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Exciting chess tournaments in 2011 are ongoing!
If you are not satisfied with ches tournaments in Canada, you might be interested with these tournaments:
Jan 14-17, 15-17 or 16-17: 43rd annual LIBERTY BELL OPEN. 7 rounds, Sheraton City Center Hotel, Philadelphia. $20,000 projected prizes based on 320 paid entries, otherwise raised or lowered in proportion, $14,000 minimum guaranteed. The $20,000 projected prize fund has been RAISED for the last 5 straight years! Entries close TONIGHT (Monday, Jan 10) at midnight or slightly after. ENTER NOW
Feb 26-27: 44th annual NEW YORK STATE SCHOLASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS. 6 rounds, G/65, at Saratoga Hilton, Saratoga Springs, NY. Now in 8 sections with earlier finish on Sunday (plays 4 games Saturday, 2 Sunday). High School Reserve for under 1200 and Middle School Reserve for under 1000 are the new sections. As previously, the K-1 plays Sunday Only. ENTER NOW
Mar 4-6 or 5-6: EASTERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS, 5 rounds, Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, Sturbridge, MA. $18,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum guaranteed. ENTER NOW
Mar 18-20 or 19-20: MID-AMERICA OPEN. 5 rounds at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Clayton, Missouri, an upscale suburb of Saint Louis. $20,000 projected prizes, $16,000 minimum guaranteed. ENTER NOW
Mar 25-27 or 26-27: VERMONT RESORT OPEN, 5 rounds, at beautiful Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee, VT, only 1 mile from I-91. Players loved this new site the first time we used it at last year's VRO! $2500 projected prizes, $1500 minimum guaranteed. Early finish: with time control 40/2, SD/30, last round starts 2:15 and ends by 7:15. ENTER NOW
Mar 25-27 or 26-27: PITTSBURGH OPEN. The biggest open tournament in Pittsburgh returns for the first time since 2005 at a convenient and well lighted location, the Radisson Hotel Green Tree, 3 miles from downtown with free parking and free airport shuttle. 5 rounds, $16,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum guarantee. ENTER NOW
Apr 1-3 or 2-3: SOUTHERN OPEN. 5 rounds, Wyndham Orlando Resort. This traditional summer event moves to April in 2011 because the US Open is in Orlando. $16,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum. ENTER NOW
Apr 8-10 or 9-10: HARTFORD OPEN, 5 rounds, Sheraton Hotel at Bradley Airport, Windsor Locks, CT. $10,000 projected prizes, $7500 minimum guaranteed. Players usually at the bottom of their class may be at the top in this one! ENTER NOW
Apr 15-17 or 16-17: EMPIRE STATE OPEN, 5 rounds, Saratoga Hilton, Saratoga Springs, NY. $6000 projected prizes, $4000 minimum. In 4 sections: Open, Under 1910, Under 1610, Under 1310. Early finish: 40/2, SD/30, last round starts 2:15 and ends by 7:15. ENTER NOW
Apr 20-24, 21-24, 22-24 or 23-24: PHILADELPHIA OPEN. The first mega-tournament of 2011 with $100,000 projected prizes, $70,000 minimum, a 9 round Open Section with GM and IM norms possible, and 7 rounds in other sections. NEW LOCATION: The luxurious, upscale Loews Philadelphia Hotel, rated four diamonds by AAA, at 1200 Market St. in downtown Philadelphia. ENTER NOW
May 26-30, 27-30, 28-30 or 29-30: CHICAGO OPEN at the luxurious Westin North Shore Hotel, Wheeling, Illinois. $100,000 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND- second largest guarantee of any open tournament in the USA. New this year: class prizes in every section! Open has 9 rounds with FIDE norms possible, lower sections 7 rounds. ENTER NOW
June 24-28: PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL at Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel. 9 round Swiss, GM and IM norms possible. Prizes raised to $10,000 guaranteed, $500 minimum guarantee to foreign GMs, $250 to US GMs, foreign IMs, foreign WGMs. ENTER NOW
June 30-July 4, June 28-July 4, July 1-4 or 2-4: 39th annual WORLD OPEN at Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel. 9 rounds, world's largest open tournament prize fund: $300,000 based on 1300 paid entries, $225,000 minimum. For lowest fee enter by Feb 15. ENTER NOW
