Tournament Life
W. 10th St., bet 5-6 Ave, NYC: 212-477-3716. May be limited to 1st 36 entries. EF$35, Club membs $25, GMs $20 from prize. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100-50, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Limit 2 byes (1 bye if U2000), commit by 8:15. Re-entry $15, counts half. Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impos- sible! $5 extra if entering under 10 min. before game.
A Heritage Event! Jan. 28, Kasparov Chess Foundation presents the 46th Annual Greater NY Junior High Championship - USCF's Longest-Running Scholastic! 5-SS, G/25+td/5 or G/30+td/0, open to all born after 1/28/96 not yet in 10th grade. NewYorker Hotel, 481 8th Ave & 34th St, NYC. 3 sec- tions: Varsity, open to all. EF: $48.60 postmarked by 1/06/
12.Trophies to top 12, top U1500, top 3 unrated, top 6 school teams. Free entry to specified Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 8/1/12 to 1st, thru 7/1 to 2nd, thru 6/1 to 3rd. Junior-Varsity: open toUnder1200or unrated. EF: $48.50 postmarked by 1/6. Trophies to top 12, top 3 unrated, top 6 schools. Free entry to specified Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 7/1/12 to 1st, thru 6/1 to 2nd, thru 5/1 to 3rd. Novice, open to Under 700 or unrated. EF: $48.40 postmarked by 1/6. Trophies to top 12, top 3 unrateds, top 6 schools. Plaques to top 2 each grade: 4-6 (you can win both plaque & trophy). Free entry to specified Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 6/1/12 to 1st, thru 5/1 to 2nd, thru 4/1 to 3rd. All: EF's $7 extra per player postmarked 1/7-13, all $65 at site. Mail entries $5 less per player if 4 or more from same school in SAME ENVELOPE! All substitutions from advance entry list charged late fee. $15 extra to switch sections, $15 charge for each player refund. All players scoring 4 or more who don't win a trophy will receive a medal! 8weeks free entry, except quads, to 1st team each section, 4 weeks free, except quads, to 2nd team (top 4 scores from same school=team score). Speed play- off for 5-0. Limit 2 byes (rds. 4-5 commit before rd. 3). Mail entries: list name, rating, ID# (proof of current USCFmembership required, enclose dues if necessary), school, grade, birthdate, address. Checks to (spec- ify section): Chess Center of NY, PO Box 4615, NewWindsor, NY 12553. To confirm receipt, enclose SASE. No mail postmarked after 1/13. Phone entries: $59 by credit card thru 1/23: 845-569-9969 (or 406-896-2191, 24 hours, entries only). Online entries at
www.chesscenter.cc: $46 thru 1/13, $53 1/14-1/23. No phone or on-line entries after 1/23. On- site entry fee: $65. On-site reg. ends 9:15 am. Rds. 10-12-2-3:30-5:15. Questions, team rooms:
chesscentr@aol.com(Jan 27-28 only: 212- 971-0101). Bring sets, clocks, boards!
A Heritage Event! Jan. 28, Kasparov Chess Foundation presents the 33rd Annual Greater NY Primary Championship! 5-SS, G/25 + td/5 or G/30 + td/0, open to all born after 1/28/02 in grades 3/below. NewYorker Hotel, 481 8th Ave & 34th St, NYC. 3 sec- tions: Varsity, open to all. EF: $46.60 postmarked by 1/06/
12.Trophies to top 12, top rated U900, top 3 unrated, top 6 school teams. Free entry to specified Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 8/1/12 to 1st, thru 8/1
to 2nd, thru 7/1 to 3rd. Novice: open to Under 700 or unrated. EF: $46.50 postmarked by 1/
6.Trophies to top 12, top 3 unrated. Free entry to specified Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 7/1/12 to 1st, thru 6/1 to 2nd, thru 5/1 to 3rd. K-1, open to grade 1/below. EF: $46.40 post- marked by 1/6. Trophies to top 12, top rated U500, top 3 unrateds, top 6 schools. Free entry to specified Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 7/1/12 to 1st, thru 6/1 to 2nd, thru 5/1 to 3rd. All: EF's $7 extra per player postmarked 1/7-13, all $65 at site. Mail entries $5 less per player if 4 or more from same school in SAME ENVELOPE! All substitutions from advance entry list charged late fee. $15 extra to switch sections, $15 charge for each player refund. All players scoring 4 or more who don't win a trophy will receive a medal! 8 weeks free entry, except quads, to 1st team each section, 4 weeks free, except quads, to 2nd team (top 4 scores from same school=team score). Speed playoff for 5-0. Limit 2 byes (rds. 4-5 commit before rd. 3). Mail entries: list name, rating, ID# (proof of current USCFmembership required, enclose dues if nec- essary), school, grade, birthdate, address. Checks to (specify section): Chess Center of NY, PO Box 4615, NewWindsor, NY 12553. To confirm receipt, enclose SASE. No mail postmarked after 1/13. Phone entries: $59 by credit card thru 1/23: 845-569-9969 (or 406-896-2191, 24 hours, entries only). Online entries at
www.chesscenter.cc: $46 thru 1/13, $53 1/14-1/23. No phone or on-line entries after 1/23. On-site entry fee: $65. On-site reg. ends 9:15 am. Rds. 10-12-2-3:30-5:15. Ques- tions, team rooms:
chesscentr@aol.com (Jan 27-28 only: 212-971- 0101). Bring sets, clocks, boards!
