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Contributors
Al Lawrence
(Looks at Books, p. 16)
is a former executive director
of both USCF and the World
Chess Hall of Fame. His latest
book, with GM Lev Alburt, is
Chess Training Pocket Book II.
Eliot Hearst
(History, p. 28)
was a United States Olympic
chess team captain in 1962 and
is a former columnist for Chess The National Youth
Life. He has written extensively Action
about the psychology of sports
and games, computer chess, The first major scholastic of
the season will take place
learning, memory and conflict.
in Long Branch, New Jersey
A distinguished professor
from November 5-7. The nine-
emeritus at Indiana University,
round event is split into The Season of Blitz
Hearst currently serves as an
four sections. Check CLO
adjunct professor of psychology The World Blitz Championship takes
for results and stories.
at the University of Arizona. place in Moscow, Russia from
November 15-16 and as we go
to press, bullet legend and #1
Dr. Tim Redman
ranked U.S. player Hikaru Nakamura
(Collecting, p. 34)
is rumored to be among the
has been a contributor to participants. Additionally, Hikaru
Chess Life for 30 years. He will face off against world #1
was president of the USCF Magnus Carlsen in the
for two terms, 1981-1984 November 27 BN Bank Blitz
and 2000-2001. He is also in Oslo, Norway (which
a FIDE international arbiter. Nakamura won last year.)
Redman is a professor of
literary studies at the
University of Texas at Dallas.
His research focuses on
American and British
modernism, and especially
on Ezra Pound. He holds
a Ph.D. in comparative
studies in literature from
the University of Chicago.
Thanksgiving
Chess Stuffing
GM Ian Rogers
Over the holiday, various turkey
(Americans Abroad, p. 40)
day tournaments abound from
U.S. Chess League (USCL)
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the Thanksgiving Open in
Chess Life, especially of inter-
St. Louis to the National The USCL reaches its climax
national events. in November with quarterfinals
Chess Congress in Philadelphia.
Coverage from Philly will include (November 1-3), semifinals
U.S. Chess Scoop videos! (November 10) and the
Championship on November
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November Chess Life
18 | COVER STORY Columns
California, Here Comes the USCF 12 CHESS TO ENJOY

The chess convention that is the U.S. Open took place in Irvine, The Einstellung Effect
By GM Andy Soltis
California near Los Angeles. We look at the kaleidoscope of
events through the eyes of those that finished on top, including 14 SOLITAIRE CHESS
Open winner GM Alejandro Ramirez, pictured below. Double Trouble
By Bruce Pandolfini
16 LOOKS AT BOOKS
Lessons from the Long-
28 | HISTORY Departed
By Al Lawrence
Victory at Leningrad:
The 50th Anniversary 45 WHATS THE BEST MOVE?
By Eliot Hearst This Crazy World Of Chess
By GM Larry Evans
In the summer of 1960, for the first and only time,
the USA won a world team chess championship 46 BACK TO BASICS
ahead of the USSR. This achievement is More Often Than Not,
still on a short list of the most significant Initiative Trumps Material
events in American chess history, especially By GM Lev Alburt
as it happened on enemy ground during
the Cold War. A team member 48 ENDGAME LAB
describes the event and the lives Triangulation
By GM Pal Benko
of the players since then.
34 | COLLECTING Departments
A Collectors Valentine
By Dr. Tim Redman
3 PREVIEW
A perfect choice
for those looking 6 COUNTERPLAY
for holiday presents 8 FIRST MOVES
for chess widows
(and widowers) 10 USCF AFFAIRS
or those for Includes call for nominations
whom chess is
much more than
52 TOURNAMENT LIFE
a game played 70 CLASSIFIEDS
with plastic pieces
and vinyl boards. 71 SOLUTIONS
40 | AMERICANS
ABROAD On The Cover
Youth Triumphs The 2218 pyramid!
at Amsterdam NH That is the average rating
By GM Ian Rogers
of these U.S. Open attendees
in Irvine, California:
Green light to
Nakamura Bottom row, from left to right:
for Amber 2010 GM Melikset Khachiyan, GM
Hikaru Nakamura, FM Elliott
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Liu, IM Jacek Stopa

43 | CHESS
JOURNALISM Second row: Alex Gustafsson,
AWARDS GM Alejandro Ramirez, Katie
Kormanik
Celebrating Third row: Moira Kamgar,
the Best WCM Stephanie Pitcher
Dan Heisman named
Top: Leo Kamgar
Journalist of the Year,
USCF publications
emerge on top. Photo by Fred Kamgar

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Counterplay
Nicolas Cox (1979-2010) Studying Chess Made Easy Corrections
Im writing with much sadness to inform the Chess Lifes Looks at Books is my first stop I noticed what may be two errors in the August
chess world of the untimely death of Nicolas every issue. I was thrilled to find the August issue 2010 Chess Life.
(Nick) Cox. Nick was just 31, my youngest reviewing Studying Chess Made Easy by Andy On page 35 is a fragment of a Christiansen-
brother, and he left this world much too soon. Soltis. You see, the excellent review by Dr. Alexey Nakamura/St. Louis/2010 game. Whites move
Never a renowned or greatly accomplished Root, WIM got to me on the same day that my own 63 is printed as 63. Kg3, but the ChessBase,
player, Nick nonetheless loved the game and copy of Soltis book arrived home, confirming my ChessLab, and New In Chess websites all give
truly enjoyed meeting the many people he choice of a good read. And Dr. Roots review is right that move as 63. Ke3. The remainder of the
competed against playing it. on the mark. moves agree, so this is probably a case of typing
He especially enjoyed his time with the Eliz- But after reading Soltis book I think some- g where e was meant.
abeth, Colorado High School and Terre Haute, thing gets lost in the review, especially for Diagram 2 of Whats The Best Move? on page
Indiana chess clubs and the friends he made beginners such as me. Soltis book gives you more 41 has the source game and answers printed on
at both places. Nicks biggest success came than a hard-to-find list of study methods that page 71. The source game is printed as Grischuk-
just a few short weeks before his death win- could make you better. It gives you a glimpse of Shirov/Moscow/2006 but the ChessBase,
ning clear first (4-) at the 2010 the activities and thinking processes that make for ChessLab, and New In Chess websites all agree
Indianapolis Open. chess study routine. There are few books that on a different game that never shows that dia-
Heres a game representative of him from take the time to bring newcomers down this path. grammed position. The ChessBase website, the
that tournament. While his games, much like New In Chess website, and Informant 87/108
mine, were far from being works of art, he did L. Nicolas Ronderos all say that that diagram is from a Shirov-Van
play interesting, energetic chess. He was a via e-mail Wely/Bundesliga/2002-03 game.
very clever player, always willing to take risks Thank-you for your work in reducing the num-
and venture into uncharted waters to keep Chess Duels ber of errors.
from being tied down in a passive position. In the October issue of Chess Life, I read Al Floyd R. Kirk
He will truly be missed. Lawrences critique of Yasser Seirawan's recent via e-mail
book, Chess Duels: My Games with the World Cham-
pions. The article interested me in the book and I
got a copy the next day. I really love chess history
Queens pawn opening (D00) Errors in October Chess Life:
and the personal stories of great chess players just
Nicolas Cox (1472)
George Feng (1466) as much if not more than the games sometimes.
Grandmaster games are like calculus while I Andor Lilienthals birth year should have
5th Indianapolis Open!, Round 4 been given as 1911 in Endgame Lab..
only understand basic math. I have only played a
1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Bd3 g6 4. f4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 little of the games but I am really enjoying the sto-
ries and inside look into Yassers life and his personal The photo credit in First Moves is incorrectly
6. c3 Nbd7 7. 0-0 Bg7 8. Nbd2 Ng4 9. Qe1 f5
and competitive encounters with past world chess given as Elliot Adams. The correct credit is
10. Ng5 Ndf6 11. Bb5+ Ke7 12. dxc5 b6 13.
champions. Buy this book, you will enjoy it too. Courtesy of Jonathan Hilton.
h3 Nh6 14. cxb6 Qxb6 15. a4 Ne4 16. Ndxe4
dxe4 17. b3 Nf7 18. Ba3+ Kf6 19. Nxe4+ fxe4 On another subject I must say I have caught
an editorial mistake. On page 23 of the October The photo of George Mirijanian on page 10 is
20. Qh4+, Black resigned.
issue, one of WFM Abby Marshalls games refers incorrectly credited to Robert Oresick. The
to his rooks. correct credit is Tony Cortizas, Jr.
Major Larry Cox Ray Sollars Chess Life regrets the errors.
U.S. Army La Verne, California

First Moves
Actually, the affinity between chess

and football is a natural one. Both share
a complexity of tactics and strategy and
the battle imagery is there for anyone
watching good chess or good football.
While the sound of colliding linebackers
is audible on the field, it rings just as
loudly when thundering rooks invade the
seventh. Getting a pawn to the sixth rank
mirrors entering the red zonescore a
touchdown, create a new queen. The sim-
ilarities are many and it is clear that
people have passion for both sports.
One such person is Grandmaster
Robert Hess, who played football for
Stuyvesant High School in New York and
is a huge Jets fan. The 18-year -old
prodigy achieved the coveted title at age
17, the youngest grandmaster in the
United States at the time. He had just
returned from Greece, where he placed
second in the Negroponte International.
Starting several hours before kick-off,
Hess did quite a bit better than the Jets,
who lost to the Ravens by a score of 10-
9. He beat all comers in what might be
called a rolling simul. As games fin-
ished, new players took a seat at the
board to challenge the amiable grand-
GM Robert Hess (lower right) blitzes a group of Jets fans, who were master. One player kept asking for
perhaps expecting a different kind of blitz. another game, so Robert beat him three
times while playing the rest of the field.
He described the experience: ... different
players came to play multiple games, with
Grandmasters many spectators whipping out their cell

phones and cameras to capture the action.
With free tickets to a Jets Monday night
Blitz Meadowlands opening game, his only complaint was that
... the best player I faced was a Ravens fan.
The second home game featured the
The venerable Marshall Chess Club Jets against the New England Patriots
begins an exciting program that ties and Grandmaster Maurice Ashley, fresh
from doing commentary with Garry Kas-
the NFL to the USCF parov on Carlsen versus the World. Also
By Larry Price a tremendous sports fan, he turned the
simul into a physical event, bouncing
from board to board and trash-talking
as he went. He was a big hit and played
SOMETHING UNUSUAL OCCURRED THIS SEASON at the first two home games of almost 50 challengers with a perfect
the New York Jets football team. In addition to the pre-game player warm-ups and record. He made it a father-son simul by
traditional tailgating, a new activity was added: grandmaster chess. Visitors to the bringing his 8-year-old son, Jayden, who
plaza surrounding the new Meadowlands stadium were able to play in a simultane- assisted on one board. Players ranged in
ous (simul) contest conducted during the first week by 18-year-old Grandmaster Robert age from 7 to over 70, and included mem-
Hess and Grandmaster Maurice Ashley on the second. Playing on green and buff vinyl bers of the U.S. Coast Guard and several
boards that matched the Jets team colors, the football fans/chess players seemed women. It was a novel experience, but
surprised and pleased at the chance to play a game before heading to their seats. Ashley relished the action and summed
Bringing chess to the National Football League was the brainchild of Dan Bieder- it up for all involved: Ive never played a
man, the wizard behind the transformation of Bryant Park in New York City. About simul with music blasting and thousands
a year ago, he asked the Marshall Chess Club to take over the games concession in of raucous fans streaming past me. I had
the park. Located in a beautiful space dominated by a huge lawn that is the site for about as much fun as if I had actually
myriad concerts, films and other summer activities, it seemed like a natural exten- scored a touchdown!
sion of the clubs presence in New York. It soon became a popular meeting place for As chess spreads from Bryant Park to
PHOTO BY BRIAN PRICE
players of all strengths, including a number of grandmasters (GMs). Some months ago, the Meadowlands and beyond, whats
Biedermans staff called again and asked if any GMs liked football. Of course the answer next? Perhaps a simul that will fill Madi-
was yes, but the reason for the question was a surprise. Chess and football? Definitely son Square Garden.
a new relationship. Biederman explained: The chess area in Bryant Park has been
a big hitpeople enjoy watching great players, learning and playing. Chess and foot- Larry Price, vice-president of the Marshall
ball have a lot in common, so we knew this feature would appeal to fans. Chess Club, is an avid football fan.

Our main feature begins on page 18, but here are some
U.S. Open Extras of the fun activities surrounding the main event.
Open Side Events

Chess isnt the only activity to occupy Open participants. An annual
golfing expeditiona favorite of USCF president Jim Berryhas been
on the calendar for a number of years, and this year, tennis was
added to the mix. Taking advantage of the court at the playing site,
USCF delegate and life member Jim Egerton (above, center), who
is also a tennis teaching pro, teaches tennis and chess in his
classes as highlighted on hischess-now.com website.
Shown with coach Egerton are U.S. Open participant Tristan

Kaonohi (Hawaii) with his mom Susan The players are holding the
PHOTOS COURTESY OF MONROI.COM; TENNIS PHOTO COURTESY OF JIM EGERTON
Megachess pieces Egerton uses as targets on the tennis court dur-

ing the drills. (Hit a knight, get three points, a rook, five points, etc.)
Current U.S. champion Hikaru Nakamura, in town to accept the USCFs

grandmaster of the year award, was in a light-hearted mood. He even chose
to take a seat at one of the boards at the Denker Tournament of High School
Champions simul, facing a perhaps perplexed Denker champion Steven
Zierk who was conducting the simul.
Dewain Barber
The Denker Tournament of High School Champions is no Mickey Mouse
operation, but Denker committee chair Dewain Barber donned the mouse
ears in honor of being in Disneylands Orange County, while accepting his
USCF Meritorious Service Award. See video of this, including Barbers own
version of the Mickey Mouse club song, at YouTube.com, search for
Dewain Barber.

USCF Affairs November
USCF Voter Registration 2011 Annual Samford Fellowship
Effective with the 2011 Executive The Frank P. Samford Jr. Chess Fellowship a second year by mutual consent.
Board election, voting members will is pleased to announce its 25th consecu-
The 2011 Samford Fellow will be selected by
have to be registered in order to be eli- tive annual award. The fellowship was the Samford Chess Fellowship Committee
gible to vote. Only registered eligible created by the late Frank P. Samford of (Committee), consisting of Frank P. Sam-
voting members will be sent a ballot. Birmingham, Alabama to advance the ford III, GM Arthur Bisguier and IM John
game he loved by identifying and assisting Donaldson. Each applicant, who can be
In order to be qualified to register as
the most promising young chessmasters in male or female, must be able to demonstrate
a USCF voting member and vote in the
the United States. talent, achievement and commitment to
2011 USCF executive board election,
you must be a current USCF member Since its inception in 1987 the Samford has chess. He or she must be willing to make the
effort required to become a leading grand-
who will be 16 or older as of June been successful in promoting the chess
master and possible challenger for the world
30th, 2011. careers of more than two dozen young Amer-
chess championship. Applicants must have
icans, many of whom have gone on to a chess rating (either USCF, FIDE or both).
You must register as a voting member
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by March 31st, 2011, in order to be
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Chess to Enjoy
The Einstellung Effect
By GM Andy Soltis
Why do the best players play second-best moves? One answer is a curious
phenomenon with a curious name.
qrr +k+
Youve probably heard the adage The Ng6+ Qxg6 35. Rh8 mate.
good is the enemy of the best. It warns And when Simon and his Carnegie Tech
us against settling for the first attractive colleagues wrote a computer program + + + pp
p+l+ + +
choice we meet. The chess version is: one of the first for finding
When you see a good move, look for a combinationsthey discovered that there
better one. was another quicker mate, 33. Rh8+! +p+p+ N
P + + +
Yet we keep making second-best moves Kxh8 34. Ng6+ and 35. Rg7 mate.
even when we suspect there are better In fact, White can mate in just two
ones staring us in the face. This is an moves from the diagram, 31. Rfxg7+! Kh8 P + +P+
KL +Q+PP
annoying habit for amateurs. And its an 32. Nf7 mate or 31. ... Kf8 32. Rg8 mate,
occupational hazard for masters. But he said.
now its become something more, a scien- Thats what led Simon to wonder why
such a strong player as Jack Collins could
+ + + R
tific subject to be researched and
White to play. Find the fastest win.
analyzed. find the longest solution but miss the
A hint of this appeared in a letter to four shorter ones. He quickly sees that 2. Nf7+ Kg8 allows
Chess Life back in April 1964. A profes- Today Simon is best remembered for the smothered mate combination, mis-
sor and amateur chessplayer named winning the 1978 Nobel prize in econom- named Philidors Legacy, that youll find
Herbert A. Simon wrote to amend analy- ics. But in chess circles hes known for a in almost every tactics primer. It goes 3.
sis that appeared in John W. Collins pioneering study of how players think. Nh6+ Kh8 4. Qg8+ Rxg8 5. Nf7 mate.
column. Collins had correctly pointed out And since his time, academics in several When a team of psychologists used this
that White missed a forced mate in seven fields have investigated what goes on in position in experiments they were set-
moves in a game played by two Chess Life a players mind. ting a trap that masters readily fall into.
readers. Heres the position after Collins For example, researchers have ana- The smothered mate is not the fastest
first move of analysis: lyzed players eye movements. Theyve win. Masters may calculate efficiently
measured how fast people of different but efficiently turns out to be the enemy
r+ +r+k+ strength can detect when a king is in
check in a random position. Theyve com-
of best.
+l+ lRpn piled elaborate statistics that correlate
Before you take another shot at that
position and try to find the truly fastest
p+ q + p skill with depth of search, i.e. how your
rating compares with how many moves
win, look at the next one. The same pieces
+ pPN + ahead you can see.
and pawns are on the board. But Blacks
bishop occupies a different square.
pP+P+ + But the question that keeps coming
+ + + R
back is the one Simon asked: Why do
the best players make second-best moves?
qrr +k+
PL + +PP The answer may lie in positions like the + + + pp
+L+ + K
following. p+ + + +
After 30. ... Kg8
(see diagram top of next column)
+p+p+ Nl
White can mate with 31. Rgxg7+ Kh8
A master calculates more efficiently
than others by focusing on forcing moves,
P + + +
32. Rxh7+ Kg8 33. Rhg7+ Kh8 34. Ng6+ like checks. Here he would be attracted P + +P+
Qxg6 35. Rxg6+ Bf6 36. Bxf6 mate,
Collins wrote.
to 1. Qe6+.
He would sense hes on the right path
KL +Q+PP
True, but White could have mated one because Black has only two legal replies + + + R
move faster, Simon said, with 33. Rfg7+! and because one of them, 1. ... Kf8, allows White to play. Find the fastest win.
Kf8 34. Nd7+ Qxd7 35. Rh8 mate. Theres mate, 2. Qf7 or 2. Nxh7.
also a second version, ending with 34. So the master will examine 1. ... Kh8. Once again, your eyes should be

Problem I Problem II Problem III
World Open Quiz GM Jan Gustafsson GM Magesh Panchanathan FM Boris Reichstein
IM Marc Arnold Jeffrey Haskel FM Kazim Gulamali
GM Viktor Laznicka of the Czech k + + + + q + + + + + +

Republic accomplished something + ++ + +k+ l p + +
L +
this year that no one had done since
2004: He took clear first place in
P
p p p rp+ n p + + + +
the top section of the World Open. K +PpPpP + +pL + + + pp+p
Laznicka coasted to victory, with a + +P+ + Q+ P + P + + + P
7-1 score, after winning his first + + +P+ p + +PPL + l +P+
six games. This months quiz fea-
tures six positions from the
+ + + + + + + K + +k+K+
119-player top section of the Valley + + + + +R+ + + + + + +
Forge, Pennsylvania tournament. In White to play White to play Black to play
each diagram you are asked to find
the fastest winning line of play. This Problem IV Problem V Problem VI
will typically mean the win of a deci- IM Marc Arnold IM Anthony Bellaiche GM Pentala Harikrishna
GM Aleksandr Lenderman FM Shiyam Thavandiran GM Alexander Shabalov
sive amount of materialbut watch
also for mates and the forced promo- + +k++ +q+ n + r l +k+
tion of a new queen. For solutions,
see page 71.
+ + + p + p lk+ + +P+q+p
+ +p+ + +Np +r+ pL R +p+
+ LlPq+p p NPp +Q P + Q +
+ + p P +P+ p + + + + +
+ P + + P + +P+ + + + P
rR + QPK P + + + +p+ +KP
+ + + + + K + +R + + + +
Black to play White to play White to play
attracted to 1. Qe6+. But then you real- best approach. This can happen with a This may sound confusing. But what it
ize that 1. ... Kh8 2. Nf7+ Bxf7 doesnt chess position, a math problem or what- boils down to is that having an extra 600
work. No smothered mate today. ever. (The effect was first reported in a rating points or so of skill didnt help the
So you reexamine the diagram. After 1942 study of how smart folks went wrong IMs. They did no better than the A-play-
some time, you may spot 2. Qh6!. Black trying to solve an arithmetic puzzle known ers when facing more or less the same
cannot escape mate. In fact, its mate as Luchins Water Jar Experiment.) position. The IMs superior strength had
next move. A surprising chess aspect of Einstellung been wiped out by the Einstellung effect.
Now go back to the previous diagram. was illustrated by a 2008 study by This was repeated when other groups
You should be able to see that 1. Qe6+ researchers Merim Bilalic, Peter McLeod of players separated by 600 points were
and 2. Qh6! works just as well in this and Fernand Gobet: tested by Bilalic et al:
position. With 2. Qh6!, White solves the They showed the first diagram to National masters who were shown the
problem two moves faster than the smoth- experts and masters. Some found the first diagram had just as hard a time get-
ered mate. But masters miss it with shorter mate but others didnt. ting it right as class B players did when
surprising regularity. The ones that didnt find it were then looking at the second diagram. Experts
shown the second diagram. This time found 2. Qh6 in the first position no more
qrr + k they found the shorter mate.
What did that mean? The researchers
often than class C players did in the second.
Furthermore, this wasnt a case of mas-
+ + + pp concluded that the latter group was capa- ters saying, OK, I see the mate in five. No
p+l+ + Q ble of seeing 2. Qh6 in either position
but had been blinded to it when they
reason to look further. A mate is a mate.
Bilalics team found that even when play-
+p+p+ N looked at the first diagram. Blinded, of ers tried to find a faster win, they were
P + + + course, by the Einstellung effect.
It got more interesting when the
riveted to the smothered mate. They con-
tinued to look at the squares like f7.
P + +P+ researchers showed just one diagram, But there is one way to rid yourself of
KL + +PP the second one, to lower-rated players.
They found that some class A players
the shackles on Einstellung: Become a
grandmaster (GM).
+ + + R came up with the right solution. The researchers found that GMs man-
After 2. Qh6 OK, so maybe they got lucky, right? aged to see 2. Qh6! without much
.
Well, what was fascinating is that the difficulty, even in the first diagram. They
This phenomenon is striking to psy- percentage of A-players who spotted 2. alone seem to be free of the mysterious
chologists, who gave it an impressive Qh6 in the second diagram was about the Einstellung effect.
name: the Einstellung effect. Simply put, same as the percentage of international
it occurs when you try to solve a problem masters (IMs) who saw 2. Qh6 in the first Download a .pgn file of this issues games
and are lured into a familiar but second- diagram. at uschess.org.

Solitaire Chess
Double Trouble
By Bruce Pandolfini
We all know that doubled pawns are supposed to be bad unless theyre supposed
to be good. In other words, like most of those wondrous monads we call chess
concepts, it depends on circumstances.
Doubled pawns could work when one moves and variations. Note that ** means 12. Bxg3
uses the open lines they produce to that the note to Blacks move is over and
attack. But what happens when the other Whites move is on the next line.** 13. hxg3 Par Score: 4
side counters by allowing doubled pawns
8. d4 Par Score: 5 White takes back toward the center.
as a means of defense? Maybe we should
Now White has doubled g-pawns, but
throw such generalizations out the win- White cant get by without advancing
this bulks up kingside defenses.
dow and let the actual play stand for his queen pawn. Accept 3 points part
itself. Lets focus on points, seeing how credit for 8. d3. 13. Qxd4
many you can get from this months game
8. e6
from the Ukrainian Championship of 14. Qb3 Par Score: 6
1940. The droll affair began as a Caro- Black correctly refuses the pawn offer,
White pressures b7 and e6.
Kann Defense (B11): since 8. ... Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Qxd4 runs into
10. Qb3! (1 bonus point).** 14. Qd7
9. Bf4 Par Score: 5 This is the best defense. The try 14. ...
Caro-Kann Defense,
Two Knights Variation (B11) b5 gets clobbered by 15. Bxe6! fxe6 16.
White develops his bishop to a good
Isaac Boleslavsky Qxe6+ Kf8 17. Rad1 Qb6 18. Qf6+ Ke8 19.
diagonal.
Abram Khavin Rfe1+ (2 bonus points).**
9. Bd6
Ukrainian Championship, 1940 15. Rad1 Par Score: 5
10. Bg3 Par Score: 5 White gains time on the queen to
1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5.
Accept only 3 points part credit for 10. develop and centralize.
Nxf6+ gxf6 6. Bc4 Rg8 7. 0-0 Bg4
Bxd6 Qxd6, helping Black develop. The 15. Qe7
rn qklr+ retreat to g3 blocks the g-file.
pp+ pp+p 10. f5

16. Rfe1 Par Score: 5
+p+ p + Black threatens 11. ... f4 12. Bh4 Bxf3,

White has a commanding lead in devel-
opment, pressure on both center files,
+ + + + winning a piece (1 bonus point). The idea
is to induce the trade of bishops at d6.
and an uncastled opposing king to aim at.
+L+ +l+ Boleslavsky adroitly sidesteps.**
The immediate threat is 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18.
Rxe6 (1 bonus point).
+ + +N+ 11. Qd3 Par Score: 6
16. Rg6
PPPP PPP Now 11. ... f4 can be answered with 12.
Black secures e6.**
R LQ+RK Qxh7; and if 12. ... Rg6, then 13. Bh4
Bxf3 14. Qxg6! (not 14. Bxd8? Rxg2+ 15. 17. Re2 Par Score: 5
Your starting position Kh1 Rg3 mate) 14. ... Qxh4 (14. ... fxg6
White prepares to double rooks on
15. Bxd8) 15. Qg8+; and then 16. gxf3,
Now make sure you have the above either the d- or e-file.
with the Exchange ahead (3 bonus points).
position set up on your chessboard. As 17. b5
you play through the remaining moves in 11. Bxf3
this game, use a piece of paper to cover Black hopes to relieve the pressure
Black plays this to win the d4-pawn.
the article, exposing Whites next move against b7.**
This will leave Black trailing in develop-
only after trying to guess it. If you guess 18. Bd3 Par Score: 4
ment. More sensible was 11. ... Bxg3 12.
correctly, give yourself the par score.
hxg3 Nd7 13. Re1 Qf6, followed by cas- White saves the bishop and threatens
Sometimes points are also rewarded for
tles.** 19. Bxf5 (1 bonus point). The bishop sac,
second-best moves, and there may be
bonus pointsor deductionsfor other 12. Qxf3 Par Score: 4 18. Bxb5 (2 points part credit) 18. ... cxb5

Problem I Problem II Problem III
ABCs of Chess Fork Deflection Mating net
+ lk++ +
qk+ + +
Lk+ +
These problems are all related to
key positions in this months game.
+ +ppp+ + p
+p+ + +p+Q+
In each case, Black is to move. The + + q + + l + + + + +r+
answers can be found in Solutions + +Q+ + + + + + + + + +
on page 71. + + + + + + +lL + + + +
November exercise: The center
+ + +P+ + + +N+ + + +l+
often holds the keys to winning play. + + +PP +P+ + + + + PPP
Lao Tzu implied as much when he +N+ + K + +QK + + + +RK
opined at the center you have the
answer. To feel the power of central
placement, and Lao Tzus insight, Problem IV Problem V Problem VI
go around the board to see how each Skewer Deflection Skewer
type of piece, from knight to king,
gains in total mobility as it +r+ l k q+ r +k+ r+ r +k+
approaches the boards middle. Sim- + + +p+p + + +pp + + +pp
ply note the growing number of + + + + + + + + +p+ + +
available moves and look for pat- + + + + + + + + l + + +
terns. Dont be surprised to find that
one of the pieces does as well from L + + + + + + + P+ + + +
a1 as from d4 (which one?). Maybe + P + + + + + + + +R+ +
thats because the center isnt always + + P + R+ +QP + +KN PP+
where its at. + + K R + + K + +R+ + +
19. Qxb5+ Nd7 20. Red2 Rd8 is unnec- hear so much about: 23. Qg8+ Qf8 24. 26. Red2 Par Score: 5
essarily speculative. Rd8+ (1 bonus point).
26. Ra7
18. Rf6 22. Nd7
Black hopes to answer 23. Qg8+ with If the knight moves, say 26. ... Nb6,
Black is ready to answer 19. Bxf5? with
23. ... Nf8.** then 27. Rd8+ forces mate (1 bonus point).
19. ... Rxf5.**
On 26. ... Rd8, the rook is in a permanent
19. Qc3 Par Score: 6 23. Be4 Par Score: 6 pin. There can follow 27. Qh2 (threat 28.
Receive only 2 points part credit for 23. Qc7). If 27. ... e5, then 28. Qh3; while 27.
With a new set of threats: (a) 20. Bxb5
Bxh7, which relaxes the pressure. ... Qb6 28. Qd6 leaves Black paralyzed.**
cxb5 21. Qc8+; (b) 20. Bxf5 Rxf5 21.
Qh8+ Qf8 22. Rd8+. Add 1 bonus point for 23. Qc5 27. Qh8+ Par Score: 5
seeing each.
Black has to defend c6. If 23. ... Ne5, Theres no good answer to the check.
19. b4 then 24. Qg5. And if 23. ... Rc8, again, 24. Accept 1 bonus point for each:
Qg5 (threatening 25. Red2, as well as 25. (a) 27. ... Qf8 28. Rxd7 Rxd7 (28. ...
Black has to jab at the queen, even if
Qxa51 bonus point) 24. ... e5 25. Bf5 Qxh8 29. Rd8+) 29. Qxf8+ Kxf8 30. Rxd7.
it means turning over c4.**
Rd6 (25. ... Rd8 26. Bxd7+ Rxd7 27. (b) 27. ... Nf8 28. Rd8+ Ke7 29. Qxf8+
20. Qc4 Par Score: 5 Qg8+); and if there is nothing better, then Kf6 30. Qxc5.
26. Qxe7+ Kxe7 27. Rxd6 Kxd6 28. Rd2+, (c) 27. ... Ke7 28. Qc8, when the knight
20. a5
.
picking up the knight. The downside of cannot be defended, nor can it move,
Black is stuck for good moves. If 20. ... the queen move is that the f6-rook loses since 28. ... Ne5 allows 29. Qd8 mate.
e5, then White has 21. Bxf5! (1 bonus a defender.** 27. Black resigned.
point). On 21. ... Rxf5, there follows 22.
24. Qh4 Par Score: 5
Qg4 Qg5 23. Rxe5+! Rxe5 (23. ... Kf8 24.
Qxf5) 24. Qc8+ Ke7 25. f4!, and the black Accept full credit for 24. Qg7 (the threat
queen is in trouble.** is 25. Rxd7 Kxd7 26. Qxf61 bonus point) Solitaire Chess scores:
24. ... Rf4 25. g3 Rxe4 26. Rxe4 Qxc2; and Total your score to determine
21. g4! Par Score: 6 your approximate rating below:
now 2 bonus points if you saw 27. Rxe6+
The threat is to take on f5 (1 bonus fxe6 28. Rxd7. Total Score Approx. Rating
point). 95+ 2400+
24. Rg6
21. fxg4 81-94 2200-2399
The Exchange was not to be saved in 66-80 2000-2199
If 21. ... f4, then 22. g5, so Black has any event. Accept 1 bonus point if you so 51-65 1800-1999
to agree to open more lines.** realized.** 36-50 1600-1799
21-35 1400-1599
22. Qxg4 Par Score: 4 25. Bxg6 Par Score: 4 06-20 1200-1399
Its another one of those threats we 25. hxg6 0-05 under 1200

Looks at Books
How do you respond? Why?

A. 31. ... Bc2-e4; B. 31. ... Rb3-g3+; C.
31. ... Rb3-c3; D. 31. ... h7-h5.
Lessons from
Seat-of-the-pants intuition suggests that
all those connected black pawns should
eventually prevail against Fischers
advanced singleton. With some analysis,
the Long-Departed
we find that White, if on move, could play
32. c7 Rc3 33. Bd4, simultaneously threat-
ening back-rank mate and Blacks rook. So
we can eliminate the weakest choice, 31.
... Rc3??, based on the same idea, 32.
A review of IM Igor Khmelnitskys Bd4!. But the other three options require
boggling calculationsthe point here, as
You vs. Bobby Fischer: Play the match, the author explains: Even in wild posi-
rate yourself, improve your game! tions, strategic thinking often helps when
By Al Lawrence calculation is too complex. When we rea-
son that Fischer played 31. g4 to stop ...
Bf5, and that winning Whites restricting
g-pawn will permit us to give up our bishop
for the ambitious c-pawn, leaving us with
four connected pawns and rook against
rook and bishop, we find 31. ... Rb3-g3+!.
nois black pawn on c3 was the real soul So our answer is D to the first question
of chess. and B to the second. Flipping the page,
Although reactions to this mystical we learn weve earned a full point in the
matchup variedwas it proof of life after match. We also find out that 42% of those
death or just another complex fraud?one challenged got the right answers, while
things for sure: well-respected coach and 10% chose hari-kari with 31. ... Rc3.
trainer IM Igor Khmelnitskys latest new Khmelnitsky inserts a 20-position warm-
book, You vs. Bobby Fischer, is no hoax. It up before you get down to the business of
offers down-to-earth, real-life chess lessons defeating Bobby and, between the work of
we can use against flesh-and-blood oppo- each 12-position match, gives us a break
nents. It does employ a great hook that interesting snippets of Fischer history,
makes it fun, and brings to mind Korchnois grandmaster quotes about Fischer, plus
1985 Soul Mate game: the reader plays five unusual positions Bobby handled against
matches against Fischer, each match con- his earthly peers.
sisting of a dozen critical positions from An important feature of the book is its
actual Fischer games. Each position is dia- comprehensive and diagnostic rating sys-
grammed and labeled You versus Fischer. tem. First of all, we can get an Interim
Then Khmelnitsky asks us, in multiple- Report, giving us an estimated rating after
choice format, to evaluate each position each of the six matches. But after com-
and to find the best move. pleting all six matches, we can calculate our
Take a look at Match 1, Game 5, a posi- overall rating, as well as how we scored in
tion from Fischer-Korchnoi, Curacao, 13 distinct categories (endgame, calculation,
1962, with You on the black side. strategy, tactics, attack, defense, when we
stand better or worse, etc.), helping us pin-
+ + +k+ point our strengths and weaknesses.
You vs. Bobby Fischerpaperback, 190
L + +p
pp pages, FAN, $21.95: Highly recommended.
ecalling that Victor Korchnoi chal- +P+ + + Includes playing and training tips, a game
R lenged Gza Maroczy in 1985, even

though the Hungarian champion had
been dead for more than 30 years, made
+ +
p +
+ + +P+
index and compilation of all 60 complete,
unannotated games used in the matches.
Khmelnitskys third book in his popular
me wonder if someone would at last find chess exam series is entertaining and involv-
a way to play Robert Fischer. Perhaps +r+ + + ing, and the skill with which he chooses
Bobby has time on his hands, I reasoned, +l+ + + positions and explains them should net you
with Capa spending eternities on the ten- wins and a deeper appreciation of the game.
R + + K
.
nis court and Smyslov singing endless See Khmelnitskys website, iamcoach.com,
arias. Depending on his comfort-level in After 31. g4 for free chess tips and more information on
the Great Beyond, Fischer may welcome his books.
some distraction. True, Maroczy played How do you evaluate this position?
Korchnoi through Swiss medium Robert A. White is significantly
Rollans, and the game took the better part better/winning; Igor Khmelnitsky, You vs. Bobby Fischer,
of eight years. (Evidently, there is no need B. Nearly equal; 2009, IamCoach Press, 192 pp.,
for chess clocks in heaven.) Maroczy finally C. Black is better; $21.95 from uscfsales.com
(catalog number B0003KH)
resigned when he discovered that Korch- D. Black is significantly better/winning.

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Cover Story
California,
here comes the
USCF The chess convention that is the U.S.Open took place in Irvine,
California near Los Angeles. We look at the kaleidoscope
of events through the eyes of those that finished on top.
THE OPEN GM Alejandro Ramirez reports on his clear first place, a half point ahead of GM Alexander Shabalov,
GM Varuzhan Akobian, FM Daniel Naroditsky, and Julio Sadorra in the 111th U.S. Open:
When I moved to Irvine earlier this year, I had made up my mind to not play chess this summer. I had scored a pretty exclu-
sive internship at Blizzard Entertainment that I wanted to focus on. However, as any experienced chess player knows, the spirit
of Caissa is forever watching and forever following, and of course She would organize the 111th U.S. Open in the only city I
would consider playing a tournamentsunny Irvine, California.
This is my first time playing a U.S. Open, and I want to take a second to thank the organizers for, well, their organization. It
has become common in tournaments held in the U.S. to have poor conditions, such as badly lit playing halls, music playing in
the adjacent rooms, no chess sets provided, ridiculously late pairings, etc. I have no such complaints from this tournament,
and although it sounds like bare minimums, I'd like to thank them for providing them. On to the tournament.
Because of my internship I played the 9-day schedule. I was (pleasantly) surprised at not finding as many strong players as I
expected in this section. That being said there were two other grandmasters, Melik Khachiyan and Larry Kaufman. Kaufman
dropped half a point to IM Walter Shipman in round four, and in the same round Khachiyan drew the talented Texan Alexan-
der Balkum. Thus, by the end of the fifth round I was able to coast with relatively minor problems to 5/5. As I was paired with
Khachiyan in the round before merging, I decided to try a real opening and attempt to snatch the full point.
Photos courtesy of Monroi.com. Left, GM Alejandro Ramirez looks over the shoulder of GM Timur Gareyev during the U.S. Open. Ramirez took clear
first in the Open, Gareyev won the World Chess Live Tournament of College Champions (see page 25).

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Sicilian Defense, White doesn't have enough 18. fxe5 Nxe5 19. Rd4! is 24. Qe3 d4
Scheveningen Variation time or resources to success- the point of taking early on
24. ... dxe4?! was what I
GM Melikset Khachiyan (2577) fully break up the queenside e5. 19. ... Nbc6?! (19. ... a5 is
wanted to play, unfortunately
GM Alejandro Ramirez (2647) with a timely a5, so Black can a better try, but certainly the
it is only slightly better for me
Jerry Hanken Memorial - safely play this move. weakness of b5 gives White
after 25. Bxe4 Rxd1 (25. ...
111th U.S. Open (6), some ideas.) 20. Rdd1I saw
10. f4 Be7 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. Be3 Nd5? 26. Qf3 and things are
08.05.2010 this far and wasn't entirely
0-0 13. Qe2 suddenly not so clear.) 26.
sure what to do here.
Rxd1 Bxe4 27. Qxe4 Rd8=/+.
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 A strange position for the
18. ... Nf6
queen, but my opponent had 25. Qf2 Na2!
My opening repertoire is not some interesting ideas in White has no choice but to
as bad as most people seem to This unexpected move is
mind. Here I was not too con- trade this knight, as he is run-
believe. I've gotten the reputa- key. Now White will have trou-
cerned with White starting any ning out of pieces with which
tion to play the Alekhine's ble keeping material balance.
kind of pawn storm on the to cover d5. This will mean,
defense almost exclusively. He has no choice but to take
kingside since he is way however, that any opening in
Even I know it is terrible. On on d4, after which the position
behind in that plan, so I fig- the position will benefit Black.
the other hand I havent played opens to Blacks favor.
ured he would focus on some
too many Sicilians that are 19. Bh4 Be7 20. Qd2 Rad8 21.
kind of central play somehow. 26. cxd4 exd4 27. Nxd4 Qc5 28. e5
not Sveshnikovs, so I wanted Bxf6 Bxf6
to try something a bit different. I just could not figure out
Worse is 28. Nb5? Rxd1 29.
exactly in what way. Black is, strictly speaking,
Bxd1 Qxf2 30. Rxf2 Bxe4 31.
3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 not threatening anything. He is
13. ... Nd7 14. Rad1 Rfe8 15. Kh1 Nd2 Bc6when there is no
6. Be2 Nf6 7. 0-0 d6 8. a4 Nc6 not ready for ... d6-d5 yet. How-
way for White to defend all
The game is now a Schevenin- At this point I still didn't ever, he can slowly improve his
his pawns.
gen, clearly. Despite the fact know what Melik wanted to position with simple moves
that this position has been seen do. I saw the possibility of such as ... h7-h6, and White 28. ... Bxf3 29. Qxf3 Bxe5 30.
thousands of times, my oppo- playing ... Rac8 or ... Nb4 right has no concrete plan or way Nb5 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Bxb2
nent played a move I was away, but didnt want to com- to improve his own pieces. The
Black is a pawn to the good,
unfamiliar with. mit. Instead I played a simple, next move looks awkward, but
and as soon as he retrieves
useful and waiting move. it is a good attempt at remov-
9. Nb3 his knight from a2 he will be
ing the pressure.
15. ... Bf8 16. Bf2 able to capitalize on the weak-
22. Nb1!? a5 nesses on a4 and f5. White
r+l+k lr And here it is. When he
must act quickly and bring
+pq+ppp played this I suddenly remem- 22. ... Nc6 23. Nc3 Nd4 24.
his pieces in the game to
bered that he had employed a Nxd4 exd4 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26.
p+nppn+ similar plan against somebody exd5 is obviously better for
attempt to create problems.
++++ in a tournament we played Black but the opposite colored 32. Nd2 Nc3 33. Nxc3 Qxc3 34.
P++P++ together some months ago. I bishops gives White good Qxc3 Bxc3 35. Nc4 Bd4 36. g3
+NN++ didn't remember the specifics hopes for survival. Bc5 37. Rd7
PP+LPPP of it, but somehow he put his
23. c3 I unerestimated this move.
bishop on g3, generated pres-
R LQ+RK sure against d6 and got a good
Thankfully we are now close to
After 9. Nb3 time control and I was able to
endgame. I wasnt about to let +rr+k+ dedicate a lot of time to analyz-
This unusual move warrants that happen. +lq+ppp ing the winning sequence.
comment. I think this is one 16. ... Nb4! pp l+
of those common mistakes in 37. ... h5! 38. Nd6 Re1+ 39. Kg2
chess that can easily go unno- The start of a good antidote. p+pP+ Re2+ 40. Kh1
ticed. Moving the knight back Black will give himself a back- Pn+P++
This is an important inter-
in the Sicilian is a very stan- ward plan with the expectation +NP+L+ mezzo. There is no choice for
dard idea, especially against of breaking on d5 at an appro- PQ+PP White but to go back to h1, all
the Scheveningen, however this priate time. Controlling d5 is
is not the time to do that. The obviously key for that, and the
+N+R+R+K the other moves fall in a sim-
After 23. c3 ple way: (40. Kf1 Rxh2 41.
reason is that the knight was knight is beautifully placed for
Rd8+ Kh7 42. Nxf7 [42. Ne4 f6
serving an important function the job.
23. Nc3 was what I expected 43. Nxc5 bxc5 44. Ra8 Ra2
in d4, mainly stopping Black
17. Bg3 e5 at first, trying to target the 45. Rxa5 c4] 42. ... Rf2+; 40.
from fianchettoing his bishop
new weakness on b5. I would Kf3 Rf2+ 41. Ke4 Bxd6 42.
on b7. This was impossible The point. Now White has a
probably have responded with Rxd6 Rxh2 43. Rxb6 Ra2 and
because of the knight trade on difficult choice. He can allow
c6 followed by some kind of ... Re7, followed by ... Red7 to the two pawns are sufficient.
Black a solid setup with his support a potential d5.
tactic based on the opening of knight on e5, control of the 40. ... Rd2!
the h1a8 diagonal. Since there c- file and very likely the supe- 23. ... d5!
is no pressure on c6, and White Im very proud of this move.
rior game, or he can risk Black strikes when White is Although it seems to throw all
has essentially given up a
strategical disaster by play- at his weakest. The knight on the advantage away, it is actu-
development tempo, Black can
seize the opportunity to place ing f4-f5 and hoping that ... b1 gives Black the opportu- ally a very precisely calculated
his bishop on the ultimate d6-d5 can eventually be pre- nity to play this move, but move that wins the game.
square, in my opinion equaliz- vented, keeping the backward White still has some resources. White has no choice but to go
ing immediately. pawn locked down. (23. ... Nc6? 24. Na3 and into the losing knight versus
White has almost equalized.] bishop endgame.
9. ... b6 18. f5

