Tournament Life Announcements

Every Saturday USCF G/60 and G/10 Quick Tournaments G/60: 6SS -two games each week starting at 6PM. Quick G/10 4SS at 10PM. Accelerated Pairings USED. Every Saturday Night except 2nd Sat. of month when The Chess Club is closed. The Chess Club at Vivion West Shopping Mall (North Kansas City), 2512 NW Vivion Rd., Kansas City, MO 64150. EF: $15/$10 club members per night or $40/$25 club members each month. No Prizes for G60 and 100% PAYOUT for G10. Reg.: 5-6 pm, 1st round 6pm. ENT: Ken Fee, 1537 Baker St., Liberty, MO 64068. Ken's cell 816-835-7529, PAYPAL/INFO to chessclub@powerpawn.net. www.powerpawn.net.

4SS, G/60, Karpov Chess School, 106 S. Main St, Lindsborg KS 67456. EF: $10 in advance, $15 on site. Memb. Req'd: OSA. 70% of entry fees go to the prize fund. Reg.: 8:30-9:30. Rds.: 10, 12:30, 3, 5:30. ENT: Karpov Chess School; 106 S. Main St.; Lindsborg, KS 67456. INFO: brownscombe@anatolykarpovchessschool.org. www.anatolykarpovchessschool.org. NS.

The Showcase Lounge, 3926 E. 13th St., Wichita, Kansas. 5 rounds, G/45 $2,000 Guaranteed. 1st $500, 2nd $350, 3rd $275, 4th $200, 5th $175, 6th $150, 7th $125, 8th $100, 9th $75, 10th $50. Rd. 1: - 9:00 am, Rd. 2: 10:45 a.m., Rd. 3: 12:30 p.m., Rd. 4: 2:15 p.m., Rd. 5: 4:45 p.m. USCF RATED. Entry Fee: $40 Youth $30. Mail Registration Fees to: I.W.C.C.I., P.O. Box 303, Wichita, KS 67203. Register Online at: www.iwccichess.com Info: 316-267-3358.

3 Rd. RR, Anatoly Karpov Chess School, 106 S. Main St. Lindsborg KS 67456. EF: $10 in advance, $15 on site. Memb. Req'd: OSA. Prizes: choice of $25 or trophy to winner of each quad. Reg.: 9-9:30. Rds.: 10, 12:30, 3. ENT: 106 S. Main St., Lindsborg, KS 67456. INFO: brownscombe@anatolykarpovchessschool.org.

Boys & Girls Club, 2400 N. Opportunity Dr., Wichita, Kansas. 5 rounds, G/45 $2,000 Guaranteed. 1st $500, 2nd $350, 3rd $275, 4th $200, 5th $175, 6th $150, 7th $125, 8th $100, 9th $75, 10th $50. Rd. 1: - 9:00 am, Rd. 2: 10:45 a.m., Rd. 3: 12:30 p.m., Rd. 4: 2:15 p.m., Rd. 5: 4:45 p.m. USCF RATED. All Players must Pre-register. Entry Fee: $40 Youth $30. Mail Registration Fees to: I.W.C.C.I., P.O. Box 303, Wichita, KS 67203. Register Online at: www.iwccichess.com Info: 316-267-3358.

McAdams Recreation Center, 1329 E. 16th, Wichita, Kansas. 5 rounds, G/45 $2,000 Guaranteed. 1st $500, 2nd $350, 3rd $275, 4th $200, 5th $175, 6th $150, 7th $125, 8th $100, 9th $75, 10th $50. Rd. 1: - 9:00 am, Rd. 2: 10:45 a.m., Rd. 3: 12:30 p.m., Rd. 4: 2:15 p.m., Rd. 5: 4:45 p.m. USCF RATED. All Players must Pre-register. Entry Fee: $40 Youth $30. Mail Registration Fees to: I.W.C.C.I., P.O. Box 303, Wichita, KS 67203. Register Online at: www.iwccichess.com Info: 316-267-3358.

at Bethany College Library. 2 sections: (7/19 and 7/20) 5SS, G120 (All prizes based on 100 non-scholastic rate entries) Open: all: $$400-200-100. 1999/below: 200-100-50. $25 & plaque to top KS resident, designating person 2008 KS State Champion Reserve: 1799/below: $$400-200-100. Class C: 200-100-50. 1399/below + unrated: 200-100-50. $25 and plaque to top KS resident EF: $45 if postmarked by 7/12, $65 thereafter. Special $10 discount for advance entry into both Kansas Open + Quick tourney. $10 entry fee for Scholastics, choosing not to compete for cash, entering Reserve section only, competing for three plaques Reg.: 7/19 8:30-9:00am Rds. 7/19: 10-2:30-7, 7/20: 9-1:30. KANSAS QUICK CHESS CHAMP: at Karpov Chess School, 106 S Main- 1 section: (7/18), 5SS G10 (All prizes based on 50 non-scholastic rate entries) $$250-150-100. Class A, B, & C and below + unrated: 100, 50 each. $25 plus plaque for top KS resident in Quick EF: $25 if postmarked by 7/12, $40 thereafter, $10 entry fee for Scholastics choosing not to compete for cash, but for three plaques Reg: 7/18 6-7pm Rds. 7:30, 8, 8:30, 9, 9:30 KANSAS BUGHOUSE CHAMP: at Karpov Chess School- 1 section: (7/18) at 4pm, $100 added cash EF: $10 per person. See website for details. HR: Dorm rooms at Bethany College available, $30 per room per night, contact Roxie Sjogren at 785-227-3380, Ext 8158 from 8am till 12:30 pm M to F or e-mail at sjogrenr@bethanylb.edu Motel rooms at www.lindsborg.org/tourism.html Special: KCA membership required of KS residents to participate; $7 adult, $5 junior, $10 family. Annual meeting of KCA on 7/20 at 8 am Site: Lindsborg, KS Ent: Laurence Coker, 8013 W 145th St, Overland Park, KS 66223. Checks payable to "Kansas Chess Association" Ph: 913-851-1583 e-mail wlcoker7@hotmail.com website www.kansaschess.org -2008 Kansas Open ad. WCL JGP.

6SS, G/120. Smoky Valley High School, #1 Viking Blvd., Lindsborg, KS 67456. Three sections based on age as of 1/1/08: Under 21, Under 15, Under 11. U21:$$ $300, $150, $100, $50, trophies to top 10, top age 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, top female, U1600, U1400, U1200, U1000, UNR. Winner also gets invitation to 2009 US Junior Closed Championship if age eligible. U15: trophies to top 10, top age 13, 12, 11, top female, U1200, U1000, U800, U600, UNR. U11: trophies to top 10, top age 9, 8, 7, under 7, top female, U1000, U800, U600, UNR. EF: $35 U21, $25 U15 & U11 in advance, all $15 more on site. All: free game analysis by GM Varuzhan Akobian. Simul by GM Akobian, Fri 3PM, $20 in advance, $25 on site. Rds.: Fri 7PM, Sat 9AM, 2PM, 7PM; Sun 9AM, 2PM. Reg.: Fri 3PM-6PM. Maximum 2 half point byes allowed any round if requested before round 2. Lodging: dorm rooms at Bethany College, $30, e-mail sjogrenr@bethanylb.edu. Or call (785) 227-3380, ext. 8158 between 8:30AM and noon central time. Other hotel info at www.lindsborg.org/tourism.html. ENT, INFO: Junior Open Entries, 106 S. Main St., Lindsborg, KS 67456, (785) 227-2224, brownscombe@anatolykarpovchessschool.org, www.anatolykarpovchessscool.org. WCL JGP.