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April on uschess.org An Open Prelude to the U.S. Championship A month before the U.S. Championship goes down at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis (May 13-25), some of America’s top players will play in the Bill Wright Saint Louis Open (April 10-11). Participants include GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Robert Hess, GM Pascal Charbonneau, the club’s GMin-residence Ben Finegold, IM Irina Krush and WIMs Alisa Melekhina and Iryna Zenyuk. Look for games from the Open and breaking news on the U.S. Championship on CLO.

NATI ONAL SPRI NG SCHOLASTIC C HA MPIO NSH IPS

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Spring Scholastic Season The Spring Scholastic season begins with the 2010 National Junior High Championship, set for April 9-11 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The action continues in Columbus, Ohio where the 2010 National High School Championship and 2010 All Girls National Championship will both be held from April 16-18. CLO coverage from the Spring scholastics will include blogs from a variety of perspectives, including FMs Mike Klein and Alex Betaneli.

Topalov versus Anand

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The World Championship match will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria from April 21 to May 12. Make your predictions and then look for GM Ian Rogers’ exclusive CLO reports from the scene.

Tiebreaks! U.S. Chess League and U.S. Chess School founder IM Greg Shahade writes about possible improvements to current mathematical tiebreak systems, especially for strong Swiss events.

Follow Chess Life and Chess Life Online on Facebook®! Get regular updates as part of your news feed, post comments, and easily communicate directly with the editorial staff.

This Month’s Contributors Al Lawrence (“Looks at Books,” p. 12) is a frequent contributor to Chess Life. Glen Schmiege (“Cover Story,” p. 18) is a lawyer, the author of POSTED: Property Rights, Trespass, and Recreational Land Use in Michigan (Lansing: Protar House, 2005), and secretary of the Lake Superior Chess Association.

Polly Wright (“Scholastics,” p. 26) has been a USCF life member since 1972 and is an active player, tournament director and chess teacher. Alex Betaneli (“Scholastics,” p. 30) is a frequent contributor to Chess Life.

Dr. Robert S. Graber (“Cover Story,” p. 22) is an associate professor of finance, University of Arkansas at Monticello, and faculty sponsor of the university chess club.

Randy Hough (“2009 N. American Open,” p. 34) is a long-time contributor to Chess Life.

Guy Nelson (“Cover Story,” p. 22) is an instructor of mathematics at the University of Arkansas at Monticello and was faculty sponsor of the chess club from 1989-2005.

GM Ian Rogers (“Wijk aan Zee,” p. 43) is a frequent contributor to Chess Life.

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April Chess Life Columns 18 | COVER STORY

12 LOOKS AT BOOKS Talking A Good Game

The Country Club: Rural America Plays Chess

14 CHESS TO ENJOY Getting the Upper “Hand”

How to build a chess club away from a major population center.

By Al Lawrence

By GM Andy Soltis

16 SOLITAIRE CHESS The Sixth World Champion By Bruce Pandolfini

50 BACK TO BASICS Press On! By GM Lev Alburt

52 ENDGAME LAB Blitz! By GM Pal Benko

54 WHAT’S THE BEST MOVE? 62nd Russian Championship By GM Larry Evans

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10 USCF AFFAIRS 11 CANDIDATE STATEMENTS 58 TOURNAMENT LIFE 78 CLASSIFIEDS 79 SOLUTIONS

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Chess In Rural Arkansas BY ROBER T S. GRABER, PH.D., & GUY NELSON, M.S.

College chess clubs are making a splash in major metro areas like Dallas and Baltimore. How can a rural college keep up?

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OMG! Ong Is Big Winner at National K-12 BY POLLY WRIGHT

Our annual look at the grade level championships includes a look at the NYA championships, penned by Alex Betaneli.

34 | 2009 N. AMERICAN OPEN

Five Say, “Viva Vegas!” BY RANDY HOUGH

Five GMs top mammoth Vegas tournament.

39 | 2009 YEARBOOK

2009 Annual USCF Yearbook Our annual listing of all things USCF.

43 | WIJK AAN ZEE

Carlsen Wins in Wijk aan Zee BY GM IAN ROGERS

Nakamura stars in Grand Slam debut.

On The Cover PHOTO BY PINK SHERBET PHOTOGRAPHY

Sure, in this Internet age, running a chess club can be a challenge. But what if you add to the difficulty by trying to run a club away from a major population center? See our advice on how to accomplish this, whether near a pasture or on campus, beginning on page 18. Design by Frankie Butler

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Counterplay Carlsen versus Kramnik Did Kramnik miss good winning chances against Carlsen in London 2009? (Game annotations on p. 32 of March 2010 Chess Life.) 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. 0-0 Be7 8. a3 0-0 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 11. d3 a5 12. b5 Nd4 13. Nd2? Qc8?

r+q+ #rk+ +p!p $l !pp %n +l!p + !pP+ !p + + %n + + !P %NP+ !P + %NP!PL!P +R$LQ+R&K After 13. ... Qc8

White has played a “universal position,” normally a good idea (Karpov is the best at playing them), but he overlooks the fact that the white knights are mere spectators should Black begin a kingside attack; thus White should accede to equality with maybe 13. Nxd4 unless Black stands better after 13. ... exd4 14. Na4. After 13. Nd2, the position is =/+ (a slight advantage). So why not: 13. ... Bc8!! The retreat of the bishop is the toughest move in all of chess to see.

14. Nf3 What else; Black plays 14. ... Ne6 anyway after 14. e3? (Permanently weakening the d3-square.) 14. ... Ne6! This knight dominates the board and defends the backward c-pawn on the open file; hits c5, d4, g5, and g7; and clearly establishes that the white knights are poorly placed. 15. Bh3 The threat is just ... Bd6/... f5/... g5/... Qe8/... Qg6 with an overwhelming attack. White’s king is underdefended and he cannot allow the knight to sit on e6 forever—it paralyzes White’s entire army. 15. ... Nd5 16. Qb3 c6 17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Na4 Nc5 19. Nxc5 Bxh3

r+ "q #rk+ + + $l !pp +p+ !p + !p %Nn!p + + + + + !PQ+P+N!Pl + +P!P !P +R$L +R&K

Correction In Problem I of “ABCs of Chess” on page 17 of the March 2010 issue of Chess Life, the solution on page 71 is given as “The advance 1. ... b5 wins the white bishop.” Why doesn’t Black just play 1. ... Bxa4, since the white bishop on a4 is hanging? Timothy Brennan USCF life member, via e-mail

Thank you to Mr. Brennan and other sharp-eyed readers for pointing this out. The diagram is missing a white pawn on b3 and the black pawn should be on c7 and not c4 or else White will draw due to insufficient mating material. Here is the correct diagram:

+ + + + +p!pk+ + +l+ + + + + + + L+ + + + +P+ + + P+K+ + + + + + +

Analysis after 19. ... Bxh3

Black to play and win

Losing the white squares on the kingside is bound to be fatal in the long term.

The correct solution now runs: 1. ... b5 2. Bxb5 Bxb5 and Black wins with an extra piece.

Richard Moody, Jr. Schoharie, New York via e-mail

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First Moves

Chess Looms

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J

im McGrew of McGrew Woodwork in Columbia, South Carolina has always been someone unafraid to tackle something new. In fact, his entering into the woodworking business happened partly because he was approached by someone in desperate need of a sailboat mast when the original one was broken. As time went on and the need to have more advanced computer woodworking technology called CNC equipment went from being optional to absolutely necessary to stay competitive, McGrew, ever wanting to try new things and have some fun at the same time, tried out his new machine to “grow” a chess piece to life size. In short, his desire to construct a life-sized chess set was born of a desire to learn some new computer software he’d just purchased.

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He far exceeded his goal of architecting his own carvings for the purpose of enhancing his woodworking skills and giving himself a design edge in his woodworking craft. He now had something that has fascinated people across the country. “I wanted to do something to prove I could have complete control over anything any of my clients could want,” explains McGrew. “The CNC software I have gives me complete design control over all the aesthetic value that a client wants.” McGrew was intrigued by the game of chess and how it has endured over the centuries. “I am amazed at how much of a spectator sport chess is as well as how it endures despite all the other technology out there to compete with it,” says McGrew. “A strik-

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Jim McGrew: “[The set is] quite a conversation piece.”

ing example of this hit me the other night when I was shopping at a big electronics store. With all the technology and countless games the store has to offer customers, there in the corner sat two guys quietly playing a game of chess. It is still extremely popular.” McGrew’s chess pieces are actual 3D replicas of a Renaissance chess set with pieces four inches tall. They were scanned into 3D files. From those files they were able to manipulate the pieces through something called a tool path and carve the chess set. The sections of each piece were cut from 24 pieces of inch thick medium-density fiber board (MDF). This in turn created a thickness of 24 inches, sliced in three inch increments. Making the pieces from solid wood was cost-prohibitive. Crafting the pieces in sections also helped to keep the weight of each chess piece to a minimum, though each piece still weighs in at 250 pounds. The completed pieces are sealed with a lacquer before being marbleized. So far McGrew has made a king, queen, bishop, knight, rook and pawn. At this point he is working on obtaining the funding to complete the set. He is also having a new CNC machine made that will allow McGrew to carve the remaining chess pieces in one piece. Once the set is completed it will be used for play in the city of Columbia, South Carolina as well as on tour. “People are really attracted to the pieces and the set,” says McGrew. “It’s quite a conversation piece. When the South Carolina Chess Association had their state tournament we had the debut of our pieces. We’re trying to arrange for a large state or regional tournament to help raise funds and then use the large set at public events and displays in city areas; such sets are a big deal in Europe.” Small towns have asked McGrew to make them their own sets for use in fairs and festivals, but he isn’t ready to do that yet. “At this uschess.org

point we’re not really under any constraints because the set is ours,” adds McGrew. “And though we’re not really sure where all this will lead us, we’re having an awful lot of fun and the knowledge I have gained from building the chess pieces has spilled over into my regular woodworking.” On the opposite side of the U.S., MegaChess General Manager Peter Shikli is similarly enjoying the possibilities that accompany chess on the grand scale. Like McGrew, Shikli came into dealing with larger chess pieces serendipitously. Shikli escaped with his parents from Hungary during the 1956 revolution. He received an engineering degree from UCLA and an MBA, worked in software development and high-tech business development and project management. But his starting MegaChess came much later, born out of a desire to wean his son, Tyler, away from video games, violent and otherwise. A viewing of Harry Potter gave Peter a “big idea” as he heard audience sighs during play of the giant chess set. Demand for large sets led to his finding places that sold such pieces. Indonesian artisans were all Shikli could find. “They made me a deal I couldn’t refuse,” explains Shikli. “They told me if I bought two sets, they would send me three. That ‘twofer’ was the entire business plan for us. By the time they arrived all three were already sold. I had to order more.” With that simple plan, an intriguing website and the world’s tremendous love of chess—especially large-scale chess—MegaChess has taken off. “Most days I don’t tell MegaChess what to do, it tells me what to do,” says Shikli. “The Chess Federation states over 17 million people, most of them children, play chess everyday. I like being part of the ongoing excitement, part of a game many admit to loving, especially since it does not require batteries.” Chess Life — April 2010

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USCF Affairs April

Certified Chess Coach Program The USCF Certified Chess Coach Program has been underway since it was first introduced in April, 2009 at the SuperNationals. It has been a resounding success. For more information please look at the links on the Scholastic page of uschess.org. The Chess Coach Newsletter has also been reborn into an online format. You will find the first issue link on the Scholastic page of the USCF website. Anyone may submit a topic and then the Certified Chess Coaches will respond with their suggestions. Check them out! Affiliate E-mailing Service The USCF has begun testing a new program to do e-mails on behalf of USCF affiliates. We’re still working out the details and a few bugs, but we will use our e-mailing service (the same one that we use to send out TLA Mail and promotional offers from USCF Sales) to send out e-mailings for USCF affiliates about their upcoming tournaments. The fee for these mailings will be five cents per unique e-mail address selected, with a minimum of $20.00. We have done two test mailings so far (through March 4th) and hope to be in a position to open this service to all USCF soon, though we should be able to do some additional e-mailings as part of our testing process. However, during the testing period we may have to limit the number of e-mails sent and there may be times during which we cannot send out any e-mails.

e-mail or by logging in using their USCF ID and PIN to the USCF e-mail preferences page at https://secure2.uschess. org/email/email-pref-update.php. This link can also be used to sign up for TLA Mail or to sign up for alerts when an event played in has been rated. U.S. Women’s Championship/ U.S. Junior Closed ST. LOUIS, February 26, 2010—The USCF has awarded the 2010 U.S. Women’s Championship and the 2010 U.S. Junior Closed Championship to the Chess Club and Scholastic Center (CCSCSL) of St. Louis. The two events will be held concurrently July 9-19. The U.S. Women’s Championship will feature a prize fund at least as large as last year’s record-breaking, $64,000 purse. The tournaments will take place simultaneously, and each will feature a 10-player field. The invitees will consist of the following: (1) the defending champion for each event, (2) the U.S. Women’s Open Champion/the U.S. Junior Open Champion, (3-9) top players by rating (list will be announced soon), and (10) a wild card for each event. “Encouraging more women and juniors to play chess are both vital goals of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis,” said Executive Director Tony Rich. “So we are very excited to host the tournaments simultaneously.” The announcement of these two major tournaments is another step toward cementing St. Louis as the premier chess destination in the country.

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Anna Zatonskih will return to defend her title after winning the 2009 U.S. Women’s Championship. That victory earned her a bid to compete in the 2010 U.S. Championship, scheduled to be held at the CCSCSL May 13-25.

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The three most prestigious tournaments in United States chess are being held in

St. Louis this year, giving the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis the triple crown of chess. Stay tuned to uschess.org and saintlouischessclub.org for more details. Training seminars Many in the USCF community have specialized knowledge in areas such as teaching, tournament directing, etc. If you are interested in sharing your knowledge with others, please contact Joan DuBois at [email protected] or 800903-8723, ext. 123. Call for ADMs Advance Delegate Motions (ADMs) for the Delegates’ meeting at this year’s U.S. Open are due before June 1, 2010. They can be sent to Cheryle Bruce, c/o USCF, P.O. Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557 or e-mailed to cbruce@ uschess.org. USCF Election Any Youth category member who wants the May candidates statements may receive them on request. This applies only to Youth members who will be 16 by June 30th, since otherwise the Youth member will not be receiving a ballot. In addition to the 150-word candidate statements that appear in this issue of Chess Life, there will be 500-word statements in the May and June issues. Youth members are not scheduled to receive the May issue. Election ballots Ballots will be available to USCF members who are current members for the entire day on May 5th and who will be 16 by June 30th. More details about the ballot will be available in a future issue.

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a monthly magazine, as well as targeted publications to its members and others. It supervises the organization of the U.S. Chess Championship, an open tournament held every summer, and other national events. It offers a wide range of books and services to its members and others at prices consistent with the benefits of its members. USCF serves as the governing body for chess in the United States and as a participant in international chess organizations and projects. It is structured to ensure effective democratic procedures in accord with its bylaws and laws of the state of Illinois.

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USCF Executive Board Candidate Statements

Gary Walters

Sam Sloan

Mike Nietman

I’m Gary Walters, an active OTB player and a devoted correspondence chess player. I began playing chess scholastically in Columbus, Ohio in the late ‘6Os.

The USCF has lost money every year since 1995 except for the one year that I was on the board. The USCF has lost membership every year since 1999 except for the one year that I was on the board. The one year that I was on the board was the only year that the USCF reported a surplus in real money and also the only year that membership went up.

Being a USCF Executive Board member is a privilege. I hope my candidacy will earn your support.

I am a retired Army officer. I served as an infantry company commander during DESERT STORM in Kuwait, where I was awarded the Silver Star. I am currently a lawyer in Cleveland, Ohio, where I practice complex civil litigation in a large firm. I have a B.A. from Auburn University in English, a Masters of Military Arts and Sciences from the School of Advanced Military Studies at Fort Leavenworth, KS, and a law degree from Cornell University. My reasons for running for the Executive Board are that I love the game, and I would like to help the Federation grow chess following a period of substantial instability due to several lawsuits. The best way to know me better is to visit my blog at www.graysonebc. blogspot.com/

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Why? Because I keep riding herd on wasteful and ridiculous spending. Some may not like my style but I get results. I have specific plans and proposals to cut costs and expenses and to increase revenues to return the USCF to the surplus years of the distant past. Somebody needs to be minding the store. I seem to be the only one who is doing that. The delegates, in their wisdom, have voted to give me 100 words to explain my court case in Virginia. I have eight children. One of them is Shamema, whom many of you met when I used to bring her to international chess tournaments. When Shamema was eight years old, she was kidnapped by persons unrelated to us and taken to Virginia. When I came to Virginia to try to rescue my kidnapped daughter, I was immediately arrested, tried and convicted of attempted abduction of my daughter.

My chess experience is substantial. First joined the USCF in 1976, I’ve served on the Wisconsin Chess Association Board of Directors since 1984, and President continuously since 1987. During my tenure Wisconsin hosted two national scholastic championships, the 1990 World Youth Championships, two Yasser Seirawan Chess Schools and seventeen State Scholastics averaging 400 players; I was Chief Local Organizer on each. I’ve been a USCF delegate since 1987 attending eighteen delegates’ meetings. My USCF Committee experience includes: Co-Chair of the Scholastic Council that is the chair of the Scholastic Committee, the Chess in Education Committee, the States Committee and various MIS committees. Professionally, I am a senior programmer/analyst for a large non-profit hospital working with the Finance, Payroll and HR departments. My ideas for a better USCF will follow next month.

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Looks at Books

Talking A Good Game How the thoughts of good players differ from those of weaker ones By Al Lawrence

The Improving Chess Thinker (2009) by Dan Heisman. Mongoose, 220 pages, $19.95 from uscfsales.com (catalog number (B0043EU).

WHAT’S GOING ON IN MY A-PLAYER opponent’s mind? (Are both of us thinking about lunch, perhaps even the same Philly cheese steak with fries?) What would a master likely be thinking about if I got this same middlegame position against him? Popular writer and teacher Dan Heisman gave me some answers in his instructive new book, The Improving Chess Thinker. He examines how we think about a chess position—and how the thoughts of stronger players differ from those of weaker players when trying to find the best move. I’ve always had a hunch that the sharks cruising the top of the ratings pool found, early in their careers, a superior way to organize their thoughts. As Heisman puts it, good game players can easily beat weaker players with far more experience 12

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for two main reasons: “tactical ability and a better thought process.” Heisman’s is one of the rare books to focus on that better thinking process. Two excellent chapters, by themselves worth the price of the book, explain effective over-the-board thinking techniques in detail. Sandwiched in between are sessions of “think-out-loud” chess by class, from F right on up to experts and masters. Heisman has used think-out-loud chess to help his students for 40 years, confronting his pupils with a position and asking them to speak their thoughts aloud as they analyzed. The approach isn’t new. Both Jeremy Silman’s wonderful Complete Endgame Course and GM Jacob Aagaard’s Inside the Chess Mind use the technique. But the mother of all think-out-louds is Dutch chess master and psychologist Adriaan de Groot’s 1946 doctoral dissertation (published in English in 1965 as Thought and Choice in Chess), recording the individual stream-of-consciousness sessions of luminaries such as Alexander Alekhine, Max Euwe, Reuben Fine, Salo Flohr, Paul Keres and Savielly Tartakower, as well as lesser masters, experts, and an array of class players. In fact, Heisman relies heavily on a position known as “de Groot A,” the most famous think-out-loud position of all time. Here it is, with White on move.

+r+ !rk+ "pp+ #lp+p $ql+p%np+ + +n%N #L + "P + + "P %NQ+ + L"P + "PP"P + !R +R&K White to play

One of Heisman’s comments struck me like an unexpected queen sac: “In the hundreds of de Groot A exercises performed, no one has ever noticed

that if White does not move and Black plays 1. ... Qxb2, then 2. Nc4 traps the queen! So 1. ... Qxb2 is not really a threat at all.” As interesting as it is that two former world champions and other all-time greats didn’t mention the idea, actually 2. Nc4 walks into the one-mover 2. ... Bb5! (3. Nxb5 Qxb5). After ... Qxb2, only one line prevents Black from enjoying an advantage: 2. Bxf6 Nxf6, and then 3. Nc4, when now the pinning 3. ... Bb5 levels the game, but in an unbalanced, piece-for-three-pawns way. Rybka gives 1. ... Qxb2 as best if Black were on move (making it the threat); then: 2. Bxf6 Nxf6 3. Nc4 Bb5 4. Nxb2 Bxd3 5. Nxd3 Bxa3 6. Rc2 Ne4 7. Nc5 Bxc5 (7. … Nxc5 also works) 8. Nxe4 Bxd4. Truly, the venerable “de Groot A” keeps on giving, even after a lifetime of analysis! Heisman’s book is a fast, heady read even without a board. But I felt a few speed bumps. Heisman evidently doesn’t like the convention of distinguishing between “Exchange” and “exchange”; they’re both just “exchange.” And a special note to the plain-English inclined: Heisman’s background in engineering occasionally constructs a verbal bridge to nearly nowhere. (The careful editing of Alexey Root normally brings us back safely.) “Using the null move process” turns out to mean pretending it’s your opponent’s move when it’s actually yours. Another noun-cluster of jargon, “quiescence error,” evidently indicates that a player thinks a position is placid when there are actually tactics afoot. “A rough integer value” means simply a round number! Heisman is at least careful to use his favorite terms consistently. I also would have appreciated more diagrams of the six positions he uses throughout, three from de Groot and three of his own. Nevertheless, I highly recommend The Improving Chess Thinker, a 220-page, well-produced paperback from Mongoose Press, chiefly words, as opposed to diagrams and variations. Not for the player looking for the latest opening theoretical novelties (TNs), but potentially much more valuable. Not for young children, but extremely helpful to their teachers.

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Getting the Upper “Hand”

By GM Andy Soltis

Experience, they say, comes with age. But so do other attributes, both positive and negative, in the way you play chess.

Some good things happen to your chess as you get older. You learn patience. You find you can handle more varied middlegames. You stop hating endgames ... so much. But there’s another side, as a few of the dreadful games from the recent Anatoly Karpov-Garry Kasparov reunion match showed. So it’s worth considering what you can expect as you age: You acquire clock sense. Then you gradually lose it. When you’re young, the chess clock is your friend. How many minutes you have left usually doesn’t seem nearly as important as how many the other guy has because he’s more likely to get into time pressure. But as you get older, it’s your time that seems to matter more, and this is where clock sense comes in. In its purest sense, it’s the “intuitive feeling that experienced players have of time, without looking at the clock,” to quote Karpov. They sense how much they are spending on a move and when it’s too much. Mikhail Tal showed splendid clock sense when he won the World Blitz Championship in 1988. The spectators marveled at how the 51-year-old Tal never looked away from the pieces to see how much time he had left. They marveled in part because a player’s clock sense usually reaches a peak around the age of 35 and then begins to decline. That was the age when Karpov, once one of the world’s best speed players, first lost track of the clock and forfeited in a tournament game. Some players retain strong clock sense longer. Tigran Petrosian managed to avoid a flag-fall until he was 43, and Bent Larsen didn’t forfeit until he was 49. 14

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GM Bent Larsen (FIDE 2620, DEN) GM Lajos Portisch (FIDE 2640, HUN) Montreal, 1979

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+k+ + + +l+p + + + $l + "Q + + $L #p + + + +P+L+q + + #P #P + + + +K After 37. ... Qh3

With three moves to reach the time control, Larsen played 38. Bg2? and was shocked that Black could afford to grab a pawn, by 38. ... Qxd3! 39. Qc8+ Kg7. There wasn’t enough time to calculate lines such as 40. Bf8+ Kf6 41. Qd8+ Kf5. But Larsen tried anyway and forfeited before making his 40th move. The moral is: When your clock sense begins to weaken, make sure you always have five minutes to play the last few moves of a time control. You develop “the hand.” After Vishy Anand won the FIDE World Championship tournament of 2007 he was asked how he seemed to make moves without thinking. “Sometimes my hand itself makes the move,” he said. Anand meant he didn’t have to calculate with his head because his intuition pointed out the right move to him. Many young players rely heavily on calculation. But they develop at least a bit of intuition by their late teens. They’ll need it because eventually their calculating ability deteriorates—and their intuition will remain

and compensate for it. “The last thing to go is the hand,” as the Russians say. This helps explain why some older players can beat kids in speed games. “In a classical (time control) it’s hard for me to outplay youngsters,” GM Evgeny Bareev, 44, said after last fall’s World Blitz Championship. “But in rapids, which requires making skillful decisions quickly and doesn’t allow for calculating a lot, I can still win,” he told Chesspro.com. Here’s how he dealt with a grandmaster who was 18 years younger and nearly 100 points higher rated. GM Evgeny Bareev (FIDE 2634, RUS) GM Dmitry Jakovenko (FIDE 2736, BLR) World Blitz Championship, 2009

+ !rk+ !r +p+ "qp#p p+ $l %n + + +p%n #p #P + +P+ #P + #P +P $L %NQ#PL+ + !R &K +R After 18. ... Rd8

White has the two bishops but it seems Black is the one who can improve his pieces more easily, such as with ... Ng6h4 and ... Ne4. However, “the hand” told White that 19. Bxe5! had to favor him. After 19. ... Bxe5 20. Nf3! Black had nothing better than 20. ... Ne4 21. Nxe5 Qxe5 22. 0-0 0-0, after which more lowcalculation “hand” moves put White in an eventually winning ending (23. Qd3 Rc8 24. Bxe4! dxe4 25. Qd7 Rc3 26. Rxc3 Qxc3 27. Qxb7 Qd3 28. a4 although Black uschess.org

Dake’s takes Arthur William Dake of Oregon, one of the heroes of America’s goldmedal Olympiad teams of the 1930s, would have turned 100 this month. Three years after Dake learned how the pieces move, at age 17, he won the Marshall Chess Club Championship. His brilliant but short career included scoring a phenomenal 75.6 percent in three Olympiads. Although he played infrequently after he was 28, he was finally awarded a grandmaster title in 1986 for past accomplishments. This month’s quiz, which is a bit easier than usual, features six of his finishes. In each position you are asked to find the fastest winning line of play. For Solutions, see page 79.

Problem I

Arthur Dake Hans Mueller

r!q +k+ "r #p + +p#pp #p + + + +l+ #P + + !QP+ + + + + + P#P +N+P#P + "R +R&K

You second-guess yourself more often. This is a consequence of developing “the hand.” When you rely less and less on calculation, you’ll occasionally miss something tactical. And once you’ve been burned by this, you may distrust your intuition and spend more time rechecking the move you want to play. GM Jan Timman (FIDE 2625, NED) GM Yuriy Kuzubov (FIDE 2535, UKR) Gothenburg, 2005

r+l!q "rk+ #pp+p$np#pp +p+ + + + %lP+ + + #P + + + + + #P P#P +N#PL#P "R %LQ+R&K After 11. exd4

Jan Timman recalled in New In Chess how he was surprised when Black played 11. ... Bb6. His intuition told him that 12. d6 must be good. Another player in the tournament, GM Mikhail Gurevich, said that when Timman was younger he would have played it instantly. uschess.org

Problem III

Ilmari Solin Arthur Dake

Arthur Dake Austin De Burca

+ + +k+ +l+ +n+p p+ +p+p+ + + $n + + +P+ + + + !QP#P %Lq"R +K#P + + + +

r+l!q +r&k #pp+ +p%lp +p+p+p!Q + + + +P + #P + + + #PL+N+ P#P + #PP"R + &KR+ +

White to play

Black to play

White to play

Problem IV

Problem V

Problem VI

Arthur Dake Jim Schmitt

r$nl+r+k+ #pp+n+p%lp !q %L +p+ + + + + +L+P#p + + $N +N+ P#P !Q +P#P "R + &K +R White to play

resigned in a winning position).

Problem II

Arthur Dake Alexander Alekhine

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!qk+ + + + +p p+p+ +p%l + #P %L + + #Pp+ + + + + + P#P + #PP#P + + + &K White to play

But at 43, Timman had doubts. He spent a lot of time asking himself what would happen after 12. ... Nf5. In the end Timman rechecked enough, pushed the pawn and developed a winning position soon after 12. d6 Nf5 13. Bf4 Qf6 14. Be5 Qh6 15 Nc3! Nxd6 16. d5 Nf5 17. d6. Of course, second-guessing isn’t necessarily bad. It will save you from a lot of blunders. So get used to it and learn when to stop re-checking. And there’s one more way in which you’ll age: You forget your own games and analysis. Even players in their 20s can experience this. They vividly recall games they played in their first tournaments. They may even remember which chair they sat in and at which table. But they have only a vague recollection of games they played last year. Forgetting is annoying but hardly fatal. When Viktor Korchnoi faced Peter Svidler at St. Petersburg 1997, his young opponent had prepared an improvement on a game that Korchnoi had played 13 years before. But Svidler didn’t get to spring it because Korchnoi had forgotten the old game. Korchnoi made a new move—which turned out to be the strongest. More often, however, you pay a price for forgetting, as Mikhail Tal did after analyzing a Sicilian sacrifice in a magazine.

Arthur Dake C.H. O’D. Alexander

+l+ "r + +p+ +r&k p+p+q+ #p + +p#Pp+ + #P + "R + +L#PR+Q P#P + +P+ + + + &K White to play

Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation (B94) GM Leonid Stein GM Mikhail Tal USSR Team Championship, 1961 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Bc4 Qa5 8. Qd2 e6 9. 0-0-0 b5 10. Bb3 Bb7 11. Rhe1 Nc5? 12.Bxf6! gxf6 13. Qf4 Be7 14. Qg4 0-0-0 15. Bd5!

Tal had recommended White’s moves in his article but they hadn’t been tested over the board until this game. Unfortunately for him, his opponent remembered the published analysis that Tal forgot. 15. ... b4 16. Bxb7+ Kxb7 17. Nd5! exd5?

Tal could have gotten roughly even chances with 17. ... b3! and then 18. axb3 Qa1+ 19. Kd2 Qxb2. 18. exd5 Rd7 19. Nc6 Qxa2 20. Qxb4+ Kc7 21. Nxe7 Rb8 22. Qa3 Qc4 23. Nc6 Rb3 24. Qa5+ Rb6 and Black resigned on move 32.

It’s not just moves—you can forget your strengths as you age. This game was played some months after Tal lost his world championship title. The match began disastrously for him but at one point he rallied. “When I won the eighth many people said ‘At last Tal is beginning to play like Tal,’” he said. “But that’s not yet so. I’ve forgotten how Tal plays.”

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Solitaire Chess

The Sixth World Champion

By Bruce Pandolfini

Mikhail Botvinnik was the poster boy for the scientifically-based Soviet chess school. Here he dismantles Grigory Levenfish with cool precision.

In his heyday Mikhail Botvinnik (191195) was a force. For two decades he was the game’s best player and its leading writer and teacher. In his books and articles Botvinnik unselfishly explained his winning training methods. He also trumpeted the merits of the Soviet school. While some of it was propaganda, the results of that movement speak for themselves. The following game from 1940 played in Moscow against Grigory Levenfish (Black) comes from the period just before Botvinnik’s 1948 ascension to the top, when it seemed nothing would stop him. The game began: English Opening, Four Knights Variation (A28) Mikhail Botvinnik Grigory Levenfish Moscow, 1940 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Bxc3+

r+l!qk+ "r #pp#pp+p#p +n+ $n #p + + + + +P$N + %L + %l + + P#P +P#PP#P "R +Q&KL+R Your starting position

Now make sure you have the above position set up on your chessboard. As you play through the remaining moves in this game, use a piece of paper to cover the article, exposing White’s next move only after trying to guess it. If you guess correctly, give yourself the par score. 16

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Sometimes points are also rewarded for second-best moves, and there may be bonus points—or deductions—for other moves and variations. Note that ** means that the note to Black’s move is over and White’s move is on the next line.** 8.

bxc3

8.

…

Par Score: 4 Ne5

Black’s plan is to break the pin and trade off the enemy dark-square bishop.** 9.

e3

Par Score: 5

Receive full credit for 9. f4. Accepting the pawn sacrifice 9. ... Nxc4 10. e4 Ne3 11. Qe2 Nxf1 is reckoned too dangerous for Black after 12. e5 0-0 13. Nf5 Re8 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 (14. ... gxf6 15. Qg4+ and 16. Qg7 mate) 15. exf6 Rxe2+ 16. Kxe2, netting a rook as the f1-knight is trapped. Thus, after 9. f4, Black would have to play 9. ... Ng6, leaving White with some initiative. 9.

…

Ng6

This breaks the pin, one way or the other.** 10.

Bg3

10.

…

Par Score: 5 Ne4

And this gets back the bishop and knight ratio to where it started.** 11.

Qc2

Par Score: 5

White forces the issue. 11.

…

12.

hxg3

12.

…

13.

f4!

earlier game versus Vladimir Nenarokov, 1933, he played 13. Rd1, which here is worth 4 points part credit. 13.

Par Score: 4 d6 Par Score: 6

Botvinnik’s first improvement, denying Black use of the e5-square. In an

Qe7

The attack on the e3-pawn misplaces the queen. It was better to start rerouting the knight to c5, i.e. ... Ng6-f8-d7-c5.** 14.

Kf2

Par Score: 5

White would have played this in any event, since it helps connect the rooks (accept 1 bonus point for realizing it). 14.

…

Nf8

Good one move before; this now runs into Botvinnik’s vaunted opening preparation.** 15.

c5!

Par Score: 5

A sac designed to open attacking lines, the d-file and the diagonal a4-e8. Botvinnik had examined it in his game with Nenarokov, but the setting was slightly different and the sac unconvincing. 15.

…

dxc5

Levenfish accepts. If he’s going to suffer he may as well have a pawn for his troubles. Otherwise he might try 15. ... d5, but that’s another game.** 16.

Bb5+

Par Score: 5

This check is not so easy to meet. If 16. ... c6, then 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Bxc6+ and 19. Bxa8 (1 bonus point). 16.

Nxg3

…

…

Nd7

If instead 16. ... Kd8, then 17. Rad1 (2 bonus points), sacrificing to open attacking lines against the king: 17. ... cxd4 18. Rxd4+ Bd7 19. Bxd7 Nxd7 20. Rhd1 Kc8 21. Rxd7 Qxd7 22. Rxd7 Kxd7 23. Qf5+, when the queen should prove more potent than the black rooks. 17.

Nf5

Par Score: 5

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ABCs of Chess These problems are all related to key positions in this month’s game. In each case, Black is to move. The answers can be found in Solutions on page 79. April Exercise: Suppose you’re studying an opening and reach an impasse. Let’s say published analysis is exhausted and you need new ideas. It’s time to use software. Setup the position needing infusion and play a hundred speed games or so from there against the program. As ideas are generated the best ones stand out by success. If you’re really wise you’ll then play another hundred games with the other color, adding perspective from the opposing side. This reinforces key moves and rounds out the picture. Indeed, to see what opponents see it often helps to sit where they sit.

The knight gets out of danger by attacking the queen, which is one of the drawbacks of 13. ... Qe7. 17.

…

18.

Rad1

Qf6 Par Score: 5

The right rook. The h1-rook might still come into play along the h-file. Add 1 bonus point if you so realized. The threat is 19. Qe4+ Kd8 (19. ... Qe6? 20. Nxg7+ or 19. ... Kf8 20. Bxd7, winning a piece.) 20. Bxd7 Bxd7 21. Qxb7 Rc8 22. Rxd7+ Kxd7 23. Rd1+, mating or winning the queen (2 bonus points). 18.

…

g6

His best chance is counterattack on the knight or bishop.** 19.

Nxh6

Par Score: 5

With the knight hanging on f5, this looks more surefooted than 19. Qe4+ Kf8 etc. White picks up the sacrificed pawn, threatening 20. Ng4 Qg7 21. Rxh8+ Qxh8 22. Qe4+ Kd8 23. Bxd7 Bxd7 24. Ne5. 19.

…

Rf8

This is safer than moving the queen. If 19. ... Qe6, then White wins by 20. Nxf7 Rxh1 21. Ng5 (1 bonus point).** 20.

g4

Par Score: 5

White switches to positional objectives, control of the f6-square, and rerouting the knight there. Accept 3 points part credit if you chose 20. Bxd7+ Bxd7+ 21. Qe4+ Qe6 22. Qxb7. After 22. ... Bc6, Black has uschess.org

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Mating net

Problem III

Multiple attacks

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Problem IV

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Problem V

Mating net

Problem VI

Mating net

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Fork

Mating net

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more play than he deserves. Better to keep Black bottled up. As he tries to unravel his pieces new weaknesses are sure to be created and White can then take advantage.

25.

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Rh7

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Par Score: 5

White threatens 26. Qxg6 (1 bonus point). Full credit for 25. g4, stopping Bc8f5. 25.

…

26.

e4

Black gains a tempo on the queen to further his plan before moving the attacked bishop.

26.

…

27.

f5

21.

…

22.

Be2

22.

…

If the bishop moves, say 27. ... Bc4, then 28. fxg6 followed by g6-g7 (1 bonus point). On 27. ... gxf5 28. exf5 the open efile comes into play: (a) 28. ... Bd5 29. Nxd5+ Nxd5 30. Qe4+; (b) 28. ... Bc4 29. Bxc4 Nxc4 30. Qe2+; (c) 28. ... Bd7 29. Bf3 Qb5 30. Qe4+ Kd8 31. Rxf7 Rxf7 32. Qe8 mate. So …

20.

…

21.

g5

a6 Par Score: 5

Qe6 Par Score: 5 Nb6

Black tries to get out his pieces, even if it means turning over f6 to the enemy. On 22. ... f5, to control g4, White has 23. Bf3, 24. Rhe1 and 25. e4, blasting open the e-file.** 23. 23.

Ng4

Par Score: 5

…

Nf6

24.

…

Par Score: 5 Be6 Par Score: 5

…

Black resigned

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“Solitaire Chess” scores:

Ke7

Here Black anticipates Nf6+, when the king has to go to e7 anyway. The alternative was to return the knight to d7, but nobody plays like that.** 24.

27.

Bf5

Par Score: 5 Qc6

By this move Black clears the diagonal for the bishop to come out.**

Total your score to determine your approximate rating below: Total Score 95+ 81-94 66-80 51-65 36-50 21-35 06-20 0-05

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Approx. Rating 2400+ 2200-2399 2000-2199 1800-1999 1600-1799 1400-1599 1200-1399 under 1200

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Cover Story

THE COUNTRY CLUB: Rural America Plays Chess

How to build a chess club away from a major population center By Glen Schmiege

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he October 2008 edition of Chess Life included an announcement about the host club for the 2009 U.S. Championship. The announcement was accompanied by a picture of the awe-inspiring Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis with its custom-made chess tables, multiple LCD-screen televisions, and finely adorned chess-piece windows. I wanted to be there. Then I made a mental comparison to the club where I play, the Sugar Island Chess Klub in rural northern Michigan—and I had to laugh. Our facilities differ slightly. We have a few roll-up boards that we set up on tables in a corner of the Hilltop Bar, the only bar on the island. The bar has an old TV that kind of works. The June 2009 edition of Chess Life included an article featuring the Fresno Chess Club, perhaps the fastest growing chess club in the nation, with 270 paid members out of a population base of 427,652. In contrast, we have no paid members and no membership list, but we get a respectable turnout from our population base of under 800. On a good evening, we might get eight people to play, but we usually get three or four. We have been playing Thursday night “SICK Chess” (Sugar Island Chess “Klub”) for about three years now, and over 50 different island residents have played on at least one occasion. And we have fun. We consider this to be a success. Sugar Island is very rural. It is located at the northeast end of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in the St. Mary’s River, the waterway that connects Lake Superior and Lake Huron. Sugar Island is on the U.S.-Canada border and can be reached only by ferry from the nearby city of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Because of geographic and demographic differences, the approach to chess in rural communities like ours tends to differ from that in urban areas. Rural areas have smaller, more dispersed population bases, and they usually have no readymade base of tournament-caliber players. Since most people in these areas do not even think about chess, let alone have any desire to seek out or join a chess club, a rural club may need to take an approach that makes chess obvious, convenient, and readily accessible to them. With limited job opportunities and economic hardship, dues are a problem. On the other hand, positive attributes like a sense of community, a social network, a local newsletter, and a common gathering place can be used to the advantage of the club. Without large shopping malls, theaters, sporting arenas, and other entertainment venues, people in rural areas tend to get together to play pool, cards, horseshoes, darts, and other games. So why not add chess to the mix?

If you live in a rural area and are so inclined, then start a chess club that is designed for the attributes of your rural community. The factors noted above lead to the conclusion that a rural club should put chess forward as an inexpensive, leisurely social activity (as opposed to a competitive active pursuit) and make it available at a place in the community where people already gather (preferably for fun and leisure). Chess can be promoted as an activity by focusing on “chess night,” instead of membership in a “chess club.” The following suggestions may help you to develop a specific approach that will make your rural club or rural chess night a success. But be aware that some of these suggestions are in direct contradiction to concepts that have been recommended for big city clubs.

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Cover Story S TA R T I N G O U T: T H E B A S I C S 1. A Dedicated Founder Anyone thinking about starting a rural club is probably passionate about chess, which is good since a dedicated founder is an essential club asset. The founder of a rural club must be willing to recruit, organize, promote, and run the club. Someone needs to show up consistently on chess night and stay at the boards for hours, regardless of the turnout. While larger clubs may be able to rely on a small group of organizers, the success of a small club may depend on one person. 2. Location Play at the most obvious location where people in the community gather together for fun and leisure. It may be a bar/ restaurant or another similar site. In our case, it happens to be the Hilltop Bar, a friendly watering hole that also serves food. In my opinion, a location like this is the key to success in rural areas. The idea here is that a rural chess club needs to recruit players (to the game and to the club)—not that there are already willing players just looking for a place to play. Do away with the notion that you need a nice quiet facility where, once you publicize, people interested in chess will show up just to play chess—that’s a big city notion that won’t work in a rural area with a smaller population base. You need to take chess to the people where they go, when they are there, and when they are inclined to try something that may entertain them. Locations like bar/restaurants can work for rural clubs since these locations usually have a fairly steady stream of customers who may be looking for ways to have fun, like playing pool, darts, or foosball or singing karaoke. You can make chess available to them as an alternative leisurely activity. Bars also are open in the evenings, which is usually the best time to play to get a good turnout. One possible downside is that bars are not very family-friendly locations, and therefore the location might act to limit the number of students who will participate. Realistically, however, it is difficult to recruit students in rural areas due to travel distance and other activities that keep their interest. If there is a group of students who play because of a program in the schools, then they already have a place to play and are not likely to show up at your club on school days. There is nothing wrong with having a chess club that caters primarily to adults, and older adults seeking an outlet for their time may form a stable base of players at the club. If you dislike the bar idea or if there is another location where there are lots of people who like to gather and have fun, then try that location. Private clubs, such as fraternal and veterans organizations, may have facilities

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that are feasible alternatives, but then your on-site recruiting is restricted primarily to the members. You will never find a place that will attract or be acceptable to everyone in the community—so pick a place that seems to be popular that you will enjoy. 3. Time If you adopt the “chess night” concept, then you will need to pick a day and time that fit with other activities at the chosen location, preferably later in the week and in the evening when turnout will be better. Try to make it as much like pool night, karaoke night, or other regular events as possible. 4. Chess Sets While city clubs have players with their own chess sets, it is unlikely that anyone in a rural area, other than you, will have a chess set suitable for a club setting. It is essential for a rural club to provide sets for use on chess night. Setting up a few boards makes it convenient and inviting for potential players. Players who are being recruited cannot be expected to have their own equipment, and you don't want them bringing in non-traditional equipment that would make others less willing to play. Inexpensive weighted sets are available at www.uscfsales.com. This is a necessary expenditure, but one of only a few that must be made. 5. Printed Materials A few simple fliers or other promotional materials can easily be created on a home computer to help publicize chess night. They can be posted at the playing location and in public areas that allow them. Unlike urban clubs, a rural club will find it difficult to afford a banner or to find sponsors to support events. We just print out different types of fliers or posters and always include our slogan, “SICK Chess for Sick Minds.” 6. Fun A rural club should not only try to make chess fun for those playing but also attempt to show other potential players that it really is fun. Small things can contribute to a positive image, such as focusing on “chess night,” instead of a “chess club.” Use of the term “club” sounds nerdy and reminds people of high school. Better is: “Thursday Night Is Chess Night! Join the Fun for Free!” Also, avoid the use of strange or foreign chess terms and do not talk over people’s heads. Anything you can do on chess night to get the players laughing and having a good time may get the attention of others.

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7. Recruit Players and Treat Them Well When you are at your venue on the chosen night, don't be afraid to ask people if they know how to play chess and are interested in a game. The general public is a pool of potential players. You may be surprised by the number of people who at least know how to play or how the pieces move. It is my belief that the vast majority of the American public has been introduced to the game at some time. Many just have not played in years. You also may find that some had a decent skill level at one time. However, it will take them a few games to do simple things, like seeing pieces that can be captured, before they can see tactics and strategy once again. It is important to not embarrass them and to try to keep them playing. When recruiting fairly inexperienced players who do not often play, it is important to be helpful and to make it enjoyable for them so that they return again. They will not be encouraged if they sit down for their first game in years and you crush them with your awesome chess skills! Be polite and help them with their games. These suggestions should be enough to get a rural club started. However, even more can be done inexpensively to promote the club as you move forward.

The Hilltop Bar is the location of the Sugar Island chess klub.

B E Y O N D T H E B A S I C S : P U B L I C I T Y, H A N D O U T S , A N D E V E N T S Publicity and perceptions are important and impact people’s willingness to play. If your community has a local newsletter or newspaper, your club can get free publicity by submitting monthly articles describing events taking place on chess night. If you choose to have a club name, try to come up with something modern and non-nerdy. Consider developing a brochure for display at events and distribution to local businesses. Other materials with the club name and information can be displayed on chess night, such as small “tip sheets” for inexperienced players to help with the relative value of the pieces and a few general opening principles. In order to enhance the playing experience of your customerplayers, consider having a short “topic of discussion” each week to talk about a particular rule, tactic, strategy or opening—

do not call it a “lesson” or “lecture” since that does not sound fun. Another entertaining activity is what we call “Silent Partners,” sometimes referred to as tandem chess, where two players team up and alternate in making moves without discussing them. In addition to seeing just how “silent” people will be (or not be), it is a good way to get lower strength players involved with higher strength players. With fewer players than urban clubs, it is difficult to hold club tournaments, but enough players may be interested to have an occasional, very small quad or tournament. Other things to consider are selling club shirts and hats, holding special weekend events with food and prizes, setting out chess books and magazines on chess night, preparing chess puzzles for the community newsletter, and listing the club with chess associations. Be creative.

MEMBERSHIP ISSUES Dues and official membership lists probably will not go over well in most rural areas. It is common for citizens in rural communities to NOT want to be a member of an organization or to give out personal information, and dues would

discourage people from playing. If there is a need to raise some money, the best option may be to do it through tournament entry fees. But the fees will likely need to be low (perhaps $3) so that inexperienced players are willing to play. Continued on p. 25

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CHESS IN RURAL ARKANSAS: Past, Present and Future

College chess clubs are making a splash in major metro areas like Dallas and Baltimore. How can a rural college keep up? By Robert S. Graber, Ph.D., & Guy Nelson, M.S.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE There was no active chess club in 1989 when Mr. Nelson arrived at the University of Arkansas—Monticello (UAM). However, several students expressed an interest in chess when they learned that he had been president of his college chess club. Interest in chess grew during his first semester at UAM. Students particularly enjoyed his stories of having competed in a couple of Pan American Intercollegiate Chess Team Championships. It did not take long for a chess club to form. Within a year or so, we had about 20 players and a chess lad-

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der to encourage improvement. Quite a few of our football players became “two sport” specialists and the football player that achieved the highest rung on the ladder in a given week was usually not shy about discussing it. Soon there was enough interest to field a four-board collegiate team. The next step was to seek sources of funding. When asking around the UAM campus as to how to apply for funds to the student government, there were mostly blank looks and little information. It turned out that the mechanism

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e would like to discuss some of the challenges of organizing and maintaining a chess club at a small university in rural Arkansas, where not many people play chess, the budget for student activities is limited, and athletic performance is valued more highly than academic or intellectual achievement. First of all, it would be fair to say that we view the chess club as a work in progress, not a completed project. In fact, perhaps some suggestions that we may receive from readers will help us to improve the club. One of the first things we needed to do was to publicize the club. This we have done through weekly notices to the campus community via e-mail, as well as occasional announcements on the radio and in local newspapers. We have also sent out invitations to the high schools in the area. The next important step was to establish and maintain the support of the University’s Administration. To do this, we discussed the importance of the chess club with the Chancellor, Provost, deans and other University officials. We emphasized the fact that chess helps students develop habits of thought and mental discipline that can be helpful to them in their academic pursuits.1 We also discussed the fact that chess is a way to make thinking fun, and that there are likely to be spillover benefits in the classroom once students see that intellectual pursuits can be enjoyable. Of course, the most important step is to get students to enjoy playing chess. This means getting them to come to chess club in the first place, and to keep them coming back. By publicizing the chess club, it is our hope that students will want to give it a try. In our notices, we make it clear that beginners are welcome, and that we will work with them.

for all forms of funding, including funding for student organizations, was located in the chancellor’s office. So we would need to make a direct appeal to the chancellor.

chess club will also provide facilities; instruction and competition for the UAM community members who wish to play and improve at chess.2

We developed a chess club constitution, which states:

As discussed above, there appear to be academic benefits to chess as a form of intellectual exercise and the chancellor was convinced. All sports are recognized as providing opportunities for the development of character, and chess is no exception. The chess ladder itself is a remarkable testimony both to excellence of achievement within an axiomatic system and the independ-

The purpose of the UAM chess club is to promote chess as both a character and intellect-building creative activity that is open to all members of the UAM community. The UAM chess club is also to represent and enhance the prestige of the student body by team participation in intercollegiate competitions. The UAM

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PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

(cont’d.)

ence of self-worth from any such system. Students were able to learn that ability at chess does not imply superior worth as a human being. We are all in this world together. The chancellor was amenable to these considerations, and supported the idea of a travel budget for the chess club. Many of our students had never been out of state, so when an opportunity to travel to the Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Team Championship in Chicago presented itself, students were enthusiastic. The top four students on the chess ladder had an opportunity to represent our university at the championship. This included a stay at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, which was the first experience with a luxury hotel for our stu-

dents, and might have fueled their ambition for future success and its rewards. Having been to a championship in 1992, albeit having lost most of our games, we expected the enthusiasm generated to lead to future championship participation in 1993. We now knew the mechanisms for securing funding for travel, and our chess club had a viable constitution. As chess club advisor, Mr. Nelson encouraged students to improve their playing skills, and to represent the university again in Pan American competition. He reminded students as the deadline for registration approached. However, for reasons that remain unclear, students did not show enough interest to pursue a return engagement.

P R E S E N T S I T U AT I O N There has been a declining interest in chess in subsequent years. The club muddled along until Dr. Graber assumed sponsorship in 2005, and Mr. Nelson remained active as a co-sponsor. It has been an uphill battle. With budget cuts, the chess club no longer has a budget for travel and other activities. But we continue to advertise the chess club in various media, experiment with meetings on different days of the week to accommodate students’ schedules, and invite area high schools to participate. Once students come to meetings to give chess a try, we give them pointers to help them improve their games. This is perhaps one of the biggest challenges to a chess club sponsor. At the same time that we help them improve their games, we need to be careful not to intimidate them by giving too much feedback all at once. Just as with academics, it is important to give correction a little bit at a time, in order not to overwhelm students to the point that they lose interest and give up. To accomplish this goal, we try to get the stronger players to help the weaker ones, but again we need to be sure that the weaker players do not become

discouraged. So we encourage competition, but we also encourage cooperation in the form of giving guidance and constructive feedback to beginners. Another challenge we face is that the students who come to chess club are generally the better students, which means that they take their classes seriously. Of course, this is a good thing, because we seek to improve students’ focus and logical thinking, which should make them better students. But the really good students are often unwilling to take time away from their studies, even if it is only a couple of hours a week. By opening the chess club to high schools in the region, it is our hope that those students who come here to play chess will get to know and like the university, and may eventually enroll here. In addition, it may encourage current university students to come to chess club if they have the opportunity to help high school students to improve their skills. Many people really like to teach, and players can often improve their own understanding of the game by teaching.

FUTURE PLANS We are still experimenting with having the chess club meet on different days. One often-heard comment is that more people would come if they could fit it into their schedules. So we try meeting on different days of the week, or at different times of the day. We might even consider lunchtime or evening meetings if it will attract more people. As we said at the beginning, the chess club is a work in progress, not a fait accompli. So while we are determined

to have a viable university chess club and to help students see that playing chess will help strengthen their overall reasoning and learning skills, we are also committed to helping students see that chess is fun, and ultimately to see that thinking and learning can be enjoyable. But, as a work in progress, we are constantly looking for ways to improve the club. Suggestions and comments from readers would be very welcome.

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1 For a discussion of parallels between chess and academics, see Graber, Robert, “Business Lessons from Chess”, Academy of Educational Leadership Journal,

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A C O M M U N I T Y- S P E C I F I C A P P R O A C H Continued from pg. 21 The approach set forth in this article has worked for the Sugar Island Chess Klub, which serves a very unique, rural community. Obviously, every community is different and each organizer has a different idea of

what will lead to a successful club. Hopefully, the suggestions in this article will give useful new ideas to organizers of rural clubs so that they can develop their own plans for success.

Sugar Island chess klub member Ed Skaggs

PHOTO BY GLENN SCHMIEGE

E X P E C TAT I O N S A N D S U C C E S S What expectations should the organizer of a rural chess club have regarding skill levels and the number of players? While this will certainly vary in each community, there probably will not be many tournament-caliber players. If your community is small like Sugar Island, turnout will likely vary each week from one (you) to as many as 10 or more. What is success in a rural area? If success is finding a few players who enjoy playing over-the-board games, you may

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achieve success if you stick with it for a while. Hopefully, you will find a player of your caliber. Success may also be found in introducing or reintroducing others to this enjoyable game. Success may be found in seeing players improve. Or success may be found in knowing that you contributed to society by promoting the wonderful game of chess in your small corner of the country. If you are really lucky, the next great U.S. champion may come from your club!

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2 Article II, UAM chess club Constitution, www.uamont.edu/FacultyWeb/Nelson/chess/Constitution.PDF

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OMG!

Ong Is Big Winner At National K-12

Reversing recent trends, there were clear winners in every section except the ninth grade. By Polly Wright

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he grade championships, held this year in Dallas, Texas from December 1113, 2009, is the only scholastic national championship that is played strictly by grade. Regardless of a player’s rating he will only be competing against players in their own grade. With such a broad range of ratings the possibilities of big upsets and surprise winners are always there. Being number one in a section doesn’t guarantee a national championship! There were big upsets in all 13 sections. A notable point was that these upsets occurred on lower boards where there was nothing at stake except the wounded pride of the loser.

