See previous issue for TLAs appearing February 1-14
7:50-8:10-8:40-9-9:20-9:40-10 pm. Three byes available, request at entry.
www.marshallchessclub.org.
Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! MAR. 28-30 OR 29-30, FLORIDA TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 40 (ENHANCED) 12th annual Southern Class Championships 5SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10), at renovated Wyndham Orlando Resort, 8001 International Dr., Orlando 32819. Free parking. Prizes $12,500 based on 185 paid entries (re-entries & Class E Section count half), $10,000 (80% each prize) minimum guaranteed. In 7 sections. Master (2200/up): $1000-500-300-200, clear or tiebreak winner $100 bonus. FIDE (USCF rules used). Expert (2000-2199): $1000- 500-300-200. Class A (1800-1999): $1000-500-300-200. Class B (1600-1799): $1000-500-300-200. Class C (1400-1599): $800-400-250- 150. Class D (1200-1399): $700-400-250-150. Class E (Under 1200): $400-200-100, trophies to first 3, top U1000, U800, U600, Unr. Rated play- ers may play up one section. Unrated may enter A through E, but may not win over $200 in E, $350 D, $500 C or $650 B. Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player “team” combined score among all sec- tions: $400-200. Team average must be under 2200; teammates may play in different sections; teams must register at site (no extra fee) before both players begin round 2; teammate pairings avoided but possible. Top 6 sections EF: $98 online at
chessaction.com by 3/26, $105 phoned to 406-896-2038 (entry only, no questions) by 3/24, 3-day $103, 2-day $102 mailed by 3/19, $120 (no checks, credit cards OK) at site, or online until 2 hours before round 1. GMs free; $90 deducted from prize. Class E EF: all $50 less than above. Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if paid with entry. Online at
chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Re-entry $60; not available in Master Section. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. All: Half point byes OK all, limit 2, Open must commit before rd. 2, oth- ers before rd. 3. HR: $99-99-99-99, 1-800-421-8001, 407-351-2420; reserve by 3/14 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online through
chesstour.com. Ent: chess
action.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 serv- ice charge for refunds. Questions:
DirectorAtChess.us,
chesstour.com,
chesstour.info, 347-201-2269. Entries posted at
chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly).
Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! MAR. 28-30 OR 29-30, NEW YORK TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 100 (ENHANCED) 8th annual Long Island Open 5SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Ramada Plaza Long Island MacArthur Airport Hotel, 1730 N. Ocean Ave., Holtsville, NY 11742. Free parking, free shuttle from LIRR Ronkonkoma Station or MacArthur Airport. Prizes $12,000 guaranteed & trophies. In 5 sec- tions. Open: $1400-800-500-300, clear or tiebreak winner $100 bonus,
top U2300/Unr $600-300. Under 2100: $1000-500-300-200, top U1900/Unr $550-250. Under 1700: $900-450-250-150, top U1500 (no Unr) $400-200. Under 1300: $800-400-200-100, top U1100 (no Unr) $300, tro- phy to top 3. Under 900: $100-50, trophy to first 5, top Under 700, Under 500, Under 300, Unrated. Unrated may not win over $300 in U1300 or $600 in U1700. Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player “team” combined score among all sections: $400-300-200. Team average must be under 2200; teammates may play in different sec- tions; teams must register at site (no extra fee) before both players begin round 2; teammate pairings avoided but possible. Top 4 sections EF: $108 online at
chessaction.com by 3/26, $115 phoned by 3/24 to 406-896-2038, 3-day $113, 2-day $112 mailed by 3/19, $120 at site, or online until 2 hours before game. GMs free; $100 deducted from prize. U900 Section EF: $28 online at
chessaction.com by 3/26, 3-day $33, 2-day $32 mailed by 3/19, $40 at site. NYSCA members: advance or online EF $5 less; dues $12/yr with 2 issues Empire Chess or $20/yr with 4 issues, may join with online entry. Special 1 year USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entry. Online at
chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Re- entry $60; not available in Open Section. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. All: Half point byes OK all, limit 2, Open must commit before rd. 2, others before rd. 3. HR: $75-75, 631-758-2900, reserve by 3/14 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour. com. Ent:
chessaction.com or Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham, NY 10803. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions:
chesstour.com, chess-
tour.info,
DirectorAtChess.US, 347-201-2269. Advance entries posted at
chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly).
MAR. 30, NEW JERSEY TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15 (ENHANCED) Dr. David Ostfeld Memorial ICA Spring 2014 Open Championship Site: Bergen Academy, 200 Hackensack Ave., Hackensack, NJ 07601. Open To All Ages With Rating above 1400. 4SS, G/60 d5. USCF Membership Required, Prize Fund: 1st - 3rd $300, $250, $200, U2200, U2000, U1800, U1600 each $100. Best Under 13 Years Old $75, Best Over 55 Years Old $75. Reg ends at 9 AM. Only one 1/2-point bye allowed, if requested before the start of round two. EF: Adv (pmk. By Mar 26th) $40, AT Site $45. GMs Free Entry. INFO: 201 287 0250 or
chessdirector@icanj.net. $$b/40: Prize Fund Will Not Be Reduced Below 70%. Rds.: 9:30 AM, 11:45 AM, 2:15 PM, 4:30 PM. ENT: Make EF and/or USCF Membership checks payable to: International Chess Academy. Mail To: Diana Tulman, 28 Can- terbury Ln., New Milford, NJ 07646. INFO:
www.icanj.net. NS NC W.
Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! APR. 4-6 OR 5-6, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 50 (ENHANCED) Bay Area Chess NM Michael Aigner Spring Championship 6SS, G/90 +30 (u1600 G/90 d5) 2day rds. 1-2 G/55 d5. 1639A S. Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035. Park free. Prize 6,000 b/89 (5/6 guar). 3 sects:
2000+ (FIDE rated) $1,000-500-300-200, u2300: 300-100. 1600-1999: $800-400-200, u1800: 300-100, u1600: $800-300-100 u1400: 200-100, u1200: 200-100. Unr max $100 exc Open. Apr 14 Supp & TD disc. Reg.: F 6-6:45p & Sa 9-9:15a. Rds.: F 7p, Sa 9:30 2 6:30, Su 10 2:30. (u1600: F 7p, Sa 9:30 2 5:30, Su 10 1:30p). 2-day Rds. 1-2: Sa 9:30 11:45 & merge. EF: 99, after 4/1 +20. Playup +20. Econ EF: 66 w/50% prz: Rated 2250+ $0 by 3/25. Info:
http://BayAreaChess.com/champs. NS. NC.
Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! APR. 4-6, CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 30 (ENHANCED) Temecula Chess Club Spring Open Temecula Chess Club, 29275 Santiago Rd., Temecula, CA 92590. OPEN prizes 100% GTD; other prizes 50% Gtd. In 2 Sections,OPEN: 6SS, G/90 +30, $$: $500-300-200. U1800: 6SS, G/90 +30, Open to 1800 & under. ALL: EF: $70. $55 for Temecula Chess Club Members. Prizes: OPEN-500- 300-200; U1800 100-50-25; U1600 100-50-25; U1400 75-50-25. Rds.: F 7p, Sa 9: 30a 2p 6:30p, Su 9:30a, 2p. ENT:
www.temeculachess.com/ events. INFO: Guy Reams
info@temeculachess.com. www.temecula
chess.com.
A Heritage Event!
Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! APR. 11-13 OR 12-13, OHIO TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 15
50th Cincinnati Open and First Ever Cincinnati Open Scholastic Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5901 Pfeiffer Rd., Blue Ash, OH 45242. OPEN: 5SS; FiveSections: Open, U2100, U1800, U1500, U1200. Time Control: 40/120, SD/60 d5; 2-day rds. 1&2 G/75 d5. Prizes: Open: $600-450-325- 225; U2100: $450-325-225-175; U1800: $325-225-175-150; U1500: $225-175-150-125; U1200: $160-140-120-100; prizes based on 100 entries, else proportional. (No unrated may win more than the third-place prize amount except in Open.) Entry fee: If mailed/delivered by April 7, U1200 $75, other sections $85, all $100 onsite. Re-entry $45. $10 loyalty discount for those who played in 2013 Cinci Open; $3 discount for cur- rent Ohio Chess Association members. Free entry to GMs/IMs; $85 deducted from prize. Registration: Friday, April 11 5:00-6:30; Saturday, April 12 9:00-10:30. 3-day schedule: Friday 7:00, Saturday 11:00 and 6:00, Sunday 9:30 and 4:00. 2-day schedule: Saturday 11:00 and 2:00, then merge with 3-day. Byes: Maximum two half-point byes, must com- mit before round 3. HR: $79, suite $109, group code CIN, reserve by 3/28/2014, 1-877-227-6963. Bring sets and clocks.OPEN SCHOLAS- TIC: Saturday, April 12 only. 5SS, rds. 1-4 G/45 d5; rd. 5 G/60 d5. Sections: U1200, U900. Schedule: 10:00 am, 11:45 am, 1:30 pm, 3:15 pm and 6:00 pm. Entry fee: $40.00 — advance entry only, postmarked or hand-delivered by April 7; no onsite registration. Byes: Maximum of two half-point byes; must commit before round 3. Prizes:Trophies to top ten in each section. Organizers will provide all sets, boards and clocks. Above hotel information applies. For either tournament: Mail advance entries to Cincinnati Open, PO Box 499006, Cincinnati, OH 45249-9006.
3rd Annual Reno - Larry Evans Memorial Open -
(Formerly Far West Open)
At the Sands Regency Casino & Hotel - Reno, NV A Weikel Tournament
$21,000 (b/250) $14,000 Guaranteed Entry Fee $137 or less – 40/2 - G-1-5d Rooms $25/$40 While they last! Wednesday April 16th
Clock Simul w/game analysis ($30) by GM Sergey Kudrin - 7:00 pm Thursday April 17th
Free Lecture by IM John Donaldson - 6 pm Simul ($20) by GM Melikset Khachiyan - 7:30 pm Blitz Tourney (5 min., d0) - $20 - 7:30 pm
See TLA on page ___ 1
58
www.uschess.org 57 12/6/13 10:21 AM
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76