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 Contributors November on uschess.org
Morgan Pehme
(First Moves, p. 8) is a
filmmaker, writer and producer
and son of former Chess Life National Scholastic
editor Kalev Pehme.
Season Kicks
Off in Dallas
GM Joel Benjamin
This years National K-12
(Looks at Books, p. 12) is the
Championship will take
youngest inductee in the World
place in Dallas, Texas
Chess Hall of Fame and was
from November 18-20.
IBMs grandmaster consultant on
Check CLO for updates,
the Deep Blue team that defeated
games and photos as
Garry Kasparov. 13 champions are crowned
in sections from kindergarten
GM Alejandro Ramirez up to 12th grade.
(2011 U.S. Open, p. 18)
attends the University of Texas
in Dallas where he is currently
pursuing a masters degree in
arts & technology/design and
production of videogames. Turkey and Chess
Over Thanksgiving weekend, the
Brad Rosen U.S. Chess Scoop heads to the
(U.S. Chess League, p. 32) is National Chess Congress in
a Chicago-based attorney and Philadelphia. Look for interviews
freelance writer. He also serves with some of your favorite players!
in communications/public Also find updates from the
relations area for the Chicago American Open, held from
Blaze of the U.S. Chess League, November 24-27 in Los Angeles.
and is the father of National
Master Eric Rosen.

Neil Brennen
(History, p. 36) is the former
historian for the Pennsylvania Top Juniors Head to Brazil
State Chess Federation and This years World Youth
winner of awards from the Championship is set for Caldas
Chess Journalists of America Novas, Brazil from November 17-27.
for historical writing. Look for updates on CLO as some of
Americas top juniors go for gold.
Jenny Duggan
(Personal History, p. 38) is
the author of the nonfiction
novel Eating Fish with Ice Cream
and Other Truths: A Memoir in
completion of her master of fine
arts in creative writing at the Recent
University of Memphis. Highlights
From the Archives:
Al Lawrence Draws to Bughouse
(Cover Story, p. 40) is a former
Dont miss Tom Braunlichs commentary
executive director of both USCF
on proposals by GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov
and the World Chess Hall of
and IM Greg Shahade to limit draws.
Fame. His latest book, with
Also find Jonathan Hiltons piece on
GM Lev Alburt, is Chess
Chess Cosmopolitanism and an interview
Training Pocket Book II.
with bughouse legend Kazim Gulamali.

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November Chess Life
Columns

12 LOOKS AT BOOKS
Beyond Deep Blue
By GM Joel Benjamin

14 CHESS TO ENJOY
Hey, Adjudicator
By GM Andy Soltis

16 SOLITAIRE CHESS
The Combative Sicilian
By Bruce Pandolfini

54 BACK TO BASICS
What to do after a Blunder
By GM Lev Alburt

56 ENDGAME LAB
50th World Junior Chess
Championship
By GM Pal Benko

Departments

3 PREVIEW
6 COUNTERPLAY
8 FIRST MOVES
18 2011 U.S. OPEN
10 USCF AFFAIRS
Lenderman Is First Among Equals
60 TOURNAMENT LIFE
GM Alex Lenderman wins a blitz match againt GM Alejandro Ramirez
78 CLASSIFIEDS to claim the title over the other five tied wtih him. We also report on
the inaugural Barber K-8 Championship, the U.S. Junior Girls Open,
79 SOLUTIONS
and the venerable Denker Tournament of High School Champions.

32 U.S. CHESS LEAGUE

The League of Extraordinary Players
By Brad Rosen
IM Greg Shahades brainchild is inspiring cohesion within
local chess communities.

36 HISTORY
A Game with Considerable Ego Involvement
By Neil Brennen
When two of Americas leading correspondence players became
embroiled in a dispute, the post did fly.

38 PERSONAL HISTORY
On The Cover
Chess Sets of the World
Sammy Reshevsky was many By Jenny M. Duggan
things: prodigy, proud, pugna- A chess life through ones chess sets.
cious. And this month he would
have turned 100 years old. Al
Lawrence shows you all of 40 COVER STORY
Reshevskys sides in his report Never On the Sabbath, But Always With Sharp Elbows
beginning on page 40. By Al Lawrence

Cover photo from archives Born a century ago this month, Samuel Reshevsky played nine
Design by Frankie Butler decades of championship chess.

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Counterplay
Judge Leighton
It was with great interest and fond
memories that I read the article about
the Honorable George N. Leighton by
Dr. Tim Redman.
A group of chess players from the far
south suburbs (Park Forest) of Chicago
ventured to the Chicago Chess Club at
64 East Van Buren in February of 1967.
Jay Toll, Dan Kulich, Fred Moosreiner,
and I decided to play in the Champi-
onship section of the Chicago Chess
Club Open. It was a well attended event
and the club was crowded. Even though
it was winter, it was unusually warm
inside so windows were opened to mod-
erate the temperature. Unfortunately
the elevated (EL) train would make
its rounds and the sparking, squealing
brakes were just an added feature.
I was not yet 16 years old, unrated
and paired the first round against
Judge George Leighton. The good judge
had been in the news because of a con-
troversial decision he made involving
the arrest of a person carrying a broken
bottle down the street. Im not sure
whether the noise from the EL or the
judges docket distracted him, but I
managed to get to his king before he got
to mine. Of course, he was a gracious
gentleman and shook my hand. After
the game, I got a lot of ribbing from my
friends about being put in jail for
contempt.
A memorable experience for an unrated
kid going to the big city to play in a
USCF-rated chess tournament. And
Dr. Tim Redman (Tim, at that time!)
6 Chess Life November 2011
was one of the tournament directors. Draw talk
With great humility I submit the record Regarding the sidebar on page 34 of the
of the game. September Chess Life, Lets Talk
About Draws, I would say IM Irina
Dutch Defense (A85) Krush comes off as a little arrogant
Wayne Palmquist (Unr) regarding her point about lower-rated
George Leighton (1857) players offering draws to higher-rated
Chicago Chess Club Open, players. I would argue that, in any
Championship Section, 02.17.1967 rated game, both sides have the right
to offer a draw without being accused
of the deterioration of chess etiquette
about which the writer seems to com-
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Bf4 Be7 5. g3
plain. Chess is supposed to be about
0-0 6. Bg2 Nh5 7. e3 Nxf4 8. exf4 d6 9. Nf3
the board, and if either player judges
Nd7 10. 0-0 c6 11. Re1 Rf6 12. d5 exd5 13.
cxd5 c5 14. Bh3 Nf8 15. Re3 Rh6 16. Bg2 Bf6
17. Qd2 Bd7 18. Rae1 Ng6 19. Ng5 Ne5 20. the position equal and is confident of
his/her ability to hold a draw while
fxe5 Bxg5 21. f4 Be7 22. e6 Be8 23. Bf1 Bh5
being uncertain of how to win, then a
24. Bd3 Bg4
draw offer is very reasonable.
r+ q +k+
I personally offer draws to higher-rated
pp+ l pp players frequently, and I think the
+ pP+ r number of draws I have scored against
higher-rated opponents validates my
+ pP+p+ ability to make that judgment. I am
+ + Pl+ also not offended when lower-rated
players offer me draws. If I dont agree,
+ NLR P I just decline and move on with the
PP Q + P game. I try to decline with a simple no
or not yet or some other response
+ + R K that respects my opponents draw offer,
After 24. ... Bg4 even though I dont agree with it.
I made class B about a year ago, and
last December I played in a Game/75
25. Be2 Bh3 26. Qd3 Qe8 27. Qb5 Qf8 28.
tournament in which I offered a draw
Qd7 a6 29. Na4 b5 30. Nb6 Rb8 31. Qc7 Qe8
to an expert after about 30 moves. He
32. Ra3 g5 33. fxg5 Bxg5 34. Bf3 f4 35. g4
declined, and about 75 moves later,
Be7 36. Rxa6 Rg6 37. Ra7 Rg7 38. Nd7 Rc8
39. Qb7 b4 40. Re4 Bxg4 41. Bxg4 Rxg4+ 42.
when he was down to one second on
Kf1 h5 43. Nf6+ Bxf6 44. Qh7+ Kf8 45. Rf7+,
the clock and blitzed off his entire
Black resigned.
endgame on delay time, the game
Wayne Palmquist ended in a draw anyway. I felt very
New Lenox, Illinois satisfied, and even if pumping my fist
in celebration on the way to the pair-
ing chart was a breach of etiquette,
the draw offer itself certainly was not.
My advice to the lower-rated side of any
rated game is that if you think a draw
is reasonable, make the offer. The
worst your opponent can do to you is
say no. Play on.
Doug Strout
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 First Moves
Kalev Pehme
(1949-2011)
A chess son remembers
his chess dad.
By Morgan PehMe
KALEV PEHME, A FORMER EDITOR OF
Chess Life, passed away on August 26th at
his home in Redondo Beach, California.
Though he had been ill for some time, his
death came unexpectedly. He was 61.
Pehmes time as editor of Chess Life was
relatively brief, from January 2004 to March
2005, but he was long a part of the chess
community, primarily through my years
as a national scholastic champion, and as
a result of his being depicted, by the actor
David Paymer, in the film adaptation of
Searching for Bobby Fischer.
Outside of the chess world, Pehme was
best known as a journalist. For much of
the late 1970s through the 1980s, he was the
managing editor of Our Town, an influential
community newspaper covering the Upper
East Side of Manhattan. At Our Town, Pehme
made his mark as a muckraker, earning
accolades for his investigations into political
corruption and psychotherapy cults. Later
in his life, Pehme taught the dying art of
investigative reporting to the next generation
of reporters as an adjunct professor of jour-
nalism at St. Johns University in Queens.
My father was well suited to teaching. I
dare say that there was no one who met him
who was not awed by the breadth and
depth of his learning. He was an expert
in, to name but a few areas, classical Greek
philosophy, Renaissance Hermeticism,
horary astrology, Roman history, Marcel
Proust and Leo Strauss. Name a master-
work of metaphysics, literature, or history,
and the odds are he had not only read it,
but that he could discourse on it at length.
It is the excitement which he brought to
learning that was doubtlessly the impetus
for my success in chess. Just as he made
the Battle of Agincourt and the voyage of
the Argo come alive in my reveries, he
thrilled me with tales of Tal and Capa-
blanca, and infused Fischers improbable
domination at Palma de Mallorca with all
the drama of game seven of the World
Series. What my father lacked over the
boardhe peaked as a solid B-playerhe
made up for with, what my former teacher
Mark Dvoretsky called, chess culture.
To my father, chess was a higher pursuit,
on par with poetry and philosophy, and he
taught the game to me with a Romantic
reverence that made me imagine as a boy
that centralizing a knight was not too far
off from an act of chivalry.
8 Chess Life november 2011
My father had learned the game from his beloved grandfather, Badma Oulanoff, a states-
man and leading intellectual in his native Kalmykia, the Buddhist republic of the
Eurasian steppe unusually familiar to the chess world as the stomping ground of its for-
mer president, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. Badma and his family had been forced to flee
Kalmykia by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution because of his outspoken Social
democratic politics, and he settled first in Prague, then France during World War II.
It was in Paris that my grandmother, a pianist by training, met a fellow migr, the noted
Estonian sculptor Karl Pehme, and the two were soon married. On December 18th, 1949,
Kalev Pehme was born in Lariboisire Hospital, near Montmartre. Two years later, his fam-
ily immigrated to the United States, eventually settling on Long Island.
At North Shore High School, my father was an active member of the chess team, play-
ing second board, and he ran successfully to serve as student government president in
his senior year. Upon graduation, he received a full scholarship to Lake Forest College
in Illinois, where he earned a degree in literature, studying with renowned academics
Rosemary Cowler and David Daiches. Later, he would do graduate work at New York Uni-
versity under the philosopher Seth Benardete.
Over the course of four decades, my father would write over a thousand articles, hun-
dreds of sonnets, two novels, and countless works of criticism and hermeneutics.
Among the published pieces of which he was most proud were two articles about the
French thinker Alexandre Kojve that appeared in the journal Interpretation and the self-
help book Men Are: A Book of Inspiration, which he co-authored with his best friend,
Bradley Berger.
Since having been asked by Chess Life to do this piece, I have found that writing an
obituary for ones father is a bit like analyzing a particularly hard loss without the ben-
efit of your opponents insights to tell you what he was thinking. The tendency is to repeat
certain lines of thoughts, to agonize over certain positions, to return time and again
to certain key moments where he or I made a choice that forever altered the game. Often,
there is a great desire to take back moves.
And in the end, there is always uncertainty.
Four years ago, my father sold our family home and moved to California in search
of happiness. He became a devoted yoga practitioner, delved into Sanskrit, and spent
long hours contemplating the ocean, as daily as he sifted his way across the Redondo
PHOTO: COURTESY OF MORGAN PEHME
Beach Riviera and up to the crest of the Palos Verdes bluffs.
On my fathers 59th birthday, he became a grandfather with the birth of my daugh-
ter, Fiona, who held out 11 days past her due date to become, as he was fond of pointing
out, my fathers astrological twin. Sadly, the continent that divided us ended up mean-
ing that these kindred souls only got to meet twice in person. The last time they
aligned, Fiona was only 10 months old.
Since my fathers death, I have thought the most about what the two of them have
lost by not having each other to learn from. I have found myself regretting that we had-
nt made it out to California this summer. By June, Fiona had turned two-and-a-half,
and, like her father before her, had already discovered the chess pieces.
to play a game. .
If only we had made it out in August, the two of them would have been able
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USCF Affairs November

USCF EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT CHUCK LOVINGOOD

Position: FIDE & Scholastic Associate
Chuck Lovingood started with the USCF in June 2005 as a part-time employee and within six months
was working full-time. Chucks chess knowledge is a great asset to our team. We depend on him for assist-
ing some of the offices non-chess players in understanding ratings and tournamentshis knowledge of
titles and chess names is a marvel. Chuck works in many different areas including generating top-player
lists and overseeing the Grand Prix rankings. Chuck also assists with the chess coach program, scholas-
tic chess issues, and navigating FIDE requirements for our players. In his personal life Chuck buys and
sells sports and toy memorabilia. But when he takes a vacation, what does he do? He teaches chess to
children! We are extremely proud to have Chuck as an employee of the USCF.

MAJOR RULES CHANGES FOR 2012 AFFECT ORGANIZERS AND TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS RIGHT NOW!
By Tim Just and David Kuhns

For tournaments starting on or after January 1, 2012 some new
major USCF rules kick in. Some of the new 2012 rules will
require a notice in the tournament life announcements (TLAs)
and advanced publicity that typically have cutoff dates right now.
Some of these new rules also affect how rating reports will be
made. Lets take a peek at the major rules lite versions:
With the elimination of Rule 5Fa (subtracting time for using a
delay clock), all clocks, including digital, delay, analog,
increment ..., are to be set for the same starting time.
Example: If the TLA indicates G/30, d/5 then there is no
subtraction of five minutes on the delay clocks. Both analog and
delay clocks (with the delay set for five seconds) are set for 30
minutes at the start of the game. If organizers and tournament
directors (TDs) want to deduct the delay time then they will need
to announce both the delay clock setting (G/25 d/5 in this exam-
ple) and separate analog clock setting (G/30 in this example)
in advance.
Organizers are to indicate the time control, including the delay
or increment, in all advance publicity and TLAs. E.g. G/90
inc/30 (or +/30); G/30 d/5; G/10 d/3; G/5 d/0 Blitz ...
The word Blitz must be in the title of the event, or in the time
control, in order for Blitz rules to apply and to be rated.
Despite some minor tweaks, the essential time controls for
determining Quick, Dual, and Regular ratings stays pretty
much the same. The way to calculate which rating system
applies is new. The arithmetic by hand goes like this: Sum all
of the base time controls in minutes plus the delay/increment
to get the total playing time in minutes (base time control[s] in
minutes + delay/increment = total playing time in minutes).
In the ratings report, TDs will need to indicate (1) the total play-
ing time as minutes (the sum of the base time controls); and (2)
separately the delay/increment value.
Examples: G/25, d/5 is dual rated (25 + 5 = 30, the minimum
total time for dual rated games). G/25, d/4 is Quick rated only
(25 + 4 =29, which is less than the 30 minute benchmark for
dual rated games). G/60, d/5 is dual rated (60 + 5 = 65, the max-
imum total time for dual rated games). Those two or more time
control tournaments work the same way, just total all of the time
and the delay; 40/120, 20/60, d/5 yields: 120 + 60 + 5 = 185,
which is regular rated. Increment math also works the same way;
i.e., G/45 inc/30 is regular rated (45 + 30 = 75).
What about a multi schedule event that merges rounds?
Example: a 3-day five round schedule is 40/2, SD/1. Before the
merge, the 2-day schedule time control (TC) is G/45 for rounds
1-2. All that needs to be reported for the total game time is the
longest TC of 40/2, SD/1 (120 + 60 = 180 minutes) as USCF
cannot separate the schedules at this point.
For the exact wording of these major changes and all other new
2012 rules watch for their posting on the USCF website.
Update for Organizers of FIDE
Rated Tournaments
The title of International Organizer (IO) may soon be
required to organize FIDE rated events. FIDE has made
changes to the requirements for the IO title, which require
urgent attention. The new regulations will be stricter, and
go into effect after the 82nd FIDE Congress in Krakow,
Poland that began October 15.
The only way to receive the title will be, in addition to
organizing tournaments, to attend seminars and pass an
examination. There will be a fee for the application as well
as a renewal fee every three years. The current fee, which
must be paid by the applicant, is 100 Euros, though FIDE
is asking for an additional unspecified penalty fee for appli-
cations submitted after July 20.
For more details see uschess.org, Chess Life Online,
September archives or fide.com.

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 Looks at Books
Beyond Deep Blue
A useful, but bland, reference for computer chess buffs
By GM JOEL BENJAMIN
Monty Newborn, Beyond Deep Blue: Chess in the
Stratosphere, 2011, Springer, 287 pp., $49.95
Any Book thAt openS with A piC-
ture of me (with my iBM colleagues) on
page one gets my attention. whole books
can be, and have been written on the two
matches between GM Garry kasparov and
Deep Blue. Monty newborn has already
written two books which focused on those
matches, so we know he is quite knowl-
edgeable on the subject. the opening
chapter of Beyond Deep Blue: Chess in the
Stratosphere effectively summarizes the
games and events of those matches in a
refreshingly objective fashion. newborns
challenge was to maintain that momentum
through the subsequent less compelling
material. the GM Vladimir kramnik-Deep
Fritz and GM Garry kasparov-Deep Jun-
ior matches are covered competently but
without any particularly revelatory infor-
mation. Most fans find man versus
machine matches more interesting than
computers playing themselves, so i would
expect all such matches to be covered.
newborn explains in the preface:
12 Chess Life November 2011
there have been games played between
the top grandmasters and the top comput-
ers in recent years, but only those involving
kasparov and kramnik are presented. omit-
ting those played between hydra and British
GM Michael Adams in 2005 in London was
a difficult decision as the match perhaps
marks the first major match in which a top
grandmaster was taken to the cleaners by
a chess engine. [preface vi]
i certainly would have liked to learn
why the scales were suddenly tipped so
emphatically, especially since hydra was
so enigmatic at the time. newborn started
out writing a book on the kasparov and
kramnik man-machine matches but
changed his focus along the way:
however, as i gathered material and
began to write, it became clear that the
real story was the chess engines them-
selves, and their steady improvement to
the point now where there is little ques-
tion whether man or machine is best.
the issue is which engine is best now, how
good it is, and perhaps, how much bet-
ter it can get. [preface vi]
From a historical standpoint newborn
is certainly correct, but we can certainly
debate whether this issue is especially
interesting for readers. i would prefer a
book about all the man-machine interac-
tions, including the humbling handicap
matches Jaan ehlvest and i played against
rybka in 2007-8. how have we coped
with our ever increasing inferiority? Chap-
ter 21 and Beyond rybka, addressed
these questions but all too briefly.
of the 20 milestones presented in the
book, sixteen of them involve all-computer
play, chronicling the progression from
Deep Blue to rybka and all in between.
the book is packed with information, con-
taining blow-by-blow descriptions of
virtually every major computer event since
the late nineties. Most chapters are sup-
plemented by charts describing the
technical details of a vast array of engines.
the completeness of the record and tech-
nical info will likely please hardcore
computer chess aficionados. there is also
some good explanation of general develop-
ments like the increasing importance of
opening books, endgame tablebases, and
improved heuristics.
the games provided the greatest disap-
pointment for me. there are lots of them,
but outside of the kasparov-Deep Blue
matches, the notes are very brief and not
very enlightening. Games betweens engines
are usually not pretty, and many games
are unnecessarily extended with the los-
ers insisting on being checkmated. i can
do without a lot of opening analysis and
alternate variations, but i would have
loved to see a lot more context in the notes.
i wanted to know why an engine might pre-
fer a particular move, and what it says
about its programming; what moves indi-
cate an engines strengths or weaknesses.
the following game caught my attention:
Sicilian Defense,
Scheveningen Variation (B80)
Deep Junior
Shredder
11th WCCC Graz (7), 2003
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5.
Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6 9. Qd2
Nbd7 10. 0-0-0 Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13.
b3 Nc5 14. a3 Nxa4 15. axb4 Qc7 16. bxa4 d5
17. e5 Nd7 18. f4 Nb6 19. f5 Nxa4 20. fxe6
Nc3 21. exf7+ Kxf7 22. Bd3 Bxb4 23. Rdf1+
Kg8 24. Qf2 Ba3+ 25. Kd2 Ne4+ 26. Bxe4
dxe4 27. Qf5 Bb4+ 28. Kd1 Qc4 29. Ne6
Qd5+ 30. Ke2 Qc4+ 31. Kd1 Qd5+ 32. Ke2
Qc4+, Draw agreed
newborn comments: Shredder faced
the choice of being mated or settling for a
draw. he doesnt mention that the whole
game was well-known theory and had
been played before. why did both engines
go for this forced draw? Faulty human
preparation, or the first grandmaster
engine draw?
Beyond Deep Blue may be a useful ref-
erence for computer chess geeks (dont
look at me; though i worked with Deep
Blue, my degree is in history), but i did-
nt find it entertaining or engrossing. i
learned a lot about who-beat-who-when
and with what technology. But i didnt get
a sense of how the various engines played
in qualitatively different ways. in-depth
could have made them come alive. .
profiles of the way these engines played
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 Chess to Enjoy
Hey, Adjudicator
Do you hate endgames, too? Once upon a time there was a way to avoid them
By GM Andy Soltis
entirely.
Imagine this: After four hours of a tough
game, youve reached a double-edged
ending. The reward for your hard work
will be determined by your next moves.
But suddenly the tournament director
steps in, stops the clocks and says you
dont get to make another move. A mas-
ter will take over and declare whether
you win, lose or draw.
This curious procedure, known as adju-
dication, was once as familiar a feature of
weekend Swisses and team matches as
the Sicilian Defense. And everyone seemed
to have strong opinions about it.
Some players hated adjudication
because it took the game out of their
hands. Others loved it because it was a
good excuse for not learning how to play
endgames: Why study pages of mind-
numbing theory if your endings will
probably be turned over to someone else?
But the other issue that players dis-
agreed about was how an adjudicator
should adjudicate.
Dream a little dream
Bobby Fischer and Leonard Barden
Jonathan Penrose and Peter Clarke
BBC 1961
++ + +
p rlk p
+ + p p
R PLp +P
+K+P+P+
+ + +P+
+ + + +
+ + + +
After 46. ... Ke7
The moves of this consultation game,
played at the BBC studios, were reported
on the radio, as the players talked about
them. Columnist Leonard Barden was
Bobby Fischers partner. But the pro-
ducer told me that my real job was to
14 Chess Life November 2011
encourage the sometimes taciturn Fis-
cher to verbalize his ideas, he recalled.
Fischer had a lot to say when the pro-
gram ran out of air timeand the Black
team said the position was a draw. Are
you dreaming or something? Fischer
asked.
The Beeb felt it had a fair way to
decide the matter: Max Euwe agreed to
adjudicate. After all, who would dispute
a verdict by a former world champion?
(Well, Fischer would: He had beaten Euwe
in a rook and bishop endgame a year
before.)
When Fischer played the role of adju-
dicator, at weekend opens in New York a
few years later, his criteria was strict: If
Bobby didnt see an overwhelming edge or
a convincing line of play leading to one he
would declare a draw.
Here White has only a modest edge.
The Black team lobbied Euwe by sub-
mitting analysis of plausible continuations
such as 47. Kb4 Ke8 48. Ra2 Ke7 49. Rc2
Be8 50. Rc1 Bc6 and then 51. Bxc6 Rxc6
52. Rd1 a6 53. Rd5 Ke8 54. Kc4 Ke7 55.
Rd1 Ke8.
White can try 56. g5!? hxg5! 57. Rh1
and then 57. ... Ke7 58. h6 gxh6 59.
Rxh6, they pointed out. But then comes
59. ... Rc7! 60. Rh7+ Kd8 61. Rh8+ Ke7
and White has nothing, e.g. 62. Ra8 Rd7
63. Rxa6 Rd4+ 64. Kb5 Rd3 65. Kb6 Rxf3
66. Ra7+ Ke6 67. c6 Rb3+.
Euwe declared a draw. He said his
judgment was subjective but it can
hardly be refuted. For others can no more
disprove my adjudication than I can prove
it.
Adjudications are supposed to be dis-
passionate, clinical dissections of a
position. Instead, theyre often emotional,
even angry, as in the case of the infamous
Moscow-Leningrad match.
For more than 50 years, these two pow-
erhouse cities faced off in a large match,
often a double-round affair on 40 boards.
The matches were usually the strongest
team events anywhere in the world in a
given year. But the tradition was broken
off when this position was adjourned:
No one is happy with a draw
Vladimir Lyavdansky (Moscow)
Anatoly Volovich (Leningrad)
Team match, 1968
+ +K+ +
+ + + +
+ + q +
+ +Q+ +
+ + + +
+p+ + +
k+ + + +
+ + + +
Black to play
The match score stood 39-39, so
this game would determine the winner. A
grandmaster commission was empaneled
and after much discussion it declared a
draw. The outraged Leningraders appealed
with long (winning) variations that were
later included in the Encyclopedia of Chess
Endings. The Muscovites countered with
their own analysis arguing for a draw.
Back and forth it went. The bitterness
escalated and the match rivalry was
angrily put on hold. It didnt resume until
cooler heads prevailed, 16 years later.
Adjudications, which are still used in
some correspondence chess competitions,
are supposed to reveal the absolute truth
about a position. The pioneering program
Kaissa, which won the first world com-
puter championship, eventually found
the truth about Vladimir Lyavdansky-
Anatoly Volovich. Its a forced Black win.
But in the pre-computer age, adjudica-
tors rarely had the time or incentive for
that. When all ten games of a British
club match were turned over to the vet-
eran master Jacques Mieses, he was
overwhelmed by the task. This is not
Battersea versus the Metropolitan Club,
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 Problem I Problem II Problem III
You Adjudicate IM Ravi Hegde GM Wolfgang Uhlmann IM Niclas Huschenbeth
GM Semon Palatnik GM Boris Gulko IM Sahaj Grover

Okay, lets see how hard it is to be k+ + + + + +

+ + + + + +
an adjudicator. This months quiz  P + + +R + ++ + + + + +l
requires you to figure out whether
there is a forced win in each of the
K+ + + + + + +r+ p+ + + +
following six positions. If there isnt, + + + + + + + + P + + +
you should declare the position a + l + + + + + + k K + +
draw. These endgames are trickier + + + + + + pk+ + + + +
than they appear: In two cases the
player whose turn it was to move
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
threw away a win or a drawand in + + + + +R+ +K+ + + + +
a third case he resigned in a drawn Black to play White to play Black to play
position. For solutions, see page 79.
Problem IV Problem V Problem VI
GM Jan Timman GM Alon Greenfeld GM Zurab Azmaiparashvili
GM John Nunn IM Florian Jenni GM Alexei Shirov

+ + + + + + + + +
+ + +
+ + + + + + + + p + +p+
+ + + + + + + + +lk P +
+ + + + k + + p + p + K
pk +q+ + P+ + lP+ +p+ + P
+ +R+ + +K+ + + + P + P
KP+ + + + + N p P+ + P +
+ + + + + + +N+ + + + +
White to play White to play Black to play

he exclaimed. This is Mieses versus Dressing it up

Mieses!
The easy way out for an adjudicator was
to make a snap judgment. This helps
explain Eliot Hearsts classic definition of
adjudication:
A binding decision about the outcome
of an unfinished game by someone who
is rated 200 points below you and who
renders his judgment after spending a
total time equal to only 5 percent of the
time you devoted to the game.
But what if the adjudicator is stronger
than youand spent exactly the same
amount of time? Dr. Joseph Platz, for
many years the strongest player in New
England, recalled this situation in his
memoirs:
Self-adjudication
Joseph Platz
J. DePesquo
Springfield, 1965
(see diagram top of next column)
This was played in the last round of a
weekend tournament and the tourna-
ment director wanted to get it finished so
he could go home. He asked the two
strongest players in the room to adjudi-
cate it. One of those he asked was ...
Platz himself. (Chessplayers are notori-
ously ignorant of conflict of interest.)
Platz proceeded to demonstrate to his
co-adjudicator a forced win at least 15
+ + + + Leonard Barden
A. Heaton
Middlesex League, 1973
+p+k+ +p
p+ +n+ +
+ +pL P r
+ + +
P+ P + P + pklprp
+P+K+ + + pn+ +
+ + + + +p+ p +
+ + + + + +P+ +
After 50. ... Kd7
+ PPL P
variations, as he put it. He was duly P + PK+
awarded a full point. When a columnist
R +L+ +R
in the New Haven Register questioned After 25. ... Rg7
whether it was proper for a player to
adjudicate his own game, the outraged Whites positional edge is slight but he
Platz considered suing for libel, he wrote dressed it up with 26. Kf3 Bg5 27. Bxg5
in his memoirs. Nxg5+ 28. Ke3 Ne6 and now 29. b4! Kd8
Like many chess rules, adjudication 30. Bb3! Kd7 31. Rh6!, just in time for
gave players a new way to finesse the adjudication.
system. Barden devoted a whole chapter You could argue that Blacks position
to adjudication in his book How to Play got better because he got rid of his bad
the Endgame in Chess. In it, he described bishop. But visually, White seems to have
a clever technique he called window improvedbecause his king, bishop and
dressing. rook have advanced. That was good
If you have no material edge, just put enough for the adjudicatorwho gave
your pieces on the most active squares just
before it is to be turned over to the adju-
White a full point. .
Archival Chess Life .pdfs and .pgn files are
dicator. Adjudicators will be impressed, available on uschess.org, Chess Life Mag-
other things being equal, by just the gen- azine, Downloadable Files. Issues are
eral look of the position, he wrote. archived starting with October 2008.

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Solitaire Chess
The Combative Sicilian
The Sicilian Defense (1. e4 c5) can be incredibly flexible, appealing to all kinds of
By Bruce Pandolfini
players. Typically, White attacks early, with Blacks position improving as Whites
attack runs out of steamif it does.
In the Sicilian Defense, with a central
pawn majority and good counter-attack-
ing resources, Black hopes for White to
overextend, incurring weaknesses that
produce enduring targets for Black to
snipe at. But even when Whites pawns
become very weak his attack can still be
hard to blunt, as the following game
between Malishauskas and Evigelsky
(Black) played in 1981 in the USSR illus-
trates. In the end, Whites weaknesses
dont mean enough to offset Whites
attack. The opening moves were:
Sicilian Defense (B40)
Vidmantas Malishauskas
A. Evigelsky
USSR, 1980
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4
rnlqklnr
pp+p+ppp
+ +p+ +
+ + + +
+ pP+ +
+ + +N+
PPP+ PPP
RNLQKL+R
Your starting position
Now make sure you have the above
position set up on your chessboard. As
you play through the remaining moves in
this game, use a piece of paper to cover
the article, exposing Whites next move
only after trying to guess it. If you guess
correctly, give yourself the par score.
Sometimes points are also rewarded for
second-best moves, and there may be
bonus pointsor deductionsfor other
moves and variations. Note that ** means
that the note to Blacks move is over and
Whites move is in the next line.**
16 Chess Life November 2011
4. Nxd4 Par Score 5
This is the standard recapture. Accept
only 2 points part credit for 4. Qxd4 Nc6,
giving away a development tempo.
4. Nf6
Black assails Whites king-pawn, a pri-
mary target in the Sicilian Defense.**
5. Nc3 Par Score 6
Accept only 3 points part credit for either
5. Bd3 or 5. f3, both of which guard e4.
In the old days, White avoided Nb1-c3
because of the coming pin. Deduct 1 point
for 5. e5? Qa5+, picking off the e-pawn.
When I was younger, there was a famil-
iar Washington Square Park player who
called this and similar stratagems a dead
meat check.
5. Bb4
Blacks pins the knight and renews the
threat to capture e4 (1 bonus point). Since
the 1930s players have become more
suspicious of the bishop pin and the
modern preference is for 5. ... Nc6 or 5.
... d6.**
6. e5 Par Score 6
Again, 6. Bd3 gets 3 points part credit.
The aggressive pawn thrust (e4-e5) was
once thought a mistake because of 6. ...
Qa5 7. exf6 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Qxc3+. But
take 2 bonus points if you knew (or found)
the refutation: 9. Qd2! Qxa1 10. c3 (threat
11. Nb3 Qb1 12. Bd3) 10. ... Qb1 11.
Bd3 Qb6 12. fxg7 Rg8 13. Qh6 etc.
6. Nd5
The try 6. ... Ne4 can be met favorably
by 7. Qg4 (1 bonus point). With the text
Black intends 7. ... Nxc3 8. bxc3 Bxc3+,
winning the Exchange (1 bonus point).**
7. Bd2 Par Score 5
Receive only 4 points part credit for the
overly aggressive 7. Qg4. The simple text
defends the threat and insures a White
plus.
7. Bxc3
This is played to double and weaken
Whites c-pawns. On 7. ... Nxc3 8. bxc3,
Black has to lose a tempo with his bishop
and this was not so appealing. Still, it was
preferable to giving up the king-bishop,
after which the dark squares in Blacks
camp become vulnerable.**
8. bxc3 Par Score 6
Add on 2 points part credit for 8. Bxc3
Nxc3 9. bxc3. Once Black has traded off
his king-bishop, White wants to retain his
queen-bishop to exploit the dark squares.
8. Qc7
Give yourself 1 bonus point if you knew
that Black would have threats to e5 and
c3 ahead of time.**
9. f4 Par Score 6
White defends the more important cen-
ter pawn. On 9. ... Nxc3, White has 10.
Qf3 Nd5 11. Nb5 queen-moves (and not
11. ... Qxc2? 12. Rc1) 12. Nd6+, with
plenty of compensation for the pawn.
9. a6
Black wants to keep the white knight off
of b5. Probably the immediate 9. ... 0-0
was best, though there is no denying
White has pressure either way. Give your-
self 1 bonus point if you so evaluated.**
10. Qg4 Par Score 6
Now is the moment for the queen to
take up an aggressive post, inviting the try
10. ... Nxc3 11. Qxg7, which Black prop-
erly avoids.
10. 0-0
Black trusts that his three unmoved
kingside pawns will suffice for defense
of his monarch.**
11. c4 Par Score 6
Even a doubled, weak c-pawn can
cause trouble, here driving the enemy
knight from the center.
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 Problem I Problem II Problem III
ABCs of Chess Fork Pin Fork

These problems are all related to

+
qk+ + + + + + + +
rk+
key positions in this months game.
+ p ++ + p k + + +
+pp
In each case, Black is to move. The + + n + + +
n + + + + +
answers can be found in Solutions + + N + + +p + + + P +
on page 79. + + + + l +P+ + l +n+ +
November Exercise: This exercise
+ + + + + N + + + N + +
bears on chess vision. Find a random + + + + P +L+ + P +L+ +
game between strong players and + +QK + + + K + R + K +
print out the score without diagrams.
Play over the game in your mind,
following a four-step formula for Problem IV Problem V Problem VI
each move: (1) say it in chess nota- Skewer Undermining Discovered attack
tion; (2) visually imagine it being
played; (3) note its relationship to r+ +k+ + + + + + Q+ + l r
other moves; and (4) give the move + Ql+p+ + p
+qpk + k + +p
a plausible reason so that its part of + + + + + + +pp + q + +
a logical narrative. If youre not sure
why a move was played distinguish
+ + + + + + + + + p + +
it with a compelling explanation. + p +n+ + N n + + + + +
Follow this formula rigorously, + + + + + + + QP + + + L
reviewing the early score whenever + PP+ + + + PP+ + + +PK
needed, and you should start retain-
ing positions better.
+ L K + + + + K + + + R

Be2 Rg8 21. Qxf7, and Black cant guard

g8 and g7. Add 2 bonus points more if you
11. Qb6 14. Qe6
Not liking 11. ... Ne7 12. Bb4, Black Black counterattacks, for if the d5-
worked this out as well.**
goes for counterattack: you take my knight moves, White has 15. Ne7+, forking
knight, 12. cxd5, I take your knight, 12. king and queen.**
... Qxd4.**
18. Bd3! Par Score 7
White develops with a threat (Rxb1).
Deduct 2 points for 18. Qg4, which is
15. cxd5! Par Score 7
Also not bad is 15. Qxd5 Qxf5 16. Bd3
answered by 18. ... Qxc2+ and 19. ...
12. f5! Par Score 6
This is lateral protection of the knight (3 points part credit). The sacrificial text is
Qxc3. However, 18. Qg3 Qxc2+ 19. Kg1
by the queen, 12. ... Qxd4? 13. Qxd4. more forcing.
seems to work, so full credit if you chose
There is also the prospect of 13. f6 g6, fur-
this path.
ther weakening the dark squares around
15. Qxe5+
the castled position (1 bonus point). Like it or not, he has to go for the
Exchange, otherwise hes just down mate-
18. Qb6+
Black saves the queen with check. If 18.
rial.** ... Qxh1 19. Qg3[g4] g6, the knight mates
12. exf5
Black eliminates the f-pawn before it at e7 or h6 (1 bonus point).**
can get to f6. Hes looking to set up a
16. Kf2 Par Score 5
defense by the black queen along the White plays this way in order to get
the bishop to c3 as quickly as possible.
19. Bd4 Par Score 5
sixth rank. If instead Black tries 12. ... This is better than moving the king.
Nb4 (threat 13. ... Qxd4 14. Qxd4 Nc2+ Accept 4 points part credit for 16. Be2
1 bonus point), White defends most Qxa1+ 17. Kf2 Qxh1 (17. ... Qf6 18. Bc3), 19. Qb4
simply with 13. c3.** which should also work.
20. Qg4 Par Score 7
White guards the bishop and threatens
13. Nxf5 Par Score 5 16. Qxa1
Theres a mate threat at g7 (1 bonus No backing out now. This is the follow- mate at g7 (1 bonus point). If 20. ... g6,
point). up to his previous moves.** then 21. Nh6 mate; but not 21. Ne7+?
Qxe7 (1 bonus point). Not wanting to play
on without his queen, Black threw in the
13. Qg6 17. Bc3 Par Score 6
Clever. Black was relying on this White takes control of the long dark towel.
defense to stop the queen mate.** squared diagonal. Since Black traded off
14. Qf3 Par Score 6
his dark-square bishop at move seven, its
hard for him to compete.
20. Black resigned.
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 2011 U.S. Open

Lenderman Is Fir
In Orlando, Florida, the USCF celebrates

GM Alex Lenderman
is the 2011 U.S. Open
champion by virtue of
a blitz playoff over
GM Alejandro Ramirez.

All photos courtesy of MonRoi.com

Last years winner and one of this years
players tied at 712 in the logjam at the top,
GM Alejandro Ramirez gives his thoughts
and notes on this years Open:
When I arrive at a tournament, I already
have a relatively good notion of who will
attend. Big tournaments, like the Chicago
Open, U.S. Open, World Open, etc, are
harder to predict than the more local
events, but it isnt rocket science to figure
out who will go and who wont. For the people in the U.S. Open makes the first few
U.S. Open this past July 30-August 7, I
had seen GM Alex Lenderman and Bo
Hansen registered, GM Timur Gareyev
had told me he was going and I expected
maybe five or six other grandmasters
(GMs) to show up at some point. GM Loek
van Wely was supposed to be the man to
beat, and everything was going quite
dandy by the end of my third round. I
started 3/3 as the massive amount of
games relatively easy (though surprises do
happen as Shabalov dropped half a point
in his first round). The traditional sched-
ule only had three GMs, while the six-day
(which I was playing) had six. All was
good and normal in the world. And then
we got hit with a sledgehammer.
The four-day schedule was infested
with grandmasters. A whopping eight
GMs entered that schedule, and they

