA-N) Seniors (65+), Juniors ≤16 years old, and USCF members with conditional See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. ratings, $10.00 or $15.00 at door. USCF membership & confirmed ID# required. Unrated (free) tournament being run concurrently, no mem- SEPT. 23, 2017 U.S. Game/30 National Championship SEPT. 2-4 OR 3-4, 39th Annual Southern California Open See Nationals. See Grand Prix. bership or ID requirements. PRIZES: Guaranteed $100/50/25 after 10 full-pay registrations pro-rated. Prizes then increase by $40/20/10 after SEPT. 24, 2017 U.S. Game/60 National Championship NOV. 3-5 OR 4-5, 12th annual Los Angeles Open every 5 paid registrations. Chess trophies for winners of both tourna- See Nationals. See Grand Prix. ments. Junior player with best record in free tournament offered paid NOV. 3-5 OR 4-5, 12th annual Los Angeles Open (CA-S) DEC. 26-30, 26-29 OR 27-29, 27th annual North American USCF membership. 9AM - 5PM. Arrive by 8:45 to register. CONTACT: See Grand Prix. Open (NV) Library #352-243-1840 for general info. CONTACT: Herb Pilgrim Cell: 352-396-1006 OR [email protected] for detailed specifics. DEC. 26-30, 26-29 OR 27-29 See Grand Prix. , 27th annual North American SEPT. 1-4 Open (NV) , 2017 Arnold Denker Florida State Championship See Grand Prix. COLORADO See Grand Prix. CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN JULY 18 & 25, CSCC July Quick (QC) GEORGIA 6 round Swiss system tournament. Time Control: G/24+5. Site: THE LOS ANGELES CHESS CLUB Ballroom in the Acacia Apartment Building, 104 E. Platte, Colorado JULY 14-16 OR 15-16, 2017 Atlanta Championship Springs, CO 80903. Open: USCF Membership required Entry fee: $10 See Grand Prix. The Most Active Club on the West Coast! (310) 795-5710. * (3 games / week); $5 discount for CSCC Supporting Members. LACC: www.LAChessClub.com; VCC: www.ValleyChess Prizes: JULY 21-23 OR 22-23, 25th annual Southern Open (FL) Cash prizes announced at event. Registration: About 6:00pm until See Grand Prix. Club.com; Contact: [email protected]; Saturday & Sun- 6:45pm each week, Rounds: 7:00pm. Entries: Paul Anderson. Phone: days: 10 am-9 pm (Beginner/Novice & Intermediate classes + (719) 459-9612 SMS. E-mail: [email protected]. JULY 21-23 OR 22-23, 2017 Houston Summer Chess Festival (TX) 3 Tournaments each day – Details on our web site. Tuesdays: See Grand Prix. JULY 21-23, Kansas Open (KS) 7:30-9:30 pm (Advance lecture). 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., AUG. 11-13 OR 12-13 Los Angeles, CA 90025. (4 blocks W of 405, SW corner of See Grand Prix. , 48th Annual Southern Congress Santa Monica & Butler * 2nd Floor – above Javan Restaurant) See Grand Prix. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! AUG. 13 Group Classes * Tournaments * Private (1:1) Lessons. AUG. 12-13, Pikes Peak Open - Manitou Springs, CO , 2017 ACP August Scholastic Championship 4-SS, G/30 d5. Interactive College of Technology, 5227 New Peachtree VELLOTTI’S CHESS SCHOOL 5-SS. Time Control: Rds. 1-2 G/90 with 5 second delay; Rds. 3-5 G/90 with 30 seconds increment. Manitou Springs City Hall, 606 Manitou Rd., Chamblee, GA 30341. Entry Fee: $29 by 8/12; $33 at site. In three Beginners Welcome! Now offering online lessons, Vellotti’s sections: Middle School (K-8), Elementary (K-6), Primary (K-3). Trophies Chess School makes chess FUN for both boys & girls from Ave., Manitou Springs. One open section. EF: $40 if rec’d by 8/10, $45 at site. $5 discount for paid CSCA members (OSA). Additional $5 discount to top 5, top unrated, top girl each section. Medals to every participant PreK thru 8th grade. Our Award-Winning Enchanted Chess that doesn’t get a trophy. Registration ends 10:30 a.m. Rounds: 11 adventure-based system is currently used to train & develop for Supporting Members of Colorado Springs Chess Club. Cash prizes per entries. Second day Byes must be requested before Round 1. Reg- a.m., 12:30 p.m., then as soon as possible. Special: A Master or Expert thousands of students into state and national champions. Super will be on hand for FREE analysis. Bring Chess Equipment, none supplied. star International Master Luke Vellotti supervises the devel- ister: 8:30 – 9:30 AM. Rounds: 10 AM, 2:30 PM, 7:00 PM Saturday; 9 AM, 3 PM Sunday. Entries to: Richard Buchanan, 1 Sutherland Rd., Info: (478)-973-9389 or [email protected]. Enter opment of lesson plans and also coaches more advanced students at: americanchesspromotions.com. and titled players. Now in two locations- Idaho and Southern Manitou Springs, CO 80829. Information: (719) 685 1984 or buck- [email protected]. Colorado Tour Event. AUG. 25-27 OR 26-27, 49th annual Atlantic Open (VA) CA. For more info about Classes, Camps, and Tournaments, See Grand Prix. call (208) 713-2486 or email [email protected]. Visit DEC. 26-30, 26-29 OR 27-29, 27th annual North American us online at SuccessInChess.com or SoCalChess.com to register Open (NV) SEPT. 1-4, 2017 Arnold Denker Florida State Championship (FL) for a FREE class today! See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. JULY 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30, Every Saturday & Sun- OCT. 6-9 OR 7-9, 9th annual Washington Chess Congress (VA) day CHESS 4 BOYS ONLY CONNECTICUT See Grand Prix. 10 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 JULY 8, Fairfield County Masters & Class Championships HAWAII prize 1/2, siblings 1/2, Free new LACC members). Reg.: 12-1 pm. See Grand Prix. Register at LAChessClub.com and receive a free gift. Rds.: 1pm & asap; JULY 8-9, 67th New Hampshire Open (NH) DEC. 26-30, 26-29 OR 27-29, 27th annual North American done by 4; Prizes: Trophies & medals; All players receive prizes! Parking: See Grand Prix. Open (NV) Free on streets & BoA. Free healthy refreshments. Info: (310) 795- See Grand Prix. 5710 or www.LAChessClub.com or [email protected]. JULY 21-23 OR 22-23, 22nd Annual Bradley Open See Grand Prix. JULY 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30 , Every Saturday & Sun- JULY 28-30 OR 29-30 IDAHO day CHESS 4 GIRLS ONLY , Peter Henner Memorial (NY) See Grand Prix. 10 separate events- 5SS, G/30 d0. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd. & Butler VELLOTTI’S CHESS SCHOOL AUG. 10-13, 11-13 OR 12-13 LA, 90025, 2nd fl. 4 blocks West of 405. EF: $30 ($20 LACC memb, No , 47th annual Continental Open (MA) Beginners Welcome! Now offering online lessons, Vellotti’s Chess prize 1/2, siblings 1/2, Free new LACC members). Reg.: 12-1 pm. See Grand Prix. School makes chess FUN for both boys & girls from PreK thru Register at LAChessClub.com and receive a free gift. Rds.: 1pm & asap; AUG. 18-20 OR 19-20, 16th annual Manhattan Open (NY) 8th grade. Our Award-Winning Enchanted Chess adventure- done by 4; Prizes: Trophies & medals; All players receive prizes! Parking: See Grand Prix. based system is currently used to train & develop thousands of Free on streets & BoA. Free healthy refreshments. Info: (310) 795- 5710 or www.LAChessClub.com or [email protected]. SEPT. 22-24 OR 23-24, 8th Annual Hartford Open students into state and national champions. Super star International See Grand Prix. Master Luke Vellotti supervises the development of lesson plans JULY 1, 8, 15, 29, LACC Saturday G/60 NOV. 3-5 OR 4-5 and also coaches more advanced students and titled players. Now 4 separate events- 4 Sections. Open/U1800/U1400/U1000; 6SS, G/60 , 3rd annual Stamford Open in two locations- Idaho and Southern CA. For more info about d5 for top 2 sections and G/30 d0 for bottom 2. 11514 Santa Monica See Grand Prix. Classes, Camps, and Tournaments, call (208) 713-2486 or email Blvd., LA 90025, 2nd fl. EF: $30/ ($20 LACC memb; No prizes 1/2). Reg.: [email protected]. Visit us online at SuccessInChess.com 11-12. Register at LAChessClub.com and receive a free gift. Rds.: 12, DELAWARE or SoCalChess.com to register for a FREE class today! 2, 4 pm each day. Prizes: 1/2 collections. Parking: Free at BoA, streets, DEC. 26-30, 26-29 OR 27-29 & basement. Info: 310/795-5710 or www.LAChessClub.com. AUG. 25-27 OR 26-27, 49th annual Atlantic Open (VA) , 27th annual North American Open (NV) JULY 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, LACC - Sat Nite Blizathon G/5 (BLZ) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. 5 separate events- 7DSS, G/5 d0 (Blitz,14 Games). 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90025, 2nd fl. 4 blks W of 405. EF: $20 ($15 LACC memb). No DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA prizes 1/2. Reg.: 6-6:30 pm. Register at LAChessClub.com and receive ILLINOIS a free gift. Rds.: 6:30, 6:55, 7:20, 7:45, 8:10, 8:35, 9 pm. Prizes: 1/2 AUG. 25-27 OR 26-27 , 49th annual Atlantic Open (VA) JULY 14-16 OR 15-16 collections. Parking: Free on streets & BoA. Info: 310/795-5710 or See Grand Prix. , 10th annual Chicago Class www.LAChessClub.com See Grand Prix. OCT. 6-9 OR 7-9 , 9th annual Washington Chess Congress (VA) JULY 22 JULY 2, 9, 16, 30, LACC Sunday G/60 See Grand Prix. , Chicago Chess Center Pre-Opening Plus-Score #12 4 separate events- 4 Sections. Open/U1800/U1400/U1000; 6SS, G/60 See Grand Prix. d5 for top 2 sections and G/30 d0 for bottom 2. 11514 Santa Monica JULY 22, Chicago Chess Center Rated Beginners’ Open #7 (RBO) Blvd., LA 90025, 2nd fl. EF: $30/ ($20 LACC memb; No prizes 1/2). Reg.: FLORIDA 5SS, G/30 d5. UIC Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 11-12. Register at LAChessClub.com and receive a free gift. Rds.: 12, Boca Raton Chess Club 60607. Open to 1200 & under. EF: $18 in advance; $25 onsite. Prizes: 2, 4 pm each day. Prizes: 1/2 collections. Parking: Free at BoA, streets, 1st place: clock + book, 2nd place: two books, 3rd place: book. Free & basement. Info: 310/795-5710 or www.LAChessClub.com. Friday night tournament games, one game a week for 4 weeks. www.bocachess.com, 561-302-4377. entry & US Chess membership available to a limited number of City of US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Chicago scholastic players with financial need (honor system). Email JULY 21-23 OR 22-23, 25th annual Southern Open JULY 11, 18, 25, AUG. 1, Santa Monica Bay Chess Club for details. All-day parking $7 at 760 W. Taylor. ENT: 9 to 9:45 AM. TUESDAY EVENINGS; (4-SS, G/1:55 d5) Cash prizes. St. Andrew’s Church, See Grand Prix. Rounds: First round 10 a.m. other rounds ASAP. www.chichess.org/ 11555 National Blvd., WLA, 90064. EF: $10 - Club members, $25 - non- JULY 21-23 OR 22-23, 2017 Houston Summer Chess Festival (TX) events. INFO: Bill Brock, 773-294-1709, info@ chichess.org. Sets & members. Reg.: 7-7:10 p.m. Rds.: 7:10-11:00 p.m., USCF rated. Free See Grand Prix. clocks provided. W. AUG. 5-6 parking. Free coffee. INFO: (310) 827-2789. JULY 29, Village Senior Quads , Missouri Open 2017 (MO) JULY 14-16 OR 15-16, 22nd annual Pacific Coast Open Open to all*. 3 round Quad G/60 d5. Captiva Rec Center, 658 Pinellas See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. Pl., The Villages, FL 32163. Rds.: 10AM, 1PM, 3:15PM. EF: $5, prizes AUG. 12, Chicago Chess Center Pre-Opening Plus-Score #13 JULY 14-16 OR 15-16 based on entries. Unrateds free. Booster: $12, Prize 1 year membership See Grand Prix. , 2017 Peoples Tournament (CA-N) in USCF, nonrated. 9AM at site. send to Herbert Menen- See Grand Prix. Reg.: Adv. Reg.: AUG. 12, Chicago Chess Center Rated Beginners’ Open #8 (RBO) dez, 3133 Jemima Ave., The Villages, FL 32163. Email: thevillages 5SS, G/30 d5. UIC Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL JULY 22-23, LACC 15th Year Anniversary Memorial [email protected]. Note: * Lake, Sumter and Marion county res- See Grand Prix. 60607. Open to 1200 & under. EF: $18 in advance; $25 onsite. Prizes: idents must reside in The Villages. 1st place: clock + book, 2nd place: two books, 3rd place: book. Free US Chess Junior Grand Prix! AUG. 19, Cagan Crossings Community Library entry & US Chess membership available to a limited number of City of AUG. 8, 15, 22, 29, Santa Monica Bay Chess Club 5-SS (or Round Robin), G/40 d5. Cagan Crossings Library, 16729 Chicago scholastic players with financial need (honor system). Email TUESDAY EVENINGS; (4-SS, G/1:55 d5) Cash prizes. St. Andrew’s Church, Cagan Oaks Blvd., Clermont, FL. Off of U.S. Hwy 27/S.R. 25. Across Hwy for details. All-day parking $7 at 760 W. Taylor. ENT: 9 to 9:45 AM. 11555 National Blvd., WLA, 90064. EF: $10 - Club members, $25 - non- from Lowes; Diagonally across from Walmart. Bring set and clock if Rounds: First round 10 a.m. other rounds ASAP. www.chichess.org/ members. Reg.: 7-7:10 p.m. Rds.: 7:10-11:00 p.m., USCF rated. Free possible. ENTRY FEE: $20 mailed or brought to library. Make checks events. INFO: Bill Brock, 773-294-1709, [email protected]. Sets & parking. Free coffee. INFO: (310) 827-2789. payable to: “Cagan Library FOL”. $25 cash at door. GM fees waived. clocks provided. W.

