Upcoming Ohio Tournaments
Over The Board (OTB) In Person Chess
Scholastic Chess Explosion- MON July 5 @ 10AM EDT
In person scholastic chess tournament
USCF rated with trophies!
Register at progresswithchess.org/explosion
Sunday in the Park- 2nd & 4th SUN every month @ 10AM EDT
Griggs Dam Park, April 25th through October 10th, 2021
$100 top prize! 2 or more classes, G/45;d5
More info at https://new.uschess.org/sunday-park-series
Northeast Ohio Open- July 10-11
5 Round Swiss. G/75;d5 and G/120;d10
Gleneagles Golf Club in Twinsburg, OH
More info at https://new.uschess.org/northeast-ohio-open
June Jungle Chess Tournament- SAT July 26 @ 10AM EDT
$200 1st place, $75 2nd, Chandler Park
USCF Rated Rapid Tournament, G30;d5
More info at https://new.uschess.org/june-jungle-chess-tournament
The Summer Squash- SAT JULY 31 @ 10am
$1,200 in prizes! In person at Hilton Garden Inn Mayfield
G45, 4 round swiss, adult & scholastic (G30 for U1000 & U500)
Register at progresswithchess.org/squash
First Annual Joe Yun Memorial- Aug 13-15 or 14-15
$10,000 GUARANTEED. In person at Hilton Inn Akron/Fairlawn
3 day, 5 rounds, classical chess, adult & scholastic
Register at progresswithchess.org/yun
Online Tournaments
June Monsoon- SAT June 26 @ 12pm EDT
$750 in prizes! on lichess.org, featuring a GM!
G30;d10 time control, 4 round swiss, adult & scholastic
Register at progresswithchess.org/monsoon
July Joust- SAT July 24 @ 12pm EDT
$750 in prizes! on lichess.org, featuring a GM!
G30;d10 time control, 4 round swiss, adult & scholastic
Register at progresswithchess.org/joust
Want to submit a tournament to add to the list?
Email stacia@progresswithchess.org
1ST ANNUAL JOE YUN MEMORIAL
CHESS TOURNAMENT
August 13-15 or 14-15, 2021
For full details
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To register
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For 2021 Scholastic State Tournament Info CLICK HERE
Current and former Ohioans combine to win USATN
John Randolph (Cincinnati) and Scott Ramer (Columbus) paired up with former Ohioans Brian Lilly (now in Wisconsin) and Scot Henderson (now in Illinois) to form the J’adoobie Brothers. Glen Gratz from Illinois rounded out the team. They took clear first in the US Amateur Team North with 4.5/5. Keep an eye on uschess.org for a full article soon.
Jason Wang shares first at Barber Tournament of K-8 Champions
Jason Wang shared first at the Barber Tournament of K-8 Champions with Robert Shlyakhtenko. Both players had 5/6, though Robert Shlyakhtenko had better tiebreaks and earned a $5000 scholarship.
