Tournament Life / June
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304. Games start: 7pm. Contact: Oscar 954- 530-6674.
JULY 12, CFCC Tornados at UUU See Grand Prix.
JULY 18-20 OR 19-20, 41st Lipkin/Pfefferkorn Open (NC) See Grand Prix.
JULY 19, Pensacola Knights Open See Grand Prix.
JULY 26-27, U.S. Open Weekend Swiss See Grand Prix.
JULY 26-AUG. 3, JULY 29-AUG. 3 OR JULY 31-AUG. 3, 115th annual U.S. Open See Nationals.
JULY 30, 2014 U.S. National G/15 Championship (QC) See Nationals.
AUG. 2, 2014 U.S. National Blitz Championship (BLZ) See Nationals.
AUG. 9-14, 3rd Annual Washington International (MD) See Maryland.
AUG. 29-SEPT. 1 OR AUG. 30-SEPT. 1, 2014 Arnold Denker Florida State Championship See Grand Prix.
SEPT. 14-21, 2014 U.S. Senior Open See Nationals.
SEPT. 19-21 OR 20-21, 22nd annual Southern Open See Grand Prix.
Georgia
JUNE 20-22 OR 21-22, 2014 Castle Chess Grand Prix See Grand Prix.
JUNE 20-22 OR 21-22, 2014 Florida State Team Championship (FL)
See Florida.
Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! JULY 11-13 OR 12-13, 2014 Peach State Doubles Championship 5-SS, G/120 d5 (2-day Rd. 1 G/90 d5). North DeKalb Mall, 2050 Law- renceville Highway, Decatur, GA 30033. (Next to Diamonds Forever). Entry Fee: $50 per team. $1,000 b/50 teams. Trophies guaranteed. $300- 200; u2000, u1800, u1600, u1400, u1200 each $100 + trophies; u1000, u800 trophies only. Average rating of 2-player team will determine class. 3-day schedule: Reg.: ends 6:45 p.m. Rounds: 7:15, 2-6:30, 10-2:30. 2-day schedule: G/90 d5. Reg.: ends 10 a.m. Rounds: 1st at 10:30,
then merges with 3-day. Info: Thad Rogers (478)-973-9389 or atlanta
chess@yahoo.com. Enter: American Chess Promotions, 3055 General Lee Rd., Macon, GA 31204 or
americanchesspromotions.com. W.
JULY 18-20 OR 19-20, 41st Lipkin/Pfefferkorn Open (NC) See Grand Prix.
JULY 26, 3rd Annual Summer Scorcher See Grand Prix.
AUG. 29-SEPT. 1 OR AUG. 30-SEPT. 1, 2014 Arnold Denker Florida State Championship (FL) See Grand Prix.
SEPT. 19-21 OR 20-21, 22nd annual Southern Open (FL) See Grand Prix.
Idaho
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AUG.15-17OR16-17, 5th annual Central California Open (CA-N) See Grand Prix.
Illinois
JUNE 21, “Put the Fun Back into Chess” and the Tom Fineberg Memorial OPEN Chess Tournament See Grand Prix.
JULY 18-20 OR 19-20, 7th annual Chicago Class See Grand Prix.
AUG. 9-14, 3rd Annual Washington International (MD) See Maryland.
AUG. 16-17, 60th Iowa Open Championship (USCF & FIDE Rated) IASCA GP Super Qualifier (IA) See Grand Prix.
OCT. 10-12 OR 11-12, 23rd annual Midwest Class Championships See Grand Prix.