In round one there was more than pride at stake on board two in the 12th grade section. Wolfgang Aron Minskey, rated 1261, beat Andrew Ryba, rated 2123. This was the largest upset of the entire tournament, and having the second seed lose in the first round opens up many possibilities in a tightly bunched field. Less then 70 points separated the top five. What made this huge upset more significant was the part it played in the team competition. This wasn’t just a random D player beating an expert. This was headto-head competition between Minskey’s Bellaire High School (Houston) and Ryba’s Stuyvesant High School (New York). Bellaire won the team competition on tiebreaks over Westwood of Austin. The two Texas schools finished one point ahead of Stuyvesant. As important as that first-round upset was, the most crucial head-to-head competition between Bellaire and Stuyvesant occurred in round six. Both the team and individual titles were still up for grabs. William Ong of Bellaire had five points and was paired against Zachary Weiner of Stuyvesant who had 4½ points. Ong won the crucial sixth round game, putting himself a full point ahead of the field going into the final round. He drew round seven to win the section and finish a full point ahead of Jared Tan of California. In ten sections (including the 12th grade) the eventual winner was ranked amongst the top four. In five sections the highest-rated player won. A series of 200+ point upsets would make for some unexpected results in the other three sections. The tenth grade section was full of surprises both in the individual and team competitions. After the tournament many of the New York and New Jersey players were asking themselves a single question: Who were those guys from Texas that won the team competition over last uschess.org

year’s ninth grade champions, Bergen County Academy by 1½ points? The assumption was that it might be a repeat of last year’s close battle between Bergen County Academy and Solomon Schechter. A strong Stuyvesant High School (New York) team also expected to be a part of the mix. Westwood? Never heard of them. A little post-tournament research gave the answer. The tenth graders of Westwood were the eighth graders of Canyon Vista Middle School who finished a half point behind first place IS 318 at the 2007 grade championships in Houston. A total of 6½ of Westwood’s 15½ points came from Matthew Liu. He was the dark horse of the section, having only played in Texas-based national scholastics—with his last being the 2008 National Junior High Championship in Dallas. In this event ended up 21st, rated 1948. Many of the top players in the section have played each other in past nationals and come prepared for their known rivals. Matthew was not a known rival. After getting through the first two rounds with routine wins against much lower-rated opponents Matthew beat two experts and a master in rounds three through five. He would help his team by beating Bergen County Academy’s Eve Litvak in round six. At 6-0 going into the last round, he drew with another expert to finish a full point ahead of the field. When asked if he had expected to win the section, Matthew replied that he had hoped to do well, but was almost surprised he won. It wasn’t until he was 4-0 that he started to get a little nervous when thinking about his chances of winning. An exciting win against master Christian Tanaka in the fifth round helped boost his confidence for the finale. He credits much of his improvement to the work he’s done with GM Amon Simutowe of Zambia. Simutowe is a graduate

student at University of Texas at Dallas. Perhaps the biggest surprise of the tournament occurred in the sixth grade section. On The Chess Drum website, thechessdrum.net, there have been many articles about the accomplishments of a number of outstanding African-American scholastic players. There’s been speculation over who might break Kassa Korley’s record for youngest master of African-American descent. The names that come up most frequently are Joshua Colas and Justus Williams. They’ve only played each other once in rated play where they drew at the 2009 New York State Scholastic Championships. Josh won a blitz match they played in October. With Joshua and Justus being ranked one and two, respectively, in this section there was speculation as to whether these two would be battling each other for the sixth grade title. This match up never happened thanks to the extraordinary performance of Jackson Chen of Boulder, Colorado. Chen, rated 1788, upset Colas in round three and repeated the feat against Williams in round five. Kyle Shin stopped Chen’s impressive run in round six. Chen bounced back with a round seven win, but it was not enough. In the meantime Williams’ IS 318 teammate James Black quietly worked his way into position to take his shot at the championship. He had already won the K-6 blitz title on Thursday. A last-round win would give him a “grand slam” of two individual and two team national titles. Here’s his last round game with Kyle Shin: “Going into this last round game we both had 5½ points so I felt I needed to win this game to become national champion. Also my team was counting on me to win so that our team would also come in first. So far I had been playing great the whole weekend. I had already won the blitz tournament so I was feeling really confident that I could win one more game.” Chess Life — April 2010

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Seeing Double We briefly interrupt our National K-12 main story to report on a phenomenon that a problemist might enjoy: twins. Roshan and Taran Idnani

Aishwarya and Aspira Mitre

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Phillip and Kaylor Scudder

ossibly overheard in the kindergarten section. “Wait! I played you last round!” Would this have been a case of a player sitting at the wrong board? No. It might have been what Arushi Manjunath said after sitting down to play the twin brother of his previous round opponent. In round three he drew with Roshan Idani, and then beat his twin brother Taran in round four. Arushi was not the only one seeing double. In the tenth grade section Alexander Reis played Steven Gluck in round three and his twin brother David in round six. He beat both the Gluck brothers. The Idnani and Gluck brothers were just two of 15 sets of twins that played in the K-12 nationals. None of the other sets of twins would share opponents, but they all shared experience of playing at nationals.

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Identical twins are a valuable resource for scientists in many different fields because they share the same genes. This is useful in a wide variety of medical and psychological studies. I’m not sure how much scientific research has been done on chess-playing twins. Here is a very unscientific look at some of the sets of twins encountered during the tournament. These chess-playing twins range in ages, experience and ratings. At one end of the experience range were Erik and Amanda Csima, playing in their very first tournament in the kindergarten section. At the other end were Mason and Dylan Golding, 11th graders who started playing back in kindergarten and first grade, respectively. It was interesting to note how many sets of these twins

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Don and Dex Webster

Dylan and Mason Golding

Amanda and Erik Csima

PHOTOS BY POLLY WRIGHT

Andrew and Natalie Berger

scored within one point of each other and how many sets had ratings that were within 100 points of each other. Eight sets of twins were only a point or less away from their sibling. Despite an almost 400-point difference in ratings between the Webster brothers, the lower-rated Don scored a half-point (½) more then his brother (4½) in the third-grade section. The highest-rated twins were Jehron (1978) and Nigel (1812) Bryant who both scored five points in the eighthgrade section. Not too far behind were Austin (1850) and Alexander (1846) Jiang in sixth grade. Austin scored 5½ and his brother scored 4. It’s hard work for twin brothers to keep up with each other, especially as their rating heads up towards expert and beyond. Does this give new

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meaning to term “sibling rivalry”? Given the typical ratio of boys to girls in chess it came as no great surprise to find 12 sets of twin boys, two sets of boy and girl, and one set of twin girls. Aspira and Aishwarya Mitre were the lone set of girl twins. They were a half-point within each other at 5 and 4½ points, respectively, in the second-grade section. All of the twins (with exception of Natalie and Andrew Berger, who attend two different New York City schools) go to the same school. Three sets of twins were the lone representatives of their school but still were able to bring home team trophies! It will be interesting to look at future K-12 championships and see how many of these twins will still be playing together. Will one twin stay with chess and the other go onto something else? ~Polly Wright

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Scholastics French Defense, Tarrasch Variation (C08) James Black (1887) Kyle Shin (2077) K-12 Grade Championship (7), 12.13.2009 Notes by Black

Lights, Caissa, Action! Michael Auger and Praveen Sanjay share the title By FM Alex Betaneli

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2

I play the French Tarrasch because I like solid positions that offer attacking chances. 3. ... c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Nf6

At the time I felt this might be a mistake or a move I wasn’t prepared for. Most of my previous opponents had played Bd6. 7. 0-0 Be7 8. dxc5

Once Black’s bishop moved it was time to take. 8. ... 0-0

I felt this was a risky decision and thought I could hold onto this extra pawn. A pawn is a pawn! The risk of leaving the king uncastled might have scared my opponent into giving up the pawn. 9. Nb3

Holding the pawn and allowing the bishop to develop. 9. ... Bg4 10. Qd3 Nb4 11. Qc3 Bxf3 12. Qxb4

I did not want to mess up my pawn structure with 12. gxf3 or give back the pawn with 12. Qxf3 Nxc2. 12. ... Be4 13. c3 Qc7?

PHOTO: BETSY DYNAKO

r+ + !rk+ "pp#q $lp"pp + + %n + +L"Pp+ + #Q +l+ + +N"P + + P"P + "PP"P !R $L +R&K After 13. ... Qc7

The start of his downfall. The queen doesn’t belong on this square. He should try to activate his pieces with ... b7-b6 or ... Ra8-Rc8. 14. f3

Chasing his bishop and allowing me to attack his queen on my next move. 14. ... Bc2 15. Bf4 Qc8

Losing a tempo because I was planning to attack the bishop on e7. He should have played ... Qd8 immediately. 16. Rfe1 Qd8 17. Nd4

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THE 2009 NATIONAL YOUTH ACTION Championship was hosted by the Double Tree hotel of Oak Brook, Illinois on November 20-22, 2009. The main organizers Glenn Panner and Tim Just had bittersweet feelings about attendance; on the one hand, 497 players is a very good number considering bad economy and the H1N1 flu scare—in fact, this was the highest number of entries since 2004. At the same time, however, there could have easily been

record-smashing numbers had the hotel not overbooked space! As a result, some people were unable to reserve rooms and decided not to come to the tournament. There was no skittles room on Sunday, so all parents and coaches camped out in the lobby right next to the spacious playing room. It was perhaps a bit crowded, but created for a personal, electric atmosphere. Aside from this glitch, the event was smooth and enjoyable.

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was just half a point about behind the leaders. Both players needed to win the game; considering the fast time control, it is of exceptionally high quality.

21. ... Qh4

Now the storm clouds are gathering around the white king. 22. Rf2 Qxg4+ 23. Rg2 Qh4 24. Qxb2?

Alekhine’s Defense (B05) Matthew Dahl (2180) Michael Auger (2109) Youth Action—K-12 section (9)

A couple of funny incidents took place during the event. Apparently, one of the players has never used a clock before and he was under the impression that if a person runs out of time, then the person who has more material left on the board wins the game. Needless to say, he was unpleasantly surprised when the game was declared as a loss. In another game, the player was carefully converting a rook and bishop versus bishop endgame into a full point and ended up capturing the opponent’s last minor piece. The problem was that the capture resulted in a stalemate. Both incidents can be interpreted as cautionary lessons about being “excessively materialistic”! Playing nine rounds over two days can be physically exhausting, even with a time control of just 30 minutes per game. Still, many players also participated in the official bughouse and blitz side events as well as in countless casual games between rounds, trying to pack as much chess into one weekend as is humanly possible. One of the most remarkable accomplishments of the organizing staff was that all nine rounds began on time and the award ceremony started precisely at the hour announced. In the end, nine rounds was not enough to produce a clear winner in the K-12 championship section as the co-winners scored an impressive eight points out of nine. Illinois expert Michael Auger, known nationally for his extraordinary blitz ability, won his first seven games and appeared invincible. Then, however, came round eight and Praveen Sanjay of Georgia took advantage of one error by Auger and caught up with him. Both players won their last round and shared the title. In this last round encounter, the strong Minnesota expert Matthew Dahl

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1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 Nc6 6. c4 Nb6 7. exd6 exd6 8. b3 Be7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nxd4 11. Bxb7 Rb8 12. Be4 Bf6 13. Nc3

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"qk+ !r #p #p +p#pp $n #p %l + + + + + +P$nL+ + +P$N + +P P+ + #PP+ !R %LQ&K +R After 13. Nc3

13. ... Ne2!?

Black plays a double-edged move that is pleasing to the eye. On the one hand, it wins material, but at the same time it leads to an awkward position. Athough objectively (as in Rybka’s “opinion”) the move is not best, it does create a highly imbalanced, unusual position that fits the plan of “playing for a win.” 14. Nxe2 Bxa1 15. Be3 Bf6 16. Bc6+ Kf8 17. 0-0

Black’s material advantage is fully compensated by harmonious placement of the white pieces. In fact, one might be tempted to say that Black’s extra Exchange is a form of compensation for lack of cooperation of the pieces! 17. ... Nc8 18. g4?!

This move allows Black to rip the position open and bring his inactive rook into play (after the more natural 18. Ng3 Ne7 19. Be4 position is roughly level as Black’s pieces are not well-coordinated; it is somewhat easier to play for White in the resulting situation). 18. ... h5!

Black isn’t going to be asked twice! 19. f4 hxg4 20. hxg4 Bb2 21. Qd2?

Instead, 21. g5 keeps the game going.

The final blunder in a tough position complicated by severe time trouble. 24. ... Qe1 mate.

Perhaps the tournament’s nicest feature was the sportsmanship award. Although there were many candidates for the prize, one act particularly stood out. Alex Fogel, the K-3 participant, noticed that the score of the game he lost was marked as a victory for him and promptly notified the tournament directors. He was worried about his opponent possibly missing out on winning a trophy! Alex was recognized before the last round and was treated to long applause by the players. The winners of the K-9 Championship section were Joshua Colas (NY), Kevin Cao (MO) and Jialin Ding (MO) with 7½ points. Jonathan Zhou (IN) scored 8 points and took the championship title in the K-6 section and Matthew Stevens (IL) won the K-3 section with 8½ out of 9.

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National Youth Action At A Glance Date: November 20-22, 2009 Location: DoubleTree Hotel, Oak Brook, Illinois Top Finishers: K-12, 1st-2nd, Praveen Sanjay, Michael Auger, 8; 3rd-5th, Daniel Gater, Zachary Adams, Daniel Ryker, 7. K-9, 1st3rd, Kevin Cao, Joshua Colas, Jialin Ding, 7½; 4th-10th, Sean Vibbert, Kevin Bu, Epiphany Peters, Tommy Ulrich, Gavin McClanahan, Isaiah Gadson, William Tong, 7. K-6, 1st, Jonathan Zhou, 8; 2nd, Tony Cheng, 7½; 3rd-11th, James Wei, Alex Bian, Margaret Hua, Stephen Zhang, Phillip Parker-Turner, Allen Guo, Conrad Oberhaus, Jiahua Zhang, Daniel Lekah, 7. K3, 1st, Matthew Stevens, 8½; 2nd, William Radak, 8; 3rd-8th, Jack Xiao, Akhil Kalghatgi, Andrew Titus, David Peng, Ranadheer Tripuraneni, Matthew Qu, 7. Chief Arbiter: Wayne Clark

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r+ $q !rk+ "pp+ %lp"pp + + #n + +L"Pp+ + $Q #N %L + + "P +P+ P"Pl+ +P"P !R + !R &K After 17. Nd4

I didn’t want him to trade off my knight. Plus my knight looks great in the center. 17. ... Rc8!?

An attempted trick. If I fell for 18. Nxc2?? he would win my queen with 18. ... Bxc5+. However it also allows my next move, which wins the game for me. 18. Rxe7 Qxe7 19. Nxc2

I felt I was winning now because my minor pieces are better placed than his awkward rooks. 19. ... Qxc5+

Winning back a pawn, but the game wouldn’t be decided by pawns anymore. 20. Qxc5 Rxc5 21. a4

21. Nd4 is also good. 21. ... Rd8 22. Be3

My plan was to attack his rooks and slowly improve my pieces. 22. ... Rcc8 23. Bxa7 Ne8 24. Bb6 Rd6 25. Bd4 Nc7 26. Bd3

+r+ +k+ +p#n +p"pp + !r + + + +p+ + P+ %L + + + "PL+P+ "PN+ +P"P !R + + &K After 26. Bd3

The bishop pair is dominating the diagonals. 26. ... Re8

His rooks are running out of good squares. 27. Kf2 Rh6 28. Be3 Rhe6

28. ... Rxh2 29. Bf4. 29. Bf5 Re5 30. Bd3 R5e7 31. Bc5 Re6 32. Nd4 Re3

Bringing the game to a quicker end. 33. Rd1 Na6

I just have to avoid blundering to win. 34. Ba3 Nb8 35. Be4 R3xe4 36. fxe4 Rxe4, Black resigned.

James concludes, “I felt my opponent made only one bad error with 13. ... Qc7 which caused all of his later problems. This game fit my style of putting lots of pressure on my opponents until they blunder. I felt so excited after he resigned. I knew both my team and I had taken first place. What a great weekend!” For the last four years the tournament has alternated between Texas and Florida. New York and the home state always seem to be battling it out for the most titles. This year Texas had the home-field advantage winning six individual and five team titles. New York won the remaining eight team titles. Four New Yorkers took individual honors in three sections with Horace Mann teammates sharing the ninth grade title. Michael Chiang edged Justin Karp on tiebreaks. In the final round Chiang rated 1992 beat Kyron Griffith (2135) while Karp rated 2005 beat Christopher Hueng (2168). Chiang has suddenly gotten hot, tying for first with 6-1 at the North American Open two weeks later in the Under 2100 section. In 2010 the K-12 returns to Florida, then to Tennessee in 2011 and then back to Florida where it will remain through 2014. New York will go wherever the tournament is. Will Texas take to the road to defend the numerous titles won in Dallas?

“California Dreamin’” It wasn’t all about New York and Texas in Dallas. Two Californians scored 7-0 in their respective sections. Joaquin Perkins won kindergarten, and Rayan Taghizadeh won second grade. Perkins’ last round game was the very last game of the kindergarten section. His opponent put up a very tough fight before finally getting mated. He had offered Perkins a draw earlier. Even though a draw would clinch the title Perkins chose to play it out. Watching the two of them it was hard to believe these were five year olds. Their focus and play belied their youth. Rayan’s last round game took much less time then Joaquin’s. The game was done before this writer even had a chance to take another picture of the contest on board one. Here is the battle for the second grade championship. Scotch Game (C45) Rayan Taghizadeh (1537) Praveen Balakrishnan (1467) K-12 Grade Championship (7), 12.13.2009 Comments by Rayan Taghizadeh, analysis by his coach, Ted Castro 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4

This is one of my pet lines: Scotch opening. 3. ... exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Be2

r+l+k+ !r "pp"pp#np"pp +n+ $q + + %l + + + #NP+ + + "P %L + P"P +L"PP"P !RN+Q&K +R After 7. Be2

My coach told me that 7. ... Bc4 is better because Black could’ve played ...

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d7-d5 and put more pressure on the center pawn.

15. ... Qxa1?? 16. Qxh7 mate.

7. ... 0-0 8. 0-0 b6

I thought this was a bad move because the pawn is blocking the movement of his dark squared bishop because it's on the same color.

My coach told me that if 17. ... Qxa3, Black still wins because of an advantage in material. After 18. Ne4 he can deflect the attack with 18. ... f5. (17. ... Qxa3 18. Ne4 f5 19. Bc4+ Kg7).

9. b4 Bxd4

18. Ne4 Qc6 19. Nf6+ Qxf6

He’s forced to trade his bishop because going back to d6 will be worse for him.

He couldn't stop my threat of 20. Qxh7 mate, so he's forced to give up his queen.

10. Bxd4 Qg6 11. Bd3 Nxd4 12. cxd4

20. exf6 Kh8?

r+l+ !rk+ "p "pp#np"pp "p + +q+ + + + + "P "PP+ + + +L+ + P+ + "PP"P !RN+Q+R$K After 12. cxd4

I was forcing him to trade so that I could transpose my advantage to get two center pawns. 12. ... Qd6

Now he forks. I was expecting ... Qd6. 13. e5

I was setting a trap for him to take the pawn on d4 so I can play 14. Bxh7+ and take his queen after 14. ... Kxh7. However, my coach said Black has a better position and is up a pawn after 13. ... Qxb4. 13. ... Qxb4 14. a3 Qb2

r+l+ !rk+ "p "pp#np"pp "p + + + + + "P + + "P + + "P +L+ + %q + "PP"P !RN+Q+R$K After 14. ... Qb2

15. Qh5?!

My coach said this was a very risky move because Black is gaining more material and at the same time can easily deflect my attack. He was suggesting 15. Nd2. (15. Nd2 Qxd4 16. Nf3 Qf4). 15. ... g6

It's checkmate if he captures my rook.

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16. Qh4 Qxa1 17. Nd2 Qc3??

Another blunder. I was thinking he could have moved his knight to d5 and it should still be playable. Although at this point I thought I could win the game. (20. ... Nd5). 21. fxe7 Re8 22. Qf6+ Kg8 23. Bc4 d5 24. Bxd5 Be6 25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. f4 Rac8

+r+r+k+ "p "p "P +p "p +p%Qp+ + + + + + "P "P + "P + + + + + +P"P + + +R$K After 26. ... Rac8

27. f5!?

Yeah, yeah, my coach was also shaking his head and asking me why I didn't simply take the pawn on e6 and it’ll be an easy win. I told him I simply wanted to open up the position and activate my rook. (27. Qxe6+ Kg7 28. f5). 27. ... exf5 28. g4 fxg4 29. Qe6+ Kg7 30. Rf7+ Kh6 31. Qe3+ g5 32. Qe6+ Kh5 33. Rxh7 mate.

At last year’s K-12 Rayan was rated 1060. In 12 months his rating has risen over 400 points. I asked Ted about Rayan’s rapid improvement. PW: Rayan has been playing a lot of games: ICC, local chess clubs (Burlingame, Newark and Mechanics), and tournaments organized by Bay Area Chess or CCA. We also beefed up our training especially during the summer. We were doing five to six hours of coaching per week, not to mention all the practice games and puzzles that he does. I think more than anything, it's his desire to become one of the best in his age group, if not the best! He only lost to Awonder Liang, just missing winning K-1 in Nashville. Ranked third in this tournament how

did he feel about his chances? TC: Nashville was a heartbreaker. He could've won that game but I guess it wasn't meant to be. This time he was very confident and knew that he had a very good chance of becoming national champion. He was very excited but not nervous. When I asked him if he considered a draw especially the last round, he said "no way San Jose!" (Instead of no way Jose) PW: He played very aggressively in that last round. Does he normally play aggressively and make sacrifices like that? TC: Yes. He loves to attack and finds a way to sacrifice in order to get the initiative. With two state championship titles and a national title under his belt, his goal this year is to play at Pan Am and to qualify for World Youth in Greece this year. Last year the gold medalist for the 8 and under division was an Iranian kid. We hope this year it will be another Iranian kid, but he’ll be representing USA!

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2009 Grade Championship At A Glance Date: December 11-13, 2009 Location: Hilton Anatole, Dallas, Texas Top Finishers: Kindergarten champion, Joaquin Perkins, 7, team champion, The Village School, 11½. 1st grade champion, Awonder Liang, 6½, team champion, Dalton, 15. 2nd grade champion, Rayan Taghizadeh, 7, team champion, New Explorations Into Science, Technology and Math, 13½. 3rd grade champion, Ruifeng Li, 6½, team champion, Hunter College Campus School, 13½. 4th grade champion, Jeffrey Xiong, 6½, team champion, The Village School, 13½. 5th grade champion, Christopher Wu, 6½, team champion, Horace Mann. 6th grade champion, James Black, 6½, team champion, I.S. 318. 7th grade champion, Jarod Pamatmat, 6½, team champion, I.S. 318. 8th grade champion, Vincent Zhang, 6½, team champion, Canyon Vista Middle School, 16. 9th grade champion, Michael Chiang, team champion, Horace Mann, 15½. 10th grade champion, Matthew Liu, 6½, team champion, Westwood, 15½. 11th grade champion, Marc Tyler Arnold, 7, team champion, Bronx High School of Science, 14. 12th grade champion, William Ong, 6½, team champion, Bellaire High School, 14. Chief Arbiter: Jonathan Shacter

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Five Say,

“VivaVegas!” Five GMs top mammoth Vegas tournament By Randy Hough

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or the last 19 years the postChristmas period has been marked by the North American Open in Las Vegas, and 2009 proved to be one of the strongest. A total of 613 players, plus 39 re-entries, generated a prize fund of over $114,000. Nine grandmasters (GMs), five international masters, and 15 FIDE masters graced the 96player open section. (Another GM, Melikset Khachiyan, was present but

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decided that discretion was the better part of valor as his February rating of 2629 would be high enough to qualify him for the U.S. Championship in May, and just spectated.) Five of the GMs emerged on top with 5½ of 7, with Varuzhan Akobian of Los Angeles ahead on tiebreaks, earning a bonus of $191 on top of the $3,760 prize. He also tied for first in 2004. His path to the top of this tournament was a tradi-

tional one: three wins over lower masters, a draw with eventual co-winner GM Alex Yermolinsky, a difficult win over 14-yearold FM Daniel Naroditsky (on whom more below), a draw with another co-winner, Israeli GM Victor Mikhalevski, and a quick draw with (naturally) yet another co-winner, GM Josh Friedel of New Hampshire. This page, l-r: GM Alexander Shabalov, GM Victor Mikhalevski, GM Josh Friedel, GM Alex Yermolinsky, GM Varuzhan Akobian.

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THIS PAGE: SHABALOV BY MARK BOLSTER; AKOBIAN & FRIEDEL BY BETSY DYNAKO; YERMOLINSKY & MIKHALEVSKI BY CHRIS BIRD. NEXT PAGE: AKOBIAN BY CHRIS BIRD.

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Akobian enjoying some of the trappings of Las Vegas.

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2009 N. American Open Philidor’s Defense (B07) FM Daniel Naroditsky (2374) GM Varuzhan Akobian (2697) North American Open, 2009 (5) 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 Nbd7 6. 0-0 e5

The GM adopts an old system, kind of a Pirc/Philidor hybrid, and succeeds in slowly building an advantage against his young opponent. 7. Be3 Be7 8. a4 0-0 9. dxe5

Securing the two bishops with 9. h3, when 9. ... Bh5 can be safely answered by 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nh4, offered more hope of an advantage. 9. ... dxe5 10. Nd2 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Qc7 12. Nc4 Nc5 13. f4

But now White gets a bit aggressive and the balanced pawn structure disappears. 13. ... exf4 14. Bxf4 Qd7 15. Rad1 Qe6 16. Rfe1 Rad8 17. Rxd8

A bit passive, and Black begins to take over. Rybka prefers 17. Be5. 17. ... Rxd8 18. b3 b6 19. e5 Nd5 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. Nd6 h6 22. Nb5 d4 23. Nc7 Qf5

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+k+ &lp"p "p + + "p + %n "Pq+ P+ "p &L + +P+ + + +P+Q+P"P + + !R $K "p

!r

%N

After 23. ... Qf5

Now White seeks tactical salvation, but the GM has calculated everything. 24. e6 fxe6 25. Nxe6 d3! 26. cxd3 Rxd3 27. Bb8 Nxe6 28. Qxe6+ Qxe6 29. Rxe6

White has reached an ending, but the b-pawn is lost. 29. ... Bc5+ 30. Kf1 a5 31. Rg6 Rxb3 32. Be5 Kf7 33. Rxg7+ Ke6 34. Bf4 Rb4 35. Bc7 h5 36. Rh7 h4 37. g3 hxg3 38. hxg3 Kd5 39. Rh4 Bd4 40. Rh6 Kc4 41. g4 Kb3 42. g5 Kxa4

Again, an extra pawn for Black, but the diminished material and White’s passer make things interesting.

Rc8 48. Bg5 Rg8 49. Ke4 Rxg6 50. Be3 b4 51. Kd3 Kb3, White resigned.

Mikhalevski, who plays in several U.S. tournaments each year, took a slightly different path, drawing in round two with northern California junior Gregory Young and with fellow GM Mesgen Amanov in the fifth round before splitting the point with Akobian. The luck of the Swiss gave him a relatively low-rated opponent in the finale: Grünfeld Defense (D95) GM Victor Mikhalevski (2666) FM Alexandre Kretchetov (2401) North American Open, 2009 (7) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Qb3 0-0 7. Bd2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 9. Rd1 Nb6 10. Be2 Be6 11. Qc2 Bc4 12. e4 Bxe2 13. Nxe2 Qc8 14. 0-0 Qe6 15. Nc3 Nfd7

Black is close to equal, but he begins to play a bit passively here. 15. ... Nh5, 15. ... Nc4, and 15. ... Rfd8 all look like better tries. 16. Rfe1 Rfe8 17. b3 Nf8 18. Bf4 Qc8 19. a4 Nbd7 20. Qc1 Nf6 21. h3 Ne6 22. Be3 Rd8 23. Qa3 Bf8 24. Rc1

The grandmaster continues to slowly improve his position. 25. Nb5 is not a big threat, but Black forestalls it anyway. 24. ... Nc7 25. Qb2 Bg7 26. Red1 h6 27. Qb1 Qe6 28. Bf4 Rac8 29. b4

+r!r +k+ "pp%n "pp&l +p+q%np"p + + + + P"P "PP&L + + %N +N+P + + "PP+ +Q!RR+ $K After 29. b4

White’s advantage is still manageable, but now Black loses patience and lashes out on the kingside. 29. ... g5?! 30. Bh2 g4 31. hxg4 Nxg4 32. Bg3 Qg6 33. Nh4 Qh5 34. Nf5

Who’s got the kingside chances now?

43. g6 b5 44. Ke2

34. ... Bf8 35. f3 Nf6 36. Bh4 Ne6 37. Ne2

White loses time with the king. 44. Rh7 offered better drawing chances, though simply winning the bishop for the g-pawn will not suffice against Black’s connected passed pawns.

Safest, continuing to contain Black’s queen. 37. e5 Nxd4 38. Rxd4 Rxd4 39. Nxd4 Qxh4 40. Nf5 Qg5 41. exf6 is good, but requires a degree of calculation perhaps not available in time pressure.

44. ... Bf6 45. Kf3 Rc4 46. Bd8 Bc3 47. Rh2

37. ... Qg6 38. b5 Kh7?

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38. ... Ng5 improves. 39. Kf2 Rd7? 40. d5! Ng5

40. ... Ng7 is better, but Black still must cough up a piece to extricate the lady. 41. Nf4 Ngxe4+ 42. fxe4 Qg4 43. g3, Black resigned.

Alex Yermolinsky, now living in South Dakota, at 51 was the veteran of the winners’ group. Three wins followed by draws with Akobian and the young northern California FMs Naroditsky and Steven Zierk set up a final-round pairing with a recently successful player (who somehow lacks a title) ... Vienna Game (C26) Siddharth Ravichandran (2495) GM Alex Yermolinsky (2583) North American Open, 2009 (7) 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3

An old line of the Vienna, giving both players scope for inventiveness. 3. ... d6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nge2 Nbd7 6. h3 h5 7. d4 c6 8. a4 b6 9. Be3 a6 10. 0-0 0-0 11. f4 Bb7 12. Qe1 b5 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Qf2 Rae8 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. b3

16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Bb6 keeps equality. 16. ... b4 17. Nb1 c5 18. Nd2 c4! 19. Nxc4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4?

White will come to regret giving up the two bishops. 20. Qe1 minimizes Black’s advantage. 20. ... Bxe4 21. fxe5 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. Bd4 Qg5 24. Be3 Qf6 25. Nf4 Rd8

25. ... Qf5 or 25. ... Rc8, attacking c2, keeps more pressure on. 26. Rd4 Qf5 27. Qe2 Rxd4 28. Bxd4 Rd8 29. Nxh5 Qg6 30. Bf2 Bg5 31. Be3? Bb7?

Letting White back into the game. 31. ... Bxe3+ was indicated. 32. Bxg5 Qxg5

+ !r +k+ +l+ +p"p p+ + + + + + + #qN P"p + + + +P+ + "PP +P+Q+ + + + +R$K After 32. ... Qxg5

33. Rd1?

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Losing. 33. h4 may be counterintuitive, but it appears to hold out longer. 33. ... Rxd1+ 34. Qxd1 g6

And the knight is lost. 35. Qe1 gxh5 36. Qxb4 Qxg3+ 37. Kf1 Bf3 38. Qe7 Qxh3+ 39. Kf2 Qf5 40. Qd8+ Kh7 41. Ke3 Qe4+ 42. Kf2 h4 43. Qd2 Bg4 44. Qd8 Qe2+ 45. Kg1 Qe1+ 46. Kg2 h3+ and White resigned, as it’s mate in two.

And now for the two players who took quite different journeys to the top. Friedel was upset in a first round stunner by 2203-rated FM William Schill of Washington. He roared back with five straight wins, setting up the last round draw with Akobian. His young opponent in this round six game had already drawn with Yermo. Two Knights Defense, Ulvestad Variation (C57) FM Steven Zierk (2401) GM Joshua Friedel (2603) North American Open, 2009 (6) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 b5

This variation, invented by an American master, produces the sort of tactical positions that Friedel favors. 6. Bf1

This has scored better than 6. Bxb5 Qxd5. 6. ... h6 7. Nf3

But why not 7. Nxf7 Kxf7 8. dxc6, in which White has done fairly well? 7. ... Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qe6 9. Bxb5 Bb7 10. 0-0 0-0-0 11. Re1 Bc5 12. Qe2

Rybka prefers challenging the bishop immediately with 12. Na4.

+k+ + + !pl!p +p!p + "r "r !p + + !p + + !Pq+ + +P+ !P + P#L $Q +P!P + "R +R%K After 24. Rf6

Rxf6 is equal. The error in the game allows Black to again build up an initiative, remembering the old adage that opposite colored bishops favor the attacker. 25. Rfe1? Rc6 26. dxe5 Rxc1 27. Bxc1 Rg6 28. Re2 Rc6 29. e6 Rxe6 30. Qc2?

The last culprit; 30. Bb2 offers good chances to defend. 30. ... Rc6 31. Qb2 Qd3 32. Rf2 Ba6 33. Bd2 Rc2 34. Qd4 Rxd2, White resigned.

Alex Shabalov of Pittsburgh, the clear winner in 2003 and co-champion in 2000, also had a rockier road to the top. He was nicked for a draw by young FM Michael Lee of Washington in round three and then lost to Naroditsky (see the game after this one). Nothing that three straight wins at the end couldn’t cure! Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation (B92) GM Alexander Shabalov (2677) GM Mesgen Amanov (2457) North American Open, 2009 (7) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f4 Qc7 9. g4 h6 10. g5 hxg5 11. fxg5 Nfd7 12. Bg4 Nb6

12. ... Nc6 probably improves.

r+ +k+ "r +p+n#l !p p+ !p +P+ +q+p!p + + +P+Q+ + + #L + P!PP&N + !P "R + +R%K After 19. ... Qb5

38. Rd3 Bc1 39. c4 d4 40. Kf3 Bxb2

Time control has been reached, and Black’s desperate efforts to complicate matters have failed. 41. Kg4 Rh8 42. Rb6 Bc1 43. Rxb7 Bh6 44. c5 Ke8 45. c6, Black resigned.

The other players who were in the running deserve mention. Naroditsky held the draw with GM Dmitry Gurevich in the last round. IMs Lev Milman and Mark Ginsburg also halved the point, missing a chance to reach the charmed circle. And 2293-rated David Zimbeck of Los Angeles had the tournament of his life, leading the three-day schedule when it merged with the much larger four-day after round four (Gurevich was the only other top player to opt for the accelerated schedule). David could only draw with Michael Lee in the finale, missing a chance to tie for first, but he earned the Under 2300 prize clear. FM Daniel Naroditsky, as mentioned, had pulled a major upset against Shabalov in round four: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation (B92) GM Alexander Shabalov (2677) FM Daniel Naroditsky (2374) North American Open, 2009 (4)

12. ... Nd4 13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14. Nd1

13. g6 Be7

Too passive. 14. a4, preparing to attack on the queenside, appears best.

A nice unbalanced position for a “money game”!

14. ... Nd5 15. Bc4 Qg6 16. Bxd5

14. 0-0 N8d7

The black queen should first be challenged with 16. Qd3.

And now 14. ... Bf6 to close the f-file appears better.

16. ... Bxd5 17. Ne3 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Qxc2 19. d4?

15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Qg4 Qc4 17. Be3 Nd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Nd2 Qb5?

The sort of slow maneuvering that frequently grinds down the underdog.

After 19. b3 preparing Ba3, Black’s advantage is minimal.

(see diagram top of next column)

10. ... Nbd7 11. a4 Qc7 12. a5 b5 13. axb6 e.p. Nxb6 14. Na5 Nc4 15. Nxc4 Bxc4

19. ... Qe4 20. b3 Rhe8 21. Bb2 Re6 22. Qd2 Bb7 23. Rac1 Rdd6 24. Rf1 Rf6 (see diagram top of next column)

White has defended well despite Black’s better coordinated rooks, and now 25.

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19. ... Qc8 is needed. Now White wins material. 20. Rf7! Nf6 21. Qe6 Qd7 22. Rxf6 d4 23. Nc4 Qxe6 24. Rxe6 dxe3 25. Nb6 Rd8 26. Re1 Kf8 27. Rxe3 Bg5 28. Rf3+ Bf4 29. Nd5 Rh4 30. h3 Rc8 31. c3 Rd8 32. Kf2 a5 33. Re7 Rh6 34. Re6 Kg8 35. Ne7+ Kf8 36. Nf5 Rh5 37. h4 d5

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bf3

15. ... Qxc4 has been played previously. The silicon beast gives White a slight edge in either case. 16. Bd2 Rfc8 17. b3 Be6 18. Ra2 Qb7 19. Qe2 Bd8 20. Rea1

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2009 N. American Open White’s plan of piling up on the apawn leaves Black with adequate counterplay. 20. ... Bb6 21. Na4

Perhaps a slower move such as 21. h3 was in order. Also, 21. Rxa6 is met by 21. ... Bc4 22. Qxc4 Rxc4 23. Rxa8+ Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Qxc8 with dynamic equality.

+q+ +k+ + +p!pp $l !p %n + + + !p + + +P+ + +P%N +L+ +P$L !PP!P #R + + &K +

Analysis after 24. ... Qxc8

21. ... Bd4 22. Rd1 d5 23. exd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. Qf3 Rab8 26. Be1 Rd8 27. Nb2 Qa7 28. Nc4 e4 29. Qe2

Black appears to be making some headway, as 29. Qxe4 Nc3 30. Bxc3 Bxf2+ wins for him. 29. ... Nf4 30. Qg4 Ne6 31. Kf1 Qb7 32. Na5 Qc7 33. g3 e3 34. fxe3 Bxe3 35. Rxd8+ Rxd8 36. Nc4

Better 36. Qf3 or 36. Qe4. 36. ... Ba7

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37. Ba5??

Black is now clearly better, but this superficially strong X-ray in time pressure just loses. 37. ... Qc5, White resigned.

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Swindle! GM Alex Yermolinsky (2583) FM Daniel Naroditsky (2374) North American Open, 2009 (6)

+ r # + + #R + +L+ + + +P&k + + +K+ + + !P $l + + + + + + + + + + + + White to play

Rybka shows a mate in 12 beginning with 1. Be8, but other moves win; for instance, 1. Bc4, when 1. ... Rf8+ loses to 2. Kg4 Kxg6 3. Be4+ Kh6 4. Rh7 mate. Instead, Yermo fell for 1. Be6? Rf8+ 2. Kg4 Kxg6! 3. f5+ (3. Rf7 leaves White a pawn up, but without the opposition) 3. ... Kh6 4. Kxh4 Rxf5!! when taking the rook is stalemate. Alex tested Daniel with rook and bishop against rook for 50 moves, to no avail. He should have noticed Daniel’s swindling ability in round three, when the youngster completely turned around his game against an Indian GM: Turning it around FM Daniel Naroditsky (2374) GM Sundarajan Kidambi (2569) North American Open, 2009 (3)

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With Black’s queen just having moved away from g3, White was free to play 40. Rf1. Now 40. ... Kg5 wins for Black, but the grandmaster wrongly figured it was time to remove White’s advanced pawn.

40. ... Qxd7?? 41. Rxf5+! Qxf5 42. g4+ Kh4 43. gxf5 Kxh3 and Black had conjured up a threat after losing his queen, but 44. Qxg6

ended resistance as White’s queen will soon be replaced by a new one.

Kidambi did eventually join Gurevich, Milman, Ginsburg, Zierk, Naroditsky, Zimbeck, and FM Kazim Gulamali in a tie for sixth through 13th places.

Naroditsky, a former World Under 12 champ who has frequently played overseas, turned in a rating gain of 36 FIDE points and 51 USCF, pushing him into senior master status at 2425. Daniel has just written a book, Mastering Positional Chess: Practical Lessons of a Junior World Champion, and the publisher, New in Chess, advertises him as “the youngest published chess author in history.” This may well be correct, as he has Bobby Fischer beaten by a year or two. The ambience at Bally’s in Las Vegas, with the opportunity to see shows, eat fine food, and oh yes, gamble, makes the North American Open especially appealing as a vacation. (The gambling may be too much of an attraction; this tournament seems to have more forfeited games than others.) The North American Open is now structured in “odd hundred” classes, which means that experts rated over 2099 must compete in the Open section. As always, Bill Goichberg’s Continental Chess Association capped the tournament with a blitz marathon (114 players) extending past midnight. Somehow, the universe of those who haven’t had enough chess and have the stamina for fast games seems to include a disproportionate number of youngsters! Steven Zierk was first at 8-2, followed by Milman, FM Robby Adamson, and Illinois master William Aramil. Stephen Mau of Hawaii took the Under 1800 section, also with eight points.

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See more games and analysis from the North American Open on Chess Life Online, uschess.org, December 2009 archives. More games, photos, and standings can be found at http://chesstournamentservices.com/ cca/north-american-open/

2009 North American Open At A Glance Date: December 26-29, 2009 Location: Bally’s Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada Top Finishers: Open, 1st-5th, Varuzhan Akobian, Alexander Shabalov, Victor Mikhalevski, Joshua Friedel, Alex Yermolinsky, 5½; Under 2100, 1st-3rd, George Qi, Michael Chiang, Jeremy Mandelkern, 6; Under 1900, 1st4th, Vladimir Kokorev, Pablo Pena, Kola Adeyemi, William Li, 6; Under 1700, 1st, Mohammad Yousef, 6½; Under 1500, 1st-4th, Bayaraa Bekhtur, Se Lee, Peter Shedor, Nestor Garcia, 6; Under 1300, Michael Higgins, 6½; Under 1000, 1st, Sean Crozier, 7. Chief Tournament Director: Bill Goichberg

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2009 Yearbook

OUR HERITAGE 2009 U.S. CHESS FEDERATION YEARBOOK For the most part, the information in this yearbook is current as of December 31, 2009. For the full version of the 2009 Yearbook, including contact information for USCF delegates, please see uschess.org.

USCF ANNUAL MEETINGS, MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS, AND FUND BALANCES Year

U.S. Open Business Meeting

2008 2009

Dallas, Texas Indianapolis, Indiana

Membership Fund (1) Balance (2) 80,578 79,820

(257,186) (356,961)

B: Robert Mitchell; C: Hubert Wilcox, Steve Morgan, Tommy Ruan; D: Kurt Vaz-antrobus; E: Paul Berlinsky; Boca Raton, Florida • July 2009

2008 Courtney Jamison

U.S. BLIND

2008 Tyler Hughes, Gregory Young

2008 Jeffrey Siebrandt, Alex Barrasso

2009 Dennis Cummings Weirton, West Virginia • June 2009

U.S. GAME/10

2008 Hikaru Nakamura (1) Membership totals are given as of May 31. Totals exclude Junior Tournament Players and tournament members. (2) Figures enclosed in parentheses are deficits.

2009 Gabriel Sargissian, Tigran Petrosian, Zviad Izoria Las Vegas, Nevada • June 2009

U.S. GAME/15

2008 Dionisio Aldama

USCF PRESIDENTS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS Presidents (1) Bill Goichberg Jim Berry

Years 2005-2009 2009-current

Executive Directors (2) Bill Goichberg Bill Hall

Years 2004-2005 2005-current

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 Yury Shulman

2009 Hikaru Nakamura St. Louis, Missouri • May 2009

U.S. OPEN

2008 Enrico Sevillano, Alexander Shabalov, Rade Milovanovic

2009 Alex Lenderman, Jacek Stopa, Sergey Kudrin, Alex Yermolinsky, Dmitry Gurevich, Jesse Kraai Indianapolis, Indiana • August 2009

U.S. WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 Anna Zatonskih

2009 Anna Zatonskih St. Louis, Missouri • October 2009

NATIONAL OPEN

EDMONDSON CUP WINNER*

2008 Gata Kamsky*, Laurent Fressinet, Tigran L. Petrosian, Atanas Kolev, Ben Finegold, Josh Friedel 2009 Varuzhan Akobian, Enrico Sevillano Las Vegas, Nevada • June 2009

ARMED FORCES

(INDIVIDUAL* TEAM)

2008 Jhonel Baniel* Air Force

2009 Pieta Garrett* Army Fort Benning, Georgia • May 2009

U.S. SENIOR OPEN 2008 Larry Kaufman

2009 Larry Christiansen Stillwater, Oklahoma • September 2009

U.S. CLASS

2008 M: Daniel Fernandez; X: Jeffrey De Jesus, Ernesto Malazarte, Anton Solovyov; A: Frank Brack, Steven Chen, Mariano De Medina, Mitchell Powell; B: Dylan James; C: Stephen Rugh; D: Kyle Hecker; E: Robert Settles; Unr: Gheorghe Socaciu

2009 M: Julio Becerra; X: Andre Harding, Makaio Krienke, Adam Miller; A: Maurizio Heller; uschess.org

2009 Aleksandar Stamnov, David Long, Gopal Menon, Mark Robledo Jr. Joliet, Illinois • June 2009

U.S. GAME/30

2008 Emory Tate, Kirill Kuderinov, Albert Chow

2009 Michael Auger, William Brock Skokie, Illinois • August 2009

U.S. GAME/60 2008 Emory Tate

2009 Jeremy Kane, Matthew Waller Skokie, Illinois • August 2009

U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONS

2009 Yang Dai Lubbock, Texas • July 2009

U.S. JUNIOR INVITATIONAL 2009 Ray Robson Milwaukee, Wisconsin • July 2009

NATIONAL ELEMENTARY 2008 Aleksandr Ostrovskiy

2009 Daniel Gurevich Nashville, Tennessee • April 2009

NATIONAL ELEMENTARY TEAM 2008 IS 318 (NY)

2009 Mission San Jose Elementary (CA) Nashville, Tennessee • April 2009

NATIONAL JUNIOR CONGRESS

2008 Jonathan Hilton, Gautam Nagendra, Samuel Ludlow, Sean Vibbert, Epiphany Peters, Michael Chen

2009 Sean Vibbert, Daniel Gater, Sameer Manchanda, Steven Cooklev, Sai Ravi Munagala, Evan Hawver, David Wen, Epiphany Peters, Peter Chen, Apurva Virkud, Sam Witwer Anderson, Indiana • February-March 2009

NATIONAL JUNIOR HIGH 2008 Michael Lee

2009 Ryan Joseph Moon, Ben Gershenov Nashville, Tennessee • April 2009

2008 East: Hanon Russell; South: Event Not Held; West: Richard Ding

NATIONAL JUNIOR HIGH TEAM

U.S. AMATEUR TEAM

NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

We Have Cox (Ben Marmont, Jonathan Cox, Robby Adamson, Landon Brownell) East: GGGg (Zviad Izoria, Roman Dzindzichashvili, Eugene Perelshteyn, Stephen Fanning) North: WI Chess Academy’s Surprise (Alex Betaneli, Ashish Vaja, Erik Santarius, Trevor Magness) South: The Foreclosure Doctors LLC 305.300.2055 (Gilberto Luna, Javier Gonzalez, Jeffrey Haskel, Bruci Lopez) National Playoff Winner: Team South

2009 Robert Hess Nashville, Tennessee • April 2009

2009 East: Sandi Hutama; West: Joseph Kruml May 2009 2008 West:

2008 West:

ACA Beasts (John Daniel Bryant, Michael Yee, Vincent Huang, Santy Wong, Jerry Yee) East: Palin Gambit (Paul MacIntyre, Brian Hulse, Libardo Rueda, Alan Price) North: Jimmy Runs Deep (Jim Dean, Garrett Smith, Drew Hollinberger, Danny Gater) South: My Girl Is Pissed! (Bruci Lopez, Ernesto Alvarez, Gilberto Luna, Makaio Krienke) National Playoff Winner: Team West February 2009

TOURNAMENT OF COLLEGE CHAMPIONS 2008 Daniel Fernandez

2009 Gergely Antal Indianapolis, Indiana • August 2009

ARNOLD DENKER TOURNAMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONS 2008 Daniel Yeager, Julian Landaw, Scott Low

2009 Abby Marshall Indianapolis, Indiana • August 2009

SUSAN POLGAR NATIONAL INVITATIONAL FOR GIRLS

2008 Odle Middle School (WA)

2009 Solomon Schechter (NY) Nashville, Tennessee • April 2009 2008 Daniel Yeager

NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TEAM 2008 Catalina Foothills School (AZ)

2009 Stuyvesant High School (NY) Nashville, Tennessee • April 2009

U.S. JUNIOR OPEN

2008 Under 21: Maxx Coleman, Tim Moroney; Under 15: Garrett Wirka; Under 11: Joseph Stafford

2009 Under 21: Eric Rosen, Kevin; Under 15: Marc Nazario; Under 11: Brady Harder Milwaukee, Wisconsin • July 2009

U.S. CADET

2008 Conrad Holt

2009 Andrew Ng Crossville, Tennessee • July 2009

NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC K-12

2008 K: Arun Khemani, Awonder Liang, Zane Ice; 1st: Benjamin Lu; 2nd: Winston Zeng, William Radak, Richard Qi, Kevin Zhou, Sam Ferguson, Albert Lu, Sam Witwer; 3rd: William Graif; 4th: Matthew Zeitlin; 5th: Kyle Shin; 6th: Michael Bodek; 7th: Nicholas Rosenthal, John Hughes, Andy Wang; 8th: Hengyi Wu; 9th: Bob Shao; 10th: Alexander Heimann, Marc Tyler Arnold; 11th: Abby Marshall, Jeffrey Haskel; 12th: Toby Boas

2009 K: Joaquin Perkins; 1st: Awonder Liang; 2nd: Rayan Taghizadeh; 3rd: Ruifeng Li; 4th: Jeffery Xiong; 5th: Christopher Wu; 6th: James Black; 7th: Jarod Pamatmat; 8th: Vincent Zhang; 9th: Michael Chiang, Justin Karp; 10th: Matthew Liu; 11th: Marc Tyler Chess Life — April 2010

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2009 Yearbook Arnold; 12th: William Ong Dallas, Texas • December 2009

NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC K-12 TEAM

2008 K: Oak Hall (FL); 1st: Oak Hall (FL); 2nd: Hunter College Campus Sch. (NY); 3rd: PS 116 (NY); 4th: Horace Mann (NY); 5th: Horace Mann (NY), Mamaroneck Avenue Sch. (NY), Ramaz Sch. (NY); 6th: IS 318 (NY); 7th: IS 318 (NY); 8th: IS 318 (NY), Horace Mann (NY); 9th: Bergen County Academies (NJ); 10th: Gilbert High Sch. (AZ), Bellaire High Sch. (TX); 11th: Bellaire High Sch. (TX); 12th: Columbus Alternative High Sch. (OH)

2009 K: The Village School (TX); 1st: Dalton (NY); 2nd: New Explorations Into Science, Technology and Math (NY); 3rd: Hunter College Campus School (NY); 4th: The Village School (TX), Columbia Grammar (NY); 5th: Horace Mann (NY); 6th: I.S. 318 (NY); 7th: I.S. 318 (NY); 8th: Canyon Vista Middle School (TX); 9th: Horace Mann (NY); 10th: Westwood (TX); 11th: Bronx High School of Science (NY); 12th: Bellaire High School (TX), Westwood (TX) Dallas, Texas • December 2009

NATIONAL YOUTH ACTION CHAMPIONSHIP

2008 K-3: Winston Zeng; K-6: Michael Brown; K-9: Jeffrey Hung, Ian Santos; K-12: Ted Belanoff

2009 K-3: Matthew Stevens; K-6: Jonathan Zhou; K-9: Kevin Cao, Joshua Colas, Jialin Ding; K-12: Praveen Sanjay, Michael Auger Oak Brook, Illinois • November 2009

NATIONAL YOUTH ACTION TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

2008 K-3: Americo Paredes Elementary (TX); K-6: Vela Middle School (TX); K-9: Vela Middle School (TX); K-12: Hanna High School (TX)

2009 K-3: Chess Without Borders (IL); K-6: District 103 (IL); K-9: Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis (MO); K-12: Chess Club of Minnesota (MN) Oak Brook, Illinois • November 2009

2008 University of Texas at Dallas, Team B; University of Maryland, Baltimore County

2009 University of Maryland at Baltimore County, Team A South Padre Island, Texas • December 2009

AMERICAN WORLD CHAMPIONS WORLD SENIOR

2008 Larry Kaufman Bad Zwischenahn, Germany • October 2008

CORRESPONDENCE CHESS A great many players are active in tournaments run and rated by USCF. Most popular is the annual Golden Knights Championship, a three-stage event, although USCF offers several other options. You’ll find advertisements for these events in every issue of Chess Life. Many over-the-board players find that correspondence chess improves their play, and correspondence also appeals to those who for various reasons cannot play in over-the-board tournaments. There is no limit to the number of games one can have going at once. For further information, contact Correspondence Chess Dept. at the U.S. Chess Federation, P.O. Box 367, Sayre, PA 18840. The correspondence rating system is similar to the OTB system, and a written explanation is free on request (a stamped, self-addressed envelope is appreciated). Players who earn ratings over 2000 and have 25 or more games rated are issued special certificates. If you qualify and haven’t received one, please write to us. International correspondence chess titles are awarded by the International Correspondence Chess Federation, an affiliate of FIDE. Titles are awarded for outstanding performance in ICCF-sponsored events.

U.S. CORRESPONDENCE CHAMPIONS 2005-2006 Edward Duliba

2007-2009 Thomas Biedermann, Lawrence Coplin

GOLDEN KNIGHTS CHAMPIONS 2001 John Burton

AMERICAN CLASSICS AMERICAN OPEN

2002 Chuck Cullum

USCF ABSOLUTE CHAMPIONS 2007 Edward Duliba

2008 Melikset Khachiyan

2009 Melikset Khachiyan, Andranik Matikozyan, Julian Landaw Los Angeles, California • November 2009

2008 Ciaran O’Hare 2005 Gilmore Hoefdraad

2006 Cesar Blanco

2009 Melikset Khachiyan, Enrico Sevillano, Andranik Matikozyan, John Daniel Bryant Los Angeles, California • May 2009

INTERNATIONAL TITLISTS

WORLD OPEN

2008 Parimarjan Negi, Alexander Moiseenko, Evgeny Najer, Lubomir Ftacnik

2009 Hikaru Nakamura, Evgeny Najer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • July 2009

NORTH AMERICAN OPEN 2008 Georgi Kacheishvili

2009 Varuzhan Akobian, Alexander Shabalov, Victor Mikhalevski, Joshua Friedel, Alex Yermolinsky Las Vegas, Nevada • December 2009

PAN-AM CHAMPIONSHIPS PAN-AM INTERCOLLEGIATE INDIVIDUAL 2008 Salvijus Bercys

2009 Sasha Kaplan, Leonid Kritz, Davorin Kuljasevic, Bogdan Vioreanu South Padre Island, Texas • December 2009

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Active players from the January 2010 FIDE Rating List. 1 Nakamura, Hikaru 2 Kamsky, Gata 3 Onischuk, Alexander 4 Seirawan, Yasser 5 Akobian, Varuzhan 6 Shulman, Yury 7 Shabalov, Alexander 8 Ehlvest, Jaan 9 Kaidanov, Gregory S 10 Christiansen, Larry M 11 Hess, Robert L 12 Robson, Ray 13 Kudrin, Sergey 14 Benjamin, Joel 15 Lenderman, Alex 15 Stripunsky, Alexander 17 Ibragimov, Ildar 17 Goldin, Alexander 19 de Firmian, Nick E 20 Friedel, Joshua E 20 Perelshteyn, Eugene 22 Ivanov, Alexander 23 Bhat, Vinay S 24 Becerra Rivero, Julio 25 Khachiyan, Melikset 26 Gulko, Boris 27 Finegold, Benjamin 28 Yermolinsky, Alex 29 Fishbein, Alexander 30 Kraai, Jesse 31 Sevillano, Enrico 32 Gurevich, Dmitry 32 Shankland, Samuel L 34 Gonzalez, Renier 35 Schneider, Dmitry 36 Foygel, Igor 37 Milman, Lev 37 Orlov, Georgi 39 Smith, Bryan G 40 Zatonskih, Anna 40 Ludwig, Daniel 42 Pixton, Aaron 43 Fedorowicz, John 44 Rohde, Michael A 45 Krush, Irina 46 Altounian, Levon 47 Brooks, Michael A 48 Ippolito, Dean 49 Bartholomew, John 50 Annakov, Babakuli

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ELECTRONIC KNIGHTS CHAMPION

LINA GRUMETTE MEMORIAL CLASSIC

2008 Melikset Khachiyan, Andranik Matikozyan

TOP 50 FIDE-RATED AMERICANS

FIDE awards titles for outstanding achievement in three areas of chess competition: Over-the-board play, correspondence play, and composition.