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st Among Equals
all things chess at the 2011 U.S. Open
were led by international super star
Hikaru Nakamura. The tournament was
also unique in an unusual way: the lack
of international masters (IMs) and FIDE
masters (FMs). For example, in the four-
day section only two IMs and two FMs reg-
istered, a number way below the amount
of GMs. This caused grandmasters that
lost to other grandmasters to play way
down, which allowed them to bounce
back rather easily.
In the traditional schedule GM Alonso
Zapata from Colombia came on top with
512/6, a solid score going into the seventh
round when the large merge occurred. In
the six-day schedule I was able to survive
a crazy game against IM Marc Esserman,
who had just crushed van Wely in the pre-
vious round with this game:
Sicilian Defense (B21)
IM Marc Esserman (2493)
GM Loek van Wely (2750)
112th U.S. Open (5)
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3
This move is unnecessary. Marc still
pokes fun of me for declining the sacri-
fice when I played against him in the
World Open a few years ago with 3. ...
Nf6, however I believe it is simply the
strongest move.
4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bc4 a6 7. 0-0 Nge7
8. Bg5 f6
[GM Timur Gareyev also provide Chess
Life with notes to this game, as indicated
by TG.] TG: An awkward-looking move.
It is hard to imagine an extra pawn is
going be worth the inconvenience of hold-
ing the pressure once black plays f6.
9. Be3 Ng6
The line 9. ... b5 10. Bb3 Ng6 simply
transposes.
10. Bb3
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TG: A nice positional retreat anticipat-
ing Blacks next move.
10. ... b5
TG: Worse is 10. ... Na5 11. Na4 allow-
ing White to seize the terrible hole on b6.
11. Nd5 (! TG)
r+lwqkvl-tr
+-+p+-zpp
p+n+pzpn+
+p+N+-+-
-+-+P+-+
+L+-vLN+-
PzP-+-zPPzP
tR-+Q+RmK-
After11.Nd5
As flashy as this move is, it has been
played before. That doesnt take away from
the fact that it is bold and risky. Black Im
sure is forced to accept this sacrifice.
TG: I am sure White could not wait to
stick that knight on d5 with complete
disregard to Blacks strategy.
11. ... exd5 12. exd5 Nce5
TG: With 12. ... Na5 13. Re1 Black
does not get enough time to coordinate his
defensive forces.
13. d6
White is down a full piece, but his com-
pensation is beyond obvious. Black will
and because of back rank checkmate the
never castle, he has problems with his
kingside development and his king is in
ruins. Why do people take on c3? It will
remain a mystery to me.
13. ... Bb7 14. Nxe5 fxe5
Just hopeless is 14. ... Nxe5 15. Re1
Qb8 16. Bc5.
15. f4 (! TG)
TG: Whites game is simple and flaw-
less. He is opening the game, leaving
Black no time or space to unwind.
15. ... Qf6
Losing on the spot. However Blacks
position was horrendous. 15. ... exf4 and
any decent move probably gives White
the advantage.
16. fxe5 Qxe5
r+-+kvl-tr
+l+p+-zpp
p+-zP-+n+
+p+-wq-+-
-+-+-+-+
+L+-vL-+-
PzP-+-+PzP
tR-+Q+RmK-
After16....Qxe5
17. Bg5!
Unfortunately I can only give this move
only one exclamation mark. There is a
simpler and more efficient win, which
Esserman saw as he informed later, but
he wanted to play this way because it
was prettier. Props to the man, who def-
initely made a service to humanity with
this beautiful move. I wish there had
been a brilliancy prize for this event,
because this move would have won it
easily. 17. Bf7+ Kd8 18. Bb6+ Kc8 19. Re1
queen cant move, which leaves White
with a crushing attack and a material
advantage to boot.
TG: I give this two exclamation points.
This is the move that Black must have
missed in his slightly more optimistic
calculations. The point is Whites queen
attacks on the trajectory of e1-a5 along
with Bf7+.
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17. ... Be7
Just as bad is 17. ... Qxg5 18. Qe1+ Be7
19. Bf7+ Kf8 (It is mate after 19. ... Kd8 20.
Qa5+ Kc8 21. Qc7.) 20. Bxg6+ Bf6 21.
Qe7+! is the point 21. ... Kg8 22. Bf7 mate
with the bishop, obviously, never the queen.
18. Bf7+ Kd8 19. dxe7+ Nxe7 20. Qd2
Black doesnt even have an extra piece,
and his king is dying.
20. ... Kc8 21. Rac1+ Nc6 22. Rfd1 Qf5 23.
Bf4 Qxf7 24. Qd6 Kd8 25. Rxc6 Bxc6 26.
Qxc6, Black resigned.
And the multiple threats cannot be
stopped. An impressive demolition!
The six-day schedule contained a lot of
pitfalls for some of the rating favorites:
van Wely lost to Esserman, Shabalov
dropped a point to the young Andrew
Schvartsman while Lenderman and GM
Julio Sadorra both gave up two draws to
lower rated opponents.
The bloodbath that was the four-day
schedule saw the rating favorite come
out on top, also with 512/6, but not with-
out some problems along the way. In a
surprise game IM Daniel Fernandez was
able to show his abilities by effortlessly
holding Nakamura to a draw with the
black pieces. Not one to be deterred by
this result, Hikaru bounced back to the
top with a win against FM Kazim Gula-
mali (in another display of craziness over
the board) and GM Alexander Goldin,
who I believe just made his first big tour-
nament appearance in many years.
Dutch Defense (A85)
FM Kazim Gulamali (2438)
GM Hikaru Nakamura (2848)
112th U.S. Open (5)
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. h4 d6 5. h5!?
rsnlwqkvl-tr
zppzp-zp-+p
-+-zp-snp+
+-+-+p+P
-+PzP-+-+
+-sN-+-+-
PzP-+PzPP+
tR-vLQmKLsNR
After5.h5
Quite an enterprising way of playing
against the highest-rated player in the
western hemisphere. This variation, which
I was informed is known as the musical
chairs variation, seems to be more dan-
gerous than I originally thought.
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5. ... Nxh5 6. Rxh5
This move has scored a whopping 80
percent in the past five years. Who knew?
6. ... gxh5 7. e4 c6
Judit Polgars choice against Topalov
was 7. ... Be6, and although she ended up
winning the game her position was not
very impressive out of the opening. 8. Be2
Bf7 9. Bxh5 Bxh5 10. Qxh5+ Kd7 11. Nf3
Qe8 and although this was a rapid game,
I dont quite understand why Topalov did-
nt take on f5 followed by Qb5. 12. Qh3
Topalov-Polgar, UNAM Rapid 2010.
8. Qxh5+ Kd7 9. Qxf5+ Kc7 10. Qa5+ b6 11.
Qa3
rsnlwq-vl-tr
zp-mk-zp-+p
-zppzp-+-+
+-+-+-+-
-+PzPP+-+
wQ-sN-+-+-
PzP-+-zPP+
tR-vL-mKLsN-
After11.Qa3
This is actually the games novelty.
White had previously tried putting the
queen somewhere else. Although he is
down material, the compensation for the
Exchange is quite obvious. White has a
nice center, a pawn and Blacks king is
not the best.
11. ... e5 12. Be3
Provoking c6-c5 with 12. d5 was one way
to do things, after which its not so obvi-
ous how Black will arrange his queenside
pieces. 12. ... c5 13. Be3 Kb7 14. 0-0-0.
12. ... exd4 13. Bxd4 Rg8 14. 0-0-0 Kb7 15. g3
h5 16. Be3 Qf6 17. Qb3 Be6 18. Nge2
Black has managed to get some of his
pieces out, but trouble still remains.
Kazim has developed harmoniously and
has strong pressure down the d-file and
will be ready to pounce at Hikarus king
within a few moves.
18. ... Nd7 19. Nd4 Bh6 20. Bxh6 Qxh6+ 21.
Kb1 Ne5?!
(see diagram top of next column)
This game was, after all, a rapid. Im not
entirely sure what Hikaru missed, as
after Whites obvious reply the knight
will be forced to retreat.
22. f4 Nd7 23. Nxc6!?
Fearless play from the Georgian FM.
Georgian as in Atlanta, Georgia, not the
country (for a change!). 23. Qa4 Rac8
r+-+-+r+
zpk+-+-+-
-zppzpl+-wq
+-+-sn-+p
-+PsNP+-+
+QsN-+-zP-
PzP-+-zP-+
+K+R+L+-
After21....Ne5
24. f5 (A bit more speculative is 24. Ndb5
cxb5 25. Nxb5 a5 26. Nxd6+ Kc7) 24. ...
Nc5 (24. ... Bf7? 25. Ndb5 is game.) 25.
Qa3 Bd7 26. b4 is a mess, but it should
favor White somehow.
23. ... Nc5!
A good practical decision. Black does not
touch the knight and instead focuses on
getting his pieces out driving the White
forces away from the king. 23. ... Kxc6 Its
hard to accept this sacrifice when White
has so many resources. 24. f5 (24. Nb5!? Nc5
25. Rxd6+ Kb7 26. Qd1 Looks like a decent
attack for White.) 24. ... Nc5 (Also possible
is 24. ... Rxg3 25. Qa4+ Kb7 26. Rxd6 Rc8
27. fxe6 Nc5 28. Qd1 when White has recov-
ered all his material but now his position is
a little loose.) 25. Qc2! (A ridiculous computer
move.) 25. ... Bf7 26. b4 with a strong attack.
24. Na5+ Kc8
24. ... Kb8 25. Nc6+ is probably not
what Hikaru had in mind.
25. Qb5 Bd7
And here Kazim misses a spectacular
resource.
26. Nc6
And here it is 26. Bh3!! Bxh3 27. Qc6+
Kb8 28. Rxd6 Qg7 29. Qd5!.
rmk-+-+r+
zp-+-+-wq-
-zp-tR-+-+
sN-snQ+-+p
-+P+PzP-+
+-sN-+-zPl
PzP-+-+-+
+K+-+-+-
Analysisafter29.Qd5
It turns out Black is quite helpless
against the multitude of threats, most of
them stemming from Nc6. A pretty posi-
tion. 29. ... Rc8 30. Nc6+ Rxc6 31. Qxc6
Bd7 32. Qd5 Qxg3 33. Qe5 Kb7 34. b4
And White should be better. How much is
something else.
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Six of the Seven tied for first
Clockwise from top left: GM Alejandro Ramirez, GM Giorgi Kacheishvili, GM Timur Gareyev, GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Alonso Zapata, GM
Tamaz Gelashvili.
26. ... Rxg3 27. Nd5 Qe6 28. b4 Qxe4+ give his opponent for this mistake. The
correct move was quite difficult to find. 29.
r+k+-+-+ Kb2 Kb7 (29. ... Qe8! leads to an absolutely
crazy line. The computer says its a draw,
zp-+l+-+- but considering that the players probably
-zpNzp-+-+ had under five minutes [or at least Kazim
+QsnN+-+p did] 30. Nf6 Qe3 [30. ... Bxc6 31. Nxe8
Bxb5 32. Nxd6+ Kb8 33. Nxb5 and Blacks
-zPP+qzP-+ rook is so bad that White cant really be
+-+-+-tr- worse in this position.] 31. Nxd7 Qf2+ 32.
Kb1 Ra3 33. Nxa7+ R3xa7 [33. ... R8xa7
P+-+-+-+ 34. Nxb6+ Kd8 35. Rxd6+ Ke7 36. Nd5+!
+K+R+L+- Kf7 {36. ... Kxd6 37. bxc5+ Qxc5 38. Qe8
After 28. ... Qxe4 is an obvious draw, according to Hou-
dini. Ridiculous.} 37. Rf6+ Kg7 38. Rg6+!!
Kh7 39. Rh6+ Kxh6 40. Qc6+ Kh7 41.
29. Kc1??
Nf6+ Kg7 42. Nxh5+ and Black cant
Im guessing that this is a time trouble escape this bizarre perpetual ...] 34. Nxb6+
mistake. Kazim has done a wonderful job Kd8 35. a3! Rxa3 36. Rxd6+ Ke7 37. Rd7+
of providing entertainment, but Hikaru Nxd7 38. Qxd7+ Kf6 39. Qd6+ and a per-
defended resourcefully and does not for- petual) 30. Na5+ Kb8 (Best is 30. ... Kc8
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31. Nc6 drawing) 31. Nc6+ Bxc6 32. Qxc6
and Black has no useful checks, so he is
lost.
29. ... Kb7 30. bxc5 Bxc6 31. Qb2 dxc5, White
resigned.
During my chess career Ive had to
adapt to many situations. When I came
to America for college I expected many
culture shocks, but I did not expect to also
have to get used to strange and at times
senseless chess tournament nuances.
Some little things Ive learned to live with,
such as pairings being posted five minutes
after the start of the round, no Internet
pairings, opponents using headphones,
weddings in the next room of the event,
etc. But one thing I still cannot do is play
something like the four-day schedule of
a major event.
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2011 U.S. Open
Their first day was bad enough, with
three tough games of chess. However
their second day is the most brutal day
of chess I have ever heard of. After play-
ing three games of rapid chess, which is
bad enough in itself, the players were
subjected to a further fourth round,
except this time because of the merge
everyone was playing with the traditional
time control. That kind of stamina, men-
tal concentration, and overall endurance
is more than I can handle.
Fatigue started to show in the seventh
round as none of the leaders were able to
convert a full point. Nakamura drew
Esserman while I drew Zapata. A large
amount of other draws in other boards
meant that not a lot of people caught up
with us. However things were much dif-
ferent in the eighth round. Nakamura
easily dispatched GM Kidambi Sun-
dararajan, Lenderman beat Esserman in
a simple technical sweep, while I drew
again, this time against Goldin, and what
seemed like a million people sprung out
of nowhere to tie my score.
Caro-Kann Defense,
Advance Variation (B12)
IM Marc Esserman (2493)
GM Aleksandr Lenderman (2622)
112th U.S. Open (8)
Nakamura being Nakamura
GM Timur Gareyev provides his analy-
sis of one of the most exciting games by
one of the games most exciting players:
Dutch Defense,
Leningrad System (A87)
GM Kidambi Sundararajan (2530)
GM Hikaru Nakamura (2848)
112th U.S. Open (8)
One of the more dynamic games by
Nakamura played at the U.S. Open.
1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5.
0-0 0-0 6. b3 d6 7. Bb2 c6 8. c4 Qc7 9.
Nbd2 Re8 10. Qc2 Na6
This is a fairly standard position in the
Leningrad system. Both sides developed
harmoniously. Now Black is ready to
push e7-e5 in the center.
11. a3
A smart prophylaxis move is 11. c5, pre-
venting a central breakthrough. On the
other hand, it weakens the white squares.
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Lenderman played a very interesting
tournament. After having a rough start,
he was able to push his way into the top
of the standings by beating Esserman in
the next-to-last round, after which only
himself and Hikaru had 7/8 points. An
unplanned Swiss gambit worked out won-
derfully for Alex in this event.
1. e4 c6
It is no secret that Alex has been tak-
ing lessons from GM Giorgi Kacheishvili,
and the Caro-Kann seems to be as Geor-
gian as khachapuri (a Georgian filled-bread
dish).
2. d4 d5 3. e5
A product of fashion. Everyone seems
to be playing this system nowadays.
3. ... Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7
Bad for Black is 5. ... c5 6. Be3 Qb6 7.
Nc3.
6. 0-0 c5 7. dxc5
In the brilliant game Kamsky-
Kacheishvili from the World Open, 7. Na3
was played and I would have been
intrigued to see what improvement Alex
had planned.
7. ... Nec6 8. Be3 Nd7 9. c4 dxc4 10. Na3
However, Black has an effective continu-
ation as follows: 11. ... Nb4! making sure
the knight gets in the game (11. ... Be6 12.
a3 restricting the knight) 12. Qc4+ Nbd5
13. Rac1 Kh8 with the idea of developing
the white-squared bishop saving the g8-
square versus the Nf3-g5 advance.
11. ... e5 12. c5
r+l+r+k+
zppwq-+-vlp
n+pzp-snp+
+-zP-zpp+-
-+-zP-+-+
zPP+-+NzP-
-vLQsNPzPLzP
tR-+-+RmK-
After 12. c5
12. ... e4!
All of a sudden Black is gaining
Smirin-Seirawan played 10. Nbd2 c3 at
the World Team Championship. This vari-
ation of the Caro-Kann is ridiculously
popular. Smirin got nothing from the
opening and the game was drawn soon
afterwards.
10. ... c3 11. Qb3!?
r+-wqkvl-tr
zpp+n+pzpp
-+n+p+-+
+-zP-zPl+-
-+-+-+-+
sNQzp-vLN+-
PzP-+LzPPzP
tR-+-+RmK-
After 11. Qb3
A cool move and a novelty. Im not sure
if Marc prepared this before the game or
not, but it is totally his style. He doesnt
care about the amount of pawns he has
but does care about the initiative and cre-
ating threats. The move is quite unpleasant
to meet over the board, but Alex does a
great job neutralizing Whites initiative.
11. ... cxb2 12. Qxb2
space and his pieces get prime central
squares.
13. cxd6 Qxd6 14. Ne5 Be6 15. b4 Bd5 16.
Ndc4 Qe6
Black has a solid advantage due to
Whites bad bishops on b2 and g2. In
Whites defense, he does have a well
placed knight on e5. Black spots that
and takes immediate action.
17. Bc1 Ng4! 18. Nxg4 Bxc4 19. Ne5 Bb3
20. Qc3 Ba4
Black has loosened Whites center
and is now ready to improve his knight
with Nc7-d5.
21. g4?
(see diagram in sidebar, column right)
Without calculating it is obvious this
move just cannot be good. Whites pieces
are currently disconnected. White is
opening the game but loosening the
kingside defense. Another considera-
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 A more exact way of continuing the 13. ... Bxe3 14. fxe3 Rb8 15. Nd4 0-0 16. Nc4
initiative was 12. Rad1! since Black can- Be4
not recapture on c5 right away. 12. ... Qc8
This annoying resource is surprisingly
13. Qxb2 Bxc5 14. Nc4 is like the game,
common in the 3. e5 variation of the
but about many times better for White
Caro. The bishop re-routes to d5, where
since the inclusion of the moves ... Qc8
it creates a fantastic blockade and it pres-
and Nc4 obviously favor him.
sures the kingside. With the king safely
12. ... Bxc5 tucked in the kingside, the good position
of the knights, especially the advanced
r+-wqk+-tr one on d6, is not enough to compensate
for the pawn.
zpp+n+pzpp
-+n+p+-+ 17. Nd6 Bd5 18. e4 Nxd4 19. exd5 Nxe2+
After 19. ... Nxe5 20. dxe6 Qxd6 21.
+-vl-zPl+- exf7+ Rxf7 22. Rxd4 Qf6 Black retains the
-+-+-+-+ extra pawn, but the simplified nature of the
position, the better activity for White and
sN-+-vLN+- the bishop being much stronger than the
PwQ-+LzPPzP knight gives White excellent drawing hopes.
tR-+-+RmK- 20. Qxe2 Qe7
After12....Bxc5
Black has consolidated but doesnt
have much activity. He still has to worry
13. Rfd1?! about a few things, such as b7 and f7,
Overambitious. White had no need to do and Whites pieces will all be well placed.
this, and he will spend the rest of the game The natural result of this game should be
trying to justify the sacrifice. Unfortunately, a draw, but Esserman is too ambitious.
it was the time to think about equalizing, but
21. Qe4
thats not a thought that enters Essermans
chess mind too often. and Black is certainly 21. Rac1 Nb6 22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Qe3
OK after 13. Nc4 0-0 14. Qxb7 Be4. This move is kind of important, as it pins
26. Bxd4 Bxe5 27. Bxe5 Qxe5 28. Qf7+ Kh8
r+-+r+k+ 29. Bd3 Re7 30. Qf6+ Qxf6 31. Rxf6 Rd8
zpp+-+-vlp Hikaru demonstrates outstanding
n+p+q+p+ technique, overcomes a few technical
difficulties, and converts the advantage.
+-+-sNp+-
lzP-zPp+P+ 32. Raf1 Kg7 33. Bc4 Rdd7 34. Be6 Rd1 35.
Bc4 Rxf1+ 36. Rxf1 a6!
zP-wQ-+-+-
-+-+PzPLzP -+-+-+-+
tR-vL-+RmK- +p+-tr-mkp
After21.g4 p+p+-+p+
tion for Kidambi to keep in mind was the +-+-+-+-
fact that he was facing one of the top tac- lzPL+-+-+
tical players in the world. I am sure
Hikaru loved what was happening at
zP-+-+-+-
the moment. -+-+P+-zP
21. ... fxg4 22. Bxe4 Nc7 +-+-+RmK-
A solid, logical idea. Black creates After36....a6
harmony before going for an attack.
Black is preparing Bb5 which will
23. f4?! ease access to the e2 and a3 weaknesses.
White continues with his unfortu-
37. Rf4 Bc2
nate strategy.
For some reason Hikaru changes
23. ... gxf3 e.p. 24. Qxf3 Nb5 25. Bb2 Nxd4
his mind.
Simple, logical tactics net a pawn for
38. Kf2 Be4 39. Ke3 Bd5+ 40. Kd3 g5 41. Rd4
Black.
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the knight to the a7-pawn. A level contin-
uation is 23. ... Nd5 24. Qxa7 Ra8 (24. ...
Qg5! is better and gives Black some
chances of an initiative.) 25. Qxb7 Qxb7
26. Nxb7 Rxa2 27. Ra1.
21. ... Nb6 22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Rf1 Nd5 24.
Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. Rf1?!
Judging by my previous comments,
which indicate that Blacks pieces were
not as well placed as Whites, it makes lit-
tle sense to trade all the rooks off.
25. ... Rxf1+ 26. Kxf1 Qg5 27. g3?
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+-+nzP-wq-
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After27.g3
This weakening move immediately ends
the game. 27. h3 and Black is far from
winning. He is up a clear pawn but this
game will take a long time to win, espe-
Bxc4+ 42. Rxc4 Rd7+ 43. Ke3 h5 44. Kf3 Kf6
45. h3 Rd5 46. Rc3 Ke6 47. Re3+ Kd6
Kings and rooks are jockeying to decide
on which side they are going to be more
useful on for attack or defense. Black
obviously gets to call the shots due to his
greater ability to create threats.
48. Re8 Rf5+ 49. Ke4 Rf4+ 50. Kd3 Rh4
A tactical subtlety that forces White
back on the defensive.
51. Re3 a5!
Creates a second weakness.
52. Kc3 axb4+ 53. axb4 b5 54. Rg3 Rc4+
55. Kd2 Rxb4
The connected passed pawns guarantee
a comfortable win.
56. Rxg5 Rh4 57. Rg3 Kc5 58. Kd3 Rd4+
59. Kc3 b4+ 60. Kb3 Kb5 61. Rg5+ c5 62.
Rxh5 Re4 63. h4 Re3+ 64. Kc2 Rxe2+ 65.
Kd3 Rh2 66. Rh8 c4+ 67. Kd4 c3 68. h5 c2
69. Rc8 b3, White resigned.
~TimurGareyev
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 2011 U.S. Open
cially with the permanent weakness of the
king on g8. White has chances.
27. ... Qd2 28. h4 Ne3+ 29. Kg1 Qd1+ 30.
Kh2 Ng4+ 31. Kg2 Qd2+, White resigned.
A typical Caro-Kann win: Black took a
pawn, did nothing special but played
solidly, and enjoyed Whites overreach.
So, the last round arrived, and it was a
hard-fought one. Nakamura was black
playing the only other player with 7/8,
Lenderman. That game finished in a draw
after Hikaru couldnt make progress. That
allowed, in the case of a decisive result,
boards 2-5 to all tie for first place! In
another outstanding show of fighting
chess, not a single one of those boards
ended in a draw. In board order, GM
Tamaz Gelashvili defeated GM Julio
Becerra in a long technical struggle, GM
Timur Gareyev beat GM Dmitry Gurevich
in a game that couldve gone either way,
I beat GM Julio Sadorra in a nice Kings
Indian Defense and GM Giorgi Kacheishvili
defeated GM Alexander Goldin.
Kings Indian Defense,
Fianchetto Variation (E69)
GM Alejandro Ramirez (2674)
GM Julio Sadorra (2561)
112th U.S. Open (9)
This matchup was quite funny, as Julio
and I had played against each other with
the same colors and in the same round in
last years U.S. Open. Unfortunately for
both of us, we were better situated in the
leaderboard last year. A draw would be
absolutely no good to either of us, as the
best case scenario with our scores was to
get a victory and hope that board one
(Lenderman-Nakamura) ended in a draw,
which in fact it did. I have historically had
an impressive record against members of
the UTD team, and I didn't feel this was
the time to lose the streak.
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. 0-0 0-0 5.
c4 d6 6. Nc3 e5 7. d4 Nbd7
I was quite frankly not expecting this at
all. I am very well aware that Sadorra
sometimes studies with Sal Bercys, and
that therefore it is not entirely impossible
that he has learned some Kings Indian
ideas from him, but it just didn't seem like
Sadorras type of opening. It is under-
standable, however, as the Kings Indian
Defense (KID) is known to create interest-
ing unbalances and give Black good
opportunity to complicate the game and
create counterplay.
8. e4 c6 9. h3 Qa5 10. Re1 exd4 11. Nxd4
Ne5 12. Bf1
I was playing quite slowly by this point,
as I was admittedly a little nervous. I had
24 Chess Life November 2011
played this position a few times recently and
I had little doubt that Sadorra had seen
those games and had something prepared.
12. ... Re8 13. Be3 c5
A common line, but not what I thought
he was going to play. 13. ... Be6 14. Nxe6
Rxe6 15. Kg2 Rae8 16. c5!? was my game
against Becerra earlier this year. Im still
not entirely sure how powerful this pawn
sacrifice is (ironically enough, it forces
Black to counter sacrifice a piece), but it
served me well in the game and I won
rather cleanly. I was wondering if Sadorra
would go for this line and have an
improvement, so I was going to think hard
before going down that continuation again.
14. Nb3 Qb4
r+l+r+k+
zpp+-+pvlp
-+-zp-snp+
+-zp-sn-+-
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+NsN-vL-zPP
PzP-+-zP-+
tR-+QtRLmK-
After14....Qb4
This is basically the only move played
in this position, but Im going to go ahead
and question theory. As the reader will see
from the continuation of the game, the
queen must eventually go back to d8, as
it is the most natural square for it. On b4
it encourages a2-a3, which is slightly
weakening, and then White follows with
Nd2, a move that simply helps him. If
the queen is going to retreat to d8 after
that, why not simply do it in this move?
15. a3!
15. Qxd6 wins a pawn. Ill be honest. I
didnt notice the pawn on d6 was hang-
ing. Then again, this move looks
ridiculous. There is apparently a very
pretty refutation given by Dejan Bojkov in
his DVD on the KID. However, if you read
any old books on the KID youll know d6
is always poisoned somehow or another.
15. ... Nf3+ 16. Kh1 Nxe1 17. Bxc5 Qxc3!
Is apparently the point. This isnt what
I was bargaining for when I played a
chicken setup like the fianchetto KID.
18. bxc3 Nxe4 19. Qd5 Bf5 (or ... Bxc3)
with serious compensation. Whatever.
15. ... Qb6 16. Nd2 Nc6 17. Rb1
I had played all this before against
Bojkov, maybe four or five months ago. It
was because of this that I was incredibly
surprised that Sadorra was thinking in
this position, and that he chose to repeat
this line. True, Bojkov got amazing coun-
terplay and was better most of the game,
which I survived somehow. However,
Blacks position right now is just bad.
Very bad. 17. b4? Ng4.
17. ... Qd8 18. Bg2 Be6 19. f4 Nd7 20. Nd5
r+-wqr+k+
zpp+n+pvlp
-+nzpl+p+
+-zpN+-+-
-+P+PzP-+
zP-+-vL-zPP
-zP-sN-+L+
+R+QtR-mK-
After20.Nd5
I think this is a good time to stop and
take a look at the position. A swift glance
will reveal nothing more than a normal
KID/Benoni setup with Black having a
ton of dark squares and White having a
nice space advantage. A deeper study
reveals that Black doesn't have a plethora
of dark squares, he has one: d4. This
square isnt even heavily controlled by
him, as soon as White is able to play b4
and put his knight back on b3, he will
have full control over d4. White will then
have a space advantage on the queenside,
the kingside, and the center. Black, unlike
most Benonis, has no targets. The d7-
knight has no squares. He doesnt want
to trade on d5, and at the same time he
doesnt have a useful move. Houdini
might think that this game is about equal.
I think Blacks position is awful.
20. ... Bxd5
Slightly better is 20. ... Nd4 21. b4 b6
22. Kh2, but Black is still worse.
21. cxd5 Nd4 22. b4
r+-wqr+k+
zpp+n+pvlp
-+-zp-+p+
+-zpP+-+-
-zP-snPzP-+
zP-+-vL-zPP
-+-sN-+L+
+R+QtR-mK-
After22.b4
22. ... b5
I wasn't expecting this move, but every-
thing else looked pretty bad as well.
Sadorra tries for complications but they
dont really work out. Here are a few sam-
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ples: 22. ... b6 23. Nc4 Qe7 24. e5 and 22.
... Nb5 23. Nc4 Nc3 24. Qb3 Nxb1 25.
Nxd6 Nc3 26. bxc5 Re7 27. Nxb7 Qe8 28.
e5 when Black has to give a piece back
and everything falls apart.
23. bxc5 Nxc5
Suicidal is 23. ... dxc5 24. e5.
24. Nf1
This move is simple and winning.
Unfortunately for Black, it turns out that
the knight on d4 is trapped. Not only
that, it doesn't have enough protection.
Oops. 24. Rb4 Nd3 was more compli-
cated than I wanted it to be, although it
should still be winning for White.
24. ... Qf6 25. Rb4 Ndb3
The try 25. ... Ncb3 loses even quicker
to 26. Nd2, which is kind of funny, as the
knight on d4 is still trapped.
26. Rxb3 Nxb3 27. Qxb3 Qc3 28. Qxc3 Bxc3
29. Rb1 Reb8
Possibly 29. ... a6 with the idea of tak-
ing over the c-file wouldve made me prove
my endgame technique. However Im sure
I wouldve figured this out eventually.
Bringing the king over is a good start.
30. e5
rtr-+-+k+
zp-+-+p+p
-+-zp-+p+
+p+PzP-+-
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zP-vl-vL-zPP
-+-+-+L+
+R+-+NmK-
After30.e5
Blacks queenside majority isnt as fast
as Whites central pawns, so I win more
material, but the game isnt over yet.
30. ... a5 31. exd6 b4
Completely hopeless is 31. ... a4 32. d7
b4 33. d6.
32. a4 b3 33. d7 Rb4 34. Bc5 Rc4 35. Be7 b2
At A Glance: 2011 U.S. Open
Date: July 30-August 7, 2011 Location: Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport, Orlando, Florida Top Finishers: 1st-7th, 7:
Hikaru Nakamura, Tamaz Gelashvili, Timur Gareyev,Alejandro Ramirez, Giorgi Kacheishvili, Aleksandr Lenderman, Alonso
Zapata; Master, 1st-4th, 612: Alex Barnett, Justin Sarkar, Robert Perez, Mark Ritter, Damir Studen, Andrew Shvartsman,
Jeffrey Haskel, Christopher Gu; Expert, 1st-2nd, 612: John Edward Duggan, Richard D. Robinson; Class A, 1st, 6: Aakaash
Meduri, Marcus Robinson; Class B, 1st, 512: Evan Cortes; Class C, 1st, 5: Cesar Gonell; Class D, 1st, 412: Brad Jackson;
Class E/below, 1st-2nd, 4: Nicholas Naylor, Gary Michael Robinson; Unrated, 1st-2nd, 212L: Tim Andrew Brown, Sofie Huttl.
Chief Tournament Director: Francisco L. Guadalupe.
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36. d8=Q+
In my infinite grandmaster wisdom I
forgot to push 36. d6 with a free tempo.
36. d6 forces resignation.
36. ... Rxd8 37. Bxd8 Rxa4 38. d6 Ra1 39. Be4
f5 40. Bd3
Maybe Ill excuse myself on this occa-
sion because it was the 40th move. 40. d7
fxe4 41. Bg5 and it is quite over.
40. ... Kf7
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+-+-+k+p
-+-zP-+p+
zp-+-+p+-
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+-vlL+-zPP
-zp-+-+-+
trR+-+NmK-
After40....Kf7
I was mildly annoyed that there wasn't
a completely obvious win, despite the fact
that Im up two pieces. So I decided to play
it safe and sacrifice one to reach a com-
pletely winning endgame.
41. Bb6 Ke6 42. Ne3 a4 43. Nd1 Bf6 44. Nxb2
Rxb1+ 45. Bxb1 Bxb2 46. Bc5 Kd7 47. Bc2
Kc6 48. d7 Bf6 49. Ba3, Black resigned.
After the forced pawn trade the three on
three endgame is beyond hopeless. I like
this game because it was clean and
unclear where Sadorra went particularly
wrongnot that Im a huge fan of this
variation for Black.
So at the end, no clear winner emerged
from the nine rounds. Zapata had also
scored 7/8, but due to family commit-
ments had taken a last round bye. This
allowed him to join the leaders and the
grand total came to seven players with
712/9.
Because the U.S. Open allows one
player to qualify for the U.S. Champi-
onship and because it deserves a
tournament winner, a blitz playoff was
held between the two players with the
highest tiebreaks. I played black in an
Armageddon game against Lenderman. I
somehow have a disastrous result on
tiebreaks. My first taste of a tiebreak
came against GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov
in the World Championship in Libya, in
2004. I lost horribly with my first game
with white and could not win with black,
which knocked me out. I didnt play
another tiebreak until I came to the U.S.
I lost to Mark Paragua in the 2008 New
York Invitational playoff to determine the
tournament champion. Then I lost horri-
bly to Ray Robson to determine a spot in
the 2010 U.S. Championship. Not one to
break my streaks, I obtained a fantastic
position against Aleksandr Lenderman
in the blitz game and then proceeded to
basically blunder checkmate. Therefore,
congratulations to Alex for winning the
event and qualifying for the U.S. Cham-
pionship, an event I hope to actually play
some day.
Last year I congratulated the organiz-
ers on hosting a relatively nice
tournament. I feel compelled to do the
same for this year. The pairings were a lit-
tle late, but beside that the tournament
ran rather smoothly. Another plus: the
hotel. Choosing a hotel that is at the air-
port is a little double edged. A lot of chess
tourists will feel its possibly the worst
place to hold an event, as airports tend to
be a little far from any actual attractions.
However, for most of the players, the hotel
was just perfectly situated. It was impos-
sible to miss your flight, there were no cab
fees, and the hotel was located next to
basically a small mall with a food court.
Awesome!
Despite not defending my title I was still
happy with my tournament, and I look
forward to participating in next years event.
For more about the main event at the
U.S Open, see Chess Life Online at
uschess.org, July and August archives.
Our feature continues on the next page
with a look at the Barber K-8.
Chess Life November 2011 25
 2011 U.S. Open

The Barber K-8 Championship -+-tr-+k+

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p+n+l+-zp
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PzPL+-zPP+
tR-+-+-mK-
After 19. ... Nd7

to become passive and is trying to defend

The co-champions of the Barber K-8: Justus Williams (left) and Michael Brown.
Michael William Brown provides his notes as co-champion of the inaugural Barber
K-8, named after Dewain Barber. The Barber attracted 46 players (representing all but
five states and Washington, D.C.) and included five masters. Justus Williams notes
for his win against Arthur Shen follow Grant Xu-Michael Brown.
Giuoco Piano (C54)
Grant Y. Xu (2168)
Michael William Brown (2244)
2011 K-8 Barber Championship (6)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. Qe2
This was the first surprise for me. Usu-
ally, people will play 5. d3 or 5. d4 in order
to keep the position flexible.
5. ... d6 6. d3 a6
I basically play the same way that I
would play if someone had played 5. d3
against me. The two positions are actu-
ally very similar.
7. Bb3 Ba7 8. Nbd2 0-0 9. 0-0 h6
This is to stop Ng5 or Bg5 so that I can
choose from multiple plans.
10. h3 Re8
Here, I realized I should have played 10.
Nh5, in order to move it to f4 or g3 and
take advantage of Whites slow develop-
ment and his queen placement. However,
the move in the game is not bad either,
just different plans.
11. Rd1
I guess this was the whole point of 5.
Qe2, to get the rook on f1 to d1.
11. ... Be6 12. Bc2 Qe7
I did not feel comfortable with my queen
on the same file as his rook on d1, so I
decided to move it out of the way.
13. Nf1 d5 14. Ng3 Rad8 15. Be3
This forces the trade of the dark-square
bishops, and so I decided to trade down
into an endgame because my pieces are
better developed, better placed, and I
thought I would have winning chances.
15. ... dxe4 16. dxe4 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Rxd1+
18. Bxd1 Rd8 19. Bc2 Nd7
(see diagram top of next column)
In this position, I wanted to play ...
Nc5, ... a6-a5, and ... b7-b5 in order to try
to put pressure on Whites queenside.
After 30. Bxb3
20. Ne2?!
This move shows that White is starting
instead of trying to attack.
20. ... Qc5!
Trading queens, Black stops all of
Whites counterplay on the kingside and
can solely focus on the queenside.
21. Qxc5 Nxc5 22. Kf1 a5
The start of a long-term plan.
23. b3 b5
I am trying to play ... b5-b4 to force him
to make a weakness.
24. Ke1 b4 25. Rd1
He offers a trade of rooks, but since the
d-file is unusable for White because of my
minor pieces, I decided to decline the
trade and put my rook on a better square.
25. ... Rb8
In some cases, this is a good square for
the rook. It forces him to play c3-c4 because
if he doesnt, I have ... a5-a4 coming and
his position on the queenside collapses.
26. c4 f6
Reinforcing e5, so that my c6-knight is
free to move about when I need it to.
27. Nc1 a4 28. Nd3
White is able to exchange one pair of
knights on c5 and d3, but his position is
still slightly worse.
28. ... Nxd3+ 29. Rxd3 axb3 30. Bxb3?!
-tr-+-+k+
+-zp-+-zp-
-+n+lzp-zp
+-+-zp-+-
-zpP+P+-+
+L+R+N+P
P+-+-zPP+
+-+-mK-+-
I did not think this move was good at
all. The bishop now has to protect two

26 Chess Life November 2011 uschess.org

pawns, a2 and c4, and it is stuck on b3.
My rook, knight, and bishop will be able
to coordinate attacks on the weak pawns
so that White gets tied down.
30. ... Kf7 31. Ke2 Ke7
Here, I am bringing the king closer to the
center so that it plays a major role in my
strategy. White is stuck to the defense, so
he has to do something, but he really cant.
32. Ke3 Ra8 33. Rd1 Ra5
Stopping c4-c5 in case White wants to
play it.
34. Rd2 Ra3
A change in strategy, but my main goal
with this move is to take the outpost on
c5 with a knight maneuver of Nc6-a5-
b7-c5, and then work on the d-file to try
to control it so that White cannot do any-
thing at all.
35. Rd3 Na5 36. Nd2 Nb7 37. Nb1 Ra5?!
This is a waste of time. I should have
moved it to a6 straight away so that my
strategy would not have to invest another
tempo.
38. Rd1 Nc5 39. Nd2 Ra6 40. f3 Rd6
Now, my rook invades on the d-file.
White is sitting in this position with noth-
ing to do.
41. h4 Rd3+ 42. Ke2 Rd4 43. Ke3
Basically, I have gained a tempo on him
and now I gained back the tempo I lost.
43. ... h5 44. g3 Nb7
I am trying to close the position com-
pletely and play ... Nd6 to put my pieces
on maximum. However, this knight
maneuver is a little risky, because White
can sacrifice his a-pawn, and gain some
activity.
45. Rc1 c5 46. Rc2?
White is still resorting to passive
defense, and we were both getting into
time trouble. White had to try to get some
activity with the move a3, because when
I take the pawn he can try to use the
open a- and b-files to his advantage and
get some activity, making it very tough for
Black to win. 46. a3 bxa3 47. Ra1 Nd6 48.
Rxa3 Nxc4+ 49. Nxc4 Bxc4 50. Bxc4 Rxc4
This endgame, while still a win for Black,
will be much harder to win than the end-
At A Glance: 2011 Barber K-8 Championship
Date: July 30-August 2, 2011 Location: Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport, Orlando, Florida Top Finishers: 1st-2nd, 5:
Michael Brown, Justus Williams; 3rd, 412: Christopher Gu; 4th-13th, 4: Jeevan Karamsetty, Kapil Chandra, Arthur Shen,
Neel Apte, Grant Xu, Matthew Fishbein, Benjamin Moon, Sean Vibbert, Gabriel Katz, Andrew Tang. Chief Tournament
Director: Francisco L. Guadalupe.
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ing in the game.
46. ... Nd6
Now my strategy is complete. I have
done everything I could on the queen-
side, so I move on to the kingside.
47. Rc1 g6 48. Ke2 f5
This pawn break is key in opening up
the position. White can only sit and hope
Black makes a mistake.
49. Ke3 f4+!
-+-+-+-+
+-+-mk-+-
-+-snl+p+
+-zp-zp-+p
-zpPtrPzp-zP
+L+-mKPzP-
P+-sN-+-+
+-tR-+-+-
After49....f4+
This forces White to make a weak
square on e5 and to make a weak pawn
on h4, so now Black has a pawn major-
ity on the kingside, and Whites majority
in the center is worthless.
50. gxf4 exf4+ 51. Ke2 Nf7
The last knight maneuver. My knight
has finally found its home on e5, which
dominates the position.
52. Rc2 Ne5 53. Rc1 Kf6
Now I create a passed pawn on the
kingside, and White cannot do anything
about it.
54. Rc2 g5 55. hxg5+ Kxg5 56. Rc1 h4 57.
Rg1+ Kh6 58. Ba4??
This overlooks a tactic that wins a piece
and the game.
58. ... Rxd2+! 59. Kf1?
Getting mated in two, but 59. Kxd2
Nxf3+ was not a good future either.
59. ... Bxc4+ 60. Ke1 Nxf3 mate.
With this win, I was able to tie for first
with Justus Williams. It was a great tour-
nament, filled with lots of excitement all
the way to the end.
And now Justus Williams:
Symmetrical English (A30)
Justus Williams (2230)
Arthur Shen (2311)
2011 K-8 Barber Championship (4)
1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5.
Bg2 e6 6. 0-0 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9.
b3 0-0 10. Bb2
The main line is 10. Rd1 and White
has an advantage: 10. Rd1 a6 11. Ba3
Ne8 12. Rac1.
10. ... a6 11. Rfd1 Nbd7 12. h3 Qc7 13. Rac1
Rac8 14. g4 h6
-+r+-trk+
+lwqnvlpzp-
pzp-zppsn-zp
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+PsN-+N+P
PvL-+PzPL+
+-tRR+-mK-
After14....h6
Now my plan is to play h3-h4, g4-g5
since he played ... h7-h6, which was not
necessary.
15. Qf4 Rfe8 16. h4 Bxf3 17. Bxf3
I felt that here I was better and I guess
he thought that he was under attack and
thought that trading pieces would simplify
things.
17. ... Ne5 18. g5 hxg5 19. hxg5 Nxf3+ 20.
Qxf3 Nh7 21. g6 fxg6 22. Qg4
After this move I thought he would play
... Bf6 and Black is fine.
22. ... Nf8 23. Ne4 Rcd8 24. Qg2 Qb8 25. Qh2
b5 26. Rd3 bxc4 27. Rxc4 d5 28. Rc7
(see diagram on page 31, column 3)
Now he misses the last defensive chance.
28. ... Nd7
After 28. ... Rd7 29. Qe5 Bh4 30. Qxg7+
Rxg7 31. Rxg7+ Kh8 32. Rb7+ Kg8 33.
Rxb8 Rxb8 Im probably still better
Continued on page 31
Chess Life November 2011 27
2011 U.S. Open
Denker Tournament of High School Champions
By Michael Vilenchuk
Michael Vilenchuk (left) with Harold Winston, chairman of the U.S. Chess Trust.
A week before the Denker, I realized that
there was no way to predict the outcome
of the tournament. I came to the conclu-
sion that anything can happenand that
anything will happen. Aiming for a college
scholarship, I set the goal of playing for
five points out of six.
Preparation for the tournament started
months prior. I created a daily schedule
for the summer, attempting to study five
days out of the week. Procrastination
being a diligent enemy, this plan was not
a success. Ultimately, when it came down
to the line, from the second half of August
after the World Open to the first game of
the Denker, I prepared. I studied every
single moment I would have otherwise
spent in boredom. Endgames, openings,
Perfect Your Chess, and Kasparians con-
sumed my life for two straight weeks. In
the end, I came up with a basic strategy
for the tournament: preparation, sleep,
superior opening knowledge, unclear posi-
tions, psychology, and luck. With those,
on top of my master strength, I believed
28 Chess Life November 2011
I could reach my goal.
There was, however, another integral
factor required for success: winning the
first half of my games. Having reviewed
past Denker tournaments, there was a
relatively consistent pattern where nearly
every year the top seed started out hot.
Due to the exceptionally strong tourna-
ment turnout, round two was the first of
the very serious rounds. I had to play
someone within 100 rating points of
myself: my friend Nicholas Karas.
Sicilian Defense,
Dragon Variation (B70)
Nicholas Karas (2136)
Michael Vilenchuk (2249)
Denker Tournament of High School
Champions (2)
1. e4 c5
Just a month before the Denker,
Nicholas and I battled it out at the North
American Youth in New York. Last time,
I played the Ruy Lopez with black. Para-
noid he had prepared, I decided to switch
things up a bit.
2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bg5
This was a scare. I had seen the line in
a blitz match two days prior, but did not
even consider analyzing it.
6. ... Bg7 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Qe2 0-0 9. 0-0-0
This line seemed to have been popular
in the late 90s and early 2000s, but went
out of style because Black gets enough
play and an easy game with proper play.
9. ... Bxb5?!
Possible is 9. ... Qa5; 9. ... Nc6 is GM
Donan Rogozenkos recommendation. 10.
Bxc6 bxc6 11. e5 dxe5 (11. ... Qa5?? 12.
Nb3 and a piece is lost.) 12. Nxc6 Qe8 13.
Nxe5 Be6 14. Rhe1 Qc8 with an unclear
position.
10. Ndxb5
White has a slight edge with 10. Qxb5
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Nbd7 11. f4 according to Rogozenko.
10. ... Qa5 11. f4 Nc6 12. h4
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-+nzp-snp+
wqN+-+-vL-
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After12.h4
A little premature. While Whites pawns
do get pushed, they are too slow. Simple
play like 12. Kb1 and 13. Rhe1 would
have been more correct.
12. ... Nh5 13. Rh3 a6 14. Na3 Nd4
Already slightly better, I was afraid to
complicate too much in this high-risk
game. Interesting would have been 14. ...
f6 15. g4 (15. Nc4 Qc5 16. g4 [16. Rd5
Nd4 17. Qd3 Qa7 with a clear edge for
Black.] 16. ... b5 17. Nd2 Nd4 18. Qd3
fxg5) 15. ... fxg5 16. gxh5 gxf4 17. hxg6
hxg6. Up a clear pawn, it is evident that
Black is winning. Yet in my mind, I ques-
tioned if this position was defendable in
time pressure.
15. Qf2
There is an edge for Black with 15.
Qd3 f6 16. g4 fxg5 17. gxh5 g4! 18. Rg3
Qxh5 19. Qc4+ Rf7 20. Rxd4 Bxd4 21.
Qxd4 Rxf4.
15. ... Nb5?!
Stronger is 15. ... Qc5 16. Kb1 f6 17.
Na4 Qa7 18. g4 fxg5 19. gxh5 g4 20. Rg3
gxh5 and Black is near winning.
16. Ncxb5
The line I saw as the most promising for
White was 16. Naxb5 axb5 17. Bxe7. I was
unclear on the outcome, but I needed a
win, and complications helped the cause.
17. ... Rfe8 18. Bxd6 Bxc3 19. Rxc3 Qxa2
20. e5 (20. Rb3? Nf6! is very strong!!) 20.
... Qa1+ 21. Kd2 Qxb2 22. g4 Rec8 23.
Qd4 Qxc3+ 24. Qxc3 Rxc3 25. Kxc3 Nxf4
with rough equality.
16. ... axb5 17. Rd5?!
Interesting, but too slow.
At A Glance: 2011 Denker Tournament of High School Champions
Date: July 30-August 2, 2011 Location: Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport, Orlando, Florida Top Finishers: 1st, 5: Michael
Vilenchuk; 2nd, 5: Nick Thompson; 3rd-7th, 412: Andrew Shvartsman, Jialin Ding, Bob S. Shao, Andrew C. Wang, Trevor
S. Magness. Chief Tournament Director: Francisco L. Guadalupe.
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17. ... f6
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wqp+R+-vLn
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After17....f6
18. Rxb5 Qa4 19. g4 fxg5 20. gxh5 Rxf4 21.
Qg2
White has lost all chances for survival.
21. ... Raf8 22. Rh1 Rf2 23. Qh3 Qxe4 24. Rd1
R2f3 25. Qg2 gxh4 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Kb1 h3
More seductive is 27. ... Rd3! 28. Qg1
Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 h3.
28. Qh1 Qe2 29. Rbd5 Rf1, White resigned.
Going into round five, only two players
had a perfect score: David Golub and I.
A fellow master, David had taken down
the top two seeds. I, on the other hand,
had just received a lucky win against my
previous rounds opponent. Unable to
find games of my opponent in my data-
base, I called up a friend to help me
search. He managed to find resources
and, after finding a single game from
dozens, I was prepared.
French Defense (C18)
Michael Vilenchuk (2249)
David Golub (2210)
Denker Tournament of High School
Champions (5)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3
Ba5 6. b4 cxd4 7. Qg4 Ne7 8. bxa5 dxc3 9.
Qxg7 Rg8 10. Qxh7 Nd7 11. Nf3 Qc7
The secondary Armenian line is 11. ...
Nf8, which was refuted by Smyslov in
the 1954 Botvinnik-Smyslov World Cham-
pionship Match.
12. Bb5
GM Viktor Bologans recommendation.
I had prepared this line just minutes
before the round.
12. ... a6
12. ... Rxg2? 13. Kf1 Rg8 14. Rg1 with great
advantage for White; 12. ... Qxa5 13. Ng5 Rf8
14. a4 with great prospects for White.
13. Bxd7+ Bxd7 14. 0-0
r+-+k+r+
+pwqlsnp+Q
p+-+p+-+
zP-+pzP-+-
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-+P+-zPPzP
tR-vL-+RmK-
After14.0-0
14. ... 0-0-0?!
Probably the best choice is 14. ... d4 15.
g3 Bc6 16. Nxd4 0-0-0 17. Be3 Bd5 18.
f4 unclear, with play for both sides; 14.
... Qc4 is what Kasparov recommends in
My Great Predecessors. There has been a
single game played 40 years ago: 15. Ng5
0-0-0 16. h3 Nf5 where White should
have continued 17. Nxf7 Rdf8 18. Qxf5
Qxf1+ 19. Kxf1 exf5 20. Nd6+ with slight
advantage to White.
15. Bg5 Bb5 16. Qxf7 Bxf1 17. Qxe6+ Qd7
18. Qxd7+ Rxd7 19. Kxf1 d4 20. h4 Nc6 21.
Rd1 d3 22. cxd3 Nxa5 23. Rc1 Rc7 24. Nd4,
Black resigned.
In the final round, playing for the tour-
nament title, I managed to draw. Oh
nahhh, the words of Alex Barnett flitted
through my mind. I had won Denker.
I never expected to win the Denker
Tournament of High School Champions.
I had gone into the Denker hoping for a
strong result and nothing more. I deeply
owe it to my seconds Jonathan Doran,
Jake Miller, John Gurczak, and Emily
Tallo for calling me before every round
and helping me prepare. I also want to
thank Dewain Barber and anyone else
affiliated with the Denker Tournament
of High School Champions for organizing
such a great event. I really enjoyed it and
plan on coming back next year.
Our story continues with the U.S. Junior
Girls on the next page.
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 2011 U.S. Open

U.S. Junior Girls

Rachel Gologorsky

Elena Andreeva of Russia led the second
annual U.S. Junior Girls Open through most
of the event, but after a last round mishap,
Rachel Gologorsky snuck through to win
the championship and annotated the follow-
ing game for Chess Life:
Sicilian Defense,
Richter Rauzer (B67)
Jessica Regam (2032)
Rachel Gologorshy (1992)
2011 U.S. Girls Junior Open (4)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5.
Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. 0-0-0 Bd7 9. f4 b5
White has played the main line theory so
far. But now she goes for a dubious sideline:
10. e5? dxe5 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Qxd8+?
A much better alternative was 12. Qe1,
with interesting attack possibilities. How-
ever, after 12. ... Qa5 13. Nd5 (13. Qxe5
Nd7 14. Qd4 f6 15. Bh4 Bc5 16. Qd3 0-0,
Blacks king is safe and he has gotten rid
of the weak d6-pawn. Blacks bishops are
active and Blacks rooks are going to be
after ... Rfc8 and ... Rab8. Blacks knight
is going to be relocated after ... Nb6 to c4,
a4, or even d5. Black is perfectly poised to
attack the white king, while White has
still to connect her rooks and finish devel-
opment. Black is better.)
13. ... Qxe1 Black is betterthe clas-
sical Sicilian endgame. Sample game:
0-1 David Karatorossian (2375)-Tigran
Kotanjian (2524), Yerevan 2007, CBM
116 ext (27).
Usually, Sicilian endgames favor
Black and this is no exception.
12. ... Rxd8 13. Rxd8+ Kxd8 14. fxe5 h6 15.
Bh4 g5 16. exf6
16. Bg3 was relatively better because it
keeps the bishop pair on the board. 16.
... Nh5 17. Bf2 Black is better because of
her more active pieces and better pawn
structure, but White is still holding on.
The e5-pawn is stable, because if ... Bg7
then Bd4 is a good, centralizing defense
that isnt going anywhere anytime soon.
16. ... gxh4 17. Be2 Bxg2

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 Black is decisively better here already:
g2 has fallen, and f6 will too. Black has
the bishop pair in an open position, and
her king is more actively placed. Whites
only try is to try to make use of the dou-
bled h-pawns and play Bh5, putting
pressure on f7.
18. Rd1+ Kc7 19. Bh5
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p+-+pzP-zp
+p+-+-+L
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After19.Bh5
19. ... Rh7
19. ... Rh7 was too passiveI was bet-
ter, so I should have looked for an active
defense, highlighting my advantage. So,
I should have played:
19. ... Bd6! 20. Bxf7 b4 21. Ne2 Rf8 22.
Bxe6 Rxf6 23. Bg4 Bxh2 24. Rd3 Rf2 (the
immediate 24. ... h5! was good too) 25.
Kd1 h5 26. Bxh5 h3 27. Bg4 Bf4 28. Nxf4
h2 29. Rd7+ Kb6 30. Rh7 Rxf4 31. Rxh2
Rxg4 Black should win the endgame.
20. Rd4 h3 21. Rg4 Bf3?
21. Bd6 was screaming to be played:
21. ... Bd6! 22. Rg7 Bxh2 23. Nd1 (23.
Rxh7 Bf4+ 24. Kd1 h2, winning. White
has no way to stop the pawn from queen-
ing, indeed Rybka says that its mate in
eight.) 23. ... Bf4+ 24. Kb1 h2 25. Nf2 Be4
26. Rxh7 Bxh7 27. Bf3 (27. Bxf7 Be3
No way to stop the pawn from queening
without getting into a losing endgame.) 27.
... Kd6 Black is two, soon to be three,
pawns up. This position is resignable.
22. Rh4 Bxh5?
I went from a winning position to an
almost drawn onenow I have to win
the game all over again. First order of
business: activate the rook and put pres-
sure on the weak f6-pawn.
23. Rxh5 Rh8 24. Rxh3 Rg8 25. Ne4
25. Kd2! would have held on: 25. ... Bd6
At A Glance: 2011 U.S. Girls Junior Open
Date: July 30-August 2, 2011 Location: Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport, Orlando, Florida TopFinishers: 1st, 5: Rachel
Gologorsky; 2nd, 412: Elena Andreeva; 3rd-5th, 4: Jessica Regam, Katherine Wu, Amy Tsai; Class A, 212: Alexandra Wiener;
Class B, 4: Amy Tsai; Class C, 3: Audrey Jin N. Zhao; Class D, 212: Saithanu Avirneni; Class E, 212: Samhitha Dasari; Under
1000, 212: Srihitha Dasari. ChiefTournamentDirector: Francisco L. Guadalupe.
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26. Ke3 Rg6 27. Ne4 Be5 28. b3 Kd8 the a3-pawn: 40. Ke4 Bb2 41. Kd3 Bxa3
(Weak is 28. ... Bxf6 allowing 29. Rf3 when the a-pawn will be a monster.
winning the pawn back.) 29. Nc5 Bxf6 30.
40. ... Bxf6 41. Ne8 Be5, White resigned.
Nxa6, etc. Even though Black has the
bishop over the knight in an opposite A second Zugzwang! Blacks knight is
side pawn race, its not so clear whos completely restricted, so it cant move.
going to win. The king is forced to move and the a3-
25. ... Rg4 26. Ng3
chances here, so she resigned. .
pawn will be lost. White has no drawing
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After26.Ng3
-+-+N+-+
+P+R+-+-
Fatal, but Whites other option isnt
nice either, e.g.: 26. Re3 Bb4 27. Kd1 Kc6 PvL-+PzP-wQ
28. h3 Rf4 29. Ke2 Kd5 30. Kd3 Ba5the +-+-+-mK-
bishop is heading to d8. Black is going to
After28.Rc7
win the f6-pawn and probably the game.
26. ... Bd6 because I have the e5-square and
I have the long diagonal but its
Cleaner was: 26. ... Rf4 27. Nh5 Rf2-+, cut- still a game.
ting off the king and tying down the rook to
h2. Whites knight is awkwardly placed, 29. Rh3 e5
and Black will soon activate his king and A possible line: 29. ... dxe4 30.
bishop. White has no counterchances. Rh8+ Kf7 31. Qf4+ Bf6 32. Bxf6 Rxh8
(No better is 32. ... gxf6 33. Rh7+ Kg8
27. Nh5 Rg1+
34. Qh6) 33. Rxd7+ Rxd7 34. Be5+
The h2-pawn falls, leaving Black with Ke7 35. Bxb8 and White wins.
a pawn up and the f6 weakness to attack.
28. Kd2 Rg2+ 29. Kd3 Rxh2 30. Rxh2 Bxh2 -vL-+-+-tr
Black is won, the rest is technique: +-+rmk-zp-
activate the king, put pressure on f6, tie
down the knight to the defense of f6, and
p+-+p+p+
force an eventual Zugzwang. +-+-+-+-
31. Ke4 Kd6 32. c3 Be5 -+-+pwQ-+
I have activated my king and central- +P+-+-+-
ized my bishop so that it ties down the
knight to f6. Step 2: Zugzwang White.
P+-+PzP-+
+-+-+-mK-
33. Kd3 Kd5 34. b3 Kc5 35. a3 a5 36. Kc2 a4
37. bxa4 bxa4 38. Kd3 Kd5 39. c4+ Kc5 Analysisafter35.Bxb8
Zugzwang! 30. Bxe5 dxe4 31. Rh8+ Kf7 32. Qf4+
40. Ng7
Now White loses the f6-pawn. If she
tried to move her king, she wouldve lost
resigned. .
Nf6 33. Bxf6 gxf6 34. Rh7+, Black
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U.S. Chess League

THE LEAGUE OF EXTRA

IM Greg Shahades brainchild is inspiring

By BRAD ROSEN
INTERNATIoNAL MASTER GREG SHAHAdE league had eight teams. Now, there are two divisions, each with eight teams. The league
founded the United States Chess League has also inspired cohesion within local chess communities and has provided chess fans
(USCL) in 2005 in an effort to bring suc- throughout the nation with the opportunity to follow and root for their favorite play-
cessful chess league play to American ers and teams. Along with growing chess fandom, some healthy rivalries have emerged.
shores on par with the contemporary All of the teams have colorful names (see sidebar) and all teams have a distinct pro-
chess leagues in Europe. With the league fessionally designed logo.
now in the midst of its seventh season, a Shahades accomplishments in creating and growing the USCL are impressive and
mixed picture emerges whether Shahade most people familiar with the leagues history acknowledge its success. Currently, Sha-
has accomplished this lofty goal. Cer- hade and Sharma are fairly content with the league as it is currently structured and
tainly, the league has administered. We are always open to new ideas, but I dont see any
steadily gained in radical change coming anytime soon, Sharma said. Not surpris-
popularity and made ingly, as the league is made up of chess players, there is some
significant inroads
EASTERN DIVISION disagreement regarding the leagues future direction, and whether
within the U.S. chess New York Knights the league is reaching its goals and potential.
community, but it Boston Blitz In the latter part of 2005, Howard Goldowsky, a preeminent
has fallen short in chess journalist, exchanged a series of e-mails with Shahade about
Manhattan Applesauce
sparking the kind the prospects of the then just launched USCL. An edited tran-
of interest that Carolina Cobras script of that conversation is included in Engaging Pieces, a
attracts corporate Baltimore Kingfishers wonderful collection of chess related interviews, fiction, and
sponsorship which is Philadelphia Inventors opinion pieces penned by Goldowsky. In that exchange, Shahade
commonplace on the New England Noreasters articulated four goals for the USCL:
European scene. New Jersey Knockouts 1. Create an outlet for communities and chess clubs to come
Shahade, an inno- together. Give chess players in each of the leagues city some-
vative and creative one to root for;
chess organizer, has WESTERN DIVISION
served as the leagues 2. Raise sponsorship (on a team level) so top players can be paid;
commissioner since Chicago Blaze
3. Create an exciting event that players all over the country will
its inception. The Los Angeles Vibe talk aboutcreate a buzz; and,
league, commonly San Francisco Mechanics
known as the USCL 4. Use the league as a platform to cultivate and showcase young
Dallas Destiny talented players to the nation and world.
(www.uschessleague.
Arizona Scorpions
com), is made up of Whether or not these goals have been met or fully realized
16 teams from across Miami Sharks
depends on who you ask. Each team in the USCL has a distinct
the country, and con- Seattle Sluggers history and is subject to unique circumstances. As part of the
sists of the nations Saint Louis Archbishops research for this article, a questionnaire was sent to each USCL
most accomplished team manager seeking the teams views regarding these goals. While
players, as well as up- Shahades stated goals did not include gaining recognition in the
and-coming juniors. non-chess community, the team representatives were also queried
Each team has ten players on its roster. on this topic. Eleven of the 16 teams answered the questionnaires (68.75%), which
Match play consists of four boards battling are summarized below.
it out on the Internet Chess Club during
the course of a ten week regular season,
and playoff rounds for the top finishers. Has the USCL served as an outlet for communities and chess clubs to come together and
Arun Sharma joined Shahade as the give chess players in each city someone to root for? According to ten of eleven team man-
Leagues second- in-command in 2008. agers who responded, the League has been successful in bringing chess communities
In many respects the league has flour- together. Shaun Smith, the manager for the Manhattan Applesauce, remarked NYC has
ished over the years. In its first season, the a large chess population, both in terms of professional and scholastic players ... as such,

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ORDINARY PLAYERS
cohesion within local chess communities.

the uSCL in nYC serves as an outlet for our local community. Many players in our area because that's what dan Marino did.
visit our games or watch them online. Goldowsky said. Goldowsky suggests that
in arizona, the uSCL has served to bring two disparate chess communities concerted efforts on the league level would
together. arizona is unique to the league because we represent two cities and two be required to make significant inroads
chess communities. We represent both Phoenix and Tucson. Both communities within the scholastic chess community,
have been very supportive of the team. Many players follow the Scorpions, both on a vast reservoir of potential uSCL follow-
the internet Chess Club during the games and online during the week between games, ers that is just beginning to be tapped.
team Manager enrique Huerta said.
in Chicago the uSCL has helped bridge the gap between generations of chess play- Has there been adequate sponsorship on a
ers. Since the Blaze entered the uSCL, the local community has come out to support team level so top players can be paid. Are your
team events, from scholastic players to our retired chess veterans. it has provided top players paid? it comes as no surprise
a needed focal point in the local chess community to bridge the generational chess that sponsorship has been one of the
gap, noted Chicago Blaze owner Sevan Muradian. Los angeles vibe Manager Kostya toughest chess nuts to crack for uSCL
Kavutskiy, simply observed, the team gives a chance for local players to bond and teams and the league itself. Since the
partake in their own version of water-cooler talk about the uSCL. onset, the leagues main sponsor has
Playing in the uSCL has also helped team members to get to know each other bet- been PokerStars, an offshore internet
ter and to develop closer bonds. Being on the Mechanics has been great for the Bay poker website. Of the 11 team managers
area players who have participated in many of the seasons. in several cases, we already who responded to the questionnaire, eight
knew each other, and had worked together; but in some cases we really did not know teams indicated that although raising
each other all that well, iM david Pruess, a player and manager for the San Fran- sponsorship dollars was very difficult,
cisco Mechanics, said. it's always a joy to see another Mechanic at a chess tournament. some funds were raised. a few said they
The uSCL has also been beneficial to scholastic players. Josh Sinanan, manager for had limited success with a small number
the Seattle Sluggers observed [m]any of the local players know of the Sluggers and fol- of individual donors. Just one team man-
low the uSCL. i often have kids come up to me at scholastic tournaments and tell me ager said his team raised no outside
how much they like the Sluggers. it is the goal of many young players to make the team. sponsorship funds and paid players from
in Chicago, the Blaze is specifically targeting the illinois scholastic chess commu- the $1,500 stipend it received from the
nity and provides puzzles derived from actual positions occurring in match games. Trevor league. Teams must be in the league for
Magness, a talented junior who played for the team for two years, now a freshman at two years in order to be eligible for the
the university of nebraska, creates a puzzle every week that is provided to the youth stipend. all responding team managers

It has provided a needed focal

point in the local chess community
to bridge the generational chess gap.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SEVAN MURADIAN

~Sevan Muradian

community through the illinois Chess association. its a win-win for everyone,
Muradian said.
interestingly, Goldowsky said were he to interview Greg Shahade again, he would
ask him how he would make the league accessible, or market the league to the aver-
age inner-city third grader, rated 600, who participates in his or her city's elementary
school chess program and would obtain inspiration from the professionals. When
i was eight and nine years old i went out to my backyard to toss around a football

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indicated that the top players received
some compensation but in many cases
the amounts paid were modest or nomi-
nal. Generally, respondents were reluctant
to share details about raising funds and
paying its players.
The issue with chess sponsorship in my
view remains that chess does not provide
enough visibility to attract real corporate
moneyinstead, we depend on true ama-
teurs who are wealthy enough to be
benefactors, GM Pascal charbonneau,
the team manager and a player for the
new york Knights, said. The real avenue
to raise money comes from the educa-
tional benefits of chess, and those
organizations raise significant sums. its
also possible for a talented youngster
(Magnus carlsen, robert hess) to be a
face for a company. but what can a uscl
team bring to a corporation? That to me
is unclear yet. chicagos sevan Mura-
dian believes the league itself should take
a more active role in supporting teams
efforts to raise sponsorship money. spon-
sorship has been a challenge, he said.
With limited viewership statistics from the
league and lack of direction on a unified
marketing message, we have had to make
due with what team leadership devises on
34 Chess Life November 2011
Chess events, in any form, can only
help increase interest in the game.
~Tony rich
its own. Whether the league is receptive to playing a greater role in the realm of spon-
sorship remains to be seen.
Has the USCL created exciting events that players from across the country talk about and
has a buzz been created? all but one of the team managers responded yes to this
question. saint louis Tony rich said chess events, in any form, can only help increase
interest in the game, a view shared by many respondents. The league is fun and given
the ease of exchanging information, buzz creation, at least at the level of the league
itself, is very easy, said GM charbonneau. iM David Vigorito, manager and player
for the new england noreasters, pointed to the bandwagon effect and said i
think it caused quite a stir when we won the championship last year. We also did it
with no grandmasters on the team. in chess, like many competitive endeavors, every-
one loves a winner.
Most teams also have blogs and websites that report on matches and team news,
and links to these stories are then aggregated on the uscl website. Through these
efforts, the uscl has caught on with many in the organized chess community, and
interest has steadily increased among uscl fans.
Has the USCL served as a platform to cultivate and showcase young talented players to
the nation and the world? on this score, all team representatives acknowledge the
leagues success in providing exposure and recognition for the top junior players in
the u.s. Many teams reserve their board four for an up and coming junior player. The
seattle sluggers traditionally invite the current high school champion, who also is des-
ignated as the Washington states Denker representative, to be a member of the
team. The league has also provided opportunities for top juniors players to continue
playing high level chess when they move on to college, a time when many talented jun-
ior players withdraw from the scene. We have had national level junior players on our
team via out-of-state players attending Duke university. lev Milman, oleg Zaikov and
now Kassa Korley are a few, said craig Jones, manager for the carolina cobras.
Top junior players have reaped benefits from uscl play. The league has been very
good for the youngsters who man our fourth board. it has gotten them contact and
advice from our other players, and allowed them to play against strong players from
around the country without traveling. i think it has been huge for their development,
said iM Pruess. GM charbonneau echoes these sentiments and notes some similar-
ities to the european chess scene. in new york we are lucky to have a large pool of
very talented youngsters. every year when we come up with the team, we look at the
rating lists and find kids whose ratings have shot up, and see how we can include
them. For some, i think it has been a motivating factor in trying to improve. For oth-
ers, its an opportunity to get some practice against some good players. and finally,
its a chance to interact with some real chess professionals who can even help them
with their game, at no cost, said charbonneau. We very much care about how the
team does, and so we help youngsters prepare and give some feedback after the games.
This sort of environment is something that is omnipresent in europe but was lack-
ing in the development of youngsters here until now.
The uscls success in cultivating up and coming chess players is no surprise. sha-
hade himself was a very strong junior player, and the recipient of the samford
Fellowship in 1999 and 2000, an award given by the u.s. chess Trust to the top u.s.
prospect under 25. currently, shahade also oversees the u.s. chess school, a chess
The real avenue to raise money comes
from the educational benefits of
chess, and those organizations raise
significant sums. ~GM Pascal charbonneau
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 training program designed for the strongest players in the nation. Cultivating todays sional league on par with other sports,
best and the brightest junior chess players, as well as serving as a target for younger even though chess is considered a mind
players just emerging on the national chess scene may be another factor contribut- sport.
ing to the Leagues future success.
3. Currently live usCL matches are avail-
able only to Internet Chess Club (ICC)
members. This thwarts growing inter-
The USCL and Promoting Chess to the Non-Chess Community est in the league. arrangements should
While the popularity of the usCL may have caught on with many in u.s. chess cir- be made so all fans could watch the
cles, the League appears to have fallen short in attracting followers outside the matches live, either on ICC or another
traditional chess community. seven of the 11 team managers who responded indi- Internet chess platform. This would
cated their teams have gained little or no recognition within their local communities. go far in extending the usCL fan base
Two team representatives indicated receiving some limited community recognition, and interest in the usCL.
while only two team managers stated that their local communities provided mean- 4. There should be more interdivisional
ingful recognition for their usCL teams. play during the regular season. Cur-
GM Charbonneau believes outreach to the non-chess community should be pur- rently, the first two rounds of the
sued. The danger facing the League is becoming a very niche or clique-oriented group, playoffs are also played by teams in the
which has apparent buzz because of a huge flow of posts and comments, when in same division. This does not have to be
fact its just the same one hundred people who are obsessed with it. We must think the case.
of ways to go broader, attract the attention of sports followers, he said. Maybe we
5. Teams should have a greater voice in
should post our results in the local papers? That cant be too expensive. rob
the leagues organizational and gover-
Bernard, manager for the New Jersey Knockouts who is also known as the Bioniclime
nance matters. rules should be
in chess-cyberspace, was less hopeful. The lack of publicity for the league, and more
enforced consistently and on a rational
generally for chess, makes buzz-creation difficult, he said. While the usCL is pack-
basis. a rules committee and appeals
aged as an exciting, competitive, national sports league with no shortage of colorful
committee made up of team represen-
characters and compelling stories for those within the chess community, the League
tatives should be created.
has made few inroads to garner interest with the non-chess community.
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a majority of those team representatives who responded to the questionnaire 6. The League should have structures
favor the Leagues continued growth and expansion in some form. Certainly, the poten- and plans in place to address leader-
tial market is enormous. approximately 45 million people in the united states ship changes.

