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The New England Masters 2008 is a 9 round FIDE rated chess
tournament that will be held at the Blackstone Chess Academy,
Pawtucket (near Providence), Rhode Island, USA, from August
11-15, 2008. The tournament will offer good GM and IM norm
opportunities but will only be open to the first 50 players that
confirm their entries. There are already 5 Grandmasters
participating in the event!
The event is the third in a series of Masters events
following in the footsteps of the successful Las Vegas Masters
2006 and New England Masters 2007.
This year's event will be part of the Blackstone Chess
Festival. The New England Masters will be followed by the Blackstone Open that will be held on the weekend of August
16-17. All GM's and IM's will
receive a free entry into this tournament and other New England
Masters participants will be given a reduced entry fee to extend
their stay to participate in this event. Latest News/Blog
Entries:
April 29, 2008 - Blackstone Open, August 16-17, 2008
April 9, 2008 - New England Masters 2008, Welcome!
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