Tournament Life / October
2400(or if you ever been rated 2200 US Chess) $105, Fide rated 2000 and above is $120, U2200 US Chess/U2000Fide $150. US Chess Membership Required. Dallas Chess Club membership required, but players can pay a $10 tournament membership. Note that highest finishing Dallas Chess Club member is Club Champion. $$b/25: 70% Guaranteed. $1600-800- 400-200. U2400 $500. Reg.:12/19: 11:00am-12:01 pm. Rds.:12/19 12:30pm, 5:30 pm. 12/20: 11am, 4:30 pm. 12/21 9:30 am. 1 bye if requested before end of round 2. Players who withdraw or take a last round zero point bye are ineligible for prizes. ENT: Make/mail Checks payable to Dallas Chess Club, C/O Barbara Swafford, 2709 Longhorn Trail, Crowley, TX, 76036-4719. INFO: Barb Swafford, 214-632-9000
info@dallaschess.com,
www.dallaschess.com. FIDE.
US Chess Junior Grand Prix! DEC. 26-28 OR 27-28, NEW YORK TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 80 (ENHANCED) 34th annual Empire City Open 6SS, 40/110, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds. 1-3 G/40 d10). Hotel Penn- sylvania, 401 Seventh Ave. (32nd-33rd St., across from Penn Station), New York 10001. $13,000 guaranteed prize fund. In 6 sections. Open: $1200-600-300-200, clear or tiebreak win $50 bonus, top Under 2300/Unr $500-250. Under 2200: $1000-500-250-125, top U2000/Unr $500-250. Under 1900: $1000-500-250-125, top U1700 (no unr) $400-200. Under 1600: $800-400-200-100, top U1400 (no unr) $300-150. Under 1300: $500- 250-125-75, top U1100 (no unr) $200-100. Under 1000: $200-100-60- 40, trophies to first 5, top Under 800, Under 600, Under 400, Unrated. Unrated may not win over $100 in U1000, $200 in U1300, $350 U1600, or $500 U1900. Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2- player “team” combined score among all sections: $600-400-200. 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 4 sections EF: $105 online at
www.chessaction.com by 12/24, $115 phoned by 12/22 (406-896-2038, no questions), 3-day $113, 2-day $112 if check mailed by 12/17, all $120 at site, or online until 2 hours before rd. 1. GMs free; $90 from prize. Under 1300 Section EF: All $30 less than top 4 sections EF. Under 1000 Section EF: All $60 less than top 4 sections EF. All: Re-entry $50, not available in Open. Online EF $5 less to NYSCA members; $12 NYSCA dues may be paid with entry fee. No checks at site, credit
A Heritage Event!
cards OK. Unofficial
uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year US Chess dues with magazine if paid with entry. Online at
chessaction.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. 3-Day Schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10 am. Rds. Sat 11 & 5, Sun 11 & 5, Mon 10 & 3:30. 2-Day Schedule: Reg. ends Sun 9 am. Rds. Sun 10, 12:15, 2:30 & 5, Mon 10 & 3:30. Half point byes available all rounds, limit 2 byes, Open must commit before rd. 2, others before rd. 4. HR: $159-169-179 plus required $15/night facility fee, 1-800-223-8585, 212-736-5000, reserve by 12/7 (earlier is better) or rate will increase, ask for Continental Chess Association rate. Facility fee includes high speed wireless in room, unlimited local & long distance calling, and unlimited use of Ballys Total Fitness located next door to the hotel. Ent:
chessaction.com or Continental Chess, PO Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. Questions:
chesstour.com,
DirectorAtChess.US, 347-201-2269. $15 service charge for refunds. Advance entries posted at
www.chessaction.com (online entries posted instantly). Blitz tournament Sunday 9:30 pm, enter by 9:15 pm.
