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2008-2009 Delegates & Alternate DelegatesDELEGATE AT LARGE (DAL) OR ADDITIONAL ALTERNATE DELEGATES, *CURRENT EB MEMBERS, +FORMER EB MEMBERS. (THESE DO NOT COUNT TOWARD STATE ALLOCATIONS.)

ALABAMA 1/1Delegate(s) Gerald A. LarsonAlternate(s) Kenneth Sloan

ALASKA 1/1Delegate(s) Mike StabenowAlternate(s) Frederick Toenies

ARIZONA 3/3Myron Lieberman DALRachel Lieberman DAL

Delegate(s) William WhartonRamie A. JimenezEnrique Huerta

Alternate(s) Trey ManningRobert Tanner

ARKANSAS 1/1Delegate(s) Stephen J. PaulsonAlternate(s) John J. Purtle

NORTH. CALIFORNIA 6/6Delegate(s) John Donaldson

Michael AignerElizabeth ShaughnessyRichard KoepckeMike GoodallJohn McCumiskey

Alternate(s) Alan KirshnerJames EadeSalman AzharRoger PoehlmannTom LanglandTony Pabon

SOUTH. CALIFORNIA 6/6Randy Hough*Jerome Hanken DAL

Delegate(s) Jack PetersJohn HilleryCyrus LakdawalaMichael R. CarrAnthony Ong Michael Nagaran

Alternate(s) Jerry B. YeeElliot LandawStephen L. JonesTimothy W. TaylorBarbara McCalebEnrico Sevillano

COLORADO 2/2Delegate(s) Dean Brown

Richard W. BuchananAlternate(s) Randy Reynolds

Joseph Haines

CONNECTICUT 2/2Delegate(s) Cameron Bishop

Jim CeloneAlternate(s) Melvin Patrick

Peter L. Thau

DELAWARE 1/1Delegate(s) Al (Cary) LovelaceAlternate(s) No others listed

DIST. OF COLUMBIA 1/1Delegate(s) Salvador RosarioAlternate(s) Ralph Mikell

FLORIDA 6/6Delegate(s) Jon Haskel

Harvey LermanCharles S. HallGilberto L. LunaPeter DysonRenier Gonzalez

Alternate(s) Andrew SchermanPaul TomainoA.J. GoldsbyWillard J. TaylorChristian McCueDaren L. Dillinger

GEORGIA 2/2Delegate(s) Thad Rogers

Mike MulfordAlternate(s) Stephen A. Schneider

Jack Le Moine

HAWAII 1/1Delegate(s) Lawrence M. ReifurthAlternate(s) No Others Listed

IDAHO 1/1Delegate(s) Jeffrey T. RolandAlternate(s) Garrett Reynolds

ILLINOIS 6/6Helen Warren DALHarold J. Winston DAL

Delegate(s) Tim JustLawrence CohenPeter SpizzirriJames EgertonSevan MuradianMark Nibbelin

Alternate(s) David HeiserSheila HeiserGarrett ScottGary FineBetsy DynakoRonald Suarez

INDIANA 2/2Delegate(s) Gary J. Fox

John ColeAlternate(s) Jerry Christner

Sean Hollick

IOWA 1/1Randy Bauer*

Delegate(s) Roger GotschallAlternate(s) No others listed

KANSAS 1/1Delegate(s) Tom BrownscombeAlternate(s) Laurence Coker

KENTUCKY 3/3Delegate(s) Stephen P. Dillard

Allen PriestHerbert Rodney Vaughn

Alternate(s) Jerry BakerJoel SokoloffRichard Kincaid

LOUISIANA 1/1Delegate(s) Patrick HardyAlternate(s) Sam Breaux

MAINE 1/1Delegate(s) Leroy F. CoucetteAlternate(s) Philip Lowell, Jr.