Jan. 28, Marshall Open & U1500 Saturday Game/45! 5-SS, G/40d5. Marshall CC, 23W10th St., NYC.
212-477-3716.Two sec- tions-you play only those in your section: A. Open ($360/24): $160-80, U2100 $65, U1800 $55. B. U1500 ($240/16): $120-65, U1200 $55. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 11:15-11:45 pm. Rds.: 12-1:45-4:00-5:45. One bye available, request at entry.
www.marshallchessclub.org.
Jan. 28-29, 3rd Annual Broome County Chess Championship/Francis Cordisco Memorial See Grand Prix.
A Heritage Event! Jan. 29, Kasparov Chess Foundation presents the 46th Annual Greater NY Elementary Championship - USCF's Longest-Running Scholastic! 5-SS, G/25+td/5 or G/30+td/0, open to all born after 1/29/99 not yet in 7th grade. New Yorker Hotel, 481 8th Ave & 34th St, NYC. 3 sec- tions: Varsity, open to all. EF: $47.60 postmarked by 1/06/
12.Trophies to top 12, top U1200, top 3 unrated, top 6 school teams. Free entry to specified Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 8/1/12 to 1st, thru 7/1 to 2nd, thru 6/1 to 3rd. Junior-Varsity: open to Under 1000 or unrated. EF: $47.50 postmarked by 1/6. Trophies to top 12, top 3 unrated, top 6 schools. Free entry to specified Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 7/1/12 to 1st, thru 6/1 to 2nd, thru 5/1 to 3rd. Novice, open to Under 700 or unrated. EF: $47.40 postmarked by 1/6. Trophies to top 12, top 3 unrateds, top 6 schools. Free entry to specified Chess Center tmts.
except quads thru 6/1/12 to 1st, thru 5/1 to 2nd, thru 4/1 to 3rd. All: EF's $7 extra per player postmarked 1/7-13, all $65 at site. Mail entries $5 less per player if 4 or more from same school in SAME ENVE- LOPE! All substitutions from advance entry list charged late fee. $15 extra to switch sections, $15 charge for each player refund. All players scor- ing 4 or more who don't win a trophy will receive a medal! 8 weeks free entry, except quads, to 1st team each section, 4 weeks free, except quads, to 2nd team(top 4 scores from same school=team score). Speed playoff for 5-0. Limit 2 byes (rds. 4-5 commit before rd. 3). Mail entries: list name, rating, ID# (proof of current USCF membership required, enclose dues if necessary), school, grade, birthdate, address. Checks to (specify section): Chess Center of NY, PO Box 4615, NewWindsor, NY 12553. To confirm receipt, enclose SASE. No mail postmarked after 1/13. Phone entries: $59 by credit card thru 1/23: 845-569-9969 (or 406- 896-2191, 24 hours, entries only). Online entries at
www.chesscen
ter.cc: $46 thru 1/13, $53 1/14-1/23. No phone or on-line entries after 1/23. On-site entry fee: $65. On-site reg. ends 9:15 am. Rds. 10-12-2- 3:30-5:15. Questions, team rooms:
chesscentr@aol.com (Jan 27-29 only: 212-971-0101). Bring sets, clocks, boards!
