Tournament Life / October Delaware
NOV. 27-29 OR 28-29, 46th annual National Chess Congress (PA) See Grand Prix.
FEB. 26-28 OR 27-28, George Washington Open (VA) See Grand Prix.
District of Columbia
OCT. 7-12, 9-12 OR 10-12, 2nd annual Washington Chess Con- gress (VA) See Grand Prix.
OCT. 17, National Capital Scholastic Cup Qualifier 4-SS. G/25 d5. US Chess Center, 410 8th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004. Open to any student in K - 12 grade living in DC, Maryland or Vir- ginia. EF: $20 if by 10/10, $30 at site. Reg.: Noon - 12:45. Top 16 players qualify for play-off matches. $$200-100-50-50 to champion, finalist and semi-finalists of the play-offs. Trophies to the top 16.
www.chessctr.org/ Cup.php. 202/857-4922.
FEB. 26-28 OR 27-28, George Washington Open (VA) See Grand Prix.
Florida
South Florida Grand Prix Series at Glades Middle This is the former Epicure Grand Prix that took place at Miami Country Day. Scholastic and Non-Scholastic sections. More information at website:
www.bocachess.com or call 561-479-0351.
The Stormont Kings Chess Center in Miami, FL Conducts Private and Group Lessons, Homeschool Activities, Tournaments, Camps, Family Game Nights, Parents Night Out, Casual Chess Play and more! Complimentary Refreshments, Ample Parking, Comfortable Waiting Room, and more! Located at 8353 SW 124 St., Suite 201-A, Miami, FL 33156. Contact Chris Stormont, Phone: 786-303-2437, Email: chris@stor-
montkingschess.com, Web:
www.StormontKingsChess.com.
OCT.24, Miami Country Day School Classic Scholastic Chess League by Broward Chess Club. 4-SS, G/30+5 (5 Seconds Increment). Four Sections: (K-3) (K-5) (K-8) (K-12) US Chess rated. Rds.: 9:15AM, 10:30AM, 12:30PM, 2:00PM. TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL TROPHIES AWARDED. ONLINE REG.: 8/5/15 8am- 9/23/15 5pm. EF: $20. WEBSITE:
www.broward-
chessclub.com ONSITE REG.: 8am-9am. EF: $25. TD National Master, OSCAR MALDONADO
OSCARBCC@YMAIL.COM, (954)918-2302. LOCA- TION: MIAMI COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL - 601 N.E. 107th ST., MIAMI, FL 33161.
OCT. 30-NOV. 1 OR OCT. 31-NOV. 1, Nashville Open (TN) See Grand Prix.
NOV. 13-15 OR 14-15, 2015 U.S. Class Championships (TX) See Nationals.
NOV. 13-15 OR 14-15, 14th Annual Turkey Bowl See Grand Prix.
DEC. 4-6, 2015 National K-12 Grade Championships See Nationals.
DEC. 26-28, 45th Annual Atlanta Open (GA) See Grand Prix.
JAN. 8-10 OR 9-10, 2nd Gulf Coast New Year’s Open (In Memory of Eric Rosenthal) See Grand Prix.
Georgia
OCT. 7-12, 9-12 OR 10-12, 2nd annual Washington Chess Con- gress (VA) See Grand Prix.
OCT. 30-NOV. 1 OR OCT. 31-NOV. 1, Nashville Open (TN) See Grand Prix.
NOV. 13-15 OR 14-15, 2015 U.S. Class Championships (TX) See Nationals.
NOV. 13-15 OR 14-15, 14th Annual Turkey Bowl (FL) See Grand Prix.
DEC. 26-28, 45th Annual Atlanta Open See Grand Prix.
