June 4 to 7, 2009 South Point · Hotel · Casino · Spa
LAS VEGAS INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL
Special Features and Activities
Putting the Fun Back in Chess!

Special! Game/10 Chess Camp Blitz Scholastic Lectures Bughouse Simuls

 
  It wouldn't be the National Open without plenty of side events and special features. Put the fun back in chess with

My Chess Photos
The professional photographers from MyChessPhotos.com will be on site taking pictures of the each event and of individual players. Every player in the Susan Polgar World Open for Boys and Girls will be photographed and photos will be available for purchase on Sunday June 7th. National Open participants will be professionally photographed on request. You may email chris@ophotography.com or sign up at the MyChessPhotos booth on site. There will also be photo-ops with Grandmasters and other stars; watch for announcements here and on site.

The Rochester Chess Center Chess Store
The best selection ever of Opening Books, Chess Sets, National Open T-Shirts, Chess Clocks and much more! A great selection will be available throughout the tournament. Book signings will be posted. Check it out!

Daily Tournament Bulletins
With more games than ever, Grandmaster annotations, and more, the National Open daily bulletins are a bargain $25 in advance, $35 on site (full sets only). The National Open is the only major weekend tournament with daily bulletins ready during the first round each day. The last round bulletin can be picked up (or mailed) on Monday morning.

All bulletins include the Tournament CD at no extra cost. The CD will contain more games from the event in both ChessBase and PGN format so you can use your favorite chess playing program to go over them. It will also include all the daily bulletins (PDF format) which you can print in color at home as well as hundreds of photographs from the event. CDs and unclaimed bulletins will be mailed on Wednesday, June 10th.

To view a sample of the Daily Tournament Bulletins or to purchase the National Open Tournament CDs from previous years, please visit Chess Tournament Services.

Daily Raffle! 
Every player in the National Open is automatically entered in a free raffle just before each evening round. Prizes include books, chess equipment and the grand prize of a round trip domestic air fare and entry to the next National Open.

Great Staff!
The organizing committee of Alan Losoff, Fred Gruenberg, Kurt Gruenberg and Bill Snead has assembled a fantastic TD staff. Chief TD Bill Snead leads a team of pros: Chris Bird, Walter Brown, Tom Brownscombe, Wayne Clark, Audrey Colletti, Kim Cramer, Charles Hatherill, Enrique Huerta, Tim Just, Janelle Losoff, Tara Losoff, Allen Magruder, Glenn Panner, Karen Pennock, Gabe Rael, Ken Sloan, Phil Smith and Jeff Wiewel. These are the people who help make the National Open more than just another tournament.

Las Vegas International Chess Festival   ·   June 4-7, 2009
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