A Heritage Event! Jan. 29, Kasparov Chess Foundation presents the 46th Annual Greater NY High School Championship - USCF's Longest-Running Scholastic! 5-SS, G/25+td/5 or G/30+td/0, open to all grades 12/below born after 1/29/92. NewYorker Hotel, 481 8th Ave & 34th St, NYC. 3 sections: Varsity, open to all. EF: $49.60 postmarked by 1/06/
12.Trophies to top 12, top U1700, top 3 unrated, top 6 school teams. Free entry to speci- fied Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 8/1/12 to 1st, thru 7/1 to 2nd, thru 6/1 to 3rd. Junior-Varsity: open to Under 1600 or unrated. EF: $49.50 postmarked by 1/
6.Trophies to top 12, top U1400, top 3 unrated, top 6 schools. Free entry to specified Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 7/1/12 to 1st, thru 6/1 to 2nd, thru 5/1 to 3rd. Novice, open to Under 1000 or unrated. EF: $49.40 postmarked by 1/
6.Trophies to top 12, top 3 unrateds, top 6 schools. Plaques to top 2 each grade: 7-9 (you can win both plaque & trophy). Free entry to specified Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 6/1/12 to 1st, thru 5/1 to 2nd, thru 4/1 to 3rd. All: EF's $7 extra per player postmarked 1/7-13, all $65 at site. Mail entries $5 less per player if 4 or more from same school in SAME ENVELOPE! All substitutions from advance entry list charged late fee. $15 extra to switch sections, $15 charge for each player refund. All players scoring 4 or more who don't win a trophy will receive a medal! 8weeks free entry, except quads, to 1st team each section, 4 weeks free, except quads, to 2nd team (top 4 scores from same school=team score; no combined schools, even if one school "feeds" another). Speed playoff for 5-0. Limit 2 byes (rds. 4-5 commit before rd. 3). Mail entries: list name, rating, ID# (proof of current USCFmembership required, enclose dues if necessary), school, grade, birthdate, address. Checks to (specify section): Chess Cen- ter of NY, PO Box 4615, New Windsor, NY 12553. To confirm receipt, enclose SASE. No mail postmarked after 1/13. Phone entries: $59 by credit card thru 1/23: 845-569-9969 (or 406-896-2191, 24 hours, entries
6th annual PHILADELPHIA OPEN Open Section: 9SS, 40/90, SD/30,
April 4-8 (Open), 5-8, 6-8 or 7-8 (lower sections) - Easter weekend at Loews Prizes $80,000 based on 500 paid entries, $60,000 minimum, IM and GM norms possible! Prize limits: 1) If official rating 4/11-
inc/30. U2200 to U1200: 7SS, 40/2, SD/1, d/5 (3-day option, rds 1-2 G/75, d/5; 2-day, rds 1-4 G/40, d/5). U1000: 7SS, G/40, d/5. Loews Hotel, 1200 Market, rooms $98-
98-123-123, 215-627-1200, reserve by 3/21. Parking: Loews valet $30. Gateway
Garage, 1540 Vine (near Sheraton Hotel) is about $5/day Sat & Sun, $18/day other days.
8 sections. Prizes based on 500 paid
entries, else proportional (seniors, re-entries, GMs, IMs, WGMs count half, U1200 40%, U1000 15%), with 75% min. guaranteed. Open:$7000-4000-2000-1000-800-700-
600-500-400-400, clear/tiebreak 1st $200, FIDE U2400/Unr $2000-1000. FIDE rated. U2200, U2000, U1800 Sections: $5000-
2500-1200-800-600-500-400-300-300-300. U1600, U1400 Sections: $4000-2000-
1000-700-500-400-300-200-200-200. U1200 Section: $1500-800-500-300-
200-200-200-100-100-100. U1000 Section: $400-200-100, trophies to first 5, top U800, U600, U400, Unr.
3/12 or post-event rating posted 4/4/11- 4/4/12 is over 30 pts above sectionmax, limit $1500. 2) Unr limit $200 U1000, $400 U1200, $800 U1400, $1200 U1600, $1600 U1800, $2000 U2000. 3) Under 26 games limit $300 U1000, $800 U1200, $1500 U1400, $2500 U1600.
Open entry fee: GM/IM/WGM free;
$150 from prize. Current/past FIDE 2200+, $225mailed by 3/27 or online by 4/2, $250 at site. Foreign FIDE, $175 mailed by 3/27 or online by 4/2, $200 at site. Others, $375 mailed by 3/27 or online by 4/2, $400 at site. U2200 to U1400 Section: 4-day $224, 3-
day $223, 2-day $222 mailed by 3/27, all $225 online by 4/2, $250 to 2 hrs before rd 1 or at site. U1200 Section: 4-day $84, 3-day $83, 2-day $82mailed by 3/27, $85 online by 4/2, $100 at site. U1000 Section: $32mailed by 3/27, $35 online by 4/2, $50 at site. Phonedentry: $5more than online entry. EF $100 less to seniors 65/over in
U1400-U2200.Re-entry (exceptOpen) $100. .
66 Chess Life — January 2012 5-day Open schedule: Reg. endsWed 6
pm, rds. Wed 7 pm, Thu 12 noon & 7 pm, Fri 11 am& 6 pm, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:30. 4-day: Reg. ends Thu 6 pm, rds. Thu 7
pm, Fri 11 & 6, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:30. 3-day: Reg. ends Fri 10 am, rds. Fri 11,
2:30 & 6, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:30. 2-day: Reg. ends Sat 9 am, rds Sat 10, 12,
2, 3:45 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:30. U1000: Reg. ends Sat. 9 am, rds Sat 10,
12, 2, 3:45 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:30. Half pt byeOKall, limit 4 (2 in last 4 rds).
Open must commit before rd 2, others rd 4. All: FIDE ratings used for Open, USCF
April for others. Unofficial ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Bring set, board, clock if possible - none supplied. USCF membership required; see Chess Life or
chesstour.com for special dues rates. JGP. Entry:
chesstour.com or Continental
Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills NY 12577. Optional entry form faces inside back cover. $15 service charge for refunds. Advance entries posted at
chesstour.com.
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