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77th Annual New Jersey Open Championships
77th Annual New Jersey Open Championship (Aug 30 – Sept. 1) – Over $10,000 in prizes – 80 Grand Prix Points – Guaranteed 6-SS, 40/100, SD/30 d5. Three sections: Open, Under 2000, Under 1400. 3-Day and 2-Day schedules. Just 20 min outside Philadelphia. Cherry Hill Doubletree by Hilton at 2349 Marlton Pike West Cherry Hill, NJ 08002. Chess rate $129 per night. Book online or by phone at 856-665-6666, mention NJ Chess. GMs & IMs free entry. GMs up to 2 room-nights free if committed by 8/2.
Advance registration: $75 if by July 28; $85 by August 22; $95 by 3 pm August 27. On-site registration: $100 (cash only, see times below). Re-entry: $40 (cash only). $5 fee for cancellations.
Open prizes: $1000, $800, $700, $600, $500, Class prizes: 2200 – 2399: $200, $150; 2000 – 2199: $200, $150; Under 2000 prizes: $700, $600, $500, $400, $300, Class prizes: 1600 – 1799: $200, $150, 1400 – 1599: $200, $150; Under 1400 prizes: $600, $500, $400, $300, $200, Class prizes: 1200 – 1399: $150, $100, 1000 – 1199: $150, $100, Under 1000: $150, $100 All sections: trophies to top 3, top senior over 55, top under 16 (and at least 10), and top under age 10. Unrated may win first place in the Open section only.
3-Day Schedule (8/30-9/1): Onsite registration 10-11 am, Rounds: Saturday 12 noon & 6:30 pm, Sunday 11 am & 6:15 pm, Monday 9 am & 3:30 pm.
2-Day Schedule (8/31-9/1): Onsite registration Sunday 9-10 am, Rounds: 1, 2, 3 (G/60 d5) Sunday 10:30 am, 12:45 pm, 3:00, 6:15, Monday 9 am & 3:30 pm. 3-day and 2-day schedules merge in round 4.
Byes: Three half-point byes allowed in rounds 1-5 if requested at least 30 minutes before round start. Boards provided.
PLAYERS MUST BRING CLOCKS AND SETS.
Advance Entries as of July 25: (names are searchable on homepage filters)
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| Player Name, Rating, USCF ID, USCF Expiration Date | Section | Schedule | Requested Bye |
| [“Kavin”,”Vairavan”,”1483″,”31448479″,”09\/30\/2025″] | U2000 | 3 Day: Aug 30 – Sep 1 | Round 3 |
| [“Jennifer”,”Horan”,”1059″,”14330186″,”7\/31\/2028″] | U1400 |
3 Day: Aug 30 – Sep 1
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| [“Kenneth”,”Horan”,”2001″,”12439275″,”Life”] | Open |
3 Day: Aug 30 – Sep 1
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| [“Vansh”,”Patel”,”856″,”31723648″,”07\/31\/2027″] | Open |
3 Day: Aug 30 – Sep 1
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| [“Mackenzie”,”Molner”,”2512″,”12662506″] | Open |
3 Day: Aug 30 – Sep 1
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| [“Scott”,”Metzler”,”Unrated”,”32518180″,”07\/24\/2026″] | U1400 |
3 Day: Aug 30 – Sep 1
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| [“khelankumar”,”Tellamekala”,”976″,”31940261″,”2026-10-31″] | U1400 |
3 Day: Aug 30 – Sep 1
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| [“Aaron”,”Kustanovich “,”1014″,”16822365″,”11\/30\/2026”] | U1400 |
3 Day: Aug 30 – Sep 1
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| [“Will “,”Luo”,”2023″,”15996864″,”2026-03-31″] | Open |
3 Day: Aug 30 – Sep 1
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| [“Ansh”,”Shah”,”2352″,”17109163″,”2027\/09\/30″] | Open |
3 Day: Aug 30 – Sep 1
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| [“Joseph”,”Liu”,”1663″,”30493956″,”3-31-2027″] | U2000 | 2 Days: Aug 31 – Sep 1 | Round 1 |