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AUG. 12, Southern Illinois Summer Open if you score 3 out of 5 you get an 60; if you score 3 out of 4 you get 75, AUG. 12-16, 6th Annual Washington International Time control 30/70, then 40/60, d0. No sudden death. Salem Community etc). The RBO has 5 rounds, the Reserve 4 rounds, and the Open 5 See Grand Prix. rounds. Prizes: 1st $70; 2nd $40; 3rd 20. Center, 416 Oglesby St., Salem, IL. EF: $15.00. Prize fund: $360.00, AUG. 25-27 OR 26-27, 49th annual Atlantic Open (VA) based on 30. 1st $80, 2nd $40. A,B,C, D/E/Unr $60.00 each. 8:00- Reg.: AUG. 19-20, 63rd Iowa Open Championship (FIDE and USCF See Grand Prix. 9:15. Rounds: 9:30, 1:00, 5:00. Entries: Carl Purcell 618-267-8145, Rated) 2749 S. Broadway, Salem, IL 62881. [email protected] OCT. 6-9 OR 7-9, 9th annual Washington Chess Congress (VA) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. AUG. 19-20 , 63rd Iowa Open Championship (FIDE and USCF OCT. 6-8 OR 7-8, 26th annual Midwest Class Championships (IL) Rated) (IA) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. MASSACHUSETTS AUG. 25-27 OR 26-27, 12th annual Indianapolis Open (IN) KANSAS US Chess Junior Grand Prix! See Grand Prix. JULY 5, 12, 19, 26, AUG. 2, Harlow B. Daly Memorial OCT. 6-8 OR 7-8, 26th annual Midwest Class Championships JULY 21-23, Kansas Open 5SS, G/100 d5. Wachusett CC, McKay Complex, Room C159, Fitchburg See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. State University, 67 Rindge Rd., Fitchburg, MA 01420. EF: $20 annual JULY 21-23 OR 22-23, 2017 Houston Summer Chess Festival (TX) club dues or $1 per game. Reg.: 6:30-7 p.m. Rds.: 7:15 p.m. each Wed. See Grand Prix. Byes: 1-4, limit two. Prizes: chess books to 1st, 2nd, top U1850, U1650, INDIANA U1450. Info: George Mirijanian, 176 Oak Hill Rd., Fitchburg, MA 01420, AUG. 5-6 JULY 14-16 OR 15-16 , Missouri Open 2017 (MO) [email protected], 978-345-5011. Website: www.wachusettchess.org , 10th annual Chicago Class (IL) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. WEB: 7/5. Chess Chat video 7/12, 6:40 p.m. Free parking. W. AUG. 19-20, 63rd Iowa Open Championship (FIDE and USCF JULY 8-9, 67th New Hampshire Open (NH) US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Rated) (IA) JULY 22 See Grand Prix. , ISCA Class Championships See Grand Prix. 4/SS, G/75 d5. Indianapolis Airport Crowne Plaza, 2501 S. High School JULY 21-23 OR 22-23, 22nd Annual Bradley Open (CT) Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46241. Ph: 317-244-6861. In 5 sections: SEPT. 15-16 (FRI & SAT), 2017 U.S. Blind Chess Championship See Grand Prix. Master/Expert, A, B, C, D/below. May play up one class. Sections com- in Lindsborg, KS JULY 28-30 OR 29-30, Peter Henner Memorial (NY) bined as necessary. Prizes (50% guaranteed): $$1800 b/50, M/X See Nationals. See Grand Prix. $250, $150, A, B, C, D/below $200, $150. Reg.: 8:30-9:00. Rds.: 9:30am, OCT. 6-8 OR 7-8, 26th annual Midwest Class Championships (IL) AUG. 10-13, 11-13 OR 12-13, 47th annual Continental Open 12:30pm, 3:30pm, 6:30pm. EF: $50 if rec’d by 7/15, $65 onsite. ISCA See Grand Prix. membership req’d, OSA. 1 bye if before RD.2, no last rd. byes. Ent: indi- See Grand Prix. anachessorg or mail to: Gerry Roberts, 700 S. Main St., Elkhart, IN SEPT. 2-4 OR 3-4, 77th New England Open 46516, 574-343-0149. July ratings used. KENTUCKY See Grand Prix. AUG. 11-13 OR 12-13 SEPT. 22-24 OR 23-24 , Cleveland Open (OH) JULY 15 (NOT JULY 12), Greater Louisville Chess Classic Tour- , 8th Annual Hartford Open (CT) See Grand Prix. nament See Grand Prix. AUG. 25-27 OR 26-27, 12th annual Indianapolis Open Quads, round robin 3 rounds, open. G/5 d0. Boyce College, 2825 Lexington See Grand Prix. Rd., Lexington, KY 40203. EF: $20. Prizes: 1st place in each quad $40; MICHIGAN SEPT. 1-3 OR 2-3 all others receive a consolation prize. USCF rated Blitz sections. See , 73rd Ohio Chess Congress (OH) AUG. 11-13 OR 12-13 See Grand Prix. www.hfschessmarketing.com for additional information. , Cleveland Open (OH) See Grand Prix. SEPT. 9-10 AUG. 12, Lexington 2nd Saturday , Golden Buckeye Senior & Adult Open (OH) AUG. 19-20 See Ohio. Univ of KY. 5SS, G/30 d5. EF: $30. Prizes: Class prizes only. Over2000, , 2017 UP Open A, B, C, D, E, Under1000. 93% of entry fees go to prizes. 11:30 at See Grand Prix. OCT. 6-8 OR 7-8 Reg.: , 26th annual Midwest Class Championships (IL) 310 Scott St., Taylor Ed Build., Rm. 108. Rds.: 12:00-1:45-3:15-4:45- AUG. 25-27 OR 26-27 See Grand Prix. , 12th annual Indianapolis Open (IN) 6:00. Info: Lexchess.com, [email protected]. Extra: FREE entry See Grand Prix. for anyone just joining US Chess or new to rated tournaments. SEPT. 1-3 OR 2-3, 73rd Ohio Chess Congress (OH) IOWA AUG. 25-27 OR 26-27, 12th annual Indianapolis Open (IN) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. AUG. 5-6, Missouri Open 2017 (MO) SEPT. 1-4, 2-4 OR 2-3, 2017 Michigan Open See Grand Prix. SEPT. 1-3 OR 2-3, 73rd Ohio Chess Congress (OH) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. A State Championship Event! SEPT. 9-10 A State Championship Event! AUG. 18, 2017 Iowa Quick Chess Championship (QC) , Golden Buckeye Senior & Adult Open (OH) SEPT. 2, 2017 Michigan Speed Championship (BLZ) Open to all. 6-SS, G/10 d3. Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 300 See Ohio. 5-2SS. Edward Village Hotel & Convention Center, 600 Town Center Dr., E. 9th St. (I-80, SE side of Exit 242), Coralville, IA 52241. Reg.: 6 - 7 pm Dearborn, MI 48126. HR: $119 by 8/11, after if space avail, Phone: 313- or in advance. Rds.: 7:15pm, 7:45, 8:15, 8:45, 9:15, 9:45. EF: $25 if LOUISIANA 592-3622, Website: www.hotel-dearborn.com. USCF Blitz rated. TL: G/5 postmarked by 8/14; $35 On Site; $5 off if out of state. IM and GM Free d0. Rds.: Starts at 3:30pm. EF: $18 online in adv. $25 onsite. Reg.: (EF deducted) Prize Info: $280 in PRIZES 1st = $100+Trophy 2nd = JULY 15-16, 2017 Paul Morphy Open www.onlineregistration.cc, Sun 9am-3pm. $$: 1st Troph + $150, 2nd: $60 U2000 = $40, U1600 = $40, U1200 = $40 (Based on 25 entries). See Grand Prix. $125, 3rd: $100, 4th: $75, 5th: $50; Troph 1st, 2nd U2000, U1800, U1600, US Chess Federation(USCF) membership required. On-Site Available. JULY 21-23 OR 22-23, 2017 Houston Summer Chess Festival (TX) U1400, U1200, U1000, U800, U600, U400, Unr. Ent & Info: Jeff Aldrich, Send Entry Fee to: IASCA, c/o Mark Capron, 3123 Juniper Dr., Iowa See Grand Prix. P.O. Box 40, Flint, MI 48501; [email protected]; (810) 955-7271. City, IA 52245 or Register online at https://onlineregistration.cc/ Addi- SEPT. 9-10 SEPT. 2-4, 2017 Louisiana State Championship , Golden Buckeye Senior & Adult Open (OH) tional Info: The Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, Chess rate See Ohio. available, $128 (INCLUDES PARKING) only until 8/1/17, rates may See Grand Prix. OCT. 6-8 OR 7-8 increase after this date. Pool, restaurant, more restaurants in walking SEPT. 3, 2017 Louisiana Scholastic Kickoff Championship , 26th annual Midwest Class Championships (IL) distance. 319-688-4000. 4-SS, G/30 d5 (Individuals – not a team event). Site: Hilton New Orleans See Grand Prix. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Airport Hotel, 901 Airline Dr., Kenner, LA 70062. EF: $20 if rec’d by A State Championship Event! 8/27, $25 at site. Prizes: Trophies to top 5 in each section; medals to MINNESOTA AUG. 19, 63rd Iowa Open Reserve Championship all non-trophy winners. 3 Secs. (all USCF-rated): OPEN, U900, U500/Unr. All players must have current USCF memberships (may be purchased JULY 15, OleChess Summer Chess Tournament Open to U1600. 4-SS, G/75 d5. Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, See Grand Prix. 300 E. 9th St. (I-80, SE side of Exit 242), Coralville, IA 52241. Reg.: On at site). Byes: One half-point bye allowed - must commit before start of site 8:30-9:30am. Rds.: Sat: 10:15, (Lunch) 1:30, 4:30, & 7:30. EF: $30 Rd. 1. On-site Reg.: Sun. 9/3, 12-12:30pm. Rds.: First Round at 1pm, JULY 21-23, 2017 U.S. Junior Open if postmarked by 8/14; $40 at Site; Jrs, Srs, and Out of State $5 Off. other rounds will immed. follow. HR: $99, (504) 469-5000, ask for chess See Nationals. Prize Info: $340 in PRIZES 1st = $140+Trophy 2nd = $90 3rd = $60 rate. Free Parking! Ent/Info: Cajun Chess, 12405 Hillary Step Dr., Olive JULY 21-23 Branch, MS 38654, or email [email protected], (504) 208-9596; , 2017 U.S. Senior Open U1250 $50. US Chess Federation (USCF) membership required. On- See Nationals. Site Available. , $10, On-Site Available. or enter on line with credit card at www.cajunchess.com. IASCA membership required AUG. 19-20 Send Entry Fee to: IASCA, c/o Mark Capron, 3123 Juniper Dr., Iowa , 63rd Iowa Open Championship (FIDE and USCF City, IA 52245 or register online at www.onlineregistration.cc Addi- MAINE Rated) (IA) tional Info: Chess rate available, $128 (INCLUDES PARKING) only until See Grand Prix. 8/1/17, rates may increase after this date. Pool, restaurant, more JULY 8-9, 67th New Hampshire Open (NH) OCT. 6-8 OR 7-8, 26th annual Midwest Class Championships (IL) restaurants in walking distance. 319-688- 4000. US Chess JGP. Mixed See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. Doubles available. Entry $5 per person. Average rating of the male/female pair must be less than 2000. Scores will be based on per- centage of each player with respect to their section (for example if you MARYLAND MISSISSIPPI score 3 out of 5 you get an 60; if you score 3 out of 4 you get 75, etc). MARYLAND CHESS ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENTS JULY 21-23 OR 22-23, 2017 Houston Summer Chess Festival (TX) The RBO has 5 rounds, the Reserve 4 rounds, and the Open 5 rounds. See Grand Prix. Prizes: 1st $70; 2nd $40; 3rd 20. MCA runs scholastic tournaments (almost every other Saturday from mid-September to late May) & open tournaments (usually AUG. 19, 63rd Iowa Open Rated Beginner’s Open (RBO) 10+ annually) throughout Maryland. Listings & online regis- MISSOURI Open to U1200 or Unrated. 5-SS, G/30 d5. Marriott Hotel and Conference tration at www.MDChess.org. Maryland scholastic players who Center, 300 E. 9th St. (I-80, SE side of Exit 242), Coralville, IA 52241. compete in the Varsity section (which has a floor of 1600) of a A State Championship Event! Reg.: 8:30 am to 9:30am. Rds.: Saturday 10:15, Lunch, 12, 1:30 and Maryland-Sweet-16 Qualifier can qualify for the $44,000 schol- JULY 8, Missouri Novice Championship - A Rated Beginner Open ASAP EF: $19 if postmarked before 8/14 $26 on site. $5 off for out of arship to UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) Tournament (RBO) state. Prize Info: Trophies top 5 overall, U 1000, U800, U600, U400 and awarded each year. Open only to new/unrated players or players Rated under 1000. 4 Unrated 1st and 2nd. US Chess Federation (USCF) membership JULY 15 rounds, Game in 60 d5. Location: Saint Louis University, Busch Student required. On-Site Available. Send Entry Fee to: IASCA, c/o Mark , Waldorf Quad #18 3 Rd. Quads, G/90 d5. Waldorf Chess Club, 2932 Mattawoman Beantown Center, St. Louis Room-3rd floor, 20 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63103. Capron, 3123 Juniper Dr., Iowa City, IA 52245 or register online at 8:30-9:45. 10am, 1, 3:345, 6:30. RD., Waldorf, MD 20601. $20. $50. 1st each Quad. 8: Registration: Round Times: Entry www.onlineregistration.cc Additional Info: Chess rate available, $128 EF: $$GTD: Reg.: $15 pre-registered (payment received by 7/7) $20 on site. Email 30 - 9:45 AM. 10:00, 2:00, and 5:30. Roland Thorpe, 301- Fee: (INCLUDES PARKING) only until 8/1/17, rates may increase after this Rds.: INFO: [email protected] for online payment instructions. MCA Required date. Pool, restaurant, more restaurants in walking distance. 319-688- 752-5169 [email protected]. DIR: Located within 30-40 minutes available onsite for $5, (O.S.A), No byes. based on 20: 1st $150 of the DC, and Northern VA metro area. http://waldorfchessclub.org. Prizes: 4000. Mixed Doubles available. Entry $5 per person. Average rating + Novice State Champion Trophy, 2nd $100, 3rd $50. Entries/Info: of the male/female pair must be less than 2000. Scores will be based JULY 28-30 OR 29-30, 7th Annual Potomac Open Bob Howe, 210 N. Olive St., Pacific, MO 63069, (636) 234.7928, on percentage of each player with respect to their section (for example See Grand Prix. [email protected].