OVER-THE-BOARD PLAY

FIDE uses a complex but flexible formula to detemine eligibility for OTB titles. Basically the average rating of a qualifying event is used to determine how many points a titled player — a grandmaster for example — would be expected to make. Players who score that number of points achieve a “norm” toward that title. To earn a title, a player must make several such norms and fulfill other requirements, such as maintaining a minimum rating. The international arbiter title is awarded to tournament directors on the basis of applications submitted to FIDE.

GRANDMASTERS

Varuzhan Akobian • Lev Alburt • Babakuli Annakov • Maurice Ashley • Julio Becerra • Joel Benjamin • Pal Benko • Vinay Bhat • Arthur Bisguier • Peter Biyiasas • Walter Browne • Robert Byrne • Larry Christiansen • Nick de Firmian • Maxim Dlugy • Roman Dzindzichashvili • Jaan Ehlvest • Larry Evans • John Fedorowicz • Benjamin Finegold • Alexander Fishbein • Josh Friedel • Alexander Goldin • Renier Gonzalez • Eduard Gufeld • Boris Gulko • Dmitry Gurevich • Ilya Gurevich • Ron Henley • Robert Hess • Ildar Ibragimov • Alexander Ivanov • Gregory Kaidanov • Gata Kamsky • Larry Kaufman • Lubomir Kavalek • Melikset Khachiyan • Jesse Kraai • Boris Kreiman • Sergey Kudrin • Anatoly Lein • William Lombardy • Hikaru Nakamura • Igor Novikov • Alexander Onischuk • Sam Palatnik • Eugene Perelshteyn • Susan Polgar • Ken Rogoff • Michael Rohde • Ray Robson* • Gennady Sagalchik • Gabriel Schwartzman • Yasser Seirawan • Gregory Serper • Alexander Shabalov • Tal Shaked • Miron

Sher • Alex Sherzer • Yury Shulman • Andrew Soltis • Alex Stripunsky • James Tarjan • Michael Wilder • Patrick Wolff • Alex Yermolinsky • Gennadi Zaichik • Raset Ziatdinov * attained title in 2010

INTERNATIONAL MASTERS

Victor Adler • Levon Altounian • Armen Ambartsoumian • Nilton Arias • Marc Arnold • John Bartholomew • Leonid Bass • Salvijus Bercys • Calvin Blocker • Andrei Blokhin • Jay Bonin • Joseph Bradford • Michael Brooks • Karl Burger • Ronald Burnett • Omar Cartagena • Kim Commons • Richard Costigan • Kong Liang Deng • John Donaldson • Daniel Edelman • Tegshsuren Enkhbat • Larry D. Evans • Joe Fang • Florin Felecan • Daniel Fernandez • Andrei-Costel Florean • Edward Formanek • Igor Foygel • Dumitru Ghizdavu • Mark Ginsburg • Rusudan Goletiani • John Grefe • Robert Gruchacz • Gregory Hjorth • Robert Hungaski • Dean Ippolito • Albert Kapengut • Julio Kaplan • Raymond Kaufman • Igor Khmelnitsky • Boris Kogan • Danny Kopec • Irina Krush • Cyrus Lakdawala • Yury Lapshun • Alex Lenderman • Dmitri London • Daniel Ludwig • Blas Lugo • Josh Manion • Salvatore Matera • Vincent McCambridge • Eugene Meyer • Marlo Micayabas • Lev Milman • Rade Milovanovic • Nikolay Minev • Walter Morris • Stephen Muhammad • Michael Mulyar • Steven Odendahl • Georgi Orlov • William Paschall • Jack Peters • Vladimir Prosviriakov • David Pruess • Stuart Rachels • Vasik Rajlich • Vivek Rao • Kenneth Regan • Larry Remlinger • Daniel Rensch • Guillermo Rey • Bruce Rind • James Rizzitano • Ray Robson • Doug Root • Anthony Saidy • Justin Sarkar • Dmitry Schneider • Jonathan Schroer • Enrico Sevillano • Gregory Shahade • Sam Shankland • James Sherwin • Walter Shipman • Igor Shliperman • Mikhail Shur • Jeremy Silman • Bryan G. Smith • Leonid Sokolin • Alan Stein • David Strauss • Eric Tangborn • Emory Tate • Tim Taylor • Rostislav Tsodikov • David Vigorito • Mladen Vucic • Joshua Waitzkin • John Watson • Norman Weinstein • Jay Whitehead • Elliott Winslow • Jonathan Yedidia • Vitaly Zaltsman • Anna Zatonskih • Dmitry Zilberstein • Mikhail Zlotnikov • Bernard Zuckerman

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TOP 50 CORRESPONDENCE PLAYERS (from International Correspondence Chess Federation) Rtg. 1. GM John Timm 2642 2. GM Alik S. Zilberberg 2613 3. GM Daniel M. Fleetwood 2577 4. GM Dr. Jason Bokar 2576 5. SIM Timothy J. Murray 2559 6. IM Rene P. DuCret 2549 7. GM Dr. Edward P. Duliba 2547 8. SIM Stephen E. Ham 2536 9. SIM Jon Edwards 2525 10. SIM Christopher T. Sergel 2520 11. SIM Stephen L. Jones 2505 11. SIM Gary L. Kubach 2505 13. SIM Jerry Weisskohl 2503 14. Randy Schmidt 2501 15. IM Keith Holzmueller 2500 16. SIM Jon Ostriker 2495 17. GM V. Victor Palciauskas 2488 18. IM Dan Perry 2487 19. SIM Dr. Michael Millstone 2486 20. SIM Prof. Max E. Zavanelli 2483 21. SIM Michael C. Proof 2477 22. John R. Menke, Sr. 2467 23. GM Joseph A. DeMauro 2454 24. IM William Boucher 2447 25. SIM John C. Knudsen 2443 26. SIM Kenneth M. Reinhart 2442 27. Wesley C. Green 2440 28. IM Hisham N. Sunna 2437 29. IM Edgardo V. Limayo 2431 30. Thomas Biedermann 2429 31. Paul H. Fields 2420 32. Richard P. Fleming 2419 33. Mehran Divanbaigyzand 2418 34. IM David R. Myers 2415 35. Frank Goebert 2413 36. Lawrence Coplin 2412 37. James P. Monacell 2409 38. IM Dr. Martin Stengelin 2406 39. IM John Mousessian 2403 40. IM Craig W. Jones 2401 41. IM Keith A. Rodriguez 2400 42. Brian D. Smith 2399 43. Steve R. Douglas 2396 44. IM Robert Merton Jacobs 2394 45. Terrence L. Gildred 2393 46. Gilbert P. Drysdale 2379 46. IM Erik Osbun 2379 48. Grayling V. Hill 2383 49. Gary Walters 2381 50. Matthew Clowes 2364 50. Andre Jaworowski 2364

WOMEN GRANDMASTERS

Camilla Baginskaite • Anjelina Belakovskaia • Elena Donaldson • Sabina Foisor • Anna Gershnik • Alla Grinfeld • Anna Gulko • Irina Levitina • Katerina Rohonyan • Jennifer Shahade • Batchimeg Tuvshintugs

WOMEN INTERNATIONAL MASTERS

Tsagaan Battsetseg • Sharon Burtman • Rachel Crotto • Vesna Dimitrijevic • Esther Epstein • Gina Finegold • Elina Groberman • Anna Hahn • Ruth Haring • Shernaz Kennedy • Inna Koren • Yuliya Levitan • Beatriz Marinello • Alisa Melekhina • Liz Neely • Alexey Root • Diane Savereide • Marilyn Simmons • Dolly Teasley • Cindy Tsai • Julia Tverskaya

INTERNATIONAL ARBITERS

Todd Barre • Frank Berry • Jerome Bibuld • Harold Bogner • Frank Brady • Walter Brown Jr. • E. Steven Doyle • Eduard Duchovny • Adam Roy Gale • William Goichberg • Mike Goodall • John Hillery • Randy Hough • John Hudson • Myron Lieberman • William Lukowiak • Jim Meyer • Sevan Muradian • Glenn Petersen • Boris Postovsky • Timothy Redman • L. Thad Rogers • Sophia Rohde • Eric Schiller • Robert Singletary • Bill Snead • Harold Stenzel • Robert Sutter • Robert Tanner

FIDE SENIOR TRAINER (FST)

GM Lev Alburt • IM Armen Ambartsoumian • GM Boris Gulko • GM Gregory Kaidanov • lM Michael Khodarkovsky • GM Sam Palatnik • GM Susan Polgar • Boris Postovsky • GM Yasser Seirawan • GM Miron Sher

FIDE TRAINER (FT) GM Miron Sher • Lou Mercuri

FIDE INSTRUCTOR (FI)

John Buky • Raymond Duque • Colley Kitson • Tony Pabon • F. Leon Wilson

DEVELOPMENTAL INSTRUCTOR (DI) Jon Haskel

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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZERS (IO)

Frank Berry • Jim Berry • Jon Haskel • Mikhail Korenman • Sevan Muradian • Eric Schiller If you would like more info on FIDE, please check their website at FIDE.com.

CORRESPONDENCE GRANDMASTERS

Hans Berliner • Jason Bokar • Joseph DeMauro • Edward Duliba • Dan Fleetwood • Victor Palciauskas • John Timm • Alik Zilberberg

CORRESPONDENCE INTERNATIONAL MASTERS

Gary Abram • Tony Albano • Wayne Ballantyne • William Boucher • Joseph Callaway • Frank Camaratta • Wayne Conover • Robert Cross • Karl Dehmelt • Alfred Y. Deuel • Rene duCret • Doug Eckert • David Eisen • Igor Foyel • Bart Gibbons • Isay Golyak • Steven Grant • Keith Hayward • Herbert Hickman • Robert Jacobs • C. Bill Jones • Craig W. Jones • John Kalish • Spencer Kell • Edgardo V. Limayo • Marc Lonoff • William Maillard • R.A. McLellan • Michael Melts • David Meyers • John Mousessian • Cesar Musitani • Dave Myers • Robert Reynolds • Robert Rizzo • Keith Rodriguez • Allan Savage • Corky Schakel • James Skeels • Dr. Martin Stengelin • Hisham Sunna • Eric Tangborn • Steve Tennant • Paul L. Thompson • Jeffrey Tilghman • Chris Van Dyck • Alan Watson • Walter Wood

CORRESPONDENCE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN MASTERS Gina Lo Sasso • Christine Rosenfield

USCF TITLES OVER-THE-BOARD PLAY The Tournament Life section of Chess Life lists hundreds of tournaments each month in varying formats — quick chess, action chess — something for everyone. If you’re new to competitive chess, be sure to see “How to Get The Most From Tournament Life” on the first page of the Tournament Life section. Over-the-board (OTB) ratings are calculated by computer using a complex formula. An explanation of the system is available through a link on the USCF website. Players who earn OTB ratings over 2200 are issued certificates to recognize their achievement. If you qualify for a certificate but have not received one, please write us. Here are the ratings classes:

Senior Master Master Expert Class A Class B Class C Class D Class E Class F Class G Class H Class I Class J Minimum Rating

2400 & above 2200-2399 2000-2199 1800-1999 1600-1799 1400-1599 1200-1399 1000-1199 800-999 600-799 400-599 200-399 199 & below 100

CORRESPONDENCE SENIOR INTERNATIONAL MASTERS

MASTERS EMERITI

CORRESPONDENCE INTERNATIONAL ARBITERS

USCF AWARDS

Jason Bokar • Richard S. Callaghan • Edward Duliba • Jon Edwards • Kevin W. Embrey • Daniel M. Fleetwood • Stephen E. Ham • Keith Holzmueller • Stephen L. Jones • John Knudsen • Gary L. Kubach • Jerry Meyers • Michael Millstone • Tim Murray • Jon Ostriker • Anotole Parnas • Dan Perry • N. Eric Pedersen • Ken Reinhart • Christopher Sergel • Jerry Weisskohl • Max Zavanelli

THE MASTER EMERITUS title is a special honor awarded to players, now for the most part inactive, who led distinguished chess careers before the institution of the USCF rating system. Current ratings of masters emeriti are not published if they are below 2200, in which case 2200 is the rating used for pairing and reporting purposes. •Armando Bucelo, Sr.•

David Adamson • G. S. Benner • Ted Bullockus • J. Franklin Campbell • Maurice Carter • Tom Dougherty • Grayling Hill • Alan A. Jones • Ben Koppin • Keith Rodriguez • James Skeels • Wesley K. Underwood • Allen Wright • Max Zavanelli.

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

For more information on ICCF, write to ICCF-US, 16052 Quality Ct. S., Lakeland, MN 55043, or e-mail [email protected].

OUTSTANDING CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

COMPOSITION Titles for composers of chess problems and endgame studies are overseen by FIDE’s Permanent Commission for Chess Composition. The commission periodically issues albums of composers’ best pieces. A composer receives points for each problem and endgame chosen for an album. Twenty-five points are needed for an international master title, 70 for a grandmaster title.

2008 Al Losoff

2009 John McCrary, Beatriz Marinello

2008 Selby Anderson, Glen Buckendorf, John Hillery

2009 Tim Sawmiller, Gary Fox, Tim Just

SPECIAL SERVICES AWARD

2008 Hal Karlsson, Tim Tobiason, Alexey Root, Jim

Stallings, Russell Harwood, Kerry Lawless 2009 Calvin Olsen, David Moeser

GRANDMASTER FOR CHESS COMPOSITION

MERITORIOUS SERVICES AWARD

Toma Garai

2009 Jennifer and Mike Skidmore, Steve Steppe

INTERNATIONAL MASTER FOR CHESS COMPOSITION Pal Benko • Edgar Holladay • George Sphicas

2008 Luis Salinas, Gary Dorfner, Lloyd Hunter

COMMITTEE OF THE YEAR 2008 Bylaws Committee

2009 LMA

INTERNATIONAL JUDGE FOR CHESS COMPOSITION

CITY OF THE YEAR

SOLVERS

KOLTANOWSKI AWARDS

Robert Burger • Newman Guttman • David Brown • Toma Garai

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Wijk aan Zee

Carlsen Wins in Wijk aan Zee Nakamura stars in Grand Slam debut By GM Ian Rogers | Photos by Cathy Rogers

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t the closing ceremony of the 72nd Wijk aan Zee tournament in the Netherlands, the spokesman for the sponsor, the Corus steel company, spoke of how proud it was to be associated with the best tournament in the world. This was not hyperbole. While there may be super-tournaments with a higher average rating, the chess festival at the small Dutch seaside village is outstanding in every respect. Uniquely, playing in a giant sports hall alongside the world’s best are amateurs in approximately 100 subsidiary tournaments, while thousands more fill the commentary tent/bar listening to local international masters and grandmasters explain the action. The Wijk aan Zee organizers are also renowned for looking at ambition and fighting spirit as well as rating before making up their invitation list.

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In 2010, as well as attracting superstars such as world number one GM Magnus Carlsen, and World Champion Viswanathan Anand, the Wijk aan Zee organizers also provided U.S. Champion Hikaru Nakamura with his first invitation to a Grand Slam tournament. Nakamura, 22, has a deserved reputation as a fighter and his baptism of fire in the London super-tournament in December had only served to toughen up a player already on the brink of entering the world’s elite. While 19-year-old Norwegian genius Carlsen was the hot favorite and after 13 hard-fought rounds ultimately captured the $15,000 first prize, for most of the event there were four players fighting for top honors—and one of them was Nakamura! Spanish veteran GM Alexei Shirov began the event brilliantly with his first win being a typical tactical melee against the ultra-solid Hungarian GM Peter Leko.

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Wijk aan Zee Fire in Wijk GM Peter Leko (FIDE 2739, HUN) GM Alexei Shirov (FIDE 2723, ESP)

!r r ! +k+ + $p #qp$pp + + + + + %n +l+ P+Q+ $P + + $P + + L+P+ +P$P !R "L +R&K After 21. Ba2

Shirov’s opening has not gone well but he now finds the best—indeed the only— way to keep Leko from consolidating. 21. ... Bxc2! 22. f5?

Leko tries to fight fire with fire, but he would have been better off playing 22. Ba3! Qe3+ 23. Kh1 Ne4 24. Qxf7+ Kh8 25. Rf3! Nf2+ 26. Kg1 Nh3+ 27. Kh1 when there is no smothered mate and so perpetual check would provide a peaceful end to the game. 22. ... Bd3! 23. f6 gxf6 24. Qg4+ Kh8

Suddenly the white rook does not have a safe square since 25. Rd1 Be2! wins for Black. 25. Bh6 Rg8 26. Qd4 Bxf1 27. Rxf1 Rg6, White resigned after Black’s 64th move.

... and Shirov calmly converted his advantage into a full point. Four rounds later, Shirov had four more points on the board, having disposed of the local hopes GMs Sergei Tiviakov, Jan Smeets and Loek van Wely, as well as Italian 17-year-old GM Fabiano Caruana. Only against Caruana did Shirov need to show off some endgame technique; against all three Dutchmen he created his patented ‘Fire on Board’ and crashed through. However, Nakamura and Carlsen managed to stay in touch with Shirov, the American winning the most spectacular game of the tournament in the second round. Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation (B96) GM Hikaru Nakamura (FIDE 2708, USA) GM Loek van Wely (FIDE 2641, NED) Wijk aan Zee (2), 2010 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nbd7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. Bxf6!? Nxf6 10. g4 World number one Magnus Carlsen: Are we now in the Carlsen era?

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“This line is not seen very often nowadays; usually White castles and then plays

g4 a few moves later,” explained Nakamura. “This was a bit off the beaten track.” 10. ... b5 11. g5 Nd7

“If Black tries 11. ... b4 his position is pretty unpleasant after 12. Ncb5!.” 12. 0-0-0

An unusual version of a generic position. Black’s main moves here are 12. ... Bb7 (met by 13. Bh3) and 12. ... b4 (which provokes the thematic 13. Nd5 sacrifice). 12. ... Nc5 13. a3 Rb8!?

A typical plan, to break with ... b5-b4 before the black bishop goes to b7, but it meets a decidedly atypical response. 13. ... Be7 was a safer choice.

!rl+k"l !r + #q +p$pp p+ $pp+ + +p%n + $P + %NP$P + $P %N +Q+ $PP+ + $P + &KR+L+R After 13. ... Rb8

14. b4! Nd7

“I had prepared this before the round. If he had played 14. ... Na4 I would have gone 15. Ndxb5! axb5 16. Bxb5+ Rxb5 17. Nxb5 Qb6 18. Qd3 and based on the analysis I had done, I think White has a significant advantage, e.g. 18. ... Bd7 19. Nxd6+ Bxd6 20. Rd2!.” 15. Nd5!

Nakamura's clock had by now registered less than 10 minutes, while van Wely was beginning to burn time. 15. ... exd5 16. exd5 Be7 17. Re1 Ne5

“Here he decided to return the piece immediately but I wasn't sure about the assessment of the position after 17. ... Nb6!? 18. Nc6 Nxd5! 19. Qxd5 (19. Nxb8! Qxb8 20. Qxd5 Bb7 21. Bxb5+! is even stronger—I.R.) 19. ... Be6 20. Qg2 Rc8, e.g. 21. Nxe7 Qc3 when I wasn’t sure what was going on.” 17. ... Kf8!? was also a serious test of White’s sacrifice, with the idea that 18. Nc6 can be met by 18. ... Bb7! when 19. Nxe7? does not regain the piece in view of 19. ... Re8. 18. fxe5 Bxg5+ 19. Kb1 dxe5 20. Nc6 Bf6?!

“After 20. ... 0-0 Loek and I came to the conclusion that after 21. Rxe5! Bf6 22. Rh5 Black has problems.” 21. Bd3!

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Grand Slam Complications The Grand Slam is made up of four of the strongest tournaments in the world; Wijk aan Zee, Linares, Sofia and Nanjing, with the winners, plus various wild cards, to play off at the Grand Slam final in September. However GM Magnus Carlsen’s superb form—winning the first two events of the 2009/10 cycle—has complicated qualification calculations considerably. At the end of the Wijk aan Zee tournament, even the Grand Slam experts were not quite sure if Kramnik or Shirov would be vying with Veselin Topalov (second in Nanjing) for a place in Shanghai/Bilbao. The Grand Slam has been seen as an initiative of Topalov’s manager Silvio Danailov, so to have Kramnik in the final would not be ideal for Danailov. (Kramnik and Topalov have not been on speaking terms—let alone handshake terms—since their acrimonious 2006 world title match.) Nonetheless, from the chess fans point of view, if the 2010 Grand Slam final could bring together Topalov and Kramnik as well as Carlsen and Anand, it would achieve what no other super-tournament organizer has done since Wijk aan Zee 2008.

The only chance; saving the e5-bishop is impossible because 23. ... f6 walks into 24. Bg6+! Kd7 (24. ... Kf8 25. Rxe5 Bd7 26. Re7) 25. Rxe5!. 24. Qf4! 0-0!

“After 24. ... f6 I can play 25. Bg6+ and if 25. ... Kf8 26. Rxe5 threatens to win the queen, while if 25. ... Kd7 I have 26. Bf5+! Ke8 27. Nxe5 fxe5 28. Rxe5+ Kd8 (28. ... Kf8 29. Bxg4+) 29. Qg5+ and I mate.” 25. Rxe5! g6?

After sturdy defense, van Wely used 15 of his last 20 minutes on this move and makes Nakamura’s task easy. “Unfortunately for him, the natural move 25. ... Rbe8 doesn’t work because I play 26. Rxe8 Qxf4 27. Ne7+ Kh8 28. Rxf8 mate! Loek found the only other move which doesn’t lose on the spot.” (In fact 25. ... f5! hangs on, after which White should probably continue resisting the capture on b8 and just keep attacking with 26. Qg5!—I.R.) 26. Qf6!

Suddenly a new threat of 27. Bxg6! is added to the mix and Black is helpless. 26. ... Rbe8 27. Ne7+ Rxe7 28. Rxe7 Qxh2 29. Bxg6! Qh1+ 30. Kb2 Qxd5

+ + !rk+ + + !Rp+ p+ + #QL+ +p+q+ +p $P + +l+ $P + + + "KP+ + + + + + + After 30. ... Qxd5

A move which cost Nakamura more than 20 minutes, but it was time well spent as Black’s king now has no safe home. “Originally I had thought I could take the Exchange with 21. Nxb8 Qxb8 22. Bd3 but then I realized that Black did not need to castle and could play 22. ... Ke7! followed by ... Qd6, ... Bb7, ... Rc8 and if he gets this set-up I could be significantly worse.” 21. ... h5

“A little blunder, but if 21. ... Rb6 I have 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Qh5! and his king will be stuck in the center. “Probably van Wely had been intending 21. ... 0-0 but noticed too late that 22. Rhg1! gives White a winning attack, e.g. 22. ... Kh8 23. Bxh7!! Kxh7 24. Qxf6!! gxf6 25. Re4! followed by 26. Rh4 checkmate! 22. Rxe5+! Bxe5 23. Re1 Bg4!

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31. Bxf7+!

“Originally I intended 31. Be4 but after 31. ... Qd2 32. Re5 Rd8 I couldn't find a winning variation.” 31. ... Qxf7

On 31. ... Rxf7 32. Re8+ leads to mate. 32. Rxf7 Rxf7 33. Qxa6 Kg7 34. Qxb5 Kg6 35. Qc4 Rd7 36. b5 Kg5 37. b6 Bf3

“After 37. ... h4 I play 38. Qb5+ Bf5 39. Qxd7! Bxd7 40. b7 and wins.” 38. Qb5+ Rd5 39. Qb3, Black resigned.

Putting out the fire GM Hikaru Nakamura (FIDE 2708, USA) GM Alexei Shirov (FIDE 2723, ESP)

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Nakamura has maintained pressure all game and, with Shirov’s clock down to less than a minute, the U.S. champion strikes ... 38. c5! dxc5 39. Bxe4! Rd6 40. Rxd6 Qxd6 41. Qxa5+, Black resigned.

“After 41. Qxa5+ Kb8 I was intending to play 42. Rd3! when Black has no checks,” Nakamura explained. This big win put Nakamura and Carlsen just half a point behind Shirov, but all three were to stumble over the next few rounds. Former world title-holder GM Vladimir Kramnik took out Nakamura and Carlsen in consecutive rounds, while the man who took Kramnik’s world title in 2008, GM Viswanathan Anand, scored his first win— a lucky one—against Shirov in the tenth round. The loss to Kramnik was a turning point in Nakamura’s fortunes, perhaps an indication of his inexperience in supertournaments, where every opponent represents danger. The next day, with a safe draw available, he started swinging wildly against Sergey Karjakin and suffered his second consecutive loss, effectively ending the American’s Corus title hopes. In contrast, Carlsen and Shirov remained calm, and Shirov very nearly broke down the defenses of Kramnik— a man who had lost only one game in 2009. Fireworks on board GM Alexei Shirov (FIDE 2723, ESP) GM Vladimir Kramnik (FIDE 2788, RUS) Round 11 (see diagram top of page 47)

Round seven saw the game the fans had been waiting for; Nakamura taking on Shirov, who had finally conceded a draw, to Nigel Short, in round six.

With ... Nc5 coming, Kramnik seems to have reached a fully satisfactory endgame but now Shirov starts the fireworks ...

(see game top of next column)

34. Re6! Ne5?!

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Wijk aan Zee

Believe it or Not!

Two weird and wonderful finishes from Wijk aan Zee, which some might say belong in a freak show rather than in a world-class tournament.

Petroff Defense (C43)

GM Nigel Short (FIDE 2696, ENG) GM Jan Smeets (FIDE 2657, NED) Wijk aan Zee (13), 2010

The craziest game of the entire festival came on the final day when former world title challenger Nigel Short, yet to win a game, decided to rectify the situation as violently as possible against the tournament backmarker. 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. dxe5

4. Bd3 is far more usual, but this old and sharp line has enjoyed a revival in 2009. 4. ... Bc5

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After 4. ... Bc5

5. Bc4!

Brave but necessary; 5. Qd5 Bxf2+ 6. Ke2 f5! works out fine for Black. 5. ... Nxf2! 6. Bxf7+!

Again the sober 6. Qd5 Qe7 doesn't lead to anything for White, e.g. 7. Rf1 c6!. 6. ... Kxf7 7. Qd5+ Kg6!

Played instantly by Smeets; Short had only been prepared for 7. ... Ke8 8. Bg5 with trouble ahead for Black. 8. Bg5!?

At the post-mortem Short confessed; “I realized 8. Bg5 was a mistake because then you started thinking!” 8. Rf1 d6 had been seen in two earlier games. 8. ... Qe8

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Played after just an hour’s thought—and Short’s reply also took an hour! From the position on the board, it might seem as if the players have been transported back in time to the 19th century; an age before chess clocks, when moves took as long as desired.

Nigel Short: violence on board

9. Nh4+!! Kxg5 10. Nd2!?

An incredible follow-up— and incredibly hard to believe! 10. ... Kh6?

10. ... Kxh4 wins a third piece and would be the choice of any self-respecting 19th century players but Short would have replied 11. Nf3+ Kg4 12. Qxc5 when Black must tread carefully because after 12. ... Nxh1? 13. Qc4+ forces checkmate. Both players saw 10. ... d6! 11. Ndf3+ Kg4 12. h3+ Kg3 but neither of them believed it! However since Short’s intended 13. Qc4, threatening 14. Nf5+!, fails to the greedy 13. ... Nxh1!, the line would probably have won for Black. This is a typical problem when 19th century attacks meet 21st century computers, but it should take nothing away from the imagination and bravery of Short’s concept. 11. Nf5+! Kg6 12. Nh4+ Kh6

The variation 12. ... Kh5 13. Qf3+! Ng4 14. h3! Qxe5+ 15. Kf1 was too scary for Smeets.

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13. Nf5+ Kg6 14. Nh4+, Draw agreed.

An amazing game! The laughter-filled analysis session continued for almost an hour, with grandmaster spectators such as Peter Leko and Emil Sutovsky taking turns to sacrifice more of Short’s pieces. Even at Wijk aan Zee, chess for fun can sometimes override chess for blood. A bolt from the blue

GM Wesley So (FIDE 2656, NED) GM Anish Giri (FIDE 2588, NED) Wijk aan Zee B (11), 2010

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The 15-year-old Dutch

champion Anish Giri is two pieces down here, with almost no time on the clock, while Filipino number one So has 20 minutes. How to keep the game going? 34. ... Nd1! 35. Qc1

Rather greedy—35. Rxd1 Rf1+ 36. Kxf1! Qxe3 37. Ne2 c6 38. Bc1 would be a slow but easy win for White; four pieces for the queen is just too much! 35. ... Qg3!

Apparently planning 36. ... Rf2, but in fact setting up a much more violent threat ... 36. Ne2??

... which So completely misses despite spending almost five minutes on his move. 36. Qxd1 Rf2 37. Qf1! was still more than good enough to win. 36. ... Rf1+!!, White resigned.

A bolt from the blue! Giri went on to win the B Group in Wijk aan Zee by a point.

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34. Re6! Ne5?!

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After 46. Kg3

After the game, Kramnik realized he should have called Shirov’s bluff and played 34. ... Nc5!, meeting Shirov’s intended Exchange sacrifice 35. Ne4! with 35. ... Nxe4! (and not 35. ... Nxe6 36. Nxd6+). Then after 36. R1xe4 Rxe6! 37. fxe6+ Ke7 38. Kg2 (38. Rf4 Rf8 is nothing for White.) 38. ... g5! and Black is fine in the resulting rook endgame.

opined “Kramnik is fighting for a draw but I think he will manage to do it.”

35. c5!!

A stunning idea. “I had some difficult moments after 35. c5!,” admitted Kramnik, “but I think I found the only way. We didn't find any clear win for him—but it’s close.” 35. ... Nd3!

Played after using 16 of his remaining 20 minutes. 35. ... bxc5 36. Ne4 is very unpleasant for Black because 36. ... Rxe6 will be met by 37. dxe6+! with the idea 37. ... Ke7 38. Rb1 Rc7 39. Nc3 and Black is helpless. 36. cxd6?!

Now it was Shirov’s turn to think long and hard, and in the end he made the wrong call. After the game the players analyzed 36. Nc4! Nxe1 37. Nxd6+ Kf8 38. Nxe8 and now since 38. ... Rxe8 39. c6! promotes a pawn, Kramnik would have had to try 38. ... bxc5! 39. Nd6 Rd8. However after 40. Nc4! Nd3 41. d6 Nf2+ 42. Kg2 Nxg4 43. Kg3, White has tremendous compensation for the pawn and Shirov won many of the post-mortem analysis battles. Objectively, as Kramnik said, Black’s defense would have been very difficult in practice. 36. ... Nxe1 37. d7 Rcd8 38. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 39. Nc4 Rxe6! 40. fxe6+ Ke7 41. Ne5 Kd6

This knight endgame is also not easy for Black, particularly since his knight is temporarily offside, but Kramnik plays the rest of the game with absolute precision. 42. Nc4+ Ke7 43. Ne5 Kd6 44. Kh2 Nc2 45. Nc4+ Ke7 46. Kg3 (see diagram top of next column)

At this point Carlsen glanced at the video screen in the press room and, having seen Kramnik's coming sacrifice,

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46. ... Nb4! 47. Ne3 Nxd5!

An excellent idea. Passive defense with 47. ... g6 turns out to be quite difficult for Black after 48. Kf4 Nd3+ 49. Ke4 Nc5+ 50. Ke5 Nd3+ 51. Kd4 Nb2 52. Ng2! with plenty of pressure, e.g. 52. ... Nxa4 (or 52. ... g5 53. Ne3!) 53. Ke5!. 48. Nxd5+ Kxe6 49. Nc3

Both players agreed that 49. Nc7+ Kd7 50. Nb5 a6 51. Nc3 Kc6 52. Kf4 g6 was also fine for Black. 49. ... a6

49. ... Ke5 50. Nb5 a5 followed by ... g6 and ... h5 also looks sufficient. 50. Kf4 b5! 51. axb5, Draw agreed.

Black is just in time to eliminate all the pawns after 51. axb5 axb5 52. Nxb5 g5+ 53. Ke4 Kf6 54. Nd4 Kg6 followed by 55. ... h5. By now Nakamura could only watch as Shirov, Kramnik and Carlsen battled for first and when Kramnik lost in the penultimate round to Anand, Carlsen was the player to take the outright lead. Even so, going into the final round both Kramnik and Shirov were just half a point from first place. Kramnik took a short draw against Karjakin and it seemed that Carlsen was heading for defeat against Caruana. That meant that Shirov could probably take first place outright if he could overcome Cuba’s GM Leinier Dominguez Perez. Watched by thousands of spectators in Wijk aan Zee and tens of thousands more online, Shirov attacked the Corus title the only way he knows how—by sacrificing bucket-loads of material. Shirov being Shirov GM Alexei Shirov (FIDE 2723, ESP) GM Leinier Dominguez Perez (FIDE 2712, CUB) Wijk aan Zee (13), 2010 (see diagram top of next column)

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A crazy position, but it soon gets crazier... 24. exd6!

Played with less than a minute left on the clock. Dominguez Perez now used up nine of his twelve remaining minutes before taking up the challenge. 24. ... Qxa5! 25. Rxh6! gxh6 26. Qxh6 Bf6! 27. d7! Bxc3! 28. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8

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Suddenly Shirov realized that his intended 29. Rd7 loses to 29. ... Rf1+ 30. Ka2 Ra1+!! when it is Black, not White, who forces mate. With his seconds ticking away, he came up with ... 29. Qh1!!

... and it was Dominguez Perez’s turn to panic; with just two seconds left, the Cuban GM found a great defensive move. 29. ... Re7!

Played with two seconds to spare! 30. Qxf3 Bg7!, Draw agreed.

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Wijk aan Zee The move itself is not the best—30. ... Be5 was objectively much stronger—but the draw offer accompanying the move was an outstanding idea. With increments, Shirov had just under a minute for his 31st move and he used all but two seconds of it before extending his hand and accepting the draw. Immediately after the game Karjakin came up to the board and showed Shirov that he could have forced a win with 31. b4!! Qc7 32. Qa8+ Bf8 33. Rf1 and Black is helpless. Dominguez Perez explained: “I thought that I was fine but his 29. Qh1 was a big surprise for me. I had seen 31. b4 and was intending 31. ... Qc7, but I had missed 33. Rf1. Shirov had not seen 31. b4 at all but was looking at 31. Qc6 Bf8 32. g7 (which probably should lead to a draw—I.R.). Two moves before he had thought he was losing so it was not easy for him to change (mindset).” By drawing this game Shirov had thrown away first place in the tournament, but admiration for his play was still high, including among his peers. “What Shirov did in the last 10 moves was incredible,” said Leko. “With less than a minute and your heart pounding, to play this position almost like a computer was incredible.”

nament victory slipping from his grasp?

And so it was up to Carlsen to hang on against former New Yorker Fabiano Caruana, now at 17 Italy’s number one.

Thus Carlsen saves his piece and heads for an unfavorable knight endgame but one which is not quite good enough for Black to force a win.

Italy’s #1 versus world #1 GM Magnus Carlsen (FIDE 2810, NOR) GM Fabiano Caruana (FIDE 2675, ITA) Wijk aan Zee (13), 2010

37. ... bxc4 38. Nxc8 h4 39. Nb6 Nh5 40. Nxc4 Kf6

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Carlsen has emerged from the opening well but now, looking for a knock-out blow, he misses a big tactic. 17. Qf3? h6 18. Nc4!

20. Nh3 h5! 21. Qg3 Bg4 22. Rd2

22. f3 is well met by 22. ... Qe7!. 22. ... Bxh4 23. Qxh4 Qf6!

Caruana wanted to play 23. ... Nf4!? but noticed in time the tricky resource 24. Qxd8!!. 24. Qxf6 Nxf6 25. Ng5 c5!

The resulting endgame is very good for Black, who has a better pawn structure and a better bishop. Carlsen, rather than sit tight, now looks for counterplay in Caruana’s mild time trouble. 26. f3 Bc8 27. Ba4 Kg7 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. b4!? Rd3! 30. bxc5 Rxc3?!

Perhaps here is where Caruana’s best chance for a win slips away. After 30. ... Nd7! 31. c6 Nc5! 32. cxb7 Bxb7 33. Bb3 f6 34. Nh3 Nxb3 35. axb3 Rxc3 36. Kd2 Rxb3 Black is just a pawn up with great winning chances. 31. Kd2 Rxc4 32. Bb3 Rxc5 33. Nxf7 a5

A miscalculation, but by now Black’s task was not easy since both 33. ... b5 and 33. ... Bd7 are met by 34. Rc1!. 34. Rc1! Rxc1 35. Kxc1 a4 36. Bc4 b5 37. Nd6!

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40. ... Nf4 41. Nxe5 Nxg2 42. Kd2 Kf6 43. Ng4+ also seems to hold for White. 41. Kd2!

Not 41. Ne3 Nf4 followed by ... Ke6 and ... Nxg2!!, a typical endgame trick. (see diagram top of next column)

There is no way back any more. 18. ... dxc4 19. dxc4 Nd5!!

41. ... Nf4 42. Ke3 Nxg2+ 43. Kf2 Nf4 44. Nb2 a3 45. Nc4 Nd3+ 46. Kg2 Kg5

The move Carlsen had missed. Now the world number one started shaking his head and smiling ruefully; was the tour-

A desperate final winning attempt since 46. ... Nc1 47. Nxa3 Nxa2 48. Kh3 g5 49. Nc4 is not difficult for White to save.

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In his original calculations Caruana had intended 48. ... h3+ 49. Kxh3 Kxf3 50. a4 g5 but noticed too late White’s maneuver 51. Kh2! g4 52. Kg1! Nc5 53. a5 as the passed a-pawn saves the day. 49. Nb4 h3+ 50. Kxh3 Kxf3 51. Kh4 Kf4 52. Nd5+ Kxe4 53. Ne7 Kf3 54. Nxg6 e4 55. Ne5+ Kf4 56. Ng4 Na4, Draw agreed.

“A narrow escape” admitted Carlsen— but it was enough to allow the Norwegian and not Shirov to stand on the winner’s podium yet again. The chess world is heading into the Carlsen era; it seems that nowadays even when Carlsen is not in top form he can still score enough points to win tournaments and keep improving his strat- ospheric rating (which has now gone past his coach and mentor Garry Kasparov’s retirement rating). Nakamura won a tough final round game against GM Sergei Tiviakov to finish tied with Anand in fourth place, yet the U.S. number one was, remarkably, far from content with his Grand Slam debut. “I’m not really satisfied,” Nakamura related at the tournament’s closing ceremony. “If you had offered me +2 [7½/13] at the start of the tournament of course I would have taken it, but not now. I somehow wish that Carlsen had won by two points—it feels much worse to be only one point from first place. My best game was definitely against Shirov but against Kramnik I just played badly.” Nonetheless, Nakamura achieved a great deal in Wijk aan Zee, most importantly to show that he belonged in such elite company. Nakamura admitted that he came into Corus 2010 with no expectations of winning; in future Grand Slam events, if and when invitations come his way—as they should—his sights may be set slightly higher.

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Back to Basics

Press On!

By GM Lev Alburt

“Nobody ever won by resigning” ~ Savielly Tartakower

There is another Tartakower saying that complements the one above: “The most difficult task is to win a won position.” That expression owes a lot to tenacious folks like Vietnam veteran Jim Dautremont, now a freshly-minted author of an interesting (perhaps “amazing” is a better word) chess book, Chess Play from A to Z. Writes Jim, the winner of this month’s award: Granted, there is no substitute for basic intelligence in chess; but to be a successful chessplayer one must possess several additional personal characteristics —one of which is tenacity. As we soldiers were wont to say in Vietnam, “Press on!” The following rated game, played online, gives a good example, I think, of how hanging tough in the face of adversity can pay off in chess—as in life. (Lev’s future comments are in italics). Slav Defense (D17) (WimpB) (1443) Jim Dautremont (Tigran Junior) (1403) Played December 1, 2009 Time Control: 2 minutes per game plus 8 second increment 1. d4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nd5 8. Bg5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 h6??

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Just after I made this move, I groaned so loudly that I scared my trusty dog Lucy! I was tempted to give up on the spot. But I decided to punish myself for my inattention, continuing on for a while against all odds. 10. Nd6+ exd6 11. Bxd8 Rxd8 12. d5

Better to build up White’s decisive advantage by simple, and strong, means —12. e3 and 13. Bd3. 12. ... c5 13. g3 g6

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I’d prefer 13. ... Be7, and then ... Bf6. 14. h3 (14. Bg2!—LA) 14. ... g5 (14. ... Bg7!—LA) 15. Qc1 Bg7 16. Ra2 Ne5 17. Qb2

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17. ... b6

Tenacity should include alertness. Black gets back in the game by 17. ... Be4, winning (among other goodies) the d5-pawn. 18. g4

White is asking for ... Be4—in vain. 18. ... Bg6

Now I have the Horwitz bishops and a pretty good knight. 19. Qb5+ Rd7 20. a5 0-0

My king is now tucked away with some good protection, and I am beginning to feel just a bit more sanguine about my position. Thought I, “My opponent is no grandmaster, so I might as well play on to see what develops.” 21. Ra1

A mysterious move to me, even now! Maybe with the intent of backing up the white c-pawn? 21. ... Re7

Naturally putting my rook on the halfopen file and X-raying the white king. 22. axb6 axb6 23. Qxb6

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Another missed opportunity. Why not

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23. ... Nd3+, as after 24. Kd2 Nxf2, the d6pawn is taboo (25. Qxd6? Ne4+)? 24. Qb3 Ne5 25. Bg2

After the loss of time (... Ne5-c4—and back) and several missed opportunities (some of them listed above) Black is back to square one, to where he was after his ninth move blunder. 25. ... Rfe8 26. Kf1?!

Another mystery move that seems to give me some chances. I expected White to castle. Of course! 26. ... Nd3!

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This was the chance I was hoping for— a swindle opportunity! And greedy White then proceeded to fall into my little trap. Greed is a cardinal sin in chess. 27. exd3 Bxd3+ 28. Kg1 Re1+ 29. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 30. Bf1

Rather better than 30. Kh2?? because of 30. ... Be5+ with mate to follow. 30. ... Bxf1 31. Qb8+

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Getting the queen off of the b3 square. 31. ... Kh7 32. f4

If 32. Qxd6, then 32. ... Bxh3+ 33. Kh2 Be5+ 34. Qxe5 Rxe5 35. Kxh3 Rxd5, with an easily-won endgame for Black.

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Wow! Now White must not take that bodacious f-pawn, because if 35. Kxf4, then comes the Zwischenzug 35. ... Bxd5!, leaving White with no saving move (e.g., if 36. Rf1, then 36. ... Be5+ 37. Kf5 Be4 mate; and if 36. Qxd6, then 36. ... Bxh1 37. Qxc5 Re4+, etc. But 36. Qb1+ saves White—a draw by repetition. 35. Kf3 Be5

There will be material equality (bishop pair and two pawns for a queen) very soon, while White’s king and the remaining pawns are much more vulnerable than their Black counterparts. Black is clearly better now. 36. Rc1 Re3+ 37. Kf2 Re2+

A time-trouble move—asking White, by implication, if he wants a draw by repetition. 38. Kg1?!

White declines the possibility of a draw. 38. ... f3!

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Not winning the queen because of White’s perspicacious 31st move. 33. Kh2 Re2+ 34. Kg3 gxf4+

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Now not 46. Kf2 or 46. Kh2 because the queen would perish after 46. ... Rg2+. And not 46. Kf1 because of 46. ... Bc4+, etc. So White’s only choice is: 46. Kh1 Bxg4

To paraphrase the great Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois, “A pawn here, a pawn there—pretty soon you’re talking real material!” 47. Ra1 Rg2

This threatens 48. ... Bh3, with mate or the demise of the queen to follow. So White played: 48. Qxg2 fxg2+, with a simple winning

endgame for Black.

This come-from-behind victory serves as a reminder to all chessplayers that tenacity (i.e., scrappiness) is a valuable characteristic for any player. For the two minutes (and 8 seconds) time control, the quality of this game was amazingly high!

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Creating a “Little Bishop”—see Chapter L of my book, Chess Play from A to Z. Now it’s Black who doesn’t want a draw!

Declining White’s proffered Exchange sacrifice, I instinctively conclude that I must have something better here because of my Little Bishop and two regular bishops and rook all working in conjunction. Excellent!

32. ... Bc4+

Qb2 Rg3+

Send in your games! If you are unrated or were rated 1799 or below on your Chess Life (CL) label, then GM Lev Alburt invites you to send your most instructive game with notes to: Back to Basics, c/o Chess Life PO Box 3967 Crossville, TN 38557-3967 Or e-mail your material to [email protected] GM Alburt will select the “most instructive” game and CL will award an autographed copy of Lev’s newest book, Chess Training Pocket Book II (by Lev Alburt and Al Lawrence) to the person submitting the most instructive game and annotations. Do not send games with only a few notes, as they are of little instructive value and can’t be used.

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Endgame Lab

Blitz!

By GM Pal Benko

Can any endgame instruction of value emerge from a blitz championship? If it involves the world’s top player, then yes. Quick chess has traditionally been considered an “empty amusement.” This can no longer be considered true, as blitz and rapid chess have been upgraded to sometimes decide qualifications, matches and, in the case of ties, even championships. A blitz world championship was organized in Moscow (November 16-18, 2009) with the 12 players in the Tal Memorial added to the other ten invited grandmasters (GMs). In a double round robin, with a time control of three minutes (with two seconds added after each move), the final result after 42 games was: 1. Carlsen 31; 2. Anand 28; 3. Karjakin 25 points. Wrong plan GM Magnus Carlsen (FIDE 2801, NOR) GM Viswanathan Anand (FIDE 2788, IND); World Blitz Moscow

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Missing a draw via 61. ... g5 62. Kb5 Ke6!, when the black king arrives in time to neutralize the a-pawn. The knight then gives itself up for the f-pawn since the a8square’s color is opposite the bishop’s. 52

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62. Kb5 Nd6+ 63. Kc6 Nc4 64. Kc5 Nd2 65. Kd5 Nb3 66. Kc4 Nd2+ 67. Kb4

Even better was 67. Kb5 Ke6 68. a5 Kd7 69. a6 Kc8 70. Be3 Ne4 71. Bf4! 67. ... h5?

Too late now. A special property of side pawns is that one’s promotion prevents the other’s. Still playable is 67. ... Ke6. 68. a5 Ke6 69. a6, Black resigned.

Comedy of errors GM Magnus Carlsen (FIDE 2801, NOR) GM Anatoly Karpov (FIDE 2619, RUS) World Blitz Moscow

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+ + !R + + + +Q+ "pk"p + "p + + +p+ + + + "P + +P +q+ +P#K + +r+ + +

White to play

The black king is too exposed; queen and rook teamwork should give mate.

then taking the queen. 48. ... Kf4 49. Rh4+ Kf5 50. Qe3 Qd3 51. Qf4+ Ke6 52. Rh6 Qxc3 53. Qg4+ Kd5 54. Rh5+ Kc6 55. Qe4+??

Instead, 55. Qc8+ Kb5 56. Qxc5+ wins a rook. 55. ... Kb6

Now the tide has turned. The black king is relatively safe. 56. Rh8 would lose to ... Qe5+ and the c4-pawn wins for Black. 56. Qe8 Qd4 57. Qb8+ Ka5 58. Rf5 c3 59. Rf1 c2 60. Qb3

The line 60. Ra1+ Qxa1 61. Qa7+ Ra6 62. Qxc5+ Ka4 63. Qc4+ Ka3 64. Qxa6+ Kb2 65. Qxf6+ Kb1 66. Qf5 was also a reasonable choice. 60. ... Qe5+ 61. Kh1 Rd1?!

Safer than 61. ... Rd2, but it leads to a very difficult to convert queen ending. 62. Rxd1

First 62. Qa3+ Kb6 63. Qb3+ would have been more careful. 62. ... cxd1=Q+ 63. Qxd1 c4 64. h4 c3 65. h5 Qe3 66. Qb3 Qd2 67. Qa3+ Kb5 68. Qb3+ Kc5 69. Qa3+ Kd5 70. Qa5+ Ke4 71. Qb4+ Qd4

46. Qe8+?

Black could have also gone after the hpawn with his king.

The mate was there: 46. Rg8+ Kh7 (46. ... Kf5 47. Qxc5+) 47. Qe8 etc.

72. Qb1+ Qd3 73. Qb4+ Ke3 74. h6 c2, White resigned.

46. ... Kf5 47. Rxh6??

(Or possibly lost on time). The moral: Only resign when mated in blitz!

Better is 47. Qh5+! 47. ... Rd6??

Misses the problem-like escape 47. ... Rh1+! 48. Kxh1 Qc1+ 49. Kh2 Qf4+ 50. Kg1 Qe3+!! 51. Qxe3 stalemate! Even simpler moves were missed in this unbelievable game. 48. Rh5+??

There was an easy win with 48. Qg6+,

Theoretical draw?! GM Magnus Carlsen (FIDE 2801, NOR) GM Peter Leko (FIDE 2752, HUN) World Blitz Moscow (see diagram top of next column)

Many GMs (even Leko) have lost this well-known theoretical draw under a normal time control. uschess.org

Benko’s Bafflers

Problem I

Andrey Chernov (Minnesota)

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+ + + + %k + +p+ $p + + + + +p + $P + + + +P+K$P + + + + + + + +

Most of the time these studies resemble positions that could actually occur over-the-board. You must simply reach a theoretically won or drawn position for White. Solutions can be found on page 79. Please e-mail submissions for Benko’s Bafflers to: [email protected]

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+ + $p +K+p$p +k+ + + + + + + $P + +P+ + + +P$P + + + +

White to play

Black to play

84. Bg3 Rd1+??

Surprisingly, this obvious move loses. White could have won with either 62. Kd6 Kxa3 63. Kc6 or 62. f4 Kxa3 (62. ... h5 63. Kf6 could have gained a winning extra tempo.) 63. g4. The decisive factor is who arrives first and/or promoting with a check.

As many as six other moves would have held the draw: ... Re2, ... Re3, ... Rg1, ... Rc1, ... Rb1, ... Ra1, all ready to disturb the white king when he moves to the sixth rank. 85. Ke6 Kc8 86. Rc7+ Kd8 87. Rc2 Rd3

Effectively resigning immediately, but 87. ... Rh1 88. Be5 Re1 89. Rg2 Kc8 90. Rb2 would have given the same result. 88. Bh4+, Black resigned.

Blitz recalls Tartakower: “The game is won by the player who commits the penultimate mistake.” Oslo 2009 Another blitz event was organized in Norway in honor of the hometown champion, with ten invited players. Nakamura beat Carlsen 2½-1½ in a championship mini-match. Noteworthy is that Hikaru generously agreed to a draw in the final game while having a winning position. False step GM Magnus Carlsen (FIDE 2801, NOR) GM Hikaru Nakamura (FIDE 2715, USA) BNbank Blitz Final, Norway, 2009 (see diagram top of next column)

An extra pawn is usually easiest to realize in clear pawn endings. Isn’t it? 61. ... Ka4 62. Kf6??

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Unfortunately, White can not play for stalemate with 72. Kh8 because of his other pawns. 72. ... Kb4 73. h4 Kc5 74. h5 Qxh5 75. g4 Qxg4 76. Ke7 Qg7, White resigned.

Weak king GM Hikaru Nakamura (FIDE 2715, USA) GM Magnus Carlsen (FIDE 2801, NOR) BNbank Blitz Final, Norway, 2009

r+ + !nk+ + +q+r+p p"R +p+p+ + + + + +p+N+ + + + #Q + P+ + $PP$P + + "R %K Black to play

Problem II

Andrey Chernov (Minnesota)

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%k + + + + + +p+ $Pp$p $p +p+ + p+ $P + + $P $P + $P $P + $P %K + + + + +

White to play and win

White is slightly better, despite being a pawn down, because of his more active pieces. 27. ... Qd3

27. ... Qa7 may be better. 28. Qc1

White could have regained the pawn by 28. Qxd3 cxd3 29. Rd6, but does not want to exchange the queens because of Black’s Swiss-cheese-like kingside. Now 29. Rd6 is a big threat. 28. ... Rd8 29. Rxa6 Qd4?

Advisable was 29. ... Rc7. 30. Rc6 Qa7 31. Qxc4

Now White is a pawn up and it did not cost him any activity or position to obtain the material. 31. ... Rd4 32. Qc2 Ra4 33. Re2 Qd4 34. h3

Also good was 34. g3. 34. ... Qa1+ 35. Kh2 Qe5+ 36. Ng3 Qf4 37. Rc8 Kg7 38. Qc3+ Kh6 39. f3 g5??

A blunder. Black was probably in time trouble. 40. Rxf8!, Black resigned.

The young U.S. champ I became acquainted with the young Hikaru at the World Youth Championship on Mallorca Island, Spain. Analyzing with him, he was so quick at showing variations that I had to ask him to slow down so that I could follow him and not miss the many hidden opportunities that may come up! This year’s result proves that other players could easily have claimed a place amongst the participants of the Blitz World Championship. This may be why organizers have extended the number of players for next year by utilizing Internet play.

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What’s The Best Move?

62nd Russian Championship By GM Larry Evans

Grist for Grischuk The Russian Championship “super final” for men and women took place in Moscow last December. The total prize fund was nearly $100,000 for men plus $40,000 for women. GM Alexander Grischuk, 26, captured the title for the first time with a 2851 performance while IM Alisa Galliamova, 38, won the women’s crown with a 2715 performance. They snagged $25,000 and $11,700, respectively. Grischuk started 2009 by sharing first at Linares with Vassily Ivanchuk and ended the year triumphantly in this powerful field of ten (average rating 2691). His runner-up, fivetime national champ GM Peter Svidler, 33, was knocked out of the lead by 16-year-old GM Sanan Sjugirov of Kalmykia. Solutions to this month’s quiz positions are on page 79.

