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Summer Picnic Chess Tournament in Coventry gets 16 players
Monthly USCF Tournaments Coventry
USCF Quick-Chess, Thursdays 7 pm Stafford Springs
Drop-In Chess, Wednesdays 5 - 8 pm Norwich
July 2017 Previous issue of CCM
Pawn Sacrifice full movie in English
Bradley Blitz Tournament held July 22, Windsor Locks CT
Chess Horizons Magazine - Summer Double Issue
Baadur Jobava vs Ruslan Ponomariov (Veresov Attack)
Vladimir Putin has brief talk with FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
Video: Funny reactions from famous chess masters
Garry Kasparov vs Vladimir Kramnik. Semi final 1994 World Blitz
Election Results 2017 US Chess Executive Board
Thursdays 7 pm Stafford Springs Quick Chess
Controversial Finish Canadian Chess Championship
Tiglon and Zhu Earn Norms in New Jersey
Wei Yi Wins In Danzhou, Climbs To World #14
Fiorella Contrareras, Peru's youngest chess champion
Harikrishna Crushes Aronian With Beautiful Knight Maneuver
Radjabov Jumps Ahead In Geneva
Garry Kasparov Comes Out of Retirement for U.S. Chess Competition
Excellent Video about USCF and what it does
Grischuk Joins Radjabov, Comments On Kasparov
Five of the Greatest Chess Scenes in Movies
GM Harika Dronavalli has been making all the right moves
Beyond Ratings: US Junior & US Junior Girls Preview
Kasparov “officially” back as St. Louis wildcard
Chess legend Kasparov back from retirement
Upcoming USCF Tournaments in Connecticut
Acknowledging our most Faithful
The king is back: Chess legend Garry Kasparov comes out of retirement
Raphael Johannes Zimmer Wins World Junior for the Disabled
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Major International Chess Tournaments
52nd NBCC SUMMER OPEN – AN OPEN-AIR EVENT
Sunday, August 27th, 2017 Rain or Shine - under the Big “WICKHAM” pavilion
SWISS, USCF rated, starts at 10:00 At Manchester CT’s Wickham Park (weekend park entry = $7 per car) LUNCH included FOR PLAYERS! (non-players pay $15 that day, or $10 in advance).
OPEN SECTION: 4 rounds G/45 d5, Trophies to Top 3, Top Under-1916.
UNDER 1617 SECTION: 5 rounds G/25 d5, Trophies to Top 2, Top Under-1316.
UNDER 917 SECTION: 5 rounds G/25 d5, Trophies to Top 2, Top Under-516.
A separate Trophy for the “Biggest Upset” win of the three sections will also be awarded.
ENTRY FEE: $25 in advance, or $35 (cash) on site: o Register at Summer Open Registration & payment link by August 24 th , o or, mail a check payable to “New Britain Chess Club”, specify section, by August 23 rd to: G. Hilhorst; 18 The Courtyard; Simsbury, CT; 06070-2214 o or, register on site: 9:30-9:45 Please bring Digital clocks (and sets). One half-point bye permitted.
Wickham Park is a non-profit trust on 250 acres of the Manchester / East Hartford line. A $7-per-vehicle fee, good for the day, is SEPARATELY required at the entrance. There are adjacent areas for Frisbee and beach volleyball (the kids do this after rounds). Directions: I-91 to I-84 EAST, Exit 60, Left at end of ramp (Right instead if took I-84 WEST); park entrance is on your right, only a few hundred yards from the I-84 ramps. Once in the park, bear to the right twice, and park in Lot D, between the tennis and beach volleyball courts. Questions? E-mail Mark Bourque at newbritainchessclub@gmail.com. Directed by again by Jan Van De Mortel!