41. Rd8+ Kh7 42. Nxf7 Rxd8 43. 55. Kd3 Bxg3 56. Kc3 Bxh4 scorers, Akobian and Sha- summer. It is a well-known
Nxd8 b5 57. Kb2 Bf2 58. Kxa2 h4.The balov, both dropped half a axiom that the worst way to
king and the bishop will make point before the big merge. play chess when you need a
Clearly this is the point, how-
sure the knight doesnt inter- It was slightly strange to draw is to play for a draw.
ever White has several ways to
fere with the pawn promotion. know that I only had to sur- However, this does not
attempt to stop the pawn.
vive three more rounds and I account for the fact that play-
55. ... Kc6 56. Na1 Bxa1 57. Kb3
44. axb5 would have a good chance at ing for a loss is even worse!
Kxb6 58. Kxa2 Be5 59. Kb3 Kc5
first place. I was paired with This was certainly not my con-
No better is 44. Nb7? Bb4 60. Kc2 Kd4 61. Kd2 Ke4 62. Ke2
Akobian in round seven, with scious effort, but I was
45. Nxa5 bxa4! 46. Nc4 a3 47. Bd4, White resigned.
who I drew quickly, and then somehow a pawn down in my
Nxa3 Bxa3.
The king and bishop cut off the toughest game of the tour- last round with white after a
44. ... a4 45. Nc6 the white king, which allows nament came in round eight, mere six moves; I had man-
The U.S. Open truly felt like a

chess festival. It is refreshing
to see so many young players,
both boys and girls,participate
in a tournament with
such tradition.
Very easy to force for Black is
Black to pick up all the pawns when I was paired as black aged to quickly misplay a
the win. 45. Ne6 (Be3! 46. b6
without letting him close to against Shabalov. certain move order and was
Bxb6 47. Ng5+ Kg8 48. Ne4
the h1-square. Thus, White After obtaining a fantastic arguably worse. I reached a
Ba5 49. Nc5 a3 50. Nb3 a2.
resigned. position from the opening, to point in the game where I had
45. ... a3 46. Na5 a2 47. Nb3 Kh6! By this time the six-day the point where I declined a to choose between risking the
schedule had started. Although draw offer from the legendary game to push for a win or take
the only grandmaster to enter Latvian tactician, I followed in a quiet path where I had no
+
+
+
+ this section was Mark Paragua, true grandmaster style and losing chances. Thankfully, by
+
+
+
p
many strong international mas- proceeded to obtain a losing this point, Naroditsky had
+
+
+
k ters from the Collegiate position after only a few neutralized Akobians initia-
+Pl
+P+p Tournament of Champions moves. The game quickly tive, and the draw was good
+
+
+
+ (which was held simultaneously turned from one in which I enough to clinch first place.
with the first few rounds of the had high hopes of pushing for The U.S. Open truly felt like
+N+
+
P
U.S. Open) joined the fray. a win to one in which I was a chess festival. It is refreshing
p+
+
+
P Somehow no one in the six-day finding only moves to keep to see so many young players,
+
+
+
+K schedule was able to reach 5 myself afloat. Luckily, Shabba both boys and girls, partici-
After 47. ... Kh6 or 6, so I was still a full point took an enormous amount of pate in a tournament with
ahead from this pack. However, time to find his attacking such tradition. The idea to
There is no point in analyz- despite the strong players in moves, and fell into deep time have K-12, collegiate and girls
ing Kg2, since the position is the six-day schedule, I was pressure around move thirty. U20 tournaments right before
obviously lost if there is equal slightly more wary of the four- After obtaining some unex- the start of the six-day U.S.
material. White must try to day section. pected counterplay, he Open gives young players a
keep the king away and play For some reason in Ameri- blundered and I was able to great incentive to extend their
can opens (and by for some take the full point. chess past scholastic events;
h2-h4. This however locks
reason, I mean money) the When the last round started events that if played exclu-
down the kingside, allowing the
rapid schedule is the most I was half a point ahead from sively can become like poison
h5-pawn to hold both the h- popular for the titled players. a field of three strong players. to an upcoming players chess.
and g- pawns leaving the king This years U.S. Open was no IM Julio Sadorra made a great It would be greatly disrespect-
free to go and help the a-pawn. exception to that rule as comeback after losing to Uni- ful of me to end this article
48. h4 g6 49. fxg6 grandmasters Varuzhan Ako- versity of Texas at Dallas without thanking some of the
bian, Alexander Shabalov, teammate IM Salvijus Bercys people that made winning this
Also bad is 49. f6 g5 50. Dmitry Gurevich and Timur and joined Akobian and young tournament possible; espe-
hxg5+ Kxg5 51. f7 Kf6. Gareyev joined the battle. It writer Naroditsky. cially the Kamgar family, who
is extremely difficult to come I was paired against my gracefully hosted a large num-
49. ... Kxg6 50. Kg2 Kf5 51. Kf3 ber of players who would have
Ke5 52. Ke2 Kd5 53. Kd3 Bd4! out unscathed from this sec- teammate Julio, who had just
54. Kc2 Be5 55. b6 tion, and indeed the two top made a GM norm earlier this Continued bottom of page 25

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DENKER TOURNAMENT OF The Denker tournament, named in honor of GM Arnold Denker, has
become one of the most prestigious events on the annual scholas-
HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONS tic calendar under the dedicated stewardship of Dewain Barber.
This years winner, Steven Zierk (facing page), tells his story:
This was my second try at the Denker. The first try was two years ago, and didnt go very well; the first round saw me lose
playing down 450 points, and the last round was a 130 move loss in a complicated Exchange down endgame. This year was
a bit more successful. Although all of my games were tough, long games against strong opponents and several times being out-
played in the opening, I managed to take the edge and pull off wins in the long run. This last round game was no exception.
It was a Caro-Kann, yet it quickly became a fierce fighting game with attacks storming on opposite wings. A tactical oversight
by Kevin gives me the upper hand, and despite ingenious attempts his position never recovers. Despite missing the simplest
and most obvious win, I cleanly converted the advantage in another last round Exchange down endgame. (The protected passed
pawn on the seventh helped a bit.)
The tournament was superbly organizedit is the first in my memory where every round started on time. Everything went very
smoothly from beginning to end. The only thing I could suggest improving is the time controlin almost all of my games, both
of us were under 10 minutes for a large portion of the game. Of course this may not be practical due to limited time, but I just
wish I had a bit more for each game.
Caro-Kann Defense, 12. ... b5 13. c3 a5 14. Bc2 a4 15. if it is good, my opponent is Perhaps I had just considered
Modern Line (B17) Qd3 Nf4 16. Bxf4 Qxf4+ allowed massive threats and I the black queen to be protect-
FM Steven Zierk (2425) could not actually find a ing the bishop, but this is a
Both sides want to attack
Kevin Zhang (2203) solidly better line. It is much simple mistake. In the end I
on opposite wings.
Denker (6), 08.03.2010 safer to play 25. b3. decided I could comfortably
17. Kb1 b4?! win the upcoming endgame
25. ... f5 26. Qe5
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. and there was no reason to
He should have prevented
Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Ng3 e6 Blacks position is very dif- risk 28. Qxe2. Kxb2 did not
Whites next move, perhaps
7. Bf4 ficulthis attack has stalled even enter consideration.
by 17. ... g6 or 17. ... Qh6
and thanks to the d5 trick,
An unusual move, trying to immediately. 28. ... Qxb2+ 29. Kxb2 Bxf3 30.
White is smashing through in
stop ... Bd6. I didn't remember 18. Nh5! Qh6 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 the center. Kevin finds some
gxf5+ Kh8 31. e7 Rfe8 32. f6
the theory, since Id never ingenuous moves, but it is not
Bxh1?!
played this line in a game After 19. ... Bxf6 20. cxb4
enough. A little notethe rook cant
before. The main move is 7. followed by 21. a3, it is hard
run, why not wait for White
Bd3. for Black to break through 26. ... Be2!?
to waste a move on the g1-
Whites pawns, while g2-g4
7. ... Be7 8. Bc4 0-0 9. Qe2 Nb6 rook first?
and h2-h4 to open up Blacks
10. Bb3 king are easy for White. r+ rk+ 33. Rxh1
Black has difficulties devel- +++pqp
20. cxb4 Material is technically even,
oping, so for now White has a +p+P++
I preferred this to allowing ... but a protected passer on the
solid advantage. ++Qp+ seventh and a weak king for
bxc3, but it doesn't look right.
10. ... Nbd5 11. Bg5?! One should very rarely move
p+++P+ your opponent are enough to
Both White and Black miss pawns on their weaker side. lP++N+ win almost any game.
the shot 11. ... Bb4+! forcing Perhaps 20. c3-c4, allowing P+L+l
P
P 33. ... c5 34. Kc3 Rg8 35. Rd1
awkward concessions from 20. ... b4-b3, is best. +K+R++R
White. 12. c3? Nxc3 is losing, After 26. ... Be2 Blacks king is literally caged,
20. ... Bxb4 21. g4 Ba6?! 22. Qe4
and 12. Bd2? leads to the nice and the rooks are confined to
tactical shot 12. ... Nf4! 13. Now White has two threats: Before you look ahead, a lit- the first rank as otherwise
23. g5 fxg5 24. Nxg5 and the tle puzzle for you: see if you White plays Rd8, trading a set
Qf1 Bxd2+ and it is hard to
one in the game, which my can find Whites next move. of rooks and limiting his coun-
decide whether 14. Kxd2 or
opponent missed. terplay to even less.
14. Nxd2 is less appealing. 27. Rdg1!
White has to play 12. Nd2, but 22. ... Qg7 23. d5! 35. ... Rbc8 36. bxa4 c4 37.
after 12. ... h6 Blacks position Now Blacks king and queen Rd4 Rc6
The position is still very dan- are the ones in danger. There
is at least fine. White had to
gerous, but now White wrecks is no defense short of an White could now play Rd8
accept 11. Bd2.
Blacks pawns. endgame down several pawns. and the trade mentioned ear-
11. ... Qc7?! 12. 0-0-0 lier, but he has a nicer move
23. ... Rab8 24. dxe6 Ba3 25. b3 27. ... Bb2 28. Qxb2? in mind.
I didnt particularly want to
25. e7!?!? Rxb2+ 26. Ka1 is I considered the more mate-
play this, but White has to do 38. Rh4! Re8 39. Rxh7+ Kg8 40.
something about the threats worth serious consideration, rialistic but dangerous 28. Rg7+, Black resigned.
of ... Bb4+ and ... Nf4 followed and my longest think of the Qxe2, and 28. Qxg7+ and 28.
by ... h7-h6. From here on game was deciding between gxf5. However, my mind com- 41. Rxf7, threatening 42.
out the game is extremely these two moves. Ultimately I pletely shut out the obvious Rh7+ and 43. f7 mate, is too
complicated. went against 25. e7, since even 28. Kxb2!, winning instantly. much.

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WORLD CHESS LIVE TOURNAMENT The World Chess Live Tournament of College Cham-
pions, though sparsely attended, has produced
OF COLLEGE CHAMPIONS fighting chess since its inception in 2009. Winner
GM Timur Gareyev (facing page) gives an example.
Queens Gambit Declined, the center11. ... 0-0 12. Nf5 Ke8 23. Qf3 Qc6 24. Ne4 Rh6
Exchange Variation (D35)
nRn+K
kk++N n Na6 13. Rae1 preparing e3-e4. 25. b4).
GM Timur Gareev (2689) pp++r
P lpP
pp
IM Julio Sadorra (2471) ++p++R n++ 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. e4! dxe4 14. 21. Nxd4 cxd4 22. Rxd4! Nxd4
College Champions (3), Qxe4+ Kf8 23. Qxd4 Rh6 24. Re7 Qf5 25.
+++p++r L+
07.30.2010 The alternatives are much
Re5 Qc2
+++PP++++
++RLlPP+R
L+ worse: 14. ... Qe7 15. Qg4 0-0 No better are 25. ... Re8 26.
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6?! 16. Nf5 Qd7 17. Ne4; 14. ... d7 Qxe5 27. Qxe5 Rxe5 28.
PPP+++PPPPP Be7 15. Rfe1. d8=Q+; 25. ... Qxe5 26. Qxe5
A small inaccuracy which
gives White more options (3. ...
l++Q+lq
N Q+ Re8 27. d7.
After 10. ... Bxd3 15. Rad1 h5 16. d5 c5 17. d6
Be7 is more flexible).
Nc6 18. Qd5 26. d7 Qc1+ 27. Nd1 Qc7
4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 That was the fourth bishop
Targetting two pawns and The passer makes it through
7. Bd3 move in a row. It is a good
freeing up the e4-square. after 27. ... Rd8 28. Re8+!
White retains the option of idea to exchange the bishops.
Rxe8 29. Qd6+.
developing the knight on e2. However the tension resulting 18. ... Bd4
The plan in that case involves from Bg6-Bd3 relation is ben- 28. Rc5 Qd8 29. Ne3
eficial to Black. White would Black forces the knight to
a f3-e4 central breakthrough. Blacks pieces have no
not want to take on g6, as after a better square with 18. ... h4
7. ... Bg4!? 19. Nge4. opportunities to get active.
... hxg6 the f5-square becomes
Whites pieces are ready to get
An interesting idea. Black is inaccessible. Black gives up 19. Nf5 Qd7 20. Rfe1 g6 aggressive and finish the game
trying to solve the problem of the an important defensive piece
Black weakens the crucial tactically.
white-square bishop transfer- for no solid reason allowing
ring it to g6. White in turn would White to gain the attacking diagonal, which White imme- 29. ... h4 30. Ng4 Rh5 31. Qd6+,
be able to get the f5-square momentumBetter is 10. ... diately exploits (However, his Black resigned.
(Ne2-g3-f5) and potentially take 0-0 11. Nf5 Nbd7. other choices were also ugly:
advantage of the immediate edge 20. ... Re8 21. Rxe8+ Kxe8 22. Black resigned to stop 31. ...
in development. 11. Qxd3 h6? Ne4 Nb4 23. Nxg7+ Bxg7 24. Kg7 (31. ... Qe7 32. Rc8+; 31.
8. Nge2 Bh5 9. 0-0 Bg6 10. Black loses time and misses Qg5 Bxb2 25. Nxc5+-; 20. ... ... Kg8 32. Nf6+) 32. Rxh5
Ng3 Bxd3? the powerful breakthrough in h4 21. Re7 Nxe7 22. dxe7+ gxh5 33. Qh6+ Kg8 34. Nf6+.
Committee of the Year Special Service Award Chess City of the Year Scholastic Services
Tournament Director Jay Stallings, Nashville, Tennessee Greg Shahade,
Certification Committee John Blackstone Berkeley Chess School
Grandmaster of the Year
Honorary Chess Mates Outstanding Career Hikaru Nakamura Chess Club of
Phil Smith, Achievement the Year
Frank J. Marshall Award
Joan Schlich Award Michael Aigner Chess Club and
Hal Terrie, Val Zemitis, Scholastic Center
Distinguished Service Chuck Ensey, Organizer of the Year of Saint Louis
Award Mike Nagaran Tony Rich
Steve Shutt, Dr. Frank Brady Chess College of
Gold Koltanowski Meritorious Service Award the Year
Tournament Director Medal Jim Stallings, Dewain Barber, El Centro
of the Year Rex Sinquefield, Richard Buchanan, Community College,
Jon Shacter Phil LeCornu Alan Anderson, Danny Rensch Dallas, Texas
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otherwise not been able to come to this event. And with that, I thank everyone who helped me prepare for my games in
this tournament: Elliott Liu, Stephanie Pitcher, Katie and Jacek Stopa, TCA president Clemente Rendon, Alex Gustafsson,
Amanda Mateer, Mac Molner, Sal Bercys and Hikaru Nakamura. Having a good tournament is not only about being well
prepared and up to date in opening theory; many times your preparations are not as important as feeling well during a
tournament and actually enjoying the event. This is impossible without a solid group of friends there. Last piece of advice
from the U.S. Open winner: make sure you go to tournaments with your favorite people!

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U.S. GIRLS JUNIOR OPEN The U.S. Girls Junior Open is a new event under the Opens umbrella.
Emily Tallo (above), the inaugural winner, reports:
French Defense, I defeated her I wouldnt have 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 it, the best being 14. Qf3 (also
Tarrasch Variation (C07) so much pressure to win both Qd6 7. 0-0 Nf6 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. good is 14. Rad1). This is what
Emily Tallo (1861) my games in the final two Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Re1 I spent most of my time calcu-
WFM Simone Liao (1930) rounds; 1 would suffice for Qc7 12. Qe2 Bd6 13. Bg5 Qe7 lating but talked myself out of
Girls Junior Open (4), a clear first place victory. it, missing some key lines.
08.02.2010
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 r+N+k++R r 14. Qd3
The morning of this game I Coach and I had seen her +P++LkPPPP I realized soon after playing
called my coach, FM Jim play this earlier in the tourna- P++nNPn
q++ this that Qf3 was a lot better
Dean, from the hotel phone ment, so we knew what to ++++++n l+ and got frustrated at myself,
and woke him up so we could prepare for. I had a good under- which is never a good thing to
prepare for Simone. Clearly
++lnQ++++ do over the board. 14. Qf3 gave
standing of the 3. ... Nf6 lines in
this was the key game of the the Tarrasch variation of the
++++++++ a completely winning position,
tournament. Simone was the French, but I didnt feel quite pPpp+QP
ppPp while the move I played gave
favorite in the competition by comfortable enough in the 3. L+++R
R L+lK+ an advantage for White but
rating and although I was ... c5 lines. Thanks to my prepa- After 13. ... Qe7 nothing to resign over.
leading the field by point, I ration with him, I went 14. ... Bxh2+
knew she would be hungry to confidently into this line with a My preparation ended here.
win. I put myself in a must- good understanding of the types Not a good move. I have many Better was 14. ... 0-0. A lot
win situation, knowing that if of positions that could arise. good ways to take advantage of of times in this variation White

allows the h-pawn to hang for winning the queen. But I an interest in chess in the sixth expecting. Why is it so out of
play. This was one of those played this move quickly, see- grade when I was entered in a the ordinary to choose to play
situations. Principally it cant ing a win in sight. chess class at my school, in a stronger tournament?) If
be goodBlacks king is in the thought my reasons were not I had qualified for the Denker
25. ... Bxe6 26. Qxh8 Qg8 27. Qf6
center, how can she go grab- legitimate. Once he told that I would not have played in
Ba5 28. Rxe6 Bxd2 29. Bxd2 Qg4
bing pawns? to my mom I was doomed to this years event.
30. Qh8+, Black resigned.
play in it no matter what. So, I Im a sophomore at Canter-
15. Kh1 Bb8 16. Nf5 Qc7 17. g3
With mate to follow. walked into the tournament bury High School, a college
My indecisiveness and frus- I didnt even want to play in hall knowing I had to win, fail- preparatory school in Fort
tration is showing in this this tournament to begin with. ure was not an option. Wayne, Indiana. The classes
inaccurate move. 17. f4, another I really wasnt happy with the Im not really a fan of girls are hard, and I work really
move which instinctively looked politics involved with the Pol- tournaments in general. hard to maintain my grades.
best to me, was better. gar event, which I had attended Women titles are completely Aside from chess I like reading
for two years, and how it was irrelevant to me. I have always and writing, and Ive just
17. ... Ng4
taken down. It was one of my tried to be the best player I started becoming more and
17. ... 0-0 was better. Her favorite tournaments of the can be overall, and many can more involved in school clubs
king never got safe. year, all free time and meeting attest to the fact that I get and things of that nature.
new girls. (That is where I met really annoyed when some- As Ive said before FM Jim
18. Qd4
my roommate, who was play- one says Im good for a girl. Dean has been my coach since
18. Qa3 simply won. ing in the Denker, Alexandra It is not fair that girls should Ive started playing, but GM
Botez.) That tournament was have special privileges. It is John Fedorowicz was my
18. ... Nxf2+ instructor twice at the Atlanta
usually strong, and I liked the not fair that Im even writing
.
According to Rybka, 18. ... idea that it wasnt open. Like this. Whenever there is Castle Chess Camp. Those two
e5 equalizes after some really the Denker, in the Polgar you another tournament to play have given me the only formal
crazy complications. had to win your states girls in other than a girls one, Im instruction.
tournament or qualify on rating there. For example, high
19. Qxf2 Qxc4 20. Nxg7+ Kf8 21.
to go. The tournament put me school nationals were the
Rad1 Qc6+ 22. Kh2 Bc7 23. Qf6
in a must-win situation, some- same time as girls nationals Read more U.S. Open report-
Qxc2+ 24. Rd2 Qg6 25. Nxe6
thing I wasnt really prepared to this year, and I played in high ing on Chess Life Online at
More stylish would have handle completely. My coach, school nationals. (And got uschess.org, July/August
been 25. Rd8+ Bxd8 26. Nxe6+ FM Jim Dean, who has worked asked about it on more than archives, in Randy Houghs
Bxe6 27. Qxh8+ Qg8 28. Bh6+ with me since I began to take one occasion, which I was not daily blogs.
AT A GLANCE: ALL FOUR EVENTS

U.S. OPEN
Date: July 31-August 10, 2010 Location: Hyatt Regency Irvine, Irvine, California Top Finishers: 1st, 8: Alejandro Ramirez;
2nd-5th, 7: Varuzhan Akobian, Alexander Shabalov, Julio Sadorra, Daniel Naroditsky; Master, 7: Matthew Beelby, Jouaquin
Banawa, Ankit Gupta, Jim Dean, Giovanni Carreto; Expert, 7: Vanessa West; Class A, 6: John Harwell, Steven Cooklev, Roland
Feng, Christopher Pascal, Kesav Viswanadha; Class B, 5: Solomon Ruddell, Daniel Shaw; Class C, 4: Anthony Mack, Kevin
Qian, Bryan Huang; Class D, 3: Robert Soul, John Yu, Kyle Perkovich, Daniel Asaria, Alonzo Sanchez, Harini Balakrishnan;
Class E, 4: Ryan Perkovich; Unrated, 4: Erwin Urritia. Chief Tournament Director: Francisco Guadalupe.
GIRLS JUNIOR OPEN

Date: July 31-August 3, 2010 Location: Hyatt Regency Irvine, Irvine, California Top Finishers: 1st, 5: Emily Tallo; 2nd, 5:
Margaret Hua; 3rd, 4: Ashley Xue; Top Class A: Simone Liao; Top Class B: Alexandra Wiener; Top Class C: Stephanie Shao;
Top Class D: Hailey Nguyen; Top Class E: Sakshi Walia. Chief Tournament Director: Francisco Guadalupe.
COLLEGE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

Date: July 31-August 3, 2010 Location: Hyatt Regency Irvine, Irvine, California Top Finishers: 1st, 5: Timur Gareev; 2nd,
5: Gergely Antal; 3rd, 4: Salvijus Bercys; 4th, 4: Max Cornejo; Top Under 2200: Artur Safin; 2nd Under 2200: Danyul
Lawrence; Participation Awards: Tyler Hughes, Julio Sandorra, Mihail Bantic, Elliott Liu, Jeremy Stein. Chief Tournament Direc-
tor: Francisco Guadalupe.
DENKER TOURNAMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONS

Date: July 31-August 3, 2010 Location: Hyatt Regency Irvine, Irvine, California Top Finishers: 1st, 5: Steven Zierk; 2nd,
5: Alex Guo; 3rd-4th, 4: Deepak Aaron, Kevin Mo; 5th-13th, 4: Andrew Shvartsman, Christian Tanaka, Kevin Zhang, Bob Shao,
Prashantha Amarsinghe, Richard Herbst, Matt Anzis, Albert Zhou, Peter Suich; Ursula Foster: Alex Guo; Top Upset: Josh Hel-
goe; Brilliancy Prize: Alex Guo, James Smith. Chief Tournament Director: Francisco Guadalupe.

VICTORY AT
LENINGRAD BY ELIOT HEARST
The 50th Anniversary

L TO R: RAYMOND WEINSTEIN, JERRY SPANN, ELIOT HEARST, WILLIAM LOMBARDY, CHARLES KALME, EDMAR MEDNIS. INSET: ANTHONY SAIDY.
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IN THE SUMMER OF 1960, FOR THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME,
THE USA WON A WORLD TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
AHEAD OF THE USSR. THIS ACHIEVEMENT IS STILL ON A
SHORT LIST OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN
AMERICAN CHESS HISTORY, ESPECIALLY AS IT HAPPENED
ON ENEMY GROUND DURING THE COLD WAR.
A TEAM MEMBER DESCRIBES THE EVENT AND THE LIVES
OF THE PLAYERS SINCE THEN.
A day or two after we finished first in nis were especially motivated to do well since both had been for-
THE TOURNAMENT the World Student Team Champi- tunate to be able to leave their native Latvia sometime during
onship at Leningrad 50 years ago, the seven members of the USA its takeover by the USSR in 1940, subsequent occupation by
team stood on a stage facing hundreds of Soviet chess fans and Germany during World War Two, or its reconquering by the
players. We were the gold medalists but we tried to be relatively USSR after the war when it reluctantly became part of the
calm and serious during the award ceremony. However, we USSR. I believe that some of Kalmes and Mednis relatives had
knew that this was the first time since the 1937 regular been killed by either the Russians or Germans.
Olympiads that any American team had won a world chess There were 15 teams entered, which would normally allow
championship. It also came at a time when the USSR dominated each team only one bye. However, the pairing schedule became
top-flight chess and had won every regular Olympiad since it first complicated because the preregistered Polish team never showed
participated in 1952; after a 11-year hiatus following the start up and each team had another bye on the day they were sched-
of World War Two, the only prior postwar Olympiad was held in uled to play Poland. Thus it was often difficult to calculate the
Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, in 1950 and won by the host country. exact standings because a team might have fewer byes left, and
The USSR had also won four of the five world student team cham- thus more matches still to play, than a close competitor. The
pionships in which it had participated (Bulgaria won the other, 14 countries playing in this round-robin tourney were Belgium,
in 1959). The USA had entered a team in this annual event three Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, England, Finland, German Democratic
times and never finished higher than fifth. Republic (East Germany to us), Holland, Hungary, Mongolia,
I think that we maintained our composure well at the final Romania, Sweden, USA, USSR, and Yugoslavia.
ceremony until a Soviet band suddenly started playing The Star During the first five rounds we scored 4-0 wins over Sweden,
Spangled Banner after our victory was officially announced. This Romania, and Holland, a 3-1 victory over Czechoslovakia, and
was somehow unexpected and made us more emotional than a 3- triumph over England. We were ecstatic: 18 out of a
we would have been otherwise. I think a tear or two were shed possible 20 points could hardly have been expected! We were
and I know a shiver went up my spine and I felt a few goose- 3 points ahead of the USSR and 8 points ahead of Yugoslavia,
bumps. The victory received much publicity back home because which we figured would be our main competitors for first place.
it occurred in Leningrad while the Cold War was still on. How- However, Yugoslavia had received a bye in the first round and
ever, except over the chessboard, we had no real war with the had played only four matches. We faced the Yugoslav team in
Russians during our stay in their country; almost all the Russ- the sixth round and suffered a devastating defeat, 3-, with
ian chess fans and players, as well as people we encountered Kalme being handed his sole defeat in the tournament and only
in places outside the tournament location, had been extremely Lombardy gaining a draw.
kind and generous to us. We would return home with positive We had to reconsider our position in the tourney. At 19 points
feelings about the beautiful city on the Neva River and its out of 24 we were still in first place with a -point lead over the
inhabitants. Back in New York, we received six telegrams from USSR and that was a positive factor. Over the next five rounds
Mayor Robert Wagner, and a big celebratory dinner that nos- we won all our matches by at least 3-1 scores and entered the
talgic GM Reuben Fine (who had played on the victorious USA twelfth round having a 33-32 lead over the USSR, with Yugoslavia
Olympic team in Stockholm in 1937) attended. third at 29 points. All three of us had received one bye by then,
The USA team consisted of William Lombardy, Charles Kalme, and the USSR had their second in the twelfth. We scored a 3-
Raymond Weinstein, Anthony Saidy, Edmar Mednis, and myself, win over Hungary while the USSR was idle. So the USA had
the first four assigned in order to boards 1-4 and the last two amassed 36 points while the USSR had 32 points as we started
were first and second reserves with the opportunity to play if our crucial match with them in the thirteenth round. We had a
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one or two of the first four were given a day of rest. USCF Pres- bye left in the fourteenth round and only one more match to play
ident Jerry Spann was the team captain, making decisions about after that. Our reasoning had to be that the USSR could score
the team lineup before each round. Lombardy and Kalme a 4-0 win in the fourteenth round and therefore we led them by
played in every one of the 13 matches, Weinstein in 10, Saidy only point as our match with them began.
and Mednis in seven, and yours truly in two. Kalme and Med- You can imagine the tension. Lombardy had the black pieces

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against Boris Spassky, the only grandmaster in the tournament, by a 2-1 score in round 14. Thus the final round began with
Kalme was white against Alexander Nikitin, Weinstein black against our having a 3-point lead over the USSR (39 versus 36), with
Yury Nikolaevsky, and Saidy white against Janis Klovans. Surpris- Yugoslavia trailing in third place with 34 points.
ingly, Lombardy won the only relatively short game in the match, We met the strong Bulgarian team in the last round, need-
beating Spassky in 29 moves after the future world champion made ing only 1 points in the four games to win the world
a bad blunder, overlooking a fork of two of his major pieces by Lom- championship (the most the Russians could gain even with a
bardy's queen (see game on page 32). Kalme won a 75-move battle, 4-0 win over their opponent, Czechoslovakia, was 40 total
Weinstein lost a 37-move game, but Saidy gave us the match vic- points, whereas 1 points would give us 40 total points).
tory, 2-1, by gaining the advantage but finally having to In the September 20, 1960 issue of Chess Life (it became a reg-
agree to a draw in 41 moves. ular magazine in January 1961, but was still a newspaper that
This match result meant that, even if the USSR (with 33 began in 1946 and came out on the fifth and 20th of each month
points) scored a 4-0 win in the fourteenth round while we were idle, before 1961), Bill Lombardy prefaced a presentation of his game
we would enter the final, fifteenth round (with 39 points) at least with Spassky with the following remarks on what happened in the
1 points ahead of the USSR. But they could only beat Bulgaria final match with Bulgaria:
ALL THE GAMES WERE OUT OF THE OPENING WITH EVERY-

THING UNDER CONTROL. IN FACT RAY WEINSTEIN ALREADY
HAD A WON GAME ACCORDING TO THE GENERAL OPINION,
AND I HAD TO AGREE. KALME HAD A MINIMAL ADVANTAGE ON
THE BLACK SIDE OF A KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE, AND MEDNIS
CERTAINLY HAD NO PROBLEMS ON THE DEFENSIVE SIDE OF
THE SAME OPENING. AS FOR MYSELF, THINKING TO TAKE IT
EASY I SOUGHT SIMPLICITY BUT IN SPITE OF MYSELF I GAINED
RAYMOND WEINSTEIN (R)
A SLIGHT EDGE ON THE WHITE SIDE OF AN ENGLISH OPENING.
HOWEVER, ALTHOUGH NONE OF OUR PLAYERS SEEMED NERVOUS THE TENSION WAS HIGH. THUS IT WAS WITH
THE GREATEST ENTHUSIASM I RECEIVED THE NEWS THAT THE BULGARIAN CAPTAIN HAD OFFERED A DRAW ON
ALL FOUR BOARDS! IF WE WERE TO ACCEPT WE WOULD BECOME WORLD CHAMPIONS! AFTER CONSIDERING
THE OFFER APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN SECONDS WE BECAME WORLD CHAMPIONS.
Since the USSR beat Czechoslovakia in the last round by only (75.0%). Saidy finished fourth among the board four players, with
3-, the final standings showed the USA with a 41-11 total 4 points out of 7 (64.3%) and Mednis ended up fifth among the
and the USSR in second place at 39-12. Yugoslavia finished first reserve players with the same record as Saidy (64.3%).
a strong third with 37-15. The rest of the teams were at least 5 I suppose I should say something about myself. I have
points behind the first three. always found it extremely disagreeable to drink carbonated
Our team members did very well in terms of how well their total beverages and I was foolish enough to drink from Leningrad
scores ranked on each board number. Bill Lombardy had 11 water faucets, which seemed the only alternative to carbon-
wins and 2 draws to top all board one players (92.3%). Spassky ated drinks. As a result, very early in the tourney I developed
finished in second place at 83.3%. On board two Kalme and a parasitic infection that forced me, every 15 minutes or so,
Milan Vukevi of Yugoslavia shared top honors with 11 out to rush to bathrooms quite far away from the tournament
of 13 possible points (88.5%). Kalmes only loss was to that room. It's hard not to lose time on your clock if this kind of
Yugoslav player. It is interesting that Vukevi had a chance to event occurs during actual games! As the USAs second
beat out Kalme for the board prize because he also entered the reserve player, I managed to obtain losing positions in the
last round with 11 points out of 12 games. Had he won his last opening against both my Swedish and Mongolian opponents
game, he would have scored 12/13. But as soon as he heard that in the second and seventh rounds but fought back to win the
Kalme had accepted a draw against Bulgaria when the USA team former and lose the latter in 91 moves, after coming close to
agreed to four early draws to clinch the world championship, he gaining a draw. Team Captain Jerry Spann and I agreed
felt it would be unfair for him to cop the board prize because Kalme that it would be best for the team for me not to play at all dur-
took a quick draw under such conditions. Instead, in a gesture ing the second half of the tourney. I helped out by scouting
of true sportsmanship, he offered his German opponent a draw prospective opponents, supplying as many bottles of soda
on the twelfth move, which was accepted. In 1963 Vukevi water to our players as they required (Kalme in particular
moved to the United States, changed his name slightly to Vukce- imbibed an incredible amount), and basically acting as assis-
vich, became a professor of metallurgy here and later a chief tant captain of the team. This was a useful experience for me
engineer at General Electric in Ohio, was nominated for the Nobel since I was named captain of the USA team for the next
prize in chemistry, did well in several major U.S. tourneys, was event in Helsinki in 1961. It was fortunate that I was the weak-
named a grandmaster of chess compositions, and was elected to est player on the Leningrad team; just imagine if Lombardy
the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame. He died in Cleveland in 2003. had drunk from water faucets there. I wasnt cured of the
Ray Weinstein played strong chess and shared the board three infection until I returned to the USA and some new, experi-
prize with Nikitin of the USSR, both scoring 7 points out of 10 mental drug resulted in its disappearance.
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increasing interest in computer science and chess programs led
TRIUMPHS, TRANSITIONS, & TRAGEDIES him to spend the rest of his career working in the computer
industry. He decided to retire early and to spend the rest of his
life back in his native Latvia, attempting to arrange a national
The names of all seven members of our team may be unfamil- strategy there for bringing computer literacy to its secondary
iar to many of today's readers of Chess Life. However, those who schools. Unfortunately, in 2002 he died a mysterious death in
knew or know us, as well as younger readers, will probably be Latvia at the age of 62, which some reliable sources say may
interested in what has happened to each of us since we stood have been the result of a brutal mugging he suffered on the
on that stage in Leningrad streets of Riga.
as world champions a half- The news is perhaps sadder about Raymond Wein-
century ago. Unfortunately, stein. He did well in U.S. championships from
much of the news is not 1960-1963 and was awarded the title of international
good. Some words about master after qualifying for the World Interzonal tour-
each of the seven conclude ney as a result of finishing third behind Fischer and
this article. Lombardy in the 1960-61 U.S. Championship event. He
Team Captain Jerry chose not play in the Interzonal tournament. Unfortu-
Spann, a very popular figure nately, around 1963-64 Ray began to exhibit erratic,
in USCF affairs, died of can- even dangerous behavior, was reportedly diagnosed
cer in January 1968 at the as suffering from schizophrenia, and has been confined
early age of 55 at his home to mental institutions for more than 40 years. He is now
in Norman, Oklahoma. This 69 years old.
enthusiastic man, who had Anthony Saidy has remained deeply involved with
played varsity football at chess throughout his life, even though he worked pro-
USC, had run a business fessionally as an M.D. specializing in the treatment of
supply firm and been a civic tuberculosis patients. He won the Canadian Open in
leader in Oklahoma, con- 1960, won or tied for first in two American Opens (the
tributed much to the second as recently as 1992), has finished as high as
development of the USCF second in the U.S. Open and fourth in the regular
in various administrative U.S. Championship, and gained the title of international
postslocal, national, and master by tying for second in a grandmaster tourney
international. By no means at Venice in 1969. Besides the Leningrad event, he
a master player, he contin- played on the U.S team in three other world student
ued to play tournament SPANN, WEINSTEIN, LOMBARDY (L-R) championships. And this year he played in a four-
chess as late as six months day, short tourney at the U.S. Open in Irvine, California
before he died from what at the age of 73. Author of two fine chess books (The
he already knew was an incurable disease. The March Battle of Chess Ideas and a
1968 issue of Chess Life contained many tributes to coffee-table book, The World
this man, whose generosity, hard work, and loyalties of Chess, the latter in col-
were summarized in George Koltanowskis description laboration with Norman
of him as the heart and soul of American Chess. Lessing), Tony also possesses
A couple of months after our victory in Leningrad, one of the largest privately-
William Lombardy announced unexpectedly that owned collection of chess
henceforth he would have little or no time for chess books in America. Until a few
because he was entering a seminary and planned to years ago, in correspondence
become a Catholic priest and teacher. He eventually with me, he maintained he
achieved this goal, but was allowed by his ecclesias- would still gain the grand-
tical supervisors to take time off to play on several U.S. master title before he was
Olympic teams in the 1960s and 70s. During that 95! He retired from his job as
period he also managed to win or tie for first in three a Los Angeles County doctor
U.S. Open championships. Later he left the priesthood, in 2000, which has allowed
reportedly because he felt that the administrators him even more time for
and accountants with whom he had to work were chess-connected activities.
not really serious about the sacred mission of the And Saidys home on Long
church. He served as Bobby Fischers official second Island will be remembered
during his famous victory over Boris Spassky in Reyk- as the place where Bobby
javik, Iceland in 1972, which made Fischer the first Fischer secluded himself
American ever to win the world chess championship. during the furor before his
Bill eventually married and had a son. Having played world championship match
in only a couple of minor U.S. tournaments in the last GM WILLIAM LOMBARDY with Spassky in 1972; Saidy
15-20 years, Grandmaster Lombardy is now retired was instrumental in finally
from serious play, and supports himself by writing and convincing Bobby to travel to
lecturing about chess, and serving as an excellent, available Iceland for the match.
chess teacher (go to www.williamlombardy.com, if you would I met Edmar Mednis when, 13 years old, he walked into the
like to become one of his students). Marshall Chess Club for the first time and challenged me to a
Charles Kalme stopped playing tournament chess not long game. Four years older but a fairly experienced tournament
after 1960, obtaining a PhD in mathematics in 1967. He was player, I was surprised at how talented and strong a player he
associated with the University of California at Berkeley and the was at that young age. He soon became one of the most prom-
University of Southern California for a few years, but then an ising youths in American chess and finished second to Boris

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Spassky in the 1955 World Junior Championship. He gained research on various topics in the fields of experimental psychol-
a degree in chemical engineering, worked a bit as a stockbro- ogy, neuroscience, and the history of psychology. Most of my
ker, but could not resist devoting most of his time to chess. His career was spent at Indiana University, but I also held profes-
playing career culminated in his earning the grandmaster title sorships at the University of Missouri, University of California
in 1980. Even so, his tournament results never gained him a at Berkeley, and Columbia University. Now I am semi-retired with
place as one of the top five U.S. players. However, his victory a faculty appointment at the University of Arizona, where I
over Bobby Fischer in the 1962 U.S. Championship, when mainly counsel undergraduates on careers in psychology and
Bobby overextended himself by continuing to play for a win in how to get into graduate school. I spent much time over the past
an equal position, was Bobby's first loss in a U.S. championship 20 years or so combining my interests in chess and psychology
after years of going undefeated in America and winning every by gathering information and thinking about the incredible
national championship he played in. This victory eventually accomplishments of players who excel in blindfold chess and how
inspired Mednis to write his first and most famous chess book, learning to play that form of chess can improve anyones regu-
How to Beat Bobby Fischer in 1975. He wrote 25 more chess lar chess. Last year, in collaboration with John Knott, we
books after that, as well as hundreds of articles for Chess Life published a comprehensive book on the subject that is directed
and other magazines, and was a sought-after chess teacher and at chessplayers, psychologists, historians, and anyone interested
trainer. I was shocked to hear that in February of 2002, while in what the human mind can achieve.
recovering from a minor, elective operation, he developed pneu- Saidy is the only one of the Leningrad Seven you still have a
monia, did not take it seriously enough, and suffered a fatal chance of seeing at the chessboard next to you in a long, gru-
cardiac arrest. He was 64 years old. eling tournament. Three have passed away and another is
As for myself, I learned so much from being deeply involved committed to a mental institution. The other three of us still love
in the Leningrad tourney that my own playing strength consid- the game of chess, even though we have devoted much of the
erably improved. I won the Eastern Open in 1961, finished last 50 years to other professions or activities. I am sure that
seventh in the U.S. Championship of 1961-62, captained the U.S. memories of the 1960 world championship recur frequently for
Olympic team in Bulgaria in 1962, and then managed to win the all three of us, and the victory is one of the major landmarks
Washington, D.C. Championship three consecutive times from in our lives.
1962-64. Since I had intended to stop playing serious chess on Both Spassky and Lombardy were born in 1937. Spassky had
a positive note, so as to devote myself to professional, scientific held the grandmaster title for five years before this game. As a
interests and to having a family, this last outcome was the result of Lombardys performance in this tourney and other
clincher! In 1965 I entered the academic world and never again recent ones he was awarded the grandmaster title later in
played in a chess tournament. Thereafter I taught and did 1960. The two were good friends throughout their chess careers.
This is the crucial stage of the game and

THE MOST CRUCIAL WIN FOR THE USA TEAM both Lombardy and Spassky remarked
that 22. Nd1 was the losing move. After
Sicilian Defense, of the black squares. 14. h3 was better. 22. Nxd5 Lombardy planned ... Qc5+ 23.
Najdorf Variation (B94) Kh1 Bxb2 with a glaring but not imme-
Boris Spassky (USSR) 14. ... Neg4 15. h3 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 0-0 17. Rae1 diately decisive edge for Black. But
William Lombardy (USA) Some commentators recommended 17. Spassky wrote that he judged this posi-
World Student Team Championship, e5 here but Lombardy stated that he tion equal.
Leningrad 1960, Round 13 would then have gained a decisive advan- 22. ... Rae8 23. Qf3 Bc5+ 24. Kh1 Rxe1 25.
tage after 17. ... dxe5 18. fxe5 Nd7 19. Rxe1 Qa5!
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Rxf7 Rxf7 20. Bxe6 Qxe5! 21. Bxf7+ Kxf7
Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Bc4 Qa5 8. Qd2 e6 22. Qf3+ Nf6 23. Qxa8 Qxd4+. Spassky had overlooked this simple fork,
attacking both Whites bishop and rook.
Now if White had castled queenside, 17. ... e5 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5
Lombardy wrote that he intended to do the 26. Nc3 Bb4
same after playing ... b5, ... Bb7, and ... N++++r Nk+ Not 26. ... d4 because White could play
0-0-0.
++Rk+n
qPpP+ 27. Ra1! saving the piece because of the
threat of 28. Bxf7+.
9. 0-0 Be7 10. a3
P++pP+lK+p
P
To restrain Blacks plan of ... b5-b4. 27. Nxd5 Qxa2 28. Nxf6+ gxf6 29. Qc6 Qc4,
Spassky later stated that this move is +P++pPP++ White resigned.
too modest and that 10. Rae1 is +++++p P++ Now if 30. Qxf6 Qxf4 31. Rd1 Re8 and
stronger. ... Bd6 cannot be prevented. So Spassky
P+l
p l+R
Q++P resigned. An unusually feeble game by
10. ... h6 11. Be3
LpPP+++P+ Boris but a very good one by Bill. Boris
If 11. Bh4 then Black has the strong was pilloried in the Soviet chess and reg-
answer 11. ... Nxe4.
++++rLLnQ+ ular media and not allowed to leave the
After 19. exf5 USSR for some time. But a year later he
11. ... Ne5 12. Ba2 Qc7 13. Qe2 b5 14. f4
won the Soviet Championship in 1961,
Although this move sets the trap 14. ... 19. ... d5! one of his two victories in that elite event
Nc4 15. Ndxb5, Spassky later called the (the other was in 1973, the year after he
move debatable, presumably because it A fine move, threatening both 20. ... d4 had lost his world championship title to
allows Black to follow up with a move and 20. ... Bc5. But it looks as if it just Bobby Fischer and was pilloried even
loses Blacks e-pawn. more). He seemed to be very good at mak-
that will trade off his knight for Whites
strong bishop and thereby obtain control 20. Qxe5 Bd6! 21. Qe2 Bxa3 22. Nd1? ing comebacks after serious losses.

Some reports state that Gheorghiu
THE MIRACLE ON NEVSKY PROSPEKT called check when making this move,
thinking the pawn on g3 was still missing.
Kings Indian Defense, White has been thoroughly outplayed 39. d7!
Petrosian System (E93) by the 16-year-old Gheorghiu and he
Anthony Saidy (USA) might have resigned after 36. ... cxd6 Amazing! Now Black is lost. He cannot
Florin Gheorghiu (Romania) were it not for the fact that both players prevent Whites pawn from queening
were in extreme time pressure to reach and leaving White a bishop ahead with
World Student Team Championship,
the 40th move. a won game.
Leningrad 1960, Round 3
The tournament was held in the Palace +++++NlK+ 39. ... Qf3 40. d8=Q+ Kh7 41. Qe7+ Kg8 42.
Qe6+ Kh7 43. Qe7+
of Pioneers on Nevsky Prospekt (Avenue),
Leningrad's major thoroughfare. Saidy
P+P
P+++++ The players had made a few extra moves
describes this win, from a totally hopeless +++Pp++++ because they were not sure the time con-
position, as a miracle while others might +++pPP++P trol had been passed. After 43. ... Kg8 44.
call it just a swindle. To save space no Qg5+ followed by Qd2 or Qc1 stops a pos-
comments are supplied until the critical, ++p+l++r L sible perpetual check by Black so Gheorghiu
resigned. Since we eventually finished only
diagrammed position was reached. ++++Nn+P
p+ 1 points ahead of the USSR team the
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. p++++++R n battle in the remaining 12 rounds would
have been even closer.
Be2 0-0 6. Nf3 e5 7. d5 Nbd7 8. Bg5 h6 9.
Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. Nd2 Nf4 12. 0-0 Nc5
+++++Q++ As we will see, Charley Kalme traces the
13. Nb3 b6 14. Re1 Nxe2+ 15. Qxe2 f5 16. After 36. Kh2 concept of playing his king's bishop one
exf5 Bxf5 17. Nxc5 bxc5 18. Rac1 Qf6 19. step at a time, from f1-g2-h3-g4, to a strat-
Ne4 Qg6 20. h3 Rab8 21. b3 Rf7 22. Rb1 h5 36. ... Rf2+?? 37. Nxf2 Qxf2+ egy he noticed in the checkers section of a
23. h4 gxh4 24. Bxh4 Bh6 25. f3 Rbf8 26. Soviet chess magazine. There are not many
Gheorghiu apparently knocked Whites
Kh1 Rg7 27. g3 Bc8 28. b4 Rgf7 29. bxc5 occasions when a strategy in checkers may
pawn on g3 off the board in his haste to
Rxf3 30. Rb8 Qg4 31. Rxc8 Qxc8 32. Kg2 help in playing chess. Many of my annota-
move quickly. Saidy calmly replaced it.
Qf5 33. cxd6 Re3 34. Qxe3 Bxe3 35. Rxe3 tions are partially based on Kalmes notes
Qf1+ 36. Kh2 38. Kh3 Qxe3? published in the American Chess Bulletin.
White to win is probably 25. Bxe6+ followed

AN IDEA FROM CHECKERS INSPIRED KALMES BEST GAME by 26. Qf4.
25. Rxe6 Ndb8 26. Qe3
French Defense (C00) Ba6 17. Qd2 Qb6 18. Ne3 cxb3 19. cxb3 Ra7
Charles Kalme (USA) An alternative way to win was 26. Rexc6
Defending the knight on d7 and pre-
Dolfi Drimer (Romania) Nxc6 27. Bxc8 Q(or B)xc8 28. Qc1 Bb7
venting Whites Nxd5.
World Student Team Championship, 29. Ne5.
Leningrad1960, Round 3 20. Rac1 Rc8 21. Rc2 Rac7?
26. ... Rf8
Better was 21. ... Ncb8, after which
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. 0-0 Be7 5. d3 There was really no defense to the
Kalme thought White has only a minimal
0-0 6. Nbd2 c5 7. e4 Nc6 8. Qe2 b6 threats of Ne5 and Ng5. If 26. ... Qd8
advantage. Now White crashes through
then 27. Rexc6 Rxc6 28. Rxc6 Nxc6 29.
A wasted move since Black plays ... b5 with a fairly obvious sacrifice that allows
Qe6+ Kf8 30. Qxc6 Be2 31. Ne5 Bxg4
three moves later. his two bishops to come to life.
32. Nxg4 with a winning position for
9. Re1 a5 10. e5 Nd7 11. Bh3 White.
An interesting and important idea.