US Chess Junior Grand Prix! DEC. 29, 13th Annual Time Control Open 4-SS. Rd. 1 G/30 d5, Rd. 2 G/45 d5, Rd. 3 G/60 d5, Rd. 4 G/75 d5. Inter- active College of Technology, 5227 New Peachtree Rd., Chamblee, GA 30341. In 2 sections: $30 if received by 12/27; $35 at site. $1,000 b/45, 60% Guaranteed. Championship: $250-150, u2000, u1800, u1600, u1400 each $150. Under 1200: (not part of base). Entry Fee: $25 if received by 12/27; $28 at site. Trophies to top 7, top 2 under 1000, under 800. Registration: ends 10:30 a.m. Rounds: 11-12:30-2:30-5. Info: amer
icanchesspromotions.com or (478)-973-9389. Enter: American Chess Promotions, 3055 General Lee Rd., Macon, GA 31204 or preferred Register Online.
DEC. 30, Georgia Chess Festival Scholastic 4-SS, G/30 d5. Interactive College of Technology, 5227 New Peachtree Rd., Chamblee, GA 30341. In 3 sections:Middle School: K-8, Elementary: K-6, and Primary: K-3. Entry Fee: $23 if received by 12/28; $28 at site. Trophies to top 5, top girl, top unrated, top team of 3 same school. Medals to every participant who doesn’t get a trophy. Registration: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Rounds: 1st at 11 a.m., then as soon as possible. Awards right after last round is completed. Should be over by 6:00 p.m. Special: A master or expert will be on hand for FREE analysis. Info:
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americanchesspromotions.com or (478)-973-9389. Enter: American Chess Promotions, 3055 General Lee Rd., Macon, GA 31204 or preferred Register Online.
JAN. 8-10 OR 9-10, 2nd Gulf Coast New Year’s Open (In Memory of Eric Rosenthal) (FL) See Grand Prix.
Idaho
US Chess Junior Grand Prix! OCT. 10, 2015 Wood River Weekend Progressive - National Chess Day! Site: Community Campus, Hailey, Idaho. 4SS, Time Control: R1 G/30 d5, R2 G/45 d5, R3 G/60 d5, R4 G/90 d5. Northwest Chess Grand Prix. Everyone/All Levels welcome to play in tournament! $$ Open (based on 15): $100, $75, $50. Scholastic: Student trophies, 1st-3rd place. EF: $30 ($25 if under 18 or 60+) (K-12 students $10 in either section) if registered by 10/7. E-mail entry will lock in advance entry rate. US Chess Mem. req’d. Boards and clocks provided. Tie-break order: Head-to-head, Solkoff, Cumulative Opposition, Modified Median, Cumulative. Half-point bye: Max 1, Rds 1-3 only. Must commit by round 2. 0-point bye available for Rd. 4. Pre-registration preferred. ENT/INFO: ICA, Contact: Adam Porth, Silver Creek High School, 1060 Fox Acres Rd., Hailey, ID 83333, (208) 450-9048 or email
bcsdchessclub@gmail.com. Make checks payable to: Idaho Chess Association.
www.idahochessassociation.org, W.
Illinois
OCT. 9-11 OR 10-11, 24th annual Midwest Class Championships See Grand Prix.
OCT. 30-NOV. 1 OR OCT. 31-NOV. 1, Nashville Open (TN) See Grand Prix.
OCT. 31-NOV. 1, 2015 Illinois Senior Open See Grand Prix.
NOV. 7, Springfield Harvest Open 4SS, G/60 d5. Douglas United Methodist Church, 501 S. Douglas, Spring- field. Reg.: 9-9:45. Rds.: 10-12:45-3:00-5:15. Lunch break at 12:15. EF: $17 by 11/4, $20 at site, $2 less to SCC members. Prizes: $$400 b/30. 140-80, 1600-1999 60, 1200-1599 50, Under 1200 40, Unrated 30. Ent/ Info: David Long, 401 S. Illinois St., Springfield 62704. 217-726-2584. Information and directions available at
www.springfieldchessclub.com.
NOV. 13-15 OR 14-15, 24th annual Kings Island Open (OH) See Grand Prix.