1. White moves

#r +k+ #r $pp!qn"lp$p +n+p+p+ + +p+ + N+ $P + + +Q+L$PP+ P$P "L +P$P + #R %K +R

2. White moves

+r+ "lk+ +p!q +p$pp + $p + + #rR+ &n $PP p+ &NP!Q + $P + + + $PP+ + + +K+ +L+R

(a) g3 (b) h3 (c) f4

(a) h6 (b) Bh3 (c) g6

3. Black moves

4. Black moves

+ +r+k+ +p+ #rq$p p+p+n+ $p + $Pl$Pp+ + + $P + $P + + $P !Q "L + $P + #R #RL%K (a) g5 (b) g6 (c) Qh5

r+ !qk"l #r + +n+p$p p+p+p+l+ +p+p$Pn+p P+ $P + + +N+ +N$P $PP"LL$P $P + #RQ+R%K (a) bxa4 (b) Qb6 (c) Be7

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CA

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CA

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CA

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2010 National Junior High (K-9) Championship April 9-11 • Minneapolis, Minnesota 2010 All Girls National Championship April 16-18 • Columbus, Ohio 2010 National High School (K-12) Championship April 16-18 • Columbus, Ohio 2010 Burt Lerner National Elementary (K-6) Championship May 7-9 • Atlanta, Georgia 2010 U.S. Amateur West Championship May 29-31 • Tucson, Arizona 2010 U.S. Amateur East Championship May 29-31 • Somerset, New Jersey 2010 U.S. Game/10 Championship (QC) June 10 • Las Vegas, Nevada 2010 National Open June 11-13 or 12-13 • Las Vegas, Nevada 2010 U.S. Game/15 Championship (QC) June 19 • Joliet, Illinois 2010 Trophies Plus U.S. Girls Junior Open July 31-Aug. 3 • Irvine, California 2010 Tournament of College Champions July 31-Aug. 3 • Irvine, California 2010 U.S. Open - Jerry Hanken Memorial July 31-Aug. 8, Aug. 3-8 or 5-8 • Irvine, California 2010 U.S. Game/60 Championship Oct. 23 • Skokie, Illinois 2010 U.S. Game/30 Championship Oct. 24 • Skokie, Illinois

2010 U.S. Junior Open July 23-25 • Houston, Texas 2010 U.S. Senior Open August 22-27 • Boca Raton, Florida 2010 U.S. Class Championships Oct. 1-3 • Houston, Texas 2010 National Youth Action Nov. 3-5 • Long Branch, New Jersey 2010 National Scholastic (K-12) Dec. 10-12 • Lake Buena Vista, Florida 2010 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship Dec. 27-30 • Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2011 National Junior High (K-9) Championship April 15-17 • Columbus, Ohio 2011 National High School (K-12) Championship April 29-May 1 • Nashville, Tennessee 2011 National Elementary (K-6) Championship May 6-8 • Dallas, Texas 2011 National Scholastic (K-12) Dec. 9-11 • Dallas, Texas 2012 National High School (K-12) Championship April 13-15 • Minneapolis, Minnesota 2012 National Elementary (K-6) Championship May 11-13 • Nashville, Tennessee 2012 National Scholastic (K-12) Nov. 30-Dec. 2 • Orlando, Florida

BIDS

2011 U.S. Amateur (East, North, South) 2011 National Open 2011 U.S. Game 10 2011 U.S. Game 15 2011 U.S. Game 60 2011 U.S. Action G/30 2011 U.S. Masters 2011 U.S. Class Championship 2011 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship 2011 Collegiate Final Four 2011 U.S. Junior Open 2011 U.S. Junior Closed

Note: Organizers previously awarded options for USCF National Events must still submit proposals (including sample budgets) for their events. Overdue Bids Bids on the following tournaments are past deadline and will be considered immediately: 2010 U.S. Amateur (North, South) 2010 U.S. Junior Closed - TBA Deadline: June 1, 2010: 2011 U.S. Junior Chess Congress 2011 U.S. Amateur Teams (East, North, South, West)

2013 SuperNationals V TBA • Nashville, Tennessee 2013 National Scholastic (K-12) Dec. 13-15 • Lake Buena Vista, Florida 2014 National Elementary (K-6) Championship May 9-11 • Dallas, Texas 2014 National Scholastic (K-12) Dec. 12-14 • Orlando, Florida 2015 National Elementary (K-6) Championship May 8-10 • Nashville, Tennessee 2015 National Scholastic (K-12) Dec. 5-7 • Orlando, Florida

INVITATIONAL EVENTS Final Four (playoff from 2009 Pan Am Intercollegiate Championship) April 9-11 • Skokie, Illinois 2010 U.S. Championship April 23-May 6 • St. Louis, Missouri 2010 U.S. Cadet July 12-16 • Crossville, Tennessee 2010 Denker Tournament of High School Champions http://main.uschess.org/content/view/ 7867/131/ July 31-Aug. 3 • Irvine, California

Bidding Deadlines Please contact the National Office if you are interested in bidding for a National Event. The USCF recommends that bids be submitted according to the following schedule. However, bids may be considered prior to these dates. *USCF reserves the right to decline all bids and organize the event itself.

The TLA pages “Information for Organizers, TDs, and Affiliates” and “Information for Players” (page 70) can now be found online at main.uschess.org/go/tlainfo. Junior Tournament Memberships (JTMs) Available USCF’s Tournament Membership (TM) program, which allows players the option of joining for only one event at a greatly reduced rate, has been modified. Junior TMs for age 24 or below may be purchased from affiliates and are now available to them for $7 online with rating report submissions. They include one issue of Chess Life or Chess Life for Kids, and $5 of this fee may be applied to a full membership within 60 days. JTMs not valid for National events. Many scholastic tournaments exist that are not USCF-rated, and the USCF is concerned that the reason is that organizers fear losing players unwilling or unable to pay entry fee plus dues. The availability of a $7 option should cause some of these events to switch to being USCF-rated, promoting membership. The idea behind the TMs is not to sign up a lot of them, but rather to cause more USCF-rated tournaments to be held. More details on uschess.org.

Rating supplements will be updated EACH MONTH on the USCF website, and each monthly rating supplement will be used for all tournaments beginning in that month, unless otherwise announced in Chess Life. The USCF website at www.uschess.org also frequently lists unofficial ratings.The purpose of unofficial ratings is to inform you of your progress; however, most tournaments do not use them for pairing or prize purposes. If you would otherwise be unrated, organizers may use your unofficial rating at their discretion, even without advance publicity of such a policy.

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Tournament Life TheTournament 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 concerning 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. SUBMISSIONS: If possible e-mail your tla to: [email protected] (Joan DuBois). For tla deadline schedule, formatting help and Grand Prix information see November 2009 pg. 53-54 or check http://main. 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

All tournaments listed in Tournament Life are USCF rated. USCF MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EVENTS. If not a member, add dues to advance entry fee or pay them with entry at site. Apr. 9-11, Minnesota 2010 National Junior High (K-9) Championship

(Apr. 8 – Bughouse & Blitz) 7SS, G/120. Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, 1300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403, 1-800-233-1234 or 1-612-370-1234, Chess Rate $125. 6 Sections: K9 Championship, K-9 Under 1250, K-9 Unrated, K-8 Championship, K-8 Under 1000, K-8 U750. March Rating Supplement will be used. Unrated players may play in the Championship or Unrated sections only. One 1/2-point bye for any round, except Rd. 7, if requested in advance. EF: $50 if p/m by 14 March, $70 if p/m by 28 March, $85 after 28 March or $90 at site. Mailed entries must be p/m by 3 April. $5 extra for all phone registrations, $20 change fee for roster or section changes after 28 March. On-site registration:Thurs. 9am10pm & Fri. 8am-10am. Players registering after 10am will get 1/2-point for Round 1. Awards: A minimum of 1 individual trophy per 10 players and 1 team trophy per 15 players (average attendance in the past two years, not incl. SN IV) plus plaques for 4 players and coach of top five teams in each section. Class trophies to the top three in the following classes: K-9 Championship: 1400-1599; 1200-1399; 1000-1199; U1000; Unrated. K-8 Championship: 15001599; 1400-1499; 1300-1399; 1200-1299; 1100-1199; 1000-1099. All participants will receive a commemorative medal at the completion 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 section will count for the team score. All on team must attend the same school. Opening Ceremony: 12:30pm Friday. Main Event rounds: Friday 1pm, 7pm; Saturday 9am, 2pm, 7pm; Sunday 9am, 2pm. Awards Ceremony: Approx 7pm Sunday. Special Events: National Junior High Bughouse Championship: Thursday 11am; EF (on site only) $25 per team. Bughouse registration ends at 10amThurs. National Junior High Blitz Championship: Thursday 5pm; EF $15 per player, $20 after 28 March or on site. Coaches and Parents Meeting: 11am Friday. Scholastic Meeting: 3pm Saturday. Coaches Forum: 7pm Saturday. Tournament Feedback Meeting: 9:30am Sunday. Parents and Friends Tournament: 4SS, Saturday 10:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, 4:30pm. On site registration only. Rated and Unrated sections.Trophies for parent and child combined results. ALL: Please bring clocks. Sets and score sheets provided. USCF membership required. Questions and team room requests: [email protected], 931-787-1234, Ext 147. Mail entries to: U.S. Chess Federation, Attn: Junior High, P.O. Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557. Additional details and on-line registration: www.us chess.org/tournaments/2010/jhs/. Chess Magnet School JGP.

Apr. 16-18, Ohio 2010 All Girls National Championship presented by the Kasparov Chess Foundation in association with the USCF and UTD.

6SS, G/90. Hyatt Regency Columbus, 350 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43215, (614) 280-1234, Hotel Rate $127. 6 Sections: 8 years old and younger; 10 and younger, 12 and younger, 14 and younger, 16 and younger, 18 and younger. Age as of 4/1/2010. USCF membership required. Winner of 18 years old and younger Section wins an Academic Distinction Scholarship toThe University of Texas at Dallas, worth $80,000 for an out-of-state student. EF: $50 if postmarked by 3/21; $70 if by 4/4; $85 by 4/15 or $90 on-site. Do not mail after 4/8 as your entry may not be received on time. Opening Ceremony: 6pm, Friday. Rounds: Rd 1 - 6:30pm Fri; Rounds 2-4 - Sat 10am, 2:30pm, 6:30pm; Rounds 5-6 - Sun 9am & 1pm. Awards Ceremony: Sun. 5pm. Trophies to top 15 indiv

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& top 3 teams (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 $25/team. Blitz Tournament - Fri. 3pm, EF $15 by 4/4, $20 after or on site. Entries: Mail to USCF, Attn: All Girls, P.O. Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557 or online at http://uschess.org/tournaments/2010/allgirls. NS, NC, W. Chess Magnet School JGP.

Apr. 16-18, Ohio 2010 National High School (K-12) Championship

(Apr. 15 – Bughouse & Blitz) 7SS, G/120. Hyatt Regency Columbus, 350 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43215, 1-800-233-1234 or 1-614-463-1234, Chess Rate $127. 5 Sections: K12 Championship, K-12 Under 1600, K-12 Under 1200, K-12 Under 800, K-12 Unrated. April Rating Supplement will be used. Unrated players may play in the Championship or Unrated section only. One 1/2-point bye for any round, except Rd. 7, if requested in advance. EF: $50 if p/m by 21 March, $70 if p/m by 4 April, $85 after 4 April or $90 at site. Mailed entries must be p/m by 10 April. $5 extra for all phone registrations, $20 change fee for roster or section changes after 4 April. On site registration: Thurs. 9am-10pm & Fri. 8am-10am. Players registering after 10am will get 1/2-point for Round 1. Awards: A minimum of 1 individual trophy per 10 players and 1 team trophy per 15 players (average attendance in the past two years, not incl. SN IV) plus plaques for 4 players and coach of top five teams in each section. Class trophies to the top three in the following classes: K-12 Championship: 19001999; 1800-1899; 1700-1799; 1600-1699; 1500-1599; 1400-1499; 1300-1399; 1200-1299; U1200. All participants will receive a commemorative medal at the completion 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 section will count for the team score. All on team must attend the same school. Opening Ceremony: 12:30pm Friday. Main Event rounds: Friday 1pm, 7pm; Saturday 9am, 2pm, 7pm; Sunday 9am, 2pm. Awards Ceremony: Approx 7pm Sunday. Special Events: National High School Bughouse Championship:Thursday 11am; EF: (On site only) $25 per team. Bughouse registration ends at 10am Thurs. National High School Blitz Championship: Thursday 5pm; EF: $15 per player, $20 after 4 Apr or on site. Coaches and Parents Meeting: 11am Friday. Scholastic Meeting: 3pm Saturday. Coaches Forum: 7pm Saturday. Tournament Feedback Meeting: 9:30am Sunday. Parents and Friends Tournament: 4SS, Saturday 10:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, 4:30pm. On site registration only. Rated and Unrated sections.Trophies for parent and child combined results. ALL: Please bring clocks. Sets and score sheets provided. USCF membership required. Questions and team room requests: [email protected], 931-787-1234, Ext 147. Mail entries to: U.S. Chess Federation, Attn: High School, P.O. Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557. Additional details and online registration: http://uschess.org/tournaments/2010/hs/. This event will be held in conjunction with the 2010 All Girls National Championships (See separate TLA). Chess Magnet School JGP.

May 7-9, Georgia 2010 Burt Lerner National Elementary (K-6) Championship

(May 6 – Bughouse & Blitz) 7SS, G/120. Hyatt Regency Atlanta, 265 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, GA 30303, 1-800-233-1234 or 1-404-577-1234, Chess Rate $125. 9 Sections: K-6 Championship, K-6 Under 1000, K-6 Unrated, K-5 Championship, K-5 Under 900, K-3 Championship, K-3 U800, K-3 Unrated, K-1 Championship. April Rating Supplement will be used. Unrated players may play in the Championship or Unrated sections only. One 1/2-point bye for any round, except Rd. 7, if requested in advance. EF: $50 if p/m by 11 April, $70 if p/m by 25 April, $85 after 25 April or $90 at site. Mailed entries must be p/m by 1 May. $5 extra for all phone registrations, $20 change fee for roster or section changes after 25 April. On-site registration:Thurs. 9am-10pm & Fri. 8am-10am. Players registering after 10am will get 1/2-point for Round 1. Awards: A minimum of 1 individual trophy per 10 players and 1 team trophy per 15 players (average attendance in the past two years, not incl. SN IV) plus plaques for 4 players and coach of top five teams in each section. Class trophies to the top three in the following classes: K-6 Championship: 1300-1399; 1200-1299; 1100-1199; 1000-1099; 900-999; 800-899. K-5 Championship: 1300-1399; 1200-1299; 1100-1199; 1000-1099; 900-999; 800-899. K-3 Championship: 1100-1199; 1000-1099; 900-999; 800-899; 700-799; 600-699. K-1 Championship: All players in this section receive a trophy. All participants will receive a commemorative medal at the completion 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 section will count for the team score. All on team must attend the same school. Opening Ceremony: 12:30pm Friday. Main Event rounds: Friday 1pm, 7pm; Saturday 9am, 2pm, 7pm; Sunday 9am, 2pm. Schedule for K-1: Friday 1:30pm, 6:30pm; Saturday 9:30am, 1:30pm, 6:30pm; Sunday 9:30am, 1:30pm. Awards Ceremony: Approx 7pm Sunday. Awards Ceremony for K1: Approx 5:30pm Sunday. Special Events: National Elementary Bughouse Championship:Thursday 11am; EF (on site only) $25 per team. Bughouse registration ends at 10amThurs. National Elementary Blitz Championship:Two sections: K-6 and K-3. Thursday 5pm; EF $15 per player, $20 after 25 April or on site. Coaches and Parents Meeting: 11am Friday. Scholastic Meeting: 3pm Saturday. Coaches Forum: 7pm Saturday. Tournament Feedback Meeting: 9:30am Sunday. Parents and Friends Tournament: 4SS, Saturday 10:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, 4:30pm. On site registration only. Rated and Unrated sections. Trophies for parent and child combined results. ALL: Please bring clocks. Sets and score sheets provided. USCF membership required. Questions and team room requests: [email protected], 931-787-1234, Ext 147. Mail entries to: U.S. Chess Federation, Attn: Elementary, P.O. Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557. Additional details and on-line registration: http://uschess.org/tournaments/2010/elem/. Chess Magnet School JGP.

May 29-31, Arizona 2010 U.S. Amateur West Championship

Holiday Inn Palo Verde, 4550 S. Palo Verde Rd.,Tucson, AZ 85714, 520-746-1161. SECTIONS: Championship (U2200), Reserve (U1600), Booster (U1200) & Scholastic (must be K-6 and U1000). Scholastic section is 3 separate 1-day tournaments. SCHEDULE: (Championship, Reserve, and Booster) 6/SS, 40/2, 25/1. Reg.: 5/29, 8:30 - 9:30 AM. Rds.: 10-4, 10-4, 9-3. (Scholastic) 4/SS, G/40. Reg: 8:30 - 9:30 AM each day. Rds.: Round 1 at 10 AM then as available for Rounds 2-4. PRIZES: (Championship) Chronos clock + plaque to Top 3; Digital clock + plaque to Top 1900-1999, 1800-1899, 1700-1799, 1600-1699, and U1600; Plaque to top Senior 50+, Junior U20 and Junior U14. (Reserve)

Chronos clock + plaque to 1st; Digital clock + plaque to 2nd, 3rd, Top 13001399, 1200-1299, and U1200; Plaque to top Senior 50+ and Junior U14. (Booster) Chronos clock + trophy to 1st; Trophy to 2nd - 5th, Top Unrated and Junior U11. (Scholastic, each day) Digital clock + trophy to 1st; Trophy to 2nd - 5th, Top U800, U600, and Unrated. 1-yr USCF membership for perfect scores that don’t win the clock. SPECIAL PRIZES:Top 2 Family Pairs in the non-scholastic sections. Biggest Upset of each round in the non-Scholastic sections. Chronos clock to Scholastic player with the highest combined score over the three 1-day tournaments. EF: (Championship & Reserve) $55 if rec’d by 5/26, $65 if after 5/26. (Booster) $40 if rec’d by 5/26, $50 if after 5/26. (Scholastic) $15 each day or $40 for all three days if by 5/26, additional $5 if after 5/26. ALL: Half-point byes allowed for all rounds but must be requested prior to start of Round 2. SIDE EVENT: Blitz tournament Friday 5/28; G/5, 5 Rounds, Double SS; Entry Fee: $10 ($15 to non-tournament players); Reg.: 6:00–6:45pm at site; Rounds: begin at 7:00pm. Prizes: ($$b/20) $75-$45, Top U1600 $30, Medallion to top K-12, K-8, K-6. ENTER: www.sazchess.org/store/store.php or mail to (make checks payable to “SACA”): SACA, Attn: 2010 US Amateur West, PO Box 36149,Tucson, AZ 85740 or at site. HR: $69 (single/double) or $85 (suite) if by 5/14, mention “SACA”. INFO: Karen Pennock, 520-975-3946, email: [email protected], web: www.sazchess.org. NC. NS. W. Chess Magnet School JGP.

A Heritage Event! May 29-31, New Jersey 66th Annual U. S. Amateur Championship – East

Somerset Ramada Inn, 60 Cottontail Lane, Somerset, Exit 12 off I-287 at Weston Canal Road. (732) 560-9880, Fax (732) 356-7455. In 3 Sections: Championship (U2200), Reserved (U1800), Booster (U1400) with two and three day schedules. Three Day Schedule: 6-SS, 50/2, SD1. 3-Day Registration: Saturday 5/29, 9:30-10:45 am. Rounds 12-6, 11-5, 9-3. Two Day Schedule: First three games G/60, round four merges with 3-day schedule. 2-Day Registration: Sunday 5/30, 8:30-9:30 am. Rounds 10-12:15-2:30. Championship: Trophies to top five, top Under 2000, Under 1900, Under 1800, Senior 55/over, Under 16, Under 13. Reserve:Trophies to top five, top Under 1600, Under 1500, Under 1400, Senior 55/over, Under 16, Under 13. Booster:Trophies to top five, top Under 1200, Under 1100, Under 1000, Under 900, Under 800, Senior 55/over, Under 16, Under 13. All sections: EF: $50 if postmarked by 5/25, $50 if by PayPal at EntryFeesRus.com. Pay $60 cash only (no checks) at playing site. Three half-point byes allowed in rounds 1-5 if requested before first round. Chess Magnet School JGP.

June 10, Nevada ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 50 2010 U.S. Game/10 Championship (QC)

6SS, G/10. South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89183. $$b/100 7,000 ($$Gtd 4,500). 2000-1000-700, U2300 600, U2100 550, U1900 500, U1700 450, U1500 400, U1300 350, U1100 300, unrated 150. EF: $89 by 5/19, $95 by 6/3, $100 on site. Late Registration: 4-6:30 p.m. Rds.: 7-7:30-8-8:30-9-9:30. Higher of regular or quick rating used. Bring clocks. 1/2 point bye available in any round (limit 4) if requested with entry. HR: $65 single or double ($95 Friday and Saturday nights). 1-866-791-7626 or (702) 796-7111. ENT: Las Vegas International Chess Festival, PO Box 90925, Henderson, NV 89009-0925 or www.VegasChessFestival.com. NS, NC, W.

A Heritage Event! June 11-13 or 12-13, Nevada ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 200 (enhanced) 2010 National Open

6-SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2 day option rds 1-3 G/60). South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, NV 89183. $100,000 Prize Fund based on 850 paid entries ($70,000 guaranteed). Championship. $$: 80004000-2000-1000-600-400-400-400-400-400-200-200-200-200-200, under 2500 2000, under 2400 1500, under 2300 1000. $2,000 EXTRA for perfect score.The winner of the Championship section also receives a replica of the Edmondson Cup. Under 2200. $$: 5000-2500-1300-600-350-250-250-250-250-250-100100-100-100-100. Under 2000. $$: 5000-2500-1300-600-350-250- 250-250250-250-100-100-100-100-100. Under 1800. $$: 5000-2500-1300-600-350250-250-250-250-250-100-100-100-100-100. Under 1600. $$: 5000-25001300-600-350-250-250-250-250-250-100-100-100-100-100. Under 1400. $$: 2500-1500-1000-500-250-150-150-150-150-150-100-100-100-100-100. Under 1200. $$: 1500-1000-500-250-150-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100100. Unrated, $$: 600-400-200-100-100-100. Plus score bonus ($16,000) in addition to any other prizes, every player who finishes with 3-1/2 points or better wins a $50 gift certificate. Plus score certificates will be given on site only. EF: $179 by 5/17, $199 by 6/9, $220 on site, $100 more for players rated under 2100 in the Championship Section. This is an open tournament - you may play in any section at or above your rating level; unrated players may play only in Unrated or Championship Section. Provisionally rated players may not win more than 3rd prize in any section except Championship. CCA minimum ratings or other ratings may be used if higher than USCF June Supplement. Reg: 4-11 p.m. Thursday, 8-9:30 a.m. Friday. Rds.: 11-6, 11-6, 10-5. 2-day schedule: Reg: 89 a.m. Saturday. Rds.: 9:30-12-2:30-6: merge with 3-day in round 4. Half point byes available in any round, but round 5 or 6 byes must be requested before the start of round 2. Chess sets and boards provided for tournament play only, not for skittles. Please bring chess clocks! The LAS VEGAS INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL features the National Open, the U.S Game/10 Championship and other championship events. Many free extras and surprises! Free parking. Free raffle with great prizes. Free GM Lectures. Free GM analysis of your games. Chess Camp for all ages onThursday. Grandmaster SimulsThursday afternoon. US. Game/10Thursday night. Scholastic Tournament Friday. Girls & Boys Championships Saturday & Sunday. LOW room rates! HR: $65 single or double ($95 Friday and Saturday nights). 1-866-791-7626 or (702) 796-7111. Don’t be shut out; make your reservations early and be sure to ask for the chess rates; South Point sells out most weekends. Cutoff for special hotel rate is May 15th. Rates may be as high as $150 a night after May 15th. RESERVE NOW! Credit card or one night room deposit will be required to hold reservation, may be canceled 72 hours in advance for nominal fee.Tournament Registration: National Open, PO Box 90925, Henderson, NV 89009-0125, on line at www.VegasChessFestival.com or by fax at (702) 933-9112. NS. W. FIDE. Chess Magnet School JGP.

June 19, Illinois 2010 U.S. G/15 Championship (QC)

6SS, G/15. Joliet Jr. College, Bldg J, 1215 Houbolt Rd., Joliet, IL 60431 (Park

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in J lot). $1,700 b/80 paid entries, $225-125, A,B,C,D,E/F each 140-80-50, unrated $25 book prize, prizes based on 4 per class. EF: $30 if by June 16th, $40 at site (over 60 $5 discount EF), one half pt bye max. Reg.: 9:50am10:50am. Rds.: 11:00-11:45-12:30-2:15-3:00-3:45. Checks Payable to: Dennis R. Doyle, c/o JJC Chess Club, 536 Springwood Drive, Joliet, IL 60431 No phone or credit card entries, bring chess sets and clocks, none provided. Bring USCF id card to tournament. NTD: G. Panner. E-mail questions only: [email protected].

July 31-Aug. 3, California Southern 2010 Trophies Plus U.S. Girls Junior Open Championship

6SS, 40/2, SD/1. Hyatt Regency Irvine (see U.S. Open). Open to all females born after 7/31/89. EF: Free if playing in US Open, otherwise $50 mailed by 7/22 or online by 7/28, $60 at site. Prizes: 1st Place: $500.00 Scholarship and Plaque; 2nd Place: $350.00 Scholarship and Plaque; 3rd Place: $150.00 Scholarship and Plaque; Plaques to:Top A, B, C, D, E, Unr. Reg. ends Sat 6:30 pm, rds. Sat.7:30 pm, Sun/Mon 12:30 pm & 7:30 pm, Tue 11 am. Ent: USCF (Girls Junior Open), PO Box 3967, Crossville,TN 38557. Online entry: https:// secure.uschess.org/ webstore/tournament.php. Chess Magnet School JGP.

July 31-Aug. 3, California Southern ChessLecture.com Tournament of College Champions

6SS, G/90(+30). Hyatt Regency Irvine (see U.S. Open). Sponsored by ChessLecture.com, open to all undergraduate or graduate college students. EF: Free if playing in US Open, otherwise $50 mailed by 7/22 or online by 7/28, $60 at site. $5000 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND! In 2 sections. Championship, open to all rated 2000 or over, plus one under 2000 player per college if designated as an official representative. $$G 1000-500-300-200, U2200 $400-200, US Individual Collegiate Champion trophy to top US college player. Under 2000, open to all under 2000 or unrated. $$G $500-300-150-100, top U1800 $320160, U1600 $300-150, U1400/Unrated $280-140. Reg. ends Sat 6:30 pm, rds. Sat.7:30 pm, Sun/Mon 12:30 pm & 7:30 pm, Tue 11 am. Ent: USCF (Tmt of College Champions), PO Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557. FIDE. Chess Magnet School JGP.

A Heritage Event! July 31-Aug. 8, Aug. 3-8 or 5-8, California Southern ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 300 Jerry Hanken Memorial - 111th annual U.S. Open

Includes traditional one game per day schedule (9 days), also 6-day slow time control option and 4-day option, initiated last year, requiring only 3 nights hotel stay for most players. 9SS, 40/2, SD/1 (4 day option, Rds. 1-6, G/60). Hyatt Regency Irvine, 17900 Jamboree Road, Irvine, CA 92614. Special parking $5. Free shuttle from John Wayne Orange County Airport. HR: $99 single/quad, 949-975-1234, reserve by July 10 or rate may increase. $50,000 in prizes based on 500 paid entries, else proportional, except $40,000 (80% of each prize) minimum guarantee. A one section tournament with Class prizes. Top U.S. player not otherwise qualified qualifies for 2011 US Championship. Additional prizes: Dr. Neil Bershad is donating in memory of Jerry Hanken: $125 for largest rating gain and $125 for most cumulative upset points (both restricted to established players over 1000.) Many side events, including US Blitz Championship 8/7. USCF Delegates meeting 8/7-8, workshops 8/4-6, USCF Awards Luncheon 8/7 noon, GM lectures & simuls to be announced. Choice of three schedules: Traditional: 40/2, SD/1. One round daily at 7:30 pm, except rd. 9, 3 pm 8/8. 6-Day Option: 7:30 pm 8/3, 12:30 pm & 7:30 pm 8/4-6, 7:30 pm 8/7, 3 pm 8/8. 4-Day Option: 2 pm, 5 pm & 8 pm 8/5; 10 am, 1 pm, 3:30 pm & 7:30 pm 8/6, 7:30 pm 8/7, 3 pm 8/8. All schedules merge after Round 6 & compete for same prizes. Projected prizes: Top places $8000-4000-2000-1500-1000-800-600-500, clear winner $200 bonus. If tie for first, top two on tiebreak play speed game (white 5 minutes, black 3 minutes and gets draw odds, 5 second delay) for bonus and title. Class Prizes:Top Master (2200-2399): $2500-1200-800-500.Top Expert (20002199): $2500-1200-800-500.Top Class A (1800-1999): $2500-1200-800-500.Top Class B (1600-1799): $2500-1200-800-500.Top Class C (1400-1599): $2000-1000600-400. Top Class D (1200-1399): $1500-700-500-300. Top Class E or below (under 1200): $1500-700-500-300. Top Unrated: $800-400-200. Half Point Byes: must commit before round 4; up to 3 byes allowed for 2000/up, 2 byes for 1400-1999, one bye for Under 1400/Unr. Limit one bye in last two rounds. Zero point byes are always available in any round. Entry Fee: Online, $145 by 5/15, $165 by 7/28. By mail, $147 postmarked by 5/15, $167 postmarked by 7/22. By phone, $150 by 5/15, $170 by 7/28. At site, all $190; entries close 1 hour before your first game. Late entry with round 1 bye accepted until 4 pm 8/1, 11:30 am 8/4, or 4 pm 8/5. USCF full membership required (no tournament members). GMs free. August official ratings used; unofficial ratings used if otherwise unrated. CCA ratings used if above USCF. Foreign player ratings: usually 100 points added to FIDE or FQE, 200+ added to most foreign national ratings, no points added to CFC. Highest of multiple ratings usually used. Ent: USCF, ATTN: 2010 US Open, PO Box 3967, Crossville,TN 38557. Online entry: https://secure.uschess.org/webstore/tournament.php. Phone entry: 800-903-8723. Tournament website: main.uschess.org/tournaments/2010/ usopen/. FIDE rated, no cell phones. Bring a clock - none supplied. Sets/boards supplied for tournament but not for skittles. Chess Magnet School JGP. Note: Golf tournament, for the US Open Chess Players, morning of Thursday, Aug. 5th.Those eligible will be all US Open Chess Players, side event chess players, and delegates. Please contact Michael Wojcio for more details at, [email protected].

Oct. 23, Illinois ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 20 2010 U.S. G/60 Championship

4R-SS. Holiday Inn Hotel, 5300 W. Touhy Ave., Skokie, IL 60077. 847.679.8900. $4,000 Guaranteed. Prizes- in 3 sections: Open: $500-375-250;Top 2299-2200, U2199-2000, 1900-1899 - $150 each; Reserve Section (U1800): $450-325-200; Top 1699-1600, 1599-1500,1499-1400 - $125 each; Booster (U1400): $400275-150; Top 1399-1300, 1299-1200, 1199-1000 - $100 each. EF: $60 by 6pm 10/22, $80 onsite; $100 Combined EF with US G/30 by 6pm 10/22, $140 Combined EF with US G/30 onsite. Play Up - $10 more. $50 Re-entry (per event). No half-point byes allowed (zero point byes only). GM/IM/WGM/WIM/FM/WFM free entry with nothing deducted from winnings. Onsite Registration: 8:309:30am. Rds.: 10am-12:30pm-3pm-5:30pm. Mail entries with registration information to: North American Chess Association (make checks payable to) 4957 Oakton Street, Suite 113, Skokie, IL 60077. More information and online registration available at: www.nachess.org/g60. Questions via email only: [email protected]. No smoking. Boards, sets, clocks provided. Tour-

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Oct. 24, llinois ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 20 2010 U.S. G/30 Championship

5R-SS. Holiday Inn Hotel, 5300 W. Touhy Ave., Skokie, IL 60077. 847.679.8900. $4,000 Guaranteed. Prizes- in 3 sections: Open: $500-375-250;Top 2299-2200, U2199-2000, 1900-1899 - $150 each; Reserve Section (U1800): $450-325-200; Top 1699-1600, 1599-1500,1499-1400 - $125 each; Booster (U1400): $400275-150; Top 1399-1300, 1299-1200, 1199-1000 - $100 each. EF: $60 by 6pm 10/22, $80 onsite; $100 Combined EF with US G/60 by 6pm 10/22, $140 Combined EF with US G/60 onsite. Play Up - $10 more. $50 Re-entry (per event). No half-point byes allowed (zero point byes only). GM/IM/WGM/WIM/FM/WFM free entry with nothing deducted from winnings. Onsite Registration: 8:309:30am. Rds.: 10am-11:30am-1pm-2:30pm-4pm. Mail entries with registration information to: North American Chess Association (make checks payable to) 4957 Oakton Street, Suite 113, Skokie, IL 60077. More information and online registration available at: www.nachess.org/g30. Questions via email only: [email protected]. No smoking. Boards, sets, clocks provided. Tournament provided equipment must be used. No exceptions. October Supplement. USCF Membership Required. Bookseller onsite.

Grand Prix Every Sunday G/45 Open, New Jersey ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10

5-SS, Rds.: 10:30, 12:15, 2:00, 3:45, 5:30 pm. Chess Mates Corporation, 1523 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. A block away from Rahway Train Station and 40 min. train ride from NY Penn Station. May be limited to first 50 entries. EF: $40, members $30. GM Free, $30 deducted from prize. Guaranteed Prizes: 1st - $300, 2nd - $150, 3rd - $100 and Top U2200, U2000, 1800, 1600 - $100. Limit 2 byes, commit by 11:30. Re-entry $15, counts half (no re-entry after 2nd round). Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Entry 10 min. before game and phone entry, $5 Extra. (760) 583-8429, www.chessmatescorporation.com.

Every Wednesday G/30, New Jersey ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10

Open, 4-SS, G30. Rds.: 7, 8:10, 9:20, 10:30 pm. Chess Mates Corporation, 1523 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. A block away from Rahway Train Station and 40 min. train ride from NY Penn Station. May be limited to first 50 entries. EF: $40, members $30. GM Free, $30 deducted from prize. Guaranteed Prizes: 1st - $250, 2nd - $150, 3rd - $100 and Top U2200, U2000, 1800 - $100. Limit 2 byes, commit by 7:50 pm. Re-entry $15, counts half (no re-entry after 2nd round). Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Entry 10 min. before game and phone entry, $5 extra. (760) 583-8429, www.chessmatescorporation.com.

Apr. 10, New York ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced) Jenifer Woods Memorial

4SS RDS. 1 & 2 G/60, RDS. 3 & 4 G/90 at RCC (GTD) $150-90-60 class $80. Reg.: 8:30-9:15. Rds.: 9:30-12-2:15-5:30 EF: $30. Adv Ent/Info: Rochester Chess Center, 221 Norris Drive, Rochester, NY 14610. (585)442-2430. Chess Magnet School JGP.

Apr. 10-11, Missouri ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 50 The Bill Wright Saint Louis Open

NOTE CORRECTION: FORMAT/PRIZE STRUCTURE HAS CHANGED. 2009

U.S. Champion GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Robert Hess, GM Ben Finegold and IM Michael Brooks will all compete at the most beautiful and technologically advanced chess club in the world! 5SS, G/120. Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, 4657 Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108. Free entries for GMs and IMs, deducted from prize. EF: $60, $50 for annual members of the club if registered by 4/9. MCA Membership Req’d from $5. OSA. Two Sections: Open & Reserve (U1800) PF: $5,700 Guaranteed! Open Prizes: 1st - $1000, 2nd - $650, 3rd - $400. Top U2300 - $500, 2nd U2300 - $250. Top U2000 - $300, 2nd U2000 - $200. Reserve Prizes: 1st - $500, 2nd - $350, 3rd - $200. Class C, D, and U1200/Unrated each 1st - $300, 2nd - $150. Top 2 finishers qualify for 2011 Club Championship. Reg.: 9-9:45. Rds.: 10, 2:15, 6:30. Sunday: 9, 1:15. Two 1/2 point byes available if declared before round 1. Hotel (ask for chess rate): Chase Park Plaza Hotel, 1-877-587-2427, $159/night. Parkway Hotel, 314256-7777, $97/night. Water Tower Inn, 314-977-7500, $70/night. Ent: 4657 Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108, or online at saintlouischessclub.org. Info: 314-361-CHESS or [email protected]. Missouri Invitational Qualifier. FIDE. Chess Magnet School JGP.

Apr. 10-11, Nebraska ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 6 3rd Annual Spring Open

5 SS, Rnd 1 G/90, Rnd 2-5 G/120. Site: Creighton Univ. Harper Center, Rm #2066, 590 N 20th St., Omaha, NE 68102. EF: $25 if payment received by 4/8. $30 on-site. Prizes: $$G $150-85-65, U1700 $50, U1500 $50, U1300 $50. USCF & NSCA memb. req’d ($10 adult, $6 under 20) Other states honored. Reg.: 9am-9:45. Rds.: Sat 10-1:45-6:30, Sun 10-3. ENT: Ben Ryan, 4423 Frederick St., Omaha, NE 68105. 402.452.7686 [email protected]. Chess Magnet School JGP.

Apr. 16-18 or 17-18, Connecticut ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 60 (enhanced) Hartford Open

NOTE CHANGE: no prize limit based on rating history. 5SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/75). Sheraton Hotel, 1 Bradley Airport (visible at airport entrance), Windsor Locks, CT 06096 (I-91 Exit 40 to Rt 20). Free parking. $$ 15,000 based on 220 paid entries, $10,000 (2/3 each prize) minimum guaranteed. U1105 Section & re-entries count as 60% entries towards prize fund. In 7 sections. Open: (FIDE rated) $1500-700-500-300, top Under 2305 $800–400.. Under 2205: $1000-500-300-200. Under 2005: $1000-500-300-200. Under 1805: $1000-500-300-200. Under 1605: $1000-500- 300-200. Under 1405: $800-400-300-200. Under 1105: $500-300-200-100. Unrated may not win over $100 in U1105, $200 U1405, $300 U1605, $400 U1805, or $500 U2005. No prize limit based on past rating; previousTLA was in error. Top 6 sections EF: 3-day $98, 2-day $97 mailed by 4/8, all $99 online at chesstour.com by 4/14, $105 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 4/14 (entry only, no questions), $120 at site. Under 1105 Section EF: 3-day $58, 2-day $57 mailed by 4/8, all $59 online at chesstour.com by 4/14, $65 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 4/14 (entry only, no questions), $70 at site. $20 less to unrated in U1105 Section. All: No checks at site, credit cards OK. GMs free, $80 deducted from prize. Mailed EF $3 less to CSCA or WMCA members. Re-entry $60; not available in Open Section. Unofficial uschess.org ratings based on 4 or more games usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entryonline at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11-6, Sun 9-3:15. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. 112:30-6, 9-3:15. Bye: all, limit 2; must commit before rd 2. HR: $87-87, 860-627-5311; reserve by 4/2 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-3311600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. $15 service charge for

PLAN AHEAD! Final Four (playoff from 2009 Pan Am Intercollegiate Championship)

April 9-11 2010 U.S. Championship May 13-25 - St. Louis, Missouri 2010 U.S. Cadet July 12-16 - Crossville, Tennessee NEW: 2010 U.S. Girls Junior Open Championship 2010 Tournament of College Champions 2010 Denker Tournament of High School Champions http://main.uschess.org/content/view/7867/131/

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Apr. 16-18 or 17-18, Iowa ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 30 (enhanced) 4th Annual Okoboji Open

SEE PREVIOUS ISSUE FOR TLAS APPEARING APRIL 1-14

Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center, 1405 Highway 71 S, Okoboji, IA 51355. 5 Rounds Swiss System; Time control - Game/2 (2 day option, Rounds 1 & 2, G/90); Rounds: 3-day option - Fri 6:00, Sat 9:00-4:30, Sun 9:00-2:30; 2-day option - Sat 9:00-1:00- 4:30, Sun 9:00-2:30. Satellite locations may be available for Round 1; check website for details. Accelerated pairings may be used. Entry Fee: $40 if received by April 10, 2010; $50 onsite registration fee; juniors and seniors $30 if received by April 10 or $38 at the door. GM’s & IM’s free entry if registered by April 10 (sr and jr entry count as half entry). Couples Entry: In order to encourage female participation we are instituting a couples entry fee. $70 if received by April 10th or $85 at site. Registration: 4/16 5:00-5:45 or 4/17 8:00-8:45. Prizes (based on 90 full entries):Top four prizes Guaranteed $400-250-150-100 M $275-175-100, X $250-150-75, A $225125-75, B $175-125-75, C $150-100-50, D $100-50-50, E $100-50, F/Unr $75-50. Trophies to first overall, top female, top senior, top junior, top U/1200, Top U/1000 and Top U/800 - all players play in one section. Upset Prize: $50. A travelling trophy will be presented to the state with the most entries.The association of the respective state will serve as custodian (or designee) of the trophy for one year and return it at the next open. Side Events: GM Yermolinsky simul 4/17 at 2:00 pm - $15 per board; Free lecture for all registered players, $5 for non-players (to be presented before the simul). GM Yermolinsky has committed to return to our event and has received a tentative committed from one other GM. Other Information: USCF and IASCA ($15 or Jr/Sr $10) required, available onsite, OSA. Make Checks payable and mail to: Jodene Kruse, 934 6th St., Sibley, IA 51249, or email [email protected]. Hotel: $89 must call 1.800.727.45161 by April 7, 2010, and mention chess group; no online reservations. Satellite Locations: 1st round at the Chess Castle on Thursday, 4/14; other locations may be available, refer to website. Chief TD: Hank Anzis, Senior TD. You may view early entries as they come at okoboji.fiorechess.org. Chess Magnet School JGP.

A State Championship Event! Apr. 17, New Hampshire ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 6 New Hampshire Quick Chess Championship (QC)

A New Hampshire Grand Prix Event! 8SS, GAME/25, Comfort Inn, 298 Queen City Ave., Manchester, NH 03102. EF: $20 postmarked by 10 April, $25 at site. Memb. Req’d: $8, Juniors $6. OSA. $$GTD: $200-100. U2000 $100. U1600 $100. Plaque to top finishing NH resident. Reg.: 9:00-9:45. Rds.: 10-11-1-2-3-45:30-6:30. Byes available any round, limit two. Must be requested before round four. ENT: Alex Relyea, 49 Technology Dr. #89, Bedford, NH 03110. INFO: Alex Relyea, [email protected]. HR: (603) 668-2600. www.relyea chess.com. NS, W.

Apr. 17, Wisconsin ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 Hales Corners Challenge XI

4SS, G/60. Two Sections: Open & Reserve (under 1600). Crowne Plaza Milwaukee Airport Hotel, 6401 S. 13th Street, Milwaukee, WI (414) 764-5300. EF: $35-Open, $25-Reserve, both $5 more after 4/14. Comp EF for USCF 2200+, call TD for details. $$ Open: 1st-$325 (guaranteed), 2nd-$175 (guaranteed), A-$100, B & Below-$75; $$ Reserve: 1st-$100, 2nd-$75, D-$50, E & Below-$40; plus Goddesschess sponsored prizes for female players. Reg.: 8:30-9:30, Rds.: 10-1-3:30-6. Ent: Payable to Southwest Chess Club, c/o Allen Becker, 6105 Thorncrest Drive, Greendale, WI 53129. Questions to: TD Robin Grochowski, 414-744-4872 or 414-861-2745.

Apr. 18, New York ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 30 (enhanced) Grandmaster Challenge

6-SS, G/30. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC 212 477-3716, limited to first 64 entries. EF: $35 over 55/under 18, $45 others, $10 less to Marshall members (free buffet to participants) GMs free, $25 deducted from prize. Reg. ends 11:45 AM. G$$350-250-150-100-75-50, $100 U2400, $100 U2200, $75 U2000, $50 U1800, top over 55 $=age, top under 18 $= 3x age, top scoring female $=# of players. Rds.: 12-1:20-2:40-4-5:20-6:40. Byes: limit 2, request before Round 3. Additional class prize: $500 2800+, $250 2700+.

Apr. 20, New York ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 15 (enhanced) Marshall Masters (formerly the St. John’s Masters)

4SS. G/30.ThirdTues. of every month. 23 W. 10th St., NYC, 212 477-3716. Open to players rated over 2100 (plus all players scoring 2.5 or more at any CCNY at MCCThursday 4 Rated Games Tonight! since the prior month’s Masters) EF: $40, members $30, GMs $10 (returned on completion of tournament).Top three prizes guaranteed. $$G 250-150-100. Top U2400 and Top 2300 prizes. Special prize for biggest upset. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45PM. One bye available, rds. 1 or 4 only; declare at registration.

Apr. 22, 29, New Jersey ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced) Dean of Chess Academy Thursday Swiss

4SS, G/30. Dean of Chess Academy, 3150 Route 22, West Branchburg, NJ 08876. (908) 595-0066. Gtd prize fund. Open: $150-$100-$50, U1800: $50 gift card, U1300: $50 gift card. Pre-entry: $30 ($20 members). On Site: $45 ($30 members). Entries postmarked by 4/15/10 to: PO Box 323 Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889 or online at www.deanofchess.com. Registration: 7:30-7:45pm. Rds.: 8:00, 9:05pm (2 each week).

Apr. 23-25 or 24-25, California Southern ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 40 8th Ann. Western Pacific Open

5-SS, 3-day 40/2, SD/1, 2-day rds. 1-2 G/60 then merges. LAX Hilton, 5711 W. Century Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045. $$10,000 b/200, 50% of each prize guaranteed. In 3 sections: Open: 1600-1000-800-400-200, U2400 300-200, U2200 700-500-300. EF: $83 if received by 4/23, $95 door. Premier (U2000): $$ 700500-300-100, U1800 400-200-150, U1600 400-200-150. EF: $83 if received by 4/23, $95 door. Amateur (U1400/Unrated): $$400-200-100, U1200 100, Unr 100, unrated may win unrated prize only. EF: $68 if received by 4/23, $80 door.

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On-line entry: www.westernchess.com. No credit card entries at door. All: $25 Best Game prize, all sections eligible. One half point bye if requested with entry, rds 4-5 cannot be revoked. SCCF membership req. of S. Cal. res., $18 reg, $10 junior. Reg.: 5:00-6:00 p.m. Fri, 9-10 a.m. Sat. Rds.: 3-day 6:30 p.m. Fri, 115:30 Sat, 10-4:30 Sun. 2-day: 10:30-1:30 Sat. (G/60), then merges. HR: $109, (310) 410-4000. Use Group Code WPO. Parking $8/day. Info: admin@ westernchess.com. Web site: www.westernchess.com. Ent: SCCF, c/o John Hillery, 835 N. Wilton Pl. #1, Los Angeles, CA 90038. NS. NC. F. State Championship Qualifier. Chess Magnet School JGP.

Apr. 23-25 or 24-25, Florida ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 30 17th Space Coast Open

5SS, 30/90, SD/1 (2-day Rd. 1 G/60). Crowne Plaza Melbourne Oceanfront Resort and Spa, 2605 N. Hwy A1A, Indialantic, FL. $$10,000 b/165 pd., 60% Gtd. 6 Sections: Master/Expert: $1200+trophy-700-300, U2400 $600+trophy, U2200 $600+trophy-300. Class A: $600+trophy-300-200. Class B: $600+trophy-300-200. Class C: $600+trophy-300-200. Class D: $600+trophy-300-200. U1200: $600+trophy-300-200, U1000 $300+trophy-200, U800 $200+trophy-100, trophies to top Brevard County scholastics players in K-3, K-5, K-8, K-12, book to plus score not winning other prize. All: Rated players may play up one class only. Unr. may play in Master or U1200. Unr. limited to $100 prize unless place prize in Master. Prizes for 1st-3rd brilliancy and biggest upset rds 1-4, sponsored by Hollywood Kings. EF: $79, via mail or online by 4/17, $89 on-line by 4/21 or at site (no credit cards); $20 less if Unr. or under age 18. Re-entry $40 by round 3 (1/2 point Byes for earlier rounds). GM/IM free entry available on-line until 3/31, else $80 from prize. Special EF for Brevard County students in any section: $20 on-line, $25 at site (counts as 1/4 entry for based on prize fund). Reg.: ends 1 hr. before 1st rd. Rds.: Rd. 1 8pm Fri (2-day 10am Sat. at G/60), Rds. 2-5 Sat. 1-7, Sun. 9-3. Side events: Space Coast Open Blitz. 4-SS (2 games/Rd), G/5. Prizes: Cash prizes based on entries. EF: $10. Rds Sat. 12:30-6:30, Sun. 8:30-2:30. (i.e., Blitz rounds are prior to rounds 2-5 of main tournament). Other events: see sco2010.eventbrite.com. HR: $95. 321-777-4100, code CHS, reserve by 3/31. Ent: Space Coast Chess Foundation, c/o Harvey Lerman, 921 N. Thistle Ln., Maitland, FL 32751 or sco2010.eventbrite.com. Info only: Peter Dyson 321-452-9863, peter200@ modusoperandi.com. FIDE, W. Chess Magnet School JGP.

A Heritage Event! Apr. 23-25 or 24-25, Maryland ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 50 50th Maryland Open

5SS, 30/90, SD/1 (Rnd 1 G/120) (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/75). Rockville Hilton, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. All prizes guaranteed. 3 sections: Open: $1200-600-350-250-100, top U2100 $200. Amateur Section (U1900): $800-450-300-150-100, top U1700 $150, top U1550 $150. Reserve Section (U1400): $650-350-250-150-100, top U1200 $100, top U1000 $100. Unrated may not win over $200 in U1400 or $400 in U1900. EF: $60 by 4/18 mail or online, $65 by 4/22 online, and $70 at the door. Special EFs: GM & IMs free; $60 deducted from prize. Special HR: $69, may not be avail after 4/8, free Sat. night room for GMs registering early. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 7 pm, rds Fri 8, Sat 12-6, Sun 9-2:15. 2-day schedule: reg ends Sat 10am rds 11-2-6, 9-2:15. Ent: MCA, c/o Michael Regan, 1827 Thornton Ridge Rd., Towson, MD 21204. Online entry at www.mdopen.eventbrite.com. Questions: [email protected]. FIDE. Chess Magnet School JGP.

Apr. 23-25 or 24-25, Michigan ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 20 2010 Grrreat Lakes Open

$$2860 GTD. 5-SS. MCCAMLY PLAZA HOTEL 50 Capital Ave. SW, Battle Creek, MI 49017. HR: chess rate $89+tax/night. www.mccamlyplazahotel.com 269963-7050. 3 Sections: OPEN (anyone), RESERVE (U1600), SCHOLASTIC (U1200). Rds: (OPEN & RESERVE 3-day) Fri 7pm; Sat noon, 7pm; Sun 9:00am, 3:30pm; (OPEN & RESERVE 2-day) Sat 11:00am, 1:30pm, merge w/ 3-D at 7pm. (SCHOLASTIC U1200 1-day) Sat 9:00am, noon, 2:30pm, 5pm. TC: (3-day) Rnds 1-3 G/120; Rnds 4-5 40/2 G/60. (2-day) Rnds 1,2 G/60 (merge w/ 3-day for rnds 3-5); (Scholastic) rnds 1-4: G/45. EF: IMs and GMs free (subtract advance entry from prize); Advance (by 4/1) OPEN: 2-day $52, 3-day $53 RESERVE: 3-day $43, 2-day $42. SCHOLASTIC: $15 All $10 more on-site. $10 Junior discount for O and R. USCF memb req d. MCA memb req d for Michigan residents. Please make checks payable to Stan Beckwith. Reg.: Advance Stan Beckwith, 84 Bond St., Battle Creek, MI 269-964-2927. Jennifer Skidmore, [email protected] 734-678-0463. On-Site (3-day) Fri 5:45-6:30. (2-day) Sat 9:45-10:30am. (S) Sat 7:45-8:30am. $$: OPEN: 1st $650, 2nd $400, 1st X $200, 1st A $200, U1800 $150, U1600 $150. RESERVE: 1st $400, 2nd $200, 1st D $150, 1st E $150, U1000 $105, UNR $105. SCHOLASTIC: 1st trophy, 2nd trophy, 3rd trophy, 1st U1000 trophy, 1st U800 trophy, 1st U600 trophy All players with 3 points get a trophy. Chess Magnet School JGP in Open and Reserve Sections.

Apr. 23-25 or 24-25, Tennessee ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 40 (enhanced) 9th Southern Class Championships

5SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/75). Radisson Hotel at Opryland, 2401 Music Valley Drive (TN-155 to West McGavock Pike Exit 12), Nashville, TN 37214. Free parking. Prizes $10,000 based on 160 paid entries (Class E, unrated, & re-entries count as half entries), $7500 (minimum 75% each prize) guaranteed. In 6 sections; no unrated allowed in Master-Expert. MasterExpert (2000/up): $1000-500-300-150, clear win or first on tiebreak $50, top U2200 $700-400. FIDE. Class A (1800-1999/Unr): $800-400-200-100. Class B (1600-1799/Unr): $800-400-200-100. Class C (1400-1599/Unr): $800-400200-100. Class D (1200-1399/Unr): $700-400-200-100. Class E (Under 1200/Unr): $400-300-200-100. Rated players may play up one section. Unrated prize limit $100 E, $200 D, $300 C, $400 B, $500 A. Top 5 sections EF: 3-day $88, 2-day $87 mailed by 4/15, all $89 online at chesstour.com by 4/20, $90 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 4/20 (entry only, no questions), $100 at site. No checks at site, credit cards OK. Special EF for all in Class E Section and unrated in Class C or D: all $40 less. Special Radisson entry fee: $20 less if staying at Radisson with chess rate 4/24 (limit one deduction per guest room). All: TCA memb. required for TN residents. GMs free, $70 deducted from prize. Special 1 year USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entry- online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20. Mailed, phoned or at site, Adult

uschess.org

$40, Young Adult $30. Re-entry $50; not available in Master Section. Unofficial uschess.org ratings based on 4 or more games usually used if otherwise unrated. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 9 & 3:15. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2:30 & 6, Sun 9-3:15. Bye: all, Master-Expert must commit before rd 2, others before rd 3. HR: $92-92, 615-889-0800, 800-395-7046, ask for chess rate, reserve by 4/9 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633. Bring set, board, clock if possible- none supplied. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: chesstour.com, 845-496-9658. Advance entries posted at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.

Apr. 24, Maine ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 Freeport Open

Hilton Garden Inn Freeport, 5 Park Street, Freeport, ME 04032. In 3 Sections, Open: 4SS, GAME/65, $$GTD: $275-150-75. U1900: 4SS, GAME/65, Open to 1899 & under. $$GTD: $150-50. U1600 $100. U1300: 4SS, GAME/65, Open to 1299 & under. $$GTD: $150. U1000 $100. ALL: EF: $28 in advance, $33 at site. Reg.: 9:00-9:45. Advance entries must be postmarked by 4/15/2010. Rds.: 1012:30-3:00-5:30. Unrated may only win 50% of place prizes in under sections. Adult unrated may not enter U1300. ENT: Alex Relyea, 49 Technology Dr. #89, Bedford, NH 03110. INFO: Alex Relyea [email protected]. HR: $127.20, $10 Extra Person Charge (207) 865-1433. Mention chess tournament for special rate by 3/24/2010. www.relyeachess.com. NS. Chess Magnet School JGP.

Apr. 24, New Mexico ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 6 16th Annual Pir Maleki Memorial

United World College, Montezuma, NM. 7 Sections. Professor: Above 1650. 1st $220 gtd, 2nd $120 gtd. U1900 $80 b/10. 3SS, G/100. EF: $32, $27 U/21. Instructor: 1500-1750 or UR. 1st 120, 2nd 80 b/10. 3SS, G/90. EF: $27, $22 U/21. Tutor: 1150-1600 or UR. 1st $120 gtd, 2nd $80 b/20. 4SS, G/60. EF: $22, $17 U/21. Sophomore: U1250 or UR. 1st $90 gtd, 2nd $60 b/20. 4SS, G/60. EF: $22, $17 U/21. Scholastic: U/age 19 and U1200 or UR. 4SS, G45. 1st $60 gtd, 2nd $40 b/20. EF: $13. Youth U17: U900 or UR. 4SS, G/45. EF: $9. Youth U14: U600 or UR. 4SS, G/45. EF: $9. Round 1 all sections 10 am. Class prizes most sections. Late entries only by phone or e-mail by 4/23. Adv. entries must be postmarked by 4/19. Flier with complete details at www.nmsco.org/ Schedule.html orTD Andy Nowak at 505-310-0095 or [email protected].

Apr. 24-25, California Northern ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 6 5th Annual Frank Doyle Open

Exchange Bank, 444 Aviation Blvd., Santa Rosa, CA 95403. 4 round Swiss, G/120. In 3 Sections Open: $$GTD: $250-175. Reserve: Open to 1899 & under. $$GTD: $200-125. Booster: Open to 1499 & under. $$GTD: $150-100. Unr. must play in Booster Section. Unrated maximum prize $75-50. ALL: EF: $35 advance until 4/21, $45 at site. Reg.: 04/24 8:30am - 9:30am. Rds.: Sat 10, 3; Sun 10, 3. ENT: Paul Stagnoli, 4233 Kintyre Road, Santa Rosa, CA 954094127. INFO: (707) 478-4385, [email protected]. No phone or e-mail entries. Bring equipment, none provided. No Cell phones allowed. NS NC W. Chess Magnet School JGP.

