Welcome to my first organizer blog entry. I hope to be updating this blog with up to date information on our tournament, the area, travel, and anything else that I can think of on a fairly regular basis.
So, where do we begin? Let me tell everyone a little about the event and how it came to be. I am not new large events, having been on the staff of the National Open for the last 23 years, as well as having directed or organized in many national and state championship events. Last year, my friend Shelby Lohrman asked me, why aren't there any large tournaments in Atlantic City? I thought about it briefly, and knowing that several of the largest events in the country are in casino properties (National Open, North American Open, Foxwoods to name a few), I told him I had no idea why that was. After contacting several of the hotels in AC, I found out why very quickly. The hotel rates were astronomical. We came up with a solution to that roadblock with terrific $99 weekend rates at the newly remodeled Sheraton, and were on our way.
If you have any questions or comments about the tournament, please feel free to post! We would love to hear from you.
Glenn
Have you cleared these dates with the New Jersey State Chess Federation?
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