USCF Affairs / News for our Members 2014 EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTION The election committee has certified three candidates for the 2014 executive board election:
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Gary Walters, Vice President MIKE NIETMAN
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ALLEN PRIEST
Gary Walters, Vice President GARY WALTERS
There are three positions up for election this year; those are the positions currently held by Mike Nietman, Allen Priest, and Gary Walters. Candidates’ statements will appear in the April, May, and June issues of Chess Life. Ballots will be distributed to all registered voting members whose membership is current the entire day of May 5, 2014.
To check your registration status, go to your MSA page at
www.uschess.org/msa/ and verify that your “Voting Member Status” is “Registered Voting Member.”
F The deadline to register to vote is March 31.
See
https://secure2.uschess.org/voterregistration.php for more information. –Ken Ballou, USCF Election Committee Chair
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MILLIONAIRE CHESS EVENT ANNOUNCED Member at Large Jim Berry M Member at Large Bill Goichberg
GM Maurice Ashley has announced a ground-breaking event, set for October 9-13, 2014 at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas: The Millionaire Chess Open. The event will feature a million dollars in guaranteed prizes including a $100,000 first prize in the Open section and $40,000 in various “Under sections.” Maurice says on the website
millionairechess.com, “That's right: a million dollars absolutely guaranteed! No other Open tournament in the long and storied history of chess has ever come close to guaranteeing that kind of prize money. The Millionaire Chess Open will be the first, and it will signal a new era in prizes and recognition for players at all levels.”
This is not Ashley’s first foray into a high-stake, large-scale, open event. In 2005, he ran the HB Global Challenge in Minnesota which featured a $500,000 prize fund, which was reported in the August 2005 Chess Life (cover image, right).
Along with the stellar prize fund is a higher-than-typical entry fee: $1,000 by 7/31; $1,500 between 8/1 and 10/8; and $2,000 on 10/9 and 10/10. (There is a group discount: Register with a group of 10-24 players and get 10% off. Register with a group of 25+ and get 12% off.)
Notably, Ashley states, “The organizers reserve the right to cancel the tournament if 1,500 participants are not registered by March 31, 2014. In such a case all entry fees will be reimbursed in full upon decision. We encourage participants to refrain from booking non-refundable flights until the tournament is confirmed. However, as hotel rooms can be cancelled well in advance, participants should reserve their hotel stay early.”
12 February 2014 | Chess Life
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