Apr. 24-25 or 25, New York ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 6 Marshall April Grand Prix

4SS, 30/90, SD/1. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10 St., NYC, 212-477-3716. EF: $45, Members $25. $$625 Gtd: 250-100-75, U2200/Unrated $100, U2000 $100. Reg. ends 15 min. before game. Rds.: 2 schedules: 2-day, rds 12:30-5:30 pm each day; 1-day, (rds 1-2 G/30), 10-11:15 am-12:30-5:30 pm Sun; both merge rd 3. Limit 2 byes, request at entry. NO RE-ENTRY. May be limited to first 60 players. Chess Magnet School JGP.

Apr. 25, New Jersey ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 ICA Spring 2010 Open Championship

Bergen Academy, 200 Hackensack Ave., Hackensack, NJ 07601. OpenTo All Ages With Rating >1400 4SS, G/60. U. S. Chess Federation Membership Required, Prize Fund ($$ b/40) 1st - 3rd $300, $250, $200, U2000, U1800, U1600 each $100. Best Under 13 Years Old $75, Best Over 65 Years Old $75. Prize Fund Will Not Be Reduced Below 70 %. Reg Ends at 9 AM Late Entrants Will Receive 1/2 Point Bye For Rnd 1. EF: Adv (pmk. By Apr 21st) $40, AT Site $45. GMs Free Entry. INFO: 201-287-0250 or 201-833-1741, Email: [email protected] (Web Site Entries: www.icanj.net). Rds.: 9:30 AM, 11:45 AM, 2:15 PM, 4:30 PM. ENT: Make EF and/or USCF Membership checks payableTo: International Chess Academy. Mail to: DianaTulman, 28 Canterbury Lane, New Milford, NJ 07646. NS, NC, W.

Apr. 27, New Jersey ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced) Dean of Chess Academy Last Tuesday Grand Prix (QC)

4SS, G/10. Dean of Chess Academy, 3150 Route 22, West Branchburg, NJ 08876. (908) 595-0066. Gtd prize fund. Open: $150-$100-$50, U1800: $50 gift card, U1300: $50 gift card. Entry Fee: $45 ($30 members). Registration: 7:307:45pm. Rds.: 8:00 & ASAP.

Apr. 29, New York ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced) 10 Grand Prix Points Tonight!

4-SS, G/30. Chess Center at the Marshall Club, 23 West 10 St., bet. 5-6 Ave., NYC: 212-477-3716. EF: $35, Club membs $25, GMs free ($20 from prize), specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$560 b/32 paid entries (may be limited to 1st 36 to enter), top 2 Gtd: $$ 200-110-50, Top U2200/unr $105, U2000 $95. Limit 2 byes (1 bye for U2000), commit by 8:15. Reentry $15. CCA ratings may be used. Class pairings OK rd. 4. Reg ends 10 min before game. Rds 7-8:15-9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impossible!

Apr. 29-May 27, Pennsylvania ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced) 2010 Hatboro Open

5-SS, 40/90, G/1.Trinity Orthodox Presbyterian Church, 151 W. County Line Road (near Blair Mill Road), Hatboro 19040. $$950 b/30. In one section: $400-200, U1900 $100, U1700 $100, U1500 $100, Upset Prize $50. EF: $30 if postmarked by 4/8, $35 at site, $5 less to Chaturanga CC members. Write checks to “Chaturanga Chess Club.” Reg.: 7-7:20pm. Rds.: 7:30pm each Thursday. Bye: limit 1, any round, must request before Round 3 starts. Ent/Info: Jorge Amador, POB

387, Forest Grove, PA 18922, (215) 794-8368, [email protected]. NS, NC, W. Chess Magnet School JGP.

Apr. 30-May 1, Utah ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 15 (enhanced) 3rd Annual Farewell Bobby Fischer

This popular event is the longest running Bobby Fischer Memorial Chess Tournament held in the United States! Westminster College, Eccles Health Wellness & Athletic Center, Rm. 353/354, 1840 S. 1300 East, SLC, UT 84105. 6SS, TWO Sections: Open & U-1200 (Open Section Fri & Sat, U-1200 Section Sat May 1st only) EF: Open: $30 by Apr 28, $40 after. U-1200: $15 by Apr 28, $25 after. Time Controls: Open, Rd 1&2 G/64, Rd 3&4 G/68, Rd 5&6 G/72. U-1200, Rd 1&2 G/30, Rd 3&4 G/33, Rd 5&6 G/45. Rds.: Open Fri (PM) 7, 9:20 - Sat 9AM, 11:30, 3:30PM, 6:10. U-1200 (Sat only) 9:00AM, 10:15, 11:30, 12:50, 3:30, 5:15. $$G: Open: $300 (+Trophy), 200. Class $$ B/50: 1900-1999 90, 1800-1899 80, 1700-1799 70, 1600-1699 60, 1500-1599 50, 1400-1499 45, 1300-1399 40, 1299&below/unr 35. Top Female 30, Upset 20. ($203 Bonus for 6-0!) $$: U1200 B/50 $80 (+Trophy), 60. 900-999 50, 800-899 45, 700-799 40, 600-699 35, 500-599 30, 400-499 25, 300-399 22, 200-299 20, 199&below /unr 18. Top Female 15, Upset 10. ($50 bonus for 6-0!) Reg.: Fri 6-6:40PM & Sat 8:00AM-8:40.Two (1/2 pt.)byes allowed, req before Rd.3. ENT: Mochess@com cast.net, or Morry Holland 801-864-9023. More info available at www.farewell bobbyfischer.com. Free Entries to GM/IM. NS, NC, W. Chess Magnet School JGP.

Apr. 30, May 2 or May 1-2, Vermont ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 30 (enhanced) 21st annual Vermont Resort Open

5 SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/75). Lake Morey Resort, 1 Clubhouse Rd, Fairlee, VT 05045 (I-91 to Exit 15; less than a mile to the resort on Lake Morey Rd). 2 1/2 hours from Boston or Hartford, 1 hour 45 minutes from Manchester, NH, 20 minutes from Dartmouth College. 600 acre lake with boating, indoor pool, health club, tennis, basketball, biking, hiking, etc. $4000 guaranteed prizes. In 5 sections. Open: $500-300-200, top Under 2200/Unr $350-150. FIDE. Under 2000: $400-200-100. Under 1800: $400-200-100. Under 1600: $300-150-100. Under 1400: $300-150-100. Unrated may enter any section but may not win over $80 in U1400, $160 in U1600 or $240 in U1800. EF: 3-day $73, 2-day $72 mailed by 4/22, all $75 online at chesstour.com by 4/28, $80 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 4/28 (entry only, no questions), $85 at site. $50 less to unrated. No checks at site, credit cards OK. GMs free; $60 deducted from prize. Re-entry $40, not available in Open. Special 1 year USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entry- online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20. Mailed, phoned or at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6:30 pm, rds Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 9 & 3:15. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10:30 am, rds. Sat 11, 2:30, 6, Sun 9 & 3:15. Half point byes OK all, limit 2; must commit before rd 2. HR: $85-85-95, 800-423-1211, 802-3334311, reserve by 4/16 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Ent: Continental Chess, PO Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. Questions: 845-496-9658, www.chesstour.com. $15 service charge for refunds. May ratings used. Advance entries posted at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.

May 1-2, California Northern ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 30 (enhanced) Summer Open

6SS, G/100. Bay Area Chess Center, 4423 Fortran Ct., San Jose, CA 95134. Free parking. Prizes: $3,000 b/77 - $$Gtd 2,000. 3 Sections. Open: $$ Gtd. 500200-100-100-100. 1400-1799: $500-200-101 (u1600=100-66-66). u1400: 500-200-101 (u1200:100-66). Unrated prize limit of $200 in all sections except Open. Sections EF: $66 mail/online by 4/28, onsite +$19 play-up +$19. GMs & IMs free before 4/28. Re-entry $33. May 2010 Supp, CCA min & TD discretion will be used to place players accurately. Sched: Reg. Sat 10-10:30a, Games- Sat 10:30, 2, 5:30; Sun 10, 1:30, 5. Ent: BayAreaChess, 4423 Fortran Ct., Ste. 160, San Jose, CA 95134. $20 serv charge for refund. Questions: [email protected],Tel 408-786-5515. Info & Entries: BayAreaChess. com/events/10/summer. NS, NC, W. Chess Magnet School JGP.

A State Championship Event! May 1-2, Massachusetts ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 30 (enhanced) 20th Massachusetts G/60 Championship

7SS, G/60. Kennedy Senior Center, 117 E.Central St., Natick, MA 01760. $$2300 guaranteed. One section open to all. $$600-300-200-150, under 2200 $200, under 2000 $190, under 1800 $180, under 1600 $170, under 1400 $160, under 1200 $150. EF: $55 postmarked by 4/27 or online (PayPal) at www.MassChess. org by 4/29; $65 on site. GM, IM free. Reg.: 8:30-9:30. Rds.: Sat. 10-1-3:306, Sun. 9:30-12:30-3. Limit 2 half point byes, rounds 1-6, must commit before start of round 3. Memb. reqd.: MACA ($12, juniors (under 18) $6, rate changes 5/1, see website for details), OSA. Ent: Payable to MACA, mail to: Ken Ballou, 27 Fenway Drive, Framingham, MA 01701-4012 or online (PayPal) at www.MassChess.org. Info: George Mirijanian, 978-345-5011, G60Info2010@ masschess.org, www.MassChess.org. NS, NC, W.

DROPPING OUT? Have to miss a round? It is very important that you

NOTIFY THE DIRECTOR before pairings are made, so no one is deprived of a game! If you forfeit without notice, you may be FINED up to the amount of the entry fee!

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May 14-16 or 15-16, New York ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 20 (enhanced) 18th annual New York State Open

5SS, 30/90, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/60). Howard Johnson Tiki Resort, 2 Canada St., Lake George, NY 12845. $$G 4000. In 3 sections. Open: $$ 500250-130, top 1910-2109 $200-100, top Under 1910 $200-100. Senior, open to under 2010 or unrated born before 5/17/60. $$ 400-200-100, top Under 1810 $200-100, top Under 1610 $170-90. Under 1710: $$ 400-200-100, Under 1510 $200-100, Under 1310 $170-90. No unrated may win over $250 in Senior or $150 in Under 1710. All: 1 year NYSCA membership to NY residents who are not members. EF: 3-day $78, 2-day $77 mailed by 5/7, $79 online at chesstour.com by 5/12, $85 phoned by 5/12 to 406-896-2038 (payment only, no questions), $90 at site. No checks at site, credit cards OK. $40 less to unrated in U1710 or Senior sections. Special 1 year USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entry- online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30. Re-entry $40, not available in Open Section. GMs free, $60 deducted from prize. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6:30 pm, rds. Fri 7, Sat 12-6, Sun 9-2:15. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 11:30 am, rds Sat 123-6, Sun 9-2:15. Half point byes OK all, must commit before rd 2; limit 2 byes (limit 1 bye towards U1910, U1610 or U1310 prizes). HR: 59-59-70 (2 double beds), 65-65-76 (2 queen beds), 518-668-5744, reserve by 5/5 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Unofficial uschess.org ratings based on 4 or more games usually used if otherwise unrated. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: www.chess tour.com, 845-496-9658. Advance entries posted at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.

May 15, Virginia ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 6 2010 Walter Muir Memorial

3-Round Swiss System Game/90 w/5 second delay. St. John’s Lutheran Church, 4608 Brambleton Ave. SW, Roanoke, VA 24018. GUARANTEED PRIZES:Top Section: $125-$100-$75. Additional Sections: If Octagonals, Each is guaranteed $125-$100, If Hexagonals, Each is guaranteed $100-$75, If Quads, Each is guaranteed $100. ENTRY FEE: If received by May 14, $30.00. At site, $40.00. REGISTRATION: 6-9 pm on 5/14; 8:30-9:30 am on 5/15. ROUNDS: 10-2-6. BYES: One only per tournament; must request before 1st round begins. ADVANCE ENTRIES: Roanoke Valley Chess Club, P.O. Box 14143, Roanoke, VA 24038. PHONE: (540) 344-4446. EMAIL: [email protected]. WEBPAGE: roanokechess.com. NS. NC. W.

May 15-16, District of Columbia ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 15 D.C. Class Championships

4-SS. U.S. Chess Center, 1501 M St., NW, Washington, DC 20005, 202/857-4922. Free parking at site. Players may play only in their own section (May ratings used) except K-12 may play up one section. All: Reg: 10 - 11. Irrevocable byes only if requested before play begins. Master/Expert - Class D SectionsTC: 30/90, SD/1, Rds. 11:30- 5, 11- 4:30. Trophies to top 4 school teams (top 4 players make a team) Master/Expert prizes guaranteed. Class prizes b/16 per section. EF: $42 if mailed by 5/7, $50 at site. Sections: Master/Expert: $$G 400

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- 225 - 125; Class A: $$300 - 200 - 100; Class B: $$300 - 200 - 100; Class C: $$300 - 200 - 100, Class D: $300 - 200 – 100, Classes E - G/Under:TC: G/45. Rds. 11- 1- 3 - 5. Trophy prizes. EF: $15 if mailed by 5/7, $20 at site. Unrated EF: $20 but ineligible for cash prizes. Unrateds may use unpublished ratings at organizer’s discretion. Ent: US Chess Center. Mail to address above. www.chessctr.org. Chess Magnet School JGP for Master – Class D Sections.

May 15-16, Maine ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 30 (enhanced) Eastern Maine Championship

Hollywood Slots Hotel, 500 Main Street, Bangor, ME 04401. In 5 Sections, Championship: 5SS, 30/90, SD/60, EF: $50 postmarked by 5/6, $60 at site. $$GTD: $500-300-200. U2000 $150. Plaque to top-scoring Eastern Maine resident. Reg.: 9:00-9:45. Rds.: 10-2:30-7, 9:30-2:30. One half point bye available rounds 14, must request round 4 bye before first round. U1800: 5SS, 30/90, SD/60, Open to 1799 & under. EF: $50 postmarked by 5/6, $60 at site. $$GTD: $400-200. U1500 $100. Unrated may win only half of place prizes. Reg.: 9:00-9:45. Rds.: 10-2:30-7, 9:30-2:30. One half point bye available rounds 1-4, must request round 4 bye before first round. U1200: 5SS, 30/90, SD/60, Open to 1199 & under. Adult unrated may not enter U1200. EF: $50 postmarked by 5/6, $60 at site. $$GTD: $200-100. U900 $75. Unrated may win only half of place prizes. Reg.: 9:00-9:45. Rds.: 10-2:30-7, 9:30-2:30. One half point bye available rounds 1-4, must request round 4 bye before first round. U1300-1 Day: 4SS, GAME/60, Open to 1299 & under. EF: $25 postmarked by 5/6, $30 at site. $$GTD: $200-100. U1100 $75. Unrated may not win more than 50% of place prizes. Saturday Only. Reg.: 9:00-9:45 15 May. Rds.: 10-1-3:15-5:30. One half point bye available rounds 1-3, must request round 3 bye before first round. U900-1 Day: 4SS, GAME/60, Open to 899 & under. Adult unrated may not enter U900-1 Day. EF: $25 postmarked by 5/6, $30 at site. $$GTD: $150-75. U600 $50. Unrated may not win more than 50% of place prizes. Saturday Only. Reg.: 9:00-9:45 15 May. Rds.: 10-1-3:15-5:30. One half point bye available rounds 1-3, must request round 3 bye before first round. ENT: Alex Relyea, 49 Technology Dr. #89, Bedford, NH 03110. INFO: Alex Relyea [email protected]. HR: $119-119119-119 (207) 974-3500. NS, W. 2-day sections are Chess Magnet School JGP.

May 16, New York ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 30 (enhanced) Grandmaster Challenge

6-SS, G/30. Marshall CC, 23 W.10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716, limited to first 64 entries. EF: $35 over 55/under 18, $45 others, $10 less to Marshall members (free buffet to participants) GMs free, $25 deducted from prize. Reg. ends 11:45 AM. G$$350-250-150-100-75-50, $100 U2400, $100 U2200, $75 U2000, $50 U1800, top over 55 $=age, top under 18 $= 3x age, top scoring female $=# of players. Rds.: 12-1:20-2:40-4-5:20-6:40. Byes: limit 2, request before Round 3. Additional class prize $500 2800+, $250 2700+.

May 18, New York ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 15 (enhanced) Marshall Masters (formerly the St. John’s Masters)

4SS, G/30. Third Tues. of every month. 23 W.10th St., NYC 212 477-3716. Open

to players rated over 2100 (plus all players scoring 2.5 or more at any CCNY at MCCThursday 4 Rated Games Tonight! since the prior month’s Masters) EF: $40, members $30, GMs $10 (returned on completion of tournament).Top three prizes guaranteed. $$G 250-150-100. Top U2400 and Top 2300 prizes. Special prize for biggest upset. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45PM. One bye available, rds. 1 or 4 only; declare at registration.

May 20, New York ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced) 10 Grand Prix Points Tonight!

4-SS, G/30. Chess Center at the Marshall Club, 23 West 10 St., bet. 5-6 Ave., NYC: 212-477-3716. EF: $35, Club membs $25, GMs free ($20 from prize), specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$560 b/32 paid entries (may be limited to 1st 36 to enter), top 2 Gtd: $$ 200-110-50, Top U2200/unr $105, U2000 $95. Limit 2 byes (1 bye for U2000), commit by 8:15. Reentry $15. CCA ratings may be used. Class pairings OK rd. 4. Reg ends 10 min before game. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impossible!

May 21-23, California Southern ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 40 2010 Lina Grumette Memorial Day Classic

5-SS, 3-day 40/2, SD/1, 2-day rds. 1-2 G/75 then merges. LAX Hilton, 5711 W. Century Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045. $$10,000 b/200, 50% of each prize guaranteed. In five sections: Open: $$T+1700- 750-400-300-200, U2400 400, U2200 700-300-200. Premier (under 2000): $$750-300-200-100. Amateur (Under 1800): $$750-300- 200-100. Reserve (Under 1600): $$750-300-200100. Booster (Under 1400/unrated): $$400-200-100, U1200 150, Unr 150. (Unrated may win Unrated prizes only.) EF: $83 by 5/20, $95 at door. Booster (U1400) section EF: $67 by 5/20, $80 door. Reg.: 5-6 p.m. 5/21, 9-10 a.m. 5/22. Rds.: 3-day: 6:30, 10:30-5, 10-4:30. 2-day: 10:30-1 (G/1), then merges with 3-day at 5. All: SCCF membership req. ($18 re, $10 jr). $25 Best Game prize, all sections eligible. 1 half-point bye if requested at least 1 round in advance, rd. 5 must be requested with entry. HR: $109, (310) 410-4000, use Group Code LGM. Parking $8/day. Info: [email protected]. Web site, on-line entry: www.westernchess.com. Ent: SCCF, c/o John Hillery, 835 N. Wilton Pl. #1, Los Angeles, CA 90038. NS. NC. F. State Championship Qualifier. Chess Magnet School JGP.

An American Classic! May 27-31, 28-31, 29-31 or 30-31, Illinois ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 300 (enhanced) 19th annual Chicago Open

Open Section, May 27-31: 9SS, 40/2, SD/1, GM & IM norms possible. Under 1300 to Under 2100, May 28-31, 29-31 or 30-31: 7SS, 40/2, SD/1 (3-day option, rds 1-2 G/75; 2-day option, rds. 1-4 G/40). Under 1000, May 30-31: 7SS, G/40. Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel, 601 North Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling, IL 60090 (from Chicago, I-294 north to US-45 north; from Milwaukee, I-94 east to Lake Cook Rd to US-45 south.) Free parking. $100,000 guaranteed prize fund. In 7 sections. Open: $10000-5000-2500-1200-1000700-600-500-400-400, clear winner bonus $200, FIDE 2300-2449 $3000-1500700, FIDE Under 2300/Unr $3000-1500-700. If tie for first, top 2 on tiebreak play speed game for title & bonus. FIDE rated. Under 2100, Under 1900, Under

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1700: each $5000-3000-2000-1000-700-600-500-400-300-300. Under 1500, Under 1300: $4000-2000-1500-1000-700- 500-400- 300-300-300. Under 1000: $1000-600-400-300-300-300-200-200-200-200. Prize limits: 1) Players with under 26 lifetime games rated through 5/10 list may not win over $500 U1000, $1500 U1300 or $2500 U1500. Games rated too late for 5/10 list not counted. 2) If more than 30 points over section maximum on any list 5/09-4/10, prize limit $1500. 3) Unrated (0-3 lifetime games rated) cannot win over $200 in U1000, $400 U1300, $800 U1500, $1200 U1700, $1600 U1900 or $2000 U2100. Unofficial uschess.org ratings based on 4 or more games usually used if otherwise unrated. 4) Balance of any limited prize goes to next player(s) in line. Mailed EF: 5-day (Open only) $200, 4-day $199, 3-day $198, 2-day $197 mailed by 3/15; 5-day $220, 4-day $219, 3-day $218, 2-day $217 mailed by 5/19; all $250 at site. No checks at site, credit cards OK. Online EF at chesstour.com: $203 by 3/15, $223 by 5/24, $250 after 5/24 until 2 hours before rd 1. Phone EF at 406-896-2038 (entry only, no questions): $205 by 3/15, $225 by 5/24 (entry only, no questions). No phone entry after 5/24. GMs, foreign IMs, foreign WGMs free; $150 deducted from prize. US WGMs $100; $120 deducted from prize. Special EF: $50 less to unrated in U1000 to U2100 sections. $70 less to rated seniors 65/over in U1300 & above sections. Under 1000 EF: $82 if mailed by 5/19, $83 online at chesstour.com by 5/24, $85 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 5/24 (entry only, no questions), $100 at site. No checks at site, credit cards OK. ICA membership ($15, scholastic $10) required for rated Illinois residents. Special 1 yr USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entry: Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30. Re-entry: $100, no re-entry from Open Section to Open Section. 5-day schedule (Open only): Reg. ends Thu 6 pm, rds Thu 7 pm, Fri 11 & 6, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 11 & 6, Mon 10 & 4:30. 4-day schedule (U1300 to U2100): Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, Rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 11 & 6, Mon 10 & 4:30. 3-day schedule: (U1300 to U2100): Reg. ends Sat 10 am, Rds. Sat 11, 2:30 & 6, Sun 11 & 6, Mon 10 & 4:30. 2-day schedule (U1300 to U2100): Reg. ends Sun 9 am, Rds. Sun 10, 12, 2, 3:45 & 6, Mon 10 & 4:30. Above schedules merge & compete for same prizes. Under 1000 schedule: Reg. ends Sun 9 am, Rds. Sun 10, 12, 2, 3:45, Mon. 10, 12, 2. Byes: OK all, limit 4 (limit 2 in last 4 rds), Open must commit before rd 2, others before rd 4. Hotel rates: $98-98-98-98, 800-937-8461, 847-777-6500, reserve by 5/14 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD #D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Foreign player ratings: Usually 100 points added to FIDE, 100 to FQE, 200/more to most other foreign, no pts added to CFC or Jamaica. Some foreign ratings not accepted for U1900 or below. Highest of multiple ratings usually used. Players who fail to disclose foreign or FIDE ratings may be expelled. US player ratings: May official ratings used; May FIDE ratings used for Open Section. Special rules: 1) Players must submit to a search for electronic devices if requested by Director. In round 3 or after, players with scores of 80% or over and their opponents may not use headphones, earphones, cellphones, or go to a different floor of the hotel without Director permission. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. Questions: 845496-9658, www.chesstour.com. You may request “lowest possible section” if May rating unknown. $15 service charge for refunds. Advance entries will be posted at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet School JGP (except U1000).

A Heritage Event! May 28-31, Oklahoma ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 20 29th North American FIDE Open – Stillwater

10-SS, G/90+30 sec, Quality Inn, 2515 W. 6th Ave (Hwy-51), Stillwater, OK 1405-372-0800. HR: 65-65-65. One section open to all. EF: $ $50 at door. $10 OCF membership required from all players. Reg.: Fri 11-11:45; Rds.: Fri 12, 5:00, Sat-Sun 9-1:30-6:30, Mon 9-1:30. $$G 2,250 will not be lowered. $$G, $400, 300, 200. 100 $$G $300 each class ($150-100-50) A,B,C,D & below. Unr. competes in D & below. $50 - upset, Three (3) half pt byes rds 1-8; Free Parking. Ent: Frank Berry, 402 S. Willis, Stillwater, OK 74074. (Jim) 1-405-762-1649; [email protected]. NC, CMV, LS, W, USCF, OCF, FIDE. Chess Magnet School JGP.

May 29, Connecticut ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 6 4th Saturday Open

CH Booth Library, 25 Main St., Newtown, CT 06470, 100 yds. south of Flagpole on Rte. 25. In 2 sections: Open: 3SS, G/60, Prizes: $200-100,Top U1900 $100; All Gtd. Multiple prizes are possible. Rds.: 10:15, 12:30, 2:45. Under 1600/Unr: 4SS, G/45, Prizes: $100 Gtd. More per entries. Unrated may not win more than $50. Rds.: 10:15-11:45-1:30-3:15. EF: Both Sections: $20 if rec’d by 5/27, $30 at door. Reg.: 9:30-10. Ent: Glenn Budzinski, 1 Black Cherry Lane, Sandy Hook, CT 06482. Questions only: [email protected]. May be limited to first 50 players. Chess photo exhibit also at Library. NS, NC, W.

May 29, Tennessee ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 6 Rutherford County Open

5-SS, rd.1 G/30, rd.2 G/60, Rds.3, 4, 5 G/75. Grace Lutheran Church, 811 E. Clark Blvd., Murfreesboro, TN. EF: $25 by 5/27, $30 at site. $$ (1160, top 2 G, class prizes b/6 entries per class, else proportional): $200-120, X, A, B, C, D, E/below, Unr. each $120. Reg.: 8:00-8:45am. Rds.: 9:00-10:00-12:30-3:00-5:30. Ent: Rutherford County Chess Club, P.O. Box 1593, Murfreesboro, TN 37133. www.rccc.us/ (with map to site), [email protected]. 615-895-7989. NS. NC. W. Chess Magnet School JGP.

May 29-30, Florida ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 North Florida Classic Chess Championships III

5SS, G/90. Price-Martin Center, 220 N 11th Street, Palatka, Florida. $500 to First Place Unconditionally Guaranteed. 2nd Place $ 250, 3rd $ 125, Top U1800, U1600, U1400, U1200/UNR Each $ 150. First Place Fully Guaranteed, other prizes based on entries (b/48) More Entries Mean More Prize Money! EF: $45 if by Apr. 30, $50 at Site. USCF Rated.TD Ben Cody & Jim Hedge. Reg ends 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Rounds: 10-1:30-5, Sunday 11-3. Championship Trophy to First, Trophies to Top each class listed above. 5-Second Time Delay permitted. NS NC W. Advance Entries: Jim Hedge, 4502 Pontiac Street, Palatka, FL 32177. www.palatkachessclub.com, [email protected], (386) 9724225. Sponsored byThe Palatka Chess Club and the City of Palatka. Contact us for special rates Before you book Hotel rooms. Chess Magnet School JGP.

May 29-30 or 30, New York ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced) New York May Open!

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4-SS, 30/90, SD/1. Chess Center at the Marshall Club, 23 W. 10 St., bet. 5th6th Ave., NYC: 845-569-9969. $$ 1,200 b/60 paid entries, minimum half each prize Gtd. May be limited to 1st 62 entries! 2 sections, Open. $$ 400-200100, U2200/unr. $100. FIDE. Under 2000. $$ 200-100, U1800 $100, $100 unr. prize limit. Both, EF: $45, Club membs $30, GMs free ($25 from prize), specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. Online entry at www.chess center.cc thru 5/27. 2 options: 2-Day, rds 12:30-5:30 pm each day; 1-day (rds 1-2 G/30), 10-11:15 am-12:30-5:30 pm Sun., merge rd 3. 2 byes max, commit by rd 2. Reg. ends 15 min. before game. Re-entry $20, counts half. Foreign unr. must enter Open. CCA Ratings may be used. EF $10 extra by phone! Chess Magnet School JGP.

May 29-31 or 30-31, California Northern ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 100 (enhanced) Capablanca Memorial Championship

6SS 30/90 G/60 (2-day opt rds 1-3 G/60). Sections D & E 6SS G/90 only. Hotel: Marriott, 2700 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95054. Chess rate $79. Prizes: $12,000 b/194. 6 sections. Open (2100+ FIDE rated $$Gtd): 2000-1000400-200-100-100 (u2300: $$Gtd 200-100). Sections X+ (1900-2099), A+ (1700-1899), B+ (1500-1699): $1000-400-200-100-100-100. Section C+ (13001499), D+ (u1300): 500-200-100-100-100-100. Unr prize limit of $200 in all sections except Open. EF: $99 3-day & $98 2-day mailed/online by 5/26, Onsite +$25 Play-up +$20. GMs IMs free - EF subtr from prize. Re-entry $40. EF Econ Opt: Deduct $30 from EF & accept 1/2 of calculated prize. May 2010 Supp, CCA min & TD discretion will be used to place players accurately. 3-day sched: Reg Sat 10-11, Rds Sat/Sun 11:30 5:30, Mon 10 3:30. 2-day sched: Reg Sun 9-9:30, Rds Sun 10 12:30 2:45 5:30, Mon 10 3:30. Sections D & E: Sun 11 2:30 6, Mon 10 1:30 5. Max two 1/2-pt byes - must commit bef rd 3. Blitz Side Event - 80% returned in prizes - $20 entry fee. Reg Sun 9-10pm, Games 10:15-11:55pm. Sections based on entries. Ent: Bay Area Chess, 4423 Fortran Ct., Ste. 160, San Jose, CA 95134. Refunds $20 charge. Quest: contact@BayArea Chess.com, 408-786-5515. Info/Ent: BayAreaChess.com/ events/10/memo. NS, NC, W. Chess Magnet School JGP.

A Heritage Event! A State Championship Event! May 29-31, Massachusetts ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 30 (enhanced) 79th Massachusetts Open

6SS, 40/2, SD/1. Four Points by Sheraton, 99 Erdman Way, Leominster, MA 01453. $$3,000 guaranteed. In 4 sections: Open: $600-300-150, U2250 $150. U2000: $300-200-100. U1800: $300-200-100. U1600: $250-150-100, U1400 $100. State championship title to highest scoring MA resident or student in each section. Unrated may play in any section but may not win 1st or 2nd prize or title except in Open section. Most interesting game prizes: Open $300, U2000 $200, U1800 $150, U1600 $100. EF: $55 postmarked by 5/25 or online (PayPal) at www.MassChess.org by 5/27; $65 at site. GM, IM free. Special EF: Under age 23 or age 60 or older, $30 in advance, $35 on site. Reg.: Sat 8:30-9:30. Rds.: Sat. 10:30-5, Sun. 10-4:30, Mon. 9:30-4. MACA annual membership meeting Sunday afternoon, 5/30. State Blitz championship Sunday night, 5/30. Bye: Open section, 1-5; U2000, U1800, U1600, all; limit 2, rds. 4-6 must commit before round 2. Memb. req’d: MACA ($12, under 18 $6, rate changes 5/1, see web site for details), OSA. HR: $85/85/85/85, king $110/110/110/110. 978-534-9000, reserve by 5/8 and ask for “Massachusetts Chess Association room block”. Ent: payable to MACA, mail to Ken Ballou, 27 Fenway Drive, Framingham, MA 01701-4012 or online (PayPal) at www.MassChess.org. Info: George Mirijanian, 978-345-5011, [email protected], www.MassChess.org. NS, NC, W, FIDE. Chess Magnet School JGP.

DCC Mbrs $5 discount. 3-day schedule: Reg Fri 6pm - 7:30pm, Rds Fri 8pm, Sat 11-6, Sun 9-3:15pm. 2-day schedule: Reg Sat 9am-10:30am, rds Sat 112:30, then join 3 day schedule. Sunday DCC Opens 8 a.m. Byes: two ok - must commit by round 2. Hotel: Crown Plaza $79 for more details see www.dayton chessclub.com. Send Entries to: Dayton Chess Club, 18 West 5th St., Dayton, OH 45402. Questions/info: [email protected] or call 937-461-6283. Chess Magnet School JGP.

June 5, District of Columbia ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 15 21st Annual DC Action Championship

6-SS, G/30. US Chess Center, 1501 M St. NW. Washington, DC 20005 EF: $32 if by 5/28, $40 at site. $$G400-250-100, U2200 $100, U2000 $80, U1800 $80 U1600 $80 U1400 $80 (Class prizes b/50, 4/class). Reg.: 10-11. Rds.: 11:301-3-4:30-6-8. Ent: DCCL, address above. Info: 202/857-4922. NS, NC, W. www.chessctr.org.

June 5, New York ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced) New York June Action!

5-SS, G/30. Chess Center at the Marshall Club, 23 W. 10 St., bet. 5-6 Ave., NYC: 845-569-9969. EF: $40, Club membs $30, GMs free ($25 from prize), specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free! $$ 840 b/42 paid entries, minimum half each prize Gtd: $$ 300-200-115, top U2200/unr. $125, U2000 $100. Limit 2 byes, commit by 1:30. Re-entry $20. CCA ratings may be used. Rds. 12-1:302:45-4-5:20 pm. Reg. ends 15 min. before game. Online entry at www.chess center.cc thru 6/3; $10 extra to “enter” by phone!

June 10, Nevada ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 50 2010 U.S. Game/10 Championship (QC) See Nationals.

A Heritage Event! June 11-13 or 12-13, Nevada ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 200 (enhanced) 2010 National Open See Nationals.

June 11-13 or 12-13, South Carolina ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 20 2010 South Carolina Open

5SS, 35/90, SD 1 (2-day schedule R1 G/90). The Phoenix Inn Greenville, SC. $2,600b/60. In 3 Sections: Open/Unr: FIDE & USCF Rated! $600-300-100 guaranteed!!! u2200: $100 u2000: $100 Under 1800: 300-200-100 u1600: $100 Under 1400: $300-200-100 u1200: $100 EF: $70 if rec’d by 6/22; $85 at site. GMs and IMs free, $85 deducted from prize. Reentry $35. SC residents: SCCA memb. req’d, OSA. Bye: avail all rds. Rds 4 & 5 must commit before 2nd rd. (irrevocable bye). Limit one requested bye to win prize money. 3-day Schedule: Reg ends at 7pm on 6/11. Rds. 7:30, 2:30, 7:30, 10:00, 3:00. 2-day

June 3, New York ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced) 10 Grand Prix Points Tonight!

4-SS, G/30. Chess Center at the Marshall Club, 23 West 10 St., bet. 5-6 Ave., NYC: 212-477-3716. EF: $35, Club membs $25, GMs free ($20 from prize), specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$560 b/32 paid entries (may be limited to 1st 36 to enter), top 2 Gtd: $$ 200-110-50, Top U2200/unr $105, U2000 $95. Limit 2 byes (1 bye for U2000), commit by 8:15. Reentry $15. CCA ratings may be used. Class pairings OK rd. 4. Reg ends 10 min before game. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impossible!

A Heritage Event! June 4-6 or 5-6, Ohio ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 40 52nd Gem City Open

Dayton Chess Club, 18 West 5th Street, Dayton, OH 45402. 5 Rounds, SS. Time Controls: 3 day option - G/2h30m, td/5. 2 day option Rds 1 & 2 G/75, td/5 then merge in R3 with 3 day option. $$5,000 Gtd. 4 sections: OPEN: $1000-$550$350-$250, FIDE Rated. U2000: $500-$300-$150, U1700: $500-$300-$150, U1400: $500-$300-$150. Unrated prizes limited to 1/3d except in the OPEN w/bal to next player(s). EF: 3-day $67, 2-day $65 if mailed or registered online by 5/28. $77 at site 2 or 3 day. Free to GM or IM. No cks at site, MC/Visa ok.

FOREIGN RATING? NOT UNRATED! If you have no USCF rating, but do have a rating or category from any other country, no matter how many years ago, you are not unrated. If you have a FIDE rating, you are also not unrated. Tell the Director of any event you enter about your foreign rating or category or your FIDE rating, so that you can be paired appropriately.

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Tournament Life

SEE PREVIOUS ISSUE FOR TLAS APPEARING APRIL 1-14

Schedule: Reg ends at 9:30am on 6/12, Rd 1 at 10:00am, then merges with 3-day. HR: $85/night double mention chess at Phoenix Inn Greenville, 246 North Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville, SC 29607-2124 (800) 257-3529. Info/Reg: Greenville Chess Club, c/o Mick Lauria, 210 Riverbirch Run, Clemson 29631, [email protected]. More at www.greenvillechessclub.org. Chess Magnet School JGP.

June 11-13 or 12-13, Vermont ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 15 (enhanced) 7th annual Vermont Spring Open

5SS, 30/90, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/60). Stratton Mountain Inn, Middle Ridge Rd. (take Stratton Mountain Road from center of Bondville), West Wardsboro, VT 05360. 35 minutes east from Manchester, VT or 55 minutes west from Brattleboro on Rt 30; under 2 hours from Albany, NY or Springfield MA. $$G 2000. In 3 sections. Open: $300-150-80, top Under 1950/Unr $180-90. Under 1750: $250-120-60, top Under 1550 $160-80, no unrated may win over $150. Under 1350: $200-100-50, top Under 1150 $120-60, no unrated may win over $80. EF: 3-day $68, 2-day $67 mailed by 6/4, all $69 online at chesstour.com by 6/9, $75 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 6/9 (entry only, no questions), $80 at site. $40 less to unrated in U1350 or U1750 Section. No checks at site, credit cards OK. Special 1 year USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entry. Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30. Re-entry $40, not available in Open. GMs free; $40 deducted from prize. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6:30 pm, rds Fri 7, Sat 12 & 6, Sun 9 & 2:15. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 11:30 am, rds. Sat 12, 3 & 6, Sun 9 & 2:15. Half point byes OK all, must commit before rd 2; limit 1 bye towards class prizes. HR: $79-79, 1-800-STRATTON, 802-297-2500, reserve by 5/28 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD #D657633, or reserve car online at chesstour.com. Unofficial uschess.org ratings based on 4 or more games usually used if otherwise unrated. Ent: Continental Chess, PO Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. Questions: 845-496-9658, chesstour.com. $15 service charge for refunds. Advance entries posted at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.

June 11-25, New York ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 6 Queens June Open

6-SS, G/60. All Saints Lutheran Church, 164-02 Goethals Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11432. Prizes: $200-$100 to top 2 guaranteed, other prizes per entries. Up to three 1/2 point byes permitted (must be requested before Round 3). EF: $25 per player, $20 QCC members. REG.: 7:30-8:00. RDS.: 8:15-10:30 each Friday. ENT: Ed Frumkin, 445 E 14th St #10D, New York, NY 10009 (212-677-3224 do not call on Thursday or Friday). More detailed contact information at www.queens-chess.com. Mail entry by June 5. Chess Magnet School JGP.

June 12-13 or 13, New York ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 6 Marshall June Grand Prix

4SS, 30/90, SD/1. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10 St., NYC, 212-477-3716. EF: $45, Members $25. $$625 Gtd: 250 -100-75, U2200/Unrated $100, U2000 $100. Reg. ends 15 min. before game. Rds.: 2 schedules: 2-day, rds 12:30-5:30 pm each day; 1-day, (rds 1-2 G/30), 10-11:15 am-12:30-5:30 pm Sun; both merge rd 3. Limit 2 byes, request at entry. NO RE-ENTRY. May be limited to first 60 players. Chess Magnet School JGP.

June 18-22, New York ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 200 (enhanced) 3rd NY International

9SS 40/2 SD/60. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. Open to all players rated 2200 or above (USCF or FIDE) and special invitees. May be limited to the first 50 registrants. Reg.: 10:30-11:30 am 6/18, Rounds: 12-7, 12-7, 12-7, 12-7, 12. EF: $350 in advance, $400 on site. Players with USCF ratings over 2200 with no FIDE rating: $300 advance/$350 at site, Players with USCF ratings over 2200 and FIDE rating U2200: $250 in advance/$300 at site. USA players with FIDE ratings over 2200: $200 in advance, $250 at site. USA IMs, USA WGMs, and Foreign FIDE rated players: $150 in advance/$200 at site. GMs, foreign IMs, and foreign WGMs $100, returned on completion of tournament; no money deducted from prize fund. $25 less for Marshall Chess Club Members. $10,000

guaranteed $5000-2500-1500-1000 Plus special brilliancy prize. Award ceremony to follow round 9. Every player will receive a special prize. FIDE. Chess Magnet School JGP.

A State Championship Event! June 19-20, Connecticut ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 30 Connecticut State Chess Association State Championship Grand Prix

Out of state welcome & prize eligible. Sponsored by the UCONN School of Engineering & UCONN CC. UCONN Castleman Building, Room 201, 261 Glenbrook Rd., Storrs, CT 06269. Parking in North Garage. 4 - SS, G/120. 2 sections, Open & Reserve (U-1800). Both EF: $50 by 6 - 15, $60 later. Checks payable to “UCONN”. GM’s & IM’s free if no prize won. Reg.: 8-9:30 AM, Rds.: 10-3, 9-2. Half point byes available in rds. 1-3 only, no last round byes. Prizes: $$ 700-500-300, Top U-2200 $200, Top U-2000 $200, Reserve $250-$100, Top U1600 $150-$100.Trophy and state title to top CT resident in Open. All cash prizes, $2500, unconditionally guaranteed! Lodging available, please ask. Info & Entries: John Fikiet, 15 Holly Dr., Storrs, CT 06268. 860-429-1350, [email protected], www.engr.uconn.edu, UCONN Map www.admissions.uconn.edu/virtualtour/search/. Chess Magnet School JGP.

June 25-29, Pennsylvania ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 150 (enhanced) 4th annual Philadelphia International

9SS, 40/2, SD/1. Valley Forge Convention Center (and Scanticon & Radisson Hotels), 1160 1st Ave, King of Prussia, PA 19406. Free parking. $$G 7000: $20001200-800-600-400-300-200, top FIDE under 2300 or unrated $1000-500. Minimum prize $600 to foreign GMs who complete all games with no byes, $300 to foreign IMs & foreign WGMs who complete all games with no byes. IM & GM norms possible; FIDE rated. EF: Free to GMs, foreign IMs, foreign WGMs; $100 deducted from prize of US GMs. Foreign FIDE rated players $115 mailed by 6/16, $117 online by 6/23, $125 phoned by 6/23 (406-896-2038, payment only, no questions), $150 at tmt. USA FIDE 2100/up rated players: $215 mailed by 6/16, $217 online by 6/23, $225 phoned by 6/23, $250 at tmt. Others: $315 mailed by 6/16, $317 online by 6/23, $325 phoned by 6/23, $350 at tmt. All: No checks at site, credit cards OK. Special 1 year USCF dues with Chess Life: see World Open. Schedule (note correction): Late reg. ends Fri 10am, rds Fri through Mon 11 & 6,Tue 11.Two half point byes available (must commit before rd 2); norm not possible if taking bye. HR: $99-99, 610-337-2000, reserve by 6/5 or rate may increase. Bring sets, boards, clocks if possible- none supplied. Ent: Continental Chess, PO Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: 845-496-9658, www.chesstour.com. Advance entries posted at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.

A Heritage Event! An American Classic! June 29-July 5, July 1-5, 2-5 or 3-5, Pennsylvania ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 300 (enhanced) 38th Annual World Open

9 SS, 40/2, SD/1 (4-day option, rds 1-2 G/75, 3-day option, rds 1-5 G/45), Open Section plays 5-day July 1-5 or 7-day June 29-July 5 only. Under 900/Unr Section plays separate 3-day schedule July 3-5 only, G/45. Valley Forge Convention Plaza (and Scanticon & Radisson Hotels), 1160 1st Ave., King of Prussia, PA 19406. Free parking. 20 miles west of Philadelphia (PA Turnpike to I-76 East to Exit 327, right on N Gulph Rd, right on 1st Ave, or from Philadelphia, I-76 West to Exit 328B-A, right on Mall Blvd, right on N. Gulph Rd., right on 1st Ave.). For shuttle info from Philadelphia Airport or 30th St train station, call 800-559-2040 or 215-616-5370. All play in same room (brightly lighted exhibit hall with capacity 1800 players). Radisson and Scanticon hotels are connected to Convention Plaza. Prizes $250,000 based on 1100 paid entries (seniors, reentries, U1200 Section, GMs, WGMs count as 50% entries, rated players in U900 as 25% entries, Unrated in U900 or U1400 not counted), $175,000 minimum (70% of each prize) guaranteed. Free analysis of your games by GM Sam Palatnik; free GM lectures 9 am 7/3 & 7/4. In 9 sections (Unrated eligible only for Open, Under 2400, Under 1400 or Under 900). Open: $20000-10000-5000-

2500-1200-1000-800-700-600-500, clear winner bonus $200, top FIDE U2500 $2000-1000. If tie for first, top 2 on tiebreak play speed game 11:30 pm 7/5 for title & bonus prize. GM & IM norms possible. FIDE rated. Under 2400/Unr: $13000-7000-3000-2000-1000-900-800-700-600- 500, top U2300 $2000-1000. IM norms may be possible. FIDE rated. Under 2200: $13000-7000-30002000-1000-900-800-700-600-500, top U2100 $2000-1000. Under 2000: $13000-7000-3000-2000-1000-900-800-700-600-500, top U1900 $2000-1000. Under 1800: $13000-7000-3000-2000-1000-900-800-700-600-500, top U1700 $2000-1000. Under 1600: $12000-6000-3000-2000-1000-900-800-700-600500, top U1500 $2000-1000. Under 1400/Unr: $10000-5000-2500-12001000-900-800-700-600-500, top U1300 $1500-800, top Unrated $200-100, no unrated may win over $400. Unrateds may be paired against each other in later rounds, even with different scores. Under 1200: $5000-2500-1200-1000-800700-600-500-400-300, top U1050 $1000-500. Under 900/Unr: $1000-600400-300-300-300-200-200-200-200, no unrated may win over $200. Prize limits: 1) Players with under 26 games played as of 7/10 list may not win over $500 in U900, $1500 in U1200, $3000 U1400 or U1600. Games rated too late for 7/10 list not counted. 2) Players with official rating more than 30 points over section maximum any month 7/09-6/10 have a prize limit of $2000. 3) Balance of any limited prize goes to next player(s) in line. EF, if mailed by 2/17: 7-day $307, 5-day $305, 4-day $304, 3-day $303. Mailed by 5/15: 7-day $317, 5-day $315, 4-day $314, 3-day $313. Mailed by 6/18: 7-day $327, 5-day $325, 4-day $324, 3-day $323. At site: All $350; no checks, credit cards OK. Online entry at chesstour.com: $310 by 2/17, $320 by 5/15, $330 by 6/24, $350 after 6/24 until 2 hours before rd 1. Phone entry at 406-896-2038: $315 by 2/17, $325 by 5/15, $335 by 6/24 (entry only, no questions). No phone entries after 6/24. GMs free; $200 EF deducted from prize. WGMs $100; $150 EF deducted from prize. EF $150 less to all in U1200 Section and rated seniors over 65 in Under 1400 & above. Under 900/Unr Section EF: $78 if mailed by 6/17, $80 online at chesstour.com by 6/24, $85 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 6/24 (entry only, no questions), $100 at site. Special EF to unrated in U900 or U1400 Sections: $28 mailed by 6/17, $30 online at chesstour.com by 6/24, $35 phoned to 406896-2038 by 6/24 (entry only, no questions), $40 at site. No checks at site; credit cards OK. Re-entry: $160, no re-entry from Open to Open. $20 fee for switching section after 6/30. Special 1 yr USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entry: Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30. 5-day schedule:Thu 7 pm, Fri 11 am & 6 pm, Sat 11 am & 6 pm, Sun 11 am & 6 pm, Mon 10 am & 5 pm. 7-day schedule: Tue-Thu each 7 pm, Fri-Sat each 6 pm, Sun 11 am & 6 pm, Mon 10 am & 5 pm. 4-day schedule: Fri 11, 2:30 & 6, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 11 & 6, Mon 10 & 5. 3-day schedule: Sat 11, 1:30, 3:30, 6 & 8:30, Sun 11 & 6, Mon 10 & 5. All schedules merge & compete for same prizes. Under 900/Unr schedule: Sat 1:30, 3:30 & 6, Sun 11, 1:30, 3:30 & 6, Mon 10 & 12:30. Half point byes OK all, limit 4 (limit 2 in last 4 rds), Open must commit before rd 2, others before rd 5. Entries, re-entries close 1 hour before your first game. Bring sets, boards, clocks if possible- none supplied. HR: Scanticon or Radisson $99-99, 610-337-2000, 888-267-1500 ask for chess rate, may sell out about May 25, two night minimum July 3-4. Backup hotel: Dolce (formerly Hilton), $99-99, 610-337-1200 ask for chess rate. Special car rental rates: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD #D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Foreign player ratings: Usually 100 pts added to FIDE (except Open Section), 100 to FQE, 200 or more to most foreign, no pts added to CFC, Puerto Rico or Jamaica. Some foreign ratings not accepted for U2000 or below. Highest of multiple ratings usually used. Players who fail to disclose foreign or FIDE ratings may be expelled. US player ratings: Official JULY ratings used; FIDE ratings (May list) used for Open Section only. Unofficial uschess.org ratings based on 4 or more games usually used if otherwise unrated. Special rules: 1) Players must submit to a search for electronic devices if requested by Director. In round 3 or after, players with scores over 80% and their opponents may not use headphones, earphones, cellphones or go to a different floor of the hotel without Director permission. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. Questions: www.chesstour.com, 845-496-9658. You may request “lowest possible section” if July rating unknown. $15 service charge for refunds. Advance entries will be posted at chesstour.com. Bring set, board, clock if possible- none supplied. Chess Magnet School JGP (except U900).

July 9-11 or 10-11, Ohio ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 60 (enhanced) 2010 Columbus Open

5-SS, 30/90, SD/60 (2-day schedule, rd. 1 G/90), ALL PRIZES UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED. 3 sections: Open, open to all. G $1200, 800, 500; U2200, $550, 250; Premier, open to 1999/below. $550, 250; U1800, $550, 250; Reserve, open to 1599/below. $550, 250; U1400 $550, 250; All EF: $75 if rec’d by 7/3. $85 at site. $15 less for scholastic players under 1200. Free to Sr. Master/above who complete their schedule. 3-day schedule: Reg. Ends Fri. 6:30 p.m., Rds: Fri. 7 p.m.; Sat. 2 p.m., 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 9:30 a.m., 3 p.m. 2-day schedule: Reg. Ends Sat. 9:30 a.m. Rd 1 at 10 a.m., then merges with 3-day schedule. Re-entry: $20. Any player who loses Fri. night may re-enter for $20 and loss will not count in tournament standings! One 1/2-pt. Bye available in Rds 1-4 (request required prior to Rd 1). Unrated players may play in any section. $25 upset prize each section. N.S. A/C; HOTELS: HOLIDAY INN AIRPORT, 750 STELZER RD., COLUMBUS, 43219 (WITH EXPANDED PLAYING SPACE). (614) 2376360. ROOM RATE: $85.00 plus tax. Chess rate available through July 1st while rooms last. ENT: C/O Lou Friscoe, 1645 Glenn Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43212. Inquires: (614) 486-6856. Entry forms available at our website: www.central chessclub.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.

July 15-18, 16-18 or 17-18, California Southern ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 150 (enhanced) 14th annual Pacific Coast Open

6SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-3 G/50). Renaissance Agoura Hills Hotel, 30100 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills, CA 91301 (US-101 to Reyes Adobe Road exit). Adjacent to the Santa Monica Mountains, 26 miles west of Burbank, 12 miles from Malibu, 28 miles from Ventura. Free parking. Prizes $25,000 based on 230 paid entries (re-entries & $60 off entries count half), minimum $20,000 (80% each prize) guaranteed. In 6 sections. Open: $3000-1500-700-400, clear or tiebreak win $100 bonus, top U2300/Unr $1600-800. FIDE. Under 2100: $2000-1000-500-300. Under 1900: $2000-1000-500-300. Under 1700: $20001000-500-300. Under 1500: $1800-900-500-300. Under 1200: $1000-500300-200. Unrated may enter any section, with prize limit U2100 $1000, U1900 $800, U1700 $600, U1500 $400, U1200 $200; balance goes to next player(s) in line. Top 5 sections EF: 4-day $134, 3-day $133, 2-day $132 mailed by 7/7, all $135 online at chesstour.com by 7/11, $140 phoned by 7/11 (406-896-2038,

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entry only, no questions), $150 (no checks, credit cards OK) at tmt. GMs free; $120 deducted from prize. EF for all in U1200 and unrated in U1500: all $60 less. SCCF membership ($18, jrs $10) required for rated Southern CA residents. Re-entry $70; not available in Open Section. Unofficial uschess.org ratings based on 4 or more games usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entry. Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30. 4-day schedule: Reg Thu to 6:30 pm, rds Thu 7 pm, Fri 7 pm, Sat 11-6, Sun 10-4:30. 3-day schedule: Reg. Fri to 11 am, rds Fri 127, Sat 11-6, Sun 10-4:30. 2-day schedule: Reg Sat to 9 am, rds Sat 10-12:45-3:15-6, Sun 10-4:30. All schedules: Half point byes OK all, limit 2, Open must commit before rd 2, other sections before rd 4. HR: $87-87, 818707-1220, request chess rate, reserve by 7/1 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633. Ent: Continental Chess, PO Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: www.chesstour.com, 845-496-9648. Advance entries posted at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.

July 16-18 or 17-18, Illinois ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 120 (enhanced) 3rd Annual Chicago Class Championships

5SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/75). Under 1000 & Under 700 Sections: 6SS, G/75, 7/17-18 only. Doubletree Hotel Chicago/ Oak Brook, 1909 Spring Rd (near I-88 Cermak Rd exit), Oak Brook, IL 60521. Free parking. No residence requirements. $20,000 guaranteed prizes and trophies. In 9 sections; no unrated in Master, unrated allowed in Under 700 only if age 15 or below. Master (2200/up): $2000-1000-500-300, clear win or 1st on tiebreak $100, top U2300 $800-400. FIDE. Expert (2000-2199/Unr): $1300-700-400-300. Class A (1800-1999/Unr): $1300-700-400-300. Class B (1600-1799/Unr): $1300-700-400-300. Class C (1400-1599/Unr): $1200-600-400-200. Class D (1200-1399/Unr): $1000-500-300-200. Class E (Under 1200/Unr): $1000-500300-200. Under 1000: $200-100-60-40, trophies to top 7. Under 700: Trophies to top 7. Rated players may play up one section. Unrated prize limit $100 U1000, $200 E, $300 D, $400 C, $500 B, $600 A. Top 7 sections EF: 3-day $93, 2-day $92 mailed by 7/8, all $95 online at chesstour.com by 7/12, $100 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 7/12 (entry only, no questions), $120 at site. No checks at site, credit cards OK. U1000 & U700 EF: $27 mailed by 7/8, $28 online at chesstour.com by 7/12, $30 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 7/12 (entry only, no questions), $40 at site. All: ICA memb. ($15, scholastic $10) required for rated Illinois residents. EF $50 less to unrated in Class D or E if paid with 1 year USCF dues. GMs free, $90 deducted from prize. Special 1 year USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entry- Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20. Mailed, phoned or at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30. Re-entry $60; not available in Master Section. Unofficial uschess.org ratings based on 4 or more games usually used if otherwise unrated. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 9 & 3:15. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2:30, 6, Sun 9 & 3:15. U1000 & U700 schedule: Reg. ends 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2:30, 6, Sun 9, 12:30, 3:15. Bye: all, Master must commit before rd 2, others before rd 3. HR: $93-93, 800-528-0444, 630-573-1234, reserve by 7/2 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: chesstour.com, 845-496-9658. Advance entries posted at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.