++l+++K+
Kalme was concerned that Black might ++Nlkr
QPPPP +++L
Q+RK++
try to play 11. Nf1 f6 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. QL
Qk+P+++ ++++rQ+P
PP
Bh3 e5!? 14. Bxc8 Qxc8 15. Nxe5 Bd6 ++q+++++
with good play for the sacrificed pawn. +++PPp+++
Since White wants to over-protect e5, his +P
P+Pp+rLL+ +++P++++
move prevents this possibility. +P
P+P
p++l+
Pp++kllPp+
11. ... b5 12. Bg4
p+nLq+Pp+P
p Pp++++Pp+
Kalme stated that he first thought of the
idea of Bh3-Bg4 when reading the check- ++++Nn+Rn+ p++++Pp+Pp
ers section of Shachmaty! He intends to After 21. ... Rac7? ++++++Rn+
.
continue soon with Bf4 and then play h2- Analysis after 32. Nxg4
h4 to cement the bishop on f4; so the
bishop must get out of the way to permit 22. Nxd5! exd5 23. e6 fxe6
27. Rexc6 Qa7 28. Rc7, Black resigned.
h2-h4. Note that because of Blacks sub- 23. ... Nf6 was a better defense.
sequent play it was never necessary to play Due to space considerations, part of this
h2-h4. 24. Bxc7 Qxc7
article will be online beginning November
12. ... c4 13. d4 b4 14. Nf1 a4 15. Bf4 a3 16. b3 After 24. ... Rxc7 the simplest way for 1 on Chess Life Online at uschess.org.

Collecting

A Collectors Valentine
A perfect choice for those looking to give holiday presents to chess widows (and widowers) or
those for whom chess is much more than a game played with plastic pieces and vinyl boards.
By Dr. Tim Redman
n his introduction to the book, In his Prologue: The Two Faberg Chess Assyrians and the Egyptians. Dr. Deans expla-
I GM Garry Kasparov percep-

tively observes that these are
sets that were created not
for play, but for display.
Instead of creating art on the
board by moving the pieces, the pieces are
themselves art. Indeed, these sets have aes-
thetic, historic, and geographic significance,
Sets, Dr. Dean relates a fascinating story of the
thrill of collecting, as he and Vivian track down,
authenticate, and finally purchase the only two
Faberg chess sets known to exist. Their pas-
sion takes them to Chicago and London, and
their persistence eventually lands both sets.
The two sets represent two poles of chess set
design. The 1905 set [see photo] is easily recog-
nation of the radical change in design is a
masterpiece itself of art-historical detective
work. He shows us not only the Faberg logos
on both sets boxes, but also the initials of the
master silversmith who crafted them. But even
more compelling is his account of the historical
circumstances surrounding each set and the
cause of the change from an abstract to a rep-
tracing as they do the more than millennial nizable as Faberg and is abstract in design. The resentational design. The former was a gift to the
evolution of chess as a game of cultural impor- 1915 set is representational [see photos, and you losing general in the Russo-Japanese War of
tance throughout the ages, and giving insight can pick either the Egyptians or the Assyri- 1905 and the latter was crafted after the onset
into how society has changed. ans], showing the ancient battle between the of World War I. The general in question would
Left: The Battle of Tolbiac. Polychromed and gilded ivory. Eighteenth century, France.
Above: Egyptian pieces from the Egyptians versus Assyrians set. Silver [Egyptians], c. 1915-16
PHOTOS: FROM THE DEAN COLLECTION. 2010 GEORGE DEAN. PHOTOGRAPH BY RICHARD BEENEN.

Collecting
The Human Side

IN THE SUMMER OF 2006, I took a long driving trip home to upstate New York and stay the night. Since I was due elsewhere, I arranged
from Texas to the East Coast. My purpose was to stay to visit them for lunch later.
for three weeks at Stefan Gerzadowiczs A Simple The Long Island Chess Museum is truly a labor of love, and the fact that they open
Place, a kind of vegetarian retreat house on the east their home to so many visitors shows their zeal to promote chess. Having a full base-
bank of the Hudson in somewhat upstate New York. ment helps a lot. Floyd and Bernice caused quite a stir at the CCI meeting held in
I must say that Im not very good at picking times Miami, with their matching black chess king and queen costumes. They are main-
to travel by car. Gas was up to nearly $4.50 a gal- stays of that organization.
lon then. But I got to visit many good friends, old and After settling in to Stefans home for repentant carnivores, I took up the invitation
new. An important purpose for my trip was to visit to join the couple for lunch. I had first met Billie and Hope at the CCI convention near
some of the members of Chess Collectors Interna- Miami. In setting up their display of chess sets, they realized that they had left one
tional whom Don and Teresa Schultz had introduced of the most important of them, a set made up of teeth, in the taxi cab. Luckily they
me to at the combined Senior Open and meeting of recovered it. Billie, in his nineties, is a practicing dentist who keeps trying to retire
Chess Collectors International (CCI) near Miami. but cant because some of his patients wont go to anyone else. He has an active, prob-
ing intellect. At CCI Miami, he simultaneously and precisely translated a talk given
by a European French speaker and collector into English. He also spoke of the time
Floyd and Bernice Sarisohn he and Hope traveled to Mongolia and he played chess with some herders (They were
Floyd and Bernice live in a ranch-style house with good, he recalled.). And so is he. Chess prowess is not required of members of the
a full basement on Long Island. They are the cura- CCI, but during the Senior Open he wandered the room looking at the games. He glanced
tors of the Long Island Chess Museum located in their at mine at a crucial point and later remarked that was some gift your opponent gave
home. The attached garage has been converted to you. He had assessed the position quickly and correctly. My opponent had two plau-
house part of their museum, and they enjoy a steady
flow of visitors, both school children and serious
collectors. One of those was staying with them when
I arrived for lunch. Also at lunch was their son and
Billie and Hope Levene.
I had first heard of the Sarisohns as a board
member of the U.S. Chess Trust. They had loaned
many sets for display to the Chess Hall of Fame and
Sidney Samole Museum near Miami. Floyd is still a
practicing attorney and a political activist in their
home town (How else would I pay for collecting
these sets? he said.). Bernice supports his hobby,
participates fully in it, and still manages to keep a
decent home among the many, many sets displayed.
She also offers a great lunch. The company was
lively and congenial; Floyd convinced me to join
Chess Collectors International, which I did on the
spot, and Billie and Hope invited me to follow them

sible rook moves. One leads to a winning position; the other, which he took, falls to a my way back to Texas. Their house is in a nice
tactical swindle. neighborhood in southeastern Michigan, but it is not
Billie and Hopes house is from the 1920s, in a densely wooded area of about four pretentious. I was completely frazzled by the traf-
acres. I arrived, bearing a bottle of Sancerre, on Hopes birthday. Their son was also there, fic coming to it, and when I arrived was happy to
but nothing, not company nor birthday, prevented them from watching golf, for which take a Scotch and soda. They then took me to their
the Levenes, father and son, have a passion. After, I was given a thorough tour of their favorite Italian restaurant (excellent) and showed me
collections. The sets are magnificently displayed in a huge living room, added on to the their collection of chess sets. George is not a chess
original house. But the other treasures are upstairs. Hope is a master bookbinder, and player. When he mentioned that a photographer was
examples of her own art are mixed with equally stunning examples of the art of book- coming to shoot the sets, I mustered my courage and
binding. And Billie showed me a range of antique chess books that he also collects. Some told him that many were not properly displayed. He
of them are quite rare. Since he enjoys intellectual challenges himself, he showed me a is an earnest man who does not stand on cere-
book published in Paris and asked me to identify the date, warning me that it would mony and he asked me what the problem was. I told
take all my education to do so correctly. He was surprised when I answered within ten him that boards have to have the white square on
seconds. the right and the queens on their color: white on
the right, queen on her color, and he made the
needed changes.
George and Vivian Dean He also offered me some valuable advice. When
I had met them briefly at the CCI meeting near Miami. The founder of CCI, George he learned that I was trying to make a transition
was clearly a superstar. Many crowded around him, giving him recent books and solic- to a vegetarian diet, he advised me of the necessity
iting his advice. I was fortunate that he and Vivian invited me to stay with them on of taking a daily B-12 supplement (George and
Vivian are both vegetarians). Along with being the
founder and first president of Chess Collectors
International, George is a retired family physician
and a former vice-president of the American Soci-
ety for Family Physicians. He said that in his
experience, the three greatest enemies of health are
tobacco, alcohol, and meat. Well, I thought, two
out of three aint bad. George and Vivian are also
collectors of 19th- and 20th-century American and
European art, though that collection, impressive as
it is, does not come near to the quality of their col-
lection of chess sets. Nonetheless, it has significant
pieces. Over their kitchen table is an Andy Warhol
print of Elizabeth Taylor (Vivian bears a striking
resemblance to her). They have seven children.
George joked: I guess I was absent at medical
school for the birth-control lecture. They are great
hosts and a remarkable couple.
Egyptian pieces
from the Egyptians
versus Assyrians set.
Silver [Egyptians],
c. 1915-16

Collecting
not wish to see Russian and Japanese troops became part of the general uplift of Western commissioned a set representing the two sides
depicted. By the time of the Great War, actual European culture in the eleventh and twelfth of the then-current Italian-Ethiopian [Abyssin-
battle was omnipresent. centuries. ian] War in 1936 from the noted French artist
Representational or abstract are the two prin- The Isle of Lewis chess set from the 11th and sculptor Joseph Barkin. The pieces are, sig-
cipal ways to describe chess set styles century is well known. The earliest extant Euro- nificantly, African ivory. They show Mussolini,
throughout the centuries. Standard tourna- pean chess set, these pieces return to a jaw upjutted, in a steel army helmet, versus King
ment equipment worldwide is some variety of the representational style. Also of note in that set Haile Selassie wearing a crown. Commenting on
abstract Staunton set which still retains vestiges is the figure of the knight, on horseback, with the enormous gap in weaponry between the
of its representation of European medieval stirrupsprobably the earliest image of that two armies, the Italian pawns carry rifles and
courts and society, an acknowledgement of its technological advance in weaponry that revolu- the Abyssinian pawns carry spears. The set
origins that has been largely lost on players tionized medieval warfare by making it very appeared in 1937.
due to its widespread adoption. difficult for an infantryman to unhorse a knight. That war had disastrous consequences. The
Experienced tournament players do not see The older, slower form of chess made for a League of Nations sanctioned Italy with trade
the sets they use. Instead, they see vectors of convenient excuse for hours of dalliance between restrictions. Prior to those sanctions, Mus-
force operating over time in upside-down tree- knights and noble ladies in the new tradition of solinis Italy had acted as a check upon the
like decision paths. The set is used only to courtly romance that has been correctly ambitions of Germanys Hitler, by sending troops
represent an agreement between the two oppo- described by Thomas Cahill as a culture of ide- to the Austrian border in response to German
nents as to the current position in the game. A alized adultery. The European sets also became provocations. With the sanctions, Italy was
chess player enraptured with the aesthetic or a metaphor for the hierarchical European soci- thrown into the arms of Germany, giving Hitler
symbolic nature of the pieces would soon lose ety of the Middle Ages. The subsequent change confidence to launch the Second World War.
focus. Staunton sets, in their conventionality and in rules, with a radical enhancement of the Barkin skillfully renders the bellicose arrogance
nearly total transparency, are perfectly suited power of the queen, may have been a reaction of Mussolini and the determined resistance of
to serious play. Some serious chess set collec- to the growing popularity of faster card games Selassie, the Lion of Judah. Barkin died in a
tors, such as Frank Camaratta, collect only that were catching on at the time, but it also mir- concentration camp.
Staunton sets; not coincidentally, Frank is a rors the growing stature of women in society, of After an invaluable chapter on materials, a
strong master. whom Hildegard of Bingen and Eleanor of subject also presented throughout the book, Dr.
But the division of sets into abstract and Aquitaine were the two earliest and most pow- Dean devotes eight chapters to the different
representational doesnt really adequately clas- erful examples. characteristics of sets from France, Germany,
sify more than a thousand years of sets. From echoing the presumed God-given order the British Isles, Mediterranean countries, Cen-
Bauhaus artist Josef Hartwig, American artist of medieval society, chess sets moved to rep- tral Europe, Russia, and the Far East. He closes
Man Ray, and American sculptor Isamu Noguchi resenting struggle between competing factions. with two chapters devoted to twentieth- and
all created sets that were abstract but decidedly The war between the Guelfs and the Ghi- twenty-first century sets, many created by well
non-transparent, by which I mean they call bellines troubled Europe for a few hundred known artists.
attention to themselves as works of art. Dr. years. Dante was caught up in it and it led to Art museums frequently are of two types:
Dean, one of the worlds leading authorities on his permanent exile from Florence. Shake- one containing a large and wide-ranging collec-
chess sets, has given us a better method of speares Romeo and Juliet were caught up in tion of pieces of widely varying quality, such as
classifying the bewildering array of pieces over it in the struggle between the Montagues and the Dallas Museum of Art. The other type con-
the centuries. In fifteen chapters, lavishly illus- the Capulets, also mentioned in Dante. Essen- tains a smaller collection consisting of only the
trated by color photos, his divisions stress tially, the Guelfs believed in the temporal as very best and most representative pieces of
geography, chronology, and culture. well as the spiritual authority of the Pope, their time, such as the Kimbell Museum in Fort
After briefly considering the origins of board while the Ghibellines believed that temporal Worth. George and Vivian Dean have assembled
games in Neolithic times, the book passes to authority should be reserved to the Holy a collection of the latter type. Other collectors
chess in India and Persia, describing them as Roman Emperor. An early eighteenth-century have amassed larger collections of uneven qual-
the birthplaces of chess. Although one semi- German set gives an exquisite representation ity. The Dean collection contains more than
plausible claim assigns that honor to China, of that struggle between pope and emperor. A six hundred sets and hundreds of sculptures
Dr. Deans view remains the consensus. The similar idea is seen in Soviet-era propaganda and paintings, all of remarkable quality. Theirs
Indian war game of Chaturanga spread to Per- sets depicting the war between communists is the benchmark by which all collections will
sia and thence to the Arab world, coinciding and capitalists. There is even a humorous set be measured in the future, a benchmark that
with the spread of Islam. One fascinating story depicting the contention between vice and will never be surpassed. Every single piece in
recounted by Dr. Dean relates how pieces of virtue, and between good and evil. their museum of chess is of outstanding aes-
emerald and ruby were sent as a gift by the Since chess is a war game, it frequently thetic and historical importance.
sixth-century Indian raja, Dewarsh, to the represents historical battles. The Punic Wars, The book reads well and has a number of fas-
Persian shah, Khusarov, but without instruc- the Battle of Tolbiac, the Third Crusade, cinating anecdotes that offer revealing accounts
tions about the rules of play. The Shah Waterloo, and many other battles and wars of the history of chess art and culture. The
demanded that his advisors solve the puzzle have engaged the imaginations of set makers books production values are exceptional, in
and one did, not only deducing that the game for centuries. Far rarer is a set that attempts keeping with the Abrams publishing tradition.
was a two-sided war game, but going on to beat to make a statement about contemporary his- A book containing hundreds of full-color pho-
the Indian envoy in a match. tory. It is instructive, though relatively easy, tos is very costly to print; at this price it is a real
During the Arabic expansion, chess spread to make a set representing a consensus view bargain. Those looking for holiday presents for
to the southern and eastern coasts of the of events from long ago, even if the crafting of chess widows (and widowers) or those for whom
Mediterranean and then to Andalusian Spain. the pieces requires a great deal of skill. It chess is much more than a game played with
From that rich and harmonious culture of Jews, takes genius for a set to make a timely and plastic pieces and vinyl boards from China,
Christians, and Muslims, chess caught on in accurate commentary on the news of the day. would be well advised to purchase this book.
Western Europe. Because of their Islamic beliefs, And it takes genius on the part of collectors Finally, aside from its many excellences, the
Arabic sets emphasized abstract design. Along to recognize the significance of such a set, book is most charming in that it is a valentine
.
with Aristotelian philosophy and science (which aside from the obvious skill in its making and from George to Vivian, expressed in its beauti-
had been lost to the West), Arabic numbers the richness of its materials. fully poetic dedication: To Vivian. You are the
and arithmetic, and advanced medicine, chess Alex Hammond, a London chess-set dealer wind beneath my wings.

JACKET PHOTOGRAPHS 2010 GEORGE DEAN
Chess Masterpieces:
One Thousand Years of Extraordinary Chess Sets
by George Dean with Maxine Brady. Introduction by Garry Kasparov
(New York: Abrams, 2010). Pp. 272 with hundreds of full-color photos, $65.00.

Americans Abroad
Youth Triumphs
at
Amsterdam NH
GREEN LIGHT TO NAKAMURA FOR AMBER 2010
By GM Ian Rogers I Photos by Cathy Rogers
IN AN AGE WHEN THE WORLD NUMBER ONE IS 19 YEARS OLD subduing the juniors; the 42-year -old Israeli scoring an
and the world champion is over 40, perhaps only one youth undefeated 7/10 without ever finding himself in serious
versus experience contest is of supreme interest, yet the fifth danger of defeat.
and final NH youth versus experience tournament in Amster- Yet, perhaps unfortunately, by awarding an extremely presti-
dam was more than an entertaining diversion. gious and lucrative prize for the best youth player, the organizers
The formula of the turned the team com-
NH eventsfive of the petition on its head.
worlds best young play- With a ticket to the
ers competing against 2011 Amber exhibition
five top grandmasters tournament as top
(aged 30+)provides a junior prize, the youth
serious test for the players, not only were
worlds young stars. motivated to win their
Playing against leg- own games but per-
ends of the game in front versely were also led
of a small but knowl- to hope that their
edgeable crowd at one of teammates would
Amsterdams classic struggle.
hotels, the Grand Hotel The race amongst
Krasnapolsky, and then the youngsters was
analyzing in a VIP room certainly exciting.
with drinks and hors Hikaru Nakamura led
doeuvres laid on, would early, but two consec-
be the dream of most utive losses enabled
young players but the local hero, 16-year-old
NH organizers went fur- Anish Giri to overtake
ther: funding a trainer him. Giri then led until
for each youngster, stumbling in the final
imposing a dress code two rounds which
and even installing John enabled Nakamura to
Nunn as a guest of catch him on the line.
honor to make sure an A playoff was then
oracle was available to required to decide who
assess any endgame would win the golden
which arose. ticket to Amber next
In 2010 the veterans March. With a time
team was strengthened limit of three minutes
by replacing Alexander for all moves per game,
Beliavsky with Boris plus an add-on of two
Gelfand. However even seconds per move, the
a stellar performance playoff was tailor-made
by the indomitable for Nakamura, and,
Gelfand did not prevent the junior team from scoring their sure enough, Giri was wiped out 2-0.
fourth triumph in five years; only Gelfand and Peter Svidler Nakamura will now get a chance to test his skills against
beat 50% for the adults. Anand, Topalov and Kramnik, et al, in what will likely be the
Gelfand was the only senior who succeeded in completely final Amber tournament. (Continued on page 42)
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BORIS GELFAND
Can a chess player consistently maintain a level close to Belarus to Israel in 1998, was suffering a slow but
their best at or near the age of 40 in the modern era? World steady decline until 2007, when he unexpectedly finished
Champion Viswanathan Anand and Vassily Ivanchuks erratic second behind Anand in the world championship tourna-
form in recent years has regularly been noted but Boris ment in Mexico.
Gelfand (below, left) provides a counter-argument. A World Cup win followed in 2009 and now the success in
Two decades ago Gelfand was enjoying a rapid rise to the Amsterdam, which has pushed him back into the top 10 at last.
top of the chess world, winning tournament after tourna- In a recent interview, Gelfand tried to assess whether
mentstarting with joint victory at the 1988 World Junior todays 42-year-old Gelfand would beat the 20-something
Championships in Adelaidecreating complex and powerful Gelfand of old: Its hard to say. Back then I was bolder, and
games. He won Olympic gold on board two of the USSR now Ive got more experiencebut which is more impor-
team in 1990 and topped the Biel World Championship tant? If you maintain a high level of motivation I dont see any
Interzonal in 1993. reason why players should become weaker at 40. I continue
However, unable ever to defeat Garry Kasparov and with to work, not thinking about results, but about the process
the chess world beginning to fracture, Gelfands world title of improvement. By the way: its not only mechess has
dreams faded, though he remained a fixture in the worlds changed but my generation, which reached the top in the early
top 10 for more than a decade. 90sIvanchuk, Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Veselin Topalov,
It seemed that Gelfand, having moved from his native Alexei Shirovstill remains at the top today.
JOOP VAN OOSTEROM

The sponsor of the NH tournament, Joop van Oosterom has relaxed, lucrative and spectator-free exhibition tournament.
been a benefactor for chess (and billiards) for many years, but However van Oosterom has also funded the youth versus
ill-health makes it likely that he will end most of his spon- experience matches (and the women versus veterans
sorships in the next 12 months. matches before them), sponsored the Dutch club HSG Hil-
Van Oosterom is best known for his support for the Amber versum for decades and even financially supported some
tournament, held in his home of Monaco though recently Dutch titled players by having them analyze his corre-
moved to Nice. Over the 19 years that the Amber tournament, spondence games. The result was a world correspondence
named after van Oosteroms daughter, has been played, championship title, described ironically by Tim Krabbe as
every top player except Garry Kasparov, has competed in the the World Champion of Delegation.

Americans Abroad
Nakamura had had a nightmare out- lost the game. 8. ... b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bf4 Rc8
ing at the previous youth versus I had analyzed this, of course, said 12. Nc3 c5 13. dxc5?!
experience tournament, suffering from Nakamura. 12. ... Ng4 is still pretty dan-
13. cxd5! cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd5 15. Bxd5
illness and, apart from one sensational gerous for Black. After 13. Nd5 Qc5 14.
exd5 16. Qb2 was the best chance to
win, playing well below his normal form. Nb3 Qc6, I wasnt sure whether I would
secure a slight edge.
Now 22, clearly the oldest member of play 15. Na5 or 15. Qa5.
the youth team and already close to 13. ... Bxc5 14. a3?! b5! 15. b4?!
13. Nd5! Qc5 14. Nb3! Qc6 15. Na5 Qc5
becoming a top 20 player at classical
Apparently forcing Black back, but Giri
chess, Nakamura took his second chance I had analyzed the game Smith-
is in for a rude shock ...
with both hands. Nevertheless, he admit- Laznicka for New in Chess, explained
ted that he was resigned to finishing van Wely, and I remembered that White
behind Giri until the Dutch star ran out had played Na5-c4-b6. So I started to ++lnk+Q
lk+
of steam at the end of the tournament. thinkHow is this possible when Black
Nakamura believes that he will at least has a knight on d7 covering b6? But I
P++L+PP PP
score well in the blindfold component at still didnt remember that the black knight L+++PRL++
Amber; rapid (one hour games) are a little was on g4, not d7.
slower than Nakamura prefers. However
+PlLP++++
just to compete with the giants of the l+L+klL+Ql +Ppp++l
n++
chess world, even in an exhibition event,
should be an inspiration for Nakamura. +P+LPPPP
PP p+R
P r++rPp+
The following crushing defeat by Naka- P+++++++ ++Q+pPpnPp
mura of the Dutch number one took only
90 minutes and featured a remarkable r+n
R krPp+++ N++N++q
Q K+
back story. ++++++++ After 15. b4
++++++++ 15. ... Bxf2+!! 16. Kxf2 Rxc4! 17. Rd3

Sicilian Defense, p+pnQ++pPp
Najdorf Variation (B94) Falling in a heap, but the threat of 17.
GM Hikaru Nakamura (FIDE 2729) +N++qKn+N ... Rxc3! was deadly and if the white king
GM Loek Van Wely (FIDE 2677) moves then 17. ... Ne4 18. Rd3 Qf6 cre-
After 15. ... Qc5
Amsterdam NH 2010 ates unbearable pressure.
16. Nxb7! 17. ... e5! 18. Bg5

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5.
Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7!? 7. f4 Only after he took on b7 did it start to 18. Bxe5 Ng4+ is just as bad.
ring a bellbut by then it was a bit late, 18. ... e4 19. Rxd5 Qb6+ 20. Kf1 Nxd5
Simultaneously with this game, Gelfand
van Wely confessed. Later, to his great
was playing the same sharp Najdorf line A game winning liquidation, though
embarrassment, van Wely was shown a
against Giri, who preferred 7. Bc4 but 20. ... Rxc3 was also strong.
copy of his annotations which read: Not
could do no better than draw.
12. ... Nd7 because of 13. Nd5! Qc5 14. 21. Nxd5 Rxc2 22. Nxb6 exf3 23. Nxd7 fxg2+
7. ... Qb6 8. Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. Bxf6! Nb3! Qc6 15. Na5 Qc5 16. Nxb7 and 24. Kf2 Re8 25. Be3 Bc8 26. Nc5 Bg4, White
Nxf6 11. e5! dxe5 12. fxe5 Black is lost. resigned.
16. ... Qc6 On 27. Re1, Rxe2+ decides.
.
An impressive performance on which
16. ... Bxb7 17. Rxb7 Rc8 18. Bxa6
l+L+klL+Ql Qc6 19. Qa5! is also hopeless for Black.
Nakamura averaged less than five sec-
onds per move.
+P++PPPP
PP 17. Rb6!!, Black resigned.
P++++RL++ Its mate after 17. ... Nxb6 18. Nf6+! exf6
++++Pp+++ 19. Qd8. AMSTERDAM NH 2010
+++Rr++++ Blitz games are usually thud and blun-
FINAL SCORES
k+R
n r+++++ der affairs but Nakamuras final playoff
YOUTH TEAM
win over Giri was very smoothly played by
p+pnQ++pPp the winner. =1. Nakamura (USA), Giri (Ned) 6;
+N++qKn+N 3. Caruana (Ita) 5;
=4. Howell (Eng), So (Phi) 4.
After 12. fxe5
Queens Indian Defense (E15)
GM Anish Giri (FIDE 2672) TOTAL: 26
12. ... Nd7??! GM Hikaru Nakamura (FIDE 2729)
Shortly before the NH tournament Amsterdam NH 2010 Playoff Game 2
EXPERIENCE TEAM
began, van Wely had written an article 1. Gelfand (Isr) 7;
for New in Chess magazine on the World 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5.
2. Svidler (Rus) 5;
Open. In it he had analyzed a game by Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. 0-0 0-0 8. Qc2
=3.Nielsen (Den), van Wely (Ned) 4;
the winner, Viktor Laznicka, against 5. Ljubojevic (Srb) 3.
8. Bf4 dxc4 9. Ne5 b5! 10. Nxc6 Nxc6
Bryan Smith. That game had contin-
11. Bxc6 Bd7! turned out well for Topalov
ued 12. ... Ng4 13. Nd5 Qc5 14. Nb3 Qc6 TOTAL: 24
in one of his world title games against
15. Na5 Qd7 16. Nc4!? and White won
Anand earlier this year.
the Exchange via Nb6 but ultimately

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Whats The Best Move?
This Crazy World Of Chess

By GM Larry Evans
Chess world tidbits 1. White moves 2. White moves

Hang on tight, youre in for a wild
romp through the back door of chess. + + + + r r k +
I revised This Crazy World Of + + p + +p+l+pp
Chess after Bobby Fischer died, and + + + + nnNp+ p
its been dubbed the most contro-
versial book ever written about
+ +P+ +p + qpP +P
chess. Because of my friendship P+ pK+ + p+ + P +
with Bobby and other stars over the + + + P P + +NR
last half century, I was in a unique + + + l PPQ +P+
position to observe intrigues, machi-
nations and conspiracies unknown + +k+ + +K+R+L+
except to a small circle of insiders. (a) a5 (b) d6 (c) Kxd4 (a) Bd3 (b) Qd3 (c) Nd4
My 102 dispatches from the front
3. Black moves 4. Black moves
lines of chess expose many scan-
dals during the reign of Karpov, + + rk+ r+ k l r
Kasparov and Kramnik as well as
Bobbys zany antics. They also exam- +p+ + pp plp +Qpp
ine a host of fascinating characters + +p+ + + + + +
ranging from Charlie Chaplin and + +pP R +L+n+ q
Humphrey Bogart, to Ray Charles + Pl+ + + p + +
and Artie Shaw, among others.
These tidbits from the book are + q +P+ + + + +
designed to instruct and entertain. + +Q+KP PP P PPP
Solutions to this months quiz + + N + RNL +RK
positions are on page 71. (a) Rxf3 (b) Bxf3+ (c) Bf5 (a) Nf6 (b) Be7 (c) Kc8
Not Quite On Your Game?

GM Larry Evans Offers Solutions From the Grandmasters

Back to Basics
More Often Than Not,

Initiative Trumps Material
By GM Lev Alburt
Preventing your opponent from castling is a worthy objectivebut at what cost?
The game below, a draw, is all about the Better was 6. 0-0. Moving the c-bishop 8. ... Bb4+
eternal initiative versus material strug- in Queens Gambit Declined or Slav open-
Developing with a gain of time.
gle. Writes the generous author: ings invites an attack on the b-pawn
This is the game I (Preston Herring- which has been abandoned by the bishop. 9. Bd2
ton) played against Jerry Qu, a Even if White wanted to play Bf4, it White has lost tempi and will lose mate-
nine-year-old. We both had three points would make sense to first play 6. 0-0. At rial, all the result of 6. Bf4?. Fritz
gong into the final game. Jerrys rating least, there would be no checks on b4. mentions Nbd2, but says best is 9. Kf1,
was 1450 and mine was 1554. In all six
6. ... Qb6 which is counterintuitive to me.
games at this tournament, I think I had
After 9. Kf1, White keeps material even,
the advantage during the opening, but let Fritz points out that slightly better was but positionally Black is much better (9. ...
it slip often. Jerry makes a mistake in the 6. ... cxd4 first, and then 7. ... Qb6. Ne4!, restraining the b1-knight).
opening, but keeps his composure and Correct: after 6. ... cxd4 7. cxd4 Qb6, 8.
looks for counterplay. If you do feature Qb3 loses a pawn to 8. ... Nxd4, while in 9. ... Nxd4 10. Nxd4?
this game, maybe you could surprise the game, after 6. ... Qb6, 7. Qb3 equalizes, Wasting more time, and bringing
Jerry and send him a book, since you sent as noted by Preston a move later. Blacks queen to a dangerous center
me one in the spring of 2009.
7. b3? square. Better was 10. 0-0.
As usual, Levs further comments are in
italics. White maintains equality with 7. Qb3. 10. ... Qxd4!
Yes, after 7. Qb3 Qxb3 8. axb3 Whites Why the exclam if 10. ... Qxd4 is Blacks
Queens Pawn Opening (D02) active a1-rook fully compensates for dou- only move?
Jerry Qu (1450) ble (after 8. ... cxd4, double-isolated)
Preston Herrington (1554) 11. Bxb4
b-pawns.
National Chess Open (6), 6/13/2010
7. ... cxd4 8. cxd4
r+l+k+ r
pp+ +ppp
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5
This is the move Fritz suggests, and it r+l+kl r
seems to equalize for Black. It prevents a pp+ +ppp + +pn +
quick e2-e4 by White. If Black doesnt
play an early ... d5, White can play Nc3 qn+pn + + +p+ +
and e4, and 0-0-0 is attractive since White + +p+ + L q + +
has not moved his c-pawn.
2. ... d5 is OK, and so are 2. ... g6 (Kings + P L + +P+ + P
Indian/Gruenfeld) and 2. ... e6. +P+ +NP P+ +PPLP
3. g3 P+ +PPLP RN+QK +R
Preparing Bg2 to pressure my d-pawn.
Objectively 3. c4 is the best here, trans-
RN+QK +R After 11. Bxb4
After 8. cxd4 Just as good, per Fritz, was 11. 0-0.

posing into the Queens Gambit.
Now I have to decide whether to grab
3. ... c5 4. c3 White will lose a pawn, and better was more material with 11. ... Qxa1 or to play
8. 0-0 dxc3 9. Nxc3. 11. ... Qxb4+, maintaining the initiative
Making the position the Slav with col- White faces a tough choice: to sacrifice still a full pawn up and White without
ors reversed. a pawn with 8. 0-0 (for no compensation) compensation or counterplay. My playing
Correct, and very skillful observation.
or to suffer in the line 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. style is more in line with ... Qxb4+, but I
4. ... Nc6 5. Bg2 e6 6. Bf4? Kf1see Fritzs comment below. often miss opportunities due to undue

caution. At this point Jerry offered me a answered by 17. ... f6. could, and should, improve both attacking
draw, but I thought I had everything going 17. Bxe4! is indeed the best move and defensive skills, and here this game,
for me, and I was playing a lower rated and the only move which keeps the strug- starting with move 7, can be quite helpful.
player, so I declined. gle going.
21. Qxe5!
11. ... Qxa1 17. ... dxe4 18. Rd1
And now my position is in trouble. I was
I decided to be greedy and grab the White is mobilizing his pieces, with the very much wishing I had played 11. ...
material. I am pleased that Fritz thinks exception of the knight, who is keeping Qxb4+ and maintained the initiative. My
this is the best move. However, in retro- the bishop well-defended. Black is up the g-pawn is now under attack, his bishop
spect I regretted this move. I reassured Exchange and a pawn, but his king is not is well defended, my king is squirming,
myself that my queen could not be yet safe. and he hasnt even activated his knight.
trapped after 12. Bc3 Qxa2. I failed to take
18. ... Rd8 21. ... Rg8
into account the counterplay White would
have by maintaining a bishop on the a3- Defending the bishop a second time. I knew I would have to give back the
f8 diagonal, preventing ... 0-0. Alternatively, 18. ... Bc6 was fine, too. Exchange with ... Rxd6 very soon, but I
The Question is: would Black be able preferred to guard my g-pawn first. I have
19. Bd6!?
to neutralize Whites initiative and, in par- no hope of castling. Of course, I am
ticular, castle by hand? If yes, grabbing the
Exchange (in addition to a pawn) was a + rk+ r dreaming of exchanging queens and sim-
plifying to an endgame.
right decisionas Fritz thinks (and so do pp+l+ppp 22. Rd4
I).
q Lp+ + Freeing his bishop to move allowing ...
12. Qc2 Qd4
+ + + + Rxd1. A better way to accomplish this
Bringing the queen to safety and attack-
ing the bishop. Already I am realizing + +p+ + was 22. Nc3, which also develops his last
piece.
that if I slip, he has strong counterplay. +P+ P P (Correct! LA)
13. Ba3 Bd7 14. e3 P+ Q P P As I began to ponder my deteriorating
position, Jerry offered a draw again, and
Dislodging my queen from her power- +N+R+ K this time I eagerly accepted. The happy
ful perch on d4. ending to the story is that we both ended
.
After 19. Bd6
the tournament in the plus with 3
14. ... Qb6
Fritz suggests attacking with either 19. points, and we both gained rating points
Maintaining control over c5. If instead Qc3, 19. Qc2, or 19. Nc3. Also good was from the tourney.
14. ... Qe5? 15. Qc5! threatens mate and 19. Rc1.
forces 15. ... Kd8. All these moves are OKbut Black is Dont forget to register to vote for next years
nevertheless somewhat better. executive board election. See page 10 for
15. 0-0 Rc8
details.
Developing the rook with a gain of time. 19. ... e5?
Fritz suggests starting a kingside attack My thinking was that 19. ... e5 opened
with 15. ... h5 followed by ... h4.
Fritzs suggestion is really about activat-
up my bishop to go to g4 or h3, and I Send in your games!
expected 20. Bxe5. Fritz says Black is If you are unrated or were rated
ing the kings rook (the attack per se isnt fine after 19. ... Bb5 or 19. ... Bc6 or 19.
there, as Whites king is very safe). Another 1799 or below on your Chess Life
... f6. (CL) label, then GM Lev Alburt invites
interesting plan was to castle long (after Blacks goal is to connect rooks, after
15. ... Bc6). you to send your most instructive
which his material advantage should pre- game with notes to:
16. Qd2 Ne4 vail. All moves Fritz gives serve this
Back to Basics, c/o Chess Life
purpose; 19. ... f6 is perhaps the most
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+r+k+ r straightforward.
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pp+l+ppp 20. Qc3! Or e-mail your material to
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GM Alburt will select the most
+ +p+ + tage but a king thats under attack. instructive game and CL will award
+ +n+ + 20. ... Be6?
an autographed copy of Levs newest
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LP+ P P I had to play 20. ... f6 to hold equality. (by Lev Alburt and Al Lawrence) to
P+ Q PLP I honestly dont remember a good reason
for playing 20. ... Be6. I probably thought
the person submitting the most in-
structive game and annotations.
+N+ +RK I was attacking the bishop twice, and the Do not send games with only a
After 16. ... Ne4 bishop was pinned. few notes, as they are of little instruc-
Yes, 20. ... f6 is a must. After 21. Bc7 tive value and cant be used. Writing
Bringing the knight to a nice central (what else?) White regains material, but skills are a plus, but instructiveness
square, again with a gain of time. R+N versus R+B ending slightly favors is a must! Make sure your game (or
Black. part of it) and your notes will be of
17. Bxe4 interest to other readers.
The course of this game conforms to the
The best move. I was expecting his old wisdom: its easier to attack than to
queen to continue to runfor example 17. defendwhich is especially true below
Qb2 or 17. Qe1, either of which is master level. Still, players of all levels

Endgame Lab
Triangulation
By GM Pal Benko
Triangulation is a tactic used to put ones opponent in Zugzwang. This month,

Benko examines this pretty (and crucial to know) geometric motif.
+ + + +
The triangulation maneuver is usually transpose into a winning king and pawn
a function of pawn endings in which endgame; one where Blacks f-pawn is
merely one tempo proves decisive. Here is p + + +p fatally weak and Blacks doubled h-pawns
+k+ +p+
the basic position. stop his counterplay.
From the previous diagram: 9. ... Kf7 10.
+k+ + + + + Pp+ Kd7!
+ + + + +K+ P P Avoids 10. Kd5 Ke7! 11. Ke5 Kf7 12.
Kxf5 h4! 13. gxh4 Ke7, which is draws.
p+P+ + + + + + P
P +K+ + + + + + + + + +
+ + + + + + + + + + k +p
+ + + + White to play and win + + + +
+ + + + He briefly mentions 1. Kb4 Kb6 2. Ka4 + + +K+
+ + + + Kb7 3. Kb5 which I further analyzed in the
corrected edition:
+ + P P
White to play + + + +
+ + + +
3. ... Kc7 4. Ka6 Kb8 5. h5! gxh5 6. e6! Kc7 7.
The natural 1. Kc5 does not work Kxa7 Kd6 8. Kb6 Kxe6 9. Kc6 etc. wins.
because of 1. ... Kc7 or 1. Kd6 Kd8, as + + + +
opposing allows Black to hold the draw. +
+ + + Analysis after 13. ... Ke7
Therefore White must lose a tempo, forc-
ing Black to give up the opposition. The + + + +p
solution is: +K+k+ + 10. ... Kg7 11. Ke7! Kg6 12. Ke6
1. Kd4! Kd8 2. Kc4 Kc8 3. Kd5 Kd8 + + +p+p An instructive alteration here is:
3. ... Kc7 4. Kc5. + + P + 12. ... Kg7 13. Kxf5 h4 14. gxh4 Kf7
4. Kd6 Kc8 5. c7 and wins. + + + P + + + +

This is a basic element of endgame + + + + + + k +p
theory and occurs rather frequently.
Despite this, it is often forgotten! Don
+ + + + + + + +
Woodhouse of Delaware and Joe Faucher Black to play + + +K+
of California are two of our readers who
drew my attention to the following find- This position and its aftermath should + + P P
ing from the Encyclopedia of Chess
in fact be the main line since it represents
Blacks best defense. There are still com-
+ + + +
Endings (ECE).
plications that I did not include simply + + + +
Basic Chess Endings (BCE) versus
because I had been warned that I should
not be writing a new book.
+ + + +
Encyclopedia of Chess Endings (ECE) After 14. ... Kf7
One pawn sac is not enough: 5. e6? Kc7
Reuben Fine, in his classic BCE, illus-
6. Kxa7 Kd6 7. Kb6 Kxe6 8. Kc6 h5! holds
trated the superiority of a protected A winning position by a mere tempo.
on.
passed pawn to an outside passed pawn. A mistake would be 8. ... h6? 9. h5! Kf6 15. h5 Ke7 16. Ke5 Kf7 17. Kd6 Kf6 18. h6!
(see diagram top of next column) 10. Kd6 Kf7 11. Ke5! since 11. hxg6+? Kf7
Kxg6 12. Ke6 Kh5 13. Kxf5 stalemate; 11.
His main line is: Playing 18. ... Kf5 19. Ke7 Kxf4 20.
... Kg7 12. Ke6 gxh5 13. Kxf5 and White
wins as we will see. Kf6! also wins.
1. Kb4 Kb6 2. Ka4 a6 3. Kb4 Kc6 4. Kc4 Kb6 5.
Kd5 Kb7 6. Kd6 Kc8 7. Kc6 Kd8 8. Kb6 wins. The goal of the double pawn-sac was to 19. Kd7 Kf6 20. Ke8 Ke6 21. Kf8 Kf6 22. Kg8

Benkos Bafflers Problem I
Bob Baker, California
Problem II
Richard Becker, Oregon
Most of the time these studies + + + + + + + +

resemble positions that could actu- + + + + p + + +P
ally occur over-the-board. You must + + + + P+ + + +
simply reach a theoretically won or
drawn position for White.
+ + + + + + + +
Solutions can be found on page K + + + + + n +
71. p + + + + +p+pp
Please e-mail submissions for N+ N + + + +k+ +
Benkos Bafflers to:
[email protected]
k + + + + + +R+K
White to play and win White to play and draw
+ + + +
Kg6 23. f5+ and wins. In the case of 3. ... Kf7 4. Kh4 (4. a4?
Kg7! and equality.) 4. ... Kf6 5. a4 a6 6.
That is an important line, but let us
return to the main one. p p + + g5+ hxg5+ 7. Kg4 c6 8. h6 etc. and the tri-
12. ... h6 13. Ke5 Kg7 14. Kxf5 Kf7 15. Ke5 + + k p angulation wins because the c7-pawn
has already moved.
Ke7 16. f5 Kf7 17. f6 Ke8 + p p +P
This position is given by ECE as a sav- +P+P+P+ + + + +
ing position because after ...
p + + K + + + +
18. Ke6 Kf8 19. f7 h4! 20. gxh4 h5 21. Kf6
P+ + + + p+p+ k P
... there is only stalemate.
Besides 18. Ke6?, a triangulation with: + + + + p p p p
White to play and win (?) P+P+P+K+
+
+k+ + + + + +
+ + + + But if Black does not move his c7-
pawn, there is no triangulation because + + + +
+ + P p the king entry on d6 is not possible now. + + + +
+ + K +p Thus 1. Kh4 then 12. Kf6 a4 13. Kf5 Ke7
14. Ke5 Kf8 15. Kf6 Ke8 16. e7 c6 17. Ke6 Analysis after 8. h6
+ + + + and stalemate. The author plans to stop

+ + + P the cook c7-c6. 4. Kh4
+ + + + More ideas
Not 4. a3? Kf7 and draws.
+ + + + P. BenkoVersion 4. ... Kf6 5. a3 a6 6. g5+ hxg5+ 7. Kg4 a5 8.

h6 Kg6 9. h7 Kxh7 10. Kxg5 Kg7 11. Kf5 Kf7
After 17. ... Ke8 + + + + 12. Kxe5 Ke7 13. Kd5
18. Ke4! Kf8 19. Kf4! Ke8 20. Ke5! Kf8 21.
p p + +k The white king finds a new way to pen-
etrate.
Ke6! Ke8 22. f7+ Kf8 23. Kf6 h4 24. gxh4 h5 p+ + + p 13. ... Kf6 14. Kc6! Ke5 15. Kxc7 Kxe4 16.
25. Kg6 wins!
+ p p + Kb6 Kd4 17. Kb5 Kc3 18. Kxc5 Kb3 19. Kd4
This profound error is even more
strange because among the famous
+P+P+PP Kxa3 20. Kc3!
names analyzing is Botvinnik! + + + + + + + +

No triangulation
P+ + + + + + + +
The next example proves that all that + + + +K + + + +
glitters is not gold. White to play and win
p + + +
I. Bottlik 1952 It raises the value of a work if we can p+P+ + +
(see diagram top of next column)
enrich it. Here is my improvement to the
previously discussed topic. k K + +
The planned solution is: 1. Kg2! a5 + + + +
1. Kh4 c6(?) 2. g5+ hxg5+ 3. Kg4 a5 4. h6 If 1. ... Kg6 2. Kf3 etc. the white king + + + +
Kg6 5. h7 Kxh7 6. Kxg5 Kg7 7. Kf5 Kf7 8. breaks through to the queenside. After 20. Kc3
Kxe5 Ke7 9. Kf5 Kf7 10. e5 Ke7 11. e6 Ke8
2. h5!
.
12. Kf6 a5 The finishing touch, locking in the black
Not 2. Kg3? Kg6 Draw. king.
... and the repeated triangulation with
13. Kf5 etc. wins. 2. ... Kg7 3. Kg3 a4 20. ... Ka2 21. Kc2 a3 22. c5 and wins.

