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Tournament Life / February


USCF National Events


Note:Tournament memberships not valid for National events SEE TLA IN THIS ISSUE FOR DETAILS


2014 U.S. Amateur Team Championship South February 14-16 or 15-16 • Norcross, Georgia


2014 World Amateur Team & U.S. Team East - 44th Annual February 15-17 • Parsippany, New Jersey


2014 (31st Annual) U.S. Amateur Team Championship West February 15-17 or 16-17 • Santa Clara, California


2014 U.S. Amateur Team Championship North February 21-23 or 22-23 • Schaumburg, Illinois 2014 U.S. Junior Chess Congress February 28-March 2 • Irvine, California 2014 National High School (K-12) Championship April 4-6 • San Diego, California 2014 All-Girls Championship April 11-13 • Northbrook, Illinois 2014 National Junior High (K-9) Championship April 25-27 • Atlanta, Georgia 2014 National Elementary (K-6) Championship May 9-11 • Dallas, Texas 2014 U.S. Game/10 Championship (QC) June 12 • Las Vegas, Nevada 2014 U.S. Women’s Open June 12-13 • Las Vegas, Nevada 2014 National Open June 13-15 or 14-15 • Las Vegas, Nevada 2014 U.S. Senior Open September 14-21 • out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida


FUTURE EVENTS (Watch for details) 2014 U.S. Amateur Championship East May 24-26 • Morristown, New Jersey 2014 U.S. Amateur Championship North May 24-26 • Boise, Idaho 2014 U.S. Amateur Championship South June 7-8 • Memphis, Tennessee 115th annual (2014) U.S. Open July 26-August 3 • TBA 2014 U.S. Class Championship October 31-November 2 • Irvine, California 2014 K-12 Grade Championship December 12-14 • Orlando, Florida 2015 National High School (K-12) Championship April 10-12 • Columbus, Ohio 2015 National Junior High (K-9) Championship April 24-26 • Louisville, Kentucky 2015 National Elementary (K-6) Championship May 8-10 • Nashville, Tennessee 2015 National Open—TBA 2015 U.S. Game/10 Championship—TBA 116th annual (2015) U.S. Open August 1-9 • Phoenix, Arizona 2015 K-12 Grade Championship December 4-6 • Lake Buena Vista, Florida 2016 National High School (K-12) Championship April 1-3 • Atlanta, Georgia 2016 National Junior High (K-9) Championship April 15-17 • Indianapolis, Indiana 2016 National Elementary (K-6) Championship May 6-8 • Nashville, Tennessee 117th annual (2016) U.S. Open July 30-August 7 • Indianapolis, Indiana 2016 K-12 Grade Championship December 16-18 • Nashville, Tennessee 2017 SuperNationals VI May 12-14 • Nashville, Tennessee 2017 K-12 Grade Championship December 8-10 • Lake Buena Vista, Florida 2018 National Elementary (K-6) Championship May 11-13 • Nashville, Tennessee 2018 K-12 Grade Championship December 14-16 • Orlando, Florida


See previous issue for TLAs appearing February 1-14 Bids


Note: Organizers previously awarded options for USCF National Events must still submit proposals (including sample budgets) for their events.


OVERDUE BIDS


Please contact the National Office if you are interested in bidding for a National Event. The USCF recommends that bids be submitted according to the following schedule. However, bids may be considered prior to these dates. USCF reserves the right to decline all bids and organize the event itself.


DEADLINE JULY 1, 2013: 2014 U.S. Amateur (West) 2014 U.S. Cadet 2014 U.S. Game/15 Championship 2014 U.S. Game/30 Championship 2014 U.S. Game/60 Championship 2014 U.S. Junior Closed 2014 U.S. Masters Championship


DEADLINE NOVEMBER 1, 2013: 2014 U.S. Junior Open


For the expanded list of national events available for bid, see: www.uschess.org/content/view/12116/705/.


ATTENTION AFFILIATES


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Rating supplements will be updated EACH MONTH on the USCF website, and each monthly rating supplement will be used for all tournaments beginning in that month, unless otherwise announced in Chess Life. The USCF website at www.uschess.org also fre- quently lists unofficial ratings.The purpose of unofficial ratings is to inform you of your progress; however, most tournaments do not use them for pairing or prize purposes. If you would otherwise be unrated, organizers may use your unofficial rating at their discretion, even without advance publicity of such a policy.


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