Tournament Life / February
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).
Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix: A Junior Grand Prix event must have four or more rounds with a time control greater than 65 min. Please see:
www.uschess.org/data page/
JPG-Rules.php for com- plete Rules.
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! FEB. 14-16 OR 15-16, GEORGIA 2014 U.S. Amateur Team Championship - South 5-SS, G/120 d5 (2-day Option Rd. 1 G/60 d5), Garden Plaza Hotel, 6050 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Norcross, GA 30071. (Norcross is 5 miles Northeast of Atlanta perimeter.) 4-player teams (with one optional alter- nate). Team average (4 highest ratings - January rating list) must be under 2200. Winning team qualifies for National playoff online. EF per player: $45 by 2/9, $54 later. Special EF:Team (one entry must be made for all players) $170 by 2/9; $195 later. (any team changes $10) Scholastic teams receive $15 off team entry fee. Prizes:Top 1st-3rd place teams; Top class teams: U2000, U1800, U1600, U1400, U1100, U800. Top Senior Team (all 50 + above), Top Female Team, Top College Team (same school), Top High School Team (same school) Top Middle School Team (same school, grades 6-8), Top Ele- mentary School (same school); Top Boards 1-3. Limit to 1st 50 Teams!! Schedule: 3-day: 1st round Fri. 7:30 p.m, 2-day 1st round 10, Rounds 2-5: Sat. 1:30, 6:45, Sun. 9:30, 2:45. HR: $59.95! Free parking and Free internet. 1-(770)-448-4000. Mention Chess. Tnmt. Info: L. Thad Rogers 1-478-973-9389 or
info@americanchesspromotions.com. Enter: American Chess Promotions, 3055 General Lee Rd., Macon, GA 31204. Online entry: Go to
www.onlineregistration.cc and use info@ ameri-
canchesspromotions.com. NS. NC. W. G/120 rounds are JGP.
Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! FEB. 15-17, NEW JERSEY World Amateur Team & U.S. Team East - 44th Annual CELEBRATE COUNTRY MUSIC & USCF 75th! 6SS, 40/2, SD/1 d5. Par- sippany Hilton, 1 Hilton Ct., Parsippany, NJ 07054. Chess Rate valid until 1/16. Reserve early 973-267-7373 or 1- 800-HILTONS. Morris/Essex train to Morris Plains 1.5 miles. Open to 4- player teams with one optional alter- nate. Team average (4 highest ratings—2014 January Rating list) must be under 2200. EF: $160 postmarked by 2/5/14. ALL-$200 after or at door.—all teams, any changes at site $25 charge. FREE ENTRY TEAMS from West Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina. Check out offi- cial website
www.njscf.org. Prizes: 1-5th Place teams, plaque and 4 digital clocks; Top Team (DenisBarry Award) U2100, 2000, 1900, 1800, 1700, 1600, 1500, 1400, 1300, 1200, 1000 each plaque and 4 Dig- ital Clocks; Top college team (same school) 4 Digital Clocks & plaque; Top HS team (grades 9-12 same school), Top Middle School (grades 5-9 same school), Top Elementary School (grades K-6 same school), Top 2 Scholastic Teams (mixed schools okay) (Collins Award), Mixed Doubles (2 males, 2 females-no alternates), Seniors (all players over age 50), Mil- itary, each plaque & 4 Digital Clocks to top team; Company Team (same employer), Family (4 family members), State teams—CT, DE, MD, MA, NJ, NY (BenjaminAward), PA, VA, NC, RI each plaque top team; Special Plaque to Top College (NJ, NY, Pennsylvania) Special Plaque Top High School NJ, NY, PA, Plaque Top Coaches (four chess teachers), Top Blind team, Top Future team, (all players under age 10), Top Military Col- lege, Top New England team (mixed players CT, MA, ME, VT, NH, RI. Top Parent/Child (2 pairs, one parent, one child), TopHistoric Club (four members on team from Boylston, Franklin Mercantile, Marshall). Best Player 1-4 and top alternate, All 6-0 scores each Digital clock. Biggest Individual upset each round Engraved Cross pen; Entry fee refunded to team with Best “Chess related” name, Sunday night— Best “Chess Related costumes or gimmick”—1st-gourmet dinner for four. 2nd— Gourmet dinner for 4. Reg. 9-12. Sat2/15: Rds. 1-7:30, 11-6, 9-3:30. Special Events!! Surprises and special give-aways each round. Sun- day night—Bughouse $20 per team. Cash prizes. HR: Parsippany Hilton NEWLY RENOVATED!, chess rates expire 1/16/2014. Rates $119 (up to 4 in room) 2nd hotel attached to Hilton also up to 4 in room $126 per night- Hampton Inn—-includes breakfast for 4 each day. Valentines Blitz 2/14- 7pm, G/5 d0. $20 entry fee 2 person team team—prizes per entries. FREE!Cake and Coffee for USCF 75th Diamond Anniversary. For help forming teams and more information contact: noreen@deanof
chess.com. Chks payable to NJSCF, mail by 2/05 to:
E.Steven Doyle, 17 Stonehenge Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960. (Include Team name, Captain, players full names, USCF Expiration, ID numbers and ratings in board order). No team can include more than two GM’s. Include SASE for confirmation if wanted, No registered or certified mail accepted. NS. NC. W. FIDE.
