The British International School of New York Chess Tournament
February 22, 2010 by Support
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The British International School of New York Chess Tournament (Sunday, May 16, 2010)
www.bis-ny.org
20 Waterside Plaza New York, NY 10010-2612
Open to All Players from Kindergarten – Eighth Grade
Trophies for All Players
- Click Here for Online Registration
- Click Here for Online Payment
- For complete information please Click Here to Download the Tournament Flyer
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
On-site registrations: From 9am – 9:30 am. Rounds begin at 10 am.
- Novice: K-2 Section: From 10 – 1 ; Awards at 1 PM
- Challenge 3-8 Section: From 10- 1 ; Awards at 1 PM
- K-1 Advanced Novice: 10 AM, 11:00, 12, 1 ; Award Ceremony 2:15 PM
- K-3 Primary Section: 10, 11:35, 1:10 , 2: 45 ; Award Ceremony 4:20 PM
- K-5 Elementary Section: 10, 11:35, 1:10 , 2: 45 ; Award Ceremony 4:20 PM
- K-8 Championship Section: 10, 11:35, 1:10 , 2: 45 ; Award Ceremony 4:20 PM
ENTRY FEE:
Entry fee for pre-registered entrants: $30 ; $40 for Walk-ins.
Registration & Payment:
- Click Here for Online Payment
- Click Here for Online Registration
- By Mail: Make Check Payable to Chess Educators and mail with your registration form to Chess Educators P.O. Box 160 New York, NY 10028.
- Note: Pre-registration rates end at Noon on the day before the event. So, please allow plenty of time for mailed entries.
For More Information Contact: Beatriz Marinello (917)553-4522 or Beatriz@Chesseducators.com
For more information about British International School of New York please visit www.bis-ny.org.
Exciting New Format Debuts at the 2010 U.S. Championship
February 1, 2010 by Support
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information contact:
Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis
Mike Wilmering
mwilmering@saintlouischessclub.org
www.saintlouischessclub.org
EXCITING NEW FORMAT DEBUTS AT THE 2010 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP
SAINT LOUIS, January 28, 2010 — The 2010 U.S. Championship, scheduled to be held May 13-26 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, will feature a new format, which includes a 24-player, seven-round Swiss tournament followed by a four-player Championship final. The idea is designed to ensure drama in the final three days of play and to avoid the potentially less climactic pairings that are typical in a 24-player, nine-round Swiss. This innovative new format will ensure an exciting finale for chess fans around the world. After seven rounds of play, the top four players will face off in a round robin (also known as a quad). The scores from the Swiss tournament will carry over into the final.
Players who do not make it into the top four places after seven rounds will play two more rounds of the Swiss event. They will also have much to play for as fifth place will be awarded $10,000 and the total prize fund of the “Challenger’s Swiss” will exceed $90,000.
“By structuring this year’s event with both a preliminary Swiss and climactic final, we hope to host a U.S. Championship that fans will never forget and that will help advance the cause of chess as telegenic and thrilling,” said Tony Rich, executive director of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. “Come out to Saint Louis for a long weekend during the finals to see for yourself!”
Tournament Chairperson WGM Jennifer Shahade will provide live commentary of the tournament alongside a Grandmaster commentator soon to be announced.
This year’s prize fund is being increased from $135,000 to more than $170,000 with a grand prize of $35,000, a minimum of $3,000 for last place and more funds going to second place in particular ($20,000 as compared to $15,000 in 2009). The prize fund is differentiated at every single place with the exception of the fourth- and fifth-place finishers, who will both receive $10,000.
“We are proud to present the largest per capita prize fund in U.S. Championship history,” Rich said.
In the event that there is no clear U.S. Champion after the quad finals, there will be a championship playoff. The U.S. Champion will receive $5,000 more than other players tied for first prior to the playoff, but other tied players throughout the tournament will share monies equally. If after seven rounds, there are ties for the four places into the final round-robin quad, then there will be a concise fourth-place playoff on May 21, the scheduled rest day.
“Rules to break possible ties (and multiple ties) for fourth and first will be fully outlined,” said U.S. Championship Rules Advisor Greg Shahade.
They will appear in the players contracts and on the CCSCSL Web site closer to the tournament start.
The 24 invited players will include:
- defending U.S. Chess Champion, GM Hikaru Nakamura;
- winner of the 2009 U.S. Senior Open Championship, GM Larry Christiansen;
- winner of the 2009 U.S. Junior Championship, GM Ray Robson;
- winner of the 2009 U.S. Women’s Championship, IM Anna Zatonskih;
- the top five qualifiers from the 2009 U.S. Open Championship: GM-elect Alex Lenderman, GM Sergey Kudrin, GM Alex Yermolinsky, GM Dmitri Gurevich and GM Jesse Kraai;
- winner of the 2010 ICC State Champion of Champions (to be determined);
- the top 10 U.S. players by rating of the United States Chess Federation’s February supplement (to be determined);
- four wild card spots (to be determined).
Stay tuned to the Web site of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis for more details on the prize fund breakdown, schedule and participants.
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The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis is a not-for-profit, 501(c)3 organization that opened in July 2008. It has more than 500 members. The club offers free classes, discounted tournament entry fees and discounted merchandise for club members.