NOV. 1-2, Susan Polgar World Open for Boys and Girls A World Youth 2015 Qualifier Event! Sections (Boys and Girls each): U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 (see
www.chessiq.com/polgar2014 for birthdate cutoffs for each age category). Prizes: (Boys and Girls each):1st place in each age category will be a wild card representative for the ChessIQ Academy World Youth Team (event held in Greece - see
www.chessiq. com/polgar2014 for more details). Additional Prizes: U18 - 1st-Webster University Scholarship, 2nd-4th - $150-100-75 value in chess prizes. U16, U14, U12, U10 - 1st place iPad Mini, 2nd-4th - $150-100-75 value in chess prizes. Trophies in all age categories for 1st - 8th place and top 2 school teams (students must be in the same school or feeder school, no private club teams). Rounds and Time Control: Game-45 d5: Sat- Sun 11am, 1:30pm, 4pm each day. On-site reg: 9:30-10:30am Sat. Limit 2 byes. Last rd bye must commit by end of Rd. 2 and not retractable. Side Events: (Fri night) 2-hour camp with GM Polgar 6pm-8pm; (Sat Morning) 1-day U8 scholastic 4R-SS Game-30 d5 at 10:30am w/onsite reg. 9:30-10am; (Sat night) Puzzle Solving at 6pm and Simul at 7pm; (Sun morning) Game-3 +2/sec Blitz at 9am (FIDE and USCF rated) - visit website for more details and registration. Site: Hyatt Regency Schaumburg Hotel, 1800 E. Golf Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60173. Free Parking! HR: $89/night 847-605-1234 by 10/11 or rates may increase. Entries: Online or postmarked by 10/4 $40; online or postmarked by 10/18 $50, thereafter $60. Puzzle Solving, Simul, Blitz - $20 each. 1-day Scholastic - $30 by 10/18, $40 thereafter and onsite. Camp - $40 by 10/4, $50 by 10/18, $60 thereafter and online. Online registrations at
www.chessiq. com/polgar2014. Mail entries to: ChessIQ, 4957 Oakton St., Suite 113, Skokie, IL 60077. Other info: Boards, sets, and clocks provided for events, none-for skittles. Must use organizer provided equipment. Novem- ber rating supplement used. Questions:
sevan@chessiq.com ONLY. On tournament day ONLY - 847-274-1352.
Note: Players who qualify for the World Youth Championship but represent a FIDE Academy are not included in the official USCF delegation.
NOV. 28-30 OR 29-30, 2nd Annual Greater Midwest Class Cham- pionships
See Grand Prix. Indiana
JULY 18-20 OR 19-20, 7th annual Chicago Class (IL) See Grand Prix.
Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix! AUG. 9-10, Indiana Class Championships 4/SS, G/120 d5. Holiday Inn, 1710 N. Kinser Pike, Bloomington, IN 47404. Phone: 812-334-3252. HR: $99. Free parking and Wi-Fi. In 6 Sec-
7th annual Chicago Class
July 18-20 or 19-20, 2014 - Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel $20,000 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND!
5rounds, 40/110, SD/30, d10 (2-day
option, rounds 1-2 G/60, d10), Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel, 601 North Milwaukee Ave, Wheeling IL 60090. Free parking. In 7 sections; no unrateds in Master
or Expert. No residence requirements. An Illinois Chess Tour event.
Master (2200/up): $2000-1000-500-
300, clear win or 1st on tiebreak $100 bonus, top U2400 $800-400. FIDE rated, 120 Grand Prix Points (enhanced). Expert (2000-2199): $1400-700-
400-200. A(1800-1999): $1400-700-400-200. B(1600-1799): $1400-700-400-200. C(1400-1599): $1200-600-400-200. D(1200-1399): $1000-500-300-200. E(Under 1200): $500-250-150-100,
trophies to top 3, top Under 1000, Under 800, Under 600, Unrated.
Unrated prize limits: $200 E, $350
D, $500 C, $700 B, $900 A. Rated players may play up one
section. Unrated may enter A or below. Mixed doubles bonus prizes (see
Tournament Life): $800-400-200. Top 6 sections entry fee: $105 at
chessaction.com by 7/16, $110 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 7/16, 3-day $108, 2-day $107 mailed by 7/9, all $120 at site, or online until 2 hours before first game. Class E Section entry fee: all $50
less than above. Re-entry (except Master): $50. All: No checks at site, credit cards
OK. Online or mailed EF $5 less to ICA members; join/renew at
il-chess.org. Special 1 year USCF dues if paid
with entry: see Tournament Life or
chesstour.com. USCF membership required.
3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 pm,
rds. Fri 7, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10
am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5; Sun. 10 & 3:30. Half point byes OK all,Master must
commit before rd 2, others before rd 3. All: No smoking. Bring clocks, sets,
boards if possible-none supplied. JGP. Hotel rates: $107-107-107-107,
800-937-8461, 847-777-6500, reserve by July 4.
Unofficial
uschess.org ratings
usually used if otherwise unrated. Ent r y : che s s a ct io n . c om o r
Continental Chess, Box 8482, Pelham NY 10803. $15 charge for refunds. Questions:
Director@Chess.US,
www.chesstour.com, 347-201-2269. Entries posted at
chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly).
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