See previous issue for TLAs appearing January 1-14
Feb. 23-26 or 25-26, Southern Rocky Fide Open (NM) See Grand Prix.
Pennsylvania
Jan. 7 Not Jan. 12, MasterMinds CC Swiss/Quads Blair Christian Academy, 220WUpsal St., Philadelphia, PA. Quads: 40/ 75 SD/30TD/5. EF: $20 cash, Perfect score winner $50 else $40. Rd. 1 10AM then asap. Scholastic SS, EF $5 rec'd byThursday before, $15 at the door. 3 sections Rd. 1 10AMthen asap: K-12 3SS, G/55TD/5 1st, 2nd, 3rd, top under 1200, top unrated; K-8 4SS G/35TD/5.1st, 2nd, 3rd, top under 800, top unrated; K-6 4SS, G/35TD/5.1st, 2nd, 3rd, top under 600, top under 400, top unrated. 1st & 2nd school & club trophies. All Reg. ends 9:30am. Ent: MasterMinds CC, 36 E. Hortter St., Philadelphia, PA 19119. Checks made payable to: MasterMinds CC. Info: Bradley Crable, 215-844-3881,
info@mastermindschess.org,
orwww.mastermindschess. org. Chess Magnet School JGP for Quads.
Jan. 13-16, 14-16 or 15-16, 44th annual Liberty Bell Open See Grand Prix.
Jan. 21, 8th William J. Browne Memorial Quads 3RR, G/60d5. Pittsburgh Chess Club, 5604 Solway St., Suite 209, Pitts- burgh, PA 15217. EF: $12 by 1/16, $17 later, $2 discount to PCC Members. Prizes: $30 to first each quad. Reg.: 10-10:45am. Rds.: 11AM-1:30PM- 4PM. Info: 412-421-1881,
www.pittsburghcc.org. Ent: Pittsburgh Chess Club, Attn: Mike Holsinger, 5604 Solway St., Suite 209, Pittsburgh, PA 15217. Checks payable to Pittsburgh Chess Club. NC,W.
Jan. 28, North Jersey Adults and K-8 Quads (NJ) See New Jersey.
Jan. 29, PCL January Quick Quads (QC) 3RR, G/15d3.Wm. Pitt Union, Univ. of Pittsburgh, 5th Ave. & Bigelow, Pitts- burgh, PA 15213. EF: $10, $7 Jrs. $20 to 1st/quad. Reg.: 11-11:15am. Rds.: 11:30am-Noon-12:30pm. Info:
martinak_tom_m@hotmail.com, 412-908-0286.W.
Feb. 4, 2012 PA State Game/75 Championship See Grand Prix.
Feb. 4,W. Chester 1st Sat. Quads Our 23rd year! 3RR, 40/75, sd/30, td/5sec. United Methodist Church, 129 S. High St.,West Chester, PA. EF: $20; $40, $50 for 3-0. Reg.: 9am; Rds.: 9:30, 1, 4:30. Info:
WCCC1975@gmail.com.
Feb. 10-12 or 11-12, 2012 Baltimore Open (MD) See Grand Prix.
Feb. 11, MasterMinds CC Swiss/Quads Blair Christian Academy, 220 W Upsal St., Philadelphia, PA. Quads: 40/75 SD/30TD/5. EF: $20 cash, Perfect score winner $50 else $40. Rd. 1 10AM then asap. Scholastic SS, EF $5 rec'd byThursday before, $15 at the door. 3 sections Rd. 1 10AM then asap: K-12 3SS, G/55TD/5 1st, 2nd, 3rd, top under 1200, top unrated; K-8 4SS G/35TD/5.1st, 2nd, 3rd, top under 800, top unrated; K-6 4SS, G/35TD/5.1st, 2nd, 3rd, top under 600, top under 400, top unrated. 1st & 2nd school & club trophies. All Reg. ends 9:30am. Ent: MasterMinds CC, 36 E. Hortter St., Philadelphia, PA 19119. Checks made payable to: MasterMinds CC. Info: Bradley Crable, 215-844-3881,
info@mastermindschess.org,
orwww.masterminds
chess.org.