The United States Chess Federation is the official, not-for-profit U.S. membership organization for chess players and chess supporters of all ages and strengths, from beginners to grand masters. Founded in 1939 with the merger of the American Chess Federation and the National Chess Federation, USCF has grown to more than 80,000 members and nearly 1,200 affiliated chess clubs and organizations. USCF sanctions 25 national championship award titles to both amateurs and professionals, ranging from elementary school students to senior citizens. For more information, visit www.uschess.org.
36th Annual Eastern Open: A Chess Celebration (Dec. 27-30)
December 31, 2009 by Support
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(From www.uschesstrust.com) All Photos and Article by Dora Leticia
As many prepare to ring in the New Year with family, friends and an onslaught of parties…there are still those who prefer to end the year with a chess tournament at our nations capital, Washington, D.C.!
About the 36th Annual Eastern Open: A Heritage Event
Where? Westin Washington DC City Center Hotel, Thomas Circle, 1400 M St. NW, Washington, DC.
Organizer - Tom Beckman – Info only, tombeckman@rcn.com
Tournament Directors – NTDs Michael Atkins and Ernie Schlich
$17,000 Unconditionally Guaranteed Prizes – Over 60 Prizes
Class prizes for each 100 points!
Schedule:
- Sunday 12/27: 1pm & 7:30pm
- Monday 12/28: 11am & 6pm
- Tuesday 12/29: 11am & 6pm
- Wednesday 12/30: 10am & 4:30pm
This year the 36th Annual Eastern Open has rocked our nations capitol! But, I can’t help but think that something else, something bigger is at play here…and I don’t mean the prize money.
Coming together in our nation’s capitol at the end of a year to play competitive chess means more than the obvious….just look, pay attention…and observe.
The look on a players face during a morning coffee run (prior to game play)…the complete absorption in their own thoughts as they prepare for what could be a win…or a win…because as someone most of us know always says:
“Even when we lose, we win.” – Beatriz Marinello.
You may even come across a player with a slight fear of dogs, even small ones…and even if he has a bigger bite when it comes to chess, well, dogs can be scary. You know who we mean Mr. Lenderman. ; – )
A chess tournament that draws young and older players alike, whether they travel alone or accompanied by friends and family, they share a common sentiment – love for the game.
AND I MEAN L-O-V-E, LOVE. These are high playing, chess loving beings!
Recently, I read a book called “The Equation That Couldn’t Be Solved” by Mario Livio and found a section titled, “The Rules of the Game”.
In this section there is a quote by the man who was nicknamed “Darwin’s Bulldog”, Biologist, Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-95).
“The chess board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us…”
According to the book’s author, “today’s physicists would like the laws of nature not only to represent the rules of the game, but also to explain even the existence and properties of the chessboard and the pieces themselves!”
But, the board and the pieces don’t play themselves…and as our chessplayers wander the halls of the Westin lost in thought, or analyze their games after play to try to determine what went wrong, or bask in the glory of a battle won, or simply are just dying to get something to eat after hours on end of a grueling chess match.
Where do the holidays go and how are they celebrated for these chess beings?
And then I see….Chess is their celebration! Chess is their glory, it’s their need, their balance, their life!
What better way to welcome and celebrate the New Year than in doing what we love?
As this event is wrapped up as well as many others being held across our great country – we at the U.S. Chess Trust would like to wish you and yours a very happy and safe New Year!
Check out the 36th Annual Eastern Open photo gallery below and stay tuned for final standings!
2008 Pan American Continental Coverage
November 7, 2008 by Support
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Replay Live Games BLOG / Partidas en Vivo
Standings / Tabla de Posiciones
The People & Organizations Behind the Scenes
2008 Pan American-Continental Championship Prize Winners
GM Jaan Ehlvest has won 1st Place in the 2008 Pan American-Continental Championship and he has qualified for the 2009 World Cup! GM Alexander Ivanov & GM Joshua Friedel tied for 2nd Place!
Check out the list of Prize Winners! Congratulations to all the players! Thanks to all for making this a successful and memorable event!!!
Cash Prizes:
- GM Jaan Ehlvest 1st $ 4,000.00
- GM Alexander Ivanov tie 2nd 2,500.00
- GM Joshua Friedel tie 2nd 2,500.00
- GM Julio Becerra tie 4th 775.00
- GM Alexander Stripunsky tie 4th 775.00
- GM Manuel Leon Hoyos tie 4th 775.00
- GM Vinay Bhat tie 4th 775.00
- GM Darcy Lima tie 4th 775.00
- IM Ray Robson tie 4th 775.00
- IM Sergio Barrientos tie 4th 775.00
- FM Renato Terry tie 4th 775.00
- GM Alexander Shabalov tie 12th 134.00
- IM Alder Escobar tie 12th 134.00
- IM Everaldo Matsuura tie 12th 134.00
- IM Dionisio Aldama tie 12th 134.00
- IM Justin Sarkar tie 12th 134.00
- FM Daniel Rensch tie 12th 134.00
- GM Gildardo Garcia tie Senior 150.00
- FM Ilye Figler tie Senior 150.00
- IM David Arenas Junior 300.00
- WFM Alisa Melekhina Woman 300.00
The Pan American Continental coverage in today’s (Nov. 7th) edition of the Sun Sentinel.
2008 Pan American Continental Final Standings
November 7, 2008 by Support
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Standings/Tabla de Posiciones
2008 Pan American Continental Standings