See previous issue for TLAs appearing August 1-14


5SS, G/120. Tennessee Tech University, Roaden University Center, Cookeville, TN. $$Gtd. $3000 Prize fund. Sections: OPEN $400-250-200, Exp. $200-150, Class A $175-125, Class B $150-75, Class C+below $100- 75,NOVICE (U1400) $225-170-150, Class E $125-75, Class F+below $100- 75, UNR $100-75. EF: $50 post marked by 08/24 ($60 at site) online by 8/29. UNR eligible for UNR prize only, youth and scholastic members for trophy only $30 ($40), IM and GM Free entry ($50 taken from prize of 200 or more). On site reg. Fri 5:00-6:00 pm or Sat 7:30-8:30 am, USCF and TCA Dues req. OSA Rds.: Rnd 1 Fri at 7:00 pm or Sat 9:00 am else Sat. 2:00, 7:00, Sun. 9:00, 2:00. Hotel: Baymont Inn and Suites, 1151 S. Jef- ferson Ave., (931) 525-6668. Info: Enter on-line at TNCHESS.ORG or mail to: Chris Prosser, 733 Long Hunter Ct., Nashville, TN 37217 or RegionIII@ aol.com, 615-426-7105. NS, NC, W. Chess Magnet School JGP.


AUG. 31-SEPT. 2 OR SEPT. 1-2, NORTH CAROLINA TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 60 (ENHANCED) 2012 North Carolina Open 5SS, 35/90/d5; SD/60/d5; 2-day schedule: Rd. 1G/90/d5 then merges with 3-day. Embassy Suites Airport, 204 Centreport Dr., Greensboro, NC 27409, (336) 668-4535, mention Group Name, “North Carolina Chess Asso- ciation” for discounted hotel rate. $13000 in prizes UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED! In 4 sections, OPEN: $1000-500-300-250-150-125-125- 100-100-100. U2200 250-150-100. U2000: $1000-500-300-250-150-125- 125-100-100-100 U1850 250-150-100. U1700: $1000-500-300-250-150- 125-125-100-100-100 U1550 250-150-100. U1400: $1000-500-300-250- 150-125-125-100-100-100 U1200 250-150-100. EF: $65 if received by August 15. $75 if received later or onsite. SCHEDULE: 3-Day registration endsat7PMon8/31.Roundat7:30PM.2-Day registration ends at 9:30AM on 9/1, Round at 10AM. Subsequent rounds are 9/1 at 1:30-7:30 and 9/2 at 10:30-4:30. HR: $99 All rooms are suite style. Free made to order break- fast daily, free manager's reception nightly, and free airport shuttle available for all guests. ADVANCE ENTRY: Send checks to Walter High, 105 North Crabtree Knoll, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. Make checks payable to: NCCA. OTHER: One half-point bye available; your choice of rounds 1 - 4, no elective byes in round 5. Byes must be requested prior to start of round 1. Open section FIDE rated. INFO: Gary Newsom, gary.newsom@ queencitychess.com or Walter High, wmhigh@nc.rr.com. More info including pre-entry lists may be available at ncchess.org. No smoking. No computers. Special Scholastic Tournament: presented by High Point University! Saturday, September 1 4SS, G/30 D/5 Rounds 10:30-12-2-3:30. In two sections, Open and U800. Trophies to top 10 in each section. USCF rated. EF: $20 in advance $25 onsite. Chess Magnet School JGP for main event.