Feb. 19, PCL February Quick Quads (QC) 3RR, G/15d3.Wm. Pitt Union, Univ. of Pittsburgh, 5th Ave. & Bigelow, Pitts- burgh, PA 15213. EF: $10, $7 Jrs. $20 to 1st/quad. Reg.: 11-11:15am. Rds.: 11:30am-Noon-12:30pm. Info:
martinak_tom_m@hotmail.com, 412-908-0286.W.
Mar. 2, 2012 PA Quick Chess Champ (QC) See Grand Prix.
Mar. 3-4, 2012 Carlisle Open & PA Collegiate Championship See Grand Prix.
Mar. 3-4, 2012 PA State Scholastic Championships 5SS. 184 Trophies!! (With 128 Individual & 56 Team). Hotel Carlisle & Embers Convention Center, 1700 Harrisburg Pike, Carlisle, PA 17015, Exit 52A NB/Exit 52 SB off I-81, Exit 226 off PATurnpike. 8 sections (Sat & Sun 3/3 & 4 unless indicated): EF: K-3 Open: (Sat 3/3 only) $29. K-6 U800: (Sat 3/3 only) $27. K-9 U1000: (Sun 3/4 only) $27.25. K-6 Open: $30.50. K-8 Open: $31.50. 7-12 U1000: $28.50. 7-12 U1300: $29.50. K-12 Open: $32.50. All: EFs if rec'd by 2/13, $10 more rec'd 2/14-2/27, $20 more after 2/27. Feb 2012 ratings used. Bye: limit 1, ask by rd 2. Reg Fri 3/2 6-10 pm, Sat 3/3 9:30-10:15 am, Saturday at site entries get 1/2-bye. $5 charge for changes/refund after 2/13. Rds. (Sat 3/3 1-day sections): G/40d5; 10-11:45-2-3:45-5:30; (Sun 3/4 K-9 U1000): G/40d5; 9-10:30-12:30-2- 3:30; (2-day sections): G/90d5; 10-2-5:30, 9-1. Bughouse: Reg on-site only until Sat 3/3 8:30pm. Rds. begin Sat 3/3 8:45pm. EF: $20/team. HR: Mention "PA States" for best rate; 800-692-7315 $75. Ent: PSCF, c/oTom Martinak, 25 Freeport St., Pittsburgh, PA 15223-2245. Info: 412-908-0286,
martinak_tom_m@hotmail.com. Chess Magnet School JGP for 2-day sections.
Mar. 23-25 or 24-25, 13th annual Pittsburgh Open See Grand Prix.
Apr. 4-8, 5-8, 6-8 or 7-8, 6th annual Philadelphia Open See Grand Prix.
June 28-July 2, 9th annual Philadelphia International See Grand Prix.
July 1-3, 2-8, 4-5, 4-8, 5-8, 6-8, 40th Annual World Open See Grand Prix.
Rhode Island
Cranston Chess Club Monthly Every Tuesday. 4SS, 40/70, SD/30. Garden City Center, Cranston. EF: $5/game (club mbrs: $3/game). Reg.: 6:30-6:50pm; email preferred. Rds.: 1st 4Tuesdays of the month, 7pm sharp! 5thTuesday extra rated games
uschess.org 13th annual PITTSBURGH OPEN
March 23-25 or 24-25, Doubletree Green Tree $12,000 projected prizes, $9,000 minimum!
5 round Swiss, choice of 3-day or 2-day schedule. Prizes $12,000
based on 150 paid entries (re-entries & $50 off entries count half), with 75% of each prize minimum guaranteed. In 5 sections:
OpenSection: Prizes$1500-800-400-200, clear/tiebreakwin$100
bonus, top U2300/Unr $700, U2200/Unr $600. FIDE rated, 60 GPP Under 2100 Section: $1000-500-300-200, top Under 1900 $400. Under 1800 Section: $1000-500-300-200, top Under 1600 $400. Under 1500 Section: $800-400-300-200, top Under 1300 $300. Under 1200 Section: $400-250-150-100, trophy to top Under
1000, Under 800, Under 600, Unrated. Unrated limit: $150 in U1200, $300 U1500, or $500 in U1800.
