WORLD CHESS FEDERATION FRIENDSHIP FESTIVAL
Story Published: Jun 8, 2010 at 3:13 PM EDT
Story Updated: Jun 8, 2010 at 3:13 PM EDT
Gloria J. Parks Community Center
3242 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14215
Presented by Kellogg Leadership for Community Change in conjunction with the Archangel 8 Chess Academy
CAN/AM INTERNATIONAL FIDE MASTERS SUMMER SERIES
Sat/Sun. July 17th & 18th, August 21st & 22nd, Sept. 18th & 19th, 2010
$1425.00 GUARANTEED CASH PRIZES
How would you like to establish an International FIDE rating or play International competition games?
This is a World Chess Federation FIDE & U.S.C. F. Rated Grand Prix. USCF membership REQUIRED! Membership may be purchased at the door for an additional yearly fee of $49.00.
Registration will close at 9:30 a.m. Unpaid late entries must take a one half-point bye.
Byes available with advance notice to the tournament director at check in.
Rounds on Saturday begin at 10 a.m., 2:30 p.m. & 7 p.m.., Sun. 10:00 a.m. & 2 p.m.
SECTIONS – ENTRY FEES AND CASH PRIZES
FIDE INTERNATIONAL GRAND PRIX – FIDE Rated EF$55
1st Place $350, 2nd Place $250 and 3rd Place $200, U2000 $175, U1800 $150
NY State Senator Antoine M. Thompson U1500, EF $30 v $50 on site;
1st Place $150, 2nd Place $90, 3rd Place $60
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Make checks payable and mail to: Archangel 8 Chess Academy, “Festival”, 60F Guilford Lane, Buffalo NY 14221
current USCF ID, Rating& Section of participation. Or email to Arcangel8chess@yahoo.com. Postmarked no later than 7days prior to the tournament.
I hope GM Regan will play. He’s the best player in that region and a nice man.
Oh anon i just saw ur comment Regan won on time against me in a lost position! hehe. Sometimes i function on (BPT) Black Peoples Time! haha and lose games because of it, im just returnin to ur silly competitions now so keep it up! hahaha.
Susan ive already lived all this stuff, so im just having fun with the international chess community here and on the chess drum, i give them a knight move and they think they doing something! Look at gelfand and aronians games, now they faking like their supergeniuses! hehe. u know how the U.S. do you Susan , they show u one car, a helicopter, a jet, a few computers, a sniper, What about all the stuff in the background that u dont see Susan? hehehehe, see tricks.