July 23-25 or 24-25, Connecticut ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 50 (enhanced) 15th Annual Bradley Open

5SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/75). Sheraton Hotel, 1 Bradley Airport (visible at airport entrance), Windsor Locks, CT 06096 (I-91 Exit 40 to Rt 20). Free parking. $8000 guaranteed prize fund. In 4 sections. Open: $1000500-300-200, U2200 $600–300. Under 2000: $800-400-200-100, top U1800 $500-250. Under 1600: $700-400-200-100, top U1400 $450-250. Under 1200: $300-200-100, top U1000 $150, trophies to top 7. Unrated may not win over $100 in U1200, $300 U1600, or $500 U2000. Top 3 sections EF: 3-day $88, 2-day $87 mailed by 7/15, all $89 online at chesstour.com by 7/21, $95 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 7/21 (entry only, no questions), $100 at site. EF for all in U1200 or unrated in U1600: all $40 less. No checks at site, credit cards OK. GMs free, $80 deducted from prize. Mailed EF $3 less to CSCA or WMCA members. Re-entry $50; not available in Open Section. Unofficial uschess.org ratings based on 4 or more games usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entry. Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6:30 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 9 & 3:15. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2:30 & 6, Sun 9 & 3:15. Bye: all, limit 2; must commit before rd 2. HR: $87-87, 860-627-5311; reserve by 7/9 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: www.chesstour.com, 845-496-9658. Advance entries posted at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.

reserve by 7/16 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: www.chesstour.com, 845-496-9658. Advance entries posted at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.

508-347-7393, request chess rate, reserve by 7/29 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633. Ent: Continental Chess, PO Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: www.chesstour.com, 845-496-9648. Advance entries posted at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.

A Heritage Event! July 31-Aug. 8, Aug. 3-8 or 5-8, California Southern ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 300 Jerry Hanken Memorial - 111th annual U.S. Open

Aug. 19-22, 20-22 or 21-22, California Northern ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 60 (enhanced) 2nd Annual Central California Open

See Nationals.

Aug. 6-8 or 7-8, Connecticut ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 50 (enhanced) 16th Annual Northeast Open

5SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/75). Holiday Inn Select, 700 Main St., Stamford, CT 06901. Free parking. $8000 guaranteed prize fund. In 4 sections. Open: $1000-500-300-200, U2250 $600–300. Under 2050: $800-400-200100, top U1850 $500-250. Under 1650: $700-400-200-100, top U1450 $450-250. Under 1250: $300-200-100, top U1050 $150, trophies to top 7. Unrated may not win over $100 in U1250, $300 U1650, or $500 U2050. Top 3 sections EF: 3-day $88.50, 2-day $87.50 mailed by 7/29, all $89 online at chesstour.com by 8/4, $95 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 8/4 (entry only, no questions), $100 at site. EF for all in U1250 or unrated in U1650: all $40 less. No checks at site, credit cards OK. GMs free, $80 deducted from prize. Mailed EF $3 less to CSCA members. Re-entry $50; not available in Open Section. Unofficial uschess.org ratings based on 4 or more games usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entry. Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6:30 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 9 & 3:15. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2:30 & 6, Sun 9 & 3:15. Bye: all, limit 2; must commit before rd 2. HR: $89-89, 800-408-7640, 203-358-8400; reserve by 7/23 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: www.chesstour.com, 845-496-9658. Advance entries posted at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.

A Heritage Event! Aug. 12-15, 13-15 or 14-15, Massachusetts ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 150 (enhanced) 40th annual Continental Open

6SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-3 G/50). Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, 366 Main St (Rt 20 West), Sturbridge, MA 01566 (I-84 Exit 3, near I-90). Free parking. Experience early 19th century America at Old Sturbridge Village (see www.osv.org). Prizes $30,000 based on 250 paid entries (re-entries & $60 less EF count half), minimum $24,000 (80% of each prize) guaranteed. In 7 sections. Open: $3000-1500-700-400, clear or tiebreak win $100 bonus, top U2300/Unr $1800-1000. FIDE. Under 2100: $2000-1000-600-400. Under 1900: $2000-1000600-400. Under 1700: $2000-1000-600-400. Under 1500: $2000-1000-600-400. Under 1300: $1800-900-500-300. Under 1000: $1000-500-300-200. Unrated may enter any section, with prize limit U2100 $900, U1900 $700, U1700 $500, U1500 $400, U1300 $300, U1000 $200; balance goes to next player(s) in line. Top 6 sections EF: 4-day $144, 3-day $143, 2-day $142 mailed by 8/5, all $145 online at chesstour.com by 8/9, $150 phoned by 8/9 (406-896-2038, entry only, no questions), $160 (no checks, credit cards OK) at tmt. GMs free; $140 deducted from prize. EF for all in Under 1000 Section & unrated in U1300: $60 less. All: MACA membership ($12, under 18 $6) required for rated MA residents, WMCA accepted for western MAresidents. Re-entry $80; not available in Open Section. Unofficial uschess.org ratings based on 4 or more games usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entry. Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30. 4-day schedule: Reg Thu to 6:30 pm, rdsThu 7 pm, Fri 7 pm, Sat 11-6, Sun 9-3:15. 3-day schedule: Reg. Fri to 11 am, rds Fri 12-7, Sat 11-6, Sun 9-3:15. 2-day schedule: Reg Sat to 9 am, rds Sat 10-12:45-3:15-6, Sun 9-3:15. All schedules: Bye all, limit 2, Open must commit before rd 2, other sections before rd 4. HR: $87-87, 800-582-3232,

6SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-3 G/60), no 2-day Open Section. Radisson Hotel, 2233 Ventura St., Fresno, CA 93710. Free parking, free airport shuttle. Cosponsored by Fresno Chess Club. $$ 17,000 based on 160 paid entries (re-entries & $60 less EF players count half), minimum $12,000 (70.6% of each prize) guaranteed. In 6 sections: Open: $2000-1000-500-300, clear or tiebreak 1st $100, top U2200 $1200-600. FIDE. Under 2000: $1500-700-300200. Under 1800: $1500-700-300-200. Under 1600: $1200-600-300-200. Under 1300: $1100-600-300-200. Under 1000: $700-400-200-100, trophies to top 7. Unrated may enter any section, with prize limits: U1000 $100, U1300 $200, U1600 $300, U1800 $500. Balance goes to next player(s) in line. Top 5 sections EF: 4-day $134, 3-day $133, 2-day $132 mailed by 8/11, all $135 online at chesstour.com by 8/16, $140 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 8/16 (entry only, no questions), $150 at site. EF for all in Under 1000 Section, or unrated in U1300 Section: all $60 less. Mailed EF $20 less to Fresno Chess Club members. GMs free, $120 deducted from prize. All: Unofficial uschess.org ratings based on 4 or more games usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entry: Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30. Re-entry $60; not available in Open Section. No checks at site, credit cards OK. 4-day schedule: Reg. ends Thu 6 pm, rds Thu 7 pm, Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 9 & 3:15. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 11 am, rds Fri 12 & 7, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 9 & 3:15. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 9 am, rds Sat 10, 12:30, 3 & 6, Sun 9 & 3:15, no 2-day Open Section. Byes: OK all, limit 1 bye towards class prizes; must commit before rd 2. HR: $89-89, 800-241-0756, 559-268-1000, request chess rate, reserve by 8/12 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. Questions: 845-496-9658. Advance entries posted at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.

Aug. 20-22 or 21-22, Indiana ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 80 (enhanced) Indianapolis Open

5SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/75), Wyndham Indianapolis West, 2544 Executive Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46241. Free parking, free airport shuttle. $$18,000 based on 220 paid entries (re-entries & $50 off players count half), $12,000 (2/3 each prize) minimum guaranteed. In 6 sections. Open: $20001000-600-400, clear or tiebreak winner $100 bonus, top Under 2300/Unr $1200-600. Under 2100: $1500-700-400-300. Under 1900: $1500-700-400-300. Under 1700: $1300-600-400-300. Under 1500: $1200-600-300-200. Under 1200: $700-400-200-100, trophies to top 8. Unrated may not win over $150 in U1200, $300 U1500, $500 U1700, or $700 U1900. Top 5 sections EF: 3-day $108, 2-day $107 mailed by 8/12, all $109 online at chesstour.com by 8/17, $110 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 8/17 (entry only, no questions), $120 (no checks, credit cards OK) at site. GMs free; $100 deducted from prize. EF for all in U1200 or unrated in U1500: all $50 less. Special 1 year USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entry. Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30. Re-entry $60; not available in Open Section. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 9 & 3:15. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2:30 & 6, Sun 9 & 3:15. All: Half point byes OK all, limit 2, Open must commit before rd 2, others before rd 3. HR: $95-95-95-95, 1-877-361-4511, 317-248-0187; reserve by 8/6 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: www.chesstour.com, 845-496-9658. Advance entries posted at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.

July 30-Aug. 1 or July 31-Aug. 1, Florida ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 80 (enhanced) 18th Annual Southern Open

5SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/75), Wyndham Orlando Resort, 8001 International Drive, Orlando 32819. Free parking. $$18,000 based on 220 paid entries (re-entries & $50 off entries count half), $12,000 (2/3 each prize) minimum guaranteed. In 6 sections. Open: $2000-1000-600-400, clear or tiebreak winner $100 bonus, top Under 2300/Unr $1200-600, FIDE. Under 2100: $1500-700-400-300. Under 1900: $1500-700-400-300. Under 1700: $1300-600400-300. Under 1500: $1200-600-300-200. Under 1200: $700-400-200-100. Unrated may not win over $150 in U1200, $300 U1500, $500 U1700, or $700 U1900. Top 5 sections EF: 3-day $108, 2-day $107 mailed by 7/22, all $109 online at chesstour.com by 7/28, $110 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 7/28 (entry only, no questions), $120 (no checks, credit cards OK)at site. GMs free; $100 deducted from prize. EF for all in U1200 or unrated in U1500: all $50 less. Special 1 year USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entry. Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30. Re-entry $60; not available in Open Section. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 9 & 3:15. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2:30 & 6, Sun 9 & 3:15. All: Half point byes OK all, limit 2, Open must commit before rd 2, others before rd 3. HR: $69-69 plus resort fee (currently 7.5%), 1-800-421-8001, 407-351-2420;

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SEE PREVIOUS ISSUE FOR TLAS APPEARING APRIL 1-14

A Heritage Event! Aug. 27-29 or 28-29, District of Columbia ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 120 (enhanced) 42nd annual Atlantic Open

5SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/75), Washington Westin Hotel, 1400 M St. NW atThomas Circle, Washington, DC 20005. $$G 20,000 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND. In 7 sections. Open: $2000-1000-500-300, clear or tiebreak 1st $100 bonus, top U2300/Unr $1200-600. FIDE. Under 2100: $1500-700-400200. Under 1900: $1500-700-400-200. Under 1700: $1500-700-400-200. Under 1500: $1300-700-400-200. Under 1300: $1200-600-300-200. Under 1000: $400-300-200-100, trophies to top 8. Unrated may not win over $100 in U1000, $200 U1300, $400 U1500, $500 U1700, or $600 U1900. Top 6 sections EF: 3-day $103, 2-day $102 mailed by 8/19, all $104 online at chesstour.com by 8/24, $110 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 8/24 (entry only, no questions), $120 at site. EF for all in U1000 or unrated in U1300: All $60 less. No checks at site, credit cards OK. GMs free, $90 deducted from prize. Reentry $60, not available in Open Section. All: Unofficial uschess.org ratings based on 4 or more games usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entry- Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11-6, Sun 9:30-3:45. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat. 10 am, rds Sat 11-2:30-6, Sun 9:30-3:45. Bye: all, limit 2, Open must commit before rd 2, others before rd 3. HR: $96-96, 202-429-1700, reserve by 8/7 or rate may increase. Regular rate at this luxury hotel is about $200! Car rental: 800-331-1600, use AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Parking: $10/day to 2 am or $18/day overnight; garage has limited space. Ent: Continental Chess Association, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: www.chesstour. com, 845-496-9658. Advance entries posted at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.

Oct. 7-11, 8-11, 9-11 or 10-11, Virginia ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 200 (enhanced) Continental Class Championships

Master Section, Oct 7-11: 9SS, 40/2, SD/1. GM & IM norms possible. Expert through Class E, Oct 8-11, 9-11 or 10-11: 7SS, 40/2, SD/1 (3-day option, rds. 1-2 G/75, 2-day option, rds. 1-4 G/40). Under 900, Oct 10-11: 7SS, G/40. Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. Free shuttle to/from Reagan International Airport and Crystal City Metro station (contact hotel for schedule). Prizes $100,000 based on 650 paid entries (Seniors count as 3/4 entries; re-entries, GMs, WGMs & foreign IMs as half entries, U900 Section as 1/3 entries), else proportional, minimum $60,000 (60% of each prize) guaranteed. In 8 sections: Master (2200/up): $10000-5000-2500-1300-1000-700-600-500-400-400, clear first bonus $200, FIDE Under 2400/Unr $3000-1500-700. If tie for first, top 2 on tiebreak play speed game for title & bonus. FIDE rated. Expert, Class A, Class B: each $50003000-2000-1000-700-600-500-400-300-300. Class C: $4000-2000-1500-1000700-600-500-400-300-300. Class D, Class E: each $3000-1500-1000-800600-500-400-300-200-200. Under 900: $1000-600-400-300-200, trophies to top

10. Prize limits: 1) Players with under 26 lifetime games rated as of Oct 2010 official list may not win over $400 in U900, $1000 in Class E, or $2000 in Class D. Games rated too late for 10/10 list not counted. 2) If official rating was more than 30 points over section maximum on any USCF rating supplement 10/099/10, prize limit $1500. 3) Unrated (0-3 lifetime games rated) cannot win over $200 in U900, $400 in E, $700 D, $1000 C, $1400 B, or $1800 A. Unofficial uschess.org ratings based on 4 or more games usually used if otherwise unrated. 4) Balance of limited prize goes to next player(s) in line. Mailed EF: 5-day (Open only) $205, 4-day $204, 3-day $203 if mailed by 7/13; 5-day $225, 4-day $224, 3-day $223 mailed by 9/29; all $250 at site. No checks at site, credit cards OK. Online EF at chesstour.com: $207 by 7/13, $227 by 10/4, $250 after 10/4 until 2 hours before rd 1. Phone EF at 406-896-2038 (entry only, no questions): $210 by 7/13, $230 by 10/4. No phone entry after 10/4. GMs & foreign IMs free; $150 deducted from prize. WGMs $100; $120 deducted from prize. EF $70 less to seniors over 65 in Class E & above sections. EF for U900 Section, and unrated in Class E: $72 mailed by 9/29, $75 online at chesstour.com by 10/4, $80 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 10/4 (entry only, no questions), $90 at site. Special 1 yr USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entry: Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30. VCF memb. ($10, under 19 $5) required for rated VA residents. No checks at site, credit cards OK. Re-entry: $100, no re-entry from Open Section to Open Section. 5-day schedule (Open only): Reg. ends Thu 6 pm, rds. Thu. 7 pm, Fri 12 & 7, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 11 & 6, Mon 10 & 4:30. 4-day schedule: (Expert to Class E): Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 11 & 6, Mon 10 & 4:30. 3-day schedule (Expert to Class E): Reg. ends Sat 10 am, rds Sat 11, 2:30 & 6, Sun 11 & 6, Mon 10 & 4:30. 2-day schedule (Expert to Class E): Reg. ends Sun. 9 am, rds Sun. 10, 12, 2, 3:45 & 6, Mon 10 & 4:30. Under 900 schedule: Reg. ends Sun. 9 am, rds. Sat. 10. 12. 2, 3:45, Mon. 10, 12, 2. 4-day, 3-day, & 2-day merge & compete for same prizes. Byes: OK all; limit 4 (limit 2 in last 4 rds), Open must commit before rd 2, others before rd 4. Bring sets, boards, clocks if possible- none supplied. HR: $95-95-105-115, 703-418-1234, reserve by 9/22 or rate may increase. Special chess rate parking $6/day, with or without guest room. Car rentals: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633 or reserve car online at chesstour.com. Foreign player ratings: Usually 100 points added to FIDE, 100 to FQE, 200/more to most other foreign, no points added to CFC, PR or Jamaica. Some foreign ratings not accepted for Class A or below. Highest of multiple ratings usually used. Players who fail to disclose foreign or FIDE ratings may be expelled. US player ratings: October list used; FIDE ratings used in Open Section. Special rules: Players must submit to a search for electronic devices if requested by Director. In round 3 or after, players with scores of 80% or over and their opponents may not use headphones, earphones or cellphones or go to a different floor of the hotel without Director permission. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. Questions: 845-496-9658, www.chesstour.com. You may request “lowest possible section” if October rating unknown. $15 service charge for refunds. Advance entries will be posted at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet School JGP (except U900).

Oct. 23, Illinois ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 20 2010 U.S. G/60 Championship See Nationals.

Oct. 24, llinois ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 20 2010 U.S. G/30 Championship See Nationals.

Regional Alabama

Apr. 23-25 or 24-25, 9th Southern Class Championships (TN) See Grand Prix.

Apr. 24, Montgomery APR Tornado

4SS, TC: G/75. Frazer UMC 6000 Atlanta Hwy., Montgomery, AL 36117. Open (1500+; b/15): $200-100-75; Reserve (U1500; b/15): $200-100-75. Late REG: 8-8:40am. Rds.: 9, 11:30, 2:30, 5. EF: $30, if rcvd by APR 17th; $40 at site. SCH (K-8): NOVICE (Not Rated), 5SS, TC: G/30. EF: $10; $20 at site. Trophy: Top 3. Rds.: 9:15-10:15-11:15-1, 2:30. Checks payable to: Caesar Chess. ENT: Caesar Chess LLC, 4524 Southlake Parkway, Suite 34 - PMB 310, Birmingham, AL 35244. Info: [email protected], www.CaesarChess. com. Chess Magnet School JGP for Open and Reserve.

Arizona Every Friday - Friday Night Action

SS G/30, Every Friday, Rounds 7, 8, 9, 10pm. Chess Emporium, 10801 N 32nd St., Phoenix, AZ 85029. EF: $35. 82% prize fund. ChessEmporium.com. 602-4824867.

Every Tuesday - Tuesday Night Action

SS 45/2 SD/1, 1 round every Tuesday of the month at 7pm. Registration first Tues. of month. Chess Emporium, 10801 N. 32nd St., Phoenix, AZ 85029. EF: $35. 60% prize fund. ChessEmporium.com. 602-482-4867. Chess Magnet School JGP.

Apr. 30-May 1, 3rd Annual Farewell Bobby Fischer (UT) See Grand Prix.

May 29-31, 2010 U.S. Amateur West Championship See Nationals.

July 15-18, 16-18 or 17-18, 14th annual Pacific Coast Open (CA-S) See Grand Prix.

July 31-Aug. 8, Aug. 3-8 or 5-8, Jerry Hanken Memorial - 111th annual U.S. Open (CA-S) See Nationals.

CHECK OUT USCF’S CORRESPONDENCE CHESS RATED EVENTS

USCF’s 63rd ANNUAL 2010 Open Correspondence Chess Golden Knights Championship $1,000 First Prize

(plus title of USCF’s Golden Knights Champion and plaque)

• 2nd place $600 • 3rd place $400 • 4th place $300 • 5th place $200 • 6th thru 10th place $100 each. Entry fee: $25. These USCF Correspondence Chess events are rated and open to all USCF members who reside on the North American continent, islands, or Hawaii, as well as those USCF members with an APO or FPO address. USCF members who reside outside of the North American continent are welcome to participate in e-mail events. Your USCF membership must remain current for the duration of the event, and entry fees must be paid in U.S. dollars. Those new to USCF Correspondence Chess, please estimate your strength: Class A: 1800-1999 (very strong); Class B: 1600-1799 (strong); Class C: 1400-1599 (intermediate); Class D: 1399 and below (beginner level). Note: Prize fund based on 300 entries and may be decreased proportionately per number of entries assigned. Correspondence Chess Matches (two players) • $5 entry fee per person with two, four or sixgame options. Win A Correspondence Chess Trophy • Four-player, double round-robin with class-level pairings. • 1st-place winner receives a trophy. • Entry fee: $10. Victor Palciauskas Prize Tournaments • Seven-player class-level pairings, one game with each of six opponents. • Players must have a USCF CC rating to enter. • 1st-place winner receives $130 cash prize and a certificate signed by Victor Palciauskas. • Entry fee: $25. John W. Collins Memorial Class Tournaments • Four-player, double round-robin with class-level pairings (unrateds welcome). • 1st-place winner receives a John W. Collins certificate. • Entry fee: $7.

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USCF’s 7th ANNUAL 2010 E-mail Correspondence Chess Electronic Knights Championship

(Seven-player sections, one game with each of six opponents.)

$700 First Prize

(plus title of USCF’s Electronic Knights Champion and plaque)

• 2nd place $400 • 3rd place $300 • 4th thru 10th place $100 each. Entry fee: $25. These USCF Correspondence Chess events are rated and open to all USCF members with e-mail access. Your USCF membership must remain current for the duration of the event, and entry fees must be paid in U.S. dollars. Maximum number of tournament entries allowed for the year for each player is ten. Note: Prize fund based on 200 entries and may be decreased proportionately per number of entries assigned.

E-mail Rated Events (need e-mail access): Lightning Match • Two players with two, four or six-game option. • Entry fee $5 per person. Swift Quads • Four-player, double round-robin format. • 1st-place prize merchandise credit of $30. • Entry fee: $10. Walter Muir E-Quads (webserver chess) • Four-player, double round-robin e-mail format tournament with class-level pairings. • 1st-place receives a certificate. • Entry fee: $7. Express Tournament • Seven-player events, one game with each of six opponents. • Prizes: 1st place $30 merchandise credit, 2nd place $20 credit. • Entry fee: $15. Please circle event(s) selected. NOTE: Except for Lightning Matches, Swift Quads, Walter Muir E-Quads, Electronic Knights & Express Tournaments, players will use post office mail, unless opponents agree to use e-mail.

To Enter: 800•903•USCF (8723), Fax 931•787•1200 or on-line www.uschess.org Name_________________________________________ USCF ID# ____________________________________ Address ________________ City _________________ State ___ ZIP __________Phone _________________ E-mail___________________ Est. Rating _________ Credit card # (VISA, MC, Discover, AMEX) __________________________ Exp. date __________ If using VISA, need V-code ___________________ □ Check here if you do not wish to have an opponent who is incarcerated. *Note: This may slow down your assignment.

Make checks payable to U.S. Chess and mail to: Joan DuBois, USCF , PO Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557

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California Northern April 5, 12, 19, 26, April Club Tournament

4ss, G/90. ONE SECTION UNDER 2000 W/BEGINNERS. LOCATION: 3848 McHenry Ave., Modesto, (Meeting Room). GUARANTEED PRIZES: 4 pts $60, 3.5 pts $45, 3 pts $30, 2.5 pts $15. ROUNDS: Mon, 7 pm. ENTRY FEE: $15. REGISTRATION: 6-6:45 pm at site. INFO: John C. Barnard, (209) 450-6133. Chess Magnet School JGP.

A State Championship Event! Apr. 16-18, CalChess State Scholastics 2010

at Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy., Santa Clara, CA 95054. Free parking. Hotel: Hyatt Regency, 5001 Great America Pkwy., Santa Clara, CA 95054. Hotel rate $99 code G-BACH. 14 sections.Trophies to top 20 players & top 10 teams in each section. Trophies to all KG players & teams. Sched: KG or 1-3 new & under 800> Sat 9-4:30. 4-6 new & under 600> Sun 9-4:30. All other sections> Sat & Sun 9-6. Blitz & Bughouse in 4 sections (K3 4-6 7-8 9-12) on Fri 6-9 & Sat 6-9, respectively. EF: 1-day> $48, 2-day> $60, Blitz & Bughouse: $15. 10% discount to first 400 entries, 5% to next 200, 2.5% to next 200. Register early to save your money & help our planning. More info at: CalChessScholastics.org. NS, NC, W.

Apr. 24, Modesto Round Table Spring Amateur ‘10

5ss, G/60, ONE SECTION UNDER 2000 W/BEGINNERS. LOCATION: 3848 Mc Henry Ave., Modesto (Meeting Room). GUARANTEED PRIZES: 5 pts $150, 4.5 pts $120, 4 pts $90, 3.5pts $60, 3 pts $30. ROUNDS: 10-12-2-4-6. HALF PT BYES AVAILABLE: Rd 1 or Rd 1 w/Rd 2. ENTRY FEE: $30, ($10 more at site 9-9:45). ENTRIES TO SPONSOR: John C. Barnard, 3728 Chippewa St., Modesto, CA 95356. INFO: (209) 450-6133.

Apr. 24-25, 5th Annual Frank Doyle Open See Grand Prix.

Apr. 30-May 1, 3rd Annual Farewell Bobby Fischer (UT) See Grand Prix.

May 1-2, Summer Open See Grand Prix.

May 3, 10, 17, 24, May Club Tournament

4ss, G/90. ONE SECTION UNDER 2000 W/BEGINNERS. LOCATION: 3848 McHenry Ave., Modesto, (Meeting Room). GUARANTEED PRIZES: 4 pts $60, 3.5 pts $45, 3 pts $30, 2.5 pts $15. ROUNDS: Mon, 7 pm. ENTRY FEE: $15. REGISTRATION: 6-6:45 pm at site. INFO: John C. Barnard, (209) 450-6133. Chess Magnet School JGP.

May 15-16, Hans Poschmann Memorial

4-SS, 30/90; SD/60. Fremont Adult School, 4700 Calaveras Ave., Fremont, CA 94538. $$B 80 paid entries (not counting unrated entries). Three Sections: Open $400-260 U2200 $250-150; A/B A $250-150 B $250-150; Reserve C $250150 D/E $250-150 Unr:Trophy First. Reserve players playing in the A/B section compete for the B prizes. All, EF: postmarked by 5/10 $60, $70 at site. Unrateds $20 in the Reserve section or may play up to the Open section for the regular fee. USCF memb. req’d. May play up for add’l $10 per section. Reg.: Sat 5/15 9:00-9:45am. RDS.: Sat 10:00-3:30; Sun 10:00-3:30; One 1/2 pt bye available if requested in advance (bye in rds 3 or 4 must be requested before rd 1). 2010 May Ratings List, CCA minimums and Directors discretion will be used to place players as accurately as possible. Please bring clocks and equipment. INFO: Ken Zowal (510)-623-9935. Email: [email protected] or [email protected]. Ent: Ken Zowal, P.O. Box 3211, Fremont, CA 94539. No Phone entries. Chess Magnet School JGP.

May 29, Azhar Memorial Regional Grade Level Championship

5SS, G/30. Hotel: Marriott, 2700 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95054. Chess rate $79. Trophies to top 15 players & top 5 teams in 7 sections: K-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7-8. Play others just your grade. EF: $39 by 5/26, onsite +$20. May 10 Supp used. Sched: Reg Sat 8-8:30, Rds Sat 9, 10:30, noon, 1:30, 3p. Max two 1/2-pt byes commit bef 1sts round. $20 chg for refunds. Blitz: Trophies to top 5 players & top 3 teams in Sections K-3 & 4-8. Sched: Reg 3:30-4p Games 5-6:30pm. Ent: Bay Area Chess, 4423 Fortran Ct., Ste. 160, San Jose, CA 95134. Quest: [email protected], 408-786-5515. Info/Entries: BayAreaChess.com/events/10/grade. NS, NC.

May 29-31 or 30-31, Capablanca Memorial Championship See Grand Prix.

July 31-Aug. 8, Aug. 3-8 or 5-8, Jerry Hanken Memorial - 111th annual U.S. Open (CA-S) See Nationals.

Aug. 19-22, 20-22 or 21-22, 2nd Annual Central California Open See Grand Prix.

California Southern LA Chess Club www.LAChessClub.com. Saturdays: 10AM-10 PM (Class & 3 Tournaments). Sundays: 12-6 & 1-5 PM (Adult & Junior Tournaments) – Details on our website. Tuesdays: 7:30-9:30 PM (Intermediate/Advanced Lecture). 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025 (310) 7955710. (4 blocks 405 West, Santa Monica & Butler, 2nd Floor). Private (1:1) Lessons, Group Classes, Tournaments. Apr. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, LACC Friday Nite Double Quick G/10 (QC)

4DSS, G/10 (8 Games). 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90025, 2nd Fl. 4 blks W 405. EF: $10. Q-rated. Reg.: 7:30-8 pm. Rds.: 8, 8:45, 9:30, 10:15. Prizes: 1/2 EF. Free BOA & street parking. Info: (323) 265-0585 or www.LAChessClub.com.

Apr. 3, 10, 17, 24, LACC LA Masters G/30

3SS, G/30. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90025, 2nd Fl. 4 blks W 405. EF: $30 ($20 LACC memb). Reg.: 5:30-6 pm. Rds.: 6, 7, 8. Prizes: 3/4 EF. Free BOA & street parking. $3 underground. Info: (310) 795-5710 or www.LAChessClub.com.

Apr. 3, 10, 17, 24, LACC Saturday G/60

3SS, G/60. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90025, 2nd Fl. 4 blks W 405. EF: $20 ($15 LACC memb). Reg.: 11:30-12 pm. Rds.: 12, 2, 4. Prizes: 1/2 EF. Free BOA & street parking. Info: (310) 795-5710 or www.LAChessClub.com.

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Apr. 3, 10, 17, 24, LACC Saturday Nite Double Blitz G/5 (QC)

5DSS, G/5 (10 Games). 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90025, 2nd Fl. 4 blks W 405. EF: $10. Q-rated. Reg.: 8:30-9 pm. Rds.: 9, 9:20, 9:40, 10:10, 10:30. Prizes: 1/2 EF. Free BOA & street parking. $3 underground. Info: (310) 795-5710.

Apr. 4, 11, 18, 25, LACC Sunday G/60

3SS, G/60. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90025, 2nd Fl. 4 blocks W 405. EF: $20 ($15 LACC memb). Reg.: 11:30-12 pm. Rds.: 12, 2, 4. Prizes: 1/2 EF. Free BOA & street parking. Info: (310) 795-5710 or www.LAChessClub.com.

Apr. 4, 11, 18, 25, LACC Sunday Junior Grand Prix

4 separate events! 5SS, G/30. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90025, 2nd Fl. 4 blocks W 405. EF: $25 ($20 LACC memb, Free for new LACC memb). Reg.: 12:30-1 pm. Rds.: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Prizes: Trophies, Medals, Disney prizes (every player receives a prize). Free BOA & street parking; or underground ($3). Free refreshments. Free class (12-1 pm). Info: (310) 795-5710 or www.LAChess Club.com.

Apr. 4, Beverly Hills SUNDAY Scholastic Tournament (K-12)

5SS, G/30. BHCC, 8950 W. Olympic Blvd., #210, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. EF: $20 if received 4 days in advance, $25 after, $30 at site (Siblings $5 off). Mail checks to: Beverly Hills Chess Club. Visa/MC call: 310-274-7873. Prizes: Trophies, medals, & gift cert. Reg.: 12-12:45 pm. Rds.: 1,2,3,4,5 pm. Comp. Lecture 11-12 pm. Lunch: $5 Pizza & Soda. www.bhchessclub.com. Info: Robert Minoofar, 310-274-7873, email:[email protected].

Apr. 10, Beverly Hills Saturday Night Blitz Tournament (QC)

5 DSS, G/5 Q-Rated. BHCC, 8950 W. Olympic Blvd., #210, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. EF: $10 if received 4 days in advance, $15 after, $20 at site (Members $5 off). Mail checks to: Beverly Hills Chess Club. Prizes: 80% of EF ($100 Guaranteed) – 1st/2nd/3rd: 40%,25%,15%. Reg.: 6:30-6:45 pm. Rds.: Starts at 7 pm. Free Parking. www.bhchessclub.com. Info: Robert Minoofar, 310-2747873, email: [email protected].

Apr. 10, Beverly Hills SATURDAY Scholastic Tournament (K-12)

5SS, G/30. BHCC, 8950 W. Olympic Blvd., #210, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. EF: $20 if received 4 days in advance, $25 after, $30 at site (Siblings $5 off). Mail checks to: Beverly Hills Chess Club. Visa/MC call: 310-274-7873 Prizes: Trophies, medals, & gift cert. Reg.: 12-12:45 pm. Rds.: 11,12,1,2,3 pm. Comp. Lecture 10-11 am. www.bhchessclub.com. Info: Robert Minoofar, 310-2747873, email:[email protected].

Apr. 23-25 or 24-25, 8th Ann. Western Pacific Open See Grand Prix.

Apr. 25, WPO Hexes

3-SS, G/90. LAX Hilton, 5711 W. Century Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045. Six-player sections by rating. EF: $20 if received by 4/23, $25 door. $$ 40-20-10 each section. Reg.: 9:30-10:15 a.m. Rds.: 10:30-1:30-4:30. Ent: SCCF, c/o John Hillery, 835 N. Wilton Pl. #1, Los Angeles, CA 90038, online at www.westernchess.com.

Apr. 25, WPO Scholastics

5-SS, G/30. LAX Hilton, 5711 W. Century Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045. Open to gr. 12-below. In two sections: Open: Trophies to top 5, top 3 U1200, top 2 Unrated. Grade 6/below U1000:Trophies to top 5, top 3 U700, top 2 Unrated. Reg.: 8:30-9:15. Rds.: 9:30-11-12:15-1:45-3. EF: $16 if received by 4/23, $20 door. Inf: John Hillery, [email protected]. On-line ent: www.western chess.com. Ent: SCCF, c/o John Hillery, 835 N. Wilton Pl. #1, Los Angeles, CA 90038.

Colorado Apr. 17, G/29 Super Saturday - Fort Collins (QC)

Part of the Colorado G/29 Grand Prix, not a USCF GP Event. 6SS, G/29, no delay. One Section. EF: $12, $9 for Jr/Sr/Unr. Prizes: 100% minus USCF rating & CO Tour fees. (70% tourney prizes, rest to GP prize fund.) Reg.: 8:30-9:30. Rds.: 9:30, 10:45, 1:00, 2:15, 3:30, 4:45. Site: Lory Student Center, 2nd Floor Food Court, Colorado State University campus, Fort Collins, CO, 80525. Info/Entries: Lee Lahti, 2836 Sombrero Lane, Fort Collins, CO 80525, 970-372-8590. Email: [email protected]. A CO Tour Event, CSCA membership required, OSA.

A State Championship Event! Apr. 24-25, Colorado Class Championships

4SS, 40/2, SD/1. Site: Doubletree Hotel Tech Center, 7801 East Orchard Road, Greenwood Village, CO, 80111. EF: $35, $30 if received by April 20th, 25% discount for Jr, Sr, & unrated. Sections: Class A (1800-1999 & unrated), Class B (1600-1799), Class C (1400-1599), Class D (1200-1399), Class E (under 1200). Players must play in section. Prizes: Based on entries, Highest scoring CO resident in each section will represent CO in team match against NM on May 22, 2010. Reg.: 4/24, 8-9:30am. Rds.: 10-430, 9-330. HR: $79 (mention ChessTourney), 303-253-3500. Entries: Lee Lahti, 2836 Sombrero Lane, Fort Collins, CO 80525. [email protected]. State Membership Required ($15, $10 Jr/Sr.), OSA. Colorado Tour Event. NC, NS, W. Chess Magnet School JGP.

Apr. 30-May 1, 3rd Annual Farewell Bobby Fischer (UT) See Grand Prix.

July 31-Aug. 8, Aug. 3-8 or 5-8, Jerry Hanken Memorial - 111th annual U.S. Open (CA-S) See Nationals.

Connecticut Apr. 16-18 or 17-18, Hartford Open See Grand Prix.

A State Championship Event! Apr. 25, Connecticut State Chess Association K-12 & UCONN School of Engineering High School $14,000 Scholarship State Open Championship

Out of state welcome & prize eligible except for Denker/2010 U.S. Girls Open Chess Championship awards. Sponsored by the UCONN School of Engineering & UCONN CC. UCONN Castleman Building Room 204, 261 Glenbrook Rd., Storrs, CT 06269. Parking in North Garage. 4 - SS, G/60. EF: $50 by 4-21, $60 after. Checks payable to “UCONN”. Reg.: 8 - 9:30 AM, Rds.: 10 - 12:30 2:30 - 4:30. Half point byes available in rds. 1-3 only, no last round byes. Prizes: State Champ title, CSCA Denker/2010 U.S. Girls Open Championship $300 Award & trophy to highest scoring CT male/female residents in grades 9-12. UCONN School of Engineering Scholarships to Top 3, (out of state eligible), in grades 9-12, 1st:Trophy plus $2000 scholarship renewable for 4 years with 3.4 GPA, 2nd: Trophy plus $1000 scholarship renewable for 4 years with 3.4 GPA, 3rd:Trophy plus $500 scholarship renewable for 4 years with 3.4 GPA, 4th - 5th: Trophies. Scholarships are available only to tournament winners in

Apr. 30-May 1, 3rd Annual Farewell Bobby Fischer (UT) See Grand Prix.

May 21-23, 2010 Lina Grumette Memorial Day Classic See Grand Prix.

May 22, MDC Action Swiss

5-SS, G/30. LAX Hilton, 5711 W. Century Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045. $$500 b/40, else proportional: $150-70-40, U2100/ Unr $80, U1800 $80, Under 1500 $80. EF: $20 if received by 5-20, $25 at door. Reg.: 9:30-10 a.m. Rds.: 10:1511:30-12:45-2:30-3:45. Ent: SCCF, c/o John Hillery, 835 N. Wilton Pl. #1, Los Angeles, CA 90038, online at www.westernchess.com.

May 23, MDC Hexes

3-SS, G/90. LAX Hilton, 5711 W. Century Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045. Six-player sections by rating. EF: $21 if received by 5/20, $24 door. $$ 40-20-10 each section. Reg.: 9:30-10:15 a.m. Rds.: 10:30-1:30-4:30. Ent: SCCF, c/o John Hillery, 835 N. Wilton Pl. #1, Los Angeles, CA 90038, online at www.western chess.com.

May 23, MDC Scholastics

5-SS, G/30. LAX Hilton, 5711 W. Century Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045. Open to gr. 12-below. In two sections: Open: Trophies to top 5, top 3 U1200, top 2 Unrated. Grade 6/below U1000:Trophies to top 5, top 3 U700, top 2 Unrated. Reg.: 8:30-9. Rds.: 9:30-11-12:15-1:45-3. EF: $16 if received by 5/20, $20 door. Info: John Hillery, [email protected]. On-line ent: www. westernchess.com. Ent: SCCF, c/o John Hillery, 835 N. Wilton Pl. #1, Los Angeles, CA 90038.

June 5, Joshua Tree Summer Open

4SS, G/60, T/D:0. Reg.: 8-9:15. Rds.: 9:30, 11:45, 2:45, 5:00. Faith Lutheran Church, 6336 Hallee Rd., Joshua Tree. (2 blks N. of Hwy 62). EF: $30. Prizes: 70% EF. Info and Ent: Mark Muller, P.O. Box 502, 29 Palms, CA 92277 (760) 3672311, Email: [email protected]. NS, NC, W.

July 15-18, 16-18 or 17-18, 14th annual Pacific Coast Open See Grand Prix.

July 31-Aug. 3, 2010 Trophies Plus U.S. Girls Junior Open Championship See Nationals.

July 31-Aug. 3, ChessLecture.com Tournament of College Champions See Nationals.

July 31-Aug. 8, Aug. 3-8 or 5-8, Jerry Hanken Memorial - 111th annual U.S. Open See Nationals.

Aug. 19-22, 20-22 or 21-22, 2nd Annual Central California Open (CAN) See Grand Prix.

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SEE PREVIOUS ISSUE FOR TLAS APPEARING APRIL 1-14

Tournament Life grades 9-12 who are admitted to and enroll in an engineering program at the UCONN School of Engineering. Scholarships are not transferable and are renewable for a maximum of 4 years. Students are limited to 1 scholarship in the School of Engineering. Prior winners are eligible to upgrade only, prior 1st prize winners are eligible for trophy & titles only. Trophy to top 3 teams of 4 or less from 1 school. Ties for top 3 individual places broken by G/60 playoff tournament or match on May 16th same location, round 1 at 10 AM. Other ties broken by USCF tiebreak rules. Info & Entries: John Fikiet, 15 Holly Dr., Storrs, CT 06268, 860-429-1950. [email protected], www.uconnchess. uconn.edu, www.engr.uconn.edu, UCONN Map www.admissions.uconn.edu/vir tualtour/search/.

able in rounds 1-3 only, no last round byes. Info:Tom Hartmayer, 860-989-5394, [email protected]. Chess Magnet School JGP.

May 8, 2nd Dr. Joseph Platz Memorial

See Grand Prix.

3/SS, G/90. Manchester Church of Christ, 595 Tolland Turnpike, Manchester, CT 06042. Reg.: 8:30-9:15. Rds.: 9:30, 1, & 4:15. $$1,600 bo/40. Sections: Open: 1st $340, Top U-2200 $240, Top U-2000 $200, U-1800: 1st $280, Top U1600 $180, U-1400: 1st $220,Top U-1200 $140 EF: $54 by 5/3, $62 at site. Rated 2200+, New & Unr $12 by 5/3, $20 at site. Ent: Edward Kostreba, P.O Box 1372, Ware, MA 01082, 413-967-3242, www.wmass-chess.us, NS, NC.

May 15, Danbury Scholastic

Danbury High School, 43 Clapboard Ridge Rd., (Rte.39, Exit 5, I-84) Danbury, CT. G/30, 3 Sections: Open, Grades K-12; Middle School, Grades 5-8 only; Elementary, Grades K-4 only. Prizes: Trophies to Top 5 in Each Section, Top U1000 Open, Top U800 Middle School, Top U600 Elementary, 1st in Open also wins digital clock. Rds.: 10, 11:15, 12:45. 2. EF: $12 if received by 5/13, $20 at site. Danbury public school students: Free if by 5/13, $5 at site. Special one year USCF “Regular” membership rates for new or renewing members who enter in advance by 5/13: under age 16: $16; age 16 or over (under age 25): $20. Both: $4 more, if paid at site. Reg.: 8:30-9:30. Ent: Glenn Budzinski, 1 Black Cherry Lane, Sandy Hook, CT 06482. For each entry, include name, address, school, date of birth, grade, section entered, USCF membership # and rating. Checks payable to “G. Budzinski”. Questions only: [email protected]. NS, NC, W.

May 20, 27, UCONN May Extravaganza 2010

4-SS, (2 games each night ), G/60. UCONN Castleman Building, Room 206, 261 Glenbrook Rd., Storrs, CT 06269. EF: $10, students free. Reg.: 7:15-7:30 PM. Rds.: 7:30 PM. Prizes: $$ 50%-30%-20% net proceeds from EF’s. 1/2 point byes available in rounds 1-3 only, no last round byes. Info:Tom Hartmayer, 860-9895394, [email protected]. Chess Magnet School JGP.

Florida

June 11-13 or 12-13, 7th annual Vermont Spring Open (VT)

Boca Raton Chess Club

June 19-20, Connecticut State Chess Association State Championship Grand Prix

Palm Beach Gardens Chess Club

See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix.

July 23-25 or 24-25, 15th Annual Bradley Open See Grand Prix.

Aug. 6-8 or 7-8, 16th Annual Northeast Open Aug. 12-15, 13-15 or 14-15, 40th annual Continental Open (MA) See Grand Prix.

Delaware Apr. 24, 4th Sat. of the Month Quad

Howard Johnson’s Hotel, 1119 S. College Avenue, Newark, DE 19713. Time controls: 40/75, s/d 30. EF: $20. $$GTD: $40. Reg.: 9-9:30. Rds.: 9:45-1:45-5:30. ENT: Kevin Pytel, 604 N. Walnut St., Newport, DE 19804-2624. 302-753-6877. [email protected]. INFO: Email is the best way to contact me. NS, W.

June 5-6, 2010 Delaware Capital Open

Residence Inn Dover, 600 Jefferic Blvd., Dover, DE 19901. In 2 Sections, Open: 5SS, G/90, $$60% Rtd: 1st 40%, 2nd 25%, 3rd 15%, under 2000 10% under 1800 10%. Reserve: 5SS, G/90, Open to 1600 and under. $$60% Rtd: 1st 40%, 2nd 25%, 3rd 15%, under 1400 10% under 1200 10%. ALL: EF: $35 before June 1st, $40 after. Memb. Req’d: DCA $10($5 under 18). OSA. $50 Larry Donovan memorial upset prize, 1 per section. Reg.: 8:45-9:45 AM. Rds.: Sat 10, 2, 5:30 Sun 10, 2. Byes: limit 1, must commit by start of round 3. ENT: Kevin Pytel, 604 N. Walnut St., Newport, DE 19804-2624. [email protected]. INFO: Kevin Pytel ([email protected]). HR: $109 Chess Rate, ask for Jennifer Baldwin 302677-0777. Skittles room available. NS, W. Chess Magnet School JGP.

District of Columbia May 15-16, D.C. Class Championships See Grand Prix.

Friday nights, Game 90 Tournament, one game a week for 4 weeks. www.bocachess.com, 561-479-0351. Chess Magnet School JGP. Meets every Saturday 9 am till 4 pm. 4-SS Rated Games G/75 or G/120 (Chess Magnet School JGP). Also, Scholastic Games G/30, 4-SS. For more info: see www.palmbeachchessclub.info or call President/TD John Dockery at 561-7623377.

Apr. 3, May 1, $500 Guar. Cash Opens

5rd Swiss, G/30. EF: $25; $30 at door. SPCC mems $5 off. $100-$60-$40; U1600, U1400, & U1200 $50-$30-$20 each. 1st rd 10:15 AM. Sunshine Center, 330 Fifth St. N., St. Pete. NC, W. prereg at www.stpetersburgchessclub.com. 727-822-1171.

Apr. 3, May 1 St. Petersburg Rated Beginner’s Opens (RBO’s)

5rd Swiss, G/30. USCF RBO 4 Sect. K-2U400; K-5U500; K-8U700; & K-12U1000; top 12 in each get trophy (all K-2 get trophy) all others medal.Team (2 or more) - best four scores from all divisions trophy to top 12. EF: $18. SPCC mems $15. 1st rd 10:15 AM. Sunshine Center, 330 Fifth St. N., St. Petersburg, FL. NC, W. pregister online at www.stpetersburgchessclub.com. 727-822-1171.

Apr. 10, April OCG/Central Florida Quick-Rated Madness (QC)

7SS, G/29 (USCF Quick-Rated). Reg.: 9:15-9:45am. Rds.: 10-11-12:30-1:30-2:303:30-4:30. Ent: $30, OCG Mem: $24. PF-b/30: $175-125-100-75, Lower Half Crosstable: $75-50. Info: www.orlandochess.com, 407-248-0818.

Apr. 10, The Benjamin School Scholastic

Located at 1100 Ellison Wilson Road, NPB, Fl. 33408. K-12, 5 Divisions, 5-SS, G/30. Trophies for Top 5 Players and Top 5 Teams in each Division. For more info. see: www.palmbeachchessclub.info or call President/TD John Dockery at 561-762-3377.

Apr. 23-25 or 24-25, 17th Space Coast Open See Grand Prix.

May 29-30, North Florida Classic Chess Championships III See Grand Prix.

June 5, 21st Annual DC Action Championship

July 30-Aug. 1 or July 31-Aug. 1, 18th Annual Southern Open

May 29, 4th Saturday Open

See Grand Prix.

See Grand Prix.

Aug. 27-29 or 28-29, 42nd annual Atlantic Open

June 10, 17, UCONN Strength Builder 2010

See Grand Prix.

Georgia

See Grand Prix.

4-SS, (2 games each night ), G/60. UCONN Castleman Building, Room 206, 261 Glenbrook Rd., Storrs, CT 06269. EF: $10, students free. Reg.: 7:15-7:30 PM. Rds.: 7:30 PM. $$ 50%-30%-20%, net proceeds from EF’s. 1/2 point byes avail-

Oct. 7-11, 8-11, 9-11 or 10-11, Continental Class Championships (VA) See Grand Prix.

GOLD AFFILIATES Jersey Shore High School Chess League PO Box 773, Lincroft, NJ 07738 [email protected]

Cajun Chess 7230 Chadbourne Drive New Orleans, LA 70126 504-208-9596 [email protected] www.cajunchess.com Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis 4657 Maryland Avenue St. Louis, MO 63108. 314-361-CHESS [email protected] www.stlouischessclub.org Continental Chess Association PO Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. 845-496-9658 [email protected] www.chesstour.com

New Jersey State Chess Federation c/o Roger Inglis, 49-A Mara Rd. Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07034 973-263-8696, [email protected] www.njscf.org New York City Chess Inc c/o Russell Makofsky 234 Thompson Street New York, NY 10012 646-707-3587 [email protected] www.chessnyc.com North American Chess Association 4957 Oakton Street, Suite 113 Skokie, IL 60077 888.80.Chess, [email protected] www.nachess.org

En Passant Chess Club 1301 North Shore Drive San Benito, TX 78586 956-399-9724 [email protected]

PaperClip Pairings c/o J. Houghtaling Jr & Remy Ferrari 6005 Forest Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78526. 956-459-2421 [email protected]

Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation PO Box 1074 Northbrook, IL 60065 773-844-0701 [email protected] www.renaissanceknights.org San Diego Chess Club 2225 Sixth Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-239-7166 [email protected] http://sdchessclub.multiply.com Village Chess Shop of NYC c/o Michael Propper 230 Thompson Street New York, NY 10012 212-475-9580 [email protected] www.chess-shop.com Western PA Youth Chess Club Attn: Jerry Meyers 4101 Windsor Street Pittsburgh, PA 15217 412-422-1770 [email protected] www.youthchess.net

Chess Center of New York (NY) www.chesscenter.cc

Long Island Chess Nuts (NY) 516-739-3907

Oklahoma Chess Foundation www.OKchess.org

Indiana State Chess Association www.indianachess.org

Marshall Chess Club (NY) www.marshallchessclub.org

Orange Crush Chess Club (IN) [email protected]

International Chess Academy (NJ) www.icanj.net

Michigan Chess Association www.michess.org

Sparta Chess Club (NJ) www.spartachessclub.org

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See Nationals.

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May 7-9, 2010 Burt Lerner National Elementary (K-6) Championship

GOLD Any affiliate that has submitted at least 50 USCF memberships during the current or previous calendar year, or is the recognized State Affiliate, is eligible to become a Gold Affiliate. Gold Affiliates are honored in a special list in larger type in Tournament Life each month, giving the affiliate name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and website. Gold Affiliation costs $350 per year, and existing affiliates may substract $3 for each month remaining on their regular affiliation, or $20 for each month remaining on their Silver Affiliation. As of August 6, 2007, by paying an annual payment of $500 (instead of $350), Gold Affiliate status may be obtained with no minimum requirement for memberships submitted.

SILVER Any affiliate that has submitted at least 25 USCF memberships during the current or previous calendar year, or is the recognized State Affiliate, is eligible to become a Silver Affiliate. These affiliates will be recognized in a special list in Tournament Life each month, giving the affiliate name, state, and choice of either phone number, e-mail address, or website. Silver Affiliation costs $150 per year, and existing affiliates may subtract $3 for each month remaining on their regular affiliation. As of August 6, 2007, by paying an annual payment of $250.00 (instead of $150), Silver Affiliate status may be obtained with no minimum requirement for memberships submitted.

uschess.org

July 30-Aug. 1 or July 31-Aug. 1, 18th Annual Southern Open (FL) See Grand Prix.

Idaho Apr. 30-May 1, 3rd Annual Farewell Bobby Fischer (UT) See Grand Prix.

May 1-2, 2010 Idaho Open Chess Championship

5SS, G/120. 2 Sections: Open and Reserve (U1400). Site: ISU, Student Un Bldg., Salmon River Suites, 1065 S. 8th St., Pocatello, Idaho. EF: USCF mem req., $30 (U18 & 60+ $25), ISU students and ISU Chess Club $10, by 4/24/10. $40 (all) after. Reg & Ck in: 7:30-8:30 AM 5/1/10. Those not paid & ck’d in by 8:30 AM may not be paired in 1st rnd. RDS.: 9,2,7,9,2. 1/2 pt byes: Max 1, Rd 1-4 only. Commit by end of rd 2. Prizes: $$ b/30 non ISU; Open: $200-100-75; Reserve: $100-75-50. HR/ENT/INFO: ICA, % Jay Simonson, 391 Carol Ave., Idaho Falls, ID 83401, 208-206-7667, [email protected], www.idahochessassociation. org. NC, NS, W. Chess Magnet School JGP.

Illinois North American Chess Association USCF and FIDE rated tournaments for amateur players and masters. Creators of eNotate, a USCF approved electronic scoresheet. The only organization that hosts regularly scheduled FIDE title norm tournaments for GM, IM, WGM, and WIM norms. Sevan A. Muradian, International Arbiter & International Organizer. www.nachess. org, [email protected], 888.80.CHESS. Apr. 17, Quad Tournament

5SS, G/25, EF: $20, club members $17, under 17 $15. Rds.: 12:00-1:30-2:454:00-5:15. Reg.: 11:15am. Bloomsbury Community Center, Room 118, 106 Bloomsbury Ave., Catonsville, MD 21228. Two Sections: Open $$b/24 $100$60-$42 U1850 $40 U1550 $40, more per entries. U1200 $$b/12 $50-$25 U1000 $25 b/4 U800 $25 b/4. Bye: 1-4. Info: [email protected]. Website: www.mysite.verizon.net/vze12d59q. Ent: Joe Summers, 1201 Daniels Ave., Balt, MD 21207. Include USCF ID, rating and section. Checks payable to Joe Summers. PH: 410-788-1009.

Apr. 23-25, 24-25 or 25, Indiana Memorial Open

May 2, Maryland Scholastic Chess Spectacular

5SS, 40/2 SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/75) (1- day option, rd 1-.5pt bye, rds 2-3 G/15-Quick Rtd, paired reg rtg). Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, 2930 Waterfront Pkwy., West Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46214. EF: $60 rcvd by 4/20, $67 at site. (2-day option EF: $59/$67 at site) (1-day option EF: $47/$57 at site). u1200 EF: $15/20 at site (1-day option: rd 1-0pt bye EF: $15/$27 at site). Memb. Req’d: ISCA Reg. $15. OSA. $$b/60: 1st Place Guaranteed. $450-200. Class A $160-50, Class B $155-50, Class C $145-50, Class D $140-50. u1200 1st, 2nd, 3rd Trophies only. Upset $40. Reg: ends Fri. 6:30pm (2- day option: Regs. ends Sat. 9:30am) (1-day option: Regs. ends Sun. 8:15). Rds: Fri. 7pm, Sat. 105, Sun. 10-3:30 (2-day option: Sat. 10-1:30-5, Sun. 10-3:30) (1-day option: Sun. 8:30-9-10-3:30). ENT: ISCA, C/o Gary Fox, P. O. 114, Logansport, IN 46947. INFO: [email protected]. HR: $72 (317) 299-8400. www.indiana chess.org. NS NC W. Chess Magnet School JGP.

May 27-31, 28-31, 29-31 or 30-31, 19th annual Chicago Open (IL) See Grand Prix.

July 16-18 or 17-18, 3rd Annual Chicago Class Championships (IL) See Grand Prix.

3 rounds, G/80. Holiday Inn Hotel, 495 Airport Road, Elgin, IL. (Intersection of I-90 & Rt. 31.) Entry fee is $20 (cash or check only). Cash prizes of $40 for first and $20 for second in each Quad. Registration begins at 8:30 A.M. First round starts at 9:30, and this single day event ends by 6:30. For more information see: www.mchenryareachess.org, or call Bob at 815-519-3323.

Aug. 20-22 or 21-22, Indianapolis Open

Apr. 24, Seventh Annual David Mote Memorial Open

See Grand Prix.

4SS, G/75 (1st round G/60). Carpenters Local 16, 211 W. Lawrence Ave., Springfield. Reg.: 9-9:45. Rds.: 10-12:30-3:15-6. Lunch break at noon. EF: $17 by 4/21, $20 at site, $2 less to SCC members. Prizes: $$400 b/30. 140-80, 16001999 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.110mb.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.

