Here's the tournaments in US from July to Dec 2010.
July 16-18 or 17-18: CHICAGO CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS. No residence requirements, 5 rounds, Doubletree Oak Brook in Chicago's western suburbs. Free parking. $20,000 prize fund unconditionally guaranteed.
July 23-25 or 24-25: BRADLEY OPEN. 5 rounds, Sheraton Hotel at Bradley Airport, Windsor Locks, CT. $8000 guaranteed prizes.
July 30-Aug 1 or July 31-Aug 1: SOUTHERN OPEN at Wyndham Orlando Resort. 5 rounds, $18,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum guaranteed. Greatly improved playing site, very low hotel rates.
Aug 6-8 or 7-8: NORTHEAST OPEN. 5 rounds, Holiday Inn Select, Stamford, CT. $8000 guaranteed. Downtown location, free parking, trains from NYC, Westchester and Connecticut run frequently. Note mistakes in prize listings in some publicity- especially, there are Under 2250 prizes of $600-300, not Under 2200 prizes of $600-350, and the Under 1250 prize limit for unrated is $100. The publicity in Chess Life, the above link and the USCF website are correct.
Aug 12-15, 13-15 or 14-15: CONTINENTAL OPEN. 6 rounds, Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, Sturbridge, MA. $30,000 projected prizes, $24,000 minimum guaranteed. Great summer vacation spot! Experience early 19th century America at Old Sturbridge Village.
Aug 20-22 or 21-22: INDIANAPOLIS OPEN. 5 rounds, Wyndham Indianapolis West. Free parking, free airport shuttle. $18,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum guaranteed. CCA returns to Indianapolis for the first time since 1975!
Aug 27-29 or 28-29: ATLANTIC OPEN. 5 rounds at Westin Washington Hotel, 5 blocks from the White House. $20,000 PRIZE FUND UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED.
Sept 3-6, 4-6 or 5-6: NEW YORK STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. 6 rounds at Albany Marriott, $13,000 guaranteed.
Sept 17-19 or 18-19: GREEN MOUNTAIN OPEN. 5 rounds, Stratton Mountain Inn, West Wardsboro, Vermont. $2000 guaranteed. 1-day Under 13 Novice side event Sunday morning.
Sept 24-26 or 25-26: LOUISVILLE OPEN. 5 rounds, $10,000 projected prizes, $7000 minimum, at Holiday Inn Southwest Fair Expo, tournament returns for the first time since 2006.
Oct 1-3 or 2-3: CLEVELAND OPEN. 5 rounds, Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel. Free parking, free airport shuttle. $18,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum guaranteed.
1-day Under 13 Novice side event Sunday morning.
Oct 7-11, 8-11, 9-11 or 10-11: CONTINENTAL CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS at Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington VA, near the attractions of our nation's capital. A huge new Columbus Day weekend event- 9 rounds in Master Section with FIDE norms available, 7 rounds in other sections, $100,000 projected prizes, $60,000 minimum! Early bird entry deadline is July 13.
Oct 15-17 or 16-17: MIDWEST CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS at Westin North Shore Hotel, Wheeling, Illinois (near Chicago). 5 rounds, $20,000 projected prizes, $16,000 minimum guaranteed.
Oct 22-24 or 23-24: BOARDWALK OPEN. CCA returns to New Jersey after 35 years! 5 rounds at the historic Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel, Asbury Park, NJ. $18,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum guaranteed.
Nov 12-14 or 13-14: KINGS ISLAND OPEN at Kings Island Resort, Mason, Ohio near Cincinnati. 5 rounds, $30,000 projected prizes, $24,000 minimum guaranteed, Ohio's largest open tournament.
Nov 20-21: NEW ENGLAND SCHOLASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS. Open to all K-12 students; titles and free entry prizes limited to New England. 7 rounds, game/65, Sheraton Hotel at Bradley Airport. Free parking, free airport shuttle. In 4 sections: High School, Middle School, Elementary, Primary.
Nov 26-28 or 27-28: NATIONAL CHESS CONGRESS at Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel. $30,000 guaranteed prizes in Premier through Under 1200, trophies in Under 1000, Under 800, and Under 600 Sections.
Dec 26-29 or 27-29: NORTH AMERICAN OPEN. 7 rounds at Ballys Las Vegas. $120,000 projected prizes, $90,000 minimum!