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JULY 8-9, Missouri Class Championship JULY 16, ATKM Sunday Quads AUG. 18-20 OR 19-20, 16th annual Manhattan Open (NY) See Grand Prix. 3 RR, G/60 d5. EF: $20. Reg.: 12:30 - 1pm. Rds.: 1 - 3 - 5pm. Prizes: See Grand Prix. JULY 21-23, Kansas Open (KS) $50 1st per quad. Unr cannot win more than $20. All the King’s Men AUG. 20, Glen Rock Blitz Tournament (BLZ) See Grand Prix. (Just 20 mins. from Phil/NJ bridges), 62 S. Broadway, Pitman, NJ 08071. ICA, 354 ROCK RD., GLEN ROCK, NJ 07452. 3 Sections: OPEN SECTION, 856-294-7951, 856-582-8222. USCF membership must be current! OPEN U1600 SECTION, UNRATED SECTION. * $1,050 guaranteed prize JULY 21-23 OR 22-23, 2017 Houston Summer Chess Festival (TX) Visa/MC/Disc/Amex OK w/$1surcharge. Pizza Parlor next door. See Grand Prix. fund, based on 90 total tournament participants * Open section sections JULY 20, 3rd Thursday Quads 7SS, G/3 d2. Under 1600 and unrated G/5 d0. Adv reg through August JULY 22, Amateur & Premier 3 RR, G/30 d10. Effects Quick/Reg Rating. Quads grouped by Reg Rating. 18, On site reg ends 2:30 PM August 20, Tournament Starts 3 PM. OPEN See Grand Prix. All the King’s Men Chess & Games Center (Just 22 mins. from Phila/NJ SECTION (for players rated 1400 and above). Prizes: $200, $100, $50; AUG. 5-6, Missouri Open 2017 bridges), 62 S. Broadway, Pitman, NJ. 856-582-8222. Prizes: $25 1st TU2000 & TU1800 - $50 each (section prize fund will not be reduced See Grand Prix. per quad. Unr. cannot win more than $10. EF: $12.50, members $10. below 75%). Entry Fees: adv entry fee $25, on site entry fee $30. OPEN Reg.: 6 -7:15 pm. Rds.: 7:30-8:30-9:30 pm. All: Visa/MC/Disc/Amex U1600 SECTION (for players rated below 1600). Prizes: $200, $100, AUG. 19-20, 63rd Iowa Open Championship (FIDE and USCF OK w/$1surcharge. Info: Bring a clock! $50; TU1400, TU1200, TU1000, TU800, TU600 - $50 each (section prize Rated) (IA) JULY 21-23 OR 22-23 fund will not be reduced below 75%). Entry Fees: adv entry fee $25, on See Grand Prix. , 22nd Annual Bradley Open (CT) site entry fee $30. (for unrated players). Prizes: See Grand Prix. UNRATED SECTION AUG. 25-27 OR 26-27 1st - 3rd ??? Surprise prizes awarded. Entry Fees: adv entry fee $15, , 12th annual Indianapolis Open (IN) JULY 22 See Grand Prix. , ICA Super Saturday Quads on site entry fee $20. Enter Online (all sections): https://ica.jumbula.com/ 354 Rock Road, Glen Rock, NJ 07452 (Education building, 2nd floor). ICATournaments2017/SundayBlitzTournament_190. For More Infor- OCT. 6-8 OR 7-8, 26th annual Midwest Class Championships (IL) 3SS, G/45 d5. Registration: On site before 1:20 PM at the day of the mation: ICA Chess Director: 201 797-0330 Email [email protected] See Grand Prix. tournament. Entry Fee: $25 all sections. Rounds: 1:30 - 3:00 - 4:30. or www.icanj.net Prize: $60 1st place (each quad). Call 201-797-0330 or email chessdi- AUG. 20 [email protected] for more information. , Westfield G/45 Quads MONTANA 3-RR. G/40 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. EF: $25, JULY 23, Westfield G/45 Quads $20 members. Prizes: $60 to first in each section. Register: 1:15-1:50 DEC. 26-30, 26-29 OR 27-29, 27th annual North American 3-RR. G/40 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. EF: $25, p.m. Those registering after 1:50 will be charged $5 extra. Rounds: Open (NV) $20 members. Prizes: $60 to first in each section. Register: 1:15 -1:50 2:00, 3:45, 5:30 p.m. Information: John Moldovan: westfieldchessclub@ See Grand Prix. p.m. Those registering after 1:50 will be charged $5 extra. Rounds: gmail.com. NEW WEB SITE: www.westfieldchessclub.org. 2:00, 3:45, 5:30 p.m. John Moldovan: westfieldchessclub@ Information: AUG. 25-27 OR 26-27, 49th annual Atlantic Open (VA) NEBRASKA gmail.com. NEW WEB SITE: www.westfieldchessclub.org. See Grand Prix. JULY 23, Glen Rock Blitz Tournament (BLZ) AUG. 27 JULY 21-23, Kansas Open (KS) , Westfield G/45 Quads ICA, 354 ROCK RD., GLEN ROCK, NJ 07452. 3 Sections: OPEN SECTION, 3-RR. G/40 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. $25, See Grand Prix. U1600 SECTION, UNRATED SECTION. * $1,050 guaranteed prize fund, EF: $20 members. Prizes: $60 to first in each section. Register: 1:15-1:50 AUG. 5-6, Missouri Open 2017 (MO) based on 90 total tournament participants * Open section 7SS, G/3; p.m. Those registering after 1:50 will be charged $5 extra. +2. Under 1600 and unrated G/5 d0. On site reg ends 2:30 PM July 23, Rounds: See Grand Prix. 2:00, 3:45, 5:30 p.m. Information: John Moldovan: westfieldchessclub@ Tournament Starts 3 PM. OPEN SECTION (for players rated 1400 and gmail.com. AUG. 19-20, 63rd Iowa Open Championship (FIDE and USCF above). Prizes: $200, $100, $50; TU2000 & TU1800 - $50 each (section NEW WEB SITE: www.westfieldchessclub.org. Rated) (IA) prize fund will not be reduced below 75%). Entry Fees: adv entry fee SEPT. 2, New Jersey Scholastic K-8 Championship See Grand Prix. $25, on site entry fee $30. U1600 SECTION (for players rated below 5-SS, G/30 d5. Hyatt Morristown, 3 Speedwell Ave., Morristown, NJ OCT. 6-8 OR 7-8, 26th annual Midwest Class Championships (IL) 1600). Prizes: $200, $100, $50; TU1400, TU1200, TU1000, TU800, TU600 07960. If staying, for chess rate, please make reservations at See Grand Prix. - $50 each (section prize fund will not be reduced below 75%). Entry https://aws.passkey.com/go/NJChessSep17. Room Block expires 8/1. Fees: adv entry fee $25, on site entry fee $30. UNRATED SECTION (for Phone: 973-647-1234, mention NJ Chess. Free parking, public trans- unrated players). Prizes: 1st - 3rd ??? Surprise prizes awarded. Entry portation to NYC, Phila. walking distance, 30 restaurants, shops and NEVADA Fees: adv entry fee $15, on site entry fee $20. Enter Online (all sections): parks within 5 minute stroll. In three sections: Under 1200, Under 900, https://ica.jumbula.com/ICATournaments2017/SundayBlitzTourna- Under 600. Trophies to Top Ten in each section. Registration: Saturday, JULY 14-16 OR 15-16, 22nd annual Pacific Coast Open (CA-S) ment_147. For More Information: ICA Chess Director: 201 797-0330 September 2, 11am -12noon. Rounds: 12:30pm, then ASAP. EF: $30 if See Grand Prix. Email [email protected] or www.icanj.net postmarked by August 26. $40 cash at site. One 1/2 point bye allowed if JULY 14-16 OR 15-16, 2017 Peoples Tournament (CA-N) JULY 28-30 OR 29-30 requested with entry fee. September Rating Supplement used. Entries: , Peter Henner Memorial (NY) Hal Sprechman, 66 Cromwell Ln., Jackson, NJ 08527. Entries must include See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. AUG. 11-13 OR 12-13 name, USCF ID and expiration date, mailing address, email address, , 8th annual Central California Open (CA-N) JULY 29, Hamilton Chess Club Quads phone number, grade level, section and entry fee. Checks made out to See Grand Prix. 3RR, 40/80 15/30 15/30 d0. Full K. McManimon Hall, 320 Scully Ave., NJSCF. Register online at njscf.org for $32 by midnight 8/31. Questions OCT. 13-15 OR 14-15, 35th Annual Sands Regency Reno - Hamilton Twp., NJ 08610. Quads open to all. EF: $10. Prizes: $25 per to [email protected]. Phone: 732 259-3881. W. Western States Open - FIDE Quad. Reg.: 9-10:30am. Rds.: 10:30am-1:30pm-4:30pm. OSA. Contact SEPT. 2-4 OR 3-4, 70th Annual New Jersey Open Championship See Grand Prix. email: hamiltonchessclub.com. W. See Grand Prix. JULY 29 NOV. 3-5 OR 4-5, 12th annual Los Angeles Open (CA-S) , ICA Super Saturday Quads SEPT. 10, Westfield G/45 Quads See Grand Prix. 354 Rock Road, Glen Rock, NJ 07452 (Education building, 2nd floor). 3-RR. G/40 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. EF: $25, DEC. 26-30, 26-29 OR 27-29 3SS, G/45 d5. Registration: On site before 1:20 PM at the day of the $20 members. Prizes: $60 to first in each section. Register: 1:15-1:50 , 27th annual North American Open tournament. $25 all sections. 1:30 - 3:00 - 4:30. See Grand Prix. Entry Fee: Rounds: p.m. Those registering after 1:50 will be charged $5 extra. Rounds: Prize: $60 1st place (each quad). Call 201-797-0330 or email chessdi- 2:00, 3:45, 5:30 p.m. Information: John Moldovan: westfieldchessclub@ [email protected] for more information. gmail.com. NEW WEB SITE: www.westfieldchessclub.org. NEW HAMPSHIRE JULY 30 , Westfield G/45 Quads SEPT. 22-24 OR 23-24, 8th Annual Hartford Open (CT) JULY 8-9 3-RR. G/40 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. EF: $25, See Grand Prix. , 67th New Hampshire Open $20 members. $60 to first in each section. 1:15 -1:50 See Grand Prix. Prizes: Register: p.m. Those registering after 1:50 will be charged $5 extra. Rounds: OCT. 6-9 OR 7-9, 9th annual Washington Chess Congress (VA) AUG. 10-13, 11-13 OR 12-13, 47th annual Continental Open (MA) 2:00, 3:45, 5:30 p.m. Information: John Moldovan: westfieldchessclub@ See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. gmail.com. NEW WEB SITE: www.westfieldchessclub.org. NOV. 3-5 OR 4-5, 3rd annual Stamford Open (CT) SEPT. 22-24 OR 23-24, 8th Annual Hartford Open (CT) AUG. 5, Central Jersey Chess Tournament See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. Princeton Academy, 1128 Great Rd., Princeton. 3 rated sections – Open, U1000, U600 – each K-12, 4 rounds, G/30 d5. 2 unrated sections – NEW MEXICO NEW JERSEY Intermediate (K-8), Beginners (K-2): 4 rounds. Trophies to 1st-3rd & top team per section, medals to all! $35 pre-reg online by 8/3. $45 on- DEC. 26-30, 26-29 OR 27-29, 27th annual North American JULY 8, Fairfield County Masters & Class Championships (CT) site 1:15-1:45. Rd. 1 2:00. njchess.com Open (NV) See Grand Prix. AUG. 5, ICA Super Saturday Quads See Grand Prix. JULY 8, ICA Super Saturday Quads 354 Rock Road, Glen Rock, NJ 07452 (Education building, 2nd floor). 354 Rock Road, Glen Rock, NJ 07452 (Education building, 2nd floor). 3SS, G/45 d5. Registration: On site before 1:20 PM at the day of the NEW YORK 3SS, G/45 d5. Registration: On site before 1:20 PM at the day of the tournament. Entry Fee: $25 all sections. Rounds: 1:30 - 3:00 - 4:30. tournament. Entry Fee: $25 all sections. Rounds: 1:30 - 3:00 - 4:30. Prize: $60 1st place (each quad). Call 201-797-0330 or email chessdi- US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Prize: $60 1st place (each quad). Call 201-797-0330 or email chessdi- [email protected] for more information. JULY 6, 13, 20, 27, 7th Long Island CC Summer Open [email protected] for more information. AUG. 6, Westfield G/60 Quads 4SS, G/90 d5. United Methodist Church, 470 East Meadow Ave., East JULY 15 3-RR. G/55 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. EF: $25, Meadow, NY 11554. Open to all. $(b/20 pd. ent.): $95-70. Top U-2000, , Central Jersey Chess Tournament U-1500/unr. $55 ea. EF(cash only): $30. Non-LICC members +$10. Princeton Academy, 1128 Great Rd., Princeton. 3 rated sections – Open, $20 members. Prizes: $60 to first in each section. Register: 11:45 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. Those registering after 12:20 will be charged $5 extra. UNRATED FREE! Reg.: 6:45 - 7:15 PM, no adv. ent., Rds.: 7:30 PM ea. U1000, U600 – each K-12, 4 rounds, G/30 d5. 2 unrated sections – Thursday. 