May 8, JJC Chess Club 10th Annual April-Spring Open

4SS, G/70. Joliet Jr. College, Bldg. J, Room 0006, 1215 Houbolt Ave., Joliet, IL (exit 127 from I-80), Prizes: $700/b35,$200-100, A,B,C,D,E/F each $80 (based on 4 per class), Top unrated $25 book prize. EF: $25 by 5/05, $35 at site, Masters(2200+) FREE, entry fee subtracted from any prize won.Two half point byes max. Reg.: 9-9:30am. Rds.: 10-12:30-3:30-6:00. Ent/Info: Checks payable to Dennis R. Doyle, c/o JJC Chess Club, 536 Springwood Drive, Joliet IL 60431. No phone or cr. card entries. E-mail questions to: [email protected]. Chess Magnet School JGP.

May 16, Knights Quest #53

4SS, Game/30. Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel, 933 Skokie Blvd., Northbrook, IL. 4 Sections: Open & U1400 (Juniors & Adults), Juniors only in U1000 & U600. Prizes: Trophies top five each section, medals all others. EF: $25 by 5/10, $30 after. $5 off to siblings and team members when registering together. Reg.: 12:00-12:30 pm. Rds.: 1 at 1:00 pm, rest ASAP. Ent: Renaissance Knights, PO Box 1074, Northbrook, IL 60065. Online Ent/Info: www.r knights.org, Sheila Heiser 847-526-9025.

May 1, Catonsville First Saturday Action (QC)

G/15, U.S.C.F. rated. Located at 2302 West Morris St. at the West Morris St. Free Methodist Church in the Ellis Hall Room. Entrance in back, down stairs, by office. Late Ent. 6-6:25pm. Rd 1, 6:30pm. Prizes: First in each quad gets choice of 50% off entry fee for Sat. Monthly a $15.00 value certificate, or chess merchandise. A cash buyback option is available on the certificate, call for details. Second gets the prize not chosen by First EF: Free if played in a Orange Crush pay event in last two months otherwise $2.00 Adv. ENT: Donald Urquhart, 501 N. East St. # 802, Indianapolis, IN 46204-1629. Info: call Don at 317-6346259 or e-mail [email protected]. A ORANGE CRUSH EVENT.

See Grand Prix.

Iowa Apr. 16-18 or 17-18, 4th Annual Okoboji Open

Kentucky Apr. 17, EGG SALAD Open

4SS, G/45. Elizabethtown Community & Technical College; Room 303, Occupational-Technical Building, Elizabethtown, KY. EF: $20, at site $25 (Cash Only). $$b/20: 1st $100, 2nd $50, Class A, B, C, D, E & Below/unr $40. Reg.: 8:158:45 am. Rds.: Round 1-9:00 am (EST), others ASAP. Ent: Johnny Owens, P.O. Box 226, Elizabethtown, KY 42702, (270) 272-3061. Info: Email [email protected]. POC: Johnny Owens (270) 706-8854.

Apr. 23-25 or 24-25, 9th Southern Class Championships (TN) See Grand Prix.

Apr. 24, Big Johnson Birthday Bash

UK Student Center, 141 Ave of Champions (Euclid Ave), Lexington, KY 40517. Entry fee is 1 penny per USCF rating point rounded down to nearest hundred (minimum $10). Unrated play FREE. Additional sections may be added depending on number of entries. INFO: Jerry Baker, 859.806.0637, Lexchess @insight bb.com, www.Lexchess.com. Registration starts at 9:30am. Round 1 starts promptly at 10am.

Louisiana May 29-30, Louisiana Open

4SS, G/20mins in 2 sections. University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250 (in University Center Ballroom). Open to any student grades 1-12. Coaches welcome to attend free instructional sessions. Spectators free and welcome. Quick Rated Open: 4SS. For rated and unrated scholastic competitors with prior tournament experience. Trophies to top ten finishers, top individuals (elementary, middle, high, unrated), top schools (elementary, middle, high).Top 10 finishers receive free entry to chess camp. Top four players, and anyone with a perfect score, advance to knockout playoffs. USCF membership required (may be purchased at event). Unrated Novice: 3SS. For unrated scholastic players with no prior tournament experience. Players with established ratings not permitted in this section. Top 4 finishers receive trophy and free entry to chess camp (G/7mins playoff may be required). Certificate to everyone completing three games. Includes instruction on how to play in tournaments 10-10:45am. USCF membership not required. Unrated Playoffs (invitational): For finalists from Quick Rated Open. Singleelimination G/7mins (2-sec delay), two games per match, with move-by-move sports commentary.Ties broken by 5mins-4mins “shootout” in which White with 5mins must win. Coaches Session: 12:45-2:15. Advice on how to teach chess. All: EF: Free entry to any Maryland student who registers by 4-9. Limit 200. Late entries may be required to take 1/2-bye in Rd1. $20 per person for non-residents. Bring lunch (none will be provided). Teams: School score is sum of points earned by top four finishers from same school. Home-schooled students may play for their district school. Reg.: 8-9am, Check In: Each player must check in by 9:30am (or will be given a 1/2 bye in Rd 1), Rds 10-11-12:30-1:30, playoffs begin 2:45 ending about 5pm. Byes: 1/2 bye avail. in Rd 1 only. Directions: Take Exit 47B off I-95 and follow signs to UMBC. Ent/Info: Cks payable to UMBC, Dr. AlanT. Sherman, CSEE Dept, UMBC, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, ATTN: Spectacular, [email protected]. Register on-line www.umbc.edu/ chess/spectacular. W. Chess Magnet School JGP.

May 2, Silver Knights Chess K-8 Team Tournament (VA)

4SS, G/30. Our Lady of Good Counsel School, 8601 Wolftrap Road, Vienna, VA 22182. One Section: open to four-player teams of players in grades K-8 that attend the same school. EF: $80 per team online by the Wednesday before the event; $92 per team by noon Friday before the event; $100 per team on site from 11:00-11:30. Rds.: 12-1-2-3. Trophies to top teams and top unrated teams. See www.silverknightschess.com for complete rules and to register.

June 5-6, 2010 Delaware Capital Open (DE) See Delaware.

June 5-6, Catonsville-Fells Point Open

Bloomsbury Community Center, 106 Bloomsbury Ave., Catonsville, MD 21228. 2 Sections, Open: 5SS, G/90, $$b/30 $225-$110-$85 U2200 $75 U2100 $75 U2000 $75 b/4, more per entries. U1900: 5SS, G/90, $$b/30 $200-$100-$75 U1700 $70 U1500 $70 U1300 $70 b/4. All: EF: $30 before May 24, $40 after, under 17 $10 off. GMs or IMs: free entry but $40 deducted from any prize. Reg.: 9:45-10:45am. Rds.: Sat 11:00-3:00-7:00 Sun 10:00-2:00. Bye: 1-4, max 2. Info: [email protected], Website: www.mysite.verizon.net/vze12d59q. Ent: Joe Summers, 1201 Daniels Ave., Balt., MD 21207. 410-788-1009. Make checks payable to: Joe Summers, include USCF ID and section, Open or U1900. Dir: 695 to Exit 13 West, Left at second light (Bloomsbury Ave), Three blocks on right. Chess Magnet School JGP.

July 16-18 or 17-18, 3rd Annual Chicago Class Championships

Hilton Garden Inn, Cajun Dome, $89.00 Chess Rate. 2350 W. Congress, Lafayette, LA 70506, (337) 291-1977. Rds 1-3 G/90, Rds 4,5 G/110. Reg.: Sat 8:45-9:30 am. ROUNDS: Sat 9:45, 1:15, 5:15 Sunday 10, 3. BYES: 1 bye 1/2 pt all rounds but last. EF: $75.00. Prizes: Rtd 70%, 1st 200, 2nd 150, MXA 1st 200, 2d 150, B 1st 200, 2d 150, C 1st 200, 2d 150, D 1st 200, 2d 150, E and below UNR 1st 200, 2d 150 (UNR $100 max). 3 persons in each class or combined. Checks made payable to: Lafayette Chess Club. Contact: James MacManus (337) 234-1720. Chess Magnet School JGP.

Aug. 20-22 or 21-22, Indianapolis Open (IN)

Maine

June 25-29, 4th annual Philadelphia International (PA)

Apr. 24, Freeport Open

June 26-27, 2nd annual World Open Girls Championship (PA)

May 15-16, Eastern Maine Championship

Aug. 27-29 or 28-29, 42nd annual Atlantic Open (DC)

May 27-31, 28-31, 29-31 or 30-31, 19th annual Chicago Open See Grand Prix.

June 19, 2010 U.S. G/15 Championship (QC) See Nationals.

See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix.

Oct. 23, 2010 U.S. G/60 Championship See Nationals.

See Grand Prix.

Oct. 24, 2010 U.S. G/30 Championship

See Grand Prix.

Indiana

Apr. 23-25 or 24-25, 50th Maryland Open

See Nationals.

Chess Club Friday Night Blitz (QC)

Maryland See Grand Prix.

June 25-27, 2nd annual World Open Senior Amateur (PA) See Pennsylvania. See Grand Prix.

See Pennsylvania. See Grand Prix.

Oct. 7-11, 8-11, 9-11 or 10-11, Continental Class Championships (VA) See Grand Prix.

2302 West Morris St. at the West Morris St. Free Methodist Church. Entrance is in the back, down the stairs by the office. When: Starts Every Friday except the Fri before the second Sat doors open at 6:00 P.M. tournament starts at 6:30 P.M. Type: 3 Rounds, Game/5, Round Robin Quad, U.S.C.F. Rated. EF: $7.00 if received one week before tournament starting date, $8.00 at the door. Prizes: Based on 4 full Pd. entries per quad, First in each quad: $20.00, Second in each quad: chess merchandise. Send advance entries to: Donald Urquhart, 501 N. East St. #802, Indianapolis, IN 46204-1629. For more info: call Don at (317) 634-6259 or e-mail [email protected].

Every SECOND Sat. of the Month. OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT

5 Round, G/61, U.S.C.F. rated. 2302 West Morris St. at the West Morris St. Free Methodist Church in the Ellis Hall Room. Entrance in back, down stairs, by office. Late Ent. 8-9am, Rd 1, 9:30am. Prizes: $465.00 b/o 20 full pd. Ent. 1st $150; 2nd $75; Class A, B, C, (D, E, Unr) $60 each. Prizes increased if entries allow. EF: $25 if rec’d one week before tournament date, $30 at door, $5.00 discount for your birthday month, $5.00 discount for any state associaton (except ISCA), FIDE Titled Players Free. + Free Snack Bar Adv. ENT: Donald Urquhart, 501 N. East St. # 802, Indianapolis, IN 46204-1629. Info: call Don at 317-6346259 or e-mail [email protected]. Note: there must be at least 3 entries in a class for that class prize to be awarded. If two adjoining class prizes are vacant, a combo prize will be awarded. Chess Magnet School JGP.

FREE ENTRY: Quad Quick Chess Tournament (QC) Fri. before the second Sat. of the Month

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Tournament Life Massachusetts

July 23-25 or 24-25, 15th Annual Bradley Open (CT)

Apr. 10, Franklin Charter School Open

Reg. online: www.richess.org, email: [email protected]. (401) 359-1602.

SEE PREVIOUS ISSUE FOR TLAS APPEARING APRIL 1-14

Apr. 16-18 or 17-18, Hartford Open (CT) See Grand Prix.

Apr. 25, Connecticut State Chess Association K-12 & UCONN School of Engineering High School $14,000 Scholarship State Open Championship (CT) See Connecticut.

Apr. 30-May 2 or May 1-2, 21st annual Vermont Resort Open (VT) See Grand Prix.

May 1-2, 20th Massachusetts G/60 Championship See Grand Prix.

See Grand Prix.

Aug. 12-15, 13-15 or 14-15, 40th annual Continental Open See Grand Prix.

Michigan Apr. 23-25 or 24-25, 2010 Grrreat Lakes Open See Grand Prix.

May 27-31, 28-31, 29-31 or 30-31, 19th annual Chicago Open (IL) See Grand Prix.

July 16-18 or 17-18, 3rd Annual Chicago Class Championships (IL) See Grand Prix.

Minnesota Apr. 9-11, 2010 National Junior High (K-9) Championship See Nationals.

May 2, 7th Umass G/60 Open 4SS, G/60. University of Mass, Campus Center Auditorium, N. Pleasant St., Amherst, MA 01003. Reg.: 8:30-9:15. Rds.: 9:30, 12:30, 2:45 & 5. $$450 bo/30. Sections: Open: 1st $100, Top A $90, Top B $80, Top C $70 Top U-1400 $60, Top Un-Rated $50. EF: $22 by 4/28, $27 at site. Rated 2200+, New & Unr $7 by 4/28, $12 at site. Ent: Edward Kostreba, P.O Box 1372, Ware, MA 01082, 413-967-3242, www.wmass-chess.us, NS, NC.

May 5, 12, 19, 26, June 2, 9, 16, Wachusett CC “B” Championship

Missouri Friday Action Quads - Every Friday Night (QC)

3RR, G/29 Quick Rated. Chess Club & Scholastic Center, 4657 Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108. EF: $10. Prize fund $36 first in each quad. Club membership req’d. available from $1. Reg.: 6:30 - 6:45. Rounds begin at 7. Site entries only. Info: 314-361-CHESS www.saintlouischessclub.org. NS, NC, W.

Work on Your USCF Rating Cash Prize Sundays G/60 Swiss

7SS, G/110,T/D5. McKay Campus School, Room C188, Fitchburg State College, 67 Rindge Road, Fitchburg, MA 01420. Open to Under 1800. EF: $20 (includes club membership). Free to Wachusett CC members. Reg.: 7-7:10 p.m. Rds.: 7:15 p.m. Byes: 1-6, limit three. Prizes: chess books to 1st, 2nd, top U1600, top U1400. Info: George Mirijanian, 176 Oak Hill Road, Fitchburg, MA 01420, [email protected], 978-345-5011. Website: www.wachusettchess.org. Online ratings as of May 5 will be used. Chess Magnet School JGP.

The Kansas City Chess Club, 7667 NW Prairie View Rd. #201, Kansas City, MO 64151. 3SS, G60. EF: $25, Club Members $20. Prizes: 1st $60 based 2nd $40 based on 10 paid entries. 50%G. Reg.: 12:30. Rd. 1 at 1PM. Questions: 816399-3703. Ent: Ken Fee, 1537 Baker St., Liberty, MO 64068. Req. Memb: USCF & KC Chess Association sold onsite. www.kansascitychessclub.com.

May 14-16 or 15-16, 18th annual New York State Open (NY)

See Grand Prix.

May 14, 21, 28, June 4, 11, 18, 25, Billerica Friday Swiss Club Championship

3 rounds G/90 Round Robin. Location: Chess Club & Scholastic Center, 4657 Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108. EF: $25. Prizes: $70 winner each quad. $5 finisher prize. Registration: 9am-9:45am. Round Times: 10am, 1:30pm, 4:45pm. Entries/Info: Bob Howe, 311 E. Walnut St., Pacific, MO 63069 or email [email protected] (636-234-7928).

See Grand Prix.

7 Rds., 40/90, SD/30. Billerica COA, 25 Concord Rd., Billerica, MA. EF: $17. Reg.: 7:30pm. Cash prizes minimal b/entries. For info, call Brad Ryan, (978) 3698533. NS, NC. Chess Magnet School JGP.

May 15, Battleship Cove Chess Tournament For Kids - Fall River

Reg. online: www.richess.org, email: [email protected]. (401) 359-1602.

May 29-31, 79th Massachusetts Open See Grand Prix.

June 19-20, Connecticut State Chess Association State Championship Grand Prix (CT) See Grand Prix.

Apr. 10-11, The Bill Wright Saint Louis Open (note corrections) Apr. 24, Gateway City Quads

May 5, 12, 19, 26, Wednesday Night G/75 Spring Swiss Cash

The Kansas City Chess Club, 7667 NW Prairie View Rd. #201, Kansas City, MO 64151. 4SS, G75. Play one game each Wednesday. EF: $30/$40 onsite. Prizes: Open 1st $90-$50 /U1600 1st $70-$40. $250 b/20. Reg.: 6:30. Rd.: 1 7PM. Questions: 816-399-3703. Ent. Ken Fee, 1537 Baker St., Liberty, MO 64068. Req. Memb: USCF & KC Chess Association sold onsite. www.kansascitychessclub.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.

May 12, 19, 26, May Knights

3SS, G/90. Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, 4657 Maryland

Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108. Reg. Wednesday, May 12, 5:30-6:15pm. Rounds (one per week) 6:30pm 5/12, 5/19, 5/26. Check in withTD by 6:15 to be paired each week/round. No advanced entries. EF: $10. Prize fund is 90% payout, with 1st place getting 1/3 of the total prize fund and first A, B, C, D, E and U1000/unrated each take 1/9 of the prize fund. Winner qualifies for 2010 Knights Championship in December. One 1/2 point bye if declared before round 2. MCA memb. req’d from $5 OSA. Info: 314-361-CHESS. [email protected].

May 28, 2nd Annual Show Me Classic 4SS, G/65. Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, 4657 Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108. Free entries for GMs and IMs, deducted from earnings. GMs and IMs are not counted toward the based on prize fund total. EF: $25, $20 for annual members of the club if registered 5/27. MCA Membership Req’d from $5. OSA. PF: $750 (b/40): $100 1st/$25 2nd in each M/X, A, B, C, D, U1200/UNR. Winner qualifies for 2011 Club Championship. Reg.: 9 - 9:45. Rds.: 10, 12:30, 3, 5:30. One 1/2 point bye if declared before round 1. Hotel: Water Tower Inn at 314-977-7500 ask for the “chess rate” of $70/night. Ent: 4657 Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108, or online at saintlouischess club.org. Info: 314-361-CHESS [email protected]. Chess Magnet School JGP.

A State Championship Event! June 12-13, The Peabody Energy Missouri Junior Championship Out-of-State Players Welcome! 5SS, G/90, open to all born after 6/14/1989 from any state, PF: $5,050 GTD. EF: $60 ($55 if received by 6/11), $50 ($45 if received by 6/11) for annual members of CCSCSL.Two Sections (Open, U1600). Open: 1st overall: $2,000 scholarship and $300, 1st X: $250 2nd X: $100, 1st A: $200 2nd A: $75, 1st B: $150 2nd B: $50. Under 1600: 1st overall: $500 scholarship and $300, 1st C: $250 2nd C: $100, 1st D: $200 2nd D: $75, 1st E: $150 2nd E: $75, 1st U1000: $125 2nd U1000: $50. Unrated can play in the open section for 1st place prize, or in U1600 for $50 max prize. Highest scoring female in each section: $50. Trophies to 1st in each class. Reg.: 8:30-9:30. Registration limited to the first 150 entrants! Pre-register to guarantee your spot. Rnds.: Sat 10-2-6. Sun: 10-2. One half point bye available, must commit before Round 1. Entries: Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, 4657 Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108 or 314-361-CHESS (2437) or info@ saintlouischessclub.org. All equipment supplied! Chess Magnet School JGP.

Montana A Heritage Event! Apr. 17-18, 75th Montana Open 5SS. G/2. Foothills Community Christian School, 2210 5th Ave. North, Great Falls, MT. EF: $30 by 4/16, $35 at site, jrs 1/2. Reg.: 9:00-9:40. Rds.: 10-2:30-7, 93 (or ASAP). MCA req’d, $12, OSA. Trophies to: top MT Sr, top MT jr, top in classes A-E/below, and unrated. $$/25, more per entries: $200-120-80, 2 biggest upsets, $40-35 (both rated-nonprov). Misc: 1/2pt bye for rds 4 or 5 must be requested by end of rd 3, phone/email entries OK-must be present by 9:40 am Sat to be paired. Ent: Dan McCourt, 608 W. Central, Missoula, MT 59801, checks payable to MCA. Info: Dan McCourt, 406-721-0254, mccourt [email protected], www.montanachess.org. NC, W. Chess Magnet School JGP.

A 7th Annual Grandmaster YURY SHULMAN Summer Chess Camps

JUNE 14-18 & JULY 12-16, 2010 | BARRINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, 616 W. MAIN ST., BARRINGTON IL 60010 Our staff members include 2009 Silver World Team medalists:

TIME & SCHEDULE

REGISTRATION FEES:

JUNE 14-18, 2010

FOR EACH CAMP

Daily from 10 am till 5 pm - full day

if paid in full by May 1st

$394

$249

10 am to 1pm - 1st half-day

at door

$424

$274

(full day)

half-day

$630 $678

$398 $438

2pm to 5 pm - 2nd half-day JULY 12-16, 2010

2008 US Champion GM YURY SHULMAN 2006 US Champion GM ALEXANDER ONISCHUK World Team Champion GM GREGORY KAIDANOV

Daily from 10 am till 5 pm - full day 10 am to 1pm - 1st half-day 2pm to 5 pm - 2nd half-day

FOR BOTH CAMPS if paid in full by May 1st at door

(full day)

half-day

Note: Everyone who attends both of the camps will receive 20% discount!

Please bring a packed lunch and your chess clock (Snacks and drinks will be provided). Pizza for everyone on Friday (June 18th and July 16th)! There will be trophies and awards for first 5 places in each section (1st half day, 2nd half and full day), also in bughouse and blitz tournaments, puzzle solving contest and possibly some other events. A certificate will be given to participants for attending a world-class academic chess camp with International Grandmasters. Accommodation is available in the local hotel or host families for out of town students. A portion of proceeds will be donated to a charity.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHOOL VISIT WWW.SHULMANCHESS.COM or contact Yury Shulman [email protected] / 312-375-7475 or Kiran Frey [email protected] / 847-382-5410 72

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Nebraska Apr. 10-11, 3rd Annual Spring Open See Grand Prix.

A Heritage Event! June 26-27, 2010 Cornhusker State Games

NE residents only. 6 sections: Open: 5SS 40/75 SD/30, EF: $30, Premier (6/26 only 1200+ up, no UNR): 4SS G/40, EF: $25, Reserve: (6/26 only, U/1800) 5SS G/60, EF: $25, Junior: (6/26 only, U/19) 4SS G/30, EF: $19, Scholastic: (6/26 only, U/13) 5SS G/30 EF: $19, Adult/Youth Team (6/27 only, Adult 20+ Youth U/20) 4SS (Team Pairings) G/30, EF: $30/team. See: www.cornhuskerstategames.com/ for details and to register online. Early entry deadline is: May 31, fees $5 higher after that, no entries after June 7th. Site: Southeast Community College, Lincoln, NE. Chess Magnet School JGP and NE POY for Open section.

Nevada Apr. 30-May 1, 3rd Annual Farewell Bobby Fischer (UT) See Grand Prix.

June 9, 2010 Utah Quick Championship (QC) (UT) See Utah.

June 10, 2010 U.S. Game/10 Championship (QC) See Nationals.

June 11, National Open Scholastic Trophy Tournament

U2200, U2000, 1800, 1600 - $100. Limit 2 byes, commit by 11:30 am. Re-entry $15, counts half (no re-entry after 2nd round). Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Entering 10 min. before game and phone entry, $5 Extra. Cell#: (760) 583-8429, www.chessmatescorporation.com.

Every Sunday G/45 Open See Grand Prix.

Every Wednesday G/30

Apr. 25, ICA Spring 2010 Open Championship

Quad Every Tuesday

Apr. 25, ICA Spring 2010 Scholastic Championship

See Grand Prix.

Open, G30. Rds.: 7, 8:15, 9:30. Chess Mates Corporation, 1523 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. A block away from Rahway Train Station and 40 min. train ride from NY Penn Station. May be limited to first 50 entries. EF: $25, members $20, GM Free. Prizes: 1st - $50 and 2nd - $20 Per Quad. Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Entering 10 min. before game and phone entry, $5 Extra. Cell#: (760) 583-8429, www.chessmatescorporation.com.

Quick - Every Monday (QC)

Open, 4-SS, G25. Rds: 7, 8, 9, 10 pm. Chess Mates Corporation, 1523 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. A block away from Rahway Train Station and 40 min. train ride from NY Penn Station. May be limited to first 50 entries. EF: $40, members $30. GM Free, $30 deducted from prize. Prizes: 70% of the Entry Fees, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and top U2200, U2000, 1800. Limit 2 byes, commit by 7:50 pm. Re-entry $15, counts half (no re-entry after 2nd round). Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Entering 10 min. before game and phone entry, $5 Extra. Cell: (760) 583-8429, www.chessmatescorporation.com.

5-SS Game/30. South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89183. Open to players Uage 20. In 3 sections. U1800, U1200, and U800. Unrateds in the U1200 section and all players in the U800 section must be under age 12. Trophies to top 4 in each section, top 1 in each 200 point rating group and unrated. EF: $33 by 5/19, $39 by 6/3, $45 on site. REG.: 9-9:45 a.m. RDS.: 10-11:15-12:30-1:45-3. HR: $65 single or double ($95 Friday and Saturday nights). 1-866-791-7626 or (702) 796-7111. ENT: Las Vegas International Chess Festival, PO Box 90925, Henderson, NV 890090925 or www.VegasChessFestival.com. NS, NC, W.

Apr. 9-30, Long Game Friday

June 11-12, Susan Polgar World Championship for Girls and Boys

3 RR, G/30 t/d5. Quads grouped by rating. All the King’s Men Chess & Games Center (Just 20 mins. from Center City Philadelphia), 62 S. Broadway, Pitman, NJ. 856-582-8222. Prizes: $25 1st per quad. Unr. cannot win more than $10. EF: $12, members $10. Players with less than 4 rated games $7, members $5. Reg.: 6-6:45 pm. Rds.: 7-8-9 pm. Info: [email protected]. All: Visa/MC/ Disc OK w/$1surcharge. Bring a clock!

5-SS, G/45. South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89183. In 8 sections separate for girls and boys: under19, under 15, under 11, and under 8 (as of June 11). Prizes: In each section 1st place receives a netbook computer loaded with chess programs. $$ 200-150100-50 in chess prizes for 2nd thru 5th. Trophies for top 10 individuals, top 3 (3-player) school/club teams each section, special medals for next 10 individuals and next 3 school/club teams. Perfect score also wins a digital chess clock. Scholarships to Texas Tech will be awarded based in part on performance in this event. EF: $59 by 5/19, $69 by 6/9, $75 on site. Reg.: 4-8 p.m. Friday, 8:309:30 a.m. Saturday. Rds.: 11-1:30-4, 11-1:30. Breakfast with Susan 9 a.m. Sunday. Opening Ceremony: 10 a.m. Saturday, Awards Ceremony: 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Blitz Championship: 7 p.m. Saturday. Susan Polgar lecture 3:30 p.m. Friday, Puzzle Solving Competition 5 p.m. Friday, Simul 6:15 p.m. Friday. Chess Camp 9:00 a.m. Thursday. Part of the LAS VEGAS INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL; see the National Open TLA for other Thursday and Friday side events. HR: $65 single or double ($95 Fri/Sat). 1-866-791-7626 or (702) 796-7111. REG: Las Vegas International Chess Festival, PO Box 90925, Henderson, NV 89009-0125, on line at www.VegasChessFestival.com, or by fax at (702) 933-9112. No telephone entries. NS. W. NC.

June 11-13 or 12-13, 2010 National Open See Nationals.

July 31-Aug. 8, Aug. 3-8 or 5-8, Jerry Hanken Memorial - 111th annual U.S. Open (CA-S) See Nationals.

Aug. 19-22, 20-22 or 21-22, 2nd Annual Central California Open (CAN) See Grand Prix.

New Hampshire Apr. 17, New Hampshire Quick Chess Championship (QC) See Grand Prix.

Apr. 30-May 2 or May 1-2, 21st annual Vermont Resort Open (VT) See Grand Prix.

New Jersey Bergen Chess Mates (Formerly Dumont Chess Mates)

Sundays 1-6 and Monday Nights 7-11:30. Ridgewood United Methodist Church, 100 Dayton Street, Ridgewood, NJ. USCF rated tournaments, free lessons (adult and scholastic) with expert and master rated players. Simuls, lectures, club rental library. Yearly membership fee of $10 for adults and $8 seniors, membership free to scholastic players. Cash prizes and trophies. For more information and calendar of events visit the club website at www.bergenchess mates.com or contact Lawrence Constance at 201-568-1506 or lacon1963@ yahoo.com. Casual play does not require membership.

International Chess Academy (Fair Lawn, NJ)

Chess Classes: Tuesday 6:30 – 9:00 PM, Thursday 6:30 – 9:00 PM, Saturday 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Add. 14-25 Plaza Rd. N, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410. Phone 201797-0330. Website: www.icanj.net. Contact: Diana Tulman, 201-287-0250. Email: [email protected]. Fair Lawn facility offers Advance Chess Training for serious chess players (rating > 1800).

International Chess Academy (Teaneck, NJ)

Chess Classes: Monday 6:30 – 7:30 PM, Wednesday 6:30 – 9:00 PM, Sunday 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM. Add. 185 Court Street, Teaneck, NJ 07666. Phone 201833-1741. Website: www.icanj.net. Contact: Diana Tulman, 201-287-0250. Email: [email protected] facility offers a Summer Chess Camp and Monday night tournaments 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.

Every Saturday G/60 U2400

4-SS, Rds.: 10:30, 12:15, 2:00, 3:45, 5:00 pm. Chess Mates Corporation, 1523 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. A block away from Rahway Train Station and 40 min. train ride from NY Penn Station. May be limited to first 50 entries. EF: $40, members $30. Guaranteed Prizes: 1st - $250, 2nd - $150, and Top

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4SS G/45, $100-50 b/10, New Stars (always U1000): 5SS G/30, $100-50 b/10, Chess Pirates (always U600): 5SS G/30, $100-50 b/10. Player’s highest life time rating used. Rds.: 11am then ASAP, lunch break. EF: $27 mailed by 04/20 or paid online, entryfeesrus.com. EF at site $35. Cash only. Reg.: before 10:45am. Ent: 115 W. Moore St., Hackettstown, NJ 07840. Info: Ken Thomas [email protected] or 908-763-6468. NS, NC, W.

Open, 4-SS, 30/90, SD60. Rds.: 7pm each Friday. Chess Mates Corporation, 1523 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. A block away from Rahway Train Station and 40 min. train ride from NY Penn Station. May be limited to first 50 entries. EF: $50, members $40. Prizes: 70% of the Entry Fees, 1st, 2nd, and Top U2200, U2000, 1800, 1600. Limit 2 byes, request before round 2. Re-entry $20, counts half (no re-entry after 2nd round). Cell#: (760) 583-8429, www. chessmatescorporation.com.

Apr. 15, 3rd Thursday Quads

Apr. 17, Hamilton Chess Club Quads

3RR 40/80 15/30 15/30. Full K. Ray Dwier Recreation Center, Bldg. 392, Groveville, NJ 08620. Quads open to all EF: $10. $25 per Quad. Reg.: 910:30/am. Rds.: 10:30/am-1:30/pm-4:30/pm NJ State Chess Federation, no dues magazine Subscription per year, OSA. NS, NC, W.

Apr. 17, Jersey Shore K-12 Regionals

The Academy at Grace and Peace, 1563 Old Freehold Rd., Toms River, NJ 08755. All Sections open to K-12. Section A: U500, Section B: 500-1000, Section C: 1000-1500, Section D: 1500+. Section A, B, C 4SS, G/30. Section D: 3 Rounds, G/60. Trophies to Top 5 in each section, Medals to all others. EF: $25 if rec’d by 4/10, $30 on site. Reg.: 9:00-9:45 AM. Rds.: 10:00 AM and ASAP. Info: John Burke, 908-705-7958 or [email protected]. Ent: Make checks payable to:The Academy at Grace and Peace. Please indicate USCF ID# and section.

Apr. 18, Westfield Quads

3 RR game/45 full k. Westfield Y, 220 Clark Street, Westfield, NJ. Prizes: $50 to first in each section. Entry Fee: $20, $15 Members. Registration: 2-2:15 p.m. Rounds: 2:30-4:20-6:10 p.m. Info: Todd Lunna 732-526-7163, [email protected], www.westfieldchessclub.com.

Apr. 19, Chess Mates G/5 “Blitz” (QC)

and “Chess Lessons”. 7-SS, 7 pm - 9 pm. Chess Mates Corporation, 1523 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. A block away from RahwayTrain Station and 40 min. train ride from NY Penn Station. Cell: (760)583-8429. May be limited to first 48 entries. EF: $15, members $10. GM Free, $10 deducted from prize. Prizes: 80% of the Entry Fees, 1st, 2nd and top U2200, U2000, 1800, 1600. No re-entry or bye. Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Entering 10 min. before game and phone entry, $5 Extra. ***After the blitz tournament, GM Yudasin’s “Chess Lesson”, 9 pm - 11 pm. Members: FREE, Non-members: $20.

Apr. 19, Dean of Chess Academy Monday Kids Quads

3SS, G/30. Dean of Chess Academy, 3150 Route 22, West Branchburg, NJ 08876. (908) 595-0066.Trophies to top 5. Entry fee: $20 ($15 member). Registration: 7-7:15pm. Rds.: 7:30 & ASAP.

See Grand Prix.

in 5 sections. 4SS, EVERYONE PLAYS 4 GAMES, ALL PLAYERS WITH 2.5 POINTS OR MORE WILL RECEIVE ATROPHY! US CHESS FEDERATION MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED FOR SECTIONS 3, 4 AND 5. Info: 201-287-0250 or 201-833-1741. E-mail: [email protected] (Web Site Entries: www.icanj.net) ADV EF (pmk Apr 21st) $25 At Site $30. Reg ends 1/2 hr before 1st rnd. Late entrants will receive a 1/2 point bye for rnd. 1. Site Address: Bergen Academy, 200 Hackensack Ave, Hackensack NJ 07601. In 5 Sections: Section 1 Junior Novice: Open to unrated players K through 2nd grade. Rds.: First Round 10:15 AM, then ASAP (tournament will end at approximately 1:00 PM). Section 2 Novice: Open to unrated players K through 4th grade. Rds.: First Round 10:00 AM, then ASAP (tournament will end at approximately 2:00 PM). Section 3 G/45 Reserve: Open to players rated below 800 K through 12th grade. Rds.: 9:45 AM, 11:30, 1:15, 3:00 PM. unrated players K through 12th grade. Section 4 G/45: Open to players rated below 1200 K through 12th grade. Rds.: 9:45 AM, 11:30, 1:15, 3:00 PM. Section 5 G/60: Open to players rated below 1700 K through 12th grade. Rds.: 9:45 AM, 12:00, 2:15, 4:30 PM. ENT: Make EF and/or USCF Membership checks payableTo: International Chess Academy Mail To: Diana Tulman, 28 Canterbury Lane, New Milford, NJ 07646. NS, NC, W.

Apr. 25, Westfield Swiss #63 (QC)

Westfield Y, 220 Clark Street, Westfield, NJ. 5SS, game/15 (QC) full k. $425 Guaranteed: $125, $60 U2100, U1850, U 1600, U1350 $60 each. Entrance Fee: $35, $25 Members. Reg.: 2-2:30 p.m. Rounds: 2:45-3:25-4:05-4:45-5:30 p.m. Info: Todd Lunna, 732-526-7163, www.westfieldchessclub.com, lunnaco@ aol.com.

Apr. 26, Chess Mates G/5 “Blitz” Open (QC)

and “Simul”. 7-SS, 7 pm - 9 pm. Chess Mates Corporation, 1523 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. A block away from Rahway Train Station and 40 min. train ride from NY Penn Station. Cell: (760) 583-8429. May be limited to first 48 entries. EF: $15, members $10. GM Free, $10 deducted from prize. Prizes: 80% of the Entry Fees, 1st, 2nd and top U2200, U2000, 1800, 1600. No re-entry or bye. Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Entering 10 min. before game and phone entry, $5 Extra. ***After the blitz tournament, GM Yudasin’s “Simul”, 9 pm 11 pm. Members: $10, Non-members: $20. half (no re-entry after 2nd round). Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Entry 10 min. before game and phone entry, $5 Extra. (760) 583-8429, www.chessmatescorporation.com.

Apr. 26, Dean of Chess Academy Monday Kids Quads

3SS, G/30. Dean of Chess Academy, 3150 Route 22, West Branchburg, NJ 08876. (908) 595-0066.Trophies to top 5. Entry fee: $20 ($15 member). Registration: 7-7:15pm. Rds.: 7:30 & ASAP.

Apr. 27, Dean of Chess Academy Last Tuesday Grand Prix (QC) See Grand Prix.

May 1, 1st Saturday Scholastic (K-8)

4 RR, G/45 t/d5. 1st round 11 AM. All the King’s Men Chess & Games Center (Just 20 mins. from Center City Philadelphia), 62 S. Broadway, Pitman, NJ, 856582-8222. EF: Online $20, members $18. Onsite: $22.50, members $20. Includes FREE pizza & soda. Prizes: Trophies top 4, medal top K-3. Reg.: 10 10:30 onsite, or pre-register at www.YourchessSet.com/kidsswiss.

May 1, Princeton Day School

650 The Great Road. Plaques to top 3 school teams and top 6 in each section. Medals to all players. Four sections for OVER 1000 begin at 10:15 and must preregister: OVER 1600 (K-12), NEAR MASTERS (K-12 over 1400) and FUTURE MASTERS (Players K-12 over 1200) G/60, 3 rds. CLOSED (K-12 1000-1200) G/45 4 rds. ALL OTHER SECTIONS. G/30 4 rds. beginning at 12:00 noon. (round times will be accelerated if possible): OPEN (Players K-12 U-1000), RESERVE (K-12 U-800), NOVICE II (K-8 U-600), NOVICE I (unrated K-6), K-1 (unrated) NO SCORE K-1 (unrated). PARENTS OF PLAYERS rated G/30 3 rounds. Pre-registration online, pay at the door $35. On-site 11-12 noon $45. Info and register online: www.pds.org/chess. Inquires to Bonnie Waitzkin [email protected].

May 2, Westfield Quads

3 RR game/45 full k. Westfield Y, 220 Clark Street, Westfield, NJ. Prizes: $50 to first in each section. Entry Fee: $20, $15 Members. Registration: 2-2:15

Apr. 19, 26, May 3, Dean of Chess Academy FIDE Quads

3RR, G/90 +30sec/move. Dean of Chess Academy, 3150 Route 22, West Branchburg, NJ 08876. (908) 595-0066. Gtd prize fund. $50 to top player in each group, $20 for second. Entry fee: $30 ($20 member). Registration: 77:15pm. Rds.: 7:30pm (1 per week).

Apr. 20, 27, May 4, Dean of Chess Academy U1600 Quads

3RR, G/90. Dean of Chess Academy, 3150 Route 22, West Branchburg, NJ 08876. (908) 595-0066. Gtd prize fund. $50 to top player in each group. Entry fee: $25 ($20 member). Registration: 7-7:15pm. Rds.: 7:30pm (1 each week).

Apr. 22, 29, Dean of Chess Academy Thursday Swiss See Grand Prix.

Apr. 23, ATKM‘s 4th Friday G/10 Swiss (QC) (6 Rounds)

For info. and registration, go to YourChessSet.com/g10. For more info e-mail Stephen at [email protected] or call 856-582-8222.

Apr. 24, 4th Saturday G/60 Quads

3 RR, G/60 t/d5. 1st round 11 AM. All the King’s Men Chess & Games Center (Just 20 mins. from Center City Philadelphia), 62 S. Broadway, Pitman, NJ, 856582-8222. EF: $20, members $18. Prizes: $40 1st per quad. Reg.: 10-10:30 onsite, or pre-register at www.YourchessSet.com/quads4.

Apr. 24, Super Scholastics Saturday Swiss K-8

Somerset Ramada Inn, 60 Cottontail Ln., Somerset, NJ Exit #12 off I-287. (In 4 Sections/& skittles) Trophies to top 5, others get medals/prizes. Hot Shots (always U1700): 4SS G/45, $150-100-50, b/10. Checkmates (always U1300):

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p.m. Rounds: 2:30-4:20-6:10 p.m. Info: Todd Lunna 732-526-7163, [email protected], www.westfieldchessclub.com.

Aug. 6-8 or 7-8, 16th Annual Northeast Open (CT)

May 3, Dean of Chess Academy Monday Kids Quads

May 22, Super Scholastics Saturday Swiss K-8

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3SS, G/30. Dean of Chess Academy, 3150 Route 22, West Branchburg, NJ 08876. (908) 595-0066.Trophies to top 5. Entry fee: $20 ($15 member). Registration: 7-7:15pm. Rds.: 7:30 & ASAP.

May 3, 10, 17, May Mayhem Quads

3-RR 40/90, SD/60. Sections by rating. Hackettstown Community Center, 293 Main St., (Rte. 46), Hackettstown, NJ. EF: $12. Prize: $40 top in each section. Reg.: 7-7:30 pm. Rds.: 7:30 pm three successive Mondays. Info: [email protected], 570-872-6880. NS, NC.

May 14-16 or 15-16, 18th annual New York State Open (NY)

May 23, Westfield Quads

See Grand Prix.

May 15, Jersey Shore K-12 Regionals

The Academy at Grace and Peace, 1563 Old Freehold Rd., Toms River, NJ 08755. All Sections open to K-12. Section A: U500, Section B: 500-1000, Section C: 1000-1500, Section D: 1500+. Section A, B, C 4SS, G/30. Section D: 3 Rounds, G/60. Trophies to Top 5 in each section, Medals to all others. EF: $25 if rec’d by 5/8, $30 on site. Reg.: 9:00-9:45 AM. Rds.: 10:00 AM and ASAP. Info: John Burke, 908-705-7958 or [email protected]. Ent: Make checks payable to:The Academy at Grace and Peace. Please indicate USCF ID# and section.

A State Championship Event! May 15-16, New Jersey Junior Championship

5SS, G/100. Dean of Chess Academy, 3150 Route 22 West, Branchburg, NJ 08876. 908 595-0066. OPEN: (K-12) Trophies to top 10. Top High School player from NJ awarded entry to Denker Tournament of HS Champions. RESERVE: (U1400) Trophies to top 10, U1300, U1200, U1000, Unr. ALL: Entry fee $35 if received by 5/8, $45 at site. Reg. Sat. 9-10am, Rds.: 10am-2pm-6pm Sat., 10am2pm Sun. ENT: NJSCF P.O. Box 1511, Jackson, NJ 08527. Make checks payable to NJSCF. Info: Hal Sprechman, 732-259-3881, hsprechman@characterkings. org. NS, NC, W. Chess Magnet School JGP.

A State Championship Event! May 15-16, New Jersey Senior Closed Championship

(Limited to NJ residents over age 59) 5SS, G/100. Dean of Chess Academy, 3150 Route 22 West, Branchburg, NJ 08876. One section: $$ 200-100-50. Age 70, $100. Trophies to top 3, Age 70, Class A, B, C. Top player gets free entry to NJ Open Championship. All: EntryC received D by 5/8 or Paid on website, LLifE E$40 N fee CA13th, Entryfeerus.com by May $50 at site. Reg.: Sat. 5/15, before 10am, Rds.: Sat: 10-2-6, Sunday 10-2. Mail Entries to: NJSCF, 115 West Moore Street, Hackettstown, NJ 07840. Make checks payable to: NJSCF. Enter on Website, entryfeesrus.com. Info: KenThomas, 908-763-6468, [email protected]. NS, NC, W.

May 16, Westfield Quads

3 RR game/45 full k. Westfield Y, 220 Clark Street, Westfield, NJ. Prizes: $50 to first in each section. Entry Fee: $20, $15 Members. Registration: 2-2:15

Somerset Ramada Inn, 60 Cottontail Ln., Somerset, NJ Exit #12 off I-287. (In 4 Sections/& skittles) Trophies to top 5, others get medals/prizes. Hot Shots (always U1700): 4SS G/45, $150-100-50, b/10. Checkmates (always U1300): 4SS G/45, $100-50 b/10, New Stars (always U1000): 5SS G/30, $100-50 b/10, Chess Pirates (always U600): 5SS G/30, $100-50 b/10. Player’s highest life time rating used. Rds.: 11am then ASAP, lunch break. EF: $27 mailed by 05/17 or paid online, entryfeesrus.com. EF at site $35. Cash only. Reg.: before 10:45am. Ent: 115 W. Moore St., Hackettstown, NJ 07840. Info: Ken Thomas [email protected] or 908-763-6468. NS, NC, W. 3 RR game/45 full k. Westfield Y, 220 Clark Street, Westfield, NJ. Prizes: $50 to first in each section. Entry Fee: $20, $15 Members. Registration: 2-2:15 p.m. Rounds: 2:30-4:20-6:10 p.m. Info: Todd Lunna 732-526-7163, [email protected], www.westfieldchessclub.com.

May 24, May Mayhem G/10 (QC)

5-SS, G/10. Hackettstown Community Center, 293 Main St., (Rte. 46), Hackettstown, NJ. EF: $6. Prizes (b/20): 1st $40, 2nd $30; $20 each to 3rd, U1800, U1400. Reg.: 7-7:30 pm. Rds.: 7:30 pm, then ASAP. Info: [email protected], 570-872-6880. NS, NC.

May 29, U.S. Amateur Kids Championship - East U1200 K-8

Somerset Ramada Inn, 60 Cottontail Lane, Somerset, Exit 12 off I-287 at Weston Canal Road. (732) 560-9880, Fax (732) 356-7455. Trophies Galore. 5SS, G/30,Trophies toTop 10, Others get choice of chess medallions or fun grab bag prizes. Unrated may not win first prize. Registration: Saturday 5/29, 11am12pm. Rounds: 12:30pm, then ASAP with lunch break after round #2. EF: $30 if mailed by 5/25 or paid online by 5/27 on website EntryFeesRus.com, $40 cash at site.Trophies toTop 10 &Top U1000, U800, U600, U400 & unrated. One halfpoint bye in rounds 1-4 if requested with EF. April Rating supplement used. Mail entries to: Ken Thomas, 115 West Moore Street, Hackettstown, NJ 07840. Checks payable to NJSCF. Please indicate your grade level. Information: Call 908-763-6468 or [email protected]. NS NC W.

May 29-31, 66th Annual U.S. Amateur Championship – East See Nationals.

June 5-6, 2010 Delaware Capital Open (DE) See Delaware.

June 6, Westfield Quads

3 RR game/45 full k. Westfield Y, 220 Clark Street, Westfield, NJ. Prizes: $50 to first in each section. Entry Fee: $20, $15 Members. Registration: 2-2:15 p.m. Rounds: 2:30-4:20-6:10 p.m. Info: Todd Lunna 732-526-7163, [email protected], www.westfieldchessclub.com.

June 29-July 5, July 1-5, 2-5 or 3-5, 38th Annual World Open (PA) See Grand Prix.

See Grand Prix.

Apr. 24, 16th Annual Pir Maleki Memorial See Grand Prix.

Apr. 30-May 1, 3rd Annual Farewell Bobby Fischer (UT) See Grand Prix.

July 31-Aug. 8, Aug. 3-8 or 5-8, Jerry Hanken Memorial - 111th annual U.S. Open (CA-S) See Nationals.

New York Apr. 10, Jenifer Woods Memorial See Grand Prix.

Apr. 10, Syracuse University Spring Open

4SS Rds.: 1&2 G/60, Rds.: 3&4 G/90. Syracuse University, Carnegie Hall, Rm. 222 (Fr 81N, Ex. 690E, Ex. 14, Son Teal to Columbus, L on E. Genesee, R. Westcott, R. Euclid, to Park Check Pt, 3rd right. Fr 81S, Ex. E. Adams, R on E. Adams, R on Comstock, R Euclid, to Park Check Pt, 3rd right). EF: $30. Prizes (b/20): $200, 125, 75 Class 100. Reg.: 8:30-9:15. Rds.: 9:30, 12:00, 2:15, 5:30. Ent: Joe Ball (315) 436-9008. Chess Magnet School JGP.

Apr. 11, P.S. 9 Scholastic Chess Championships I

4-SS. 100 West 84th Street NYC. 4 SECTIONS. BEGINNER G/30 (grades K-1 only) Unrated Players Only. NOVICE G/30 (grades 2/below) U600. RESERVE G/30 (grades 2-6 only) U600. CHAMPIONSHIP G/45 (Grade8/below) U1200. AWARDS:Trophies to top 15 in each section. Top U300 Novice, U400 Reserve, U700 Championship. Special Prizes: Engraved digital chess clocks to Top Player in each section & to all 4-0 scores & Top Unrated in Championship Section. Engraved plaque to top UNR player in each section. High Scorer trophy to all who score 2 points and do not get into top 15. Engraved medals to all others. Team Prizes:Trophies to top 4 teams in each section. Engraved digital chess clock to Top Team in each section. (Team score created by adding top 4 scores from same school). EARLY EF: $39 if received (postmarked by April 5). LATE EF: $45 Phoned, faxed or online thereafter until April 9, 5pm. Onsite EF: $55. Reg.: 9-9:30. Rds.: Beginner Novice, Reserve 10-11:30-12:45-2. Championship 10-11:45-1:15-3:00. Late entrants may not be paired for the first round. Mail Entries: and make check payable to Tri-State Chess, 1675 York Ave. #2M, N.Y. N.Y. 10128. Phone: (718) 645-5896. Fax: (718) 535-7896. Online Entry: www.TriStateChess.com.

Apr. 15, 4 Rated Games Tonight!

4-SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Club, 23 W. 10th St., bet 5-6 Ave., NYC: 212-477-3716. May be limited to 1st 36 entries. EF $30, Club membs $20, specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-10050, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Limit 2 byes (1 bye if U2000), commit by 8:15. Re-entry $15, counts half. Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Rds. 7-8:15-

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9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry very taxing! $5 late penalty for missing reg. deadline.

Apr. 16-18 or 17-18, Hartford Open (CT) See Grand Prix.

Apr. 17, Marshall CC Saturday G/60

4SS, G/60. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. ($360 b/24) $120-70-50, 1700-1999/unr $60, U1700 $60. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 11:15-11:45AM. Rds.: 12-2:30-4:45-7. Note: Only one bye available, request at entry.

Apr. 17-24, Farmingdale CC G/29 (QC)

8SS, G/29. Farmingdale Public Library, 116 Merritts Rd., Farmingdale, NY 11735. Open to all U-2300/unr.: $(b/20): $145-100, Top U-1800, U-1500, U1300/unr. $80 each. EF: $30. Reg.: 9:15-9:45 AM. No adv. ent. Rds.: 10-11:15-12:30-1:40 each Saturday. 3 byes 1-8. Info: www.farmcc.webs.com. NS. W.

Apr. 18, Binghamton Monthly Tourney

FREE USCF ONLINE MEMBERSHIP ($34 VALUE, call for details) WITH ENTRY FEE. 4 ROUND SS, GAME/60. Reg.: 8:45 AM to 9:00 AM. ENTRY: $30 Cash only on site. Please register in advance if possible. (Checks payable to “Cordisco’s Corner Store.”) Rounds: 9:15, 11:45, 2:15, 4:30. Prizes: b/18. Open Section. 1st- $130, 2nd - $70, 3rd- $30.Trophies 1st - 3rd. Under 1700. 1st- $65, 2nd- $30. Trophies 1st - 4th. Please bring clocks. Cordisco’s Chess Center. 308 Chenango St., Binghamton, NY 13901. (607) 772-8782. [email protected].

Apr. 18, Grandmaster Challenge See Grand Prix.

Apr. 20, Marshall Masters See Grand Prix.

Apr. 22, 4 Rated Games Tonight!

4-SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Club, 23 W. 10th St., bet 5-6 Ave., NYC: 212-477-3716. May be limited to 1st 36 entries. EF $30, Club membs $20, specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-10050, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Limit 2 byes (1 bye if U2000), commit by 8:15. Re-entry $15, counts half. Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Rds. 7-8:159:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impossible! $5 extra if entering under 10 min. before game.

Apr. 24-25 or 25, Marshall April Grand Prix See Grand Prix.

Apr. 25, Connecticut State Chess Association K-12 & UCONN School of Engineering High School $14,000 Scholarship State Open Championship (CT) See Connecticut.

Apr. 29, 10 Grand Prix Points Tonight! See Grand Prix.

Apr. 30 (not May 7)-28 , 10th Queens Team Championship

No game May 14. 4-SS, G/120. All Saints Lutheran Church, 164-02 Goethals Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11432. Two player teams —- ratings must average under 2000. $$ based on 10 teams (14 last year!): $100-$50 to top two teams, $60 each to top U1700 team, top Board 1, top Board 2. Prizes raised or lowered in proportion to number of paid teams. One 1/2 pt team bye allowed. If one player needs a bye, replacement must have same or lower rating and must play on Board # of player replaced. EF: $25 per player, $20 QCC member; teams formed at site. REG.: 7:30-8:00. RDS.: 8:15 each Friday. ENT: Ed Frumkin, 445 E. 14th St. #10D, New York NY 10009 (212-677-3224—do not call on Thursday or Friday). More detailed contact information at: www.queens-chess.com. Mail entry by April 24.

May 1-2 or 2, Marshall May U2300

4SS, 30/90, SD/1. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. EF: $45, Members $25. ($360 b/24) $120-70-50, U2000/unr $65, U1700 $55. Reg.: ends 12:15PM. Rds.: 2 schedules: 2 day, rds 12:30-5:30 PM each day; 1 day, (rds 1-2 G/30) 10-11:15 AM-12:30-5:30 PM Sun; both merge rd.3. Limit 2 byes, request at entry. NO RE-ENTRY. May be limited to first 60 players. Chess Magnet School JGP.

50-30, U1100 $40. EF: $25, members $15. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Rds.: 7-7:40-8:209pm. One bye available, request at entry. Quick rated; regular ratings used for pairings and prizes.

May 6, 4 Rated Games Tonight!

4-SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Club, 23 W. 10th St., bet 5-6 Ave., NYC: 212-477-3716. May be limited to 1st 36 entries. EF $30, Club membs $20, specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-10050, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Limit 2 byes (1 bye if U2000), commit by 8:15. Re-entry $15, counts half. Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Rds. 7-8:159:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impossible! $5 extra if entering under 10 min. before game.

May 8, Marshall CC Saturday G/60

Chronos Clocks to winners of Primary and Championship. Engraved plaque to top UNR player in each section. High Scorer trophy to all who score 2 and do not get into top 15. Engraved medals to all others. Team Prizes: Trophies to top 4 teams in each section. Engraved digital chess clock toTopTeam in each section. (Team score created by adding top 4 scores from same school). EARLY EF: $39 if received (postmarked by May 10). LATE EF: $45 Phoned, faxed or online thereafter until May 14, 5pm. Onsite EF: $55. Reg.: 9-9:30. Rds.: G/30 Sections 10-11:30-12:45-2. G/45 & G/50 10-11:45-1:30-3:15. Late entrants may not be paired for the first round. Mail Entries: and make check payable to TriState Chess, 1675 York Ave. #2M, N.Y., N.Y. 10128. Phone: (718) 645-5896. Fax: (718) 535-7896. Online Entry: www.TriStateChess.com.

May 18, Marshall Masters (formerly the St. John’s Masters)

4SS, G/60. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. ($360 b/24) $120-70-50, 1700-1999/unr $60, U1700 $60. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 11:15-11:45AM. Rds.: 12-2:30-4:45-7. Note: Only one bye available, request at entry.

See Grand Prix.

May 8, Utica Four Seasons – Spring

4SS Rds. 1-2: G/60, Rds. 3-4: G/90. Mohawk Valley Community College, Exit 31, I-90, bear left, South on E. Genesee, (2.6 miles), left on Memorial Highway (2.3 miles), left Sherman, right into MVCC, IT Building. EF: $30. Prizes (b/20): $200, 125, 75, Class 100. Reg.: 8:30-9:15. Rds.: 9:30-12:00-2:155:30. Ent: Joe Ball, 310 Helfer Lane, Minoa, NY 13116. Chess Magnet School JGP.