A State Championship Event! AUG. 31-SEPT. 3, FLORIDA TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 50 2012 Arnold Denker Florida State Championship 6SS, G/120d5. Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort, 100 North Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach, FL 32118. Prize money based on 160 full paid entries, with 70% GTD. In 6 Sections, Open: EF: $89 by 8/24 $10 higher at site. Free entry GM,WGM,IM,WIM ($90 deducted from any prize won). $$: $1,500-750-350-200. U/2300 $500-250-100.Reg.: Registration later than 1:30 on Saturday will get 1/2 point bye in round 1. 1/2 point available for any round; max of 2; must commit prior to Rd. 3 pairing. U/2000: Open to 1999 & under. EF: $89 prior to 8/24 $10 higher at site. Reentry $50 by round 3 ($35 for U/1200) Reentry counts as 1/2 entry. $$: $700-350-200-100-75. 1/2 point for any round; Max of 2; must com- mit prior to rd 3 pairing. U/1800: Open to 1799 & under. EF: $89 prior to 8/24 $10 higher at site. Reentry $50 by round 3 ($35 for U/1200) Reen- try counts as 1/2 entry. $$: $700-350-200-100-75. 1/2 point for any round; Max of 2; must commit prior to rd 3 pairing. U/1600: Open to 1599 & under. EF: $89 prior to 8/24 $10 higher at site. Reentry $50 by round 3 ($35 for U/1200) Reentry counts as 1/2 entry. $$ $700-350-200-100- 75. 1/2 point for any round; Max of 2; must commit prior to rd 3 pairing. U/1400: Open to 1399 & under. EF: $89 prior to 8/24 $10 higher at site. Reentry $50 by round 3 ($35 for U/1200) Reentry counts as 1/2 entry. $$: $500-300-200-100-75. 1/2 point for any round; Max of 2; must com- mit prior to rd 3 pairing. U/1200: Open to 1199 & under. EF: $60 prior to 8/24 $10 higher at site. Reentry $50 by round 3 ($35 for U/1200) Reen- try counts as 1/2 entry. Unrated player must be under age 16 for this section. $$: $400-200-125. U/1000 $100, U/800 $75. 1/2 point for any round; Max of 2; must commit prior to rd 3 pairing. FCA annual meeting Sunday 6:45pm, FCA Board of Directors meeting Sunday 6pm. ALL: Memb. Req'd: $20. FCA. USCF. Trophy to top Florida Resident. Unrated limited to $100. unless in Open Section. Rds.: Saturday 2 & 7, Sunday 2 & 7, Monday 9 & 2. ENT: C.H.E.S.S. Inc 821 Upland, Port Orange, FL 32127. SIDE EVENTS: 8/31: Quick Chess Championship; 9/2: Blitz Champi- onship;9/2:ScholasticTournament. INFO: Steve Lampkin chessinschools@ aol.com. HR: $109 No resort Fee, self park $5 386-254-8200 or 866-536- 8477 All rooms with Ocean View, Free Internet Access http://tinyurl.com/ 8xewocg. NS. NC. W. Chess Magnet School JGP.


A Heritage Event! A State Championship Event!


AUG. 31-SEPT. 3, SEPT. 1-3 OR 2-3, NEW YORK TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 100 (ENHANCED) 134th annual NY State Championship Out of state welcome. 6SS, 40/2, SD/1, d5 (2-day option except in Open Section, rds 1-3 G/45, d5), Albany Marriott, 189Wolf Rd., Albany 12205 (Thruway Exit 24, I-87 north to Wolf Rd, Exit 4). Luxurious hotel with indoor/outdoor pool, sauna, fitness center, free parking, free airport shuttle, many restaurants in area. $$G 12,000. In 5 sections. Open: $2000-1000-500-300, top U2300/Unr $700, U2200/Unr $600. State title and $100 bonus to top NYS resident. FIDE. Under 2100: $1000-500-300- 150, top Under 1900 $400. Under 1800: $1000-500-300-150, top Under 1600 $400. Under 1500: $800-400-200-100, top Under 1300 $300. Under 1200: $200-100, trophy to first 5, top Under 1000, Under 800, Under 600, Unrated. Unratedmay not win over $150 in U1200, $300 U1500 or $600 U1800. All: 1 year NYSCA membership to NY residents who list name and address on signup sheet posted at tournament. Top 3 sections EF: 4- day $99, 3-day $98, 2-day $97 if check mailed by 8/22, all $95 online at chesstour.com by 8/29, $105 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 8/29 (entry only,


no questions), $120 at site. No mailed credit card entries. Under 1500 Section EF: All $20 less than top 3 sections EF. Under 1200 Section EF: All $50 less than top 3 sections EF. All: Unofficial uschess.org ratings usu- ally used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with paper magazine if paid with entry. Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Re-entry $60, all sections but Open. GMs, IMs & WGMs free, $80 deducted from prize. No checks at site, credit cards OK. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10:30 am, rds. Sat 11 & 6, Sun 11 & 6, Mon 10 & 4:15. 4-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6:30 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 6 pm, Sun 11 & 6, Mon 10 & 4:15. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sun. 10:30 am, rds Sun 11, 1:30, 3:30, 6, Mon 10 & 4:15, no 2-day schedule in Open. Bye: all, limit 2, Open must commit before rd 2, others before rd 4. HR: $97-97, 800-443-8952, 518-458-8444, reserve by 8/23 or rate may increase. NYSCA meeting 9 am Sun. Car rental: 800-331-1600, use AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. Questions:www.chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.US, 845-496-9658. Advance entries posted at chesstour. com. September official USCF ratings used. Chess Magnet School JGP.