It has gotten [junior players] contact

and advice from our other players,
and allowed them to play against
strong players from around the country
without traveling. I think it has been
huge for their development.
~IM DavID Pruess

know how to play chess according to most accepted academic research, said Dr. Gary
While there is certainly room for
Fine, a Northwestern university professor of sociology who has studied the u.s. chess
improvement in every organization or
community over the past few years. In europe, chess teams have garnered some mod- endeavor, most every usCL observer cred-
erate success in penetrating the non-chess community, Dr. Fine noted. This success its Greg shahade and arun sharma with
stems from the close connection between the chess team or club and its community, doing a remarkable job in creating and
he observed. unless and until these type of community connections are developed growing the League. I am very, very
in the u.s., its unclear whether efforts to promote the usCL to the general popula- impressed that the league has grown so
tion would bear fruit. nicely [and] not managed to implode,
remarked one of the longest-time usCL
observers, chess writer Howard Goldowsky.
Final Thoughts and Observations His sentiments are most likely shared by
many. One can only wonder where the
In the course of conducting interviews for this article, many suggestions and usCL will be seven years hence. Only
ideas to improve the League were offered. as some people asked for anonymity on time will tell, but if the next seven years
this point, no names will be mentioned here. suggestions included:
1. The usCL is a great idea and should keep expanding, perhaps with teams creat-
ing B and C teams to compete alongside the a teams.
should be an interesting ride. .
are anything like the previous seven, it

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History
a game with
considerable
ego involvement
he royal game got its nickname from its association
T with kings and courts, but its courts of law that chess
players have wound up in in recent years. That said,
redress for injuries over the chessboard dont often wind up in
trials, criminal or civil, but instead appear in kangaroo court.
An entertaining example of such a dispute comes from the world
of correspondence chess a century ago. Reuben Fine, not a cor-
respondence player, would have agreed this protracted argument
met his oft-quoted definition of chess as a game with consid-
erable ego involvement.
In his Chicago Tribune chess column of February 14, 1904,
Sidney P. Johnston, the Illinois state champion and referee for
the Pillsbury National Correspondence
Chess Association, provided his readers
a background on the long running adju-
dication of a dispute between two of
Americas leading postcard chessists.
Walter Penn Shipley, Philadelphia,
Johnston wrote, who shares with
Franklin K. Young, Boston, the honor of
being the best correspondence player
in the country, barring Charles W.
Phillips of Chicago, put in a claim Octo-
ber 16, 1903, for his game in the final
round of the masters tournament of
the Pillsbury Association with Young for
violation of the time limit. Under the
rules of the Association a player is
allowed 72 hours to reply to a move,
and seven days, not cumulative (sicthe
seven days WAS cumulative), during the
game. As Mr. Young had consumed three
days of extra time in June, and did not
answer Mr. Shipleys move sent Sep-
tember 29 until October 10, it would
appear that he widely overstepped his
Sidney P.
time limit.
Or so it seemed. But then began the
deluge of paper from Boston. As Johnston continued, By
introduction of envelopes, affidavits of a housekeeper, President
Paul F. Brown, Steward John H. Chisholm, and three members
of the Boston Press Club, Young proved he had not received Mr.
Shipleys letter prior to the afternoon of October 1, when he left
for New York, where he remained until October 16 on business.
Young also introduced an affidavit, dated November 5, from
Robert G. Fitch, who stated he had forwarded Mr. Youngs
mail, including a letter with Mr. Shipleys name on the outside,
to Mr. Young in New York on or about October 8. Young, not
wanting to take any chances with his defense, also entered a
plea of extensive business interests, submitting twelve affi-
davits from business associates to prove he was unusually
busy. Then as now, claiming you are too busy to play your cor-
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respondence chess games wins no sympathy from opponents
and referees. The dozen affidavits in support of Youngs frivo-
lous claim of extensive business interests were dismissed,
presumably along with the clubmens and the housekeepers,
but the Fitch affidavit carried weight with Johnston. Shipleys
claim of a win on time was overruled.
At this point Shipley filed the claim again, and offered two let-
ters into evidence. One was a copy of what Johnston called a
hurry up letter, sent from Philadelphia to the Boston Press Club
on October 8. Shipley argued this hurry up letter, what a mod-
ern correspondence player would call a repeat, was the
correspondence that Fitch had sent on to New York on or about
October 8. Assuming an unusually fast
mail delivery between the Quaker City
and the Hub a century ago, Shipleys
argument is plausible.
But there was more to Shipleys case.
The second letter Shipley provided the
referee proved to be a smoking gun, or
as Johnston wrote, the Philadelphians
principle ammunition. The correspon-
dence was from Young in New York to
Shipley, dated October 10, and read In
reply to your move, received Friday
morning, October 2 ... Charge me with
five days extra time. Again, the
Philadelphia lawyer and the referee prob-
ably thought this made the case. In
Youngs own hand, he admitted he
received Shipleys letter a week before
replying with his move.
Youngs first response to Shipleys
principle ammunition was to argue
Johnston had no authority to reopen
the case once a decision had been
handed down. Johnstons report show-
Johnston
ing that Young was overruled on that
argumentby Johnston himself or oth-
ers in the Pillsbury Associationis unrecorded. Forced to
answer the statement in his own writing hed received Shipleys
move October 2, he declared hed made a clerical error when
replying, and meant to write Friday, October 9. Young also pro-
vided a postmarked envelope showing the hurry up letter
didnt reach him in New York until October 11. If Young
responded to the hurry up post or if his allegedly extensive
business interests in Manhattan prevented him from doing so
is a point left unexplored. Had he replied to the second letter
and explained hed only received it now and had replied to the
previous request for a move, it would have bolstered his claim
of the clerical error in the date on the first letter by showing his
correspondence had been delayed.
Along with the clerical error explanation and postmarked
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envelope, Young sent on four further affidavits. The first was (Presumably this was a book for the steward at the Club to note
from Robert G. Fitch of the Boston Press Club again. This time arrivals of letters and cards for members, and not a personal
Fitch testified, in his sworn statement of January 5, 1904, that notebook.) Young swore in his affidavit that he ordered his mail
the letter from Shipley he forwarded on October 8 was post- forwarded to New York. And a Parker C. Kelly, yet another
marked for some date in September. Shipleys move, recall, club member, stated When Mr. Young started for New York last
was postmarked September 29. The remaining three affidavits fall, he told me to tell the steward to forward his mail. I forgot
were from Boston Press Club President Brown endorsing Fitchs to do so.
high character, and two from Club Steward Chisholm. Four months had passed since Shipley sent his move to
The Chisholm affidavits, like Fitchs date January 5, stated Young from his law office in Philadelphia. Since then letters had
the package of letters forwarded to Mr. Young last October con- gone back and forth among Boston, Philadelphia, New York and
tained one letter labeled Shipley and Vaux [George Vaux Jr. was Chicago, postmarks had been examined, letters reread, and wit-
Shipleys law partner], and only one so labeled. This letter was nesses sworn. The volunteer referee Johnston was surrounded
postmarked September 29, 1903. In with paperseventy four pages of evi-
the second affidavit Chisholm swore the dence, including the 21 affidavits, from
letter from Shipley was forwarded to Young, and 24 pages from Shipley. Also,
Mr. Young 3:00 p.m. October 8, 1903. by this point players in both Boston
These last four of what were now 21 and Philadelphia were voicing support
affidavits, along with Youngs plea of a for their hometown players. This
clerical error in dating his reply to Ship- included the Boston-born but now
leys September 29 move, and the Philadelphia domiciled Harry Nelson
postmarked envelope, were sent to Pillsbury, American champion. Pills-
Philadelphia for Shipleys review. The bury was a close personal friend of
Quaker lawyer examined them, and then Shipley, and had argued with Young in
drew upon his professional training in his the press several times in recent years,
correspondence with the referee. Shipley, so there was little surprise who he
Johnston wrote, attacked the Chisholm favored in the dispute.
affidavits as showing an extraordinary After four months of legalese being
memory, and brought up the point that rained down on him, poor Sidney John-
if Mr. Young did not order his mail for- ston had read enough to reach a decision.
warded to New York on October 1, he was Perhaps he was dreading the prospect of
guilty of negligence, and if he did, he Young sending copies of the Boston Press
was responsible for the agents negli- Club memorandum book to him in case
gence. Fitch, Shipley was arguing in of an adverse ruling, another flurry of
effect, was in Youngs employ, and the affidavits, or more legal doctrine from
legal principle of respondeat superior (let Philadelphia. In what he called the first
the superior answer) applied here. case of chess litigation, the Chicagoan
Walter Penn Shipley
Respondeat superior is the common law reaffirmed his initial ruling that Shipleys
principle that holds an employer respon- claim of a win on time was denied. The
sible for the actions of an employee in the work relationshipfor Philadelphian, whether from fatigue over the matter or because
example, a bank might be prosecuted for the actions of an he realized Young could produce someone in Boston and New York
employee who engages in money-laundering. How Shipleys to swear to anything, let the dispute drop.
brief might have played out in a court of law is problematic, since Amid all this back and forth about The Chicago Tribune
Fitch was technically an employee of the Boston Press Club, not chess column doesnt include the game score, and it appears
Young. Still, it was a strong argument, and might have prevailed to be lost. A search of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia news-
had this been something other than a squabble over a late paper chess columns of the period failed to locate it. John
move in a board game or if Young hadnt been so determined Hilbert doesnt include it in his 2004 biography of Shipley, and
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to avoid a loss in said game. leaves this chessic contretemps unmentioned. Perhaps the
One wonders if the Boston Press Club had a notary public score was buried under the 98 pages of affidavits, envelopes,
on staff, since at this point Young provided three more affidavits. and letters from the combatants in Johnstons study. And it
In his fourth time in front of a notary, on January 26, Chisholm might be just as well. As Johnston wrote the game was a
attested that the data on the forwarding of Youngs mail in his draw on its merits. So no one won. Once again chess mirrored
affidavits of January 5 came from a memorandum book. life; as lawyers say, everyone loses when you go to court. .
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Personal History

CHESS SETS OF THE WORLD

A CHESS LIFE THROUGH ONES CHESS SETS.
By JENNY M. DUGGAN

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 Ponziani Opening
Dan McCarver (1030)
Jenny M. Duggan (784)
Amateur/Reserve 2006 (4)
Bring me back a chess set.
While those words have never
actually crossed my lips, from the
undercurrent of my great affinity
for the game, coupled with the fact
that I made the English composition
students that I used to teach sit
through Searching for Bobby Fis-
cher each semester (it usually took
up two class periods), I think many
around me know that I wouldnt
mind having a chess set.
Although I have been playing
chess most of my life, at 27, I started
playing competitively in tournaments,
even if at a beginners level.
1. e4
The first chess set I ever owned
came from Most! a small outlet
store in South Memphis, Tennessee
in the spirit of places called Chism
Trail and Food Depot. While not
exactly a food store itself, the store
still allowed one to acquire most
everyday discount needs. The most
important of these items included
cookies, candy, and different kinds
of games.
1. ... e5
I think that milk and bread were
even available at Most!
2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3
It was on a milk and bread
excursion during an early summer
rain shower when I was seven years
old that my father bought my sister
Anita and I our first chess set with
small plastic black and white pieces
on a small brown and yellow card-
board board. I learned to play on
that set. My father taught me how to
playrather, he and my older
brother Russ beat me continually
on that set.
Daddy also played on the com-
puter quite a bit and was very good.
It was an old Tandy 2000 computer,
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME
the height of technological sophis-
tication in 1985.
3. ... Nf6 4. d4 d6
My sister Anita, too, would beat
me often. I taught her to play when
we were children and then she
began to slaughter me at my own
game. When I was old enough and
had played enough, I started win-
ning again. I think that set is still
somewhere in my mothers house,
now nestled in the anomaly called
the game closet. My father has
long been laid to rest and some of
the pieces required Scotch tape a
long time ago in order to fix, but as
far as I can tell the set still works.
5. Bg5 Be7 6. Qd3
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One of the only wooden sets that
I owned came in college. My sister
Anita knew that I played religiously
with my friend Jason in the stu-
dent lounge with that old plastic
set from my father. We played on Fri-
days when our school did not have
chapel. Jason won all the time. He
was in a chess club in high school,
so therefore he thought himself
superior. When the time came,
though, I started winning, and he
did not want to play as much any-
more. The set included a small
wooden box with a small brass latch
that opened into the brown and yel-
low painted wood board. This board
contained holes to hold the pegs of
the painfully small pieces that most
of my friends complained were too
hard to see at all.
6. ... Be6
For the black pieces I was given
three knights instead of two knights
and a king, but instead of taking the
whole thing back to American Eagle
Outfitters where my sister found it,
I simply painted the offending piece
with silver nail polish. Tada! We now
have a king. This set served me well
with many a game in the student
lounge, a trip in Europe and two
trips to Mexico. It was my travel set.
I was going to get rid of it a couple of
years ago, but my boyfriend, Jeremy,
asked if he could have it instead.
I am glad it is still around.
7. d5 Nb4 8. cxb4
The next chess set came from
Mexico. My brother Russ who was
living there at the time assured me
while in a small shop on the San
Miguel touristy strip that he wanted
me to look at the chess set in my
house (when I got back home) and
think of him.
Put your money away, Jenny,
he said.
Letting me buy the chess set with
my own money was, of course, out
of the question. 80 pesos might have
not been a lot of money to him, but
his buying it meant a lot to me. The
set is made entirely of marble with
salmon and grey-colored pieces and
matching squares on the marble
board. I dont play on this set very
much but it has followed me to var-
ious apartments that I have lived in.
As my brother Russ said, when-
ever I put it out, I do think of him.
I have had to Super Glue one of the
pieces back together. The unsus-
pecting piece was just in the wrong
place at the wrong time, thats all. It
was the result of one of my moves.
Apartments, I mean, not games.
Since the glue, though, the piece
stays together fine. I wish I could say
the same of me. I have yet to unpack
the set from this most recent move.
Maybe the time isnt right yet.
8. ... Bg4 9. Qb5+
I have only been a couple of
months in this apartment, it still
doesnt quite feel like home yet; but
I know that at least the set is there
waiting for me, just as my brother
Russ has been there for me over
the years. He is in China now, as he
is working at a plant there, but not
that far away by phone. Since my
father passed away Russ has been
the next in line to give me good
advice. At least when I call him at
three in the morning, I know that I
am not waking him up.
9. ... Bd7 10. Qxb7 Rb8
I have worked at the Dixon
Gallery and Gardens, a fine art
museum in Memphis, for many
years, and in that time I accrued
two different chess sets from peo-
ple that work there. Two of the
guards at the Museum knew that I
am an avid chess player and gave
me sets because of this. Plummer
gave me the first one.
11. Qxa7 Rxb4 12. Bxf6 Bxf6
Plummer worked at the Dixon as
a guard for over ten years. He knew
all the local gossip and most likely
could have worked many of the
jobs at the museum. He had the
set as a child and did not use it
anymore. It is magnetic so if you
turn it upside-down, theoretically,
all of the pieces should stay intact.
On one side of the board you can
play chess and checkers, and on
the other side you can play
backgammon. I havent learned
how to play backgammon, but Im
optimistic. I dont think I would
like it as much as chess, though.
I used to leave this set in the teach-
ing assistants (TA) office at school
we lovingly referred to as the dun-
geon, in order to play chess with
the other teaching assistants in
all of that wonderful free time that
we never had.
13. Qe3 Rxb2 14. Qc3 Rb7 15. Nfd2
The stats were as follows: Court,
fellow teaching assistant and fic-
tion writer, and I was 0 and 3.
Scoundrel!
However, in my defense, all three
of those games were played on Bens,
another TA, Peanuts chess set. Its
a little disconcerting when all the
pawns are Snoopy and Sally is the
knight. I dont think I want one of
those sets.
I will look for a nice Lord of the
Rings set instead.
Glen, who started the MFA pro-
gram when I did, and I were 1 and
1, and I think I ended by being two
games ahead of C. D. who graduated
that fall (I believe this bothered him
just a little bit).
15. ... 0-0 16. Ba6 Rb6
The other chess set I have from
the Museum is an all-glass set
that Garland my surrogate grand-
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father and other guard gave me. He
found it when he and his wife were
on one of their early morning
antique shopping trips down in
Mississippi. He brought it back and
I have had it ever since.
17. Qa5 Qb8 18. Nc4 Rxb1+
I dont play with it very much
because being as accident prone as
I am, I have never been that comfort-
able with the idea of glass pieces and
a glass board, but someday, when I
am more coordinated, maybe I will try
it. It is prettyone set of pieces is
clear glass, and the other is frosted.
19. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 20. Ke2 Qxh1
The next chess set came from
my ex-boyfriend Michael. who at
that time was the president of the
Memphis Chess Club. He is a great
player and highly rated at 1587 (at
least when he is compared to my
measly 784). I will be a grandmas-
ter someday, though, just wait. All
I need is another 1800 rating points.
Piece of cake.
21. Qxc7 Ba4 22. Ke3 Qc1+
Michael bought me the good
weighted pieces to get me off to a
good start. Just double-weighted
not triple. But despite that, he loved
me. He bought it when we first
started going out. He ordered it from
the USCF. It has a roll-up regula-
tion-style board with the algebraic
coordinates so helpful for record-
ing moves. I learned to take notation
on that set.
Now I dont make as many mis-
takes, even when I get flustered after
I have dropped my queen. Grand-
master Sam Palatnik signed it for me
when he still lived in Memphis, as did
IM Josh Waitzkin of Searching for
Bobby Fischer fame who was visiting
for a tournament. Josh, now my
age, wrote, Wonderful to meet you,
Jenny on the backpractically a
marriage proposal, right there.
23. Nd2 Bg5+ 24. Kd3 Bc2+
My life has been interesting since
taking up chess. I have acquired a
clock for tournament games at the
club, and I am now actually winning
morethough it is still a bit morti-
fying when you are defeated (as I
was this past week in a Reserve
tournament) by a twelve-year-old.
25. Ke2
The sets mean a lot to me. In
some ways they mark my progress
as a player, but they also remind me
the there are people out there that
care about me. They show me this
by giving them to me. I am still col-
lecting sets, so if I can get any from
Europe, Asia, or even Kentucky, I
will not turn them down. Now if I
25. ... Qd1 mate! .
can just find a place to put them all.
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 Never
On the Sabbath,
Always
Born a century ago this month, Samuel Reshevsky played nine decades
of championship chess. By Al Lawrence
T
he ten-year-old boy, tiny for his age,
stood exhausted and sobbing in a
South Bronx court. Arrested on what
The New York Times reported as a charge
of juvenile delinquency the previous
evening, he had refused to lie down on the
strange bed.
His Polish parents, who couldnt under-
stand the language of their new country,
sat behind their son, whom they called
Schmulke. Judge Jacob Levy, taking pity,
relaxed the rules a bit that day, referring
to the accused as a sort of super-boy and
releasing him on $1,000 bailnecessary,
he said, because the parents maintained
no permanent address. But the judge
laid down a special restriction, one very
unlikely to have been imposed in his, or
any other, court before: the diminutive
defendant could not play chess for a week.
CHESS PRODIGY FREED read the
headline over the story The New York Times
ran the next day, October 24, 1922. The
newspapers story of his arrest had
described the boys crime: After singing on
stage at a benefit for the National Hebrew
Orphanage, he began a five-game simulta-
neous chess exhibition at 11:30 p.m. The
superintendent of the Bronx Society for the
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But
With Sharp Elbows
Prevention of Cruelty to Children stepped
onto the stage as soon as the first moves
were made with a warrant to prevent fur-
ther exploitation of the boy for the financial
gain of his father, mother, and manager.
The super-boy, born Szmul Rzeszewski
100 years ago this month, would soon
become known by his Americanized name
of Sammy Reshevsky. For generations of
chess players in the U.S., the little boy
who would grow to be a bespectacled,
chain-smoking, prematurely balding and
stiffly formal man of barely five feetwas
simply Sammy.
He did indeed go on to find a permanent
address in the U.S. and win his adopted
nations championship six times. He would
dominate American chess from the mid-
1930s until 1958, spanning two great
rivals, Reuben Fine and Robert Fischer. He
would become Americas first leading can-
didate for the modern world title, an
avenue blockaded more than once by
Soviet collusion. Often away from the
board for years at a time to earn a living
for his family as an accountant, Reshevsky
held his own against the greats in all nine
decades of his life.
Along the way, he played every world
champion from Emanuel Lasker to Ana-
toly Karpov, and, it must be admitted,
earned a reputation for sharp elbows
disregarding etiquette and sometimes even
rules to save a game.
Sammy was born November 26, 1911,
in Ozorkw, near the center of what is
now Poland. Like Capablanca, he learned
chess by watching his father, who, with
the failure of his linen business at the out-
break of World War I, sat home playing
chess. Sammy played his first game when
he saw his papa resign to a neighbor and
asked instead to take over the position. He
did and won. The story is an early predic-
tor of what later contemporaries and
Sammy himself saw as his greatest asset.
Rival Reuben Fine put it this way: Oth-
ers get tired or excited, rattled, or lose
interest, or lose hope; Reshevsky never.
By six, Reshevsky could beat most of
the players in his village, even giving a
successful simul at the local club. Akiba
Rubinstein predicted Sammy would some-
day be world champion. Rubinstein then
showed off a victory against champion
Emanuel Lasker. Sammy, too young and
direct to be suitably awed, demonstrated
a win that was two moves shorter.
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Szmul Rzeszewski, at eight and already in his trademark sailor suit, gives a simultaneous exhibition in Paris in 1920, scoring 20-0. In a few months
his family would sail for New York.
Exhibition Tours of Europe
Reshevsky was quickly a national celebrity,
even called on to play the hated German
governor of Warsaw. You can shoot but I
can play! Sammy exclaimed after beating
him. By eight, Sammy was on tour giving
simultaneous exhibitions throughout the
capital cities of Europeincluding Berlin,
Vienna, London, just as the war ground to
a halt. The sight of the wunderkind, tiny
even for his age, marching around a table
of stiff-collared greybeards and notching up
success after success, must have provided
an inspiring example of future human
potential after the appalling, mechanized
savagery of The Great War.
At eight, Samuel Reshevsky left his
native Poland as a famous chess prodigy.
He was stared at, poked, hugged by
strangers, and psychoanalyzed. Even his
cranium was measured. He never stud-
ied chess and couldnt explain why he
42 Chess Life November 2011
played chess so welland he tired of Samuel Reshevsky
being asked. He just knew it came as R. C. Griffith
naturally to him as his love of singing. London, 1920
Even on the steamship voyage to Amer- (Both played without sight of the board.)
ica, Reshevsky gave exhibitions, including
blindfold demonstrations. And while r+-wq-trk+
Sammy, his parents, and yet a different
manager waited while the ship was still zp-zp-vlpzpp
being held in routine quarantine in New -+p+-+-+
York Citys harbor, Herman Helms sub-
jected Sammy to a tricky test. Helms had +-+pzPl+-
set up a position on a pocket set from one -+-vL-zP-+
of the hundreds of games Reshevsky had
played in exhibitions around Europe, and +-sN-+Q+-
asked the boy if he had ever seen the PzPP+-+PzP
game before. After a moment, Sammy
smiled and made the moves that had fol- tR-+-tR-mK-
lowed in his win of a mutually blindfolded Whitetoplay
contest against Richard Griffith, former
British chess champion and editor of 1. g4! Bxc2 2. Rac1 c5 3. Rxc2 cxd4 4. Nxd5
British Chess Magazine. c5 5. f5 Bg5 6. Rxc5 Rc8 7. Rxc8 Qxc8 8. f6!
Heres the finish: Re8 9. Ne7+ Rxe7 10. fxe7 Bxe7 11. Rf1 Qe8
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12. Qd5 Bd8
Black prevents e5-e6, but Sammy
sees a combination that simplifies to
an easily won pawn ending.
Reshevsky OTB
13. Rxf7! Qxf7 14. Qxd8+ Qf8 15. Qxf8+ Kxf8 What follows are a selection of games showing Reshevsky in combat against var-
16. Kf2, Black resigned. ious world champions, closing with a game against a more run-of-the-mill
opponent at a U.S. Open (but it is a game that Sammy considered one of his best).
Nifty play from a blindfolded eight- The games continue on the right hand pages throughout the feature.
year-old who never took a lesson!

Barnstorming America in a
Little Sailor Suit Queens Gambit Accepted, 15. ... Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qc7 seems solid
as well.
Less than a week after Sammys arrival, Classical Main Line (D27)
his manager had him giving an exhibition Emanuel Lasker 16. a4! Qd5
at West Point, where he scored 19 12 Samuel Reshevsky [D27]
against 19 of the nations senior military
strategists and one cadet. The feat cap-
Nottingham, 1936 r+-+-trk+
tured the publics imaginationand his This was Reshevskys only game +l+-vlpzpp
parents choice to dress him in his trade- against the second world champion.
mark little sailors suit must have been an
p+-+psn-+
additional blow to Army pride. 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5.
Bxc4 c5 6. Nc3 a6 7. 0-0 b5 8. Bd3 cxd4 9.
+p+qsN-+-
Performances for a price in Manhattan
followed. Sammy worked these on Thurs- exd4 Bb7 10. Bg5 Be7 P+-zP-+-+
day, Thanksgiving Day, 1920, with a +-zPL+-+-
repeat show on Saturday, thus avoiding rsn-wqk+-tr -+-+QzPPzP
the Friday Sabbath, on which Reshevsky
would never play a game, which also hap- +l+-vlpzpp +-vLR+RmK-
pened to be Sammys ninth birthday. p+-+psn-+ After16....Qd5
A two-year, coast-to-coast tour soon
began. He played to packed halls across +p+-+-vL-
Reshevsky here called the clash of
the country, and rarely lost, even though -+-zP-+-+ ideas ... highly dramatic.
his opposition often included the best
players in town, even regional champions. +-sNL+N+- 17. Nf3
Sammy was clearly brought to the U.S. to PzP-+-zPPzP
work, and he grew testy with the rou- This may be Lasker's first mistake.
tine. He traveled all the way to Hollywood, tR-+Q+RmK- After 17. f4 bxa4 18. f5, its an
giving many exhibitions along the way, After10....Be7 imbalanced fight right up the Old
where he met stars Douglas Fairbanks, Street Fighter's alley!
Sr., and Charlie Chaplin, even posing for
11. Qe2 17. ... Rfc8 18. Bb2 Ne4! 19. Rc1
publicity photos for Chaplins film The
Champ, with child star Jackie Coogan, Simplest is 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Be4
both in boxing gloves. (Sammy com- Bxe4 13. Nxe4 00 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 r+r+-+k+
plained that Coogan had punched him in 15. Ne5.
the eye.) A measure of the impression
+l+-vlpzpp
the tiny chess prodigy made is the fact 11. ... 0-0 12. Rad1 Nbd7 13. Ne5 p+-+p+-+
that the world-famous Chaplin devoted
two pages of his own autobiography to r+-wq-trk+ +p+q+-+-
meeting Reshevsky. The star tells of how +l+nvlpzpp P+-zPn+-+
excited Sammy was to hear, on visiting
Chaplins house, that he could climb a p+-+psn-+ +-zPL+N+-
tree to pick pears rather than play chess. +p+-sN-vL- -vL-+QzPPzP
Sammys tour was a promotional sensa-
tion for him and the game. -+-zP-+-+ +-tR-+RmK-
Back in New York City in 1922, he was After19.Rc1
invited to his first master tournament.
+-sNL+-+-
Reshevsky writes of his excitement at PzP-+QzPPzP 19. ... Ng5! 20. axb5 axb5 21. Bxb5?
beating David Janowski (a game for which
he won the brilliancy prize), a very famous
+-+R+RmK-
master. Sammy couldnt even sit down After13.Ne5 (see diagram top of page 45)
during his taxi ride home. And then I Laskers move loses quickly, but he
sang, he wrote. I sang so loudly that The f4-f5-push is in the air. So
was already in a bad position.
nobody could talk. Two weeks later, he Reshevsky goes for simplification.
Reshevsky gives a beautiful line: 21.
was sobbing in Judge Levys court. 13. ... Nd5 14. Bc1 Ne1 Nh3+ 22. Kh1 Nf4 23. Qg4 Bg5
During four years in America, Sammy 24. Rc2 h5 25. Qg3 h4 26. Qg4 h3!.
had picked up English quickly and Lasker avoids simplification, and has
played a lot of chess, but learned little his 16th move in mind. 21. ... Nxf3+ 22. gxf3 Qg5+, White
else. In fact, he had never gone to 14. ... Nxc3 15. bxc3 Nf6 resigned.
school! Julius Rosenwald, head of Sears,

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Sammy, not yet 11, takes part in his first-ever round robin, in New York in 1922. Hes pictured here playing Charles Jaffe, a famous master.
Sammy drew the game.
Roebuck & Co., offered to pay for
Reshevskys education if he would prom-
ise to apply himself and not be
distracted by chess. So in 1924 Sammys
career as a vagabond chess prodigy,
unlike any who had come before and
comparable perhaps only to the travel-
ing performances of young Mozart, came
to an end. He went to live in the Detroit
home of a businessman who arranged a
private tutor. In six months, Sammy
passed the exam to enter high school.
Besides the normal school subjects, he
studied singing and Hebrew. He gradu-
ated in 1929, when he entered the
University of Detroit, and after two
years, he moved to Chicago and com-
pleted his degree in accountancy.
On the rise in the Great Depression
The 1930s began with Reshevsky still
a teenager and a retired prodigy. But
well before the end of the decade, he
would emerge from obscurity to gain
acceptance as one of the worlds very
44 Chess Life November 2011
best players. And the decade of the Great
Depression would see the beginnings of
one of the great rivalries of American
chess. Reshevsky-versus-Fine is in large
part the history of championship chess
in the U.S. during the next decade and
a half. Not until the late 1950s would
another player threaten Sammys
national preeminence.
Until his graduation from the Univer-
sity of Chicago in 1933, at the worst
depth of the Depression, Reshevsky
played only as his school holidays allowed.
After all, that was part of the agreement
with Lessing J. Rosenwaldand the sight
of long breadlines in front of soup
kitchens supplying meals to some of the
millions out of work must have been addi-
tional motivation to study hard. In 1931,
still 19, the former wunderkind took part
in what was ironically his very first round-
robin! Reshevsky recalled the financial
difficulties of playing tournament chess
in the Depression era, writing that his
prize for winning this event in Tulsa,
Oklahoma, was a few cordial words.
Sammy went back to his university cur-
riculum in accounting.
These tournaments taught me a les-
son, Reshevsky later wrote. Lack of
knowledge of the openings had been
unimportant in my barnstorming days
as a child, but at this stage it was crip-
pling! I went home to study openings
for the first time in my life! Although
Sammy did become an expert in certain
openings, like the black side of the
classical Ruy Lopez, he would gain
notoriety for spending an inordinate
amount of time on the first few moves,
forcing himself to blitz later, critical
parts of the gamemost often with
unnerving accuracy.
His degree completed, Reshevsky was
eager to test his mettle in international
events. He won the inaugural event at
the English seaside resort town of Mar-
gate, where the pre-tournament favorite
was former world champion Jos Ral
Capablanca. Reshevsky, just 23, turned
down Capas draw offer to win 20 moves
later. In two months, Reshevsky won at
Great Yarmouth, farther north on
Britains east coast.
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First U.S. Championship
another world champ, this time in a
In April and May of 1936, the very first r+r+-+k+ demanding endgame.
U.S. Championship was held in New York
City. (Frank J. Marshall had finally relin- +l+-vlpzpp 29. ... R8c6
quished the throne he had owned since -+-+p+-+
1909.) But while Sammy faltered, a mas- No better is 29. ... e5 30. Rxd5+ Ke6
ter named Simonson went on a rampage +L+q+-sn- 31. Rb5 Rd8+ 32. Ke3.
of winning chess, marking up nine victo- -+-zP-+-+ 30. Ke2 Rd6 31. Ke1 Nc7 32. Rxd6+ Kxd6
ries, including his match-ups with 33. Bc3 f6 34. Ra1
Reshevsky, Fine, I. A. Horowitz, and +-zP-+N+-
Arnold Denker. As a thought-experiment -vL-+QzPPzP
to prove the importance of the national
-+-+-+-+
title, imagine how many more readers +-tR-+RmK- +-sn-+-zp-
nowadays would know Simonsons first
name if Reshevsky had become disheart-
After21.Bxb5 -+-mkpzp-+
ened by his early losses. But such a zP-+-+-+p
reaction was never a characteristic of
Sammy, who came back with nine wins Semi-Slav, -+-+-+-+
in his next eleven games to elbow out Meran System (D49) +pvL-+-+-
Albert Simonson by the narrowest possi-
ble margin. Fine had to settle for third.
Samuel Reshevsky -zPr+-zPPzP
Mikhail Botvinnik
This was the beginning of Fines champi-
USSR-USA Moscow (1), 1955
tR-+-mK-+-
onship curse. The undisputed king of the
After34.Ra1
Western Open-U.S. Open, with seven This game created a sensation in
such firsts, would never take home his Moscowafter this victory, Sammy 34. ... Na6
nations ultimate trophy. was besieged with autograph seekers.
Reshevskys victories in England, Botvinnik goes for a blockade, but
combined with his winning the first 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e3 34. Kc5, activating his king, was
U.S. Championship, made him the dom- Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. needed to keep the balance.
inant master in America. He was no e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5
longer the little boy who used to be a axb5 13. Qf3 Qa5+ 14. Ke2 Bd6 15. Qc6+ 35. Ra3 Kc7
chess champion. Ke7 16. Bd2 b4 The continuation 35. ... Nc5 36. a6
Nd3+ 37. Kf1 Rc1+ 38. Ke2 Rxc3 39.
Closing out the 1930s as world class r+l+-+-tr a7 Nf4+ 40. Kd1 Rc8 41. a8=Q Rxa8
42. Rxa8 Nxg2 is a different try.
That summer of 1936, Reshevsky was +-+-mkpzpp
back in England at the power-packed,
15-player Nottingham round-robin, which
-+Qvlpsn-+ 36. Rxb3 Nc5 37. Rb5 Na4 38. Bd4 e5 39.
Kd1! Rc4 40. Be3 Kc6 41. Rb8 Kc7, Black
included the current world champion, as wq-+-sN-+- resigned.
well as every living former world champion.
Two generations clashed at Hastings, and
-zp-zp-+-+ A likely followup would be 42. Rb5
Kc6 43. Rb3.
representatives of both shared the winners +-+L+-+-
circle: Mikhail Botvinnik and Capablanca.
Reshevsky, along with Fine and Max Euwe
PzP-vLKzPPzP Queens Gambit Declined,
were a mere half-point behind. In his indi- tR-+-+-+R Classical Variation (D62)
vidual games with them, Reshevsky After16....b4
Samuel Reshevsky
defeated Alexander Alekhine, Lasker, Milan Jose Raul Capablanca
Vidmar, and Efim Bogoljubow! Margate (4), 1935
In 1937 Reshevsky played his first 17. Qxd6+! Kxd6 18. Nc4+ Kd7 19. Nxa5
Olympiad, leading the U.S. team to a gold Rxa5 20. Rhc1 Ba6 21. Bxa6 Rxa6 22. Rc4 Reshevskys first game against a
medal in Stockholm. The next year got off Nd5 23. Rxd4 Rb8 24. Kd3 h5 25. Kc4 b3 26. world-beaterand fellow prodigy!
to a spectacular start for Reshevsky but a4 Rc6+ 27. Kd3 Rc2 28. Rb1 Rbc8 29. a5
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7
would end in the biggest victory ever for 5. cxd5
his American rival. Sammy won the 1937- -+r+-+-+
38 Hastings event without losing a game. The Queens Gambit Declined
In April, he retained his title at the second,
+-+k+pzp- Exchange Variation was a favorite
biennial U.S. Championship. Fine, despite -+-+p+-+ weapon of Sammys.
a splendid result of his own, came up
short again.
zP-+n+-+p 5. ... exd5 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 0-0 8. Qc2 c5 9.
Nf3 c4 10. Bf5 Re8 11. 0-0 g6
Then in November came the legendary -+-tR-+-+
double-round robin, sponsored by the Bad is 11. ... Nf8? 12. Bxc8 Rxc8 13.
Dutch broadcasting company known by
+p+K+-+- Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Qf5 and White wins a
the four letters AVRO, organized to select -zPrvL-zPPzP pawn.
the official challenger to Alekhine. The
champion had held the world title since
+R+-+-+- 12. Bh3 Nf8
defeating Capablanca in 1927, allowing a After29.a5 Also possible is 12. ... Nb6.
brief interregnum intoxicatus, 1935-1937,
when he lost to Euwe, regaining the Reshevsky now simply outplays 13. Bxc8 Rxc8 14. Bxf6
throne by foreswearing alcohol. Alekhine,

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LEFT: Reshevsky (left, front) off to the 1955 U.S.-versus-USSR match. Although the U.S. team took a beating, Reshevsky created a sensation in Moscow
by besting World Champion Botvinnik 212-112. (Teammate Larry Evans is on the far right, Al Horowitz is in the dark suit on the left, and Arthur Bisguier
is in the center.) RIGHT: Reshevsky, shaking hands with Al Horowitz, whom he defeated 912-612 in a match for the U.S. title in May of 1941.
on showing up at AVRO 1938, poured a
sobering tankard of cold dispirits on the
proceedings by saying that the prospec-
tive winner of the event would not, after
all, hold the key to a title match.
Nevertheless, the eight invitees
Alekhine, Capablanca, Euwe, Botvinnik,
Keres, Salo Flohr, along with the Americans
Fine and Reshevskyhad an oppor- tunity
to stake a moral if not contractual claim to
a future match for the crown. It would be
Fines finest hour. He tied for first with
Keres at 812, a point ahead of Botvinnik.
Sammy lost three of his first four games but
then dug in to finish very respectably, just
a half-point behind Botvinnik, tied with
former champs Alekhine and Euwe and a
point ahead of Capa. The decade closed
with Reshevsky in an elite group of cham-
pionship candidates.
But as it did at about the time Sammy
was learning chess as a little boy, the
world was plunging itself into another
catastrophic world war. German bombs
were soon falling on England, and British
chess players joined computer pioneer
Alan Turing and others at Bletchley Park,
north of London, to begin work on crack-
ing the Nazi Enigma code.
It would be seven years before interna-
tional play was again possible.
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The war at home
Reshevsky won the third U.S. Champi-
onship in 1940 without a loss. But
Reshevsky needed the help of an outra-
geous ruling to keep his championship
streak alive in 1942.
Denker had a drawish position against
Reshevsky when Sammys time expired.
But tournament director L. Walter
Stephens grabbed the clock from behind,
turned it around so that Reshevskys
clock seemed to be on Denkers side of the
boardand, confused, forfeited Denker!
No amount of rational argumentation
could dissuade Stephens. Reshevsky
remained notably aloof from the debate.
Sammy took what he could get, as
Arthur Bisguier told me.
With the surrender of Germany and
then Japan, Reshevskys first chance to
play internationally didnt even require a
tripa radio match with the USSR drew
long lines to New Yorks Henry Hudson
Hotel to watch the American side, but
the result was a devastating crush of the
U.S. team. The next year, Reshevsky led
a ten-man team to Moscow, hoping for
revenge. But when the Americans again
sat down against the 10 Soviet grand-
masters, the American team was again
badly beaten. Chess could be a full-time
profession in the Soviet Union, while
American players had to work real jobs
to support themselves, and the effects
were clear.
One of five who would be king
Back in New York in 1946, Reshevsky
consoled himself with winning another
U.S. Championship. The same year
brought the death of Alekhine. FIDE,
after fumbling about for a plan to crown
a new champion, organized the 1948
World Chess Championship, a quadruple
round-robin, played both in The Hague
and in Moscow. When Fine declined, it
was a mathematical certitude that Botvin-
nik, Euwe, Paul Keres, Vasily Smyslov, or
Reshevsky would be the next champ.
While the Soviet contingency numbered
more than 20, including Botvinniks wife
and young daughter, Reshevsky traveled
alone to The Hague. In the end, Botvinnik
won the grueling, two-and-a-half month
contest by three points, with Smyslov,
Keres, and Reshevsky bunched up in a
tight pack behind him. But Keres four
losses in a row to Botvinnik have stoked
endless speculation about possible Soviet
manipulation of the result.
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Soviet collusionconfessed!
Reshevsky was still under forty, with a
young family. He moved them to a small
house in Spring Valley, New York, and
worked for long stretches as an account-
ant, offering them a comfortable lifeon
a prudently middle class scale. He also
Reshevsky wants to prevent ... Ne4 once
and for all, and remove a d5-defender.
14. ... Bxf6 15. b3 Qa5
-+r+rsnk+
Threatening 26. Nc6!
25. ... Qe8 26. f4 f6 27. Ng4 Qd7 28. h3
Kg7 29. Nf2 Ba3 30. Ra2 Bd6 31. Nfd1 f5
32. Nb5 Ra5 33. Nxc7 Bxc7 34. Nc3 Qd6
35. Qf2 b6

received ongoing sponsorship. zpp+-+p+p Here Capa offered a draw; Sammy, all
business and ambition, turned it down.
In 1951, Sammy lost his first game in
the U.S. Championship since 1936. In
-+-+-vlp+
36. Qf3 Rd8 37. Rab2 Qe7!
the next few years, old rivals like Denker wq-+p+-+-
and new guns like Larry Evans and Art -+pzP-+-+ -+-tr-+-+
Bisguier won the titlebut Sammy won
again in 1957, after a playoff match that +PsN-zPN+- +-vl-wq-mkp
prevented Bisguier from repeating. For P+Q+-zPPzP -zp-+-+p+
most of the new decade, Reshevsky was
still seen as the player to beat west of the tR-+-+RmK- tr-+p+p+-
Iron Curtain, winning or placing highly After15....Qa5 P+pzP-zP-+
in strong international events and defeat-
ing William Lombardy, Robert Byrne, Black just loses a pawn after 15. ... +-sN-zPQ+P
Bisguier, Svetozar Gligoric and Miguel cxb3? 16. Qxb3 . -tR-+-+P+
Najdorf in matches.
The star-studded 15-player candidates
16. b4! +R+-+-mK-
tournament known as Zurich 1953 is one Quite an idea to try out against the After37....Qe7
of the worlds celebrated events. The win- most renowned positional player in
ner was to play Botvinnik for the world the world!
38. Rb4
title. This was probably Reshevskys last
16. ... Qd8
realistic chance. But he could only tie for Capa had hoped for a swindle: 38. Rb5
second-fourth with David Bronstein and The natural 16. ... Qxb4 plays into Qa3! 39. Nxd5 Rxd5 40. Rxd5 Rxd5
Keres, behind Smyslov. Bronsteins book Whites hands: 17. Rab1. 41. Qxd5 Qxe3+ when Black gets sig-
of the tournament was lavishly praised for nificant play on the black squares.
decades but turned out to be less than 17. Qa4
honest. In writings published after 38. ... Rd7 39. Kh1 Bd8 40. g4 fxg4 41.
White has succeeded in gaining
Reshevskys death, Bronstein confessed to hxg4 Qd6 42. Kg1 Bc7 43. Kf2 Rf7 44. g5
queenside targets.
the surreptitious dirty-dealings in Zurich Bd8 45. Ke2 Bxg5
that had been a splinter in his heart, 17. ... a6 18. b5 Re6
Stronger is 45. ... Qe6!.
confirming that Communist players there Easier for White is 18. ... a5 19. b6!
were under orders to prevent Reshevsky 46. Rxb6 Qa3 47. Kd2 Be7 48. Rb7 Rxa4!?
Qxb6 20. Nxd5.
from winning, and that games between
Russians were pre-arranged to assure it. 19. Rab1 Rb8 20. Rb2 Be7 21. bxa6 Rxa6 -+-+-+-+
The revelation fanned long-smoldering 22. Qc2
suspicions regarding the 1948 Champi-
+R+-vlrmkp
Sammy is happy to withdraw his
onship and other critical qualifiers. queen and concentrate on b7. -+-+-+p+
In the summer of 1955, the U.S. team
again went to Moscow, losing badly for a 22. ... Ne6 23. Rfb1 Ra7 +-+p+-+-
third time. But Reshevsky created a sen- r+pzP-zP-+
sation by beating World Champion -tr-wq-+k+ wq-sN-zPQ+-
Botvinnik in the first round and holding
the Hero of the Soviet Union to three
trp+-vlp+p -+-mK-+-+
draws after that. Sammy was lionized by -+-+n+p+ +R+-+-+-
Russian autograph seekers: even Nikita
Khrushchev was solicitous.
+-+p+-+- After48....Rxa4
Then, a watershed event: Robert Fis- -+pzP-+-+
cher won the 1957-58 U.S. Championship,
without a loss, a point ahead of Sammy.
+-sN-zPN+- 49. Qxd5!

Bobby did the very same thing the next two
years in the now annual championship.
Reshevskys second great U.S. rival had
emerged with an explosion of brilliance.
The Sabbath is impossible and 11
a.m. is too early
The Kennedy decade started well for
Reshevsky, who tied for first with Korch-
noi at Buenos Aires, with Fischer buried
in 14th place. Reshevsky bested new U.S.
arrival Pal Benko in a 10-game match, but
PtRQ+-zPPzP
+R+-+-mK-
After23....Ra7
Blacks rooks are defending
passively. Without a bad move to pin
the blame on, the former world
champ has a less-than-enviable posi-
tion. But, of course, he doesn't fold
easily!
24. a4! Nc7 25. Ne5
49. Nxa4? Qd3+ 50. Kc1 Ba3+ 51.
R1b2 Rxb7! (In Reshevskys Best
Games, Sammy claims 51. ... c3
would win, but perhaps he missed
the perpetual after 52. Rxf7+ Kxf7
53. Qxd5+ Kg7 54. Qe5+ Kh6 55.
Qg5+. Its an odd lapse in the notes,
given it was such an important first-
scalp.)
49. ... Ra5 50. Qxc4 Rh5 51. Kd3 Qa8 52.
Qe6 Qa3 53. Rd7! Rhf5 54. Rb3 Qa1 55.
Rxe7 Qf1+ 56. Kd2, Black resigned.

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the U.S. Championship ended the year

with Fischer winning again.
To settle who was top gun, the most
notorious match of Reshevskys career
was arranged in 1961. It would split Amer-
ican chess down the middle in acrimonious
debate for decades. It all began as an act
of well-intended patronage by sponsor
Jacqueline Piatigorsky, daughter of one
of the staggeringly wealthy Rothschild
bankers, wife of famed concert cellist Gre-
gor Piatigorsky, and a bronze-medal winner
at the 1957 womens Olympiad.
The 16-game shoot-out was to start
with four in New York City, then move to
Los Angeles for eight games, then return
to New York for the final four. The plan
generated tremendous excitement in the
chess world. Sammy and Bobby were
clearly in a fighting mood. GM Larry
Evans described the atmosphere in his
This Crazy World of Chess:
They stopped talking. They wouldnt
ride to the games in the same car. Both
were determined to win and neither gave
an inch. They fought over every detail. If
Sammy wanted the air conditioning
turned on, Bobby thought it was too cold.
The last day in Los Angeles, with the
match tied 512-512, a scheduling conflict
became a show-stopper. Skipping the
Sabbath for Reshevsky, a starting time of
1:30 p.m. Sunday had been set. But then
Mrs. Piatigorsky realized that she wanted
to see Gregors concert that night, so the
clocks would need to start by 11 a.m.
Fischer would simply not play that early.
The organizers would not give way. Fis-
cher forfeited the game, and when the
match was moved back to New York,
Bobby again didnt show up, and the con-
test was officially awarded to Reshevsky.
Then came Fischers dazzling 1963-64
U.S. Championship. Bobby won every
game, putting up a picket fence of 1s
on the crosstable. Reshevsky could do
no better than a tie for fourth. Evans
even escaped from a losing position from
the once iron-grasp of Reshevsky with
the swindle of the century, snaring
Sammy in a stalemate trap. Evans reac-
tionfor years he delighted in recalling
his elders look of self-disgustindicated
the feeling of the younger generation
toward Sammy. Reshevsky had seemed a
remote and self-absorbed champion,
unconcerned with the general plight of
U.S. chess masters but bulldoggish about
what he could get. Even an admiring
1950 Sports Illustrated story portrayed
him as ice-cold. With the national title
Reshevsky once kept under lock and key
now the property of a brash and swagger-
ing genius who was one of their own, the
up-and-comers saw a new day. Eisen-
TOP: At home at the kitchen table, Sammy analyzes on his pocket set while his wife Norma pours hower had given way to Kennedy.
him some hot coffee. BOTTOM: Sammy the proud family man. The Reshevskys of Spring Valley Still, the old general remembered how
would grow to five. Norma and Sammy had two daughters, Sylvia and Malki, and a son, Joel. to win battles. Six months later at the
Amsterdam Interzonal, he earned a play-