A Heritage Event!
Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! FEB. 15-17 OR 16-17, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN 31st Annual (2014) U.S. Amateur Team Championship West NOTE: Scholastic on Feb. 15 only, Blitz on Feb. 17 only. Santa Clara Con- vention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy. Free Parking! Hotel: $79
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(single/double) or $89 (Triple/Quad). Biltmore Hotel & Suites, 2151 Laurelwood Rd., Santa Clara, CA 95054. Call 408.988.8411 or 800.255.9925 (booking id 29049). Reserve by Jan. 31 or rates may increase. Teams: Four-player teams plus optional alternate, average rating of four high- est must be under 2200, difference between ratings of board 3 & 4 must be less than 1000. January 2014 Supplement, CCA min, & TD discretion used to place players accurately. Main Event Prizes: Special 4 commem- orative clocks (trophy for the reserve) and team trophy to the team for top 3 overall teams, top team u2000, u1800, u1600, u1400, and u1200. Trophies to all players of the top “industry” team (currently at the same company), top “female” team, top “college” team (students/alumni of a college), top “high school” team (students/alumni of a 7-12 school), top “elementary school” team (students/alumni of a K-6 school), top “club” team, and top “family” team (related by blood or marriage within 3 generations). Clocks to top scorer on each board (1-4), trophy to top reserve as well as second and third scorers on each board (1-4). Gift cer- tificates for best 3 team names. Main Event EF: $220/team or $55/player by 2/10. 2/11-13: $10 extra per player or team. Onsite or after 2/13: $20 extra per player ($80 extra per team). 3-day Sched: Onsite Registra- tion at Sat 9:30-10:30a, Round Times at Sat & Sun 11:30a 5:30p, Mon 10a 3:30p. Time Control: 40/120 SD/30 d5. 2-day Sched: Onsite Registra- tion at Sun 8:30-9a, Round Times at Sun 10a 12:30p 2:50p 5:30p, Mon 10a 3:30p. Time Control: G/61 d5 in Rounds 1-3, 40/120 SD/30 d5 in Rounds 4-6 (merge in Round 4 with 3-day schedule). Info/flyer: www.
BayAreaChess.com/usatw. Scholastic Event Prizes: Trophies to each player in Top 3 teams overall, Top u800 team, u600 team, u400 team, and u200 team. Trophies to top “female” team, top “academic” team, and top “club” team. Trophies to top two scorers on each board (1-4). Commem- orative medals to all participants. Scholastic Event EF: $148/team or $37/player by 2/10. 2/11-13: $10 extra per player or team. Onsite or after 2/13: $20 extra per player ($80 extra per team). Discount: $10/player ($40/team) if registering for 2-day schedule and scholastic event. Sched: Onsite Registration: Sat 8:30-9a.| Games at Sat 10a-11:30a-1p- 2:30p-4:15p. Info/flyer:
www.BayAreaChess.com/usatws. Blitz Event: Registration Mon 7-8pm, G/5 d0, Rounds 8:30-10:30pm. EF: $14, $16 onsite. 75% of entry fees returned as prizes. Contact: Organized by Salman Azhar and Aamir Azhar. Directed by Tom Langland, John McCumiskey, JordanLangland, and others. Sponsored by Bay Area Chess. Online entry at
www.BayAreaChess.com/my/usatw or mail to Bay Area Chess, 1639A South Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. For questions or help in forming teams email
ask@BayAreaChess.com. NS. NC. W.
Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! FEB. 21-23 OR 22-23, ILLINOIS 2014 U.S. Amateur Team North Open: 5SS, G/90+30/increment, 2-day: rd.1-2 G/60 d5. Hyatt Regency Schaumburg, 1800 E. Golf Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60173. 847-605-1234 $89.00 chess rate single-double-triple-quad until 2/7/14, Free WiFI included with Room! Please reserve early. Open to 4 player teams with one optional alternate. Team average (4 highest ratings - January Rating List) must be under 2200.EF: 3-day $160, per team if received USPS or on-line 6 PM by February 7th, $180 if received USPS or on-line 6 PM by Feb. 15th, $200 on-line until Feb. 20th 6 PM and at door. Indi- viduals wishing to play, send $40 and request to be put on a team by USPS and on-line by 2/15 6 PM, $50 thereafter. Team changes on site or after 2/20 6 PM $20. Check out official website
www.chessweekend.com for more info and complete prize list. Prizes: Awards to top two teams, top teams with average rating u1900, u1600, and u1300. Winning team qualifies for national play-offs. Awards for Best Team Name, best team composed of juniors (high school and younger), Top College team, Top HS team, Top Senior team (50 and over),Best Coach and Students team, Best costume. Prizes to top score on each board. Prizes are players choice of a selected clock or equivalent book store credit. Rounds: 3-day: on-site registration/check-in 5:30-6:30pm, rds.: 7pm, 10:00am & 4:00pm, 10:00am & 3:30pm. 2-day: on-site registration/check-in from 8:00- 9:30am, rds. 10:00am & 1:00pm then merge with 3-day. Illinois Blitz Championship on Saturday night, G/3 +2 inc., $25 by 2/20 USPS or on-line, $30 at site. First round 8 PM, 2 games with each opponent, 5 rounds, see
www.chessweekend.com for details. All: Checks made payable to and sent to: ChessWeekend, 21694 Doud Ct., Frankfort, IL 60423. Please include Team’s name and roster (plus ID#), captain’s email and phone number, and desired schedule. Info:
www.chessweekend.com, 815-955-4793 before 8 PM. ChessIQ will provide Sets-Boards-Clocks.
Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! FEB. 28-MAR. 2, CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN 2014 U.S. Junior Chess Congress 5-SS, G/90 d5 (5-DSS G/45 d5 6 & under, 8 & under - 2 games each round for a total of 10 games: not JGP). Orange County Great Park, 6990 Marine Way, Irvine, CA. 92612 and Irvine Spectrum Doubletree Hotel, 90 Pacifica, Irvine, CA 92618, 949-471-8888, $95/night (When booking, please mention “Chess Congress”). 7 SECTIONS (by age): 6 & under, 8 & under, 10 & under, 12 & under, 14 & under, 16 & under, 20 & under. TROPHIES: Top 10 individuals and Top 5 clubs in each section. EF: $55
by 1/20, $65 by 2/ 20, $75 after. RD.: Sat: 10-2-6, Sun: 9-1. ENT: www.
hanleychessacademy.com (flyer available for download). SIDE EVENTS: 1. Top 100 USCF List Scholastic Invitational, 2/27-28, (This event at same site). 5-RR, G/75 d5 (top 2 sections 3-RR, G/120 d5). 2. Chess Camp 2/28 9-noon (Under 1000 and 1000 & Above); Chief instructor - NM Joe Hanley. $30 by 2/20, $40 after. 3. Bughouse (12 & under, 20 & under) 2/28 starting at 1pm, trophies to top 3 teams each section. $20/team by 2/20, $25 after. 4. Blitz G/5 d0(12 & under, 20 & under) 2/28 starting at 6:30pm (not 5pm), trophies to top 5 in each section. $10 by 2/21, $15 after. INFO: Joe Hanley, 714-925-3195 or
hanleychessacademy@gmail.com or Dewain Barber, 714-998-5508 or
amchesseq@aol.com. Orange County John Wayne Airport (SNA) 15 minutes from site. Free shuttle to and from Irvine Spectrum Doubletree Hotel. Advanced Entries, Pairings, Standings and all information at
www.hanleychessacademy.com. NS. NC. W.
Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! APR. 4-6, CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN 2014 National High School (K-12) Championship (Apr. 3 – Bughouse & Blitz) 7SS, G/120 d5. Town and Country Resort, 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, CA 92108, 619.291.7131 or 800.772. 8527. Chess Rate $125 until 12 March 2014. 5 Sections: K-12 Cham- pionship, K-12 Under 1600, K-12 Under 1200, K-12 Under 800, K-12
Unrated.March 2014 Rating Supplement will be used. Unrated players may play in the Championship or Unrated section only. One half- point bye for any round, except Rd. 7, if requested before Round One. EF: $50 if by March 2, $70 if by March 23, $85 if by 9 PM CDT on April 2 or $90 at site. Mailed entries must be p/m by March 30. $5 extra for all phone registrations, $20 change fee for roster or section changes after March 23. Onsite registration:Thurs. 9 AM - 10 PM & Fri. 8 AM - 10 AM. Play- ers registering after 10 AM will get half-point for Round 1. Awards: Please see the Information Page on the web site for a complete list of all the trophies. All participants will receive a commemorative medal at the com- pletion of the final round. Teams: A team must have at least two players, although no maximum number of players. The top four scores in any sec- tion will count for the team score. All on team must attend the same school. Opening Ceremony: 12:30 PM Friday. Main Event rounds: Fri- day 1 PM, 7 PM; Saturday 9 AM, 2 PM, 7 PM; Sunday 9 AM, 2 PM. Awards Ceremony: Approx. 7 PM Sunday. Special Events:National High School Bughouse Championship: Thursday 11 AM; EF: (Onsite only) $25 per team. Bughouse registration ends at 10 AM Thurs. National High School Blitz Championship: G/5 d0; Thursday 5 PM; EF: $15 per player, $20 after Mar. 23 or on site. Scholastic Meeting: 3 PM Satur- day. Parents and Friends Tournament: 4SS, G/30 d5, Saturday 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM, 2:30 PM, 4:30PM. [Onsite registration only – by Sat. 10 AM]. Rated and Unrated sections. Trophies for Parents/Friends - par- ticipant and student combined results. Please see the Tournament Information Page on the web site to see when Team Rooms become avail- able and for Team Room contact information. ALL: Please bring clocks. Sets and score sheets
provided.USCFmembership required. Questions: Ashley Knight
aknight@uschess.org or at 931.787.1234 ext 138. Mail entries to: U.S. Chess Federation, Attn: 2014 High School, P.O. Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557. Additional details, updates, corrections and on- line registration:
www.uschess.org/tournaments/2014/hs.
Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! APR. 11-13, ILLINOIS 2014 All-Girls National Championships presented by the Kasparov Chess Foundation in association with the Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation & USCF First place winners of each section will qualify to play at the 2014 World Youth Championships.6SS, G/90 d5. Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2875 Milwaukee Ave., Northbrook, IL (free Wi-Fi). 6 Sections: Under 8, Under 10, Under 12, Under 14, Under 16 & Under 18. Age as of 1/1/2014. EF: $55 postmarked/online by 3/17, $75 by 3/31, $95 after/on-site. Do not mail after 4/4. Opening Ceremony: 6pm, Friday. Rounds: Rd. 1 – 6:30pm Fri; Rounds 2-4 – Sat 10am, 2:30pm, 6:30pm; Rounds 5-6 – Sun 9am & pm. Awards Ceremony: Sun. 5pm. Trophies top 15 individual play- ersand top 4 teams in the Under 8, 10, 12 & 14 Sections; top 10 individual players and top 3 teams in the Under 16 & 18 Sections. (top 3 players added for team scores). Bye: One 1/2-pt bye available, any round, if requested before end of Rd. 2 and if player has not received a full-point bye. Side Events: Bughouse Tournament – Fri. 1pm, EF $30/team. Blitz Tournament – Fri. 3pm, G/5 d0, EF $20 by 4/4, $25 after or on site. HR: single - quad $103 Reservations: (847) 493-6929. breakfast included, Reserve early rate may increase (847) 493-6929. Entries: online/info at:
www.rknights.org/allgirls or mail to RKnights, Attn: All Girls, PO Box 1074, Northbrook, IL 60065, include name, section, rating, USCF ID#, date of birth, grade, school name city & state.
Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! APR. 25-27, GEORGIA
2014 National Junior High (K-9) Championship (Apr. 24 – Bughouse & Blitz) 7SS, G/120 d5. Hyatt Regency Atlanta, 265 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30303, 404.557.1234 or 800.233.
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