The San
Francisco Argonaut states that a chess tournament is in progress at the
Mechanics’ Institute, with eleven entries. A prize valued at $100 has been
offered by Mr. Benjamin Marshall, President of the Golden Gate Chess Club. The
contestants are: Messrs H. Heynemann, Peck, J.D. Reddding, H. Van Vliet, Reis,
N.J. Manson, Hellwegan, Fritz Peipers, Perry, Jere Lynch and Ott. An additional
prize of one years’s subscription to the British Chess Magazine has
been offered by the chess editor of the Argonaut for the most brilliant game of
the tournament.
Brooklyn
Chess Chronicle, August 15, 1885, page 162
The San
Francisco Argonaut informs us that the chess tournament in said city has
come to an abrupt conclusion. Our esteemed confrere
says:
“ Mr. Heynemann,
having scored eight games without losing one, wins the trophy, an oil paiting,
“
Brooklyn
Chess Chronicle, September 15, 1885, page
179
US Women’s Zonal
The USCF requested a waiver of the rule that the Zonals must be played before the Continental Championship. The rule states that if the Zonal is played after the Continental the offending zone loses all of its slots in the World Championship. The US zone stood to lose all three of its slots.
After discussions with Continental President, Jorge Vega, and FIDE Deputy President, Giorgios Makropoulos, a compromise was reached whereby in the event that the US zonal is played after the Continental, the US would forfeit one of its world championship slots to the Continental. This leaves both the US and the Continental with two slots each. Also US players will be allowed to play in the Continental and compete for its two slots.
2008 World Senior Championship
This tournament was won by Larry Kaufman, who received the title of GM, as well the title of World Senior Champion. A protest was filed by the Romanian Chess Federation on behalf of GM Mihai Suba who tied with Larry for first with a 9-2 score but lost on tiebreaks.
It seems that the organizers had posted the wrong tiebreak procedure on the tournament website, and then changed it to the correct procedure with only two rounds left in the tournament. Suba would have won the title if the original tiebreak system was used. As it was Larry was awarded the title because he narrowly edged out Suba on the new system.
In view of this the Presidential Board decided to declare Mihail Suba and Larry Co-Champions. However Larry will keep the GM title.
FIDE Events
World Championship Match, Anand-Topalov
This event was scheduled to be held in September, but, at Anand’s request has been postponed to April, 2010.
80th FIDE Congress
This will be held in Nanjing China, September 27 –
October 4, 2009.
World Team Championship
The event shall take place in Bursa, Turkey in September 2009.
Women’s Team Championship
The event will be held in Ningbo China, September 1-12, 2009.
World Youth Championships
This event will be held in Antalya, Turkey, November 14-26, 2009.
Congratulations to IA Arbiter and USCF staffer Walter Brown who was recently appointed to a position on the FIDE Qualifications Committee.
IM John Donaldson recently stepped down as US Zonal President after serving for two and half years. The USCF will announce a replacement shortly.
A.J. Fink
Amateur Championship - March 14-15
Max
Wilkerson Open - March 28
Walter
Lovegrove Senior Open - April 4-5
Imre
Konig Memorial - April 18
Northern California
Mar. 21-22 Hans Poschmann Memorial 4-SS, 30/90; SD/60 Fremont Adult School, 4700 Calaveras Ave., Fremont, CA 94538. $$B 80 paid entries (not counting unrated entries) Three Sections: Open: $350-225 U2200 $220-115; A/B (1999-1600): A $220-115 B $220-115; Reserve (U1600): C $220-115 U1400 $220-115 Unr: Trophy First. All, EF: postmarked by 3/16 $50, $60 at site. Unrateds $20 in the Reserve section or may play up to the Open section for the regular fee. USCF memb. req'd. May play up for add'l $10 per section. Reserve players in the A/B section compete for the B prize. Reg.: Sat 3/21 9:00-9:45am. RDS.: Sat 10:00-3:30; Sun 10:00-3:30; One 1/2 pt bye available if requested in advance (bye in rds 3 or 4 must be requested before rd 1). 2009 March Ratings List, CCA minimums and Directors discretion will be used to place players as accurately as possible. Please bring clocks and equipment. INFO: Ken Zowal (510)-623-9935 Email: kenneth.zowal@sbcglobal.net or richardkoepcke@yahoo.com Ent: Ken Zowal, P.O. Box 3211, Fremont, CA 94539. No Phone entries. WCL JGP.
Sun Mar. 28 Bay Area Chess
$uper$wiss (Adult/Regular)
4SS
x G/60.
Sat Apr. 25 Bay Area Chess
$uper$wiss (Adult/Regular)
4SS
x G/60.