A State Championship Event! NOV. 22, 2015 Illinois Class State Chess Championships An Illinois Chess Tour Event! 4SS: G/60 d5. Location: Hilton Lisle/ Naperville, 3003 Corporate West Dr., Lisle, IL 60532, (630) 505-0900, $89 + tax room rate if reserved by 11/13/15, mention Illinois Chess Assn when registering. Six Sections: M/X, A, B, C, D, U1200. For $20 play-up fee, players may play up one class. Only Class E players may play up to Section D. November rating supplement determines section eligibility. Prizes: M/X: $500-$200-$50 A through D $150-$75-$40 each section U1200 Trophy-Medal-Medal for top finishers in each Classes E, F, and U800 (no cash prizes, tiebreaks apply). Cash prizes based on 90 paid entries in sections M/X through D. EF:M/X through D $45, U1200 $25, plus $10 after Nov. 15th, $5 discount for ICA members (ICA mem- bership $15 Regular, $10 Scholastic at
http://il-chess.org/index.php/mem bership-x-42.) Play-up fee of $20 payable on site. Free entry to GMs, WGMs, IMs, WIMs, FMs, WFMs listing Illinois as their state of residence with US Chess. Contact Carl Dolson (
president@il-chess.org) to register. Registration: On-site 8:30 – 9:30 am; Online registration at
http://shop.il-
chess.org (ends 9:00 pm, Nov 21st); Or mail check, name, US Chess #, e-mail address, and phone # to: Class Championship, Illinois Chess Association, P.O. Box 180177, Chicago, IL 60618 (must arrive by Nov 15th). Round Times: 10:00 am, 12:30 pm, 3:00 pm, 5:30 pm. One half- point bye ok any round, must commit by end of round 2. Other: Boards, sets and clocks provided by ChessIQ. All special rules, details, and tournament conditions are subject to change without notice and will be posted ASAP at the site or on-line.
NOV. 27-29 OR 28-29, 2015 Motor City Open (MI) See Grand Prix.
Indiana See Grand Prix.
OCT. 9-11 OR 10-11, 24th annual Midwest Class Championships (IL)
OCT. 30-NOV. 1 OR OCT. 31-NOV. 1, Nashville Open (TN) See Grand Prix.
NOV. 6-8 OR 7-8, 74th Annual Indiana State Chess Championship See Grand Prix.
NOV. 13-15 OR 14-15, 24th annual Kings Island Open (OH) See Grand Prix.
NOV. 27-29 OR 28-29, 2015 Motor City Open (MI) See Grand Prix.
NOV. 27-29, Cleveland Classic (OH) See Grand Prix.
US Chess Junior Grand Prix! DEC. 5, Deadwood Chess Club Open 2015 4SS, G/60 d10. Church of The Nativity, 7300 N. Lantern Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46256. (Note: Best access to Lantern is from Sargent Rd. or Fall Creek Rd.) In 2 Sections: OPEN and Reserve (U1800), EF: $30 if by 12/1, at site $40, $$1150, based on 40 entries, OPEN: 1st $250, 2nd $150, U1900 $125, Reserve (U1800): 1st $225, 2nd $150, U1600, U1400
each $125, Max prize for Unrated in either Open/Reserve $100. Regis- tration: 7:45-8:30 AM, Rds. 9:00, 11:30, 2:00, 4:30. Entries: Advance:
Indianachess.org or mail to: Craig Hines, 613 North Park Dr., Evansville, IN, 47710. Email:
Mrsci2740@hotmail.com or Phone: 812-423-2996, cell: 812-618-8700, ISCA membership Required, OSA, NO BYES.
Kansas
NOV. 13-15 OR 14-15, 2015 U.S. Class Championships (TX) See Nationals.
FEB. 11-15, 12-15, 13-15 OR 14-15, 7th annual Southwest Class Championships (TX) See Grand Prix.
Kentucky
East Kentucky Chess Club - Monthly Tournament Check out our website:
http://eastkychess.weebly.com/ or Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/eastkychess. Learn, watch, play and teach..”
OCT. 30-NOV. 1 OR OCT. 31-NOV. 1, Nashville Open (TN) See Grand Prix.
NOV. 13-15 OR 14-15, 24th annual Kings Island Open (OH) See Grand Prix.