| [“Luke”,”Wang”,”1212″,”30774821″,”11\/30\/2025″] | U1400 |
2 Days: Aug 31 – Sep 1
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| [“Avaneesh”,”Nulu”,”1606″,”17121270″,”09\/30\/2026″] | U2000 |
3 Day: Aug 30 – Sep 1
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| [“Aditya”,”G”,”1284″,”30905556″,”01\/31\/2026″] | U1400 |
2 Days: Aug 31 – Sep 1
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| [“Anny”,”Chen”,”1477″,”16616434″,”11-30-2026″] | U2000 |
3 Day: Aug 30 – Sep 1
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| [“Yan”,”Lin”,”1663″,”30337761″,”2025-11-30″] | Open |
2 Days: Aug 31 – Sep 1
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| [“Alexander”,”Florea”,”1324″,”31452996″,”9\/30\/2025″] | U1400 |
2 Days: Sep 1 – Sep 2
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| [“Frank”,”Colabella”,”1050″,”16703833″,”1\/31\/2026″] | U1400 |
3 Day: Aug 31 – Sep 2
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| [“Sofia”,”Bejenari”,”1355″,”16321672″,”2026″] | U1400 |
3 Day: Aug 31 – Sep 2
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| [“Brian”,”Jackson”,”1641″,”12719147″,”02\/28\/2026″] | U2000 |
3 Day: Aug 31 – Sep 2
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| [“Joel”,”Pena”,”1958″,”12926001″,”\t2027-05-31″] | U2000 | 2 Days: Sep 1 – Sep 2 | Round 4 |
| [“Jeffrey”,”Yang”,”1567″,”17278871″,”01\/31\/2027″] | U2000 |
2 Days: Sep 1 – Sep 2
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| [“Ryan”,”Zhu”,”2099″,”15842723″,”2026-11-30″] | Open | 3 Day: Aug 31 – Sep 2 |
Round 5, Round 6
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| [“Saran”,”Nair”,”0″,”32504585″,”2026\/07\/31″] | Open |
3 Day: Aug 31 – Sep 2
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| [“John”,”Fedorowicz”,”2387″,”10604737″,”(Life)”] | Open | 2 Days: Sep 1 – Sep 2 | Round 4 |
| [“Aditya “,”Joshi”,”1437″,”16655401″,”3\/31\/2026″] | U2000 |
3 Day: Aug 31 – Sep 2
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| [“Vincent”,”Gao”,”1817″,”30789435″,”04\/30\/2026″] | Open |
3 Day: Aug 31 – Sep 2
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| [“Garry”,”Portugal”,”1297″,”30671310″,”08\/31\/2026″] | U2000 |
2 Days: Sep 1 – Sep 2
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| [“Leo”,”Paas”,”1770″,”30337747″,”11\/30\/2025″] | Open |
3 Day: Aug 31 – Sep 2
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| [“Sriram Karthik”,”Chennapragada”,”0″,”32479748″,”6\/30\/2026″] | Open |
3 Day: Aug 31 – Sep 2
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| [“Edward”,”Sytnik”,”1700″,”12061550″,”life”] | U2000 |
3 Day: Aug 31 – Sep 2
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| [“Reynard”,”Shajin Abisha”,”707″,”31429111″,”09\/30\/2025″] | U1400 |
3 Day: Aug 31 – Sep 2
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| [“Ned”,”Walthall”,”1209″,”12515055″,”02\/28\/2026″] | U1400 | 3 Day: Aug 31 – Sep 2 | Round 2 |
| [“Tai”,”Sekyere-Harte”,”1310″,”31417838″,”10\/31\/2025″] | U1400 | 2 Days: Sep 1 – Sep 2 | Round 2 |
| [“aayush”,”majmudar”,”1574″,”30460531″,”02\/28\/2028″] | U2000 |
3 Day: Aug 31 – Sep 2
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| [“Arav “,”Sandeep Kumar”,”1466″,”31425499″,”09\/30\/2025″] | U2000 |
3 Day: Aug 31 – Sep 2
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