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DOMMALAPATI, ABHINAY VA 270 BLAD, ERIK L MD 120
ATTANAGODA, ISURU ADEEPA VA 235 TALWAI, PREM CA-N 120
MIZUSHIMA, DEREK MD 210 TANENBAUM, ZACHARY CHEN CT 120
HARMON-VELLOTTI, CARL HONOR ID 180 HUA, MARGARET M MO 115
KRAUSE, BENJAMIN W MD 165 ATRIWAL, AARYAMAAN TX 115
SMITH, JAMES LARKIN MO 160 WILLIAMS, JUSTUS D NY 115
MARUPUDI, PRANAV NJ 150 GIOVANETTI, GRANT FL 110
CAO, JONATHAN VA 140 VISWANADHA, KESAV CA-N 110
PILLAI, KADHIR ANDRES NY 130 PARANJPE, ISHAN OH 110
PENA, JOEL ANTHONY U NJ 125 CAO, ALVIN VA 110
KUTIKOFF, ADAM FL 125 HUANG, DAVID MS 110
RICHMAN, JONATHAN NY 125 MCNAMARA, TANNER AUSTIN MD 110
CHEN, JASMINE NY 125 KHATTAR, TANMAY VA 105
MOORTHY, SRINIVAS RAMANUJA MD 125 TSAI, AMY FL 105
KOGEN, JONATHAN S IL 125 CHAKRABORTY, DIPRO AZ 105
YIM, TONY AZ 125 MOODY, CHAD NC 105
JIANG, CHARLES NJ 125 PETERSON, DANTE CA-S 105
PENNOCK, STEVEN G AZ 125 SCHNEIDER, THOMAS GEORGE WI 105
PETERSON, MICK CA-S 120 MOON, KYLE NY 105
FU, JASON TN 120 POULIN, MATHIEU (CANADA) 105
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USCF National Events Bids

Note: Tournament memberships not valid for National events Note: Organizers previously awarded options
for USCF National Events must still submit
proposals (including sample budgets) for
SEE TLA IN THIS ISSUE 2012 National High School (K-12) their events.
FOR DETAILS: Championship
April 13-15 Minneapolis, Minnesota
2010 National K-12 Championship
Dec. 10-12 Lake Buena Vista, Florida 2012 National Junior High (K-9) OVERDUE BIDS
Championship Bids on the following tournaments are
2010 Pan-American Intercollegiate past deadline and will be considered
April 27-29 San Diego, California
Team Championships immediately:
Dec. 27-30 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2012 National Elementary (K-6) 2010 U.S. Amateur (North, South)
Championship
2010 U.S. Junior Closed - TBA
FUTURE EVENTS: May 11-13 Nashville, Tennessee
(Watch for details) 2012 National Scholastic (K-12)
2011 U.S. Amateur Team South Nov. 30-Dec. 2 Orlando, Florida NOW PAST DEADLINE OF
Championship JUNE 1, 2010:
2013 SuperNationals V
Feb. 18-20 Orlando, Florida
TBA Nashville, Tennessee 2011 U.S. Junior Chess Congress
2011 World Amateur Team & U.S. Amateur
2013 National Scholastic (K-12) 2011 U.S. Amateur Teams
Team East (North, West)
Dec. 13-15 Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Feb. 19-21 Parsippany, New Jersey
2014 National High School (K-12) 2011 U.S. Amateur
2011 National Junior High (K-9) (East, North, South)
Championship
Championship 2011 U.S. Game 15
April 4-6 San Diego, California
April 15-17 Columbus, Ohio
2014 National Elementary (K-6) 2011 U.S. Game 60
2011 National High School (K-12)
Championship 2011 U.S. Action G/30
Championship
May 9-11 Dallas, Texas 2011 U.S. Masters
April 29-May 1 Nashville, Tennessee
2014 National Scholastic (K-12) 2011 U.S. Class Championship
2011 National Elementary (K-6)
Dec. 12-14 Orlando, Florida
Championship 2011 Pan-American Intercollegiate
May 6-8 Dallas, Texas 2015 National Elementary (K-6) Championship
Championship 2011 Collegiate Final Four
2011 U.S. G/10
May 8-10 Nashville, Tennessee
June 9 Las Vegas, Nevada 2011 U.S. Junior Closed
2015 National Scholastic (K-12)
2011 National Open
Dec. 5-7 Orlando, Florida
June 10-12 Las Vegas, Nevada
OVERDUE BIDS
2011 U.S. Senior Open Please contact the National Office if you
July 18-23 Houston, Texas are interested in bidding for a National
Event. The USCF recommends that bids
2011 U.S. Junior Open be submitted according to the following
July 22-24 Houston, Texas schedule. However, bids may be considered
prior to these dates. *USCF reserves the
2011 U.S. Open
right to decline all bids and organize the
July 30-Aug. 7 Orlando, Florida event itself.
2011 National Scholastic (K-12)
Nov. 18-20 Dallas, Texas
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izers fear losing players unwilling or unable to pay entry fee plus dues. The availability of a $7 option should cause some
and Information for Players
of these events to switch to being USCF-rated, promoting membership. The idea behind the TMs is not to sign up a lot can now be found online at
of them, but rather to cause more USCF-rated tournaments to be held. More details on uschess.org.
main.uschess.org/go/tlainfo.
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See previous issue for TLAs appearing November 1-14
TheTournament Announcements on the following pages are provided ceremony at 4:00pm on 12/30. FIDE and USCF rated; USCF rules used. EF: Nov. 16, New York
for the convenience of USCF members and for informational pur- $240/team priority registration by December 1st, 2010; $295/team thereafter. ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 15 (enhanced)
poses only. Unless expressly indicated otherwise, neither the U.S. Please make checks payable to Wisconsin Chess Academy and send to Alex Marshall Masters (Formerly the St. Johns Masters)
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Chess Life will exercise all due diligence in providing accurate prizes guaranteed. $$G 250-150-100. Top U2400 and Top 2300 prizes. Spe-
typesetting of non-camera-ready copy but assumes no responsibil- cial prize for biggest upset. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45PM. One
ity for errors made in such work.
SUBMISSIONS: If possible e-mail your tla to: [email protected]
Grand Prix bye available, rds. 1 or 4 only; declare at registration.
Nov. 18, New Jersey
(Joan DuBois). For tla deadline schedule, formatting help and Grand Nov. 6, Dec. 4, Florida ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced)
Prix information see pg. 68-69 or check http://main. uschess.org/ ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 6 Dean of Chess Academy G/30
go/tlainfo. Payment can be done online through theTD/Affiliate area St. Petersburg $800 Guaranteed Cash 3SS, G/30. Dean of Chess Academy, 3150 Route 22 West, Branchburg, NJ 08876.
or sent to: U.S. Chess,TLA Dept., PO Box 3967, Crossville,TN 38557. A USCF Grand Prix Event Now in two sections! OPEN $500.00 Absolutely (908) 595-0066. All Prizes GTD$$ Open: $150-$100-$50, U1800: $50 gift card,
Guaranteed. 5rd Swiss G/30. EF: $25, $30 at door. (SPCC Mems. $5 off) U1300: $50 gift card. Pre-Entry: $30 ($20 DOCA member) Onsite: $40 ($30
Prizes: $150-100-50; U1800 & U1600 $60-$40 ea. SUPER SCHOLASTIC SEC- members). IMs and GMs Free! Entries online at www.deanofchess.com.
TION: (MUST BE UNDER 1400 USCF & UNDER AGE 18) $300.00 Absolutely Reg.: 7:00-7:15pm. Rds.: 7:30 & ASAP. See website for more details.
Guaranteed. 5rd Swiss G/30. EF: $20; $25 at door. (SPCC Mems. $4 off)
PRIZES: $80-$60-$40; U1200 & U1100 $40-20 EA. Preregister www.andrew Nov. 20, New Jersey
Effective with TLAs submitted after November 10, 2010, the fol- chess.com with Paypal. Cash or check only onsite 9-10 AM. Rd 1 at 10:15. Sun- ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 15 (enhanced)
lowing additional rules apply to Grand Prix tournaments: shine Center, 330 Fifth St. N., St. Petersburg. Chief Organizer: Andrew Dean of Chess Academy Sunday Swiss
Scherman. 727 822 1171. NS. NC. W. 4SS, G/60. Dean of Chess Academy, 3150 Route 22 West, Branchburg, NJ 08876.
1) The guaranteed first prize must be at least $150. (908) 595-0066. GTD$$ Open: $200-$150-$100-$50, U1800: $50 gift card,
Nov. 7, New Jersey U1300: $50 gift card. Pre-entry $40 ($30 members). On-site: $55 ($40 mem-
2) No more than one prize under $100 may count towards the
Grand Prix point total. ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 bers). Entries postmarked by 10/14/10 to PO Box 323, Whitehouse Station, NJ
Every Sunday Chess Mates G/45 Open 08889 or online at www.deanofchess.com. Reg.: 9-9:45am. Rds.: 10, 12:30,
3) Prizes below the maximum entry fee do not count towards 5-SS, Rds.: 10:30, 12:15, 2:00, 3:45, 5:30 p.m. Chess Mates Corporation, 1531 3, 5:30. For more details see website.
the Grand Prix point total. Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. A block away from Rahway Train Station. Lim- Nov. 20, Pennsylvania
ited to first 50 entries. EF: $40, members $30. GM Free, $30 deducted from ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced)
prize. Guaranteed Prizes: 1st - $250, 2nd - $150, 3rd - $100 and Top U2200, 2010 Gobbler Grand Prix
U2000, $100. Limit 2 byes, commit by 11:30. Re-entry $15, counts half (no re- 4SS, G/90. Lehigh County Senior Center, 1633 Elm St., Allentown, PA 18102. EF:
Nationals entry after 2nd round). (732)499-0118, www.chessmatesnj.com/. $40, LVCA/LCSC Members $30, $$200-100 Gtd. to top 2, more per paid
entries. FREE ENTRY TO UNRATEDS, if paying 1 year USCF Dues. Up to two
Dec. 10-12, Florida Nov. 12-14 or 13-14, Florida
ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 30 (enhanced) 1/2 pt byes (if declared before rd. 3). REG.: Ends 10am. RDS.: 10:30-1:30-4:45-
2010 National K-12 Championship
9th Annual Turkey Bowl 7:45. Ent/Info: Check payable: Bruce Davis, 1208 Linden St., Fl. 1, Bethlehem,
7SS, G/90. Disneys Coronado Springs Resort, 1000 West Buena Vista Dr., Lake
5SS, G/120, (2-day Option Rd. 1 G/60). El Palacio Hotel & Conference Center, PA 18018 or 610-625-0467 or [email protected] or www.
Buena Vista, FL 32830. 407-939-1000, $129 single/double/triple/quad. 13
4900 Powerline Rd., Ft. Lauderdale. $$6,500 b/200 paid entries, 60% min. Gtd. lehighvalleychess.org. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Sections. Play only in your grade section. December rating supplement will
be used. 1/2- point bye available any round (except round seven) if requested Open: $1,000/Trophy-600-400-200, U2300 $100. U2100: $500/Trophy-300-150, Nov. 20, Pennsylvania
in advance of rd. 1. Team score = total of top three (minimum two) finishers U1950 $100. U1800: $500/Trophy-300-150, U1650 $100. U1500: $500/Trophy- ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 6
from each school per grade, first place individual and team, including ties, will 300-150, U1350 $100. U1200: $500/Trophy-300-150, U1050-100. U900:Trophies 2010 PA State Game/15 Championship (QC)
be National Champion for their grade. Schedule: Opening ceremony Fri. 12:30 for 1st to 5th, Medals for all others. Unr. may enter Open, U1200 or U900 only. 7SS, G/15. Wm. Pitt Union, Univ. of Pitt., 5th & Bigelow, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
pm. Rds.: Fri. 1 pm-6 pm, Sat. 10 am-2 pm-6 pm, Sun. 9 am-1 pm. Awards Cer- EF: $65 by Nov. 9, $14 more later and on-site, GMs & IMs free ($65 deducted 2 Sections: Champ: EF: $25 by 11/12, $35 later. $$ (690G): $200-100, U2000
emony Sun., approx. 5 pm. Special round times for K-1 sections: Fri. 1:30 from prize). U900 section $30 by Nov. 9, $10 more later and on-site. Re-entry $90, U1800 $80, U1600 $70, U1400 $60, U1200 $50, U1000 $40. Trophies: 1-
pm-5:30 pm, Sat. 9:30 am-1:30 pm-5:30 pm, Sun. 9:30 am-1:30 pm. Awards Cer- cash prize sections $35. Reg.: ends 1/2 hr before 1st rd. Rds.: 3-Day 1st Rd. 3 U1400, 1-3 U1200, 1-3 U1000. Scholastic: Grades K-12 unrated or U900. EF:
emony Sun. approx. 4:30 pm for K-1. EF: $50/participant (postmarked by Fri. 7:30, 2-Day 1st Rd. Sat 10, Rds. 2-5 Sat. 1:15, 6:30, Sun. 9:30, 2:30. 2 1/2 $15 by 11/12, $25 later. Trophies to Top 7, 1-3 U600. ALL: Trophies: 1-2
11/7), $70/participant (postmarked by 11/28), $85 later or $90 at site, $5.00 pt. byes, if reqd before rd. 2. HR: $69 by Cut-off Date, 954-776-4880. Ent: Boca Schools, 1-2 Clubs,Teams of 4-7 players from both sections. PSCF $5, OSA. Reg.:
extra for all phone registrations, $20 change fee for roster or section changes Raton Chess Club, 2385 Executive Ctr. Dr., Ste. 100, Boca Raton, FL 33431. Online 11-11:30am. Rds.: 12-12:45-1:30-2:15-3-3:45-4:30. Ent/Info: PSCF, c/o Tom
after 11/28 (not 11/7) or any on site changes. On site registrationThurs. 9 am- entry & addl info: www.bocachess.com, 561-479-0351. FIDE. Chess Mag- Martinak, 25 Freeport St., Pittsburgh, PA 15223-2245, 412-908-0286. W.
10 pm & Fri. 8 am-10 am. After 10 am players will have a 1/2-point bye for rd net School JGP for G/120 rds.
Nov. 20-21, Oklahoma
1. Awards: Trophies to top 10 individuals & top five teams (minimum) in each ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 20
Nov. 12-14 or 13-14, Ohio
grade. Class prizes: 1st-3rd place K-1: 800-999, 600-799, U600, Unr. 2-6: 1000- 2nd Thanksgiving FIDE Open
ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 150 (enhanced)
1199, 800-999, 600-799, U600 Unr. 7-9: 1200-1399, 1000-1199, 800-999, U800,
19th Annual Kings Island Open 5-SS, G/90 + 30 sec, $$G 2,100. Quality Inn-Stillwater, 2515 W. 6th Ave (Hwy-
Unr. 10-12: 1400-1599, 1200-1399, 1000-1199, U1000, Unr. Every player 51) Stillwater, OK 1-405-372-0800. HR: 65-65-65. Wi-Fi, EF: Open: $45, Reserve:
5SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/75), Kings Island Resort, 5691 Kings
receives a commemorative item! Side Events: Bughouse: Thurs. 11 am, Reg. $30 (if ck received before Nov 18): $10 more at site. OCF $10. Two Sections:
Island Drive (I-71, 6 mi north of I-275), Mason, OH 45040. Free parking. $$
on site only Thurs. 8 am-10 am, $25/team. Blitz Sections: K-6 and K-12, Thurs. Open (FIDE): Gtd 1st 500, 300, 200, A: $200, B: $200, C: $200, D: $200.
30,000 based on 350 paid entries (re-entries & U1100 Section count as half
5 pm, Reg. on site until 4 pm. Blitz EF: On site - $20; Advance by 11/28 entry: Reserve: U-1200 Gtd 1st $200, 100, Other class prizes per entrees. Reg.: 9-
entries); minimum $24,000 (80% of each prize) guaranteed. In 7 sections: Open:
$15. Blitz Awards: Trophies in K-6 and K-12 sections. Individual: Top 10, Team: 9:45. Rds at 10-2:30-7, 9-1:15. 2 half pt byes rds 1-5, FIDE (Open), LS, W, Free
$3000-1500-800-600-400, 1st on tiebreak $200 bonus, top U2300/Unr $1600-
1st-5th place. K-6 Class: 1000-1199, 800-999, 600-799, U600 Unr. K-12 Class: Parking. Frank Berry, 402 S. Willis St, Stillwater, OK 74074. [email protected],
800. FIDE. Under 2100: $2000-1000-500-400-300. Under 1900: $2000-1000-
1400-1599, 1200-1399, 1000-1199, U1000, Unr. Bughouse Awards:Trophies for 405 372-5758. Chess Magnet School JGP.
500-400-300. Under 1700: $2000-1000-500-400-300. Under 1500: $1800-
Bughouse: top 5 teams. Team Rooms are limited. Contact Cheryle Bruce 931-
900-500-300-200. Under 1300: $1400-700-400-300-200. Under 1100: Nov. 20-21, Tennessee
787-1234 ext. 147. Hotel info: http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/ resorts/
$800-400-300-200-100. Unrated prize limits: U1100 $150, U1300 $250, U1500 ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10
coronado-springs-resort/. Questions: Cheryle Bruce: 931-787-1234 ext. 147
$400, U1700 $600, U1900 $800. Balance goes to next player(s) in line. Top 6 Shelby County Turkey Bowl
or Ent: U.S. Chess, Attn.: K-12 Championship, P.O. Box 3967, Crossville,TN 38557
sections EF: 3-day $113, 2-day $112 mailed by 11/4, all $115 online at chess- 5SS, G/120 (Rds. 1 & 2, G/75). University Center at the University of Memphis,
or on line. Official web page and on line registration at www.uschess.org/ tour-
tour.com by 11/9, $120 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 11/9 (entry only, no Memphis,TN 38111. 2 Sects. PRIZES: $2,000 b/70 full-paid ent. (50% guaran-
naments/2010/k12/. Chess Magnet School JGP.
questions), $130 at site. EF for all in Under 1100 Section and unrated in Under teed). OPEN: $600-300-200 (Top U1800): $100; U1600: $400-200-100 (Top
Dec. 27-30 or 28-30, Wisconsin 1300 Section: all $60 less. No checks at site, credit cards OK. Re-entry $60; U1000): $100. SHELBY COUNTY BOUNTY: Defeat the top ranked player
2010 Pan American Intercollegiate Team Championships not available in Open Section. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if oth- (Open Sect.) and win free entry to our next tournament! EF: $40 by 11/17; $50
Note:This years edition includes an Open + rated Scholastic sections (12/28- erwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entry- at site; Jrs. (under 19 yrs of age and playing in U1600 Section) $30 by 11/17;
30) and an unrated Scholastic section (12/29 one day only), see Wisconsin TLA Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20. Mailed, phoned or paid $35 at site. Re-Entry Fee: $20 (avail. up to Rd. 3; 2 re-entries count as one addi-
section. Blitz tournament on 12/28. Playing site: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 6401 at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds tional entry for prize fund; Jr. entries count for 75% entry for prize fund). Reg.
South 13th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53207. 1-414-764-5300. Free shuttle from Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:15. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds Sat. 8:15-8:45am, Rds: 9-12-3. Sun. 9:30-2:30. SIDE EVENT: Scholastic Team
the airport. Free parking and wireless internet. Mention Special Chess Rate Sat 11, 2:30 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:15. Byes: OK all; Open must commit by rd 2, oth- & Ind. Tourn. 4SS, G/30, one day only, Sun. Nov. 21. Sects (Team & Ind., rated):
$78 (single or double). Reserve by December 10th or rate may increase. ers by rd 3. HR: $62-62, 800-727-3050, 513-398-0115, reserve by 10/21 or rate K-2, K-6, K-12. Unrated Sect (Ind. only, no teams): K-12 Reserve. Prizes:Tro-
Intercollegiate Section (12/27-30): 6SS, g/90+30sec/move increment. may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633, or reserve phies and Medals; special trophy to school with most participants. Reg.
Open to College and University teams from North and South America, includ- car online through chesstour.com. Car rental is easiest & cheapest trans- 12:15-12:45. 1st Rd. at 1pm, other rds will immed. follow. HOTEL: Holiday Inn
ing the Caribbean (4 player teams, up to 2 alternates).Teams must supply letter portation from Cincinnati Airport. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury at the Univ. of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave., Memphis, TN (901)678-8200), $99
from school stating the players meet eligibility requirements. Prize Fund: Cham- Mills, NY 12577. Questions: 845-496-9658. Advance entries will be posted at for Jr. Suite with sleeper bed and 1 queen or 2 double beds. EF: $15 by 11/17;
pionships are awarded in 4 divisions (based on average rating) and $4,300GG: chesstour.com. Chess Magnet School JGP. $20 at site. Byes: Avail. all Rds. (must commit before Rd. 2). ENT/Info: Detailed
Division One $1,200-800-600-400, best International team $500; Division two info, on-line registration, printable entry form and map of Univ. campus at
winner $400, Division three and four winners: plaques. $100 + plaques to best Nov. 13, New York
ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 www.cajunchess.com, or mail entry form to Cajun Chess, 7230 Chadbourne Dr.,
scores on each board. Schedule: late registration and check in 3:00-5:00pm New Orleans, LA 70126. More info or Phone Ent: 504-905-2971. Major credit
on 12/27; opening ceremony: 5:00pm; Rds.: 6:00pm on 12/27, 10:30am and Jenifer Woods Memorial
4SS, RDS. 1 & 2 G/60, RDS. 3 & 4 G/90 at RCC (GTD) $150-90-60 class $80. cards accepted (no checks at site). Chess Magnet School JGP.
5:00pm on 12/28, 10:30am and 5:00pm on 12/29, 11:00am on 12/30. Closing
Reg.: 8:30-9:15. Rds.: 9:30-12-2:15-5:30 EF: $30. Adv Ent/Info: Rochester Nov. 20-21, Virginia
Chess Center, 221 Norris Drive, Rochester, NY 14610. (585)442-2430. Chess ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 6
Magnet School JGP. 17th David Zofchak Memorial
5SS, 1&2 G/2, 3-5 30/75, SD/1. Holiday Inn, 1815 W. Mercury Blvd., Hampton.
Nov. 14, California Southern
EF: $45 if recd. by 11/17, else $55. $1000 b/50 75% guaranteed: $200-$150-
2011 World Amateur Team ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10
2010 Westwood Fall Open (John Hillery Memorial) $130; 1500-1800 & Unr. $100-$80: 1200-1499 $100-$80, U1200 $90-$70. REG.:
9-9:30, RDs.: Sat: 9:45-2:00-7, Sun: 9:30-2:45. MBR: VCF $10/$5 OSA. HR: 1-
& U.S. Amateur Team East 5-SS, G/40. Los Angeles Chess Club, 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, CA 90025,
4 $69 757-838-0200. ENT: Ernie Schlich, 1370 S. Braden Cres., Norfolk, VA
2nd floor (4 blocks West of 405 Fwy). $$1500 b/50, 80% of each prize
23502. (757)853-5296. www.vachess.org. NS. Chess Magnet School JGP.
guaranteed. In two sections: Open: $400-200-50, U2200 125, U2000 125.
February 19-21 Reserve (U1800): $$200-125, U1600 $100, Under 1400/unrated $100, U1200 Nov. 20-21 or 21, New York
$75. EF: $48 if received by 8/21, $55 at site. SCCF memb. ($18, under 18 $10) ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced)
at the Parsippany Hilton req. for rated S. CA residents. No checks or credit cards at site. Half point byes: Marshall November Grand Prix
limit 2, must be req. w/entry. Reg.: 9-9:45 a.m. Rds.: 10-11:30-1:30-3:15-4:45. 4SS, 30/90, SD/1; Marshall CC, 23 W. 10 St., NYC, 212-477-3716. EF: $50, Mem-
Plan on it! Free parking across street at BoA, or in building basement ($3.00). Inf: bers $30. $$625 Gtd: 250 -100-75, U2200/Unrated $100, U2000 $100. Reg.
[email protected]. Ent: LACC, Mick Bighamian, Box 251774, Los Ange- ends 15 min. before game. Rds.: 2 schedules: 2-day, Rds. 12:30-5:30 pm each
les, CA 90025. NS, NC, W. State Championship Qualifier. day; 1-day, (Rds. 1-2 G/30), 10-11:15 am-12:30-5:30 pm Sun; both merge rd

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3. Limit 2 byes, request at entry. NO RE-ENTRY. May be limited to first 60 play- from improperly rated players. November Rating Supplement used. Lectures at discretion ofTD. USCF and a STATE memberships required; can be purchased
ers. FIDE. (G/30 not FIDE-rateable.) Chess Magnet School JGP. and videos. HR: $86, (310) 337-6430, mention chess. Parking only $6. Info: NTD on site. EF by Fri., 11/19 (add $10 after): OPEN SECTION: IMs and GMs Free
Randy Hough (626) 282-7412, [email protected]. Ent: American Open, ($100 EF deducted from prize): 3-DAY: $103. 2-DAY: $102. No Re-Entries
Nov. 21, New Jersey
PO Box 205, Monterey Park, CA 91754 or http://chesspalace.com/ ameri- Allowed. U1800 SECTION: 3-DAY: $83. 2-DAY: $82. Re-Entries: $40. U1400
Dean of Chess Academy G/30 canopen.htm. NS, W, F. Chess Magnet School JGP. SECTION: 3-DAY: $63. 2-DAY: $62. Re-Entries: $30. U1000 SECTION (Only
3SS, G/30. Dean of Chess Academy, 334 Route 31 North, Flemington, NJ 2-Day available): $52. No Re-Entries allowed. TL: OPEN, U1800, U1400 Sec-
Nov. 25-28, Texas tions: 3-Day Schedule: RDS 1-4, G-120; RDS 5-6, 40/120, SD/30. 2-Day
08822. (908) 595-0066. Minutes from the Flemington train station. All Prizes ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 30 (enhanced)
GTD$$ Open: $150-$100-$50, U1800: $50 gift card, U1300: $50 gift card. Pre- Schedule: RDS 1-3, G-45; RDS 4, G/120, RDS 5-6, 40/120, SD/30. U1000 Sec-
DFW Fide Open VII tion: For 2-Day Only Schedule: G-90. REG: 3-Day Schedule: Fri, 11/26,
Entry: $30 ($20 DOCA member) Onsite: $40 ($30 members). IMs and GMs Free! 7SS, G/90 with 30 second increment. Dallas Chess Club, 200 S. Cottonwood Dr
Entries online at www.deanofchess.com. Reg.: 2:30-3:00pm. Rds.: 3:00, 4:15, 9:00-11:00am. 2-Day Schedule: Sat, 11/27, 8:30-9:45am. RDS: 3-Day
#B, Richardson,TX 75080. One Section $$1000G. Open: This section is FIDE Schedule: Fri, 12, 6. Sat, 12:30, 6. Sun, 10, 3:30. 2-Day Schedule: OPEN,
and 5:30p. See website for more details. rated but uses USCF Rules, may use Fide pairing rules. $500-$250-$125, U1800, U1400 Sections: Sat, 10:30, 12:30, 3, 6. Sun, 10, 3:30. U1000 Sec-
Nov. 21, New Jersey U2300 $125. EF: $65, Juniors (U19)/Senior/Hcap $45, plus $5 non-DCC mem- tion: Sat, 10:30, 2, 6. Sun, 10, 1:30, 5. IM or GM Lecture on Sat, 11/27,
ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 bership fee if applicable. Reg.:Thursday 5:00 pm -5:45. Rds.:Thurs. 6 pm, Fri. 5:00-6:00pm ($10). See Cell Phone and Headphone Rules Posted at
Every Sunday Chess Mates G/45 Open 10 am and 2:16 pm, Sat 10 am and 2:16 pm, Sun 10 am and 2:16 pm. Byes: Site. $$8,850 OVERALL (60% guar.), 20 GPP: OPEN: $3,150 (b/40): 1st-
5-SS, Rds.: 10:30, 12:15, 2:00, 3:45, 5:30 p.m. Chess Mates Corporation, 1531 Two Byes allowed if requested before rd 3, but half point byes for rounds 6 AND 2nd-3rd, $1,000-$600-$350; 1st U2400, $300; 1st U2200, $300; 1st U2000, $300;
Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. A block away from Rahway Train Station. Lim- 7 is not allowed. Withdrawals and zero point last round byes are not eligible 1st U1800/UNR, $300. U1800: $2,200 (b/36): 1st-2nd-3rd, $700-$400-$300;
ited to first 50 entries. EF: $40, members $30. GM Free, $30 deducted from for prizes. Ent: Dallas Chess Club, see address above. Info: 214-632-9000, 1st-2nd, U1600, $250-$150; 1st-2nd U1400, $250-$150. U1400: $1,950 (b/42):
prize. Guaranteed Prizes: 1st - $250, 2nd - $150, 3rd - $100 and Top U2200, [email protected]. NS. NC. FIDE. Chess Magnet School JGP. 1st-2nd-3rd, $600-$400-$250; 1st-2nd U1200, $200-$150; 1st-2nd U1000,
U2000, $100. Limit 2 byes, commit by 11:30. Re-entry $15, counts half (no re- Nov. 26-28 or 27-28, California Northern $250-$150. U1000: $1,550 (b/40): 1st-2nd-3rd, $400-$300-$175; 1st-2nd
entry after 2nd round). (732)499-0118, www.chessmatesnj.com/. ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 40 (enhanced) U900, $150-$75; 1st-2nd U700, $150-$75; 1st-2nd U500, $150-$75. Biggest
Nov. 22, New Jersey California Class Championship Upset in Each section: Choice of Mechanical or Quartz Clock! Chief Sr. TD: Ed
ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced) 6SS, 30/90 G/60 (2-day sched rds 1-3 G/60). Hyatt Regency SFO Airport, Mandell. Bring boards, pieces, clocks! Directions & Lodging: CROWNE
Dean of Chess Academy G/10 (QC) 1333 Bayshore Hwy., Burlingame, CA 94010. Hotel rate $89. $8,000 b/137 PLAZA-AUBURN HILLS, 1500 Opdyke, Auburn Hills, MI 48326, located off I-
4SS, G/10. Dean of Chess Academy, 3150 Route 22 West, Branchburg, NJ 08876. entries (80% guaranteed). 6 sections: Open (2200+ FIDE rated)> 1000- 75 at Exit 79 (University Drive). Turn left over overpass, right at the first light
(908) 595-0066. All Prizes GTD$$ Open: $150-$100-$50, U1800: $50 gift card, 500-200-100-100. X (2000-2199), A (1800-1999), B (1600-1799) & C (1400-1599): (Opdyke). Go 1/2 block down. Go online at www.cpauburnhills.com for reser-
U1300: $50 gift card. Pre-Entry: $30 ($20 DOCA member) Onsite: $40 ($30 700-300-100-100-100 each. Section DE (1000-1399): 500-200-100 (u1200 vations or call toll-free at 1-800-593-5434. Ask for MCO chess rate ($74) by
members). IMs and GMs Free! Entries online at www.deanofchess.com. 200-100-100).The 5th place prize will be awarded only in the 2 largest sections. 11/13 for this rate. Info, Ent: Ed Mandell (586) 558-4790, All The Kings Men
Reg.: 7:30-7:45pm. Rds.: 8:00 & ASAP. See website for more details. Unrated prize limit of $200 in all sections except Open. EF: $99 3-day & $98 Chess Supplies and Brain Games, 27170 Dequindre Rd., Warren, MI 48092. Fax
2-day mailed by 11/23, online by 11/24, Onsite +$25, Play-up +$20. 5% off (586) 558-2046. Eds Cell (248) 635-2375. Email: [email protected].
A Heritage Event! before 10/26. GMs/IMs free: EF subtr from prize. Re-entry $40. EF Econ Opt: Web: www.allthekingsmenchess.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.
An American Classic! EF minus $30 & 1/2 of computed prize. Nov 2010 Supp, CCA min & TD discre-
Nov. 25-28, California Southern tion used to place players accurately. TD/Org: McCumiskey, Langland, Azhar.
Nov. 26-28 or 27-28, Missouri
ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 120 (enhanced) 3-day sched: Reg Fri 10-11, Rds. Fri/Sat 11:30-5:30, Sun 10, 3:30. 2-day
ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 80
46th Annual American Open sched: Reg Sat. 9-9:30, Rds Sat 10-12:30-2:45-5:30, Sun. 10-10:30. Max two
Thanksgiving Open
8SS, 40/2, SD/1. Radisson Hotel LAX, 6225 W. Century Blvd., Los Angeles, CA NOTE: THIS TLA HAS BEEN MODIFIED AND THE PRIZE FUND INCREASED.
1/2-pt byes & must commit bef rd 3. Ent: Bay Area Chess, 1590 Oakland Rd.,
90045. $$36,500 b/o 400 entries, $18,500 gtd. In 6 sections (Unr. must play Seven Grandmasters in attendance featuring GM Nigel Short, Shulman, Fine-
Suite B213, San Jose 95131. T: 408-786-5515. E: [email protected],
in Unr. or Open). Open: $3600-1800-800-600-500-400, U2450/Unr. $800-400, gold, Ramirez, Gurevich, Khachiyan, Gareev and more to come! New U2400
Info/Form/Entries: BayAreaChess.com/tg. NS, NC, W. Chess Magnet School
U2300/Unr. $600-300. U2200, U2000, U1800: Each $3000-1500-700-300. prizes added. 6SS, G/120 (2-day option Rds 1-3 G/65). Chess Club & Scholas-
JGP.
U1600 $2400-1200-500-300. U1400/Unr: $2000-1000-500, U1200 $900-450 (not tic Center of Saint Louis, 4657 Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108. Free entries
a separate section; U1200s also eligible for U1400 prizes), Unrated: $300-150 Nov. 26-28 or 27-28, Michigan for GMs and IMs, deducted from earnings. GMs and IMs are not counted toward
(Unrateds in this section eligible for these prizes only). Special cumulative upset ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 20 the based on prize fund. EF: 3 day $99 if received by 11/20. $119 at site. 2 day
prizes $500 gtd. donated by Dr. Harold Valery: Open, Under 2200, Under 2000 2010 Motor City Open $98 if received by 11/20. $118 at site. 3 Sections: (Open, U1800, U1400) PF:
Each $100; Under 1800 $75; Under 1600, Under 1400 Each $50; Under 1200 6-SS. 4 Sections: OPEN, U1800, U1400, U1000. OK to play up. Top Section $11,000 (b/100): Open: $$GTD $1,600-$1,000-$600-$400 U2400: $550-$450
$25. EF: Open, U2200, U2000, U1800, U1600, U1400 $120 if recd by 11/23, FIDE-Rated. Prize Fund: $8,850 Overall. 60% Guaranteed! TOURNAMENT U2200: $500-$300. U2000: $450-$250. Unrated can win overall prizes only.
$50 more for players rated under 2000 playing in Open, Unrated $40. All: $30 SITE: CROWNE PLAZA-AUBURN HILLS (Directions and Lodging Info U1800: $1,000-$500-$300. U1600: $450-$250. U1400: $1,000-$500-$300.
more at door. No checks at door cash, credit card or money order only. 4-day below). TOP 3 Sections have 2-Day & 3-Day Schedules. Only 2-Day Sched- U1200: $250-$150. U1000: $225-$125. Unrated may play in U1400 or U1800,
schedule: Reg. closes noon 11/25, Rds. 12:30-7:30, 12:30-7:30, 10:30-5, 10- ule available for U1000 Section. Re-Entries in U1800 and U1400 only: No but can only win a maximum of $100. 3 day schedule: Reg.: Fri. 11:00-12:30.
4:30. 3-day schedule: Reg. closes 11:30 a.m. 11/26, Rds. 12-2:30-5-8 (G/1), Re-Entries in OPEN and U1000 Sections. Up to three 1/2-pt. byes available; must Rds.: Fri 1, 6 Sat 1, 6 Sun 10, 3. 2 day schedule: Reg.: Sat. 8-8:45. Rds: Sat:
schedules merge in Rd 5 and compete for common prizes. Byes (2 max) with be requested before start of RD 4. All sections merge after RD 3. Unrated eli- 9, 12, 3, 6. Sun: 10, 3. Schedules merge after Round 3. Re-entry: $60 (avail-
advance notice. CCA minimum ratings and TD discretion used to protect you gible ONLY for Overall prizes in ALL sections; may not be eligible in lower sections able in all sections and not counted toward b/PF.Top 3 overall qualify for 2011

Club Championship. Three 1/2 point byes available if declared before Round Nov. 26-28 or 27-28, Washington Nov. 30, New Jersey
1. Hotel (ask for chess rate): Chase Park Plaza Hotel; 1-877-587-2427; ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 20 ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced)
$159/night. Parkway Hotel; 314-256-7777; $97/night. Water Tower Inn; 314- Washington Class Championships Dean of Chess Academy G/10 (QC)
977-7500; $70/night. Ent: 4657 Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108, or 6SS, 30/90, SD/1 (2-Day Option, Rds. 1-3, G/60), $6,000 Guaranteed. Free entry 4SS, G/10. Dean of Chess Academy, 334 Route 31 North, Flemington, NJ
online at saintlouischessclub.org. Info: 314-361-CHESS info@ saintlouis- for GMs, IMs, WGMs. Marriott Redmond Town Center, 7401 164th Avenue NE, 08822. (908) 595-0066. Minutes from the Flemington train station. All Prizes
chessclub.org. FIDE. Chess Magnet School JGP. Redmond, WA 98052. HR: $95-95-95-95. 425-498-4000. www.nwchess.com for GTD$$ Open: $150-$100-$50, U1800: $50 gift card, U1300: $50 gift card. Pre-
registration link & group code. 7 Sections, MASTER (2200/up), FIDE Rated, Entry: $30 ($20 DOCA member) Onsite: $40 ($30 members). IMs and GMs Free!
$500-350-200 (U2300: $150), EXPERT (2000-2199), FIDE Rated, $400-300-175 Entries online at www.deanofchess.com. Reg.: 7:30-7:45pm. Rds.: 8:00 &
(U2100: $125), CLASS A (1800-1999), $300-250-150 (U1900: $100), CLASS ASAP. See website for more details.
An American Classic! B (1600-1799), $300-250-150 (U1700: $100), CLASS C (1400-1599), $300-250-
A Heritage Event! 150 (U1500: $100), CLASS D (1200-1399), $300-250-150 (U1300: $100), Dec. 2, New York
Nov. 26-28 or 27-28, Pennsylvania CLASS E (U1200), $150-125-100, (U1000: $75, U800: $75, Unrated: $75). ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced)
ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 150 (enhanced) Unrated players may only win 1st-3rd in MASTER or Unrated prize in CLASS E. 10 Grand Prix Points Tonight!
41st annual National Chess Congress EF: EF if postmarked or online by 10/30: MASTER $70, EXPERT $65, CLASS A 4-SS, G/30. Chess Center at the Marshall Club, 23 West 10 St., bet. 5-6 Ave.,
6SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-3 G/50). Bottom 3 sections play separate to D $60, CLASS E $55. If postmarked or online by 11/20: MASTER $75, NYC: 212-477-3716. EF: $35, Club membs $25, GMs free ($20 from prize), spec-
2-day schedule only, 11/27-28, G/75 (rds 1-2 G/50). Sheraton Hotel Philadel- EXPERT $70, CLASS A to D $65, CLASS E $60. At site: MASTER $85, EXPERT $80, ified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$560 b/32 paid entries (may
phia City Center, 17th & Race Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19103. $30,000 GUARANTEED CLASS A to D $75, CLASS E $70. Rated players may play up one class only, add be limited to 1st 36 to enter), top 2 Gtd: $$ 200-110-50, Top U2200/unr $105,
PRIZE FUND PLUS TROPHIES. In 10 sections. Premier, open to all rated $25 to EF. Special Medal Only EF: $25 Juniors U21. 3-Day Schedule: Regis- U2000 $95. Limit 2 byes (1 bye for U2000), commit by 8:15. Reentry $15. CCA
2000/above and juniors under 18 rated 1800/above. $$G 3000-1500-700- tration Fri (11/26) 8-9am. Rds.: Fri 10am & 5pm, Sat 10am & 5:30pm, Sun ratings may be used. Class pairings OK rd. 4. Reg ends 10 min before game.
400-200, clear win or 1st on tiebreak $100, top U2400 $1400-700. FIDE. Under 9:00am & 3pm. 2-Day Schedule: Registration Sat (11/27) 8-9am. Rds.: Sat Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impossible!
2200: $2000-1000-500-300-200. Under 2000: $2000-1000-500-300-200. Under 9:30am, 12pm, 2:30pm then merges with 3-Day Schedule. Bye: limit 2, request
1800: $2000-1000-500-300-200. Under 1600: $2000-1000-500-300-200. Under Dec. 4, New York
before end of Rd. 2. Memb. Reqd: $25 ($17 juniors). OSA. ENT: Checks payable ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced)
1400: $1400-700-400-300-200. Under 1200: $1400-700-400-300-200. Under to Washington Chess Federation. Mail to: Dan Mathews, 107 7th Ave N, #100,
1000: Trophies to top 8. Under 800: Trophies to top 8. Under 600: Trophies to New York December Action!
Edmonds, WA 98020. Enter online: www.nwchess.com/OnlineRegistration. Info: 5-SS, G/30. Chess Center at the Marshall Club, 23 W 10 St., bet. 5-6 Ave., NYC:
top 8; unrated age 15/over may not enter Under 600. Unrated may not win [email protected], (425) 218-7529. NS. NC. W. Chess Magnet School JGP.
over $150 in U1200, $250 in U1400, $400 in U1600, $500 in U1800 or $700 in 845-569-9969. EF: $40, Club membs $30, GMs free ($25 from prize), specified
U2000. Student/Alumni trophies to top 5 teams of 4 (regardless of section) Nov. 27, California Southern Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free! $$ 840 b/42 paid entries, minimum
representing any US college, HS or pre-HS players attend or have graduated ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 6 half each prize Gtd: $$ 300-200-115, top U2200/unr. $125, U2000 $100. Limit
from. Top 7 sections entry fee: 3-day $108, 2-day $107 mailed by 11/18, all American Open Quick Chess Championship (QC) 2 byes, commit by 1:30. Re-entry $20. CCA ratings may be used. Rds.: 12-1:30-
$109 online at chesstour.com by 11/22, $115 phoned by 11/22 (406-896- 5-SS (double round), G/10. Radisson Hotel LAX, 6225 W. Century Blvd., Los Ange- 2:45-4-5:20 pm. Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Online entry at
2038, no questions), $130 at site. GMs free, $100 deducted from prize. Re-entry les, CA 90045. $$ Gtd. 1000: $250-150; U2200, U2000, U1800, U1600, Unr. each www.chesscenter.cc thru 12/2; $10 extra to enter by phone!
$60, not available in Premier. Under 1000, Under 800, Under 600 Sections $100 (Unrated eligible only for Open and Unr. prize). Higher of Quick or Reg
rating used. EF: $30 received by 11/24, $35 at site. Reg closes 8 pm. Rds.: Dec. 4-5, Virginia
entry fee: $27 mailed by 11/18, $28 online at chesstour.com by 11/22, $30 ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10
phoned by 11/22 (406-896-2038, no questions), $40 at site. All: No checks at 8:15-9-9:45-10:30-11:15. Double bye (1 pt) available for round 1. Enter:
http://chesspalace.com/americanopen.htm or American Open, PO Box 205, Fairfax Open
site, credit cards OK. Mailed EF $3 less to PSCF members. Unofficial uschess.org 4-SS, 40/2, SD/1. Best Western Fairfax City, 3535 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax VA
ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with mag- Monterey Park, CA 91754. Info: Randy Hough (626) 282-7412, randall-
[email protected]. 22030 (I-66, Exit 60 to VA 123 South, left at first light, hotel on left). $$G 1750
azine if paid with entry. Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED in 3 sections. Open: 400-200-120, U2200 120.
Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Nov. 28, Massachusetts Reserve: Open to U2000, 250-120, U1800 120. Booster: Open to U1600/UNR,
Scholastic $20. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 11 am, rds Fri 12 & 7, Sat 11 ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced) 150-90, D 90, U1200/UNR 90. EF: $45 if rcvd by 11/29; $60 at site. Reg.: 12/4
& 6, Sun 10 & 4:30. 2-day top 7 sections schedule: Reg. ends Sat 9 am, rds Harry Nelson Pillsbury Memorial 7:30-9:15. Rds.: 9:30-4, 9:30-4. HR $80, reserve at 703-591-5500, refer to tour-
Sat 10, 12:45, 3:30 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:30. Under 1000, Under 800, Under 600 4SS, G/60. Leominster Veterans Association, 100 West Street, Leominster, MA. nament. ENT: Checks payable to Brennan Price, 3545 Chain Bridge Rd., Suite
schedule: Reg ends Sat 9 am, rds Sat 10, 12:45 & 3:30, Sun 10, 1:30 & 4:30. $$1350 b/45 paid entries, 75% guaranteed. In 3 sections: Open: $300-$150, 209 (NOT the hotel address), Fairfax, VA 22030-2708. Info: brennan-
Half point byes OK all rounds; limit 3, Premier must commit before rd 2, oth- U2100 $75. Under 1900: $250-$125, U1750 $75. Under 1600: $200-$100, U1300 [email protected]. Chess Magnet School JGP.
ers before rd 4. HR: 95-95-95-95, reserve by 11/12 or rate may increase. Parking $75. EF: $39 postmarked by 11/22 or online (PayPal) at www.MassChess.org
at hotel $8/day with guest room, $15 without; garage next to hotel is about by 11/26; $45 on site. GM, IM free. No credit cards on site (cash or check OK). Dec. 10-12 or 11-12, North Carolina
$10. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD D657633 or reserve car through No phone or e-mail entries. Reg.: 8:30-9:30. Rds.: 10-1-3:30-6. Bye: limit one, ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 15
chesstour.com. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. $15 any round, if requested with entry. Memb. reqd: MACA ($12 adult, $6 junior Greater Charlotte Championship
service charge for refunds. Questions: chesstour.com, chesstour.info, 845- under 18; add $8 for subscription to Chess Horizons). WMCA, OSA. Ent: Online A Queen City Chess Association Sponsored Event! 5-SS, G/120. Holiday Inn Air-
496-9658. Advance entries will be posted at chesstour.com. Side Event: Nov. at www.MassChess.org or mail check (payable to MACA) to Ken Ballou, 27 Fen- port, 2707 Little Rock Rd., Charlotte, NC 28214. ALL PRIZES UNCONDITIONALLY
27, Fischer Random Quad (Not USCF rated), see Fischer Random category way Dr., Framingham, MA 01701-4012. Info: www.MassChess.org or GUARANTEED! 3 sections: Open: $500-250-125; U2000, $200 FIDE; Under
at the end of the tla section. Chess Magnet School JGP. [email protected]. 1800: $400-200-100, U1600 $200; Under 1400: $300-150-100; U1200 $150.