US Chess Junior Grand Prix! DEC. 26-28, GEORGIA TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 20 45th Annual Atlanta Open 6-SS. Interactive College of Technology, 5227 New Peachtree Rd., Cham- blee, GA 30341. $10,000 b/160, 55% Guaranteed. In 7 sections: Cham- pionship: FIDE and US Chess rated. Must be 2000 and above to enter. $1000-600-500, u2200- $700-300-150-100. Under 2000: FIDE and US Chess rated. Must be 1750 to enter. $700-300-150-100, u1900- $150. Under 1800: $700-300-150-100, u1700- $150. Under 1600: $600-300-150-100, u1500- $150. Under 1400: $600-300-150-100, u1300- $150. Under 1200: $600-300-150-100, u1100- $100. Unrated: (not part of base). Trophies to top 7. Time Controls: Championship and Under 2000: G/100 w/30 sec. inc. Other sections: G/120 d5. Entry Fees: $81 if received by 12/23; $87 at site, GMs an IMS free. Juniors under 19 $6 less. Unrateds: $30. Reentry except Championship section $40. Bye all rounds (limit 2), must commit before 1st round. May play up one section except Championship or Under 2000. Registration: ends11 am. Rounds: 12 - 4, 10 - 3, 10 -3. Blitz Championship: 5-rd. Double Swiss. Registration: Up to 8:15 pm - starts Sunday 12/27 - 1st round 8:30 pm, then as soon as possible. $850 b/39 paid entries TC: G/7 d0. Advance Entry; $30; $35 at door.
A Heritage Event!
1st- $200, 2nd- $150; u2000, u1800, u1600, u1400 each $125. Other events will happen. Info:
americanchesspromotions.com or (478)-973- 9389. Enter: American Chess Promotions, 3055 General Lee Rd., Macon, GA 31204 or preferred Register Online.
US Chess Junior Grand Prix! DEC. 26-30, 26-29 OR 27-29, NEVADA TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 200 (ENHANCED) 25th annual North American Open Open Section, Dec 26-30: 9SS, 40/2, SD/30 d10. GM & IM norms pos- sible. Other sections, Dec 26-29 or 27-29: 7SS, 40/2, SD/30 d10 (3-day option, rds. 1-2 G/60 d10). Bally’s Casino Resort, 3645 Las Vegas Blvd. S, Las Vegas, NV
89103.Prizes $120,000based on 600 paid entries (seniors, re-entries, GMs, IMs, WGMs & U1250 Section count as half entries), else in proportion; $90,000 minimum (75% each prize) guaranteed. In 7 sec- tions. Open: $10000-5000-2500-1200-1000-800-600-500-400-400, clear winner or 1st on tiebreak bonus $200, top FIDE Under 2400/Unr $2400- 1200. FIDE rated, GM & IM norms possible. Under 2300: $7000-4000- 2000-1200-800-600-500-500-400-400. Under 2100: $7000-4000- 2000- 1200-800-600-500-500-400-400, no unrated may win over $2500. Under 1900: $7000-4000-2000-1200-800-600-500-500-400-400, no unrated may win over $1800. Under 1700: $6000-3000-1500-1000-800-600-500- 500-400-400, no unrated may win over $1300. Under 1500: $5000-2500- 1300-1000-700-600-500-400-300-300, no unrated may win over $900. Under 1250: $3000-1500-1000-800-600-500-400-400-300-300, top Under 1000 (no unr) $1000-500, no unrated may win over $500. No separate U1000 section; players under 1000 in U1250 play for both U1250 and U1000 prizes; receive larger if winning both. Prize limits: 1) Players with under 26 games played as of 12/15 list may not win over $1500 U1250, $3000 U1500 or U1700. Games rated too late for 12/15 list not counted. 2) If post-event rating posted 12/20/14-12/20/15 was more than 30 points over section maximum, prize limit $2000. 3) Balance of any limited prize goes to next player(s) in line. Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best male/female combined 2-player “team” score: $2000-1000- 500-300-200. Only rounds 1-7 of Open Section counted. Team average must be under 2200; teammates may play in different sections; teams must register (no exta fee) by 3 pm 12/27; prize limits do not apply to mixed doubles. Top 6 sections EF: Online at
chessaction.com:$245 by
Membership Appreciation Program (MAP) The MAP program continues in 2015. See details at
main.uschess.org/go/MAP. Top standings will appear every two months in Chess Life.
