GM Gata Kamsky gives a 20 board Simul on Thursday The Chess Store by The Rochester Chess Center Daily Game Bulletins by Chess Tournament Services Free daily Raffle and prizes for bringing a friend Blitz, Game/10, and Scholastic Trophy Tournaments. Susan Polgar's International Chess Camp Free lectures by titled players. Free Tournament Director Workshop. Enjoy Breakfast with Susan Saturday morning. The Intergalactic Bughouse Championship is back, Sunday evening. All brought to you by our Great Staff.

The Rochester Chess Center Chess Store
The best selection ever of Opening Books, Chess Sets, National Open T-Shirts, Chess Clocks and much more! A great selection will be available throughout the tournament. Book signings will be posted, including GM Kamsky and others. Check it out!

Daily Raffle! 
Every player in the National Open is automatically entered in a free raffle just before each evening round. Prizes include books, chess computers and the grand prize of a round trip domestic air fare and entry to the 2009 National Open.

Daily Tournament Bulletins
With more games than ever, Grandmaster annotations, and more, the National Open daily bulletins are a bargain $25 (full sets only). The National Open is the only major weekend tournament with daily bulletins ready during the first round each day. The last round bulletin can be picked up (or mailed) on Monday morning.

Advance purchase includes the Tournament CD at no extra cost. On site, there will be an additional charge of $10 to receive both daily and CD editions. The CD will contain more games from the event in both ChessBase and PGN format so you can use your favorite chess playing program to go over them. It will also include all the daily bulletins (PDF format) which you can print in color at home as well as hundreds of photographs from the event. CDs will be mailed on Wednesday, June 11th.

To view a sample of the Daily Tournament Bulletins or to purchase the National Open Tournament CDs from 2004-2007, please visit Chess Tournament Services.

Bring a Friend
Be a winner before you get here! Win a $25 Gift Certificate for each new player (or one who hasn't played since 1998) you bring to the National Open. Your name must be on the new player's advance entry to receive credit.

Great Staff!
The organizing committee of Alan Losoff, Fred Gruenberg, Kurt Gruenberg and Bill Snead has assembled a fantastic TD staff. Chief TD Bill Snead leads a team of pros: Walter Brown, Jr., Tom Brownscombe, Wayne Clark, Audrey Colletti, Kim Cramer, Joan DuBois, Betsy Dynako, Jon Haskell, Charles Hatherill, Enrique Huerta, Tim Just, Janelle Losoff, Allen Magruder, Glenn Panner, Karen Pennock, Gabe Rios, Ken Sloan and Phil Smith. These are the people who help make the National Open more than just another tournament.