Tournament Life / July
The Tournament Announcements on the following pages are provided for the convenience of USCF members and for informational purposes only. Unless expressly indicated otherwise, neither the U.S. Chess Federation nor Chess Life warrants the accuracy 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 diligence in providing accurate typesetting of non-camera-ready copy but assumes no responsibility for errors made in such work.
Effective with TLAs submitted after November 10, 2010, the following additional rules apply to Grand Prix tournaments: 1) The guaranteed first prize must be at least $150. 2) No more than one prize under $100 may count towards the Grand Prix point total. 3) Prizes below the maximum entry fee do not count towards the Grand Prix point total. Also include full time control noting increment or time delay even if delay is zero (d0).
SUBMISSIONS: E-mail your tla to:
tla@uschess.org (Joan DuBois). For tla deadline schedule, formatting help and Grand Prix information see January 2013 CL pg. 50 and 51 or check
www.uschess.org/go/tlainfo. Payment can be done online through the TD/Affiliate area or sent to: U.S. Chess, TLA Dept., PO Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557.
Nationals
Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! JULY 27-AUG. 4, JULY 30-AUG. 4 OR AUG. 1-4, WISCONSIN TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 300 114th annual U.S. Open Includes traditional one game per day schedule (9 days), also 6-day slow time control option, and 4-day option requiring only 3 nights hotel stay for most players. 9SS, 40/2, SD/1 d5 (4 day option, Rds. 1-6, G/60 d5). MadisonMarriottWest,1313John Q. Hammons Dr., Middleton, WI 53562. HR: $99 single/quad, 888.745.2032, reserve by July 12 or rate may increase. $50,000 in prizes based on 500 paid entries, else proportional, $40,000 (80% of each prize) minimum guaranteed. A one section tour- nament with Class prizes. Top US player not otherwise qualified qualifies for 2014 US Championship. Choice of three schedules: Traditional: 40/2, SD/1 d5. One round daily at 7 PM, except Rd 9, 3 PM 8/4. 6-Day Option: 40/2, SD/1 d5. 7 PM 7/30, 12 NOON & 7 PM 7/31-8/2, 7 PM 8/3, 3 PM 8/4. 4-Day Option: Rds 1-6: G/60 d5; then 40/2, SD/1 d5. 12 NOON, 3 PM, 7 PM, 10 PM 8/1; 12 NOON, 3 PM, 7 PM 8/2; 7 PM 8/3; 3 PM 8/4. All schedules merge after Round 6 & compete for same prizes. Projected prizes:Top places $8000-4000-2000-1500-1000-700-500-400, clear win- ner or playoff $200 bonus. If tie for first, top two on tiebreak play speed game (White 5 minutes, Black 3 minutes and gets draw odds) for bonus and title. Class Prizes: Top Master (2200-2399) $2400-1200-600-300, Expert (2000-2199) $2400-1200-600-300, Class A (1800-1999) $2400- 1200-600-300, Class B (1600-1799) $2400-1200-600-300, Class C (1400-1599) $2000-1000-500-300, Class D (1200-1399) $1500-700-400- 200, Class E or below (under 1200) $1200-600-400-200, Unrated $700- 400-200. Special prizes for LifeTitles:Top Life Senior Master Under 2500: $600. Top Life Master, (or Original Life Master) Under 2300: $600. Top
A Heritage Event!