2 byes 1-4. Info: www.lichessclub.com. Intermediate (K-8), Beginners (K-2): 4 rounds. Trophies to 1st-3rd & Rounds: 12:30, 2:00, 3:45, 5:30 p.m. Information: John Moldovan: top team per section, medals to all! $35 pre-reg online by 7/13. $45 on- [email protected]. NEW WEB SITE: www.westfield- JULY 8, Fairfield County Masters & Class Championships (CT) site 1:15-1:45. Rd. 1 2:00. njchess.com chessclub.org. See Grand Prix. AUG. 10-13, 11-13 OR 12-13 JULY 15, ICA Super Saturday Quads , 47th annual Continental Open (MA) JULY 15, Marshall Saturday G/60 (Open & U1800) 354 Rock Road, Glen Rock, NJ 07452 (Education building, 2nd floor). See Grand Prix. 4-SS, G/55 d5. Two sections: Open: ($450 b/35): $175-125, U2300: 3SS, G/45 d5. Registration: On site before 1:20 PM at the day of the AUG. 12, ICA Super Saturday Quads $75, U2100: $75. U1800 ($325 b/25): $150-100, U1500: $75. EF: $40, tournament. Entry Fee: $25 all sections. Rounds: 1:30 - 3:00 - 4:30. 354 Rock Road, Glen Rock, NJ 07452 (Education building, 2nd floor). MCC Mbrs $20. GMs Free. Reg.: 11:15-11:45am. Rds.: 12-2:30-4:45- Prize: $60 1st place (each quad). Call 201-797-0330 or email chessdi- 3SS, G/45 d5. Registration: On site before 1:20 PM at the day of the 7pm. One bye available, request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. [email protected] for more information. tournament. Entry Fee: $25 all sections. Rounds: 1:30 - 3:00 - 4:30. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. JULY 16 JULY 16, Westfield Spring Scholastic Prize: $60 1st place (each quad). Call 201-797-0330 or email chessdi- , Marshall Sunday G/45 (Open & U1600) Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. K-12. 3 Sections: Open, [email protected] for more information. 4-SS, G/40 d5. Two sections: Open: ($450 b/35): $175-125, U2200: U1250, U750. Open: 3-SS. G/40 d5. Rounds: 2:00, 3:45, 5:30 p.m. U1250 AUG. 13, Westfield G/45 Quads $75, U1900: $75. U1600: ($325 b/25): $150-100, U1300: $75. EF: $40, & U750: 4-SS. G/25 d5. Rounds: 2:00, 3:15, 4:30, 5:45 p.m. Prizes: 3-RR. G/40 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. EF: $25, MCC Mbrs $20. GMs Free. Reg.: 11:15-11:45am. Rds.: 12-1:45-4:00- Trophies to Top 5 in each section. Tiebreaks used. See USCF Rule 34E. $20 members. Prizes: $60 to first in each section. Register: 1:15 -1:50 5:45pm. One bye available, request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. EF: $25, $20 members. Register: 1:15-1:50 p.m. Information: John p.m. Those registering after 1:50 will be charged $5 extra. Rounds: 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. Moldovan: [email protected]. NEW WEB SITE: www.west- 2:00, 3:45, 5:30 p.m. Information: John Moldovan: westfieldchessclub@ JULY 18, Marshall Masters fieldchessclub.org. gmail.com. NEW WEB SITE: www.westfieldchessclub.org. See Grand Prix.

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JULY 20, Marshall Thursday Action! 7pm. One bye available, request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212- 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($375 b/25): $150-100, U2200: $75, U1900: $50. EF: 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. 477-3716. $40, MCC Mbrs $25. GMs Free. Reg.: 6:15-6:45pm. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30- JULY 30, Marshall Scholastic Action! (3 Rounds) AUG. 5, 12, 19, 26, Rochester Chess Center Saturday Tourna- 10:45pm. Max one bye, for round 1 or 4 only. Request at entry. 23 W. 3-SS, G/25 d5. Open to youth K-12. ($225 b/25): $100-50, U1000: $75. ments! 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716, www.marshallchessclub.org. EF: $30, MCC Mbrs: $15. Reg.: 8:15-8:45am. Rds.: 9-10:10-11:20am. No 3-SS, G/60 d5. Rochester CC, 221 Norris Dr., Rochester, NY 14610. 585- JULY 21, Marshall Quick Chess - NEW! (QC) byes. www.marshallchessclub.org. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. 442-2430. Prizes based on entries. EF: $15, RCC members $13. $2 less for HS and Pre-HS. 1-1:45 pm. 2-4-6. One bye available, 6-SS, G/10 +3. ($300 b/25): $150-75, U1700: $75. EF: $30, MCC Mbrs JULY 30, Marshall Sunday G/45 (Open & U1500) Reg.: Rds.: request at entry. www.nychess.org. Youth tournament, G/30 d5, $20. Reg.: 6:15-6:45pm. Rds.: 7-7:30-8:00-8:45-9:15-9:45pm. Two byes; 4-SS, G/40 d5. Two sections: Open: ($450 b/35): $175-125, U2100: Also, every Saturday morning 10am-1pm, trophies and prizes. EF: $5. request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212- $75, U1800: $75. U1500: ($325 b/25): $150-100, U1200: $75. EF: $40, 477-3716. MCC Mbrs $20. GMs Free. Reg.: 12:15-12:45pm. Rds.: 1-2:45-5:00- AUG. 6, Marshall Morning Action! (4 Rounds) JULY 21-23 OR 22-23, 22nd Annual Bradley Open (CT) 6:45pm. One bye available, request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($325 b/25): $150-100, U1800: $75. EF: $40, MCC Mbrs See Grand Prix. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. $20. Reg.: 8:15-8:45am. Rds.: 9-10-11:15am-12:15pm. One bye available, request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212- JULY 31, AUG. 7, 14, 21, 109th Nassau Grand Prix & Qualifying US Chess Junior Grand Prix! 477-3716. JULY 21-23, 22-23 OR 23, Marshall Monthly U2300 See Grand Prix. 5-SS, 40/90 SD30 +30. Open to players rated below 2300 USCF. $800 AUG. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 US Chess Junior Grand Prix! , Community Chess Club of Rochester AUG. 7, 14, 21, 28, SEPT. 4, 11 Gtd: $300-150-100. U2100: $125; U1800 $125. EF: $60, MCC Mbrs $40. Wed Night Chess! , Marshall FIDE Reg.: Ends 15 min before round start. Rds.: 3-day: Fri. 6pm, Sat. & Note: 1 game rated per night, G/80 d5. Rochester Chess Center, 221 Mondays/U1800 6-SS, G/90 +30. Two sections. Open to all players 1600+. FIDE Sun. 12:30 & 5:30pm. 2-day: Sat. 11:00am (G/25 d5) then merge with Norris Dr., Rochester, NY 14610. 585-442-2430. EF: $5, CCCR members Open: Rated. ($600 b/25) $200-150-100. U2000: $100-50. ($600 b/25) 3-day in round 2. 1-day: Sun. 9-10:10-11:20am (G/25 d5) then merge in $3. Reg.: 6:30-7:20 pm. Rd.: 7:30pm. www.rochesterchessclub.org. U1800: round 4. Max two byes, request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. $200-150-100. U1500: $100-50. EF: $60, MCC Mbrs $40. Reg.: 6:15- 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. AUG. 3, Marshall $15 Special Action! 6:45pm. Rd: 7pm each Mon. Limit two byes; request by rd. 4. 23 W. 4-SS, G/25 d5. $350 GTD: $125-75, U2200: $75, U1900: $75. EF: $40, 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716, www.marshallchessclub.org. JULY 22, Marshall Saturday U1800 MCC Mbrs: Only $15!!! GMs Free. Reg.: 6:15-6:45pm. Rds.: 7-8:15- AUG. 10 4-SS, G/40 d5. ($325 b/25): $150-100, U1500: $75. EF: $40, MCC Mbrs 9:30-10:45pm. Max one bye, for round 1 or 4 only. Request at entry. , Marshall Thursday Action! $20. Reg.: 11:15-11:45am. Rds.: 12-1:45-4:00-5:45pm. One bye available, www.marshallchessclub.org. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($375 b/25): $150-100, U2200: $75, U1900: $50. EF: request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212- $40, MCC Mbrs $25. GMs Free. Reg.: 6:15-6:45pm. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30- 477-3716. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! 10:45pm. Max one bye, for round 1 or 4 only. Request at entry. 23 W. AUG. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 4th Long Island CC August Open 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716, www.marshallchessclub.org. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! 5SS, G/90 d5. United Methodist Church, 470 East Meadow Ave., East AUG. 10-13, 11-13 OR 12-13 JULY 26, AUG. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Marshall Weekly Wednesdays Meadow, NY 11554. Open to all. $(b/20 pd. ent.): $110-90. Top U- , 47th annual Continental Open (MA) See Grand Prix. 6-SS, G/90 +30. Two sections. U2000: ($600 b/25) $250-150-100. 2000, U-1500/unr. $60 ea. EF(cash only): $35. Non-LICC members U1700: $100. U1400: ($600 b/25) $250-150-100. U1100: $100. EF: $60, +$10. UNRATED FREE! Reg.: 6:45 - 7:15 PM, no adv. ent., Rds.: 7:30 US Chess Junior Grand Prix! MCC Mbrs $40. Reg.: 6:15-6:45pm. Rds.: 7pm each Wed. Limit two PM ea. Thursday. 2 byes 1-5. Info: www.lichessclub.com. AUG. 10, 17, 24, 31, SEPT. 7, 14, Marshall Thursday Open byes; request by rd. 4. www.marshallchessclub.org. 23 W. 10th St., 6-SS, G/90 +30. ($600 b/25): $250-150, U2100: $100. U1800: $100 NYC. 212-477-3716. AUG. 4, Marshall U2200 Friday Night Action! 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($300 b/25): $150-75, U1900: $75. EF: $40, MCC Mbrs EF: $60, MCC Mbrs $40. Reg.: 6:15-6:45pm. Rds.: 7pm each Thurs. JULY 27, Marshall Thursday Action! $20. Reg.: 6:15-6:45pm. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45pm. Max one bye, for Limit two byes; request by rd. 4. www.marshallchessclub.org. 23 W. 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($375 b/25): $150-100, U2200: $75, U1900: $50. EF: round 1 or 4 only. Request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. $40, MCC Mbrs $25. GMs Free. Reg.: 6:15-6:45pm. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30- 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. AUG. 11, Marshall Friday Night Blitz (BLZ) 10:45pm. Max one bye, for round 1 or 4 only. Request at entry. 23 W. 9-SS, G/3 +2. ($500 b/35): $200-100, top U2400/unr, U2200, U2000, 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716, www.marshallchessclub.org. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! AUG. 4-6 U1800: $50. USCF regular rating used for pairings & prizes. EF: $30, JULY 28 , Marshall Weekend FIDE , Marshall $500 FIDE Blitz (BLZ) 5-SS, 40/90 SD/30 +30. FIDE Rated. ($600 b/25): $250-125. U2200: MCC Mbrs $20. GMs Free. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Rds.: 7-7:30-7:50-8:10- See Grand Prix. $125; U1900 $100. EF: $60, MCC Mbrs $40. GMs Free. Reg.: Ends 15 8:40-9-9:20-9:40-10pm. Max three byes. Request at entry. Blitz rated. JULY 28-30 OR 29-30, Peter Henner Memorial min before round start. Rds.: Fri. 6pm, Sat. & Sun. 12 & 5:30pm. Max 2 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716, www.marshallchessclub.org. See Grand Prix. byes, request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. 23 W. 10th St., AUG. 11-13 OR 12-13, Cleveland Open (OH) JULY 29, Marshall Saturday G/60 (Open & U1700) NYC. 212-477-3716. See Grand Prix. 4-SS, G/55 d5. Two sections: Open: ($450 b/35): $175-125, U2300: AUG. 5, Marshall Morning U1700 Action AUG. 12, Marshall Morning U1800 Action $75, U2000: $75. U1700 ($325 b/25): $150-100, U1400: $75. EF: $40, 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($325 b/25): $150-100, U1400: $75. EF: $40, MCC Mbrs 4-SS, G/25 d5. Open to youth K-12. ($325 b/25): $150-100, U1500: $75. MCC Mbrs $20. GMs Free. Reg.: 11:15-11:45am. Rds.: 12-2:30-4:45- $20. Reg.: 8:15-8:45am. Rds.: 9-10-11:15am-12:15pm. One bye available, EF: $40, MCC Mbrs $20. Reg.: 8:15-8:45am. Rds.: 9-10-11:15am-

16th annual MANHATTAN OPEN August 18-20 or 19-20, 2017 - Hotel Pennsylvania, NYC $20,000 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND!