FULL DETAILS: see “Grand Prix” in this issue or
chesstour.com.
and events. One bye rd 1-3; if notified in advance. Prizes based on entries. Info:
www.cranstonchess.org, 401-575-1520. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Mar. 31, 2012 CT Open State Championship (CT) See Grand Prix.
Mar. 31, 2012 New Haven Scholastic Championship (CT) See Connecticut.
South Carolina
Jan. 21, 7th Patrick D. Hart Memorial Scholastic 4SS, G/30. BestWestern Plus Downtown, 146 Lockwood Blvd., Charleston, SC 29403. EF: $20 if rec’d by 1/18/12;$25 at site. USCF & SCCA mem- berships req’d. OSA, Trophies to 1st, 2nd & 3rd plus free 1yr USCF memberships to 1st (& ties) in each section. Reg.: 8-9:30am. Rds.: 10am, 1pm, 2:30pm, 4pm. In four USCF rated sections: K-3, K-5, K-8 & K-12 (Sections may be combined for pairing purposes, if necessary.) Spe- cial Non-rated Beginners section - 4 rds, G/30 Open to beginning players. No USCF membership req’d. EF: $15 Prize for top finisher/s - free 1 yr USCFmembership. Adv. Ent: Charleston Chess Club, c/o DavidY. Causey, 741 Dragoon Dr., Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464. Email:
chessbass@att.net.
A Heritage Event! Feb. 11-12, 38th Snowstorm Special 5SS, 30/90, SD/1 (Rd. 1 G/90). BestWestern Charleston-Downtown, 146 Lockwood Dr., Charleston, SC 29403. EF: $50 if rec'd by 2/08, $60 at site, $25 re-entry; USCF & SCCA req'd, OSA. Prize Fund: $950 b/40 ($475 Gtd.) One section, Open to all. Prizes: $300-150, Top A,B,C,D,E& under 1st- $100 ea. (Unrateds will be based on perf. rating after 4th rd.) Schedule: Reg.: Sat. 8-9am Rds.: 10am, 2pm, 8pm, Sun. 9am, 2:30pm. Half pt. byes: avail. all rds., must commit before Rd. 2 for Rds. 4&5 (irrevocable). HR: $84.99 (mention "Snowstorm Special") reserve by Jan. 27, 2012 (843-722- 4000 or toll free 1-877-721-4545) (
www.CharlestonBestWestern.com). Other info: Free entry to Masters and above ($50 deducted from anywin- nings). Info/Reg/Pmt: Charleston Chess Club, c/o David
Y.Causey, 741 Dragoon Dr., Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (email:
chessbass@att.net). Chess Magnet School JGP.
Mar. 30-Apr. 1 or Mar. 31-Apr. 1, 10th Annual Southern Class Cham- pionships (FL) See Grand Prix.
Tennessee
Jan. 14-15, Tennessee Winter Open See Grand Prix.
Feb. 24-26 or 25-26, Greater Memphis Open 2 See Grand Prix.
Mar. 16-18 or 17-18, 16th annual Mid-America Open (MO) See Grand Prix.
May 11-13, 2012 National Elementary (K-6) Championship See Nationals.
June 9-10, 2012 U.S. Amateur South Championship See Nationals.
Texas
Jan. 14, Winter Wonderland Scholastic Chess Tourney 5SS, G/30 No delay all sections except HS. EF: $20 if P/M by 1/06/12, $50 after. On-site: 8:00 amwith 1/2 pt. bye for R1. R1 begins at 9:00 am. Sections: Primary K-3 U300 G/30 no delay; Primary K-3 U800 G/30 no delay; K-5/6 U800 G/30 no delay; K-5/6 Open G/30 no delay; MS G/30 no delay; HS G/30 no delay in R1, R2 & R3 and G/45 no delay in R4 & R5;Top 4 individual trophies,Top 2 teams in each section. 5th Placewin-
ner in each section receives a snow globe! Homemade Chess Set Com- petition and Bug House! Mail to: LHS Sport of the Mind, 2350 Estates Parkway, Allen, TX 75002. For more info: CheckmateThis@
gmail.com or 972-658-8537.
