I was trying to figure out how to work out a link for someone else’s tournament in my CSS, and no luck so far. 
But out of desperation can come inspiration (in chess and coding!) So, I present what will hopefully be a regular feature of LV’s Chess Blog – upcoming tournaments!
There are many sources for tournament information out there, including the USCF’s Tournament Life Announcement (TLA) system, State Federations’ websites, Club Websites, and many more. This list will not be comprehensive, rather it will be: tournaments I plan to participate in, tournaments I would like to participate in, tournaments of national significance, or tournaments that I have been requested to list and I have agreed that they fit this blog’s emerging themes – or that I like (grin!)
(All tournaments are rated and Require USCF Membership, unless otherwise noted. Tournaments may have additional entry requirements – see links and contacts for more information.)
So, without further ado:
January, 2010
January 9 (Sat): Northbridge Baptist Church, Bloomington, IL. Chief TD: Jeff Smith. (More details to follow.)
January 4 (Monday): Colley’s Chess Cafe, Bloomington, IL. Twin Cities Chess Club presents a 1st Monday of the Month Game in 10 Blitz tournament. Come and Blitz!
January 11,18,25 (Mondays): Colley’s Chess Cafe, Bloomington, IL. Twin Cities Chess Club presents weekly rounds of a Game in 50 tournament in Reverse Swiss format. If enough players enter, a fourth round will be added February 8.
January 18, 2010 (Monday): Bloomington/Normal Area Scholastic Chess (BNASC) presents its annual Martin Luther King Day scholastic tournament. More details to come.
February, 2010
March, 2010
March 19-25, 2010 (Friday-Thursday):
Skokie, IL. World Amateur and Intercontinental School Team Championships. FIDE-Rated, a National/International event. Check out the website for more details by clicking the picture above, or go to http://www.worldchesschamps.com. Tournament brochure at http://www.nachess.org/naca/brochures/amateur-inside.pdf (PDF format.)
April, 2010
May, 2010
June, 2010
July, 2010
August, 2010
September, 2010
October, 2010
November, 2010
December, 2010
I can be contacted to take tournament listing requests by PM on the USCF Forums, Username: LaughingVulcan. Or email me at lv_blogger at this domain (laughingvulcan and then it is dawt org.)