A Heritage Event! AUG. 31-SEPT. 3 OR SEPT. 1-3, TEXAS TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 (ENHANCED) 78th Annual Southwest Open 7SS. Sheraton Dallas North Hotel, 4801 Lyndon B. Johnson Fwy, Dallas, TX 75244. $$ 8,950 b/175 full entries, 75% Gtd. 3 Sections and scholas- tic side events: Open: (This section is FIDE rated but uses USCF rules. G/90 with 30 sec. increment: $$ 1,000-500-250, 2200-2399 $700, U2200 $700-350. Reserve: U2000. Rds. 1-7 30/90 SD/1, rd. 1 of three day is G/115, d/5. $$ 800-400-200. B $$ 600-300-150, U1600 500-250-125. Novice: U1400 and Unrated. Rds. 1-7 30/90 SD/1, d/5, rd. 1 of three day is G/115, d/5. $$ 500-250-125, E $$ 400-200, U1000 $$ 300-150 Unrated $200. All 3: TCA membership required. Other states accepted. EF: $88 if received by 8/22, else $99. $80 Junior(U19) if received by 8/22 else $90 (juniors count as 90% toward base), Senior(over 65)/Handicapped/addi- tional family participant $52 if receive by 8/22 else $65 (Senior/Handicap/ Additional family participant counts 60% toward base). Add $5 for CC phone entries; pre-reg requires pre-payment. After 8/29/12 all registra- tion and changes on site only; all changes including withdrawals, $10 after 8/29/12. 4 day: Reg. Friday 8/31, 6:15 pm-7:15. Rds. Fri.: 7:45, Sat: 2:30 pm - 8:00, Sun.: 12:00 pm - 6:15 pm, Mon.: 9:30 am - 3:15 pm. 3 day: Reg. Sat. 9/1, 9-9:30 am, Rd. 1 at 10 am then merge with 4 day. Foreign Unrated must play in Open section. Registrations that do not indicate 4 or 3 day schedule will be put in the 3 day. HR: $75/75/75/75, 972-661-3600 or 888- 627-8436 reserve by 8/17 and ask for Dallas Chess Club rate. $75 rate includes full breakfast buffet. Up to two 1/2 pt byes available if requested before end of rd. 2, but byes for both rd. 6 AND 7 not permitted. Texas Chess Association meeting on Sunday 9/2 at 9:30 am. K-12 Scholas- tic on Saturday, 9/1. 5-SS, Rds. 1-3 G/30, d/5, rds. 4-5 G/45, d/5, EF: $29 by 8/22, $43 after; Pre-reg. requires pre-payment. After 8/29/12 all registration and changes on site only; all changes $10 after 8/29/12. No refunds after 8/29/12, $10 handling fee for refunds before 8/29/12. Entries do not count toward base in Open, Reserve and Novice. Regis- tration: 8:00-8:30 am, Rd. 1 pairings at 9:15 am, rest ASAP with small lunch break. Sections: K-12 Championship and K-12 U800. Prizes: Tro- phies to top 12 individuals, five teams in each section. K-12 U800 also top three unrateds. Medals to those who do not win a trophy. Ent: Dallas Chess Club, C/O Barbara Swafford, 2709 Longhorn Trail, Crowley, TX 76036. Info: Barb Swafford, 214-632-9000, info@dallaschess.com, www.dallaschess. com.NS.NC.W.FIDE. Chess Magnet School JGP for all but side events.


SEPT. 1-2, COLORADO TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6 Colorado Open Tournament