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7/3-7: World Open, Arlington VA* see June issue 7/18-21: Pacific Coast Open, Agoura Hills CA* 7/19-21: Chicago Class, Wheeling IL* 7/19-21: Bradley Open, Windsor Locks CT* 7/26-28: Southern Open, Orlando FL* 8/2-4: Manhattan Open, New York NY* 8/9-11: Cleveland Open, Cleveland OH* 8/9-11: Continental Open, Sturbridge MA* 8/16-18: Northeast Open, Stamford CT* 8/16-18: Indianapolis Open, Indianapolis IN* 8/16-18: Central California Open CANCELED 8/23-25: Atlantic Open, Washington DC* 8/31-9/2: New York State Championship, Albany NY* 9/20-22: Louisville Open, Louisville KY* 10/9-14: Continental Class, Arlington VA* 10/11-13: Los Angeles Open, Agoura Hills CA* 10/18-20: Midwest Class, Wheeling IL* 10/18-20: Eastern Team, Stamford CT* 11/1-3: Boardwalk Open, Galloway Township NJ* 11/15-17: Kings Island Open, Mason OH* 11/15-17: Hartford Open, Windsor Locks CT 11/29-12/1: National Chess Congress, Philadelphia PA* 12/26-30: North American Open, Las Vegas NV* 1/10-12: Boston Chess Congress, Boston MA 1//17-20: Golden State Open, Concord CA 1/17-20: Liberty Bell Open, Philadelphia PA 1/22-26: Foxwoods Open, Mashantucket CT 3/1-2: NY State Scholastics, Saratoga Springs NY 3/14-16: Eastern Class Championships, Sturbridge MA 3/14-16: Mid-America Open, Saint Louis MO 4/16-20: Philadelphia Open, Philadelphia PA For later events, see
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Candidate Master (or higher title) Under 2100: $500. Top First Category (or higher title) Under 1900: $500. Top Second Category (or higher title) Under 1700: $
500.TopThird Category (or higher) Under 1500: $400. Top Fourth Category (or higher) Under 1300: $300. Life Titles must be estab- lished by July 1, 2013. Special life title prizes will be calculated and awarded August 23, 2013. Half-Point Byes: must commit before Round 4; up to 3 byes allowed for 2000/up, 2 byes for 1400-1999, one bye for Under 1400/Unr. Limit 1 bye in last two rounds. Zero-point byes are always available in any round if requested at least two hours before the round(s) in question. Delay: All US Open events use 5 sec. delay except the Blitz and Bughouse. Entry Fee: Online, $145 by 6/16, $165 by 7/14, $185 after 7/14. By mail, $147 postmarked by 6/16, $167 postmarked by 7/14, $187 after 7/14; do not mail after 7/21! By phone, $150 by 6/16, $170 by 7/14, $185 after. No phone entries after 7/26 (close of business at the Office)! At site, all $190; GMs free. All entries must be made at least 2 hours prior to your first game. Current USCF membership required. July Rating Sup- plement used; unofficial ratings used if otherwise unrated. CCA ratings used if above USCF. Foreign player ratings: usually 100 points added to FIDE or FQE, 200+ added to most foreign national ratings, no points added to CFC. Highest of multiple ratings generally used. Entries: USCF, ATTN: 2013 U.S. Open, PO Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557. Online entry:
https://secure2.uschess.org/webstore/tournament.php?wkevent=2013 USOPEN. Phone entry: 800.903.8723. Not FIDE rated, No cell phones. Bring a clock — none supplied. Sets/boards supplied for tournament but not for skittles. Many meetings, workshops and seminars, including: USCF Committee Meetings 7/31-8/2, USCF Awards Luncheon 8/3 NOON, USCF Delegates Meeting 8/3-4. Many side events and other champi- onships, including: U.S. Open Blitz Championship 7SS Double, Rd 1 at 12 NOON 8/3; Weekend Swiss 5SS G/60 d5, 12-3 Sat 7/27, 10-12:30- 3 Sun 7/28; U.S. Open Scholastic (see separate TLA for the Scholastic event); U.S. Open Quads G/30 d5 12-1:30-3 Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri; U.S. Open G/15 Championship 12-1-2-3-4 Wed 7/31; U.S. Open Bughouse Sat. 7:30 pm 7/27. 16th Annual Golf Tournament for the U.S. Open Chess Players, (see tournament website for details). U.S. Open Ten- nis Tournament (see tournament website for details). In addition, four other championships will also take place: the 2013 Denker Tournament of HS Champions (see website for a participant list), the 2013 Barber Tournament of K-8 Champions (see website for a participant list), the 2013 National Girls’ Invitational Tournament (see website for a par- ticipant list) and the 2013 Women’s Open (see separate TLA for the Women’s event). Please check the U.S. Open website often for up- dates,newinformation and corrections and other useful documents!
Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! JULY 31-AUG. 4, WISCONSIN 2013 Women’s U.S. Open 5SS, Game 90 + 30 Seconds. Madison Marriott West, 1313 John Q. Ham- mons Dr., Middleton, WI 53562. Free Parking. HR: $99 single/quad, 888.745.2032, reserve by July 12 or rate may increase. $2000 Guaran- teed. EF: $50. One section with class prizes. Prizes: $500 (+ trophy), $300, $200. Class Prizes: U2000, U1800, U1600, U1400, U1200: $200 each. Rounds: 7/31 to 8/3, 12 NOON, 8/4, 10:00 AM. Half point byes: Limit 1, must commit before Round 2. Entry Fee: Online, $50 by July 30th. By mail, $50 postmarked by 7/26; do not mail after 7/26! By phone, $50 by 7/30. No phone entries after 7/30 (close of business at the Office)! At site, all $50. Registration At site closes July 31st at 11:00 AM. July 2013 Supplement ratings used; unofficial ratings used if otherwise unrated. CCA ratings used if above USCF. Foreign player ratings: usually 100 points added to FIDE or FQE, 200+added to most foreign national ratings, no points added to CFC. Highest of multiple ratings generally used. Entries: USCF, ATTN: 2013 U.S.Women’s Open, PO Box 3967, Crossville,TN 38557. Online entry:
www.uschess.org/tournaments/2013/womens/. Phone entry: 800-903-8723. No cell phones. Bring a clock — none sup- plied. Sets/boards supplied for tournament but not for skittles. Please check the U.S. Open website often for updates, new information and corrections!
www.uschess.org/tournaments/2013/womens/.
Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! AUG. 9-10, PENNSYLVANIA 2013 U.S. Blind Chess Championship USCF & U.S. Braille Chess Association (USBCA) are sponsoring this USCF National event. 4 SS or 4 RR (depends on # of players), G/135. Hol- iday Inn Express Hotel, 5311 Campbells Run Road (near airport), Pittsburgh, PA 15277, (412) 788-8400. Free shuttle to/from airport. EF: Free. Reg.: Onsite - Thurs. Aug. 8: 6-8pm, Fri. Aug. 9: 9-9:30am. Rds.: (tentative), Fri. Aug. 9: 10-4, Sat. Aug. 10: 9-3. Prize Fund: $1,400 GTD: 1st: $400, 2nd: $300, 3rd: $200, 4th: $100, $100-Best player U1400, $100- Class E (1000-1199), $100- Class F (800-999), $100- Best Unrated play- ers. NOTE: All players must be classified as Legally Blind and bring proof. You must also be a current member of the USCF for $18 a year. You can join the USCF at the event! HR: $99 nite; code: USB. Contact: Rick Varchetto,
richard521@suddenlink.net. Phone: (h) 304-636-4034, (c) 304-614-4034 or Joan DuBois,
tla@uschess.org, (c) 931-200-3412.
Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! SEPT. 27-29 OR 28-29, TEXAS TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 50 (ENHANCED)
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2013 U.S. Class Championships 5SS; $11,100 b/200 full-paid entries, 70% Guaranteed. Junior entries in Class C and D, all Class E, and Unrated Section count as 2/3. Master Division (both schedules), G/90, 30-sec inc.; Others, G/120 d5 (2-Day Option, Rd 1, G/90 d5); Free entry for GMs. Free entry for IMs, deducted from winnings. September Rating Supplement used. Houston Marriott South at Hobby Airport, 9100 Gulf Freeway, Houston, TX 77017.
