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It wouldn't be the National Open without plenty of side events and special features. Put the fun back in chess with
Chess Photos
The professional photographers from The Photo Stop 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 13th.
National Open participants will be professionally photographed on request. Details will be available 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!
Tournament Bulletins
With games, photos, Grandmaster annotations, and more, the National Open Bulletin CD is only $20 in advance, $25 on site. The Bulletin CD will contain games from the National Open and other festival events in ChessBase and PGN format so you can use your favorite chess playing program to go over them. It will also include the bulletin in PDF Format which you can print in color as well as hundreds of photographs. CDs will be mailed on Wednesday, June 16th.
Every player in the National Open and the Susan Polgar Championships receives a free daily bulletin sampler.
To view a sample of the 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!
Chief Organizer Alan Losoff has assembled a fantastic staff. ChiefTD Bill Snead leads a team of pros:
Walter Brown,
Tom Brownscombe,
Wayne Clark,
Dan Conver,
Enrique Huerta,
Tim Just,
Allen Magruder,
Glenn Panner,
Karen Pennock,
Ken Sloan,
Phil Smith,
Elizabeth Tanner,
and
Jeff Wiewel.
The support staff of
Chris Bird,
Kim Cramer,
Kurt Gruenberg,
Jon Haskel,
Janelle Losoff,
and
Gabe Rael
helps make the National Open more than just another tournament.
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