Jan. 14, Dallas Junior Open 5-SS, (rds 1-3 G/30d5, rds 4-5 G/45d5). Dallas CC, 200 S. Cottonwood Dr #C, Richardson, TX 75080. EF: $25 if received by 1/10, $30 at site. Reg.: 9-9:30 am. 4 sections: Champ (opened to 20 yrs old and under), Cadet (opened to 14 yrs old and under), Youth (opened to 10 yrs old and under), Juvenile (opened to 8 years old and younger). Ages as of 1/1/11. Sections may be combined if less that 8 players in section, even if other section has more than 8. Round 1 pairings at 9:40 am rest ASAP with small lunch break. $$50% of entry fees. One half-point Bye if requested before end of rd 2 (and if requested before receiving a full point bye). Ent: Dallas Chess Club, see address above. Info: 214-632-9000,
info@dallaschess.com NS, NC.
Jan. 21, Region III Scholastic Championships 5SS, G/30d5. Student Union Galaxy Rooms atThe University ofTexas at Dallas, 800West Campbell Rd., Richardson,Texas 75080. Use University Drive entrance. Six rated sections Opened to players who live in TCA Region 3 or who go to school in TCA Region 3. High School (grades 9- 12), Middle School (grades 6-8/9), Elementary (grades K-5/6), Elementary U800 (grades K-5/6 rated under 800), Primary (grades preK- 3), and K-1 (grades pre-k-1). $$Trophies for rated sections: HS section:Top 10 ind., top 3 teams; MSTop 10 ind., top 3 team. Elem:Top 10 ind., top 5 teams; Elem U800:Top 10 ind., top 5 teams; Primary:Top 10 ind., top 5 teams; K-1Top 7 ind., top team. EF for Rated Section: $25 if postmarked by 1/14; $39 thereafter and on site. Add $5 for phone entries. On site registration may result in 1/2 point first round bye. US Chess Federation Membership required. Sections may be combined if there are not enough players in a section or if too many players belong to one school. Team flag may be turned off if one school has too many players in the section. One Not rated sections: K-6 not rated
Open.This section is opened to all players in Grades k-6. $$Trophies for K-6 not rated sections:Top 10 ind,Top 5 teams. EF for not rated section is $15 if post- marked by 1/14, $25 thereafter and on site. Registration Form On site registration may result in 1/2 point 1st round bye. ALL: Reg: 7:30- 8:30am, Rd 1 posted at 9:15 am, all others ASAP with 35-minute lunch break. One 1/2 pt. bye if requested before end of Rd 2. Medals to all the participants. Tournament is not elimination, play all 5 rounds. Pre-Reg- istration requires prepaymentwith complete information. All changes after 1/19/12 to be made on site only, $10 for changes made after 1/19/12. No credit cards accepted onsite. Special TCA rules on which section a player can play in Rated Sections. See:
www.swchess.com/sce/tourney/ tsc2006/
tsc06.htm for some guidelines. Make Checks payable to: Dal- las Chess Club. U.S. Chess Federation Membership is required for all Rated sections. Not Rated sections do not require U.S. Chess Federation mem- bership.Enter: Barbara Swafford, 2709 LonghornTrail, Crowley,TX 76036. Ph: 214.632.9000. E-mail:
info@dallaschess.com. Note that seating is limited and is on a first come first serve basis. Park on metered park- ing by Student Union or get visitors pass at Visitors Center on University Drive and park on Visitor's/Green Parking. Due to construction, please check UT DallasWebsite for parking information.
Jan. 28, 2012 - Many Springs Open 43 North Richland Hills Public Library, 9015 Grand Ave., North Richland Hills,TX 76180. 4 Round SS, G/45. EF: $15, 80% of entry fee's returned as prizes. Registration On-site 8:45-8:55. First Round 9:00 AM. Additional informationTom Crane at either 817-296-4287,
tcrane5000@yahoo.com or
www.tarrantcountychessclub.org/.
Jan. 28-29, DFW Fide Open VI See Grand Prix.
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