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PO Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577-0249
845-496-9658 (Tuesdays & Wednesdays), 845-234-0386 (during
Kings Island Open and National Chess Congress)
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Welcome to Continental Chess! We have organized tournaments from coast to coast since the 1960s, open to players of all ages, from Grandmasters to beginners. Most include sections in which less experienced players play only each other.
We are not a membership organization, but are affiliated with the US Chess Federation . Our events award USCF ratings and require USCF membership, available through us. We presently plan events in California, Connecticut, DC, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. For tournaments in other states, see uschess.org. If you're not ready to enter, please visit any of our tournaments; there is no fee for spectators. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS OF OUR UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS. For results, see crosstables. For your latest USCF rating, click here. Note that only "official ratings" are used at our events, unless you would otherwise be unrated. "Unofficial ratings" are NOT used if you have an official rating.
2005 NATIONAL CHESS CONGRESS (A US Championship qualifier): for final standings, see www.nationalchesscongress.com.
MITON WINS 2005
WORLD OPEN: see www.worldopen.com.
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ONLINE ENTRY using a secure server is now available
for all CCA tournaments that offer advance entry! Online entry is
also available at www.entry.cc,
which you can use if you ever have problems accessing
chesstour.com.
ONLINE ENTRY ALERT: Please
disregard any message which states "Network
Unreachable" or "Could Not Send Email."
Once you receive the message "THANK
YOU FOR YOUR ORDER," that means your
order has been processed (DO NOT re-purchase
the same order again, or you will be charged twice!).
BE SURE TO PRINT OUT
YOUR ORDER CONFIRMATION, showing your order number, AND BRING
IT WITH YOU TO THE TOURNAMENT. This is important, because
it is your only proof of payment, SO BE
SURE TO BRING YOUR ORDER
CONFIRMATION TO THE TOURNAMENT!
PLEASE NOTE: If your online entry is "timed out" and you try again but get "Please do not reload this page, your order has already been processed," this means that YOUR ORDER HAS ALREADY BEEN PROCESSED! Do not enter again or you will be charged twice! "Your order has already been processed" is a confirmation that your entry went through. In general, most entries that are "timed out" after entering credit card info go through OK.
Occasionally your internet connection or our website may be down temporarily. If you can't access online entries, try again an hour or two later. If you still can't get through after a few tries, send us an email and let us know. Do not go to the tournament expecting to say "online entry didn't work, so I will pay the advance entry fee at the door." NO ADVANCE ENTRY FEES ARE EVER ACCEPTED AT THE DOOR, UNLESS YOU EMAIL US BEFORE THE ENTRY DEADLINE AND WE CANNOT GET ONLINE ENTRIES TO WORK.
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Kamsky wins Kings Island Open Nov 11-13 in playoff over Wojtkiewicz. Click here for crosstable.
Our next tournament is the 12th Annual North American Open (a US Championship Qualifier with $200,000 PROJECTED PRIZE FUND!), December 26-29, 27-29 or 28-29, at Bally's Casino Resort Hotel in Las Vegas! The final list of advance entries through December 21st will be posted here by December 24th.
Also coming up is the 27th Annual Empire City Open ($4,500 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND!), December 28-29 or 29, at the New Yorker Hotel in midtown Manhattan (across from Penn Station), New York City. The final list of advance entries through December 25th will be posted here by December 27th.
Updated CCA
minimum ratings
as of Nov 16 are now posted. They
will be used, if above USCF ratings, at all CCA tournaments
effective immediately.
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We will be posting the advance
entries for our upcoming tournaments here.
We expect to update the entry lists each week (usually on
Wednesday).
PLEASE NOTE!
These advance entries are posted so that
players will know their entry was received, NOT for the purpose
of showing how many entries there are likely to be! The
great majority of entries for most tournaments come in the last
week before the event or at the door. Often a few weeks
before the event, entries are only 5% to 10% of their ultimate
total.
Latest Update:
November 30, 2005.
North American Open, Dec.
26-29, 27-29 or 28-29: Advance
Entries
Empire City Open, Dec.
28-29 or 29: Advance
Entries
Liberty Bell Open,
Jan. 13-16, 14-16 or 15-16, 2006: Advance
Entries
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NAKAMURA WINS 2005 FOXWOODS OPEN!
For full details, see www.foxwoodsopen.com.
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We now offer special Youth and Scholastic USCF dues if paid online with entry fee!
1 year Youth membership (age 19/below, monthly Chess Life) is available for only $19. USCF charges $25, online $23.
1 year Scholastic membership (age 14/below, bimonthly Chess Life) is available for only $13. USCF charges $19, online $17.
Special adult dues with monthly Chess Life are still offered for $39 with entry. USCF charges $49, online $47.
All special dues require playing in the
tournament. If you withdraw, your refund will reflect the
regular dues, not the special dues.
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See nationalchesscongress.com for results & games of the 2004 National Chess
Congress, played Nov 26-28 in Philadelphia.
Akobian wins World Open! For details and games, see www.worldopen.com.
For 2004 CCA-Internet Chess Club International results, click here. For games, click here.
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US CHAMPIONSHIP NEWS:
The US Championship will be held in San Diego in 2006, probably in February/March. Among the qualifying events are the 2005 Foxwoods Open (4 overall, 2 women), Chicago Open (4 overall, 1 woman), National Open (4 overall, 1 woman), World Open (5 overall, 2 women), US Open (5 overall, 2 women), American Open (2 overall), National Chess Congress (2 overall), and North American Open (4 overall, 2 women). See www.uschesschampionship.org for further details.
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For World Open results
& games, see www.worldopen.com.
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We hold four of the five largest prize fund USA tournaments:
In 2005, the WORLD OPEN, in most years the world's largest open chess tournament since its beginning in 1973, was held over the July 4th weekend at Wyndham Hotel at Franklin Plaza, Philadelphia. See our World Open website with results and games from 1998-2005. Over 1500 games may be viewed or downloaded there! However, we had a problem displaying the 2005 games. The 2006 World Open will be held at the Wyndham Hotel in downtown Philadelphia June 30-July 4, July 1-4, July 2-4 or June 28-July 4, with the biggest prizes ever: $500,000 projected, $300,000 minimum guaranteed!
The $100,000 guaranteed Chicago Open was held May 27-30, 28-30, or 29-30, 2005, at the Doubletree Hotel (formerly the Hyatt Regency), in Oak Brook, IL. Next year's Chicago Open is scheduled for May 26-29, 27-29 or 28-29 at the same location.
The 2004 North American Open was also held at Bally's Las Vegas, December 26-29. The 2005 event will be Dec 26-29 at Bally's, with alternate schedule options Dec 27-29 or 28-29, expanded to 7 rounds and with larger prizes!
The 2005 Foxwoods Open was held March 23-27 at the World's largest casino, in the woods of Connecticut. The 2006 Foxwoods Open will be April 12-16 (Open Section), April 13-16 or 14-16 (lower sections).
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