5 rounds, 40/100, SD/30, d10 Mixed doubles: best male/female Byes OK all, limit 2; Open must (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/60, d10). 2-player team combined score among commit before rd 2, other before rd 3. Hotel Pennsylvania, 7th Ave & all sections: $600-400-200. Different 32nd-33rd St (across from Penn sections OK, must average under All: Bring set, board, clock if Station & Madison Square Garden), 2200; register by 2 pm 8/19. possible- none supplied. Unofficial web New York 10001. ratings usually used if otherwise unr. Top 6 sections entry fee: $128 Hotel rates (note change): In 8 sections- you face only those online at chessaction.com by 8/16, 3- $159-159-169 plus $20/night facility in your section. day $133, 2-day $132 mailed by 8/9, fee, (facility fee waived if reserved Open: Open to all; U1800/Unr $150 (no checks, credit cards OK) at through online link at chesstour.com. entry fee $100 more. $2000-1000-600- site or online until 2 hours before rd 1. Includes free wireless, unlimited 400, clear/tiebreak bonus $100, top Under 1200 or Under 1000 calling, use of Bally's Total Fitness U2400/Unr $600-300. FIDE rated, 120 Section entry fee: all $50 less than next door. Reserve by 7/27 or rate Grand Prix Points. top 6 sections entry fee. may increase. Phone reservations: Under 2200: $1300-700-400-200. Online entry fee $5 less to NYSCA 1-800-223-8585. Under 2000: $1300-700-400-200. members; may join for $12 with entry. Entry: chessaction.com or Under 1800: $1300-700-400-200. USCF membership required. See Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham Under 1600: $1000-500-300-200. TLA for special dues rates. NY 10803. Refunds, $15 charge. Under 1400: $1000-500-300-200. Questions: chesstour.com, 347-201- Under 1200: $500-250-150-100. 3-day schedule: Reg. Fri to 6 2269, [email protected]. Under 1000: $500-250-150-100. pm, rds. Fri 7, Sat 11 am & 5 pm, Sun Entries posted at chessaction. Unrated prize limits: U1000 10 am & 3:15 pm. com (online entries posted instantly). $100, U1200 $200, U1400 $300, 2-day schedule: Reg. Sat. to 10 Blitz tournament Sat 9:30 pm, U1600 $400, U1800 $600. am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:15. enter by 9:15 pm.

66 July 2017 | Chess Life See previous issue for TLAs appearing July 1-14

12:15pm. One bye available, request at entry. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212- request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212- JULY 14-22, Dayton Masters Chess Festival Returns 477-3716, www.marshallchessclub.org. 477-3716. See Grand Prix. AUG. 12, Marshall Saturday G/60 Open SEPT. 4, Marshall Labor Day Action! AUG. 11-13 OR 12-13, Cleveland Open 4-SS, G/55 d5. Open: ($450 b/35): $175-125, U2400: $75, U2100: $75. 6-SS, G/25 d5. ($525 b/25) $200-100. U2300: $75, U2000: $75, U1700: See Grand Prix. EF: $40, MCC Mbrs $20. GMs Free. Reg.: 11:15-11:45am. Rds.: 12- $75. EF: $50, MCC Mbrs $30. GMs Free. Reg.: 10:15-10:45am. Rds.: US Chess Junior Grand Prix! 2:30-4:45-7pm. One bye available, request at entry. 23 W. 10th St., 11am-12:15-1:30-3:00-4:15-5:30pm. 2 byes available, request at entry. AUG. 12 NYC. 212-477-3716, www.marshallchessclub.org. www.marshallchessclub.org. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. , Toledo August Swiss Open, 4SS, Rnd.1 G/75 d5, Rnds. 2-4 G/85 d5. The University of Toledo AUG. 13, Marshall Sunday G/45 (Open & U1600) US Chess Junior Grand Prix! Health Science Campus, Mulford Library Basement Cafe, 3000 Arlington 4-SS, G/40 d5. Two sections: Open: ($450 b/35): $175-125, U2200: SEPT. 6, 13, 20, 27, OCT. 4, 11, Marshall Weekly Wednesdays Ave., Toledo, OH 43614. Can split to 2 or 3 sections if enough players. $75, U1900: $75. U1600: ($325 b/25): $150-100, U1300: $75. EF: $40, 6-SS, G/90 +30. Two sections. U2000: ($600 b/25) $250-150-100. EF: $20 by 8/10, $25 at site. Reg.: 9-10 a.m., Rds.: 10, 1, 4, & 7. Prizes: MCC Mbrs $20. GMs Free. Reg.: 11:15-11:45am. Rds.: 12-1:45-4:00- U1700: $100. U1400: ($600 b/25) $250-150-100. U1100: $100. EF: $60, $450 b/25, $100-50, Class prizes TBD based on split. Ent: James.Jagodzin- 5:45pm. One bye available, request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. MCC Mbrs $40. Reg.: 6:15-6:45pm. Rds.: 7pm each Wed. Limit two [email protected]. 7031 Willowyck, Maumee, OH 43537, 419-367-9450. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. byes; request by rd. 4. www.marshallchessclub.org. 23 W. 10th St., AUG. 25-27 OR 26-27, 12th annual Indianapolis Open (IN) AUG. 15, Marshall Masters NYC. 212-477-3716. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. SEPT. 7 , Marshall $15 Special Action! SEPT. 1-3 OR 2-3, 73rd Ohio Chess Congress AUG. 17, Marshall Thursday Action! 4-SS, G/25 d5. $350 GTD: $125-75, U2200: $75, U1900: $75. EF: $40, See Grand Prix. 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($375 b/25): $150-100, U2200: $75, U1900: $50. EF: MCC Mbrs: Only $15!!! GMs Free. Reg.: 6:15-6:45pm. Rds.: 7-8:15- $40, MCC Mbrs $25. GMs Free. Reg.: 6:15-6:45pm. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30- 9:30-10:45pm. Max one bye, for round 1 or 4 only. Request at entry. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! 10:45pm. Max one bye, for round 1 or 4 only. Request at entry. 23 W. www.marshallchessclub.org. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. SEPT. 9, Toledo September Swiss 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716, www.marshallchessclub.org. SEPT. 8, Marshall Friday Night Blitz (BLZ) Open, 4SS, Rnd. 1 G/75 d5, Rnds. 2-4 G/85 d5. University of Toledo Health Science Campus, Mulford Library Basement Cafe, 3000 Arlington AUG. 18, Marshall Quick Chess - NEW! (QC) 9-SS, G/3 +2. ($500 b/35): $200-100, top U2400/unr, U2200, U2000, U1800: $50. USCF regular rating used for pairings & prizes. EF: $30, Ave., Toledo, OH 43614. Can split into multiple sections if enough players. 6-SS, G/10 +3. ($300 b/25): $150-75, U1700: $75. EF: $30, MCC Mbrs EF: $20 by 9/7, $25 at site. Reg.: 9-10 a.m., Rds.: 10, 1, 4, & 7. Prizes: $20. Reg.: 6:15-6:45pm. Rds.: 7-7:30-8:00-8:45-9:15-9:45pm. Two byes; MCC Mbrs $20. GMs Free. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Rds.: 7-7:30-7:50-8:10- 8:40-9-9:20-9:40-10pm. Max three byes. Request at entry. Blitz rated. $450 b/25, $100-50, Class prizes TBD based on split. Ent: James.jagodzin- request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212- [email protected]. 7031 Willowyck Rd., Maumee, OH 43537. 419-367-9450. 477-3716. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716, www.marshallchessclub.org. AUG. 18-20 OR 19-20 SEPT. 9, Marshall Morning U1800 Action US Chess Junior Grand Prix! , 16th annual Manhattan Open SEPT. 9-10 See Grand Prix. 4-SS, G/25 d5. Open to youth K-12. ($325 b/25): $150-100, U1500: $75. , Golden Buckeye Senior & Adult Open EF: $40, MCC Mbrs $20. Reg.: 8:15-8:45am. Rds.: 9-10-11:15am- Salt Fork State Park Lodge, Cambridge OH. Age 18 & up only. A relaxed US Chess Junior Grand Prix! 12:15pm. One bye available, request at entry. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. schedule, rustic secluded venue and natural setting make for a memorable AUG. 18-20, 19-20 OR 20, Marshall Monthly U2300 212-477-3716, www.marshallchessclub.org. weekend! 2 sections Senior (age 50+), Adult U1700 (18+). 5SS, G/75 d10. Reg. Sat 9:30-10:15, Rnds. 10:30-2-6:30 Sun 9:30-1:30. EF: $45 5-SS, 40/90 SD30 +30. Open to players rated below 2300 USCF. $800 SEPT. 9 Gtd: $300-150-100. U2100: $125; U1800 $125. EF: $60, MCC Mbrs $40. , Marshall Saturday G/60 Open thru 8/28 then $55; OCA members $2 less. Trophy prizes, 1st place OH Reg.: Ends 15 min before round start. Rds.: 3-day: Fri. 6pm, Sat. & 4-SS, G/55 d5. Open: ($450 b/35): $175-125, U2400: $75, U2100: $75. resident is 2017 OH Sr Champ! Fellowship of the King group rate Sun. 12:30 & 5:30pm. 2-day: Sat. 11:00am (G/25 d5) then merge with EF: $40, MCC Mbrs $20. GMs Free. Reg.: 11:15-11:45am. Rds.: 12- $109/night, 800-ATA-PARK, reserve early! More info neilley.com/chess, 3-day in round 2. 1-day: Sun. 9-10:10-11:20am (G/25 d5) then merge in 2:30-4:45-7pm. One bye available, request at entry. 23 W. 10th St., [email protected], or 614-314-1102. NYC. 212-477-3716, www.marshallchessclub.org. round 4. Max two byes, request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. OCT. 6-8 OR 7-8, 26th annual Midwest Class Championships (IL) 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. SEPT. 10, Marshall Sunday G/45 (Open & U1600) See Grand Prix. 4-SS, G/40 d5. Two sections: ($450 b/35): $175-125, U2200: AUG. 19, Marshall Saturday U1500 Open: OCT. 6-9 OR 7-9 $75, U1900: $75. U1600: ($325 b/25): $150-100, U1300: $75. EF: $40, , 9th annual Washington Chess Congress (VA) 4-SS, G/40 d5. ($325 b/25): $150-100, U1500: $75. EF: $40, MCC Mbrs See Grand Prix. $20. Reg.: 11:15-11:45am. Rds.: 12-1:45-4:00-5:45pm. One bye available, MCC Mbrs $20. GMs Free. Reg.: 11:15-11:45am. Rds.: 12-1:45-4:00- request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212- 5:45pm. One bye available, request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. US Chess Junior Grand Prix! 477-3716. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. OCT. 8, NOV. 5 & DEC. 3, Columbus Chess League AUG. 24 SEPT. 14, Marshall Thursday Action! 1 Open Section. 6SS, G/75 d5. 2 rounds each date at OSU Campus Donatos. , Marshall Thursday Action! EF: $70/team, 4-board teams w/ 2 alternates. Trophies top 2 teams, 1st 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($375 b/25): $150-100, U2200: $75, U1900: $50. EF: 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($375 b/25): $150-100, U2200: $75, U1900: $50. EF: $40, MCC Mbrs $25. GMs Free. Reg.: 6:15-6:45pm. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30- U1700 team & individual boards. Advance entries only, due 9/24. Full $40, MCC Mbrs $25. GMs Free. Reg.: 6:15-6:45pm. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30- details: neilley.com/chess, [email protected] or 614-314-1102. 10:45pm. Max one bye, for round 1 or 4 only. Request at entry. 23 W. 10:45pm. Max one bye, for round 1 or 4 only. Request at entry. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716, www.marshallchessclub.org. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716, www.marshallchessclub.org. SEPT. 15 OKLAHOMA AUG. 25, Marshall $500 FIDE Blitz (BLZ) , Marshall Quick Chess! (QC) See Grand Prix. 6-SS, G/10 +3. ($300 b/25): $150-75, U1700: $75. EF: $30, MCC Mbrs $20. JULY 21-23 Reg.: 6:15-6:45pm. Rds.: 7-7:30-8:00-8:45-9:15-9:45pm. Two byes; request , Kansas Open (KS) AUG. 25-27 OR 26-27, 49th annual Atlantic Open (VA) at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. JULY 21-23 OR 22-23, 2017 Houston Summer Chess Festival (TX) AUG. 26 US Chess Junior Grand Prix! See Grand Prix. , Marshall Saturday G/60 (Open & U1700) SEPT. 15-17, 16-17 OR 17, Marshall Monthly U2300 4-SS, G/55 d5. Two sections: Open: ($450 b/35): $175-125, U2300: 5-SS, 40/90 SD30 +30. Open to players rated below 2300 USCF. $800 AUG. 5-6, Missouri Open 2017 (MO) $75, U2000: $75. U1700 ($325 b/25): $150-100, U1400: $75. EF: $40, Gtd: $300-150-100. U2100: $125; U1800 $125. EF: $60, MCC Mbrs $40. See Grand Prix. MCC Mbrs $20. GMs Free. Reg.: 11:15-11:45am. Rds.: 12-2:30-4:45- Reg.: Ends 15 min before round start. Rds.: 3-day: Fri. 6pm, Sat. & 7pm. One bye available, request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. Sun. 12:30 & 5:30pm. 2-day: Sat. 11:00am (G/25 d5) then merge with OREGON 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. 3-day in round 2. 1-day: Sun. 9-10:10-11:20am (G/25 d5) then merge in AUG. 27, Marshall Scholastic Action! (3 Rounds) round 4. Max two byes, request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. JULY 14-16 OR 15-16, 2017 Peoples Tournament (CA-N) 3-SS, G/25 d5. Open to youth K-12. ($225 b/25): $100-50, U1000: $75. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. See Grand Prix. EF: $30, MCC Mbrs: $15. Reg.: 8:15-8:45am. Rds.: 9-10:10-11:20am. No SEPT. 22-24 OR 23-24, 8th Annual Hartford Open (CT) AUG. 11-13 OR 12-13, 8th annual Central California Open (CA-N) byes. www.marshallchessclub.org. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. AUG. 27 , Marshall Sunday G/45 (Open & U1500) OCT. 6-9 OR 7-9, 9th annual Washington Chess Congress (VA) DEC. 26-30, 26-29 OR 27-29 4-SS, G/40 d5. Two sections: ($450 b/35): $175-125, U2100: , 27th annual North American Open: See Grand Prix. Open (NV) $75, U1800: $75. U1500: ($325 b/25): $150-100, U1200: $75. EF: $40, OCT. 21-22 See Grand Prix. MCC Mbrs $20. GMs Free. Reg.: 12:15-12:45pm. Rds.: 1-2:45-5:00- , 4th annual Central New York Open 6:45pm. One bye available, request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. See Grand Prix. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. NOV. 3-5 OR 4-5, 3rd annual Stamford Open (CT) PENNSYLVANIA AUG. 31 See Grand Prix. , Marshall Thursday Action! MasterMinds Scholastic Summer League 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($375 b/25): $150-100, U2200: $75, U1900: $50. EF: Info at: www.mastermindschess.org. $40, MCC Mbrs $25. GMs Free. Reg.: 6:15-6:45pm. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30- NORTH CAROLINA 10:45pm. Max one bye, for round 1 or 4 only. Request at entry. 23 W. North Penn Chess Club 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716, www.marshallchessclub.org. JULY 18, WNC Blitz Championship (BLZ) Main & Richardson, Lansdale, PA. See www.northpennchessclub.org RR, G/5 d0. 699 North Grove St., Hendersonville, NC. Round robin up to for schedules & info or 215-699-8418. SEPT. 1, Marshall U2200 Friday Night Action! 18 players. EF: $2. Rds.: Start 6pm, INFO: [email protected]. JULY 15-16 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($300 b/25): $150-75, U1900: $75. EF: $40, MCC Mbrs , MasterMinds Open $20. Reg.: 6:15-6:45pm. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45pm. Max one bye, for JULY 21-23 OR 22-23, 25th annual Southern Open (FL) See Grand Prix. round 1 or 4 only. Request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. 23 W. See Grand Prix. JULY 16, Main Line Chess and Games G/45 Quads 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. AUG. 23-27, 2017 U.S. Masters Championship 3 RR, Game/40 d5. Main Line Chess and Games, 7 South Valley Rd., US Chess Junior Grand Prix! See Nationals. Paoli, PA 19301. EF: $20. $40 to first, $50 for 3-0 result. Reg.: 12-12:30 SEPT. 1-3 AUG. 25-27 p.m. Rounds: 12:45, 2:30, 4:15 P.M. Info: Bring a chess clock. main- , Marshall Weekend FIDE , North Carolina Open [email protected], mainlinechessandgames.net, Tom 5-SS, 40/90 SD/30 +30. FIDE Rated. ($600 b/25): $250-125. U2200: See Grand Prix. Bartell 610-240-8900. $125; U1900 $100. EF: $60, MCC Mbrs $40. GMs Free. Reg.: Ends 15 AUG. 25-27 OR 26-27 , 49th annual Atlantic Open (VA) JULY 23, Main Line Chess and Games Summer Scholastic min before round start. Rds.: Fri. 6pm, Sat. & Sun. 12 & 5:30pm. Max 2 See Grand Prix. byes, request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. 23 W. 10th St., Main Line Chess and Games, 7 South Valley Rd., Paoli, PA. K-12 3 NYC. 212-477-3716. OCT. 6-9 OR 7-9, 9th annual Washington Chess Congress (VA) Sections - Open, U1250, U750. Open: 3 SS, G/40 d5, Rounds 1:00, 2:45, See Grand Prix. SEPT. 1-4, 2-4 OR 3-4 4:30 p.m. U1250 & U750: 4 SS, G/25 d5, Rounds 1:00, 2:15, 3:30, 5:00 , 139th annual NY State Championship p.m. Prizes: Trophies to top 5 in each section, tiebreakers used USCF See Grand Prix. NORTH DAKOTA rule 34E. EF: $20. Register: 12-12:30 p.m. Info: bring a chess clock SEPT. 2, Marshall Morning U1700 Action [email protected], mainlinechessandgames.net. Tom 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($325 b/25): $150-100, U1400: $75. EF: $40, MCC Mbrs OCT. 6-8 OR 7-8, 26th annual Midwest Class Championships (IL) Bartell 610-240-8900. $20. Reg.: 8:15-8:45am. Rds.: 9-10-11:15am-12:15pm. One bye available, See Grand Prix. JULY 30, Main Line Chess and Games G/60 Quads request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212- 3RR, G/60 d5. Main Line Chess & Games, 7 South Valley Rd., Paoli, PA 477-3716. OHIO 19301. EF: $20. $40 to first, $50 for 3-0 result. Reg.: 12-12:30 p.m. SEPT. 3, Marshall Morning Action! (4 Rounds) Rounds: 12:45, 3:00, 5:15 p.m. Info: Bring a chess clock. mainlineches- 4-SS, G/25 d5. ($325 b/25): $150-100, U1800: $75. EF: $40, MCC Mbrs JULY 8, Mustard Seed Monster [email protected], mainlinechessandgames.net, Tom Bartell $20. Reg.: 8:15-8:45am. Rds.: 9-10-11:15am-12:15pm. One bye available, See Grand Prix. 610-240-8900.

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AUG. 5, 2017 PA State Game/45 Championship AUG. 26, LVCA $1000 in Scholarships K-12 Championships OCT. 21-22, 4th annual Central New York Open (NY) See Grand Prix. 5-SS, G/30 d5. EF: $35, $45 CASH ONLY after 8/21/17 AT SITE. $$1000 See Grand Prix. AUG. 5, W.Chester 1st Sat. Quads in Scholarships to 1st-$400, 2nd-$200, 3rd-$100, $100 each top 3 Our 28th year! 3RR, Game/80 d5. 2nd Presbyterian Church, 114 S. Lehigh Valley players. Trophy’s to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Top U1400, RHODE ISLAND Walnut St., West Chester, PA. EF: $20; $40, $50 for 3-0. Reg.: 9am. U1200, U1000, U800, U600, U400, UNR, $10-$20 in Random Prizes Rds.: 9:40, 1:00, 4:00. Info: [email protected]. to every player. Rds.: 11:00am then ASAP. Reg.: Ends 10:45am. Site: JULY 8-9, 67th New Hampshire Open (NH) College Hill Moravian Church, 72 W. Laurel St., Bethlehem, PA 18018. See Grand Prix. AUG. 6, Main Line Chess and Games G/60 Quads Ent: Bruce Davis, 1208 Linden St., Bethlehem, PA 18018, 484-866- AUG. 10-13, 11-13 OR 12-13 3 RR, G/60 d5. Main LIne Chess and Games, 7 South Valley Rd., Paoli, 3045, Email: [email protected], Info: www.lehighvalley , 47th annual Continental Open (MA) PA 19301. EF: $20. $50 to first. Reg.: 12-12:30 p.m. Rounds: 12:45, chessclub.org/. See Grand Prix. 3:00, 5:15 p.m. Info: Bring a chess clock. mainlinechessandgames@ SEPT. 22-24 OR 23-24, 8th Annual Hartford Open (CT) gmail.com, mainlinechessandgames.net, Tom Bartell 610-240-8900. AUG. 27, Main Line Chess and Games G/60 Quads 3 RR, G/60 d5. Main LIne Chess and Games, 7 South Valley Rd., Paoli, See Grand Prix. AUG. 10-13, 11-13 OR 12-13, 47th annual Continental Open (MA) See Grand Prix. PA 19301. EF: $20. $50 to first. Reg.: 12-12:30 p.m. Rounds: 12:45, 3:00, 5:15 p.m. Info: Bring a chess clock. mainlinechessandgames@ SOUTH CAROLINA AUG. 11-13 OR 12-13, Cleveland Open (OH) gmail.com, mainlinechessandgames.net, Tom Bartell 610-240-8900. See Grand Prix. JULY 21-23 OR 22-23 SEPT. 1-3 OR 2-3 , 25th annual Southern Open (FL) , 73rd Ohio Chess Congress (OH) See Grand Prix. AUG. 12, MasterMinds CC Quads See Grand Prix. Esperanza Academy, 301 W. Hunting Park Ave., Phila., PA 19140. Quads: SEPT. 1-4, 2-4 OR 3-4 3RR, G/85 d5. EF: $30 cash; winner $100. Reg. ends 9AM. Rds.: 9:30, , 139th annual NY State Championship (NY) SOUTH DAKOTA 1, 4. Info: mastermindschess.org or [email protected]. See Grand Prix. SEPT. 3 AUG. 13, Main Line Chess and Games G/60 Quads , Main Line Chess and Games G/60 Quads AUG. 19-20, 63rd Iowa Open Championship (FIDE and USCF 3 RR, G/60 d5. Main LIne Chess and Games, 7 South Valley Rd., Paoli, 3 RR, G/60 d5. Main LIne Chess and Games, 7 South Valley Rd., Paoli, Rated) (IA) PA 19301. EF: $20. $50 to first. Reg.: 12-12:30 p.m. Rounds: 12:45, PA 19301. EF: $20. $50 to first. Reg.: 12-12:30 p.m. Rounds: 12:45, See Grand Prix. 3:00, 5:15 p.m. Info: Bring a chess clock. mainlinechessandgames@ 3:00, 5:15 p.m. Info: Bring a chess clock. mainlinechessandgames@ SEPT. 16-17 gmail.com, mainlinechessandgames.net, Tom Bartell 610-240-8900. , Paul Salem Sioux Falls Open - Grand Prix gmail.com, mainlinechessandgames.net, Tom Bartell 610-240-8900. See Grand Prix. SEPT. 9-10 AUG. 18-20 OR 19-20, 16th annual Manhattan Open (NY) , Golden Buckeye Senior & Adult Open (OH) OCT. 6-8 OR 7-8 See Ohio. , 26th annual Midwest Class Championships (IL) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. AUG. 20, Main Line Chess and Games G/60 Quads SEPT. 10, Main Line Chess and Games G/60 Quads 3 RR, G/60 d5. Main LIne Chess and Games, 7 South Valley Rd., Paoli, 3 RR, G/60 d5. Main LIne Chess and Games, 7 South Valley Rd., Paoli, PA 19301. EF: $20. $50 to first. Reg.: 12-12:30 p.m. Rounds: 12:45, PA 19301. EF: $20. $50 to first. Reg.: 12-12:30 p.m. Rounds: 12:45, TENNESSEE 3:00, 5:15 p.m. Bring a chess clock. mainlinechessandgames@ 3:00, 5:15 p.m. Info: Bring a chess clock. mainlinechessandgames@ Info: JULY 15, 2017 Clinton Pearson Jr. Memorial Open gmail.com, mainlinechessandgames.net, Tom Bartell 610-240-8900. gmail.com, mainlinechessandgames.net, Tom Bartell 610-240-8900. Cumberland Co. Community Complex, 1398 Livingston Rd., Crossville, AUG. 25-27 OR 26-27, 49th annual Atlantic Open (VA) OCT. 6-9 OR 7-9, 9th annual Washington Chess Congress (VA) TN 38555. $420 guaranteed prize fund. In 2 Sections, Open: 4SS, G/60 See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. d5, $$: $75. 30- X, A, B, C, D/Below. Amateur: 4SS, G/60 d5, Open to Membership Appreciation Program (MAP) The MAP program continues in 2016. See details at main.uschess.org/go/MAP. Top standings will appear every two months in Chess Life.