If you are not satisfied with ches tournaments in Canada, you might be interested with these tournaments:
Jan 14-17, 15-17 or 16-17: 43rd annual LIBERTY BELL OPEN. 7 rounds, Sheraton City Center Hotel, Philadelphia. $20,000 projected prizes based on 320 paid entries, otherwise raised or lowered in proportion, $14,000 minimum guaranteed. The $20,000 projected prize fund has been RAISED for the last 5 straight years! Entries close TONIGHT (Monday, Jan 10) at midnight or slightly after. ENTER NOW
Feb 26-27: 44th annual NEW YORK STATE SCHOLASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS. 6 rounds, G/65, at Saratoga Hilton, Saratoga Springs, NY. Now in 8 sections with earlier finish on Sunday (plays 4 games Saturday, 2 Sunday). High School Reserve for under 1200 and Middle School Reserve for under 1000 are the new sections. As previously, the K-1 plays Sunday Only. ENTER NOW
Mar 4-6 or 5-6: EASTERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS, 5 rounds, Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, Sturbridge, MA. $18,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum guaranteed. ENTER NOW
Mar 18-20 or 19-20: MID-AMERICA OPEN. 5 rounds at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Clayton, Missouri, an upscale suburb of Saint Louis. $20,000 projected prizes, $16,000 minimum guaranteed. ENTER NOW
Mar 25-27 or 26-27: VERMONT RESORT OPEN, 5 rounds, at beautiful Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee, VT, only 1 mile from I-91. Players loved this new site the first time we used it at last year's VRO! $2500 projected prizes, $1500 minimum guaranteed. Early finish: with time control 40/2, SD/30, last round starts 2:15 and ends by 7:15. ENTER NOW
Mar 25-27 or 26-27: PITTSBURGH OPEN. The biggest open tournament in Pittsburgh returns for the first time since 2005 at a convenient and well lighted location, the Radisson Hotel Green Tree, 3 miles from downtown with free parking and free airport shuttle. 5 rounds, $16,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum guarantee. ENTER NOW
Apr 1-3 or 2-3: SOUTHERN OPEN. 5 rounds, Wyndham Orlando Resort. This traditional summer event moves to April in 2011 because the US Open is in Orlando. $16,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum. ENTER NOW
Apr 8-10 or 9-10: HARTFORD OPEN, 5 rounds, Sheraton Hotel at Bradley Airport, Windsor Locks, CT. $10,000 projected prizes, $7500 minimum guaranteed. Players usually at the bottom of their class may be at the top in this one! ENTER NOW
Apr 15-17 or 16-17: EMPIRE STATE OPEN, 5 rounds, Saratoga Hilton, Saratoga Springs, NY. $6000 projected prizes, $4000 minimum. In 4 sections: Open, Under 1910, Under 1610, Under 1310. Early finish: 40/2, SD/30, last round starts 2:15 and ends by 7:15. ENTER NOW
Apr 20-24, 21-24, 22-24 or 23-24: PHILADELPHIA OPEN. The first mega-tournament of 2011 with $100,000 projected prizes, $70,000 minimum, a 9 round Open Section with GM and IM norms possible, and 7 rounds in other sections. NEW LOCATION: The luxurious, upscale Loews Philadelphia Hotel, rated four diamonds by AAA, at 1200 Market St. in downtown Philadelphia. ENTER NOW
May 26-30, 27-30, 28-30 or 29-30: CHICAGO OPEN at the luxurious Westin North Shore Hotel, Wheeling, Illinois. $100,000 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND- second largest guarantee of any open tournament in the USA. New this year: class prizes in every section! Open has 9 rounds with FIDE norms possible, lower sections 7 rounds. ENTER NOW
June 24-28: PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL at Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel. 9 round Swiss, GM and IM norms possible. Prizes raised to $10,000 guaranteed, $500 minimum guarantee to foreign GMs, $250 to US GMs, foreign IMs, foreign WGMs. ENTER NOW
June 30-July 4, June 28-July 4, July 1-4 or 2-4: 39th annual WORLD OPEN at Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel. 9 rounds, world's largest open tournament prize fund: $300,000 based on 1300 paid entries, $225,000 minimum. For lowest fee enter by Feb 15. ENTER NOW
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