MARYLAND 3/3Delegate(s) Larry Kaufman

Denis StrenzwilkDavid Mehler

Alternate(s) Ed Westing

MASSACHUSETTS 3/3Delegate(s) George Mirijanian

Donna AlarieKen Ballou

Alternate(s) Stephen DannJoe AlfanoBrian Lafferty

MICHIGAN 3/3Delegate(s) Jennifer Skidmore

Jeff AldrichBill Calton

Alternate(s) Stan BeckwithBrad RogersPete Nixon

MINNESOTA 2/2Delegate(s) David L. Kuhns

Edward J. ConwayAlternate(s) Philip R. Smith

MISSISSIPPI 1/1Delegate(s) Douglas L. StewartAlternate(s) Ralph McNaughton

MISSOURI 2/2Delegate(s) Selden Trimble

William WrightAlternate(s) Thomas R. Rehmeier

Charles E. W. Ward

MONTANA 1/1Delegate(s) Ed McLaughlinAlternate(s) No others listed

NEBRASKA 1/1Mike Nolan DAL

Delegate(s) James WallaAlternate(s) Tom Lombard

NEVADA 1/1Delegate(s) Allen P. MagruderAlternate(s) Charles Hatherill

NEW HAMPSHIRE 1/1Delegate(s) Henry (Hal) TerrieAlternate(s) John P. Elmore

NEW JERSEY 4/4Steve Doyle DALLeroy Dubeck DAL

Delegate(s) Dean J. IppolitoJoe IppolitoKenneth ThomasMichael Khodarkovsky

Alternate(s) Roger InglisJoe LuxNoreen DavissonBill Bluestone

NEW MEXICO 1/1Delegate(s) Dale GibbsAlternate(s) Rod Avery

NEW YORK: Downstate 7/7Beatriz Marinello DAL

Delegate(s) Joel BenjaminPhyllis BenjaminSophia RohdeGata KamskySteve ImmittFrank BradySunil Weeramantry

Alternate(s) Harold StenzelEd FrumkinPolly WrightCarol JareckiJoseph FelberCarrie GoldsteinLen Chipkin

NEW YORK: Upstate 3/3Bill Goichberg*

Delegate(s) Ron LohrmanWilliam TownsendKarl Heck

Alternate(s) Kenneth McBrideBrenda GoichbergWalter Buehl

NORTH CAROLINA 3/3Delegate(s) Neal Harris

C. Randy WheelessVictor Beaman

Alternate(s) Gerben Hoekstra

NORTH DAKOTA 1/1Delegate(s) Dan McClinticAlternate(s) Mike Sailer

OHIO 4/4Delegate(s) Joe Yun

Jonathan HiltonThomas A. GreenJohn Dowling

Alternate(s) Steve E. CharlesJohn M. MillerCuneyd A. TolekGrant Perks

OKLAHOMA 1/1Jim Berry*

Delegate(s) Frank BerryAlternate(s) Charles D. Unruh

OREGON 1/1Delegate(s) Carl HaesslerAlternate(s) No others listed

PENNSYLVANIA 5/5Delegate(s) Tom M. Martinak

Ira Lee RiddleDaniel E. Heisman

Rodion V. RubenchikBruce W. Leverett

Alternate(s) Thomas P. MagarStanley N. BoozRobert E. BrubakerEric C. JohnsonAdam Weissbarth

RHODE ISLAND 1/1Delegate(s) Frank VogelAlternate(s) Eric Berkey

SOUTH CAROLINA 1/1John McCrary DAL

Delegate(s) David GrimaudAlternate(s) Mickey Lauria

SOUTH DAKOTA 1/1Delegate(s) Nels TruelsonAlternate(s) Terry Dean Likens

TENNESSEE 2/2Harry D. Sabine DAL

Delegate(s) Chris ProsserLeonard Dickerson

Alternate(s) Korey J. KormickAngela McElrath-Prosser

TEXAS 11/11Susan Polgar*Paul Truong*Timothy Redman DAL

Delegate(s) Selby AndersonDr. Alexey RootBarbara SwaffordFrancisco GuadalupeDrew SarkisianGary GaiffeGeorge JohnLori BalkumClemente RendonLakshmana ViswanathJames Stallings

Alternate(s) Michael LangerMike FeinsteinBob JamesEugene KohnitzDarda ChangGreg WrenTom CraneRobert SturgeonJames LiptrapCarmen ChairezRobertB. Jones

UTAH 1/1Delegate(s) John CoffeyAlternate(s) Grant Hodson

VERMONT 1/1Delegate(s) William McGrathAlternate(s) David Carter

VIRGINIA 4/4Delegate(s) Michael Atkins

Ernie SchlichMacon ShibutPamela Lee

Alternate(s John CampbellMike HoffpauirJohn FarrellRobert Getty

WASHINGTON 2/2Delegate(s) Fred Kleist

Dan MathewsAlternate(s) Murlin Varner

Mark Ryan

WEST VIRGINIA 1/1Delegate(s) Donald GriffithAlternate(s) John Homer

WISCONSIN 2/2Delegate(s) Mike Nietman

Guy HoffmanAlternate(s) Arlen Walker

Sandy Pahl

WYOMING 1/1Delegate(s) Brian WalkerAlternate(s) Richard Cohen

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Saturday, August 1

4 PM Denker/College Champions Reception7 PM U.S. Open Traditional Schedule, Round 17 PM Denker/College Champions, Round 1

Sunday, August 2

11 AM Denker/College Champions, Round 27 PM U.S. Open Traditional Schedule, Round 27 PM Denker/College Champions, Round 3

Monday, August 3

11AM Denker/College Champions, Round 47 PM U.S. Open Traditional Schedule, Round 37 PM Denker/College Champions, Round 5