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off with Lajos Portisch. The winner would
go on to the candidates elimination
matches. Ironically, Sammy was able to
place highly because Soviet representation
had been limited. But this rule-change
was too late for exhausted Reshevsky,
who put up little resistance in the match
to the grandmaster 25 years his junior.
Sammy was back scrabbling for that
one-more-shot at the elusive world title in
1967 at the Interzonal in Sousse, Tunisia.
He qualified for a three-way playoff and
this time got through to the candidates.
But his first match was against Viktor
Korchnoi, a player with many of the same
strengths as Sammy (in a number of ways,
Reshevsky is Americas Korchnoi) and two
decades younger. Again, youth prevailed.
An incident at the Sousse, Tunisia, Inter-
zonalremembered for Fischers herky-
jerky presence and ultimate withdrawal
while in the lead through 10 roundswas
another highly publicized and regrettable
Reshevsky-Fischer moment. Before his
game with Reshevsky, Fischer had declared
that he was leaving, but the two were paired
anyway. Sammy paced the tournament
hall for 55 minutes, waiting for the initial
hour to expire to claim the point. With five
minutes left on his clock, however, Bobby
dashed to the board and slammed out a win
against a rattled Reshevsky. The older
champion was bitterly critical of the way the
organizers had handled the incident and
called, some thought unpatriotically, for
his countrymans banishment for disrupt-
ing the tournament.
A few final exits and a d tente
Fischer would play in and win his last
U.S. Championship in 1967, collecting
a seventh title. In 1969, drawing close to
60, Reshevsky won his sixthand last.
At the start of the 1970s, Reshevsky still
commanded enough respect to be cho-
sen to play sixth board of 10 at the Match
of the Century, the first U.S.S.R. versus
the Rest of the World match, held in Bel-
grade. The free world came within a point
of a drawn match. Reshevsky kept respect
by splitting with former world champion
Smyslov, but Sammy was forced to sit
out the Saturday round because the Sovi-
ets would not honor his Sabbath, and his
stand-in lost the crucial point.
At the 1971 Interzonal at Palma de Mal-
lorca in December, Reshevsky and Fischer
arrived before the competition. Despite
years of bitter rivalry and Fischers anti-
Semitic pronouncements, the old
antagonists found a friendly dtente. In a
1991 interview with Hanon Russell, Sammy
recalled: we walked together, talked
together He has his views, I have my
views. I tried to make him see the light. I
didnt succeed . They played their last Kh2 Kh7 36. Rc8 Rb6 37. Ra8 Rb3
game together there. They had played their
first in 1956, when Sammy prevailed and
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Kings Indian Defense, -+-+-trk+
Classical Main Line (E98) +-zp-+-vl-
Samuel Reshevsky
Robert Fischer r+-zp-+-zp
New York/Los Angeles (11), 1961 zp-zPPzp-+-
This was the 11th and last-played -+-+N+-+
game of the famous 1961 Reshevsky-
Fischer match. Sammy told Hanon zP-+-+-zP-
Russell in 1991 that Bobby had -+-vL-+P+
bragged at adjournment that he
would win. But overnight Reshevsky +-tR-+-+K
found a drawing method. He After31....Ra6
maintained that the shock to
Fischers confidence, not the 11 a.m. 38. Bxa5 Rf4 39. Bc7 Rxe4 40. Rxf8 Rd3
starting time of the next game,
caused Bobby to walk out of the
match. -+-+-tR-+
1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 0-0 5.
+-vL-+-+k
Be2 d6 6. Nf3 e5 -+-zp-+-zp
Fischer and the Kings IndianVan +-+Pzp-+-
Gogh and brightly colored paint.
Reshevskys first choice is always a P+-+r+P+
classical reaction. +-+r+-+-
7. 0-0 Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 -+-+-+PmK
f5 11. exf5 Nxf5 12. f3 Nd4 13. Ne4 b6 14.
Bg5 Qe8 15. Bd2 a5 16. Re1 Nxe2+ 17.
+-+-+-+-
Qxe2 h6 18. b3 g5 19. a3 Qg6 20. b4 Nf6 After40....Rd3
The players have reached time
r+l+-trk+ control, and Fischer felt he had the
+-zp-+-vl- pointone can see why. But across
the board was a little man with a big
-zp-zp-snqzp fighting spirit.
zp-+Pzp-zp- 41. Rf6 Rxg4 42. Rxd6 Rg7 43. Rc6 Rxd5
-zPP+N+-+ 44. Rc2 e4 45. a5 Rd3 46. Bf4 Rf7 47. g3
zP-+N+P+- e3 48. Rc1 Re7 49. Re1 Ra3 50. Re2
-+-vLQ+PzP -+-+-+-+
tR-+-tR-mK- +-+-tr-+k
After20....Nf6
-+-+-+-zp
zP-+-+-+-
21. bxa5
Level is 21. Ndf2 Nxe4 22. fxe4. -+-+-vL-+
tr-+-zp-zP-
21. ... g4 22. Ndf2 gxf3 23. Qxf3 Nh5 24.
Qe3 bxa5 25. Rac1 Bf5 26. c5 Nf4 27. Qg3? -+-+R+-mK
27. Qf3 is close to even. +-+-+-+-
27. ... Bxe4! 28. Rxe4 Qxe4! 29. Nxe4 After50.Re2
Ne2+ 30. Kh1 Nxg3+ 31. hxg3 Ra6
50. ... Kg6
(see diagram top of next column)
The key: 50. ... Rxa5 51. Rxe3 Rxe3
Bobby has achieved a much superior 52. Bxe3 is a draw.
position. But now Sammy digs in.
This is the last game of the match in 51. Kg2 Rxa5 52. Rxe3 Ra2+ 53. Kf3 Rb7
Los Angeles. Hes not about to make 54. Re6+ Kf5 55. Re5+ Kf6 56. Rd5 Rb3+
it easy for Fischer to go ahead and 57. Kg4, Draw agreed.
pack up for New York. Although Sammy was awarded the
32. cxd6 cxd6 33. a4 Rf7 34. g4 Bf8 35. match on forfeit, it settled nothing.
And time was on Bobby's side.
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Cover Story
Reshevsky rubs his head at the wallboards, musing over a game by Louis Persinger, a well-known violinist and conductor.
Reshevsky Redux
He reportedly lost only 8 of 1,500 games
during his 1920-1922 barnstorming,
coast-to-coast tour of exhibitions as a
child of 8-10.
He played every world champion from
Lasker to Karpov, scoring against all of
them! Here are the world-beater won-
lost-draw statsR-Lasker: 1-0-0;
R-Capablanca: 1-1-4; R-Alekhine:
1-2-2; R-Euwe: 6-2-6; R-Botvinnik:
2-5-7; R-Smyslov: 5-7-15; R-Petrosian:
0-2-8; R-Tal: 0-2-1; R-Spassky: 0-1-2;
R-Fischer: 4-10-14; R-Karpov: 0-0-1.
He played on eight U.S. Olympiad
teams, from 1937 (his only team
gold medal) to 1974.
50 Chess Life November 2011
He won every U.S. championship he
entered from the first one in 1936 until
Larry Evans won in 1951, when Sammys
82-game unbeaten streak in the event
was broken by Ariel Mengarini. Sammy
won his last championship in 1969, 33
years after his first, notching up six in all.
He won the inaugural National Open in
Las Vegas in 1965.
He was featured on the first full-color
cover of Chess Life on the November
1981 issue, appearing bewhiskered since
the photo was taken on the Sabbath.
He and his rival Fine played the first
official Hall of Fame Game on their
mutual induction in 1986. (His other great
adversary, Bobby Fischer, also inducted
at the same ceremony, was unavailable.)
won the 3rd Rosenwald Memorial. This
time Fischer took the point and won Palma.
Ten months later, Reshevskys young
rival Fischer would grasp the golden fleece
of chessthe world championship. Ten
months after that Sammy ended his own
unsuccessful, 25-year odyssey with his
final Interzonal appearance, in Petropo-
lis, Brazil, where it was impossible to
find kosher food. Fortunately a mere 45
minutes away a Jewish school for children
prevented Reshevsky from starving to
death, Stephen W. Gordon explains in
McFarlands Samuel Reshevsky. Worn
out, Sammy finished in 11th place.
The 1975 U.S. Championship gave rise
to another uniquely Reshevsky con-
tretemps. When it became clear in the
last round that Reshevsky could not qual-
ify for another Interzonal, he offered a
draw to Pal Benko, who politely refused.
Sammy became angry, slamming the clock
and repeatedly demanding a draw. Tour-
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nament Director (TD) Tim Redman told
me, I remember Sammy coming up to me
saying Mr. Redman, Mr. Redman, I
demand that you forfeit Mr. Benko. When
I asked him why, he said that they had
prearranged a draw and Benko was not
honoring the [illegal!] arrangement. The
game was played out to a draw. The no-
good-deed-goes-unpunished award that
day went to Lombardy, who had promised
both Benko and Reshevsky a ride home.
Reshevsky continued to be a dangerous
man on any given board. And his sharp
elbows continued to pierce etiquette. In a
1981 game at Lone Pine against John
Fedorowicz, then a 22-year-old interna-
tional master, Sammy, in a tough position,
used one of his favorite ploys, one that had
claimed a number of victims. Are you
playing for a draw? he asked. Fed con-
sumed nearly all of his remaining time
considering, and then accepted. But
Sammy, despite many witnesses, denied
the offer. John stopped the clock to call for
a TD, but Reshevsky kept starting it with
a bang. I finally had to stick the clock in
my jacket pocket to keep my flag from
falling, John said. Although Kashdan
restarted the game, he did put four min-
utes back on Johns clock. The outraged
young gun channeled his temper into
good moves to win.
Sammy Reshevsky was a great player,
one of the best, IM John Donaldson
said, but he wouldnt have been a can-
didate for the Lady Byng Trophy for good
sportsmanship.
One last hurrah?
At 70, Reshevsky, likely out of neces-
sity, gave exhibitions and lessons,
analyzed positions, and played corre-
spondence gamesall at reasonable
fees, as he advertised in Chess Life. It was
at this stage in his life that I met Sammy
and even played him an official match.
Eric Horsboll, a friend who organized the
1981 World Open in New Paltz, had
answered Reshevskys ad, taken some
lessons, and gotten friendly with the old
champwho, he learned, was interested
in one last hurrah at the Interzonal via the
1981 U.S. Championship!
But USCF rules had been changed to
invite on the basis of rating, not past
achievements. Sammy told Eric, I know
that all the younger players are playing in
these weekend tournaments. But I cant
go because of my religious beliefs. Eric
asked, Couldnt you play matches here
at your house? So, soon Reshevsky had
yet another manager, this one working for
free. Eric began arranging official, two-
game matches to allow Sammy the chance
to raise his rating.
IM Igor Ivanov had recently defected
from the Soviet Union. He had defeated
world champion Anatoly Karpov in a game
and had just won the World Open. He
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French Defense, play, its clear that hes enjoying
himself here.
Classical System (C11)
12. ... exd5 13. Rb1 Qa3 14. e6 Nf6 15.
Samuel Reshevsky
exf7+ Kxf7 16. Bh4!?
Arnaldo Vasconcellos
U.S. Open, Boston, 1944 Certainly an ice-cold move and the
most promising in the position.
Reshevsky considered this one of his Reshevsky targets the lone defender.
best games. (16. Ng5+ allows Black to
1. e4 consolidate.)
Sammy plays 1. e4! He was out for 16. ... Nb4?
some fun. He happened to be on This plays into Reshevskys hand, but
vacation in Boston, where the U.S. it's more difficult to defend than to
Open was being held. There didn't attack, on any level. Reshevsky rec-
seem to be any harm in competing in ommends 16. Be7.
this one tournament, he wrote. He
took clear first. 17. Ne5+!
1. ... e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5
Not to a modern masters taste, but
r+l+-+-tr
it is by no means bad. Reshevsky +p+-+kzpp
had faith in the cramping effect of p+-+-sn-+
his pawn on e5.
3. ... c5 4. dxc5 Nd7
+-vlpsN-+-
4. ... Nc6 is also good.
-sn-+-+-vL
5. Nf3 Bxc5 6. Bd3 Ne7 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. Bf4
wq-+L+-+-
P+P+-zPPzP
r+lwqk+-tr +R+QtR-mK-
zpp+n+pzpp After17.Ne5+
-+n+p+-+ 17. ... Kf8
+-vlpzP-+- The alternative 17 ... Kg8 18. Bxf6
-+-+-vL-+ Nxd3 19. Nxd3 gxf6 20. Rb3 Qa5 21.
Nxc5 Qxc5 (Also bad is 21. Kf8 22.
+-+L+N+- Nxb7 Bg4 23. Qa1) 22. Re8+ leads to
PzPP+-zPPzP mate in five. Interestingly, Reshevsky
intended 19. Qxd3 Qxd3 20. Nxd3
tRN+Q+RmK- Bxf2+ 21. Kxf2 gxf6 22. Re7, and
After8.Bf4 stated flatly that he would win the
ending!
White has got a small plus out of the
initial moves. Black has a difficult 18. Bxf6 Nxd3 19. Bxg7+! Kxg7 20. Rxb7+
decision. French players I know would Be7 21. Qh5 Rf8 22. Qg5+! Kh8
be grinding out the variations after 8.
... f6. r+l+-tr-mk
+R+-vl-+p
8. ... Qc7
After 8. ... 00, White has the classic p+-+-+-+
Greek sacrifice in an effective form: 9.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 10. Ng5+ Kg6 (10. ... Kg8
+-+psN-wQ-
11. Qh5 Re8 12. Qxf7+ with mate in -+-+-+-+
four.) 11. Qd3+ f5 12. Qg3; Reshevsky
suggested 8. ... Be7 as safer.
wq-+n+-+-
9. Nc3 a6 10. Re1 Qb6 11. Bg3 Qxb2
P+P+-zPPzP
Reshevsky criticizes this move
+-+-tR-mK-
After22....Kh8
because he puts great faith in his
next. But objectively, Black seems a
An amazing position! All four of
bit better. Whites pieces are en prise! But its
12. Nxd5!? mate in six.
Reshevsky gives his sack !!. 23. Ng6+! hxg6 24. Qh6+ Kg8 25. Qxg6+
Although known for his positional Kh8 26. Rbxe7, Black resigned.
Chess Life November 2011 51
 Cover Story
LEFT: Sammy on what became a Chess Life traditionhis birthday cover.
RIGHT: In the December 1946 Chess Review coverage of the U.S. Championship win by Reshevsky, the editors wrote, No trapeze artist and
no tightrope walker was ever more skilled than Sammy in negotiating perilous passages.
was ecstatic to play the legend. But Igor
was lucky to escape losing only 12-112 in the
40/2 matchups, calling Sammy an old
fox. In fact, Sammy won all of his
matches, and he played at least four more
very strong masters. There was one set-
back during a Newburgh, New York club
tournament when Reshevsky lost on time
to expert Ron Nichols. Sammy vehemently
claimed white space between the flag
and 12-oclock-high mark on the mechan-
ical clock. But there was none anyone
else could see. The official-on-the-spot,
Jon Fritchley, a mere club TD, held his
ground against the insistent legend, who
stomped out. But in the end, Sammy got
enough points, barely, to get into the
Championship, Eric recalled.
Sammy did well in the Championship
in South Bend, Indiana, losing only one
game and tying for third with Larry Chris-
tiansen and Lubomir Kavalek, behind
Walter Browne and Yasser Seirawan. A
playoff was arranged in Jacksonville,
Florida, for the sought-after third Inter-
zonal spot. The games started late in the
evening, requiring the 70-year-old to play
into the wee hours. The result was a
three-way tie. Christiansen, on tiebreaks,
52 Chess Life November 2011
went on to the Moscow Interzonal.
Sammy was a very tough fighter, even at
70, Christiansen said. And Sammy was
still tough three years later as well, tying
for first at the 60-player Reykjavik Open.
Reshevsky never retired from chessin
fact, he went out very much the way he
came in. Nearing 90, he gave a simulta-
neous exhibition at the 1990 National
Open in Las Vegas to a sellout-crowd. A
few months later, I saw him, wearing his
by-then-trademark Gatsby cap, play IM
John Donaldson to a draw in Sammys last
tournament in America, the U.S. Open
in Jacksonville, where he went 7 out of 9.
But Sammy ironically played his final
tournament in the Soviet Union. In the
1991 Moscow Veterans Tournament,
organized on the occasion of Smyslovs
70th birthday, he characteristically gave
no quarter, handing his old adversary
his only defeat to keep Smyslov from win-
ning his own special event.
On April 4, 1991, at 80, Samuel Herman
Reshevsky died of heart failure. Incredibly,
given his achievements, he was forced to
be a part-time accountant and only a
part-time chess champion. To Garry Kas-
parov, he was the lone warrior. Larry
Evans, a member of the generation who
waited to take over, wrote the required
ending to any recap of Reshevskys storied
career in This Crazy World of Chess:
Samuel Reshevsky, an Orthodox Jew,
never played on his Sabbath. He was
Americas greatest star for decades, the
touchstone against which my generation
measured its progress. Art Bisguier said
that we would all beat him in a few more
old waiting for him to get old. .
years when he got old. Meanwhile we got
Resources
The definitive work on Reshevsky is
the meticulously researched Samuel
Reshevsky by Stephen W. Gordon
(McFarland & Co., 1997), containing
a fascinating mini-essay on each decade
of Reshevskys life, 1,768 game scores,
every crucial crosstable, as well as
player and opening indices. The best
autobiographical material is found in
Reshevskys Best Games of Chess, by
Samuel Reshevsky (Dover, 1948).
Hanon Russells complete 1991
interview with Reshevsky is available
in the archives of Chess Cafe.com.
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 Back to Basics

What to do after a Blunder

Practical advice for both sides.

By GM Lev Alburt

This months award goes to 11-year-old Ben foresaw, to his great credit, that
Benjamin Barth, who submitted the game 12. Bxh3 Qxh3 13. Nxf7 loses to 13. ...
6. c4 dxc4 7. Na3 0-0-0 8. Be3

he lost in a simul to young master Kassa +kr l r Ng4, and checkmate is unstoppable. And
Korley, plus a few (laconic) comments. it was easy to overlook the masters bril-
The most interesting events occur after pppqpppp liant response, 12. Qb3.
the mastertwo pawns upblundered a +n+ n +
piece. The game was brought to my atten-
12. Qb3 Bxg2 13. Qxe6+ fxe6 14. Kxg2 Rd5
tion by Renee Yarzig, who has been + + +l+
organizing many events in New York City +pP + + +k+ l r
for almost a decade, among them inter- ppp p +p
generational one-day tournaments. N + LNP
Now, to the game. (My future comments PP +PPLP + +pnp+
will be in italics). + +rN +
R +Q+RK
Queen pawn opening (D02) After 8. Be3 + P + +
FM Kassa Korley (2320) + + L P
Benjamin Barth (583)
Simul at the Chess and Checkers House, PP +PPKP
8. ... Bh3

Central Park, June 6, 2011 Freeing 8. ... e5!? deserves some serious
attention.
R + +R+
After 14. ... Rd5

Preventing the knight on e5 from mov-

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 9. Nxc4 g6
I was preparing to fianchetto my bishop ing to f7 and forking both of my rooks.
r+lqklnr to g7. Initially, I was thinking of moving 14.
ppp pppp First real error. Because of Whites threat Rd6 but then realized he could still fork
of Nf (or Nc)-e5, followed, after the forced both of my rooks with 15. f7.
+n+ + + ... Qe6, by Qb3 (see the game) Black had This rook will be cut off from his forces
+ +p+ + to make a concession and to play 9. ... and more likely to get in trouble than to cre-
Bxg2 (and, after 10. Kxg2, 10. ... Ng4, or ate troubles for White. Better was 14. ...
+ P + + 10. ... e6 or evenif he wants to Rg8, also getting out of the forkbut even
+ + +NP fianchetto10. ... g6. there Whites superior pawn structure
secured him a big edge.
PPP+PP P 10. Nfe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Qe6
15. f3 Bg7 16. Bf2 Nd7 17. e4 Rb5 18. Nc4
RNLQKL+R +kr l r
After 3. g3 +k+ + r
ppp pp+p
Another good move here is 3. c4, trans- pppnp lp
ferring into the Chigorin Defense.
+ +qnp+
+ + N + + +p+p+
3. ... Nf6
+r+ + +
Id prefer to delay this move and to con-
+ P + +
tinue immediately with 3. ... Bf5, 4. ... + + L Pl +NPP+ +
Qd7 (like in the game, one move later), + + +PP
and then either 5. ... 0-0-0 or 5. ... Bh3.
PP +PPLP
R +Q+RK PP + LKP
After 11. ... Qe6 R + +R+
4. Bg2 Bf5 5. 0-0 Qd7
I was preparing to castle on the queen- After 18. Nc4
side and also wanted to back up my The bishop on h3 is keeping my queen
bishop on f5. on the c8-h3 diagonal. 18. ... Rb4

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 Threatening the knight on c4. placed on b6, to support 40. ... Bc5 and 41.
Stronger was the immediate 18. ... Nb6. ... Kc6, with the rook coming from behind.
(see diagram top of next column)
+k+ +r+
19. b3 e5 + + + +p 41. e6 Re8 42. Ke5 h5 43. f5 Rd8 44. f6 Bd6+
Well, was there a better move? pp+ +p+ 45. Kf5 Bb4

20. d5 Nb6 + + P + + r + +
Again, offering a trade. l + + + +k+ + +
21. Bc5 Rb5 +P+ +PP + +PP +
Hoping he would take my pawn with his P+ + K P +p+ +K+p
knight to break up the center. + R + + l + + +
22. Nxb6+ axb6 23. Bxe7 After 32. Rc1
+ + + +
+k+ + r were discovered attack 28. ... Rc2+ and the P+R+ + P
in-between move 29. ... Rxf2+), and its
+pp L lp high time for both sides to reassess the + + + +
p + +p+ position. After 45. ... Bb4
Whitewith two potentially connected,
+r+Pp + passed, well-advanced central pawnsis Planning to protect the f8-square.
far from being hopeless, and his play is Too late. Black squandered too many
tempi and is now lost.
+ +P+ + simple: play f3-f4, bring the king to e4, then
+P+ +PP play g3-g4 and f4-f5. Black should try to
stop this (Whites pawns on e5 and f5)
46. e7 Rd5+ 47. Ke6 Rd6+ 48. Ke5 Rd3 49.
P+ + +KP from happening or at least be ready for the
Ke4 Rd1 50. Re2
R + +R+ ensuing fight. Above all, he must activate The game is over. In fact, Black should
After 23. Bxe7 his rook (probably on the d-file) and his have realized this and resigned now (he
king. As well see, White knew his objec- was mated on move 56). Understanding
tives while Black didnt. when there is no practical chance (say, less
than one in ten thousand) and resigning
23. ... Bf8
Why give away another pawn? First
for your own sake, not your opponents
play 23. ... Re8 and only then, if you wish
32. ... Bc5+ 33. Ke2 Re8
This move makes no sense as it doesnt is one of the signs of chess maturity. Im
to, 24. ... Bf8.
fit Blacks plan as outlined in my com- sure young Benjamin will soon learn this,
ments to 32. Rc1. 33. ... Rd8, 33. ... Kd7, and many other chess wisdoms. After all,
or 33. ... Kc7 all would be better here. he already demonstrated many good chess
24. Bf6 Rg8 25. Bxe5 Bd6 26. Bc3 c6
Trying to get rid of the d5-pawn.
34. f4 g5
qualities! .
Trying to get rid of his f4-pawn and
27. e5 Rc5

+k+ +r+ eliminate protection for his e5-pawn.

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His pawn chain kept me on the defense.
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28. ... Rc2+ 29. Rf2 Rxf2+
Trapping his bishop on b4. Blacks best was 37. ... Bc5 and then 38.
Ben saw his chance and grabbed it ... Kc6, centralizing the king. 37. ... h6 is Do not send games with only a
very well! a pure waste of timeas proven by Blacks few notes, as they are of little instruc-
own 39th move, where he took on f4. tive value and cant be used. Writing
skills are a plus, but instructiveness
30. Kxf2 Bxb4 31. dxc6 bxc6 32. Rc1
is a must! Make sure your game (or
38. Kd3 Rd8+ 39. Ke4 gxf4 40. gxf4 b5
A serious error, as White could have part of it) and your notes will be of
(see diagram top of next column)

The dust has settled after Whites piece- won a pawn with 41. Rb2. Also, where is interest to other readers.
losing blunder (for Black: winning tactics the b-pawn going? In fact, it is now best

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 Endgame Lab

50th World Junior Chess Championship

Even the worlds best youth players must study, practice, and execute endings to
By GM Pal Benko

reap the rewards.

The most prestigious tournament for

players under the age of 20 was held this
Kd5!? Re3?!
Too cautious. The natural 64. ... Rxd3+
++ r +
year over 13 rounds in Chennai, India at
draws even without the h pawn. + + + +
the 50th World Junior Championship.
Polish GM Dariusz Swiercz and German + + + +
IM Niclas Huschenbeth tied for first. Our
65. d4 h4 66. Kc6 h3 67. Rb2 Rd3 68. d5 Kg7

own Ray Robson finished in fourth,

69. d6 Kh6 70. d7 Rc3+?? + + + K
Chases the white king to a better place.
though as well see in a bit he was close + + + +
Instead 70. ... Kg5! was still good. For
to an even better finish.
example 71. Rb3 h2 72. Rxd3 h1=Q+ 73. + + + +p
Rd5 Qc1+ 74. Kd6 Qf4+ 75. Ke6 Qe4+ etc.
Long run + + k +
leads to perpetual checks. Or 71. Rh2
IM Niclas Hushenbeth (FIDE 2521)
Rc3+ 72. Kd6 Rd3+ 73. Ke7 Re3+ 74. + + + +Q
IM Nicolai Getz (FIDE 2385)
Kf7 Rd3 75. Ke7 Re3+ also draws. After 86. ... Rh8
50th World Junior Championship,
Chennai, 2011 71. Kd6 Rd3+ 72. Ke6 Kg5 This allows the white queen to win the
rook. Giving the pawn away would have
+ + + + +
+ + + allowed Black to resist longer.
+ + + p + +P+ + 87. Qh2+ Kf1 88. Qf4+ Kg2 89. Qe4+ Kf1
+  p + + + +Kp + No better is 89. ... Kg3 90. Qe5+
r + +k+p + + +Pk 90. Qb1+ Kg2 91. Qb2+ Kg1 92. Qxh8 h2 93.
+ p + + + + + + Qd4+ Kg2 94. Qe4+ Kg1 95. Qe1+ Kg2 96.
Qe2+ Kg1 97. Kg4, Black resigned.
If 97. ... h1=Q 98. Kg3 Qf3+ 99. Kxf3
+ +P+ P + +r+ +p
+ + PKP R + + + Kh1 100. Qg2 mate.

The result of this next endgame by the

+ + R + + + + +
White to play After 72. ... Kg5 co-winner is no less surprising.
It is hard to imagine that Black can lose Theoretical draw!?
this position. GM Ivan Salgado Lopez (FIDE 2626)
73. Rb3!
The decisive turning point; White is
IM Niclas Huschenbeth (FIDE 2521)
winning.
50th World Junior Championship,
51. Re4
The more active rook gives White a
Chennai, 2011
slight edge.
73. ... Rxb3
This move gives the strongest resist-
ance. After 73. ... Rxd7 74. Kxd7 Kxf5 75. + + + +
51. ... Ra4 52. Kf3 Kg6 53. h3 Kf7
Simpler was 53. ... f5 54. Re6+ Kf7 fol- Rxh3 wins, while after 73. ... Rd1 74. + + R +
lowed by ... Ra3, holding equality. Rg3+ Kh4 75. Rg8 is the easiest win.
k+p+ + +
54. Re2 Ra5 55. Rb2 g5 56. Ke4 Ra4 57. Kf5 74. d8=Q Re3+ 75. Kf7 Kxf5
P + + +
If 75. ... h2, 76. Qxf6+ ends matters.
Ra5+ 58. Ke4 Ra4 59. f4
Another alternative was 59. g4!? P + + r
76. Qd7+ Kf4 77. Kxf6 Kg3 78. Qd6+ Kg2 79.
59. ... gxf4 60. gxf4 Ra1 Qd2+ Kf3 80. Kg5 Re4 81. Qh2 Rg4+ 82. Kf6 + K + +
At last the black rook also finds a tar- Faster is 82. Kh5 Rg3 83. Kh4. + + + +
get (the h3-pawn). + + + +
82. ... Rf4+ 83. Ke5 Re4+ 84. Kf5 Rh4 85.
61. f5 Rh1 62. Rb7+ Kg8 63. Kxd4 Rxh3 64. Qh1+ Kf2 86. Kg5 Rh8 Black to play

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Benkos Bafflers
Most of the time these studies
resemble positions that could actu-
ally over-the-board. You must simply
reach a theoretically won or drawn
position for White.
Solutions can be found on page
79.
Please e-mail submissions for
Benkos Bafflers to:
pbenko@uschess.org
Of course this position is a theoretical
draw. Usually one extra pawn does not
mean much when they are on the same
side. Play could continue 94. ... Rg4 95.
Rc7 Rg3+ 96. Kc4 Rg4+ 97. Kc5 Rg5+ 98.
Kxc6 Rg4! 99. b5+ (The beauty of this is
that 99. Kc5 Rxb4! 100. Kxb4 is a stale-
mate!) 99. ... Kxa5 100. Ra7+! Kb4 101. b6
Rg6+ 102. Kb7 Kb5 leads to a draw.
94. ... c5
This move is not bad but a bit more
complicated.
95. Re6+ Kb5??
The losing move. Instead, 95. ... Ka7!
96. b5 (96. bxc5 Ra4 is level.) 96. ... Rb4
is a drawn position because the white
king is closed out. After 97. Re7+ Kb8 98.
b6 Ra4 (98. ... Rb5? 99. Kc4! wins.) 99.
Ra7 Rb4 etc. holds on.
96. Rb6+ Ka4 97. a6 cxb4+
There is no escape. Either 97. ... Rh8
98. b5 or 97. ... Rh3+ 98. Kc4 cxb4 99.
a7 Rh4+ 100. Kd3 Rh8 101. Rb8 wins.
98. Rxb4+!
A problem-like motif after which the
new queen wins easily against the rook.
98. ... Rxb4 99. a7 Rb3+ 100. Kc2 Rb6 101.
a8=Q+ Kb4 102. Qd5 Rb5 103. Qd4+ Ka5
104. Kc3 Rb7 105. Qc5+ Ka6 106. Qc6+
Not 106. Kc4? Rc7 107. Qxc7 with
stalemate.
106. ... Rb6 107. Qe8 Rb7 108. Kc4 Rc7+ 109.
Kd5 Kb6 110. Qb8+ Rb7 111. Qd8+ Kb5 112.
Qe8+ Kb4 113. Kc6 Rb5 114. Qe1+, Black
resigned.
A sharp bishop-ending developed on
one of the top boards.
The race
GM Robert Hovhannisyan (FIDE 2556)
GM Ray Robson (FIDE 2560)
50th World Junior Championship,
Chennai, 2011
uschess.org
Problem I Problem II
Richard Becker ChessStar 2009 David Gurgenidze ChessStar 2009
+ +
K + + K + +
+ ++p + +P+ + +r
+ + + + k+ + + +
+ + + + + + + +
R+ + + + + + + p
Pk+ + + + + + +
+ + + + R + + +
+ + + nr + + + +r
White to play and draw White to play and draw
+ + + + + + + +
+l+ +p+ + + + +
p+ +p+pk p+l+ +p+
+ + + + + PLpp+
+P+p+ P +P+p+ k
P + P + P + P +
+P+L+ + + + + +
+ +K+ + + +K+ +
Black to play After 32. Bd5
Black is better since he can form a Apparently gaining a tempo, but in
protected passed pawn via e6-e5, ... f7- reality it only forces the white king
f5-f4. towards the right direction. After 32. ...
Bd7! White is in trouble. For example: 33.
27. ... f5
Bb7 f4! 34. c6 Bg4+ 35. Ke1 Kg3 wins for
Other alternatives like the simple 27. ... Black. White can improve with 33. c6
Kg7 or 27. ... g5 would have left White Bc8 34. Bf7 but either after 34. ... Kg5 or
with fewer chances. 34. ... Kg3 he is still fighting for a draw.
28. c5 e5 29. Bc4?! 33. Ke2 Kg3
White accepts the challenge, intend- It was time for Black to assure the
ing to find the most active counterplay draw by playing 33. ... Bd7 34. Bb7 Be6!
instead of the simply stubborn 29. Kd2 or 35. Bxa6 (35. c6 Bxc4+ 36. Kf2 Bd5 37.
29. Ke1. The short race has started. Ba8 Be6 38. Bb7 Bd5 is a perpetual) 35.
... Kg3 36. c6 f4 37. exf4! (37. c7? f3+
29. ... Kh5 30. Be6
wins) 37. ... exf4 38. c7 and either 38. ...
It looks to be too late now for 30. Bf7 Bg4+ or 38. ... f3+ leads to a draw.
because after 30. ... Kxh4 31. Bxg6
(though 31. Be8?! might be enough for a
34. c6 g5??
draw) 31. ... f4 32. Be8 a5 33. Bb5 f3 the There is no time for this. Possibly 34.
advance of the f-pawn would win. ... f4 must be played. Then after 35. Bxe4
g5 36. exf4 exf4 37. c7 Bd7 38. Bb7 f3+
30. ... Bc6?! 39. Bxf3 Bc8 it is still a draw. But such
30. ... Kxh4!? looks a bit better. long variations are hard to calculate with
little time.
31. c4
It was time to think objectively about
35. c7 Bd7 36. Bb7 f4 37. c8=Q Bxc8 38.
defense by playing 31. Ke1 f4 32. Kf2
Bxc8 Kg2 39. c5 f3+ 40. Kd2 f2 41. Bxa6 g4
with the idea of blockading on the f2-
42. c6 g3 43. c7 Kh2 44. c8=Q g2 45. Qh8+
square.
Kg1 46. Qh3, Black resigned.
Top players cannot afford to lose dead-
drawn endings. We can conclude that even
31. ... Kxh4 32. Bd5
the worlds best youth players must study,
and practice, endings because sooner or
(see diagram top of next column)
32. ... Ba4+? later they will reap the rewards. .
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of these tournaments are directed to contact the organizer listed.
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Effective with TLAs submitted after November 10, 2010, the fol-
lowing additional rules apply to Grand Prix tournaments:
1) The guaranteed first prize must be at least $150.
2) No more than one prize under $100 may count towards the
Grand Prix point total.
3) Prizes below the maximum entry fee do not count towards
the Grand Prix point total.
SUBMISSIONS: If possible e-mail your tla to: tla@uschess.org
(Joan DuBois). For tla deadline schedule, formatting help and Grand
Prix information see September 2011 Chess Life pg. 49 and 69 or
check http://main. uschess.org/ go/tlainfo. Payment can be done
online through theTD/Affiliate area or sent to: U.S. Chess,TLA Dept.,
PO Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557.
Nationals
Nov. 18-20, Texas
2011 National K-12 Championship
7SS, G/90. Hilton Anatole, 2201 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas,TX. $120 sin-
gle/double/triple/quad. All guest rooms must be booked online at:
www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/D/DFWANHH-CHG-2011
1117/index.jhtml. 13 Sections. Play only in your grade section. Novem-
ber rating supplement will be used. 1/2-point bye available any round
(except Round 7) if requested in advance of Rd 1 (Limit one).Team score
= total of top three (minimum two) finishers from each school per
grade. First place individual and team, including ties, will be National
Champion for their grade. Schedule: Opening ceremony Fri. 12:30 pm.
Rds.: Fri. 1 pm-6 pm, Sat. 10 am-2 pm-6 pm, Sun. 9 am-1 pm. Awards Cer-
emony Sun., approx. 5 pm. Special round times for K-1 sections: Fri.
1:30 pm-5:30 pm, Sat. 9:30 am-1:30 pm-5:30 pm, Sun. 9:30 am-1:30 pm.
K-1 Awards Ceremony Sun. approx. 4:30 pm. EF:$50/participant post-
marked or on line by 10/30, $70 postmarked or on line by 11/13, $85 after
11/13, $90 at site; $5.00 extra for all phone registrations; $20 fee for
roster or section changes after 11/13 or any onsite changes. Onsite reg-
istration Thurs. 9 am-10 pm & Fri. 8 am-10 am. After 10 am players will
have a 1/2-point bye for Rd 1. Awards: Trophies to top 10 individuals &
top 5 teams (minimum) in each grade. Class prizes: 1st-3rd place K-1:
800-999, 600-799, U600, Unr. 2-6: 1000-1199, 800-999, 600-799, U600
Unr. 7-9: 1200-1399, 1000-1199, 800-999, U800, Unr. 10-12: 1400-1599,
1200-1399, 1000-1199, U1000, Unr. Every player receives a commemo-
rative item! Side Events: Bughouse: Thurs. 11 am, Reg. onsite only
Thurs. 8 -10 am, $25/team. Blitz Sections: K-6 and K-12,Thurs. 5 pm, Reg.
on site until 4 pm. Blitz EF:$15 by 11/13, $20 after or on site. Blitz
Awards: Trophies in K-6 and K-12 sections. Individual: Top 10, Team: K-
6 Blitz Class Prizes (Top 3): 1000-1199, 800-999, 600-799, U600 Unr. K-12
Blitz Class Prizes (Top 3): 1400-1599, 1200-1399, 1000-1199, 800-999,
U800, Unr. Bughouse Awards:Top 5Teams.Team Rooms are limited. Con-
tact Cody Stewart 931-787-3916 by email: cstewart@uschess.org. Hotel
info: www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/D/DFWANHH-CHG-
20111117/index.jhtml#hotel Questions: Cody Stewart 931-787-3916.
Entries: U.S. Chess Federation, Attn.: K-12 Championship, P.O. Box 3967,
Crossville,TN 38557 or online at http://main.uschess.org/content/view/
10014/95. Additional information about the event, advance entries,
awards, meetings and registration forms: www.uschess.org/tourna
ments/2011/k12/. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Dec. 9-11, California, Southern
2011 National Youth Action (West)
9SS, G/30. Hyatt Regency, 17900 Jamboree Blvd., Irvine, CA 92614,
949-975-1234, $109 (Single Quad). Four Sections: K-3, K-6, K-9, K-12.
Entry Fee: $50 by 11/10/11 USPS (or $50 on-line by 11/10, 6 pm cst);
$70 by 11/20/11 USPS (or $70 on-line 11/10/11, 6:01 pm cst - 11/20/11,
6 pm cst); $85 USPS 11/21-11/30 (or $85 on-line 11/20/11, 6:01 pm cst
12/8, 6 pm cst); $85 by 12/9/11 6 PM on site (entries after 12/9/11
6 PM cannot be guaranteed pairing for round 1, instead they may receive
1/2 point bye round 1). Must be current USCF member by 8:30 am,
12/10 to be paired. Checks payable only to Chess Central. Awards:
Individual: 1st 20th Place in each section (K-3, K-6, K-9, K-12). Class
Awards: 1st-3rd Place, K-3: U800, U600, U400, Unr. K-6: U1000, U800,
U600, Unr. K-9: U1200, U1000, U800, Unr. K-12: U1400, U1200, U1000,
Unr. Teams: 1st-10th Place in each section. Special Sportsmanship tro-
phy! Schedule: Opening Ceremony Sat., Dec. 10 at 9:30 am. Rds. 1-5 Sat.,
10 am, 12 noon, 2 pm, 3:30 pm & 5 pm. Rds. 6-9 Sun., 10 am, 12 noon,
2 pm & 3:30 pm. Side Events: Bughouse Tournament Fri, Dec. 9, 6:30
pm. EF:$20 per team ($10 for individuals and we help you create a
team). On site registration only. Registration closes at 5 pm, Fri, Dec. 9.
One section only, K-12. Bughouse Awards: 1st-10th Place. Blitz Tour-
nament Sat, Dec. 10, K-6 & K-12, 6:30 pm, $15 postmarked by
11/30/11, $20 on-site ($15 on-line by 11/30/11, 6 pm cst, $20 on-line
11/30/11, 6:01 pm cst - 12/08/11 6 pm cst) Registration closes at 5 pm,
Sat, Dec. 10. Blitz Awards: Individual: 1st-20th in each section. Team:
1st-10th in each section. Puzzle Solving Contest: Sat. Dec. 10, 6:30 pm,
Puzzle Solving Prizes: 1st-5th overall; 1st-5th U1000, EF:USPS: $15 post-
marked by 11/30/11 (On-line: $15 until 12/08/11, 6 pm cst) $20 at the
site by 5 pm. Awards Ceremony for Blitz/Bughouse/Puzzle Solving:
Sun, 9 am. NYA Awards Ceremony: Sun, Dec. 11, 5:30-7 pm. Club Teams
uschess.org
See previous issue for TLAs appearing November 1-14
allowed! Master simuls and analysis scheduled. , Hyatt Regency, 17900
Jamboree Blvd, Irvine, CA 92614, 949-975-1234, $109 (Single Quad)
reserve rooms by following links at http://chessweekend.com. Enter tour-
nament on line (except Bughouse) at http://chessweekend.com. Checks
payable only to Chess Central (no checks to USCF): Mail registra-
tions with name-contact info-grade-birthday-team/school-uscf ID &
exp.-address-city-zip-e-mail address-coach name & contact info to:
Chess Central (Please, no checks payable to USCF), 37165 Willow,
Gurnee, IL 60031. Updated info/Hotels/On-Line Entries: http://chess
weekend.com. $10 service charge for on-site section/roster changes, and
all refunds. Bookdealer scheduled.
Dec. 9-11, Florida
2011 National Youth Action (East)
9SS, G/30. DoubleTree Miami Mart/Airport Hotel and Exhibition Center,
711 NW 72nd Ave., Miami, FL 33126, (888) 353-1995, www.doubletree
miamimart.com. HR: $129, mention NYA Chess. Four Sections: K-3, K-
6, K-9, K-12. Entry Fee: $50 by Nov 10; $70 by Nov 20, $85 after. On site
registration Friday December 9, 3pm to 9pm. Players registering after
that will receive 1/2-point bye in first round. Awards: Individual: 1st-20th
Place in each section (K-3, K-6, K-9, K-12). Class Awards: 1st-3rd Place,
K-3: U800, U600, U400, Unr. K-6: U1000, U800, U600, Unr. K-9: U1200,
U1000, U800, Unr. K-12: U1400, U1200, U1000, Unr. Teams: 1st-10th Place
in each section. Schedule: Opening Ceremony Sat., Dec 10 at 9:30 am.
Rds. 1-5 Sat., 10 am, 12 noon, 2 pm, 3:30 pm & 5 pm. Rds. 6-9 Sun., 10
am, 12 noon, 2 pm & 3:30 pm. Side Events: Bughouse Tournament
Fri, Dec 9, one section only, K-12, on-site registration only, $20Team, closes
at 6:30 pm, Fri, Dec 9. Bughouse Awards: 1st-10th Place. Blitz Tour-
nament, two sections: K-6 and K-12 - Sat, Dec 10, 7 pm. EF:$15 if p/m
by Nov 30, $20 after or on site. Blitz Awards: Individual: 1st-20th in each
section. Team: 1st-10th in each section. GM/IM Simul and Lectures:
TBA. Puzzle Solving Contest: TBA. Awards Ceremony for Side Events:
Sun, 9 am. NYA Awards Ceremony: Sun, December 11, 5:30-7 pm. Club
Teams allowed! Enter on line (except Bughouse) at www.active.com/
more-sports/miami-fl/national-youth-action-east-2011 or mail regis-
trations to: 305 Willow Pointe Dr., League City, TX 77573. Please make
checks payable to Francisco Guadalupe (not USCF). Include Name, USCF
ID #, Date of Birth, School or Club Team Name, Grade, and Section. For
more information and mailed registration form please email
flguadalupe@aol.com or call (713) 530-7820. Participants of NYA, includ-
ing Side Events, must be current members of USCF.
Dec. 27-30, Texas
2011 Pan American Intercollegiate Chess Tournament
Location: DFW Airport Marriott South, 4151 Centreport Blvd., Fort
Worth, Texas, 76155. HR: $84/84/84/84. www.marriott.com/hotels/
travel/dfwam-dfw-airport-marriott-south/?toDate=12/31/11&group
Code=paipaia&fromDate=12/26/11&app=resvlink or call 800-228-
9290 reserve by 12/5 (or rate could go up) and ask for Pan American
Chess rate. Free Parking. Tournament Dates: December 27-30, 2011.
Intercollegiate Tournament Format: 4 PlayerTeams, up to 2 Alternates,
traditional 6 round Swiss Tournament, Game/90 with a 30 second incre-
ment. Coach/captain must hand in proposed team roster changes one
hour before the beginning of the round. Rounds: Rd. 1: 12/27 6 pm, Rd.
2: 12/28 10 am, Rd. 3: 5 pm, Rd 4: 12/29 10 am, Rd 5: 5 pm, and Rd
6: 12/30 9 am. Open to: College and University teams (at least two Play-
ers) from North and South America including the Caribbean.Teams must
supply letter from University stating that the players meet eligibility
requirements. Entry Fees: Priority Registration by December 1, 2011 -
$240 per team. After December 1, 2011 $295 per team. Prizes: 1st
place team = $1400, 2nd place team = $800, 3rd place team = $600,
4th place team = $400, 5th place team = $250, Top International Team
= $500, Top Division II Team = $400, Top 4 boards = $100 each. Team
Trophies or Plaques: Division I Champion 2200 and above, Division II
Champ 2000-2199, Division III Champion 1800-1999, Division IV Cham-
pion Under 1800,Top 5 teams,Top 3 InternationalTeams,Top four Boars,
and Top Alternate. Tournament is Fide Rated but uses USCF rules. For
Additional information or online registration go to: www.swchess.com
or contact Barbara Swafford, 214-632-9000, info@dallaschess.com.
Ent: Dallas Chess Club, C/O Barbara Swafford, 2709 Longhorn Trail,
Crowley, TX 76036. NS. NC. W. FIDE. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Feb. 17-19 or 18-19, Florida
2012 U.S. Amateur Team Championship - South
5SS, G/120 (2-day option, Rd. 1 G/60). Universal Palms Hotel, 4900
Powerline Rd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309. Only 10 mins. to the Beach.
$69 hotel chess rate until cut-off date, 954-776-4880. 4-player teams
(with one optional alternate). Team average (4 highest ratings - January
rating list) must be under 2200. Winning team qualifies for National
playoff online. EF per player: $40 by 2/10, $49 later. SPECIAL EF:Team
(one entry must be made for all players) $150 by 2/10, $190 later (any
team changes $10). Teams from outside Florida will receive $25 off
team entry fee. PRIZES:Top 1-3rd place teams;Top class teams: U2000,
U1800, U1600, U1400, U1000, U800; Top Senior team (all 50 & above),
Top Female team, Top College team (same school), Top High School
team (same school), Top Middle School team (same school, grades 6-8),
Top Elementary School team (same school); Top Boards 1-4. Schedule:
3-day: 1st Rd. Fri. 7:30, 2-Day 1st Rd. Sat. 10; Rds. 2-5 Sat. 1:30, 6:45,
Sun. 9:30, 2:45. Free parking and Free Internet. Ent: Boca Raton Chess
Club, 2385 Executive Ctr. Dr., Ste. 100, Boca Raton, FL 33431. Online entry
& add'l info: www.bocachess.com, 561-479-0875. Chess Magnet
School JGP.
Feb. 17-19 or 18-19, Illinois
2012 U.S. Amateur Team Championship - North
One section: Open. Sets-Boards-Clocks provided for USAT only by North
American Chess Association. Open: 5SS, G/90+30/increment, 2-day: rd.1-
2 G/60. Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2875 N. Milwaukee Ave., Northbrook, IL
60062. 847-298-2525. $83.00 chess rate single-double-triple-quad until
2/3/12, FREE BREAKFAST BUFFET INCLUDED WITH ROOM! Please
reserve early. Open to 4 player teams with one optional alternate. Team
average (4 highest ratings - January Rating List) must be under
2200. EF: 3-day $140, per team if received USPS or on-line 6 PM by Feb-
ruary 4th, $160 if received USPS or on-line 6 PM by Feb. 14th, $180 on-line
until Feb. 16th 6 PM and at door. Individuals wishing to play, send $35
and request to be put on a team by USPS (received by 2/14) or on-line
by 2/16 6 PM, $45 thereafter. Team changes on site or after 2/16 6 PM
$20. Check out official website www.chessweekend.com for more
info and complete prize list. Prizes: Awards to top two teams, top teams
with average rating u1900, u1600, and u1300. Award for Best Team
Name. Winning team qualifies for national play-offs. Prizes to best team
composed of juniors (high school and younger-must declare eligibility to
win prize). Prizes to top score on each board. Rounds: 3-day: on-site
registration/check-in 5:30-6:30pm, rds.: 7pm, 10:00am & 4:00pm,
10:00am & 3:30pm. 2-day: on-site registration/check-in from 8:00-
9:30am, rds. 10:00am & 1:00pm then merge with 3-day. Illinois Blitz
Championship on Saturday night, $25 received by 2/14 USPS or on-
line (2/17), $30 at site. Illinois FIDE titled players get free entry-contact
us for more info. First round 8 PM, 2 games with each opponent, 5
rounds, bring sets, clock, & boards for Blitz. See www.chessweekend.com
for details. All: Checks made payable to and sent to: Chess Central, 37165
Willow, Gurnee, IL 60031. Please include Team's name and roster (plus
ID#s), captain's email and phone number, and desired schedule. Info:
www.chessweekend.com, 847-773-7706 before 6 PM. North American
Chess Association will provide Sets-Boards-Clocks for USAT only. Chess
Magnet School JGP for US Amateur Team North, Open Section.
Feb. 18-20, California, Northern
29th Annual U.S. Amateur Team Championship West
(Blitz/Scholastic Feb. 20 only.) Main event: 6SS, 30/90 sd/60. Hyatt
Regency, 5101 Great America Pkwy., Santa Clara, CA 95054. Free Park-
ing! Hotel: Free Parking! $109 call 800-233-1234 for chess rate. Reserve
by Feb. 4 or rates may increase. Four-player teams plus optional alter-
nate, average rating of four highest must be under 2200, difference
between ratings of board 3 & 4 must be less than 1000. January 2012
Supp, CCA min & TD discretion to place players accurately. Main Event
Prizes: Exclusive commemoratively inscribed digital clocks to each
player and trophy to the team for top 3 overall teams, top team u2000,
u1800, u1600, u1400, and u1200; top "industry" team (all players from
the same company), top "family" team (siblings, cousins, parents,
uncle/aunts, grandparents), top junior team, and top school team; top
scorer on each board (1-4). Gift certificates for best 3 team names. Main
Event EF:$188/team or $47/player by 2/14, 2/15-17: $197/team,
$56/player, Onsite: $217/team, $66/player. Main Event Sched: Regis-
tration: Sat 9:30-10:30am. Rounds: Sat 11:30 5, Sun 11:30 5, Mon 10, 3:30.
Info/flyer: BayAreaChess.com/usatw12. Scholastic Side Event: 5SS
G/30. Four-player teams plus optional alternate, may be from same or
different schools. Jan 2012 Supp, CCA min &TD discretion to place play-
ers accurately. Prizes:Trophies to each player inTop 3 teams overall,Top
team u900, u800, u700, u600, u500, u400, u300, u200,Top scorer on each
board (1-4). EF: $156/team or $39/player by 2/14, 2/15-17: $175/team,
$48/player, Onsite: $185/team, $58/player. Registration: Mon 8-9am.
Rounds: 10am, 11:30am, 1pm, 2:30pm, 4pm. Info/flyer: BayAreaChess.
com/usatws12. Blitz Event: Registration Mon 7-8pm, Rounds 8:30-
10:30pm. EF:$12. 75% of entry fees returned as prizes. Info/flyer:
BayAreaChess.com/usatw12. Help in forming teams: a player and see
bayareachess.com/events/12/usatw or email teamhelp@ BayAreaChess.
com for teams seeking players & players seeking teams. Contact: For
all these events, online entry at BayAreaChess.com/my/ usatw12 and
contact Bay Area Chess, 1590 Oakland Rd., Ste B213, San Jose 95131.
USCF Membership Rates
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Adult R ** $34 $63 $91
Senior (65+) ** $36 $65 $93
Young Adult P (U25)* $32 $59 $85
Youth P (U16)* $27 $49 $70
Scholastic P (U13)* $23 $42 $60
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Premium membership provides a printed copy
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T: 408-786-5515. E: ask@BayAreaChess.com. NS, NC, W, F. Chess Mag-
net School JGP.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced)
Feb. 26, New Mexico
2012 U.S. G/15 Championship (QC)
6SS, G/15. University of New Mexico Student Union Building, Albu-
querque, NM 87131. USCF Membership required - available onsite. One
section, all players have an opportunity to win a U.S. Championship!
$$400-200-100 (B/50) U2400, U2200, U2000, U1800, U1600, U1400,
U1200: $100 each, unrated: $50. Higher of regular or quick rating used
for prize eligibility. EF: $39. $10 late fee if after 1/23. Free entry to GMs,
IMs, and WGMs. Rds.: 6:30pm, 7:10pm, 7:50pm, 8:30pm, 9:10pm,
9:50pm. Up to 2 half point byes upon req. before rd 1. NS NC W. ENT: Wired
Kings CC; 12004 Prospect Ave NE; Albuquerque, NM 87112. HR: $71 505-
944-2599 Hilton Homewood Suites ABQ Airport, available until 2/1/12
or room block full. Online Entry & add'l info: www.SouthernRockyOpen.
com, WiredKingsCC@gmail.com, 505-550-4654. Part of the 2012
Southern Rocky FIDE Open Chess Festival. See 2012 Southern
Rocky FIDE Open in Grand Prix for more information.
Grand Prix
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 30 (enhanced)
Nov. 11-13 or 12-13, Florida
10th Annual Turkey Bowl
5SS, G/120, (2-day Option Rd. 1 G/60). Universal Palms Hotel, 4900 Pow-
erline Rd., Ft. Lauderdale. $$6,500 b/200 paid entries, 60% min. Gtd.
Open: $1,000/Trophy-600-400-200, U2300 $100. U2100: $500/Trophy-
300-150, U1950 $100. U1800: $500/Trophy-300-150, U1650 $100. U1500:
$500/Trophy-300-150, U1350 $100. U1200: $500/Trophy-300-150, U1050-
100. U950: Trophies for 1st to 4th, Medals for all others. Unr. may enter
Open, U1200 or U950 only. EF:$69 by Nov. 8, $10 more later and on-site,
GMs & IMs free ($69 deducted from prize). U950 section $30 by Nov. 8,
$10 more later and on-site. Re-entry cash prize sections $35. Reg.:
ends 1/2 hr before 1st rd. Rds.: 3-Day 1st Rd. 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 pt. byes, if req'd
before rd. 2. HR: $69 by Cut-off Date, 954-776-4880. Ent: Boca Raton
Chess Club, 2385 Executive Ctr. Dr., Ste. 100, Boca Raton, FL 33431.
Online entry & add'l info: www.bocachess.com, 561-479-0351. FIDE.
Chess Magnet School JGP.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 150 (enhanced)
Nov. 11-13 or 12-13, Ohio
20th annual Kings Island Open
5SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/75). Kings Island Resort, 5691
Kings Island Drive (I-71, 6 mi north of I-275), Mason, OH 45040. Free park-
ing. $$ 30,000 based on 350 paid entries (re-entries & $60 off entries
count as half entries); minimum $24,000 (80% of each prize) guaranteed.
In 7 sections: Open: $3000-1500-800-600-400, 1st on tiebreak $200
42nd annual NATIONAL CHESS CONGRESS
6 rounds, Nov 25-27 or 26-27, Sheraton City Center Hotel, Philadelphia
$30,000 prize fund guaranteed, 29 trophies!
6 rounds, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds
1-3 G/50). Trophy sections play separate
G/65 schedule (rds 1-2 G/50), Nov 26-27.
Sheraton City Center Hotel, 17th &
Race Sts., Philadelphia PA 19103. 150
GPP (enhanced). In 10 sections:
Premier: Open to 2000/over & juniors
under 18 1800/over. $3000-1500-700-
400-200, clear/tiebreak win $100, U2400
$1400-700. FIDE rated.
U2200: $2000-1000-500-300-200.
U2000: $2000-1000-500-300-200.
U1800: $2000-1000-500-300-200.
U1600: $2000-1000-500-300-200.
U1400: $1400-700-400-300-200.
U1200: $1400-700-400-300-200.
U1000: Trophies to top 8.
U800: Trophies to top 8.
U600: Trophies to top 8.
No unrated may win over $150 in
U1200, $300 U1400, $500 U1600, $700
U1800, or $900 U2000.
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bonus, top U2300/Unr $1600-800. FIDE. Under 2100: $2000-1000-500-
400-300. Under 1900: $2000-1000-500-400-300. Under 1700:
$2000-1000-500-400-300. Under 1500: $1800-900-500-300-200. Under
1250: $1400-700-400-300-200. Under 1000: $800-400-300-200-100.
Unrated prize limits: U1000 $150, U1250 $300, U1500 $500, U1700
$700, U1900 $900. Balance goes to next player(s) in line. Top 6 sections
EF:3-day $113, 2-day $112 mailed by 11/3, all $115 online at chess-
tour.com by 11/8, $120 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 11/8 (entry only, no
questions), $130 at site. EF for all in Under 1000 Section and unrated
in Under 1250 Section: all $60 less. No checks at site, credit cards OK.
Re-entry $60; not available in Open Section. Unofficial uschess.org rat-
ings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with
Chess Life if paid with entry- Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young
Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young
Adult $30, Scholastic $20. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds Fri
7 pm, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:30. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am,
rds Sat 11, 2:30 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:30. Byes: OK all; Open must commit by
rd 2, others by rd 3. HR: $64-64, 800-727-3050, 513-398-0115, reserve
by 10/21 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD
#D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Car rental is
easiest & cheapest transportation from Cincinnati Airport. Ent: Continen-
tal Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. Questions: www.chesstour.
com, DirectorAtChess.US, 845-496-9658. Advance entries will be posted
at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 15
Nov. 12, Connecticut
2011 Greater New Haven Fall Open $$1000 b/30
*Open, U1600, 4/SS, G/60. Rds.: 9-11:30-2-4. Rds.: 1 & 2 accl'rtd
prngs. U1200, U1000, U800/UNR 5SS, G/30, Rds.: 10am then ASAP. Hop-
kins School, 986 Forest Rd., New Haven, CT 06515. www.hopkins.edu/
admissions/directions/. $$GTD: Open: $300, $200, $100, $100, 6x$50.
Trophies to top five U1600, U1200, U1000, U800/Unrated.Top 3 Scholas-
ticTeams! EF: $40 by 11/7, $70 at site. Reg.: 8:30-9:30, $5 CSCA Memb.
req'd, OSA. Ent: Educational Technologies, PO Box 777, Orange, CT
06477. For more info or register online at www.edutechchess.com or
www.CTChess.com.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 6
Nov. 13, California, Southern
LACC - Westwood Fall Open
5SS, G/45. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA 90025, 2nd fl. 2 sections: Open
& U1800; EF:$48 (if received by 11/11), $55 at site; $40 LACC members
(if received by 11/11), $45 at site. Reg.: 9:00-9:45 am. Rds.: 10:00, 11:30,
1:30, 3:15, 4:45. Byes: Up to two 1/2 pt. byes available. Prizes: $$ 1,500
(b/45 - 50% Guaranteed). 1st-3rd $400-$200-$50 U2200: $125, U2000:
$125. U1800: $200-$100; U1600: $100 Saitek Digital Clock; U1400: $100
- Clock; U1200/unrated: $75 - Clock. Ent: LACC Box 251774, LA, CA
90025. Info: Mick Bighamian: Cell (310) 795-5710; Mick@LaChessClub.
com or www.LAChessClub.com. Parking: Free street & BoA Parking; or
in the building basement ($3).
Unrated may enter U800 to U2200;
Unrated age 14/below may enter U600.
Student/Alumni trophies to top 5
teams of 4 (any sections) representing any
US college, HS, or pre-HS players attend
or have graduated from.
Top 7 sections entry fee: 3-day $108,
2-day $107 mailed by 11/17, all $109 at
chesstour.com by 11/21, $115 phoned to
406-896-2038 by 11/21, $130 at site.
U1000, U800, U600 Sections entry
fee: $27 mailed by 11/17, $28 online at
chesstour.com by 11/21, $35 phoned by
11/21, $40 at site.
All: USCF membership required. No
checks at site, credit cards OK. Re-entry
(except Premier) $60.
Special 1 yr USCF membership with
magazine if paid with entry. Online at
chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult
$20, Scholastic $15. By mail, phone or at
site, Adult $40, YA $30, Scholastic $20.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 15 (enhanced)
Nov. 15, New York
Marshall Masters!
4-SS, G/30. Third Tuesday of every month. Marshall CC, 23 W 10th St.,
NYC. 212-477-3716. Open to players rated over 2100 (plus all players scor-
ing over 50% in any MCC Open or U2300 tournament since the prior
month's Masters). EF:$40, members $30, GMs free. $$G250-150-100.
Prizes to U2400, U2300 and biggest upset. Reg.: 6:15-6:45 pm. Rds.: 7-
8:15-9:30-10:45. One bye available (Rd 1 or 4 only), request at entry.
www.marshallchessclub.org.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced)
Nov. 17, New York
10 Grand Prix Points Tonight!
4-SS, G/30. Chess Center at the Marshall Club, 23 West 10 St., bet. 5-6
Ave., NYC: 212-477-3716. EF:$35, Club membs $25, GMs free ($20 from
prize), specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$560 b/32
paid entries (may be limited to 1st 36 to enter), top 2 Gtd: $$ 200-110-
50, Top U2200/unr $105, U2000 $95. Limit 2 byes (1 bye for U2000),
commit by 8:15. Reentry $15. CCA ratings may be used. Class pairings
OK rd. 4. Reg ends 10 min before game. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45 pm.
Phone entry often impossible!
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced)
Nov. 19, Pennsylvania
2011 November LVCA Grand Prix
4SS, G/75. Lehigh County Senior Center, 1633 Elm St., Allentown, PA 18102.
EF:$40, LVCA/LCSC Members $30. $$450 100% Gtd., $$150-100-50,
top U18 $75, top U16/unrated $75. UNRATEDS FREE ENTRY, if paying 1
year USCF Dues. Up to two 1/2 pt byes (if declared by round 3). REG.:
Ends 10am. RDS.: 10:30-1:00-4:00-6:30. Ent/Info: Check payable: Bruce
Davis, 1208 Linden St., Fl. 1, Bethlehem, PA 18018 or 484-866-3045 or
bdavis@lehighvalleychess.org, www.lehighvalleychess.org. Chess Mag-
net School JGP.
A State Championship Event!
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 6
Nov. 19, Pennsylvania
2011 PA State Game/15 Championship (QC)
7SS, G/15. Wm. Pitt Union, Univ. of Pitt., 5th & Bigelow, Pittsburgh, PA
15213. 2 Sections: Champ: EF:$25 by 11/11, $35 later. $$ (690G): $200-
100, U2000 $90, U1800 $80, U1600 $70, U1400 $60, U1200 $50, U1000
$40. Trophies: 1-3 U1400, 1-3 U1200, 1-3 U1000. Scholastic: Grades
K-12 unrated or U900. EF:$15 by 11/11, $25 later. Trophies to Top 7, 1-
3 U600. ALL: Trophies: 1-2 Schools, 1-2 Clubs,Teams of 4-7 players from
both sections. PSCF $5, OSA. Reg.: 11-11:30am. Rds.: 12-12:45-1:30-2:15-
3-3:45-4:30. Ent/Info: PSCF, c/oTom Martinak, 25 Freeport St., Pittsburgh,
PA 15223-2245, 412-908-0286. W.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 6
Nov. 19-20, Virginia
19th David Zofchak Memorial
5SS, G/2. Site: Hampton Convention Center, 1610 Coliseum Dr., Hamp-
3-day schedule: Reg. Fri to 11 am, rds
Fri 12 & 7, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:30.
2-day U1200/up: Reg. Sat to 9 am,
rds Sat 10, 12:45, 3:30, 6; Sun 10 & 4:30.
Trophy sections: Reg. Sat to 9 am,
rds Sat 10, 12:45, 3:30, Sun 10, 1, 4.
Half pt byes OK all, limit 3, Premier
must commit before rd 2, others rd 4.
Bring set, board, clock if possible-
none supplied. Nov. ratings used (web
unofficial usually used if otherwise unr).
Hotel rates: 1-4/room $97, 215-448-
2000, reserve by 11/11. Parking $10/day
with guest room, else $20 (garage next to
hotel may cost much less).
Entry: Continental Chess, Box 249,
Salisbury Mills NY 12577. Optional entry
form faces inside back cover. Advance
entries posted at chesstour.com. $15
service charge for refunds.
Side events: See chesstour.com or
November Chess Life.
uschess.org