July 16-18 or 17-18: CHICAGO CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS. No residence requirements, 5 rounds, Doubletree Oak Brook in Chicago's western suburbs. Free parking. $20,000 prize fund unconditionally guaranteed.
July 23-25 or 24-25: BRADLEY OPEN. 5 rounds, Sheraton Hotel at Bradley Airport, Windsor Locks, CT. $8000 guaranteed prizes.
July 30-Aug 1 or July 31-Aug 1: SOUTHERN OPEN at Wyndham Orlando Resort. 5 rounds, $18,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum guaranteed. Greatly improved playing site, very low hotel rates.
Aug 6-8 or 7-8: NORTHEAST OPEN. 5 rounds, Holiday Inn Select, Stamford, CT. $8000 guaranteed. Downtown location, free parking, trains from NYC, Westchester and Connecticut run frequently. Note mistakes in prize listings in some publicity- especially, there are Under 2250 prizes of $600-300, not Under 2200 prizes of $600-350, and the Under 1250 prize limit for unrated is $100. The publicity in Chess Life, the above link and the USCF website are correct.
Aug 12-15, 13-15 or 14-15: CONTINENTAL OPEN. 6 rounds, Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, Sturbridge, MA. $30,000 projected prizes, $24,000 minimum guaranteed. Great summer vacation spot! Experience early 19th century America at Old Sturbridge Village.
Aug 20-22 or 21-22: INDIANAPOLIS OPEN. 5 rounds, Wyndham Indianapolis West. Free parking, free airport shuttle. $18,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum guaranteed. CCA returns to Indianapolis for the first time since 1975!
Aug 27-29 or 28-29: ATLANTIC OPEN. 5 rounds at Westin Washington Hotel, 5 blocks from the White House. $20,000 PRIZE FUND UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED.
Sept 3-6, 4-6 or 5-6: NEW YORK STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. 6 rounds at Albany Marriott, $13,000 guaranteed.
Sept 17-19 or 18-19: GREEN MOUNTAIN OPEN. 5 rounds, Stratton Mountain Inn, West Wardsboro, Vermont. $2000 guaranteed. 1-day Under 13 Novice side event Sunday morning.
Sept 24-26 or 25-26: LOUISVILLE OPEN. 5 rounds, $10,000 projected prizes, $7000 minimum, at Holiday Inn Southwest Fair Expo, tournament returns for the first time since 2006.
Oct 1-3 or 2-3: CLEVELAND OPEN. 5 rounds, Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel. Free parking, free airport shuttle. $18,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum guaranteed.
1-day Under 13 Novice side event Sunday morning.
Oct 7-11, 8-11, 9-11 or 10-11: CONTINENTAL CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS at Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington VA, near the attractions of our nation's capital. A huge new Columbus Day weekend event- 9 rounds in Master Section with FIDE norms available, 7 rounds in other sections, $100,000 projected prizes, $60,000 minimum! Early bird entry deadline is July 13.
Oct 15-17 or 16-17: MIDWEST CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS at Westin North Shore Hotel, Wheeling, Illinois (near Chicago). 5 rounds, $20,000 projected prizes, $16,000 minimum guaranteed.
Oct 22-24 or 23-24: BOARDWALK OPEN. CCA returns to New Jersey after 35 years! 5 rounds at the historic Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel, Asbury Park, NJ. $18,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum guaranteed.
Nov 12-14 or 13-14: KINGS ISLAND OPEN at Kings Island Resort, Mason, Ohio near Cincinnati. 5 rounds, $30,000 projected prizes, $24,000 minimum guaranteed, Ohio's largest open tournament.
Nov 20-21: NEW ENGLAND SCHOLASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS. Open to all K-12 students; titles and free entry prizes limited to New England. 7 rounds, game/65, Sheraton Hotel at Bradley Airport. Free parking, free airport shuttle. In 4 sections: High School, Middle School, Elementary, Primary.
Nov 26-28 or 27-28: NATIONAL CHESS CONGRESS at Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel. $30,000 guaranteed prizes in Premier through Under 1200, trophies in Under 1000, Under 800, and Under 600 Sections.
Dec 26-29 or 27-29: NORTH AMERICAN OPEN. 7 rounds at Ballys Las Vegas. $120,000 projected prizes, $90,000 minimum!
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