The Labor Day weekend (Aug. 29-Sept.1) has historically been a time for major
state and regional championships in the USA. The following tournaments, listed
from the highest to the lowest in Grand Prix Point totals, according to TLAs in
Chess Life, will be held:

The Southern California Open (San Diego): 60 GPP
125th annual New York State Championship (Kerhonkson): 50 GPP
22nd North American Open (Stillwater, Okla.): 40 GPP
Florida State Championship (Indialantic): 30 GPP
59th Ohio Chess Congress (Dayton): 30 GPP
Illinois Open Championship (Arlington Heights): 20 GPP
63rd New England Open (Windsor Locks, Conn.): 20 GPP
57th annual Tennessee Open (Crossville): 20 GPP
2003 Oregon Open (Gresham): 20 GPP
Southwest Open (Houston, Texas): 15 GPP
CalChess Labor Day Championships (San Francisco): 15 GPP
Michigan Open (Kalamazoo): 15 GPP
Colorado Open (Denver): 15 GPP
57th New Jersey Open (Somerset): 10 GPP
Louisiana State Championship (Baton Rouge): 6 GPP
Alabama Chess Championship (Montgomery): 6 GPP
67th annual Virginia Closed State Championship (Richmond), Aug. 29-31 No GPP
Wisconsin Closed Championship (Oshkosh): No GPP
West Virginia State Chess Championship (Sutton): No GPP

George Mirijanian

George Mirijanian wrote:

The Labor Day weekend (Aug. 29-Sept.1) has historically been a time for major
state and regional championships in the USA. The following tournaments,
listed
from the highest to the lowest in Grand Prix Point totals, according to TLAs
in
Chess Life, will be held:

The Southern California Open (San Diego): 60 GPP
125th annual New York State Championship (Kerhonkson): 50 GPP
22nd North American Open (Stillwater, Okla.): 40 GPP
Florida State Championship (Indialantic): 30 GPP
59th Ohio Chess Congress (Dayton): 30 GPP
Illinois Open Championship (Arlington Heights): 20 GPP
63rd New England Open (Windsor Locks, Conn.): 20 GPP
57th annual Tennessee Open (Crossville): 20 GPP
2003 Oregon Open (Gresham): 20 GPP
Southwest Open (Houston, Texas): 15 GPP
CalChess Labor Day Championships (San Francisco): 15 GPP
Michigan Open (Kalamazoo): 15 GPP
Colorado Open (Denver): 15 GPP
57th New Jersey Open (Somerset): 10 GPP
Louisiana State Championship (Baton Rouge): 6 GPP
Alabama Chess Championship (Montgomery): 6 GPP
67th annual Virginia Closed State Championship (Richmond), Aug. 29-31 No GPP
Wisconsin Closed Championship (Oshkosh): No GPP
West Virginia State Chess Championship (Sutton): No GPP


George:

Some of your posts point out things that REALLY need improvement about USCF,
but this one makes me think that you need to bet out more often.

Was there a point to this?

Your friend,

Wick Deer

For bet, read get.

George:

Some of your posts point out things that REALLY need improvement about USCF,
but this one makes me think that you need to bet out more often.

Was there a point to this?

Your friend,

Wick Deer

For bet, read get.



I bet most people didnt get it.

Grant

I can only speak to Indiana's State Championship, which takes place in mid
September so as not to conflict with the Labor Day events in Ohio, Michigan and
Illinois.

Our attendance has rebounded from a dip in the late 90s, and is consistant with
previous levels, if not a little bit better. The prize fund is a bit larger.

It would be interesting to see if the GP levels have gone down at the same rate
as the prize funds. With the GP's diminshed stature, organizers may be putting
less of their prize funds into the Prizes which qualify for GP points.

Wick Deer

Subject: Labor Day weekend major tournaments in USA
From: illSpam (Wickdeer3)
Date: 8/23/2003 9:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Message-id:

I can only speak to Indiana's State Championship, which takes place in mid
September so as not to conflict with the Labor Day events in Ohio, Michigan
and
Illinois.

Our attendance has rebounded from a dip in the late 90s, and is consistant
with
previous levels, if not a little bit better. The prize fund is a bit larger.

It would be interesting to see if the GP levels have gone down at the same
rate
as the prize funds. With the GP's diminshed stature, organizers may be
putting
less of their prize funds into the Prizes which qualify for GP points.

Wick Deer

I'm organizing one of those Labor Day Grand Prix events. Since funding for the
Grand Prix has evaporated, I pretty much ignore the Grand prix points. I've
heard GMs say that the Grand Prix isn't a consideration.. I try to emphasize
reduced fees (enter one tmt and get free entry to the next) for masters and
extra money for annotated games.

Joe