ton, VA 23666. EF:$45 if rec'd. by 11/17, else $55. $1000 b/o 30 70%
guaranteed: $200-$150-$130; 1500-1800 & Unr. $100-$80: 1200-1499
$100-$80, U1200 $90-$70. Prizes increased above 35 entries. A VCF Cup
event. REG.: 9-9:30. RDs.: Sat: 9:45-2:15-7, Sun: 9:30-2:00. MBR: VCF
$10/$5 OSA. HR: See website for hotels. Entry & checks: Virginia
Chess, c/o Ernie Schlich, 1370 S. Braden Cres., Norfolk, VA 23502. (757)
853-5296. www.vachess.org. NS. Chess Magnet School JGP.
A Heritage Event!
An American Classic!
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 120 (enhanced)
Nov. 24-27 or 25-27, California, Southern
47th Annual American Open
8SS, 40/2, SD/1. Doubeltree Hotel Anaheim/Orange County. 100 City Dr.,
Orange, CA 92868. $$50,000 b/o 500 entries, $25,000 gtd. In 6 sections.
Open: $5000-2400-1000-300-150, U2400/Unr. $1000-300-150, U2300/Unr.
$600-180-150. U2200, U2000, U1800 Each $4000-2000-1000-300-150.
U1600 $3000-1500-700-300-150. U1400/Unr: $2500-1000-500-200-150,
U1200 $1400-400-150 (not a separate section; U1200s also eligible for
U1400 prizes), Unrated: $500-200 (Unrateds in this section eligible for
these prizes only). Plus score bonus ($2,000 in chess store gift cards)
in addition to any other prizes, every player who finishes with 4-1/2 points
or better who didn't place in the money prize wins a $20 gift certificate
redeemable only onsite. EF:$165 if rec'd by 11/12, $20 more after, $50
more for players rated under 2000 playing in Open, U1600 & U1400 save
$10, Unrated save $65. All: $50 more at door. No checks at door cash
only, credit card accepted for a $7 fee. SCCF membership $18 required
for So Cal residents. 4-day schedule: Reg. closes 11am on 11/24,
(Rounds 12:30-7:30, 12:30-7:30, 10:30-5, 10-4:30). 3-day schedule: Reg.
closes 9:30am on 11/25, Rounds. 11-2:30-5-8pm (G/60 min), schedules
merge in Rd 5 and compete for common prizes. Two byes max with
advance notice. CCA minimum ratings and TD discretion used to protect
you from improperly rated players. November Rating Supplement used.
Lectures and videos. LOW room rates! Five minutes away from Disney-
land Theme Park. HR: Mention AAO for $89 single or double, rates
may go up after. Call Doubletree (714) 634-4500. Don't be shut out; sur-
rounding hotels in the area may be as high as $199/night; make your
reservations early and be sure to ask for the special AAO rates; Double-
tree sells out most weekends. Free customer gift bag on check-in. Cutoff
for special hotel rate/offer is Oct 26th. Rates may be as high as $119 a
night later. RESERVE NOW! Credit card or one night room deposit will be
required to hold reservation, may be canceled 72 hours in advance
without penalty. Parking only $6. Info: organizing club - Chess Palace 714-
899-3421, play@americanopen.org. Ent: American Open, 5246 Lampson
Ave., Garden Grove, CA 92845 or www.americanopen.org. NS, W, F.
Chess Magnet School JGP.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 30 (enhanced)
Nov. 24-27, Texas
TexOhma Open
7SS, G/90 with 30 second increment. Dallas Chess Club, 200 S. Cotton-
wood Dr. #C, Richardson, TX 75080. One Section $$1000G. Open:
This section is FIDE rated but uses USCF Rules, may use Fide pairing rules.
$500-$250-$125, U2300 $125. EF:$65, Juniors (U19)/Senior/Hcap $45,
plus $5 non-DCC membership fee if applicable. Registration: Thursday
5:00 pm - 5:45. Rds.:Thurs. 6 pm, Fri. 10 am and 2:16 pm, Sat 10 am and
2:16 pm, Sun 10 am and 2:16 pm. Two Byes allowed if requested before
rd 3, but half point byes for rounds 6 AND 7 is not allowed. Withdrawals
and zero point last round byes are not eligible for prizes. Ent: Dallas Chess
Club, see address above. Info: 214-632-9000, info@dallaschess.com. NS.
NC. FIDE. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 60 (enhanced)
Nov. 25-27, 26-27 or 25-26 (class D/E only), California, Northern
California Super Class Championship
6SS 30/90 sd/60 (2-day rds 1-3 G/60 merge in rd 4), DE all 6SSxG/90.
SFO Airport Waterfront Marriott, 1800 Bayshore Hwy., Burlingame, CA.
Park $1. Hotel $89. Prize: $10,000 b/163 (90% guaranteed). 5 sects. Open
(2000+ FIDE rated):1500-700-300-100, top u2300 200-100, top u2100
200-100. A: 1000-500-200-100, top u1900 100. B: 1000-500-200-100, top
u1700 100. C: 700-300-200-100, top u1500 100. u1400/unr: 700-300-100,
top u1200 400-200-100. 4th place prize in 2 largest sects only. Max unr
$300 excp in Open. EF:$99 3-day, $98 2-day, mail by 11/21, online by
11/22, Onsite +$25, Play-up +$20. Re-ent $40. EF Econ Opt: EF-20 &
2/3 calc prize (not avail in Open). GMs/IMs free:prize-EF. Nov 2011
Supp, CCA min & TD disc to place players. Sched: 3-day Reg Fr 10-11,
Rds Fr/Sa 11:30-5:30, Su 10-3:30; 2-day Reg Sa 9-9:30, Rds Sa 10-12:30-
2:50-5:30, Su 10-3:30. u1400/unr all: Reg Fri 10-11, Rds Fr/Sa
11:30-3-6:30. Max two 1/2-pt byes, commit bef rd 3. Ent: BayAreaChess,
1590 Oakland Rd., Ste B213, San Jose, CA 95131. Rfnd fee $20. T:
408.786.5515. E: ask@BayAreaChess.com, Info: BayAreaChess.com/
tg11. NS, NC, W. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 40 (enhanced)
Nov. 25-27 or 26-27, Michigan
2011 Motor City Open
with Co-Sponsorship from Michigan Chess Festival, LLC. 6-SS (5-
SS in U1000 Section). 4 Sections: OPEN, U1800, U1400, U1000. OK
to play up. Top Section FIDE-Rated. Prize Fund: $8,000. 80% Guaran-
teed! TOURNAMENT SITE: CROWNE PLAZA-AUBURN HILLS
(Directions and Lodging Info below). All Sections except U1000 have
2-Day & 3-Day Schedules. No Re-Entries in OPEN or U1000 Sections. Up
to three 1/2-pt. byes available; must be requested before start of RD 4.
Sections merge after RD 3. Unrated eligible ONLY for Overall prizes in
ALL sections; can play in any section. USCF and a STATE memberships
required; can be purchased on site. EF BY MON., 11/21 (add $10 after):
OPEN SECTION: IM's and GM's Free ($100 EF deducted from prize): 3-
DAY: $103. 2-DAY: $102. No Re-Entries Allowed. U1800 SECTION:
3-DAY: $83. 2-DAY: $82. Re-Entries: $40. U1400 SECTION: 3-DAY: $63.
2-DAY: $62. Re-Entries: $30. U1000 SECTION (1-Day 0nly): $30. TL:
OPEN, U1800, U1400 Sections: 3-Day Schedule: 40/120, SD/30. 2-
Day Schedule: RDS. 1-3, G-45; RDS. 4-6, 40/120, SD/30. U1000 Section:
1-Day Schedule Only: G-30. REG.: 3-Day Schedule: Fri, 11/25, 8:30-
10:00am. 2-Day Schedule: Sat, 11/26, 8:30-10:00am. RDS.: 3-Day
uschess.org
See previous issue for TLAs appearing November 1-14
Schedule: Fri, 12, 6. Sat, 11, 6. Sun, 10, 3:30. 2-Day Schedule: OPEN,
U1800, U1400 Sections: Sat, 11, 1, 3, 6. Sun, 10, 3:30. U1000 Section
(5-SS): Sat, 11, 1, 2:30, 4, 6. Cell Phone and Headphone Rules
Posted at Site. IM or GM Lecture on Sat, 11/26, 5:00-6:00pm ($10).
$$8,000 OVERALL (80% guar.), 30 GPP: OPEN: $3,300 (b/46): 1st-2nd-
3rd, $1,200-$700-$500; TOP U2200, U2000, U1800/UNR: $300 EACH.
U1800: $2,400 (b/40): 1st-2nd-3rd, $800-$450-$300; 1st-2nd, U1600,
$250-$175; 1st-2nd U1400/UNR, $250-$175. U1400: $1,750 (b/40):
1st-2nd-3rd, $450-$350-$250; 1st-2nd U1200, $225-$125; 1st-2nd
U1000/UNR, $225-$125. U1000: $550 (b/24): 1st-2nd-3rd, $200-$120-
$80; T0P U800, U600/UNR, $75 EACH. Biggest Upset in Each section:
Choice of Mechanical or Quartz Clock! Chief Sr. TD: Ed Mandell.
Bring boards, pieces, clocks! Directions & Lodging: CROWNE PLAZA-
AUBURN HILLS, 1500 Opdyke, Auburn Hills, MI 48326, located off I-75
at Exit 79 (University Drive).Turn left over overpass, right at the first light
(Opdyke). Go 1/2 block down. Go online at www.cpauburnhills.com for
reservations or call toll-free at 1-800-593-5434. Ask for MCO chess rate
($79) by 11/14 for this great rate! Info, Ent: Ed Mandell (586) 558-
4790, All The King's Men Chess and Brain Games, 27170 Dequindre Rd.,
Warren, MI 48092. Fax (586) 558-2046. Ed's Cell (248) 635-2375. Email:
allthekingsmench@aol.com. Web: www.allthekingsmenchess.com. Chess
Magnet School JGP.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 60
Nov. 25-27 or 26-27, Missouri
2nd Annual Thanksgiving Open
6SS, G/120(2-day option Rds 1-3 G/65). Chess Club & Scholastic Center
of Saint Louis, 4657 Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108. Free entries
for GMs and IMs. EF:3 day $99 if received by 11/20. $119 at site. 2 day
$98 if received by 11/20. $118 at site. 3 Sections: (Open, U1800,
U1400) PF: $10,050 Unconditionally Guaranteed!! Open Section:
$1,600-$1,000-$600-$400 U2200: $500-$300. U2000: $450-$250. U1800
Section: $1,000-$500-$300. U1600: $450-$250. U1400 Section: $1,000-
$400-$300. U1200: $250-$150. U1000: $225-$125. Unrated players may
play in any section but are only eligible to win place prizes. 3 day
schedule Reg: Fri. 11:00-12:30 Rds.: Fri 1, 6 Sat 1, 6 Sun 10, 3. 2 day
schedule Reg: Sat. 8-8:45 Rds.: Sat: 9, 12, 3, 6. Sun: 10, 3. Schedules
merge after Round 3. Re-entry: $60 (not available in Open Section) Top
3 overall qualify for 2012 Club Championship.Three 1/2 point byes avail-
able if declared before Round 1. Hotel (ask for chess rate): Chase Park
Plaza Hotel 1-877-587-2427, $159/night. Parkway Hotel 314-256-7777,
$97/night. Water Tower Inn 314-977-7500, $70/night. Ent: 4657 Mary-
land Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108, or online at saintlouischessclub.org. Info:
314-361-CHESS info@saintlouischessclub.org. Chess Magnet School
JGP.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 20
Nov. 25-27, Oklahoma
3rd Thanksgiving FIDE Open
8-SS, G/90 + 30 sec, $$G 2,400. Quality Inn-Stillwater, 2515 W. 6th Ave.
(Hwy-51), Stillwater, OK 1-405-372-0800. HR: 68-68. Wi-Fi, EF:Open:
$55, Reserve: $30 (deduct $10 only if ck postmarked before Nov 22): OCF
$10 required OSNA. Two Sections: Open (FIDE): Gtd 1st 500, 300, 200,
X: $200 A: $200-100, B: $200, C: $200, D: $100. Reserve: U-1350 1st
$100, Other class prizes per entrees; Reg.: 9-9:45. Rds at 10-2:30-7, 10-
2:30-7, 9-1:15. 2 half pt byes rds 1-6, FIDE (Open), LS, W, Free Parking.
Frank Berry, 402 S. Willis St., Stillwater, OK 74074. FKimBerry@AOL.com,
405 372-5758. Chess Magnet School JGP.
A Heritage Event!
An American Classic!
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 150 (enhanced)
Nov. 25-27 or 26-27, Pennsylvania
42nd annual National Chess Congress
NEW ENGLAND SENIOR OPEN and
NEW ENGLAND AMATEUR
December 9-11 or 10-11, Windsor Locks CT
$2000 PROJECTED PRIZES IN EACH EVENT
5 rounds, Sheraton Hotel at Bradley Airport, between Hartford and
Springfield. $87 room rates. Senior is open to all age 50/over; Amateur has
two sections, U2200 and U1700. All offer choice of 3-day or 2-day schedule.
Senior: Projected prizes $600-300-200, top Under 2010/Unr $300,
Under 1810/Unr $250, Under 1610/Unr $200, Under 1410 $150.
Amateur Under 2200: $400-200-100, top Under 1950 $250-150.
Amateur Under 1700: $300-200-100, top Under 1450 $180-120, no
unrated may win over $150.
CONCURRENT EVENT: New England Scholastics. See Tournament
Life announcement under Connecticut.
FOR FULL DETAILS: see Grand Prix in this issue.
6SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-3 G/50). Trophy sections play sep-
arate 2-day schedule only, 11/26-27, (not 27-28), G/65 (rds 1-2 G/50).
Sheraton Hotel Philadelphia City Center, 17th & Race Sts., Philadelphia
19103. $30,000 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND. In 10 sections. Premier, open
to all rated 2000/above and juniors under 18 rated 1800/above. $3000-
1500-700-400-200, clear win or 1st on tiebreak $100, U2400/Unr
$1400-700. FIDE. Under 2200: $2000-1000-500-300-200. Under 2000:
$2000-1000-500-300-200. Under 1800: $2000-1000-500-300-200. Under
1600: $2000-1000-500-300-200. Under 1400: $1400-700-400-300-200.
Under 1200: $1400-700-400-300-200. Under 1000: Trophies to top 8.
Under 800:Trophies to top 8. Under 600: Trophies to top 8; unrated age
15/over may not enter Under 600. Unrated may not win over $150 in
U1200, $300 in U1400, $500 in U1600, $700 in U1800, or $900 in U2000.
Student/Alumni trophies to top 5 teams of 4 (regardless of section) rep-
resenting any U.S. college, HS or pre-HS players attend or have graduated
from. Top 7 sections entry fee: 3-day $108, 2-day $107 mailed by
11/17, all $109 online at chesstour.com by 11/21, $115 phoned by 11/21
(406-896-2038, no questions), $130 at site. GMs free, $100 deducted from
prize. Re-entry $60, not available in Premier. Under 1000, Under 800,
Under 600 entry fee: $27 mailed by 11/17, $28 online at chesstour.com
by 11/21, $35 phoned by 11/21 (406-896-2038, no questions), $40 at tmt.
All: No checks at site, credit cards OK. Mailed EF $3 less to PSCF mem-
bers. Special 1 year USCF dues with paper magazine if paid with
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.
3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 11 am, rds. Fri 12 & 7, Sat 11 & 6, Sun
10 & 4:30. 2-day top 7 sections schedule: Reg. ends Sat. 9 am, rds
Sat 10, 12:45, 3:30 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:30. Under 1000, Under 800, Under
600 schedule: Reg. ends Sat 9 am, rds Sat 10, 12:45 & 3:30, Sun 10, 1
& 4. Half point byes OK all rounds; limit 3, Premier must commit before
rd 2, others before rd 4. HR: $97-97-97-97, 215-448-2000, reserve by
11/11 or rate may increase. Parking at hotel $10/day with guest room,
$20 without; garage next to hotel may be about $10. Car rental: 800-
331-1600, use AWD D657633 or reserve car online through chesstour.com.
Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. $15 service
charge for refunds. Questions: chesstour.com, chesstour.info, 845-496-
9658. Advance entries will be posted at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet
School JGP.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 6
Nov. 25-27, Tennessee
52nd Mid-South Open
5SS, G/120, $1,200 Prizes based on 60 entries. Greater Memphis Chess
Center, 5796 Shelby Oaks Dr., Suite 11, Memphis, TN 38134. EF:$40 ($35
for MCC and GMCC members). Prizes: 1st $450, 2nd $300, 3rd $150,Top
U1800, U1600, U1400: $100 each. Rounds: 3-day option: Fri 7pm, Sat
2pm & 7pm, Sun 9am & 2pm. 2-day option: Sat 9am, 2pm & 7pm; Sun
9am & 2pm. Register online: www.memphischess.com or by mail:
Memphis Chess Club Inc., PO Box 17864, Memphis, TN 38187-0864. On-
site registration: Fri 5:30-6:30pm or Sat 7:30-8:30am. TD: gpylant@
gmail.com, (901) 359-8616. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 20
Nov. 25-27 or 26-27, Washington
Washington Class Championships
6SS, 30/90, SD/1 (2-Day Option, Rds. 1-3, G/60), $6,000 Guaranteed. Free
entry for GMs, IMs, WGMs. Seattle Airport Marriott, 3201 South 176th
St., Seattle, WA 98188. www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/seawa-seattle-
airport-marriott. HR: $95-95 until 11/13. 206-241-2000, Group Code:
CHECHEA. 7 Sections, MASTER (2200/up), FIDE Rated, $500-350-200
(U2300: $150), EXPERT (2000-2199), FIDE Rated, $400-300-175 (U2100:
$125), CLASS A (1800-1999), $300-250-150 (U1900: $100), CLASS B
(1600-1799), $300-250-150 (U1700: $100), CLASS C (1400-1599), $300-
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250-150 (U1500: $100), CLASS D (1200-1399), $300-250-150 (U1300:
$100), CLASS E (U1200 & Unr), $150-125-100, (U1000: $75, U800: $75,
Unrated: $75). Unrated players may only win 1st-3rd in MASTER or
Unrated prize in CLASS E. Foreign ratings used for players with no USCF
rating. EF:MASTER $90, EXPERT $85, CLASS A to D $80, CLASS E $75.
Deduct $10 if postmarked or online by 11/18. Deduct $20 if postmarked
or online by 10/28. Rated players may play up one class only, add $25
to EF. Special Medal Only EF:$30 Juniors U21. 3-Day Schedule: Regis-
tration Fri (11/25) 8-9am. Rds.: Fri 10am & 5pm, Sat 10am & 5:30pm,
Sun 9:00am & 3pm. 2-Day Schedule: Registration Sat (11/26) 8-9am.
Rds.: Sat 9:30am, 12pm, 2:30pm then merges with 3-Day Schedule.
Bye: limit 2, request before end of Rd. 2. Memb. Req'd: $25 ($17 jun-
iors). OSA. ENT: Checks payable to Washington Chess Federation. Mail
to: Eddie Chang, c/o Warring Properties, 787 Maynard Ave. S, Suite C,
Seattle, WA 98104-2987. Enter online: www.nwchess.com/OnlineReg
istration. Info: wcf.tournaments@gmail.com, 425-922-7136. NS. NC.
W. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced)
Dec. 2-30, New York
Queens December Open
5-SS, G/120. All Saints Lutheran Church, 164-02 Goethals Ave., Jamaica,
NY 11432. EF:$35, $30 QCC. $$200-$100 guaranteed to top 2, more per
entries. Up to two 1/2 pt byes ok with advance notice (byes for Rounds
4 and/or 5 must be declared before Round 3) REG.: 7:30-8:00. RDS.: 8:15
each Friday. ENT (mail by 11/26): Ed Frumkin, 445 E 14th St #10D, NYC
10009 (212-677-3224 before 10pm and before 5pm on Fri). Chess Mag-
net School JGP.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced)
Dec. 3, Massachusetts
Harry Nelson Pillsbury Memorial
4SS, G/60. Leominster Veteran's Center, 100 West St., Leominster, MA.
$$1,400 b/50 fully paid entries ($20 off entries count half), 75%G. In 3
sections. Open: $350-150, U2100 $150. U1900: $200-100, U1700 $100.
U1500: $150-100, U1300 $100. Unrated may not win more than $100 in
U1500 or $150 in U1900. EF:$39 postmarked by 11/28 or online by
12/1, $45 at site. $20 off to players rated under 1100 in U1500 section
and to unrated. GMs and IMs free. No credit cards at site (cash or
check OK). Reg.: 8:30-9:30 a.m. Rds.: 10-1-3:30-6. Bye: 1-4 with entry,
limit 1. MACA memb. required for MA residents ($12 adult, $6 jr. U18, add
$8 (optional) for Chess Horizons subscription.) Ent: Online at www.Mass
Chess.org or mail check (payable to MACA) to Bob Messenger, 4 Ham-
lett Dr. Apt. 12, Nashua, NH 03062. Info: email to info@masschess.org
or phone 603-891-2484. NS. NC. W.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced)
Dec. 3-4 or 4, New York
Marshall December Grand Prix!
4-SS, 30/90, SD/1. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716.
EF:$50, members $30. $$625 Gtd: 275-150, U2200/unr. $105, U2000 $95.
Reg. ends 15 min. before round. Rds.: 2 schedules: 2-day, Rds. 12:30-
5:30PM each day; 1-day, (Rds. 1-2 G/30) 10-11:15AM-12:30-5:30PM Sun;
both merge rd. 3. Limit 2 byes, request at entry. NO RE-ENTRY. FIDE (G/30
not FIDE ratable). www.marshallchessclub.org. Chess Magnet School
JGP.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 15 (enhanced)
Dec. 11, New Jersey
Dr. David Ostfeld Memorial ICA Early Winter 2011 Open Champi-
onship
Bergen Academy, 200 Hackensack Ave., Hackensack, NJ 07601. Open To
All Ages With Rating >1400. 4SS, G/60 USCF Memb Req'd Prize Fund ($$
b/40) 1st - 3rd $300, $250, $200, U2200, U2000, U1800, U1600 each $100.
Best U13 Yrs Old $75, Best O65 Yrs Old $75. Prize Fund Not Reduced Below
70 %. Reg Ends at 9 AM. Only one requested 1/2 pt bye allowed if
requested before the start of rd two. EF Adv (pmk. By Dec 7th) $40 AT
Site $45 GMs Free Entry. Info 201 287 0250 or 201 833 1741. www.icanj.
38th annual Eastern Open
38th annual Eastern Open
DecemberDecember
27-3027-30
at Washington Westin
Hotel Hotel
at Washington Westin
$16,500 prize
$16,500 fund;
prize fund;over
over 6060 prizes
prizes awardedawarded
7-Round Swiss in 4 Sections: Open Section prizes guaranteed. Remaining prizes based on 200 entries.
Open Section: $2,000-1,250-650-350 U2350: $500-250 FIDE Rated
Under 2200 Section: $1,000-750-500-250 U2100: $500 U2000: $500
Under 1900 Section: $1,000-750-500-250 U1800: $500 U1700: $500
Under 1600 Section: $1,000-500-250-150 U1450: $250 U1300: $250 U1150: $250 U1000: $250
Special Prizes: Upset, Best Played Game, Brilliancy, and Best Opening Innovation. $1,600 in prizes.
4- & 3-day Schedules Time Control: 4-day schedule = 40/2, SD/1. 3-day option = G/60 for rds 1-3.
Warmup Tourney: 12/27, 4 rds, $2,500, Open/U1800 sections. Blitz Championship: 12/28, $1,200.
For Full Details: See Grand Prix section of TLA in this issue or easternopenchess.com.
64 Chess Life November 2011
net. Email: Diana@icanj.net. Rds.: 9:30 AM, 11:45, 2:15, 4:30 PM. ENT:
Make EF and/or USCF Memb cks payable to: International Chess Acad-
emy. Mail to: DianaTulman, 28 Canterbury Lane, New Milford, NJ 07646.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 6
Dec. 17, North Carolina
Tobacco Road Action Chess Tournament
7-SS, G/30. Caraleigh Fellowship Hall, 118 Summit Ave., Raleigh, NC.
EF:$25 (rec'd by 12/16)/$30 at site. Prizes: $$800 b/40, OPEN: GTD$
1st/2nd) $200-$100-$50, A,B,C,D,u1200 $90 ea. Unrateds will be assigned
rating for prize purposes after round 6. Up to 3 1/2-pt. byes for players
rated over 1800, two for all others. Must request upon entry. Reg.: 900-
950. Rds.: 1000-1110-1220-230-340-450-600. NCCA req'd OSA. Info:
http://chesstract.info. Jeff Jones (919) 270-9948. RaleighChess@yahoo.
com.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 15 (enhanced)
Dec. 20, New York
Marshall Masters!
4-SS, G/30. Third Tuesday of every month. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St.,
NYC. 212-477-3716. Open to players rated over 2100 (plus all players scor-
ing over 50% in any MCC Open or U2300 tournament since the prior
month's Masters). EF:$40, members $30, GMs free. $$G250-150-100.
Prizes to U2400, U2300 and biggest upset. Reg.: 6:15-6:45 pm. Rds.: 7-
8:15-9:30-10:45. One bye available (Rd 1 or 4 only), request at entry.
www.marshallchessclub.org.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced)
Dec. 22, New York
10 Grand Prix Points Tonight!
4-SS, G/30. Chess Center at the Marshall Club, 23 West 10 St., bet. 5-6
Ave., NYC: 212-477-3716. EF: $35, Club membs $25, GMs free ($20 from
prize), specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$560 b/32
paid entries (may be limited to 1st 36 to enter), top 2 Gtd: $$ 200-110-
50, Top U2200/unr $105, U2000 $95. Limit 2 byes (1 bye for U2000),
commit by 8:15. Reentry $15. CCA ratings may be used. Class pairings
OK rd. 4. Reg ends 10 min before game. Rds. 7-8:15-9:30-10:45 pm. Phone
entry often impossible!
An American Classic!
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 200 (enhanced)
Dec. 26-29 or 27-29, Nevada
21st annual North American Open (note reduced hotel rates)
7SS, 40/2, SD/1 (3-day option, rds 1-2 G/75). Bally's Casino Resort, 3645
Las Vegas Blvd. S, Las Vegas, NV 89103. $$ 120,000 based on 600 paid
entries. Seniors, re-entries & GMs count as half entries, unrateds in U1250
or U1500 as 1/4, else in proportion; $90,000 minimum (75% each prize)
guaranteed. In 7 sections. Open: $10000-5000-2500-1200-1000-800-
600-500-400-400, clear winner or 1st on tiebreak bonus $200, top Under
2500/Unr $2500-1200. FIDE. Under 2300: $7000-4000-2000-1200-900-
800-600-500-400-400. Under 2100: $7000-4000-2000-1200- 900-800-600-
500-400-400, no unrated may win over $2500. Under 1900: $7000-
4000-2000-1200-900-800-600-500-400-400, no unrated may win over
$1800. Under 1700: $6000-3000-1600-1000-800-700-600-500-400-400,
no unrated may win over $1200. Under 1500: $5000-2500-1400-1000-
800-700-600-500-400-400, no unrated may win over $800. Under 1250:
$4000-2000-1300-900-700-600-500-400-300-300, top Under 1000 $1000,
no unrated may win over $400. Prize limits: 1) Players with under 26
games played as of 12/11 list may not win over $1500 U1250, $2500
U1500 or U1700. Games rated too late for 12/11 list not counted. 2) If
official rating was more than 30 points over section maximum any month
12/10-11/11, prize limit $1500. 3) Balance of any limited prize goes to
next player(s) in line. Mailed EF:4-day $244, 3-day $243 mailed by
10/15, 4-day $274, 3-day $273 mailed by 12/15. Online EF: $245 at chess-
tour.com or entry.cc by 10/15, $275 by 12/20, $300 12/21 until two
hours before round 1. Phoned EF:$280 phoned to 406-896-2038 by
12/20 (no questions). No phone entry after 12/20. EF at site: $300. Spe-
cial EF:Seniors 65/over except unrated in U1250 or U1500, $130 less.
Re-entry $120; not available in Open Section. GMs $150 from prize. EF
for unrated in U1250 or U1500: 4-day $54, 3-day $53 if mailed by 12/15,
$55 online at chesstour.com by 12/20, $60 phoned by 12/20 (406-896-
2038, entry only, no questions), $70 at site. All: No checks at site, credit
cards OK. Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if paid with 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. 4-day
reg. ends 12/26 5 pm, rds 12/26 6 pm, 12/27 11 & 6, 12/28 11 & 6, 12/29
10 & 4:30. 3-day reg. ends 12/27 10 am, rds 12/27 11 am, 2:30 pm &
6 pm, 12/28 11 & 6, 12/29 10 & 4:30. Bye: all, limit 4, limit 2 in last 4
rounds; Open must commit before rd 2, others before rd 4. HR: Rate low-
ered to 65-65 for Dec. 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, $95 Dec. 24, 800-833-3308,
702-739-4111, rate may increase if not reserved by 11/22, all rooms in
chess block may sell out about 11/7. Free parking (garage at adjacent
Paris Las Vegas Hotel is most convenient). Car rental: for special Avis
rate reserve car through chesstour.com or call 800-331-1600, use AWD
#657633. Foreign player ratings: Usually 100 points added to FIDE,
100 to FQE, 200/more to most other foreign, no pts added to CFC or
Jamaica. Some foreign ratings not accepted for U1900 or below. High-
est of multiple ratings usually used. Players who fail to disclose foreign
or FIDE ratings may be expelled. US player ratings: December list
used; FIDE ratings not used. Special rules: In round 3 or after, players
with scores of 80% or more and their opponents may not use headphones,
earphones, or cellphones or go to a different floor of the hotel without
Director permission, and must submit to a search for electronic devices
if requested by Director. Blitz & Quick side events to be announced.
Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. Questions:
www.chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.US, 845-496-9658. Advance entries
posted at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 6
Dec. 27, District of Columbia
Eastern Open Warmup Tourney
4-Rd-SS. TC: G/45. $2,500 in Prizes based on 60 entries. 2 Sections
Open Section: $400-200-100, U2200 $200-100, U2000: $200-100.
Under 1800 Section: $400-200-100, U1500 $200-100, U1200 $200.
On-Site Reg:Tues 12/27: 9-10:15am. Rds.: 12/27: 10:30, 1pm, 2:45, 4:30.
Entries: $50 if postmarked by 12/19. Entries $65 at site! $10 service
charge for refunds. Make checks or money orders payable to: East-
ern Open. Mail entries to Tom Beckman, PO Box 42225, Washington DC
20015-2225. See Eastern Open TLA this issue or easternopenchess.com
for details.
A Heritage Event!
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 60 (enhanced)
Dec. 27-29 or 28-29, New York
30th annual Empire City Open
6SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-3 G/50). New Yorker Hotel, 481Eighth
Ave at 34th St., across from Penn Station, NY 10001. $10,000 guaran-
teed prize fund. In 5 sections. Open: $1000-500-300-150, clear or
tiebreak 1st $50, top 2200-2299 $500, top U2200/Unr $500. FIDE. Under
2100: $800-400-200-100, top U1900 $500. Under 1800: $800-400-200-
100, top U1600 $400. Under 1500: $700-400-200-100, top U1300 $300.
Under 1200: $600-300-150-100, top U1000 $250. Unrated may not win
over $200 in U1200, $300 U1500, or $500 U1800. EF:3-day $98, 2-day $97
if check mailed by 12/18, $99 online at www.chesstour.com by 12/23, $105
phoned by 12/23 (406-896-2038, no questions), $120 at site. No mailed
credit card entries. GMs free ($90 from prize). EF for unrated in U1200
or U1500: $50 less. All: Re-entry $50, not available in Open. No checks
at site, credit cards OK. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if oth-
erwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF dues with magazine if paid with entry.
Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15.
Mailed, phoned or at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. 3-
Day Schedule: Reg. ends Tue 10:30 am. Rds. Tue 11 & 6, Wed 11 & 6,
Thu 10 & 4:30. 2-Day Schedule: Reg. ends Wed 9:30 am. Rds. Wed 10,
12:45, 3:15 & 6,Thu 10 & 4:30. Half point byes available all rounds, limit
2 byes, Open must commit before rd. 2, others before rd 4. HR: $229-
229, 1-800-764-4680, 212-971-0101, reserve by 5 pm 12/13 or rate will
increase, ask for Continental Chess Association rate. Ent: Continental
Chess, PO Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. $15 service charge for
refunds. Questions: chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.US, 845-569-9969.
Advance entries posted at www.chesstour.com. Bring set, clock, board-
none supplied. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 120 (enhanced)
Dec. 27-30, District of Columbia
38th Annual Eastern Open
7 round-SS. TC: 40/2, SD/1 (3-day option, rds 1-3, G/60). Westin Wash-
ington DC City Center Hotel, 1400 M St. NW, Washington, DC. $16,500
prize fund! Over 60 prizes! Open section prizes guaranteed, others
based on 200 entries. 4 Sections Open Section: $2,000-1,250-650-
350, U2350 $500-250. FIDE Rated. Under 2200 Section: $1,000-750-500-
250, U2100 $500, U2000 $500. Under 1900 Section: $1,000-750-500-
250, U1800 $500, U1700 $500. Under 1600 Section: $1,000-500-250-150,
U1450 $250, U1300 $250, U1150 $250, U1000 $250. For UR prize limits,
see Web site. Special Prizes! Winners selected from any section.
Upset: For each rd: $50-25 & 2 book prizes. Max 2 prizes per player. Best
Played Game: $250-125-75. Brilliancy: $100-75-50. Opening Innova-
tion: $100-75-50. Selected winning games, positions, and openings must
be annotated and will be submitted for publication in Chess Life. 4-Day
Reg.: Tues 12/27: 4-6:30pm. Rds.: 12/27: 7pm, 12/28-30: 10-5. Make
Metro connections after evening rds. 3-day Reg.: Wed 12/28: 3-5pm.
Rds.: 1-3: Wed 12/28: 5:30pm, 7:45, 10:00. Byes available any rd but
rds 4-7 must commit before rd 3 and are irrevocable. Limit 2 byes for class
prizes. Free Lecture on 12/27 4-6pm. Warmup Tourney: 12/27, 10:30-
6pm, see TLA this issue. Blitz Championship: 12/28 at 10:30pm, see
TLA this issue. HR: Only $79!! To reserve, go to easternopenchess.com
or call 888-627-9035 by 12/15. Entries: If postmarked by Dec 19: Open
$125; U2200 $120; U1900 $110; U1600 $100; U1300/UR $85. Entries $25
more at site! Reentry $100 and limited to rounds 1-3. GMs: free entry,
but $125 deducted from prize; IMs: $65 advance entry, but $60 deducted.
$10 service charge for refunds. No credit cards. Make checks or
uschess.org
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money orders payable to: Eastern Open. Mail entries toTom Beckman,
PO Box 42225, Washington, DC 20015-2225. For entry forms and info, east-
ernopenchess.com or tombeckman@rcn.com. Chess Magnet School
JGP.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 6
Dec. 28, District of Columbia
Eastern Open Blitz Championship (QC)
5-Rd Double Swiss. TC: G/5. In One Section: $1200 in prizes based
on 40 entries. Open $350-250-100, U2200 $150; U1900 $150; U1600 $100;
U1300 $100. EF:$35 if postmarked by 12/19. $45 at site, only cash
entries. On-Site Reg: At any time during tournament and 12/28 until
10:15pm. Rds begin at 10:30pm promptly and successive rds posted as
soon as ready. For late entry, one bye allowed for two-1/2 points. Higher
of USCF and Quick used for pairings and prizes. See Eastern Open TLA
the Open section. Optionally, pairings can be texted to your phone.
Free Sunday morning continental breakfast for players. Free park-
ing for day guests. EF:$90 by 12/21, $100 by 1/3, and $105 online only
by 1/5, $110 at the door. Special EFs: $35 less for U1400 & U1100, GMs
free, $50 deducted from prize, IMs $45 off entrance fee, $20 deducted
from prize. HR: $75, limited number of free rooms Sat. night for GMs.
Room rate not avail after 12/30. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 7pm,
rds Fri 8, Sat 11&6, Sun 9&3. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10am rds11,
2:15&6, Sun 9&3. 3-day schedule for U1400 & U1100: Reg. ends Fri 7 pm,
rds Fri 8, Sat 11&3:30, Sun 9&1:00. 2-day schedule for 1400 & U1100:
Reg. ends Sat 10am rds 11, 1:15 & 3:30, Sun 9&1:00. Ent: Michael
Regan, 1827 Thornton Ridge Rd, Towson, MD 21204. Detailed rules,
more information and registration at http://thechesapeakeopen.com.
Chess Magnet School JGP.
ited to Florida residents. Reg.: ends 1/2 hr before 1st rd. Rd.1: 8pm Fri
(2-day: 10am Sat at G/60). Rds.: 2-5: Sat 1 & 6, Sun 9 & 2. 1/2 pt. byes
if req'd before rd. 2 (max 2). HR: $89 (No Resort Fee) (407) 425-4455;
(Mention "Chess"); or at http://tinyurl.com/Jan2012Hotel. (24-hr Can-
cellation or Checkout penalty.) Reserve by Dec 23. Hot Breakfast
Buffet at $5/person/day with room at checkin. Complimentary park-
ing, Fitness Center, and Internet with sleeping rooms. Other covered Day
parking available at $5 per day. Ent: CFCC, c/o Harvey Lerman, 921 N.
Thistle Ln., Maitland, FL 32751; or online: 2012CFclass.eventbrite.com
by Jan 11. Info: 407-629-6946 or www.centralflchess.org. Chess
Magnet School JGP.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 120 (enhanced)
Jan. 13-16, 14-16 or 15-16, California, Northern
3rd annual Golden State Open

Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 20

this issue or easternopenchess.com for details.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 30 (enhanced)
Dec. 29, Nevada
North American Blitz (QC)
5-SS, G/5 (double round, 10 games). Bally's Las Vegas (see North Amer-
ican Open). $$G 2500. In 2 sections: Open: $400-200-150, top U2300/Unr
$240-120, U2100 $220-110. Under 1900: $300-150-100, top U1700
$180-100, U1500 $150, U1300 $80. EF:$40, no checks, enter at site
only. Quick-rated, but higher of regular or quick USCF rating used for pair-
ings, prizes. Reg. ends 10:15 pm, rds. 10:45-11:30-12:15-12:45-1:15. Bye:
1.
A Heritage Event!
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced)
Dec. 31, New York
Your Last Blunder Of 2011! Ring In The New Year With An Annual
NY Tradition - Now In its 25th Year!!
5-SS, G/30. Chess Center at the Marshall Club, 23 West 10 St., between
5-6 Ave, NYC: 845-569-9969. EF:$40, Club membs. $30, GMs free ($25
from prize). $$1,000 b/50 paid entries, minimum half each prize Gtd: $$
300-200-100, top U2200/unr. $150, U2000 $130, U1800 $120. Limit 2 byes
(1 bye if U2000), commit by 1:30. Re-entry $20. CCA ratings may be used.
Reg. ends 15 min before game. Rds. 12-1:30-2:45-4-5:20 pm. Online entry
at www.chesscenter.cc thru 12/29. Phone entry a Big Mistake!
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced)
Dec. 31-Jan. 1, New York
Chessaholics Anonymous New Year's Eve Insanity Championship!!
10-SS, G/30. Frankie Jay's Speakeasy Center of NY, 23 West 10 Street,
between 5-6th Ave, "just 12 steps from the Street," NYC: 212-477-3716.
EF:$40, Club membs. $30, $5 less to 12/31 "Last Blunder of 2011"
entries, free to player rejoining USCF after longest membership lapse (min-
imum 1 year). Top 5 prizes guaranteed, others b/60 paid entries:
$$199-101-48-1-1, top rated 1960-2189, 1776-1958, 1492-1775, Under
1492 each $102. Bonus Prizes: $29 to best score with 1. g4 or 1...g5!
$50 to best combined score in 12/31 Last Blunder + Insanity (15
games), $60 to best combined score in both events rated Under 1960 (limit
Jan. 6-8 or 7-8, Texas
2nd annual Austin Chess Club Championship
5SS, G/90+60sec increment (2-day option, Rd.1 G/90+5sec delay).
Bridge Center of Austin, 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd., Austin,TX 78752.Total
entries limited to first 130 registrants due to limited playing space.
Prize Fund: $3,350 unconditionally guaranteed! In 3 sections: Cham-
pionship (1800+), Reserve (1500-1799), and Booster (U1500). May play
up one section. EF:$45 in the top 2 sections, $35 for Booster players if
postmarked or online by 12/15, $15 more thereafter/site. Online Reg-
istration preferred. No Credit Cards onsite. PRIZES: Championship:
$600-300-200, U2200 $250-100, U2000 $200-100.Top ACC member is the
Austin Chess Club Champion! Reserve: $400-250-150, U1600 $100.
Booster: $250-150-100, U1300 $100, U1100 $100. Unrateds placed at
TD's discretion, may only win place prizes. 3-day Schedule: Onsite
Registration Friday 01/06 6-7pm, Rounds: 01/06 7:30pm, 01/07 1pm,
7pm, 01/08 9:30am, 3:30pm. 2-day Schedule: Onsite Registration Sat-
urday 01/07 8-8:40am, Rounds: 2-day Rd. 1 01/07 9am, then merges with
3-day. One 1/2 pt. bye if requested before the end of Rd. 2. ENT: online
at www.austinchessclub.com. Mail entries to AustinChessTournaments.
com, P.O. Box 1386, Round Rock, TX 78680. INFO: Lori Balkum Lori.
Balkum@AustinChessTournaments.com, tel: 512-417-9008, www.Austin
ChessClub.com. NS. NC. W. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced)
Jan. 7-8 or 8, New York
Marshall January Grand Prix!
4-SS, 30/90, SD/1. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716.
EF:$50, members $30. $$625 Gtd: 275-150, U2200/unr. $105, U2000 $95.
Reg. ends 15 min. before round. Rds.: 2 schedules: 2-day, Rds. 12:30-
5:30PM each day; 1-day, (Rds. 1-2 G/30) 10-11:15AM-12:30-5:30PM Sun;
both merge rd. 3. Limit 2 byes, request at entry. NO RE-ENTRY. FIDE (G/30
not FIDE ratable). www.marshallchessclub.org. Chess Magnet School
JGP.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 20
Jan. 13-15 or 14-15, Florida
7SS, 40/2, SD/1 (3-day option, rds. 1-2 G/75, 2-day option, rds. 1-4 G/40).
No 2-day Open Section. Concord Hilton Hotel, 1970 Diamond Blvd., Con-
cord, CA 94520 (I-680 Willow Pass Rd exit). Free shuttle between hotel
and Concord BART station, free parking, many restaurants within walk-
ing distance. Prizes $30,000 based on 290 paid entries (re-entries & $70
off entries count as half entries), minimum guarantee $21,000 (70% of
each prize). In 5 sections. Open, open to all. $2000-1200-800-700-600-
500, clear or tiebreak winner $100, top U2300/Unr $1000-500, top
U2200/Unr $800-400. FIDE. Under 2100: $1500-1000-800-600-500-
400, top U1900 $800-400. Under 1800: $1500-1000-800-600-500-400,
top U1600 $800-400. Under 1500: $1200-800-600-500-400-400, top
U1300 $700-400. Under 1200: $1200-800-600-500-400-400, top U1000
$500. Unrated (0-3 lifetime games rated) may enter any section, with
maximum prize U1200 $300, U1500 $500, U1800 $700, EF:4-day $129,
3-day $128, 2-day $127 mailed by 1/5, all $130 online at chesstour.com
by 1/10, $135 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 1/10 (entry only, no questions),
$150 at site. GMs free; $100 deducted from prize. EF $70 less to
unrated in U1200 or U1500 section. All: Special 1 yr USCF dues with paper
magazine if paid with 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-entry (except Open) $60. Mailed EF $5 less to
CalChess members. 4-day schedule: Late reg. ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri
7 pm, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 11 & 6, Mon 10 & 4:30. 3-day schedule: Late reg.
ends Sat 10 am, rds Sat 11, 2:30 & 6, Sun 11 & 6, Mon 10 & 4:30. 2-day
schedule: Late reg. ends Sun 9:30 am, rds Sun 10 am, 12 noon, 2 pm,
3:45 pm & 6 pm, Mon 10 am & 4:30 pm. No 2-day Open Section. Byes:
OK all, limit 3, limit 2 in last 4 rounds; Open must commit before rd 2,
others before rd 4. Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if oth-
erwise unrated. Foreign player ratings: See chesstour.com. HR:
$99-99-109, 925-827-2000, reserve by 12/30 or rate may increase. Car
rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633. Questions: chess-
tour.com, DirectorAtChess.US, 845-496-9658. Ent: Continental Chess, c/o
Goichberg, Box 661776, Arcadia, CA 91066. $15 service charge for
refunds. Advance entries posted at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet
School JGP.
A Heritage Event!

Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 80 (enhanced)

of 4 byes total in both events may count towards bonus prizes). Mixed
Doubles Bonus Prizes: Best male/female duo combined score (must
declare by 9 pm): $100-99, $1.99 to TD with stupidest question. Reen-
try $13.95, counts 0.454-entry. Limit 4 byes in rds. 1-7. Reg. ends 19 min.
before game. Rds. 8:01-9:19-10:29 pm-12:09-1:23-2:34-3:45-4:56-6:16-
7:34 am. Phone entry ridiculous. Proper attire appreciated.
Central Florida Class Championships
5SS, G/120 (2-day: Rd.1 G/60). DoubleTree Hilton Orlando Downtown,
60 South Ivanhoe Blvd., Orlando, FL 32804. $$7,000/b130, 70% Guar-
anteed. 6 Sections: Mast/Exp: $1000-400-200, U2200 $250. Class A:
$600-300, U1900 $150. Class B: $600-300, U1700 $150. Class C: $600-
300, U1500 $150. Class D: $600-300, U1300 $150. U1200: $500-300,
Jan. 13-16, 14-16 or 15-16, Pennsylvania
44th annual Liberty Bell Open
7SS, 40/2, SD/1 (3 day option, rds 1-2 G/70; 2 day, rds 1-4 G/35). No 5
minute deduction for delay clocks. U900 Section plays 1/15-16 only,
G/35, no 5 minute deduction. Sheraton City Center Hotel, 17th & Race

Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced)

Dec. 31-Jan. 1, Texas U1000 $100, U800 $50. Rated players may play up one class only. Unrat- Sts., Philadelphia 19103. $$20,000 b/320 paid entries (U900 Section or
eds limited to $70 unless Place prize in Mast/Exp. EF:3-day $75, 2-day unrated count as 1/3, U1100 & U1300 2/3, GMs 1/2), else in proportion,
DCC Insanity $74 by Jan 2, both $80 later and on-site. Re-entry $40. $15 less to stu- except minimum 70% of each prize guaranteed. In 2006 to 2011, the tour-
10-double SS (Play white and black against each opponent). G/30. Dal- dents in grades K-8 in U1200 section. CFCC memb discount: $10 ($5 for nament had over 320 paid entries each year and the $20,000 projected
las Chess Club, 200 S. Cottownwood Dr., #C, Richardson, TX 75080. Jr/Sr memb). Trophies to top in each section (& Class X) also Class F, G, prize fund was increased in proportion. In 9 sections. Open: $1700-
EF:$49 ($34 Jr/Sr/Hcap), plus $5 non-DCC membership fee. House H, I, J & Unr in U1200 having more than one entry.Trophies and titles lim- 1000-500-300-200, 1st clear or on tiebreak $100 bonus, top Under 2400
players welcome for $1 per game. Reg.: 11:45-12:10 pm. Round 1 at
12:30 pm rest ASAP with hour breaks at around 6:30 pm, 12:30 am and
7:30 am. 4 (double) rounds of 1/2 point Byes allowed. Byes for rounds
9 and 10 must be requested before round 6. $$ 350 GTD, $200-$100-
$50, class prizes based on entries. Ent: Dallas Chess Club, see address
above. Info: 214-632-9000, info@dallaschess.com, www.dallaschess.com.
NS. NC.
CONTINENTAL AMATEUR in BOSTON
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 50 (enhanced)
Dec. 31-Jan. 2 or Jan. 1-2, California, Northern

New Year Open

Jan 6-8 or 7-8, Hyatt Harborside Hotel- $79 rooms!
6SS 30/90 sd/60 (2-day rds 1-3 G/60 merge in rd 4). Hyatt Regency, 5101
Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA. Hotel $79! free parking. $6,000 b/97
(80% guar). 3 sects. Open (2000+ FIDE rated): $Gtd 1000-500-200, top
$10,000 PROJECTED PRIZES for UNDER 2250
u2300 200-100, top u2100 100-100. 1500-1999: 700-300-100, top u1800
400-200, top u1600 200-100. Under1500: 700-300-100, top u1300 300- Luxurious hotel at Bostons Logan Airport (free shuttle), dramatic view
200, top u1100 100. Unr max $200 except in Open. EF: $99 3-day, $98 of Boston harbor and downtown, soundproof guestrooms, adjacent to Water
2-day mail by 12/27, online by 12/28, Onsite +$25, Play-up +$20. Re-
entry $40. EF Econ Opt: EF-20 & 2/3 of calc prize (not avail in Open). Taxi (7 minutes to downtown). FREE PARKING and GREATLY REDUCED
GMs/IMs free: prize-EF. Dec 2011 Supp, CCA min &TD discr to place play-
ers. Sched: 3-day Reg Sat 10-11, Rds Sa/Su 11:30-5:30, Mo 10 3:30; 2-day ROOM RATES of $79! 5 rounds, prizes $10,000 based on 200 paid entries.
Reg Su 9-9:30, Rds Su 10-12:30-2:50-5:30, Mo 10-3:30. Max two 1/2-pt Group 1, open to 1900-2249. $1000-500-300-200, top U2100 $400-200.
byes & commit bef rd 3. Ent: BayAreaChess, 1590 Oakland Rd., Ste
B213, San Jose, CA 95131. Rfnd fee $20. T:408-786-5515. E: Group 2, open to 1600-1949. $1000-500-300-200, top U1800 $400-200.
ask@BayAreaChess.com, Info/Form: BayAreaChess.com/ny12. NS,
NC, W. Chess Magnet School JGP. Group 3, open to 1200-1649 or unrated. $1000-500-200-100, top U1500
$400-200. No unrated may win over $500.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 30
Jan. 6-8, Maryland

2012 Chesapeake Open Group 4, open to under 1350 or unrated. $600-300-200-100, top U1200
5SS, 40/100, SD/45 inc/30, (Rnd 1 G/90 inc/30) (2-day schedule: rds 1- $300-150. No unrated may win over $300.
2 G/45 inc/30) U1400 & U1100 G/120 d/5(2-day option, rds 1-2 G/60
d/5). Rockville Hilton, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. $$Based Group 5, open under 1050 or unrated. $300-150-100, trophy to first 5, top
on score. 6 sections: Open (min. rating of 1800) FIDE rated: 5.0 =$1500,
4.5 =$700, 4.0=$350, 3.5=$150 [min $1500 total payout, top score U900, U700, U500, Unrated. No unrated may win over $100.
group raised if less than $1500] top Expert=$145. U2000 & U1800: 5.0=
$1200, 4.5 = $600, 4.0= $300, 3.5= $100. U1600: 5.0= $1000, 4.5 = FULL DETAILS: see Massachusetts this issue or chesstour.com.
$500, 4.0= $250, 3.5= $100. U1400 & U1100: 5.0 =$500, 4.5 =$250,
4.0 =$125, 3.5 =$50. Unrated may not win over $100 in U1100, $200
U1400, or $300 U1600. Sets and board provided. Clocks provided in

