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Chess Life Online 2011 May American Chess Weekend: Labor Day Madness Kicks Off
Chess Life Online 2011 May American Chess Weekend: Labor Day Madness Kicks Off | American Chess Weekend: Labor Day Madness Kicks Off |
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GM Varuzhan Akobian will be participating in the Southern California Open, Photo Jennifer Shahade 2008
Browse below some of the biggest tournaments taking place this weekend. If you are a player, an organizer or just a kibitzer, send your Labor Day chess tale or favorite game to [email protected] for possible CLO publication. Or reach out to our facebook fan page, facebook.com/uschess or twitter, twitter.com/uschess. 
IM Irina Krush, Photo Suzy Gorman for CCSCSL
The North Carolina Open takes place from September 2-4th in Charlotte. Award winning writer FM Mike Klein will be covering this event for CLO. He will also contribute a piece to Chess Life Magazine inspired by the North Carolina Open on organizing and growing State Championships. Klein's most recent CLO contribution was on the Charlotte US Chess School. Organizer Gary Newsom told CLO, "Right now we have 6 GM's and 5 IM's committed to play: GMs Shabalov, Kekelidze, Kachieshvilli, Ftacnik, Zapata and Kudrin and IMs Schroer, Matros, Krush, Esserman and Battaglini. We expect 250 or so in a great venue." Southern California The 33rd Annual Southern California Open takes off on Saturday Seoptember 3rd at the Crowne Plaze Hotel in San Diego. The $20,000 guaranteed prize fund has attracted 143 pre-registrants including GM and Olympian Varuzhan Akobian and GM Melikset Khachiyan. Local IM Cyrus Lakdawala will also be conducting free post-game analysis for participants.  New York The 133rd New York State Championship kicks off Friday September 2nd in Albany, New York. The event is organized by the Continental Chess Association. Find more details on the CCA page including a list of pre-entrants, which includes IM Jay Bonin and defending New York State Champ Aleksandr Ostrovskiy. Florida The Arnold Denker Florida State Championship will take place in Naples, Florida from September 3rd-5th. See details on floridachess.org, including a list of preregistered players. Melinda J. Matthews, who most recently wrote an article about the Denker in Orlando , will be contributing thoughts on the event for one of CLO's event round-ups. Oklahoma The 7th Annual Okie Chess Festival features three sections, a FIDE Open, FIDE Reserve and Booster. There will also be a Fischer-Random Blitz Pizza Party. (See CLO editor Jennifer Shahade's new piece on Fischer Random). Find complete info on okchess.org and look for thoughts on this event from Tom Braunlich. Tom has written several popular CLO articles previously including Playoff Theory. Missouri  No rest for the weary! While the Saint Louis Chess Club gears up for the opening of the World Chess Hall of Fame, the K v.Q Battle of the Sexes event and the Boy Scouts of America Merit Badge unveiling, they will also host a Labor Day chess weekend chess tournament. Find details on the Saint Louis District Championship on saintlouischessclub.org. Michigan The 2011 Michigan Open will be held at the McGuires resort in Cadillac, Michigan. Find details on michess.org. New England Open The 71st New England Open will be held in Leominster, MA from September 3-5th. Look for details on MassChess.org. North California The 2011 Labor Day Chess Festival goes down at the Golden Gateway Holiday Inn in San Francisco. Look for full details on the TLA. Texas The 77th Southwest Open is set for Dallas, Texas from Sept. 2-5th. See full details on the Dallas chess club website. Illinois The Illionis Open championship will kick off on Sept. 3 in Oakbrook. GMs Mesgen Amanov and IM Angelo Young are scheduled to participate. Find more detials on http://chessforlife.com/ New Jersey The 65th New Jersey Open Championship stretches from September 3rd to 5th and will be held in Somerset, New Jersey. See full details on the official website http://entryfeesrus.com/ Colorado The 62nd Colorado Open will be contested from September 3-4 in Greewood Village, Colorado. Find more details on the TLA. Ohio The 67th Ohio Chess Congress takes place from Sept 3-5 in Worthington, Ohio. See full details on the TLA. Louisiana The 2011 Louisiana State Championship will be held from Sept 3-5 at the Hilton New Orleans Airport. For more info, see the TLA. Oregon Portland hosts the 60th Oregon Open from Sept 3-5, featuring a guaranteed $3000 prize fund. Find full details on the Portland Chess Club homepage. |