Overall Affiliate Standings Adult Membership Standings Name State Count Name State Count CONTINENTAL CHESS ASSN NY 1235 CONTINENTAL CHESS ASSN NY 1007 PAPERCLIP PAIRINGS TX 1099 MARSHALL CHESS CLUB NY 187 BAY AREA CHESS CA 671 CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CTR MO 149 THE BERKELEY CHESS SCHOOL CA 366 JERSEY SHORE HS CHESS LEAGUE NJ 143 WESTERN PA YOUTH CHESS CLUB PA 273 SAN DIEGO CHESS CLUB CA 113 ROCKS & ROOKS CHESS CLUB TX 253 ROCHESTER CHESS CENTER NY 84 CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CTR MO 242 DALLAS CHESS CLUB TX 83 FOOTHILL HS CHESS CLUB CA 237 LOS ANGELES CHESS CLUB CA 83 EN PASSANT CHESS CLUB TX 224 BAY AREA CHESS CA 81 MARSHALL CHESS CLUB NY 217 PAPERCLIP PAIRINGS TX 68 Small State Affiliate Standings Scholastic and Youth Membership Standings Name State Count Name State Count MAINE ASSOC OF CHESS COACHES ME 73 PAPERCLIP PAIRINGS TX 1031 ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC SCHOOL CC ME 56 BAY AREA CHESS CA 590 NEW MEXICO SCHOL CHESS ORG NM 43 THE BERKELEY CHESS SCHOOL CA 329 WVSCA WV 40 WESTERN PA YOUTH CHESS CLUB PA 260 TOURNAMENT IN A BOX NH 24 CONTINENTAL CHESS ASSN NY 228 AIRLINE COMMUNITY SCHOOL ME 22 ROCKS & ROOKS CHESS CLUB TX 223 RELYEA CHESS NH 21 FOOTHILL HS CHESS CLUB CA 219 OMAHA CHESS COMMUNITY NE 15 EN PASSANT CHESS CLUB TX 219 KNIGHTS CHESS CLUB NH 11 BOCA RATON CHESS CLUB FL 205 DELAWARE YOUTH CHESS ORG DE 10 SACRAMENTO VALLEY SCH CL CA 199 ENDGAME CHESS NM 10 Member Standings CHESS CLUB OF ADDISON COUNTY VT 10 Name State Count MESA CHESS CLUB NM 10 NAVARRO, DANIEL A TX 19 SOSO, VAUGHN JONATIN NY 17 State Chapter Affiliate Standings CLARK, MIKE MO 15 Name State Count KRANICH RITTER, TANIA FL 13 MARYLAND CHESS ASSOCIATION MD 453 TUSING, TIMOTHY A FL 12 MICHIGAN CHESS ASSOCIATION MI 234 WAGUESPACK, GARY PHILLIP MD 9 WASHINGTON CHESS FEDERATION WA 158 SPENCER, ALEC CA 5 PENNSYLVANIA ST CHESS FED PA 155 SLAVIN, DANIEL JOSHUA NY 5 MASSACHUSETTS CHESS ASSOC MA 82 BRACKENRIDGE, KEITH W OH 5 MINNESOTA ST CHESS ASSN MN 46 STALLINGS, JAY CA 4 TENNESSEE CHESS ASSOCIATION TN 41 SHAEFFER, JAY CO 4 IOWA STATE CHESS ASSOCIATION IA 36 MOY, BOBBY NY 4 NEVADA CHESS INC NV 28 SETSER, BRADY SC 4 NEW HAMPSHIRE CHESS ASSN NH 27 ALVAREZ, WAYLON TX 4 PCT Gain Standings State Dec15 Dec16 PCT State Dec15 Dec16 PCT State Dec15 Dec16 PCT State Dec15 Dec16 PCT TERR 50 74 48.0 KY 1529 1733 13.3 TX 10787 11903 10.3 CT 1303 1413 8.4 UT 633 806 27.3 NV 894 1010 13.0 GA 2288 2495 9.0 MO 1442 1720 19.3 LA 667 738 10.6 ND 135 147 8.9

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U1200 & under. $$: $75. 30-F, G, H/Below, UNR. UNR eligible for unrated JULY 15, Utah Senior Championship G/60 d5, Sat 5 pm and 8 pm, join Long Sched Sun and Mon. Sections & prize only. ALL: EF: $15 if mailed by 7/10, $20 at site. Memb. Req’d: 4SS, G/60 d5. University of Utah, Warnock Engineering Building. Prizes Prizes: Open ($700, $400, $250; with $120 ea Top Expert and A), Ama- TCA $10 TN residents only. ENT: Harry D. Sabine, P. O. Box 381, Crossville, (b/15): $100 + trophy, $60, U1600 - $50. Open to any player 50 and teur/U1800 ($525, $300, $200; with $95 ea Top C and D), U1200 & TN 38557. INFO: www.cumberlandcountychess.org or Harry at 931- older. Out of state okay, but title and trophy to top Utah resident. Unrated ($300, $200, $110, $85 to Top Unr). Top Unr place award limited 261-8440. W. Separate Nifty Under Fifty tournament available for those under 50, to $200. EF: $75 by Sun. Aug. 27; $90 Aug. 28 and on-site. Details at JULY 21-23 OR 22-23, 2017 Houston Summer Chess Festival (TX) prize fund $300 (b/20). Flyers and link to online registration available www.vachess.org, including online entry and payment via PayPal. Elig.: See Grand Prix. at utahchess.com. Open to all Virginia residents, military stationed in Virginia, and students DEC. 26-30, 26-29 OR 27-29 attending any Virginia school or college (must show student ID or other JULY 29, John Hurt Memorial 14 , 27th annual North American proof of Fall 2017 school enrollment). Blitz Tourn (G/5 d0) on Fri. Sept. See Grand Prix. Open (NV) 1 at 7PM. Annual VA Chess Federation Business Meeting Sat Sept. 2, 9- See Grand Prix. AUG. 25-27 OR 26-27, 12th annual Indianapolis Open (IN) 11am. Info: [email protected] or 757-846-4805. W. See Grand Prix. OCT. 6-9 OR 7-9, 9th annual Washington Chess Congress SEPT. 1-3, 2017 Tennessee Open Championship VERMONT See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. JULY 28-30 OR 29-30, Peter Henner Memorial (NY) SEPT. 16-17, Mike Barton Memorial 7 See Grand Prix. WASHINGTON See Grand Prix. JULY 29 , Vermont Amateur JULY 14-16 OR 15-16, 2017 Peoples Tournament (CA-N) 4SS, G/60 d5. Middlebury Recreation Center, 154 Creek Rd., Middlebury, See Grand Prix. TEXAS VT 05753. Two sections. Under 2100: EF $34 if rec’d by 7/27. $$ b/16: $640 prize fund; cash to 1st, 2nd, U1950, U1800. Under 1650: EF $27 if AUG. 5-6, Vancouver Open JULY 21-23 OR 22-23, 2017 Houston Summer Chess Festival rec’d by 7/27. $$ b/16: $432 prize fund; cash to 1st, 2nd, U1450, U1250, See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. U1000, Unr. Both: EF $6 more if paid at site. Reg.: 8:45-9:35 a.m., Rds.: AUG. 11-13 OR 12-13, 8th annual Central California Open (CA-N) JULY 29-30, 2017 DCC FIDE Open VIII 10-1-3:35-6:10. Ent: Parker Montgomery, PO Box 831, Middlebury, VT See Grand Prix. 05753-0831; [email protected], mobile 802-349-7739. See Grand Prix. DEC. 26-30, 26-29 OR 27-29, 27th annual North American AUG. 10-13, 11-13 OR 12-13 AUG. 19-20, 2017 DCC FIDE Open IX , 47th annual Continental Open (MA) Open (NV) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. SEPT. 1-4, 2-4 OR 3-4 AUG. 31-SEPT. 4, SEPT. 1-4 OR SEPT. 2-4 , 139th annual NY State Championship (NY) , 83rd Annual See Grand Prix. Southwest Open WEST VIRGINIA See Grand Prix. VIRGINIA AUG. 11-13 OR 12-13, Cleveland Open (OH) US Chess Junior Grand Prix! See Grand Prix. AUG. 31-SEPT. 5, 2017 North American Junior (U20) Chess JULY 15-16 , 27th Annual Charlottesville Open AUG. 20, Mid-Ohio Valley Open Chess Tournament Championships See Grand Prix. 9 rounds using Swiss pairing system. 90 minutes per player for the Our 25th Year (formerly Parkersburg Homecoming) 4SS, G/60 d5. whole game with the addition of 30 seconds per move from the first JULY 22, 2017 Virginia Commonwealth Games Open & Scholas- Blennerhassett Hotel, 320 Market St., Parkersburg, WV 26101. 2 Sec- move. 2 Sections: Open and Girls. Tournament is open to players born tic Tournament tions: Open EF: $20 postmarked by 8/14, $25 at site, Trophies to 1st on or after January 1st 1997. Players must be from USA, Mexico, or Open Section for adults and advanced scholastic players, 2 Scholastic & 2nd, $$ Based on Entries. One 1/2-pt Bye available Rds. 1-3(request Canada. Each National Federation may register as many players as it Sections (K5 and K12). 4 rounds in all sections. Scholastic games are required prior to Rd. 1). Non-Rated EF: $10, Trophy to 1st . ALL: Reg. wishes. All participants (except USA players) must be endorsed by their not rated. Open section games are rated and US Chess membership ends 9-9:45, Rds. 10-12:45-3-5:15. Ent/Info: Patrick Kelly, 104 Iroquois FIDE recognized National Chess Federation. In addition, each National required. Elig.: VA, NC, WV, DC and MD residents only. Prizes: All Dr., Marietta, OH 45750, (740) 374-0538, [email protected], W. Federation may register one official player per category plus a Head of Sections 1st & 2nd Places (Gold Medal), 3rd & 4th (Silver), 5th & 6th AUG. 25-27 OR 26-27, 49th annual Atlantic Open (VA) Delegation (HoD). Official players and HoD’s receive free lodging for up (Bronze); participation Ribbons to players in K5 and K12. Site: Liberty See Grand Prix. to two, breakfast, and hotel restaurant coupons for lunch and dinner. University, Lynchburg, VA, DeMoss Hall Rm 4066. Onsite Reg.: 7:30- 9:15am. Rds.: Scholastic Rd. 1 at 10am, other rounds as soon as possible, SEPT. 1-3 OR 2-3, 73rd Ohio Chess Congress (OH) EVENT SCHEDULE: Arrival Day: Aug 31. Player’s meeting 6 pm on 8/31. See Grand Prix. Round 1: 8/31 at 7:20 pm. Round 2: 9/1 at 7:20 pm. Round 3: 9/2 at all G/40 d5. Open Rd. 1 at 10am G/45 d5, Rd. 2 at 12:15pm G/45 d5, 2:10 pm. Round 4: 9/2 at 7:20 pm. Round 5: 9/3 at 11:30 am. Round 6: Rd. 3 at 2:30 G/60 d5, Rd. 4 at 5:30 G/60 d5. EF: $25 by Thursday 7/20, SEPT. 9-10, Golden Buckeye Senior & Adult Open (OH) 9/3 at 5:20 pm. Round 7: 9/4 at 9:20 am. Round 8: 9/4 at 3:00 pm. $35 after 7/20. Bye: One half-point Bye allowed, must declare before See Ohio. Round 9: 9/5 at 9 am. Closing ceremony (attendance is Optional): 9/5 Rd. 2. Adv. Ent.: Online only at www.vachess.org, no mail or email entries. Info.: www.vachess.org. Chief T.D.: National Tournament Direc- SEPT. 9-10, 79th WV State Championship 1:45 pm. TIEBREAKS: In event of equal scores, the following tiebreaks See Grand Prix. will be used: 1. Direct encounter, 2 Median Bucholz, 3 Most wins, and 4 tor Mike Hoffpauir, [email protected] or 757-846-4805. Younger player. Note that it is possible that direct encounter may not JULY 29-30, Weekend Swiss (at the 118th Annual U.S. Open) apply if not all tied players have played each other. APPEALS: The See Grand Prix. WISCONSIN Appeals Committee shall consist of 3 members plus 2 reserves. The JULY 29-AUG. 6, AUG. 1-6 OR AUG. 3-6 Appeals Committee shall be determined at the players meeting on , 118th Annual U.S. Open JULY 14-16 OR 15-16, 10th annual Chicago Class (IL) August 31. If possible, three Federations shall be represented on the See Nationals. See Grand Prix. Appeals Committee. An appeal against the decision of an Arbiter must JULY 30 , U.S. Open Scholastic Championships AUG. 19, 7th BC Open! be submitted in writing to the Chief Arbiter, within two hours after the Open to all US Chess members entering Grade 12 and below [including 4SS. G/60 d5. USCF rated (Dual rated). To obtain USCF membership, end of the playing session. The appeal must be accompanied by a fee new members]. 