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$800. FIDE. Under 2300: $1000-600-400-300-200. FIDE. Under 2100:
$1000-600-400-300-200. Under 1900: $1000-600-400-300-200. Under
1700: $1000-600-400-300-200. Under 1500: $900-500-400-300-200.
Under 1300: $600-300-200-150-100. Under 1100: $600-300-200-150-
100. Under 900: $200-100-60-40, trophies to top 10. Unrated may
enter any section, but may not win over $100 in U900, $200 in U1100,
$300 U1300, $500 U1500, or $700 U1700. Top 6 sections EF:4 day $99,
3 day $98, 2 day $97 if check mailed by 1/5, all $100 online at chess-
tour.com by 1/9, $105 phoned by 1/9 (406-896-2038, entry only, no
questions), $120 (no checks, credit cards OK) atsite. GMs free, $80
deducted from prize. U1300, U1100 Sections EF:All $30 less than top
6 sections. EF for U900, or unrated in U1100 or U1300: $32 mailed by
1/5, $33 online by 1/9, $35 phoned by 1/9, $40 at site. All: Unofficial
uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. No mailed credit
card entries. Special 1 yr USCF dues with magazine if paid with entry:
Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15.
Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $15.
Mailed entry $3 less to PSCF members. Re entry (except Open Section)
$80. 4-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 6, Sun
11 & 6, Mon 10 &4:30. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat
11, 2:30 & 6, Sun 11 & 6, Mon 10 & 4:30. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sun
9 am, rds Sun 10, 12, 2, 4 & 6, Mon 10 & 4:30. Under 900 schedule: Reg.
ends Sun. 9 am, rds Sun 10, 12, 2 & 4, Mon 10, 12 & 2. Bye: all, limit 3,
Open must commit before rd 2, others before rd 4. HR: $99-99-99-99,
215-448-2000, reserve by 12/30 or rate may increase. Parking: $10/day
chess rate with guest room at Sheraton, $20/day chess rate without guest
room, parking lot 1 block from hotel may be much less than $20. Car
rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD#D657633 or reserve through
chesstour.com. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY
12577. Questions: 845-496-9658, www.chesstour.com. $15 service
charge for refunds. Advance entries will be posted at chesstour.com.
Chess Magnet School JGP (except Under 900).
A State Championship Event!
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 6
Jan. 14-15, Michigan
2012 Michigan Master/Expert & Class Championships
5-SS. Radisson Hotel Lansing, 111 N Grand Ave., (517) 482-0188. HR:
$98+tax by 1/2/12, after if space available. www.radisson.com/lansingmi
- Code: CHESS12. 7 Sections: M/X, A, B, C, D, E (U1200), Novice
(U1000/Unr). Most recent USCF rating supplement used for ratings.
Players must play in class of their rating. Unrated players must play in
Novice sect. Players may request to play up in class (or unrated players
may request being seeded into a class) if their recent tournament his-
tory shows achievement into that class.TD must approve all requests and
will assign a rating to the player within the rating window of that class.
EF:M/X, A, B, C: $40 (U18 $10 off); D, E: $30 (U18 $10 off); Novice: $20
(U18 $5 off). Free entry to GM, IM, FM, & 2200+, advanced entry fee
deducted from prize. Advance entries must be received by 1/13/12. E-
mail entries OK, but must pay by end of on-site registration. ALL on-site
entries $10 more. Make checks payable to MCA. MCA memb req'd for
CONTINENTAL CHESS SCHEDULE
Visit our website at www. chesstour. com for
late news, results, games, CCA minimum ratings,
advance entries, and more!
Most tournaments have alternate schedules
playing less or more days than listed below.
Asterisk means full details in this issue-
otherwise, see future issues or our website.
11/11-13: Kings Island Open, Mason OH*
11/25-27: National Chess Congress, Philadelphia PA*
12/9-11, 10-11: New England Senior, Amateur &
Scholastics, Windsor Locks CT*
12/26-29: North American Open, Las Vegas NV*
12/27-29: Empire City Open, New York NY*
1/6-8: Continental Amatrur, Boston MA*
1/13-16: Liberty Bell Open, Philadelphia PA*
1/13-16: Golden State Open, Concord CA*
3/2-4: Eastern Class Championshipos, Sturbridge MA*
3/3-4: NY State Scholastics, Saratoga Springs NY*
3/9-11: Western Class Champs, Agoura Hills CA*
3/16-18: Mid-America Open, St Louis MO*
3/16-18: Long Island Open, Ronkonkoma NY*
3/23-25: Pittsburgh Open, Pittsburgh PA
3/30-4/1: Southern Class, Orlando FL
4/4-8: Philadelphia Open, Philadelphia PA*
5/4-6: Western Team Championship, Los Angeles CA
5/24-28: Chicago Open, Wheeling IL
6/28-7/2: Philadelphia International, Philadelphia PA
7/4-8: World Open, Philadelphia PA
7/20-22: Chicago Class, Wheeling IL
7/20-22: Pacific Coast Open, Agoura Hills CA
7/27-29: Southern Open, Orlando FL
7/27-29: Bradley Open, Windsor Locks CT
8/3-5: Cleveland Open, Cleveland OH
8/10-12: Continental Open, Sturbridge MA
8/17-19: Central California Open, Fresno CA
8/17-19: Indianapolis Open, Indianapolis IN
For later events, see chesstour.com.
66 Chess Life November 2011
Michigan residents, other states OK. Reg.: Sat, 8-9am. Rds.: Sat 10am-
2:30pm-7pm, G/120; Sun 10am-3:30pm, G/150. $$Gtd: $2555; M/X:
$280-$180, X: $210 U2100: $110; Class A, B, C: $175-$115;
U1900/U1700/U1500: $95; Class D, E: 1st $145 2nd $95; U1300/U1100:
$70; Novice:Trophies toTop 3 Overall,Top U900,Top U800,Top U700,Top
Unr. Top Michigan finisher each class: State Championship title. Tro-
phies for all place-winners. Ent & Info: Jeff Aldrich, 7453 Whippoorwill
Ln., Davison, MI 48423; jeffchess@charter.net; (810) 955-7271. Chess
Magnet School JGP.
A Heritage Event!
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 100 (enhanced)
Jan. 27-29, North Carolina
Land of the Sky XXV
5SS, 40/2, SD/30 (U12 G/90). Crowne Plaza Resort, One Resort Dr.,
Asheville, NC 28806. Weekend before Super Bowl. In 4 Sections. $$20,000
b/320, $11,000 gtd. Open (FIDE-rated, 2/3 gtd): $2400-1200-600-500-
400. U2300 $600-300. Asheville (U2200): $1600-800-400. 1999-1900,
1899-1800, U1800 $600-300 each; Unr: $75. Buncombe (U1700): $1600-
800-400. 1599-1500, 1499-1400, 1399-1300, U1300 $600-300 each; Unr:
$75. U12 (U1200): $800-400-200. U1000: $300-150 Unr: $75. Upset: $25.
EF (Open, Asheville, Buncombe): $84 by 1/20. EF (U12): $42 by 1/20.
Discounts (pre-reg or on-site, one per player): $10 off for players new
to Land of the Sky, 2nd family member, or under age 18. All Sections:
"No-prize" EF for under age 18 or Unrated EF in Asheville, Buncombe, U12:
$21 (no discounts, unr elig for unr prizes only). All on-site entries $10
more. Rds.: 1st rd either Fri 7pm or Sat 9am (G/90), then Sat 1pm-7pm,
Sun 9am-3pm. ENT: WW, PO Box 1123, Weaverville, NC 28787. INFO:
Wilder Wadford, wwadford48@gmail.com 828-645-4215. HR: $89 for up
to four occupants. 828-254-3211 or 800-733-3211. More details and
special events like chess360, blitz, lectures, and simuls at www.nc
chess.org. Chess Magnet School JGP.
A Heritage Event!
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 60 (enhanced)
Jan. 27-29 or 28-29, Ohio
35th Cardinal Open
Holiday Inn Downtown Columbus (newly renovated), 175 E. Town St.,
Columbus, OH 43215, reservations 800-HOLIDAY, direct 614-221-3281,
www.holidayinn.com/cmh-cityctr. $89/night chess rate thru Jan 2, code
FKC. 5-SS, 40/120, SD/60 d/5 (2-day rds 1&2 G/75 d/5). Sets provided,
bring clocks. Max 2 byes rds 1-4 or 1 in rd 5. $8,200 in 5 sections, 1st
4 prizes guaranteed, rest b/150 paid entries (154 entries last year),
re-entries & U1300 students = 1/2. Prizes added if more than 150. Open
(FIDE) $1200-800-500-250, all gtd; U2206 $600-300-200; U2100 $700-
400-200; U1800 $700-400-200; U1500 $500-250-150, U1300
$300-200-100. Upset $50 each section. Unrated prize limit $150 except
in Open. EF:$85 if recd by 1/23, then $95; students in U1300 $25 less;
re-entry $30; no credit cards. Free to IM/GM, $75 deducted from win-
nings (waived if 150 paid entries). OCA membership reqd of OH residents.
3-day Schedule: Reg. Fri 5-6:30pm, Rds. 7pm; Sat 11-5:30; Sun 9:30-
4. 2-day: Reg. Sat 9-10:30, Rds. 11-2 then merge w/ 3-day. Blitz tourney
Sat night. Enter FOTK Chess Club, 2720 Airport Dr., Columbus, OH 43219.
Full details & entry form: www.neilley.com/chess or grant@neilley.com,
614-314-1102. NS, W. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 20
Feb. 10-12 or 11-12, Maryland
2012 Baltimore Open
5SS, 40/100, SD/45 inc/30 (Rnd 1 G/90 inc/30) (2-day option, rds 1-2
G/45 inc/30) U1300 G/120 d/5 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/60 d/5). Dou-
bleTree BWI, 890 Elkridge Landing Rd., Linthicum, MD 21090. 3 sections
(all prizes guaranteed): Open (FIDE rated) $600-400-200, top U2100
$150, top U1950 $125. Under 1800 $500-250-150, top U1600 $125, top
U1450 $100. Under 1300 $400-200-125, top U1100 $75, top U900 $50,
top unrated $50. Unrated may not win over $200 in U1300 or $300 in
U1800. Sets and board provided. Clocks provided in the Open sec-
tion. Optionally, pairings can be texted to your phone. EF:$55 by 1/27
mail or online, $65 by 2/7 online, and $70 online or at the door (cash or
CC). Special EFs: GM&IMs free; $50 deducted from prize. HR: $92, ($15
EF discount if staying in hotel room block) may not be avail after 1/20,
Limited number of free Sat. night rooms for GMs registering early. Open
& U1800 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 7 pm, rds Fri 8, Sat 11&6, Sun
9&3. Open & U1800 2-day schedule: reg ends Sat 10am rds 11-2:15-
6, 9-3. U1300 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 7 pm, rds Fri 8, Sat
11&3:30, Sun 9&1:00. U1300 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10am rds
WARNING!
11, 1:15 & 3:30, Sun 9&1:00. Ent: MCA, c/o Michael Regan, 1827 Thorn-
ton Ridge Rd., Towson, MD 21204. Detailed rules, more information,
CELL PHONE
THE USE OF A
PROHIBITED!
IN THE TOURNAMENT ROOM IS
AT MOST TOURNAMENTS!
IF YOUR CELL PHONE RINGS IN A ROOM WITH
TURN IT OFF!
GAMES IN PROGRESS, YOU COULD BE SEVERELY
PENALIZED, MAYBE EVEN FORFEITED!
link for hotel reservation, & online entry at http://thebaltopen.com.
Chess Magnet School JGP.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 80 (enhanced)
Feb. 23-26 or 25-26, New Mexico
Southern Rocky Fide Open
5SS, G/90+30s inc, University of New Mexico - Student Union Building.
Albuquerque, NM 87131. USCF Membership required - available onsite.
Prizes: $5,275 Guaranteed, $6,000 projected in 6 sections. Open
(FIDE Rated): (G/$) $1,500-800-500, U2400 $200, U2200 $200-100,
U2000 $200-100. Reserve (U1800): (G/$) $600-300-200, U1600 $150-
75. Booster (U1400): $$350, (B/35) $200-100, U1200 $75, U1000 $75.
Unrated: (B/20) $150+Trophy-100-75. 1-Day Scholastics Sat. & Sun-
day (K-9, U1200). Trophies 1st-5th, 1st K-6, K-3, & 1st 2-day score. EF
(if by 1/23): Open $79, Res. $49, Booster $35, Unr. $25. $10 late fee after
1/23, $20 after 2/16 or at site. Free Entry for GM/IM/WGM. Scholas-
tic $15/Day - $25/Both days. 3-Day Schedule: Fri. (Reg: 5-5:30PM) Rds
at 6PM; Sat. 10AM, 6PM. Sun. 9AM, 2PM. 2-Day: Sat. (Reg: 8:30-9AM)
Rds at 9:30AM, 1:30PM, 6PM. Sun. 9AM, 2PM. 2-Day Rds 1-2, G/90 and
merges into 3-Day G/90+30s at rd. 3. Scholastic: Rounds: 9:30, 10:45,
1, 2:30, 4:00 each day. All games G/30. Up to 2 half point byes upon req.
before rd 1 in all sections. NS NC W. ENT: Wired Kings CC; 12004 Prospect
Ave NE; Albuquerque, NM 87112. HR: $71 505-944-2599 Hilton Homewood
Suites ABQ Airport, available until 2/1/12 or room block full. GM
Khachiyan and GM Yermolinsky Simuls and Lectures -Thu. and Fri. at 3:30p
and 6:30p. Thursday events at rec'd hotel. Online Entry & add'l info:
www.SouthernRockyOpen.com, WiredKingsCC@gmail.com, 505-550-
4654. U.S. G/15 Championship held after SRFO on Sunday 2/27, See
National Events. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced)
Feb. 26, New Mexico
2012 U.S. G/15 Championship (QC)
See Nationals.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 80 (enhanced)
Mar. 2-4 or 3-4, Massachusetts
21st annual Eastern Class Championships
5SS, 40/2, SD/1, d/5 (2-day option, rds1-2 G/75, d/5). Host Hotel at Cedar
Lake, 366 Main St, Sturbridge, MA 01566 (I-84 Exit3, near I-90). Free park-
ing. $$ 18,000 based on 220 paid entries (re-entries & $60 off entries
count half), minimum $12,000 (2/3 of each prize) guaranteed. In 7 sec-
tions: Master (2200/up): $1700-1000-500-300, clear winner or 1st on
tiebreak $100 bonus, top U2300 $800-400. FIDE. Expert (2000-2199):
$1400-700-400-200. Class A (1800-1999): $1400-700-400-200. Class B:
(1600-1799) $1400-700-400-200. Class C (1400-1599): $1200-600-300-
200. Class D (1200-1399): $1000-500-300-200. Class E (Under 1200):
$400-200-120-80, trophies to top U1000, U800, U600, Unrated. Rated
players may play up one section. Prize limits: Unrated may not win over
$150 in E, $250 D, $400C, $600 B, or $800 A. If any post-event rating
posted at uschess.org 12/1/11-3/1/12 is more than 30 points over
section maximum, prize limit $500. Balance of any limited prize goes to
next player(s) in line. Top 6 sections EF: 3-day $108, 2-day $107 mailed
by 2/23, all $109 online at chesstour.com by 2/28, $110 phoned to 406-
896-2038 by 2/28 (entry only, no questions), $120 at site. GMs free, $90
deducted from prize. EF for all in Class E, and unrated in Class D: all
$60 less. No checks at site, credit cards OK. Advance EF $5 less to MACA
members; may join/renew at masschess.org. Unofficial uschess.org
ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 yr USCF dues with
magazine if paid with 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-entry $60; not available in Master Section.
3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6:30 pm, rds Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 10
& 4:15. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10:30am, rds Sat 11, 2:30 & 6,
Sun 10 & 4:15. Byes: OK all, limit 2; Master must commit before rd 2,
others before rd 3. HR: $89-89-99, 800-582-3232, 508-347-7393, request
chess rate, reserve by 2/17 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis,
800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633, or reserve car online through
chesstour.com. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY
12577. Questions: DirectorAtChess.us, 845-496-9658. Advance entries
posted at chesstour.com. $15 service charge for refunds. Chess Mag-
net School JGP.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 100 (enhanced)
Mar. 9-11 or 10-11, California, Southern
19th annual Western Class Championships
5SS, 40/2, SD/1, d/5 (2-day option, rds.1-2 G/75, d/5). Sheraton Agoura
Hills Hotel (formerly Renaissance), 30100 Agoura Rd., Agoura Hills, CA
91301 (US-101 to Reyes Adobe Road exit). Adjacent to the Santa Mon-
ica Mountains, 26 miles west of Burbank, 12 miles from Malibu, 28 miles
from Ventura. Free parking. $$20,000 based on 230 paid entries (re-
entries, Class E count as half entries), minimum $16,000 (80% each
prize) guaranteed. In 7 sections. Master (over 2199): $2000-1000-500-
300, clear or tiebreak winner $100 bonus, topU2300 $800-400. FIDE.
Expert (2000-2199): $1500-800-400-200. Class A (1800-1999): $1500-
800-400-200. Class B (1600-1799): $1500-800-400-200. Class C
(1400-1599): $1400-700-400-200. Class D (1200-1399): $1200-600-300-
200. Class E (Under1200): $600-300-200-100, trophies to top U1000,
U800, U600, Unr. Rated players may play up one section. Prize limits:
Unrated may not win over $150 in E, $250 D, $400 C, $600 B, or $800 A.
If any post-event rating posted at uschess.org 12/8/11-3/8/12 is
more than 30 points over section maximum, prize limit $500. Balance of
any limited prize goes to next player(s) in line. Top 6 sections EF: 3-day
$113, 2-day $112 mailed by 3/1, all $115 online at chesstour.com by 3/6,
$120 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 3/6 (entry only, no questions), $130 at
site. EF for all in Class E Section, and unrated in Class D: all $60 less.
All: Special 1 yr USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with 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-entry
(except Master) $60. SCCF memb. ($18, jr $10) required for rated South-
ern CA residents. 3-day schedule: Reg. Fri to 6 pm, rds Fri 7, Sat 11 &
6, Sun 10 & 4:30. 2-day schedule: Reg. Sat to 10 am, rds Sat 11, 2:30
& 6, Sun 10 & 4:30. Byes: OK all rds, limit 2; Master must commit before
rd 2, others before rd 3. HR: $87-87, 818-707-1220, reserve by 3/5 or
uschess.org
 See previous issue for TLAs appearing November 1-14

rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD#D657633.
Questions: chesstour.com, 845-496-9658, DirectorAtChess.us. Ent: Con-
tinental Chess, PO Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. $15 service
charge for withdrawals. Advance entries posted at chesstour.com. Chess
Magnet School JGP.
Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 80 (enhanced)
Mar. 16-18 or 17-18, Missouri
16th annual Mid-America Open
5SS, 40/2, SD/1, d/5 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/75,d/5). Crowne Plaza Hotel
St. Louis-Clayton, 7750 Carondelet Ave., St. Louis, MO 63105 (I-64 W/US
40-W Exit 32B, 1.2 miles north on Hanley Rd). $$ 18,000 based on 220
paid entries (re-entries & $60 off entries count half, U900 Section 1/4),
minimum$12,000 (2/3 each prize) guaranteed. In 7 sections: Open:
$2000-1000-500-300, clear winner or 1st on tiebreak $100 bonus, top
U2300 $900, U2200 $800, U2100 $700. FIDE. Under 2000: $1400-700-
400-200. Under 1800: $1300-700-400-200. Under 1600: $1200-600-300-
200. Under 1400: $1000-500-250-150. Under 1200: $1000-500-250-150.
Under 900: $200-100, trophies to first 5, top U700, U500, Unrated.
Prize limits: Unrated may not win over $200 in U1200, $400 U1400, $700
U1600, or $900 U1800. If any post-event rating posted at uschess.org
12/15/11-3/15/12 is more than 30 points over section maximum, prize
limit $500. Balance of any limited prize goes to next player(s) in line. Top
6 sections EF: 3-day $109, 2-day $108 mailed by 3/8, all $110online at
anteed; re-entries & $50 off entries count as half entries. In 4 sections.
Open: $1500-800-500-300, clear or tiebreak winner $100 bonus,
topU2300/Unr $600, U2200/Unr $500. FIDE. Under 2100: $1000-600-
400-300, top U1900 $500, U1800 $400. Under 1700: $900-500-300-200,
top U1500 $450, U1400 $350. Under 1300: $800-400-200-100, topU1100
$300. Unrated may not win over $200 in U1300 or $400 in U1700. EF:3-
day $103, 2-day $102 mailed by 3/8, all $105 online at chesstour.com by
3/13, $110 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 3/13 (entry only, no questions),
$120 (no checks, credit cards OK) at site. GMs free; $100 deducted
from prize. EF for unrated in U1300: $50 less. Special 1 year USCF
dues with Chess Life if paid with 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-entry $60; not available in Open
Section. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6:30 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 &
6, Sun 10 & 4:15. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10:30 am, rds. Sat 11,
2:30 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:15. All: Half point byes OK all, limit 2, Open must
commit before rd 2, others before rd 3. HR: $75-75, 631-471-0401,
reserve by 3/2 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD
D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Ent: Continen-
tal Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. $15 service charge for
refunds. Questions: www.chesstour.com, DirectorAtChess.US, 845-496-
9658. Advance entries posted at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet School
JGP.
or $2500 U1600. 4) Balance of any limited prize goes to next player(s)
in line. Open EF:Free to GMs, IMs, WGMs by 3/4, $30 online by 4/2, $50
online or at site until 6 pm 4/4; $150 deducted from prize. Free entries
must reconfirm entry 4/4 online or in person by 6 pm. US players with
current or former FIDE ratings of 2200/over: $225 mailed by 3/27 or
online by 4/2, $250 at site. Foreign FIDE rated players: $175 mailed
by 3/27 or online by 4/2, $200 at site, Others: $375 mailed by 3/27 or
online by 4/2, $400 at site. U2200 through U1400 Sections EF:4-day
$224, 3-day $223, 2-day $222 mailed by 3/27, $225 online by 4/2, $250
at site. U1200 Section EF:4-day $84, 3-day $83, 2-day $82 mailed by 3/27,
$85 online by 4/2, $100 at site. U1000 Section EF:$32 mailed by 3/27,
$35 online by 4/2, $50 at site. Phone EF:All $5 more than online EF, 406-
896-2038 (entry only, no questions), available only through 4/2. Online
late entry after 4/2: available until 2 hours before your first game, same
price as entry at site. EF $100 less to rated seniors 65/over in U2200
through U1400. Special 1 year USCF membership with magazine if paid
with entry: Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholas-
tic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30,
Scholastic $20. No checks at site, credit cards OK. Re-entry: $100, no
re-entry from Open Section to Open Section. 5-day schedule (Open only):
Reg. ends Wed 6 pm, rds. Wed. 7 pm, Thu 12 & 7, Fri 11 & 6, Sat11 & 6,
Sun 10 & 4:30. 4-day schedule (U2200-U1200): Reg. endsThu 6 pm, rds.
Thu 7 pm, Fri 11 & 6, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:30. 3-day schedule

Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 200 (enhanced)

chesstour.com by 3/13, $115 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 3/15 (entry only,
no questions), $130 at site. $60 less to unrated in U1200 or U1400. U900
Section EF: All $80 less than top 6 sections EF. No checks at site, credit
cards OK. GMs free, $100 deducted from prize. All: Unofficial uschess.org
ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 yr USCF dues with
magazine if paid with entry: Online atchesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult
$20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult
$30, Scholastic $20. Re-entry $60; not available in Open Section. MCA
memb. ($5) required for MO residents. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri
6pm, rds Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 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 3. HR: $89-89, 888-303-
1746, 314-726-5400, request chess rate, reserve by 3/2 or rate may
increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD#D657633, or reserve
car online through chesstour.com. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Sal-
isbury Mills, NY 12577. Questions: DirectorAtChess.us, 845-496-9658.
Advance entries posted at chesstour.com. $15 service charge for refunds.
Chess Magnet School JGP.
Apr. 4-8, 5-8, 6-8 or 7-8, Pennsylvania
6th annual Philadelphia Open
In 8 sections. Open Section, Apr 4-8: 9SS, 40/90, SD/30, inc30. GM &
IM norms possible, FIDE rated. U2200 to Under 1200 Sections, Apr
5-8, 6-8 or 7-8: 7SS, 40/2, SD/1, d/5 (3-day option, rds. 1-2 G/75, d/5,
2-day option, rds. 1-4 G/40, d/5). Under 1000 Section, Apr 7-8: 7SS,
G/40, d/5. At the upscale, luxury Loews Philadelphia Hotel, rated
Four Diamonds by AAA, 1200 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19107. Prizes
$80,000 based on 500 paid entries (seniors, re-entries, GMs, IMs,
WGMs count as half entries, U1200 Section 40%entries, U1000 Section
15% entries), else proportional, minimum $60,000 (75% of each prize)
guaranteed. Open: $7000-4000-2000-1000-800-700-600-500-400-400,
clear or tiebreak first $200 bonus, FIDE Under 2400/Unr $2000-1000.
Under 2200, Under 2000, Under 1800: each $5000-2500-1200-800-600-
500-400-300-300-300. Under 1600, Under 1400: each $4000-2000-1000-
700-500-400-300-200-200-200. Under 1200: $1500-800-500-300-200-200-
200-100-100-100. Under 1000: $400-200-100, trophies to first 5, top U800,
(U2200-U1200): Reg. ends Fri 10 am, rds Fri 11, 2:30 & 6, Sat 11 & 6, Sun
10 & 4:30. 2-day schedule (U2200-U1200): Reg. ends Sat. 9am, rds Sat.
10, 12, 2, 3:45 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:30. 4-day, 3-day, & 2-day merge & com-
pete for same prizes. Under 1000 schedule: Reg. ends Sat. 9 am, rds Sat
10, 12, 2 & 3:45, Sun 10, 12 & 2. Byes: Half point byes OK all rounds of
U2200 to U1000; limit 4, must commit before rd 4. No half point byes
allowed in Open Section; zero point byes available all rounds. Bring sets,
boards, clocks if possible- none supplied. HR: $98-98-123-123, 215-627-
1200, reserve by 3/21 or rate may increase. Parking: Hotel has valet
parking only, with a special chess rate of $30/day. Many parking lots
nearby charge much less, with rates lowest on the weekend. Car rentals:
Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633 or reserve car online at chess-
tour.com. Ratings: FIDE used for Open, USCF April list for U2200 & below;
note that ratings after the April list (see above) may result in a $1500
prize limit. Foreign player ratings: For U2200 and below, usually100
points added to FIDE, 100 to FQE, 100/more to most other foreign, no
points added to CFC, PR or Jamaica. Some foreign ratings not accepted
for U2000 or below. Highest of multiple ratings usually used. Players who

Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 60 (enhanced)

Mar. 16-18 or 17-18, New York
Long Island Open
5SS, 40/2, SD/1, d/5 (2-day option, rds 1-2G/75, d/5). Holiday Inn Long
Island - Islip Airport, 3845 Veterans Memorial Highway, Ronkonkoma, NY
11779. Free parking, free shuttle from LIRR or Islip Airport. Prizes
$12,000 based on 150 paid entries, $8000 minimum (2/3 each prize) guar-
U600, U400, Unrated. Prize limits: 1) If official rating 4/11-3/12 or unof-
ficial post-event rating posted at uschess.org 4/4/11-4/4/12 is more than
30 points over section maximum, prize limit $1500. 2) Unrated (0-3 life-
time games rated) cannot win over $200 in U1000, $400 U1200, $800
U1400, $1200 U1600, $1600U1800, or $2000 U2000. Unofficial uschess.org
ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. 3) Provisional (4-25 lifetime
games rated) cannot win over $300 in U1000, $800 U1200, $1500U1400,
fail to disclose foreign or FIDE ratings may be expelled. Special rules:
Players must submit to a search for electronic devices if requested by
Director. In round 3 or after, players with scores of 80% or over and their
opponents may not use headphones, earphones or cell phones or go to
a different floor of the hotel without Director permission. Ent: Continen-
tal Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. Questions: DirectorAt
Chess.us, 845-496-9658, www.chesstour.com. You may request "lowest

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possible section" if April rating unknown. $15 service charge for refunds.
Advance entries will be posted at chesstour.com. Chess Magnet School
JGP.
Regional
Alabama
Nov. 12, Dancing Knights Scholastic
5SS, TC: G/30. Valley Intermediate School, 2200 Hwy 33, Pelham, AL
35124. Rated: OPEN (K-12) EF:$20; Not Rated: MIDDLE (K-8); ELE-
MENTARY (K-4): EF:$10, if mailed by NOV 5th. Trophy: Top 3 Individual,
Top 2 Teams; Medals 4th-6th. Late REG: NOV 12th at 8-8:40AM. Rds.:
9-10:15-12-1:15-2:30. Checks payable to: Caesar Chess. ENT: Caesar
Chess, LLC 4524 Southlake Parkway, Suite 34-PMB 310, Birmingham, AL
35244. Info: CaesarChess@yahoo.com, www.AlabamaChess.com.
Arizona
Nov. 12-13, Arizona Senior Open
Holiday Inn Palo Verde, 4550 S Palo Verde Rd., Tucson, AZ 85714, 520-
799-8622. 1 SECTION: Open to USCF members born on or before Nov.
12, 1961. SCHEDULE: 5/SS, Rds 1-2 G/90, Rds. 3-5 30/90, SD/1; Round
times: 10-1:30-5, 9-3. Byes: 1/2 pt byes allowed for all rounds but
must be requested prior to start of Round 2 (2 max). PRIZES: Highest
Placing AZ Resident is AZ Senior Champion, Plaques to 1st(+$100)-
2nd-3rd, Top Senior 60+, 70+, and 80+; EF: FREE to GM/IM/WGM/
WIM, otherwise $40. Late Fee: Additional $10 if entering after 11/09.
ENTER: www.sazchess.org/store/store.php or mail to (make checks
payable to "SACA"): SACA, Attn: AZ Senior Open, PO Box 36149, Tucson,
AZ 85740 or at site on 11/12 at 8:30 - 9:30am. HR: $79 (single/double)
or $99 (suite), mention "SACA Chess". INFO: Enrique Huerta, 520-261-
6149, email: sazchess@gmail.com, web: www.sazchess.org. NC. NS. W.
www.berkeleychessschool.org. Info: tournaments@berkeleychess
school.org, (510) 843-0150.
Nov. 12, San Jose Quads
Trophies: Players w/winning record. Check-in 4p. Games: 4:30-6:30p.
3xG/30. Chess Center, 1590 Oakland Rd., Ste B213, San Jose, CA 95101.
EF:Pre-reg $25, Onsite $40. Info: BayAreaChess.com/kids. NS. NC.
Nov. 12, San Jose Swiss
Trophies: Players w/winning record & teams with 2+ players. Medals
to others. Games: 10a-2p. 3 Sections: u500, u900, 900+. u900: 5xg30,
900+: 4xg45. Chess Center, 1590 Oakland Rd., Ste B213, San Jose, CA
95101. EF:Pre-reg $33, Onsite $48. Info: BayAreaChess.com/kids. NS.
NC.
Nov. 19, SCS Weibel Fall Scholastic Chess Quads #2
Weibel Elementary School, 45135 S. Grimmer Blvd., Fremont, CA. Info
& Entry Form at: www.calnorthyouthchess.org/Applications/Fall
Quads11-GP/. Open to all scholastic players who are USCF members.Tro-
phies to winners of each Quad. Chess medals to all who do not win a
trophy. Info: Alan M. Kirshner, Ph.D., Alan@CalNorthYouthChess.org, (510)
659-0358.
Nov. 25-27, 26-27 or 25-26 (class D/E only), California Super Class
Championship
See Grand Prix.
Nov. 27, California Kids Class Championship
5 rounds, G/30. SFO Airport Waterfront Marriott, 1800 Bayshore Hwy.,
Burlingame, CA. Park: $1. Hotel: $89. Prizes:Top 10 players in each sec-
tion & Top 10 teams in all sections combined (min 2/team, top 5 count).
K-12 kids only. 5 sections based on rating: F(800-999) G(600-799)
H(400-599) I(200-399) J(under 200). Reg.: 9-9:30a. Games 10, 11:30a,
1, 2:20, 3:45p. EF:$39 mail by 11/21, online by 11/22, Onsite +$20, Play-
up +$10. Nov 2011 Supp &TD disc to place players. Ent: BayAreaChess,
1590 Oakland Rd., Ste B213, San Jose 95131. Rfnd fee $20. E:
ask@BayAreaChess.com, Info/Form: BayAreaChess.com/tg11s,T: 408-
3xG/30. Chess Center, 1590 Oakland Rd., Ste B213, San Jose, CA 95101.
EF: Pre-reg $25, Onsite $40. Info: BayAreaChess.com/kids. NS. NC.
Dec. 17, San Jose Swiss
Trophies: Players w/winning record & teams with 2+ players. Medals
to others. Games: 10a-2p. 3 Sections: u500, u900, 900+. u900: 5xg30,
900+: 4xg45. Chess Center, 1590 Oakland Rd., Ste B213, San Jose, CA
95101. EF:Pre-reg $33, Onsite $48. Info: BayAreaChess.com/kids. NS.
NC.
Dec. 26-29 or 27-29, 21st annual North American Open (NV)
See Grand Prix.
Dec. 31-Jan. 2 or Jan. 1-2, New Year Open
See Grand Prix.
Jan. 2, NorCal Team Championship
Prepare for USATW! 5SS, G/30. Hyatt Regency, 5101 Great America
Pkwy., Santa Clara. Hotel $79, free parking! Prizes:Trophies to each player
in top 3 teams & top team u1000, u800, u600, u400 (based on top 4 avg
rating), & top player on each board.Team is 4 or 5 players (4 play/round).
EF: $33/player, $132/team mail by 12/27, online by 12/28, Onsite
+$16/player +$32/team. Dec 2011 Supp & TD discretion for rating.
Sched: Reg. 9-9:30, Rds. 10, 11:30, 1, 2:30, 4. Ent: Bay Area Chess, 1590
Oakland Rd., Ste B213, San Jose 95131. E: ask@BayAreaChess.com,
Info/Form: BayAreaChess.com/nyteam12, T: 408-786-5515. NS, NC, W.
Jan. 13-16, 14-16 or 15-16, 3rd annual Golden State Open
See Grand Prix.
Feb. 18-20, 29th Annual U.S. Amateur Team Championship West
See Nationals.
Mar. 9-11 or 10-11, 19th annual Western Class Championships (CA-
S)
See Grand Prix.
California, Southern
LA CHESS CLUB

www.LAChessClub.com. Saturdays: 10AM-10 PM (Novice

Dec. 26-29 or 27-29, 21st annual North American Open (NV) 786-5515. NS, WC.

Class & 3 Tournaments). Sundays: 12-6 & 1-4 PM

See Grand Prix.
Feb. 23-26 or 25-26, Southern Rocky Fide Open (NM)
See Grand Prix.
California, Northern
Capital City Chess Club Monthly (Sundays)
LOCATION: Thee Upper Crust Pizza, "13th" & "K", Sacramento. TOURNA-
MENT/ENTRY FEES: Open Swisses, Quick ($3) & Slow (&$15).
GUARANTEED: 100% Return in Cash & Plaques. SCHEDULE: Sundays
11am-4pm. DETAILS: capitalcitychessclub.com. DIRECTOR: John C.
Barnard (209) 450-6133.
Nov. 12, BCS Walnut Creek Scholastic Quads
3 Rounds, G/30. JCC Contra Costa, 2071Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek,
CA 94595. Entry Fee: $25. Trophies for each quad winner. Signup:
A State Championship Event!
Dec. 3 (Gr. 4-12)-4 (KG-3), CalChess State Scholastics
Hyatt Regency, 5101 Great America Pkwy., Santa Clara, CA. Free park-
ing. Hotel $89. Main Event: Trophies to top 20 players w/ winning
record & top 10 teams in each section of Grades 1-12. Medals to others.
Trophies to all players in KG. Sections based on grade. KG-3 Su 12/4,
5SSxG/30: Reg. 8-8:30am. Games 9 10:30-12-1:30-3. Grades 4-12 12/3-
4, 6SSxG/60: Reg Sa 8-8:30am. Games Sa/Su 9-11:30-2. Side events
5:30-8: Blitz (Sat), Bughouse (Sun), in 3 sects (K-3 4-6 7-12). EF by 11/24:
K-3 $37, 4-12 $47, Blitz/Bughse:$12 ea. Add $20 11/25-11/30, $40
11/30-onsite. USCF & CalChess Mem reqd. Dec 2011 Supp & TD disc to
place players. Info: BayAreaChess.com/stategrade11. E: ask@BayArea
Chess.com, T: 408.786.5515. NS, NC, W.
Dec. 17, San Jose Quads
Trophies: Players w/winning record. Check-in 4p. Games: 4:30-6:30p.
(Beginner class & 2 Tournaments) - Details on our web
site. Tuesdays: 7:30-9:30 PM (Intermediate/Advance
Lecture). 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
90025 * (310) 795-5710. (4 blocks 405 West, Santa
Monica& Butler * 2nd Floor). Private (1:1) Lessons *
Group Classes * Tournaments.
Nov. 5&6, 19&20, 26&27, LACC - Sat & Sun G/61
6SS, G/61. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA 90025, 2nd fl. EF:$45 ($35 LACC
memb). Reg.: 11-12 pm. Rds.: 12, 2, 4 pm each day. Prizes: 1/2 collec-
tions. Parking: Free at BoA and streets ($3 basement). Info: 310/795-
5710 or Mick@LAChessClub.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26, LACC - 10 Blitz (G/5) Saturday Night (QC)
5DSS, G/5 (10 Games). 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90025, 2nd fl. 4

3rd annual GOLDEN STATE OPEN

Jan 13-16, 14-16 or 15-16, Martin Luther King weekend at Concord Hilton
7 rounds, $30,000 projected prizes, $21,000 minimum guaranteed!
7 rounds, 40/2, SD/1, d/5 (3-day
option, rds 1-2 G/75, d/5, 2-day
option except Open Section, rds 1-4
G/40, d/5), Concord Hilton, 1970
Diamond Blvd, Concord CA 94520,
I-680 to Willow Pass Rd. Free BART
shuttle, free parking.
In 5 sections. Prizes $30,000
based on 290 paid entries (reentries
& $70 off entries count half), min.
guarantee $21,000 (70% each prize).
Open: $2000-1200-800-700-
600-500, clear/tiebreak win $100,
top U2300 $1000-500, U2200/Unr
$800-400. FIDE, 120 GPP.
Under 2100: $1500-1000-800-
600-500-400, top U1900 $800-400.
Under 1800: $1500-1000-800-
600-500-400, top U1600 $800-400.
Under 1500: $1200-800-600-
500-400-400, top U1300 $700-400.
Under 1200: $1200-800-600-
500-400-400, top U1000 $500.
Unrated prize limits: U1200 $300,
U1500 $500, U1800 $700.
Entry Fee: 4-day $129, 3-day 3-day late reg. ends Sat 10 am,
$128, 2-day $127 mailed by 1/5, all rounds Sat 11 am, 2:30 pm & 6 pm,
$130 online at chesstour.com by Sun 11 & 6, Mon 10 & 4:30.
1/10, $135 phoned to 406-896-2038 2-day late reg. ends Sun 9:30
by 1/10 (entry only, no questions), am, rounds Sun 10 am, 12 noon, 2
$150 at site. GMs free; $100 pm, 3:45 pm & 6 pm, Mon 10 am and
deducted from prize. No phone entry 4:30 pm. No 2-day Open Section.
after 1/10. Half-pt byes: OK all, limit 3, limit
Entry fee $70 less to unrated in 2 in last 4 rds. Open must commit
U1200 or U1500 Section. before rd 2, others before rd 4.
No checks at site; credit cards
accepted. January official USCF ratings
Re-entry: $60 (except Open). used. Unofficial uschess.org ratings
Special 1 year USCF dues with usually used if otherwise unrated.
magazine if paid with entry. Online at Bring set, board, clock if
chesstour. com, Adult $30, Young possible- none supplied.
Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, Hotel rates: $99-99-109, 925-
phoned or at site, Adult $40, Young 827-2000, ask for chess rate,
Adult $30, Scholastic $20. reserve by Dec 30 or rate may
USCF membership required. increase.
Entry: Continental Chess, Box
Choice of schedules. All merge 661776, Arcadia CA 91066. Optional
& compete for same prizes: entry form faces Chess Life inside
4-day late reg. ends Fri 6 pm, back cover, or see entryblank.com.
rounds. Fri 7 pm, Sat & Sun 11 am & $15 charge for refunds. Advance
6 pm, Mon 10 am & 4:30 pm. entries posted at chesstour.com.

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blks W 405. EF:$10. Q-rated. Reg.: 8-9 pm. Rds.: 9, 9:20, 9:40, 10,
10:20. Prizes: 1/2 EF. Parking: Free at BoA & streets ($3 basement).
Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26, LACC - LA Masters G/30
3SS, G/30. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90025, 2nd Fl. 4 blks W 405.
EF:$30 ($20 memb). Reg.: 5-6 pm. Rds.: 6, 7, 8 pm. Prizes: ($180 b/10,
75%); Parking: Free at BoA ($3 basement). Info: 310/795-5710.
Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26, LACC - Saturday G/61
3SS, G/61. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90025, 2nd fl. ($320 b/20),
$100/50/30; U1800-1200: $50/40/30/20. EF:$25 ($20 memb). Reg.: 11-
12 pm. Rds.: 12, 2, 4 pm. Parking: basement ($3). Info: 310/795-5710.
Nov. 6, 13, 20, 27, LACC - Every Sunday Chess 4 Jrs.
4 separate events 2 Sections: 1000+ & U1000 (latest rtgs used),
4SS, G/30. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90025, 2nd fl. 4 blocks W 405.
EF:$25 ($20 LACC memb, $10 off siblings, Free new LACC memb). Reg.:
12-1 pm. Rds.: 1, 2, 3, 4 pm. Prizes: Trophies (Top 3) & Medals (rest);
each player receives a prize! Parking: Free at BoA and streets. Free
snacks & free class (12-1). Info: (310) 795-5710 or Mick@LAChess
Club.com.
Nov. 6, 20, 27, LACC - Sunday G/61
3SS, G/61. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90025 2nd fl. ($320 b/20),
$100/50/30; U1800-1200:$50/40/30/20. EF:$25 ($20 memb). Reg.:
11-12 pm. Rds.: 12, 2, 4 pm. Parking: Free at BoA and streets ($3
basement). Info: 310/795-5710.
Nov. 13, LACC - Westwood Fall Open
See Grand Prix.
Nov. 19, Victorville Quads
13393 Mariposa Rd., Victorville, CA 92395. Reg.: 9:30 A.M. Rds.: 10,
1, 3 pm. EF:$10. Winner: $30/quad. INFO: doncotten@aol.com or 760-
245-6598.
Nov. 24-27 or 25-27, 47th Annual American Open
See Grand Prix.
Nov. 26 or 26-27, 2011 American Open Scholastic
NOTE CORRECTION: Junior Varsity is Sunday 11/27 NOT Saturday
11/26. Doubletree Anaheim/Orange County. 100 City Dr., Orange, CA
92868. Hotel rate $89 only. Main Event: Brand new netbook prize for each
Varsity champion and Saitek chess computer prize for each Junior Var-
sity winner. Trophies to top 10 players and top 3 teams, in each section.
Finalist medals to all above-mean scorers. 9 Sections based on grade and
rating: Varsity K-3, K-6, K-9, K-12; Junior Varsity K-1, K-3 rated U600,
K-6 rated U800, K-9 rated U1000, K-12 rated U1200. Pre-Registration
only (onsite reg. pay more and receive 1st round bye): Round Times:
Saturday & Sunday 9am, 12:15, 3:15pm for Varsity sections; and Satur-
day 9, 10:45, 12:15, 1:45, 3:15pm for Junior Varsity sections. Time
Controls: All rounds will be G/75 for Varsity and G/30 for Junior Var-
sity sections. EF by 10/26: Varsity $55, Junior Varsity $35, after late fees
may apply. Play-up +$5. Register in advance by 10/15 save $5. Limited
space for onsite reg +$30! Side events: Blitz (Fri Reg: 5:30-6pm,
Games 6:30-8:30p) and Bughouse (Sat Registration: 5:30-6pm, Games
6:30-8:30p) in 3 sections (K-3, 4-6, 7-12). EF: Blitz $15, Bughouse $15.
USCF Membership required for all sections. November 2011 Supplement
& TD discretion to place players accurately. National Tournament
Director: Randall Hough. More info, register online & flyer: ameri-
canopen.org/scholastic.htm. Inquire: play@americanopen.org. Chess
Magnet School JGP for Varsity Sections.
Dec. 9-11, 2011 National Youth Action (West)
See Nationals.
Dec. 26-29 or 27-29, 21st annual North American Open (NV)
See Grand Prix.
Jan. 13-16, 14-16 or 15-16, 3rd annual Golden State Open (CA-N)
See Grand Prix.
Feb. 23-26 or 25-26, Southern Rocky Fide Open (NM)
See Grand Prix.
Mar. 9-11 or 10-11, 19th annual Western Class Championships
See Grand Prix.
Colorado
Dec. 3-4, Manitou Springs: Winter Springs Open
4-SS, 40/2 and G/1. Masonic Lodge, 455 El Paso Blvd., Manitou Springs.
3 Sections: June (open to all), July (U1800), August (U1400). Entry fee
$30 if rec'd by 12/1, $35 at site. $8 off EF for Juniors, Seniors, Unrated.
Cash prizes per entries. Register 8:30-9:30, rds schedule 10, 4; 9, 3.
Entries to Richard Buchanan, 1 Sutherland Rd., Manitou Springs, CO
80829. Phone (719) 685-1984 or e-mail buckpeace@pcisys.net. CSCA
membership required ($15, 10 for juniors/seniors), OSA. Colorado Tour
Event. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Dec. 26-29 or 27-29, 21st annual North American Open (NV)
See Grand Prix.
Feb. 23-26 or 25-26, Southern Rocky Fide Open (NM)
See Grand Prix.
Connecticut
Nov. 12, 2011 Greater New Haven Fall Open $$1000 b/30
See Grand Prix.
Nov. 25-27 or 26-27, 42nd annual National Chess Congress (PA)
See Grand Prix.
Dec. 9-11 or 10-11, New England Amateur
5SS, 40/100, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/70). Sheraton Hotel, 1
Bradley Airport (visible at airport entrance), Windsor Locks, CT 06096 (I-
91Exit 40 to Rt 20). Free parking, free airport shuttle. Open to all under
2200 or unrated. Prizes $2000 based on 40 paid entries ($40 off entries
& re-entries count half), else in proportion except $1000 minimum guar-
anteed: In 2 sections. Under 2200: $400-200-100, Under 1950 $250-150.
Under 1700: $300-200-100, Under 1450 $180-120, no unrated may win
over $150. EF:3-day $68.50, 2-day $67.50 mailed by 12/1, $70 online at
chesstour.com by 12/7, $75 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 12/7 (entry
only, no questions), $80 at site. Unrated in U1700 section, $40 less. Re-
entry $40. Special 1 year USCF dues with paper magazine if paid with
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.
3-day late reg. ends Fri 6:30 pm, rds Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 am & 5:30 pm,
Sun 10 am & 3:45 pm. 2-day late reg. ends Sat. 10:30 am, rds Sat 11
am, 2:15 pm & 5:30 pm, Sun 10 am & 3:45 pm. Half point byes OK all, limit
2, must commit before rd 2. HR: $87-87, 860-627-5311, reserve by
11/25 or rate may increase. Car rental: 800-331-1600, use AWD D657633
or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Ent: Continental Chess, PO
Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577 (chesstour.com, Director@Chess.US).
Advance entries will be posted at chesstour.com. $15 service charge for
refunds. Chess Magnet School JGP.

GOLD AFFILIATES GOLD & SILVER

Cajun Chess
7230 Chadbourne Drive
New Orleans, LA 70126
Shore HS Chess League
PO Box 773
Lincroft, NJ 07738
San Diego Chess Club
2225 Sixth Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101, 619-239-7166
AFFILIATES
504-208-9596 shorehschessleague@yahoo.com chucnglo@aol.com GOLD
Any affiliate that has submitted at least 50
cajunchess@yahoo.com http://sdchessclub.multiply.com
www.cajunchess.com New Jersey State
USCF memberships during the current or
Chess Federation Texas Tech University SPICE
previous calendar year, or is the recognized
Chess Club and Scholastic c/o Roger Inglis, 49-A Mara Rd. Box 45080

State Affiliate, is eligible to become a Gold

Center of St. Louis Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07034 Lubbock, TX 79409
973-263-8696, rwij@njoychess.com 806-742-7742
Affiliate. Gold Affiliates are honored in a
4657 Maryland Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108. www.njscf.org SPICE@ttu.edu
special list in larger type in Tournament
314-361-CHESS www.SPICE.ttu.edu

Life each month, giving the affiliate name,

info@stlouischessclub.org New York City Chess Inc
Tri-State Chess
address, phone number, e-mail address,
www.stlouischessclub.org c/o Russell Makofsky
230 Thompson Street The Chess Exchange
and website. Gold Affiliation costs $350 per
New York, NY 10012, 212-475-8130 325 East 88th Street
Continental Chess
year, and existing affiliates may substract $3
info@chessnyc.com New York, NY 10128
Association 212-289-5997
for each month remaining on their regular
PO Box 249, Salisbury Mills, www.chessnyc.com
info@TriStateChess.com
affiliation, or $20 for each month remaining
NY 12577. www.TriStateChess.com
845-496-9658 North American Chess Association
on their Silver Affiliation. As of August 6,
chesstour@aol.com 4957 Oakton Street, Suite 113
Skokie, IL 60077, 888.80.Chess Village Chess Shop of NYC
www.chesstour.com c/o Michael Propper
sevan@nachess.org 2007, by paying an annual payment of $500
www.nachess.org 230 Thompson Street
Dallas Chess Club New York, NY 10012 (instead of $350), Gold Affiliate status may
200 S. Cottonwood Dr. Suite C PaperClip Pairings 212-475-9580 be obtained with no minimum requirement
Richardson, TX 75080 c/o J. Houghtaling Jr & Remy Ferrari info@chess-shop.com
972-231-2065 for memberships submitted.
6005 Forest Blvd www.chess-shop.com
info@dallaschess.com Brownsville, TX 78526, 956-459-2421
www.dallaschess.com jejrhoughtaling@bisd.us Western PA Youth Chess Club SILVER
Any affiliate that has submitted at least 25
Attn: Jerry Meyers
USCF memberships during the current or
International Chess Academy (NJ) 4101 Windsor Street

previous calendar year, or is the recognized

28 Canterbury Lane Pittsburgh, PA 15217
New Milford, NJ 07646 412-422-1770
State Affiliate, is eligible to become a Silver
201-287-0250 catnipper99@yahoo.com
Affiliate. These affiliates will be recognized
diana@icanj.net, www.icanj.net www.youthchess.net

in a special list in Tournament Life each

month, giving the affiliate name, state, and
SILVER AFFILIATES choice of either phone number, e-mail
address, or website. Silver Affiliation costs
$150 per year, and existing affiliates may
Bay Area Chess (CA) Indiana State Chess Association Oklahoma Chess Foundation

subtract $3 for each month remaining on

www.BayAreaChess.com www.indianachess.org www.OKchess.org

their regular affiliation. As of August 6, 2007,

Beverly Hills Chess Club (CA) Long Island Chess Nuts (NY)
www.bhchessclub.com 516-739-3907
En Passant Chess Club (TX) Marshall Chess Club (NY)
td_edg@sbcglobal.net www.marshallchessclub.org
Michigan Chess Association
www.michess.org
Silver Knights (PA)
www.silverknightschess.com
by paying an annual payment of $250.00
Sparta Chess Club (NJ)
www.spartachessclub.org (instead of $150), Silver Affiliate status may
be obtained with no minimum requirement for
memberships submitted.