May. 23-25 or 24-25 Memorial
Day Long Swiss (Adult/Regular)
6SS
30/90 G/60 (2-day option first 3 rounds G/60 merges in round 4).
Prize
fund: $3360 b/85
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Master |
Expert |
A |
B |
C |
D/E/Unr |
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1st |
$500
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$400
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$200
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$200
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$150
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$150
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2nd |
$200
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$200
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$100
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$100
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$100
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$100
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3rd
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$120
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$100
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$80
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$80
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$80
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$80
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4th
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$70
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$70
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$70
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$70
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$70
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$70
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Format &
Time Control (3day) 6SS x 30/90 G/60; (2day) Rounds 1-3> G/55; Rounds 4-6>
30/90 G/60 (merges with 3day in Round 4).
Rounds times
(3day) 5/23 11am, 4pm every day. am, 3:20pm; 5/23 11am,
4:10pm.
Onsite
registration: 5/23 10-10:30am | 5/24 8-8:30am. (2day) 5/24 9, 11:15am, 1:30,
4pm; 5/25 11am, 4pm.
Entry
Fee: $66 for 3-day, $65 for 2-day; $19 fee for ea. section playing up;
re-entry $33
Entry:
Online at http://www.bayareachess.com/my
or mail to BayAreaChess 4423 Fortran Ct., Suite 160, San Jose, CA 95134. Payable
to BayAreaChess
Info:
http://bayareachess.com/events/memo.php.
NS NC W
Southern California
March 13-15
7th Annual Western Pacific
Open
5-SS, 3-day 40/2, SD/1, 2-day rds. 1-2 G/60 then merges. LAX Hilton,
5711 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles , CA 90045.
$$6000 b/160, 50% of each prize
guaranteed. In 2 sections:
Open, $$1200-700-400-200-100, U2200 $400-250.
Amateur (U2000/Unr), $$500-300-150, U1800 400-200-100, U1600 400-200-100,
U1400 200, U1200 100, Unr. 100. Unr. may win Unrated prize only in this section.
Reg: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Fri., 9-10 a.m. Sat.
Rds: 3-day 7 p.m., 10:30-5,
10-4:30. 2-day: 10:30-1 (G/60), then merges.
EF: $69 if received by 3-13,
$79 at site.
All: $25 Best Game prize, all sections eligible. One half-point
bye if requested with entry, rds 4-5 cannot be revoked. SCCF membership req. of
S. Cal. res., $18 reg, $10 jr.
HR: $109, (310) 410-4000. Ask for “7th Annual
Western Pacific Open.” Parking $8/day.
En t: SCCF, c/o John Hillery, 835 N.
Wilton Pl. #1, Los Angeles CA 90038, on line at www.westernchess.com.
Inf: admin@westernchess.com. NS, W, F. WCL
JGP. GP: 20. State Championship Qualifier.
March 15
WPO Hexes
3-SS, G/90. LAX Hilton,
5711 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045. Six-player sections by rating.
EF: $20 if received by 3-13, $25 door.
$$ 40-20-10 each section.
Reg.: 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Rds.: 10:45-2-5.
Ent: SCCF, c/o John Hillery,
835 N. Wilton Pl. #1, Los Angeles CA 90038, online at www.westernchess.com.
March 28-29
Kern County Open Championship
5-SS, 25/75, SD/30 (Rounds 1-3), 40/2, SD/1 (Rounds 4-5). Clarion Hotel 3540
Rosedale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA 93308 (661-326-1111 ).
$1700 prize fund b/o 40,
80% guaranteed: $500 (guaranteed!)-300-200 top U2000 $250, U1800 $200, U1600/Unr
$150-$100.
EF: $45 by 3/25, $55 after. $6 discount for BCC members and SCCF
members. GMs & IMs FREE ($45 from prize).
Reg.: 8:45-9:30 a.m.
Saturday.
Rds.: Saturday: 10-2-6, Sunday: 10-4:30.
Special K-8
Tournament: March 28: 5-SS G/30, Rounds 10-11:30-1-2:30-4. EF: $20 by 3/25, $30
after; prizes 1st–3rd place Overall & 1st – 3rd place trophies in scholastic
categories.
All: ½-pt bye available any round with entry
Info: Kenneth
J. Poole 661-304-7468, kpchessman@yahoo.com or visit www.bakersfieldchessclub.com
HR: $59 special rate, mention “BakersfieldChessClub.” Reserve by 3/13 or
rate may go up!
Ent: Bakersfield Chess Club, P.O. Box 176, 3501 Mall View
Rd., Suite 115 Bakersfield, CA 93306.