4 Round Swiss in Four Sections: Junior High - High see www.uschess.org. Country Inn & Suites, 1250 S. Moorland RD., of $100 US. This fee shall be refunded if the appeal is successful. The Open to players entering Kindergarten through School Championship: Brookfield, WI. Prizes: Non-monetary; Books, DVD’s. 3 Sections: Open, Appeals Committee may also decide to refund the fee if it considers the 12th Grade in the fall. Open to all ratings. Junior High – High U1600, U1000. EF: (All) $20 by 8/17 ($25 at site). Reg.: 8:30-9:30; 1/2 that the appeal was not frivolous. The decision of the Appeals Committee Open to players entering Kindergarten through School Under 1200: point bye if registered after 9:30. Rds.: 10:00; 1:00; 3:30; 6:00. Mail is final, binding and takes immediate effect. AWARDS: The winners of the 12th Grade in the fall. Open to players rated below 1200. No Unrateds! entries to Benjamin Corcoran, 2711 N. University Dr. #64, Waukesha, the Girls and Open Divisions will earn the following awards from FIDE: Elementary Championship: Open to players entering Kindergarten WI 53188. Q&A’s (262) 506-4203 and ask for Ben or benzochess@ through the 6th Grade in the fall. Open to all ratings. Gold/Clear first = 9 round GM or WGM norm and IM or WIM title. Elementary Under gmail.com. Info: benzochess.com. Equal first after tiebreaks = WIM or IM title, Silver and Bronze = 9 1000: Open to players entering Kindergarten through the 6th Grade in round WIM or IM norm and WFM/FM title. These awards are subject the fall. Open to players rated below 1000. No Unrateds! If the sections AUG. 19-20, 63rd Iowa Open Championship (FIDE and USCF to FIDE Title regulation 1.23. The winners, if still eligible, shall be con- are larger than expected, they may be split into multiple sections. Prizes: Rated) (IA) sidered official players in the North American U20 in 2018. In addition, Trophies to the Top 3 in each section. Schedule: Round One at 12 See Grand Prix. NOON. Round Two at 1:30 PM. Round Three at 3:00 PM. Round Four at the winners shall also have the right to participate in the 2018 Pan-Am AUG. 25-27 OR 26-27 4:30 PM. Awards Ceremony at 6:00 PM. Time Control: Game/30 d5. , 12th annual Indianapolis Open (IN) U20 as official players. EVENT FEES: All event fees are payable in US See Grand Prix. Dollars. Tournament Fee: Official players $100, additional players $150. Entry Fee: Online at https://secure2.uschess.org/webstore/tourna- Organizer fee: $25 for all accompanying persons. The fee for all regis- ment.php?wkevent=2017USOPEN, $25 by 7/10, $35 after. By mail – US Chess Junior Grand Prix! tration received after 4 pm on 8/31 will be $180. Non Hotel Fee: $65 U.S. Chess, Attn: U.S. Open Scholastic, PO Box 3967, Crossville, TN SEPT. 2-4, Marshall Rohland Memorial/WI Closed Championship for all players not staying at the host DFW Sheraton for at least 5 days. 38555, $27 postmarked by 7/10; $37 postmarked by 7/17. Do not mail Country Inn & Suites, 1250 S. Moorland Rd., Brookfield, WI 53005, (262) LOCATION/ACCOMMODATION: Sheraton DFW Airport Hotel, 4440 W. after 7/17 – it will not be received in time to be processed! By phone – 782-1400. HR: $99. Mention chess tournament. Open to WI residents, John Carpenter Fwy., Irving, TX 75063. Hotel rates: $89 for 1 person, 931-787-1234, ext. 136 Susan Kantor, $30 by 7/10, $40 after until 7/22 former champions, and students in WI schools. GM Josh Friedel and $99 for two people, $109 for 3 people and $119 for 4 people in a room. by 5 PM CDT. Notes: July Rating Supplement will be used. All refunds NM Erik Santarius are playing in this event! EF: 3 sections, Premier: Room includes breakfast buffet, reserve by 8/7 and ask for the Chess will be mailed from the US Chess Office following the conclusion of the $65 by Aug 30, comp entry to masters by Aug 1st. $70 at site. Reserve rate. After 8/7 the rate will not be honored. Note that the hotel has a U.S. Open. Accelerated pairings may be used. For venue details please (U1800): $30 by Aug 30, $35 at site. Novice (U1000): $20 by Aug 30, $50 fee for guests who check out earlier than their schedule departure see U.S. Open Chess Championship TLA. $25 at site. $$ Premier b/35: 1st (guaranteed) $600 + traveling trophy, date. Hotel has complimentary hotel shuttle to/from DFW airport. WEB- AUG. 2, 2017 U.S. Open G/15 National Championship 2nd 300, 3rd 200, A $160, U1800 $160. Reserve b/30: $150 + trophy, SITE and CONTACTS: Registration details can be found on the official See Nationals. 100, trophies to C, D, U1200. Novice: $50 + trophy, trophies to 2nd, U700, U500. Overall: $50 Kittsley upset prize. Premier and Reserve: website www.dallaschess.com Should you have any questions please AUG. 5 TC: feel free to contact: IA, IO Francisco Guadalupe, [email protected] , U.S. Open National Blitz Championship (BLZ) 40/90, SD/30, All with 30 seconds increment. Novice G/60 d5. Rds.: or FA, IO Luis Salinas, [email protected] This tournament See Nationals. Premier/Reserve: Sat 12-6, Sun 10-5, Mon 10-3:30. Novice: Sun 10-1- is FIDE rated and uses FIDE rules. The tournament will also be US AUG. 19, Walter Muir Memorial 3:30-6. Reg.: Pemier/Reserve Sat 1030-1130. Novice Sun 830-930. Chess rated. Note that for USA players, the official representative is See Grand Prix. Entries checks payable to WCA: Ben Corcoran, 2711 N. University Dr. #64, Waukesha, WI 53188. Ask for Ben (262) 506-4203 or the highest FIDE rated player on the July list who has contacted Francisco AUG. 25-27 OR 26-27, 49th annual Atlantic Open Questions: Guadalupe by July 10, 2017. Francisco Guadalupe will announce the See Grand Prix. [email protected]. 1/2 point bye available in any round. WI Chess official USA representatives by July 15. Tour Event. DEC. 26-30, 26-29 OR 27-29 A Heritage Event! , 27th annual North American US Chess Junior Grand Prix! OCT. 6-8 OR 7-8, 26th annual Midwest Class Championships (IL) Open (NV) A State Championship Event! See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. SEPT. 2-4 OR 3-4, 81st Annual Virginia Closed 6-SS, Two Schedules, $$3500 b/o 90 paid entries. Hotel: Hilton Garden WYOMING UTAH Inn Innsbrook, 4050 Cox Rd., Glen Allen, VA (804)521-2901. Ask for Chess Rate ($94), mention VA Closed Chess Tournament. Reserve by DEC. 26-30, 26-29 OR 27-29, 27th annual North American Open JULY 14-16 OR 15-16, 2017 Peoples Tournament (CA-N) Fri. Aug 11th. 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Ben Johnson Creator and Host of The Perpetual Chess Podcast PHOTO CREDIT: COURTESY OF SUBJECT

s the host of The Perpetual Chess Podcast, I interview chess players who have made Asome awe-inspiring chess moves. They talk about the feelings they had at key moments of their careers, suggest ways to improve at chess, and share a broader perspective on their lives outside of chess. In a recent episode, I had a poignant conver- sation with U.S. Women’s Champion Sabina Foisor soon after she uncorked her championship- clinching queen sacrifice. The legendary GM Peter Svidler has made so many “best” moves that he must be tired of talking about them. (May I nominate his 26. ... Re2!! versus Kamsky in 2011?) GM Svidler was nice enough to spend 90 minutes regaling our listeners with tales of his career highlights, his obsession with a video game called Hearthstone, and his one unfulfilled chess goal. As a 40-year-old national master ... Perhaps the only thing more interesting than GM Timur Gareyev’s blindfold wizardry is hearing my combinations don’t him discuss his peripatetic life away from the board. always combine properly. In contrast to my guests, I sometimes worry that my “best moves” are behind me. As a 40-year-old national master whose rating is now south of 2200, “ my combinations don’t always combine properly. SINGING AND GRUMBLING one of those a6 Sicilians whose names I can’t In faster time controls, I try to manage my time, Ben Johnson (2097) keep straight. Some of my pieces are singing, but more often my time manages me. Could I Franklin Chen (2203) but my light-square bishop is grumbling. PA State Game/45, Champion section (3), improve? I enjoy studying chess, and I dive into it Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 08.06.2016 21. f6 gxf6 ” when I can, but my young kids and work schedule And now followed : keep my study sessions short and infrequent. Despite    these obstacles, about a year ago I gingerly got back 22. Bg4! into competitive chess. Returning to tournament With the removal of the knight on d7 chess felt like the right move because I had recently Black’s defense crumbled in short order. The returned to teaching chess professionally after many game continued: years of playing poker and trading stocks. After 22. ... d5 23. Rxb4 Qxb4 24. Bxd7, and speculating on uncertain outcomes in poker and White won soon thereafter. trading, I welcomed the brutal honesty of Caissa and Stockfish. So that’s my best move since returning to And playing chess is still fun! When the stars tournament chess. After the game, I looked align, and I make it to a tournament, I welcome around, but no golden coins rained down on the opportunity to turn my phone off, let my WHITE TO PLAY the board. But it’s okay. My goals are modest. everyday worries recede, and immerse myself In contrast to the lofty heights attained by anew in this vexing, fascinating game. Here is a I love GM Jonathan Rowson’s idea of “talking my podcast guests, for me a decently-played position from my first tournament in four years, to your pieces.” In this game versus Franklin game, free from distraction, provides a high played last summer. Chen, I had a nice attacking forma tion against that I hope to chase in perpetuity. Go to PerpetualChesspod.com to listen to the podcast.

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6 rounds, August 10-13, 11-13 or 12-13, 2017 Nice summer vacation spot! Swim in Cedar Lake, experience early 19th century America at Old Sturbridge Village (www.osv.org). OPEN SECTION: 4-day schedule Aug 10-13 or 3-day Aug 11-13. UNDER 2100, 1900, 1700, 1500, 1300, 1000 SECTIONS: 4-day schedule Aug 10-13, 3-day Aug 11-13 or 2-day Aug 12-13. All schedules merge and compete for same prizes. $30,000 GUARANTEED PRIZES

Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, 366 Main St U1500, U1300 Sections entry fees: all $40 (Rt 20 West), Sturbridge MA 01566. Chess less than top 4 sections entry fees. rates $97-97, 800-582-3232, 508-347-7393, U1000 Section entry fees: all $80 less than reserve by 7/28 or rate may increase. Free top 4 sections entry fees. parking. For bus service see peterpanbus.com. Special USCF dues: see chesstour.com or Tournament Life. USCF memb. required. In 7 sections. Open: $3000-1500-700-500-300, clear/ 4-day schedule: Late reg. ends Thu 6 pm, tiebreak 1st $200 bonus, top U2300/Unr rounds Thu 7 pm, Fri 6 pm, Sat 11 & 5, Sun $1400-700. FIDE rated, 150 GPP (enhanced). 10 & 3:15. 40/100, SD/30, d10. Under 2100: $2000-1000-500-300-200. 3-day schedule: Late reg. ends Fri 11 am, Under 1900: $2000-1000-500-300-200. rds Fri 12 & 6, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:15. Under 1700: $2000-1000-500-300-200. 40/100, SD/30, d10. Under 1500: $1400-700-400-300-200. 2-day schedule (no Open Section): Late Under 1300: $1400-700-400-300-200. reg. ends Sat 9, rds Sat 10, 12:15, 2:30 & 5, Under 1000: $800-400-300-200, plaques to Sun 10 & 3:15. Rounds 1-3 G/40, d10, then top 3, 1st Under 800, Under 600, Unrated. merges with other schedules. Unrated limits: U1000 $150, U1300 $300, Half-point byes available all rounds (limit U1500 $450, U1700 $600, U1900 $750. 2), Open Section must commit before rd 2, Mixed doubles: male/female 2-player team other sections before round 4. combined score among all sections: $1000- 600-400. Must average under 2200; may play Bring set, board, clock if possible- none in different sections; reg. before both begin supplied. August official USCF ratings used. round 2. Unofficial web ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Top 4 sections entry fee: $158 online by Entry: chessaction.com or Continental 8/9, 4-day $164, 3-day $163, 2-day $162 Chess, Box 8482, Pelham NY 10803. $15 mailed by 8/2, $180 at site until 1 hr before charge for refunds. Entries posted at round 1 or online until 2 hrs before round 1. chessaction.com (online entries post instantly).