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 Tournament Life
Dec. 9-11 or 10-11, New England Senior Open
5SS, 40/100, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/70). Sheraton Hotel, 1
Bradley Airport (visible at airport entrance), Windsor Locks, CT 06096 (I-
91 Exit 40 to Rt 20). Free parking, free airport shuttle. Open to all born
before (not after) 12/12/61; no residence requirements. Prizes $2000
based on 40 paid entries, else in proportion except $1000 minimum
guaranteed: $600-300-200, Under 2010/Unr $300, Under 1810/Unr
$250, Under 1610/Unr $200, Under 1410 $150. EF:3-day $68, 2-day
$67 mailed by 12/1, $70 online at chesstour.com by 12/7, $75 phoned
to 406-896-2038 by 12/7 (entry only, no questions), $80 at site. GMs $60
from prize. Special 1 year USCF dues with paper magazine if paid
with entry- online at chesstour.com, Adult (under 65) $30, Senior (65/up)
$20. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Senior $30. 3-day late
reg. ends Fri 6:30 pm, rds Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 am & 5:30 pm, Sun 10 am &
3:45 pm. 2-day late reg. ends Sat. 10:30 am, rds Sat 11 am, 2:15 pm &
5:30 pm, Sun 10 am & 3:45 pm. Half point byes OK all, limit 1 bye, must
commit before rd 2. HR: $87-87, 860-627-5311, reserve by 11/25 or rate
may increase. Car rental: 800-331-1600, use AWD D657633 or reserve
car online through chesstour.com. Ent: Continental Chess, PO Box 249,
Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. $15 service charge for refunds. Questions:
DirectorAtChess.US. Advance entries will be posted at chesstour.com.
Dec. 10-11, 8th annual New England Scholastic Championships
7SS, G/65, Sheraton Hotel, 1Bradley Airport (visible at airport entrance),
Windsor Locks, CT 06096 (I-91 Exit 40 to Rt. 20). Free parking, free air-
port shuttle. Open to all K-12 students; New England titles limited to
players & teams from schools in CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, or VT. Team prizes
based on top 4 scores from school combined. Teams of 2 or 3 players
allowed, but are at a disadvantage. In 5 sections: High School (K-12),
Middle School (K-8), Elementary (K-5), Primary (K-2), Scholastic Novice
(K-9 under 700 or unrated). Players face only those in their section. EF:HS
$42.50, Middle School $42.40, Elem $42.30, Primary $42.20, Scholastic
Novice $42.10 if mailed by 12/1, all $43 online at chesstour.com by
12/5, $60 at site. Special 1 year USCF dues with paper magazine if
paid with entry- online at chesstour.com, Young Adult (age 24/below) $20,
Scholastic (age 12/below) $12. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Young Adult
$25, Scholastic $15. Trophies to top 8 players, top 4 teams, top 3
unrated in each section, top D, E, U1000, U800 (HS), E, U1000, U800 (MS),
U1000, U800, U600 (Elem), U700, U500, U300 (Primary), U500, U300
(Scholastic Novice). Free entry in all Continental Chess Association
Swiss tournaments until 5/15/12 to top New England player each sec-
tion. Late reg. ends Sat 9 am, rds Sat 10, 1, 3:45 & 6:30, Sun 9, 12 & 2:45.
Awards Sun 5:30 pm. Half point byes allowed any round, limit 2 byes,
must commit before rd 2. HR: $87-87, 860-627-5311, reserve by 11/25
or rate may increase. Car rental: 800-331-1600, use AWD D657633 or
reserve car online through chesstour.com. Ent: Continental Chess, PO Box
249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. Questions: chesstour at aol.com,
www.chesstour.com, 845-496-9658. Include school, grade, birth date, USCF
ID, address of each player. Advance entries will be posted at chess-
tour.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Dec. 27-29 or 28-29, 30th annual Empire City Open (NY)
See Grand Prix.
Jan. 6-8 or 7-8, Continental Amateur (MA)
See Massachusetts.
Mar. 2-4 or 3-4, 21st annual Eastern Class Championships (MA)
See Grand Prix.
Delaware
Nov. 19, 2011 Mid-Atlantic Girls Chess Championships (MD)
See Maryland.
A State Championship Event!
Nov. 19-20, 2011 Delaware State Open Championship
Milford Public Library (302)-422-8996, 11 SE Front St., Milford, DE 19963.
Time Control (all sections): Rds. 1-3 G/90, Rds. 4&5 G/120. Prizes based
on 60 total players, 40 in Open, 20 in U1600. In 2 Sections, Open: 5SS,
EF:$45 before 11/18, $50 afterwards. $$: Prizes: 1st $500, 2nd $300,
U2100 $150, U1900 $150, U1700 $150, DE Champion trophy to highest
placed DE player, Trophy to 1st non-DE player in section. Reserve
(U1600): 5SS, Open to 1599 & under. EF:$40 before 11/18, $45 after.
Prizes: 1st $250, 2nd $150, U1400 $75, U1200 $75, U1000 $75, Trophy
for 1st. ALL: Memb. Req'd: DCA $10,($5 under 18). OSA. Reg.: Sat 8:45-
9:45 am. Rds.: Sat 10, 2, 5:30 Sun 10, 3. Byes: Limit 1. byes in rds4&5
are irrevocable & must be declared by start of Rd3. DCA meeting, 9am
Sun. ENT: Kevin Pytel, 604 N. Walnut St., Newport, DE 19804-2624. INFO:
KevinJPytel@aol.com, 302-740-3442. HR: 302-422-4320, Hampton Inn
in Milford. www.delawarechess.org. NS. NC. W. Chess Magnet School
JGP.
ONCE RATED,
ALWAYS RATED
You never lose your rating, no matter how
long it has been since you last played.
If you return to tournament play after a
long absence, please tell the director your
approximate rating and year of play.
If you rejoin USCF after many years with-
out being a member, please provide this
information to the TD and to USCF as
well.
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District of Columbia
Nov. 19, 2011 Mid-Atlantic Girls Chess Championships (MD)
See Maryland.
Nov. 19, Arlington Rumble (VA)
St.Thomas More School, 105 N.Thomas St., Arlington, VA 22203. In 4 Sec-
tions: K-12, K-12 U/800, K-3 U/400, 4-8 U/400. Trophies to top individuals
and schools. 4SS, G/30. Games begin at 1:00pm. EF:$20 by 11/16. On-
site registration ($30) closes at 12:30pm. Free game analysis by NM
Jeremy Kane. See www.silverknightschess.com for complete informa-
tion or to register.
Dec. 10, Rated Beginners Open (RBO)
4-SS, G/30. US Chess Center, 1501 M St. NW, Washington, DC 20005. Open
to players rated under 1200 or unrated. EF:$30 ($20 if by 12/3). 5 sec-
tions by age. Reg.: 12-12:45. Info: 202/857-4922. www.chessctr.org/
rbo.php.
Dec. 27, Eastern Open Warmup Tourney
See Grand Prix.
Dec. 27-30, 38th Annual Eastern Open
See Grand Prix.
Dec. 28, Eastern Open Blitz Championship (QC)
See Grand Prix.
Jan. 2, Metro Sunday Quads
3-RR, G/90. U.S. Chess Center, 1501 M St. NW. EF: $20 $$ $40 each quad.
Scholastic sections. EF: $10, Trophy prizes. Both: Reg: 9:15-9:45. Rds.
10-1-4. (202) 857-4922. www.chessctr.org./quads.php.
Jan. 14-15, DC Junior Open
U.S. Chess Center, 1501 M Street, NW. Washington, DC 20005 Open to
all under age 21. 4-SS. EF: $30 if by 1/8, $20 at door. 6 Sections, Under
Age 21, Under Age 21 and rated Under 1000, Under Age 13, Under Age
13 and rated Under 800, Under Age 13 and rated Under 600, Under Age
13 and rated Under 400. $100 Savings Bond prize forTeen Champion.Tro-
phies in all sections. Reg.: 12-12:45. Top Section: G/90. Rds.: 1-4,
12:30-3:30 This section determines the DC Scholastic male and female
Champions. Other 5 Sections TC: G/30 with all games played on Sat-
urday. Info: (202) 857-4922. www.chessctr.org/DCJunior.php. Chess
Magnet School JGP for Top Section.
Florida
Boca Raton Chess Club
Friday nights, Game 90 Tournament, one game a week for 4 weeks.
www.bocachess.com, 561-479-0351. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Miami Country Day Grand Prix Series
Scholastic and Non-Scholastic Sections. More info at www.bocachess.com
or call 954-421-8222 or 561-479-0351.
Pine Crest School Grand Prix Series, Boca Raton
Scholastic and Non-Scholastic Sections. More info at: www.bocachess.com
or call 561-479-0351.
Nov. 11-13 or 12-13, 10th Annual Turkey Bowl
See Grand Prix.
Nov. 12, CFCC Quick-Chess (QC)
4SS, G/29 (G/25, T/D5). Casselberry Chess Club (CCC), Wirz Park, 806
Mark David Blvd., Casselberry, FL 32707. EF: $30, CFCC/CCC mbr $25,
Masters free (EF deducted from any prize). $$480 b/25, 160-80-60,
Classes B, C, D/under 60 ea. Reg.: 9:30am. Rds.: 10, 11:15, break,
1:30, 2:45. Ent: CFCC, 921 N. Thistle Ln., Maitland, FL 32751. Info: (407)
629-6946 or www.centralflchess.org.
Nov. 12, November Scholastic Tournament
Orlando Chess and Games Center, 5SS, G/30. EF: $30. Trophies and
medals to all players, awards at 3:30 pm. Reg.: 9:15-9:55 am. RDS.: 10-
11-12-1:30-2:30, www.orlandochess.com. Info: call 407-248-0818 or
email alex@orlandochess.com.
Dec. 3, December OCG Quick Open (QC)
Orlando Chess and Games Center, 6SS, G/29. EF: $30. PF: $650 b/30:
$250-$150-$100, U-1600, U-1200 $75 each. Reg.: 9:15-9:55 am. RDS.:
10-11-12:30-1:30-2:30-3:30, www.orlandochess.com. Info: call 407-248-
0818 or email alex@orlandochess.com.
Dec. 9-11, 2011 National Youth Action (East)
See Nationals.
Jan. 13-15 or 14-15, Central Florida Class Championships
See Grand Prix.
Feb. 17-19 or 18-19, 2012 U.S. Amateur Team Championship -
South
See Nationals.
Idaho
Nov. 12, 2011 Southern Idaho Open
4SS, Time Control: G/60. 2 Sections: Open and Reserve (U1400), sec-
tions may be combined based on entries. Site: Obenchain Insurance
Building, Community Room Rear Entrance, 260 South Main, Twin Falls,
ID. USCF mem req., EF by 11/6 $30 (U18 & 60+ $25) $5 more for all if
after 11/6. Email entries OK to lock in lower rate. Register & check in:
8-8:30am 11/12. Rd times: Sat 9am, 11am, 2pm, 4pm. 1/2 pt bye: Max
1, Rds. 1-3 only. 1st rd, must notifyTD before rd is paired; all others, before
rd 2 is paired. Prizes: $$ b/30; Open: $150-125-100-75; Reserve: $100-
75-50. HR/ENT/INFO: ICA, Contact: Barry Eacker, 963 Delmar Dr., Twin
Falls, ID 83301. 208-733-6186 or email: mol@q.com, www.idahochess
association.org. NC, NS, W.
Dec. 10-11, 2011 Western Idaho Open
5SS, Time Control: G/90 Rd 1, G/120 Rds 2-5. 2 Sections: Open and
Reserve (U1400). Site: BSU, Student Union Bldg., Hatch Ballroom, 1910
University Dr., Boise, ID. USCF mem req., EF by 12/5 $30 (U18 & 60+
$25), BSU students $10, $5 more for all if after 12/5. Email entries OK
to lock in lower rate. Register & check in: 8-8:30am 12/10. Rd. times:
Sat 9am, 1pm, 6pm; Sun 9am, 2pm. 1/2 pt byes: Max 1, Rds 1-4 only.
1st rd, must notify TD before rd is paired; all others, before rd 2 is
paired. Prizes: $$ b/30 non-BSU; Open: $200-100-75; Reserve: $100-
75-50. HR/ENT/INFO: ICA, Contact: Jeff Roland, 1511 S. Leadville Ave.,
Boise, ID 83706. 208-424-9847. jroland@cableone.net, www.idahochess
association.org. NC, NS, W. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Illinois
North Shore Chess Center
5500 W. Touhy Ave., Suite A, Skokie, IL 60077,
847.423.8626, www.nachess.org/nscc. Multiple monthly
chess events: Quick and Regular rated tournaments,
FIDE amateur tournaments, simuls and lectures by
masters. Private & Group lessons for all ages and
strengths available. Home of the Chicago Blaze US
Chess League team. Contact: Sevan A. Muradian Inter-
national Arbiter & International Organizer - sevan@
nachess.org.
Nov. 12, Members Only Special Event
North Shore Chess Center, 5500 WestTouhy Ave., Suite A, Skokie, IL 60077.
847.423.8626. Open only to members of the North Shore Chess Center.
Free simultaneous exhibition and lecture with a local master. Starts at
4pm. Additional questions: sevan@nachess.org. For a complete list-
ing of events visit www.nachess.org/events.
Nov. 20, North Shore Chess Center G/45
4R-SS, G/45 + 10/sec increment. North Shore Chess Center, 5500 West
Touhy Ave., Suite A, Skokie, IL 60077. 847.423.8626. EF: $20 for non-mem-
bers of the chess center, $15 for members of the chess center received
by 11/19. All $5 more onsite. Onsite registration - up to 15 minutes prior
to round 1 or round 2. If registering prior to round 2, you will receive a
half-point bye for round 1. Round times: 1pm for round one and then
15 minutes after final game from previous round completed. Half-point
byes available in any round. Prizes: Book prizes for top three finish-
ers. Biggest upset (150+ points): Free entry to following month G/45
+ book prize. Parking: Free self-parking. Mail entries with regis-
tration information to: North American Chess Association (make checks
payable to), 4957 Oakton Street, Suite 113, Skokie, IL 60077. Online reg-
istration preferred. Additional questions email to: sevan@nachess.
org. USCF rated. For online registration and list of more events please
visit - www.nachess.org/events.
Nov. 25-27, 2nd North American Amateur Closed
9R-RR, G/60 + 30/sec increment. North Shore Chess Center, 5500
WestTouhy Ave., Skokie, IL 60077. 847.423.8626. Players will be contacted
by invitation. Must be FIDE rated less than 2200. USCF rated only play-
ers must be at least 1700. 2-4 sections based on player availability. No
byes or withdrawls allowed. EF: Free to FIDE rated players; $50 for non-
FIDE rated players with $20 returned upon completion of all 9 rounds.
Round times: Friday: 10am, 2pm, 6pm; Saturday 10am, 2pm, 6pm;
Sunday 10am, 2pm, 6pm. Parking: Free self-parking. Additional ques-
tions email to: sevan@nachess.org. USCF and FIDE rated. For online
registration and list of more events please visit - www.nachess.org/
events. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Dec. 10, Members Only Special Event
North Shore Chess Center, 5500 WestTouhy Ave., Suite A, Skokie, IL 60077.
847.423.8626. Open only to members of the North Shore Chess Center.
Free simultaneous exhibition and lecture with a local master. Starts at
4pm. Additional questions: sevan@nachess.org. For a complete list-
ing of events visit www.nachess.org/events.
A State Championship Event!
Dec. 10-11, 2011 IL Class
4SS, G90 + 30 sec. U1000/U700 sections plays 5SS, G/75 with separate
schedule. Orland Park Cultural Center, 14760 Park Lane, Orland Park,
60090 (from I-355 take IL-171 Archer Rd Exit toward 143rd Street (7.5
mi), take West St toward 147th St and follow the curve. From I-55 take
US-12E/US-20E/US-45E/ S LaGrange Rd (10 mi); take W 144 PL and fol-
low the curve). Free parking. Prizes $2,000 based on 80 paid entries. In
8 sections; no unrated allowed in Master/Expert section. Master/Expert
(2000/up): $250-175-150-100-75. FIDE. Class A (1800-1999/unr): $125-
75-50. FIDE. Class B (1600-1799/Unr): $125-75-50. Class C (1400-1599/
Unr): $125-75-50. Class D (1200-1399/Unr): $125-75-50. Class E (Under
1200/Unr): $125-75-50. Under 1000 (K-12 only):Trophies to top 5. Under
700 (K-12 only): Trophies to top 5. Rated players may play up one sec-
tion (additional $10). Unrated prize limit $50 on each section. Top 6
sections EF: $50 by 11/20, $60 after 11/20; $70 at site. U1000/U700:
$25 by 11/20, $30 after 11/20; $40 at site. No credit cards on site! Online
reservations and payments at www.intecsus.org Official USCF Decem-
ber supplement for ratings will be used if otherwise unrated. Schedule:
Reg. on Dec. 10th at 8:30 9:30 amTop 6 sections: Sat: 10:00 am & 3:00
pm; Sun: 10:00 am & 3:00 pm U1000/U700 sections: Sat: 10:00 am, 1:00
pm, 3:00 pm; Sun: 10:00 am, 1:00 pm Bye: all, must commit before rd 2
or not have plus score. Boards, Sets, and Clocks will be provided by the
North American Chess Association. Organizer supplied equipment must
be used. Hotels: Comfort Inn Suites (8800 W 159TH ST Orland Park, IL
60462); HR: $85; Homewood Suites by Hilton (16245 LaGrange Road
Orland Park, IL 60467); HR: $135 Both hotels are located in 10-15 min-
utes drive from the tournament site. Ent: IntECS, Inc., 63 W 75th St.,
Willowbrook, IL 60527 www.intecsus.org 630-789-2951. Chess Magnet
School JGP.
Dec. 11, North Shore Chess Center G/45
4R-SS, G/45 + 10/sec increment. North Shore Chess Center, 5500 West
Touhy Ave., Suite A, Skokie, IL 60077. 847.423.8626. EF: $20 for non-mem-
bers of the chess center, $15 for members of the chess center received
by 12/10. All $5 more onsite. Onsite registration - up to 15 minutes prior
to round 1 or round 2. If registering prior to round 2, you will receive a
half-point bye for round 1. Round times: 1pm for round one and then
15 minutes after final game from previous round completed. Half-point
byes available in any round. Prizes: Book prizes for top three finish-
uschess.org
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ers. Biggest upset (150+ points): Free entry to following month G/45
+ book prize. Parking: Free self-parking. Mail entries with regis-
tration information to: North American Chess Association (make checks
payable to), 4957 Oakton Street, Suite 113, Skokie, IL 60077. Online reg-
istration preferred. Additional questions email to: sevan@nachess.
org. USCF rated. For online registration and list of more events please
visit - www.nachess.org/events.
Dec. 16-18, 9th North American Amateur Open
5R-SS, G/90 + 30/sec increment. North Shore Chess Center, 5500 West
Touhy Ave., Suite A, Skokie, IL 60077. 847.423.8626. Open to players with
any established FIDE rating or an established USCF rating of 1600+. All
participants compete in a single section. EF: $40 for non-members of the
chess center, $30 for members of the chess center received by 12/15.
All $10 more onsite. Onsite registration - up to 15 minutes prior to
round 1 or round 2. If registering prior to round 2, you will receive a half-
point bye for round 1. Round times: Friday - 7:00pm, Saturday 12pm and
6pm, Sunday 11am and 5pm. Half-point byes available in any round.
Prizes: 1st - $60 Best Buy Gift Card, 2nd - $30 Barnes & Noble Gift Card,
3rd - $15 Starbucks Gift Card. Parking: Free self-parking. Mail entries
with registration information to: North American Chess Association
(make checks payable to), 4957 Oakton Street, Suite 113, Skokie, IL
60077. Online registration preferred. Additional questions email to:
sevan@nachess.org. USCF and FIDE rated. For online registration and
list of more events please visit - www.nachess.org/events. Chess Mag-
net School JGP.
Feb. 17-19 or 18-19, 2012 U.S. Amateur Team Championship -
North
See Nationals.
Mar. 16-18 or 17-18, 16th annual Mid-America Open (MO)
See Grand Prix.
Indiana
Every Second Saturday Of The Month
4SS, G/61d5. Donatos Pizza, 825 W 10th St., Indianapolis. Reg.: 11-
11:30AM, Rd 1, 11:40AM. $$:b/20 1st $200; 2nd $100; Class (A, B,) (C,
D, E, Unr) $70 each. Prizes increased if + 20. EF: $27 - $5.00 BD month,
- $5.00 for any state association (except ISCA), OCCC Memb.req'd Memb.
includes magazine+. FIDETitled Players Free. Ent: Donald Urquhart, 501
N. East St. # 802, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Info: at 317-634-6259 or e-
mail akakarpov@att.net. 3 entries in a class req'd for that class prize
to be awarded. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Orange Crush Chess Club Friday Night Blitz (QC)
Burger King, 410 E Morris St (E Morris St and S East St). Show your OCCC
card for free upsize. Reg.: 6-6:25pm, starts at 6:30pm. Type: 3 RR Quad,
G/5d2, QC. EF: $8.00, $$4-Quad 1st $25.00. Ent: Donald Urquhart, 501
N. East St., #802, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Info: Don at 317-634-6259 or
email akakarpov@att.net.
Iowa
Nov. 19, 3rd Annual Des Moines Fall Classic-IASCA Mini Qualifier
4 round SS, G/75 with 5 second delay. Where: Des Moines Botanical Cen-
ter, 909 Robert D. Ray Dr., Des Moines, IA 50316. Reg.: 8:00-9:00 am.
Rounds: 9:30, 1:00, 3:45, 6:30 (earlier if agreed upon). Entry Fee:
Open Section, $35 if received by November 17th, $45 on-site. IASCA
membership or OSA required. Reserve Section, $20 if received by
November 17th, $30 on-site. IASCA membership not required. Prize
Info: Open Section, $100, $75: U1900, $60, $40 (Based on 18). Reserve
Section, $50, $25: U1300, $35, $15 (Based on 12). U.S. Chess Feder-
ation (USCF) membership required. On-Site Available. Send Entry Fee
to: Bill Broich, 7149 Wilshire Blvd., Windsor Heights, IA 50324. Additional
Info: Call 515-205-8062 or send e-mail to broich01@yahoo.com for
more information. Byes are available for rounds 1-3 if TD is contacted
in advance. One bye per player. Organizer andTD, Bill Broich. Chess Mag-
net School JGP.
Maryland
Nov. 13, Anne Arundel Scholastic Quads
Shipley's Choice Elementary School, 310 Governor Stone Parkway,
Millersville, MD 21108. See: www.silverknightschessdc.com for complete
information or to register.
Nov. 19, 2011 Mid-Atlantic Girls Chess Championships
Roland Park Country School, 5204 Roland Ave., Baltimore, MD 21210. Play
in an all-girl tournament. Open to K-12 girls. 4 Sections: Champi-
onship (K-12, at least 900): 4-SS, G/65, D/5, trophies to top 8 players
+ 3 teams; Contenders (K-12, U1000 or unrated): 4-SS, G/65, D/5, tro-
phies to top 8 players + 3 teams; Reserve (K-12, U600 or unrated): 5-SS,
G/45, D/5, trophies to top 10 players + 3 teams; Novice (K-5, U200 or
unrated): 5-SS, G/30, D/5, trophies to top 10 players + 5 teams. Team
score is top 3 players. Rds.: Rd 1 for all sections: 9:30 AM; subsequent
rds ASAP. Number of rds, time control, & number of trophies may change
based on number of players. School Opens: 9 AM. EF: $20 by 11/15, $30
by 11/18, $40 at the door (mandatory 1/2 point bye in Rd 1). Entry: Online
registration at www.mdchess.com/tourneyreg. Mail registration: $20,
if rec'd by 11/15; contact Chris Kim for address. Sets and boards pro-
vided; bring chess clock. Food available for purchase. Info: Chris Kim,
cyskim@gmail.com, 410-794-6312. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Nov. 19-20, 2011 Delaware State Open Championship (DE)
See Delaware.
Nov. 25-27 or 26-27, 42nd annual National Chess Congress (PA)
See Grand Prix.
Dec. 2, Catonsville Friday Knight Quick #129 (QC)
5SS, G/15. EF: $8, club members $5. Reg.: 7:30pm. Rds.: 8, 8:30, 9, 9:30,
10. $$b/24 1st=$50, 2nd=$25, U1850 $12. Website: http://mysite.veri
zon.net/vze12d59q/. Bloomsbury Community Center, 106 Bloomsbury Ave.,
Catonsville, MD 21228. Info: Joe Summers 410-788-1009, josephas2@
verizon.net.
Dec. 3, Catonsville Saturday Action Plus/RBO
4SS, T/D 45/5. EF: $20 by Dec 2, $25 at door. Under 18 $5 off. Rds.: 11-
1-3-5. Reg.: 10:15am. Bloomsbury Community Center, 106 Bloomsbury
Ave., Catonsville, MD 21228. Two Sections: Open $$b/24 $125-$75-$50
U1850 $45 U1550 $45. RBO U1200 $$b/18 $80-$50-$30 U1000 $25 b/4
U800 $25 b/4. Bye: 1-4, max 1. Info: josephas2@verizon.net. Online
Reg.: http://mysite.verizon.net/vze12d59q. Ent: Joe Summers, 1201
Daniels Ave., Balt., MD 21207. Include USCF ID, rating and section. PH:
410-788-1009.
Dec. 10, 1st Annual Silver Knights Cup Chess Championship (VA)
Haycock Elementary School, 6616 Haycock Rd., Falls Church, VA 22043.
In 4 Sections: K-1, K-3, K-6, and K-12. 5SS, G/30. EF: $30 online by 12/7;
$35 online by noon 12/9; $40 on-site from 8:45am-9:15am. Rds.: 10:00-
11:15-12:45-1:50-3:00. Large trophies to top individuals and teams, and
participation trophies to all players. Free game analysis by NM Jeremy
Kane. Space is limited to first 136 players that register, so check web-
site for availability of on-site registration. See: www.silverknightschess.
com for complete information or to register.
Dec. 11, Howard County Chess Tournament
4SS, G/30. Glenwood Community Center, 2400 Route 97, Cooksville, MD
21723. Sections: K-5 Unrated, 6-12 Unrated, K-12 Rated. EF: $25 in
advance; $35 on-site 1:00-1:30. Rds.: 2:00, then ASAP. Prizes: trophies
to top individuals & schools. Free game analysis. Register at
www.howardcountymd.gov/RAP or 410-313-4714.
Dec. 16, Catonsville Blitz Championship (QC)
5 Dbl SS, T/D 4/2. EF: $18, club members $15. Rds.: 8:00, 8:30, 9:00,
9:30, 10:00. Bye: 1-4 Max 4. Reg.: 7:15pm. $$Gtd: $120-$60-$40 U1900
$30 U1600 $30 U1300 $30. Bloomsbury Community Center, 106 Blooms-
bury Ave., Catonsville, MD 21228. Info: Joe Summers 410-788-1009.
josephas2@verizon.net. Website: http://mysite.verizon.net/vze12d59q.
Jan. 6-8, 2012 Chesapeake Open
See Grand Prix.
Jan. 13-16, 14-16 or 15-16, 44th annual Liberty Bell Open (PA)
See Grand Prix.
Feb. 4, Kasparov Chess Foundation Presents 4th Annual Greater
Mid-Atlantic Scholastic Chess Championships
Poly High School, 1400 W. Cold Spring Ln., Baltimore, MD 21209. Open
to K-12 players. 8 Sections. 4 sections are 5-SS, G/40, D/5: HS Cham-
pionship (grades K-12, any rating or unrated, trophies to top 10 players
+ 5 teams), MS Championship (grades K-8, any rating or unrated, tro-
phies to top 10 players + 5 teams), ES Championship (grades K-5, any
rating or unrated, trophies to top 10 players + 5 teams), PS Champi-
onship (grades K-3, any rating or unrated, trophies to top 10 players +
3 teams). 4 sections are 5-SS, G/30, D/5: HS Junior Varsity (grades K-
12, rated Under 1000 or unrated, trophies to top 7 players + 3 teams),
MS Junior Varsity (grades K-8, rated Under 800 or unrated, trophies
to top 10 players + 5 teams), ES Junior Varsity (grades K-5, rated Under
600 or unrated, trophies to top 10 players + 5 teams), PS Junior Var-
sity (grades K-3, rated Under 400 or unrated, trophies to top 10 players
+ 3 teams). Rds.: Rd 1 for all sections: 9:30 AM; subsequent rounds ASAP.
Number of rds, time control, + number of trophies may change, based
on number of players. EF: $30 by 1/31, $40 by 7 PM on 2/2, $50 at the
door (8:30 - 10 AM, mandatory 1/2 point bye in Round 1). Entry: Online
registration at www.mdchess.com/tourneyreg. Mail registration: $30,
if rcv'd by 1/31. Include: player's name, USCF ID #, USCF exp. date, sec-
tion, grade, school, phone #, email address, + check (made payable to
Maryland Chess Association). Mail to: Maryland Chess Association, c/o
Mike Regan, 1827 Thornton Ridge Road, Towson, MD 21204. Sets +
boards provided; bring chess clock. Food available for purchase. Info:
John D. Rockefeller V, JohnDRockefellerV@mac.com, 443-621-4557.
Feb. 10-12 or 11-12, 2012 Baltimore Open
See Grand Prix.
Massachusetts
Nov. 12, 2011 Greater New Haven Fall Open $$1000 b/30 (CT)
See Grand Prix.
Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14, 21, 28, George Sturgis Memorial
5SS, G/110. Wachusett CC, McKay Campus School, Room C159, Fitchburg
State University, 67 Rindge Rd., Fitchburg, MA 01420. EF: $1 per game
played; free to Wachusett CC members. Reg.: 7-7:10 p.m. Rds.: 7:15 p.m.
Byes: 1-4, limit two. Prizes: Chess Informants to winner(s). Info: George
Mirijanian, 176 Oak Hill Rd., Fitchburg, MA 01420, miriling@aol.com, 978-
345-5011. Website: www.wachusettchess.org. Online ratings as of Nov.
30 will be used. W. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Billerica Friday Swiss
5 Rds. 40/90, SD/30. Billerica COA, 25 Concord Rd., Billerica, MA 01821.
EF: $15. Reg.: 7:30pm. Cash prizes minimal b/entries. For info, call
Brad Ryan, (978) 369-8533. NS, NC. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Dec. 3, Harry Nelson Pillsbury Memorial
See Grand Prix.
Dec. 9-11 or 10-11, New England Amateur (CT)
See Connecticut.
Dec. 9-11 or 10-11, New England Senior Open (CT)
See Connecticut.
Dec. 10-11, 8th annual New England Scholastic Championships (CT)
See Connecticut.
Jan. 6-8 or 7-8, Continental Amateur
5SS, 40/2, SD/1, d5 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/75, d5). Hyatt Harborside
at Logan Airport, 101 Harborside Dr., Boston, MA 02128. Free parking,
free airport shuttle. $$ 10,000 based on 200 paid entries (re-entries count
half, Group 4 2/3, Group 5 1/3), minimum $7000 (70% of each prize) guar-

Kentucky
Elizabethtown Chess Club
Rated tournament the 2ndTuesday of each month and we meet everyTues- 8th annual NEW ENGLAND SCHOLASTICS
day between 7:00 pm-10:30 pm. We meet at the Elizabethtown Community
andTechnical College, in Room 108A of the OccupationalTechnical Build-
ing. For further details visit our website at http://etownchess.blogspot.
Dec 10-11, 2011 - Windsor Locks, CT
com/.
Nov. 5, Every 1st Saturday Lexington Event 7 rounds, G/65, Sheraton Bradley Airport (I-91 exit 40 to Rt
3 Rounds, G/60. EF: 1 penny per USCF rating point, minimum $10. Reg.:
11:30am. Rounds: RD 1 starts at Noon, RD 2-3 asap. Prizes: 90% of entry 20). Free parking. Chess rates $87 single or twin (860-627-5311,
fees returned, 1st in each class X/above,A,B,C,D/E. Format: Quad or Open
depending on entries, All prizes paid regardless of format. Location: reserve by 11/25 or rate may increase).
Expansive Art, 3320 Nicholasville Rd #161, Lexington, KY 40503, Directly
behind ToysRUs. Contact: Matt Gurley, mattCgurley@gmail.com, Jerry
In 5 sections: High School (K-12), Middle School (K-8),
Baker, 859.806.0637, Lexchess.com. Side Event: Speed chess after-
wards.
Elementary (K-5), Primary (K-2), and new Scholastic Novice (K-9
A Heritage Event! under 700 or unrated). Open to all, New England titles & free entry
Dec. 3, 28th Pink Floyd Open
Every 1st Saturday Lexington Event. 3 Rounds, G/60. Music played dur- prizes limited to CT, MA, ME, NH, RI or VT. Combined
ing rounds. EF: 1 penny per USCF rating point, minimum $10. Reg.:
11:30am. Rounds: RD 1 starts at Noon, RD 2-3 asap. Prizes: 90% of entry
individual/team event; top 4 scores from school each section added to
fees returned, 1st in each class X/above,A,B,C,D/E; Format: Quad or give team score, team entry not required.
Open depending on entries, All prizes paid regardless of format. Loca-
tion: Expansive Art, 3320 Nicholasville Rd #161, Lexington, KY 40503, Trophies each section to top 8 players, top 4 teams, plus 30
Directly behindToysRUs. Contact: Matt Gurley, mattCgurley@gmail.com,
Jerry Baker, 859.806.0637, Lexchess.com. Side Event: Speed chess class trophies. Free entry each section to all CCA tournaments until
afterwards.
5/15/12 to top New England player.
Maine Full details: See chesstour.com or TLA under Connecticut.
Jan. 6-8 or 7-8, Continental Amateur (MA)
See Massachusetts.

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anteed. In 5 sections: Group 1, open to 1900-2249. $1000-500-300-200,
top U2100 $400-200. Group 2, open to 1600-1949. $1000-500-300- 200,
top U1800 $400-200. Group 3, open to 1200-1649or unrated. $1000-500-
300-200, top U1500 $400-200. Group 4, open to under 1350 or unrated.
$600-300-200-100, top U1200 $300-150. Group 5, open to under 1050
or unrated. $300-150-100, trophy to first 5, top Under 900, Under 700,
Under 500, Unrated. Unrated prize limits: Group 5 $100, Group 4 $300,
Group 3 $500, balance goes to next player(s) in line. Groups 1-3 EF: 3-
day $88, 2-day $87 mailed by 12/29, all $89 online at chesstour.com by
1/3, $95 phoned by 1/3, $100 at site. Group 4 EF: 3-day $58, 2-day $57
mailed by 12/29, all $59 online at chesstour.com by 1/3, $65phoned by
1/3, $70 at site. Group 5 EF: 3-day $28, 2-day $27 mailed by 12/29, all
$29 online at chesstour.com by 1/3, $35 phoned by 1/3, $40 at site. Phone
entry: 406-896-2038, entry only, no questions, no phone entry after 1/3.
All: No checks at site, credit cards OK. Advance EF $5 less to MACA mem-
bers; may join/renew at masschess.org. Unofficial uschess.org ratings
usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 yr USCF dues with mag-
azine if paid with 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-entry $50. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6:30
pm, rds Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:15. 2-day schedule: Reg ends
Sat 10:30 am, rds Sat 11, 2:30 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:15. Byes: OK all, limit 2,
must commit before rd 2. HR: $79-79, 617-568-1234, request chess
rate, reserve by 12/23 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-
1600, use AWD #D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com.
Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. Questions:
DirectorAtChess.us, 845-496-9658. Advance entries posted at chess-
tour.com. $15 service charge for refunds. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Mar. 2-4 or 3-4, 21st annual Eastern Class Championships
See Grand Prix.
Michigan
Nov. 25-27 or 26-27, 2011 Motor City Open
See Grand Prix.
Jan. 14-15, 2012 Michigan Master/Expert & Class Championships
See Grand Prix.
Missouri
Every Monday Night: Monday Night Cash Prize Quads G/60
The Kansas City Chess Club, 7667 NW Prairie View Rd., Kansas City, MO
64151. Non-Cash Prize EF: 20/$15 club members. Cash Prize EF: $35/$30.
Prizes: $60 1st place each quad b/4 cash prize EF. Free Quad entry 1st
each quadmust use within 3 months. No cash substitute! EF. USCF &
KC Chess Association memb. required. Reg.: 7:15. Rds.: 7:30PM. ENT:
Onsite. INFO: Ken Fee kcchess@gmail.com. www.kansascitychessclub.
com. Free Coffee. Chess Books and Equipment for Sale onsite.
Nov. 12, Cape Girardeau Chess
4SS, G/75. Auburn Place Hotel & Suites (previously Victorian Inn), 3253
William St., Cape Girardeau, MO 63701; I-55, exit 96. Sections: Open and
U/1400: Prizes: b/30: Each Section: $100 1st, $50 2nd, $30 "best score
in lower half" of each section. Reg.: 9-9:45am. Round times: 10, 1, 3:30,
6:30. EF: $20 rec'd by 11/7, $25 on site. Site entries cash only. Max 1 half
bye; MCA required, O.S.A., available on site. Entries/Info: Bob Howe, 311
E. Walnut, Pacific, MO 63069. (636) 234.7928. (Tournament room 2nd floor,
stairway accessible only.) Chess Magnet School JGP.
Nov. 25-27 or 26-27, 2nd Annual Thanksgiving Open
See Grand Prix.
Mar. 16-18 or 17-18, 16th annual Mid-America Open
See Grand Prix
Nevada
Dec. 26-29 or 27-29, 21st annual North American Open (note
reduced hotel rates)
See Grand Prix.
Dec. 29, North American Blitz (QC)
See Grand Prix.
Jan. 13-16, 14-16 or 15-16, 3rd annual Golden State Open (CA-N)
See Grand Prix.
New Hampshire
Jan. 6-8 or 7-8, Continental Amateur (MA)
See Massachusetts.
New Jersey
Caffeine Swiss G/10 (QC)
G/10. Wednedays 7-9:30 p.m. Located at CoffeeWorks at the Voorhees
DROPPING OUT?
Have to miss a round?
It is very important that you
NOTIFY THE DIRECTOR
before pairings are made, so no one
is deprived of a game! If you forfeit
without notice, you may be FINED
up to the amount of the entry fee!
72 Chess Life November 2011
Town Center, 8109 Town Center Blvd., Voorhees, NJ 08043. Reg.: 6:30-
7:00. EF: $10. $$ 1st, 2nd, and 3rd =50% of registrations. More info: call
Dan at (856) 287-2393, email hermanator3@comcast.net or www.south
jerseychess.com.
Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Every Wednesday Open G/5 Blitz & Chess Les-
sons (QC)
GM Yudasin's "Chess Lessons: 3:15pm-8:00 pm, EF: $15 (3 different
classes). Blitz: 8:00pm-10:15pm. EF: $20/$15. GM Free - $15 deducted
from prize. Prizes: 80% of EF 1st, 2nd, & Class Prizes: based on the #
of participants. Chess Mates Corporation, 1531 Irving St., Rahway, NJ
(732) 499-0118/760-504-3604. www.chessmatesnj.com.
Nov. 5, Chess mates Saturday Open G/15 (QC)
7-SS, Rds.: 12:30, 1:10, 1:50, 2:30, 3:10, 3:50, 4:30pm. Chess Mates Cor-
poration, 1531 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. EF: $25, members $20. GM
Free - $20 deducted from prizes. Prizes: 70% of EF. Prizes: 1st, 2nd &
Class Prizes: based on the # of participants. Limit 2 byes, commit by 1:30.
Re-entry $15, counts half, no re-entry after 2nd round. (732) 499-
0118/760-504-3604. www.chessmatesnj.
A State Championship Event!
Nov. 6, New Jersey K-12 Grade Championship
5SS, G/30. Brookdale College, 765 Newman Springs Rd., Lincroft, NJ
07738. Student Life Center, use Parking Lot #7 or #6; 4 miles from Gar-
den State Parkway exit 109. 13 Sections: Play only in your grade!
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: Tro-
phies to top 10 individuals, top 5 teams; Rds.: 10am and ASAP. EF: $35
by 10/29, $55 at site. USCF mem req'd. Reg.: 8-9:00am After 9:00am 1/2
pt bye rd 1. Info: 732 259-3881, hsprechman@characterkings.org. Ent:
Please make checks payable to NJSCF and send to NJSCF, PO Box 1511,
Jackson, NJ 08527. Entries must include name, grade school, date of birth,
USCF ID # & expiration, mailing address, phone number & entry fee,
please include email address. Register online at: www.character
kings.org.
Nov. 6, 13, 20, 27, Every Sunday Scholastic Quad G/30
Quad G/30: 3pm-6pm, Chess Mates Corporation, 1531 Irving St., Rah-
way, NJ 07065. EF: $15/non-member and $10/member. Prizes Quad:
1st Place:Trophy or $25. (732) 499-0118/760-504-3604. www.chessmates
nj.com.
Nov. 7, 14, 21, Meschugge Quads/Swiss
Quads or 3-SS, b/o entries. 40/90, SD/60 or faster by agreement. Com-
munity Cntr., 293 Main St. (Rte. 46), Hackettstown, NJ. EF: $10. Prizes
(b/16): $60/30/20, U1800 $20, free entry top U1500. Reg.: 7 pm 11/7.
Rds.: 7:30 pm each Monday. angelodp@gmail.com.
Nov. 7, 14, 21, 28, Every Monday Open G/5 Blitz & Chess Les-
sons/Simul (QC)
GM Yudasin's "Chess Lessons: 3:15pm-8:00 pm, EF: $15 (3 different
classes). Blitz: 8:00pm-10:15pm. EF: $20 /$15. GM Free - $15 deducted
from prize. Prizes: 80% of EF 1st, 2nd, & Class Prizes: based on the #
of participants. Chess Mates Corporation, 1531 Irving St., Rahway, NJ
(732) 499-0118/760-504-3604. www.chessmatesnj.com.
Nov. 12, Chess Mates Saturday U1800 G/45
4-SS, Rds.: 12:30, 2:15, 4:00, 5:45 pm. Chess Mates Corporation, 1531
Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. EF: $25, members $20. GM Free - $20
deducted from prizes. Prizes: 70% of EF. Prizes: 1st, 2nd & Class Prizes:
based on the # of participants. Limit 2 byes, commit by 1:30. Re-entry
$15, counts half, no re-entry after 2nd round. (732) 499-0118 /760-504-
3604. www.chessmatesnj.com.
Nov. 13, Greater Philadelphia Scholastic Championship (PA)
Radnor Middle School, 150 Louella Ave., Wayne, PA 19087. Sections: K-
1, K-3, K-6, K-8, K-12. K-1, K-3, K-6: 5SS, G/30. Rds.: 10-11:15-12:40-1:50-
3:00. K-8, K-12: 4SS, G/40. Rds.: 10-11:30-1:20-2:40. EF: $30 online by
11/9; $35 by noon 11/11; $40 on-site from 8:45-9:15. Prizes: trophies
to top individuals & schools; all players in K-1, K-3, and K-6 receive a par-
ticipation trophy. Free game analysis by NM Peter Minear. See:
www.silverknightschess.com to register.
Nov. 13, 27, Chess Mates Sunday Camp
Every Other Sunday Camps: 10am-3pm and FREE EF (full-day enrollees)
for Scholastic Tournament G/30 participation (3pm-6pm), Entry Fee:
$90/day (non-club member); $80/day (club member); Other Options:
10am-12:30pm ($40); 12:30pm-3pm ($40); 10am-3pm ($75) OR $20/hour.
$5 OFF for advance entry at least 4 days prior. Includes: FREE Lunch and
Snacks. Instructor/s: GM Leonid Yudasin and NM Arthur Macaspac.
1531 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. 732-499-0118/760-504-3604.
www.chessmatesnj.com.
Nov. 17, 3rd Thursday Quads
3 RR, G/35 t/d5. Quads grouped by rating. All the King's Men Chess &
Games Center (Just 22 mins. from Center City Philadelphia), 62 S. Broad-
way, Pitman, NJ. 856-582-8222. Prizes: $25 1st per quad. Unr. cannot win
more than $10. EF: $12, members $10. Reg.: 6-6:45 pm. Rds.: 7-8-9 pm.
Info: cs@ATKMchessSets.com. All: Visa/MC/Disc OK w/$1surcharge.
Bring a clock!
Nov. 19, 2011 Mid-Atlantic Girls Chess Championships (MD)
See Maryland.
Nov. 19, Hamilton Chess Club Quads
3RR, 40/80 15/30 15/30. Full K. Ray Dwier Recreation Center, Bldg. 392,
Groveville, NJ 08620. Quads open to all. EF: $10. Prizes: $25 per Quad.
Reg.: 9-10:30/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.
Nov. 19, Central Jersey Chess Tournament
4SS, G/30. All Saints' Church, 16 All Saints' Rd., Princeton, NJ 08540.
Beautiful location: Plenty of Parking, Playground, Wi-Fi, etc. 5 Sections:
3 Rated, 2 Unrated. All: Game in 30 minutes, everyone plays 4 rounds,
no eliminations. Unrated Sections: "K-1", "Novice" (2nd-8th grade). Rated
Sections (all K-8): "Experienced" (below600), "Reserve" (600-900), "Open":
(above900). Trophies: 1st - 3rd in each section, medals to all. Pre-reg.
at NJChess.com, pay $30 (cash or check) on-site by 12. Those who pre-
register after Thurs., 9/15 or on site: pay $40 (cash or check) by 1:00.
Round 1 starts at 1:30, next rounds start ASAP. Separate Section Awards
ceremony around 3:00-5:00. USCF membs, Chess merchandise sold on-
site. Send questions to: Grant Oen, Jairo Moreira: NewJerseyChess@
gmail.com.
Nov. 19, Chess Mates Saturday U2200 G/45
4-SS, Rds.: 12:30, 2:15, 4:00, 5:45 pm. Chess Mates Corporation, 1531
Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. EF: $25, members $20. GM Free - $20
deducted from prizes. Prizes: 70% of EF. Prizes: 1st, 2nd & Class Prizes:
based on the # of participants. Limit 2 byes, commit by 1:30. Re-entry
$15, counts half, no re-entry after 2nd round. (732) 499-0118/760-504-
3604. www.chessmatesnj.com.
Nov. 19-20, 2011 Delaware State Open Championship (DE)
See Delaware.
Nov. 20, 2011 Westfield Quads
3 RR, G/45. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. Prizes: $50
to first in each section. EF: $20, Members $15. Reg.: 1:30-2:15 p.m. Rds.:
2:30-4:20-6:10 p.m. Info: Todd Lunna 732-526-7163, lunnaco@aol.com,
www.westfieldchessclub.com.
Nov. 25-27 or 26-27, 42nd annual National Chess Congress (PA)
See Grand Prix.
Nov. 26, Chess Mates Saturday Open G/45
4-SS, Rds.: 12:30, 2:15, 4:00, 5:45 pm. Chess Mates Corporation, 1531
Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. EF: $25, members $20. GM Free - $20
deducted from prizes. Prizes: 70% of EF. Prizes: 1st, 2nd & Class Prizes:
based on the # of participants Limit 2 byes, commit by 1:30. Re-entry $15,
counts half, no re-entry after 2nd round. (732) 499-0118/760-504-3604.
www.chessmatesnj.com.
Nov. 27, 2011 Westfield Quads
3 RR, G/45. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. Prizes: $50
to first in each section. EF: $20, Members $15. Reg.: 1:30-2:15 p.m. Rds.:
2:30-4:20-6:10 p.m. Info: Todd Lunna 732-526-7163, lunnaco@aol.com,
www.westfieldchessclub.com.
Nov. 28, Not Another G/10? (QC)
6-SS, G/10. Community Cntr., 293 Main St. (Rte. 46), Hackettstown, NJ.
EF: $10. Prizes (b/16): $60/30/20, U1800 $20, free entry top U1500.
Reg.: 7 pm 11/28. Rds.: ASAP. angelodp@gmail.com.
Dec. 3, The Greater Princeton Championship
Princeton Day School: 650 The Great Road. Plaques to top 3 school
teams and top 6 in each section. Trophies to all players. Four sections
for OVER 1000 begin at 10:15 and must preregister: OVER 1600 (K-12),
NEAR MASTERS (K-12 over 1400) and FUTURE MASTERS (Players K-
12 over 1200) G/60, 3 rds. CLOSED (K-12 1000-1200) G/45 4 rds. ALL
OTHER SECTIONS. G/30 4 rds. beginning at 12:00 noon. (round times
will be accelerated if possible): OPEN (Players K-12 U-1000), RESERVE
(K-12 U-800), NOVICE II (K-8 U-600), NOVICE I (unrated K-6), K-1
(unrated) NO SCORE K-1 (unrated). PARENTS OF PLAYERS rated G/30
3 rounds. Pre-registration online, pay at the door $40. Parents play
free. On-site 11-12 noon $50. Info and register online: www.pds.org/
chess. Inquires to: Bonnie Waitzkin, Chessteach@gmail.com.
Dec. 4, 2011 Westfield Quads
3 RR, G/45. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. Prizes: $50
to first in each section. EF: $20, Members $15. Reg.: 1:30-2:15 p.m. Rds.:
2:30-4:20-6:10 p.m. Info: Todd Lunna 732-526-7163, lunnaco@aol.com,
www.westfieldchessclub.com.
Dec. 5, 12, 19, HoHoHo Is Not a Dirty Word Quad/Swiss
Quad or 3-SS, b/o entries. 40/90, SD/60, faster by mutual agreement.
Community Cntr., 293 Main St. (Rte. 46), Hackettstown, NJ. EF: $12.
Prizes (b/16): $75/40/25, U1800 $25, free entry top U1500. Reg.: 7 pm
12/5. Rds.: 7:30 pm each Monday. angelodp@gmail.com.
Dec. 10, Central Jersey Chess Tournament
4SS, G/30. All Saints' Church, 16 All Saints' Rd., Princeton, NJ 08540.
Beautiful location: Plenty of Parking, Playground, Wi-Fi, etc. 5 Sections:
3 Rated, 2 Unrated. All: Game in 30 minutes, everyone plays 4 rounds,
no eliminations. Unrated Sections: "K-1", "Novice" (2nd-8th grade). Rated
Sections (all K-8): "Experienced" (below600), "Reserve" (600-900), "Open":
(above900). Trophies: 1st - 3rd in each section, medals to all. Pre-reg.
at NJChess.com, pay $30 (cash or check) on-site by 12. Those who pre-
register after Thurs., 9/15 or on site: pay $40 (cash or check) by 1:00.
Round 1 starts at 1:30, next rounds start ASAP. Separate Section Awards
ceremony around 3:00-5:00. USCF membs, Chess merchandise sold on-
site. Send questions to: Grant Oen, Jairo Moreira: NewJerseyChess@
gmail.com.
Dec. 11, Dr. David Ostfeld Memorial ICA Early Winter 2011 Open
Championship
See Grand Prix.
Dec. 11, Dr. David Ostfeld Memorial ICA Early Winter 2011 Scholas-
tic Championship in 5 Sections
4SS, EVERYONE PLAYS 4 GAMES, ALL PLAYERS WITH 2.5 PTS OR MORE
WILL RECEIVE ATROPHY! USCF Memb Req'd For Sections 3, 4 AND 5. Info:
201 287 0250 or 201 833 1741, www.icanj.net. Email: Diana@icanj.net.
ADV EF (pmk by Dec 7th) $25 At Site $30 Reg ends 1/2 hr before 1st rd
Late entrants will receive a 1/2 pt bye for rd 1. BERGEN ACADEMY, 200
HACKENSACK AVE., HACKENSACK, NJ 07601. In 5 Sections, Section 1
Junior Novice (not USCF rated): Open to unr players K thru 2nd grade.
Rds.: First Round 10:15 AM then ASAP. Section 2 Novice: Open to unr
players K thru 4th grade. Rds.: First Round 10:00 AM then ASAP. Sec-
tion 3 G/45 Reserve: Open to players rated below 800 and unr players
K thru 12th grade. Rds.: 9:45 AM, 11:30, 1:15, 3:00 PM. Section 4
G/45: Open to players rated below 1200 and unr players K thru 12th grade.
Rds.: 9:45 AM, 11:30, 1:15, 3:00 PM. Section 5 G/60: Open to players
rated below 1700 and unr players K thru 12th grade. Rds.: 9:45 AM, 12:00,
2:15, 4:30 PM. ENT: Make EF and/or USCF Memb chks payableTo: Inter-
national Chess Academy Mail. To: Diana Tulman, 28 Canterbury Ln., New
Milford, NJ 07646.
uschess.org

