Area Summer Scholastic Tournaments

NEW JERSEY
Sept. 5 New Jersey U1300 K-8 State Championship
A State Championship Event! Somerset Ramada Inn, 60 Cottontail Lane, Somerset, Exit 12 off I-287 at Weston Canal Road. (732) 560-9880, Fax (732) 356-7455. In three rated & one unrated Section. Hot Shots: U1300, Check Mates: U900 & Rising Stars: U500 & Chess Bandits: Unrated/Beginner event. (note-U200 may play in) All Sections: 5-SS, G/30, G$$ 100 to winner each section plus Trophies to Top 10, Others get choice of chess medallions or grab bag prizes. Registration: Saturday 9/05, 11am-12pm. Rounds: 12:30pm, then ASAP with lunch break after round #2. EF: $25 if mailed by 9/1 or paid online by 9/4 on website EntryFeesRus.com, $35 at site. Early EF: Special Combined EF: Pay $69 for both Saturday K-8 and NJ Open (2-day) Sunday and Monday. Not available at site. Half-point bye allowed in rounds 1-4 if requested with EF. August Rating supplement used. Mail entries to: Ken Thomas, 115 West Moore Street, Hackettstown, NJ 07840-2233. Checks payable to NJSCF. Indicate section desired and your grade level. Information: Call 908-763-6468 or acn@goes.com. NS NC W.

A Heritage Event!
Sept. 5-7 or 6-7 2009 New Jersey State Championship GPP: 50 Enhanced New Jersey
A State Championship Event! Somerset Ramada Inn, 60 Cottontail Lane, Somerset NJ, Exit 12 off I-287 (Weston Canal Road). In 4 Sections: Open, Gold U1900 Silver U1600 & Booster U1300. 6SS, TC: 40/2, SD/1, Playing Schedules: 3-day, 9/5-7, 2-day, 9/6-7. All prizes guaranteed. Open: $500-400-300-200-200-200-200. Top Expert & Class A, $100 each. U1900: $500-300-200. Top B $100. U1600: $500-300-200. Top D $100. U1300: $500-300-200. Trophies: Top 3 each section. NJ Champion, Exp, A, B, D, E & Unr. New players may win first prize only in Open Section. Early EF: Open: $71 / lower sections $66. (Former NJ Champs, see below). Entry must be mailed by 9/01 or paid online by 9/04, Open $85 /lower sections $80 at site. All Reentrys $45, but can't be NJ Champ. Join at website entryfeesrus.com via PayPal. Playing site Reg 3-day: 9/05, 9am-11am. Rds. Sat. 12-7, Sun 11-6, Mon. 9-4. Reg 2-day: 9/06, 9am-10:30am, Round 1-3 (G/45) starts 11am then ASAP. Both schedules merge in Rd 4. Byes: 2 byes allowed, 1-5. Hotel Rates $79 with free continental Breakfast. (732) 560-9880. Mention "NJ Chess" to receive this special hotel rate. SPECIAL PRIZES will be awarded by drawing to early online entries. NOTICE-Former NJ Champs get early EF of $35. Late EF is $70. Former NJ Champs for multiple yrs get early EF of $1 (ONE DOLLAR). Late EF is $70. No exceptions. Only early EF's get discount. Ent: Ken Thomas, 115 West Moore St., Hackettstown, NJ 07840. Make checks payable to NJSCF. Info: Ken, acn@goes.com or (908) 763-6468. Players and spectators, no ear covering allowed, especially cell phones attached to the ear. NS, No NC, W. NYC players will be shuttled to/from the Bound Brook Station. Call Ken's cell. 908-763-6468. FIDE. WCL JGP.

1st Dean of Chess Academy/TransNet FIDE Invitational

The pairings for our first FIDE invitational have been posted. This nine round, round-robin will begin on July 11th. All are welcome to attend this unique event.

Three-peat for Christopher Wu

Christopher Wu has once again won the Tournament of Champions. Held at our Branchburg center on Saturday, June 13th, Christopher went home with the $500 top prize a return trip to this tournament next year.
You can view the games on our Chess Downloads page.
Congratulations to Christopher and to all who participated in this prestigious event.

Copper State International Begins Tomorrow

Dean is currently in sunny Arizona with temperatures in the 90s. He didn't just go to enjoy the weather though. Dean is among 35 accomplished players including some of the world's top performers. The field includes many Grandmasters and International Masters.
Please visit the tournament's host American Chess Events for more information. We will keep you posted with Dean's progress.

Congratulations All Around!

Congratulations to the new, two-time US Champion, GM Nakamura. You can read more about his victory on our US Championship page.
And congratulations to Sebastian Spitz for his dedication and stellar performance throughout the year. Sebastian has earned the 2008-2009 Grand Prix Championship!
Congratulations are also extended to the Orchard School Chess Club for pulling off another Grand Prix Championship!
Thank you to all who helped make this a memorable tournament season and congratulations to all players!

What a tough tournament!

You know the US Championship is tough this year when a four-time US Champion is playing on the last board. And when the former Soviet and US Champion is on the second to last board.
Pairings for the 3rd round have been posted and the games will start at 2pm cst.