Tournament Life
EF: $59 if postmarked by 11/25; $69 later or on site ($10 discount off either Dec. 21, New York A Heritage Event!
of these to current QCCA members). Re-entry $30 (Not available in Open sec- ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 15 (enhanced) Dec. 27-30, District of Columbia
tion) FREE entry to 2200+ if committed to play by 11/1. Registration onsite Marshall Masters (Formerly the St. Johns Masters) ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 120 (enhanced)
6-7:30 Friday, 8-9:15 Sat. Rounds: 1st Round Optional Fri 8PM or Sat 9:30AM, 4SS, G/30.ThirdTues. of every month. 23 W. 10th St., NYC 212 477-3716. Open 37th Annual Eastern Open
then Sat 2:30-7:30; Sun 9:30-2:30. One Half-point bye (any round) must be to players rated over 2100 (plus all players scoring 2.5 or more at any CCNY 8 round-SS. TC: 40/2, SD/1 (3-day option, rds 1-4, G/45). Westin Washing-
requested with entry.Top five residents of Greater Charlotte area in Open Sec- at MCCThursday 4 Rated GamesTonight! since the prior months Masters) EF: ton DC City Center Hotel, 1400 M St. NW, Washington, DC. $17,500 in
tion qualify for round robin (to be joined by current champion) to be played in $40, members $30, GMs $10 (returned on completion of tournament).Top three Guaranteed Prizes. 100 prizes! Class prizes for each 100-point interval! 4
January to decide Charlotte Champion. HR: $79 please make reservation with prizes guaranteed. $$G 250-150-100. Top U2400 and Top 2300 prizes. Spe- Sections Open Section: $2,000-1,250-750, U2400 $500, U2300 $500. FIDE
hotel from desk (704) 394-4301, or call Kristen Stella direct at (704) 972-3257. cial prize for biggest upset. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45PM. One Rated. Under 2200 Section: $1,000-750-500, U2100 $500, U2000 $400. Under
Holiday Inn Airport-Charlotte, 2707 Little Rock Rd., Charlotte, NC 28214. bye available, rds. 1 or 4 only; declare at registration. 1900 Section: $1,000-750-500, U1800 $500, U1700 $400. Under 1600 Sec-
Entries: Send to Gary Newsom, 9000 Magnolia Estates Dr., Cornelius, NC tion: $750-500-250, U1500 $250, U1400 $250, U1300 $250, U1150 $250,
28031. Make checks to QCCA. Info: www.queencitychess.com for registra- U1000 $250. Max prize for UR $200. New Special Prizes! Upset: Each rd in
tion and more details. Questions: [email protected]. NS. A Heritage Event! each section: 1st $50 & 2nd book prize. Max 2 prizes per player. Best Played
NC. W. Chess Magnet School JGP. Dec. 26-28 or 27-28, New York Game: In each of last 2 rds, Open $200-100 & U2200 $50. Submitted games
ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 60 (enhanced) must be annotated by winners. Brilliancy: From any rd, Open $100-75-50-25
Dec. 11, Alabama 29th Empire City Open & U2200 $50-25. Opening Innovation: From any rd, Open $75-50-25 & U2200
ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 6 6SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-3 G/50), well lighted third floor, New Yorker $50-25. Reg & Sched: 4-Day Reg.: Mon 12/27: 10am-12:00noon. Rds.:
9th Annual Dothan Open Hotel, 481 Eighth Ave at 34th St, across from Penn Station, New York 10001. 12/27: 1-7:30, 12/28-12/30: 10-5. On 12/28-12/30, make Metro connections
4 SS, Rd 1. G/60, Rds. 2-4 G/75. Holiday Inn Express, 4090 Ross Clark Circle. $10,000 guaranteed prize fund. In 6 sections. Open: $1000-500-300-200, after evening rd. 3-day Reg.: Tue 12/28: 3-5pm. Rds. 1-4: Tue 12/28:
2 Sections: Open and Reserve (U1600), Open: 1st $300 (Gtd.), 2nd $120, U1800: clear or tiebreak 1st $50, top U2400/unr $600-300. FIDE. Under 2200: $800- 5:30pm, 7:15, 9:00, 10:45. Byes available any rd but rds 6-8 must commit before
$60. Reserve: 1st $150, 2nd $100, U1400 $55, U1200/Unr $45 $b/28. Limit 400-200-100. Under 2000: $800-400-200-100. Under 1800: $800-400-200-100. rd 3. Limit 3 byes for class prizes. Free GM lecture on 12/27 at 10:30am. Blitz
one bye. EF: $45 pre-reg, $55 on-site. Reg.: 8:00 - 8:45 firm. Rd times: 9:00, Under 1600: $700-400-200-100. Under 1400: $400-200-120-70, top U1200 Championship: 12/28 at 10pm, see separate TLA. HR: Only $79!! Call 1-888-
11:00, 1:30, 4:00. Info:Tim Owens 334-718-6648 or [email protected]. $240-120. Unrated may not win over $200 in U1400, $300 U1600, or $500 627-9035 by 12/15 and request this very low rate. Entries: If postmarked by
More details at dothanchess.com. Chess Magnet School JGP. U1800. Top 5 sections EF: 3-day $98, 2-day $97 mailed by 12/17, both $99 Dec 17: Open $125; U2200 $110; U1900 $100; U1600 $100; U1300&UR $75.
online by 12/22 at www.chesstour.com, $105 phoned by 12/22 (406-896-2038, Entries $25 more at site! Reentry $60 and limited to rounds 2-4. GMs: free entry,
Dec. 11-12, Pennsylvania no questions), $120 at site, GMs free; $90 deducted from prize. EF for all in but $125 deducted from any prize; IMs: $50 advance entry, but $75 deducted.
ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 15 Under 1400 and unrated in Under 1600: $40 less. All: Re-entry $50, not avail- No credit cards accepted. $10 service charge for refunds. Make checks or
2nd Annual Delaware Valley Open Championship able in Open. No checks at site, credit cards OK. Unofficial uschess.org ratings money orders payable to: Eastern Open. Mail entries to Tom Beckman, PO
The Philadelphia School, 2501 Lombard St., Philadelphia, PA 19146. In 5 Sec- usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if Box 42225, Washington, DC 20015-2225. For entry forms and info, east-
tions: Open, U/1600, K-12 U/1000 (Sunday only), K-12 U/700 (Saturday paid with entry. Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholas- ernopenchess.com or [email protected]. Chess Magnet School JGP.
only), K-6 U/400 (Saturday only). Open & U/1600: 5SS, G/90. Rds.: Sat 10- tic $15. Mailed, phoned or at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20.
1:30-5, Sun 10-1:30. Scholastic sections: 4SS, G/40. Rds.: 10-11:30-1:15-2:45. 3-Day Schedule: Reg. ends Sun 10:30 am. Rds. Sun 11 & 6, Mon 11 & 6, Tue Dec. 28, District of Columbia
EF: $60 (Open), $50 (U/1600), $35 (Scholastic); $10 more if registering after 10 & 4:30. 2-Day Schedule: Reg. ends Mon 9:30 am. Rds. Mon 10, 12:45, 3:15 ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10
12/5; $20 more if registering on-site; $10 discount for scholastic players in mul- & 6,Tue 10 & 4:30. Half point byes available all rounds, limit 2 byes, Open must Eastern Open Blitz Championship (QC)
tiple sections. Prizes: Championship: ($$b/40, 75%G) $500-300-200, top commit by rd. 2, others by rd 4. HR: $239-239-264-289, 1-800-764-4680, 5-Rd Double Swiss. TC: G/5 in One Section: $$1200 based on 40 entries; 90%
U/2200, U/2000, U/1800 each $150-100. U/1600: ($$b/30) $300-200-100, top reserve by 5 pm 12/13 or rate will increase, ask for Continental Chess Asso- payout if less than 40 entries. Open $350-250-100 (G), U2200 $150; U1900 $150;
U/1400, U/1200 each $100-75. Scholastic sections:Trophies to top 10 in each ciation rate. Ent: Continental Chess, PO Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. $15 U1600 $100; U1300 $100. EF: $35 if received by 12/22. $45 at site, only cash
section; all players get a T-shirt. All sections: Plaque to top club (see website service charge for refunds. Questions: chesstour.com, 845-569-9969. Advance entries. Site Reg: At any time during tournament and 12/28 until 10:10pm. Rds
for rules). On-site registration 9:00-9:30. Info/online registration at entries posted at www.chesstour.com. Bring set, clock, board-none supplied. begin at 10:30pm promptly and successive rds posted as soon as ready. For
www.silverknightschess.com or mail entries to Silver Knights Chess, PO Box Chess Magnet School JGP. late entry, one bye allowed for two-1/2 points. Higher of USCF and Quick
1103, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010. used for pairings and prizes. See Eastern Open TLA or easternopenchess.com
for location, entry, and hotel details.
Dec. 17-19 or 18-19, New Jersey An American Classic! Dec. 28-30, Wisconsin
ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 120 Dec. 26-29 or 27-29, Nevada ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 15
Atlantic City International ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 200 (enhanced) 2010 Pan American Open
Imagine Your Dreams On The Board and On The Boardwalk. 20th annual North American Open 5SS, G/90+30sec/move increment. Open to any individual. FIDE and USCF
6SS, G/120. Sheraton Atlantic City, 2 Convention Boulevard, Atlantic City, NJ 7SS, 40/2, SD/1 (3-day option, rds 1-2 G/75). Ballys Casino Resort, 3645 Las rated; USCF rules used. Playing site: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 6401 South 13th
08401, $99 room rate, single double, contact: 1-800-992-4023, or Vegas Blvd. S, Las Vegas, NV 89103. NOTE LOWERED HOTEL RATE FOR DEC. Street, Milwaukee, WI 53207. 1-414-764-5300. Free shuttle from the airport.
www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/CHESS2010. $5 parking; U.S. Champion GM 26-29: $65 IF RESERVED BY OCT. 25! $$ 120,000 based on 600 paid entries. Free parking and wireless internet. Mention Special Chess Rate $78 (single
Gata Kamsky will be there!: GM Kamsky Thurs Simul & playing in tour- Seniors, re-entries & GMs count as half entries, U1000 Section & U1300 unrat- or double). Reserve by December 10th or rate may increase. Prize Fund
nament (http://chessweekend.com/)!, Saturday Blitz, Poker Side Event, eds as 1/4, else in proportion; $90,000 minimum (75% each prize) guaranteed. ($2,900 b/80 or proportional): $1,000-$500, best M, X, A, B, C, D, E & below
2 schedules, 7 sections, $50,000 b/500 paid entries, 60% guaranteed: OPEN In 7 sections. Open: $10000-5000-2500-1200-1000-800-600-500-400-400, $200 each. Schedule: late registration 3:00-4:00pm on 12/28, Rds.: 4:30pm
Section (scheduled FIDE rated): 4,000, 2,000, 1,000, 750, 500, 400, 300, 300, clear winner or 1st on tiebreak bonus $200, 2300-2499 $2500-1200, U2300/Unr on 12/28, 10:00am and 4:00pm on 12/29; 10:00am and 3:00pm on 12/30. Up
300, 300, U2500 prize = 1,000, U2400 prize = 800, U2300 prize = 600; $2500-1200. FIDE. Under 2100: $8000-4000-2000-1500-1000-800-600-500-400- to two 1/2 byes available. EF: $50 by December 1st, $70 thereafter. Please make
U2200 Section: 2,500, 1,500, 750, 500, 400, 300, 300, 300, 250, 250; U2000 400, no unrated may win over $2000. Under 1900: $8000-4000-2000- checks payable to Wisconsin Chess Academy and send to Alex Betaneli, PO Box
Section: 2,500, 1, 500, 750, 500, 400, 300, 300, 300, 250, 250; U1800 Sec- 1500-1000-800-600-500-400-400, no unrated may win over $1000. Under 260122, Madison, WI 53726. All entries will be confirmed over email and
tion: 2,500, 1,250, 750, 500, 400, 300, 300, 300, 250, 250; U1600 Section: 2,500, 1700: $8000-4000-2000-1500-1000-800-600-500-400-400. Under 1500: $6000- posted on www.wichessacademy.com and www.monroi.com INFO:
1,250, 750, 500, 300, 300, 300, 300, 250, 250; U1400 Section: 1,500, 1,000, 3000-1500-1000-800-600-500-400-300-300. Under 1300: $6000-3000-1500- [email protected] or [email protected], 1-608-334-2574.
600, 400, 300, 300, 300, 250, 250, 250; U1200 Section: 1,500, 800, 500, 400, 1000-800-600-500-400-300-300. Under 1000: $1000-600-500-400-300-300-300- Boards and sets provided, please bring clocks. Chess Magnet School JGP.
300, 200, 200, 200, 200, 200, U 1000 prize = 500; Unrateds may enter Open 200-200-200, no unrated may win over $200. Prize limits: 1) Players with under
and U1200 sections only and limited to $400 in prizes; Byes:Two half-point byes 26 games played as of 12/10 list may not win over $1500 U1300, $2500 U1500 Dec. 29, Nevada
upon request, last round bye request must be made by the end of round 2 and or U1700. Games rated too late for 12/10 list not counted. 2) If more than 30 ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 30 (enhanced)
can not be retracted; Classic Schedule G/120: Fr (12 Noon - 5 PM )-Sat (12 points over section maximum on any list 12/09-11/10, prize limit $1500. 3) North American Blitz (QC)
Noon 5:30 PM) -Sun: (12 Noon - 5 PM); 2-Day Schedule: Rounds 1-2-3, Sat- Unrated (0-3 lifetime games rated) may not win over $200 in U1000, $400 U1300, 5-SS, G/5 (double round, 10 games). Ballys Las Vegas (see North American
urday: 10 AM (G/60) - 12:30 PM (G/60) - 3 PM (G/60); Round 4, Saturday: 5:30 $800 U1500, $1200 U1700, $1600 U1900, or $2000 U2100. 4) Balance of any Open). $$G 2500. In 2 sections: Open: $400-200-150, top U2300/Unr $240-120,
PM (merged with Classic Schedule, G/120); Rounds 5-6, Sunday: 12 Noon - 5 limited prize goes to next player(s) in line. Mailed EF: 4-day $244, 3-day $243 U2100 $220-110. Under 1900: $300-150-100, top U1700 $180-100, U1500 $150,
PM; EF: $149 USPS by 12/11 & 6 PM on-line; $172 on line only 12/11, 6 PM - mailed by 10/15, 4-day $274, 3-day $273 mailed by 12/13. Online EF: $245 at U1300 $80. EF: $40, no checks, enter at site only. Quick-rated, but higher of
12/16,6 PM (no USPS); $10 early EF discount to Juniors (18 years old and under); chesstour.com or entry.cc by 10/15, $275 by 12/20, $300 12/21 until two regular or quick USCF rating used for pairings, prizes. Reg. ends 10:15 pm, rds.
$189 at the site (Classic = 11 AM Friday & 2-day = 9 AM Sat); GMs free if hours before round 1. Phoned EF: $250 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 10/15 (no 10:45-11:30-12:15-12:45-1:15. Bye: 1.
pre-enter by 12/11, $45 after that (counts as free entry for based on), Early questions), $280 by 12/19. No phone entry after 12/19. EF at site: $300. Spe- Dec. 30, New York
EF deducted from all GM prizes; re-entry = $100 (counts as 1/2 entry), No e- cial EF: Seniors 65/over in Under 1300 or above, $130 less. Re-entry $120; ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced)
mail or phone entries; On-line tournament/side event entry and info: not available in Open Section. GMs $150 from prize. U1000 Section EF: 4-day 2010s Last 10 Grand Prix Points Tonight!
http://chessweekend.com/; USPS Tournament and Blitz entry (include $84, 3-day $83 if mailed by 12/13, $85 online at chesstour.com by 12/20, $90 4-SS, G/30. Chess Center at the Marshall Club, 23 West 10 St., bet. 5-6 Ave.,
USCF ID, contact info, e-mail, section; schedule, bye requests): Tim Just, 37165 phoned by 12/19 (406-896-2038, entry only, no questions), $100 at site. EF for NYC: 212-477-3716. EF: $35, Club membs $25, GMs free ($20 from prize), spec-
Willow, Gurnee, IL 60031, Checks payable only to Chess Central. $20 EF unrated in U1300 or U1000: 4-day $54, 3-day $53 if mailed by 12/13, $55 online ified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$560 b/32 paid entries (may
refund service charge. Note special tournament rules on-line or request USPS at chesstour.com by 12/20, $60 phoned by 12/19 (406-896-2038, entry only, be limited to 1st 36 to enter), top 2 Gtd: $$ 200-110-50, Top U2200/unr $105,
copy. Book Dealer: Rochester Chess & Books + Chess4Less. Saturday Blitz: no questions), $70 at site. All: No checks at site, credit cards OK. Special 1 year U2000 $95. Limit 2 byes (1 bye for U2000), commit by 8:15. Reentry $15. CCA
$1500 B/60, 2 sections, 5 Round Double Swiss 10 Games, 2 Games with USCF dues with magazine if paid with entry. Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, ratings may be used. Class pairings OK rd. 4. Reg ends 10 min before game.
each of 5 opponents, G/5 (no delay), Rnd 1 byes available, Rnd: 10/18/10, 10:15 Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impossible!
PM- December Supplement Used For Saturday Blitz Rating, Highest Regu- Adult $30, Scholastic $20. 4-day reg. ends 12/26 5 pm, rds 12/26 6 pm, 12/27
lar/Quick, Or Highest Available, Rating Used - Quick Chess Rated, EF: $30 by 11 & 6, 12/28 11 & 6, 12/29 10 & 4:30. 3-day reg. ends 12/27 10 am, rds 12/27 Dec. 31, New York
12/11 USPS or 12/16 on-line, $40 after that, Open: $250 - $125, U2300, 11 am, 2:30 pm & 6 pm, 12/28 11 & 6, 12/29 10 & 4:30. Bye: all, limit 4, limit ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced)
2 in last 4 rounds; Open must commit before rd 2, others before rd 4. HR: $65-
(24th Annual!) Your Last Blunder Of 2010!
U2100, U1900: $110-$55; Reserve (U1700): $200-$100, U1500, U1300, U1000:
5-SS, G/30. Chess Center at the Marshall Club, 23 West 10 St., between 5-6
$70-40; Un may win top prizes only; Special Rules: Cell phone usage is pro- 65 for Dec. 26-29, $95-95 for Dec. 24-25, ask for chess tourn rate, MUST be
Ave., NYC: 845-569-9969. EF: $40, Club membs. $30, GMs free ($25 from
hibited in the tournament room. If you use yours without TD permission you reserved no later than Oct. 25, 800-833-3308, 702-739-4111. After Oct. 25, the
prize), specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$ 920 b/40 paid
may lose 10 minutes or half your time, which ever is less. Repeated violations chess rate may increase to $96 on all nights; after Nov. 22 there may be no
entries, minimum half each prize Gtd: $$ 300-200-115, top U2200/unr. $110,
may lead to forfeits or removal from tournament. Players must submit to chess rate and rates are likely to increase further, or rooms sell out. Free park-
U2000 $100, U1800 $95. Limit 2 byes (1 bye if U2000), commit by 1:30. Re-entry
search for electronic devices if requested by TD/Organizer. Players, and their ing (garage at adjacent Paris Las Vegas Hotel is most convenient). Car rental:
$20. CCA ratings may be used. Reg. ends 15 min before game. Rds.: 12-1:30-
opponents, after round 3 with a score of 80% or over may not use head- for special Avis rate reserve car through chesstour.com or call 800-331-1600,
2:45-4-5:20 pm. Online entry at www.chesscenter.cc thru 12/29; phone
phones, earphones, cell phones, or leave the playing area withoutTD/Organizer use AWD #657633. Foreign player ratings: Usually 100 points added to FIDE,
entry a Big Blunder!
permission. Glenn Panner &Tim Just, organizers. http://chessweekend.com/. 100 to FQE, 200/more to most other foreign, no pts added to CFC or Jamaica.
Chess Magnet School JGP. Some foreign ratings not accepted for U1900 or below. Highest of multiple rat- Dec. 31-Jan. 2 or Jan. 1-2, California Northern
ings usually used. Players who fail to disclose foreign or FIDE ratings may be ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 40 (enhanced)
Dec. 18-19 or 19, New York expelled. US player ratings: December list used; FIDE ratings not used. New Year Open
ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced) Special rules: In round 3 or after, players with scores of 80% or more and their 6SS 30/90 G/60 (2-day sched rds 1-3 G/60). Hyatt Regency, 5101 Great Amer-
Marshall December Grand Prix opponents may not use headphones, earphones, or cellphones or go to a dif- ica Pkwt, Santa Clara, CA 95054. Hotel rate $79. $7,000 b/118 entries (80%
4SS, 30/90, SD/1. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10 St., NYC, 212-477-3716. EF: $50, Mem- ferent floor of the hotel without Director permission, and must submit to a search guaranteed). 5 sections: Open (2100+) $1000-500-200-100-100. XA (1900-
bers $30. $$625 Gtd: 250 -100-75, U2200/Unrated $100, U2000 $100. Reg. for electronic devices if requested by Director. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, 2099), AB (1700-1899), BC (1500-1699) $700-300-100-100-100 each. CDE
ends 15 min. before game. Rds.: 2 schedules: 2-day, Rds. 12:30-5:30 pm each Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. Questions: www.chesstour.com, 845-496-9658. (under 1500) $500-200-100 (u1300 200-100-100). The 5th place prize will be
day; 1-day, (Rds. 1-2 G/30), 10-11:15 am-12:30-5:30 pm Sun; both merge rd Advance entries posted at chesstour.com. Side Event: Dec. 28, Fischer Ran- awarded in only the 2 largest sections. Unrated prize limit of $200 in all sec-
3. Limit 2 byes, request at entry. NO RE-ENTRY. May be limited to first 60 play- dom Quad (Not USCF rated), see Fischer Random category at the end of the tions except Open. EF: $99 3-day & $98 2-day mailed by 12/28, online by
ers. FIDE. (G/30 not FIDE-rateable.) Chess Magnet School JGP. tla section. Chess Magnet School JGP. 12/29, Onsite +$25, Play-up +$20. 5% off bef 11/30. GMs/IMs free: EF subtr

from prize. Re-entry $40. EF Econ Opt: EF minus $30 & 1/2 of computed prize. Late reg. ends Fri 6:15 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 11 & 6, Mon 10 & Feb. 11-13, Bermuda
Jan 2011 Supp, CCA min & TD discretion used to place players accurately. 4:30. 3-day schedule: Late reg. ends Sat 10:15 am, rds Sat 11, 2:30 & 6, Sun ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 60
TD/Org: Langland/Azhar. 3-day sched: Reg Fri 10-11, Rds. Fri/Sat 11:30-5:30, 11 & 6, Mon 10 & 4:30. Byes: OK all, limit 3; Open must commit before rd 2, 2011 Bermuda International Open
Sun 10, 3:30. 2-day sched: Reg Sat. 9-9:30, Rds Sat 10-12:30-2:45-5:30, others before rd 4. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise 5SS, 40/2, G/1. FIDE. Fairmont Southampton Resort & C.C. Feb 10 (Thurs.):
Sun. 10-10:30. Max two 1/2-pt byes & must commit before rd 3. Ent: Bay Area unrated. Foreign player ratings: See chesstour.com. HR: Rate of $99-99 has Cocktail reception 6:00 followed by 8 pm Blitz tournament. Rds.: Friday 8pm,
Chess, 1590 Oakland Rd., Suite B213, San Jose 95131. T: 408-786-5515. E: been reduced to about $93-93, even lower for seniors 62 or over, 925-827-2000, Sat./Sun. 9am, 3pm. Closing party: Sun. 7:30pm Buffet dinner, open bar, free
[email protected], Info/Form: BayAreaChess.com/ny. NS, NC, W. for details see www.chesstour.com/gso11.htm, reserve by 12/31 or rate may for all players and spouses. Coffee/pastry during rds. S & S. Prize fund Gtd.
Chess Magnet School JGP. increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633. Questions: $5000: Open $1000 (plus airfare NEast and hotel room for 2012), $800, $600,
chesstour.com, 845-496-9658. Ent: Continental Chess, c/o Goichberg, Box $400, $200. U2200, U2000, U1800, U1600 all $250, $150, $100. Top non-titled
Jan. 1-2, New York
661776, Arcadia, CA 91066. $15 service charge for withdrawals. Advance also wins airfare from NEast and hotel for 2012. EF: $125, payable on site cash
This Is Just Pure Insanity!! entries posted at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet School JGP. pls. Free to GMs, IMs, $125 deducted from prize. Sets provided, bring clock.
10-SS, G/30. Frankie Jays Speakeasy Center of NY, 23 West 10 Street, between Fairmont Southampton, (866) 540-4497 chess rate $179. More info contact:
5-6th Ave., just 12 steps from the Street, NYC: 212-477-3716. EF: $40, Club A Heritage Event! [email protected] or Chief Arbiter [email protected]. Chess
membs. $30, free to player rejoining USCF after longest membership lapse, spec- Jan. 14-17, 15-17 or 16-17, Pennsylvania Magnet School JGP.
ified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. Top 5 prizes guaranteed, ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 80 (enhanced) Feb. 25-27, New Mexico
others b/44 paid entries: $$199-101-48-1-1, top rated 1960-2189, 1776-1958, 43rd annual Liberty Bell Open ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 40 (enhanced)
1492-1775, Under 1492 each $102. $29 to best score with 1. g4 or 1...g5! $1.99 7SS, 40/2, SD/1 (3 day option, rds 1-2 G/75; 2 day, rds 1-4 G/40). U900 Sec- Southern Rocky Fide Open
to TD with stupidest question. Reentry $13.95, counts 0.454-entry. Limit 4 tion plays 1/17-18 only, G/40. Sheraton City Center Hotel, 17th & Race Sts., University of New Mexico, Student Union Building. Albuquerque, NM. 5 round
byes in rds. 1-7. Reg. ends 19 min. before game. Rds. 9:29-10:44-11:59 pm- Philadelphia 19103. $$20,000 b/320 paid entries (U900 Section counts 1/3, swiss, G/90 + 30. 5 Sections. Open: FIDE & USCF rated. EF: $70. Free Entry
1:23-2:34-3:45-4:56-6-7:29-8:44 am. Phone entry ridiculous. Proper attire U1100 & U1300 2/3, GMs 1/2), else in proportion, except minimum 70% of each to GMs-IMs. $1,000 Gtd. to 1st. $$b/60: $1000-600-300. U2400 $200 U2200
appreciated. prize guaranteed. In 2006 to 2010, the tournament had over 320 paid entries $200-75, U2000 $200-90-50. Reserve U1800: $$b/40: $300-160-80. U1600
each year and the $20,000 projected prize fund was increased in proportion. $160-90-60. Booster U1400: $$b/25: $200-120-75. U1200 $100-50-30.Trophies
Jan. 7-9, 8-9, Maryland In 9 sections. Open: $1700-1000-500-300-200, 1st clear or on tiebreak $100
ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 30 1st & 2nd U1000, 1st UNR. Rds: Sat. 9-1:45-6:45, Sun. 9-2. Open/Res/Booster:
bonus, top Under 2400 $800. FIDE. Under 2300: $1000-600-400-300-200. $10 late fee if recd after 2/5, $20 late fee if recd after 2/22. Saturday
Chesapeake Open FIDE. Under 2100: $1000-600-400-300-200. Under 1900: $1000-600-400-
5SS, 40/120, SD/1, U1100 30/90 SD/1 (All Rnd 1 G/120) (2-day option, rds and/or Sunday Scholastic: G/30. U1200, U19 in age only. EF $15 for Sat. or
300-200. Under 1700: $1000-600-400-300-200. Under 1500: $900-500-400- Sun., $5 Discount if registered in both Saturday and Sunday scholastic sections.
1-2 G/75 U1100 2-day, rnds 1-2 G/60). 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 300-200. Under 1300: $600-300-200-150-100. Under 1100: $600-300-200-150-
20852. $$Based on score. Last year paid out over $7000. 6 sections: Open Prizes: Trophies to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, medals to top team. Teams can have 1 to 4
100. Under 900: $200-100-60-40, trophies to top 10. Unrated may enter any players, specify team name at entry. Players not reqd to be from same school,
FIDE rated: 5.0 = $1500, 4.5 = $700, 4.0 = $350, 3.5 = $150 [min $1500 section, but may not win over $100 in U900, $200 in U1100, $300 U1300, $400
payout, all payouts raised if less than $1500] U1900, U1700: 5.0 = $1200, 4.5 age group, or institution. Rds: Sat. and Sun. 9-10:30-12-2-3:30. Awards 5PM.
U1500, $500 U1700, or $600 U1900. Top 5 sections EF: 4 day $99, 3 day $98, ALL: USCF Membership Reqd, available onsite. Reg: through mail or website,
= $600, 4.0 = $300, 3.5 = $100. U1500, U1300: 5.0 = $1000, 4.5 = $500, 2 day $97 mailed by 1/6, all $100 online at chesstour.com by 1/10, $105
4.0 = $250, 3.5 = $100. U1100: 5.0 =$500, 4.5 = $250, 4.0 = $125, 3.5 = see website for entry form. Onsite reg. available at tournament site on 2/26/11
phoned by 1/10 (406-896-2038, entry only, no questions), $120 (no checks, credit from 8 - 8:45AM. Up to 2 1/2pt byes upon req. before rd 1. Two GM Simuls:
$50 Unrated may not win over $100 in U1100, $200 U1300, $300 U1500, or $400 cards OK) at site. GMs free, $80 deducted from prize. U1300, U1100 Sections
U1700. Sets and board provided. Optionally, pairings can be texted to your Friday at 4:30 by GM Khachiyan and GM Kekelidze. EF: $20. Blitz Side Event:
EF: All $30 less than top 5 sections. U900 Section EF: $32 mailed by 1/6, $33 80% payout. EF: $20. Rds: Fri. 7:30-8:00-8:30-9:00-9:30. ENT: Chad Schneider
phone. Free continental breakfast for players Sun. morning. EF: $90 by 12/22, online by 1/10, $35 phoned by 1/10, $40 at site. All: Unofficial uschess.org rat-
$100 by 1/4, and $105 online only by 1/6, $110 at the door. Special EFs: $35 at 12004 Prospect Ave NE; Albuquerque, NM 87112. or enter online at
ings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 yr USCF dues with magazine www.SouthernRockyOpen.com. See website for more side events. INFO:
less in U1100, GMs free by 12/22 after 12/22 $80 discount, $50 deducted from if paid with entry: Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholas-
prize, IMs $45 off entrance fee, $30 deducted from prize. HR: $79, limited num- Chad Schneider (505) 550-4654, [email protected]. HR: $56 Plaza Inn
tic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic of Albuquerque (505) 243-5693, Mention UNM Chess. Res. by 2/10/11 for best
ber of free rooms Sat. night for GMs. Rooms may not be avail after 12/22. $15. Mailed entry $3 less to PSCF members. Re entry (except Open Section)
3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 7pm, rds Fri 8, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 9 & 3:30. 2- rate. NS. NC. W.
$80. 4-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 11 &
day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10am rds 11, 2:30 & 6, 9 & 3:30 U1100 3-day 6, Mon 10 & 4:30. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds.Sat 11, 2:30 & Mar. 4-6 or 5-6, Massachusetts
schedule Reg. ends Fri 7pm, rds Fri 8, Sat 11 & 4, Sun 9 & 2:00 U1100 2-day 6, Sun 11 & 6, Mon 10 & 4:30. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sun 9 am, rds Sun ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 80 (enhanced)
schedule Reg. ends Sat 10am rds 11, 1:30 & 4, 9 & 2:00. Ent: Michael Regan, 10, 12, 2, 4 & 6, Mon 10 & 4:30. Under 900 schedule: Reg. ends Sun. 9 am, 20th annual Eastern Class Championships
1827Thornton Ridge Rd.,Towson, MD 21204. Detailed rules, more information, rds Sun 10, 12, 2 & 4, Mon 10, 12 & 2. Bye: all, limit 3, Open must commit before 5SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/75). Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, 366
link for hotel reservation, & online entry at http://thechesapeakeopen.com. rd 2, others before rd 4. HR: $97-97-97-97, 215-448-2000, reserve by 1/3 or Main St., Sturbridge, MA 01566 (I-84 Exit 3, near I-90). Free parking. $$
Chess Magnet School JGP. rate may increase. Parking: $10/day chess rate with guest room at Sheraton, 18,000 based on 220 paid entries (re-entries count half, Class E one-third), min-
Jan. 7-9 or 8-9, Texas $20/day chess rate without guest room, parking lot 1 block from hotel may be imum $12,000 (2/3 of each prize) guaranteed. In 7 sections: Master (2200/up):
ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 20 much less than $20. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633 or $1700-1000-500-300, clear winner or 1st on tiebreak $100 bonus, top U2300
2011 1st Annual Austin Chess Club Championship reserve through chesstour.com. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, $800-400. FIDE. Expert (2000-2199): $1400-700-400-200. Class A (1800-
5SS, $$2,100 Guaranteed. All sections, 3-day schedule: G/90 with 60 sec NY 12577. Questions: 845-496-9658, www.chesstour.com. $15 service charge 1999): $1400-700-400-200. Class B: $1400-700-400-200. Class C (1400-1599):
increment (all sections 2-day option rd 1 G/90 with 5 sec delay). Bridge for refunds. Advance entries will be posted at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet $1200-600-300-200. Class D (1200-1399): $1200-600-300-200. Class E (Under
Center of Austin, 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd., Austin, TX 78752. 3 $$ sections: School JGP. 1200): $250-150-100, trophies to top 7. Rated players may play up one sec-
Championship (rated 1800 +), Reserve (1500-1799), and Booster (U1500). tion. Unrated may enter E through A, with prize limits: E $100, D $200, C $400,
May play up only 1 section. Unrateds placed at the discretion of chiefTD. Unrat- Jan. 28-30, North Carolina B $500, A $600. Balance goes to next player(s) in line. Top 6 sections EF: 3-
eds only eligible for place prizes. Top finishing Austin Chess Club regular ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 80
member considered Austin Chess Club Champion. Championship & Reserve Land of the Sky XXIV
EF: $40 mailed by 12/15, $50 thereafter/site. Booster EF: $30, $40 there- 5SS, 30/90, then G/60 (2-day option, Rd 1, 30/90, G/30). Crowne Plaza Resort
after/site. Re-entry $25, all sections. 3-day: Reg: Fri. 6-7pm, Rds: 01/07 Asheville, One Resort Dr., Asheville, NC 28806, 828-254-3211 or 800-733-
7:30pm, 01/08 1pm-7pm, 01/09 9:30am-3:30pm. 2-day: Reg.: 01/08 8:00- 3211. HR: $87 for up to four occupants, reserve early, mention tournament.
8:40am, Rd 1: 9:00am then merge with 3 day. Championship: $600-300-100, $$20,000 b/320, $10,000 Gtd. Open - FIDE rated: 1st $2500, 2nd $1000, 3rd
U2000: $150, $75. Reserve: $300-150-75. Booster: $150-75, U1300: $75, $800, 4th $500, 5th $400, 2299-2200, 2199-2100, 2099-under each category
U1000 $50. ALL PRIZES 100% Guaranteed. One 1/2 pt bye if requested before $700-400. Amateur: (U2000) 1st $1600, 2nd $800, 3rd $400, 1899-1800,
end of Rd 2. Online registration preferred. Link thru www. AustinChess- 1799-1700, 1699-under each category $700-400. Booster: (U1600) 1st $1500,
Club.com. Credit cards ok online. No credit cards onsite or by phone. Ent: Lori 2nd $800, 3rd $400, 1499-1400, 1399-1300, 1299-under ea. category $500-300,
Balkum, P.O. Box 1386, Round Rock, TX 78680. (Make Checks payable to Unr. $300. Unr. eligible for unr. prize only. EF: $84 postmarked by 1/21, $10 more
AustinChessTournaments.com) Ph: 512-417-9008. Info: Lori.Balkum at site or $44 postmarked by 1/21 and $40 at site. $10 off pre-entry or at site
@AustinChessTournaments.com. NS, NC, W, Chess Magnet School JGP. for players new to Land of the Sky. Family discount: first member full EF, $20
off each additional (immediate family only, d/n apply to under 18 $20 entries).
Jan. 8, New York Players under 18: $10 off pre or at site EF or option to not be eligible for prize
ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced) money - $20, pre or at site, no discounts. One discount per player. Visa & Mas-
New York Winter Game/45! tercard Accepted (add $3 to EF). Optional Re-entry: Re-enter for $47 after
5-SS, G/45. Chess Center at the Marshall Club, 23 W 10 St., bet. 5-6 Ave., NYC: Friday rd, counts as 1/2 entry toward based-on prize fund. Reg.: Fri. 3pm-7:30
845-569-9969. EF: $40, Club membs $30, GMs free ($25 from prize), specified pm for Friday round, anytime until Saturday 1:30 pm (one 1/2 pt bye avail rds
Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free! $$ 840 b/42 paid entries, minimum 1-3). Rds.: 1st rd-Your Choice-Fri. 8pm or Sat. 9:30 am (will assume Sat. Rd.
half each prize Gtd: $$ 300-200-115, top U2200/unr. $125, U2000 $100. Limit if no choice made), other 2:15-7:30 on Sat., 9-2:15 on Sun. Blitz Tournament:
2 byes, commit by 2 pm. Re-entry $20. CCA ratings may be used. Rds.: 12-2- Saturday morning. U1200 Section (rated): 5SS, G/60. 70% of EF paid in
3:45-5:30-7:15 pm. Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Online entry at prizes. EF: $40 pre (no discounts), $10 more at site. $$ 20% to 1st, 15% to 2nd,
www.chesscenter.cc thru 1/6; $10 extra to enter by phone! 10% to 3rd, U900 10% to 1st, 5% to 2nd, Unr. 10% to 1st. Unrated eligible for
Jan. 14-17 or 15-17, California Northern unrated prize only. Reg: anytime up to one hour before any round (one 1/2 point
ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 150 (enhanced) bye available rds 1-3). Rds: Sat. 10:30-1:30-4, Sun. 9-1:30. Ent: Checks payable
2nd Annual Golden State Open to: WW, PO Box 1123, Weaverville, NC 28787, 828-645-4215, fax: 828-645-4216,
7SS, 40/2, SD/1 (3-day option, rds. 1-2 G/75). Concord Hilton Hotel, 1970 Dia- [email protected]. Chess Magnet School JGP for main event.
mond Blvd., Concord, CA 94520 (I-680 Willow Pass Rd exit). Free shuttle
between hotel and Concord BART station. Free parking. Prizes $40,000 A Heritage Event!
based on 320 paid entries (re-entries & U1300 Section count as half entries), Jan. 28-30 or 29-30, Ohio
minimum guarantee $30,000 (75% of each prize). In 6 sections. Open, ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 60 (enhanced)
open to all. $3000-1500-1200-800-600-500-400, clear or tiebreak winner $200, 34th Cardinal Open, Columbus
top U2400/Unr $1800-1000. FIDE. Under 2200: $2400-1200-1000-700-500-400- 5-SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day rds 1&2 G/75). Sets provided, bring clocks. 2 byes rds
300. Under 2000: $2400-1200-1000-700-500-400-300. Under 1800: 1-4. Concourse Hotel, 4300 International Gateway, Columbus, OH 43219, free
$2400-1200-1000-700-500-400-300. Under 1600: $2000-1000-800-600-400- parking, $79/night chess rate thru 1/7. $7,600 in 5 sections, top 3 guaran-
300-200, top Under 1400 $800-400. Under 1300: $800-500-400-300-200- teed, others b/140 paid entries, 138 last year, re-entries & U1250 students =
100-100, top Under 1100 $400-200. Unrated (0-3 lifetime games rated) may 1/2, prizes added if >140 pd entries. Open (FIDE) $1200gtd-800gtd-500gtd-
enter any section, with maximum prize U1300 $300, U1600 $500, U1800 $700, 300-200, U2250 $550-250, 1st U-age 18 $50 gtd; U2050 $600-300-200, 1st U-age
U2000 $900. Top 5 sections EF: 4-day $154, 3-day $153 mailed by 1/6, all $155 18 $50 gtd; U1850 $600-300-200, U1550 $500-250-150, U1250 $350-150-100
online at chesstour.com by 1/11, $160 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 1/11 (entry & trophies top 5. Unrated prize limit $150 any section except Open. EF: $85 if
only, no questions), $180 at site. GMs free; $130 deducted from prize. Under recd by 1/27, then $95; students in U1250 $25 less; re-entry $30; no credit
1300 Section EF: $4-day $74, 3-day $73 mailed by 1/6, $75 online at chess- cards. Free to IM/GM, $75 deducted from winnings. OCA membership required
tour.com by 1/11 (entry only, no questions), $80 phoned to 406-896-2038 by of OH residents. 3-day: Reg Fri 5-6:30pm, Rds 7pm; Sat 10-5:30; Sun 9-3:45.
1/11, $100 at site. All: Special 1 yr USCF dues with magazine if paid with entry. 2-day: Reg. Sat 9-10:30, Rds. 11-2-5:30; Sun 9-3:45. Entries: FOTK Chess Club,
Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, 2720 Airport Dr, Columbus, OH 43219. Full details & entry form:
phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Re-entry www.neilley.com/chess, info [email protected], 614-314-1102. NS, W. Chess
(except Open) $60. Mailed EF $5 less to CalChess members. 4-day schedule: Magnet School JGP.