Dec. 11, ICA RBO Scholastic Championship 2011 (RBO)
4SS, G/45. RNDS.: 9:45 AM, 11:30, 1:15, 3:00 PM. Players K thru 12 th
grd with pts =/> 2.5 will receive aTrophy. BERGAN ACADEMY, 200 HACK-
ENSACK AVE., HACKENSACK, NJ 07601. USCF MEMB Req'd. INFO: 201 287
0250 OR 201 833 1741. www.icanj.net. EMAIL: Diana@icanj.net. ADV Ent
pmk Dec 7th $25 At Site $30. Make EF and/or Memb, cks payable to: Inter-
national Chess Academy. Mail to: Diana Tulman, 28 Canterbury Ln., New
Milford, NJ 07646. In 2 Sections, NOVICE U800/UNR and RESERVE
U1200/UNR.
Dec. 11, 2011 Westfield Quads
3 RR, G/45. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. Prizes: $50
to first in each section. EF: $20, Members $15. Reg.: 1:30-2:15 p.m. Rds.:
2:30-4:20-6:10 p.m. Info: Todd Lunna 732-526-7163, lunnaco@aol.com,
www.westfieldchessclub.com.
Dec. 27-29 or 28-29, 30th annual Empire City Open (NY)
See Grand Prix.
Jan. 6-8 or 7-8, Continental Amateur (MA)
See Massachusetts.
Jan. 13-16, 14-16 or 15-16, 44th annual Liberty Bell Open (PA)
See Grand Prix.
Mar. 2-4 or 3-4, 21st annual Eastern Class Championships (MA)
See Grand Prix.
Apr. 4-8, 5-8, 6-8 or 7-8, 6th annual Philadelphia Open (PA)
See Grand Prix.
New Mexico
Feb. 23-26 or 25-26, Southern Rocky Fide Open
See Grand Prix.
Feb. 26, 2012 U.S. G/15 Championship (QC)
See Nationals.
New York
Nov. 10, 4 Rated Games Tonight!
4-SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Club, 23 W 10th St., bet 5-6 Ave.,
NYC: 212-477-3716. May be limited to 1st 36 entries. EF: $35, Club
membs $25, specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$ (480
b/32 paid): 150-100-50, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Limit 2 byes (1
bye if U2000), commit by 8:15. Re-entry $15, counts half. Reg. ends 10
min. before game. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often
impossible! $5 extra if entering under 10 min. before game.
Nov. 11-13 or 12-13, 10th Annual Turkey Bowl (FL)
See Grand Prix.
Nov. 12, 2011 Greater New Haven Fall Open $$1000 b/30 (CT)
See Grand Prix.
Nov. 12, Utica Four Seasons - Fall
4SS, Rds. 1-2 G/60. Rds. 3-4 G/90. Mohawk Valley Community College,
Exit 31, I-90, bear left, South on E. Genesee, (2.6 miles), left on Memo-
rial Highway (2.3 miles), left Sherman, right into MVCC, (IT Building
upstairs). EF: $30. Prizes b/20: $200, 125, 75, Class 100. Reg.: 8:30-9:15.
Rds.: 9:30-12:00-2:15-5:30. Ent: Joe Ball, 310 Helfer Ln., Minoa, NY 13116,
315-436-9008. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Nov. 15, Marshall Masters!
See Grand Prix.
Nov. 17, 10 Grand Prix Points Tonight!
See Grand Prix.
Nov. 19, 2011 Mid-Atlantic Girls Chess Championships (MD)
See Maryland.
Nov. 19, Marshall Saturday U1600!
4-SS, G/45. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. ($300
b/20): $160-80, U1300 $60. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 12:15-12:45.
Rds.: 1-2:45-4:30-6:15PM. One bye available, request at entry.
www.marshallchessclub.org.
Nov. 19-20, Marshall CC November U2300!
4SS, 30/90, SD/1. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. EF:
$45, Members $25. ($540 b/36): $240-120, U2000/unr $95, U1700 $85.
Reg.: ends 12:15PM. Rds.: 2 schedules: 2 day, Rds. 12:30-5:30 PM each
day; 1 day, (Rds. 1-2 G/35) 9:40-11:05AM-12:30-5:30 PM Sun; both
merge rd.3. Limit 2 byes, request at entry. NO RE-ENTRY. www.marshall
chessclub.org. Chess Magnet School JGP.
35th
BINGHAMTON MONTHLY
$1000 TOURNAMENT
!!!! PRIZE MONEY INCREASED !!!!
NOVEMBER 20th
607-772-8782
cordiscos@stny.rr.com
Binghamton, NY
See New York for details
uschess.org
See previous issue for TLAs appearing November 1-14
Nov. 20, 35th Binghamton Monthly $1000 Tourney!
Prizes Increased! $1000 b/32. 4SS, Rds. 1-3 G/65 Rd.4 G/75. Entry:
$49. Cash only at site. Reg.: 8:45 to 9:15 AM. Rds.: 9:30, 12:00, 2:30,
4:45. Open: $250, $200, $100. Reserve: $200, $150, $100. Trophies: 1st
4th, both sections. Make checks payable to: Cordisco's Corner Store,
308 Chenango St., Binghamton, NY 13901. (607) 772-8782. cordis-
cos@stny.rr.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Nov. 21-Dec. 19, 24th Nassau Amateur
5SS, 40/80. 1st Presbyterian Church, 1st & Main Sts., Mineola. 2 sections.
Amateur: U2000/UR. EF: $33 by 11/19. $$ (435 b/15) 195, U1800,
1600 each 120. Booster: U1400/UR. EF: $18 by 11/19. $$ (140 b/10) 80,
U1200/UR 60. All: EF:Non memb $11 more. All $8 more at site. 2 byes
1-5. Reg to 7:15 PM. Rds.: 7:15 each Mon. Ent: Harold Stenzel, 80 Amy
Dr., Sayville, NY 11782. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Nov. 23-Dec. 21, Marshall Wednesday U2000!
5-SS, 30/90, SD/1. Marshall CC, 23 W 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF:
$40, members $20. ($300/20): $160-80, U1700 $60. Reg.: 6:15-6:45 pm.
Rds. 7 pm each Wednesday. Limit 2 byes, request by Rd 3. www.marshall
chessclub.org. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Nov. 25-27 or 26-27, 42nd annual National Chess Congress (PA)
See Grand Prix.
Nov. 26, Marshall Saturday G/60!
4-SS, G/60. Marshall CC, 23 W 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. ($360/24):
$160-80, U2000 $65, U1700 $55. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 11:15-11:45
am. Rds.: 12-2:30-4:45-7. One bye available, request at entry.
www.marshallchessclub.org.
Nov. 27, NEW! Marshall Open & U1500 Sunday Game/45!
4-SS, G/45. Marshall CC, 23 W 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. Two sec-
tions-you play only those in your section: A. Open ($360/24): $160-80,
U2100 $65, U1800 $55. B. U1500 ($240/16): $120-65, U1200 $55.
EF:$40, members $20. Reg.: 11:15-11:45 pm. Rds.: 12-1:45-4:00-5:45.
One bye available, request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org.
Dec. 1, 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): 150-100-50, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Limit 2 byes (1
bye if U2000), commit by 8:15. Re-entry $15, counts half. Reg. ends 10
min. before game. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often
impossible! $5 extra if entering under 10 min. before game.
Dec. 1-29, Marshall Thursday Members-Only Swiss!
5-SS, G/120. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. Open to
MCC members only. EF: $20. ($300 b/20): $160-80, U2000 $60. Reg.:
6:15-6:45. Rds.: 7PM each Thursday. Limit 2 byes, request by rd. 3.
www.marshallchessclub.org. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Dec. 2-30, Queens December Open
See Grand Prix.
Dec. 3, Marshall Saturday U1800!
4-SS, G/45. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. ($300
b/20): $160-80, U1500 $60. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 12:15-12:45.
Rds.: 1-2:45-4:30-6:15PM. One bye available, request at entry.
www.marshallchessclub.org.
Dec. 3, Syracuse University Dec Open
4SS. Rds. 1 & 2 G/60; Rds. 3 & 4 G/90. Syracuse University, Hall of Lan-
guages, Room 101. EF: $30. Prizes: (b/20) $200, 125, Class 100. Reg.:
8:30-9:15. Rds.: 9:30-12:00-2:15-5:30. Contact: Joe Ball 315-436-9008.
Chess Magnet School JGP.
30th annual EMPIRE CITY OPEN
Dec 27-29 or 28-29 at New Yorker Hotel
6 rounds, $10,000 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND!
New Yorker Hotel, 8th Ave & 34th St, across from Penn Station.
Choice of 3-day or 2-day schedule, Tuesday-Thursday or
Wednesday-Thursday. In 5 sections:
Open Section: Prizes $1000-500-300-150, clear/tiebreak win $50 bonus,
top 2200-2299 $500, U2200/Unr $500. FIDE rated, 60 GPP (enhanced).
Under 2100 Section: $800-400-200-100, top U1900 $500.
Under 1800 Section: $800-400-200-100, top U1600 $400.
Under 1500 Section: $700-400-200-100, top U1300 $300.
Under 1200 Section: $600-300-150-100, top U1000 $250.
Unrated limit $200 in U1200, $300 in U1500, or $500 in U1800.
FULL DETAILS: see Grand Prix in this issue or chesstour.com.
Dec. 3-4 or 4, Marshall December Grand Prix!
See Grand Prix.
Dec. 4, The Right Move 174 Team and Individual Championships
Riverbank State Park, 679 Riverside Dr., New York, NY 10031. EF: FREE.
4SS, G/30. Open to grades 2-12. Three USCF rated sections: Open,
Under 1400 & Under 700. Two Beginner Non-member sections by
grades: 2-5 & 6-12. Play starts promptly at 10:00. Player check-in
required by 9:15 A.M. (Latecomers will not play in round one). Prizes:
Trophies to top 3 in each section (except Open: $50, $30, $20 for 1st-3rd);
medal to each player with 2.5 or more points.Team plaque to 1st and 2nd
each section, with top 4 scores counting in each section. To register: use
website at www.therightmove.org or email registration@theright
move.org by Friday 8:00 PM before the tournament. NO ON-SITE REG-
ISTRATION.
Dec. 8, 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): 150-100-50, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Limit 2 byes (1
bye if U2000), commit by 8:15. Re-entry $15, counts half. Reg. ends 10
min. before game. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often
impossible! $5 extra if entering under 10 min. before game.
Dec. 9-11 or 10-11, New England Amateur (CT)
See Connecticut.
Dec. 10, Marshall Saturday G/60!
4-SS, G/60. Marshall CC, 23 W 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. ($360/24):
$160-80, U2000 $65, U1700 $55. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 11:15-11:45
am. Rds.: 12-2:30-4:45-7. One bye available, request at entry. www.mar
shallchessclub.org.
Dec. 11, NEW! Marshall Open & U1500 Sunday Game/45!
4-SS, G/45. Marshall CC, 23 W 10th St, NYC. 212-477-3716.Two sections-
you play only those in your section: A. Open ($360/24): $160-80, U2100
$65, U1800 $55. B. U1500 ($240/16): $120-65, U1200 $55. EF: $40, mem-
bers $20. Reg.: 11:15-11:45 pm. Rds.: 12-1:45-4:00-5:45. One bye
available, request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org.
Dec. 12-Jan. 9, Marshall Monday U1600!
5-SS, G/90. Marshall CC, 23 W 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $40, mem-
bers $20. ($300/20): $160-80, U1300 $60. Reg.: 6:15-6:45pm. Rds. 7 pm
each Monday. Limit 2 byes, request by Rd 3. www.marshallchessclub.org.
Chess Magnet School JGP.
Dec. 15, 4 Rated Games Tonight!
4-SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Club, 23 W 10th St, bet 5-6 Ave.,
NYC: 212-477-3716. May be limited to 1st 36 entries. EF $35, Club
membs $25, GMs $20 from prize. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100-50, Top
U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Limit 2 byes (1 bye if U2000), commit by 8:15.
Re-entry $15, counts half. Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Rds. 7-8:15-
9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impossible! $5 extra if entering
under 10 min. before game.
Dec. 17, Marshall Saturday U1400!
4-SS, G/45. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. ($300
b/20): $160-80, U1100 $60. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 12:15-12:45.
Rds.: 1-2:45-4:30-6:15PM. One bye available, request at entry.
www.marshallchessclub.org.
Dec. 17-18 or 18, Marshall December U2100!
4SS, 30/90, SD/1. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. EF:
$45, Members $25. ($540 b/36): $240-120, U1800/unr $95, U1700 $85.
Reg.: ends 12:15PM. Rds.: 2 schedules: 2 day, Rds 12:30-5:30 PM
each day; 1 day, (Rds 1-2 G/30) 10-11:15-12:30-5:30 Sun; both merge
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Rd 3. Limit 2 byes, request at entry. NO RE-ENTRY. www.marshallchess
club.org. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Dec. 20, Marshall Masters!
See Grand Prix.
Dec. 22, 10 Grand Prix Points Tonight!
See Grand Prix.
Dec. 24, Marshall Saturday G/60!
4-SS, G/60. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. ($360/24):
$160-80, U2000 $65, U1700 $55. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 11:15-11:45
am. Rds.: 12-2:30-4:45-7. One bye available, request at entry. www.mar
shallchessclub.org.
Dec. 25, Marshall Open & U1500 Christmas Game/45!
4-SS, G/45. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716.Two sections-
you play only those in your section: A. Open ($360/24): $160-80, U2100
$65, U1800 $55. B. U1500 ($240/16): $120-65, U1200 $55. EF: $40, mem-
bers $20. Reg.: 11:15-11:45 pm. Rds.: 12-1:45-4:00-5:45. One bye
available, request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org.
Dec. 27-29 or 28-29, 30th annual Empire City Open
See Grand Prix.
Dec. 28-Jan. 25, Marshall Wednesday U2000!
5-SS, 30/90, SD/1. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF:
$40, members $20. ($300/20): $160-80, U1700 $60. Reg.: 6:15-6:45 pm.
Rds.: 7 pm each Wednesday. Limit 2 byes, request by Rd 3. www.marshall
chessclub.org. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Dec. 29, 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, GMs $20 from prize. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100-50, Top
U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Limit 2 byes (1 bye if U2000), commit by 8:15.
Re-entry $15, counts half. Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Rds. 7-8:15-
9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impossible! $5 extra if entering
under 10 min. before game.
Dec. 31, Your Last Blunder Of 2011! Ring In The New Year With An
Annual NY Tradition - Now In its 25th Year!!
See Grand Prix.
Dec. 31-Jan. 1, Chessaholics Anonymous New Year's Eve Insan-
ity Championship!!
See Grand Prix.
Jan. 5, 1st 4 Rated Games Tonight In 2012!
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, GMs $20 from prize. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100-50, Top
U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Limit 2 byes (1 bye if U2000), commit by 8:15.
Re-entry $15, counts half. Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Rds. 7-8:15-
9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impossible! $5 extra if entering
under 10 min. before game.
Jan. 5-Feb. 2, Marshall Thursday Members-Only Swiss!
5-SS, G/120. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. Open to
MCC members only. EF: $20. ($300 b/20): $160-80, U2000 $60. Reg.:
6:15-6:45. Rds.: 7PM each Thursday. Limit 2 byes, request by rd. 3.
www.marshallchessclub.org. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Jan. 6-8 or 7-8, Continental Amateur (MA)
See Massachusetts.
Jan. 7, Marshall Saturday U1800!
4-SS, G/45. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. ($300
b/20): $160-80, U1500 $60. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: 12:15-12:45.
Rds.: 1-2:45-4:30-6:15PM. One bye available, request at entry. www.mar
shallchessclub.org.
NEW YORK STATE
SCHOLASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS
March 3-4, 2012 - Saratoga Springs, NY
6 rounds, three each day, G/61 (except K-1), 5
second delay, open to grades K-12 in any state (top NYS
player & team each section are NY champs).
Team prizes based on top 4 scores from same school; individual
entries welcome. 203 trophies to be awarded, plus free entries for NY
players! Reserve hotel room by Feb 18.
In 8 sections: High School (K-12), High School Reserve (K-12
under 1200/unr), Junior High (K-9), Middle School Reserve (K-8
under 1000/unr), Elementary (K-6), Elementary Reserve (K-6 under
800 or unrated), Primary (K-3), K-1 (K-1; this section is G/30 and plays
Sunday, March 4 only, 5 rounds, G/30, 5 second delay).
See TLA under New York for full details.
74 Chess Life November 2011
Jan. 7-8 or 8, Marshall January Grand Prix!
See Grand Prix.
Jan. 9-Feb. 13, FIDE Mondays!!
6-SS, G/120. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212 477-3716. Open to
all players rated 1600 or above. EF: $50, $30 members. $$500 b/20: $175-
125-100, U2000 $100; 2 byes OK, commit before Round 4. Reg.: 6:15-6:45,
Rds.: 7PM each Monday; FIDE rated. www.marshallchessclub.org. Chess
Magnet School JGP.
Jan. 12, 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, GMs $20 from prize. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100-50, Top
U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Limit 2 byes (1 bye if U2000), commit by 8:15.
Re-entry $15, counts half. Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Rds. 7-8:15-
9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impossible! $5 extra if entering
under 10 min. before game.
Jan. 13-16, 14-16 or 15-16, 44th annual Liberty Bell Open (PA)
See Grand Prix.
Jan. 14, Marshall Open & U1500 Saturday Game/45!
5-SS, G/30. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716.Two sections-
you play only those in your section: A. Open ($360/24): $160-80, U2100
$65, U1800 $55. B. U1500 ($240/16): $120-65, U1200 $55. EF: $40, mem-
bers $20. Reg.: 11:15-11:45 pm. Rds.: 12-1:45-4:00-5:45. One bye avail-
able, request at entry. www.marshallchessclub.org.
A Heritage Event!
Jan. 28, Kasparov Chess Foundation presents the 46th Annual
Greater NY Junior High Championship - USCF's Longest-Running
Scholastic!
5-SS, G/30, open to all born after 1/28/96 not yet in 10th grade, New
Yorker Hotel, 481 8th Ave & 34th St, NYC. 3 sections: Varsity, open to
all. EF: $48.60 postmarked by 1/6/12.Trophies to top 12, top U1500, top
3 unrated, top 6 school teams. Free entry to specified Chess Center tmts.
except quads thru 8/1/12 to 1st, thru 7/1 to 2nd, thru 6/1 to 3rd. Jun-
ior-Varsity: open to Under 1200 or unrated. EF: $48.50 postmarked by
1/6. Trophies to top 12, top 3 unrated, top 6 schools. Free entry to spec-
ified Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 7/1/12 to 1st, thru 6/1 to 2nd,
thru 5/1 to 3rd. Novice, open to Under 700 or unrated. EF: $48.40
postmarked by 1/6. Trophies to top 12, top 3 unrateds, top 6 schools.
Plaques to top 2 each grade: 4-6 (you can win both plaque & trophy). Free
entry to specified Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 6/1/12 to 1st,
thru 5/1 to 2nd, thru 4/1 to 3rd. All: EF's $7 extra per player postmarked
1/7-13, 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 scoring 4 or more who don't 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). Speed playoff for 5-0. Limit 2 byes (rds. 4-
5 commit before rd. 3). Mail entries: list name, rating, ID# (proof of
current USCF membership required, enclose dues if necessary), school,
grade, birthdate, address. Checks to (specify section): Chess Center of
NY, PO Box 4615, New Windsor, NY, NY 12553.To confirm receipt, enclose
SASE. No mail postmarked after 1/13. Phone entries: $59 by credit card
thru 1/23: 845-569-9969 (or 406-896-2191, 24 hours, entries only).
Online entries at www.chesscenter.cc: $46 thru 1/13, $53 1/14-
1/23. No phone or on-line entries after 1/23. 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 27-28 only: 212-971-0101). Bring
sets, clocks, boards!
thru 1/23: 845-569-9969 (or 406-896-2191, 24 hours, entries only).
Jan. 28, Kasparov Chess Foundation presents the 33rd Annual
Greater NY Primary Championship!
5-SS, G/30, open to all born after 1/28/02 in grades 3/below, New
Yorker Hotel, 481 8th Ave & 34th St, NYC. 3 sections: Varsity, open to
all. EF: $46.60 postmarked by 1/6/12. Trophies to top 12, top rated
U900, top 3 unrated, top 6 school teams. Free entry to specified Chess
Center tmts. except quads thru 8/1/12 to 1st, thru 8/1 to 2nd, thru 7/1
to 3rd. Novice: open to Under 700 or unrated. EF: $46.50 postmarked
by 1/6. Trophies to top 12, top 3 unrated. Free entry to specified Chess
Center tmts. except quads thru 7/1/12 to 1st, thru 6/1 to 2nd, thru 5/1
to 3rd. K-1, open to grade 1/below. EF: $46.40 postmarked by 1/6. Tro-
phies to top 12, top rated U500, top 3 unrateds, top 6 schools. Free entry
to specified Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 7/1/12 to 1st, thru 6/1
to 2nd, thru 5/1 to 3rd. All: EF's $7 extra per player postmarked 1/7-13,
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 scoring 4 or more who don't win a trophy will
receive a medal! 8 weeks free entry, except quads, to 1st team each sec-
tion, 4 weeks free, except quads, to 2nd team (top 4 scores from same
school = team score). Speed playoff for 5-0. Limit 2 byes (rds. 4-5 com-
mit before rd. 3). Mail entries: list name, rating, ID# (proof of current
USCF membership required, enclose dues if necessary), school, grade,
birthdate, address. Checks to (specify section): Chess Center of NY, PO
Box 4615, New Windsor, NY, NY 12553.To confirm receipt, enclose SASE.
No mail postmarked after 1/13. Phone entries: $59 by credit card thru
1/23: 845-569-9969 (or 406-896-2191, 24 hours, entries only). Online
entries at www.chesscenter.cc: $46 thru 1/13, $53 1/14-1/23. No
phone or on-line entries after 1/23. On-site entry fee: $65. On-site reg.
ends 9:15 am. Rds. 10-12-2-3:30-5:15. Questions, team rooms: chess-
centr@aol.com (Jan 27-28 only: 212-971-0101). Bring sets, clocks,
boards!
A Heritage Event!
Jan. 29, Kasparov Chess Foundation presents the 46th Annual
Greater NY Elementary Championship - USCF's Longest-Running
Scholastic!
5-SS, G/30, open to all born after 1/29/99 not yet in 7th grade, New Yorker
Hotel, 481 8th Ave & 34th St, NYC. 3 sections: Varsity, open to all. EF:
$47.60 postmarked by 1/6/12. Trophies to top 12, top U1200, top 3
unrated, top 6 school teams. Free entry to specified Chess Center tmts.
except quads thru 8/1/12 to 1st, thru 7/1 to 2nd, thru 6/1 to 3rd. Jun-
ior-Varsity: open to Under 1000 or unrated. EF: $47.50 postmarked by
1/6. Trophies to top 12, top 3 unrated, top 6 schools. Free entry to spec-
ified Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 7/1/12 to 1st, thru 6/1 to 2nd,
thru 5/1 to 3rd. Novice, open to Under 700 or unrated. EF: $47.40
postmarked by 1/6.Trophies to top 12, top 3 unrateds, top 6 schools. Free
entry to specified Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 6/1/12 to 1st,
thru 5/1 to 2nd, thru 4/1 to 3rd. All: EF's $7 extra per player post-
marked 1/7-13, 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 scoring 4 or more who don't
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). Speed playoff for 5-0. Limit 2
byes (rds. 4-5 commit before rd. 3). Mail entries: list name, rating,
ID# (proof of current USCF membership required, enclose dues if nec-
essary), school, grade, birthdate, address. Checks to (specify section):
Chess Center of NY, PO Box 4615, New Windsor, NY, NY 12553. To con-
firm receipt, enclose SASE. No mail postmarked after 1/13. Phone
entries: $59 by credit card thru 1/23: 845-569-9969 (or 406-896-2191,
24 hours, entries only). Online entries at www.chesscenter.cc: $46
thru 1/13, $53 1/14-1/23. No phone or on-line entries after 1/23. 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 27-29 only: 212-971-
0101). Bring sets, clocks, boards!
A Heritage Event!
Jan. 29, Kasparov Chess Foundation presents the 46th Annual
Greater NY High School Championship - USCF's Longest-Running
Scholastic!
5-SS, G/30, open to all grades 12/below born after 1/29/92, New Yorker
Hotel, 481 8th Ave & 34th St, NYC. 3 sections: Varsity, open to all. EF:
$49.60 postmarked by 1/6/12. Trophies to top 12, top U1700, top 3
unrated, top 6 school teams. Free entry to specified Chess Center tmts.
except quads thru 8/1/12 to 1st, thru 7/1 to 2nd, thru 6/1 to 3rd. Jun-
ior-Varsity: open to Under 1600 or unrated. EF: $49.50 postmarked by
1/6.Trophies to top 12, top U1400, top 3 unrated, top 6 schools. Free entry
to specified Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 7/1/12 to 1st, thru 6/1
to 2nd, thru 5/1 to 3rd. Novice, open to Under 1000 or unrated. EF: $49.40
postmarked by 1/6. Trophies to top 12, top 3 unrateds, top 6 schools.
Plaques to top 2 each grade: 7-9 (you can win both plaque & trophy). Free
entry to specified Chess Center tmts. except quads thru 6/1/12 to 1st,
thru 5/1 to 2nd, thru 4/1 to 3rd. All: EF's $7 extra per player post-
marked 1/7-13, 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 scoring 4 or more who don't
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 commit before rd. 3). Mail entries: list name, rating, ID# (proof of
current USCF membership required, enclose dues if necessary), school,
grade, birthdate, address. Checks to (specify section): Chess Center of
NY, PO Box 4615, New Windsor, NY, NY 12553.To confirm receipt, enclose
SASE. No mail postmarked after 1/13. Phone entries: $59 by credit card
Online entries at www.chesscenter.cc: $46 thru 1/13, $53 1/14-
1/23. No phone or on-line entries after 1/23. 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 27-29 only: 212-971-0101). Bring
sets, clocks, boards!
uschess.org

Mar. 2-4 or 3-4, 21st annual Eastern Class Championships (MA)
See Grand Prix.
A Heritage Event!
Mar. 3-4, 45th annual New York State Scholastic Championships
Open to grades K-12 in any state (top NYS player & team in each sec-
tion are NY champions). Saratoga Hilton, 534 Broadway (I-87 Exit 13-N,
4 miles north on US 9), Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Free parking. Team
prizes based on top 4 scores from same school; no combined school teams
allowed even if one school "feeds" another. Teams of 2 or 3 players
allowed, but are at a disadvantage. In 6 sections, each is a 6SS, G/61
except K-1 is 5SS, G/30 playing Mar 4 only. No 5 minute time control
deduction. High School, open to all in grades K-12. EF $38.20 mailed by
2/10. Top NYS grade 9-12 qualifies for Denker Tournament of HS Cham-
pions. High School Reserve, open to K-12 under 1200 or unrated. EF
$38 mailed by 2/10. Junior High, open to all in grades K-9. EF $37.90
mailed by 2/10. The higher rated (post-tournament) of the top NYS K-8
in JHS or top NYS K-8 in HS qualifies for Barber Tournament of K-8
Champions. Middle School Reserve, open to K-8 under 1000 or unrated.
EF $37.80 mailed by 2/10. Elementary, open to all in grades K-6. EF
$37.60 mailed by 2/10. Elementary Reserve, open to grades K-5 under
800 or unrated. EF $37.50 mailed by 2/10. Primary, grades K-3. EF
$37.30 mailed by 2/10. K-1, grades K-1. EF $37.10 mailed by 2/10.
Postmarked 2/11-21: All EF $10 more. Do not mail entry after 2/21.
Online at chesstour.com, all sections: EF $40 by 2/10, $50 by 2/27.
No online entry after 2/27. Phoned to 406-896-2038, all sections: EF $55
per player by 2/27. No phone entry after 2/27. Entry at site: all $60. Tro-
phies to top 15 players and top 7 teams each section, top 3 unrated in
Primary, K-1, and each reserve section, and top U1500, U1300 (HS), U900,
U700 (HS Reserve), U1200, U1000 (JHS), U700, U500 (MS Reserve),
U1000, U800 (Elem), U500, U300 (Elem Reserve). Speed playoff if per-
fect score tie. Free entry to NY State Championship, Labor Day weekend
2012 (Albany), to top player each section. Schedule: Late reg. ends Sat
10 am, rds Sat 11, 2, 5, Sun 9, 12, 2:30, awards 5 pm. K-1 schedule: Late
reg. ends Sun 9 am, rds Sun 10, 12, 1:30, 3, 4:30, awards 5:45. Half point
byes OK all, limit 2, must commit before rd 2. HR: $117-117, 888-999-
4711, 518-584-4000, reserve by 2/18 or rate may increase. 48 hours
notice required for room cancellation. Backup hotel: Courtyard by Mar-
riott, 2 blocks away, 518-226-0538. Special car rentals: Avis,
800-331-1600, use AWD #657633. Mail entry: Continental Chess, PO
Box 249, Salisbury Mills NY 12577. Include name, rating, USCF ID, USCF
expiration (non-members enclose dues), section, school, grade, birth date,
address of each player. Checks payable to Continental Chess. $15 per
player service charge for refunds. $10 extra to switch sections, all sub-
stitutions from advance list charged $60. Questions: chesstour.com,
845-496-9658. Bring set, board, clock if possible- none supplied.
Chess Magnet School JGP (except K-1).
Mar. 16-18 or 17-18, Long Island Open
See Grand Prix.
Apr. 4-8, 5-8, 6-8 or 7-8, 6th annual Philadelphia Open (PA)
See Grand Prix.
North Carolina
Nov. 26, TACO 79
4-SS, G/61. Caraleigh Fellowship Hall, 118 Summit Ave., Raleigh, NC. EF:
$21(rec'd by 11/25)/$25 at site. Prizes: $$500 b/32. OPEN: $110-60 A,
u1800 $50 ea. U1600: $100-50 D, u1200 $40 ea. Reg.: 9-9:45. Rds.: 10-
1-3:30-5:45. NCCA req'd OSA. Info: chesstaco.info. Jeff Jones (919)
270-9948. RaleighChess@yahoo.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Dec. 17, Tobacco Road Action Chess Tournament
See Grand Prix.
Jan. 27, Land of the Sky Chess960
3SS, G/30. Start 8pm at Land of the Sky XXV (see GP TLA). Free entry,
plaque to first. www.ncchess.org.
Jan. 27-29, Land of the Sky XXV
See Grand Prix.
Jan. 28, Land of the Sky Blitz (QC)
G/5, unrated. Start 10am at Land of the Sky XXV (See GP TLA). EF: $20.
100% of entries paid as prizes. www.ncchess.org.
Ohio
Nov. 5, House of Chess Open
4SS, G/45. House of Chess, Great Northern Mall, North Olmsted, OH (W
FOREIGN RATING?
NOT UNRATED!
If you have no USCF rating, but do have
a rating or category from any other coun-
try, no matter how many years ago, you are
not unrated.
If you have a FIDE rating, you are also not
unrated.
Tell the Director of any event you enter
about your foreign rating or category or
your FIDE rating, so that you can be paired
appropriately.
uschess.org
See previous issue for TLAs appearing November 1-14
of JC Penny). Sections: Open, U1600. Reg.: 11-11:25 AM. Rds.: 11:30-
1:15-3:30-5:15. Prizes (b/25): Open: 1st $200, 2nd $100; U1900 1st $100;
Reserve(U1600): 1st $100. Ent: $25, Club members $20. Info & entries:
House of Chess, Great Northern Mall, North Olmsted, OH 44070. Phone:
(440) 979-1133. E-mail: info@houseofchess.com. Web: www.thehouseof
chess.com/.
Nov. 11-13 or 12-13, 20th annual Kings Island Open
See Grand Prix.
Nov. 19, Progress with Chess Monthly Open
4SS, G/30. Fairhill Center, 12200 Fairhill Rd., Cleveland, OH 44120. EF:
$15. Reg.: 9-9:45. Rds.: 10, 11:30, 1, 2:30. Open/Reserve (U-1500) $250
Guaranteed 1st $100, 2nd $50. Reserve: 1st $65, 2nd $35. Entries:
Progress with Chess, 12200 Fairhill Rd., Cleveland, OH 44120. Info:
www.progresswithchess.org. Contact: Mike Joelson 216-321-7000.
Nov. 19-20, 6th Annual Early Turkey Open
4 Rounds SS, Time Controls: G/90, 30 sec increment. Prizes $650 b/32
paid entries, re-entries $15 count as 1/2 entry. Prizes: OPEN: $225 (gtd)-
125. U1800: $200-100. USCF Rated. One bye permitted - sign up prior
to start of round 2. Reg.: Sat: 12:00-12:45 pm. Rds.: Sat - 1:00 & 5:45,
Sun - 10:00 & 2:30. EF: $25/$35 adv/after Nov 11. DCC mbr disc. $3. Mail
EF's to Dayton Chess Club, 18 West 5th St., Dayton, OH 45402 or regis-
ter at www.daytonchessclubcom. Email DCC.18W5@sbcglobal.net or call
937.461.6283 for information. Chess Magnet School JGP.
Nov. 26, House of Chess Open
4SS, G/45. House of Chess, Great Northern Mall, North Olmsted, OH (W
of JC Penny). Sections: Open, U1600. Reg.: 11-11:25 AM. Rds.: 11:30-
1:15-3:30-5:15. Prizes (b/25): Open 1st $200, 2nd $100; U1900 1st
$100; Reserve(U1600) 1st $100. Ent: $25, Club members $20. Info &
entries: House of Chess, Great Northern Mall, North Olmsted, OH 44070.
Phone: (440) 979-1133. Email: info@houseofchess.com. Web: www.the
houseofchess.com/.
A State Championship Event!
Dec. 10, 2011 Ohio Grade Level Championships
5SS, 13 separate sections for each grade. Open to students enrolled
in Ohio schools in grades K-12 or home schooled in Ohio, age 19 and under.
The University of Akron Student Union, 303 Carroll St, Akron, OH 44325.
Hotel: The Akron City Centre, 20 W. Mill St., Akron, OH 44308. $75, up to
4 per room, (330) 384-1500. Reserve by 11-18-2011. EF: $30 if received
by 12-1 $35 after. Free and reduced lunch students $10. No on-site reg-
istrations. Awards: Trophies to all scoring 3.5 or more, top three teams
each section. Medals to all in sections K-8. BUGHOUSE TOURNAMENT
at host hotel at 8pm Friday 12-9-2011. See website for full details. Con-
tact: Mike Joelson, 216-321-7000, mdjoelson@progresswithchess.org.
Info/Forms: www.progresswithchess.org.
Dec. 10, Christmas Season Pawn Storm V
G/45 Tmt, td/5, 5 rounds at Dayton Chess Club. Free Parking. EF: $25
until 3 Dec then $35. EF refunded to players rated 2200 or higher who
complete their schedule. Prizes (b/25 paid): Open $200-101, U1900 $100,
U1600 $99. Reg.: 10-10:45am. Rds.: 11-1-3-5-7. Info: Questions
DCC.18w5@sbcglobal.net or 937.461.6283. Mail EF to: Dayton Chess Club,
18 West 5th Street, Dayton, OH 45402 or register online at www.dayton
chessclub.com.
Dec. 10, Toledo Dec Swiss
Open, 4SS, Rnd 1 G/75, Rnds 2-4 G/90. The University of Toledo Health
Science Campus, Mulford Library Basement Caf, 3000 Arlington Ave.,
Toledo, OH 43614. Can split into 2 sections if enough players. EF: $20 by
12/8 $25 at site. Reg.: 9-10 a.m., Rds.: 10, 1, 4, & 7. Prizes: $360
b/20, $100-50, 1st Class A ,B,C,D/Under $40, 1st U1600 $50. Ent: James
44th annual LIBERTY BELL OPEN
7 rounds, Jan 13-16, 14-16 or 15-16, Philadelphia
$20,000 projected prize fund, $14,000 minimum
This traditional Martin Luther King weekend event has paid MORE than
its $20,000 projected prize fund every year since 2006! In 9 sections:
Open Section: $1700-1000-500-300-200, clear/tiebreak win $100 bonus,
top Under 2400/Unr $800. FIDE rated, 80 GPP (enhanced).
Under 2300 Section: $1000-600-400-300-200. FIDE rated.
Under 2100 Section: $1000-600-400-300-200.
Under 1900 Section: $1000-600-400-300-200.
Under 1700 Section: $1000-600-400-300-200. Unrated limit $700.
Under 1500 Section: $900-500-400-300-200. Unrated limit $500.
Under 1300 Section: $600-300-200-150-100. Unrated limit $300.
Under 1100 Section: $600-300-200-150-100. Unrated limit $200.
Under 900 Section: $200-100-60-40, trophies to top 10. Unr limit $100.
FULL DETAILS: see Grand Prix in this issue or chesstour.com.
Jagodzinski, 7031 Willowyck Rd., Maumee, OH 43537. 419-367-9450.
Chess Magnet School JGP.
Jan. 27-29 or 28-29, 35th Cardinal Open
See Grand Prix.
Oklahoma
Nov. 12-13, Oklahoma Fall Open OKC
5-SS, G/90 + 30 sec. Days Inn NW, 2801 NW. 39th Ave. (NE corner May/I-
44) Okla City, OK 73112 / ph 405-946-0741. HR: 50. Wi-Fi, EF: RR: $50
Open: $50, Reserve: $25 (deduct $10 only if ck postmarked before Nov
9): OCF $10 required OSNA. Three Sections: 6 Player-RR FIDE Invita-
tional $300-200-100-100-50-50 see: Tom.Braunlich@cox.net. Open
(FIDE): Gtd 1st $100 A: $200-100, B: $200, C: $200, D: $100. Reserve:
U-1350 1st $100, Other class prizes per entrees; Reg.: 9-9:45. Rds at
10-2:30-7; 9-1:15. 2 half pt byes rds 1-4 allowed for Open and Reserve
only, FIDE (Open+RR), LS, W, Free Parking. Ent: Frank Berry, 402 S. Willis
St., Stillwater, OK 74074. FKimBerry@AOL.com, 405 372-5758. Chess
Magnet School JGP.
Nov. 25-27, 3rd Thanksgiving FIDE Open
See Grand Prix.
Feb. 23-26 or 25-26, Southern Rocky Fide Open (NM)
See Grand Prix.
Oregon
Jan. 13-16, 14-16 or 15-16, 3rd annual Golden State Open (CA-N)
See Grand Prix.
Pennsylvania
Every Second Saturday of the Month
Allentown 2nd Saturday Quads 3RR, G/40. St. Lukes
Ev. Luth. Church, 417 N. 7th St., Allentown, PA 18102.
Quads open to all. EF: $12. $$24/quad. Reg.: 12-1, Rds.:
1:15-2:45-4:15. No adv. ent. Info: 610-433-6518. Other
rated events every week! www.freewebs.com/allentown
centercitychessclub.
Every Saturday Lehigh Valley Super Quads & G/10 (QC)
(NO QUADS OR BLITZ ON LVCA GRAND PRIX DATES LISTED IN CHESS
LIFE) G/40 Quads, 3-RR. Reg.: 1p. Lehigh County Senior Ctr., 1633 Elm
St., Allentown, PA 18102. EF: $10, $30 for 3-0 score, else $25 for 1st. G/10
Quick Chess, 5-SS, Reg.: 5-6:15 pm. EF:$5, Prizes: 50% of Paid Entries.
Info: bdavis@lehighvalleychess.org, www.lehighvalleychess.org/.
Nov. 12, 10th Annual Horizons for Youth Scholastic Fall Chess
5SS, G/30. Northampton Community College, 3835 Green Pond Rd.,
Main Campus, College Center Building, Bethlehem, PA 18020. Reg.:
7:30-8:45am. Rds.: 9:30, 11, 12:30, 2, 3:30. Rated Section Age 18 and
under. Non-Rated Sections ages 14 and under. Non-rated 1st round
starts at 9:30am, subsequent rounds start 10 min after last game com-
pleted. EF: $30 postmarked by November 9th, $35 later & on site.
Prizes: Rated-Trophies-1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th U1400, U1200, U1000, U800,
U600, UNR. Non-RatedTrophies b/o age. For rated section, please bring
chess equipment. Random draw prizes between rounds. Sudden death,
if necessary for 1st-4th - G/10, tie breaks determines color and clock
placement. Ent: Online reg: forms atwww.northampton.edu/Community-
Programs/Horizons-For-Youth/Special-Events-and-Partnerships.htm or
call Horizons for Youth at 610-861-4120. Please print and mail form
with payment (CC or check) to: Horizons for Youth, 3835 Green Pond
Rd., Bethlehem, PA 18020. Info: Jane 610-861-4120, Scott Zrinski (TD),
sazrinski@gmail.com or Bruce Davis (Chief TD), BDavis@lehighvalley
chess.org.
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Nov. 13, PCL November Quick Quads (QC)
3RR, G/15. Wm. Pitt Union, Univ. of Pittsburgh, 5th & Bigelow, Pittsburgh,
PA 15213. EF: $10, $7 juniors. $20 to 1st/quad. Reg.: 11-11:15am. Rds.:
11:30am-Noon-12:30pm. Info: martinak_tom_m@hotmail.com, 412-
908-0286. W.
Nov. 13, Greater Philadelphia Scholastic Championships
Radnor Middle School, 150 Louella Ave., Wayne, PA 19087. Sections: K-
1, K-3, K-6, K-8, K-12. K-1, K-3, K-6: 5SS, G/30. Rds.: 10-11:15-12:40-1:50-
3:00. K-8, K-12: 4SS, G/40. Rds.: 10-11:30-1:20-2:40. EF: $30 online by
11/9; $35 by noon 11/11; $40 on-site from 8:45-9:15. Prizes: trophies
to top individuals & schools; all players in K-1, K-3, and K-6 receive a par-
ticipation trophy. Free game analysis by NM Peter Minear. See:
www.silverknightschess.com to register.
Nov. 18, Friday Night Action #35
Bryn Mawr Community Center, 9 S. Bryn Mawr Ave., Bryn Mawr, PA
19010. In 2 Sections: Open, U/1400. 4SS, G/30. EF: $20 online, $30 on-
site till 6:45. Rds.: 7:00pm, then ASAP. Limited to first 20 players that
register. Prizes: $100 to first overall, others per entries.
Nov. 19, 2011 November LVCA Grand Prix
See Grand Prix.
Nov. 19, 2011 Mid-Atlantic Girls Chess Championships (MD)
See Maryland.
Nov. 19, 2011 PA State Game/15 Championship (QC)
See Grand Prix.
Nov. 19-20, 2011 Delaware State Open Championship (DE)
See Delaware.
A State Championship Event!
Nov. 19-20, 2011 Welsh S. White PA State Senior Championship
5SS, G/120. Wm Pitt Union, Univ. of Pittsburgh, 5th & Bigelow, Pittsburgh,
PA 15213. Open to ages 50 & Up. $$ (420G): 120-80, Ages 65 & Up $70,
U1800 $60, U1600 $50, U1400 $40. Trophies to Champion & Top Ages 65
& Up. EF: $30 by 11/11, $40 later, PSCF required $5, OSA. Reg.: 9-9:30.
Rds.: 10-2:30-7, 10-2:30. Info: 412-908-0286. Ent: PSCF, c/o Tom Mar-
tinak, 25 Freeport St, Pittsburgh, PA 15223-2245. W.
Nov. 25-27 or 26-27, 42nd annual National Chess Congress
See Grand Prix.
Nov. 26, National Congress Game/15 (QC)
Sheraton Hotel (see National Chess Congress). 4SS, G/15 + 3 seconds
delay. Prizes $300 based on 20 entries, else in proportion: $100-50,
U2100 $60, U1800 $50, U1500/Unr $40. EF: $20, at site only. Reg. ends
9 pm, rds. 9:15, 10:15, 11, 11:45. Half point bye available rd 1. Quick rated,
but higher of regular or quick used for pairings & prizes.
Nov. 27, National Congress Blitz & Game/7 (QC)
2 separate tournaments at Sheraton Hotel (see National Chess Congress).
Each is a double round 4SS (8 games), with prizes $300 based on 20
entries, else in proportion: $100-50, U2100 $60, U1800$50, U1500/Unr
$40. EF: $20, at site only. Blitz: G/5. Reg. ends 1 pm, rds. 1:15, 2, 2:30,
3. Game/7: G/7 plus 2 seconds delay. Reg. ends 9 pm, rds. 9:15, 10:15,
11, 11:45. One pair of half point byes available rd 1. Quick rated, but higher
of regular or quick used for pairings & prizes.
Dec. 3, W.Chester 1st Sat. Quads
Our 22nd year! 3RR, 40/80, sd/30. United Methodist Church, 129 S. High
St., West Chester, PA 19382. EF:$20. Prizes: $$40, $50 for 3-0. Reg.: 9am.
Rds.: 9:30, 1, 4:30. Info: Jim White 484-678-3164.
Dec. 4, December Crush
Wayne Elementary School, 651 W. Wayne Ave., Wayne, PA 19087. In 4 Sec-
tions: K-12, K-12 U/800, K-3 U/400, 4-8 U/400.Trophies to top individuals
and schools. 4SS, G/30. Games begin at 1:00pm. EF: $25 by 10/5. On-
site registration ($35) closes at 12:30pm. Free game analysis by NM
Peter Minear. See: www.silverknightschess.com for complete informa-
tion or to register.
Dec. 4, PCL December Quick Quads (QC)
3RR, G/15. Wm. Pitt Union, Univ. of Pittsburgh, 5th Ave. & Bigelow, Pitts-
burgh, PA 15213. EF: $10, $7 Jrs. $20 to 1st/quad. Reg.: 11-11:15am,
Rds.: 11:30am-Noon-12:30pm. Info: martinak_tom_m@hotmail.com,
412-908-0286. W.
Dec. 9, Friday Night Action #36
Bryn Mawr Community Center, 9 S. Bryn Mawr Ave., Bryn Mawr, PA
19010. In 2 Sections: Open, U/1400. 4SS, G/30. EF: $20 online, $30 on-
site till 6:45. Rds.: 7:00pm, then ASAP. Limited to first 20 players that
register. Prizes: $100 to first overall, others per entries.
Dec. 10, MasterMinds CC 2nd Saturday Swiss/Quads
Blair Christian Academy, 220 W. Upsal St., Philadelphia, PA. Quads 40/80
SD/30TD/5. EF: $20 cash, Perfect score winner $50 else $40. Rd 1 10AM
then asap. Scholastic SS, EF $15 rec'd by Thursday before, $25 at the
door. 3 sections Rd 1 10AM then asap: K-12 3SS, G/60 TD/5 1st, 2nd,
3rd, top under 1200, top unrated; K-8 4SS, G/40 TD/5.1st, 2nd, 3rd, top
under 800, top unrated; K-6 4SS, G/40TD/5.1st, 2nd, 3rd, top under 600,
top under 400, top unrated. 1st & 2nd school & club trophies. All Reg.
ends 9:30am. Ent: MasterMinds CC, 36 E. Hortter St., Philadelphia, PA
19119. Checks made payable to: MasterMinds CC. Info: Bradley Crable,
215-844-3881, info@mastermindschess.org, or www.masterminds
chess.org.
Dec. 10, 32nd Abel Bomberault Memorial
4SS, G/60. Pittsburgh Chess Club, 5604 Solway St., Suite 209, Pittsburgh,
PA 15217. EF: $20 postmarked by 12/6, $25 later, $4 extra to play up one
section, $3 discount to PCC members. 2 Sections: Championship,
open to 1800-up: Trophies to 1st - 2nd - 1st U2000. Reserve Section,
open to U1800: Trophies to 1st - 2nd - 1st U1600 - 1st U1400 - 1st
U1200/Unrated. Reg.: 9-9:45am. Rds.: 10-12:30-3-5:30. Info: 412-421-
1881, www.pittsburghcc.org. Ent: Pittsburgh Chess Club, Attn: Mike
Holsinger, 5604 Solway St., Suite 209, Pittsburgh, PA 15217. Checks
payable to Pittsburgh Chess Club. NC, W.
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Dec. 27-29 or 28-29, 30th annual Empire City Open (NY)
See Grand Prix.
Jan. 13-16, 14-16 or 15-16, 44th annual Liberty Bell Open
See Grand Prix.
Feb. 10-12 or 11-12, 2012 Baltimore Open (MD)
See Grand Prix.
Apr. 4-8, 5-8, 6-8 or 7-8, 6th annual Philadelphia Open
See Grand Prix.
Rhode Island
Cranston Chess Club Monthly
Every Tuesday. 4SS, 40/70, SD/30. Garden City Center, Cranston. EF:
$5/game (club mbrs: $3/game). Reg.: 6:30-6:50pm; email preferred. Rds.:
1st 4 Tuesdays of the month, 7pm sharp! 5th Tuesday extra rated games
and events. One bye rd 1-3; if notified in advance. Prizes based on
entries. Info: www.cranstonchess.org, 401-575-1520. Chess Magnet
School JGP.
Nov. 12, 2011 Greater New Haven Fall Open $$1000 b/30 (CT)
See Grand Prix.
Nov. 19, 120th Rhode Island Open
4SS, G/60. New England Institute ofTechnology, 2500 Post Rd., Warwick,
RI 02886. Sections & Prizes: $1000 b/40 Open, U1900, U1500.Trophies
each section. EF: $35 Advance by 11/17, $45 at site. Reg.: 8:45-9:15. Rd
1 at 9:30 prompt. Entries after 9:30 get 1/2 point bye. Ent: RI Chess, PO
Box 40604, Providence, RI 02940. Site tel. (401) 837-1302. Register
online: www.richess.org. NS. NC. W.
Dec. 11, 115th Rhode Island Pawn Eater
4SS, G/55. RI College, Providence, RI 02908. Sections & Prizes: $500
b/30: OPEN, U1900, U1500. EF: $25 by 11/9, $30 at site. REGISTER
ONLINE at www.rhodeislandchess.org. Reg.: 9-9:30, Rd 1 at 9:30. Entries
after 9:30 get 1/2 point bye. Ent: RI Chess, P.O. Box 40604, Providence,
RI 02940. Site tel. (401) 837-1302. NS. NC. W. Chess Magnet School
JGP.
Jan. 6-8 or 7-8, Continental Amateur (MA)
See Massachusetts.
Tennessee
Nov. 25-27, 52nd Mid-South Open
See Grand Prix.
Texas
Nov. 18-20, 2011 National K-12 Championship
See Nationals.
Nov. 24-27, TexOhma Open
See Grand Prix.
Dec. 10, Steven Grubbs Memorial
5SS, G/30. Student Union Galaxy Rooms atThe University ofTexas at Dal-
las, 800 West Campbell Rd., Richardson, TX 75080. Three rated sections
Opened to all in grades preK - 12th: HS/MS(K-12), Elem (K-6), Pri-
mary(K-3). One Not Rated section: Elem Not Rated (K-6). This section
is opened to all players in grades K-6 including rated players. $$Trophies:
HS/MS:Top 10 ind., top 3 teams; Elem:Top 10 ind., top 5 teams; Primary:
Top 10 ind., top 3 teams; Elem Not Rated: Top 10 Ind, top 5 teams. EF:
$19 if postmarked by 12/3; $28 thereafter and on site. Add $5 for phone
entries. On site registration may result in 1/2 point first round bye.
Reg.: 8:00-8:45am, Rd 1 pairing posted at 9:20am, all others ASAP with
45-minute lunch break. One 1/2 pt. bye if requested before end of Rd 2.
Tournament is not elimination, play all 5 rounds. Pre-Registration requires
prepayment with complete information. All changes after 12/8/11 to be
made on site only. Make Checks payable to Dallas Chess Club. US Chess
Federation Membership is required for all Rated sections. Not Rated sec-
tions do not require US Chess Federation membership. Enter: Dallas Chess
Club, C/O Barbara Swafford, 2709 Longhorn Trail, Crowley, TX 76036.
www.dallaschess.com, www.utdallas.edu/chess. E-mail: info@dallas
chess.com, 214-632-9000. Note that seating is limited and is on a first
come first serve basis. Park on metered parking by Student Union or get
visitors pass at guard shack on University Drive and park on visitor's park-
ing. Due to construction, check website for parking updates. All proceeds
from this tournament will go to the Steven M Grubbs Memorial Scholar-
ship Fund at the University of Texas at Dallas. NS. NC. W.
Dec. 26-29 or 27-29, 21st annual North American Open (NV)
See Grand Prix.
Dec. 27-30, 2011 Pan American Class Championships
Location: DFW Airport Marriott South, 4151 Centreport Blvd., Fort Worth,
TX 76155. HR: $84/84/84/84. www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/dfwam-
dfw-airport-marriott-south/?toDate=12/31/11&groupCode=paipaia&fro
mDate=12/26/11&app=resvlink , or call 800-228-9290 reserve by
12/5 (or rate could go up) and ask for Pan American Intercollegiate Chess
rate. Free Parking. Tournament Dates: December 27-30, 2011.Tourna-
ment Format: 6 round Swiss System, Game/90 with a 30 second
increment. 7 Sections. Open: Open to all, U2000: Open to 1999 & under.
Unrateds may play in this section but not be eligible for prizes. U1800:
Open to 1799 & under. Unrateds may play in this section but not be eli-
gible for prizes. U1600/Unrateds: Open to 1599 & under. Unrateds play
in this section. Unrated may only win unrated prizes that are determined
by unrated entry fees. The unrated entry fees do not apply for U1600
prizes. U1400: Open to 1399 & under. Unrateds may not play in this sec-
tion. U1200: Open to 1199 & under. Unrateds may not play in this section.
U1000: Open to 999 & under. Unrateds may not play in this section.
Rounds: Rd. 1: 12/27 6 pm, Rd. 2: 12/28 10 am, Rd. 3: 5 pm, Rd 4: 12/29
10 am, Rd 5: 5 pm, and Rd 6: 12/30 9 am. Entry Fees: Priority Regis-
tration by December 14, 2011: $60. After December 14, 2011: $75.
Prizes: Open: 1st= $600, 2nd = $300, 3rd = $200, 1st U2200 = $400,
2nd U2200 $200. For all other sections (U2000, U1800 etc.) 60% returned
as prizes (30% for 1st, 20% for 2nd and 10% for 3rd). Additional Info:
One bye available if requested by end of round 2. However players in the
Pan Am Intercollegiate may have byes any time as long as requested 45
minutes before round starts AND as long as they are paired in the Pan
American Intercollegiate. Open section is Fide rated but uses USCF
rules. Sections may be combined if there is a low turnout in one of the
sections. More info: www.swchess.com or contact Barbara Swafford,
214-632-9000, info@dallaschess.com. Ent: Dallas Chess Club, C/O Bar-
bara Swafford, 2709 Longhorn Trail, Crowley, TX 76036. FIDE. NS. NC. W.
Chess Magnet School JGP.
Dec. 27-30, 2011 Pan American Intercollegiate Chess Tournament
See Nationals.
Dec. 27-30, 2011 Pan American Under 20 Scholastic Chess Cham-
pionships
Location: DFW Airport Marriott South, 4151 Centreport Blvd., Fort Worth,
Texas, 76155. HR: $84/84/84/84. www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/
dfwam-dfw-airport-marriott-south/?toDate=12/31/11&groupCode=
paipaia&fromDate=12/26/11&app=resvlink or call 800-228-9290
reserve by 12/5 (or rate could go up) and ask for Pan American Inter-
collegiate Chess rate. Free Parking. Tournament Dates: December
27-30, 2011. Under 20 years old Scholastic Tournament Format: Open
to players under 20 years old who are not yet enrolled in college. This is
a 6 round Swiss, Game/90 with a 30 second increment. Rounds: Rd. 1:
12/27 6 pm, Rd. 2: 12/28 10 am, Rd. 3: 5 pm, Rd 4: 12/29 10 am, Rd
5: 5 pm, and Rd 6: 12/30 9 am. Entry Fees: Priority Registration by
December 1, 2011: $45. After December 1, 2011: $60. Prizes: Four-year
scholarship toThe University ofTexas at Dallas to winner. UT Dallas Chess
II Scholarship as the first prize. The Chess II scholarship is worth
approximately $105,000 to an out of state (Texas) student and $45,000
to an In-State student. For some more details about the UTD Chess Schol-
arships please see www.utdallas.edu/chess/scholarships/chess-pro
gram-scholarships.html Winner must meet UTD entrance requirement and
follow team rules. UTD is sole judge as to who wins the scholarship.Top
10 trophies, medal to all participants. For Additional information or
online registration go to: www.swchess.com or contact Barbara Swaf-
ford, 214-632-9000, info@dallaschess.com. Ent: Dallas Chess Club, C/O
Barbara Swafford, 2709 LonghornTrail, Crowley,TX 76036. Chess Mag-
net School JGP.
Dec. 31-Jan. 1, DCC Insanity
See Grand Prix.
Jan. 6-8 or 7-8, 2nd annual Austin Chess Club Championship
See Grand Prix.
Feb. 23-26 or 25-26, Southern Rocky Fide Open (NM)
See Grand Prix.
Utah
A State Championship Event!
Dec. 2-4, Utah State Championship
5SS, G/120. Research Administration Building, University of Utah. See
utahchess.com for map/directions and eligibility details. Eligibility:
1800 and above USCF rating or per webpage. Prizes: $150, $75, plus $50
to 1st U2000 & trophies. Top Utah resident earns 2011 Utah Champion
title and corresponding trophy. EF: $25 if received by 30 Nov, $30 on-site.
Reg.: 5:30-6:15 pm. Rds.: Friday 6:30 pm, Saturday 10-3:30, Sunday 9-
2:30. 2 byes available if requested before 2nd round. Chess Magnet
School JGP.
Virginia
Arlington Chess Club Friday Night USCF Rating Ladder
30/90, SD/1. Arlington Forest United Methodist Church, 4701 Arlington
Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203. Ladder has been running for over 45 years,
now win money too! Most monthly game points: $50; most total points
Jan. to Dec.: $100. Must join club to play. Yearly dues: $50 adults, $40
seniors and U18, cash or check. Dates found on our website: http://mem
bers.cox.net/arlingtonchessclub/. Reg.: weekly sign-up from 7:00-8:00,
games start by 8:10, no advance entries. Contact for info only: Chris-
ney2@gmail.com. W, NS. Chess Magnet School JGP (if 4
rounds/games played in that one month).
Arlington Chess Club's Monthly Action Tournament
Once each month, the ACC sponsors an action tournament (dates found
on our website: http://members.cox.net/arlingtonchessclub/.) 3SS,
G/30. Prizes b/entries: 80% returned as prizes. Held concurrently with
club ladder. Arlington Forest United Methodist Church, 4701 Arlington
Blvd., Arlington, VA 22202. Reg.: 7:00-8:15. Rd. 1: 8:20. EF: $15 ($10 for
ACC Members), no advance entries, cash only. Contact for info only: chris-
ney2@gmail.com. W. NS.
Nov. 12, Kingstowne Quad #79/Action-Plus #51
KingstowneThompson Center, 6090 Kingstowne Village Pkwy., Alexandria,
VA 22315. 2 Events. Quad #79: 3RR, G/100. EF: $10 if received by 11/9,
$15 at site. Prizes: Medals to 1st and 2nd in each quad: gold to 1st if 3-
0 score, else silver; bronze to 2nd. Rds.: 11-3-7. Action-Plus #51: 5SS,
G/45. EF: $15 if received by 11/9, $20 at site. Prizes $$250 b/20:
$100-60, U1800-U1400-Unr. each $30. Rds.: 11-1-3-5-7. Both: Reg. 9-
10:30. Ent (checks payable to): Don W. Millican, P.O. Box 2902, Springfield,
VA 22152. Email (info only): dm407_92@hotmail.com. W(please give
48-hour notice if needed).
Nov. 19, 2011 Mid-Atlantic Girls Chess Championships (MD)
See Maryland.
Nov. 19, Arlington Rumble
St.Thomas More School, 105 N.Thomas St., Arlington, VA 22203. In 4 Sec-
tions: K-12, K-12 U/800, K-3 U/400, 4-8 U/400. Trophies to top individuals
and schools. 4SS, G/30. Games begin at 1:00pm. EF: $20 by 11/16. On-
site registration ($30) closes at 12:30pm. Free game analysis by NM
Jeremy Kane. See www.silverknightschess.com for complete informa-
tion or to register.
Nov. 19-20, 19th David Zofchak Memorial
See Grand Prix.
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Nov. 26, Sterling Chess November Open and RBO
4SS, G/61. St. Francis Episcopal Church, Harris Hall, 9220 Georgetown
Pike, Great Falls, VA 22066. Two sections: Open $$85 b/16, 50/25/10.
U1200, medal to winner. EF: Open $8, U1200 $6. Unrateds free. Prereg-
ister online at www.meetup.com/sterling-chess-tournaments. Pay on
website. Reg.: 11:30-12:00. Rds.: 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:30. Info: news@
serranoassociates.com. Bye: Half-point, any round. Chess Magnet
School JGP.
Dec. 3, Kingstowne Quad #80/Action-Plus #52
Kingstowne South Center, 6080 Kingstowne Village Pkwy., Alexandria, VA
22315. 2 Events. Quad #80: 3RR, G/100. EF: $10 if received by 11/30,
$15 at site. Prizes: Medals to 1st and 2nd in each quad: gold to 1st if 3-
0 score, else silver; bronze to 2nd. Rds.: 11-3-7. Action-Plus #52: 5SS,
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CHESS TO ENJOY SOLITAIRE CHESS ENDGAME LAB

(page 15) ABCs of Chess (page 17) Benkos Bafflers (page 57)

Fork: Black has a dead meatcheck, 1. ... Qa5+,

Problem I. Problem I. Problem I.
Koyenco, 1988 1. Ra8 h5 2. a4 Kb4 3. a5 Kb5 4. a6 Kb6 5. Rb8+
Black resigned but its a draw after 1. ... Bg7! (2. gaining the e5-knight. Ka7 6. Rb7+ Kxa6 7. Rb1 Ka5 8. Kh7 Ka4 9. Kh6
Rxg7 stalemate). Ka3 10. Rb5 h4 11. Rb1 Ka2 12. Rf1 Kb3 13. Kh5
Pin: Black can just play 1. ... Nxe4, and that will
Problem II.
Problem II. Kc3 14. Rf4 h3 15. Rf2 Kd3 16. Kg4 Ke3 17. Rb2
Niksic, 1978 win two pawns. Removing the guard, 1. ... Bxc3+ 2. Nf3 18. Rb3+ Ke4 19. Rb4+ Nd4
White lost after 1. Rb3?? Ra6 (threatening 2. ... bxc3 Nxe4 3. c4 Kd6, doesnt fare too badly either. 19. ... Ke3 20. Rb3+ Ke2 21. Rb2+ Nd2 22. Ra2 Ke3
Ra1+ and mates) 2. Rb1 Rh6! 3. Kg1 Rg6+ 4. Kf1 23. Ra3+ draws.
Fork: White has no good answer to 1. ... Nxc3,
Problem III.
e2+. But it should have been drawn after 1. Rb2! in 20. Ra4 Ke3 21. Ra3+, Draws.
view of 2. Rf2+! exf2 stalemate.
since 2. bxc3 drops the rook to the forking 2. ... Double edged interesting battle with mutual
Problem III. Bxc3+. Zugzwang in the background.
World Junior Championship 2011
Skewer: Black wins back the queen with 1. ...
Its a win if Black can take the a-pawn and prevent Problem IV. Problem II.
Whites king from reaching a1. That means 1. ... 1. Rb6+
Kxa5?? 2. Kc3 draws but a pass such as 1. ... Bg6! Rc8. 1. b8=Q? Rh8+ 2. Ke7 Rxb8 3. Rxb8 h3 4. Rb2 h2 5.
Re2 Kb5 6. Ke6 Kc4 7. Ke5 Kd3 wins for Black.
Undermining: Black wins the knight by 1. ... c5
wins, e.g. 2. Ke3 Kxa5 3. Kd2 Kb4 4. Kc1 Kb3 and Problem V.
...a5-a4-a3 etc. 1. ... Ka5 2. Rb5+ Ka4 3. Rb4+ Ka3 4. Rb3+ Ka2 5.
Problem IV. (or 1. ... Qf6 2. Qe3 Qxd4), since it cant move b8=Q Rh8+ 6. Ke7
Wijk aan Zee 1982 (Whites queen would be lost). 6. Kd7? Rxb8 7. Rxb8 h3 wins.

Discovered attack: Black saves the day with 1.

The proper result is a draw, after 1. Ra3!. But White Problem VI. 6. ... Rxb8 7. Rxb8 h3 8. Rf8 h2 9. Rf2+ Kb3
lost after 1. Ka2?? a3! in view of 2. Rxa3 Qxc2+ or
9. ... Kb1 10. Kf6 Kc1 11. Kf5 Kd1 12. Kf4 Ke1 13.
2. Rb3+ Kc4 3. Kxa3 Qxc2 or 2. Kb1 Qe1+ 3. Ka2 ... Qxg3+ ! 2. Kxg3 Bd6+. Ke3 Kd1 14. Ra2 is even.
Qc1!.
Total your Solitaire Chess
10. Kf6 Kc3 11. Kf5 Kd3 12. Kf4, Draws.

score to determine your

Problem V.
Biel, 1999 Ingenious maneuvers of the white pieces lead to a
approximate rating below:
1. Nxh2! Bxh2 2. Nh3 wins. Black cant stop both famous finale.
passed pawns if he allows 3. Nxg5. He loses the
pawn race after 2. ... Bf4 3. Nxf4 gxf4 4. Kc4! and 5. Total Score Approx. Rating
g5. 95+ 2400+ Clubs Committee
81-94 2200-2399
Problem VI. The USCF is appointing a Clubs Commit-
66-80 2000-2199
Madrid, 1996 51-65 1800-1999 tee with Bob Rasmussen, President of
White can queen the h-pawn if he can play his 36-50 1600-1799 the Fresno Chess Club, as chair. Anyone
pawns safely to f5 and g4. But this is a draw 21-35 1400-1599 interested in discussing how to build a
because Black can stop that plan with 1. ... Bf3!. 06-20 1200-1399 chess club or joining the committee is
Play went 2. Kf5 Kd5 3. g4 Kd6 4. h5 Kd5 5. Kf4 Bd1 0-05 under 1200 welcome to call Bob at 559-708-8100.
6. Kg5 Bf3!,

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SOFTWARE FOR BEGINNERS:

Chess Tactics for Beginners 2.0 WIN0041CV
Includes more than 2200 tactical exercises classified by theme and difficulty to ensure a
wide variety and a good understanding of basic chess tactics.

Chess: from Beginner to Club Player WIN0116CV

100 chess topics are considered in this title, including rules of chess game;
methods of playing in opening, middle game and ending; combinational techniques and
basic elements of strategy. This course includes 500 teaching examples and over 700
exercises to better beginners and club players games.

SOFTWARE FOR INTERMEDIATE PLAYERS:

Chess Strategy WIN0119CV
This program is aimed at teaching a student strategy methods. Includes 1100 exercises
and 450 instructive examples.

Modern Chess Opening, Volume I, Open Games (1.e4 e5) WIN0105CV

This program includes 862 games/lectures, each of them illustrating typical plans
and methods in the Open Games. Each opening variation is supplied with evaluations
and characteristic of the key moves. The theoretic material is nicely illustrated by classic
games with detailed annotations. More than 600 exercises included.

SOFTWARE FOR CLUB PLAYERS:

Opening Lab WIN0081CV
This is the theoretical review of all the chess openings, which are illustrated by instructive games
of the greatest chess players.

CT-ART. Mating Combinations WIN0113CV

This title includes 700 exercises and 1200 instructive examples; each of them illustrates the
peculiarities of using certain pieces for mating combinations.