NOV. 21-22, 11th SPF World Open for Girls and Boys in Memory of Steve Dillard $100,000+ in prizes (lots of trophies, chess prizes & scholarships) All details on
www.SPFWO.com. 6SS, G/45 d5. The Brown Hotel, Louisville, 335 West Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202. HOTEL: Special Room Rate $129. 335 W. Broadway, Louisville, KY. Call (502) 583-1234 for reserva- tions. EF: $39 UNTIL 9/30, $59 until 10/15, $69 until 11/16, $89 after. Prizes: Top Boy and Top Girl will receive a Scholarship to Webster Uni- versity! Rds.: Sat & Sun 9am, 11:30am, 2:30pm. ENT: Chess Performance #187, 9462 BROWNSBORO RD., Louisville, KY 502-240-9325. INFO: Organizer - Ryan Velez 502-240-9325,
chessperformance@gmail.com.
www.SPFWO.com. Chief TD - Frank Niro.
Louisiana
US Chess Junior Grand Prix! OCT. 17-18, Lafayette Open: James Patrick MacManus Memorial 5-round swiss. Best Western, 125 E. Kaliste Saloom Rd., Lafayette, LA 70508. HR: $99 - reference Lafayette Chess Club & the Lafayette Open: James Patrick MacManus Memorial. Time control: G/120 d5; 1st round: G/75 d5. Rounds: Sat. 10am, 1:30pm, 6pm; Sun. 9am, 1pm. Byes: One half-point bye if requested before second round. Prizes: 70% returned; 1st $200, 2nd $150; 3 persons in each class or combined. Entry fee: $70. On-site reg.: Sat. 8:30-9:45am. Contact: Tommy LeBlanc (337) 981-1821. Electronics policy: No electronic devices of any kind in tour- nament hall; No cell phones, no MonRois, no iPads or tablets, no cellphone watches, no hearing aides, etc. Medically approved hearing aids may be used with supporting documentation.
OCT. 30-NOV. 1 OR OCT. 31-NOV. 1, Nashville Open (TN) See Grand Prix.
NOV. 13-15 OR 14-15, 2015 U.S. Class Championships (TX) See Nationals.
FEB. 11-15, 12-15, 13-15 OR 14-15, 7th annual Southwest Class Championships (TX) See Grand Prix.
Maine
JAN. 8-10 OR 9-10, 4th annual Boston Chess Congress (MA) See Grand Prix.
Maryland
Maryland Chess Association Tournaments MCA runs scholastic tournaments (almost every other Saturday from mid-September to late May) & open tournaments (usually 10+ annually) throughout Maryland. Listings & online registration at
www.MDChess.org. Maryland scholastic players who compete in the Varsity section (which has a floor of 1600) of a Maryland-Sweet-16 Qualifier can qualify for the $44,000 scholarship to UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) awarded each year.
OCT. 7-12, 9-12 OR 10-12, 2nd annual Washington Chess Con- gress (VA) See Grand Prix.
OCT. 17, Maryland October Action See Grand Prix.
OCT. 24, Waldorf Quad #6 3 Rd. Quad, G/90 d5. Waldorf Chess Club, 2932 Mattawoman Beantown Rd., Waldorf, MD 20601. EF: $20. $$GTD: $50. 1st each Quad. Reg.: 8:30 - 9:45 AM. Rds.: 10:00, 2:00, and 5:30. INFO: Roland Thorpe, 301- 752-5169,
strider_08@comcast.net. DIR: 1/2 mile north of Waldorf Park & Ride. Waldorf Chess Club meets regularly from 6-9 pm on Friday evenings.
OCT. 30-NOV. 1 OR OCT. 31-NOV. 1, 6th annual Boardwalk Open (NJ)
See Grand Prix.
NOV. 21, Waldorf Quad #7 3 Rd. Quad, G/90 d5. Waldorf Chess Club, 2932 Mattawoman Beantown Rd., Waldorf, MD 20601. EF: $20. $$GTD: $50. 1st each Quad. Reg.: 8:30 - 9:45 AM. Rds.: 10:00, 2:00, and 5:30. INFO: Roland Thorpe, 301-
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