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June 2012
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113
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Annual United States Open
AUGUST 4 –12, 7–12 or 9–12, 2012
HILTON VANCOUVER,WASHINGTON
HOTEL RESERVATIONS
301 West 6th Street, Vancouver, WA 98660
360-993-4500
HR: $110 single/quad, reserve by July 12 or rate may increase
PRIZE FUND
$50,000 in prizes based on 500 paid entries, else proportional,
$40,000 (80% of each prize) minimum guaranteed: A one section
tournament with class prizes.
MANY SIDE EVENTS AND OTHER CHAMPIONSHIPS:
SEE TOURNAMENT LIFE
2012 Women’s U.S. Open, U.S. Open Scholastic, U.S. Open
Quads, U.S. Open G/15 Championship, U.S. Open Bughouse,
16th Annual Golf Tournament for the U.S. Open Chess Players
PROJECTED PRIZES
Top places
$8000-4000-2000-1500-1000-700-500-400,
clear winner OR PLAYOFF
$200 bonus
CLASS PRIZES
Top Master (2200-2399)
$2,400-1,200 - 600 - 300
Expert (2000-2199)
$2,400-1,200-600-300 •
Class A (1800-1999)
$2,400-1,200-600-300 •
Class B (1600 -1799)
$2,400 -1,200-
600-300 •
Class C (1400 -1599)
$2,000-1,000-500-300 •
Class
D (1200-1399)
$1,500-700-400-200 •
Class E or below (under
1200)
$1,200-600-400-200 •
Unrated
$700-400-200
BLITZ!
U.S. Blitz Championship: Saturday, August 11, 12 noon
ENTER NOW!
https://secure2.uschess.org/webstore/tournament.php?wkevent=2
012USOPEN
Phone entry: 800-903-8723
Tournament website:
http://www.uschess.org/tournaments/2012/usopen/
USCF DELEGATES MEETING
August 11-12
MANY MEETINGS, WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS,
INCLUDING: USCF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
August 8-10
USCF AWARDS LUNCHEON
August 11 at noon
SCHOLASTIC EVENTS
2012 Trophies Plus U.S. Girls Junior Open Championship
2012 Denker Tournament of High School Champions
2012 Barber Tournament of K-8 Champions
SEE TOURNAMENT LIFE NATIONALS ON PAGE 50 FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION
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Contributors
Jamaal Abdul-Alim
(“First Moves,” p. 8; and “College
Chess,” p. 22)
is a Washington,
D.C.-based freelance writer
who covers higher education
and chess. He is also a coach
for Chess Challenge in D.C.
at The SEED School of
Washington, D.C.
Back on the Strip
with Karpov
The National Open in Vegas returns to
its traditional location, the Riviera on the
Strip from June 15-17. The exciting ros-
ter of side events includes the Game/10
national championship on June 14 and
a simul and lecture by former World
Champion Anatoly Karpov. Look for
CLO
coverage from the scene.
GM Ben Finegold
(“Looks at Books,” p. 10) is
currently the grandmaster-
in-residence of the Chess
Club and Scholastic Center
of Saint Louis.
Young Talents Meet in
Saint Louis
Ten of the top young American
players face off in a round-robin
closed tournament at the Chess
Club and Scholastic Center of Saint
Louis. The winner receives an
automatic bid to the 2013 U.S.
Chess Championships.
FM Alex Dunne
(“Cover Story,” p. 16)
is the
correspondence chess director
of the USCF and a frequent
contributor of correspondence
chess features to
Chess Life
.
His “Check is in the Mail”
column appears monthly
on
uschess.org
.
Norm Tour Hits New York
and Philly
Summer norm-fishing gets underway
with the New York International
from June 20-24, sponsored by the
Marshall Chess Club and held at
St. John’s University. A week later,
the Philadelphia International is
set for June 29-July 3, directly
preceding the World Open. Look
for U.S. Chess Scoop videos from both
locales on
uschess.org/clo
.
Dr. Gerald Levitt
(“History,” p. 32) the author
of
The Turk, Chess Automaton
(McFarland 2000, 2006) and
has written articles for
Chess
Life, New In Chess, FloridaChess
,
and other publications.
Greg on Chess
Browse through IM Greg Shahade’s
popular monthly articles on
CLO
, always with a touch of
controversy and spirited reader
responses. Subjects include
vdraws, norms, designing an opening
repertoire and more.
Jeff Peterson
(“Chess Clubs,”
p. 36) is a freelance writer
based in Fairfield, Connecticut.
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