Overall Affiliate Standings Name
CONTINENTAL CHESS ASSN BAY AREA CHESS
SILVER KNIGHTS CHESS PAPERCLIP PAIRINGS
BOCA RATON CHESS CLUB DALLAS CHESS CLUB
THE BERKELEY CHESS SCHOOL CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CTR MARSHALL CHESS CLUB
WESTERN PA YOUTH CHESS CLUB
Small State Affiliate Standings Name
MAINE ASSOC OF CHESS COACHES TOURNAMENT IN A BOX
ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC SCHOOL CC METRO CHESS WVSCA
NEW MEXICO SCHOL CHESS ORG DELAWARE YOUTH CHESS ORG AIRLINE COMMUNITY SCHOOL LIKENS CHESS
GREAT PLAINS CHESS ASSOCIATION
State Chapter Affiliate Standings Name
MARYLAND CHESS ASSOCIATION MICHIGAN CHESS ASSOCIATION PENNSYLVANIA ST CHESS FED MINNESOTA ST CHESS ASSN
WASHINGTON CHESS FEDERATION MASSACHUSETTS CHESS ASSOC NEW JERSEY ST CHESS FED
TENNESSEE CHESS ASSOCIATION KANSAS CHESS ASSOCIATION IOWA STATE CHESS ASSN
State Dec14 Aug15 PCT HI
ND KS
138 99
344
State Count NY CA VA TX FL TX CA
MO NY PA
892 419 380 273 204 185 168 165 147 134
State Count ME NH ME DC WV NM DE ME SD SD
99 35 31 24 23 22 22 17 14 12
State Count MD MI PA
MN WA MA NJ TN KS IA
317 180 117 99 98 69 60 17 15 14
280 102.9 138 39.4 470 36.6
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State Dec14 Aug15 PCT MS SC IA
259 658 613
Adult Membership Standings Name
CONTINENTAL CHESS ASSN MARSHALL CHESS CLUB
CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CTR SAN DIEGO CHESS CLUB DALLAS CHESS CLUB
BOCA RATON CHESS CLUB BAY AREA CHESS
ROCHESTER CHESS CENTER LOS ANGELES CHESS CLUB PAPERCLIP PAIRINGS
Scholastic and Youth Membership Standings Name
SILVER KNIGHTS CHESS BAY AREA CHESS
PAPERCLIP PAIRINGS
CONTINENTAL CHESS ASSN BOTA RATON CHESS CLUB
THE BERKELEY CHESS SCHOOL WESTERN PA YOUTH CHESS CLUB DALLAS CHESS CLUB
SUCCESS CHESS SCHOOL LONG ISLAND CHESS NUTS
Member Standings Name
WOLF, TODD W NAVARRO, DANIEL A
KRANICH RITTER, TANIA BRACKENRIDGE, KEITH FERGUSON, HERBERT DEAN, JOSEPH A ACOR, COREY SETSER, BRADY
TUSING, TIMOTHY A SYGIEL, CHET
PCT Gain Standings
319 23.2 776 17.9 701 14.4
State Dec14 Aug15 PCT WY AL
TERR
109 822 47
124 13.8 915 11.3 52 10.6
State Dec14 Aug15 PCT NE AR
289 207
317 9.7 227 9.7
State Count NY NY
MO CA TX FL CA NY CA TX
681 134 104 87 73 49 47 46 45 45
State Count VA CA TX NY FL CA PA TX CA NY
379 372 228 211 155 153 126 112 110 97
State Count ND TX FL
OH IL
SC FL SC FL KY
64 31 10 6 5 5 5 5 5 4
An American Classic! A Heritage Event!
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