4-SS, G/50, open to U1600 or unr., Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club, 23 W. 10th St., bet 5-6 Ave., NYC: 845-569-9969. EF $40, Club members $25, specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. May be limited to 1st 26 entries. $$ (300 b/20 paid): 150-70-30, top U1300 $50, $70 limit to unr. Limit 2 byes, commit by 2:30. Reg. ends 15 min before game. Rds. 12:30-2:30-4:306:30 pm. CCA Ratings may be used. Online entry at www.chesscenter.cc thru 5/20. $10 extra to “enter” by phone!

May 9, Marshall CC Sunday Action

May 22, Prove Your Point!

5SS, G/30. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10 St., NYC, 212-477-3716. EF: $40, members $20. ($360 b/24): 120-70-50, U2200/unr $65, U2000 $55. Rds.: 12-1:302:45-4-5:20pm. One bye available, request at entry.

May 12-June 9, Marshall CC Under 2000 Wednesday Swiss

5SS, 30/90,SD/1, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. EF: $40, members $20. $$300 b/20: $120-70-50, U1700 $60. Reg.: 6:15-6:45, Rds.: 7 PM each Wednesday. Byes OK, limit 2, request by Round 3. Chess Magnet School JGP.

May 13, 4 Rated Games Tonight!

4-SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Club, 23 W. 10th St., bet 5-6 Ave., NYC: 212-477-3716. May be limited to 1st 36 entries. EF $30, Club membs $20, specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-10050, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Limit 2 byes (1 bye if U2000), commit by 8:15. Re-entry $15, counts half. Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Rds. 7-8:159:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impossible! $5 extra if entering under 10 min. before game.

May 13-June 17, FIDE Thursdays!!

6SS, G/120. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. Open to all players rated 1600 or above. EF: $50, $30 members. $$500 b/20: $175-125-100, U2000 $100; 2 byes OK, commit before Round 4. Reg.: 6:15-6:45, Rds.: 7PM each Thursday; FIDE rated. Chess Magnet School JGP.

May 14-16 or 15-16, 18th annual New York State Open See Grand Prix.

May 15, Marshall CC Saturday G/60

4SS, G/60. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. ($360 b/24) $120-70-50, 1700-1999/unr $60, U1700 $60. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 11:15-11:45AM. Rds.: 12-2:30-4:45-7. Note: Only one bye available, request at entry.

May 16, Grandmaster Challenge See Grand Prix.

May 16, P.S. 158 Scholastic Chess Championships XII

4-SS. 1458 YORK AVE. BETWEEN E. 77-78 ST., NYC. 5 SECTIONS. BEGINNER G/30 (grades K-1only) Unrated Players Only. NOVICE G/30 (grades 2/below) U600. RESERVE G/30 (grades 2-6 only) U500. PRIMARY G/45 (K-12) U1000 CHAMPIONSHIP/OPEN G/50 Minimum 1000 rating! (grades 12/below). AWARDS:Trophies to top 15 in each section.Top U400 NOVICE, U700 PRIMARY, U1100 CHAMPIONSHIP. Special Prizes: Engraved digital chess clocks to Top Player in each section, all 4-0 scores &Top Unrated in Open Section. Engraved

May 20, 10 Grand Prix Points Tonight! See Grand Prix.

May 22, NY May Under 1600!

3-SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club, 23 W. 10th St., NYC: 212-4773716. EF $20. 3-0 wins $40, 2.5 wins $20, 2 wins $10. Reg ends 7:20 pm. Rds. 7:30-8:30-9:30.

May 22-23 or 23, NY May Under 2300!

4-SS, 30/90, SD/1. Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club, 23 W. 10th St., bet 5-6 Ave., NYC: 845-569-9969. EF $40, Club members $25, specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100-50, top U2000 $95, U1800 $85. Reg. ends 15 min. before game. 2 schedules: 2-day, rds 12:30-5:30 pm each day; 1-day, (rds 1-2 G/30), 10-11:15 am-12:30-5:30 pm Sun; both merge rd 3. Limit 2 byes, commit by rd 2. Re-entry $20, counts half. Class pairings OK rd 4. Online entry at www.chesscenter.cc thru 5/20. $10 extra to “enter” by phone! Chess Magnet School JGP.

May 23, NEW Sunday Sliding Scale Quads!

3-RR, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club, 23 W. 10th St., NYC: 212477-3716. EF: Master $35, Expert $30, A $25, U1800 $20. $$ (all EFs returned less $36 per quad). Reg ends 7:20 pm. Rds. 7:30-8:30-9:30. NO FREE ENTRIES!! No phone entry!

May 27, 4 Rated Games Tonight!

4-SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Club, 23 W. 10th St., bet 5-6 Ave., NYC: 212-477-3716. May be limited to 1st 36 entries. EF $30, Club membs $20, specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-10050, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Limit 2 byes (1 bye if U2000), commit by 8:15. Re-entry $15, counts half. Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Rds. 7-8:159:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impossible! $5 extra if entering under 10 min. before game.

May 29, Prove Your Point!

3-SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club, 23 W. 10th St., NYC: 212-4773716. EF $20. 3-0 wins $40, 2.5 wins $20, 2 wins $10. Reg ends 7:20 pm. Rds. 7:30-8:30-9:30.

May 29-30 or 30, New York May Open! See Grand Prix.

June 1, Marshall U1400 4 Quick Games Tonight (QC)

4/SS, G/15. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St, NYC. 212-477-3716. ($200 b/20): $8050-30, U1100 $40. EF: $25, members $15. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Rds.: 7-7:40-8:20-9pm. One bye available, request at entry. Quick rated; regular ratings used for pairings and prizes.

May 2, The Chess Exchange Monthly Trophy Quads

1st Sunday every month. 3-RR, G/30.The Chess Exchange: Chess & Games Club, 288Third Ave., Bklyn, 718-645-5896. EF: $15 $$:Trophies to top 2 in each quad. Reg.: ends 10 minutes before rd. 1. Rds.: 3-4:15-5:30.

May 2, The Right Move #162 Team and Individual Championship FREE EF.

4SS, G/30. Play starts promptly at 10:00. Players must check in by 9:15 A.M. (Latecomers will not play in round one). Brandeis H.S., 145 W. 84th St., 10024 (near Columbus Ave., Manhattan, NYC). Open to gr. K-12. Five rated sections: Open, Under 1700, Under 1200, Under 800, Under 600. (May renew or join USCF at tournament). Non-member sections by grades: K-3, 4-6, 7-12.Trophies to top 3 in each section except Open ($50, $30, $20 for 1st-3rd); medal to each player with 2.5 or more points. Team plaque to 1st and 2nd each section, with top 4 scores counting in each section (minimum 3 players on team in section). To register: use website at www.therightmove.org or email - thechessstop@ aol.com or Fax to 718-455-2863 before 6:00PM on Fri. Give full name, school, grade, USCF ID#, exp. date, and section. NO ON-SITE REGISTRATION.

May 3-24, 24th Nassau Amateur Team

4-SS, 40/80. 1st Presbyterian Church, 1st & Main Sts., Mineola. Open to teams of 3 (+ optional alternate). Ave rating must be U1800.Teams play in rating order. EF: $54/team by 5/1, $75 at site, $10 more per non-memb. $$ (504 b/12 teams) 252, U1600, 1400/UR each 126.Team byes 1-4 (Last rd bye must be req before rd 3 and is irrevocable). Teams seeking players call 631 218-4440 or [email protected]. Players looking for teams $18 by 5/1, $25 at site, $10 more for non-memb. Reg ends 7:15 PM. Rds.: 7:15 each Mon. Ent: Harold Stenzel, 80 Amy Drive, Sayville, NY 11782.

May 3-31, Marshall CC Under 1600 Monday Swiss

5SS, G/90. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. EF: $40, members $20. $$300 b/20: $120-70-50, U1300 $60. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Rds.: 7 PM each Monday. Byes OK, limit 2, request by Rd. 3. Chess Magnet School JGP.

May 4, Marshall U1400 4 Quick Games Tonight (QC)

4/SS, G/15. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. ($200 b/20): $80-

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Tournament Life June 3, 10 Grand Prix Points Tonight!

June 11-13 or 12-13, 7th annual Vermont Spring Open (VT)

June 5, New York June Action!

June 11-25, Queens June Open

June 5-6, 2010 Delaware Capital Open (DE)

June 12-13 or 13, Marshall June Grand Prix

June 6, 6th Annual NY Under Age 13 Championship!

June 18-22, 3rd NY International

See Grand Prix.

SEE PREVIOUS ISSUE FOR TLAS APPEARING APRIL 1-14

See Grand Prix.

See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix.

See Delaware.

4-SS, G/30, open to all born after 6/6/97. Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club, 23 West 10th St., bet. 5-6 Ave, NYC: 845-569-9969. May be limited to 1st 52 entries. 2 Sections: 1. Open, EF: $32 postmarked by 5/28. 2. Novice, for Under 1000 or Unrated, EF: $31 mailed by 5/28. Both, EF: $30 online at www.chesscenter.cc by 6/3, $35 by phone at 406-896-2191 by 6/3, $40 at site, Club members $10 less ($10 fee for refunds). Trophies to top 10, top Unr, top 3 teams (top 3 scorers from same school) each section. 8 weeks free entry to 1st, 4 weeks free to 2nd each section. Speed playoff for 4-0. Limit of 2 byes, commit by 11:30. On-site reg. ends 9:30 am. Rds 10-11:30-12:45-2 pm. Ent: Chess Center of NY, PO Box 4615, New Windsor, NY 12553. List USCF ID, rating, section, school/grade, DOB.

June 6, NEW Sunday Sliding Scale Quads!

3-RR, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club, 23 W. 10th St., NYC: 212477-3716. EF: Master $35, Expert $30, A $25, U1800 $20. $$ (all EFs returned less $36 per quad). Reg ends 7:20 pm. Rds. 7:30-8:30-9:30. NO FREE ENTRIES!! No phone entry!

June 6, SAR Academy Scholastic Chess Championship IX

4-SS, G/30. 655 W. 254 St., Bronx (RIVERDALE), NY. 5 SECTIONS. BEGINNER (grades K-1 only) Unrated Players Only. NOVICE (grades 2/below) U600. RESERVE (grades 2-6 only) U500. PRIMARY (Grades 5/below) U1000 CHAMPIONSHIP/OPEN (grades 12/below). AWARDS: Trophies to top 15 in each section. Top U400 NOVICE, U700 PRIMARY, U800 CHAMPIONSHIP. Special Prizes: Engraved digital chess clocks toTop Player in each section, all 4-0 scores &Top Unrated in Open Section. Engraved plaque to top UNR player in each section. High Scorer trophy to all who score 2 and do not get into top 15. Engraved medals to all others. Team Prizes: Trophies to top 4 teams in each section. Engraved digital chess clock to Top Team in each section. (Team score created by adding top 4 scores from same school). EARLY EF: $39 if received (postmarked by June 1). LATE EF: $45 Phoned, faxed or online thereafter until June 4, 5pm. Onsite EF: $55. Reg.: 9-9:30. Rds.: All 10-11:30-12:45-2. Late entrants may not be paired for the first round. Mail Entries: and make check payable toTri-State Chess, 1675 York Ave. #2M, N.Y. N.Y. 10128. Phone: (718) 645-5896. Fax: (718) 535-7896. Online Entry: www.TriStateChess.com.

June 6, Sunday Under 1400 Action!

4-SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club, 23 West 10 St., between 56 Ave., NYC: 212-477-3716, for Under 1400 or unrated. EF $30, Club Members $20, specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$200 b/20 paid: $10060-40, $60 limit to unr. Reg. ends 3:45 pm. Rds. 4-5:15-6:45-8 pm. No advance entries.

June 7-July 12, Marshall CC Under 1600 Monday Swiss

5SS, G/90. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. EF: $40, members $20. $$300 b/20: $120-70-50, U1300 $60. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Rds.: 7 PM each Monday ***No round on June 21***. Byes OK, limit 2, request by Rd. 3. Chess Magnet School JGP.

June 10, 4 Rated Games Tonight!

4-SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Club, 23 W. 10th St., bet 5-6 Ave., NYC: 212-477-3716. May be limited to 1st 36 entries. EF $30, Club membs $20, specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-10050, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Limit 2 byes (1 bye if U2000), commit by 8:15. Re-entry $15, counts half. Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Rds. 7-8:159:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impossible! $5 extra if entering under 10 min. before game.

See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix.

June 19-20, Connecticut State Chess Association State Championship Grand Prix (CT) See Grand Prix.

June 29-July 5, July 1-5, 2-5 or 3-5, 38th Annual World Open (PA) See Grand Prix.

July 23-25 or 24-25, 15th Annual Bradley Open (CT) See Grand Prix.

Aug. 6-8 or 7-8, 16th Annual Northeast Open (CT) See Grand Prix.

Aug. 12-15, 13-15 or 14-15, 40th annual Continental Open (MA) See Grand Prix.

Aug. 27-29 or 28-29, 42nd annual Atlantic Open (DC) See Grand Prix.

North Carolina Apr. 24, TACO LXI

3-SS, G/90. Caraleigh Fellowship Hall, 118 Summit Ave., Raleigh, NC. EF: $21 (rec’d by 4/22)/$25 at site. Prize fund: $$640 b/40. OPEN: $125-75-40, U1800: $110-60-30, U1400: $110-60-30. Reg.: 9-9:45. Rds.: 10-1:45-5. NCCA req’d $5 OSA. Info: Jeff Jones (919) 270-9948. [email protected]. Website: www.ncchess.org/rtcc/taco.html.

July 30-Aug. 1 or July 31-Aug. 1, 18th Annual Southern Open (FL) See Grand Prix.

Ohio

Apr. 23-24 & Apr. 30-May 1, 52nd Dayton Chess Club Championship

USCF rated. 6 Round Swiss System Open Tournament, G/2h30m, td/5. Registration: ends Fri Apr 23, 2010 at 7:45 p.m. EF: $15 adv/$25 after Apr 16, 2010. RDS.: Fri Apr 23 Rd 1 - 8pm, Sat Apr 24 Rds 2 & 3 - 10:30am & 5pm. Fri Apr 30 Rd 4 - 8pm, Sat May 1 Rds 5 & 6 - 10:30am & 5pm. Must be signed up as a DCC member for min 1 month. Open tournament. Trophies: 1st - 2nd place, U2000: 1st - 2nd, U1600: 1st - 2nd place U1200: 1st - 2nd place. Register online at: www.DaytonChessClub.com or mail to Dayton Chess Club, 18 West 5th Street, Dayton, OH 45402. Questions/info: [email protected] or call 937461-6283. Chess Magnet School JGP.

A State Championship Event! Apr. 24, 2010 Ohio Elementary Chess Championships 5 Round Swiss, G/30 for rds 1-4, and all rds for unrated sections; G/45 for rd 5 of rated sections. Bexley High School, 326 S. Cassingham Rd., Bexley, Ohio 43209. Sections: Elementary Championship - Grades K to 6, Elementary Reserve (U750 or unrated) - K to 6, Primary Championship - K to 3, Novice (not USCF rated) - K to 3, Novice (not USCF rated) - 4 to 6. The individual winners in the Championship Sections declared “Ohio Champion”. Trophies to those players who score 3.5 points or more. Trophies also to the 5 top teams, all sections. Rd 1 begins at 10:00 a.m. Entry fee $25 if postmarked by April 17th ($10 if on free or reduced lunch), $30 if postmarked after April 17th. Registrations must be received by April 22nd. Bexley Ohio Scholastic Chess Club, P.O. Box 091124, Columbus, Ohio 43209. On-line registration & forms at: www.BexleyChessClub.com. Contact: Esther Gillett, 614-581-1465, esgillett [email protected].

Apr. 24, Parma Open 4SS, G/45. German Central Organization, 7863 York Rd. (1/4 mi. N of Sprague), Parma OH. Sections: Open, U2000, U1600. Reg.: 8-9AM. Rds.: 9:30-11:15-1:303:15. Prizes (b/60): Open 1st $200, 2nd $100; U2000 1st $160, 2nd $100; U1600 1st $160, 2nd $100; U1200 1st $80; Ent: $20 by Apr. 20, $25 at door. Info & entries: William Wright, 19121 Wheelers Lane, Strongsville, OH 44149. Phone: (440) 572-9565. E-mail: [email protected]. Web: www.parmachess club. org/.

Apr. 25, Beachwood Scholastic Quads

See Nationals.

3RR, G/30. Beachwood Community Center, 25325 Fairmount Blvd., Beachwood, OH, 44122. Players grouped by rating, age if unrated. EF: $10 at site. Registration: 1:00-1:45 pm, Rd 1: 2:00 pm. Awards:Trophies to 1st each quad, participation awards to all. Info: Michael Joelson, 321-7000, mdjoelson@ aol.com.

Apr. 16-18, 2010 National High School (K-12) Championship

Apr. 30, Cleveland Action Quads

Apr. 16-18, 2010 All Girls National Championship presented by the Kasparov Chess Foundation in association with the USCF and UTD

See Nationals.

Apr. 17, Cleveland Scholastic South Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel, 5300 Riverside Drive, Cleveland, OH 44135. OPEN: $$GTD: $200 1st, trophies top 3 under 1200, top 3 under 800. EF: $25 if by 4/10, $30 on site. (UNR. may not win cash) NOVICE: Open to unrated. EF: $15 if by 4/10, $20 on site. Trophies to top 3. BOTH: 4SS, G/30, Open to students in K-12. Reg.: 8:45am-9:30am. Rd. 1 at 10. ENT: Dan Patterson, 11313 Lake Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44102. Info: 216-281-1313. Email: bsq451@sbc global.net.

Apr. 17, House of Chess Open 4SS, G/45. House of Chess, Great Northern Mall, North Olmsted, OH (W of JC Penny). Sections: Open, U1600. Reg.: 11-11:25 AM. Rds.: 11:30-1:15-3:305:15. Prizes (b/25): Open: 1st $200, 2nd $100; U1900 1st $100; Reserve (U1600:) 1st $100. Ent: $25, Club members $20. Info & entries: House of Chess, Great Northern Mall, North Olmsted, OH 44070. Phone: (440) 979-1133. E-mail: [email protected]. Web: www.thehouseofchess.com/.

3RR, G/30. Joseph-Beth Booksellers Legacy Village, 24519 Cedar Rd., Lyndhurst, OH 44124. Sections: Players grouped by rating. EF: $10 at site. Registration: 6:00-7:00 pm, Rd 1: 7:15 pm sharp. $$: $20 first each quad. Contact: Mike Joelson, [email protected], 216-321-7000.

May 5, House of Chess Open

4SS, G/45. House of Chess, Great Northern Mall, North Olmsted, OH (W of JC Penny). Sections: Open, U1600. Reg.: 11-11:25 AM. Rds.: 11:30-1:15-3:305:15. Prizes (b/25): Open: 1st $200, 2nd $100; U1900 1st $100; Reserve (U1600:) 1st $100. Ent: $25, Club members $20. Info & entries: House of Chess, Great Northern Mall, North Olmsted, OH 44070. Phone: (440) 979-1133. E-mail: [email protected]. Web: www.thehouseofchess.com/.

May 8, Toledo May Swiss

Open, 4SS, Rnd 1 G/75, Rnds 2-4 G/90.The University ofToledo Health Science Campus, Mulford Library Basement Café, 3000 Arlington Ave., Toledo, Ohio 43614. Can split into 2 sections if enough players. EF: $20 by 5/6 $25 at site. Reg.: 9-10 a.m., Rds.: 10, 1, 4, & 7. Prizes: $360 b/20, $100-50, 1st Class A ,B,C,D/Under $40, 1st U1600 $50. Ent: James Jagodzinski, 7031 Willowyck Rd., Maumee, OH 43537. 419-367-9450. Chess Magnet School JGP.

May 21, Cleveland Action Quads

2010 CANADIAN OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP July 10-18, 2010 Location: Westin Harbour Castle, 1 Harbour Square, downtown Toronto Style: 9 round Swiss, single section, CFC and FIDE rated. Accelerated pairings will be used in early rounds. Time Control: 40 moves in 90 minutes, 30 minutes for remainder (with 30-second increments from move 1). Prize Fund: $CDN 30,000+ Guaranteed! $6,500-3,500-2,500-1,500-1,500 6th-10th 500 ea. Prizes for top Bantam (U14), Junior (U18), Senior (50+), Female, plus class prizes, individual game prizes and special prizes — see website. Entry Fee: $CDN 175 until April 30, then $195. Deadline July 6. Accommodation: Special Chess Rate of $CDN 99 offered by Westin Harbour Castle, 416 869-1600 www.westin.com/harbourcastle. Book early! limited number of rooms at this rate. Byes: Maximum of 3 half-point byes in rds 1-8. Equipment: Please bring your own sets and digital clocks (if you have them). To Enter: Mail to Michael Barron, 155 Antibes Dr., Suite 915, Toronto, Ontario M2R 3G7 Canada, or with credit card to CFC Office 519 508-2362. Make cheques/money orders payable to “2010 Canadian Open Chess”. NO entries accepted at site on day of tournament. Full refund if your plans change before July 6, 2010.

Additional Info: www.chess.ca, www.monroi.com, Michael Barron ([email protected])

3RR, G/30. Joseph-Beth Booksellers Legacy Village, 24519 Cedar Rd., Lyndhurst, OH 44124. Sections: Players grouped by rating. EF: $10 at site. Registration: 6:00-7:00 pm, Rd 1: 7:15 pm sharp. $$: $20 first each quad. Contact: Mike Joelson, [email protected], 216-321-7000.

May 23, Beachwood Scholastic Quads

3RR, G/30. Beachwood Community Center, 25325 Fairmount Blvd., Beachwood, OH, 44122. Players grouped by rating, age if unrated. EF: $10 at site. Registration: 1:00-1:45 pm, Rd 1: 2:00 pm. Awards:Trophies to 1st each quad, participation awards to all. Info: Michael Joelson, 321-7000, [email protected].

June 4-6 or 5-6, 52nd Gem City Open See Grand Prix.

June 12, Toledo Jun Swiss

Open, 4SS, Rnd 1 G/75, Rnds 2-4 G/90.The University ofToledo Health Science Campus, Mulford Library Basement Café, 3000 Arlington Ave., Toledo, Ohio 43614. Can split into 2 sections if enough players. EF: $20 by 6/10 $25 at site. Reg.: 9-10 a.m., Rds.: 10, 1, 4, & 7. Prizes: $360 b/20, $100-50, 1st Class A ,B,C,D/Under $40, 1st U1600 $50. Ent: James Jagodzinski, 7031 Willowyck Rd., Maumee, OH 43537. 419-367-9450. Chess Magnet School JGP.

June 18, Cleveland Action Quads

3RR, G/30. Joseph-Beth Booksellers Legacy Village, 24519 Cedar Rd., Lyndhurst, OH 44124. Sections: Players grouped by rating. EF: $10 at site. Registration: 6:00-7:00 pm, Rd 1: 7:15 pm sharp. $$: $20 first each quad. Contact: Mike Joelson, [email protected], 216-321-7000.

June 20, Beachwood Scholastic Quads

3RR, G/30. Beachwood Community Center, 25325 Fairmount Blvd., Beachwood, OH, 44122. Players grouped by rating, age if unrated. EF: $10 at site. Registration: 1:00-1:45 pm, Rd 1: 2:00 pm. Awards:Trophies to 1st each quad, participation awards to all. Info: Michael Joelson, 321-7000, [email protected].

July 9-11 or 10-11, 2010 Columbus Open See Grand Prix.

Aug. 20-22 or 21-22, Indianapolis Open (IN) See Grand Prix.

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Oklahoma Apr. 18, Eighth Annual Red River Shoot Out (Sunday) Davis, Oklahoma

State Team match open only to OK and TX residents as defined as where USCF has your address. Two rounds G/60+30sec. Must have current USCF membership and rating. Treasure Valley Casino, I-35 Exit 55 & Hwy 7, Davis, OK 73030. EF: $5, Masters Free, all registration on site. Reg.: 9:30 to 10:45. Rds.: 11 and 2. For questions OK players contact: Frank Berry at [email protected]; TX players contact:Tom Crane at [email protected] or by phone 817-296-4287 or Rob Jones at 214-212-9185, [email protected].

May 28-31, 29th North American FIDE Open - Stillwater See Grand Prix.

Oregon Apr. 30-May 1, 3rd Annual Farewell Bobby Fischer (UT) See Grand Prix.

July 31-Aug. 8, Aug. 3-8 or 5-8, Jerry Hanken Memorial - 111th annual U.S. Open (CA-S) See Nationals.

Pennsylvania North Penn Chess Club Main & Richardson, Lansdale, PA. See www.npchess club.org for schedules & info or call 215-699-8418. Every Saturday Lehigh Valley Super Quads and G/10 (QC)

(NO QUADS OR BLITZ ON LVCA GRAND PRIX DATES LISTED IN CHESS LIFE) G/40 Quads, 3-RR. Reg.: 1p. Lehigh County Senior Ctr., 1633 Elm St., Allentown, PA 18102. G/10 Swiss, 5-SS. Info: [email protected], www.lehigh valleychess.org/.

Apr. 16, Friday Night Action #16

4SS, G/30. Belmont Park Classroom, 200 Anderson Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406. Sections: Open, U/1400. EF: $30 online by noon the day of the event; $10 more on-site 6:30-6:45; $10 less for players under 18. Rds.: 7:00, then ASAP. Prizes: $100 to 1st overall; others per entries. Register at www. silverknightschess.com. Registration limited to first 30 players.

Apr. 24, Spring Finale

4SS, G/30. Wayne Elementary School, 651 W. Wayne Ave., Wayne, PA 19087. Sections: K-6 U/700, K-12 Champ. EF: $22 online by 4/21; $27 online by noon 4/23; $35 on-site 9:00-9:30. Rds.: 10:00, then ASAP. Prizes: trophies to top individuals & schools. Free game analysis by NM Peter Minear. See www.silverknightschess.com to register, or for information about sections for unrated players.

A State Championship Event! Apr. 24-25, 2010 PA State Amateur Champ.

Ramada Inn, 1213 N. Church St., SR 309, Hazleton, PA 18202. 2 sections: Champ (Sat & Sun): Open to U2200. 5SS. G/90. Rds: 10-1:30-5, 9:30-1. EF: $20 rec’d by 4/23, $30 later. Trophies: 1-3, U1800, U1600, U1400, U1200/Unrated, School Team (top 4 scores). Top 2 receive entry into 2010 PA Champ. Title to top PA resident. Scholastic (Sat only): unrated or U1400 in grades K-12. 4SS. G/40. Rds.: 10:15-11:45-1:15-2:45. EF: $15 rec’d by 4/23, $20 later.Trophies: 1-2, U1100, U800/Unrated, SchoolTeam (top 4 scores). All: Reg.: 9-9:30am, PSCF $5, OSA. HR: [email protected] 570-455-2061, 1-800-272-6232 $60-70. Ent/Info: GHACC, c/o Jerry Flynn, 404 Cedar Street, Freeland, PA 18224-1702, [email protected], 570-455-9261. W. Chess Magnet School JGP Championship Section.

A Heritage Event! Apr. 24-25, 50th Golden Triangle Open

4SS, G/120. Pittsburgh Chess Club, 5604 Solway Street, Suite 209, Pittsburgh, PA 15217. EF: $30 postmarked by 4/19, $40 later, $5 discount to PCC members. 2 Sections: Open, Reserve (under 1800). Prizes: $$615 b/30. Open: 120-90, U2000 $80. Reserve: 100 - 70, U1600 $60, U1400 $50, U1200/Unr $45. Reg.: 9AM - 9:45AM on 4/24. Rounds: 10AM - 3PM both days. One 1/2 point bye permitted if requested before the start of Round 2. Info: 412-421-1881, www.pittsburghcc.org. Ent: Pittsburgh Chess Club, Attn: Mike Holsinger, 5604 Solway Street, Suite 209, Pittsburgh, PA 15217. Checks payable to Pittsburgh Chess Club. Chess Magnet School JGP.

June 25-27, 2nd annual World Open Senior Amateur

5SS, 40/2, SD/1. Valley Forge Convention Plaza (see World Open). Open to all born before 6/28/60 and rated under 2010 or unrated. Prizes: $2000 based on 35 entries, else in proportion except $1000 minimum guaranteed: $500-250125, Under 1810 $300-150, Under 1610/Unr $250-125, Under 1410 $200-100. EF: $68 mailed by 6/16, $70 online at chesstour.com by 6/23, $75 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 6/23, $80 at site. Reg. ends 6:30 pm 6/25, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:30. Byes: OK all, limit 2 byes if 1810/over, limit 1 bye otherwise, must commit before rd 2. Special USCF dues: see chesstour.com. HR & Ent: See World Open.

June 25-29, 4th annual Philadelphia International See Grand Prix.

June 26-27, 2nd annual World Open Girls Championship

5SS, G/90. Valley Forge Convention Plaza (see World Open).Open to all girls born after 6/28/92.Trophies to top 5, 1st C, D, E, Under 1000, Under 800, Unrated; free entry in all CCA Swiss tournaments 7/15/10-12/31/10 to 1st. EF: $41 mailed by 6/16, $43 online at chesstour.com by 6/23, $45 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 6/23, $50 at site. Late reg. 9 to 9:30 am 6/26, rds. Sat 102-6, Sun 10-2. One half point bye allowed, must commit before rd 2. HR & Ent: See World Open. Chess Magnet School JGP.

June 26-27, World Open Under 13 Championship

6SS, G/65. Valley Forge Convention Plaza (see World Open). Open to all born after 6/28/97. Trophies to top 5, 1st C, D, E, Under 1000, Under 800, Unrated; free entry in all CCA Swiss tournaments 7/15/09-12/31/09 to 1st. EF: $42 mailed by 6/16, $43 online at chesstour.com by 6/23, $45 phoned to 406-8962038 by 6/23, $50 at site. Reg. 6/26 9 to 10:30 am, rds. Sat. 11-2-5, Sun. 10-1-4. One half point bye allowed, must commit before rd 2. HR & Ent: See World Open. Chess Magnet School JGP.

June 26, 28, 30, World Open G/65

4SS, G/65, separate event each day. Valley Forge Convention Plaza (see World Open). Open to under 2050 or unrated. EF: $40. Prizes $500 based on 16 entries, otherwise raised or lowered in proportion: Top 2 $150-80, Under 1800 $100, Under 1550 $90, Under 1300 $80. Reg: 9-9:45 am each day, Rds: 10-1-3:306. Ent: at site only, no checks. Chess Magnet School JGP.

June 27, 29, World Open G/30

5SS, G/30, separate event each day. Valley Forge Convention Plaza (see World Open). Open to under 2150 or unrated. EF: $40. Prizes $500 based on 16 entries, otherwise raised or lowered in proportion: Top 2 $150-80, Under 1900 $100, Under 1650 $90, Under 1400 $80. Reg: 9-9:45 am each day, Rds: 10-11:30-12:30-4. Ent: at site only, no checks.

June 29-July 5, July 1-5, 2-5 or 3-5, 38th Annual World Open

Apr. 25, Connecticut State Chess Association K-12 & UCONN School of Engineering High School $14,000 Scholarship State Open Championship (CT) See Connecticut.

A State Championship Event! May 1-2, 2010 Rhode Island State Championship

5SS, Sat Rds 1-3 G/75; Sun Rds 4-5 G/120. RI College, Providence, RI 02908. Sections & Prizes: $1400 b/50 Open, U1900, U1500. Trophies each section & U2100. EF: $45 ADVANCE by 4/30 $55 AT SITE. Reg.: 9-9:30 Rd 1 at 9:30 prompt. Entries after 9:30 get 1/2 point bye. Ent: RI Chess, P.O. Box 15444, Riverside, RI 02915. NO EMAIL REG. Site tel. (401) 837-1302. Register online: www.richess.org. NS, NC, W. Chess Magnet School JGP.

June 19-20, Connecticut State Chess Association State Championship Grand Prix (CT) See Grand Prix.

South Carolina June 11-13 or 12-13, 2010 South Carolina Open See Grand Prix.

Tennessee Apr. 17, Cumberland County Spring Open

Cumberland Co. Community Complex, 1398 Livingston Road, Crossville, TN 38555. In 2 Sections, Open: 4SS, G/60, $$GTD: $50. 25-X,A,B,C,D,E/Below. Amateur: 4SS, G/60, Open to U1000. $$GTD: $50. 25-G,H/Below, unr. ALL: EF: $10 if mailed by 4/12, $15 at site. Memb. Req’d: TCA $10. ENT: Harry D. Sabine, P. O. Box 381, Crossville, TN 38557. INFO: www.cumberland countychess.com or Susan at 931-261-4024. NS, W.

Apr. 23-25 or 24-25, 9th Southern Class Championships See Grand Prix.

Apr. 24, Bluff City Open

Two sections: (Open 4SS, G/60) and (U1200 5SS, G/45), EF: $20 (MCC members $15), $200 in prizes guaranteed! 1st $150, top U1600: $50. (EF: U1200: $10.) Trophies to top 3. Site: Hampton Inn, 962 South Shady Grove Rd., Memphis, TN 38120. Hotel reservations: (901) 762-0056. Registration (4/24) 8-9:30am. Rounds: Open 10-1-3-5, U1200 10 etc. Entries: Memphis Chess Club Inc., PO Box 17864, Memphis, TN 38187-0864. www.memphischess.com , [email protected].

A State Championship Event! May 14-16 or 15-16, 2010 Tennessee Senior Open

Rhode Island

5SS, G/120. Fair Park Senior Center, 1433 Livingston Road, Crossville, TN 38555. Open to Born Before 5/14/1960. EF: $25 if mailed by 5/7/2010 $35 at site. 3-day: Reg. Friday 2:00-3:30 PM. Rds: 4, 10-4, 9-3. 2-day: Reg. Saturday 8:00 - 9:30 AM. (First two rounds G/60) Rds.: 10-1-4, 9-3. All times CDT. Memb. Req’d:TCA $10. $$GTD: $150-100. 50-B/C,D/E,B1000, Age 60-69, Age70 & Older, UNR (UNR eligible for UNR prize only). Plaques to top 3,B1400,Age 70+ (plaques to Tennessee residents only). Medals to all participants. ENT: Harry D Sabine, PO Box 381, Crossville, TN 38557. INFO: www.tnchess.org or www.cumberlandcountychess.com or call Harry Sabine at (931) 484-9593. HR: $60 + tax 931-484-1551 or 1-866-707-8408 Crossville Best Western Leisure Inn, 4035 Highway 127N, Crossville, TN 38571. NS, W.

Cranston-Warwick CC Monthly

May 29, Pawn Power Open 7

See Grand Prix.

July 1, World Open G/20 (QC)

5SS, G/20. Valley Forge Convention Plaza (see World Open). Open to under 2200 or unrated. EF: $40. Prizes $500 based on 16 entries, otherwise raised or lowered in proportion: Top 2 $150-80, Under 1950 $100, Under 1700 $90, Under 1450 $80. Reg: 9-9:45 am each day, rds. 10-11-12-1:30-2:30. One half point bye allowed, must commit before rd 2. Ent: at site only, no checks. Quick rated, but higher of quick or regular rating used for pairings & prizes.

Every Tuesday. 4SS, 40/75, SD/30. Garden City Center, Cranston. EF: $3/game (club mbrs: $2/game). Reg.: 6:30-6:50pm; email preferred. Rds.: 1st 4 Tuesdays of the month, 7pm sharp! 5thTuesday extra rated games and events. One bye rd 1-3; if notified in advance. Prizes based on entries. Info: www. cranstonchess.org, 401-575-1520. Chess Magnet School JGP.

Apr. 15 & May 15, Tmts for Kids

Reg. online: www.richess.org, email: [email protected]. (401) 359-1602.

3 sections: G/60 (4 rds) and G/30 (7 rds) and U1200 G/45 (5 rds). EF: $20 ($15 MCC members). Prizes: 1st G/30-$100; 1st G/60-$100 guaranteed prizes. U1200 (EF $10): Trophies to Top 3. Free blitz tournament for all entries after last rd! ($10 for blitz only), unrated g/5, trophy for 1st. Registration 5/29: 89:30am. Rounds (G/60): 10-1-3-5. Rounds (G/30): 10-11-1-2-3-4-5. Rounds (G/45): 10 and as soon as possible. Site: Hampton Inn, 962 South Shady Grove Rd., Memphis, TN 38120. Hotel reservations: (901) 762-0056. Entries: Memphis Chess Club Inc., PO Box 17864, Memphis, TN 38187-0864.

Apr. 29-May 27, 2010 Hatboro Open See Grand Prix.

May 1, W.Chester 1st Sat. Quads

Our 21st year! 3RR, 40/80,sd/30. United Methodist Church, 129 S. High St., West Chester, PA. EF: $20; every tenth quad free $$40, $50 for 3-0, $5 for 3rd rd win if not 3-0. Reg.: 9am; Rds.: 9:30,1,4:30. Info: Jim White 484-678-3164.

May 15, Silver Knights Cup

4SS, G/45. Radnor Middle School, 150 Louella Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087. One Section: open to four-player teams with average rating under 1800. EF: $100 per team by 5/12; $112 per team by noon on 5/14. $120 per team on-site from 8:00-8:30. Rds.: 9:30-11:15-1:30-3:15. Plaques to top 5 teams, top scholastic team, top team U/1500, U/1200, U/900, U/600. See www. silverknights chess.com to for complete rules and to register. Blitz tournament immediately following the main event from 5:00 – 7:30.

May 21, Friday Night Action #17

4SS, G/30. Belmont Park Classroom, 200 Anderson Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406. Sections: Open, U/1400. EF: $30 online by noon the day of the event; $10 more on-site 6:30-6:45; $10 less for players under 18. Rds.: 7:00, then ASAP. Prizes: $100 to 1st overall; others per entries. Register at www. silverknightschess.com. Registration limited to first 30 players.

May 22, Hazleton Open

4SS, G/61, Full K. Christ Evangelican Luthern Church, 467 Main St., Conyngham, PA 18219. Cash prizes based on ents. Open to all. EF: $15 by May 21, $20.00 at site. Reg.: 9:30. Rds.: 10,12:15,2:30,4:45. Advanced Entries: Hazleton Area Chess Club, c/o Michael Jemo, 128 Forest Hills Acres, Hazle Twp, PA 18201, 570-455-9261. Email: [email protected]. Chess Magnet School JGP.

June 5-6, 2010 Delaware Capital Open (DE) See Delaware.

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May 29, Rutherford County Open See Grand Prix.

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attend the same school. EF: $80 per team online by the Wednesday before the event; $92 per team by noon Friday before the event; $100 per team on site from 11:00-11:30. Rds.: 12-1-2-3. Trophies to top teams and top unrated teams. See www.silverknightschess.com for complete rules and to register.

May 7, 14, 21, 28, Arlington Chess Club Friday Night USCF Rating Ladder

Apr. 10, Plano Spring Open

Plano CC, 4504 Legacy Drive, Suite 100, Plano,TX 75024. 5 Rounds: 1&2 G/30, 3&4 G/45, R5 G/60, 3 Sections: Open, Reserve U1300, Novice U700. Prizes: Open 1st $ 175, 2nd $ 80, A,B,C,D&below class prizes $ 40 at UR eligible only for 1st/2nd. Reserve: 1st $ 75, 2nd $50, UR $ 40. Novice: Trophies top 4. EF: 20 reg, $ 15 JR/SR/HDCP, if rec by 4.3.10, else $ 10 additional. Prizes b/40.

Apr. 18, Eighth Annual Red River Shoot Out (Sunday) Davis, Oklahoma

State Team match open only to OK and TX residents as defined as where USCF has your address. Two rounds G/60+30sec. Must have current USCF membership and rating. Treasure Valley Casino, I-35 Exit 55 & Hwy 7, Davis, OK 73030. EF: $5, Masters Free, all registration on site. Reg.: 9:30 to 10:45. Rds.: 11 and 2. For questions OK players contact: Frank Berry at [email protected]; TX players contact:Tom Crane at [email protected] or by phone 817-296-4287 or Rob Jones at 214-212-9185, [email protected].

30/90 SD/1. Arlington Forest United Methodist Church, 4701 Arlington Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203. Player with most monthly points - $50 and most total points March - December wins $50. Must Join Club to play ($50 Adult, $40 U18) check web to make sure we are open each week - members.cox.net/arlington chessclub/ladder.htm. Ladder has been running for over 45 years, now win money too! Contact: Adam Chrisney for info: [email protected]. No advance entries, sign up for ladder weekly by 8pm, games start 8:15pm. Future monthly events will appear a month in advance here. Chess Magnet School JGP.

May 15, 2010 Walter Muir Memorial See Grand Prix.

A State Championship Event! June 12-13, 2010 Virginia Senior Championship

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4-SS. G/150. Lincolnia Senior Center, 4710 North Chambliss Street, Alexandria, VA 22312. Open to all USCF Members (including out of state) born before June 12, 1960 (50+). VCF Membership Req for VA Residents. Prizes $1000 (G): 1st - $300 2nd - $175 3rd - $150 Top U2000-$130, Top U 1700-$125, U1400-$120. Top Age 60-69 - and Top Age 70+ Plaques. Top Virginia resident receives State Title/Plaque and Free Entry & $250 expenses for 2010 US Senior Championship, played at Marriott Boca Raton, Florida, Aug 20-29, 2010 and organized by USCF. EF: $35 if rec’d by 6/5, $45 at site. Reg.: 6/12 8:459:45am. Rds.: Sat 10-4 p Sun 9-3:00pm. Byes: One 1/2 point bye available if requested before Rd 2. Standard USCFTiebreaks for title if needed. Hotel: Comfort Inn Landmark, 6253 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22312 703-642-3422 $75/day rates available Fri-Sun (hotel .33 miles from Lincolnia) Info: [email protected], www.vachess.org/senior.htm. Entry: Make checks to “Virginia Chess” and mail to Michael Atkins, PO Box 6138, Alexandria, VA 22306. NS. W.

May 8, Ed Gurukul Institute Spring Scholastic

June 26-27, World Open Under 13 Championship (PA)

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Aug. 27-29 or 28-29, 42nd annual Atlantic Open (DC) See Grand Prix.

GAME COLLECTIONS. $4.95/ECO in PGN Format. Information: http:// www.networkessentials.com/mayberrychess/GameCollections.html.

Oct. 7-11, 8-11, 9-11 or 10-11, Continental Class Championships

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Apr. 24, Texas Action Championship

Hornbeak Bldg, 3rd floor Colorado Rm., 4450 Medical Dr., San Antonio, TX. 5SS, G/30. $$(1,000 b/40, 2/3 gtd.): $300-150, U2100 $125, U1900 $125, U1700 $125, U1500 $100, U1300/unr. $75. EF: $30 if rec’d by 4/22, $35 site; Jr. U19 or Sr. 65+ entry $20 by 4/22, $25 site, counts 2/3 toward “based on”. TCA memb. req., $10 regular, $7.50 student. Reg.: 10:30-11:30 a.m., Rds. begin noon with 15 min. breaks. Half pt. bye any 1 rd., notice before Rd. 2. Ent: SACC, POB 501, Helotes, TX 78023. Info: www.sanantoniochess.com. 210-695-2324. NS. NC. W.

Apr. 30-May 1, 3rd Annual Farewell Bobby Fischer (UT) 4504 Legacy Drive, Suite 100, Plano,TX 75024, 214-232-4010. 4 rated sections: K-3, Elem U500, Elem Open, & MS/HS. Open/5 rounds, Game/30. Trophies: Individual Top 3 each Section, Team: Top 3 overall. USCF rules, notation not required. EF: $20 if rec by 5/3/10, else $30. Boards/sets provided. On-site Registration: 1-1:45 PM, R1 2:15 PM. 1/2 pt bye if req in advance, no 1/2 pt byes round 5. Send registrations to: Sri Srikanth, at above address. Questions: [email protected].

Utah Apr. 30-May 1, 3rd Annual Farewell Bobby Fischer See Grand Prix.

A State Championship Event! June 9, 2010 Utah Quick Championship (QC)

12SS, G/15 TD/3. Southern Utah University, Starlight Room, 602 W. 100 South, Cedar City, UT, 84720. Gold, Silver and Bronze medals awarded to overall champions, female, over 60, under 20, under 15, under 10. EF: $25. Unrated section EF $20. Onsite Reg.: 8:30-9am. Round 1 at 10am. Bring sets and clocks. 1/2 point bye available in any round (limit 2). Utah Random Chess (Chess960) and Bughouse Championships June 8, 1pm and 7pm, EF $15 and $10/team. Reg. before 12:30, 6:30. Prizes: Many medals. ENT: Wendy Hutcheson, Utah Summer Games, 351 West University Blvd., Cedar City, Utah 84720. (435) 8658421 or www.utahsummergames.org/sports/chess.html. NS, NC, W.

July 31-Aug. 8, Aug. 3-8 or 5-8, Jerry Hanken Memorial - 111th annual U.S. Open (CA-S) See Nationals.

See Pennsylvania.

See Grand Prix.

Washington Apr. 30-May 1, 3rd Annual Farewell Bobby Fischer (UT) See Grand Prix.

July 31-Aug. 8, Aug. 3-8 or 5-8, Jerry Hanken Memorial - 111th annual U.S. Open (CA-S) See Nationals.

West Virginia Apr. 17, WV Action Tournament

7SS, G/30. Judge Black Annex, 319 Market St., Parkersburg, WV 26101. Prizes: $$300 b/15 $100-75, U2000 $50, U1800 $50, U1300 $25. Reg.: 9-9:45. Rds.: 10-ASAP. EF: $25 by 4/10, $35 at site. Ent: Matt Richardson, 1225 20th St., Parkersburg, WV 26101. Email: [email protected], Web: www.movcc.blogspot.com/.

Wisconsin Apr. 17, Hales Corners Challenge XI See Grand Prix.

Vermont

Apr. 24, Madison Spring Rated Beginner Open (RBO)

Apr. 17, Vermont Amateur

4SS, G/60. Courtyard Marriott, 309 Court St. (Route 7), Middlebury, VT 05753. In 3 sections: Championship, open to U2200. Intermediate, open to U1700 or Unr. Novice, open to U1200 or Unr. All, EF: $24 if paid by 4/15, $30 at door; half-price for distant Vermonters and most non-Vermonters. $$G: 100% of paid EFs. Contact Monty for detailed prize list. Rds.: 10-12:30-3:30-6. Ent: Parker Montgomery, P.O. Box 831, Middlebury, VT 05753-0831. Info: [email protected] or 802-388-7215 (home) or 603-499-2139 (cell). NS, W.

D240 Downtown MATC Campus, 211 N. Carroll St., Madison, WI 53703. Open to 1199 & under. In 2 Sections, Open & Reserve (age 12 or less), 5SS, G/30. EF: Open $13 adv/$20 at site, Reserve $11 adv/$20 at site. Reg.: 7:30am. Mail to: 2025 E. Johnson St., Madison, WI 53704. Rds.: 8:15-9:25-10:35-12:05-1:15. INFO: George Alexander 608-669-3385 or [email protected]. www.groups. google.com/group/madison-chess-league. NS, NC, W.

May 27-31, 28-31, 29-31 or 30-31, 19th annual Chicago Open (IL) See Grand Prix.

Apr. 30, May 2 or May 1-2, 21st annual Vermont Resort Open

July 16-18 or 17-18, 3rd Annual Chicago Class Championships (IL)

See Grand Prix.

See Grand Prix.

June 11-13 or 12-13, 7th annual Vermont Spring Open

Wyoming

See Grand Prix.

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May 1-2, Wyoming Open

Virginia Apr. 9, 16, 23, 30, Arlington Chess Club Friday Night USCF Rating Ladder

30/90 SD/1. Arlington Forest United Methodist Church, 4701 Arlington Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203. Player with most monthly points - $50 and most total points March - December wins $50. Must Join Club to play ($50 Adult, $40 U18) check web to make sure we are open each week - members.cox. net/arlingtonchess club/ladder.htm. Ladder has been running for over 45 years, now win money too! Contact: Adam Chrisney for info: [email protected]. No advance entries, sign up for ladder weekly by 8pm, games start 8:15pm. Future monthly events will appear a month in advance here. Chess Magnet School JGP.

4SS, Rd. 1-4th 40/2 G/1. LCCC Conferences and Events Center, 1400 E. College Dr., Training Room #112, Cheyenne, WY 82001. Section: Open (All). EF: $15 if rec’d by April 20, at site $20. PF: $$ b/entries. Reg.: 8:30-9:30 am. Rds.: 104-9-3. State Memb req. Ent: Brian Walker, 2835 Forest Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82001. (307) 634-0163. Email: [email protected]. NS. NC. W. Chess Magnet School JGP.

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May 1, Kingstowne Quad #64/Action-Plus #36

Kingstowne Thompson Center, 6090 Kingstowne Village Pkwy., Alexandria, VA 22315. 2 Events. Quad #64: 3RR G/100. EF: $10 if received by 4/28, $15 at site. Prizes: Medals to 1st and 2nd in each quad: gold to 1st if 3-0 score, else silver; bronze to 2nd. Rds.: 11-3-7. Action-Plus #36: 5SS G/45. EF: $15 if received by 4/28, $20 at site. Prizes $$250 b/20: $100-60, U1800-U1400-Unr. each $30. Rds.: 11-1-3-5-7. Both: Reg. 9:30-10:45. Ent (checks payable to): Don W. Millican, P.O. Box 2902, Springfield, VA 22152. E-mail (info only): [email protected]. W.

May 2, Silver Knights Chess K-8 Team Tournament

4SS, G/30. Our Lady of Good Counsel School, 8601 Wolftrap Road, Vienna, VA 22182. One Section: open to four-player teams of players in grades K-8 that

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Chess to Enjoy (page 14) Problem I.

Dake-Mueller, Folkestone 1933 1. Qd5! threatens 2. Qxb5+ and 2. Qxf7+, e.g. 1. ... Bd7 2. Qxf7+ Kd8 3. Rfd1 Qb7 4. e6. Problem II.

Solin-Dake, Warsaw 1935 1. ... Nc4! (2. Rxc2 Nxe3+ and 3. ... Nxc2). Problem III.

Dake-De Burca, Warsaw 1935 1. Qxh7+! Kxh7 2. hxg6 mate. Problem IV.

Dake-Schmitt, Tacoma 1949 1. Bxf7+! Kxf7 2. Ng5+, Black resigned (2. ... Kf6 3. Qxf4 mate; 2. ... Kg8 3. Qd5+ Kh8 4. Nf7+ Kg8 5. Nh6+ Kh8 6. Qg8+ Rxg8 7. Nf7 mate). Problem V.

Dake-Alekhine, Pasadena 1932 1. d5! so that 1. ... Qxb8 2. Bxb8 cxd5 3. c6 and White queens. Black resigned soon after 1. ... e3 2. f4! Qxb8 3. Bxb8 Kf7 4. dxc6. Problem VI.

Dake-Alexander, Warsaw 1935 1. Rg3+ Kh7 2. Qg4! threatens 3. Bxf5+! Qxf5 4. Rxh6+! Kxh6 5. Rh3+ and mates, e.g. 2. ... Kh8 3. Bxf5! Qxf5 4. Rxh6+ or 2. ... Qe7 3. Rxh6+! Kxh6 4. Qg6 mate.

Solitaire Chess – ABCs of Chess (page 16) Problem I.

Mating net: It’s over after 1. ... Qg5+ , followed by 2. ... Qg2 mate. Problem II.

Multiple attacks: Black scores with 1. ... Bb4+. If 2. Kd1, then 2. ... Ne3+. And if 2. c3, then 2. ... Nxc3, when 3. bxc3 is met by 3. ... Bxc3 mate. Problem III.

Fork: White loses the queen after 1. ... Nd4+ 2. Qe3 Nxc2+.

Problem IV.

Mating net: Black triumphs with 1. ... Qe2+ 2. Kc1 (if 2. Kc3 then 2. ... Qd3 mate) 2. ... Nd3+ 3. Kb1 Qxb2 mate. Problem V.

Mating net: Among the interesting lines can be found 1. ... Nd3+ 2. Kb1 Qxe1+ 3. Bxe1 Rc1 mate. Problem VI.

Mating net: The game ends with 1. ... Nf2+ 2. Rxf2 Re1 mate.

What’s The Best Move? (page 46) 1. B. Dmitry Jakovenko (2736)-Nikita Vitiugov (2694) A. Horrible is 1. g3? Rxh2! 2. Rxh2 Qxg3+ 3. Rf2 Bh4. B. White need not fear 1. h3 Bh4+ 2. Kf1 Qg3 3. Be1. C. Instead White got into trouble with 1. f4?! g5! and eventually lost after 2. 0-0 gxf4. 2. C. Alexander Grischuk (2736)-Sanan Sjugirov (2612) A. Pointless is 1. h6? g6 helping Black consolidate. B. Black gets too much counterplay on 1. Bh3? Rxb5 2. Bxc8 Rxb2+ 3. Kxb2 Qb6+ 4. Ka2 Qxd4. C. White pressed his deadly attack with 1. g6! Rxb5 2. Bxb5 Qb6 3. gxf7+ Kh8 4. h6 Qxd4 5. hxg7+ Bxg7 6. Qf5 Ng6 7. Qxc8+ Nf8 8. Qc3 Qxe4 9. Rg1, Black resigned. 3. A. Evgeny Tomashevsky (2708)-Peter Svidler (2754) A. Black seized the initiative by 1. ... g5! and his attack eventually prevailed after 2. fxg5 hxg5 3. Re2 f4 4. Rf2 Qh5. B. Too tame is 1. ... g6. C. A draw is likely after 1. ... Qh5 2. Be2 Qh3 3. Bf1 Qh5, etc. 4. C. Sanan Sjugirov (2612)-Peter Svidler (2754) A. Why Black rejected 1. ... bxa4 is a mystery (if 2. Na1 c5). Svidler quipped that he plays one game

in every tournament that is better forgotten. B. White holds an edge after 1. ... Qb6 2. axb5 axb5 3. Ra1. C. Black remained cramped and lost quickly after 1. ... Be7 2. Ra1 f6 3. Bf4 0-0 4. Bd3.

Endgame Lab – Benko’s Bafflers (page 52) Problem I. 1. Kf4 White loses the opposition after 1. Ke4 Ke6 2. d5+ cxd5+ 3. Kf4 f5 4. Kg5 (4. d4 Kf6) 4. ... Ke5 5. Kxh5 f4. 1. ... Ke6 2. Ke4 f5+ White is OK after 2. ... Ke7 3. d5 3. Kf4 Kf6 4. d5 cxd5 5. d4 Kg6 6. Ke5 Kg5 7. Kxd5 f4 8. gxf4+ Kf5! The best try. 9. Kc5! Not 9. Kc6 and black queens with check. 9. ... h4 10. d5 h3 11. d6 Ke6 12. f5+ Kd7 13. f6 Ke6 14. f7 Kxf7 15. Kb6 Draws. Problem II. 1. Kh3 It is a fortress after 1. g4 g5. 1. ... Ke8 2. Kh4 Kf7 3. g4 Kxf6 4. g5+ hxg5+ 4. ... Kg7 5. gxh6+ Kxh6 6. Kg4 g5 7. f4. 5. Kg4 Kf7 5. ... Kg7 6. Kxg5 Kf7 7. f4! 6. Kxg5 Kg7 7. f3! Black’s king arrives in time to save the a-pawns after 7. f4? Kf7 8. f5 gxf5 9. Kxf5 Ke7 10. Ke5 Kd7 11. c4 (11. Kf6 Kd6 12. Kf5 Ke7 is even) 11. ... dxc4 12. d5 Kc7! 13. Ke6 cxd5 14. Kxd5 Kb6 15. Kxc4 Kc6. 7. ... Kf7 8. f4 Kg7 9. f5 gxf5 10. Kxf5 Kf7 11. Ke5 Ke7 12. c4 dxc4 13. d5 cxd5 14. Kxd5 Kd7 15. Kc5 Kc7 16. Kb5 and after taking the a-pawns White wins.

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