(Part of the CO Labor Day Weekend Chess Festival) 5 round Swiss system tournament. Time Controls: G/90, inc/30. Special Guest: GM Alex Yermolinsky. Site: Newly renovated Sheraton Denver Tech Center Hotel, 7007 S. Clinton St., Englewood, CO 80112. Phone: (303) 799-6200. Ask for the Chess rate ($61/night) and reserve your rooms before August 15th! Directions:Take I-25 to exit 197 for Arapahoe Rd/CO-88. Head east, away from the mountains, on CO-88 E/E Arapahoe Rd. for about 500 feet. Turn right onto S. Clinton St. for 0.4 of a mile. Turn right into the parking lot and the hotel will be on your left. Open: Open to all players. Open Prizes: $400-200-125; top U2000: $175-125. Under 1800: Open to all players rated under 1800 and unrateds. Under 1800 Prizes: $325- 175-125; top U1600: $175-125. Unrated Prize Limit: $175. Under 1400: Open to all players rated under 1400 and unrateds. Under 1400 Prizes: $250-175-100; top U1200: $150-100; top U1000/Unrated: $75. Unrated Prize Limit: $100. Prizes: $2,800.00 based on 100 paid entries over 3 sec- tions. 50% of all prizes guaranteed. Pre-reg EF: $45 if received by Friday August 24, 2012; $33 for Srs (65 & over), Jrs (under 21), and unrated players (no USCF Rating on the USCF Ratings website for Sep- tember 2012 Supplement). No pre-registrations accepted without full payment. On-site EF: $50 regular; $37 for seniors (65 & over), juniors (under 21) and unrated players (no USCF Rating on the USCF Ratings web- site for September 2012 Supplement). Reg.: September 1, 2012, 7:30-9:30 AM. Players registering after 9:30 AM shall receive a 1/2 point bye for Rd 1. Rds.: Sat. 10-2:30-7; Sun. 9-3:30. Other Events (all free): Sun. 7:30 AM Chess Devotional led by CSCA President Paul Covington. Sun. 8:00 AM Lecture / Q & A with GM Alex Yermolinsky. Sun. 2:30 PM CSCA Annual Meeting between Rds 4 & 5. Ent: Jerry Maier, 229 Hargrove Ct., Colorado Springs, CO 80919-2213. Phone: 719-660-5531. E-mail: pmjer77@aim. com. COLORADO TOUR EVENT. USCF Membership required. CSCA Mem- bership required. ($15 regular; $10 Jr./Sr.). OSA.W. One non-retractable 1/2 point bye may be requested no later than an hour before the start of the third round. Produced and Directed by the Colorado State Chess Association. Additional information at http://www.colorado-chess.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.


SEPT. 1-2, MISSOURI TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 Saint Louis District Championship 5SS, G/120. Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, 4657 Mary- land Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108. Free entries for GMs and IMs. EF: $60, $50 for annual members of the club if registered by 8/31. MCA Member- ship Req'd from $5. OSA. One Section. PF: $2,525 GTD $600-$400-$200. U2000 $300-$200-$100. U1600 $225-$125-$75. U1200 $150-$100-$50. Top 2 finishers qualify for 2013 Club Championship. Reg.: 9-9:45. Rds.: 10, 2:15,6:45. Sunday: 10, 2:30. Two 1/2 point byes available if declared before round 2. MCA Membership required from $5. OSA. Ent: 4657 Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108, or online at saintlouischessclub.org. Info: 314-361-CHESS, info@saintlouischessclub.org. Chess Magnet School JGP.


A State Championship Event! SEPT. 1-3 OR 2-3, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 2012 CalChess Labor Day Championships 6-SS, 30/90, SD/1 (2-day option rounds 1-3 G/55 d/5). Golden Geteway Holiday Inn, Van Ness at Pine, San Francisco. $$B 160 paid entries (not counting free or unrated entries). Six Sections: Master $1500-$750- $400-$351, U2400 $350; Expert $700-$350-$250-$150; “A” $700-$350- $250-$150;“B” $700-$350-$250-$150; “C” $700-$350-$250-$150; “D/E” $700-$300-$200-$151, U1200 $150. Unrated: Trophy First. Trophy to top finisher (State Champion) in each section. All, EF: postmarked by 8/27 $95. $105 on site. Unrated $30 in the D/E section or may play up to the Master section for the regular fee. $5 discount to CalChess members. USCF


5th annual LOUISVILLE OPEN


Sept 21-23 or 22-23, Holiday Inn Southwest Fair Expo $7000 guaranteed prizes, U1300 & scholastic trophies 5 rounds, rooms $79-89, free parking, free airport shuttle Open Section: $1200-600-400-200, clear/tiebreak first $100 bonus, top


U2200/Unr $400, U2000/Unr $300. FIDE rated. U1900 Section: $800-400-200-100, top U1700 $300. Unr limit $500. U1600 Section: $700-400-200-100, top U1400 $300. Unr limit $300. U1300 Section: $200-100, trophy to top 5. Unrated limit $100. K-8 Under 1000 Section: Saturday only. Trophies to first 5 players & 3


teams of 3, top U800, U600, U400, Unrated. K-5 Under 800 Section: Sunday only. Trophies to first 5 players & 3


teams of 3, top U600, U400, U200, Unrated. FULL DETAILS: see “Grand Prix” in this issue or chesstour.com.


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