List of entries as of Jan 1, 2011
Entries:
Open Tournament:
NM Parker Zhao, 2452
IM Ron Burnett, 2370
FM Todd Andrews, '10 TN State Champ, 2318
NM D. Whaley, '10 KY State Champ, 2209
Dale Rigby, 1935
James McMahon 1725
Wieb Van Der Meer, 1625
College Team Tournament:
Western Kentucky University
University of Tennesee-Knoxville
WKU-Gatton Academy
Ladies and Gentlemen of the most awesome group on chess.com:
This is a formal invitation to all members to come play in our 3rd Open on a college campus. We are a newly formed group and are making HUGE progress in 3 years. We received $12,000 grant form community to establish chess clubs around region. So far (in a town of only 50,000 ppl) we have established 13 chess programs with over 250 participants. Last year, GM Jaan Ehlvest, played in our tournament as well as several titled masters. Our top ten boards ELO rating avg was 2350!!!
We hope to make this the biggest year yet. Please help us reach our goal with your attendance. Great prizes, gifts, food and hotel discounts (only $65 for 4 ppl in a room or only 16.25 ea!!!) If you are a GM or IM please contact me and I think we still have 1 bed available in one of our comp rooms for GM or IM.
Advertise to your mates and bring a couple of players with you to share the cost of the rooms. Plus big prize fund $3000 -- and we will dbl it if we reach 140 players this year.
here is the link: http://www.chess.com/event/view/3rd-annual-western-kentucky-university-open