Southern Rocky Open Chess Festival & US G/15 Chess Championship
Chess Festival includes two major chess tournaments and several chess-related side events.
1) Southern Rocky Open which is an international event held Friday-Sunday. Last year the event featured players from 11 US states and 5 countries.
2) U.S. quick chess championship held on Sunday. Winner is the 2011 National Champion.
Thursday festivities, held at the Hilton Homewood Suites - Airport, include lectures and simultaneous exhibitions by featured Grandmasters inluding 3-time U.S. Champion Alexander Yermolinsky and current U.S. Olympiad coach Melikset Khachiyan.
Participants of tournaments and side events will be of all ages and abilities!
Additional details are available at www.SouthernRockyOpen.com