Tuesday, August 4

11 AM Denker/College Champions, Round 64 PM Denker/College Champions Award Ceremony7 PM U.S. Open 6-day Schedule, Round 17 PM U.S. Open Traditional Schedule, Round 4

Wednesday, August 5

9 AM Workshop: Denker9 AM FIDE Trainer’s Seminar10 AM Workshops: College Chess, Polgar

12 Noon U.S. Open 6-day Schedule, Round 21 PM Workshops: Outreach, Women’s Chess2 PM Workshop: States3 PM Workshops: TDCC, Scholastic4 PM Workshop: TDCC/Problem Solving7 PM U.S. Open 6-day Schedule, Round 37 PM U.S. Open Traditional Schedule, Round 5

Thursday, August 6

9 AM Workshop: Rules9 AM FIDE Trainer’s Seminar9 AM Executive Board Meeting (closed)10 AM Executive Board Meeting (open)

12 Noon U.S. Open 6-day Schedule, Round 41 PM Workshops: Chess in Education, Chess Trust1 PM USCF Legal Issues Forum

Thursday, August 6 (Cont’d)

2 PM U.S. Open 4-day Schedule, Round 14 PM Workshops: Ratings, U.S. Open4 PM International Affairs5 PM U.S. Open 4-day Schedule, Round 27 PM U.S. Open Traditional Schedule, Round 67 PM U.S. Open 6-day Schedule, Round 58 PM U.S. Open 4-day Schedule, Round 3

Friday, August 7

Early AM U.S. Open Golf Tournament9 AM Workshop: Senior Chess10 AM Workshop: Bylaws10 AM U.S. Open 4-day Schedule, Round 4

12 Noon U.S. Open 6-day Schedule, Round 61 PM Workshop: Finance/LMA1 PM U.S. Open 4-day Schedule, Round 52 PM Workshop: Publications3 PM Workshop: Chess Journalists

3:30 PM U.S. Open 4-day Schedule, Round 64 PM Staff Forum & Membership Meeting7 PM U.S. Open, Round 7—

All 3 Schedules merged8 PM President’s Reception

Saturday, August 8

9 AM Delegates’ Meeting12 Noon USCF Awards Luncheon &

Hall of Fame Induction2 PM Delegates’ Meeting resumes7 PM U.S. Open, Round 8

Sunday, August 9

9 AM Delegates’ Meeting3 PM U.S. Open, Round 93 PM Executive Board Meeting (open)6 PM Executive Board Meeting (closed)

Monday, August 10

9 AM Executive Board Meeting

2009U.S.OpenSchedule AUGUST 1—AUGUST 9

2009U.S.OpenSideEvents

AUGUST 1-2 U.S. OpenWeekend SwissWCL GPP: 6. 5SS, G/60, $1000 guaranteed prizes. $$ 200-100-50, U2200/Unr$160, U1800 $140, U1600 $120, U1400 $100, U1200 $80, Unr $50. World ChessLive Grand Prix Points: 6. EF $40, free to unrated if paying USCF dues. Reg. 8:30-9:30 am 8/1, rds. Sat. 10-1-3:30, Sun. 10-1.

AUGUST 2 U.S. Open Scholastic4SS, G/30, open to K-12 (2008-9 school year). EF $20. In 3 sections: Open,Under 1200/Unr, Under 800/Unr. Trophies to top 5 each section, top U1600,U1400 in Open, U1000, Unr in U1200, U600, Unr in U800. Reg. 9-11:30 am, rds.12-1:30-3-4:30.

AUGUST 3 U.S. Open Bughouse5SS, G/5. EF $20 per team. 80% of EF in cash prizes. Reg. 9-11:30 am, round 1 noon.

AUGUST 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 U.S. Open QuadsEach is 3RR, G/30. EF $20, 1st prize $50 each quad. Reg. 9-11:30 am, rds.12-1:30-2:30.

AUGUST 5 U.S. Open G/15 Championship5SS, G/15, quick rated, higher of regular or quick rating used. EF $40. 80% of EFreturned in cash prizes: 1st 30%, 2nd 15%, U2100 12%, U1800 10%, U1500/Unr8%, U1200 5%. Reg. 9-11:30 am, rds. 12-1-2-3-4.

AUGUST 8 U.S. Open Blitz ChampionshipWCL GPP: 15. 7SS, double round (14 games), 1 section. Quick rated, higher of regu-lar or quick rating used. $2000 guaranteed prizes! $$ 400-200-150, Expert $200-100, U2000 $200-100, U1800 $180-90, U1600/Unr $140-70, U1400 $100, U1200$70. EF $40, free to unrated if paying USCF dues. Reg. 9-11:30 am, 1st round noon.

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