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day $108, 2-day $107 mailed by 2/25, all $109 online at chesstour.com by 3/2, must commit before rd 2, others before rd 3. HR: $79-79 plus resort fee (cur- Blitz: 6 Rd. RR, Prizes: Medal for top finisher. Rds.: Starts at 6:30. G/45:
$110 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 3/2 (entry only, no questions), $120 at site. rently 7.5%), 1-800-421-8001, 407-351-2420; reserve by 3/18 or rate may Rounds Rd. Single Round, Open to call ahead to ensure appropriate pairing. Rds.:
GMs free, $90 deducted from prize. EF for all in Class E, and unrated in Class increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online Starts at 6:45. ALL: EF: $5 on site. INFO: Lynn Schucker, 480-216-8025
D: all $70 less. No checks at site, credit cards OK. All: Unofficial uschess.org through chesstour.com. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY [email protected]. www.azchesscentral.org.
ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 yr USCF dues with mag- 12577. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions: www.chesstour.com, 845- A State Championship Event!
azine if paid with entry: Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, 496-9658. Advance entries posted at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet School Nov. 13-14, Arizona Senior Open
Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, JGP. Holiday Inn Palo Verde, 4550 S Palo Verde Rd.,Tucson, AZ 85714, 520-746-1161.
Scholastic $20. Re-entry $60; not available in Master Section. MACA memb. ($12, 1 SECTION: Open to USCF members born on or before Nov. 13, 1960. SCHED-
Apr. 20-24, 21-24, 22-24 or 23-24, Pennsylvania
under 18 $6) required for MA residents; WMCA accepted for western MA res. ULE: 5/SS, Rds. 1-2 G/90, Rds. 3-5 30/90, SD/1; Round times: 10-1:30-5, 9-3.
3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:15.
2nd annual Philadelphia Open Byes: 1/2 pt byes allowed for all rounds but must be requested prior to start
2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds Sat 11, 2:30 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:15. Byes: of Round 2 (2 max). PRIZES: Highest Placing AZ Resident is AZ Senior Cham-
Open Section, Apr 20-24: 9SS, 40/2, SD/1. GM & IM norms possible, FIDE
OK all, limit 2; Master must commit before rd 2, others before rd 3. HR: $87-
rated. Other sections, Apr 21-24, 22-24 or 23-24: 7SS, 40/2, SD/1 (3-day pion, Plaques to 1st(+$100)-2nd-3rd,Top Senior 60+, 70+, and 80+; EF: FREE
87-97, 800-582-3232, 508-347-7393, request chess rate, reserve by 2/19 or
option, rds. 1-2 G/75, 2-day option, rds. 1-4 G/40). NEW SITE! The upscale, to GM/IM/WGM/WIM, otherwise $40. Late Fee: Additional $10 if entering after
rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633, or 11/10. ENTER: www.sazchess.org/store/store.php or mail to (make checks
luxury Loews Philadelphia Hotel, rated Four Diamonds by AAA, 1200 Mar-
reserve car online through chesstour.com. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Sal-
ket St., Philadelphia, PA 19107. Prizes $100,000 based on 650 paid entries payable to SACA): SACA, Attn: AZ Senior Open, PO Box 36149, Tucson, AZ
isbury Mills, NY 12577. Questions: 845-496-9658. Advance entries posted at 85740 or at site on 11/13 at 8:30 - 9:30am. HR: $65 (single/double) or $85
(unrated in U1200 or U1500, seniors, re-entries, GMs, WGMs, foreign IMs count
chesstour.com. $15 service charge for refunds. Chess Magnet School JGP. (suite) if by 11/5, mention SACA. INFO: Enrique Huerta, 520-975-3946,
as half entries), else proportional, minimum $70,000 (70% of each prize) guar-
Mar. 11-13 or 12-13, California Southern anteed. In 6 sections: Open: $10000-5000-2500-1500-1000-800-600-500- email: [email protected], web: www.sazchess.org. NC. NS. W.
ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 100 (enhanced) 400-400, clear or tiebreak first $300 bonus, FIDE 2300-2499 $3000-1500- Dec. 26-29 or 27-29, 20th annual North American Open (NV)
18th annual Western Class Championships 1000, FIDE Under 2300/Unr $3000-1500-1000. Under 2100, Under 1900, Under See Grand Prix.
5SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds. 1-2 G/75). Renaissance Agoura Hills Hotel, 1700: each $5000-3000-2000-1000-700-600-500-400-300-300. Under 1500:
30100 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills, CA 91301 (US-101 to Reyes Adobe Road exit). $4000-2000-1500-1000-700-600-500-400-300-300, top Under 1400 $1000- Mar. 11-13 or 12-13, 18th annual Western Class Championships
Adjacent to the Santa Monica Mountains, 26 miles west of Burbank, 12 miles 500. Under 1200: $3000-2000-1500-1000-700-600-500-400-300-300, top (CA-S)
from Malibu, 28 miles from Ventura. Free parking. $$20,000 based on 230 paid Under 1000 $1000-500. Prize limits: 1) Players with under 26 lifetime games See Grand Prix.
entries (re-entries, Class E count as half entries), minimum $16,000 (80% rated as of 4/11 list may not win over $500 in U1000, $1500 in U1300, or $2500
each prize) guaranteed. In 7 sections. Master (over 2199): $2000-1000-500- in U1500. Games rated too late for 4/11 list not counted. 2) If more than 30
300, clear or tiebreak winner $100 bonus, top U2300 $800-400. FIDE. Expert points over section maximum on any USCF rating supplement 4/10-3/11, California Northern
(2000-2199): $1500-800-400-200. Class A (1800-1999): $1500-800-400-200. prize limit $1500. 3) Unrated (0-3 lifetime games rated) cannot win over $300 Modesto Round Table Chess Club Monthly (Mondays)
Class B (1600-1799): $1500-800-400-200. Class C (1400-1599): $1400-700- in U1200, $600 U1500, $1000 U1700, $1500 U1900, or $2000 U2100. Unoffi- Amateur Rating Tournaments (Under 2000 & Beginners), LOCATION: 3848
400-200. Class D (1200-1399): $1200-600-300-200. Class E (1000-1199): cial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. 4) Balance of McHenry Ave., Modesto (Meeting Room). ENTRY: $15. GUARANTEED: 4pts $60,
$600-300-200-100, trophies to top 7. Rated players may play up one section. limited prize goes to next player(s) in line. Mailed EF: 5-day (Open only) $205, 3.5 pts $45, 3 pts $30, 2.5 pts $15. ALL BYES: Half Pt. RDS.: 7pm. REG.: 6pm
Unrated must play in A or below with maximum prize A $600, B $500, C $400, 4-day $204, 3-day $203, 2-day $202 mailed by 1/26; 5-day $225, 4-day $224, (1st & 2nd Mondays). Modesto Chess School: 6pm. No Club Membership Fee
D $200, E $100; balance goes to next player(s) in line. Top 6 sections EF: 4- 3-day $223, 2-day $222 mailed by 4/12; all $250 at site. PSCF members may & No Chess Class Fee required. INFO: John C. Barnard (209) 450-6133. Chess
day $114, 3-day $113 mailed by 3/3, all $115 online at chesstour.com by 3/8, deduct $3 from mailed EF only. No checks at site, credit cards OK. Online EF Magnet School JGP.
$120 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 3/8 (entry only, no questions), $130 at site. at chesstour.com: $207 by 1/26, $227 by 4/18, $250 after 4/18 until 2 hours
EF for all in Class E Section, and unrated in Class D: all $60 less. All: Spe- before rd 1. Phone EF at 406-896-2038 (entry only, no questions): $210 by 1/26, Nov. 20, SCS Weibel Fall Scholastic Chess Quads #2
cial 1 yr USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entry: Online at chesstour.com. $230 by 4/18. No phone entry after 4/18. GMs & foreign IMs free; $150 Weibel Elementary School, 45135 S. Grimmer Blvd., Fremont, CA. Info & Entry
Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult deducted from prize. WGMs $100; $120 deducted from prize. EF $100 less to Form at: www.calnorthyouthchess.org/Applications/FallQuads10-GP/Quads
$40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Re-entry (except Master) $60. SCCF memb. rated seniors over 65. EF $100 less to unrated in Under 1200 or Under 1500. FALL10-GP.html. Open to all scholastic players who are USCF members.Trophies
($18, jr $10) required for rated Southern CA residents. 3-day schedule: Reg. Special 1 year USCF membership with magazine if paid with entry: Online to winners of each Quad. Chess medals to all who do not win a trophy. Info:
Fri to 6 pm, rds Fri 7, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:15. 2-day schedule: Reg. Sat to at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned Alan M. Kirshner, Ph.D., [email protected], (510) 659-0358.
10 am, rds Sat 11, 2:30 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:15. Byes: OK all rds, limit 2; Master or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. No checks at site, Nov. 26-28 or 27-28, California Class Championship
must commit before rd 2, others before rd 3. HR: $87-87, 818-707-1220, credit cards OK. Re-entry: $100, no re-entry from Open Section to Open Sec- See Grand Prix.
reserve by 3/2 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD tion. 5-day schedule (Open only): Reg. ends Wed 6 pm, rds. Wed. 7 pm, Thu
#D657633. Questions: chesstour.com, 845-496-9658. Ent: Continental Chess, 12 & 7, Fri 11 & 6, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:30. 4-day schedule: Reg. ends Thu Nov. 27, Cupertino Kids Quads!
PO Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. $15 service charge for withdrawals. 6 pm, rds. Thu 7 pm, Fri 11 & 6, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:30. 3-day schedule: 3RR, G/45. 10675 S. De Anza Blvd. #4, Cupertino, CA 95014. 408-996-1236.
Advance entries posted at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet School JGP. Reg. ends Fri 10 am, rds Fri 11, 2:30 & 6, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:30. 2-day Trophy to first place in each Quad. Medals to players without a trophy. EF: $20
schedule: Reg. ends Sat. 9 am, rds Sat. 10, 12, 2, 3:45 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:30. 4- before day of tournament, $30 same day. Reg.: 1-1:30. Rds.: start at 2pm. TD
Mar. 18-20 or 19-20, Missouri discretion may be used in assigning ratings. K-12. Site capacity: 32 Info:
ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 100 (enhanced) day, 3-day, & 2-day merge & compete for same prizes. Byes: all; limit 4 (limit
2 in last 4 rds), Open must commit before rd 2, others before rd 4. Bring sets, [email protected].
15th annual Mid-America Open
5SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/75). Crowne Plaza Hotel St. Louis- boards, clocks if possible- none supplied. HR: $98-98-123-123, 215-627- Dec. 4, Cupertino Octos!
Clayton, 7750 Carondelet Ave., St. Louis, MO 63105 (I-64 W/US 40-W Exit 32B, 1200, reserve by 4/7 or rate may increase. Parking: Hotel has valet parking 3SS, G/60. 10675 S. De Anza Blvd., #4, Cupertino, CA 95014. 408-996-1236.
1.2 miles north on Hanley Rd). $$ 20,000 based on 230 paid entries ($60 off only, with a special chess rate of $30/day. Many parking lots nearby charge much 8 player sections. Top section: 1st $120, 2nd $50, All others: 1st $100, 2nd
entries & re-entries count half), minimum $16,000 (80% of each prize) guar- less, with rates lowest on the weekend. Among the lots believed to have $50. EF: $30 by 12/3, $40 same day. Reg.: 1-1:45pm. Rds.: start at 2pm. TD
anteed. In 5 sections: Open: $2400-1200-600-400, clear winner or 1st on weekend rates under $10 are 15th & Arch and 8th & Chestnut, both less than discretion may be used in assigning ratings. Site capacity: 32. Info:
tiebreak $100 bonus, top U2300 $1100, U2200 $1000, U2100 $900. FIDE. a half mile from the hotel. Car rentals: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633 [email protected].
Under 2000: $1800-900-500-300. Under 1800: $1800-900-500-300. Under 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 Dec. 11, SCS Weibel Fall Scholastic Chess Quads #3
1600: $1600-800-400-200, top U1400 $500. Under 1300: $800-400-200-100, Weibel Elementary School, 45135 S. Grimmer Blvd., Fremont, CA. Info & Entry
top U1100 $300. Unrated may enter any section, with prize limits: U1300 $200, added to CFC, PR or Jamaica. Some foreign ratings not accepted for U1900 or
below. Highest of multiple ratings usually used. Players who fail to disclose for- Form at: www.calnorthyouthchess.org/Applications/FallQuads10-GP/Quads
U1600 $400, U1800 $600, U2000 $800. Balance goes to next player(s) in line. FALL10-GP.html. Open to all scholastic players who are USCF members.Trophies
Top 4 sections EF: 3-day $113.50, 2-day $112.50 mailed by 3/10, all $115 online eign or FIDE ratings may be expelled. US player ratings: April list used;
FIDE ratings used in Open Section. Special rules: Players must submit to a to winners of each Quad. Chess medals to all who do not win a trophy. Info:
at chesstour.com by 3/15, $120 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 3/15 (entry only, Alan M. Kirshner, Ph.D., [email protected], (510) 659-0358.
no questions), $130 at site. No checks at site, credit cards OK. GMs free, $100 search for electronic devices if requested by Director. In round 3 or after, play-
deducted from prize. EF for all in U1300 Section, and unrated in U1600 Sec- ers with scores of 80% or over and their opponents may not use headphones, Dec. 12, $uperSwiss at San Jose
tion: all $60 less than top 4 sections EF. All: Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually earphones or cellphones or go to a different floor of the hotel without Direc- 4SS, G/60. Prizes: $1,000 b/44. Site/Ent: Bay Area Chess, 1590 Oakland
used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 yr USCF dues with magazine if paid with tor permission. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. Rd., Ste B213, San Jose, CA 95131. 2 Sec: u1700, 1700+. Onsite Reg.: 9-9:30a.
entry: Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Questions: 845-496-9658, www.chesstour.com. You may request lowest pos- Games 10a, 12:30, 2:40, 4:50. EF: $44 by Dec 15, Onsite +16. Info/Flyer:
Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Re- sible section if April rating unknown. $15 service charge for refunds. Advance BayAreaChess.com/reg, [email protected].
entry $60; not available in Open Section. MCA memb. ($5) required for MO entries will be posted at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Dec. 26-29 or 27-29, 20th annual North American Open (NV)
residents. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 6, Sun See Grand Prix.
10 & 4:15. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds Sat 11, 2:30 & 6, Sun 10
& 4:15. Byes: OK all, limit 2; Open must commit before rd 2, others before rd Regional Dec. 31-Jan. 2 or Jan. 1-2, New Year Open
3. HR: $89-89, 888-303-1746, 314-726-5400, request chess rate, reserve by 3/4 See Grand Prix.
or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633, Alabama Jan. 14-17 or 15-17, 2nd Annual Golden State Open
or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Ent: Continental Chess, Box Nov. 6 (not Oct. 30), Dancing Knights Scholastic See Grand Prix.
249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. Questions: 845-496-9658. Advance entries 5SS, TC: G/30. Valley Intermediate School, 2200 Hwy 33, Pelham, AL 35124.
posted at chesstour.com. $15 service charge for refunds. Chess Magnet OPEN (K-12; Rated): EF: $20; NOVICE (K-8; NR): EF: $10; PRIMARY (K-4; NR):
School JGP. EF: $10, if mailed by OCT 30th. Trophy: Top 3 Individual, Top Team; Medals 4th California Southern
Apr. 1-3 or 2-3, Florida - 6th. Late REG.: NOV 6th at 8-8:40AM. Rds.: 9-10:15-12-1:15-2:30. Checks
payable to: Caesar Chess. ENT: Caesar Chess, 4524 Southlake Parkway,
Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26, LACC - 8 Quick Games Friday Night (QC)
ChessLecture.com Grand Prix Points: 80 (enhanced) 4DSS, G/10 (8 Games). 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90025, 2nd Fl. 4 blks W
19th Annual Southern Open Suite 34-PMB 310, Birmingham, AL 35244. Info: [email protected],
405. EF: $10. Q-rated. Reg.: 7:30-8 pm. Rds.: 8, 8:45, 9:30, 10:15. Prizes: 1/2
5SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/75), Wyndham Orlando Resort, 8001 www.AlabamaChess.com.
EF. Free BOA & street parking. Info: (323) 265-0585 or www.LAChessClub.com.
International Drive, Orlando 32819. Free parking. $$16,000 based on 200 paid Nov. 13, Birmingham Tornado
entries (re-entries & $50 off entries count half), $12,000 (3/4 each prize) 4SS, TC: G/75. Homewood Community Center, 1632 Oxmoor Rd., Homewood,
Nov. 6-7, 13-14, 20-21, 27-28, LACC Sunday G/61
minimum guaranteed. In 5 sections. Open: $2000-1000-500-300, clear or 3SS, G/61. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA. ($320 b/20), $100/50/30; U1800-
AL 35209. OPEN ($375 b/15): $200-100-75; RESERVE (U1500; $350 b/15):
tiebreak winner $100 bonus, top Under 2300/Unr $800, Under 2200/Unr 1200: $50/40/30/20. EF: $25 ($20 memb). Reg.: 11-12 pm. Rds.: 12, 2, 4. FREE
$175-100-75; Late REG.: NOV 13th, 8-8:40am. Rds.: 9, 11:30, 2:30, 5. EF: $30,
$700. Under 2100: $1400-700-400-200, top Under 1900 $500. Under 1800: PIZZA & BOA parking ($3 basement). Info: (310) 795-5710.
if mailed by NOV 6th; $40 at site. AMATEUR (K-12; U1200): 5SS, TC: G/30. EF:
$1400-700-400-200, top Under 1600 $500. Under 1500: $1200-600-300-200, $20; NOVICE (K-8; NR): 5SS, TC: G/20. EF: $10; if mailed by NOV 6th. Trophy: Nov. 6, 13, 20, 27, LACC - 10 Blitz Games Saturday Night (QC)
top Under 1300 $400. Under 1200: $800-400-200-100, trophies to top 5, 1st Top 3. Rds.: 9-10:15-12-1:15-2:30. Checks payable to: Caesar Chess. ENT: 5DSS, G/5 (10 Games). 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90025, 2nd Fl. 4 blks W
Under 1000, Under 800, Unrated. Unrated may not win over $150 in U1200, Caesar Chess 4524 Southlake Parkway, Suite 34-PMB 310, Birmingham, AL 405. EF: $10. Q-rated. Reg.: 8:30-9 pm. Rds.: 9, 9:20, 9:40, 10:10, 10:30. Prizes:
$300 U1500, or $500 U1800. Top 4 sections EF: 3-day $103, 2-day $102 35244. Info: [email protected], www.AlabamaChess.com. Chess Mag- 1/2 EF. Free BOA & street parking. $3 basement. Info: (310) 795-5710.
mailed by 3/23, all $107 online at chesstour.com by 3/29, $110 phoned to 406- net School JGP.
896-2038 by 3/29 (entry only, no questions), $120 (no checks, credit cards OK)at
Nov. 6, 13, 20, 27, LACC LA Masters G/30
site. GMs free; $100 deducted from prize. EF for all in U1200 or unrated in Dec. 11, 9th Annual Dothan Open 3SS, G/30. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 2nd Fl. 4 blks W 405. EF: $30 ($20
See Grand Prix. memb). Reg.: 5:30-6 pm. Rds.: 6, 7, 8. Prizes: ($180 b/10), Free BOA & street
U1500: all $50 less. Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine Life if paid with
parking. $3 basement. Info: (310) 795-5710 or www.LAChessClub.com.
entry. Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15.
Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Re- Arizona Nov. 6, 13, 20, 27, LACC Saturday G/61
entry $60; not available in Open Section. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, Every Friday Night Frenzy 3SS, G/61. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA. ($320 b/20), $100/50/30; U1800-
rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:15. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 Gilbert Mathnasium, 538 S. Gilbert Rd., Ste107, Gilbert, AZ 85296. USCF mem- U1200:$50/40/30/20. EF: $25 ($20 memb). Reg.: 11-12 pm. Rds.: 12, 2, 4. Free
am, rds. Sat 11, 2:30 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:15. All: Half point byes OK all, limit 2, Open bership required for rated games. Non-members welcome. In 2 Sections, BOA park. $3 basement. Info: (310) 795-5710 or www.LAChessClub.com.

Nov. 7, 21, 1st & 3rd Sunday Scholastic Triathlon 9:45, 11:00, 1:00, 2:15, 3:30, 4:45. Site: Zachariahs Food Court, University Cen- Dec. 17-19 or 18-19, Atlantic City International (NJ)
2 separate events - Each consisting of Chess/Bughouse/Blitz. 3SS, G/30. ter Lower Level, UNC Campus, Greeley, CO 80631. Info/Entries: Lee Lahti, 2836 See Grand Prix.
11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90025, 2nd Fl. 4 blocks W 405. EF: $25 ($20 LACC Sombrero Lane, Fort Collins, CO 80525, 970-372-8590, [email protected].
A CO Tour Event, CSCA membership required ($15, $10 for Jr/Sr), OSA.
Dec. 26-28 or 27-28, 29th Empire City Open (NY)
memb, $10 off siblings, Free for new LACC memb). 2 sections: K-1 and K-
See Grand Prix.
12. Reg.: 12-1 pm. Rds.: 1, 2, 3; then Bughouse (4-5) and Blitz (5-6). Dec. 4-5, Manitou Springs: Winter Springs Open
Prizes: Trophies (Top 3), Medals (next 3) & Disney prizes (every chess player 4-SS, 40/2 and G/1. Masonic Lodge, 455 El Paso Blvd, Manitou Springs. 3 Sec-
Feb. 26-27, 44th annual New York State Scholastic Championships
receives a prize). Free BOA & street parking; or basement ($3). FREE PIZZA (NY)
tions: June (open to all), July (U1800), August (U1400). EF: $30 if recd by 12/1,
& free class (12-1). Info: (310) 795-5710 or www.LAChessClub.com. See New York.
$35 at site. $8 off EF for Juniors, Seniors, Unrated. Cash prizes per entries.
Nov. 14, 2010 Westwood Fall Open (John Hillery Memorial) Reg.: 8:30 - 9:30, rds schedule 10, 4; 9, 3. Entries to Richard Buchanan, 1
See Grand Prix. Sutherland Rd., Manitou Springs, CO 80829. Phone (719) 685-1984 or e-mail Delaware
[email protected]. CSCA membership required ($15, 10 for jun- Nov. 20, 2010 Mid-Atlantic Girls Chess Championships (MD)
Nov. 20, Victorville Quads iors/seniors), OSA. Colorado Tour Event. Chess Magnet School JGP.
13393 Mariposa Road, Victorville, CA 92395. Reg.: 9:30 A.M. Rds.: 10, 1, 3 pm. See Maryland.
EF: $10, winner $30/quad. INFO: [email protected] or 760-245-6598. A State Championship Event!
Nov. 25-28, 46th Annual American Open
Connecticut Nov. 20-21, 2010 Delaware State Open Championship
See Grand Prix. Nov. 20-21, 7th annual New England Scholastic Championships Ramada Newark/Wilmington (302)-738-3400, 260 Chapman Rd., Newark, DE
7SS, G/65, Sheraton Hotel, 1 Bradley Airport (visible at airport entrance), Wind- 19702.Time Control (all sections): Rds. 1-3 G/90, Rds. 4&5, G/120. Prizes based
Nov. 27, American Open Quick Chess Championship (QC) sor Locks, CT 06096 (I-91 Exit 40 to Rt 20). Free parking, free airport shuttle. on 50 total players. In 2 Sections, Open: 5SS, EF: $40 before 11/18, $50 after.
See Grand Prix. Open to all K-12 students; New England titles limited to players & teams from $$: $300-200-100. U2000 $70, U1800 $70. DE Champion trophy to highest placed
Nov. 27, American Open Scholastic schools in CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, or VT. Team prizes based on top 4 scores from DE player. Reserve (Under 1600): 5SS, EF: $35 before 11/18, $45 after. $$:
5-SS, G/45. Open to HS/below. Radisson Hotel LAX, 6225 W Century Blvd., Los same school. Teams of 2 or 3 players allowed, but are at a disadvantage. In 4 $200-150-100. U1400 $50, U1200 $50. trophy for 1st. ALL: Memb. Reqd: DCA
Angeles, CA 90045. In 4 sections, K-12: trophies top 5, 2 each grades 9-12, 1 sections: High School (K-12), Middle School (K-8), Elementary (K-5), Primary $10($5 under 18). OSA. Reg.: Sat 8:45-9:45 am. Rds.: Saturday 10, 2, 5:30 Sun-
each K-8. K-8: trophies top 5, 2 each K-8. K-6: trophies top 5, 2 each K-6. K- (K-2). Players face only those in their section. EF: HS $42.75, Middle School day 10, 3. Byes: Limit 1, byes in rds 4 & 5 are irrevocable & must be declared
3: trophies top 4, 2 each K-3. EF: $16 received by 11/24, $20 at door. Reg.: $42.50, Elem $42.25, Primary $42 if mailed by 11/12, all $43 online at chess- by start of round 3. DCA meeting, 9 am Sunday. ENT: Kevin Pytel, 604 N. Wal-
9-9:45 Rds.: 10-11:30-1-3-4:30. Enter: http://chesspalace.com/american tour.com by 11/16, $60 at site. Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine nut St., Newport, DE 19804-2624. INFO: [email protected], 302-740-3442.
open.htm or American Open, PO Box 205, Monterey Park, CA 91754. Info: Randy if paid with entry- online at chesstour.com, Young Adult (age 24/below) $20, DIR: Exit 3 off I-95, Take Rt273 east, turn Right at 1st light, hotel on right side.
Hough (626) 282-7412, [email protected]. Scholastic (age 12/below) $12. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Young Adult $25, www.delawarechess.org. NS. NC. W. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Scholastic $15. Trophies to top 10 players, top 5 teams, top 3 unrated in each Nov. 27, 4th Sat. of the Month Quad
Nov. 28, American Open Action section, top D, E, U1000, U800 (HS), E, U1000, U800 (MS), U1000, U800, U600
5-SS, G/30. Radisson Hotel LAX, 6225 W Century Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045. Howard Johnsons Hotel, 1119 S. College Ave., Newark, DE 19713. (time con-
(Elem), U700, U500, U300 (Primary). Free entry in all Continental Chess Asso- trols:40/75, s/d 30). EF: $20. $$GTD: $40. Reg.: 9-9:30 AM. Rds.: 9:45 AM,
EF: $20 received by 11/24; $25 at door. 80% of entry fees returned in prizes. ciation Swiss tournaments until 6/15/11 to top New England player each
Reg.: 11-11:45 a.m. Rds.: 12-1:15-3-4:15-5:30. Enter: http://chesspalace.com/ 1:45 PM, 5:30 PM. ENT: Kevin Pytel, 604 N. Walnut St., Newport, DE 19804-2624.
section, until 3/15/11 to 2nd New England player each section. Late reg. ends 302-740-6877. [email protected]. INFO: Email is the best way to contact
americanopen.htm or American Open, PO Box 205, Monterey Park, CA 91754. Sat 9 am, rds Sat 10, 1, 3:45 & 6:30, Sun 9, 12 & 2:45. Awards Sun 5:30 pm.
Info: Randy Hough (626) 282-7412, [email protected]. me. NS. W.
Half point byes allowed any round, limit 2 byes, must commit before rd 2. HR:
Dec. 26-29 or 27-29, 20th annual North American Open (NV) $87-87, 860-627-5311, reserve by 11/5 or rate may increase. Car rental: 800- Dec. 11-12, 2nd Annual Delaware Valley Open Championship (PA)
See Grand Prix. 331-1600, use AWD D657633 or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Ent: See Grand Prix.
Continental Chess, PO Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. Questions: Dec. 17-19 or 18-19, Atlantic City International (NJ)
Jan. 14-17 or 15-17, 2nd annual Golden State Open (CA-N) www.chesstour.com, 845-496-9658. Include school, grade, birth date, USCF ID,
See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix.
address of each player. Advance entries will be posted at chesstour.com.
Mar. 11-13 or 12-13, 18th annual Western Class Championships Chess Magnet School JGP.
See Grand Prix.
District of Columbia
Nov. 20-21, 31st Townsend Cup
Nov. 20, 2010 Mid-Atlantic Girls Chess Championships (MD)
Colorado 4-SS, 40/2, SD/1. Comfort Suites, 64 Knotter Dr., Southington, CT. Three sec-
tions: OPEN, EF $40, $$50%-30%-20%, RESERVE (Under 1800), EF $25, See Maryland.
Nov. 13, G/29 Super Saturday Greeley (QC) trophies 1-2-3. ONE DAY, on Sat., 4/SS, G/1, EF $20, trophies 1-2-3. ALL: EF Dec. 11, Rated Beginners Open (RBO)
Part of the Colorado G/29 Grand Prix, not a USCF GP Event. 6SS, G/29, no delay. $10 more at door. Reg.: 8:30-9, Rds. 9-2, 9-2. (Novice 9-11-2-4). HR: $89. Ent: 4SS, G/30. US Chess Center, 1501 M St. NW, Washington, DC 20005. Open to
One Section. EF: $12, $9 for Jr/Sr/Unr. Prizes: 100% minus expenses. (70% Fred Townsend, 11 Cole Dr., Wolcott, CT 06716. [email protected], (203)- players rated under 1200 or unrated. EF: $20 ($15 if by 12/4). 5 sections by
tourney prizes, rest after expenses to GP prize fund.) Reg.: 8:30-9:30. Rds.: 879-2009. NS. NC. Chess Magnet School JGP. age. Reg.: 12-12:45. Info: 202/857-4922. www.chessctr.org/rbo.php.
CHECK OUT USCFS CORRESPONDENCE CHESS RATED EVENTS!

2010 Open Correspondence Chess Golden Knights Championship CORRESPONDENCE CHESS MATCHES (TWO PLAYERS)
Two, four or six-game options. ENTRY FEE: $5.
rd $1,000 FIRST PRIZE
USCF s 63 (plus title of USCFs Golden Knights Champion and plaque)
Win A Correspondence Chess Trophy
Four-player, double round-robin with class-level pairings.
ANNUAL 2nd place $600 3rd place $400 4th place $300 5th place $200 1st-place winner receives a trophy.
ENTRY FEE: $10.
6th thru 10th place $100 each ENTRY FEE: $25
Victor Palciauskas Prize Tournaments
These USCF Correspondence Chess events are rated and open to all USCF members who reside on the North American continent, Seven-player class-level pairings, one game with each
islands, or Hawaii, as well as those USCF members with an APO or FPO address. USCF members who reside outside of the North of six opponents.
American continent are welcome to participate in e-mail events. Your USCF membership must remain current for the duration of Players must have a USCF CC rating to enter.
the event, and entry fees must be paid in U.S. dollars. Those new to USCF Correspondence Chess, please estimate your strength: 1st-place winner receives $130 cash prize and a certificate
Class A: 1800-1999 (very strong); Class B: 1600-1799 (strong); Class C: 1400-1599 (intermediate); Class D: 1399 and below signed by Victor Palciauskas.
(beginner level). Note: Prize fund based on 300 entries and may be decreased proportionately per number of entries assigned. ENTRY FEE: $25.
John W. Collins Memorial Class Tournaments
Four-player, double round-robin with class-level pairings
(unrateds welcome).
2010 E-mail Correspondence Chess Electronic Knights Championship 1st-place winner receives a John W. Collins certificate.
ENTRY FEE: $7.
(Seven-player sections, one game with each of six opponents.)
USCF s 7
th
$700 FIRST PRIZE E-MAIL RATED EVENTS (NEED E-MAIL ACCESS):
ANNUAL (plus title of USCFs Electronic Knights Champion and plaque) Lightning Match
2nd place $400 3rd place $300 4th thru 10th place $100 each ENTRY FEE: $25 Two players with two, four or six-game option. ENTRY FEE: $5.
These USCF Correspondence Chess events are rated and open to all USCF members with e-mail access. Your USCF Swift Quads
Four-player, double round-robin format.
membership must remain current for the duration of the event, and entry fees must be paid in U.S. dollars. Maximum 1st-place prize merchandise credit of $30.
number of tournament entries allowed for the year for each player is ten. Note: Prize fund based on 200 entries ENTRY FEE: $10.
and may be decreased proportionately per number of entries assigned. Walter Muir E-Quads (webserver chess)
Four-player, double round-robin e-mail format tournament
TO ENTER: 800-903-USCF(8723) OR FAX 931-787-1200 OR ON-LINE AT WWW.USCHESS.ORG with class-level pairings.
1st-place receives a certificate.
Name_________________________________________ USCF ID#_______________________________________ ENTRY FEE: $7.
Address _______________________________________ City___________________ State ___ ZIP ____________ Express Tournament
Seven-player events, one game with each of six opponents.
Phone __________________________ E-mail____________________________________ Est. Rating __________ Prizes: 1st place $30 merchandise credit, 2nd place $20 credit.
Credit card # (VISA, MC, Disc., AMEX) _________________________________________ Exp. date ________________ ENTRY FEE: $15.
If using VISA, need V-code ________________ Check here if you do not wish to have an opponent who is incarcerated. Please circle event(s) selected.
*Note: This may slow down your assignment. NOTE: Except for Lightning Matches, Swift Quads, Walter Muir E-
Quads, Electronic Knights & Express Tournaments, players will use
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO U.S. CHESS AND MAIL TO: JOAN DUBOIS, USCF, PO BOX 3967, CROSSVILLE, TN 38557 post office mail, unless opponents agree to use e-mail.

Tournament Life
Dec. 27-30, 37th Annual Eastern Open

See Grand Prix.
Nov. 6, Dec. 4, St. Petersburg Scholastic
5rd Swiss, G/30 USCF RBO 4 Sect. K-2U400; K-5U500; K-8U700; & K-
Idaho
12U1000; top 12 in each get trophy; all others get medal. Trophies to top 12 Nov. 13, 2010 Southern Idaho Open
Dec. 28, Eastern Open Blitz Championship (QC) Obenchain Insurance Building Community Room, 260 Main Ave. No, Twin Falls,
teams.Team (2 or more) - take best four scores from all divisions. EF: $18. SPCC
See Grand Prix.
members $15) Onsite reg. cash or check only 9-10AM. First round: 10:15 AM. ID 83301. 4SS, GAME/60. Rds.: 9am, 11am, 2pm, 4pm. REG.: 8 - 8:30am, MAX
Jan. 15-16, DC Junior Open Sunshine Center, 330 Fifth St. N., St. Petersburg. 60 trophies every event. ONE 1/2 point bye rounds 1 - 3 ONLY. TWO SECTIONS: OPEN and U1400 (Sec-
U.S. Chess Center, 1501 M Street, NW. Washington, DC 20005. Open to all under www.andrewchess.com for Paypal preregistration. Chief Organizer: Andrew tions may be combined based on entries). EF: $30 ($25 for U/18 and 60+) by
age 21. 4-SS. EF: $15 if by 1/8, $20 at door. 6 Sections, Under Age 21, Under Scherman. 727 822 1171. NS. NC. W. 11/7/2010 $40 at door, USCF membership required. PRIZES: $$ b/30, OPEN
Age 21 and rated Under 1000, Under Age 13, Under Age 13 and rated Under - $150, $125, $100, $75, U1400 - $100, $75, $50. CONTACT: Barry Eacker, 963
800, Under Age 13 and rated Under 600, Under Age 13 and rated Under 400. Nov. 12-14 or 13-14, 9th Annual Turkey Bowl Delmar Dr., Twin Falls, ID 83301, 208-733-6186, [email protected]. INFO:
$100 Savings Bond prize forTeen Champion.Trophies in all sections. Reg.: 12- See Grand Prix. www.idahochessassociation.org. NS, NC, W.
12:45. Top Section: G/90. Rds.: 1 - 4, 12:30 - 3:30. This tournament Nov. 13, Dec. 4, CFCC Quick-Chess Quafecta (QC) Dec. 4-5, 2010 Western Idaho Open
determines the DC Scholastic male and female Champions. Other 5 Sec- 4 events, 7SS, G/29 (G/25, T/D5). at Casselberry Chess Club (CCC), Wirz Park, 5SS, Time Control: G/90 Rd 1, G/120 Rds 2-5. 2 Sections: Open and Reserve
tions TC: G/30 with all games played on Saturday. Info: (202) 857-4922. 806 Mark David Blvd., Casselberry, FL 32707. EF: $30/event, CFCC/CCC mbr (U1400). Site: BSU, Student Union Bldg, Hatch Ballroom, 1910 University Drive,
www.chessctr.org/DCJunior.php. Chess Magnet School JGP (top sections). $25, Masters free (EF deducted from any prize). $$480 b/30, 160-80-60, Boise, ID. USCF mem req., EF by 11/29 $30 (U18 & 60+ $25), BSU students
Classes B, C, D/under 60 ea. A fifth $480 b/30 prize fund given on Dec 4 $10, $40 entry for all after 11/29. Email entries OK. Register & check in: 8-
Florida to cumulative winners. Reg.: 9:30am. Rds.: 10, 11:15, 1, 2:15, 3:30, 4:45, 8:30am 12/04. Rd times: Sat 9am, 1pm, 6pm; Sun 9am, 2pm. 1/2 pt byes: Max
6. Ent: CFCC, 921 N. Thistle Ln., Maitland, FL 32751. Info: (407) 629-6946 or 1, Rds 1-4 only. Commit by end of Rd 2. Prizes: $$ b/30 non BSU; Open: $200-
Boca Raton Chess Club www.centralflchess.org. (Past events which are part of this 4 event Quafecta
Friday nights, Game 90 Tournament, one game a week for 4 weeks. 100-75; Reserve: $100-75-50. HR/ENT/INFO: ICA, Contact: Jeff Roland, 1511
occurred on Sept. 25, Oct. 16.) S. Leadville Ave., Boise, ID 83706. 208-424-9847. [email protected],
www.bocachess.com, 561-479-0351. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Dec. 10-12, 2010 National K-12 Championship www.idahochessassociation.org. NC, NS, W. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Miami Country Day Grand Prix Series
Scholastic and Non-Scholastic Sections. More info at www.bocachess.com or See Nationals.
call 954-421-8222 or 561-479-0351. Apr. 1-3 or 2-3, 19th Annual Southern Open
See Grand Prix.
Illinois
Palm Beach Gardens Chess Club North American Chess Association
Meets every Saturday 9 am till 4 pm. 4-SS Rated Games G/75 or G/120 (Chess USCF and FIDE rated tournaments for amateur play-
Magnet School JGP). Also, Scholastic Games G/30, 4-SS. For more info: see
www.palmbeachchessclub.info or call President/TD John Dockery at 561-762- Georgia ers and masters. Creators of eNotate, a USCF approved
electronic scoresheet. The only organization that hosts
3377. NGCC - Friday Night Chess! regularly scheduled FIDE title norm tournaments for GM,
South Florida Chess Club North Georgia Chess Center, 2450 Atlanta Hwy, Suite 1401 Cumming, GA IM, WGM, and WIM norms. Sevan A. Muradian, Inter-
Wednesdays 6:30-10:30pm. Rated G90 Tournaments and skittles. Most tour- 30040. Details at: www.northgachesscenter.com. For Information Contact: national Arbiter & International Organizer. www.
naments are 4+ rounds with a time control slower than G/60, those events Joseph Couvillion, [email protected] or 770-844-9204. Reg.: Fri- nachess.org, [email protected], 888.80.CHESS.
would qualify for Chess Magnet School JGP. www.SouthFloridaChessClub.com. days, 5:00pm - 6:30pm. Round Times: 1st Round starts at 7:00pm. Check
website for details for monthly Scholastic Tournaments. Nov. 7, 59th Knights Quest
Nov. 6, Dec. 4, St. Petersburg $800 Guaranteed Cash - A USCF 4SS, Game/30. Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel, 933 Skokie Blvd.,
Grand Prix Event Apr. 1-3 or 2-3, 19th Annual Southern Open (FL) Northbrook, IL. Presented by Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation. USCF
See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. Rated Sections: Open (K-12 & Adults), U1400 (K-12 & Adults), U1000 (K-12)
GOLD AFFILIATES GOLD & SILVER

Cajun Chess
7230 Chadbourne Drive
New Orleans, LA 70126
International Chess Academy (NJ)
28 Canterbury Lane
New Milford, NJ 07646
Renaissance Knights
Chess Foundation
PO Box 1074
Northbrook, IL 60065
AFFILIATES
504-208-9596 201-287-0250
[email protected] [email protected], www.icanj.net 773-844-0701 GOLD
www.cajunchess.com [email protected]
Jersey Shore High School www.renaissanceknights.org Any affiliate that has submitted at least 50
Chess League
Chess Academy PO Box 773, Lincroft, NJ 07738 USCF memberships during the current or
5825 West Patterson Avenue San Diego Chess Club previous calendar year, or is the recognized
[email protected] 2225 Sixth Avenue
Chicago, IL 60634 State Affiliate, is eligible to become a Gold
773-414-2967 San Diego, CA 92101
New Jersey State Chess Federation 619-239-7166 Affiliate. Gold Affiliates are honored in a
[email protected] c/o Roger Inglis, 49-A Mara Rd.
www.thechessacademy.org [email protected] special list in larger type in Tournament
Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07034 http://sdchessclub.multiply.com
973-263-8696, [email protected] Life each month, giving the affiliate name,
Chess Club and Scholastic www.njscf.org Texas Tech University SPICE address, phone number, e-mail address,
Center of St. Louis Box 45080 and website. Gold Affiliation costs $350 per
4657 Maryland Avenue New York City Chess Inc Lubbock, TX 79409 year, and existing affiliates may substract $3
St. Louis, MO 63108. c/o Russell Makofsky 806-742-7742
314-361-CHESS for each month remaining on their regular
234 Thompson Street [email protected], www.SPICE.ttu.edu
[email protected] New York, NY 10012 affiliation, or $20 for each month remaining
www.stlouischessclub.org 646-707-3587 Village Chess Shop of NYC on their Silver Affiliation. As of August 6,
[email protected] c/o Michael Propper 2007, by paying an annual payment of $500
Continental Chess www.chessnyc.com 230 Thompson Street (instead of $350), Gold Affiliate status may
Association New York, NY 10012 be obtained with no minimum requirement
PO Box 249, Salisbury Mills, North American Chess Association 212-475-9580
NY 12577. 4957 Oakton Street, Suite 113 [email protected] for memberships submitted.
845-496-9658 Skokie, IL 60077 www.chess-shop.com
[email protected] 888.80.Chess, [email protected]
www.chesstour.com www.nachess.org Western PA Youth Chess Club SILVER
Attn: Jerry Meyers
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1301 North Shore Drive c/o J. Houghtaling Jr & Remy Ferrari Pittsburgh, PA 15217 USCF memberships during the current or
San Benito, TX 78586 6005 Forest Blvd, Brownsville, 412-422-1770 previous calendar year, or is the recognized
956-399-9724 TX 78526, 956-459-2421 [email protected]
[email protected] www.youthchess.net State Affiliate, is eligible to become a Silver
[email protected]
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
SILVER AFFILIATES address, or website. Silver Affiliation costs
$150 per year, and existing affiliates may
Chess Center of New York (NY) Marshall Chess Club (NY) Oklahoma Chess Foundation subtract $3 for each month remaining on
www.chesscenter.cc www.marshallchessclub.org www.OKchess.org
their regular affiliation. As of August 6, 2007,
Indiana State Chess Association Michigan Chess Association Orange Crush Chess Club (IN) by paying an annual payment of $250.00
www.indianachess.org www.michess.org [email protected]
(instead of $150), Silver Affiliate status may
Long Island Chess Nuts (NY) Oak View Chess Club (CA) Sparta Chess Club (NJ) be obtained with no minimum requirement for
516-739-3907 714-848-4377 www.spartachessclub.org
memberships submitted.

& U600 (K-12). Awards: Top five each section, medals all others. EF: $25 by $15.00. OSA. $$b/18: $100.00-50.00-25.00. U1800 1st, $30.00, 2nd $20.00. Rds.: http://mysite.verizon.net/vze12d59q.
11/8, $30 after. $5 discount to siblings and team members when registering 9:30-1:00-3:45-7:00 (earlier if agreed upon). ALL: Reg.: 8:00 to 9:00 am.
together. Reg.: 12:00-12:30 pm. Rds.: 1 at 1:00 pm, rest ASAP. Online Ent/Info: ENT: Bill Broich, 7149 Wilshire Blvd., Windsor Heights, IA 50324 515-205-
Dec. 17-19 or 18-19, Atlantic City International (NJ)
See Grand Prix.
www.rknights.org, David Heiser 773-844-0701. Mail-in Reg: Renaissance 8062 [email protected]. NS. NC. W.
Knights, PO Box 1074, Northbrook, IL 60065. Jan. 7-9, 8-9, Chesapeake Open
Nov. 20, McHenry Area Chess Quad Tournament Kansas See Grand Prix.
3 rounds, G/80. Holiday Inn Hotel, 495 Airport Road, Elgin, IL 60123. (Inter-
section of I-90 & Rt. 31). EF: $20 (cash or check only). Cash prizes of $40 for
Nov. 27, Kansas City Thanksgiving Open
The Kansas City Chess Club, South, Mathnasium 15253 W. 135th St., Olathe,
Massachusetts
first and $20 for second in each Quad. Registration begins at 8:30 A.M. First KS 66062. 4SS, G/60. Sat. 1/3/5/7PM. EF: $20, KC Club Members $15. Pos- Nov. 20-21, 7th annual New England Scholastic Championships (CT)
round starts at 9:30, and this single day event ends by 6:30. For more infor- sible Sections: Open/U1500. Ent: Kenneth Fee, 1537 Baker St., Liberty, MO See Connecticut.
mation see: www.mchenryareachess.org, or call Bob at 815-519-3323. 64068. Questions: 816-399-3703. Req. Memb: USCF & KC Chess Association. Nov. 28, Harry Nelson Pillsbury Memorial
Dec. 11, JJC Chess Club December Quad Sold onsite. Register online at www.kansascitychessclub.com. See Grand Prix.
3 rounds, G/70. Joliet Jr. College, Bldg. J, Room 0006, 1215 Houbolt Ave., Joliet,
Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, George Sturgis Memorial
Il 60431 (exit 127 from I-80). EF: $20 by 12/08 $25 at site. (Please Note: Due Maine 5SS, G/110, T/D5. Wachusett CC, McKay Campus School, Room C159, Fitch-
to the longer time control, no Scholastic players 12 or younger are allowed entry
Dec. 4-5, 1st Presque Isle-Houlton Open burg State University, 67 Rindge Rd., Fitchburg, MA 01420. EF: $1 per game
unless they are USCF rated 1,000 or higher, no exceptions please) Cash Prize:
4SS, G/120. Rds.: Sat. 9, 2, Sun. 9, 2. Turner Memorial Library, 39 2nd St. P.I. played; free to Wachusett CC members. Reg.: 7-7:10 p.m. Rds.: 7:15 p.m. Byes:
$45 for 1st-$20 for 2nd per quad (based on 4 per quad), Reg.: 9:00-9:50am.
on Sat. and 102 Court St., Houlton (art studio) Houlton on Sunday. EF: $15. Prizes 1-4, limit two. Prizes: chess books, back issues of Chess Life, Chess Horizons.
Rds.: 10:00-1:30-4:00. Info: Checks payable to Dennis R. Doyle, c/o JJC Chess
based on 10 entries, 50:25:15:10. 1/2 point byes any roundplay both days Info: George Mirijanian, 176 Oak Hill Road, Fitchburg, MA 01420, miril-
Club, 536 Springwood Dr., Joliet IL 60431. No phone or cr. card entries, cash
or just Sat or Sun. ENT: Roger Morin, 102 Court St., Houlton, ME 207-521-0435. [email protected], 978-345-5011, Website: www.wachusettchess.org, Dec. 1
only payment on day of tournament: e-mail questions to [email protected].
[email protected]. Chess Magnet School JGP. online ratings will be in effect. W. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Dec. 12, 60th Knights Quest Dec. 11, 1st St. Nick Amateur
Dec. 17-19 or 18-19, Atlantic City International (NJ)
4SS, Game/30. Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel, 933 Skokie Blvd.,
See Grand Prix. 4SS, G/60. Holyoke Library, 335 Maple St., 01040. Reg.: 8:30-9:30. Rds.: 10,
Northbrook, IL. Presented by Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation. USCF
12:30, 2:45 & 5. Sectioned at Class borders, all having a minimum of 8 play-
Rated Sections: Open (K-12 Adults), U1400 (K-12 & Adults), U1000 (K-12) &
U600 (K-12). Awards:Top five each section, medals all others. EF: $25 by 12/6, Maryland ers. $$450 b/30. 1st A $100, 1st B $90, 1st C $80, 1st D $70, 1st U-1200 $60,
1st Un-Rated $50. EF: $22, Unrateds FREE, by 12/6. All at site entries $5 more.
$30 after. $5 discount to siblings and team members when registering together. Nov. 20, 2010 Mid-Atlantic Girls Chess Championships Unrateds can only win Un-Rated prize. Ent: Ed Kostreba, P.O Box 1372, Ware,
Reg.: 12:00-12:30 pm. Rds.: 1 at 1:00 pm, rest ASAP. Online Ent/Info: Roland Park Country School; 5204 Roland Ave., Baltimore, MD 21210. Come out MA 01082, 413-967-3242, www.wmass-chess.us, NS, NC.
www.rknights.org, David Heiser 773-844-0701. Mail-in Reg: Renaissance and play in an all-girl environment. Open to K-12 girls from all states and DC.
Knights, PO Box 1074, Northbrook, IL 60065. In 3 sections: Championship (Open): 4-SS, G/65; Reserve (U800): 4-SS, G/45; Dec. 17-19 or 18-19, Atlantic City International (NJ)
Novice (U400): 5-SS, G/30. Number of rounds and time control may change See Grand Prix.
Dec. 18, Mayor Daleys Holiday Chess Championship
Sponsored by Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation. 100 + Trophies & based on number of players. Prizes:Trophies to top 10 players and top 3 schools Mar. 4-6 or 5-6, 20th annual Eastern Class Championships
Awards. 4/SS, Game/30; McCormick Place, 2301 S. Martin Luther King Drive, in Championship and Reserve; to top 15 players and top 5 schools in Novice. See Grand Prix.
Chicago, IL. Come play chess at Mayor Daleys Holiday Sports Festival, Amer- Check-in: 9:00-9:50 AM. Rds.: Round 1 start: Championship at 9:30, Reserve
icas largest indoor play ground with over one million square feet of fun. This at 9:45, Novice at 10:00. Subsequent rounds to follow ASAP. EF: $20 by 11/14, Michigan
is a great tournament for both beginners & experienced players. USCF Rated $25 by 11/18, $30 at door. Ent: Online registration at http:// MidAtlantic-
Girls2010.eventbrite.com. Mail registration: $20 if received by 11/15; contact Nov. 26-28 or 27-28, 2010 Motor City Open
Championship Sections: Primary (K-2), Elementary (K-5), Middle (K-8), Open See Grand Prix.
(High School, Collegiate & Adults), Non Rated Reserve Sections: Primary (K- Chris Kim for address. USCF membership required - may be purchased at site,
or online in advance at www.USChess.org. Sets and boards provided; please
2), Elementary (K-5), Middle (K-8), Open (High School, Collegiate & Adults).
Awards:Top 10 individuals each section, Top 2 teams each section (Open: top bring chess clock. Food available for purchase. Info: Chris Kim, cysk@attglobal. Missouri
HS & Collegiate). EF: $14 per player before 11-15; $17 before 12-1, $21 after, net, 410-794-6312. Chess Magnet School JGP. Friday Action Quads - Every Friday Night (QC)
onsite $30 (cash only w/ 1st round bye). Rds.: 10 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM & Nov. 21, Silver Knights Chess K-8 Team Tournament (VA) 3RR, G/29 Quick Rated. Chess Club & Scholastic Center, 4657 Maryland Ave.,
3:00 PM. Online Ent/Info: www.rknights.org, David Heiser 773-844-0701. G/30. Our Lady of Good Counsel School, 8601 Wolftrap Road, Vienna, VA Saint Louis, MO 63108. EF: $10. Prize fund $36 first in each quad. Club mem-
Mail-in Reg: Renaissance Knights, PO Box 1074, Northbrook, IL 60065. HR: 22182. Two Sections: K-8 Rated, K-3 Unrated. EF: $80 per four-player team bership reqd. available from $1. Reg.: 6:30 - 6:45. Rounds begin at 7. Site entries
Special discounted at Hyatt Regency McCormick Place (312) 567-1234; men- online by 11/17; $92 per team by noon 11/19; $100 on site from 12:00-12:30. only. Info: 314-361-CHESS www.saintlouischessclub.org. NS, NC, W.
tion Mayors Office of Special Events. Park: discounted at McCormick Place lot Rds.: 1-2-3-4. Trophies to top teams in each section. Teams must consist of 4 Nov. 6, Cape Girardeau Open
A. players from the same school. See www.silverknightschess.com for complete 4SS, G/75. Victorian Inn, 3253 William Street, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701; I-
Mar. 18-20 or 19-20, 15th annual Mid-America Open (MO) rules and to register. 55, exit 96. Prizes: $500 b/30: $150 1st, $100 2nd, $75 each U1800, U1500,
See Grand Prix. Nov. 26-28 or 27-28, 41st annual National Chess Congress (PA) U1200, Upset prize, $25. Reg.: 9-9:45am. Round times: 10, 1, 3:30, 6:30. EF:
See Grand Prix. $20 recd by 11/1, $25 on site. Site entries cash only. Max 1 half bye; MCA
Indiana Dec. 3, Catonsville Friday Knight Quick #109 (QC)
required, O.S.A., available on site. Entries/Info: Bob Howe 311 E. Walnut, Pacific,
MO 63069: (636) 234.7928 (if 20+ players, winner qualifies for MO Invitational!)
Chess Club Friday Night Blitz (QC) 5SS, G/15. EF: $8, club members $5. Reg.: 7:30pm. Rds.: 8, 8:30, 9, 9:30, 10. (tournament room 2nd floor, stairway accessible only). Chess Magnet School
2302 West Morris St. at the West Morris St. Free Methodist Church. Entrance $$b/24: 1st=$50, 2nd=$25, U1850 $12. Bloomsbury Community Center, 106 JGP.
is in the back, down the stairs by the office. When: Starts Every Friday except Bloomsbury Ave., Catonsville, MD 21228. Info: Joe Summers 410-788-1009,
the Fri before the second Sat doors open at 6:00 P.M. tournament starts at 6:30 [email protected]. Website: http://mysite.verizon.net/vze12d59q/. Nov. 26-28 or 27-28, Thanksgiving Open
P.M. Type: 3 Rounds, Game/5, Round Robin Quad, U.S.C.F. Rated. EF: $7.00 if See Grand Prix.
Dec. 4, Catonsville Saturday Tornado
received one week before tournament starting date, $8.00 at the door. Prizes: Nov. 27, Kansas City Thanksgiving Open (KS)
4SS, G/60. EF: $20, club members $17, under 18 $15. Rds.: 10:00-12:45-3:00-
Based on 4 full Pd. entries per quad, First in each quad: $20.00, Second in each The Kansas City Chess Club, South, Mathnasium 15253 W. 135th St., Olathe,
5:15. Reg.: 9:15am to 9:55. Bloomsbury Community Center, Room 118, 106
quad: chess merchandise. Send advance entries to: Donald Urquhart, 501 KS 66062. 4SS, G/60. Sat. 1/3/5/7PM. EF: $20, KC Club Members $15. Pos-
Bloomsbury Ave., Catonsville, MD 21228. Open $$b/24: $100-$60-$42, U1850
N. East St. #802, Indianapolis, IN 46204-1629. For more info: call Don at (317) sible Sections: Open/U1500. Ent: Kenneth Fee, 1537 Baker St., Liberty, MO
$40, U1550 $40, more per entries. Bye: 1-3. Info: [email protected]. Web-
634-6259 or e-mail [email protected]. 64068. Questions: 816-399-3703. Req. Memb: USCF & KC Chess Association.
site: http://mysite.verizon.net/vze12d59q. Info: Joe Summers PH: 410-788-
Every SECOND Sat. of the Month. OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT 1009. Sold onsite. Register online at www.kansascitychessclub.com.
5 Round, G/61, U.S.C.F. rated. 2302 West Morris St. at the West Morris St. Free Dec. 1, 8, 15, Knights Championship
Dec. 4, Winter Blast (VA)
Methodist Church in the Ellis Hall Room. Entrance in back, down stairs, by office. (invitational event) 3/SS, G/90. Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint
4SS, G/30. Virginia Run Elementary School, 15450 Martins Hundred Dr., Cen-
Late Ent. 8-9am, Rd 1, 9:30am. Prizes: $465.00 b/o 20 full pd. Ent. 1st $150; Louis, 4657 Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108. This is an invitational event
treville, VA 20120. Sections: K-6 U/500, K-12 U/900, K-12 Champ. EF: $25 online
2nd $75; Class A, B, C, (D, E, Unr) $60 each. Prizes increased if entries allow. for those that qualified in the previous Knights events. No entry fees.
by Wed; $35 on-site 12:00-12:30. Rds.: 1:00, then ASAP. Prizes: trophies to top
EF: $25 if recd one week before tournament date, $30 at door, $5.00 discount Winner of the Knights Championship will receive a plaque to take home com-
individuals & schools. Free game analysis by NM. See www.silverknights
for your birthday month, $5.00 discount for any state associaton (except memorating their accomplishment. Winner qualifies for 2011 Club Championship.
chess.com to register.
ISCA), FIDE Titled Players Free. + Free Snack Bar Adv. ENT: Donald Urquhart, Winner will also get a year family membership to the club. Every contestant
501 N. East St. # 802, Indianapolis, IN 46204-1629. Info: call Don at 317-634- Dec. 17, Catonsville Blitz Championship (QC) will receive club gear for successful participation! Rounds (one per week)
6259 or e-mail [email protected]. Note: there must be at least 3 entries in 6SS, G/10. EF: $15, club members $12. Rds.: 8:00, 8:25, 8:50, 9:15, 9:40, 10:05. 6:30pm 12/1, 12/8, 12/15. Check in with TD by 6:15 to be paired each
a class for that class prize to be awarded. If two adjoining class prizes are Bye: 1-4 Max 2. Reg.: 7:15pm. $$b/24: $100-$50-$30, U1850 $25, U1550 $25. week/round. MCA memb. reqd from $5 OSA. Info: 314-361-CHESS.
vacant, a combo prize will be awarded. Chess Magnet School JGP. Bloomsbury Community Center, 106 Bloomsbury Ave., Catonsville, MD 21228. [email protected].
Info: Joe Summers 410-788-1009. [email protected]. Website:
FREE ENTRY: Quad Quick Chess Tournament (QC) Fri. before the sec- Dec. 17, End of the Year Bash
ond Sat. of the Month
G/15, U.S.C.F. rated. Located at 2302 West Morris St. at the West Morris St.
Free Methodist Church in the Ellis Hall Room. Entrance in back, down stairs,
by office. Late Ent. 6-6:25pm. Rd 1, 6:30pm. Prizes: First in each quad gets
choice of 50% off entry fee for Sat. Monthly a $15.00 value certificate, or chess
merchandise. A cash buyback option is available on the certificate, call for details.
Second gets the prize not chosen by First EF: Free if played in a Orange Crush
pay event in last two months otherwise $2.00 Adv. ENT: Donald Urquhart,
501 N. East St. # 802, Indianapolis, IN 46204-1629. Info: call Don at 317-634-
6259 or e-mail [email protected]. A ORANGE CRUSH EVENT.
Mar. 18-20 or 19-20, 15th annual Mid-America Open (MO)
See Grand Prix.
Iowa
Nov. 20, 2010 Des Moines Fall Classic-IASCA Mini Qualifier
Des Moines Botanical Center, 909 Ray D. Ray Dr., Des Moines, IA 50316. 3 Sec-
tions (1) RBO (2) Reserve (3) Open. In 3 Sections, RBO: 5SS, G/30T/D 5, Open
to 1199 & under. EF: $10.00 if received by November 18th, $15.00 at site. Prizes:
Trophies: Unrated, U1200, U1000, U800, U600, U400, U200. Rds.: 9:30-10:45-
12:30-1:45-3:00. Reserve: 4SS, G/75 T/D 5, Open to 1599 & under. EF: $20.00
if received by November 18th, $30.00 at site. Memb. Reqd: $15.00. OSA.
$$b/18: $40.00-20.00-10.00. U1400 1st $20.00, 2nd $10. Rds.: 9:30-1:00-
3:45-7:00 (earlier if agreed upon). Open-IASCA Mini-Qualifier: 4SS, G/75T/D
5, EF: $30.00 if received by November 18th, $40.00 at site. Memb. Reqd:

Tournament Life
4SS, G/75. Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, 4657 Maryland son. See website for event history, standings, and format. Yearly membership noise)
Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108. Free entries for GMs and IMs, deducted from earn- required. Membership includes year round discounts on products, services, and Holiday Inn, 195 Davidson Ave., Somerset, NJ. Exit #10 off I-287, Easton Ave.
ings. GMs and IMs are not counted toward the based on prize fund total. EF: tournaments. USCF membership required. See www.deanofchess.com for K-8 Swiss: 5SS, G/30, 4 Sec. K-8, U1500, U1200, U900, U600. $100-50 b/10,
$30, $25 for annual members of the club if registered by 12/16. MCA Mem- more details. Trophies top 5, Awards to all. If below 5 entries in section it becomes a quad
bership Reqd from $5. OSA. 3 Sections: Open, U1700, U1300. PF:(b/40) or merges. EF: $29 by mail or online (entryfeesrus.com), $35 cash at Site. High-
Dean of Chess Academy Thursday League
$950: Open: $300-$100. U1700: $225-$75. U1300: $200-$50. Winner of Open est lifetime rating is used. New players age 12 get free USCF dues. All regular
Dean of Chess Academy, 334 Route 31 North, Flemington, NJ 08822. (908) 595-
Section qualifies for 2011 Club Championship. Reg.: 9-9:45. Rds: 10, 12:45, 3:30, players get free USCF dues. (see entryfeesrus.com for details). Adult Quads:
0066. Minutes from the Flemington train station. EveryThursday at 7:30pm come
6:15. One 1/2 point bye if declared before round 1. Hotel: Water Tower Inn at G/60, EF: $20 cash at site, G$$: $50 to $80. Details on website. Reg. to
play one rated game at G/60 30 increment. Consecutive attendance not
314-977-7500 ask for the chess rate of $70/night. Ent: 4657 Maryland Ave., 10:45am, starts at 11am. Then ASAP with lunch break.
required. Prizes awarded at the end of each season. See website for event his-
Saint Louis, MO 63108, or online at saintlouischessclub.org. Info: 314-361-
CHESS, [email protected]. Chess Magnet School JGP.
tory, standings, and format. Yearly membership required. Membership includes Nov. 14, Every Sunday Chess Mates G/45 Open
year round discounts on products, services, and tournaments. USCF member- 5-SS, Rds.: 10:30, 12:15, 2:00, 3:45, 5:30 p.m. Chess Mates Corporation,
Mar. 18-20 or 19-20, 15th annual Mid-America Open ship required. See www.deanofchess.com for more details. 1531 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. A block away from Rahway Train Station.
See Grand Prix. Limit ed to first 50 entries. EF: $40, member s $30. GM Free, $30 deducted
Dean of Chess Academy Wednesday League
from prize. Prize Fund: 70% of EF. Prizes: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U2200, U2000 Top
Nevada Dean of Chess Academy, 3150 Route 22 West, Branchburg, NJ 08876. (908) 595-
0066. Every Wednesday at 7:30pm come play one rated game at G/60 30 U2200. Limit 2 byes, commit by 11:30. Re-entry $15, counts half (no re-entry
Dec. 26-29 or 27-29, 20th annual North American Open increment. Consecutive attendance not required. Prizes awarded at the end after 2nd round). (732)499-0118, www.chessmatesnj.com/.
See Grand Prix. of each season. See website for event history, standings, and format. Yearly Nov. 14, Greater Philadelphia Elementary Championships (PA)
membership required. Membership includes year round discounts on products, Radnor Middle School, 150 Louella Ave., Wayne, PA 19087. Sections: K-1, K-
Dec. 28, North American Open Fischer Random Quad (Not USCF
rated) services, and tournaments. USCF membership required. See www. 3, K-6; see website for unrated sections.Time Control: 5SS, G/30. EF: $30 online
See Fischer Random Events category. deanofchess.com for more details. by 11/10; $35 by noon 11/12; $40 on-site from 8:45-9:15. Rds.: 10-11:15-12:40-
Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Every Monday G/5 Blitz and Chess Lessons* 1:50-3:00. Prizes: trophies to top individuals & schools; all players receive a
Dec. 29, North American Blitz (QC) participation trophy or T-shirt. Free game analysis by NM Peter Minear. See
See Grand Prix.
(QC)
9-SS, 8 pm 10:15 p.m. Chess Mates Corp., 1531 Irving St., Rahway, NJ www.silverknightschess.com to register.
Jan. 14-17 or 15-17, 2nd annual Golden State Open (CA-N) 07065. (732) 499-0118. EF: $20, members $15. GM Free, $15 deducted from Nov. 14, Westfield Swiss #66 (QC)
See Grand Prix.. prize. Prizes: 80% of the Entry Fees, 1st, 2nd and category prize(s) depend- Westfield Y, 220 Clark Street, Westfield, NJ. 5SS, G/15 (QC). $425 Guaranteed
ing on participants ratings. No re-entry or bye. *Before the blitz tournament, $125, $60 under 2101, under 1851, under 1601, under 1351 $60 each. EF: $35,
New Hampshire GM Yudasin or a substitute high rated instructor Chess Lesson, 6:30 pm $25 members. Reg.: 2-2:30 p.m. Rds.: 2:45-3:25-4:05-4:45-5:30 p.m. Info:Todd
Dec. 17-19 or 18-19, Atlantic City International (NJ) 8 pm. Members: FREE, Non-members: $15. www.chessmatesnj.com/. Lunna 732-526-7163, [email protected], www.westfieldchessclub.com.
See Grand Prix. Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Every Tuesday U1600 Swiss Nov. 17, Dean of Chess Academy Wednesday Kids Quads
4-SS. Rds.: 7, 8:10, 9:20, 10:30 p.m. Chess Mates Corporation, 1531 Irving St., 3SS, G/30. Dean of Chess Academy, 334 Route 31 North, Flemington, NJ
New Jersey Rahway, NJ 07065. EF: $25, members $20. Prize Fund 70% of EF. Prizes 1st, 08822. (908) 595-0066. Minutes from the Flemington train station. Trophies to
Geller Quads - First Friday Every Month! 2nd, 3rd, U1400 (732)499-0118, www.chessmatesnj.com/. top player in each quad. EF: $25 ($15 member). Reg.: 6:45-7:00pm. Rds.: 7:00
New Jersey Childrens Chess School, 862 DeGraw Ave., Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24, Every Wednesday U2000 Swiss & ASAP. See www.deanofchess.com for more details.
Forest Hill (Newark), NJ 07104. Open to K-8. 3-RR, 4-SS. Rds.: 7, 8:10, 9:20, 10:30 p.m. Chess Mates Corporation, 1531 Irving St., Nov. 18, 3rd Thursday Quads
G/30. Reg.: 6:30PM. Rds.: 7-8-8:50PM. Chess classes Rahway, NJ 07065. EF: $25, members $20. Prize Fund 70% of EF. Prizes 1st, 3 RR, G/30 t/d5. Quads grouped by rating. All the Kings Men Chess & Games
meet every Friday 6:30-9PM. Chess camp Geller Kids 2nd, 3rd, U1800 (732)499-0118, www.chessmatesnj.com/. Center (Just 20 mins. from Center City Philadelphia), 62 S. Broadway, Pitman,
meets July & August, day & overnight. Website: NJ. 856-582-8222. Prizes: $25 1st per quad. Unr. cannot win more than $10.
Nov. 4, 11, 18, Every Thursday G/5 Blitz and Chess Lessons* (QC)
www.kidschesscamp.com. Email: chesscamp1@hotmail. EF: $12, members $10. Players with less than 4 rated games $7, members $5.
9-SS, 8 pm 10:15 p.m. Chess Mates Corporation, 1531 Irving St., Rahway, NJ
com. Phone: 973-483-7927. Reg.: 6-6:45 pm. Rds.: 7-8-9 pm. Info: [email protected]. All:
07065. (732) 499-0118. Limited to first 50 entries. EF: $20, members $15.
Bergen Chess Mates (Formerly Dumont Chess Mates) GM Free, $15 deducted from prize. Prizes: 80% of the Entry Fees, 1st, 2nd and Visa/MC/Disc OK w/$1surcharge. Bring a clock!
Sundays 1-6 and Monday Nights 7-11:30. Ridgewood United Methodist Church, and category prize(s) depending on participants ratings. No re-entry or bye. Nov. 18, Dean of Chess Academy G/30
100 Dayton Street, Ridgewood, NJ. USCF rated tournaments, free lessons Entering 10 min. before game, $5 Extra. *Before the blitz tournament, GM See Grand Prix.
(adult and scholastic) with expert and master rated players. Simuls, lectures, Yudasin or a substitute high rated instructor Chess Lesson, 6:30 pm 8 pm.
club rental library. Yearly membership fee of $10 for adults and $8 seniors, mem- Members: FREE, Non-members: $15. www.chessmatesnj.com/. Nov.18, Dean of Chess Academy Thursday Kids Quads
bership free to scholastic players. Cash prizes and trophies. For more 3SS, G/30. Dean of Chess Academy, 3150 Route 22 West, Branchburg, NJ 08876.
Nov. 6, 13, 20, 27, Every Saturday G/60 Quads (908) 595-0066. Trophies to top player in each quad. EF: $25 ($15 member).
information and calendar of events visit the club website at
Reg.: 1 - 1:30 p.m. 3-RR. Rds.: 1:30, 3:40, 6 p.m. Chess Mates Corporation, 1531 Reg.: 6:45-7:00pm. Rds.: 7:00 & ASAP. See www.deanofchess.com for more
www.bergenchessmates.com or contact Lawrence Constance at 201-568-
Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. EF: $25, members $20. Prizes Per Quad: 1st- details.
1506 or [email protected]. Casual play does not require membership.
$50, 2nd - $20. (732) 499-0118, www.chessmatesnj.com.
Dean of Chess Academy Friday League Nov. 20, Central Jersey Chess Tournament
Nov. 6, 13, 20, 27, Every Saturday Scholastic G/30 Quads 4SS, G/30. Every 2nd Sunday of the month! Hyatt Place Princeton, 3565 US High-
Dean of Chess Academy, 3150 Route 22 West, Branchburg, NJ 08876. (908) 595-
Reg.: 9 - 9:30 a.m. 3-RR. Rds.: 9:30, 10:40 a.m., 12 noon. Chess Mates Cor- way, Princeton, NJ 08540, www.Princeton.Place.Hyatt.com. Nice cafe/lounge
0066. Every Friday at 7:30pm come play one rated game at G/60 30 increment.
poration, 1531 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. EF: $15, members $10. Prizes at hotel, next door to Princeton Marketfair (Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, etc).
Consecutive attendance not required. Prizes awarded at the end of each sea-
Per Quad: 1st place - trophy & free entry to a future scholastic tourney. (732) 5 Sections: 3 Rated, 2 Unrated. All: Game in 30 minutes, everyone plays 4
499-0118, www.chessmatesnj.com. rounds, no eliminations. Unrated Sections: K-1, Novice (2nd-8th grade).
Nov. 7, Every Sunday Chess Mates G/45 Open Rated Sections (all K-8): Experienced (<600), Reserve (600-900),
See Grand Prix. Open: (>900). Trophies: 1st - 3rd in each section, medals to all. Pre-reg.
at NJChess.com, pay $30 (cash or check) on-site by 12:10.Those who pre-reg-
USCF Membership Rates Nov. 13, $uper $aturday $wiss K-8 and Adult/HS Quads (some ister after 11/12 or on site: pay $40 (cash or check) by 12:10. Round 1 starts
promptly at 1 pm, next rounds start ASAP. Separate Section Awards cere-
Premium (P) and Regular (R) mony around 3:30 - 4:30. Refreshments, USCF membs, Chess merchandise
(U.S., CANADA, MEXICO) available on-site. Send questions to: Grant Oen, Jairo Moreira: NewJersey-
[email protected].
Type
Adult P
1 yr
$49
2yr
$85
3yr
$120
DROPPING OUT? Nov. 20, 2010 Mid-Atlantic Girls Chess Championships (MD)
See Maryland.
Adult P ** $42 $78 $113 Have to miss a round? Nov. 20, Dean of Chess Academy Sunday Swiss
See Grand Prix.
Adult R $41 $59 $81
Nov. 20, Greater Philadelphia Middle School/High School Champi-
Adult R ** $34 $52 $74 It is very important that you onships (PA)
Senior (65+) ** $36 $65 $93 Horsham Community Center, 1025 Horsham Road, Horsham, PA 19044. Sec-
Young Adult P (U25)* $32 $59 $85
NOTIFY THE DIRECTOR tions: K-12, K-8, K-12 U/1000.Time Control: 4SS, G/60. EF: $30 online by 11/17;
$35 by noon 11/19; $40 on-site from 9:00-9:30. Rds.: 10-12:15-2:15-4:15.
Youth P (U16)* $27 $49 $70 before pairings are made, so no one Prizes: trophies to top individuals & schools. Free game analysis by NM Adam
is deprived of a game! If you forfeit Weissbarth. Winner of K-12 is seeded into Greater Philadelphia Junior Invi-
Scholastic P (U13)* $23 $42 $60 tational. See www.silverknightschess.com to register.
Young Adult R (U25)* $24 $43 $61 without notice, you may be FINED up
Nov. 20, Hamilton Chess Club Quads
Youth R (U16)* $20 $36 $51 to the amount of the entry fee! 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.: 9-
Scholastic R (U13)* $16 $28 $39 10:30/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.
Premium membership provides a printed copy
of Chess Life (monthly) or Chess Life for Kids Nov. 20, Kings Chess Club Quads
Rating supplements will be updated Morning quads and afternoon quads. G/30, K-12. Bethlehem Church, 758
(bimonthly) plus all other benefits of regular EACH MONTH on the USCF website, and Route 10, Randolph, NJ 07869. EF: None. Reg.: 9-9:20 am., 1st rd. 9:40. Arrive
membership. Regular membership provides each monthly rating supplement will be by noon to reg. only for afternoon quads. Medal to each quad winner. Info: Beth-
online-only access to Chess Life and Chess used for all tournaments beginning in lehem Church 973-366-3434 or Bob McAdams 973-694-3988, rwm@
Life for Kids; TLA Bulletin will be mailed to that month, unless otherwise announced fambright.com.
adults bimonthly and to scholastic members in Chess Life. The USCF website at Nov. 21, Dean of Chess Academy G/30
www.uschess.org also frequently lists See Grand Prix.
three times per year. Youth provides bimonthly unofficial ratings.The purpose of unoffi-
Chess Life, Scholastic bimonthly Chess Life for cial ratings is to inform you of your Nov. 21, Every Sunday Chess Mates G/45 Open
Kids, others listed above monthly Chess Life. progress; however, most tournaments do See Grand Prix.
See www.us chess.org for other membership not use them for pairing or prize pur- A State Championship Event!
categories. Dues are not refundable and may poses. If you would otherwise be unrated, Nov. 21, New Jersey K-12 Grade Championship
be changed without notice. organizers may use your unofficial rat- 5SS, G/30. Brookdale College, 765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, NJ 07738.
ing at their discretion, even without Student Life Center, use Parking Lot #7 or #6; 4 miles from Garden State Park-
*Ages at expiration **Purchased online only advance publicity of such a policy. way exit 109. 13 Sections: Play only in your grade! MORE TROPHIES!!!
Grades K-6; Trophies to top 15 individuals, top 5 teams - top 3 from each

school/grade; 50% of players receive trophy or medal! Grades 7-12: Trophies

to top 10 individuals, top 5 teams; Rds.: 10am and ASAP. EF: $35 by 11/13, $55
New Mexico See Grand Prix.
Nov. 18, 4 Rated Games Tonight!
at site. USCF mem reqd. Reg.: 8-9:00am. After 9:00am 1/2 pt bye rd 1. Info: A Heritage Event! 4-SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Club, 23 W 10th St., bet 5-6 Ave., NYC:
732 259-3881, [email protected]. Ent: Please make checks Jan. 8 & 9, 28th Annual Memorial/Senior Championship 212-477-3716. May be limited to 1st 36 entries. EF $30, Club membs $20,
payable to NJSCF and send to NJSCF, PO Box 1511, Jackson, NJ 08527. Entries Open to all ages. 4/SS, G/2. Rio Rancho Meadowlark Sr. Center, 4330 Mead-
specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100-
must include name, grade school, date of birth, USCF ID # & expiration, mail- owlark Ln. SE, Rio Rancho, NM. W. Co-sponsored by the Meadowlark Chess
50, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Limit 2 byes (1 bye if U2000), commit by
ing address, phone number & entry fee, please include email address. The 1st Group and the New Mexico Chess Organization. $$: 1000 b/80. Sections: Open,
8:15. Re-entry $15, counts half. Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Rds.: 7-8:15-
Place player and team from NJ in each grade will be recognized as the NJ Cham- EF: $30. Reserve U1700, EF: $25. Booster U1300, EF: $20. Special prize to best
9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impossible! $5 extra if entering under
pion for that grade! Chess sets and boards will be provided! Please bring a U1100. Unrated only eligiable for 50% of prize except in Open. Rds.: 9-2, 9-2.
10 min. before game.
chess clock! Reg.: Sat. 8-8:30. $10 late fee if entry not received by 1/06. $5 Family dis-
count after one full-price entry. Byes: one 1/2 pt available Rds. 1-3 if reqd before Nov. 20, 2010 Mid-Atlantic Girls Chess Championships (MD)
Nov. 21, Westfield Quads See Maryland.
Rd. 1. ENT: checks payable to NMCO, P.O. Box 4215, Albuquerque, NM 87196.
3RR, G/45. Westfield Y, 220 Clark Street, Westfield, NJ. Prizes $50 to first in
Recommended Motel: Super8 (505)-896-8888 ask for chess rate. Entry form Nov. 20, Marshall Saturday U1800
each section. EF: $20, $15 members. Reg.: 1:30-2:15 p.m. Rds.: 2:30- 4:20-
w/directions, & Map: Website nmchess.org. Chess Magnet School JGP. 4SS, G45. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. ($300 b/20) $120-
6:10 p.m. Info: Todd Lunna 732-526-7163, [email protected], www.
westfieldchessclub.com. Feb. 25-27, Southern Rocky Fide Open 70-50, U1500 $60. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 12:15-12:45AM. Rds.:
See Grand Prix. 1-2:45-4:30-6:15. Note: Only one bye available, request at entry.
Nov. 22, Dean of Chess Academy G/10 (QC)
See Grand Prix. Nov. 20-21, 7th annual New England Scholastic Championships (CT)
Nov. 24, Dean of Chess Academy Wednesday Kids Quads
New York See Connecticut.
3SS, G/30. Dean of Chess Academy, 334 Route 31 North, Flemington, NJ Nov. 13, Jenifer Woods Memorial Nov. 20-21 or 21, Marshall November Grand Prix
08822. (908) 595-0066. Minutes from the Flemington train station. Trophies to See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix.
top player in each quad. EF: $25 ($15 member). Reg.: 6:45-7:00pm. Rds.: 7:00 Nov. 21, Binghamton Monthly Tourney
Nov. 13, Utica Four Seasons Fall
& ASAP. See www.deanofchess.com for more details. FREE USCF ONLINE MEMBERSHIP ($34 VALUE, call for details) WITH
4SS Rds.: 1&2 G/60, Rds.: 3&4 G/90. MVCC IT Building (Exit 31 I90, South on
Nov. 26, National Chess Congress Under 13 Novice (PA) E. Genesee, Left Pleasant St (Memorial Pkwy), L on Sherman). EF: $30. Prizes ENTRY FEE. 4 ROUND SS, GAME/60. Reg.: 8:45 AM to 9:00 AM. ENTRY: $30
See Pennsylvania. b/20: $200, 125, Class 100. Reg.: 8:30-9:15. Rds.: 9:30, 12:00, 2:15, 5:30. Ent: Cash only on site. Please register in advance if possible. (Checks payable to
Joe Ball (315) 436-9008. Chess Magnet School JGP. Cordiscos Corner Store.) Rounds: 9:15, 11:45, 2:15, 4:30. Prizes: b/20. Open
Nov. 26-28 or 27-28, 41st annual National Chess Congress (PA) Section. 1st- $175, 2nd - $95, 3rd- $50.Trophies 1st - 3rd. Under 1700. 1st- $80,
See Grand Prix. Nov. 16, Marshall Masters (Formerly the St. Johns Masters)
2nd- $40. Trophies 1st - 4th. Please bring clocks. Cordiscos Chess Center. 308
Nov. 28, Every Sunday Chess Mates G/45 Open
5-SS, Rds.: 10:30, 12:15, 2:00, 3:45, 5:30 p.m. Chess Mates Corporation,
1531 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. A block away from Rahway Train Station.
Limit ed to first 50 entries. EF: $40, member s $30. GM Free, $30 deducted
from prize. Prize Fund: 70% of EF. Prizes: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U2200, U2000 Top
U2200. Limit 2 byes, commit by 11:30. Re-entry $15, counts half (no re-entry
after 2nd round). (732)499-0118, www.chessmatesnj.com/.
Nov. 28, Westfield Quads
westfieldchessclub.com.
Nov. 30, Dean of Chess Academy G/10 (QC)
See Grand Prix.
Dec. 4, 1st Saturday Scholastic (K-8)
4 RR, G/45 t/d5. 1st round 11 AM. All the Kings Men Chess & Games Center
(Just 20 mins. from Center City Philadelphia), 62 S. Broadway, Pitman, NJ, 856-
582-8222. 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.
Dec. 4, The Greater Princeton Championship
Princeton Day School, 650 The Great Road. Trophies to top 3 school teams and
top 6 in each section. Souvenir trophies to all players. Four sections for OVER
1000 begin at 10:15 and must preregister: OVER 1600 (K-12), NEAR MAS-
TERS (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 pos-
sible): 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 $40. On-site 11-12 noon $50. Info and register online:
www.pds.org/chess. Inquires to Bonnie Waitzkin [email protected].
Dec. 5, Westfield Quads
westfieldchessclub.com.
Dec. 6, 13, 20, Ho, Ho, Ho Quads
40/90, SD/60 or 40/90, G/30, inc-30 by agreement. Hackettstown Community
Center, 293 Main St. (Rte. 46), Hackettstown, NJ. EF: $8; $25 1st each section.
Reg.: 7 pm 12/6. Rds.: 7:30 pm each Monday. INFO: [email protected].
Dec. 11-12, 2nd Annual Delaware Valley Open Championship (PA)
See Grand Prix.
Dec. 17-19 or 18-19, Atlantic City International
See Grand Prix.
Dec. 26, $uper No-Skip $wiss K-8 and Adult/HS Quads
Holiday Inn, 195 Davidson Ave., Somerset. (Exit #10 off I-287, Easton Ave.)
$uper No-Skip $wiss: K-8, 5SS, G/30, In 3 Sections. U1300, U900, U600.
G$$100(to $200)-50 b/10,Trophies top 5, Awards to all. EF: $29 by mail or online
(entryfeesrus.com), $35 cash at Site. Highest lifetime rating is used in K-8 sec-
tion. Adult/HS No-Skip Quads: G/60, EF: $20 cash at site, G$$: $50 (to $80).
Reg. to 10:45am, Starts at 11am. Then ASAP with lunch break. Special prize
details: Top prize increases by $10 monthly if you played in last event. (Max-
imum, K-8 $200 and Quad $80). Special USCF dues details: Free USCF dues
to beginners under age 12. Free USCF dues to all regular players. (see details
in entryfeesrus.com). Special early EF details: If you scored 3-0 in Decem-
ber anywhere, you play for $10. Kids above 1300 play in quads. Below 5
entries in section becomes a quad or is merges. Info: Ken at 908-763-6468 or
[email protected]. NC, W.
Dec. 26-28 or 27-28, 29th Empire City Open (NY)
See Grand Prix.
Jan. 14-17, 15-17 or 16-17, 43rd annual Liberty Bell Open (PA)
See Grand Prix.
Apr. 20-24, 21-24, 22-24 or 23-24, 2nd annual Philadelphia Open

(PA)
See Grand Prix.

Tournament Life
Chenango St., Binghamton, NY 13901. (607) 772-8782. [email protected]. 2 byes, commit by 11:30. On-site reg. ends 9:30 am. Rds.: 10-11:30-12:45-2 pm. See Grand Prix.
Ent: Chess Center of NY, PO Box 4615, New Windsor, NY 12553. List USCF ID,
Nov. 22-Dec. 20, 23rd Nassau Amateur Dec. 19, Binghamton Monthly Tourney
rating, section, school/grade, DOB.
5SS, 40/80. 1st Presbyterian Church, 1st & Main Sts, Mineola. 2 sections. Ama- FREE USCF ONLINE MEMBERSHIP ($34 VALUE, call for details) WITH
teur: U2000/UR. EF: $33 by 11/20. $$ (435 b/15) 195, U1800, 1600 each 120. Dec. 5, NEW Sunday Sliding Scale Quads! ENTRY FEE. 4 ROUND SS, GAME/60. Reg.: 8:45 AM to 9:00 AM. ENTRY: $30
Booster: U1400/UR. EF: $18 by 11/20. $$ (140 b/10) 80, U1200/UR 60. All: 3-RR, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club, 23 W 10th St., NYC: 212-477- Cash only on site. Please register in advance if possible. (Checks payable to
EF: Non memb $11 more. All $8 more at site. 2 byes 1-5. Reg to 7:15 PM. Rds.: 3716. EF: Master $35, Expert $30, A $25, U1800 $20. $$ (all EFs returned less Cordiscos Corner Store.) Rounds: 9:15, 11:45, 2:15, 4:30. Prizes: b/20. Open
7:15 each Mon. Ent: Harold Stenzel, 80 Amy Dr., Sayville, NY 11782. Chess Mag- $36 per quad). Reg ends 7:20 pm. Rds.: 7:30-8:30-9:30. NO FREE ENTRIES!! Section. 1st- $170, 2nd - $90, 3rd- $40.Trophies 1st - 3rd. Under 1700. 1st- $70,
net School JGP. No phone entry! 2nd- $30. Trophies 1st - 3rd. Please bring clocks. Cordiscos Chess Center. 308
Chenango St., Binghamton, NY 13901. (607) 772-8782. [email protected].
Nov. 26, National Chess Congress Under 13 Novice (PA) Dec. 5, Sunday Under 1400 Action!
See Pennsylvania. 4-SS, G/30. Marshall Chess Club, 23 West 10 St., between 5-6 Ave., NYC: 212- Dec. 21, Marshall Masters (Formerly the St. Johns Masters)
477-3716, for Under 1400 or unrated. EF $30, Club Members $20, specified See Grand Prix.
Nov. 26-28 or 27-28, 41st annual National Chess Congress (PA) Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$200 b/20 paid: $100-60-40, $60
See Grand Prix. Dec. 23, 4 Rated Games Tonight!
limit to unr. Reg. ends 3:45 pm. Rds.: 4-5:15-6:45-8 pm. No advance entries.
4-SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Club, 23 W 10th St., bet 5-6 Ave., NYC:
Nov. 27, Marshall Saturday U1600 Dec. 6-Jan. 3, Marshall Monday Under 1600 212-477-3716. May be limited to 1st 36 entries. EF: $30, Club membs $20,
4SS, G45. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. ($300 b/20) $120- 5SS, G/90. Marshall Chess Club, 23 W 10th St, NYC 212 477-3716. EF: $40, mem- specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100-
70-50, U1300 $60. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 12:15-12:45AM. Rds.: bers $20. ($300 b/20): $120-70-50, U1300 $60. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Rds.: 7 PM 50, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Limit 2 byes (1 bye if U2000), commit by
1-2:45-4:30-6:15. Note: Only one bye available, request at entry. each Monday. Byes OK, limit 2, request by rd 3. Chess Magnet School JGP. 8:15. Re-entry $15, counts half. Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Rds.: 7-8:15-
Nov. 27-28 or 28, Marshall November U2300 Dec. 8-Jan. 5, Marshall CC Under 2000 Wednesday Swiss 9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impossible! $5 extra if entering under
4SS, 30/90, SD/1. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. EF: $45, 10 min. before game.
5SS, 30/90,SD/1, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. EF: $40, members $20.
Members $25. ($360 b/24) $120-70-50, U2000/unr $65, U1700 $55. Reg: ends ($$300 b/20): $120-70-50, U1700 $60. Reg.: 6:15-6:45, Rds.: 7 PM each Dec. 26, Marshall CC Sunday G/30 Action
12:15PM. Rds.: 2 schedules: 2 day, Rds 12:30-5:30 PM each day; 1 day, (Rds Wednesday. Byes OK, limit 2, request by Round 3. Chess Magnet School JGP. 5SS, G/30. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10 St., NYC, 212-477-3716. EF: $40, members
1-2 G/30) 10-11:15 AM-12:30-5:30 PM Sun; both merge rd.3. Limit 2 byes, $20. ($360 b/24): 120-70-50, U2100 $65, U1800 $55. Rds.: 12-1:30-2:45-4-
request at entry. NO RE-ENTRY. May be limited to first 60 players. Chess Dec. 9, 4 Rated Games Tonight!
5:20pm. One bye available, request at entry.
Magnet School JGP. 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, Dec. 26-28 or 27-28, 29th Empire City Open
Nov. 28, New York City Chess Inc. Scholastic Chess Tournaments specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100- See Grand Prix.
4 round Swiss, G/30 (notation required in Championship Sections). Reg.: 9-
9:30am. EF: $30 online, $40 onsite. 4 Sections, Championship: Accommodates Dec. 30, 2010s Last 10 Grand Prix Points Tonight!
the newly rated, young player...USCF rating under 1000. Championship 1: See Grand Prix.
Accommodates the more advanced tournament player...USCF rating over 1000. Dec. 31, (24th Annual!) Your Last Blunder Of 2010!
Novice: Accommodates our youngest novice players, providing a competitive, See Grand Prix.
fun and exciting Tournament environment that will increase the appetite to Dec. 9, 16, 2nd Long Island CC G/29 (QC)
become better and better... Pre K, K, 1. Novice 1: Accommodates slightly more 6SS, G/29. United Methodist Church, 470 East Meadow Ave., East Meadow, NY Jan. 1-2, This Is Just Pure Insanity!!
advanced novice players, who have a more complete understanding of the game 11554. Open to all U-2300/unr. $(b/20): $140-100. Top U-1800, U-1500, U- See Grand Prix.
of chess...2,3,4. Medals and Trophies for ALL Participants. Register online 1300 $60 ea. EF: $30. Non LICC members +$10. ALL: Reg.: 6:40-7:10 PM, no Jan. 2, Happy New Year Rated Beginners Open! (RBO)
at http://chessnyc.com/scholastic/chess-tournaments-nyc. Call 212.475.8130. adv. ent., non-LICC members +$10. Rds.: 7:15-8:25-9:35 ea. Thursday. 2 byes 4-SS, G/50. Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club, 23 West 10 St., between 5-
New York City Chess Inc., http://chessnyc.com/. 1-6. Info: www.lichessclub.com. NS. 6 Ave., NYC: 845-569-9969, for Under 1200 or those not rated in any country.
Dec. 2, 10 Grand Prix Points Tonight! Dec. 11, Marshall CC Saturday G/60 EF: $30, Club Members $20, specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners
See Grand Prix. 4SS, G/60. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. ($360 b/24) free. $$200 b/20 paid: $100-60-40. Reg. ends 11:45 am. Rds.: 12-2-4-6 pm.
$120-70-50, 1700-1999/unr $65, U1700 $55. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: No advance entries.
Dec. 2-30, Marshall CC Thursday Members-Only Swiss 11:15-11:45AM. Rds.: 12-2:30-4:45-7. Note: Only one bye available, request
5SS, G/120. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. Open to members only. EF: $20. Jan. 6, FIRST 4 Rated Games Tonight In 11!
at entry. 4-SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Club, 23 W 10th St., bet 5-6 Ave., NYC:
($$300 b/20): $120-70-50, U2000 $60. Reg.: 6:15-6:45, Rds.: 7pm each
Thursday. Byes ok, limit 2, request by round 3. Chess Magnet School JGP. Dec. 12, Marshall CC Sunday G/30 Action 212-477-3716. May be limited to 1st 36 entries. EF: $30, Club membs $20,
5SS, G/30. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10 St., NYC, 212-477-3716. EF: $40, members specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100-
Dec. 4, New York December Action! $20. ($360 b/24): 120-70-50, U2100 $65, U1800 $55. Rds.: 12-1:30-2:45-4- 50, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Limit 2 byes (1 bye if U2000), commit by
See Grand Prix. 5:20pm. One bye available, request at entry. 8:15. Re-entry $15, counts half. Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Rds.: 7-8:15-
Dec. 4, Syracuse Winter Open 9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impossible! $5 extra if entering under
Dec. 16, 4 Rated Games Tonight! 10 min. before game.
4SS Rds. 1-2: G/60, Rds. 3-4: G/90. Syracuse University, Carnegie Hall, 4-SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Club, 23 W 10th St., bet 5-6 Ave., NYC:
Rm. 222 (Fr. 81N, Ex 690E, Ex 14, S onTeal to Columbus, L. E Genesee, R. West- 212-477-3716. May be limited to 1st 36 entries. EF: $30, Club membs $20, Jan. 6 Feb. 3, Marshall CC Thursday Members-Only Swiss
cott, R. Euclid, to Park Check Pt. 3rd right. Fr 81S, Ex E Adams, R on E Adams, specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100- 5SS, G/120. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. Open to members only. EF: $20.
R on Comstock, R Euclid, to Park Check Pt, 3rd right). EF: $30. Prizes 50, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Limit 2 byes (1 bye if U2000), commit by ($$300 b/20): $120-70-50, U2000 $60. Reg.: 6:15-6:45, Rds.: 7pm each
(b/20): $200, 125, 75, Class 100. Reg.: 8:30-9:15. Rds.: 9:30-12:00-2:15- 8:15. Re-entry $15, counts half. Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Rds.: 7-8:15- Thursday. Byes ok, limit 2, request by round 3. Chess Magnet School JGP.
5:30. Ent: Joe Ball, 310 Helfer Lane, Minoa, NY 13116. Chess Magnet School 9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impossible! $5 extra if entering under
JGP. Jan. 8, New York Winter Game/45!
10 min. before game. See Grand Prix.
Dec. 5, 8th Annual NY December Under 13 Open! Dec. 17-19 or 18-19, Atlantic City International (NJ)
4-SS, G/30, open to all born after 12/5/97. Chess Center at Marshall Chess Jan. 9, NEW Sunday Sliding Scale Quads!
See Grand Prix. 3-RR, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club, 23 W 10th St., NYC: 212-477-
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 11/26. 2. Novice, for Dec. 18, Marshall Saturday U1800 3716. EF: Master $35, Expert $30, A $25, U1800 $20. $$ (all EFs returned less
Under 1000 or Unrated, EF: $31 mailed by 11/26. Both, EF: $30 online at 4SS, G/45. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. ($300 b/20) $36 per quad). Reg ends 7:20 pm. Rds.: 7:30-8:30-9:30. NO FREE ENTRIES!!
www.chesscenter.cc by 12/2, $35 by phone at 845-496-2191 by 12/2, $40 $120-70-50, U1500 $60. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 12:15-12:45AM. Rds.: No phone entry!
at site, Club members $10 less ($10 fee for refunds). Trophies to top 10, top 1-2:45-4:30-6:15. Note: Only one bye available, request at entry. Jan. 9, NY Winter Under 1800!
Unr, top 3 teams (top 3 scorers from same school) each section. 8 weeks free Dec. 18-19 or 19, Marshall December Grand Prix 4-SS, G/50. Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club, 23 W 10th St., bet 5-6 Ave.,
entry to 1st, 4 weeks free to 2nd each section. Speed playoff for 4-0. Limit of NYC: 845-569-9969. EF: $40, Club members $30, $5 less if also entering 1/8
Winter G/45, specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. Online entry
at www.chesscenter.cc thru 1/6. $$ (480 b/32 paid entries): 150-100-50 ($75
limit to Unr.), top U1600 $95, top U1400 $85. Limit 2 byes, commit by 2 pm. Reg.
ends 15 min before game. Rds.: 12-2-4-6 pm. CCA Ratings may be used. $10
extra to enter by phone!
Jan. 10-Feb. 7, Marshall Monday Under 1600
5SS, G/90. Marshall Chess Club, 23 W 10th St, NYC 212 477-3716. EF: $40, mem-
bers $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.
Jan. 12-Feb. 9, Marshall CC Under 2000 Wednesday Swiss
5SS, 30/90,SD/1, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. EF: $40, members $20.
($$300 b/20): $120-70-50, U1700 $60. Reg.: 6:15-6:45, Rds.: 7 PM each
Wednesday. Byes OK, limit 2, request by Round 3. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Jan. 13, 4 Rated Games Tonight!
4-SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Club, 23 W 10th St., bet 5-6 Ave., NYC:
212-477-3716. May be limited to 1st 36 entries. EF: $35, Club membs $25,
specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100-
Jan. 29, Kasparov Chess Foundation presents the 32nd Annual
Greater NY Primary Championship!
5-SS, G/30, open to all born after 1/29/01 in grades 3/below, New Yorker Hotel,
481 8th Ave & 34th St, NYC. 3 sections: Varsity, open to all. EF: $46.60 post-
marked by 1/07/11. Trophies to top 12, top rated U900, top 3 unrated, top 6
school teams. Free entry to all Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 8/1/11
to 1st, thru 7/1 to 2nd, thru 6/1 to 3rd. Novice: open to Under 700 or unrated.
EF: $46.50 postmarked by 1/7. Trophies to top 12, top 3 unrated. Free entry
to all Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 7/1/11 to 1st, thru 6/1 to 2nd, thru
5/1 to 3rd. K-1, open to grade 1/below. EF: $46.40 postmarked by 1/7. Tro-
phies to top 12, top rated U500, top 3 unrateds, top 6 schools. Free entry to
all Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 7/1/11 to 1st, thru 6/1 to 2nd, thru
5/1 to 3rd. All: EFs $7 extra per player postmarked 1/8-14, all $65 at site. Mail

