World Open 2010
June 29, 2010 by Chess Press
Filed under Tournaments/Events
June 29-July 5, 2010, Valley Forge, PA
The World Open 2010 will take place from June 29 to July 5, 2010 at the Valley Forge Convention Plaza. Each tournament will be over 9 rounds with norms available in the Open and Under 2400 Sections. The projected prize fund is $250,000 and at least $175,000 is guaranteed!
Please visit www.worldopen.com to view more information from the World Open 2010!
Philadelphia International 2010
June 25-29, 2010, Valley Forge, PA
The Philadelphia International 2010 was won by IM Bryan Smith who finished on 7/9, a half-point ahead of five other players. Smith was unfortunately a victim of his own success as he missed out on a GM norm having failed to have played against the 3 GMs required.
However, FM Farai Mandizha and Amanda Mateer both put in great performances and managed to play against the necessary opponents for them to score IM and WIM norms respectively.
Please select from one of the following options for more information on the Philadelphia International 2010:
Visit www.worldopen.com for Final Standings and Games Viewer!
World Open 2010 Side Events
As part of the World Open festival, various other events take place from June 25-July 5.
Please visit www.worldopen.com for more information: Standings – Senior Amateur, Girls Championship, Under 13 Championship.
The 2010 US Junior Open is Coming Up! (July 23-25, 2010)
June 26, 2010 by Chess Press
Filed under Tournaments/Events
The 2010 US Junior Open will take place in Houston, Texas from July 23-25, 2010.
By Franc Guadalupe
June 25, 2010
In less than one month, the U.S. Junior Open returns to Texas and this time the event will be held at the beautiful facilities of the Hilton Houston Hobby Airport Hotel, 23-25 July. This National event, open to all players under the age of 21 as of 1 January 2010, has been held in Dallas on two occasions, 2002 and 2006, both times drawing record crowds. The organizers in Houston are hoping for another record this year. There will be four sections in this event: Under 21, Under 15, Under 11 and Under 8 (age as of 1 January 2010).
Past winners of the top section of this event include GM Gabriel Schwartzman in 1995 and IM Greg Shahade in 1996. Not to be outdone by Greg, lil’ sister WGM Jennifer Shahade won the event in 1998. IM Salvijus Bercys won in 2003 when he was only 13 years old!
Last year’s US Junior Open was held in Milwaukee, WI, and the Champions were: Brady Harder (U11) from Wisconsin, Marc Christian Nazario (U15) also from Wisconsin, and the U21 section resulted in a two-way tie between Experts Eric Rosen from Illinois and Kevin Bu from Minnesota. There was no U8 section last year. The winner of the US Junior Open U21 division gets an automatic spot in the 2011 US Junior Closed (if still eligible by age). >> CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS.
For more information about the 2010 U.S. Junior Open, and to sign up, please visit the tournament webpage, http://www.uschess.org/tournaments/2010/junior/.
U.S. Cadet Championship (July 12-16, 2010)
June 21, 2010 by Chess Press
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This event will take place at the Cumberland County Bank in Crossville, Tennessee!
“The Cadets Are Ready To Begin Fighting Chess!”
Official Press Release (USCF)
By Alan Kantor
June 21, 2010
(Crossville, TN)
NM David Adelberg Claims The Cadets Are Ready To Begin Fighting Chess!
If you thought the 2009 version of the U.S. Cadet Championship was any indication of fighting chess, the 2010 version looks to be even better.
This is an all-master field led by Aleksandr A. Ostrovskiy (2268) from New York, Michael Yang (2249) from Minnesota, David Adelberg from Arizona, Yian Liou (2243) from California, Jarod M. Pamatmat (2236) from Texas, Ryan Joseph Moon (2235) from Georgia, Atulya A. Shetty (2229) from Michigan, and Adarsh Jayakumar (2226) from Texas. Yang and Pamatmat are repeat players from the previous year. Last year’s winner was Andrew Ng from New Jersey.
The players are set and the battleground is set. The location is the same place where the fighting took place in 2009: The Cumberland County Bank in Crossville, Tennessee. The date will be July 12-16. The players will once again be armed with the MonRoi scorekeeping device so spectators will be able to view the action. This year, with the help of Vol First, the bloodshed can be viewed on the Internet. There will also be daily reports on Chess Life Online.
This is a national invitational chess championship for the top players under age 16. Along with the title is $500 plus a four-year, fixed dollar incoming tuition scholarship to the University of Maryland at Baltimore County (current value $69,760 for out-of state, $34,832 in state). Second place is $300 plus a four-year University Academic Service Scholarship to Tennessee Tech University (current value $20,000). Third place will get $200. Everyone will receive plaques.
The sponsors Cumberland County Chess Club, U.S. Chess Federation, Cumberland County Bank, TAP Publishing, House of Staunton, Crossville Trophy & Gifts, and Vol First wish all the players the best of luck. The city of Crossville wish the players and their families all the best and a great time while in Crossville.
The United States Chess Federation (USCF), founded in 1939, serves as the governing body for chess in the United States and is now headquartered in Crossville, Tennessee. USCF is devoted to extending the role of chess in American society. It promotes the study and knowledge of the game of chess, for its own sake as an art and enjoyment, and as a means for the improvement of society. The USCF is a not-for-profit membership organization with over 80,000 members. For additional information on the USCF see: http://www.uschess.org.