www.mar-
riott.com/hotels/travel/houhh-houston-hobby-airport-marriott/ Free parking! $87 HR! 713-943-7979, Group Code: CHESS. 8 Sections, Rated players may play up one class only. MASTER (2200/up), FIDE Rated, $1,250-650-400 (U2400: 400-200-100), EXPERT (2000-2199), $800-400- 200, CLASS A (1800-1999), $800-400-200, CLASS B (1600-1799), $800-400-200, CLASS C (1400-1599), $800-400-200, CLASS D (1200- 1399), $800-400-200, CLASS E (U1200), $400-200-100, Unrated, $300-100. National Class Champion title and plaques to each Class win- ner; Champions listed on USCF Yearbook. Tie-breaks: MSCO. EF: $75 postmarked or on line by 9/6, $85 after. Special EF: $45 by 9/6 ($55 after) for all players in Class E, Unrated Section, and Juniors U18 in Class C or D. 3-Day Schedule: On-site registration Fri (9/27) 5-7pm. Rds. Fri 8pm, Sat 2pm & 6:30pm, Sun 9:30am & 2:30pm. 2-Day Schedule: Registra- tion Sat (9/28) 7:30-8:30am. Rds. Sat 9:30am, 2pm (merges with 3-Day Schedule) & 6:30pm, Sun 9:30am & 2:30pm. Byes: Two max, all rounds, must commit before end of Rd 2. SIDE EVENTS: 5-min BLITZ, Sat after Rd 3, $20 EF on site, 70% returned in prizes; 2 sections, Open and U1800; USCF Blitz rated; SCHOLASTIC TOURNAMENT, 5SS, G/30 d5, One day only, Sat 9/28, $20 by 9/6, $25 after. Sections: K-3, K-6, K-9, K- 12. Registration Sat 7:30-9am; First round at 10am, others ASAP; Prizes: Plaques to top 10 individuals and top 3 teams in each division, top four players from one school count for team score, minimum of two. All scholastic players will receive a commemorative medal. ENTRIES: Check payable to Francisco L. Guadalupe and mail to 305 Willow Pointe Dr., League City, TX 77573. On line:
http://main.uschess.org/. Info: flguada
lupe@aol.com. Phone Entries, (713) 530-7820.
A Heritage Event! OCT. 12-14, VIRGINIA 54th Annual U.S. Armed Forces Open Chess Championship 6SS, at the U.S. Army Transportation Museum, 300 Washington Blvd., Fort Eustis, VA. Rds. 1-2 G/90 d5, Rds. 3-4 G/120 d5, Rds. 5-6 30/90, SD/60 d5. Military ID required for access to Ft. Eustis. Rds.: Sat 0900-1230- 1600, Sun 0900-1400, Mon 0900. Byes: Two 1/2 point available if req. by 1130 Sat. Open to Active Duty, Reservists, Retired Military, Academy Cadets / Midshipmen, and ROTC. USCF Membership required. Awards: Trophies/Plaques to Top 3 overall, Top Active Duty from each DoD serv- ice, Top Reservist, Top Retiree, Top 3 Cadets/Midshipmen/ROTC, Top 2 in each class A-D, Top Unrated, Biggest Upset, and lots of special prizes. Awards Ceremony at end of tournament. Times for the Annual Armed Forces Chess committee meeting, Bughouse Championship, and Blitz Championship TBD. Hotels & Info.:
www.vachess.org. EF: FREE! Reg.: On-site 0730-0830 10/12, or email to Mike Hoffpauir, mhoffpauir@aol. com. Include Rank, Name, USCF ID, Branch of service, and Duty Status as of Oct 14 (Active, Reserves, Retired, Cadet) when registering. Bring your clocks! NC. NS. W.
Grand Prix
Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! JULY 13, CONNECTICUT TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 Fairfield County Masters & Class Championships Chess Club of Fairfield County, 710 West Ave., Norwalk, CT 06850. In 2 Sections, Masters: 5SS, G/30 d5, Open to Minimum 2200 rating. $$GTD: $500-300-200. Half-point byes available for rounds 1 & 2. Must commit before round 1. Max. 2 byes. Class Championships: 5SS, G/ 30 d5, Open to 2199 & under. Open to Maximum 2199 rating. $$GTD: $400-200-100. Top U2000, U1800, U1600 - $100 Each. Half-point byes available for rounds 1 & 2. Must commit before round 1. Max 2 byes. ALL: EF: $40 in advance online by Fri 8pm 7/12 or postmarked by Tue 7/8. $50 late on- site. CCFC members $30 advance / $40 late. Grandmasters and Inter- national Masters free - entry fee deducted from prize. Reg.: 10:00 - 10:30am. Rds.: 11:00, 12:15, 2:30, 3:45, 5:00. ENT: Chess Club of Fair- field County LLC., 710 West Ave., Norwalk, CT 06850, www.fairfieldcounty
chess.com/. INFO: Ian Harris 203-505-6215, ccfc@fairfieldcounty
chess.com.
Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! JULY 13-14, TEXAS TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 (ENHANCED) 2013 DCC Fide Open VII 5SS, G/90 with 30 sec inc. Dallas Chess Club, 200 S. Cottonwood Dr. #C, Richardson, TX 75080. Two sections:Openand Reserve. Open Section: $$875G. This section is FIDE rated and used Fide rule. Contact us or USCF
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