entries $5 less per player if 4 or more from same school in SAME ENVE- mit before rd. 3). Mail entries: list name, rating, ID# (proof of current USCF finish 6pm. 7-12: Rds 1-4, G/45, Rd 5 G/60, est. finish 8pm. Awards: Trophies
LOPE! All substitutions from advance entry list charged late fee. $15 extra to membership required, enclose dues if necessary), school, grade, birthdate, to all scoring 3.5 or more, top three teams each section. Medals to non tro-
switch sections, $15 charge for each player refund. All players scoring 4 or more address. Checks to (specify section): Chess Center of NY, PO Box 4615, New phy winners, grades K-8. Contact: Michael Joelson, 216-321-7000, mdjoelson@
who dont win a trophy will receive a medal! 8 weeks free entry, except quads, Windsor, NY 12553.To confirm receipt, enclose SASE. No mail postmarked after aol.com. Info, forms: www.progresswithchess.org.
to 1st team each section, 4 weeks free, except quads, to 2nd team (top 4 scores 1/14. Phone entries: $59 by credit card thru 1/24: 845-569-9969 (or 406-896-
Nov. 20, 5th Annual Early Turkey Open
from same school = team score). Speed playoff for 5-0. Limit 2 byes (rds. 4- 2191, 24 hours, entries only). Online entries at www.chesscenter.cc: $46
Dayton Chess Club, 18 West 5th St., Dayton, OH 45402. 5 Rounds - SS, Time
5 commit before rd. 3). Mail entries: list name, rating, ID# (proof of current thru 1/14, $53 1/15-1/24. No phone or on-line entries after 1/24. On-site entry
Controls: Rds 1 & 2 are G/75, td/5, then Rounds 3, 4, 5 are Game/2hr30min,
USCF membership required, enclose dues if necessary), school, grade, birth- fee: $65. On-site reg. ends 9:15 am. Rds. 10-12-2-3:30-5:15. Questions, team
td/5. $650 b/32 paid entries, re-entries $15 count as 1/2 entry. Prizes: OPEN:
date, address. Checks to (specify section): Chess Center of NY, PO Box 4615, rooms: [email protected] (Jan 28-30 only: 212-971-0101). Bring sets,
$225-125. U1800: $200-100. USCF Rated. One bye permitted sign up by end
New Windsor, NY 12553. To confirm receipt, enclose SASE. No mail post- clocks, boards NONE SUPPLIED!
of round 1. Reg.: Sat: 9:00-10:30 am. Rds.: Sat 11-2-5:30, Sun 9:30-3:00.
marked after 1/14. Phone entries: $59 by credit card thru 1/24: 845-569-9969
A Heritage Event! Sections: OPEN and U1800. EF: $25/$35 adv/after 11/12 DCC mbr disc. $3.
(or 406-896-2191, 24 hours, entries only). Online entries at www.chesscenter. Feb. 26-27, 44th annual New York State Scholastic Championships EF refunded to 2200 and up if they complete the schedule. Mail EFs to: Day-
cc: $46 thru 1/14, $53 1/15-1/24. No phone or on-line entries after 1/24. On- Open to grades K-12 in any state (top NYS player & team in each section are ton Chess Club, 18 West 5th St., Dayton, OH 45402 or register online at
site entry fee: $65. On-site reg. ends 9:15 am. Rds. 10-12-2-3:30-5:15. NY champions). Saratoga Hilton, 534 Broadway (I-87 Exit 13-N, 4 miles north www.daytonchessclub.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Questions, team rooms: [email protected] (Jan 28-29 only: 212-971- on US 9), Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.Team prizes based on top 4 scores from
0101). Bring sets, clocks, boards NONE SUPPLIED! Nov. 20, Parma Novemberfest
same school; no combined school teams allowed even if one school feeds
4SS, G/45. German Central Organization, 7863 York Rd. (1/4 mi. N of Sprague),
Jan. 29, Kasparov Chess Foundation presents the 45th Annual another. Teams of 2 or 3 players allowed, but are at a disadvantage. In 8 sec-
Parma, OH. Sections: Open, U2000, U1600. Reg.: 8-9AM. Rds.: 9:30-11:15-
Greater NY Junior High ChampionshipUSCFs Longest-Running tions, each is a 6SS, G/65 except K-1 is 5SS, G/35 playing Feb 27 only. High
1:30-3:15. Prizes (b/60): Open 1st $180, 2nd $100; U2000 1st $160, 2nd
Scholastic! School, open to all in grades K-12. EF $38.20 mailed by 2/4. Top NYS grade
$90; U1600 1st $140, 2nd $80; U1200 1st $50. Ent: $20 by Nov. 16, $25 at door.
5-SS, G/30, open to all born after 1/29/95 not yet in 10th grade, New Yorker 9-12 qualifies for DenkerTournament of HS Champions. High School Reserve,
Info & entries: William Wright, 19121 Wheelers Lane, Strongsville, OH 44149.
Hotel, 481 8th Ave & 34th St, NYC. 3 sections: Varsity, open to all. EF: $48.60 open to K-12 under 1200 or unrated. EF $38 mailed by 2/4. Junior High, open
Phone: (440) 572-9565. E-mail: [email protected]. Web www.parma
postmarked by 1/07/11. Trophies to top 12, top U1500, top 3 unrated, top 6 to all in grades K-9. EF $37.90 mailed by 2/4. Middle School Reserve, open
chessclub.org/.
school teams. Free entry to all Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 8/1/11 to K-8 under 1000 or unrated. EF $37.80 mailed by 2/4. Elementary, open to
to 1st, thru 7/1 to 2nd, thru 6/1 to 3rd. Junior-Varsity: open to Under 1200 all in grades K-6. EF $37.60 mailed by 2/4. Elementary Reserve, open to grades Dec. 4, House of Chess Open
or unrated. EF: $48.50 postmarked by 1/7. Trophies to top 12, top 3 unrated, K-5 under 800 or unrated. EF $37.50 mailed by 2/4. Primary, grades K-3. EF 4SS, G/45. House of Chess, Great Northern Mall, North Olmsted, OH (W of JC
top 6 schools. Free entry to all Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 7/1/11 $37.30 mailed by 2/4. K-1, grades K-1. EF $37.10 mailed by 2/4. Postmarked Penny). Sections: Open, U1600. Reg.: 11-11:25 AM. Rds.: 11:30-1:15-3:30-
to 1st, thru 6/1 to 2nd, thru 5/1 to 3rd. Novice, open to Under 700 or unrated. 2/5-15: All EF $10 more. Do not mail entry after 2/15. Online at chess- 5:15. Prizes (b/25): Open: 1st $200, 2nd $100; U1900 1st $100; Reserve
EF: $48.40 postmarked by 1/7. Trophies to top 12, top 3 unrateds, top 6 tour.com, all sections: EF $40 by 2/4, $50 by 2/21. No online entry after 2/21. (U1600:) 1st $100. Ent: $25, Club members $20. Info & entries: House of Chess,
schools. Plaques to top 2 each grade: 4-6 (you can win both plaque & trophy). Phoned to 406-896-2038, all sections: EF $45 by 2/4, $55 by 2/21. No phone Great Northern Mall, North Olmsted, OH 44070. Phone: (440) 979-1133. E-mail:
Free entry to all Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 6/1/11 to 1st, thru 5/1 entry after 2/21. Entry at site: all $60. Trophies to top 15 players and top 7 [email protected]. Web: www.thehouseofchess.com/.
to 2nd, thru 4/1 to 3rd. All: EFs $7 extra per player postmarked 1/8-14, all teams each section, top 3 unrated in Primary, K-1, and each reserve section, Dec. 11, 5th Annual Christmas Season Open
$65 at site. Mail entries $5 less per player if 4 or more from same school and top U1500, U1300 (HS), U900, U700 (HS Reserve), U1200, U1000 (JHS), 5 Rounds SS. Time controls: Rds. 1 & 2 G/75, Rds. 3, 4 & 5 G/2hr 30 min,TD/5.
in SAME ENVELOPE! All substitutions from advance entry list charged late fee. U700, U500 (MS Reserve), U1000, U800 (Elem), U500, U300 (Elem Reserve). $650 based on 32 paid entries. Re-entries $15 count as 1/2 entry. Prizes: OPEN:
$15 extra to switch sections, $15 charge for each player refund. All players scor- Speed playoff if perfect score tie. Free entry to NY State Championship, Labor $225-125. U1800: $200-100. USCF rated. One bye permitted - sign up by end
ing 4 or more who dont win a trophy will receive a medal! 8 weeks free entry, Day weekend 2011 (Albany), to top player each section. Schedule: Late reg. of round 1. Reg.: Saturday 9am-10:30am. Rds.: Sat 11-2-5:30, Sun 9:30-3:00.
except quads, to 1st team each section, 4 weeks free, except quads, to 2nd team ends Sat 9 am, rds Sat 10, 1, 4, 7, Sun 10, 1, awards 3:30. K-1 schedule: Late Sections OPEN and U1800. EF: $25/35 adv after 12/3. DCC mbr discount $3.
(top 4 scores from same school = team score). Speed playoff for 5-0. Limit 2 reg. ends Sun 9 am, rds Sun 10, 12, 1:30, 3, 4:30, awards 5:45. Half point byes EF refunded to 2200 and up when they complete the schedule. Mail EFs to:
byes (rds. 4-5 commit before rd. 3). Mail entries: list name, rating, ID# OK all, limit 2, must commit before rd 2. HR: $119-119, 888-999-4711, 518-584- Dayton Chess Club, 18 W. 5th St., Dayton, OH 45402 or register online at
(proof of current USCF membership required, enclose dues if necessary), 4000, reserve by 2/12 or rate may increase. 48 hours notice required for room www.daytonchessclub.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.
school, grade, birthdate, address. Checks to (specify section): Chess Center cancellation. Backup hotel: Courtyard by Marriott, 2 blocks away, 518-226-0538.
of NY, PO Box 4615, New Windsor, NY 12553.To confirm receipt, enclose SASE. Special car rentals: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #657633. Mail entry: Con- Dec. 11, Toledo December Swiss
No mail postmarked after 1/14. Phone entries: $59 by credit card thru 1/24: tinental Chess, PO Box 249, Salisbury Mills NY 12577. Include name, rating, USCF Open, 4SS, Rnd 1 G/75, Rnds 2-4 G/90.The University ofToledo Health Science
845-569-9969 (or 406-896-2191, 24 hours, entries only). Online entries at ID, USCF expiration (non-members enclose dues), section, school, grade, birth Campus, Mulford Library Basement Caf, 3000 Arlington Ave., Toledo, OH
www.chesscenter.cc: $46 thru 1/14, $53 1/15-1/24. No phone or on-line date, address of each player. Checks payable to Continental Chess. $15 per 43614. Can split into 2 sections if enough players. EF: $20 by 12/9 $25 at site.
entries after 1/24. On-site entry fee: $65. On-site reg. ends 9:15 am. Rds. 10- player service charge for refunds. $10 extra to switch sections, all substi- Reg.: 9-10 a.m., Rds.: 10, 1, 4, & 7. Prizes: $360 b/20, $100-50, 1st Class A
12-2-3:30-5:15. Questions, team rooms: [email protected] (Jan 28-29 tutions from advance list charged $60. Questions: chesstour.com, 845-496-9658. ,B,C,D/Under $40, 1st U1600 $50. Ent: James Jagodzinski, 7031 Willowyck Rd.,
only: 212-971-0101). Bring sets, clocks, boards NONE SUPPLIED! Bring set, board, clock if possible- none supplied. Chess Magnet School Maumee, OH 43537. 419-367-9450. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Jan. 30, Kasparov Chess Foundation presents the 45th Annual JGP (except K-1). Jan. 8, Toledo January Swiss
Greater NY Elementary ChampionshipUSCFs Longest-Running Mar. 4-6 or 5-6, 20th annual Eastern Class Championships (MA) Open, 4SS, Rnd 1 G/75, Rnds 2-4 G/90.The University ofToledo Health Science
Scholastic! See Grand Prix. Campus, Mulford Library Basement Caf, 3000 Arlington Ave., Toledo, OH
5-SS, G/30, open to all born after 1/30/98 not yet in 7th grade, New Yorker 43614. Can split into 2 sections if enough players. EF: $20 by 1/6 $25 at site.
Hotel, 481 8th Ave & 34th St, NYC. 3 sections: Varsity, open to all. EF: $47.60 Apr. 20-24, 21-24, 22-24 or 23-24, 2nd annual Philadelphia Open Reg.: 9-10 a.m., Rds.: 10, 1, 4, & 7. Prizes: $360 b/20, $100-50, 1st Class A
postmarked by 1/07/11. Trophies to top 12, top U1200, top 3 unrated, top 6
(PA) ,B,C,D/Under $40, 1st U1600 $50. Ent: James Jagodzinski, 7031 Willowyck Rd.,
See Grand Prix.
school teams. Free entry to all Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 8/1/11 Maumee, OH 43537. 419-367-9450. Chess Magnet School JGP.
to 1st, thru 7/1 to 2nd, thru 6/1 to 3rd. Junior-Varsity: open to Under 1000
or unrated. EF: $47.50 postmarked by 1/7. Trophies to top 12, top 3 unrated,
North Carolina Jan. 28-30 or 29-30, 34th Cardinal Open, Columbus
See Grand Prix.
top 6 schools. Free entry to all Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 7/1/11 Dec. 10-12 or 11-12, Greater Charlotte Championship
to 1st, thru 6/1 to 2nd, thru 5/1 to 3rd. Novice, open to Under 700 or unrated. See Grand Prix.
EF: $47.40 postmarked by 1/7. Trophies to top 12, top 3 unrateds, top 6
Jan. 28-30, Land of the Sky XXIV
Oklahoma
schools. Free entry to all Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 6/1/11 to 1st, A State Championship Event!
See Grand Prix.
thru 5/1 to 2nd, thru 4/1 to 3rd. All: EFs $7 extra per player postmarked 1/8- Nov. 13-14, Tulsa Fall Open 2010 & Senior State Championship
14, all $65 at site. Mail entries $5 less per player if 4 or more from same
school in SAME ENVELOPE! All substitutions from advance entry list charged
Ohio 5SS, G/90 Rds 1-3, G/2 hrs Rds 4-5. Best Western Trade Winds Central, 3141
E. Skelly Drive (I-44 & Harvard Ave - Exit 228), Tulsa, OK. EF: $40 at site ($10
late fee. $15 extra to switch sections, $15 charge for each player refund. All Nov. 12-14 or 13-14, 19th Annual Kings Island Open less per additional sibling under 20), OCA membership included. One section.
players scoring 4 or more who dont win a trophy will receive a medal! 8 weeks See Grand Prix. Prizes: $$/300-200-100, $50 to top K-12, $50 Upset prize, Class Plaques (A,
free entry, except quads, to 1st team each section, 4 weeks free, except A State Championship Event! B, C, D & Under), State Championship title & plaque to top Senior, Additional
quads, to 2nd team (top 4 scores from same school = team score). Speed play- Nov. 20, 2010 Ohio Grade Level Championships prizes b/entries, Sponsored Door Prizes each round by random drawing.
off for 5-0. Limit 2 byes (rds. 4-5 commit before rd. 3). Mail entries: list 5-SS, 13 separate sections for each grade. Open to students enrolled in Ohio Reg.: 9-9:45am. Rds.: 10:30-2:30-7 and 9-2. Bye: One 1/2-point bye Rds 1-4,
name, rating, ID# (proof of current USCF membership required, enclose dues schools in grades K-12 or home schooled in Ohio in same grades, age 19 and Accelerated pairings may be used. HR: $52 plus tax, 800-685-4564 or 918-749-
if necessary), school, grade, birthdate, address. Checks to (specify section): under. The Bertram Inn and Conference Center, 600 North Aurora Rd., 5561, no outside food/drinks, reserve by 10/31 for chess rate. Ent: Chuck Unruh,
Chess Center of NY, PO Box 4615, New Windsor, NY 12553. To confirm receipt, Aurora, OH, 44202. HR: $85, up to 4 per room, (330) 995-0200. EF: $25 if PO Box 340, Collinsville, OK 74021, 918-371-2978 or 800-460-2794, chun-
enclose SASE. No mail postmarked after 1/14. Phone entries: $59 by credit received by 11-10, $35 after. Free and reduced lunch students $10. No on-site [email protected]. More info: www.ochess.org. Chess Magnet School JGP.
card thru 1/24: 845-569-9969 (or 406-896-2191, 24 hours, entries only). registrations. Schedule: Announcements 9:45am, First Rd.10am all sec-
Online entries at www.chesscenter.cc: $46 thru 1/14, $53 1/15-1/24. No Nov. 20-21, 2nd Thanksgiving FIDE Open
tions. K-2: All Rds G/30, est. finish 3:30pm. 3-6: Rds. 1-4 G/30, Rd 5 G/45, est. See Grand Prix.
phone or on-line entries after 1/24. On-site entry fee: $65. On-site reg. ends
9:15 am. Rds. 10-12-2-3:30-5:15. Questions, team rooms: chesscentr@
aol.com (Jan 28-30 only: 212-971-0101). Bring sets, clocks, boards NONE
SUPPLIED!
Jan. 30, Kasparov Chess Foundation presents the 45th Annual
Greater NY High School ChampionshipUSCFs Longest-Running
Scholastic!
5-SS, G/30, open to all grades 12/below born after 1/30/91, New Yorker
Hotel, 481 8th Ave & 34th St, NYC. 3 sections: Varsity, open to all. EF: $49.60
postmarked by 1/07/11. Trophies to top 12, top U1700, top 3 unrated, top 6
school teams. Free entry to all Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 8/1/11
to 1st, thru 7/1 to 2nd, thru 6/1 to 3rd. Junior-Varsity: open to Under 1600
or unrated. EF: $49.50 postmarked by 1/7. Trophies to top 12, top U1400, top
3 unrated, top 6 schools. Free entry to all Chess Center tmts. except quads thru
7/1/11 to 1st, thru 6/1 to 2nd, thru 5/1 to 3rd. Novice, open to Under 1000
or unrated. EF: $49.40 postmarked by 1/7. Trophies to top 12, top 3 unrateds,
top 6 schools. Plaques to top 2 each grade: 7-9 (you can win both plaque & tro-
phy). Free entry to all Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 6/1/11 to 1st, thru
5/1 to 2nd, thru 4/1 to 3rd. All: EFs $7 extra per player postmarked 1/8-14,
all $65 at site. Mail entries $5 less per player if 4 or more from same school
in SAME ENVELOPE! All substitutions from advance entry list charged late fee.
$15 extra to switch sections, $15 charge for each player refund. All players scor-
ing 4 or more who dont win a trophy will receive a medal! 8 weeks free entry,
except quads, to 1st team each section, 4 weeks free, except quads, to 2nd team
(top 4 scores from same school = team score; no combined schools, even if
one school feeds another). Speed playoff for 5-0. Limit 2 byes (rds. 4-5 com-

Tournament Life
Pennsylvania Young Adult $20. Trophies to top 5, top 2 each Under 800, Under 600, Under
400, Unrated. Reg. ends Fri 11 am, rds. 12, 1:45, 3:15, 4:45, 6:30. Unofficial
4SS, Rd 1&2, G/60 Rd 3&4, G/75. New England Institute of Technology, 2500
Post Rd., Warwick, RI 02886. Sections & Prizes: $1000 b/40 Open, U1900,
Every Second Saturday of the Month uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Half point bye available U1500.Trophies each section. EF: $35 Advance by 11/18, $45 at site. Reg.: 8:45-
Allentown 2nd Saturday Quads 3RR, G/40. St. Lukes rd 1. Ent: Continental Chess, PO Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. NO 9:15 Rd 1 at 9:30 prompt. Entries after 9:30 get 1/2 point bye. Ent: RI Chess,
Ev. Luth. Church, 417 N. 7th St., Allentown, PA 18102. REFUNDS; advance entries who withdraw without play may apply fee towards PO Box 40604, Providence, RI 02940. Site tel. (401) 837-1302. Register online:
Quads open to all. EF: $12. $$24/quad. Reg.: 12-1, Rds.: a future tournament. www.richess.org. NS. NC. W. Chess Magnet School JGP.
1:15-2:45-4:15. No adv. ent. Info: 610-433-6518. Other Nov. 26-28 or 27-28, 41st annual National Chess Congress Dec. 12, 109th Rhode Island Pawn Eater
rated events every week! www.freewebs.com/allentown See Grand Prix. 4SS, G/60. RI College, Providence, RI 02908. Sections & Prizes: $500 b/50:
centercitychessclub. OPEN, U1900, U1500 EF: $20 by 12/10, $25 at site. REGISTER ONLINE at
Nov. 27, National Chess Congress Fischer Random Quad (Not USCF
Every Saturday Lehigh Valley Super Quads and G/10 (QC) rated) www.rhodeislandchess.org. Reg.: 9-9:30, Rd 1 at 9:30 prompt. Entries after
(NO QUADS OR BLITZ ON LVCA GRAND PRIX DATES LISTED IN CHESS LIFE) 9:30 get 1/2 point bye. Ent: RI Chess, P.O. Box 40604, Providence, RI 02940.
See Fischer Random Events category.
G/40 Quads, 3-RR. Reg.: 1p. EF: $10. Prizes: $30 for 3-0 score, else $25 for Site tel. (401) 837-1302. NS. NC. W.
1st. Lehigh County Senior Ctr., 1633 Elm St., Allentown, PA 18102. G/10 Quick Dec. 3, Doylestown Scholastic Quads
Chess, 5-SS. Reg.: 5-6 pm. EF: $5. Prizes: 50% of Paid Entries. Info: Doylestown Activity Center, 425 Wells Rd., Doylestown, PA 18901. Time Con- Tennessee
[email protected], www.lehighvalleychess.org/. trol: G/30. EF: $20 online by the day before the event; $30 on-site by 5:45pm.
Check-in is MANDATORY for all pre-registered players, and must be complete
Nov. 20-21, Shelby County Turkey Bowl
Nov. 6, W.Chester 1st Sat. Quads by 5:55pm. Players that have not checked in by 5:55 will not be placed in a quad,
See Grand Prix.
Our 21st year! NOTE CHANGES: 3RR, 40/80,sd/30. United Methodist Church, even if they signed up in advance. Rds.: 6:00pm, then ASAP. Prizes: trophy to Nov. 27, 50th Mid-South Open
129 S. High St., West Chester, PA. EF: $20; $$40, $50 for 3-0. Reg.: 9am; Rds.: winner of each quad. See www.silverknightschess.com to register. 3 sections: G/60 (4 rds) and G/30 (7 rds) and U1200 G/45 (4 rds), EF: $20 ($15
9:30, 1, 4:30. Info: Jim White 484-678-3164. MCC members). Prizes: G/30-$100-$75-$25; 1st G/60-$100-$75-$25 guaran-
Dec. 4, W.Chester 1st Sat. Quads
Nov. 12, Friday Night Action #23 Our 21st year! 3RR, 40/80,sd/30. United Methodist Church, 129 S. High St., West
teed prizes. U1200:Trophies toTop 3. Free blitz tournament for all entries after
4SS, G/30. Belmont Park Classroom, 200 Anderson Rd., King of Prussia, PA last rd! ($10 for blitz only), unrated g/5, trophy for 1st. Registration 11/27:
Chester, PA. EF: $20; $$40, $50 for 3-0. Reg.: 9am; Rds.: 9:30, 1, 4:30. Info:
19406. EF: $20 online; $30 on-site 6:30-6:45. Rds.: 7:00, then ASAP. Prizes: 8-9:30am. Rds.: Rounds (G/60): 10-1-3-5. Rounds (G/30): 10-11-1-2-3-4-5.
Jim White 484-678-3164.
$100 to 1st, $50 to 1st in lower half. Register at www.silverknightschess.com. Rounds (G/45) 10 and as soon as possible. Site: Hampton Inn, 962 South Shady
Registration limited to first 24 players. Dec. 5, December Crush Grove Rd., Memphis, TN 38120. Hotel reservations: (901) 762-0056. Entries:
4SS, G/30. Wayne Elementary School, 651 W. Wayne Ave., Wayne, PA 19087. Memphis Chess Club Inc. PO Box 17864, Memphis, TN 38187-0864. www.
Nov. 13, 9th Annual Horizons for Youth Scholastic Fall Chess Tour- Sections: K-6 U/500, K-12 U/900, K-12 Champ. EF: $25 online by Wed; $35 on- memphischess.com, [email protected].
nament site 12:00-12:30. Rds.: 1:00, then ASAP. Prizes: trophies to top individuals &
5SS, G/30. Northampton Community College, 3835 Green Pond Road, Main Cam-
pus, College Center Building, Bethlehem, PA 18020. Reg.: 7:30-8:45am, Rds.:
schools. Free game analysis by NM. See www.silverknightschess.com to Texas
register.
9:30, 11, 12:30, 2, 3:30. Rated Section Age 18 and under. Non-Rated Sections Nov. 13, Scholastic Turkey Tournament
ages 14 and under. EF: $30 postmarked by November 10th, $35 later & on site. Dec. 5, PCL December Quick Quads (QC) 5SS, G/30 no delay. EF: $15 if p/m by 11/06/10, after: $30. Sloan Creek
Prizes: Rated-Trophies-1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th U1400, U1200, U1000, U800, U600, 3RR, G/15. Wm. Pitt Union, Univ. of Pittsburgh, 5th Ave. & Bigelow, Pittsburgh, Chess Club, Sloan Creek Middle School, 440 Country Club Rd., Fairview,TX 75069.
UNR. Non-RatedTrophies b/o age. For rated section, please bring chess equip- PA 15213. EF: $10, $7 Jrs. $20 to 1st/quad. Reg.: 11-11:15am, Rds.: 11:30am- Six Sections: Primary K-3rd U300, Primary K-3rd Open, 4th - 12th U500; 4th
ment. Random draw prizes between rounds. Ent: Online reg: forms at Noon-12:30pm. Info: [email protected], 412-908-0286. W. - 12th - U800, 4th - 12th Open and Not-to-be Rated Section. Individual tro-
www.northampton.edu/Community-Programs/Horizons-For-Youth/Special- Dec. 6, Perkiomen Valley Scholastic Quads phies each section: 1st - 3rd Place Trophies and 4th Place winner in each
Events-and-Partnerships.htm or call Horizons for Youth at 610-861-4120. PVSD South Elementary School, 200 EastThird Ave., Collegeville, PA 19426. Time section receives a frozen Turkey! 1st - 3rd Place Team Trophies based on
Please print and mail form with payment (CC or check) to Horizons for Youth, Control: G/30. EF: $20 online by the day before the event; $30 on-site by cumulative scores of all rated sections. Reg.: 8:00 - 8:45 am. Rd. 1 at 9:00 am.
3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem, PA 18020. Info: Maudell 610-861-4120, Scott 5:45pm. Check-in is MANDATORY for all pre-registered players, and must be All others ASAP. Fun Side Events! SmokedTurkey Drumsticks & Potato Bar! Con-
Zrinski (TD), [email protected] or Bruce Davis (ChiefTD), BDavis @lehigh- complete by 5:55pm. Players that have not checked in by 5:55 will not be placed tact: 972-658-8537 or email [email protected] for more information.
valleychess.org. in a quad, even if they signed up in advance. Rds.: 6:00pm, then ASAP. Prizes: A State Championship Event!
Nov. 14, Greater Philadelphia Elementary Championships trophy to winner of each quad. See www.silverknightschess.com to register. Nov. 13-14, 14th Annual Texas Collegiate Championships
Radnor Middle School, 150 Louella Ave., Wayne, PA 19087. Sections: K-1, K- Dec. 8, Chadds Ford Scholastic Quads 5SS, G/90, 30 sec inc., Salon Casia, EDBC, Univ ofTexas at Brownsville, 80 Fort
3, K-6; see website for unrated sections.Time Control: 5SS, G/30. EF: $30 online Chadds Ford Elementary School, 3 Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford, PA 19317. Time Brown, Brownsville,TX 78520. Hotel info will be posted on www.texaschess.org/.
by 11/10; $35 by noon 11/12; $40 on-site from 8:45-9:15. Rds.: 10-11:15-12:40- Control: G/30. EF: $20 online by the day before the event; $30 on-site by Open to any college players; however, only Texas Colleges can be Texas
1:50-3:00. Prizes: trophies to top individuals & schools; all players receive a 5:45pm. Check-in is MANDATORY for all pre-registered players, and must be Collegiate Champions. Plaques to top 10 individuals & top 5 teams (top
participation trophy or T-shirt. Free game analysis by NM Peter Minear. See complete by 5:55pm. Players that have not checked in by 5:55 will not be placed three players added for team scores, minimum of two, no more than two
www.silverknightschess.com to register. in a quad, even if they signed up in advance. Rds.: 6:00pm, then ASAP. Prizes: teams per school). EF: $35 if p/m by 11/5, $45 after 11/5 or on site. Onsite
registration, Sat 11/13 7:30-8:30am may require 1/2-pt bye for 1st Rd. Rds.:
Nov. 14, PCL November Quick Quads (QC) trophy to winner of each quad. See www.silverknightschess.com to register.
Sat 9-1:30-6:00; Sun 9:00-1:30. One 1/2-pt bye available any round if requested
3RR, G/15. Wm. Pitt Union, Univ. of Pittsburgh, 5th & Bigelow, Pittsburgh, PA Dec. 11, 31st Abel Bomberault Memorial before end of rd 2. FIDE Rated, FIDE rules. Entries: Make checks payable to
15213. EF: $10, $7 juniors. $20 to 1st/quad. Reg.: 11-11:15am. Rds.: 11:30am- 4SS, G/60. Pittsburgh Chess Club, 5604 Solway St., Suite 209, Pittsburgh, PA Texas Chess Association, mail to: 305 Willow Pointe Dr., League City,TX 77573.
Noon-12:30pm. Info: [email protected], 412-908-0286. W. 15217. EF: $20 postmarked by 12/7, $25 later, $4 extra to play up one section, Info: [email protected], (713) 530-7820. FIDE. NS, NC, W.
Nov. 15, Perkiomen Valley Scholastic Quads $3 discount to PCC members. 2 Sections: Championship, open to 1800-up:
Trophies to 1st - 2nd - 1st U2000. Reserve Section, open to U1800: Trophies A State Championship Event!
PVSD South Elementary School, 200 EastThird Ave., Collegeville, PA 19426. Time
to 1st - 2nd - 1st U1600 - 1st U1400 - 1st U1200/Unrated. Reg.: 9-9:45am. Rds.:
Nov. 13-14, 14th Annual Texas K-12 Championships
Control: G/30. EF: $20 online by the day before the event; $30 on-site by
6SS, Rds. 1-3 G/45, Rds. 4-6 G/60, Veterans Memorial HS, 4550 US Military
5:45pm. Check-in is MANDATORY for all pre-registered players, and must be 10 - 12:30 - 3 - 5:30. Info: 412-421-1881, www.pittsburghcc.org. Ent: Pittsburgh
Hwy 281, Brownsville, TX 78521. Hotel info will be posted on www. texas-
complete by 5:55pm. Players that have not checked in by 5:55 will not be placed Chess Club, Attn: Mike Holsinger, 5604 Solway St., Suite 209, Pittsburgh, PA
chess.org/. The K-12 is open to TX residents or players attending Texas
in a quad, even if they signed up in advance. Rds.: 6:00pm, then ASAP. Prizes: 15217. Checks payable to Pittsburgh Chess Club. NC, W.
schools. 13 separate tournaments, one per grade. Trophies to top 10
trophy to winner of each quad. See www.silverknightschess.com to register. Dec. 11, MasterMinds CC 2nd Saturday Swiss/Open Quads indiv. & top 5 teams (top three players added for team scores, minimum of two,
Nov. 20, 2010 Gobbler Grand Prix Blair Christian Academy, 220 W. Upsal St., Philadelphia, PA. 2 events. Quads: no more than two teams per school per grade). EF: $35 if p/m by 11/5, $45
See Grand Prix. 3RR, 40/80, SD/30. EF: $20 cash on site only, Perfect score winner $50 else after 11/5 or on site. Onsite registration, Sat 11/13 7:30-8:30am may require
$40. Rds.: 10-2-5. Scholastic Swiss: EF $15, ASAP $5 recd by Thursday 1/2-pt bye for 1st Rd. Rds.: Sat 9:30-12:00-2:00-4:00; Sun 10:00-1:00. One 1/2-
Nov. 20, 2010 Mid-Atlantic Girls Chess Championships (MD) before, $25 at the door. 3 sections: Open 3SS, G/60, Rds.: 10-12:30-3; 1st, pt bye available any round if requested before end of rd 2. Entries: Make checks
See Maryland.
2nd, 3rd, top under 1200, top unrated; U1100 -1st, 2nd, 3rd, top under 800, payable toTexas Chess Association, mail to: 305 Willow Pointe Dr., League City,
Nov. 20, 2010 PA State Game/15 Championship (QC) top unrated & U750K-6 - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, top under 600, top under 400, top unrated TX 77573. Info: [email protected], (713) 530-7820. NS, NC, W.
See Grand Prix. 4SS, G/40. Rds.: 10, 11:45, 2, 3:45. 1st & 2nd school & club trophies. All Reg.
ends 9:30am. Free parking on site! Ent: MasterMinds CC, 36 E. Hortter St.,
Nov. 25-28, DFW Fide Open VII
Nov. 20, ASAP Chess Challenge Tournament See Grand Prix.
Philadelphia, PA 19119. Checks made payable to MasterMinds CC. Info:
Great Hall, 2nd Floor, Winnet Building, Comm. College of Phil., 1700 Spring Gar-
Bradley Crable, 215-844-3881, [email protected] or www.master Nov. 27-28, Thanksgiving Benefit
den St., Philadelphia, PA 19130. Delaware Valley Grand Prix Event: $5 Entry
mindschess.org. Hornbeak Bldg, 2nd floor, 4450 Medical Dr., San Antonio,TX 78229. 4SS, 30/90,
for Grand Prix player all other players FREE. 6 Sections. Scholastic Rated Sec-
SD/60. Fundraiser to benefit five area school clubs, to be announced in Jan.
tions: K-5: 4SS G/45, K-8: 4SS G/45, K-12: 3SS, G/60. Trophies for top 3. Dec. 11-12, 2nd Annual Delaware Valley Open Championship
2011. $$1,100 b/40, 2 sections. Open: $250-150, U2100 $100, U1900 $100.
Scholastic Non-Rated Sections: K-5: 4SS, G/40, K-8: 4SS, G/40, K-12: 4SS, See Grand Prix.
Reserve (U1800): $150-100, U1700 $100, U1500 $75, U1300/unr. $75. Unr. may
G/45. Non-USCF-rated. Medallions to winners. All: Depending upon entries, an
Dec. 17, Friday Night Action #24 play for top Open prizes or U1300/unr. only. EF: $30 if recd by 11/24, $35 at
additional round may be added or sections divided. Reg.: 8:30am-9:30am. 1st
4SS, G/30. Belmont Park Classroom, 200 Anderson Rd., King of Prussia, PA site. Junior (18/under) or Senior (65+) entry (count 2/3 toward based-on):
Rd at 10am. Ent/Info & Pre-Reg (by Wed 5pm): Ben Cooper, 1520 Locust St.,
19406. EF: $20 online; $30 on-site 6:30-6:45. Rds.: 7:00, then ASAP. Prizes: $20 by 11/24, $25 at site. Reg.: 11 am.-12:30 p.m., Rds. 1-6, 10-3. Half-pt. bye
Suite 1104, Phila., PA 19102, [email protected], 215-545-2727 ext. 17.
$100 to 1st, $50 to 1st in lower half. Register at www.silverknightschess.com. any one rd., notice before rd. 2. Entries: SACC, POB 501, Helotes, TX 78023.
ASAP/After School Activities Partnerships at www.phillyasap.org.
Registration limited to first 24 players. Donations payble to SACC with Chess Sponsors Award in memo blank. Info:
Nov. 20, Greater Philadelphia Middle School/High School Champi- Dec. 17-19 or 18-19, Atlantic City International (NJ)
onships See Grand Prix.
Horsham Community Center, 1025 Horsham Rd., Horsham, PA 19044. Sections:
K-12, K-8, K-12 U/1000.Time Control: 4SS, G/60. EF: $30 online by 11/17; $35 Jan. 14-17, 15-17 or 16-17, 43rd annual Liberty Bell Open
by noon 11/19; $40 on-site from 9:00-9:30. Rds.: 10-12:15-2:15-4:15. Prizes:
trophies to top individuals & schools. Free game analysis by NM Adam
See Grand Prix. ONCE RATED,
Apr. 20-24, 21-24, 22-24 or 23-24, 2nd annual Philadelphia Open
Weissbarth. Winner of K-12 is seeded into Greater Philadelphia Junior Invi-
tational. See www.silverknightschess.com to register.
See Grand Prix. ALWAYS RATED
A State Championship Event! You never lose your rating, no matter how
Nov. 20-21, 2010 Welsh S. White PA State Senior Championship Rhode Island long it has been since you last played.
5SS, G/120. Wm Pitt Union, Univ. of Pittsburgh, 5th & Bigelow, Pittsburgh, PA
Cranston-Warwick CC Monthly
15213. Open to ages 50 & Up. $$ (420G): 120-80, Ages 65 & Up $70, U1800
$60, U1600 $50, U1400 $40.Trophies to Champion &Top Ages 65 & Up. EF: $30
EveryTuesday. 4SS, 40/75, SD/30. Garden City Center, Cranston. EF: $5/game If you return to tournament play after a long
(club mbrs: $3/game). Reg.: 6:30-6:50pm; email preferred. Rds.: 1st 4 Tues- absence, please tell the director your
by 11/12, $40 later, PSCF required $5, OSA. Reg.: 9-9:30. Rds.: 10-2:30-7, 10-
days of the month, 7pm sharp! 5thTuesday extra rated games and events. One
2:30. Info: 412-908-0286. Ent: PSCF, c/o Tom Martinak, 25 Freeport St.,
bye rd 1-3; if notified in advance. Prizes based on entries. Info: approximate rating and year of play.
Pittsburgh, PA 15223-2245. W.
www.cranstonchess.org, 401-575-1520.
Nov. 26, National Chess Congress Under 13 Novice RI Chess BK Tournament for Kids
If you rejoin USCF after many years with-
5SS, G/35 in one section, open to under 1000 or unrated born after 11/26/97.
Register online at: www.richess.org, email: [email protected], out being a member, please provide this
Sheraton Hotel Philadelphia City Center (see National Chess Congress). EF: $25
online at chesstour.com by 11/22 or mailed by 11/18, $40 at site. Special 1
phone: (401) 359-1602. information to the TD and to USCF as well.
year USCF dues if paid with entry, including paper magazine: Scholastic $15, Nov. 20, 2010 Rhode Island Open

www.sanantoniochess.com, 210-695-2324. NS. NC. W. Chess Magnet School web to make sure we are open each week - members.cox.net/ arlingtonchess- 1370 S. Braden Cres., Norfolk, VA 23502, (757) 853-5296, http://
JGP. club/ladder.htm. Ladder has been running for over 45 years, now win money mysite.verizon.net/eschlich. Chess Magnet School JGP.
too! Contact: Adam Chrisney for info: [email protected]. No advance
Dec. 4, 2010 Ed Gurukul Irving/Valley Ranch Winter Scholastic Dec. 4, Winter Blast
entries, sign up for ladder weekly by 8pm, games start 8:15pm. Future monthly
Chess Championships 4SS, G/30. Virginia Run Elementary School, 15450 Martins Hundred Dr., Cen-
events will appear a month in advance here. Chess Magnet School JGP.
9400 N. MacArthur, Ste 140, Irving,TX 75063. 214-235-6214, 1-877-923-GURU. treville, VA 20120. Sections: K-6 U/500, K-12 U/900, K-12 Champ. EF: $25 online
All Sections USCF Rated. 4 Rounds, G/30/5. Rated Sections: K-1, K-3 Primary Nov. 13, Kingstowne Quad #69/Action-Plus #41 by Wed; $35 on-site 12:00-12:30. Rds.: 1:00, then ASAP. Prizes: trophies to top
Open, Elem U500, Elem Open, MSHS. Open/Trophies:Top 3 Ind at Section/Top Kingstowne Thompson Center, 6090 Kingstowne Village Pkwy., Alexandria, VA individuals & schools. Free game analysis by NM. See www. sil-
3 Teams Overall. EF: $15 if received by 11-29-2010 else $25, CC Payments add 22315. 2 Events. Quad #69: 3RR G/100. EF: $10 if received by 11/10, $15 at verknightschess.com to register.
$2.50. Reg.: 1-1:45PM, Rd. 1 2:00PM, All Others ASAP. Reg Forms: PlanoChess. site. Prizes: Medals to 1st and 2nd in each quad: gold to 1st if 3-0 score, else
com, email forms to: [email protected], chess@ edgurukul.com or silver; bronze to 2nd. Rds.: 11-3-7. Action-Plus #41: 5SS G/45. EF: $15 if Dec. 4-5, Fairfax Open
mail to: Ed Gurukul Institute, 4054 Legacy, Suite 100, Plano, TX 75024. received by 11/10, $20 at site. Prizes $$250 b/20: $100-60, U1800-U1400- See Grand Prix.
Unr. each $30. Rds.: 11-1-3-5-7. Both: Reg. 9:30-10:45. Ent (checks payable Dec. 11, Kingstowne Quad #70/Action-Plus #42
Jan. 7-9 or 8-9, 2011 1st Annual Austin Chess Club Championship
to): Don W. Millican, P.O. Box 2902, Springfield, VA 22152. e-mail (info only): Kingstowne Thompson Center, 6090 Kingstowne Village Pkwy., Alexandria, VA
See Grand Prix.
[email protected]. W (please give 48-hour notice if needed). 22315. 2 Events. Quad #70: 3RR, G/100. EF: $10 if received by 12/8, $15 at
Jan. 15, For the Love and Joy of Chess: Region III Championships! site. Prizes: Medals to 1st and 2nd in each quad: gold to 1st if 3-0 score, else
EF: $25 if p/m by 1-07-11; $45 afterwards. Lovejoy High School, 2350 Estates
See Maryland. silver; bronze to 2nd. Rds.: 11-3-7. Action-Plus #42: 5SS G/45. EF: $15 if
Parkway, Allen,TX 75002. Onsite registration: $45 begins at 8:00 am and onsite received by 12/8, $20 at site. Prizes $$250 b/20: $100-60, U1800-U1400-Unr.
registration may result in 1/2 point bye. Round 1 Begins at 9:00 am; all oth- Nov. 20-21, 17th David Zofchak Memorial each $30. Rds.: 11-1-3-5-7. Both: Reg. 9:30-10:45. Ent (checks payable to):
ers ASAP. 10 Sections: Primary K-1, Primary K-3, Elem. K-5/6 U300, Elem. K-5/6 See Grand Prix. Don W. Millican, P.O. Box 2902, Springfield, VA 22152. e-mail (info only):
U800, Elem. K-5/6 Open, Middle School 6-8/9 U600, Middle School 6-8/9 [email protected]. W (please give 48-hour notice if needed).
Nov. 21, Silver Knights Chess K-8 Team Tournament
Open, High School U800, High School Open, and a Not to be Rated Section G/30;
G/30. Our Lady of Good Counsel School, 8601 Wolftrap Rd., Vienna, VA 22182. Dec. 17-19 or 18-19, Atlantic City International (NJ)
Trophies: Top 5 Individual Trophies in each section and top 3 Team Trophies in
Two Sections: K-8 Rated, K-3 Unrated. EF: $80 per four-player team online See Grand Prix.
each rated section; ChampionTrophies in all Open sections except Primary and
by 11/17; $92 per team by noon 11/19; $100 on site from 12:00-12:30. Rds.:
Not to be Rated Section. Medals to all pre-registered who do not win trophies. Jan. 14-17, 15-17 or 16-17, 43rd annual Liberty Bell Open (PA)
1-2-3-4. Trophies to top teams in each section. Teams must consist of 4 play-
Primary & Elem sections G/30; Middle School and High School Sections R1, R2, See Grand Prix.
ers from the same school. See www.silverknightschess.com for complete
R3 = G/30 and R4, R5 = G/45. Contact: [email protected] for reg-
rules and to register.
istration form with specific details. Special guest: Susan Polgar & many other
side events. Nov. 24-28, 1st DOTMLPFI Invitational Washington
9RR, 40/90; G/30+30sec./m. DOTMLPFI, Inc., 1591 Dahlia Dr., Ste. 103, Vir-
Nov. 26-28 or 27-28, Washington Class Championships
Vermont ginia Beach, VA 23453. U2200 10 player FIDE-rated closed event. $$G
400+plaque-200; U2000: 300-100. EF: $100; $50 rebate if complete all 9 See Grand Prix.
Dec. 17-19 or 18-19, Atlantic City International (NJ) games. No byes. [email protected]. For details: http:// mysite. ver-
See Grand Prix. izon.net/eschlich. NS, NC, W. FIDE. West Virginia
Dec. 3, 10, 17, Arlington Chess Club Friday Night USCF Rating
Virginia Ladder
See Maryland.
Arlington Chess Clubs Last Friday Action 30/90 SD/1. Arlington Forest United Methodist Church, 4701 Arlington Blvd.,
On the last Friday of each month, the ACC sponsors an action tournament (dates Arlington, VA 22203. Player with most monthly points - $50 and most total points
found on our website: http://members.cox.net/arlingtonchessclub/). 3SS March - December wins $50. Must Join Club to play ($50 Adult, $40 U18) check Wisconsin
G/30. Prizes b/entries: 80% returned as prizes. Held concurrently with club web to make sure we are open each week - mem bers.cox.net/arlington Nov. 26, BC Challenge!
ladder. Arlington Forest United Methodist Church, 4701 Arlington Boulevard, chessclub/ladder.htm. Ladder has been running for over 45 years, now win Wyndham-Milwaukee Airport, 4747 South Howell Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53207.
Arlington, VA 22202. Reg.: 7:00-8:15. Rd 1: 8:20. EF: $15 ($10 for ACC Mem- money too! Contact: Adam Chrisney for info: [email protected]. No (414) 481-8000. Hotel rates $79/night. On site Reg.: 8:30am9:30am. EF: $27
bers), no advance entries, cash only. Contact for info only: chrisney2 advance entries, sign up for ladder weekly by 8pm, games start 8:15pm. by 11-23, after 11-23 is $3 more. $2 discount to juniors and new members. TC:
@gmail.com. W, NS. Future monthly events will appear a month in advance here. Chess Magnet G/25. Rds.: 10-11:15-1-2:15-3:30. Prizes b/35: 1st $130, 2nd $95, A $80, B
School JGP.
Nov. 5, 12, 19, Arlington Chess Club Friday Night USCF Rating Lad- $75, C $70, D $65, U1200 $60, Unrated $45. Advance entries: Benjamin Cor-
der Dec. 4, HR Winter Swiss coran, 2711 N. University Dr. #64, Waukesha, WI 53188. Question: Ask Ben
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CHESS TO ENJOY because of the check at c1. simultaneous 1964.

(page 13) Problem V. A. Stunned, Fischer quit after 1. ... Nf6! threatening
Problem I. Deflection: White collapses after 1. ... Qh1+ 2. Qxg2 mate because 2. g3 Bd5 snares the queen.
1. b7! Kxb7 2. Kb5! With Zugzwang, e.g. 2. ... Kc7 3. Qf1 Rd1+. Curiously, seven years later in an actual tourna-
Ka6 Kc8 4. Kb6 Kd7 5. Kb7! and 6. Kc6. Problem VI. ment game Bronstein fell into the same trap.
Skewer: Black wins a piece by 1. ... Rxd3 2. Kxd3 B. White is safe after 1. ... Be7? 2. Qf3! Rf8 3. Qg3.
Problem II.
Rd8+. C. Horrendous is 1. ... Kc8?? 2. Qe8+ Qd8 3. Bd7+
1. Bf1! has a killing threat of 2. Qa6 mate.
Kb8 4. Qxd8+.
Problem III.
1. ... e4! 2. fxe4 f4! and queens. WHATS THE BEST MOVE?
(page 45) ENDGAME LAB
Problem IV. Benkos Bafflers (page 49)
1. ... Ra1! wins because of 2. ... Qh3+! and 3. ... Rh1 1. B. Composed by George Bernhard who submitted
mate. it from a fictitious game (Pape versus Roth) to a mag- Problem I.
azine in 1925 and the hoax lived on! 1. Kc4 Kb2 2. Kd3 Kxa2 3. Kc3 Ka1 4. Kc2 Ka2 5.
Problem V.
A. Inadequate is 1. a5? Bxg3 2. a6 Bb8 and wins. Ne4 Ka1 6. Nc5 Ka2 7. Nd3 Ka1 8. Nc1 a2 9. Nb3
1. Ne6! Nxe6 2. Qxg6+! Kxg6 3. Nxe7+ and 4. Nxc8
B. The solution is 1. d6! exd6 2. Kd3! Bxg3 3. a5 d5 mate.
Problem VI. 4. a6 Bb8 5. a7! Bxa7 stalemate!
Good enough to win is 1. Bd4 Qf1+ 2. Kxf1 c1=Q+ C. Futile is 1. Kxd4? Bxg3 2. a5 Ke2 3. Ke4 h4 4. a6 Problem II.
3. Kg2 Qd2+ 4. Bf2. But more elegant is 1. Qe8+! Bb8. 1. Re1+
Qf8 2. Bd4!, which threatens 3. Rxg6+ hxg6 4. None of the alternates work: 1. h8=Q? g2+ 2. Kh2
2. B. Alexander Morozevich-Viktor Korchnoi, Biel gxf1=N+!; 1. Ra1 Ng6; 1. Rxf3? d2.
Qxg6+ and mates, e.g. 2. ... Bf6 3. Qe6+ Qf7 4.
Qxf7+ Kxf7 5. Rxf6+ and 6. Rc6. No better is 1. ... 2003. 1. ... Kxe1 2. h8=Q g2+ 3.Kh2 g1=Q+
Kg7 2. Bd4+ Kh6 3. Qxf7 c1=Q 4. Bg7+ Kh5 5. Qf3+ A. Too tame is 1. Bd3 Nc8 which repels the invader. Less effective are 3. ... d2? 4. Qh4+ f2 5. Qxf2+
and mates. B. After 1. Qd3! Black abruptly resigned. If 1. ... Kg8 Kxf2 stalemate; 3. ... Ne2 4. Qa1+ Kf2 (4. ... Kd2 5.
(to stop Qh7) 2. Nxf7! Kxf7 3. Qg6+ Ke7 4. Qa5+ Ke3 6. Qc5+ perpetual check) 5. Qg1+! Nxg1
Qxg7+ Ke8 5. Qg6+ Ke7 6. Qf6+ Ke8 7. Rg8
SOLITAIRE CHESS stalemate.
mate.
ABCs of Chess (page 15) 4. Kxg1 f2+ 5. Kh2 f1=Q
C. After 1. Nd4 Qxd4 2. Qxd4 Nxd4 3. Rxd4 Whites
5. ... d2 6. Qh4 d1=Q (6. ... Ne2 7. Kg2 d1=Q 8.
Problem I. pull is far from decisive.
Qxf2+ Kd2 9. Qxa7 draws) 7. Qxf2+ Kxf2 stalemate;
Fork: The immediate 1. ... Qb6+ gains a piece. 3. C. Mario Sibilio-Sergio Mariotti, Ravenna 1982. 5. ... f1=N+ 6. Kh1 Ng3+ 7. Kh2 d2 8. Kxg3 Ne2+ 9.
Problem II. A. Purportedly the shortest recorded stalemate in Kg2 d1=Q 10. Qh4+ draws.
Deflection: Black scores with 1. ... Qxh4+! (or 1. 27 moves after 1. ... Rxf3? 2. Nxf3 Bxf3+ 3. Qxf3 6. Qa1+ Kf2 7. Qd4+ Ke2 8. Qe5+ Kd2 9. Qb2+
... Bxf3) 2. Nxh4 Bg3+. Qd2+ 4. Kh3 Qxg5 5. Qf8+! Kxf8. Ke1 10. Qa1+ Kf2 11. Qd4+ Kf3 12. Qxf4+!
Problem III. B. Same result on 1. ... Bxf3+ 2. Nxf3 Rxf3 3. Qxf3 Black wins after 12. Qd5+ Kg4 13. Qe6+ Kg5 14.
Mating net: Its mate in two beginning with 1. ... Qd2+ etc. Qe5+ Kg6 wins for Black.
Rxg2+. C. Simply 1. ... Bf5 remains a solid pawn up with 12. ... Kxf4 stalemate.
Problem IV. victory imminent.
Skewer: White cant take back after 1. ... Bxb4 4. A. Bobby Fischer-Robert Burger, San Francisco
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